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PROPOSITION C OPEN SPACE AND TRAILS
AD HOC CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE
DEPT. PLN I 1 CITY MGR
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
That the City Council ADOPT City Council Resolution No. 2005-312 , CREATING THE
Proposition C Open Space and Trails Ad Hoc Citizen’s Advisory Committee and APPOINTING
citizens to membership of said committee.
ITEM EXPLANATION:
On several previous occasions, the City Council had discussed the creation of an Open Space
Citizens Committee. The context for these discussions related primarily to the passage of
Proposition C (copy attached), which listed open space acquisition and trail linkages as one of the
projects that the citizens authorized the City to fund. The creation of the committee was put on hold
until the City’s Habitat Management Plan (HMP) was approved by state and federal wildlife agencies.
Now that the HMP is approved and the City is in the process of fully implementing the Plan, the City
Council may want to create and make appointments to the Committee.
Staff has reviewed the potential role, work product, and duration of the Committee and has derived
some recommendations. It is recommended that the Committee’s role be the establishment of a
priority system to select future open space properties for acquisition and potential trail linkage
projects. The work product would then be a list of potential acquisition parcels and trail projects,
along with justifications for their acquisition/construction, for consideration and selection by the City
Council. The duration of the Committee would be a function of the frequency of meetings and would
range from a minimum of six months to a maximum of one year. It is recommended that the
Committee be disbanded after its presentation of potential acquisition properties and trail projects to
the City Council.
One outstanding issue needing direction from the City Council is the amount of funds available for
open space property acquisition and trail linkages. The total allocation of funds for the four projects
listed in Proposition C is $35 million. The project, as defined in the Proposition, lists both open space
acquisition and trail linkages however the proportion of $35 million total allocation set aside for the
open space/trail project has yet to be determined. Likewise, the proportion of fund allocation
between the open space and trail components of the project is not established.
With regard to fund allocation, Staff is recommending two options. One option would involve the City
Council establishing the amount of Proposition C funding available for the open space/trails project
up front and allowing the Committee to prioritize the potential open space property acquisition and
trail linkage projects based upon that funding limit. Another option would involve the Committee
deriving a list of potential open space property acquisitions and trail linkage projects based purely on
the derived prioritization criteria, without consideration of cost. The City Council would then decide
on the proportion of Proposition C funding for the open spaCeltrail project at a later date, perhaps
based in part on the property acquisition opportunities.
ENVIRONMENTAL:
The creation of the committee and appointment of members does not constitute a “project” under the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and no environmental review is required. Depending on
the current zoning and General Plan land use designations of the potential acquisition properties, or
the location and extent of the potential trail projects, some level of environmental review may be
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necessary concurrent with any necessary Zone Changes, General Plan Amendments or other
required permits that implement the land acquisition or trail construction.
FISCAL IMPACT:
As stated in the Proposition, the funds proposed for allocation for Proposition C projects comes from
the City’s General Fund. The amount allocated and the remaining amounts are shown below. The
amount of funding available for the open space/trails project has not been established.
ProD C Droiects :
(in $1,000~) Initial Appropriated Remaining
Allocation To Date Allocation
City training center (1 ,050)
Cannon Rd. -
Trailslopen Space -
Pool (1 1,239)
Total 35,000 (1 2,289) 22,711
In addition to the acquisition costs, there will be costs for the ongoing maintenance of any open
space or trails acquired and for the administrative expenses for the ad hoc committee. Staff
recommends that the allocation for administrative costs not exceed $5,000 and that the maintenance
costs be addressed when the properties are identified.
EXHIBITS:
1. City Council Resolution No. 2005-312 , creating the ad hoc committee and appointing
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its members.
Copy of Proposition C ballot measure.
DEPARTMENT CONTACT: Michael Grim, (760) 602-4623, mgrim@ci.carlsbad.ca.us
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RESOLUTION NO. 2005-312
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, CREATING THE PROPOSITION C
OPEN SPACE AND TRAILS AD HOC CITIZENS COMMITTEE
AND APPOINTING MEMBERS TO SAID COMMITTEE
WHEREAS, the registered voters of the City of Carlsbad, California did, on
November 5, 2002, approve Proposition C authorizing the spending of city funds from various
sources including the General Fund in an amount over $1 million to construct a swimming pool
complex, trails and open space, safety training facility, and Cannon Road east of College
Boulevard; and
WHEREAS, one of the projects listed in Proposition C consisted of trail linkages
and open space acquisition; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has expressed interest in the creation of an Citizens
Open Space Committee to make recommendations to the Council on potential linkage projects
and open space property acquisitions.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, does
hereby resolve as follows:
