The Almost Final Wording of the Blair Park Resolution

The draft minutes of the marathon Monday-Tuesday City Council session have been posted on the city Web site.

With them, comes the draft official wording of the resolution on the Blair Park athletic field development. The wording was unclear as a fatigued council parsed words at 2:45 a.m. Tuesday (the meeting went long with more than 55 speakers at a public hearing) and asked City Administrator Geoff Grote to polish the language later in the week, for the record.

The minutes are draft until the council votes to approve them at its next meeting, April 4.

The wording of the Blair Park resolution follows:

 Resolution 19-11

  RESOLVED, that the City Council requests the Piedmont Recreation Facilities Organization to submit plans and dimensions for its proposed development of Blair Park for consideration on April 4, 2011, if the CEQA environmental review work is completed in time; and

  RESOLVED FURTHER, that said submittal shall include a list of proposed project conditions of approval to be provided by City staff as well as a report from the City's CEQA consultant indicating whether the PRFO's current proposal, as modified regarding stairway access, pedestrian crossing and grass glade substitution, will require any changes to the project's certified EIR either through an addendum or supplemental process; and

  RESOLVED FURTHER, that the PRFO submittal also include a report listing additional traffic safety alternative options and the CEQA ramifications associated with each option as determined by the City's CEQA consultant.

  Moved by Chiang, Seconded by Wieler

  Ayes: Barbieri, Chiang, Fujioka, Wieler

  Noes: Keating

  Absent: None