02/21/2017 - SpecialCity Council
City of Clearwater
Special Meeting Agenda - Draft
City Hall
112 S. Osceola Avenue
Clearwater, FL 33756
Council Chambers4:00 PMTuesday, February 21, 2017
Imagine Clearwater Vision for Downtown Waterfront
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1. Call to Order
2. Citizens to be heard re items not on the agenda
3. City Manager Reports
3.1 ID#17-3255 Recap of Imagine Clearwater: A Community Vision for the Downtown
Clearwater Waterfront.
clearwater imagine master plan
clearwater ariel transit - completed analysis
revised final clearwater imagine master plan
Attachments:
3.2 ID#17-3256 Council Feedback
3.3 ID#17-3257 Council Discussion
4. Closing comments by Councilmembers (limited to 3 minutes)
5. Closing Comments by Mayor
6. Adjourn
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City of Clearwater City Hall
112 S. Osceola Avenue
Clearwater, FL 33756
File Number: ID#17-3255
Agenda Date: 2/21/2017 Status: City Manager ReportVersion: 1
File Type: Action ItemIn Control: City Council
Agenda Number: 3.1
SUBJECT/RECOMMENDATION:
Recap of Imagine Clearwater: A Community Vision for the Downtown Clearwater Waterfront.
SUMMARY:
A recap of the community vision will be provided by:
Michael Delk, Planning and Development Director
Seth Taylor, Community Redevelopment Agency Executive Director
Denise Sanderson, Economic Development & Housing Director
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RESIDENTIAL POPULATION GROWTH
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Clearwater Aerial Transit Completed Analysis and Next Steps | 1
MEMORANDUM
To: Michael Delk and Gina Clayton, City of Clearwater
From: HR&A Advisors, Inc. and Kimley -Horn
Date : January 9, 2017
Re: Clearwater Aerial Transit: Summary of Co mpleted Analysis and Next Steps
I. Purpose of Assignment
At the direction of the Clearwater City Council, HR&A Advisors, Inc. (HR&A) and Kimley -Horn were asked to
evaluate possible sites for a Downtown Clearwater location for a proposed regional aerial transit system,
focusing on the potential economic development and physical planning implications for candidate sites. Two
private parties have proposed aerial transit systems to City Council, both intended to link Downtown
Clearwater to Clearwater Beach and potentially extend to the broader region :
Echelon, LLC: Echelon, a St. Petersburg-based real estate development firm, shared a proposal with
City Council for a cable -propelled transit system similar to technology current deployed in Portland,
Oregon ; Roosevelt Island, New York ; Medellín, Colombia; Koblenz, Germany; and elsewhere, often
used to facilitate transportation up and down mountainous terrain .
BeachTran USA, LLC: BeachTran, a Clearwater-based firm created to bring aerial transit to the
city, shared a proposal with members of City Council for a personal rapid transit system using
technology under development by SkyTran, a Mountain View, California-based firm currently
planning a demonstration project for the new technology in Tel Aviv, Israel.
II. Discussions with Proposers
HR&A and Kimley -Horn prepared a data request that sought information for each proposal related to the
following assumptions:
Market demand and system operations, including demand, ridership and capacity;
Sites and station requirements, including station and pylon size/location details and parking
requirements; and
System designs, including any Clearwater-specific plans for potential system alignments to
Clearwater Beach and to the greater region.
In addition to the transmission of the data request, the consultant team completed several in -person and
telephone conversations with the two parties, including:
Echelon, LLC: HR&A spoke with representatives o f Echelon on August 11 and 19, 2016.
BeachTran USA, LLC: HR&A and Kimley Horn met with a representative of BeachTran on August
3, 2016 in Clearwater and completed a follow -up web-based meeting on August 24, 2016.
BeachTran also provided written materials addressing some of the items from the data request.
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III. Summary of Data Received
The two proposers provided the consultant team with the following relevant information:
Echelon, LLC
o Precedent locations, as noted above .
o Technical characteristics and requirements, including the need for a straight alignment,
the amount of runway required on either side of a station to launch cable cars (100 meters)
and projected speeds. Detailed information on potential system alignment concepts for
Clearwater was not available for review.
o Station requirements, including station size (75 by 75-100 feet) and location (publicly -
owned sites preferred; can be located either at ground level or integrated into existing or
future buildings). Specific projections of the required size of a potential ancillary parking
facility or facilities and of the impact of system alignment on the area within Downtown
where stations could be sited were not available for review.
o Capacity, which could reach a maximum of 6,000 to 8,000 pe ople per hour per direction,
based on precedent projects . Specific ridership projections for Clearwater were not
available for review.
