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1635 Faraday Ave.
Carlsbad, CA 92008
CARLSBAD TOMORROW:
GROWTH MANAGEMENT CITIZENS COMMITTEE
August 25, 2022, 5 p.m.
Special Meeting
Welcome to Carlsbad Tomorrow: Growth Management Citizens Committee Meeting
We welcome your interest and involvement in the city’s legislative process. This agenda includes information
about topics coming before the Growth Management Citizens Committee and the action recommended by city
staff. You can read about each topic in the staff reports, which are available on the city website.
How to watch
In Person
Online
Growth Management Citizen
Committee Meetings take place at the
Faraday Center, 1635 Faraday Ave.
Watch the livestream and replay past
meetings on the city website,
carlsbadca.gov/residents/communication/city-
tv-channel
How to participate
If you would like to provide comments to the Growth Management Citizens Committee, please:
• Fill out a speaker request form.
• Submit the form to staff before the item begins.
• When it’s your turn, staff will call your name and invite you to the podium.
• Speakers have three minutes unless the presiding officer (usually the chair) changes that time.
• You may not give your time to another person, but groups can select a single speaker if three other
members of your group are present. Group representatives have 10 minutes unless that time is changed
by the presiding officer.
• In writing: Email comments to committee@carlsbadca.gov Comments received by 2:30 p.m. the day of the
meeting will be shared with the committee prior to the meeting. When e-mailing comments, if the comment
relates to a specific item on the agenda, please identify in the subject line the agenda item to which your
comments relate. All comments received will be included as part of the official record. Written comments will
not be read out loud.
Reasonable accommodations
Persons with a disability may request an agenda packet in appropriate alternative formats as require by the
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Reasonable accommodations and auxiliary aids will be provided to
effectively allow participation in the meeting. Please contact the City Manager’s Office at 760-434-2821 (voice),
711 (free relay service for TTY users), 760-720-9461 (fax) or manager@carlsbadca.gov by noon on the Thursday
before the meeting to make arrangements.
II
CALL TO ORDER:
ROLL CALL:
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Review and approve minutes from the July 28, 2022, meeting.
PUBLIC COMMENT: Members of the public are invited to comment on items both on and not on the
agenda. Please treat others with courtesy, civility, and respect. In conformance with the Brown Act,
public comment is provided so members of the public may participate in the meeting by submitting
comments as provided on the front page of this agenda. The Carlsbad Tomorrow Growth Management
Citizens Committee will receive comments for 15 minutes at the beginning of the meeting. As needed,
public comments will continue at the end of the meeting. In conformance with the Brown Act, no action
can occur on non-agenda public comment items.
WELCOME & INTRODUCTIONS: Open meeting and welcome attendees. Review purpose and charge for
the committee. Review agenda and meeting format. Allow for any introductions for those not present at
previous meetings – staff and committee.
DISCUSSION ITEMS:
1. COMMITTEE BUSINESS – Collaborate and discuss the following topics:
• Population Projections. Receive short presentation on city projections versus SANDAG
population projections.
• Mobility & Circulation Performance Standard (continued). Receive a short recap presentation
from city staff and consultants on the existing standard, along with a presentation of some
possible options going forward. Group discussion on the standard: Is this standard important
to quality of life in Carlsbad? Should this standard be re-evaluated in any way? (Nathan
Schmidt, City of Carlsbad Transportation & Mobility Manager, and Stephen Cook, Intersecting
Metrics)
• Libraries Performance Standard. Receive a presentation from city staff on the existing
standard and status of library facilities in Carlsbad. Group discussion on the standard: Is this
standard important to quality of life in Carlsbad? Should this standard be re-evaluated in any
way? (Suzanne Smithson, Director of Libraries and Cultural Arts)
• Committee meeting schedule and topics
COMMITTEE MEMBER REQUESTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS: Highlight proposed focus for next
meeting and invite committee member suggestions for topics or presentations to consider in upcoming
meetings.
PUBLIC COMMENT:
Continuation of the public comments. This portion of the agenda is set aside for continuation of public
comments, if necessary, due to exceeding the total time allotted in the first public comments section.
Any remaining public comments shall be read into the record.
ADJOURN: Closing comments and adjourn meeting.
NEXT MEETING:
Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022, 5 p.m.