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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2006-09-20; City Council; MinutesMINUTES SPECIAL MEETING OF: CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING DATE OF MEETING: September 20,2006 TIME OF MEETING: 11:00 a.m. -1:00 p.m. PLACE OF MEETING: Faradav Meeting Center The Mayor called the meeting to order at 11:05 a.m. All Council Members were present. The City Manager and City Attorney were also present. The Mayor called for regional reports. Council Member Sigafoose reported on the activities of the North County Transit District. Council Member Packard reported on the Encina Wastewater Authority Construction difficulties with their new facilities. Council Member Kulchin reported that the SAFE Board is working on a new emergency contact number. Mayor Pro Tern Hall asked the City Manager to follow up on Oceanside's contributions to regional planning. The Mayor reported that the County Water Authority will be selecting new directors this month and that the Metropolitan Water District will also be electing new directors this month. The Council then went on to Item No. 2 on the agenda the discussion of Police, Fire Public Safety Training and Public Works Facilities. Principal Building Inspector Pat Kelley reported that at the meeting on September 6, 2006, the City Council had given direction to building facilities on City land and to begin discussions with other jurisdictions regarding their interest in forming a joint powers authority to have shared facilities on the Carlsbad site. Mr. Kelley gave staffs recommendation that the joint first responder facilities and indoor shooting range and fire training be built on the mesa along with the Public Works. He explained that the next step would be to use the $100,000 allotment currently in the CiP budget to develop a master plan of the site including the CMWD facility. Traffic and soil studies would also be done to obtain an estimated cost for the facilities and determine how all the facilities can be accommodated on the site. This step would take approximately 6-9 months. Council Members Hall and Sigafoose inquired as to different scenarios proposed for the various facilities. Mr. Kelley responded that in the next step staff would be requesting that the safety services and public works provide a list of their desires and minimum requirements to meet their needs. Mr. Kelley indicated that it would take approximately one year to obtain the permits after the master plan was developed and three years to build out the project which is estimated to be completed in 2009. The Mayor strongly urged the Council to support building the facilities without the formation of a joint powers authority to expedite the construction of the facilities. He does not believe that the facilities should be limited in size, since they should be built to accommodate future needs. Council Member Kulchin agreed. Council Member Packard inquired as to the number of lanes and widths of the lanes for the police shooting range and cost effectiveness based on utilization rates of the facilities. Mr. Kelley responded that a range of options will be presented if it appears that all of the requested uses do not fit on the site after the site plan is completed. Fire Chief Crawford told the Council that the Fire Department will use the fire training facility at least once a day in some capacity and that if other jurisdictions were to be partners in the construction of the building, the size and scope of that building would need to be increased. Council Member Packard inquired as to the prospects for cost recovery by renting the facilities to other jurisdictions. Council Member Sigafoose stated that while sharing the cost is certainly appealing we must look first to the needs of the City of Carlsbad and that adequate training is a priority for safety. She feels that the facilities can be leased out to other jurisdictions if they are available. Mr. Kelley said that although there would be a needs determination for land allocation for a public works facility this master plan would not include design of that facility. The CMWD building would be surplus or could possibly be used by Pubic Works as part of their facilityor for other City purpose. Council Member Packard wanted to explore the option to remove the two acre skate park site from the mesa if additional room is needed for the proposed safety and public works facilities. The City Council then unanimously approved (5-0) construction of an exclusively City owned facility which could be rented out to other jurisdictions based on availability. Council authorized staff to proceed with the site master plan to include the joint first responders training center and the public works center to contain a final site design and cost estimate. The Mayor called for a working lunch at 12:10 p.m. and the City Manager gave an update on the 15 City major projects, along with a timeline handout. He reported that all projects are proceeding as planned. The Mayor called for public comment, and there was none. Council Member Kulchin concluded by saying that she will be in a conference in New Jersey in the first week in October and will not be attending that Council meeting. The Mayor requested that the City's legislative platform be discussed at an upcoming workshop. The Mayor thanked all for their thorough and complete participation and adjourned the Special Meeting at 12:26 pm. Respectfully Submitted, JANE MOBALDI Assistant City Attorney as Clerk Pro Tern rmh