RESOLUTION NO. 22-169 C.S.
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MONTEREY
REQUESTING CONSENT OF THE COUNTY OF MONTEREY AND CITIES OF CARMEL-BY-
THE-SEA, DEL REY OAKS, GONZALES, GREENFIELD, KING CITY, MARINA, PACIFIC
GROVE, SALINAS, SAND CITY, SEASIDE, AND SOLEDAD TO CREATE THE MONTEREY
COUNTY TOURISM IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Monterey desires to begin proceedings to form the Monterey County Tourism Improvement District (MCTID);
WHEREAS, certain lodging business owners have requested that the City Council of the City of Monterey create the MCTID; and
WHEREAS, a portion of the territory proposed to be included in the MCTID lies within the boundaries of the unincorporated areas of the County of Monterey and the cities of Carmel- by-the-Sea, Del Rey Oaks, Gonzales, Greenfield, King City, Marina, Monterey, Pacific Grove, Salinas, Sand City, Seaside, and Soledad (the “Granting County and Cities”), as shown on the map attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by such attachment; and
WHEREAS, the area of the unincorporated areas of the County of Monterey and the cities of Carmel-by-the-Sea, Del Rey Oaks, Gonzales, Greenfield, King City, Marina, Monterey, Pacific Grove, Salinas, Sand City, Seaside, and Soledad which lies within the boundaries of the proposed MCTID will, in the opinion of the City Council of the City of Monterey, be benefited by the improvements and activities, and the purpose sought to be accomplished by the work can best be accomplished by a single comprehensive scheme of work;
WHEREAS, the City of Monterey determined that the proposed action is not a project as defined by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)(CCR, Title 14, Chapter 3 (“CEQA Guidelines), Article 20, Section 15378). In addition, CEQA Guidelines Section 15061 includes the general rule that CEQA applies only to activities which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. Where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment, the activity is not subject to CEQA. Because the proposed action and this matter have no potential to cause any effect on the environment, or because it falls within a category of activities excluded as projects pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15378, this matter is not a project.
Because the matter does not cause a direct or any reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change on or in the environment, this matter is not a project. Any subsequent discretionary projects resulting from this action will be assessed for CEQA applicability.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MONTEREY that:
Section 1: The above recitals are true and correct.
Section 2: Consent of the County of Monterey and the cities of Carmel -by-the-Sea, Del Rey Oaks, Gonzales, Greenfield, King City, Marina, Pacific Grove, Salinas, Sand City, Seaside, and Soledad, through their Board of Supervisors and City Councils, is hereby requested to create DocuSign Envelope ID: 7C7CC4F7-A107-4C52-A72C-6C5DA3EF5E6E 2 the MCTID, and to grant to the City Council of the City of Monterey jurisdiction for all the purposes in connection with the creation, operation and future renewals of the proposed MCTID.
Section 3: The City Clerk is hereby directed to transmit a certified copy of this Resolution to the clerks of the Granting County and Cities.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MONTEREY this 20th day of December, 2022, by the following vote:
AYES: 5 COUNCILMEMBERS: Barber, Garcia, Haffa, Smith, Williamson NOES: 0 COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: 0 COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSTAIN: 0 COUNCILMEMBERS: None
APPROVED:
ATTEST:
Mayor of said City
City Clerk thereof
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EXHIBIT A