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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1997-04-01; City Council; Minutes\ i.' e 0 MINUTES 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. 0 0 April 1, 1997 CITY COUNCIL Page 2 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. e 0 April 1, 1997 CITY COUNCIL Page 3 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, &9add! 2- ALETHA L. RAUTENKRANZ City Clerk