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Consultant for Area Plans - Cancelled - 2003EflEEDMAN 1 U N G D BOITOMLEV U R B A N D E S I G N February 20, 2003 Ms. Darcy Smith, Planner II Community Development Department 70 North First Street Campbell, CA Re: Summary of work delivered to the City of Campbell Dear Darcy: Please find enclosed a CD containing RECEIVED fEB 2 ~ T003 C~ OF CAMPBE PLANNING DEpTU' (1) A streetscape design concept for Campbell Avenue between Railway and Bascom Avenues (scanned hand drawn section and plan in jpeg form); (2) Design Guidelines for Historic Buildings and Downtown Neighborhoods (text and images in MSWord); (3) Illustrations for the San Tomas Area Neighborhood Plan (scanned drawings in jpeg form); and (4) Design Guidelines for the Pruneyard/Creekside Commercial District (text and illustration in MSWord)). A summary of the status of each product is provided below, followed by a description of the design objectives of the streetscape concept. streetscape Design Concept. A preliminary concept had been submitted to the City in T~TOVPmber 2002 and W.7S RR'11tlnQ d1CC"cc7'J:] W?th Sttifi..cit'?P.tcCA`?P. ft1T'-1JS}itT?yc end ~fl~:intlnac, however, have already been selected for the schematic design phase. Design Guidelines for Historic Buildings and Downtown Neighborhoods provide background information on CEQA and its relation to the City's Historic Preservation ordinance. They also give an overview of streetscape patterns and historic architectural styles found in Campbell's Downtown Neighborhoods, and make recommendations for building within these neighborhoods or for adding to a historic structure. The guidelines include three illustrations prepared by FTB specifically for the project as well as photographs of historic buildings in Campbell, either provided by the City or taken by FTB. 47 Kearny Street, Suite 500 San Francisco, CA 94108-5522 Tel: 415.291.9455 Fax: 415.291.9633 Illustrations for the San Tomas Area Neighborhood Plan include three photographs provided by the City and eleven illustrations produced by FTB. Even though only two illustrations were required in the scope of services, FTB has provided an additional nine to help the City of Campbell better clarify the design ideas of Compatibility, Scale and Mass, Building Orientation, Surface Articulation, Exterior Design Variations, and Integration of Additions with the Existing Home. Design Guidelines for the Pruneyard/Creekside Commercial District. The text of the guidelines is complete as is one of the two illustrations in the original scope for afour-story development. An illustration of a six-story mixed-use development at 2.0 FAR was about to be prepared when FTB was directed to stop work. Winchester Boulevard Area Plan. The project database was set up and review of the materials and data from Campbell was completed. Analysis of the data was beginning when FTB was directed to stop work. Please do not hesitate to call if you need clarification of any of the materials. We regret the budget difficulties which led to Campbell's decision to discontinue this contract. We look forward to working with you again when conditions improve. Sincerely, Alison Kendall, Principal Batt Cc: Sharon Fierro, Community Development Director streetscape Design Objectives The streetscape design concept was developed with the stated goals of the City in mind. It is intended to support pedestrian bicycle usage between Downtown and the Pruneyard as well as mixed-use development on Campbell Avenue between Railway and Bascom Avenues. Basic concepts behind the design are as follow: 1. Efficient Land Use. • Since land necessary for streetscape improvements such as wider sidewalks to accommodate both plantings and pedestrians would need to be dedicated by property owners, FTB believes a streetscape with trees in parking requires the least amount of land to provide the most benefits. • It buffers pedestrians from traffic with both trees and parked cars. • Pedestrians have more sidewalk space with eight-foot sidewalks and trees in the parking than they would with ten-foot sidewalks and trees in planting strips •, Convenient on-street parking gives retailers "teaser parking" that encourages drivers to stop and shop; moreover, the closer trees are placed to drivers, the greater visibility drivers have of retail uses in buildings. 2. Link Extending Downtown Character to the Pruneyard. • The design supports a sense of continuity between two very different areas-a fine- grained, urban Downtown and a more auto-oriented, suburban Pruneyard-using the same furnishings, streetlights, and trees as found in Downtown. • Trees in parking provide a smoother transition between the two areas than planting strips would. Planting strips are distinctly residential in character, and do not generate the sense of movement and connection between the different sides of a street necessary for an active part of the city. ^ Signal to drivers to slow down. By creating a sense of friction and slower traffic, the proposed streetscape is intended to create a more comfortable pedestrian environment without actually reducing the traffic capacity on Campbell Avenue. 3. Wider Apparent Width of the Pedestrian Realm. • If parking were introduced and trees were placed at the back-of--curb instead in the parking, the resulting ±84 foot distance between trees on either side of the street would create a wider section of roadway and lessen the apparent width of public space allotted to pedestrians. • By placing trees in parking, the apparent width of the sidewalk/pedestrian realm is more balanced 4. Consistent Streetscape for the Length of the Avenue. ^ The visual continuity of the streetscape would be impaired if on-street parking occurs sporadically on Campbell Avenue and trees are placed at the back-of--curb, wherever that lays. The distance between trees on either side of the street could be 72 feet in some places and 84 feet in others. Moreover the varying width of the right-of way further increases the visual discontinuity that would occur if trees were placed only at the back- of-curb. • Trees in parking would ensure a more consistent placement of trees and therefore a more consistent section and appearance along the avenue's length. This design concept has been successfully implemented in numerous cities. University Avenue in Palo Alto provides the oldest example of the type. More recent examples can be found on the Embarcadero in Oakland, a frontage road of I-580, and several streets in Laguna West. FTB first employed the idea 17 years ago on Castro Street in Mountain View. The trees are still in place and the street is functioning well. Other cities where FTB has put trees in parking include Second Street, a 4-lane arterial in Phoenix, Arizona; River Street in Santa Cruz, athree-lane roadway. FTB used a variant of the idea on Mission Boulevard, a 4-lane arterial in Fremont, where we placed lights in the parking lane. _ `~.~E • CAMn~~ ~ ~ry ~ CAMPBELL ~. ~ h ..... (~ ~ •CRCH AR~• h\ '\ CITY ol~ CAMPBELL ~ Community Development Department February 10, 2003 Michael Freedman Freedman, Tung &Bottomley 47 Kearney Street, Suite 500 San Francisco, CA 94108 RE: Termination of City of Campbell Consultant Services Agreement VIA Fax and Certified Mail Dear Mr. Freedman: As you are well aware, local jurisdictions in the Bay Area have been severely impacted by the downturn in the economy. The City of Campbell is under budget constraints and is cutting back on projects that are being completed by consultants in order to save funds. I regret to inform you that the Winchester Boulevard Area Plan, Campbell Avenue Streetscape, and Specialized Design Guidelines which you were hired to complete has been determined to be a consultant project that must be terminated immediately. The funds will be diverted for essential City services. I am unable to authorize and additional expenditures at this time. The City of Campbell is hereby notifying you in writing of our decision to terminate the Consultant Services Agreement that was signed on June 18, 2002 between Freedman, Tung & Bottomley and the City of Campbell, hereinafter referred to as the "Agreement." Pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement, the City may terminate the Agreement at any time, with or. without cause, in its sole discretion, by giving notice in writing to the other party of such termination. Section 6 further stipulates that the Consultant shall have the right and obligation to immediately assemble the work then in progress for the purpose of completing the work and turning over all materials and documents to City. The City hereby requests that all original drawings, documents, papers, data, materials, photographs, negatives and other work products prepared to date by Freedman, Tung & Bottomley in the performance of the services encompassed in the Agreement be provided to the City since they are the property of the City under Section 5 of the Agreement. We request that you provide these items by Friday, February 21, 2003. All electronic files shall be provided on a compact disk in the original file format and not as a PDF file or other non-editable formats. I appreciate your offer to prepare a memorandum summarizing the concepts behind the streetscape and citing examples where components of the streetscape have been successfully utilized. 70 North First Street Campbell, California 95008-1436 ~ 'rE~ 408.866.2140 Fnx 408.871.5140 too 408.866.2790 February 10, 2003 RE: Termination of Consultant Services Agreement Page 2 of 2 The City hereby requests an itemized invoice for services performed during the previous billing period in order for the City to fulfill its duty under the Agreement to compensate Freedman, Tupg & Bottomley for all work and services performed to the point of termination in accordance with the payment provisions set forth in Section 3.1 of the Agreement. We request that you provide this invoice by Friday, February 21, 2003. I am terribly sorry to have to terminate this agreement because to date your work has been very high quality and I'm sure the final products would have been outstanding. I look forward to working with you in the future when economic conditions improve. Sincerely, Sharon Fierro Community Development Director Cc: Alison Kendall, Principal