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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMIN 1988 0125 CC ADJMINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL Moorpark, California January 25, 1988 The adjourned meeting of the City Council of the City of Moorpark, California was held on January 25, 1988 in the Council Chambers of City Hall of said City located at 799 Moorpark Avenue, Moorpark, California. 1. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 6:50 p.m. by Mayor John Galloway. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Councilmember Brown. 3. ROLL CALL Present: Councilmembers Eloise Brown, Clint Harper, and Mayor John Galloway. Absent: Councilmember Lane Present: Steven Kueny, City Manager; Patrick Richards, Director of Community Development; Michael Rubin, Senior Planner; and Dennis Delzeit, City Engineer. 4. PROCLAMATIONS. COMMENDATIONS, AND SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS• None were presented. 5. REORDERING OF, AND ADDITIONS TO, THE AGENDA: No changes were made. 6. PUBLIC COMMENTS A. Paul Coyle, 15750 Los Angeles Avenue, #151, stated he thought tonight's meeting was to only include the public hearing concerning the land use and circulation element updates and secondly inquired as to when he might be receiving a response to a letter he presented to Council at the January 20, 1988 meeting. B. Roger Beaulieu, 14792 E. Stanford Street, stated that as he was walking precincts for the upcoming February election, and has found that most citizens are opposed to Councilmanic Districts. In addition, he felt that the alignment of highway 118 through the Virginia Colony area had been studied proficiently and that now was the time to begin work on the project. C. Ethel Sulkis, 270 Sierra Avenue, thanked the City Council for the tree removal project and stated she is looking forward to the completion of the curbs and gutters in the area in which trees were removed. D. Jocelyn Reed, 10851 Citrus Drive, spoke concerning Ordinance No. 89, the City's Urgency Tree Preservation Ordinance, and asked the Council to consider inserting into the ordinance measures which would protect the City's heritage trees. Additionally, she felt that the enforcement section of the ordinance should be tightened. Councilmember Harper commented he agreed with Mr. Beaulieu that Councilmanic Districts would be divisive to the City and additionally felt it was time that the highway 118 realignment project through the Virginia Colony area was begun. Councilmember Brown commented she would like to see something concerning our heritage trees addressed in our Tree Preservation Ordinance. Mayor Galloway noted that the additional action items which were not completed at the January 20 meeting were indeed carried over to tonight's meeting but had been previously noticed. 7. COMMITTEE REPORTS Councilmember Harper presented a report concerning the Ad Hoc Truck Inspection Station Committee. He highlighted the events of their conversations with Mr. Earl Rogers of Caltrans in his report dated January 25, 1988. Overall, Caltrans appears to be receptive of the idea of the City's establishing a weight and inspection station site within the City limits, and further suggested some ways to accomplish that project in an expedient manner. Although the City could not hope for a station as large as the one which is on the Conejo Grade, it could perhaps have a weigh station on either side of Highway 118 which would provide a pit scale and small office area. 8. CONSENT CALENDAR Nothing was presented on the consent calendar. 9. PUBLIC HEARINGS C. Update to the City's Land Use and Circulation Elements. Consider the Planning Commission's recommendation and set matters for future discussion. Patrick Richards, Director of Community Development, gave an overview of the staff report dated January 14, 1988. It is the Planning Commission's recommendation that the circulation update precede the land use consideration. Staff is recommending that no letters of interest be considered which occur North of Los Angeles Avenue. This is due to the time frame the City wanted to keep which would be significantly lengthened if all of the projects North of Los Angeles were considered. The duly noticed pubic hearing was then opened after brief Council discussion. C -1. Jim Scaroni, 5740 W. Greentree, Somis. Mr. Scaroni owns approximately two acres of land on Walnut Canyon and Everett Street on which eh would like to construct a garden -type office building. He reiterated his interest in a zone change under the current Land Use and Circulation Updates. Councilmember Harper responded he was a little concerned we would be overloading the City on this type of use in light of the recent approval of the Topa Management Project on the corner of New Los Angeles Avenue and Spring Road. C -2. John Newton, 165 High Street, Suite 204, stated he was representing five different components of the update. He indicated he had addressed letters of interest for five different property owners. They are: Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gisler, Mr. Fred Kavli, JBR Development Company, Grace Chandler Estates Trust, and Steven Anderson. He further stated he felt the Council should consider the land use element along with the circulation element. C -3. Jocelyn Reed, 10851 Citrus Drive, spoke concerning the recreation chapter of the land use element. She asked Council to insure that the bike and trails system would be continued within the City and would like to see the City's policy concerning these trails strengthened by clarifying them and making the trails more specific in the plan. C -4. Connie Lawrason, 4291 Ambermeadow Street, felt that the following items were of great importance to the City: traffic circulation, a hillside preservation ordinance similar to that used in the City of Thousand Oaks, open spaces within the City, zoning for a hospital or emergency center, also zoning for a hotel with perhaps a dinner house that contained banquet facilities, consideration of Senior and low income housing, consideration of Mobile Home Parks, as well as attention to passive and active parks, planned communities, annexation of nearby county land into into the City, and consideration of an entertainment center which might contain an open air theatre as well as a walk -in theatre. The