
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR & CITY COUNCIL
FROM: CITY MANAGER
DATE: JULY 20, 2004
SUBJECT: STATUS OF CITY COUNCIL TACTICAL GOALS FOR 2004 - 2005
RECOMMENDATION:
Receive the report on the status of the City Council Goals for 2004-2005 and
direct staff to make any changes to the milestones or other aspects of the report.
BACKGROUND:
In January the City Council and senior staff met in a Tactical Planning Workshop
to discuss and prioritize goals for the next two years. The entire day was spent
discussing the merits of a large number of important initiatives. By the end
of the day the Council had agreed on four major goals to be achieved in the
following 24 months. It was also agreed that all four initiatives were equal
in priority. Listed below as they appeared on the wall charts at the conclusion
of the session are the City Council’s goals:
1. Infrastructure Renewal and Maintenance: By July 1, 2005 formulate
and present comprehensive plan to renew infrastructure.
(1) By March 31, 2004 the Public Works Director will complete an update
of the Storm Drain Master Plan.
(2) By July 31, 2004 the Public Works Director will complete the initial
phase of the sewer Investigative Program.
(3) By September 30, 2004 the Infrastructure Financing Team will present
a tax/fee/assessment/bond/loan proposal for the financing of street/storm drain/sewer
maintenance to the City Council and the Finance Advisory Committee at a public
workshop.
(4) The City Council will direct staff to proceed with selection of a public
information consultant to advise the Infrastructure Financing Team and the City
Council on the development and implementation of an educational program, citizen
surveys and other community outreach programs to design successful ballot initiatives,
assessment districts or other funding mechanisms. Staff should make a recommendation
to the City Council regarding the selection of a public information consultant
along with a proposed budget adjustment as soon as possible.
(5) By July 1, 2005 the Council will approve the final infrastructure renewal
plan and, if required, a ballot initiative prepared for the November 2005 general
election.
2. Citywide Traffic and Parking: Formulate and Implement an action plan
on/or before September 30, 2004.
(1) By March 30, 2004 the City Council and the Traffic Committee will meet
jointly to discuss and agree on a plan for the control of speeding in residential
neighborhoods.
(2) By June 30, 2004 the Traffic Committee will recommend to the City Council
a plan to address traffic calming issues in Eastview.
(3) By September 30, 2004 the City Council will provide the necessary funding
to implement approved plans and direct staff to proceed with the approved measures.
3. Purchase the Portuguese Bend Open Space Properties: Continue to aggressively
pursue Federal, State and local funds for the purchase of the Portuguese Bend
Nature Preserve.
(1) By July 1, 2004 the Director of Planning, Building and Code Enforcement
will complete the Draft NCCP, EIR and Implementation Agreement for presentation
to the City Council.
(2) By July 1, 2004 the PVP Land Conservancy will have a local commitment
of $6 million.
(3) By July 1, 2004 the City Council will have a commitment of $2 million
of County funds.
(4) By September 1, 2004 the Implementing Agreement/State Funding package
will be negotiated.
(5) By October 1, 2004 the City Lobbyist will have a commitment of $17 million
of State Funds.
(6) By November 1, 2004 the funding package for the land acquisition will
be complete.
- By December 1, 2004 the City will acquire the properties.
- By March 1, 2005 the Nature Preserve will be open to the public.
4. Complete the Open Space, Park and Recreation Master Plan: Publish
Council adopted Open Space Parks. & Rec. Master Plan including a Civic Center
Plan. (Date of accomplishment pending outcome of January 20th meeting.)
(1) On January 20, 2004 the Task Force will present a status report to the
City Council.
(2) By June 30, 2004 the Task Force will present a draft Master Plan to
the City Council.
(3) By December 31, 2004 the City Council will approve a Master Plan and
direct staff to recommend phasing of the plan.
(4) By June 1, 2005 the City Council will approve a phasing program and
direct staff to proceed with design and financing plans to implement the phasing
programs.
DISCUSSION:
The status of the four goals is discussed in the following matrices:
Infrastructure Renewal and Maintenance: By July 1, 2005 formulate and present
comprehensive plan to renew infrastructure.
