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JabberWokky — 2007-06-20 20:18:45

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	+ + According to solar-energy expert Tobin Booth, Covell Village will generate at least twice as much solar electricity as any solar neighborhood in the nation existing today, doubling the previous record for solar-powered homes.
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- New benefits recently added by an agreement between the ["City of Davis" City] and the ["County of Yolo" County] will further improve the City's fiscal health. Now, instead of 15.33%, the city will get 17.48% of all Covell Village property taxes. According to City Councilmember ["Don Saylor"], the City can expect to see a residual of about $3.6 million over 15 years.	+ New benefits recently added by an agreement between the ["City of Davis" City] and the ["County of Yolo" County] will further improve the City's fiscal health. Now, instead of 15.33%, the city will get 17.48% of all Covell Village property taxes. According to City Councilmember ["Don Saylor"], the City can expect to see a residual of about $3.6 million over 15 years.
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- The agreement also requires the Covell Village partners to donate up to $500,000 of matching funds for the ["South Davis Library"], a 7,000 square foot site for a mental health group home in the Village Center, and a Village Center site to ["Davis Community Television"], suitable for the construction of a two-story, 10,000 square foot Media Center.	+ The agreement also requires the Covell Village partners to donate up to $500,000 of matching funds for the ["South Davis Library"], a 7,000 square foot site for a mental health group home in the Village Center, and a Village Center site to ["Davis Community Television"], suitable for the construction of a two-story, 10,000 square foot Media Center.
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- In agreements with the developers of ["Mace Ranch"] and ["Wildhorse"], benefits granted to the school district were above the state minimum, but according to former ["school board"] member Jan Bridge, "probably provided less than one-third of the capital or facility costs for the students who now reside within those developments."	+ In agreements with the developers of ["Mace Ranch"] and ["Wildhorse"], benefits granted to the school district were above the state minimum, but according to former ["school board"] member Jan Bridge, "probably provided less than one-third of the capital or facility costs for the students who now reside within those developments."
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- In contrast, contributions by the Covell Village partners -- plus future taxes and fees generated by Covell Village -- will pay for 100% of the facilities and programs for the children who will reside in Covell Village.	+ In contrast, contributions by the Covell Village partners -- plus future taxes and fees generated by Covell Village -- will pay for 100% of the facilities and programs for the children who will reside in Covell Village.
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- - According to solar-energy expert Tobin Booth, Covell Village will generate at least twice as much solar electricity as any solar neighborhood in the nation existing today, doubling the previous record for solar-powered homes.
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- Yes. Measure X guarantees that a 26-acre nature corridor, accessible to pedestrians, will stretch from one end of Covell Village to the other.	+ Yes. Measure X guarantees that a 26-acre nature corridor, accessible to pedestrians, will stretch from one end of Covell Village to the other.
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- Measure X also guarantees that habitat areas will surround the north side of the neighborhood. The Wildhorse "savannah corridor" will be extended westward, adjacent to Covell Village, to provide a home to native species such as ["burrowing owls"]. As part of the buffer, a 124-acre wetland habitat is planned along the northern border of the neighborhood, similar to the Northstar ponds, but almost ten times larger.	+ Measure X also guarantees that habitat areas will surround the north side of the neighborhood. The Wildhorse "savannah corridor" will be extended westward, adjacent to Covell Village, to provide a home to native species such as ["burrowing owls"]. As part of the buffer, a 124-acre wetland habitat is planned along the northern border of the neighborhood, similar to the Northstar ponds, but almost ten times larger.
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- Yes. Covell Village is designed to be a bike-friendly neighborhood. The Covell Village partners are constructing eight miles of new ["bike paths"] and lanes and nine bike undercrossings that will connect Covell Village to surrounding neighborhoods and provide safe off-street bike routes within the neighborhood. These routes and the 16 acres of ["greenbelts"] will provide the missing link to the North Davis bike path system.	+ Yes. Covell Village is designed to be a bike-friendly neighborhood. The Covell Village partners are constructing eight miles of new ["bike paths"] and lanes and nine bike undercrossings that will connect Covell Village to surrounding neighborhoods and provide safe off-street bike routes within the neighborhood. These routes and the 16 acres of ["greenbelts"] will provide the missing link to the North Davis bike path system.
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- Yes. 30 co-housing units, near the Village Center, will be similar to Muir Commons in Davis. The Covell Village partners have worked closely with co-housing advocates to include this type of affordable housing in the neighborhood. Individual townhouses will be clustered around a commons with communal facilities for dining and recreation.	+ Yes. 30 co-housing units, near the Village Center, will be similar to Muir Commons in Davis. The Covell Village partners have worked closely with co-housing advocates to include this type of affordable housing in the neighborhood. Individual townhouses will be clustered around a commons with communal facilities for dining and recreation.
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- Future resale prices of the low and middle-income housing units are moderated by City ordinance and the Development Agreement. Low- to moderate-income home prices will be allowed to appreciate 3.75%; middle-income, five per cent.	+ Future resale prices of the low and middle-income housing units are moderated by City ordinance and the Development Agreement. Low- to moderate-income home prices will be allowed to appreciate 3.75%; middle-income, five per cent.
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- The developers of Covell Village have deep roots in the community. Mike Corbett is the designer. Corbett is a world leader in the field of environmental design. Time Magazine named him a "Hero of the Planet" in 1999. He first won international acclaim for his design of Village Homes in West Davis. Corbett's design blended active and passive solar architecture. The groundbreaking project -- with its natural drainage, edible landscaping, greenbelts, and common areas -- garnered him accolades from around the world. In 1979, he won both the President's Award for Energy Conservation and the Governor's Award for Energy Conservation. He has lectured at UC Davis and UC Berkeley, and wrote "Designing Sustainable Communities" and "A Better Place To Live." He served as Mayor of Davis from 1988 to 1990.	+ The developers of Covell Village have deep roots in the community. Mike Corbett is the designer. Corbett is a world leader in the field of environmental design. Time Magazine named him a "Hero of the Planet" in 1999. He first won international acclaim for his design of Village Homes in West Davis. Corbett's design blended active and passive solar architecture. The groundbreaking project -- with its natural drainage, edible landscaping, greenbelts, and common areas -- garnered him accolades from around the world. In 1979, he won both the President's Award for Energy Conservation and the Governor's Award for Energy Conservation. He has lectured at UC Davis and UC Berkeley, and wrote "Designing Sustainable Communities" and "A Better Place To Live." He served as Mayor of Davis from 1988 to 1990.
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- - Mike Corbett, John Whitcombe, Dave Schulze, Bill Roe, Bill Streng, Lawrence "Lor" Shepard, Paul Makley, Blaine Juchau -- according to [http://covellvillage.com/davisroots.htm this page on covellvillage.com].	+ + Mike Corbett, John Whitcombe, Dave Schulze, Bill Roe, Bill Streng, Lawrence "Lor" Shepard, Paul Makley, Blaine Juchau -- according to [http://covellvillage.com/davisroots.htm this page on covellvillage.com].
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- Under an amendment to the development agreement approved on October 4, 2005, the Covell Village partners are required to complete $1.1 million worth of improvements near the proposed neighborhood, including repaving County Road 102 and traffic-diversion and traffic-calming measures along Road 102 featuring signage, medians, turn lanes, flashing yellow lights, and intersection lighting.	+ Under an amendment to the development agreement approved on October 4, 2005, the Covell Village partners are required to complete $1.1 million worth of improvements near the proposed neighborhood, including repaving County Road 102 and traffic-diversion and traffic-calming measures along Road 102 featuring signage, medians, turn lanes, flashing yellow lights, and intersection lighting.
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- Sidewalks that are set back from the street, in the style of the early 20th Century, will -- along with design elements such as front porches -- encourage pedestrian traffic. So will a pedestrian grid that incorporates walkable parks -- or "linear greens" -- that connects the farthest corners of the neighborhood to the Village Center and to habitats and parks.	+ Sidewalks that are set back from the street, in the style of the early 20th Century, will -- along with design elements such as front porches -- encourage pedestrian traffic. So will a pedestrian grid that incorporates walkable parks -- or "linear greens" -- that connects the farthest corners of the neighborhood to the Village Center and to habitats and parks.
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- Covell Village is designed to be a bike-friendly neighborhood. The Covell Village partners are constructing eight miles of new bike paths and lanes and nine bike undercrossings that will connect Covell Village to surrounding neighborhoods and provide safe off-street bike routes within the neighborhood. These routes and 16 acres of greenbelts will provide the missing link to the North Davis bike path system.	+ Covell Village is designed to be a bike-friendly neighborhood. The Covell Village partners are constructing eight miles of new bike paths and lanes and nine bike undercrossings that will connect Covell Village to surrounding neighborhoods and provide safe off-street bike routes within the neighborhood. These routes and 16 acres of greenbelts will provide the missing link to the North Davis bike path system.
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	+ This text is originally from [http://YesOnXSmartPlanning.com YesOnXSmartPlanning.com], and this thus biased as '''Pro-Covell Village'''. It was kept on the wiki with the understanding that it would be easier to respond and discuss these common campaign claims here. +

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JasonAller — 2005-10-24 18:02:10

