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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12th Street Corridor Steering committee minutes and agendasTwelfth Street Corridor Meeting Neighborhood Resource Center September 24, 2007 City Director Ken Richardson, who represents Ward 2 on the City Board of Directors, convened a meeting of persons representing various organizations, institutions and associations that have an interest the development of the areas along Twelfth Street between Woodrow Street and University Avenue. Approximately 30 people participated in the meeting. A list of participants is attached. Director Richardson gave an overview of the various planning and development initiatives that include or border on the Twelfth Street Corridor. He invited representatives of each of the initiatives to make brief presentations and then he led a question and answer/discussion period. The following outline summarizes the presentations made and the questions and answers raised during the discussion period. Summary of Presentations BLACK COMMUNITY DEVELOPERS (BCD) (Deborah Bell) This organization provides a wide variety of services for the community such as: ➢ Jobs for life training center ➢ Recovery & Family Reunification ➢ Supportive Housing Program ➢ Affordable Housing Program- The main goal is to provide safe affordable housing for 100 families in the Midtown community ➢ Day care services ➢ After school and summer programs for youth Future plans are to build an "Empowerment Center", which will be a joint community venture. This facility will be geared toward providing a constructive educational environment for youth as well as house a wellness clinic. Twelfth Street Corridor Meeting Summary Page 1 CENTRAL ARKANSAS LIBRARY SYSTEM (Bobby Roberts) The Central Arkansas Library System is interested in building a new children's library in the mid -town area. The exact location has not yet been determined, but they would like for it to be close to War Memorial Stadium on the south side of the interstate with the hope that it will help link the communities on the north side and south side of the interstate. It is expected to cost $10,000,000 to build this 20,000 sq. ft. facility and $350,000 annually to operate it. The proposed new library's key focus will be on youth which is uncommon for most libraries in the system. The programs and services provided will be geared 75% toward young people and 25% toward adult programs. Central Arkansas Library System will reach out to other organizations and the business community to help sponsor events and other activities so that the youth who cannot afford to participate can do so. PARKS AND RECREATION (Truman Tolefree and Jordan Johnson) The Parks and Recreation Department, along with the Parks and Recreation Commission, is in the process of determining the future use of War Memorial Park. The park consists of over 200 acres and includes a golf course, the Zoo, Ray Winder Field, War Memorial Stadium and the Dailey Fitness Center. Approximately 85% of the park area is in non- active use. The department has retained a consultant to work with stakeholders and the general public to plan the best uses of the park and an implementation strategy for making the improvements to the park. The Commission would also like to partner with the St. Vincent and the UAMS to determine what interest they might have in the park space that is near them. MIDTOWN REDEVLOPMENT DISTRICT (Ralph Megna) Consultant, Ralph Megna, gave a presentation on the Midtown Redevelopment District. In 2007 a "Statement of Expectations" for the University Mall site was adopted. The Statement of Expectations described how the site could be redeveloped with a mixed use development. In addition, the Mid Town Advisory Committee recommended that the city adopted a Design Overlay District for the Mid Town District and the City Board of Directors adopted the recommendation. The recommended mixed uses for the University Mall site include retail, office and high density residential development. UNIVERSITY DISTRICT PARTNERSHIP (Ron Copeland) With continued growth and development UALR has been trying to determine how it can have a positive impact on communities around it. UALR formed the University District Partnership which includes the city, school district, neighborhood and property owners associations, private non profit organizations, churches, businesses and banks. The Twelfth Street Corridor Meeting