HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGENDA REPORT 2022 0420 CCSA JNT DC ITEM 10BCITY OF MOORPARK, CALIFORNIA
City Council Meeting
of April 20, 2022
ACTION APPROVED STAFF
RECOMMENDATION.
BY A. Hurtado.
B. Consider Minutes of Regular City Council/Successor Agency Meeting of February
2, 2022. Staff Recommendation: Approve the minutes. (Staff: Ky Spangler, City
Clerk)
Item: 10.B.
MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND
SUCCESSOR AGENCY OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK
Moorpark, California February 2, 2022
A Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Moorpark and the Successor
Agency was held on Wednesday, February 2, 2022, at 6:30 p.m. in the Council
Chambers of said City located at 799 Moorpark Avenue, Moorpark, California. All items
listed are heard and acted upon by the City Council unless otherwise noted.
1.CALL TO ORDER:
Mayor Parvin called the meeting to order at 6:32 p.m.
2.PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
Moorpark resident Bruce Thomas led the Pledge of Allegiance.
3.ROLL CALL:
Present:Councilmembers Castro, Enegren, Groff, Pollock, and Mayor
Parvin.
Staff Present: Troy Brown, City Manager; Kevin Ennis, City Attorney;
PJ Gagajena, Assistant City Manager and Interim City
Treasurer/Finance Director; Daniel Kim, City Engineer/Public
Works Director; Jeremy Laurentowski, Parks and Recreation
Director; Carlene Saxton, Community Development Director;
Mack Douglass, Program Manager; Doug Spondello,
Planning Manager; Jessica Sandifer, Community Services
Manager; Shaun Kroes, Public Works Manager; Captain
Victor Fazio, Ventura County Sheriff's Office; and Ky
Spangler, City Clerk.
4.PROCLAMATIONS AND COMMENDATIONS:
A.Proclamation Declaring February as Black History Month.
Mayor Parvin presented Proclamation to City Manager Troy Brown
recognizing February as Black History Month.
5.PUBLIC COMMENT:
Bruce Thomas, Moorpark’s Appointee to the Santa Monica Mountains
Conservancy Advisory Committee (SMMCAC) reported on activities associated
with and actions taken by the SMMCAC, commenting on various partnerships, a
Item: 10.B.
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wildfire mitigation grant, monarch butterfly habitat consideration, conservation
measures, and the Moorpark Simi Trail.
Jake McFee, Zoom registrant, noted he did not wish to speak.
6.REORDERING OF, AND ADDITIONS TO, THE AGENDA:
None.
7.ANNOUNCEMENTS, FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS, AND REPORTS ON
MEETINGS/CONFERENCES ATTENDED BY COUNCILMEMBERS AND
MAYOR:
Councilmember Pollock reported on January 24 he attended a Southern
California Association of Governments (SCAG) General Assembly Host
Committee meeting which is involved in planning the May 2022 Annual General
Assembly and Regional Conference meeting.
Councilmember Pollock reported on January 25 he attended a meeting of the
League of California Cities Government Task Force where the Diversity Caucus
Chairs were added as permanent members on the League Board based on
implementations recommended for the League as a whole by a governance
reform consultant.
Councilmember Pollock reported on January 28 he attended the SCAG Regional
Advanced Mitigation Planning Advisory Task Group (RAMP-ATG) meeting where
it discussed the “SoCal Greenprint,” a proposed multiple data layer list including
geographic layers with potential environmental mitigations.
Councilmember Pollock reported on February 2 he attended the SCAG
Executive/Administration Committee meeting.
Councilmember Pollock reported on February 3 he will attend the SCAG Joint
Policy Committee and Regional Council meetings.
Councilmember Groff reported on January 20 he attended the Economic
Development Collaborative of Ventura County annual meeting where outgoing
Chair Kelly Long was honored and current Vice Chair Harold Edwards was
welcomed.