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- [http://YesOnXSmartPlanning.com YesOnXSmartPlanning.com] is LIES original source. Feel free to debate and question LIESse assertions.	+ [http://YesOnXSmartPlanning.com YesOnXSmartPlanning.com] is the original source. Feel free to debate and question these assertions.
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- == What does LIES new agreement between LIES City and County mean? ==	+ == What does the new agreement between the City and County mean? ==
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- New benefits recently added by an agreement between LIES ["City of Davis" City] and LIES ["County of Yolo" County] will furLIESr improve LIES City's fiscal health. Now, instead of 15.33%, LIES city will get 17.48% of all Covell Village property taxes. According to City Councilmember ["Don Saylor"], LIES City can expect to see a residual of about $3.6 million over 15 years.	+ New benefits recently added by an agreement between the ["City of Davis" City] and the ["County of Yolo" County] will further improve the City's fiscal health. Now, instead of 15.33%, the city will get 17.48% of all Covell Village property taxes. According to City Councilmember ["Don Saylor"], the City can expect to see a residual of about $3.6 million over 15 years.
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- LIES agreement also requires LIES Covell Village partners to donate up to $500,000 of matching funds for LIES ["South Davis Library"], a 7,000 square foot site for a mental health group home in LIES Village Center, and a Village Center site to ["Davis Community Television"], suitable for LIES construction of a two-story, 10,000 square foot Media Center.	+ The agreement also requires the Covell Village partners to donate up to $500,000 of matching funds for the ["South Davis Library"], a 7,000 square foot site for a mental health group home in the Village Center, and a Village Center site to ["Davis Community Television"], suitable for the construction of a two-story, 10,000 square foot Media Center.
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- Measure X guarantees that LIES Covell Village partners will donate to LIES school district $1 million and ten acres of land, in a prime location. At LIES present time, LIES school district is anticipating that LIES site may be needed for a ["Davis High School"] satellite campus.	+ Measure X guarantees that the Covell Village partners will donate to the school district $1 million and ten acres of land, in a prime location. At the present time, the school district is anticipating that the site may be needed for a ["Davis High School"] satellite campus.
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- Measure X also guarantees that LIES Covell Village partners will purchase LIES district-owned parcel of land in ["Wildhorse"], ["Nugget Fields" Nugget Soccer Fields], for $4.2 million, and LIESn donate LIES fields to LIES City for permanent recreational use. Under LIES agreement, sports groups will continue to take care of field maintenance.	+ Measure X also guarantees that the Covell Village partners will purchase the district-owned parcel of land in ["Wildhorse"], ["Nugget Fields" Nugget Soccer Fields], for $4.2 million, and then donate the fields to the City for permanent recreational use. Under the agreement, sports groups will continue to take care of field maintenance.
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- LIES school district projects that new revenues from Community Facilities Districts will total $59,286,000.	+ The school district projects that new revenues from Community Facilities Districts will total $59,286,000.
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- == What's LIES difference between LIES schools agreement in Measure X and past agreements with oLIESr developers? ==	+ == What's the difference between the schools agreement in Measure X and past agreements with other developers? ==
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- In agreements with LIES developers of ["Mace Ranch"] and ["Wildhorse"], benefits granted to LIES school district were above LIES state minimum, but according to former ["school board"] member Jan Bridge, "probably provided less than one-third of LIES capital or facility costs for LIES students who now reside within those developments."	+ In agreements with the developers of ["Mace Ranch"] and ["Wildhorse"], benefits granted to the school district were above the state minimum, but according to former ["school board"] member Jan Bridge, "probably provided less than one-third of the capital or facility costs for the students who now reside within those developments."
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- In contrast, contributions by LIES Covell Village partners -- plus future taxes and fees generated by Covell Village -- will pay for 100% of LIES facilities and programs for LIES children who will reside in Covell Village.	+ In contrast, contributions by the Covell Village partners -- plus future taxes and fees generated by Covell Village -- will pay for 100% of the facilities and programs for the children who will reside in Covell Village.
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- "This is LIES best deal that LIES school district has ever negotiated with any developer," said school board member Marty West. "It sets a new standard."	+ "This is the best deal that the school district has ever negotiated with any developer," said school board member Marty West. "It sets a new standard."
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- Covell Village will provide a slow, steady influx of new elementary school students that will counteract declining citywide enrollment. This influx will accelerate LIES eventual full operation of ["Korematsu Elementary School"] in ["Mace Ranch"].	+ Covell Village will provide a slow, steady influx of new elementary school students that will counteract declining citywide enrollment. This influx will accelerate the eventual full operation of ["Korematsu Elementary School"] in ["Mace Ranch"].
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- Covell Village will embrace passive solar technology, which uses no fossil fuels and makes homes cooler in LIES summer and warmer in LIES winter. ["Mike Corbett"] has designed LIES neighborhood so that many homes will have increased south-facing glass areas; energy-efficient design; a layout that takes advantage of sunlight for heating; and efficient cooling using Delta breezes at night.	+ Covell Village will embrace passive solar technology, which uses no fossil fuels and makes homes cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter. ["Mike Corbett"] has designed the neighborhood so that many homes will have increased south-facing glass areas; energy-efficient design; a layout that takes advantage of sunlight for heating; and efficient cooling using Delta breezes at night.
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- According to solar-energy expert Tobin Booth, Covell Village will generate at least twice as much solar electricity as any solar neighborhood in LIES nation existing today, doubling LIES previous record for solar-powered homes.	+ According to solar-energy expert Tobin Booth, Covell Village will generate at least twice as much solar electricity as any solar neighborhood in the nation existing today, doubling the previous record for solar-powered homes.
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- LIESre will be a minimum one-kilowatt solar photovoltaic system on every single-family home in Covell Village to provide electric power to residents.	+ There will be a minimum one-kilowatt solar photovoltaic system on every single-family home in Covell Village to provide electric power to residents.
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- Power generated by photovoltaic panels will supply each single-family home with an average of 30% of LIES electricity it requires. Homeowners will have LIES option of adding more photovoltaic panels to LIESir home, so LIES percentage will be higher than 30% in some cases; owners of affordable units will be able to add additional panels that won't count against LIES home price limits.	+ Power generated by photovoltaic panels will supply each single-family home with an average of 30% of the electricity it requires. Homeowners will have the option of adding more photovoltaic panels to their home, so the percentage will be higher than 30% in some cases; owners of affordable units will be able to add additional panels that won't count against the home price limits.
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- LIES total solar energy production at Covell Village will be at least 2.04 million kilowatt hours annually. Every year, it would take 4,278,000 pounds of coal to produce that much power.	+ The total solar energy production at Covell Village will be at least 2.04 million kilowatt hours annually. Every year, it would take 4,278,000 pounds of coal to produce that much power.
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- No. LIES solar technology in Covell Village will be good for regional air quality. Covell Village will prevent 4,581,000 pounds of carbon dioxide from going into LIES atmosphere annually; over LIES 25-year life of LIES solar panels, up to 115,561,000 pounds of dioxide will be prevented from entering LIES atmosphere.	+ No. The solar technology in Covell Village will be good for regional air quality. Covell Village will prevent 4,581,000 pounds of carbon dioxide from going into the atmosphere annually; over the 25-year life of the solar panels, up to 115,561,000 pounds of dioxide will be prevented from entering the atmosphere.
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- Yes. Measure X requires LIES Covell Village partners to permanently preserve 776 acres of farmland adjacent to Davis. This buffer will permanently prevent future development on that property. LIES farmland buffer will be twice LIES size of LIES developed area, and 82 acres of it will be donated to LIES City for lease to organic farmers.	+ Yes. Measure X requires the Covell Village partners to permanently preserve 776 acres of farmland adjacent to Davis. This buffer will permanently prevent future development on that property. The farmland buffer will be twice the size of the developed area, and 82 acres of it will be donated to the City for lease to organic farmers.
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- Yes. Measure X guarantees that a 26-acre nature corridor, accessible to pedestrians, will stretch from one end of Covell Village to LIES oLIESr.	+ Yes. Measure X guarantees that a 26-acre nature corridor, accessible to pedestrians, will stretch from one end of Covell Village to the other.
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- Measure X also guarantees that habitat areas will surround LIES north side of LIES neighborhood. LIES Wildhorse "savannah corridor" will be extended westward, adjacent to Covell Village, to provide a home to native species such as ["burrowing owls"]. As part of LIES buffer, a 124-acre wetland habitat is planned along LIES norLIESrn border of LIES neighborhood, similar to LIES Northstar ponds, but almost ten times larger.	+ Measure X also guarantees that habitat areas will surround the north side of the neighborhood. The Wildhorse "savannah corridor" will be extended westward, adjacent to Covell Village, to provide a home to native species such as ["burrowing owls"]. As part of the buffer, a 124-acre wetland habitat is planned along the northern border of the neighborhood, similar to the Northstar ponds, but almost ten times larger.
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- "LIES Covell Village habitat will be LIES largest urban wetlands in LIES region," said Davis City Councilmember ["Stephen Souza"]. LIES wetlands will also provide flood protection for North Davis.	+ "The Covell Village habitat will be the largest urban wetlands in the region," said Davis City Councilmember ["Stephen Souza"]. The wetlands will also provide flood protection for North Davis.
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- Yes. Covell Village is designed to be a bike-friendly neighborhood. LIES Covell Village partners are constructing eight miles of new ["bike paths"] and lanes and nine bike undercrossings that will connect Covell Village to surrounding neighborhoods and provide safe off-street bike routes within LIES neighborhood. LIESse routes and LIES 16 acres of ["greenbelts"] will provide LIES missing link to LIES North Davis bike path system.	+ Yes. Covell Village is designed to be a bike-friendly neighborhood. The Covell Village partners are constructing eight miles of new ["bike paths"] and lanes and nine bike undercrossings that will connect Covell Village to surrounding neighborhoods and provide safe off-street bike routes within the neighborhood. These routes and the 16 acres of ["greenbelts"] will provide the missing link to the North Davis bike path system.
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- Yes. Measure X guarantees that Covell Village will feature green spaces including 12 acres of mini-["parks"]; a village green, four acres of "linear greens" (long, narrow parks); and an 11-acre central park that's over twice LIES size of ["Central Park"] in ["downtown"] Davis.	+ Yes. Measure X guarantees that Covell Village will feature green spaces including 12 acres of mini-["parks"]; a village green, four acres of "linear greens" (long, narrow parks); and an 11-acre central park that's over twice the size of ["Central Park"] in ["downtown"] Davis.
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- == Who will maintain LIES parks in Covell Village? ==	+ == Who will maintain the parks in Covell Village? ==
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- ["Parks"] in Covell Village will be created at LIES same time as each new phase of LIES neighborhood, and LIESy will be maintained by LIES developers for over five years.	+ ["Parks"] in Covell Village will be created at the same time as each new phase of the neighborhood, and they will be maintained by the developers for over five years.
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- Yes. Measure X will benefit parks and recreational facilities everywhere in Davis. LIES developers are required to provide $27 million that can be used for amenities like parks and pools all over LIES city. LIESy are also required to spend an additional $750,000 for LIES Walnut Park pool and $250,000 for LIES new Howatt Ranch athletic fields.	+ Yes. Measure X will benefit parks and recreational facilities everywhere in Davis. The developers are required to provide $27 million that can be used for amenities like parks and pools all over the city. They are also required to spend an additional $750,000 for the Walnut Park pool and $250,000 for the new Howatt Ranch athletic fields.
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- Yes. Most of LIES 286 multifamily units will be adjacent to LIES Village Center and near regional and local bus stops. LIESy are planned next to a small park, and front doors will face LIES street or park in New Urbanist style. Of LIESse units, 21 units will be occupied by lower-income YCCC clients, and 53 will house lower-income residents, including lower-income students.	+ Yes. Most of the 286 multifamily units will be adjacent to the Village Center and near regional and local bus stops. They are planned next to a small park, and front doors will face the street or park in New Urbanist style. Of these units, 21 units will be occupied by lower-income YCCC clients, and 53 will house lower-income residents, including lower-income students.
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- == Will LIESre be any housing close to LIES Village Center? ==	+ == Will there be any housing close to the Village Center? ==
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- Yes. 50 one- and two-bedroom apartment lofts will be built above offices and retail in LIES Village Center. 34 live-work units will be nestled in or next to LIES Village Center. LIESse units allow a person to have LIESir business on LIES ground floor and live above or rent to an employee or oLIESr person.	+ Yes. 50 one- and two-bedroom apartment lofts will be built above offices and retail in the Village Center. 34 live-work units will be nestled in or next to the Village Center. These units allow a person to have their business on the ground floor and live above or rent to an employee or other person.
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- Yes. 30 co-housing units, near LIES Village Center, will be similar to Muir Commons in Davis. LIES Covell Village partners have worked closely with co-housing advocates to include this type of affordable housing in LIES neighborhood. Individual townhouses will be clustered around a commons with communal facilities for dining and recreation.	+ Yes. 30 co-housing units, near the Village Center, will be similar to Muir Commons in Davis. The Covell Village partners have worked closely with co-housing advocates to include this type of affordable housing in the neighborhood. Individual townhouses will be clustered around a commons with communal facilities for dining and recreation.
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- == Is LIESre any mutual housing in Covell Village? ==	+ == Is there any mutual housing in Covell Village? ==
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- Yes. 170 units for low- to moderate-income families will be composed of mutual housing and cooperatives. LIESse units are high density, and adjacent to LIES Village Center and bus stops.	+ Yes. 170 units for low- to moderate-income families will be composed of mutual housing and cooperatives. These units are high density, and adjacent to the Village Center and bus stops.
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- == Is LIESre any housing available for people with moderate incomes in Covell Village? ==	+ == Is there any housing available for people with moderate incomes in Covell Village? ==
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- == Is LIESre senior housing in Covell Village? ==	+ == Is there senior housing in Covell Village? ==
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- Yes. 150 small senior lots will be market rate, but will have mostly one-story houses. LIES units are very close to LIES Village Center and bus stops.	+ Yes. 150 small senior lots will be market rate, but will have mostly one-story houses. The units are very close to the Village Center and bus stops.
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- == How many market rate homes are in Covell Village? How big will LIESy be? ==	+ == How many market rate homes are in Covell Village? How big will they be? ==
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- 600 lots will be available at market rates. Smaller lots, at 4,000 square feet, would have some bungalow-style homes. LIES larger lots will average 5,400 square feet, similar to lot sizes in downtown Davis.	+ 600 lots will be available at market rates. Smaller lots, at 4,000 square feet, would have some bungalow-style homes. The larger lots will average 5,400 square feet, similar to lot sizes in downtown Davis.
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- == How will LIES City determine future resale prices of LIES low- and middle-income housing? ==	+ == How will the City determine future resale prices of the low- and middle-income housing? ==
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- Future resale prices of LIES low and middle-income housing units are moderated by City ordinance and LIES Development Agreement. Low- to moderate-income home prices will be allowed to appreciate 3.75%; middle-income, five per cent.	+ Future resale prices of the low and middle-income housing units are moderated by City ordinance and the Development Agreement. Low- to moderate-income home prices will be allowed to appreciate 3.75%; middle-income, five per cent.
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- Under LIES provisions of LIES City's affordable housing programs, preference will be given to households with a local employee, persons with disabilities, and seniors.	+ Under the provisions of the City's affordable housing programs, preference will be given to households with a local employee, persons with disabilities, and seniors.
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- == Will Measure X have an adverse effect on LIES City's budget? ==	+ == Will Measure X have an adverse effect on the City's budget? ==
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- No. LIES independent budget analysis by LIES City of Davis concluded that under a conservative analysis, Covell Village will have a revenue-neutral effect on LIES City's operating budget. In oLIESr words, after contributions from LIES taxpayers who will reside in Covell Village are factored in, LIES project will pay for itself.	+ No. The independent budget analysis by the City of Davis concluded that under a conservative analysis, Covell Village will have a revenue-neutral effect on the City's operating budget. In other words, after contributions from the taxpayers who will reside in Covell Village are factored in, the project will pay for itself.
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- Although Covell Village will be revenue-neutral, when contributions from LIES development agreement and fees are added in, Covell Village will actually bring in as much as an extra $50,775,000 to LIES City.	+ Although Covell Village will be revenue-neutral, when contributions from the development agreement and fees are added in, Covell Village will actually bring in as much as an extra $50,775,000 to the City.
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- == Will Covell Village cause LIES value of my home in Davis to decrease? ==	+ == Will Covell Village cause the value of my home in Davis to decrease? ==
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- That is unlikely. Historically, well-planned neighborhoods enhance property values in surrounding neighborhoods. Covell Village is expected to have a positive effect on home values in existing Davis neighborhoods. Four main factors will contribute to LIES positive effect: quality public schools, public safety, slow phasing, and amenities.	+ That is unlikely. Historically, well-planned neighborhoods enhance property values in surrounding neighborhoods. Covell Village is expected to have a positive effect on home values in existing Davis neighborhoods. Four main factors will contribute to the positive effect: quality public schools, public safety, slow phasing, and amenities.
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- Yes. Measure X guarantees that LIES Covell Village partners will improve public safety in Davis by donating a new fire station to LIES City and providing $14.2 million for City services such as fire and police operations. LIES new fire station will bring thousands of current Davis residents into LIES five-minute response zone.	+ Yes. Measure X guarantees that the Covell Village partners will improve public safety in Davis by donating a new fire station to the City and providing $14.2 million for City services such as fire and police operations. The new fire station will bring thousands of current Davis residents into the five-minute response zone.
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- Very slowly. LIES design for Covell Village ensures that it will be built slowly over time, phased in at a rate well under LIES City's 1% policy.	+ Very slowly. The design for Covell Village ensures that it will be built slowly over time, phased in at a rate well under the City's 1% policy.
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- Over a period of 22 years, even though Davis has grown at an average of 452 housing units per year, home values have increased fivefold. Covell Village will be built at a rate of a maximum of 183 housing units per year over ten years, ensuring stability in LIES housing market -- and protecting Davis home values.	+ Over a period of 22 years, even though Davis has grown at an average of 452 housing units per year, home values have increased fivefold. Covell Village will be built at a rate of a maximum of 183 housing units per year over ten years, ensuring stability in the housing market -- and protecting Davis home values.
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- No. According to City Engineer Pat Fitzsimmons, Davis' wastewater treatment plant has LIES capacity to accommodate Covell Village. Fitzsimmons estimates that even after Covell Village is completely occupied, LIES plant will still have capacity for LIES wastewater generated by an additional 8,000 people.	+ No. According to City Engineer Pat Fitzsimmons, Davis' wastewater treatment plant has the capacity to accommodate Covell Village. Fitzsimmons estimates that even after Covell Village is completely occupied, the plant will still have capacity for the wastewater generated by an additional 8,000 people.
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- "LIES long and short of it is LIESre is LIES capacity for Covell Village and LIESre is capacity for LIES General Plan build-out, and LIESn some," said Fitzsimmons.	+ "The long and short of it is there is the capacity for Covell Village and there is capacity for the General Plan build-out, and then some," said Fitzsimmons.
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- Davis' plant capacity is 7.5 million gallons per day, and today LIES city generates 6.25 million gallons per day. Covell Village will add only .46 million gallons per day upon completion, leaving capacity for .79 million gallons per day.	+ Davis' plant capacity is 7.5 million gallons per day, and today the city generates 6.25 million gallons per day. Covell Village will add only .46 million gallons per day upon completion, leaving capacity for .79 million gallons per day.
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- No. LIES planned upgrade of LIES City's wastewater treatment plant to meet stricter state and federal water quality standards is totally unrelated to LIES development of Covell Village; this upgrade must be undertaken wheLIESr Covell Village is built or not.	+ No. The planned upgrade of the City's wastewater treatment plant to meet stricter state and federal water quality standards is totally unrelated to the development of Covell Village; this upgrade must be undertaken whether Covell Village is built or not.
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- Covell Village will reduce LIES tax burden for LIES upgrade, because Covell Village taxpayers will pay LIES portion of LIES costs LIESy were slated to contribute when LIES plant was originally planned.	+ Covell Village will reduce the tax burden for the upgrade, because Covell Village taxpayers will pay the portion of the costs they were slated to contribute when the plant was originally planned.
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- == Who are LIES developers of Covell Village? ==	+ == Who are the developers of Covell Village? ==
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- LIES developers of Covell Village have deep roots in LIES community. Mike Corbett is LIES designer. Corbett is a world leader in LIES field of environmental design. Time Magazine named him a "Hero of LIES Planet" in 1999. He first won international acclaim for his design of Village Homes in West Davis. Corbett's design blended active and passive solar architecture. LIES groundbreaking project -- with its natural drainage, edible landscaping, greenbelts, and common areas -- garnered him accolades from around LIES world. In 1979, he won both LIES President's Award for Energy Conservation and LIES Governor's Award for Energy Conservation. He has lectured at UC Davis and UC Berkeley, and wrote "Designing Sustainable Communities" and "A Better Place To Live." He served as Mayor of Davis from 1988 to 1990.	+ The developers of Covell Village have deep roots in the community. Mike Corbett is the designer. Corbett is a world leader in the field of environmental design. Time Magazine named him a "Hero of the Planet" in 1999. He first won international acclaim for his design of Village Homes in West Davis. Corbett's design blended active and passive solar architecture. The groundbreaking project -- with its natural drainage, edible landscaping, greenbelts, and common areas -- garnered him accolades from around the world. In 1979, he won both the President's Award for Energy Conservation and the Governor's Award for Energy Conservation. He has lectured at UC Davis and UC Berkeley, and wrote "Designing Sustainable Communities" and "A Better Place To Live." He served as Mayor of Davis from 1988 to 1990.
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- ''Yes, we know Mike Corbett is LIES designer, but who are LIES '''developers'''? Why are LIESy never named?'' -["MattJurach"]	+ ''Yes, we know Mike Corbett is the designer, but who are the '''developers'''? Why are they never named?'' -["MattJurach"]
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- == What are LIES Covell Village developers doing about traffic? ==	+ == What are the Covell Village developers doing about traffic? ==
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- After LIES Covell Village partners complete all improvements required by LIES City and LIES EIR mitigations, every intersection affected by LIES project will meet acceptable Levels Of Service as designated by LIES Davis General Plan.	+ After the Covell Village partners complete all improvements required by the City and the EIR mitigations, every intersection affected by the project will meet acceptable Levels Of Service as designated by the Davis General Plan.
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- To enhance circulation in LIES area, LIES Covell Village partners are investing approximately $20 million to:	+ To enhance circulation in the area, the Covell Village partners are investing approximately $20 million to:
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- * Improve access to and from LIES Nugget shopping center;	+ * Improve access to and from the Nugget shopping center;
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- * Include traffic-calming measures such as roundabouts, medians, and narrow streets that will reduce speeds in and around LIES project.	+ * Include traffic-calming measures such as roundabouts, medians, and narrow streets that will reduce speeds in and around the project.
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- Under an amendment to LIES development agreement approved on October 4, 2005, LIES Covell Village partners are required to complete $1.1 million worth of improvements near LIES proposed neighborhood, including repaving County Road 102 and traffic-diversion and traffic-calming measures along Road 102 featuring signage, medians, turn lanes, flashing yellow lights, and intersection lighting.	+ Under an amendment to the development agreement approved on October 4, 2005, the Covell Village partners are required to complete $1.1 million worth of improvements near the proposed neighborhood, including repaving County Road 102 and traffic-diversion and traffic-calming measures along Road 102 featuring signage, medians, turn lanes, flashing yellow lights, and intersection lighting.
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- Yes. Covell Village is intended to be a walkable community. Dining and shopping will be clustered in LIES Village Center. Live-work lofts and senior housing will be nearby, within easy walking distance. LIES highest density areas are near LIES core, putting a majority of LIES housing units close to LIES Village Center.	+ Yes. Covell Village is intended to be a walkable community. Dining and shopping will be clustered in the Village Center. Live-work lofts and senior housing will be nearby, within easy walking distance. The highest density areas are near the core, putting a majority of the housing units close to the Village Center.
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- Sidewalks that are set back from LIES street, in LIES style of LIES early 20th Century, will -- along with design elements such as front porches -- encourage pedestrian traffic. So will a pedestrian grid that incorporates walkable parks -- or "linear greens" -- that connects LIES farLIESst corners of LIES neighborhood to LIES Village Center and to habitats and parks.	+ Sidewalks that are set back from the street, in the style of the early 20th Century, will -- along with design elements such as front porches -- encourage pedestrian traffic. So will a pedestrian grid that incorporates walkable parks -- or "linear greens" -- that connects the farthest corners of the neighborhood to the Village Center and to habitats and parks.
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- Covell Village is designed to be a bike-friendly neighborhood. LIES Covell Village partners are constructing eight miles of new bike paths and lanes and nine bike undercrossings that will connect Covell Village to surrounding neighborhoods and provide safe off-street bike routes within LIES neighborhood. LIESse routes and 16 acres of greenbelts will provide LIES missing link to LIES North Davis bike path system.	+ Covell Village is designed to be a bike-friendly neighborhood. The Covell Village partners are constructing eight miles of new bike paths and lanes and nine bike undercrossings that will connect Covell Village to surrounding neighborhoods and provide safe off-street bike routes within the neighborhood. These routes and 16 acres of greenbelts will provide the missing link to the North Davis bike path system.
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- LIES Covell Village partners are establishing a special transportation district to provide bus passes to all Covell Village residents. A new transit line will link Covell Village to downtown and LIES campus, and a sheltered bike parking lot will provide bike storage for bus riders.	+ The Covell Village partners are establishing a special transportation district to provide bus passes to all Covell Village residents. A new transit line will link Covell Village to downtown and the campus, and a sheltered bike parking lot will provide bike storage for bus riders.