BeachTran USA, LLC
o Cost projections for SkyTran proposals in Los Angeles and New York City .
o Technical characteristics and requirements, including the need for loops at either end of
the line, storage space for the four -passenger pods and 1,500 square feet of operational
space, the ability to have a curved/flexible alignment , and projected speeds. The company
also provided rendering and concept sketches of scenes of the pods and their supporting
infrastructure. Detailed information on potential system alignment concepts for Clearwater
was not available for review, though SkyTran noted that the system is ultimately flexible
and could be accommodated on a variety of sites . Potential public right-of-way and
aesthetic impacts would need to be assessed as part of an assessment of potential
alignments and stations.
o Station requirements, including station size (18 by 40 feet or larger for interim stations,
with significantly larger loops at both ends of the line) and location (various potential
locations on the Downtown waterfront and further inland). Given that BeachTran did not
have specific estimates of ridership, there was not an estimate of the size of a potential
ancillary parking facility available for review.
As noted above, the current lack of specific information on ridership, system alignment, and parking facility
sizing make s it challenging to effectively identify and assess potential Downtown locations at this time.
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IV. Potential Next Steps
Should the City seek to pursue aerial transit-based solutions to link Downtown with the B each , we recommend
that the City request technical feasibility analyses from the system proposers, which would potentially include
the following:
Ridership projections: Clearwater-specific studies or projections of ridership by season, time of
day, etc. Further definition o f the principal market(s) for each proposal is needed (e.g. whether the
system is being designed to support commuting to the Beach and/or for travel by Beach visitors to
Downtown ) and will ultimately inform projections of siting locations and parking requirements.
System alignment concepts: A closer understanding of the private operators’ needs for the
alignment of the system, as well as the implications for Downtown from both technical and aesthetic
perspective, which would likely greatly narrow candidate sites in Downtown.
Parking requirements: A concrete projection of associated parking needs, which would greatly
impact the size of the required site, or alternatively identification of a location adjacent to existing
and underutilized parking facilities.
Following receipt of suc h information, it may be advisable for the City to revisit an assessment of the pros
and cons of various potential Downtown locations for stations, pylons, etc. in order to optimize the economic
development and other benefits from aerial transit.
IMAGINE CLEARWATER
City Council Meeting
February 2017
A COMMUNITY-DRIVEN PLAN
IMAGINE CLEARWATER
Imagine Clearwater has been a 6-month community-focused process to
re -envision the downtown waterfront.
VISIONING FRAMEWORK MASTER PLAN
HOW CAN WE DEVELOP A
SUCCESSFUL WATERFRONT
PLAN BUILDING ON LOCAL
AND REGIONAL STRENGTHS?
HOW CAN WE BUILD ON
COMMUNITY GOALS FOR
THE WATERFRONT TO
CREATE A GREAT PLACE?
WHAT WILL THE FUTURE
WATERFRONT LOOK LIKE,
AND HOW CAN WE GET
THERE?
7 PUBLIC WORKSHOPS
We have hosted 7 community workshops in various Clearwater
neighborhoods, part of a robust resident-led process.
700 PEOPLE ATTENDED ONE OR
MORE COMMUNITY WORKSHOP
475 PEOPLE ON PLAN EMAIL LIST
250 COMMENTS RECEIVED ON
IMAGINE CLEARWATER
While Clearwater Beach is known worldwide, Downtown Clearwater is
disconnected from it and insufficiently benefits from its proximity.
Clearwater St. Pete Tampa
MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL
DEVELOPMENT BY YEAR BUILT
Tampa Bay area cities are growing, including Clearwater, but
Downtown has not shared in the same level of growth as its peers.
Clearwater St. Pete Tampa
RESIDENTIAL POPULATION GROWTH
RATE, 2010-2016
LARGE-SCALE EVENTSCAPITOL THEATRE
JOLLEY TROLLEY
CLEVELAND STREET
STREETSCAPING
THE NOLENWATER’S EDGE
Downtown, long a center for community events, is beginning to show
signs of positive change with recent public and private investment.
Despite its positive qualities and role as a center for community events,
the waterfront often feels empty and underutilized.
DYNAMIC OPEN SPACE
ACCESS AND CONNECTIVITY
IMPROVED OSCEOLA
ACTIVE FRAME
Four strategies underpin a successful future waterfront.
•A unique destination
•A variety of active and
passive spaces
•Year -round community
programming
Create a dynamic public waterfront open space.
•A unique destination
•A variety of active and
passive spaces
•Year -round community
programming
Create a dynamic public waterfront open space.
•Attract park users
•Activate edges of the
space and introduce
new amenities
•Increase safety
•Financial support for
park operations
Foster an active frame around the park
•Attract park users
•Activate edges of the
space and introduce
new amenities
•Increase safety
•Financial support for
park operations
Foster an active frame around the park
•Unify the waterfront
and downtown
•Create a park gateway
•Spur development and
activity to bring more
people downtown
Strengthen Osceola to better knit the waterfront to downtown.
•Multimodal connections
•Strategic parking
opportunities
•Pedestrian, bicycle,
Pinellas Trail, ferry
enhancements
Promote access and connectivity to the waterfront.
The plan envisions a Clearwater waterfront and downtown that are a
cohesive district, filled with unique experiences 365 days a year.
