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Metropolitan Activity CentreFrankston

PART 2: ACTION PLAN

STRUCTURE PLANMay 2015

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION 3

TABLE OF ACTIONS 4

NOTES AND DEFINITIONS 7

EnquiriesPlanning and Environment Department Tel: (03) 9784 1733

About this documentIn 2013, Frankston City Council prepared and consulted on a Structure Plan for the Frankston Metropolitan Activity Centre (FMAC). The Structure Plan outlined the 20 year vision for the renewal and revitalisation of the FMAC and set out how the vision would be achieved.

The Metropolitan Planning Authority (MPA) has assisted Council officers with the revision, update and implementation of the Structure Plan, which has resulted in:

• The Final Structure Plan, adopted by Council on 25 May 2015;

• An Action Plan (this document) which lists the actions required to implement the Structure Plan and indicates for each: which Council department or organisation is responsible; how the action will be funded, and; the level of priority allocated to each action;

• Amendment C123 to the Frankston Planning Scheme which translates the land use and development directions of the Structure Plan into planning scheme controls.

Frankston Metropolitan Activity Centre STRUCTURE PLAN

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INTRODUCTIONThis document is intended to be read together with the Frankston Metropolitan Activity Centre Structure Plan, May 2015. The Action Plan includes a range of actions involving various departments across Council, as well as other levels of government and government agencies. The actions have been sourced from the April 2014 version of the Frankston Metropolitan Activity Centre Structure Plan. In total, the Action Plan comprises 37 actions for Council to progressively undertake, with a lead organisation, responsible Council department, funding source, and status or priority level identified for each.

The numbers on the plan below correlate with the numbered actions in the Table of Actions, where these are geographically specific.

# ACTION ACTION TYPELEAD

ORGANISATION

RESPONSIBLE

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DEPARTMENT

FUNDING SOURCESTATUS /

PRIORITY

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Complete the planning process for the Frankston Station Precinct in close partnership with FCC, State Government and other stakeholder agencies. Planning should consider:

• The provision of high quality public open space, including a new green urban space located near the Young Street / Playne Street area

• The upgrade of the Station Precinct and Young Street to create an attractive and safe arrival space for public transport users, with improved east-west connections, consistent with Council’s formal submission to the Frankston Station Precinct Taskforce

• Improved connection and integration between bus and rail services

• The need for undercover bus shelters and train shelters

• The potential for a mixed use, transit-oriented development, including on the existing commuter car parks on the east side of the rail line with office / institutional / diverse housing and integrated commuter car parking

• The provision of adequate commuter car parking

• Improving the amenity and safety of the at-grade pedestrian rail crossing at Beach Street

• The potential location of a Business Incubator which facilitates and supports new and established businesses within the FMAC

Consult and partner with Lead Agency

DEDJTR

City Development

Community Development

Frankston Station Precinct Taskforce

Existing Council Resources

Underway

2

Complete Stage 1 of the Boulevard project along the Nepean Highway in partnership with VicRoads, and pursue a business case to government for Stage 2. The Boulevard should include:

• Significant street planting and landscaping

• Improved public spaces on both sides of the Highway

• Improved east-west pedestrian connections across the Highway between the foreshore and the City Centre

• The potential to slow vehicles to improve safety and amenity

• Additional signalised crossings at the foreshore reserve entry points

• Staged delivery, with an initial focus on the section between Wells Street and Davey Street


VicRoads

City Development


VicRoads1


Underway

3

Develop marketing strategies to:

• Showcase existing attractions, major projects and amenity improvements occurring across the FMAC

• Attract additional hotels / serviced apartments throughout the FMAC

• Attract head offices, government agencies and large businesses within the City Centre

• Emphasise the arts culture and lifestyle aspects of the FMAC

Marketing

Economic Development

Frankston City Council

Corporate Development

Future Council Budget Allocation Underway

4

Undertake a program of works along key City Centre streets which includes consistent paving, street furniture, lighting, signage, street trees, and widened footpaths where applicable. Streetscape improvements should be prioritised along:

• Wells Street

• Young Street

• Playne Street

• Beach Street

• Shannon Street Mall

• Station Street Mall

• Clyde Street Mall

• Keys Street

• Thompson Street

Capital Works Frankston City Council

City Development

Current / Future Council Budget

AllocationUnderway

5

Support the electrification of the Baxter rail line and lobby for the investigation of the relocation of Leawarra Rail Station to the west so it is closer to major destinations such as the hospitals and the educational facilities

Lobbying Frankston City Council

City Development

Existing Council resources Underway

6Continue to work with VicRoads and DEDJTR in implementing the Network Operating Plans for Frankston to ensure improvements to (a) pedestrian priority on key streets, and (b) the overall bus network


VicRoads and

DEDJTR

City Development

VicRoads

Existing Council resources

Underway

FRANKSTON METROPOLITAN ACTIVITY CENTRE STRUCTURE PLAN – ACTION PLANTABLE OF ACTIONS


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Facilitate a catalyst project on the existing at-grade car park on the corner of Young and Playne Streets to provide a cafe on the ground floor with housing / office / community uses above. Ensure replacement of car parking as part of the development

Catalyst Project Frankston City Council

City Development


Future Council Budget Allocation High

8

Investigate and implement strategies to encourage the re-use of existing multi-level buildings and additions to existing shops for housing, potentially through the use of financial incentives such as rate variations

Future Strategic Work



Existing Council resources High

9Develop a branding strategy for the FMAC, which encapsulates the lifestyle opportunities offered by the waterfront and its natural beauty, the people and the arts, food and the cafe culture

Marketing Frankston City Council

Corporate Development


10

Work with Monash University and Chisholm TAFE to support the potential development of facilities within the City Centre, and support Chisholm Institute with the planned Stage 1 redevelopment of the existing Fletcher Road campus. Future facilities could be co-located with other institutional uses in the City Centre

Relationships with Business

and Institutions

Monash University

Chisholm TAFE



11

Support the further expansion of Frankston Hospital’s core functions on-site, while encouraging associated uses that do not need to be located within the site to be located elsewhere in the Health and Education Precinct


and Institutions

Peninsula Health -

Frankston Hospital



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Prepare a masterplan for the Arts Precinct that leverages its role as a key visitor destination. The masterplan should:

• Seek to improve connections between the Precinct and the City Centre, the Frankston Station Precinct and nearby public open spaces

• Identify a program of works and funding sources





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Continue to lobby and work with Parks Victoria, South East Water and relevant landowners in undertaking the following actions along Kananook Creek:

• Re-introduce boat moorings and encourage boat traffic

• Strengthen the environmental and recreational qualities of the waterway and creek reserve

• Continue to dredge and clean the Creek between the Creek mouth and Mile Bridge

• Investigate the extension of Kananook Creek boardwalk south of Davey Street so that it connects into the pier foreshore area

• Explore opportunities for interpretative material recognising the Aboriginal heritage significance of the foreshore and Kananook Creek


Parks Victoria City Development

Parks Victoria1

South East Water1


High

14Lobby and work with VicRoads to improve the public realm at key entrances to the FMAC, including along the Ring Road and at key entries along Cranbourne, Hastings and Dandenong Roads

Capital WorksFrankston City

Council and VicRoads


City Development

VicRoads1 High

15 Provide directional signage to the City Centre at the Cranbourne Road entrance to the FMAC Capital Works

Frankston City Council and

VicRoads

City Development


16Review the location and distribution of existing community services which have detrimental impacts on the perceptions of safety within the FMAC




Existing Council Resources High

17 Ensure Council-owned car parks are well lit, can be safely accessed by pedestrians and are provided with directional signage


Capital Works


City Development


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Work with VicRoads to implement traffic management measures to promote the Ring Road as the preferred traffic route across the FMAC including through the operation of the Davey Street / Baxter Street intersection

Capital Works VicRoads City Development


19

Prepare a Car Parking Strategy which:

• Investigates the economic and access impacts of introducing paid on-street parking

• Guides the introduction of a Parking Overlay for the activity centre (including options for cash-in-lieu payments)

• Identifies alternative locations for commuter car parking at peripheral locations in the FMAC that could activate streets and shops as commuters walk between the Station Precinct and their cars