public hearing was closed when no one else wished to speak. Mayor Galloway commented he would like to see the major changes suggested in the General Plan Update voted upon by the people. Councilmember Brown felt the City should also consider the County's General Plan Update since this could directly affect our circulation element. Mayor Galloway further commented that he would like to see alternatives to an East -West line of travel north of Los Angeles Avenue as well as an additional north -south line of travel other than Walnut Canyon Road. Additionally, he expressed some concerns that the City was not allowing for open space. Councilmember Harper agreed with staff's recommendation to set a meeting to hear the land use changes being proposed and then limit the scope of work at that time. He also indicated he would be in favor of the City Attorney reviewing ramifications of an ordinance which would affect projects over fifty acres going to a vote of the people. Mayor Galloway suggested that rather than be based on size, that a project be presented to a vote of the people when it reached a certain ratio to the City's population. Councilmember Brown was not in favor of limiting the Council's review to the fourteen letters of interest which had been presented but rather would look at all letters of interest presented as well as other projects which staff was aware of. Councilmember Harper also suggested that before final action on the scope of the request for proposal was taken, the Council wait for the fifth Councilmember to be seated. The following motion was then heard: MOTION: Councilmember Harper moved and Councilmember Brown seconded a motion to set February 17, 1988 as the meeting to consider the merits of the seventeen requested specific land use changes or others as known by staff in relation to the City's guidelines for the screening of General Plan amendments and any potential staff initiated changes, and to direct that the City Attorney review all ramifications of the City's adopting an ordinance which would place all projects over fifty acres to a vote of the people, and to direct staff to begin work on a local planning ordinance and to delay final action on the scope of the request for proposal until the fifth Council person is seated, and to direct City staff to present City Council with proposed weigh station sites. The voice vote was unanimous with Councilmember Lane absent. AT THIS POINT IN THE MEETING, the Council recessed, the time being 8:45 p.m. At 9:05 p.m., the Council reconvened with Councilmember Lane absent. 10. COMMENTS FROM COUNCILMEMBERS Councilmember Brown remarked she would like to see a response to Mr. John Newton's letter concerning a proposed affordable housing committee on the next agenda so that the Council could consider an appropriate reply to his letter. MOTION: Councilmember Brown moved and Councilmember Harper seconded a motion to consider only discussion action items 11.F and 11.I with all other items on the agenda to be continued to the Council meeting of February 3, 1988. The voice vote was unanimous with Councilmember Lane absent. 11. DISCUSSION /ACTION ITEMS F. Consider the existing and proposed sidewalk locations along High Street. Staff recommended they be directed as deemed appropriate. Dennis Delzeit gave an overview of the staff report dated January 11, 1988. Council was concerned if sufficient funds were available, the sidewalk area in front of Schleve's project, PD -1040, might also receive consideration. Councilmember harper commented that he was concerned the City have a streetscape plan and would like to see staff's recommendation along this line. Steven Kueny mentioned that the matching funds for the SB821 funds available had been budgeted. In response to the Council's concerns regarding bollards, Mr. Kueny suggested that bollards could be constructed in front of that parcel as an interim measure until such time as sidewalks could be constructed. Additionally, bollards could be placed in front of the parts store on High Street so that cars could park parallel in front of the business. The following motion was heard. MOTION: Councilmember Harper moved and Councilmember Brown seconded a motion to direct staff to construct a sidewalk along the north side of High Street between Magnolia Avenue and Spring Street. In addition to this recommendation, staff was directed to construct a sidewalk along the north side of High Street between Magnolia Avenue and Bard Avenue if funds were available, and if funds were not available to complete both of these items, staff is directed to construct a sidewalk along the north side of High Street between Magnolia Avenue and spring road as well as place bollards along the north side of High Street between Magnolia Avenue and Bard Avenue. Lastly, Staff was directed to begin preliminary engineering along with a field survey of the proposed sidewalk layout while the Downtown Study is in the process of being finalized, which will include a preliminary cost estimate with attention also being given to the second area west of Magnolia. The voice vote was unanimous with Councilmember Lane absent. I. Consider ioarticiiDation in the Federal Aid to Urban FAU Pro Iram. Staff recommendation was to authorize the City Engineer to prepare the necessary documentation for participation. Steven Kueny, City Manager gave an overview of the staff report dated January 15, 1988. There was no discussion by Council. the following motion was heard. MOTION: Councilmember Brown moved and Councilmember Harper seconded a motion to authorize the City Engineer to proceed with the process to have Moorpark eligible for the FAU Program at a cost not to exceed $2,100. The voice vote was unanimous, with Councilmember Lane absent. 12. 13. ORDINANCES No ordinances were presented for Council consideration. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS The only future agenda item mentioned was a response to Mr. Newton's letter concerning the possibility of the formation of an affordable housing committee. 14. CLOSED SESSION City Manager Steven Kueny announced there was no need to hold the closed session at this time. 15. ADJOURNMENT Councilmember Harper moved and Councilmember Brown seconded a motion to adjourn the meeting. The voice vote was unanimous, the time of adjournment was 9:20 p.m. Mayor ATTEST: