VISION FOR THE FRANKSTON STATION PRECINCT

Introduction

The Frankston City Council strongly supports the commitment made by the State Government to the redevelopment of the Frankston Station precinct, and associated commitment to the Stage 1 Chisholm Frankston redevelopment.

Council’s Vision is to secure increased services, benefits and jobs for the Frankston community from this significant investment in infrastructure. Implementing this Vision entails the exploration of all opportunities that will optimise the potential of this project to revitalise the Frankston Metropolitan Activity Centre and, in the long term, firmly establish Frankston as the premier urban centre on Port Phillip Bay’s eastern seaboard

Frankston is a bayside city with significant lifestyle attractions; these include its coastal recreation areas, great access to bushland and significant green wedge landscapes, a strong and vibrant history and convenient access to greater Melbourne. Frankston has excellent potential to transform itself and become a destination for new industries and business investment, for people with highly sought after skills, for tourists and for students.

To support this future Vision for its community, Frankston City Council seeks to capitalise on this opportunity and its own assets to deliver an integrated fabric of landmark developments in the FMAC that includes public art that celebrates its unique location, green open spaces and boulevards. The forging of new partnerships will create a legacy of safety and prosperity that is characterised by leafy streets, inspiring architecture and a thriving business and residential centre. These improvements will deliver quality shopping and entertainment experiences.

The longer term vision for Frankston is to ensure the development of a fully integrated transport hub in the city centre incorporating the electrification of the railway line to Baxter and potentially beyond. The initial capital injection is required to address the first two stages of the overall desired outcomes. As such the identified short, medium and long term staged development comprises the following:

Attachment A

• Stage 1 - Improvements to Young Street ($13.8M funded for 2015), including: o Bus drop off and pick up areas; and o Greening and expansion of public realm spaces

• Stage 2 – A redeveloped Railway Station Precinct (Design to be determined; $50M commitment to be funded 2016/17)

• Stage 3 – A fully integrated transport interchange on Fletcher Road (funding to be committed; implementation to include further consultation with Council)

• Stage 4 – Electrification of the railway line to Baxter (long term plan and funding as per VicTrack strategic plans -funding to be committed; implementation to include further consultation with Council).

Council’s Vision establishes the desired direction for this investment. It provides the necessary the confidence for developers, investors and government agencies to attract and guide the provision of new services, infrastructure and activities in the city.

Now is the time to act to reclaim the heart of Frankston as a vital economic centre with a reputation for education, health and the arts.

To support the achievement of this Vision, Frankston City Council is committed to:

• Staging and aligning projects to achieve a fully integrated transport interchange • Optimising and exploring the feasibility of the three tiers of Government having a

presence in the station precinct with the potential for, and consideration of, using Council owned land (refer attached map) within the precinct for catalyst developments which may include, but are not be limited, to:

o Relocation of the Local Government services and function e.g. Visitor Information Centre, customer services, regulatory services

o Relocation of State and Commonwealth Government services o Engaging with Chisholm and State Government to deliver a shared

(Chisholm/Council) multipurpose learning and library facility • Encouraging white collar commercial uses and new residential developments to

diversify the social and economic mix in the city centre • Through new development, quality design and efficient traffic management enhance

east west connectivity to the bay: o Across the railway line to the city centre o Across Nepean Highway and Kananook Creek; and o Redirect east bound traffic around the city centre

• Facilitating structured engagement with all private landowners in and adjacent to the railway interchange precinct to encourage appropriate and sympathetic redevelopment

VISION

To achieve a high amenity, safe, landmark gateway destination that

engages and connects people, spaces and transport services through

inspiring design to deliver new vibrancy and invite new opportunities.

• Delivering better, safe and more efficient transportation in the city centre including the staged relocation of the buses to Fletcher Road

• Advocating for improvements to the timetabling for the bus network to ensure greater clearance rate of passengers through the station precinct

• Advocating for the disbursement of Opioid Replacement Therapy prescribing and dispensing services

• Improvement of health infrastructure outside of the immediate city centre • Ensuring heart, pride and reputation is designed into the city by new developments

delivering excellent design, additional green spaces and public art for the community to meet and enjoy

• Encouraging Bayside Shopping Centre to proceed with further investment in the precinct with redevelopment to better embrace and integrate with its surroundings

• Investigating a suite of incentives to attract new development including but not limited to consideration of rating levels and promoting Council’s ’streamlined’ planning permit applications.

• Adopting a street tree strategy to quickly establish more canopy trees in the city centre and a boulevard of trees along both the Nepean Highway and Cranbourne Road

• Negotiating for Frankston City Council’s management and delivery of the project in partnership with State Government

• Negotiating with the State Government for the development of a business case for the electrification of the railway line to Baxter and beyond.