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RESOLUTION NO. 2014-046 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA APPROVING A CITY COUNCIL POLICY FOR PUBLIC REVIEW OF CITY COUNCIL AND CITIZEN-SPONSORED INITIATIVES, INCLUDING FISCAL ANALYSIS, AND CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION REVIEW FOR CHARTER-RELATED PROPOSALS
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RECOMMENDED ACTION
Recommended Action
Council adopt the resolution.
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SUMMARY
In June 2012, the City Council requested that staff draft a policy for the initiation of ballot measures, with the policy to include procedures for conducting a fiscal analysis and a review by the Charter Review Commission. Staff has drafted a proposed policy. That policy is now being presented for Council consideration.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The Development Services Director has reviewed the proposed activity for compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and has determined that the activity is not a "Project" as defined under Section 15378(b)(5) of the State CEQA Guidelines because it involves only adoption of a City Council policy regarding initiation of ballot measures and therefore is an organizational or administrative activity of government that will not result in a direct or indirect physical change in the environmental; therefore, pursuant to Section 15060(c)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines the activity is not subject to CEQA. Thus, no environmental review is necessary.
Environmental review is not necessary for this policy, but a separate CEQA analysis would be required if the City Council initiates a ballot measure, prior to Council decision regarding placing the measure on the ballot.
BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
The Charter Review Commission was presented with the draft policy on December 11, 2013. The Commission voted 6-0 (with one member absent) to approve the draft policy, with the following modifications: (i) expand the policy to include citizens' initiatives; and (ii) revise the policy to provide that the fiscal analysis be conducted prior to...
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