HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2020-008 N.C.S. 01/06/2020Resolution No. 2020®008 N.C.S.
of the City of Petaluma, California
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PETALUMA
TO APPLY TO METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION AND
ASSOCIATION OF BAY AREA GOVERNMENTS FOR DESIGNATION OF
A NEW CORONA ROAD SMART STATION PRIORITY DEVELOPMENT
AREA AND MODIFICATION OF THE EXISTING DOWNTOWN
SMART STATION PRIORITY DEVELOPMENT AREA
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and the Association
of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) are preparing Plan Bay Area 2050 (the Plan), a long-range
plan charting the course for the future of the nine -county San Francisco Bay Area; and
WHEREAS, the Plan will serve as the Bay Area's Regional Transportation Plan and
Sustainable Communities Strategy, outlining strategies for growth and investment through the
year 2050; and
WHEREAS, ABAG and the MTC are creating a Regional Growth Framework to be used
in the Plan;
WHEREAS, this Framework includes locally nominated Priority Development Areas
(PDAs) as locations to coordinate local and regional planning for housing, jobs, and future
investment; and
WHEREAS, jurisdictions with PDAs have access to regional funding that is dedicated to
plans and infrastructure improvements in PDAs; and
WHEREAS, the City of Petaluma anticipates the construction of a new SMART rail
station at the intersection of Corona Road and McDowell Boulevard; and
WHEREAS, the new SMART station will impact local transportation patterns and
development demand; and
WHEREAS, approved projects in the area surrounding the existing Downtown SMART
Station PDA have introduced a significant increase in density and intensity since the Station
Area Master Plan was adopted in 2013; and
WHEREAS, the Downtown SMART station has become one of the most popular and
well used stations along the SMART line since rail service began in 2017; and
WHEREAS, the Downtown area would benefit from additional funding for multi -modal
transportation planning and infrastructure to accommodate the popularity of the SMART station
and the increase in density and intensity of development seen in the downtown core; and
WHEREAS, the City of Petaluma is highly focused on climate change mitigation and
reducing the local need to rely on private automobiles; and
WHEREAS, the City of Petaluma plans to update its General Plan and Housing Element
in 2023; and
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WHEREAS, the City of Petaluma plans to develop Specific Plans or similarly detailed
plans for the PDA areas to respond to changing conditions and maximize the local benefit of its
transit stations;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Petaluma to
submit an application to MTC and ABAG to designate a new Corona Road SMART Station
PDA, and to modify the existing Downtown SMART Station PDA as shown in Exhibit 1.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Petaluma
at a regular meeting held on the January 6, 2019 by the following vote:
Under the power and authority conferred upon this Council by the Charter of said City.
REFERENCE: I hereby certify the foregoing Resolution was introduced and adopted by the Approved as to
Council of the City of Petaluma at a Regular meeting on the 61h day of January
2020, by the following vote:
Assistant eilry Attorne
AYES: Mayor Barrett; Vice Mayor Fischer; Healy; Kearney; King; McDonnell; Miller
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
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ATTEST:
City Clerk Mayor
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Exhibit 1
Proposed PDA Boundaries
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jCorona 1127.02 622.46 55.23%
!Lakeville 717.22 449.83 62.72%
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