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1991/11/12 City Council ResolutionRESOLUTION NO. 91 -231 A RESOLUTION OF THE ROHNERT PARK CITY COUNCIL APPROVING AND CERTIFYING THE FOCUSED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOR THE ROHNERT PARK WINE VISITOR CENTER AS THE FINAL FOCUSED ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT FOR THE ROHNERT PARK WINE VISITOR CENTER AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO FILE A NOTICE OF DETERMINATION WHEREAS on July 10, 1990 the Rohnert Park City Council did determine that a Focused Environmental Impact Report should be prepared for the Rohnert Park wine Visitor Center, hereinafter referred to as the "FEIRRPWVC," and WHEREAS on October 4, 1991 the office of Planning and Research in the State Clearing House did give notice of the fact that the time for public review and comment had closed, and WHEREAS on September 26, 1991, the Rohnert Park Planning Commission did hold a public hearing for the purpose of receiving public comment on the FEIRRPWVC, and WHEREAS the Planning Commission did receive public comments and did instruct the preparer of the FEIRRPWVC to prepare appropriate responses thereto, and WHEREAS three (3) people appeared at the public hearing and commented on the FEIRRPWVC of which all comments supported the project, none of which related to the environment and WHEREAS the Rohnert Park Planning Commission has considered the responses to the public comments and the proposed Final Focused Environmental Impact Report Rohnert Park Visitors Center, hereinafter referred to as the "FFEIRRPWVC" and WHEREAS the Rohnert Planning commission at its meeting on October 10, 1991, did approve the FFEIRRPWVC and did recommend that a Notice of Determination be filed. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY the Rohnert Park City Council that the following findings and determinations be and the same are hereby made. I The Project The project is proposed to be located at the edge of the area which was the subject of the Northwest Rohnert Park EIR, hereinafter referred to as the NRPEIR. North of the project is Roberts Lake and area proposed for open space, to the east and south lies property zoned C- REC:P -D Commercial- Recreational, Planned Development and to the west is U.S. Highway No. 101 and Northwest Railroad tracks. The project consists of one (1) building which would house activities relating to the production and promotion of the wine industry. The building would also house the Rohnert Park Chamber of Commerce and the Visitors and Convention Bureau. Since the property is zoned agricultural ( "A") a change in zoning and in the Rohnert Park General Plan will be required. II $nvironmental Impacts The FEIRRPWVC identifies the following impacts: A. Traffic. Regional access to the project is via U.S. Highway No. 101 from the Commerce Boulevard /Wilfred Avenue interchange or from South Santa Rosa or Todd Road interchanges immediately to the north. Local access to the project would be via an existing driveway on the east side of Roberts Lake Drive. Key intersection turning movements were analyzed in the FEIRRPWVC. The FEIRRPWVC does not project heavy volumes of traffic that will unduly burden local roadways. As mitigation measures the preparer of the FEIRRPWVC recommends the installation of directional signs to assist visitors in locating the center; to provide the site access via the driveway at the south boundary of the project site; to move the north -south connecting road at least 100 feet east of Roberts Lake Drive and 2 to signalize the intersection of Roberts Lake Drive /Golf Course Drive. B. Land use. The property is a 2.75 acre parcel located south of the community separator area, which is in the unincorporated area of the county. To accommodate the project, zoning and General Plan amendments will be required. To insure that the project is compatible with open space concepts and objectives, the parking area for the project should be used with the existing parking lot to the south, trees should be used extensively and a park like landscape setting should be maintained. The open space in the project should be designed and located so as to complement and blend in with existing property in the neighborhood. III Alternatives The project alternatives of no project, a larger project and an alternate location were considered. If the "no project" alternative is used, the area would remain in open space. If a larger project is considered, this will result in increased traffic volume and congestion. As for the alternate locations, other sites on the City Golf Course were considered acceptable. As for location and beauty the instant site is the best situated of all alternates. considered. The preparer of the FEIRRPWVC found that lenders are more willing to lend or finance the property than the other property considered for alternate sites. IV Konitoring The city should adopt a program to review the project annually and implement recommended the mitigation measures. General Plan consistency should be reviewed periodically. 3 In addition to the monitoring programs recommended in the FEIRRPWVC the city should consider use of the monitoring measures in the NRPEIR and the Wal Mart final EIR. V changes in the Project The City Council finds that changes or alterations have been required or incorporated in the project which mitigate or avoid significant environmental effects. Specifically, the major identified impact is traffic. However, the projections by the preparer of the FEIRRPWVC are that none of the impacts will cause traffic levels to fall to a lower level of service (See table 3 -1 at page 3 -1 of the FEIRRPWVC). In addition, measures recommended to address the traffic concern will mitigate and alleviate traffic concerns. VI Recommendation The Rohnert Park Planning Commission has considered the FEEIRRPWVC, the public comments and the responses thereto and has recommended that the Rohnert Park City Council certify the 4 FFEIRRPWVC and that the City Manager be authorized to file a Notice of Determination in the office of the Sonoma County Clerk. NOW THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Rohnert Park City Council that the FEERRPWVC with all of the public comments and the responses thereto, be approved by the Rohnert Park City Council and that it also be certified as the FFEIRRPWVC and that the City Manager be authorized to file a Notice of Determination in the office of the Sonoma County Clerk. Dated: November 12, 1991 e M yor In Council duly passed this 12th day of N-ovembe.r 1991. AYES: (5) Councilmembers Hollingsworth, Hopkins, Reilly, Spiro and Eck NOES: (0) None ABSENT: None 01