To: Sonoma County Board of Supervisors
Department or Agency Name(s):Board of Supervisors
Staff Name and Phone Number: Supervisor Lynda Hopkins, (707) 565-2241
Vote Requirement: Majority
Supervisorial District(s): Fourth District
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Original Jurisdiction over Project and Direction for Conduct of Environmental Review Hearings for County Administration Center Redevelopment Project located on the existing County Administration Center site.
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Recommended Action:
Recommended action
Adopt a Resolution exercising original jurisdiction pursuant to Sonoma County Code Chapter 26 and designating the Board of Supervisors as the body to conduct required public hearing(s) pursuant to Sonoma County Code Chapter 23A for environmental review for the County Administration Center Redevelopment Project located on the existing County Administration Center site at 575 Administration Drive, Santa Rosa, California 95403.
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Executive Summary:
Supervisor Hopkins has requested that the Board of Supervisors exercise original jurisdiction pursuant to Sonoma County Code Chapter 26 and designate the Board of Supervisors as the body to conduct required public hearing(s) pursuant to Sonoma County Code Chapter 23A for environmental review for the County Administration Center Redevelopment Project.
Discussion:
The County Administration Center Redevelopment Project proposes to replace portions of the Count Administrative Center to include one office building, a single-story structure to house the Emergency Coordination Center, covered surface parking with a solar microgrid, and up to 1,500 residential units. The proposed project would involve the construction of a 250,000 square foot office building, including a 3,500 gross square foot Board of Supervisors chamber. The proposed office building would collectively house up to approximately 1,200 full-time employees. The proposed project would accommodate approximately the same number of employees currently accommodated in buildings that would be replaced with a slight increase in capacity of approximately 18 additional employees. The building would be no more than seven stories.
An additional single-story structure would house the 7,000 to 13,000 gross square foot Emergency Coordination Center (ECC), of which up to 5,000 gross square feet would be dedicated to emergency operations, while the remainder would function as conference rooms during non-emergencies. During emergencies, the entire building would function to respond to disasters. Walls between conference rooms would be foldable to allow the building to operate as a single space during emergencies. Figure 3 shows the proposed office site.
The proposed project would also include up to 1,500 residential units (with approximately 70 percent affordable) within multiple buildings with a maximum height of seven stories in an area of approximately 13.8 acres. The residential component of the proposed project has not been designed or conceptualized beyond the location and setting a maximum number of units and maximum building height. However, it is likely that one or more of the residential buildings would mixed-use, providing for commercial/retail space on the ground floor.
Supervisor Hopkins has requested that the Board of Supervisors exercise original jurisdiction pursuant to Sonoma County Code Chapter 26 and designate the Board of Supervisors as the body to conduct required public hearing(s) pursuant to Sonoma County Code Chapter 23A for environmental review for the County Administration Center Redevelopment Project. The request must be considered by the full Board at a public and noticed meeting. The Sonoma County Code states that a request to exercise original jurisdiction need not state the reasons for the request.
Strategic Plan:
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Racial Equity:
Was this item identified as an opportunity to apply the Racial Equity Toolkit?
No
Prior Board Actions:
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Attachments:
Draft Resolution
Related Items “On File” with the Clerk of the Board:
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