Council Filed Tue, Nov 10 10:40 PM

Planning Commission backs Cordova Arena design and DOVA agreement

Commissioners voted 7-0 to send the Cordova Arena design review and Downtown DOVA development agreement to the City Council, and to find the Kilgore Road land sale consistent with the General Plan.

Source: Planning Commission minutes Reviewed by an editor

The short version

The Planning Commission voted 7-0 to recommend that the City Council approve the Cordova Arena Major Design Review and adopt the Downtown DOVA Development Agreement (Minutes).
Commissioners also voted 7-0 that selling public land at 2875 Kilgore Road for the project fits the city's General Plan and is exempt from full environmental review under CEQA section 15061(b)(3) (Minutes).
The project site is along Trade Center Drive, between its intersections with Kilgore Road and Sunrise Boulevard (Agenda, item 3.1).
The meeting drew a large crowd: 79 people or groups were listed as speaking or sending written comment, and the meeting ran from 5:48 p.m. to 10:10 p.m. with a recess (Minutes).

Item 3.1 · Cordova Arena and Downtown DOVA

Arena design and development agreement move to City Council

Vote: 7-0 to recommend City Council approval (Minutes, item 3.1)
Where: Trade Center Drive, between Kilgore Road and Sunrise Boulevard (Agenda, item 3.1)
Project number: PLND-1025-0142 (Agenda, item 3.1)
Source: Minutes, item 3.1; Agenda, item 3.1

The Planning Commission voted 7-0 to recommend that the City Council approve the Cordova Arena Major Design Review and adopt the Downtown DOVA Development Agreement. The recommendation also asks the Council to find the project exempt from full environmental review under CEQA Guidelines section 15183, which covers projects consistent with a community or general plan.

The commission's vote is a recommendation only. The City Council makes the final decision on the design review and the development agreement.

Item 3.1 · 2875 Kilgore Road property disposition

Commission: selling Kilgore Road land fits the General Plan

Property: 2875 Kilgore Road, APN 072-0490-024-0000 (Agenda, item 3.1)
Vote: 7-0 (Minutes, item 3.1)
CEQA finding: Exempt under section 15061(b)(3) (Agenda, item 3.1)
Source: Minutes, item 3.1; Agenda, item 3.1

The commission voted 7-0 to adopt a resolution finding that disposing of city-owned property at 2875 Kilgore Road for the Cordova Arena and Downtown DOVA development is consistent with the Rancho Cordova General Plan.

The resolution also finds the property disposition exempt from full environmental review under CEQA Guidelines section 15061(b)(3), the "common sense" exemption used when a project clearly has no significant environmental effect.

Public comment

Dozens signed up to speak or write on the arena item

Commenters listed: 79 people or groups (Minutes, item 3.1)
Meeting length: 5:48 p.m. to 10:10 p.m., with a recess from 8:08 to 8:23 p.m. (Minutes)
Source: Minutes, item 3.1

Public comment was taken when the arena item came up rather than at the start of the meeting. The minutes list 79 people or groups who spoke in person or sent written comments.

The minutes do not summarize what individual commenters said.

Routine items

Meeting called to order with all members present

Present: All seven commissioners (Minutes)
Source: Minutes, call to order

All seven commissioners attended. Chair Mauldin called the meeting to order at 5:48 p.m. and adjourned it at 10:10 p.m.

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