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Home My WebLink About072519 EDC packet_20190718090200*1 Econo * %.�iouna mic Deve opment Committee 2nd Floor onference Room City Hall Imam 1 11 Milo% Members: Staff: Others: Chairman White Sara Watkins, Assistant City Attorney Councilmember Guti6rrez Rob Peterson, Airport Director Councilmember Cousens 1. Minute Approval a. Review June 27 draft minutes 2. Discussion a. Downtown destination / Downtown Master Plan i. Information in packet ii. Council study session July 30 b. Economic Development Plan i. Competitiveness 1. Private sites — no report 2. City sites — no report 3. Mill site — no report 4. Port Authority — update from Verlynn Best 5. Incentives — update from Rob Peterson 6. Education Alignment — update from Jonathan Smith 7. YKM — no report 8. Convention Center — Report from John Cooper ii. Traded Sector 1 . YKIYI — no report 2. Clusters — no report Community pride — information in packet 3. Staff and Partner Announcements a. Arts District/Creative District Future Agenda Items 5. Other Business 6. Audience Participation Members: Council member White Council member Guti6rrez Council member Hill Gonimift6e 2nd Floor Conference Room City Hall "* To] MP in Sara Watkins, Assistant City Attorney Joe Mann Scott Schafer, Public Works Director Jerry Malon Rob Peterson, Airport Director Jeanna Hernandez Cally Price, Assistant to the City Manager Joe Schmitt Executive Minutes White called the meeting to order. 1. Review draft minutes from May 23, 2019 meeting: The May 23, 2019 meeting minutes were reviewed. Hill motioned to accept the minutes as presented and Guti6rrez seconded. Motion passed. 2. Discussions: a. Downtown destination / Downtown Master Plan — Committee members discussed the Downtown Master Plan. Staff is in the process of scheduling a study session for Council to review the Downtown Master Plan. Hill asked staff to determine the number of parking spaces that would be eliminated if Council decided to close sections of Yakima Avenue. White would like to know what options are available to Council if it decided to restrict traffic on Yakima Avenue. White discussed the cruising ordinance and that he would be presenting an idea Council to allow cruising without requiring a special event permit. There was -iiscussion about cruising amongst the Council members and audience. b. Economic Development Plan i. Competitiveness 1. Private sites — No report 2. City sites —. No report 3. Mill site — No report. Hill requested that staff send Committee members information on mill site zoning. 4. Public Port Authority — Mann reported that the Chamber hosted a luncheon to discuss port authorities. 5. Incentives — Peterson is researching Fly Alliance discounts and should have additional information at the July meeting. • Education • —.Schmitt reported that the k-1 2 programs have all been added to the database and members continue working on the program. 7. YKM — Airport staff is working with a business owner interested in • the old restaurant in the terminal building. After discussion, Hill moved and White seconded that a possible lease be presented to the full Council for consideration. 8. Convention Center — No report. Cooper will have an update at the July meeting. ii. Traded Sector 1. YKM —No report 2. Clusters — No report �WL:lm XFTI•IWMNTF_Tz•�� a. Draft Vacant Building Ordinance — Watkins revised the draft ordinance per Council direction. She did research fees and penalties. Washington law does not allow penalty fees; however, the Community Review Board could receive violations from the City and the Board could issue penalties for not complying. Staff has been working with YCDA and DAY in preparing the ordinance and suggested that a meeting with property owners be held. Committee members agreed it would be good for Chairman White to attend the August 6 DAY meeting with city staff to address questions or concerns with the ordinance. Watkins will send feedback from the meeting to the committee members. The draft ordinance could then be presented to the full Council at the August 20 meeting. b. YCDA and City GIS Systems — Schmitt reported that YCDA staff has been working with City information systems on ways to integrate the two GIS systems. c. Arts District — Watkins spoke with the Makers Space director and he will attend the August meeting. 4. Future agenda items a. Convention Center expansion update b. Arts District / Creative District c. Community pride definition 5. Other Business No other business items were discussed, January 3, 2011, 10am PST I Luis F_odiguez ter- • - • ••s+ • __ . r- • + • - • - • _ MENU More and more people around the world want their communities -neighborhoods, villages, towns and cities- to be more liveable. Liveable communities provide residents with opportunities to enjoy a high quality of life by allowing them to live in a variety of housing options and to walk, bike or take public transportation to go to the places they most frequently need to go every day, such as work, schools, grocery stores, shopping malls, parks, recreational areas and health facilities. Community mobility networks -such as networks of pedestrian paths, bicycle routes and public transportation - in combination with other community components - such as pedestrian -only shopping streets (POSS), dedicated cycling routes, and liveable streets- can make a major contribution towards making our communities more liveable. Based on a study tour conducted late in the summer of 2010, this article will describe POSS, discuss four successful POSS examples in Germany, identify the underlying principles for the success of a POSS, and will show that communities can be designed so that residents can go to places comfortably without having to drive their private automobiles at all times. Pedestrian -only shopping streets (POSS) have been very popular for many years in many European cities, but they also exist elsewhere. They usually consist of one single street, or two or more streets that interconnect with each other, often through a square, to form a continuous and longer lineal street. The heart and central part of a POSS is a street -wide outdoor landscaped zone for pedestrians which is often designed and managed to achieve a desired environmental character and socio-economic outcome. Arranged along both sides of this pedestrian zone, there is a variety of establishments that sell goods and services to the public, such as souvenir shops, boutiques, restaurants, bars, coffee shops, grocery stores, bakeries, lifestyle and fashion stores, banks and department stores. This variety of establishments frequently includes famous churches, historic buildings, museums, weekly market days with fresh produce, seasonal attractions and other special events. When a POSS is long enough, it is possible to find a few side streets along the POSS. These side streets usually start -off, or loop, at or near the exterior edge of the pedestrian zone of the POSS and then lead away from the POSS and towards the next street. The side streets of a POSS most often extend the shopping from the POSS, have the traditional sidewalks, allow cars and other vehicles, permit on -street parking, and contain other land uses, such as housing and commercial offices. Fahrgasse, one of the many side streets of the Zed -the most popular POSE in downtown Frankfurt. POSS are often furnished with car parking along the next streets on either side of the POSS and in other nearby areas. Furthermore, the large department stores located along the POSS provide indoor parking for their customers in their own buildings. So, many potential shoppers come from these parking areas. But the main flow of potential shoppers coming into a POSS consists of pedestrians and bikers living in the area or the immediately surrounding areas, and of public transportation riders living elsewhere in the city or its outer suburbs. Tourists can also be an important share of this in -flow of potential shoppers. Although POSS are intended for pedestrians only, they also allow emergency and police vehicles, when necessary, as well as service and supply vehicles outside the shopping hours. Cyclists are allowed to ride their bicycles at walking speeds in all POSS in some cities and in some POSS in some cities, however, when these POSS are very crowded, most cyclists prefer to park their bikes in the designated bike parking areas along the POSS and then walk from there to wherever they need to go, other cyclists favour to walk their bikes along with them. Cyclists are not allowed to ride their bicycles in some POSS of some cities. To make cycling -and -shopping combined easier, some cities, such as Frankfurt am Main, have designated bypasses for fast cyclists, which run close (within one or two blocks) and parallel to the POSS, such as the Zeil-bypass in Frankfurt. A delivery van and a biker in Steingasse, a popular POSS in Mainz City, early in the morning before shopping hours. POSS are usually crowded with shoppers, window shoppers, tourists and other people of all ages and from all walks of life who come to shop, observe, stroll, eat, recreate, socialize, relax, have some fresh air, orjust have some fun. Water fountains, sitting areas, sculptures, street entertainers and musicians, and restaurants and outdoor cafes make POSS very lively, attractive and enjoyable; and the absence of cars and other vehicles makes them safe. During special celebrations and events, such as the Christmas season and weekly market days, POSS are particularly busy and vibrant. Many European POSS are able to generate very high volumes of pedestrian traffic. According to the City of Cologne's Tourist Office, a nationwide simultaneous counting of passers-by conducted by Jones Lang LaSalle in German shopping malls on April 10, 2010, indicated that Cologne's Schildergasse pedestrian street was Germany's most visited shopping boulevard on that Saturday, bringing in 13,280 visitors between 1 and 2 in the afternoon. Munich's Kaufingerstrage pedestrian street was second with 11,905 visitors, and Frankfurt's Zeil pedestrian street was third with 11,420 1 1, r r 11 . 