• Vice-chairperson, Paul Blankenship conducted the meeting due to Darrin Pradie’s absence. The meeting was called to order at 5:42 p.m. There was one community member present in the audience.

• Present: Adina Medina, Paul Blankenship, Kathy Wojnarowski, John Kuckowicz, Caleb Pagan
• Excused Absence: Anita Shumaker
• Unexcused Absence: Darrin Pradie

• A motion to approve the minutes was made by Kathy Wojnarowski and Caleb Pagan made a second. The October meeting minutes were approved.

• This was Kathy’s first meeting at the NRT meeting. She was very impressed with the organization of the zones, the responsiveness of the zone captains and the partnership between the police department, code enforcement, permit office, etc. She asked at the meeting if a team like the NRT is available in the County. The zone captains said that it was not available due to County budget constraints.

VI. ACTION ITEMS – there were no action items.

• John Lambeth presented.
• PBIDs are special benefit assessment districts in commercial areas.
• Examples of PBIDs: Downtown Sacramento Partnership, Florin Road Partnership and Stockton Blvd.
• PBID’s are utilized in commercial areas raising money to benefit businesses and owners. There is some extra cost on property owners, but the funds are very beneficial.
• The Board is comprised of public-private partnerships where government and private enterprise come together to improve the business district.
• See handouts: Steps to go through are not easy and they take some time to put together.
• Process to establish PBID include extensive outreach to businesses and involves putting together a management plan that outlines the boundaries, assessments, and services/programs to be provided should the district be created
• First step: Owners paying over 50 percent of the total assessments in the area need to sign up for the PBID (through a petition process).
• Following the petition process staff returns to the City Council for permission to begin the ballot process – ballots go out – the majority of the ballots must be in favor of establishing a PBID.
• Petition, Ballot, Hearing @ Council – if any of these steps fail there will not be a PBID.
• Must go through this process by August 1^st otherwise it will take another year before the PBID is effective.
• Some challenges: little participation from Campbell’s at this point. Their participation is key to the success of the PBID process since they are such a large property owner.
• A lot of meetings have taken place (relatively poor attendance). Downtown Resources is waiting to meet with Campbell’s. The Catholic Church on Franklin has been a challenge as well.
• Owners who are interested are looking for services that will keep the area clean and safe. These are issues that can be dealt with through the establishment of the PBID.
• Generally, if PBIDs are successful, they grow. They only last 5 years. After 5 years the options are to dismantle the PBID or renew the PBID through the same process listed above.
• In order to meet the Aug. 1^st date, we must be at the petition drive in Feb/March to stay on schedule. So far things are on schedule.
• The estimated funds this will raise is about $200,000. It’s not a lot, but is still significant for this area. Other areas with similar amounts of money have been able to do a lot.
• Are PBIDs only in redevelopment areas? No, they are not related to RDAs – they can be anywhere.
• Assessment based on lot and frontage (square) footage. Lot sq. ft = $.01/sf and frontage = $1 to $4/ frontage ft.
• For Franklin: Reduce crime, increase safety and decrease dumping. How can we control negative behaviors in the commercial areas of Franklin? Improve the perception.

• Presentation by Todd Leon
• TLC study finished up 1 year ago. Regional Transit, City and County led this effort to come up with land use plans for 13 light rail stations. The results were brought forward to City Council shortly after the completion of the study.
• One of the implementation measures that were accepted by the City Council was an interim ordinance that would secure the land uses around the stations for uses that were conducive to light rail transit. E.G. walkable designs, higher intensive uses (mixed use).
• Planning met with stakeholders to find out what they would prefer as far as proposed uses.
• Special permit process for a short list of uses (nine uses). (Special permit: conditional use permit that needs planning commission approval).
• Through the special use permit process they have the ability to make sure what is being proposed is good for the area (walkable design and a good investment, etc.).
• "The point is to secure these land uses to make sure we don’t get major investment of uses we don’t want in that area, which gives us time to go station by station and come up with permanent zone and land use plans." Todd Leon
• Kathy Wojnarowski: Traffic at the 47^th Ave. station is a major problem – do these plans take into consideration traffic problems? For now, this ordinance is for the short term until each station can be looked at specifically. Traffic will be considered. The best place to address this concern is in the South Sacramento Community Plan Update (see City Planning website).
• Are existing uses grandfathered in? Yes they are as long as the same type of use is being operated.

1. Redevelopment Projects Update, Tricia Powers

• Deeble Street and Streetscape projects: no change in status of projects. Both projects are in design phases.
• Market Study: funds will be available at the first of the year. Studies will begin then.
• Streetlights: delay due to SMUD. They have asked Public Works to relocate a few of the light poles. Staff working to speed up the delay.
• 46^th and Lang Housing Development Feasibility Study: Nine responses were received. Both Darrin and Anita will sit on the selection committee.
• Manufactured Housing tour at Silvercrest Factory in Woodland takes place 11/15 from 10 am. to noon.