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San Rafael: Stop Unneeded Target Being Built on a old Dump
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Monday December 06
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6:00 PM
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11:00 PM
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San Rafael City Council Chambers <br>
City Hall <br>
1400 Fifth Ave. 6pm Redevelopment Agency <a href="http://www.cityofsanrafael.org/Government/City_Clerk/City_Council_Redevelopment_Agency_Agendas/Redevelopment_Agency_3412.htm?DateTime=634272552000000000&PageMode=View">http://www.cityofsanrafael.org/Government/City_Clerk/City_Council_Redevelopment_Agency_Agendas/Redevelopment_Agency_3412.htm?DateTime=634272552000000000&PageMode=View</a> 8pm PUBLIC HEARING: <br>
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Item 3. <br>
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PROJECT: Target Store (125 Shoreline Parkway) – Request for a General
Plan Amendment, Zone Change, Environmental and Design Review Permit and
Minor Subdivision to allow the Construction of a New, 137,511-sq. ft.
Target Store with 553 Surface Parking Spaces and Associated Site and
Landscaping Improvements on a 19.42+acre site. The Proposed Project
would be Located on 15.82+ acres of the Parcel with a Landscape Easement
and a Vehicle Storage lot Located on 3.60+ acres at its Southwest
Corner. The Subject Site is Located Northerly of Shoreline Parkway
cul-de-sac within the Shoreline Center Development; APN: 009-320-45;
Planned Development (PD) 1726 District; Cal-Pox, Inc., Property Owner;
John Dewes of Target, Applicant; File No(s).: ED07-038; GPA07-004;
ZC07-002; UP07-018 and S10-003) complete packet <br>
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Explanation: See enclosed material. Recommend adoption of resolutions and pass ordinance to print <br>
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for the following: <br>
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1. Resolution certifying Addendum to EIR; <br>
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2. Resolution adopting CEQA Findings, approval of an Exception to
General Plan 2020 Circulation Element Policy C-5 supported by a
Statement of Overriding Considerations, and approval of a Mitigation
Monitoring and Reporting Program; <br>
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3. Resolution adopting a General Plan Amendment; <br>
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4. Pass ordinance to print adopting a Rezoning to amend the PD 1726 Zoning District; and <br>
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5. Resolution adopting conditional approval of Use Permit,
Environmental and Design Review Permit, and Vesting Tentative Parcel
Map. <a href="http://www.cityofsanrafael.org/Government/City_Clerk/City_Council_Redevelopment_Agency_Agendas/City_Council_3413.htm?DateTime=634272552000000000&PageMode=View">http://www.cityofsanrafael.org/Government/City_Clerk/City_Council_Redevelopment_Agency_Agendas/City_Council_3413.htm?DateTime=634272552000000000&PageMode=View</a>
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Their also issue of building on all dump, next Home Depot already on the dump , it is also right next to the bay <br>
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NO TARGET from <a href="http://www.mpjc.org/">http://www.mpjc.org/</a> <br>
San Rafael City Council <br>
Join the KEEP IT LOCAL SAN RAFAEL coalition: <br>
In opposition to the proposed Target store in East San Rafael: <br>
Significant Traffic Congestion (CO2): <br>
The resulting identified traffic jams and clogged arteries for the
Canal Neighborhood is a significant, unavoidable impact for which there
is NO mitigation available. <br>
Support Local, community oriented businesses: <br>
Why did we just invest Tens of Millions of Dollars to revitalize the
Downtown Business District? To throw that all away for a Target? San
Rafael went through a couple of lengthy and successful community
"visions" that created a vibrant downtown and a remodeled Northgate
Mall. These are challenging economic times why is he City considering
destroying what it took so long to build? <br>
More Sales Tax ? – <br>
Don't be fooled, a large increase in sales tax revenue across the board
is highly unlikely, more like a shift from our Local Businesses to
Multinational Target that takes profit out of the county and state. <br>
Promised Jobs – <br>
Buyer beware, these jobs don't pay a living wage and our tax dollars
are likely to be supporting employees of Target as most will be
part-time and receiving housing, medical and food assistance. Are these
the type of jobs that enable people to live and work in San Rafael? <br>
No Community Impact Report: <br>
There is a vehicle through which the City could perform the kind of
comprehensive study that a projects of this magnitude demands. When this
was proposed at the Planning Commission, City Staff quickly dismissed
it as not being a requirement. Wow, let's take a project that requires
us to sacrifice local business, live with abysmal traffic, amend our
general plan, perhaps lose revenue and possibly alienate our neighboring
cities and just do the bare minimum. Put up by <br>
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