TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Mark Danaj, City Manager
FROM:
Marisa Lundstedt, Community Development Director
Nhung Madrid, Senior Management Analyst
SUBJECT:Title
Downtown Specific Plan Project Update and Next Steps (Community Development Director Lundstedt).
DISCUSS AND PROVIDE DIRECTION
Line
_________________________________________________________
Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council discuss the Downtown Specific Plan Project update and provide direction for the preparation of the Administrative Draft Specific Plan.
Body
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
This report summarizes the Downtown Specific Plan's progress to date, which includes the following:
* Outreach and engagement efforts that have been completed thus far;
* A recap on the outcome of Study Session #1 where the City Council provided direction to the project team on design strategies and concepts;
* A summary analysis of the feedback received at Community Workshop #2;
* The Advisory Committee's recommendations for incorporating the feedback into the Administrative Draft Specific Plan; and
* How to incorporate City Council's feedback into the Administrative Draft Specific Plan.
Based on the input received on the items mentioned above, the project team is seeking direction from City Council for preparation of the Administrative Draft Specific Plan.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
No fiscal impact at this time.
BACKGROUND:
Since June 2014, the community has been engaged in an ongoing discussion of the future of Downtown. The community has provided a tremendous amount of time, input and feedback through dozens of outlets including City Council meetings, Commission meetings, workshops, stakeholder interviews, and the City's newest public engagement platform, Open City Hall. Attachment 1 provides a detailed summary of the outreach and community engagement efforts the City has undertaken since commencement o...
Click here for full text