FAQ

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS :
Q: WHY did you make another blog about the sidewalk? 
A : This "For Evergreen" blog exists to separate the sidewalk issue from the main community blog http://www.homesteadbeat.com which was founded to fill a communication gap.
We are doing our best to cover other Happenings in Homestead.
After that whole fiasco, I shut them all down, then republished them after I realized the information could serve as an archive to inform and empower our community and/or elected representatives to "do better next time."

Q : What is Urban Runoff? 
A : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_runoff 

Q : WHAT IS CEQA? A : CEQA : California Environmental Quality Act
In 1970, the California legislature enacted the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) which is codified in the Public Resources Code, starting at Section 21000. The Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA Guidelines), are in Title 14, Section 15000, of the California Code of Regulations. Hereinafter, references to the CEQA statutes in the Public Resources Code are shown as CEQA Statutes Section 21XXX, and references to the Guidelines in the California Code of Regulations are shown as CEQA Guidelines Section 15XXX,. CEQA was closely modeled on the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Both acts were conceived as a means to require public agencies to consider and disclose to the public the environmental implications of their actions. Unlike NEPA, CEQA imposes an obligation to implement mitigation measures or project alternatives to mitigate significant adverse environmental effects, if these measures or alternatives are feasible. Thus, CEQA establishes both a procedural obligation to analyze and make public adverse physical environmental effects, and a substantive obligation to mitigate significant impacts.

Q: What is an Environmental Impact Report?
A : Environmental Impact Report
Probably the best-known element of CEQA is its requirement that public agencies prepare an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) whenever a proposed project may cause significant effects on the environment. According to CEQA Statutes Section 21002.1(a): “The purpose of an environmental impact report is to identify the significant effects on the environment of a project, to identify alternatives to the project, and to indicate the manner in which those significant effects can be mitigated or avoided.”
In a practical sense, EIRs serve other important functions in addition to meeting the legal requirements of CEQA. EIRs, although largely technical documents focusing on the physical environment, are intended to provide an opportunity for public participation in the decision-making process for proposed projects and to provide the public and decision makers with full information about the impacts of a project. Thus, the EIR process serves as a framework for public dialogue about the adverse impacts, as well as the merits, of proposed projects.

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