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Resolution No. 2021-130 N.C.S.
of the City of Petaluma, California
RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE 2021 PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AGENCY SAFETY PLAN FOR
PETALUMA TRANSIT
WHEREAS, the City of Petaluma/ Petaluma Transit has safety as a core value of the agency; and
WHEREAS, Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Subtitle B, Chapter VI, Part 673 –Public
Transportation Agency Safety Plan (“PTASP”) requires that an agency’s PTASP must be approved by its
governing Board; and
WHEREAS, Title 49 CFR, Subtitle B, Chapter VI, Part 674 –State Safety Oversight, requires the California
Public Utilities Commission (“CPUC”), which is the State Safety Oversight Agency, to ensure the transit
agency has a PTASP compliant with 49 CFR Part 673 that has been approved by its governing board; and
WHEREAS, the PTASP must include safety performance targets and transit operators must certify they
have a safety plan in place meeting the requirements of the rule adopted by its governing board; and
WHEREAS, the PTASP for Petaluma Transit was written to comply with FTA requirements and to support
the goal of providing transportation services responsive to the needs of Petaluma residents; and
WHEREAS, the PTASP was designed to integrate safety into all of Petaluma Transit and Paratransit’s
areas of operation and service; and
WHEREAS, Petaluma Transit will use the procedures contained in the PTASP to continue to improve the
safety and security of operations and services; and
WHEREAS, the proposed action is exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality
Act (CEQA) for the following reasons:
1. The proposed action is exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA) in accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15378, in that the adoption of the PTASP does
not meet CEQA's definition of a “project,” because the action does not have the potential for resulting
either a direct physical change in the environment or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change
in the environment, and because the action constitutes organizational or administrative activities of
governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment;
2. If the proposed action was a project as defined under CEQA, this action is exempt under the common-
sense exemption, CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) because it can be seen with certainty that there
is no possibility that the proposed action could have a significant impact on the environment; and
WHEREAS, the City Council feels it is in the best interests of the citizens of Petaluma to approve and
adopt the Petaluma Transit PTASP.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of Petaluma of the City of Petaluma hereby:
1. Declares that the above recitals are true and correct and are hereby incorporated to this Resolution as
findings of the City Council.
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2. Finds that the proposed action is exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA) in accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15378, in that the adoption of the PTASP does not
meet CEQA's definition of a “project,” because the action does not have the potential for resulting either a
direct physical change in the environment or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the
environment, and because the action constitutes organizational or administrative activities of governments
that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. And if the proposed action was
a project as defined by CEQA, this action is exempt under the common-sense exemption, CEQA Guidelines
Section 15061(b)(3) because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the proposed action
could have a significant impact on the environment.
3. Approves and adopts the Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP) on behalf of Petaluma Transit.
4. Authorizes the City Manager or their designee, overall responsibility for implementation and oversight of
the Safety Management System, its plans and procedures as required by the PTASP rule.
Under the power and authority conferred upon this Council by the Charter of said City.
REFERENCE: I hereby certify the foregoing Resolution was introduced and adopted by the
Council of the City of Petaluma at a Regular meeting on the 2nd day of August
2021, by the following vote:
Approved as to
form:
__________________________
City Attorney
AYES: Mayor Barrett; Vice Mayor Barnacle; Fischer; Healy; King; McDonnell; Pocekay
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
ATTEST: ______________________________________________
City Clerk
______________________________________________
Mayor
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