REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
October 10, 2019
FROM: JENNIFER K. CLARK, Director
Planning and Development Department
THROUGH: DAN ZACK, Assistant Director
Planning and Development Department, Placemaking Services
THROUGH: SOPHIA PAGOULATOS, Planning Manager
Long Range Planning Division
BY: DREW B. WILSON, Planner III
Long Range Planning Division
SUBJECT
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HEARING - To consider the adoption of the Elm Avenue Revitalization Strategy, which pertains to approximately 1,092 acres in the DA-1 South Development Area: (Council District 3)
1. Environmental Assessment - A determination that the proposed project is statutorily exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15262 as a feasibility and planning study for possible future actions which the City has not yet approved, adopted, or funded; and
2. RESOLUTION - Adopting the Elm Avenue Revitalization Strategy: A Brownfields Area-Wide Plan.
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council take the following actions:
1. ADOPT a finding that there is no possibility that adoption of the Elm Avenue Revitalization Strategy will have a significant effect on the environment and is exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15262;
2. ADOPT RESOLUTION adopting the Elm Avenue Revitalization Strategy.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The proposed project is the adoption of the Elm Avenue Revitalization Strategy. This report describes the planning process as well as the key elements of the project. The purpose of the Strategy is to develop a "Roadmap to Development" for key brownfield sites on the Elm Avenue Corridor. The project area is located in Southwest Fresno. The Strategy provides implementation actions to achieve the community's vision for the corridor and for three key catalyst sites along the corridor. This Strategy will be helpful to the City of Fresno (City) and stakeholders as a guid...
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