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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMIN 1996 0215 C SPC MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL Moorpark, California February 15, 1996 A Special Meeting of the City Council of the City of Moorpark was held on February 15, 1996, in the Council Chambers of said City located at 799 Moorpark Avenue, Moorpark, California. 1 . CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Lawrason called the meeting to order at 7 : 20 p.m. 2 . ROLL CALL: Present: Councilmembers Hunter, Perez, Wozniak and Mayor Lawrason. Staff Present: Steven Kueny, City Manager; Richard Hare, Deputy City Manager; Ken Gilbert, Director of Public Works; Deborah Traffenstedt, Senior Planner; John Whitman, Traffic Engineer; Lillian Hare, City Clerk; Dorothy Vandaveer, Deputy City Clerk. 3 . ACTION/DISCUSSION: A. Consider Preliminary Quality of Life Thresholds/Standards for New Growth Management Program. Staff Recommendation: Receive and file the report. Ms . Traffenstedt gave the staff report. She indicated that this evening' s focus is on traffic and school thresholds . Dr. Tom Duffy, spoke as Superintendent of Moorpark Unified School District, 30 Flory Avenue. He presented items of interest with regard to the educational needs of the community. In response to Mayor Lawrason, Dr. Duffy stated that he has received information regarding new developments in the City. He said that the figures that were presented to Council as Attachments A and B to the staff report dated February 9, 1996 (Moorpark Unified School District Enrollment Projections) were based upon the expectations of the developers. Minutes of the City Council Moorpark, California Page 2 February 15, 1996 In response to Councilmember Perez, Dr. Duffy said one of the ways that the needs of the growing school population can be met is to reduce the reliance on State bonded indebtedness . He said the thrust will be to fund things locally. g y He continued by saying that the City can encourage developers to work together jointly with the District to determine the School facility needs of the community. In response to Councilmember Wozniak, Dr. Duffy said in order to provide the City with more specific information about the future educational needs of the community, the School District will have to be provided more specific information by the developers on the extent of their proposed developments . Mr . Kueny stated that the City can have those discussions with the developers, but it has to be by mutual agreement. He said typically the developers can say they will pay the mandated fees, but on larger projects this agreement can be part of the Developer Agreement. Dr . Duffy said the development fees that are allowed by the State to meet educational needs for new development are approximately $1 . 84 per square foot for residential development and approximately 30 cents per square foot for commercial and industrial . In response to Mr. Kueny, Dr. Duffy said this amount is not sufficient to cover the cost of the schools. He said the amount is approximately 40% of an elementary school with land and the portion of cost for middle schools and high schools covered is even less . Dr. Duffy continued by stating that the square footage in each school that is needed per student is 59 square feet for each elementary student, over 80 square feet for each middle school student, and 95 - 100 square feet for each high school student. Minutes of the City Council Moorpark, California Page 3 February 15, 1996 These figures include classrooms, on-site administration, support facilities, but no district administration facilities . He also indicated that the attendance boundaries may be redrawn and that the proposed elementary school on the Casey Road site may dictate changes to some of the boundaries . He said redrawing the attendance boundaries will affect families, pedestrian routes and other aspects of the community. In response to Councilmember Wozniak, Dr. Duffy said the School District considers it important to have a basic facility that is permanent on each school site and to have relocatable buildings as well . He indicated that the City can help the District by allowing him to come to meetings and speak, having City staff work closely with the District staff, and assisting the District in locating schools in low traffic areas and not encouraging schools to be built near open spaces where rodents and insects cause concerns . Debbie Traffenstedt stated that the next item to be discussed this evening are the traffic thresholds relative to growth management. Joe Faust, principal of Austin, Faust and Associates addressed the Council . He commented that 1) traffic and work schedules are changing; 2) every new dwelling creates 8 - 10 new vehicle trips; 3) levels of service on local, secondary and arterial streets have to be protected as growth occurs . John Whitman, the City' s traffic engineer, addressed the Council and stated that if lower level of service are accepted on certain streets, the tendency is that the higher level of service is never regained. He said one of the things that the City needs is a second east/west corridor. OUtAJZO Minutes of the City Council Moorpark, California Page 4 February 15, 1996 In response to Mr. Kueny, Mr. Faust said that there are no modifications since the General Plan Update in 1992, but that more people are working in their homes . Mr. Kueny stated that the City still needs a bypass to State Route 118 with two lanes in both directions . Mr. Faust and Mr. Whitman both agreed that circulation is the most urgent need with respect to the proposed new developments . Mr . Whitman stated that one of the key issues in the future traffic system will be the effort to link the proposed Messenger project to other parts of the City. Mayor Lawrason stated that there is a need for an east/west bypass . In response to Council question, Mr. Faust said ideally it would be good for the City to create a level of service and a transportation system and divide it by the number of trips to be generated by the proposed development and to establish a fee system for developers . He said the communities being developed then are in competition with neighboring communities with regard to transportation fees . He said some cities are struggling with this concept . MOTION: Councilmember Hunter moved and Councilmember Wozniak seconded a motion to adjourn the meeting. The motion carried by voice vote 4-0 . Minutes of the City Council Moorpark, California Page 5 February 15, 1996 4 . ADJOURNMENT: Mayor Lawrason adjourned the meeting at 8 : 47 p.m. riLe /r Paul W. Law on Jr. , yor ATTEST: • r vPpK Cq0400177` • Lillian E. Hare, City 10114,1151i n 04� 9 099TFv Ja`� s