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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMIN 1988 0413 CC ADJMINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL Moorpark, California _ _ _ _ Ap ri1 13, 1988 The adjourned meeting of the City Council of the City of Moorpark, California was held on April 13, 1988, in the Council Chambers of City Hall located at 799 Moorpark Avenue, Moorpark, California. 1. CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order at 5:42 p.m. by Mayor John Patrick Lane. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: The Pledge of Allegiance was continued to a time later in the meeting, since it was Council's intent to first go into Closed Session. 3. ROLL CALL: Present: Councilmembers Eloise Brown, John Galloway, Clint Harper, Bernardo Perez, and Mayor John Patrick Lane. Steven Kueny, City Manager; Brian Pierik, Acting City Attorney; and Maureen W. Wall, City Clerk. 4. CLOSED SESSION: A. Personnel. B. Urban West Communities versus the City of Moorpark. C. B.I.A. versus the City_of Moorpark. D. Potential litigation_ pursuant to. Government Code _ Section 54956.9(0(1). E. Potential litigation pursuant to.- Governmen,_ Code _Section 5-4156.9c). - ._ t_ F. Negotiations regarding the 1_ea_ se of_ _city- owned__prop_er_ty. (Government Code Section 56956.8): 1. Community Park. 2. Buttercreek Park_(Boething). MOTION: Councilmember Brown moved and Councilmember Harper seconded a motion to go into Closed Session to discuss those item listed. The voice vote was unanimous. The time was 5:53 p.m. Minutes of the City Council Moorpark, California _ 2 April 13, 1988 AT THIS POINT IN THE MEETING, the Council recessed and the City Clerk left the meeting, the time being 5:53 p.m. At 5:58 p.m., the full Council reconvened in Closed Session. At 6:55 p.m. the full Council reconvened in Open Session. No action was reported except that no items other than Urban West Communities versus the City of Moorpark and B.I.A. versus the City of Moorpark were discussed. MOTION: Councilmember Harper moved and Councilmember Brown seconded a motion to recess and reconvene in Open Session at 7:00 p.m. The voice vote was unanimous. The time was 6:58 p.m. 1. CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was reconvened at 7:05 p.m. by Mayor John Patrick Lane. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Councilmember Galloway. 3. ROLL CALL: Present: Councilmembers Eloise Brown, John Galloway, Clint Harper, Bernardo Perez and Mayor John Patrick Lane. Steven Kueny, City Manager; Brian Pierik, Acting City Attorney; Patrick Richards, Director of Community Development; Lt. Mike Brown, Sheriff's Department; Stan Raap, Fire Department; John Knipe, Assistant City Engineer; Philip Newhouse, Director of Community Services; Thomas P. Genovese, Deputy City Manager, and Maureen W. Wall, City Clerk. 4. PROCLAMATIONS, COMMENDATIONS,_ AND SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS: None were presented. 5. REORDERING OF, AND ADDITIONS TO,__THE AGENDA: Nothing was reordered nor added to the agenda. 6. PUBLIC COMMENTS: A. Ms. Elaine Freeman, 24005 Ventura Blvd., Calabasas, representing Griffin Homes, asked the City Council to approve Item 11.P., approval of the Final Map and the Agreement to Construct Improvements for Tract No. 3963 -2. B. Mrs. Connie Lawrason, 4291 Ambermeadow Street, stated CTAC had recommended approval of the City's request for SB -821 funding (Sidewalks /Bikeway) in the amount of $49,008 in accordance with SB -821. C. Mr. Tom Baldwin, 6475 Pepperdine, stated he was in support of Item 11.I., a proposed Comprehensive Planning Ordinance, a proposed Comprehensive Traffic Plan, and the proposed increase in the Gann limit. Minutes of the City Council Moorpark, California _ 3 A�ri1_13 1988 D. Mrs. Beverly Harris, 13893 Christian Barrett, spoke in support of the Comprehensive Planning Ordinance. E. Mr. Tom Zanic, 520 Broadway, Suite 100, Santa Monica, representing Urban West Communities, asked the City Council to approve Item 11.M., concerning the dwelling unit occupancy limitation in Mountain Meadows. F. Mr. Steve Brodsky, 4572 Vista Del Valle, urged the Council to support the Comprehensive Planning Ordinance. G. K. L. Hahn, 4216 Laurel Glen Drive, thanked the City Council for the stop signs located on Laurel Glen, but indicated cars were still not stopping, further suggesting a cul -de -sac be placed on Williams Ranch Road at Peach Slope. H. Ms. Lisa Cangelosi, 12691 Williams Ranch Road, asked the City Council not to open Williams Ranch Road to Walnut Creek Road. I. Mr. Paul Tryon, 751 Daily Drive, Camarillo, representing the Building Industry Association, presented a letter to the City Council concerning the Comprehensive Planning Ordinance. J. Ms. Shearon Millar, 13061 Williams Ranch Road, asked the City Council not to open the cul -de -sac on Williams Ranch Road. Councilmember Harper thanked the citizens for their support of the Comprehensive Planning Ordinance. Mayor Lane announced Blakely Swartz would be making a presentation of the proposed presidential library at the Council's April 20, 1988 meeting. 7. COMMITTEE REPORTS. No committee reports were presented. 8. CONSENT CALENDAR: A Consent Calendar was not presented. 9. PUBLIC HEARINGS: Am Permit is for twelve (12 ) separate industrial buildings with DP -303 to 396 being 105,108 square feet of total building area, and DP -397 to 404 being 45.805 souare feet of total buildinq area. The buildings will have office, warehouse, and manufacturing uses. The applicant is also requesting approval to re- subdivide three existing_ industrial zoned lots into twenty -six industrial lots. The-project is located on the east__ side of Maureen Lane north of Los Angeles Avenue. Patrick Richards, Director of Community Development, introduced Mr. Duane Morita of Sanchez Talarico Associates, Inc., contract planner for the City, who presented the staff report. Minutes of the City Council Moorpark, California _ 4 _ _ _ Apri1_13, 1988 B -1. Mr. Nick Brown, 8929 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, of West America Construction Corporation, gave a presentation of their proposed project which is to be located on the east side of Maureen Lane, north of Los Angeles Avenue. He stated they would like to be able to build several buildings for tenants interested in 6,000 to 8,000 square foot buildings. The buildings are designed to be heavily landscaped. B -2. Mr. Murray Siegel, 5101 Douglas Fir Road, Calabasas, Siegel and Associates, stated all of the buildings will be similar, and would be placed in a park -like setting. B -3. Mr. Ernest V. Siracusa, Jr. 5743 Corsa Avenue #202, Westlake Village, representing the marketing research company Siracusa Company, stated there was a need in the market for buildings under 10,000 square feet. Councilmember Galloway commented he was concerned there would be a delay in the development of the area fronting Los Angeles Avenue. There were no questions of the applicant from the Council. The duly noticed Public Hearing was opened. The Public Hearing was then closed when no one wished to speak. Councilmembers Galloway and Brown were concerned with the proposed Transportation System Management (TSM) proposal, since the matter had not been discussed by the Council previously. Councilmember Galloway felt the landscaping along Los Angeles Avenue should be conditioned such that it would be in place as soon as the Los Angeles Avenue widening project was completed. Councilmember Harper voiced his concern with the estimated 10 -20% increase in traffic on Los Angeles Avenue. AT THIS POINT IN THE MEETING, the Council recessed, the time being 8:52 p.m. At 9:08 p.m., the full Council reconvened. Councilmember Harper stated he could not approve projects of this type which add traffic to the C i ty without mitigating the impacts, he additionally made recommendations concerning the design of the project. Councilmember Perez stated he was concerned with the traffic impacts of the project, and was not ready to approve it until there were some definite answers concerning mitigation measures. Councilmember Galloway felt not doing anything would not help the situation since traffic signals are currently needed along Los Angeles Avenue. He also asked if deliveries would be limited to specific times of the day, or size of deliveries. The Public Works Committee might be able to work out some of the details of the buildings appearances, he suggested. Councilmember Brown inquired if staff would be aware of tenant usage in the buildings. Mr. Richards responded there were very few instances staff would be involved in monitoring usage. Minutes of the City Council Moorpark, California _ 5 April 13, 1988 Councilmember Harper suggested Los Angeles Avenue Area of Contribution (AOC) fees fund the signal now, then when the area around the signal developed, the monies could be returned to the AOC fund. This would add the signal but not the 10 -20% estimated increase in traffic along this stretch of Los Angeles Avenue. Mayor Lane suggested this item be continued so Council could look at traffic mitigation fees and other forms of traffic Impact mitigation. MOTION: Councilmember Harper moved and Councilmember Perez seconded a motion to continue the Public Hearing and consideration of this item to June 8, 1988. The motion was approved with Councilmembers Brown and Galloway voting no. Councilmember Galloway commented he felt the current City Council had not taken any actions to approve projects of great numbers. It was unfair to say this Council had added a lot of projects impacting the City's current traffic problems. 