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Resolution No. 2025-XX
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<br />Artesia-Pillar Neighborhood Association. The applicant has contacted
<br />the presidents of the neighborhood associations to identify any areas of
<br />concerns due to the proposed application request.
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<br />In addition, the applicant organized and held a community meeting on
<br />Wednesday April 2, 2025, at 5:30 p.m. at the Newsong Church at 1010
<br />W. Seventeenth Street. Notification for this meeting included flyers
<br />mailed out to property owners within 2,000 feet of the proposed project
<br />area (1623 W. Seventeenth Street). Representatives of the Riverview
<br />Neighborhood Association and Artesia-Pillar Neighborhood Association
<br />were notified directly. Lastly, Newsong Church advertised the meeting
<br />through their social media accounts.
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<br />Section 2. In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and
<br />the CEQA Guidelines, the project is categorically exempt from further review pursuant to
<br />Section 15301 (Class 1 – Existing Facilities) of the CEQA Guidelines. Class 1 exemption
<br />applies to the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor
<br />alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or
<br />topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of existing or former use as
<br />determined by the lead agency. The project proposes to allow the sale of beer, wine, and
<br />distilled spirits, at an existing commercial tenant space located at 1623 W. Seventeenth
<br />Street. Moreover, the commercial tenant space was previously occupied with a different
<br />grocery store, which also sold beer, wine, and distilled spirits, for off-premises consumption.
<br />As such, a Notice of Exemption, Environmental Review No. 2025-03, will be filed for this
<br />project.
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<br />Section 3. The Applicant shall indemnify, protect, defend and hold the City and/or
<br />any of its officials, officers, employees, agents, departments, agencies, authorized
<br />volunteers, and instrumentalities thereof, harmless from any and all claims, demands,
<br />lawsuits, writs of mandamus, referendum, and other proceedings (whether legal, equitable,
<br />declaratory, administrative or adjudicatory in nature), and alternative dispute resolution
<br />procedures (including, but not limited to arbitrations, mediations, and such other procedures),
<br />judgments, orders, and decisions (collectively “Actions”), brought against the City and/or any
<br />of its officials, officers, employees, agents, departments, agencies, and instrumentalities
<br />thereof, that challenge, attack, or seek to modify, set aside, void, or annul, any action of, or
<br />any permit or approval issued by the City and/or any of its officials, officers, employees,
<br />agents, departments, agencies, and instrumentalities thereof (including actions approved by
<br />the voters of the City) for or concerning the project, whether such Actions are brought
<br />under the Ralph M. Brown Act, California Environmental Quality Act, the Planning and
<br />Zoning Law, the Subdivision Map Act, Code of Civil Procedure sections 1085 or 1094.5, or
<br />any other federal, state or local constitution, statute, law, ordinance, charter, rule, regulation,
<br />or any decision of a court of competent jurisdiction. It is expressly agreed that the City shall
<br />have the right to approve the legal counsel providing the City’s defense, and that Applicant
<br />shall reimburse the City for any costs and expenses directly and necessarily incurred by the
<br />City in the course of the defense. City shall promptly notify the Applicant of any Action brought
<br />and City shall cooperate with Applicant in the defense of the Action.
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