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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGENDA REPORT 1990 0905 CC REG ITEM 11GBERNARDO M.PEREZ Mayor SCOTT MONTGOMERY Mayor Pro Tern ELOISE BROWN Councilmember CLINT HARPER, Ph.D. Councilmember PAUL W. LAWRASON, Jr. Councilmember LILLIAN KELLERMAN City Clerk MOORPARK ITEM 11.Ca'. M E M O R A N D U M STEVEN KUENY City Manager CHERYL J.KANE City Attorney PATRICK RICHARDS, A.I.C.P. Director of Community Development R. DENNIS DELZEIT City Engineer JOHN V. GILLESPIE Chief of Police RICHARD T. HARE City Treasurer TO: The Honorable City Council FROM: Patrick J. Richards, Director of Community Development DATE: August 15, 1990 (CC Meeting of 9 -5 -90) SUBJECT: PROPOSED ANNEXATION OF JORDAN RANCH BY SIMI VALLEY Background The Planning Commission directed staff at their August 6, 1990, meeting to request that the City Council comment on the proposal by the City of Simi Valley to annex the Jordan Ranch. The Commission was not specific as to the subjects that they wanted the Council to discuss other than the appropriateness of Simi Valley's interest. Attached is a status report from the County on the Jordan Ranch proposal that was written prior to Simi Valley's recent annexation discussions. This is the only information that staff has on the Jordan Ranch proposal. Recommendation Direct staff as deemed appropriate. Attachment: Ahmanson /Jordan Status Report No. 3 MOOR ?ARK, CAUfORNkA CI fly C 1 Moo;;ng of 171V 199.0 ACTION: By 799 Moorpark Avenue Moorpark, California 93021 (805) 529 -6864 RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AGENCY county oaf ventua EMB=OR STATUS REPORT NO. 3 e 1990 TO ALL CONCERNED PARTIES: Planning Division Keith A. Turner Director SUBJECT: Status Report Concerning Two Ventura County General Plan Amendment Applications: 1. Ahmanson Ranch (Ahmanson Land Company) 2. Jordan Ranch (Potomac Investment Associates) Due to continuing public interest concerning the proposed Ahmanson Ranch and Jordan Ranch General Plan Amendments (GPAs), the Ventura County Planning Division is periodically sending out status reports to persons and organizations on our mailing list to ensure that interested parties are informed as to the status of the GPA process, important events, and project changes. JORDAN RANCH LAND EXCHANGE UPDATE Recent press accounts have been reached between the.Santa the owner of the Jordan Ranch pri Potomac Investment Associates applicant). As we understand elements are: reported that an agreement has Monica Mountains Conservancy and :)perty (Lester T. "Bob" Hope) and (Jordan Ranch GPA project the agreement, the principal o Mr. Hope and Potomac Investment Associates agreed to gift to the Conservancy or the National Park Service a total of 2,060 acres, including: -- Corral Canyon (173 acres, L.A. County) -- China Flat (230 acres, Ventura County) -- Upper Palo Comado Canyon (864 acres, Ventura County) -- Lower Cheeseboro Canyon (93 acres, L.A. County) -- Blind Canyon (approximately 700 acres, L.A. County) o Mr. Hope agreed to sell his 3,600 acre Runkle Ranch (Rocky Peak and Las Llayas Canyon) to the Conservancy for $20 million dollars. (The ranch straddles the Ventura County and Los Angeles County boundary.) o Potomac agreed that the proposed Liberty Canyon Road access to Jordan Ranch would be reduced to two lanes and would be tunneled to reduce grading, visual and biological impacts (L.A. County). — RECEIVED — J U N 12 1990 800 South Victoria Avenue 'entura. CA 93009 � AHMANSON /JORDAN STATUS REPORT NO 3 May 1990 Page 2 • Potomac also agreed to ensure a wildlife corridor would be retained between Cheeseboro Canyon and the Liberty Canyon /U.S. 101 freeway undercrossing (L.A. County). • Potomac agreed to reduce the number of dwelling units on the proposed Jordan Ranch project to no more than 750. (1,152 are currently proposed.) • The agreement is contingent upon the National Park Service approval (and Potomac's acceptance) of the exchange of 59 acres located at the southwest edge of the existing Cheeseboro Canyon Unit of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. The acreage is needed to extend Liberty Canyon Road to provide access to the proposed.Jordan Ranch Development. How is the County involved with this land exchange agreement? The County is not a party to the agreement. We were not consulted nor involved in any way and the County is not obligated to support the Jordan Ranch project or approve any particular access route. However, the County is not unaffected by the agreement, since County denial of Potomac Investment Associates' GPA application would be-',,expected to result in cancellation of the proposed land exchange agreement. How does this