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Home My WebLink Aboutcc min 2009/03/05 Jt GMOC & Planning CommMINUTES OF A JOINT WORKSHOP OF THE CITY COUNCIL, GROWTH MANAGEMENT OVERSIGHT COMMISSION, AND PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA March 5, 2009 6:00 P.M. A joint workshop of the City Council, Growth Management Oversight Commission and Planning Commission of the City of Chula Vista was called to order at 6:05 p.m. in the Community Meeting Room at Chula Vista Police Headquarters, 315 Fourth Avenue, Chula Vista, California. On roll call, there were: PRESENT: Councilmembers Bensoussan, Castaneda, and Ramirez, and Mayor Cox Growth Management Oversight Commissioners: Bazzel, Felber, Krogh, Lizarraga, Sutton Planning Commissioners: Felber, Moctezuma, Spethman, Thompson, Vinson, and Chair Tripp ABSENT: Councilmember McCann (excused) Growth Management Oversight Vice Chair Hall Planning Commissioner Clayton ALSO PRESENT: City Manager Sandoval, City Attorney Miesfeld, City Clerk Norris, and Records Manager Pharis PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG AND MOMENT OF SILENCE PUBLIC HEARING -City Council, GMOC, Planning Commission REVIEW AND CONSIDERATION OF THE GROWTH MANAGEMENT OVERSIGHT COMMISSION'S 2009 ANNUAL REPORT Each year, the Growth Management Oversight Commission submits its Annual Report to the Planning Commission and City Council regarding compliance with Threshold Standards for eleven quality-of--life indicators. The 2009 Annual Report covers the period from July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008; identifies current issues in the second half of 2008 and early 2009; and assesses any threshold compliance concerns looking forward over the next five years. The report discusses each threshold in terms of current compliance, issues, and corresponding recommendations. (Deputy City Manager/Director ofDevelopment Services) Notice of the hearing was given in accordance with legal requirements, and the hearing was held on the date and at the time specified in the notice. Page 1 -Council Minutes http://www.chulavistaca.gov March 5, 2009 PUBLIC HEARING -City Council, GMOC, Planning Commission (Continued) Planning Director Gazy Halbert introduced Associate Planner vander Bie, who provided the history and procedures of the Growth Management Oversight Commission (GMOC), as well as an overview of the eleven quality-of--life indicators that were reviewed by the GMOC. Associate Planner Vander Bie announced that an errata had been distributed that provided a conection to the table located on page 1-30 of staffs agenda statement (Police Priority I and Priority II threshold finding). Commissioner Krogh presented the annual report and the commission's findings. He reported that the commission found that eight out of eleven quality-of--life thresholds had been met for the 2007-2008 review period. He stated that the thresholds for Fiscal, Air Quality, Sewer, Water, Drainage, Pazks and Recreation, Fire/Bmergency Medical Service, and Schools had been met; and those for Traffic, Librazies, and Police (Priority II -urgent) had fallen short of the threshold standazds. He provided the following recommendations to address issues or potential issues for each threshold: FISCAL: Develop a facility prioritization policy to be used as a basis for decisions on Public Facilities Development Impact Fee (PFDIF)-funded proposals. AIR QUALITY: Revise the threshold standazd to include incremental, quantitative benchmazks, such as a benchmark to achieve a 20% decrease in carbon emissions per capita. SEWER: Continue to pursue options for obtaining additional treatment capacity, or for constructing a wastewater reclamation plant. WATER: Continue to work with Otay Water District and Sweetwater Authority to maintain and track future development in order to continue to meet the water availability threshold. DRAINAGE: Continue to explore funding options to cover the cost of maintaining drainage channels. PARKS & RECREATION: 1) Revise the threshold standard to be, "Three acres of pazk land, with appropriate facilities, shall be provided per 1,000 residents for new development City- wide." 2) Adopt a policy to require all new parks developed with funding from new residential growth west of Interstate 805 be developed within this azea. FIRE/BMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE: Continue to furnish data on call volume and response times since the transition to San Diego Dispatch. SCHOOLS: Both Chula Vista Elementary School District and Sweetwater Union High School District indicated that additional facilities would be required to accommodate growth in the next five yeazs, and construction would begin when funding was available. POLICE: Continue to implement a successful action plan and use the highest technology available to reach threshold standazds. Page 2 -Council Minutes http://www.chulavistaca.gov March 5, 2009 PUBLIC HEARING -City Council, GMOC, Planning Commission (Continued) TRAFFIC: 1) Continue to work with SANDAG on a grant to complete Palomaz Street improvements in fiscal yeaz 2009/2010. 2) Provide information to the GMOC on the effects to overall traffic delays at Otay Lakes Road since the installation of upgrades to hazdwaze and software. 