Legislative Public Meetings

File #: 23-0941   
Type: Report to Council Status: Passed
Meeting Body: City Council
On agenda: 12/5/2023
Title: Approve the Preferred Concept Plan for the Corn Palace Park Project and Find the Action is Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15303 and/or CEQA Guidelines Section 15304, and 15168(c)(2) and Public Resources Code Section 20194(c)
Attachments: 1. Report to Parks and Recreation Commission 23-0940, November 8, 2023 (without attachments), 2. Corn Palace Community Meeting and Online Survey 1, 3. Corn Palace Community Meeting and Online Survey 2, 4. Preferred Concept Plan, 5. Excerpt of Draft Minutes of the Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting of November 8, 2023, 6. Presentation to Council RTC No. 23-0941 - 20231205
Related files: 23-0940
REPORT TO COUNCIL

SUBJECT
Title
Approve the Preferred Concept Plan for the Corn Palace Park Project and Find the Action is Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15303 and/or CEQA Guidelines Section 15304, and 15168(c)(2) and Public Resources Code Section 20194(c)

Report
SUMMARY OF COMMISSION ACTION
The Parks and Recreation Commission considered this item on November 8, 2023.

The Parks and Recreation Commission voted to approve the recommendation to City Council to approve the preferred concept plan for the Corn Palace Park project. The vote was 5-0.

Staff is working on finalizing the wi-fi analysis at the park site and will return to City Council with a report in the next few months.

PUBLIC CONTACT
Public contact was made by posting the Council meeting agenda on the City's official-notice bulletin board at City Hall, at the Sunnyvale Public Library and in the Department of Public Safety Lobby. In addition, the agenda and this report are available at the NOVA Workforce Services reception desk located on the first floor of City Hall at 456 W. Olive Avenue (during normal business hours), and on the City's website.

ALTERNATIVES
1. Approve the Preferred Concept Plan for the Corn Palace Park Project as shown on Attachment 4 of the report and find the action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15303 and/or CEQA Guidelines Section 15304, and 15168(c)(2) and Public Resources Code Section 20194(c).
2. Provide other direction to staff as the Council deems appropriate.

STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Alternative 1: Approve the Preferred Concept Plan for the Corn Palace Park Project as shown on Attachment 4 of the report and find the action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15303 and/or CEQA Guidelines Section 15304, and 15168(c)(2) and Public Resources Code Section 20194(c)....

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