HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022-05-03; City Council; ; Capital Improvement Project PrioritiesCA Review _RMC_
Meeting Date: May 3, 2022
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Scott Chadwick, City Manager
Staff Contact: Paz Gomez, Deputy City Manager, Public Works
paz.gomez@carlsbadca.gov, 442-339-2751
Subject: Capital Improvement Project Priorities
Districts: All
Recommended Action
Review the schedule and funding status of Capital Improvement Projects planned for the next five years
and provide direction to staff on changes, if desired.
Executive Summary
As part of the process of developing a five-year strategic plan, the City Council has identified five areas
of focus that support the Carlsbad Community Vision:
•Maintain Carlsbad's unique community character
•Prioritize the safety and well-being of the community
•Protect the environment and natural resources
•Foster a healthy economy
•Be a model for effective and efficient local government
Staff have begun to develop work plans to support those areas. As a next step, the City Council has
asked to review Capital Improvement Projects currently planned in the next five years to determine if
any changes are needed to better align with its strategic plan.
This report provides a brief overview of the Capital Improvement Program, the factors affecting how
quickly projects can be completed, and issues to consider when reprioritizing projects. Exhibit 1 lists 113
capital improvement projects that are required by law, address an urgent health or safety need, protect
a significant infrastructure investment or are already under construction. Staff recommend these
projects be allowed to proceed as planned.
Exhibit 2 lists 55 projects that are not required but support the City Council’s strategic plan goals. These
projects could be reprioritized if the City Council would like to do that.
Discussion
Background
Capital Improvement Projects involve structural changes or restoration that enhances a property’s
overall value, prolongs its useful life or adapts it to new uses. Some projects, such as those for sewer
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pipes, are required by law, critical to protecting public health and safety, or needed to protect
infrastructure investments. Others, such as parks, are designed to enhance quality of life.
The city’s Capital Improvement Program includes 288 projects to be completed over the next 15 years.
This item addresses 168 of those projects that are planned for the next five years, to coincide with the
City Council’s five-year strategic plan.
Of these, 113 are required by law, address an urgent health or safety need, protect a significant
infrastructure investment or are already under construction. (Exhibit 1) Staff recommend these projects
be allowed to proceed as planned.
The remaining 55 projects meet the following criteria:
• They support one or more of the strategic plan’s five themes
• Staff are scheduled to work on them in the next five years
• They could be reprioritized if desired by the City Council
A list of these projects, sorted by projected completion date, is included as Exhibit 2. This list also
includes each project’s status, the money allocated to date for it and its total cost.1.
Considerations affecting project priorities
If the City Council would like to make changes to this list, either by adding projects, changing the timing
of projects or both, the following things may come into play:
1. In most cases, the factor limiting how many projects can be completed within a specificized
timeframe is the availability of a city staff person to manage and oversee the work.
1 Additional details, such as funding sources and project descriptions, are available along with an interactive map
on the city’s Capital Improvement Program dashboard, at carlsbadca.gov/cip
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Projects in the 15-year
Capital Improvement Program
Projects being worked on
over the next 5 years
Projects that could be
re prioritized
2. City staff are currently fully committed to the projects listed in exhibits 1 and 2. Adding new
projects or changing existing projects would likely require either additional staffing or
deprioritizing other work.
3. As projects progress through initial study to design to construction, different levels of effort are
needed. For example, deprioritizing a project in the initial study phase may not free up enough
time for staff to work on a project in the design or construction phase.
4. Different types of projects require the effort of different staff resources. For example,
deprioritizing a park project would not free up the right staff resources to work on a
transportation or mobility project.
5. Capital improvement project funding comes from a variety of sources, most of which have
restrictions on how they’re used. For example, a road project could be funded by gas tax money,
but a park project could not, so putting a road project on hold may not result in a park project
being completed sooner.
6. The city may not spend more than $1 million in General Fund money on certain projects without
prior voter approval, even if the city has the funding available. (Carlsbad Municipal Code
Chapter 1.24)
7. Some projects could be completed sooner with additional resources. Other project timelines are
based on factors outside the city’s control, such as approvals and permits from other
government agencies. Those projects may not be able to be accelerated, even with additional
resources.
Prioritization process
Dr. Sommer Kehrli from The Centre for Organization Effectiveness will facilitate a discussion among the
City Council members to determine whether changes to the current list of projects and the timeline are
desired. If so, project managers will be available to discuss any tradeoffs and other considerations
specific to the projects of interest.
Fiscal Analysis
Adding new projects or changing the priority level of projects in the Capital Improvement Program could
have fiscal implications if other projects of similar type and size are not deprioritized. Staff will provide
as much information as possible about the anticipated costs of proposed changes during the workshop.
If directed to make changes to the Capital Improvement Program, staff will return with a complete fiscal
analysis for the City Council’s consideration.
Next Steps
1. If changes are desired, staff will return with an updated project list, schedule and resource
implications for the City Council’s approval during the Fiscal Year 2022-23 preliminary budget
presentation, currently scheduled for June 7, 2022.
2. Based on the City Council’s final direction on project priorities, city staff will return at a future
date to discuss which projects would require voter approval – in accordance with Carlsbad
Municipal Code Chapter 1.24 – in November 2022.
