Coffee and Comments Open House (COMPLETED)
Saturday, March 4th, 2023
As a follow-up to the community workshop held on February 15, the City of San Carlos held a Coffee and Comments Open House at the San Carlos Library Community Room on Saturday, March 4, 2023. Over 70 community members joined City staff for coffee and pastries and gave their feedback on preliminary concepts for the future of downtown San Carlos.
Lisa Porras, Planning Manager for the Advance Planning Division, gave two presentations, one at 10:15am and the second one at 11:15am. The community members had an opportunity to ask staff questions, view the exhibits, share ideas, comments, and feedback on three preliminary concepts for downtown San Carlos. These included improvements to alleyways, the 700 Block of Laurel Street, Harrington Park, and a new plaza off the 600 Block of Laurel Street.
A summary from the open house is provided below.
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Community Feedback (coming soon!)
Downtown Community Workshop #2 (COMPLETED)
Wednesday, February 15th, 2023
The City of San Carlos held its second virtual community workshop on February 15, with a great turnout of approximately 70 community members who shared their ideas, perspectives, and preferences for the 700 block of Laurel Street, possibilities for new and improved plazas, parks and public gathering spaces, and big changes for alleyways.
During the presentation, attendees participated in an interactive exercise using a real-time polling tool called “Sli.do” to respond to a series of questions posed by the project team. The full presentation slide deck, Q&A transcript, meeting recording, and polling results are available below.
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Community Workshop #2: Presentation
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Community Workshop #2: Public input received from Zoom and Sli.do
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Community Workshop #2: Interactive Poll Results Summary
Video Recording:
Downtown Community Workshop #1 (COMPLETED)
Wednesday, August 31st, 2022
To those in attendance, thank you for joining the City of San Carlos’ First Community Workshop to discuss the Downtown Specific Plan on August 31, 2022. At this virtual community meeting, we had approximately 150 community members including City staff and consultants in attendance. The meeting began with a welcome from Mayor Sara McDowell and an introduction of the City staff and consulting team working on the Specific Plan project.
The workshop included a brief presentation on what the Downtown Specific Plan will cover, observations & objectives, and existing conditions of the study area. In addition, attendees participated in an interactive exercise using a real-time polling tool called “Sli.do” to provide responses to a series of questions posed by the project team. The meeting ended with optional break-out rooms where participants could share comments and ask questions.
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Community Workshop #1: Presentation
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Community Workshop #1: Meeting Chat Transcript
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Community Workshop #1: Interactive Poll #1 Results Summary
Video Recording: