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Sec. Sec . 1.2 1.3 Additional Policies. The courts of this ~'Fo~i'fowing Policies to be implicit (a) state have found in CEQA: The EIE requirement is the heart of CEQA. (County of I_nnyo v. ~ort~, 32 Cal. App. 3d 795.) (b) The EIE serves not only to protect the environment but also to demonstrate to the public that it is being Protected. County of Inyo v. yort7' 32 Cal. App. 3d ?95. (c) The EIR is to inTorm other governmental agencies and the public generally of the environmental impact of a Proposed Project. (No Oil~ Inc v. City of Los Angeles, 13 C. 3d 68.) (d) The EIR is to demonstrate to an aPPrehensive Citizenry that the agency has in fact analyzed and considered the ecological implications of its action. (People ex. tel. Department of Public Works v. Bosio, 47 Cal. App. 3d 495.) (e) The EIR process will enable the public to determine the environmental and economic values of their elected and appointed officials thus allowing for aPPropriate action come election day should a majority of the .voters dis- agree. !People v, County of Kern, 39 Cal. App. 3d 830.) (f) CEQA was intended to be interpreted in such manner as to afford the fullest Possible Protection to the envi- ronment within the reasonable scope of the statutory language. (Friends of Mammoth v. Board of SuPervisors 8 C. 3d 247.) ~form_ational Document. An Environmental Impact Report is an informational document which, when fully Prepared in accordance with the CEQA and the Procedures herein, will inform the City and the general public of the environmental effects of Projects proposed to be carried out or approved. The EIR process is intended to enable the City to evaluate a project to determine whether it may have a significant effect on the environment, examine and institute methods of reducing adverse impacts, and consider alternatives to the project as Proposed. These things must be done prior to approval or disapproval of the Project. An EIR may not be used as an instrument to rationalize approval of a Project, nor do indications of adverse impact, as enunci- ated in an EIR, require that a project be disapproved __ the City retains existing authority to balance environmental objectives with economic and social objectives. -2-