City Council Special Meeting Minutes February 8, 2022
CITY OF FAIRFIELD
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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2022; 5:00 PM
VIA TELECONFERENCE
MINUTES
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Harry T. Price called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL
On roll call were Councilmember Pam Bertani, Councilmember Cat Moy, Councilmember Doriss Panduro,Councilmember Chuck Timm, Councilmember Scott Tonnesen, Vice -Mayor Rick Vaccaro, and Mayor Harry Price.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Dwayne Crower, Bob Panzer, and Nora Dizon spoke about the general plan update.
NEW BUSINESS
1. Fairfield Forward 2050 General Plan Update Project
Alison Moore from Dyett & Bhatia gave a presentation on the Fairfield Forward General Plan Update and Climate Action Plan. The objective was to get reacquainted with Fairfield Forward 2050; and for the council to provide direction on potential areas of change.
Supplementing Downtown: Council was presented with options for the downtown area. The options were:
Alternative 2 — High -density residential area around the transportation center, medium/high density south of Heart of Fairfield area, and mixed -use near Suisun.
Alternative 3 — Mixed -use near Transportation Center
Council preferred a hybrid mixture of Alternatives 2 and 3.
Solano Town Center: Council was presented with options for the Solano Town Center. The options were:
Alternative 1— Minimal change
Alternative 2 - Some mixed use, higher density housing
Alternative 3 - Major transformation, a mix of housing types, jobs, community use, and green space
Council preferred Alternative 3.
City Council Special Meeting Minutes February 8, 2022
North Texas Street Corridor: Council was presented with options for the North Texas Street Corridor. The options were:
Alternative 1— Limited changes
Alternative 2 — Major transformation, includes residential commercial, community uses, public realm improvements, and bus rapid transit
Alternative 3 — Nodes of activity, some mixed -use development but less than Alternative 2
Council preferred Alternative 2.
ADJOURN
Mayor Price adjourned the meeting at 6:16 p.m.
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