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Disability-related services are available to enable persons with a disability to participate in this meeting, consistent with the Federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Spanish interpreters are also available.
For information or to request services, please contact the City Clerk at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting at (562) 567-9850.
View recent public comments: https://www.CityOfWhittier.org/PublicComments Whittier City Council/Redevelopment Successor Agency/Utility Authority August 27, 2024
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AGENDA
WHITTIER CITY COUNCIL
WHITTIER REDEVELOPMENT SUCCESSOR AGENCY
WHITTIER UTILITY AUTHORITY
REGULAR JOINT MEETING
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 13230 PENN STREET
AUGUST 27, 2024, 6:00 PM
1. CALL TO ORDER - CLOSED SESSION
2. PUBLIC COMMENT ON CLOSED SESSION
The public is invited to comment on any closed session item listed below.
3. CLOSED SESSION
4. CALL TO ORDER - REGULAR SESSION
5. ROLL CALL
Joseph A. Vinatieri, Mayor
Cathy Warner, Mayor Pro Tem
Octavio Martinez, Council Member
Fernando Dutra, Council Member
Mary Ann Pacheco, Council Member
6. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
7. CLOSED SESSION REPORT
8. PRESENTATIONS
8.A. Whittier Girls Softball League 10U and 6U Gold All-Star Teams
8.B. Proclamation - National Hispanic Heritage Month
9. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
This is the time for the City Council/Boards of Directors to reorder the agenda, or delete items, or make changes to the Agenda.
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10. PUBLIC COMMENTS
The public is invited to address City Council Members and Directors regarding any item of business listed on this agenda only.
Pursuant to State law, City Council Members and Directors cannot take action or express a consensus of approval or disapproval on any communications which do not appear on the printed agenda. City Council has adopted rules of decorum, which we encourage everyone to follow. It should be noted that City Council does not control the content of speech at public comment; however, members of the audience are welcome to exit the Chamber at any time.
Detailed instructions on how to provide public comments are provided on the Agenda Announcement Page.
11. CITY MANAGER REPORT
12. PUBLIC HEARINGS
Anyone interested in matters scheduled for public hearing may speak for three minutes at the time of the hearing. If you challenge any part of the proposed action in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised during the public hearing.
12.A. (Continued) Proposed Amendments to the Whittier Municipal Code (WMC)
Zoning Code Amendment No. ZCA22-0001
Zone Change No. ZCG24-0001
Recommendation: Continue deliberation regarding the August 13, 2024 public hearing and introduce the first reading of Ordinance No. 3159, approving Amendments to Title 18 – Zoning and Title 17- Subdivisions (ZCA22-0001) and adopting an Official Zoning Map (ZCG24-0001).
Environmental Review
The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires public agencies and local governments to measure the environmental impacts of development projects or other major land use decisions, and to limit or avoid those impacts if possible. The amendments to Title 18 – Zoning and Title 17 – Subdivisions, together with the adoption of an official zoning map are considered a project under CEQA. In accordance with CEQA, a program Environmental Impact Report (EIR) was prepared for the Envision Whittier General Plan that included within its scope, amendments to the Whittier Zoning and Subdivision Regulations, and Zoning Map. The City of Whittier certified Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) State Clearinghouse (SCH) No. 2021040762 for the 2021-2040 Envision Whittier General Plan on October 12, 2021. Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines 15168 (c), Use with Later Activities - subsequent activities in the program must be examined in light of the program EIR to determine whether an additional environmental Whittier City Council/Redevelopment Successor Agency/Utility Authority August 27, 2024
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document must be prepared. City Staff finds that pursuant to Section 15162, no new effects could occur and no new mitigation measures would be required; therefore, no new environmental document is required, and the activities proposed to be enacted by Zoning Code Amendment ZCA22-0001 and Zone Change ZCG24-0001 are within the scope of the certified program EIR and said program EIR adequately described the activity for the purposes of CEQA, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15168 (e). To the limited extent that there may be additional and related changes included herein to the Whittier Municipal Code (WMC) that were not analyzed in the program EIR, City Staff has determined such changes are categorically exempt from CEQA, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines 15061 (c)(3) because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that such changes may have a significant effect on the environment.
13. COUNCIL MEMBER / DIRECTOR COMMENTS AND CONFERENCE REPORTS
14. ADJOURNMENT
Disability-related services are available to enable persons with a disability to participate in this meeting, consistent with the Federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Spanish interpreters are also available. For information or to request services, please contact the City Clerk at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting at (562) 567-9850.
The agenda packet for regular meetings is available three days before the meeting on http://www.cityofwhittier.org. Materials distributed to the City Council within 72 hours of the City Council meeting are available for public inspection; please contact the City Clerk’s Office.
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I hereby certify under penalty of perjury, under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing agenda was posted in accordance with the applicable legal requirements.
Regular and Adjourned Regular meeting agendas may be amended up to 72 hours in advance of the meeting. Dated this 22nd day of August 2024. /s/ Rigoberto Garcia Jr., City Clerk