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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/28/1994, Agenda &COUNCIL LIASON REPORT & LAND USE ELEMENT I �I I IIIIIII IIIIIII cit� US o san uis ogIs po ADJOURNED MEETING COUNCIL AGENDA Monday, March 28, 1994 - 7:00 PM Council Chamber, City Hall 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Peg Pinard ** Lead Person - Item to come back to Council * Denotes action by Lead Person PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE No Asterisk- Information Only ROLL CALL: Council Members Penny Rappa, Bill Roalman, Dave Romero, Vice Mayor Allen K. Settle, and Mayor Peg Pinard PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD (Not to exceed 15 minutes total) ...::.'The Council welcomes your'input. You may address the Council by'comp leting a speakers ``slip and giving it to the City Clerk prior to the meeting.. At this time,:you may address the ...Council on items`that are not on the agenda or.items on the Consent Agenda.'. Time limit: :.is three minutes. State law does not allow Council to take action on issues not on the 'agenda. Staff may be asked to follow-up on such items. P.C.1. David Jeffrey objected to downtown residential component requirements. P.C.2. Martin Tangeman questioned policy compliance relating to the Environmental Quality Task Force. `:' COUNCIL LIAISON REPORTS (not to exceed 15 minutes) .:.Council:Members report on conferences or other City activities. Time limit 3 minutes... .. ► C.L.R.1. SAN LUIS OBISPO CENTENNIAL RAILROAD CELEBRATION (ROMERO) Council Member Romero briefed Council on planning for the Railroad Centennial Celebration on May 5-7, 1994. C.L.R.2. Council Member Rappa invited Council to attend a living play at the Jack House on May 5, 1994 at 5:00 PM. 1 City Council Meeting Monday, March 28, 1994 G::'PUBLIC HEARINGS jf you have.filled out a Speaker Slip, the Mayor will call you .to the podium. Please speak into the microphone and give your name and address for the record. 'Please limit your comments'to three minutes; consultant and project presentations limited to 10 minutes. If :.;you challenge any of the following issues in court, you may be limited to raising only those :issues you or someone else raised at this public hearingas described below, or in written correspondence delivered to .the City before or during the public hearing. ► 1A. LAND USE ELEMENT AND CIRCULATION ELEMENT REVISIONS (JONAS/462 - 3 hrs.) Public hearing to consider revisions to the Land Use and Circulation Elements of the General Plan. ♦ RECOMMENDATION: Direct staff to make appropriate changes to the text and policies of the February 1994 Draft Land Use Element. **JONAS FINAL ACTION_ Continued to 4/5/94 (5-0). ► 16. NON-RESIDENTIAL GROWTH MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS (JONAS/466 - 1 hr.) Public hearing to consider non-residential growth management. ♦ RECOMMENDATION: 1) Specific Limits. Not include explicit limits on non-residential growth rates in the General Plan or existing growth management regulations. Control non-residential growth through requirements for service capacity, specific plan and development plan phasing programs and timing of infrastructure extensions; 2) Jobs/Housing Balance. Revise the February 1994 Draft Land Use Element (LUE) Policy 1.4 to say that the City shall support improving the jobs/housing balance countywide where feasible, but that as the county hub for government, education, transportation, and services, the City's jobs/housing ratio may be higher than the ratio countywide. The City shall minimize the adverse environmental impacts of commuting into the City through design and traffic and air quality control measures consistent with the Environmental Impact Report for the LUE and Circulation Element; 3) Traffic Impacts. As an alternative to mitigating traffic congestion and air quality impacts through jobs/housing balance policies and programs, include in the Airport Area chapter of the LUE a policy to examine the feasibility of a high occupancy vehicle lane on Broad Street between Orcutt Road and the Airport and a policy to require employers in the Airport Area to adhere to a Transportation Demand Management (TDM) program which could include staggered work schedules, variable work weeks, enhanced transit access, and employee incentives to use alternate modes of transportation; and, 2 ' City Council Meeting Monday, March 28, 1994 w 4) Direct staff to revise related General Plan policies as appropriate to be consistent with the Council's decision regarding this issue. A **JONAS RNAL AC710N_ Continued to 4/5/94 (5-0). COMMUNICATIONS (not to exceed 15 minutes) . '::At;this