Skyline Heights City of Corona Scoping Meeting March 4, 2014

Skyline Heights Introductions Jason Moquin, Senior Planner, City of Corona Role: City Project Manager/Point of Contact David A. Crook, AICP, Principal Planner, PCR Services Corporation Role: City’s Environmental Impact Report (EIR) Consultant Jason will welcome community. Introduce both speakers and explain each role in project. Also point out that project applicant and engineer are also present in case specific questions come up that City/Dudek can’t answer.

Skyline Heights Overview of Scoping Meeting/Process Overview of the Project CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act). Timeline We are here to LISTEN! Jason will explain that meeting purpose is two-fold – provide info about project to interested public and provide an opportunity for the City to hear public’s concerns, questions and requests for topics to be studied in the EIR. Feel free to interrupt to ask questions, provide comments. We’ll keep informal. Remind folks to sign in (if they haven’t already) and wish to be contacted about future project milestones.

Skyline Heights Project Area Jason will go over the project area and orient audience – possibly point out school or other landmarks community members will recognize in case they are not “aerially oriented.”

Skyline Heights Overview of the Project Applications Annexation 421.25 acres General Plan Amendment Designate 384 acres as LDR and 37 acres as Open Space Change of Zone Pre-zone the project site 270.91 acres – R-1-7.2 (Single Family Residential. Minimum Lot Size 7,200 square feet). 113.56 acres – Agriculture 36.73 acres –Open Space Jason will explain that meeting purpose is two-fold – provide info about project to interested public and provide an opportunity for the City to hear public’s concerns, questions and requests for topics to be studied in the EIR. Feel free to interrupt to ask questions, provide comments. We’ll keep informal. Remind folks to sign in (if they haven’t already) and wish to be contacted about future project milestones.

Skyline Heights Overview of the Project Tentative Tract Map Subdivide 270.91 acres into 292 lots Lot Sizes Range from 7,242 to 31,010 Sq. Ft. in area Open Space Approximately 149 acres 48 acres of manufactured slopes 101 acres of natural open space Jason will explain that meeting purpose is two-fold – provide info about project to interested public and provide an opportunity for the City to hear public’s concerns, questions and requests for topics to be studied in the EIR. Feel free to interrupt to ask questions, provide comments. We’ll keep informal. Remind folks to sign in (if they haven’t already) and wish to be contacted about future project milestones.

Skyline Heights Proposed Project Jason will go over project site plan, # of units proposed, major features of project such as roadways, tennis courts, graded slopes, anticipated construction timeline, etc. Also will mention types of permits/approvals that would be necessary from the City and rough timeline for the remainder of the planning process.

Skyline Heights CEQA Overview CEQA Process Overview CEQA Timeline Notice of Preparation (30-day comment period): February 4, 2013 – March 5, 2014 (extended to March 10th) Public Scoping Meeting: March 4, 2014 Draft EIR Public Review (45 day comment period): early July 2014 – mid/late August 2014 Preparation of Final EIR: late August 2014 Planning Commission Meeting: September 2014 City Council Meeting: October 2014 Sarah will explain state law that City implements and gives public, (both direct members such as present in meeting and City Council as public representatives), opportunity to fully understand potential environmental impacts of project. Go through timeline.

Skyline Heights Environmental Topics of Study BEFORE AFTER Aesthetics – visual simulations Agricultural & Forestry Resources Air Quality – traffic, global climate change Biological Resources – direct and indirect impacts Cultural and Paleontological Resources – direct and indirect impacts Geology and Soils Greehouse Gas Emissions Hazards and Hazardous Materials Sarah will go through each topic, very high level, field questions. Will include a picture of a visual simulation and some photos of relevant biological resources (wetlands, least Bell’s vireo) BEFORE AFTER

Skyline Heights Environmental Topics of Study (continued) Hydrology/Water Quality Land Use Noise – construction, post-construction Population and Housing Public Services Traffic, Circulation Utilities Cumulative Impacts and Alternative Sarah will go through each topic, very high level, field questions. Will describe which intersections are being studied. Will include a picture of Santa Ana Mtns., city street/car. Will explain the concept of cumulative impacts and the type of alternatives that will be studied.

Skyline Heights Closing Questions? Comments? Your Contact Information – please sign in City Contact Information: Jason Moquin, City of Corona Community Development Department 400 South Vicentia Avenue Corona, California 92882 Phone: 951-736-2268 Fax: 951-279-3550 Email: Jason.Moquin@ci.corona.ca.us Jason will explain that Sarah and Jason will be available to discuss individual questions, comments, concerns, discuss in the context of boards set up around the room. Remind people to sing in so we have ability to send out future correspondence, project updates.