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Notes - Mtg on 10-16-1991~VIcGLINCEY LANE EXPANSION AREA ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT and WINCHESTER DRIVE-IN DEVELOPMENT ~blic Informational Meeting October 16, 1991 City Council Chamber _ . Campbell City Hall - :~ Campbell, CA 95008 ~ , ` , . <:: 7:00 P.M. ~~~ 1. INTRODUCTORY REMARKS Randy 'Tsuda, Senior Planner, City Planning Department, explained the purpose of the meeting, gave an overview of the Public Heanng process, and a ;-ummary of the Winchester Drive-In proposal. He explained that there are presently three projects encompassing the McGlincey Lane area: (1) development of the Winchester Dnve-In site; (2) expansion of the Redevelopment Project Area to include McGlincey and Cristich; and ~3) a Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR). The focus of this meeting is on the Winchester Drive-In roject and the Draft E1R. Beginning in 1992, the City will hold public hearings directly related to the adoption of the Redevelopment Plan Amendment. Future public hearings will be held as follows: 1. Thursday, October 24, 1991, 7:30 p.m., before the City of Campbell Planning Commission, first public hearing on the Draft EIR and Winchester Drive-In development. 2. Thursday, November 7, 1991, 7:30 p.m., before the City of Campbell Plaruvng Commission, second public hearing on the Winchester Drive-In Development and Draft EIR. 3. Latc: November/early December, 1991, before the City Council, public hearing on the adoption of the Final EIR. Comments made during the public hearings and written communications received by the Planning Department/Planning Commission will be responded to by the City's Consultant, CH2M Hill, and made a part of the Final EIR. 2. Redevelopment Area Expansion Marty Woodworth, Redevelopment Manager, gave an overview of redevelopment projects planned for the McGlincey Lane area, and announced the availability of the McGlincey Lane Expansion Area Preliminary Report. Staff will begin the Fiscal Review process with affected taxing agencies and public; hearings on the amendment will begin in February, 1992. McGlincey Lane Expansion Area EIR October 16, 1991 and Winchester Dnve-In Development Page 2 3. Environmental Im av ct Report Valerie Young, CHZM Hill, explained the intent of the Draft EIR is to disclose to the public potential environmental effects from a given project and to identify mitigation measures which can offset the identified impacts. Ms. Young outlined the significant effects and mitigation measures as reported in the McGlincey Lane Expansion Draft EIR. 4. ~i.~ it Gary Kruger, City Traffic Engineer, reviewed the traffic mitigation measures described in the Draft EIR. 4. Public Commentsf Questions and Answers Kendall Smith, 251 Curtner. (Q) Is the Redevelopment Agency restricted to development within the city limits of Campbell? (A) Yes. Q The: proposal shows the taking of part of my property, which is located iin the County. If redevelopment is restricted to within the City limits, how can this be done? (A) Because of the environmental impact, and as a mitigation measure, property beyond the City limits can be acquired. However, it is not the City's intent to acquire nght-of-way on Curtner Avenue. The drawing in the Draft EIR document depicting the widening of Curtner to Bascom was developed by a different consultant not in relation to this project. Robert Dodge, 170 Twin Oaks Dr., Los Gatos. (Q) McGlincey Lane between Curtner and the Drive-In site needs attention right now. There is considerable traffic, making it difficult to get in and out of driveways. A large delivery truck loading/unloading merchandise leaves only one lane open. The Draft EIR states that a center left turn lane would not be required until the year 2000, but it is needed now. The Redevelopment Agency should take everything off one side of the street, buy the whole block, open McGlincey to the new development, and get anotl:~er 50 feet on the street so the remaining property owners can use the street to their best advantage, and ma be property prices would go back up. You have to look forward and not lock us there to the year 2000 when you put the left turn lane in the middle. We need it right now. I want to emphasize that you should be far sighted and take all the space you need now for any projects in the future. (A) The EIR report is just a look at the net change between existing conditions and the future. From a traffic engineenng standpoint, the lane is not needed unti12000. McGlincey Lame Expansion Area EIR October 16, 1991 and Winchester Drive-In Development Page 3 James Griffiths, 971 Dry Creek Road, owner of 260 Cristich. (Q) Do you plan on expanding to more than two lanes? A Thee plan is to develop to 40 feet of width on 50 feet of right-of--way, parking on one side, and a two way left turn lane. There maybe substitute parkingg pprovided on the east side of Cristich. (Q) The: light at McGlincey and Union is needed, but I don't see where the traffic is goingg to ~o when it comes out of the new development. How is this going; to affect Umon? (A) Half the traffic goes to the freeway, the other half fans out through the neighborhood. There is a fair amount of traffic on McGlincey, and there wild be more. Cristich and McGlincey and McGlincey and Union will require signal control. David Schrader, 213 Cristich. (Q~ ThE; budget