Environmental Evaluation
In keeping with California Public Resources Code Section 21065, this action does not constitute a project
within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act in that it has no potential to cause either
a direct physical change in the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the
environment. Therefore, it does not require environmental review.
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Public Notification
This item was noticed in accordance with the Ralph M. Brown Act and was available for public viewing
and review at least 72 hours prior to scheduled meeting date.
Exhibits
1. Capital Improvement Projects staff recommend proceeding as planned
2. Capital Improvement Projects that could be reprioritized if desired
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Projects planned for the next five years and are required by law, address an urgent health or safety need,
protect a significant infrastructure investment or are already under construction.
Exhibit 1
Abandon Potable Services (New Recycled Services)
Agua Hedionda Creek Maintenance
Agua Hedionda Lift Station Biological Monitoring and
Maintenance
Assessment District 97-1 Maintenance
Buena Interceptor Sewer Access Road Improvements
Buena Interceptor Sewer Improvements
Buena Interceptor Sewer Realignment - East
Segment
Buena Vista Creek Concrete Channel Maintenance at
El Camino Real
Cannon Road Lift Station Improvements
Carlsbad Boulevard Waterline Replacement at Terramar
Carlsbad Water Recycling Facility Irrigation and
Landscape
Cathodic Protection Program
Chinquapin Lift Station Improvements
Citywide Drainage Improvement Program
Crestview Drive Transmission Main
Desalinated Water Flow Control Facility No. 5
Faraday and El Camino Real Sewer Replacement -
Orion to Palomar Airport Road
Fire Flow Capacity System Improvements
Headwall Replacement Program
Laguna Drive Storm Drain
Lake Calavera Outlet Improvements Lake Calavera Reservoir Maintenance
Las Palmas Trunk Sewer
Limited Access Pipeline Relocation Program
Maerkle Facility Improvements
Maerkle Reservoir Transmission Main
Normally Closed Valve (Install Motorized Valve)
North Batiquitos Access Road Improvement
North Batiquitos Lift Station Forcemain
Rehabilitation
Odor and Corrosion Prevention Assessment
Palomar Airport Waterline Realignment
Poinsettia Lift Station Rehabilitation
Pressure Reducing Station Program
Recycled Water Condition Assessment Program
Recycled Water Phase 3 - Reservoir
Recycled Water Valve and Appurtenance
Replacement Program
Reservoir Repair and Maintenance Program
San Luis Rey Mission Basin Groundwater Supply
Santa Fe II Inlet Pipeline
Santa Fe II Reservoir Site Electrical Improvements
SCADA Improvements
Sewer Condition Assessment Sewer Lift Station Repairs and Upgrades
Sewer Line Capacity Improvements
Sewer Modeling
Sewer Monitoring Program (Capacity)
Sewer System Rehabilitation and Replacement
Storm Drain Condition Assessment
Storm Drain System Rehab and Repair Program
Trash Amendment Compliance Program
Tri-Agency Water Transmission Pipeline
Replacement
Vallecitos Interceptor Sewer Cleaning and CCTV
Villas Sewer Lift Station Replacement
Vista Carlsbad Interceptor - Agua Hedionda LS and
Forcemain (VC12-VC13) Vista Carlsbad Interceptor - Buena Vista Lift Station
Improvements
Vista Carlsbad Interceptor - Reach VC3
Vista Carlsbad Interceptor - Rehabilitation (VC1 and
VC2) Vista/Carlsbad Interceptor - Point Repair Reaches
(VC13 & VC14)
Water Infrastructure Condition Assessment Program
Water Loss Monitoring Program
Water Modeling Water System Rehabilitation and Replacement
Water Valve Repair/Replacement Program
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PROJECTS --.a recommended to continue
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• 63 Projects
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Carlsbad
ADA Improvement Program
Bridge Preventative Maintenance Program
Camino Hills and Jackspar Drive Slope Stabilization
Carlsbad Boulevard Emergency Repair
Carlsbad Boulevard Lane Reduction and Edge
Striping
Chestnut Underpass Public Art Project
Citywide Street Lighting Program
Concrete Repair/Replacement Program
Coordinated Traffic Signal Program DMP Facility BFB-U (El Camino Real)
Drainage Master Plan Update
El Camino Real and Agua Hedionda Creek Bridge
Railing and Sidewalk
El Camino Real and Cannon Road Intersection
Improvements
Intelligent Traffic Control Devices
Left Turn Lane Extensions
Park Drive Street and Drainage Improvement
Parking Lot Maintenance Program
Pavement Management Program
Poinsettia Lane
Rancho Santa Fe Trail Slope Improvements
Retroreflectivity Sign Replacement Program
Roadway Improvements - Coastal Area
Roadway Slope Stabilization
Sidewalk/Street Construction Program
Street Lighting Replacement Program
Traffic Control Improvements - Poinsettia Lane and
Oriole Court
Traffic Improvement Program
Traffic Monitoring Program
Traffic Signal - Tamarack Avenue and Valley Street
Traffic Signal Operations Modifications
City Facility Accessibility Upgrades
City Facility Safety and Parking Lot Lighting
Assessment
City Fire Stations Wash Water BMPs
City Hall Complex Refurbishment
City Hall Exterior Refurbishment
Emergency Operations Center Reconfiguration
Faraday Center Refurbishment
Fire Station No. 2 Replacement
Fleet Fuel Island Upgrade
Miscellaneous City Building Improvements
Police and Fire Headquarters Renovation
Safety Training Center Settlement
Alga Norte Park Modifications
Cole Library Security Fencing
Dove Library Lighting Improvements
Harding Center Refurbishment
Hosp Grove Park Improvements
Leo Carrillo Ranch Roof Repairs
Library Fire Alarm Panel Upgrades
Poinsettia Dog Park
Senior Center Refurbishment
Senior Center Security Fencing
South Shore Agua Hedionda Lagoon Trail
