The City Council hereby finds that these procedures do not commit the City to any definite course of action, including, but not limited to, approval or denial of any proposed land use plan amendments or rezoning prior to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review being conducted. Rather, these procedures set forth the City’s intent to give staff direction to further explore the merits of any proposed land use plan amendment or rezone commensurate with the submittal of a future project. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in these procedures will be construed as circumscribing or limiting the City’s exercise of discretion with respect to any future land use plan amendment or rezone in connection with a project. Any and all future discretionary actions may be exercised in the sole and absolute discretion of the City. The party requesting a potential land use plan amendment or rezone assumes the risk, and in accordance with the application for initiation, shall waive, release, defend, protect and indemnify the City from and against any claims alleging City approval of the initiation approval request constituted an approval of the proposed land use plan amendment or rezoning. (Ord. 3404 § 1 (Exh. 1), 2017).