1111 01 affic cal. ilAurl—re-sdilt-il visitors. It is r Cologne's Schildergasse (street) at 12:50 in the afternoon of Friday, August 27, 2010. Much of the potential for POSS to endure ongoing success depends on five strategic principles: first, they have to be readily and easily accessible from, or mixed with, high density residential areas, office buildings, and other businesses and places of work; secondly, they have to be extremely well connected to, and served by, the public transportation system; thirdly, they have to be strategically interconnected with the city's pedestrian system and bicycle routes; fourthly, they have to offer convenient bicycle parking facilities at key access points along the POSS, and/or bicycle services that allow bikers to either bike back to their original point of arrival, or between the parking facilities provided, particularly when the POSS are very long; and fifthly, they have to be planned, designed and managed on an ongoing basis for success. The following four POSS examples in Germany can exemplify some of these principles. The first POSS example is in the historic sector of the City of Cologne, where two streets (Rohe Strafe and Schildergasse) interconnect with each other to form one of the most successful POSS in the country. The two streets when combined are 1.18 km long. Hohe Strafe is 680 m long and runs southwards; it starts a few steps from the magnificent Gothic Cathedral of Cologne -an internationally renowned and heavily visited tourist attraction- and a few meters from Cologne's main train station -which is one of the most important rail hubs in Europe. Hohe Strafe ends at the Galeria Kaufhof, a famous German department store. Schildergasse is 500 m long and runs westwards from the Galeria Kaufhof to the Neumarkt train station, which is a public transport hub for urban subway trains (U-Bahn), suburban light railway trains (S-Bahn) and city buses. Without a doubt, the exceptional location of the Hohe Strafe & Schildergasse POSS - with its proximity to the world famous Cologne Cathedral and its strategic connections to almost all forms of local public transportation modes, and intercity express and high-speed trains with further connections to regional, national and international destinations- is a major contributing factor to its success. The Zed in downtown Frankfurt at 2.29 in the afternoon of Saturday, August 28, 2010. The • • example is in the • sector • the City • Munich' •• where two streets interconnect with each other to form the Kaufingerstrage-Neuhauser Strage (street) -one #f German's POSS that attracts millions of tourists a year. The Kaufingerstrage-Neuhauser Strage (street) is 750 m long and runs nearly westwards from Marienplatz City Center to Karlsplatz (Stachus). Marienplatz is an internationally famous public square that houses Munich's Old and New • Halls. Karlsplatz (Stachus) is another public • located half -way between Marienplatz and the city's main train station. Each, Marienplatz square and Karlsplatz square, houses an underground station that serves as a public transport hub for urban subway trains (U- Bahn), suburban • railway trains (S-Bahn), and trams and !• The two •s are interconnected by an underground tunnel that runs along Kaufingerstrage-Neuhauser Strage and carries suburban • railway trains (S-Bahn). so many people. First, this POSS is extremely well connected to all sorts of public transportation networks; second, it houses famous historic buildings, such as the city's New Town Hall and the magnificent Cathedral of Our Dear Lady (Frauenkirche); third, it offers attractive shopping in a variety of small shops, large department stores and specialized fashion stores; and fourth, it is well connected to a series of pedestrian path and bicycle route networks. According to the Study of European Best Practice in the Delivery of Integrated Transport, in 2001 Munich already had S.S km of pedestrian -only streets. The Munich's Cycle Network is described in a 2007 report by the City of Munich's Department of Public Construction as follows: th a total length of 1,200 kilometres, the Munich Cycle Network offers an outstanding infrastructure for cyclists. There are 15 different routes leading star-shaped from Marienplatz in the very centre of the city outbound towards the Munich suburbs. Within the central urban area the different routes are connected through the outer and the inner cycle ring. Four "green strips," the Isar and WCirm cycle paths as well as the Northern and Southern cycle paths complement the network." The following extract from the City's on-line report Five Good Reasons to Ride a Bike further exemplifies the quality of Munich's bicycle route networks: " a bike will get you through Munich more quickly and flexibly than any other means of transport. What's more, you'll be relaxed, you won't harm the environment, and it's good for your health." Pedestrian and bicycle paths run side by side in Munich's Arabella Park Munich's Kaufingerstrage-NeuhauserStral3e (street) at 12:46 in the afternoon of Monday August 30, 2010. The fourth and last POSS example is in Mainz, a small city of just over 200,000 people that lies about 40 km west of Frankfurt. Mainz has a comprehensive bus and tram network that serves the entire city and its surroundings; and next door to the central part of the city is the Mainz central train station (Hauptbahnhof) which functions as a hub for suburban light railway trains (S-Bahn), local trams and buses, and high-speed and other express trains travelling to -and -from Switzerland, Italy, southern France, eastern Europe and all parts of Germany. More than 160 trains arrive in, and 80,000 passengers and visitors use, the Mainz central train station daily. But what seems to be even more interesting about Mainz is that the central part of the city feels dense and compact, safe, lively and attractive. Everything seems to be so close and readily accessible that everyone wants to walk or bike to get to wherever they need or want to go within this part of the city. In the central part of Mainz you will find many historic buildings, museums, famous churches, public squares, lots of high-density housing, mixed-use buildings and neighbourhoods, lots of happy -looking people everywhere, and several shopping districts within which there are three interesting POSS: the Steingasse-Pfandhausstrage-Stadthausstrage street, which is 450 rn long and has a few side streets; the Sch i I I erpl atz- Ludwig sstrasse street, which is 400 m long; and the Leichhofstrage-Augustinerstrage street, which is 350 m long. Along these POSS, and above the commercial shops and stores, there is a substantial amount of housing and office space. It is very apparent that the housing, in particular, generates a high share of the pedestrian traffic in the POSS, thus contributing to make the POSS so lively, vibrant and successful. The Schillerplatz (street) in Mainz, at 5:42 PM of Thursday, August 26, 2010, X -MMI M. We can make our communities more livable. The examples in this article suggest that when POSS are well planned, designed, managed and strategically connected to key community mobility networks -such as networks of public transit, pedestrian paths and bike routes- they can play an important role in making our communities more livable. This means that people can have increasing opportunities for walking, biking, socializing and for being safer and probably happier than in many of the traditional shopping streets that carry busy car -traffic. It also means that communities can be designed so that residents can go to places comfortably without having to drive their own private cars at all times. The examples also suggest that POSS can attract big crowds of people of all ages and from all walks of life every business day, thus increasing the potential for participating real estate owners and entrepreneurs and commercial retailers to succeed in their business. Luis Rodriguez is a housing and urban planning consultant, a Member of the Royal Architecture Institute of Canada and a former senior researcher with Policy and Research at Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) in Ottawa. He had a highly distinguished career at CMHC and is highly recognized in Canada and abroad for his excellent work, unique expertise and innovation in seniors housing and community research. He is currently examining Canada's socio -demographic and economic trends and the potential implications for housing and communities. All images in the article by the author, ©2010. 0 Comments Planetizen Z? Recommend 01' AN, W&Dhl ee't f Share Start the discussion... LOG IN WITH 0--% OR SIGN UP WITH DISQUS U? Name Be the first to comment. 0 Login Sort by Newest ALSO ON PLAN ETVI N California Budget Surprise- Courts may Fine It's Official: 01dama's Clean Power Plan Has Cities which Fail to Build ... 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The State Street Corridor Plan project aimed to revitalize State Street from 12th to 25th Street into a vibrant, walkable, mixed-use corridor. The project resulted in the following: • Newland use regulations that encourage pedestrian -friendly, mixed-use development • New street design that is intended to create a safer, more welcoming environment for pedestrians a I bicyclists The City Council adopted the new mixed-use zones and street design on State Street in July of 2018. The ne zones are Mixed Use -I (bttps.flri bra rMunkodexorn /or/sal6rn f )rdinances?.no eId=TITXUN DECO UDC CH5 ARF City is looking for funding to start making improvements to the street. I PiMiect upd&j .(#ctlOO ct[48 g iabbbbM 94L2 il��ag�d�OO-WLapperColiag��t�iftkLCaI pseBo y). 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Background 11 KWIC WMffl E� M This project builds off of the work done by Northeast Neighbors (NEN) and Southeast Salem Neighborhood Association (SESNA) in the adopted NEN-SESNA Neighborhood Plan .(/ City DSSV_rUgnJaLthee- s na-npghborhood-p1an.pd It also advances City Council's economic development goal and strategies. The project kicked off in August 2015 and is expected to be complete by the end of 2017. The State Street Corridor Plan project is partially funded by a grant from the Transportation and Growth Management Program, a joint program of the Oregon Department of Transportation and Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development. The City has hired a consultant team to help with the project. Close (#Ct[00 Ctl48 Qjd 2331 �LLapperColla s2CgntaiL igL-Cgjld pse Body). Get involved, Sign up for the 2gig 51rget Corridor Plan email listhttp e UrI.comL — 1Le dFeS3[I) to get updates about the project, including invitations to future meetings. 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Lacebook.com/CityDLaaternOR Face book: iyo S Ie htt sIlm aceb2ok.LoM/�[1y,0fS,4eM lw_, L QR/), Twitter: -@2Y_0f2LL(ht i/L2w`,IILtt.(2m&u�' http&LLtLwALinsJam.com/Cit fsalemoreggnZ), gralm.com/d Instagram:.@Ltyafsalemorgggn(LttpL//Www,,-Ill�ld IJ'qY2LaIem0rPggn/)' yi:!) t t QDM8LEM '(hI_tP_SiLW_WW- erl I YouTube:YLJU,,bgLULs:// _(htt litywitt r,com ityc�fsalem)_ _ttt Linke' Rn c company city- f -sal m)_ MW (D 2017 City of Salem ,Q�Wtghgdback In 2014, the City of Salem applied for and received grant funds from the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) and Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD) Transportation and Growth Management Program to develop a corridor plan for State Street between 12th and 25th streets. Purpose of the State Street Corridor Plan The State Street Corridor Plan (SSCP) presents a path to revitalize a section of State Street within the City of Salem into a vibrant, attractive, walkable mixed-use corridor. The coordinated land use and transportation plan includesproposed zone changes and land use regulations to encourage pedestrian -friendly, mixed-use development or redevelopment. It also includes a new street design cross section to support the land use and zoning changes and accommodate facilities and amenities to make pedestrians and bicyclists feel welcome and comfortable. Study Area The corridor generally extends from 12th Street (and the railroad tracks) on the west to just beyond 25th Street on the east. It includes parcels fronting on both State Street and Ferry Street SE for the full extent. This section of State Street is an important commercial and transportation corridor in Salem. State Street is a four -lane street that connects to downtown Salem, and in the study area, it carries up to approximately 20,000 vehicles per day. The study area is home to a variety of offices, retail stores, car repair shops, restaurants, and other businesses as well as a mix