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, Streets and sidewalks
29 Projects
•• •• •• •• •• •• •••• ---Facilities
11 Projects
Community services
10 Projects
Exhibit 2Project name
Status Est. completion Funding so far Est. total cost
Calavera Hills Community Center Refurbishment Design 2023 $685,000 $2 million
Carlsbad Boulevard Pedestrian Improvement Project between Mountain
View Drive and Tamarack Avenue Design 2023 $700,000 $900,000
Melrose Drive Right Turn Lane to West Bound Palomar Airport Road Design 2023 $911,000 $1.5 million
Palomar Airport Road and College Boulevard Improvements Design 2023 $1.3 million $2.5 million
Sustainable Mobility Plan Implementation Not Started 2023 $1 million $2 million
Tyler Street Traffic Circulation Study Not Started 2023 $70,000 $120,000
El Camino Real Widening - Poinsettia Lane to Camino Vida Roble Design 2024 $4.6 million $7 million
Kelly Drive and Park Drive Complete Street Improvements Design 2024 $5.4 million $8 million
Palomar Airport Road and Avenida Encinas Improvements Not started 2024 $460,000 $500,000
South Shore Agua Hedionda Lagoon Trail Planning 2024 $790,000 $3.7-5 millionMay 3, 2022Item #1 Page 7 of 11PROJE,CTS
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Status Est. completion Funding so far Est. total cost
Stagecoach Park Community Garden Planning 2024 $0 $500,000
Traffic Signal - Maverick Way and Camino De Los Coches Design 2024 $140,000 $418,000
Village H South Off Leash Dog Area and Trail Segment 5B Design 2024 $1.4 million $4 million
Beach Access (Stairs) Repair & Upgrades - Pine to Tamarack Design 2025 $10.3 million $15 million
Utility Undergrounding Program Not started 2025 $100,000 $500,000
Village Decorative Lighting Planning 2025 $1.1 million $6 million
Avenida Encinas Coastal Rail Trail and Pedestrian Improvements Design 2025 $7 million $9 million
El Camino Real Right Turn Lane to East Bound Alga Road Not started 2025 $438,000 $500,000
El Camino Real Widening - Arenal Road to La Costa Avenue Design 2025 $5.8 million $12 million
Fleet Maintenance Refurbishment Planning 2025 $3 million $3.7 million
Orion Center (Centralized Public Works Yard)Planning 2025 $44.8 million $54 million
Schulman Auditorium and Canon Art Gallery Improvements Not started 2025 $200,000 $2 million
Terramar Area Coastal Improvements Design 2025 $11.1 million $19 million
Veterans Memorial Park Design 2025 $27.5 million $34 million
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Project name
Status Est. completion Funding so far Est. total cost
Carlsbad Boulevard and Tamarack Pedestrian Improvements Design 2026 $2.6 million $6 million
El Camino Real Widening - Sunny Creek to Jackspar Design 2026 $4 million $7 million
Valley and Magnolia Complete Streets Design 2026 $4.8 million $8 million
Village and Barrio Traffic Circles Design 2026 $4.4 million $8 million
ADA Beach Access – Pine to Tamarack Planning 2026 $2.9 million $5 million
Avenida Encinas and Palomar Airport Road Pedestrian Access
Improvement Not started 2026 $75,000 $140,000
Camino De Los Coches and La Costa Avenue Intersection Control Not started 2026 $850,000 $1.2 million
Carlsbad Boulevard Pedestrian Lighting - Tamarack to State Street Not started 2026 $1.3 million $1.5 million
Carlsbad Village Drive and Grand Avenue Pedestrian Improvements Not started 2026 $1.3 million $3 million
Christiansen Way Improvements Not started 2026 $310,000 $700,000
Fire Administration Building Not started 2026 $150,000 $17-20 million
Monroe Street Pool Replacement Planning 2026 $6.2 million $22-24 million
Robertson Ranch Park Planning 2026 $15.4 million $24 million
Valley Street Traffic Calming Planning 2026 $1.7 million $3.5 million
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Project name
Status Est. completion Funding so far Est. total cost
Village Intelligent Parking Not started 2026 $300,000 $600,000
Barrio Street Lighting Design 2027 $5 million $7 million
Business Park (Zone 5 Park) Recreational Facility Expansion Not started 2027 $5 million $14-19 million
Chestnut Avenue Complete Street Improvements - Valley to Pio Pico Not started 2027 $1.1 million $2.5 million
Chestnut Complete Street I-5 to Railroad Not started 2027 $85,000 $300,000
Grand Avenue Promenade Not started 2027 $345,000 $9 million
La Costa Avenue Traffic Improvements Not started 2027 $863,000 $1.2 million
Maerkle Solar Project Not started 2027 $250,000 $50-80 million
State Street and Grand Avenue Road Improvements Not started 2027 $325,000 $1 million
Trail Connectivity to Tamarack State Beach Planning 2028 $3.5 million $5 million
Carlsbad Boulevard Realignment- Manzano Drive to Island Way Planning 2028 $1 million $70 million
New Fire Station 7 Not started 2028 $0 $15-19 million
Orion Complex Energy Storage Not started 2028 $0 $10 million
New City Hall & Civic Center Planning 2029 $51 million $71.7 million
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Project name
Status Est. completion Funding so far Est. total cost
College Boulevard Extension Design 2030 $4.4 million $35 million
South Carlsbad Coastline: Road Realignment and Public Spaces Planning 2030 $2.8 million $60-85 million
Lowering Railroad Tracks in the Village Planning 2040 $560,000 $400-600 million
Information as of April 14, 2022. Approved final designs, project dependancies, regulatory requirements and construction conditions affect estimated completion dates and may be
unknown at this time. Estimated costs are based on FY 2022-23 Capital Improvement Program and subject to change based on approved final designs, project dependances, economic
conditions, contracting methods and a variety of other factors. Total cost estimates are re-evaluated on an annual basis during the Capital Improvement Program budgeting process.
