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PC - 2012-07 - Housing Element 2008-2014 - and Negative Declaration and Recommending City Council Adopting of the Housing Element and Submitting it to the State Department of Hosuing and Community Development for State CertificationRESOLUTION NO. 12 -07 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD APPROVING THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD HOUSING ELEMENT 2008 -2014 AND NEGATIVE DECLARATION AND RECOMMENDING CITY COUNCIL ADOPTION OF THE HOUSING ELEMENT AND SUBMITTING IT TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FOR STATE CERTIFICATION WHEREAS, the City of Rosemead (the "City ") has an adopted General Plan, which includes all of the state mandated elements; and WHEREAS, the State of California Government Code Section 65588 requires the review and adoption of a Housing Element that may be updated according to the Southern California Association of Governments Regional Housing Needs Assessment ( "RHNA ") planning cycle; and, WHEREAS, on April 11, 2012, after numerous exchanges of comments and responses between the City and the State Department of Housing and Community Development ( "HCD "), the City submitted its final response letter to HCD for review and certification of the Draft City of Rosemead Housing Element 2008 -2014 (the "Housing Element'); and, WHEREAS, on April 16, 2012 HCD sent a conditional certification letter indicating that the Draft Housing Element met State housing law and would be certified upon adoption and resubmission; and, WHEREAS, an environmental Initial Study and a Notice of Intent to Adopt a Negative Declaration were prepared by the City, as lead agency, in accordance with the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act ( "CEQA "), the State CEQA Guidelines and the City CEQA Guidelines, and sent to all responsible and trustee agencies and posted in the Office of the County Clerk; and, WHEREAS, copies of the environmental document and Draft Housing Element were made available for public inspection at the office of the City Clerk of the City of Rosemead at Rosemead City Hall, 8838 E. Valley Boulevard, Rosemead, California; and, WHEREAS, during the 30 -day public review period of the Initial Study and Notice of Intent, the City received no comment letters. NOW, THEREFORE, the Planning Commission of the City of Rosemead hereby finds, determines, resolves and orders as follows: Section 1 : The Planning Commission HEREBY APPROVES the content of the City of Rosemead Housing Element 2008 -2014. Section 2 : The Planning Commission HEREBY RECOMMENDS that the City Council of the City of Rosemead adopt the City of Rosemead Housing Element 2008- 2014, approve the Negative Declaration, and direct City of Rosemead Staff to submit the Housing Element to the Department of Housing and Community Development for State certification. Section 3 : This resolution is the result of an action taken by the Planning Commission on May 7, 2012 by the following vote: YES: ENG, HERRERA, RUIZ, SACCARO NO: NONE ABSENT: HUNTER ABSTAIN: NONE Section 4 . The Secretary shall certify to the adoption of this resolution and shall transmit copies of same to the Rosemead City Clerk, the Rosemead Community Development Commission, and the Rosemead City Council. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 7th day of May 2012 Nancy Et , Ch it CERTIFICATION I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of a resolution adopted by the Planning Commission of the City of Rosemead at its regular meeting, held on the 7 day of May, 2012 by the following vote: YES: ENG, HERRERA, RUIZ, SACCARO NO: NONE ABSENT: HUNTER ABSTAIN: NONE n ichelle Ramirez, Secretary L APPROVED S TO FORM: Gregory . urph Planning Co m ssion Attorney Burke, Williams & Sorenson, LLP