of housing and institutional Uses, including the State of Oregon and Salem-Keizer School District. It is primarily bordered by residential neighborhoods. Within the city, State Street' provides access to Willamette University, downtown Salem, and the State Capitol as well as the State Penitentiary as shown in Figure 1. STATE STREET CORRIDOR PLAN LU I / 1 6 Figure 1. State Street Corridor Study Area and Context 7 1 STATE STREET CORRIDOR PLAN 2017 Setting the Stage for a Vibrant State Street Corridor Revitalization mfState Street into avibrant, attractive, ' vva|kab|ernixed- usecorridorxxi||requirecomrdinated|anduseandtranspprtation improvements. Vibrant mixed-use envinonnnents rely on a coordinated and thoughtful balance ofland use, parking, design standards, and street design. Putting inplace regulations that balance these four | things is critical for the development of vibrant State Street cbrridor. The balance bfland use, parking, design standards, and street design should reflect the goals ofthe community atany given point in time, In the past, State Street was a place for commerce, living, and civic activities. |twas afarm tomarket road inthe late l8OOs, and it grew into a bustling mixed-use corridor bounded by working- class neighborhoods by the early 1900s. It continued this way until after the second World War (VVVV||).State Street isone ofSalem's early examples of vibrant, small city, urban environment. Over the decades Since VVVV||, the focus of State Street shifted to providing faster transportation from outlying development tothe city center. In 2013, Northeast Neighbors (NEN) and Southeast Salem Neighborhood Association (SESNA) partnered with the City of Salem to create a new joint NEN-SESNA Neighborhood Plan through a process called Looking Forward. Ultimately, the NEN-SESNA Neighborhood Plan identified the State Street corridor as an opportunity area and was adopted in March 2015. The plan set forward a goal to: Revitalize State Street as a vibrant, mixed-use corridor that encourages pedestrian activity, is safe and attractive, creates a distinctive sense of place, and serves as an asset to surrounding \ � The City ` Council's goals for Fiscal Years JOl3-2O15also identified adesire to revitalize the State Street corridor. The following strategy was included ` tmhelp achieve the Council's goal: "Develop oplan for redevelopment of State Street: from 12th Street to the State Penitentiary..." Street. Success will require a conscientious rebalancing of land use and transportation, site and building design, and parking. This SSCP provides � � STATE STREET CORRIDOR PLAN zoi7 1o �, �. � � �,� � : -. Imo■ 1 a { I j MENU National A • •• ofTransportation Officials (https://nacto.org/) 2014 Transit Street Design Guide (https://nacto.org/publication/transit-street-design- guide/) 111111111111 1 Me. -M ME Is= establishing a new typology for streets as parks and open space. Initiated by Belltown- • •• ••• residents,- - demonstrates h• •• • vision for• • •- realized through inclusive design • strong city/community collaboration. Proven as a successful shared street project, its application provides cities with a model case to reimagine the right -of way as both a thriving open space and an important transit (https://nacto.org/wp- Prior to reconstruction, Bell Street was a two-lane, one-way road with parking . • sidewalks• # both sides• • eight blocks. In 1985, the City initiated a Green Streets Plan that sought to improve pedestriar environment along Bell Street intersections, which led to installation of plantings and traffic bulbs at 1st and 5th Avenues, though remaining avenues along the corridor were unchanged. This stretch has also long been a critical corridor for buses -300 pass through daily (more than a third during PM peak • In 2008, a City audit of parks and green space revealed to neighborhood groups Belltown was fallingshortofitsopen • . goal, • the City of Seattle was itself struggling to acquire land to develop as park space. At the behest of a Citizens' Advisory Committee, voters approved a Park and Open Space Levy in 2008, expected to generate $1.46 million to develop lan• and transform rightsof . into high -functioning public green •. Park,[21 In 2009, the Parks Levy Oversight Committee approved funding to create the Bell Street • granted authority Seattle's Parks and Recreation Department (Parks & Rec). Working in collaboration with the CDepartment of •• . #(SDOT) as well as other applicable agencies, Parks & Rec began the process of transforming Bell Street from an auto -centric throughway into a shared community open space. Belltown neighborsassumed an active role• • the direction of the street's final design. While earlier plans and design meetings had introduced the '•street"concept • begun to present benefits and drawbacks, the community voiced most significantly a concern about public safety, especially creating improvements to traffic speed, protect i nj multi -modal users, improving lighting and furnishings,• providing • space. The project team presented both shared street and mode -separated concepts, and community members voiced nearly unanimous support for the shared street treatment. The project team developed the following five design cues for the vision of Bell Street Park: Reclaim, Elevate, Grid, Twist, and Meander. These cues set forth the ideas of how to best activate the space for both mobility and community life. The project sought to reclaim previously dedicated driving space for more flexible use and utility. Design would elevate the street into a level, continuous surface. Materials established a human -scale grid of smaller paving blocks (4'x 4') as opposed to the usual "long" orientation of a straight paved street, and designers would twist the grid to visually indicate diagonal movement emphasizing store fronts and street amenities over thru-travel. Finally, the project team encouraged users to meander, offsetting the travel lane from the center of the street and varying paving materials to move thru-traffic on a meandering path. The final design transformed Bell Street between Ist and 5th Avenues into a raised, 56,000 square -foot shared street with a single travel lane for pedestrians, buses, bicyclists, and autos. The center mixed lane is 1OF wide with light gray paving blocks, with 4'of darker gray flexible space on either side allow .. through travelemergency vehicles. The lane •lso shifts from side o side in a chicane -inspired treatment to calm driving speeds, and provides intermittent parking and loading zones. The roadway consists of continuous textured pavement prioritize / • movement. The use of texture and color cues slow traffic while providing visual eddies to delineate meandering activity zones for seating, planters; and art installations. Signage included shared street entrance points W LU a •• • • �•.• 1 1. - +� r • Designers provided •- of • and ecological features well. The • • added planters and planting strips,• new street trees •i capacity to absorb • •ff. Construction utilized recycled granite • curbstone for- • and perches. The design introduced • - bicycle parking, public art installations,and programming to further activate the street. The project also brought energy-efficient LED lights and pedestrian -scale fixtures to improve ?mbient lighting while reducing light pollution. domes at avenue crossingsbolsterpedestrianpositionandsightlines, and provide accommodation for users with physical impairments. Further, the project restriped crosswalks and installed driveway curbs to raise the elevation of entering vehicles, further emphasizing that cars enter shared space. Construction began in 2013to transform fourblocks between • Avenues. Work was divided into four phases to maintain traffic flow and access to Bell Street during the construction period. The first three blocks between Ist and 4th Avenues was completed in the fall of 2013, followed by block in the spring of roadway). The project team worked extensively with Seattle Public Utilities, City Light, and Planning & Development from the outset to survey constraints of a complex and aged underground infrastructure. In some sections, the design was heavily guided by what the project team could and could not feasibly accomplish, resulting in realistic and functional designs. Parks & Recreation also partnered with The Metropolitan �.. • ! .. •; • ■ " is • � • !' Future r j RTIMMOT "Mn "ad Seattle Department of • ! • Department of Planning and Development Seattle City Light Metropolitan Improvement Planning: Summer 119Spring 1 / Design:1 12012 Construction: January 2013 -February 201 Completion: March 2014 Officially opened April 12, 2014 1 million from• .r• • -• levy ($3.5 million forplanning, design, and construction, and $1.5 million for right-of-way acquisitions) An Assessment of • -. Open Space•2006 r Report Update. Parks and Green Spaces (http://www.seattle.gov/parks/levy/default.htm),of 11 E SKYLINE DENVER GARDEN BLOCK CIVIC CENTER PAVILIONS STATION x_ PATIO MILLENNIUM ® TABOR CENTER BRIDGE DENVER UNION - WRITER STATION SQUARE A a B11) PUBLISHED IN FALL 2015 the vision elements To achieve a vibrant, economically healthy, growing and vital downtown, Denver must be committed to a sustained effort in each of the elements: Prosperous, Walkable, Diverse, Distinctive and Green, The strategies and projects in each category are critical for Downtown Denver to remain competitive within regional, state, national and internatIonal markets prosperous walkable ATtrac-,inq Jobs, Glrowtq Putting and nve:stnrefits Pedesianls First Thntiewriort the e Deve An Outstanding Pedestrian Emilronment Rocky Mountain Region Every street is safs,c'orrifortabile and attractive, I Establish Duiontoom Denver as a leader recognIzingthat walroll is abasic underpinning in the 21st century global economy, of a strong urban environment. Building on Transit Energizing the Commercial Core Couple the regional transit network with an equally I Enhance the pedestrian ai id transit ambitious local system that provides quick and I experience in the commercial core efficient connections to bolster economic developmerr', Bicycle City opportunities - A complete and clear bicycle network providsv, easy and safe connections into and through A Comprehensive Retail Strategy clowntown, Expand the residential, workforce, and I visitor customer base to build Downtown Park the Car Once Denver as,a vital retail center. Clear and logical pedestrian, bicycle, and trarra- connect ails make it easy and comfortable to move arc,und downtown without a car Clean and Safe Grand Boulevards Dove town Denver remains a place where Transform our major thoroughfares into celebrated, people feel safe and the real n is 'c' a mpubli clean, wall-mainiaed, and viell -It murr-modal boulevards as a cornplirnrant'no Denver's parkway system diverse Being i Soc!Elly and Fc,)nrcmicodly Inclusive P'zrce Downtown Living BrisadenRhe array of household distinctive green Cult7,va`'ng a Mosaic o' B u i I CT i n 9 a LJYLI,�i-. Districts Greener Dcever A Rejuvenated Civic Center Restore and reacuvate Civic. Center to attract more visitors, residents, workers and students to the park sy newr,rk 5 Seven Transformative • Within the five vision elements are nineteen strategies and projects, including seven transformative projects highlighted for extra emphasis. While all nineteen strategy elements are essential to achieving