The second phase of this project, in MCOG's Fiscal Year 2007/08 and 2008/09 Planning Work Programs, is complete. With community participation, a Downtown Design Plan was produced, including streetscape, parking and circulation elements. The final plan was accepted by MCOG's Board of Directors in a public hearing on March 2, 2009. It is recognized that some issues remain to be resolved, notably parking.

The work was funded by MCOG and Caltrans through two Community Based Transportation Planning grants. The first phase of the project was completed in MCOG's Fiscal Year 2005/06 and 2006/07 Planning Work Programs. A Community Action Plan was produced as a result.

Both plans were designed to be consistent with other local plans and community input. Workshops were conducted in 2006 and 2008, and additional public meetings were held thoughout the process. RRM Design Group worked closely with stakeholders to develop the plans.

Gualala Downtown Design Plan (single file with appendices) - 3/3/2009 (15 MB)

Downtown Design Plan by section:

Cover
Acknowledgements & Contents	Appendices:
Chapter 1 - Project Overview	A - Streetscape Concepts
Ch. 2 - Circulation Plan	B - Streetscape Amenities
Ch. 3 - Streetscape Design	C - Master Plan Budget
Ch. 4 - Parking Plan	D - Publicity & Outreach
Ch. 5 - Implementation	E - Workshop Results

Gualala Community Action Plan (single file without appendices) - 3/28/2007 (1.6 MB)

Community Action Plan appendices:

A - Improvement Program Diagram	F - First Public Workshop
B - Existing Conditions Report	F - Second Public Workshop
C - Base Traffic Conditions Report	H - Comments on Draft Plan
D - Draft Economic Inputs Report	H - MCOG Public Hearing
E - Publicity and Outreach Strategy	H - Board of Supervisors Minutes

Documentation of the Phase I planning process:

Key Stakeholder Summary - 4/28/2006	Workshop 1 Design Charette - 4/29/2006
Workshop 1 Walking Tour Summary - 4/28/2006	Workshop 2 Options & Ideas - 6/14/2006
Workshop 1 Priorities Summary - 4/29/2006	Workshop 2 Report Card - 6/14/2006
Workshop 1 Visual Preferences - 4/29/2006	Options & Ideas Report - 6/2006

Public Hearing: the Draft Community Action Plan document was presented to MCOG's Board of Directors, in a public hearing held on location at Gualala Community Center on November 6, 2006. MCOG accepted the document as written, and all public comments from the hearing were added (refer to Appendix H).

A final presentation was made by Mr. Keith Gurnee of RRM Design Group to the County of Mendocino Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, January 9, 2007.

For more information about the project, contact: Loretta at MCOG, 463-1859

For more information about Gualala, see Gualala Municipal Advisory Council's website: www.gualalamac.com

For more information about grants: Caltrans Transportation Planning Grant Program