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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES - 11142000 - D3 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS - >t.•. Contra FROM: DENNIS M. BARRY, AICP '~ `" Costa COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR County DATE: November 14, 2000 SUBJECT: REPORT ON HEARING PROCESS FOR THE CAMINO TASSAJARA COMBINED GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT STUDY SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATIONS ACCEPT report and APPROVE recommendation to Conduct public hearings by the joint County Planning Commission and San Ramon Valley Regional Planning Commission,and the Board of Supervisors based on the entirety of the proposals(requested General Plan Amendment, Rezoning, Development Plan, and Subdivision Map) for Alamo Creek and Intervening Properties/Remaining Intervening Properties as contained in the Camino Tassajara Combined General Plan Amendment Study. FISCAL IMPACT None. Any additional costs associated with the recommended approach to the public hearing process would be borne by the applicants through their application fees. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: X YES SIGNATURE RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTE APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE(S): ACTION OF BOARD ON November- 14 2000 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED XX OTHER 77 SEE THE ATTACHED ADDENDUM FOR BOARD ACTION AND VOTE vo F SUPE ORS 1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE AND U NIM US{ BSENT CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AND YES: N S: ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF ABSENT: AB SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE:SHOWN Contact: P.Roche,CDD-AP(925)335-1242 ATTESTED November 14 , 2000 cc: Community Development Dept. PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF CAO SUPERVISORS AND]fUNTY At)MININISTRATOR County Counsel _ j Chair,Contra Costa County Planning Commission ��„"w Chair,San Ramon Valley Regional Planning Commission 8 DEPUTY November 14, 2000 Board of Supervisors Hearing Process for the Camino Tassajara Combined General Plan Amendment Study Page 2 BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS On October 17, 2000, the Board of Supervisors conducted a hearing on the administrative appeals of the Sierra Club-Mt. Diablo Group and the Blackhawk Homeowners Association concerning the extension of the comment period on the Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Camino Tassajara Combined General Plan Amendment Study. At this meeting, staff was asked to report back to the Board at the November 14,2000 meeting on the feasibility and advisability of considering the entirety of the proposals for Alamo Creek and Intervening Properties/Remaining Intervening Properties through the public hearing process. (The entirety of the proposal would include the requested General Plan Amendment, Rezoning, Development Plan, and Subdivision Map). In addition,the County Planning Commission and San Ramon Valley Regional Planning Commission were each asked to review this concept and provide the Board with a recommendation. This matter was brought before both the County Planning Commission and the San Ramon Valley Regional Planning Commission at their joint public hearing conducted on October 26, 2000. Each of the commissions adopted positions in favor of this approach to the public hearing. In the course of discussing this matter, members from both commissions strongly indicated the following preferences: 1) continue the joint public hearing already initiated on the General Plan Amendment matter so that the many people who had previously filled out speaker cards would be given an opportunity to address the commissions in joint hearing; 2) if the Board directs the commissions to resume the hearing on the basis of considering the entirety of the project proposals, the Continued Joint Public Hearing should be scheduled to a date, time, and location following the release of the Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) document (SRVRPC position was that joint hearing should not resume until at least 7 days after release of FEIR so that the commission and public would have adequate time to review the document); and 3)as appropriate, provide a new hearing notice for the Continued Joint Public Hearing. When addressing this matter at the October 26, 2000 joint hearing under public comment, the attorney representing the applicants and several members from the public spoke in favor of this approach. Staff notes that the County's consideration of the entirety of a development proposal through the public hearing process at both the Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors is not unprecedented. This approach has been taken in previous years for several large-scale development proposals that due to their complexity required a more comprehensive and deliberative review by the Planning Commission and the Board of Supervisors. Given the complexity of the issues and the high degree of public interest by nearby residents and two adjoining cities (Danville and San Ramon), staff recommends that the joint public hearing by the County Planning Commission and San Ramon Valley Regional Planning Commission for the Camino Tassajara Combined General Plan Amendment Study be continued based on the consideration of the entirety of the proposals for Alamo Creek and Intervening/Remaining Intervening Properties. The entirety of the proposals November 14, 2000 Board of Supervisors Hearing Process for the Camino Tassajara Combined General Plan Amendment Study Page 3 BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS - continued would include the applicants' respective General Plan Amendment, Rezoning, Development Plan, and Subdivision Map. Staff further recommends that the Continued Joint Public Hearing be scheduled following the release of the Final Environmental Impact Report and that it be scheduled to a date, time and location within the San Ramon Valley to facilitate review, comment, and participation in the planning process by interested members of the public. ADDENDUM TO ITEM D.3 November 14, 2000 .Agenda On the above date, the Board considered this report on the hearing process for the Camino Tassajara Combined General Plan Amendment Study(See attached). Dennis Barry, Community Development Department Director,presented the staff report. Also present were Patrick Roche, Community Development Department, and Silvano Marchesi, Chief Assistant County Counsel. Following Board discussion, Supervisor Gerber offered the following motion: that the Board accept the staff report and recommendations, that the Board direct staff to schedule Planning Commission hearings after November 30, 2000, and not before January 2001,to allow time for the presentation of the Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR), and to allow Commissioners time to review it, and that the Final EIR be made available at no cost to the public and agencies requesting a copy. The public hearing was opened and the following people appeared to speak: Ralph Hoffinann,Board of Directors, Greenbrook Homes Association,Inc., 60 Saint Timothy Court,Danville, and Marcus O'Connell, 3206 Esperanza, Concord. Those desiring to spear having been heard, the Board considered the issues. Supervisor Gerber advised that her motion was still being considered. Supervisor Goia noted that whatever steps were taken with regard to the free EIR, it would set a precedent for future projects and that concept should be examined. Supervisor Canciamilla inquired about the cost and Mr. Barry responded that a full set would be $146.00 including the EIR and appendices. Supervisor Uilkema suggested that the issue of free EIRs be resolved in a separate motion, since it may set a precedent. She stated she would not be supporting the motion since it has always been her practice to consider the General Plan Amendment separately from the rezoning, the development plan, and the subdivision map. Supervisor Gerber agreed to separate the motion. She restated that her motion was to accept the staff report and recommendations; that the Board direct staff to schedule Planning Commission hearings after November 30, 2000, and not before January 2001, to allow for time for the presentation of the Final Environmental Impact Report(EIR), and to allow Commissioners time to review it. 3 Supervisor Canciamilla seconded the motion. The vote was as follows: AYES: SUPERVISORS GIOIA, DeSAULNIER, CANCIAMILLA and GERBER NOES: SUPERVISOR UILKEMA ABSENT: NONE ABSTAIN: NONE Supervisor Gerber moved that the Board make the Final EIR available at no cost to the public. The motion failed for lack of a second. Supervisor Canciamilla requested verification that the local libraries and the area City Halls are provided copies of the EIR so they are available to the public for inspection. Mr. Barry stated that was true. Supervisor Canciamilla moved that the County provide up to 4 free copies of the EIR to community organizations that requested them, and the issue of what and how the County charges for EIRs be referred to next year's Internal Operations Committee with the idea of how to make them more accessible and available to the public without overburdening taxpayers. Supervisor Gioia seconded the motion. The vote on the motion was as follows: AYES: SUPERVISORS GIOIA,UILKEMA, DeSAULNIER, CANCIAMILLA and GERBER NOES: NONE ABSENT: NONE ABSTAIN: NONE 4