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| | | | | | | | | | Item 6
COMMITTEE MEMORANDUM | | | |
| | | | | | | | TO: Land Use and Sustainability Committee
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| FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager
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| DATE: May 6, 2020
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| | | | | | | | | TITLE: | DISCUSSION TO REVIEW THE ROLE OF LAND USE BOARDS IN NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.
ACTION REQUESTED:
Discuss the item. If consensus is reached, a recommendation to the full City Commission may be warranted.
ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDATION:
Conclude the item with a recommendation to the City Commission. |
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| | | | | | | | HISTORY:
| On April 11, 2018, at the request of Commissioner Mark Samuelian, the City Commission referred the discussion item to the Land Use and Development Committee (Item C4N). On May 23, 2018, the LUDC discussed the item and continued it to a date certain of July 18, 2018, with direction to staff to look at different potential options. On July 18, 2018 the item was deferred to September 28, 2018.
On September 28, 2018 the item was deferred to the December 2018 LUDC meeting. Since the December 2018 LUDC was cancelled, the item was moved to the January 2019 LUDC agenda. The January 2019 LUDC agenda was moved to February 20, 2019.
On February 20, 2019, the item was deferred to the April 3, 2019 LUDC meeting. On April 3, 2019 the item was continued to the May 22, 2019 LUDC. On May 22, 2019 the item was deferred to the June 12, 2019 LUDC. On June 12, 2019 the item was deferred to the July 24, 2019 LUDC. On July 24, 2019 the item was deferred to the September 18, 2019 LUDC.
On September 18, 2019 the item was deferred to the December 2, 2019 LUDC. The December 2, 2019 LUDC was cancelled and the item was moved to the January 21, 2020 agenda of the newly created Land Use and Sustainability Committee (LUSC). On January 21, 2020 the item was deferred to the February 18, 2020 LUSC. On February 18, 2020 the item was deferred to the March 17, 2020 LUSC. The March 17, 2020 LUSC meeting was postponed and the item was moved to the May 6, 2020 agenda. |
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| | | | | | | | ANALYSIS:
| Since this item was first discussed in May of 2018, staff has had internal discussions regarding potential options for public participation in the review of neighborhood projects. The Manager’s READY Team discussed the proposal and concluded that the input of the recently appointed Master Design Consultant for Integrated Water Management, Jacobs Engineering, would be beneficial. Jacobs Engineering has a number of task orders, one of which includes roadway infrastructure projects. In this regard, Jacobs will be taking into account the totality of the City’s water management efforts when evaluating proposals for roadway elevations.
Additionally, the City has initiated a comprehensive review of the development review process, including all staff and land use board processes. The consulted hired to conduct this analysis, the Matrix Group, has concluded their evaluation and presented their recommendations to the LUDC and the City Commission.
The administration has also created an internal Development Review Committee (DRC), as part of the Ready Team. This internal DRC will be evaluating city infrastructure projects, including roadway elevation projects, from a multi-disciplinary standpoint, including input from the public works, environmental and planning departments.
In summary, since the elevation of roadways is primarily an engineering project, and the land use boards, particularly the Design Review Board (DRB), are structured to review above ground, exterior aesthetics, the administration would not recommend formalizing a process within the LDR’s that mandates DRB review. In the event that a significant roadway elevation project, which may entail substantial above ground improvements such as landscaping, guard rails and differentiations in sidewalk, is proposed, the City Commission could always refer a discussion item, as needed, to the DRB, for more specific input and recommendations.
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| | | | | | | | CONCLUSION:
| | In view of the foregoing, the administration recommends that the item be concluded and that the LUDC make a recommendation to the City Commission to refer future roadway elevation projects containing substantial above ground improvements to the DRB as needed for more specific input and recommendations. |
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| | | | | | | | | Is this a "Residents Right to Know" item, pursuant to City Code Section 2-14? | | Does this item utilize G.O. Bond Funds? | | | Yes | | No | |
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