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AGENDA BILL Agenda Item No. 5(D) Date: April 2, 2013 To: El Cerrito City Council From: Yvetteh Ortiz, Engineering Manager Jerry Bradshaw, Public Works Director / City Engineer Subject Calendar Years 2010 and 2011 Growth Management Program Compliance Checklist ACTION REQUESTED Adopt a resolution approving the Calendar Years 2010 and 2011 Growth Management Program (GMP) Compliance Checklist for allocation of Fiscal Years 2011-12 and 2012- 13 Local Street Maintenance and Improvement Funds from Measure J by the Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA). BACKGROUND/ANALYSIS In 1988, voters in Contra Costa County approved Measure C imposing a half-cent sales tax to generate revenue for transportation improvement projects over 20 years. In 2004, the voters approved Measure J extending the sales tax for another 25 years. A portion of the sales tax funds, referred to as the “18 Percent Local Street Maintenance and Improvement (LSM) program” funds, is allocated by the CCTA to cities on a formula basis. To receive these funds and to be eligible for funds from the Transportation for Livable Communities (CC-TLC) program, Measure J requires each jurisdiction in Contra Costa to comply with all the components of its Growth Management Program (GMP). The CCTA assesses compliance with the GMP through the review and approval of a jurisdiction’s GMP Compliance Checklist. Each jurisdiction must complete and approve the checklist. On March 21, 2011, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2011-20 approving the Calendar Years 2008 and 2009 GMP Compliance Checklist for allocation of Fiscal Years 2009-10 and 2010-11 Measure C and J Funds. The current GMP Compliance Checklist, attached as Exhibit A to the resolution, is for the reporting period of Calendar Years 2010 and 2011, and allocation period of Fiscal Years 2011-12 and 2012-13. This GMP Compliance Checklist must be submitted to the CCTA prior to June 30, 2013. During this reporting period, the City continued to actively participate in the West Contra Costa Transportation Advisory Committee (WCCTAC) and the implementation of the West County Action Plan for Routes of Regional Significance. The City also continued to implement the Subregional Transportation Mitigation Program as part of its adopted Master Fee Schedule and maintained an adopted ten-year Capital Improvement ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- Agenda Item No. 5(D) RESOLUTION 2013–XX RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL CERRITO CERTIFYING THE CALENDAR YEARS 2010 & 2011 GROWTH MANAGEMENT PROGRAM (GMP) COMPLIANCE CHECKLIST FOR ALLOCATION OF FISCAL YEARS 2011-12 AND 2012-13 LOCAL STREET MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT FUNDS FROM MEASURE J BY THE CONTRA COSTA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY (CCTA) WHEREAS, Contra Costa County voters approved in 1988 Measure C imposing a half-cent sales tax to generate revenue for transportation improvement projects over 20 years and approved Measure J in 2004 extending the sales tax for another 25 years; and WHEREAS, to receive 18 Percent Local Street Maintenance and Improvement (LSM) program funds and to be eligible for funds from the Transportation for Livable Communities (CC-TLC) program, Measure J requires each jurisdiction in Contra Costa to comply with all the components of its Growth Management Program (GMP); and WHEREAS, the Contra Costa Transportation Authority requires that local jurisdictions complete a biennial Growth Management Program Compliance Checklist (“Compliance Checklist”) to demonstrate compliance with Measure J; and WHEREAS, the City of El Cerrito continued to actively participate in regional transportation planning as a member of the West Contra Costa Transportation Advisory Committee and continued to implement policies consistent with the requirements of Measure J. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of El Cerrito finds the actions of the City to be in conformance with the provisions of Measure J and hereby approves the Calendar Years 2010 & 2011 GMP Compliance Checklist, attached and incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit A, for allocation Fiscal Years 2011-12 and 2012-13 funds. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this Resolution shall become effective immediately upon passage and adoption. I CERTIFY that at a regular meeting on April 2, 2013 the City Council of the City of El Cerrito passed this Resolution by the following vote: AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: IN WITNESS of this action, I sign this document and affix the corporate seal of the City of El Cerrito on April 2013. Cheryl Morse, City Clerk APPROVED: Gregory B. Lyman, Mayor ---PAGE BREAK--- Compliance Checklist Reporting Jurisdiction: For Fiscal Years 2011-12 and 2012-13 Reporting Period: Calendar Years 2010 & 2011 Page 1 City of El Cerrito Measure J Growth Management Program Compliance Checklist 1. Action Plans YES NO N/A a. Is the jurisdiction implementing the actions called for in the applicable Action Plan for all designated Routes of Regional Significance within the jurisdiction? b. Has the jurisdiction implemented the following procedures as outlined in the Implementation Guide and the applicable Action Plan for Routes of Regional Significance? i. Circulation of environmental documents, ii. Analysis of the impacts of proposed General Plan amendments and recommendation of changes to Action Plans, and Conditioning the approval of projects consistent with Action Plan policies? c. Has the jurisdiction followed the procedures for RTPC review of General Plan Amendments as called for in the Implementation Guide? 2. Transportation Mitigation Program YES NO a. Has the jurisdiction adopted and implemented a local development mitigation program to ensure that new development pays its fair share of the impact mitigation costs associated with that development? b. Has the jurisdiction adopted and implemented the regional transportation mitigation program, developed and adopted by the applicable Regional Transportation Planning Committee, including any regional traffic mitigation fees, assessments, or other mitigation as appropriate? ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ iii. City of El Cerrito Agenda Item No. 5(D) Attachment 2 Resolution No. 2013-XX Exhibit A ---PAGE BREAK--- Compliance Checklist Reporting Jurisdiction: For Fiscal Years 2011-12 and 2012-13 Reporting Period: Calendar Years 2010 & 2011 Page 2 City of El Cerrito 3. Housing Options and Job Opportunities YES NO a. Has the jurisdiction prepared and submitted a report to the Authority demonstrating reasonable progress in providing housing opportunities for all income levels under its Housing Element? The report can demonstrate progress by comparing the number of housing units approved, constructed or occupied within the jurisdiction over the preceding five years with the number of units needed on average each year to meet the housing objectives established in its Housing Element; or illustrating how the jurisdiction has adequately planned to meet the existing and projected housing needs through the adoption of land use plans and regulatory systems which provide opportunities for, and do not unduly constrain, housing development; or illustrating how its General Plan and zoning regulations facilitate improvement or development of sufficient housing to meet the Element’s objectives. b. Does the jurisdiction’s General Plan—or other adopted policy development policies have on the local, regional and countywide document or report—consider the impacts that its land use and transportation system, including the level of transportation capacity that can reasonably be provided? c. Has the jurisdiction incorporated policies and standards into its development approval process that support transit, bicycle and pedestrian access in new developments? ■ ■ ■ ---PAGE BREAK--- Compliance Checklist Reporting Jurisdiction: For Fiscal Years 2011-12 and 2012-13 Reporting Period: Calendar Years 2010 & 2011 Page 3 City of El Cerrito 4. Traffic Impact Studies YES NO N/A a. Using the Authority’s Technical Procedures , have traffic impact studies been conducted as part of development review for all projects estimated to generate more than 100 net new peak-hour vehicle trips? (Note: Lower traffic generation thresholds established through the RTPC’s Action Plan may apply). If the answer to 4.a. above is “yes”, did the local jurisdiction notify affected parties and circulate the traffic impact study during the environmental review process? 5. Participation in Cooperative, Multi- Jurisdictional Planning a. During the reporting period, has the jurisdiction’s Council/Board representative regularly participated in meetings of the appropriate Regional Transportation Planning Committee (RTPC), and have the jurisdiction’s local representatives to the RTPC regularly reported on the activities of the Regional Committee to the jurisdiction's council or board? (Note: Each RTPC should have a policy that defines what constitutes regular attendance of Council/Board members at RTPC meetings.) b. Has the local jurisdiction worked with the RTPC to develop and implement the Action Plans, including identification of Routes of Regional Significance, establishing Multimodal Transportation Service Objectives (MTSOs) for those routes, and defining actions for achieving the MTSOs? Has the local jurisdiction applied the Authority’s travel demand model and Technical Procedures to the analysis of General Plan Amendments (GPAs) and developments exceeding specified thresholds for their effect on the regional transportation system, including on Action Plan MTSOs? ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ b. YES NO c. ---PAGE BREAK--- Compliance Checklist Reporting Jurisdiction: For Fiscal Years 2011-12 and 2012-13 Reporting Period: Calendar Years 2010 & 2011 Page 4 City of El Cerrito YES NO d. As needed, has the jurisdiction made available, as input into the countywide transportation computer model, data on proposed improvements to the jurisdiction’s transportation system, including roadways, pedestrian circulation, bikeways and trails, planned and improved development within the jurisdiction, and traffic patterns? 6. Five-Year Capital Improvement Program YES NO Does the jurisdiction have an adopted five-year capital improvement program (CIP) that includes approved projects and an analysis of project costs as well as a financial plan for providing the improvements? (The transportation component of the plan must be forwarded to the Authority for incorporation into the Authority’s database of transportation projects) 7. Transportation Systems Management Program YES NO Has the jurisdiction adopted a transportation systems management ordinance or resolution that incorporates required policies consistent with the updated model ordinance prepared by the Authority for use by local agencies or qualified for adoption of alternative mitigation measures because it has a small employment base? 8. Maintenance of Effort (MoE) YES NO Has the jurisdiction met the MoE requirements of Measure J as stated in Section 6 of the Contra Costa Transportation Improvement and Growth Management Ordinance (as amended)? (See the Checklist Instructions for a listing of MoE requirements by local jurisdiction.) ■ ■ ■ ■ ---PAGE BREAK--- Compliance Checklist Reporting Jurisdiction: For Fiscal Years 2011-12 and 2012-13 Reporting Period: Calendar Years 2010 & 2011 Page 5 City of El Cerrito 9. Posting of Signs YES NO N/A Has the jurisdiction posted signs meeting Authority specifications for all projects exceeding $250,000 that are funded, in whole or in part, with Measure C or Measure J funds? 10. Adoption of the Measure J Growth Management Element YES NO N/A Has the local jurisdiction adopted a final GME for its General Plan that substantially complies with the intent of the Authority’s adopted Measure J Model GME? 11. Adoption of a voter-approved Urban Limit Line a. Has the local jurisdiction adopted and continually complied with an applicable voter-approved Urban Limit Line as outlined in the Authority’s annual ULL Policy Advisory Letter? b. If the jurisdiction has modified its voter-approved ULL or approved a major subdivision or General Plan Amendment outside the ULL, has the jurisdiction made a finding of consistency with the Measure J provisions on ULLs and criteria in the ULL Policy Advisory Letter after holding a noticed public hearing and making the proposed finding publically available? 12. Other Considerations YES NO N/A If the jurisdiction believes that the requirements of Measure J have been satisfied in a way not indicated on this checklist, has an explanation been attached below? ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ YES NO N/A ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- Compliance Checklist Reporting Jurisdiction: For Fiscal Years 2011-12 and 2012-13 Reporting Period: Calendar Years 2010 & 2011 Page 7 City of El Cerrito Supplementary Information (Required) 1. Action Plans a. Please summarize steps taken during the reporting period to implement the actions, programs, and measures called for in the applicable Action Plans for Routes of Regional Significance: The City of El Cerrito has taken various actions to implement the 2009 West County Action Plan for Routes of Regional Significance. Refer to Attachment 1. ---PAGE BREAK--- Compliance Checklist Reporting Jurisdiction: For Fiscal Years 2011-12 and 2012-13 Reporting Period: Calendar Years 2010 & 2011 Page 8 City of El Cerrito b. Attach, list and briefly describe any General Plan Amendments that were approved during the reporting period. Please specify which amendments affected ability to meet the standards in the Growth Management Element and/or affected ability to implement Action Plan policies or meet Traffic Service Objectives. Indicate if amendments were forwarded to the jurisdiction’s RTPC for review, and describe the results of that review relative to Action Plan implementation: No General Plan Amendments were approved during the reporting period. ---PAGE BREAK--- Compliance Checklist Reporting Jurisdiction: For Fiscal Years 2011-12 and 2012-13 Reporting Period: Calendar Years 2010 & 2011 Page 9 City of El Cerrito Provide a summary list of projects approved during the reporting period and the conditions required for consistency with the Action Plan: No projects were approved that required action under the West County Action Plan. ---PAGE BREAK--- Compliance Checklist Reporting Jurisdiction: For Fiscal Years 2011-12 and 2012-13 Reporting Period: Calendar Years 2010 & 2011 Page 10 City of El Cerrito 2. Transportation Mitigation Program a. Describe progress on implementation of the regional transportation mitigation program: The City adopted a revised Subregional Transportation Mitigation Program ordinance in 2006 and the corresponding fees are part of the City's adopted Master Fee Schedule. ---PAGE BREAK--- Compliance Checklist Reporting Jurisdiction: For Fiscal Years 2011-12 and 2012-13 Reporting Period: Calendar Years 2010 & 2011 Page 11 City of El Cerrito 3. Housing Options and Job Opportunities a. Please attach a report demonstrating reasonable progress in providing housing opportunities for all income levels. (Check box to confirm report is attached.) ✔ b. Please attach the jurisdiction’s adopted policies and standards that ensure consideration of and support for walking, bicycling, and transit access during the review of proposed development. (Check box to confirm document is attached.) ✔ 4. Traffic Impact Studies Please list all traffic impact studies that have been conducted as part of the development review of any project that generated more than 100 net new peak hour vehicle trips. (Note: Lower traffic generation thresholds established through the RTPC’s Action Plan may apply). Note whether the study was consistent with the Authority’s Technical Procedures and whether notification and circulation was undertaken during the environmental review process. The El Cerrito Safeway Traffic Impact Study, dated October 2010, was consistent with Authority's Technical Procedures and the City notified affected parties as part of the notification and circulation of the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration. The City approved the project, including an Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Plan, on November 17, 2010. ---PAGE BREAK--- Compliance Checklist Reporting Jurisdiction: For Fiscal Years 2011-12 and 2012-13 Reporting Period: Calendar Years 2010 & 2011 Page 12 City of El Cerrito 5. Participation in Cooperative, Multi-Jurisdictional Planning No attachments necessary. 6. Five-Year Capital Improvement Program Please attach the transportation component of the most recent CIP version, if the Authority does not already have it. (Check box to confirm document is attached.) Otherwise, list the resolution number and date of adoption of the most recent five-year CIP. ✔ Resolution Number 2011-45 Date June 20, 2011 7. Transportation Systems Management Program Please attach a copy of the jurisdiction’s TSM ordinance, or list the date of ordinance or resolution adoption and its number. (Check box to confirm ordinance is attached.) Ordinance Number 98-2 Date May 4, 1998 8. Maintenance of Effort (MoE) Please indicate the jurisdiction's MoE requirement and MoE expenditures for the past two fiscal years (FY 2009-10 and FY 2010-11). See the Instructions to identify the MoE requirements. MoE Requirement $173,871 MoE expenditures: FY 2010 and 11 $5,847,558.60 in FY09-10 and $2,175,538.51 in FY10-11 ---PAGE BREAK--- Compliance Checklist Reporting Jurisdiction: For Fiscal Years 2011-12 and 2012-13 Reporting Period: Calendar Years 2010 & 2011 Page 13 City of El Cerrito 9. Posting of Signs Provide a list of all projects exceeding $250,000 within the jurisdiction, noting which ones are or were signed according to Authority specifications. In 2010 and 2011, the City had the following project under construction that was partially funded with Measure C/Measure J funds: Street Resurfacing Project, C3027: Total Project Budget - $1,900,000 Measure C/J funding - $180,000 Construction was completed in June 2011; however, the required signs were not posted. The City had previously misinterpreted that this requirement was only for projects using $250,000 or more of Measure C/J funds. We have made note of this oversight and will post the required signs in the future. 