HomeMy WebLinkAboutNB 2 AESTHETIC ADVISOR 06-15-81DATE:
June 8, 1981
NEW BUSINESS
6-15-81
Int r-Com
FROI~:
SUBJECT:
HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
CHA~r,~'~ ~}R%_VER, INTERIM CITY ADMINISTRATOR
CITIZ~ AESTHETIC ADVISOR FOR THE NEWPORt/SANTA ANA FREE~AY
RECONSTRUCTION-INTERCHANGE PN53ECT
~TION:
Council pleasure. Councilman Edgar will make presentation.
DISCUSSION:
The attached letter is self explanatory. The Department of Transportation
-- is asking that a replacement for Councilman Edgar be placed o~ this
Conmlittee as they wish the C~,,,ittee to be oo~orised of non-councilmembers,
someone from the community.
Councilman Edgar is aware of this and will be making a presentation to
Council with reconmlendations.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None.
-- Interim City Administrator
-~TATE OF CALIFORNIA--BUSINESS AND TRANSPORTATION AGENCY
~RTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
DISTRICT 7, P.O. BOX 230A, LOS ANGELES 90051
-~213) 620-3874
NEW BUSINESS
6-15-81
No. 2
EDMUND G. BROWN JR., Gm, el,re'
May L~', 1981
Honorable James B. Sharp
~ayor, City of Tustin
Tust~n Civic Center
300 Center~nlai Way
Tustin, CA 92680
Dear Mayor Sharp:
0ra-5/55 Interchange
- ~79~ol
ECEIVED
TUSTIN PUBLIC WOi~($ D[PT,
BY
In 1979 Caltrans requested a representative from your.City
to serve as Citizen Aesthetic Advisor for the Newport/Santa Aha
Freeway reconstruct-interchange project. Mr. Richard Edgar
was appointed to the position. During recent discussions
with our technical staff, it was learned that Mr. Edgar is
now a Tustln City Councilman.
Caltrans's Aesthetic Review Program was designed to provide
local citizens with the opportunity to participate in reviews
and to provide the community's perspective on aesthetic values
for a project in addition to the official city review. As
Mr. Edgar is now an elected official, we are requesting your
City to nominate a replacement to serve as Advisor on the
Route 5/55 Interchange project. This matter has been discussed
with Mr. Edgar and he is aware that another nominee is being
requested.
Specifically, the Lud!vidual you nominate will serve on the
project to re-design major portions of the Route 5/55 Interchange
in the Cities of Santa Aha and Tustin. Preliminary study plans
also propose improvements to the mainline freeways where the
branch connectors enter and exit, construction of soundwalls
at various locations, and other miscellaneous modifications. .=
Construction is scheduled for the latter part of 1980's.
The person you nominate should be familiar with your community
and the project area. She/he should be able to represent the
community's views, and be able to attend meetings during the
day and evening. She/he will serve on the Project Development
Team for this project, and will be expected to participate
in the decisions which relate to the project's aesthetic qualities
and effects. The advisor'~ participation is an important part of
Mayor James B. Sharp -2- -~Hay 27, 1981
Caltrans's project development and decision-making processes.
Wh~le the advisor's time is voluntary, Caltrans will rehnburse
travel expenses. (An advisor representing the City of Santa Aha
will also be invited to participate and provide aesthetic
input. )
Please provlde your nomination to M~. Bob Goodell, Citizen
Psmtlclpatlon Unit, P. O. Box 2304, Terminal Annex, Los Angeles,
CA 90051. (Telephone: (213) 620-2722). We would appreciate
a resume of your nominee's qualifications. Mr. Goodell will be
pleased to answer any questions you may have about this request.
Sincerely,
HEINZ HECKEROTH
District Director
CC:
Richard Edgar
Robert Ledendecker, Director of Public Works
ROT,R OF CITIZEN AESTF~--TIC ADVISORS
FOR CALTRANS PROJECTS
Advisor is assigned to the Project Development Team (PDT) and
attends PDT meetings
acts as consultant/reviewer
· is consulted whenever decisions are to be made which
will have aesthetic effects
· makes comments, suggestions, and recommendations
which are to be recorded and made a part of the
pro~ect file for consideration in arriving at
decisions
· has contact with local community groups and can act
as a liaison person with the respective groups
Team responsibility of advisor:
· to provide a citizen's viewpoint of the. project's aesthetic
impact and recommendations for mitigating measures
Participation can include:
· field reviews
. office review of plans
· general team discussions of project -
· attend community, meetings when aesthetic impacts will be discussed
Additional assistance which have been provided to Caltrans by
citizen aesthetic advisors:
· acts as a liaison person between Caltrans and the community
· provides names of local newspapers for press releases
provides names of key community leaders, local organizations
and special interest groups, and their contact persons
suggests places to hold community meetings and/or makes
arrangements for same
· arranges for an interpreter, if needed, for meetings
· chairs or performs the introductory portion of meetings
assists with or arranges for distribution of flyers to
homeowners impacted by the project ~