3) Continue to improve signal timing changes at Heritage Road. LIBRARIES: 1) Prepare a specific plan and time line for the replenishment of the librazy component of Public Facilities Development Impact Fee (PFDIF) funds, and plan for construction of the Rancho del Rey Library as soon as possible. 2) Designate construction of the Rancho del Rey Library the top priority of the five remaining Public Facilities Development Impact Fee-funded projects. Associate Planner Vander Bie provided staffs recommendation that the Planning Commission and the City Council adopt the proposed respective resolutions, and accept the errata as part of the report, correcting section 3.8 of the report. Mayor Cox opened the public heazing. There being no members of the public who wished to speak, she then closed the public heazing. Councilmember Bensoussan recommended that the Growth Management Oversight Commission include impacts to the City caused by lack of growth with its final report. Staff and GMOC members responded to questions from the Council and the Planning Commission regarding air quality, sewer capacity, water reclamation and desalination, and the provision of pazk land for new development. Planning Commissioner Moctezuma left the room at 7:20 p.m. Planning Commissioner Thompson suggested that when options for the Rancho del Rey Library are considered, that a financial analysis be done. He stated that he believed if there was a long- term lease, money would be available for the operation of a library. ACTION: Councilmember Castaneda moved to amend the GMOC's recommendation regazding the Libraries threshold replacing the word, "construction" with the word, "delivery," to read, "That the City Council designate delivery of the Rancho del Rey Library the top priority of the five remaining PFDIF projects." Councilmember Ramirez seconded the motion, and it carried 4-0 with Deputy Mayor McCann absent. ACTION: Planning Commissioner Vinson moved to carry the motion by Councilmember Castaneda for the Planning Commission (to amend the GMOC's recommendation regarding the Librazies threshold replacing the word, "construction" with the word, "delivery," to read, "That the City Council designate delivery of the Rancho del Rey Librazy the top priority of the five remaining PFDIF projects."). Commissioner Spethman seconded the motion, and it carried 5-Q with Commissioners Moctezuma and Clayton absent. Planning Commissioner Moctezuma returned at 7:28 p.m. Page 3 -Council Minutes http://www.chulavistaca.gov Mazch 5, 2009 PUBLIC HEARING -City Council, GMOC, Planning Commission (Continued) Discussion ensued regazding the threshold for Police Priority II calls, and the impacts of the Police Department's response to false alarms on compliance with the threshold. Councilmember Ramirez suggested asking the police officers how false alarms impacted their ability to respond to calls within the time period required by the threshold standazd. Discussion then took place regarding traffic calming measures as well as the process used to evaluate the appropriateness of set speed limits. ACTION: Planning Commissioner Vinson moved to adopt the following Planning Commission Resolution No. PCM-09-08, heading read, text waived: RESOLUTION NO. PCM-09-08, RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA ACCEPTING THE 2009 GMOC ANNUAL REPORT AND RECOMMENDING ACCEPTANCE BY THE CITY COUNCIL Commissioner Moctezuma seconded the motion, and it carried 6-0. ACTION: Councilmember Bensoussan moved to include Energy as a new quality-of--life threshold. Mayor Cox seconded the motion for discussion. Mayor Cox suggested that the GMOC look at this as a possible threshold in its top to bottom review of the process. ACTION: Councilmember Castaneda made a substitute motion to refer to staff to study potential impacts related to establishing Energy as a new quality-of--life threshold, which would include the ability of energy resources to supply the demand of new growth, and a report to the City Council that would include input from the Conservation staff. Councilmember Bensoussan seconded the substitute motion, and it carried 4-0. ACTION: Mayor Cox moved to adopt the following Resolution No. 2009-046, including the errata, heading read, text waived: RESOLUTION NO. 2009-046, RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA ACCEPTING THE 2009 GMOC ANNUAL REPORT, AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO UNDERTAKE ACTIONS NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS AS PRESENTED IN THE STAFF RESPONSES AND PROPOSED IMPLEMENTING ACTIONS SUMMARY Councilmember Ramirez seconded the motion, and it carried 4-0. Page 4 -Council Minutes http://www.chulavistaca.gov Mazch 5, 2009 PUBLIC COMMENTS -Council, GMOC, Planning Commission There were none. CLOSED SESSION 2. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE 54957.6 Agency designated representatives: Jim Sandoval, Scott Tulloch, Mazcia Raskin, Bart Miesfeld, Rod Betts, Maria Kachadoorian, Leah Browder Employee organizations: CVEA, IAFF, POA, WCE, Mid-Management, Professional and Unrepresented Groups This item was pulled from the agenda. Mayor Cox adjourned the City Council meeting to Mazch 10, 2009 at 6:00 p.m., in the Council Chambers; and the Growth Management Oversight Commission and Planning Commission meetings to their respective regular meetings. N~ D} Donna R. Norris, MC, ity Clerk Page 5 -Council Minutes http://www.chulavistaca.gov March 5, 2009