Written Comments: Please submit written comments within 30 days of the date of this notice to any of the below by 4:00 p.m. on July XX, 2022:
▪ Email: [email protected]
▪ Regular Mail: Nicolle Jones, Community Development Department, City of American Canyon, 4381 Broadway Street, Suite 201, American Canyon, California 94503
Public Scoping Meeting: The City will hold a virtual scoping meeting to provide an opportunity for agency staff and interested members of the public to submit written and oral comments on the scope of the environmental issues to be addressed in the EIR. The scoping meeting will be held on June XX, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. To attend the scoping meeting, go to https://zoom.us/join.
Webinar ID: 879 2535 9973
Passcode: 253149
Dial: (408) 638 0968
The scoping presentation will be available to view after June XX, 2022 on https://www.cityofamericancanyon.org/government/city-hall/city-clerk/meetings-agendas.
Project Background: The City must undertake a technical update to its General Plan to ensure the General Plan is internally consistent and maintains a balance of land uses; maintains and supports quality-of-life, community satisfaction, and safety for all residents; and meets new State requirements. A Regional Location map is included as Figure 1.
Project Location: The General Plan Update will encompass the City of American Canyon city limits, the Sphere of Influence, Urban Limit Line, and historic water service area (Figure 2).
Proposed Project: The American Canyon General Plan update will serve as a long-term framework for future growth and development. The General Plan represents the community’s view of its future and contains the goals and polices upon which the City Council, Planning Commission, staff, and the entire community will base land use and resource decisions. To provide a contemporary plan that will guide the community through the next 20 years, the General Plan update will reflect recent development decisions and changes in State law. Major components of the comprehensive technical General Plan Update include:
• Land Use Element. This element will resolve inconsistencies between existing and General Plan land uses, expand the Urban Limit Line to include the “Hess/Laird Property,” and accommodate land use amendments for certain properties owned by the Napa Valley Unified School District. Proposed land use amendments are shown in Figure 3. The proposed revised Urban Limit Line is shown in Figure 4. • Circulation Element. This element will incorporate Vehicle Miles Travelled policies consistent with Senate Bill 743 (SB 743); update street standards for all modes, including pedestrians, bicyclists, and transit consistent with the California Complete Streets Act; include two new Industrial Collector roadways: 1) a new “West Side Connector” roadway segment and 2) a Newell Drive roadway segment between Paoli Loop and S. Kelly Drive and delete former planned connection between Commerce Court and Eucalyptus Drive. See Figure 5.
• Community Services Element. This element will focus on goals and policies related to public services, including police, fire, and emergency services.
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• Open Space and Recreation Element. This element will address the wide variety of parks, trails, and open spaces serving the diverse recreation needs of American Canyon residents, particularly youth, and emphasize the unique features of the City’s natural environment – from the Newell Open Space to the east to the wetlands and trails to the west.
• Conservation Element. This element will consider the effects of existing and planned development on natural resources located on public lands, including military installations, consistent with Government Code Section 65302(d). This Element will address State law requirements, including air quality, greenhouse gas emissions, and climate change adaptation. • Safety Element. This element will cover seismic activity, other geologic hazards, fire hazards, hazardous materials, flooding, and other potential hazards, consistent with Government Code Section 65302(g). It will also address resiliency and risks from natural hazards in American Canyon, pursuant to SB 379. This element update will require a vulnerability analysis to comply with State law. • Noise Element. This element will noise element requirements, consistent with Government Code Section 65302(f), including new existing noise contours as well as projected noise contours based on future traffic volumes projected to arise from improvements planned for in the Circulation Element. • Housing Element. This element will be an update for the 2022-2030 RHNA cycle to adequately plan to meet the housing needs of everyone in the community, consistent with Government Code Section 65583.
Due to State-Mandated deadlines, the Housing Element update is anticipated to be completed earlier than the rest of the comprehensive technical General Plan update. • Implementation. This chapter will be a comprehensive implementation strategy with discrete, tangible actions that the City will undertake to carry out all the Plan’s goals, policies, and objectives. It will also highlight goals, policies, and programs related to administration of the General Plan. The chapter will detail timing, potential funding sources, and the responsible parties for each implementation measure.
Project Alternatives: The EIR will evaluate a reasonable range of project alternatives that, consistent with CEQA, meet most of the project objectives and reduce or avoid potential environmental effects, including a required No Project Alternative.
Potential Environmental Effect Areas: The EIR will describe the reasonably foreseeable and potentially significant adverse effects of the proposed project (both direct and indirect). The EIR also will evaluate the cumulative impacts of the project when considered in conjunction with other related past, present, and reasonably foreseeable future projects. The City preliminarily anticipates that the proposed project could result in potentially significant environmental impacts in the following topic areas, which will be further evaluated in the EIR. 247
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▪ Aesthetics
▪ Agriculture and Forestry Resources
▪ Air Quality
▪ Biological Resources
▪ Cultural Resources
▪ Greenhouse Gas Emissions
▪ Land Use and Planning
▪ Noise
▪ Population and Housing
▪ Public Services and Recreation
▪ Transportation
▪ Tribal Cultural Resources
▪ Utilities and Service Systems
▪ Wildfire
▪ Cumulative Effects
▪ Growth Inducing Effects
When the Draft EIR is completed, it will be available for review at the City’s offices located at 4381 Broadway Street, Suite 201, American Canyon, California 94503 and online at:
https://www.cityofamericancanyon.org/government/community-development/planning-zoning/general-planupdate. The City will issue a Notice of Availability of a Draft EIR at that time to inform the public and interested agencies, groups, and individuals of how to access the Draft EIR and provide comments.
