Portola City Council
June 12, 2024

• To provide for the safe and efficient handling of special wastes.

Policies: Solid Waste Management
PF-P-25. The City will implement and enforce the provisions of its Source Reduction and Recycling Element.

Education
Educational opportunities are important for the quality of life of residents and the overall sense of community that a good school system provides. The education programs and facilities are an integral part of the community. Good local education opportunity is also an important factor in economic development. The local public school system is essential because future employees will prefer to locate where their children have access to quality education.

Advanced education and training is important for residents to expand their interests and increase their job skills. Technological advances in many fields require that workers have access to on-going training. Therefore, adult education and lifelong learning opportunities will become increasingly important.

Existing Primary and Secondary Education Resources
The Plumas Unified School District (PUSD) is a County-wide district. Charter schools not operated by PUSD are also located in Portola. PUSD operates three (3) schools in Portola:
• C. Roy Carmichael Elementary School: +/- 350 students • Portola Jr. / Sr. High School: +/- 280 students
• Long Valley Charter School- Portola Resource Center (grades K-12): +/- 100 students
Student enrollment throughout the District, including the Portola Attendance Area, has been in steady decline. However, the Portola Attendance Area is projected to experience a modest resurgence in enrollment. The population growth projected in the Land Use Element suggests that the demand for school space will increase significantly over the twenty-year horizon of the General Plan. If development occurs at an average growth rate of three percent annually, the Portola Attendance Area will increase by approximately 836 dwellings. The Plumas Unified School District’s Facilities Master Plan (2016) describes school related items that would be impacted by growth, including student generation rates, projected students, and school capacities, among other related items.

However, current trends do not indicate significant population growth in the schools according to the PUSD Facilities Master Plan (2016). C. Roy Carmichael Elementary School has a student population of 364 and Portola Junior/Senior High School has a City of Portola General Plan 2045 Public Services and Facilities Element

student population of 253. The PUSD Facilities Master Plan indicates that C. Roy Carmichael can accommodate 647 students, and Portola Jr.-Sr. High School can accommodate 526 students.

The growth projections used in the General Plan indicate that the population in the Portola area could more than double in the next two decades. Such growth would surely increase the demand for classroom space near or beyond the capacity of the existing campuses.

Additional school sites, if needed, will require substantial time for advance planning, and ultimately design and construction. The district and the City need to cooperatively plan for the location of future schools.

Existing Post Secondary Education Resources
Post secondary education is provided by the Feather River College, located in Quincy.

The community college is an important resource that could have an expanded presence in Portola as the community grows as the economic hub of east Plumas County. The city will encourage the expansion of the community college programs and, ultimately, facilities within the community. The growth of telecommunications as a teaching tool can help the community college expand their program offerings locally.

Similarly, many larger institutions offer extended learning programs through telecommunications. In keeping with the goals and policies for expanding telecommunications opportunities in Portola, the City will encourage the expansion of education opportunities.

The University of Nevada, Reno is the nearest four-year institution. The opportunities for extending education through on campus programs are expanding for Portola residents with the growth in commuting to the Reno area for employment.

Policies: Education
PF-P-26. Adequate facilities must be shown to be available in a timely manner before approval will be granted to new residential development.

PF-P-27. Financing of new school facilities will be identified and assured before new development is approved.

PF-P-28. The City and the School District will work together to develop criteria for the designation of school sites and consider the opportunities for reducing the cost of land for school facilities. The City will encourage the school district to comply with City standards in the design and landscaping of school facilities.

PF-P-29. The City and the School District will consider opportunities for jointuse of facilities. If feasible, a joint-use agreement will be pursued City of Portola General Plan 2045 Public Services and Facilities Element

to maximize public use of facilities, minimize duplication of services provided, and facilitate shared financial and operational responsibilities.

PF-P-30. Designate public/quasi-public land uses in clusters, such as the civic core area, so that the use of schools, parks, open space, libraries, childcare and community activity and service centers create a community or activity focus.

PF-P-31. Where feasible, schools will be located away from hazards or sensitive resource conservation areas, except where the proximity of resources may be of educational value and the protection of resources is reasonably assured.

Implementation: Education
PF-I-27. The City will inventory all public lands to identify opportunities for joint-use facilities.

PF-I-28. As needed, the City will request a meeting with the Administrator and the Board of Trustees of the school district to review development issues and opportunities for cooperation between the school district and the city.

PF-I-29. The City will encourage the school district to provide curriculum that enhances the economic development potential of the area.

PF-I-30. The City will encourage the Feather River College to expand the education program offerings in Portola.

Libraries
Libraries are an important part of community quality of life. Even with the expanding use of the Internet as a means of communication and disseminating information, the public library will continue to function as a source of printed information, and a landmark institution that helps define the community.

The Portola Branch Library was built in 1994 and planning for the building included anticipation of the city’s future growth. The library is 3,950 square feet in size and was built to serve a population up to 6,000 people. The library can hold up to 14,000 volumes.

Currently, the library has 10,250 volumes. On the basis of 14,000 volumes to serve 6,000 people, the current service capacity of the library is a population of 4,393 people. This is approximately double the current population of the City, but this library serves the population of eastern Plumas County.

Staffing is based primarily on circulation (number of books checked out). An increase in population would cause a proportional increase in the demand for services. The growth City of Portola General Plan 2045 Public Services and Facilities Element

projections used in this General Plan indicate that the population in the Portola area could more than double in the next two decades. Such growth would surely increase the demand for library services. However, the increased use of the Internet and other information resources may diminish the normal level of increase.

Policies: Libraries
PF-P-32. The City and County will work together to develop criteria for expansion of library service in the City.

Implementation: Libraries
PF-I-31. As the need for additional capacity emerges, the City and County will consider opportunities for joint use of facilities. If feasible, a joint-use agreement will be pursued to maximize public use of facilities, minimize duplication of services provided, and facilitate shared financial and operational responsibilities.

PF-I-32. Designate public/quasi-public land uses in clusters, such as the civic core area, so that the use of schools, parks, open space, libraries, childcare, and community activity and service centers create a community or activity focus.

Recreation and Parks
Parks are an important part of the overall vision for the City of Portola. The overall intent of the park improvements in the City is to provide recreation amenities for the residents.

A secondary objective is to provide space for public gatherings that may attract visitors to the community. In addition to the typical purpose of providing open space and recreation for City residents, the parks are envisioned as space for music and craft fairs, exhibitions, and other public events. Consequently, the parks need to be designed to serve a variety of roles.

In order to meet the primary objective of resident recreation, the park facilities need to be designed with the local neighborhoods in mind. With the current distribution of parks (one to the north and one to the south of the river) there is a park within reasonable walking distance of all residents. The intent is to provide a series of parks within convenient walking distance of one another and linked by a pedestrian system consisting of sidewalks and trails through open space areas.

The City currently owns three developed park sites including the 35-acre Riverwalk Park, the 13.8-acre City Park, the 2-acre West End Park, and the 5-acre Baldwin Park. The city maintains a total of 55.8 acres of dedicated parkland, or 26.5 acres per one thousand residents. A total of 18.8 acres of park are fully improved.

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Under the California Subdivision Map Act (the “Quimby Act”) a City or County can require the dedication of up to five (5) acres of park per one thousand residents. In lieu of dedication of land, a developer may pay a fee for dedication of land to the city.

The Riverwalk Park along the north bank of the Feather River is a visual and social center for the community. It is a place for active recreation, quiet open space, and river access, as well as a highly visible open space that helps establish the character of the city.

Policies: Recreation and Parks
PF-P-41. The Riverwalk Park and the City Park are to provide the primary areas for public activities that will draw visitors to the community.

These parks will include picnic areas, restrooms, and a turf area that can be used for craft fairs, music presentations, sporting events and similar activities. Parking will be provided near or on the park site.

PF-P-42. Standards for neighborhood parks should be developed by the City, which may include minimum size and amenities.

Implementation: Recreation and Parks
PF-I-31. The City will establish specific development criteria for the use of Riverwalk Park in a Master Plan for this area.

PF-I-32. The City will seek joint-use of tennis courts and other public use facilities with the school district.

PF-I-33. The City will establish a park development and maintenance fee program applied to all new residential development.

PF-I-34. All new residential development will be required to make a land dedication or pay an in-lieu fee for park land dedication based on providing 5 acres per 1,000 residents.

Police Services
Growth in the City of Portola, along with increased tourism and businesses, will incrementally increase the demand for police protection over time. Increases in the level of police services will need to grow in response to population increases.

Law enforcement in Portola is provided by the Plumas County Sheriff’s Office. The patrol service for the eastern portion of the County is headquartered at the Sheriff’s substation located on Gulling Street in Portola adjacent to the Portola Library and City Hall. The City of Portola contracts with the PCSO to provide patrol service within the city limits. The City of Portola General Plan 2045 Public Services and Facilities Element

contract is renegotiated periodically to reflect increased levels of service and costs of service.

In order for the city to pursue implementation of the Community Oriented Policing concept it is necessary to establish specific guidelines and objectives for police services.

This can be accomplished through close coordination with the County Sheriff, but as the community grows, the concept of a City-based police service should be considered.

Policies: Police
PF-P-42. The City will establish a standard for the level of police service and will establish the criteria for determining the circumstances under which police service will be improved.

Implementation: Police
PF-I-35. The City will review the level of service provided by the County Sheriff and determine whether increased levels of service are required to serve additional population.

PF-I-36. The City will establish the means of funding additional police service through benefit assessment districts, sales tax, fees for development, or other methods.

Fire Protection
Fire protection and emergency response is essential for the well-being of the city residents and is fundamental to attract many types of business to the community. On November 7, 2023 the voters in Eastern Plumas County, including the City of Portola, approved the formation of the Beckwouth Peak Fire Protection District along with a special tax to fund the new fire district.

Formation of the new district took effect on January 1, 2024, an elected five-member board of directors was seated at that time. On July 1, 2024 the four fire agencies located within the boundaries of the new district will divest fire and emergency service duties to the Beckwourth Peak Fire Protection District. All fire assets held by the City of Portola, including real property, vehicles, equipment, personal property and funds will be transferred to the new fire district and the City will no longer have the responsibility of providing those services to City residents and property.

The Beckwourth Peak Fire Protection District will receive funding from a portion of the City’s property tax and the newly approved special tax. The City of Portola will no longer receive the special fire tax implemented in 1974 and a portion of property tax will also be transferred from the City to the new district.

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The City Engineer has identified a potential fire flow deficiency within portions of the city resulting from the elevation relative to, and the distance from, the south storage tank.

This will be resolved by constructing a new water storage tank at a higher elevation on the south side of the city, and construction of new water distribution lines to serve Area B.

New development will be required to ensure adequate fire flow.

Policies: Fire Protection
PF-P-43. The City will establish fundamental standards for level of service that include response times and level of response criteria and will establish the criteria for determining the circumstances under which fire service will be improved.

PF-P-44. The City will continue exploring ways to ensure sustainable fire and emergency services are provided to the City.

Implementation: Fire Protection
PF-I-39. New development will participate in the funding of a prorated share of new fire protection equipment, including personnel safety equipment, engines, and stations through benefit assessment districts, sales tax, fees for development or other methods as may be established for this purpose.

PF-I-40. New construction will conform to all standards for fire safety as established by the City through zoning, other municipal codes, and building construction codes.

PF-I-41. The City Engineer will ensure that new development meets City standards for fire safety access and emergency egress.

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8. Conservation and Open Space Element DRAFT
Clean air and water, healthy forests, meadows, streams and the Feather River make Portola an attractive place to live and work. These assets must be conserved and protected as the community grows and the population increases.

This General Plan seeks to accommodate population growth while conserving and protecting the area’s natural resources and quality of life. Economic development and quality of life are not inconsistent and contradictory goals. Indeed, economic development for the City of Portola and the east Plumas County region depends on protecting the abundant, high quality natural resources that are essential to the quality of life in Portola.

Authority
The Conservation Element and the Open Space Element are both mandated by the Government Code (Sections 65302(d) and 65302(e)) and are combined in this Element.

The Conservation Element is required to:
“. . .provide direction regarding the conservation, development, and utilization of natural resources.”
The Open Space Element is required to:
“. . .guide the comprehensive and long-range preservation and conservation of ‘open-space land’ (Section 65563). Open-space land is defined in the code as any parcel or area of land or water that is essentially unimproved and devoted to open-space use (Section 65560(b)).”
Relationship to Other General Plan Elements
The required topics for Conservation and Open Space indicate substantial overlap.

Water supply, energy sources, and outdoor recreation are addressed in the Public Services and Facilities Element. Open space is addressed in the Land Use Element.

Energy efficiency is discussed in the Community Design Element and the Circulation Element.

Completeness Checklist & Required Contents- Conservation Based on a review of OPR’s Completeness Checklist as well as Required Contents and Statutory Requirements of the Conservation Element, the items in the checklist are City of Portola General Plan 2045 Conservation and Open Space Element

addressed in the multiple items listed above. The requirements related to harbors and fisheries are not applicable to the City.

The Conservation portion of this Element details how natural resources are conserved, developed, and utilized. In Portola, natural resources include water and its hydraulic force, forests, soils, rivers and other waters, wildlife, and other resources deemed important to the community.

California
Government
Code
Section
Brief Description of Requirement Addressed in
General Plan
65302(d)(1) Water and its hydraulic force (water conservation, water supply, and demand)
√
65302(d)(1) Floodwater accommodation √
65302(d)(1) Forest (conservation, risk of wildfire) √
65302(d)(1) Soils (management and conservation, agricultural production)
√
65302(d)(1) Rivers and other waters (water quality) √
65302(d)(1) Harbors N/A
65302(d)(1) Fisheries (management) N/A
65302(d)(1) Wildlife (conservation, habitat) √
65302(d)(1) Minerals (inventory, protection) √
65302(d)(1) Other natural resources √
Completeness Checklist & Required Contents - Open Space Based on a review of OPR’s Completeness Checklists this Conservation and Open Space Element complies with the California General Plan Guidelines.

The Government Code requirements for the Open Space Element are fulfilled via a multitude of overlapping policies in several City elements. The City has completed an initial inventory and map of the City’s open space lands that complies with the definition of open space in Government Code §65560(b) as “any parcel or area of land or water that is essentially unimproved and devoted to open space use.” The discussion of these topics are organized under the following headings:
▪ Water and its Hydraulic Force
▪ Floodwater Accommodation
▪ Forest
▪ Reclamation of Land and Waters
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▪ Water Conservation
▪ Energy Conservation
▪ Soils and Erosion Control
▪ Water Quality
▪ Open Space
▪ Feather River
▪ Outdoor Recreation
▪ Biological Resources
▪ Archaeological, Historic, and Cultural Resources
▪ Public Health and Safety
California
Government
Code
Section
Brief Description of Requirement Addressed in
General Plan
65563 Long range and comprehensive √
65563 Plan for preservation and conservation of open space lands, including the following:
√
65560(h)(1) Open space for the preservation of natural resources, including, but not limited to, areas required for the
preservation of plant and animal life, including habitat for fish and wildlife species; areas required for ecologic and other scientific study purposes; rivers, streams,
bays, and estuaries; and coastal beaches, lakeshores,
banks of rivers and streams, and watershed lands.
√
65560(h)(2) Open space used for the managed production of resources, including, but not limited to, forest lands, rangeland, agricultural lands, and areas of economic
importance for the production of food or fiber; areas
required for recharge of groundwater basins; bays,
estuaries, marshes, rivers, and streams that are
important for the management of commercial
fisheries; and areas containing major mineral deposits, including those in short supply.
√
65560(h)(3) Open space for outdoor recreation, including, but not limited to, areas of outstanding scenic, historic, and
cultural value; areas particularly suited for park and
recreation purposes, including access to lakeshores,
beaches, and rivers and streams; and areas that serve
as links between major recreation and open-space
reservations, including utility easements, banks of rivers and streams, trails, and scenic highway corridors.
√
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65560(h)(4) Open space for public health and safety, including, but not limited to, areas that require special
management or regulation because of hazardous or
special conditions such as earthquake fault zones,
unstable soil areas, flood plains, watersheds, areas
presenting high fire risks, areas required for the
protection of water quality and water reservoirs, and
areas required for the protection and enhancement of
air quality.
√
65560(h)(5) Open space in support of the mission of military installations that comprises areas adjacent to military installations, military training routes, and underlying restricted airspace that can provide additional buffer
zones to military activities and complement the
resource values of the military lands.

N/A
65560(h)(6) Open space for tribal resources, including public land containing any Native American sanctified cemetery,
place of worship, religious or ceremonial site, or sacred shrine; Native American historic, cultural, or sacred
sites, that are listed or may be eligible for listing in the California Register of Historic Resources pursuant to
Section 5024.1. tribal consultation is required to
determine the level of confidentiality needed
(Government Code section 65562.5)
√
65560(b) Inventory of the above lands to include any parcel that is essentially unimproved (i.e. need not be
completely vacant).
√
65562(a) Policies provide that open space “must be conserved wherever possible”.
√
65562(b) Coordinated with state and regional plans √
65564
65566
65567
65910
Action Plan:
• Acquisition and disposal of open space must be
consistent with the open space plan
• Building permits, subdivision maps, and zoning
must be consistent with the plan
• Open space zoning pursuant to Government
Code Section 65910 (e.g. exclusive agriculture
zones, large-lot zones, overlay zones for hazards
areas, etc.) must be consistent with the plan.
√
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Water and its Hydraulic Force
Portola lies within the watersheds of Humbug Creek and Middle Fork of the Feather River. The Middle Fork of the Feather River runs through the center of town and divides the City into north and south regions. Through the Feather River Coordinated Resource Management Group and the Plumas Watershed Form, the City participates in efforts to support watershed management and restoration activities.

The Feather River Coordinated Resource Management Group was established in 1985 by a broad coalition of local, state, and federal agencies and non-governmental entities to protect, maintain, and enhance ecosystems and community stability in the Feather River watershed through collaborative landowner participation.

In addition, the Plumas Watershed Forum was formed in 2003 as a result of the Monterey Settlement Agreement. The Forum's purpose is to implement watershed management and restoration activities in the Feather River Watershed.

The goals of the Forum are to:

1. Improve water retention for baseflow in streams

2. Improve water quality and streambank protection

3. Improve upland vegetation management

4. Improve groundwater retention and storage in major aquifers City of Portola General Plan 2045 Conservation and Open Space Element

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Watershed Hydrologic Units (https://maps.gis.ca.gov/cageneralplan/map.aspx) City of Portola General Plan 2045 Conservation and Open Space Element

Reclamation of Land and Waters
The areas of reclamation within the City limits and the General Plan Study Area are within the USFS boundaries and are not impacted by this General Plan or its policies.

Figure 8-2
Protected Areas (https://maps.gis.ca.gov/cageneralplan/map.aspx) City of Portola General Plan 2045 Conservation and Open Space Element

Water Conservation
Potable water is essential for human habitation. Conservation of water resources is essential for meeting the demands of current and future residents, and new economic development. The primary goals are to conserve and protect current water resources, and minimize the demand for new sources of water.

Water supply and conservation is also addressed in Section 6, the Public Services and Facilities Element.

Water Conservation Goals
Goal CO-1. Minimize the consumption of water to reasonable levels consistent with a high level of amenities and quality of life for residents and visitors.

Goal CO-2. Maximize the beneficial uses of water by recycling water for irrigation and other non-potable uses.

Policies: Water Conservation
CO-P-1. Develop and implement water conservation standards for all commercial and industrial development, and for all existing and new residential development.

CO-P-2. Explore potential uses of treated wastewater.

CO-P-3. Protect the quantity of Portola’s groundwater.

Implementation: Water Conservation
CO-I-1. Develop a landscape ordinance that provides standards for water conserving landscape practices, including the use of drought tolerant plants, for both public and private projects.

