HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-03-13; City Council; MinutesCITY COUNCIL
March 13, 2018, 6 p.m.
CALL TO ORDER: 6:00 p.m.
Council Chamber
1200 Carlsbad Village Drive
Carlsbad, CA 92008
ROLL CALL: M. Hall, K. Blackburn, M. Schumacher, C. Schumacher, M. Packard.
INVOCATION: None.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Mayor Pro Tern Blackburn led the Pledge of Allegiance.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
Minutes of the Special Meeting held February 27, 2018.
Motion by Mayor Pro Tern Blackburn, seconded by Council Member M. Schumacher, to approve
the minutes as presented. Motion carried unanimously, 5/0.
PRESENTATION: None .
. PUBLIC REPORT OF ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION: None.
CONSENT CALENDAR:
ACTION: Motion by Mayor Pro Tern Blackburn, seconded by Council Member M. Schumacher, to
approve Consent Calendar Item Nos. 1-5. Motion carried unanimously, 5/0.
1. CPOA SIDE LETTER -Adoption of Resolution No. 2018-032 approving a side letter with the
Carlsbad Police Officers' Association (CPOA) that amends Article 18, titled "Callback" of the
Memorandum of Understanding. (Staff contact: Julie Clark, Human Resources)
2. ANNUAL HOUSING ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT -Adoption of Resolution No. 2018-033
accepting the Annual Housing Element Progress Report for January 2017 through December
2017. (Staff contact: Corey Funk, Community & Economic Department)
3. AGREEMENT FOR AVIARA PARK PHASE II AND POINSETTIA PARK PHASE Ill -Adoption of
Resolution No. 2018-034 authorizing execution of an agreement with SchneiderCM, Inc., to
provide construction management services for the Aviara Community Park Phase II and
Poinsettia Community Park Phase Ill Projects, Project Nos. 4604 and 4605, for an amount not
to exceed $279,670. (Staff contact: Steve Didier, Public Works)
4. AMENDMENT WITH PACIFIC ARCHITECTURE & ENGINEERING, INC. -Adoption of Resolution
No. 2018-035 authorizing Amendment No. 1 to the agreement with Pacific Architecture &
Engineering, Inc., to incorporate structural engineering services into the design work for an
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amount not to exceed $15,293 for the Faraday Center Refurbishment, Project No. 4270. (Staff
contact: Steven Stewart, Public Works)
5. SD COUNTY MULTI-JURISDICTION HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN -Adoption of Resolution No.
2018-036 approving an update to San Diego County Multi-Jurisdiction Hazard Mitigation Plan.
(Staff contact: David Harrison, Fire Department)
ORDINANCES FOR INTRODUCTION: None.
ORDINANCES FOR ADOPTION: None.
PUBLIC COMMENT:
Mary Lucid requested that the Senior Center accept the Silver Sneakers fitness program.
Dan and Simone Maclellan spoke regarding gun safety and the demonstrations that are to take
place to bring awareness to the issue.
Group representative Hope Nelson, on behalf of Vincent Nelson, Jan Bandich and Frank Sung,
spoke regarding the history of McClellan Palomar Airport.
PUBLIC HEARING:
6. 2017-2018 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM ACTION PLAN
AMENDMENT-Adoption of Resolution No. 2018-037 authorizing the 2017-2018 Community
Development Block Grant Program Action Plan Amendment and submittal of the amendment
to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. (Staff contact: Courtney Pene,
Community & Economic Development)
City Manager's Recommendation: Take public input, close the public hearing and adopt the
resolution.
Interim Community & Economic Development Director Debbie Fountain and Management
Analyst Courtney Pene presented the report and reviewed a PowerPoint presentation (on file
in the Office of the City Clerk).
Mayor Hall opened the duly noticed Public Hearing at 6:21 p.m. Seeing no one wishing to
speak, Mayor Hall closed the duly noticed Public Hearing at 6:21 p.m.
ACTION: Motion by Mayor Pro Tern Blackburn, seconded by Council Member M. Schumacher,
to approve Resolution No. 2018-037. Motion carried unanimously, 5/0.
Mayor Hall called a break at 6:22 p.m.
City Attorney Celia Brewer explained that the City Manager had elected not to participate in
matters related to the airport due to his wife being employed by a business located at the airport.
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She further explained that while there is no disqualifying conflict of interest, in an abundance of
caution, he chose not to participate to avoid an appearance of impropriety, therefore he asked
Chief Operations Officer Scott Chadwick to oversee the item.
Mayor Hall called the meeting to order at 6:23 p.m.
DEPARTMENTAL AND CITY MANAGER REPORTS:
7. ARTS COMMISSION APPOINTMENTS -Adoption of Resolution No. 2018-038 and Resolution
No. 2018-039 appointing two members to the Arts Commission. (Staff contact: Tammy
McMinn, City Clerk Department)
City Manager's Recommendation: Adopt the resolutions.