indicates $2.1 million for traffic improvements on Cristich. Does it include having to purchase all the property for a frontage road which is one of your alternatives? (A) No. This is just an alternative looked at in the EIR, and will be more seriously reviewed m the next few months. (Q) Do you have any idea when you would know whether you plan to exercise that alternative? (A) Western Federal Savings (the owner of the Winchester Drive-In site) will be selecting a developer vv~thin the next few weeks. We would need to get information from an eventual developer as to their preference. Once that is indicated, then the decision making process would begin. The ultimate decision as to which alternative would be ap roved would lie with the Planning Commission and City Council. (Q) Wo u 1 dp exterior s t o r a g e yards still be allowed? (A) The McGlincey Lane Preliminary Report does not change land use or zoningg in the area. If there are legal existing storage yards, redevelopment would not cause everything to be put inside. The properties most likely to redevelop are those that don't have substantial im roverr,~ents on them. Q Your wouldn't be condemning because of more higher use? A It ins possible that if somebody came in with a development and needed different parcels to consolidate, and a storage yard is one of them, it could happen. It is something that could happen under the Redevelopment Agency's power. Non-conforming houses and storage yards are the most likely to redevelop. Jim Chalmers, 700 McGlincey. (Q) Is there a completed Redevelopment Plan for the area? A The McGlincey Lane Expansion Area and Accompanying Amendments Prelimina: Report has just been published and is available for review at City Hall in the Planning and Redevelopment Departments and at the Campbell Library. It speaks more specifically about what the plans are for the area. In reality, the Redevelopment Agency is expanding the existing Redevelopment Plan to include the McGlincey Lane area. The Repport is most detailed in terms of what we want to accomplish and the dollazs involved. McGlincey Lane Expansion Area EIR October 16, 1991 and Winchester Dnve-In Development Page 4 (Q) Hovv can you go ahead with an EIR and vote on the EIR and the Winchester Drive-In without completing a redevelopment plan to let everybody know what is going to happen? (A) The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) allows review in a number of ways. For purposes of the EIR, we assumed certain things: development of the drive-m site and construction of a new City/school district corporation yard would require 200,000 sq. ft. CEQA acknowledges that you are not going to know exactly which projects are going; to be built and exactly what you assumed. A Program EIR allows you, wht:n you get a specific project, to review how closely the project fits with your assumptions. Where it differs from your assumptions, you do supplemental environmental work. Q The water supply system, will that accommodate future development? ~A~ We have had a difficult time getting an answer from the San Jose Water Company. They say it is difficult for them to answer the question directly without the absence of a specific development project, because they base their water allocations on construction. (Q) You have $1. S million indicated in the budget for this whole project and in the EIR document is a letter from the San Jose Water Company saying the water system won't accommodate anything besides the Winchester Drive-In site for $1,468,000. There is no future for anybody else. (A) The EIR addresses the project specifically that is proposed for the drive-in site because we have a proposed development project for that. Because we don't have any other development plans for other sites in the project area, we look at them on an overall program level specifically in terms of the number of cars generated from the new square footage and other overall program areas. The Water District doesn't know what the re uireme:nts are until a specific development proposal is submitted. (Q~ The EIR addresses some areas m a gglobal sense, but on the other hand is specific to the Winchester Drive-In site. Why not just handle redevelopment? (A) All sections of the EIR include a 200,000 build out projection. We are assuming that certain properties are built out and unlikely to redevelop,. If there is a maximum size structure in fairly good condition, there is nc- incentive to redevelop. Steve Ul.ett, 2640 Curtner Lane Ct. Chairperson, Cambrian Community Council. The Cambrian Community Council has submitted a letter in response to the EIR, specifically citing the traffic circulation mitigation measures prior to the opening of Route 85. The Council represents that it would be ludicrous to allow development of the Wmcheste:r Drive-In site prior to the completion of Route 85. The Council also questions the statement in the EIR that air quality at Bascom/Union and Bascom/Curtner cannot be mitigated, yet movement of cars can. John Allard, representing 185 Vietenheimer Lane. (Q) Could you go into more detail what the street improvements might be for Vietenheimer, which is a right of way and not a street. (A) The intent is to make it a public street. McGlincey L.