time, .any Council Member or the City Administrative Officer may informally update the City City Council on communications and ask for comment and/or discussion. Due to State law, formal action or approval may not be taken. Action on items may be scheduled.at the <next Regular meeting. None. ADJOURNED TO TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 1594 AT 7:00 P.M. 3 MAILING MY Of San IDIS OBIS 0. /i COUNCIL AGENDA ADJOURNED MEETING Monday,. March 28, 1994 - 7:00 PM Council Chamber, City Hall 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo _ CALL TO ORDER: Mayor P Pinard l— y Agenda Distribution List (2/14/94) PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE I. Unpaid Subscriptions: (All mtgs.unless o/w noted) ROLL CALL Council Members Penny Rappa, Bill Roal-SIA-President- Vice Mayor Allen K. Settle, and Mayor Pe ASI President B.I.A. , Lynn Block Chamber of Commerce Dick Cleeves/Chamber of Comm. PLIC COMMENT PERIOD (Not UBto exceed 15 minutes ` H.Ovitt, Co.Spvrs.Chair The:C :,*j welcomes your Input You may address the CoL-.-F.au-"gedr�.oLAdmini.%tration slip and gnnng It o the`Clty Clerk prior to the;'meeting At� Housing Authority Council Items that are not nn the agenda or.Items on tr KCBx Is'three minutes ; State law es not allow' n Coucll to to KCOY do KCPR: (2)Gen.Mgr.& News Dir. agenda Staff may be asked to follow-up on'such Items' xDDB xEYT -- KGLW KKJG KSBY KVEC Library (front desk) Mustang Daily New Times Pac.Bell/Brad Schram COUNCILLAISON REPORTS:(notto exceed 15'minutesl Pac.Gas&Elec.Co/B.Boyer Counclf.Members°report on conferences or other City actio Planning Commission . .:i So.Calif.Gas Co./Vic Sterling Council of Govts./Ron DiCarli ► C.L.R.I. League of Women votersR.1. SAN LUIS OBISPO CENTENNIAL RAILROAD CE Telegram-Tribune SLOCityEmp.Assoc/T.Girvin SLOFireBattChiefAssoc/S.Smith SLOFirefightersAssoc/D.Wunscr SLOMMgmt-ConfEmpAssoc/D.Cox SLOPoliceOffAssoc/T.DePriest The City of San Luis Obispo is committed to include the disabled SLOPolStaffOffAssoc/T.Costa © Telecommunications Device for the Deaf(805)781-7410. Please speak to Denise Fourle, CHC Chair to use a device to assist you in hearing the meeting. For additional infon Citizens Ping. Alliance Earth Journal/Terry Dunnivent ECOSLO/Kurt_Kupper Res.forQual.Neighbor/C.Sandei Sierra Club/Gary Felsman SLO Prop. Owners Assoc. - - — 1 City Council Meeting Monday, March 28,~1994 PUBLIC HEARINGS If you have filled out a Speaker Slip, the Mayor will ca .you:to.the podium Please.speak into the microphone and'give your name and address for th.e record. Please limit your commentsao three'minutes, consultant. and project presentations"limited to 10 minutes. If you challenge'any:of the following issues in court, you may be limited to raising only those Jssues you or someone else raised at:this public hearing as described below, or in written . € correspondence delivered to the City before br during the public.hearing. ► 1A. LAND USE ELEMENT AND CIRCULATION ELEMENT REVISIONS (JONAS/462 - 3 hrs.) Public hearing to consider revisions to the Land Use and Circulation Elements of the General Plan. ♦ RECOMMENDATION: Direct staff to make appropriate changes to the text and policies of the February 1994 Draft Land Use Element. ► 1B. NON-RESIDENTIAL GROWTH MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS (JONAS/466 - 1 hr.) Public hearing to consider non-residential growth management. ♦ RECOMMENDATION: 1) Specific Limits. Not include explicit limits on non-residential growth rates in the General Plan or existing growth management regulations. Control non-residential growth through requirements for service capacity, specific plan and development plan phasing programs and timing of infrastructure extensions; 2) Jobs/Housing Balance. Revise the February 1994 Draft Land Use Element (LUE) Policy 1.4 to say that the City shall support improving the jobs/housing balance countywide where feasible, but that as the county hub for government, education, transportation, and services, the City's jobs/housing ratio may be higher than the ratio countywide. The City shall minimize the adverse environmental impacts of commuting into the City through design and traffic and air quality control measures consistent with the Environmental Impact Report for the LUE and Circulation Element; 3) Traffic Impacts. As an alternative to mitigating,traffic congestion and air quality impacts through jobs/housing balance policies and programs, include in the Airport Area chapter of the LUE a policy to examine the feasibility of a high occupancy vehicle lane on Broad Street between Orcutt Road and the Airport and a policy to require employers in the Airport Area to adhere to a Transportation Demand Management (TDM) program which could include staggered work schedules, variable work weeks, enhanced transit access, and employee incentives to use alternate modes of transportation; and, 4) Direct staff to revise related General Plan policies as appropriate to be consistent with the Council's decision regarding this issue. 