General Plan Working Group Committee Meeting

Rio Vista City General Plan Working Group Meeting of April 4, 2024 Page 1 of 3 RIO VISTA GENERAL PLAN WORKING GROUP WALT STANISH - CHAIRMAN LISA HECHTMAN – VICE CHAIR EDWIN OKAMURA TOM DONNELLY EMMETTE KEITH HOLTSLANDER JUDITH ADAMSON ARTHUR DARDEN RICK DOLK (ALTERNATE) LISA DUKE (AT-LARGE ALTERNATE) MINUTES THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 2024 5:00 P.M. – REGULAR MEETING CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS ONE MAIN STREET RIO VISTA, CALIFORNIA 94571 1. CALL TO ORDER – ROLL CALL – PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PRESENT: Chairman Walt Stanish, Vice Chair Lisa Hechtman, Edwin Okamura Tom Donnelly, Emmette Holtslander, Judith Adamson, Arthur Darden, Lisa Duke and Rick Dolk ABSENT: None Chairman Stanish opened the meeting at 5:00 PM 2. PUBLIC COMMENT Public Comment was not received. 3. ACTION ITEMS 3.1 Approval of the March 7, 2024, Minutes Motion to approve the minutes from March 7, 2024, by committee member.

Rio Vista City General Plan Working Group Meeting of April 4, 2024 Page 2 of 3 Donnelly and second by committee member Okamura and passed by the following roll call: AYES: Chairman Walt Stanish, Vice Chair Lisa Hechtman, Edwin Okamura Tom Donnelly, Emmette Holtslander, Judith Adamson and Arthur Darden NOES: None ABSENT: None 4. DISCUSSION ITEMS General Plan consultant team members from Interwest were in attendance for the meeting with the General Plan Working Group Committee. 4.1 Administrative Draft General Plan Administrative Draft General Plan Document • Content 90% complete or better • Review for completeness and consistency. Public Review Draft General Plan Document • Content 95% complete or better Review Process • Request verbal comments addressing substantive issues, minor comments provided via email or hand-written notes. • Staff will respond to comments. • Some additional revisions by staff are needed: o Biological resources o Noise levels mapping o City staff final review • GPWG comments requested by April 19th. • Staff will incorporate the revisions by the GPWG in the Public Review Draft • Release of the Public Review Draft in mid-late May for city residents to review and provide comments. • June 6th is the tentative date for the Draft General Plan Town Hall Meeting. May need to occur in mid-June if there is a conflict with last day of school/graduations on June 6th. GPWG Discussion, Questions, and Comments • The GPWG provided comments and proposed text edits on Chapters 1-4 5. INFORMATION ITEMS 5.1 None 6. STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS/COMMENTS 6.1 None

Rio Vista City General Plan Working Group Meeting of April 4, 2024 Page 3 of 3 7. ADJOURNMENT Chairman Stanish adjourned the meeting at 7:30 PM _______________________________________ Krystine Ball, General Plan Working Group Clerk Krystine Ball

Rio Vista City General Plan Working Group Meeting of April 4, 2024 Agenda Page 1 of 3 The public may participate and provide public comments in person or via Zoom Meeting. Please be advised that when all Council Members are attending the meeting in person, the teleconferencing option is provided as a courtesy to the public. If, for any reason, there are technical difficulties, the City Council meeting will continue in person, provided there is quorum at the meeting. One Tap Mobile: +16699006833,,85853695594# US (San Jose) Dial by your location: +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) Meeting ID: 858 5369 5594 Weblink: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85853695594

Rio Vista City General Plan Working Group Meeting of April 4, 2024 Agenda Page 2 of 3 RIO VISTA GENERAL PLAN WORKING GROUP WALT STANISH - CHAIRMAN LISA HECHTMAN – VICE CHAIR EDWIN OKAMURA TOM DONNELLY EMMETTE KEITH HOLTSLANDER JUDITH ADAMSON ARTHUR DARDEN RICK DOLK (ALTERNATE) LISA DUKE (AT-LARGE ALTERNATE) REGULAR MEETING IN-PERSON AND BY TELECONFERENCE AGENDA THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 2024 5:00 P.M. – REGULAR MEETING CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS ONE MAIN STREET RIO VISTA, CALIFORNIA 94571 1. CALL TO ORDER – ROLL CALL – PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 2. PUBLIC COMMENT – See instructions on Page 1 Members of the audience may comment on any item of interest to the public within the subject matter jurisdiction of the General Plan Working Group and any item specifically agendized. Each person will be allowed five minutes, or less if a large number of requests are received on a particular subject, all subject to the Chair’s direction. With certain exceptions, the General Plan Working Group may not discuss or take action on items that are not on the agenda. Members of the audience wishing to address a specific agendized item are encouraged to offer their public comment during consideration of that item. If you wish to offer public comment or speak on any item on the agenda, please raise your hand in the zoom window. When your name is called or you are recognized by the Chairperson, please unmute, and present your comments. 3. ACTION ITEMS 3.1 Approval of the March 7, 2024 minutes.