1. That the above recitations are true and correct.
2. That there is hereby created a Proposition C Open Space and Trail Ad
Hoc Advisory Committee whose charge shall be to establish priorities for open space property
acquisition and trail linkage projects and make recommendations to the Council on potential
candidate acquisitions and projects for future expenditures, as specified in Proposition C via the
following powers, duties, and responsibilities:
a. The Ad Hoc Advisory Committee shall be appointed by the Mayor
with the advice and recommendations of the City Council and the members shall
be five residents of the City of Carlsbad, one member at large, and one member
from the City Planning Commission, as follows:
I. Dr. Joel Altshul
2. Saundra Cima
3. Leonard Martyns
4. Fred Sandquist
5. Dennis Villavicencio
6. Carl Miller (at large)
7. Marty Montgomery (Planning Commissioner)
b. The Ad Hoc Committee shall exist for a maximum of one year, or
until all fund allocation recommendations are made, whichever occurs first, from
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the date of this resolution and, at the end of this time period, shall cease to exist
unless on or before that expiration date the City Council acts by further resolution
to renew its term in either the same or an amended state. The terms of the
Committee members shall be for one year. Committee members shall serve
without compensation;
Staff from the City of Carlsbad shall be ex-officio, non-voting,
members of the Committee and shall provide support and advice as is
appropriate. The Committee shall be given all reasonable tools, resources,
background information, and staff support necessary for it to accomplish its
objectives. A budget not to exceed $5,000 is hereby appropriated from the
General Fund to support the work of the Ad Hoc Committee;
The Ad Hoc Committee shall select a Chairperson and establish
its own meeting schedule (in keeping with section “PI), as necessary and
appropriate, to accomplish the work assigned to it by the City Council;
The Ad Hoc Committee shall conduct its business in open and
public meetings which shall be subject to the Ralph M. Brown Act (“Act”, Gov
Code Sections 54950, et seq.) and shall only meet in closed session upon advice
of the City Attorney in accordance with the Act;
f. The principal charge of the Ad Hoc Committee is to make
recommendations to the City Council for proposed expenditures of Proposition C
allocated funds;
g. No member of the Ad Hoc Committee shall participate in
discussions on or cast a vote on expenditure recommendations where he or she
is likely to have a conflict of interest. Members should consult with the City
Attorney if they have reason to believe a conflict will arise.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the
City of Carlsbad on the 18th day of OC 2005, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Council Members Lewis,Hall, Kulchin, Packard and Sigafoose
NOES: None
ATTEST:
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DATE: October 18, 2005
FROM: Scott Holloy,
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MESSAGE:
Moyor Lewis,
Honorable Claude Lewis
Honorable Matt Hall
Honorable Mark Packard
Honorable Ann Kulchin
Honorable Norine Sigafoose
City of Carlsbad
760-720-9461
ClTYOFCARLS6AD CITY CLERK'S OFFICE I
Please find the attached letter in support of the cit)'s efforts to move forward with the
implementation of the Habita? Management Plan.
Sincerely.
Scott
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PRESIDENT
Scot Sandrtrorn
Trimark PaClflC Homes
VICE PRESIDENT
Horace Hogan 11
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Scott Brusseau
Newport National Corp.
IMMEDIATE PAST PlEflDENT
Mike Levesque
Lennar
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Paul A. Tryon
AFFILIATES
California Building
Industry Association
National Assoclarion
of Home Builders
Natlonal Association
of Industrial and
Office Properties
October 18,2005
Honorable Claude Lewis
Mayor
City of Carlsbad
1200 Carlsbad Village Drive
Carlsbad, CA 92008
RE:
Advisory Committee
Item 7: Proposition “C‘ Open Space and Trails Ad Hoc Citizens’
Dear Mayor Lewis and Members of the City Council:
The Building Industry Association of San Diego County represents 1,460
member companies comprising a workforce of 165,000 San Diegans. We
support the city’s efforts move forward with implementation of the
Habitat Management Plan (HMP). We request that the formation of the
Ad Hoc Citizens’ Advisory Committee include landowners and members
of the business community to ensue a balanced perspective on the issues
of prioritizing open space acquisition and trails.
It is also important that the role of the advisory committee be confined to
these two HMP issues and that the committee avoids making
recommendations on specific development projects before the city. We
request that this be clearly defined in the committee’s charter.
Thank you for this opportunity to provide input on the formation of the
Citizens’ Advisory Committee. We look forward to the successful
implementation of the HMP.
Very huly yours,
PublicP Scott c* w ‘c dvocate
cc: Michael Babowal, Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce
BIA North County Board of Directors