~ule Expansion Area EIR and Winchester Dnve-In Development October 16, 1991 Page 5 (Q) Would the City or Redevelopment Agency attempt to buy right of way to make it a public street? (A) Thc; Agency would not necessarily pay for all costs. We would expect cooperation from the property owners. (Q) ThE; sewer line is presently undersized, would it be taken care of? A It is. something that could be looked at. James Griffiths, 971 Dry Creek. (Q) Has anyone considered the realignment of Gartner Avenue just north of Camden. (A) We would convert the two-way left turn into a moving lane of traffic. No realignment of Curtner is envisioned. Nancy Pennall, 260 and 266 McGlincey. (Q) Regarding the proposed light at McGlincey and Cristich, are you planning to enlarge the street? Would it become a sweeping turn and be sh htly realigned? (A~ Just a signal. Lance Levy, 390 McGlincey. (Q) Why do we need sidewalks and who is going to pay? If we are going to lose paring on McGlincey, the property owners are going to lose revenues which wf; should be reimbursed for. What is going to happen to the people who have been there for 20 or 30 years? (A) In terms of reimbursement and lost revenue, that is not something that is addressed in the course of an EIR. These comments are more appropriately directed to the Planning Commission and City Council when they consider the expansion of the redevelopment area. Q How much sidewalk would be required, and why on McGlincey? ~A~ The: City has adopted a policy to require sidewalks in industrial areas, which includes a four to five foot landscaped parking strip and a minimum five foot sidewalk. (Q) If no parking is going to be allowed on the street, why require sidewalks? (A) It's adopted City policy. Steve Phillips, representing the Cambrian School District. 4115 Jacksol Dr. 7'he School District would like to go on record as disagreeing with the stai:ement on page 1.4, that there is no significant impact to schools. In addition, on page 3 of the Environmental Impact Assessment checklist, # 11, Population: Will the proposal alter the location, distribution density, or growth rate of the human population of an area? And # 14, Public Schools: "Will the proposal have an effect upon, or result in a need for new or altered government services in any of the following areas: Schools." "No" is checked in both instances, and the District disagrees. The District will be submitting written comments. Arthur Burton, 879 McGlincey Q Who pays for the EIR report? A~ It has been paid jointly by the Redevelopment Agency and Western Federal Savings has paid a pro rata share m proportion to the proposed development, i.e., 23 acres out of 100. McGlincey Lane Expansion Area EIR October 16, 1991 and Winchester Drive-In Development Page 6 (Q) Of all the studies made in the area, I am not aware of any survey that has been made of the local property owners in the McGlincey area, which is far more critical than most of the other items. Property and business owners who are not in favor or in favor should be quite critical one would think. I am not aware of any survey. On this cost estimate of $19.7 million, I originally estimated about $10 million. Except for the corporation yard, it appears that all the rest of the money is being spent for the drive-in site. Improvements wouldn't need to be improved that drasticallly for current businesses as they exist starting with hazardous waste abatement. One of them is the drive-in site and the other two are sites that are currently being cleaned up. The remaining $2 million is on the asbestos at the drive-in. Everyone else has to reach into their own pocket. (A) That is not the intent. This is a preliminary budget. This is our best guess and we don't have $2 million. Funds will only come in as the area redevelops and we but the money back in to the area. The $2 million is not targeted for the drive-in site. (Q) Is ithe City/Redevelopment prepared to donate $12 million towards the site, or haw much many funds are budgeted toward this one particular site? (A) This is our estimate in terms of improvements. A lot will go for developmerit of the site. Storm drains would be installed whether or not the drive-in site develops. Cristich Lane is something the City has talked about for a long time -- regardless of the drive-in. The City doesn't have $2 million to make it happen and therefore Redevelopment is one way to make it happen. A lot of this is to facilitate the development of the drive-in site, but in return from a City standpoint, with a box retail de:velopmeet, the City will receive significant sales tax revenue to be used for police, fire, and public works services. Craig Smith, 251 Curtner (Q) If the development of the drive-in site is not approved, how much will be spent in the area for improvements? (A) Redevelopment funds are generated as property values increase. It does not increase your taxes Substantial funds are coming from the existing project area. g (Q) e:-tern Federal is liable for 23%, or almost $4 million. That is still $1'• million out of everybody else's pocket. That is a lot of financial. responsibility to everybody else to help a small group of people. (A) Tha~se comments should be directed during the hearing on the Redevelopment area expansion, not the EIR. Y d (Q) ou, rew all the plans, all the projections. No matter what we say, we're being sacrificed. Any other developer would pay for street improvemients in the whole area. I don't want his piece of property. I bought none for my retirement. I want him to develo, but