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City of Isleton Opportunities, Constraints, and Vision Report City of Isleton Opportunities, Constraints, and Vision Report October 2017 City of Isleton Contents Introduction . 1 Public Outreach Summary . 3 Community Profile . 5 Population and Household Characteristics and Trends . 9 Economic Conditions and Trends . 12 Vacant Sites Analysis . 15 Utilities and Public Services . 19 Flood Risk . 30 Assets, Constraints, And Opportunities . 39 Introduction . 41 History . 42 Location . 44 Fun and Entertainment . 46 Housing . 48 Business . 50 Sacramento River . 52 Circulation . 54 Parking . 56 Facility Maintenance . 58 Social Fabric . 60 Flood Risk . 62 Vision Statement . 65 Draft Vision Statement . 67 Appendix A: Community Workshop Responses . 69 i ii Introduction City of Isleton Introduction Isleton is a dynamic city that continues to transform through the decades. From its prominence as an agricultural hub with a booming economy in the early 1990s to a site of historical significance for its relationship to Chinese and Japanese immigrant communities, Isleton continues to stand out as a diamond in the Delta. This report considers Isleton’s opportunities and constraints in 2017, and provides a draft vision to guide the future of this exceptional city. This report serves as the foundation for subsequent work products that will help Isleton achieve its vision for the future. It contains a Community Profile that describes existing conditions in Isleton; a section on Assets, Constraints, and Opportunities; and a draft Vision Statement for the future. This report will document the community’s vision for Isleton and lay the groundwork for achieving a successful, safe, and vibrant community in years to come. To achieve this vision, it is important to understand current conditions in the city, the constraints that will need to be overcome, the opportunities for improving the community, and an articulation of the community’s vision for the future. This report lays the foundation for subsequent planning documents, including: • A Capital Improvement Plan to help guide investment in City infrastructure and community facilities; • A Community Action Plan that identifies community issues and the necessary actions and available resources to address the issues; • A Flood Risk Reduction Assessment to help the community understand how to minimize flood risk and reduce flood insurance premiums; and • A Downtown Improvement Plan that provides a roadmap for improving the Downtown fabric and attracting reinvestment in the Downtown. This project is primarily funded through grants that the City of Isleton obtained from the Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG). The Delta Protection Commission (DPC) will also be involved in drafting the Community Action Plan. 1 2 Public Outreach Summary City of Isleton Public Outreach Summary The input provided by the community through stakeholder interviews and the community workshop was critical to the drafting of this report. In July 2017, the City held 11 interviews with community stakeholders. These interviews provided feedback on the state of Isleton from a diversity of perspectives. Participants shared their connection to Isleton, their thoughts on major constraints and opportunities, and their vision for the future. The reoccurring themes of the stakeholder interviews were economic development, the social fabric, and public facilities and services. On Saturday, July 15, 2017, over 20 members of the community participated in a community workshop. The workshop began with a presentation about the Project and an overview of the workshop activities. Next, a “City Walk” through downtown encouraged a citizen discussion of features or places that contribute to a positive experience, those that community members would like to see change, and those that present opportunities for the future. The workshop concluded with a series of interactive exercises that focused on assets, constraints, and opportunities in the city; developing a joint vision for the future; methods for cultivating pride and a sense of community; specific streetscape and capital improvements; and parking. Throughout the workshop economic development opportunities, sidewalk and city signage improvements, and circulation were recurring themes. The input gathered at the stakeholder interviews and community workshop will continue to guide the subsequent work products. See the Appendix for a summary of the workshop results. 3 Opportunities, Constraints, and Vision October 2017 City of Isleton 4 Community Profile The Community Profile presents a snapshot of conditions and trends in Isleton in 2017. It contains background information on Isleton’s history, population and household characteristics, housing and economic conditions, vacant sites, public facilities and services, and flood risks. 