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IN THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO ORDINANCE NO. 2017-015 ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO ADDING ARTICLE 15 "ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATION PERMITS" TO CHAPTER 7-5 OF THE SAN LEANDRO MUNICIPAL CODE TO PROVIDE FOR AN EXPEDITED, STREAMLINED PERMITTING PROCESS FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS WHEREAS, the City of San Leandro desires to promote and encourage the use of fuel- efficient electric vehicles; and WHEREAS, on October 8, 2015, the Governor signed AB 1236, which amended Government Code section 65850.7 to require local agencies to adopt an ordinance by creating an expedited and streamlined permitting process for electric vehicle charging stations; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of San Leandro seeks to implement AB 1236 through the creation of an expedited, streamlined permitting process for electric vehicle charging stations; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of San Leandro finds that it is in the interest of the health, welfare, and safety of the public to provide an expedited, streamlined permitting process to encourage and facilitate the convenient development of electric vehicle charging stations. NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of San Leandro does ORDAIN as follows: SECTION I. Recitals. The above recitals are true and correct and made a part of this ordinance. SECTION II. Electronic Signatures. The City is unable as of the date of this Ordinance to comply with the provisions of Government Code Section 65850.7(g)(2) that would allow the City to utilize "electronic signatures on all forms, applications, and other documentation in lieu of a wet signature by an applicant." The City does not have a system in place that is capable of verifying an electronic signature. The technology required to implement such a system would require significant changes to the City's technology infrastructure, which is currently in re-design and development. Therefore, at present the City requires more time and analysis to determine the best means to implement an electronic signature acceptance system. Based on the reasons set forth in this Section,the City Council determines that it is unable to authorize the acceptance of an electronic signature on all forms, applications, and other documents in lieu of a wet signature by an applicant for an electric vehicle charging station. SECTION III. CEQA. Approval of the amendments is exempt from further environmental review under the general rule in California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) that CEQA only applies to projects that have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. As a text amendment to adopt regulations to expedite and