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HomeMy WebLinkAboutITEM III-A * CTTY OF * ~ * Memorandum * WASHINGTON To: Downtown Redevelopment Committee From: Planning, Building, and Community Department Date: September 4, 2009 Re: Agenda Items for September 9, 2009 Meeting Item III.A.1 • Please bring the memo and table provided by Director Baker at the August 25th meeting to continue the discussion of the design features for Aubum Junction. Item III.A.2 • A separate discussion memo and information is included in your packet. Item III. A.3 • Please bring the inforrnation provided in your August 25"' packet for the discussion on bicycle racks. Staff would like a decision only as to which bike rack examples you do not like. Staff (Planning, Public Works, and Parks) will take the decision made and use the examples when determining placement of bike racks. Item III.A.4 • Public Works will bring the materials to the September 9"' meeting for discussion with the Committee. Page 1 of 1 AUBURN * MORE THAN YOU IMAGINED CITY OF * * Memorandum * WASHINGTON To: Downtown Redevelopment Committee From: Cindy Baker, AICP, Planning, Buitding, and Community Director CC: Mayor Pete Lewis Elizabeth Chamberlain, AICP, Principal Planner Date: September 4, 2009 Re: Discussion of the Mayor's Institute on City Design Results The City of Auburn was fortunate to participate in a 2'/2 day design charrette with the Mayor's Institute on City Design (MICD) and our three resource team members. After meetings with Mayor Lewis, city staff, downtown stakeholders, and developers, the resource team spent a 1'h days putting together their recommendations for the revitalization of Downtown Aubum. Below is a series of questions from the results of the resource team's recommendations and how those may be incorporated into the Auburn Junction project. Questions for the Committee Yes No Comments 1. Does the Committee want staff to move forward with amending the Aubum Junction design standards requiring only a two-three story building on the northern half of the Cavanaugh block if studied by the developer and found to be economically feasible to all parties and an economic draw? 2. Does the Committee want to expand the City Hall Plaza into a larger civic plaza as recommended by the MICD Resource Team (professional architects) if studied by the developer and found to be economically feasible to all parties and an economic draw? 3. Does the Committee want staff to review The design standards done at a macro level? 4. Does the Committee like the concept of removing parking on the north side of Main Street to create a wider sidewalk with the availabili for outdoor Page 1 of 2 AUBURN * MORE THAN YOU IMAGINED , . . , seating and pedestrian environment? Parking would be relocated to another location in downtown so no net loss of spaces. At the September 90' Downtown Redevelopment Committee staff would like the Committee to review and discussion the above questions and provide direction to staff on whether to move forward on the recommendations provided by the MICD Resource Team. Page 2 of 2 AUBURN * MORE THAN YOU IMAGINED s ~ - r 'i ~ f y • a ,1. a~, . ~ . r ~ . 3 xT~~: wa . ~~`i ~ ' 0 4 A { ~ ° a ' Y 5 ~ ~ ~ ~,1~' ~ ~-~~l ~~t~ 7i ~ t~:.~~1 3"~1 •f~~~~ '~q' 1.'~. r~ ~F ~ f { t J x t ~ y:"'~ ~ ~ . . . .o . p~y~ k- ~ , j-i rr ~'y~ ~i j CaT ,~n • ' ~ • # -3e ~ ~ ~ . , r ~ _~„i..L, ~y X~ A.~ ;.•t . . h j~° r ~ ~ ~ ~ 1 • a t ~ , A s ~ ~ r _ i ~ ~ ` ,r„^~>~ ~ ~ •~~,~`~~'t.; ~ ~.+u~i ~ a ~ f ~ t „ ~ ~ _.._a ?~.~'m ~ w,r•`S~ ~ ~ w . . ~~u , ~ •V - ~It K 'k i i~ ~ J y~y~ + ~ r~. .rt *Ilk~~,Y.,' T"i Mr • ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~~~'.'~.~..a ~~~'y ~ ~ ~ S~ ~aws■ ~ t~~'T~w,r.~~ 4~ ~ ,4 ~ m w _ ai.», ~ "T ~d r T °c,.'~a' ~ w41 'a.~ t ~ "6'"' ..s =S > ~ A~. ~ ~ ~ I' ~ ~G. ~ IM , ~P': u ~.#4.'Y'n • ~.Yi~:b ~._v 9f~ . e~~g ' ~8 I M'.- r„ ~ ' , . J . ~ ~OK . . , . ~ ~a~,,.~~ -~f t ~ ~ ~ ~ ~,Y ~ . ' a • ~1 s.~. ~ wn x.., r , ~ ~ ' ,Y~R ~ „ a~#t f `a ~ ,~'r ~ ~ a~`~~.• s s a ~s ;r ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ . a~; ~r . ~ ~ ~ f r ' r r ~ 1a ~ ~ : • uj . . . ~ n. . . r ~ . . . + . . - ~ 4. . . F.~... „ , .r ~ ~ . ~ . V,-,~ N~N~"