| MILESTONE |
STATUS |
COST |
| By March 31, 2004 the Public Works Director
will complete an update of the Storm Drain Master Plan. |
The Draft Storm Drain Plan is complete and
was presented to the City Council on June 15, 2004. |
$53,500 |
| By July 31, 2004 the Public Works Director
will complete the initial phase of the sewer Investigative Program. The
Study is tentatively scheduled for presentation to the City Council on
August 17, 2004. |
The sewer investigation study is well underway
and preliminary information has been received. The Plan will be completed
on schedule. |
$350,000 |
| The City Council will direct staff to proceed
with selection of a public information consultant to advise the Infrastructure
Financing Team and the City Council on the development and implementation
of an educational program, citizen surveys and other community outreach
programs to design successful ballot initiatives, assessment districts
or other funding mechanisms. Staff should make a recommendation to the
City Council regarding the selection of a public information consultant
along with a proposed budget adjustment as soon as possible. |
On March 2, 2004 the City Council awarded
a contract to Moore, Iacofano, Goltsman, Inc. for public information,
citizen surveys and outreach to determine the most feasible infrastructure
financing approaches. Upon determination of the estimated range of a storm
drain user fee by Harris & Associates, MIG will conduct interviews
and perform the baseline phone survey during Fall 2004. |
$50,000 |
| By September 30, 2004 the Infrastructure
Financing Team will present a tax/fee/assessment/bond/loan proposal for
the financing of street/storm drain/sewer maintenance to the City Council
and the Finance Advisory Committee at a public workshop. |
On April 6, 2004 the City Council awarded
a contract to Harris & Associates to prepare a preliminary methodology
and rate analysis for the possible formation of a storm drain user fee.
Harris & Associates will review the Storm Drain Financial Model to
establish the estimated range of a storm drain user fee. The Infrastructure
Financing Team expects to present a proposal for the financing of street/storm
drain/sewer maintenance to the City Council near the end of 2004. |
$25,000 |
| By July 1, 2005 the Council will approve
the final infrastructure renewal plan and, if required, a ballot initiative
prepared for the November 2005 general election. |
This milestone target date is still valid. |
|
Citywide Traffic and Parking: Formulate and Implement an action plan on/or
before September 30, 2004.
| MILESTONE |
STATUS |
COST |
| By March 30, 2004 the City Council and the
Traffic Committee will meet jointly to discuss and agree on a plan for
the control of speeding in residential neighborhoods. |
On March 30, 2004 the City Council and the
Traffic Committee met in a Joint Workshop session to hear proposals and
share ideas for traffic calming. As a result of the workshop the Council
adopted the following motion: (1) Traffic Committee to review the
TEAM RPV project proposed by Captain Zuanich in his March 25, 2004 letter
to the City and make a proposal whether or not to implement in whole for
a certain length of time, or in part as a pilot program; provide rationale
why it is good or bad and provide any alternatives that they develop;
Council needs to know costs; and, possible side effects; (2) City
Council reaffirmed the Traffic Calming Program as amended in 2002 and
instructed the Traffic Committee to use it and implement it; Traffic Committee
is requested to review ordinances and all traffic policies, including
the Traffic Calming Program, and make specific recommendations to the
City Council. (3) Staff to agendize the Mira Vista (Eastview) Traffic
Study as soon as appropriate. |
|
| By June 30, 2004 the Traffic Committee will
recommend to the City Council a plan to address traffic calming issues
in Mira Vista (Eastview). |
The Traffic Committee met on June 28, 2004
and approved a Mira Vista Traffic Calming Plan to be forwarded to the
City Council for adoption and implementation. The recommended Plan is
tentatively set for City Council consideration on September 21, 2004. |
|
| By September 30, 2004 the City Council will
provide the necessary funding to implement approved plans and direct staff
to proceed with the approved measures. |
This milestone date may be optimistic and
may have to be revised to a date later in the year. |
|
Purchase the Portuguese Bend Open Space Properties: Continue to aggressively
pursue Federal, State and local funds for the purchase of the Portuguese Bend
Nature Preserve.
| MILESTONE |
STATUS |
COST |
| By July 1, 2004 the Director of Planning,
Building and Code Enforcement will complete the Draft NCCP, EIR and Implementation
Agreement for presentation to the City Council. |
The NCCP Draft EIR was released to the public
on February 20, 2004 and the comment period ended on April 20, 2004. The
Final EIR has been prepared and will be released to the public on July
30, 2004.
A Draft Subarea Plan was released to the public in June 2003 and has
been updated as a result of comments received on the NCCP EIR. The updated
Subarea Plan will be released to the public on July 30, 2004.
The Draft Implementation Agreement has been prepared and a draft will
be released to the public on July 30, 2004.
