Three Options For University Avenue Improvements

The next community workshop for input on these options is set for Thursday July 21.

With funding from the Crossroads Redevelopment Area, planners and consultants have developed 3 options for improvements to all modes of transportation on University Avenue from 54th Street to 69th Street. The goal of the University Avenue Corridor Mobility Study is to identify short-mid and long term projects that will improve pedestrian access, bicycle facilities and accessibility, transit operations and facilities and traffic flow in the corridor. View the options from links at the end of this posting.

Proposals Include

• Realignment of Chollas Parkway to an intersection with a traffic signal at University Avenue
• Raised medians from 54th Street to 69th Street
• Elimination of free right turn lanes at 54th and 58th Streets, slowing traffic and reducing crossing distance at intersections with large numbers of pedestrians
• Left turn lanes for 58th Street at University Avenue
• A pedestrian ramp to improve access to the bus stop on the north side of University Avenue between 58th Street and 60th Street
• Sidewalks installed where they are missing now

UNIVERSITY AVENUE CORRIDOR MOBILITY STUDY
Community Workshop
THURSDAY July 21
6:30 to 8:00pm
Teen Challenge Center
5450 Lea Street
(Stop by on the way to the ECCC Meeting at 7:00 the same evening.)

Comments on these plans can also be made to the City by contacting Thomas Landre at tlandre@sandiego.gov or to the project consultants by contacting Greg Parks at gparks@katzandassociates.com.

Select the following link to read
Chapters 1 through 4 of the
Mobility Study Preliminary Draft Report

Select the following link to read
Chapter 7 of the
Draft University Avenue Mobility Study

Select the following link to view
Option #1 of the University Avenue Mobility Study

Select the following link to view
Option #2 of the University Avenue Mobility Study

Select the following link to view
Option #3 of the University Avenue Mobility Study

Select the following link to visit the
City's University Avenue Mobility Study Web Page

ECCC Community Meeting - Thur June 16, 7:00pm

The June 16 ECCC Community Meeting will have a full agenda, with 2 informational presentations and 3 items for a vote of active members. (Blessed Sacrament Parish Hall, 7:00pm)

INFORMATION ITEMS
City Council District 7 staffers will explain a proposal to Reorganize the San Diego Redevelopment Agency, and a representative from Norgthgate Gonzalez Market will speak about opening a new grocery store at 54th Street and University Avenue.

Select the following link to read about the
San Diego Redevelopment Reorganization Proposal

Select the following link to learn more about
Northgate Gonzalez Markets

ITEMS FOR MEMBER VOTE

• Input to the City of San Diego Redistricting Commission
• Request for SDSU's Continued Support of the College Patrol Car
• Designation of ECCC Voter for Crossroads Redevelopment PAC Election

Proposed Input on City Council Redistricting
The agenda for the June 16 ECCC meeting includes a community vote on a letter to the City of San Diego Redistricting Commission. The ECCC Board has prepared a draft letter proposing input for drawing new City Council District boundaries. This letter emphasizes the shared interests of communities in the College Area and Eastern Area Planning Groups and it calls for including the College and Eastern planning areas in the same Council district.

Select the following link to read the
Proposed ECCC Letter to the City Council Redistricting Commission

Select the following link to learn more about the
City of San Diego Redistricting Commission

Funding For the College Car – Letter to SDSU
At its Board meeting on June 2, 2011, it was agreed the members of the ECCC would be asked at the June ECCC meeting to support the College Area Community Council’s letter of May 11, 2011, to San Diego State University concerning the funding of the “party car.”

Select the following link to read the
Proposed ECCC Letter Supporting the College Patrol Car

ECCC Voter for the Crossroads Redevelopment PAC Election
The Crossroads Redevelopment Project Area Committee (PAC) will hold elections for committee members at its June 23 meeting. There is not an ECCC candidate for the PAC, but the ECCC is eligible to designate a voter for the Community Organization Representative. Designating a voter will be on the agenda for the June 16, 2011, ECCC meeting.

Select the following link to learn more about
Crossroads Redevelopment and the PAC Election

El Cerrito Enclave Planning Commission Hearing

A Planning Commission hearing for the El Cerrito Enclave project is scheduled for Thursday June 2. The proposal is to demolish an existing house at 5402 Gilbert Drive, subdivide the parcel into 4 lots, and build 4 new houses.

City of San Diego, Planning Commission
Public Hearing, including the El Cerrito Enclave project #72057
Thursday, June 2
9:00am
City Administration Building, 12th Floor, Council Chambers
202 C Street

Select the following link to read the
Planning Commission Notice of Public Hearing

You can comment on this project by writing to

The City of San Diego Planning Commission
1222 First Ave, 4th floor
San Diego, CA 92101
Or email planningcommission@sandiego.gov
Subject: El Cerrito Enclave Project #72057

You can contact your City Council Member about this project by writing to

Marti Emerald
7th District City Council Member
City Administration Building
202 C Street, MS #10A
San Diego, CA 92101
Or email martiemerald@sandiego.gov
Subject: El Cerrito Enclave Project #72057

For more information about this project,
select the following links for the
November 13, 2010 El Cerrito Enclave Posting
August 22, 2010 El Cerrito Enclave Posting

Chollas Triangle Master Plan

The Chollas Triangle Master Plan will provide specific land use and mobility recommendations and guidance to encourage the development of a mixed-use transit-oriented village supported by park, open space, and creek enhancements within the approximately 36-acre Chollas Triangle site at 54th Street, Chollas Parkway, and University Avenue. The Master Plan process will cover a multitude of topics including land use, mobility, urban design, economic feasibility, and implementation.