CO-I-2. Develop a public education program to increase public participation in water conservation.

CO-I-3. Require large commercial and industrial water users to submit a use and conservation plan as part of the project entitlement review and approval process and develop a program to monitor compliance with and effectiveness of that plan.

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CO-I-4. Cooperate with other agencies and jurisdictions to expand water conservation programs, and to develop methods of water reuse.

CO-I-5. Actively pursue the use of treated wastewater in irrigation and industrial applications, including development of appropriate infrastructure.

Energy Conservation
The potential for growth in Portola will depend on conserving and planning for the future allocation of energy resources. The primary goals are not only to conserve and protect current energy resources, but also to seek new sources of energy for current and future land use.

Energy Conservation Goals
Goal CO-3. Develop a pattern of land uses and circulation that will help conserve scarce or nonrenewable energy resources.

Goal CO-4. Utilize non-traditional energy sources such as co-generation, wind and solar to reduce dependence on traditional energy sources.

Goal CO-5. Promote energy efficiency in new development and in building design.

Policies: Energy Conservation
CO-P-4. Develop construction standards that promote energy conservation.

CO-P-5. Conserve public utilities.

CO-P-6. Conserve petroleum products.

CO-P-7. Encourage use of alternative energy sources in new commercial, industrial, and residential development.

Implementation: Energy Conservation
CO-I-6. Implement development standards which encourage energy conservation and the use of solar energy techniques for heating and cooling, including building orientation, street and lot layout, landscape placement, and protection of solar access.

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CO-I-7. Implement construction standards which encourage energy conservation including window placement, building eaves, and roof overhangs.

CO-I-8. Enforce Title 24 energy requirements (Building Code, California Code of Regulations (CCR)) which define construction standards that encourage energy conservation.

CO-I-9. Develop a public education program to increase public participation in energy conservation.

CO-I-10. Encourage large energy users to use an energy conservation plan as part of the project review and approval process and develop a program to monitor compliance with and effectiveness of that plan.

CO-I-11. Cooperate with other agencies and jurisdictions to expand energy conservation programs.

CO-I-12. Investigate alternative energy sources including cogeneration, solar energy, and wind generation.

CO-I-13. Implement Transportation System Management (TSM) measures, as outlined in the Circulation Element, which reduce the need for automobile use and petroleum products through an efficient roadway and intersection system. The circulation pattern is designed to minimize trips required for shopping and daily errands.

CO-I-14. Develop alternative transportation systems, such as public transportation and bikeways, which reduce the need for
automobile use and petroleum products.

Soil
The primary concerns regarding soil erosion are soil loss and water quality loss due to erosion and sedimentation. The effect on water quality is discussed in Section 8.4 below.

Soil loss is due primarily to development and land management practices that leave disturbed soil exposed to weather.

The majority of the soils in the study area were formed in alluvium and are found on alluvial fans and terraces or stream terraces. Runoff is slow on these deep alluvium soils, and the hazard of erosion is “slight.” The soils in the General Plan study area are described in Appendix B.

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Figure 8-3
Soil Survey (https://maps.gis.ca.gov/cageneralplan/map.aspx) City of Portola General Plan 2045 Conservation and Open Space Element

Soil Erosion Control and Safety Goals
Goal CO-6. Preserve and maintain Portola’s soils to avoid pollution of the Feather River and its tributaries and loss of soil.

Policies: Soil Erosion Control and Safety
CO-P-8. Minimize soil erosion and loss of topsoil from land development activities, wind, and water flow.

CO-P-9. Minimize risk from expansive soils.

Implementation: Soil Erosion Control and Safety
CO-I-15. Require site-specific research and ground surveys for proposed development projects. This research should include a detailed inventory of soil conditions, and appropriate mitigation measures for avoiding or reducing erosion and risk from expansive soils. This requirement may be waived if determined by the City that the proposed project area is already sufficiently surveyed.

CO-I-16. Comply with Uniform Building Code (UBC) requirements for specific site development and construction standards for specific soil types.

CO-I-17. Comply with the California Uniform Building Code (CUBC) Chapter 29, regulating excavation, foundations, and retaining walls; and Chapter 70 regulating grading activities, including drainage and erosion control.

CO-I-18. Require projects in areas that have highly expansive soils to undertake necessary studies and structural precautions as part of the project approval process. (Where prior soil studies on similarly situated property have been conducted, the City may waive the requirement for field work in order to avoid imposing unnecessary application costs.)
CO-I-19. If expansive soil is present, it may be necessary to remove a portion of the clay, deepen footings, and/or moisture condition slab-on-grade and flatwork subgrade.

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Water Quality
Water quality refers to protection of both surface and groundwater resources from contamination. Protecting surface water quality involves minimizing sedimentation from soil erosion and minimizing pollution of waterways and other water bodies from urban runoff. Protecting groundwater quality requires maintaining high water quality within the creek systems. Much of the policies in this element address the management of land development and use of potential contaminants.

Urbanization has both short-term and long-term impacts on water quality. Development results in increased impervious surfaces (streets, storm drains, rooftops, etc.) which decrease infiltration opportunities and may increase the volume and rate of runoff.

Increased runoff velocity can result in increased channel erosion, which in turn can result in increased sediments into surface waters. Construction activity can also result in degradation of surface water quality.

Long-term impact to water quality may occur as a result of runoff from urbanization that enters the water courses. Urban runoff from streets, parking lots, driveways, and landscaped areas may include oil, grease, heavy metals, pesticides, herbicides, fertilizers, and sediments.

Urbanization can also impact groundwater recharge and quality. Groundwater is recharged by rainwater that reaches the subsurface saturated zone of the soil through percolation. Impervious surfaces reduce the percolation of water and the associated filtration processes beneficial to water quality. Pollutants found in urban runoff can leach into aquifers, impacting groundwater quality.

The major surface water within the study area is the Middle Fork Feather River. The river is fed by numerous creeks and drainages, most of which are unnamed. The most significant of these are Humbug Creek and Grizzly Creek. Humbug Creek empties into the river just west of Delleker. Charles Valley Creek feeds Humbug Creek as its course leaves Charles Valley. Grizzly Creek courses from Lake Davis and empties into the river east of Portola. Willow Creek, located outside the study area to the west, is a third major creek in the area feeding the river.

Best Management Practices (BMPs) are methods to control and abate discharges of material into water courses. BMPs are very important tools in protecting and maintaining water quality in the creeks, as well as the Middle Fork Feather River into which the creeks empty. Maintaining high water quality within the creek system will also help to keep contaminants out of the groundwater aquifer.

The California State Water Resources Control Board has jurisdiction over nine Regional Water Quality Control Boards, whose charge it is to identify and implement water quality objectives. Portola falls under the authority of the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board.

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Water Quality Goals
Goal CO-7. Maintain water quality in Portola surface and ground waters.

Policies: Water Quality
CO-P-10. Minimize sedimentation and loss of topsoil from soil erosion.

CO-P-11. Minimize pollution of waterways and other surface water bodies from urban runoff.

CO-P-12 Maintain a high level of water quality in the Feather River and tributary areas.

CO-P-13. Protect the quality of Portola’s groundwater.

Implementation: Water Quality
CO-I-20. Continue to enforce the Grading Ordinance standards for project construction and erosion control.

CO-I-21. Maintain a buffer area between waterways and urban development to protect water quality and riparian areas.

CO-I-22 Utilize cost-effective urban runoff controls, including Best Management Practices (BMP’s), to limit urban pollutants from entering the water courses. Standard BMP’s as required by the State Water Resources Control Board will be used.

CO-I-23. Comply with the Regional Water Quality Control Board’s regulations and standards to maintain and improve groundwater quality in Portola.

CO-I-24. Where feasible, maintain the natural condition of waterways and floodplains, and protect watersheds to ensure adequate
groundwater recharge and water quality.

CO-I-25. Coordinate water quality and groundwater resource efforts with other appropriate agencies.

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Open Space
Portola is currently a compact, rural community surrounded by open space and divided by the Feather River, a major open space feature. One of the most notable visual characteristics of the community is the sense of open space within and around the City.

Protection of these features is fundamental to maintain the quality of life enjoyed by current residents. New development will inherently change some aspects of the open space resource, but through planning for the location and character of new development, the existing open space can be protected.

Access to open space is also very important. Recreation along the river and in the surrounding forest is a major attraction for residents and visitors. The General Plan serves to enhance the potential for access to the open space resources in and around the City.

In Portola, open space includes lands that serve the following purposes:
• Open space for the preservation of natural resources. Such areas are required for the preservation of plant and animal life, including habitat for fish and wildlife species (particularly rare, endangered or threatened plant and animal species), areas required for ecological and other scientific study purposes, rivers, streams, bank of rivers and streams, wetlands, and watershed lands. In Portola, the primary open space resource area is the Feather River and its major tributaries. • Outdoor recreation. This includes areas of outstanding scenic, historic, and cultural value, areas particularly suited for park and recreation purposes including access to the river and streams, and areas that serve as links between major recreation and open space reserves, including utility easements, stream- and riverbanks, trails, and scenic highway corridors.
• Public health and safety. This refers to areas requiring special management or regulation due to hazardous or special conditions, such as earthquake fault zones, unstable soil areas, floodplains, watersheds, areas presenting high fire risks, and areas required for the protection and enhancement of air quality. In Portola, such areas include the flood plains and steep slope areas.
• Preservation of scenic areas and vistas. Settled in a narrow valley, Portola is surrounded by mountain peaks that visually define the community. Much of the surrounding mountain area is in public lands and is not likely to be developed in a manner that will affect the views from Portola. However, there are scenic areas within the General Plan study area and vicinity that have the potential to be developed in the future.

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Open Space Goals
Goal CO-8. Maintain open space as a key feature of Portola.

Policies: Open Space
CO-P-14. Establish a comprehensive system of public and private open space, including interconnected open space corridors.

CO-P-15. Maximize the potential for open space, recreation, and visual experiences.

CO-P-16. Provide access to public open space areas.

Implementation: Open Space
CO-I-26. Where feasible, integrate creekside greenways with the City’s open space system and encourage public access to creek
corridors.

CO-I-27. Utilize the open space system to connect neighborhoods and define the edges of neighborhoods.

CO-I-28. Provide an interconnecting system of open space corridors that incorporate bicycle and pedestrian paths.

CO-I-29. Use the system of open space corridors to provide pedestrian and bike connections between schools, parks and other recreation, commercial uses, employment centers, the river and the federal lands surrounding the City.

CO-I-30. Require all new development to provide linkages to existing and planned open space that would logically be connected through the project.

CO-I-31. Provide opportunities for public education through the City’s open space system, natural resource areas, and parks and recreation facilities.

CO-I-32. Cooperate with private open space preservation groups, private landowners and developers, and other public agencies, such as Plumas County and the U.S. Forest Service, to permanently set aside and protect open space areas that are significant to the City of Portola General Plan 2045 Conservation and Open Space Element

environmental quality and identity of the City. Such open space areas include the Wild and Scenic Middle Fork Feather River and its major tributaries in the City, the Charles Creek Meadow, the meadow along Highway 70 at Grizzly Creek Road, and the
meadow areas along Highway 70 downstream of the Portola pump station.

CO-I-33. Monitor groundwater resources. Areas where recharge potential is determined to be high should be considered for designation as open space.

Middle Fork Feather River
The Feather River is a special open space resource that significantly helps define the character of Portola. Not only is it a strong visual presence, but the river also provides unique opportunities for recreation in the center of the City. Few communities have the advantage of a beautiful river running through the center of town with very few structures abutting and screening out the river. The south side of the river abuts the Union Pacific Railroad, and the land is held by the railroad. Therefore, the land is not accessible, but is relatively undisturbed by development.

The relative lack of development along portions of the north side of the river provide unparalleled opportunities to maintain the visual dominance of the river while also providing exceptional opportunities for public use and access. The Community Design Element provides guidelines for development of lands abutting the river in a manner that will take advantage of the views and provide access but will not eliminate the view from the adjacent streets.

Protection and enhancement of this resource is a primary goal not only of this Element, but it underlies the fundamental concepts of this General Plan. That is, an attractive, compact community integrated with the natural environment.

The river was dredged and straightened through Portola about the middle of the 1900s.

The effect is a somewhat deeper and straighter channel than would otherwise exist.

Restoration of the river to a more natural configuration with naturally occurring bars, shallows, rock outcrops, and pools would enhance the visual quality and the fisheries quality of the river. The adjacent floodplain along the north side of the river is flanked by stands of pines and a riparian strand that extends along the foot of the steep bluff that provides a view from Sierra Street to the river.

The river and its immediate environment were designated a Wild and Scenic River by Congress in 1968. Thus, the river is under the jurisdiction of the Plumas National Forest.

Public Law 90-542 (October 2, 1968) declares that “...certain selected rivers of the Nation which, with their immediate environments, possess outstandingly remarkable scenic, recreation, geologic, fish and wildlife, historic, cultural, or other similar values shall be City of Portola General Plan 2045 Conservation and Open Space Element

preserved in free-flowing condition, and that they and their immediate environments shall be protected for the benefit and enjoyment of present and future generations.” The Act continues, “...the appropriate Secretary shall issue guidelines, specifying standards for local zoning ordinances, which are consistent with the purposes of this Act.

The standards specified in such guidelines shall have the object of (A) prohibiting new commercial or industrial uses other than commercial or industrial uses which are consistent with the purposes of the Act, and (B) the protection of the bank lands by means of acreage, frontage, and setback requirements on development." In its current state the river is not easily accessible for recreation, either on the river or along its banks. Although it is one of the dominant visual features in the area, it is only occasionally actively used by residents or visitors. The vision in this General Plan is to make the river not only a significant visual resource, but a resource for community events, active recreation and wildlife conservation, as well.

Feather River Goals
Goal CO-9. Enhance and make use of the river for public access and recreation compatible with the qualities of the Wild and Scenic River designation.

Policies: Feather River
CO-P-17. The Feather River corridor through the City of Portola will be accessible to the public where feasible and practical.

CO-P-18. The Feather River corridor through the City of Portola will provide recreation amenities for residents consistent with the natural resource.

CO-P-19. The Feather River corridor through the City of Portola will provide space for public events such as craft fairs and music presentations consistent with the natural resource.

CO-P-20. The Feather River corridor through the City of Portola will include a bike trail along the river where feasible.

Implementation: Feather River
CO-I-34. The City will develop a master plan for the river corridor. The master plan will include a bike trail, handicap access to the river, low impact recreation facilities which may include a turf play field, and habitat conservation areas.

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CO-I-35. Development along the river will be encouraged to provide public access and orientation to the river as described in the Community Design Element, Section 3.7.

CO-I-36. The bike trail along the river will be linked to an interconnecting system of open space corridors that incorporate bicycle and pedestrian paths where feasible.

CO-I-37. The City will actively seek funding for bike trails, public access and other improvements to the river corridor that are consistent with the Wild and Scenic River designation.

CO-I-38. Require all new development along the river to provide linkages to existing and planned open space that would logically be connected through the project.

CO-I-39. Coordinate with the school district to provide opportunities for public environmental education along the river corridor and provide environmental interpretive signs for the general public.

CO-I-40. Cooperate with private open space preservation groups, Plumas Corporation, and other public agencies, such as Plumas County and the U.S. Forest Service, to develop and implement a program for restoring and enhancing the quality of the river as a habitat for fish.

Outdoor Recreation
The area provides residents and visitors with a variety of outdoor recreation opportunities.

The River Walk, located north of and along the Feather River, east of the Gulling Street bridge, provides a multi-use path for pedestrian and bicycle activity along the scenic Feather River. Additionally, an 18-hole Disc Golf Course was installed in 2021 just north of the multi-use path.

West of the Gulling Street bridge, also along the Feather River is the West End Park, which provides visitors with a scenic path, picnic area, and access to the Feather River.

A variety of parks with playground amenities, with both passive and active open space exist within the City. The City Park provides users with playground amenities, a gazebo facility for gatherings, a seasonal pool, a skateboard park, and tennis courts. Across from the City Park are also basketball and volleyball facilities. Just south of the City Park are the baseball fields, as well as a bicycle “pump track” which extends to the City Park.

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On the north side of Portola, Baldwin Park, located on Joy Way, provides playground amenities, a large field for recreational sports, a bicycle “pump track,” and basketball amenities.

Due to the presence of Plumas National Forest land surrounding the City and the many scenic areas, a variety of bicycle trails exist near the City. The Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship is actively working on developing a Connected Communities project, aimed at linking many mountain communities together, including Portola, through a multiuse trail system.

Biological Resources
Biological resources within the study area are significant and important to the prosperity of Portola. These resources include:
•Wetlands
•General Vegetation Types and Habitats
•Special Status Wildlife
•Plumas National Forest Lands
Wetlands
There are a number of areas within the Portola General Plan study area which may contain jurisdictional wetlands. Waters of the United States include, but are not limited to, perennial and intermittent streams, lakes, ponds, and wetlands such as marshes, wet meadows, and seeps.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) has jurisdiction within the GP Update study area under the authority of Section 404 of the Clean Water Act for the discharge of dredged or fill material into waters of the United States. Most work involving a discharge of dredged or fill material into waters of the United States requires prior Department of the Army authorization under the Clean Water Act.

A Preconstruction Notice and Nationwide Permit 26 (NWP 26) application to the Corps is required if proposing to fill any type of U.S. waters greater in size than 1/3 acre but less than 3.0 acres. Proposed fill of waters greater than 3.0 acres in size is not eligible for a NWP 26; this level of fill requires that an Individual Permit be obtained from the Corps.

NWP 26 applies only in isolated waters or above headwaters.

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Figure 8-4
Wetlands (https://maps.gis.ca.gov/cageneralplan/map.aspx) General Vegetation Types and Habitats
The California Vegetation System (CALVEG) identifies three basic vegetation types in the General Plan study area.

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• Mixed Conifer-Fir (MF)
• Urban-Agriculture (UA)
• Barren (BA)
The general, broad-brush vegetation types are shown in Appendix B, General Vegetation Map. Ground surveys by qualified biologists must be conducted for sitespecific land use decisions.

Special Status Species
Special status biological resources include California State or federal listed, candidate, or proposed rare, threatened, and endangered, and sensitive animals, plants, and natural communities that have been afforded special status by public agencies or major conservation organizations. Table 8-1 lists the special status species identified within the Portola General Plan Study Area.

Table 8-1
Special Status Species
Special Status Wildlife
There are two (2) animal species afforded special status which are known to occur, or to potentially occur, within or adjacent to the study area, as shown in Table 8-1 above.

These species are also shown in Appendix B.

The Data Base search (CNDDB) reports one state endangered wildlife species, the Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii). This special status bird nests in dense willow thickets, which are present near the Middle Fork Feather River and on the edges of wet meadows, ponds, and backwaters.

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Forests
Much of the area surrounding Portola is part of the Plumas National Forest, as depicted by Figure 8-5. National forests are under federal management of the United States Forest Service. The Forest Service operates under many policies and principles related to management of forest lands, including recreation and fuels and fire management. Both aspects are highly important to public safety, quality of life provided to residents, attraction of visitors and the health of Portola’s economy. Wildfire risk and mitigation is an integral part of living in a forest community like Portola, due to the surrounding vegetation and high wildfire risk.

Figure 8-5
Forests- Plumas National Forest (https://maps.gis.ca.gov/cageneralplan/map.aspx) City of Portola General Plan 2045 Conservation and Open Space Element

Biological Resources Goals
Goal CO-10. Protect and maintain all biological resources in the Portola area.

Policies: Biological Resources
CO-P-21. Emphasize existing natural areas bordering the Wild and Scenic Middle Fork Feather River.

CO-P-22. Encourage exchange of urban land uses for U.S. Forest Service lands within the City’s Sphere of Influence.

