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Home My WebLink About1983-05-24; City Council; Minutes- B ~ MINUTES MEETING OF: CITY COUNCIL (Adjourned) TIME OF MEETING: 6:OO P.M. DATE OF MEETING: May 24, 1983 PLACE OF MEETING: City Council Chambers - CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order by Mayor Casler at 6:03 P.M. ROLL CALL: I Present: Council Members Casler, Lewis, Kulchin, Chick and Prescott. Absent : None I (110) 1. REPORT OF CRMWD NEGOTIATING COEIMITI'EE. Mayor Casler announced that this item was being withdrawn from the agenda. (29) 2. PROPOSED 1983-84 OPERATING BUDGET. This item was.continued to later in the meeting. I (63) 3. AB #7379 - Supplement #I - LAND LEASE FOR BRANCH LIBRARY SITE - LCWD. The staff report on the matter was presented by the City Manager. He indicated that the Leucadia County Water District Board of Directors had approved the City's lease proposals with the following difications: 1. The hold harmless clause on page 3 be expanded to indicate that the City would indemnify and defend the District 2. That a clause be added to insure, during the term of the lease, access to the branch library be provided to District residents on the same basis as City residents. Mayor Casler stated that Carlsbad as a member of Serra System, which includes libraries in both San Diego and Imperial Counties, provides services to residents of both counties, and expressed the feeling that the sem proposed change was unnecessary, but that she was not opposed to the amendment. nd Council adopted the following resolution: RESOLUTION N0.7225, APPEOVING A LEASE WITH THE LEUCADIA COUNTY WATER DISmCT FOR A BRANCH LIBRARY SITE. (62) 4. AB #7390 - STATE SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 23 - (SJR-23 ) . A brief report on the matter was given by the City Manager, explaining that the Council had requested to consider this matter by the National Dmcratic Policy Comittee. /3? COUNCIL /\\ % %$ 5 MEMBERS % s% I Casler Lewis X X Prescott X Chick xx Kulchin X - D 1 1 MINUTES Page 2 Mav 34 - 1981 .L I Council adopted the following resolution: RESOLUTION NO. 7226, ENCOURAGING THE FEDERAL GOvEXW@NT To DEVELOP A SPACE-BASED ANTIBALLISTIC MISSILE SYSTEM. (SJR-23). (29) 2. PROPOSED 1983-84 OPERATING BUXET. The staff report on the matter was presented by the Finance Director, Jim Elliott, with the aid of material distributed to Council at the meeting. Mr. Elliott briefly outlined figures proposed for the 1983-84 budget, and explained the list of budget cuts attached to the information that he had distributed. He stated that the City would receive $300,000 less than expected from the State of California, that the mnies to be withheld are mnies collected from cigarette taxes and business inventory property taxes, and responded to questions re the loss of revenue. He indicated that the detailed information included in the preliminary budget would be ready to distribute to Council on Friday, and then requested input from Council regarding a date for the Budget Workshop. He indicated his hope that the final budget would be adopted by June 21, 1983. Following brief discussion, it was the consensus of Council that the Budget workshop be held on June 8, 1983, at 2:30 P.M. OFF AGENDA ITEMS (99) Grove Apartments - CT 81-41 I The City Manager indicated that a request had been received from Tom Gade, representing the Grove Apartments, that the matter of the final map for the development be added to the agenda for Council consideration. Mayor Casler indicated that she did not favor adding the matter to the agenda in that she felt that she needed mre detailed information and time to study it before I mnsidering the matter. Since a unanimous vote of the Council is necessary to add an item to the agenda, and since the Mayor indicated she was opposed, the item was not added to the agenda. CLOSED SESSION: I Council adjourned at 6:35 P.M., to a closed session, and Mayor Casler announced that litigation would be discussed. Council reconvened at 7:35 P.M., with five members present and Mayor Casler announced that litigation had been discussed and no action taken. / 5-5 MEMBERS COUNCIL \Y %?$, % x3 (I, 9, % Casler X Lewis X X Prescott xx Chick X Kulchin /"a L - P I MINUTES Page 3 Mav - 24. 1981 I OFF AGENDA ITEMS (97) Request - Pea Soup Andersen's (45) I I Council determined to add the item to the agenda for consideration. The City Manager briefly reported on the matter. He indicated that there was a problem regarding Pea Soup Andersen's loan connnitment and the City's lien on their property for future public improvements. He added that unless Council takes action on the matter, the loans would expire. He stated that Mr. O'Healy had expected that this matter would be worked out with the lender, but that his efforts had not been successful, making it necessary fo him to request Council consideration of the matter of the lien at this time. 1 Council recognized Mr. Tim O'Healy, President, Pea Soup Andersen. He indicated that the coqany had taken out construction loans and have had four renewals of the loans, which expire on May 31, 1983. He stated that thc present lender will not renew the commitment and is concerned with the lien. He indicated that 'the lien on the property by the City ( Carlsbad for public improvements is an obstacle in obtaining new financing from other lenders as well. He requested that Council consider rmving the lien from the developed parcels, Parcels I and 11, and place the lien on the undeveloped Parcel I11 at the north end of the project. He estimated the value of Parcel I11 at 01 to one and one half million dollars. > 1 ,. In response to Council questions, Mr. O'Healy stated that Pea Soup Andersen does not own the property, but rather has a leasehold on the property. Council Member Chick expressed concern with the lien on the leasehold and what would result if the parcels were to be split, with the entire $600,000 cost of improvements placed on the third parcel. Following brief discussion, Council determined to grant the request to mdify the agreement for future public improvements to the satisfaction of the City Manager and the City Attorney, said mdification to release the lier on'parcels I and 11, and place the lien only on Parcel 111. DEVEUXPIENT IN NOFtTHEAST QUADRANT OF 'ITHE CITY 1 (99) Council Member Chick requested that this item be added to the agenda. Council agreed to add the item to the agenda. COUNCIL \\k 5 3 %% 3 MEMBERS % $% Casler X Lewis xx X Prescott X Chick X Kulchin E 1 Casler X Lewis xx X Prescott X Chick X Kulchin CaSlEC X lewis xx X Prescott X Chick X Kulchin h /3/ 1 b I MINUTES Page 4 Mav 3.4. 1983 Council Me&r Chick presented a history of the matter. He indicated that he and Council Menber Kulchin had met with property owners in the northeast quadrant of the City who had expressed concerns with some of the projects proposed for the area and the lack of continuity in the area. He indicated that one of the projects would be in the RE zone and yet others are proposed in the vicinity to include office mrplexes, condominiums and possibly a hotel complex. He stated that he was suggesting that Council request the Planning Comission to continue the Mandana matter for a period of two weeks, and was requesting a staff report on the proposed development in the area. The Land Use Planning Manager indicated that he felt the type of report being requested could be conpleted in the two week time period. Council concurred with the request of Council Member Chick and determined to request the Planning Comission to delay the Mandana matter for a period of two weeks to allow a study by staff regarding proposed development in the northeast quadrant, to include the location and types of projects in the area and the transition area between the RE zone and El Camino Real. , TRAVEL REQUEST (86) Mayor Casler expressed her desire to attend the League of California Cities Executive Forum in Monterey on July 20-22, 1983. Council authorized the Mayor to attend the Forum. AKJOURNMEJTC By proper mtion, the meeting was adjourned at 8:37 P.M., to Wednesday, May 25, 1983, at 5:OO P.M., in the Council Chambers. Respectfully submitted, &YLf- Gputy City Clerk ~ COUNCIL k\k % %' ? 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