Councilmember Castro reported on January 28 he attended a meeting of the
Daly Group Ad Hoc Committee.
Councilmember Castro reported on February 2 attended the Administration,
Finance, and Public Safety Standing Committee meeting.
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Councilmember Castro remarked on the proclamation recognizing February as
Black History Month and shared a quote by James Baldwin “Not everything that
is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it’s faced” and noted
this is a month of personal, professional, and public reflection.
Mayor Parvin requested consideration of a potential future agenda item regarding
a policy initiative concerning housing and whether the City should support the
Brand-Huang-Mendoza Tripartisan Land Use initiative in response to Senate
Bills 9 and 10.
CONSENSUS: It was the consensus of the City Council to direct staff to return with a
future agenda item regarding the Brand-Huang-Mendoza Tripartisan Land Use Initiative.
Mayor Parvin announced the Moorpark Certified Farmer’s Market, sponsored by
Enriched Farms is open every Sunday from 9:00 a.m. to 2:0 0 p.m. at the City
Hall parking lot at 799 Moorpark Avenue and offers organic produce and
handmade arts and crafts. Go to enrichedfarms.com for more information.
Mayor Parvin reported on January 20 she and Councilmember Enegren met with
AT&T.
Mayor Parvin reported she met with the American Legion Auxiliary Post 502.
Mayor Parvin reported on January 25 she met with local business owner
regarding the California Small Business COVID-19 relief grant.
Mayor Parvin reported on January 26 she met with Vanessa Carr, Los Angeles
Regional Deputy Director of External Affairs for Governor Newsom, and
discussed small business relief grants, housing, truck scale siting, and our
bridge.
Mayor Parvin reported on January 26 she attended the Ventura County Housing
Trust Fund annual public meeting where City Manager Brown was the keynote
speaker.
Mayor Parvin reported on January 27 she attended the Ventura Council of
Governments (VCOG) Administrative Committee meeting where its legislative
platform was discussed.
Mayor Parvin reported on January 28 she attended a meeting of the Daly Group
Ad Hoc Committee along with Councilmember Castro.
Mayor Parvin reported on February 2 she attended the Administration, Finance,
and Public Safety Standing Committee meeting.
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A. City Manager COVID-19 Update.
City Manager Brown provided an update the status of COVID-19
pandemic and increased testing needs due to the omicron wave being
experienced, noting that every home in the U.S. is now eligible to order
four free at-home COVID-19 tests that ship in 7-12 days, and can be
ordered at www.covidtests.gov. Until at home test are received, residents
can obtain testing appointments at the County and State COVID testing
sites. The testing location at Moorpark College has reopened and tests
are available Tuesday through Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
He further reported the City has acquired 190 COVID-19 Rapid Tests for
employees which will help reduce time employees spend away from the
office for testing following potential exposures to COVID. Currently, if an
employee is concerned they may have contracted COVID and are
showing no symptoms, they must receive a test at either their primary care
physician or a testing site available through Ventura County. Until results
are received, employees cannot enter the workplace ; test kits provide
results in 15 minutes reducing waiting time to return to the office. The
City’s Pandemic Plan has been updated to outline the process of how
tests are administered.
Overall, Moorpark is seeing a marked decline in positive cases compared
to January numbers. As of yesterday, the seven-day average was down
to approximately 50 average cases per day, from a peak two weeks ago of
approximately 130 cases per day.
Mr. Brown also reported there have been recent talks among the
Legislature regarding how long the emergency declaration has been in
place. The City’s declaration was enacted on March 13, 2020, and will be
in place until the County of Ventura lifts its emergency declaration.
Keeping they City’s declaration in place allows it to access funding
resources which may flow through FEMA or the State; dialogue at the
State level will be monitored and adjustments will be made to the City’s
emergency declaration as appropriate.
