October 26, 2010
This community workshop
consisted of a PowerPoint presentation where three (3) conceptual design
alternatives were presented for the Agency owned Heart of Soquel and
Porter Street properties. These three conceptual plans included
pedestrian and vehicular safety and circulation improvements,
environmental enhancement, and facility improvements for potential event
hosting (e.g. art and wine festival, music, performances). The goal of
this workshop was to solicit community discussion and input regarding
design features and improvements. Each of the three conceptual plans was
developed to illustrate different approaches to resolving issues facing
this part of Soquel Village. Following the presentation there was an
individual evaluation of all three alternatives, a facilitated roundtable
discussion of the designs with critique and comment, group report back and
summary. From the individual evaluations, the table discussions and
summaries the Agency will work to consolidate and synthesize these ideas
and preferences into a single conceptual design that best illustrates the
community’s vision for this project. See the following links for
presentation materials and conceptual design alternatives: