A. Perform all duties of the responsible official under SEPA and the SEPA rules, and this code;

B. Perform all duties required to be performed by the city under NEPA, including the provision of coordination with the appropriate federal agencies;

C. Establish procedures to guide city departments in determining whether proposals are categorically exempt under SEPA;

D. Make the threshold determination on all proposals that are subject to SEPA;

E. Supervise the preparation of all draft and final environmental impact statements and supplemental environmental impact statements;

F. Establish procedures as needed for the preparation of environmental documents, including environmental impact statements;

G. Develop procedures to ensure that environmental factors are considered by city decision-makers;

H. Supervise the response of the city when the city is a consulted agency, and establish procedures to ensure that city responses to consultation requests are prepared in a timely manner and include data from all appropriate city departments;

I. Determine the lead agency as mandated by the SEPA rules;

J. Recommend procedures and criteria to the city council for determining fees to be charged for compliance with SEPA requirements;

K. Maintain an inventory of significant environmental data and maps of critical areas;

L. Provide information to citizens, proponents and others concerning SEPA and this code;

M. Monitor and report on legislation and issues involving environmental matters to the city council and affected departments;

N. Conduct other duties as may be assigned by the city manager or designee thereof. (Ord. 5865 § 1, 2009; Ord. 3404 § 7, 1984.)