REPORT TO CULTURAL COMMISSION
Title
Action to Recommend a New Cultural Commission Member to Serve on the Station Area Task Force
Report
COUNCIL PILLAR
Deliver and Enhance High Quality Efficient Services and Infrastructure
Manage Strategically Our Workforce Capacity and Resources
Enhance Community Engagement and Transparency
BACKGROUND
The City received grant funds to prepare a Specific Plan for the Santa Clara Station Area. Preparation of the Specific Plan utilizes a consultant team, as well as City staff, to conduct a planning process including community engagement, technical analysis, and the preparation of land use policy documents.
The Santa Clara Station Focus Area consists of 244 acres generally bounded by De La Cruz Boulevard, Reed Street, and Martin Avenue to the northeast, and Franklin Street and El Camino Real to the southwest as shown in Attachment 1. At the center of this area is the existing Santa Clara Station, which is served by Caltrain and Altamont Commuter Express (ACE) rail lines and Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) bus service. The station area will also become the terminus for the VTA's planned extension of the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) system also known as BART Silicon Valley Phase II (BART Phase II). BART Phase II is an approximately six-mile-long extension of the BART system from the Berryessa/North San Jose BART Station in San Jose to the proposed Santa Clara BART Station. As such, the station area will transform into an important transit hub for the Bay Area.
The Station Area Task Force (SATF) is part of the overall community engagement strategy, and its purpose is to provide input during the preparation of the Specific Plan. The SATF generally meets on the third Thursday of each month and consists of 11 members which includes a designated representative from the Cultural Commission.
DISCUSSION
At its November 7, 2022 meeting, the Cultural Commission voted to appoint Commissioner Diaz to the SATF. Commissioner...
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