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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2001-07-10; City Council; 16272; Presentation form SANDAG & Region 2020 Growth Planu CITY OF CARLSBAD - AGENDA BILL $0 t1- AB# /~;~~~ TITLE: DEPT. HD. MTG. 7/1n/n1 RECEIVE PRESENTATION FROM SANDAG CITY ATTY. & AND DISCUSS REGION 2020 GROWTH PLAN DEPT. PLN CITYMGR ?%d RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive and discuss presentation from SANDAG (San Diego Association of Governments) on the Region 2020 Growth Plan. ITEM EXPLANATION: SANDAG has requested to make a presentation and hold a workshop with the City Council regarding the Region 2020 Plan and the smart growth principles included in the plan. As part of addressing growth management and quality of life issues in the San Diego region, SANDAG has prepared a plan called Region 2020, for which they are seeking region-wide support. Region 2020 emphasizes five interrelated issues: economic prosperity, transportation, housing, environment, and fiscal reform and proposes using “smart growth” principles to address these issues. Smart growth principles include limiting urban sprawl, creating more livable, walkable communities and providing housing close to jobs, services and transportation systems. EXHIBITS: 1. Letter and Fact Sheet from Clerk of SANDAG Board, dated May 7, 2001. nuv. IU. IJYJ 1 U . J I l El NC. it53 &&, San Diego ASSOCIATIOX OF GOVERNMENTS 401 B Street. Swte 800 San DIego. Cn 921014231 (619) 696-5300 a Fax (6 19) 5955305 wwwsandag. erg May 7,2001 TO: FROM: SUBJECT: Marilyn Strong, Secretary to the Mayor & Doree Henry, Clerk of the SNAG Board Workshop with Your City Council Regar As I mentioned to you in our telephone conservation, San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) staff is respectfully requesting to hold a workshop with your City Council to discuss REGION2020 and the smart growth principles included in the plan. This proposed workshop will last approximately one hour and will include a lOminute PowerPoint presentation from staff. Your City Manager, Planning Director and Public Works Director have previously met with staff regarding this topic. Attached, for your information, is a fact sheet on REGION2020. Please contact me at 619/595-5332 to set a date for this workshop, If you have specific questions regarding REGION2020, please contact Carolina Gregor at 619/595-5399. Thank you for your assistance. MEMBER AGENCIES: Cibcs or Cans&u% Cnula VISI;~. Coron~lo, Oel MM. El Calon. Encvhlas, B~onaldo. lmperlal Bench, La MRS.% LamOn Grow. bmonnt Ciry. Oceuwde. Powry. San 01epa San M~COS. Santa& Solana Beacn. V~sla. MCI Counly 01 San DIegO. ADVISORY/LIAfSON MEMBERS: CJlMnla Oepvlmcnt of Transporlatlon. Merropollran ‘rranw ~~elopmenr no8rd, Nortn San Diego County Trsnrll DwuWflofll BoaW U.S. Depanment of Oelense, .S 0. Unrhad Porr Dinrlcr. S.D. County Waler Aulhonry. anJ TiluarWBals Cal~lorn~.l/MCx~CO. NO. i853 P. 3 Creating a sustainable, prosperous region The San Diego region faces pressing challenges over the next several decades, Our reglon is projected to grow substantially between 2000 and 2020. we face a serious housing shortage and skyrocketing home prices, our roadways are more congested, and our open space is threatened by continued sprawl in rural areas. We can meet these challenges head-on by taking bold steps to reverse the negative effects of sprawl and create livable, sustalnable communities. As the planning agency for the San Diego region. SANDAG iS addresslng these quality of life issues through its regional growth management strategy, This planning effort, called REGlON2020, currently is underway. REGION2020 Is based on prinCipleS of smart growth, which simply means limiting Urban sprawl Jnd improving our existing neighborhoods. or in the case of new development, using smart growth principles to create livable, walkable communltles. The strategy proposes several important actions, including: Provide more transportation choices to reduce our dependency on the car’ Promote more compact, mixed-use development in existing cities and communities increase the housing supply, and locate new homes in existing urban areas, closer to jobs, services, Jnd tranSpOrtatlOn systems Protect our envlronment A Regional Approach REGION2020 emphasizes five interrelated and interdependent reglonal Issues: economic prosperity, transportation, houslng, environment, and fiscal reform. The strategy promotes the following principles in each of these areas. Economic Prosperity l Promote economic prosperity that results in a rising standard of living for all of our region’s residents. l Attract high value jobs, llnk education and training to the local job market, and provide access to world markets. Housing l Increase supply and provide a variety of housing types bifle Raty Is J dynamic community In the City of San Diego w/th mked-use develooments near iobs and transit. for residents of all incomes. . Locate new homes closer to our transportation systems, services, and jobs. Transportation l Design transit systems to connect employment centers, commercial and residential areas, airports, universities. hospitals, and recreation. l Locate higher densities and mixed use development In areas with frequent transit service. - Provide convenient bike and pedestrian access to activity centers and transit stations. R~@QO20 - March 2OOI 3 AUG. 16. 1995 10:57PM NO, 1853 P. 4 Location of New Housing Units by 2020 Sprawl vs. Smart Growth Exlstlng Pollcles constime 6oo.000 Acres Smart Growth Policies Consume 200,000 Acres Environment l Protect open space and habitat areas. - Promote environmentally sensitive development that conserves water and energy, protects water quality, and enables the use of alternative energy sources. Fiscal Reform l Pursue state-local tax reform to increase local governments’ budgetary control, wlthout IncreasIng taxes, which will strengthen growth management incentives and help increase the supply and affordability of houslng. Smart growth planning The region benefits in a number of ways by implementing smart growth and REGION2020, We save more than 400,000 acres of land by concentrating development in existing urban areas. This is equivalent to the size of 15 Oceansides, 16 Poways, 68 National Cities, or 2 Cities of San Diego. To reduce urban sprawl and successfully implement the smart growth principles outlined in REG10N2020, many of our local governments will need to modify their local plans. Our resldents and local elected officials will face tough choices as they attempt to make these changes. SANDAG is working with the staffs and elected officials of our local jurisdictions to address issues related to smart growth implementation. The first step is for our local governments to make specific commitments to support REGION2020 and implement smart growth principles. Call to Action The REGION2020 strategy has been developed to deal with the region’s current sprawl-inducing development patterns, traffic congestion challenges, lack of adequate infrastructure, and the shortage of housing capacity In general and community plans. Changing the region’s current development patterns will require a great deal of effort and public support. SANDAG’s REGION2020 efforts focus on these areas: 1) Coordinating with local jurisdictions to make changes In thelr plans to implement REGION2020; 2) Building public support and securing endorsements for REGION2020 from business, housing. education, and environmental leaders, and other local civic and community groups; 3) Identifying and providing incentives for local agencies that are willing to implement the REGION2020 strategy; and 4) Publlclzlng and increasing awareness for REGION2020 and smart growth in as many media forums as possible. To show your support for REGION2020 and smart growth, or to schedule a presentation to your organization, please visit the REGION2020 Web site at www.sandag.org/region2020, or call (619) 5955300. A variety of publications, including the REGION2020 quarterly newsletter, are available online or by request. ““A. Id, ,JJJ “.SVr..*. --.--.. -. - July 5,200l AU Receive San Diego /, . /pm---- g/&?&p& ASSOCIATION OF /7 GOVERNMENTS 401 B Street. Suite 600 San Diego. CA 92101-4231 (619) 595.5300 l Fax(619)595-5305 ww,sandag.mg.ca.us City of Carlsbad 1200 Carlsbad Village Drive Carlsbad, CA 92008 Dear Mr. Patchett: Thank you for scheduling a workshop with your Council to allow us the opportunity to discuss REGION2020. As you know, the workshop has been scheduled for Tuesday, July 10, 2001 at 6:30 p.m. (or thereafter) in the Council Chambers. The objectives of the workshop are to: (1) continue the dialogue with your policymakers about the REGION2020 Growth Management Strategy, and (2) discuss how your City and other local jurisdictions can contribute to more smart growth in the San Diego region. Enclosed are a number of agenda folders for the workshop for distribueion to your council members and senior management. As you can see from the agenda, we are devoting most of the workshop’s time to a discussion by the Council on these issues. The day of the workshop, we will bring a PowerPoint presentation, as well as a number of hard copies. If you have any questions, please contact me at (619) 595-5330 or gga@sandag.org, or contact either Mike McLaughlin, Director of Planning and Land Use at SANDAG, at (619) 595-5373/ mmc@sa.ndag.org, or Carolina Gregor, REGION2020 Project Manager at (619) 5955399/ cgr@sandag.org. We look forward to hearing your Council’s thoughts on REGION2020 at the upcoming workshop. Sincerely, iilll<2+ Execubve Director GLG/CG/dak cc: Michael HoIzmilIer, Planning Director MEMBER AGENCIES: Ctoes of Cartsbad. Chula Vwa. CoronaUo. Dd Mar, El Caion. Enclmlas. Exundldo, rmpertal Beach. Ls Mesa, Lemon GrOVC, Nalionsl City. Ckoarwac. P&way, San Dlego. San Marco& Same& Solsnv Seacll. Vi% 3nd Counly 01 San Diega ADVlSORYlLlAlSON MEMBERS: Califprnla Oepanmenr 01 Tkansponsllon, MCI~O~OII~I~ Transll Oevetopmenr Board. North San OiCgO COunv Trvltil Dmlppmenr &vd. U.S. Department 01 Dcfcnsc SD. UniftLY1 Poll Dialrict. S.D. County WalerAuIhorily, onO~ljuaW8ajn Cal~lorndMeriCO. Creating a sustainable, prosperous region The San Diego region faces pressing challenges over the next several decades. Our region is projected to grow substantially between 2000 and 