DOWNTOWN ALLEYS PROGRAM. Stakeholder Focus Group October 2016

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1 DOWNTOWN ALLEYS PROGRAM Stakeholder Focus Group October 2016

2 Agenda I. Welcome and Introductions 10 min. II. Program Overview and Desired Outcomes 10 min. III. Existing Issues & Challenges 10 min. IV. Discussion 50 min. V. Next Steps 10 min. City Center Downtown Alleys Program -- Introductory Session October

3 Overview The Downtown Alleys Program is an opportunity to: Examine issues and challenges holistically Engage the downtown community Develop an action plan of recommended alternatives and implementation strategies Establish a means of on-going oversight and monitoring for future issues Add image Downtown Alleys Program -- Introductory Session October West side of S. Main Street 200 block

4 Purpose Improve practices and operations in downtown alleys Efficient and consistent services Improve downtown atmosphere Address existing issues Waste management Maintenance Water quality Safety Downtown Alleys Program -- Introductory Session October E. William Alley

5 Staff Workgroup Kayla Coleman Project Manager, Systems Planning Analyst Ryan Doty Solid Waste Assistant Christina Gomes Solid Waste/Recycling Coordinator Jennifer Lawson Water Quality Manager Molly Maciejewski Public Works Manager Amber Miller Planner, Downtown Development Authority Tracy Pennington Public Works Supervisor Cresson Slotten Systems Planning Manager Church Street Alley Downtown Alleys Program -- Introductory Session October

6 Stakeholders City Staff Attorney s Office Communications Customer Service Public Works Finance Planning and Development Project Management, Traffic Engineering Safety Services and Community Standards Systems Planning Downtown Community Merchant associations Neighborhood groups Restaurants Retail Property Management Residents Service Providers, Non-profits and Public agencies Waste, Recycling and Organics collection Grease collection services Service and Delivery Vehicles Other utility/service providers Huron River Watershed Council Washtenaw County Office of Environmental Health Washtenaw County Water Resources Commission City Commissions Downtown Alleys Program -- Introductory Session October

7 Project Schedule Downtown Alleys Program -- Introductory Session October

8 Existing Issues and Challenges Cleanliness/maintenance Downtown Alleys Program -- Introductory Session October 2016 Bell Tower Alley 8

9 Cleanliness/maintenance Downtown Alleys Program -- Introductory Session October West Side of S. Main St. 300 block E. William Alley

10 Unauthorized dumping and abandoned items Ant/Red Hawk Alley Downtown Alleys Program -- Introductory Session October 2016 West Side of S. Main St. 300 block 10

11 Parking and delivery vehicles blocking alley access Bell Tower Alley Ant/Red Hawk Alley East Side of S. Main St. 300 block Downtown Alleys Program -- Introductory Session October

12 Grease container cleanliness/maintenance/leakage Stormwater issues City Center Alley East Side of S. Main St. 300 block Downtown Alleys Program -- Introductory Session October E. William Alley

13 Container overflow and appropriate use/practices E. William Alley Red Hawk/Ant Alley Michigan Theater Alley Downtown Alleys Program -- Introductory Session October

14 Existing Issues and Challenges October 6 Downtown Alleys Tour Re-cap 50+ public attendees 10 staff 13 alleys visited Downtown Alleys Program -- Introductory Session October

15 Existing Issues and Challenges October 6 Downtown Alleys Tour Re-cap Public vs. Private Ownership Capacity/Space Communication Enforcement Parking Cleanliness Illegal Dumping Grease Safety Winter maintenance Delivery Trucks Downtown Alleys Program -- Introductory Session October

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19 Existing Issues and Challenges What issues and challenges do you face in the downtown alleys? What have you always hoped for to improve the current conditions in the alleys? Do you have ideas about potential solutions to address any issues that have been identified? Downtown Alleys Program -- Introductory Session October

20 Next steps Existing Issues Analysis Range of Potential Solutions Stakeholder Focus Group anticipated mid-late January Recommended Alternatives Stakeholder Engagement anticipated mid-april Implementation Strategy Initiate Pilot Programs and Implementation Downtown Alleys Program -- Introductory Session October