If you have questions regarding this NOP or the scoping meeting, please contact Brent Cooper at (707) 647-4335 or via email at [email protected]
_____________________________________________ ____________________ Brent Cooper, Community Development Director Date
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ITEM NUMBER: 13.
TITLE
Urban Limit Line Overview and Dra# Comprehensive General Plan Update CEQA No*ce of Preparation
RECOMMENDATION
Consider taking the following actions in conjunction with the Urban Limit Line:
1. Receive and file report on Urban Limit Line Overview; and
2. Provide Council comments on the Dra# Comprehensive General Plan Update CEQA No*ce of Preparation
CONTACT
Brent Cooper, AICP, Community Development Director
BACKGROUND & ANALYSIS
In response to the Council’s request for informa*on, this staff report provides background informa*on on the City’s Urban Limit Line. In addi*on, as part of the ongoing effort to update the City’s General Plan, staff has prepared a dra# No*ce of Prepara*on (NOP) for the General Plan Program Environmental Impact Report. The NOP is important because it describes the proposed General Plan update scope and marks the beginning of the General Plan environmental review process.
Issue 1: Urban Limit Line
The City’s Urban Limit Line (ULL) was described in a 2008 Agreement between the City Council and the Napa County Board of Supervisors. A map depic*ng the Urban Limit Line is included as Attachment 1.
Subject to limita*ons, the Agreement provided the City with County assurance that they would support City annexa*on of three proper*es in the Napa Airport Specific Plan. In return, the County received benefits as described below:
Napa Airport Specific Plan proper*es within the proposed Urban Limit Line were required to have Industrial Easements to ensure they would not be used for non-industrial purposes (see ULL Agreement Part II Section A.1).
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water service with the same terms or condi*ons as City Customers, except that Outside Customers were subject to a higher water service rate (see ULL Agreement Part II Sec*on A.2 and Exhibit E and F).
The City agreed to limit its municipal boundary to within the ULL un*l at least 2030 (see ULL Agreement Part III Section A).
A copy of the ULL Agreement 2008-93 is included as Attachment 2.
ULL Agreement Adoption Timeframe
The ULL Agreement required the City to amend its General Plan to revise the ULL consistent with the Agreement no later than August 8, 2008. Furthermore, the ULL was required to be affirmed through an Initiative no later than the November 2008 general election.
In a very short *me, the Urban Limit Line and Prezoning Act Iniave received more than enough qualifying signatures. The pe**on was delivered to the Napa County Elec*on Division on July 16, 2008 and was cer*fied on July 18, 2008. On August 5, 2008, the City Council accepted the Napa County Clerk’s Urban Limit Line and Prezoning Act Iniave cer*fica*on. The Ini*a*ve achieved the General Plan and Zoning Ordinance amendments as called for in the ULL Agreement three days before the August 8 deadline. A copy of Resolution 2008-106 is included as Attachment 3.
ULL vs Annexation
Approval of the ULL Agreement itself does not “annex” land to the City. To annex land, the City or Property Owner(s) must submit an applica*on to the Napa County Local Agency Forma*on Commission (LAFCO). In most cases, the proposed annexa*on area must be located within the City’s Sphere of Influence (SOI) - a boundary administered by LAFCO. Except in a few narrow situa*ons, an SOI amendment and annexa*on is possible only when the City and County agree. Apart from the Napa Airport Industrial proper*es, the ULL Agreement did not assure County concurrence with City annexa*on applica*ons, but it helped achieve a coopera*ve environment where concurrence was possible.
The ULL Today
In the years following the ULL Agreement, the City received LAFCO approval of numerous annexa*on applica*ons. Between 2008 to today, the City boundaries increased from 4.13 square miles to just over 6 square miles. These annexed areas and the year cer*fied by LAFCO are shown below:
Watson Ranch (2011)
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The Future ULL
The ULL Agreement and Ini*a*ve states that the ULL will expire in 2030. According to the ULL Agreement and Ini*a*ve, ULL amendments prior to 2030 would require a subsequent Ini*a*ve. As shown in AJachment 4, there are certain proper*es - mostly east of Watson Ranch- within the ULL that have not been annexed into the City. If the ULL expires in 2030 with no replacement or extension, annexing these remaining ULL areas could become more challenging.
Issue 2: General Plan Update Notice of Preparation (NOP) The American Canyon General Plan update serves as a long-term framework for future growth and development. The General Plan represents the community’s view of its future and contains the goals and polices upon which the City Council, Planning Commission, staff, and the en*re community will base land use and resource decisions.
California Environmental Quality Act
The Genal Plan Update requires environmental review pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). To comply with CEQA, the City serves as the “Lead Agency.” Given the broad range of poten*al environmental impacts caused by buildout of the city consistent with the General Plan Update, the City will prepare a Program Environmental Impact Report (Program EIR).
The No*ce of Prepara*on (NOP) is the first step in preparing the Program EIR. The NOP provides a summary of the General Plan Update; includes the City’s preliminary iden*fica*on of the poten*al environmental issues to be analyzed in the EIR; and provides informa*on on how to comment on the scope of the EIR.
Release of the NOP is a formal process to request comments and guidance from “Responsible Agencies,” “Trustee Agencies,” interested public agencies, organiza*ons, and the general public on the scope and content of the Program EIR (CEQA Guidelines Section 15082).
A “Trustee Agency is a public agency that has jurisdic*on by law over natural resources that are held in trust for the people of California. An example includes the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW).
A “Responsible Agency” is a public agency that has some discre*onary authority over a por*on of the General Plan but is not the Lead Agency. An example is the Bay Area Air Quality Management District, among other regional agencies.
