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PUBLIC NOTICE Notices for this appeal are mailed to property owners and tenants within 1,000 feet of the subject property. Prior to the Planning Commission meeting, staff received a number of comments from the public indicating their opposition or support of the project. Please see the attached letters and a-mails for complete details of the neighbors' comments. Staff also held several neighborhood meetings to receive public input on the project (please see the attached Planning Commission staff report for details). ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT This project will not have a significant effect on the environment and is exempt from environmental review pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines, Section 15302, Replacement or Reconstruction, Class 2, Subsection (a). This exemption is applicable because the project does not expand the use, replaces the temporary modular structures with a permanent structure, and is for the same purpose and capacity as the structure that is being replaced. CONCLUSION The proposed project addresses Trinity Lutheran Church's goal of providing a permanent structure for its preschool program and their youth activities. The neighborhood supports the growth of that ministry and has expressed a willingness to find a solution that will meet their needs as well. Both the Church and the neighborhood desire the same outcome in that maintaining the Sonshine Preschool through the construction process is a priority, providing adequate parking for the parishioners and mitigating the neighborhood issues are all shared by both parties. Staff notes that any of the plans will work. Option 4 is the neighbors' "ultimate" plan. Staff, however, believes that Option 3 would provide solutions that mitigate the described issues in that: (1) the location of the proposed education building could remain in essentially the same location as the 1999 master plan, forming acampus-like environment the church has been seeking with the sanctuary building being the focal point; (2) the number of parking spaces would remain at 95 as it exists today; (3) the existing Golden Road parking area will not increase in size; and (4) the Del Valle Parkway parking and access remains the same maintaining the existing traffic patterns. Staff also believes that the architecture and site design of the education building and the multipurpose room addition is aesthetically pleasing and that the proposed landscaping would provide a well landscaped buffer of the parking area. Staff believes that this project will greatly enhance the site with the removal of the temporary structures. Respe~ffully Submitted, ~__ __, ~~ - " ~ L- .~ - na Decker el 'on Pialho Acting Director of Planning City Manager and Community Development Page 10 of 11