Rio Vista City General Plan Working Group Meeting of April 4, 2024 Agenda Page 3 of 3 4. DISCUSSION 4.1 Administrative Draft General Plan 4.2 Next Steps 5. INFORMATION ITEMS 5.1 None 6. STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS/COMMENTS 6.1 None 7. ADJOURNMENT Disclosable public records related to an open session item on a meeting agenda distributed by the City of Rio Vista to the General Plan Working Group are available on the city’s website & at City Hall for public review at 72 hours prior to a regular meeting and 24 hours prior to a special meeting or, in the event information is delivered to the Council less than 72 or 24 hours prior to an open meeting, as soon as it is so delivered. To arrange for alternative agenda document format or to arrange aid or services to modify or accommodate persons with a disability to participate in a public meeting contact the City Clerk 48 hours in advance of the meeting date by calling 707-374-6451. Pursuant to applicable laws and regulations, including without limitation, California Government Code Section 65009 and or California Public Resources Code Section 21177, if you wish to challenge in court any of the above decisions (including any action regarding planning, zoning and/or environmental decisions), you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing(s) described in this notice/agenda, or in written correspondence delivered to the City at, or prior to, the public hearing. CERTIFICATION OF POSTING – I, Krystine Ball, Clerk, for the City of Rio Vista, declare that the foregoing agenda for the April 4, 2024, Regular Meeting of the General Plan Working Group was posted and available for review on or before March 27, 2024, on the city’s website and during open hours at City Hall, One Main Street, Rio Vista, California, in accordance with Government Code §54954.2(a). Krystine Ball Krystine Ball, General Plan Working Group Clerk

CITY OF RIO VISTA General Plan Working Group STAFF REPORT DISCUSSION MEETING DATE: April 4, 2024 PREPARED BY: Paul Junker, Contract Planner Nick Pergakes, AICP, General Plan Contract Planner MEETING TOPICS: Administrative Draft General Plan The General Plan team has prepared and provided a complete administrative draft of the Rio Vista 2045 General Plan for General Plan Working Group (GPWG) review. This draft has incorporated comments and direction provided through the GPWG review of individual elements over the past year as well as additional changes provided for GPWG consideration. As a required element of the General Plan, the Housing Element is being provided for reference. The Housing Element was adopted by the City and certified by the State of California in 2023, so no revisions to that element will be considered at this time. The Administrative Draft is being provided to the GPWG in both hard copy/binder format and digital format as well as being published on the City website. To the extent GPWG can provide comments on either the hard copy or digital version it will assist the team in completing revisions in an accurate manner. We will also accept and record any verbal direction received at the meeting. During the April meeting staff will accept comments and questions from the GPWG as well as any community members that may participate. Next Steps: The Administrative Draft is a significant milestone product. This draft should represent a 90% draft that is nearing final content for the General Plan. This is not a final draft as the following tasks still remain: • Incorporate revisions to the Administrative Draft as directed by the GPWG.