10. Adoption of the Measure J Growth Management Element Please attach the adopted Final Measure J Growth Management Element to the local jurisdiction’s General Plan. (Check box to confirm GME is attached.) ✔ ---PAGE BREAK--- Compliance Checklist Reporting Jurisdiction: For Fiscal Years 2011-12 and 2012-13 Reporting Period: Calendar Years 2010 & 2011 Page 14 City of El Cerrito 11. Adoption of a voter-approved Urban Limit Line The local jurisdiction's adopted ULL is on file at the Authority offices. Please specify any actions that were taken during the reporting period with regard to changes or modifications to the voter-approved ULL, which should include a resolution making a finding of consistency with Measure J and a copy of the related public hearing notice. No actions were taken during this reporting period with regard to the voter-approved ULL. 12. Other Considerations Please specify any alternative methods of achieving compliance for any components for the Measure J Growth Management Program. This section in not applicable. ---PAGE BREAK--- Attachment 1 – West County Action Plan Implementation City of El Cerrito Measure J Growth Management Program Checklist for FY 2011-12 and 2012-13 Reporting Period CY 2010 and 2011 The City of El Cerrito has taken the actions summarized below to implement the 2009 West County Action Plan for Routes of Regional Significance. City Actions: In 2008, El Cerrito residents passed Measure A, "El Cerrito Pothole Repair, Local Street Improvement and Maintenance Measure", which is a half-cent sales tax to provide dedicated funding for a four-year, comprehensive street pavement repair and maintenance program for City streets. In 2011, the City completed the Measure A Street Improvement Program that included resurfacing approximately 70% of the City’s streets. Due to an accelerated schedule, this work was completed a year early. The program is continuing as an annual maintenance and repair program aimed at keeping street conditions in the good category and addressing a handful of streets that remain in the poor category. Implements: Area-wide Action 2.i - Maintain pavement management systems/schedules to manage and monitor pavement needs City Actions: The City has an annual Access Improvement Program to implement ADA improvements in the public right-of-way per the City’s 2009 ADA Transition Plan. In 2011, the City completed ADA improvements at the Senior Center to provide accessible parking spaces and route to the front entrance. In 2011, the City began reconstruction of the Fairmount Avenue & Ashbury Avenue intersection, which was funded by a federal Highway Safety Improvement Program, to include installation of curb ramps and audible pedestrian signals along with other safety improvements. The BART Earthquake Safety Program also began in late 2011 and includes reconstruction of curb ramps at street crossings along the Ohlone Greenway. Implements: Area-wide Action 5.ii - Continue focus on ADA compliance for pedestrians improvements for the visually impaired) City Actions: In 2010 and 2011, the City secured and/or developed the design of the following grant-funded projects to install improvements, such as improved crosswalks, sidewalks, curb ramps, pedestrian refuge islands: ƒ Applied for and awarded Measure J and federal Transportation for Livable Communities grants totaling approximately $1 million for landscaping, lighting and pedestrian and bicycle improvements for Central Avenue and Liberty Street Streetscape Improvements Project ƒ Developed design of the Arlington Boulevard Safe Routes to School Project, Potrero Avenue Between S. 55th and S. 56th Streets Safety Improvement Project, Ohlone Greenway Major Crossings Improvement Project, and Moeser and Ashbury Pedestrian and Bicycle Corridor Improvement Project. Implements: Area-wide Action 5.iii - Work with CCTA and MTC to seek funding to install crosswalks, sidewalks, curb cuts, islands or "holding areas," bus shelters, and median improvements where absert of substandard to close gaps in pedestrian sidewalk/pathway system City Actions: In 2010 and 2011, the City participated in the design and implementation efforts for the I-80 Integrated Corridor Mobility (ICM). The City was actively involved in the development of the Memorandum of Understanding between all project stakeholders to support the ---PAGE BREAK--- implementation of active traffic management measures including ramp metering and lane use control on the freeway and trailblazer signs, signal coordination and intersection operational improvements along and near San Pablo Avenue and Central Avenue to improve overall corridor mobility and minimize impacts on local streets. Also, in 2011, the City reviewed construction submittals, attended construction meetings and conducted field reviews for the San Pablo Corridor, Arterial and Transit Improvements Project, which is one of several projects under the I- 80 ICM. Implements: ƒ I-80 Key Objective A & Action 2.ii - Utilize the I-80 ICM project to enhance the current Transportation Management System along the I-80 Corridor by using State of the Practice solutions to build an integrated, balanced, responsive and equitable system that will monitor and maintain optimum traffic flow along the network to regulate speed, reduce delays, and reduce incidents to improve the safety and mobility for all users; ƒ San Pablo Avenue Action 1.i - Study traffic improvement and management options to discourage diversion from I-80 and encourage diverted traffic to return to I-80 on the next feeder road as part of the I-80 ICM project; and ƒ Central Avenue Action 1.i -Seek grant funding to develop and implement a signal coordination plan for Central Avenue between the intersections of San Pablo ƒ Avenue and I-580 City Actions: CCTA initiated work on a Project Study Report in late 2006 to analyze access improvements from/to I-80 at Central Avenue. Sixteen alternatives were examined but were later dropped due to public input, limited benefits, significant community impacts and high cost. Instead, two smaller projects were recommended that would provide near term congestion relief and improved traffic operations: A near-term "Operational Modifications Project" and a longer- term "Local Roads Realignment Project". In 2010 and 2011, the City of El Cerrito partnered with CCTA and City of Richmond to complete public outreach and engineering and environmental studies and environmental clearance for the near-term "Operational Modifications Project". This project is aimed at eliminating the blockage of through traffic along westbound Central Avenue caused by vehicles turning left onto I-80 westbound (toward SF). During weekend peak hours (11 am – 3 pm) and through the use of mainly electronic signs, the project will redirect this traffic turning left from westbound Central Avenue to use the I-580 eastbound on-ramp at Rydin Road. The project will also replace the all-way STOP signs at the I-580 ramps with coordinated traffic signals. Implements: I-80 Key Objective B & Action B.i; Central Avenue Key Objective A & Action A.i - Partner with participating agencies to complete design, funding, and construction of I-80 interchange improvements with Central Avenue City Actions: In 2010 and 2011, the City continued its efforts on the San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan, which is intended to prioritize the del Norte and Plaza BART Areas as two key nodes for higher-intensity, transit-oriented development. More specifically in 2011, the City initiated the del Norte Transit Oriented Development Strategy, Phase 1 to study development feasibility issues and solutions to the problems posed by regional commuter parking demands. The results of this study will be incorporated into the final Specific Plan. Implements: ƒ I-80 Key Objective C and Action C.i - Plan and implement Transit Oriented Development at El Cerrito del Norte and El Cerrito Plaza BART stations; ƒ San Pablo Avenue Key Objective C - Complete San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan in the cities of Richmond and El Cerrito; and ƒ San Pablo Avenue Key Objective C - As a designated ABAG FOCUS Priority Development Area, monitor development and implement projects on or near the San Pablo Avenue, BART stations, and other transit hubs to facilitate transit-oriented development ---PAGE BREAK--- City Actions: In 2011, the City completed construction of the San Pablo Avenue Streetscape and Rain Gardens Project, a multi-year project to enhance San Pablo Avenue. The goal of the project was to identify El Cerrito as a distinct place along the Avenue, enhance the economic vitality of the area, and create a safer, more accessible, and attractive walking and bicycling environment. The project included new medians south of Central Avenue, eight new crosswalks, various pedestrian safety and access improvements (curb ramps, audible signals, countdown pedestrian crossing signals, and in-pavement flashing crosswalks in some locations), historic- cultural sidewalk pavers, upgraded landscaping, new street furnishings including benches and bike racks, additional street trees, upgraded bus stops with new lighting, benches and trash/recycling bins, and demonstration rain gardens. In 2010 and 2011, the City of El Cerrito also actively participated in the development of the West County Transit Enhancement & Wayfinding Plan. The purpose of the West Contra Costa County Transit Enhancement and Wayfinding Plan is to generate increased transit ridership by identifying specific strategies that improve access to transit centers and routes. These strategies provide what is often referred to as the “first-mile” (access from home to transit) and “last-mile” (access from transit to work, school, etc.) solutions. The Plan identified improvement projects and programs at both the El Cerrito del Norte and Plaza BART Station areas in the following categories: Transit Center Improvements; Transportation Demand Management (TDM) and Parking Strategies; Pedestrian and Bicycle Access Improvements to the Transit Centers; and Pedestrian and Bicycle Wayfinding Signage to the Transit Centers. Implements: ƒ Area-wide Action 4.i - Provide and maintain bus stops with lighting, shelters, telephones, trash/recycling receptacles, bus pads, information kiosks with advanced traveler information systems (ATIS) capabilities, and directional/transit signage; ƒ San Pablo Avenue Key Objective A - Improve pedestrian and bicycle access with related safety enhancements along the corridor; and ƒ San Pablo Avenue Key Objective C - As a designated ABAG FOCUS Priority Development Area, monitor development and implement projects on or near the San Pablo Avenue, BART stations, and other transit hubs to facilitate transit-oriented development City Actions: In 2010 and 2011, as part of the I-80 ICM design and implementation effort to improve bus access to the del Norte BART Station, modifications to Cutting Blvd east of San Pablo Ave were developed. More specifically, Cutting Blvd between San Pablo Ave and the del Norte BART Station bus driveway will have a bus contra-flow lane to permit buses to travel eastbound on Cutting instead of having to travel through the more congested intersection of San Pablo/Hill St/Eastshore. Construction of this improvement is anticipated to be completed in Spring 2013. Additionally, the Draft San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan is evaluating multi-modal improvements on Cutting Boulevard between I-80 and the del Norte BART Station. Implements: Cutting Boulevard Action 1.i - Continue study of improvements at intersection of Cutting Boulevard d and San Pablo Avenue and adjacent intersection ---PAGE BREAK--- Attachment 2 - Housing Element Implementation ---PAGE BREAK--- Attachment 1 City of El Cerrito 2007-2014 2007 2008 2009 Year 3 Permitted Units Issued by Affordability 28 6 Above Moderate 147 166 Total Units ► ► ► Moderate 38 28 171 431 59 80 199 93 Non-deed restricted 28 2013 2014 2010 2011 Jurisdiction Reporting Period Table B Regional Housing Needs Allocation Progress Total RHNA by COG. Enter allocation number: 50 Year 5 Year 6 Year 7 Year 8 Very Low Deed Restricted ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT Housing Element Implementation (CCR Title 25 §6202 ) 28 65 Enter Calendar Year starting with the first year of the RHNA allocation period. See Example. 2012 65 7 2 Year 4 Income Level RHNA Allocation by Income Level Year 1 Year 2 Deed Restricted 10 Non-deed restricted 9 6 9 246 Deed Restricted 9 Non-deed restricted Low Total Remaining RHNA by Income Level Remaining Need for RHNA Period ► ► ► ► ► Total Units to Date (all years) 7 2 42 185 ---PAGE BREAK--- Attachment 1 Jurisdiction: El Cerrito Reporting Period: 2011 Program Description (By Housing Element Program Names) Name of Program Deadline in HE Status of Implementation Program 1.1 - Continue to implement the Residential Rental Inspection Program Ongoing First cycle completed and second cycle to start in 2012 Program 1.2 - Continue to investigate complaints and take action about rental housing code violations Ongoing Ongoing Program 1.3 - Continue to encourage the rehabilitation of existing housing units by providing program information 2010 Information available to the public at the front counter Program 1.4 - Continue to permit new housing units & rehabilitation in mixed use & commercial zoning districts Ongoing Allowed for by Zoning Ordinance Program 1.5 - Continue to regulate condominium conversions Ongoing Mandated by Zoning Ordinance Program 1.6 - Continue to regularly monitor assisted housing units to help preserve existing stock of affordable housing Annual Report to be completed in 2012 Program 1.7 - Continue to enforce notification requirements on BMR and Section units Ongoing Mandated by Zoning Ordinance Program 1.8 - Annual review of the City Capital Improvements Program (CIP) Annual Review to be completed in spring 2012 Program 2.1 - Retain existing residential zoning and discourage non-residential uses Ongoing Mandated by Zoning Ordinance Program 3.1 - Consider enacting additional incentive programs to encourage retrofit of seismically unsafe buildings Ongoing Ongoing Program 3.2 - Explore possible funding sources to minimize financial impact of retrofits on low/mod income residents Ongoing First review to be completed spring 2012 Program 4.1 - Conduct an annual evaluation of the City's inventory of available sites Annual To be completed by end of 2012 Program 5.1 - Maintain General Plan designations for mixed use and high density housing Ongoing Ongoing Program 6.1 - Continue to fast track processing for second units meeting established City standards Ongoing Allowed for by Zoning Ordinance Program 6.2 - Consider the establishment of a "pre-approved" second unit program. 2012-2013 Evaluating Santa Cruz second unit program Program 7.1 - Continue to implement City regulations that allow manufactured and prefab housing in residential districts Ongoing Allowed for by Zoning Ordinance Program 8.1 - Continue to identify underutilized properties where transit oriented development can occur. Ongoing Ongoing Program 9.1 - Use existing zoning regulations to allow innovative approaches to increasing affordable housing. Ongoing Allowed for by Zoning Ordinance Program 10.1 - Revised the Zoning Ordinance to include housing size diversity standards 2012 To be completed with annual ZO update in fall 2012 Program 11.1 - Continue to enforce the Zoning Ordinance which provides incentives for affordable housing Ongoing Mandated by Zoning Ordinance Program 11.2 - Continue to inform developers about and allow density bonuses Ongoing Ongoing ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT Housing Element Implementation (CCR Title 25 §6202 ) Program Implementation Status - Certified HE 2012 Table C Page 1 ---PAGE BREAK--- Attachment 1 Program Description (By Housing Element Program Names) Name of Program Deadline in HE Status of Implementation Program Implementation Status - Certified HE 2012 Table C Program 12.1 - During the annual Master Fee Schedule revision, evaluate development fees. Annual Fees will be updated with Master Fee Schedule as part of 2012 Budget Program 13.1 - Streamline the application process by continuing to offer interdepartmental team meetings for applicants Ongoing Ongoing Program 14.1 - Continue to enforce the Zoning Ordinance and encourage Transit Oriented development Ongoing Ongoing Program 15.1 - Assist developers in obtaining state and federal funding available to develop affordable housing Ongoing Ongoing Program 15.2 - Continue to enforce Federal and State Accessibility and Adaptability standards Ongoing Required by Building Code Program 15.3 - Continue to fast track inspection processes for large family and special needs housing. Ongoing Ongoing Program 15.4 - Continue to encourage and support development of senior housing Ongoing Ongoing Program 15.5 - Facilitate the provision of housing that supports 'aging in place' for the City's senior population Ongoing 56 units of "age in place" senior housing under development. Program 15.6 - Update the Zoning Ordinance to include a definition of transitional and support housing 2012 To be completed with annual ZO update in fall 2012 Program 16.1 - Assist in the development of extremely low-, very low-, low- and moderate income housing Ongoing Ongoing Program 16.2 - Study the feasibility of an inclusionary housing ordinance 2012 Under development Program 16.3 - Encourage developers to leverage limited Housing Funds with other assistance Ongoing Ongoing Program 17.1 - Continue to allow emergency and transitional housing as a permitted use within the CC zone Ongoing Mandated by Zoning Ordinance Program 17.2 - Consult with other agencies to maintain 2007-2014 demand estimate for emergency housing Ongoing Ongoing Program 17.3- Coordinate with the County and cities to develop the annual 5-year consolidated plan Ongoing Ongoing Program 18.1 - Look for opportunities with non-profits and other cities to expand the City's supply of affordable housing Ongoing City working with two non-profits to develop affordable housing. Program 19.1 - Continue to provide non-discrimination clauses in rental agreements and deed restrictions Ongoing Ongoing Program 19.2 - Reasonable Accommodation procedures Ongoing Required by Building Code Program 19.3 - Continue the City's participation in the Contra Costa Urban County CDBG Consortium. Ongoing Ongoing Program 19.4 - Continue to allow emergency, transitional and supportive housing as a permitted use within the CC zone Ongoing Mandated by Zoning Ordinance Program 20.1 - Develop an energy conservation strategy 2011 Ongoing - The City's climate action plan is still in development. Program 21.1 - Continue to enforce the State Energy Conservation Standards Ongoing Mandated by Building Code Program 22.1 - Develop policies consistent with AB32 and SB375 to establish common thresholds for green buildings 2011 Ongoing - The City's climate action plan is still in development. Program 23.1 - Continue to provide for increased density, reduced parking and design and development standards Ongoing Allowed for by Zoning Ordinance Page 2 ---PAGE BREAK--- Attachment 3 - Complete Streets Act Compliance ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- Attachment 4 - Transportation-Related City CIP adopted June 2011 ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- 243 Project Name: Proponent: Project Number: Project Mgr: Funding Sources: User Dept: Location: Fiscal Year Prop 84 Urban Greening Operating Energy Misc Prior Years 903,720 - - - - - 2011-12 - - - - - - 2012-13 - - - - - - - 2013-14 - - - - - - - 2014-15 - - - - - - 2015-16 - - - - - - - 2016-17 - - - - - - - 2017-18 - - - - - - - 2018-19 - - - - - - - 2019-20 - - - - - - - 2020-21 - - - - - - - Unidentified - - - - - - - Subtotal 903,720 - - - - - - Total Capital Costs: 903,720 Total Other Costs: - 903,720 Statement of Need, Service Level, and Issue: Project Description: General Plan Objective: Need/Service Level: Pertinent Issues: Status: Cost Estimate: Admin. 