Potential Environmental Effect Areas
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impacts of the project when considered in conjunc*on with other related past, present, and reasonably foreseeable future projects. The NOP iden*fies a list of poten*ally significant environmental impacts. This list is included as Attachment 5.
General Plan Update Scope
To provide a contemporary plan that will guide the community through the next 20 years, the General Plan update will emphasize technical updates that reflect recent development decisions and changes in State law. A second phase of the General Plan Update will emphasize new policy ini*a*ves. This two-phase approach is intended to expedite an updated General Plan that complies with current State Laws.
The major components of the Phase 1 Comprehensive Technical General Plan Update include:
• General Plan Study Area.
California state law requires a general plan “for the physical development of the county or city, and any land outside its boundaries which in the planning agency’s judgment bears rela*on to its planning” (Gov. Code § 65300). Consistent with State Law, the General Plan Study Area has been broadened from the current General Plan boundary (City and Sphere of Influence) to include the historic boundary of the American Canyon Water Service Area (Water Service Area). Broadening the Study Area to include the Water Service Area reflects the need to plan for ongoing Water and Wastewater services the city provides to proper*es outside the City limits. A graphic depic*ng the proposed General Plan Study Area is included as Attachment 6. • Land Use Element. As the first of two phases, the Technical General Plan Update is intended to expedite an updated General Plan that complies with current State Laws. Thus, the Technical General Plan Update includes only minor changes to the Land Use Plan.
One category of proposed land use changes focuses on correc*ng inconsistencies between the land use and General Plan designa*on. Examples include changing public-school sites from “Residen*al” to “Public”; and changing creeks and open space from “Residen*al” to “Open Space.” A second category of proposed land use changes focuses on the Napa Valley School District’s request to amend surplus property to a “Residen*al” designa*on. A third category of proposed land use changes focuses on the pending Paoli/Watson Lane Annexa*on. These changes would amend “Agriculture” land use to “Industrial.” Proposed Land Use Amendments are depicted in AJachment
7. • Circula&on Element. This element will incorporate Vehicle Miles Travelled policies consistent with Senate Bill 743 (SB 743); incorporate the “West Side Connector” roadway alignment; update street standards for all modes, including pedestrians, bicyclists, and transit consistent with the California Complete Streets Act.
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services, including police, fire, and emergency services. • Open Space and Recrea&on Element. This element will address the wide variety of parks, trails, and open spaces serving the diverse recrea*on needs of American Canyon residents, par*cularly youth, and The General Plan Update will ensure the General Plan is internally consistent and maintains a balance of land uses; maintains and supports quality-of-life, community sa*sfac*on, and safety for all residents; and meets new State requirements. • Conserva&on Element. This element will consider the effects of exis*ng and planned development on natural resources located on public lands, including military installa*ons, consistent with Government Code Sec*on 65302(d). This Element will address State law requirements, including air quality, greenhouse gas emissions, and climate change adaptation. • Safety Element. This element will cover seismic ac*vity, other geologic hazards, fire hazards, hazardous materials, flooding, and other poten*al hazards, consistent with Government Code Sec*on 65302(g). It will also address resiliency and risks from natural hazards in American Canyon, pursuant to SB 379. This element update will require a vulnerability analysis to comply with State law.
• Noise Element. This element will noise element requirements, consistent with Government Code Sec*on 65302(f), including new exis*ng noise contours as well as projected noise contours based on future traffic volumes projected to arise from improvements planned for in the Circulation Element. • Housing Element. This element will be an update for the 2022-2030 RHNA cycle to adequately plan to meet the housing needs of everyone in the community, consistent with Government Code Sec*on 65583. Due to State-Mandated deadlines, the Housing Element update is an*cipated to be completed earlier than the rest of the comprehensive technical General Plan update. • Urban Limit Line (ULL). As discussed above, the ULL will expire in 2030. Policies to address whether to expire, extend or amend the ULL will take *me to consider. Although there is no reason to preclude star*ng now, it will likely take more *me to address the future for the ULL than the Technical Update schedule. For this reason, staff has scheduled any ULL revisions for the Phase 2 Comprehensive General Plan Update.
• Implementation. This chapter will be a comprehensive implementa*on strategy with discrete, tangible ac*ons that the City will undertake to carry out all the Plan’s goals, policies, and objec*ves.
It will also highlight goals, policies, and programs related to administra*on of the General Plan. The chapter will detail *ming, poten*al funding sources, and the responsible par*es for each implementation measure.
• Project Alterna&ves. The EIR will evaluate a reasonable range of project alterna*ves that, consistent with CEQA, meet most of the project objec*ves and reduce or avoid poten*al 259
environmental effects, including a required No Project Alternative.
A copy of the Draft NOP is included as Attachment 8.
Schedule
As men*oned above, the Phase 1 Technical General Plan update is intended to expedite an updated General Plan that complies with current State Laws. The schedule for Phase 1 contemplates a comple*on date in approximately twelve months from now. Separate from the Comprehensive General Plan Update is the Housing Element Update. This effort is also underway and is an*cipated to be completed on or before the Phase 1 General Plan Update. A graphic depic*ng the schedule is included as Attachment 9.
COUNCIL PRIORITY PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS
Organizational Effectiveness: "Deliver exemplary government services."
FISCAL IMPACT
This project (CIP CD19-0100) has a budget of $787,500. Expenses to date total $239,800. The es*mated cost of the General Plan Update is $1.5 million. One poten*al funding op*on in Fiscal Year 2022-23 is the Economic Development Reserve.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The Recommended Ac*on described in this Agenda Report is not subject to CEQA, pursuant to General Rule Section 15060(b)(3), No effect on environment.
