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MILLS ACT RESOLUTION
AND TITLE 20 AMENDMENT
PR-2022-001422
Community & Economic Development Department
City Council
November 1, 2022
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2 1. Section 20.30.020 of RMC
a) Establishes Mills Act
b) Specifies applications in June only
2. Resolution No. 22139
a) Allows up to 10 contracts, with an average of 7
3. June 7, 2020 – Council provided direction to:
a) Allow applications January 1 and May 31
b) Allow up to 20 contract, with average of 15.
BACKGROUND
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3 1. Modify Resolution No. 20825, Section 5
a) Allows up to 20 contracts, with an average of 15
b) Revise application period
2. Modify Section 20.30.020 as follows:
a) Mills Act applications will be accepted between January 1 and May 31 of the calendar year
PROPOSAL
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4 Strategic Priority No. 1 –
Arts, Culture, and
Recreation
Goal No. 1.1
Strategic Priority No. 2 –
Community Well-Being
Goal No. 2.3
STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT
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5 That the City Council :
1. Approve and adopt the attached Resolution amending Resolution No. 20825; thereby, increasing the number of Mills Act applications accepted to an average of fifteen (15) and a maximum of twenty (20) each year.
2. Determine that Planning Case PR-2022-001422 is exempt from further California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review pursuant to Sections 15308 (Actions to Protect Environment), 15060(c)(2) (No Physical Change), 15060(c)(3) (Not A Project), and 15061(b)(3) (General Rule), as the proposed amendment will cause no direct or indirect change to the environment, does not meet the definition of a Project under CEQA, and it can be seen with certainty that the proposed amendment will not have an effect on the environment;
RECOMMENDATION
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6 3. Approve Planning Case PR-2022-001422 (Title 20 Text Amendment) to amend the application period of the
Mills Act as outlined in the staff report and findings
summarized in the Staff Report.
4. Introduce and subsequently adopt the attached
Ordinance amending Title 20 (Cultural Resources) of the Riverside Municipal Code.
RECOMMENDATION
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