CO-P-23. Protect special-status species and other species that are sensitive to human activities.

CO-P-24. Maintain healthy and well-managed habitat areas in conjunction with one another.

CO-P-25. Enhance the fish habitat potential of the Feather River in the City.

Implementation: Biological Resources
CO-I-41. Require site-specific research and ground surveys for proposed development projects. This research must include a detailed inventory of all biological resources onsite, and appropriate mitigation measures for avoiding or reducing impact to these biological resources. This requirement may be waived if determined by the City that the proposed project area is already sufficiently surveyed.

CO-I-42. Integrate, where feasible, passive recreational and educational opportunities with the protection of wildlife and vegetation habitat areas.

CO-I-43. Incorporate existing trees into development projects where preservation is feasible.

CO-I-44. Preserve and rehabilitate, if required, continuous riparian corridors and adjacent habitat along the creeks and Middle Fork Feather River.

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CO-I-45. Require dedication of the 100-year floodplain or comparable mechanism to protect habitat and wildlife values in perpetuity.

CO-I-46. Require preservation of contiguous areas in excess of the 100-year floodplain as merited by special resources or circumstances.

Special circumstances may include sensitive wildlife or vegetation, wetland habitat, slope or topographical considerations, recreational opportunities, and maintenance access
requirements.

CO-I-47. Require cumulative mitigation plans for wetlands, where feasible.

CO-I-48. Limit the access of pedestrians and cyclists to wetland areas so that access is compatible with long-term protection of these natural resources.

CO-I-49. Manage public lands with special status species to encourage propagation of the species, and discourage nonindigenous, invasive species.

CO-I-50. Work with adjacent jurisdictions, regulatory agencies, and community organizations to explore opportunities for regional mitigation measures, including mitigation banking.

CO-I-51. Work with the California Department of Fish and Game and other agencies to improve the fish habitat potential in the river by providing boulders, gravel banks, and other natural features that enhance the aeration of water and provide habitat for trout.

Archaeological, Historic, and Cultural Resources
The Humbug Valley and surrounding area was home to the Miwok Indians and early settlers. Consequently, the area is rich in potential cultural sites. The specific locations of such sites are not addressed in the General Plan and do not directly affect the location or character of land use.

Archaeological, Historic, and Cultural Resources Goals
Goal CO-11. Protect archaeological, historic, and paleontological resources for their aesthetic, educational, and cultural values.

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CO-P-26. Create and preserve a record of the community.

Implementation: Archaeological, Historic, and Cultural Resources CO-I-52. Require a records search for any proposed development project, to determine whether the site contains known archaeological, historic, or cultural resources and/or to determine the potential for discovery of additional cultural resources. This requirement may be waived if determined by the City that the proposed project area is already sufficiently surveyed.

CO-I-53. Require that sponsors of proposed development projects on sites where probable cause for discovery of archaeological resources (as indicated by records search and where resources have been discovered in the vicinity of the project) retain a consulting archaeologist to survey the project site. If unique resources, as defined by California State law, are found, a qualified archaeologist or historian shall be called to evaluate the find and to recommend proper action. Require a monitoring plan for the project to ensure that mitigation measures are implemented.

CO-I-54. When feasible, incorporate significant archaeological sites into open space areas.

CO-I-55. The City should compile an inventory of all historic sites throughout the City. The inventory will contain a narrative of the significant facts regarding the historic events or persons associated with the site, and pictures of the site.

CO-I-56. The City should maintain an archive of historic information, including photographs, publications, oral histories, and other materials.

CO-I-57. The historic archives will be compiled according to location in the City and will be maintained in a safe environment to protect it over time.

CO-I-58. The City should develop policies and the means to make the information available to the public for viewing and research, as long as the City does not make public information that will allow the public to raid the site.

CO-I-59. Encourage the placement of monuments or plaques that recognize and celebrate historic sites, structures, and events.

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CO-I-60. Amend the Zoning Ordinance to include a landmark Overlay District to be applied to designated landmarks and historic sites, and require preparation of conservation plans for designated landmarks and historic sites.

CO-I-61. All City permits for reconstruction, modification of existing buildings will require submittal of a photograph of the existing structure or site. The intent is to create a record of the buildings in the City over time. A photograph will also be required for vacant sites that will be modified with new construction of new buildings or other above ground improvements.

CO-I-62. Support the use of the Williams House, a site of historic interest, as a location for a local historic museum, visitor center, and community gathering place.

Public Health and Safety
The General Plan Safety Element (Chapter 7), along with the adopted Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP), the Land Use Element (Chapter 2), and other sections of this element address many factors relating to open space and public health and safety related matters. These factors include discussion of:
• Earthquake and seismic hazards, including unstable soils; • Flood plains and flood hazards;
• Wildfire risks;
• Protection of watersheds, water quality, and reservoirs; and • Protection and enhancement of air quality.

Mineral Resources
There are no known mineral resources within the study area. There is no Mineral Resources Zone Map available for the study area. There are no active sites on or near the study area listed in the available information on gravel and other mineral resources in California.
https://maps.conservation.ca.gov/cgs/informationwarehouse/index.html?map=regulato rymaps
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9. Noise Element DRAFT
Noise is generally defined as unwanted sound. A sound that may be disturbing to one person, may go unnoticed by another. Residents of a small, rural mountain community such as Portola, can reasonably expect that the overall level of sound will be low compared to more urban settings. Traffic levels will be less, sirens and other sounds of urban life will be rare. The sounds of people, groups of children at play and of large gatherings will be relatively more localized and less frequent. The sounds of tourist activities and public events are welcome.

The relative lack of sound associated with human activity is valued in the community. The relative quiet of the neighborhoods in the forest and the opportunity to sit on the bank and listen to the river are among the attractions for many residents. Because many rural residential areas experience very low noise levels, residents may express concern about the loss of “peace and quiet” due to the introduction of even low noises. In very quiet environments, the introduction of virtually any change in local activities will cause increases in noise levels.

The purpose of the Noise Element is to define goals and policies for managing the effect of sound in the community. It is the overall goal of the Noise Element to protect the health and welfare of the community by promoting community development and activities that are compatible with noise level criteria.

Authority
The Noise Element is mandated by the California Government Code (65302 (f)). The statute requires:
“a Noise Element which identifies and appraises noise problems in the community. The Noise Element shall recognize the guidelines established by the Office of Noise Control in the State Department of Health Services ...”
The statute also requires that the Noise Element analyze and quantify projected noise levels for highways, primary streets, railroads, and stationary noise sources.

In accordance with Government Code Section 65302(f), the Noise Element has been designed to analyze and quantify, to the extent practicable, current and project noise levels for the following sources: By using guidelines established by the Office of Noise Control, in the State Department of Health Services, the noise element must also analyze and quantify, to the extent practicable as determined by the legislative body, current and projected noise levels for all of the following sources:

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• Highways and freeways;
• Primary arterials and major local streets;
• Passenger and freight on-line railroad operations and ground rapid transit systems; • Commercial, general aviation, heliport, helistop, and military airport operations, aircraft overflights, jet engine test stands, and all other ground facilities and maintenance functions related to airport operation;
• Local industrial plants, including, but not limited to, railroad classification yards; and, • Other ground stationary noise sources identified by local agencies as contributing to the community noise environment;
Noise contours must be shown for all of the above sources and stated in terms of community noise equivalent level (CNEL). The noise contours have been used as a guide for establishing a pattern of land uses in the land use element that minimizes the exposure of community residents to excessive noise. In addition, the noise element includes implementation measures and possible solutions that address existing and foreseeable noise problems, if any, and serves as a guideline for compliance with the State’s noise insulation standards.

The process used in developing this Noise Element was to:
• Determine the type, location and extent of noise incompatibility in the community • Explore methods of noise attenuation to minimize exposure to excessive noise • Research methods to protect residences and other sensitive receptors from excessive noise
• Draft implementation measures that offer solutions to existing and foreseeable noise problems
Relationship to Other Elements
• Land Use Element. Noise generated by the railroad and traffic along major roads is considered in establishing the pattern of planned land uses depicted on the General Plan Land Use Diagram. The intent is to minimize the exposure of community residents to excessive noise.
• Circulation Element. Traffic volumes are used to estimate the future noise levels along major streets.
• Community Design Element. The design of building elements that can generate or control noise, such as trash enclosures or sound walls are guided through standards in the Community Design Element.

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• Conservation and Open Space Element. Noise exposure is considered to avoid excessive noise that would adversely affect enjoyment of recreational pursuits in designated open space. Open space also can be used to buffer sensitive land uses from noise sources.

Completeness Checklist & Required Contents
California
Government
Code Section
Brief Description of Requirement Addressed in
General Plan
Identify and appraise noise problems in the
community and quantify current and projected
noise levels for all of the following sources:
65302(f)(1)(A) Highways and freeways √
65302(f)(1)(B) Primary arterials and major local streets √ 65302(f)(1)(C) Passenger and freight online railroad operations and ground rapid transit systems
√
65302(f)(1)(D) Commercial, general aviation, and heliport ground facilities and maintenance functions
related to airport operations
√
65302(f)(1)(E) Local industrial plants (railroad stations) √ 65302(f)(1)(F) Other ground stationary noise sources, including, but not limited to, military installations, identified
by local agencies as contributing to the
community noise environment.

N/A
65302(f)(2) Noise contour maps √
65302(f)(3) Noise contours as a guide for establishing a pattern of land uses that minimizes the exposure
of community residents to excessive noise.
√
65302(f)(4) Implementation measures and possible solutions √ Sensitive Land Uses
Noise sensitive land uses include residences of all types, nursing homes, day care centers, the Eastern Plumas Hospital, schools, parks, and open space near the City. In general, most portions of the Planning Area which contain noise-sensitive uses are relatively quiet.

The Uniform Building Code states that: “Interior community noise levels (CNEL) with windows closed, attributable to exterior sources, shall not exceed an annual CNEL or Ldn of 45 dB in any habitable room.” This standard is to apply to all new hotels, motels, apartment houses, and dwellings other than single-family detached dwellings. State law also requires noise insulation of new multi-family dwellings constructed within the 60 dB CNEL noise exposure contours.

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Discussion
Based on a review of OPR’s Completeness Checklist as well as Required Contents and Statutory Requirements of the Noise Element, the City’s analysis of noise environment, stationary sources of noise, predicted levels of noise, and the impacts of noise on local residents is adequate. OPR’s Guidance states that the Noise Element must show contours for noise sources, to the extent practicable, in either Community Noise Equivalent Levels (CNEL) or Day-Night Average Level (Ldn). The National Transportation Noise Map depicts road and aviation noise in Portola. Based on a weighted 24-hour equivalent sound level average of sound energy over a 24-hour period. Information will be updated on an annual basis, and future versions of the National Transportation Noise Map are envisioned to include additional transportation noise sources, such as rail.

Figure 9-1
Noise Map
National Transportation Noise Map (dot.gov)
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Table 9-1
Common Comparable Sounds
AWeighted
24-hour
LAEQ
(dBA)
Common comparable sounds Aviation Road (Interstate)
Less than
50 Refrigerator Humming (~40dBA) 97.12 98.00
50 to 59 Quiet Office (~50dBA) 2.65 1.30
60 to 69 Conversational Speech (~60dBA) 0.21 0.44
70 to 79 Vacuum Cleaner (~70dBA) 0.01 0.25
80 or
more
Garbage Disposal (~80dBA) <0.01 0.06
Table 9-2
Maximum Allowable Noise Exposure; Transportation Noise Sources Land Use Outdoor
Activity Areas
Interior Spaces
Ldn/CNEL, dB
Interior Spaces
Leq, dB2
Residential 60 45
Transient Lodging 60 45
Hospitals, Nursing Homes 60 45
Theaters, Auditoriums, Music Halls 35
Churches, Meeting Halls 60 40
Office Buildings 65 45
Schools, Libraries, Museums 45
Playgrounds, Neighborhood Parks 70
• Outdoor activity areas for residential development are considered to be backyard patios or decks of single family dwellings, and the patios or common areas where people generally congregate for multi-family developments.
• Outdoor activity areas for non-residential developments are considered to be those common areas where people generally congregate, including pedestrian plazas, seating areas, and outside lunch facilities. • Where the location of outdoor activity areas is unknown, the exterior noise level standard shall be applied to the property line of the receiving land use.
• Determined for a typical worst-case hour during periods of use. • Where a proposed use is not specifically listed on this table, the use shall comply with the noise exposure standards for the nearest similar use as determined by the City.

Table 9-3
Performance Standards for Non-Transportation Noise Sources or Projects Affected by NonTransportation Noise Sources Noise Level Descriptor Daytime (7am – 10pm) Nighttime (10pm – 7am) Hourly Leq, dB 60 45
Maximum Level, dB 60 45
• Each of the noise levels specified above should be lowered by five dB for simple noise tones, noises consisting primarily of speech or music, or recurring impulsive noises. Such noises are generally considered by residents to be particularly annoying and area primary source of noise complaints.

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• No standards have been included for interior noise levels. Standard construction practices should, with the exterior noise levels identified, result in acceptable interior noise levels.

Noise Goals
The existing City is a relatively quiet mountain community with the notable exception of the railroad operations and the Highway 70 traffic noise. These sources are endemic to the community and cannot be easily avoided. The fundamental objective is to avoid creating new noise generating conditions that would degrade the existing community environment, or to place a sensitive land use where it would be adversely affected by an existing noise source.

Goal N-1. Protect City residents from the harmful and annoying effects of exposure to excessive noise.

Goal N-2. Protect the quality of life in the community and the tourism economy from noise generated by incompatible land uses.

Goal N-3. Accommodate additional tourism and visitors without creating new noise sources.

Goal N-4. Ensure that places of quiet remain near the urban areas of the City.

Goal N-5. Protect public health and welfare by eliminating existing noise problems where feasible, by establishing standards for acceptable indoor and outdoor noise, and by preventing significant increases in noise levels.

Goal N-6. Incorporate noise considerations into land use planning decisions, and guide the location and design of transportation facilities to minimize the effects of noise on adjacent land uses.

Mobile Noise Sources
The primary noise sources in the Plan Area are traffic along Highway 70 and railroad operations. The noise contours are linear bands that depict noise levels at 60 dB Ldn. The 60 dB Ldn contour represents the level for which any new residential development that is not shielded generally will require mitigation to comply with noise standards. These contours are generalized depictions of the conditions found in the community and should be used only as an indication of the need for additional study as described in the policies in the Noise Element.

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Contours along roadways represent the predicted noise level and do not reflect the mitigating effects of noise barriers, structures, topography, or vegetation. Because intervening structures and topography may significantly affect noise exposure at a particular location, the noise contours should not be considered site specific, but rather are guides to determine when detailed acoustic analysis should be undertaken.

Noise from the railroad operations is generally buffered by distance from much of the community. The rail lines are separated from homes on the north side of the river by a distance of approximately 550 feet and from homes to the south by approximately 250 feet.

Other mobile noise sources include the train whistles and the occasional emergency helicopter flights to the Eastern Plumas Health Care facility. Each of these noise sources cannot be easily mitigated and cannot be eliminated.

Policies: Mobile Noise Sources
N-P-1 Allow the development of new noise-sensitive land uses only in areas where the existing or projected transportation generated noise level does not exceed the levels specified in Table 9-1. Noise sensitive uses include, but are not limited to residential, schools and hospitals. Noise mitigation measures may be required to reduce noise in outdoor activity areas and interior spaces to the levels specified in Table 9-1.

N-P-2. Require new roadway improvement projects to be mitigated so as to not exceed the noise levels specified in Table 9-1 at outdoor activity areas or interior spaces of existing noise-sensitive land uses.

N-P-3. An acoustical analysis may be required as part of the environmental review process so that noise mitigation may be considered in the project design.

N-P-4. An acoustical analysis prepared pursuant to the Noise Element shall:
a. Be the responsibility of the applicant.
b. Be prepared by a qualified person experienced in the fields of environmental noise assessment and architectural acoustics. c. Include representative noise level measurements with sufficient sampling periods and locations to adequately describe local conditions and the predominant noise sources.
d. Estimate existing and projected (20 years) noise levels in terms of Ldn or CNEL and/or the standards of Table 9-1 and/or 9-2 and compare those levels to the adopted policies of the Noise Element.

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e. Recommend appropriate mitigation to achieve compliance with the adopted policies and standards of the Noise Element. f. Estimate noise exposure after the prescribed mitigation measures have been implemented.
g. Describe a post-project assessment program which could be used to monitor the effectiveness of the proposed mitigation measures.

Implementation: Mobile Noise Sources
N-I-1. Use the “normally acceptable” noise levels for new land uses as established in Table 9-1 (Noise and Land Use Compatibility) as review criteria.

N-I-2. New development in residential areas with an actual or projected exterior noise level of greater than 60 dB CNEL will be conditioned to use mitigation measures to reduce exterior noise levels to less than or equal to 60 dB CNEL. Site-specific measures could include the incorporation of building materials, building location, building orientation, setbacks, and/or walls or barriers.

N-I-3. Assist in enforcing compliance with noise emissions standards for all types of vehicles, established by the California Vehicle Code and by federal regulations, through coordination with the Plumas County Sheriff’s Department, and the California Highway Patrol.

N-I-4. Conduct site-specific railroad noise studies for noise sensitive projects anticipated to be affected by railroad noise.

N-I-5. Control noise at the source through use of insulation, berms, building design and orientation, buffer space, staggered operating hours and other techniques. Use noise barriers to attenuate noise to acceptable levels.

N-I-6. Evaluate new transportation projects, such a rail or public transit routes, using the standards contained in Table 9-1. However, noise from these projects may be allowed to exceed the standards contained in Table 9-1, if the City Council finds that there are special overriding circumstances.

N-I-7. Require an acoustical analysis where:
• Noise sensitive land uses are proposed in areas exposed to existing or projected noise levels exceeding the levels specified in Table 9-1.

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• Proposed transportation projects are likely to produce noise levels exceeding the levels specified in Table 9-1 at existing or planned noise-sensitive uses.

N-I-8. Work in cooperation with Caltrans and the Union Pacific Railroad to maintain noise level standards for both new and existing projects in compliance with Table 9-1.

N-I-9. Work with the Railroad Museum Association to establish guidelines for use of whistles and horns in the daily activities of the museum.

Stationary Noise Sources
The rural, mountain character of the City does not include many industrial, commercial or other activities that generate substantial noise. The primary current sources of noise include the Recycling facility on Taylor Street and the electric generators at the Liberty Utilities substation on Fourth Avenue. None of these is a major, consistent noise source.

Implementation of the General Plan will create new noise sources that may be significant.

Among these are the new business park planned on the extension of Gulling Street, additional commercial and business-professional land use along First Avenue and Taylor Street, and the addition of public event spaces and increase tourist events and activities.

In addition, the planned use of the River Park area, the existing community park, and Commercial Street for public events, such as craft fairs and music fairs has the potential to increase traffic and crowd noise during short periods.

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Policies: Stationary Noise Sources
N-P-5. Allow the development of new noise-sensitive uses only where the noise level due to fixed (non-transportation) noise sources satisfies the noise level standards of Table 9-2. Noise mitigation may be required to meet Table 9-2 performance standards.

N-P-6. Require proposed fixed noise sources adjacent to noise sensitive uses to be mitigated so as to not exceed the noise level performance standards in Table 9-2.

N-P-7. Where noise mitigation measures are required to achieve the standards of Tables 9-1 and 9-2, the emphasis of such measures should be placed upon site planning and project design. These measures may include, but are not limited to, building orientation, setbacks, landscaping and building construction practices. The use of noise barriers, such as sound walls, should be considered as a means of achieving the noise standards only after all other practical design-related noise mitigation measures have been integrated into the project.

N-P-8. Regulate construction related noise to reduce impacts on adjacent uses.

