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Westside board adopts project priorities; connectivity and housing resiliency top the list
Summary
The Westside Redevelopment Board adopted a list of updated project priorities and removed a Garden Street landscaping item; the priorities emphasize connectivity (A Street highest), housing resiliency programs and infill development, and the board voted 5-0 to adopt the list.
The Westside Redevelopment Board voted unanimously to adopt an updated project-priority list that adds several projects from the newly adopted redevelopment plan and sets top priorities for the coming budget cycle.
During the meeting staff proposed cleaning up the board—s project list and adding missing, plan-recommended projects. Board members agreed to remove the previously rescinded Garden Street landscaping item and to add the Gibson School redevelopment, a Cervantes Street infill strategy, a Barancas Avenue corridor strategy, and the Baptist Hospital campus redevelopment to the project list. The board also added two studies: a review of minimum lot sizes in parts of the Westside and a sidewalk-improvement study aimed at identifying missing sidewalks and prioritizing connections.
Board members then prioritized the updated list. The board's stated priorities, in order, are: 1) Connectivity projects (including A Street, Barancas Avenue, Pace Boulevard, Gregory Street and Cervantes Street); the highest-ranked street within that category is A Street and board members emphasized safe routes for students (Pace-Gregory connections) as a near-term need. 2) Hardening houses and commercial properties through the Residential Property Improvement Program (RPIP), resiliency measures and the Commercial Property Improvement Program (CPIP). 3) Infill (commercial and residential) and catalytic redevelopment, including targeted actions around Gibson School and parcels identified in the plan.
Victoria (CRA staff) said staff will repeat the adopted changes in writing and return a consolidated list to the board for inclusion in CRA and budget planning. The board voted to accept the updated project list and priorities; the motion, moved and seconded on the record, passed 5-0.