don't sacrifice me. Will you buy our properties if because of this improvement we lose our renters, we lose our livelihood? This is something that has to be thought about. What is the environmental impact if this doesn't go? (A) It sits there like it is today. McGlincey Lane Expansion Area EIR October 16, 1991 and Winchester Dnve-In Development Page 7 Ray Matsumoto, 196 Curtner (Q) I've: been in business for 31 years and we've talked about the traffic dam when the drive-in was there. Now you're talking about three signals and only one lane. I don't have to be a college engineer to tell you there's going to be a traffic jam right now. Then ou're going to put in a nice building. Customers are not going to drive through traffic jams. (A) All way stops have a very low or limited capacity compared to signalized intersections. The all way stop at Curtner and McGhncey has less capacity to handle traffic than a traffic signal would. Cristich business owner (Q) Storm drains are inadequate. Flows eventually into drinking water. Abandoned cars are an eye sore. I think redevelopment is good. Applaud developer for coming in, but traffic concerns are very important and one lane isn't going to work. Ken Pearsall, President, Cambrian Village Homeowners (Q) Sent a letter. Asked that traffic conditions be addressed. McGlincey and Curtner traffic will back up to Camden and San Tomas Expressway and create gridlock. We ask in our letter that access off of the drive-in site on to Highway 17 be considered, even a metered light. Unidentified Person (Q) Being that the City stated their main reason for this whole plan is ffor economic benefit of the City, is there, or has there been a plan for what economic impact there will be to property or business owners? You are taking from some place. It is going to be a severe financial impact to other property owners for the benefit of one. (A) If you look at redevelopment areas typically as the area improves, access is improved, prope~ values go u~. (Q) Not completely. n Vietenheimer and Cristich the property owners are oing to bye asked for bond issues. ~A) We haven't worked out the financial details. At this point, the mayor pportion will be paid by the Redevelopment Agency. We are doing a Local Imp rovement District (LID) in the Dillon/Gilman area. The Agency is puttingg in half the value of the improvements. Q Sha:rmon Palms is relying fully on the property owners. ~A~ 20%0 of all redevelopment funds have to be spent on low and moderate income housing. These funds are being used in conjunction with a non-profit housing developer to improve the Sharmon Palms area. The law is very specific as to what redevelopment funds can be used for. They cannot be used for police and fire services. They can only be used in the project area, except for the housing funds. If the Redevelopment Agency actually works with the property owner to do a project, participates m combining parcels, and if relocation is necessary, the Agency must compensate the party for finding a new location. If you decide to redevelop on your own, the Agency is not required to participate. McGlince Lane Expansion Area EIR and Winc~estc:r Drive-In Development October 16, 1991 Page 8 335 McGlincey This is a business are and I've never seen a business area go down in value because of more traffic. Most businesses encourage traffic to come in and brink in retail traffic. A lot of businesses would gladly, change over to retail which pays more rent than the types of businesses m there now. Regarding the drive-in, remembcr that the traffic was bad when the drive-in was there because everyone was going and leaving at the same time. 'The new development has traffic at different times and it's not fair to make that comparison. Unidentified Person (Q) Hovv many cars per day would be required to make a business like Costco a viable concern? (A) The figures are given in the EIR. Peak hour on a week day is approximately 12 cars per hour. 21-22 cars per hour at Saturday peak. 851 Sweetbriar, 970 McGlincey (Q) Union to Bascom is jammed up every day all the way to McGlincey. It is already a problem. There is also a problem at McGlincey and Curtner. There are nothing but problems now, and nothing but more problems with more traffic. Art Singhram, 870 McGlincey (Q) During the sco~ing sessions there were several questions asked. When will those be answered. A In ttie Final EIR. ~Q~ As part of the EIR, there are two re orts from Ames and Moore to Western Federal; were those paid for by Western F ederal or the City? A By ~Nestern Federal. Q Is that not a conflict of interest? A The Supreme Court released a decision that it is not a conflict of interest. (Q) It is not a standard position for the City. A The method we have used is that the City has paid for the EIR and administers the contract with the consultant. Western Federal has paid their proportional share. Unidentified Person (Q) I would like to make a protest that the homeowners in the area have never been notified of this plan. (A) The law requires notification to property owners within 300 feet of the development. We have notified property owners within 500 feet. We sent 600 notices regarding this meeting. Staff stated that they would be happy to meet with anyone or answer questions by telephone. 'The meeting adjourned at 9:30 p.m. Respectfully submitted, ~ ~_ ;i!~ Marlene Pomeroy Recording Sec~•etary