Warm Springs Meeting to Discuss Plan for Massive Jobs/Housing Expansion

City leaders will meet tonight to discuss plans to develop a mass area within Warm Springs/South Fremont.

The work session will focus on the upcoming Warm Springs/South Fremont Community Plan, according to an agenda. 

The draft plan will be based on the presumed establishment of 10,000 to 20,000 jobs and 2,000 to 3,9000 residential units, according to a staff report.

More from the report:

The timing for completing the Community Plan process and bringing a final plan to the City Council for adoption is 12 months. The 12 month time period is driven by the needs of Union Pacific Railroad to have certainty in the land use plan for the area, the MTC Station Area Plan grant, and adesire to meet the current market cycle with BART opening in 2015. To do all of this, the Warm Springs/South Fremont Community Plan process will rely upon the previously completed EDA Studies and ULI work as the starting point to develop the three related items needed for adopting the plan. They include the Community Plan, zoning, and environmental review.  The contents of the Community Plan are related to requirements of MTC as well as the interests of the City in creation of a user-friendly and implementable plan.

 Council members will meet for the work session at 5 p.m. at city council chambers, 3200 Capitol Ave., Building A, and council is scheduled to provide feedback to staff so that a draft can be completed.

Council will also meet at 7 p.m. for a regular council meeting, in which it will be asked to vote on an ordinance that will designate a Blue Gum Eucalyptus that is located within a residential development project site as a landmark tree.

According to a staff report, the tree has met five criteria that has established it as a landmark. That criteria is:

1. The tree’s cumulative diameter of 71 inches exceeds the minimum 54 inch requirement.
2. The tree’s vertical structure and height (over 100 feet) exemplify the character and beauty of this species.
3. The tree does not show any signs of disease and can be practicably made free of any structural defect with corrective pruning.
4. The tree has substantial aesthetic appeal as is evidenced by the general structure and shape of the tree in addition to its large size and its prominence on the skyline.
5. The probability that this tree will survive more than five years is excellent.

Click here to download the entire March 5 city council agenda.