8. PUBLIC HEARINGS:
TIME SPECIFIC AGENDA ITEM - PUBLIC HEARING BEGINS AT 6:50 P.M. [Per
Election Code 21607.1(d)]
A. Fourth Public Hearing to Receive Public Comments on Proposed Council
Redistricting Mapping Alternatives and Council’s Preferred District Map;
and Introduction of an Ordinance Amending Chapter 2.08.030 of the
Moorpark Municipal Code Adopting a New Council District Boundary Map
to Implement the Redrawn District Boundaries, and Finding This Action is
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Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act. Staff
Recommendation: 1) Receive presentation from the City’s demographer
consulting firm, National Demographics Corporation, Inc. on any publicly
submitted draft maps and the proposed “Yellow Map”; and 2) Open the
public hearing and receive public comment and input regarding any
publicly submitted draft maps and the proposed Yellow Map and close the
public hearing; and 3) Introduce Ordinance No. 500 for first reading, waive
full reading, and place the ordinance on the February 16, 2022, regular
meeting agenda for second reading and adoption. (ROLL CALL VOTE
REQUIRED)
Ms. Spangler gave the staff report and Ms. Kristen Parks with National
Demographics Corporation, Inc. gave the PowerPoint presentation.
Mayor Parvin opened the public hearing at 7:08 p.m.
Dr. Roseann Mikos, Moorpark resident, spoke to express her general
support of the Yellow Map as presented and inquired on the Campus Hills
area specific to the park site to clarify that the area was not omitted from
population counts, and further inquired about Block 15, which includes the
Arroyo Vista Community Park and Moorpark High School where there are
no residents. She requested consideration to incorporate homes on Misty
Grove, Coral Crest Court, Hunter Grove and Arbor Hill into District 2.
Mayor Parvin closed the public hearing at 7:15 p.m.
Responsive to Councilmember Enegren’s inquiry with regard to what
population unit the Park Glen neighborhood was part of, Ms. Spangler
confirmed this neighborhood was included in population unit 49 as
identified on the paper map tool.
Mr. Ennis read the title of the Ordinance No. 500.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK,
CALIFORNIA, REDRAWING CITY COUNCIL VOTING
DISTRICT BOUNDARIES FOLLOWING THE 2020
DECENNIAL CENSUS, ADOPTING A NEW OFFICIAL
COUNCIL DISTRICT MAP TO IMPLEMENT THE
REDRAWN DISTRICT BOUNDARIES, AMENDING
CHAPTER 2.08 (“MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS”) OF THE
MOORPARK MUNICIPAL CODE TO MAKE
CORRESPONDING CHANGES, AND MAKING A
DETERMINATION OF EXEMPTION PURSUANT TO THE
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT
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MOTION: Mayor Parvin moved and Councilmember Pollock seconded a motion
to introduce Ordinance No. 500 for first reading, waive full reading, and place the
ordinance on the February 16, 2022, regular meeting agenda for second reading
and adoption. The motion carried by unanimous roll call vote.
9.PRESENTATION/ACTION/DISCUSSION:
A.Consider the Draft 2050 General Plan Land Use Plan. Staff
Recommendation: Review the Draft 2050 Land Use Plan (Attachments 1
and 2), determine whether it reflects the input of the community and
addresses the community’s future needs, and if so, confirm the Plan.
Ms. Saxton introduced the Item and Mr. Spondello gave the staff report
and provided a PowerPoint presentation.
Mr. Woody Tescher with Placeworks, Inc. gave a presentation on the
proposed land use designations and the inclusion of the allowance of mix
of uses, including flexible uses with Industrial and residential uses.
Mr. Spondello highlighted three sites that garnered special attention:
1)the LaPerch property which has a proposed designation of
Neighborhood Low; 2) Moorpark Unified School District parcels on Condor
Drive with a designation proposed to remain as School in the absence of a
formal development proposal; and 3) a small piece of City property east of
the Princeton Avenue overpass which is recommended to change from
Industrial to Neighborhood Medium.
