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201' Application of Southern Pacific Transportation Company for development plan approval Of an approxi~ately.70~000 sq. {t. commercial/offic[ development to be located between First Street and the SPRR right-of- way from Angel~ Street to .the exte~si0n of Bernal Avenue and between Neal Street, Angela Street, the SPtkR ri ht-of-way and a line approxi- mately 250 feet east of'Main Str~eet, anR rez0ning to of the site PUD-Commercia~/Offices, also to rezone the Delucchi and.Wayside Parks located on the west side of First Street between Angeia Street and a point approximately ~50 feet north of'Nell Street from C-C (Central Commercial) to PUD (Planned Unit Development2Open Space, Pa~ks ~nd Recreation) 8r to a~y o~her zoning' district Consi'st~nt with the General Plan. The property is ZOned C-C (Central Commercial) and O(Office) Districts. Mr. Steve Gibson, P, O. Box 910, Colfax, California, presented the changes in their plan which provides additional parking spaces as required by the Council. He then requested that condition number 50, which requires execution of a lease for the Delucchi and Wayside Parks .between City and Southern Pacific prior to final approval of the case, be removed. Mr. Bill Gale, 62 W. Neal Street, spoke to clarify the allocation of parking spaces and the grant to him from Southern Pacific of perpetual easements for parking. He also brought up the fact that there may be a Heritage tree in the area to be cleared for parking, and wanted to be sure that would not stop development of the area. There being no further testimony, Mayor Mercer declared the public hearing closed on the application and the negative 'declaration. It was moved by Councilmember Wood, and seconded by Councilmember Mohr, that Resolution No. 81-406, determining on the basis of a review of initial environmental study done for this project, that no significant environmental impact would occur as outlined in the City's guidelines and that a mitigated negative declaration is appropriate for the project, be adopted. The roll call vote was as follows: AYES: Councilmembers Butler, Kephart, Mohr, Wood and Mayor Mercer NOES: None ABSENT: None The city attorney presented his report regarding approval of the ten year lease between the City and Southern Pacific for theDelucchi and Wayside Parks. Council indicated concern over the lack. of a renewal provision and the cost of returning the property to its original condition at the end of the lease period. The project was then discussed by the Council in detail. Council- member Mohr expressed concern with the number of rose Bushes to be removed and suggested a condition be added to the development plan approval requiring any roses that cannot be'reused on the site to be relocated to the Century House. -5- 11/24/81