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Proposals submitted to the CA Department of General Services
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On 9/12/22, private citizens submitted to DGS a California Public Records Act Request for review copies of all documents and proposals submitted in response to the Request for Proposals (RFP No. AMB 2022-05-17) for purchase and redevelopment of the surplus Sonoma Developmental Center property in Eldridge, California. The right to review proposals submitted to DGS is specified on page 22 of the Request for Proposals released May 17, 2022.
September 23, 2022: DGS denies Public Records At Request. Read DGS response below.
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archived proposals
9/18/22: The following proposals were submitted to Eldridge For All over the course of several years prior to release of the SDC Specific Plan and Draft EIR. They are the work product of individuals, nonprofits, and interested groups. They are being retained here for archival purposes.
new town development
Victor Gonzalez is a developer and a member of the PAT.
- The New Town plan, as proposed by Victor Gonzalez, calls for development of 600 to 700 housing units, including affordable housing, and sets aside a pocket of the campus for a 100-room boutique hotel.
- The map below reveals a concentration of multifamily housing on the east side of Arnold Drive in duplex clusters and single family dwellings on medium-sized lots. On the west side, duplex clusters, housing in renovated buildings, and single family dwellings on small, medium, and large lots are mixed with other uses.
- New Town designates about ~315,000 square feet of existing and new buildings as commercial, hospitality, and institutional space, where the hotel, retail outlets, artists’ studios, and community services for residents would be accommodated.
- With a nod to open space and historical values, New Town sets aside ~50 acres within the campus as open space setbacks to minimize impacts on the wildlife corridor and Sonoma Creek.
- The plan includes a road connecting the campus to Highway 12 to help alleviate both traffic and emergency evacuation concerns.
- Gonzalez believes New Town represents a financially feasible plan that could be attractive to a savvy developer able to deal with the major expense of upgrading aging and failing infrastructure.
For a more detailed discussion of the New Town plan, read Tracy Salcedo's article, Focus on SDC: Three groups create proposals with housing front and center, published in the Kenwood Press on Oct. 1, 2021.
SDC Campus Project
Local Citizens Imagine Reuse of Existing SDC Buildings
- The SDC Campus Project proposes repurposing of existing residential buildings on the site as affordable housing now, in the interim, and later, as the property is redeveloped.
- The number of people who could be accommodated in affordable housing on the site in the near term is modest. This plan calls for two former residential units on the east side of the campus to be converted to that use relatively quickly: the Cohen and Malone residences are representative of an H-style building that could be converted into co-housing. Fourteen large, separate living units with half-baths would be located in three wings; the remaining wing would include a shared kitchen, dining hall, and smaller spaces that could become libraries and reading rooms, exercise and music studios, etc. Each building has a laundry and showers.
- Outside, lawns surrounding the buildings would be converted into gardens. Sustainable agriculture is a major element of the campus project vision, which incorporates carbon sequestration and reduction among its goals.
- Rent would be scaled based on income. Who would collect rent is still an unknown.
- Another benefit cited by project proponents is preservation of the distinctive architecture of the buildings.
California Equestrian Park & Events Center
CEPEC
The original CEPEC proposal for use of Sonoma Developmental Center land was submitted to the State of California in 2015 and updated in 2017. Click on this button to read the 2019 amended proposal. It is too long to post here as a pdf.
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