CITY OF SANTA CRUZ
809 Center Street
Santa Cruz, California 95060
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
Special Meeting – March 20, 2023
6:00 p.m. PUBLIC HEARING, ZOOM/COUNCIL CHAMBERS
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Agenda and Agenda Packet Materials: The City Council agenda and the complete agenda packet containing public records, which are not exempt from disclosure pursuant to the California Public Records Act, are available for review on the City’s website:
www.cityofsantacruz.com/government/city-council-meetings and at the Office of the City Clerk located at 809 Center Street, Room 9, Santa Cruz, California, during normal business hours.
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Need more information? Contact the City Clerk’s office at 831-420-5030.
Call to Order
Roll Call
Public Hearing
1. Design Permit, Slope Modification Permit/Slope Variance, and Watercourse Variance to Construct Segments 8 and 9 of the Coastal Rail Trail, a 2.2-Mile Bicycle and Pedestrian System Extending Along the Railroad Corridor (Owned by the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission) from the Beach Street/Pacific Avenue Roundabout on the West, to the Eastern Side of 17th Avenue on the East, and Excluding the Recently-Constructed San Lorenzo River Trestle Bridge Improvements (Environmental Review: Environmental Impact Report) (PL)
Motion to:
1) Adopt a resolution certifying the Environmental Impact Report (EIR); and
2) Adopt a resolution adopting Findings of Fact, a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP), and a Statement of Overriding Conditions; and
3) Adopt a resolution approving the Design Permit, Slope Modification Permit, Slope Variance, and Watercourse Variance.
Adjournment