Planning Commission Meeting November 15, 2018 Page 2 of 5 and services that support the City’s residents and businesses. Its policies also safeguard against natural and man-made hazards, ensure open space preservation, and promote natural resources conservation. The strategic implementation plan, which will be developed concurrently with the GPU, will specify programs and/or subsequent actions that are needed for the City to fully implement the updated General Plan once it is adopted. The purpose of this comprehensive GPU is to refine longstanding goals, objectives and policies within the current plan to ensure quality of life is preserved and enhanced as the City builds out and matures. This GPU will also incorporate changes required by state law. No changes to the existing land uses or allowable development intensities are proposed. While this is a comprehensive update, the intent is not to overhaul the document that has successfully guided the City, but rather to update, augment and supplement as needed. The first phase of the comprehensive GPU, which is completed, included extensive public outreach, data collection, preparation of a background report, and development of the preliminary planning framework. Public outreach occurred over two surveys with Survey 1 collecting initial and general input from the community on their views, concerns, and to establish a draft Vision. Survey 2 built upon Survey 1 with more detailed questions regarding specific topical areas and priorities based on the results of the initial survey. The outreach provided staff with a better understanding of how the existing General Plan aligned with resident views, confirmed staff’s knowledge of issues, and helped to identify areas in need of update in the General Plan. The second phase of the update process focuses on policy analysis, drafting and finalizing the GPU document, developing a strategic implementation plan, and preparing the associated environmental impact report and technical studies in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). With the recent City Council direction, additional public outreach will continue into Phase 2 as described below. The objective of the initial survey outreach was to gauge the views of residents and stakeholders through a “self-selected” survey process and, therefore, the results were not intended to be statistically valid. During their review of the Survey 1 and 2 results, the City Council and Planning Commission both expressed concerns that prior surveys may not have adequately represented actual Irvine demographics, and requested that the questions and methodology used for the surveys be re-configured to be more clear and quantifiable. Given the requests of both the City Council and Planning Commission to provide a higher level of confidence and to ensure that we are not missing anything, staff has drafted, a Request for Proposals for additional outreach, and is asking the Planning Commission to review and provide input into the draft consultant scope of services (Attachment 1). Staff requests the Planning Commission provide input for the following outreach parameters:

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• Types of questions to be asked: Previous surveys included a combination of open-ended questions, forced rankings of priorities, and multiple choice. Survey 1 identified key themes that were important to respondents. Survey 2 elicited additional details about those themes, with a focus on 10 topical areas: Land Use, Design and Preservation; Transportation and Mobility; Housing; Parks, Recreation, and Human Services; Culture and Heritage; Open Space and Conservation; Economic Development; Public Services and Infrastructure; and Community Safety; and Neighborhood Services. The intent of the next round of outreach is to further explore these themes, and identity any new themes and priorities not uncovered in the previous surveys; delivering a quantifiable, statistically valid, and representative set of data to assist in further development of the GPU. The intent is to engage a specialized public opinion surveying firm to conduct this outreach to include the development of survey questions and techniques. The goal is to develop questions in a manner that results in specific findings, actionable items, and identified priorities. Further. the questions would need to provide context and clarity so as to accurately frame issues and provide respondents with understanding of what is being asked.

• Target demographics: The prior two surveys were not intended to be scientific and were based on a “self-selected” survey methodology where respondents chose to participate through public events, online surveys, and other City sponsored opportunities which resulted in respondent demographics being weighted to certain sections of the population. For Surveys 1 and 2, homeowners in age ranges 35 to 64 and 65 and older may have been overrepresented in the survey and not necessarily reflective of City demographics. In an effort to reach a broader cross section of the population, the City Council and Planning Commission recommended additional outreach to achieve these results. The intent of this effort is to capture a broader cross section of residents, such as Irvine residents age 18 to 34, residents living without children, and renters.. Unless otherwise directed, staff’s initial intent is to focus the outreach efforts on Irvine residents as opposed to workers that commute and do not reside in Irvine. Data will be collected in a manner to ensure results can be broken down by demographic and geographic categories when relevant.

• Survey methods: Staff recognizes using multiple engagement channels including, but not limited to, telephone polling and on-line surveying, may increase the chances of achieving statistically significant results. With that, staff is exploring focus groups as an option for this follow-up effort to supplement the previously conducted outreach (i.e., pop-up booths at community events, online surveys, community workshops, and stakeholder meetings). Staff will solicit professional survey consultant expertise as to the appropriate outreach approach to achieve the desired objectives. Therefore, the draft Scope of Services requests a menu of

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options, including focus groups, which will be priced out separately to allow greater flexibility in choosing the most beneficial engagement solution(s). When conducted by a trained and skilled moderator, focus groups can provide for clarification, immediate follow-up, and a deeper depth of responses by harnessing group interaction and stimulating discussion. However, compensation is typically provided to focus group participants to entice participation.

After a consultant has been selected, the Planning Commission will be asked to review and provide input on the draft survey questions and recommended outreach approach prior to the outreach being conducted. Once complete, staff anticipates presenting the survey results to City Commissions and the City Council in conjunction with a status report on the progress of the Update in mid-2019. During the outreach process, staff will continue working on other related tasks, including evaluating existing General Plan policies and commencing required environmental review. For background, the questionnaire and results for Survey 1 are included as Attachments 2 and 3 respectively, and for Survey 2 are included as Attachments 4 and 5 respectively. ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED None. FINANCIAL IMPACT Unknown at this time. The cost for additional outreach will be determined after review of proposals submitted in response to the RFP. REPORT PREPARED BY: Bill Jacobs, Principal Planner Melissa Chao, Senior Planner ATTACHMENTS

PC Attachment 1. Draft Scope of Services PC Attachment 2. Survey 1 Questionnaire (2016) PC Attachment 3. Survey 1 Results (2016) PC Attachment 4. Survey 2 Questionnaire (2017) PC Attachment 5. Survey 2 Results (2017)

cc: Tim Gehrich, Deputy Director of Community Development

Kerwin Lau, Manager of Planning Services Bill Jacobs, Principal Planner Melissa Chao, Senior Planner

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Mark Hoffman, Placeworks Suzanne Schwab, Placeworks File: 00646723-PGA

RFP ATTACHMENT I

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Survey Services and Analytical Report

SCOPE OF SERVICES

Consultant shall perform the services as set forth below.

A. City of Irvine Overview

The City of Irvine, incorporated in December 1971, is one of the nation’s largest master planned communities, with a population of more than 277,000 residents, encompassing more than 66 square miles. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Irvine is the 74th largest city in the US as of January 2018. The City maintains 20 Community Parks, 40 Neighborhood Parks, 96 athletic fields, 179 acres of sports fields, 62 miles of off-street bike trails and 301 miles of on-street bicycle trails, 16,000 acres of open space preserve (by build-out), and is home to the Orange County Great Park (Great Park), formerly Marine Corps Air Station El Toro.

As part of the City’s commitment to provide high-quality of life and services that meet the varied needs of residents, the City engages its residents on a daily basis and receives constant feedback regarding its performance. The City is currently undergoing a comprehensive General Plan Update (GPU) which is further detailed below.

B. Project Background

The General Plan is a state-mandated document that represents the long-range vision of the City. The community’s relation to the region and local issues and trends are considered to determine service priorities and methods to guide development and conservation of resources. The General Plan, which is periodically updated, reflects the City’s vision for the future. When evaluating proposals, decision-makers refer to the General Plan to see how the proposal achieves the desires of the community.

