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Terminal Park neighborhood plan

Matrix of recommended strategies - sorted by order of priority

The attached matrix lists the strategies contained in the neighborhood plan. It is a quick and convenient way to find these strategies along with their priority and the City agency responsible to implement it. The following explains the acronyms and organization of the matrix.

Title:

At the top of each matrix is a title and below the title is a brief description of how the strategies are organized. All the matrixes contain the same information. One matrix is a list of strategies sorted by reference number. The other matrix is list of strategies sorted by priority.

Priority:

Priority represents the amount of support neighborhood residents gave a particular strategy. Each strategy received an average of six positive votes. Strategies with a priority higher than six received an above average number of positive votes. A negative number represents a strategy that got more egative responses than positive responses. A strategy with a zero priority either got no votes or an equal number of positive and negative responses.

Ref #:

Ref # is a coding system used to sort and organize the list. The number following the acronym represents a specific strategy in the plan.

Acronym Section Acronym Section
CD Commercial Development LU Land Use
PN Public Nuisances PS Public Safety
TPP Park Improvements TPT Transportation
UD Urban Design

Agency:

Agency indicates the City department responsible for implementing the strategy or, at least, coordinating the implementation of a strategy among other agencies or City departments. The acronyms are as follows:

Acronym City Department
APD Auburn Police Department
DCPD Department of Planning and Community Development (Planning Department)
PW Department of Public Works
DPR Department of Parks and Recreation
SWD Solid Waste Division

