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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlanning Comm Rpts./1997/04/29 , ',' ......_,:-. ".' ' ;...;-" - ~, ~.' .- ~':-";.: ' , tuesdaY. Apri129, 1997., 5:30 p.m, 1;_ . CQunciJ Conference ,Room . . Cil)' Hall Buildins . f\;..'~,; :"; , c' , :i' ' .".",, Scecial Joint Meetinl!/Workshoo of the City of ChuIa Vista City C9um:U. '>'}.' ;> . Planninl! Coll1,tljissio,!. and Growth Manaj!ement Oversi2htCommi~ion' . CALL TO ORDER . , '....:,,:,::'t....::-,';;(: , . ..' -, ;.i::~ 1. ';'" '.'" . , "'-"':'.;"."'; .':...,....;, ROLL CALL: ,CounciImembers Moot _; Padilla _; ~....:...., $alas Horton _' "::"i.":':,J' ":', . "" ' '-'<';'::'1" _,:' , , "".' _ "_"!",:."""":""\"'" Plannini ColDIIIiasioners Tarantino ~,Aguilai~.' D~<< ' O.NeilI.....-,., Ray..........;. Thomas _, WillctL.;:.;,. and Moore.;........, -.' " , '.',." .,....- .,"-..... and Mayor . Growth MlItUIg!'tl=t Ov~ight Commissioners ~ubbard __H~\lcn .;......... ,Tarantino.:...,..... O'Neijl,....-.. DuIl-.,;.., H~d~ ~.)Vijl~;':"""~... ", ~ -.-.,.1 ~,KeU ~":'~: I . ,::,:!,,:,,'.J,-';"';";":,-:<,>,!'''';~'"~'','',:,~'':,:,; \,.," 2. APPRQV AL OF. MINUTES: Growth MIltUlgCQletlt Oversight, ~~tlltUissiOl!t1im.ttel ti:om ;.prill0. 1997 (GMOC Members ouJy).;r""':;"?'('1 "',,:':.'. -'i 3. fUBLIC;: HEARING: 'PCM-!I7-G3; .REVIEW AND CONSIDERATION 'OF TBE GROwm , .. .... .~AG~OVERSIGBTCOMMlSSION!SI!1964N1'roALaEPORT The GMOC's I!I96Ann1l.l11tepo!101! compliance with the Cil)"s .Qulllil)'-of-Life ThicsbQld$~. .... focuses on the period from 711195 to 6q0/96. })crtincnt iS$ue.s identified inl~'J 996 awl ~Iy 1m .are;', also included. The work$op PJ'OVid!:81iQ' QpPQrtunil)' to compreh'Cl;!$iYeIy ~ t!Ie~rt's ~iI and .. reco~m~ntlfltiODS.Staff,~~,nen~,that;_", ,:: - ,.' ,>--:<:::",'(:':'.',:'::..'-- ~;,':,';~ .':' _:'~,:>:;'-:~~,;.",<<?fJ,-~,,:';;" t', 1. The PISIIIIi!1g eom!niasiOtl &e;Cq)t the 1996 GMOCAnJiUa1 Rcp<>rtand t'CCQ~~~,til)tlB ~ presented, and adopt a ~tion ~!1!m""ding ~ the. City Coupcil do the sattI!\:aQd',. ., . " ", ' . . :.'.';' ",,.:.. .,'.-.,..,'.....-','<:0- ", . .. . , . '-i'. '.' ~ '*c.>,.... That Council: 2, .!,' S', . ~t the .GMOC's 1996 Ann~ Report and thet'CC(\m~aliOltS c:Qtltai!l!:dtben:it!: "'1, ,~:.. ,: J. "")-' , ,', '_:'",,'--;'}:::-~';';,I,~,''''':,,:-'::.'(,-,<;,':~,'''''',:.\)" ;:.; D~ staff to. undenake the. !lCtiOtlS n~tllimpleme1l1 those McollUllCll!latiOtlS as 'presented1in the '1996 GMOCRecc>"1~".nnQS/Pro~icdImpI"l1)CQting Actio,tIS. ~~,,~}~ '. ' '. ~". ~, ,'; :';. " 'j":::"'~:' "'\."'.i:~'";~::',:,, -,," , :"4 ,'~" -"' ,.':; ";i,.( :i''''\ Autho~ the~lI)'orto finslize and forward to,both schOQldistricts thedfaft '$tatemCDIS . of Concern'. , ' , '''. ',. ".',' ." ..,' .....,..".'.., "..... b. . c: ,"','1,' . ORAL COMMUNICATIONS 7'his is /III oPPOrtunitJ lor tII, ~'nual pl#blicYJ IIddrrsHIt, City c;,l#IeIlIIII. /IIIy.ru1Jj,ct/Nl#f,. "ilhillu.. 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Rooms 2 and 3 of the PublicSctvIl;Os .Btii!\IiII$,$tcr' .. " ii'.'''' .. " '..": . ." ';, ,.,....-,;"..,...1':.....'-1-._... ,,',"''',;-,:,,''_,'','-,,__.:.,.,'' .'. ,:", ;'::'~,~,,":{':n:,~~(,:::;::~.~;':'~'f":' ," ';'i+>";?i:~'~::'V\':';:':',;" '~' :~',/ ):j~',~:, ,", ~ -.- SPECIAL JOINT MEETING CHULA VISTA CITY COUNCIL, PLANNING COMMISSION AND GROWTH MANAGEMENT OVERSIGHT COMMISSION COUNCIL CONFERENCE AGENDA STATEMENT Item 3 Meeting Date 4/29/97 ITEM TITLE: .. Review and Consideration of the Growth Management Oversight , Commission's (GMOC) 1996 Annual Report, PCM-97-03. Director of Planning ~ , City Managefr' (4/5ths Vote: Yes_No...xJ SUBJ\iJ.1Tl'.I!;D BY: REVIEWED BY: On April 10, 1996, the GMOC fmaIized its 1996 Annual Report to the City Council regarding compliance with the City's Quality-of-Life Thresholds Standards. The Report focuses on the period from July 1, 1995 through June 30, 1996, although issues identified in the second haIf of 1996 and early 1997 are also included where pertinent. The chairman's cover memorandum to the Report provides a summary of the GMOC's findings and recommendations (please see Attachment A). The workshop will give the GMOC an opportunity to discuss in detail the Report's full fmdings and recommendations with the Planning Commission and City Council. RECOMMENDATIONS: (1) , That the Planning Commission accept.the 1996 GMOC Annual Report and recommendations as presented therein, and adopt a motion recommending that the City Council do the same. (2) That Council: (a) Accept the GMOC's 1996 Annual