Resolution 2014-28RESOLUTION NO. 2014-28
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF GILROY APPROVING GPA 13 -01, AN AMENDMENT
TO THE GENERAL PLAN CIRCULATION PLAN TO
TERMINATE CAMINO ARROYO AT VENTURE WAY AND
TO REALIGN THE FUTURE POSITIONS OF CAMERON
BOULEVARD AND EAST LUCHESSA AVENUE, LOCATED
WITHIN THE SOUTHEASTERN PORTION OF THE CITY
OF GILROY, SPECIFICALLY ON ASSESSORS PARCEL
NUMBERS 841 -17 -084 AND 115
WHEREAS, the current General Plan Circulation Plan shows (1) the planned extension
of Luchessa Avenue toward the eastern boundary of the City; and (2) Camino Arroyo and
Cameron Boulevard as public streets extending southward, through Assessor's Parcel Number
( "APN ") 841 -17 -115 to connect to the planned eastward extension of Luchessa Avenue; and
WHEREAS, United Natural Foods, Inc. (UNFI) submitted application GPA 13 -01, a
General Plan amendment request to amend the General Plan Circulation Plan to terminate
Camino Arroyo at Venture Way and realign the future positions of Cameron Boulevard and East
Luchessa Avenue, located within the southeastern portion of the City of Gilroy on APNs 841 -17-
084 and 115; and
WHEREAS, the ultimate purpose of the planned extension of Camino Arroyo and
Cameron Boulevard through APN 841 -17 -115 is to establish a roadway connection between the
McCarthy Business Park and the planned future extension of Luchessa Avenue, to the south of
the project site; and
WHEREAS, United Natural Foods, Inc. (UNFI) has submitted Architectural and Site
Permit request AS 13 -18, the site plan for which proposes the development of APNs 841 -17 -111,
112, and 115 with a warehouse and distribution facility ( "UNFI project, ") to be developed in two
phases, with Phase 1 consisting of a 450,000 square foot building within the western portion of
the parcel and a 10,000 square foot semi -truck maintenance and fueling facility within the
eastern portion of the parcel; and with Phase 2 consisting of an approximately 360,000 square
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foot expansion of the Phase 1 building, to be constructed at a future date; and with parking,
stormwater treatment, landscaping, and other associated improvements; and
WHEREAS, the City of Gilroy acknowledges that for the UNFI project to be feasible,
(1) the proposed Phase 1 building must be located partially within the planned extension of
Camino Arroyo through the project site, as currently shown on the General Plan Circulation
Plan, (2) and the associated improvements on the site, including semi -truck parking and
circulation areas and semi -truck washing and fueling facilities must be located within the eastern
portion of the project site, within the planned extension of Cameron Boulevard through the
project site, as shown on the General Plan Circulation Plan; and
WHEREAS, the City of Gilroy has determined that the intent of providing these
roadway connection can be feasibly accomplished by terminating Camino Arroyo at Venture
Way, and re- aligning the position of Cameron Boulevard through the eastern portion of the
project site to gradually curve approximately 300 feet eastward; and
WHEREAS, the termination of Camino Arroyo at Venture Way and the re- alignment of
Cameron Boulevard through the eastern portion of the project site will allow the UNFI project to
be feasibly constructed and operated; and
WHEREAS, the planned alignment of Luchessa Avenue as shown on the General Plan
Circulation Plan would run approximately parallel to the southern boundary of the project site,
with a gap between the street alignment and the project boundary of approximately 166 feet in
width; and
WHEREAS, this gap would unnecessarily limit the lot depth of potential future parcels
between Luchessa Avenue and the southern boundary of the project site, thereby constraining the
configuration of potential future development of said parcels; and
WHEREAS, the City of Gilroy desires to minimize constraints upon potential future
development within this area; and has determined that shifting the position of the future
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alignment of Luchessa Avenue by approximately 84 feet to the south would allow for an
increased gap of approximately 250 feet between the future alignment of Luchessa Avenue and
the southern boundary of the project site, would serve to achieve this goal; and
WHEREAS, an environmental impact report (EIR) entitled UNFI Warehouse and
Distribution Facility (State Clearinghouse #201391002) evaluated the subject General Plan
Amendments changes to the circulation network and determined that no significant impacts
would result if two mitigation measures, as outlined in the EIR, were followed; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held a duly noticed public hearing on May 15,
2014 at which time the Planning Commission considered the public testimony, the staff report
dated May 15, 2014, and all other documentation related to application GPA 13 -01, and
recommended that the City Council approve GPA 13 -01; and
WHEREAS, the City Council held a duly noticed public hearing on June 2, 2014 at
which time the City Council considered the public testimony, the staff report dated June 2, 2014,
and all other documentation related to application GPA 31 -01; and
WHEREAS, on June 2, 2014, the Gilroy City Council certified the UNFI Warehouse and
Distribution Facility EIR as being complete and in compliance with the California
Environmental Quality Act ( "CEQA "); and
WHEREAS, the location and custodian of the documents or other materials which
constitute the record of proceedings upon which this project approval is based is the office of the
City Clerk.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT:
A. The City Council hereby adopts the following findings based upon substantial evidence in
the record as follow;
1. The General Plan Circulation Plan amendments proposed by GPA 13 -01 are in the
public interest because they further the goals of the General Plan for the economic development of
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the city and provision of employment opportunities by facilitating the development of the LTNFI
project, a major warehouse and distribution facility.
2. The analysis prepared by Hexagon Transportation Consultants determined that the
proposed roadway network change would not cause level of service impacts at the key intersections
under General Plan build -out conditions.
3. The analysis also determined there would be no negative impacts to the circulation
network, as a roadway connection between the McCarthy Business Park and the future eastward
extension of Luchessa Avenue would still be made, via the extension of Cameron Boulevard
through the project site.
B. Based on the above findings, General Plan Amendment application GPA 13 -01 is hereby
approved, and the amendments to the General Plan Circulation Plan are attached hereto as
Exhibit A and incorporated herein by this reference, are hereby adopted.
C. This Resolution shall be in full force and take effect thirty (30) days after the date of its
adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 2 day of June, 2014 by the following roll call vote:
AYES: ARELLANO, AULMAN, BRACCO, LEROE- MUNOZ, TUCKER,
WOODWARD and GAGE
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
APPROVED:
Donald F. Gage, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Sh a Freels, Citytterk
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I, SHAWNA FREELS, City Clerk of the City of Gilroy, do hereby certify that the
attached Resolution No. 2014 -28 is an original resolution, or true and correct copy of a city
resolution, duly adopted by the Council of the City of Gilroy at a regular meeting of said Council
held on the 2nd day of June, 2014, at which meeting a quorum was present.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Official Seal of
the City of Gilroy this 3`d day of,June, 2014.
Shawna Freels, MM-C
City Clerk of the City of Gilroy
(Seal)