§ 94A.4. INTERAGENCY COORDINATION.

In coordinating their activities under the Places for People Program, the Core City Agencies shall have the responsibilities set forth below.

(a) Planning Department; General Coordination of Program Activities. After a prospective Steward submits a People Place Proposal to the Program pursuant to Section 94A.5, Planning will coordinate review and approval of the proposed People Place project. Specifically, Planning will:

(1) Receive a People Place Proposal submitted by a prospective Steward pursuant to Section 94A.5 and review the Proposal for completeness and compliance with Program requirements.

(2) If the People Place Proposal is determined to be complete and in compliance with Program requirements, route the People Place Proposal to all Core City Agencies with jurisdiction over the proposed People Place for an initial evaluation of the desirability of the Proposal.

(3) Accept, along with the other Core City Agencies, a proposed People Place into the Program if, after completion of the review and evaluation required by Section 94A.5, each Core City Agency with jurisdiction over the proposed People Place has determined that the People Place Proposal is suitable for further development.

(4) Review an application for a People Place Permit for completion and compliance with Program requirements prior to its submittal and, if found complete and in compliance, direct the prospective Steward to file the People Place Permit application with the appropriate Core City Agency or Agencies pursuant to Section 94A.6.

(5) Collaborate with the appropriate Core City Agency in the approval of a People Place permit.

(6) At the request of a Core City Agency with jurisdiction over a proposed People Place, develop with the prospective Steward a Stewardship Agreement pursuant to Section 94A.6(e).

(7) Support the monitoring of the Steward’s compliance with any terms and conditions in the People Place Permit and associated Stewardship Agreement, report any noncompliance known to the Planning Department to the applicable Core City Agency with jurisdiction for enforcement.

(8) Coordinate Core City Agency outreach to prospective Stewards.

In performing the coordination role described in subsections (a)(1) - (8), Planning shall, if necessary, obtain the recommendations of staff of the other Core City Agencies, including, among others: Director of Public Works or his or her designee, the Director of Transportation or his or her designee, the Director of the Real Estate Department, and/or the Executive Director of the Entertainment Commission.

(b) Director of Real Estate; City Lot People Places. The Director of Real Estate will administer People Places that are solely on a City-owned lot, pursuant to Section 94A.8.

(c) Entertainment Commission; People Places with Entertainment Activities. The Entertainment Commission will review and consider any application for a People Place Permit that proposes an activity or activities fitting the description of a Limited Live Performance Locale in Police Code, Section 1060(r) but, as applied to a People Place, allows the service of food and beverages for consumption on the premises. The Commission may approve an application that satisfies all the applicable requirements for creation of a Limited Live Performance Locale and authorize issuance of a People Place Permit subject to the requirements stated in Police Code Section 1060.

(d) Planning, MTA, and Public Works; People Places in the Public Right-of-Way.

(1) Curbside People Places.

(A) Planning will review the overall concept of the People Place Proposal, approve the Steward’s proposed program of offerings and events that will activate the People Place space, and participate in the design review of all proposed physical treatments or improvements.

(B) MTA will participate, as applicable, in design review of all physical treatments or improvements proposed by a Steward and, at the MTA’s discretion, implement any approved (i) restriping of travel and parking lanes, (ii) ground surface treatments to delineate right-of-ways temporarily converted for the project, (iii) placement of upright bollards and other traffic control devices, and (iv) other reversible site improvements not included within subsection (d)(1)(C) below that are needed for the project. MTA will carry out its role pursuant to the process set forth in Division II of the Transportation Code, including making the determination of any necessary street closure and circulation changes.

(C) Public Works will, pursuant to the process set forth in Section 793et seq. of the Public Works Code, (i) participate in the design review and approval of physical treatments or improvements proposed by a Steward, (ii) participate in the review and approval of the Steward’s proposed program of events intended to activate the People Place space, (iii) review and approve the Stewardship Agreement, and (iv) provide approval for the People Place Permit along with the other Core City Agencies with jurisdiction over the proposed People Place. In addition, Public Works, in its sole discretion, may install reversible site improvements (planters, furnishings, etc.) associated with the project.

(2) Roadway People Places.

(A) Planning will review the overall concept of the People Place Proposal, approve the Steward’s proposed program of offerings and events that will activate the People Place space, and participate in the design review of all proposed physical treatments or improvements. Planning will also coordinate the collection of baseline pedestrian, bicycle, and vehicular data at the relevant location(s) (i) pre-occupancy, that is, before project implementation, (ii) during short-term temporary street closures, and (iii) post-occupancy, that is, for at least six months after project implementation, or a longer time period if warranted. Planning staff, inclusive of Environmental Planning, will consult with MTA staff as necessary on collection methodology.

(B) MTA will carry out its role in evaluating the People Place Proposal pursuant to the process set forth in Division II of the Transportation Code, including making the determination of any necessary street closure and circulation changes. The MTA is urged to consider the following requirements in developing the Division II procedures:

(i) Conduct the circulation analysis necessary for evaluating a temporary street closure and circulation changes (including full or partial width of street; full-time or part-time, over hours and days of the week).

(ii) Review and analyze, or oversee a contract for professional services to review and analyze, transit and vehicular circulation data from (i) baseline pre-occupancy and/or (ii) occupancy of short-term temporary trial(s), and issue a technical memorandum or “Preliminary Circulation Assessment,” including MTA’s conclusion as to approval of the proposed temporary street closure.

(iii) Develop procedures for participation in design review of physical treatments or improvements proposed by a Steward.

(iv) Review, consider, and authorize (when all requirements have been satisfied) any changes to pedestrian and vehicular circulation associated with the People Place project.

(v) Implement any approved restriping of travel and parking lanes, ground surface treatments to delineate right-of-ways temporarily converted for the project, placement of upright bollards and other traffic control devices, and other reversible site improvements that are needed for the project.

(vi) Review and analyze, or oversee a contract for professional services to review and analyze, the pre-occupancy and post-occupancy transit and vehicular circulation data for projects that have been implemented.

(C) If the MTA approves a temporary street closure pursuant to the process set forth in Division II of the Transportation Code, Public Works will, pursuant to the process set forth in Section 793et seq. of the Public Works Code, (i) participate in the design review and approval of physical treatments or improvements proposed by a Steward, (ii) participate in the review and approval of the Steward’s proposed program of events intended to activate the People Place space, (iii) review and approve the Stewardship Agreement, and (iv) provide approval for the People Place Permit along with the other Core City Agencies with jurisdiction over the proposed People Place. In addition, Public Works, in its sole discretion, may install reversible site improvements (planters, furnishings, etc.) associated with the project.

(3) Sidewalk People Places.

(A) Planning will review the overall concept of the People Place Proposal, approve the Steward’s planned program of offerings and events that will activate the People Place space, and participate in the design review of all proposed physical treatments or improvements.

(B) Public Works will, pursuant to the process set forth in Section 793et seq. of the Public Works Code, (i) participate in the design review and approval of physical treatments or improvements proposed by a Steward, (ii) participate in the review and approval of the Steward’s proposed program of events intended to activate the People Place space, (iii) review and approve the Stewardship Agreement, and (iv) provide approval for the People Place Permit along with the other Core City Agencies with jurisdiction over the proposed People Place. In addition, Public Works, in its sole discretion, may install reversible site improvements (planters, furnishings, etc.) associated with the project.

(e) Integrated People Places. Where a single proposal involves activities occurring in more than one People Place category, each Core City Agency shall:

(1) Participate in design review and proposal development for the People Place project with respect to those proposed elements that are within such Agency’s jurisdiction as is specified in this Section 94A.4 for review of the individual People Place Categories; provided, however, that the Director of one of the participating Core City Agencies may authorize another participating Core City Agency to review the People Place Proposal and one or more of the design elements on its behalf.

(2) Implement the pertinent elements as specified in this Section 94A.4 for review of the individual People Place Categories.

(Added by Ord. , File No. 160893, App. 11/22/2016, Eff. 12/22/2016)