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PLN19-0601 - Adoption of a Mitigated Negative Declaration & Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program and Use Permit - Alameda Municipal Power Solar Facility - Doolittle Landfill site (Doolittle Drive and Harbor Bay Parkway) - Applicant: Alameda Municipal Power. Public hearing to consider adoption of a Mitigated Negative Declaration & Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program and Use Permit to allow the construction and operation of a 2.0 megawatt photovoltaic solar facility on an 11-acre portion of the 33.2-acre Doolittle Landfill site located northwest of the intersection of Doolittle Drive and Harbor Bay Parkway. An Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program have been prepared to analyze the environmental effects of the project in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
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To: Honorable President and
Members of the Planning Board
From: Henry Dong
Planner III
Date: March 9, 2020
BACKGROUND
During the past three years, Alameda Municipal Power (AMP) began participation in the Northern California Power Association (NCPA) Solar Project with the vision of constructing a photovoltaic solar facility at the Doolittle Landfill site. The Public Utilities Board (PUB) held a series of meetings on October 16, 2017, October 15, 2018, and September 16, 2019 where it evaluated the feasibility of constructing the facility at the site. At the September 2019 meeting, the PUB directed AMP to continue its participation in the NCPA Solar Project and move forward with the City review process.
On November 14, 2019, AMP introduced the project to the Recreation and Parks Commission. The Recreation and Parks Commission recommended the Planning Board and City Council approve the applications for the solar facility.
On December 12, 2019, AMP submitted an application for a Use Permit, as required pursuant to AMC Section 30-4.12(c) to allow the construction and operation of the 2...
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