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Home My WebLink About07-19-2016 Public Comment, CodronCOUNCIL.W " .1-IN \OA t. From: Codron, Michael Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2016 8:16 AM To: Department Heads Cc: Davidson, Doug; Cohen, Rachel; Christian, Kevin; Goodwin, Heather; Sims, Shannon Subject: 71 Palomar Schedule Update Attachments: 71 Palomar Brief Update.pdf JUL 19 2016 Mayor Marx and Council Members, Please see the attached memo, which will be distributed as agenda correspondence for tonight's meeting under public comment. Council Members have asked specific questions about the schedule of the project, and have indicated a desire to discuss the status of Luneta Drive on a future agenda. The schedule in the memo is subject to change as more information becomes available, and we will continue to update the Council and community regarding upcoming hearings and other opportunities for input. Please let me or Doug know if you have any questions. Thank you, BCC: CC Michael Codron Director of Community Development CITY OF SH11 IDIS O]BISPO Community Development 919 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3249 E rrlcodron slocity.org T 805.781.7187 C 805.540.0767 slocity.org 1 Community Development 919 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3218 805.781.7170 slocity ory July 18, 2016 To: City Council From: Michael Codron, Community Development Director Doug Davidson, Deputy Director Subject: 71 Palomar Process and Schedule Update On July 7, 2016, the Council received an e-mail update regarding the status of the 71 Palomar housing project. At that time, the decision was made to revisit the biological resources and aesthetics sections of the initial study of environmental impact, as new relevant information was brought into the public record with respect to potential impacts of the project that should receive further evaluation. The next steps in the process are laid out below to keep everyone up to date regarding the project schedule. As more information becomes available, staff will provide additional updates. We will also create a web page to serve as a repository for information associated with the application, with the goal of providing a quick and easy way for the public to reference relevant project documents. Projected Next Steps: 1. 7-20-16: Consultant proposals from Rincon Consultants and SWCA Environmental Consultants will be submitted for review. 2. 7-29-16: Internal deadline to execute a contract with the selected consultant to provide additional environmental review services. 3. 8-1-16: Conceptual ARC review. 4. September 2016: Completion of additional environmental review and beginning of public review of the updated environmental document. 5. 10-17-16: Project presented to ARC for review and action. 6. December 2016: If appealed City Council review of the project. This schedule is very preliminary and will be updated once the City receives the solicited proposals and reviews the proposed scope of work for those studies. Based on the feedback received, and the actual scope of work, the timeframes may be different. The ARC may also need more than one meeting to make a decision on the project. Staff will provide a more detailed schedule as soon as possible. In addition to the environmental review, Council Members have asked staff about the process for determining the scope of Luneta Drive improvements. Luneta Drive is shown on Figure 1 of the Circulation Element as a local street connected to Palomar Drive. The street currently does not provide for through traffic. An e-mail from Jake Hudson is attached, which explains what the General Plan says about this planned connection. Under the current policies, any approval of the 71 71 Palomar Update (7-18-16) Page 2 Palomar project would include a condition requiring the project to finish the street improvements across the project frontage. The 71 Palomar frontage is the final improvement needed to complete a two-lane local street at that location — and the requirement would be identical to that applied to the adjacent subdivisions that have already completed the required street improvements. As part of its approvals of adjacent subdivisions over the past thirty years, the City Council has deferred the completion of the street until the development of 71 Palomar. If the City Council is interested in revisiting the design of Luneta Drive, along with the associated effects of this change, direction should be provided to staff to place the item on a future agenda for discussion. Council review can be accommodated within the schedule outlined above. The discussion will inform how staff writes the condition of approval that implements the frontage improvement requirement. Please contact Doug Davidson (781-7177) with specific questions about this project and the schedule going forward. Codron, Michael From: Hudson, Jake Sent: Monday, July 18, 2016 1:49 PM To: Marx, Jan; Bochum, Tim Cc: Grigsby, Daryl; Codron, Michael; Davidson, Doug Subject: RE: Luneta policy language Attachments: SLO General Plan Circulation Element.pdf Jan, The Luneta connection is shown in Figure 1 of the Circulation Element and Policy 7.3, Table 4 of the Circulation Element establishes acceptable traffic volume thresholds for streets (Attached .pdf). Figure 1 of the General plan in regards to the Luneta connection is however at a higher programmatic level which reflects the more detailed subdivision approvals. The primary Council approvals providing for Luneta to be opened to thru traffic are the subdivisions that occurred from the 1950's thru the 1990's. Below is a summary of those, let me know if there is any particular documentation of those you would like me to pull and send your way. Luneta was opened to thru traffic around the late 1980's and early 1990's on the south half of the street when the 1994 General Plan update occurred. The connection with thru traffic was reflected in the general plan at that time and assumed in the traffic models for the EIR. In 1995 the half -street section was closed/blocked with the bollards that exist today at the request of the fire department via a work order. There were no changes to the 1994 circulation element for Luneta in 2010 so it carried forward to the LUCE and was assumed in the traffic models for the LUCE EIR. Luneta Connection Summ 1950's — Initial large lot subdivisions established the alignment for Luneta 1970's — Council approved Subdivision of lots on north side of Luneta (ie.... Tropicana apartments & 71 Palomar). North half of Luneta constructed as part of subdivision requirements except section fronting 71 Palomar. Luneta Section fronting 71 Palomar was exempted because that lot was remnant of subdivision and was not being developed. 1980's — Council approved Subdivision of residential lots on south side of Luneta. Lots opposite 71 Palomar were also required to build north half of Luneta at the time under the subdivision regulations. The Council however granted exceptions deferring the public improvements along the frontage of 71 Palomar until the development of that lot occurred because the fraternity was unwilling to sell the frontage therefore the improvements would have required eminent domain. The full width Luneta connection to Palomar was designed and approved, although the north half was deferred per Council Direction. South half of Luneta was constructed and opened to two-way traffic on the south half of the road around 1987. 1990's- As part of the 1994 General Plan update the Luneta connection was amended into the plan and the traffic models used in the EIR assumed that connection. In 1995 the road was closed/blocked at the request of the fire department as part of a work order. 2010 — The Luneta connection was carried forward from the 1994 General Plan to the 2010 General Plan and also assumed in the traffic model used for the LUCE EIR. BCC: City Council Thanks, Jake Hudson Transportation Manager Public Works Transportation Planning & Engineering 919 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3218 E jhudson@slocity.org T 805.781.7255 C 805.431.4761 slocity.org From: Marx, Jan Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2016 3:20 PM To: Bochum, Tim; Hudson, Jake Cc: Grigsby, Daryl Subject: Luneta policy language Could you please email me the LUCE language or other documentation that provides that Luneta be opened up to through traffic? Thanks Jan Jan Marx Mayor �%'V Y U.n IW OF Qd !7 a tars Office of the City Council 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3249 E imarxCa�slocity.rq T 805.781.7120 slocity.org