Natomas Joint Vision

Project Workshop

When
February 19, 2008; 6:00-8:00 PM
Where
Ethel MacLeod Hart Multipurpose Senior Center
915 27th Street, Sacramento

Project Summary

Natomas Joint Vision is a collaborative effort between the City and County of Sacramento to develop a vision for the area of the County known as Natomas that reflects areas of collective interest. In December 2002, City Council and County Board of Supervisors mutually entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), which defined a set of guiding principles for the implementation of the following goals:

Goals

  • Proactively guide future urban growth for more efficient use of the land, while securing permanent preservation of open space/farmland at a mitigation ratio of at least one-to-one.
  • Improve future air quality through efficient land use, which reduces automobile travel by accommodating future growth according to Smart Growth principles adopted by City Council (Smart Growth Principles/Resolution).
  • Provide for revenue sharing between the City and County to prevent competition for tax revenues and promote balanced regional planning.
  • Protect future airport operations

Accomplishments

  • December 10, 2002 City Council adopted a Resolution approving 1) City County Memorandum of Understanding, 2) Conceptual Map, and directed staff to write a work plan.
  • September 2, 2003 City initiation of General Plan Amendment process
  • July 25, 2006, City Council adopted a Resolution approving a scope of work for the Open Space Program
  • November 21, 2006, City Council adopted a Resolution approving a scope of work for the Municipal Services Review and EIR for the Sphere of Influence Amendment. 

Current and Future Activities

  • Develop an open space program which:
    • establishes objectivity for decision-making, and
    • guides the permanent preservation of an open space system while
    • sharing the economic benefits of development with property owners in the open space areas.
  • Prepare Municipal Services Review, Sphere of Influence Amendment (City) and related Environmental Impact Report.
  • Incorporate policies of the MOU into respective City and County General Plans through General Plan Amendments (GPA).
  • Develop Community Plan land use policies and goals, Revenue Sharing Agreement, and Infrastructure Financing Plan.
  • Define a linkage program to support the City’s Infill program and the completion of development in the North Natomas Community Plan area.
  • Formally apply to LAFCo for annexation.
  • Prepare new Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) to address development impact to protected species under federal and state endangered species laws.

Community Workshops & Public Hearings:

Documents

Contact Information

  • Scot Mende , New Growth Manager, (916) 808-4756
  • Arwen Wacht, Associate Planner - Annexations, (916) 808-1964
  • Helen Selph , Associate Planner - Open Space Program, (916) 808-7852
  • Julie Car, County Planner - Open Space Program, (916) 874-5355
  • Don Lockhart, Asst. Executive Office, LAFCo, (916) 874-2937