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From: Steve Linke <splinke@gmail.com>
Sunday, May 1, 2022 2:51 PM Sent:
To: City Clerk; Council Internet Email
Subject: 5/3/2022 City Council Meeting -Capital Improvement Project Priorities
Honorable Mayor Hall, Mayor Pro Tern Blackburn, and Councilmembers:
In a departure from current rules and planning, I am concerned that council is poised to de-prioritize the College
Boulevard extension, when the prioritization actually should be increased. Consider the following:
1. In the Caltrans/SANDAG North County Multimodal Corridor Plan (CMCP), College Boulevard is identified as one
of three "Mobility Boulevards" in Carlsbad. The goal of the plan is to implement multimodal projects, such as
pedestrian, bicycle, transit, and microtransit improvements--to make entire corridors more accessible to these
alternative modes of travel. The College Boulevard extension segment allows full freedom to design state-of-
the-art facilities for all modes. Such a corridor could provide a much better parallel path relative to our other
arterials. However, continuing to force users to divert to vehicle-congested Cannon Road and El Camino Real to
stay on College Boulevard defeats the overall goal of the plan.
2. The College Boulevard extension is a key component in the General Plan to finish Carlsbad's street network. A
significant amount of past planning, including traffic studies that account for future needs to address
congestion, has been done assuming it will be built. Carlsbad has recently argued to SAN DAG that their decision
not to further widen 1-5 to its originally planned configuration of lanes conflicts with Carlsbad's historical
transportation planning, but that same concept applies to an even larger extent to the extension, and induced
demand can be more tightly controlled with this local project.
3. A recent traffic study showed that one of the two vehicle through-lanes in each direction will relieve the vehicle
congestion problems on the adjacent segments of Cannon Road and El Camino Real that led the council to
exempt those streets from the growth management plan {GMP). The GMP and its companion document, the
Citywide Facilities and Improvements Plan {CFIP), compel prioritization of projects like the College Boulevard
extension that address such GMP deficiencies. Accordingly, the Traffic and Mobility Commission previously
recommended the project.
4. The traffic study also showed that the other vehicle through-lanes will accommodate the vehicle traffic to be
introduced by new developments in that area. Those new developments can be conditioned in the future to
fund much of the overall project, and they will include housing--potentially with significant affordable housing--
which could take pressure off other areas of the city that, otherwise, may see much higher density housing
based on state mandates.
Disclosure: I am Vice-Chair of the Traffic and Mobility Commission and their primary member of the Growth
Management Citizens Committee, but I am commenting here as an individual. I had requested that our commission be
given an opportunity to review mobility-related CIP projects and prioritization as part of our Work Plan to help advise
council, but we were not allowed that opportunity.
Best regards,
Steve Linke
Carlsbad, CA
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Lance Schulte < meyers-schulte@sbcglobal.net>
Friday, April 29, 2022 7:30 AM
Council Internet Email; City Clerk; Boyle, Carrie@Coastal; 'Prahler, Erin@Coastal'; Ross,
Toni@Coastal
info@peopleforponto.com
Public input to 4-26-2022 Carlsbad Council meeting on CIP -South Carlsbad Coastline
Project -& Parks Master Plan Update & for CCC public input on Carlsbad LCPA
2022-4-26 citizen input to Carlsbad Council on Council CIP priorities k-reg type size.pdf
Dear Council & CA Coastal Commission:
The public input submitted in the email below included 4 data files that were submitted prior to verbal public input
submitted on 4/26/22. Along with those 4 data files following and attached is the verbal public input submitted. The 4
data files and this email and attachment of public input to the Carlsbad Council on 4-26-2022 is being requested to be
formally submitted as public input to Carlsbad's Park Master Plan Update, and to the CA Coastal Commission (CCC) for
input on Carlsbad's Proposed LCP Amendment.
Between the 4-20 and 4-26 public input a Ponto property was listed for sale that would save City and or State tax-payers
millions of dollars and cost effectively address the Carlsbad's documented City Park and Coastal Recreation deficits
consistent with CA Coastal Act Policy.
