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PUBLIC HEARING: Action Item: Conduct a public hearing to consider adopting an Update to the Rio Vista Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan ("Update"), and adopt a resolution adopting the Update
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Recommendation
Conduct a public hearing to consider adopting an Update to the Rio Vista Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan ("Update" or "amendment"), and adopt a resolution adopting the Update.
Background
One of the responsibilities of the ALUC is to prepare Land Use Compatibility Plans for each of the three airports within Solano County. The Rio Vista Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan (Rio Vista Plan) was last updated in 1988. At the time the plan was prepared, the airport did not exist and the Plan was completed based on drawings for the construction of the current Rio Vista Airport. In 2007, the City of Rio Vista approved a new Master Plan for the Rio Vista Airport. In 2007, the Airport Land Use Commission reviewed the Master Plan and found that it was inconsistent with the 1988 Rio Vista Land Use Compatibility Plan. This action set the stage for requiring an update to the Rio Vista Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan.
Until recently, funds from CalTRANS have not been available to finance this needed update. The approved 2015 Capital Improvement Plan from CalTRANS replenished the funding for airport planning and has made this project feasible at this time. On April 2, 2015 the California Department of Transportation notified the County that a grant in the amount of 144,000.00 had been approved for the Rio Vista Plan update. At its January 26, 2016 Regular Meeting, the Solano County Board of Supervisors authorized staff to begin work on the update to the Travis Plan.
Discussion
The County of Solano contracted with Environmental Science Associates to prepare the update to the Rio Vista Plan. During the time since contracting, ESA performed several technical studies, produced a white paper on the update, conducted several public outreach efforts and...
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