Summary Page 2 purpose of the University District Partnership is to renew and redevelop the residential neighborhoods and commercial areas within about a one mile radius of the campus. The UD Partnership is completing a Revitalization Plan which describes physical redevelopment and a strategic plan which addresses socio-economic conditions in the area. The program priorities of the University District are to increase the supply of affordable housing, work with the school districts to improve public education in the area and improve public safety in the area. Among other initiatives, the UD Partnership plans to establish a community development corporation to develop affordable housing and neighborhood improvements. UAMS (Tom Butler) UAMS has a $300 million dollar expansion program underway that includes new medical facilities,. offices, parking decks and realignment of some streets that serve the campus. UAMS employees approximately 9,500 persons with about 90% of them located on the UAMS campus. The employees along with patients and patient families create tremendous parking and traffic problems. A parking deck with capacity for 1,000 cars has been completed, but cannot be opened until the hospital construction is completed. UAMS is interested in providing incentives to employees to entice them to live closer to campus, thus relieving some of the traffic pressure. Also, UAMS will propose to the City that the Cedar Pine one-way streets be realigned to provide a boulevard effect from Markham to I-630, and UAMS will discuss with the City and the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department plans to add an interchange on I-630 to ease some of the traffic pressure on the Cedar -Pine interchange. Butler acknowledged that a new interchange will have an impact on the neighborhood between 12t1i Street and I-630 and said that UAMS would work closely with neighborhood residents to minimize the adverse impacts. ST. MARK CHURCH (Andre Bernard) St. Mark has plans to build a new facility that will be completely dedicated to youth programs which will help impact not only their church members but the community , around it. They expect this vision to be completed by 2009. ,s Summary of Questions and Answers Question: How can we continue to include parties south of I-630 in the planning and development process? How can we get more input from people south of I-630 (in decision making process for development of area?) Twelfth Street Corridor Meeting Summary Page 3 Meet to integrate plans and prepare a comprehensive plan for the 12th Street corridor. • Provide communications links so that people who are interested will be informed about meetings of various boards, commissions and committees that have a planning and development role for the area. Question: What is "Midtown"? Has the City of Little Rock designated an area as "Midtown"? There is not a master plan for the area. There are several planning efforts for areas adjacent to the 12th Street Corridor. Comment: The City should do a plan using city employees versus using so many consultants. Question: How does the public know or get informed about the Mid Town Advisory Committee meetings? Response: There have been formal notices mailed to contacts within the Mid Town District; however, the boundaries set by ordinance are north of I-630, so the public notices would not have gone to addresses south of I-630. Response: We need to get the word on Mid Town meetings and issues out to groups in areas south of I-630. We need an outreach effort. • Response. The Mid Town Advisory Committee notices are posted on the City Web Site. Persons interested in being added to the mailing list can contact the Planning Department at City Hall. Question/Comment: We need to give the area under discussion a name that all will know. The term "Mid Town" means different things to different groups. Comment. The War Memorial Park planning effort would like to extend its planning boundary south to 12th Street. Comment: Even though the University Mall is north of I-630, it has been very important historically to residents in Ward 2 (South of I-630) because it was a good quality shopping venue for them. Comment: The 12th Street corridor is important to the University District and to Mid Town. There needs to be a comprehensive plan for the corridor and the developments being planned in areas adjacent to the corridor need to be coordinated closely with the plan for the corridor. Twelfth Street Corridor Meeting Summary Page 4 Comment: There will be demands for increasing/improving CATA services as a result of the development being planned for the area. • Response: There is a CATA Transit hub on West Capitol Avenue adjacent to the University Mall. CATA would like the opportunity to coordinate with UAMS, St. Vincent, and St. Vincent Doctors Hospital. Question: Was the parking estimate for UAMS for patients or employees. ■ Response: Parking demands are generated by both employees and patients. The parking demand and traffic access to the facilities presents a big problem for DAMS. Comment: It is important to manage major planning and development projects so that they don't get to big. It's important for planning projects to be of a scale that encourages interested parties to focus and not dissipate interest. Question: Who is on the Mid Town Advisory Board? • Response: The Mid Town Board members are listed on the City's web site along with other city boards and commissions. Comment: There needs to be more diverse representation on these boards, maybe through some "at large" positions. Comment: Although there needs to be a comprehensive plan for the 12th Street Corridor, various groups in Little Rock act independently around their issues, which lessens commitment to a master planning effort. Most major public agencies develop their own plans and pay for them. Comment: North of I-630 there is a huge commitment/investment of public money at UAMS and War Memorial Park. When constructed, I-630 became a barrier. If I-630 didn't exist, the investment would flow naturally south. There are neighborhoods with good housing stock south of I-630 that would be attractive to UAMS employees. But, we have to get across I-630. Comment: Through affordable housing programs there's a substantial public-private investment in housing in the area south of I-630. Question: How do we get what's been presented here today out to the neighborhood? Response: We will prepare a write up of the meeting and distribute it to all who were here today as well as those who were listed who could not participate. Twelfth Street Corridor Meeting Summary Page 5 Comment: There's a real sense of community for this area. Let's put the information on a web site so that people can have access to the most current and complete information about the 12`x' Street Corridor area and adjacent planning and development efforts. Consider web sites, list serves, cable access channel, etc. Comment: Consider a "Ward 2" web site and post related information on the website. Comment: The city should consider establishing a webpage for a central posting of neighborhood related information. Twelfth Street Corridor Meeting Summary Page 6 12th Street Corridor Meeting October 29, 2007 AGENDA Welcome & Introductions Review of Summary Notes Planning Updates 12th Street Corridor Open Discussion to AGENDA 12 Street Corridor Steering Committee' December 9, 2009- 9:30 i'I ➢ Julie Luther and Dave Roberts — Presentation of Final Report ➢ Chief Thomas — Substation Update ➢ Julie Hall and Mark Perry — Promise Neighborhood Application ➢ Open Discussion 12th Street Corridor Steering Committee September 30, 2009 ➢ Walter Malone & Julie Luther- Form Based Zoning &T Land Use 11-1 ➢ Julie Luther — Name/Br ndi t "`s ➢ Chief Thomas — Substation Partnerships and Uses MA 4-+� ➢ Shelly Ehenger — New Market Tax Credits ➢ Frederick Gentry — Final Board/ P lie -W --es tion cj� 6M 5 12th Street Corridor Steering Committee Meeting Agenda August 28th—11:30am OAR. A&.,+MXQf6oI-) ➢ Welcome z z3 ➢ Library Update ( � K - 0.6] ,,,xa a .� Wad f+t1r."c- [JCA.,.1/10 % + ��,5"' ➢ Empowerment Center Update ,,,pq ➢ Substation Update ➢ Formed Based Zoning ➢ Open Discussion 1. 12th Street Corridor branding 2. Extending Scope of Services 3. Green the Block Program — f 4 12TH STREET PLACE TYPE CHARACTERISTICS basad on Ih_ 'T4 GENERAL URBAN- and "SD ;'ECIhL DISTRICT" TRAHIsECT ZONES F :i• -1 - it I^ I- ,1-i, i, rl_, I L i , ii I, r. 1, *i I.. =ra n it , r, „ iwir in , i. „ ,I - :1 1 N r ar • rt, n •r i I E :u - C r- - r :,,q:n it 12th Street Corridor Plan • Little Rock, Arkansas 0%i T4T3 SD SD T4 T4 NEIGHBORHOOD MAIN NON-RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT 1: NON- DISTRICT 2: NON- CENTER/CORE NEIGHBORHOOD STREETCORRIDOR CORRIDOR RESIDENTIAL RESIDENTIAL Q. Residential, Corridor Mixed Use, Institutional, High Density Mixed Commercial, Office, Commercial, Office, a'• Frame pork Plan Use Des gnat on `06mily M✓x . Recreational/ Use, Recreational/ Institutional Institutional Special District Institutional Institutional, Institutional erdcA H�;)i+ Medium Density Commercial, Office, ,Institutional, Medium Commercial, Office, Commerdal, OfFlce, Instifutlonal, Office, Land Use fnsiilvllnn�. r4a Residential, Public Density Residential, Institutional Institutional Residential "n Space OpenSpace Public Open Space Lot Width (45'Typ. existing width) . 