It should be noted that a supplemental report was distributed to the
Council prior to the meeting on February 2, 2022, that included
correspondence from members of the public with respect to the Draft 2050
General Plan Land Use Plan.
Questions and comments followed from Councilmembers to staff which
focused on the following: 1) consistency and clarification on units per acre
and designation consideration for the LaPerch property including how the
Neighborhood Low designation was determined for the site; 2) this agenda
item is for consideration of land use designations and zoning will be
considered later as part of the General Plan Update process;
3)discussion of the Moorpark Unified School District site, consideration of
an Industrial designation, consideration of adjacent properties and
compatible uses, and the District’s request for a residential designation;
4)the proposed land use designation map looks at adjacent uses and
compatibility in general; 5) mailings and communications were provided to
Moorpark Unified School District regarding the potential land use being
considered for the site; declining student enrollment in Ventura County;
and the process for schools to dispose of surplus property; 6) clarification
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on how the LaPerch property proposed land use designation was arrived
at; 7) the Birkenshaw property and ways it may be better utilized; 8) the
effect of land use designation changes on projects with existing
Development Agreements, differences in proposed land use designations
versus density, and deliberative policy discussions and community input
during design of a project; 9) Regional Housing Needs Assessment
numbers and whether proposed land use designations achieve the
numbers; 10) confirmation that the Land Use Plan is not being “approved”
tonight, it is presented for feedback and confirmation by the Council; and
11) discussion of land use versus density and overall land use versus
project specific concerns or considerations.
Anne Peters, Moorpark resident on Walnut Canyon Road at Spring Road,
stated uses surrounding her property are low and cluster density
residential developments and Open Space. She requested Council’s
reconsideration of the Planning Commission’s January 25 recommended
Rural land use designation of one unit to the acre for the 24.53-acre
property, stating on January 14 the designation was proposed as
Neighborhood Low (NL), two units per acre. She requested Council
consider land use designation of Neighborhood Very Low (NVL) of three
units per acre stating it is consistent with the Highlands and Meridian Hills
neighborhoods.
Dr. Roseann Mikos, Moorpark resident, spoke on the land use designation
charts of December 10 and January 27, noting the December version
included density ranges and the January version did not, and opined that
providing a density range is important to provide flexibility. She further
expressed concerns that: the mixed use categories do not provide
adequate information on densities; a residential designation for the Hilltop
Parcel is inappropriate; a Specific Plan with a density range to provide
design flexibility should be considered for the LaPerch property; and
expressed support for a mixed-use designation for the Campus Center
Plaza.
Doranne LaPerch, Moorpark resident on Walnut Canyon Road, noted she
spoke at the Planning Commission meeting, and requested that zoning for
her property be consistent with and have the same land use designation
as Moorpark Highlands because it is an infill site located within the City
limits and is surrounded by residential development. The property has
been planned for development with access from Spring Road being
acquired in 1999, with plans for an additional access road currently being
processed through the City by Pardee. She expressed support of the
proposed land use designation of residential Neighborhood Low at 8 units
per acre.
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John Newton, Moorpark resident and business owner, (requested
additional time to speak to represent three different property owners),
spoke regarding the A-B Properties parcel located in Gabbert Canyon,
stating staff confirmed the proposed land use designation map properly
reflects residential equestrian zoning. Regarding the Hilltop Parcel, he
stressed the importance of a residential component to support the
economic feasibility of a hotel use on the 21-acre site and noted the
GPAC and Planning Commission are in support of a mixed-use concept.
He further advocated considering planning outside of the City’s Sphere of
Influence to consider industrial and residential uses because the General
Plan Update is a long-range planning document, and also remarked on
the Leavens property located outside of the City limits.
David Schwabauer, Leavens Ranch property owner (Broadway Road),
provided a historical perspective of his property and the issues facing the
viability of agricultural operations in Ventura County, and spoke in support
of long-range planning considerations, including infrastructure costs, as
part of Moorpark’s General Plan update process.