The City adopted its first General Plan in December 1973, and the last comprehensive update occurred in 2000. Since the last comprehensive update, the City has approved a number of amendments to the General Plan, including the Northern Sphere in 2002, creation of the Orange County Great Park and Great Park Neighborhoods in 2003, the introduction of housing in the Spectrum in 2003 and the IBC Vision Plan in 2010. The

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policies adopted in the 2000 update were primarily focused on the future development of vacant areas in the north, south, and eastern portions of the City. The purpose of this Comprehensive General Plan Update (Update) is to refine longstanding goals, objectives, and policies to ensure quality of life is preserved and enhanced as the City builds out and matures. This Update will also incorporate changes required by state law. No changes to existing land uses or allowable development intensities are proposed as part of this update. Phase 1 of the Update effort consisted of the public outreach component and development of the Planning Framework that serves as the foundation to develop the Update. This outreach effort included extensive face-to-face outreach, including pop-up booths at community events, community workshops, and stakeholder meetings with businesses, educational organizations, environmental groups, service providers, cultural organizations, and homeowners associations. Staff also used social media (i.e., Nextdoor, Facebook, Instagram), email blasts, distributed flyers at City Hall, park/community facilities, and posted flyers at UC Irvine/County libraries and the public noticing bulletin boards to create awareness and increase participation levels for both the face-to-face outreach efforts and two on-line surveys. Working with our Update consultant firm, Placeworks, the City received over 2,200 responses across two on-line surveys using civic engagement firm Peak Democracy. Initial outreach was completed in early 2017, culminating with the results of the first public outreach survey (Survey 1) presented to the Planning Commission and provided to the City Council in 2017. Staff received 1,370 responses to this survey. Results of the initial outreach were used to develop a preliminary Planning Framework, which serves as a general outline to guide the Update effort. Additional public outreach to refine the Planning Framework by focusing on specific areas of interest identified by the outreach efforts began with the preparation of a second public survey (Survey 2), which was released to the public in September 2017 and concluded in November 2017. Staff commenced this survey with an information booth at the Global Village Festival, including additional outreach in multiple languages (i.e., Korean, Farsi, Spanish, Simplified and Traditional Chinese) throughout the survey period. Staff received 892 responses, including 35 foreign language responses, to Survey 2. The survey results represent one resource that will be utilized to develop the Update document in Phase 2. This input will be combined with City Commissions and City Council input, recently adopted state policy guidance, staff knowledge of state planning law, and experience in implementing Irvine’s General Plan through existing codes, plans, programs, and services, as well as Placeworks’ expertise in preparing general plans for other jurisdictions. Phase 2 of the Update effort continues with the policy-related work program, and associated environmental review, culminating in the development of the draft Update

document, which is anticipated to be completed in late 2020. A concurrent Strategic Implementation Plan will specify programs/actions/tasks, responsible parties, financial, and administrative resources needed, anticipated time frames, and measures to gauge successful completion of tasks within the Strategic Implementation. Survey 1 and 2 results were not intended to be statistically valid nor completely representative of participant demographics as the surveys were voluntary and self-selected. The intent with this additional outreach effort is to provide a higher level of confidence to the decision makers and ensure the outreach efforts did not miss anything. C. Description of Services The City seeks a consultant to assist with additional public outreach to provide a more statistically valid sampling across the various demographic groups in the City, using a variety of questions and methodologies best suited for soliciting feedback appropriate for a municipal general plan update. The City of Irvine is requesting proposals for conducting surveys, administering focus groups, and performing analytical reporting. Consultant shall provide direct support to the Planning Services Division, including the City’s General Plan Update consultant (Placeworks), with the primary objectives being the preparation of a comprehensive statistically valid survey, focus group, and analytical reporting campaign. Please note that the consultant proposal shall be written in a menu option format where pricing for the various outreach methodologies is quoted separately to allow the City maximum flexibility. 1. Consulting Services

a. Provide a step-by-step breakdown of strategies and best practices for the public

survey, focus group services, and analytical report. If others apply, the applicant shall identify and make recommendations on all appropriate strategies and methods that will best achieve the objectives of this outreach effort.

b. Provide direct support to the Planning Services Division, including Placeworks, as requested by the City.

c. Act as an adviser to the Director of Community Development and his designees. d. Incorporate into the survey materials information prepared by the City regarding

the General Plan purpose, GPU goals, current and next steps in the GPU process, how the GPU will be used, and other educational information deemed beneficial to the public.

e. Educate the decision makers on survey methodology basics to ensure clear understanding and realistic expectations of the survey and any outreach results.

f. Provide specific timeline for entire survey and outreach project, including final product (i.e., Analytical Report and PowerPoint) to staff, with details of proposed kick-off and project milestones.

g. Utilize the City’s preferred digital communication tools (website, social media and email solution) as the primary communication tool with the public. The Consultant shall identify supplemental communication as needed.

h. If deemed beneficial, prepare and utilize traditional public communication tools (e.g., advertisements, display materials, direct mailers, flyers, postcards, and rackcards). Design and reproduce any printed outreach materials. As an alternative, identify and Implement methods deemed to be most effective in increasing participation.

i. Consultant shall be responsible for all costs associated with printing, facility reservations (other than Irvine facilities), graphic design of l materials and other al la carte items.

2. Survey and Analytical Report Services a. Perform a survey and/or focus group and analytical study with statistically

significant number of responses and representative of the demographics of Irvine residents). Ensure results provide a representative cross section of Irvine’s current population and demographic (i.e., 2017 American Community Survey).

b. Conduct outreach using reliable survey methods. At a minimum, provide a menu of options with different methodologies for the following: (1) telephone survey; (2) on-line survey; and (3) focus group. Provide description (including ratio of closed vs. open-ended questions for surveys and anticipated duration of activity), justification, and associated cost for each methodology separately.

c. If Consultant believes additional public survey and/or outreach methods are beneficial, identify additional engagement opportunities, provide details, justification, and associated cost separately.

d. Provide survey software needed to conduct any on-line surveys as needed. e. Provide translation services, as needed, in: Mandarin (and/or Traditional and

Simplified Chinese, if written); Korean; Spanish; Farsi; and other languages as necessary to get culturally relevant responses from Irvine respondents.

f. Prepare an analytical report that provides the City with statistically reliable understanding of resident’s opinions, priorities, needs and wants, and trends/themes as they relate to developing the General Plan Update content (i.e., goals, objectives, policies, programs, and strategies) and associated strategic implementation plan based on the survey(s) and/or focus group(s).Consultant shall provide City staff with a series of proposed questions using layperson language to be used in the survey process; for refinement by City staff as necessary.

g. Prior to conducting focus group, provide City staff with an agenda, including a series of proposed questions, to be used in the focus group; for refinement by City staff as necessary.

h. Questions shall be developed in a manner that results in specific findings, actionable items, and identified priorities.

i. Data shall be collected in a manner ensuring results can be broken down by demographic and geographic categories when relevant.

j. Consultant shall determine best practices and methodology, conduct research, design the survey and/or focus group, conduct the survey and/or facilitate and staff the focus group, collect and analyze all data, and prepare a comprehensive Analytical Report with statistical results, findings, and recommendations.

k. The survey, focus group, and analytical report services are not to include elected or appointed officials and shall focus on capturing the “average” Irvine resident’s data and opinions.

3. Findings and Recommendations

a. Compile data and present detailed findings and recommendations to assist with future development of the General Plan Update.

b. Provide the City with an Analytical Report. Report shall be designed to be user friendly and easily understood by the layperson. Use of dynamic color graphics and figures are highly encouraged.

c. Compile and prioritize/rank results in order of public recommendation and summarized by demographic and/or geographic group.

d. At a minimum, the Analytical Report shall include but not be limited to the following: • Table of contents; • List of figures; • Introduction and overview; • Key findings, actionable items, and identified priorities; • Survey and/or focus group results; • Focus group notes as well as trends and themes gleaned from the

discussions (if this option is chosen); • Background and demographics; • Survey and/or focus group methodology; • Survey questionnaire and/or focus group agenda/questionnaire; • Summary of communication methods with the public with dates and times • Conclusion (including comparison with survey 1 and 2 demographics and

results to demonstrate any prior deficiencies and concerns have been addressed); and

• Recommendations e. If additional outreach and engagement option(s) are used, the Analytical Report

shall at a minimum address the items listed in bullets a - d above. f. Provide the City with one draft Analytical Report booklet (i.e., one MS Word File,

one electronic PDF, and one unbound single-sided reproducible hard copy) for screencheck review by City staff and Placeworks.

g. Provide the City with one final Analytical Report booklet (i.e., one MS Word File, one electronic PDF, and one unbound single-sided reproducible hard copy).

h. Provide the City with thirty (30) bound Analytical Report booklets for distribution to City Commissions and City Council during survey results and mid-point GPU project check-in presentations/meetings.

i. Provide Powerpoint slides for Analytical Report especially all survey graphics, findings, results, demographics, and recommendations.

j. Provide via email and/or CD, or when necessary, a downloadable link to where all documents provided for this project shall be stored.

D. Available Resources:

The following data and documents are readily available for reference:

1. City of Irvine Booklet (https://view.publitas.com/colorscape-

graphics/irvinecitybrochure2016_v06finalsinglepgs_crops_digital/page/1) 2. City of Irvine website (www.cityofirvine.org) 3. City of Irvine General Plan Update project webpage (www.irvine2035.org) 4. GPU Survey 1 Questionnaire (see Planning Commission Report - November 15,

2018 under Relevant Documents and Materials at www.irvine2035.org) 5. GPU Survey 1 Results – 2016 (see Planning Commission Report - November

15, 2018 under Relevant Documents and Materials at www.irvine2035.org) Note: raw data included as an attachment in the on-line RFP system

6. GPU Survey 2 Questionnaire (see Planning Commission Report - November 15, 2018 under Relevant Documents and Materials at www.irvine2035.org)

7. GPU Survey 2 Results – 2017 (see Planning Commission Report - November 15, 2018under Relevant Documents and Materials at www.irvine2035.org) Note: raw data included as an attachment in the on-line RFP system

E. Meeting Participation:

Consultant, and sub-consultant, if applicable, must be available to participate in meetings with staff and at public forums discussed in the Description of Services section. The Pricing Proposal shall include the anticipated items listed below. The Consultant shall carefully consider the amount and level of Consultant team members needed to be present at each meeting and to complete each item. All target dates are tentatively anticipated and subject to adjustment. 1. Two-three (2-3) initial scoping meetings with staff 2. One (1) meeting at Planning Commission to discuss survey and/or focus group

process/methodology/potential questions (anticipated February 21, 2019) 3. Potentially at least one (1) demographically targeted phone survey (anticipated

March – April 2019) 4. Potentially at least one (1) demographically targeted on-line survey (anticipated

March – April 2019) 5. Potentially at least one (1) focus group (anticipated March – April 2019) 6. Potentially at least one (1) additional public survey and/or optional outreach

method (anticipated March – April 2019) 7. At least five (5) public meetings to present survey results with the mid-point GPU

project check-in as follows:

a. Finance Commission (tentatively anticipated July 1, 2019) b. Transportation Commission (tentatively anticipated July 2, 2019) c. Community Services Commission (tentatively anticipated July 3, 2019) d. Planning Commission (tentatively anticipated July 18, 2019) e. City Council (tentatively anticipated July 23, 2019)

8. Staff time to compile, analyze, and revise and finalize findings and recommendations.

9. Status call and/or email with City staff generally on a weekly basis. 10. Conference calls and/or additional meetings with City staff on an as needed

basis.

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Part 1 of 2. To help us better learn about our survey respondents, please provide us with some demographic information.

Within what age range do you fall?

17 or younger

18-34

35-64

65 and olderWhat is your gender?

Female

Male How many years have you lived in Irvine?

0-2 years

2-5 years

5-10 years

10-20 years

20+ years

I do not live in IrvineHow many years have you worked in Irvine?

0-2 years

2-5 years

5-10 years

10-20 years

20+ years

I do not work in Irvine

Please identify your neighborhood.

Cypress Village

El Camino Real

Great Park Neighborhoods

Hidden Canyon

Irvine Business Complex (north of I-405 freeway)

Irvine Business Complex (south of I-405 freeway)

Irvine Spectrum Apartments

Laguna Altura

Los Olivos

Northpark

Northpark Square

Northwood Pointe

Northwood

Orchard Hills

Oak Creek

Portola Springs

Quail Hill

Shady Canyon

Stonegate/Stonegate East

Turtle Ridge

Turtle Rock (list continued on next page) Please identify your neighborhood. (continued form previous page)

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University Park

University Town Center

Woodbury/Woodbury East

Walnut Village

West Irvine

Westpark (south of Barranca)

Westpark II (south of Barranca)

Woodbridge

I do not live in Irvine If your neighborhood is not listed above, please enter it here:

If you work in the City of Irvine, please identify your business location’s cross streets, such as: Alton and Culver:

Do you own or rent your residence?

Own

Rent

Rent but plan to buy in Irvine in 1-3 years How many adults ages 18+ are in your household?

1

2

3

4 or more Children- High school age (generally ages 14-17)

None

1

2

3

4 or more Children- Middle school age (generally ages 10-13)

None

1

2

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4 or more Children- Elementary school (generally ages 6-10)

None

1

2

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4 or more Children up to age 5

None

1

2

3

4 or more (Survey continues on next page)

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Part 2 of 2. The following questions are intended for you to share your thoughts about Irvine.

What do you like BEST about living and/or working in Irvine?

Safe neighborhoods

High quality schools

Clean environment

Convenient access to services and/or entertainment

Less traffic congestion than in other cities

Access to high wage/high skilled jobs

Extensive park system

Varied housing opportunities

Extensive pedestrian/bicycle network

Preserved open space Choose at most 3 options Other: What is/are the most important goal(s) for the City in this list?

Maintain/improve safe neighborhoods

Maintain/improve high quality schools

Phased growth

Maintain/improve clean environment

Maintain/improve convenient access to services and/or entertainment

Improve traffic congestion/improve operation of roadway network

Additional transit opportunities

Enhance pedestrian/bicycle network

Continue access to high wage/high skilled jobs

Continue to preserve open space Choose at most 3 options Other: Imagine what Irvine would look like in 2035: (Survey continues on next page)

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How easy is it to get around Irvine by CAR?

Very Easy

Easy

Hard

Very Hard How easy is it to get around Irvine by BIKE?

Very Easy

Easy

Hard

Very Hard How easy is it to get around Irvine by WALKING?

Very Easy

Easy

Hard

Very Hard City staff plans to continue interactive communication for those who provide an email contact in this survey. Which are you most interested in responding to as follow-up topics? Please click on all relevant topics to you.

Future public facilities such as community centers and parks

Senior, veterans and disabled housing

Affordable housing

Traffic and public transportation (list continues in next column)

Access to and connectivity to open space; trail systems

Future growth management

Public safety

Business and residential mixed use

Future educational facilities Other: Please provide any additional comments you may have: If you would like to be notified when new information is available please provide your e-mail: Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey.

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Irvine 2035 – Our Future General Plan Update Survey 2

To help us better learn about our survey respondents, please provide us with some demographic information about yourself.

1. Which statement best describes your relationship with the City of Irvine?

o I live in Irvine but work elsewhere

o I work in Irvine but live elsewhere

o I live and work in Irvine

o I do not live or work in Irvine

2. Within what age range do you fall?

o 17 or younger

o 18-34

o 35-64

o 65 and older

3. Do you have children age 18 or younger living in your house?

o Yes

o No

SURVEY 2QUESTIONNAIRE

(2017)

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4. What is your gender? o Female

o Male

o Not Specified

o Decline to State

5. Do you own or rent your residence?

o Own

o Rent 6. If you live in the City of Irvine, using the map below, please identify the area of

the City in which you live.

North

Central

South

Spectrum

Irvine Business Complex (IBC)

Not Applicable

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7. Please identify the village in which you live:

o Cypress Village o Eastwood o El Camino Real o Great Park Neighborhoods o Hidden Canyon o Irvine Spectrum Apartments o Irvine Business Complex (north of I-405 freeway) o Irvine Business Complex (south of I-405 freeway) o Laguna Altura o Los Olivos o Lower Peters Canyon o Northpark o Northpark Square o Northwood Pointe o Northwood

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o Orchard Hills o Oak Creek o Portola Springs o Quail Hill o Rancho San Joaquin o San Joaquin Marsh (i.e., Mariposa Villa Apartments) o Shady Canyon o Stonegate/Stonegate East o Turtle Ridge o Turtle Rock o University Hills (UC Irvine) o University Park o University Town Center o Woodbury/Woodbury East o Walnut Village o West Irvine o Westpark o Westpark II o Woodbridge o My village is not listed here (specify below) o I do not live in Irvine o I decline to respond o If your village is not listed above, please enter it here: __________________________________________

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8. If you work in the City of Irvine, using the map below, please identify the area of the City where you work.

North

Central

South

Spectrum

Irvine Business Complex (IBC)

Not Applicable (I don’t work in Irvine)

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9. If you work in the City of Irvine, please identify the location of your employer: o Cypress Village o Eastwood o El Camino Real o Hidden Canyon o Irvine Business Complex (north of I-405 freeway) o Irvine Business Complex (south of I-405 freeway) o Irvine Industrial Complex East (along Bake Parkway and adjacent streets east of OC

Great Park) o Irvine Medical and Science Complex (Hoag, Kaiser anIfd surrounding medical

facilities) o Irvine Research Center (along Research Drive and adjacent streets south of I-405

freeway) o Irvine Spectrum Center (Spectrum Apartments, Entertainment Center, and

surrounding offices) o Irvine Technology Center I (along Technology Drive and adjacent streets south of

RR tracks) o Irvine Technology Center II (north of Barranca, south of I-5, between Sand Canyon

and SR-133 toll road) o Laguna Altura o Los Olivos o Lower Peters Canyon o Northpark o Northpark Square o Northwood Pointe o Northwood o Orchard Hills o Oak Creek o Orange County Great Park o Portola Springs o Quail Hill o Rancho San Joaquin o San Joaquin Marsh o Shady Canyon o Stonegate/Stonegate East

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o Turtle Ridge o Turtle Rock o University Park o University Research Park o UC Irvine o University Town Center o Woodbury/Woodbury East o Walnut Village o West Irvine o Westpark o Westpark II o Woodbridge o Woodbury o My employment location is not listed here (specify below) o I work from home o I do not work in Irvine o I decline to respond o If your work location is not listed above, please enter it here:

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The following information is provided for you to comment on the Guiding Principles and goals for the General Plan Update for the remainder of this survey. ______________________________________________________________________

VISION With the input collected through the City’s extensive public outreach to date, the following draft Vision Statement was prepared for the City's General Plan Update. The Vision Statement is intended to reflect the overarching goals, values and aspirations of the community as a whole for the next 20 to 30 years.

DRAFT GENERAL PLAN VISION STATEMENT Irvine is a safe, secure, vibrant, beautiful and healthy community renowned for its high quality of life. Our City is a diverse community, offering quality neighborhoods, housing, and services that support people of all ages and cultures. Parks, including the Orange County Great Park, are a valued asset for recreation purposes; preserved open space resources reflect our commitment to the environment. Trails connect our villages, open space and parks, and commercial centers. An efficient circulation pattern and range of transportation options allow people to travel easily throughout the City. We value education, culture and arts, and community services; our child-care centers, schools, institutions, and diverse programs reflect our commitment to these values. Our robust economic centers thrive on innovation and provide well-paying jobs and the long-term fiscal resources to continually invest in our community.

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Guiding Principles

Guiding Principles will help us to confirm the priority areas and topics for the General Plan Update. Please prioritize the guiding principles below by ranking them (1-8) in order from most to least important. Input Rank Guilding Principle Description Economic Resiliency Ensure that the City is economically sound,

with a balance of land uses to meet commercial, industrial, residential, and other community needs.

Environmental Stewardship Prioritize community wide environmental protection and long-term sustainability.

Robust Civic Participation Continue to engage and inform the public in a transparent and civil dialog using a variety of communication methods.

Neighborhood Preservation and Enhancement

Protect, preserve and enhance the character, safety, and livability of Irvine's villages and neighborhoods.

Resource Efficiency Ensure that the City manages and conserves its resources in a sustainable manner.

Focus on Community Continue to preserve and enhance Irvine's high quality of life to ensure public health and safety and overall well-being of the community.

Strategic Investments

Make strategic investments in City infrastructure and recreational amenities/services to maintain Irvine’s high-quality of life.

Prudent Fiscal Management Ensure that the City is fiscally responsible.

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General Plan Topics and Goals Goals support the vision and serve as an anchor for elements or chapters in the General Plan. Ten draft topical areas have been identified for the General Plan Update. Several correspond to existing elements of the General Plan, while others have been identified to better support the Vision Statement and Guiding Principles.

The questions in this part of the survey ask what you believe are specific priority area(s) and how you think the City could best implement these goals.

Using the Vision Statement and Guiding Principles as a guide, please take a moment to provide your thoughts and ideas regarding strategies for implementation of the goal listed for each topic provided on the following survey pages.

The topics covered in this survey are as follows:

• Land Use, Design and Preservation • Transportation and Mobility • Housing • Parks, Recreation, and Human Services • Culture and Heritage • Open Space and Conservation • Economic Development • Public Services and Infrastructure • Community Safety • Neighborhood Services

You are not required to comment on all ten topic areas.

Several of these topic areas, such as Parks/Recreation and Transportation, have been addressed in more detail in recently adopted plans and policies, such as the following:

• Citywide Transportation Study 2016 • Parks Master Plan 2017 • Children, Youth and Family Strategic Plan 2013-2018 • Child Care Study 2016 • Senior Services Strategic Plan 2012-2017

The goals and policies of these plans and studies will be incorporated into the General Plan Update. This survey therefore does not revisit these issues in great detail, but allows you the opportunity to provide any additional thoughts you may have on these issues.