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UPDATES SINCE DRAFT MASTER PLAN
IMAGINE CLEARWATER
Clearwater residents and stakeholders shaped Imagine Clearwater, as
evidenced by the positivity with which the draft plan was received.
MODIFICATIONS SINCE NOVEMBER DRAFT PLAN:
1.Additional parking spaces
2.New water-based programming
3.Additional new restroom facilities
4.Bandshell modified to accommodate large-scale events
5.Relocation of splash pad and addition of two water features
A total of 282 spaces will be built on-site, a 36% increase from the 208
proposed in the draft November master plan.
ONSITE SPACES ADDED
SINCE FINAL COMMUNITY
WORKSHOP IN NOV. 201674
POTENTIAL ADDITIONAL PARKING
WITHIN ADJACENT BLUFF
DEVELOPMENT
OFFSITE SPACES
SHOULD BE MADE
AVAILABLE FOR
PUBLIC USE
4,000UP TO
Access to the water is enhanced by design and programmatic features
that embrace the marina as part of the experience of being on the site.
Steps to the water from the
Intracoastal Edge promenade
will allow people to sit facing
the marina.Kayak launch
points will enable waterfront
visitors to travel safely
between the Downtown and
North marinas via the water,
while an enhanced fishing
pier will attract a set of new
users to the park who will
contribute to its diversity.
The park will feature three water features: a splash pad, a “rain catcher
fountain”, and a children’s water feature.
Splash Pad
Relocated from the corner of
Osceola and Cleveland further
into the Civic Gateway to
enhance safety.
Rain Catcher Fountain
Reflecting pool designed to catch
rain that would otherwise collect
above the pavilion.
Children’s Water Feature
New play area located in a
protected space within Coachman
Garden.
Restrooms, concessions, and storage will be provided to service the
entire park and to bring active uses further into the park itself.
A redeveloped Coachman
Park will include substantially
increased restroom facilities,
both within and directly
adjacent to the performance
area. As shown in the diagram
at left, restrooms will be built
in a new 600 SF facility
adjacent to the marina and
within the pavilion that will
be built as part of the Grand
Entry Plaza.
The location of the bandshell was adjusted...
An adjustment in the location
and orientation of the
bandshell will enable an:
increase the seating area and
restroom facilities; and
improvement of the audience
entry sequence, sight lines,
event staging infrastructure,
and event set-up and break-
down.
…And the team tested a variety of scenarios to accommodate large-
scale events.
A park gateway at Hendricks Street will be incorporated into future
development on the Harborview site along the Main Library entrance.
Several outlook opportunities
will provide visual interest as
well as special moments along
the walk. Access to lower levels
of the park will be provided
by an entry court and parking
area close to the front door of
the Main Library. Access to the
Bluff Walk is possible from
Cleveland and Drew Streets,
as well as from this entry court.
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THE ACTION PLAN
IMAGINE CLEARWATER
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Phase 1 seeks to implement key investments north of Cleveland and
along the waterfront to spark change along Osceola and into Downtown.
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Phase 2 builds upon the success north of Cleveland Street and Phase 1,
bringing redevelopment south.
BRANDING AND
MARKETINGADVOCACY
FUNDRAISING
PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
AND MANAGEMENT
DESIGN INPUTOPERATIONS AND
MAINTENANCE
A conservancy group should be established to partner with the City in
preparing for and executing the revitalization of the waterfront.
CULTURAL EVENTSMARKETS
FILM SCREENINGS
ART INSTALLATIONS
RECREATIONFOOD AND
BEVERAGE CONCESSIONS
In addition to the physical design, frequent and varied programming is
essential for creating an active, engaging waterfront destination.
CRA PARTNERSHIPPUBLIC CONTRIBUTIONS
PHILANTHROPY
REAL ESTATE PROCEEDS
SPONSORSHIPSEARNED INCOME
The City should also work to create a long-term strategy that leverages a
diverse set of funds for park construction and operations.
Preliminary preparation and approvals are likely to take 1-2 years from
today, leading to a launch of Phase 1 in 2019.
PASS THE REFERENDUM ON KEY PLAN ELEMENTS
BUILD A BRAND FOR THE WATERFRONT
ESTABLISH A CONSERVANCY
In the short-term, there are three key steps that can help to move this
process forward.
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City of Clearwater City Hall
112 S. Osceola Avenue
Clearwater, FL 33756
File Number: ID#17-3256
Agenda Date: 2/21/2017 Status: City Manager ReportVersion: 1
File Type: Action ItemIn Control: City Council
Agenda Number: 3.2
SUBJECT/RECOMMENDATION:
Council Feedback
SUMMARY:
City Manager William Horne will seek council direction regarding the plan.
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City of Clearwater City Hall
112 S. Osceola Avenue
Clearwater, FL 33756
File Number: ID#17-3257
Agenda Date: 2/21/2017 Status: City Manager ReportVersion: 1
File Type: Action ItemIn Control: City Council
Agenda Number: 3.3
SUBJECT/RECOMMENDATION:
Council Discussion
SUMMARY:
Council discussion regarding next steps.
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