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HomeMy WebLinkAboutArcadia GP_CommunityWorkshop__REQUSTEDDOC1 City of Arcadia General Plan: Community Festival     City of Arcadia Community Festival Game Plan   Event Information Date: May 31, 2008 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Location: Arcadia Police Department Headquarters, 250 W. Huntington Drive Set up: Main entrance, 2 canopies w/ 6 tables Staff: J.Kruckerberg, L. Flores, L. Stetson, D. Gonzalez, J. Kenyon, E. Diaz Purpose: ƒ Introduce Arcadia residents to the General Plan program. ƒ Gather input from participants on potential GP issues and on overall vision for Arcadia’s future, and provide education of topics such as housing affordability and sustainability Stations: Welcome and Orientation ƒ Sign-in clipboards ƒ General Plan 101 (info board) ƒ “Hearts and Bugs”-Arcadia positive/negative feedback ƒ Visioneering question – card/survey Land Use ƒ Live Oak Avenue 2020 (map, board) ƒ Duarte Road 2020 (map, board) ƒ The Future of the Arcadia City Core (map, board) Housing ƒ Where do you live? If new housing were to be built, where is the best location in Arcadia? (map) ƒ What does “affordable” mean in Arcadia with regard to housing prices? (board) ƒ Identify preferred housing type (board) Sustainability ƒ Green meter: Preference for sustainability programs (board) ƒ Greenhouse Gases: AB32 and how it affects you. What programs might the city pursue? (board) ƒ Water Conservation 101- How can you help? (board) Traffic and Mobility ƒ Show your daily travel routes (map) ƒ Arcadia traffic hot spots (map) ƒ Survey: Identify barriers to walking and biking (map) Other ƒ Marketplace of ideas: what else is on your mind? (board) ƒ General Plan tote bags 2 City of Arcadia General Plan: Community Festival   Station Descriptions Below is list of station descriptions and the different components. Indicates activities to educate participants Indicates activities to solicit input from participants Station Name: Arcadia General Plan Festival Welcome Booth Supplies: Table, clipboards, sign-in sheets, pens, 2 easels, GP101 board, Hearts and Bugs board, heart stickers, bug stickers, visioneer card, 1996 General Plan Description: The Welcome and Orientation station is the first area that the participant will see. The primary function of this station is to welcome the participant, give a brief orientation about the General Plan festival, and gather general information from them. Components: Sign-in: Clipboard and/or sign in sheets will be made available to help us to track participation in the festival and to collect information for future General Plan events/mailings. General Plan 101: A General Plan 101 board displayed on an easel will give the participant information about the General Plan and reasons for the General Plan update. Staff will be available to answer any general questions. Hearts and Bugs for Arcadia: A “Hearts and Bugs” aerial map will be on displayed on an easel. This display will allow participants to discuss areas in Arcadia that they like and areas in Arcadia that they don’t like, or feel there is a problem with. Participants will use stickers to represent their feelings: heart stickers represent areas the participant likes and bug stickers represent areas in Arcadia that the participant has issues with or feels there is a problem. Staff will be available to talk with participants and record overall impressions. Staff can inform participants if issues they mention are covered in other festival stations. Arcadia Vision: Participants will be given a card to identify issues important to residents. This card will include the following questions: ƒ What makes the City of Arcadia unique? 3 City of Arcadia General Plan: Community Festival   ƒ What are the two most important issues the City of Arcadia is facing? ƒ When you think about Arcadia’s future, what are you most optimistic/pessimistic about? Station Name: Arcadia 2020 Supplies: Aerial map of the Live Oak Avenue Corridor, visual preference pictures of possible future conditions along Live Oak Avenue, aerial map of the Duarte Road Corridor, visual preference pictures of possible future conditions along Duarte Road, aerial map of Arcadia City Core, visual preference pictures for Arcadia City Core, markers, post-it notes, pens or pencils Description: The primary function of the Land Use station is to seek input from participants on potential changes in specific land use focus areas. This station, also gauges the participants’ tolerance for certain types of development. Components: Live Oak 2020 The Live Oak Avenue corridor has been mentioned as an area of potential change to be addressed in the General Plan. To understand residents’ views on this area, we will provide large-scale aerials for residents to record their overall views and recommendations for this area. We will also have on display three photographs that depict three types of corridor development, ranging from low-scale to intense. This activity will help gauge residents’ tolerance and visual preference for certain types of development in this area. Staff members can record overall impressions. Duarte Road 2020 The Duarte Road corridor has been mentioned as an area of potential change to be addressed in the General Plan. To understand residents’ views on this area, we will provide large-scale aerials for residents to record their overall views and recommendations for this area. We will also have on display three photographs that depict three types of corridor development, ranging from low-scale to intense. This activity will help gauge the residents’ tolerance and visual preference for certain types of development in this area. Staff members can record overall impressions. The future of the Arcadia City Core For this station, we define the City’s “core” as extending from Baldwin Avenue on the west to the City boundary on the east, and from Huntington Drive/Duarte Road on the south to the I-210 freeway on the north. The area includes the race track, Downtown Arcadia, and the areas above downtown that extend to I-210. We have defined this area because it encompasses several areas that may be a source of future discussion. The Downtown area is a source of discussion in and of itself, but given that the General Plan program includes focused Downtown charrettes, we wish to combine the traditional Arcadia downtown with other areas that may not get a focused treatment later in the GP Program. We have 4 City of Arcadia General Plan: Community Festival   included Santa Anita Park and areas north of downtown in this focus area. We received many comments about the uncertain future of Santa Anita Park and the First Street corridor north of Huntington Drive. The discussion may also focus on land use due to potential TOD development in the future, and the potential for medical office uses. To understand residents’ views on this area, we will provide large-scale aerials for residents to record their overall views and recommendations. We will also have on display photographs that depict different types of development, ranging from low-scale to intense. This activity will help gauge residents’ tolerance and visual preference for certain types of development in this area. Staff members can record overall impressions. Station Name: Housing Arcadians Supplies: 3 easels, large aerial map of the City, two colors of stickers, housing affordability board, visual preference board, housing tickets to vote (favorite/non-favorite) Description: This station presents facts about how much housing costs in Arcadia compared with how much residents earn. The station will ask residents where they live and where they feel that future residential development would be appropriate. The activities at this station will also help us gauge the residents’ tolerance for certain types, look, and density of residential development. Components: Where do you live? If new housing were built where is the best location in Arcadia? On a table at this station, we will provide a citywide map with an aerial. Participants will be asked to indicate where they live (with a blue sticker) and areas they feel new housing would be appropriate (with a yellow sticker). The purpose of this activity is to get residents talking about future residential development and where they feel comfortable seeing new development. (note to staff: While we anticipate that many residents may say they don’t want to see any new development anywhere in the City, we need to find a way to get them to see that new residential development is inevitable and they should have a say in where it goes. ) Housing Affordability A graphic exhibit board will present a comparison of housing prices in Arcadia and what price of housing certain workers can afford, including policemen, fireman, teachers, and nurses. Staff will be available to answer questions. Staff will record overall impressions Housing Visual Preference A board will display pictures of various housing types. The housing will feature different densities and different design styles. A pocket under each one will allow participants to cast their votes for 2 of their favorite looks and two of least favorite looks. This activity will help us better understand the threshold of acceptance for multi-family housing types and to verify 5 City of Arcadia General Plan: Community Festival   if residents object to higher density or if they object to their perceived image of what high density looks like. Staff will record overall impressions. Station Name: Keeping Arcadia Green: Sustainability Supplies: Green meter board, green meter stickers, AB32 board, water conservation board. Description: The sustainability station will present information to participants and measure their preference for sustainability programs. While sustainability may be on planners’ radars due to legislative mandates, we need to understand what sustainability really means to Arcadians. In addition, as the City faces specific AB32 mandates, this station will assist staff in determining how willing residents are to participate in specific programs. Components: Green Meter The green meter is a way to measure how committed Arcadia wants to be to sustainability programs. The meter presents various sustainability programs such as recycling, green building, energy conservation, etc. Beneath the specific activity, a range of options is given ranging from “do nothing” to “require”. These measurements will show if participants prefer that specific sustainability programs be voluntary, that the City should provide incentives for this and encourage programs, or if the City should require these programs. Staff will be available to discuss the different programs with residents. AB32 Programs Assembly Bill 32 requires Cal/EPA to set a statewide cap on greenhouse gas emissions, reduce these emissions from major stationary sources, and develop a mandatory reporting system for these emissions. Many programs will be locally implemented. The AB32 board will present a brief overview of the law and present the range of options that a city can do to meet the intent of AB32. Residents will be asked to indicate with a sticker which ones they prefer. Water Conservation 101 Arcadia, like many southern California cities, is or will be facing serious water shortages. The activity will measure the willingness or interest of residents to incorporate water-saving strategies into their everyday activities. This information can be used in the General Plan and by City staff to implement citywide water-saving programs. The water-saving boards will present some facts on the limited availability of water and on programs to can help reduce the amount of water used in Arcadia. Residents will be asked to indicate with a sticker which approaches they prefer. Station Name: Getting Around Arcadia: Traffic and Mobility 6 City of Arcadia General Plan: Community Festival   Supplies: color markers, 1 aerial city map for “How we get around, 1 aerial city map for “Traffic Hotspots”, 3 or4 types of hot spot stickers, walking/biking survey, pens or pencils. Description: This station will help staff identify circulation and mobility issue areas from a resident’s perspective. Resident input on traffic and mobility issues will also help focus the discussion of issue areas in the General Plan. Components: How we get around   Having participants identify frequently traveled routes can help guide and be a good starting point for participants to discuss overall traffic and mobility in Arcadia. This station will include an aerial City map that allows participants to identify routes they take to work/school/play with color markers. Arcadia Traffic Hotspots Residents are asked to identify areas where traffic congestion and accidents are an issue, and to also identify areas pedestrian face challenges. Different color stickers can represent different traffic issues: traffic congestion, crosswalk issues, and dangerous streets/intersections. Post-it notes will be available to participants to record general traffic and mobility comments. This activity will help identify what types of traffic and mobility issues are important or of concern to residents, and will help staff tailor the Circulation Element to address these issues/concerns. Barriers to walking or biking This activity will help staff determined whether walking and biking are issues of interest for Arcadians. The activity will allow participants to identify physical, cultural, or other barriers to walking or biking. Staff will record overall impressions. A survey card will be available to participants to answer questions on barriers to walking or cycling. Questions: Do you bike around Arcadia? If yes, where do you bike and what are the pros/cons If no, why not? What can be done to increase the likelihood of you biking around Arcadia? Do you walk around Arcadia? If yes, where do you walk and what are the pros/cons If no, why not? What can be done to increase the likelihood of you walking around Arcadia? Station Name: Marketplace of Ideas Supplies: 3-sided marketplace of ideas board, post-it notes, pens, re-usable bags, GP schedule, recycling/energy conservation handout 7 City of Arcadia General Plan: Community Festival   Description: This station will allow participants to share their thoughts, concerns, or questions on topics that may not be related to the other activities at the festival. As a thank – you for participating, participants will receive a colorful, attractive, and re-useable General Plan tote bag. Components: Marketplace of ideas The marketplace of ideas provides a location for participants to add additional comments whether directly related to the General Plan or any other issue or opportunity that motivated them to attend the event. A three-sided board will be available and post-it notes and pens will be provided for participants to make general comments Festival Giveaway Staff members will pass out a re-useable General Plan tote bag to participants. The gift is a re-useable bag containing a general plan schedule and a list of resources for recycling and energy conservation, and any other GP- or environmental-related information.