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TOPIC 1: Land Use, Design, and Preservation

GOAL: Balance of carefully designed land uses that are complementary and benefit the community, that preserve and protect neighborhoods, and that accommodate buildings of exemplary architecture and thoughtful site design of lasting value. Please consider the above Goal when selecting your answers below. How would you like the City to prioritize the following? Preserve and revitalize older neighborhoods (e.g., home improvement and neighborhood beautification programs) Encourage implementation of land uses that balance and preserve the surrounding neighborhoods, where possible (e.g., everyday shops and services within an easy five to ten minute walk from home) Ensure consistency and balance of architecture with neighborhood character (e.g., architectural review for residential remodels) Preserve village character and identities Consider the density and intensity of development (increase, decrease, maintain existing) Encourage implementation of suburban town centers/mixed-use hubs with uses such as retail, entertainment, residential and office uses within or adjacent to existing residential villages Other (please specify below): ___________________________________

High Priority

Medium Priority

Low Priority

Not a Priority

___________________________________

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TOPIC 2: Transportation and Mobility GOAL: An efficient, safe, and diversified transportation system that offers a variety of attractive, well-designed, effective and safe options for drivers as well as for cyclists, pedestrians, and transit riders. Please consider the above Goal when selecting your answers below. How would you like the City to prioritize the following? Please rank in order of preference where 1 is the highest priority and 6 is the lowest priority. The same ranking cannot be used more than once. Use latest technology and innovative measures to alleviate traffic congestion,

enhance public safety and improve non-motorized mobility. Increase communication and educational channels with the public regarding

the latest transportation-related technology, operational and infrastructure improvements through social media such as YouTube, Twitter and City website.

Use innovative measures to address neighborhood traffic safety throughout the City.

Increase transit service and/or infrastructure (e.g., new bus routes, additional bus stops, dedicated bus lanes).

Increase on-street and off-street bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure (e.g., bicycle traffic signals, additional off-street trails, crosswalk flashing beacon signs).

Other (please specify below):

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TOPIC 3: Housing GOAL: Provide an ample choice of accessible, affordable, and desirable housing in well-preserved and amenity-rich villages that provide a high quality of life for residents of all ages and income levels. Please consider the above Goal when selecting your answers below. Which types of affordable housing do you think the City should prioritize? Family housing Senior housing Work-force housing (e.g., housing for middle-income service workers) Housing for persons with disabilities Student housing Other special needs housing (e.g., transitional) Offer a variety of housing types and sizes Other (please specify below): ___________________________________

High Priority

Medium Priority

Low Priority

Not a Priority

What other ideas do you have to improve the availability of affordable housing in Irvine?

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TOPIC 4: Parks, Recreation, and Human Services GOAL: Support community health and wellness with recreational resources and well-maintained parks/facilities, childcare services for varied age groups, quality education and lifelong learning, and civic involvement for a diverse community; encourage public and private partnerships to maximize programs and services. Please consider the above Goal when answering below. What ideas or suggestions do you have related to parks, recreation, and human services?

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TOPIC 5: Culture and Heritage GOAL: Value and protect our cultural and historic resources; preserve heritage sites; and support a robust expression of arts and culture in education, the local economy, and the built environment. Please consider the above Goal when selecting your answers below. Irvine has a rich cultural history. Indicate how often you have visited the following places on an annual basis. (1 = never, 2 = once, 3 = two or three times, 4 = four times or more) Indicate 1-4 for each item Old Town Irvine (near I-5 Freeway and Sand Canyon Ave along Burt Rd) Irvine Global Village Festival Irvine Korean Cultural Festival Irvine Fine Arts Center (In Heritage Community Park) Great Park Palm Courts Art Complex (gallery and artist studios) Other City events, facilities, or ethnic festivals. Please list here:

How important are the following to you?

High

Importance Medium Importance

Low Importance

Not Important

Historical Resources (e.g., future Tomato Springs preserve in Portola Springs with Native American emphasis, Old Town Irvine, Irvine Historical Society/Museum in the San Joaquin Ranch House) Arts Resources (e.g., Irvine Fine Arts Center, Great Park Palm Courts Art Complex, The Irvine Museum) Agricultural Heritage (e.g., Irvine Ranch Historic Park at Old Myford Road, historical timeline along the Jeffrey Open Space Trail)

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What ideas do you have to support arts and culture in education, the local economy and our villages?

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TOPIC 6: Open Space and Conservation GOAL: Preserve open space areas and natural visual resources, conserve natural resources, protect wildlife, and provide balanced recreational opportunities in natural open space settings. Please consider the above Goal when selecting your answers below. How would you like the City to prioritize the following? Please rank in order of preference (1 = highest priority, 7 = lowest priority. The same ranking cannot be used more than once. Input Rank 1-7 Provide free or low cost recreational programs (e.g., hiking, biking, fitness

classes) and educational/stewardship activities in dedicated open space preserve on a daily basis

Improve existing and encourage new wildlife crossings and linkages to better co-exist with wildlife

Increase interpretive programs, including informational kiosks/signage that identifies plant and animal species, at open space access points

Expand trail systems and related support amenities to allow for greater self-directed use of open access trails where compatible

Add more hiking, mountain biking and/or wildlife viewing trails in open space areas where permissible

Identify open space areas where public access should be limited to focus on resource protection

Other What ideas do you have to improve the City’s Open Space and Conservation resources and/or programs?

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TOPIC 7: Economic Development GOAL: Foster a vibrant and resilient economy and strong job base, benefiting from local education, community resources, and economic development policy, maintain strong tax base to support infrastructure and City services. Please consider the above Goal when selecting your answers below. Which areas of economic development do you feel are the most important for the City? High

Importance Medium Importance

Low Importance

Not Important

Retain and support existing businesses Attract and develop new businesses Support small businesses and entrepreneurs Support international business development Support the tourism industry (e.g., Destination Irvine) Support Greater Irvine Chamber of Commerce Support varied workforce development (e.g., vocational training, education) Expand/add neighborhood-serving retail in existing neighborhoods Encourage public – private partnerships

What other ideas do you have to support economic development in Irvine?

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TOPIC 8: Public Services and Infrastructure GOAL: Ensure that sufficient water, sewer, utility, and other infrastructure systems are available that contribute to quality of life and health and safety; collaborate with public, private, and other agencies to provide or share in maximizing services. Please consider above Goal when selecting your answers below. How important are the following community and infrastructure facilities?

High

Importance Medium Importance

Low Importance

Not Important

Transportation infrastructure Neighborhood infrastructure (e.g., sidewalks, enhanced street lighting) Libraries Alternative fueling stations (e.g., electric, hydrogen) Wireless communications facilities

How important are the following public services?

High

Importance Medium Importance

Low Importance

Not Important

Drug prevention (e.g., DARE) Fire prevention Drowning prevention Code enforcement (i.e., respond to City Municipal Code violation complaints) Drunk and distracted driving awareness

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What other ideas should the City consider to improve public services and infrastructure?

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TOPIC 9: Community Safety GOAL: Safeguard the community from natural and human-caused hazards in order to secure public health and safety, minimize disruption to the economy, and protect people and business from property and other loss. Please consider the above Goal when selecting your answers below. Community safety programs can reduce the potential for loss of life, injuries, and property damage associated with natural and man-induced hazards. How important are the following community services?

Importance High Medium Low No

Consider strategies to address potential impacts from climate change (e.g., drought, energy use, natural hazards) Create an emergency preparedness campaign Continue to support City policies that ensure good water quality and water resource conservation Fire prevention Earthquake preparedness Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) Active Community Education Program OCFA Drowning Prevention Program for water-related safety awareness

In the event of a major emergency, are you aware of the actions you and your family would take regarding:

Evacuation Yes No

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Long-term care of yourself and family if emergency resources were unable to respond due to widespread demand on emergency first responders Yes No

What other ideas do you have that the City and/or its contracted partners (e.g., OCFA) should consider related to community safety?

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TOPIC 10: Neighborhood Services GOAL: Preserve and enhance the character of Irvine’s neighborhoods, including their distinguishing design, identity and desirability through programs and activities that promote a high quality physical and social environment for residents. (This goal may be incorporated throughout other elements) Please consider the above Goal when selecting your answers below. How important are the following neighborhood services?

