C1-KS05

Question 1

Definition of a stakeholder:

Answer 1

• One who is involved or affected by a course of action (Merriam Webster Online Dictionary).
• They will have concerns related to the project’s effect on the environment, appropriate use for the neighborhood, increase in traffic, increase in density to name a few.

-These groups can play a significant role in the design process and their concerns should be addressed as
required.

Question 2

In the case of the project scenario, what are the 3 main types of stakeholders is an individual, group, or organization that may be affected by a proposed project.

Answer 2

In the case of the project scenario, a stakeholder is

1. an individual,
2. a group,
3. organization that may be affected by a proposed project.

Question 3

Environmental Groups

Answer 3

1. Can play an important role in the design process
2. Necessary to communicate and address concerns
3. Environmental Groups can include;
   - National - Sierra Club, National Audubon Society, -Greenpeace, The National Wildlife Federation, National Conservancy, National Resources Defense Council, America’s Rivers.

-State of California — Sierra Club, California League of Conservation Voters, Keep California Beautiful, California Wilderness Coalition, California Native Plant Society,
Friends of the River, CalTrout.

-Northern California — Mono Lake Committee, Mount Diablo Interpretive Association, Sierra Nevada Forest Protection Campaign, Mendocino Environmental
Center, South Yuba River Citizens League, Big Sir Land Trust, Sierra Foothill Conservancy, Restore Hetch Hetchy.

-Southern California — Friends of the Los Angeles River, Heal The Bay, Ballona Valley Preservation League, San Dieguito River Park, San Diego Zoological Society, San
Diego BayKeeper, Surfrider Foundation, San Diego Clean Water Alliance.

Question 4

Citizens’ Advisory Committee

Answer 4

• Groups of community members appointed by local board or agency to provide input and feedback on project proposals.
• Advisory committees can be formed at the state, county, or local level.

-Examples of Committees can include:
Schools & Education 
Government Affairs 
Planning & Land Use 
Tourist Development Council 
Transportation

Question 5

Specific Example of Citizens’ Advisory Committee

Answer 5

City of Santa Monica formed the Lincoln Corridor Task Force (LCTF) Citizen Advisory Committee in orderto improve the Lincoln Boulevard in Santa Monica. It was a
multi-jurisdictional effort that included the City of Los Angeles Department of Transportation, California Department of Transportation, County of Los Angeles, and the cities of Santa Monica and Culver City.

-The LCTF was formed to address the increasing congestion along Lincoln Boulevard, to determine the long-term transportation needs of the corridor and to identify transportation improvement alternatives that balance the traffic demands of land use plans with traffic capacity. A consultant was chosen by the LCTF to provide the LCTF with an improved overview and understanding of Lincoln Boulevard by identifying the current operating conditions, the physical traits and the urban characteristics of the corridor. The consultant produced a Conceptual Corridor Alternatives Study (CCAS) for Lincoln Boulevard with the goal of establishing a preferred set of transportation improvements which the governmental agencies of the LCTF can formally agree to fund by pooling their financial resources.

-The Citizen Advisory Committee advised the consultant during the development of the CCAS. The main purpose of the Citizen Advisory Committee is to comment on
the work products of the consultant and assist in community outreach and solicitation of ideas and feedback from the public on alternatives. The Committee
will include three representatives from both the City of Los Angeles and County of Los Angeles, and two representatives from both the City of Culver City and the City of Santa Monica. It is anticipated that fourto five meetings between the consultant and the Citizen Advisory Committee will be necessary during the nine to 12 month development period of the CCAS.

Question 6

Neighborhood & Community Organizations

Answer 6

1. Grassroots, organized at the neighborhood or community level
2. Consists of active/concerned members of the community

Questions relating to stakeholders usually appear during the Project Scenario part of the Exam

Question 7

Concerns of Neighborhood & Community Organizations

may include:

Answer 7

• Increase in traffic
• Increase in noise
• Uses not appropriate for the neighborhood