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RESOLUTION JALB Declaring the Town of Aurora as Lead Agency and Issuing a Negative Declaration under SEQRA for the Adoption of the Town of Aurora Comprehensive Plan WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Aurora (hereinafter the “Town Board”) is considering the adoption of the Town of Aurora 2025 Comprehensive Plan (hereinafter the “Plan”) pursuant to New York State Town Law §272-a; and WHEREAS, the adoption of a comprehensive plan by a town board is classificd as a Type I Action pursuant to Section 617.4(b)(1) of 6 NYCRR §617.4, as it involves the adoption of a municipality’s land use plan; and WHEREAS, as a Type I Action, the proposed adoption of the Plan is presumed to be more likely to require the preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement than an Unlisted Action, and requires coordinated review among involved agencies; and mentees pe WHEREAS, the Town Board is the only agency with the authority to adopt a comprehensive © plan for the Town of Aurora pursuant to Town Law §272-a, and is therefore the only involved agency for this action; and WHEREAS, the Town Board, as the only involved agency, hereby declares itself Lead Agency 7 for purposes of conducting the environmental review of the proposed action in accordance with 6 NYCRR Part 617; and WHEREAS, in compliance with the requirements of SEQRA and 6 NYCRR Patt 617, the Town Board caused to be prepared a Full Environmental Assessment Form (“Full EAF”), Parts 1, 2, and 3, which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference; and WHEREAS, the Town Board has reviewed the Full EAF, the Plan and all supporting documents, and has considered the relevant areas of environmental concera in making its determination of significance; and WHEREAS, the Town Board has considered the criteria for determining significance set forth in 6 NYCRR §617.7(c); and WHEREAS, the Town Board has taken a “hard look” at the potential environmental impacts of the proposed action and has provided a reasoned elaboration of the basis for its determination, as set forth herein and in Part 3 of the Full EAF; and WHEREAS, the Town Board finds that the proposed action is a policy-level planning document that does not, by itself, authorize or approve any specific development, construction, or physical activity; that each subsequent implementing action will be subject to its own site-specific SEQRA review; and that the Plan, on balance, is designed to promote environmental protection, resource conservation, climate resilience, and sustainable growth patterns.