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Updated: January 10, 2012 The public hearing has not been re-scheduled at this time. As soon as the City informs us of new date we will inform all. Public Hearing Notice December 8th at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers located at the Civic Center, 311 Vernon Street, Roseville CA. 2009pl_130_fiddyment_pc_legal_120811.pdf Updated with SPA3 - Draft Environmental Impact Report This Specific Plan Amendment (SPA) would add 1,905 additional residential units (580 Low Density Residential units, 609 Medium Density Residential Units, and 716 High Density Residential Units) into the West Roseville Specific Plan. Specifically in the area North of Blue Oaks and West of Fiddyment Road (Fiddyment Farm). Please plan to attend one or more of these public meetings and make your views known! Public Planning Commission meetings Nov 10th and Dec 8th. All public comments have to be in by Dec 12th at 5:00 PM. SPA3 - Draft Environmental Impact Report attachment (22 MB - 360 pages) below: SPA3 - Draft Environmental Impact Report.pdf See the attachment below: notice_of_availability_fiddyment_ranch_102511.pdf Quoted below is the body of the announcement: Environmental Determination: The Planning & Housing Director has determined that the project described below could have a significant effect on the environment; accordingly, a Draft Subsequent Environmental Impact Report (DSEIR) has been prepared to analyze potential impacts. The DSEIR is available for public review beginning on October 27, 2011 and ending at 5:00 p.m. on December 12, 2011. The DSEIR may be reviewed during normal business hours in the Planning Department located at 311 Vernon Street in Roseville, CA, and online at www.roseville.ca.us (under the Planning Department “Current Projects” heading). Project Title/Name: Fiddyment Ranch Phase 3 Specific Plan Amendment – Specific Plan Amendment, General Plan Amendment, Subdivision Map, Rezone, Development Agreement Amendment - File #2009PL-130 (SPA-000040, GPA-000059, SUB-000141, RZ-000053 & DA-000044). Project Address/Location: 3000 Hayden Parkway – The project site is located within the West Roseville Specific Plan (WRSP) area, which encompasses approximately ±3,162 acres located in the northwest portion of the City of Roseville, west of Fiddyment Road. The proposed project will affect ±910 acres of the WRSP north of Blue Oaks Boulevard. APNs: 017-101-038; 017-117-045, 047and 048; 492-101-002, 003, 004, 005, 015, 020, 021, 031, and 033. Owner/Applicant: West Roseville Development Company, LLC, Roseville/Fiddyment Land Venture, LLC Current Land Use/Zoning: Land Use: Low Density Residential (LDR), Medium Density Residential (MDR), High Density Residential (HDR), Community Commercial (CC), Parks and Recreation (P/R) Open Space (OS), Public/Quasi-Public (P/QP). Zoning: Single-Family Residential/Development Standards (R1/DS), Small Lot Residential/Development Standards (RS/DS), Attached Housing (R3), Community Commercial (CC), Open Space (OS), Park and Recreation (PR), Public/Quasi-Public (P/QP). Project Planner: Ron Miller, Associate Planner Project Description: The applicant proposes to amend the West Roseville Specific Plan (WRSP) to accommodate 1,905 additional residential units (580 Low Density Residential units, 609 Medium Density Residential Units, and 716 High Density Residential Units) in Fiddyment Ranch Phases 1, 2, and 3. The revised land use plan will not change the footprint of the WRSP, but would redistribute certain land uses (LDR, LDR (Pocket Parks), MDR and HDR, CC, P/R, OS, P/Q-P, and Right-of-way) within the project area. In addition, the project proposes to change development densities within certain Fiddyment Ranch residential parcels. Significant Environmental Impacts Anticipated: The DSEIR has identified the following areas within which significant environmental impacts are anticipated: Land Use and Planning, Transportation/Traffic, Noise, Air Quality, Climate Change, Public Utilities, Public Services. Mitigation measures to reduce the impacts are included in the Draft EIR to the extent feasible. Public meetings to receive comments on the DSEIR have been scheduled before the Planning Commission on November 10, 2011 and December 8, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers located at the Civic Center, 311 Vernon Street, Roseville CA. Interested persons are invited to submit written comments prior to and may testify at the public meeting(s). Written comments may be submitted to Ron Miller, Planning & Housing Department, 311 Vernon Street, Roseville, CA 95678. PAUL RICHARDSON Planning & Housing Director Dated: October 26, 2011 Edit - added public meeting notice

Here is the information we just got from the city: If you did not know - the "real grass" died so all that was there were weeds. They plan to aerate the ground and insert nutrients where they killed the grass (weeds). On Wednesday (April 27) they will plant (not spray) seeds using a machine that cuts small grooves into the ground. They will install orange plastic fence around the newly seeded area and immediately open the remainder of both Parks -- the play structures, picnic area and restrooms. They may end up putting in sod on the remainder of the small grass areas around the play structures that they did not kill. For now, that’s TBD. They expect to have both Parks fully open by the 4th of July weekend. The grand opening for Nichols will be on the 23rd of July. I don’t have a date for the grand opening of Festersen but it will probably be in early August.

