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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRDA Packet 2003/05/27 CI1Y OF CHULA VISTA TUESDAY, MAY 27, 2003 COUNCIL CHAMBERS 6:00 P.M. PUBLIC SERVICES BUILDING (immediately following the City Council meeting) JOINT MEETING OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY / CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL Agency/Council Members Davis, McCann, Rindone, Salas; Chairman/Mayor Padilla ORAL COMMUNICATIONS This is an opportunity for the general public to address the Redevelopment Agency on any subject matter within the Agency's jurisdiction that is no~t an item on this agenda. (State law, however, generally prohibits the Redevelopment Agency from taking action on any issues not included on the posted agenda.) If you wish to address the Agency on such a subject, please complete the "Request to Speak Under Oral Communications Form" available in the lobby and submit it to the Secretary to the Redevelopment Agency or City Clerk prior to the meeting. Those who wish to speak, please give your name and address for record purposes and folrow up action. PUBLIC HEARING The following item(s) have been advertised and/or posted as public hearings as required by law. If you wish to speak to any item, please fill out the "Request to Speak Form" available in the lobby and submit it to the Redevelopment Agency or the City Clerk prior to the meeting, 1. CONSIDERATION OF (A) A PARCEL REZONE FROM THE THOROUGHFARE COMMERCIAL PRECISE PLAN (C-T-P) ZONE TO THE CENTRAL COMMERCIAL PRECISE PLAN (C-C-P) ZONE AND A (B) PRECISE PLAN (PCM-03-21) TO ALLOW FOR A MIXED-USE PROJECT THAT INCLUDES: (1) 41 APARTMENTS AFFORDABLE TO LOW-INCOME SENIOR CITIZENS WITH ASSOCIATED SUPPORT SERVICES; (2) ONE MANAGER'S APARTMENT; (3) 2,219 SQUARE FEET OF RETAIL SPACE; AND (4) REDUCTIONS IN SETBACKS, PARKING AND OPEN SPACE LOCATED 825 BROADWAY TO BE DEVELOPED BY THE METROPOLITAN AREA ADVISORY COMMITTEE (MAAC) PROJECT [Community Development Director] STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff requests the public hearing be continued to the meeting of June 3, 2003. ACTION ITEMS The items listed in this section of the agenda are expected to elicit substantial discussions and deliberations by the Agency, staff, or members of the general public. The items will be considered individually by the Agency and staff recommendation may in certain cases be presented in the alternative. Those who wish to speak, please fill out a Request to Speak form available in the lobby and submit it to the Secretary to the Redevelopment Agency or City Clerk prior to the meeting. 2. JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA DIRECTING STAFF TO INITIATE THE PREPARATION OF AN URBAN CORE SPECIFIC PLAN - The General Plan Vision for the Urban Core of the City states that the Urban Core will contain the greatest diversity of public, commercial, civic, financial, cultural and residential uses emphasizing its role as the hub of the City. The Urban Core Specific Plan will be closely coordinated with the General Plan Update process to accomplish the necessary neighborhood-level planning for the Urban Core that is envisioned in the update process. [Community Development Director; Planning and Building Director] STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Adopt the resolution. OTHER BUSINESS 3. DIRECTOR'S REPORT(S) 4, CHAIR/MAYOR REPORT(S) 5. AGENCY/COUNCIL COMMENTS ADJOURNMENT The meeting will adjourn to a regular meeting of the Redevelopment Agency on June 3, 2003, at 4:00 p.m., immediately following the City Council meeting in the City Council Chambers. COMPLIANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT The City of Chula Vista, in complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), request individuals who require special accommodates to access, attend, and/or participate in a City meeting, activity, or service request such accommodation at least 48 hours in advance for meetings and five days for scheduled services and activities. Please contact the Secretary to the Redevelopment Agency for specific information at (619) 691-5047 or Telecommunications Devices for the Deaf (TDD) at (619) 585-5647. California Relay Service is also available for the hearing impaired. Redevelopment Agency, May 27, 2003 Page 2 PAGE 1, ITEM NO.: / MEETING DATE: 05/27/03 JOINT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY / CITY COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT ITEM TITLE: PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER (A) A PARCEL REZONE FROM THE THOROUGHFARE COMMERCIAL PRECISE PLAN (C-T-P) ZONE TO THE CENTRAL COMMERCIAL PRECISE PLAN (C-C-P) ZONE AND A (B) PRECISE PLAN (PCM-03-21) TO ALLOW FOR A MIXED-USE PROJECT THAT INCLUDES: (1) 41 APARTMENTS AFFORDABLE TO LOW-INCOME SENIOR CITIZENS WITH ASSOCIATED SUPPORT SERVICES; (2) ONE MANAGER'S APARTMENT; (3) 2,219 SQUARE FEET OF RETAIL SPACE; AND (4) REDUCTIONS IN SETBACKS, PARKING AND OPEN SPACE LOCATED 825 BROADWAY TO BE DEVELOPED BY THE METROPOLITAN AREA ADVISORY COMMITTEE (MAAC) PROJECT SUBMITTED BY: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR /~.~'r~ ~ REVIEWED BY: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ~.