HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009-12-01; Housing & Redevelopment Commission; Resolution 479EVU<r ?
1 RESOLUTION NO. 479
2 A RESOLUTION OF THE HOUSING AND
REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
3 CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA AUTHORIZING THE
PLANNING DIRECTOR ON BEHALF OF THE
CARLSBAD REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AND THE
5 CITY OF CARLSBAD TO STUDY AND CONSIDER
AMENDMENTS TO THE LAND USE ELEMENT OF THE
6 GENERAL PLAN, ZONING ORDINANCES AND OTHER
REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO PROPERTY WITHIN
7 THE SOUTH CARLSBAD COASTAL REDEVELOPMENT
AREA, AND OTHER AREAS OF THE CITY, AS
8 RELATED TO THE APPROPRIATE LOCATIONS FOR,
AND OPERATION OF, THERMAL ELECTRIC POWER
GENERATION FACILITIES.
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WHEREAS, at its regular meeting on October 20, 2009, the City Council adopted
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Resolution No. 2009-263 which declares its intention to consider amendments to the
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General Plan, the Zoning Ordinances and other regulations pertaining to the location
15 and operation of thermal electric power generation facilities within Carlsbad's Coastal
16 Zone; and
17 WHEREAS, City staff was authorized and directed to study and prepare
18 recommendations and to set public hearings before the Planning Commission and City
19 Council to determine whether the present General Plan and Zoning designations for
20 thermal electric power generation facilities within the City, including the Encina Power
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Station site, should be amended; and
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WHEREAS, the Housing and Redevelopment Commission hereby declares its
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intention to work together with the City of Carlsbad to consider amendments to the
25 General Plan, the Zoning Ordinances and other regulations pertaining to the location
26 and operation of thermal electric power generation facilities within the boundaries of the
27 South Carlsbad Coastal Redevelopment Area; and
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1 WHEREAS, the Housing and Redevelopment Commission hereby authorizes
2 and directs Redevelopment Agency staff to work together with City staff to study and
3 prepare recommendations and to set public hearings before the Planning Commission,
4 City Council and Housing and Redevelopment Commission to determine whether the
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present General Plan and Zoning designations for thermal electric power generation
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facilities within the South Carlsbad Coastal Redevelopment Area and other areas of the
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City, which include the existing Encina Power Station site, should be amended; and8
g WHEREAS, the study may include preparing land use alternatives and/or a
IQ "Conceptual Master Plan or Land Use Development Strategy" for the properties
11 included in the Encina Power Station site and, may include the use of consulting firms to
12 assist Agency and City staff in preparing said land use alternatives for the Encina Power
13 Station site and/or prepare appropriate environmental review documents; and
14 WHEREAS, Agency Staff is also directed to work with City Staff to repeal or
15 recommend amendments to Carlsbad Municipal Code section 21.48.100 regarding
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Public Utility exemptions from the non-conforming use provisions to the Zoning
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Ordinance, as appropriate; and
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WHEREAS, City and Agency staff have developed land use study options for
2Q City Council and Housing and Redevelopment consideration; and
21 WHEREAS, the Housing and Redevelopment Commission has determined that
22 Agency and City Staff may require the professional services of various land use and/or
23 legal consultants to study said land use and to develop recommendations on the
24 desired "Conceptual Master Plan and/or Land Use Development Strategy" for said
25 properties in the South Carlsbad Coastal Redevelopment Area; and
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1 WHEREAS, the City Council has appropriated funding for the subject consultant
2 services and has previously agreed, per a Cooperative Agreement approved on August
3 7, 2001, to loan funds to the Housing and Redevelopment Commission for operations
4 and projects of the Carlsbad Redevelopment Agency as related to the South Carlsbad
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Coastal Redevelopment Area; and
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WHEREAS, the Carlsbad Redevelopment Agency desires to obtain a loan from
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the City of Carlsbad for said operations and project costs related to the land use study
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set forth herein; and
WHEREAS, the expenditure of funds by the Housing and Redevelopment
11 Commission, on behalf of the Carlsbad Redevelopment Agency, on said land use study
12 and related reports and recommendations is consistent with the goals and objectives
13 and anticipated expenditure plan set forth within the South Carlsbad Coastal
14 Redevelopment Five-Year Implementation Plan as approved on January 17, 2006.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Housing and Redevelopment
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Commission of the City of Carlsbad, California as follows:
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1. That the above recitations are true and correct.
20 2. That pursuant to Section 21.52.020 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code and
21 Section 65358 of the State Government Code, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad
22 has declared its intention to consider amendments to the General Plan, the Zoning
23 Ordinances and other regulations pertaining to the location and operation of thermal
24 electric power generation facilities within the City.
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3. That the Housing and Redevelopment Director and Planning Director are
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hereby authorized and directed to work together to study this land use matter, prepare
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1 recommendations and to set public hearings before the Planning Commission, City
2 Council and Housing and Redevelopment Commission, as appropriate, to determine
whether the present General Plan and Zoning designations for thermal electric power
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generation facilities within the City, including the Encina Power Station site, should be
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amended.
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4. That said Agency and City staff are also hereby authorized and directed to
„ study alternative land uses and, if appropriate, prepare a "Conceptual Master Plan
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9 and/or Land Use Development Strategy" for the properties included in the Encina Power
10 Station site.
11 5. That said Agency and City staff are also directed to consider the repeal or
i 9 amendments to Carlsbad Municipal Code section 21.48.100 regarding Public Utility
13 exemptions from the non-conforming use provisions to the Zoning Ordinance, as
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appropriate.
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6. That said Agency and City staff are authorized to solicit Requests for16
Qualifications and/or Proposals, as appropriate, from consulting firms that are qualified
18 to assist staff in completing said study and preparing recommendations on alternative
19 land uses for the Encina Power Station site and/or to prepare the appropriate
20 environmental review document.
7. That on behalf of the Carlsbad Redevelopment Agency, the Housing and
22 Redevelopment Commission accepts a loan in an amount not to exceed $200,000 from
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the City of Carlsbad to fund one or more professional service agreements to complete
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the desired study and alternative land use recommendations report and/or related
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environmental review. The loan shall constitute an indebtedness of the Carlsbad26
27 Redevelopment Agency and shall be repaid at the time tax increment funds become
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1 available. The loan shall be repaid with future tax increment funds generated solely from
2 the South Carlsbad Coastal Redevelopment Project Area and as set forth within the
•3 Cooperation Agreement between the City of Carlsbad and Carlsbad Redevelopment
4 Agency dated August 7, 2001.
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Joint Special Meeting of the
Carlsbad Housing and Redevelopment Commission and Carlsbad City Council held on
the 1st day of December 2009, by the following vote to wit:
AYES: Commission Members Lewis, Kulchin, Hall, Packard and Blackburn
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
A LEWIS/Chairman
ATTEST:
LISA HILDABRAND, Secretary
(SEAL)