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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
SUBJECT: Tract 29487 -1: Located south of 30th Avenue and easterly of San Eljay:
Approval of final tract map. ( Santoro Development Corporation
(Michael Marix), subdivider)
DEPARTMENT: Engineering MEETING DATE: January 24, 2001
DIVISION: Engineering DEADLINE FOR ACTION: N/A
CONTACT PERSON: Dave Faessel, City En, gineer
APPROVED:
Department City Manager d Finance
RECOMMENDATION:
That the City Council approve the final map of Tract 29487 -1, accept the dedications made
to the City on the final map subject to their improvement, and authorize execution of the
subdivision agreement.
BACKGROUND /ANALYSIS:
Tentative Tract 29487, located southerly of 30th Avenue and easterly of Santoro Road,
was approved by the City Council in May, of 2000. The tentative map consists of 80
single family lots.
Final Map: The developer, Santoro Development Corporation, is the owner- subdivider.
The first final map increment of the approved tentative tract , Tract 28487 -1, has been
prepared and is ready for final map approval. This first map consists of 23 lots, to be built
along Muirfield Way. See the attached vicinity map.
The land has been surveyed and a final map has been submitted and reviewed. It meets
the conditions of approval of the tentative map and is in conformance with the State
Subdivision Map Act. All required securities have been posted to guarantee completion
of all improvements, and the developer has executed a subdivision agreement. Staff
recommends approval of the final map.
Landscape and Lighting District: The subdivider executed a petition requesting the
formation of a Landscaping and Lighting Act covering the entire subdivision, to cover
future costs of electrical energy for the street lights and for any public parkway landscaping
and for graffiti removal. If formed, this district would charge annual maintenance
assessments on all lots in the tract.
Actual formation of such a Landscape and Lighting District is not being proposed or
considered at this time. The written petition from the developer will be kept on file and
would be utilized at a later date only if and when the City desires to form a Landscape and
Lighting District. If so, the petition would expedite the formation process.
Traffic Calming measures: When this tentative map was approved, a condition was
added to require traffic calming measures to be implemented to slow traffic and reduce any
"cut through" traffic. The measures implemented in this tract primarily are chokers (a
portion of street or intersection with a narrowed cross section).
Park Fees: Payment of a revised specific plan park fee was also made a condition of
approval of the tentative map. The fee was set at $4100 per acre which will be spread over
the tract and paid with each building permit issued.
An assessment district has been proposed which will include this subdivision and its future
map increments. If this district is approved and formed, the park fees will be paid through
bond proceeds in a lump sum, rather than with each building permit.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval and recordation of this map will allow construction of the first 23 of the approved
80 single family homes in the tentative tract. The fiscal impact will be positive to the
economic vitality and improvement of the tax base for the Cathedral City Redevelopment
Agency and the community as a whole. However, this approval will likely cause further
fiscal constraints in the ability of the City of Cathedral City to meet expected demands for
public services from the buyers and residents of this development. This is because City
General Fund revenues expected from this tract is not likely to fund current operating
levels needed for such services as Fire, Police, Recreation, park maintenance, and other
services. This is compounded with the recent loss of CSD revenues.
Yet, while this approval will add to the Redevelopment Agency's burden to provide low and
moderate income housing, the increase in property tax increment to the Agency should
provide a net benefit to the community tax base.
ATTACHMENTS:
Vicinity sketch
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