1. Skyline Heights
City of Corona
Scoping Meeting
March 4, 2014

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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.”

5. Skyline Heights Overview of the Project Applications Annexation
acres
General Plan Amendment
Designate 384 acres as LDR and 37 acres as Open Space
Change of Zone
Pre-zone the project site
acres – R (Single Family Residential. Minimum Lot Size 7,200 square feet).
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.

6. Skyline Heights Overview of the Project Tentative Tract Map
Subdivide 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.

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. 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

10. 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.

11. 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:
Fax:
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.