the plan's vision, seven of them are critical. Witho early concentrated effortother elements of the plan will notbe as successful. These seven transformative strategiesand • • • ` • i • • �• • '• •- it •if• 717p # x, acingy t he evolution of the Downtown �Nbil Charlottesville's Main Street offers an area for students, locals to converge The significant changes that the Downtown Mall has gone through over the past several decades have transformed it into a staple of Charlottesville culture. Photos Courtesy Christina Anton and Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society Humming with the clatter of heels against red brick, chatter at park benches and the chorus of street performers, the Charlottesville Downtown Mall is thought by many residents to exude an inexplicabi charm — one that has allowed Main Street to maintain a thriving business scene for over 40 years. Amidst the bustle of foot traffic, a handful of street vendors sell artisan goods ranging from elaborately embellished scarves to hand -blown glass flower pots. Stretching eight blocks of brick -paved, tree -lined walkway, the pedestrian mall is one of the longest of its kind. More than 120 shops and 30 restaurants occupy the space, offering a diverse mix of boutiques, tastes and sights. The Historic Downtown Mall offers an eclectic space for locals, University students and tourists to converge. Since its 1976 inception, the area has undergone countless changes — both physically and symbolically — throughout its transformation into a staple of Charlottesville cult - Initial murmurings of transforming Charlottesville's Main Street — a two-way road at the time — into a pedestrian mall began after the 1959 opening of Barracks Road Shopping Center, which threatened to draw business away from the city center. However, Margaret O'Bryant, a longtime Charlottesville resident and librarian at the Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society, said that the impetus of the project didn't take off until City Council made the widely -contested decision in 1964 to raze Vinegar Hill, a thriving prominently African-American commercial district on the western end of the mall. "That has been one of the big thorns in the history of the community, particularly in the African-American community," O'Bryant said. "A lot of [the Vinegar Hill neighborhood] was not in good shape, which was one of the big angles for moving the project forward to redevelop with the idea to create a better neighborhood that was largely more commercial." The demolition of Vinegar Hill resulted in the eviction and subsequent rehousing of 600 residents — 92 percent of whom were African- American — as well as the destruction of 130 buildings. Nonetheless, -this often -disputed move was not a unique one — O'Bryant said the City's choice mirrors a broader theme of post -World War 11 urban renewal sweeping the United States in the mid -twentieth century. Even still, the land sat vacant until a decade later when the official construction of the mall began — on Jan. 1, 1975 the City put in place barricades preventing traffic through the area and started the tedious work of unearthing Main Street. "My husband and I moved here in 1975. At that time, Main Street was dug up – there were actually piles of dirt and they were doing construction on the mallO'Bryant said. "For someone coming into the community and not having known all the history, it was kind of inexplicable why they had done this to themselves." When the dust of construction finally settled in July • 1976, the final brick •; the first, five -block section • the mall was laid in Central Place, thus marking the completion of Charlottesville's pedestrian mall. After that last brick, large department stores like Miller & Rhoads, Leggetts (now Belk), Woolworths and A&N were among the first to spring up along the brick -lined pathway. Julia Kudravetz, owner of New Dominion Bookshop, recalls buying sneakers from • of those chains. "There used to be an A&N where I used to get my Chuck Taylors. That's now the Skybar," Kudravetz said. "There's no more good places to get Converse in the Downtown Mall anymore — you can just get Frye 1•• That's a-Wwuwm_ transition from a somewhat blue-collar space where locals could buy necessities • the diverse and • artisan small business scene • today. While Kudravetz may lament her newfound inability to buy a pair • • she said she appreciates the quirk and historic authenticity that • with locally -owned storefronts. That • feel, however, did • • immediately. Instead, the mall waited until the late 1980s to achieve popularity, when small businesses finally flocked to the city center. O'Bryant said that the downtown truly took off around the time Tony LaBau opened Chaps Ice Cream in 1985. "Tony really came along with the mall," O'Bryant said. "I think he go -j started largely during the same time the mall did." Since then, the mall has evolved into what LaBau proudly describes as the "heart and soul" of the city, offering a car -free space for people to enjoy what he believes to be an authentically local environment. Given the 726 square mile sprawl of the greater Albemarle county, LaBau sees the Downtown Mall as that which brings the city together into one place. "Downtown is the heart and soul of what makes everything in this City click and [everything] in the outskirts of the City click, business -wise. When people come and visit Charlottesville or Monticello, they don't say, 'Let's go to Wegmans, let's go to Giant Food, or let's go to HollymeadLaBau said. "What they do is they come downtown because it's the heart and the soul of the city." IN'here students and locals converge While LaBau might see the Downtown Mall as an essential facet of Charlottesville culture, the bulk of the patronage doesn't appear to stem from the University. Although Charlottesville Area Transportation offers a free bus into the heart of Main Street, student anecdotes reveal that they rarely find themselves in the area. ,fowntown with out-of-town visitors — travelling to the area either vig- "[1 go] on occasion when people from out of town come or if it's a long weekend," said McGeehan, laughing. "I always walk because I can't figure out the bus system." Second -year College student Blair Nicol said she regularly volunteers in the area — but rarely patronizes the local businesses. "I go down there Tuesday mornings for volunteering at the Haven," IRMI Ewe UMMI �111�11pi� Third -year College student Ellie Pare and second -year Engineering student Charlie Haywood cited similar reasons for their rare visits to Main Street, saying that they find themselves in the mall only on special occasions. With a college student budget, they said they are reluctant to regularly patronize the restaurants or shops. Mike Rodil owner of Rapture Restaurant, jokingly describes this shortage of student patronage as the "invisible wall on 14th Street" adding that he thinks students find themselves caught up in University life and often struggle to escape the "strong gravity" of Rugby Road ant the Comer. While downtown might act as the heart and soul of cesidential Charlottesville, it has yet to achieve primacy in student life. Nonetheless, many students say they brave the j ourney to attend large events like weekly city markets or to see an occasional concert at the Jefferson Theatre or S1rint Pavilion. LaBau said that he sees events like these as facets of the downtown that bring the entire community together. "If there's an event that everybody wants to go to, I don't think it matters if you're at the University or whether you're with the downtown folk and the local communityLaBau said. "Everybody is mixed together, it's not segregated in any way." Although larger, well-publicized events might cast wider nets, Kudravetz adds that she believes students who regularly venture off Grounds differ slightly from their peers. FIM 12 selecting breedKudravetz said. "They're more curious about Charlottesville. They're not always super into going to frat parties." a FT M, TIM Although University students — especially underclassmen without cars — might hesitate to patronize the Mall, the space sees no dearth of business. Yet the crowds that flock to Main Street on any given day aren't just pursuing tasty food or trendy clothes — Rodi said that the individual people, not just the businesses, allow the Downtown Mall to thrive in a manner unlike other typical shopping centers. OWINIMUM-4 61111P411 1114mr! mm I U111 R •M 1116TIT61FAM 11111111?�11111T ;•WIMTOMW homeless guys. Not that social divisions don't exist, but this is a place where they largely get swept aside – at least temporarily." Rodi said that this ubiquitous sense of community has allowed the mall to recover from the events of this past summer. In August, the Unite the turned deadly when local resident Heather Heyer was killed on the intersection of Fourth Street and Water Street by a car plowing through a crowd of peaceful counter protestors. This past September and October, the mall suffered a decrease in sales and many business owners reported a significant impact on the number of customers and tourists. However, November's numbers showed a slight growth in sales, signaling a change from the year's downward trend, and this upswing g2oflnnfignMued into 2018. While R1i admits that the effects of the rally have disincentivized some tourism, he said that Charlottesville residents haven't altered their perception of the mall. Even with in tourism, Rodi anecdotally added that he believes that Main Street is back on the upswing. "We're definitely sensing that things are starting to look rosy again, that we9re starting to see life again — people looking carefree, people doing fun stuff on the mall, kids running up and down," Rodi said. "There's diversity — same-sex couples holding hands, every variation of skin color out there on the mall. It's always been such a welcoming, comfortable, diverse place." That diversity and personality inherent in the Downtown Mall — LaBau, Kudravetz and R1i agree — are that which makes it such an attractive place to be, both as a shopper and shop owner. Moreover, the people within that community — the shop owners, street vendors, performers and patrons — separate Main Street from your average shopping mall. "I love being around people, I talk to everybody – I talk to homeless people, I talk to rich people, I talk to famous peopleLaBau said. "I love challenging their minds and values. [The mall] is home. It would be hard-pressed for me never to be here again." a Downto" MA At 40: Is 0 0 innovation November,Even in wasn't always that way. For a bricked its main street in 1976, the place was a ghost ProvencejjLa town after 5Pm- .QLPI5-NWWz ville.Lom/autho Landscape architect Lawrence• • L visionof bustling public•. •• to 26 years to 11/29/16 at fulfill, depending upon whom you ask, and what we s 5:26 PM today is an anomaly• many other pedestrian malls of failed. Why one succeeded in Charlottesville is now the stuff of textbooks. Whether the city can continue innovation into the next 40 years—well, that's up for debate. MIUMI 919T"MWLH 2oth century contributed to the urgency of doing department stores like Leggett and Miller & Rhoads left for Barracks Road ShODDing Center and Fashion Sauare JA "We could see for ourselves downtown Charlottesville was dyingsays Charles Barbour, the city's first black councilor