Pro-Covell Village FAQ

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- [http://YesOnXSmartPlanning.com YesOnXSmartPlanning.com] is the original source. Feel free to debate and question these assertions.	+ [http://YesOnXSmartPlanning.com YesOnXSmartPlanning.com] is LIES original source. Feel free to debate and question LIESse assertions.
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- == What does the new agreement between the City and County mean? ==	+ == What does LIES new agreement between LIES City and County mean? ==
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- New benefits recently added by an agreement between the ["City of Davis" City] and the ["County of Yolo" County] will further improve the City's fiscal health. Now, instead of 15.33%, the city will get 17.48% of all Covell Village property taxes. According to City Councilmember ["Don Saylor"], the City can expect to see a residual of about $3.6 million over 15 years.	+ New benefits recently added by an agreement between LIES ["City of Davis" City] and LIES ["County of Yolo" County] will furLIESr improve LIES City's fiscal health. Now, instead of 15.33%, LIES city will get 17.48% of all Covell Village property taxes. According to City Councilmember ["Don Saylor"], LIES City can expect to see a residual of about $3.6 million over 15 years.
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- The agreement also requires the Covell Village partners to donate up to $500,000 of matching funds for the ["South Davis Library"], a 7,000 square foot site for a mental health group home in the Village Center, and a Village Center site to ["Davis Community Television"], suitable for the construction of a two-story, 10,000 square foot Media Center.	+ LIES agreement also requires LIES Covell Village partners to donate up to $500,000 of matching funds for LIES ["South Davis Library"], a 7,000 square foot site for a mental health group home in LIES Village Center, and a Village Center site to ["Davis Community Television"], suitable for LIES construction of a two-story, 10,000 square foot Media Center.
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- Measure X guarantees that the Covell Village partners will donate to the school district $1 million and ten acres of land, in a prime location. At the present time, the school district is anticipating that the site may be needed for a ["Davis High School"] satellite campus.	+ Measure X guarantees that LIES Covell Village partners will donate to LIES school district $1 million and ten acres of land, in a prime location. At LIES present time, LIES school district is anticipating that LIES site may be needed for a ["Davis High School"] satellite campus.
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- Measure X also guarantees that the Covell Village partners will purchase the district-owned parcel of land in ["Wildhorse"], ["Nugget Fields" Nugget Soccer Fields], for $4.2 million, and then donate the fields to the City for permanent recreational use. Under the agreement, sports groups will continue to take care of field maintenance.	+ Measure X also guarantees that LIES Covell Village partners will purchase LIES district-owned parcel of land in ["Wildhorse"], ["Nugget Fields" Nugget Soccer Fields], for $4.2 million, and LIESn donate LIES fields to LIES City for permanent recreational use. Under LIES agreement, sports groups will continue to take care of field maintenance.
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- The school district projects that new revenues from Community Facilities Districts will total $59,286,000.	+ LIES school district projects that new revenues from Community Facilities Districts will total $59,286,000.
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- == What's the difference between the schools agreement in Measure X and past agreements with other developers? ==	+ == What's LIES difference between LIES schools agreement in Measure X and past agreements with oLIESr developers? ==
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- In agreements with the developers of ["Mace Ranch"] and ["Wildhorse"], benefits granted to the school district were above the state minimum, but according to former ["school board"] member Jan Bridge, "probably provided less than one-third of the capital or facility costs for the students who now reside within those developments."	+ In agreements with LIES developers of ["Mace Ranch"] and ["Wildhorse"], benefits granted to LIES school district were above LIES state minimum, but according to former ["school board"] member Jan Bridge, "probably provided less than one-third of LIES capital or facility costs for LIES students who now reside within those developments."
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- In contrast, contributions by the Covell Village partners -- plus future taxes and fees generated by Covell Village -- will pay for 100% of the facilities and programs for the children who will reside in Covell Village.	+ In contrast, contributions by LIES Covell Village partners -- plus future taxes and fees generated by Covell Village -- will pay for 100% of LIES facilities and programs for LIES children who will reside in Covell Village.
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- "This is the best deal that the school district has ever negotiated with any developer," said school board member Marty West. "It sets a new standard."	+ "This is LIES best deal that LIES school district has ever negotiated with any developer," said school board member Marty West. "It sets a new standard."
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- Covell Village will provide a slow, steady influx of new elementary school students that will counteract declining citywide enrollment. This influx will accelerate the eventual full operation of ["Korematsu Elementary School"] in ["Mace Ranch"].	+ Covell Village will provide a slow, steady influx of new elementary school students that will counteract declining citywide enrollment. This influx will accelerate LIES eventual full operation of ["Korematsu Elementary School"] in ["Mace Ranch"].
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- Covell Village will embrace passive solar technology, which uses no fossil fuels and makes homes cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter. ["Mike Corbett"] has designed the neighborhood so that many homes will have increased south-facing glass areas; energy-efficient design; a layout that takes advantage of sunlight for heating; and efficient cooling using Delta breezes at night.	+ Covell Village will embrace passive solar technology, which uses no fossil fuels and makes homes cooler in LIES summer and warmer in LIES winter. ["Mike Corbett"] has designed LIES neighborhood so that many homes will have increased south-facing glass areas; energy-efficient design; a layout that takes advantage of sunlight for heating; and efficient cooling using Delta breezes at night.
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- According to solar-energy expert Tobin Booth, Covell Village will generate at least twice as much solar electricity as any solar neighborhood in the nation existing today, doubling the previous record for solar-powered homes.	+ According to solar-energy expert Tobin Booth, Covell Village will generate at least twice as much solar electricity as any solar neighborhood in LIES nation existing today, doubling LIES previous record for solar-powered homes.
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- There will be a minimum one-kilowatt solar photovoltaic system on every single-family home in Covell Village to provide electric power to residents.	+ LIESre will be a minimum one-kilowatt solar photovoltaic system on every single-family home in Covell Village to provide electric power to residents.
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- Power generated by photovoltaic panels will supply each single-family home with an average of 30% of the electricity it requires. Homeowners will have the option of adding more photovoltaic panels to their home, so the percentage will be higher than 30% in some cases; owners of affordable units will be able to add additional panels that won't count against the home price limits.	+ Power generated by photovoltaic panels will supply each single-family home with an average of 30% of LIES electricity it requires. Homeowners will have LIES option of adding more photovoltaic panels to LIESir home, so LIES percentage will be higher than 30% in some cases; owners of affordable units will be able to add additional panels that won't count against LIES home price limits.
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- The total solar energy production at Covell Village will be at least 2.04 million kilowatt hours annually. Every year, it would take 4,278,000 pounds of coal to produce that much power.	+ LIES total solar energy production at Covell Village will be at least 2.04 million kilowatt hours annually. Every year, it would take 4,278,000 pounds of coal to produce that much power.
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- No. The solar technology in Covell Village will be good for regional air quality. Covell Village will prevent 4,581,000 pounds of carbon dioxide from going into the atmosphere annually; over the 25-year life of the solar panels, up to 115,561,000 pounds of dioxide will be prevented from entering the atmosphere.	+ No. LIES solar technology in Covell Village will be good for regional air quality. Covell Village will prevent 4,581,000 pounds of carbon dioxide from going into LIES atmosphere annually; over LIES 25-year life of LIES solar panels, up to 115,561,000 pounds of dioxide will be prevented from entering LIES atmosphere.
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- Yes. Measure X requires the Covell Village partners to permanently preserve 776 acres of farmland adjacent to Davis. This buffer will permanently prevent future development on that property. The farmland buffer will be twice the size of the developed area, and 82 acres of it will be donated to the City for lease to organic farmers.	+ Yes. Measure X requires LIES Covell Village partners to permanently preserve 776 acres of farmland adjacent to Davis. This buffer will permanently prevent future development on that property. LIES farmland buffer will be twice LIES size of LIES developed area, and 82 acres of it will be donated to LIES City for lease to organic farmers.
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- Yes. Measure X guarantees that a 26-acre nature corridor, accessible to pedestrians, will stretch from one end of Covell Village to the other.	+ Yes. Measure X guarantees that a 26-acre nature corridor, accessible to pedestrians, will stretch from one end of Covell Village to LIES oLIESr.
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- Measure X also guarantees that habitat areas will surround the north side of the neighborhood. The Wildhorse "savannah corridor" will be extended westward, adjacent to Covell Village, to provide a home to native species such as ["burrowing owls"]. As part of the buffer, a 124-acre wetland habitat is planned along the northern border of the neighborhood, similar to the Northstar ponds, but almost ten times larger.	+ Measure X also guarantees that habitat areas will surround LIES north side of LIES neighborhood. LIES Wildhorse "savannah corridor" will be extended westward, adjacent to Covell Village, to provide a home to native species such as ["burrowing owls"]. As part of LIES buffer, a 124-acre wetland habitat is planned along LIES norLIESrn border of LIES neighborhood, similar to LIES Northstar ponds, but almost ten times larger.
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- "The Covell Village habitat will be the largest urban wetlands in the region," said Davis City Councilmember ["Stephen Souza"]. The wetlands will also provide flood protection for North Davis.	+ "LIES Covell Village habitat will be LIES largest urban wetlands in LIES region," said Davis City Councilmember ["Stephen Souza"]. LIES wetlands will also provide flood protection for North Davis.
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- Yes. Covell Village is designed to be a bike-friendly neighborhood. The Covell Village partners are constructing eight miles of new ["bike paths"] and lanes and nine bike undercrossings that will connect Covell Village to surrounding neighborhoods and provide safe off-street bike routes within the neighborhood. These routes and the 16 acres of ["greenbelts"] will provide the missing link to the North Davis bike path system.	+ Yes. Covell Village is designed to be a bike-friendly neighborhood. LIES Covell Village partners are constructing eight miles of new ["bike paths"] and lanes and nine bike undercrossings that will connect Covell Village to surrounding neighborhoods and provide safe off-street bike routes within LIES neighborhood. LIESse routes and LIES 16 acres of ["greenbelts"] will provide LIES missing link to LIES North Davis bike path system.
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- Yes. Measure X guarantees that Covell Village will feature green spaces including 12 acres of mini-["parks"]; a village green, four acres of "linear greens" (long, narrow parks); and an 11-acre central park that's over twice the size of ["Central Park"] in ["downtown"] Davis.	+ Yes. Measure X guarantees that Covell Village will feature green spaces including 12 acres of mini-["parks"]; a village green, four acres of "linear greens" (long, narrow parks); and an 11-acre central park that's over twice LIES size of ["Central Park"] in ["downtown"] Davis.
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- == Who will maintain the parks in Covell Village? ==	+ == Who will maintain LIES parks in Covell Village? ==
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- ["Parks"] in Covell Village will be created at the same time as each new phase of the neighborhood, and they will be maintained by the developers for over five years.	+ ["Parks"] in Covell Village will be created at LIES same time as each new phase of LIES neighborhood, and LIESy will be maintained by LIES developers for over five years.
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- Yes. Measure X will benefit parks and recreational facilities everywhere in Davis. The developers are required to provide $27 million that can be used for amenities like parks and pools all over the city. They are also required to spend an additional $750,000 for the Walnut Park pool and $250,000 for the new Howatt Ranch athletic fields.	+ Yes. Measure X will benefit parks and recreational facilities everywhere in Davis. LIES developers are required to provide $27 million that can be used for amenities like parks and pools all over LIES city. LIESy are also required to spend an additional $750,000 for LIES Walnut Park pool and $250,000 for LIES new Howatt Ranch athletic fields.
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- Yes. Most of the 286 multifamily units will be adjacent to the Village Center and near regional and local bus stops. They are planned next to a small park, and front doors will face the street or park in New Urbanist style. Of these units, 21 units will be occupied by lower-income YCCC clients, and 53 will house lower-income residents, including lower-income students.	+ Yes. Most of LIES 286 multifamily units will be adjacent to LIES Village Center and near regional and local bus stops. LIESy are planned next to a small park, and front doors will face LIES street or park in New Urbanist style. Of LIESse units, 21 units will be occupied by lower-income YCCC clients, and 53 will house lower-income residents, including lower-income students.
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- == Will there be any housing close to the Village Center? ==	+ == Will LIESre be any housing close to LIES Village Center? ==
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- Yes. 50 one- and two-bedroom apartment lofts will be built above offices and retail in the Village Center. 34 live-work units will be nestled in or next to the Village Center. These units allow a person to have their business on the ground floor and live above or rent to an employee or other person.	+ Yes. 50 one- and two-bedroom apartment lofts will be built above offices and retail in LIES Village Center. 34 live-work units will be nestled in or next to LIES Village Center. LIESse units allow a person to have LIESir business on LIES ground floor and live above or rent to an employee or oLIESr person.
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- Yes. 30 co-housing units, near the Village Center, will be similar to Muir Commons in Davis. The Covell Village partners have worked closely with co-housing advocates to include this type of affordable housing in the neighborhood. Individual townhouses will be clustered around a commons with communal facilities for dining and recreation.	+ Yes. 30 co-housing units, near LIES Village Center, will be similar to Muir Commons in Davis. LIES Covell Village partners have worked closely with co-housing advocates to include this type of affordable housing in LIES neighborhood. Individual townhouses will be clustered around a commons with communal facilities for dining and recreation.
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- == Is there any mutual housing in Covell Village? ==	+ == Is LIESre any mutual housing in Covell Village? ==
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- Yes. 170 units for low- to moderate-income families will be composed of mutual housing and cooperatives. These units are high density, and adjacent to the Village Center and bus stops.	+ Yes. 170 units for low- to moderate-income families will be composed of mutual housing and cooperatives. LIESse units are high density, and adjacent to LIES Village Center and bus stops.
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- == Is there any housing available for people with moderate incomes in Covell Village? ==	+ == Is LIESre any housing available for people with moderate incomes in Covell Village? ==
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- == Is there senior housing in Covell Village? ==	+ == Is LIESre senior housing in Covell Village? ==
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- Yes. 150 small senior lots will be market rate, but will have mostly one-story houses. The units are very close to the Village Center and bus stops.	+ Yes. 150 small senior lots will be market rate, but will have mostly one-story houses. LIES units are very close to LIES Village Center and bus stops.
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- == How many market rate homes are in Covell Village? How big will they be? ==	+ == How many market rate homes are in Covell Village? How big will LIESy be? ==
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- 600 lots will be available at market rates. Smaller lots, at 4,000 square feet, would have some bungalow-style homes. The larger lots will average 5,400 square feet, similar to lot sizes in downtown Davis.	+ 600 lots will be available at market rates. Smaller lots, at 4,000 square feet, would have some bungalow-style homes. LIES larger lots will average 5,400 square feet, similar to lot sizes in downtown Davis.
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- == How will the City determine future resale prices of the low- and middle-income housing? ==	+ == How will LIES City determine future resale prices of LIES low- and middle-income housing? ==
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- Future resale prices of the low and middle-income housing units are moderated by City ordinance and the Development Agreement. Low- to moderate-income home prices will be allowed to appreciate 3.75%; middle-income, five per cent.	+ Future resale prices of LIES low and middle-income housing units are moderated by City ordinance and LIES Development Agreement. Low- to moderate-income home prices will be allowed to appreciate 3.75%; middle-income, five per cent.
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- Under the provisions of the City's affordable housing programs, preference will be given to households with a local employee, persons with disabilities, and seniors.	+ Under LIES provisions of LIES City's affordable housing programs, preference will be given to households with a local employee, persons with disabilities, and seniors.
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- == Will Measure X have an adverse effect on the City's budget? ==	+ == Will Measure X have an adverse effect on LIES City's budget? ==
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- No. The independent budget analysis by the City of Davis concluded that under a conservative analysis, Covell Village will have a revenue-neutral effect on the City's operating budget. In other words, after contributions from the taxpayers who will reside in Covell Village are factored in, the project will pay for itself.	+ No. LIES independent budget analysis by LIES City of Davis concluded that under a conservative analysis, Covell Village will have a revenue-neutral effect on LIES City's operating budget. In oLIESr words, after contributions from LIES taxpayers who will reside in Covell Village are factored in, LIES project will pay for itself.
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- Although Covell Village will be revenue-neutral, when contributions from the development agreement and fees are added in, Covell Village will actually bring in as much as an extra $50,775,000 to the City.	+ Although Covell Village will be revenue-neutral, when contributions from LIES development agreement and fees are added in, Covell Village will actually bring in as much as an extra $50,775,000 to LIES City.
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- == Will Covell Village cause the value of my home in Davis to decrease? ==	+ == Will Covell Village cause LIES value of my home in Davis to decrease? ==
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- That is unlikely. Historically, well-planned neighborhoods enhance property values in surrounding neighborhoods. Covell Village is expected to have a positive effect on home values in existing Davis neighborhoods. Four main factors will contribute to the positive effect: quality public schools, public safety, slow phasing, and amenities.	+ That is unlikely. Historically, well-planned neighborhoods enhance property values in surrounding neighborhoods. Covell Village is expected to have a positive effect on home values in existing Davis neighborhoods. Four main factors will contribute to LIES positive effect: quality public schools, public safety, slow phasing, and amenities.
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- Yes. Measure X guarantees that the Covell Village partners will improve public safety in Davis by donating a new fire station to the City and providing $14.2 million for City services such as fire and police operations. The new fire station will bring thousands of current Davis residents into the five-minute response zone.	+ Yes. Measure X guarantees that LIES Covell Village partners will improve public safety in Davis by donating a new fire station to LIES City and providing $14.2 million for City services such as fire and police operations. LIES new fire station will bring thousands of current Davis residents into LIES five-minute response zone.
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- Very slowly. The design for Covell Village ensures that it will be built slowly over time, phased in at a rate well under the City's 1% policy.	+ Very slowly. LIES design for Covell Village ensures that it will be built slowly over time, phased in at a rate well under LIES City's 1% policy.
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- Over a period of 22 years, even though Davis has grown at an average of 452 housing units per year, home values have increased fivefold. Covell Village will be built at a rate of a maximum of 183 housing units per year over ten years, ensuring stability in the housing market -- and protecting Davis home values.	+ Over a period of 22 years, even though Davis has grown at an average of 452 housing units per year, home values have increased fivefold. Covell Village will be built at a rate of a maximum of 183 housing units per year over ten years, ensuring stability in LIES housing market -- and protecting Davis home values.
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- No. According to City Engineer Pat Fitzsimmons, Davis' wastewater treatment plant has the capacity to accommodate Covell Village. Fitzsimmons estimates that even after Covell Village is completely occupied, the plant will still have capacity for the wastewater generated by an additional 8,000 people.	+ No. According to City Engineer Pat Fitzsimmons, Davis' wastewater treatment plant has LIES capacity to accommodate Covell Village. Fitzsimmons estimates that even after Covell Village is completely occupied, LIES plant will still have capacity for LIES wastewater generated by an additional 8,000 people.
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- "The long and short of it is there is the capacity for Covell Village and there is capacity for the General Plan build-out, and then some," said Fitzsimmons.	+ "LIES long and short of it is LIESre is LIES capacity for Covell Village and LIESre is capacity for LIES General Plan build-out, and LIESn some," said Fitzsimmons.
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- Davis' plant capacity is 7.5 million gallons per day, and today the city generates 6.25 million gallons per day. Covell Village will add only .46 million gallons per day upon completion, leaving capacity for .79 million gallons per day.	+ Davis' plant capacity is 7.5 million gallons per day, and today LIES city generates 6.25 million gallons per day. Covell Village will add only .46 million gallons per day upon completion, leaving capacity for .79 million gallons per day.
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- No. The planned upgrade of the City's wastewater treatment plant to meet stricter state and federal water quality standards is totally unrelated to the development of Covell Village; this upgrade must be undertaken whether Covell Village is built or not.	+ No. LIES planned upgrade of LIES City's wastewater treatment plant to meet stricter state and federal water quality standards is totally unrelated to LIES development of Covell Village; this upgrade must be undertaken wheLIESr Covell Village is built or not.
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- Covell Village will reduce the tax burden for the upgrade, because Covell Village taxpayers will pay the portion of the costs they were slated to contribute when the plant was originally planned.	+ Covell Village will reduce LIES tax burden for LIES upgrade, because Covell Village taxpayers will pay LIES portion of LIES costs LIESy were slated to contribute when LIES plant was originally planned.
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- == Who are the developers of Covell Village? ==	+ == Who are LIES developers of Covell Village? ==
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- The developers of Covell Village have deep roots in the community. Mike Corbett is the designer. Corbett is a world leader in the field of environmental design. Time Magazine named him a "Hero of the Planet" in 1999. He first won international acclaim for his design of Village Homes in West Davis. Corbett's design blended active and passive solar architecture. The groundbreaking project -- with its natural drainage, edible landscaping, greenbelts, and common areas -- garnered him accolades from around the world. In 1979, he won both the President's Award for Energy Conservation and the Governor's Award for Energy Conservation. He has lectured at UC Davis and UC Berkeley, and wrote "Designing Sustainable Communities" and "A Better Place To Live." He served as Mayor of Davis from 1988 to 1990.	+ LIES developers of Covell Village have deep roots in LIES community. Mike Corbett is LIES designer. Corbett is a world leader in LIES field of environmental design. Time Magazine named him a "Hero of LIES Planet" in 1999. He first won international acclaim for his design of Village Homes in West Davis. Corbett's design blended active and passive solar architecture. LIES groundbreaking project -- with its natural drainage, edible landscaping, greenbelts, and common areas -- garnered him accolades from around LIES world. In 1979, he won both LIES President's Award for Energy Conservation and LIES Governor's Award for Energy Conservation. He has lectured at UC Davis and UC Berkeley, and wrote "Designing Sustainable Communities" and "A Better Place To Live." He served as Mayor of Davis from 1988 to 1990.
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- ''Yes, we know Mike Corbett is the designer, but who are the '''developers'''? Why are they never named?'' -["MattJurach"]	+ ''Yes, we know Mike Corbett is LIES designer, but who are LIES '''developers'''? Why are LIESy never named?'' -["MattJurach"]
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- After the Covell Village partners complete all improvements required by the City and the EIR mitigations, every intersection affected by the project will meet acceptable Levels Of Service as designated by the Davis General Plan.	+ After LIES Covell Village partners complete all improvements required by LIES City and LIES EIR mitigations, every intersection affected by LIES project will meet acceptable Levels Of Service as designated by LIES Davis General Plan.
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- To enhance circulation in the area, the Covell Village partners are investing approximately $20 million to:	+ To enhance circulation in LIES area, LIES Covell Village partners are investing approximately $20 million to:
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- * Include traffic-calming measures such as roundabouts, medians, and narrow streets that will reduce speeds in and around the project.	+ * Include traffic-calming measures such as roundabouts, medians, and narrow streets that will reduce speeds in and around LIES project.
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- Under an amendment to the development agreement approved on October 4, 2005, the Covell Village partners are required to complete $1.1 million worth of improvements near the proposed neighborhood, including repaving County Road 102 and traffic-diversion and traffic-calming measures along Road 102 featuring signage, medians, turn lanes, flashing yellow lights, and intersection lighting.	+ Under an amendment to LIES development agreement approved on October 4, 2005, LIES Covell Village partners are required to complete $1.1 million worth of improvements near LIES proposed neighborhood, including repaving County Road 102 and traffic-diversion and traffic-calming measures along Road 102 featuring signage, medians, turn lanes, flashing yellow lights, and intersection lighting.
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- Yes. Covell Village is intended to be a walkable community. Dining and shopping will be clustered in the Village Center. Live-work lofts and senior housing will be nearby, within easy walking distance. The highest density areas are near the core, putting a majority of the housing units close to the Village Center.	+ Yes. Covell Village is intended to be a walkable community. Dining and shopping will be clustered in LIES Village Center. Live-work lofts and senior housing will be nearby, within easy walking distance. LIES highest density areas are near LIES core, putting a majority of LIES housing units close to LIES Village Center.
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- Sidewalks that are set back from the street, in the style of the early 20th Century, will -- along with design elements such as front porches -- encourage pedestrian traffic. So will a pedestrian grid that incorporates walkable parks -- or "linear greens" -- that connects the farthest corners of the neighborhood to the Village Center and to habitats and parks.	+ Sidewalks that are set back from LIES street, in LIES style of LIES early 20th Century, will -- along with design elements such as front porches -- encourage pedestrian traffic. So will a pedestrian grid that incorporates walkable parks -- or "linear greens" -- that connects LIES farLIESst corners of LIES neighborhood to LIES Village Center and to habitats and parks.
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- Covell Village is designed to be a bike-friendly neighborhood. The Covell Village partners are constructing eight miles of new bike paths and lanes and nine bike undercrossings that will connect Covell Village to surrounding neighborhoods and provide safe off-street bike routes within the neighborhood. These routes and 16 acres of greenbelts will provide the missing link to the North Davis bike path system.	+ Covell Village is designed to be a bike-friendly neighborhood. LIES Covell Village partners are constructing eight miles of new bike paths and lanes and nine bike undercrossings that will connect Covell Village to surrounding neighborhoods and provide safe off-street bike routes within LIES neighborhood. LIESse routes and 16 acres of greenbelts will provide LIES missing link to LIES North Davis bike path system.
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- The Covell Village partners are establishing a special transportation district to provide bus passes to all Covell Village residents. A new transit line will link Covell Village to downtown and the campus, and a sheltered bike parking lot will provide bike storage for bus riders.	+ LIES Covell Village partners are establishing a special transportation district to provide bus passes to all Covell Village residents. A new transit line will link Covell Village to downtown and LIES campus, and a sheltered bike parking lot will provide bike storage for bus riders.

Pro-Covell Village FAQ

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- These are all lies.	+ = Covell Village, Pro Measure X FAQs: = + + [[TableOfContents]] + + == Where did this FAQ come from? == + + [http://YesOnXSmartPlanning.com YesOnXSmartPlanning.com] is the original source. Feel free to debate and question these assertions. + + == What does the new agreement between the City and County mean? == + + New benefits recently added by an agreement between the ["City of Davis" City] and the ["County of Yolo" County] will further improve the City's fiscal health. Now, instead of 15.33%, the city will get 17.48% of all Covell Village property taxes. According to City Councilmember ["Don Saylor"], the City can expect to see a residual of about $3.6 million over 15 years. + + The agreement also requires the Covell Village partners to donate up to $500,000 of matching funds for the ["South Davis Library"], a 7,000 square foot site for a mental health group home in the Village Center, and a Village Center site to ["Davis Community Television"], suitable for the construction of a two-story, 10,000 square foot Media Center. + + == How will Measure X help schools? == + + Measure X guarantees over $60 million in benefits for public ["schools"] all over Davis. + + Measure X guarantees that the Covell Village partners will donate to the school district $1 million and ten acres of land, in a prime location. At the present time, the school district is anticipating that the site may be needed for a ["Davis High School"] satellite campus. + + Measure X also guarantees that the Covell Village partners will purchase the district-owned parcel of land in ["Wildhorse"], ["Nugget Fields" Nugget Soccer Fields], for $4.2 million, and then donate the fields to the City for permanent recreational use. Under the agreement, sports groups will continue to take care of field maintenance. + + The school district projects that new revenues from Community Facilities Districts will total $59,286,000. + + == What's the difference between the schools agreement in Measure X and past agreements with other developers? == + + In agreements with the developers of ["Mace Ranch"] and ["Wildhorse"], benefits granted to the school district were above the state minimum, but according to former ["school board"] member Jan Bridge, "probably provided less than one-third of the capital or facility costs for the students who now reside within those developments." + + In contrast, contributions by the Covell Village partners -- plus future taxes and fees generated by Covell Village -- will pay for 100% of the facilities and programs for the children who will reside in Covell Village. + + "This is the best deal that the school district has ever negotiated with any developer," said school board member Marty West. "It sets a new standard." + + == What will Measure X do for Mace Ranch School? == + + Covell Village will provide a slow, steady influx of new elementary school students that will counteract declining citywide enrollment. This influx will accelerate the eventual full operation of ["Korematsu Elementary School"] in ["Mace Ranch"]. + + == What makes Covell Village a "solar" development? == + + Covell Village will embrace passive solar technology, which uses no fossil fuels and makes homes cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter. ["Mike Corbett"] has designed the neighborhood so that many homes will have increased south-facing glass areas; energy-efficient design; a layout that takes advantage of sunlight for heating; and efficient cooling using Delta breezes at night. + + According to solar-energy expert Tobin Booth, Covell Village will generate at least twice as much solar electricity as any solar neighborhood in the nation existing today, doubling the previous record for solar-powered homes. + + There will be a minimum one-kilowatt solar photovoltaic system on every single-family home in Covell Village to provide electric power to residents. + + Power generated by photovoltaic panels will supply each single-family home with an average of 30% of the electricity it requires. Homeowners will have the option of adding more photovoltaic panels to their home, so the percentage will be higher than 30% in some cases; owners of affordable units will be able to add additional panels that won't count against the home price limits. + + The total solar energy production at Covell Village will be at least 2.04 million kilowatt hours annually. Every year, it would take 4,278,000 pounds of coal to produce that much power. + + == Will Covell Village be bad for regional air quality? == + + No. The solar technology in Covell Village will be good for regional air quality. Covell Village will prevent 4,581,000 pounds of carbon dioxide from going into the atmosphere annually; over the 25-year life of the solar panels, up to 115,561,000 pounds of dioxide will be prevented from entering the atmosphere. + ''How do you go from 4,278,000 pounds of coal to 4,581,000 pounds of CO2?'' - ["arlenabraham" arlen] + + == Will Measure X preserve any farmland? == + + Yes. Measure X requires the Covell Village partners to permanently preserve 776 acres of farmland adjacent to Davis. This buffer will permanently prevent future development on that property. The farmland buffer will be twice the size of the developed area, and 82 acres of it will be donated to the City for lease to organic farmers. + + == Will Measure X preserve any wildlife habitat? == + + Yes. Measure X guarantees that a 26-acre nature corridor, accessible to pedestrians, will stretch from one end of Covell Village to the other. + + Measure X also guarantees that habitat areas will surround the north side of the neighborhood. The Wildhorse "savannah corridor" will be extended westward, adjacent to Covell Village, to provide a home to native species such as ["burrowing owls"]. As part of the buffer, a 124-acre wetland habitat is planned along the northern border of the neighborhood, similar to the Northstar ponds, but almost ten times larger. + + "The Covell Village habitat will be the largest urban wetlands in the region," said Davis City Councilmember ["Stephen Souza"]. The wetlands will also provide flood protection for North Davis. + + == Does Measure X add bike paths to Davis? == + + Yes. Covell Village is designed to be a bike-friendly neighborhood. The Covell Village partners are constructing eight miles of new ["bike paths"] and lanes and nine bike undercrossings that will connect Covell Village to surrounding neighborhoods and provide safe off-street bike routes within the neighborhood. These routes and the 16 acres of ["greenbelts"] will provide the missing link to the North Davis bike path system. + + == Does Measure X add any parks to Davis? == + + Yes. Measure X guarantees that Covell Village will feature green spaces including 12 acres of mini-["parks"]; a village green, four acres of "linear greens" (long, narrow parks); and an 11-acre central park that's over twice the size of ["Central Park"] in ["downtown"] Davis. + + == Who will maintain the parks in Covell Village? == + + ["Parks"] in Covell Village will be created at the same time as each new phase of the neighborhood, and they will be maintained by the developers for over five years. + + == Will Measure X do anything for parks outside of Covell Village? == + + Yes. Measure X will benefit parks and recreational facilities everywhere in Davis. The developers are required to provide $27 million that can be used for amenities like parks and pools all over the city. They are also required to spend an additional $750,000 for the Walnut Park pool and $250,000 for the new Howatt Ranch athletic fields. + + == Will Measure X guarantee lower-income housing? == + + Yes. Most of the 286 multifamily units will be adjacent to the Village Center and near regional and local bus stops. They are planned next to a small park, and front doors will face the street or park in New Urbanist style. Of these units, 21 units will be occupied by lower-income YCCC clients, and 53 will house lower-income residents, including lower-income students. + + == Will there be any housing close to the Village Center? == + + Yes. 50 one- and two-bedroom apartment lofts will be built above offices and retail in the Village Center. 34 live-work units will be nestled in or next to the Village Center. These units allow a person to have their business on the ground floor and live above or rent to an employee or other person. + + == Will Covell Village provide any opportunities for co-housing? == + + Yes. 30 co-housing units, near the Village Center, will be similar to Muir Commons in Davis. The Covell Village partners have worked closely with co-housing advocates to include this type of affordable housing in the neighborhood. Individual townhouses will be clustered around a commons with communal facilities for dining and recreation. + + == Is there any mutual housing in Covell Village? == + + Yes. 170 units for low- to moderate-income families will be composed of mutual housing and cooperatives. These units are high density, and adjacent to the Village Center and bus stops. + + == Is there any housing available for people with moderate incomes in Covell Village? == + + Yes. 144 moderate-income townhouses will range in price from $198,000 to $310,000. + + == Will Covell Village have any middle-income housing? == + + Yes. 400 units of middle-income housing, with 85 for seniors, will be divided into four cost tiers and distributed throughout Covell Village. + + * Tier 1 – 100 units will average $370,000 + * Tier 2 – 100 units will average $435,000 + * Tier 3 – 100 units will average $495,000 + * Tier 4 – 100 units cannot exceed $614,000 + + == Is there senior housing in Covell Village? == + + Yes. 150 small senior lots will be market rate, but will have mostly one-story houses. The units are very close to the Village Center and bus stops. + + == How many market rate homes are in Covell Village? How big will they be? == + + 600 lots will be available at market rates. Smaller lots, at 4,000 square feet, would have some bungalow-style homes. The larger lots will average 5,400 square feet, similar to lot sizes in downtown Davis. + + == How will the City determine future resale prices of the low- and middle-income housing? == + + Future resale prices of the low and middle-income housing units are moderated by City ordinance and the Development Agreement. Low- to moderate-income home prices will be allowed to appreciate 3.75%; middle-income, five per cent. + + == Who will qualify for affordable housing in Covell Village? == + + Under the provisions of the City's affordable housing programs, preference will be given to households with a local employee, persons with disabilities, and seniors. + + == Will Measure X have an adverse effect on the City's budget? == + + No. The independent budget analysis by the City of Davis concluded that under a conservative analysis, Covell Village will have a revenue-neutral effect on the City's operating budget. In other words, after contributions from the taxpayers who will reside in Covell Village are factored in, the project will pay for itself. + + Although Covell Village will be revenue-neutral, when contributions from the development agreement and fees are added in, Covell Village will actually bring in as much as an extra $50,775,000 to the City. + + == Will Covell Village cause the value of my home in Davis to decrease? == + + That is unlikely. Historically, well-planned neighborhoods enhance property values in surrounding neighborhoods. Covell Village is expected to have a positive effect on home values in existing Davis neighborhoods. Four main factors will contribute to the positive effect: quality public schools, public safety, slow phasing, and amenities. + + == Is Measure X doing anything to improve public safety? == + + Yes. Measure X guarantees that the Covell Village partners will improve public safety in Davis by donating a new fire station to the City and providing $14.2 million for City services such as fire and police operations. The new fire station will bring thousands of current Davis residents into the five-minute response zone. + + == How fast will Covell Village be built? == + + Very slowly. The design for Covell Village ensures that it will be built slowly over time, phased in at a rate well under the City's 1% policy. + + Over a period of 22 years, even though Davis has grown at an average of 452 housing units per year, home values have increased fivefold. Covell Village will be built at a rate of a maximum of 183 housing units per year over ten years, ensuring stability in the housing market -- and protecting Davis home values. + + == Will Covell Village overburden our sewage system? == + + No. According to City Engineer Pat Fitzsimmons, Davis' wastewater treatment plant has the capacity to accommodate Covell Village. Fitzsimmons estimates that even after Covell Village is completely occupied, the plant will still have capacity for the wastewater generated by an additional 8,000 people. + + "The long and short of it is there is the capacity for Covell Village and there is capacity for the General Plan build-out, and then some," said Fitzsimmons. + + Davis' plant capacity is 7.5 million gallons per day, and today the city generates 6.25 million gallons per day. Covell Village will add only .46 million gallons per day upon completion, leaving capacity for .79 million gallons per day. + + == Will Davis have to upgrade our wastewater treatment plant because of Covell Village? == + + No. The planned upgrade of the City's wastewater treatment plant to meet stricter state and federal water quality standards is totally unrelated to the development of Covell Village; this upgrade must be undertaken whether Covell Village is built or not. + + Covell Village will reduce the tax burden for the upgrade, because Covell Village taxpayers will pay the portion of the costs they were slated to contribute when the plant was originally planned. + + == Who are the developers of Covell Village? == + + The developers of Covell Village have deep roots in the community. Mike Corbett is the designer. Corbett is a world leader in the field of environmental design. Time Magazine named him a "Hero of the Planet" in 1999. He first won international acclaim for his design of Village Homes in West Davis. Corbett's design blended active and passive solar architecture. The groundbreaking project -- with its natural drainage, edible landscaping, greenbelts, and common areas -- garnered him accolades from around the world. In 1979, he won both the President's Award for Energy Conservation and the Governor's Award for Energy Conservation. He has lectured at UC Davis and UC Berkeley, and wrote "Designing Sustainable Communities" and "A Better Place To Live." He served as Mayor of Davis from 1988 to 1990. + + ''Yes, we know Mike Corbett is the designer, but who are the '''developers'''? Why are they never named?'' -["MattJurach"] + + Mike Corbett, John Whitcombe, Dave Schulze, Bill Roe, Bill Streng, Lawrence "Lor" Shepard, Paul Makley, Blaine Juchau -- according to [http://covellvillage.com/davisroots.htm this page on covellvillage.com]. + + == What are the Covell Village developers doing about traffic? == + + After the Covell Village partners complete all improvements required by the City and the EIR mitigations, every intersection affected by the project will meet acceptable Levels Of Service as designated by the Davis General Plan. + + To enhance circulation in the area, the Covell Village partners are investing approximately $20 million to: + + * Improve access to and from the Nugget shopping center; + * Facilitate neighborhood street connections to Pole Line Road at Picasso, Donner, and Moore; + * Create bike paths and undercrossings so that pedestrians and bicyclists, including children headed to nearby schools, won't have to cross Pole Line and Covell; and + * Include traffic-calming measures such as roundabouts, medians, and narrow streets that will reduce speeds in and around the project. + + == Will Measure X do anything to divert traffic around Davis? == + + Under an amendment to the development agreement approved on October 4, 2005, the Covell Village partners are required to complete $1.1 million worth of improvements near the proposed neighborhood, including repaving County Road 102 and traffic-diversion and traffic-calming measures along Road 102 featuring signage, medians, turn lanes, flashing yellow lights, and intersection lighting. + + "We're going to divert traffic around Davis," said project civil engineer Chuck Cunningham. "Cars traveling south from Woodland to Sacramento, San Francisco, or U.C. Davis will be encouraged to take alternative routes to reduce traffic on Pole Line Road in Davis." + + == Is Measure X doing anything to reduce automobile dependence? == + + Yes. Covell Village is intended to be a walkable community. Dining and shopping will be clustered in the Village Center. Live-work lofts and senior housing will be nearby, within easy walking distance. The highest density areas are near the core, putting a majority of the housing units close to the Village Center. + + Sidewalks that are set back from the street, in the style of the early 20th Century, will -- along with design elements such as front porches -- encourage pedestrian traffic. So will a pedestrian grid that incorporates walkable parks -- or "linear greens" -- that connects the farthest corners of the neighborhood to the Village Center and to habitats and parks. + + Covell Village is designed to be a bike-friendly neighborhood. The Covell Village partners are constructing eight miles of new bike paths and lanes and nine bike undercrossings that will connect Covell Village to surrounding neighborhoods and provide safe off-street bike routes within the neighborhood. These routes and 16 acres of greenbelts will provide the missing link to the North Davis bike path system. + + The Covell Village partners are establishing a special transportation district to provide bus passes to all Covell Village residents. A new transit line will link Covell Village to downtown and the campus, and a sheltered bike parking lot will provide bike storage for bus riders. + +

