City Council

4-A. CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO ADOPT REGULATIONS GOVERNING DATA CENTERS WITHIN SATURN PARK IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 3(A) OF ORDINANCE NO. 2198 (ADOPTED BY VOTERS AS MEASURE JJ ON NOVEMBER 3, 2020). It is recommended that the City Council consider: (1) Opening the public hearing and taking testimonial and documentary evidence; (2) After closing the public hearing and considering the evidence submitted during that public hearing: a. Adopting an Urgency Ordinance (Attachment 1) upon 4/5 vote pursuant to Government Code § 65858 amending Monterey Park Municipal Code (“MPMC”) Chapter 21.14 to add regulations governing data centers in accordance with Section 3(A) of Ordinance No. 2198 (adopted by voters as Measure JJ on November 3, 2020); b. Introducing and waiving first reading of Ordinance No. _____ (ZCA-24-02) (Attachment 2) amending Monterey Park Municipal Code (“MPMC”) Chapter 21.14 to add regulations governing data centers in accordance with Section 3(A) of Ordinance No. 2198 (adopted by voters as Measure JJ on November 3, 2020); and c. Adopting Resolution No. _____ (Attachment 3) adopting design guidelines for data centers in accordance with MPMC Chapter 21.14; and (3) Taking such additional, related, action that may be desirable. CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act): Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code §§ 21000, et seq.; “CEQA”) and the regulations promulgated thereunder (14 Cal. Code of Regs. §§ 15000, et seq.; the “CEQA Guidelines”), the City reviewed the environmental impacts of the proposed regulations and found and determined that this ordinance is not subject to further review under the California Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code §§ 21000, et seq.; “CEQA”) for the following reasons: (1) it will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment (14 Cal. Code Regs. § 15060(c)(2); (2) there is no possibility that the ordinance may have a significant effect on the environment (14 Cal. Code Regs. § 15061(b)(3); and (3) the ordinance, by itself, does not constitute a “project” as defined in the CEQA Guidelines (14 Cal. Code Regs. § 15378).