N-P-9. Public events, such as carnivals, music festivals and other gatherings will be designed and managed to avoid creating a noise nuisance.

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Implementation: Stationary Noise Sources
N-I-10. An acoustical analysis shall be required as part of the environmental review process so that noise mitigation may be considered during project design.

N-I-11. The City shall use the noise Level Performance Standards contained in Table 9-2 for reviewing new development of noise-sensitive uses exposed to fixed noise sources.

N-I-12. The Municipal Code will be amended to add noise management standards for all public events.

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10. Air Quality Element DRAFT
Good, clean air is a critical environmental resource and is essential to the quality of life in Portola. Not only does the quality of air affect the residents on a daily basis, the naturally high level of air quality, along with other amenities, attracts visitors and new business that sustain the economic viability of the community. As a small, mountain community, Portola inherently avoids many air quality problems that plague more populous, warmer environs. Yet, the rural mountain setting brings other air quality problems. There is a propensity for atmospheric inversion layer formation in mountain valleys leading to trapped air pollution, as well as the propensity for smoke to settle into low areas. These strong inversions and stagnant conditions are especially prevalent during the winter.

Many residents use wood burning heating devices and smoke gets trapped in the breathing zone during an inversion. The fundamental goal of the Air Quality Element is to protect the health and welfare of the community by promoting air quality standards in all aspects of development, transportation, and activity affected by this General Plan.

Authority
The Air Quality Element is an optional element (outside the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District) of the General Plan under Section 65303 of the Government Code.

The general plan may include any other elements or address any other subjects which, in the judgment of the legislative body, relate to the physical development of the county or city.

Relationship to Other General Plan Elements
This Element incorporates policies and concepts that are linked with the Land Use Element, Community Design Element, Circulation Element, Public Services and Facilities Element, and Safety Element.

Primary Sources and Ambient Air Quality Standards
The California and Federal Clean Air Acts establish air quality standards for several pollutants, primarily ozone and particulate matter. These state and federal acts require jurisdictions in areas that violate these standards to prepare and implement plans to achieve the standards. Relevant California and federal Ambient Air Quality Standards are shown in Table 10-1.

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Ozone
Ozone is a public health concern because it is a respiratory irritant that increases human susceptibility to respiratory infections. Ozone also causes substantial damage to natural vegetation, including the forest, and damages many materials by acting as a chemical oxidizing agent.

Ground-level ozone is the principal component of smog. Ozone is not directly emitted into the atmosphere but is formed by the photochemical reaction of ozone precursors, reactive organic gases (ROG) and nitrogen oxides (NOx), in the presence of sunlight.

Ozone levels are highest during late spring and early summer when precursor emissions are high and meteorological conditions are favorable for the complex photochemical reactions to occur. Generally, the majority of reactive organic gas and nitrogen oxide emissions come from motor vehicles.

Plumas County is currently considered to be unclassified for ozone. The current standards are not exceeded.

Table 10-1
Ambient Air Quality Standards
Pollutant Average Time California Standards Federal Standards Ozone
1- Hour 0.09 ppm -
8-Hour 0.070 ppm 0.070 ppm
California standards for ozone are not to be exceeded. The ozone standard is attained if, during the most recent three-year period, the average number of days per year with maximum hourly concentrations above the standard is equal to or less than one.

Particulate Matter (PM 10 and PM 2.5)
There are two size ranges of particulate matter (PM) for which state and federal healthbased standards have been developed: PM 10 and PM 2.5. The numbers 10 and 2.5 refer to particle diameter in microns. PM 10 includes PM 2.5 but also includes particles larger than 2.5 microns, up to 10 microns.

Portola's PM 2.5 is mostly smoke particles from open burning, wildfires, wood stoves and fireplaces. Exhaust from motor vehicles, off-road equipment, trains, and generators, as well as aerosol particles of natural and man-made origin, are also components. PM 10 includes dust, which in Portola’s case is mostly windblown natural dust and dust from sanding roads in the winter. Some pollen and mold spores are also smaller than 10 microns.

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Table 10-2
Federal and State Particulate Matter Standards
Fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) is the main pollutant of concern in Portola. PM 2.5 has been shown to contribute to asthma development, lung capacity reduction among children, breathing difficulty, eye irritation, exacerbation of cardiovascular problems, and even premature death. It is especially damaging for sensitive individuals such as children, elderly citizens, individuals with pre-existing health conditions, and people who are exercising outdoors. PM 2.5 is considered to be more dangerous than PM 10 because smaller particles travel deeper into the lungs and include some compounds with toxic properties.

Table 10-2 lists both the state and federal ambient air quality standards for PM10 and PM

2.5. Greenhouse Gases (GHGs)
Global climate change has been clearly documented and is predicted to have substantial effects on the world we live in, not only in parts of the world that are far away, but here in California. Emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) must be curtailed if we hope to minimize the extent and impact of climate change. The majority of GHG emissions come from combustion of fossil fuels for energy and transportation. While renewable energy sources, cleaner fuels, and green technology will help to reduce GHG emissions, we also need significant changes in how we design and construct our “built environment” to meet our climate protection goals.

The State of California is leading the country in efforts to reduce greenhouse gases and the impacts on the global climate. The California legislature has passed, and the Governor has signed the landmark greenhouse gas and climate change legislation, Pollutant Average Time California Standards Federal Standards Fine
Particulate
Matter (PM 2.5
24-Hour NA 35 µg/m3
Annual
Average
12 µg/m3

12.0 µg/m3
Respirable
Particulate
Matter (PM10)
24-Hour 50 µg/m3
150 µg/m3
Annual
Average
20 µg/m3
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Assembly Bill 32 (AB 32), commonly known as the “California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006,” that will have substantial impacts on the City of Portola. In addition, the California Attorney General has initiated legal action against local governments for not addressing greenhouse gas and climate change issues in California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) documents prepared for General Plan updates and development projects. The Air Quality Element provides a focal point for the City of Portola’s General Plan efforts to reduce greenhouse gases and climate change impacts.

Under the current AB 32 “business as usual” scenario developed by the California Air Resources Board (ARB), statewide greenhouse gas emissions are increasing at a rate of approximately 1 percent per year as noted below. The following estimates represent the average statewide reductions needed from all emission sources (including all existing sources) to reduce greenhouse gas emissions back to 1990 levels. • 1990: 427 Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent (MMTCO2e) • 2008: 495 MMTCO2e (an average 14 percent statewide reduction needed to achieve 1990 base)
• 2020: 596 MMTCO2e “Business As Usual” (an overall 29 percent reduction needed to achieve 1990 base)
Senate Bill 375 was signed in September 2008 and establishes a process to develop regional targets for reducing projected year 2020 greenhouse gas emissions from passenger vehicles and light-duty trucks back to 1990 levels.

Greenhouse Gases and Their Sources
Carbon dioxide is the most dominant greenhouse gas; however, a number of other gases also contribute significantly to climate change, including methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), sulfur hexafluoride (SF6), hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HFCs) and perfluorocarbons (PFCs). Each gas has a different heat trapping capacity compared to CO2. For instance, methane is 21 times more effective at trapping heat in the atmosphere compared to the same mass of CO2, while some of the fluorocarbons have thousands of times more heat trapping capacity as CO2. To account for these differences when comparing emissions for the different compounds, the emissions are generally expressed in terms of CO2 equivalents (CO2e). Thus, generic references to GHG emissions generally mean CO2 equivalent emissions.

From a land use standpoint, carbon dioxide, and methane are the most important GHGs the City of Portola has the potential to significantly influence and will be the primary focus of general plan goals, policies, and reduction implementation strategies (CAPCOA) Model Policies for GHGs.

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Existing Conditions in Portola
The Northern Sierra Air Quality Management District (NSAQMD) includes Plumas County.

As of 2019, there are five air pollution monitors in Portola: One for near real-time PM 2.5 hourly data, two with filters for PM 2.5 24-hour data (used by EPA for attainment designations) and two for information on the types of particulate matter present in the ambient air.

In January 2015, the U.S. EPA designated the City of Portola and surrounding parts of Plumas County as a federal nonattainment area for the annual PM2.5 health-based standard.

The consequences of violating the federal PM 2.5 standard are serious. A federal nonattainment designation for Plumas County necessitates the preparation of, and adherence to, a PM 2.5 control plan to reduce emissions. Specifically, all Reasonably Available Control Technologies and other strategies that could reduce emissions must be implemented. This means the imposition of new rules to govern industry, motor vehicles, residential heating appliances, new development projects, open burning, and other sources of PM 2.5. After an area is designated as non-attainment, if all of the required rules and demonstrations are inadequate or not implemented quickly enough, federal sanctions kick in. For instance, federal highway money is withheld, emission offsets for new or modified pollution sources are raised, and ultimately EPA can step in and take over parts of the air pollution control program.

Finally, if an area is designated non-attainment and progress toward attainment does not proceed rapidly enough, the area has to “bump up” to a worse non-attainment classification, with even more stringent requirements, and when a non-attainment area finally reaches attainment, the rules cannot be relaxed.

Therefore, it is crucial that PM 2.5 emissions in the Portola area be reduced, not only for the benefit of public health but also in order to achieve federal attainment designation.

Consistency with Other Elements
The General Plan is the gateway to transforming our communities into more efficient, low-carbon, sustainable, vital places for us, our families, and our neighbors to live, work, and play. The City of Portola General Plan contains 10 distinct standalone elements (Land Use, Housing, Community Design, Safety, Noise, Economic Development, Conservation, Circulation, Public Facilities, and Air Quality). However, it is important to remember that each of these elements weave together to create the comprehensive long-range plan for the City. Many policies already exist within these other elements which support the City’s future goals of improving air quality within the City, region, and State, including Land Use, Community Design, Conservation, Circulation, and Public Facilities.

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Air Quality Goals
New visitors, businesses and residents in the community will contribute to conditions that could ultimately result in nonattainment of federal or state air quality goals. Once air quality monitors record violations of the state or federal standard, an area is designated by either California or U.S. EPA as nonattainment for that pollutant.

Because of the federal nonattainment designation, NSAQMD was awarded a $2.48 million Targeted AirShed grant from the US EPA to improve air quality by replacing old, uncertified wood stoves with EPA certified heating devices. Federal nonattainment designation requires air pollution control strategies to be implemented, targeting the air pollution sources that cause the greatest degradation of air quality to clean the air and stop exceedances of the standard. Being in nonattainment of an ambient air quality standard means higher rates of respiratory ailments and related health care costs, higher rates of premature deaths, and may require the implementation of control strategies to reduce the emissions of the pollutant. Being designated as a federal nonattainment area is generally more economically burdensome to an area than being designated nonattainment due to violations of a California Ambient Air Quality Standard (CAAQS).

Because air pollution is typically a regional problem, the city must undertake feasible policy and implementation plans to minimize the existing air pollution events and avoid increased air pollution that would accompany economic, and population increases.

These policies and implementation cover a wide range of common daily activities, such as burning slash outdoors and wood stoves, as well as transportation and land use planning that have a strong, but indirect, effect on air pollution.

Goal AQ-1. Improve Portola’s air quality by:
a. Achieving and maintaining ambient air quality standards established by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the California Air Resources Board;
b. Minimizing public exposure to toxic or hazardous air pollutants; and
c. Minimizing public exposure to pollutants that create a public nuisance, such as unpleasant odors.

Goal AQ-2. Integrate air quality planning with land use and transportation planning processes.

Goal AQ-3. Although the automobile is the primary form of transportation, the City of Portola should make a commitment to other modes of transportation.

Goal AQ-4. Reduce air emissions through energy conservation.

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Policies: Air Quality-General
AQ-P-1. Cooperate with other agencies to develop a consistent and coordinated approach to reduction of air pollution.

AQ-P-2. Encourage energy efficient building designs.

AQ-P-3. New construction will be managed to minimize fugitive dust and construction vehicle emissions.

AQ-P-4. Woodburning devices shall meet current standards for controlling particulate air pollution.

AQ-P-5. Burning of any combustible material within the City Limits will be strictly controlled to minimize particulate air pollution. Alternatives to open burning of waste vegetation shall be encouraged.

Implementation: Air Quality-General
AQ-I-1. Work with the Northern Sierra Air Quality Management District (NSAQMD) to implement programs and strategies to reduce levels of PM2.5 to achieve federal attainment and provide assistance with public outreach and education to reduce the harmful health effects associated with fine particulate matter.

AQ-I-2. In accordance with CEQA, submit development proposals to the Northern Sierra Air Quality Management District (NSAQMD) for review and comment prior to decision.

AQ-I-3. Locate air pollution point sources, such as manufacturing and extracting facilities, in areas designated for industrial development and separated from residential areas and sensitive receptors (e.g., homes, schools, and hospitals).

AQ-I-4. Use best available control technology for stationary industrial sources of air pollution.

AQ-I-5. Cooperate with the Plumas County Environmental Health Department in identifying hazardous material users and in developing a hazardous materials management plan.

AQ-I-6. Establish buffer zones (e.g., setbacks, landscaping) within residential and other sensitive receptor site plans to separate those uses from highways, arterials, hazardous material locations and other sources of air pollution or odor.

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AQ-I-7. Promote the use of new and replacement fuel storage tanks at refueling stations that are clean fuel compatible, if technically and economically feasible.

AQ-I-8. All residences built in a new subdivision or housing development shall be equipped with conventional heating devices with sufficient capacity to heat all areas of the building without reliance on woodburning heating devices.

AQ-I-9. All woodburning heating devices installed shall be EPA II certified or meet EPA standards applicable at the time of project approval.

AQ-I-10. Require the removal of existing older woodburning stoves that are not EPA certified at the time a residence is sold or a major alteration or addition is initiated, in accordance with City of Portola Ordinance 360, 2021.

AQ-I-11. Ban the burning of any combustible material, including vegetative slash, within City limits is banned, in accordance with City of Portola Ordinance 360, 2021.

Policies: Air Quality-Land Use
AQ-P-6. Develop a land use plan which will minimize daily travel and air pollution.

Implementation: Air Quality-Land Use
AQ-I-12. Encourage mixed-use and pedestrian-oriented development and circulation systems that promote use alternatives to the automobile for transportation, including bicycles and bus transit, along with carpooling.

AQ-I-13. Design land uses which locate daily employment, school, and shopping destinations near residential areas, where feasible.

AQ-I-14. Consider increased intensity of development along existing and proposed transit corridors.

Policies: Air Quality-Transportation
AQ-P-7. Develop transportation systems that minimize air pollution from automobile emissions.

AQ-P-8. Coordinate and integrate all forms of public transportation.

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Implementation: Air Quality-Transportation
AQ-I-15. Develop a Transportation Systems Management (TSM) Ordinance which will reduce motor vehicle emissions through decreases in vehicle delay, average daily trips and vehicle miles traveled.

AQ-I-16. Maintain acceptable levels of service as specified in the Circulation Element.

AQ-I-17. In new subdivisions, require internal street design to include the installation of dedicated pedestrian/bicycle pathways connecting to adjacent residential and commercial areas as well as schools, parks and recreational areas.

AQ-I-18. Provide adequate pedestrian and bikeway facilities for present and future transportation needs throughout the city.

AQ-I-19. Locate public facilities in areas easily served by current and planned public transportation.

CEQA ADDENDUM
to the 2011 City of Portola General Plan Review
Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration
SCH#: 2011112023
for the

CITY OF PORTOLA
2045 GENERAL PLAN
Accepted: XX, 2024
Lead Agency: City of Portola
P.O. Box 1225 35 Third Avenue
Portola, CA 96122
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Table of Contents

1. Addendum to an Adopted Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration3 BACKGROUND ....................................................................................................... 3 SUMMARY OF GENERAL PLAN GOALS.................................................................... 4 Table 1: General Plan Goals ......................................................................................................................5

2. CEQA Analysis 8
PROPOSED CHANGES............................................................................................. 8 Land Use Element ......................................................................................................................................9 Community Design Element.......................................................................................................................9 Circulation Element....................................................................................................................................9 Economic Development Element.............................................................................................................10 Public Services and Facilities Element......................................................................................................10 Conservation and Open Space Element...................................................................................................10 Noise Element..........................................................................................................................................11 Air Quality Element..................................................................................................................................11 DISCUSSION......................................................................................................... 11

3. Finding..................................................................................................13 City of Portola General Plan 2045
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1. Addendum to an Adopted Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration
The City of Portola does hereby prepare, declare, and publish the City of Portola General Plan 2045 California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Addendum to the City of Portola General Plan Review CEQA Initial Study (IS)/ Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND).

The proposed City of Portola 2045 General Plan (proposed project) will replace the existing General Plan.

This Addendum has been prepared pursuant to Title 14, Sections 15162 and 15164 of the California Code of Regulations. A copy of the Addendum document and all supporting documents may be reviewed or obtained at the City of Portola, 35 Third Avenue, Portola, California 96122.

BACKGROUND
The General Plan is the foundation development policy document for the City of Portola. It defines the framework for growth in an environmentally balanced manner, maintains the rural character and quality of the living environment, providing adequate infrastructure while conserving natural resources. The General Plan is a state-mandated document that guides long-range growth and development decisions in a city. It includes the City of Portola’s official policies for land use, transportation, housing, natural resources, environmental hazards, parks, urban design, historic preservation, and community services. Periodic reviews of the General Plan are required to ensure that the plan remains responsive to local conditions and issues. The General Plan 2045 discusses General Plan impacts in a programmatic way and identifies policies in the General Plan to address all physical impacts resulting from development in Portola.

The City of Portola General Plan 2045 recommends no changes to existing land uses and presents a lower growth projection than provided in previous iterations of the General Plan (City of Portola General Plan 2020 and 2011 General Plan Review). There are also minor changes to address requirements by State law that did not impact land use, minor changes to policy numbering, and minor changes to certain policies, while maintaining existing goals and the overall structure of the 2011 General Plan Review.

Generally, the General Plan has been revised to include:
• Updates to reflect changes in State and Federal Law, including the California 2017 General Plan Guidelines.
• Updates to reflect completed projects and current operations and conditions, which have changed since the previous general plan was adopted.
• Elimination of goals and policies that have been accomplished and engineering standards from the General Plan which are maintained by the City or other externally regulating agency, such as Caltrans, in standalone documents.
• Typographical corrections regarding grammar, format, and consistency. • Updates to reflect the current status of approved projects, such as the Woodbridge at Portola project.

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• Editorial changes, consisting of clarifications and cross referencing with internal documents.

Nonetheless, the General Plan 2045 proposes some minor changes which should be reviewed for environmental impacts.

A General Plan Review is considered a “project” under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). An evaluation of potential environmental impacts is required by State law. Pursuant to Section 15162 through 15164 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, an Addendum is considered the appropriate document when “only minor technical changes or additions are necessary” and which would not cause or otherwise contribute to significant environmental effects. An Addendum is appropriate, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, because the updated General Plan does not introduce any new impacts or more severe impacts relative to what was previously analyzed and none of the conditions described in Section 15162 have occurred.

This document serves as the environmental documentation for the City of Portola 2045 General Plan. This Addendum to 2011 General Plan Review DEQA IS/MND adopted in January 2012 (State Clearinghouse Number 2011112023) demonstrates that the analysis in the adopted MND adequately addresses the potential physical impacts associated with implementation of the proposed project and the proposed project would not trigger any of the conditions described in CEQA Guidelines Section 15162 calling for the preparation of a subsequent EIR or negative declaration.

The City Council gave direction to staff to prepare a draft General Plan (General Plan 2045) that would incorporate and meet the State of California 2017 General Plan Guidelines (GPG). Since that time, there have several public workshops, Community Development Committee meetings, and City Council review.

The Draft General Plan 2045 and CEQA Addendum to the 2011 City of Portola General Plan Review Mitigated Negative Declaration is scheduled for City Council adoption on June 12, 2024.

