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TITLE:
APPOINTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION
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DEPT. HD.
CITY ATTY
CITY MGR.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Appoint three (3) Commission members to a sub-committee to
address issues related to the work plan considering the
recommendations of the Citizen's Committee to study open space.
ITEM EXPLANATION;
On December 19, 1989, City Council approved a work plan
considering the recommendations of the Citizen's Committee to
study open space. Phase I of the work plan involves four (4)
tasks, it has been recommended that a subcommittee of the Parks
and Recreation Commission become involved with discussions on
three (3) of the four (4) tasks.
• Trail Study
j • Open Space/Recreation Use Standards
u| • Open Space Commission
The attached work plan contained in City Council AB#10,430 will
explain the purpose related to each task (Exhibit 1).
Staff will present a report on this issue for further
clarification.
A related issue as requested for discussion by Commissioner
Dahlquist-Bursvold during the December meeting is the attached
Carlsbad Journal News Article of December 15, 1989, "Train
Network Plan Studied" (Exhibit 2).
EXHIBITS;
1. City Council AB#10,430
2. Carlsbad Journal Article - December 15, 1989
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TIT, cHORK PLAN FOR CONSIDERING THE RECOMMENDATIONS
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STUDY OPEN SPACE
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CITY ATT>y3^
CITY MGFfc=&V_
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve work plan considering the recommendations of the Citizens Committee to
Study Open Space. Adopt by 4/5th vote Ordinance No. A/S -/£>/ establishing
temporary land use controls to protect open space pending completion of Phase 1 of
the work plan and set a public hearing for January 23, 1990 to extend the Ordinance
to July 1, 1990.
TTFM EXPLANATION
The City Council on September 12, 1989 accepted the Final Report from the Citizens
Committee to Study Open Space. Staff was directed to return to Council with a work
plan for doing the studies and analysis necessary to consider the recommendations
contained in the Report. At that time, the Council also discussed the possibilities
of having ad hoc committees work with staff during consideration of the
recommendations. Attached is the proposed work plan. The work plan includes staff
recommendations for the use of ad hoc committees if that is the Council s desire.
When the City Council accepted the Citizens Committee Report, the Council also
referred a revised Open Space and Conservation Element prepared by the Open Space
Committee to the Planning Commission Subcommittee which is preparing an updated
General Plan. After reviewing the proposed, revised Element, the Planning
Commission Subcommittee recognized that it contained policies and programs which
were inconsistent with the updated Parks and Recreation Element. The Subcommittee
felt that these inconsistencies could not be resolved until the studies being done
as part of Phase I of the work plan were completed. Therefore, staff and the
Planning Commission Subcommittee are recommending that consideration of the revised
Open Space Element proposed by the Citizens Committee be deferred until the Phase
1 studies are completed. The background and reasons for this strategy are explained
in greater detail in the attached memo to the City Manager from the Planning
Director dated November 22, 1989.
Staff and the City Council Subcommittee have discussed this matter with the
Executive Subcommittee of the Citizens Committee to Study Open Space. It appeared
that the only way they would feel comfortable with delaying consideration of the
revised element was if an interim ordinance was prepared. Staff has drafted an
interim ordinance which is attached. In summary, the ordinance contains three major
features:
1. Prohibits the approval of any development project which would delete the
amount of open space shown on the open space map recommended by the
Citizens Committee. Boundary adjustments could be considered if certain
findings are met as recommended in the Report of the Citizen Committee.
2. Prohibits the approval of any development project which wouldI Prec]ude the
potential linkage of larger open space areas as shown on the 'Comprehensive
Open Space Network Map" recommended by the Citizens Committee.
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3. Requires consideration of the revised Open Space Element recommended by
the Citizens Committee to be scheduled immediately following the completion
of the studies which are part of Phase 1 of the work plan.
