1. Downtown Stockton Housing Strategy Stockton City Council/ Stockton Redevelopment Agency Draft Report August 28, 2007

2. Downtown Stockton Housing Strategy Introduction Objectives for Housing Strategy –Identify housing opportunities –Support overall neighborhood objectives and City infill policies –Prepare a set of City/Agency actions that support opportunities Process –Site and market assessment –Case study blocks –Financial feasibility analysis –Framework strategy Community –DAT Housing Subcommittee –Community workshop –Focus Groups –June 21, 2007 City Council Presentation

3. Downtown Stockton Housing Strategy Executive Summary: Four Recommendations 1.Fremont Park Neighborhood Renaissance Program 2.Waterfront Master Development Areas 3.Hospitality District Housing Strategy 4.Rewarding Good Behavior– Regulatory and Financial Incentives

4. Downtown Stockton Housing Strategy Framework Strategy: Phasing/Priorities INITIAL PHASE SOMA (South of Miner)

5. Downtown Stockton Housing Strategy Framework Strategy: Neighborhoods Little Manila North Shore Elks District Marina District South Shore South Point Entertainment Miner Corridor Civic Center Transit Neighborhood University Park Eden Park Weber Neighborhood Yosemite Neighborhood Dameron Hospital West Shore

6. Downtown Stockton Housing Strategy Master Plan Areas Fremont Park Neighborhood Waterfront Master Development Areas Hospitality District 1 2 3

7. Downtown Stockton Housing Strategy Fremont Park NeighborhoodPostOfficeReuse 1

8. Downtown Stockton Housing Strategy Fremont Park Neighborhood Implementation OBJECTIVES: –Approach neighborhood revitalization in a comprehensive manner –Engage the community in the process –Leverage public investment and City- owned property –Create opportunities for private investment –Have a catalytic effect on neighborhood revitalization –Unify City/Agency staff team and community around a common mission ACTIONS: –Master Plan and EIR –City-owned Land –Neighborhood Implementation Strategy Pilot Program –Applying Mixed-use Overlay –Infill Financial Incentive Program 1

9. Downtown Stockton Housing Strategy Waterfront Neighborhood: Residential Mixed-use Emphasis 2

10. Downtown Stockton Housing Strategy Waterfront Neighborhood: Commercial Mixed-use Emphasis 2

11. Downtown Stockton Housing Strategy Waterfront Neighborhood Implementation OBJECTIVES: –Provide catalyst investments for revitalization of Stockton’s waterfront and adjacent neighborhoods –Assess, plan, fund and implement public infrastructure –Utilize a public-private partnership approach to revitalization –Coordinate neighborhood-building strategies through a master implementation process –Position key properties and private investment opportunities for success –Accelerate implementation ACTIONS: –Master Development Plans: Initial Phase Residential and Mixed-use Development –Master Environmental Impact Reports 2

12. Downtown Stockton Housing Strategy Framework Strategy: Hospitality District 3

13. Downtown Stockton Housing Strategy 3

14. Hospitality District Housing Implementation OBJECTIVES: –Integrate quality urban residential and mixed-use uses into the Arts Neighborhood and Hospitality District –Make the Arts Neighborhood and Hospitality District an exciting residential neighborhood with various urban housing lifestyle choices –Coordinate public and private investment in support of creating a variety of residential product types and housing choices ACTIONS: –Housing as Part of the SOMA Plan –Arts Neighborhood/Hospitality District Development Program Cultural neighborhood Neighborhood services Housing choices –Action Plan 3

15. Downtown Stockton Housing Strategy Rewarding Good Behavior: Mixed-use Residential Overlay OBJECTIVES: –Implementation of City of Stockton General Plan (currently being updated with adoption anticipated in December 2007) infill development polices, goals and objectives –Incentives for projects that implement the community’s housing objectives; rewarding good behavior –Emphasis on high quality, well designed “urban” housing –Flexible standards for diverse types of infill development, product types and building programs ACTIONS: –Residential Mixed-use Overlay Zoning –Connecting Overlay to development review and financial incentives investing in the central place for a region of one million people … 4