90' axix 45' min, 90' max 40' min, 90' max' 45' min, 90' max' 45' min, 90' max' 45' min, 90' max Lot Coverage t10% mol 50% max 70% max 7097o max 70% max 70% max 70' ROW: 0' min, 18' max (commercial uses] 70' ROW: 5' min, 30' 617 t1ow.,.1Y n7n, 18 18' min, 30' max max' (discourage 5' min, 30' max' .1niax Building Setback from ROW 18' min, 30' max (residential uses) front parking lots) (discourage front 5' min, 1 B' max _ Liff ROVV: 5' mlrs+ 60' ROW: 5' min, 23' 60' ROW: 10' min, 35' parking lots) rrkv max (commercial max' (discourage uses), 23' min, 35' max front parking lots) °1 ' (residential uses) Building Frontage fionl nn %W.,ot Front on street Front on 12th St. Front on street Front on street Vehicular Access rack, :rete front, rear front, rear, side front, rear, side front, rear, side front, rear, side r S "t 11w0rui 1.5 per dwelling 1.5 per dwelling (r.esldonflulj (residential) (residential) Parking 3A ow IOWr to. R. 1.5 per dwelling 3.0 per 1000 sq. ft. 4.0 per 1000 sq. Ft. 4 0 per 1000 sq. 1t 3.0 per 1000 sq, ft. fa0ioa} (residential) (office) (office) 4,0" TWO 1t7. fs4.0 per 1000 sq. ft 4.0 per 1000 sq. ft(frold it I I (retail) (retail) Building Height 1 fOrn. 4 nV& 1 min, 2 max 1 min, 3 max 1 min, 2 max 1 min, 3 max I min, 3 max Brick, stone, precast Current and concrete, siding tirfek. P!ecail"' Durable panels or Brick, stone, precast Brick, precast appropriate materials (Hardibord) to the Building Materials tc:Omlo, 9Itxu siding (Hardibord), brick, stone, shingle concrete, permanent concrete, glass curtain for commercial office maintain established pallet. wlndowz Inas cllrlrrll+ roofs, wood or Iron siding in mixed use wall, punched glass and institutional. May Integrate office wain fencing areas openings, marble deviate from the post complex standard = WWII direction details with post WWII ,i., details Outdoor dining areas, Covered drive entries, Covered drive entries, - Pgnnojent hodl.ont[rl � awnme q1 retaild. canvas awnings, drive • Whatever Is drive -up windows. Building Attachments tfcrokinic ttKITigl Carports (non metal) thrus, parking plazas, drive up permlttable Service facilities, work - u stygrl15p[r structures services areas, etc. a Punched wind Residential scale, Dense scale, post WWII Low rise commercial scale, recommend Imperative that this area be translilonol in opanlny�s tnr.+ {� leaning to craftsman details for residential softening building Coordinate with character between .Architectural Character .Fatlsy Uftel 11 style, adapted post and institutional. Soft Facades with established and the SDI commercial/ tx.sckr on frrcool WWII detailing; sloped edges with minimal mechanical developing fabric Institutional and the T4 Trost WWII derr;At roofs glass walls equipment concealed residential Context Respect historic not applicable not applicable Respect historic significance significance (Block Length 321' ruin, 3W nraA 320' min, 350' max 320' min, 350' max 320' min, 350' max 320' min, 350' max 320' min, 350' max :Sidewalk 5.0' fnlefnal 4-6' internal 5' along 12th St. 5' along 12th St. 4-6' Internal 4-6' intemal ' yehict;IT Podps}r)nn, Qou 2 or 3 aloe Vehicular, Pedestrian, Vehicular, Pedestrian, Vehicular, Pedestrian., Vehicular, Pedestrian, Vehicular, Pedestrian, Class 3 Bicycle Connectivity f.xancs or Rqulas. dua Class 3 Bicycle Routes Class 2 Bicycle Lanes, Bus Transit Class 3 Bicycle Routes Bicycle, Routes - Trarnll Bus Transit n ^� Median trees at 40' ]Landscape: Public Right of Way dQn tmap of 40' Refer to T4 Center & T4 o.c., street trees in No standard in public No standard In public No standard in public (ROW) QX.ROW Neighborhood Main landscape buffer at 40' ROW ROW Street applications o.c., alternating with _ median trees Open Space Clr7pn Park, Green Square, Plaza, Green, Plaza, Park Plaza, Park Square, Plaza, Green, Park Park F :i• -1 - it I^ I- ,1-i, i, rl_, I L i , ii I, r. 1, *i I.. =ra n it , r, „ iwir in , i. „ ,I - :1 1 N r ar • rt, n •r i I E :u - C r- - r :,,q:n it 12th Street Corridor Plan • Little Rock, Arkansas 0%i