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MINUTES OF AN ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA
August 3, 2006
6:00 P.M.
An Adjourned Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Chula Vista was called to
order at 6:11 p.m. in the Council Chambers, located in City Hall, 276 Fourth Avenue, Chula
Vista, California.
ROLL CALL:
PRESENT:
Councilmembers:
Castaneda (arrived at 6:30 p.m.), Chavez.
McCann. Rindone, and Mayor Padilla
ABSENT:
Councilmembers:
None
ALSO PRESENT:
Interim City Manager Thomson, City Attorney Moore, and City
Clerk Bigelow
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG AND MOMENT OF SILENCE
WORKSHOP
I. GENERAL PLAN IMPLEMENTATION
The purpose of this workshop was to provide the Council with a broad-based overview of
the programs, tools, and processes necessary to implement the recently-adopted update of
the City's General Plan.
Planning and Building Director Sandoval explained that the purpose of the workshop was to
arrive at a common understanding of the magnitude of the General Plan implementation efforts;
tools necessary for implementation; overall timeframe to create tools; anticipated major issues;
and the level of public interest and involvement. Director Sandoval said staff would return to the
Council in a few months with a more detailed work program. He then introduced Principal
Planner Schmitz. who presented the development codes, and Advanced Planning Manager
Batchelder, who presented interim approaches to the plan.
Councilmember Castaneda asked if there had been any preliminary analysis of potential projects
in the southwest portion of the City. Director Sandoval replied that staff had seen some
investment and re-investment in the southwest that had gone hand-in-hand with code
enforcement. He said that during past workshops, the community believed there was a lack of
identity for the area. He spoke of the need to create a toolkit to provide planning options and the
importance of getting the Southwest Specific Plan completed. Councilmember Castaneda
expressed the need to figure out ways to discourage such uses as strip malls and fast food
facilities in the southwest and asked about the anticipated date for recommendations on
strategies. Director Sandoval replied that staff would return to the Council in the fall and was
looking towards re-investment opportunities in the southwest and the establishment of a toolkit
for strategies.
With regard to the Housing Element, Councilmember Rindone indicated the need for a sliding
scale for low income housing so that projects would be beneficial to and incentivize developers
to build projects in the southwest area but not allow them to build the maximum (such as 49
units) without providing amenities (which are required with 50+ units). He suggested that staff
survey other cities.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
There were none.
At 7:00 p.m., Mayor Padilla announced a brief recess. The meeting reconvened at 7:04 a.m. with
all members present.
Deputy Mayor McCann asked the status of the agreement between Chula Vista and National City
to clean up the boundaries between the two cities and how a change would affect the General
Plan. Assistant City Manager Smith responded that staff was hoping to bring back
documentation to the Council in October or November and that staff was currently working in
high speed on the matter.
ADJOURNMENT
At 7:06 p.m., Mayor Padilla adjourned the meeting to the Regular Meeting on August 8, 2006 at
6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers.
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