PREPARED BY: GRIFFEN DEMPSEY DATE OF MEETING: 05/18/2026
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CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER AMENDING THE SAFETY AND NOISE ELEMENT OF THE SAN PABLO GENERAL PLAN 2035 TO ADOPT THE SAN PABLO ANNEX OF THE 2024 LOCAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN INTO THE SAFETY AND NOISE ELEMENT AS PART OF THE ADOPTING RESOLUTION AS REQUIRED BY ASSEMBLY BILL 2140. THIS IS A CITY INITIATED PROJECT AND IT APPLIES TO THE ENTIRE SAN PABLO PLANNING AREA
CEQA: This amendment to the Safety and Noise Element of the General Plan was previously evaluated in the Addenda to the 2030 General Plan EIR (State Clearinghouse #2008082069, certified on April 18, 2011) prepared for the General Plan Update 2035 (adopted on July 7, 2025), which found that there would not be any new or additional significant environmental impacts due to adoption of the General Plan Update, including the Local Hazard Mitigation Plan.
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Conduct public hearing; adopt Resolution
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COMPLIANCE STATEMENTS
FY 2025-27 City Council Priority Workplan Compliance Statement:
Adopted Major Policy Goals under FY 2025-27 City Council Priority Workplan, effective April 7, 2025, include the following:
"Increase Community Resilience" is a Major Policy Goal and Priority 201 is to "create community-inclusive emergency preparedness and recovery plans."
CEQA Compliance Statement
In 2011, the City of San Pablo certified the Final EIR for the San Pablo General Plan 2030 (State Clearinghouse #2008082069, "2011 EIR") and adopted a Statement of Overriding Considerations related to significant and unavoidable transportation impacts. In July 2025, the City updated General Plan 2030 and adopted General Plan 2035, which included implementation of the LHMP as part of the Safety and Noise Element (see SN-I-33). When approving General Plan 2035, the City adopted an Addendum to the 2011 EIR. This Addendum included updated analysis of traffic and vehicle miles traveled, noise, air quality and ...
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