High

Importance Medium Importance

Low Importance

Not Important

Preserve, and where necessary, revitalize the character of Irvine neighborhoods. Offer neighborhood preservation and enhancement incentives (e.g., low cost home improvement loans, residential façade and landscaping improvement programs, neighborhood clean-up days with volunteer assistance). Provide education on home maintenance and residential building code standards. Use City Code Enforcement (e.g., respond to City Municipal Code violation complaints) to ensure neighborhoods are safe and well maintained. Offer programs to support neighborhood cohesiveness (e.g., new neighbor club, block parties, neighborhood watch, and wildlife watch).

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Do you have ideas for City programs or incentives that could help to maintain or improve Irvine neighborhoods? Are there programs or services that would benefit your neighborhood?

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10. Do you have any additional ideas that the City should consider related to the General Plan Vision Statement, Guiding Principles, goals or topical areas? 11. If you would like to be notified when new General Plan project information is

available, please provide your e-mail: 12. What is your preferred communication method(s)? Check all that apply.

o Telephone o Fax o Email o Social Media (e.g., Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Access Irvine Mobile, Next

Door, You Tube) o Other:

Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey.

For more information, visit www.irvine2035.org.

General Plan Upd

ate

Irvine 20

35

City Cou

ncil

August 28, 201

8

SURVEY 2 RESULTS (2017)

Contents

1.Project G

oals and Ba

ckgrou

nd2.

Summary of Gen

eral Plan Survey 2 Results –De

mograph

ics a

nd 

Topical Issue

s/Elem

ents

3.Planning

 Framew

ork –Visio

n, Guiding

 Prin

ciples, and

 Top

ic Areas

Gen

eral Plan

•State‐mandated do

cument w

ith re

quire

d elem

ents

•City’s principal lon

g‐range po

licy and planning

 docum

ent g

uiding

 the 

developm

ent, conservatio

n, and

 enh

ancement o

f Irvine

Goals of Com

preh

ensiv

e Upd

ate

•No changes in land

 use plan or app

roved de

velopm

ent inten

sities

•Exam

ine Gen

eral Plan goals, objectives, and

 policies to en

sure th

at 

high

 quality of life is m

aintaine

d as th

e commun

ity m

atures and

 evolves

•Incorporate changes req

uired by state law

•Co

nsolidate elem

ents and

 design the Upd

ate do

cument to be

 user‐

friend

ly

Considerations fo

r Develop

ing GPU

•Pub

lic outreach

•Com

mission and City Cou

ncil inpu

t•R

ecently

 ado

pted

 policy guidance

•Staff know

ledge of state planning

 law and

 experience in 

implem

entin

g Gen

eral Plan through existing programs a

nd se

rvices

•Con

sulta

nt experience with

 develop

ing Gen

eral Plans fo

r other 

jurisdictions

Backgrou

nd

•Exten

sive face‐to‐face stakeh

olde

r meetin

gs and

 pub

lic outreach 

events (2

016‐20

17)

•Initia

l Com

mun

ity Scan –Survey 1 (2

016)

•Focus: Com

mun

ity Characteristics a

nd Goals

•Re

sults: V

ision

 and

 Gen

eral Plan topics

•1,370 Re

spon

ses

•Refining ou

r Dire

ction ‐‐S

urvey 2 (201

7) 

•Focus: Refine the Visio

n and Gen

eral Plan topics 

•Re

sults: Finalize

 the Visio

n and high

‐level G

P Planning

 Framew

ork

•892 Re

spon

ses

Survey re

latio

nship to GP Topics and

 Goals

•Survey topic areas g

enerally re

present a

 functio

nal element o

f Gen

eral Plan

•Structure of top

ic areas is based

 on existing elem

ents of G

eneral Plan

•Each topic area has an over‐arching

 goal, consisten

t with

 the current 

Gen

eral Plan

•Survey asked qu

estio

ns re

lated to issues and

 con

cerns w

ithin each 

topic area

2017

 Survey 2 Results

Part 1: D

emograph

ics

•Ag

e•

Gen

der

•Areas w

here participants live and

 work

•Ho

using tenu

re

90%

of re

spon

dents live in Irvine

Where 

Participants Live

Where 

Participants W

ork

69%

of re

spon

dents w

ork in Irvine

*

61%

of re

spon

dents live AN

D work in 

Irvine

8 respon

dents skipp

ed th

is qu

estio

n

Survey Respo

ndent D

emograph

ics

•Over 6

5% of respo

ndents are age 35‐64

 years old

•App

roximately 78

% of respo

ndents are hom

eowne

rs

Survey Results

Part 2: G

eneral Plan Topics

Respon

dents w

ere asked to: 

1.Ra

nk Guiding

 Prin

ciples 

2.Prioritize

 or rank ite

ms w

ithin th

e 10

 topics

3.Re

spon

d to ope

n‐en

ded qu

estio

ns

Ranking of Guiding

 Prin

ciples

1.Neighbo

rhoo

d preservatio

n and en

hancem

ent

2.Focus o

n commun

ity

3.Environm

ental stewardship

4.Prud

ent fisc

al m

anagem

ent

5.Re

source efficien

cy

6.Econ

omic re

siliency

7.Strategic investments

8.Ro

bust civic participation

Topic 1: Land Use, D

esign, and

 Preservation

GOAL

:Ba

lanceof

carefully

desig

nedland

uses

that

are

complem

entary

and

bene

fitthe

commun

ity,

that

preserve

and

protect

neighb

orho

ods,andthat

accommod

atebu

ildings

ofexem

plaryqu

ality

andthou

ghtful

sitede

sign

oflastingvalue.

High

 Prio

rity

Med

ium

Priority

LowPriority

•Ensure con

sistency and 

balance of architecture 

with

 neighbo

rhoo

d character

•Preserve and

 revitalize 

olde

r neighbo

rhoo

ds

•Preserve village character 

and identities

•Encourage 

implem

entatio

n of 

subu

rban

 town centers/ 

mixed

‐use hub

s with

in or 

adjacent to

 existing 

resid

entia

l villages

•Encourage 

implem

entatio

n of land

 uses th

at balance and

 preserve surroun

ding

 ne

ighb

orho

ods (e.g., 

shop

s and

 services close to

 ho

me)

•Effectively manage the 

density

 and

 intensity

 of 

developm

ent

Topic 1: Land Use, D

esign, and

 Preservation

*Prio

rity levels were on

ly ra

nked

 high, med

ium or low

, participants were no

t asked

 to assign a nu

merical value

 to each.  

Summary of Ope

n En

ded Re

spon

ses:

•Manage grow

th (apartments)

•Encourage diverse archite

cture

•Establish

 a th

riving do

wntow

n area

•More mixed

‐use/neighbo

rhoo

d serving retail/services

•Encourage “w

alkable” re

tail

•De

velop arts and

 culture identity

Topic 1: Land Use, D

esign, and

 Preservation

Topic 2: Transpo

rtation and Mob

ility

GOAL

:An

efficient,safe,and

diversified

transportatio

nsystem

that

maxim

izes

the

ability

tomovefrom

origin

tode

stinationby

offerin

gavarie

tyof

attractive,

well‐d

esigne

d,effective

and

safe

roadway

optio

nsfor

drivers,

aswellas

forbicyclists,

pede

stria

nsandtransit

riders.

