DISCUSSION: Following the September 17, 2015 adoption of the RTP-SCS - PDF document

JTAC STAFF REPORT Fast Forward 2040 – Phase 1 Public Outreach Presentation SUBJECT: MEETING DATE: November 5, 2015 AGENDA ITEM: 5 Michael Becker, Peter Imhof STAFF CONTACT: RECOMMENDATION: Receive the Fast Forward 2040 phase 1 public outreach presentation. DISCUSSION: Following the September 17, 2015 adoption of the RTP-SCS Public Participation Plan, staff prepared a presentation for Phase 1 (Attachment 1), and began scheduling and conducting stakeholder meetings. The purpose of this agenda item is to share this presentation with the JTAC. Staff has scheduled and/or conducted stakeholder meetings with roughly half of the organizations listed in Appendix A of the RTP-SCS Public Participation Plan (Attachment 2). Staff hopes to conclude this phase of the public outreach by the end of the calendar year. The Phase 1 Public Outreach Presentation and list of stakeholders are attached. ATTACHMENTS: 1. Fast Forward 2040 Phase 1 Stakeholder Outreach Presentation 2. Public Participation Plan Stakeholders List

Public Outreach – Phase 1 Fall 2015

Purpose 1. Explain what SBCAG is doing: • Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) • Sustainable Communities Strategy (SCS) 2. Explain how you can help shape the future of Santa Barbara County. Seek your input on: • Planning goals and objectives • Alternative planning scenarios • GHG reduction strategies 3. Start a dialogue for continued involvement 2 Fall 2015

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS Regional Metropolitan Transportation Airport Land Planning Planning Agency Use Commission Organization Service Affiliate Census Authority for SBCAG Center Freeway Emergencies Local Congestion Transportation Management Traffic Solutions Authority Agency SBCAG is a Joint Powers Authority (JPA) of the nine county jurisdictions, which provides a forum for solving regional problems 3 Fall 2015

Regional Transportation Plan • Required by State and federal law • PHOTOS Long-range planning document, 20-year horizon • Plans how the region will invest available transportation funding for all modes • Fiscally constrained • Sustainable Communities Strategy (or Alternative Planning Strategy) is a required component • Updated every four years, next update due in August 2017 4 Fall 2015

Sustainable Communities Strategy • Requirement of California law (SB 375) • Implements AB 32 (Global Warming Solutions Act) • Integrates Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) and Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) Purpose: Set forth forecasted development pattern for region which, when integrated with transportation network and other transportation measures and policies, will reduce GHG emissions to achieve targets* *SBCAG has no land use authority. SB 375 is explicit that the SCS does not supersede cities’ and counties’ land use authority and there is no requirement that local government General Plans be consistent with the RTP-SCS. 5 Fall 2015

SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES STRATEGY Regional Regional Transportation Land-use Planning Planning 1 Fall 2015

SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES STRATEGY Sustainable Communities Strategy 1 Fall 2015

RTP-SCS Development Define goals, Review, refine, and SBCAG Board SBCAG Board objectives, and analyze Alternative selects the adopts the RTP- performance Scenarios Preferred Scenario SCS measures Develop CARB sets updated Prepare draft RTP- unconstrained and GHG targets (2020 SCS, draft EIR/SEIR fiscally constrained & 2035) project lists Timeline: Spring/ Fall/Winter Spring/Summer 2016 Fall/Winter 2016 Summer 2017 2015 Stakeholder Meetings Public Workshops Public Hearings Public Process: 7 Fall 2015

Regional Overview Santa Barbara County • 9 jurisdictions • Discretely bounded urban areas • Transportation network with US 101 as the backbone • Significant daily commute flows: • North County to South Coast • Ventura County to South Coast • Two-way between San Luis Obispo County and North County 8 Fall 2015

Regional Overview Population, Employment, and Households Population: 500,000 91,400 / 21.3% increase (2015-2040) 450,000 Population 400,000 350,000 300,000 Employment: 250,000 43,900 / 20.5% increase (2015-2040) Employment 200,000 Households: Households 150,000 41,000 / 28.8% increase (2015-2040) 100,000 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030 2035 2040 Regional Growth Forecast, 2012 9 Fall 2015

Regional Challenges Land Use: Transportation: • • High-cost housing on South Coast US 101 congestion • • Jobs/housing imbalance Long-distance commuting • • Slow-growth practices Insufficient funding • • Sprawl development in rural areas Some areas difficult for efficient transit • Decentralized growth • Limited N/S connections • Distance between urbanized areas They are all related. 10 Fall 2015

Potential Strategies Transportation: Land Use: Make transportation more efficient Shorten commute lengths • • Transit improvements Mixed-use development • • Intelligent transportation Increased residential densities measures • In-fill development • Active transportation (bike/ped) • Transit-oriented development improvements • Preservation of undeveloped • Travel demand management lands (ag, open space, etc.) options (soft or hard) • Affordable by design • Taxes and pricing developments • New capacity 11 Fall 2015

2040 RTP-SCS (adopted 2013) Preferred Scenario Strategies: • Broad 5-goal framework • Environment • System Mobility and Reliability • Safety and Public Health • Social Equity • Prosperous Economy • Focus growth near transit corridors & correct jobs-housing imbalance • Housing growth near South Coast job centers (per adopted General Plans) • Job growth in North County cities • Protect farm land and open space • Targeted transportation investments to reduce congestion • Enhance transit as demand develops • Projected GHG emissions reductions of 10.5% in 2020 and 15.4% in 2035 12 Fall 2015

Stay Involved Stakeholder Meetings Phase 1: RTP/SCS Scoping (Fall/Winter 2015) (many) Phase 2: Alternative Transportation/ Public Workshops Land Use Scenarios (Fall 2016) (3) Public Hearings Phase 3: Draft RTP-SCS and Preferred Transportation/Land Use Scenario (2) (Spring/Summer 2017) Provide names and e-mail addresses for RTP/SCS Contact List www.sbcag.org | info@sbcag.org 13 Fall 2015

Questions for Stakeholders • What do you see as the region’s major challenges? • Where can the region do better? How? • How should the region accommodate forecasted growth? • How should the region prioritize transportation investments? 14 Fall 2015

Thank you Peter Imhof Deputy Executive Director, Planning pimhof@sbcag.org | 961.8910 Michael Becker Senior Transportation Planner mbecker@sbcag.org | 961.8912 15 Fall 2015

Item 5, Attachment 2 RTP-SCS Public Participation Plan: List of Phase 1 Stakeholders (Appendix A) Stakeholder Outreach Status (as of 10/14/2015) COAST Completed SBBIKE In discussion Santa Barbara County Action Network In discussion Peoples Self Help Housing In discussion Community Environmental Council Completed Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians In discussion League of Women Voters, Santa Barbara Scheduled Los Olivos Business Organization No response Preservation of Los Olivos No response SYV Concerned Citizens No response Santa Barbara Chamber of Commerce Scheduled (tentative) Goleta Valley Chamber of Commerce Completed Carpinteria Valley Chamber of Commerce No response Air Pollution Control District Completed Santa Ynez Valley Alliance No response Land Trust for Santa Barbara County No response Citizens Planning Association Completed Lompoc Valley Chamber of Commerce Scheduled Home Builders Association of the Central Coast In discussion Santa Maria Valley Association of Realtors No response COLAB In discussion Sierra Club, Los Padres Chapter No response Santa Barbara Association of Realtors Completed American Institute of Architects Scheduled Agricultural Advisory Committee Scheduled WE Watch No response Solvang Chamber of Commerce No response Surfrider Foundation, Santa Barbara Chapter Declined Santa Barbara Contractors’ Association No response Vandenberg Air Force Base In discussion Santa Barbara County Community Housing Corp. No response Santa Barbara Hispanic Chamber of Commerce No response California Rural Legal Assistance No response Santa Maria Valley Chamber of Commerce Scheduled CAUSE In discussion Area Agency on Aging No response Buellton Chamber of Commerce No response League of Women Voters, Santa Maria No response Coastal Housing Coalition Scheduled 10/14/2015