City Council

5) CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING CITY POLICY OPPOSING LARGE-SCALE DATA CENTERS AND COMMERCIAL BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM FACILITIES IN WEST COVINA AND DIRECTING STAFF TO FURTHER EVALUATE AND DEVELOP APPROPRIATE REGULATORY APPROACHES It is recommended that the City Council adopt the following resolution: RESOLUTION NO. 2026-99 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING A CITY POLICY OPPOSING THE SITING OF LARGE-SCALE DATA CENTERS AND COMMERCIAL BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM FACILITIES WITHIN THE CITY OF WEST COVINA; DIRECTING STAFF TO CONTINUE RESEARCHING AND EVALUATING APPROPRIATE REGULATORY APPROACHES; AND FINDING THAT THE ADOPTION OF THIS RESOLUTION IS EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) PURSUANT TO CEQA GUIDELINES SECTION 15061(b)(3) (COMMON SENSE EXEMPTION) CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS