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Los Gatos council, planning commission receive CEQA refresher from consultants
Summary
David J. Powers & Associates presented a CEQA overview to a joint Town of Los Gatos council and planning commission meeting covering discretion, baselines, thresholds, mitigation, exemptions and recent statutory changes such as SB 743's move to VMT.
David J. Powers & Associates gave a technical briefing on the California Environmental Quality Act to a joint Town of Los Gatos council and planning commission special meeting, laying out how local agencies should determine when projects require environmental review and how to shape analyses to withstand legal challenge.
Kony Danielson, president of David J. Powers & Associates, told elected officials that CEQA's primary functions are to provide information to decision makers, facilitate public participation and coordinate with other agencies. "The point is to understand what's out there now in the environment and then understand how the project would change it," Danielson said, summarizing the law's informational focus and the courts' role in policing CEQA documents.
The presenters highlighted several core concepts officials must apply…
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