1 2 3 4 5

Use latest te

chno

logy and

 inno

vative measures to alleviate traffic

 con

gestion, 

enhance pu

blic sa

fety and

 improve no

n‐motorize

d mob

ility

Use inno

vative measures to ad

dress ne

ighb

orho

od traffic

 safety througho

ut th

e City

Increase on‐street and

 off‐street b

icycle and

 ped

estrian infrastructure (e

.g., 

bicycle traffic signals, add

ition

al off‐street trails, crosswalk flashing be

acon

 signs)

Increase com

mun

ication an

d ed

ucation channe

ls with

 the pu

blic re

garding the 

latest transportatio

n‐related im

provem

ents

Increase tran

sit service and

/or infrastructure (e.g., ne

w bus ro

utes, add

ition

al bus 

stop

s, ded

icated

 bus lane

s)

Topic 2: Transpo

rtation and Mob

ility

Topic 2: Transpo

rtation and Mob

ility

Summary of Ope

n En

ded Re

spon

ses:

•High

 den

sity/intensity

 develop

ments and

 inadeq

uate infrastructure   

increases traffic congestio

n•

Develop solutio

ns to resolve traffic issues and

 increase sa

fety (con

ventional     

and inno

vative strategies) 

•Encourage, develop

 and

 edu

cate th

e pu

blic on alternative transportatio

nmetho

ds and

 green

 techno

logy

•Be

tter m

ass a

nd pub

lic transit

•Increase ped

estrian and bike con

nectivity

 througho

ut

Topic 3: Hou

sing GOAL

:Ba

lance

housingtype

sthat

refle

cta

widerangeof

optio

nsby

type

,size,

locatio

n,price,

and

tenu

reacross

all

econ

omic

segm

entsof

thecommun

ity.

High

 Prio

rity

Med

ium

Priority

LowPriority

•Stud

ent H

ousin

g•Other sp

ecial needs 

housing (e.g., 

transitional)

•Senior hou

sing

•Ho

using for p

ersons 

with

 disa

bilities 

•Family hou

sing

•Work‐force ho

using 

(e.g., ho

using for 

middle‐income 

service workers)

•Offe

r a variety of 

type

s and

 sizes

Topic 3: Hou

sing

*Prio

rity levels were on

ly ra

nked

 high, med

ium or low

, participants were no

t asked

 to assign a nu

merical value

 to each.  

Topic 3: Hou

sing

Summary of Ope

n En

ded Re

spon

ses:

•Stop

 building ho

mes, especially high‐de

nsity/m

ega apartm

ents

•Encourage larger yards fo

r hom

es•

Increase availability of affo

rdable hou

sing (owne

rship & re

ntal)

•Allow fo

r flexibility in design to increase affo

rdability fo

r differen

t target 

markets 

•Increase hom

eowne

rship and ow

ner o

ccup

ancy ra

tes

•Im

prove existing ne

ighb

orho

ods

•Elim

inate bo

arding

 hom

es, sho

rt‐term re

ntals a

nd birthing

 cen

ters

•Encourage mixed

‐use develop

ment in the IBC and Spectrum

Topic 4: Parks, Recreation, and

 Hum

an Services

GOAL

:Supp

ortcommun

ityhe

alth

andwellness

with

recreatio

nalresou

rces

andwell‐m

aintaine

dparks/facilities,

childcare

services

forvarie

dage

grou

ps,qu

ality

education,

andlifelon

glearning,

andcivicinvolvem

entforadiversecommun

ity;

encourage

public

and

private

partne

rships

tomaxim

izeprogramsa

ndservices.

Topic 4: Parks, Recreation, and

 Hum

an Services

Integrate by

 affirm

ing an

d supp

ortin

g direction:

•Parks M

aster P

lan 2017

•Children, You

th and

 Fam

ily Strategic Plan 2013

‐201

8•C

hild Care Stud

y 2016

•Sen

ior S

ervices S

trategic Plan 2012

‐201

7

Topic 4: Parks, Recreation, and

 Hum

an Services

Summary of Ope

n En

ded Re

spon

ses:

•Maintain and reno

vate parks at h

igh level

•Add

 effe

ctive shade structures, exercise

 structures

•Encou

rage botanical garde

ns and

 museu

ms (art, ed

ucational/c

ultural)

•Encou

rage live m

usic ven

ues 

•Con

nect neighbo

rhoo

ds, parks, retail w

ith ped

estrian/bicycle trails 

and bridges

•Explore m

ore varie

ty and

 flexibility in

 park de

signs

•Lack of childcare options, including

 affo

rdability

Topic 5: Culture and

 Heritage

GOAL

:Value

and

protectou

rcultu

raland

historicresources;preserve

heritagesites;a

ndsupp

orta

robu

stexpressio

nof

artsandcultu

rein

education,

thelocale

cono

my,andthebu

iltenvironm

ent.

Photo Cred

it: Orange Co

unty Archives

Irvine, August 1

957

73%

of re

spon

dents v

iew Historical Resou

rces

as im

portant (e.g., future 

Tomato Sprin

gs preserve, Old To

wn Irv

ine, Irvine

 Historical Society/M

useu

m).

76% of

 respon

dents v

iew Arts Re

sources as im

portant (e.g., Irvine Fine

 Arts 

Center, G

reat Park Palm

 Cou

rts A

rt Com

plex, The

 Irvine

 Museu

m).

76%

of re

spon

dents v

iew Agricultural H

erita

ge as impo

rtant (e.g., Irvine Ra

nch 

Historic Park, historical timeline alon

g the Jeffrey Ope

n Space Trail). 

Topic 5: Culture and

 Heritage

Topic 5: Culture and

 Heritage

HOWIM

PORTAN

TAR

ETH

EFO

LLOWING…

High Im

portan

ceMed

ium Im

portan

ceLow Im

portan

ceNot Im

portan

t

Historical Resou

rces 

(e.g., future Tom

ato Sprin

gs, O

ld 

Town Irv

ine, Irvine

 Historical 

Society/Museu

m)

37%

36%

18%

9%

Arts Resou

rces

(e.g., Irv

ine Fine

 Arts C

enter, Great 

Park Palm Cou

rts A

rt Com

plex, The

 Irv

ine Museu

m)

40%

36%

17%

6%

Agricultural H

erita

ge 

(e.g., Irv

ine Ra

nch Historic Park at Old 

MyfordRo

ad, historical timeline alon

g the Jeffrey Ope

n Space Trail)

39%

37%

18%

6%

Topic 5: Culture and

 Heritage

Summary of Ope

n En

ded Re

spon

ses:

•Supp

ort a

nd promote Fine

 Arts C

enter

•Encourage art w

alks, live music and

  perform

ances 

•More commun

ity events, art gallerie

s and

 festivals

•Feature pu

blic art in

 pub

lic and

 private spaces

•Partne

r with

 UCI on cultu

ral edu

catio

n•

Build

‐out th

e Cu

ltural Terrace at the

 Great Park

•Re

vitalize Old To

wn Irv

ine with

 outdo

or entertainment a

nd m

ore    

restaurants 

Topic 6: Open Space and Co

nservatio

n

GOAL

:Preserveop

enspaceareasandnatural

visual

resources,

conserve

naturalresources,

protect

wildlife,

and

provide

balanced

recreatio

nalop

portun

ities

innaturalop

enspacesettings.

