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
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APPROVED S TO FORM:
Gregory . urph Planning Co m ssion Attorney
Burke, Williams & Sorenson, LLP