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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005-07-20; City Council; MinutesSPECIAL MEETING OF: DATE OF MEETING: TIME OF MEETING: PLACE OF MEETING: CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP July 20, 2005 11 :00 a.m. - 500 p.m. 1635 Faraday Ave, Room 173A The Mayor called the meeting to order at 11 :00 A.M. All Council Members were present as were the City Manager and Assistant City Attorney. The Mayor called for Council reports. Mayor Lewis reported that he would like to see a total of seven members, one from the Planning Commission, on the committee which will determine how the Agricultural Mitigation Fee Program funds are to be allocated. The Mayor noted that the Council had previously designated that the committee be made up of one representative from the agricultural community, one representing the lagoon foundations, one representing the Beach Erosion Committee and two citizens at large. The Mayor’s proposal to add two members and make all citizens at large, other than the Planning Commission, was unopposed. The City Manager recommended that when the Planning Department presents an agenda bill on the subject in the near future, that the composition of the committee be discussed further at that time. Council Member Hall reported on the SANDAG meeting at which the representative from the City of Oceanside stated it is considering pulling the proposed Rancho del Oro segment and interchange from the traffic circulation element of its General Plan. The City Manager added that CalTrans wants to add eight lanes to Interstate 5 for a total of 16 lanes and revise the 1-78 and 1-5 interchange. Council agreed that any plans for the new interchange cannot be supported without further information concerning any impacts to existing exits and traffic patterns, particularly the Las Flores exit. Council Member Kulchin reported that Transnet is considering proposing a tax to raise funds for transportation. She also made the Council aware of a beach erosion conference in San Diego to be held on August 3, 2005. The Mayor reported that the Metropolitan Water District is requesting 3-5% wage increase for its staff, and that a 29% cost of living increase over a period of years had previously been approved. Council Member Packard reporting from the Buena Vista Lagoon JPA stated that the water in the Buena Vista Lagoon is brackish and the issue under discussion is whether this condition should be corrected with a mixture of fresh water and salt water. That issue will be considered in a proposed EIR for the project. Council Member Hall reported that he is a proponent of a multi-city master plan for the Buena Vista Lagoon, which is actually owned by the California Department of Fish and Game. Mike Grim of the Planning Department gave a Housing Element status update and asked the Council for direction on several policy issues. The Council generally expressed interest in revising the City’s inclusionary program to include a Moderate Income Requirement only if that requirement were included in the existing 15% inclusionary requirement, Le. 10% lower income housing would be required and 5% moderate income. The majority of the Council, with the exception of Council Member Kulchin, did not support adding a moderate inclusionary requirement above and beyond the 15% requirement already specified in the Municipal Code. The Council did not support establishing a Non-Residential Linkage Fee even though such a fee has been conditioned for several projects if and when it is established, up until the time of building permit issuance. This Non-Residential Linkage Fee will be removed from the next Housing Element, which is currently being prepared. With regard to Transitional Housing/Emergency Shelters, the Council agreed with the recommendation that siting of such facilities be added in industrial zones only, and not in the Village. While these uses could have potentially been accommodated in agricultural zones, Mr. Grim pointed out that there are very few vacant agricultural zones remaining in the City, and that there is a pending proposal to eliminate the EA and RA zones. The Council was unanimously opposed to adding a provision for the development of Single Room Occupancy Housing into the Housing Element. That proposal was initiated in a public workshop. The second proposal initiated by public workshop was for Universal Design and Visibility for Accessibility. The Council unanimously agreed that barriers to accessibility for handicapped persons should be removed and that such provisions should be added to the Housing Element. Finally, the Council considered whether to apply to the Housing and Community Development Department (HCD) for the ability to self-certify its Housing Element. The advantages of Self-Certification were defined by Mr. Grim as no HCD review up front, no impact to housing funding (unless pending legislation removes its availability) and public acknowledgement of the fact that the City has been able to meet its extremely low income production requirements, which are a prerequisite to self certification. Julie Baker, the representative of the Planning Commission, spoke to the Council in support of adding a provision for the production of moderate income housing to the City’s inclusionary ordinance, since the Planning Commission has noted that there is a lack of moderate income housing available in Carlsbad. The Mayor called for public comment and there being none, he thanked all for their full and complete attention and participation and adjourned the special meeting at 12:35 p.m. Respectfully submitted, I/JANE MOBALDI Assistant City Attorney as Clerk Pro Tem for the meeting