10. COMMENTS FROM COUNCILMEMBERS: No comments were made. 11. DISCUSSION /ACTION ITEMS: D. Consider a report concerning requested speed humps on Laurel Glen Drive and Hillside Drive_. Staff recommended Council direct staff as deemed appropriate. This item was continued to May 4, 1988. H. Consider amending the Rules of Procedure City Council Meetings regarding the length of meetings. Staff recommended Council direct staff as deemed appropriate. No additional staff comments were made. By consensus, the following amendments to the Rules of Procedure were implemented on a temporary basis: 1) No Speaker Cards will be accepted after an announcement by the Mayor stating such, 2) final reordering of the agenda will earlier in the meeting, perhaps at 10:00 p.m., to determine what items the Council wants to consider for the balance of the evening, 3) Closed Sessions to be held at the conclusion of the meeting will start no later than 12:00 a.m., midnight, 4) 15- minute breaks will be taken at 9:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m., 5) staff and the Mayor will endeavor to place an estimated five or six hours of business maximum on an agenda, 6) the second or fourth Wednesdays of the month will be used to schedule Public Hearings, or items which require long consideration by the Council, and 7) "6. PUBLIC COMMENTS" will not appear on adjourned meeting agendas. After a trial period, the temporary rules will be assessed to determine if they should be made a permanent part of the Rules of Procedures. Minutes of the City Council Moorpark, California 6 - - - - - - -- -- -- _ - -� r i 1 13 , 1988 I. Consider a proposed Comprehensive Planning Ordinance and a proposed Comprehensive Traffic Plan. Staff recommended Council direct staff as deemed appropriate. No staff report was given. Discussion concernin __,the_Comprehensive Traffic Plan: Councilmember Galloway commented concerning the Comprehensive Traffic Plan. He felt the City needed a five -year traffic improvement program reviewed on an annual review basis with the plan implemented as funding sources became available. Traffic studies done in relation to proposed projects should be indexed and kept available. Old studies could be reviewed to determine how close the study actually was. He also felt Transportation System Management (TSM) could promote a reduction of traffic problems in the City. Councilmember Brown felt our traffic plans should be integrated with County and surrounding cities' traffic plans. Councilmember Harper felt the City needed tough implementation measures, especially for impacts to major intersections of the City. Mayor Lane commented there was a need to include work currently being done on the circulation element. Councilmember Galloway suggested Council appoint a sub - committee to review the three elements outlined by him and then a Request for Proposal (RFP) could accurately scope the work. A report should come back from the committee with an outline of the RFP. By consensus of Council, Councilmembers Galloway and Harper were appointed to the sub - committee, and will create the outline and report to Council on May 4, 1988. Discussion concerning_ the_ Comprehensive .Pl_ann.ingOrdinance: Councilmember Galloway commented he was in favor of the year 2000 or 30,000 population cap. He also felt there was a need for a viewshed ordinance which would allow flexibility to projects where there is a desire to build on a 20% slope. Councilmember Brown felt the proposed hillside and ridge line ordinance could be grouped together, but felt the open space ordinance would need to be separate since it would require work with other agencies. Mayor Lane suggested Council review Simi Valley's hillside preservation ordinance which includes a viewshed clause. By consensus of Council, Councilmember Brown and Mayor Lane were appointed to a sub - committee to review that ordinance and bring a proposed ordinance back for Council's consideration on June 8, 1988. Concerning the travel corridors, Councilmember Galloway suggested the Council begin with a study of the Los Angeles Avenue corridor and see what can be applied from this study to other corridors in the City. Councilmember Brown objected to a specific "design style" in such things as setbacks. She Minutes of the City Council Moorpark, California ____7__ „ . _ ____Apri 1__13, 1988 preferred to see a study of both the Los Angeles Avenue corridor and the Moorpark Avenue corridor done at the same time. The following motion was then heard. MOTION: Councilmember Galloway moved and Councilmember Brown seconded a motion to proceed to develop a plan for the Los Angeles Avenue corridor to include sidewalks and medians and landscaping designs from the American Products building to Spring Road, with conceptual designs approved by CalTrans, including setbacks. The voice vote was unanimous. By consensus of the City Council, the Design Standards Committee is to give an update of their progress regarding design standards. Councilmembers Harper and Brown were appointed