2011/09/27 City Council Resolution 2011-89RESOLUTION NO. 2011-89
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK
AUTHORIZING THE SUBMITTAL OF AN APPLICATION TO DESIGNATE
CENTRAL ROHNERT PARK AS A PRIORITY DEVELOPMENT AREA
WHEREAS, the FOCUS program, a regional planning initiative of the Association of
Bay Area Governments and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission in coordination with
the Bay Area Air Quality Management District and Bay Conservation and Development
Commission (collectively, the "regional agencies ") supports a future regional development
pattern that is compact and connected;
WHEREAS, the regional agencies invite local governments in the nine county San
Francisco Bay Area to identify areas of focused growth within their communities as "Priority
Development Areas ";
WHEREAS, the regional agencies are developing incentives and are committed to
providing technical assistance to designated Priority Development Areas to assist communities
working to advance focused growth;
WHEREAS, a Priority Development Area must meet all of the following criteria: (a)
within an existing community, (b) near existing or planned fixed transit (or served by
comparable bus service) and (c) is planned, or is planning, for more housing;
WHEREAS, City of Rohnert Park staff have identified a 282 -acre area in Rohnert Park
referred to as "Central Rohnert Park," bounded by Highway 101 to the west, Santa Alicia Drive
and Avram Avenue to the south, and the Northwest Pacific Railroad tracks to the east, that meets
all of the criteria as Priority Development Area;
WHEREAS, City staff have prepared an application to FOCUS to designate Central
Rohnert Park as a Priority Development Area, which was considered by the Rohnert Park City
Council at a public meeting on September 13, 2011.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Rohnert
Park that it authorizes the submittal of an application to FOCUS to designate Central Rohnert
Park as a Priority Development Area.
DULY AND. REGULARLY ADOPTED on this 27th day of September, 2011, by the
City Council of the City of Rohnert Park.