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Mendota council advances Valley Agricultural Holdings cannabis project with environmental finding and land‑use amendment
Summary
On Jan. 12, 2021, the Mendota City Council unanimously adopted a mitigated negative declaration and a general plan land‑use amendment for the Valley Agricultural Holdings, LLC commercial cannabis project (APN 013-030-68ST) and introduced two related ordinances, moving the project forward.
The Mendota City Council on Jan. 12, 2021, unanimously adopted a mitigated negative declaration and a general plan amendment for the Valley Agricultural Holdings, LLC commercial cannabis project and introduced two related ordinances, advancing the project’s permitting steps.
City Planner O'Neal summarized staff’s analysis of Application No. 20-23, which concerns a commercial cannabis project on a portion of APN 013-030-68ST. The council opened a public hearing; Dustin Moore, representing Valley Agricultural Holdings, LLC, and Joseph Amador offered comments during the hearing. The transcript records discussion but does not include extended verbatim quotes from those commentators.
After the public hearing, Mayor Rolando Castro closed public comment. Councilor Oscar Rosales moved to adopt Resolution No. 21-01 (mitigated negative declaration) and Resolution No. 21-02 (amendment to the land‑use element of the general plan), and to introduce and waive the first readings of Ordinance Nos. 21-02 and 21-03 (zoning map amendment and a development agreement). Councilor Joseph Riofrio seconded the motion; the council voted unanimously (5–0) to approve the resolutions and introduce and waive the ordinances’ first readings.
The actions taken on Jan. 12 advance the project’s environmental clearance and land‑use approvals; the transcript records that the first readings of the ordinances were introduced and waived at that meeting. The hearing record shows no further final ordinance adoption at the Jan. 12 meeting.
Council members present for the action included Mayor Rolando Castro, Mayor Pro Tem Jesus Mendoza, and Councilors Jose Alonso, Joseph Riofrio and Oscar Rosales. Dustin Moore appeared as the applicant’s representative and provided comment; Joseph Amador offered public comment. The transcript notes that Mayor Pro Tem Mendoza briefly left the chambers and returned during the hearing.
The council’s recorded motion was made and approved without dissent; the transcript does not include detailed verbatim exchanges beyond noting that the applicant and a member of the public commented.
