HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlanning Commission Resolution 2012-10 07/24/2012 RESOLUTION NO. 2012-10
CITY OF PETALUMA PLANNING COMMISSION
RECOMMENDING TO THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL OF THE
DENMAN REACH PHASE 3 PROJECT AND RECOMMENDING ADOPTION
OF A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION FOR THE PROJECT
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Petaluma by Resolution 2008-198 N.C.S.
endorsed the filing of an application for a grant from the State of California, Urban Streams
Restoration Program; and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to said Resolution the Council further authorized the City Manager to
accept the grant and designated the contract manager and fiscal agent; and,
WHEREAS, the City has received notification of conditional award of the requested grant
in the amount of $993,375; and,
WHEREAS, the project, located in the 1300 block of Industrial Avenue, is within the study
area of the Petaluma General Plan 2025, adopted by the City on May 19, 2008; and,
WHEREAS, the project is also within the study area of the River Access and Enhancement
Plan, first adopted in May, 1996 and readopted through the General Plan 2025 in May, 2008;
and,
WHEREAS, an Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) was prepared
pursuant to the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); and,
WHEREAS, notice of the City's intention to adopt a MND and of the availability of the
MND for a thirty day public review and comment period was originally given on January 16, 2012
in accordance with CEQA; and,
WHEREAS, the City modified the Initial Study and MND in response to comments received
during the public review period and noticed the City's intention to adopt a revised MND and of
the availability of the revised MND for a thirty day public review and comment period on July 5,
2012 in accordance with CEQA; and,
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WHEREAS, on July 24, 2012, the City of Petaluma Planning Commission conducted a duly
noticed public hearing to consider and review the project and MND for recommendation to the
City Council.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Planning Commission hereby:
1. Recommends that the Petaluma City Council approve the Denman Reach Phase 3
project: and,
2. Recommends adoption of the Mitigated Negative Declaration tor the project.
ADOPTED this 24th day of July, 2012, by the following vote:
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