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LETTER/MRS LUCIA SIPPEL
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Accept and file.
ITEM EXPLANATION:
The attached letter is in response to Mrs. Sippel who addressed the Parks and
Recreation Commission and City Council regarding potential Park property on the North
side of the Agua Hedionda Lagoon.
EXHIBITS:
1. Letter to Mrs. Sippel - May 7, 1992
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Citv of Carlsbad
Parks & Recreation Department
May 7, 1992
Lucia Sippel
1287 Vera Cruz
Oceanside, California 92056
Dear Mrs. Sippel:
I have been asked to respond to your letter of April 21, 1992 to the City Manager which
referred to an eleven (11) acre parcel of land on the north shore of the Agua Hedionda
Lagoon that is being considered for park purposes.
As part of a Northwest Quadrant Park Enhancement Study, a citizens group
recommended to the Parks and Recreation Commission that the subject property be
considered for acquisition to create passive recreational opportunities. Specifically that
property is located adjacent to Park Drive and Valencia Avenue. On August 23, 1990 the
study was presented to the City Council for their consideration. Although the subject
property was one of several areas recommended for park enhancement in the Northwest
Quadrant of the city, the Council directed staff to further pursue and evaluate the
acquisition and development potential of the site, include the parcel in the Parks and
Recreation element of the General Plan and return to Council for further direction.
Accordingly, staff contacted representatives of Kaufman and Broad Development
Company to discuss park dedication requirements associated with the master plan
process. Initial discussions centered around the practicability of requiring parkland
dedication rather than accepting payment of park-in-iieu fees for the development of the
Kelly Ranch. In as much as Kaufman and Broad is no longer associated with the
development of Kelly Ranch, staff has directed their strategies for parkland dedication to
the City's Growth Management Division, specifically related to development within Zones
8 and 24 of the Local Facility Management Plan.
It is not our intent to require a land owner or developer to assume a burden for additional
parkland dedication or in-lieu fees which.is beyond the requirement associated with the
State Quimby Act or the City's Growth Management Plan. Staff will continue to work with
the Planning Department, Growth Management Division, property owners, and/or
developers in securing parkland dedication required by and associated with any future
development.
EXHIBIT 1
1 2OO Carlsbad Village Drive • Carlsbad, California 92OO
May 7, 1992
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We appreciate your concern and would make ourselves available at your convenience
to discuss this issue further if you should have any questions.
Sincerely,
Parks and Recreation Department
c: City Manager
Assistant City Manager
Senior Management Analyst - Growth Management
Northwest Quadrant Park Enhancement Study - File
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128T Vera Cruz
Oceanside, CA
FOR THE INFORMATION OF
THE CITY COUNCIL/
CITY MANAGER
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92056
ASST CITY MANAGER
April 21, 1992
Ray Pachette,
1200 Carlsbad
Carlsbad, CA
Carlsbad City Manager
Village Drive
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Dear Ray ,
By chance , it has. come to my attention that the
Northwest Quadrant Park Enhancement Study is to be
presented to the city council on April 21, 1992. I am
astounded to discover that in the study there is a pro-
posal that Kelly Ranch give 11 acres of our land for a
park - without compensation.
We are required to pay property taxes and Mello
Roos vacant land tax on that ground. Why should we be
expected to give it away? Beyond that, my family have
already been required to give 195 acres of wetlands to
state and federal .environmental agencies - for the public
good. ^5$ of our property is more than enough!
In speaking to the Parks Commission last night the
reaction was they thought they were asking a developer
for free land. That does not make it all right. It is
obvious to us and should be to the thinking public that
developers with deep pockets no longer abound. They count
the costs first and only buy property that pays all the
costs and still makes a profit. Conditions and restrict-
ions on our property are now so extreme that no developer
has been willing to buy it. We feel that together, all
the public agencies have made our property unsaleable.
Furthermore, I am told by staff, that Kelly Ranch
PIL fees were to be used to develop Cannon Lake Park. Th'at
would mean our property would be paying for one park
and giving the land for another. We object strongly to
such a requirement.
Also, I note that we are charged $lU,500 vacant
land tax for those acres. City rules indicate that
there is no return of monies paid in Mello Roos taxes
on property later declared undevelopable. Is the city
requiring Mello Roos taxes on land they expect us 'to
give them for a park?
As the owners, my family should not and cannot
be asked to subsidize parkland for the northwest quad-
rant. It is certainly for sale. If enough people in
Carlsbad want 11 acres.for a park we will be glad to
sell at a reasonable price. The authors of the report
appear doubtful that two thirds of the voters will choose
to increase their taxes to pay for parks. If the public
doesn't choose to buy that's their decision. Kelly
Ranch cannot afford to be held hostage for any more pub-
lic improvements.
I believe you understand the seriousness of the
situation confronting us and I appreciate your efforts
in .helping- us seek a solution.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
CALL
Lucia Sippel
for the Kelly Family