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Home My WebLink About2008/09/09 Item 12 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT .::Sw~ Oll' OF ~CHUIA VISTA SEPTEMBER 9, 2008, Item ];1- ITEM TITLE: RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA SUPPORTING PUBLIC OUTREACH TO EXPLORE THE FEASIBILITY OF POTENTIAL AMENITY IMPROVEMENTS AND AFFORDABLE HOUSINJ} DEVELOPMENT AT EUCALYPTUS PARK ;?Pf ASSISTANT DIRECTOR REDEVELOPMENT & HOUS~ CITY MANAGER . ~ 4/5THS VOTE: YES D NO 0 SUBMITTED BY: REVIEWED BY: SUMMARY South Bay Community Services (SBCS) has approached Redevelopment & Housing staff with an interest in the feasibility of a conceptual plan to expand the Young Men's Christian Association & Care Center (YMCA) facility, construct affordable housing and more fully amenitize Eucalyptus Park. Staff is interested in receiving Council support to enter into an agreement with SBCS to conduct public outreach to determine community interest. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW The Environmental Review Coordinator has reviewed the proposed activity for compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and has determined that the activity is not a "Project" as defined under Section 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines because it does not involve a physical change to the environment; therefore, pursuant to Section 15060( c )(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines the activity is not subject to CEQA. Thus, no environmental review is necessary. RECOMMENDATION Adopt the resolution. BOARDS/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION Not Applicable. DISCUSSION In 1927 by Resolution No. 185-4, the city purchased 17.83 acres (776,675 square feet) of land, Assessor Parcel Number 565-12-00-300, located at 47 Fifth Avenue in the City of Chula Vista, south of C Street between Fourth and Fifth Avenues (See Attachment I, "Property"). The Deed 12-1 --_.-.-- SEPTEMBER 9, 2008, Item I:;L Page 2 of2 for the land contains no restrictions on the uses allowed for the land. An additional parcel was also purchased to the southwest corner along Fifth Avenue and is not subject of this action. The City Council in 1944 designated the Property for park use known as Eucalyptus Park (Park), by Ordinance No. 335, later to be renamed General Roca Park by Resolution No. 3854 in 1965. Today the property provides park amenities including two ball fields, four tennis courts, a basketball court, a horseshoe pit, several gazebos, and a tot lot. In addition, two tenants cunently lease portions of the parcel from the city, including the YMCA on the southeast corner of the parcel along Fourth A venue and the American Legion on the western portion of the parcel along Fifth Avenue. In mid-2008, SBCS approached Redevelopment & Housing staff with an interest in determining the feasibility of enlarging the existing YMCA to a full service facility, providing additional amenities at the Park, and incorporating affordable housing on the southeast comer of the property. To provide SBCS the opportunity to study the economic feasibility and marketability of a development project at the Park, staff is recommending that the Redevelopment Agency enter into an agreement with SBCS, for the following reasons: o SBCS has extensive experience in affordable housing development; o YMCA has expressed interest in expanding their current facility to a full service YMCA for Northwest Chula Vista; and o Staff believes this process could provide an update to the master plan for Eucalyptus Park that would address existing safety concems and improve facility functionality and use. Should Council support the effort, staff anticipates taking the agreement to the Chula Vista Redevelopment Corporation (CVRC) for an advisory recommendation and to the Redevelopment Agency for approval. The agreement would identify SBCS responsibilities for holding publicized community outreach meetings to gauge community support and amenity needs for any potential future development of the Park. After the outreach is conducted, staff would return to the appropriate bodies with a progress report on the community input prior to recommending anv additional actions. DECISION MAKER CONFLICT Staff has reviewed the property holdings of the City Council members and has found no property holdings within 500-feet of the boundaries of the Property, which is the subject of this action. FISCAL IMPACT Staff time to attend public outreach meetings scheduled by South Bav Community Services would be funded through the general fund. There is no other fiscal impact to the general fund by approval of this action. ATTACHMENT I. Map of Eucalyptus Park Prepared by: Stacey Kurz. Senior Project Coordinator. Redevelopment & Housing 12-2 Attachment 1 c ~.,.rT'."LHL'C"VLS],A6 Redevelopment .lJ!F &Hou$ing 123 EN_-\. ProperI}-' Added ~-\rea Project ~-\refl Town Cenue II Proiect ~-\.rea RESOLUTION NO. 2008- RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCfL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA SUPPORTING PUBUC OUTREACH TO EXPLORE THE FEASIB!UTY OF POTENTIAL ,<\1vIENTTY IMPROVEMENTS AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AT EUCALYPTUS PARK WHEREAS, in 1927 the City purchased 17.83 .acres of land located at 47 Fifth AVenue in the City of Chula Vista. south of C Street between Fourth and Finh Avenues, Assessor Parcel Number 565-12-00-300 (Property); and WHEREAS, in 1944 City Council designated the Property, known as Eucalyptus Park (Park), for park use pursuant to Resolution No. 335; and WHEREAS, the Park was later renamed as General Roca Park. but it is still commonly known as Eucalyptus Park; and WHEREAS, the City's Police Department has had significant service calls and transient activity at the Park; and WHEREAS, the City desires to more effectively utilize and more fully amenitize Eucalyptus Park and further supports affordable housing opportunities consistent with adopted 21J05-20 I 0 Housing Element goals and objectives; and WHEREAS, the City cUITently leases a portion of the park to the Young Men's Christian Association & Care Center (YMCA); and WHEREAS, the YMCA is interested in expanding its CUITent operations in the Parle and \VHEREAS, South Bay Community Services (SBCS) has approached the City and expressed interest in conducting public outreach to develop a conceptual plan to improve park amenities, expand the YMCA t~lciIity, and develop aftcmlable housing at the Park; and WHEREAS. if the City Council supports this concept, staff anticipates entering inlo an agreement with SBCS identitYing SBCS's responsibilities to conduct public outreach and gauge cOl11munity support. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Councilor' the City of Chula Vista that it suppor1s public outreach to explore the feasibility of potential amenity improvements and affordable housing development at Eucalyptus Parle 12-4 Resolution No.7 Page 2 Presented by Approved as to tann by Eric Crockett Assistant Director of Redevelopment and Housing Jj "7 , '. / . r. ~. i ,"'- Bart Miesfeld Interim City Attorney ~~:h~ ". .I' !\ltl1rnc:y\FINt\L !\1~SOS\2UOX',(Jq 119 O~\City RESO - EUC;llyptus Park.dl1c 12-5