1 Resolution No. 2026-XX
Date Adopted: October 20, 2026
RESOLUTION NO. 2026-XX
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MORENO
VALLEY, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING AN ADDENDUM TO THE
REVISED FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT CERTIFIED FOR THE 2024 MOVAL 2040 PROJECT, CONSISTING OF THE 2024
MORENO VALLEY GENERAL PLAN UPDATE, 2024 ASSOCIATED
ZONING TEXT AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 9 (PLANNING & ZONING) AND ZONING ATLAS AMENDMENTS, AND 2024 CLIMATE ACTION PLAN
WHEREAS, the City of Moreno Valley ("City") is a general law city and municipal corporation of the State of California; and
WHEREAS, in April and May of 2026, the City Council took the appropriate actions to approve the 2024 MoVal 2040 Project, consisting of the 2024 Moreno Valley General Plan Update, 2024 Associated Zoning Text Amendments to Title 9 (Planning & Zoning) and Zoning Atlas Amendments, and 2024 Climate Action Plan; and WHEREAS, the 2024 MoVal 2040 Project included a comprehensive update of the City’s General Plan that articulates a vision for the City’s growth over the next 20 years, which includes the implementation of five new General Plan land use designations consisting of Business-Flex, Corridor Mixed Use, Center Mixed Use, Downtown Center, and Highway Office/Commercial; and
WHEREAS, the 2024 Climate Action Plan (“2024 CAP”) describes and demonstrates how the City will comply with the State’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction standards and goals and streamline environmental review of certain future development projects; and
WHEREAS, the 2024 Associated Zoning Text and Zoning Atlas Amendments implement the land use policies and regulations, such as but not limited to zoning and development standards, and the goals and objectives set forth and described in the 2024 GPU; and
WHEREAS, on April 21, 2026, in the context of a duly noticed public hearing, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2026-19, approving and adopting the Findings of Fact, Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, and Statement of Overriding Considerations, and Certifying the 2024 Revised Final Program Environmental Impact Report of the 2024 MoVal 2040 Project (“2024 RFEIR”) (State Clearinghouse Number 2020039022); and
WHEREAS, on April 24, 2026 and May 7, 2026, Notices of Determination were filed and posted, pursuant to Section 21108 and 21152 of the Public Resources Code, at the Office of the Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder of the County of Riverside, California regarding the April 21, 2026 adoption of Resolution No. 2026-19 approving and adopting the Findings of Fact, Mitigation and Monitoring Program, and Statement of Overriding 2 Resolution No. 2026-XX
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Considerations and certifying the 2024 RFEIR (State Clearinghouse Number 2020039022) as having been prepared in compliance with the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act; and
WHEREAS, in compliance with Assembly Bill 98 and Senate Bill 415, which calls for cities to clearly identify truck routes that can safely handle goods movement while minimizing impacts on neighborhoods, schools, and other sensitive receptor areas, in relation to logistics warehouse facilities, staff has prepared proposed amendments to the Circulation Element of the 2024 MoVal 2040 General Plan and a proposed Ordinance adopting the Official Moreno Valley Truck Routes Map and amending Chapter 12.36 (Truck Routes) of Title 12 (Vehicles and Traffic) of the City’s Municipal Code regarding truck routes (collectively, “Proposed Project”); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to provisions of CEQA and the CEQA Guidelines, the City is the “Lead Agency” charged with the responsibility of deciding whether to approve the Proposed Project, and as part of its decision-making process, the City as Lead Agency is required to review and consider whether the Proposed Project would create new significant impacts or more severe significant impacts than those previously disclosed, analyzed and mitigated for in the previously certified 2024 RFEIR; and WHEREAS, staff has determined that an Addendum is the appropriate CEQA documentation for the Proposed Project, since no major revisions to the 2024 RFEIR are necessary and none of the conditions described in CEQA Guidelines Section 15162 calling for the preparation of a subsequent or supplemental EIR (SEIR) are triggered in that the Proposed Project will not result in any new significant impacts and/or more severe impacts that were not disclosed, analyzed and mitigated for in the 2024 RFEIR, the potential impacts associated with the Proposed Project would either be the same or less than those described in the 2024 RFEIR, and no substantial changes to the circumstances under which the Proposed Project would be undertaken that will result in new or more severe environmental impacts than those previously addressed in the 2024 RFEIR, and no new information regarding the potential for new or more severe significant environmental impacts have been identified; and
WHEREAS, on August 13, 2026, the Planning Commission conducted the duly noticed public hearing as prescribed by law to consider the Proposed Project (PEN26- 0058) and Addendum to the Revised Final Program Environmental Impact Report for the 2024 MoVal 2040 Project (State Clearinghouse No. 2020039022) at which time all interested persons were provided with an opportunity to testify and present evidence, after which the Planning Commission voted 4-0 to recommend that the City Council find and determine that the Addendum prepared for the Revised Program Environmental Impact Report (EIR) (State Clearinghouse No. 2020039022), which was certified by the Moreno Valley City Council April 21, 2026, complies with the applicable provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the CEQA Guidelines; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of Section 9.02.200 (Public Hearing and Notification Procedures) of the Moreno Valley Municipal Code and Government Code 3 Resolution No. 2026-XX
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Section 65905, a public hearing was scheduled before the Moreno Valley City Council for September 1, 2026, and notice thereof was duly published in the Press Enterprise Newspaper.
