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CC 02-15-2022 Item No. 18. Options of Acquisition of Lehigh Cement Plant & Quarry_Supplemental Staff Report Response to Council Inquiries_Desk Item
CITYCOUNCILSTAFFREPORT (SUPPLEMENTAL) February15,2022 Subject OptionsforAcquisitionofLehighCementPlantandQuarrybySantaClaraCounty Discussion ThisisasupplementalreportprovidedinresponsetoCityCouncilinquiriesinadvance oftheFebruary15,2022CityCouncilmeeting. 1.Pleaseprovideanareamapwhichshowsanaerialviewofthesite. Pleaseseebelowfromthe2012ReclamationPlan. 2.Pleasedelineatethecontaminationandareaswhicharerequiredtobe mitigatedunderthe2012ReclamationPlan. PleaseseetheReclamationPhasingOverviewfromthe2012ReclamationPlanbelow. Itisunclearwhetherenvironmentalcontaminationatthesitehasbeendelineatedatthis time. 3.PleaseprovidepriorcommentssubmittedbytheMidpeninsulaRegional OpenSpaceDistrictonthe/²§´ºȟ¹2019ReclamationPlanamendment application. CommentsbytheMidpeninsulaRegionalOpenSpaceDistrict,theCityofCupertino, andotheragenciesareavailablehere. 4.SupervisorSimitianhassuggestedhousingattheLehighproperty.How wouldthatbeaccessed?Ifmuchofthepropertyiswithinunincorporated countyandCupertinoownstheaccessroads,whatarethe"¯º¿ȟ¹rightstolimit densificationinthiswildlifeurbaninterfacearea? TheCaliforniaVehicleCode,withlimitedexceptions,prohibitsCupertinofromlimiting accessonpublicroadways.Cupertinogenerallydoesnothavelanduseauthorityover unincorporatedlandanddoesnotregulatedevelopmentthere,buttheCitycanseekto ensurethatanydevelopmentcomplieswithapplicablelaws(e.g.,CEQA). 2 5.IsthereaCountydevelopmentpolicyorstrategythataddressessprawlinto thehillsidesandwildlifehabitats? Yes,theSantaClaraCountyGeneralPlanincludespoliciesthatdiscouragedevelopment outsideofurbanserviceareas.Inaddition,theSantaClaraCountyLocalAgency FormationCommissionȘȠ+ %".ȡșregulatesexpansionofurbanserviceareas.(See, e.g.,LAFCOUrbanServiceAreaPolicies.)SomebutnotalloftheLehighPlantproperty iswithin"»¶«¸º¯´µȟ¹urbanserviceareaundertheCountyGeneralPlan.TheCupertino urbanserviceareaboundaryinshowninredbelow: TheremayalsobeotherCountypoliciesthatlimitorguidedevelopmentinhillside areas.IfCouncilwishesstafftoconductfurtherresearchregardingthesepoliciesbefore votingonthecurrentitem,staffrecommendsthatCounciltabletheitemanddirectstaff tobringtheitembacktoCouncilforfutureconsideration. 6.IfLehighfinishedreclamationandstillownedtheland,whatzoningwouldit besubjectedtoifitwantedtodeveloptheland?Ifthegoalistohaveopen space,howwouldthatbeachieved? TheLehighparcelsarezonedȠ'2ȡorȠ ȡundertheCountyZoningOrdinance.These zoningdesignationsaregenerallyintendedtopreservethecharacterofhillsideor agriculturalzones,butlowintensitydevelopmentmaybepermitted.Moreintensive developmentwouldlikerequirearezoningoftheland.IfCouncilwishesstaffto conductfurtherresearchregardingthesepoliciesbeforevotingonthisitem,staff recommendstablingtheitemanddirectingstafftobringitbacktoCouncilforfuture consideration.Also,strategiestopreservethelandasopenspacewouldrequireclose 3 coordinationwiththeCountyandarenotfullydevelopedatthispoint.IfCouncil wishesstafftoconductfurtherresearchregardingthisissuebeforevotingonthisitem, staffrecommendsthatCounciltabletheitemanddirectstafftobringtheitembackto Councilforfutureconsideration. 7.TheSurfaceMiningandReclamationActFinancialAssuranceȘȠ2, 1 ȡș Costfinancialassurancecostestimatewassupposedtobeamendedanddueto theCountyFebruary11,2022.Wasthatnewestimateprovided? Thisinformationisnotavailableatthetimeofpublicationofthisreport.IfCouncil wishesstafftoconductfurtherresearchregardingthisissuebeforevotingonthisitem, staffrecommendsthatCounciltabletheitemanddirectstafftobringtheitembackto Councilforfutureconsideration. 8.WhathappensiftheCountydoesnotoffertopurchase?Whatdoestheclean uptimelinelooklike? GiventheshorttimelineforaddingthisitemtotheagendafollowingSupervisor 2¯³¯º¯§´ȟ¹announcementonFebruary9,thisinformationisnotpresentlyavailable.The reclamationtimelineinthe2012ReclamationPlanisprovidedbelow. IfCouncilwishesstafftoconductfurtherresearchontheseissuesbeforevotingonthis item,staffrecommendsthatCounciltabletheitemanddirectstafftobringtheitemback toCouncilforfutureconsideration. _____________________________________ Preparedby:ChrisJensen,CityAttorney Reviewedby:DianneThompson,AssistingCityManager Approvedby:JimThroop,CityManager 4