• Insert maps and data that are still being prepared by the CEQA consultant (including biological resource and noise analysis information and exhibits). • Final formatting, including inserting photographs and formatting the document in the final document production program. Once the GPWG has completed its review and the above noted steps are complete, staff will produce a Public Review Draft General Plan that will be made available to the community and a community workshop will be held to present the Public Draft and to request/receive input from the community. During the April 4, 2024, meeting, staff and the GPWG will discuss realistic timeframes for completing the Administrative Draft review and publishing the Public Review Draft of the General Plan. The General Plan team greatly appreciates the time and effort the GPWG has dedicated to this effort, and we look forward to producing a Public Review Draft General Plan that truly represents the values and aspirations of the Rio Vista community. Attachment : Administrative Draft General Plan

Chapter 1 Introduction 1.0 Rio Vista Profile Rio Vista is a small community located in the heart of the Sacramento River Delta. The City is situated about 65 miles northeast of San Francisco and about 50 miles southwest of Sacramento. State Route 12 runs through Rio Vista, providing a corridor from Lodi and Stockton in the Central Valley to Fairfield and the counties of the northern Bay Area. Residents often note the access to surrounding urban centers combined with the small town character, rural setting, and location along the Sacramento River as some of Rio Vista’s greatest qualities. Figure 1.1: Regional Location

1.1 Planning Context Population and Growth Rio Vista had a 2022 population of 10,553 people. The City’s population has roughly doubled since the year 2000, with most of that growth in the Trilogy and Liberty projects, developments that are largely age-restricted communities. Employment growth in the City has been somewhat slower; in the year 2000 there were approximately 1,980 jobs in Rio Vista and as of 2022, there were approximately 2,500 jobs in the City. Planning Boundaries Key planning boundaries for the City include the Planning Area, the Sphere of Influence and the City Limit. The Planning Area is a boundary established by the City that includes land that influences the City’s planning decisions and that might be considered for future City expansions. The Sphere of Influence identifies lands that the Solano County Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCo) has determined would be appropriate for annexation to the City. The City limit identifies the incorporated boundaries of Rio Vista that are subject to the City’s land use regulations.

Figure 1.2: Planning Boundaries

1.2 Vision Statement and Guiding Principles The General Plan Vision Statement expresses the community’s key values and aspirations for the future of Rio Vista. The Vision Statement is a description of an ideal future for the community to work towards. Guiding Principles serve as guideposts for the creation of goals, policies, and implementation programs of the General Plan. The Guiding Principles expand on the main ideas of the Vision Statement to clarify and define important values. Draft Vision Statement In 2045, Rio Vista will be a thriving waterfront community with small-town charm and a strong sense of community. We will be a diverse, inclusive and safe place to live, learn, work, and play for all generations. Rio Vista will support and value local businesses, the arts, and community events welcoming visitors from around the region. We will be stewards of the environment and honor our agricultural and cultural heritage in the Sacramento River Delta region. We will remain true to these values to maintain a high quality of life, economic prosperity, and opportunity for our residents. Guiding Principles As Rio Vista looks to the General Plan 2045 horizon, the community’s potential to grow outward appears limited by physical constraints such as the Sacramento River, historic natural gas facilities, and by competitive land ownership as part of California Forever. Due to these constraints, new development is expected to focus inward into the existing community and the following Guiding Principles will inform City decisions to promote the quality of life, economic prosperity, and opportunities desired by our residents and visitors to Rio Vista: 1. Revitalize Downtown and the Waterfront District. Promote a downtown that is a vibrant destination with unique retail, entertainment, arts, dining, and lodging options. Support and attract businesses. Provide the infrastructure needed to support growth in the downtown and waterfront area. Promote, incentivize and foster the expansion of retail, commercial and housing uses in the downtown and waterfront area. Preserve the historic character of downtown while supporting new development. 2. Improve Mobility and Access for All Users. Provide a safe, efficient, and accessible roadway system that serves the mobility needs of all users. Improve the City’s circulation network to provide safe travel for pedestrians, bicyclist, vehicles, and trucks. Efficiently move people and goods without compromising quality of life, safety, and smooth traffic flow for residents and businesses. 3. Support a Variety of Housing Options. Encourage a mix of housing types to create diverse neighborhoods that meet the demands of all Rio Vista residents. Promote the building, retention, and renovation of housing to meet the needs of all incomes, ages, and abilities.

