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Preservation Commission
Special Meeting Agenda for August 21 , 2007
Commission Members
| Tim Brandt, AIA , Vice Chair | Bruce Booher , Chair | Andrew Hope |
| Karen Jacques | Joe Stinson | Rhett Beavers |
| Fred Turner |
City Staff
William Crouch, Urban Design Manager/Preservation Director
Roberta Deering, Senior Planner for Historic Preservation
Jeffrey Heeren, Senior Deputy City Attorney
Andrea Gladden, Customer Service Trainee
Historic City Hall
915 I Street, 2rd Floor Hearing Room
August 21, 2007- 5:30 P.M.
The City Preservation Commission was created by the City Council. Its powers and duties include: to develop and recommend to the City Council preservation policies appropriate for inclusion in the General Plan and other regulatory plans and programs of the City and to provide oversight relative to the maintenance and integrity of the Sacramento Register of Historic and Cultural Resources; to review, nominate, and make recommendations to the City Council on properties eligible for listing in the Sacramento Register as Landmarks, Historic Districts and Contributing Resources as set forth in the Historic Preservation Chapter, Title 17, Chapter 17.134, of the City Code; to review and approve preservation development projects of major significance and appeals of Preservation Director decisions per the Historic Preservation Chapter, Title 17, Chapter 17.134, of the City Code.
Notice to the Public
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Agenda
All items listed are heard and acted upon by the Preservation Commission unless otherwise noted.
Call to Order – 5:30 p.m.
Roll Call
Consent Calendar
All items listed under the Consent Calendar are considered and acted upon by one motion. Anyone may request that an item be removed for separate consideration.
None
Public Hearings
Public hearings may be reordered by the Chair at the discretion of the Commission. If you challenge the decision of this Commission you may be limited to raising only those issues that are raised in this hearing or in written correspondence received by the agency prior to the hearing.
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Staff Reports
Staff reports include oral presentations including those recommending receive and file.
- P05-097 Sacramento Railyards (Noticed on 08/08/07) (Informational Report)
Location: East of Sacramento River, just north of the Central Business district in downtown Sacramento, District 1
Recommendation: Receive and file - Review and comment on the Sacramento Railyards Specific Plan. The Railyards project proposes the development of approximately 240 acres within the Railyards Specific Plan Area. The Specific Plan proposes development of a mixed use urban environment that would include between 10,000 -12,000 dwelling units, 2.3 million square feet of office, 1.3 million square feet of retail, 1,100 hotel rooms, 491,000 square feet of mixed use flex space, 485,390 square feet of historic/cultural uses, and forty-one (41) acres of open space. The proposed Railyards Specific Plan includes the City's proposed Sacramento Intermodal Facility at 5th and I Street covering thirty-two (32) acres. An Environmental Impact Report (EIR) is being prepared for the Railyards Specific Plan and would be certified at the time of Plan adoption, along with approval of mitigation measures and the Mitigation Monitoring Plan (MMP). After completion of the EIR, the proposed actions include: (1) adoption of the Railyards Specific Plan (and repeal of the 1994 plan), (2) conforming amendments to the General Plan, Central City Community Plan, the Richards Boulevard Area Plan, and the Facility Element of the Railyards Specific Plan and the Richards Boulevard Area Plan, (3) approval of Design Guidelines and a Finance Plan for the public facilities as components of the Railyards Specific Plan, (4) amendment of the Railyards Special Planning District to implement the Railyards Specific Plan, and (5) approval of a Development Agreement with the property owner.
Contact: Nedzlene Ferrario, Senior Planner, (916) 808-7826; Greg Bitter, Principal Planner, (916) 808-7816
Attachments:
Staff Report