Pro-Covell Village FAQ

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- = Covell Village, Pro Measure X FAQs: = - - [[TableOfContents]] - - == Where did this FAQ come from? == - - [http://YesOnXSmartPlanning.com YesOnXSmartPlanning.com] is the original source. Feel free to debate and question these assertions. - - == What does the new agreement between the City and County mean? == - - New benefits recently added by an agreement between the ["City of Davis" City] and the ["County of Yolo" County] will further improve the City's fiscal health. Now, instead of 15.33%, the city will get 17.48% of all Covell Village property taxes. According to City Councilmember ["Don Saylor"], the City can expect to see a residual of about $3.6 million over 15 years. - - The agreement also requires the Covell Village partners to donate up to $500,000 of matching funds for the ["South Davis Library"], a 7,000 square foot site for a mental health group home in the Village Center, and a Village Center site to ["Davis Community Television"], suitable for the construction of a two-story, 10,000 square foot Media Center. - - == How will Measure X help schools? == - - Measure X guarantees over $60 million in benefits for public ["schools"] all over Davis. - - Measure X guarantees that the Covell Village partners will donate to the school district $1 million and ten acres of land, in a prime location. At the present time, the school district is anticipating that the site may be needed for a ["Davis High School"] satellite campus. - - Measure X also guarantees that the Covell Village partners will purchase the district-owned parcel of land in ["Wildhorse"], ["Nugget Fields" Nugget Soccer Fields], for $4.2 million, and then donate the fields to the City for permanent recreational use. Under the agreement, sports groups will continue to take care of field maintenance. - - The school district projects that new revenues from Community Facilities Districts will total $59,286,000. - - == What's the difference between the schools agreement in Measure X and past agreements with other developers? == - - In agreements with the developers of ["Mace Ranch"] and ["Wildhorse"], benefits granted to the school district were above the state minimum, but according to former ["school board"] member Jan Bridge, "probably provided less than one-third of the capital or facility costs for the students who now reside within those developments." - - In contrast, contributions by the Covell Village partners -- plus future taxes and fees generated by Covell Village -- will pay for 100% of the facilities and programs for the children who will reside in Covell Village. - - "This is the best deal that the school district has ever negotiated with any developer," said school board member Marty West. "It sets a new standard." - - == What will Measure X do for Mace Ranch School? == - - Covell Village will provide a slow, steady influx of new elementary school students that will counteract declining citywide enrollment. This influx will accelerate the eventual full operation of ["Korematsu Elementary School"] in ["Mace Ranch"]. - - == What makes Covell Village a "solar" development? == - - Covell Village will embrace passive solar technology, which uses no fossil fuels and makes homes cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter. ["Mike Corbett"] has designed the neighborhood so that many homes will have increased south-facing glass areas; energy-efficient design; a layout that takes advantage of sunlight for heating; and efficient cooling using Delta breezes at night. - - According to solar-energy expert Tobin Booth, Covell Village will generate at least twice as much solar electricity as any solar neighborhood in the nation existing today, doubling the previous record for solar-powered homes. - - There will be a minimum one-kilowatt solar photovoltaic system on every single-family home in Covell Village to provide electric power to residents. - - Power generated by photovoltaic panels will supply each single-family home with an average of 30% of the electricity it requires. Homeowners will have the option of adding more photovoltaic panels to their home, so the percentage will be higher than 30% in some cases; owners of affordable units will be able to add additional panels that won't count against the home price limits. - - The total solar energy production at Covell Village will be at least 2.04 million kilowatt hours annually. Every year, it would take 4,278,000 pounds of coal to produce that much power. - - == Will Covell Village be bad for regional air quality? == - - No. The solar technology in Covell Village will be good for regional air quality. Covell Village will prevent 4,581,000 pounds of carbon dioxide from going into the atmosphere annually; over the 25-year life of the solar panels, up to 115,561,000 pounds of dioxide will be prevented from entering the atmosphere. - ''How do you go from 4,278,000 pounds of coal to 4,581,000 pounds of CO2?'' - ["arlenabraham" arlen] - - == Will Measure X preserve any farmland? == - - Yes. Measure X requires the Covell Village partners to permanently preserve 776 acres of farmland adjacent to Davis. This buffer will permanently prevent future development on that property. The farmland buffer will be twice the size of the developed area, and 82 acres of it will be donated to the City for lease to organic farmers. - - == Will Measure X preserve any wildlife habitat? == - - Yes. Measure X guarantees that a 26-acre nature corridor, accessible to pedestrians, will stretch from one end of Covell Village to the other. - - Measure X also guarantees that habitat areas will surround the north side of the neighborhood. The Wildhorse "savannah corridor" will be extended westward, adjacent to Covell Village, to provide a home to native species such as ["burrowing owls"]. As part of the buffer, a 124-acre wetland habitat is planned along the northern border of the neighborhood, similar to the Northstar ponds, but almost ten times larger. - - "The Covell Village habitat will be the largest urban wetlands in the region," said Davis City Councilmember ["Stephen Souza"]. The wetlands will also provide flood protection for North Davis. - - == Does Measure X add bike paths to Davis? == - - Yes. Covell Village is designed to be a bike-friendly neighborhood. The Covell Village partners are constructing eight miles of new ["bike paths"] and lanes and nine bike undercrossings that will connect Covell Village to surrounding neighborhoods and provide safe off-street bike routes within the neighborhood. These routes and the 16 acres of ["greenbelts"] will provide the missing link to the North Davis bike path system. - - == Does Measure X add any parks to Davis? == - - Yes. Measure X guarantees that Covell Village will feature green spaces including 12 acres of mini-["parks"]; a village green, four acres of "linear greens" (long, narrow parks); and an 11-acre central park that's over twice the size of ["Central Park"] in ["downtown"] Davis. - - == Who will maintain the parks in Covell Village? == - - ["Parks"] in Covell Village will be created at the same time as each new phase of the neighborhood, and they will be maintained by the developers for over five years. - - == Will Measure X do anything for parks outside of Covell Village? == - - Yes. Measure X will benefit parks and recreational facilities everywhere in Davis. The developers are required to provide $27 million that can be used for amenities like parks and pools all over the city. They are also required to spend an additional $750,000 for the Walnut Park pool and $250,000 for the new Howatt Ranch athletic fields. - - == Will Measure X guarantee lower-income housing? == - - Yes. Most of the 286 multifamily units will be adjacent to the Village Center and near regional and local bus stops. They are planned next to a small park, and front doors will face the street or park in New Urbanist style. Of these units, 21 units will be occupied by lower-income YCCC clients, and 53 will house lower-income residents, including lower-income students. - - == Will there be any housing close to the Village Center? == - - Yes. 50 one- and two-bedroom apartment lofts will be built above offices and retail in the Village Center. 34 live-work units will be nestled in or next to the Village Center. These units allow a person to have their business on the ground floor and live above or rent to an employee or other person. - - == Will Covell Village provide any opportunities for co-housing? == - - Yes. 30 co-housing units, near the Village Center, will be similar to Muir Commons in Davis. The Covell Village partners have worked closely with co-housing advocates to include this type of affordable housing in the neighborhood. Individual townhouses will be clustered around a commons with communal facilities for dining and recreation. - - == Is there any mutual housing in Covell Village? == - - Yes. 170 units for low- to moderate-income families will be composed of mutual housing and cooperatives. These units are high density, and adjacent to the Village Center and bus stops. - - == Is there any housing available for people with moderate incomes in Covell Village? == - - Yes. 144 moderate-income townhouses will range in price from $198,000 to $310,000. - - == Will Covell Village have any middle-income housing? == - - Yes. 400 units of middle-income housing, with 85 for seniors, will be divided into four cost tiers and distributed throughout Covell Village. - - * Tier 1 – 100 units will average $370,000 - * Tier 2 – 100 units will average $435,000 - * Tier 3 – 100 units will average $495,000 - * Tier 4 – 100 units cannot exceed $614,000 - - == Is there senior housing in Covell Village? == - - Yes. 150 small senior lots will be market rate, but will have mostly one-story houses. The units are very close to the Village Center and bus stops. - - == How many market rate homes are in Covell Village? How big will they be? == - - 600 lots will be available at market rates. Smaller lots, at 4,000 square feet, would have some bungalow-style homes. The larger lots will average 5,400 square feet, similar to lot sizes in downtown Davis. - - == How will the City determine future resale prices of the low- and middle-income housing? == - - Future resale prices of the low and middle-income housing units are moderated by City ordinance and the Development Agreement. Low- to moderate-income home prices will be allowed to appreciate 3.75%; middle-income, five per cent. - - == Who will qualify for affordable housing in Covell Village? == - - Under the provisions of the City's affordable housing programs, preference will be given to households with a local employee, persons with disabilities, and seniors. - - == Will Measure X have an adverse effect on the City's budget? == - - No. The independent budget analysis by the City of Davis concluded that under a conservative analysis, Covell Village will have a revenue-neutral effect on the City's operating budget. In other words, after contributions from the taxpayers who will reside in Covell Village are factored in, the project will pay for itself. - - Although Covell Village will be revenue-neutral, when contributions from the development agreement and fees are added in, Covell Village will actually bring in as much as an extra $50,775,000 to the City. - - == Will Covell Village cause the value of my home in Davis to decrease? == - - That is unlikely. Historically, well-planned neighborhoods enhance property values in surrounding neighborhoods. Covell Village is expected to have a positive effect on home values in existing Davis neighborhoods. Four main factors will contribute to the positive effect: quality public schools, public safety, slow phasing, and amenities. - - == Is Measure X doing anything to improve public safety? == - - Yes. Measure X guarantees that the Covell Village partners will improve public safety in Davis by donating a new fire station to the City and providing $14.2 million for City services such as fire and police operations. The new fire station will bring thousands of current Davis residents into the five-minute response zone. - - == How fast will Covell Village be built? == - - Very slowly. The design for Covell Village ensures that it will be built slowly over time, phased in at a rate well under the City's 1% policy. - - Over a period of 22 years, even though Davis has grown at an average of 452 housing units per year, home values have increased fivefold. Covell Village will be built at a rate of a maximum of 183 housing units per year over ten years, ensuring stability in the housing market -- and protecting Davis home values. - - == Will Covell Village overburden our sewage system? == - - No. According to City Engineer Pat Fitzsimmons, Davis' wastewater treatment plant has the capacity to accommodate Covell Village. Fitzsimmons estimates that even after Covell Village is completely occupied, the plant will still have capacity for the wastewater generated by an additional 8,000 people. - - "The long and short of it is there is the capacity for Covell Village and there is capacity for the General Plan build-out, and then some," said Fitzsimmons. - - Davis' plant capacity is 7.5 million gallons per day, and today the city generates 6.25 million gallons per day. Covell Village will add only .46 million gallons per day upon completion, leaving capacity for .79 million gallons per day. - - == Will Davis have to upgrade our wastewater treatment plant because of Covell Village? == - - No. The planned upgrade of the City's wastewater treatment plant to meet stricter state and federal water quality standards is totally unrelated to the development of Covell Village; this upgrade must be undertaken whether Covell Village is built or not. - - Covell Village will reduce the tax burden for the upgrade, because Covell Village taxpayers will pay the portion of the costs they were slated to contribute when the plant was originally planned. - - == Who are the developers of Covell Village? == - - The developers of Covell Village have deep roots in the community. Mike Corbett is the designer. Corbett is a world leader in the field of environmental design. Time Magazine named him a "Hero of the Planet" in 1999. He first won international acclaim for his design of Village Homes in West Davis. Corbett's design blended active and passive solar architecture. The groundbreaking project -- with its natural drainage, edible landscaping, greenbelts, and common areas -- garnered him accolades from around the world. In 1979, he won both the President's Award for Energy Conservation and the Governor's Award for Energy Conservation. He has lectured at UC Davis and UC Berkeley, and wrote "Designing Sustainable Communities" and "A Better Place To Live." He served as Mayor of Davis from 1988 to 1990. - - ''Yes, we know Mike Corbett is the designer, but who are the '''developers'''? Why are they never named?'' -["MattJurach"] - - Mike Corbett, John Whitcombe, Dave Schulze, Bill Roe, Bill Streng, Lawrence "Lor" Shepard, Paul Makley, Blaine Juchau -- according to [http://covellvillage.com/davisroots.htm this page on covellvillage.com]. - - == What are the Covell Village developers doing about traffic? == - - After the Covell Village partners complete all improvements required by the City and the EIR mitigations, every intersection affected by the project will meet acceptable Levels Of Service as designated by the Davis General Plan. - - To enhance circulation in the area, the Covell Village partners are investing approximately $20 million to: - - * Improve access to and from the Nugget shopping center; - * Facilitate neighborhood street connections to Pole Line Road at Picasso, Donner, and Moore; - * Create bike paths and undercrossings so that pedestrians and bicyclists, including children headed to nearby schools, won't have to cross Pole Line and Covell; and - * Include traffic-calming measures such as roundabouts, medians, and narrow streets that will reduce speeds in and around the project. - - == Will Measure X do anything to divert traffic around Davis? == - - Under an amendment to the development agreement approved on October 4, 2005, the Covell Village partners are required to complete $1.1 million worth of improvements near the proposed neighborhood, including repaving County Road 102 and traffic-diversion and traffic-calming measures along Road 102 featuring signage, medians, turn lanes, flashing yellow lights, and intersection lighting. - - "We're going to divert traffic around Davis," said project civil engineer Chuck Cunningham. "Cars traveling south from Woodland to Sacramento, San Francisco, or U.C. Davis will be encouraged to take alternative routes to reduce traffic on Pole Line Road in Davis." - - == Is Measure X doing anything to reduce automobile dependence? == - - Yes. Covell Village is intended to be a walkable community. Dining and shopping will be clustered in the Village Center. Live-work lofts and senior housing will be nearby, within easy walking distance. The highest density areas are near the core, putting a majority of the housing units close to the Village Center. - - Sidewalks that are set back from the street, in the style of the early 20th Century, will -- along with design elements such as front porches -- encourage pedestrian traffic. So will a pedestrian grid that incorporates walkable parks -- or "linear greens" -- that connects the farthest corners of the neighborhood to the Village Center and to habitats and parks. - - Covell Village is designed to be a bike-friendly neighborhood. The Covell Village partners are constructing eight miles of new bike paths and lanes and nine bike undercrossings that will connect Covell Village to surrounding neighborhoods and provide safe off-street bike routes within the neighborhood. These routes and 16 acres of greenbelts will provide the missing link to the North Davis bike path system. - - The Covell Village partners are establishing a special transportation district to provide bus passes to all Covell Village residents. A new transit line will link Covell Village to downtown and the campus, and a sheltered bike parking lot will provide bike storage for bus riders. - -	+ These are all lies.