ATTACHMENTS:
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2. ULL Agreement 2008-93 Napa County No 7070
3. ULL Initiative RESOLUTION 2008-R106
4. ULL Annexations
5. NOP CEQA Topics
6. General Plan Study Area Boundary
7. Land Use Amendments
8. Draft NOP
9. Phase 1 General Plan Update Schedule
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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF AMERICAN CANYON, ACCEPTING THE NAPA COUNTY CLERK'S
CERTIFICATION OF CITY URBAN LIMIT LINE
AND PREZONING ACT INITIATIVE.
WHEREAS, On July 15, 2008, Proponents submitted to the Office of the City Clerk petitions for a proposed measure for the City of American Canyon City Urban Limit Line and Prezoning Act; and
WHEREAS, after a prima facie review of the petitions for required number of signatures, and a
legal review by the City Attorney of the format of the petitions, the Office of the City Clerk determined that the petitions were sufficient to the extent to be forwarded for further review by the Napa County Elections Division to verify the number of registered voters; and
WHEREAS, the Napa County Elections Division completed the certification of the Initiative Petition on July 18, 2008 using a random sample verification process authorized by the California Election Code, and based upon the results of the random sample, the petition was deemed qualified and could be considered for further action by the American Canyon City Council at their regular meeting on August 5, 2008.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of American Canyon hereby accepts the certification by the Napa County Clerk, of the Initiative Petition submitted on Wednesday, July 16, 2008, a copy of which certificate is attached hereto as Exhibit A.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of American Canyon at a regular meeting held on the 5th day of August, 2008 by the following votes:
AYES: Garcia, Coffey, Bennett, Callison, West
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
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Leon Garcia, Mayor
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Dorothy oa y Clerk William D. Ross, City Attorney
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I John Tuteur, Registrar of Voters of the County of Napa, State of California, hereby certify:
that the City of American Canyon Urban Limit Line and Prezoning Act Inititiative Petition was transmitted to this office on July 16, 2008.
That each section contains signatures purporting to be the signatures of qualified electors of the City of American Canyon.
That attached to this petition at the time it was filed was an affidavit of the person who solicited the signatures, and also containing the dates between which the purported qualified electors signed this petition;
That the affiant stated his or her own qualifications, that he or she had solicited the signatures upon that section, that all of the signatures were made In his or her presence and that to the best of his or her knowledge and belief each signature to that section was the genuine signature of the person;
That upon the request of the City Clerk of the City of American Canyon, with whom the proponent filed this petition, we tabulated the number of valid signatures by examining the records of registration in the City of American Canyon, current and in effect at the respective dates of such signing, to determine what number of qualified electors signed the petition, and from that examination it has been determined;
1. Number of sections 66
2, Number of unverified signatures filed (raw count) 1864
3. Number of signatures verified 500
a. Number of signatures found sufficient 424
b. Number of signatures found not sufficient 76
c. Number of duplicate signatures 1
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▪ Aesthetics
▪ Agriculture and Forestry Resources
▪ Air Quality
▪ Biological Resources
▪ Cultural Resources
▪ Greenhouse Gas Emissions
▪ Land Use and Planning
▪ Noise
▪ Population and Housing
▪ Public Services and Recreation
▪ Transportation
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▪ Growth Inducing Effects
When the Draft EIR is completed, it will be available for review at the City’s offices located at 4381 Broadway Street, Suite 201, American Canyon, California 94503 and online at:
https://www.cityofamericancanyon.org/government/community-development/planning-zoning/general-planupdate. The City will issue a Notice of Availability of a Draft EIR at that time to inform the public and interested agencies, groups, and individuals of how to access the Draft EIR and provide comments.
If you have questions regarding this NOP or the scoping meeting, please contact Brent Cooper at (707) 647-4335 or via email at [email protected]
_____________________________________________ ____________________ Brent Cooper, Community Development Director Date
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Date: April 19, 2022
To: Reviewing Agencies, Interested Parties, and Organizations Subject: Notice of Preparation of a Draft Environmental Impact Report for the City of American Canyon General Plan Update
The City of American Canyon (City) is preparing an update to the City’s General Plan. The City has determined that a Program Environmental Impact Report (EIR) will be necessary to evaluate environmental impacts of the General Plan Update pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). In compliance with CEQA, the City will be the Lead Agency and will prepare the Program EIR. The City is requesting comments and guidance on the scope and content of the Program EIR from responsible and trustee agencies, interested public agencies, organizations, and the general public (CEQA Guidelines Section 15082).
This Notice of Preparation (NOP) provides a summary of the General Plan Update; includes the City’s preliminary identification of the potential environmental issues to be analyzed in the EIR; and provides information on how to comment on the scope of the EIR.
Notice of Preparation Public Review Period: April 19, 2022 to May 19, 2022 The City requests your careful review and consideration of this notice, and it invites any and all input and comments from interested agencies, persons, and organizations regarding the preparation of the Program EIR.
Comments and responses to this notice must be in writing and submitted to the Lead Agency Contact through May 19, 2022 at 4:00 p.m. If applicable, please indicate a contact person for your agency or organization. If your agency is a responsible agency as defined by CEQA Guidelines Section 15381, your agency may use the environmental documents prepared by the City when considering permits or approvals for action regarding the project.
Lead Agency Contact:
Brent Cooper, Community Development Director
City of American Canyon Community Development Department 4381 Broadway Street, Suite 201
American Canyon, California 94503
[email protected]
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Written Comments: Please submit written comments within 30 days of the date of this notice to any of the below by 4:00 p.m. on May 19, 2022:
▪ Email: [email protected]
▪ Regular Mail: Nicolle Jones, Community Development Department, City of American Canyon, 4381 Broadway Street, Suite 201, American Canyon, California 94503
Public Scoping Meeting: The City will hold a virtual scoping meeting to provide an opportunity for agency staff and interested members of the public to submit written and oral comments on the scope of the environmental issues to be addressed in the EIR. The scoping meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 5, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. To attend the scoping meeting, go to https://zoom.us/join.
