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Home My WebLink About1992 Resolution No. 096RESOLUTION NO. 9& SERIES OF 1992 A RESOLUTIO N OF THE CITY COUNC IL OF THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD , COLORADO, REGARDING APPROVAL OF TH E SOUTH SANTA FE DRIVE CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENTS STUDY. WH ER EAS, the City of Englewood h as l ,e en engaged in a coope rative planning effo rt \\ith the City of Littleton an n !,he City of Sheridan, known as the Tri -Ci ty Planning Group, to promote enhancements in the de sign of the r oa dway and r e la t ed improvements in the ·" YJ ta Fe corridor; and WH EREAS, the Tri-City Pl anning Group has prepared a plan for the enhancement of improv ements t'1at will provi de a long term bene fit to the citizen s and the businesse s in the three communiti es; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD , COLORADO, THAT : ~-The South Santa Fe Drive Corridor Improvements Study, date d November, 1992, as prepared by the Tri-Cit:,, Planning Group, is hereby approved . The Colorado Department ofTn · ,sportation is urged to incorporate the r ecommendations of the plan into the desi gn and construction of Santa Fe Drive and relatecl improvements in the Santa Fe Drive corridor. ADOPTED AND APPROVED thls 7th day of Dece mber, 1992 . ATTEST: '211(/(({ Lil 11_/1/,,J Patricia H . Crow, City Clerk I , Patricia H . Crow, City Clerk for the City ofEP.i;:lewood, Co lorado, her eby certify the a bo,·e i s a true copy of Rern lution No . .7fi, Serie£ of 1992 . ) '; I ///2,, { l ~., Patricia H . Crow Date Dece mber 7, 1992 INITIATED BY STAFF SOURCE COUNCIL COMMUNICATION Agend: Item 1'.b Subject Tri-City Planning Group Final Plan Approval Department of Community Development Lee Merkel, Director of Community Development ISSUE/ACTION PROPOSED City Council is requested to adopt a resolution approving the South Santa Fe Drive Corridor Improvements Study as prepared by the Tri-City Planning Group. PREVIOUS PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION The Planning Commission on March 17, 1992 adopted a recommendation that City Council approve the Strategic Plan for the South Santa Fe Dri v e corridor. Likewise, on November 17, 1992 the Commission adopted a recommendation that City Council approve the South Santa Fe Drive Corridor Improvement Study. PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION Ci ty Council. through Res olution N umber 53, Series of 1992, has ratified the Strategic Plan fo r th~ South Santa Fe Drive area as prepared by the Tri-City Planning Group. This Strategic Plan established 'le long term goals for the development of the Sant.: Fe corridor. BACKGROUND In 199 1 the Tri-City Planning Group was formed by the cities of Englewood, Sheridan, and Li ttle ton in an attempt to provide a more coo rdinated and systematic approach to long range strategic planning in areas th at are of mutual concern lo th e three co,n munities . As a resul t, th e Tri-City Plann ing Grou p pr~p ared a Strategic Pl an for th e Souln Santa Fe Driv e area focused on th e proposed improvements to be mad e lo South Sa nta Fe Dri ve by t.he Colorado Depa rtment of Transp ortat io n. STAFF ANALYSIS '/nis stu d y was in iti ated by th e Tri -City Planning Group through the design firm EDAW to atldress opportunities for aesthetic enhancement as a part of the long term plans of the .... olorado Department of Transportation fo r improvements to South Santa Fe Drive. Th e proposed improvements are a part of the regional transportation master plan develop ed by DRCOG which designates South Santa Fe as a major north/south link between Denver and th e southwest metro area. Th e corridor will bec:ome a mul ti-modal transportation elem ent in th e regional transportation plan and will incl u de an expanded highway, high occupancy ve hicl e lanes, mass transit system, and bike lanes as well as the existing rail lines . The Study contains an inventory of the corridor, a design program with specific elements and co st estimates for those elements . As such, this study provides the necessary design criteria and documentation to present to the Department of Transpo:·tation in support of the com munities' needs and desires for the future of the South Santa Fe Corridor. TI,e specific design elements that will be incorporated Into CDOT's plan are divided into two groups; urban design elements and landscape elements. The urban design elements include : special form liners and color admixture for jersey barriers, sound walls, and retaining walls; special forms, colors and textures f >r bridge stru,ctures; special paving material or color; HOV lane markers; omamental poles for stree': lighting, traffic signals, business dis trict slgnage, regulatory signs and community gateway signs; and fencing. The landsca pe elements include: median and shoulder plantings; use of native grasses and wildnowe.rs; and bike and pedestrian trails. FINANCIAL The financial Impact of adopting this Improvement Plan are slgn :ilcant in terms of the fulure growth and development of the South Santa Fe Drive Corridor itself as well as throughout the entire ci ty . This plan is the necessary first step in the physical improvement of the hi ghway. Coupled with this will be a concerted effort to focus ec:momic deve lo pm ent activity w ithin th e corridor to revitali ze, retain and attract new business to this area. These actions wi ll substantiaily strengthen th e City's entire economic base . One of the Ci ty's primary objectiv es in pursuing the Study has been to increase the attractive ness of the Santa Fe Corridor through ae st hetic design elements, including landscaping. Since the Departm en t of Transportation does not maintain land scaping improvements, th e City will be expected to maintai n any landsca ping installed as a result of th e study in the medians, shoulders , and gateways. Subject to the limitations of Amendm ent 1, th ese co sts are expected to be offset by the increase in th e tax base ge nerated as a resu lt of the proposed improvements.