HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 144-2021 RESOLUTION NO. 14 4 — 2 02
A RESOLUTION DESIGNATING CERTAIN CITY PERSONNEL AS CERTIFYING
OFFICERS AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW RECORDS
PURSUANT TO FEDERAL LAW.
WHEREAS, annually, the City of Bakersfield, pursuant to a grant, receives federal
funds from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD") to
undertake projects which benefit low-and moderate-income persons; and
WHEREAS, federal law requires that environmental review for all projects
undertaken with federal funds comply with the National Environmental Policy Act
("NEPA") prior to obligating funds; and
WHEREAS, such environmental review can be as simple as a one-page finding of
exemption to a multi-voiume Environmental Impact Statement ("EIS") and collectively all
of the environmental review documents are referred to by HUD as the Environmental
Review Record; and
WHEREAS, federal law and regulations require the City to designate one or more
employees as Certifying Officers authorized to sign the Environmental Review Record;
and
WHEREAS, it is the City's intent to have the City Manager or his/her designee be
the Certifying Officer for all Environmental Review Records requiring publication and
submission to HUD for authority to use grant funds, but to have the Economic and
Community Development Director and the Planning Director be the Certifying Officers
for the simpler Environmental Review Records,which do not require such publication and
submission.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, incorporating the above recitals herein, by the
Council of the City of Bakersfield, as follows:
1. The above recitals are true and correct and incorporated by reference
herein.
2. The City Manager or his/her designee are designated as Certifying Officers
authorized to sign all federal Environmental Review Records requiring publication and
submission to HUD for authority to use grant funds.
3. The Economic Community Development Director and the Planning Director
are designated as Certifying Officers authorized to sign all federal Environmental
Review Records that do not require publication and submission to HUD for authority to
use grant funds.
4.This resolution is hereby adopted and supersedes the Resolution No. 084-12,
which was adopted on August 15, 2012.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was passed and adopted, by the
Council of theCity of Bakersfield at a regular meeting thereof held on
AUG 18
2021 by the following vote:
AY COUNCILMEMBER ARIAS,GONZ LES,WEIR,SMITH, FREEMAN,GRAY,EARLIER
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BSE COUNCILMEMBER CAV
J LIE DRIMAKIS, MMC
CITY CLERK and Ex Officio Clerk of
the Council of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVED: AUG 18 2021
By OVO/
KAREN GOH
Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
VIRGINIA GENNARO, CITY ATTORNEY
4J SHUA H. RUDNICK
Deputy City Attorney
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