SUMMARY OF GENERAL PLAN GOALS
The General Plan includes goals and policies organized around the General Plan Elements:
• Chapter 2- Land Use
• Chapter 3- Community Design
• Chapter 4- Circulation
• Chapter 5- Economic Development
• Chapter 6- Public Services and Facilities
• Safety Element - Separate Document as
required by State law
• Chapter 8- Conservation and Open Space
• Chapter 9- Noise
• Chapter 10- Air Quality
• Housing Element - Separate Document as
required by State law
The General Plan goals are summarized in Table 1 below. In the General Plan, they are accompanied by specific policies and implementation measures. The policies establish the guidelines and “rules” that the City City of Portola General Plan 2045
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will follow as it makes future land use-related decisions. The implementation measures provide a guideline for specific steps to be taken after the Plan is adopted.

Table 1: General Plan Goals
Land Use Goals
Goal LU-1. Provide for land uses that expand employment, education, recreation, and cultural opportunities for residents and reinforce Portola as the commercial and service center for eastern Plumas County.

Goal LU-2. Protect and preserve natural environmental features and amenities.

Goal LU-3. Reinforce strong urban design, quality development, and a compact City form.

Goal LU-4. Encourage mixed land uses but provide physical separation or design buffers between incompatible land uses.

Goal LU-5. Retain the existing commercial and civic core as the cultural and functional center of the City.

Goal LU-6. Reinforce land use and development patterns that encourage walking and the use of local public transit within the community.

Goal LU-7. Complete infill development of the unimproved portions of the City.

Goal LU-8. Maintain access to open space within the urban portions of the City, particularly the Middle Fork Feather River.

Goal LU-9. Provide multiple locations for recreation and cultural activities within the existing City core area.

Goal LU-10. Ensure that the mix of land uses results in a balance between public revenues and public service demands.

Goal LU-11. Establish orderly growth in new development areas to ensure logical public service areas.

Community Design
Goal CD-1. Guide development of the community in a manner that will sustain the natural resources and amenities and will be economically sustainable over time.

Goal CD-2. Foster creativity and design excellence consistent with community objectives, the environmental characteristics of the area and the economic conditions inherent in a small, rural community.

Goal CD-3. Ensure that development will be compatible with the natural features that define the existing City and surrounding area.

Goal CD-4. Establish high standards so that the future development will be attractive, distinctive, and functional.

Goal CD-5. Protect natural environmental features and integrate the built environment with the natural environment.

Goal CD-6. Establish quality development appropriate to the local history, culture, and natural environment.

Goal CD-7. Build for long term durability and economic life cycles.

Goal CD-8. Establish well designed, distinctive gateways, lighting, and signage that will distinguish Portola as an attractive community.

Goal CD-9. Retain and enhance the existing, well-defined form of the City.

Goal CD-10. Provide public spaces to accommodate visitors with minimal impact on City residents.

Goal CD-11. Establish attractive, well-designed, and distinctive districts such as Commercial Street and a business park to enhance employment and economic development opportunities.

Goal CD-12. Enhance and preserve the existing neighborhoods and restore or replace existing housing stock in the older neighborhoods.

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Circulation
Goal C-1. Upgrade all existing streets to current improvement standards.

Goal C-2. Extend the circulation network, including streets, bike and pedestrian paths, and transit routes to in-fill areas and new growth areas in a manner that is energy and cost efficient, safe, and minimizes impact on the natural environment.

Goal C-3. Improve the circulation network, including streets and parking, rail, transit, and pedestrian paths to enhance economic development and tourism.

Goal C-4. Expand transportation alternatives within the City, including public transit, walking and bicycling.

Goal C-5. Expand the circulation system to accommodate and attract new businesses and visitors (tourists).

Economic Development
Goal ED-1. Expand stable year-round employment.

Goal ED-2. Attract new industries that are compatible with the natural amenities and character of the City.

Goal ED-3. Expand and diversify tourism both within the City and in the eastern Plumas County region.

Goal ED-4. Expand education and training opportunities for City residents.

Public Services and Facilities
Goal PF-1. The City will be innovative in new techniques and technologies to provide the best available “state-of-theart” level of public services in a cost-effective manner.

Goal PF-2. Public infrastructure and services will be affordable to the residents and business interests in the City.

Goal PF-3. Facilities improvements and services required to serve development will not place an economic burden on existing residents of the City. Development will pay a fair share of all costs of required public infrastructure and services.

Goal PF-4. Public improvements and facilities will be designed to enhance, rather than degrade, the natural environment in the City and surrounding area.

Goal PF-5. The City’s public services and facilities will support economic development and residential growth in the city.

Goal PF-6. Public facilities and services agencies will cooperate on a regional basis.

Goal PF-7. Conduits to provide connection between public facilities on both sides of the river shall be included on any new bridge structure.

Conservation and Open Space
Goal CO-1. Minimize the consumption of water to reasonable levels consistent with a high level of amenities and quality of life for residents and visitors.

Goal CO-2. Maximize the beneficial uses of water by recycling water for irrigation and other non-potable uses.

Goal CO-3. Develop a pattern of land uses and circulation that will help conserve scarce or nonrenewable energy resources.

Goal CO-4. Utilize non-traditional energy sources such as co-generation, wind and solar to reduce dependence on traditional energy sources.

Goal CO-5. Promote energy efficiency in new development and in building design.

Goal CO-6. Preserve and maintain Portola’s soils to avoid pollution of the Feather River and its tributaries and loss of soil.

Goal CO-7. Maintain water quality in Portola surface and ground waters.

Goal CO-8. Maintain open space as a key feature of Portola.

Goal CO-9. Enhance and make use of the river for public access and recreation compatible with the qualities of the Wild and Scenic River designation.

Goal CO-10. Protect and maintain all biological resources in the Portola area.

Goal CO-11. Protect archaeological, historic, and paleontological resources for their aesthetic, educational, and cultural values.

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Noise
Goal N-1. Protect City residents from the harmful and annoying effects of exposure to excessive noise.

Goal N-2. Protect the quality of life in the community and the tourism economy from noise generated by incompatible land uses.

Goal N-3. Accommodate additional tourism and visitors without creating new noise sources.

Goal N-4. Ensure that places of quiet remain near the urban areas of the City.

Goal N-5. Protect public health and welfare by eliminating existing noise problems where feasible, by establishing standards for acceptable indoor and outdoor noise, and by preventing significant increases in noise levels.

Goal N-6. Incorporate noise considerations into land use planning decisions, and guide the location and design of transportation facilities to minimize the effects of noise on adjacent land uses.

Air Quality Element
Goal AQ-1. Improve Portola’s air quality by:
a. Achieving and maintaining ambient air quality standards established by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the California Air Resources Board; b. Minimizing public exposure to toxic or hazardous air pollutants; and c. Minimizing public exposure to pollutants that create a public nuisance, such as unpleasant odors.

Goal AQ-2. Integrate air quality planning with land use and transportation planning processes.

Goal AQ-3. Although the automobile is the primary form of transportation, the City of Portola should make a commitment to other modes of transportation.

Goal AQ-4. Reduce air emissions through energy conservation.

City of Portola General Plan 2045
CEQA Addendum to the General Plan Review IS/MND

2. CEQA Analysis
Under CEQA Guidelines Section 15164(b), an addendum to a Negative Declaration may be prepared if only minor technical changes are required or if none of the conditions identified in CEQA Guideline Section 15162 are present. In the absence of substantial evidence to support a fair argument that the project changes may result in significant environmental impacts not previously studied, an addendum to the Negative Declaration is appropriate. The following review proceeds with the requirements of CEQA Guidelines Section 15162 in mind.

This CEQA analysis discussion concludes that an addendum is appropriate for the proposed City of Portola General Plan 2045 project since the conditions set forth in Section 15162(a) are not present (see detailed analysis below).
(1) Substantial changes are proposed in the project which will require major revisions of the previous EIR or negative declaration due to the involvement of new significant environmental effects or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant effects; (2) Substantial changes occur with respect to the circumstances under which the project is undertaken which will require major revisions of the previous EIR or negative declaration due to the involvement of new significant environmental effects or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant effects; or
(3) New information of substantial importance, which was not known and could not have been known with the exercise of reasonable diligence at the time the previous EIR was certified as complete or the negative declaration was adopted, shows any of the following:
(A) The project will have one or more significant effects not discussed in the previous EIR or negative declaration;
(B) Significant effects previously examined will be substantially more severe than shown in the previous EIR;
(C) Mitigation measures or alternatives previously found not to be feasible would in fact be feasible and would substantially reduce one or more significant effects of the project, but the project proponents decline to adopt the mitigation measure or alternative; or (D) Mitigation measures or alternatives which are considerably different from those analyzed in the previous EIR would substantially reduce one or more significant effects on the environment, but the project proponents decline to adopt the mitigation measure or alternative.

Although an analysis of Greenhouse Gases was not included in the previous analysis, the project (General Plan 2045) recommends no changes to existing land uses and presents a lower growth projection than provided in previous iterations of the General Plan (City of Portola General Plan 2020 and 2011 General Plan Review).

Therefore, the project will not generate a change in greenhouse gas emissions, either directly or indirectly that may have a significant impact on the environment.

PROPOSED CHANGES
The following changes in the General Plan 2045 were reviewed and determined to not cause or otherwise contribute to significant environmental effects, and that an Addendum is appropriate, pursuant to CEQA City of Portola General Plan 2045
CEQA Addendum to the General Plan Review IS/MND

Guidelines, because the updated General Plan does not introduce any new impacts or more severe impacts relative to what was previously analyzed and none of the conditions described in Section 15162 have occurred.

Land Use Element
• Inserted Potential Impacts for Flooding Section + FEMA Flood Map + Flood Hazard Areas Map with Zoning to help understand and depict areas of potential flooding (GPG). • Inserted Section for Education with Educational Facilities Map to incorporate mindful planning in these areas (GPG).
• Inserted Solid and Liquid Waste Disposal Section with a Map to allow the reader to understand the location of these utilities and their impacts (GPG).
• Inserted a Circulation Section with a Map of New Roads in Core Area to highlight the relationship between Land Use Planning and Transportation (GPG).
• Inserted Land Use Map Section- Features Core Area Land Use/Zoning to help guide future planning efforts (GPG).
• Updated Infill Neighborhood Map to highlight where infrastructure is needed for future development to occur (GPG).
• Updated Projected Population Growth Section and Associated Tables from (2%, 3%, and 5%) to (1%, 2%, and 3%) to reflect current population projections.

Community Design Element
• Updated pictures throughout to show current conditions (i.e. signage, neighborhoods). • Updated Protection of Open Space and Natural Resources to ensure Firewise (NFPA) Standards are implemented.
• Updated City Landmarks and Gateways Figure 3-3 to provide a contemporary view of Major Gateway Entries, and amended the implementation section to maintain regional coordination for design standards.
• Added code enforcement strategies aimed at reducing blight and increasing safe living conditions. • Updated Civic Core and Public Spaces- consolidated design standards for the Public Events Master Plan.
• Updated Sierra Street and Riverfront Commercial Area- consolidated design standards for recreation and business opportunities along the river.

Circulation Element
• Inserted Land Use Section to show consistency between the two elements (GPG). • Inserted New Technologies paragraph within Key Issues section to show the importance of adaptability to new modes of transportation created through technological advancements (GPG). • Updated Existing Major Streets and Streets in Need of Repair Maps to show where improvements can be made.
• Update A-15 language; realignment not feasible.
• Updated New Roads in the Core Area Map to show collector roads and arterial streets and conceptual routing for new development (GPG); updated to be consistent with previous General Plan Amendments.
• Inserted Local Public Utilities and Facilities Section to account for Alternative Fuel Infrastructure and added Alternative Fuel Vehicle Infrastructure Map (GPG).

City of Portola General Plan 2045
CEQA Addendum to the General Plan Review IS/MND

• Inserted Funding Sources Section to describe where funding for road improvements and maintenance comes from (GPG).

Economic Development Element
• Consolidated Business Innovation and Development implementation measures, specifically regarding annual reviews and reports.
• Consolidated Local Self Reliance (encouraging new business) implementation measures, specifically regarding annual reviews and reports.
• Consolidated Affordable Housing, Education, and Training implementation measures, specifically regarding annual reviews and reports.
• Consolidated Infrastructure for Economic Development implementation measures, specifically regarding annual reviews and reports.
• Updated Community Image and Quality of Life to focus on maintaining and enhancing an attractive community environment and not including specific policies and implementation measures for development of a local art community.
• Updated Expand Tourism and Visitor Opportunities implementation measures, specifically relating to guidelines for project review and approval.

Public Services and Facilities Element
• Updated Projected Growth Relative to Public Services and Facilities Sections. • Updated Domestic Water Supply Section to include current sources and estimated source requirements to account for population growth.
• Updated Communications Section to account for fiber optics and wireless internet. • Updated Existing Primary and Secondary Education Resources Section to account for current facilities and current trends.
• Separated the policies section of Libraries into policies and implementation measures, as needed. • Updated Recreation and Parks section to consolidate neighborhood park standards and encourage development of standards for size and amenities
• Updated Police Services for current practices.
• Fire Protection – background to be updated for current practices.

Conservation and Open Space Element
• Inserted Water and its Hydraulic Force Section with Figures for Water Shed Hydrologic Units to show watershed management and restoration efforts (GPG).
• Inserted Protected Areas Figure to clarify which parcels are protected (GPG). • Inserted Figure 8-3 Soil Survey to help understand where to preserve and maintain Portola’s soil (GPG). • Inserted Figure 8-4 Wetlands to show jurisdictional wetlands within the GP study area (GPG). • Inserted Figure 8-5 Plumas National Forests to show locations of protected National Forest land (GPG). • Removed Mineral Resources Section as there are no known mineral resources within the study area (GPG).
• Inserted Public Health and Safety Section to account for topics of discussion including seismic hazards, flood hazards, wildfires, and air quality in relation to this element (GPG). • Focus on public education.

City of Portola General Plan 2045
CEQA Addendum to the General Plan Review IS/MND

• Coordinated with Safety Element and Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP).

Noise Element
• Inserted the statute requirements from California Government Code 65302(f) (GPG). • Inserted Completeness Checklist & Required Documents (GPG). • Inserted Noise Discussion and Figure 9-1: Noise Map to give a general overview of noise origin (GPG). • Inserted Table 9-1 Common Comparable Sounds, to help give an understanding to how loud Aviation and Road Use is (GPG).
• Inserted Table 9-2 Maximum Allowable Noise Exposure; Transportation Noise Sources, to help understand the allowable noise levels for different land uses. (GPG). • Inserted Table 9-3 Performance Standards for Non-Transportation Noise Sources or Projects Affected by Non-Transportation Noise Sources to guide allowable noise levels during the AM and PM (GPG). • Update pictures to current conditions.

Air Quality Element
• Reviewed with NSAQMD
• Updated Tables 10-1 and 10-2 to conform with current State and Federal standards for Air Quality and Particulate Matter (State Law).
• Updated the Existing Conditions in Portola Section to reflect the current amount of pollution monitors and needed compliance with federal health-based standards (GPG). • Condensed Consistency with Other Elements Section instead of listing out all the goals from other elements that are relevant (GPG).
• Updated Implementation Section to better align with new federal standards and technologies for achieving optimum air quality (GPG).

DISCUSSION
The discussion in this Addendum confirms that the proposed changes to the General Plan 2045 have been evaluated for significant impacts pursuant to CEQA. The determination is that the potential impacts of the General Plan 2045 are less than the impacts previously analyzed in the adopted IS/MND and that the IS/MND provides a sufficient and adequate analysis of the environmental impacts of the General Plan 2045. Thus, the City determined that an Addendum is the appropriate environmental document.

The following identifies the standards set forth in Section 15162(a), with a discussion of why a subsequent Environmental Impact Report (EIR) is not an appropriate environmental review document for the General Plan 2045:
(1) Substantial changes are proposed in the project which will require major revisions of the previous EIR or negative declaration due to the involvement of new significant environmental effects or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant effects; There are no substantial changes proposed. The City of Portola General Plan 2045 recommends no changes to existing land uses and presents a lower growth projection than provided in previous iterations of the General Plan (City of Portola General Plan 2020 and 2011 General Plan Review). There City of Portola General Plan 2045
CEQA Addendum to the General Plan Review IS/MND

are also minor changes to address requirements by State law that did not impact land use, minor changes to policy numbering, and minor changes to certain policies, while maintaining existing goals and the overall structure of the 2011 General Plan Review. (2) Substantial changes occur with respect to the circumstances under which the project is undertaken which will require major revisions of the previous EIR or negative declaration due to the involvement of new significant environmental effects or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant effects; or
There is no involvement of new significant environmental effects or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant effects, because there are no substantial changes with respect to the circumstances under which the project is undertaken. (3) New information of substantial importance, which was not known and could not have been known with the exercise of reasonable diligence at the time the previous EIR was certified as complete or the negative declaration was adopted, shows any of the following:
(A) The project will have one or more significant effects not discussed in the previous EIR or negative declaration;
The project will not have any significant effects that were not previously discussed in the previously adopted IS/MND
(B) Significant effects previously examined will be substantially more severe than shown in the previous EIR;
N/A – There was a Mitigated Negative Declaration adopted, not an EIR. (C) Mitigation measures or alternatives previously found not to be feasible would in fact be feasible and would substantially reduce one or more significant effects of the project, but the project proponents decline to adopt the mitigation measure or alternative; or N/A
(D) Mitigation measures or alternatives which are considerably different from those analyzed in the previous EIR would substantially reduce one or more significant effects on the environment, but the project proponents decline to adopt the mitigation measure or alternative.

There are no mitigation measures or alternatives which are considerably different from those analyzed in the previously adopted IS/MND. The City of Portola General Plan 2045 recommends no changes to existing land uses and presents a lower growth projection than provided in previous iterations of the General Plan (City of Portola General Plan 2020 and 2011 General Plan Review).

There are also minor changes to address requirements by State law that did not impact land use, minor changes to policy numbering, and minor changes to certain policies, while maintaining existing goals and the overall structure of the 2011 General Plan Review.

City of Portola General Plan 2045
CEQA Addendum to the General Plan Review IS/MND

3. Finding
The City of Portola has reviewed the proposed changes to the General Plan 2045 project, and on the basis of the whole record before it, the City has determined that there is substantial evidence to support the determination that the General Plan Review Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration remains relevant in considering the environmental impacts of the proposed project changes.

Further, there is no substantial evidence to suggest that the environmental impacts of the proposed project, as identified in this Addendum, may have a significant effect on the environment beyond what was evaluated in the adopted General Plan Review Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration. Therefore, a subsequent Initial Study/Negative Declaration or Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration is not required.