In response to Council Member Cori Schumacher's reference that Bryan Snyder does the side
art wall at Senor Grubby's, Mayor Hall abstained from the vote due to a conflict of interest as
he owns Grubby's.
ACTION: Motion by Mayor Pro Tern Blackburn, seconded by Council Member M. Schumacher,
to approve Resolution No. 2018-038 appointing Bryan Snyder to the Arts Commission. Motion
carried, 4/0/1 (M. Hall -Absent).
ACTION: Motion by Mayor Hall, seconded by Mayor Pro Tern Blackburn, to approve
Resolution No. 2018-039 appointing Emma Jadhav to the Arts Commission. Motion carried
unanimously, 5/0.
8. COMMENT LETTER ON MCCLELLAN-PALOMAR AIRPORT MASTER PLAN UPDATE AND DRAFT
PROGRAM ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT -Approval of a city comment letter for
submittal to the County of San Diego on its McClellan-Palomar Master Plan Update and Draft
Program Environmental Impact Report, and authorize the City Attorney to make any
necessary final revisions. (Staff contact: Jason Haber, City Manager Department)
City Manager's Recommendation: Approve the comment letter for submittal to the County
of San Diego.
Celia Brewer addressed the request from a member of the public asking the Mayor to recuse
himself from this item due to the allegation of bias based off various quotes from the Mayor
that appeared in various newspaper articles and venues and expressed his support for the
Master Plan proposal. She stated that the courts have found that the Council Member's rights
and duties are to express such opinions and there is no need for him to recuse himself from
this item.
Assistant to the City Manager Jason Haber, Sarah Rockwell of Kaplan Kirsch Rockwell,
Principal Planner David de Cordova and Engineering Manager Marshall Plantz presented the
report and reviewed a PowerPoint presentation (on file in the Office of the City Clerk).
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Ted Owen expressed his support for approval of the comment letter.
Ahmed Haque expressed his support for approval of the comment letter and spoke of the
positive business impact.
Deb Beddoe expressed her support for approval of the comment letter and asked to have the
business community considered.
Sue Loftin spoke in support of the comment letter and stated she hoped that the city does not
spend money unnecessarily.
Noel Breen expressed his support for the citizens to vote on this matter.
Group representative Michael Schertzer, on behalf of Jan Bandich and Frank Sung, provided
his comments on some of the points made in the presentation.
Robin Gartman remained neutral and requested that the City Council consider all the
comments that will be sent to the County.
Ray Bishop spoke about some of the benefits that the improvements will bring.
James Person spoke about the routes that some of their customers must take because of the
limited runway capacity.
Rock Swanson expressed his support for the plan and the future of the airport.
Ray Bender requested that there be some changes made to the letter.
Dan Frazee urged the Council to listen to its constituents.
Kristine Wright spoke regarding the Environmental Impact Report and her desire for the
airport to remain the same.
Josh Mazur expressed his support of the airport master plan.
Richard Sax spoke his support for the plan as well as some of the safety and business issues.
John Osborne expressed his support of staff's recommendation.
In support of staff's recommendation but not wishing to speak: Melanie Burkholder.
Council Member M. Schumacher requested that the noise study for the south side of the
airport be included in this letter.
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ACTION: Motion by Mayor Hall, seconded by Mayor Pro Tern Blackburn, to approve submittal
of city comment letter to the County of San Diego on its McClellan-Palomar Master Plan
Update and draft program environmental impact report with the ability for the City
Attorney's office to put finishing touches to the letter and with the addition of having the
noise study done for the south side of the airport. Motion carried unanimously, 5/0.
PUBLIC COMMENT: Continuation of the Public Comments
Eric Guo requested Council's assistance with funding for the Sage Creek Robotics World
Championship.
COUNCIL REPORTS AND COMMENTS:
Mayor Pro Tern Blackburn and Council Members reported on activities and meetings of some
committees and sub-committees of which they are members.
Thursday, March 15, 2018 -5:00 p.m.
City of Carlsbad Citizens Academy
Council Chamber
1200 Carlsbad Village Dr.
Carlsbad, CA
Friday, March 16, 2018 -6:00 p.m.
Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce Annual Business Awards Dinner
Park Hyatt Aviara
7100 Aviara Resort Dr.
Carlsbad, CA
Wednesday, March 21, 2018 -1:00 p.m.
San Diego County Supervisor Bill Horn's State of the North County Address
The Flower Fields
5704 Paseo Del Norte
Carlsbad, CA
CITY MANAGER COMMENTS: None.
CITY ATTORNEY COMMENTS:
City Attorney Celia Brewer expressed her gratitude to David De Cordova for all of the hard work
he put in to get the comment letter done.
CITY CLERK COMMENTS: None.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: None.
March 13, 2018 Carlsbad City Council Regular Meeting
ADJOURNMENT:
Meeting was adjourned at 8:21 p.m.
Faviola Me ina, CMC
Deputy City Clerk
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