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Home My WebLink AboutCC Resolution 9602 (Project Priorities 1995-96)RESOLUTION NO. 9 6 0 2 RESOLUTION OF THE SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL RECOMMENDING PRIORITY PROJECT DETERMINATIONS -1995/96 WHEREAS, on October 17, 1988, the San Rafael City Council adopted Resolution No. 7853 establishing the Priority Projects Procedure (PPP), to implement General Plan policies C-3 Timing of Development and Transportation Improvements, C-7 Projects in a Circulation Impacted Area and Program C -b Project Approval Procedure in Traffic Impacted Areas to mitigate traffic impacts resulting from new development, by relating the timing of construction of new development to the timing of construction of necessary circulation improvements associated with said new development and to the maintenance of traffic level of service consistent with General Plan policies: C-1 Level of Service and C-2 Level of Service D Midpoint, and; WHEREAS, on April 17, 1995, the Council adopted Resolution 9331 inviting submittals for the Priority Projects Procedure (PPP); and WHEREAS, three applications were submitted for PPP projects affecting the Freitas/101 and Lucas Valley/Smith Ranch/101 interchanges while no applications were received for projects affecting the Bellam/101 interchange; and WHEREAS, the PPP analysis awaited completion of a new North San Rafael traffic model, which was accepted by the Council for use in planning studies on March 4, 1996; and WHEREAS, the San Rafael Planning Commission held a duly noticed public hearing on the Priority Projects determination on March 26, 1996, and considered all reports, recommendations, letters and testimony; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission recommended one project, Regency Center II for PPP approval, and two projects: the Costco and Oak View residential and office projects for denial without prejudice for reasons enumerated in the findings and staff report; and WHEREAS, the San Rafael City Council held a duly noticed Public Hearing on Priority Projects determinations on April 15, 1996, and considered all reports, I G ' 10 oil' letters, testimony, and the recommendations of the San Rafael Planning Commission. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the San Rafael City Council hereby adopts the following finding regarding definitions and criteria for evaluating projects competing for Priority Projects determination: 1. As defined by General Plan policy C-7, projects which shall receive priority citywide shall include projects which provide significant amounts of affordable housing, high tax generating uses, or needed neighborhood serving uses as defined hereafter: Affordable Housing Proiects consist of projects which provide at least 8% of units affordable to low income households and 7% of units affordable to moderate income households as further defined by General Plan policy H-20. High Tax Generating Uses are rated by annual revenues generated as follows: 0-$25,000 = Poor; $25,000-100,000 = Fair, $100,000-300,000 = Good, and $300,000 + = Excellent. Needed Neighborhood Serving Uses consist of those neighborhood serving uses identified in a neighborhood plan, the General Plan or through recommendation of the Advisory Committee, the Planning Commission, or City Council. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the San Rafael City Council recommends that Costco and Oakview projects be denied without prejudice, and that the Regency II project be approved based on the following facts and findings: PPP95-1. Costco Traffic. The number of PM peak trips generated by this project is 497. With 90 historic trips, 90 additional trips assigned to the site, and use of a 322 -trip specialty retail trip reserve (for which this project qualifies) the project is consistent with General Plan trip allocations. However, the traffic analysis performed for the PPP review concludes that the addition of the Costco project would create below standard short term traffic operations at the Freitas/101 interchange. Qualifier. The PPP committee estimates, that the Costco project would generate City revenues in excess of $300,000 per year, qualifying as an excellent high tax generator. K Findings. The project would cause below -standard traffic impacts at the existing Freitas/101 interchange, therefore, consistent with City traffic standards it is recommended for denial without prejudice. While it may be possible to develop traffic mitigation to assure acceptable traffic operations at the interchange, this would need to be evaluated through a more detailed project environmental review. PPP95-2 Oakview. Traffic. The number of PM peak trips generated by this project (279) is greater than the amount allocated to the site in the City's General Plan (122). While in the short term, the project does not cause traffic levels of service to be exceeded at either the Freitas/101 or Lucas Valley/101 interchange, it is unknown at this time whether it would cause levels of service to be exceeded in the longer term; this will need to be determined through project environmental review. Qualifier: The project is in the early stages of a master plan and may change through the environmental review process. The project as currently described does not qualify as an affordable housing project, or propose to serve area residents through child care. The project proposes to reserve land for a needed future interchange improvement, which provides a fair community benefit in that it does not obstruct the interchange project; however, the reservation does not facilitate timely implementation of the interchange in that purchase costs are unknown and unfunded. If the reserve area were offered for dedication, this would rate as an excellent community benefit and needed neighborhood serving facility provided by the project; this is not currently known. Findings: The Oakview project is recommended for denial without prejudice in that it is not yet timely: PPP approvals reserve traffic capacity for a year; it is unlikely that this project would be under construction within a year; and details of the neighborhood and community -serving benefits are not yet sufficiently identified. PPP95-3 Regency H. Traffic. The number of PM peak trips generated by this project (273) is within the amount allocated to the site in the General Plan (331). The project does not cause traffic levels of service to be exceeded at either the Freitas/101 or Lucas Valley/101 interchange. Oualifier: The project qualifies as a high priority project in that it will provide a child care facility for 60-75 children for 5-10 years, and $4,248/year in child care scholarships for 10 years, which is determined by the City Council to provide a 3 needed neighborhood serving use—or its equivalent as discussed during the April 15, 1996 Council meeting, and as agreed to by Pell Development Company in the attached letter of agreement. Findines: The Regency II project is recommended for approval, and qualifies as a high priority project as defined by General Plan policy C-7 in that it will provide a needed neighborhood service in the form of a child care facility for 60-75 children for 5-10 years from the date of occupancy of the office building, and $4,248/year for 10 years in child care scholarships, or its equivalent as discussed during the April 15, 1996 Council meeting, and as agreed to by Pell Development Company in the attached letter of agreement. The need for child care and affordable child care in North San Rafael has been demonstrated by 1990 citywide child care task force reports, and limited vacancies at area child care facilities. I, JEANNE M. LEONCINI, Clerk of the City of San Rafael, hereby certify.that the foregoing resolution was duly and regularly introduced and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of said City held on Monday, the 6`h day of May, 1996, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Cohen, Heller, Phillips and Mayor Boro NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None �bafi /h. . JE (ANNE M. LEONCINI, Clerk of the City of San Rafael 4