City of Davis

Fifth Street Corridor Workplan

Revised May 5, 2009

Overall Approach: engage the community, interest groups, and decision-makers to identify goals/objectives for the Fifth Street corridor, to facilitate development and analysis of project options, and to decide on a course of action.

Proposed Workplan and Timeline

1. Present proposed workplan and timeline to City Council (Sep, 08)
2. Engage in comprehensive civic engagement (Oct/Nov/Dec 08)
   1. Goal is to identify issues, comments, concerns, ideas to examine – there is no pre-determined outcome or project
   2. Existing conditions, traffic data, and accident data will be provided
   3. See attachment A for details
3. City Council Workshop (Feb 09)
   1. Check in with findings from civic engagement
   2. Identify key issues
   3. Establish key parameters to help focus analysis phase
   4. Approve necessary budget adjustments/contracts for future steps
4. Present Options to City Council (May 09)
   1. Introduce conceptual project options based on criteria established in step 3 above (e.g. to resolve issue X you might employ options A, B, or C)
   2. Narrow range of options before embarking on further development, analysis, and community engagement
5. Development and Analysis of Alternatives (May - Aug 09)

   Staff and consultant(s), if needed, to devise and detail specific alternatives and analysis of each. Note: some alternatives may require technical analysis, such as traffic modeling. Peer review of technical analyses may also be utilized.

6. Re-engage the Community with Details of Alternatives (Aug - Sep 09)
   1. Meeting with stakeholders and community at-large
   2. Meetings of the SPAC and BAC for recommendations to Council
7. Report back to City Council with recommendations for action (Sep - Oct 09)
8. Implementation (TBD)
   1. Details of implementation to be developed at a later date depending upon action
   2. Environmental review (CEQA)
   3. Additional analysis, if needed
   4. Design

Proposed Fifth Street Corridor Civic Engagement Plan

Forums for Civic Engagement

1. Small Neighborhood and Community Group Meetings (October/November)
   1. Focused groups with Old East, Old North, Chamber, and DDBA to allow for direct input about specific concerns/issues.
2. Larger Community Workshops (November)
   1. Open House format to convey information to and gather input from the community (invitation to community and identified interest groups - see below).
   2. Two meetings to ensure maximum accessibility.
3. Website Survey (or Mailed Survey)
   1. Identify primary function of the corridor and top issues for improvements
   2. Seek feedback on “what if” scenarios.
4. Public Hearings at SPAC, BAC, and City Council

Communication and Engagement Tools

• Telephone contacts to organized neighborhood groups to arrange meetings (Sept.)
• City Focus Newsletter (Oct.)
• Banners over Fifth Street (Oct.)
• Flyers at Farmers Market (Sept./Oct.)
• Newspaper Articles/Meeting Announcements (Sept. – Nov.)
• Community Television Channel
• City Website (Sept. – Nov.)
• Dialogic phone system
• Published list of upcoming meetings dates

Identified Interest Groups

• Bicycle Advisory Commission
• Business & Economic Development Commission
• Chamber
• Climate Action Team
• Davis Bicycle Club
• Davis Bicycles!
• Davis Community Transit
• Davis Downtown Business Association
• Davis Fire Department (internal to city)
• Davis Joint Unified School District/Parent Teacher Associations
• Davis Police Department (internal to city)
• Davis Waste Removal
• EMT (ambulance) services
• Farmer’s Market
• Homes and Businesses with access from Fifth Street
• Natural Resources Commission
• Neighborhood Associations
• Old East Neighborhood Association
• Old North Neighborhood Association
• Sacramento Area Bicycle Advocates (SABA)
• Safety & Parking Advisory Commission
• UC Davis/Associated Students of the UC Davis
• Union Pacific and CA Northern Railroads
• Unitrans
• Yolo Transit

Process Flowchart

Process Flowchart (Attachment 3)