and mayor. "There were empty buildings and closed up businesses, The question was what to do about it.)l UVA history professor and former Miller Center head George Gilliam was elected to City Council in 1972, running with Mitch Van Yahres and Jill Rinehart, who became Charlottesville's first female councilor. "We ha4 a joint campaign brochure that said we were interested in turning Main Street into a tree -lined pedestrian walkway," says Gilliam. #OMM Vla) ago mall, although only Barbour and Van Yahres actually voted. The others—Gilliam, Rinehart and Francis Fife, interest concerns. Gilliam credits Alvin Clements, president of Central Fidelity Bank for coming -up with the -pedestrian mall idea. "A lot of business people were in favor of doing something dramatic to save downtown," says Gilliam. e o Me centrai city wou I an existential threat, and if we didn't do something major, we were going to lose the central city," he says. Boulder's Pearl Street Mall was dedicated in 1977 and is a pedestrian mall success story. Like Charlottesville, it's in a courtesy Downtown Boulder Why some pedestrian malls succeeded Big during the 196os and 1970s, failure rate -89 percent of the 200 or so created during that time, according to a Fr (t 11fiff I Id; [1, li71'14, I so I 1 0 8 1 . I M L 1111 under loo,000 tr beach, or tourist destination like New *rleans or Las Vegas number of blocks such as workers and residents • Have extensive nearby parking • Have strong anchors, including a retail component - Have frequent upgrades At a retreat after the 1972 election, City Manager Cole Hendrix suggested soliciting proposals from landscape architects, and Deputy City Manager Bern Ewert was familiar with the work of Halprin, who had done —X 31 M• - in Minneapolis, recalls Gilliam. spent the weekend with the Central City Commission, a downtown business group of about 30 led by Clements, and participate in exercises "that had us appreciate the difficulties people faced living in the central city," says Gilliam. That included trying to buy food with that $1 with no grocery nearby, considering the second floor of looked at in different ways," says Gilliam. .(httOI86L)&kt:yill�6�torn/wp-: content/uotoadi/�6l��ill�tO!61�27�� L4-U431jpg) Cole Hendrix was Charlottesville's city manager until 1995, and even during the bleak years he never wavered in his suW_ ort of the Downtown Mail. Photo by Eze Amos — — 2;;JTwrUNcTNrf7"VRTR-0c- �i i ,•WCC-Tra-s ift first, says Beth Meyer, who was recently dean of UVA's School of Architecture. She estimates 20 were involved in the public participation. "That was a big deal then," she says. With the first African-American and woman on City Council, "they were trying to make the city more inclusive. more QDen." she says. "It was very idealistic." Halprin's charrette was unusual, agrees former mayor •14ij; cnarm N'-aralv in 1973. "Previously decisions were made by a few select leaders," he says. "This one involved citizens." The mall was very controversial from the start, says Gilliam. "Many downtown business owners said, 'Our business will never make it if there's no parking in front of the mzmw�� Some owners were strongly opposed to the ped mall idea, such as Harry O'Mansky, owner of The Young after' -,k,* y�s7e��itr, .2jili. ur;zs Vce.t. loca&94.9--c Vce corverwWain and Second Street S. "That's why the mall stopped at his store," says Barbour. Selling the idea to merchants was key, says Hendrix, And then, as now, parking was an important concern. The city built the Market Street Garage beside City Hall to help with that issue. On July 3, 1976, the first four blocks of the Downtown Mall branching west from City Hall were finished and dedicated, according to Hendrix. Two -block segments were added west toward what would become the Omni Hotel, and later on the east end, the front of City Hall was bricked and an amphitheater build. The city entered into a public/private relationship to build what is now the Omni, which sat on land from t Vinegar Hill urban renewal that had "languished," sa "brought 75,000 people downtown that wouldn't oj rdinarily be thereaccording to Hendrix. He concedes there was a "scary period when the city owned that hotel for a few months" because the developer couldn't get financing. "That was when the meals tax opened to finance the city part of it," says I IMMIT.T." in Vinegar Hill neighborhood is seen as a terribly misguided city decision. But in the 196os, urban renewal was all the rage—and a reaction to it played out in the development of the Downtown Mall. M -M --- . 11 IWIY planning from the mid-2oth century to the late 2oth century, "a shift away from a demolition -oriented program known as urban renewal to a more socially conscious, preservation -oriented form of planning," writes UVA historic preservation manager Sarita Herman in a 2010 Magazine of Albemarle County History piece, "A Pedestrian Mall Born Out of Urban I?je-#,e- . qral. Harland Bartholomew and Associates, the firm hired t "clean up traffic problems and 'blighted' residential neighborhoods"—Vinegar Hill—in an attempt to reinvigorate downtown business, was the first to propoI a pedestrian mall, writes Herman. But Bartholomew's vision was very different from Halprin's mixed-use plan. He advocated a "neighborhood unit" revolving around parks and schools, with separate commercial and industrial areas. For Bartholomew, mixed-use "contributed to problems of disease, crime and general immorality," says Herman, and the automobile was "given primacyas evidenced by Vinegar Hill turned mostly into a parking lot. • P_- Umjlk-� MA7.14- 1 i1 *751 2utos. Courtesy Ed Roseberry/C'ville Images Landscape architect Nathan Foley, who also wrote a 2olo article called "Orchestrating Experience: The Context and Design of Charlottesville's Pedestrian Mall," says, "The mall is partly the result of the city trying to MWITITITIV, "11 R9 ". TIITW� south boundaries eight blocks to Court Square and Garrett Street, says Foley. the mall. "The council I served on, we were just coming out of segregation," he says. The dark years 4WWW11"M 'W"XMWITYRTUMMINIT71-UWx4f1wa-.5 5Pm, "You could shoot a gun and not hit anyonesays Huja. "It was totally empty. And the physical conditions"—the water and sewer—"were really bad." Gilliam says the city was advised it would take lo years to see a benefit from the mall. "Point of fact, it took 20 17ears," he says. Gilliam believes the Omni helped get people downtown. He also cites investors who built condos on the upper floors of mall buildings. "The ice rink and movie theaters were major factorshe says. "The development of restaurants was absolutely critical." "The first 15 to 20 years, the mall sort of languished," says Hendrix. "Businesses wouldn't stay open at night. Those that did didn't give it a fair shake, in my opinion." Interestingly, even during those long years when the mall was a ghost town, none of the former city officials C- VILLE spoke with thought it was a horrible mistake. "Nope, I never felt that way," says Hendrix. "It was the advent of restaurants that changed it." He, too, counts the Omni as another contributor to the success of the mall, along with the construction of the Water Street Garage in 1993. attract businesses earlier, that might have been a goold idea," he adds. Bob Stroh, former general manager of Charlottesville Parking Center, says the reason the mall didn't die during its early years was because of the federal, state courts, and the banks, which remained big employers even after the department stores moved out. —A 7 _70TY—Urrastructure Rept c[owntown going wilen TeM was hollowing outhe says, as did the city's investment in security and cleanliness. Mostly, he attributes the success of the mall to "the city's unwavering support." City officials, he says, "stuck to their guns when people wanted to put the street back." -0 aces, which houses Caspari, and Lee Danielson, who instigated the ice park and Regal Cinemas. "They had a vision for downtown that wasn't necessarily what the city saw," he Says. - Lee Mir U011111101,171 USIMMITerLaininent CenLef.-4 don't think that vision was very clear until he stated it and developed While restaurants are credited with drawing people - r f h t ktiallv i•• is one of the reasons people travel," says Stroh. "Maybe a few less restaurants wouldn't be a bad thing if they were replaced by nice stores." And Stroh scoffs at the idea "that we can't have chain stores." Urban Outfitters is • • the few that has nighttime traffic, he says. CVS stays •i later, he says, but the biggest challenge still facing downtown is "how tt encourage retailers to stay open." The mail today Halprin already was a renowned landscape architect "He is • the most important landscape architect in the • centurysays Meyer, a renowned landscape architect in her own right. The New York Times has called his plazas in Portland, Oregon, "the most important public spaces since the Renaissance," she says. • that the mall is understood as one • Halprin's significant projects," says Meyer. "It's the subject of books and articles by people outside of r • • vi i r Key • Halprin's designs is movement between spaces, which was influenced by his wife, a choreographer and dancer, says Meyer. The trees, the fountains, the runnel,,,, the light—tbey all • a •. in his vision, and even tIi. y, "I'm •` confident the experience of that • is pretty authentic," she says. But Meyer does have concerns about retaining Halprin's on going forward. She believes the mall should have its own staff to maintain parks and recreation. And she would like a business improvement district to maintain the mall. In 2009 the city controversially replaced the bricks in Halprin's distinctive herringbone pattern on the mall, a $7.5 million project. "The alleged restoration was because the bricks hadn't been maintained," says Meyer. "They could have hired a couple of masons and had them on retainer for life." She also worries about the health of the 4o -year-old VWXIVOE�2 and former planning commissioner Bill Lucy says contributed to the success of the mall when the trees began to create shade and a microclimate. I The bricks used to come up to the trees, but now they have grates, so they get de-icing salt, putting them under a different ecology, Meyer says. "The trees are more stressed because of the changes. They're not going to be there forever." Perhaps Meyer's greater concern is who gets to use the mall. "Originally there were 150 movable chairs designed by Halprinshe says. "They're gone. It's great we have such an active caf6 culture, but it's privatized the mall." ruled unconstitutional, as another way of privatizing the public space. And the Pavilion "feels private," she says. "If you look at who lives near the mall, you don't have "When public space—the only place you interact with people who aren't like you—is privatized, it restricts t community," she says. I Herman is on the same page in her 2010 article on the mall. "Today the mall is a niche market, primarily serving an upper middle class population," she says. She points out that most businesses are upscale, while the q 'I W -M M-ftowwrox4ftm. w egnx 1=4 hardware and department stores. TTSTYP the beginning, the dream has come true. caf6 and seeing all the people, which is what we tnvisioned," says Hendrix. "My takeaway is how much people love itsays Stroh. "People love going there and seeing people. It's a very And in a nod to the Free Speech Wall, he says, "It's ? place where people go to express their opinions." Stroh stresses that the mall is not a separate entity from ,iowntown, but is "the jewel in the crown" of Charlottesville. "It's not overreaching to say it's the heart sif our community." mu1 1 7= 1rT'N7TMr'•. f 1. 