2020, we face a serious housing shortage and skyrocketing home prices, our roadways are more congested, and our open space is threatened by continued sprawl in rural areas. We can meet these challenges head-on by taking bold steps to reverse the negative effects of sprawl and create livable, sustainable communities. As the planning agency for the San Diego region, SANDAG is addressing these quality of life issues through its regional growth management strategy. This planning effort, called REGION2020, currently is underway. REGION2020 is based on principles of smart growth, which simply means limiting urban sprawl and improving our existing neighborhoods, or in the case of new development, using smart growth principles to create livable, walkable communities. The strategy proposes several important actions, including: l Provide more transportation choices to reduce our dependency on the car l Promote more compact, mixed-use development in existing cities and communities l Increase the housing supply, and locate new homes in existing urban areas, closer to jobs, services, and transportation systems l Protect our environment A Regional Approach REGION2020 emphasizes five interrelated and interdependent regional issues: economic prosperity, transportation, housing, environment, and fiscal reform. The strategy promotes the following principles in each of these areas. l Attract high value jobs, link education and training to the local job market, and provide access to world markets. Housing l Increase supply and provide a variety of housing types for residents of all incomes. l Locate new homes closer to Economic Prosperity l Promote economic prosperity, that results in a rising standard of living for all of our region’s residents. Little /ta/y is a dynamic community in the City of San Diego with mixed-use developments near jobs and transit. our transportation systems, services, and jobs. Transportation l Design transit systems to connect employment centers, commercial and residential areas, airports, universities, hospitals, and recreation. l Locate higher densities and mixed use development in areas with frequent transit service. l Provide convenient bike and pedestrian access to activity centers and transit stations. (Over) Region2020 March 2001 Environment l Protect open space and habitat areas. . Promote environmentally sensitive development that conserves water and energy, protects water quality, and enables the use of alternative energy sources. Location of New Housing Units by 2020 Sprawl vs. Smart Growth Existing Policies Consume 600,000 Acres Smart Growth Policies Consume 200,000 Acres Fiscal Reform l Pursue state-local tax reform to increase local governments’ budgetary control, without increasing taxes, which will strengthen growth management incentives and help increase the supply and affordability of housing. Smart growth planning The region benefits in a number of ways by implementing smart growth and REGION2020. We save more than 400,000 acres of land by concentrating development in existing urban areas. This is equivalent to the size of 15 Oceansides, 16 Poways, 68 National Cities, or 2 Cities of San Diego. To reduce urban sprawl and successfully implement the smart growth principles outlined in REGION2020, many of our local;governments will need to modify their local plans. Our residents and local elected officials will face tough choices as they attempt to make these changes. SANDAG is working with the staffs and elected officials of our local jurisdictions to address issues related to smart growth implementation. The first step is for our local governments to make specific commitments to support REGION2020 and implement smart growth principles. Call to Action The REGION2020 strategy has been developed to deal with the region’s current sprawl-inducing development patterns, traffic congestion challenges, lack of adequate infrastructure, and the shortage of housing capacity in general and community plans. Changing the region’s current development patterns will require a great deal of effort and public support. SANDAG’s REGION2020 efforts focus on these areas: 1) Coordinating with local jurisdictions to make changes in their plans to implement REGION2020; 2) Building public support and securing endorsements for REGION2020 from business, housing, education, and environmental leaders, and other local civic and community groups; 3) Identifying and providing incentives for local agencies that are willing to implement the REGION2020 strategy; and 4) Publicizing and increasing awareness for REGION2020 and smart growth in as many media forums as possible. To show your support for REGION2020 and smart growth, or to schedule a presentation to your organization, please visit the REGION2020 Web site at www.sandag.org/region2020, or call (619) 5955300. A variety of publications, including the REGION2020 quarterly newsletter, are available online or by request. REGION2020 SMART GROWTH DEFINITION, PRINCIPLES, AND DESIGNATIONS Summer 2000 DEFINITION OF SMART GROWTH IN THE SAN DIEGO REGION Smart growth is a compact, efficient, and environmentally sensitive pattern of development that provides people with additional travel, housing, and employment choices by focusing future growth away from rural areas and closer to existing and planned job centers and public facilities. PRINCIPLES FOR SMART GROWTH IMPLEMENTATION Local Level Land Use and Urban Design. Reduce sprawl by focusing future growth in the cities and in the appropriate unincorporated suburban communities and village centers through new development, redevelopment, and infill, emphasizing pedestrian-friendly design and mixed use* development. Travel Choices. Provide people with additional travel choices (walking, biking, rail, bus, and automobile). Some ways of accomplishing this include: * Designing transit systems to serve the highest residential and employment densities and to connect key activity centers, including major employment centers, commercial and residential areas, airports, universities, hospitals, zoos, and others; + Locating higher densities and mixed use development in areas with frequent transit service; and + Providing safe and convenient pedestrian and bike access to activity centers and transit stations. Jobs/Housing Balance. Locate housing near or within major employment areas and provide employment opportunities near major housing areas. Housing Choices. Provide, in each community, a variety of housing types for residents of all incomes. Infrastructure Capacity and Location. Provide adequate infrastructure (as referenced in local planning documents) in designated smart growth focus areas. Environment. Protect open space and habitat areas. When constructing residential, commercial, or industrial areas, or building transportation systems, promote environmentally sensitive development that conserves water and energy, protects water quality, and promotes the use of alternative energy sources. Consistency between Local Plans and Regional Forecast. Reconcile local plans with the regional forecast agreed upon by SANDAG. Commitments. Incorporate smart growth principles into local general and community plans, zoning ordinances, project review criteria, street design standards, and other development processes. RegionallState Level Economy. Promote economic prosperity that results in a rising standard of living for our region’s residents by attracting high value jobs, supporting a highly educated work force, and taking advantage of the region’s economic generators. Incentives and Resources. Provide regional funding and other incentives to local jurisdictions that plan for and implement smart growth within designated smart growth focus areas, and identify other federal, state, regional, and local smart growth resources. State-Local Fiscal Reform. Pursue state-local tax reform to provide local jurisdictions greater fiscal stability and to encourage a better balance between building housing and retail centers. Indicators. Establish indicators and regularly measure progress toward achieving smart growth goals and improving our residents’ quality of life. DESIGNATION OF SMART GROWTH FOCUS AREAS Smart growth focuses future growth away from rural areas and closer to existing and planned job centers and public facilities. Therefore, most growth in the region should occur primarily in these locations in this order of priority: in the cities, in unincorporated suburban communities adjacent to cities, and in unincorporated village centers, as opposed to rural or agricultural areas. Smart growth focus areas should (1) accommodate or have the potential to accommodate higher residential and/or employment densities, and (2) be located in one of the following areas: * Key activity centers that are or could be connected to other activity centers by transit. * Areas within walking distance (approximately l/4-mile) of the region’s existing or planned light rail stations, commuter rail stations, or major bus corridors with frequent service. + Pedestrian-friendly town and village centers. Through the REGION2020 process, SANDAG will ask local jurisdictions to identify smart growth focus areas within their jurisdictions. SANDAG will provide funding incentives for projects within focus areas. Allocation of the funding incentives will be based on criteria reflecting the smart growth principles developed through the REGION2020 process. * Mixed use refers to the mixing, or combining, of land uses in an attempt to reduce dependency on the automobile and increase sense of community. Mixed use is achieved by placing housing, jobs, services, and recreational land uses closer together or on different stories of the same building, and is often within walking distance of public transit. -J/k t-1( . . REGIOlj12020 WC7RKlhG IC!T,FI’,‘R -0 s, WF OUR F”.