DISCUSSION: Following the September 17, 2015 adoption of the RTP-SCS - - PDF document

JTAC STAFF REPORT SUBJECT: Fast Forward 2040 – Phase 1 Public Outreach Presentation MEETING DATE: November 5, 2015 AGENDA ITEM: 5 STAFF CONTACT: Michael Becker, Peter Imhof RECOMMENDATION: Receive the Fast Forward 2040 phase 1 public outreach presentation.

DISCUSSION:

Following the September 17, 2015 adoption of the RTP-SCS Public Participation Plan, staff prepared a presentation for Phase 1 (Attachment 1), and began scheduling and conducting stakeholder meetings. The purpose of this agenda item is to share this presentation with the

• JTAC. Staff has scheduled and/or conducted stakeholder meetings with roughly half of the
• rganizations listed in Appendix A of the RTP-SCS Public Participation Plan (Attachment 2).

Staff hopes to conclude this phase of the public outreach by the end of the calendar year. The Phase 1 Public Outreach Presentation and list of stakeholders are attached. ATTACHMENTS: 1. Fast Forward 2040 Phase 1 Stakeholder Outreach Presentation 2. Public Participation Plan Stakeholders List

Public Outreach – Phase 1 Fall 2015

Purpose

Explain what SBCAG is doing:

• Regional Transportation Plan (RTP)
• Sustainable Communities Strategy (SCS)

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Explain how you can help shape the future of Santa Barbara County. Seek your input on:

• Planning goals and objectives
• Alternative planning scenarios
• GHG reduction strategies

Start a dialogue for continued involvement

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SBCAG

Metropolitan Planning Organization Airport Land Use Commission Local Transportation Authority Service Authority for Freeway Emergencies Affiliate Census Center Congestion Management Agency Traffic Solutions Regional Transportation Planning Agency SBCAG is a Joint Powers Authority (JPA) of the nine county jurisdictions, which provides a forum for solving regional problems

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS

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Regional Transportation Plan

• Required by State and federal law
• Long-range planning document, 20-year horizon
• Plans how the region will invest available

transportation funding for all modes

• Fiscally constrained
• Sustainable Communities Strategy (or Alternative

Planning Strategy) is a required component

• Updated every four years, next update due in

August 2017 PHOTOS

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• Requirement of California law (SB 375)
• Implements AB 32 (Global Warming Solutions Act)
• Integrates Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) and

Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) Purpose: Set forth forecasted development pattern for region which, when integrated with transportation network and other transportation measures and policies, will reduce GHG emissions to achieve targets*

Fall 2015 5 *SBCAG has no land use authority. SB 375 is explicit that the SCS does not supersede cities’ and counties’ land use authority and there is no requirement that local government General Plans be consistent with the RTP-SCS.

Sustainable Communities Strategy

Regional Transportation Planning

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Regional Land-use Planning

SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES STRATEGY

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Sustainable Communities Strategy

SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES STRATEGY

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RTP-SCS Development

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Define goals,

• bjectives, and

performance measures CARB sets updated GHG targets (2020 & 2035) Develop unconstrained and fiscally constrained project lists Review, refine, and analyze Alternative Scenarios SBCAG Board adopts the RTP- SCS SBCAG Board selects the Preferred Scenario Prepare draft RTP- SCS, draft EIR/SEIR

Stakeholder Meetings Public Workshops Public Hearings

Timeline:

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Public Process:

Fall/Winter 2015 Spring/Summer 2016 Fall/Winter 2016 Spring/ Summer 2017

Regional Overview

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Santa Barbara County

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• 9 jurisdictions
• Discretely bounded urban

areas

• Transportation network with

US 101 as the backbone

• Significant daily commute

flows:

• North County to South

Coast

• Ventura County to South

Coast

• Two-way between San

Luis Obispo County and North County

Regional Overview

Regional Growth Forecast, 2012 9 Population: 91,400 / 21.3% increase (2015-2040) Employment: 43,900 / 20.5% increase (2015-2040) Households: 41,000 / 28.8% increase (2015-2040)

Population, Employment, and Households

Fall 2015 100,000 150,000 200,000 250,000 300,000 350,000 400,000 450,000 500,000 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030 2035 2040

Population Employment Households

Regional Challenges

Land Use:

• High-cost housing on South Coast
• Jobs/housing imbalance
• Slow-growth practices
• Sprawl development in rural areas
• Decentralized growth
• Distance between urbanized areas

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Transportation:

• US 101 congestion
• Long-distance commuting
• Insufficient funding
• Some areas difficult for efficient

transit

• Limited N/S connections

They are all related.

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Potential Strategies

Land Use: Shorten commute lengths

• Mixed-use development
• Increased residential densities
• In-fill development
• Transit-oriented development
• Preservation of undeveloped

lands (ag, open space, etc.)

• Affordable by design

developments

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Transportation: Make transportation more efficient

• Transit improvements
• Intelligent transportation

measures

• Active transportation (bike/ped)

improvements

• Travel demand management
• ptions (soft or hard)
• Taxes and pricing
• New capacity

2040 RTP-SCS (adopted 2013)

Preferred Scenario Strategies:

• Broad 5-goal framework
• Environment
• System Mobility and Reliability
• Safety and Public Health
• Social Equity
• Prosperous Economy
• Focus growth near transit corridors & correct jobs-housing imbalance
• Housing growth near South Coast job centers (per adopted General Plans)
• Job growth in North County cities
• Protect farm land and open space
• Targeted transportation investments to reduce congestion
• Enhance transit as demand develops
• Projected GHG emissions reductions of 10.5% in 2020 and 15.4% in 2035

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Stay Involved

Provide names and e-mail addresses for RTP/SCS Contact List www.sbcag.org | info@sbcag.org

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Phase 1: RTP/SCS Scoping (Fall/Winter 2015) Phase 2: Alternative Transportation/ Land Use Scenarios (Fall 2016) Phase 3: Draft RTP-SCS and Preferred Transportation/Land Use Scenario (Spring/Summer 2017)

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Stakeholder Meetings (many) Public Workshops (3) Public Hearings (2)

Questions for Stakeholders

• What do you see as the region’s major challenges?
• Where can the region do better? How?
• How should the region accommodate forecasted growth?
• How should the region prioritize transportation investments?

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Thank you

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Peter Imhof Deputy Executive Director, Planning pimhof@sbcag.org | 961.8910 Michael Becker Senior Transportation Planner mbecker@sbcag.org | 961.8912

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10/14/2015 Item 5, Attachment 2 RTP-SCS Public Participation Plan: List of Phase 1 Stakeholders (Appendix A) Stakeholder Outreach Status (as of 10/14/2015) COAST Completed SBBIKE In discussion Santa Barbara County Action Network In discussion Peoples Self Help Housing In discussion Community Environmental Council Completed Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians In discussion League of Women Voters, Santa Barbara Scheduled Los Olivos Business Organization No response Preservation of Los Olivos No response SYV Concerned Citizens No response Santa Barbara Chamber of Commerce Scheduled (tentative) Goleta Valley Chamber of Commerce Completed Carpinteria Valley Chamber of Commerce No response Air Pollution Control District Completed Santa Ynez Valley Alliance No response Land Trust for Santa Barbara County No response Citizens Planning Association Completed Lompoc Valley Chamber of Commerce Scheduled Home Builders Association of the Central Coast In discussion Santa Maria Valley Association of Realtors No response COLAB In discussion Sierra Club, Los Padres Chapter No response Santa Barbara Association of Realtors Completed American Institute of Architects Scheduled Agricultural Advisory Committee Scheduled WE Watch No response Solvang Chamber of Commerce No response Surfrider Foundation, Santa Barbara Chapter Declined Santa Barbara Contractors’ Association No response Vandenberg Air Force Base In discussion Santa Barbara County Community Housing Corp. No response Santa Barbara Hispanic Chamber of Commerce No response California Rural Legal Assistance No response Santa Maria Valley Chamber of Commerce Scheduled CAUSE In discussion Area Agency on Aging No response Buellton Chamber of Commerce No response League of Women Voters, Santa Maria No response Coastal Housing Coalition Scheduled