FISCAL IMPACT
Two or three consulting firms will need to be hired to assist staff in completing
the work plan. The City Council as already authorized a consultant to prepare the
trail study. The cost for the trail study will be approximately $42,000 and has
already been budgeted. One or two additional consultants will be needed to address
the overall financing/acquisition program and the Open Space Management Plan. It
is anticipated that the work on those two items will cost between $50,000 and
$75,000. An estimate of staff time and materials to accomplish the entire work plan
would be $50,000. Therefore, the estimate for the total cost of the work plan would
be $140,000 to $165,000.
EXHIBITS
1. Ordinance No. /lo-/^/ . including Exhibit "A" (Comprehensive Open Space Network
Map) and Exhibit "B" (Work Plan)
2. Memorandum from Planning Director to City Manager dated November 23, 1989
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essential to protecting the environmental, social and economic
values of the City and the health, safety and welfare of the
residents; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary pending implementation of the work
plan and holding public hearings on the recommendations of the
Citizens Committee to impose interim land use controls to ensure
that the public health, safety and welfare are protected by
prohibiting new applications for development which may be in
conflict with a contemplated general plan amendment and from
adversely affecting open space as shown on the Comprehensive Open
Space Network Map; and
WHEREAS, this ordinance is adopted pursuant to Section
65858(a) of the California Code,
NOW, therefore, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad does
ordain as follows:
SECTION 1: No development applications shall be accepted,
processed or approved which would decrease the size or diminish the
environmental quality of open space as it is shown on the map
titled, "Comprehensive Open Space Network Map, City of Carlsbad"
dated August 9, 1989 attached hereto as Exhibit "A". The
boundaries of the areas shown on the map are not precise and may
be adjusted if the following findings can be made:
A. The Open Space area is of equal or greater area; and
B. The Open Space area is of equal or greater environmental
quality; and
C. The boundary modification is made in order to provide
an enhancement to an environmentally sensitive area; and
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approvals necessary for the project.
SECTION 6: On or before 45 days following adoption of this
ordinance, the City Council shall hold a public hearing to consider
extending this ordinance for ten months and 15 days. The City
Clerk is directed to notice the hearings as required by Government
Code Section 65090.
DECLARATION OF URGENCY: This ordinance is hereby declared
to be an emergency ordinance adopted as an urgency measure to
protect the public health, safety and welfare and shall take effect
immediately upon its adoption. The facts constituting the
emergency are set forth above and represent a current and immediate
threat to the public health, safety or welfare and that approval
of additional development which is required in order to comply with
existing ordinance would result in a threat to the public health,
safety and welfare of the citizens of Carlsbad.
EFFECTIVE: This ordinance shall be effective immediately
upon passage and shall be of no further force and effect after 45
days from the date of its adoption unless extended by the City
Council pursuant to Section 6. Thereafter it shall remain in
effect until Phase I of the "Work Plan" for considering the
recommendations of the citizens Committee to Study Open Space is
completed unless earlier repealed by the City Council. The city
Clerk of the City of Carlsbad shall certify to the adoption of this
ordinance and cause it to be published once in the Carlsbad Journal
within 15 days after it's adoption.
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9uena Vuia Laqcon
COMPREHENSIVE OPEN
SPACE NETWORK
MAP
CITY OF CARLSBAD
OPEN SPACE. GREENBELT.
AND TRAIL LINKAGES
Pot*nt'al p>desinan Crossing
EXHIBIT "A"
TASK 2 GROWTH MANAGEMENT STANDARDS
Item 2.A - 15% Open Space Performance Standard
Consider modifications to citywide facilities plan regarding types of open
space which qualify toward meeting the 15% open space standards of Growth
Management Plan (powerline easements, golf courses, agricultural land,
schools, schools, public vs. private use).
Item 2.B - Water Availability Standard
Consider a new Growth Management performance standard for adequacy of
water availability.
Item 2.C - Solid Waste Standard
Consider a new Growth Management performance standard for adequacy of
solid waste disposal.
ASSIGNED TO: CITIZENS COMMITTEE
TO STUDY GROWTH, STAFF.