‘I,F Resolution Supporting Smart Growth in the San Diego Region WHEREAS, the current population of the San Diego region is almost 3 million people, and the region’s population, jobs, and housing units are steadily growing; and WHEREAS, collectively, current local plans will not meet the housing and employment needs for our new residents and our future economic prosperity; and WHEREAS, without changes to current plans, the San Diego region will face a growing crisis in affordable housing, transportation, habitat and open space preservation, economic prosperity, and energy and water needs; and WHEREAS, REGION2020 is the region’s growth management strategy which espouses planning principles that reduce sprawl and address the challenges that come with future growth; and WHEREAS, the San Diego region has defined smart growth as a compact, efficient, and environmentally-sensitive pattern of development that provides people with additional travel, housing, and employment choices by focusing future growth closer to existing and planned job centers and public facilities, and away from rural areas; now therefore BE IT RESOLVED THAT we support the REGION2020 strategy, and the following smart growth principles that it promotes: 1. New development to be focused closer to urban jobs and activity centers and away from rural areas. 2. Additional travel choices among activity centers, and more mixed use development and pedestrian-friendly urban designs. 3. Location of new jobs near existing housing, and new housing near existing jobs. 4. A variety of housing types in each community that meet the housing needs of all income levels. 5. Adequate investment for existing and future infrastructure needs in smart growth areas. 6. Environmentally-sensitive development that conserves energy and water; ensures the protection of resources that preserve the biodiversity of the region; and preserves open space, community parks, agricultural lands, watersheds, wetlands, scenic values, and wildlife. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT local plans and regulations should ensure that future growth improves the quality of life throughout the region. We urge our local elected officials to plan now for the future by incorporating smart growth principles into local general plans, zoning ordinances, project review criteria, street design standards, and other implementation processes, and to make decisions consistent with the above-stated smart growth principles. PASSED AND ADOPTED this day of of 2001 President/Chairperson Organization SMART GROWTH INCENTIVES AND RESOURCES June/ July 2001 SANDAG has received a number of comments regarding the need to provide financial incentives for the implementation of smart growth. Adequate financing is a critical aspect of the success of smart growth. In conjunction with the region’s planning and community development directors, SANDAG has begun to identify a “menu” of incentives and resources at the local, regional, state, and federal government levels that could be available to jurisdictions who implement smart growth. Many of these resources currently are available, while others will require policy changes to institute them. Additionally, some of the listed resources are substantial, while others are minimal. While the attached menu of resources is a good start, SANDAG acknowledges that smart growth implementation will require a significant infusion of capital for infrastructure improvements in existing urban areas. Because of the magnitude of infrastructure needs, the region will need to consider developing ambitious and creative regional funding strategies, in addition to the resources that are listed in this report. The attached menu of resources and incentives identifies a variety of resources available for smart growth. Although SANDAG has considerable influence over the allocation of transportation-related resources in the San Diego region, local jurisdictions can also look to state and federal housing, environmental, and economic development programs. Finally, even though substantial monetary resources are necessary to implement smart growth, actions other than funding are necessary. In many cases, changes to local plans, policies, and ordinances will be needed to facilitate development that meets smart growth principles, and in some instances, local jurisdictions will be able to provide other incentives at the local level to encourage smart growth development. This report groups government-related resources into three basic categories - (1) those over which local jurisdictions have direct control in the individual cities and the County, (2) those over which local governments have control in the regional context (e.g. SANDAG), and (3) those over which state and federal agencies have direct control. The following chart summarizes the roles and responsibilities for resource allocation at the various levels of government. Government Level Local and Regional Roles and Responsibilities Local Local jurisdictions are the level of government most responsible for development patterns. Local jurisdictions individually could offer local incentives to encourage smart growth projects. Regional SANDAG: Local governments acting as SANDAG allocate significant transportation revenues. It is in this area where regional resources can have the largest potential for influencing smart growth. If the allocation of transportation resources emphasizes smart growth Government Level Local and Regional Roles and Responsibilities principles and criteria, SANDAG could have substantial ability to assist jurisdictions to better manage growth toward smart growth focus areas and leverage additional resources for development in those areas. Other Regional Governments: Local jurisdictions and SANDAG work in collaboration with other regional governments, which often influence development patterns. These entities include the transit boards, the San Diego County Water Authority, the Port District, the Air Pollution Control District, the County Office of Education, Local Agency Formation Commission, and others. State and Federal The state and federal governments institute policies and programs that also affect local and regional development patterns. Local governments and SANDAG do not have direct authority over the resources that the state and federal governments allocate across the . nation, but by commitment to smart growth through REGION2020, local governments and SANDAG can be positioned to benefit from state and federal resources that emphasize smart growth. Summary of Resources The following bullet points summarize the resources and/or incentives provided in this report. Details about each program or resource, including contacts, are provided in Attachment A. Local Resources n Locally-initiated density bonuses . Streamlined processing, tailored development standards and zoning code requirements n Local discretion over use of federal funds n Policies that place community services in smart growth locations n Zoning codes that allow mixed use development and mixed housing types n Redevelopment programs and policies Regional Resources . Federal TEA-21 (includes Surface Transportation Program (STP), Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Program (CMAQ), Federal Enhancement Program, and Transit- Oriented Development Planning Funds) = State Transportation Improvement Program (SIP) n TransNef (includes Walkable Communities Program) . Assistance on Grant Proposals . Proposal for State-Local Fiscal Reform . Assistance on the Financing of Smart Growth Projects and Programs that Promote Location Efficient Mortgages . Air Pollution Control District Vehicle Registration Fund 2 State Resources . The Double Bottom Line - Investing in California’s Emerging Markets . Infrastructure State Revolving Fund Program n Department of Housing and Community Development (administers Jobs-Housing Balance Improvement Program, Downtown Rebound Program, Inter-Regional Partnership Grants For Jobs-Housing Balance) n Smart Growth/ Growth Management Bills Proposed in the State Legislature Federal Resources n U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (administers Community Development Block Grants (CDBG), HOME Funds, Brownfields Economic Development Initiative, Energy Efficient Mortgage Program) . U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (administers Brownfields Assessment Demonstration Pilots, Brownfields Cleanup Revolving Loan Funds) n Economic Development Administration (administers Public Works and Economic Development Program) n Fannie Mae Foundation Building Blocks Attachment A INCENTIVES AND RESOURCES FOR SMART GROWTH PROJECTS LOCAL LEVEL Local jurisdictions can proactively encourage smart growth in specific areas by providing incentives or resources in those areas, such as: . Locally initiated density bonuses for development in smart growth focus areas. a Streamlined processing and tailored development standards or zoning code requirements for projects located in smart growth areas, or other forms of regulatory relief that would result in cost avoidance and reductions in areas with transit and community services. . Local discretion over use of federal funds (CDBG, etc.). n Policies that place community services in smart growth locations (e.g. childcare in neighborhoods and at job centers; social services and hospitals in transit-served locations; and civic buildings downtown). . Zoning codes that allow mixed use development and mixed housing types. . Local redevelopment programs and policies. REGIONAL LEVEL SANDAG A. Transportation Discretionary Funds. SANDAG has some flexibility in allocating state and federal transportation funds. The following is a summary of flexibility level by program. n Federal TEA-21 - Staff contact: Craig Scott, (619) 595-5326 1. Surface Transportation Program (STE) - While restricted primarily to capital projects such as highways, transit, local roads, pedestrian/bike projects, and enhancements, STP funds are quite flexible and could be focused on specific priority issues. SANDAG has programmed all of the STP funds currently estimated to be available through the year 2004 ($28 million per year). SANDAG could reallocate these funds to other purposes or develop new emphasis areas to be applied if additional funds become available or in future funding cycles. 2. Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Program (CMAQ) - CMAQ funds are restricted primarily to capital projects, with limited exceptions for new transit operations. The use of the funds must show air quality benefits. No smgle- occupancy capacity-enhancing projects are allowed. SANDAG has programmed all of the CMAQ funds currently estimated to be available through the year 2004 ($26 million per year), but has flexibility to use these funds for specific priorities. 