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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-05-24; City Council; 20565; CITIZEN PRESENTATION BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBCITY OF CARLSBAD - AGENDA BILL 19 AB# 20,565 MTG. DEPT. CM 5-24-11 CITIZEN PRESENTATION REGARDING BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB DEPT. DIRECTOR CITY ATTORNEY CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive presentation from Greg Nelson on behalf of the Boys and Girls Club, and direct staff accordingly. ITEM EXPLANATION: The City Council provides an opportunity for citizens and organizations to have an item placed on a City Council Agenda by submitting a written request to do so. Attached is an email correspondence (Exhibit 1) from Greg Nelson requesting that he be allowed to make a presentation to the City Council regarding the status of the new Boys and Girls Club in Bressi Ranch, and the Club's need for additional funding to complete the project. FISCAL IMPACT: The fiscal impact of the request is unknown at this time. EXHIBIT: 1. E-mail correspondence from Greg Nelson, dated April 21, 2011 DEPARTMENT CONTACT: Debbie Fountain 760-434-2935 debbie.fountain@carisbadca.gov FOR CITY CLERKS USE ONLY. COUNCIL ACTION:APPROVED DENIED CONTINUED WITHDRAWN AMENDED D D D D D CONTINUED TO DATE SPECIFIC CONTINUED TO DATE UNKNOWN RETURNED TO STAFF OTHER - SEE MINUTES D D D D Council received the presentation. See Minutes for details. Debbie Fountain From: Greg Nelson [gnelsonsr@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2011 1:47 PM To: Debbie Fountain Subject: Carlsbad Boys and Girls Club Presentation at City Counsel Meeting Thank you Debbie for arranging us to present at the May 1 Oth City Counsel Meeting. For our time on the Agenda we will be giving the Counsel Members an update on the new Club facility which they have helped build and a request for some additional funding. We will again be brief and respectful of their valuable time. Thank you for honoring our request to present!!!! Sincerely, Greg Nelson Distribution: Gitv Clprk ^ All Receive>~/iiy \_/n3i rv *^^ j- ,. _ _ A * A>-A *, • — — H^rthe Information of the:Asst. City Clerk _^ _ CITY COUNCIL Bressi Ranch Boys & Girls Club Deputy Clerk _ " City Manager U- The Bressi Ranch Boys & Girls Club application was submited to the City on March 16, 2006 (CUP 06-08) and was approved by the Planning Commission on August 15, 2007. We have reviewed the CUP file correspondence and have the following comments in response to the letter from the Boys and Girls Club, dated May 17, 2011: 1) The architecture for the project's main building did not change as a result of the development review process - the architecture that was submitted by the applicant as designed by their architect, the Dahlin Group, is the same architecture that was approved by the Planning Commission. Immediately after submitting to the City, the applicant held a public outreach meeting with the Bressi residential community which was held at the Bressi Ranch Community Recreation Center, a building that was also designed by the Dahlin Group. At that meeting, the applicant stated that it was their intent that the architecture of the B&G's Club would substantially match the architecture of the Bressi Ranch Community Recreation Center building. The architecture and materials of the B&G's Club as approved and built is substantially the same as the Recreation Center building. 2) The applicant also worked closely with LNR, the developer of the Bressi Village Shopping Center, on coordinating and integrating the architecture and site plan for the B&G's Club with the proposed architecture of the Bressi Village Shopping Center (see LNR letter dated April 17, 2006). The architectural style and materials of the two buildings are substantially the same. 3) The only architectural comment the City provided or required of the B&G Club CUP was related to the trash enclosure. The original submittal by the applicant did not include plans for the trash enclosure and city staff asked that the applicant provide the architectural detail for the proposed trash enclosure. The location of the trash enclosure is highly visible from Paradise Road and from the front entrance to the B&G Club, and as such, staff needed to ensure that the design and building materials of the trash enclosure were compatible with the architecture and materials of the proposed B&G's Club building and that proper screening of the trash enclosure from Paradise Road was provided. Such a requirement for trash enclosure design and materials is standard practice for new development throughout the City of Carlsbad. 4) The courtyard trellis referred to in the B&G's Club letter was proposed by the applicant and their architect and was included in the original architectural plans submitted to the city by the applicant, and, as mentioned in No. 1 above, no changes were made through the development review process to the originally submitted architect of the B&G Club building - the architecture that was originally submitted to city staff is the architecture that was approved by the Planning Commission. During the building permit stage, the applicant did request that the courtyard trellis be eliminated. However, because it was on the architectural plans approved by the Planning Commission, city staff did not approve the applicant's request and the building was constructed with the courtyard trellis in place. 5) All four sides of the B&G's Club site and building are highly visible from the public road (Paradise Road), the adjacent Village Square park, and from within the Bressi Village Shopping Center. The site is located within the mixed-use center of the award-winning Bressi Ranch Master Plan area. The architecture and materials of the B&G's Club building, as proposed and submitted by the applicant, is consistent and compatible with the surrounding shopping center, residential homes, the Bressi Ranch Community Recreation Center building, and the trellis and features within the Village Square park. In summary, the development review process and city staff's input into the process did not materially affect or change the architectural design, materials, or construction cost of the Boys and Girls Club building. The site's location within the mixed-use center of the award-winning Bressi Ranch Master Plan played a much more significant role. LNR Property Cvrpoml0H - '"• A-pril 17, 2006 '"re, j... V ..