5 Opportunities, Constraints, and Vision October 2017 City of Isleton History of Isleton Isleton is one of the oldest historical river communities nestled in the heart of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. Isleton was founded in 1874 by Josiah Pool, who built a wharf to promote commerce and trade along the Sacramento River. The City of Isleton was incorporated in 1923 and continues to be the smallest city in Sacramento County with a population of 854 in 2017 (California Department of Finance). The Delta’s rich peat soil made Isleton a thriving agricultural and economic center in the early 1900s. During this time, Isleton was a major sugar beet producer and had steamboats stopping twice per day on trips between San Francisco, Sacramento, and Marysville. Up until the Great Depression of the 1930s, Isleton was the canning center for the Delta, and was known for its Bartlett pear and asparagus crops. The city was even known as the Asparagus Capital of the World. With the construction of the railroads and then the highways after World War II, the Sacramento River’s importance as a transportation route diminished, and the five canneries in Isleton closed. During this period, agriculture also shifted to large-scale farming, which led to a loss in economic activity and outmigration. The last cannery, Sun Garden, closed in 1966. 6 Community Profile City of Isleton 7 Opportunities, Constraints, and Vision October 2017 City of Isleton An aspect of Isleton’s distinctive history is its connection to Chinese Chinese and Japanese communities quickly organized and rebuilt and Japanese immigrant communities. Around 1875, after the Gold Main Street following the fire, and covered the buildings in metal Rush, there was a mass migration of Chinese immigrants to Isleton siding to slow the spread of future fires. and the Delta because of work available with building the railroad, The City of Isleton approved a Historic Preservation Ordinance in 2011 constructing levees, and in agriculture. These immigrants sought to that provides for the protection of historical buildings, structures, establish a home away from home, and developed a strong sense of signs, features, and sites within the Isleton American Historic District. community. The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1883 diminished the labor The District encompasses the properties along Main Street and market in the Delta, prompting Japanese immigrants to fill the labor the northside of Union Street from E Street to H Street. Buildings void. During World War II, Japanese Americans living along the West within the District are categorized as contributing buildings or non- Coast were forced into internment camps. The two blocks of Main contributing buildings, as shown in the map below. A contributing Street, which were Isleton’s original Chinatown and Japantown, were building is any building within the boundaries of the district that placed on the National Register for Historic Places in 1991. reflects the significance of the district, either because of historic The metal siding that is present on these historic buildings today was associations, historic architectural qualities, or archaeological constructed following the fire in 1926 that destroyed these two blocks. features. SACRAMENTO RIVER River Road (State Route 160) Historic District 3 Address 3 5 7 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 35 37 39 41 43 45 47 49 51 53 55 57 59 61 63 Contributing E Street Building H Street Main Street Vacant Lot 2 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 34 36 38 40 46 48 50 52 54 56 58 60 64 66 Non-contributing F Street Building City Park Union Street Figure 1: Contributing and Non-Contributing Buildings N 0 100 ft. City of Isleton Historic District, 2017 Approx. Scale Vacant Building 8 Community Profile City of Isleton Population and Household Characteristics and Trends Historical Figure 2: Historical Population City of Isleton, 1930-2017 Population 2,00 In 1930, the population of Isleton peaked at 2,090 2,090 people. Since the Great 2,000 1,837 Depression, the population 1,597 has declined steadily. Figure 2 shows the population 1,00 decline from 1930 to 2010. Based on 2017 estimates from Population Total 1,039 909 914 the California Department 1,000 83 828 804 84 of Finance, the population in Isleton has grown slightly in recent years, and is ,00 2017 1970 1930 2010 190 1940 1990 1960 estimated to be 854 as of 1980 2000 January 1, 2017. ear 9 Opportunities, Constraints, and Vision October 2017 City of Isleton Figure 3: Proportion of the Population by Age Group City of Isleton, 2015 Age 3% 33% Figure 3 provides a division of the population 30% in Isleton in 2015 by age group. The largest 2% age group is persons 45 to 64 years of age, 22% which accounts for approximately one-third 20% of the city’s population. The city of Isleton has 14% 14% 1% 13% a smaller proportion of children, pre-teens, and high school students compared to those 10% 25 years of age and older. The median age in % 4% Isleton is 42.6, which is significantly higher than the countywide median age of 35.5 and 0% nder to 14 1 to 24 2 to 44 4 to 64 6 and the statewide of 35.8 years. Years Old older ge ears Race and Ethnicity Table 1: Population Breakdown by Race/Ethnicity The 2011-2015 American Community Survey City of Isleton (five-year estimate) for the city of Isleton 2015 indicates that about half of the population Race/Ethnicity Number Percent (48.9 percent) is Hispanic or Latino.
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