agreement affect the Jordan Ranch GPA application? At this time, the GPA application filed by Potomac has not changed. The project under review by the County remains a proposal for 1,152 dwelling units and a PGA TOUR golf course. Therefore, the Draft EIR will evaluate the project as described in the project description on file with the County. The applicant has informed staff that, after review of the Jordan Ranch GPA Draft EIR, they may submit a revised plan intended to mitigate identified environmental impacts. It is anticipated that such a revised plan would incorporate elements of the above agreement. Will a change in the Project require a new EIR? No decision on this matter can be made until the County has reviewed any applicant proposed changes to the project. The applicant may submit the proposed revisions in the form of an applicant proposed alternative. To the extent that the applicant proposed alternative does not result in "significant" new environmental impacts not already addressed in the EIR, a revision and recirculation of the EIR may be unnecessary.- We will strive to keep the public informed via future editions of these status reports. AHMANSON 2ORDAN STATUS REPORT NO 3 May 1990 Page 3 PROJECT SCHEDULE Delays in the preparation of the Draft Environmental Impact Reports (EIRs) have resulted in delays in the project schedule as outlined in earlier status reports. The following revised schedule is subject to the usual uncertainties of such projects. July -Sept. 1990 60 day public review of Draft EIRs. Exact dates of public review will be stated in a Notice which will be distributed in July. August 1990 Community meetings on Draft EIRs (i.e., Oak Park Municipal Advisory Council). Sept. /Oct. 1990 Public hearing(s) before the Environmental Report Review Committee (ERRC) to determine the adequacy of the Draft EIRs. Nov. /Dec. 1990 Planning Commission field trip to Ahmanson and Jordan project sites and Planning Commission public hearing(s). January 1991 Board of Supervisors public hearing(s) to consider conceptual approval of GPAs. If the GPAs are denied, the process will end. If the Board decides to conceptually approve one or both GPA applications, additional hearing(s) will be scheduled for final approval of GPA(s), area plan(s), development agreement(s) and rezoning. AVAILABILITY OF DRAFT EIRS FOR PUBLIC REVIEW Copies of the Draft number of local, State, copies will be available public locations: (We review locations.) Canoga Park Library 7260 Owensmouth Avenue Canoga Park, CA 91303 Hoyt Memorial Library of Conservation 122 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd. Topanga, CA 90290 EIRs will be sent without cost to a and Federal agencies. Additionally for public review at the following invite you to suggest additional public Las Virgenes Public Library 29130 Roadside Drive Agoura Hills, CA 91301 Moorpark Public Library 699 Moorpark Avenue Moorpark, CA 93021 AHMANSON /JORDAN STATUS REPORT NO 3 May 1990 Page 4 Newbury Park Library 2855 Borchard Avenue Newbury Park, CA 91320 Oak Park Library 899 N. Kanan Road Agoura Hills, CA 91301 Office of District 2 Supervisor - Madge Schaefer 299 West Hillcrest, Suite 212 Thousand Oaks, CA 91360 Simi Valley Library 2969 Tapo Canyon Road Simi Valley, CA 93065 Thousand Oaks Library 1401 E. Janss Road Thousand Oaks, CA 91362 Woodland Hills Library 22200 Ventura Blvd. Woodland Hills, CA 91364 RMA Receptionist County of Ventura, Administration Building 800 S. Victoria Avenue Ventura, CA 93009 For private individuals and interested groups who wish to obtain their own copy of one or both Draft EIRs, copies will be made available for the cost of reproduction. In order to guarantee that all members of the public who desire copies of the documents can obtain them in a timely manner, attached to the end of this report is a form which can be used to reserve a copy (or copies) of the documents. The reserved documents will be mailed on the first day of the public review period. Copies of the documents will also be available for purchase at the County Resource Management Agency throughout the public review period. However, once the initial copies of Draft EIRs are distributed, a second printing will likely result in a substantially higher price (reflective of higher printing costs for small orders). Additionally, purchasing documents after the public review period is underway could result in some delay if additional copies must be printed. Questions concerning the contents of this status report, or concerning the Ahmanson or Jordan Ranch GPA applications should be addressed to Emily Habib at (805) 654 -5034 or Dennis Hawkins at (805) 654 -2492. Sincerely, Bruce Smith, AICP Manager, General Plan Section ;