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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1982-07-27; City Council; Minutes, ," MINUTES MEETING OF : CITY COUNCIL DATE OF MEETING : July 27, 1982 TIME OF MEETING: 6:OO P.M. PLACE OF MEETING: City Council Chambers Ad journed Regular Meeting CALL TO ORDER was made by Mayor Casler at 6:OO P.M. ROLL CALL was taken by the City Clerk as follows: I Present - Council Members Casler, Lewis, Chick, and Anear. 6 Absent - Council Member Kulchin. 1 1481 1. AB #7098 - INITIATIVE PETITION - EXPENDITURES LIMITATION. The City Manager gave a brief introduction of the matter, as contained in the Agenda Bill. Council recognized Mr. A. J. Skotnicki, 3535 Bedford Circle, Carlsbad, representing the Association of Carlsbad Taxpayers, Inc. Mr. Skotnicki referenced the number of signatures obtained, and urged that Council take action to adopt the ordinance as presented. He indicated if Council did not see fit to adopt the ordinance, they should put it on the ballot in November, and not wait until 1984. He indicated the pr0ces.s would impose constraints on Council, but expressed the opinion that such constraints would not unduly hamper the operations of the City. Mr. Skotnicki also expressed the opinion that rebuttal arguments should be allowed. He also expressed the opinion that the wording proposed for placement on the ballot was confusing, and requested that it be changed to read as follows: "Shall an initiative ordinance be adopted into law, which would require voter approval at an election before the City of Carlsbad could spend more than $1,000,000 in City funds on a single project in the Capital Improvement Program, involving the purchase for improvement of real property." Mr. Skotnicki concluded by commending the City Clerk for responsibly discharging the duties as an elected official . Council discussion reflected the feeling that the matter should be put on the ballot in November. Council adopted the following Resolution: RESOLUTION NO. 6953, AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 6934, CALLING AND GIVING NOTICE OF THE HOLDING OF THE SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD IN SAID CITY ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1982, TO INCLUDE THE SUBMISSION TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF SAID CITY AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO REQUIRING VOTER APPROVAL FOR THE CITY TO PURCHASE OR IMPROVE REAL PROPERTY COSTING MORE THAN ONE MILLION DOLLARS IN CITY FUNDS. Council adopted the following Resolution; to include all members of the City Council to be inserted in the blanks: RESOLUTION NO. 6954, AUTHORIZING CERTAIN OF ITS MEASURE. MEMBERS TO FILE ,A WRITTEN ARGUMENT REGARDING A CITY c MEMBERS COUNCIL \Y %?$% 2. x., 8 2. , Cas ler Lewis X X Anear xx Chick X Casler X Lewis X xx Anear X Chick .. MINUTES July 27, 1982 Page 2 Council discussion reflected the desire to allow rebuttal arguments, therefore, Resolution No. 6955 was filed with no action. Further discussion reflected the desire to retain the wording on the ballot as proposed in the Resolution. I 251 2. ANNEXATION REPORT - John McTighe. Mr. John McTighe, Consultant, Public Affairs Consultants, 7185 Navajo Road, Suite J, San Diego, continued with the staff report. He gave a brief report on the contents of the discussion paper dated May 27, 1982, attached to the Agenda Bill. He also explained the nine (9) alternatives contained in the report, which could address, in a manner, the problem of any quality in taxing for new areas being annexed to the City of Carlsbad. Council briefly discussed residential development, and whether future residential developments would in fact pay their taxing share. Also discussed was the cost involved to the City if an area were not annexed, but were developed. In addition, it was noted that legislation was in process which would eliminate the possibility of special assessment taxes. Council recognized Mr. Bob Ladwig, Rick-Engineering, 3088 Pi0 Pico, Carlsbad. Mr. Ladwig suggested that Council accept Option No. 7, detailed in the report, and re-open negotiations with the County. He suggested that the County is requiring more money than that which is necessary for any services they may still have to provide. Brief Council discussion related to possible difficulties, should the negotiations be re-opened with the County. Council Member Anear expressed the desire to find a way to make the situation more equitable, but indicated at present there seemed to be no answers. He noted it appeared to be a question of whether the City should grow and loose money, or should not grow. Council Member Chick expressed agreement with the comments of Council Member Anear, but indicated that Alternative 6 should possibly be pursued. Council Member Lewis also expressed concurrence with the comments, and indicated it would be desireable to pursue However, he indicated it may be desireable to take action in the meantime, and expressed support of a buy-in fee, as explained in Option No. 4. Mayor Casler expressed agreement with the comments of Counci Member Chick, and expressed support of Option No. 6. It was moved and seconded that Council support Option No. 4, a buy-in fee, and direct Staff to pursue same. The motion failed due to lack of a majority. D the change of legislation as explained in No. 6. 