<>•>, r,.,.x '<;,•••* •.'; ^ J. t IVtr. Jason Goff Planning Department *-r" Q^ City of Carlsbad 1625 Faraday Avenue Carlsbad, CA 92008 R.e: Bressi Ranch Retail Center Comments Regarding Proposed Site Plan for Boys and Girls Club D>ear Jason, This letter is a follow-up to our conversation last week regarding the recently submitted site plan for the Boys and Girls Club ("BGC") at Bressi Ranch PA-15. As we discussed, LNR is in the planning stages of the adjacent retail shopping center site in PA-15, but we have not yet finalized our site plan. We have been working on a preliminary basis over the past year with the BGC to coordinate and integrate the architecture and site plan of the two projects. However, it is our understanding that the BGC has now formally submitted a site plan to the City for discretionary approval. Based on our review, it appears that the BGC site plan has not been fully coordinated with the parking and drive aisle configuration required for the adjacent proposed retail shop building and anchor building. We cannot allow constraints to be placed on our site plan at this early stage as a result of the BGC site plan. However, we are confident that a mutually agreeable site plan solution can be developed. Our retail anchor tenant commitments are solidifying and we expect to meet with the City's planning department in the next 2-3 weeks to discuss our proposed project. Assuming the City has a positive response to our site plan, we would expect to be able to finalize the connectivity between the two sites soon thereafter. We may need to create a minor lot Line adjustment to best accommodate the requirements of both projects. I have attached a copy of what I believe to be the site plan submitted by the BGC and marked the areas of concern by hand. We ask that as part of the City's response to the BGC submittal, the City require that the BGC coordinate their site plan with the adjacent retail site plan prior to the next submittal by the BGC. Please note that when the BGC elected to close off the driveway access they had to Paradise Road, we agreed to grant an access easement across our property to allow the BGC to have access to their facility. We still fully intend to do so once the site plans have been finalized. Thank you for your time, and please feel free to call me with any questions you may have. Sincerely, Jeff/illiams ctor of Development - San Diego 8520 Tech Way • Suite 130 • San Diego, California 92123 \*feAHjlH<tfJS. /•/£ * j$ &* ** \ ^AMffl COPY May 17, 2011 All Receive-Agenda Item # I i For the Information of the: CITYCOUNCIL I//-City Manager u BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF CARLSBAD City Manager Lisa Hildabrand City of Carlsbad 1200 Carlsbad Village Drive Carlsbad, California 92008 Dear Ms. Hildabrand: Over the last several weeks, we have met the mayor and esteemed council members to discuss a project that is near and dear to our hearts. The subject of our conversation? The serious need in our community to complete construction of a new Boys & Girls Club and how the City of Carlsbad might play a pivotal role in helping us succeed. As you know, the exterior and Phase 1 of the interior (the gym, teen center, and restrooms) are finished and will be open to the public this summer. It is estimated that another $1.5 million will be needed to see the building completed in total. We ask you to consider contributing one-third of that amount or more. Yes, the funds needed are significant. Yet the cost of NOT investing in our youth is much, much higher. We currently serve about 225 youth every day. With the Bressi Clubhouse completed, we will more than double that number, and serve 500+ youngsters. The proposed expansion provides the opportunity to deepen the stable and collaborative partnership already in existence between the City and the Boys & Girls Club. Boys & Girls Clubs of Carlsbad is requesting the City of Carlsbad continue this relationship and financially support our endeavor to finish a new state-of-the-art facility. Boys & Girls Club is on the Council's May 24 agenda. We look forward to making a formal presentation for support at that time. In the interim, if you have thoughts, ideas, or anything you think will be of help to us in making this new Boys & Girls Club happen, I hope you will call me. This is a job we have to get done. _ Executive Board Scott Chelbarg, President David Kulchin, Past President Liz Games Patrick Casinelli Matylou Flanders Jerry Johnson Sill Larson Richard Macgurn Luke Matteson Jim Morrison Matt Simons James Slrayer George Young Board of Directors Kenneth Ames Dawn Blackburn Jerry Carter Beverly Chalfant Dane Chapin Lynn Crockutt Tony Dausilio Randy Ferrsn Ryan Grant Scott Grugel John Haralson Matt Harelson Ken Hume Ash Ibrahim Jessica Jones Jason Labrum Kay Mather ly Alyssa Mercier Eleanor Murrell Chad Nelson Guy Oliver Andy Osborne Jeff Perry Chuck Smith Steve Tee Mike Velrano Viola Wheellhan Honorary Board Greg Nelson Bailey Noble Corporate Partner* Axiom Test Equipment, Inc. Morrison Insurance Services, Inc. Payment Processing, Inc Retirement Solutions, Inc Wheelihan Construction Viking Commercial Construction Chief Executive Officer Brad Holland Thank you again for your interest and consideration. Sincerely, Greg Nelson Campaign Co-Chair Brad Holland CEO Boys & Girls Clubs of Carlsbad's mission is to provide activities and experiences that enr the lives of young people, inspiring and enabling them to reach their full potential. P.O. Box 913, Carlsbad, CA 92018* www.bgccarlsbad.org (760) 729-0207 Phone (760) 729-2279 Fax Date: Ctefk City Ctork Deputy Ctefk Book , C/l %