City Council

9.b. DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A\nCITY COMMISSION OR COMMITTEE TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE AND\nSTRATEGIES REGARDING THE ASSISTANCE OF THE UNHOUSED\nPOPULATION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH EL MONTE\nDiscussion and consideration of the establishment of a Homelessness\nCommission or Committee by the South El Monte City Council with the\nintention of providing guidance to the City in matters impacting its unhoused\npopulation.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION: Staff recommends City Council:\n1. Discuss the establishment of a City of South El Monte\nHomelessness Commission or Committee; and\n2. Authorize the City Clerk or designee to draft any and all documents\nnecessary to further the establishment of a City of South El Monte\nHomelessness Commission or Committee that is discussed herein.\nENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS: The action proposed herein is not a project\nsubject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in accordance with\nSection 21065 of CEQA and State CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060(c)(2),\n15060(c)(3), and 15378. Approving and allocating funds for eligible housing\nprojects is an administrative action that would not cause either a direct physical\nchange in the environment or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical\nchange in the environment. Therefore, the proposed action is not a “project”\nsubject to CEQA, as defined in Section 21065 of CEQA and Section 15378 of\nthe State CEQA Guidelines. Since the action is not a project subject to CEQA,\nno environmental document is required.