6,000 Design: 136,342 Constr Mgt: 25,000 Equipment: - Constr: 634,160 Other: 19,000 Contingency: 83,218 TOTAL: 903,720 $ CITY OF EL CERRITO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT INFORMATION SHEET Ohlone Greenway Natural Area and Rain Gardens Environmental Services Division C3067 ESD and PW Grants All A Ohlone Greenway Capital Costs Other Costs Staff submitted a Proposition 84/Urban Greening grant for this project. The project received letters of support from the City of Albany, BART, Albany Middle School, Friends of Five Creeks and the Contra Costa Public Health Department as it fosters a more active community. The project was also presented to the Parks and Recreation Commission. Construction will need to be coordinated with the BART Earthquake Safety Retrofit program. The City was awarded funding in January 2011. The City is undertaking preliminary steps with BART to assure the projects are coordinated and anticipates issuing a RFP for a project architect in Spring 2012 and constructing the project in 2013. TOTAL ALL COSTS: The project would add green elements to this Ohlone Greenway between the City of Albany and Fairmount Avenue by treating urban stormwater runoff; creating an informal exploration, natureplay and plaza area; improving walkability; utilizing and demonstrating low maintenance, low water using, native landscaping; improving riparian habitat and diversity; and fostering connection to nature along the Ohlone Greenway. The project implements elements and design goals within both the General Plan and the Ohlone Greenway Master Plan. The Ohlone Greenway Master Plan developed with extensive community input indicated a desire to create more attractive and usable "nodes" along the Greenway as well as to enhance ecological areas and incorporate community gathering areas. ---PAGE BREAK--- 244 Project Name: Proponent: Project Number: Project Mgr: Funding Sources: User Dept: Location: Fiscal Year Park-in-Lieu Fund Operating Energy Misc Prior Years - - - - - - - 2011-12 487,000 $ - - - - - - 2012-13 - - - - - - - 2013-14 - - - - - - - 2014-15 - - - - - - - 2015-16 - - - - - - - 2016-17 - - - - - - - 2017-18 - - - - - - - 2018-19 - - - - - - - 2019-20 - - - - - - - 2020-21 - - - - - - - Unidentified - - - - - - - Subtotal 487,000 - - - - - - Total Capital Costs: 487,000 Total Other Costs: - 487,000 Statement of Need, Service Level, and Issue: Project Description: General Plan Objective: Need/Service Level: Pertinent Issues: Status: Cost Estimate: Admin. 6,000 Design: 42,000 Constr Mgt: 26,000 Equipment: Constr: 353,000 Other: Contingency: 60,000 TOTAL: 487,000 $ CITY OF EL CERRITO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT INFORMATION SHEET Ohlone Greenway Improvements between Hill and Blake Public Works Dept. tbd PW Park-in-Lieu Fund All 210 Ohlone Greenway Capital Costs Other Costs Improvements will be coordinated with Safeway development improvements and work on Greenway as part of the BART Seismic Retrofit Project. Design TOTAL ALL COSTS: Improve the Ohlone Greenway consistent with the Greenway Master Plan includes landscaping, lighting, and street crossing improvements. The project implements elements and design goals within both the General Plan and the Ohlone Greenway Master Plan. The Ohlone Greenway Master Plan developed with extensive community input indicated a desire to create more attractive and usable "nodes" along the Greenway as well as to enhance ecological areas and incorporate community gathering areas. ---PAGE BREAK--- 245 Project Name: Proponent: Project Number: Project Mgr: Funding Sources: User Dept: Location: 811, 210, A, B Fiscal Year Park-in-Lieu Fund RDA Capital ('03 Bonds) BART Unidentified Operating Energy Misc Prior Years 20,500 127,500 603,292 - - - - 2011-12 - - - - - - - 2012-13 - - - 5,000 - - 2013-14 - - - - 5,150 - - 2014-15 - - - - 5,305 - - 2015-16 - - - - 5,464 - - 2016-17 - - - - 5,628 - - 2017-18 - - - - 5,796 - - 2018-19 - - - - 5,970 - - 2019-20 - - - - 6,149 - - 2020-21 - - - - 6,334 - - Unidentified 200,000 - 2,500,000 - - - Subtotal 220,500 127,500 603,292 2,500,000 50,796 - - 3,451,292 50,796 $3,502,088 Statement of Need, Service Level, and Issue: Project Description: General Plan Objective: Need: Service Level: Pertinent Issue: Status: Capital Cost Estimate: Admin: $43,000 Design: $258,000 Constr Mgt: $172,000 Equipment: $500,000 Constr: $2,150,000 Other: $0 Contingency: $328,292 TOTAL: $3,451,292 Park-in-Lieu Fund (210) Through extensive negotiations with BART, Phase 1A of the Master Plan, for the most part, has been included in the design for the BART Earthquake Safety Program. In order for BART to use City property along the Ohlone Greenway for construction purposes, BART purchased temporary construction easements from the City in July 2009 via the execution of an Acquisition Agreement. The City granted BART a Right of Entry to City property and, in lieu of payment to the City for the Right of Entry value in the amount of $603,292, BART offered to construct improvements beyond the equivalent value of BART's required restoration work. The Ohlone Greenway Master Plan is helping staff in searching for additional outside funding, including an Urban Greening Grant for the section between Fairmount Avenue and Brighton Avenue in Albany. RDA Capital (2003 Bonds) (811), unidentified Total Capital Costs: Comm Design: Utilize the Greenway as one of the features that provides a more distinct identity for El Cerrito through enhancement of its landscape features, signage, maps and other features. (CD 3.9): Ohlone Greenway- Enhance the usability and aesthetic appeal of the Ohlone greenway by integrating it into the fabric of the City. (CD 3.10): Greenway Spur Trails- Develop greenway spur trails for creekside access. (CD3): A City with attractive landscaping of public and private properties, open space, and public gathering places. Other Costs TOTAL ALL COSTS: CITY OF EL CERRITO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT INFORMATION SHEET Ohlone Greenway Improvements Public Works/Environmental Services C3035 Public Works - Engineering Division General Public Total Other Costs: Ohlone Greenway BART-related improvements are designed and scheduled for construction in 2011-2013. City staff will review the construction of these improvements. Future improvements are awaiting funding. The project is divided into three phases: Master Plan; BART-related upgrades; and future improvements. The master plan is now complete and adopted, and the BART-related upgrades have been designed and are slated for construction in 2011 - 2014. Future improvements are outlined in the master plan, most are not funded at this point. Capital Costs Three primary conditions give rise to the need for this project. 1) The need for improving the facility to meet current and future users' needs and standards, as well as to improve the design and feel of the facility to fully actualize its potential to contribute to the surrounding areas; 2) To coordinate and optimize the opportunity provides by the BART Earthquake Safety Program and disruptive trail closure;3) To create a consistent and appealing design to coordinate future improvements with public or private projects. The Ohlone is considered by regional bicycle organizations as a backbone to the non-motorized transportation system in the region. 2007 counts found weekday use averaging 627 pedestrians/bicyclists per day, and according to a citywide survey completed in 2003, the Greenway is the 6th most used recreational facility. 2/3 of residents in a 2007 Citywide survey indicated they use the Greenway regularly or often. ---PAGE BREAK--- 246 Project Name: Proponent: Project Number: Project Mgr: Funding Sources: User Dept: Location: Fiscal Year General Fund Unidentified Operating Energy Misc Prior Years - - - - - - - 2011-12 - - - - - - - 2012-13 - - - - - - - 2013-14 - - - - - - - 2014-15 - - - - - - - 2015-16 - - - - - - - 2016-17 - - - - - - - 2017-18 - - - - - - - 2018-19 - - - - - - - 2019-20 - - - - - - - 2020-21 - - - - - - - Unidentified - 100,000 - - - - - Subtotal - 100,000 - - - - - 100,000 - 100,000 Statement of Need, Service Level, and Issue: Project Description: Need/Service Level: Pertinent Issues: Status: Capital Cost Estimate: Admin. 2,000 Design: Constr Mgt: - Equipment: Constr: 93,000 Other: - Contingency: 5,000 TOTAL: 100,000 $ The City is participating on a WCCTAC-led Transit Wayfinding Sign Project funded by Regional Measure 2/Safe Routes to Transit. The project will develop technical specifications and design for signs to direct pedestrians and bicyclists to and from major transit facilities and major sites in West County and Albany and includes the Ohlone Greenway. Planning including coordination with WCCTAC. Could be a candidate for Measure WW funding or future Safe Routes to Transit funding. TOTAL ALL COSTS: Install signage along the Ohlone Greenway that conforms to the prototype developed with the Baxter Creek Gateway Park and the Ohlone Greenway Master Plan. A comprehensive signage program will provide better wayfinding, provide distances for cyclers and walkers, and bring a unique and uniform appearance to the Ohlone Greenway. Current signage is sporadic and not consistent in its look. B Ohlone Greenway Capital Costs Other Costs Total Capital Costs: Total Other Costs: CITY OF EL CERRITO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT INFORMATION SHEET Ohlone Greenway Signage Program Public Works Department tbd Public Works - Engineering Division Unidentified General Public ---PAGE BREAK--- 247 Project Name: Proponent: Project Number: Project Mgr: Funding Sources: User Dept: Location: Fiscal Year General Fund Safe Routes to Transit RDA Funds Unidentified Operating Energy Misc Prior Years - - 20,000 - - - 2011-12 - - - - - - 2012-13 - - - - - - - 2013-14 - - - - - - 2014-15 - - - - - - - 2015-16 - - - - - - - 2016-17 - - - - - - - 2017-18 - - - - - - - 2018-19 - - - - - - - 2019-20 - - - - - - - 2020-21 - - - - - - - Unidentified - - - - - - - Subtotal - - 20,000 - - - - 20,000 - $20,000 Statement of Need, Service Level, and Issue: Project Description: Need/Service Level: Pertinent Issues: Status: Capital Cost Estimate: Admin. - Planning and Design: 20,000 Constr Mgt: - Equipment: Constr: - Other: - Contingency: - TOTAL: 20,000 $ CITY OF EL CERRITO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT INFORMATION SHEET Ohlone Greenway-Richmond Greenway Connection Public Works Department 811, B North El Cerrito-Richmond border C3049 Public Works - Engineering Division RDA, Unidentified Public TOTAL ALL COSTS: Planning and design is being done by the City of Richmond. This project will provide a Class I Multi-Use bicycle/pedestrian connection between the northern terminus of the Ohlone Greenway and the eastern terminus of the Central Richmond Greenway and includes a signalized mid-block crossing on San Pablo Ave between Conlon Ave and MacDonald Ave, a safe crossing under the I-80 overpass, and crossing of a fork of Baxter Creek. The project is largely funded by grants, and the City of Richmond is the lead contracting agency. Capital Costs Regional agencies (the Bay Trail, Coastal Conservancy, MTC) and bicyclists in both Richmond and El Cerrito have long been working to extend the Ohlone Greenway (via the Baxter Creek project) and complete the Central Richmond Greenway with the goal of providing a unique urban recreational and non-motorized transportation route to connect the two cities and to provide a regional Class I trail all the way from Berkeley to the Bay Trail in Richmond. This project involves providing a Class I trail through some combination of utilizing BART ROW and a Richmond Redevelopment Agency parcel to get to the I-80 overpass. In 2009/10, Richmond and El Cerrito jointly received a Safe Routes to Transit grant for $200,000 to plan and design the project. Richmond is taking the lead on the design work, and has included an important creek restoration element as part of the scope of work. The City committed $20,000 in San Pablo Avenue Streetscape funds (originally funded by the RDA) to assist with additional design costs. Two community meetings to obtain public input on the concept design were held in 2010. Other Costs Total Capital Costs: Total Other Costs: ---PAGE BREAK--- 248 Project Name: Proponent: Project Number: Project Mgr: Funding Sources: User Dept: Location: Fiscal Year Measure A Sales Tax Grants General Fund Trench Fees Meas J (CCTA) Revenues Cost Savings Prior Years 14,489,412 377,000 - 98,500 180,000 - - - 2011-12 695,000 - - 55,000 - - - (80,000) 2012-13 695,000 385,000 - 50,000 - - - (85,000) 2013-14 695,000 - - 40,000 100,000 - - (87,550) 2014-15 708,900 - - 40,800 150,000 - - (90,177) 2015-16 723,078 - - 41,616 153,000 - - (92,882) 2016-17 737,540 - - 42,448 156,060 - - (95,668) 2017-18 752,290 - - 43,297 159,181 - - (98,538) 2018-19 767,336 - - 44,163 162,365 - - (101,494) 2019-20 782,683 - - 45,046 165,612 - - (104,539) 2020-21 798,337 - - 45,947 168,924 - - (107,675) Unidentified - - - - - - - Subtotal 21,844,575 762,000 - 546,819 1,395,143 - - (943,524) 24,548,537 (943,524) $23,605,013 Statement of Need, Service Level, and Issue: Project Desc: Need: Service Level: Pertinent Issue: Status: Capital Cost Estimate: Admin: $417,325 Design $981,941 Constr Mgt: $1,497,461 Equipment: $0 Construction $20,178,897 Other: $245,485 Contingency: $1,227,427 TOTAL: $24,548,537 TOTAL ALL COSTS: Total Capital Costs: Public Works - CIP Division 204, 211, A General Public City-wide Grants (STP, Prop 1b, ARRA) Measure J Return-to-Source (204) C3027 Sales Tax - Street Impr (211) City of El Cerrito CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT INFORMATION SHEET Street Improvement Program Public Works The accelerated program was completed in 2010, and the annual project will perform scheduled maintenance and any needed rehabilitation. see above The primary issue has been that of funding. With the passage by voters in February 2008 of Measure A (Street Improvement Sales Tax), it is anticpated that there will be sufficient funding to bring the overall system condition up to acceptable levels and keep it there. A physical system such as city streets requires continual maintenance to keep them in serviceable condition. Much of that required effort was deferred for several decades, and the street system degraded to an unacceptable condition. This project will along with other federally funded pavement projects accelerated the scope of work in 2008, 2009, and 2010 to bring the pavement condition up from 52 (out of 100) to 85 in 2010. This has greatly reduced the future costs of system maintenance. Project includes the design of a variety of roadway treatments including slurry seal, micropave, cape seal, asphalt overlay of various thicknesses, and repairs of failed sections. The scope will also include installation of curb ramps in compliance with the ADA for all streets that receive an overlay treatment, curb, gutter, and sidewalk upgrades as needed, and upgrades to traffic control systems that pertain to pavement work (striping, crosswalks, bike facilities, and associated signage). The project will involve multiple specialty contracts such as seal coats, asphalt overlay, roadway repairs and concrete. This project will also fund the bi-annual Pavement Management Program update. Total Other Costs: Other Costs Project Budget ---PAGE BREAK--- 249 Project Name: Proponent: Project Number: Project Mgr: Funding Sources: User Dept: Location: Fiscal Year Measure C/J (204) Operating Energy Misc Prior Years 70,000 - - - - - - 2011-12 35,000 - - - - - - 2012-13 35,700 - - - - - - 2013-14 36,500 - - - - - - 2014-15 37,300 - - - - - - 2015-16 38,100 - - - - - - 2016-17 38,900 - - - - - - 2017-18 39,700 - - - - - - 2018-19 40,500 - - - - - - 2019-20 41,400 - - - - - - 2020-21 42,300 - - - - - - Unidentified - - - - - - - Subtotal 455,400 - - - - - - 455,400 - $455,400 Statement of Need, Service Level, and Issue: Project Description: Need: Service Level: Pertinent Issue: Status: Capital Cost Estimate: Admin: $9,108 Design: $54,648 Constr Mgt: $36,432 Equipment: $0 Constr: $296,010 Other: $0 Contingency: $59,202 TOTAL: $455,400 TOTAL ALL COSTS: The ADA requires that public facilities are accessible to people with disabilities. The City's ADA Transition Plan identifies deficiencies on major pedestrian routes in the public right-of-way, and recommends a strategy for eliminating these obstructions. The Plan prioritizes improvements to major pedestrian routes in the public right-of- way. Within the public streets, there are numerous obstructions to access for disabled persons. This capital program is an integral part of a compliance strategy for tackling this massive deficiency in the most practical manner. These actions require that requests from persons with disabilities be prioritized based on guidance from the ADA Advisory Group. This program will work toward bringing the pedestrian routes in the public right-of-way into compliance and making the City's programs accessible. In 2010, 18 curb ramps were constructed at four key intersections discussed with the ADA Advisory Group. The funding used was from FY2009-10 and FY2010-11. We expect to construct 8 to 10 curb ramps in FY2011-12. Measure C/J Public Capital Costs Other Costs 204 Citywide Total Capital Costs: Total Other Costs: This is an ongoing program, but planning for FY2011-12 is currently underway. This project will implement the streets portion of the City's American with Disabilities Act (ADA) Transition Plan Update, which was adopted in September 2009. Specific locations and scopes of work will be determined annually in conformance with the Plan Update and based on guidance from ADA Advisory Group. This program is in addition to the curb ramp work required by street repaving program, however the access program may be contracted jointly with the Street Resurfacing Program. CITY OF EL CERRITO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT INFORMATION SHEET C3024 PW Engineering Division Access Modifications - Streets Public Works ---PAGE BREAK--- 250 Project Name: Proponent: Project Number: Project Mgr: Funding Sources: User Dept: Location: Fiscal Year HSIP Grant RDA Operating Energy Misc Prior Years 622,890 70,000 - - - - - 2011-12 - - - - - - - 2012-13 - - - - - - - 2013-14 - - - - - - - 2014-15 - - - - - - 2015-16 - - - - - - - 2016-17 - - - - - - - 2017-18 - - - - - - - 2018-19 - - - - - - - 2019-20 - - - - - - - 2020-21 - - - - - - - Unidentified - - - - - - - Subtotal 622,890 70,000 - - - - - 692,890 - $692,890 Statement of Need, Service Level, and Issue: Project Description: General Plan Objective: Need: Service Level: Pertinent Issue: Status: Capital Cost Estimate: Admin: 10,000 Design: 65,000 Constr Mgt: 50,000 Equipment: - Constr: 515,000 Other: - Contingency: 52,890 TOTAL: 692,890 $ Both streets passing through this intersection are arterials with approximately 15,700 entering vehicles per day. The intersection also has a high volume of pedestrian due to the adjacent Harding Elementary School and El Cerrito High School, two blocks away. Additionally, Ashbury Avenue and Fairmount Avenue are a designated pedestrian route and a park trail connector, respectively, in the Circulation Plan. Schematic layouts for the realignments were produced during the Upper Fairmount Avenue Streetscape Project. Consultant began design in Summer 2009. In April 2011, City staff obtained approval from Caltrans Local Assistance to proceed with construction, which is needed for federal highway funded-projects. Construction is anticipated to begin in late Summer 2011. TOTAL ALL COSTS: The project would re-align the intersection and upgrade the traffic signal to make it less confusing and safer for drivers and pedestrians. Goal T1: A transportation system that allows safe and efficient travel by a variety of modes and promotes the use of alternatives to the single-occupant vehicle. The misalignment of the north-south axis of Ashbury Avenue at Fairmount Avenue results in traffic flow being offset from on-coming traffic, creating confusion at the busy signalized intersection. In addition, the off-set right- turn island contributes to the right of way confusion. The proposed improvements will help address the predominant collision patterns at the intersection. Realigning the intersection would narrow the intersection, significantly smooth out the misalignment, eliminate the right-turn island, add a marked crosswalk and create a small landscaped public space at the southeast corner of the intersection. As part of the City of El Cerrito Circulation Plan for Bicyclists and Pedestrians, the intersection was prioritized as needing improvement based on its location and current conditions. Total Capital Costs: Total Other Costs: HSIP Grant, RDA Funds General Public 811, A Fairmount Ave & Ashbury Ave Capital Costs Other Costs C3044 PW - Engineering Division CITY OF EL CERRITO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT INFORMATION SHEET Fairmount / Ashbury Intersection Impr Public Works ---PAGE BREAK--- 251 Project Name: Proponent: Project Number: Project Mgr: Funding Sources: User Dept: 204, A Location: Fiscal Year HSIP Grant (secure) Measure J/C (CCTA) Prop 1b Operating Energy Misc Prior Years 584,910 31,600 33,390 - - - - 2011-12 - - - - - - - 2012-13 - - - - - - - 2013-14 - - - - - - - 2014-15 - - - - - - - 2015-16 - - - - - - - 2016-17 - - - - - - - 2017-18 - - - - - - - 2018-19 - - - - - - - 2019-20 - - - - - - - 2020-21 - - - - - - - Unidentified - - - - - - - Subtotal 584,910 31,600 33,390 - - - - 649,900 - 649,900 $ Statement of Need, Service Level, Schedule and Issue: Project Description: General Plan Goal: Pertinent Issue: Status: Capital Cost Estimate: Admin: 10,000 Design: 65,000 Constr Mgt: 47,500 Equipment: Constr: 475,000 Other: Contingency: 52,400 Land: TOTAL: 649,900 $ The project involves State Right of Way under the I-80 freeway, and will require the City to obtain a Caltrans Encroachment Permit. Consultant began design in January 2010. Design: Final Design is scheduled for completion at the end of 2011. TOTAL ALL COSTS The project is along Potrero Ave between S. 55th and 56th St, and its intersections with WB I-80 On-Ramp and Eastshore Bl/I-80 EB Off-Ramp, in the City of El Cerrito. The proposed improvements include: extending the left-turn lane at the I-80 WB, modification of the centerline to the west of 55th Street, traffic signal upgrades and modified channelization in the form of protected/permissive left-turns and removal of right-turn island at Eastshore/I-80 EB, and modified median at 56th St. Goal T1: A transportation system that allows safe and efficient travel by a variety of modes and promotes the use of alternatives to the single-occupant vehicle. Need/Service Level: This segment of Potrero Avenue has four closely spaced intersections within approximately 500 feet from east to west as follows: stop-controlled at S. 55th St, uncontrolled at the WB I-80 On-Ramp, signalized at Eastshore Bl/I-80 EB Off-Ramp and stop-controlled at S. 56th St. This area has a disproportionally high collision rate based on the 2006 Traffic Safety Audit. The project is expect to result in the reduction of the predominant collision patterns along this roadway segment, for motorists and bicyclists. Total Capital Costs: Total Other Costs: C3045 Public Works - Engineering Division General Public Potrero between S.55th and 56th Streets Capital Costs Other Costs HSIP Grant, Measure J/C Fund, Prop 1b Fund CITY OF EL CERRITO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT INFORMATION SHEET Potrero & I-80 Ramps Intersection Imp Public Works and Police Departments ---PAGE BREAK--- 252 Project Name: Proponent: Project Number: Project Mgr: Funding Sources: User Dept: Location: Fiscal Year SRTS Grant (secure) Operating Energy Misc Prior Years 230,470 - - - - - - 2011-12 - - - - - - - 2012-13 - - - - - - - 2013-14 - - - - - - - 2014-15 - - - - - - - 2015-16 - - - - - - - 2016-17 - - - - - - - 2017-18 - - - - - - - 2018-19 - - - - - - - 2019-20 - - - - - - - 2020-21 - - - - - - - Unidentified - - - - - - - Subtotal 230,470 - - - - - - 230,470 - 230,470 $ Statement of Need, Service Level, Schedule and Issue: Project Description: General Plan Goal: Pertinent Issue: Status: Capital Cost Estimate: Admin: 5,000 Design: 24,542 Constr Mgt: 16,361 Equipment: Constr: 163,610 Other: Contingency: 20,957 Land: TOTAL: 230,470 $ Design: Final Design is scheduled for completion at the end of 2011. Need/Service Level: The improvements are intended to promote safe routes to school on Arlington Boulevard for the children living and commuting in the immediate area of Madera Elementary School and to/from Arlington Park. Arlington Boulevard is a minor arterial street with an 85th-percentile speed of 31 miles per hour and average daily traffic of 4,120 vehicles. The relatively high traffic volumes and speeds on Arlington Boulevard, a winding roadway, are a safety concern during school drop-off and pick-up periods. Goal T1: A transportation system that allows safe and efficient travel by a variety of modes and promotes the use of alternatives to the single-occupant vehicle. The grant requires that education, enforcement and evaluation activities be implemented as part of the project. The following are key elements of the project: 1) a City website page and newsletter article to provide educational information on the meaning and use of in-pavement flashing lights with automatic detection; 2) one publicized enforcement activity of motorist violations of pedestrian right-of-way in a crosswalk and 3) official Student Travel Talley Sheets and Parent Surveys. City staff worked with Caltrans Local Assistance for several months to push this project forward. Total Capital Costs: Total Other Costs: TOTAL ALL COSTS Infrastructure improvements on Arlington Boulevard at two intersections with uncontrolled school crosswalks serving Madera Elementary School. The first intersection is at Madera Drive and the second is at Brewster Drive. The improvements involve construction of new curb bulb-outs at both intersections and new in- pavement flashing lights with automatic detection, new led-enhanced signs, and upgraded/interconnected advance flashing beacons and signs at Madera Drive. Capital Costs Other Costs C3047 Public Works - Engineering Division Federal Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Grant General Public, School Children A Arlington Boulevard at Madera and Brewster CITY OF EL CERRITO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT INFORMATION SHEET Arlington School Crossing Public Works and Police Departments ---PAGE BREAK--- 253 Project Name: Proponent: Project Number: Project Mgr: Funding Sources: User Dept: 204, A Location: Fiscal Year HSIP Grant (secure) Measure J/C (CCTA) Operating Energy Misc Prior Years 168,207 23,400 - - - - - 2011-12 361,083 35,410 - - - - - 2012-13 - - - - - 2013-14 - - - - - - - 2014-15 - - - - - - - 2015-16 - - - - - - - 2016-17 - - - - - - - 2017-18 - - - - - - - 2018-19 - - - - - - - 2019-20 - - - - - - - 2020-21 - - - - - - - Unidentified - - - - - - - Subtotal 529,290 58,810 - - - - - 588,100 - 588,100 $ Statement of Need, Service Level, Schedule and Issue: Project Description: General Plan Goal: Pertinent Issue: Status: Capital Cost Estimate: Admin: 7,500 Design: 56,500 Constr Mgt: 43,000 Equipment: Constr: 430,100 Other: Contingency: 51,000 Land: TOTAL: 588,100 $ The HSIP grant will also allow for the acquisition of collision analysis software to help City staff identify other locations in the City with the greatest safety needs. The construction of the project must be coordinated with the seismic retrofit of the BART Stations and Elevated Structure along the Ohlone Greenway, which is anticipated to occur between the end of 2010 and 2013. City staff worked with Caltrans Local Assistance for several months to push this project forward. Design: Final Design is scheduled for completion at the end of 2011. TOTAL ALL COSTS Improvements are proposed at nine uncontrolled marked crosswalks on the Ohlone Greenway and next to BART Stations on seven arterial streets as follows: Fairmount Ave Central Ave Stockton Ave Moeser Ln Potrero Ave Hill St and Cutting Blvd The proposed improvements include installation of in-pavement flashing lights, controller and passive detection devices, LED enhanced crosswalk signs and posts, solar power equipment or alternative power source equipment, and new traffic striping and pavement markings. Goal T1: A transportation system that allows safe and efficient travel by a variety of modes and promotes the use of alternatives to the single-occupant vehicle. Need/Service Level: The need for safety improvements at uncontrolled crossing along Ohlone Greenway has been focused on for some time. It has been observed that the Greenway path is shadowed where the path intersects with our busy streets. The project consists of crosswalk safety improvements involving the installation of in-pavement flashing lights to warn drivers of the presence of pedestrians and bicyclists crossing the arterial roadways. All three groups of the general public will benefit; pedestrians, bicyclists, and motorists. Total Capital Costs: Total Other Costs: C3046 Public Works - Engineering Division General Public Ohlone Greenway + BART Stations Capital Costs Other Costs HSIP Grant, Measure J/C Fund CITY OF EL CERRITO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT INFORMATION SHEET Ohlone Greenway Arterial Crossings Public Works and Police Departments ---PAGE BREAK--- 254 Project Name: Proponent: Project Number: Project Mgr: Funding Sources: User Dept: Location: Fiscal Year STIP-TE Measure A Operating Energy Misc Prior Years - 30,000 - - - - - 2011-12 - - - - - - - 2012-13 977,000 - - - - - - 2013-14 - - - - - - - 2014-15 - - - - - - - 2015-16 - - - - - - - 2016-17 - - - - - - - 2017-18 - - - - - - - 2018-19 - - - - - - 2019-20 - - - - - - - 2020-21 - - - - - - Unidentified - - - - - - - Subtotal 977,000 30,000 - - - - - 1,007,000 - $1,007,000 Statement of Need, Service Level, and Issue: Project Description: General Plan Objective: Need: Service Level: Pertinent Issue: Status: Capital Cost Estimate: Admin: Design: 30,000 Constr Mgt: Equipment: - Constr: 902,000 Other: - Contingency: 75,000 TOTAL: $1,007,000 Design Phase: Design is anticipated to be completed at the end of 2011. Total Capital Costs: Total Other Costs: Goal T1: A transportation system that allows safe and efficient travel by a variety of modes and promotes the use of alternatives to the single-occupant vehicle. Ashbury Avenue and Moeser Lane are major pedestrian routes, bicycle routes, and access routes for persons with disabilities in the City of El Cerrito. The Circulation Plan for Bicyclists and Pedestrians and ADA Transition Plan, both adopted by El Cerrito City Council, place high priorities on these two corridors. Access and safety improvements are needed. The project will make improvements by closing the gaps in sidewalks as prioritized in the Circulation Plan including the provisions of curb ramps as prioritized in the ADA Transition Plan, installing pedestrian facilities such as raised crosswalks and curb bulb-outs, installing bicycle facilities such as lanes and shared pavement markings, and calming traffic using pedestrian-refuge islands. Combined these two corridors provide access to the following facilities: Community Center, Contra Costa Civic Theater, Cerrito Vista Park, Portola Middle School, Prospect Sierra School, El Cerrito High School, Harding Elementary School and Albany High School. Students, parents, and others frequently walk between the facilities on the south end of Ashbury Avenue and the east and west ends of Moeser Lane to the Community Center located at the intersection of Ashbury Avenue and Moeser Lane. The installation of the proposed pedestrian and bicycle improvements will help complete two important corridors in the City of El Cerrito by providing facilities to serve everyone, including the young and old, motorist and bicyclist, and walker and wheelchair user. In May 2011, City staff is requesting a 15-month time extension for the STIP-TE grant from the California Transportation Commission given CiviCorps and right-of-way delays and a 9-month PG&E permitting timeframe. 211, A Moeser and Ashbury Avenues TOTAL ALL COSTS: The project includes closing sidewalk gaps along both Moeser and Ashbury Avenues, installing pedestrian safety and traffic calming measures along Ashbury Avenue, and installing Class II or III bicycle facilities along Ashbury Avenue and partially along Moeser Lane. Capital Costs Other Costs CITY OF EL CERRITO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT INFORMATION SHEET Moeser and Ashbury Avenues Ped & Bike Corridor Improvements Public Works C3061 PW - Engineering Division STIP-TE, Sales Tax - Street Impr (211) General Public ---PAGE BREAK--- 255 Project Name: Proponent: Project Number: Project Mgr: Funding Sources: User Dept: Location: Fiscal Year Fed CMAQ Measure J TLC Operating Energy Misc Prior Years - - - - - - - 2011-12 100,000 25,000 - - - - - 2012-13 716,000 179,000 - - - - - 2013-14 - - - - - - - 2014-15 - - - - - - - 2015-16 - - - - - - - 2016-17 - - - - - - - 2017-18 - - - - - - - 2018-19 - - - - - - - 2019-20 - - - - - - - 2020-21 - - - - - - - Unidentified - - - - - - Subtotal 816,000 204,000 - - - - - 1,020,000 - $1,020,000 Statement of Need, Service Level, and Issue: Project Description: General Plan Objective: Need: Service Level: Pertinent Issue: Status: Capital Cost Estimate: Admin: 5,000 Design: 105,000 Constr Mgt: 71,000 Equipment: - Constr: 725,000 Other: - Contingency: 114,000 TOTAL: $1,020,000 CITY OF EL CERRITO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT INFORMATION SHEET Central & Liberty Streetscape Improvements Public Works C3063 PW - Engineering Division TLC Grants (Fed CMAQ, Measure J ) General Public A various Capital Costs Other Costs Total Capital Costs: Total Other Costs: TOTAL ALL COSTS: The project consists of streetscape improvements within and around the El Cerrito Plaza BART Station on Central Avenue and Liberty Street. The scope of the project improvements includes sidewalk replacement, pedestrian level lighting, crosswalks improvements (curb bulb-outs, and enhanced signing & striping), bike route signing & striping, street trees and street furniture. The goal of the project is to improve walking and biking routes to transit, support development, and enhance the sense of place and quality of life in the El Cerrito Plaza BART Station Area. Design: Final Design is scheduled for completion in early 2012. Goal T1: A transportation system that allows safe and efficient travel by a variety of modes and promotes the use of alternatives to the single-occupant vehicle; and Goal T3: A transportation system, including safe and adequate streets, signals, sidewalks, pathways, curbs, gutters, street trees, signage, and streetlights, that maintains and improves the livability of the City. This project has arisen out of various efforts in the City of El Cerrito. Through the General Plan policies, Circulation Plan, and Draft San Pablo Specific Plan, the City has identified the El Cerrito Plaza area as a high- activity node and has identified the need for streetscape improvements to enhance pedestrian and bicycle facilities to businesses and transit. Central Avenue and Fairmount Avenue play a key role in the Plaza Area as the primary east-west corridors for travel. Liberty Street, bordering the main BART parking lot, connects these corridors and leads directly into the Plaza shopping center. The Draft San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan describes the Plaza Area as serving many functions: a gateway to El Cerrito from points south, contains a BART Station, features a regional shopping center, has a historical building currently hosting the Cerrito Theatre, and encompasses the "Main Street" feel of Fairmount Avenue. The area also hosts many local shops, restaurants, multi-family and single-family residences, and AC Transit bus lines. The Plaza Area is envisioned as the “downtown” for El Cerrito with in-fill & transit-oriented neighborhoods. The Plan calls for streetscape improvements that encourage walking, biking, and transit use. The project will improve streets for users of all modes. For pedestrians, bicyclists and transit users, the addition of the proposed improvements will create a friendlier and safer environment. In 2010, City staff applied for and was awarded a CMA Block Grant - TLC Program grant by the CCTA for 80% of the project costs. WCCTAC also approved the use of Measure J TLC as the 20% local match. ---PAGE BREAK--- 256 Project Name: Proponent: Project Number: Project Mgr: Funding Sources: User Dept: Location: Fiscal Year General Fund Unidentified Operating Energy Misc Prior Years 50,000 - - - - - - 2011-12 - - - - - - - 2012-13 - 50,000 - - 1,000 - - 2013-14 - 50,000 - - 1,000 - - 2014-15 - - - - 1,030 - - 2015-16 - - - - 1,061 - - 2016-17 - - - - 1,093 - - 2017-18 - - - - 1,126 - - 2018-19 - - - - 1,159 - - 2019-20 - - - - 1,194 - - 2020-21 - - - - 1,230 - - Unidentified - - - - - - - Subtotal 50,000 100,000 - - 9,892 - - 150,000 9,892 $159,892 Statement of Need, Service Level, and Issue: Project Description: Need: Service Level: Pertinent Issue: Status: Capital Cost Estimate: Admin: $4,500 Design: $10,000 Constr