~.,~-~., 4/STHS VOTE: YES ~ NO ~ RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends the public hearing be continued to the Joint I~edevelopment Agency/City Council meeting of June 3, 2003. J:\COMMDEV~STAFF.REP\05-27-03\MAAC Project.doc PAGE 1, ITEM NO.: c~ MEETING DATE: 05/27/03 JOINT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY/ CITY COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT ITEM TITLE: RESOLUTION OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY/CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA INITIATING THE PREPARATION OF AN URBAN CORE SPECIFIC PLAN SUBMITTED BY: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR L-~.,~ DIRECTOR OF PLANNING AND BUILDING 7~/// REVIEWED BY: CITY MANAGER ~,,~ ~ 4/5THS VOTE: YES -- NO ~ The purpose of this report is to receive input and diredion from Council to proceed with the preparation of an Urban Core Specific Plan with the expedation that staff will bring back a detailed scope of work and associated budget request. BACKGROUND The City of Chula Vista's General Plan provides an overall vision and guiding principles, goals and policies for the future development of the City. The General Plan, which was last updated in 1989, is currently undergoing a comprehensive update. The existing General Plan incorporates five Area Plans, including Central Chula Vista, Bayfront, Montgomery, Sweetwater and Eastern Territories. These Area Plans identify issues, goals and objedives and planning and design proposals specific for each of the geographically distinct areas of the City. These Area Plans will be updated along with the General Plan. Within the Central Chula Vista Area Plan, the most intensive commercial and residential uses and designations are concentrated in an area identified as the Urban Core. In order to effedively implement the updated General Plan and respond to increasing development interests in the Urban Core, an Urban Core Specific Plan is proposed to be developed to realize the vision for the area as a vibrant urban centerpiece for the City of Chula Vista. Section 65301(b) of the California Government Code authorizes the development of more detailed plans in order to implement a general plan. These plans may address a particular subjed or geographic area within the planning area of a general plan. In addition, Chula Vista Municipal Code Section 19.07.010 adopts by reference Sedions 65450 through 65507 of the California Government Code relating to the authority, scope, and procedures for the adoption of specific plans. The Government Code provides that the local legislative body has the authority to initiate the preparation of a specific plan to implement the policies of a general plan for a specific area. A specific plan may do so by regulating land uses, creating development and design standards, and establishing entitlement processes. The preparation of the Urban Core Specific Plan has been, and will continue to be, closely coordinated with the General Plan Update process, and is anticipated to follow the conclusion of the General Plan Update. Currently, staff from the Community Development Department is participating in an intradepartmental effod with the Planning and Building Department and other City departments to develop preliminary land use alternatives that will be tested for further PAGE 2, ITEM NO.: MEETING DATE: 05/27/03 evaluation as part of the update process. As the alternatives are further refined, staff crossover involvement in the General Plan Update will ensure consistency and coordination throughout the specific plan process. RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the Redevelopment Agency/City Council adopt the resolution directing staff to initiate the preparation of the Urban Core Specific Plan, by distributing a Request for Proposals for the project, and retaining a consulting team to prepare the Plan. BOARDS/COMMISSIONS RECOMMENDATION Not applicable. DISCUSSION Realizing the Vision The preparation of the Urban Core Specific Plan will be developed consistent with the Vision adopted by the General Plan, and will be closely coordinated with the General Plan Update process to accurately retied the goals and policies for this area, as may be amended through the General Plan Update process. The current Vision states that "The Urban Core will contain the greatest diversity of public, commercial, civic, financial, cultural, and residential uses emphasizing its role as the hub of the city." The Land Use Element of the General Plan calls for the use of precise planning in the areas surrounding Town Centre I to encourage mixed land use. Goal 1 of the Central Chula Vista Area Plan of the General Plan states "It is the goal of Chula Vista to foster the vitality and preeminence of Central Chula Vista and the Urban Core in particular as the downtown and focus of the city." In addition, the General Plan also establishes a vision for the traditional residential neighborhoods that surround the Urban Core. The Vision states that these neighborhoods "will retain their dominant single family charader" and that "the attractiveness of living in these areas will be enhanced by the core's diversity in charader and architectural style and enhanced access to facilities and services." This vision and goals will be updated and refined through the General Plan Update, and the Land Use and Transportation Element of the Plan will be revised to reflect the updated vision and goals. In addition, the "Central Chula Vista Area Plan," which is part of the existing General Plan and provides detailed policy guidance regarding future development of the northwestern portion of the City, will be updated to reflect the updated vision and goals for this area. The Urban Core Specific Plan would serve as the planning mechanism to direct and guide the development of the Urban Core in accordance with the upd.ated General Plan. The specific plan will serve to implement the new General Plan's neighborhood-level planning principles and policies for this area and provide the implementing tools for the General Plan through a policy and regulatory document that addresses the issues and opportunities unique to the area. It would include focused design guidelines tailored to the various distinct areas and uses that make up the Urban Core, including the Downtown/Third Avenue District, the Chula Vista Center area, Broadway and adjacent transit areas, and the principal gateways such as "H" Street and 'E' Street. In addition, the Urban Core Specific Plan could provide for flexibility and tailoring of development regulations to address issues unique to these districts, and