4. Foster a Sustainable Community. Plan for public facilities that respond to the community’s growing needs and a changing environment. Ensure today's needs are met without jeopardizing the community's ability to meet future demands. Promote high-quality, long-lasting development that allows residents to meet daily needs, such as education of our children, shopping, employment, and recreation, in close proximity to their homes. Encourage resource-efficient building techniques, materials, and other principles of green building design in new building construction and renovations. 5. Offer Recreational Opportunities. Ensure all residents have easy access to recreational opportunities, such as parks, play fields, river frontage, walking and biking paths and trails. Expand parks and recreational programs to serve both residents and visitors. Provide a variety of sports and activities for Rio Vista residents of all ages. 6. Foster Economic Growth. Promote a strong local economy by fostering the growth and expansion of a diversified business community. Support businesses that create a wide range of jobs for Rio Vista's resident workforce. Make forward-thinking investments that position Rio Vista to respond successfully to an evolving economy. 7. Promote Fiscal Strength. Plan land uses at the appropriate scale, intensity, and location to provide the right balance of revenues and costs to allow the City to deliver a high level of services expected by the community. Manage fiscal resources in a responsible, efficient, and effective manner. 8. Promote a Healthy Community. Create a community which has options for residents to live a healthy lifestyle and provides access to health care services. 1.3 General Plan Basics What is a General Plan? A general plan is the primary long-range policy and planning document that California cities and counties create to guide future development, conservation, and enhancement of the built environment. According to state law, each local jurisdiction must adopt a general plan that addresses mandatory subject areas, often referred to as the General Plan Elements. General Plan Requirements Local jurisdictions have significant flexibility in developing their general plans, as long as the plans meet state requirements. California law provides three (3) main guidelines for the preparation of general plans: • Comprehensiveness. A general plan must be comprehensive both in geography and issues covered by the plan. The general plan must consider the local jurisdiction’s entire planning area, the regional context, and address a broad range of issues relevant to the planning area. • Internal Consistency. A general plan must not contain policy conflicts between components of the planning document. This includes consistency between and

within elements, consistency between text and diagrams included in the plan, and consistency between the general plan and any related area plans. • Long-Term Perspective. A general plan must take a long-term perspective because the plan will affect both current and future generations. The plan should determine objectives based analysis of current and future conditions and establish long-term policy to achieve those objectives. Using a General Plan The General Plan is implemented through administrative actions by City staff, by decisions made by the Planning Commission and City Council, and through the plan’s consistency with the zoning code and any specific plans. Goals and policies outlined in the General plan will guide policy and planning decisions, the creation of budgets, the prioritization of planning tasks, and future capital improvements. Similarly, City staff and departments will reference the General Plan when considering other policy and planning decisions, such as development applications, services programming, and budgeting, to ensure that decisions are aligned with the community’s visions and goals. 1.4 Structure of the Plan The Rio Vista 2045 General Plan is organized into the following chapters and elements: • Land Use and Community Character. The Land Use and Community Character Element addresses the physical form of the City. More specifically, this element establishes land use categories and maps the land uses of the City, and provides development standards, including building intensity and density. This element also seeks to protect and enhance the character of the community through guidance on the form of the built environment. • Mobility and Circulation. The Mobility and Circulation Element describes the City’s existing transportation network and the network required to serve the community through 2045. The Element identifies improvements for circulation of automobiles, pedestrians, and bicycles; and the goals, policies, and implementation programs related to these improvements. • Economic Development. The Economic Development Element describes goals, policies, and implementation programs to support a thriving business environment, job growth and retention, and community revitalization. • Housing. The Housing Element analyzes housing needs in the City across all income groups and discusses the actions necessary to meet those needs. These actions include an inventory and analysis of adequate housing sites and goals, analysis of potential constraints, and goals, policies, and programs related to the preservation and production of housing. • Parks and Recreation. The Parks and Recreation Element provides an inventory of existing parks and community facilities that serve the recreational needs of the

