Outreach Meeting
Sonoma Public Infrastructure's offices are now located at 400 Aviation Blvd, Suite 100, Santa Rosa, CA 95403.
The following are the materials from the Chanate community outreach meeting held October 14, 2015 at the Santa Rosa Veterans Memorial Building.
[Put Outreach Meeting Video Here]
- Download a copy of the PowerPoint Presentation
- Download General Information Handout (PDF)
Major Property Objectives
Housing
Address need for different types, mixed levels of affordability with minimum of 20% affordable housing to be provided onsite
Health & Safety
Support physical activity, promote use of transit, bicycles and walking; enhance community recreational opportunities through integrated system of trails, wooded landscape and open space
Open Space Access
Improve public access and provide enhanced trail and recreational use; protect environmentally sensitive areas and wildlife habitat
Stewardship of County Resources
Accomplish smooth transition and consolidation of County facilities
Achieve a fair market, financial return based on the use of County property
Project Timeline
- Gather input from Today’s Community Meeting - October 2015
- Surplus property process - October to December 2015
- Development of RFQP - October to December 2015
- Release of RFQP - Early 2016
- Developer Responses - Spring 2016
- Community Engagement in Master Plan and Environmental Process - 2016 onward
- Development of Property - To Be Determined
A Sonoma County Gem: The Chanate Campus
In 1874, the County purchased approximately 82 acres of farm land which we now know as the Chanate Campus. Hillcrest County Hospital (originally called Sonoma County Infirmary) was founded in 1876 to provide a facility for the infirm and impoverished citizens of Sonoma County. These residents grew most of their own food and the facility was largely self-sufficient. The property continued to develop, and in association with the County Hospital and farm, the Old County Cemetery was established in 1878.In 1936, a new County Hospital was built on the north side of Chanate Road to replace the Hillcrest County Hospital, and there has been two major additions to the hospital building since.Over time, the property was developed and expanded, although it has always served as an integral location to provide the community’s health and medical needs. Today the property not only is the home for many of the County’s Health Department services, but it also hosts the Bird Rescue Center, Sonoma County Water Agency property, Sonoma County Agriculture and Open Space property, the County’s morgue, a transitional housing program and a Goodwill Wellness Center.
The following are the materials from the Chanate community outreach meeting held October 14, 2015 at the Santa Rosa Veterans Memorial Building.
Download a copy of the PowerPoint Presentation
Download General Information Handout (PDF)
Major Property Objectives
Housing
Address need for different types, mixed levels of affordability with minimum of 20% affordable housing to be provided onsite
Health & Safety
Support physical activity, promote use of transit, bicycles and walking; enhance community recreational opportunities through integrated system of trails, wooded landscape and open space
Open Space Access
Improve public access and provide enhanced trail and recreational use; protect environmentally sensitive areas and wildlife habitat
Stewardship of County Resources
Accomplish smooth transition and consolidation of County facilities
Achieve a fair market, financial return based on the use of County property
Project Timeline
- Gather input from Today’s Community Meeting - October 2015
- Surplus property process - October to December 2015
- Development of RFQP - October to December 2015
- Release of RFQP - Early 2016
- Developer Responses - Spring 2016
- Community Engagement in Master Plan and Environmental Process - 2016 onward
- Development of Property - To Be Determined
A Sonoma County Gem. The Chanate Campus
In 1874, the County purchased approximately 82 acres of farm land which we now know as the Chanate Campus. Hillcrest County Hospital (originally called Sonoma County Infirmary) was founded in 1876 to provide a facility for the infirm and impoverished citizens of Sonoma County. These residents grew most of their own food and the facility was largely self-sufficient.
The property continued to develop, and in association with the County Hospital and farm, the Old County Cemetery was established in 1878.
In 1936, a new County Hospital was built on the north side of Chanate Road to replace the Hillcrest County Hospital, and there has been two major additions to the hospital building since.
Over time, the property was developed and expanded, although it has always served as an integral location to provide the community’s health and medical needs.
Today the property not only is the home for many of the County’s Health Department services, but it also hosts the Bird Rescue Center, Sonoma County Water Agency property, Sonoma County Agriculture and Open Space property, the County’s morgue, a transitional housing program and a Goodwill Wellness Center.
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