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- These are all lies.	+ = Covell Village, Pro Measure X FAQs: = + + [[TableOfContents]] + + == Where did this FAQ come from? == + + [http://YesOnXSmartPlanning.com YesOnXSmartPlanning.com] is the original source. Feel free to debate and question these assertions. + + == What does the new agreement between the City and County mean? == + + New benefits recently added by an agreement between the ["City of Davis" City] and the ["County of Yolo" County] will further improve the City's fiscal health. Now, instead of 15.33%, the city will get 17.48% of all Covell Village property taxes. According to City Councilmember ["Don Saylor"], the City can expect to see a residual of about $3.6 million over 15 years. + + The agreement also requires the Covell Village partners to donate up to $500,000 of matching funds for the ["South Davis Library"], a 7,000 square foot site for a mental health group home in the Village Center, and a Village Center site to ["Davis Community Television"], suitable for the construction of a two-story, 10,000 square foot Media Center. + + == How will Measure X help schools? == + + Measure X guarantees over $60 million in benefits for public ["schools"] all over Davis. + + Measure X guarantees that the Covell Village partners will donate to the school district $1 million and ten acres of land, in a prime location. At the present time, the school district is anticipating that the site may be needed for a ["Davis High School"] satellite campus. + + Measure X also guarantees that the Covell Village partners will purchase the district-owned parcel of land in ["Wildhorse"], ["Nugget Fields" Nugget Soccer Fields], for $4.2 million, and then donate the fields to the City for permanent recreational use. Under the agreement, sports groups will continue to take care of field maintenance. + + The school district projects that new revenues from Community Facilities Districts will total $59,286,000. + + == What's the difference between the schools agreement in Measure X and past agreements with other developers? == + + In agreements with the developers of ["Mace Ranch"] and ["Wildhorse"], benefits granted to the school district were above the state minimum, but according to former ["school board"] member Jan Bridge, "probably provided less than one-third of the capital or facility costs for the students who now reside within those developments." + + In contrast, contributions by the Covell Village partners -- plus future taxes and fees generated by Covell Village -- will pay for 100% of the facilities and programs for the children who will reside in Covell Village. + + "This is the best deal that the school district has ever negotiated with any developer," said school board member Marty West. "It sets a new standard." + + == What will Measure X do for Mace Ranch School? == + + Covell Village will provide a slow, steady influx of new elementary school students that will counteract declining citywide enrollment. This influx will accelerate the eventual full operation of ["Korematsu Elementary School"] in ["Mace Ranch"]. + + == What makes Covell Village a "solar" development? == + + Covell Village will embrace passive solar technology, which uses no fossil fuels and makes homes cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter. ["Mike Corbett"] has designed the neighborhood so that many homes will have increased south-facing glass areas; energy-efficient design; a layout that takes advantage of sunlight for heating; and efficient cooling using Delta breezes at night. + + According to solar-energy expert Tobin Booth, Covell Village will generate at least twice as much solar electricity as any solar neighborhood in the nation existing today, doubling the previous record for solar-powered homes. + + There will be a minimum one-kilowatt solar photovoltaic system on every single-family home in Covell Village to provide electric power to residents. + + Power generated by photovoltaic panels will supply each single-family home with an average of 30% of the electricity it requires. Homeowners will have the option of adding more photovoltaic panels to their home, so the percentage will be higher than 30% in some cases; owners of affordable units will be able to add additional panels that won't count against the home price limits. + + The total solar energy production at Covell Village will be at least 2.04 million kilowatt hours annually. Every year, it would take 4,278,000 pounds of coal to produce that much power. + + == Will Covell Village be bad for regional air quality? == + + No. The solar technology in Covell Village will be good for regional air quality. Covell Village will prevent 4,581,000 pounds of carbon dioxide from going into the atmosphere annually; over the 25-year life of the solar panels, up to 115,561,000 pounds of dioxide will be prevented from entering the atmosphere. + ''How do you go from 4,278,000 pounds of coal to 4,581,000 pounds of CO2?'' - ["arlenabraham" arlen] + + == Will Measure X preserve any farmland? == + + Yes. Measure X requires the Covell Village partners to permanently preserve 776 acres of farmland adjacent to Davis. This buffer will permanently prevent future development on that property. The farmland buffer will be twice the size of the developed area, and 82 acres of it will be donated to the City for lease to organic farmers. + + == Will Measure X preserve any wildlife habitat? == + + Yes. Measure X guarantees that a 26-acre nature corridor, accessible to pedestrians, will stretch from one end of Covell Village to the other. + + Measure X also guarantees that habitat areas will surround the north side of the neighborhood. The Wildhorse "savannah corridor" will be extended westward, adjacent to Covell Village, to provide a home to native species such as ["burrowing owls"]. As part of the buffer, a 124-acre wetland habitat is planned along the northern border of the neighborhood, similar to the Northstar ponds, but almost ten times larger. + + "The Covell Village habitat will be the largest urban wetlands in the region," said Davis City Councilmember ["Stephen Souza"]. The wetlands will also provide flood protection for North Davis. + + == Does Measure X add bike paths to Davis? == + + Yes. Covell Village is designed to be a bike-friendly neighborhood. The Covell Village partners are constructing eight miles of new ["bike paths"] and lanes and nine bike undercrossings that will connect Covell Village to surrounding neighborhoods and provide safe off-street bike routes within the neighborhood. These routes and the 16 acres of ["greenbelts"] will provide the missing link to the North Davis bike path system. + + == Does Measure X add any parks to Davis? == + + Yes. Measure X guarantees that Covell Village will feature green spaces including 12 acres of mini-["parks"]; a village green, four acres of "linear greens" (long, narrow parks); and an 11-acre central park that's over twice the size of ["Central Park"] in ["downtown"] Davis. + + == Who will maintain the parks in Covell Village? == + + ["Parks"] in Covell Village will be created at the same time as each new phase of the neighborhood, and they will be maintained by the developers for over five years. + + == Will Measure X do anything for parks outside of Covell Village? == + + Yes. Measure X will benefit parks and recreational facilities everywhere in Davis. The developers are required to provide $27 million that can be used for amenities like parks and pools all over the city. They are also required to spend an additional $750,000 for the Walnut Park pool and $250,000 for the new Howatt Ranch athletic fields. + + == Will Measure X guarantee lower-income housing? == + + Yes. Most of the 286 multifamily units will be adjacent to the Village Center and near regional and local bus stops. They are planned next to a small park, and front doors will face the street or park in New Urbanist style. Of these units, 21 units will be occupied by lower-income YCCC clients, and 53 will house lower-income residents, including lower-income students. + + == Will there be any housing close to the Village Center? == + + Yes. 50 one- and two-bedroom apartment lofts will be built above offices and retail in the Village Center. 34 live-work units will be nestled in or next to the Village Center. These units allow a person to have their business on the ground floor and live above or rent to an employee or other person. + + == Will Covell Village provide any opportunities for co-housing? == + + Yes. 30 co-housing units, near the Village Center, will be similar to Muir Commons in Davis. The Covell Village partners have worked closely with co-housing advocates to include this type of affordable housing in the neighborhood. Individual townhouses will be clustered around a commons with communal facilities for dining and recreation. + + == Is there any mutual housing in Covell Village? == + + Yes. 170 units for low- to moderate-income families will be composed of mutual housing and cooperatives. These units are high density, and adjacent to the Village Center and bus stops. + + == Is there any housing available for people with moderate incomes in Covell Village? == + + Yes. 144 moderate-income townhouses will range in price from $198,000 to $310,000. + + == Will Covell Village have any middle-income housing? == + + Yes. 400 units of middle-income housing, with 85 for seniors, will be divided into four cost tiers and distributed throughout Covell Village. + + * Tier 1 – 100 units will average $370,000 + * Tier 2 – 100 units will average $435,000 + * Tier 3 – 100 units will average $495,000 + * Tier 4 – 100 units cannot exceed $614,000 + + == Is there senior housing in Covell Village? == + + Yes. 150 small senior lots will be market rate, but will have mostly one-story houses. The units are very close to the Village Center and bus stops. + + == How many market rate homes are in Covell Village? How big will they be? == + + 600 lots will be available at market rates. Smaller lots, at 4,000 square feet, would have some bungalow-style homes. The larger lots will average 5,400 square feet, similar to lot sizes in downtown Davis. + + == How will the City determine future resale prices of the low- and middle-income housing? == + + Future resale prices of the low and middle-income housing units are moderated by City ordinance and the Development Agreement. Low- to moderate-income home prices will be allowed to appreciate 3.75%; middle-income, five per cent. + + == Who will qualify for affordable housing in Covell Village? == + + Under the provisions of the City's affordable housing programs, preference will be given to households with a local employee, persons with disabilities, and seniors. + + == Will Measure X have an adverse effect on the City's budget? == + + No. The independent budget analysis by the City of Davis concluded that under a conservative analysis, Covell Village will have a revenue-neutral effect on the City's operating budget. In other words, after contributions from the taxpayers who will reside in Covell Village are factored in, the project will pay for itself. + + Although Covell Village will be revenue-neutral, when contributions from the development agreement and fees are added in, Covell Village will actually bring in as much as an extra $50,775,000 to the City. + + == Will Covell Village cause the value of my home in Davis to decrease? == + + That is unlikely. Historically, well-planned neighborhoods enhance property values in surrounding neighborhoods. Covell Village is expected to have a positive effect on home values in existing Davis neighborhoods. Four main factors will contribute to the positive effect: quality public schools, public safety, slow phasing, and amenities. + + == Is Measure X doing anything to improve public safety? == + + Yes. Measure X guarantees that the Covell Village partners will improve public safety in Davis by donating a new fire station to the City and providing $14.2 million for City services such as fire and police operations. The new fire station will bring thousands of current Davis residents into the five-minute response zone. + + == How fast will Covell Village be built? == + + Very slowly. The design for Covell Village ensures that it will be built slowly over time, phased in at a rate well under the City's 1% policy. + + Over a period of 22 years, even though Davis has grown at an average of 452 housing units per year, home values have increased fivefold. Covell Village will be built at a rate of a maximum of 183 housing units per year over ten years, ensuring stability in the housing market -- and protecting Davis home values. + + == Will Covell Village overburden our sewage system? == + + No. According to City Engineer Pat Fitzsimmons, Davis' wastewater treatment plant has the capacity to accommodate Covell Village. Fitzsimmons estimates that even after Covell Village is completely occupied, the plant will still have capacity for the wastewater generated by an additional 8,000 people. + + "The long and short of it is there is the capacity for Covell Village and there is capacity for the General Plan build-out, and then some," said Fitzsimmons. + + Davis' plant capacity is 7.5 million gallons per day, and today the city generates 6.25 million gallons per day. Covell Village will add only .46 million gallons per day upon completion, leaving capacity for .79 million gallons per day. + + == Will Davis have to upgrade our wastewater treatment plant because of Covell Village? == + + No. The planned upgrade of the City's wastewater treatment plant to meet stricter state and federal water quality standards is totally unrelated to the development of Covell Village; this upgrade must be undertaken whether Covell Village is built or not. + + Covell Village will reduce the tax burden for the upgrade, because Covell Village taxpayers will pay the portion of the costs they were slated to contribute when the plant was originally planned. + + == Who are the developers of Covell Village? == + + The developers of Covell Village have deep roots in the community. Mike Corbett is the designer. Corbett is a world leader in the field of environmental design. Time Magazine named him a "Hero of the Planet" in 1999. He first won international acclaim for his design of Village Homes in West Davis. Corbett's design blended active and passive solar architecture. The groundbreaking project -- with its natural drainage, edible landscaping, greenbelts, and common areas -- garnered him accolades from around the world. In 1979, he won both the President's Award for Energy Conservation and the Governor's Award for Energy Conservation. He has lectured at UC Davis and UC Berkeley, and wrote "Designing Sustainable Communities" and "A Better Place To Live." He served as Mayor of Davis from 1988 to 1990. + + ''Yes, we know Mike Corbett is the designer, but who are the '''developers'''? Why are they never named?'' -["MattJurach"] + + Mike Corbett, John Whitcombe, Dave Schulze, Bill Roe, Bill Streng, Lawrence "Lor" Shepard, Paul Makley, Blaine Juchau -- according to [http://covellvillage.com/davisroots.htm this page on covellvillage.com]. + + == What are the Covell Village developers doing about traffic? == + + After the Covell Village partners complete all improvements required by the City and the EIR mitigations, every intersection affected by the project will meet acceptable Levels Of Service as designated by the Davis General Plan. + + To enhance circulation in the area, the Covell Village partners are investing approximately $20 million to: + + * Improve access to and from the Nugget shopping center; + * Facilitate neighborhood street connections to Pole Line Road at Picasso, Donner, and Moore; + * Create bike paths and undercrossings so that pedestrians and bicyclists, including children headed to nearby schools, won't have to cross Pole Line and Covell; and + * Include traffic-calming measures such as roundabouts, medians, and narrow streets that will reduce speeds in and around the project. + + == Will Measure X do anything to divert traffic around Davis? == + + Under an amendment to the development agreement approved on October 4, 2005, the Covell Village partners are required to complete $1.1 million worth of improvements near the proposed neighborhood, including repaving County Road 102 and traffic-diversion and traffic-calming measures along Road 102 featuring signage, medians, turn lanes, flashing yellow lights, and intersection lighting. + + "We're going to divert traffic around Davis," said project civil engineer Chuck Cunningham. "Cars traveling south from Woodland to Sacramento, San Francisco, or U.C. Davis will be encouraged to take alternative routes to reduce traffic on Pole Line Road in Davis." + + == Is Measure X doing anything to reduce automobile dependence? == + + Yes. Covell Village is intended to be a walkable community. Dining and shopping will be clustered in the Village Center. Live-work lofts and senior housing will be nearby, within easy walking distance. The highest density areas are near the core, putting a majority of the housing units close to the Village Center. + + Sidewalks that are set back from the street, in the style of the early 20th Century, will -- along with design elements such as front porches -- encourage pedestrian traffic. So will a pedestrian grid that incorporates walkable parks -- or "linear greens" -- that connects the farthest corners of the neighborhood to the Village Center and to habitats and parks. + + Covell Village is designed to be a bike-friendly neighborhood. The Covell Village partners are constructing eight miles of new bike paths and lanes and nine bike undercrossings that will connect Covell Village to surrounding neighborhoods and provide safe off-street bike routes within the neighborhood. These routes and 16 acres of greenbelts will provide the missing link to the North Davis bike path system. + + The Covell Village partners are establishing a special transportation district to provide bus passes to all Covell Village residents. A new transit line will link Covell Village to downtown and the campus, and a sheltered bike parking lot will provide bike storage for bus riders. + +

