Environmental Initial Study: Notice of Intent to Adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration
Review Period: November 19, 2019 to December 18, 2019
In accordance with guidelines of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the Santa Rosa Recreation & Parks Department has prepared this notice to inform agencies and interested parties that it is releasing an Initial Study and Proposed Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/Proposed MND) for the City’s Roseland Creek Community Park Project.

Project Description and Location:
The project proposes to develop a community park on the approximately 19.49-acre site consisting of four City-owned parcels located at 1027 McMinn Avenue, and 1360, 1370 and 1400 Burbank Avenue. Roseland Creek flows from northeast to southwest through the lower portion of the site. The proposed park would include a nature center, an outdoor classroom/community garden, picnic areas, a shade structure, a multi-use turf area, a nature-themed play area, sports court, parking areas, and a network of universally accessible trails including two footbridges across Roseland Creek.

Review IS/Proposed MND:

• The IS/Proposed MND is available for public review online by using this link: IS/Proposed MND
• The IS/Proposed MND is also available at the following two locations:
      1) City of Santa Rosa Recreation and Parks Department, 55 Stony Point Road and
      2) Sonoma County Clerk-Recorder Office, 585 Fiscal Drive, Room 103

Providing Comments:
Agencies and interested parties may provide written comments on the IS/Proposed MND for the project. Comments may be directed to the attention of:

Jen Santos, Deputy Director of Parks
City of Santa Rosa, Parks Division
55 Stony Point Road, Santa Rosa, CA 95401

After the review period closes, the Santa Rosa City Council will consider a recommendation to adopt the IS/Proposed MND for the project during a regularly scheduled public meeting, tentatively scheduled for January 2020. Please check back to the Park Project web page to confirm the date and time of the City Council meeting and for all project related updates.

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