1 '# iconic pedestrian mall, there are critics who don'7tslee that sort of innovation going forward. Talls-71FIA =)TS -7,71 � and doesn't do anything," says Meyer. "It's frustrating that we don't have the capacity to come to a consensus about things." "Councilors are elected to make decisions," says former mayor Barbour. "You could study something to death. I believe in making decisions. We're a town that can Architect Jim Rounsevell says the city leaves too much to staff "to form the urban landscapeand he thinks Charlottesville should have its own architect or urban mall, we've gone backward," he says. "There's no deliberate effort to design the city." He describes the process as "reactive" in the cases of part of a nine -story mixed use development that was called Market Plaza and is now known as WeSt2nd, the need for parking that led to the purchase of the Lucky 7 and Guadalajara parcels, "the worst possible place," and the Transit Center, which was supposed to be on West Main to overlap with trains and buses ' but is "essentially useless" in its location on the east end of the mall. reactive"—and the "whole debacle with the Belmont Bridgewhich he says illustrates how city staff put out an RFP "with no consideration that we can do something, else here." He notes that when a plan for the strategic investment area south of downtown was commissioned, "The poor guys who did the study were deliberately told not to consider the Belmont Bridgewhich R•unsevell. says is a white spot on the plans because they were told it was a separate project, not part of a "more holistic design approach." WU le sees: long buildings like the Water Street Garage. "It's a dead zonehe says. "No one goes there." First Street, which he calls "ill-advised." Block -long buildings "don't reflect the diversity of the urban setting," he says. But just as there are critics, there are defenders of how the city is grappling with its future. "Sometimes we talk and talk because the idea is no goodsays City Councilor Bob Fenwick. "People are afraid we're on the cus,,a Qf maki mg. bad decisions in landscape architecture." He cites the decision to move the statue of Lewis and Clark and Sacagawea in the West Main plan. "We have be careful," he says. The plan to make Belmont Bridg od ooe ne lane in anne lane ut o f town he calls "breathtaking." And not in a good way. I 71 happening now. The West Main Street improvement plan is multimodal, and adds new trees and underground utilities. "To me, that's pretty darn innovative and exciting," she says. "It's taken 28 years to get to this point on West Main." Controlling the odors emanating from the Rivanna waste treatment plant in Woolen Mills uses a process that wasn't available lo years ago, she says. "That's pretty And Galvin has been a leading advocate of the strategic investment area, which includes Piedmont Housing 11 displacing residents. V are part of the plan. "That's innovative, and more than just affordable housing," she says. Ultimately, the Neighborhood Family Health Center on Preston Avenuiv will be located in the SIA, as will an apprenticeship WN.&M "We're intent on getting people out of poverty," she says, which could be the most innovative vision of all. "The Downtown Mall can't be the only trick we have," says Galvin. "It's time to have another." Timeline of a pedestrian mall that worked eventually ............... ............ 5oo residents. The city apologizes in 2011. February 1974: The only two city councilors deeme • not to have conflicts of interest vote for the pedestria mall. Construction begins on the Market Street Garag and the Paramount Theater closes. JU1Y 3, 1976: Future first lady of Virginia, Lynda Bird .1 1 , [ III' *Vc. deiiih4( c?tes tce 1.2,vref re_-V,?Lri-fL11L I MIM May 1, 1985: The city -financed Radisson Hotel opens and soon becomes the Omni Hotel on the newly extended -a all. Spring 1988: The first Fridays After Five concert takes place. November 1993: The Water Street Parking Garage, under construction for six years, opens. -Iktk amphitheater and a tunnel to Lexis -Nexis. �1171 =07 E=107, t l. #, - I F61151-19-0• Rose's, with 2o apartments and 11 retail spaces. May 1, 1996: Lee Danielson's Charlottesville Ice Park opens. AugUSt 28, 1996: The controversial mall crossing at Second Street, which couple of months in advance of Regal Cinemas. December 15, 2004: The $14 million refurbished Paramount Bennett. JU1Y 30, 2005: The Pavilion, which some described as a "lobster trap," debuts on the east end of the mall with a performance by Loretta Lynn and her pal Sissy Spacek. March 26, 2007: The federal funds -grabbing Transit Center opens beside the Pavilion. despite concerns its location wasn't multimodal. ii 0 Al Li f Landmark Hotel grinds to a halt. 2oog: The city controversially re -bricks the Downtown F84all for $7.5 million, but keeps Halprin's unusual 12" brick size. 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Come by the Grand Plaza tonight from 5-9pm to listen to one of our favorite bands, The Last Revel! * theedgeh2o V 'y continuing to browse this site, you are agreeing to the _ocookies, whose purpose it is to provide web 2nalytics and measurements of visitor traffic and browsing behavior, define personalized services and offers tailored to your interests, and share data with, or redirect users from, third -party websites. P ... .......... . .. ... . . ��p'p U W, .y continuing to browse this site, you are agreeing to the use of cookies, whose purpose it is to provide web 2nalytiGs and measurements of visitor traffic and browsing behavior, define personalized services and offers tailored to your interests, and share data with, or redirect users from, third -party websites. Accept COMMUNITY INTEGRATION EXPLORATORY COMMITTEE (CIEC) Arthur Alcazar,Brandy Rachel Lierman, • Laura Armstrong AMMMM Introduction 2 CIEC Mission Statement 2 Key Objectives 2 I. Integration Lens on Policy Making 2 11. Sense of Belonging and Civic Pride 3 111. Community Outreach and Education 4 IV. Best Practices of Community Integration 4 Kennewick, Washington 4 Spokane, Washington 5 V. Yakima's Statistics 5 Age 5 Education 6 Income 6 Housing 6 Extracurricular 7 Community Survey 7 VI, Benefits of Integration 10 Mutual Trust in Communities 10 Economic Benefits 10 Relevance to Yakima 11 Is "Community Integration" in the purview of the City? 11 VII, Permanent Committee Roadmap 12 Recommended Committee Structure 12 Transitionary Team 12 Projected Resources 12 VIII. Final Recommendation 13 IX References 14 X Appendices 16 A. CIEC Quarter I Report 16 B. CIEC Quarter 2 Report 16 C. CIEC Quarter 3 Report (PowerPoint) 16 D. CIEC Community Pilot Survey (English) 16 E. CIEC Community Pilot Survey (Spanish) 16 F. CIEC Community Pilot Survey Data Entry 16 G, City of Yakima Community Integration Committee Application (English and Spanish) 16 Um Introduction Community Integration, while diversely defined, is a term encompassing the full participation of all people in community life. Because the City Council cares about all residents of Yakima, they solicited insight from community members to identify barriers associated with community integration and ways to encourage residents to participate and be involved in the City of Yakima. The Community Integration Exploratory Committee (CIEC) commenced on Thursday, December 8'h 2016, and has worked diligently since that time to determine if a permanent committee is warranted to promote community engagement and inclusiveness within the City of Yakima. It is through extensive research, community in ' �ut 'and evaluation that the Committee has identified 01 - miortunities which would irn%rove communitp integooo ratin in the City•f Yakima. The CIEC recmmends that the city council make a permanent Community Integration Committee to continue this work. CIEC Mission Statement The Community Integration Exploratory Committee seeks to advise the Yakima City Council on way "iA government and workforce and ,!Pive a voice to Yakima residents. They accomplish these goals by investigating issues in all seven Yakima districts, researching successful programs in other cities and providing thoughtful strategy recommendations to Yakima leaders through December 31, 2017. 1 Key ObJectives Over the past year, the CIEC members have been extensively collecting and analyzing data pertinent tit community integration within the City of Yakima as well as other comparable communities. Three key *bjectives identified as the strongest approaches to further integrate the Yakima community are: 1.) Integration Lens on Policy Making, 2.) Sense of Belonging/Civic Pride, and 3,) Community Outreach 2nd Education. 1. Integration Lens on Policy Making The CIEC reviewed numerous studies, examples from other cities, the City of Yakima's Equity Study, and the 2016 Yakima County Indicators Report. The impact of city policies on community integration, equity, and access continuously surfaces as a high priority. I lie permanent committee wouio not create, suggest, or Ur-a-ft-p—ori`cies, resoritions, or orTTffTr1= City of Yakima. Rather, a sub -group of the permanent committee would apply an integration tens to evaluate policies, resolutions and ordinances for their potential impact (both positive and negative) on communitki in eNration i%rior to %vassa e. A sub-Nrauoig of the %wermanent committee would serve as the reviewers to review potential policies, then provide feedback for the City Council's review as part of th;i Council's decision-making process. This "Integration Lens" evaluation of potential policy impact would focus in two areas: 1) Equity - Recognizing that there are disparities within Yakimas diverse communities, does the policy include fiorward thinking thatfocuses on outcome equality? 2) Access- Who does the proposedpolicv impact and how are those communities' access to resources, opportunities, programs, andservices af ,fected (positively and negatively, short term and long term) ? In order to best answer these questions. the sub- group, the entire p ermarient committee and the City Council is recommended to take a cultural competency training from a local or regional organization. The permanent committee Would be tasked with finding recommended and affordable cultural competency programs and then the City Council and City staff would participate. Iffillif 11 aloll,Pp 1111111111111111111111 1111111111 111111111111 11 1 By the end of the first six months of the permanent committee's existence, a "sub -group" of 3 members from the permanent committee is formed to review policies, ordinances and resolutions for their impact on city integration (as defined above) prior to their approval by City Council. 2. City Council, City staff, and permanent committee complete Cultural and linguistic competency training by the end of the first-year of the permanent committee's existence. The CIEC believes an "Integration Lens" incorporated into the policy making process will enhance the City by building equity an•:. - o opportunities, programs and services, 11. Sense of Belonging and Civic Pride the sense of belonging and civic Tride among Yakima residents through increased engagement and investment. The CIEC evaluated other all of them revealed a plethora of positive outcomes (reviewed under "Best Practices of Community Integration"), Furthermore, it is recommended that strategies aim to heighten a sense of belonging and civic pride in both Yakima's neighborhoods and the City of Yakima as a whole. 