City or State purchase of this this land for vitally needed Park and Coastal Recreation land use may require some LCP
Amendments at Ponto or in the City to address a reduction of VC Visitor Serving Coastal land use, and if needed those
LCPA land use changes can be considered as part of the current LCPA land use plan and zoning changes at Ponto or
citywide. For instance the City is proposing two (2) Coastal land use and zoning changes lower-priority residential use at
Ponto 1) Ponto Planning Area F -to convert NRR land use Plan and Zoning, and 2) Ponto Site 18 -to convert VC land use
to residential.
Attached and following is the 4/26/22 verbal testimony for City and CCC public input records. Thank you for receiving
and considering this information and public input.
Lance Schulte
Carlsbad citizen and one of many People for Ponto
"On April 20th we spoke about how Carlsbad Citizens need your help to create a much needed and real Ponto
Park. ·
We noted that the City's Park Master Plan identifies Ponto and Coastal South Carlsbad as Not Served by City
parks and areas the City says that new Parks investments should be made. We also noted that there are 10
Coastal Parl~s totaling 37 acres in North Carlsbad serving 38% of Carlsbad's population yet there are no Coastal
Parks meaning Zero Coastal Park Acres in South Carlsbad, leaving 62% of Carlsbad's population 1.vithout a
Coastal park.
On 4-25-22 we sent you 4 data files, and some wonderful news that 14.3 acres of Ponto land is for sale (by a
willing seller) that could be a world-class Coastal Park for Carlsbad. This 14.3 acre Ponto Park would have
spectacular ocean/lagoon views, provides adequate dimensions to host profitable Coastal view
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weddings/community/special events. I would be happy to show/walk this site with you so you can see its
potential greatness.
And the best part, we can have this 14.3 acres of NEW world-class City Park land at a $20-40 million tax-payer
cost savings compared to the proposed PCH Relocation Project. PCH Relocation does not buy any new City
land; it only creates small isolated narrow land fragments next to a major roadway. We can save tax-payers
$20-40 million, and get 14.3 MORE acres of park, with better world class views on waterfront land, and create
the much needed Coastal Park for South Carlsbad -62% of our Citizens and their families -and all this at up to
a 50% discount relative to the PCH alternative. In prior budget/council meetings Carlsbad Citizens
overwhelmingly asked for this Ponto Park. You can choose to buy this land under Proposition C as it has
qualifying sensitive habitat and required trails. We ask you to put this world-class Ponto Park into your CIP and
save tax-payers $20-40 million. P4P Citizens are here to help you address any revenue issues.
We have a once in a lifetime opportunity to do something truly great and world-class for Carlsbad. Please seize
this wonderful opportunity. You will be forever remembered based on your decision. Be great. 'Nhat do you
as our City Council choose to do?"
From: Lance Schulte [mailto:meyers-schulte@sbcglobal.net]
Sent: Monday, April 25, 2022 6: 12 AM
To: council@carlsbadca.gov; 'City Clerk'; Carrie Boyle (carrie.boyle@coastal.ca.gov); 'Prahler, Erin@Coastal'; Ross,
Toni@Coastal (Toni.Ross@coastal.ca.gov)
Cc: 'info@peopleforponto.com'
Subject: Public input to 4-20 & 26-2022 Carlsbad Council meeting on CIP -South Carlsbad Coastline Project
Dear Council & CA Coastal Commission :
This is being submitted as public input on for the 4-26-2022 Council CIP meeting, and to the CA Coastal Commission
(CCC) for input on Carlsbad's Proposed LCP Amendment.
On the 4-20-2022 CIP meeting 100% of the speakers spoke in favor of Ponto Park. People for Ponto provided the
following verbal testimony:
"Carlsbad Citizens need your help.
In 2017 Carlsbad Citizens first became aware that Ponto Planning Area F was required to be considered as a
Public Park, but was never considered as required by Carlsbad's LCP.
We all should know by now that City's Park Master Plan has identified both Ponto and Coastal South Carlsbad as
areas Not Served by City parks -an unfair distribution of Parks. For example there are 10 Coastal Parks totaling
37-acres in North Carlsbad serving 38% of Carlsbad's population with a minority of Carlsbad's visitor
accommodations yet there are Zero Coastal Parks totaling Zero Park Acres in South Carlsbad Not Serving 62% of
Carlsbad's population and the majority of Carlsbad's visitor accommodations. We should also know that the City
plans on losing 32+ acres of existing Coastal open space land (campground and beach} at Ponto and South
Carlsbad in the next 30+ years due to sea level rise. We all should know that since 2001 the City has known that
the very expensive PCH Relocation Project only opens up a few relatively small narrow slivers of useable land at
Ponto and Coastal South Carlsbad -most City PCH land is constrained and not viable for a real and needed Park.
Citizens, parks and coastal advocates, and the visitor industry have since 2017 sent you over 5,000 emails and
provided years of requests with supporting data asking Council to provide a needed Ponto Park. Ponto Park will
make the City money due to a variety of reasons I can talk with the Council about.
Citizens are wondering what's causing the Council to not provide a needed, useable, adequately sized and
dimensioned, and affordable Ponto Park,
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we ask because avoiding the Park unfairness data of not providing Ponto Park and avoiding Citizens desirers for a
Ponto Park should not continue.
What do you as a Council -charged with representing Citizens desires -suggest be done?"
