Daily Archives: May 1, 2019

Goleta Strategic Energy Plan Workshop

Join us in building Goleta’s clean energy future! The City of Goleta, in partnership with the County of Santa Barbara and the City of Carpinteria, invites you to attend our Strategic Energy Plan Workshop on May 15. We will be sharing updates on the project’s progress and reviewing the key points in Goleta’s Draft Strategic Energy Plan. The goal of this workshop is to identify community priorities and the best strategies to reach Goleta’s 100% renewable energy goal. There will also be opportunities for questions and discussion.

What: Strategic Energy Plan Workshop will explore:

  • Community goals and priorities in energy planning
  • Best fit strategies for the City of Goleta’s 100% renewable energy goals and resilient energy needs

When: Wednesday, May 15, 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Where: Goleta Valley Community Center, Room #6 (5679 Hollister Avenue)

RSVP: Space is limited, please RSVP here.

View the event flyer here.

The City of Goleta’s draft Strategic Energy Plan is available for review here. We need your valuable input to help identify the best strategies to ensure equitable community access to clean energy and its benefits. Visit the project page on the City’s website for more information.

If you have any questions about this project or the upcoming workshop, please email sep@cityofgoleta.org.

Provide Input on the City’s Historic Preservation Ordinance

The City has begun the next phase of our Historic Preservation Project – developing a Historic Preservation Ordinance. We are seeking community input on relevant topics necessary to shape the content of future regulations, such as:

  • Identification of eligibility criteria and process to list and delist a historic resource
  • Development of regulations associated with historic properties including archaeological resources

Come to an upcoming Planning Commission meeting at Goleta City Hall Council Chambers (130 Cremona Drive, Suite B) to provide input. Discussions will be part of regular Planning Commission agendas. Dates and anticipated topics are as follows:

  • May 13, 6:00 p.m.: Discussion of general provisions and those related to the built resources
  • June 24, 6:00 p.m.: Discussion of issues related to cultural and archaeological resources

Background – Historic Preservation Project

Working with a consultant team from Historic Resources Group, the Historic Preservation Project consists of the creation of a comprehensive Citywide Historic Context Statement and a Citywide Historic Resources Survey to create an inventory of historic resources in the City. The purpose of a historic context statement is to place built resources in the appropriate historic, social, and architectural context so that the relationship between area’s physical environment and its broader history can be established.

More information and materials regarding the Historic Preservation Project, including the latest version of the Context Statement, are accessible on the City’s website at www.historicgoleta.org.

 

Have a Say in Goleta’s New Train Station!

Goleta is getting a new train station and we want to hear from you! Come to an open house on the Goleta Train Station Area Master Plan May 2 or May 8 at 6:00 p.m. to find out more about proposed improvements. Join us to learn about the status and limits of the proposed Master Plan, share your insights, and help us understand your priorities and concerns. View the flyer here.

Thursday, May 2
6:00 – 7:30 p.m.
City of Goleta Council Chambers
130 Cremona Drive, Suite B

Wednesday, May 8
6:00 – 7:30 p.m.
Goleta Valley Community Center
5679 Hollister Avenue

The City is developing a new full-service multi-modal train station, next to the existing Amtrak platform on South La Patera Lane. By creating a full-service station, the City hopes to increase train ridership, improve connections to bus transit, accommodate transit service to/from the Santa Barbara Airport and UCSB and add new bicycle and pedestrian facilities. This project will also allow accommodation for future additional train storage, supporting increased commuter rail needs.

Learn more about the new train station here. Sign up for updates via email or text here.