REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Adopt a Resolution of Intention Ordering the Proposed Vacation of a Portion of Carl Road Westerly of Borregas Avenue and Set the Public Hearing Date for November 13, 2018
Report
BACKGROUND
In August 2016, City Council adopted a Master Plan for the Sunnyvale Clean Water Program (SCWP) to guide improvements to the Water Pollution Control Plant (Plant) facilities and operations over the next 30 or more years. The Master Plan was developed to address several challenges facing the Plant today and into the future, as well as to support City policies. These challenges include: aging infrastructure; changes in regulatory requirements; and increases in population, flows and loads. The Master Plan identifies capital improvement projects, estimates costs, and recommends implementation approaches to achieve the planning objectives. The City has adopted a final program environmental impact report (PEIR) for the Master Plan in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the CEQA Guidelines.
The proposed street vacation is associated with the Caribbean Drive Parking and Trail Access Enhancements Project, which is one of the first projects in the implementation of the SCWP. At present, the public uses Carl Road, which fronts the Plant, to access the San Francisco Bay Trail (Bay Trail). The Bay Trail is an over 400-mile regional park path system, including 3.45 miles in the City of Sunnyvale, linking 47 cities around the shoreline of the San Francisco Bay.
Since 2010, parking and a trailhead on the west side of the Plant along Carl Road have provided the public with access to a 2.4-mile segment (the "Moffett Connector") that connects the Sunnyvale Baylands to the Stevens Creek Trail. With the Caribbean Drive Parking and Trail Access Enhancements project, the City is looking to enhance the entrance of the Bay Trail by relocating it to Caribbean Drive for several reasons which include:
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