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Minutes
August 25, 2022
CALL TO ORDER: 5 p.m.
ROLL CALL:
Present:
Primary – Jeff Segall, Scott White, Eric Larson, Stephen “Hap” L’Heureux, Mike Howes, Mary Ryan, Frank
Caraglio, Frances Schnall, Harry Peacock, Annika Jimenez, Gita Nassiri, John Nguyen-Cleary, Amy
Allemann, Joe Stine, Steve Linke, Patricia Mehan
Alternate – Jan Neff-Sinclair, Thierry Ibri, Angela O’Hara, Lisa Stark, Jamie Jacobs, Allen Manzano, Art
Larson, Marissa Steketee, Patrick Goyarts
Absent:
Primary – Fred Briggs, Chad Majer, William Sheffler
Alternate – Ron Withall, Casey Carstairs, Terence Green, Matthew Reese, Erin Nell, Nora Jimenez George,
Kevin Sabellico, William Fowler
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
Motion by Scott White, seconded by Gita Nassiri, to approve the July 28, 2022 minutes as amended.
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
One public comment was received.
1. Walkable Parks –
Gary Nessim encouraged the city to consider making a standard that would allow for parks and/or
open space areas to be within a walkable distance from everyone’s home. He further explained how
this was accomplished in other developed areas within the city such as the area surrounding Pine
Park.
WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS:
Meeting opened with a welcome to attendees from Committee Chair Eric Larson, including a reminder of
the Committee’s charge and the limited areas in the city where new growth could occur. City Planner Eric
Lardy then briefly reviewed the committee’s purpose, the 11 existing performance standards, and the
step-by-step process for the overall Growth Management Plan update. Facilitator Susan Harden reviewed
the meeting agenda.
DISCUSSION ITEMS:
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COMMITTEE BUSINESS:
• Population Projections. City Planner Eric Lardy provided a presentation on City of Carlsbad
population projections versus SANDAG projections. Committee members asked questions about
General Plan requirements for housing and how projections could change with the future
Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) cycle. It was noted that population projections are just
an estimate, and many unknown factors could influence the ultimate buildout numbers.
There was discussion about the direction from the City Council to the committee, specifically that
the growth management performance standards being discussed and potentially updated by the
committee will only apply to new development. It was emphasized that the Committee Charter
approved by the City Council emphasized that the key role for the committee is to recommend
what should be included while updating the growth management standards. Funding decisions,
development of fees and regulations to implement the standards will follow in a multi-year
process.
• Mobility & Circulation Performance Standard (Continued). City of Carlsbad Transportation &
Mobility Manager Nathan Schmidt, Stephen Cook from Intersecting Metrics, and City of Carlsbad
Transportation Director Tom Frank, provided a short presentation on the existing standard for
mobility and circulation, including some potential alternatives to the current standard of Multi
Modal Level of Service (MMLOS), including Personal Miles Traveled (PMT) and other tools.
Several clarifying questions were asked and the following key thoughts, questions and
considerations specific to the performance standard were captured:
o Keep MMLOS as the standard; keep monitoring inexpensive and focused.
o How would the city or developer measure or monitor PMT? Concerned about timing
and complexity; is the PMT model flexible?
▪ Solana Beach uses PMT and was briefly described. Committee would like to hear
more about how this works in Solana Beach.
o Need for flexibility.
o Potential to develop with a “shopping” list of custom standards instead of just one.
o New options presented tonight are exciting.
o The current standard seems to be “broken” or not implemented appropriately
o There seems to be a number of exemptions from the current standard and a missing link
between what people want – multimodal transportation and increased multimodal safety
rather than simply the number of cars on the road.
o The PMT model can be updated regularly to reflect future mobility options and
advancements in technology.
o Signal timing should be incorporated into improvements that are funded by the standard.
o A real and comprehensive nexus study is needed.
o Must target the standard to specific needs while also looking at the bigger multi-modal
vision/system.
o Direct mitigation comes from MMLOS while indirect mitigation comes from PMT. Possibly
use both.
o Acknowledged current state of emergency for bike and e-bike safety. There is a need to
improve safety for our bicyclists.
o Acknowledged requirements from the State for Carlsbad to meet Greenhouse Gas
reduction goals.
o Noted that Envision Carlsbad specifically lays out mobility goals that include biking and
walking.
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• Libraries Performance Standard. Fiona Everett, Senior Management Analyst, and Katie Nye and
Sheila Crosby, Deputy Directors of Library & Cultural Arts, provided a presentation on the existing
standard and status of library facilities in the City of Carlsbad. Committee members and library
staff discussed trends since COVID, storage and spatial needs, and the importance of the City of
Carlsbad Library to the city’s culture. Group discussion followed, which centered around the
following two questions: Is this standard important to the quality of life in the City of Carlsbad?
Should the standard be re-evaluated in any way?
The following key thoughts, questions and considerations specific to the Performance Standard
were captured:
o The current standard has worked well for the library system
o Library currently supports and provides cultural arts space and programming – consider
separating into two distinct standards
o Foot traffic continues to increase
o What has digital technology done for storage demand?
▪ Storage needs haven’t gone down but the opportunity for technological spaces,
like play areas, space for “library of things” rentals, etc., has gone up. More
space would be beneficial.
o Is the geographic accessibility adequate? Consider addition to the west of I-5?
o Should the fees continue to be collected or are current facilities adequate?
• Committee meeting schedule and topics. Committee Chair Eric Larson discussed future meeting
dates and future agenda items to be discussed. It was noted that an additional meeting on Nov.
30 was being added to the original schedule.
COMMITTEE MEMBER REQUESTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS:
• Committee members requested clarifying information on which standards apply to residential
development and which standards apply to both residential and commercial development.
Members also requested further clarification on the role of the committee and the final product.
PUBLIC COMMENT: None
ADJOURNMENT:
Chair Eric Larson adjourned the duly noticed meeting at 8:03 p.m.
Bailey Warren - Minutes Clerk