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FISCAL YEAR 2024-2029 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM - CONFORMITY DETERMINATION TO THE ENVISION STOCKTON 2040 GENERAL PLAN
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RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the Planning Commission adopt a resolution forwarding a determination to the City Council that the 2024-2029 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) for Fiscal Years (FY) 2024-25 through 2028-29 conforms to the Envision Stockton 2040 General Plan.
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Summary
California Government Code Section 65401 requires that the Planning Commission review and determine that the City’s FY 2024-2029 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) is in conformity with the General Plan. This review is required annually for all projects recommended for planning, initiation, or construction during the upcoming fiscal year.
DISCUSSION
Background
The CIP is a detailed plan which contains descriptions of projects and efforts that the City anticipates undertaking over a five-year period. This program organizes and prioritizes the projects and identifies funding sources for the various efforts. The CIP is a critical part of the budget because it identifies those projects that are most critical to the City and sensitive to funding.
California Government Code Section 65401 provides in relevant part:
“The official agency receiving the list of proposed public works shall list and classify all such recommendations and shall prepare a coordinated program of proposed public works for the ensuing fiscal year. Such coordinated program shall be submitted to the county or city planning agency for review and report to said official agency as to conformity with the adopted general plan or part thereof.”
By evaluating the CIP, the City will be relieved of the obligation to evaluate each project contained therein as they are funded and executed.
Present Situation
The responsibility of the Planning Commission with respect to the proposed CIP (Attachment A - DRAFT FY 2024-2029 Preliminary CIP) is to determine whether the identified projects are in conformity with the General Plan. In addition to current projects, the proposed FY 2024-2029 CIP contains the following “new” projects generally described below and listed under category headers:
City Facilities/Recreation
Maya Angelou Library HVAC Replacement
Maya Angelou Emergency Exit
Stockton Soccer Complex Public Address System
Wrought Iron Fence - Van Buskirk Community Center
Police Training Facility
Park Tree Maintenance Program (Dead Tree Removal and Canopy Thinning in Parks)
Grupe Park Tennis Court Lighting
McKinley Park and Recreation Center Renovation and Upgrades
Vehicle and Pedestrian Safety
Local Street Resurfacing
Sidewalk, Curb, and Gutter
Street Furniture Painting
Street Resurfacing Fed Aid St Program
City Street Re-striping
Eight Mile Road Widening
City Municipal Utilities
Water
South Stockton Groundwater Well Rehabilitation at Well SSS8
14-Mile Slough/East Feather River Drive Levee Improvements Project
Eight Mile Rd Water Line Reimbursement
Water System Street Improvements Reimbursements (S.J. County)
Well No. 30 Storm Drain Relocation
Storm System
Abandonment of Wells SSS #4, SSS #5 and DWTP Agriculture Well
Backup Power Installation at Well 10R
Storm Pump Station Transfer Switch
Buena Vista & Smith Canal Pump Station Discharge Pipe Rehabilitation
Rose Street Assessment and Repair
Wastewater
Fourteen Mile Slough Sanitary Pump Station Assessment/Rebuild
Union Street Rehabilitation between Harding and Acacia
Sanitary Sewer Small Diameter Lines Replacement per AMMP
Pershing Ave Sewer Trunk Rehabilitation
South Tuxedo Avenue Sewer Trunk Rehabilitation
Scribner Street Area Backyard Sewers
Sanitary Sewer Maintenance Hole Rehabilitation Projects
Sanitary Sewer Street Improvements Reimbursements (COS PW)
Sanitary Sewer Street Improvements Reimbursements (S.J. County)
Large Diameter Trunk Sewer Pipeline Inspection
Emergency RWCF CIP
Sanitary Pump Station Transfer Switch Installation
Westside Interceptor Parallel Force Main
RWCF South Bio-scrubber Repairs
San Jose Street and Yosemite Street Backyard Sewer Lines Replacement
Charter Way and Grant Street Sewer Line Replacement
El Dorado Street and Howard Street Easement Sewer Line Replacement
Modifications of 3W Piping System
Large Diameter Trunk Sewer Pipeline Inspections
All other issues associated with the CIP and the specifically-identified projects - including programming of funds and phasing of design and construction - are at the sole discretion of the City Council.
Following the Planning Commission’s determination of the CIP’s conformity with the General Plan, the City Council will consider approval of the CIP in conjunction with the FY 2024-25 Budget.
STAFF ANALYSIS
Staff has reviewed the entirety of the CIP and has found it to be in conformity with applicable goals and policies of the Envision Stockton 2040 General Plan, including the following:
1. General Plan Policy TR-1.1 Ensure that roadways safely and efficiently accommodate all modes and users, including private, commercial, and transit vehicles, as well as bicycles and pedestrians and vehicles for disabled travelers.
The projects contained in the CIP are at a conceptual level and have not yet been fully designed. City planning staff will be involved at the design stage of these projects to ensure that the project-specific designs provide appropriate levels of design quality, public art, and local character.
2. General Plan Policy LU-6.3 Ensure that all neighborhoods have access to well-maintained public facilities and utilities that meet community service needs.
Most of the projects contained in the CIP involve the repair or maintenance of existing City facilities, including roadways, sewer and water facilities, parks and recreation facilities, City buildings, community centers and similar properties. In fact, very few projects involve the construction of new buildings or facilities. Thus, they are consistent with the broad goals and policies contained in the Land Use Element and Transportation Element of the Envision Stockton 2040 General Plan.
In conclusion, staff finds that the projects contained in the CIP are consistent with the broad goals and policies contained in the Land Use and Transportation Elements and conforms to the Envision Stockton 2040 General Plan. As such, staff recommends that the Planning Commission forward a recommendation to the City Council that the CIP is in conformance with the Envision Stockton 2040 General Plan.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA, Section 21000, et seq. of the California Public Resources Code), requires that the potential impacts of projects that will have a physical impact on the environment be analyzed prior to their construction. State CEQA Guidelines Sections 15061(b)(3) and 15378 exempts projects that have no potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. Where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment, the activity is not subject to CEQA. The Planning Commission’s action involves determining the consistency of the 2024-2029 Capital Improvement Program. It does not directly authorize the construction of the individual projects enumerated in the listing. Therefore, the determination of consistency will not have a direct effect on the environment. As such, the potential action qualifies for this exemption and no further environmental review is required.
VOTES REQUIRED
A vote of a majority, four (4), of the total authorized membership of the Planning Commission is required for the Commission to act on this matter.
This staff report was prepared by Michael McDowell, Assistant Director (209) 937-8690, michael.mcdowell@stocktonca.gov.
Attachment A - DRAFT FY 2024-2029 Preliminary CIP