James Way Beautification
January 18, 2022
By: Benjamin A. Fine, P.E. –Director of Public Works/City Engineer Item 12.B
Background
One of the Council’s top goals
•“build on the strength of our local community to preserve the City’s ‘Classic California’ charm and ensure an
exceptional quality of life for residents.”
•November 6, 2021 staff presented results from workshop held on October 21, 2021
2 Ideas Generated
•*More trash cans
•Better care of vegetation
•Remove all tree wells
•Installation Art
•Keep the healthy trees remove all
other tree wells
•Install Benches 1 or 2 per each
stretch
•Covered bus stops
•Enhance area between James way
and freeway on west end James
•Contact Toucan Terrace HOA to
request beautification of their
open space 3
•Better separation between
James and Freeway near
Medical Plaza (wall or fence)
•Mutt Mitt Stations
•Wayfinding Signs to
Downtown
•Extend the Utility Art Box
Program to James
•Railroad Crossing (way to
walk downtown)
•Consider that trees block
views
Ideas Generated
•Remove all tree wells
•Rehabilitate tree wells
•Sidewalk art
•Intersection art
4 •Water Fountains with bottle
fillers
•Bike repair stands (already
budgeted)
•Statues in some tree wells
•Adopt-a-Well program
•Arch
Council Direction
•Install:
•Trash cans
•Benches
•Mutt Mitt Stations
•Return with a “menu” of options to include:
•Installation of planter boxes at intersections
•Remove the existing concrete tree wells and replace
with grates
•Remove concrete tree wells and fill in with concrete
•Repair Concrete tree wells
•Planting new trees in empty tree wells 5
Starting Point
•10 trash cans
•Ordered
•7 benches
•New $1,500
•Refurbished $300 ($8,400 savings)
•First week of February
•4 Mutt Mitt Stations
•Ordered (pending trash cans)
6 Costs for items in progress
7 Additional Features
•End of block planters –16
•15’ planters 2 additional locations
•Tree wells –114
•50 missing trees
8 Costs for additional items
9 10
11 12
13 14
15 Tree Wells Recommendation
Recommendation
•FY 2022 General Fund Adopted Budget -$300,000
•Trash cans, Mutt Mitt satiations and Benches -$31,600
•Postcards for workshop -$1,230
•Remaining budget -$267,170
•Install all 18 15-foot planters
•Install all 50 missing trees
•Repair 20 tree wells
17 Tree Wells Fiscal Impacts
Fiscal Impact –Recommended Project
19 $10,000/ year first 2 years establish trees
$9,000/year on going maintain end of block planters
Alternative Project
20 •Install 8 15-foot planters
•Install all 50 missing trees
•Repair 20 tree wells
Fiscal Impact –Alternative Project
21 $10,000/ year first 2 years establish trees
$4,000/year on going maintain end of block planters
Questions?