WHEREAS, the City Attorney requested that the Public Hearing be continued to the October 20, 2026, regular City Council meeting to conduct some additional public outreach regarding the proposed revisions to the City’s truck route network and proposed amendments to the Municipal Code and Circulation Element of the City’s recently updated 2024 General Plan, as approved by the City Council on April 21, 2026.
WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of Section 9.02.200 (Public Hearing and Notification Procedures) of the Moreno Valley Municipal Code and Government Code Section 65905, a public hearing was scheduled before the Moreno Valley City Council for October 20, 2026.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MORENO VALLEY, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Recitals
That the foregoing Recitals are true and correct and are hereby incorporated by this reference.
Section 2. Evidence
That the City Council has considered all evidence submitted into the administrative record for the Addendum, including but not limited to:
(a) The proposed Circulation Element Amendment and all documents, records, and references contained therein;
(b) The proposed Truck Route Ordinance adopting the Official Moreno Valley Truck Routes Map and amending Chapter 12.36 (Truck Routes) of the Moreno Valley Municipal Code and all documents, records, and references contained therein;
(c) The Addendum to the Revised Final Program Environmental Impact Report for the 2024 MoVal 2040 Project (State Clearinghouse No. 2020039022) and all documents, records, and references contained therein; (d) The previously certified Revised Final Program Environmental Impact Report for the 2024 MoVal 2040 Project (State Clearinghouse No. 2020039022) and all documents, records, and references contained therein;
(e) The City Council Staff Report and all documents, records, references contained therein, and staff presentations related thereto; 4 Resolution No. 2026-XX
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(f) Testimony and comments received during the public hearings; and (g) All written correspondence submitted before or during the public hearings.
Section 3. Findings
That based on the foregoing Recitals and Evidence contained in the Administrative Record, the City Council finds that an Addendum is the appropriate CEQA documentation for the Proposed Project, since no major revisions to the 2024 RFEIR are necessary and none of the conditions described in CEQA Guidelines Section 15162 calling for the preparation of a subsequent or supplemental EIR (SEIR) are triggered in that the Proposed Project will not result in any new significant impacts and/or more severe impacts that were not disclosed, analyzed and mitigated for in the 2024 RFEIR, the potential impacts associated with the Proposed Project would either be the same or less than those described in the 2024 RFEIR, no substantial changes to the circumstances under which the Proposed Project would be undertaken that will result in new or more severe environmental impacts than those previously addressed in the 2024 RFEIR, and no new information regarding the potential for new or more severe significant environmental impacts have been identified.
Section 4. Approval
That based upon the foregoing Recitals, Evidence contained in the Administrative Record, and Findings, the City Council hereby finds that the Addendum prepared for the MoVal 2040 Revised Program Environmental Impact Report (EIR) (State Clearinghouse No. 2020039022), which was certified by the Moreno Valley City Council April 21, 2026, complies with the applicable provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the CEQA Guidelines.
Section 5. Repeal of Conflicting Provisions
That all provisions previously adopted by the City Council in conflict with this Resolution are hereby repealed.
Section 6. Severability
That if any provision, section, paragraph, sentence, or word of this Resolution be rendered or declared invalid by any court action in a court of competent jurisdiction or by reason of any preemptive legislation, the remaining provisions, sections, paragraphs, sentences, or words as hereby adopted shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 7. Effective Date
That this Resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption. 5 Resolution No. 2026-XX
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Section 8. Certification
That the City Clerk shall certify as to the adoption of this Resolution and shall cause the same to be processed in the manner required by law.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 20th day of October, 2026.
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Ulises Cabrera
Mayor
City of Moreno Valley
ATTEST:
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M. Patricia Rodriguez, MMC, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Steven B. Quintanilla, City Attorney
Attachment: Addendum
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RESOLUTION JURAT
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss.
CITY OF MORENO VALLEY )
I, M. Patricia Rodriguez, MMC, City Clerk of the City of Moreno Valley, California, do hereby certify that Resolution No. 2026-XX was duly and regularly adopted by the City Council of the City of Moreno Valley at a regular meeting thereof held on the 20th day of October, 2026, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
(Council Members, Mayor Pro Tem and Mayor)
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M. PATRICIA RODRIGUEZ, MMC, CITY CLERK
(SEAL)