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C.106

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	John Kopchik, Director, Conservation & Development Department
Date:	December 4, 2018

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

General Plan Amendment Study-Rodeo Housing Successor Site

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 12/04/2018

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

Maureen Toms (925)674-7878

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: December 4, 2018
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

1. AUTHORIZE initiation of a General Plan Amendment (GPA) process to consider changing the General Plan land use designation from "Commercial" (CO) to "Multiple-Family Residential-Very High Special" (MS) for a .98-acre vacant parcel located on the 700 block of Willow Avenue in Rodeo, Assessor's Parcel Number 357-120-074. (File #GP18-0007)

2. ACKNOWLEDGE that granting this authorization does not imply any sort of endorsement for the application to amend the General Plan, but only that the matter is appropriate for consideration.

FISCAL IMPACT:

None. If the authorization is granted, the project applicant (County Housing Successor) will pay application fees to cover the cost of processing the GPA.

BACKGROUND:

The County Housing Successor is the owner of a 0.98 acre vacant site, adjacent to the Rodeo Senior Apartments, on the 700 block of Willow Avenue in Rodeo. The subject site, along with the site where the senior apartments are located, were acquired by the County Redevelopment Agency in 1998 using Low Moderate Income Housing Funds (LMIHF). The site was subdivided, with one acre being used for the senior apartments and the remaining parcel (subject parcel) available for future development. Since the subject site was acquired using LMIHF, the site became an asset of the Housing Successor after the dissolution of redevelopment.

A 50-unit senior housing development was completed on the adjacent parcel in 2002. The non-profit housing developer of the senior housing project, EAH, is interested in expanding their project to include the subject site. The County entered into an Exclusive Negotiating Agreement with EAH to explore the potential. In addition to new housing units, EAH has been exploring the idea of constructing space for a senior center which could replace the existing space currently owned by the County. Since the request to explore senior center space was requested by the County and the site is an asset of the County Housing successor, this is a County-initiated General Plan Amendment Study.

Staff emphasizes that authorization to proceed with the GPA process does not imply the Board's support or endorsement for the application to amend the General Plan, but only that this matter is appropriate for further consideration.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If the Board does not authorize initiation of the GPA process, then an application to amend the General Plan cannot be filed and the subject site will retain its CO land use designation.