The entire package will be brought to the City Council for hearing and
action on August 31, 2004 |
Grants $229,523
City $276,853 $506,376 |
| By the transaction date the PVP Land Conservancy
will have secured a $6 million commitment from local donors (Milestone
revised by City Council action on April 20, 2004). |
The PVPLC has received pledges for a portion
of the necessary funds and anticipates that they will be able to raise
the entire amount by the transaction date. |
|
| By July 1, 2004 the City Council will have
a commitment of $2 million of County funds. |
The County is aware of the need for funds,
but has not yet formally responded to our request. |
|
| By September 1, 2004 the Implementing Agreement/State
Funding package will be negotiated. |
This milestone target date is still valid. |
|
| By December 1, 2004 the City Lobbyist will
have a commitment of $17 million of State Funds (Milestone revised by
City Council action on April 20, 2004). |
The WCB fall hearing will be on November
18, 2004 |
$70,000 |
| By January 1, 2005 the funding package for
the land acquisition will be complete (Milestone revised by City Council
action on April 20, 2004). |
This milestone target date is still valid. |
|
| By February 1, 2005 the City will acquire
the properties (Milestone revised by City Council action on April 20,
2004). |
It is unlikely that the State will allow
the actual purchase of the properties until the NCCP is approved by the
Resource Agencies and the Implementing Agreement is signed. The USFWS
estimates that it will take them at least 9 months to review and approve
the EIR, Subarea Plan and Implementing Agreement after they receive the
documents on July 30, 2004. Therefore, it is proposed that this milestone
target date be amended to June 1, 2005. |
|
| By March 1, 2005 the Nature Preserve will
be open to the public. |
The City properties that are currently owned
are currently open to the public. The properties that are currently privately
owned will be open to the public once the properties are acquired. After
the properties are acquired, a Public Use Master Plan (PUMP), that will
govern the public use of all of the properties within the Reserve, will
be prepared. The PUMP must be approved by the City Council no later than
2 years after the Implementing Agreement is signed, after which it will
be submitted to the Resource Agencies for their approval. |
|
Complete the Open Space, Park and Recreation Master Plan: Publish Council
adopted Open Space Parks. & Rec. Master Plan including a Civic Center Plan.
(Date of accomplishment pending outcome of January 20th meeting.)
| MILESTONE |
STATUS |
COST |
| On January 20, 2004 the Task Force will present
a status report to the City Council. |
On January 20, 2004 the City Council received
recommendations from the Task Force primarily related to Upper Point Vicente.
The City Council (1) Determined that Lower Point Vicente would be reserved
for passive recreational use only; (2) Directed Staff to bring back specific
plans, budgets and timetables for the construction of up to four softball
fields at locations other than Lower Point Vicente; (3) Directed staff
to gather information necessary to support negotiations with other jurisdictions
on the Peninsula for the purpose of locating other softball sites. |
$15,000 for Softball Field Study |
| By June 30, 2004 the Task Force will present
a draft Master Plan to the City Council. |
The Task Force presented a Parks, Recreation
and Open Space Strategic Plan at a joint workshop of the City Council
and the Task Force on June 29, 2004. Council action (1) Excluded the use
of Lower Hesse and Grandview Park from consideration for girls’ softball
fields; (2) Endorsed Task Force Recommendation #2 that Upper Point Vicente
be envisioned as a multi purpose town center as follows:
" Resolve the future of the Upper Point Vicente Site through a planning
process that starts with identifying all the environmental constraints
on the property, including NCCP and hazardous materials issues."
(3) Directed staff to look at Upper Hesse Park and Ryan Park for immediate
development fro softball fields and identified Upper Point Vicente and
Eastview Park as potential locations for softball fields needing further
study. |
$100,000 for RRM Study |
| By December 31, 2004 the City Council will
approve a Master Plan and direct staff to recommend phasing of the plan. |
The City Council did not give direction on
all aspects of the Task Force Strategic Plan presented on June 29, 2004.
It is not clear if this milestone is still valid. |
|
| By June 1, 2005 the City Council will approve
a phasing program and direct staff to proceed with design and financing
plans to implement the phasing programs. |
It is unclear whether this milestone is still
valid. The Council has focused its direction on the development of Lower
Point Vicente Park, the further evaluation of Upper Point Vicente Park
and providing Girls Softball Fields. |
|
As discussed in the matrix above, the City Council may wish to revise some
of their January goals and milestones in view of the information developed over
the past six months and their discussions and actions concerning this information.
Specifically, the following Goals (Milestones) should be considered for revision:
Purchase the Portuguese Bend Open Space Properties
Milestone: By February 1, 2005 the City will acquire the properties (Milestone
revised by City Council action on April 20, 2004).
Recommendation: Amend the Milestone date to June 1, 2005.
Complete the Open Space, Park and Recreation Master Plan
Milestone: By December 31, 2004 the City Council will approve a Master Plan
and direct staff to recommend phasing of the plan.
Recommendation: By December 31, 2004 the City Council will approve a Master
Plan for Upper Point Vicente Park and Lower Point Vicente Park as well as locations
for up to four Girls’ Softball fields and direct staff to recommend phasing
of the Plans.
Milestone: By June 1, 2005 the City Council will approve a phasing program
and direct staff to proceed with design and financing plans to implement the
phasing programs.
Recommendation: By June 1, 2005 the City Council will approve a phasing program
for Upper Point Vicente Park, Lower Point Vicente Park and up to four Girls’
Softball fields and direct staff to proceed with design and financing plans
to implement the phasing programs.
Respectfully Submitted,
Les Evans
City Manager