Pro-Covell Village FAQ

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- = Covell Village, Pro Measure X FAQs: = - - [[TableOfContents]] - - == Where did this FAQ come from? == - - [http://YesOnXSmartPlanning.com YesOnXSmartPlanning.com] is the original source. Feel free to debate and question these assertions. - - == What does the new agreement between the City and County mean? == - - New benefits recently added by an agreement between the ["City of Davis" City] and the ["County of Yolo" County] will further improve the City's fiscal health. Now, instead of 15.33%, the city will get 17.48% of all Covell Village property taxes. According to City Councilmember ["Don Saylor"], the City can expect to see a residual of about $3.6 million over 15 years. - - The agreement also requires the Covell Village partners to donate up to $500,000 of matching funds for the ["South Davis Library"], a 7,000 square foot site for a mental health group home in the Village Center, and a Village Center site to ["Davis Community Television"], suitable for the construction of a two-story, 10,000 square foot Media Center. - - == How will Measure X help schools? == - - Measure X guarantees over $60 million in benefits for public ["schools"] all over Davis. - - Measure X guarantees that the Covell Village partners will donate to the school district $1 million and ten acres of land, in a prime location. At the present time, the school district is anticipating that the site may be needed for a ["Davis High School"] satellite campus. - - Measure X also guarantees that the Covell Village partners will purchase the district-owned parcel of land in ["Wildhorse"], ["Nugget Fields" Nugget Soccer Fields], for $4.2 million, and then donate the fields to the City for permanent recreational use. Under the agreement, sports groups will continue to take care of field maintenance. - - The school district projects that new revenues from Community Facilities Districts will total $59,286,000. - - == What's the difference between the schools agreement in Measure X and past agreements with other developers? == - - In agreements with the developers of ["Mace Ranch"] and ["Wildhorse"], benefits granted to the school district were above the state minimum, but according to former ["school board"] member Jan Bridge, "probably provided less than one-third of the capital or facility costs for the students who now reside within those developments." - - In contrast, contributions by the Covell Village partners -- plus future taxes and fees generated by Covell Village -- will pay for 100% of the facilities and programs for the children who will reside in Covell Village. - - "This is the best deal that the school district has ever negotiated with any developer," said school board member Marty West. "It sets a new standard." - - == What will Measure X do for Mace Ranch School? == - - Covell Village will provide a slow, steady influx of new elementary school students that will counteract declining citywide enrollment. This influx will accelerate the eventual full operation of ["Korematsu Elementary School"] in ["Mace Ranch"]. - - == What makes Covell Village a "solar" development? == - - Covell Village will embrace passive solar technology, which uses no fossil fuels and makes homes cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter. ["Mike Corbett"] has designed the neighborhood so that many homes will have increased south-facing glass areas; energy-efficient design; a layout that takes advantage of sunlight for heating; and efficient cooling using Delta breezes at night. - - According to solar-energy expert Tobin Booth, Covell Village will generate at least twice as much solar electricity as any solar neighborhood in the nation existing today, doubling the previous record for solar-powered homes. - - There will be a minimum one-kilowatt solar photovoltaic system on every single-family home in Covell Village to provide electric power to residents. - - Power generated by photovoltaic panels will supply each single-family home with an average of 30% of the electricity it requires. Homeowners will have the option of adding more photovoltaic panels to their home, so the percentage will be higher than 30% in some cases; owners of affordable units will be able to add additional panels that won't count against the home price limits. - - The total solar energy production at Covell Village will be at least 2.04 million kilowatt hours annually. Every year, it would take 4,278,000 pounds of coal to produce that much power. - - == Will Covell Village be bad for regional air quality? == - - No. The solar technology in Covell Village will be good for regional air quality. Covell Village will prevent 4,581,000 pounds of carbon dioxide from going into the atmosphere annually; over the 25-year life of the solar panels, up to 115,561,000 pounds of dioxide will be prevented from entering the atmosphere. - ''How do you go from 4,278,000 pounds of coal to 4,581,000 pounds of CO2?'' - ["arlenabraham" arlen] - - == Will Measure X preserve any farmland? == - - Yes. Measure X requires the Covell Village partners to permanently preserve 776 acres of farmland adjacent to Davis. This buffer will permanently prevent future development on that property. The farmland buffer will be twice the size of the developed area, and 82 acres of it will be donated to the City for lease to organic farmers. - - == Will Measure X preserve any wildlife habitat? == - - Yes. Measure X guarantees that a 26-acre nature corridor, accessible to pedestrians, will stretch from one end of Covell Village to the other. - - Measure X also guarantees that habitat areas will surround the north side of the neighborhood. The Wildhorse "savannah corridor" will be extended westward, adjacent to Covell Village, to provide a home to native species such as ["burrowing owls"]. As part of the buffer, a 124-acre wetland habitat is planned along the northern border of the neighborhood, similar to the Northstar ponds, but almost ten times larger. - - "The Covell Village habitat will be the largest urban wetlands in the region," said Davis City Councilmember ["Stephen Souza"]. The wetlands will also provide flood protection for North Davis. - - == Does Measure X add bike paths to Davis? == - - Yes. Covell Village is designed to be a bike-friendly neighborhood. The Covell Village partners are constructing eight miles of new ["bike paths"] and lanes and nine bike undercrossings that will connect Covell Village to surrounding neighborhoods and provide safe off-street bike routes within the neighborhood. These routes and the 16 acres of ["greenbelts"] will provide the missing link to the North Davis bike path system. - - == Does Measure X add any parks to Davis? == - - Yes. Measure X guarantees that Covell Village will feature green spaces including 12 acres of mini-["parks"]; a village green, four acres of "linear greens" (long, narrow parks); and an 11-acre central park that's over twice the size of ["Central Park"] in ["downtown"] Davis. - - == Who will maintain the parks in Covell Village? == - - ["Parks"] in Covell Village will be created at the same time as each new phase of the neighborhood, and they will be maintained by the developers for over five years. - - == Will Measure X do anything for parks outside of Covell Village? == - - Yes. Measure X will benefit parks and recreational facilities everywhere in Davis. The developers are required to provide $27 million that can be used for amenities like parks and pools all over the city. They are also required to spend an additional $750,000 for the Walnut Park pool and $250,000 for the new Howatt Ranch athletic fields. - - == Will Measure X guarantee lower-income housing? == - - Yes. Most of the 286 multifamily units will be adjacent to the Village Center and near regional and local bus stops. They are planned next to a small park, and front doors will face the street or park in New Urbanist style. Of these units, 21 units will be occupied by lower-income YCCC clients, and 53 will house lower-income residents, including lower-income students. - - == Will there be any housing close to the Village Center? == - - Yes. 50 one- and two-bedroom apartment lofts will be built above offices and retail in the Village Center. 34 live-work units will be nestled in or next to the Village Center. These units allow a person to have their business on the ground floor and live above or rent to an employee or other person. - - == Will Covell Village provide any opportunities for co-housing? == - - Yes. 30 co-housing units, near the Village Center, will be similar to Muir Commons in Davis. The Covell Village partners have worked closely with co-housing advocates to include this type of affordable housing in the neighborhood. Individual townhouses will be clustered around a commons with communal facilities for dining and recreation. - - == Is there any mutual housing in Covell Village? == - - Yes. 170 units for low- to moderate-income families will be composed of mutual housing and cooperatives. These units are high density, and adjacent to the Village Center and bus stops. - - == Is there any housing available for people with moderate incomes in Covell Village? == - - Yes. 144 moderate-income townhouses will range in price from $198,000 to $310,000. - - == Will Covell Village have any middle-income housing? == - - Yes. 400 units of middle-income housing, with 85 for seniors, will be divided into four cost tiers and distributed throughout Covell Village. - - * Tier 1 – 100 units will average $370,000 - * Tier 2 – 100 units will average $435,000 - * Tier 3 – 100 units will average $495,000 - * Tier 4 – 100 units cannot exceed $614,000 - - == Is there senior housing in Covell Village? == - - Yes. 150 small senior lots will be market rate, but will have mostly one-story houses. The units are very close to the Village Center and bus stops. - - == How many market rate homes are in Covell Village? How big will they be? == - - 600 lots will be available at market rates. Smaller lots, at 4,000 square feet, would have some bungalow-style homes. The larger lots will average 5,400 square feet, similar to lot sizes in downtown Davis. - - == How will the City determine future resale prices of the low- and middle-income housing? == - - Future resale prices of the low and middle-income housing units are moderated by City ordinance and the Development Agreement. Low- to moderate-income home prices will be allowed to appreciate 3.75%; middle-income, five per cent. - - == Who will qualify for affordable housing in Covell Village? == - - Under the provisions of the City's affordable housing programs, preference will be given to households with a local employee, persons with disabilities, and seniors. - - == Will Measure X have an adverse effect on the City's budget? == - - No. The independent budget analysis by the City of Davis concluded that under a conservative analysis, Covell Village will have a revenue-neutral effect on the City's operating budget. In other words, after contributions from the taxpayers who will reside in Covell Village are factored in, the project will pay for itself. - - Although Covell Village will be revenue-neutral, when contributions from the development agreement and fees are added in, Covell Village will actually bring in as much as an extra $50,775,000 to the City. - - == Will Covell Village cause the value of my home in Davis to decrease? == - - That is unlikely. Historically, well-planned neighborhoods enhance property values in surrounding neighborhoods. Covell Village is expected to have a positive effect on home values in existing Davis neighborhoods. Four main factors will contribute to the positive effect: quality public schools, public safety, slow phasing, and amenities. - - == Is Measure X doing anything to improve public safety? == - - Yes. Measure X guarantees that the Covell Village partners will improve public safety in Davis by donating a new fire station to the City and providing $14.2 million for City services such as fire and police operations. The new fire station will bring thousands of current Davis residents into the five-minute response zone. - - == How fast will Covell Village be built? == - - Very slowly. The design for Covell Village ensures that it will be built slowly over time, phased in at a rate well under the City's 1% policy. - - Over a period of 22 years, even though Davis has grown at an average of 452 housing units per year, home values have increased fivefold. Covell Village will be built at a rate of a maximum of 183 housing units per year over ten years, ensuring stability in the housing market -- and protecting Davis home values. - - == Will Covell Village overburden our sewage system? == - - No. According to City Engineer Pat Fitzsimmons, Davis' wastewater treatment plant has the capacity to accommodate Covell Village. Fitzsimmons estimates that even after Covell Village is completely occupied, the plant will still have capacity for the wastewater generated by an additional 8,000 people. - - "The long and short of it is there is the capacity for Covell Village and there is capacity for the General Plan build-out, and then some," said Fitzsimmons. - - Davis' plant capacity is 7.5 million gallons per day, and today the city generates 6.25 million gallons per day. Covell Village will add only .46 million gallons per day upon completion, leaving capacity for .79 million gallons per day. - - == Will Davis have to upgrade our wastewater treatment plant because of Covell Village? == - - No. The planned upgrade of the City's wastewater treatment plant to meet stricter state and federal water quality standards is totally unrelated to the development of Covell Village; this upgrade must be undertaken whether Covell Village is built or not. - - Covell Village will reduce the tax burden for the upgrade, because Covell Village taxpayers will pay the portion of the costs they were slated to contribute when the plant was originally planned. - - == Who are the developers of Covell Village? == - - The developers of Covell Village have deep roots in the community. Mike Corbett is the designer. Corbett is a world leader in the field of environmental design. Time Magazine named him a "Hero of the Planet" in 1999. He first won international acclaim for his design of Village Homes in West Davis. Corbett's design blended active and passive solar architecture. The groundbreaking project -- with its natural drainage, edible landscaping, greenbelts, and common areas -- garnered him accolades from around the world. In 1979, he won both the President's Award for Energy Conservation and the Governor's Award for Energy Conservation. He has lectured at UC Davis and UC Berkeley, and wrote "Designing Sustainable Communities" and "A Better Place To Live." He served as Mayor of Davis from 1988 to 1990. - - ''Yes, we know Mike Corbett is the designer, but who are the '''developers'''? Why are they never named?'' -["MattJurach"] - - Mike Corbett, John Whitcombe, Dave Schulze, Bill Roe, Bill Streng, Lawrence "Lor" Shepard, Paul Makley, Blaine Juchau -- according to [http://covellvillage.com/davisroots.htm this page on covellvillage.com]. - - == What are the Covell Village developers doing about traffic? == - - After the Covell Village partners complete all improvements required by the City and the EIR mitigations, every intersection affected by the project will meet acceptable Levels Of Service as designated by the Davis General Plan. - - To enhance circulation in the area, the Covell Village partners are investing approximately $20 million to: - - * Improve access to and from the Nugget shopping center; - * Facilitate neighborhood street connections to Pole Line Road at Picasso, Donner, and Moore; - * Create bike paths and undercrossings so that pedestrians and bicyclists, including children headed to nearby schools, won't have to cross Pole Line and Covell; and - * Include traffic-calming measures such as roundabouts, medians, and narrow streets that will reduce speeds in and around the project. - - == Will Measure X do anything to divert traffic around Davis? == - - Under an amendment to the development agreement approved on October 4, 2005, the Covell Village partners are required to complete $1.1 million worth of improvements near the proposed neighborhood, including repaving County Road 102 and traffic-diversion and traffic-calming measures along Road 102 featuring signage, medians, turn lanes, flashing yellow lights, and intersection lighting. - - "We're going to divert traffic around Davis," said project civil engineer Chuck Cunningham. "Cars traveling south from Woodland to Sacramento, San Francisco, or U.C. Davis will be encouraged to take alternative routes to reduce traffic on Pole Line Road in Davis." - - == Is Measure X doing anything to reduce automobile dependence? == - - Yes. Covell Village is intended to be a walkable community. Dining and shopping will be clustered in the Village Center. Live-work lofts and senior housing will be nearby, within easy walking distance. The highest density areas are near the core, putting a majority of the housing units close to the Village Center. - - Sidewalks that are set back from the street, in the style of the early 20th Century, will -- along with design elements such as front porches -- encourage pedestrian traffic. So will a pedestrian grid that incorporates walkable parks -- or "linear greens" -- that connects the farthest corners of the neighborhood to the Village Center and to habitats and parks. - - Covell Village is designed to be a bike-friendly neighborhood. The Covell Village partners are constructing eight miles of new bike paths and lanes and nine bike undercrossings that will connect Covell Village to surrounding neighborhoods and provide safe off-street bike routes within the neighborhood. These routes and 16 acres of greenbelts will provide the missing link to the North Davis bike path system. - - The Covell Village partners are establishing a special transportation district to provide bus passes to all Covell Village residents. A new transit line will link Covell Village to downtown and the campus, and a sheltered bike parking lot will provide bike storage for bus riders. - -	+ These are all lies.