Webinar ID: 879 2535 9973
Passcode: 253149
Dial: (408) 638 0968
The scoping presentation will be available to view after May 9, 2022 on https://www.cityofamericancanyon.org/government/city-hall/city-clerk/meetings-agendas.
Project Background: The City must undertake a technical update to its General Plan to ensure the General Plan is internally consistent and maintains a balance of land uses; maintains and supports quality-of-life, community satisfaction, and safety for all residents; and meets new State requirements. A Regional Location map is included as Figure 1.
Project Location: The General Plan Update will encompass the City of American Canyon city limits, the Sphere of Influence, Urban Limit Line, and historic water service area (Figure 2).
Proposed Project: The American Canyon General Plan update will serve as a long-term framework for future growth and development. The General Plan represents the community’s view of its future and contains the goals and polices upon which the City Council, Planning Commission, staff, and the entire community will base land use and resource decisions. To provide a contemporary plan that will guide the community through the next 20 years, the General Plan update will reflect recent development decisions and changes in State law. Major components of the comprehensive technical General Plan Update include:
• Land Use Element. This element will resolve inconsistencies between existing and General Plan land uses and accommodate land use amendments for certain properties owned by the Napa Valley Unified School District. Proposed land use amendments are depicted in Figure 3. • Circulation Element. This element will incorporate Vehicle Miles Travelled policies consistent with Senate Bill 743 (SB 743); incorporate the “West Side Connector” roadway alignment; update street standards for all modes, including pedestrians, bicyclists, and transit consistent with the California Complete Streets Act.
• Community Services Element. This element will focus on goals and policies related to public services, including police, fire, and emergency services.
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emphasize the unique features of the City’s natural environment – from the Newell Open Space to the east to the wetlands and trails to the west.
• Conservation Element. This element will consider the effects of existing and planned development on natural resources located on public lands, including military installations, consistent with Government Code Section 65302(d). This Element will address State law requirements, including air quality, greenhouse gas emissions, and climate change adaptation. • Safety Element. This element will cover seismic activity, other geologic hazards, fire hazards, hazardous materials, flooding, and other potential hazards, consistent with Government Code Section 65302(g). It will also address resiliency and risks from natural hazards in American Canyon, pursuant to SB 379. This element update will require a vulnerability analysis to comply with State law. • Noise Element. This element will noise element requirements, consistent with Government Code Section 65302(f), including new existing noise contours as well as projected noise contours based on future traffic volumes projected to arise from improvements planned for in the Circulation Element. • Housing Element. This element will be an update for the 2022-2030 RHNA cycle to adequately plan to meet the housing needs of everyone in the community, consistent with Government Code Section 65583.
Due to State-Mandated deadlines, the Housing Element update is anticipated to be completed earlier than the rest of the comprehensive technical General Plan update. • Implementation. This chapter will be a comprehensive implementation strategy with discrete, tangible actions that the City will undertake to carry out all the Plan’s goals, policies, and objectives. It will also highlight goals, policies, and programs related to administration of the General Plan. The chapter will detail timing, potential funding sources, and the responsible parties for each implementation measure.
Project Alternatives: The EIR will evaluate a reasonable range of project alternatives that, consistent with CEQA, meet most of the project objectives and reduce or avoid potential environmental effects, including a required No Project Alternative.
Potential Environmental Effect Areas: The EIR will describe the reasonably foreseeable and potentially significant adverse effects of the proposed project (both direct and indirect). The EIR also will evaluate the cumulative impacts of the project when considered in conjunction with other related past, present, and reasonably foreseeable future projects. The City preliminarily anticipates that the proposed project could result in potentially significant environmental impacts in the following topic areas, which will be further evaluated in the EIR. 347
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▪ Aesthetics
▪ Agriculture and Forestry Resources
▪ Air Quality
▪ Biological Resources
▪ Cultural Resources
▪ Greenhouse Gas Emissions
▪ Land Use and Planning
▪ Noise
▪ Population and Housing
▪ Public Services and Recreation
▪ Transportation
▪ Tribal Cultural Resources
▪ Utilities and Service Systems
▪ Wildfire
▪ Cumulative Effects
▪ Growth Inducing Effects
When the Draft EIR is completed, it will be available for review at the City’s offices located at 4381 Broadway Street, Suite 201, American Canyon, California 94503 and online at:
https://www.cityofamericancanyon.org/government/community-development/planning-zoning/general-planupdate. The City will issue a Notice of Availability of a Draft EIR at that time to inform the public and interested agencies, groups, and individuals of how to access the Draft EIR and provide comments.
If you have questions regarding this NOP or the scoping meeting, please contact Brent Cooper at (707) 647-4335 or via email at [email protected]
_____________________________________________ ____________________ Brent Cooper, Community Development Director Date
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Phase 1 General Plan Update Schedule
City of American Canyon Housing Element and Technical General Plan Update Task 1 Project Restart
Task 2 Housing Element
Task 3 Technical General
Plan Update
Task 4 Draft and Final
Program EIR
Task 5 Hearings and Adoption
Phase 2 TBD
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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
JUNE 7, 2022
STAFF REPORT
BUSINESS
ITEM NUMBER: 16.
