HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-03-27; City Council; MinutesCllY COUNCIL
March 27, 2019 4 p.m.
CALL TO ORDER: 4:00 p.m.
Council Chamber
1200 Carlsbad Village Drive
Carlsbad, CA 92008
ROLL CALL: Hall, Blackburn, Bhat-Patel, Schumacher, Hamilton
PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS: None.
CLOSED SESSION:
City Attorney Celia Brewer read the Council into Closed Session.
Council adjourned into Closed Session at 4:00 p.m. pursuant to the following:
1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL REGARDING EXISTING LITIGATION
To authorize a closed session to discuss existing litigation in the following matter of:
City of Carlsbad v. County of San Diego, Case No. 37-2018-00061565-CU-MC-CTL, pursuant
to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(l).
Council Action: Outside counsel, Peter Kirsch of Kaplan Kirsch Rockwell, gave a report on the
Closed Session. The City Council met from 4:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. to discuss a proposed
mutual cooperation and settlement agreement with the County of San Diego with regard to
Palomar Airport issues. Council voted 4/1 (Schumacher -No) to approve the settlement
agreement. The settlement agreement is designed to change the relationship between the
County and the City regarding Palomar Airport issues. It establishes a permanent mechanism
for dialogue between the City Council and the Board of Supervisors, and between the staff of
the City and the staff of the County, so that the current dispute that exists in regard to the
Airport Master Plan is not something that is repeated in the future.
The settlement agreement establishes a permanent process for quarterly meetings between
City staff and County staff to make sure City staff is well informed and therefore keeps Council
well informed of activities at the airport.
The County is agreeing to a process whereas it will keep the City informed and seek City
comment, reaction and feedback on any major development plans at the airport. The County
is committing that it will give the City 30 days to comment on any significant plans, and will
consider City feedback. To the extent the County is not willing or able to accept City feedback,
that it will formally tell the City what the basis is for rejection of the City requests.
The agreement commits the County to all mitigation set forth in the Mitigation Monitoring
Program in the final EIR, and in addition to those required by law, the County commits to
implement all of the mitigation measures that are set forth in responses to comments in the
final EIR, which incorporates a number of the most important issues to the City.
March 27, 2019 Carlsbad City Council Special Meeting Page 2
The settlement agreement will be available on the City's website.
Minute Motion by Council Member Schumacher, seconded by Mayor Pro Tern Bhat-Patel, to
bring to an open session of the Council a conversation specific to the Palomar Airport Master
Plan for clarity, specific to a couple of different areas, so that our community members can
have a conversation with Council. Motion carried unanimously, 5/0.
ADJOURNMENT:
By proper motion, the Special Meeting of March 27, 2019 was adjourned at 7:32 p.m.
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Tamara R. McMinn, CPMC
Deputy City Clerk