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Consultant Raftelis briefs Treasure Island on master-plan progress; fiscal models, community visioning set for fall
Summary
Consultant Cheryl Trent told the commission the commercial redevelopment master plan is in phase three (community engagement and data finalization), that staff will present three fiscal scenarios for five study parcels (15 scenarios total), and that a community visioning open house is planned Sept. 8 with draft deliverables late September/early October.
Cheryl Trent of Raftelis told the Treasure Island City Commission the firm is in the middle of phase three of a commercial redevelopment master plan, the most data-intensive stretch that combines community engagement with the financial analysis work that will drive recommendations.
"We are in the middle of phase three, which is the most labor intensive piece because it involves community engagement as well as finalizing a lot of the data that we need to use to inform both the report and the second financial model we're working on," Trent said. She said the team will run three fiscal scenarios for each of five study parcels — "a total of 15" scenarios — and bring one-page handouts for commissioners to review.
Trent said the team has held three community meetings and had a fourth meeting planned focused on downtown; a community visioning open house is scheduled for Sept. 8, when residents will be shown initial recommendations and visuals. She asked residents to submit photographs showing the types of architecture and public amenities they prefer, saying, "a photo will tell the truth" when preferences for styles like "Spanish architecture" vary by interpretation.
The consultant detailed the project schedule: Trent said draft deliverables are targeted for late September or early October and that a more robust general-fund sustainability model — which will test effects on the city budget and consider potential outcomes tied to an upcoming November ballot item — will be built out by mid-October. She emphasized guiding principles the team has heard from residents, including resiliency, protecting island character and balancing connection without crowding.
Trent recommended a staff-led "Planning 101" workshop to explain how a planned development (PD) ordinance would interact with the comprehensive plan and zoning, and to help the public understand the differences between form-based and use-based approaches. "A PD almost always requires significant community engagement at critical points in the process that your regular code process would not require," she said.
The presentation included procedural details and a clarification that survey data collected at community meetings are feedback and opinion — not statistically significant. Commissioners asked about survey access after users reported a faulty link; Trent said the firm had corrected the laptop access problem and redistributed the link. The commission voiced support for a follow-up work session to review the fiscal scenarios and the plan-development implications.
