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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1991-01-28; Housing and Redevelopment Advisory Committee Ad Hoc; Minutes.I MINUTES Meeting of: Date of Meeting: January 28, 1991 Time of Meeting: 4:00 p.n. Place of Meeting: City Council Chambers EOUSINff AND REDEVELOPMENT ADVISORY CO-ITTEE / CALt TO ORDER: Chairperson Norby called the Meeting to order at 4:OO p.m. ROLL CALL: Present: chairperson Norby, Members Gonzalez, Hayes, McCoy, Meloy and Rowlett. Absent: Member Hamilton. Staff present: Kathy Graham, Housing and Redevelopment Director Patty Cratty, Senior Management Analyst Lynn Brown, Senior Management Analyst Clint Phillips, Senior Management Analyst Debbie Fountain, Senior Management Analyst Eric Munoz, Associate Planner APPROVAL OF MINUTES: The Minutes of the Regular Meeting held November 26, 1990, were approved as amended. PUBLIC COMMENT: There were no requests to address the Committee on a non- agenda item. CHAIRPERSON'S REPORT: Chairperson Norby displayed the plaque that has been prepared for Steve Densham to thank him for his service to this Committee and chairing the Committee. Mr. Norby stated that he has asked staff to include their recommendation on action items that are placed on the agenda. He said his goal for the coming year is to have the Master Plan for the Redevelopment Area completed and make it as productive and successful as possible with regard to bring up the quality of life in the Redevelopment Area. Mr. Norby said he would also like to provide this Committee with more autonomy and decision-making, and as a personal goal, he hopes to make each Committee Member aware that she or he is important for the function of the City Government. Mr. Norby will meet on the Monday prior to this meeting and if a Member wishes a subject placed on the agenda, please contact Mr. Norby. He would like to have the agenda prepared before the Merchant's Meeting, so they would be aware of any matter that would be before this Committee before the meeting, and not after. He explained the change in the placement of the Director's Report, feeling it should follow the Chairperson's Report. h MEMBERS Y Norby Gonzalez Hayes McCoy Meloy Rowlett MINUTES January 20, 1991 Page 2 DIRECTOR'S REPORT: a. b. C. d. e. e. g- Roberts Rules of Order Kathy Graham stated she had requested copies of Roberts Rules of Order for the Committee Members. She also stated that the items are now divided on the agenda, with sub-titles. Paper Recvclinq Ms. Graham stated that the new agenda will save paper, and after tonight will be printed on both sides of the paper. The City is required to reduce the solid waste materials, and she hopes to conserve paper with the new packet. Water Conservation Ms. Graham stated that water conservation is a big item within the City. by 15 percent, and it may be a total of 22 percent by late spring. She asked that any Members noticing any City facilities that are being over-watered notify the City. The water consumption is to be reduced Housina and Redeveloment Advisorv Committee Members, Terms and Addresses Ms. Graham referred to the list of Committee Members included in the packet and asked for any changes. Member McCoy stated his P. 0. Box number is 449, and the zip code is 92018. Information on New RedeveloDment Survev Area and Housinq and Redevelopment DeDartment ResDonsibilities Ms. Graham stated there will be a report on the survey at the next Committee Meeting. A Committee will be formed to go through the proposals of the consultants, and that will go back to the Commission for a recommendation and approval. The report should be ready by early February. The process will take six months and when it is complete, it will go to the Planning Commission to determine what area will be included and the decision will be made whether or not to go forward with the new Redevelopment Area. Oak Street ImDrovement - Time Schedule Ms. Graham said the new schedule was attached. Council Policv on Committee/Boards/Comiesion ADDointments Ms. Graham reported that Mayor Lewis had stated he wanted to allow more participation by all the citizens who apply for the different City Committees, Boards and Commissions, and therefore anyone who had served two consecutive terms would not be re-appointed. They could apply to other Committees or Commissions, or wait two years and re-apply to that one. She said that there are some terms that have expired on this Committee, and she would report on that at the next meeting. u\\\ MEMBERS MINUTES January 29, 1991 Page 3 v MEMBERS DIRECTOR'S REPORT: (Continued) Chairperson Norby asked whether the policy was retroactive or does it start now. He felt this would be difficult for this Committee, with the appointments to the Design Review Board. The suggestion was made to talk with the Mayor about this. Member Meloy stated that it is difficult to get people to serve on this Committee, inasmuch as the membership is limited to each category. h. i. j. Housing and Redeveloment Advisory Committee Review of Promotional Events in Villaae Area Ms. Graham stated this would be discussed under New Business. She said she wants this Committee to be included when there are to be special events held in the downtown area. Block Grant Proaram Debbie Fountain gave the update on the Block Grant Program and distributed copies of the Request for Proposals. She also distributed copies of the form for Funding Proposal. There will be an addition to this form, and the final form will be available tomorrow. The proposals will hopefully be received by March 8. Bike Racks Ma. Graham stated she had received a request from Lola's Market for bike racks in the area of Roosevelt and Walnut. She asked the Committee whether they were interested in installing bike racks there. Member McCoy stated he felt this was a good idea as long as the sidewalks were not blocked. Member Hayes said that the bike racks were dropped somewhere along the line and with the Traffic Safety Commission endorsing the "walk if the trip is one half mile" idea, the bike racks would encourage people to also ride bicycles. Member Gonzalez added that there should be bike racks all over the Redevelopment Area. Chairperson Norby stated he thought the bike racks were a great idea; however, he would like to know how many bike racks were involved and what is the liability. Staff was requested to take this matter under consideration and report at the next meeting. the parking lots would be a good spot for bike racks. The comment was made that OLD BUSINESS: Item b was taken out of order at this time. b. North Beach