1111111111 1 111 Fill 11111 Ill Z'' Ill I ITIVOTIM, WWRRNRIM29�=Z�� 1110�� I I IN 1 11111101114! a. Maintain a record of all city-wide events for one year, This record can be reviewed to identify the types of events taking place in Yakima (family -friendly, festivals, free/low-cost, privately -funded, 2 1 +, seasonal, city park usage, cultural connection, primary language of event, etc.) and highlight any gaps in service. b, The permanent committee will learn about events through different sources: park permits, city permits, newspaper, local calendars, social media, etc. c. This is a valuable component of community engagement that could be included in the Equity Study. a. Coordinate a Neighborhood Pride Day when residents can focus on improving their neighborhood. Activities can include collecting litter, cleaning yards/lots and parks, painting graffiti, etc. b. Work with City Council members to organize activities in each district. c. Partner with local organizations, businesses and individuals to donate materials and supplies. 9060TIOnrITIT. "16 a. Update mission statement from the exploratory status to the permanent status of the committee, b. Publicize, through various communication methods, the formalization of the Community Integration Committee for resident awareness, c. Actively invite individuals to attend the committee meetings to encourage their input and sense of belonging. WM 111. Community Outreach and Education Outreach and education are important to create engagement so community members can know about and give input on local needs and issues and build trust, accountability, and support throughout Yakima. After thorough research and community input, it is recommended that the City engage in outreach and education that empowers Yakima residents to be actively engaged in the community and their neighborhoods. The CIEC recommends the ity of -7-a-Zima broaden a_n_U_d_iv_ers_i7Ts_ucn outreacni anaecauc ioMnT7=--* ensure maximum participation and awareness. A key component is ensuring that multiple communication methods are utilized to ensure all residents, regardless of primary language spoken literacy level, socioeconomic status, or internet access are adequately aware of City opportunities and resources, proposed changes, or local events. A multi -pronged approach is critical to best suit the needs and wants of Yakima's diverse community. I . Collaborate with each district Council member to help facilitate Neighborhood Community Forums for each district to gauge residents' awareness and gather input for controversial and impactful topics (Councilwoman Dulce Gutierrez has notable success in this area by doorbelling; this is recognized by CIEC committee as a best practice). 2. Elevate the social media presence and following on Facebook. As of October 1, 2017 the City of Yakima had 2,392 followers (i.e. friends) on Facebook. Assuming most of the followers are residents of Yakima, this attributes to a very small percentage, 2.5%, of the city's population. 3. Coordinate "community pulse" survey annually to gauge resident awareness and solicit input (Face-to-face communication preferred i.e. door to door, community events). See appendix for 2017 CIEC Pilot Survey. IV. Best Practices of Community Integration Innovative city leaders with notable success in transforming their communities understand the mutual benefits of implementing community integration strategies. City models may differ slightly in their Nkjer,&j, +hese best 9,ractices share a common inte - ration focus: connectin Qeoole building inclusive methods and approaches, and changing systems and cultures. The CIEC researched numerous examples, and chose two Washington State cities to highlight their community integration best practices: - Kenii,ewick, Washirigton WS-icof I I fUG - ING UlverSILY, Uquatuy, an't 111ULUUMIM as tlivj [11U&C UICH UILJ LIM P11dQC 111 Q11111UC IT 111N=_ work, play and do business. According to the 2016 Community Well -Being Report, Kennewick rated #65 out of the top 189 best communities to live in based on their well-being index score (indicators include: purpose, social, financial, community, and physical rank). Recently, the Diversity Commission launched a city-wide diversity survey to engage community members and receive feedback. Consolidated feedback will be recommended to the Kennewick City Council later this year Oqm�.tg_ml ) Spokane, Was1iinglon In 2014, the city of r• - launched • 1 i - City of • -stronger, plan that emphasizesof • a communityencourages c• .•• •enhances community awareness and creates effective meaningful experiences for community engagement As of - intentional efforts,"bestpractices"r numerous positive improvements including: increased program participation, more efficient use of public resources, improved 'I • • the community,-. • community contributionsto shared *utcomes and better informationfor program •integrationr engagement • r from r` ••• to an essential way of •resources with • • r •r••the value of `• . •n efforts in other community.cities, and recognizes the potential benefits for such intentional integration within the Yakima V. Yakima's Statistics According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs, people's basic needs (including physiological, safety, for a person to become self -actualized, feel valued and respected; making sure everyone has the same access to the resources. r•rtant. The committee can implement by potential policies in the areas such as education,• • and extracurricular activities r• • `r by Age Compared to Washington State, Yakima County has a younger resident population with a median age of 32.4 years compared to 37.4 years in Washington. Yakima County has higher proportions of children under 18 years of age and fewer adults age 25 to 64, compared to Washington. Ensuring our youth have their needs met would lead to their good health, success, self -actualization, and ultimately a thriving Yakima community. %AKIMA0G?EPNTY2014POPULXTP ONPYRAPAW i Education According to Maslow's hierarchy theory, a student's physiological needs (air, food, drink, shelter, steep, etc.) must be met before they can fulfill their cognitive needs of knowledge and understanding. Comparing education data from Washington State to Yakima School District (YSD), including Eisenhower High School, Davis High School, and Stanton Academy, YSD shows an increase in the Latina/o population as well as a higher rate of free and reduced lunch compared to the state. Latina/0 2 2.16�A% 77,1% 65,9% 82,9% 75,4% White 56,1% 18,2% 281,10 11.4% 17.2% Fee I Reduced Lunch 44% 73.3% 58,2% 64% 81.3% 4 Yr Graduation Rate 78.1% 65.3% 83,6% 76.2% 19.4% Income "Communities with greater income inequality can experience loss of social support and sense of community for all residents,"' The graph below demonstrates the vast income inequality among races and ethnicities within Yakima County, $=,Ooo Median Family Income by Race/Ethnicity of Householder' S7 t,9/4 $42 �11 xw,a v As e.¢ . w lndmol Ns}+vv Kw—iii,n) 00,C, RK, YAipl_ Race Al.sl., N.O- P.Ok W,1111311 Housing The City of Yakima's Equity Study demonstrates that people with lower income can only afford to buy houses in districts with lower property values. This perpetuates a housing and neighborhood inequality cycle. To the right, is the 2016 Total Property Value by District from the Yakima Equity Study. "Families who pay more than they can afford for housing have too little left over for other necessities such as food, clothing and healthcare. Therefore, families are unable to fulfill other of Yakima's families, Even though the correlation between cri e and property values is ambiguous, qualitative quotes from survey respondents during a survey collected at La Casa Hogar in 2016 show 1 Community Health Needs Assessment, Virginia Mason Memorial Hospital, 2016 2 [bid, 2016 Total Property Value 23 N S57,34 IN xw,a v As e.¢ . w lndmol Ns}+vv Kw—iii,n) 00,C, RK, YAipl_ Race Al.sl., N.O- P.Ok W,1111311 Housing The City of Yakima's Equity Study demonstrates that people with lower income can only afford to buy houses in districts with lower property values. This perpetuates a housing and neighborhood inequality cycle. To the right, is the 2016 Total Property Value by District from the Yakima Equity Study. "Families who pay more than they can afford for housing have too little left over for other necessities such as food, clothing and healthcare. Therefore, families are unable to fulfill other of Yakima's families, Even though the correlation between cri e and property values is ambiguous, qualitative quotes from survey respondents during a survey collected at La Casa Hogar in 2016 show 1 Community Health Needs Assessment, Virginia Mason Memorial Hospital, 2016 2 [bid, 2016 Total Property Value by District (in Millions) the impacts of living in East Yakima (districts with the lowest property values): "Ifeel like I don't matter. I already have stress living in this neighborhood which is dangerous, I don't need extra stress Extracurricular Extracurricular activities are a good opportunity Special Events for interaction among different populations SUNDAYEVENINGS a 5-7:001w 16 al a .a ' I - e E- en SOpww 0, y"A'c�n a P,, MW lwm rqmoy w ," cw�anu in rr)p qtwj, [hf, hx,¢ IPUII� .0h 10M QI I. %'kq 4 t -M �,�M ®Y A.CmA,, UIWW, 0AWO July 16 Slnmldad do La Slen July 23 Los Nuns Coycoes My 30 RoNgo do Tiwa CofianW The CIEC's community survey found that I I out of the 12 surveys conducted at Viva la Musica were in Spanish, while all surveys conducted at Downtown Summer Nights were in English. This data shows there may be a lack of integration at these events, rooting from where they take place and to the audience which they are promoted among, English & Spanish 35 30 20 10 5 0 Downtown Summer Nights Viva 10 Mmica I English 0Spanish COMMUnity Survey During the third quarter, the CIEC created and executed a pilot survey in English and Spanish in an effort to gather direct input from local residents. While the CIEC concluded the pilot survey lacked statistical power due to the number of surveys collected compared to the population of Yakima, the CIEC members did take time to speak with residents about a variety of integration -related topics and gather information. in addition to the findings listed below, the CIEC discovered that among survey participants, 46% did not know who to turn to with ideas or concerns regarding the City of Yakima, which may demonstrate a case for increased education and outreach efforts, It should be noted that no surveys were collected from residents of District 2. A few notable survey results are included below as a reference. The four tables below demonstrate the diversity of people who participated in the pilot survey. It is imperative, then, that the City of Yakima is responsive to the cultural, linguistic, and economic (in all more successful Yakima community. Vo. of surveMs co Vo. of survev •. •. bv district 0 - 0T 5 � I Tr TIT ARE 4 A J a- M- W',- •r No answer M 2 lawaiian/PacifichilandeF 8 1 Asian 0 American Indian/Alaska Native 0 Hispanic/Latina 20 Black/African Arner !can *ROOM S White 24 W. of survey participants by age 70-89 1 Survey participants were asked if he/she believed his/her voice was heard in the community. Of those participants, 40% responded "No." This response was not isolated to one ethnicity, age or gender. The graphs below reflect the total number of responses collected by ethnicity and district of residence. Q: Yakima is an inclusive community and my voice is vaiued in the information -gathering ond derision -making processes. I hove input. (Nu -+esporisesbyepitiuticidentity} White Hispanic/Latino WMMENSMOM Blank a No Hawaiian/Pacific Islander FM 0 yes B)ack/Afl !can American ol'" 0 5 10 is _J Q: Yakima is an inchrOve community and my voice is valued in the if)foginatiopr-gotlierinc)and decision-?"oktn,qprocesses fhove input (No, responses by dislOck of iesidence) 31strict 7 District 6 ologgilaigoglMm— ommmmm_ ,,• Blank District 4 asea W No oiiirlct 3 a YFS District2 District 1. 