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MINU I ':S OF A REGULAR MEETING OF- I HE
RESOURCE CONSERVATION COMMISSION
October 30, 2000 DRAFT
Public Services Building
Conference Room 1
CALL MEETING TO ORDER: Commissioner T. Thomas called the meeting to order at
6:45 p.m.
ROLL CALL/MOTION TO EXCUSE:
MSC (Diaz/S. Thomas) to excuse Chair Cindy Burrascano and Vice-Chair
Charles Bull. Vote: (4-0)
MEMBERS PRESENT: Commissioners Teresa Thomas, Juan Diaz, Steve Thomas
and Pamela Bensoussan
STAFF PRESENT: Marilyn Ponseggi, Environmental Review Coordinator
Dino Serafini, Civil Engineer
Ben Guerrero, Environmental Projects Manager
Linda Bond, Recording Secretary
GUESTS PRESENT: Lee Sherwood, RECON
Tom McCabe, McCable Harris, Inc.
Jim Pieri, Gateway Chula Vista, LLC
Chris Lewis, Gateway Chula Vista, LLC
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: September 11 and October 12, 2000
The appropriate Commissioners were not present for approval of the September 11 and
October 12, 2000 minutes. The minutes were deferred until the next meeting on
November 13, 2000.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS: None.
OLD BUSINESS: None.
NEW BUSINESS
1. PCM-00-11 - Gateway Chula Vista: 'H' Street and Third Avenue
Mr. Ben Guerrero (Environmental Projects Manager) stated that the "Gateway
Chula Vista" project site consists of 16 separate but contiguous parcels [zoned
for commercial and professional office use] that will be consolidated into three
legal lots located on the northwest corner of Third Avenue and 'H' Street. Each of
the lots will contain one mid-rise commercial/office building with a corresponding
portion of the four- or five-level parking structure that will be constructed along
the north side of the buildings. There will be two 6-story buildings and one 5-story
building that will be constructed in three phases.
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Mr. Dino Serafini (Civil Engineer) stated that a traffic analysis indicated that no
improvements to existing intersection geometrics are required at the intersection
of 'H' Street and Third Avenue until the expansion of the South Bay Regional
Center occurs.
Mr. Tom McCabe (McCabe Harris, Inc., 1909 State Street, San Diego, CA
92101) described the design and layout of the buildings, parking structure,
walkways and courtyards.
MSC (Diaz/S. Thomas) to accept the Mitigated Negative
Declaration for the Gateway project.
Commissioner T. Thomas recommended that the following be
included in the motion:
1. That there be a solid waste sewage reduction plan.
2. That there be a traffic demand management plan.
3. That there be accessible sidewalks and walkways to avoid
undue delay as soon as feasible. That should be included even
before the completed project.
The maker of the motion accepted the recommendations made by
Commissioner T. Thomas. Vote: (4-0-0-2) with Burrascano and Bull
absent.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW COORDINATOR COMMENTS: Ms. Marilyn Ponseggi
(Environmental Review Coordinator) indicated that she had spoken with Ms. Sue Gray
(Code Enforcement Manager). Ms. Gray is tentatively scheduled to speak to the RCC in
late January regarding current status of code conformance.
CHAIR COMMENTS: None.
COMMISSIONER COMMENTS: None
ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 8:00 p.m. to a regular meeting on
Monday, November 13, 2000, at 6:30 p.m. in Conference Room 3 of the Public Services
Building, 276 Fourth Avenue, Chula Vista, CA.
Prepared by:
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L' da Bond
Recording Secretary
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