Main Street Discussion July 19, 2022
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Presentation Overview
•Summary from May
17, 2022
•Circula
tion maps
•Follow up from City
Council disc
ussion
•Options
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Summary of May 17th Presentation
• The block of Main Street from 2nd to 3rd Streets was
reconstructed in 2019 at a cost of $1.8M; the project
purpose was to expand sidewalks for outdoor dining
• In August 2020 by emergency proclamation, this
block
was closed to traffic for use as outdoor dining
to support businesses operating under health order
restrictions for the COVID-19 pandemic
• The temporary closure to traffic has been extended
until De
cember 1, 2022 through emergency
proclamation
• A permanent closure would require:
• Improvements for accessibility elements,
stor
mwater quality features, and modified traffic
control
• Compliance with state laws regarding street
clos
ures through Pedestrian Mall Act procedures
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• Rough estimate for construction of $1M, however, figure only includes baseline elements for leve
l surfacing and does not include enhanced plaza amenities or utility relocations (design work may identify much higher costs)
• Estimate assumes most of concrete and amenities will remain in place, engineering and archi
tectural design may determine not feasible and costs could double or more if existing streetscape unable to be utilize
• Costs for the planning, design, inspections, legal, and administration are anticipated to be an addi
tional 40% to 50%
Summary of May 17
th
Presentation
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• Limited funding and staffing resources
would r
equire programming Main
Street as a future project or to
pause/delay other projects
• Process to close Main Street to traffic
would r
equire:
• Environmental review (including
traf
fic analysis)
• General Plan/Ordinance
Amendm
ents
• Procedures, findings, and public
hearing
under Pedestrian Mall Act
of 1960 (or similar process)
• Main Street is most important N/S
downtown Street, closure is
inconsistent with the Downtown Napa
Specific Plan that recommends
improvements to traffic circulation and
connectivity
Summary of May 17
th
Presentation
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• Private dining will require new policy for utilizing a public plaza space and private dining could
conflict with special events usage
• Private funding has been proposed, however, there have been no firm contributions offered to thi
s point; property tax assessment is potential option
• Expected development projects in the immediate area include Downtown Joe’s remodel and new buildi
ng at First & Main (formerly known as Bounty Hunter project) • Input supporting the project included:
• providing more usable space along Veteran’s Park (described as park extension) • providing additional pedestrian, family friendly space for events and dining • reducing vehicle noise and exhaust for outdoor diners and park users • create enhanced, vibrant downtown destination
Summary of May 17
th
Presentation
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Downtown
Napa
Circulation
•
Historic street
grid in
green
•
River and creek
nat
u
ral barriers
in blue
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Coombs
Main
Brown
Randolph
Franklin
School
Seminary
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
Division
Clay
Pearl
Downtown
Napa
Circulation
•
Current street
netwo
rk
•
Solid red is
aba
n
doned
streets
•
Dashed red is
one
-
w
a
y streets
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Seminary
School
Franklin
Randolph
Coombs
Brown
Main
Franklin
School
Seminary
Pearl
Clay
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
Division
Downtown
Napa
Circulation
•
Highlighted red
is pot
ential Main
Street closure
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Seminary
School
Franklin
Randolph
Coombs
Brown
Main
Pearl
Clay
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
Division
3rd
4th
Division
Follow-up from May 17th Meeting
•Can the City extend the temporary
closur
e of Main Street beyond
December?
•No. The emergency proclamations can take
immediate actions to address the
emergency situation. A long -term closure
of a public street conflicts with Vehicle
Code Section 21. After 2+ years, the
justification for the temporary closure to
address the emergency condition is no
longer suitable. If a closure of Main Street
is desired, there must be a process
undertaken for the permanent closure.
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Follow-up from May 17th Meeting
•What would the work plan need to include to complete a permanen
t closure?
•Planning and project approvals
• Environmental review document
• General Plan Amendment
• Noticing and public hearings for
proce
ss of Pedestrian Mall Act of 1960
• Ordinance Amendment
• Securing private funding commitments
(asse
ssment district or other
contributions)
• Policy for use/rent for outdoor private
dining o
n public plazas
• Policy for any future requests to close
public s
treets
•Design/Construction of Physical work
• RFQ/RFP to select and contract with
qualifie
d architectural firm
• Development of design concepts
• Community and stakeholder outreach
• Design of project construction plans
(surf
acing, landscaping, drainage, traffic,
accessibility, lighting, utilities, amenities,
etc.)
• Bidding and construction
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$1,000,000
$100,000
$200,000
$150,000
$1,450,000
baseline construction estimate
10% outreach/planning/concept
20% architectural/engineering design
15% construction management
Estimated Total
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Follow-up from May 17
th
Meeting
•
Do we have the resources to move the project forward?
•
The Public Works Department is still down 3 of 7
engineering project manager/engineering designer
positions
•
Estimate below is based on assumption of preserving
sidewalks and amenities and filling in street area with
level concrete surfacing and stormwater quality basins
(risk that may not be feasible or desired design)
•
Other projects will need to be delayed in order to begin
w
o
r
k
on Main Street
•
Project results in increased on-going maintenance for
plaza
maintenance and also need to identify additional
on-going resources
•
Are there options to be able to close Main
Street to vehicle traffic for dining and
pedestrian use after December without a long
delay to redesign the area as a plaza?
•
Council could direct staff to close Main Street for
special local events. This could take the form of
seasonal closures over specific dates. This
does require additional staff labor that reduces
other services related to street maintenance.
OR
•
Council could direct staff to proceed with the
process from the Pedestrian Mall Act of 1960
(documented findings and noticed hearings for
Mall designation) and design and construct an
interim project to install railings and accessibly
features. These elements would divide the space
and make it less attractive while in place. The
elements would be demolished when a final plan
for the plaza moves forward.
Follow-
up from
May 17
th
Meeting
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Options for Main Street Plaza Project
Next Steps
1. Reopen Main Street on 12/2/22 and no new plaza
project
Remove temporary traffic control on 12/2/22
2. Reopen Main Street on 12/2/22 and consider new
plaza project during Council workshop early 2023
Remove temporary traffic control on 12/2/22
and include in Council workshop discussion
3a. Reopen Main Street on 12/2/22 and begin work to
develop new plaza
Remove temporary traffic control on 12/2/22, develop workplan, *identify staffing and funding resources for initial step to hire architectural team
3b. Reopen Main Street on 12/2/22, begin work to
develop new plaza, and periodically temporarily close
Main Street for special events
Remove temporary traffic control on 12/2/22, develop workplan, *identify staffing and funding resources for initial step to hire architectural team, and **implement temporary closures on periodic basis
NOTES
*reassign engineering staff from other projects and identify projects/programs to defund **staffing responsible for traffic control also performs traffic striping, signage, completing service center requests, etc.
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Develop workplan, *identify staffing and funding resources for
initial steps for Pedestrian Mall Act proceedings, design and
construction of temporary accessibility elements, and hire
architectural team (unlikely that steps will be complete by
12/2/22; street will need to reopen until steps completed) 3c. Set goal to accelerate permanent closure of Main
Street, proceed with process under Pedestrian Mall
Act of 1960, proceed
with interim accessibility
improvements, and begin work to develop new plaza
Questions,
discussion and
direction to staff
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