establish an implementation component PAGE 3, ITEM NO.: MEETING DATE: 05/27/03 to streamline the entitlement process. The Urban Core Specific Plan will be an opportunity not only to renew the Urban Core, but also to provide improved services and amenities to residents in the surrounding neighborhoods that will benefit from revitalization. Preliminary Scope of Work Staff is suggesting that the study area for the Urban Core Specific Plan include those areas where the primary focus of urban development is expected to occur, bounded by 'E' Street to the north, '1' Street to the south, Interstate 5 to the west, and Del Mar Avenue to the east. One of the initial tasks within the scope of work would be to define "focus areas" within the study area where specific plan level policies and guidelines would be appropriate. Information and studies generated through the General Plan Update will be utilized to minimize conflicts and avoid redundancy of work efforts. Staff from both the Community Development and Planning and Building Department will play an integral role in the consultant selection process, defining the scope of work, and developing a public participation process. Initially, public participation will be integrated with the General Plan Update process and background reports generated by the General Plan team will be used to identify opportunities and constraints. Ultimately, a citizens advisory committee may be recommended, in order to provide more direct public input into the formulation of the Specific Plan document. Major components of the specific plan development process will include the following: · Special studies addressing detailed planning and land use, circulation and parking needs, infrastructure assessment, architectural and design guidelines, market analysis, funding sources, and implementation and phasing analysis. · The environmental review (CEQA) process to identify any impacts and establish appropriate mitigation if necessary, and serve as the Master EIR for the Urban Core. · Policy development, analysis, evaluation, selection, and implementation with ongoing opportunities for public input and participation. Adoption of the attached resolution will direct staff to formally initiate the preparation of an Urban Core Specific Plan. Adequate staff resources are now anticipated to be available to develop a work program and manage the development of the Urban Core Specific Plan. Funds have been included in the FY 2003-04 Capital Improvement Program budget that will be used to retain outside consultants to provide various professional support and technical services in the preparation of the specific plan. City staff and resources will be used as appropriate and to the greatest extent possible to control costs and ensure integrity and viability of final work products. If initiated, a Request For Proposal will be distributed within the next few weeks for the desired consultant services. Staff will then return to Council to award the contract that will include a detailed work plan. FISCAL IMPACT This resolution will not have a fiscal impact; however, if initiated staff will return to Council to award the contract to the selected consultant. The 2003/04 Capital Improvement Program Budget includes $250,000 to complete the Specific Plan and associated environmental document. An additional appropriation may be needed if the negotiated consultant contracts exceed that amount. J:\COMMDEV~STAFF.REP\05-27-03\Urban Core Specific Pbn.doc RESOLUTION NO. JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA INITIATING THE PREPARATION OF AN URBAN CORE SPECIFIC PLAN WHEREAS, the General Plan Vision for the Urban Core of the City states that the Urban Core will contain the greatest diversity of public, commercial, civic, financial, cultural, and residential uses emphasizing its role as the hub of the City; and WHEREAS, the General Plan Vision for the traditional residential neighborhoods that surround the Urban Core states that the attractiveness of living in these areas will be enhanced by the Urban Core's diversity in character and architectural style and enhanced access to facilities and services; and WHEREAS, the Land Use Element of the General Plan calls for the use of precise planning in the areas surrounding Town Centre I to encourage mixed land use; and WHEREAS, Goal 1 of the Central Chula Vista Area Plan of the General Plan states, "It is the goal of Chula Vista to foster the vitality and preeminence of Central Chula Vista and the Urban Core in particular as the downtown and focus of the City;" and WHEREAS, the Urban Core Specific Plan will serve as the precise planning mechanism to direct and guide the development of the Urban Core, including the Downtown and surrounding areas, towards this goal by directly regulating land use and establishing a focused development scheme and process for the area; and WHEREAS, the preparation of the Urban Core Specific Plan will be closely coordinated with the General Plan Update process to accomplish the necessary neighborhood-level planning for the Urban Core that is envisioned in the update process; and WHEREAS, Section 65301(b) of the California Government Code authorizes area plans within a general plan to address a particular subject or geographic area in the planning area; and WHEREAS, Chula Vista Municipal Code Section 19.07.010 adopts by reference Sections 65450 through 65507 of the California Government Code that authorizes the local legislative body to initiate the preparation of a specific plan to implement the policies of a general plan. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council and Redevelopment Agency of the City of Chula Vista do hereby adopt this resolution directing staff to initiate the preparation of an Urban Core Specific Plan. PRESENTED BY APPROVED AS TO FORM BY David D. Rowlands, Jr. ~A ~_~ '~--~ ~_~ City Manager AC ttorney J:\COMMDEV\RESOS\UCSP Reso to Initiate.doc