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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES - 06122007 - C.118 0 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FROM: Dennis M. Barry, AICP rev Community Development Director DATE: June 12, 2007 SUBJECT: ABAG/MTC FOCUS Program SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATIONS(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATIONS ADOPT Resolution authorizing submittal of applications to the Association of Bay Area Governments, and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission to designate as priority Development Areas for the FOCUS Program,the Contra Costa Centre Redevelopment Project Area; jointly with the City of Pittsburg, portions of the Bay Point BART Redevelopment Area ; jointly with the City of Richmond, portions of the North Richmond Redevelopment Project Area; and jointly with the West Contra Costa Transportation Advisory Committee portions of the Montalvin Manor Redevelopment Project Area; and the Rodeo Redevelopment Project Areas. FISCAL IMPACT None. No General Funds are involved. The designation may qualify the County and/or the Redevelopment Agency to compete or receive transportation or public improvement funding in the future. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: X YES SIGNATURE: i-V W i RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR COMMATION OF ARD COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER Th SIGNATURE(S): ACTION OF BOARD ON LJZ, d4:X7 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED V OPER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A UNANIMOUS (ABSENT � ) TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF AN AYES: NOES: ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ON THE ABSENT: ABSTAIN: MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. Contact: Jim Kennedy 5-7225 orig: Community Development cc: County Administrator ATTESTED V.) County Counsel JOHN CUL40, CLERK OF THE Redevelopment Agency BOARD OF SUPERVISORS via: Redevelopment AND THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR • ABAG/MTC/BAAQMD/BCDC • City of Pittsburg • City of Richmond • WCCTAC l lJU , DEPUTY G:\CDBG-REDEv\redev\Alicia (formally LNoble)\Personal\Board Orders and Greenies\BOARD.ABAG. MTC .FOCUS Program.6.12.07.doc emp a BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS FOCUS, short for Focusing Our Vision, is a multi-agency, regional planning initiative spearheaded by the Association of Bay Area Government and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission in coordination with the Bay Area Air Quality Management District and Bay Conversation and Development Commission (the "Regional Agencies"). It builds upon regionally adopted smart growth policies and related programs and is one of several projects funded by the State's Regional Blueprint Planning Program. Regional agencies,working with local governments and partners,will create a specific and a shared concept of where growth can be accommodated and what areas need protection in the region. Program Overview FOCUS goals support a future development pattern that is compact and connected. Identifying priority development areas with local governments and partners can help focus the region's growth. Priority development areas seek to accommodate growth as mixed use, infill development near transit and job centers, with an emphasis on housing. Applications are now being accepted for priority development area designation under the FOCUS program. The deadline for submitting an application is June 29,2007. Although,specific incentives are not yet available, the Regional Agencies are committed to securing incentives and providing technical assistance to designated priority areas so that positive change can be achieved in communities working to advance smart growth goals. In return, the expectation is that local jurisdictions will commit to expedite development and support local policies that advance smart growth goals and local community aspirations in these areas. Such measures are already built into adopted plans and implementing procedures of the County for the proposed focus areas-the Contra Costa Centre Redevelopment Project area, portions of the Pittsburg/Bay Point Area, all or portions of the Richmond/North Richmond area and portions of the Montalvin Manor and Rodeo areas. Once regional incentives for designated priority development areas are established, a separate incentives applications will be made available. Eligibility for Applicants and Areas Any town, city or county government within the nine county San Francisco Bay Area can apply as the lead applicant for priority area designation. Multiple jurisdictions can submit a joint application for an area. Areas proposed for designation as a priority development area must meet all the following criteria: • The area is within an existing urbanized community. Areas are recommended to be approximately 100 acres in size suggesting a '/a mile radius from transit. • The area is near existing or planned fixed transit (or served by comparable high frequency bus service). • The area is planned or is planning more housing. Both the Contra Costa Centre Redevelopment Project Area and the area in the vicinity of the Pittsburg/Bay Point BART station are appropriate areas for designation. The Pittsburg/Bay Point designation would be joint with the City of Pittsburg. The Richmond/North Richmond designation would be joint with the City of Richmond.The Montalvin Manor and Rodeo designations would be as part of the larger San Pablo Avenue corridor designation being filed by the West Contra Costa Transportation Advisory Committee (WCCTAC) JK:dk G:\CDBG-REDEV\redev\Alicia (formally LNoble)\Personal\Board Orders and Greenies\BOARD.ABAG. MTC .FOCUS Program.6.12.07.doc THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Adopted this Resolution on June 12, 2007, by the following vote: SE L AYES: SUPERVISORS GIOIA, , BONILLA, AND PIEPHO NOES: NONE , --: ABSENT: sr;�,cooti`� ABSTAIN: NONE Resolution No. 2007/$ In the Matter of ABAG, MTC, BAAQMD, BCDC FOCUS PLANNING INITIATIVE WHEREAS, the Association of Bay Area Governments and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, with the Bay Area Air Quality Management District and Bay Conservation and Development Commission (collectively, the "regional agencies") are undertaking a regional planning initiative called FOCUS; and WHEREAS, FOCUS program goals support a future regional development pattern that is compact and connected; and WHEREAS, the Regional Agencies seek local government partners to create a specific and shared concept of where growth can be accommodated (priority development area) and what areas need protection (priority conservation area) in the region; and WHEREAS, a priority development area must meet all of the following criteria: (a) within an existing community, (b) near existing or planned fixed transit (or served by comparable bus service) and (c) is planned, or is planning, for more housing; and WHEREAS, local governments in the nine county San Francisco Bay Area are eligible to apply for designation of an area within their community as a priority development area; and WHEREAS, the Regional Agencies are committed to securing incentives and providing technical assistance to designated priority development areas so that positive change can be achieved in communities working to advance focused growth. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors authorizes submitting an application to designate: a) the Contra Costa Centre Redevelopment Project Area as a priority development area; b) in conjunction with the City of Pittsburg, designating a portion of the Bay Point Redevelopment project area as a priority development area and authorizes County of Contra Costa to act as the lead applicant; c) in conjunction with the City of Richmond, designating portion of the North Richmond Redevelopment Project Area as a priority development area and authorizes the County of Contra Costa to act as the lead applicant; and d) in conjunction with the West Contra Costa Transportation Advisory Committee as the lead applicant, submitting an application to designate portions of the Rodeo Redevelopment Project Area and the Montalvin Manor Redevelopment Project Area as a priority development area in the San Pablo Avenue Corridor. I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown: ATTESTEDI/1°l,Q/ IZf / JOHN CULLEN, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors and County Administrator By Deputy RESOLUTION NO. 2007/***