Community Outreach?

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They sure are trying to make it look like the developers have done an an extraordinary amount of community outreach for years on this project.  Yet most San Carlos residents don’t have a clue about this project, the sign for the project on the site is very small and is in an incredibly difficult place to notice.

If you going south on El Camino and are make a left turn on Holly (towards the freeway) you might notice it while you are turning left.   If you look to the right while turning and squint you might notice the sign.  But you really have to be aware of it and look for it.

Here is a request to the city.

Make a bigger sign and post it where the majority of traffic and pedestrians are, right at the intersection of San Carlos and El Camino where people walk by to get to the train.

Perhaps a lot more residents would be aware of the project.  On the other hand maybe there is a reason for the signs obscurity?

In any case there have been meetings with the community with no concessions to height or density, no process like context sensitive solutions, which would make the project more sensitive to the needs of the community.  And a host of other issues not worth repeating.  Just look at the EIR feedback on the project.

3. Previous & Upcoming Events

Previous Events:

• 12/4/2006 – Legacy holds outreach Meeting with the Laureola Neighborhood
• 12/16/2006 – Legacy holds outreach Meeting with the Sierra Club
• 2/21/2007 – City holds Railroad Project Council Subcommittee Meeting
• 3/8/2007 – Legacy holds outreach Meeting with the Laureola Neighborhood
• 3/28/2007 – City holds Railroad Project Council Subcommittee Meeting
• 5/30/2007 – City holds Railroad Project Council Subcommittee Meeting
• 6/1/2007 – Legacy submits application for development project
• 10/22/2007 – City Council Meeting to approve contract for transportation consultant to execute a traffic analysis (Agenda & Staff Report)
• 11/7/2007 – Transit – Oriented Development Tour, led by City’s Design Consultant
• 12/10/2007 – City holds Railroad Project Council Subcommittee Meeting
• 1/9/2008 – City holds Economic Development Advisory Committee Meeting (Agenda)(Presentation)
• 1/14/2008 – City Council Meeting to approve contract for environmental consultant (Agenda & Staff Report)
• 1/16/2008 – Chamber of Commerce / Pulse of Business Meeting (Details)(Presentation)
• 1/23/2008 – City holds Community-wide Open House Event ( poster)(Reference Sheet)(Summary of Comments)
• 2/19/2008 – Planning Commission Study Session (Staff Report)
• 2/21/2008 – City staff and Legacy attend meeting with Laureola Neighborhood (See flyer PDF 206kB )(Meeting Summary, Laureola/GESC statement, Images shown at meeting – PDF 873kB )
• 3/12/2008 – City distributes Notice of Preparation announcing intent to prepare an environmental impact report.
• 4/19/2008 – Legacy holds outreach Meeting with the Sierra Club
• 4/23/2008 – Legacy holds outreach Meeting with San Carlos Together
• 5/27/2008 - City staff and Legacy attend meeting with the GESC/Laureola Neighborhood (Newsletter,Agenda,Images shown at meeting,part 1&part 2)
• 10/11-12/2008 – Legacy represents Tranist Village project at the San Carlos Art and Wine Faire
• 4/1/2009 – Legacy submits revised application for project.
• 5/16/2009- 5/17/2009 – Legacy hosts a booth at Hometown Days .
• 7/2/2009 – City hosts a booth at Hot Harvest Nights Farmers Market.
• 8/18/2009 – Transportation and Circulation Commission reviews Traffic Impact Report for project. (report)
• 9/15/2009 – Transportation and Circulation Commission approves Traffic Impact Report (report) (Resolution)
• 10/10-11/2009 – Legacy hosts a booth at the San Carlos Arts & Wine Faire
• 12/16/2009 – Draft Environmental Impact Report (Draft EIR) released for 45-day public review period.
• 1/12/2010 – City staff and Legacy attend a meeting with the Greater East San Carlos (GESC) Neighborhood Association
• 1/14/2010 – Legacy holds outreach Meeting with the Sierra Club
• 2/1/2010 – Planning Commission public hearing on the Draft EIR.
• 2/2/2010 – Draft EIR public comment period closes.

Upcoming Events:

• Winter 2010 - Environmental consultant reponds to comments recieved on the Draft Environmental Impact Report.
• Spring 2010 – Final EIR to be completed and released.
• Spring/Summer 2010 – Planning Commission Public Hearing on the Final Environmental Impact Report with recommendation to City Council.
• Spring/Summer 2010 -  City Council Public Hearing on the Final EIR to consider Certification.
• Summer 2010 – Planning Commission Public Hearing to consider development application with recommendation to City Council.
• Summer 2010 – City Council Public Hearing to consider development application.

For more information, please contact:

Al Savay, Community Development Director at asavay@cityofsancarlos.org, or call the Planning Department at (650) 802-4263.