• Initiates discussions with private car park operators with a view to improving pricing structures and signage



City Development



20Investigate opportunities for additional attractors in the foreshore reserve to create a point of difference from other bayside destinations and to draw in a wider catchment


and Institutions


VicRoads

City Development


Existing Council resources Medium


ORGANISATION

RESPONSIBLE

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Commission public art installations that are appropriately located and integrated with the Arts Precinct on Davey Street. Further investigate a development contributions scheme to fund public art in association with new developments throughout the Structure Plan area




Future Council Budget Allocation Medium

22 Work with local industry, education and creative groups to develop a creative arts hub in the FMAC within existing vacant tenancies


and Institutions




23Develop planning measures which aim to retain the existing fine grain nature of commercial buildings within parts of the FMAC where this is the preferred built form




Existing Council Resources Medium

24 Prepare design guidelines for properties adjacent to Kananook Creek, the foreshore and the Nepean Highway





25Work with Melbourne Water to prepare a masterplan for the Ebdale Precinct drainage reserve to improve its passive recreation role and maintain its drainage role



City Development Melbourne Water1 Medium

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Investigate opportunities for the creation of a pop-up pedestrian green space in Wells Street between Park Lane and Thompson Street. The project could involve:

• Diversion of traffic along Park Lane

• A trial of the concept using temporary bollards, in consultation with traders and the community Capital works


and Institutions


City Development


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Plant additional street trees throughout the FMAC. The following locations should be prioritised:

• Along Davey Street and Fletcher Road to create a green edge to the City Centre

• Along Young Street and Kars Street to improve the pedestrian environment

• Within the Hastings Road and Cranbourne Road medians

• At the Cranbourne Road / Moorooduc Highway intersection

• Along Nepean Highway, Evelyn Street and Dandenong Road West



City Development


28Investigate the potential for connecting White Street Mall to Shannon Street Mall through a new east west link and ensure there is scope to activate the link



City Development


29Develop a co-ordinated lighting strategy which focuses on the illumination of streets and other public spaces and the use of feature lighting to emphasise key features



City Development


30 Undertake a Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) audit of the FMAC





31 Provide traffic calming along key pedestrian streets and cycle routes as shown on the Walking and Cycling Plan Capital Works Frankston City

CouncilCity

DevelopmentFuture Council

Budget Allocation Medium

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At key intersections (marked as Traffic Management Improvement Areas on the Public Transport and Traffic Management Plan), improve footpath conditions, increase crossing times and reduce crossing distances where applicable



City Development


33

Complete the following off-road bicycle routes within the FMAC:

• Bay Trail (north of Allawah Avenue)

• Dandenong-Frankston Trail

• Skye Trail

• Cranbourne Frankston Trail

Capital Works Frankston City Council

City Development


34 Provide an improved pedestrian connection across Yuille Street to link the George Pentland Botanic Gardens and Beauty Park Capital Works


VicRoads

City Development


35Improve pedestrian and cycle connections between the City Centre and the following key activities: Monash University, Frankston Hospital, and open spaces to the south



City Development


36 Reinstate car parking at Memorial Park through sensitive redesign of access and parking arrangements Capital Works Frankston City

CouncilCity

DevelopmentFuture Council

Budget Allocation Medium

37Investigate the capacity of the existing City Centre laneway network to service future mixed use developments and identify further improvements




Existing Council resources Medium


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1 The funding source for these actions is yet to be confirmed. Further work with relevant listed agencies will determine how these actions will be funded.

DEDJTR – Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources.

Frankston Station Precinct Taskforce – In January 2015, the Minister for Public Transport announced the establishment of a Taskforce to lead the transformation of the Frankston Station Precinct. The Taskforce is a “representative group of key stakeholders who will work together in an objective, balanced and public-minded manner to achieve consensus on where Government can best prioritise its expenditure of $50 million to transform the Frankston Station Precinct. This will complement the existing funding and investment in Chisholm TAFE as part of an overall State Government investment of $110 million to revitalise Frankston.” (Source: Terms of Reference – Frankston Station Precinct Taskforce, State Government Victoria).

NOTES AND DEFINITIONS

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