City Council

2. CONSIDERATION OF GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 2022-060 TO ADD AN\nENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ELEMENT TO THE BELL GARDENS GENERAL PLAN\nConsideration and approval of a general plan amendment to add a new Environmental Justice\nElement to the Bell Gardens General Plan consistent with State Law.\n2\nRecommendation:\nIt is staff’s recommendation that the City Council:\n1. Find pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (Pub. Res. Code § 21000 et\nseq.) and CEQA Guidelines (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 14, § 15000 et seq.) Section 15074, after\nconsideration of the whole administrative record, including the Initial Study/Negative\nDeclaration (IS/ND), and all comments received, there is no substantial evidence that the\nproject will not have a significant effect on the environment and adopt IS/ND(SCH#\n2024040433); and\n2. Adopt the attached resolution to approve General Plan Amendment 2022-060 to add an\nEnvironmental Justice (EJ) Element to the Bell Gardens General Plan.