CITY OF PORTOLA
2024-2025 BUDGET SUMMARY - WORKSHOP WITH STEPS AND ESTIMATED COLA

ECONOMIC

GAS TAX GAS TAX RMRA DEVELOPMENT SOLID
GENERAL FUND Streets Snow CDBG STIP WATER SEWER WASTE
ACCOUNT/FUND 100 207 208 211 215 216 710 720 730 TOTAL
REVENUE 1,206,557.00 55,604.00 130,000.00 56,744.00 500.00 1,197,000.00 825,000.00 299,000.00 3,770,405.00 INTERFUND TRANSFERS 185,629.51 180,013.30 365,642.81
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PERSONNEL 336,293.12 134,093.51 150,655.30 3,787.51 424,893.46 277,150.14 51,830.73 1,378,703.77 POSTAGE 5,000.00 4,200.00 4,200.00 1,700.00 15,100.00
CITY WEBPAGE 3,400.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 5,400.00
GAS & ELECTRIC 43,100.00 10,000.00 6,000.00 40,000.00 99,100.00 TELEPHONE 7,300.00 5,500.00 4,500.00 17,300.00
MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES 23,700.00 12,000.00 15,000.00 22,000.00 30,000.00 3,000.00 105,700.00 EQUIP REPAIR/MAINT 6,000.00 7,000.00 25,000.00 15,000.00 25,000.00 1,000.00 79,000.00 VEHICLE REPAIR/MAINT 1,500.00 1,500.00 18,000.00 5,000.00 5,000.00 31,000.00 VEHICLE FUEL 4,300.00 8,000.00 15,000.00 12,000.00 8,000.00 47,300.00 LEGAL FEES 71,940.00 13,104.00 13,104.00 5,000.00 103,148.00 INSURANCE 47,268.54 20,480.00 29,797.00 47,250.00 5,820.00 150,615.54 PROFESSIONAL SVCS 14,500.00 1,500.00 2,000.00 50,000.00 70,000.00 10,000.00 146,000.00 ADVERTISING/NOTICES 650.00 650.00
CODE REFERENCE UPDATE 4,200.00 1,700.00 1,500.00 7,400.00 CIVIC PROMO & MARKETING 500.00 500.00
CONFERENCE/TRAVEL 5,000.00 5,000.00
DUES/MEMBERSHIPS 3,300.00 4,000.00 1,000.00 8,300.00
BUILDING EXPENSE 6,000.00 250.00 3,000.00 4,500.00 250.00 14,000.00 STREET REPAIR 10,000.00 20,000.00 165,000.00 195,000.00 ACCOUNTING FEES 15,840.00 5,940.00 4,460.00 3,342.00 17,160.00 14,520.00 5,280.00 66,542.00 AUDITING FEES 10,800.00 1,200.00 1,168.00 2,000.00 10,800.00 10,800.00 3,600.00 40,368.00 TRAINING/EDUCATION 2,000.00 800.00 800.00 3,600.00
WATER AND SEWER 69,200.00 750.00 800.00 70,750.00
TECH SUPPORT - INCODE 7,271.34 11,065.05 9,484.00 3,793.74 31,614.13 OTHER EXPENSE/SEE ATTACHED 299,321.00 60,000.00 30,000.00 345,700.00 248,750.00 103,050.00 1,086,821.00 EQUIPMENT LEASE/RENTAL 4,400.00 4,000.00 2,500.00 10,900.00

CAPITAL OUTLAY/OTHER -
INTEREST 31,615.00 31,615.00
TRANSFERS OUT 365,642.81 365,642.81
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TOTAL EXPENSES 1,358,426.81 241,233.51 310,013.30 167,000.00 9,129.51 - 1,019,084.51 819,858.14 194,324.47 4,119,070.25 REVENUE 1,206,557.00 241,233.51 310,013.30 56,744.00 500.00 1,197,000.00 825,000.00 299,000.00 4,136,047.81 EXPENDITURES 1,358,426.81 - - 167,000.00 9,129.51 - 1,019,084.51 819,858.14 194,324.47 4,117,070.25 PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS 37,000.00 37,000.00
STEPS 783.18 1,621.33 1,567.79 52.46 8,669.27 4,955.43 532.32 18,181.78 COLA (Est) 3,309.89 1,997.59 2,081.12 47.02 9,814.70 6,090.61 831.94 24,172.87 FACILITY FEE/SINKING FUND/LANDFILL CLOSURE FUND 45,835.00 84,000.00 129,835.00 (USE OF) OR INCREASE IN FUND BALANCE (155,962.88) (3,618.92) (3,648.91) (110,256.00) (8,728.99) 76,596.52 (5,904.18) 19,311.27 (192,212.09) 5/5/2024

CITY OF PORTOLA
2024-2025
BUDGET WORKSHEET FUND: General (100)
DEPARTMENT: ALL

REVENUE
ACCT DESCRIPTION 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024 2023-2024 2024-2025 NO. ACTUAL ACTUAL ADOPTED AS OF 4-26-24 WORKSHOP

GENERAL REVENUE AND TAXES
401.00 Property Taxes - Secured 247,512.97 287,766.53 250,000.00 164,766.66 205,000.00 401.01 Property Taxes - Unsecured 7,229.80 7,174.23 7,500.00 9,659.41 8,000.00 401.02 Home Owners Tax Relief 2,265.78 1,974.78 1,700.00 1,167.75 1,700.00 401.03 Sales Tax 322,531.87 330,510.77 300,000.00 236,333.57 320,000.00 401.04 Transfer Tax 9,488.78 8,482.59 6,500.00 3,074.76 6,500.00 401.05 Transient Occupancy Tax 43,578.93 36,621.14 40,000.00 41,820.60 50,000.00 401.06 Fire Assessment 18,075.92 19,118.31 17,000.00 13,399.74 - 401.08 Supplemental Taxes 5,130.02 4,148.85 4,000.00 3,405.25 4,000.00 401.09 Property Tax Interest 356.59 50.52 150.00 8,618.99 2,000.00 401.10 Traffic Impact Fee 3,711.00
401.11 Stranded Supplemental 7,181.52 3,712.17
403.01 Interest Income/Investments 8,462.81 49,300.57 40,000.00 56,709.92 65,000.00 403.11 EPHC Interest Income 1,983.13 2,117.26 1,581.05 3,213.00 2,507.00 404.36 Coronavirus Relief Fund -
404.37 Coronavirus Fiscal Recovery 32,317.61 217,919.26 150,000.00 105,001.38 75,400.00 407.00 Refunds/Reimbursements
407.04 FEMA Reimbursement
407.05 Returned Checks (110.00) (2,380.69) 2,676.07
407.10 Returned Check Fee 70.00 (70.00) 130.00
407.16 Insurance Recovery
408.00 Donation/Contributions
409.00 Miscellaneous Income 5,457.24 452.33 468.48
DEPT 111 GENERAL GOVERNMENT
402.01 Business License 14,806.00 15,705.00 15,000.00 5,469.00 15,000.00 402.02 Electric Franchise 23,719.26 24,364.50 24,000.00 41,222.39 40,000.00 402.04 Business License ADA Fee 450.00 547.20 155.60
404.01 Motor Vehicle In-Lieu Fees 175,085.88 186,049.71 180,000.00 2,593.77 190,000.00 DEPT 117 PLANNING & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
402.08 Zoning/Subdivision Fees 735.00 - 420.00 450.00
404.16 Grant 53,054.66 118,912.29 21,726.28
409.00 Miscellaneous 2,442.64 315.00
5/5/2024
GENERAL FUND 2024-2025 BUDGET WORKSHEET
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CITY OF PORTOLA
2024-2025

BUDGET WORKSHEET
FUND: General (100)
DEPARTMENT: ALL
ACCT DESCRIPTION 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024 2023-2024 2024-2025 NO. ACTUAL ACTUAL ADOPTED AS OF 4-26-24 WORKSHOP
DEPT 114 BUILDING & SAFETY
402.06 Woodstove Inspection Permit 1,449.00 900.00 1,000.00 848.00 1,000.00 402.07 Building Permits 20,416.68 25,680.78 25,000.00 15,996.96 20,000.00 405.05 Plan Check Fees 42.00
405.06 State Strong Motion Fees
DEPT 211 FIRE DEPARTMENT
404.16 Grant
404.40 Local Emergency Svcs Group 36,000.00 13,000.00 15,000.00 - 408.00 Donations 1,250.00 500.00 600.00
208.01 PG&E Settlement Funds 50,000.00 15,000.00
DEPT 212 LAW ENFORCEMENT
404.28 COPS Funding 163,223.55 100,000.19 160,000.00 236,036.70 170,000.00 404.34 Vehicle Abatement 2,959.95 5,000.00
406.01 Fines & Forfeitures 199.52 190.36 75.00 170.97 100.00 DEPT 213 OTHER PUBLIC SAFETY
402.05 Dog Licenses 894.00 1,936.00 1,400.00 364.00 1,400.00 404.12 Prop 172 8,615.13 10,849.13 8,000.00 5,959.49 8,000.00 DEPT 414 PARKS & RECREATION
404.5 Event/Camping Income 8,035.00 13,616.00
409.27 Disc Golf Donations 9,683.63
DEPT 411 POOL
405.10 Rec. Fees - Swim Lessons 12,900.00 7,280.00 6,000.00 3,150.00 6,000.00 405.20 Fitness Pass 2,693.00 (10.00) 135.00
405.21 Pool Rental
405.22 Rec. Fees - Pool Admission 15,054.65 11,694.62 10,000.00 8,743.00 9,500.00 405.23 Rec. Fees - Pool Concession 3,366.26 1,664.01 3,000.00 405.24 Rec. Fees - Rentals (570.00) 2.50
405.25 Rec Fees - Swim Team 300.00
409.00 Miscellaneous Income 125.00
DEPT 412 RIVERWALK
404.20 Riverwalk 27,756.73
DEPT 413 WILLIAMS HOUSE
409.16 Williams House 8,232.25
Total General Fund Revenues 1,318,747.83 1,536,236.89 1,266,906.05 1,012,311.69 1,206,557.00 5/5/2024
GENERAL FUND 2024-2025 BUDGET WORKSHEET
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CITY OF PORTOLA
2024-2025

BUDGET WORKSHEET
FUND: General (100)
DEPARTMENT: ALL

EXPENDITURES
ACCT DESCRIPTION 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024 2023-2024 2024-2025 NO. ACTUAL ACTUAL ADOPTED AS OF 4-26-24 WORKSHOP
111 - GENERAL GOVERNMENT
510.01 Personnel 61,764.60 54,702.67 62,858.18 56,419.68 66,136.63 600.02 Postage 1,693.61 2,408.94 3,000.00 1,688.05 2,500.00 600.05 Telephone/Internet 1,790.67 1,566.08 2,000.00 1,321.17 2,000.00 600.06 Materials & Supplies 6,073.10 3,781.17 5,000.00 4,029.39 5,000.00 600.07 Equipment Repair/Maintenance 244.83
600.13 Legal Fees 36,906.66 26,955.61 56,000.00 27,107.41 56,000.00 600.14 Public Records Requests 9,670.10 2,500.00
600.15 Insurance 6,268.98 7,296.69 8,624.24 9,544.93 10,499.00 600.18 Professional Services 2,958.34 1,501.34 3,500.00 1,717.27 3,500.00 600.20 Advertising/Notices - 151.77 250.00 250.00
600.22 Code Reference Update 2,385.78 2,324.00 3,000.00 2,924.00 3,000.00 600.30 Conference/Travel 108.90 643.26 1,000.00 216.80 1,000.00 600.31 Dues/Membership 857.66 1,704.00 1,800.00 1,726.00 1,800.00 600.45 Building Expense 835.73 2,277.97 2,000.00 2,034.70 2,000.00 600.48 Equipment Lease 1,528.96 1,534.36 1,500.00 1,146.63 2,200.00 600.94 Refuse Collection 853.18 1,119.74 950.00 764.31 950.00 601.16 Legal - Other
Capital Outlay
700.05 Computer Equipment
700.09 Software and Upgrades 3,649.94 833.33
General Government - Total Expenses 124,026.17 121,532.47 153,982.42 111,473.67 156,835.63 5/5/2024
GENERAL FUND 2024-2025 BUDGET WORKSHEET
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CITY OF PORTOLA
2024-2025

BUDGET WORKSHEET
FUND: General (100)
DEPARTMENT: ALL

EXPENDITURES
ACCT DESCRIPTION 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024 2023-2024 2024-2025 NO. ACTUAL ACTUAL ADOPTED AS OF 4-26-24 WORKSHOP
112 - ELECTED OFFICIALS
510.01 Personnel 22,473.31 20,507.80 21,020.62 16,955.38 21,020.62 600.06 Materials & Supplies * 697.25 558.83 2,000.00 415.32 1,000.00 600.20 Advertising/Notices 150.87 200.00 200.00
600.27 Civic Promotion & Marketing 521.70 412.04 500.00 448.75 500.00 600.30 Conference/Travel 2,016.48
600.31 Dues/Membership 239.00 4.00 250.00 239.00 250.00 600.35 Election Supplies 4,965.39 6,000.00
601.04 City Web Page 2,873.12 407.04 3,400.00 2,399.20 3,400.00 601.06 Events(moved to Parks)
*Includes $1,000 Council Chambers tech
ELECTED OFFICIALS - TOTAL EXPENSE 26,955.25 28,871.58 27,370.62 20,457.65 32,370.62 5/5/2024
GENERAL FUND 2024-2025 BUDGET WORKSHEET
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CITY OF PORTOLA
2024-2025

BUDGET WORKSHEET
FUND: General (100)
DEPARTMENT: ALL

EXPENDITURES
ACCT DESCRIPTION 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024 2023-2024 2024-2025 NO. ACTUAL ACTUAL ADOPTED AS OF 4-26-24 WORKSHOP
113 - FINANCE
510.01 Personnel 18,934.99 14,646.20 12,711.08 10,529.70 11,559.36 600.02 Postage 1,881.15 2,418.68 2,500.00 1,677.25 2,500.00 600.05 Telephone 1,008.20 649.10 800.00 519.02 800.00
600.06 Materials & Supplies 1,573.63 2,037.47 2,500.00 1,576.41 2,500.00 600.07 Equipment Repair/Maintenance 462.00 760.50 1,000.00 1,591.32 1,000.00 600.10 Accounting Fees 14,400.00 14,400.00 14,400.15 12,360.00 15,840.00 600.11 Auditing Fees 8,640.00 8,640.00 10,260.00 10,260.00 10,800.00 600.15 Insurance 2,075.41 1,761.73 2,210.40 2,339.53 2,578.00 600.20 Advertising/Notices - 200.00 200.00
600.23 Tax Administration Fees 3,501.66 10,493.06 7,000.00 700.00 7,000.00 600.24 Bank Charges 2,116.92 2,500.17 2,300.00 1,456.75 2,300.00 600.30 Conference/Travel 1,000.00 1,000.00
600.31 Dues/Membership 282.00 137.00 350.00 147.00 350.00 600.47 Technical Support - Incode 2,800.29 122.50 3,000.00 3,025.38 4,742.18 600.48 Equipment Lease 1,528.98 1,534.46 1,500.00 1,146.72 2,200.00 600.68 Cash over short - (0.27) 56.37
600.99 Miscellaneous Expense
Capital Outlay
700.09 Software & Upgrades 2,100.00
Finance - Total Expense 59,205.23 62,200.60 61,731.63 47,385.45 65,369.54 5/5/2024
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2024-2025

BUDGET WORKSHEET
FUND: General (100)
DEPARTMENT: ALL

EXPENDITURES
ACCT DESCRIPTION 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024 2023-2024 2024-2025 NO. ACTUAL ACTUAL ADOPTED AS OF 4-26-24 WORKSHOP
114 - BUILDING & SAFETY
510.01 Personnel 29,804.85 26,380.70 22,276.79 28,191.55 31,095.01 600.03 Books & Subscriptions/Parcel Quest
600.05 Telephone 1,211.46 1,099.05 1,200.00 871.96 1,200.00 600.06 Materials & Supplies 454.62 611.38 750.00 467.85 750.00 600.08 Vehicle Maintenance 326.15 363.13 500.00 500.00
600.09 Vehicle Fuel 73.01 79.26 300.00 300.00
600.18 Professional Services 100.16 627.59 1,000.00 1,000.00 600.22 Code Reference Update 1,200.00 177.60 1,200.00
600.30 Conference/Travel 3,000.00 3,000.00
600.31 Dues/Memberships - 145.00
600.44 State Strong Motion Fees
600.47 Tech Support - Incode 1,700.00 806.77 2,529.16
600.95 Code Enforcement 18,482.50 25,220.00 20,000.00 16,038.92 601.09 Woodstove Change Out - - 326.18
Capital Outlay
700.05 Computer Equipment
700.09 Software 1,800.00
Building & Safety - Total Expense 50,452.75 56,326.11 51,926.79 46,880.83 41,574.17 5/5/2024
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BUDGET WORKSHEET
FUND: General (100)
DEPARTMENT: ALL

EXPENDITURES
ACCT DESCRIPTION 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024 2023-2024 2024-2025 NO. ACTUAL ACTUAL ADOPTED AS OF 4-26-24 WORKSHOP
117 - PLANNING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
510.01 Personnel 11.42 2,685.01 7.34 26,886.32
600.06 Materials & Supplies 258.80 165.73 350.00 102.36 350.00 600.13 Legal Fees 10,875.46 7,351.53 13,440.00 7,669.93 13,440.00 600.18 Professional Services * 9,460.57 10,857.50 38,100.00 8,146.96 10,000.00 600.20 Advertising & Notices 30.00 158.00 500.00
600.31 Dues & Memberships Parcel Quest 900.00 160.00 900.00 600.88 LAFCO 47,199.53 49,464.10 67,347.07 67,347.07 50,021.00 600.91 Grant Expenditures 99,979.56 28,493.16 20,415.76 *Includes
Safety element update
7th Cycle Housing Element update
Planning & Comm.Develop. - Total Expense 167,815.34 99,175.03 120,637.07 103,849.42 101,597.32 5/5/2024
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BUDGET WORKSHEET
FUND: General (100)
DEPARTMENT: ALL

EXPENDITURES
ACCT DESCRIPTION 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024 2023-2024 2024-2025 NO. ACTUAL ACTUAL ADOPTED AS OF 4-26-24 WORKSHOP
211 - FIRE DEPARTMENT
600.04 Gas & Electric 9,571.09 11,114.17 9,000.00 6,329.75 Transfer 600.05 Telephone 1,589.73 1,626.11 1,600.00 1,161.76 Transfer 600.06 Materials & Supplies 121.29 500.00
600.07 Equipment Repair/Maintenance 1,156.88 2,000.00
600.08 Vehicle Repair/Maintenance 5,163.10 2,000.00
600.09 Vehicle Fuel
600.13 Legal Fees 2,376.00 5,260.60 3,360.00 3,711.80
600.15 Insurance 10,967.12 9,961.96 16,662.48 16,638.33 600.18 Professional Services 116,685.25 77,708.17 84,000.00 86,382.50 600.18 Prof Services - Consultant
600.26 Communication Expense 275.29 327.42 277.98
600.31 Dues/Memberships 4.00 4.00 4.00
600.34 Uniforms/Turnouts
600.45 Building Expense * 2,367.31 249.13 7,500.00 194.82 600.91 Grant Expenditures 8,018.01
600.94 Refuse Collection 486.20 494.01 450.00 328.48 Transfer 601.10 Water 1,295.64 1,352.65 1,300.00 821.48 Transfer 601.11 Sewer 904.60 1,085.52 1,100.00 814.14 Transfer
604.00 LESSG 45,732.88 20,000.00 9,600.69
700.04 PG&E Settlement Expense 32,040.48 15,000.00 -
Capital Outlay
700.05 Computer Equipment
Fire Department - Total Expense 160,981.51 186,957.10 164,472.48 126,265.73 - 5/5/2024
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FUND: General (100) BUDGET WORKSHEET
DEPARTMENT: ALL

EXPENDITURES
ACCT DESCRIPTION 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024 2023-2024 2024-2025 NO. ACTUAL ACTUAL ADOPTED AS OF 4-26-24 WORKSHOP
212 - LAW ENFORCEMENT
510.01 Personnel Costs - - - - 54,994.29
600.05 Telephone 775.59 847.91 750.00 625.42 750.00
600.06 Materials & Supplies-repeater 2,031.26 299.85 750.00 995.48 1,000.00 600.08 Vehicle Repair & Maintenance 57.63 53.13 500.00
600.09 Vehicle Fuel 305.38 1,000.00
600.13 Legal Fees 5,692.50 327.00 2,500.00 2,500.00
600.14 Sheriff's Services 130,000.00 130,000.00 130,000.00 130,000.00 130,000.00 600.15 Insurance 1,383.61 1,105.01 1,473.60 1,559.69 1,720.00 600.18 Professional Services 56,370.96 17,400.00 40,000.00 3,709.17 600.32 Training & Education - - - 2,000.00
600.34 Uniforms - - - 1,000.00
600.95 Code Enforcement/AVA 750.00 14,435.00 10,000.00 7,463.00 10,000.00 700.05 Computer Equipment Crescent tow
Capital Outlay
700.41 Sheriff's Sub-station - 2,049.88 - - -
Law Enforcement - Total Expense 197,366.93 166,517.78 185,473.60 144,352.76 205,464.29 213-OTHER PUBLIC SAFETY
600.16 Animal Control -
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BUDGET WORKSHEET
FUND: General (100)
DEPARTMENT: ALL