Mgt: $5,000 Equipment: $0 Constr: $130,500 Other: $0 Contingency: $0 TOTAL: $150,000 TOTAL ALL COSTS: CITY OF EL CERRITO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT INFORMATION SHEET City-Wide Signage Program Public Works C3028 Public Works - Engineering Division General Fund (101), unidentified General Public 101, B various Planning including coordination with WCCTAC. Phased replacement of old signs (identification and wayfinding) with new signage that is consistent with the City's updated identity program on San Pablo Avenue. Capital Costs Current wayfinding and identification signage throughout town in inconsistent, out-of-date and/or not distinctive The project includes placing new signs at secondary city entrances, parks, facilities and where directional/wayfinding signage in needed. The Redevelopment Agency has recently investing in development of a new signage and civic identity program within its project area. (Installation was completed in April 2007). This project will expand that signage program outside of the RDA Project Area to create a city-wide consistency in the signage formats. Funds in this project will be used for signage that cannot be funded by other means (such as other city projects or development.) The City is participating on a WCCTAC-led Transit Wayfinding Sign Project funded by Regional Measure 2/Safe Routes to Transit. The project will develop technical specifications and design for signs to direct pedestrians and bicyclists to and from major transit facilities and major sites in West County and Albany. Other Costs Total Capital Costs: Total Other Costs: ---PAGE BREAK--- 257 Project Name: Proponent: Project Number: Project Mgr: Funding Sources: User Dept: Location: Fiscal Year Unidentified Operating Energy Misc Prior Years - - - - 2011-12 - - - - - - - 2012-13 - - - - - - - 2013-14 - - - - - - - 2014-15 - - - - - - - 2015-16 - - - - - - - 2016-17 - - - - - - - 2017-18 - - - - - - - 2018-19 - - - - - - - 2019-20 - - - - - - - 2020-21 - - - - - - - Unidentified - - - 250,000 - - - Subtotal - - - 250,000 - - - 250,000 - $250,000 Statement of Need, Service Level, and Issue: Project Description: General Plan Objective: Need: Service Level: Pertinent Issue: Status: Capital Cost Estimate: Admin: $5,000 Design: $20,000 Constr Mgt: $15,000 Equipment: $0 Constr: $190,000 Other: $0 Contingency: $20,000 TOTAL: $250,000 tbd PW - Engineering Division CITY OF EL CERRITO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT INFORMATION SHEET Bicycle Facility Improvement Program Public Works Department Total Capital Costs: Total Other Costs: Unidentified General Public B Various Locations Throughout the City Capital Costs Other Costs See above. Coordination and planning TOTAL ALL COSTS: Complete recommendations in Circulation Plan, including completion of Class I, II and III bikeways, installation of bicycle detection at all signalized intersections, installation of additional bike racks and lockers at facilities citywide, evaluation of the ultimate alignment for the Cerrito Creek-Bay Trail connection, and evaluation of a bike boulevard parallel to Richmond St. Bikeways include Hill Street and Cutting Blvd from San Pablo to the Ohlone, Fairmount Ave from Carlson to Colusa, Central Ave from Carlson to San Pablo, Lincoln St from the Ohlone to Ashbury, and various other hillside routes. Policy T1.1 Balanced Transportation System: Create and maintain a balanced transportation system with choice of transit, bicycle, pedestrian, and private automobile modes. Policy T1.3 Bicycle Circulation: Create a complete, interconnected bicycle circulation system; provide a bicycle system that serves commuter as well as recreational travel; improve bicycle routes and access to and between major destinations. The implementation of these projects is a continuation of the City’s efforts to increase accessibility, safety and mobility for residents and visitors. We look for opportunities to fund improvements as part of other capital projects on both a local and regional level. ---PAGE BREAK--- 258 Project Name: Proponent: Project Number: Project Mgr: Funding Sources: User Dept: Location: Fiscal Year STMP Unidentified Operating Energy Misc Prior Years - - - - - - 2011-12 - - - - - - - 2012-13 - - - - - - 2013-14 - - - - - - - 2014-15 - - - - - - - 2015-16 - - - - - - - 2016-17 - - - - - - - 2017-18 - - - - - - - 2018-19 - - - - - - - 2019-20 - - - - - - - 2020-21 - - - - - - - Unidentified 6,875,000 18,125,000 - - - - - Subtotal 6,875,000 18,125,000 - - - - - 25,000,000 - $25,000,000 Statement of Need, Service Level, and Issue: Project Description: General Plan Objective: Need: Service Level: Pertinent Issue: Status: Capital Cost Estimate: Admin: $850,000 Design: $1,700,000 Constr Mgt: $1,700,000 Equipment: $0 Constr: $17,000,000 Other: $0 Contingency: $3,750,000 TOTAL: $25,000,000 San Pablo Avenue is a State highway, and carries over 25,000 vehicles a day. The Del Norte BART Station was identified as one of the 21 regional transit hubs in the nine Bay Area counties by MTC because of the linkages its provides between the services of various transit operators. The BART Station has over 700 bus trips a day which contributes to this being the 10th busiest station of 43 BART stations. Previous STMP funding was used for the high school internship program run by WCCTAC and the San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan. BART had previously committed $100,000 of its STMP fees for this area. Future efforts will build on the San Pablo Ave Specific Plan, MTC and BART plans, and the Del Norte Strategic Plan being prepared by the Redevelopment Agency. Public Works will continue to seek additional funding for San Pablo Avenue based on its designation as a planned Priority Development Area under the FOCUS Program. The project is pending additional funding and coordination with the Redevelopment Agency's Strategic Plan. TOTAL ALL COSTS: The project includes planning, engineering and construction of various public infrastructure improvements to facilitate transit-oriented development in the Del Norte Area including parking facilities; bicycle, pedestrian, and/or bus transit access improvements; signage; lighting; improvements to station access or station waiting areas; ADA improvements; improvements to adjacent streets, street crossings, or signals; and/or Ohlone Greenway improvements. Goal T1: A transportation system that allows safe and efficient travel by a variety of modes and promotes the use of alternatives to the single-occupant vehicle. Goal T2: A land use pattern that encourages walking, bicycling, and public transit use. Goal T3: A transportation system that maintains and improves the livability of the City. Traffic congestion and planned/proposed development in the vicinity of the Del Norte BART station require creative and effective transportation solutions. The proximity of San Pablo Avenue to I-80 (the most congested freeway in the Bay Area) makes it an attractive relief route during the commute hours in addition to the heavy BART-bound traffic to and from the freeway. The two primary intersections (San Pablo Avenue at Cutting and at Hill) cannot accommodate a pedestrian crosswalk on the leg that has the highest pedestrian crossing demand due to critical vehicle volumes, and this induces pedestrians to cross illegally in the mid-block locations. There is also a history of collisions involving vehicles and pedestrians in this area. In addition, BART is interested in performing a study around and within its station as it considers improvements and possible on-site development partnerships. Total Project Costs: Total Other Costs: STMP Developer Fees, unidentified Public Works / Community Development A, B Del Norte area Capital Costs Other Costs C4014 Public Works - Engineering Division CITY OF EL CERRITO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT INFORMATION SHEET Del Norte TOD Infrastructure Improvements Public Works / Community Development ---PAGE BREAK--- 259 Project Name: Proponent: Project Number: Project Mgr: Funding Sources: User Dept: Location: Fiscal Year General Fund Unidentified Operating Energy Misc Prior Years 10,200 - - - - - - 2011-12 - - - - - - - 2012-13 - - - - - - - 2013-14 - - - - - - - 2014-15 - - - - - - - 2015-16 - - - - - - - 2016-17 - - - - - - - 2017-18 - - - - - - - 2018-19 - - - - - - - 2019-20 - - - - - - - 2020-21 - - - - - - - Unidentified - 300,000 - - - - - Subtotal 10,200 300,000 - - - - - 310,200 - $310,200 Statement of Need, Service Level, and Issue: Project Description: Need: Service Level: Pertinent Issue: Status: Capital Cost Estimate: Admin: $6,204 Design: $31,020 Constr Mgt: $31,020 Equipment: $0 Constr: $210,936 Other: $0 Contingency: $31,020 TOTAL: $310,200 TOTAL ALL COSTS: The existing retaining wall above the Creek headwall in front of 779 Balra Drive is badly damaged and must be repaired. The gradual failure of this wall is causing subsidence of the street and sidewalk above, and has created some uneven surfaces in the walking and driving paths. The wall is leaning over onto private property, but is not causing any immediate damage. Geotech report prepared and measuring points marked on the wall. However, no funding source has been identified for this work. Capital Costs Other Costs pending funds Repair or replace the retaining wall in front of 779 Balra Drive, and repair street and sidewalk damage above wall. Total Capital Costs: Total Other Costs: 101, B 779 block of Balra Drive General Fund, Unidentified General Public CITY OF EL CERRITO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT INFORMATION SHEET C3058 PW - Engineering Division Balra Retaining Wall Repair Public Works ---PAGE BREAK--- 260 Project Name: Proponent: Project Number: Project Mgr: Funding Sources: User Dept: Location: Fiscal Year Unidentified Operating Energy Misc Prior Years - - - - - - - 2011-12 - - - - - - - 2012-13 400,000 - - - - - - 2013-14 - - - - - - - 2014-15 400,000 - - - - - - 2015-16 - - - - - - - 2016-17 400,000 - - - - - - 2017-18 - - - - - - - 2018-19 - - - - - - 2019-20 - - - - - - - 2020-21 - - - - - - Unidentified - - - - - - - Subtotal 1,200,000 - - - - - - 1,200,000 - $1,200,000 Statement of Need, Service Level, and Issue: Project Description: General Plan Objective: Need: Service Level: Pertinent Issue: Status: Capital Cost Estimate: Admin: 17,500 Design: 105,000 Constr Mgt: 70,000 Equipment: - Constr: 875,000 Other: - Contingency: 132,500 TOTAL: $1,200,000 The targeted street segments are generally on arterial and collector streets which carry most of the City's traffic. A Caltrans Highway Safety Improvement Program was secured to fund improvements for the number one ranked street segment, Potrero Avenue between E. 55th and 56th Streets, but this effort is now listed as a separate project. Public Works will continue to seek state and federal funding opportunities, and combine this program with others such as the PDA Streetscape Improvements Program to maximize funding opportunities as they arise. Planning Phase: Implementation pending funding. TOTAL ALL COSTS: This program would contain various projects that would improve safety for motorists, pedestrians and bicyclists traveling on city streets. Goal T1: A transportation system that allows safe and efficient travel by a variety of modes and promotes the use of alternatives to the single-occupant vehicle. Studies conducted as part of the 2005 Speed Surveys revealed several street segments that had significantly higher collision rates than other arterial and collector streets in the City. A safety audit was subsequently performed to evaluate each of 14 street segments, and make recommendations for improvements to mitigate collision rates. Total Capital Costs: Total Other Costs: Unidentified General Public B various Capital Costs Other Costs tbd PW - Engineering Division CITY OF EL CERRITO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT INFORMATION SHEET Traffic Safety Improvement Program Public Works ---PAGE BREAK--- 261 Project Name: Proponent: Project Number: Project Mgr: Funding Sources: User Dept: Location: Fiscal Year Unidentified Operating Energy Misc Prior Years - - - - - - - 2011-12 - - - - - - - 2012-13 - - - - - - - 2013-14 - - - - - - - 2014-15 - - - - - - - 2015-16 - - - - - - - 2016-17 - - - - - - - 2017-18 - - - - - - - 2018-19 - - - - - - 2019-20 - - - - - - - 2020-21 - - - - - - Unidentified 2,500,000 - - - - - - Subtotal 2,500,000 - - - - - - 2,500,000 - $2,500,000 Statement of Need, Service Level, and Issue: Project Description: General Plan Objective: Need: Service Level: Pertinent Issue: Status: Capital Cost Estimate: Admin: 40,000 Design: 210,000 Constr Mgt: 150,000 Equipment: - Constr: 2,000,000 Other: - Contingency: 100,000 TOTAL: $2,500,000 pending funding. The last in a series of landslides removed a section of Wildcat Drive (approximately 100 feet long and 10 feet wide) and the abutting valley gutter and embankment. Emergency work was performed that stabilized the remaining roadway. In its current configuration, the road serves the primary public need of access and utility pathways. However, the emergency repair work requires traffic to constrict to a one-lane path, and the sheet pile retaining wall is considered to be adverse in appearance. Conceptual design was completed in the late 1990s for a retaining wall that would enable restoration of the original roadway width. This remedy is costly and currently unfunded. Other possible remedies that include restoring the stability of the abutting private land could be considered along with a funding partnership with the affected property owners. Total Capital Costs: Total Other Costs: TOTAL ALL COSTS: This project would restore Wildcat Drive to its original width. B various Capital Costs Other Costs tbd PW - Engineering Division Unidentified General Public CITY OF EL CERRITO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT INFORMATION SHEET Wildcat Drive Repair Public Works ---PAGE BREAK--- 262 Project Name: Proponent: Project Number: Project Mgr: Funding Sources: User Dept: Location: Fiscal Year Unidentified Operating Energy Misc Prior Years - - - - - - - 2011-12 - - - - - - - 2012-13 - - - - - - - 2013-14 - - - - - - - 2014-15 - - - - - - - 2015-16 - 600,000 - - - - - 2016-17 - - - - - - - 2017-18 - 600,000 - - - - - 2018-19 - - - - - - - 2019-20 - 600,000 - - - - - 2020-21 - - - - - - - Unidentified - - - - - - - Subtotal - 1,800,000 - - - - - 1,800,000 - $1,800,000 Statement of Need, Service Level, and Issue: Project Description: General Plan Objective: Need: Service Level: Pertinent Issue: Status: Capital Cost Estimate: Admin: 26,000 Design: 156,000 Constr Mgt: 104,000 Equipment: - Constr: 1,300,000 Other: - Contingency: 214,000 TOTAL: $1,800,000 Planning Phase: Implementation pending funding. Total Capital Costs: Total Other Costs: Goal T1: A transportation system that allows safe and efficient travel by a variety of modes and promotes the use of alternatives to the single-occupant vehicle; and Goal T3: A transportation system, including safe and adequate streets, signals, sidewalks, pathways, curbs, gutters, street trees, signage, and streetlights, that maintains and improves the livability of the City. The City's General Plan calls for three specific areas along the San Pablo Avenue corridor to become "pedestrian- friendly, mixed-use villages with ground floor retail uses and upper floor office and residential use". Each of the three identified areas has its own unique character and function and will be connected via the Ohlone Greenway and a vibrant San Pablo Avenue to two BART stations and multiple transit stops. The San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan calls for transit-oriented neighborhoods and in-fill development around the BART Stations. Continued streetscape and open space improvements in the corridor would capitalize on the momentum created by previous Redevelopment Agency projects. The San Pablo Avenue and BART Stations are important transportation facilities that serve residents and visitors of El Cerrito. The project will improve streets for users of all modes. For pedestrians, bicyclists and transit users, the addition of the proposed improvements will create a friendlier and safer environment. Identify funding opportunities through Transportation for Livable Communities Programs from the county through federal level. B various TOTAL ALL COSTS: The project consists of streetscape improvements within and around the San Pablo Avenue Priority Development Area, which includes all of San Pablo Avenue and crossing arterials leading to the El Cerrito Plaza and Del Norte BART Stations. Improvements will be coordinated with the City's Redevelopment Agency, neighboring cities and transit agencies. The scope of the project improvements includes sidewalk replacement, pedestrian level lighting, crosswalks improvements (curb bulb-outs, pedestrian refuge islands, and enhanced signing & striping), bike route signing & striping, street trees and street furniture. Capital Costs Other Costs CITY OF EL CERRITO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT INFORMATION SHEET PDA Streetscape Improvements Public Works tbd PW - Engineering Division Unidentified General Public ---PAGE BREAK--- 263 Project Name: Proponent: Project Number: Project Mgr: Funding Sources: User Dept: Location: Fiscal Year Unidentified Operating Energy Misc Prior Years - - - - - - - 2011-12 - - - - - - - 2012-13 - - - - - - - 2013-14 - - - - - - - 2014-15 - - - - - - - 2015-16 - - - - - - - 2016-17 - - - - - - - 2017-18 - - - - - - - 2018-19 - - - - - - - 2019-20 - - - - - - - 2020-21 - - - - - - - Unidentified 1,500,000 - - - - - - Subtotal 1,500,000 - - - - - - 1,500,000 - $1,500,000 Statement of Need, Service Level, and Issue: Project Description: General Plan Objective: Need: Service Level: Pertinent Issue: Status: Capital Cost Estimate: Admin: 100,000 Design: 90,000 Constr Mgt: 90,000 Equipment: 170,000 Constr: 900,000 Other: - Contingency: 150,000 TOTAL: $1,500,000 Concept Phase: Implementation pending funding. Total Capital Costs: Total Other Costs: Goal T1: A transportation system that allows safe and efficient travel by a variety of modes and promotes the use of alternatives to the single-occupant vehicle; and Goal T3: A transportation system, including safe and adequate streets, signals, sidewalks, pathways, curbs, gutters, street trees, signage, and streetlights, that maintains and improves the livability of the City. The El Cerrito Circulation Plan for Bicyclists, adopted in 2007, and Pedestrians and Citywide Pedestrian Safety Assessment, conducted in 2009, both call for development of a safe routes to school program. School zones are particularly hazardous areas for pedestrians and bicyclists with many parents dropping off or picking up students. However, there are many benefits of having children walk or bike to school, including improving physical health and reducing traffic congestion. The safe routes to school program will serve K