City Opens Downtown Plan Draft EIR Comment Period
The City of Davis announced that the comment period is now open for the Draft Environmental Impact Report (Draft EIR) for the Davis Downtown Specific Plan (Downtown Plan). While the State requires 45 days for the comment period the City is proactively extending the comment period for a total of 60 days, starting from July 14, 2022, and closing September 16, 2022, at 5 p.m.
The Downtown Plan is intended to re-envision and reinvest in the Davis Downtown area for future development that reflects sustainability, safe multi-modal transportation and a thriving economy and community. The proposed Downtown Plan encompasses 32 blocks of approximately 132 total acres in the Davis downtown area.
“We encourage residents to review the Draft EIR for the Downtown Plan, which takes great care to consider existing downtown resources and aesthetics, as it seeks to improve transportation, infrastructure and development,” said Mayor Lucas Frerichs. “This plan aims to foster a future downtown that is vibrant and sustainably designed.”
The Draft EIR is a significant milestone to this project that gives the public the opportunity to provide comments on the contents and analysis. It will assist with determining if clarification or changes are needed on the environmental analysis. The Draft Downtown Plan was crafted in collaboration with City of Davis staff, an advisory committee, stakeholders, community members and a consultant team. The consultant team sought feedback through a wide range of events including focus group meetings, pop-up events around Downtown, two multi-day Participatory Design Workshops, and online questionnaires. The Draft EIR provides the environmental analysis as required under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) of the draft plan.
Residents can find information about the Downtown Plan and the Draft EIR by:
•Going to the City’s homepage at www.cityofdavis.org and selecting ‘Downtown Davis Plan in the Spotlight Section and then clicking on the green button labeled “Environmental Review”
•Visiting the City of Davis Community Development and Sustainability Department in City Hall (23 Russell Boulevard, Suite 2), Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. to see a printed copy of the document
•Bringing a thumb drive to the Community Development and Sustainability Department to get an electronic copy of the documents
All comments must be received by the City no later than 5:00 pm on September 16, 2022, to be considered. Pursuant to Section 15088a of the CEQA Guidelines, late comments will be considered only at the City’s discretion.
Comments may also be emailed to: downtownplan@cityofdavis.
On September 14, 2022, at 7:00 p.m. the City of Davis Planning Commission is scheduled to conduct a public meeting to provide comments on the Draft EIR. The public or interested agencies may also provide public comments at the meeting. The agenda for this meeting will be posted September 9 at cityofdavis.org (click on “Agendas”).
FACEBOOK FEED
Please join the Davis Electrical Vehicle Association on Wednesday, August 10 at 6:00 p.m. for a virtual meeting open to newbies and owners alike.
Agenda: Welcome & introductions
Hot topics – Share recent EV news that you’ve heard
National Drive Electric Week – Planning for Davis’s September 25 event
New Valley Clean Energy EV rebate program – Sierra Huffman, Valley Clean Energy
EVs for the long haul: the future for heavy-duty trucks – Ash Dalal, DEVA
Highlights of Norway EV symposium – Katrina Sutton, DEVA
We’ll end with a general discussion of EVs and also open the meeting to questions, especially from people who are new to EVs.
Please register in advance for this meeting.
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UC Davis still needs to approve them on-campus after City Council voted to pave the way for a pilot program that would bring rental e-bikes and e-scooters back this fall.It would be fine if people used them responsibly. But Jump bikes were left around randomly and I dread the scooters being used by adolescents.
TWITTER FEED
The community review period for the City’s draft 2020-2040 Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (CAAP) is open to the public for an extended 60-day period that will close on Oct 10.
To read the CAAP, visit: https://buff.ly/3SC9XmM.
Submit comments at : https://buff.ly/3wfFv8H.
DEVA invites you for their Aug 10 6pm virtual meeting open to newbies and owners alike.
Hot topics – National Drive Electric Week planning - New @VCleanEnergy Electric Vehicle rebates – trucks updates.
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