Desiqn Guidelines - Oral Report Eric Munoz reported they are working on developing guidelines for the North Beach area, west of the railroad, between the Buena Vista Lagoon and Agua Hedionda Lagoon, outside of the Redevelopment Area. There will be a public workshop to review the guidelines and get public input. The tentative date for the workshop is March 14, probably 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., at either the Senior Center or Magee Park. MINUTES _- January 28, 1991 Page 4 OLD BUSINESS: (Continued) a. Affordable Housina UDdate Kathy Graham reported that the new units will be located throughout the City. Member Hayes stated she thought the new ones would balance the numbers, so the units are equal throughout the four quadrants. Ms. Graham said the final wording is being determined and she will have this clarified. c. Conflict of Interest Kathy Graham stated there has been no response from the City Attorney on the question of whether Members were required to leave the room when there was a possible conflict of interest on a particular item. She will get the information out to the Members as soon as it is received. NEW BUSINESS: a. b. C. Jerrv Rombotis Resianation/Recommendation for Replacement Kathy Graham announced that a letter of resignation had been received from Member Rombotis, resigning from the Housing and Redevelopment Advisory Committee and the Design Review Board, due to family health problems. Chairperson Norby was unanimously elected to replace Mr. Rombotis on the Design Review Board. He stated he would accept, pending a ruling on the new Council policy with regard to terms of office. 1991 Citv Council Goals and Obiectives Kathy Graham stated the City Council Goals were included in the packet, also the Objectives that are put together by the Departments to achieve the Goals. Laster Plan Update - Oral Report Debbie Fountain gave the update, stating staff is working on an agenda bill for the Commiesion authorizing them to go out with a request.for proposals to consultants. She read the topics to be included and asked for suggestions. Member Hayes suggested that all housing be looked at-- not just the low income housing. She also did not want the names of persons applying for the Committee for the Master Plan. Chairperson Norby said he wanted to review and recommend procedural policies and decision-making policies, and wants the consultants to review that. Roy Sanchez, 3482 Roosevelt, stated he wanted the traffic circulation by the post office included in the study. All Members of the Committee present indicated an interest in serving on the Master Plan Committee, with the exception of Member Meloy, who indicated he has Jury duty coming up in the near future. \\\\\ MEMBERS i MINUTES OLD BUSINESS: (Continued) d. e. f. 9- Parkina Enhancement Proaram - Oral Report Kathy Graham reported this would be part of the Master Plan update, but the Design Review Board requested staff pull this item and take it forward to the Council to bring a consultant in to look at parking now and actual shortages and come up with a plan to allow additional parking. An agenda bill is being prepared at this time. Chairperson Norby said that parking is at the heart of the situation, and should be incorporated into the Master Plan and discussed as part of it. Tree Replacement Proaram and Reauest Patty Cratty gave the report, stating that staff has had a request to replace the ground cover and Coral tree on Grand Avenue at the southeast corner of Grand and Madison. The tree sheds and the groundcover is unsightly and does not grow well under the tree. Also, the sidewalk is beginning to buckle. Ms. Cratty stated that the Parks and Recreation Department had replaced 17 trees in the downtown area and had used small trees. This Committee recommended using larger trees, and there are 49 trees identified in the downtown area that need to be removed. Redevelopment Department agreed to pay for the upgrading; however, this tree is not one of the trees identified for replacement. Chairperson Norby stated that the safety of the pedestrians should be the first priority, and he felt the trees identified as needing to be removed should be removed first. The Housing and Redevelopment Advisory Committee recommended the tree replanting program be continued as scheduled, and the trees identified to be removed should be considered first. Schedule Date for Evaluation of Villaae Holiday Festivities Kathy Graham reported she wanted to set a date for evaluating the festivities that are held in the downtown area; to look at what has been done and what changes this Committee wants. She suggested this item be discussed at the next meeting. Schedule Joint Meetina Date for Villaae Faire Review (Chamber Village Faire/Merchants/Housing and Redevelopment Advisory Committee) Chairperson Norby stated that he would like to have input about the Faire and its impacts and the direction the Faire is going. The suggestion was made to meet with the others and compose an agenda for this joint meeting; then plan the joint meeting. MEMBERS Norby Gonzalez Hayes McCoy Meloy Rowlett X X X X X X MINUTES January 28, 1991 Page 6 MEMBERS \ OLD BUSINESS: (Continued) h. i. j. k. Capital Project Proposals Clint Phillips gave the report, stating that if any Members had a project they wished included, to call staff and they would assist them in filling out the forms. Aaencv/Housina Budaet Proposals - Oral Report Kathy Graham gave the report on this item. Member Hayes suggested that a social worker be considered, as that would go along with the housing problem. Review of Apportionment of Members from Planninq Commission and HRAC on Desian Review Board Chairperson Norby stated he would like the consultants to look at the apportionment of Design Review Members, since there are two from this Committee and three from the Planning Commission. Finance Subcommittee Vacancv - Recommendation Chairperson Norby stated the new Members of this Committee need to be appointed before the Subcommittee appointments are made. He said there are no meetings of Subcommittee at present due to the Master Plan. SUMMARIES OF VARIOUS BOARDS AND COMMITTEES: This is an information item. FEBRUARY AGENDA ITEMS: Member Hayes requeeted an agenda item regarding the sidewalk on Washington from Grand where the sidewalks begin on the west side. Traffic update on signs to be put on Roosevelt and on Carlsbad Boulevard.and a time frame. Members were asked to turn in any other items for the agenda to Kathy Graham. By proper motion, the Meeting of January 28, 1991, was adjourned at 5 : 53 A"' Director Minutes Clerk