MARKET ALMADEN Neighborhoods Ballpark Tour Sponsored by Delmas

MARKET ALMADEN Neighborhoods Ballpark Tour Sponsored by Delmas Park, Market-Almaden and Shasta-Hanchett Park neighborhoods, including the communities of Cahill, Georgetown, St. Leo’s and Lakehouse Historic District

Meeting Purpose: Education • This tour and meeting is designed to: – Share information with residents in the neighborhoods that are closest to the proposed ballpark, and most affected by construction of a ballpark. – Present information that has been developed by citizen representatives advising the city through groups such as the Diridon commission – Discuss how impacts of a ballpark may affect different residential areas. • Date: November 6, 2010 • Time: Tour-Noon to 12: 45, Discussion-1: 00 to 2: 00 P. M. • Meeting Point for Tour: Diridon Station. Post-tour discussion: Poor House Bistro • Hosts: Helen Chapman (Shasta-Hanchett), Phil Hood (Delmas Park), Pete Kolstad (Market-Almaden)

Tour Background • A baseball stadium has been discussed in San Jose for more than a decade • In 2009 the mayor and city council directed the formation of a Diridon Good Neighbor Commission to make recommendations regarding development of the ballpark and Diridon station areas. • In 2011 major league baseball will announce whether it supports a team in San Jose.

Ballpark location map HP Pavilion Santa Clara Street Georgetown and Cahill Lakehouse Convention Center Market Almaden Delmas Park

Ballpark and Autumn Parkway

Autumn Parkway Facing North Entrance to ballpark near Park and Bird

Southwest view of ballpark area

Complete Diridon Area Map

Topics For Discussion • These topics come up frequently when talking with residents and businesses – – – – Land Uses Neighborhood Quality of Life (Noise, Construction impacts) Parking and Traffic Public Transportation Parks, Rivers, Bicycle Connections, Construction Economic impacts: Revenues, Future jobs Future development to improve the adjacent neighborhoods

Impacts of the Baseball Stadium on the Neighborhood Experience Land Use • Existing entitlements • “Integrate the neighborhoods into the project design” Neighborhood Quality of Life • Rules for Noise (Public Address) • Lights • Litter, landscaping, property maintenance • Homeless • Pedestrians Economic Impacts • Stadium revenue • Jobs created • Impact on homeowners and property owners • Construction impact on local business and income property owners • Opportunities for enhanced revenue or neighborhood value • Parking and Traffic • Autumn Parkway: road to be developed to Coleman Avenue • Arena Parking Permits or other mitigation measures • Downtown parking to be encouraged, as is the case with the arena. Parks and Trails • Potential new Firestation Park • Recreation amenities for residents • The city is on record a supporting plans that provide nationally recognized parks, trails, open space, recreation amenities and programs • Parks, trails and open space are needed to serve San Jose’s growing population and to attract new business esp. in high density park deficient areas.

Impacts of the Baseball Stadium on the Neighborhood Experience Pedestrian and Bicycle Connections and Connectivity • Underpasses, Street Improvements • Necessary work and “bonus opportunities” • Sidewalks, curbs & gutters • Other infrastructure (sewer, underground wires) Notes __________________________________________________________________________________________________ Public Transportation Systems • Additional baseball buses and trains • Light rail, ACE, Caltrain, Bart and HSR may all converge at Diridon ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________

Diridon Station to include Altamont Corridor trains, Caltrain, light rail, plus Bart (2025) and high-speed rail. ACE Train Light Rail Opportunities for improvements to streetscapes, bridges and underpasses in the Diridon/ballpark area BART CALTRAIN

Appendix: Plan for Shasta-Hanchett Park

Appendix: Plan for Shasta-Hanchett Park CONNECTIVITY Plans are underway for “The Alameda, A Beautiful Way” project. This project is a vision designed to reinvigorate a commercial center, encourage multi-modal transportation, serve residents of surrounding neighborhoods, transit users, and business owners; The Plan is available at http: //www. sjredevelopment. org/The. Alameda. Transportat ion. Improvements/The. Alame da. Plan. pdf

Facts and Figures • Timeline: If a new park is approved in 2011, baseball can be played there in 2015 or 2016. • Economic Impacts: $130 million in new annual downtown spending. $1. 5 million in city general fund revenue • Jobs: The city estimates the ballpark will employ, 2, 100 full and part-time/seasonal workers. 980 jobs will be new to the area. • Additional jobs will be created by ballpark construction. • Site: This site has long been preferred because it is big enough and is at the intersection of Caltrain, Capital Corridor, Bart, Light Rail VTA, and High-speed rail lines

Resources • • • Delmas Park Neighborhood Action Coalition, philhood@gmail. com, 408 -5064349 Shasta Hanchett Neighborhood Association, Helen Chapman Market-Almaden Neighborhood Action Coalition, Pete Kolstad, MANA@newstechnology. com, 408 -9713054 • • • Cahighspeedrail. ca. gov (High Speed Rail site) Sjredevelopment. org/ballparkgallery. htm (Redevelopment Agency) Shpna. org (Shasta-Hanchett Park) Delmaspark. com (Delmas Park) http: //www. sanjoseca. gov/council. asp (city council members) Baseballsanjose. com Standforsanjose. com Bettersensesanjose. com www. sjparks. org/greenprint (alameda development) Poorhousebistro. com