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Home My WebLink About2022-05-09; Historic Preservation Commission; ; Nomination of Alternate Commissioner to serve on the Growth Management Plan Update Advisory Committee May 9, 2022 ITEM 1 Page 1 of 5 Meeting Date: May 9, 2022 To: Historic Preservation Commission From: Sheila Crosby, Deputy Library Director Staff Contact: Eric Lardy, Principal Planner, eric.lardy@carlsbadca.gov Subject: Nomination of Alternate Commissioner to serve on the Growth Management Plan Update Advisory Committee District: All Recommended Action Receive report and nominate one Historic Preservation Commissioner to serve as an alternate on the Growth Management Update Advisory Committee. Executive Summary On Nov. 8, 2021, the Historic Preservation Commission nominated Chair Majer to serve as a primary member of Growth Management Update Advisory Committee, and Commissioner Prosser was nominated to serve as an alternate member of the committee (staff report attached as Exhibit 1). Commissioner Prosser resigned from the Historic Preservation Commission in March 2022, leaving a vacancy on the committee. The vacancy now must be filled by the nomination of another commissioner to serve as an alternate on the committee. Discussion The Growth Management Update Advisory Committee is comprised of 19 primary members and 19 alternates. Each city commission and board has nominated members to serve on the advisory committee. Committee Description • Committee’s Mission Promote balanced consideration of a range of perspectives on issues affecting the future growth and quality of life in Carlsbad and to identify the key elements of a new plan to manage growth in Carlsbad in a way that maintains an excellent quality of life while also complying with state law. • Committee Members To ensure a balanced representation of community perspectives, the committee is comprised of a total of 19 primary members and 19 alternate members (one alternate HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION Staff Report May 9, 2022 ITEM 1 Page 2 of 5 for each primary member). Alternate members are encouraged to attend meetings to listen and participate; and if needed would act if a primary member is unavailable. Committee membership is comprised of representatives from each city commission and board, as well as residents from throughout the city (from each City Council district). • Committee Work Product The committee’s work will conclude with a committee-supported report recommending to the City Council what should be included (key elements) in a new plan to manage growth and achieve an excellent quality of life while ensuring compliance with state law. The City Council will consider the committee’s recommendations and direct the next steps to create a new growth management plan. • Timeline The committee has held two meetings on Mar. 30, 2022, and on Apr. 28, 2022. The committee will meet approximately once a month for (about 10 to 12 times). Fiscal Analysis There is no anticipated fiscal impact associated with nomination of Historic Preservation Commissioners to serve on an advisory committee. Next Steps Staff anticipates returning to the City Council with a request to appoint the new alternate committee member from the Historic Preservation Commission. Public Notification Public notice of this item was posted in keeping with the state's Ralph M. Brown Act and it was available for public viewing and review at least 72 hours before the scheduled meeting date. Exhibits 1. Historic Preservation Staff Report dated Nov. 8, 2021. • Citywide Facilities and Improvements Plan (CFIP) (attached to Exhibit 1) • Proposition E (attached to Exhibit 1) The GMP was established to address the impacts from development on public facilities, including a limit on the number of residential dwellings that can be built in the city. The GMP requires that adequate public facilities are provided concurrent with development and identifies performance standards for eleven public facilities: administration, library, wastewater treatment, parks, drainage, circulation, fire, open space, schools, sewer collection, and water distribution. Public facility financing was also established by the GMP through a public facility management fee applicable to new development. The GMP has been an important tool in providing a high quality of life by ensuring there are adequate public facilities to serve the community as development occurs. Today, the city is 90% built out, based on the amount of residential development planned by the General Plan. The GMP is relevant to planning public facilities for the last 10% of residential development, but not as relevant to the built environment of the other 90%. A new plan is needed that focuses on maintaining and enhancing quality of life for the built environment. Recent state housing laws have suspended the ability of cities to establish or implement any provision that limits housing development or population; therefore, the city needs to plan for more growth than is currently planned for by the GMP. On April 6, 2021 the City Council adopted Resolution 2021-074 (attached to Exhibit 1) that found the city's residential housing caps in the GMP are preempted by state law and are unenforceable. Creation of a new plan to manage growth is necessary to ensure excellent quality of life in Carlsbad, while ensuring the city avoids state enforcement activities and penalties that may result from noncompliance with state housing law. Community participation in the creation of a new growth management plan is critical to the success of the plan. A citizens committee will be an important part of community participation, which resulted in the direction by the City Council to engage the community through a citizens committee. Committee Description As described in the committee charter (attached to Exhibit 1), the committee structure will result in a diverse and engaging discussion on how best to manage growth in Carlsbad in a way that maintains an excellent quality of life. • Committee's Mission Promote balanced consideration of a range of perspectives on issues affecting the future growth and quality of life in Carlsbad and to identify the key elements of a new plan to manage growth in Carlsbad in a way that maintains an excellent quality of life while also complying with state law. • Committee Members To ensure a balanced representation of community perspectives, the committee is comprised of a total of 19 primary members and 19 alternate members (one alternate for each primary member). Alternate members will be encouraged to attend meetings May 9, 2022 ITEM 1 Page 4 of 5 EXHIBIT 1 to listen and participate as any other member of the public; if needed would act if a primary member is unavailable. The subjects of managing growth and quality of life are broad topics and are important to all Carlsbad residents. The city's existing commissions/boards address topics that affect quality of life; therefore, members of each commission/board will participate on the committee. Also, additional residents from throughout the city (from each City Council district) will help ensure all areas of the community are represented. • Committee Work Product The committee's work will conclude with a committee-supported report recommending to the City Council what should be included (key elements) in a new plan to manage growth and achieve an excellent quality of life while ensuring compliance with state law. The City Council will consider the committee's recommendations and direct the next steps to create a new growth management plan. • Timeline It is anticipated that the City Council will appoint members to the advisory committee in January 2022 and the committee will begin meeting in February 2022. The committee will meet approximately once a month for (about 10 to 12 times). Fiscal Analysis There is no anticipated fiscal impact associated with nomination of Housing Commissioners to serve on an advisory committee. Next Steps In January 2022, staff anticipates returning to the City Council with a list of committee member candidates for council appointment. Public Notification Public notice of this item was posted in keeping with the state's Ralph M. Brown Act and it was available for public viewing and review at least 72 hours before the scheduled meeting date. Exhibits 1. City Council Staff Report dated Sept. 28, 2021 May 9, 2022. ITEM 1 Page 5 of 5 EXHIBIT 1