HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlanning Comm min 1995/01/18 MINUTES OF A WORKSHOP MEETING
OF THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION OF
CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA
Conference Rooms 2/3
5:30 p.m. Public Services Building
Wednesday, January 18, 1995 276 Fourth Avenue, Chula Vista
ROLL CALL
COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Tuchscher, Commissioners Fuller, Martin,
Ray, Salas, Tarantino, and Willett
COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: None
STAFF PRESENT: Assistant Planning Director Lee, Economic
Development Manager Dye
ITEM 1: PRESENTATION BY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MANAGER CHERYL
DYE ON THE CITY'S EFFORT RELATING TO BECA, HIGH
TECH/BIOTECH AND BIOSHARE.
Economic Development Manager Dye updated the Planning Commission on the Border
Environmental Commerce Alliance (BECA); the High Tech/BioTech zoning effort and what that
could mean to Chula Vista in attracting and retaining businesses manufacturing high technology
products and business manufacturing biological technology products, as well as other businesses
which service those types of businesses; and BioShare which would provide a clearinghouse for
small business technical assistance such as financial services, export development and marketing,
and coordinate with outside business assistance organizations.
The goals of BECA were to support environmental business and job creation through targeted
business assistance; encourage the attraction, retention, and expansion of environmentally
friendly industry to the border area; support the State, Federal, and San Diego region economic
conversion efforts; encourage cross-border environmental protection and cleanup; encourage the
development, commercialization, and export of U.S. environmental
technology/products/services; and implement a successful demonstration program as a model for
furore regional/state/national environmental business partnerships.
The high tech/biotech zone is an incentive program to encourage high technology industries,
including biotechnical and biomedical companies, to locate and expand in Chnla Vista. The
program is a public/private partnership with EastLake Development Company providing an
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expedited land use, design and permit review and immediate personal attention with a maximum
60-day development review turn-around time along with financial incentives.
Bio-Share will assist in developing important pharmaceuticals by making available a shared use
facility, and providing an alternative to financing and building a company's own pilot production
facilities; along with providing amenities and incentives to the individual companies, providing
internship opportunities for students of bioprocessing programs funded by the Center.
Discussion ensued regarding the zoning overlay and the effect it would have other businesses
which would like to locate in that area. It was noted that this was a zone which would assist
in the location of high tech/biotech businesses, but would not preclude other businesses from
locating there.
ITEM 2: DISCUSSION OF DATE AND TIME FOR JOINT CITY COUNCIL AND
PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING ON OTAY RANCH
The Commissioners discussed various dates for the joint meeting with the City Council. The
meeting could not be held until the EIR had been received. Tentative dates were agreed upon
which would be suggested to the Council.
ADJOURNMENT at 6:45 p.m. to dinner and to the Regular Business Meeting of February 8,
1995 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers.
Nancy Ril~ey, Sec~/etary
Planning Commission
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