1 2 3 4 5 6

Expa

nd trail systemsand related supp

ort a

men

ities to

 allow fo

r greater se

lf‐directed

 use of o

pen access trails whe

re com

patib

le

Addmore hiking

, mou

ntain biking

 and

/or w

ildlife view

ing trailsin ope

n space 

areas w

here permissible

Provide free

 or low

 cost recreationa

l program

s(e.g., hiking, biking, fitness 

classes) and

 edu

catio

nal/stewardship activ

ities in ded

icated

 ope

n space preserve

Improve existin

g an

d en

courage ne

w wild

life crossingsand linkages to be

tter co‐

exist with

 wildlife

Iden

tify op

en spa

ce areas whe

re pub

lic access s

hould be

 limite

dto fo

cus o

n resource protection

Increase interpretiv

e programs, includ

ing inform

ational kiosks/sig

nage th

at 

identifies p

lant and

 animal sp

ecies, at o

pen space access points

Topic 6: Open Space and Co

nservatio

n

Topic 6: Open Space and Co

nservatio

n

Summary of Ope

n En

ded Re

spon

ses:

•Co

ntinue

 to preserve existing op

en sp

ace areas

•Expand

 wildlife trails

•Offe

r free or low cost recreational program

s to the pu

blic,

espe

cially you

th•

Leave land

 available for a

griculture

Topic 7: Econo

mic Develop

ment

GOAL

:Foster

avibrant

and

resilient

econ

omy,

strong

job

base

and

maintain

strong

taxbase

tosupp

ortinfrastructureand

Cityservices.

High

 Prio

rity

Med

ium

Priority

LowPriority

•Supp

ort the

 tourism

 indu

stry

•Supp

ort internatio

nal 

busin

ess de

velopm

ent

•Supp

ort G

reater Irvine

 Ch

ambe

r of C

ommerce

•Supp

ort varied workforce 

developm

ent

•Expand

/add

 ne

ighb

orho

od‐serving

 retail in existing 

neighb

orho

ods

•Encourage pu

blic‐private 

partne

rships

•Re

tain and

 supp

ort 

existing bu

sinesses

•Attract a

nd develop

 new

 bu

sinesses

•Supp

ort small businesses 

and entrep

rene

urs 

Topic 7: Econo

mic Develop

ment

*Prio

rity levels were on

ly ra

nked

 high, med

ium or low

, participants were no

t asked

 to assign a nu

merical value

 to each.  

Topic: 7 Econo

mic Develop

ment

Summary of Ope

n En

ded Re

spon

ses:

•Encourage sm

all businesses b

y  offe

ring affordable re

nts 

•Expand

 neighbo

rhoo

d‐serving retail centers 

•Ba

lance of re

staurants/stores/services

•Foster start‐up

 culture and

 incubatio

n labs fo

r local college stud

ents

•Increase availability of childcare fo

r residents and

 non

‐resident

workforce. Encou

rage on‐site childcare fo

r employers

Topic 8: Pub

lic Services a

nd Infrastructure

GOAL

:En

sure

that

sufficient

water,sewer,

utility,and

othe

rinfrastructure

system

sare

availablethat

contrib

uteto

quality

oflifeand

health

and

safety;collabo

rate

with

public,

private,

andothe

ragen

cies

toprovideor

share

inmaxim

izing

services.

High

 Prio

rity

Med

ium

Priority

LowPriority

•Non

e•Alternative fueling stations

•Co

de enforcement

•Transportatio

n infrastructure

•Neighbo

rhoo

d infrastructure

•Libraries

•Wire

less 

facilities

•Drug

 preventio

n

•Fire          

preventio

n•Drow

ning

 preventio

n•Drun

k and 

distracted

 driving 

awaren

ess

Topic 8: Pub

lic Services a

nd Infrastructure

*Prio

rity levels were on

ly ra

nked

 high, med

ium or low

, participants were no

t asked

 to assign a nu

merical value

 to each.  

Topic 8: Pub

lic Services a

nd Infrastructure

Summary of Ope

n En

ded Re

spon

ses:

•Increase police traffic enforcement o

n streets

•Em

phasize

 neighbo

rhoo

d traffic sa

fety especially near schoo

ls•

Establish

 central state‐of‐the

‐art library with

 digita

l access

•More pu

blic transportatio

n op

tions 

•Be

tter cell recep

tion with

 minim

al aesthetic im

pact

•More choices for high‐speed internet and

 cable se

rvice providers

•Re

duce overcrowding

 in sc

hools

•Im

plem

ent schoo

l buses

Topic 9: Com

mun

ity Safety

GOAL

:Safeguard

thecommun

ityfrom

naturaland

human

‐causedhazardsin

orde

rto

secure

public

health

and

safety,minim

izedisrup

tion

tothe

econ

omy,

andprotectpe

ople

andbu

sinessfrom

prop

ertyandothe

rloss.

Topic 9: Com

mun

ity Safety

At least 79%

 of re

spon

dents ide

ntified

 each of th

e following 

safety prio

rities a

s impo

rtant (ranked

 high and med

ium):

•City policies that ensure good

 water quality and resource con

servation

•Earthq

uake preparedn

ess

•Em

ergency prep

ared

ness 

•Fire prevention

•OCFADrow

ning

 Prevention Program fo

r water‐related

 safety aw

aren

ess

•Orange Co

unty Fire

 Autho

rity (OCFA) Active Co

mmun

ity Edu

catio

n Program

•Strategies to

 add

ress potentia

l impacts from

 clim

ate change

*Safety priorities a

re provide

d alph

abetically.

Topic 9: Com

mun

ity Safety

In th

e even

t of a

 major emergency,

61%

of re

spon

dents h

ave a family Evacuation Plan

56%

of re

spon

dents rep

orted they are prepa

red to care for 

them

selves and

 family

if em

ergency resources a

re unable to 

respon

d du

e to widespread de

mand on

 emergency first 

respon

ders

Topic 9: Com

mun

ity Safety

Summary of Ope

n En

ded Re

spon

ses:

•Offe

r weekend

 edu

catio

n events fo

r natural and

 manmade disasters  

at re

tail centers a

nd com

mun

ity locatio

ns•

Encourage ne

ighb

orho

od‐based

 emergency prep

ared

ness and

 survival training

•Use so

cial m

edia, video

s and

 boo

klets to create re

levant com

mun

ity 

safety m

essages

•Prom

ote Co

mmun

ity Emergency Re

spon

se Teams (CE

RT) p

rogram

s

Topic 10

: Neighbo

rhoo

d Preservatio

n

GOAL

:Preserve

and

enhance

Irvine’s

neighb

orho

ods,includ

ingtheirdistinguish

ing

identity

and

desirability

through

programs

and

activ

ities

that

prom

ote

ahigh

quality

physicalandsocialenvironm

entfor

resid

ents.

High

 Prio

rity

Med

ium

Priority

LowPriority

•Non

e•Provide ed

ucation on

 ho

me mainten

ance and

 resid

entia

l building code

 standards

•Use City

 Cod

e Enforcem

ent to en

sure 

neighb

orho

ods are safe 

and well m

aintaine

d

•Preserve and

 revitalize 

physical neighbo

rhoo

d character

•Offe

r neighbo

rhoo

d preservatio

n and 

enhancem

ent incentives

•Offe

r program

s to supp

ort 

neighb

orho

od 

cohe

siven

ess

Topic 10

: Neighbo

rhoo

d Preservatio

n

*Prio

rity levels were on

ly ra

nked

 high, med

ium or low

, participants were no

t asked

 to assign a nu

merical value

 to each.  

Topic 10

: Neighbo

rhoo

d Preservatio

n

Summary of Ope

n En

ded Re

spon

ses:

•Lead

 or collabo

rate with

 HOAs and

 managem

ent com

panies to

   en

courage ne

ighb

orho

od preservation and en

hancem

ent,   

emergency prep

ared

ness, neighbo

rhoo

d safety, and

 com

mun

ity 

cohe

siven

ess

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