19. Stevens Creek Corridor
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Parks and Recreation Department
CITY COUNCIL
STAFF REPORT
Agenda Item Number ~
Agenda Date: January 3,2006
ISSUE
Set a study session on the Stevens Creek Corridor Plan for January 17, 2006, from 5:30
p.m. to 6:30 p.m. (prior to the regular meeting).
BACKGROUND
We need to circulate the environmental document for this project for public and agency
review. The environmental document is for all phases of Stevens Creek Corridor Park;
we believe the project will be constructed in three phases beginning in 2007.
The background analysis for the environmental review has been completed and
includes:
· Biological studies (bats, birds, reptiles, amphibians and plants)
. A cultural resource inventory, and
. Traffic analysis
These background reports have informed the initial review or "Initial Study" prepared
by the consultant team. The background reports have also informed the project design.
The Initial Study with findings and a proposed mitigation and monitoring plan must
now be circulated for public comment. We want the Council to understand what is in
the report and plan before it hits the streets.
The Council made a number of decisions regarding the design of the project over the
last year, from the most general to the more specific. Decisions made to date include:
· Reaffirming the goals for the project in September 2004 following the community
vIsIOning process
· Sizing the picnic ground to 800; accepting the corresponding loss of revenue in
March 2005
· Extending the trail from Stevens Creek Boulevard to McClellan Road in May 2005
· Deleting the Scenic Circle access and stream crossing from the project in December
2005
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At the January 17 study session, Y0l will have an opportunity to see how the pieces of
the puzzle fit together, review the grant funded elements to be constructed in 2007 and
review the funding sources.
Following your review, agency and public comments on possible environmental impacts
will be collected and necessary mitigations drafted to reflect the public comment. The
City Council will ultimately be asked to adopt a final environmental document before
the project is bid for construction.
We can accomplish this presentation, and a question and answer period in one hour.
RECOMMENDATION
Set a study session on the Stevens Creek Corridor Plan for January 17, 2006, from 5:30
p.m. to 6:30 p.m. (prior to the regular meeting).
Respectfully submitted:
Therese Ambrosi Smith, Director
Parks and Recreation Department
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