Resolution 14955CITY OF ALAMEDA RESOLUTION NO. 14955
APPROVE THE JEAN SWEENEY OPEN SPACE PARK
MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION AND MASTER PLAN
WHEREAS, the Jean Sweeney Open Space Park is a 22-acre property in
Central Alameda bounded by Constitution Way, Atlantic Avenue and Sherman Street;
and
WHEREAS, the property was acquired through a rail-banking agreement in
which a 30' strip of contiguous land must be available for potential future rail use; and
WHEREAS, this right of way is designated between the Cross Alameda Trail and
the park's northern boundary; and
WHEREAS, the City conducted an extensive community input process for
conceptual use types and on the draft Master Plan; and
WHEREAS, based on community input, the Jean Sweeney Open Space Park
use types are focused on passive recreational uses that include:
• Pedestrian and bicycle trails
• Natural open space
• Picnic areas
• Community gardens
• Playgrounds
• Open lawn areas; and
WHEREAS, the Jean Sweeney Open Space Park Master Plan incorporates all of
these conceptual uses and is planned to be as environmentally responsible as is
feasible; and
WHEREAS, the City has proposed a Mitigated Negative Declaration that
evaluated the potential environmental impacts of the proposed Master Plan and finds
that the project has minimal environmental impacts, those that do occur are related to
the construction period, such as dust and construction traffic, and those potential
impacts are identified and mitigations are recommended to minimize those impacts.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Alameda adopts the Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Jean Sweeney Open Space
Park Master Plan.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Alameda
approves the Jean Sweeney Open Space Park Master Plan.
1, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and
regularly adopted and passed by the Council of the City of Alameda in a regular
meeting assembled on the 15th day of July 2014 by the following vote to wit:
AYES: Councilmembers Chen, Daysog, Ezzy Ashcraft, Tam and
Mayor Gilmore — 5.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
ABSTENTIONS: None.
IN WITNESS, WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of
said City this 16th day of July 2014.
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Lara Weisiger, 19 C Clerk
City of Alameda