3. Federal Enhancement Program - SANDAG has allocated $22.6 million of federal Enhancement Program funds for this cycle (1998-2004) focusing on transit-oriented development, regional corridor and feeder bikeways, scenic viewshed or wildlife 4 corridor acquisition, and corridor/gateway enhancements. SANDAG developed its own guidelines for spending these funds, demonstrating flexibility in channeling TEA-21 funding to implement high priority regional programs. Additional funding is expected to become available in 2004. 4. Transit-Oriented Development Planning Funds - Staff contact: Rob Rundle, (619) 595-5649 - In June 2000, the SANDAG Board allocated $100,000 of TEA-21 planning funds for Transit-Oriented Development Planning. This action was the second year that the Board allocated funds for this program. The Board has indicated a willingness to make additional funds available in subsequent fiscal years. n State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) - Staff contact: Craig Scott, (619) 595-5326 - Although restricted to capital projects (highways, transit, local roads, pedestrian/bike projects), these funds are otherwise quite flexible. Historically, SANDAG has used STIR funds for major highway and transit projects. This program is an area, however, where SANDAG has additional discretionary flexibility to direct funds to particular focus areas. STIR funds total $50 million per year, and have been programmed through the year 2004, subject to amendments. . TransNet - Staff contact: Craig Scott, (619) 595-5326 - The TrunsNet program is by far the largest local funding source with substantial flexibility, particularly within the local street and road portion of the program. Although the basic one-third split for highway, transit, and local streets and roads would require a vote of the electorate to change, the Board can change the projects in the expenditure plan and other rules and specifics of the ordinance with a two-thirds vote of the Board. Raised through a ‘!A% local sales tax, the amount of available TransNef funds for FY2001 totals $180 million, including $59 million each for specified highway projects, rail transit projects and transit operations/pass subsidies, and the local streets and roads program. $1 million per year has been programmed for bicycle projects. These funds have been programmed for specific projects in the TrunsNet Program of Projects through 2004, subject to amendments. The TrunsNef ordinance will expire in 2008. Implementing the Regional Transportation Plan relies in large part on the extension of local sales tax. A new expenditure plan for the extension of the tax could provide a significant opportunity to establish new programs or create additional incentives to implement REGION2020 and other regional plans and programs. Incentive programs could be created to help fund the capital improvements needed to support smart growth strategies, such as focusing higher density developments around transit stations and along major bus corridors. Rather than a formula-driven program, perhaps those jurisdictions willing to implement smart growth strategies and accept more affordable housing should be rewarded or provided with an incentive through additional TrunsNet funding. Other options include the creation of an environmental component of the program to fund habitat acquisition or stormwater infrastructure. Our region’s elected officials will face policy decisions about these issues in the near future. . Walkable Communities Projects - Staff contacf: Rob Rundle, (619) 595-5649 - In April 2000, the SANDAG Board approved an amendment to the TrunsNet Ordinance to allocate $1 million in FY 2001 from the Local Street and Road Funds portion of the 5 B. C. D. Program for the Walkable Communities Demonstration Program. On June 23,2000, the SANDAG Board approved criteria for the program. Pilot projects were approved by the Board at its January 2001 meeting. Depending upon the success of the pilot projects, the Board may consider allocating additional funds for walkable communities projects. Assistance on Grant Proposals - Staff contact: Carolina Gregor, (619) 595-5399 - SANDAG could agree to provide member agencies with assistance on grant applications for resources that promote the implementation of smart growth projects, reinforcing local and regional connections to REGION2020. Proposal for State-Local Fiscal Reform - Staff contact: Marney Cox, (619) 595-5335 - SANDAG has developed a proposal on state-local fiscal reform. Although no bills were passed by the state legislature on this item during previous legislative sessions, a successful state-local tax reform effort would increase local governments’ budgetary control and flexibility, and strengthen growth management incentives. Assistance on the Financing of Smart Growth Projects and Programs That Promote Location Efficient Mortgages - Staff contact: Carolina Gregor, (619) 595-5399 - In several important ways, financing for smart growth projects is different than the financing mechanisms for conventional suburban projects. SANDAG could collaborate with local jurisdictions’ finance directors, local lenders, developers, foundations, and other groups to develop specific proposals, and to work with financial institutions to develop programs that promote location-efficient mortgages in smart growth focus areas. OTHER REGIONAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES Air Pollution Control District (APCD) (AB 2766) - Staff contact: Andy Hamilton, APCD, (858) 650-4671- The APCD Vehicle Registration Fund is collected and distributed by the Air Pollution Control Board (County Board of Supervisors) on a biennial basis ($2 per vehicle registration). Approximately $4 million is available at each allocation to public or private-sponsored projects designed to reduce mobile source emissions within the region. Eligibility criteria include planning, design, and construction of products to enhance pedestrian, bicycle, and transit travel. STATE LEVEL A. The Double Bottom Line - Investing in California’s Emerging Markets - Staff contact: Lynn Rohs, State Treasurer’s Office, (916) 653-2995 - The California State Treasurer’s Office has proposed massive new investment in urban communities to direct State infrastructure investment policy to ensure California’s long-term economic prosperity. The model initiatives contained in The Double Bottom Line direct over $8 billion in investment capital through State programs and the State’s pension and investment funds to spur economic growth and development in California communities. The programs are committed to the “double bottom line” - the financially prudent management of capital and the creation of hope and opportunity in California’s struggling communities. The programs are varied and many are intended to leverage substantial additional private investment in communities in need of capital for economic expansion. 6 For example, California’s public retirement systems, CalPERS and CalSTRS, have allocated $1 billion in new investment for urban infill real estate development, targeting urban cores and underserved communities of California. B. Infrastructure State Revolving Fund Program - Staff contact: Diane Brady, (916) 322-0632 The Infrastructure State Revolving Fund (ISRF) Program provides low-cost financing to public agencies. The ISRF Program funding is available in amounts ranging from $250,000 to $20,000,000, with a term of up to 30 years. Eligible applicants for the ISRF Program include any subdivision of a local government, including cities, counties, redevelopment agencies, special districts, assessment districts, joint powers authorities, and non-profit corporations formed on the behalf of a local government. Eligible categories of projects include city streets, county highways, drainage and flood control, educational facilities, environmental mitigation measures, parks and recreation facilities, port facilities, public transit, sewage collection and treatment, solid waste collection and disposal, water treatment and distribution, defense conversion, public safety facilities, state highways, and power and communication facilities. C. Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) - . Jobs-Housing Balance Improvement Program ($110 million) - Staff contact: Linda Nichols, (916) 323-3175 - This program provides financial incentives to cities and counties to improve the jobs-housing balance by attracting new businesses and jobs to “housing rich” areas that lack adequate employment and for capital outlay projects designed to encourage housing construction in urbanized areas. 1. 2. Rental Housing Construction Fund ($5 million) - Loans will be transferred to cities and counties to be used for urban redevelopment that encourage housing built close to transit stations. Projects need to be located within one-half mile of an existing or planned transit station. HCD may establish interests rates between 3 and 7 percent based on analysis of project needs. Funds may be used for EIRs or other environmental documents. Awards require a 50% match from the local agency. $5 Million in Grants - Will be appropriated to cities and counties to attract new jobs to “housing rich” communities that lack an adequate employment base to match the amount and cost of housing in those communities. A local agency that has completed an economic development strategic plan may apply for a grant to create an economic development strike team to assist the local agency in better targeting and coordinating outreach to employers who may choose to locate in t-hose communities. 