Report and the recommendatioIJ contained therein; (b) Direct staff to undertake actions necessary to implement those recommendations as presented in Attachment B - "1996 GMOC RecommendationslProposed Implementing Actions Summary"; and (c) Authorize the Mayor to fmaIize and forward to both school districts the draft "Statements of Concern" presented in Attachment C. -3-/ " Page 2, Item 3 Meeting Date 4/29/97 BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS RECOMMENDATIONS: The Planning Commission is jointly participating in the workshop with Council, and will provide its comments and recommendations at that time. DISCUSSION: Main Conclusions / Issues of the 1996 Annual Report The GMOC approved their final 1996 Annual Report and recommendations on April 10, 1997. In summary, the GMOC found the following with respect to Threshold Standard compliance as presented in greatl?r detail in Attachment A: Threshold with Potential for Non-Compliance Thresholds Not in Compliance Thresholds In Compliance Schools Police Fire Library Sewer Traffic Water Draiooge Air Quality Fiscal Parks & Rec. Threshold with Potential for Non-Compliance - Issuance of Statements of Concern The situation in the schools is the most crucial area of review this year. Schools- Although the two school districts met the Schools Threshold this year by demonstrating their ability to physically accommodate existing students within their districts, as well as those projected from development forecast through December 1997, the measures necessary to accommodate th~ students have resulted in many schools operating above capacity. Institution of class size reductions in grades 1-3 has also exacerbated the situation. For example, relocatable classrooms are already in use at several schools in eastern Chula Vista opened during the last few years. The GMOC feels that the resulting conditions have the potential to reduce the quality of education within the two districts. The issuance of a "Statement of Concern" to each of the school districts is recommended, and draft proposed versions are presented in Attachment C. As intended by the Statements, the City Council, community leaders, and the school districts need to work as a team to fwd both short- and long-term solutions to the school capacity problems. The GMOC therefore recommends the formation of a Schools Task Force to seek solutions to policy and management issues of mutual interest; first and foremost the capacity situation within both districts. The GMOC further recommends that one of the goals of the task force be to generate support for needed bond measures for school construction and modernization (the school districts are limited by law from lobbying for bond measures). 3-02 Page 3, Item.J Meeting Date 4/29/97 Thresholds Not in Compliance With regard to the thresholds not found in full compliance, the following GMOC positions andl or recommendations should be noted: FirelEMS - As with the Police Department, the Fire Department's threshold shortfall is slight. Still, all means to reduce the response times prior to the full installation of the proposed CAD/RMS system should be examined. The current Fire Station Master Plan Update (FSMPU) provides an excellent opportunity, and the GMOC recommends that pending reviews for several major master planned communities in eastern Chula Vista be closely coordinated with the FSMPU effort. Also proposed as part of the FSMPU, the GMOC sees the need for approval and funding of aFY1997-98 CIP for ,instaIlation of signal preemption equipment at those major arterial intersections the Fire Department deems most useful. ' Police - The shortfall of the Police Department relative to its Priority I (emergency) call for service (PI-CFS) threshold continues to be slight. The Priority I): CFS Threshold was again met and exceeded. Even though the shortfall was slight, the GMOC has concern since this is the sixth consecutive year that the Police Department has been very close to compliance for PI-CFS, but has not fully achieved such. The Police Chief reported that a contributing factor to the Department's workload were the approximately 7000 false alarms which the Department responded to last year, many of which originated from the newer communities in eastern Chula Vista. The GMOC recommends that the City Council support the Police Department's efforts to reduce the incidence of false alarms. Thresholds in Compliance ',' With: regard to the thresholds found in compli~ce, the GMOC IS also making several recommendations