2 City Council Meeting _ Monday, March 28, 1994 COMMUNICATIONS (nofito exceed 15 minutes) Atthis time, any;Council'Member'or'the.City.Administrative:Officer may''informally`update: the Crty Council on communications an .:as comment°and/or'discussion: Due to State' law.formal`action or approval:may not be taken. Action on items maybe scheduled'at the s.next Regular meeting so A. RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION. B. RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION TO REPORT ON ACTION TAKEN. C. ADJOURN TO TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 1994 AT 7:00 P.M. 3 In The Superior Court of The State of California In and for the County of San Luis Obispo AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION No. dv1-21522-0-3 City of SLO STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ss. County of San Luis Obispo I am a citizen of the United States and a resident of the ( Cm COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARINGS On Monday, March 28, County aforesaid; I am over the age of eighteen and not o 1994,and Tuesday,March 29, 0994, the San Luis Obispo City Council will hold public interested in the above-entitled matter hearings beginning at 7:00 r-p.m.in the Council Chambers not City Hall, 990 Palm Street, Sen Luis Obispo,to consider I am now, and at all m times embraced revisions to the Land.use and Circulation`Elements of the General Plan. The Council in the publication herein mention was, the principal clerk -may also discuss other hear- ings or business items before ;sir after these hearings.If you of the printers and publishers of the SAN LUIS OBISPO challenge the proposed ac. tions described above in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you COUNTY TELEGRAM-TRIBUNE, a newspaper of general or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written circulation, printed and published daily, Sundays ex- correspondence delivered to the Clty Council at,or prior to, the public hearing. For more Information, please call Glen cepted, at the City of San Luis Obispo in the above Matteson at 781.7165. Diane R.Gladwell, City Clerk named county and state; that notice Mar.19,1994 mns22 at which the annexed clipping is a true printed copy, was published in the above-named newspaper and not in any supplement thereof — on the following dates, to-wit: March 19 that said newspaper was duly and regularly ascertained and established a newspaper of general circulation by Decree entered in the Superior Court of San Luis Obispo County, State of California, on June 9, 1952, Case #19139 under the provisions of Chapter 1, Division 7, Title of the Government Code of the State of California. I certify (or declare) under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. (Signature of Principal Clerk) Date March 19 19 94 / VA City Council Meeting Page 2 Monday, March 28, 1994-7:00 PM Absent: None City Staff Present: John Dunn, City Administrative Officer, Diane Gladwell, City Clerk; Jeff Jorgensen, CityAttorney; Ken Hampian, Assistant City Administrative Officer, Mike McCluskey, Public Works Director;Arnold Jonas,Community Development Director;Paul LeSage, Recreation Director, Deb Hossll, Assistant to the City Administrative Officer,John Mandeville,Long Range Planning Manager, Glen Matteson, Associate Planner PUBUC COMMENT PERIOD P.C.1. David Jeffrey, 1128 Iris St, objected to downtown residential component requirements. P.C.2. Martin Tangeman,legal counsel for the Chamber of Commerce,questioned policy compliance relating to the Environmental Quality Task Force (EQTF). COUNCIL UAISON REPORTS C.LR.1. SAN LUIS OBISPO CENTENNIAL RAILROAD CELEBRATION Council Member Romero briefed Council on planning for the Railroad Centennial Celebration on May 5-791994. C.' R I Council Member Rappa invited Council to attend a living play at the Jack House on May 5, 1994 at 5:00 PM. PUBUC HEARINGS IA. LAND USE ELEMENT AND CIRCULATION ELEMENT REVISIONS (File No. 462) A public hearing was scheduled to consider revisions to the Lane Use and Circulation Elements of the General Plan. Arnold Jonas. Community Development Director, Glen Matteson. Associate Planner, and John Mandeville,Long Range Planner, summarized the issues, stating there was a potential policy conflict between non-residential growth limits and the jobs/housing balance. Bann Karlskint.Planning Commission Chair,reviewed the process and objected to the EQTF's version of the draft being entered, as the Planning Commission had not reviewed the document Mayor Pinard declared the public hearing open. Wanda Strassburg President of the Chamber of Commerce, spoke in support of the Planning Commission draft. Jim Seargeant 570 Marsh SL, stated that he was opposed to urban sprawl, and urged a pro-active ` approach to measurable growth. I�: City Council Meeting Page 3 — Monday, March 28, 1994- 7:00 PM lBill Thorne. 1663 Colina Court, supported the compact urban form and protection of greenbelts,and urged adoption of the Planning Commission draft. Ned Rogoway. 1012 Pacific, urged regional cooperation. David Garth. 2046 San Luis Drive, stated job provision was part of the quality of life, and stated the Planning Commission draft provided the best balance for planned growth. Christine Peralta, San Luis Obispo, urged adoption of the EOTF version of the draft. Dennis Schmidt. 396 Buckely Rd, urged the Council to remove Froom Ranch from the Irish Hills expansion area. Don Smith. 1111 Vista del Lago, stated the proposed changes to the Land Use Element (LUE) would cause environmental damage. Eric Justasten. 229 High St,asked Council to revise section 1.3.4, allowing development prior to the provision of water sources. Lauren Brown. 7 Chuparrosa, opposed non-residential growth limits, stating It would limit the development of high technology businesses. Maggie Cox.representing San Luis Obispo Manufacturers and Distributors,urged pro-active water and i land policies to encourage companies to expand and relocate in San Luis Obispo. . j LeAnn Hagemaier, 3026 Higuera, requested that sections 7.3 and 7.4 be revised to allow the airport area to be annexed. 8:36 PM Mayor Pinard declared a recess. 8:55 PM Council reconvened, all Council Members preserrL Wanda Strassburg.representing Charlie West of San Luis Sourdough,read a letter urging Council to establish policies that would allow business to grow. Miguel Denoso, California Grower Foundation Agency, opposed policies that forced families to live In specific areas of the City, and stated that blue-collar workers could not afford to live here. Andrew Merriam, 4334 Wavertree, asked for more public Input and time to review the EOTF draft James Merkel. 392 Pismo, supported the EOTF draft Kurt Kuuner. EQTF Chair, stated they had received the Planning Commission draft two weeks ago, and had worked as quickly as they could to deliver an easy to read, dear document. Henry Case.244 Albert Dr.,opposed V levels of traffic service,and asked that growth not be allowed to degrade services. Jack Penrod.63456 Twinbery,Avila Beach,stated his company had 100 employees and they needed ( . clear direction to decide where to expand. City Council Meeting Page 4 Monday, March 28, 1994- 7:00 PM John Ewing. 2120 Santa Barbara, ECOSLO Chair, urged the adoption of the compact urban form. John Wallace. 4125 Broad, requested flexible financing plans to allow annexations without major specific plans. Pat Veesart. 976 Buchon, stated blue collar workers could not afford to live in the City and urged policies that maintained resources. Cynthia Boche, 976 Buchon, urged adoption of the EOTF draft. Diane Hull. 4485 Sunflower, stated changes in tax laws prevented high growth rates due to speculation, and urged a balanced approach. Vic Montgomery. 1772 Mill SL, opposed non-residential growth limits. Carla Sanders.San Luis Obispo,reviewed various votes supporting growth limits and supported non- residential growth limits. Orville Osborne, 310 Calle Lupita, urged Council not to expand the Santa Margarita reservoir and to ban building on agricultural land. Suzanne Yost.San Luis Obispo,stated it was difficult to make a living in the City,and urged adoption of policies that would provide for a safe, quality community. ,n. Steve Wathim. ??? Pointsettia, urged policies that encouraged retention of families and citizens. : a= Mayor Pinard declared the public hearing closed. Council discussed the process. Moved by Roalman/Settle to continue this item to April 5, 1994; motion carried (5-0). 1B. NON-RESIDENTIAL GROWTH MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS File No. 466) A public hearing was scheduled to consider non-residential growth management. Moved by Roalman/Settle to continue this item to April 5, 1994; motion carried (5-0). COMMUNICATIONS There were no Communications. 10:25 PM there being no further business to come before the City Council, Mayor Pinard adjourned the meeting. APPROVED BY COUNCIL 5/3/94 D' ne R. G adwe City Clerk DRG:cm I`