Community Input for the Master Plan comes from Community Workshops and a Working Group, including ECCC Board members, Jan Riley, Carl Luster, and Jim Westheimer. Both the Workshops and Working Group sessions are open to broad community participation.

Select the following link for an aerial photo of the
Chollas Triangle Site

University Avenue Mobility Study

With funds from the Crossroads Redevelopment Area, the City of San Diego is developing new plans for University Avenue. The University Avenue Mobility Study will develop a comprehensive plan to improve all modes of transportation in the University Avenue Corridor. The goal of the study is to identify short-mid and long term projects that will improve pedestrian access, bicycle facilities and accessibility, transit operations and facilities and traffic flow in the corridor. The study area for the project extends along the length of University Avenue from 54th Street to 69th Street.

Community input for the Mobility Study comes from a from a series of Community Workshops and from a Working Group, including ECCC Board member, Carl Luster. For more information about community involvement, follow the link for the “University Avenue Mobility Plan 54th to 68th Street” in the Transportation Studies list on the City’s Engineering and Capital Projects home page at http://www.sandiego.gov/engineering-cip/.

Select the following links to view the revised meeting schedule, minutes, and other documents for the University Avenue Mobility Study:

• Revised University Avenue Meeting Schedule
• Summary of University Avenue Walk Audits
• Description of Alternatives

Facility Improvements Planned for Schools in El Cerrito

The San Diego Unified School District is making long range plans to upgrade facilities at Horace Mann Middle School and Crawford High School. Three meetings in November and December gathered community input and presented site layout options for both campuses. These long range plans will help to guide Proposition S bond funding for projects on both campuses over the next 5 years.

Planning for Prop S projects at Crawford and Mann will take place in a series of meetings that begin in January 2011. Times and locations for these meetings will be sent to the ECCC email list when they become available. If you’re not already on the ECCC email list, you can ask to be included by sending a message to ECCC@cox.net.

At the third master planning meeting on December 2, architects presented 4 site layout options based on community input at previous meetings. These options included the possibility of relocating the football and baseball fields. Improvements at the football field include the possibility of installing lights. To view the Master Plan site layout options, visit the School District website at http://www.sandi.net/sandi/site/default.asp and follow the links for "Proposition S" and the “School Facilities Project Map.” From the pages for Mann Middle School or Crawford High School, select the link for the “Master Plan 2010.”

Residents can express their viewpoint about projects at school facilities by attending upcoming meetings and by contacting the San Diego Unified School District.

For more information or to submit comments, contact the Prop. S Communications Office:

Proposition S Communications Office
4100 Normal Street, Room 2153
San Diego, CA 92103

Phone: (619) 725-7252
Fax: (619) 725-7021
Email: PropSInfo@sandi.net

You may also contact the Project Manager, David Grant
Email: dgrant@sandi.net.

Submit comments to School District E Board member, Shelia Jackson

Board of Education Office
San Diego Unified School District
4100 Normal Street, Room 2231
San Diego, CA 92103

Phone: (619) 725-5550
Email: sjackson@sandi.net

The School District and Prop S websites include complete contact information.

El Cerrito Enclave Plans for Review

The El Cerrito Enclave project is a plan to demolish an existing single family residence on a 0.62-acre parcel at 5402 Gilbert Drive and subdivide the lot into four parcels and construct four single family residences. The project is tentatively scheduled for review by the College Area Community Planning Board at the September 1, 2010 Project Review Committee meeting. The CACPB Project Review Committee meets on the first Wednesday of the month at 7:00pm in the Community Room of the College Rolando Library at 6600 Montezuma Road. Meetings are open to the public.

Select the following links to view the Assessment Letter with attached cycle reviews and plans for the El Cerrito Enclave project:

• Assessment Letter with Attachments
• Architectural Drawings
• L1 Title
• L2 Topographic
• L3 PDP TM-Notes
• L4 Tentative Map
• L5 Site Plan
• L6 Conceptual Grading-wqtr
• L7 Slope Analysis
• L8 Site Sections
• L9 Conceptual Landscape Plan
• L10 Conceptual Landscape Plan Notes
• L11 Brush Management Plan

Send comments on this project to:

College Area Community Planning Board at
CACC@CollegeNeighborhoods.com

Erik Marcussen with Ground Floor Design at
erik@groundfloordesign.com

Modifications to Plans for Alvarado Apartments

The Dinerstein Companies have submitted a set of changes to the City of San Diego Development Services Department for the Alvarado Apartments Project. These new apartments will replace the medical office buildings on Alvarado Road between Alvarado Hospital and an SDSU parking lot. The project was approved by the City Council on July 28, 2009, and the modifications are being submitted for Substantial Conformance Review. This means the modifications can be approved without further review by the College Area Community Council.

Select the following link to read the
Alvarado Apartments Substantial Conformance Review Letter

Select the following link to view the
Alvarado Apartments Site Plan

Send comments about this project to:

College Area Community Planning Board at
CACC@CollegeNeighborhoods.com

The Dinerstein Companies at
josh.vasbinder@dmcdevelopers.com

Developer Presentations at the July ECCC Meeting

The Thursday July 15 ECCC meeting will feature presentations for two new developments on El Cajon Boulevard in El Cerrito and the College Area. The Family Health Centers of San Diego is planning to build a new clinic at the southwest corner of El Cajon Boulevard at Dayton Street in El Cerrito. The Palm Desert Development Company is proposing to build affordable rental housing on the north side of El Cajon Boulevard between Art Street and Seminole Drive.

Select the following link to read the
July 15 ECCC Meeting Agenda

Select the following link to view the
Family Health Centers Clinic Drawing