3. $100 Million in Grants - Will be available to cities and counties for a broad range of capital purposes that can address community impact concerns, such as parks, environmental mitigation, transit stations, etc. Grants will be provided to local governments in proportion to the number of building permits issued for housing. Additional funds will be provided to reward communities that issue permits that place less demand on state infrastructure resources, such as in-fill projects, and reuse of commercial or industrial sites for mixed uses, including housing, housing served by transit, housing in high job growth areas, and housing for low- and moderate-income families. To receive funds, local jurisdictions must have a 7 housing element in their general plan that complies with state law to assure that adequate land is available for housing construction. * Downtown Rebound Program ($25 million) - Staff contack Sharon Samo, (916) 327- 8255 - This program provides financing in urban areas for infill projects and conversion of under-used commercial and industrial property to mixed use or housing. n Inter-Regional Partnership Grants For Jobs-Housing Balance - Staff contact: Paul Dirksen Jr., (916) 445-5307 -This one-time grant will fund inter-regional partnerships among regional agencies to develop and implement plans and models using geographic mapping, targeted policies and incentives, and integrated planning approaches to encourage economic investment and job creation near available housing, and increase housing near major employment centers. Eligible applicants include two or more Councils of Government (COG’s), two or more sub-regional agencies within a multi-county Council of Government, or a county collaborating with state and federal governments in an inter-regional context. SANDAG and the Western Riverside Council of Governments have jointly applied for an Inter-regional Partnership Grant to develop strategies to address the jobs-housing mix and associated transportation issues between San Diego and Riverside. D. Smart Growth/ Growth Management Bills Proposed in the State Legislature (SANDAG supports these bills) Bill Provisions AB 271 (Canciamilla) AB 291 (Corbett) AB 310 (Goldberg) AB 381 (Papan) AB 545 (Steinberg) Would exempt from CEQA review any proposed infill developments of up to 5 acres within an urbanized unincorporated area Would provide grants of up to $250,000 for jurisdictions to incorporate smart growth principles into local general plans and policies Would allow the developer of a subdivision to pay a fee in lieu of a dedication of land for park or recreational purposes, and would authorize the local public agency to use the funds for an area outside the subdivision if specified requirements are met Would provide an unspecified amount of money to governmental entities to site and construct transit-oriented development within l/3 mile of an existing or planned transit station Would require the state to consider sites within mixed use or certain commercial districts when leasing, purchasing, or constructing buildings for state purposes 8 Bill AB 716 (Firebaugh) Provisions Would set aside $100 million for the acquisition and development of parks in cities and counties, and the expansion, rehabilitation, and renovation of existing facilities at local urban parks AB 924 (Wayne) AB 1020 (Leach) AB 1086 (Calderon) SB 423 (Torlakson) SB 600 (Torlakson) SB 660 (Haynes) SB 1087 (Alarcon) Would establish a $1 million pilot project encouraging jurisdictions to adopt consolidated general plans or mandatory elements of consolidated general plans, if those plans or elements are consistent with smart growth Would establish the California Twenty-First Century Infrastructure Investment Fund to provide revenues from the State’s General Fund to local jurisdictions for capital infrastructure needs Would require a lead agency to adopt a negative declaration or mitigated negative declaration for infill residential projects in an urbanized area of an incorporated city with a population of at least 100,000 persons, provided the project meets certain requirements Would return ERAF dollars to jurisdictions that have valid housing elements, have livable communities principles in their general plans, increase building permits over the previous year, and do not provide incentives to retailers Would expand a transit village development district from the existing r/4 mile to a ?4 mile from a rail transit station, and would expand the definition of “blight” for purposes of redevelopment to include the area within a half mile of a transit station, where the community has adopted a transit plan Would require the designation of 25 California Renewal Communities to be linked with available federal funding, public or private resources, and specified state resources Would allow jurisdictions to consider regional environmental benefits in environmental impact analyses in order to facilitate infill development FEDERAL LEVEL A. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) - Local jurisdictions can prioritize CDBG/HOME and other locally administered funding for projects located in smart growth areas. The following are some of the resources available through HUD. . Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) - Staff contact: Charles Wilson, (619) 557-5310 - $4.8 billion - The CDBG program is the federal government’s largest and most flexible tool for assisting cities, towns, and states to meet local community development priorities and objectives. The program is routinely used to rehabilitate housing, improve infrastructure, finance the creation of parks and other open space improvements, remove blighted buildings, provide job training, and finance revolving loan funds and other community-determined priorities. In FY 2001, the San Diego region will see nearly $38 million in CDBG funding. . HOME - Staff contact: Charles Wilson, (619) 557-5310 - Roughly $1.6 billion in HOME funds are provided annually to local and state governments and community housing development organizations to produce affordable and livable housing for low and moderate income families. Most of these funds are used to improve existing urban neighborhoods. In FY 2001, the San Diego region will see $16.5 million in HOME funding. a Brownfields Economic Development Initiative - Staff contact: Charles Wilson, (619) 557-5310 - $25 million - While brownfields are not contaminated enough to be on the EPA Superfund list of highly contaminated sites, they are not clean enough to be redeveloped without environmental assessment or remediation. Fear of liability, lack of financing for clean up, and the availability of undeveloped greenfields impedes brownfields redevelopment. HUD’s brownfields funding, combined with loan guarantees, provides assistance for local efforts. n Energy Efficient Mortgage - Staff contact: Charles Wilson, (619) 557-5310 - This is a single family FHA insurance program that enables homebuyers to finance the cost of adding energy efficient features to housing as part of a FHA insured home purchase or refinancing. B. United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rownfields Assessment Demonstration Pilots ($200,000/ grant) - Staff contact: Bobbi Kahan, (415) 744-2191- These pilots identify the extent of brownfield contamination, estimate cleanup costs, and develop cleanup plans. In FY 2000, the EPA funded 50 new site assessment grants. EPA has requested funding to support additional assessment pilots. . Brownfields Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund Pilots - Staff contact: Bobbi Kahan, (415) 744-2191) - Funded up to $1 million over five years, these pilot programs provide the EPA, states, tribes, municipalities, and communities with useful information and strategies as they continue to seek new methods to promote a unified approach to site assessment, environmental cleanup, and redevelopment. 10 C. D. Economic Development Administration = Public Works and Economic Development Program ($204.5 Million) - Staff contact: WiIfred Marshall, (310) 348-5836 - This program provides communities in economic decline funds to revitalize and enhance their physical infrastructure to attract new industry, expand business, diversify economies and generate or retain long-term, private sector jobs and investment. The program seeks to redevelop existing facilities and industrial locations to promote sustainable economic development. Fannie Mae Foundation n Building Blocks: A Practitioner’s Guide to Planning and Financing Community Revitalization - Staff Contact: Carol Bell, (202) 274-8075 - This quarterly publication explores ways to connect capital markets to emerging communities, and addresses fundamental operational issues for community-based organizations. Each issue is devoted to a single topic on various aspects of community revitalization and strives to put innovative, useful strategies for distressed-neighborhood redevelopment directly in the hands of practitioners. Do they appropriate funding to local jurisdictions for any purposes, or just to individuals. 11 REGION2020 WORKING TOGETHER TO SHAPE OUR FUTURE REGION2020 GROWTH~MANAGEMENTSTRATEGY Overview of Work Plan and Timeline of Events The San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) is working to implement its REGION2020 growth management strategy. The foundation of the strategy is smart growth, which means limiting sprawl and focusing future growth in urban areas, and in the case of new development, using smart growth principles to create livable, walkable communities. SANDAG is currently focused on working with local jurisdictions and building public support for smart growth implementation in the San Diego region. REGION2020 Program Activities Strengthening Coordination with Local Jurisdictions SANDAG is holding a series of subregional workshops with elected officials and city/county staff in the region’s 18 cities and county government. The goals of the workshops are to address issues related to implementing smart growth and to encourage jurisdictions to identify specific commitments they can make to support the REGION2020 growth management strategy. Building Public Support In addition to strengthening coordination with the local jurisdictions, a strategy has been developed to build public support for the REGION2020 principles. This strategy focuses on: 9 Securing endorsements of REGION2020 from a variety of groups and individuals from throughout the region, and . Building partnerships with the business, environmental, educational, and housing communities to better involve them in smart growth efforts . Reaching out to the Media SANDAG also has been working with the media on REGION2020 and smart growth in an effort to reach as many individuals as possible on these issues. REGION2020 Timeline The following summarizes major REGION2020 program milestones achieved and planned. . . . . . . . . . . . . . September 2000: Release of 2000 State of the Region Report: Measuring the Sun Diego Region’s Livability and Report Curd of the Sun Diego Region’s Livability. September/ October 2000: First round of workshops with senior management of 18 cities and county government. November 2000: SANDAG