City Council

10.B. A continued public hearing to consider approval of the construction of a 247,480- square-foot data center and associated improvements located at 1977 Saturn Avenue, (Assessor’s Parcel Number 5265-026-054) (“Subject Property”) It is recommended that the City Council consider: 1. Re-opening the public hearing and taking testimonial and documentary evidence; 2. After closing the public hearing and considering the evidence received during the public hearing, introduce and waive first reading of an Ordinance activating the Business Recovery Development Agreement Zone (“BRDZ”), approving Development Agreement No. 24-02 (“DA-24-02”) and site development plan (DRB- 24-040) for the construction of a data center, and adopting a Mitigated Negative Declaration (“MND”) (State Clearing House Number 2024101397); 3. Taking such additional, related, action that may be desirable. CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act): The City reviewed the environmental impacts of the project 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”). An initial study was prepared in accordance with the CEQA Guidelines § 15063 (“IS”) which shows that, if mitigated, the Project would not cause any significant environmental impacts. Accordingly, pursuant to CEQA § 21091, the City prepared a Mitigated Negative Declaration (“MND”) of environmental impacts. Based on the IS findings, and with proposed mitigation measures for cultural resources, geology and soils, hazards and hazardous materials and tribal cultural resources, the project would not result in significant environmental impacts. The IS and MND, and a notice of intent to adopt the IS and MND was prepared, circulated, and made available for public review between Thursday, October 31, 2024, and Monday, December 2, 2024. During this period, the City received five comment letters stating concerns with the proposed project. Comments were received from Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts, Advocates for the Environment, Coalition for Responsible Equitable Economic Development Los Angeles (“CREED LA”), California Department of Conservation, Geologic Energy Management Division, and the South Coast Air Quality Management District. The Director of Community Development considered all comments, determined that the comments did not constitute substantial evidence of a potentially significant impact, and while not required by CEQA, provided responses to those concerns. Therefore, no further environmental review is required. The MND, Response to Comments and other CEQA documents can be found in Attachment 1, Exhibit C and on the City website at https://www.montereypark.ca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/18325/11-19-2025-1977-Saturn- Data-Center-Project-ISMND