TITLE
Property Exchange with Napa Valley Unified School District
RECOMMENDATION
Adopt a Minute Order providing no.ce of the City's intent to transfer approximately 4.6 acres of land where the community center/gymnasium is located to the Napa Valley Unified School District in exchange for receiving the 6.57-acre property where the former Napa Junc.on Elementary School is located (on Napa Junction Rd.) from the Napa Valley Unified School District.
CONTACT
Jason Holley, City Manager
BACKGROUND & ANALYSIS
The City of American Canyon and the Napa Valley Unified School District (NVUSD) are the two largest landowners in American Canyon. As the City’s popula.on grew from 6,200 people at incorpora.on in 1992 to nearly 22,000 people today, the City worked with the NVUSD to expand educa.onal opportuni.es here. Twenty-five years ago, this unique partnership manifested itself in the crea.on of a joint civic complex that includes the American Canyon Middle School (ACMS), a community center/gymnasium and the Philip West Aquatics Center (PWAC).
Tonight the Council will discuss the par.es' inten.on to collaborate on the future of school and civic sites within American Canyon. The discussions pertain to various proper.es, including the site of the former Napa Junc.on Elementary School (located on Napa Junc.on Road), the community center/gymnasium at ACMS, and vacant lands on Eucalyptus Drive and American Canyon Road. Key components of the new partnership include the City relinquishing its role as the co-owner of the community center/gymnasium and NVUSD transi.oning its ownership of the former Napa Junc.on Elementary school site to the City. The City and NVUSD intend upon accomplishing this exchange by through a "Property Exchange and Acquisition Agreement".
Importantly, the City and NVUSD are commiEed to ensuring exis.ng civic facili.es will remain available for use by the community through the City’s and NVUSD’s respec.ve facility rental programs. As noted in a recent joint press release, NVUSD Superintendent Dr. Rosanna MuceF states, “It is our duty and responsibility to provide the best educa.onal programs for students across the district, and this exchange will allow us flexibility for enhanced programs for American 353
Canyon students. At the same .me, our collec.ve hope with the City is to maximize the space for the broader community – so we believe this exchange will represent a ‘win-win’ for everyone.” Meanwhile City Manager Holley added, “The future of the former school site is a ‘blank slate’ and aMer an agreement is finalized, the City Council will begin its process for listening to the community’s ideas and interests before ul.mately deciding its new future. The con.nued sharing of our respec.ve civic facili.es and maximizing their use remains essen.al for the community's benefit.
The City appreciates our collaborative relationship with NVUSD and values our partnership”. 100 Benton Way Property
The City currently owns a 9.66 acre-property (APN 058-040-026) located at 100 Benton Way, which is used for educa.on and community recrea.on purposes. The "L-shaped" property was dedicated by a developer to the former American Canyon County Water District in 1986, and it became a City asset at Incorporation in 1992 (Attachment 1).
The "100 Benton Way Property" contains the community center/gymnasium, a por.on of the ACMS track and field, a temporary skateboard park, and the PWAC. Per "1997 Agreements" (Attachment 2), the NVUSD is a "tenant" of the City for the first 20-years and then star.ng July 1, 2022, the NVUSD and the City are to become "co-owners" of the gymnasium/community center. Additionally, each party retains separate sole ownership of the ACMS and PWAC respectively.
Unfortunately, the 1997 Agreements are rela.vely silent as to details of the future transi.on from landlord-tenant rela.onship to one of co-ownership. Of note, the NVUSD is not a tenant nor do they "co-own" any other educa.onal facili.es districtwide. Suffice it to say, standards for educa.onal facili.es and the general public are different. Prospec.vely this juxtaposi.on is likely resolve in favor of the most conservative conditions.
For example, the ACMS track/field straddles the ACMS Property and 100 Benton Way Property. The maintenance standards for this facility are not severable based upon separate ownership and must meet the more strict CA Department of Educa.on (Cal-Ed) and NVUSD requirements. Under a coownership scenario, the City may have to pay for a por.on (if not all) of any needed repairs, even though it rarely uses the facility. Likewise, this concept holds true for the gymnasium/community center itself - a 20-year old building approaching significant lifecycle maintenance costs (e.g. roof replacement, etc.) Lastly, aMer discussing future co-ownership issues with the "NVUSD 2x2 CommiEee" (Joseph/Washington), it also became clear changes to allowable uses at the building were imminent. In par.cular, consistent with State Law (California Business and Professions Code Sec.on 25608) and NVUSD policy, the use of alcohol would be prohibited at the community center/gymnasium.
Under the proposed agreement, the City would relinquish its (impending) co-ownership of a 4.6- acre por.on of the 100 Benton Way Property through the execu.on of a Quitclaim Deed (dashed area shown on AEachment 1). The community center/gymnasium, a por.on of the ACMS track and field, a temporary skateboard park are all located on the por.on of land to be transferred to 354
NVUSD. The PWAC would stay under City ownership on a new (smaller) parcel.
Prospec.vely, the gymnasium will be available for City and community use consistent with the NVUSD policies and facility rental program. Addi.onally, the temporary skateboard park will be relocated to a loca.on that is s.ll TBD. Lastly, the northern (rear) of the property will be secured in the same manner as the northern boundary of the ACMS property to prevent unauthorized access and thus, pedestrians will no longer access the property from the north.
Former Napa Junction Elementary School Property
NVSUD owns a 6.57-acre property (APN 058-320-0015) which is the site of the (former) Napa Junc.on Elementary School (“Napa Junc.on Rd. Property”). Napa Junc.on Elementary was moved from its former loca.on due to the damage from the 2014 earthquake and recently opened a brandnew campus on Eucalyptus Drive. The City's acquisi.on of the Napa Junc.on Rd. Property is for public community and recrea.on purposes and to con.nue vehicle access for Napa Junc.on Road.
