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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAttachmt 3 CC/PC Study Session Stf Rept 4/1/08CITY CLERK (File # ^©®©-0~ AGENDA STATEMENT CITY COUNCIL AND PLANNING COMMISSION STUDY SESSION MEETING DATE: April 1, 20+08 SUBJECT: STUDY SESSION: PA 07-038 General Plan Community Design Element. Report prepared by Jeff Baker, Senior Planner RECOMMENDAT ON: Receive presentation and provide Staff and the Consultant with •~~ input and direction regarding the proposed General Plan Community Design Element. FINANCIAL STATEMENT: Funds have been allocated for this, project in the 2007/2008 budget. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Background The Fiscal Year 2006/2007 and 2007/2008 City Council Goals and 011jectives include, as a high priority goal, the preparation of a General Plan Community Design Element. ()n June 19, 2007, the City Council adopted a Resolution (Resolution 105-07) approving a Consulting Services Agreement with RBF/UDS Consulting to prepare the Community Design Element and authorized the City Manager to sign the Agreement on behalf of the City. The proposed General Plan Community Design Element will pro ride a guiding vision for future development/redevelopment throughout the City. The Community De sign Element will be a graphically based document that illustrates desigli principles related to site planning, architecture and landscaping. Staff and RBF/UDS Consulting have identified key design principlf~s for consideration in the future Community Design Element. These design principles were developed L sing information obtained through an assessment of the existing character of Dublin, information obtained at the City Council/Planning Commission Study Session that was held on August 7, 2007, and frcm the input received through the TownScan Online Survey. ANALYSIS: The team from RBF/UDS Consulting will lead the City Council and Planning Commission in a discussion of key design principles that will be used as the framework to create the Community Design Element. These design principles will focus on site planning, architecture and landscaping to achieve desired goals. The following is a description of the proposed design principles that v-ill be discussed during the Study Session: COPY TO: Consultant File ITEM NO. / Page 1 of 2 G:\PA#\2007\07-038 Community Design Element\City Council4csr 4.1.08 CC' PC Study Session.doc Attachment 3 a. Positive Regional Identity -The visual character of developrrcent adjacent to I-580 and I-680; b. Sense of Arrival -Private improvements at key gateway locarions to create a sense of arrival into the City. c. Neighborhoods, Villages, Commercial and Employment ('enters -Elements that create and enhance safe, attractive, pedestrian friendly residential, commercial, office and industrial neighborhoods and villages within the City; d. Connections and Linkages -Enhance the connectivity between separate projects and between projects and public streets, trails and open space; and e. Sustainability -Techniques to minimize the consumption ~~f energy, water and other natural resources. The Study Session will include interactive exercises that are designed to provide the City Council and Planning Commission with the opportunity to identify those design pri:~ciples that they value the most. Staff and 1ZBF/CJDS Consulting will use the information obtained at the Study Session to refine the principles and policies of the future Community Design Element. Following the Study Session, a Community Workshop will be held to present the key components of the Community Design Element to the public and to obtain their feedback. Staff and RBF/UDS Consulting will then prepare a draft Community Design Element. The Community Design Element will lie brought forward to the Planning Commission for review and recomrnendation to the City Council. T le City Council will then have the opportunity to review and consider the draft Community Design Element. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the City Council and the Planning Commission receive presentation and provide Staff and the Consultant with input and direction regarding the proposed General Plan Community Design Element. Page 2 of 2