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PhilipNeustrom — 2005-10-18 21:27:37

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	+ + Mike Corbett, John Whitcombe, Dave Schulze, Bill Roe, Bill Streng, Lawrence "Lor" Shepard, Paul Makley, Blaine Juchau -- according to [http://covellvillage.com/davisroots.htm this page on covellvillage.com].

Pro-Covell Village FAQ

MattJurach — 2005-10-18 21:12:31

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Pro-Covell Village FAQ

PhilipNeustrom — 2005-10-18 13:29:20

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	+ = Covell Village, Pro Measure X FAQs: = + + [[TableOfContents]] + + == Where did this FAQ come from? == + + ... + + == What does the new agreement between the City and County mean? == + + New benefits recently added by an agreement between the ["City of Davis" City] and the ["County of Yolo" County] will further improve the City's fiscal health. Now, instead of 15.33%, the city will get 17.48% of all Covell Village property taxes. According to City Councilmember ["Don Saylor"], the City can expect to see a residual of about $3.6 million over 15 years. + + The agreement also requires the Covell Village partners to donate up to $500,000 of matching funds for the ["South Davis Library"], a 7,000 square foot site for a mental health group home in the Village Center, and a Village Center site to ["Davis Community Television"], suitable for the construction of a two-story, 10,000 square foot Media Center. + + == How will Measure X help schools? == + + Measure X guarantees over $60 million in benefits for public ["schools"] all over Davis. + + Measure X guarantees that the Covell Village partners will donate to the school district $1 million and ten acres of land, in a prime location. At the present time, the school district is anticipating that the site may be needed for a ["Davis High School"] satellite campus. + + Measure X also guarantees that the Covell Village partners will purchase the district-owned parcel of land in ["Wildhorse"], ["Nugget Fields" Nugget Soccer Fields], for $4.2 million, and then donate the fields to the City for permanent recreational use. Under the agreement, sports groups will continue to take care of field maintenance. + + The school district projects that new revenues from Community Facilities Districts will total $59,286,000. + + == What's the difference between the schools agreement in Measure X and past agreements with other developers? == + + In agreements with the developers of ["Mace Ranch"] and ["Wildhorse"], benefits granted to the school district were above the state minimum, but according to former ["school board"] member Jan Bridge, "probably provided less than one-third of the capital or facility costs for the students who now reside within those developments." + + In contrast, contributions by the Covell Village partners -- plus future taxes and fees generated by Covell Village -- will pay for 100% of the facilities and programs for the children who will reside in Covell Village. + + "This is the best deal that the school district has ever negotiated with any developer," said school board member Marty West. "It sets a new standard." + + == What will Measure X do for Mace Ranch School? == + + Covell Village will provide a slow, steady influx of new elementary school students that will counteract declining citywide enrollment. This influx will accelerate the eventual full operation of ["Korematsu Elementary School"] in ["Mace Ranch"]. + + == What makes Covell Village a "solar" development? == + + Covell Village will embrace passive solar technology, which uses no fossil fuels and makes homes cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter. ["Mike Corbett"] has designed the neighborhood so that many homes will have increased south-facing glass areas; energy-efficient design; a layout that takes advantage of sunlight for heating; and efficient cooling using Delta breezes at night. + + According to solar-energy expert Tobin Booth, Covell Village will generate at least twice as much solar electricity as any solar neighborhood in the nation existing today, doubling the previous record for solar-powered homes. + + There will be a minimum one-kilowatt solar photovoltaic system on every single-family home in Covell Village to provide electric power to residents. + + Power generated by photovoltaic panels will supply each single-family home with an average of 30% of the electricity it requires. Homeowners will have the option of adding more photovoltaic panels to their home, so the percentage will be higher than 30% in some cases; owners of affordable units will be able to add additional panels that won't count against the home price limits. + + The total solar energy production at Covell Village will be at least 2.04 million kilowatt hours annually. Every year, it would take 4,278,000 pounds of coal to produce that much power. + + == Will Covell Village be bad for regional air quality? == + + No. The solar technology in Covell Village will be good for regional air quality. Covell Village will prevent 4,581,000 pounds of carbon dioxide from going into the atmosphere annually; over the 25-year life of the solar panels, up to 115,561,000 pounds of dioxide will be prevented from entering the atmosphere. + ''How do you go from 4,278,000 pounds of coal to 4,581,000 pounds of CO2?'' - ["arlenabraham" arlen] + + == Will Measure X preserve any farmland? == + + Yes. Measure X requires the Covell Village partners to permanently preserve 776 acres of farmland adjacent to Davis. This buffer will permanently prevent future development on that property. The farmland buffer will be twice the size of the developed area, and 82 acres of it will be donated to the City for lease to organic farmers. + + == Will Measure X preserve any wildlife habitat? == + + Yes. Measure X guarantees that a 26-acre nature corridor, accessible to pedestrians, will stretch from one end of Covell Village to the other. + + Measure X also guarantees that habitat areas will surround the north side of the neighborhood. The Wildhorse "savannah corridor" will be extended westward, adjacent to Covell Village, to provide a home to native species such as ["burrowing owls"]. As part of the buffer, a 124-acre wetland habitat is planned along the northern border of the neighborhood, similar to the Northstar ponds, but almost ten times larger. + + "The Covell Village habitat will be the largest urban wetlands in the region," said Davis City Councilmember ["Stephen Souza"]. The wetlands will also provide flood protection for North Davis. + + == Does Measure X add bike paths to Davis? == + + Yes. Covell Village is designed to be a bike-friendly neighborhood. The Covell Village partners are constructing eight miles of new ["bike paths"] and lanes and nine bike undercrossings that will connect Covell Village to surrounding neighborhoods and provide safe off-street bike routes within the neighborhood. These routes and the 16 acres of ["greenbelts"] will provide the missing link to the North Davis bike path system. + + == Does Measure X add any parks to Davis? == + + Yes. Measure X guarantees that Covell Village will feature green spaces including 12 acres of mini-["parks"]; a village green, four acres of "linear greens" (long, narrow parks); and an 11-acre central park that's over twice the size of ["Central Park"] in ["downtown"] Davis. + + == Who will maintain the parks in Covell Village? == + + ["Parks"] in Covell Village will be created at the same time as each new phase of the neighborhood, and they will be maintained by the developers for over five years. + + == Will Measure X do anything for parks outside of Covell Village? == + + Yes. Measure X will benefit parks and recreational facilities everywhere in Davis. The developers are required to provide $27 million that can be used for amenities like parks and pools all over the city. They are also required to spend an additional $750,000 for the Walnut Park pool and $250,000 for the new Howatt Ranch athletic fields. + + == Will Measure X guarantee lower-income housing? == + + Yes. Most of the 286 multifamily units will be adjacent to the Village Center and near regional and local bus stops. They are planned next to a small park, and front doors will face the street or park in New Urbanist style. Of these units, 21 units will be occupied by lower-income YCCC clients, and 53 will house lower-income residents, including lower-income students. + + == Will there be any housing close to the Village Center? == + + Yes. 50 one- and two-bedroom apartment lofts will be built above offices and retail in the Village Center. 34 live-work units will be nestled in or next to the Village Center. These units allow a person to have their business on the ground floor and live above or rent to an employee or other person. + + == Will Covell Village provide any opportunities for co-housing? == + + Yes. 30 co-housing units, near the Village Center, will be similar to Muir Commons in Davis. The Covell Village partners have worked closely with co-housing advocates to include this type of affordable housing in the neighborhood. Individual townhouses will be clustered around a commons with communal facilities for dining and recreation. + + == Is there any mutual housing in Covell Village? == + + Yes. 170 units for low- to moderate-income families will be composed of mutual housing and cooperatives. These units are high density, and adjacent to the Village Center and bus stops. + + == Is there any housing available for people with moderate incomes in Covell Village? == + + Yes. 144 moderate-income townhouses will range in price from $198,000 to $310,000. + + == Will Covell Village have any middle-income housing? == + + Yes. 400 units of middle-income housing, with 85 for seniors, will be divided into four cost tiers and distributed throughout Covell Village. + + * Tier 1 100 units will average $370,000 + * Tier 2 100 units will average $435,000 + * Tier 3 100 units will average $495,000 + * Tier 4 100 units cannot exceed $614,000 + + == Is there senior housing in Covell Village? == + + Yes. 150 small senior lots will be market rate, but will have mostly one-story houses. The units are very close to the Village Center and bus stops. + + == How many market rate homes are in Covell Village? How big will they be? == + + 600 lots will be available at market rates. Smaller lots, at 4,000 square feet, would have some bungalow-style homes. The larger lots will average 5,400 square feet, similar to lot sizes in downtown Davis. + + == How will the City determine future resale prices of the low- and middle-income housing? == + + Future resale prices of the low and middle-income housing units are moderated by City ordinance and the Development Agreement. Low- to moderate-income home prices will be allowed to appreciate 3.75%; middle-income, five per cent. + + == Who will qualify for affordable housing in Covell Village? == + + Under the provisions of the City's affordable housing programs, preference will be given to households with a local employee, persons with disabilities, and seniors. + + == Will Measure X have an adverse effect on the City's budget? == + + No. The independent budget analysis by the City of Davis concluded that under a conservative analysis, Covell Village will have a revenue-neutral effect on the City's operating budget. In other words, after contributions from the taxpayers who will reside in Covell Village are factored in, the project will pay for itself. + + Although Covell Village will be revenue-neutral, when contributions from the development agreement and fees are added in, Covell Village will actually bring in as much as an extra $50,775,000 to the City. + + == Will Covell Village cause the value of my home in Davis to decrease? == + + That is unlikely. Historically, well-planned neighborhoods enhance property values in surrounding neighborhoods. Covell Village is expected to have a positive effect on home values in existing Davis neighborhoods. Four main factors will contribute to the positive effect: quality public schools, public safety, slow phasing, and amenities. + + == Is Measure X doing anything to improve public safety? == + + Yes. Measure X guarantees that the Covell Village partners will improve public safety in Davis by donating a new fire station to the City and providing $14.2 million for City services such as fire and police operations. The new fire station will bring thousands of current Davis residents into the five-minute response zone. + + == How fast will Covell Village be built? == + + Very slowly. The design for Covell Village ensures that it will be built slowly over time, phased in at a rate well under the City's 1% policy. + + Over a period of 22 years, even though Davis has grown at an average of 452 housing units per year, home values have increased fivefold. Covell Village will be built at a rate of a maximum of 183 housing units per year over ten years, ensuring stability in the housing market -- and protecting Davis home values. + + == Will Covell Village overburden our sewage system? == + + No. According to City Engineer Pat Fitzsimmons, Davis' wastewater treatment plant has the capacity to accommodate Covell Village. Fitzsimmons estimates that even after Covell Village is completely occupied, the plant will still have capacity for the wastewater generated by an additional 8,000 people. + + "The long and short of it is there is the capacity for Covell Village and there is capacity for the General Plan build-out, and then some," said Fitzsimmons. + + Davis' plant capacity is 7.5 million gallons per day, and today the city generates 6.25 million gallons per day. Covell Village will add only .46 million gallons per day upon completion, leaving capacity for .79 million gallons per day. + + == Will Davis have to upgrade our wastewater treatment plant because of Covell Village? == + + No. The planned upgrade of the City's wastewater treatment plant to meet stricter state and federal water quality standards is totally unrelated to the development of Covell Village; this upgrade must be undertaken whether Covell Village is built or not. + + Covell Village will reduce the tax burden for the upgrade, because Covell Village taxpayers will pay the portion of the costs they were slated to contribute when the plant was originally planned. + + == Who are the developers of Covell Village? == + + The developers of Covell Village have deep roots in the community. Mike Corbett is the designer. Corbett is a world leader in the field of environmental design. Time Magazine named him a "Hero of the Planet" in 1999. He first won international acclaim for his design of Village Homes in West Davis. Corbett's design blended active and passive solar architecture. The groundbreaking project -- with its natural drainage, edible landscaping, greenbelts, and common areas -- garnered him accolades from around the world. In 1979, he won both the President's Award for Energy Conservation and the Governor's Award for Energy Conservation. He has lectured at UC Davis and UC Berkeley, and wrote "Designing Sustainable Communities" and "A Better Place To Live." He served as Mayor of Davis from 1988 to 1990. + + == What are the Covell Village developers doing about traffic? == + + After the Covell Village partners complete all improvements required by the City and the EIR mitigations, every intersection affected by the project will meet acceptable Levels Of Service as designated by the Davis General Plan. + + To enhance circulation in the area, the Covell Village partners are investing approximately $20 million to: + + * Improve access to and from the Nugget shopping center; + * Facilitate neighborhood street connections to Pole Line Road at Picasso, Donner, and Moore; + * Create bike paths and undercrossings so that pedestrians and bicyclists, including children headed to nearby schools, won't have to cross Pole Line and Covell; and + * Include traffic-calming measures such as roundabouts, medians, and narrow streets that will reduce speeds in and around the project. + + == Will Measure X do anything to divert traffic around Davis? == + + Under an amendment to the development agreement approved on October 4, 2005, the Covell Village partners are required to complete $1.1 million worth of improvements near the proposed neighborhood, including repaving County Road 102 and traffic-diversion and traffic-calming measures along Road 102 featuring signage, medians, turn lanes, flashing yellow lights, and intersection lighting. + + "We're going to divert traffic around Davis," said project civil engineer Chuck Cunningham. "Cars traveling south from Woodland to Sacramento, San Francisco, or U.C. Davis will be encouraged to take alternative routes to reduce traffic on Pole Line Road in Davis." + + == Is Measure X doing anything to reduce automobile dependence? == + + Yes. Covell Village is intended to be a walkable community. Dining and shopping will be clustered in the Village Center. Live-work lofts and senior housing will be nearby, within easy walking distance. The highest density areas are near the core, putting a majority of the housing units close to the Village Center. + + Sidewalks that are set back from the street, in the style of the early 20th Century, will -- along with design elements such as front porches -- encourage pedestrian traffic. So will a pedestrian grid that incorporates walkable parks -- or "linear greens" -- that connects the farthest corners of the neighborhood to the Village Center and to habitats and parks. + + Covell Village is designed to be a bike-friendly neighborhood. The Covell Village partners are constructing eight miles of new bike paths and lanes and nine bike undercrossings that will connect Covell Village to surrounding neighborhoods and provide safe off-street bike routes within the neighborhood. These routes and 16 acres of greenbelts will provide the missing link to the North Davis bike path system. + + The Covell Village partners are establishing a special transportation district to provide bus passes to all Covell Village residents. A new transit line will link Covell Village to downtown and the campus, and a sheltered bike parking lot will provide bike storage for bus riders. + +