In February, People for Ponto Citizens provided the Council, City and CCC the following email and 2 attached data files (1
of 2, and 2 of 2) regarding Council's South Carlsbad Coastline CIP Proposal (aka Carlsbad Blvd Realignment). The 2 data
files have a good short summary and mapping of the major issues along the South Carlsbad Coastline. The 2 data file
should be fully considered and evaluated:
• with other alternatives to provide for the documented need for a true City Coastal Park for South Carlsbad,
• to address the missing 30-acres of Coastal Open Space land use that Ponto developers were supposed to
provide but the City falsely exempted developers from providing,
• to address the future loss of 32-acres of High-priority Coastal Open Space land use at the State Ponto Beach and
Campground,
• to address un.limited future Carlsbad and CA population and visitor demand for High-priority Coastal Land Uses
-Coastal Recreation and Low-cost Visitor Accommodations, and
• as part of the land use analysis of Carlsbad's proposed Local Coastal Program Land Use Plan Amendment, and
Carlsbad's additional proposed Coastal Zoning changes to Ponto.
In 2001 the City conducted the attached ERA Financial Feasibility Analysis of Carlsbad Blvd Realignment. The City's 2001
Analysis optimistically notes small amounts of 'Surplus Land' between Island Way and La Costa Ave. This surplus
roadway median land is relatively narrow and much constrained in its usability, as mapped and noted in the
aforementioned attached 'City's PCH area map w numbered notes of constraints 2 of 2' data file. In 2022 People for
Ponto Citizens compiled recent City data into the attached '2022 General Comparative Cost/Benefits Analysis of PCH-
PCH Modification-Ponto Park' data file. This comparative cost/benefit data should be considered by Council. The $60-
85 million Carlsbad Blvd Realignment cost (for 2.3 miles from Island Way to La Costa Avenue, is $26-37 million per mile)
but will not buy 1 single square foot of new City land. These Financial Feasibility and tax-payer Comparative
Cost/Benefits ('bang for the buck') data files should be read and considered by Council.
Actually buying vacant land is likely a better and more cost effective use of tax-payer dollars. Over the past 7-years the
last 3 remaining vacant Coastal lands at Ponto have come up for sale and available for the City to buy as noted:
1. 11.1-acre Planning Area F was optioned from 2014-2019,
2. 14.3-acre Planning Area G, H & I was sold to Kam Sang in 2015 for $20 million
3. 5-acre Site 18 (Ponto Storage area) was sold in February 2022, and now the
4. 14.3-acre Planning Area G, H & I is up for re-sale by Kam Sang; and is again now available for City purchase.
14.3 acre Planning Area G, H & I is a very special property with significant views to both the Ocean and
abutting Batiquitos Lagoon. It can be a world-class site.
It seems City acquisition of vacant land would provide new and more useable land at a lower cost, and a better tax-payer
value to address the documented need for a Ponto Park and Coastal land use planning issues.
The Planning Area F and Planning Area G, H & I sites include DCSS Habitat and proposed/required public trails, and are
connected to adjacent Sensitive Habitat Open Spaces so qualify to be purchased by the Council under Proposition C
without a citizens vote. Consistent with voter approved Proposition C and as part of the City's settlement of a lawsuit,
last year City acquisition of Planning Area F was recommended by North County Advocates. It is understood that the
City is required to consider North County Advocates' recommendation as part of the City's settlement agreement, but
has yet to do so.
These 3 vacant Ponto lands are the last remaining adequately dimensioned and useable vacant Coastal lands. In the CIP
the Council should be considering acquisition of some of these last remaining vacant Coastal lands at Ponto to address
the critical documented need for Ponto Park, South Carlsbad's only opportunity for a Coastal Park, and the forever
Coastal High-priority Coastal land use needs.
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Thank you for your consideration. You have a limited window of opportunity to actually acquire Coastal land for a much
needed Coastal Ponto Park. A true Ponto Park will leave a lasting positive legacy for future generations. We ask you to
please not squander that opportunity.
Sincerely,
Lance Schulte
From: Lance Schulte [mailto:meyers-schulte@sbcglobal.net]
Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2022 4:01 PM
To: 'Tom Frank'; 'Tiffany Metti'
Cc: 'Nikki Matosian'; 'Eliane Paiva'; 'Nathan Schmidt'; info@peopleforponto.com; Dale Ordas; Jane Naskiewicz;
council@carlsbadca.gov; Carrie Boyle; Erin.Prahler@coastal.ca.gov; Ross, Toni@Coastal
Subject: South Carlsbad Coastline Project -2-23-22 meeting w People for Ponto
Dear Tom & Tiffany:
Thank you for inviting People for Ponto to provide input. Attached are two files of data and input into the potentially
proposed South Carlsbad Coastline Project. Hopefully having the data/input in writing in advance will make your
reporting easier and facilitate the most productive discussion within the allotted time tomorrow afternoon.
We have copied the City Council and CA Coastal Commission to facilitate open, consistent, and documented
communication.
Thanks again, and we look forward to our meeting tomorrow.
Sincerely,
Lance
From: Tiffany Metti [mailto:tmetti@swspr.com]
Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2022 11:52 AM
To: Lance Schulte; 'Tom Frank'
Cc: 'Nikki Matosian'; 'Eliane Paiva'; 'Nathan Schmidt'; info@peopleforponto.com
Subject: RE: South Carlsbad Coastline Project
Hello Lance,
Thank you very much for circling back.