TASK 3 OPEN SPACE/RECREATION USE STANDARDS
Item 3A - New Standards
Consider the establishment of standards (i.e, acres/population) for all types
of open space/park and recreation uses using inventory prepared by citizens
committee.
Item 3.B - Active/Passive Uses
Review existing City policies regarding the degree of improvements in open
space areas and the issue of active vs. passive use and recommend policy
changes if necessary.
ASSIGNED TO: OPEN SPACE
SUBCOMMITTEE, PARKS AND
RECREATION SUBCOMMITTEE,
STAFF.
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Item 6.B - Methods of Funding
Based on extent of public funding, review all available options (General
Obligation Bonds, Mello Roos, Assessment District) and determine best
financing mechanism.
Item 6.C - Acquisition/Financing Plan
Propose a well-balanced, acquisition/financing plan which provides
opportunities for all geographic portions of the City and which distributes the
burden for funding in direct proportion to the benefits derived.
Item 6.D - Mechanisms for Private Donations
Consider establishment of a trust to facilitate private donations. Create a
program to recognize private donations.
ASSIGNED TO: OPEN SPACE
SUBCOMMITTEE, STAFF,
CONSULTANT.
TASK 7 OPEN SPACE MANAGEMENT PLAN
Item 7A - Prepare an Open Space and Conservation Resource Management
Plan
Develop a cohesive policy and plan setting forth open space goals and
guiding the systematic acquisition, protection, maintenance and financing of
open space and providing an organizational structure to implement the plan.
The plan shall include at a minimum the following:
1. The subjects listed in Part IV of the Open Space and Conservation
Elements - Framework for an Open Space and Conservation Resource
Management Plan.
2. Priorities for open space acquisition particularly those which are highly
visible to the public.
3. Identify those areas of existing open space which should be considered
for enhancement including cultural/educational enhancements.
4. Identify scenic routes to public open space.
5. Methods for acquiring public access to open space areas.
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NOVEMBER 22, 1989
TO: CITY MANAGER
FROM: Planning Director
CONSIDERATION OF REVISED OPEN SPACE AND CONSERVATION ELEMENT
On September 12, 1989, the City Council accepted the Final Report
of the Citizens Committee to Study Open Space. One of the
recommendations was to refer a revised Open Space and Conservation
Element prepared by the Citizens Committee to the Planning
Commission Subcommittee which was updating the General Plan.
The Planning Commission Subcommittee had been meeting for almost
one year to update all thirteen elements of the General Plan.
Their task was to: 1) reformat all the elements so that they would
have a similar organizational structure and thereby be easier for
the public to understand; 2) make the elements better reflect plans
and programs which had been formally adopted by the City Council
such as the Growth Management Plan; and 3) review all the elements
for consistency to make sure that one element didn't contain a
policy or action plan that was inconsistent with another element.
After reviewing the revised Open Space and Conservation Element
prepared by the Citizens Committee, it became evident to the
Planning Commission Subcommittee that the revised element contained
policies and programs which were inconsistent with the updated
Parks and Recreation Element. Some of the areas of inconsistency
include: 1) the proposal for an interconnecting citywide trail
system; 2) the recommendation to develop standards for all types
of open space/parks and recreation uses; 3) the issue of
emphasizing active vs. passive use of recreational open space/park
areas; and 4) the administration of open space areas.
Because the Planning Commission Subcommittee' s task in updating the
General Plan was not to resolve policy issues or incorporate plans
and programs not already formally adopted by the City Council, the
Subcommittee decided on the following processing strategy. The
revised Open Space and Conservation Element proposed by the
Citizens Committee would not be considered as part of the pending
General Plan update that the Subcommittee has been working on.
with respect to the Parks and Recreation Element, the existing 1982
version of the Element would be used for the General Plan update.
Only reformatting changes and an updated parks inventory would be
added to the 1982 Element. The studies and analysis necessary to
make policy recommendations on the inconsistencies would then be
completed. Finally, separate public hearings would be held on the
new proposed Open Space and Conservation Element and an updated,
revised Parks and Recreation Element when the studies are
completed.
