Land Use Committee

Chair:

• Steve Ish

Committee Members:

• Frank Saunders
• Peter Kasavan
• Brad Slama
• Larry Bussard
• Kevin Dayton
• Catherine Kobrinsky Evans
• Jason Retterer
• Greg Findley
• James Kendall

The Land Use Committee works with private building owners and the city to develop new uses and opportunities for Salinas City Center. Whether bringing in more mixed-use, or residential units, or trying to bring in a grocery store to the district, the over-arching goals of the land use committee is to make the district a more viable and thriving hub that anchors the City of Salinas for generations to come.

2017 Goals:

• Continue to cooperate and advocate with City staff and Council Members for implementation of Priority Actions.
• Work with SCCIA Board to establish role of SCCIA and LUC in approval process for City Center development.
• Rezoning and sale of City owned parking lots.
• Initiation of program for financing of parking facilities.
• County campus to Main Street walkway.
• Program for timely rehab of Bruhn Building.
• Zoning amendments to deal with use able open space, parking and storm water management requirements.

2016 Committee Accomplishments:

• Appointment of an extremely well qualified, dedicated and energetic committee membership, totally committed to the revitalization of the City Center in furtherance of the Downtown Vibrancy Plan.
• Formulation of list of First Year Priority Actions for implementation of the Downtown Vibrancy Plan for adoption by the SCCIA Board.
• Established a positive working relationship with City management and staff for implementation of the First Year Priority Actions.
• Meaningful progress on three of the First Year Priority Actions (sidewalk dining, inclusionary housing exemption, lighting).