through 12th-grade students in public and private schools throughout the City. No funding has been secured for this program. Public Works will seek state and federal funding opportunities. Citywide TOTAL ALL COSTS: Develop a safe routes to school program including educational, engineering and enforcement measures. Capital Costs Other Costs CITY OF EL CERRITO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT INFORMATION SHEET Safe Routes to School Program Public Works tbd PW - Engineering Division Unidentified General Public ---PAGE BREAK--- 264 Project Name: Proponent: Project Number: Project Mgr: Funding Sources: User Dept: Location: Fiscal Year Unidentified Operating Energy Misc Prior Years - - - - - - - 2011-12 - - - - - - 2012-13 - - - - - - - 2013-14 - - - - - - - 2014-15 - - - - - - - 2015-16 - - - - - - - 2016-17 - - - - - - - 2017-18 - - - - - - - 2018-19 - - - - - - - 2019-20 - - - - - - - 2020-21 - - - - - - - Unidentified 500,000 - - - - - - Subtotal 500,000 - - - - - - 500,000 - $500,000 Statement of Need, Service Level, and Issue: Project Description: General Plan Objective: Need: Service Level: Pertinent Issue: Status: Capital Cost Estimate: Admin: 50,000 Design: 30,000 Constr Mgt: 30,000 Equipment: 50,000 Constr: 300,000 Other: - Contingency: 40,000 TOTAL: $500,000 CITY OF EL CERRITO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT INFORMATION SHEET Neighborhood Traffic Management Program Public Works and Police Departments tbd PW - Engineering Division Unidentified General Public Citywide Capital Costs Other Costs Total Capital Costs: Total Other Costs: TOTAL ALL COSTS: Implement major capital improvements under the Neighborhood Traffic Management Program consisting of educational, engineering and enforcement measures to address speeding, high traffic volumes, and pedestrian and bicycle obstacles on residential streets. Planning Phase: Implementation pending funding. Goal T3: A transportation system, including safe and adequate streets, signals, sidewalks, pathways, curbs, gutters, street trees, signage, and streetlights, that maintains and improves the livability of the City. An increasing number of El Cerrito residents are concerned about vehicular speeds, traffic volumes and pedestrian and bicycle obstacles in their neighborhoods. The City has responded to community concerns by installing standard traffic control devices (warning and regulatory signs, pavement markings, striping and curb markings) and speed humps, deploying the speed feedback trailer, and enforcement of traffic and parking regulations. Generally, the City addressed resident requests on a case-by-case basis – with each request becoming a unique process and involving extensive City resources. The problem became how to place these requests in context – which have priority, which represent “normal” traffic conditions on residential streets, and what types of measures would provide equitable, effective and timely solutions. The program will serve neighborhoods throughout the City. No funding has been secured for this program. ---PAGE BREAK--- 265 Project Name: Proponent: Project Number: Project Mgr: Funding Sources: User Dept: Location: Fiscal Year General Fund Unidentified Operating Energy Misc Prior Years - - - - - - - 2011-12 - - - - - - - 2012-13 - - - - - - - 2013-14 - - - - - - - 2014-15 - - - - - - - 2015-16 - - - - - - - 2016-17 - - - - - - - 2017-18 - - - - - - - 2018-19 - - - - - - - 2019-20 - - - - - - - 2020-21 - - - - - - - Unidentified - - - - - - - Subtotal - - - - - - - - - not applicable Statement of Need, Service Level, and Issue: Project Description: Need/Service Level: Pertinent Issues: Status: Capital Cost Estimate: Admin. Design: Constr Mgt: - Equipment: Constr: - Other: - Contingency: - TOTAL: - $ CITY OF EL CERRITO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT INFORMATION SHEET I-80 / Central Avenue Interchange City of El Cerrito, City of Richmond, CCTA, Caltrans, WCCTAC Federal Demonstration Funds Central Ave between I-580 and San Mateo Ave STMP Developer Fees na CCTA, ACTC Measure J Transportation Sales Tax General Public TOTAL ALL COSTS: An Environmental Document is currently being prepared by the Alameda County Congestion Management Agency (ACCMA) and Caltrans for the first phase of improvements. Improvements to the Central Avenue intersections with the I-80 ramps and surrounding streets to alleviate congestion on Central Avenue between San Pablo Avenue and I-580. The feasibility study determined that the project should be done in two independent phases: Modification to the I-80 and i-580 ramp termini on the west side of I-80; and re-alignment of Pierce Street to intersect with Central Avenue at San Mateo Avenue on the east side of I-80. The former would be on Caltrans facilities, and the latter would be on city facilities (both El Cerrito and Richmond). Project Costs Central Avenue suffers from chronic congestion during peak hours including weekday commute hours and weekend days. The cause is the three closely spaced signalized intersections along Central Avenue on either side of I-80 combined with heavy turning movements - particularly certain left turn movements. The westside project consists of relatively common roadway and signal modifications that require no additional right of way acquisition. Environmental and design work is underway as part of the I-80 Integrated Corridor Mobility Project. Funding is available from the SAFETY-LU federal demonstration grant. Construction is anticipated to begin in early 2011. The eastside project is more complex as it requires acquisition of significant right of way over currently commercially-occupied land. A new terminus of Pierce Street at San Mateo Street lies within El Cerrito, but all other portions of the work (including right of way acquisition) lies within the City of Richmond. Funding would be provided through Measure J Transportation funds, which will not be available until 2015. Work is underway to accelerate sufficient funding to develop a more detailed design, and perform necessary environmental studies prior to 2015. Eastside work may need to coordinate with private development on adjacent land. An open house was held in April 2010 to present these planned improvements and obtain input from the public. Other Costs Total Capital Costs: Total Other Costs: ---PAGE BREAK--- Attachment 5 - Transportation Systems Management ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- Attachment 6 - Adopted Growth Management Element ---PAGE BREAK--- EL CERRITO GENERAL PLAN Community Development and Design 4-51 GROWTH MANAGEMENT A. Introduction The Growth Management Element establishes a comprehensive, long-range program that matches demand for public facilities generated by new development with policies and standards for traffic level of service (LOS) and performance criteria for fire, police, parks, sanitary facilities, water supplies, and flood control. The Growth Management Element is concerned with maintaining defined urban service levels; it is not intended to limit growth or to direct growth into certain areas of the community on a priority basis. Most importantly, the Element’s policies ensure that new development impacts that threaten to degrade established traffic performance or public service thresholds are mitigated through project modification, capital improvement programming, or contributions to improvements. This element satisfies the obligations established under Contra Costa County’s 2004 Growth Management Program (referred to as Measure Measure J (2004) is a 25- year extension of the previous Measure C Contra Costa Transportation Improvement and Growth management Program approved by the voters in 1998. In addition to the public facilities and services identified within this Growth Management Element, Chapter 3: Circulation Element, establishes goals, policies, and programs for traffic services, and roadway improvements, bicycle and pedestrian movement, and Transportation Demand Management (TDM) programs. Chapter 10: Housing Element, includes an expanded list of policies and programs that describe the City’s efforts to foster access to safe, quality housing for people of all income levels. Measure J In November 2004, the voters of Contra Costa County approved Measure J, thereby approving both Transportation Improvement and Growth Management Programs and authorizing a 0.5% sales tax to fund associated improvement projects. In order to receive local street maintenance and improvement funds under Measure J, the County and each city in the county is required to develop a Growth Management Element as part of their General Plan. The overall intent of the Measure J program is: • To establish a long-range program matching the demand for multi-modal transportation facilities to serve new development with plans, capital improvement programs, and development impact mitigation programs; and, • To ensure that growth takes place in a manner that will ensure protection of health, safety and welfare of both existing and future residents of Contra Costa County; and, ---PAGE BREAK--- EL CERRITO GENERAL PLAN 4-52 Community Development and Design • The Urban Limit Line is intended to promote compact urban development patterns and restrict the extension of infrastructure into areas where urban development is not planned. In order to receive funding under Measure J, each land use agency within Contra Costa County must adopt and implement a Growth Management Element that substantially complies with the Contra Costa County Transportation Authority Model Growth Management Element. The previous requirements of Measure C to receive funding required each land use agency within Contra Costa County to establish policies and standards for traffic levels of service (LOS) and set performance standards for fire, police, parks, sanitary facilities, water, and flood control to generally ensure that adopted standards for public facilities are maintained as the community grows. Although Measure J does not require these policies and standards, they remain adopted. El Cerrito Growth Management While this element satisfies obligations established under Measure J, the City has clearly established its commitment to managing new development in a manner that not only ensures adequate public facilities, but also protects the quality of life enjoyed by residents. Growth management issues are discussed in detail in various other elements of this General Plan, including Land Use, Transportation and Circulation, and the Public Facilities and Services and Resources and Hazards chapters. Policies in those other Elements/Chapters are noted in the Goal and Policy tables. Organization of the Element The Growth Management Element is organized into three main sections. This Introduction provides an overview of growth management topics, a description of the organization of the element, and requirements for the element as specified under State law. A Goals and Policies section provides specific policy guidance for growth management topics. Consistency with State Law Authorization for Growth Management Element California Government Code Section 65302 does not require a Growth Management Element to be included in a General Plan. However, Section 65303 states the following: "The general plan may include any other elements or address any other subjects which, in the judgment of the legislative body, relate to the physical development of the City." This element has been prepared in conformance with all mandatory requirements of State law and also satisfies the planning obligations established under Contra Costa County’s Measure J. ---PAGE BREAK--- EL CERRITO GENERAL PLAN Community Development and Design 4-53 Relationship to Other Elements of the General Plan This Growth Management Element is closely related to the Land Use and Transportation & Circulation Elements. This Growth Management Element is intended to incorporate the requirements set forth in Measure J. It is also related to the Public Facilities and Services and Resources and Hazards chapters of the General Plan. The Growth Management Element is not intended to supersede the goals or policies of the other elements of the General Plan. When other elements of the General Plan are updated, it may be appropriate to amend the Growth Management Element to ensure an internally consistent and comprehensive set of City goals, policies and actions. Urban Limit Line As part of the 1996 Contra Costa County General Plan, the County delineated an Urban Limit Line (ULL) to identify areas appropriate for urban expansion. The Measure J (2004) Transportation Expenditure Plan included a Growth Management Plan (GMP) which contained an urban limit line component mandating that local jurisdictions adopt and continuously comply with a voter approved ULL. Measure L (2006) the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisor ULL was passed by a majority of voters in Contra Costa at the November 7, 2006 election. The Measure L ULL was also approved by a majority of voters in the City at the November 7, 2006 election. The City adopted the Measure L ULL by resolution on October 16, 2006. The adoption of the Measure L ULL specifically complies with the purposes of Measure J as follows: • Ensure the preservation and protection of identified non-urban land, including agricultural, open space, parkland, and other areas, by establishing a line beyond which urban development is prohibited; and • Link land use decisions with the transportation investments in Measure J by channeling future growth to locations more suitable for urban development; and • Ensure that land use policies within the voter Approved Urban Limit Line effectively promote appropriate development that accommodates the area’s projects housing and job needs in the future. Housing Options Consistent with the requirements of Measure J and state Law, the City’s Housing Element establishes a range of goals, policies and programs that outline the City’s efforts to support balanced housing development in the City. Measure J expands upon the program requirements identified in the Prior Measure C, and requires ongoing reporting to CCTA of the City’s progress in implementing the goals and objectives listed in the Housing Element. ---PAGE BREAK--- EL CERRITO GENERAL PLAN 4-54 Community Development and Design California Government Code Sec. 65400(b) requires the preparation of the annual report summarizing the City’s progress implementing the Housing Element of the General Plan, and submitting copies of the report to the Contra Costa Transportation Authority biennially as part of the Authority’s Growth Management Plan Compliance Checklist. Measure J requires that the annual report on the implementation of the Housing element of the General Plan be submitted to CCTA every other year. The report must include the specified housing reporting period and must be submitted to CCTA in one of the following formats: • The number of housing units approved, constructed or occupied in the City since the beginning of the reporting period, compared to the average number of units needed annually to meet the fair share regional housing need; • A description of how the City’s adopted land use, housing, and regulatory plans and programs have provided sufficient opportunities for and removed undue constraints to the achievement of the City’s fair share regional housing need; or • A description of how the plans and policies of the General Plan and the land use regulations of the Zoning Ordinance facilitate the improvement and development of the City’s fair share regional housing need. B. Traffic Service Standards Projected increases in travel have the capacity to influence disproportionately the shape and character of El Cerrito, if traffic congestion and improvements to the travel network are not managed through local and cooperative regional policy implementation. The Land Use Element (Community Development and Design chapter) establishes the timing and density of future growth within the city. The Transportation Element (Transportation and Circulation chapter), supplemented by the Growth Management Element's defined levels of intersection performance and policies for mitigation of traffic impacts, are useful sources of options and strategies to influence regional growth patterns that extend their influence beyond El Cerrito's borders. Routes of Regional Significance Measure required that all freeways and selected arterials in the county be designated as Routes of Regional Significance, or "regional routes." These roadways experience extreme levels of congestion, and carry significant levels of through- traffic to other parts of the Bay Area. There are many obstacles to improving conditions on these regional routes, including the high cost of expanding physical capacity and the uncertain role of outside agencies' funding decisions. Within El Cerrito, these regional routes include Interstate Freeway 80, San Pablo Avenue, and Cutting Boulevard. ---PAGE BREAK--- EL CERRITO GENERAL PLAN Community Development and Design 4-55 Characteristics of El Cerrito's Regional Routes Interstate Freeway 80 The freeway consists of three lanes in each direction through West County. Interchanges serving El Cerrito include Central Avenue, Carlson Boulevard, Potrero Avenue, and Cutting Boulevard. Interstate 80 is the most congested of all regional routes. Congestion extends from Pinole Valley Road south to Central Avenue during the AM peak period and from Central to the Carquinez Bridge tollbooth during the PM peak period. Congestion on I-80 causes high traffic volumes and consequent delays on San Pablo Avenue, the primary parallel route. I-80 has one of the highest percentages of through traffic in the West County corridor, with 52% of AM peak hour direction travel, measured at the Carquinez Bridge. Ninety-two percent of that traffic originates in Napa and Solano counties. Truck traffic, which contributes to travel delay, makes up 9% of total AM Eastbound (non-peak direction) volume, much of which enters or leaves the freeway on the San Pablo Avenue corridor. The West Contra Costa County Action Plan identifies a number of improvements to the I-80 corridor needed to alleviate the expected breakdown of capacity. Those improvements of most significance to El Cerrito include: • HOV interchange at Cutting Boulevard to serve the El Cerrito Del Norte BART station (constructed) • Parallel route improvements on San Pablo Avenue including signal upgrades (on-going) • Transportation Management Plan to include transit, ride sharing, public information/marketing and vehicle monitoring. San Pablo Avenue In El Cerrito, San Pablo Avenue is an urbanized thoroughfare between the southern City limits at Cerrito Creek near Carlson Boulevard to the northern city limits just south of McDonald Avenue with two lanes in each direction. At most intersections there are left turns operating with left-turn signal phasing. The speed limit is 30 MPH. Average daily traffic volumes on San Pablo Avenue are