HomeMy WebLinkAbout1976-12-07; City Council; 4019; County transfer station future yard siteCITY OF CARLSB~
AGENDA BILL No.-J-f:..!J~/-.1.9:.-..--------
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DEPARTMENT: Public Work
subject:
COUNTY TRANSFER STATION/FUTURE YARD SITE
statement of the Matter
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C. Atty~
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The County of San Diego is studying the potential of locating a refuse
transfer/recovery station in the city near the intersection of Palomar
Airport Road and El Camino Real. We have also discussed, at staff
level, the co-lo~ation of their facilities with a City Service Center.
The attached staff report contains more detail on the preli~inary
discussion and site location maps. I ••
The matter is being brought to council so that council may give staff
direction concerning the work to date on either the County project
or the City Service Center project.
EXHIBITS
A. Staff Report dated November 19, 1976
RECOMMENDATION
No formal council action is required at ~his time but council
reaction to and concurrence with staff action to date would be
helpful.
Council action . ~
12-7-76 The Council concurred with staff action to date and instructed
staff to continue negotiations.
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November 19, 1976
MEMORANDUM
TO: City Manager
FROM: Public Works Administrator
SUBJECT: County Transfer Station/Future Yard Site
The County is actively working to meet planning and design
deadlines to qualify for an EDA grant for the construction of
a Solid Waste Transfer Station. The proposed location is in
the northeast section of the El Camino Real/Palomar Airport
Road quadangle -to the north of Carlsbad Municipal Water
District and southeast of Beckman Instruments. A location
diagram is attached. The purpose of this transfer station is:
1. To serve as a receiver of solid waste from all route
trucks and general public in the North County area.
2. Sort and remove the metals from the solid waste
stream (a glass separator may be added later).
3. Shred and bale the remainder of the solid waste
stream and transfer the bales to large tractor
trailers for removal to a landfill site.
The transfer st~tion will considerably reduce the travel
distances for trucks serving the Carlsbad area resulting in
a h1gher level of productivity and stabilization of ~~tusa rates.
At the landfill site the bales will require less earth cover and
thus prolong the life of the landfill.
Staff has been discussing the County plans and encouraging co-
location of the transfer station with a future City Service
Center facility. This has the following advantages to both
entities:
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1. Joint use of an access road off El Camino Real.
2. Provide for joint planning of utilities requirements.
3. Mi:1imize security problems with a continuous perimeter
fen~e ~und both facilities.
It should be no~cld that the facility would be constructed on
County owned land (about 8 acres of a 200+ acre parcel) which
is wholly within the Carlsbad city limits. The land use
designation of the entire county parcel is open space while
that of the land to the west and south of the proposed site is
planned industrial.
There is considerably more usable land adjacent to the proposed
site which could be used as a yard facility. The County has
tentatively allocated 13 acres, for planning purposes, for the
City Service Center site. This site is directly east of
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Beckman Instruments. The use of this site has several advantages,
other than those stated previously, for the City:
1. It is near the geographic center of the City service
area.
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It is publicly
requisition of
tax rolls) for
owned land which wo~ld not require
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private land (thus removing-it from the
a city facility.
The joint project, as proposed would be sited on a mesa
with existing industrial use (Beckman Instruments) while
providing for retaining as open space the Los Manos Canyon.
The County is operating under severe time constraints to meet the
EDA grant .requirements and, as a result much of the planning,
engineering and right-of-way/real estate requirements are being
multi-tracked. As a result many "answers" just haven't been
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developed yet for the city's participation in the project.
It appears there are several alternatives which will be
explored for the acquisition of the Service Center site,
i.e., long term lease, purchase or a land trade. Utilities
required for the transfer station will be similar to the
Service Center requirements, but may require oversizing for
water and sewerage requirements. Yet to be determined would
be a reasonable and equitable manner to fund these oversize
requirements (if the EDA grant is approved, the oversizing
may be 100% funded under the grant).
I will keep you advised as to the County's project status
and will submit recommendations for the city's participation
for the development of a Yard site as soon as more specific
information is available. Planning has been apprised of the
County project and is coordinating with them for the sub-
mission of EIR's, zone changes and an appropriate c.u.P.
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Ronald A. Beckman
Public Works Administrator
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