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Home My WebLink About19F - RFP - HARBOR MIXED USE TRANSIT CORRIDOR PLAN REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: NOVEMBER 15, 2010 TITLE: APPROVED ? As Recommended REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR ? As Amended ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FOR El Ordinance on Reading El Ordinance on 2 n "d Reading HARBOR MIXED USE TRANSIT ? Implementing Resolution CORRIDOR PLAN ALONG HARBOR ? Set Public Hearing For BOULEVARD (,.I CONTINUED TO "f G FILE NUMBER CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDED ACTION Receive and file the Request for Proposal Scope of Work for environmental services for Harbor Mixed Use Transit Corridor Plan along Harbor Boulevard. DISCUSSION Through the Southern California Association of Government's (SCAG) Compass Blueprint Demonstration Program, the City of Santa Ana has been awarded approximately $200,000 for consultant services to prepare the Harbor Boulevard Mixed Use Transit Corridor Plan. One of the implementation actions listed in the General Plan Housing Element is to evaluate and change the land use designations/zoning along the Harbor Boulevard corridor to allow affordable housing and mixed use development opportunities. The proposed Harbor Mixed Use Transit Corridor will include a study of the market feasibility, public services and infrastructure, community outreach, and recommendations for a new sustainable land use plan. After reviewing the Harbor Corridor Plan proposal, it was determined that an EIR will be required to meet the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). A Request for Proposal for consultant services was prepared in conjunction with this project (Exhibit 1). The recommended environmental contract will be submitted for City Council authorization after the review of proposals has been completed. FISCAL IMPACT There is no fiscal impact associated with this action. 1 ay . Trevino L,xdcutive Director Planning and Building Agency M M: rb mm\HaftrCor\RFP RFCA cc111510 Exhibit: 1. Scope of Work 19F-1 19F-2 SCOPE OF WORK Compass Blueprint Demonstration Project Santa Ana: Harbor Boulevard Mixed Use Transit Corridor RFP No. 10-004-B29 Backeround The City of Santa Ana's General Plan Housing Element (October 2009) identifies a housing vision to increase the housing supply and diversity in the community. Towards this effort, the City of Santa Ana (City) has committed to evaluating key transit corridors to allow urban mixed use and affordable housing opportunities. One of these opportunity corridors identified is Harbor Boulevard, a major north-south corridor. This project will focus on the evaluation and creation of a Harbor Boulevard Mixed Use Transit Corridor (Corridor), including an evaluation of the feasibility of re-designating up to 42 acres for residential/mixed use along Harbor Boulevard, and amending the North Harbor Boulevard Specific Plan to allow residential/mixed use. This would also include analyzing the physical environment, services and infrastructure along the Corridor, creating a new general plan land use designation, amending the North Harbor Boulevard Specific Plan to allow for residential/mixed use zoning, conducting public outreach, and creating development and design regulations. The proposed Harbor Boulevard Mixed Use Transit Corridor Study has the potential to encourage a more active commercial and residential community, provide an expanded economic base, and improve the jobs/housing balance within the City. The project is in close proximity to a variety of key transportation pathways, including: the Garden Grove Freeway, Pacific Electric Right-of-Way corridor, and the OCTA Bus and Rapid Transit (BRT) alignments on Harbor Boulevard and Seventeenth Street (Figure 1). Thus, there is a unique opportunity to introduce a mix of land uses that will utilize the existing highway and transit network, help reduce commuter vehicle trips, and minimize air quality emission impacts. Sane Ana Qp, portunitY Areas. casK+Rm~, rr«~ i i 4 . v $rrd,e~l- e...~' AL w A1Arftt~tKtgs~ ~ ~ ~ i~ Figure I Location Map Santa Ana General Plan Housing Element Opportunities Area 19F-4 Requested Plannine Services: The preliminary framework for the Scope of Work for the project is as follows: TASK 1: INITIAL ANALYSIS AND FINALIZATION OF THE PROJECT PARAMETERS TASK 1.1 -PROJECT KICK-OFF MEETING and STRATEGY SESSION #1• INITIAL OPPORTUNITIES AND CONSTRAINTS The project team will meet to kick-off the project. The purpose of this kick-off meeting will be to ensure that all project participants agree with the project scope, the deliverables, and the overall goals for this project. Each task of the project scope will be reviewed and discussed to get a general consensus on the proposed task. The meeting will allow the City to introduce the Corridor and provide the opportunity to discuss the initial opportunities and constraints identified along the Harbor Boulevard Corridor. The City will share their initial thoughts about their vision for the Corridor, and what opportunities and potential the Corridor offers. The City will also share the constraints that have kept the Corridor stagnant, and the opposition's view of the City's vision of the Corridor. A site visit along the Corridor is optional. TASK 1.2 - BASE MAPPING AND DOCUMENT COLLECTION Base maps of the study corridor will be produced for use throughout all project tasks. These maps should incorporate the study area of the corridor, and project team members should be able to use the base maps to enhance any analysis or reports they will produce for other tasks. The maps should also be easy to manipulate by project team members so the visualization of any data or graphics can be incorporated onto the maps. The City will make available all relevant studies, analyses, reports, maps, and/or data for this task. TASK 1.3 - DETAIL EXISTING LAND USE INVENTORY FOR PROJECT AREA AND ADJACANT TRANSPORTATION ANALYSIS ZONES (TAZ) Data will be gathered to conduct a detailed existing land use inventory for the project area and adjacent transportation analysis zones (TAZ). The data will be provided by the City and SCAG. The existing land use data will be incorporated into the Santa Ana Property Information Network and SCAG's Sustainability Tool. TASK 1.4 - INITIAL CORRIDOR-SEGMENT RETAIL ASSESSMENT The selected consultant