greatest at its southerly extreme in the County. Near Cutting Boulevard, the highest average daily volume is 29,900 vehicles. During the AM peak period, the highest volumes occur near Potrero Avenue at 2,275 vehicles per hour. The highest PM peak hour period volumes occur near Barrett Avenue in Richmond, and frequently cause traffic backup into El Cerrito. The San Pablo Avenue Corridor has been studied on a regional and local basis to determine the improvements necessary to maintain the routes as a parallel to I-80 and to serve locally approved uses. Coordination of improvements is difficult given the number of jurisdictions through which the street passes, and variety of volumes and functions that it serves. Alameda and Contra Costa counties are currently installing various improvements along San Pablo Avenue to improve inter- jurisdictional and intra-jurisdictional signal coordination. ---PAGE BREAK--- EL CERRITO GENERAL PLAN 4-56 Community Development and Design Cutting Boulevard The portion of Cutting Boulevard in El Cerrito designated as a regional route extends from Key Boulevard to the westerly city limit. It links San Pablo Avenue and the Del Norte BART station to I-80. The road encompasses two lanes in each direction with improved medians and left-turn pockets, except for a segment which is one-way westbound between the BART station and San Pablo Avenue. Most significant congestion occurs at the intersection of San Pablo Avenue and Cutting Boulevard in El Cerrito. Regional Action Plans Local jurisdictions participated in the development of programs to control regional traffic impacts on these routes through a series of Action Plans approved by one of the Regional Transportation Planning Committees created under Measure C. El Cerrito has been working closely with the WCCTAC (West Contra Costa County Traffic Advisory Committee) to work on an update of the 2000 and 2009 action plans for the west county area. Once approved, the updated Action Plan will be combined by CCTA with other regionally recommended Action Plans to create a countywide comprehensive transportation plan. The City recognizes that the success of attaining Action Plan objectives depends upon participation of other jurisdictions in both planning and funding of necessary improvements. Basic Routes All roads not indicated on the map of Routes of Regional Significance are Basic Routes. The Growth Management Element is required to assess the operating capacity of signalized intersections on Basic Routes, estimate future service impacts resulting from significant, foreseeable increases in home building and job-formation, according to the city's General Plan land use and housing policies. Level of Service – General The Transportation Element of the El Cerrito General Plan classifies vehicle routes according to the character of surrounding development and their linkage to sources of traffic congestion from other jurisdictions. Table 4-4 describes the city's Basic Route signal controlled intersections and the minimum service level at which the intersection is expected to operate based on future development activity: Table 4-4: Signalized Intersection Service Standards Location Land Use Intersection Characteristics LOS Standard Fairmount/Liberty CBD Minor Arterial/Principal Arterial to 0.94 v/c Fairmount/Ashbury Suburban Collector/Minor Art'l/Principal Art'l to 0.84 v/c Fairmount/Colusa Suburban Collector/Principal Arterial to 0.84 v/c Central/Carlson CBD Principal Arterial/Principal Arterial to 0.94 v/c Potrero/Eastshore Urban Local Street/Principal Arterial to 0.89 v/c Richmond/Stockton Suburban Minor Arterial/Collector to 0.84 v/c Richmond/Moeser Urban Minor Arterial/Minor Arterial to 0.89 v/c Richmond/Potrero Urban Minor Arterial/Minor Arterial to 0.89 v/c ---PAGE BREAK--- EL CERRITO GENERAL PLAN Community Development and Design 4-57 Elm/Hill/Key Urban Principal Arterial/Minor Arterial to 0.89 v/c Moeser/Navellier Suburban Minor Arterial/Collector to 0.84 v/c Level of Service and Future Land Use Nearly all significant new increments of housing and employment will occur on parcels located within the San Pablo Avenue corridor, or in joint use with BART station facilities. Expanding jobs and housing opportunity inside El Cerrito's borders will not necessarily eliminate commute travel to and from the region. However, it will offer an alternative to the commuter lifestyle and enhance options for El Cerrito's economic development that do not burden the regional roadway network. While most of the direct traffic impact of local land use intensification will fall upon Regional Routes such as San Pablo Avenue and Cutting Boulevard, it is equally important that such activity not burden the basic route system and degrade the minimum service levels for signalized intersections described above. The city is committed, as part of the region-wide effort to reduce traffic congestion and improve the efficiency and safety of its local street system for all users including pedestrians and bicyclists, to monitor traffic conditions on a systematic basis and develop programs to maintain established service standards. El Cerrito is a "mature" city with only limited growth potential. However, even the relatively small increment of growth potential described in this Element can burden local and regional transportation facilities without a prescribed means of measurement and defined mitigation programs. C. Urban Service Performance Standards Park and Recreation Facilities Service Function The City of El Cerrito provides a rich diversity of parks and recreational opportunities. Parklands include approximately 32 acres of City-owned parks, 100 acres of City-owned open space used for recreation and conservation purposes, 23 acres of other City-maintained recreation facilities, and 27 acres of School District- owned and maintained recreation areas. More details are provided in Chapter 6. Service Standard Five acres of publicly owned parkland for each 1,000 residents. Fire Suppression and Related Emergency Services Service Function The El Cerrito Fire Department provides first response to structural, vehicular and wildland fires, medical emergencies, hazardous materials incidents and natural disasters. The Department’s ability to meet these needs is facilitated through active ---PAGE BREAK--- EL CERRITO GENERAL PLAN 4-58 Community Development and Design participation with Richmond, Kensington, and the West County fire departments in an automatic response agreement that uses the combined resources of all four agencies to serve these needs irrespective of jurisdictional lines. The departments share the costs of dispatch and training services and have established common standards for staffing, apparatus and equipment. Service Standard The interagency agreement specifies the following response protocol for all emergency service requests: • Maximum response time for first engine arrival of six minutes including one minute dispatch time and three minute-travel time from responding station. • Three person engine company is minimum response. • Minimum training level of responders shall be Firefighter 1 and Emergency Medical Technician 1. Police Emergency Services Service Function The El Cerrito Police Department’s mission is to respond to requests for law enforcement emergency services, deter criminal activity, investigate crimes against persons and property and undertake proactive programs to reduce the opportunity for criminal activity. The department also acts proactively to reduce dangerous motor vehicle operating practices and offers community education outreach programs about personal and neighborhood security. Service Standard The Police Department is committed to maintaining a level of personnel and capital equipment for first-unit response in three minutes to requests for emergency service. The City's resources alone are insufficient to meet the multiplicity of demands upon a modem police agency. Hence, the Department contracts with the City of Richmond for emergency dispatching, and with various state and county agencies for specialized investigative support services. Sanitary Sewer and Treatment Services Service Function Two agencies work together to serve El Cerrito’s sanitary sewer needs. Stege Sanitary District provides the underground lines leading from customer discharge sites to the regional treatment plant. That plant, operated by the East Bay Municipal Utility District at Point Isabel, provides tertiary level treatment to standards for discharge to the Bay. Service Standard Service capacity planning is based on a 130-gallon daily increment per person. ---PAGE BREAK--- EL CERRITO GENERAL PLAN Community Development and Design 4-59 Domestic Water Services Service Function East Bay Municipal Utility District provides domestic water service to residential and institutional customers in the city. Past droughts, which curtailed water service in some areas, have reminded people of the need to conserve water whenever possible. Service Standard 250 gallons/day for each residential household to 4 (four) persons +62 gallons for each additional person in the household. 90% of 1986 use for commercial connections and 95% of 1986 use for institutional uses, to be reevaluated upon improvement in prevailing drought conditions. Flood Control Service Function Flood hazards arise from natural rainstorms, failure of water storage facilities, and from the secondary effects of landslides. Because the watersheds in El Cerrito's foothills are relatively small, risk of flood damage through the sudden release of accumulated water behind a collapsed mass of landslide debris is also small. The greatest flood hazard risk is posed by the current condition of the storm drain system that is under study for long term and comprehensive remediation. Only a small portion of Cerrito Creek is subject to inundation in the 1% (100 year event). Property damage from such an event is predictable, but would be confined to isolated locations in the flood path. The Contra Costa County Flood Control District establishes maintenance and development standards in the floodway. The City has also established restrictive development policies in its Municipal Code as a condition of continued eligibility for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program. Service Standard Containment of the 100-year flood event according to the federal Flood Insurance Rate Maps. Continued restriction on construction within flood hazard zones through establishment of minimum floor level elevations above the projected 100- year flood event level, as established by the Flood Control District. ---PAGE BREAK--- EL CERRITO GENERAL PLAN 4-60 Community Development and Design D. Goals and Policies The Implementation Measures associated with each policy are described in the following section of this chapter. A policy located in another chapter with more detail is noted by the original policy number at the end of the paragraph. Goal GM1: A coordinated regional and sub-regional planning system that provides better service and less congestion for residents of El Cerrito through cooperative transportation and land use planning in Contra Costa County. Policies Implementation Measures GM1.1 Cooperative Transportation Planning. Participation in an ongoing multi- jurisdictional planning process with other jurisdictions and agencies, the RTPC, and the Contra Costa Transportation Authority to create a balanced, safe, and efficient transportation system and to manage the impacts of growth. • Intergovernmental Coordination GM1.2 Coordination with adjacent jurisdictions. Cooperate in remediation of intersections in other jurisdictions operating at a level of service below the desired minimum threshold when it is demonstrated that El Cerrito's actions contribute substantially to adverse operating conditions at such intersections. Such cooperative action shall only be considered in the context of an application by the other jurisdiction for a Finding of Special Circumstances in accordance with application procedures established by the Contra Costa Transportation Authority. • Intergovernmental Coordination GM1.3 Implementation of Action Plans. Implement in a timely manner specific local actions of updated Regional Route Action Plan following its adoption by the West Contra Costa Transportation Advisory Committee and the Contra Costa Transportation Authority. • Intergovernmental Coordination ---PAGE BREAK--- EL CERRITO GENERAL PLAN Community Development and Design 4-61 GM1.4 Urban Limit Line (ULL). Maintain the ULL adopted by the El Cerrito City Council on October 16, 2006 until March 31, 2034. • Intergovernmental Coordination GM1.5 Conflict Resolution Services. Seek the services of the Contra Costa Transportation authority's conflict resolution process when needed to resolve disputes with other jurisdictions related to the development and implementation of Actions Plans and other programs described in the Growth Management Element. • Intergovernmental Coordination GM1.6 Housing Opportunities. Demonstrate reasonable progress in providing housing opportunities for all income levels and demonstrate reasonable progress in meeting housing goals. • Housing Program Goal GM2: Compliance with applicable level of service standards. GM2.1 Application of Standards. Strive to maintain the minimum V/C performance standard for each signalized intersection as described in Table 4-4. Level of Service Standards are considered to be met if measurement of actual conditions at the intersection indicates that operations are equal to or better than the specified minimum performance standard, or if El Cerrito’s Capital Improvement Program includes projects which, when constructed, will result in performance better than or equal to the specified minimum standard. • Capital Improvements Program • Development Regulations (zoning) ---PAGE BREAK--- EL CERRITO GENERAL PLAN 4-62 Community Development and Design GM2.2 Achieving Level of Service Standards. Consider amendments to the General Plan Land Use Element or Map, Zoning Ordinance, or other relevant plans and policies to alter land use intensity or vehicle trip activity so that any Basic Route signalized intersection which does not meet the minimum service level standard in Policy GM2.2 can be brought into compliance with said standard. Alternately, consider amendments to the Capital Improvement Program or other relevant programs and policies which will improve the capacity or efficiency of intersections not meeting the service standards through physical construction and improvements. • Development Regulations (zoning) • Capital Improvements Program GM2.3 Findings of Special Circumstances. Consider requesting from the Contra Costa Transportation Authority a Finding of Special Circumstances for any Basic Route signalized intersection that may not meet level of service standards as described in Policy GM2.1 when it can be demonstrated that the amendments described in Policy GM2.2 are infeasible under the Authority’s prescribed criteria. Prior to initiating the request, the City will evaluate policy options and changes, alternative standards, and proposed mitigation measures to achieve the minimum service levels and describe the findings upon which these alternatives were deemed infeasible. • Intergovernmental Coordination ---PAGE BREAK--- EL CERRITO GENERAL PLAN Community Development and Design 4-63 Goal GM3: Timely review of projects that are heavy traffic generators. GM3.1 Traffic Impact Study. Conduct a traffic impact study consistent with CCTA Technical Guidelines as part of the application review process for development proposals estimated to generate over 100 peak-hour vehicle trips. • Development Regulations (zoning) GM3.2 Finding of Consistency with Standards. Demonstrate that development proposals that generate over 100 peak-hour vehicle trips in the peak direction are consistent with the Level of Service Standards stated in Policy GM2.2, and the West Contra Costa Action Plan for Regional Routes prior to approval. Findings of Consistency may be made if a traffic impact analysis demonstrates that the project will not erode the minimum service standards at any Basic Route signalized intersection unless: Projects included in the City's Capital Improvement Program or Street Improvement Program will result in attainment of the desired standard and fully or partially offset the traffic impacts of the project; or Findings of Special Circumstances, including appropriate mitigation measures, have been adopted by the City of El Cerrito and the CCTA. • Development Regulations (zoning) • Intergovernmental Coordination GM3.3 Transportation Demand Management Ordinance. Adopt and implement a Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Ordinance. • Transportation Demand Management ---PAGE BREAK--- EL CERRITO GENERAL PLAN 4-64 Community Development and Design Goal GM4: Effective community-wide programs to reduce traffic impacts of new projects and to assure that new residential, business and commercial growth pays for the facilities required to meet the demands resulting from that growth. GM4.1 Local Development Mitigation Program – Transportation. Adopt and maintain in place a development mitigation program to ensure that new growth is paying its share of the costs associated with that growth. • Traffic Impact Fee GM4.2 Local Street Maintenance and Improvement Funds. Support projects intended to meet or maintain Level of Service standards, to implement Action Plans for Regional Routes, and to provide mitigation for intersections Subject to Findings of Special Circumstances through Local Street Improvement and Maintenance Funds allocated by the Contra Costa Transportation Authority. Revenue from this source shall not replace private developer exactions pursuant to Policy GM4.1 for transportation projects necessary to meet or maintain minimum service standards challenged by new growth. • Intergovernmental Coordination • Capital Improvements Program GM4.3 Capital Improvement Program. Identify in the City's Capital Improvement Program funding sources, as well as intended phasing, for projects necessary to maintain and improve traffic operations. • Capital Improvements Program GM4.4 Compliance Reporting. Complete and submit the required compliance checklist materials required periodically by the Contra Costa Transportation Authority. • Intergovernmental Coordination GM4.5 Regional Efforts. Recognize El Cerrito’s role in the region and lead in regional efforts to increase transit and reduce congestion. (T1.7) • Intergovernmental Coordination ---PAGE BREAK--- EL CERRITO GENERAL PLAN Community Development and Design 4-65 Goal GM5: An effective system of providing urban services to support infill and redevelopment in existing urban and brownfield areas. GM5.1 Local Development Mitigation Program – Services. Adopt and implement a development mitigation program requiring developers to pay the costs necessary to offset impacts of their projects on the local police, fire and park service system. Ensure that the local development review process includes consultation with contact agencies supplying domestic water, sanitary sewage and flood control service so that cost impacts are identified and appropriate mitigations included on a cooperative basis. • Public Facilities Fee GM5.2 Performance Standard Review. As part of the City's development review process, or through the local CEQA review procedure for defined projects, evaluate the impact of the project upon public services and make findings appropriate to project approval under the following circumstances Performance standards will be maintained following project occupancy; Mitigation measures have been incorporated in project approval documents sufficient to maintain designated service standards; or Capital improvements sponsored by El Cerrito or the affected special purpose agency will ensure that designated service standards are maintained. • Development Review • CEQA Review ---PAGE BREAK--- EL CERRITO GENERAL PLAN 4-66 Community Development and Design GM5.3 Capital Improvement Program. Identify in the City's Capital Improvement Program funding sources, as well as intended phasing, for projects necessary to maintain police, fire and park service standards. Encourage outside agencies providing vital services to El Cerrito to maintain adequate funding and long-range facility planning activity to adequately anticipate future demands of growth and the life-cycle/replacement of equipment and infrastructure. • Capital Improvements Program • Intergovernmental Coordination GM5.4 Contributions to Improvement. Require new development to contribute to or participate in the improvement of public services according to the demand generated by the project occupants and users. • Public Facilities Fee • CEQA Review Goal GM6: Support land use patterns that make more efficient use of the transportation system GM6.1 Land Use Patterns. Recognize the link between land use and transportation. Promote land use and development patterns that encourage walking, bicycling, and transit use. Emphasize high-density and mixed land use patterns that promote transit and pedestrian travel. Where feasible, emphasize the following land use measures: 1. Promote conveniently located neighborhood complexes that provide housing and commercial services near employment centers and within transit corridors. 