HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Statement 1984/12/04 Item 11 COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT
Item 11
Meeting Date 12/04/84
ITEM TITLE: Resolution ,//le/ Draft Chula Vista Sphere-of-Influence Plan
SUBMITTED BY: Director of Planning (4/5ths Vote: Yes No X )
REVIEWED BY: Assistant City Manage )
The City Council , meeting in regular session on November 13, 1984, considered
the Draft Chula Vista Sphere-of-Influence Plan; approved the Plan's proposal s
for the Montgomery-Otay, Central Chula Vista/Bayfront, Bonita, and Sunnysi de
Communities; and, deferred action on the proposals for the Telegraph Canyon/
Lakes Community and the Eastern Territories.
RECOMMENDATION:
1 . Concurrence with the recommendation of the City Planning Commission.
2. Adoption of the attached, revised draft resolution.
BOARDS/COMMISSIONS RECOMMENDATION: It is the recommendation of the Planning
Commission that the City Counci 1 accept the revised Draft Chula Vista
Sphere-of-Influence Plan, and order its submittal to the San Diego Local
Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) for environmental assessment and adoption.
DISCUSSION:
1 . The Council , at its meeting of November 13, 1984, voted to include the
entire Bonita-Miguel holding of the Moreland Development Company ( Union
Oil Company) within the proposed boundaries of the Chula Vista
Sphere-of-Influence Plan. It deferred action on the Telegraph
Canyon/Lakes Community, however, in order to further study the inclusion
of certain land located between the southerly bluffs of the Otay River
Valley and Palm Avenue, and between I-805 and the westerly line of Rancho
Otay, wi thi n the sai d boundaries.
The Council also based its deferral upon the request of United
Enterprises, Inc. , for additional time to study the Draft Sphere Plan's
effect upon its large territorial holdings.
2. Mr. Tony Lettieri of the planning-consultant firm of Mooney-Lettieri and
the City Planning Department met with United Enterprises' consultant
planner, Mr. Mark Longley-Cook, on November 21 , and discussed the
background, goals, objectives, and proposals of the Draft Sphere Plan.
The interrelationships of the Draft Sphere Plan, Chula Vista Growth
Management Policy, and the Chula Vista General Plan were also discussed at
this meeting.
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CONCLUSION
The Draft Sphere-of-Influence Plan, as revised to include the entire Union Oil
Company holding, is a responsible proposal for the orderly expansion of Chula
Vista's territorial occupation and responsibility, and is consonant with the
City's General Plan and Growth Management Policy. The territory covered by
the Draft Plan is that which Chula Vista could ultimately serve on an economic
basis, as evinced by the Plan's fiscal analysis.
The Draft Plan, as revised, appropriately encompasses future open space and
"greenbelt" reserves, as well as the territories which will probably be
allocated to urban land uses. This coverage will enable the City of Chula
Vista to protect the order, environmental quality, and amenity of its expanded
planning area.
FISCAL IMPACT:
1 . Initial : None.
2. Long Range: Beneficial , according to the text of the Draft Chula Vista
Sphere-of-Influence Plan.
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COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT
Item 3`r / I
Meeting Date e33 84 /A!-- 1,4"
ITEM TITLE: Resolution OL1 Accepting the Draft Sphere-of-Influence
Plan and ordering its submittal to LAFCO
SUBMITTED BY: Director of Planning C k (4/5ths Vote: Yes No x )
REVIEWED BY: Assistant City Manager
The planning-consultant firm of Mooney-Lettieri and Associates, in conjunction
with the City Planning Department, has completed the preparation of the Draft
Chula Vista Sphere-of-Influence Plan. Upon adoption by the San Diego Local
Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO), this plan will designate the eventual
territorial limits of the City of Chula Vista's planning, development, and
conservation responsibilities.
RECOMMENDATION:
1 . Concurrence with the following recommendation of the City Planning
Commission.
2. Adoption of the attached draft resolution.
BOARDS/COMMISSIONS RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Planning
Commission that Council accept the Draft Chula Vista Sphere-of-Influence Plan,
and order its official submittal to LAFCO for environmental assessment and
adoption.
DISCUSSION:
1 . A Sphere-of-Influence Plan for the City of Chula Vista is mandated by AB
498, which became law on May 9, 1983. This statute establishes a deadline
of January 1 , 1985, for the Local Agency Formation Commission's adoption
of Sphere-of-Influence plans for each local government agency within their
jurisdiction. After this date, the adoption of a Sphere Plan will become
prerequisite to San Diego County LAFCO 's authorization of reorganization
proposals involving city annexations and concurrent detachments from
special districts.
2. The Draft Plan calls for the City of Chula Vista's eventual occupation of
approximately 65 square miles of land, and is substantially responsive to
the territorial-planning proposals of both the City of San Diego and
National City. It is also substantially compatible with the
territorial-service interests of the special districts within the Chula
Vista Planning Area.
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3. The Draft Plan depicts Chula Vista's sphere as including the Central Chula
Vista, Montgomery, Telegraph Canyon-Lakes, and Bonita Community Planning
Areas. The sphere also includes most of the Sunnyside Community, and the
Eastern Territories. The holdings of Western Salt (EastLake I and II) ,
and United Enterprises, Inc. , and that part of Bonita-Miguel (Moreland
Development/Union Oil) which lies within the Chula Vista Planning area are
situated within Chula Vista's proposed sphere.
4. The consultants have placed certain enclaves of Chula Vista's incorporated
territory to the north of Route 54 in National City's sphere, and certain
of National City's incorporated enclaves to the south of the subject
freeway within Chula Vista's sphere. They have also placed National
City's salt evaporation ponds, in San Diego Bay, within Chula Vista's
future jurisdiction. These territorial adjustments are supportable from
the standpoint of clean geometry, as well as that of public-service
economy. They are, however, at odds with National City's policy, as
announced within its draft sphere plan. LAFCO, during its consideration
of the draft sphere plans of Chula Vista and National CIty will be
required to resolve these territorial-policy conflicts.
The consultants have also proposed the transfer of certain lands situated
to the north of Otay River together with a small finger adjacent to the
SDG&E power plant from the City of San Diego to Chula Vista.
5. The fiscal analysis component of the Draft Plan provides substantial
insight into the matter of the cost of urban growth, as well as the City
of Chula Vista's capacity to serve its sphere as it annexes territory on
an orderly, but incremental basis.
This fiscal analysis must be regarded as a basic study, and not as a plan-
for-action. It is predicated upon assumptions and variables, and is
therefore conjectural . However, it does provide the basis for future,
refined analyses. It also supports Chula Vista's conviction that its
governmental structure will be best able to serve the expanding settlement
pattern of the proposed sphere area.
6. According to the fiscal analysis, the annexation of large tracts of land
within Chula Vista's sphere would adversely affect this municipality's
operational budget prior to 1990, but would become beneficial in its
budgetary impact by 1995. With respect to capital expenditures, the
City's existing policy requires developers and property owners to
underwrite the cost of public improvements. The text of the Draft Plan
does, however, project the annual revenue which would be available to the
City of Chula Vista for capital improvements.
CONCLUSION
The Draft Sphere-of-Influence Plan is a responsible proposal for the orderly
expansion of Chula Vista's territorial occupation and responsibility, and is
consonant with the City's General Plan and Growth Management Policy. The
territory covered by the Draft Plan is that which Chula Vista could ultimately
serve on an economic basis, as evinced by the Plan's fiscal analysis.
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The Draft Plan appropriately encompasses future open space and "greenbelt"
reserves, as well as the territories which will probably be allocated to urban
land uses. This coverage will enable the City of Chula Vista to protect the
order, environmental quality, and amenity of its planning area.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Initial : None.
Long-range: Beneficial impact according to the text of the Draft Sphere Plan.
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