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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 021805 Special Meeting NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING ATASCADERO CITY COUNCIL Friday, February 18, 2005 3:30 - 5:30 p.m. Tour begins at the City Hall Annex Tour ends at the Carlton Hotel Banquet Room Downtown Walking Tour ROLL CALL. DOWNTOWN WALKING TOUR. The meeting will incorporate a half-mile walk through the downtown area and will conclude at the banquet room of the Carlton Hotel at approximately 4 30 p m After the walking portion, suggested updates to the Downtown Revitalization Plan will be discussed The public is invited to comment on any of the above topics and share their vision for the future of the downtown area. Participants should wear comfortable shoes suitable for walking No action will be taken by the Council TOPICS BEING COVERED: • Land Uses in the Downtown Area • Streetscape and Lighting Improvements • Lewis Avenue Bridge Construction • Sunken Gardens Improvements • Desired Retail Uses and Amenities • Parking • Cultural and Entertainment Possibilities • Future Private Development • Facade Improvements and Architectural Styles ADJOURNMENT The Council will adjourn to their next regularly scheduled meeting STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO ) CITY OF ATASCADERO ) MARCIA MCCLURE TORGERSON, C.M.C., being fully sworn, deposes, and says: That she is the duly elected City Clerk of the City of Atascadero and that on Thursday, February 10, 2005, she caused the above Notice to be posted on the doors of the City Hall Annex,6905 El Camino Real, Suite 6, Atascadero, California. - r-- MARCIA MCCLURE TORGERSON,C.M. . City Clerk City of Atascadero Approved March 22,2005 ATASCADERO CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING Friday, February 18, 2005 ************************************* Downtown Walking Tour Minutes Mayor Scalise called the meeting to order at 3:30 p m in front of the City Hall Annex. ROLL CALL. Present: Council Members Clay, O'Malley and Mayor Scalise Absent: Council Members Luna and Pacas Staff Present: Assistant City Manager Jim Lewis, Assistant to the City Manager / City Clerk Marcia Torgerson, Community Development Director Warren Frace, Public Works Director Steve Kahn, Deputy Executive Director of the Redevelopment Agency Marty Tracey, and Deputy Community Development Director Steve McHarris ,%W COMMUNITY FORUM Barbara Reiter, suggested the City change the name of Traffic Way to Colony Way Mayor Scalise closed the Community Forum period. DOWNTOWN WALKING TOUR The meeting incorporated a half-mile walk through the downtown area and concluded at the banquet room of the Carlton Hotel The guided tour of Downtown made thirteen stops at which time an update was given by Staff on the following (Exhibit A) 1 Atascadero Creek Trail & Pedestrian Bridge 2 Colony Square Entertainment Center 3 Lewis Avenue Bridge 4 Shared Parking 5 101/41 Interchange Gateway 6 Streetscape & Traffic Calming 7 Sunken Gardens Enhancement 8 Sunken Gardens Restaurant District 9 Facade Program • 10 Mixed Use Infill Buildings 11 Downtown Parking 12 The Printery Events Center 13 Historic Buildings Approved March 22,2005 After the walking portion of the meeting, the public made suggestions to Staff concerning the proposed Downtown Revitalization Plan The following is a list prepared during this discussion • Better communication • Move quickly on Projects • Regular Downtown events • Are Special Assessments needed? Funding sources? • Good Creek access • Special uses in Historic City Hall • Need Bookstore with Cafe • Lewis Avenue Bridge - Important • Get Plan out to Press • Wildflowers along 101 • Creek path connection to Lake • Keep momentum • Sunken Gardens diagonal paths - Very Important!!! • Pedestrian Bridge over 101? • Temporary music stage around Sunken Gardens — along Lewis Avenue • Public Art • Type of street trees and landscape (Sycamores?) • Parking structure? (with Retail) • What is the time frame? • Colony Square Project very important • One Way Mall traffic - diagonal parking • More mid block parking needed • Downtown parking strategy and cooperation needed • Public Restroom needed • Parking zoning requirement? • Special edition of paper about projects • Kiosk on street corners Mayor Scalise and Mayor Pro Tem O'Malley thanked everyone for attending and for their input. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Scalise adjourned the meeting at 5 30 p m to the City Council's next regularly scheduled meeting MINUTES PREPARED BY (41/14L1 �1 ,- Marcia McClure�orgerson, C M C City Clerk Exhibit A. Downtown Revitalization Plan Vision