To: Board of Supervisors
From: John Kopchik, Director, Conservation and Development
Report Title: Marathon Martinez Refinery Renewable Fuels Project (County File CDLP20-02046)
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
1. CERTIFY that the Final Revised Environmental Impact Report for the Marathon Martinez Refinery Renewable Fuels Project (State Clearinghouse No. 2021020289) was completed in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), was reviewed and considered by the Board of Supervisors in connection with project approval, was completed in compliance with the Contra Costa County Superior Court's July 20, 2023 statement of decision and August 23, 2023 peremptory writ of mandate, and reflects the County's independent judgment and analysis.
2. ADOPT the CEQA findings for the project.
3. ADOPT the Revised Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program for the project.
4. ACKNOWLEDGE that: the Board of Supervisors certified a final environmental impact report (the "2022 EIR"), adopted CEQA findings and a statement of overriding considerations for the project, and approved the project when it approved the land use permit (CDLP#20-02046; the "LUP") on May 3, 2022; the Superior Court only partially decertified the 2022 EIR, specifically limited to Chapter 4, Section 3.3 Air Quality, Mitigation Measure AQ-2 of the 2022 EIR, and the remaining portions of the 2022 EIR remain certified and valid; the CEQA findings unaffected by the REIR and the entirety of the statement of overriding considerations remain adopted; the Superior Court did not rescind, modify, or invalidate the LUP; and the LUP remains in effect.
5. DIRECT the Department of Conservation and Development to file a CEQA Notice of Determination with the County Clerk and the State Clearinghouse.
6. SPECIFY that the Department of Conservation and Development, located at 30 Muir Road, Martinez, CA, is the custodian of the documents a...
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