Board accepted for distribution a resolution of support for REGION2020 and smart growth. December 2000: Initiated dialogue with the business, environmental, and educational communities. January - Fall 2001: Smart growth presentations to local community and civic groups. Secure and compile endorsements. January/ February 2001: Second round of workshops with the senior management of 18 cities and county government. January/ February 2001: Initiated dialogue with housing community. Recommendations by Regional Housing Task Force released. April 2001: Board of Directors workshop on the growth policies’ analysis. June/ July 2001: First round of REGION2020 workshops with elected officials. July/ August 2001: SANDAG works with local jurisdictions to solidify commitments to REGION2020. September/ October 2001: Transportation S ummit between SANDAG and the region’s transit agencies to release draft Transit Element update, and second round of REGION2020 workshops with elected officials, if needed. November 2001: REGION2020 Summit bringing together efforts of local jurisdictions; civic, business and community groups; and endorsements obtained throughout the process. Second annual State of the Region Report Card issued. Winter 2002: Revised REGION2020 Strategy released, based on input collected throughout the process. Get the Latest Information Join SANDAG’s REGION2020 listserv to receive monthly e-mail updates and the REGION2020 quarterly newsletter. To join the list, send an e-mail to Carolina Gregor at cgr@sandag.org. Visit the REGION2020 Web site for additional information at www.sandag.org/region2020. 2 June/July 2002 REGION2020 WORKING TOGETHER TO SHAPE OUR FUTURE MEETING AGENDA REGION2020 WORKSHOP WITH THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD Tuesday, July lo,2001 6:30 p.m. City of Carlsbad 1200 Carlsbad Village Drive Carlsbad, CA 92008 WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES a. Continue fhe dialogue wifh fhe Council abouf fhe REGION2020 Growth Management Strategy. b. Discuss how Carlsbad and other localjurisdicfions can coniribufe to more smarfgrowfh in fhe San Diego region. ITEM# 1. Introductions, Background, and Context (5 minutes) 2. REGION2020 Presentation and Requested Actions (10 minutes) SANDAG staff will make a PowerPoint presentation on REGION2020. The presentation will provide information on the goals of the Strategy and will illustrate local examples of smart growth. SANDAG requests that the City place REGION2020 on a future agenda to consider: 9 Adoption of a Resolution supporting the REGION2020 program, and . Identification of specific commitments that the Council might make to implement REGION2020 in the City of Carlsbad. Response by City Staff as Needed 3. Roundtable Discussion (45 minutes) A general discussion by the Council is encouraged in order to obtain feedback on the Strategy and on alternative ways to implement REGION2020 in the City of Carlsbad. Attachments: n REGION2020 Fact Sheet n Overview of Work Plan and Timeline of Events . Resolution of Support . List of Endorsers of REGION2020 . Smart Growth Definition, Principles, and Designations n Overview of Resources and Incentives . List of Sample Commitments REGION2020 WORKING TOGETHER TO SHAPE OUR FUTURE POTENTIAL COMMITMENTS TO REGION2020 WORKING DRAFT June/ July 2001 As part of SANDAG’s REGION2020 process, local jurisdictions are being asked to identify potential commitments that they could make to implement REGION2020/smart growth policies, including but not limited to, specific changes to general and community plans, zoning ordinances, project review criteria, and street design standards. Attached is a menu of sample actions that jurisdictions are/could be considering as commitments. In order to successfully implement REGION2020, a variety of groups and individuals, in addition to local jurisdictions, will need to make commitments to smart growth. For example, SANDAG will need to consider certain commitments, such as the allocation of discretionary transportation funds toward transportation facilities that induce smart growth, preparation of issue papers on regional topics that could be used by local jurisdictions in environmental analyses associated with general plan amendments, and work on defining and addressing regionally significant projects. Others, such as the business community, housing advocates, environmental leaders, educational institutions, and even individual residents, also will be asked to make commitments. SANDAG is working with representatives from each of these areas to identify actions to which they could . commit. Commitments .will be made public at the REGION2020 Summit, anticipated for November 2001. Many local jurisdictions are taking a number of the actions found on the attached list, but the actions need to be more extensive. Local leaders are being asked to determine what combinations of actions are appropriate for their jurisdiction. The intent of this report is to identify a range of actions that local jurisdictions can consider as they evaluate potential commitments to implement REGION2020 and smart growth in the region. As SANDAG visits each local City Council and the Board of Supervisors to discuss REGION2020, these sample actions will be available in the context of local commitments to smart growth. The sample actions are based on the following: m SANDAG’s 2020 Regional Transportation Plan and the Land Use Distribution Element of the Regional Growth Management Strategy; m A publication by the Local Government Commission, entitled “Building Livable Communities - A Policymaker’s Guide to Infill Development;” m The REGION2020 Smart Growth Definition, Principles, and Designations; and * Comments by SANDAG’s Regional Growth Management Technical Committee (the region’s planning and community development directors), members of the Land Use & Transportation Subcommittee of SANDAG’s Citizens Advisory Committee for Transportation, and staff from local transportation and transit agencies. Menu of Sample Actions for Local Jurisdictions’ Consideration (Working Draft) A. Assure Public Participation and Community Awareness q 1. Community Education: Educate citizens, in their own neighborhood and languages, about the public benefits of infill and redevelopment, and the tradeoffs involved between smart growth and sprawl. Explain how traditional suburban development patterns can lead to sprawl and its associated challenges of increased auto trips and congestion, and how mixed uses, compactness, and walkability can promote more travel choices and livability. 0 2. Housing Choices: Show that increased density can mean better designed and better-functioning neighborhoods, and can provide a wider range of housing choices for residents with different needs and incomes, especially affordable housing. Also, show that compact communities with good urban design and transit connections can result in a more defined sense of place. q 3. Travel Choices: Educate the community on the benefits of a more balanced transportation system that provides more opportunities for walking, biking, transit, carpooling, and vanpooling. These opportunities could enhance mobility for many residents, as well as traditionally underserved groups, such as children, handicapped, low-income, and elderly residents. c] 4. Public Facilities: Work with local residents to emphasize community benefits of smart growth, including opportunities for improved public facilities such as parks, schools, libraries, recreation centers, shops, and other services, along with better pedestrian and transit access to the facilities. B. Plan Proactively for Infill and Redevelopment Areas q 1. Smart Growth Focus Areas: Identify specific infill sites or redevelopment areas where growth could be directed, densities or mixed use opportunities could be increased, and/or transit service could be added or improved. Work with property owners and community members to develop concept plans for these sites that developers will be able to build upon. Include these concept plans in General, Community, and/or Specific Plans. 0 2. Infrastructure: Replace or repair the aging infrastructure in infill and redevelopment areas. q 3. “Greyfield Redevelopment”: Encourage the redevelopment of aging, semi- vacant, and/or underutilized shopping centers and their associated parking lots. Encourage new designs which eliminate large “seas“ of parking, bring store frontages closer to the street, encourage mixed uses, and promote walkability and the use of transit. Encourage or require that residential uses be mixed into new commercial redevelopment projects. Encourage or require shared parking and reduced parking in transit-accessible areas. 04.1 t A n er- gency Collaboration: Collaborate with other agencies whose activities are affected by infill or redevelopment, including transportation and transit agencies, school districts, and service providers. 5 C. Encourage Smart Growth in Newly-Developing Areas 0 1. Comprehensive Planning/ Smart Growth Focus Areas: In newly-developing areas with vacant residential, commercial, and industrially-planned land uses, identify specific sites where growth should be directed, and apply smart growth principles to those sites to promote walkability, mixed uses, transit, housing for a wide range of incomes, and protection of open spaces and habitats. This can be done by master planning model villages around transit and public facilities. q 2. Infrastructure: Discourage extension of infrastructure beyond designated service boundaries. 0 3. Inter-Agency Collaboration: Collaborate with other agencies whose activities are affected by the new development, including transportation and transit agencies, school districts, and service providers. D. Use Planning Tools to Promote Mixed Use q l.G eneral and Community Plans: Evaluate general and community plans to ensure that they encourage mixed use and walkability in newly urbanizing areas; in town, community, and village centers; along rail and bus corridors; and in other appropriate activity centers. 