The revised W-53 master plan is now posted on the city’s web page at: http://roseville.ca....asp#WRSP%20W-53 This will be presented at the May 2, 2011 Parks & Recreation Commission meeting, 7 pm at the City Council Chambers – 311 Vernon Street.

Roseville Police Department Crime Prevention News Bulletins (see attached news bulletins below) 2010-10_Roseville Police Department - Crime Prevention News Bulletin (Oct 2010).pdf 2010-08_Roseville Police Department - Crime Prevention News Bulletin (Aug 2010).pdf 2010-05_Roseville Police Department - Crime Prevention News Bulletin (May 2010.pdf

Posted by Aaron Hermann: For 3 years now the Roseville City School District has leased Barbara Chilton Middle School to St. John's School without any consultation from local parents. January 13th several parents including myself attended the Roseville City School District meeting and requested to have a public comment forum put on the agenda for the February 3rd meeting. We asked to be able to voice our concerns in regards to the District once again delaying the opening of Barbara Chilton School. In previous meetings regarding the middle school we have asked to be notified of any changes to the school opening and the chance for a public forum. At those meetings, Superintendent Pierucci stated he would honor that request if there were any changes. He must have forgot his promise when he signed an extension to the lease for St. John's school for the 2011-2012 school year. There was no public forum! Worse yet he didn't want to honor our request to have a public forum on January 13th at the meeting. He tried once again to brush us off. The board was the body who approved the request for the upcoming agenda. I have attached the letter he has sent out recently regarding the opening of the school. On February 3rd Junction Elementary Parents will be letting the Roseville City School District and Superintendent know how we feel about another year of our middle school being leased to St. John's. I urge you to attend this upcoming meeting and show your support. Please forward this to friends, family, and neighbors. Let's keep this school board and superintendent accountable. When: Thursday, February 3rd from 6pm-8pm (Public Comment is normally in the beginning) Where: 1050 Main Street in Roseville (Located by Foothills and Baseline across from Kragen) Remember: You Pay Taxes plus additional Mello Roos for these schools and to boot they're going to charge you for the bus ride to the other middle school!

On December 8, 2010, members of the City of Roseville Parks and Recreation presented the park site proposal for the W-53 park site located between the new St. John’s church/school and Carrington/Walkabout homes. Jeff Dubinsky, Park Manager and Tara Gee, Senior Park Planner presented the proposal to over 30 members of the WestPark-Fiddyment Farm neighborhood. The park is considered a City-Wide Park (like those adjacent to the Junction and Chilton schools), and as such, will be used by the City for city-organized sports. As planned, park amenities will include: adult outdoor fitness equipment, 2-seat bathrooms, picnic and play areas, and a fenced dog park. Sports amenities will include 2-youth softball fields with a soccer field overlay, 3 half-court basketball courts, and 2 tennis courts. At this time, the only lighting will be those for security, but they are still deciding about lighting the tennis courts—if so, they will have automatic shut-off at 10:00 PM. The plan does not include any on-site parking, but they indicated parking should be amply provided by the church/school areas. Representatives from St. John’s responded that the church is supposed to have 250 parking spots, but they have not as yet even begun their plans for the school facility. Following the planning and approval phases, the project would go out to bid in the winter of 2011, with construction to begin in the spring of 2012 and finish summer of 2012, and probably followed by a 3-month waiting period for the grass to grow (as with Junction and Chilton now). City-Wide park fees are part of each house purchase price, and $10 of each city-run sports fee goes towards parks maintenance. Ms. Gee also mentioned that homeowners mello roos assessments also contribute to park maintenance fees. She said that currently we are only being assessed with the one completed park (Burner) and assessments will increase as each park is completed for use. A number of comments and concerns were brought up by the neighborhood members: Will the dog park be split into small and large dog areas? Still being considered.Several neighbors felt the park should be ‘flipped’ so that the sports area is away from the houses and conveniently closer to the parking areas, thus taking the noise and lights away from the residential areas. This would also put the picnic and children’s areas closer to the residential areas. Some concern was raised about the mello roos assessments which have already been increased each year to the maximum. If we are supposedly only being assessed for one park currently, how will the needs be met as the new parks are completed? No comment from the City. The W-53 park site plan (concept) has been posted for viewing and comment at yourlandscape@Roseville,CA.US. The comment period will end Wednesday, December 22, 2010. WFFNA would encourage you to submit your support to ‘flip’ the park site and any additional concerns you have before the deadline.