City Council

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