REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Adopt the PEERY PARK SPECIFIC PLAN (2013-7653) and related actions:
-Adopt a resolution to certify the EIR with errata #1 and #2, make the CEQA findings, adopt the statement of overriding considerations, mitigation monitoring and reporting program, water supply assessment and other related items;
-Adopt a resolution to adopt the Peery Park Specific Plan and make related amendments to the General Plan;
-Introduce an ordinance to create the Peery Park Specific Plan district and rezone the parcels in the Plan Area;
-Adopt a resolution to establish fees for Peery Park;
-Adopt a motion to prioritize the flexible community benefits;
-Appropriate $100,000 of City Funds to provide a portion of the local match for the Peery Park Rides Grant Program; and
-Direct staff to undertake the appropriate environmental analysis and community outreach and return to Planning Commission and City Council to consider whether the Peery Park Specific Plan should be amended to include additional housing opportunities on two sites.
Report
SUMMARY OF SEPTEMBER 12, 2016 PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION
This item was continued from the August 22, 2016 Planning Commission hearing after the Commission made a motion to certify the Peery Park Specific Plan (PPSP) Environmental Impact Report (EIR) with errata #1, adopt the statement of overriding considerations, mitigation monitoring and reporting program, water supply assessment and related environmental items and returned to the Planning Commission at their September 12, 2016 hearing. Staff answered questions from the Commissioners and provided clarification for items that had been raised at the August 22, 2016 hearing. Six members of the public spoke during the public comment period and the draft minutes from the meeting can be found in Attachment 31.
The Planning Commission recommended adoption of the PPSP based on staff's recommendation with two modifications: inclusion of streetscape improvements on the east si...
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