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SPECIAL MEETING OF: CITY COUNCIL STUDY SESSION
DATE OF MEETING: February 16,2000
TIME OF MEETING: 11 :00 a.m. - 1 :00 p.m.
PLACE OF MEETING: Faraday Administration Center F173A
The Mayor called the special meeting to order at 11:03 a.m. Council Members Hall,
Finnila, Kulchin and Nygaard were in attendance. Also in attendance was City
Manager, Ray Patchett, and Assistant City Attorney, Jane Mobaldi, who acted as Clerk
Pro Tem. Mary Marie Stewart was in attendance as a facilitator and Assistant City
Manager Frank Mannen, and Management Analyst Joe Garuba attended the latter
portion of the meeting regarding RITA (Regional Infrastructure and Transportation
Agency).
Ms. Stewart summarized the Council Study Session expectations which were to listen
to the perspectives of other Council Members in an informal atmosphere.
The Council Members each reviewed their regional assignments and the status of key
issues regarding those assignments. The Mayor discussed current issues under
consideration by the County Water Authority and the Metropolitan Water District,
including IID transfer, governance, CWA and MWD strategic plans, and CALFED.
Council Member Hall, a member of the Encina Wastewater Authority, discussed the
proposed reclamation facility, the Buena Vista Lagoon Foundation, the 1-5 Corridor
Study and the Regional Family Shelter Task Force.
Council Member Nygaard relayed the current issues facing the North County Transit
District including reorganization of rail and bus lines, the bus station at Plaza Camino
Real, the evaluation of properties owned by NCTD and renegotiation of the Coaster
contract currently held by Amtrak. She is also a member of the SANDAG group which
has now prepared all regulations for self-certification of the Cities’ Housing elements, as
well as the SANDAG census committee.
Council Member Kulchin discussed progress on the Shoreline Committee which is
allocating 240,000 cubic yards of sand to the beaches in Carlsbad starting at its
northern boundary with Oceanside. She also discussed proposed uses for the Encina
Wastewater vacant land and the status of the Buena Vista Lagoon.
Council Member Finnila relayed her activities regarding the electrical power pool and
obtaining green power at a discount, as well as involvement on issues regarding the
airport, transportation subcommittee, the Regional Transportation Plan, ARJIS,
SANDAG and the MHCP (Multiple Habitat Conservation Plan).
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The Council approved the revised strategic goals as presented by the City Manager,
and went on to discuss RITA. There are currently three proposed plans under
consideration. The first is to leave SANDAG organized as it currently exists. The
second is a proposal by Senator Peace, and the third is a revised SANDAG/RITA
proposal. All three of these plans are in the preliminary stages and the mechanics of
their implementation have not as yet been refined. The Mayor and Council Member
Nygaard expressed a desire that both transit boards, NCTD and MTDB, have voting
representatives serving whatever form of entity is ultimately chosen.
Council Members concluded by expressing their desire to discuss and further define the
concept of “smart growth” at the next special workshop.
The Mayor thanked the Council and all present for their careful thought and input
throughout the study session and adjourned the meeting at 1:02 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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&NE MOBALDI
Assistant City Attorney as Clerk Pro Tem
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