City Council
Special Meeting
AGENDA
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July 19, 2023 - 3:00 PM
1. ROLL CALL AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
2. AUDIENCE COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS
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3. PUBLIC WORKS WORKSHOP
3.a. Presentation of Concepts for Future Improvements of the Perkins and Gobbi Street Corridors and Possible Direction to Staff.
Recommended Action: Receive presentation by Blue Zones Fellow Dan Burden and provide direction to Staff.
Attachments:
1. PR_Perkins Gobbi Gateway Presentation_071423
4. ADJOURNMENT
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I hereby certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing agenda was posted on the bulletin board at the main entrance of the City of Ukiah City Hall, located at 300 Seminary Avenue, Ukiah, California, not less than 24 hours prior to the meeting set forth on this agenda.
Kristine Lawler, CMC
July 14, 2023
Agenda Item No: 3.a.
MEETING DATE/TIME: 7/19/2023
ITEM NO: 2023-2874
AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT
SUBJECT: Presentation of Concepts for Future Improvements of the Perkins and Gobbi Street Corridors and Possible Direction to Staff.
DEPARTMENT: Public Works PREPARED BY: Shannon Riley, Deputy City Manager PRESENTER: Dan Burden, Blue Zones
ATTACHMENTS:
1. PR_Perkins Gobbi Gateway Presentation_071423
Summary: The City Council will receive a presentation from Blue Zones Fellow Dan Burden regarding concepts for future improvements to the Perkins and Gobbi Street corridors.
Background: Dan Burden is a Built Environment Technical Expert with Blue Zones. Through a partnership with the City of Ukiah and Blue Zones, Mr. Burden and his team are providing technical assistance for concept development for the Perkins and Gobbi Street Corridors.
Discussion: A press release for this workshop is provided as Attachment 1. Following the presentation, Council may provide direction to Staff.
Recommended Action: Receive presentation by Blue Zones Fellow Dan Burden and provide direction to Staff.
BUDGET AMENDMENT REQUIRED: n/a
CURRENT BUDGET AMOUNT: n/a
PROPOSED BUDGET AMOUNT: n/a
FINANCING SOURCE: n/a
PREVIOUS CONTRACT/PURCHASE ORDER NO.: n/a
COORDINATED WITH: Blue Zones team, Complete Street Ad-hoc (Rodin & Crane), Public Works, City Manager's Office
DIVERSITY-EQUITY INITIATIVES (DEI):
CLIMATE INITIATIVES (CI):
GENERAL PLAN ELEMENTS (GP):
300 Seminary Avenue • Ukiah • CA • 95482-5400
Phone: (707)463-6200 · Fax: (707)463-6204 ·www.cityofukiah.com Attachment 1
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Shannon Riley, Deputy City Manager
City of Ukiah
300 Seminary Avenue
Ukiah, CA 95482
[email protected]
UKIAH CITY COUNCIL TO HOST WORKSHOP TO PRESENT CONCEPTS FOR IMPROVED
PERKINS AND GOBBI STREET CORRIDORS
Ukiah, CA; July 14, 2023 - The City of Ukiah invites the community to participate in a workshop with the City Council to help create a vision for improving the Perkins and Gobbi Street corridors. The workshop will be held Wednesday, July 19th at 3:00 pm at the Ukiah Civic Center, 300 Seminary Avenue.
In partnership Blue Zones Project Mendocino County, a draft concept for the Perkins and Gobbi gateways has been developed and will be presented by Blue Zones planner Dan Burden. Some of the predominant features of this vision include roundabouts, wider sidewalks, bike lanes, landscaped medians, and additional trees and landscaping.
The workshop will include an explanation of “Complete Streets”—sometimes referred to as “people-friendly streets”— which governs the development of new streets and aims to make travel safe and accessible for all users, including bicyclists, pedestrians, motorists, transit vehicles, and people of all ages and abilities. The City of Ukiah is applying “Complete Streets” principles as it improves its streets, prioritizing safety, functionality, and aesthetics for our primary corridors.
The concepts presented at the July 19 workshop are aspirational plans, which will ultimately require additional community engagement, studies, design, and the award of grant funding. As such, these projects will take several years to develop. However, this workshop begins that process.
In the meantime, the City has been awarded a grant through CalTrans and the California Transportation Commission for the repaving of East Perkins, Gobbi Street from Orchard to Dora, and Main Street. That work will begin in 2024.
Shannon Riley, Deputy City Manager
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