HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Statement 1979/11/06 Item 06, 06a
CITY OF CHULA VISTA
COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT
Item N;. 6,6a
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For meeting of 11/6/79
Public hearing - Consideration of amendment to Parks and Recreation Element
ITEM TITLE of the General Plan
Resolution1!~1- Amending policies section of Parks and Recreation Element
of the General Plan
SUBMITTED BY
Di rector of Pl anni ng t:i:J
ITEM EXPLANATION
A. BACKGROUND
(4/5TH'S VOTE REQUIRED YES
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1. The City Council, meeting in regular session on February 3,1976, adopted the
following statement of comprehensive policy pertaining to the acquisition and development
of municipal park sites with in lieu fees collected under Section 17.10 of the Chula Vista
Municipal Code:
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"Because citywide and regionaZ parks benefit aU areas of the city~ funds
coZZected under Section 17.10 of the MUnicipaZ Code need not be used soZeZy
for the purchase of neighborhood and community parks~ but may be used for
the acquisition and deveZopment of citywide or regionaZ parks for the benefit
of residents of the subdivision from which they are coUected."
2. The proposed amendment to the Parks and Recreation Element would incorporate the
policy adopted on February 3, 1976. The amendment would also create a planning-adminis-
trative mechanism--the Park Administration District--which would facilitate the execution
of the Council's policy for the expenditure of Section 17.10 funds.
3. An Initial Study, IS-79-40, of possible adverse environmental impacts of the
project was conducted by the Environmental Review Coordinator on February 5, 1979. The
study concluded that there would be no significant environmental effects and recommended
that the Planning Commission adopt the Negative Declaration.
B. ANALYSIS
1. The proposed amendment would make the policy adopted by Council on February 3,
1976 a part of the text of the Parks and Recreation Element of the Chula Vista General
Plan. Since the said policy addresses the expenditure of funds for the acquisition and
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EXHIBITS
Resolution~ Ordinance Plat___ Notification List.........
Other Res. GPA-80-3 ENV IRONMENT AL DOCUMENT: Attached--L Submitted on
FINANCIAL IMPACT
None
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Concur with, the Planning Commission.
BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
On October 17, 1979 the Planning Commission adopted the Negative Declaration on IS-79-40,
finding that the proposed amendment will have no significant environmental impact, and by a
4-0 vote, with three members absent, recommended adoption of an amendment to the Parks and
Recreation Element of the Gener . dance with Resolution GPA-80-3.
COUNCIL ACTION
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Form A-1l3 (Rev. 5/77)
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AGENDA ITEM NO.6, &a
Meeting of 11/6/79
Supplemental page No.2
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development of park sites over a protracted period of time, its inclusion within the
General Plan would be both supportable and orderly.
2. The proposed amendment, by adding the policy of the said resolution to the
main body of the City's policy on parks and recreation, would improve the public's
access to the former. The reader of the Parks and Recreation Element should be able
to find within the document-at-hand all of the City's major statements of policy on
the subject matter.
3. The proposed amendment also texturally and graphically introduces the concept
of "Park Administration Districts" to the Parks and Recreation Element.
4. The adoption of the proposed amendment's several proposals is essential to the
effective administration of Section 17.10 of the Municipal Code and would promote
sound park planning within the Chula Vista Planning Area.
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