16. Downtown Stockton Housing Strategy Overlay Development Standards: Urban vs. Suburban Approach Flexible standards –Mixed-use/infill overlay for targeted infill areas –Context-based approach –Assume open space and parking can be provided “outside the lot line”–as it would be in a district –Increase allowable densities Potential areas for adjusting standards: –Reduction in required on-site parking Use Downtown Stockton standards for larger area and possibly all infill –Reduction in open space requirements for mixed-use and urban infill multi-family 100 SF common space–possibly reduce 40 SF of private open space–possibly remove Districts Opportunity Areas 4

17. Downtown Stockton Housing Strategy Rewarding Good Behavior: Financial Incentives OBJECTIVES: –Leverage City and Agency assets to support public policy objectives for downtown residential/mixed-use development and neighborhood revitalization –Enhance financial feasibility of desirable infill/downtown residential and mixed-use development –Create opportunities for private sector capital investment –Provide a wide spectrum of incentives that can support a variety of project uses, types and conditions ACTIONS: –Agency Acquisition/Assembly of Property –City/Agency Financed Infrastructure –Alternative Development Fee Structure –Housing Department Programs –Grants, Loans and Tax Credits –Parking District In-lieu Fees 4

18. Downtown Stockton Housing Strategy Action Plan OBJECTIVES: –Make available certain financial incentives to assist in the economic feasibility of planned development –Complete planning and environmental review/documentation in initial priority areas to establish basic land use entitlements –Create development standards that facilitate desirable “urban” downtown housing and mixed- use development –Complete various predevelopment activities to help position designated properties/buildings for redevelopment, rehabilitation or adaptive reuse –Assess, plan, fund and implement public infrastructure and improvements needed to accommodate planned development –Use the indicated implementation activities to help achieve community’s objectives for revitalization of the downtown core and its surrounding neighborhood ACTIONS: –Planning and Predevelopment Activities –Redevelopment Actions –Financial Incentive Actions –Regulatory Actions

19. Downtown Stockton Housing Strategy Summary and Next Steps Within 30 days: –Scope, schedule and budget for Waterfront District Master Plan –RFP infrastructure assessment for Waterfront District –Scope Amendment to Merger Waterfront Redevelopment Area EIR –Scope for Residential and Mixed-use Overlay Ongoing activities: –Redevelopment actions (Master Development Areas) –Grant writing –Development fee program –Housing projects (South Point,Henery Building and Magnolia Place) –Neighborhood Renaissance coordination –Hospitality District coordination

20. Downtown Stockton Housing Strategy DAT Housing Subcommittee Recommended Changes (8/23/07) Add new Action Item Appoint “Blue Ribbon” leadership committee to ensure Action Items are implemented Amend Item A5 Move South of Miner Avenue (SOMA) Entertainment Mixed Use Overlay up to Phase I (2007/2008) activity Amend Item B3 Do not specify candidate buildings for adaptive reuse studies, prior to City Council consideration of the Central Parking District Expansion Project

21. Downtown Stockton Housing Strategy Staff Recommendations City Council Actions 1.Receive and accept the Strategy 2.Direct the City Manager to develop reduced Development Fee structure 3.Direct the City Manager to develop reduced Public Facility Fee proposal 4.Direct City Manager to submit application for Proposition 40 grant funds for Stockton Channel “Riverwalk” Study 5.Authorize City Manager to apply for grant funds for Miner Ave. Streetscape Study

22. Downtown Stockton Housing Strategy Staff Recommendations Redevelopment Agency Actions 1.Receive and accept the Strategy 2.Direct the Executive Director to undertake Waterfront District Master Plan 3.Authorize the Executive Director to issue Request for Proposals for consultant to prepare Infrastructure Assessment for Waterfront District 4.Amend Environmental Impact Report study to include Waterfront & Fremont Park

23. Downtown Stockton Housing Strategy Staff Recommendations Redevelopment Agency Actions (Continued) 5.Direct Executive Director to submit grant applications under State Proposition 1C, & pursue Federal Historic Preservation Tax Credits to financially assist with housing projects 6.Direct Executive Director to development amendment to City Development Code to include new Infill Housing and Mixed Use Guidelines