HomeMy WebLinkAboutcc min 1989/05/09 MINUTES OF AN ADJOURNED (WORKSHOP) MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA
Tuesday, May 9, 1989 Council Chamber
8:47 p.m. Public Service Building
ROLL CALL
PRESENT: Mayor Cox, Councilmembers McCandliss, Nader,
Malcolm and Moore
ABSENT: None
ALSO PRESENT: City Manager Goss, Assistant City Manager
Asmus, City Attorney Harron
1. BALDWIN COMPANY'S ON-GOING PLANNING OF THE OTAY RANCH
Claudia Troisi, representing The Baldwin Company, 11975 E1 Camino
Reale, (Suite 200) San Diego 92130, reported the preliminary plans
for the project will be presented this evening and introduced
their planning consultants to Council.
Rikki Alberson gave an overview of the concept plans which were
developed by Langdon-Wilson Architects Planners. The Plans were
based on natural factors - such as the Otay River Valley, Salt
Creek, the Jamul Mountains, Proctor Valley, the San Ysidro
mountain range, the upper and lower Otay Reservoir and the
existing land uses for the property: industrial development, new
residential communities, the Olympic Training Center, scattered
estate development and various other agricultural uses. Each of
the following three Planners will be responsible for the planning
of a specific area of the Plan.
Ernie Vasquez, of McLarand Vasquez & Partners reported the
"excitement" of his firm in the development of the Plans and
pointed out the original natural environment of the site. Much
work has been put into the proposed plans to assure the sites will
tie into the natural setting and topography. He presented slides
of what was similarly completed successfully in other cities and
gave "Main Street" scenes as well as hillside examples.
Jack Camp, Partner and Director of Planning with the
Langdon-Wilson Architects Planners, reported one of the parts of
the Master Plan is to importantly assure the transportation system
will work in and around San Diego. He reported the collector
street and the proposed use of them as buffers between the retail
and residential areas. It was hoped that all the architecture of
the industrial areas will be of a character which will blend in
with the plans.
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Steve Estrada, Estrada Land Planning, reported the open space and
parkland planning is proposed to tie the whole development
together by linking and separating the various villages. One of
the planning goals is to provide a link from the oceans to the
mountains with recreation in people-oriented parks with varied and
exciting activities.
Rikki Alberson, summarized that each area of the project will take
advantage of its natural setting and reported on the area of
winding roads which has been designated for estates above which,
situated on hillsites, custom homes will be tucked.
Claudia Troisi reported on the Town Center area of the project
which is designed to center around the lake and will be the
attraction for all of South Bay with recreational facilities,
restaurants, hotels, office buildings in a festival-commercial
setting across the lake from the Olympic Training Facility.
Councilmembers discussed the project which revealed that the
project buildout is dependent on a variety of factors which would
take 30 to 50 years to develop and that since the land will not
remain as is, the City of Chula Vista would prefer the
jurisdictional control. Ms. Troisi offered use of The Baldwin
Company's graphics of open space, parks, and work which has been
done in their planning to the Chula Vista 2000 Task Force
Subcommittees for their review.
ADJOURNMENT AT 9:38 p.m. to the Regular Meeting of May 16, 1989 at
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