HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-11-07; Agricultural Conversion Mitigation Fee Committee Ad Hoc; MinutesApproved 11/28/12
CITY OF CARLSBAD
AGRICULTURAL CONVERSION MITIGATION FEE
AD HOC CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE
(ACMF COMMITTEE)
MINUTES
Monday, November 7, 2011
Faraday Center, Room 173A
1635 Faraday Avenue, Carlsbad, CA 92008
1. CALL TO ORDER:
ACTION: Chairperson Larson called the meeting to order at 12:04 p.m.
Committee Members Present:
Chairperson Eric Larson; Committee members Craig Elliott, Richard Erhardt, Michael
Schumacher and Hope Wrisley.
Committee Members Absent:
Committee members Ken Alfrey and Jackie Stone
Staff Members Present:
Associate Planner, Kevin Pointer
2. ANNOUNCEMENT OF COMMITTEE MEMBER APPOINTMENTS AND ELECTION OF A VICE
CHAIRPERSON:
Chairperson Larson announced that the Planning Commission appointed Planning Commissioner
Schumacher to the Committee to replace former Planning Commissioner Julie Baker.
ACTION: Chairperson Larson was re-elected as the Committee Chairperson and Wrisley was
appointed as Committee Vice Chairperson. The motion was approved via consensus.
3. APPROVAL OF NOV. 22, 2010 MINUTES:
ACTION: Vice Chairperson Wrisley moved to approve the minutes of the November 22, 2010
Committee meeting. The motion was seconded by Richard Erhardt and carried with the
following vote:
AYES: Chairperson Larson, Vice Chairperson Wrisley and Committee member
Erhardt
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: Committee members Schumacher and Elliott
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4. STATUS OF PROJECTS AWARDED WITH AGRICULTURAL CONVERSION MITIGATION FEE
FUNDING:
The Committee received a report from Mr. Pointer on the status of the twenty grant projects
awarded between 2007 and 2010. Eight projects have received full funding and have been fully
implemented. There are two projects that have received full funding and are still in the process
of being implemented. Eight projects have received partial funding and two projects that have
not yet received any funding from the city.
The Committee directed specific project-related questions to grantees in attendance and
received supplemental information from those grantees.
5. AVAILABLE FUND BALANCE:
The Committee received a report from Mr. Pointer on the disposition of funding in the account.
He noted that a total of $7.4 million in funding has been awarded to grantees. Of that amount,
the city has disbursed $2.3 million. The remaining $5.1 million is encumbered and has been
appropriated to fund the awarded grants that have not yet received funding. As a result, the
available fund balance to fund new projects is $329,000.
6. AWARDED GRANT PROJECT (AGP) 06-10—CARLSBAD BEACH NOURISHMENT:
The Committee received a report from Mr. Pointer on the status of AGP 06-10—Carlsbad Beach
Nourishment. The City Council approved $1.5 million for this grant. However, since the city has
partnered with SANDAG to accomplish the project, the project will likely only require
approximately $730,000 in funding. As a result, once the project is completed, there may be
approximately $740,000 in funding that may be reprogrammed and made available to fund
other projects.
The Committee directed questions to staff liaison Steve Jantz, Associate Engineer who clarified
the project schedule.
7. PUBLIC COMMENT:
The Committee received public comment from Michael McSweeney, a representative of the
Building Industry Association of San Diego County. Mr. McSweeney asked the Committee how
and why the Agricultural Conversion Mitigation Fee had been set at $10,000 per acre. He asked
whether there had been a fee study done when that fee was set. Mr. Larson requested that Mr.
Pointer respond to Mr. McSweeney and coordinate with him after the meeting to provide him
with responses to his questions.
8. ADJOURN:
Chairperson Larson adjourned the meeting at 12:41 pm.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,
Kevin Pointer, Associate Planner