Approval of Second Amendment to Lease Agreement with City of Perris Library
Summary
SCH Number
2025030535
Public Agency
Riverside County
Document Title
Approval of Second Amendment to Lease Agreement with City of Perris Library
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
3/13/2025
Document Description
On February 5, 2019, the County of Riverside (County), on behalf of Riverside County Library System (RCLS) entered into a Lease Agreement with the City of Perris, a California municipal corporation. RCLS currently operates a full-service library to serve the residents of the community of Perris, the library is located at 163 East San Jacinto Avenue, Perris. This facility continues to meet the needs and requirements of RCLS. This Second Amendment to the Lease (Amendment) will reflect the County’s extension of the Lease for a period of five years commencing February 5, 2025, and terminating February 4, 2030, with an option to extend for an additional five years. The Second Amendment to the Lease Agreement with City of Perris is identified as the proposed project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The Second Amendment to the Lease Agreement would result in the use of an existing library facility and would not result in alteration of the existing building footprint or result in a significant increase in capacity of use. No additional direct or indirect physical environmental impacts are anticipated.
Contact Information
Name
Michael Sullivan
Agency Name
County of Riverside Facilities Management
Job Title
Facilities Operations Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Perris
Counties
Riverside
Regions
Southern California
Cross Streets
163 East San Jacinto Avenue
Zip
92570
Parcel #
313-091-006
Other Location Info
west of Perris Boulevard
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 15301
Reasons for Exemption
This categorical exemption includes the operation, repair,
maintenance, leasing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures or facilities, provided the exemption
only involves negligible or no expansion of the previous site’s use. The project, as proposed, is limited to an
amendment to a Lease Agreement for continued use of an existing library facility and would include the continued
maintenance and repairs of the facility to keep the library functional. The use of the facility by the County would
be consistent with the current land use and would not require any expansion of public services and facilities;
therefore, the project is exempt as the project meets the scope and intent of the Class 1 Exemption identified in
Section 15301, Article 19, Categorical Exemptions of the CEQA Guidelines.
The proposed project is categorically exempt from the provisions of CEQA
specifically by the State CEQA Guidelines as identified below. The project will not result in any specific or general
exceptions to the use of the categorical exemption as detailed under State CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2. The project
will not cause an impact to an environmental resource of hazardous or critical concern nor would the project involve unusual
circumstances that could potentially have a significant effect on the environment. The project would not result in impacts
to scenic highways, hazardous waste sites, historic resources, or other sensitive natural environments, or have a cumulative
effect to the environment. No significant environmental impacts are anticipated to occur with the Agreement, permitting
continued use of an existing library.
Therefore, the County of Riverside Facilities Management hereby concludes that no physical environmental impacts are
anticipated to occur and the project as proposed is exempt under CEQA. No further environmental analysis is warranted.
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
Section 15061 (b) (3)
Reasons for Exemption
In accordance with CEQA, the use of the Common Sense
Exemption is based on the “general rule that CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a
significant effect on the environment.” State CEQA Guidelines, Section 15061(b) (3). The use of this exemption is
appropriate if “it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a
significant effect on the environment.” Ibid. This determination is an issue of fact and if sufficient evidence exists
in the record that the activity cannot have a significant effect on the environment, then the exemption applies and
no further evaluation under CEQA is required. See No Oil, Inc. v. City of Los Angeles (1974) 13 Cal. 3d 68. The
ruling in this case stated that if a project falls within a category exempt by administrative regulation or 'it can be
seen with certainty that the activity in question will not have a significant effect on the environment', no further
agency evaluation is required. With certainty, there is no possibility that the project may have a significant effect
on the environment. The proposed Second Amendment to the Lease Agreement is limited to a contractual
transaction to continue use of an existing facility. The indirect effects would be limited to existing maintenance and
use of an existing building containing a library. The Agreement will not result in any direct or indirect physical
environmental impacts. The use and operation of the facility will not differ from the existing use and will not create
any new environmental impacts to the surrounding area. No impacts beyond the minor maintenance and continued
use of the facility would occur. Therefore, in no way, would the project as proposed have the potential to cause a
significant environmental impact and the project is exempt from further CEQA analysis.
The proposed project is categorically exempt from the provisions of CEQA
specifically by the State CEQA Guidelines as identified below. The project will not result in any specific or general
exceptions to the use of the categorical exemption as detailed under State CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2. The project
will not cause an impact to an environmental resource of hazardous or critical concern nor would the project involve unusual
circumstances that could potentially have a significant effect on the environment. The project would not result in impacts
to scenic highways, hazardous waste sites, historic resources, or other sensitive natural environments, or have a cumulative
effect to the environment. No significant environmental impacts are anticipated to occur with the Agreement, permitting
continued use of an existing library.
Therefore, the County of Riverside Facilities Management hereby concludes that no physical environmental impacts are
anticipated to occur and the project as proposed is exempt under CEQA. No further environmental analysis is warranted.
County Clerk
Riverside
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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