City Council

B Consideration and possible action to conduct a public hearing to consider,\nread by title, waive further reading, and introduce Ordinance No. 1428 –\nAn Ordinance granting to Air Products Manufacturing, LLC (“Air Products”),\na Delaware Limited Liability Company, an oil pipeline franchise within the\nCity of Bellflower.\nCEQA: The proposed ordinance is exempt from additional environmental review\nunder the California Environmental Quality Act (California Public Resources Code\n§§ 21000, et seq., “CEQA”) and CEQA regulations (14 California Code of\nRegulations §§ 15000, et seq.) because the granting of the oil pipeline franchise\nfits within the definition of the Class 1 exemption, “Existing Facilities,” as defined\nin Section 15301(c) of the CEQA regulations. The proposed grant of franchise\ninvolves no or negligible alteration of existing facilities and involves no or negligible\nexpansion of use beyond that existing at the time of the determination that the\nCategorical Exemption applies. Furthermore, the proposed grant of franchise will\nnot adversely impact air quality or any other environmental area, as it will be\nsubject to applicable regulatory requirements.\nRecommendation to City Council: 1) Open the public hearing; take testimonial and\ndocumentary evidence; and after considering the evidence, read by title only,\nwaive further reading, and introduce Ordinance No. 1428; or 2) Alternatively,\ndiscuss and take other action related to this item.\n11 PUBLIC HEARINGS – Continued