which should be noted: Library - The GMOC is again identifying the need for update of the City's 1987 Library Master Plan, to address future library funding, siting and timing issues in eastern Chula Vista. Since that Update is not presently scheduled for completion until Summer 1998, the GMOC recommends that Council direct appropriate staff to ensure that future library siting issues are fully considered as part of the current reevaluation of several major master planned communities in eastern Chula Vista. Draina~e - Previously recommended drainage monitoring devices to measure the effect of developments in eastern Chula Vista upon older infrastructure in western Chula Vista, have been installed. The GMOC requests that the monitoring results from those devices be included in the Public Works Department's future Drainage Threshold reports to the GMOC. 3~3 Page 4, Item .3 Meeting Date 4/29/97 Sewer - There are on-going efforts to ensure the availability of adequate, cost-effective sewage treatment capacity to meet the long-tenn needs for buildout of the City's General Plan Area. These efforts are also strategically related to the future availability of reclaimed water. The GMOC is requesting that Council continue to support and fund efforts to those ends. Water - The GMOC recommends that the City Council continue to support the efforts of the Interagency Water Task Force, particularly toward developing local water supplies, and coordinating with regional sewage treatment planning efforts and the attendant creation of a market for reclaimed water. .. Parks and Recreation - As noted for a number of years now, the GMOC continues to urge the Council to ensure timely completion and adoption of Parks Master Plan (pMP)(fonnerly known as the Parks Implementation Plan). Per prior Council action on this matter, the PMP is to fonn the basis for establishing solutions to long-standing park deficiencies in western Chula Vista, and correspondingly, for amendl;oent of the Parks and Recreation Threshold Standard to apply City-wide. The GMOC recommends that Council direct staff to complete the PMP no later than October 1997, so that adoption of an amended, City-wide threshold standard can be included as part of the actions on the GMOC's 1997 Annual Report. Air Qualitv - Air quality in Chula Vista and the San Diego region continues to improve. Chula Vista is again in the forefront of efforts to control locally generated air pollution as evidenced by the City's pending adoption of a CO2 Reduction Plan. The GMOC recommends that the City Council carefully review potential implementation proposals to ensure that Chula Vista is not placed at an economic disadvantage. Fiscal - Given the important role of the DIP') in maintaining compliance with Fiscal and other thresholds, and the level of ongoing planning in eastern Chula Vista affecting DIF facility considerations, the GMOC is recommending that the Council ensure adequate staffing and fiscal resources are allocated in appropriate City departments so that the DIF's can be reviewed on a regular, periodic schedule (every 1-2 years), to detennine if updates are necessary. Traffic - This year's traffic recommendations propose several changes to the Arterial Segment Map used in the conduct of the annual Traffic Monitoring Program (TMP). The GMOC supports the requested changes which are intended to recognize traffic patterns in downtown Chula Vista along Third Avenue. The GMOC's 1996 Annual Report, included as Attachment A, contains complete discussions on each threshold topic. To assist the Council in evaluating and acting upon the Report's many , recommendations, a concise summary of recommendations and proposed Council implementing actions is presented in Attachment B. Staff requests that Council direct staff to implement those .:;-r .3 Page 5, Item_ Meeting Date 4/29/97 recommendations through the actions outlined in the right hand column of Attachment B. Appendices to the 1996 Annual Report (see Attachment C) contain the threshold compliance reports presented to the GMOC by City departments and outside agencies. FISCAL IMPACT: None at this time. As specific follow-up actions are brought forward to the City Council, fiscal analysis of these actions will be provided. Attachments: A. Chairman's cover memo and GMOC 1996 Annual Report. B. 1996,GMOC RecommendationslProposed Implementing Actions Summary C. Draft proposed "Statements of Concern" to the school districts. D. Appendices to the 1996 Annual Report. (GMOC-96ICCAGENDA,REp) -3"5'