Yes, we would like to coordinate a meeting specific for you and key members of Ponto area "People4Ponto." Do you
have an upcoming meeting we may be able to join to discuss this project? Otherwise, I can provide some days/times
directly to you that may work, so that we can send a meeting invitation.
We also see that Deb Mossa invited you to attend the Batiquitos Lagoon Meeting on Thursday, February 3 at 11 a.m.
and you accepted.
Thank you,
Tiffany
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Tiffany Metti
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401 B Street, Suite 150 • San Diego, California 92101
858.541.7800 (ph)
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From: Lance Schulte <meyers-schulte@sbcglobal.net>
Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2022 11:41 AM
To: 'Tom Frank' <Tom.Frank@carlsbadca.gov>
Cc: Tiffany Metti <tmetti@swspr.com>; 'Nikki Matosian' <Nikki.Matosian@carlsbadca.gov>; 'Eliane Paiva'
<Eliane.Paiva@carlsbadca.gov>; 'Nathan Schmidt' <Nathan.Schmidt@carlsbadca.gov>; info@peopleforponto.com
Subject: RE: South Carlsbad Coastline Project
Tom & Tiffany:
Have not heard from you, so checking in with you all to see when you want to meet for P4P citizen issues.
Lance .
People for Ponto
From: Lance Schulte [mailto:meyers-schulte@sbcglobal.net]
Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2022 9:00 AM
To: 'Tom Frank'
Cc: 'Tiffany Metti'; 'Nikki Matosian'; 'Eliane Paiva'; 'Nathan Schmidt'; info@peopleforponto.com
Subject: RE: South Carlsbad Coastline Project
Thanks Tom.
Can we talk next week so I can get some more information? Just let me know when is a good time for you.
Thanks again for connecting.
Lance
From: Tom Frank [mailto:Tom.Frank@carlsbadca.gov]
Sent: Friday, January 14, 2022 5:20 PM
To: meyers-schulte@sbcglobal.net
Cc: Tiffany Metti; Nikki Matosian; Eliane Paiva; Nathan Schmidt
Subject: South Carlsbad Coastline Project
Hi Lance,
Now that Mike Grim has retired language, I am personally reaching out to you to begin our conversation regarding South
Carlsbad Boulevard.
The City Council has asked staff to explore recreational opportunities that could be created along south Carlsbad
Boulevard by realigning the road to the east. We are gathering input through a survey and two workshops as well as
meetings with groups interested in the project.
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The project area is limited to land the city controls immediately adjacent to Carlsbad Boulevard. You can read more
about the project on the city's website.
If you would like to meet with the project team to share feedback or invite others in your group to meet with us, please
let us know. I have copied Tiffany, a member of our project team, who can coordinate a time and date.
Thanks in advance for your time. Looking forward to hearing from you.
( City of
Carlsbad
Tom Frank, PE
Transportation Director/City Engineer
Public Works Branch
City of Carlsbad
1635 Faraday Avenue
Carlsbad, CA 92008
www.carlsbadca .gov
760-602-2766 I tom.frank@carlsbadca.gov
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April 26, 2022 Public testimony to Carlsbad City Council on CIP budget issues, and also for inclusion as
official public input to the City & CA Coastal Commission on the Carlsbad Local Coastal Program
Amendment, Parks Master Plan Update, and South Carlsbad Coastline project:
On April 20th we spoke about how Carlsbad Citizens need your help to create a much needed
and real Ponto Park.
'l'Je noteEI that the City's Park Master Plan iElentifies Ponto anEI Coastal S01:.1th CarlsbaEI as Not
ServeEI by City parlEs anEI areas the City says that nei.v ParlEs investments sho1:.1IEI be maEle. We
also noteEI that there are 10 Coastal Parks totaling 37 acres in North CarlsbaEI serving 38% of
CarlsbaEl's pop1:.1lation yet there are no Coastal ParlEs meaning Zero Coastal Park Acres in S01:.1th
CarlsbaEI, leaving 62% of CarlsbaEl's pop1:.1lation ·witho1:.1t a Coastal park.
On 4-25-22 we sent you 4 data files, and some wonderful news that 14.3 acres of Ponto land is
for sale (by a willing seller) that could be a world-class Coastal Park for Carlsbad. This 14.3 acre
Ponto Park would have spectacular ocean/lagoon views, provides adequate dimensions to host
profitable Coastal view weddings/community/special events. I would be happy to show/walk .
this site with you so you can see its potential greatness.
And the best part, we can have this 14.3 acres of NEW world-class City Park land at a $20-40
million tax-payer cost savings compared to the proposed PCH Relocation Project. PCH
Relocation does not buy any new City land; it only creates small isolated narrow land fragments
next to a major roadway. We can save tax-payers $20-40 million, and get 14.3 MORE acres of
park, with better world class views on waterfront land, and create the much needed Coastal
Park for South Carlsbad -62% of our Citizens and their families -and all this at up to a 50%
discount relative to the PCH alternative. In prior budget/council meetings Carlsbad Citizens
overwhelmingly asked for this Ponto Park. You can choose to buy this land under Proposition C
as it has qualifying sensitive habitat and required trails. We ask you to put this world-class
Ponto Park into your CIP and save tax-payers $20-40 million. P4P Citizens are here to help you
address any revenue issues.