EXPENDITURES
ACCT DESCRIPTION 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024 2023-2024 2024-2025 NO. ACTUAL ACTUAL ADOPTED AS OF 4-26-24 WORKSHOP
311 - PUBLIC WORKS
510.01 Personnel 83,585.78 74,331.63 54,121.69 57,208.60 70,494.51 600.04 Gas & Electric 19,024.33 17,966.81 17,500.00 17,188.22 25,000.00 600.05 Telephone 445.35 459.51 500.00 404.22 500.00
600.06 Materials & Supplies 169.72 356.69 600.00 203.20 600.00 600.08 Vehicle Repair & Maintenance
600.15 Insurance 8,193.69 11,544.82 11,772.42 12,122.19 13,344.00 600.29 Medical Physicals - 120.00 200.00 200.00
600.45 Building Expense 133.81 867.41 4,000.00 2,000.00 601.10 Water 492.58 730.36 750.00 671.68 750.00
601.11 Sewer 497.53 542.76 600.00 452.30 600.00
700.03 Machinery & Equipment
700.15 Bridge 36,404.44
Public Works-Total Expense 112,542.79 106,919.99 90,044.11 124,654.85 113,488.51 312-FEMA/ARPA
510.01 Personnel -- CCU 9,310.92 23,659.61 50,000.00 8,058.34 600.06 Materials and Supplies -
602.11 Covid Supplies -
602.12 Community Clean Up 23,006.69 194,259.65 100,000.00 96,943.04 75,400.00 700.03 Machinery & Equipment
FEMA/ARPA Total Expense 32,317.61 217,919.26 150,000.00 105,001.38 75,400.00 315 - STREETS & ROADS
950.00 Transfer to Fund 207&208 302,615.34 380,190.11 258,413.48 365,642.81 Streets & Roads - Total Expense 302,615.34 380,190.11 258,413.48 - 365,642.81 5/5/2024
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BUDGET WORKSHEET
FUND: General (100)
DEPARTMENT: ALL

EXPENDITURES
ACCT DESCRIPTION 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024 2023-2024 2024-2025 NO. ACTUAL ACTUAL ADOPTED AS OF 4-26-24 WORKSHOP
411 -POOL (WAS PARKS & RECREATION until 19-20)
510.01 Personnel 61,210.47 45,043.34 60,685.70 37,136.73 54,106.40 600.04 Gas & Electric 10,330.94 9,220.25 7,500.00 5,900.72 9,000.00 600.05 Telephone 267.39 247.55 350.00 216.50 350.00
600.06 Materials & Supplies 9,028.73 8,309.84 5,500.00 5,110.66 5,500.00 600.07 Equipment Repair/Maintenance 1,463.77 1,602.46 1,000.00 1,380.68 1,500.00 600.15 Insurance/split 4,445.85 5,641.53 6,317.76 6,397.86 7,036.00 600.18 Professional Services 270.00
600.36 Pool Facility 1,014.42 520.75
600.38 Pool Concession Supplies 1,646.87 2,228.53 2,000.00 - 600.45 Building Expense 1,387.10 270.00 2,500.00 697.80 1,000.00 600.94 Refuse Collection/split 2,649.86 1,817.94 1,700.00 1,079.63 1,500.00 700.02 Building and Impr.
700.03 Machinery and Equipment
601.10 Water/split 4,874.31 11,913.00 15,000.00 13,163.33 20,000.00 601.11 Sewer/split 490.00 300.00 650.00 176.33 500.00
POOL - Total Expense 98,809.71 87,385.19 103,203.46 71,260.24 100,492.40 412 - RIVERWALK
700.49 PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT 100.00 27,756.76
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2024-2025
BUDGET WORKSHEET FUND: General (100)
DEPARTMENT: ALL

EXPENDITURES
ACCT DESCRIPTION 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024 2023-2024 2024-2025 NO. ACTUAL ACTUAL ADOPTED AS OF 4-26-24 WORKSHOP
413-SAM & ETHEL WILLIAMS HOUSE
600.04 Gas & Electric 3,004.57 3,742.26 3,800.00 2,894.25 3,600.00 600.05 Telephone/Internet 1,600.03 1,718.33 1,700.00 1,407.39 1,700.00 600.06 Materials and Supplies 2,410.75 1,733.70 1,000.00 97.44 500.00 600.15 Insurance 4,752.08 2,708.81 4,501.20 4,583.54 5,041.54 600.45 Building Expense 2,156.64 405.00 1,000.00 540.00 1,000.00 600.94 Refuse Collection 184.36 169.46 170.00 136.32 200.00 601.04 Web Page 373.23 407.16 407.00 539.30 550.00
601.10 Water 684.09 1,672.20 1,200.00 1,146.46 1,200.00 601.11 Sewer 545.34 542.76 550.00 452.30 500.00
700.02 Building and Improvements 6,524.92 3,000.00 459.97 3,000.00 Williams House-Total Expense 22,236.01 13,099.68 17,328.20 12,256.97 17,291.54 414 - PARKS AND REC
510.01 Personnel 1,206.48 7,117.99 2,122.71
600.04 Gas and Electric 4,891.87 3,700.70 4,000.00 4,304.53 5,500.00 600.06 Materials & Supplies 12,509.02 8,673.36 6,500.00 4,033.07 6,500.00 600.07 Equipment Repair/Maintenance 2,188.37 3,860.79 3,500.00 2,712.74 3,500.00 600.08 Vehicle Repair/Maintenance 267.74 500.00 500.00
600.09 Vehicle Fuel 4,749.68 4,544.34 3,000.00 1,921.43 3,000.00 600.15 Insurance - 3,671.08 6,317.76 6,397.86 7,050.00
600.28 Emergency Management 5,905.19 2,220.00
600.94 Refuse Collection/split 1,200.00 1,079.00 1,200.00 700.02 Building and Impr. Parks * 2,000.00 764.72
601.06 Events (Concerts and Lost and Found) 21,754.91 24,500.00 25,000.00 6,864.39 10,000.00 601.10 Water/ split 34,733.72 47,653.30 45,000.00 26,329.00 45,000.00 601.11 Sewer/ split 671.05 335.03 650.00 529.20 650.00
700.02 Building and Improvements 1,087.21
*Paint caboose
PARKS. - Total Expense 84,060.05 109,961.78 97,667.76 59,278.65 82,900.00 Total General Fund Expenses 1,439,484.69 1,664,813.44 1,482,251.62 973,117.60 1,358,426.83 5/5/2024
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FUND: Water (710)
DEPARTMENT: ALL

REVENUE
ACCOUNT DESCRIPTION 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024 2023-2024 2024-2025 NO. ACTUAL ACTUAL ADOPTED AS OF 4-26-24 WORKSHOP
Use of Money & Property
403.01 Interest Income/Investments 8,690.99 60,750.59 50,000.00 77,856.49 90,000.00 Fines & Forfeitures
406.09 10% Late Payment Penalty 30,947.78 30,000.00 49,684.22 55,000.00 407.16 Insurance Recovery
408.00 Donation
409.00 Miscellaneous Income
Refunds & Reimbursements
Charges for Services
410.00 Water Sales 956,145.32 990,948.66 920,000.00 701,080.36 1,050,000.00 410.01 Water Service Charge Fees 2,819.32 2,733.48 2,000.00 1,390.28 2,000.00 410.02 Water Meter Fees 375.00 375.00
410.04 Water Facility Fees 4,015.00 4,015.00
950.00 Transfer from General Fund
Total Water Fund Revenues 972,045.63 1,089,770.51 1,002,000.00 830,011.35 1,197,000.00 5/5/2024
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CITY OF PORTOLA
2024-2025 BUDGET WORKSHEET
FUND: Water (710)
DEPARTMENT: ALL

EXPENDITURES
ACCOUNT DESCRIPTION 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024 2023-2024 2024-2025 NO. ACTUAL ACTUAL ADOPTED AS OF 4-26-24 WORKSHOP
311 - Public Works
600.02 Postage 4,093.65 4,433.98 4,200.00 2,622.11 4,200.00 600.04 Gas & Electric 6,867.38 3,334.52 6,000.00 2,961.37 6,000.00 600.05 Telephone 4,484.38 4,786.15 5,000.00 4,461.32 5,500.00 600.06 Materials & Supplies * 25,804.74 18,515.67 21,000.00 17,362.93 22,000.00 600.07 Equipment Repair/Maint. 16,017.02 19,785.23 10,000.00 13,012.79 15,000.00 600.08 Vehicle Repair/Maint. 1,663.74 1,065.19 5,000.00 10,982.06 5,000.00 600.09 Vehicle Fuel 10,023.82 11,946.51 10,000.00 10,745.43 12,000.00 600.10 Accounting Fees 15,600.00 15,600.00 15,593.83 13,390.00 17,160.00 600.11 Auditing Fees 8,640.00 8,614.64 10,260.00 10,260.00 10,800.00 600.13 Legal 10,065.44 8,847.33 13,104.00 7,060.53 13,104.00 600.15 Insurance 18,547.86 29,221.80 25,897.22 27,088.15 29,797.15 600.18 Professional Services 6,301.36 11,734.05 50,000.00 18,838.96 50,000.00 600.22 Code Reference Update 586.79 300.00 1,700.00 423.44 1,700.00 600.25 Equipment Rental 6,586.74 452.90 1,000.00
600.26 Communication Expense 329.46 327.42 400.00 277.98 400.00 600.28 Emergency Management 12,515.74 13,438.45
600.31 Dues/Memberships 4,757.23 4,636.36 3,500.00 1,220.16 4,000.00 600.32 Training & Education 666.79 1,200.00 800.00
600.45 Building Expense 2,973.85 1,797.49 3,000.00 2,034.20 3,000.00 600.47 Tech Support - Incode 4,783.81 10,584.00 2,554.53 11,065.05 600.48 Equipment Rental 2,091.84 4,672.45 2,500.00 764.52 3,000.00 600.51 Testing - Water 9,102.77 9,449.11 18,000.00 7,440.85 12,000.00 600.69 Permit Fees 3,857.01 4,320.09 6,000.00 5,363.81 6,000.00 600.70 Water Meters - 5,299.44 30,000.00 4,367.27 30,000.00 600.71 Water Supply Purchase 127,301.04 120,505.05 130,000.00 127,990.51 130,000.00 600.76 Water Line Repairs 28,257.81 56,352.82 60,000.00 61,121.17 65,000.00 600.92 Bad Debt Expense -
600.94 Refuse Collection 2,088.97 1,799.83 3,300.00 1,432.44 3,000.00 600.99 Miscellaneous
601.04 City Web page 1,000.00 1,000.00
601.10 Water 285.66 452.03 450.00 312.68 450.00
601.11 Sewer 180.88 271.32 300.00 226.10 300.00
601.12 Chemicals 16,785.67 20,000.00
700.09 Software & Upgrades - 5,284.50
*Includes $1,000 Council chambers tech
510.01 Personnel Costs 273,956.55 443,812.56 378,157.89 357,948.76 424,893.46 5/5/2024
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CITY OF PORTOLA
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FUND: Water (710)
DEPARTMENT: ALL

EXPENDITURES
ACCOUNT DESCRIPTION 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024 2023-2024 2024-2025 NO. ACTUAL ACTUAL ADOPTED AS OF 4-26-24 WORKSHOP
Capital Outlay
700.03 Machinery & Equip. - - 48,000.00 45,875.00
Soft excavation trailer, line locator, trencher
700.05 Computer Equipment
700.30 Vehicles
700.36 System Improvements * 6,867.00 8,580.00 30,000.00 46,078.63 700.80 Depreciation Expense 153,496.74 139,711.69
700.10 Public Works Yard
700.99 Fixed Asset Offset Account (6,867.06) (8,580.00) *Willow Springs
325 - Lake Davis WTP
600.04 Gas and Electric 22,660.21 25,754.00 23,000.00 20,077.40 25,000.00 600.05 Telephone 3,234.74 3,036.13 3,000.00 2,329.92 3,000.00 600.06 Materials and Supplies 186.26 1,066.65 10,000.00 1,710.52 2,000.00 600.07 Equipment Repair / Maintenance 4,425.12 15,238.70 15,000.00 12,025.29 15,000.00 600.15 Insurance
600.18 Professional Services/Pall 5,630.84 17,864.69 10,000.00 7,414.11 10,000.00 600.45 Building Maintenance 975.00 585.00 2,000.00 780.00 2,000.00 600.51 Lab Testing Fees 582.00 1,087.00 1,500.00 1,000.00 600.69 CDPH Fees 150.34 315.35 200.00 300.00
601.12 Chemicals 19,596.63 17,690.55 17,000.00 8,218.96 17,000.00 601.13 Residual Solids Disposal 1,000.00
601.14 Cleaning Chemicals Disposal 2,275.00 1,050.00 4,000.00 1,672.94 4,000.00 700.32 System Improvements - 3 phase 50,000.00
520 -1996/97 Water Projects
Debt Service ends 2037
800.01 Principal Expense 32,000.00 33,000.00 35,000.00 37,000.00 800.02 Interest Expense 37,141.40 35,541.40 33,891.00 16,945.71 31,615.00 800.99 Principal Offset Account (32,000.00) (33,000.00) Total Water Fund Expenditures 839,017.28 1,075,875.97 1,108,737.94 907,069.57 1,056,084.66 5/5/2024
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CITY OF PORTOLA
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FUND: Sewer (720)
DEPARTMENT: ALL

REVENUE
ACCOUNT DESCRIPTION 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024 2023-2024 2024-2025 NO. ACTUAL ACTUAL ADOPTED AS OF 4-26-2024 WORKSHEET
Use of Money & Property
403.01 Interest Income/Investments 6,720.37 48,315.08 45,800.00 62,763.52 75,000.00 Fines & Forfeitures
406.09 10% Late Payment Penalty 21,132.53 20,000.00 35,031.92 40,000.00 407.00 Refunds/Reimbursements
Miscellaneous Revenues
408.00 Donation
409.00 Miscellaneous Income
Charges for Services
420.00 Sewer Fees 708,340.17 706,236.36 710,195.00 531,293.04 710,000.00 420.01 Sewer Connection Fees 1,000.00 1,000.00
420.02 Sewer Dumping Fees
420.03 Sewer Inspection Fees 100.00
420.04 Sewer Facility Fees 5,324.00 5,424.00
Total Sewer Fund Revenues 721,484.54 782,107.97 775,995.00 629,088.48 825,000.00 5/5/2024
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FUND: Sewer (720)
DEPARTMENT: ALL

EXPENDITURES
ACCOUNT DESCRIPTION 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024 2023-2024 2024-2025 NO. ACTUAL ACTUAL ADOPTED AS OF 4-26-2024 WORKSHEET
311 - Public Works
600.02 Postage 3,906.15 4,434.02 4,200.00 2,745.56 4,200.00 600.04 Gas & Electric 20,660.96 16,367.12 20,000.00 27,689.73 40,000.00 600.05 Telephone 3,646.08 4,107.19 4,000.00 3,995.98 4,500.00 600.06 Materials & Supplies * 44,468.05 28,255.40 26,000.00 20,133.36 30,000.00 600.07 Equipment Repair/Maint. 18,167.69 30,950.79 25,000.00 18,037.27 25,000.00 600.08 Vehicle Repair/Maint. 1,547.17 1,394.39 5,000.00 9,911.53 5,000.00 600.09 Vehicle Fuel 7,229.40 8,837.44 8,000.00 6,022.05 8,000.00 600.10 Accounting Fees 13,200.00 13,200.00 13,200.00 11,330.00 14,520.00 600.11 Auditing Fees 8,640.00 8,640.00 10,260.00 10,260.00 10,800.00 600.13 Legal 10,065.44 7,351.53 13,104.00 7,060.53 13,104.00 600.15 Insurance 35,389.26 38,388.24 40,684.10 42,955.63 47,250.00 600.18 Professional Services 21,498.35 36,897.28 80,000.00 44,210.81 70,000.00 600.22 Code Reference Update 586.79 300.00 1,500.00 300.00 1,500.00 600.25 Equipment Rental 13,303.01
600.28 Emergency Mgmt/Flood 22,685.06 14,086.72
600.29 Medical Physicals 837.00 1,000.00 750.00
600.30 Conference/Travel
600.31 Dues/Membership 649.10 2,143.89 1,200.00 111.20 1,000.00 600.32 Training/Education 800.00 800.00
600.45 Building Expense 1,938.04 1,797.61 1,500.00 2,034.25 4,500.00 600.47 Tech support - Incode 4,083.74 - 13,584.00 2,554.54 9,484.00 600.48 Equipment Lease 1,019.28 1,023.05 2,000.00 764.55 2,500.00 600.51 Testing - Sewer 17,379.24 29,486.78 25,000.00 19,553.82 25,000.00 600.69 Permit Fees 11,254.00 9,885.00 15,000.00 11,092.48 15,000.00 600.76 Sewer Line Repairs 14,415.26 7,160.88 10,000.00 9,943.08 20,000.00 600.90 System Maintenance 9,721.56 51,438.06 120,000.00 13,460.05 120,000.00 600.92 Bad Debt Expense -
600.94 Refuse Collection 1,705.83 1,799.84 3,000.00 1,432.45 3,000.00 600.99 Miscellaneous
601.04 City Web page 1,000.00 1,000.00
601.10 Water 334.30 452.03 450.00 312.68 450.00
601.11 Sewer 316.64 271.44 350.00 226.20 350.00
601.12 Sewer Chemicals 58,718.22 40,000.00 50,163.85 65,000.00 *Includes $1,000 Council chambers tech
510.01 Personnel Costs 251,869.98 344,831.76 318,714.18 238,259.89 277,150.14 5/5/2024
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CITY OF PORTOLA
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FUND: Sewer (720)
DEPARTMENT: ALL

EXPENDITURES
ACCOUNT DESCRIPTION 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024 2023-2024 2024-2025 NO. ACTUAL ACTUAL ADOPTED AS OF 4-26-2024 WORKSHEET
Capital Outlay
700.03 Machinery & Equip 9,498.84 10,358.16 1,181.97
700.05 Computer Equipment
700.30 Vehicles
700.32 System Improvement * 836.00 -
700.09 Software - 5,284.50
700.80 Depreciation Expense 127,006.04 112,257.13
700.99 Fixed Asset Offset Account (10,334.84) (10,358.16) 910.00 Loss on Equipment
*Sludge removal
Total Sewer Fund Expenditures 630,698.35 862,498.66 803,546.28 570,830.18 819,858.14 5/5/2024
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BUDGET WORKSHEET
FUND: Solid Waste (730)
DEPARTMENT: ALL

