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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlanning Comm min 1992/08/26 ( .-e . . UNO~FICiAl. ~\iNU'iES JOINT MEETING OF 1HE GROWIH MANAGEMENT OVERSIGHT COMMISSION MONTGOMERY PlANNING COMMI1TEE AND CITY PlANNING COMMISSION TO REVIEW 1HE GMOC 1991 ANNUAL REPORT August 26,1992 5:00 P.M. MINlITES MEMBERS PRESENT: GMOC Will Hyde Joanne Carson Chuck Peter Steve Hann Ricardo Reyes Harold Coleman Frank Tarantino fC Joe Casillas William Tuscher Susan Fuller Lavern Decker Joanne Carson MfC Tony Castro Phil Scheuer AS. McFarlin MEMBERS ABSENT: GMOC Nancy Palmer(resigned) fC Tom Martin John Ray MfC Clay Platt STAFF PRESENT: Gordon Howard Ken Lee Ed Batchelder The meeting was a dinner meeting, and the GMOC meeting was called to order at 5:50 P.M. Minutes for the meeting of July 23, 1992 were unanimously accepted. It was questioned by Chairman Hyde when in October the GMOC should start its work given membership vacancies. As there would be a quorum even with the vacancies, it was unanimously moved that the GMOC commence its work as early in October as staff is ready regardless of membership appointments, with the first meeting devoted to organizational matters. It was agreed that the meetings be held bi-weekly on Thursdays at 7:00 P.M. ~ -- . . The GMOC meeting was adjourned at 5:55 P.M. The Joint Workshop meeting was called to order at 5:57 P.M. Chairman Hyde gave a brief overview of the GMOC's work, noting an error on the first page of the 1991 Report summary regarding the fire and emergency medical service threshold, and distributing a revised page to all present. He indicated that this year's review had been unusual in that the evaluation period was only for 6 months due to the change from the calendar to fiscal year reporting cycle, and the economic recession which presented an other-than-normal sample of growth. He noted that all "city-responsible" standards had been met, except Police which despite being explainable, was still of concern as it indicated marginal operation with the Standard. While this year's Statements of Concern are again all to external agencies, Chairman Hyde wished to note that they are not being singled out, and each of those agencies supported issuance of the Statements. There being no introductory remarks from other GMOC members, Chairman Hyde opened the meeting to discussion of the 1991 Report and its recommendations. The following summarizes those discussions: POLICE Joe Casillas stated that the threshold should be revised to add emphasis toward crime prevention, and provide a basis from which the Police Department could work to lowering the crime rate. It was suggested that information regarding crime rates be provided, and possibly used as a basis for developing a revised threshold. William Tuscher stressed involvement of the Police Department as there may be other considerations in enhancing service. Tony Castro emphasized that response time is not a true measure of effectiveness, as in most instances the crimes have already been committed. He indicated the City needs to look at cost effective methods of crime prevention, incJuding possible increased use of Community Service Officers. He offered the idea of forming assessment districts to pay for officers to serve that area, and noted this had been considered elsewhere. It was agreed that the Police Threshold should be re-evaluated to add focus on crime prevention, and Will Hyde therefore indicated that the Montgomery Planning Committee and the Planning Commission should indicate such in their recommendations to the City Council. TRAFFIC Laverne Decker questioned whether the roadbed construction standards for certain streets are coordinated with the type of vehicular use, citing deteriorating conditions on portions of East H Street. Will Hyde indicated he feIt the matter outside the GMOC's purview. Ken Lee stated it was more an Engineering Department issue. It was concluded that the matter should be brought up and referred independently through the Planning Commission. SCHOOLS Susan Fuller drew attention to recommendation #4 on page 6 of the Report regarding rezonings and school impacts in Western Chula Vista. She felt the Planning Commission 4 . . had adequately addressed this issue through efforts on the Zoning Consistency Program, and related commitments to work cooperatively with the School District. She also questioned the accuracy of related statements in the District's report (appendix C). Gordon Howard indicated that staff is currently working with the District and SANDAG on a study of the issue. He added that the District report was written prior to these and the Planning Commission's recent actions which would explain the apparent inconsistency. It was concluded that while strongly worded, the recommendation should remain, as it was not in conflict with City's current efforts with the District. AS. McFarlin inquired as to what steps are proposed to bring Castle Park Middle School to capacity, as the District's report indicated it was currently operating below capacity. Joanne Carson indicated that condition was partly attributable to the grade level structure, and that the issue should be deferred as the pending unification decision could drastically alter capacity conditions throughout the District. PARKS Regarding the proposal to consider establishing a system of parks credit for existing recreational facilities in Western Chula Vista, Laverne Decker asked whether the YMCA and Boys and Girls Clubs would be considered. Will Hyde answered that at this point, no specific decisions had been made in that regard. On the same topic, Tony Castro inquired whether the entire acreage of the proposed Otay River Valley Regional Park would be considered, and voiced his opposition to such, citing the functional difference in passive .vs. active open space. Gordon Howard and Ken Lee responded that larger areas designated for permanent open space are not intended to be credited as "parkland". There being no other comments on the 1991 Report, the joint workshop meeting was adjourned at 6:51 P.M. to separate meetings of the Montgomery Planning Committee and City Planning Commission for their actions on the 1991 Report. It was noted that the Montgomery Planning Committee did not have a quorum present, and would place the Report on their agenda for action at their first meeting in September. The Planning Commission meeting was called to order at 6:52 P.M. It was moved by Susan Fuller and seconded by William Tuscher to accept the Report as presented.(5-0-0). It was further moved by Joe Casillas, and seconded by Laverne Decker to recommend that the City Council direct the GMOC to review and re-evaluate the performance standards of the Police Threshold Standard.(5-0-0). The Planning Commission meeting was adjourned at 6:53 P.M. to their regular business meeting of September 2, 1992 at 7:00 P.M. Pr~pared By: Ed Batchelder