In response to Mayor Parvin, staff noted the General Plan update would
be the time to consider planning opportunities outside of the City’s Sphere
of Influence; however, the Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCo)
Guidelines for Orderly Development and Save Our Agricultural Resources
(SOAR) create limitations to planning outside of City boundaries. The
Guidelines do not permit changes to the City’s Sphere of Influence without
an imminent development proposal. Considering changes to the City’s
Sphere of Influence will be revisited as part of a General Plan policy
discussion. Additionally, it was requested that staff also explore and
discuss conditions that exist at the County level and which Moorpark has
inherited, such as the need for housing.
Scott Detorre, Vice President of the Moorpark Unified School District
(MUSD), and Lynn David, Assistant Superintendent of Business Services
for the MUSD, spoke on the District’s request to have the property located
at 5700 Condor Drive, the former location of the Community High School
site and currently zoned Industrial Park M-1, to be rezoned to a residential
planned development RPD which would allow for multi-family residential
uses, noting the change would benefit both the School District and City.
Russell Peters spoke regarding the land use proposed for his property and
expressed dissatisfaction with the property zoning being reduced from two
units per acre to one unit per acre and does not understand why it has
been changed to one house per acre.
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Discussion and questions followed among Councilmembers and staff
which focused on the following: 1) clarification was requested regarding
zoning versus land use designations; it was noted that the land use
designation plan will be used for the environmental study and impact
analysis and the future zoning code will need to be in compliance with the
General Plan; 2) it was noted the Peters property and the LaPerch
property are recommended to maintain zoning designations that most
closely match the 1998 General Plan; 3) discussion regarding the
appropriate land use designation for the former school site on Condor
Drive with the consensus being to zone the property as Industrial Flex
rather than residential.
CONSENSUS: It was the consensus of the City Council to confirm the Draft
Land Use Plan with the LaPerch property maintaining the proposed
Neighborhood Low (NL) designation of eight (8) units/acre; the Peters property
maintaining the proposed Rural (R) designation of one (1) unit/acre; and revising
the designation for the Moorpark Unified School District property located at
southeast corner Condor Drive and Virginia Colony Place from School to
Industrial Flex (IF); and maintaining all other proposed Land Use Designations as
presented.
B.Consider Appointment of a Representative to Serve as Commissioner to
the Area Housing Authority of the County of Ventura to Fill an
Unscheduled Vacancy. Staff Recommendation: Appoint a citizen
representative to the Area Housing Authority of the County of Ventura to
fill an unscheduled vacancy for a term beginning immediately and ending
August 31, 2023.
Ms. Spangler gave the staff report.
There were no speakers.
MOTION: Councilmember Pollock moved and Councilmember Groff seconded a
motion to appoint Juan Ponce as the citizen representative to the Area Housing
Authority of the County of Ventura to fill an unscheduled vacancy for a term
beginning immediately and ending August 31, 2023.
C.Consider Agreement with ClearSource Financial Consulting for a Cost
Allocation Plan, Impact Fee Study, and Developer Fee Study for $101,555
and Resolution Amending the Fiscal Year 2021/22 Budget. Staff
Recommendation: 1) Approve Agreement with ClearSource Financial
Consulting for a Cost Allocation Plan, Impact Fee Study, and Developer
Fee Study, and authorize the City Manager to execute the Agreement,
subject to final language approval of the City Manager; and 2) Adopt
Resolution No. 2022-4069 amending the Fiscal Year 2021/22 budget to
fully fund the Agreement. (ROLL CALL VOTE REQUIRED)
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Ms. Saxton gave the staff report.
A Supplemental Report was distributed February 2, 2022, correcting
Exhibit C that was initially included as part of the Agreement attached to
the staff report. The agreement dollar amount is unchanged, and no
substantive changes have been made to the scope of work.
There were no speakers.
MOTION: Councilmember Pollock moved and Councilmember Enegren
seconded a motion to 1) Approve Agreement with ClearSource Financial
Consulting for a Cost Allocation Plan, Impact Fee Study, and Developer Fee
Study, and authorize the City Manager to execute the Agreement, subject to final
language approval of the City Manager; and 2) Adopt Resolution No. 2022-4069
amending the Fiscal Year 2021/22 budget to fully fund the Agreement. The
motion carried by unanimous roll call vote.
10.CONSENT CALENDAR: (ROLL CALL VOTE REQUIRED)
MOTION: Councilmember Enegren moved and Councilmember Groff seconded a
motion to approve the Consent Calendar. The motion carried by unanimous roll call
vote.
A.Consider Warrant Register for Fiscal Year 2021/22 – February 2, 2022.
Staff Recommendation: Approve the warrant register.
B.Consider a Reimbursement Agreement and Donation to the Moorpark
Watershed, Parks, Recreation and Conservation Authority (MWPRCA)
and Resolution Amending Fiscal Year (FY) 2021/22 Budget by Allocating
$217,000 from the General Fund for Fire Buffer and Oak Woodland
Restoration Project. Staff Recommendation: 1) Approve Loan Agreement
with MWPRCA in the amount of $195,000, and authorize the City
Manager to sign the Agreement, subject to final language approval of the
City Manager; and 2) Adopt Resolution No. 2022-4070, authorizing the
use of City funding as match for the Fire Resiliency Funding and
amending the FY 2021/22 budget to fund the advance payment and match
funding. (ROLL CALL VOTE REQUIRED)
C.Consider Approval of Amendment No. 1 to Intergovernmental Agreements
with the City of Thousand Oaks for Fixed Route Transit Operations and
Local Dial-A-Ride Services, Increasing Transit Rates Due to Extenuating
Circumstances. Staff Recommendation: 1) Approve Amendment No. 1 to
Intergovernmental Agreement with the City of Thousand Oaks for Fixed
Route Transit Operations, recognizing exceptional rate increases, subject
to final language approval of the City Manager and authorize the City
Manager to sign the Amendment; and 2) Approve Amendment No. 1 to
Intergovernmental Agreement with the City of Thousand Oaks for
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Moorpark Dial-A-Ride Services, recognizing exceptional rate increases,
subject to final language approval of the City Manager and authorize the
City Manager to sign the Amendment.
D.Consider Removal of Library Board Member for Failure to Complete AB
1234 Ethics Training in Violation of City Council Policy 2.4 and Direct Staff
to Initiate a Recruitment to Fill an Unscheduled Vacancy. Staff
Recommendation: Consider removal of Library Board Member Michael
Marshall for failure to complete AB 1234 Ethics Training in compliance
with City Council Policy 2.4 and direct staff to initiate a recruitment to fill an
unscheduled vacancy.
E.Consider a Resolution Approving an Application for Funding and
Execution of a Grant Agreement and Any Amendments The reto from the
2019-2020 Funding Year of the State Community Development Block
Grant Mitigation Program. Staff Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No.
2022-4071 supporting a California Resilience Challenge grant application.
F.Consider Resolution Authorizing the Continuation of Public Meetings of all
City Legislative Bodies to be Held with a Teleconference Option for
Members of those Bodies and the Public Pursuant to Government Code
Section 54953(e), from February 3, 2022, through March 6, 2022, and
Making Findings and Determinations Regarding the Same. Staff
Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 2022-4072 authorizing public
meetings of all City legislative bodies to be held with a teleconference
option for members of those bodies and the public pursuant to
Government Code Section 54953(e), from February 3, 2022, through
March 6, 2022, and making findings and determinations regarding the
same.
11.ORDINANCES: (ROLL CALL VOTE REQUIRED)
None.
12.CLOSED SESSION:
None was held.
13.ADJOURNMENT:
Mayor Parvin adjourned the meeting at 9:47 p.m.
Janice S. Parvin, Mayor
ATTEST:
Ky Spangler, City Clerk
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