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Page 4 of 5 <br />Section 9.14.270 – Added provision to address the City’s authority to execute abatement <br />measures for violations. <br /> <br />Section 9.14.280 – Updates and clarifies language with regard to the City’s authority to arrest <br />or issue citations for violations of this chapter. <br /> <br />Section 9.14.300 – Minor editorial modifications. <br /> <br />The proposed amendments would update the City’s stormwater regulations to achieve <br />consistency with the MRP, which imposes requirements to reduce impacts on water quality <br />from urban runoff. In addition, the incorporation of the proposed amendments as updated from <br />the ACCWP Model Stormwater Ordinance is consistent with ACCWP Member Agency <br />stormwater ordinance updates. <br /> <br />Further, the MRP requirements are current regulatory obligations. Incorporating these <br />requirements thoroughly within the City’s PMC provides greater transparency and efficiency in <br />the implementation of fulfilling the City’s MRP obligations, providing staff with specific PMC <br />provisions for clear communication within the applicable situation as staff engages with the <br />community on stormwater-related issues to ensure the City has the authority to maintain <br />compliance upon expanded areas of MRP obligation. <br /> <br />The ordinance adopting these amendments is provided as Attachment 1; a redline version of <br />the proposed changes to PMC Chapter 9.14 is provided as Attachment 2. <br /> <br />CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) <br />The proposed updates to Chapter 9.14 of the Pleasanton Municipal Code address pollutant <br />control measures and are exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality <br />Act (CEQA); Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 21100) of Division 13 of the Public <br />Resources Code as provided in categorical exemption classes 1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, and/or 21 of the <br />CEQA Guidelines (Title 14, California Code of Regulations Sections 15301 – 15329). <br /> <br />EQUITY AND SUSTAINABILITY <br />Approval of this action advances the City's Climate Action Plan 2.0 (CAP) - Water Resources <br />strategy as the proposed amendments to PMC Chapter 9.14 will improve stormwater resilience <br />by strengthening the City’s municipal code with the goal of protecting City waterways from <br />pollution and contamination. <br /> <br />OUTREACH <br />No outreach was conducted, as this item is a routine matter of City business. <br /> <br />STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT <br />Approval of this action advances the Citywide ONE Pleasanton strategic plan goal of Investing <br />in Our Environment, Strategy 6 - Continue to implement priority items from the Climate Action <br />Plan 2.0 (CAP) to lead by example in environmental sustainability. <br /> <br />FISCAL IMPACT <br />There is no fiscal impact associated with this action. <br /> <br />Page 277 of 428