Terminal Park Neighborhood Plan Strategy Matrix
Sorted by Order of Priority

PRIORITY REF # AGENCY STRATEGY
24 TPP 2.1 DPR Improve the appearance and utility of Terminal Park by replacing the existing fence, installing picnic facilities and a curb along its western border.
19 TPT 1.2 DPCD Strive to increase neighborhood safety by improving lighting of streets and sidewalks, and by managing fences and vegetation adjacent to the right-of-way, whether through code enforcement or other measures.
15 CD 2.1 DPCD Prospect for businesses that offer places for people to meet. For example, coffeehouses, ice cream parlors, delicatessens, small grocery or health food stores.
14 PS 3.2 DCPD & APD Develop a safety assessment plan of the neighborhood's physical features that identifies, among other things, physical improvements that may help abate drug nuisances. Improvements may include, but are not limited to, street lighting, ways to reduce street parking so as to improve neighborhood visibility, trimming hedges, installation of cameras and other security devices in alleys and other common areas that are frequently used for drug trafficking.
13 TPP 1.1 DPR Seek collaborative relationships and partnerships with the Auburn School District, White River Presbyterian Church and Holy Family Catholic Church whereby neighborhood residents can use and enjoy the open spaces provided by these agencies.
12 PS 1.2 DPCD Incorporate into the City of Auburn's web page information and crime statistics that neighborhood residents and business owners can use to effectively prevent future crimes and remain vigilant against crime.
12 TPT 2.1 PW Slow traffic speed on arterials and neighborhood streets through traffic calming technique, improved signage and other techniques.
12 TPT 2.3 PW Eliminate localized traffic and pedestrian safety hazards and reduce the incidence of through traffic on local streets caused or encouraged by Auburn Way South or A Street SE congestion by identifying locations for safety improvements and locations for traffic calming and traffic control strategies.
11 CD 2.2 DPCD Assist in developing the old Albertson grocery store property into a neighborhood shopping center.
11 TPT 2.4 PW Conduct an analysis to determine the best way to improve the level of service at the intersection of 12th and A Street SE during rush-hour traffic and install the necessary traffic controls to implement the suggested improvements.
10 PS 3.1 APD Promote the enforcement of the provisions in the City's business license ordinance for multi-family housing units that require property managers to attend landlord training for the abatement of drug nuisances.
10 PN 3.1 DPCD Provide Neighborhood Watch groups a directory that contains the name of agencies, along with their assigned personnel and their phone numbers, which are responsible for enforcing particular nuisances.
10 PN 4.3 DPCD Encourage neighborhood groups to apply for Neighborhood Matching Grants to help fund periodic clean-up campaigns.
10 TPT 1.3 DPCD Establish and enhance pedestrian and bicycle access and facilities throughout the neighborhood by providing safe, convenient and desirable surroundings that encourage walking and bicycling. Give particular attention to non-motorized access around schools and other public facilities such as parks. Sidewalks must be pleasant places with convenient street crossings.
10 TPT 1.1 PW Explore methods of streetscape improvements that are low-cost and do not place the entire financial burden on property owners.
9 LU 6.3 DPCD New construction should respect the neighborhood’s single-family residential qualities.
9 PN 4.1 SWD Institute an annual clean-up campaign whereby neighborhood groups are encouraged to remove abandoned vehicles and junk.
8 LU 4.1 DPCD Ensure that development regulations provide for adequate protection of residential development from commercial development in areas transitioning to higher intensity uses.
8 PN 1.1 DPCD Direct the selected agency or individual to do what is necessary to solve the entire problem rather than just that portion which their agency is traditionally expected to address.
8 TPT 5.1 DPCD Use the City’s Capital Improvement Plan process to identify sidewalk, crosswalk, and street lighting needs in the Terminal Park neighborhood.
7 PS 5.2 DPCD Require new multi-family buildings and subdivisions use design criteria that complies with Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) guidelines
6 PS 3.3 APD Educate neighborhood residences on the laws and tools available to them for the abatement of drug nuisances and how to effectively use them.
6 PS 1.1 APD & DCPD Organize a Terminal Park Crime Prevention Advisory Committee that includes representation of residents, business owners, school officials, community organizations and law enforcement agencies. Assign them the task of implementing a plan or strategy for crime prevention.
6 LU 1.1 DPCD Encourage the retention of C1 zoning along Auburn Way South to attract uses that are less automobile oriented in hopes of supporting the needs of the neighborhood.
6 LU 6.4 DPCD Strictly enforce the landscaping provisions of the existing zone so as to assure an adequate buffer between commercial and residential land uses.
6 PN 1.2 DPCD Broaden the mission of code enforcement to include the involvement of non-governmental agencies along with greater Citizen participation to improve the livability of a neighborhood through the removal of chronic nuisances
6 PN 4.2 DPCD Develop a "how-to" handbook for residents interested in organizing a clean-up campaign that includes placement of temporary dumpsters, the removal of abandoned vehicles and appliances, or repairing properties damaged by graffiti
6 PS 5.1 DPCD Include in the design of new developments a plan or statement regarding the impact of the proposed development on the prevention of crime.
6 TPPS 1.1 DPCD Organize a Terminal Park Crime Prevention Advisory Committee that includes representation of residents, business owners, school officials, community organizations and law enforcement agencies. Assign them the task of implementing a plan or strategy for crime prevention.
6 UD 1.2 DPCD Coordinate with the Auburn school district to identify pedestrian needs and improvements benefiting children attending Terminal Park Elementary School.
6 TPT 3.1 PW Designate a neighborhood representative and continue to inform Terminal Park Neighborhood residents of opportunities for input into transportation planning, considering especially circulation and cut-through traffic as arterials are improved.
5 LU 2.1 DPCD Do not support Comprehensive Plan map amendments along Auburn Way South that allow for further commercial encroachment into the neighborhood.
5 LU 3.3 DPCD Until the time the Comprehensive Plan Land Use Map is amended, do not support comprehensive plan map changes that would allow for additional encroachment into the neighborhood.
5 LU 6.2 DPCD Strictly enforce land use development regulations and avoid granting variances that would be detrimental to the neighborhood character.
5 TPP 3.1 DPR Develop a recreational loop trail that begins at Terminal Park at the intersection of C Street and 12th Street and proceeds south to 17th Street, east to F Street, north to 12th Street and then back to Terminal Park.
5 TPT 2.2 PW Revisit truck routes in City’s transportation plan to reduce truck traffic through the neighborhood.
4 PN 2.2 APD Continue to promote and offer the Landlord-Training Program.
4 LU 3.2 DPCD Explore the feasibility of rezoning the parcels currently zoned for heavy commercial land use along A Street SE from 9th Street SE to 17th Street SE to light commercial or residential-office zoned land use.
4 LU 5.1 DPCD Ensure that the Auburn School District and City Parks Department are informed of land use decisions in the neighborhood that may have an impact on Terminal Park and/or Terminal Park Elementary School.
4 UD 1.1 DPCD Ensure that the design of city infrastructure improvements consider the pedestrian network relied upon by Terminal Park residents.
4 UD 2.2 DPCD Capitalize on Terminal Park’s rich tradition as the city’s first park to strengthen community ties and attachment.
3 PS 2.1 APD Promote household security strategies {e.g. black light pen marking of property, effective locks, yard and carport lights, lockable outdoor lockers and sheds} through the local media, neighborhood watch groups, school groups, religious organizations, senior groups and other groups.
3 PN 2.1 DPCD Put the ordinances and information regarding public nuisances onto the City's Internet web page.
3 TPT 4.1 DPCD Increase parking available to patrons and employees through the development of a parking lot on currently vacant property on 7th Street SE
2 LU 6.1 DPCD Comprehensive plan amendments or zoning changes that are speculative should not be allowed.
2 TPT 4.2 DPCD Install traffic barriers that prohibit left turns on Auburn Way South between 9th Street SE and Highway 18.
2 UD 3.1 DPCD Park planning efforts in Terminal Park should incorporate improvements that strengthen the Park’s focal point for social interaction.
2 TPP 3.2 DPR Design a bicycle path that connects Pioneer Elementary School to Olympic Middle School to Terminal Park recreational loop trail.
1 PS 2.2 APD Train neighborhood watch groups on how to conduct safety audits to assess security issues and physical features of property that contribute to vehicular theft and home safety.
1 CD 1.1 DPCD Explore the feasibility of the City assisting in the aggregation of commercially zoned lots in the north end of Terminal Park neighborhood for the purpose of creating space for heavy commercial land uses.
1 CD 1.3 DPCD Encourage mixed-use developments that include buildings that provide a combination of light-commercial and residential land uses.
1 LU 3.1 DPCD Limit the development of commercial land uses along the east side of A Street SE between 9th Street SE to 17th Street SE to parcels located between A Street SE and the north-south alley approximately 100 feet from the street. Use this north-south alley as the demarcation between commercially and residentially zoned properties. The City will discontinue vacating portions of the alley; instead, it will maintain it and keep it clear of any developments and intrusions.
1 PS 2.3 DPCD Provide incentives (i.e, grants and low interest loans) for the development and installation of gates, security cameras and lights at apartment complexes and parking lots of large business firms and retailers.
1 UD 2.1 DPCD Consider the Terminal Park neighborhood for gateway signage as part of the city’s gateway program.
0 PS 4.1 DPCD Educate the public about graffiti, how it impacts their neighborhood, the cost upon the taxpayer for its removal and strategies to prevent and/or clean-up graffiti.
0 PS 4.2 DPCD Plant trees and other greenery near or in areas prone to vandalism along with improved street lighting and/or yard lights.
-1 TPP 3.3 DPR Enhance the walkability of the neighborhood by planting trees along F Street, G Street and H Street between 17th Street and 12th.
-5 CD 1.2 DPCD Encourage the location of apartment buildings in the area that provide ample off-street parking and landscaped common areas and visual buffers as stipulated in the City's landscaping ordinance.