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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2000-06-27; City Council; MinutesMINUTES MEETING OF: CARLSBAD CITY COUNCIL AND HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION (Joint Special Meeting) DATE OF MEETING: June 27,200O TIME OF MEETING: 6:00 p.m. PLACE OF MEETING: City Council Chambers CALL TO ORDER: Mayor/Chair Lewis called the Joint Special Meeting to order at 9:12 p.m ROLL CALL Present: Absent: Mayor/Chair Lewis, Council Members/Commissioners Finnila, Nygaard, and Kulchin. Mayor Pro Tern/Vice Chair Hall. PUBLIC HEARING: 28 8. AB #15,803 - REDEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE SOUTH CARLSBAD COASTAL GGN REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT. Debbie Fountain, Housing and Redevelopment Director, made a slide presentation giving a brief history of this project, describing the boundaries of the redevelopment area, and reviewed the redevelopment plan. She said the goals and objectives of the redevelopment area are as follows: (1) To facilitate interim improvements to the Encina Power Plant. The goal is to reduce the plant’s environmental and economical impacts on the community through a smaller building with increased capacity and cleaner burning type of technology; (2) Provide potential funding for the proposed realignment of Carlsbad Boulevard, which would yield access property that could facilitate public recreational facilities, open space or commercial development; (3) Promote the redevelopment of under utilized properties in the area, commonly known as the Ponto area. Michael Holzmiller, Planning Director, presented a brief history of the proposal to realign Carlsbad Boulevard. He described the State’s General Plan as it relates to the realignment and noted that the realignment of Carlsbad Boulevard was actually initiated by the State of California rather than City of Carlsbad. He said that neither the realignment nor any other specific redevelopment project is before the Council/Commission this evening for approval. Jim Simon, Rosenow Spevacek Group, Redevelopment Consultant, reviewed the staff report. Ray Brandtley, Culbertson, Adams & Associates, Environmental Consultant, reviewed the Environmental Impact Report. Glenn Wasserman, Kane, Ballmer & Berkman, legal counsel, was present to answer questions. Ms. Fountain stated that correspondence had been previously received and copies distributed to Council/Commission from Nanci Dettmer, 7258 Ponto Drive; from the Solamar Home Owners’ Association (a resident owned senior community); from the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California; Roger and Betty Fox, 3905 Park Drive; and, Dale June 27,200O Carlsbad Llty Council and Housing and Redevelopment Commission Page 2 Schreiber, 7290 Ponto Drive. All correspondence received was entered into the record of proceedings by Ms. Fountain. Council Member/Commissioner Finnila said she had received correspondence from Marsha Stults and would provide a copy to Ms. Fountain to enter into the record. Mayor/Chair Lewis opened the duly notice public hearing at 955 p.m. and asked if anyone wished to speak on this issue. Ted Dederick, 6524 Oceanview Drive, representing Solamar Home Owners’ Association, Chairman of the Carlsbad Realignment Committee, responded to the Environmental Impact Report. Chuck French, 6532 Oceanview Drive, representing Solamar Home Owners’ Association, highlighted issues of the realignment study of Carlsbad Boulevard, relating to Solamar. Rose Alcaraz, 7244 Ponto Drive; and, Paul Addison, 7238 Ponto Drive, requested that the Ponto Area be removed from the redevelopment area. Edwin Coate, Vice President, Business and Administrative Services, of Mira Costa Community College, distributed copies and read his correspondence to Council into the record requesting the opportunity to work with the City for the purpose of specifically including in the Redevelopment Plan a statement of plans and goals for the development of coordinated educational facilities. Mr. Coate expressed concern that because the redevelopment of the project area under consideration will rely on tax increment revenue to finance the Project Area Improvement, Mira Costa Community College District will lose 63.8% of its share of the tax increment revenue, which could be as much as $20 million over the 45-year life of the plan. Mr. Coate said this loss means that, on the average, their educational programs will be able to accommodate 100 fewer full time students per year from the coastal area. Marsha Stults, 5199 Los Robles Drive, expressed opposition to the realignment of Carlsbad Boulevard and said it should be given an historic landmark designation for future protection. Nanci Dettmer, 7258 Ponto Drive, requested that the Ponto Area be excluded from the redevelopment area. J. Wendel, 7250 Ponto Drive, owner of Seacrest Kennels, submitted a petition (on file in the City Clerk’s Office) supporting the removal of the Ponto Area from the redevelopment plan. Mr. Wendel expressed concern for eminent domain and environmental issues. Lou Taschner, submitted a computer generated photograph of the Ponto Area, noting there is no sewer service in the area. Mr. Taschner said the qualified overlay zone needs to be eliminated. Mr. Taschner he said represents Dale Schreiber (owner of Ponto Storage), who also supports the redevelopment plan. Franklin Pierce, 7200 Ponto Drive, requested that the Ponto Area be removed from the redevelopment plan. I n ? June 27,200O Carlsbad Llty Council and Housing and Redevelopment Commission Page 3 Jim Waggaman, 7204 Ponto Drive, said he and his neighbors are concerned about the threat of eminent domain. He asked that the Ponto Area be removed from the redevelopment plan. David Lloyd, 7077 Sutfbird Circle, spoke of the importance of the power plant and said he did not believe the power plant is blight on the power plant site or that the power plant represents a devaluating property value. Jody McManus, 5198 Los Robles (Terramar Community), expressed concern for environmental issues and existing residents in the Ponto Area. She asked that the final vote on the redevelopment area be continued for 30 days so that the residents can obtain further information. Mehran Masdy, 7189 Ponto Drive, spoke in support of the redevelopment area. Sherman DeForest, 7437 Magellan, asked that the final decision of the redevelopment area be continued until after their homeowners’ association meets in July and has the opportunity to take a formal position. Seeing no one else wishing to speak, the Mayor/Chair closed the public hearing at IO:50 p.m. Council Member/Commissioner Finnila asked staff to address concerns expressed by Mr. Coate from Mira Costa College. Jim Simon, Rosenow Spevacek Group, Redevelopment Consultant, said Mira Costa College would receive 35% of the total growth in the taxes. He said that Mira Costa College would also receive the current amount of taxes that they are receiving today from the Redevelopment area. Therefore, the loss would be solely on the basis on the growth that would occur above the amount that Mira Costa College currently receives today. Council Member/Finnila reiterated and said that Mira Costa College would receive 35% plus what they are receiving today. Mr. Simon concurred. In response to Council/Commission, Ms. Fountain explained that the Lanaki Lane Mobilehome Park was removed from the redevelopment plan because blight findings could not be made. She described how the residents, business owners and staff would work together to address redevelopment in the plan area. She noted that the Redevelopment Plan proposes to set aside 20% of the tax increment for affordable housing that could occur throughout the City of Carlsbad. Ms. Fountain also explained the eminent domain process. Ms. Fountain noted that staffs intent is not to recommend acquisition of property until after the completion of the Master Plan. Mayor/Chair Lewis spoke in support of the redevelopment area. Ron Ball, City Attorney, said that staff would endeavor to answer all questions raised this evening. Ms. Fountain concurred and said on July 1 Ifh, Council will consider adopting written responses to all objections pertaining to the Redevelopment Plan, consider certifying EIR 99- 01, and consider approving the Redevelopment Plan for the South Carlsbad Coastal Redevelopment Project. I - *? June 27,200O Carlsbad Llty Council and Housing and Redevelopment Commission ADJOURNMENT: Page 4 By proper motion, the Joint Special Meeting of June 27, 2000, was adjourned at II:08 p.m. Respectfully submitted, NE M. WOOD City Clerk Janice Breitenfeld Deputy City Clerk