The property abuts the 7-acre LiEle League Field - which came under City ownership in conjunc.on with the 1997 Agreement and is an example of the prior land exchange. All told, the City would own
13.5-acres of land bounded by Napa Junc.on Rd. and Hess Road (on 2 sides) (AEachment 3). While the exis.ng buildings can be re-used, development of new buildings will be constrained by the presence of earthquake faults. Unoccupied facili.es such as new parks, ballfields, parking lots and unoccupied structures would not be constrained.
In the near term, the City intends to develop a full-.me opera.onal presence on a por.on of the now vacant property to prevent vandalism, etc. Addi.onally, the mul.-purpose room (with kitchen) and classrooms are intended to be made available for public through the City's facility rental program. Long-term, the property is a blank slate. Strategically located next to the City-owned LiEle League Field and underdeveloped property to the east, there are numerous opportuni.es for public serving amenities.
Property Exchange Agreement (General Plan Conformity)
Consistent with California Government Code Sec.on 65402, on May 26, the Planning Commission unanimously confirmed the proposed exchange of public proper.es conforms with the City's General Plan (AEachment 4). Of note, the Commission determined the City's co-ownership interests in a por.on of the 100 Benton Way Property" containing the community center/gymnasium et al. to be exchanged to the District will be unnecessary for the City as it will be gaining the Napa Junc.on Rd. Property from the District intended for community and recrea.on purposes and to con.nue vehicle access to implement, consistent with Government Code Sec.on 65103(b) its General Plan, 2018 Circula.on Element (Pps. 11, 13), designa.ng Napa Junc.on Road as a minor and major collector.
Next Steps
While the City and NVUSD are s.ll finalizing the details of the Agreement, each party is commiEed to moving forward with their own process once the terms of an agreement are set. Details will be 355
forthcoming, including updates on discussions, .meline and proposed land maps. The Council is scheduled to consider approval of the Agreement at its June 21 mee.ng, while the the NVUSD Board is scheduled to consider items related to this exchange at its June 9 & 23 meetings.
COUNCIL PRIORITY PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS
Community and Sense of Place: "Build on the strength of our local community to develop a clear 'sense of place' and establish our unique identity."
FISCAL IMPACT
The Recommended Ac.on - adopt a Minute Order providing no.ce of the City's intent to transfer property with the Napa Valley Unified School District - will have no fiscal impact on the City's General Fund.
Increased Future Costs
Prospec.vely, the terms of the Agreement are expected to result in increased one-.me costs of at least approximately $100k for the reloca.on of the temporary skate park. One-.me costs for renova.ons of the former school property have not been determined and will depend upon future decisions about short-term and long-term uses. Addi.onally, the City's is expected to incur increased on-going costs to for ren.ng the gymnasium. If all of the current recrea.on programing remains at the gymnasium, the cost is es.mate to be $60k; however staff an.cipates moving some programming to the Napa Junction Rd. location to reduce cost.
Avoided Future Costs
The Agreement is expected to contain "as-is" provisions - meaning each party is sole responsible for future maintenance costs, liabili.es, etc. Thus, all future costs to maintain/repair/replace the ACMS track and field, gymnasium etc. up to "educa.on standards" will be borne by the NVUSD. Near-term es.mates of the costs for the ACMS track and field exceed one million dollars. Future costs for the building have not been estimated, but expected to be significant.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The Recommended Ac.on - adopt a Minute Order memorializing no.ce of the City's intent to transfer property with the Napa Valley Unified School District - is not considered a "project" under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
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1. 100 Benton Way Property
2. 1997 Agreement
3. Napa Junction Rd. Property
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RESOLUTION NO. 2022-______
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF AMERICAN CANYON DETERMINING GENERAL PLAN CONFORMITY PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 65402 FOR THE
PROPOSED PROPERTY EXCHANGE OF THE COMMUNITY CENTER/AMERICAN CANYON MIDDLE SCHOOL
GYM PROPERTY AND THE NAPA JUNCTION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SITE PROPERTY WHEREAS, City is the fee owner of 9.66 acres of real property (APN 058-040-026) known as the Community Center/American Canyon Middle School Gym/Track property ("Community Center/ACMS Gym Property"), which the City uses for community and recreation purposes, located in the City in Napa County, California; and
WHEREAS, the District is the fee owner of 6.57 acres of real property (APN 058-320-0015) which is the site of the (former) Napa Junction Elementary School (“Napa Junction Rd. Property”), located in the City in Napa County, California; and
WHEREAS, the City processing a Lot Line Adjustment whereby approximately 4.6 acres of APN 058-040- 026 consisting of portions of the Community Center/ACMS Gym Property will be transferred the District (“Transferred ACMS Gym Property”) in exchange for specific real property from the District; and WHEREAS, all referenced properties have a General Plan Land Use Designation of “P” (Public Use); and WHEREAS, the City desires to acquire the Napa Junction Rd. Property for public community and recreation purposes and to continue vehicle access to implement, consistent with Government Code section 65103(b) of its General Plan, 2018 Circulation Element (Pps. 11, 13, designating Napa Junction Road as a minor and major collector) and to meet General Plan Land Use Element Goal 1A and Parks and Recreation Element Goal 7 to provide for a wide variety of land uses and supporting services to enrich the lives of the existing and future American Canyon residents; and
WHEREAS, District desires fee ownership of the Transferred ACMS Gym Property to better manage and provide District educational activities, and to continue to allow members of the American Canyon Public to use the property for community purposes subject to District fee schedules; and WHEREAS, the City and District are negotiating a Property Exchange Agreement to exchange the Transferred ACMS Gym Property for the Napa Junction Rd. Property; and WHEREAS, California Government Code Section 65402 requires the Planning Commission to review the proposed exchange of public properties conformity with the adopted General Plan; and WHEREAS, the Transferred ACMS Gym Property to be exchanged to the District will be unnecessary for the City as it will be gaining the Napa Junction Rd. Property from the District intended for community and recreation purposes and to continue vehicle access to implement, consistent with Government Code section 65103(b) its General Plan, 2018 Circulation Element (Pps. 11, 13), designating Napa Junction Road as a minor and major collector ; and
