HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTION 2024-096 N.C.S. 08/05/2024
Resolution No. 2024-096 N.C.S. Page 1
Resolution No. 2024-096 N.C.S.
of the City of Petaluma, California
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PETALUMA ACCEPTING PROJECT
NEEDS AND INFORMATION INPUTS REPORT FOR THE FEASIBILITY STUDY TO ESTABLISH
A RESILIENCY HUB AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER FOR EMERGENCY USE
WHEREAS, the City of Petaluma was awarded a Community Development Block Grant, effective
September 29, 2022; and
WHEREAS, City staff, community-based organizations, and the Sonoma County Department of Emergency
Management were interviewed to determine criteria for an adequate resiliency hub at the Petaluma Community
Center; and
WHEREAS, staff developed a Project Needs and Information Inputs (PNII) report which contains
recommended actions; and
WHEREAS, the PNII report concludes that a resiliency hub should establish opportunities for enhanced real-
time information sharing focusing on seniors and low-income individuals, design and build a purpose-specific
resiliency hub for emergency use, and establish MOUs between the City and emergency service providers; and
WHEREAS, while the purpose of the exercise was to examine the Community Center for use as a resiliency
hub, the report found that the Community Center was inadequate and recommends examining other sites,
including at the Petaluma Fairgrounds property.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Petaluma as follows:
1. The recitals set forth above are true and correct and incorporated into this resolution as findings for the
Petaluma City Council.
2. Adopting of a resolution accepting project needs and information inputs report for the feasibility study
to establish a resiliency hub at the community center for emergency use is considered a discretionary
action that could therefore be a “project” under the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA). Nonetheless, adoption of this ordinance is exempt under the “common sense” exception in
CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), which establishes the general rule for projects concerning which
can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant
effect on the environment as it can be seen with certainty that this Resolution will not have a significant
negative effect on the environment as it is just accepting a feasibility study and doesn’t commit the
City. Moreover, acceptance of this report is exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15262
(Feasibility and Planning Studies) which exempts projects that “involving only feasibility or planning
studies for possible future actions which the agency has not approved, adopted, or funded.” The
resiliency hub feasibility project satisfies this requirement.
3. The Project Needs and Information Inputs report is accepted.
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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 5th day of August 2024,
by the following vote:
Approved as to
form:
__________________________
City Attorney
AYES: McDonnell, Barnacle, Healy, Nau, Pocekay, Shribbs
NOES: None
ABSENT: Cader Thompson
ABSTAIN: None
ATTEST: ______________________________________________
City Clerk
______________________________________________
Mayor
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