We have a once in a lifetime opportunity to do something truly great and world-class for
Carlsbad. Please seize this wonderful opportunity. You will be forever remembered based on
your decision. Be great. VVhat Ela 1,'01:.1 as 01:.1r City Co1:.1ncil choose to Ela?
By Lance Schulte, Carlsbad citizen and People for Ponto
Tammy Cloud-McMin n
From:
Sent:
To:
Subject:
Eric Gibson <mregibson@gmail.com>
Monday, May 2, 2022 10:49 PM
Council Internet Email; City Clerk; Boyle, Carrie@Coastal; Erin.Prahler@coastal.ca.gov;
Toni.Ross@coastal.ca.gov; info@peopleforponto.com
Public input to CA Coastal Commission and City of Carlsbad on Carlsbad CIP, Parks
Master Plan, and Local Coastal Program Amendment
Dear Carlsbad City Council, and California Coastal Commission:
Please add to the record for the Ponto Development Petition:
My children are 10 and 13 years old and had a childhood that was void of a park or open space to play in. Our Carlsbad
General Plan required that my children and our Ponto community have access to a park. Driving 6 miles and crossing a
freeway to get to the nearest park is not the answer. Our South Carlsbad community is in dire need of a park and open
space to be incorporated into the approved development plans for the South Ponto area.
I created this 3-minute drone video to show how majestic the open spaces of South Ponto are. I would like this video to
be submitted as part of the public record.
https://yo utu. be/bQu lyLcuyEc
Considerations for the Coastal Commission and City of Carlsbad for the develop of South Ponto:
-There is a current 6.6-acre City park deficit in Coastal Southwest Carlsbad, and a 30-acre Coastal open-space deficit in
Zone 9 (Ponto area -west of 1-5 and south of Poinsettia). This only gets worse when we lose 32+ acres of Coastal Open
Space lands from Sea Level Rise The City's 2017 & 2020 Sea Level Rise Report
-Per voter approved Proposition H a proposed PCH Modification Project will require a vote of approval by Carlsbad
Citizens. The tax-payer value of a PCH Modification Project and other tax-payer investment options should be fully
disclosed and vetted.
Accordingly, I am making my position known and requesting that the PCH Project :
I want the City to:
1. Address the true neighborhood Park needs for Ponto (minimal 6-7 acre Park to serve minimal neighborhood needs
based on Ponto buildout-population standard). Ponto Park should be an appropriately wide, viable, flat and fully usable
multi-use grassed field -allow kids space to play informal sports. No thin strip of non-park land.
2. Address loss of 32+ acres of Coastal Open Space Land from sea level rise by providing for Non-neighborhood City and
State buildout-population and visitor demands for both Coastal Recreation land use and the loss of the Campground.
Provide sufficient Coastal Recreation and low-cost visitor accommodation land use to address the CA Coastal Act and
City/State 'buildout population/visitor demand', and planned loss of current supply due to planned sea level rise.
3. Disclose and address 2017 CA Coastal Commission direction to City on Ponto Vision Plan and Planning Area F Existing
LCP in the PCH Project.
4. Fully address Sea Level Rise impacts consistent with CA Coastal Act & Commission on current and future 'buildout'
land use and land acreage by plotting the Seal Level Rise inundation and coastal erosion/bluff hazard areas on the PCH
Project maps, and in the PCH Project replace all 32+ acres of high-priority Coastal land use that will be lost to sea level
rise and coastal erosion and increase the supply of these high-priority Coastal land uses to address increased City/State
buildout population and visitor demands.
5. Fully disclose and consider the 3-page General Comparative tax-payer Costs/Benefits Analysis of Ponto Park and
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Promenade, to assure tax-payers (City and/or State} are getting the best and most sustainable value for their tax-payer
dollars. The City should use tax-payer money wisely.
6. Incorporate the 5,000+ written/emailed petitions to the Council & CA Coastal Commission, and the Letters from
Carlsbad visitor industry, Surfrider Foundation, and Batiquitos Lagoon Foundation.
7. Within the Local Facilities Management Plan Zone 9 portion fully provide the 30-acers of documented missing
Unconstrained Growth Management Open Space that developers were supposed to provide. Also fully disclose and
incorporate the Ponto Open Space recommendations from North County Advocates per City's lawsuit settlement.
8. Fully preserve or mitigate sensitive habitat areas within and adjacent to the PCH Project area.
9. Fully provide required storm water quality purification and detention basins in the PCH Project before project waters
and waters passing through the project area are discharged into the ocean and Batiquitos Lagoon.
10. I am concerned about the PCH Modification Project more than doubling traffic congestion along Coast Highway for
an extremely costly walkway, when the same walkway and other needed Coastal land uses can be provided for a
fraction of the cost along existing Coast Highway. It is not appropriate to try to pass off a walkway as "linear park".
11. Lastly as requested since 2017, directly engage and specifically involve the San Pacifico Community Association and
Ponto Community in that portion of the City's PCH Project of planning and design of land use in that community.
We request the above 11 citizen issues be fully addressed in the City's PCH Modification Project.
Thank You for your time on this matter.
Eric Gibson
7374 Portage Way
Carlsbad, CA 92011
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