shall conduct a preliminary retail assessment along the corridor. The assessment will include existing conditions of retail along the corridor. It will also include a preliminary assessment of retail opportunities and constraints of the Corridor in order to guide the rest of the study, and to provide a foundation of framework for the supplemental tasks. TASK 1.5 - REDEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL ANALYSIS The selected consultant shall analyze the redevelopment potential of the Corridor. The analysis will identify of potential redevelopment sites, different types of redevelopment, and different samples of redevelopment completed on Corridors of the same characteristics. A A C ¦ v ¦ v TASK 1.6 - STRATEGY SESSION 42: OPPORTUNITY SITES AND PROJECT PARAMETERS This second meeting will allow the selected consultant to present their preliminary findings for Task 1. The City will be able to provide feedback and comments in order to guide the consultant in the subsequent tasks. This meeting will also provide the opportunity to discuss the opportunity sites identified in Task 1.1 and compare them with the analyses conducted in Tasks 1.3-1.5. After these discussions, the selected consultant will be able to move forward with the next tasks based on the opportunity sites agreed upon by the City as the main project opportunity sites. Project parameters will also be discussed and set at this meeting. These parameters shall be agreed upon by the project team, so the selected consultant is able to build off their completed tasks and guide the project towards the City's goals. Deliverables: revised scope, base maps, reports/memos for retail assessment and redevelopment potential TASK 2: ANALYSIS OF PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT, SERVICES AND INFRASTRUCTURE TASK 2.1 - IDENTIFICATION OF EXISTING CONDITIONS - PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE. AIR QUALITY RECREATION/OPEN SPACE CULTURAL RESOURCES, TRANSPORTATION ETC The selected consultant shall identify the Corridor's existing conditions as it relates to public services, air quality, recreation/open space, utilities, hydrology and water, cultural resources, transportation, etc. within the defined study area that would impact feasibility of Harbor Boulevard Mixed Use/ Transit Corridor Plan, TASK 2.2 - IDENTIFICATION OF EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICE NEEDS, INCLUDING TRAFFIC IMPACTS The selected consultant shall identify existing infrastructure and service needs, including traffic impacts, for the proposed mixed use transit corridor plan. In addition, the consultant shall include recommendations for best practices to promote sustainable communities outcomes. Deliverables: existing conditions assessment report TASK 3: VISIONING AND PUBLIC OUTREACH TASK 3.1 - PUBLIC OUTREACH Coordination between the project team and existing community organizations within the vicinity of the Corridor is essential. Public outreach may include meetings, workshops or charrettes. It is vital for outreach to occur relatively early in the study so public input can be discussed among the project team and incorporated into the project's vision for the Harbor Boulevard Corridor. A site walk along the Corridor, where local conditions can be experienced and discussed within the boundaries of the study area, is an option. TASKS 3.2 - CREATION OF CORRIDOR VISION UTILIZING VISUALIZATION TOOLS In order to better understand the Corridor vision built by consensus between the City and the public, visualizations of the vision will be created utilizing visualization tools. This will allow all members of the public to see what the vision of the study is visually, and allow the envisioned land uses, sidewalk improvements, landscaping improvements, development types, etc. to be seen. Deliverables: presentations, presentation materials, sketches of envisioned Corridor, land use maps, and development prototypes described in site plan sketches and visualizations. TASK 4: CORRIDOR PLAN AND IMPLEMENTATION TOOLS TASK 4.1 - UPDATED LAND USE/CIRCULATION ELEMENT PLANS Using the findings from Task 1 and the input provided from Task 2, the consultant shall update the City's Land Use and Circulation Element Plans. The updates shall include the vision of the Corridor, and incorporate the changes in land use and roadways envisioned with the Corridor. The City's housing vision to increase the housing supply and diversity in the community should be reflected in these updates, as well as the City's goal in allowing urban mixed use and affordable housing opportunities along key transit corridors. Other strategies shall also be presented and incorporated throughout both the land-use and circulation elements. TASK 4.2 - NEW ZONING STANDARDS FOR BOTH RESIDENTIAL AND NON- RESIDENTIAL USES Using the findings from Task 1 and the input provided from Task 2, the consultant shall provide new zoning standards for both residential and non-residential uses along the Harbor Boulevard Corridor. The recommended standards shall build upon the criteria established in the Santa Ana's Metro East Overlay Zone and proposed Transit Zoning Code. The zoning standards shall reflect the vision of the Corridor, and incorporate changes in land-use envisioned with the Corridor. The City's vision of encouraging a more active commercial and residential community, provide an expanded economic base, and improve the jobs/housing balance within the City shall be reflected in these new zoning standards. TASK 4.3 - MMD USE/HOUSING DESIGN GUIDELINES OR CRITERIA Using the findings from Task I and the input provided from Task 2, the consultant shall provide design. guidelines/criteria for mixed-use/housing along the Harbor Boulevard Corridor. The recommended guidelines/criteria. shall build upon the criteria established in the Santa Ana's Metro East Overlay Zone and proposed Transit Zoning Code. The design guidelines/criteria shall reflect the vision of the Corridor, and incorporate the input provided during the public outreach phases of this study. These guidelines shall allow, and reflect, the City's goal to encourage a more active commercial and residential community, and provide an expanded economic base. Deliverables: updated land-uselcirculation element plans, new residential and non- residential land use zoning standards, mixed-use/housing design guidelines/criteria 19F-8