City Council

11.9 Consideration of a Resolution to Consent and Submit the\n2024 Bell Gardens General Plan Annual Progress Report to the\nState of California\nRECOMMENDATION: It is staff’s recommendation that the City\nCouncil adopt the attached Resolution approving and consenting to\nthe submission of the 2024 Bell Gardens General Plan Annual\nProgress Report to the State of California.\nENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW: Pursuant to the California Environmental\nQuality Act (CEQA), Guidelines Section No. 15306 (Class 6, Information\nCollection), this report is categorically exempt from the application of\nCEQA. Class 6 consists of basic data collection, research, experimental\nmanagement, and resource evaluation activities which do not result in\na serious or major disturbance to an environmental resource. These\nmay be strictly for information gathering purposes, or as part of a study\nleading to an action which a public agency has not yet approved,\nadopted, or funded. Categorical exemptions are for projects that have\nbeen determined to not have a significant effect on the environment,\nand as this report is solely for the purpose of information sharing, the\ncollection of information is exempt from the requirement for the\npreparation of environmental documentation.\nCONCLUSION: Staff recommends that the City Council accept the\nAPR by adopting a resolution to consent to the APR’s submission to\nthe California OPR and HCD.\nFISCAL IMPACT: None.\nATTACHMENTS:\nExhibit 1 - Resolution No. 2025-27\nExhibit 2 - 2024 Bell Gardens General Plan Annual Progress Report\nExhibit 3- Resolution #PC 2025-08