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MEETING OF: CITY COUNCIL (Special Meeting)
DATE OF MEETING: April 1, 1997
TIME OF MEETING: 2:30 PM
PLACE OF MEETING: City Council Chambers
CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Lewis called the meeting to order at 2:30 p.m.
ROLL CALL was taken as follows:
Present: Council Members Hall, Kulchin, Nygaard, Mayor Pro Tem
Finnila and Mayor Lewis.
Absent: None.
94 NORTH COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT
Leslie Blanda and Betty Laurs, North County Transit District representatives,
gave a brief presentation to Council on the following topics:
1. Carlsbad Ranch/Lego Land - Anticipated Transportation Needs.
Ms. Blanda stated the District would be assessing the transportation needs
through a phased route service study scheduled to begin in 1998. She
indicated they had no immediate plans to serve the area, but they
understand there will be transportation needs, and will be working to try to
have their services coordinated with other transportation services in that
area.
2. Shuttle/Bus Service between Commuter Rail Station(s), Industrial Area
and other key locations within the City.
Ms. Blanda referenced the Transportation Demand Management Program,
and their agency's coordination with SANDAG. She also noted they are
working with some employers in the industrial area to consider some type
of shuttle service to the Poinsettia Station.
3. MetroLink extension to Poinsettia Commuter Rail Station.
Ms. Blanda stated they were interested in extending the link to San Diego
in the future. Currently, they are working to extend the MetroLink service
to the Poinsettia station, with projections of two round trips daily, Monday
through Friday. In addition, they are looking at the possibility of
extending the Coaster Service to Orange County destinations.
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4. Coastal Rail Trail.
Ms. Blanda stated the City of Carlsbad is the lead agency for development.
NCTD is a member of the Coastal Rail Trail Committee.
5. Oceanside/Escondido Rail System.
Ms. Blanda stated the service is proposed along the existing right-of-way
in the Highway 78 corridor. She reported there are currently 100,000
vehicle trips per day on Highway 78, and it is projected that will increase
to 150,000 in the year 2020, even with rail service. She noted it is not
feasible to widen Highway 78. The rail service would go between the
Oceanside Transit Center and the Escondido Transit Center, and is
projected to begin service late in the year 2000.
In response to Council query, she stated Vista, Encinitas, and the County
had voted in opposition to the project for differing reasons.
6. Dual Rail Tracks.
Ms. Laurs explained that the additional track was proposed to be located
15 feet east of the existing track; however, no further work has been done
on the project. Additionally, there is currently no funding for the project.
7. Transfer/Transit Station at Plaza Camino Real.
Ms. Laurs distributed a sheet explaining the history of the Plaza Camino
Real Transit Center. She stated the District has an approved project and
plans for a specific site. The District also understands the benefits if they
were to move their project to another location, but they are not willing to
incur any additional costs as a result of having to submit new plans. She
indicated a possible new location would be off Monroe, at the SW corner
of the site. In addition, they would be looking for a dedicated access.
8. Village Transit Station - Parking and Third Access.
Ms. Laurs gave the history of the project as well as future parking
projections for the station. She indicated that “best case”, construction of
the additional parking lot would begin in mid June. In addition, there
would be impacts to the existing lot which would result in the loss of
approximately 30 parking spaces during construction.
Mr. Mitch Talco, lessee of a site at the north end of the construction site,
Tropical Environmental Hardwoods, addressed Council, and questioned
whether his business would continue to exist during and after construction.
He stated he had been unable to receive an answer concerning whether his
particular location would be affected, and become part of the new parking
lot.
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Ms. Laurs stated she did not believe there were any current plans to
terminate his lease in that the planned expansion does not go that far
north.
LO4 SAN DIEGO ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS (SANDAG)
Stephen Silverman of Rick Planning Group and Mark Steele of M.W. Steele
Group presented Council with a handout entitled Carlsbad Village - Small
Area Design Workshop - Summary of Workshop Process and Preferred
Alternative. They then reported on the contents of that report explaining the
process and results.
Mr. Dennis Peacock addressed Council. He stated he owned property next
door to Bauer Lumber. He referenced the graphic noting it showed 3-story
buildings. He stated he didn’t envision anything beyond 2 stories in the
downtown area.
ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 4:26 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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ALETHA L. RAUTENKRANZ
City Clerk