Meeting Summary Lake Stevens Downtown Subarea Plan & EIS Planned Action Ordinance
Stakeholder/Committee Meetings & Community Meeting #4 March 7, 2017
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The fourth of the Lake Stevens Downtown Subarea Plan committees/stakeholders meetings and Community Meeting #4 was held on March 7, 2017 in Lake Stevens. During that period, the consultants presided over a total of four group meetings with the Executive Committee, Citizen Advisory Committee, and key stakeholders/property owners at the Community Center located at 1808 Main Street, Lake Stevens, Washington. The Community Meeting #4 was from 2:00 pm-7:30 pm at the Community Center and attended by over 60 community members.
Meetings and Workshop Purpose The purpose of the meetings and workshop was to: Review Study Purpose and Previous Meeting Summaries
Project Process &Schedule
Confirm Project Goals Present Land Use Alternatives (Low-High Range) and Circulation Framework Present Draft Implementation Strategy Review Next Steps Receive Public Comments and Fill Out Public Response Sheets Each meeting began with the consultants presentation of the project purpose process and schedule (shown above right); summar y of Community Meetings 1-3; review of the fundamental concepts and introduction of additional ref inement s for review and comment. Following the presentation, attendees discussed the implementation strategy and additional ref inement elements during a question and answer session and completed individual response sheets. Written response sheets were provided to all with the purpose of identifying individual preferences for the additional refinements.
Schedule - Early Momentum & Game Changing Projects
The following pages include: Response Sheet Tally from the March 7 Meetings Meetings and Response Sheet Comments
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Response Sheet Tally- Frameworks and Implementation Strategy
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Response Sheet
Comprehensive Land Use and Complete Street frameworks, as well as an Implementation Strategy including momentum/ game changing projects, were presented to the community for feedback. A tally of the public response sheets collected Lake Stevens Downtown Subarea Plan and EIS Planned Action Ordinance indicate a high level of support for the frameworks and implementation strategy.
Citizens’ Participation Meeting #4 MARCH 7, 2017
LAND USE FRAMEWORK
DESCRIPTION: Do Plan you support the land uses proposed and for the identified redevelopment sites? Subarea Frameworks Implementation Strategy
Land Use Framework
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Yes 17
No 3
Complete Street Framework
Other 2
Yes 20
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No 1
Other 1
Momentum/Game Changing Projects
COMPLETE STREET FRAMEWORK
In an effort to improve circulation and access for pedestrians, bikes, and autos, as well as enhance works andDESCRIPTION: Implementation Strategy the downtown experience, do you support the treatment and designation of the identified roadways?
Complete Street Framework
Yes 17
No 3
Other 2
Comments
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Proposed 18th Street Extension (Main Street to 123rd Yes No Other Dr. NE) Please note additional comments on the back of this sheet. 20 1 1
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If you need additional time to respond, please return your comments through: tum/Game Changing Projects MAIL: 1812 Main St, Lake Stevens, WA 98258 WEB: rwright@lakestevenswa.gov
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No Other Yes No MOMENTUM/GAME CHANGING PROJECTS 3 2 20 1
Other 1
DESCRIPTION: Do you support the phased implementation of the projects identified over the next five years?
Momentum/Game Changing Projects
Yes 17
No 3
Other 2
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Response Sheet Comments
If you need additional time to respond, please return your comments through: GENERAL MAIL: 1812 Main St, Lake Stevens, WA 98258 WEB: rwright@lakestevenswa.gov
Making great progress The community still isn’t aware of the city plans. Why take the wishes of a small population and not get the whole community viewpoint? Hard to vote for these when specifics are not given. I love it.
LAND USE FRAME WORK No tall buildings! Keep historic character Commercial on 20th to end of current commercial, moving west from Mini Mart/coffee stand Are there any plans to acquire the waterfront properties between the boat launch and the park?
STREET FRAMEWORK Add more sidewalks in the neighborhoods, not just main roads Don’t think two-lane bike path necessary for such a short stretch of town Traffic is already bad around the Post Office. How is that going to be relieved by adding more width & adding a bike path? Neighborhood connection, good idea. Mixed-use path to city beach or bridge over outlet (N. Cove Park to Lakeshore Drive) Lakeshore Dr - walking/biking path critical future study Entry experience would be strategic and beautiful entrance to the city
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Response Sheet Comments (Cont.) Love the Grade Road redesign with center median. Nice signage at the Hwy 92 entrance as a welcoming entrance Instead of improving 20th street, please add Lakeshore Drive improvements as a higher priority. Many more people will benefit from that.
IMPLEMENTATION Focus on street improvements (Main Street) as a top priority Hard to vote or commit to a specific plan until more details are provided. Concern, having lived in LS for 23 years - seen this before. If not done quickly and in full completion within five years, it won’t be sustainable, because other cities are willing to move forward quickly on these projects (Snohomish & Marysville).
NORTH COVE PARK EXPANSION Try to incorporate water access in North Cove Park - i.e. swimming Where will the museum and Grimm House go? Do all the trees need to be removed? Public restrooms? Life guards? A beach in N. Cove Park! Beach would be wonderful addition to North Cove Park A beautiful boardwalk connecting the city swimming beach to the park would be very unique in a city and should be considered Regrade land in park to allow for lake views; this would be very nice
BOAT LAUNCH SITE Try to accommodate boat traffic into experience downtown No mention of the boathouse Temporary moorage at boat launch Boat access/moorage is important
HISTORICAL & PUBLIC SITES A brew pub is a great asset to our city, but why don’t we care as much about our museum as we do beer? Where will the museum and Grimm House go? How long is the historical society going to be “in limbo?” When will we know where the museum will be? Grimm House? Water tower? Would still like the museum to be in North Cove Park, close to where it is. Grimm House needs to be located next to museum if docents are going to be available to give tours to visitors When will the decision on the library be made?
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Response Sheet Comments (Cont.) Post Office - downtown location is important Important to have City Hall located in downtown area to draw people into downtown for services. Library would be better located in a quieter area like Chapel Hill In light of the lack of communication in the past, what assurances are there that the Historical Society will be kept informed of major steps in this project? For example: if the library building is to be torn down, what consideration will be given to the Historical Society to enable the proper relocation and/or storage of the artifacts? What input will be accepted in this process? Moving the Grimm House to the center of the park as a free-standing building does allow for the docents to be nearby to offer tours. The Grimm House alone does not fulfill the need for a museum. It is currently furnished in period items. There is no room to display other historical photos and exhibits. Relocation of the museum - Since the current library/museum building is at the south-east corner of the park, has the city considered leaving this building with its historical style? Possibly remodeling/modifying it as needed? The front portion could be reconfigured for meeting rooms, office space, and/or a small retail establishment Leaving the museum at its current location and incorporating it into the Main Street Courtyard would add a unique attraction and show the focus the city puts on preserving its history. The museum building would not be in the way of the grading for the park. It is already at street level. Where is the money to come from if a new museum building is to be built? The building housing the museum is currently paid off. Updating the current location would be more cost effective
OTHER LAKE STEVENS SITES Why can’t the emphasis on brewpubs be at Frontier Village? Too bad energy is going to attracting breweries and not preserving historical character and the museum Why is money being spent on new render boards at Lundeen Parkway when Grade Road is supposed to be the entrance? Can’t read it safely while you are driving by it. A redesign of the city swimming beach should be included
PROJECT GOALS - Are they being met? (Good/Fair/Poor) Land Use Good (3)
Circulation Good (1) Other: “Parking structures?”
Implementation Good (2) Other: “To be determined”
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