0 2 4 10 J Page 8 Survey participants - - asked if he or - believed Yakima is integrated,. •..- asked, 'r responded "No," This response was not clearly isolated to one ethnicity, age, gender or district. It should be noted that many participants did not know how to readily define the term integration, a question posed later in the survey). The graphs below reflect the total number of responses collected by ethnicity f district of residence. Cl: Do you thinkthe City of Dakinnais integtoded? (No, responses by ethnic identity) Ci: Do you think the City of Ytakimca D integrated? (No, responses by district of residence) District 7 District G District 5 f don't know District A ONO District seWWWWAMM .ayes District 2 District 1 0 7: 4 G $ 10 The pilot survey process offered the CIEC critical information about how to apply principles of equity, integration and •uistic competence to a largereffort. The CIEC recommends creating additional survey to further gage information from residents. The most effective strategies and largest obstacles are listed in the table below: Key Strategies for Future Survey: • Survey tools must be bilingual in English and Spanish • Completing surveys in- person eliminated data - management issues for the City; paper surveys with results and input were given to the City which complied with the Public Records Act • Attending events for both English and Spanish speakers is a necessity Key Obstacles I:, Consider a Education level/literacy level the survey tool assumed was too high; topics of "integration" were not well -understood Questions were too personal •,anyrelational.r1r For example,•.ns about having foodaccess ff personal of question for someone to feel comfortable answering honestly if they • • not have enoughfood * The Exploratory Committee only had two Spanish -speakers on the team; this was not f • to gather enoughrf. iSpanish- speaking participants O Surveys would 1` best executed by promotoras,or community members ! best r -sent those they are seeking inputfrom. c. localpartner that could offer insight into how to f:f this is a survey executed by: iMemorial + Signal Health + La Casa ogar gathering data on Department .•e • DoorsDoorbelling would have been . better method with two people pair to ensure both English and Spanish capabilities • Online surveys are not recommen e ecause not everyone as internet access, f it increasesi • ensure the City has all access the source data • One resource for surveys may also be using partner organizations, businesses and nonprofits to ask their clientsand staff to complete VI.Bene-Fits of Integration Equitable communities, defined as communities with "just and fair opportunities for al 1,,3, grow strong economies and vibrant and resilient communities. Integrated communities in which people have equal capacity to participate and benefit from opportunities (including political, social and economic), regardless of race, religion, language, ethnicity, gender or other attributes, enjoy higher community trust, social capital, and result in higher economic benefits. Mutual Trust in Communities When communities actively integrate across cultures ("culture" as broadly defined) including race, religion., income, gender, or any other social barrier, and embrace diversity, benefits are seen community -wide, In 2015, the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) Community Relations Services department created a toolkit with methods to increase mutual trust between communities and police. Often, the creation of mutual trust begins with increasing understanding across diversity and differences within a community's residents. The DOJ research highlights the value of tactics, such as increasing cultural competency education, to be able to "communicate effectively with, and understand the cultural norms of, these different groups."4 As increased trust yields from integration, higher productivity and economic benefits soon follow. "I think most people on the east side are more scared of the cops than the gangs. -5 —Monica Jenkins, east side resident., Yakima Herald Republic article Economic Benefits Economic research demonstrates a positive correlation between increased trust and economic benefits. When community trust rises by 10%, there is a correlated 0.8% increase in GDP per capita. An increase in trust by 7% is correlated with a I% increase in community investment. These findings are from numerous studies that explore the links of trust to economic growth (Putnam 1993). Furthermore, economic research finds a strong and significant relationship between trust and output per worker. "In every instance, higher levels of trust and civic norms are correlated with higher economic growth, on a macro level, and significantly higher levels of output per worker, on a micro level.„6 Nationwide., embracing diversity and integration catalyzes: a) increased economic growth, b) a strong, prepared workforce, and c) increasing businesses' bottom lines. Policies- national, state and local- that explicitly expand stable employment opportunities to historically marginalized or minority populations increase economic growth at every level. From 1960 to 2008, up to 20% of the nation's economic growth can be attributed to the entry of women, and populations of color into higher-level occupations from which they were previously excluded.7By integrating these sectors of employees, the economy is able to combat the annual cost of replacing workers due to turnover as a result of workers feeling 3 Marguerite Casey Foundation — Policy Link. "Just and Fair Employment for Al I: Good for Families, Community and the Economy.” 24 March 2015. <11 41.sLAvww4� link kqhc�L__€Cea11do— _ U-(> (14 May 2017). 4 "Importance of Police -Community Relationships and Resources for Further Reading." Community Relations Services Toolkit -Department ofJuslice. 2015, < > (2 June 2017) 5 Yakima Herald -Republic. 15 May 2017. Li�'usliarti&L�jL,82 L&L2-3 -He >.(2 June 2017) 6 Valenti, Michael A. and Olivier G, Giovannoni. "The Economics of Inclusion: Building an Argument for a Shared Society." The Levy Economics Institute of Bard College. February 2013. %X 1`-, (15 May 2017). _ _ , - —L L — _,,�L 7 Ibid. Page 10 a Marguerite Casey Foundation -Policy Link. "Just and Fair Employment for All: Good for Families, Community and the Economy," 24 March 2015. T3_-j!_-_L6,T Sjj'-,. (14 May 2017). Yakima Herald-Republic, 15 May 2017. < Lg!p,/Pay k irr rt 1u1� 12 c�7,h Un >, (2 June 2017). 9 [bid. 10 Mesick, Donald W. "Yakima County Economy- 2016 in Review." WA State Employment Security Department. Report provided to the Yakima Chamber of Commerce on March 13, 2017. < http://www.yakiiiia org/inig/pdf/1477,pd1'> (15 May 2017). 11 "Unemployment Rate and Employment-Population Ratio vary by Race and Ethnicity." Bureau of Labor Statistics- The Economics Daily. 13 January 2017, Lg IL-rA_ (2 June �qj_ q(� ti 2017). 12 Turner, Margery Austin and Lynette Rawlings, "Promoting Neighborhood Diversity-Benefits, Barriers and Strategies," August 2009, The Urban Institute, < Jl > PA. (2 June 2017), 13 [bid, 14 Ibid. whole. After reviewing the topic of "integration" within the City of Yakima, the CIEC found that many of Yakima's residents need three key things in order to better execute their role as engaged "shareholders": 1) outreach and education from the City of Yakima regarding the City's actions and considerations; 2) an increased sense of pride and civic engagement in Yakima; and 3) a chance to review policy impact on issues of access and equity prior to policy or ordinance implementation. The froposed permanent committee would pursue these three goals. As with any organization or business, it is the entity's responsibility to ensure that its "Board of Directors" or "shareholders" are informed of decisions to be made, changes, issues, and actions within the entity. This responsibility then resides with the City of Yakima to ensure that its "shareholders", those Yakima residents and business owners who are impacted by the Council's decisions, are also N`1 4 14 desire to enaaaen ad4-1 1., As is evident in all the months of brainstorming, review and research, the CIEC evaluated what entities already exist in Yakima to address some of the "integration" topics that were discovered. And despite those existing groups and events, there still remains a gap as is also demonstrated in Yakima's Equity Study. The CIEC has found that it is in the purview of the City of Yakima to house a specific committei to address this topic. The benefits outweigh the costs, the costs are very low, and the future payoff is high. There is no other equivalent entity that can pursue city integration without a bias or agenda. The CIEC believes a permanent committee would save money and offer the City an opportunity to more fully pursue its responsibilities to its "shareholders." V11. Permanent Committee Roadmap The CIEC selected three main objectives of which they propose the permanent committee focus their efforts on; as mentioned above, they are: 1) Integration Lens on Policy Making, 2) Sense of Belongin and Civic Pride, 3) Community Outreach and Education. Recommended strategies are outlined in tho- three respective areas within this Final Report. I Recornin ended Committee Structure the very integration it will pursue. This means the committee shall be diverse (ethnically, racially, linguistically and socioeconomically), Bilingual applicants shall be encouraged to apply, The permanen! committee is recommended to consist of 7 adult members and 2 Youth members (total of 9 members). Committee members shall serve 2 year terms that stagger in start/end terms. Transilionary Team If a permanent committee is approved, the CIEC members are committed to a successful transition, beginning with a review of the application and interview procedure. The CIEC members will present the final report in full detail to the permanent committee, followed by Q&A session. During the transition, CIEC members will also plan to meet with any new members as often or as necessary. Lastly, several CIEC members plan on applying for the permanent committee, which would ultimately increase the success of such transition. Prc.�jected ResOUrces The permanent committee will require minimal operational expenses, Anticipated expenses include printed materials, City staffing and use of City advertisement resources. The largest projected expense is