REVENUE
ACCOUNT DESCRIPTION 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024 2023-2024 2024-2025 NO. ACTUAL ACTUAL ADOPTED AS OF 4-26-24 WORKSHEET
Use of Money & Property
403.01 Interest Income/Investments 1,593.15 14,500.23 13,165.00 22,363.52 25,000.00 Fines & Forfeitures
406.09 10% Late Penalty 5,025.99 10,000.00 5,898.10 10,000.00 407.04 FEMA/OES Reimbursement
409.00 Miscellaneous Income
Charges for Services
430.00 Solid Waste Franchise Fee 49,643.44 55,917.51 50,000.00 41,681.81 60,000.00 430.01 Landfill Gate Fees 8.83
430.03 Landfill Closure Fees 111,923.37 95,626.98 95,000.00 62,321.24 84,000.00 430.08 Solid Waste Fee 136,374.46 118,320.82 120,000.00 90,055.54 120,000.00 Recycling
440.11 Recycling Grant
322-SB 1383 Grant
440.12 SB 1383 grant 20,000.00 15,000.00
Total Solid Waste Revenues 299,543.25 309,391.53 303,165.00 222,320.21 299,000.00 5/5/2024
SOLID WASTE FUND 2024-2025 BUDGET WORKSHEET
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CITY OF PORTOLA
2024-2025

BUDGET WORKSHEET
FUND: Solid Waste (730)
DEPARTMENT: ALL

EXPENDITURES
ACCOUNT DESCRIPTION 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024 2023-2024 2024-2025 NO. ACTUAL ACTUAL ADOPTED AS OF 4-26-24 WORKSHEET
311 - Public Works
600.02 Postage 992.01 1,217.66 1,700.00 1,335.71 1,700.00 600.06 Materials & Supplies 2,911.78 1,405.75 4,000.00 1,168.76 3,000.00 600.07 Equipment Repair/Maintenance 574.06 3,181.43 1,000.00 1,000.00 600.08 Vehicle Repair/ Maintenance 191.12
600.10 Accounting Fees 4,800.00 4,800.00 4,800.00 4,120.00 5,280.00 600.11 Auditing Fees 2,880.00 2,880.00 3,420.00 3,420.00 3,600.00 600.13 Legal 375.00 9,346.00 5,000.00 1,218.80 5,000.00 600.15 Insurance 4,150.83 4,237.57 5,026.32 5,283.83 5,820.00 600.18 Professional Services 12,110.00 4,860.00 10,000.00 3,102.00 10,000.00 600.28 Emergency Management** 20,000.00 886.14
600.45 Building Expense 33.99 250.00 250.00
600.47 Tech Support - Incode 1,120.00 860.54 3,793.74
600.51 Testing and Reporting * - - 45,050.00 24,269.97 45,050.00 600.69 Permit Fees - - 35,000.00 28,203.00 35,000.00
600.80 Post-closure Care Costs - - 20,000.00 225.00 20,000.00 600.83 Recycling Grant Expenditures - 101.97
600.75 Landfill Closure Cost 115,318.94 48,224.94
600.91 Grant SB 1383-see below
600.92 Bad Debt Expense
600.99 Miscellaneous
700.03 Machinery and Equipment
700.09 Software 2,523.00
700.32 System Improvement
700.80 Depreciation Expense 3,145.44 3,106.67
700.99 Fixed Asset Offset Account
*This will be Mcginley
**Landfill damage - sediment
510.01 Personnel Costs 33,850.84 41,533.62 50,217.42 33,822.74 51,890.72 322 - SB 1383
600.06 Personnel/Administration 3,478.88 15,000.00 270.00 3,000.00 Total Solid Waste Expenditures 181,334.01 130,897.49 221,583.74 108,186.49 194,384.46 5/5/2024
SOLID WASTE FUND 2024-2025 BUDGET WORKSHEET
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CITY OF PORTOLA
2024-2025

BUDGET WORKSHEET
FUND: Special Revenues (200)
DEPARTMENT: ALL
ACCT DESCRIPTION 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024 2023-2024 2024-2025 NO. ACTUAL ACTUAL ADOPTED AS OF 4-26-24 WORKSHOP
FUND 207

REVENUES
403.01 Interest Income/Investments
404.05 Gas Tax Section 2105 11,670.95 11,954.06 13,780.00 13,358.62 13,037.00 404.06 Gas Tax Section 2106 9,089.10 9,097.53 9,077.00 6,313.62 8,919.00 404.07 Gas Tax Section 2107/2107.5 14,953.61 17,291.40 15,000.00 12,337.80 15,000.00 404.24 Gas Tax Section 2103 16,628.83 17,115.24 20,810.00 13,358.62 18,648.00 404.32 SB1 Loan Repay
960.00 Interfund Transfer 122,099.22 102,364.06 106,076.01 126,079.46 185,629.51 Total Revenues Fund 207 174,441.71 157,822.29 164,743.01 171,448.12 241,233.51

EXPENDITURES
510.01 Personnel Costs 96,162.64 84,971.70 64,253.01 112,836.91 134,093.51 600.06 Materials & Supplies 6,659.23 4,073.08 7,000.00 9,818.43 12,000.00 600.07 Equipment Repair/Maint 7,795.25 7,971.58 8,000.00 2,748.24 7,000.00 600.08 Vehicle Repair/Maint 418.14 1,500.00 1,500.00
600.09 Vehicle Fuel 9,000.04 8,403.81 8,000.00 5,632.28 8,000.00 600.10 Accounting Fees 5,400.00 5,400.00 3,850.00 4,785.00 5,940.00 600.11 Auditing Fees 1,210.00 1,210.00 1,390.00 1,140.00 1,200.00 600.18 Professional Services 1,530.38 257.75 1,500.00 1,500.00 600.28 Emergency Management
600.41 Street Lighting 38,321.50 38,706.72 39,000.00 29,962.68 60,000.00 600.42 Street Repair 7,944.53 6,827.65 30,000.00 4,524.58 10,000.00 600.45 Building Expense - 250.00
600.99 Miscellaneous
700.03 Equipment/Vehicles -
Total Expenditures Fund 207 174,441.71 157,822.29 164,743.01 171,448.12 241,233.51 5/5/2024
SPECIAL REVENUE 2024-2025 BUDGET WORKSHEET
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CITY OF PORTOLA
2024-2025

BUDGET WORKSHEET
FUND: Special Revenues (200)
DEPARTMENT: ALL
ACCT DESCRIPTION 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024 2023-2024 2024-2025 NO. ACTUAL ACTUAL ADOPTED AS OF 4-26-24 WORKSHOP
FUND 208 - Snow Removal

REVENUES
404.07 Gas Tax Section 2107/2107.5 93,053.00 136,331.00 204,125.00 203,841.00 130,000.00 405.08 Street Sweeping Revenue
960.00 Interfund Transfer 171,431.12 276,350.42 142,337.47 27,152.10 180,013.30 Total Revenues Fund 208 264,484.12 412,681.42 346,462.47 230,993.10 310,013.30

EXPENDITURES
510.01 Personnel Costs 139,801.45 202,812.36 164,688.75 108,132.23 150,655.30 600.04 Gas & Electric 3,041.20 7,973.37 8,000.00 5,237.97 10,000.00 600.06 Materials & Supplies 13,120.92 13,249.77 15,000.00 12,318.19 15,000.00 600.07 Equipment Repair/Maint 29,987.68 39,551.48 40,000.00 17,359.88 25,000.00 600.08 Vehicle Repair/Maint 14,622.63 18,705.16 18,000.00 13,794.13 18,000.00 600.09 Vehicle Fuel 13,336.67 22,643.43 15,000.00 8,248.41 15,000.00 600.10 Accounting Fees 3,600.00 3,600.00 5,650.12 3,440.00 4,460.00 600.11 Auditing Fees 890.00 890.00 1,110.00 760.00 1,168.00 600.15 Insurance 15,367.21 15,272.63 17,763.60 18,620.73 20,480.00 600.25 Equipment Rental 9,004.70
600.28 Emergency Management 6,134.79 87.00
600.42 Street Repair 15,158.05 17,910.99 30,000.00 6,367.72 20,000.00 600.45 Building Expense 65.56 201.49 250.00 64.34 250.00 600.52 Private Contractors-Snow Removal 27,870.00 54,731.25 30,000.00 36,562.50 30,000.00 600.93 Property Damage 800.00 1,000.00
600.99 Miscellaneous
Capital Outlay
700.03 Equipment/Vehicles -
700.30 Vehicles
Total Expenditures Fund 208 277,661.37 412,681.42 346,462.47 230,993.10 310,013.30 5/5/2024
SPECIAL REVENUE 2024-2025 BUDGET WORKSHEET
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CITY OF PORTOLA
2024-2025

BUDGET WORKSHEET
FUND: Special Revenues (200)
DEPARTMENT: ALL
ACCT DESCRIPTION 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024 2023-2024 2024-2025 NO. ACTUAL ACTUAL ADOPTED AS OF 4-26-24 WORKSHOP
FUND 211 - Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation

REVENUES
403.01 Interest Income/Investments 223.56 2,367.47 2,000.00 4,091.91 3,000.00 404.05 RMRA (SB1) 42,358.68 46,866.78 51,913.00 30,805.21 53,744.00 Total Revenues Fund 211 42,582.24 49,234.25 53,913.00 34,897.12 56,744.00

EXPENDITURES
510.01 Personnel Costs
600.06 Materials & Supplies -
600.42 RMRA Projects 57.75 120,000.00 165,000.00
600.18 Professional Services 1010.63 1579.75 1,000.00 1,588.75 2,000.00 Total Expenditures Fund 211 1,068.38 1,579.75 121,000.00 1,588.75 167,000.00 ACCT DESCRIPTION 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024 2023-2024 2024-2025 NO. ACTUAL ACTUAL ADOPTED AS OF 4-26-24 WORKSHOP
FUND 215-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & CDBG
403.01 Interest Income/Investments 159.75 629.72 600.00 449.72 500.00 403.06 Interest Income Note Receivable
Total Revenues 159.75 629.72 600.00 449.72 500.00

EXPENDITURES
510.01 Personnel Costs 11,183.98 10,663.17 7,343.72 7,158.63 3,787.51 600.10 Accounting Fees 3,000.00 3,000.00 3,000.04 2,575.00 3,342.00 600.11 Auditing Fees 1,600.00 1,600.00 1,900.00 1,900.00 2,000.00 600.13 Legal Fees * 3,573.00 5,000.00
600.18 Professional Services * 3,621.50 15.00 6,600.00 320.00 600.27 Civic Promotion & Marketing 14,600.80 1,045.00
*General Plan Update
Total Expenditures 37,579.28 16,323.17 23,843.76 11,953.63 9,129.51 Balance in this fund is 14,189.71 as of 4-19-24
5/5/2024
SPECIAL REVENUE 2024-2025 BUDGET WORKSHEET
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CITY OF PORTOLA
2024-2025

BUDGET WORKSHEET
FUND: Special Revenues (200)
DEPARTMENT: ALL
ACCT DESCRIPTION 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024 2023-2024 2024-2025 NO. ACTUAL ACTUAL ADOPTED AS OF 4-26-24 WORKSHOP
FUND 216-STIP PROJECTS
407.15 A-15 STIP
407.13 NORTH LOOP 157,744.64 332,309.58 1,746,223.09 -
409.00 Miscellaneous Income
960.00 Transfer in 1,475.63 10,000.00
Total Revenues 157,744.64 333,785.21 10,000.00 1,746,223.09 - 700.23 UNDERGROUND TANK 1,617.00 1,475.63 10,000.00
700.43 A15 STIP
700.42 NORTH LOOP 157,743.99 332,310.00 2,038,122.04 -
700.50 SOUTHSIDE STIP
Total Expenditures 159,360.99 333,785.63 10,000.00 2,038,122.04 - 5/5/2024
SPECIAL REVENUE 2024-2025 BUDGET WORKSHEET
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2024-2025

OTHER EXPENSES

OTHER EXPENSE WORKSHOP
GENERAL FUND (100)
ARPA PROJECTS 75,400.00
BANK CHARGES 2,300.00
WILLIAMS HOUSE WEB PAGE 550.00
CODE ENFORCEMENT - AVA 10,000.00
ELECTION SUPPLIES 6,000.00
EVEBTS-MISC 1,000.00
LAFCO 50,021.00
MEDICAL AND PHYSICALS 200.00
MUSIC IN THE PARK 9,000.00

PUBLIC RECORDS REQUESTS

POOL CONCESSION SUPPLIES
REFUSE COLLECTION 3,850.00
SHERIFF CONTRACT 130,000.00

SHERIFF SUB-STATION
TAX ADMINISTRATION FEES 7,000.00
UNIFORMS 1,000.00
WILLIAMS HOUSE REPAIR 3,000.00

WOODSTOVE CHANGEOUT
TOTAL 299,321.00
GAS TAX SECTION 2107/2107.5 (FUND 207)
STREET LIGHTING 60,000.00
TOTAL 60,000.00
SNOW REMOVAL (FUND 208)
PRIVATE CONTRACTORS 30,000.00

PROPERTY DAMAGE
TOTAL 30,000.00
5/5/2024 BUDGET WORKSHOP 1

CITY OF PORTOLA
2024-2025

OTHER EXPENSES

OTHER EXPENSE WORKSHOP
STIP (216)
WATER FUND (710)
CHEMICALS 20,000.00
Communication Expense 400.00
LAKE DAVIS WTP 79,300.00
PERMIT FEES 6,000.00
REFUSE COLLECTION 3,000.00
TESTING WATER 12,000.00
WATER LINE REPAIRS 65,000.00
WATER METERS 30,000.00
WATER PURCHASE 130,000.00
TOTAL 345,700.00
SEWER FUND (720)
MEDICAL/PHYSICALS 750.00
PERMIT FEES 15,000.00
REFUSE COLLECTION 3,000.00
SEWER LINE REPAIRS 20,000.00
SYSTEM MAINT/SEWER POND 120,000.00
TESTING SEWER 25,000.00
SEWER CHEMICALS 65,000.00
TOTAL 248,750.00
SOLID WASTE (730)
PERMIT FEES 35,000.00
POST-CLOSURE CARE COSTS 20,000.00
TESTING AND REPORTING - LANDFILL 45,050.00
SB 1383 GRANT EXPENDITURES 3,000.00
TOTAL 103,050.00
5/5/2024 BUDGET WORKSHOP 2

CITY OF PORTOLA
2024-2025

OTHER EXPENSES

CAPITAL OUTLAY/ OTHER WORKSHOP
GENERAL FUND (100)

TOTAL -

SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS

TOTAL -

WATER FUND

TOTAL -

SEWER FUND

TOTAL -

SOLID WASTE FUND
TOTAL

RESERVES

GENERAL FUND

TRAFFIC IMPACT FEES

WATER FUND

FACILITY FEES RESERVE
LD WTP MAINTENANCE RESERVE 45,835.00

SEWER FUND

WASTEWATER CAPITAL RESERVE FUND

FACILITY FEES RESERVE
5/5/2024 BUDGET WORKSHOP 3
1 MEETING DATE: June 12, 2024
FROM: Susan Scarlett
RE: Discuss appointing a Hearing Officer for a public hearing on a Conditional Use Permit
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

Pursuant to Portola Municipal Code Section 2.36.140, when there are fewer than three planning commissions seated, the City Manager has the authority to exercise the powers and authorities of the planning commission. There is an anticipated Conditional Use Permit (CUP) that will require a public hearing. Typically, the City Manager would be the Hearing Officer for the public hearing. However, in this case, there is a conflict of interest with the applicant. In the event of a conflict of interest, the City Manager shall “notify the city council of such conflict of interest and the city council shall engage and/or appoint a person who is not an employee of the city or an entity to exercise all of the duties and powers of the planning commission with respect to that matter” (PMC 2.36.140 (B)).

To be able to hold this public hearing, the City Council must appoint a person or entity to be the Hearing Officer. The Hearing Officer will be responsible for reviewing application materials and hearing any related evidence, then rendering a decision on whether the application should be approved. The Hearing Officer should have some experience in land use planning.

Staff will then schedule a public hearing for the anticipated CUP before the Hearing Officer.

RECOMMENDATION:

Staff recommends that the City Council appoint a person or entity to be the Hearing Officer for the anticipated CUP.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Depending on appointed Hearing Officer we anticipate a minor fiscal impact.

Resolution No. 2581 June 12, 2024
RESOLUTION NO. 2581

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORTOLA,

CALIFORNIA, CALLING FOR THE HOLDING OF A GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2024, FOR THE ELECTION OF CERTAIN

OFFICERS AS REQUIRED BY THE PROVISIONS OF THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF

CALIFORNIA RELATING TO GENERAL LAW CITIES
WHEREAS, under the provisions of the laws relating to general law cities in the State of California, a General Municipal Election shall be held on November 5, 2024 for the election of Municipal Officers;

NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORTOLA, CALIFORNIA, DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. That pursuant to the requirements of the laws of the State of California relating to General Law Cities, there is called and ordered to be held in the City of Portola, California, on Tuesday November 5, 2024, a General Municipal Election for the purpose of the election of three members of the City Council, the City Clerk, and the City Treasurer, for the full term of four years.

SECTION 2. That the ballots to be used at the election shall be in form and content as required by law.

SECTION 3. The election shall be conducted by mail ballot pursuant to the California Elections Code Section 3005 only insofar as required by law.

SECTION 4. That in all particulars not recited in this Resolution, the election shall be held and conducted as provided by law for holding municipal elections.

SECTION 5. That the notice of the time and place of holding the election is given and the Deputy City Clerk is authorized, instructed and directed to give further additional notice of the election, in time, form and manner as required by law.

SECTION 6. That the Deputy City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this Resolution and enter it into the book of original Resolutions.

PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 12th day of June 2024 by the following vote:

AYES:________________________
NOES: ________________________
ABSTAIN:________________________
ABSENT:________________________

Pat Morton, Mayor
ATTEST:

Jason Shaw, Deputy City Clerk
I, Jason Shaw, Deputy City Clerk of the City of Portola, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing Resolution was duly passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Portola at a meeting thereof held on June 12, 2024.

Jason Shaw Deputy City Clerk

Resolution No. 2582 June 12, 2024
RESOLUTION NO. 2582

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORTOLA, CALIFORNIA

REQUESTING THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF PLUMAS TO

CONSOLIDATE A GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON
NOVEMBER 5, 2024 WITH THE STATEWIDE GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON THE DATE PURSUANT TO SECTION 10403 OF THE ELECTIONS CODE WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Portola called a General Municipal Election to be held on November 5, 2024, for the purpose of the election of three members of the City Council for the full term of four years; and
WHEREAS, it is desirable that the General Municipal Election be consolidated with the Statewide General Election to be held on the same date and that the county election department of the County of Plumas canvass the returns of the General Municipal Election and that the election be held in all respects as if there were only one election;

NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORTOLA DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. That pursuant to the requirements of Sections 10401 and 10403 of the Elections Code, the Board of Supervisors of the County of Plumas is hereby requested to consent and agree to the consolidation of a General Municipal Election with the Statewide General Election on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, for the purpose of the election of one member of the City Council for the full term of four years and two members City Council for the full term of two years.

SECTION 2. That pursuant to Section 10418 of the Elections Code, the Plumas County election department is authorized to conduct the General Municipal Election in all respects as if there were only one election and only one form of ballot shall be used.

SECTION 3. That the Board of Supervisors is requested to authorize the County Clerk, election’s department to take any and all steps necessary for the holding of the consolidated election.

SECTION 4. That the City of Portola recognizes that additional costs will be incurred by the County by reason of this consolidation and agrees to reimburse the County for any costs.

SECTION 5. That the Deputy City Clerk is hereby directed to file a certified copy of this Resolution with the Board of Supervisors and the County Clerk, election’s department of the County of Plumas.

SECTION 6. That the Deputy City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this Resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions.

PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 12th day of June 2024 by the following vote:

AYES:________________________
NOES: ________________________
ABSTAIN: _____________________
ABSENT: ______________________
Pat Morton, Mayor
ATTEST:

Jason Shaw, Deputy City Clerk
I, Jason Shaw, Deputy City Clerk of the City of Portola, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing Resolution was duly passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Portola at a meeting thereof held on June 12, 2024.

Jason Shaw, Deputy City Clerk