0 2. Specific PI ans: Work with neighborhood leaders to prepare specific plans or precise plans to promote mixed uses, walkability, and transit-oriented developments in those areas. (Caltrans is in the process of fir&zing a Statewide Transit Oriented Development Study which will provide examples in California and the rest of the United States of the benefits of TOD, funding opportunities, market factors, implementation issues and strategies, and recommendations for public policy changes.) q 3. Zoning Ordinances: Adjust zoning to accomplish D-l. Include minimum residential densities, minimum commercial coverage, and maximum parking ratios on key sites. Adopt zoning that allows developers to add housing units near transit stations, or add extra stories and floor space to office buildings if the developments are close to public transit or include amenities. Amenities could include improvements to nearby transit stations, parks, public spaces, multifamily housing, underground parking, fountains, landscaped terraces, wider sidewalks, or others. (These types of density bonuses are being offered in Chicago and in the Hollywood District and Sandy Boulevard corridor in central northeast Portland.) 0 4. Urban Design Guidelines: Develop, adopt, and implement design guidelines that encourage pedestrian- and transit- friendly communities. For example, encourage attractive building fronts that promote windows, awnings, landscaping, and sitting areas, and avoid blank walls on buildings that face streets with transit service. Provide opportunities for traffic calming. Design streets and structures at a human scale to encourage walkability. 0 5. Street Design Standards: Design streets for pedestrians and bikes, as well as automobiles and public transit. l Incorporate standards that enhance walkability (such as noncontiguous sidewalks, on-street parking crosswalks, traffic calming, landscaping, and good building facade design) into street design manuals, ensuring that the manuals give priority to pedestrians, especially in residential and mixed use areas. (SANDAG’s Walkable Communities Advisory Committee is developing pedestrian design guidelines that could be incorporated into local street design standards. The pedestrian design guidelines should be available this fall.) . Work with local fire departments to find creative ways to address fire access without destroying the character of a community due to the need for wider roads. . Reduce design speeds on local roads, since higher speed motor vehicle travel discourages walking, biking, and access to public transit if pedestrians do not feel safe. . Provide appropriate accommodation for bicyclists on all local streets and roads. 0 6. Parking: Reduce parking requirements and provide preferential carpool parking in areas with good transit access. Promote shared parking between compatible uses. Provide on-street parking (versus parking lots) in mixed use core areas, whenever possible. (Angled parking in mixed use areas provides a traffic calming technique.) When parking garages are necessary, consider integrating mixed uses on the ground floor street level as an attractive alternative to traditional single-purpose parking garages. Provide high quality short- and long-term bicycle parking. E. Maximize Transit Investments 0 1. Transit Priority Measures: Work with Caltrans and local transit agencies (MTDB and NCTD) to develop transit priority measures (such as signal priority, designated bus lanes, and other techniques) that allow transit vehicles to by-pass congested areas. 0 2. Funding: Support transit agencies in their efforts to give higher funding priority to corridors where land use plans support high-level transit services. (These land use patterns include moderate residential and employment densities within walking distances of transit stations or streets with major transit service, direct pedestrian circulation patterns, connections to other urban services, and a safe and pleasant walking environment). q 3. Public Facilities: Encourage development of more intensively used public facilities (such as schools, colleges, universities, libraries, urban parks, hospitals, churches, and civic buildings) near existing and planned transit stations and major activity centers, and within walking or biking distance of the communities they serve. 0 4. Senior Facilities: Site senior housing and senior-related facilities near activity centers, services, and transit. q 5. Employment Lands: In urbanized areas, intensify underutilized employment lands that are served by transit. In newly-developing areas, where employment lands are planned, promote higher intensities (and mixed uses where possible), and set aside right-of-way for transit corridors and stations. F. Use Public Facilities and Development Fees to Attract Investment ’ q 1. Public Facilities: Locate new and improved public facilities and services in areas where infill or redevelopment is desired, and where people are able to walk, bike, or take transit to the facility. 0 2. Development Fees: Where possible, craft flexible development fees that encourage infill, mixed use, and redevelopment and discourage sprawl by charging less for infill/ redevelopment projects. 0 3. Protection: Protect infill and redevelopment areas (e.g. improve public safety; use code enforcement and other measures to keep vacant properties and streets clean and unblighted.) 0 4. TDRs / TDCs: Where possible, use Transfer of Development Rights or Transfer of Development Credits to encourage increased densities in selected areas while decreasing density in other areas. G. Provide Incentives for Smart Growth Development 0 1. F’ mancing: Assist in financing residential projects in major activity centers or close to transit areas using city/county funds, tax increment financing, bond revenues, or other sources. Assist developers in obtaining financing through tax-exempt bonds, loan guarantees, or letters of credit. 0 2. Fee Waivers: Provide fee waivers for smart growth development. 0 3. Streamline: Without reducing standards, streamline the permit review and issuance process, especially in infill and redevelopment areas and for non-profit housing developers. q 4. Flexibility: Provide flexibility to building codes for smart growth projects with appropriate urban design (e.g. smaller commercial spaces, separate commercial and residential structures on the same lot (mixed use), and higher ceilings for commercial uses). As appropriate, revise related codes and standards used in the development process, including the subdivision ordinance, street drainage and landscaping standards, and fire and building codes. 0 5. Housing Incentives: Offer density bonuses, allow accessory units, or allow higher densities by right in areas within walking distance of activity centers, transit stations, and in transit corridors to provide a mix of housing types and prices. 0 6. Parking: Reduce parking requirements for projects where it is clear that people can walk or take transit to where they are going (for example, within smart growth focus areas). Encourage zero setbacks and alley parking, or parking behind buildings instead of in front of buildings. Encourage shared parking between adjacent or nearby compatible uses. Consider parking maximums. 6 0 7. Level of Service Standards: Relax local level of service standards for streets where walkability and access to transit already exist and where infill or redevelopment projects are desired, and provide incentives to promote additional walking, biking, and transit use. [7 8. State-Local Fiscal Reform: Support state-local fiscal reform efforts that will provide local jurisdictions greater fiscal stability and encourage a better balance between building housing and retail centers. H. Protect Environmental Resources q l.E nvironment: Promote environmentally-sensitive development; conserve water and energy; promote environmentally-sensitive energy production and other measures called for by the San Diego Regional Energy Strategy; ensure the protection of resources that protect the biodiversity of the region; and preserve open space, parks, agricultural lands, watersheds, wetlands, scenic values, and wildlife. 0 2. Clustering: Cluster development away from environmentally-sensitive areas and resources, as a way to protect the natural landscape. 0 3. Funding: Develop dedicated funding sources to pay for land acquisition, land management, biological monitoring, park development, habitat restoration, trail improvements, and watershed protection. Sources: . Land Use Distribution Element, SANDAG, 1995 . 2020 Regional Transportation Plan, SANDAG, 2000 . Building Livable Communities -A Policymaker’s Guide to Infill Development, The Centet for Livable Communities -A Local Government Commission Initiative, August 1995. Chapter: “What Local Governments Can Do to Encourage Infill Development” . REGION2020 Smart Growth Definition, Principles, and Designations, SANDAG, 2000 . San Diego Regional Energy Strategy, SANDAG, 2001 [http://www.sdenergy.org]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RESOLUTIONS OF SUPPORT FOR SMART GROWTH AND REGION2020 Association of Environmental Professionals, San Diego Chapter California State University San Marcos City of San Marcos Council of Design Professionals Downtown San Diego Partnership Endangered Habitats League Healthcare Association of San Diego and Imperial Counties La Jolla Pharmaceutical League of Women Voters of San Diego County National Wildlife Federation North County Economic Development Corporation North Park Main Street Preserve Calavera SANDAG’s Regional Housing Task Force . . . SANDAG’s Subcommittee for Accessible Transportation (SCAT)* San Diego Audubon Society San Diego County Bicycle Coalition San Diego Employers Association, Inc. San Diego Housing Commission San Diego Police Officers’ Association San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation San Diego Regional Partners In Homeownership San Diego State University San Diego Workforce Partnership, Inc. Southwestern College University of San Diego Real Estate Institute Urban Housing Corporation of the San Diego Urban League Walk San Diego *Access to transportation, for persons with disabilities, be included in the Transportation Strategy, including accessible transit and paratransit vehicles andjiuilities, accessible and lighted pedesbian routes to transit, accessible transit stops, and appropriate signage. ENDORSEMENT CARDS SIGNED BY INDIVIDUALS IN THE SAN DIEGO REGION SUPPORTING SMART GROWTH AND REGION2020 A: Michelle Abare; Victor Acevedo; Bert Acosta, Amputees In Motion, President; Raff Ahlgren, FOX/~, Communication Affairs