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SPECIAL MEETING OF: CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING
DATE OF MEETING: February 21, 2007
TIME OF MEETING: 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
PLACE OF MEETING: Faraday Meeting Center
The Mayor called the meeting to order at 11:00 a.m. Mayor Lewis, Mayor Pro Tern
Kulchin and Council Member Hall were present. Council Members Packard and
Sigafoose were absent. The Mayor announced that item no. 3 "Discussion of the Barrio
Area" would be continued until at least four members of the Council are present since
Council Member Hall cannot participate due to his ownership of property in the area.
Mayor Pro Tern Kulchin reported that in March she will be going to Washington D.C.
with the City Manager for a board meeting of the Beach Preservation Commission.
Matt Hall reported that he attended a SANDAG retreat where beach erosion was named
in the top ten priorities of the member agencies, especially for coastal cities.
The Mayor reported that the County Water Authority is discussing the Met role in
financial contributions to the Diamond Lake Reservoir and its intended uses.
The Council then went on to discuss the policy for hosting tournaments at the Municipal
Golf Course since a number of groups have already approached City Council members
and Kemper management company with regard to sponsoring events at the Golf
Course and requesting donations or discounts on green fees.
Council Member Hall asked to hear from Mr. Owen, President of the Chamber of
Commerce on this issue. Mr. Owen relayed that the Chamber has done a number of
tournaments at various golf courses over the past 25 years. Typically the tournaments
are allowed on Monday through Fridays only between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and 4:00
p.m. The fee charge per tournament entrance is approximately $200.00 to $300.00,
with $95.00 of that fee going to the course for green fees, cart and box lunch and the
balance going to charity. Sponsorship and tee fees are approximately $1200.00 for a
foursome with $400.00 going to the course and the $800.00 profit going to the charity of
choice. These events typically take 90 days to organize. Mr. Owen stated that several
groups would be willing to pay for the right to have the first tournament ever to be held
at the City's golf course. The Mayor tabled this matter until the end of meeting for a
presentation from Golf Course General Manager Jeff Perry.
Council Member Hall asked for a progress report on the General Plan update and
suggested that Planning Commissioners Segall and Baker may be good resources for
input into the General Plan once their terms on the Commission have expired.
Council Member Hall reported that through SANDAG he has tried to build a number of
relationships especially with the City of Oceanside which will be revisiting the need for
construction of new freeway interchanges at Melrose to Rancho Del Oro.
The Council then went on to a discussion of the status of the City Council's goal
priorities. With regard to the implementation of Proposition D, the City Manager relayed
that there will be a meeting on March 6, 2007 from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. with Robert
McNulty who has experience in utilizing citizens groups in community planning.
With regard to the goal of implementing Village Standards, the City Manager stated that
the Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem Kulchin and Council Member Sigafoose visited cities in
Northern California, including Walnut Creek and will soon visit Newport Beach and
Scottsdale Arizona as well as Arizona State College to experience "The Decision
Theatre" a three dimensional depiction of proposed development.
Special Projects Director Hammann reported that in August 2007 staff should be
presenting plans to the City Council for the Joint First Responders Training Facility and
it will take 18 months to 2 years thereafter to build, for a total of approximately 2 1/4 to 3
years from today's date to completion. The consultant for the Public Works Facility has
asked Public Works Director Prium to review their needs before proceeding further.
Assistant City Manager Hildabrand reported on progress for the communications goal
stating that streaming video should be ready for Council meetings by the end of April
and the Planning Commission will follow thereafter. Staff is also looking into improving
the web site with blogs and pod casting, and is working on projection of a calendar and
community service guide. Negotiations continue with Time Warner regarding the cable
franchise and Communication Manager Vedder is working on training and public
outreach.
With regard to beach preservation, Mayor Pro Tem Kulchin reported that she has been
getting calls saying that the sand dredgings from the Cabrillo Power Plant are not being
dispersed as proposed. David Lloyd has assured her that Cabrillo will proceed as
planned with the sand disposal so that it does not revert immediately back into the
ocean.
Community Development Director Holder reported that Citygate action plan has been
adopted and goals have been implemented to complete that multi-year project.
With regard to Poinsettia Reach E, the City Manager directed the City Engineer to write
a goal to move forward with plans for completing that project and consider whether or
not it should be accomplished by a partnering of private development with the City.
The Open Space Committee is to report soon to the City Council the Mitigation Bank
Agreement is awaiting response from the Wildlife Agencies.
The Community Development Director reported that the draft EIR for the Ponto Plan is
being revised to include additional traffic alternatives. It is anticipated that the draft EIR
will be circulated at the end of March with a 45 day review period according to
Community Development Director Holder.
With regard to traffic management, Public Works Director Prium reported that they are
proposing to have a new position created for Traffic Engineer who will coordinate
internally and with outside agencies to look at regional solutions for problem areas such
as El Fuerte, Melrose and La Costa Avenue. The extension to Faraday Avenue is
anticipated to be opened in July of 2007.
Special Projects Director Hammann reported that plans and specifications for Alga
Norte Park should be finalized in March 2007. Staff will go to Council to get
authorization to advertise for bids in May 2007.
Deputy City Engineer Johnson reported that Council had indicated its desire to move
forward with the railroad quiet zone, however there is no funding for that project at this
time. Staff is exploring various sources of funding which could be an assessment
district or SANDAG grants.
The Council then returned their discussion to the "Crossings at Carlsbad" Golf Course
when Jeff Perry, General Manager for the course arrived. He reported that tournaments
will be a primary source of income for the course. The first tournament is of particular
importance and Kemper Sports will defer to City Council on the issue of who should be
allowed to host the first tournament. Thereafter, Kemper will request that those
decisions be delegated to Kemper. Kemper does not distinguish between profit and
nonprofit tournaments and explained that the demand for the course sets the price.
Kemper will discount fees in San Diego County depending on the day of the
tournament, time, etc. Currently they are receiving three to four requests a week for the
City's course to host various causes, i.e. donations.
Council Member Hall stated that he did not want to discount fees for tournaments since
he feels we owe it to the citizens to repay the cost of the golf course. Mayor Pro Tern
Kulchin concurred. The Mayor asked if the course would host high schools. Perry
stated that high schools typically play a nine-hole course on a weekday afternoon,
which is not a popular playing time, so that discounts are given. Junior play has the
added benefit of growing future golfers. Kemper will provide the City Council with their
recommendations on green fees for the Council's consideration prior to golf course
operation.
The meeting adjourned at 1:32 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
UME MOBALDI
'Assistant City Attorney as Clerk Pro Tern
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