HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 2019-C32RESOLUTION NO. 2019-C32
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA,
CALIFORNIA, APPROVING SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT NO. SE -2019-01
TO ALLOW THE 71sT ANNUAL AZUSA GOLDEN DAYS SERIES OF
EVENTS TAKING PLACE ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2019
THROUGH SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2019. SOME OF THE EVENTS
INCLUDE A MARATHON, PARADE, CARNIVAL, FOOD VENDORS,
LIVE ENTERTAINMENT TO TAKE PLACE ALONG THE PUBLIC
RIGHT-OF-WAY AND CITY PARKS AND FINDING THE PROJECT
EXEMPT FROM CEQA (CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
ACT)
WHEREAS, the City of Azusa ("City") is collaborating with Azusa Golden Days
("Promoter") (together, "Applicant") to conduct the 71" Annual Azusa Golden Days celebration
("Event") from Saturday, October 5, 2019 through Sunday, October 13, 2019; and
WHEREAS, the Azusa Golden Days celebration consists of a week-long series of events
that include a marathon, parade, carnival, food vendors, live entertainment to take place along
the public right-of-way and City parks constitutes the "proposed project;" and
WHEREAS, the event organizers will ensure compliance with all applicable state and
federal laws; and
WHEREAS, the City's Police Department and the Public Works Department are in
support of the event and have provided Conditions of Approval for the proposed project; and
WHEREAS, the Applicant will provide an insurance policy to insure the Applicant
against all liability incurred by them to the City or to any person, which liability arises pursuant
to the agreement required by the City or arising from the conduct of the proposed project; and
WHEREAS, the Applicant will reimburse all owners and occupants of property along
the race route for all damages of any kind to such owners or occupants or to their property
caused by the Applicant or by any person participating in the event, which damage would not
have occurred had the outdoor event not been held, and have a policy of insurance against such
risks; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Azusa
does hereby finds, determines and declares as follows:
SECTION 1. Recitals. The recitals set forth above are true and correct and are
incorporated into this Resolution by this reference.
SECTION 2. CEQA Compliance. Based on the entirety of the administrative record
before it, including the Staff Report, the City Council hereby finds and determines that the
proposed project is exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental
Quality Act (Pub. Resources Code, §§ 21000 et seq.) ("CEQA") and the State CEQA Guidelines
(Cal. Code Regs, tit. 14, §§ 15000 et seq.). Specifically, the project is categorically exempt from
CEQA under Guidelines Section 15304 (Class 4 Minor Alterations to Land) because the
proposed project involves temporary use of land having negligible or no permanent effects on the
environment.
SECTION 3. Approval. Based on the aforementioned, the applicant is hereby granted
approval of Special Event Permit No. SE -2019-01 for the Azusa Golden Days event, subject to
the Conditions of Approval.
SECTION 4. Effective Date. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon
adoption.
SECTION 5. Severability. If any provision of this Resolution or the application of any
such provision to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other
provisions or applications of this Resolution that can be given effect without the invalid
provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this Resolution are severable. The City
Council would have adopted this Resolution irrespective of the invalidity of any particular
portion of this Resolution.
SECTION 6. Certification. The Secretary shall certify to the adoption of this
resolution.
SECTION 7: Notice of Exemption. Staff is hereby authorized and directed to file a
Notice of Exemption with the Los Angeles County Clerk within five (5) working days following
the adoption of this Resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 16th day of September, 2019.
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Jos h Romero Rocha
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ATTEST:
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF AZUSA )
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution No. 2019-C32 was duly adopted
by the City Council of the City of Azusa at a regular meeting of the City Council Thereof held
on the 16th day of September, 2019.
AYES:
COUNCILMEMBERS: GONZALES, CARRILLO, MACIAS, ALVAREZ, ROCHA
NOES:
COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT:
COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
J r ac Cornejo, Jr.
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Best 4t & Krieger, LP
City Attorney