to work on a sub - committee to review the green belts. Councilmember Brown stated she would like to see the City work with the current historical society to establish a historical commission. Councilmember Galloway said he would like to see such a commission work to save buildings and historical trees. Councilmember Harper felt the City should contact the historical society to formalize a list of sites and trees within the City, with a presentation to the Council once the list was finalized. This was to be done by consensus of the Council. Further discussion of the Comprehensive Planning Ordinance was continued to April 20, 1988. J. Consider cost estimates for Highway 118 improvements through the Virginia Colony Area. Staff recommended Council authorize the City Engineer to prepare plans and specifications for the proposed widening of Highway 118 from Iron Fabricators to Conejo Ready Mix. This item was continued to April 20, 1988. K. Consider the establishment of _Park Dedication _Fees for Non - Residential Development. Staff recommended Council direct staff as deemed appropriate. This item was continued to April 20, 1988. M. Consider a request (Mountain Meadows) recommended Council modifying number 2 allowing 1465 dwell 3. from Urban_ West Communities concerning PC-3 dwellinq._unit occupancy limitation. Staff approve Resolution No. 88 -464, a resolution of Section 3 of Resolution No. 85 -246 and ing unit occupancies in Planned Community No. By consensus of Council, the Rules of Procedure were suspended to allow Mr. Tom Zanic, of Urban West Communities to speak. Mr. Zanic stated Urban West Communities agreed to fulfill the requirements of proposed Resolution No. 88 -464. The following motion was heard. Minutes of the City Council Moorpark, California _ 8 _ _ _ April 13, 1988 MOTION: Councilmember Harper moved and Councilmember Brown seconded a motion to adopt Resolution No. 88 -464, a resolution modifying number 2 of Section 3 of Resolution No. 85 -246 and allowing 1465 dwelling unit occupancies in Planned Community No. 3, to direct the Planning Commission to take the relating Major Modification off their calendar, and to read the resolution in title only. The motion was approved with Councilmember Galloway voting no. Councilmember Galloway commented he did not feel this modification was consistent with the intent of the original condition. N. Consideration of West Village tract conditions relating to the Peach Hill Watercourse Plan, the West Meadows Park Plan, and the three private recreation areas of Tracts 4340, 4341, 4342 and Residential Planned Development Nos. 1070, 1071 and 1072 - Urban West Communities. Staff recommended Council direct staff as deemed appropriate. This item was continued P. Consider approval of Construct Improvements located in the Moorpark approve the Final Map Agreement on behalf of to April 20, 1988. the Final Map and the Agreement to for Tract No_. 3963 -2 (Griffin Homes) College Area. Staff recommended Council and authorize the Mayor to sign the the City. John Knipe, Assistant City Engineer, gave the staff report dated April 8, 1988. There were no questions from the Council. MOTION: Councilmember Harper moved and Councilmember Brown seconded a motion to approve the Final Map for Tract 3963 -2 and authorize the Mayor to sign the title sheet accepting for public use the right -of -way for all streets, the necessary rights for ingress and egress, and the easements for public service purposes and storm drain purposes as shown on the map; to authorize the Mayor to sign the Agreement for the Construction of Subdivision Improvements and the Subdivision Sewer Agreement for the subject tract and direct the City Clerk to retain the original agreement and return an executed copy to the developer and surety company; and to authorize the City Clerk to execute a Certificate of Acceptance for the Grant Deed from the Ventura County Community College District for Collins Drive right -of -way. The voice vote was unanimous. 12. ORDINANCES: No ordinances were presented. 13. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS: No future agenda items were listed. Minutes of the City Council Moorpark, California _ 9 A�ri 1. 13, 1988 14. CLOSED SESSION: A. Personnel. B. Urban West Communities versus the City of Moorpark. C. B.I.A. versus the City of Moorpark. D. Potential litigation pursuant Code Section _ --to—Government 54956.9(b)(1). - - E. Potential litigation_ pursuant._ to Government_ Code Section 54956.9(c). F. Negotiations regarding the lease of city- _owned _ property (Government Code Section 56956.8): 1. Community Park. 2. Buttercreek Park (Boething.). No Closed Session matters were discussed at this time in the meeting. 15. ADJOURNMENT: Councilmember Galloway moved and Councilmember Harper seconded a motion to adjourn the meeting. The voice vote was unanimous. The time was 11:55 p.m. / �1 ATTEST: