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Date :
June 10, 201 0
TO :
City Council
RED FILE
VIA :
Katie Lichtig, City Manager
-MEETING AGEND A
FROM :
Jay Walter, Public Works Director
DATR '4?ITEM #
SUBJECT : Red File Item B-3 Downtown Beautification/Maintenance Work scop e
Council Meeting June 15, 201 0
Staff contacted the Chamber of Commerce, Downtown Association and Pierre Rademker t o
inform them of the upcoming Council agenda item regarding the Downtown Beautification and
Maintenance project . Staff presented a review to Mr . Rademaker and the Downtown Associatio n
Board of Directors of the four options listed in the staff report, along with the staf f
recommendation . A letter was received from Mr . Rademaker (Attachment 1) indicating hi s
support for Option 1 . A letter was also received from the Downtown Association (Attachment 2 )
indicating their preference for a slightly modified version of Option 1 and 2 now referred to a s
"Option 1 .5 ." Staff has included an additional exhibit (Attachment 3) for "Option 1 .5" depictin g
the DA recommendation in order for Council to understand it before the meeting . Please contact
Bridget Fraser in Public Works Engineering if you have further questions .
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Attachments :
1.Letter from Pierre Rademake r
2.Letter from Downtown Associatio n
3.Exhibit depicting Option 1 .5 as recommended by DA
ATTACHMENT 1
DESIG N
Jay Walte r
Director of Public Work s
919 Palm Street
San Luis Obispo, CA 9340 1
Dear Jay ,
I enjoyed meeting with Bridget yesterday to discuss the various downtow n
beautification options you've prepared for council consideration . The range o f
scope represented should generate lively discussion and hopefully give th e
council sufficient latitude for finding consensus . Although each scenario ha s
its benefits, I would favor option 1 because it would provide the opportunity to
evaluate each design decision in a completed environment . Furthermore, if an y
individual component (trash receptacles for instance) did not work out, i t
would be easier to remedy in the future if the installation area is more confined .
I realize there are stakeholders who would prefer to spread the improvement s
throughout the downtown but I feel that it may be more productive to mak e
sure that we "get it right" before expanding the program to the periphery .
Additionally, we had a brief discussion about bulb-outs . I know it is beyon d
the scope of the current project but I believe that a bulb-out master plan shoul d
be prepared as a guide for future beautification efforts . It would also serve as a
useful planning tool for building owners and tenants as they contemplat e
sidewalk improvements . With a plan in hand we should be able to avoi d
conflicts like we experienced at the Wineman .
I'm pleased that the council has chosen to move forward with this importan t
work and look forward to seeing the results .
Sincerely ,
Pierre Rademake r
cc : Bridget Fraser
ATTACHMENT 2
8 June 201 0
To : Bridget Fraser, Senior Civil Engineer
City San Luis Obisp o
From : Deborah Cash, Executive Directo r
San Luis Obispo Downtown Associatio n
Re : Downtown Maintenance and Beautificatio n
The SLO Downtown Association Board of Directors on Tuesday, June 8, reviewed th e
Council Agenda Report and Exhibit Options 1 – 4 showing a variety of areas that coul d
be improved in accordance with current Council objectives as part of the 2009-1 1
Financial Plan .
After receiving a presentation from Bridget Fraser, the Board discussed the pros and con s
of each option and ultimately arrived at the following recommendation :
To support a combination of Options 1 and 2 (also referred to as Option 1 .5) with
the focus being on the central project area between Morro and Garden streets an d
further improvements of existing infrastructure along Higuera to Nipomo an d
Santa Rosa streets .
While the Board supports the replacement of news racks throughout Downtown with a
more streamlined system of newspaper placement, it was the consensus of the Board ,
with regard to this particular project, that starting out with upgraded news racks in a
limited area as a `test' project makes better sense, particularly if issues arise with respec t
to space assignments, non participatory papers or sidewalks replacements necessitatin g
removing and replacing news racks .
There was also discussion about applying unallocated funding, if available, towar d
installing electrical conduit and outlets to tree wells in the project area, allowing fo r
lighting of Downtown trees as we look to increase the sense of safety and well being fo r
nighttime guests . Many people say they do not come Downtown at night because it i s
dark; businesses who have installed lighting say they have experienced an increase i n
nighttime sales as a result of the lighting . However, the Board did not issue a
recommendation on this idea and believes Option "1 .5" would deliver the most benefit .
Cc :
SLO Downtown Association Board of Director s
Jay Walter, Director Public Work s
Robert Horch, Downtown Champion
OPTION 1 .5 BREAKDOWN
SIDEWALK =$285,000 ►fir = Remove Tree ~~=Install (N) Tree Grate
TREES =20,000
PED LIGHTS =120,000
POLE PAINTING =100,000
NEWS RACKS =20,000
Option 1 .5 '= Install (N) Tree &Guard .--¢=Remove (E) light pole
®«—at =Paint Light/Signal Pole ®= Install (N) Publication Rac k
=Install New Pedestrian Light Std .= Install (N)Trash Receptacle 0SIGN POST UPGRADE =10,000
TRASH RECEPTACLES =20,000 I1 = Upgrade Sign Post J J = Install (N) Mission sidewalk 'wCONTINGENCY FUND =15000
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