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WHEREAS, the City of American Canyon Planning Commission considered the properties to be exchanged at the regularly scheduled public meeting of May 26, 2022, at which time all those in attendance were given the opportunity to speak on the proposal; and
WHEREAS, the determination of conformity with the General Plan pursuant to Government Code Section 65402 is not considered a "project" under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); and WHEREAS, all legal prerequisites to the adoption of this Resolution have occurred.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED the Planning Commission does hereby find that the exchange of the Transferred ACMS Gym Property and Napa Junction Rd. Property is in conformity with the adopted City of American Canyon General Plan.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED at a regularly scheduled meeting of the Planning Commission held on the 26th day of May, 2022, by the following vote:
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Crystal Mallare, Chair
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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City Council Committee Report
Submitted
by: * Councilmember Mark Joseph
Council
Meeting
Date:
06/07/2022
Event
Date: 2022-05-18
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Event Title:* Napa Valley Transportation Authority (NVTA) Event Report: There weren't too many major actions at this meeting. It was more of a regular business session. We heard about the rollout of all electric busses (and more will be coming); a quarterly update on the Vine Service; we established an ad hoc nominating committee for next year's Chair/Vice-Chair; formally adopted a two-year budget; and approved a COLA for the Executive Director. We also approved going for proposals for the One Bay Area Grant (OBAG), recognizing about 2/3 of the allocation has already been earmarked (some for our Green Island Road project; and some for St. Helena and Napa City's 5-way intersection on Silverado).
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Date: 2022-05-27
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Event Title:* Climate Action Committee
Event Report: Some excitement here!
First, we heard a presentation from the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) regarding their new Climate Action air quality standards. Basically, if we want to be able to meet our Climate Action portion of any new EIR, we need to require compliance with BAAQMD's standards, or adopt our own standards. BAAQMD requires a number of significant elements: for new buildings, no use of natural gas (in effect, the all-electric reach code becomes the de facto policy); no wasteful energy use; for transportation, at least a 15% reduction in Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) and installation of EV Chargers.
Second, there was a good discussion about whether we should invest in a Countywide Climate Action Plan. The CAC embraced this concept and recommended each representative take it back to their respective jurisdiction for feedback and direction. I support the regional approach, but also want us to focus on doing things while we take a year or two to develop a plan.
We also received a regular update on the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) inventory. We should be getting the results later this fall.
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Event Title:* Community Events and Activities
Event Report: Kiwanis: attended our monthly board meeting as well as the General Membership Meeting (heard a presentation from Brenda Knight on Juneteenth; and honored our graduating Key Club members); also 404
attended a regular Key Club meeting at ACHS.
ACAF: Attended the regular board meeting; took advantage of an afternoon on Mare Island as part of our monthly Social Event; and worked on several upcoming ACAF events (ACHS Art & Music Event; Juneteenth, Latino Heritage Celebration, etc.)
Chamber: attended the Mixer at Adobe Lumber--great appetizers and I won a $100 gift certificate from Adobe!! also made it to the Chamber's regular Coffee at Redwood Credit Union.
Organized Labor: attended their annual Spring Salute at Hann's Park in Vallejo; attended their Community Benefits Coalition meeting and discussed the status of Napa City's General Plan; due to meeting conflicts, could not attend the Apprenticeship Event in Vacaville but did provide a sponsorship American Canyon Democratic Club: our first in-person meeting had a good turnout and Bill Dodd and Cecilia Aguiar-Curry were there and spoke to the crowd. Good music, good food, good company! Also, completed a survey in which the respondents want more emphasis on national affairs. Our next program will be on either gun violence or abortion.
Special Events: Attended the Gap Closure ribbon-cutting for the Vine Trail in Napa City, but missed the Groundbreaking for the Calistoga to St. Helena Vine Trail portion; Made it to the Devlin Road Ribbon cutting and was excited to use the road for the first time; sponsored and attended the Little League's Hoedown, but didn't try the mechanical bull! Good food, though! rode my bike to the Memorial Day Ceremony, and was very impressed with how well the event was organized and presented; showed up for the Family Resource Center's ribbon cutting, but had to leave early for the Fire District Meeting; File/Photo Upload Max file size for all uploads is 10 MB Event
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Event Report: Made it to Justin Moreno's memorial--current and former City employees contributed towards a park bench in his memory; Also, attended the Public Works Picnic and enjoyed the camaraderie of our staff. Was not able to attend the Traffic Calming Workshop, but listened to it afterwards--I believe we need to bring this matter back to Council for some additional direction and clarification. Traffic Calming is also a fairly expensive investment, so we need to be judicious and fair about it. Happy to be at a meeting with Engie top Executives--we toured the Wastewater Treatment Plant and talked about the upcoming project to expand our industrial treatment options. And lastly, attended a meeting of the neighbors concerned about Napa Cove--we had a long conversation, and was able to clarify/resolve a few of their concerns and there are still one or two items outstanding. They were reasonable even if they weren't happy with the outcome--I think we need to find better ways to let neighbors know about proposals that impact their neighborhoods, whether they are likely to be applauded or objected to!
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