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{ City Council Meeting of April 19, 2005 General Plan Amendment No. 2005-2-B Resolution No. 2600 (Zone Change No. 401) Street Vacation No. 127 Page 3 1. An amendment to the Circulation Element proposes to remove the Collector designation of New York Street through the project site from Park Avenue to State Street. This would facilitate the removal of a section of New York Street by a future proposed Street Vacation. 2. An amendment to the Land Use Element proposes to change the "Light Industrial"and "Commercial"designations to "Office" in order to eliminate the multiple land use designations that have caused confusion in the past regarding allowable uses and development standards. The applicant requests that the entire ESRI Campus be placed under a consistent designation. The change to the Circulation Element would delete the Collector designation of New York Street through the ESRI campus, and with the proposed Street Vacation (discussed below) removing a portion of the street, the remaining segment of New York Street from Park Avenue to the cul-de-sac would revert to a Local Street. This change would be consistent with the existing grid pattern and Circulation Element designations in the West Redlands area for north-south streets. The removal of the Collector designation of New York Street would be a step toward establishing a consistent Circulation Element hierarchy of roads in this area of the City. f=urthermore, although not a part of this project, the traffic study and the Public Works Department recommend future consideration of changes to New York Street north of Redlands Blvd. to eliminate the railroad crossings and Redlands Blvd. intersections of New York Street and Stuart Avenue. The change to the Land Use Element would replace the current Light Industrial and Commercial designations of the site with an Office designation that is consistent with it's current and proposed future use. The initial application had also requested modification of the Linear Park designation, however staff did not support this component of the request and the applicant agreed to leave the linear park in its current configuration. A consistent designation for the entire SSRI campus is seen as a positive step which staff supports. The proposed project does not include any new buildings or construction otherthan removal of a section of street, therefore, it was determined not to be subject to the requirements of Measure "U" (Socio-Economic Cost/Benefit Study). Environmental Review The Environmental Review Committee and the Planning Commission recommended that Council adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration with five (5) mitigation measures that deal with air quality, hydrology and water quality, noise, and transportation and traffic. These mitigation measures reduce the impact of this project to a level that is less than significant, and include the two mitigation measures requiring traffic signals at Tennessee Street/Park Avenue and Tennessee Street/State Street. The Initial Study is attached and provides more detailed information.