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1635 Faraday Ave.
Carlsbad, CA 92008
CARLSBAD TOMORROW:
GROWTH MANAGEMENT CITIZENS COMMITTEE
February 23, 2023, 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.
CALL TO ORDER:
ROLL CALL:
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Minutes from the January 11th and January 26th meetings.
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 & OPENING COMMENTS: Open meeting and welcome attendees. Review and clarify purpose and charge
for the committee. Review agenda and meeting format.
DISCUSSION ITEMS:
1. COMMITTEE BUSINESS – Collaborate and discuss the following topics:
• Climate Action Plan. Receive a presentation on the Carlsbad Climate Action Plan and what the city is
doing around renewable energy, power, environmental sustainability, etc. (Katie Hentrich, Climate
Action Plan Administrator).
• Local Electric Power Generation and Renewable Energy and Environmental Sustainability/Climate
Change. Participate in a committee discussion to determine direction for the preceding topics. (Katie
Hentrich, Climate Action Plan Administrator)
• Open Space Standard. Receive presentation on history and status open space in exempt zones. Discuss
and make committee recommendation. (Eric Lardy, City Planner)
• Quality of Life Report Outline. Review and confirm outline and items to be addressed.
• Draft Standards Pages. Review and confirm draft language to be included in final report.
COMMITTEE MEETING SCHEDULE: Update on upcoming meeting schedule.
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, March 20, 2023, 5 p.m.