community and presents goals, policies, and programs related to existing facilities and facilities needed to serve the community through 2045. • Open Space and Resource Conservation. The Open Space and Resource Conservation Element describes resources that contribute to the general health and quality of life in Rio Vista. The Element addresses natural resources such as water, air and wildlife and farmland, as well as historic and cultural resources. • Public Facilities and Services. The Public Facilities and Services Element describes existing infrastructure, utilities, municipal operations, emergency services, and educational facilities and establishes how the City will maintain public facilities and public services to meet future demands. • Safety. The Safety section of this Element addresses risks related to fires, floods, droughts, earthquakes, landslides, and climate change emergency response and evaluates City evacuation routes. • Noise. The Noise section of this Element describes the Rio Vista noise environment and the common noise generators in the community. This section also projects noise levels at year 2045 and provides strategies for minimizing excessive noise levels in the community. Each element of the General Plan contains a description of existing conditions in Rio Vista pertaining to the topics covered by that element. This description is then followed by: • Goals. Goals are general statements that describe an ideal future end as defined by community values. Goals set the direction for policies and implementation programs needed to achieve this future end. • Policies. Policies are specific statements that guide public decision-making, indicating the City’s commitment to a course of action. • Implementation Programs. Implementation programs are actions that carry out policies in the General Plan. 1.5 Community Input and Participation The general plan update process began in December of 2021. Initial tasks included preparing a community participation plan to ensure Rio Vista decision makers, residents, property owners, businesses, and other local stakeholders were actively engaged in the general plan update. Community engagement in the general plan update process included: • Community Meetings. City staff and planning consultants held a series of community-wide meetings on March 24 and 26, 2022; June 9 and 11, 2022; and January 26, 2023. These meetings employed a range of formats and engagement tools including small group exercises, round table discussions, image preference

surveys, and open houses and solicited community input recommendations on key policy topics. • Community Surveys. City staff and the general plan team administered a series of paper and online surveys to influence the definition of the community’s vision for Rio Vista and to address specific topics related to land use and circulation. • Electronic Engagement. An interactive project website was developed using Mindmixer to solicit input throughout the planning process. This platform included interactive polls and surveys to solicit input from community members. • General Plan Working Group Meetings. The General Plan Working Group (GPWG), made up of City residents, Planning Commissioners and City Council members, held public meetings beginning on December 9, 2021, and throughout the update process to discuss project updates, the results of community surveys and meetings, draft recommendations in detail, and review of draft general plan elements.

1 Chapter 2 Land Use and Community Character 2.0 Introduction The Land Use Element provides a framework to guide future land use decisions and development in Rio Vista, while also enhancing community character and improving the City’s look and feel. This element forms the core of the General Plan, and its policies articulate the community’s land use and development priorities through 2045. The element includes the Land Use Diagram, land use classifications, standards for density and intensity, growth boundaries, and phasing of development. The goals and policies focus on several distinct areas: form and character of development, importance of retail/commercial/industrial uses for providing goods, services and jobs; enhancement and improvement of the Waterfront; and creation of development regulations that will achieve Rio Vista’s vision as the community develops. Together, these policies help define Rio Vista’s physical development and reinforce its commitment to balancing land use requirements with community needs and economic growth, while also allowing for flexibility in implementation to respond to the broader economy. 2.1 Community Character A community’s identity and character refer to the varied collection of qualities and characteristics—visual, cultural, social, and environmental—that provide meaning to a location and differentiate one location from another. In some cases, it is represented by tangible features of the environment—defined by thoughtful architecture, the quality and condition of buildings, and their relationship to other features of the built environment. In other cases, the presence of parks, recreation, and other amenities provide a prevailing identity and sense of place. Rio Vista has a unique and treasured character as a small town on the edge of the Sacramento/San Joaquin Delta. Residents often describe the small town character of Rio Vista as one of the most desirable qualities of the town. Some of the features that contribute to the town’s character include: • Rio Vista’s historic core is made up of homes and commercial buildings, many of which date to the early 1900’s. Businesses are focused around the Main Street corridor, but homes and shops are interwoven in a manner common to such older districts. • The Sacramento River was a key factor in the development of Rio Vista, reflecting the historic movement of goods via river transport. Now the River provides a beautiful backdrop for the community, and the River and broader Delta provides recreational opportunities that could draw tourists to Rio Vista. Enhancement of

2 the river frontage is a key priority of the City, as only limited development that enhances and builds on the River’s frontage has occurred to date. • Rio Vista has a small town character in a rural setting. Located in the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area, Rio Vista is far enough removed to feel like a Delta town located in a rural landscape. The connection to surrounding farming and grazing lands is valued by Rio Vista residents. • Whether one lives in the historic core neighborhoods or the more recent neighborhoods of Trilogy and Liberty, Rio Vista residents value their close-knit neighborhoods where they feel they have a sense of community, safety, and know their neighbors. While Rio Vista has many wonderful qualities that create a great community, there are two significant factors that present challenges. • Currently, Rio Vista is divided, with Highway 12 not only bisecting the historic core, but also the undeveloped Riverwalk project separating the historic core from the more recent