7 COUNCIL \\y 5 % ?$,%? MEMBERS Z. 8 Z. Cas ler Lewis X Anear Chick xx -.c MINUTES [921 5y COUNCIL \\$ %Q%*c 0 e% ~ July 27, 1982 Page 3 MEMBERS Z. 8 Z. Council Member Chick expressed the desire for additional time to think about the situation, and obtain additional information before taking action. Council Member Anear questioned whether a buy-in fee would be considered a duplicate of the public facilities fee. Council continued the matter for three weeks. Cas ler X Lewis X Chick xx Anear X Council Member Anear suggested that the City Manager and City Attorney review the options in a little more detail, and be able to respond to specific questions. 3. RECLAIMED WATER REPORT. The City Manager stated that previous Council action on this issue had resulted in a request for revised proposal. He indicated that such a revision had been prepared and distributed to Council just prior to the meeting . The Utilities Director, Roger Greer, continued with the staff report by giving a brief introduction and history of the matter. With the aid of wall exhibits, he explained existing facilities for the provision of reclaimed water, and existing lines. The City Engineer continued, with the aid of a wall exhibit, by denoting which subdivisions had approval, which were required to use reclaimed water, and therefore, were required to install dual lines. Mr. Greer continued explaining the contents of the revised proposal dated July 27, 1982, and the activities to be accomplished by City Staff, rather than the consu It ant. Mayor Casler expressed the opinion that the investigation and study should be limited to the reclaimed water that would actually be received in the Lake Calavera Hills plant. She questioned the need for studying the entire City, the agricultural area, and indicated if the San marcos plant has excess affluent, possibly the City could purchase same for use in the south eastern area of the City. Mr. Greer commented that a problem could arise if the City depended on the San Marcos plant, and then the plant would have no excess for sale. Council Members Lewis and Chick expressed concurrence with the comments of Mayor Casler. Council requested a revised proposal from the Consultant, Cas ler xx to reflect the smaller area of consideration as noted by Lewis X Mayor Cas ler . Chick X Anear X RECESS Mayor Casler called a recess at 7:45 P.M., and Council reconvened at 8:OO P.M., with four Council Members present. c .. I MINUTES July 27, 1982 Page 4 I 1 I 791 4. AB +I7099 - PUBLIC FACILITIES MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. Mr. Jim Hagaman, Research Analysis Manager, gave a staff report with the aid of transparencies, and summarized the contents of the Public Facilities Management System report, dated July 27, 1982. As clarification, he indicated the figures in the report for public facilities reflect the 2 percent fee currently charged, and that due to many changes in facility requirements, it now provides for funding for the facilities. In response to questions, Mr. Hagaman indicated the monitoring will provide an early warning to Council when it is time to consider the need for a public facility, and available funding will also be monitored. He noted that Council would still have flexibility based on the information provided with regard to when to proceed with a public facility. Council discussed the system, and advantages which would be provided by same. It was also noted that it would be desireable for the reports to be easily understood, and to contain graphs. Council adopted the Public Facilities Management System (PFMS) as a policy to monitor demand for public facilities that result from new development; established by policy seven public facilities - water, sewer, parks, library, circulation, and administrative facilities as those to be monitored by PFMS; and established by policy the service level standards as outlined in the staff report. [69] 5. AB #7094 - APPOINTMENTS TO PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION. Council adopted the following Resolution: RESOLUTION NO. 6949, APPOINTING ONE MEMBER TO THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION; that member being Shirley Dahlquist . I Council adopted the following Resolution: I RESOLUTION NO. 6951, APPOINTING ONE MEMBER TO THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION; that member being Norris Cochran. I Mayor Casler announced her intent to appoint Jon Steven Lees to the position being vacated by Laurie Nelson-Boone. l e CLOSED SESSION I Council adjourned to a Closed Session at 8:43 P.M., and Mayor Casler announced that meet and confer matters would be discussed. Council reconvened at 9:32 P.M., and Mayor Casler announced that meet and confer had been discussed and no action taken. ADJOURNMENT By proper motion, the meeting was adjourned at 9:33 P.M. Respectfully Submitted, A p ETHA L. RAUTENKRANZ, Rlc- City Cler COUNCIL \\& 5 % ?&? MEMBERS Z. 6 Z. 1 Casler X Anear X Chick xx Lewis X Cas ler X Anear X Chick X Lewis xx Cas ler X Anear X Chick X Lewis xx /6