2. Promote land use patterns that maximize trip-linking opportunities by assembling uses that allow people to take care of a variety of daily needs. 3. Encourage pedestrian-oriented land use and urban design that can have a • Development Regulations (zoning) ---PAGE BREAK--- EL CERRITO GENERAL PLAN Community Development and Design 4-67 demonstrable effect on transportation choices. 4. Direct growth to occur along transit corridors. 5. Encourage retail, commercial, and office uses in ground floor space in combination with upper-floor housing along San Pablo Avenue. (T2.1) GM6.2 Mixed-Use Centers. Encourage mixed- use centers along San Pablo Avenue – including development along Fairmount Avenue, Stockton Avenue and Moeser Lane, between San Pablo Avenue and the Ohlone Greenway – that provide the opportunity for people to walk among businesses, employment, and residences. (LU5.2) • Development Regulations (zoning) GM6.3 Pedestrians, Bicycles, and Access. Ensure that business areas have adequate pedestrian and bicycle facilities and accessibility for persons with disabilities, and that easy connections to transit are available wherever possible. (LU5.5) • Capital Improvements Program GM6.4 Circulation Alternatives. To the extent possible, encourage alternatives to the use of private automobiles. Encourage a full range of transportation options – driving, transit, walking and biking – without allowing any one to preclude the others. (LU6.2) • Transportation Demand Management GM6.5 Multi-Modal Transportation Network. Ensure that streets, paths, and bikeways contribute to the system of a fully connected transportation network to all major destinations in the City. The design of these streets and pathways should encourage pedestrian and bicycle uses by being spatially defined by buildings, trees, lighting, and street furniture. Pedestrian and bicycle pathways and auto routes should be • Capital Improvements Program ---PAGE BREAK--- EL CERRITO GENERAL PLAN 4-68 Community Development and Design compatible. (CD2.4) GM6.6 Balanced Transportation System. Create and maintain a balanced transportation system with choice of transit, bicycle, pedestrian, and private automobile modes. (T1.1) • Capital Improvements Program GM6.7 Transit System. Encourage transit providers to improve and increase existing transit routes, frequency, and level of service. Encourage a public transit system that provides convenient transfers between transit services and other modes of travel. (T1.2) • Capital Improvements Program • Intergovernmental Coordination GM6.8 Bicycle Circulation. Create a complete, interconnected bicycle circulation system. Provide a bicycle system that serves commuter as well as recreational travel. Improve bicycle routes and access to and between major destinations. (T1.3) • Capital Improvements Program GM6.9 Pedestrian Circulation. Provide a safe, convenient, continuous and interconnected pedestrian circulation system throughout the City. Ensure safe pedestrian access to local schools. (T1.4) • Capital Improvements Program ---PAGE BREAK--- EL CERRITO GENERAL PLAN Community Development and Design 4-69 IMPLEMENTATION MEASURES The following is a summary of the major tools available to the City for implementation of the policies in this chapter, Community Development and Design. 1. Beautification Program A city beautification program is excellent way to increase public awareness and participation in creating good design and quality spaces. City beautification programs can take many forms and involve both the public and private sectors. They can include; design awards for building design and landscaping, yard maintenance; landscape planting programs such as flower planting, street tree planting; and, public art projects or other civic improvement programs. They may also include the development of public scenic turnouts, rest stops, and overlooks to take advantage of views and vistas from the hillsides. Many city beautification programs are sponsored jointly by the city government and local civic organizations to promote civic pride while enhancing the physical appearance. 2. Building Code El Cerrito should consider adopting amendments to the Building Code that promote energy efficiency and better uses of natural resources. This could be the part of the charge to a citizen task force that looks into possible ways of encouraging El Cerrito to agree upon and adhere to applicable principles of sustainable development. 3. Capital Improvement Program The Capital Improvement Program (CIP) is a compilation of the capital improvements planned for construction over the next five years in El Cerrito. It includes cost estimates, the phasing of specific improvements and associated costs and methods with which specific improvements will be financed. The City should continue to conduct annual reviews of the CIP and add money for transportation, infrastructure, and public facility improvements as funding sources are identified. The CIP also provides the basis for planning for and funding of new community buildings and facilities. 4. CEQA Review The City should ensure that the CEQA review process identifies impacts of new development upon the transportation system, utilities, and public facilities. 5. City Entry Design Program The City can sponsor the design and construction of entry monuments and other landscape improvement projects to improve the appearance of city streets. These landscape improvement projects can also be developed in cooperation with civic organizations or sponsored by local business to create new entry signs, monuments, and landmarks at major entry points to El Cerrito. ---PAGE BREAK--- EL CERRITO GENERAL PLAN 4-70 Community Development and Design 6. Creek Restoration The City may contribute through its storm drainage improvement program, or seek funding from other agencies or private sources, to restore various segments to creeks or other streets (on surface or through removal of pipes) and restoration of riparian habitats. 7. Design Guidelines Design guidelines are a tool for ensuring that development is compatible with the surrounding area and that it functions well for the community. To the extent possible, the guidelines should be specific: guidelines that are quantifiable should be considered for incorporation into the development regulations. 8. Development Incentives Providing development incentives to developers and property owners can influence good community design. Development incentives can be in the form of density and development intensity bonuses, reduced development standards reductions in parking requirements, height restrictions, setbacks, etc.). Incentives may be granted where they promote closer adherence to City objectives by providing desirable features, such as exceptional design, creative design of off-street parking, enhancements to public amenities, environmental benefits, such as creek restoration, and similar benefits to the community. 9. Development Regulations (zoning) The development regulations, primarily the zoning regulations and the subdivision ordinance, provide the standards for development, prescribe allowable uses, contain specific incentive provisions, and include other standards and procedures related to approval of development projects. 10. Development Review The development review process includes discretionary review by the Planning Commission and the Design Review Board, based on consideration of General Plan objectives and policies, and criteria established by the zoning and subdivision ordinances and other city regulations and adopted guidelines. Most discretionary actions are subject to the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The development review process also includes administrative review of projects to verify compliance with Planning Commission and Design Review Board requirements, as well as standards set by the City through adoption of building and fire codes, engineering standards, and other regulations and ordinances. Development review should be used to assess the impact of new development on the demand for transportation and public facility improvements and to implement mitigation measures and other mechanisms to help finance needed improvements. 11. Economic Development Strategy The city should maintain a strategy to retain and attract businesses. This strategy should be reviewed frequently to ensure that it reflects current economic and business trends and makes use of the city’s advantages as a business location. The ---PAGE BREAK--- EL CERRITO GENERAL PLAN Community Development and Design 4-71 city staff, elected officials, and business organizations should then actively market the city as a location for desirable types of businesses. 12. Fiscal Impact Assessment The City should consider development of a fiscal impact assessment process that would identify the economic and fiscal impacts of new development projects. The process should establish size thresholds that trigger the assessment, integrate the assessment with CEQA review, and ensure that the fiscal impact assessment is not an undue burden on economic development of the City. Also see Implementation Measures in Chapter 6 on a Public Facilities Fee and Traffic Impact Fee. 13. General Plan Consistency Review Review all public projects for consistency with the General Plan as early as possible in order to minimize wasted effort on projects deemed not to be in conformance. 14. Grant Funds The City should determine whether grant funds are available from federal or state sources for restoring creeks, preparing design guidelines to reduce crime, and developing guidelines for pedestrian friendly areas near either or both BART stations. 15. Historical Inventory and Designation The City should initiate, or work with a local civic group to initiate, an inventory of structures or sites that may have architectural, historical, archeological, or cultural significance to the community. The City should then consider action to list the most significant structures or sites on the California Register of Historical Resources and the National Register of Historic Places. 16. Housing Program The city’s housing program consists of those actions necessary to achieve the policies of the General Plan and the goals of the Housing Element. The housing program should monitor progress toward achieving goals to ensure that suitable land and incentives are available. The housing program also includes the responsibilities of the Housing Functions Successor Agency to support affordable housing goals. 17. Intergovernmental Coordination The City should coordinate with adjacent jurisdictions, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, Contra Costa County, AC Transit, BART, Caltrans, and other applicable agencies. The Contra Costa County Transportation Authority (CCTA) West County Action Plan for Routes of Regional Significance defines a regional vision for Hercules, Pinole, San Pablo, Richmond, and El Cerrito. This document defines many of the City’s positions with respect to regional transportation improvements. In addition to, and in support of, these regional key items, the following are City of El Cerrito interagency coordination positions: ---PAGE BREAK--- EL CERRITO GENERAL PLAN 4-72 Community Development and Design a. As opportunities present themselves, improve freeway access to El Cerrito, particularly around the Del Norte area and at the Central Avenue interchange. b. Oppose transportation projects that would diminish access to Interstate 80 from El Cerrito. c. Oppose capacity enhancements to San Pablo Avenue except when the improvements serve local traffic and do not compromise bus, pedestrian and bicycle travel. d. Support physical enhancements to San Pablo Avenue to make it a transit and pedestrian friendly multi-modal street. In addition to the above, the City should work with Caltrans to install adequate highway landscaping improvements along I-80. 18. Joint Watershed Goals In 1995 the cities of El Cerrito, Albany, Berkeley and Richmond, the East Bay Regional Park district, and the University of California at Berkeley, endorsed a goals statement expressing mutual intentions to restore creeks to natural conditions, to make use of creek corridors for pedestrian and bicycle transportation purposes, to assure adequate flow of freshwater for nourishment of creeks, and to promote public awareness of the value of healthy watersheds. The statement includes a mutual agreement to seek opportunities for grants and other cooperative efforts. 19. Parking Districts Parking districts can be formed by local property owners to help finance needed parking in impacted commercial areas. Parking districts provide for centralized parking lots and parking structures that allow participants to build and rehabilitate existing buildings at a higher intensity of development. 20. Public Facilities Fee The City should consider adopting a citywide public facilities impact fee ordinance, under the requirements of the applicable laws, to fund new community and public facilities, including public safety facilities, required to serve new residents and employees in the City. 21. Redevelopment Program In support of its economic development strategy, the City may choose to pursue post-Redevelopment Dissolution tools that may become available to attract and retain desirable commercial and residential development, and provide supportive public improvements. 22. Sign Ordinance The sign ordinance is a tool to regulate the appearance, size, and location of signs in the City of El Cerrito. Well-designed signs contribute to the overall visual quality of the built environment by reducing clutter as well as helping in way-finding and locating business and other activities. ---PAGE BREAK--- EL CERRITO GENERAL PLAN Community Development and Design 4-73 23. Special Districts Special districts can be formed by local property owner to help finance desired neighborhood improvements including street lighting, streetscape enhancements, and landscaping improvements. 24. Specific Plans Certain areas of the city need to be planned comprehensively, but in more detail than can be done in a general plan. A specific plan can integrate land use, design, transportation, utilities and other issues into an action strategy. The Draft San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan is currently being developed to address planning needs in the San Pablo Avenue corridor. As conditions change and as development proposals come forward, additional areas of the City may also need more-detailed planning efforts. 25. Street Tree Program A citywide street tree planting program can dramatically enhance neighborhood streets, increase property values, and improve the overall appearance of the city. The city should continue its street tree planting program by offering free street trees to any resident or business in the City. 26. Streetscape Improvement Program Many of the commercial streets in El Cerrito can be improved with a concerted effort to provide new improvements to make the right-of-way more attractive and pedestrian friendly environments. The City should continue efforts to make streetscape improvements on San Pablo Avenue and other major arterial streets in the City. 27. Traffic Impact Fee To help avoid public costs of traffic impacts, the City should consider collecting a traffic impact fee from developers of projects, citywide. Fee payments would fund transportation improvements to mitigate the traffic impacts of new development. The traffic impact fee would be in-lieu of the off-site mitigation requirements, but would not replace the developer’s responsibility for frontage improvements. The traffic impact fee may be used to fund roadway extensions, intersection improvements, safety improvements, or improvements and amenities to pedestrian, bicycle or transit facilities. 28. Travel Demand Management (TDM) Support and promote TDM measures to reduce the percentage of person trips made by automobile and to reduce the annual vehicle miles of travel. Reduce the percentage of trips made by automobile and provide the opportunity and facilities to divert trips from automobiles to other modes. Encourage small businesses in areas of employment concentration to form cooperatives that can collectively provide effective TDM options to employees. 29. Underground Utility Districts ---PAGE BREAK--- EL CERRITO GENERAL PLAN 4-74 Community Development and Design Creating underground utility districts is a way of financing undergrounding of overhead utility lines. This process can speed up the process of removing overhead utility lines along selected streets.