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December 18, 1989
Mayor and Members of the City Council
City of Carlsbad
RE: Proposed Workprogram for Revising the Open Space Element
of the Carlsbad General Plan
Dear Mayor and Members of the City Council:
FUTURE is a new organization formed for the purpose of
protecting the special qualities of Carlsbad which are rapidly
disappearing. Of highest priority to FUTURE are the open space
lands surrounding the lagoons, the few remaining agricultural areas
and other unique and irreplaceable open spaces in our community.
The purpose of this letter is twofold: First, to applaud the
Open Space Sub-Committee for proposing a program to protect
important open space resources in the Community. Such a program
was originally called for in the 1973 Open Space and Conservation
Elements, but to our knowledge, never prepared. The second purpose
of this letter is to apprise the Council of FUTURE'S position that
processing of any large development projects (over 4 units and all
new commercial/industrial complexes) should await the completion
of a comprehensive update of the Carlsbad general plan, including
the open space and conservation elements.
We are informed that the City intends to "update and
reformat" the general plan early next year. While we believe that
updating and reformatting the general plan is imperative, we do not
believe that the process the City intends to undertake is
sufficiently comprehensive or adequately inclusive of the public.
A recent request to the City for a copy of the general plan reaped
a stack of seemingly unrelated documents dating back to 1973.
Review of the documents revealed a lack of correlation and internal
inconsistencies between the documents. See list of documents
attached hereto as Attachment A.
State planning law mandates maintenance of a general plan to
serve as a long-term policy document, a "constitution" for
development and conservation of the community. State statutes
expressly require that the general plan be fully integrated and
internally consistent.
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ATTACHMENT A
City of Carlsbad General Plan Elements:
1. Goals and Policies
2. Open Space and Conservation Elements 1973/88
3. Land Use Element 1974/83
4. Housing Element 1985
5. Scenic Highways Element 1975
6. Arts Element
7. Circulation Element (undated)
8. Safety Element 1975
9. Noise Element 1975
10. Parks and Recreation Element 1982
11. Public Facilities Element
12. Carlsbad Village Redevelopment Plan 1981
13. Agua Hedionda LUP 1982
14. Design Manuals (Part of GP?)
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Wnfer ' - ^'/ , • } ,: :u • . . ''Vv:-.whether it is physically possible to have the trails]
Plans to build a 35-mile network of walking and J : all linked together," Holzmiller said. "It may tunu
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£Diegofirm of Wallace,. Roberts &,Todd to study the ;S: allow development of any new projects that wouldi
f proposaDand-determine whether it ia geologically ;|^7.jprevent construction of a trail system. That means
proposed to form 35-mile routt
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'They would have to either wait
til the map is complete some-
ne^.in May (1990). or reserve •
ace for the trail to go on in case
would pass through," Holzmil-'
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It will be the consultants job to
Bate a trail by'taking: aerial
otos and physically'walking
uch of Carlsbad's!!3.5,'square
, miles, always trying to keep the
path as much as possible on public
land/ The consultant will also
recommend how wide the trail
should be, where lights should be
placed and how much the project
would cost. • '
:'.•'The most important question
; is 'How much would it cost to do
this?' " Holzmiller said. ;
;{v',Parks and Recreation Commis-
/sion member Cindy Ward esti-
.-.mates it would cost at least $15
'.million to build the trail but
;figures it would be money well
spent. She said it would have been
easier to build it when the idea
was first proposed in the 1960s,
when much of Carlsbad was still
undeveloped. Now, finding land
for right of way will be tough,'
particularly in the city's north--
west quadrant which is nearly
built-out.
"But I feel we shouldn't let that
stop this because there is a real
consensus out there to go for this
trail system," Ward said.
Holzmiller said the trail idea
was dropped as a priority plan in
1982 when the city decided to
pursue development of communi-
ty parks like Stagecoach Park and
Calavera Hills. Now that those:
parks are completed and several-
others have been sited, the trail
system is being viewed as a way to,
link together all of the city's recre-;
ational facilities. • ' • ;
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