Director; R. Scott Aishter, Carrier Johnson, Director; Paul Akins, UCSD; Thomas M. Anglewicz, MW Steele Group, Vice President; Dr. Janet A. Anderson; Ralph Anderson; Simon Andrews, American Institute of Graphic Artists, Board Member; Simon Andrews, Graphic Solutions, Principal; Jorge Apaldilli; Jacob Armstrong, Caltrans, Transportation Planner; Robert Ashley, San Diego; Jessie Audette; Sterling Austeri B: Heather M. Baker; Bandz Baldwin; Alexandria Bash; Rosina Baur, Coldwell Banker; Keith Behner, Ranch0 Santa Fe Association, Planning Director; Judith Belasco, MTDB; Mar-my Beltran; Dave Bittner, Wildlife Reservation Institute Inc., Director; Mary Blankinship; Susan Bohlander; Mariellen Bonnar, Caldwell Banker; Carol J. Bonomo, CSU San Marcos, Associate VP. External Last updated on June 22,200l -4 Affairs; Dennis Bostad, Sweetwater Authority, Operations Manager; Trevor Bourget, San Diego County Bicycle Coalition, Vice Chair; John Bouton; Richard C. Brasher, C-3, Former President; Leif Brekke; Nathan Briner; Connie Brock; Andrea Brooder; Alicia M. Brown; A.L. Brown, Santee; Chris Brussat; Gene Burton; K.C. Butler, San Diego County Bicycle Coalition, President; Steve Byers; Kathleen Bymes C: David Calkins, Environment Consultant; Lydia Callis-Young, American Red Cross; Richard J. Calton, MAI, Calton Realty Advisors; Joan S. Campbell, Retired, NCPA; Bob Canepa, County of San Diego, GIS Manager; Carol Carr, San Diego Bicycle Coalition, Representative; James Carr; Daryl H. Caster, City of Escondido, Planning Commissioner; Susana Cearcia; Lawson L. Chadwick; Larry Chaidez, Guide Dogs of the Desert; Christine Chan; Jim Chase, Golden Eagle Insurance, Territory Manager; Tammy Christian; Erin Churko; Rudolph Coarzs, San Diego Housing Federation, Executive Director; Tom Conrady and Irene J. Lawrence-Conrady, San Diego Economic Conversion Council, Board Members; Van Collinsworth, Santee; Mark Corbelt; Ardyth Courtney-Marston, Prudential California Realty; Ernie Cowan, North County Association of Realtors; Marilyn Cornell; Diane Cox, First America Title; Leighanna Crandall; Sharon Crockett, City of Santee, Associate Planner; Teri Crum; Teddy Cruz, Woodbury School of Architecture; Joan Dainez, El Cajon; Michael Dainez, El Cajon D: Ilona Dahlke; David Davenport, The Transit Times, Writer/Editor/Publisher; Jim Davis; Ken Decker; Tawni Despot-Aaron, Woodbury School of Architecture; Colleen Dietzel; Vi Douglas; Gary Driver; Daniel Duenez; April Durrett; Serenity Dylan E: Artie Edwards; Paul Elder; Philip J. Erdelsky, ACM; Jorge Escalante; Juan Estrada; Steve Estrada, American Society of Landscape Architects, Trustee San Diego Chapter; Bill Evans, Teacher and Environmental Educator; F: Phyllis Faber, San Francisco; Debra Faxon; Danah Fayman, Partners for Livable Communities; Teri Fenner, KEA Environmental, Senior Project Manager; John C. Ferber, USD Real Estate Institute, Associate Director; Chris Flescher; Tara Fisher, Pacific Beach; Jamie Foley; Steven Foley; Richard Ford; Barbara Fronczkowski G: Murray L. Galinson; Dan Gallagher, Caltrans, Bicycle Coordinator; Louis A. Galuppo, Esq., SD Real Estate Institute, Associate Director; Mariano Garduno, Woodbury School of Architecture; Ralph Gavangue; Susan Gawlak; Steve Geckler; Pat Getzel, Pat Getzel and Associates; Stephan Giesing; Jim Gilbert, Fairmont Baptist Church, Senior Pastor; Nancy Gilbert, Encinitas; Robert Gillenskie; Jack N. Goad, San Ysidro School District, Assistant Superintendent; Ted Godshalk; Michele Goff; Lori Gowrie; Marie Grady; Lee Graham; Rosanna Gram; Joe Greenbelt, Sunrise Management, Executive Vice President; Mitch Green; George Greer; Charles Griswold; Kevin Guy H: Terry Hache; Carol Hagen; Diana Hamby; Andy Hamilton, Air Pollution Control District, Air Quality Specialist-Indirect Sources; Gail Hanna, Pacific Beach; Kristen Harrison; Tim Hart, Realtor; Tanya Haskovec; Mike Hastings, Cardiff; Christopher Hatfield; Jacob Haupen; Anneliese Heldt, North San Diego County Association of Realtors; Cynthia Hernandez; Ernie Hemandez, Ernie Hernandez Inc., CEO/President; Susan M. Herre, American Institute of Architects, Urban Design Committee Co-Chair; Patricia Herron; Greg Hill, El Cajon; Jamie Hill; Cecilia Russell Hillcrest Vu Hoang; Steve Hoffmann, NRG Energy, General Manager; Mike Hogan; Lauren Howard, San Diego Last updated on Iune 22,200l : - County Bicycle Coalition; Nee Howard, San Diego County Bicycle Coalition; Sid Howard, San Diego County Bicycle Coalition; Julie Howe, Coldwell Banker; Cris Medrano Huffer; Troy Hug; Nancy J. Hughes, Census Organizing Institute, Program Manager; Bret Hulitt, Carrier Johnson; Stuart Hurlbert, SDSU (supports population stabilization) I: Mel Ingalls J: Thomas Jacobi; Kris Jacobsen; Linda Jacobson, CohI Electronics; Casey Jaworski, City of Oceanside, Water Treatment Supervisor; Rick Johnson; Marty Jones, San Diego Bicycle Coalition, Board Member; Megan Jones, BD PharMingen; Petra Juarez; James Justus, Inner City Business Association K: Jill Kato; Valerie Kaye; John P. Keating, LLG Engineers, Principal; Brian Kelly; Kathy Keehan, San Diego County Bicycle Coalition, Executive Director; Bill Keller, Gaslamp Quarter; Association, Chairman; Allan Kent; Robert Kent; Edward R. Kennedy, PE; William Kennedy; Stefan Khudic, Common Wealth Partners; Randy Kiefer, San Diego Bicycle Coalition, Member; Roonggan Klaisri; Mary Scott Knoll, Executive Director, The Fair Housing Council of San Diego, Inc; Sachiko Kohatsu, San Diego; Michael Kroger; Michael Kulon; Victor Kups; Kerry Kuwsman, San Diego County Bicycle Coalition, Member; Melanie Kush, City of Santee L: Robert C. Ladwig, Ladwig Design Group, President; Nola E. Lamken, San Diego Audubon; John Lancaster; Janet Lawless, Farris Mortgage; Ronald N. Lawson; Andrea Lemaitre; Em Leppard; Betsy A. Lenard, Mira Mesa; Sara Lewis; Lincoln Lighthill; Wayne Lindquist, Airport Solutions, Principal; Diana Long, Coldwell Banker; Carissa Lopez; Clair Lopez; Jason Lopez, San Diego Resident; Raymond Lutz M: Peter James MacCracken, Strategic Communications, Principal; David Mackey; Melinda Magdalene; Payam Mahboubi; Ray Maracle; S. Mardet, Windows User News, Editor; Gary Martin, Realty Executives Carlsbad, Realtor; Penny Mason; Rhonda Mason; Bill Matella, San Diego County Bicycle Club, Board Member; Mark Matson; Mike McCain; Maria McClellan; Clarence McCoy, Neighborhood Housing Association, Assistant Developer and Public Administration Officer; Melissa McDonald; Jack McGrory, Price Charities, Director; Margaret McIntosh, Prudential California Realty; Dorothy McKenney, Jamul/ Dulzura Planning Group Member; Robert McLain; Jerry McLees, Pacific Beach; Gina Medeiros, San Diego; Mona Melanson; Eric S. Meyer; Suzanne Michael, Santee; Chris Michaels; Richard Miller; Drew Mills; Mandy Mills; Chad Mitcham; Trudy S. Molin; Dana Monroe; Lisa Mooney; Terry Moore, AC1 Commercial, Director; Helen C. Morey, League of Women Voters; Khatara Morgan; James J. Morrison; Mia Mortellaro; Cha Moua; Mike Moulton; MTDB - Accessible Services Advisory Committee; Walter C. Mulderis; Robert Murphy; Nancy Myrek N: Steve Nagle, East-West, Director of Planning; Priscella Nava; Jennifer Nelson; Robert Nelson; Sharon Nelson; Maria Nevarez; Ed Nisbet; Mark Niskanen, SDSU Student; Cindy Nutter 0: Alexei Ochola, La Mae&a, Director; Brittany Odermann, Metropolitan Transit Development Board, Civil Engineer; Lori Offiar; Jamie Ogle, Lloyd Pest Control; Edward M. Olives; Rose M. Ordaz; Sharlene Ornelas; Larry Osen Last updated on June 22,200l I’: Cecilia Padres, GeoTek Insite, Inc; Frank Paiano; Kai Palenscar; Don Parcher; Jennie Park, Chula Vista; Gary Patton, Land Watch; Doug Paul, Project Design Consultants, President; Ray Paulson; Tom B. Pearson, Dyson & Dyson Real Estate; Grant Pecoff; Ed Peterson; Mark Piepenbrink, De1 Mar; Gary Piro, Piro Engineering, President; Cheryl river; Robert Pletcher, McMillin Companies, Project Manager; Pam Polcyn; Carolyn Pole; Wendy Pope; Tony Potter Q: Ken Quigley, Fallbrook R: David Rafsky; Gerry Ramsey; Iqsal Rashid; John Restivo; Sue Reynolds, Community Housing, Executive Director; Theresa Rice; Diana Gauss Richardson, Geography Department, SDSU, Lecturer; Tara Richmond; David Ricker, Community Housing, Project Manager; Royce B. Riggan Jr., RB Riggan and Associates, Principal; Anders Rindell, Coastal Consultants, Inc., President; Anthony Rippo; Ashley Roberts, Prudential California Realty; Polly Rogers, Coldwell Banker; Audrey Rohde, Prudential California Realty; Don Rudlsill; John V. Ruggieri, Project Design Consultant, Senior V.P. - Planning; Lynette Ruhi S: Alex Sachs, Uptown Planners; Esther Sanchez; Joann Saravia; Suzen Sarko, Realty Connex; Tracy Saunders; Warren H. Savage, Jr., Santee Chamber of Commerce; Shane M. Schmidt, San Diego Resident; Cathy Schweikhard; Walter Schwitt, San Diego County Bicycle Club, Director; Joe Sczempka, San Diego Employers Association, President; Leah Seki; Mitch Shapiro; Aaron Shaw; Laurie Shaw; Elise Sheldon; Sherry Shriver, North County Association of Realtors; Heidi Sickler; Jason Sigh; Robin Silverstein, San Diego; Donald J. Skalitzky; Bruce Smitham; Christina Smith; CT Smith; Geri Smith, De1 Mar; Lisa Snyder; Cathy Sotelo; Christina St. Amont; Maureen Starbright; Peter H. St. Clair, Resident; David Stear; Pamela Stear; Michael Stepner, New School of Architecture, Dean; Autumn Stinson; Shauna Stokes, City of Chula Vista, Administrator Services Manager; William G. Straith; Cluista Stutz; W.L. Sward; Joy Swink; William Sylvester, McMillin Realty, Agent T: Kaarin Tae, Ecology Research Group, Research Specialist; Nancy Taylor, San Diego Resident; Beverly Tesch; Jason Thacker; Linda Thompson, The Willis Allen Company; Amanda Thurston; Dick Tibbetts;, Willis Allen Company; John Todd; Rebecca Tolin; Christina Triff; Weldon Trott; Anita Turner V: Luis Valdivia, Medicis Communications, Vice President; Jill Varney; Thomas M. Vencito; Dan Vera; Carmen Villanveuc; Auan Vitums; w: Chanthy Walsh, Coldwell Banker; Gerald Walson, Bonsall; Hal Wanzo; Joan Warren, Community Options; Wynelle L. Waters; Alfred Weber; Doug Weihe; Meredith Wietzke; Mary Wilkinson; Bruce Willbrant, Community Interface, Housing Coordinators; Brian Williams; Selena Wilson, San Diego; Joe Wolf, Private Citizen; Amanda Wolfe Y: Patricia Y epiz Z: Stacy Zwagers, North County Lifeline Last updated on June 22,2001