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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMIN 2002 0710 CC SPCMINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL Moorpark, California July 10, 2002 A Special Meeting of the City Council of the City of Moorpark was held on July 10, 2002, in the Community Center of said City located at 799 Moorpark Avenue, Moorpark, California. 1. CALL TO ORDER: Deborah Traffenstedt, Assistant to City Manager /City Clerk called the meeting to order at 6:43 p.m. and asked for selection of a Temporary Presiding Officer due to the absence of Mayor Hunter and Mayor Pro Tem Mikos. MOTION: Councilmember Harper moved and Councilmember Millhouse seconded a motion to select Councilmember Wozniak as Temporary Presiding Officer. The motion carried by voice vote 3 -0, Mayor Pro Tem Mikos and Mayor Hunter absent. 2. ROLL CALL: Present: Councilmembers Harper, Millhouse, and Presiding Officer Wozniak. Absent: Mayor Pro Tem Mikos and Mayor Hunter. Staff Present: Steven Kueny, City Manager; Hugh Riley, Assistant City Manager; Barry Hogan, Community Development Director; Walter Brown, City Engineer; Deborah Traffenstedt, Assistant to City Manager /City Clerk; and Blanca Garza, Deputy City Clerk. 3. PUBLIC COMMENT: None. 4. PRESENTATION /ACTION /DISCUSSION: A. Consider General Plan Amendment No. 2002 -01 for a Change in General Plan Designation from General Commercial (C -2) to Very High Density (VH), Zone Change No. 2002 -01; a Change of Zone Designation from Commercial Planned Development (CPD) to Residential Planned Development 20 du /acre (RPD 20 DU /AC); and a Request for a Residential Planned Development (RPD) Minutes of the City Council Moorpark, California Pie 2 July 10, 2002 Permit to Allow the Construction of 190 Senior Citizen Apartment Units on the Application of USA Properties Fund, (Assessor's Parcel No. 506 -0- 050 -185 and a Portion of 506 -0- 050 -475). Staff Recommendation: 1) Open the public hearing, accept public testimony, and close the public hearing; 2) Adopt the proposed Mitigated Negative Declaration; 3) Adopt Resolution No. 2002 -1988, approving General Plan Amendment No. 2002 -01; 4) Introduce Ordinance No. 284, for first reading approving Zone Change No. 2002 -01. Schedule second reading and adoption for September 4, 2002; and 5) Adopt Resolution No. 2002 -1989, approving Residential Planned Development No. 2002 -02, subject to conditions of approval. Joyce Parker, City contract planner, gave the staff report. Mr. Hogan made verbal corrections to the written staff report and conditions of approval and referenced a handout showing the recommended revisions to conditions. He noted that Conditions Nos. 3, 22, and 80 were shown on the handout with recommended revisions shown with legislative format. In response to Councilmember Harper, Mr. Hogan stated he agreed with the recommended correction to Condition No. 22 to state "...for review and approval by the Community Development Director...". In response to Councilmember Harper, Mr. Hogan agreed that eucalyptus trees could be prohibited and that a requirement for a gate could be added to allow future trail access. In response to Councilmember Millhouse, Mr. Kueny stated that the Development Agreement would ensure the affordability period for the project as the life of the project and that the condition of approval would be revised. In response to Councilmember Millhouse, Mr. Hogan stated that staff was comfortable with the current parking ratio. Temporary Presiding Officer Wozniak opened the public hearing. Troy Estacio, representing USA Properties Fund, 2440 Professional Drive, Suite 100, Roseville, CA, Minutes of the City Council Moorpark, California Paqe 3 Julv 10, 2002 discussed the affordability of the project. He requested clarification of Condition No. 49, and stated it was not their intent to underground offsite utilities. He stated they had already revised the landscape plan to eliminate eucalyptus trees, they do have benches planned at the south side of the project and would be happy to add a gate if permitted by the Flood Control District. He introduced Eldon Schierman, the engineer for the project. Eldon Schierman, Hall & Foreman, Inc., 9310 Topanga Canyon Boulevard, Suite 220A, Chatsworth, discussed National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) requirements for the project and stated that there would be a 1 to 2 percent slope in the biofiltration areas. In response to Councilmember Harper, Mr. Schierman stated that for the biofiltration to work the filtration has to be slower than a standard drainage system. He discussed maintenance of those areas. In response to Councilmember Harper, Mr. Brown stated the recommended gradient for the biofiltration areas is one half to 1 percent. He also stated the soils onsite are sandy, that there is a high level of percolation ability, and that he does not anticipate a problem with standing water. In response to Councilmember Millhouse, Mr. Kueny stated the maintenance requirements are a standard condition of approval and that Vector Control staff could require correction of any standing water problem. John Newton, 165 High Street, Suite 103, Moorpark, representing the applicant, asked the Council to accept a handout on revisions to conditions of approval. CONSENSUS: By consensus, the Council agreed to accept the handout from Mr. Newton. Mr. Newton summarized the handout including a recommended revision to Condition No. 49 to clarify the Director of Community Development would determine the need to remove the southern -most utility pole on Park Lane and underground utilities at that offsite Minutes of the City Council Moorpark, California Paqe 4 July 10, 2002 location, amendment of Condition No. 85 to clarify the fair -share contribution of $4,000 for intersection improvements, and recommended addition of a new condition to allow the City Manager to approve an early grading agreement. In response to Councilmember Harper, Mr. Newton stated that no elevators and no photovoltaics are proposed. He discussed the senior housing benefits of the project. In response to Councilmember Millhouse, Mr. Estacio summarized the project design and proposed social program for seniors. In response to Councilmember Harper, Mr. Hogan clarified that his recommended change to Condition No. 80, on the handout provided to Council, would be more clear if subsection j. was eliminated and the language was then incorporated into subsection i. Temporary Presiding Officer Wozniak closed the public hearing. MOTION: Councilmember Harper moved and Councilmember Millhouse seconded a motion to approve the Mitigated Negative Declaration. The motion carried by voice vote 3- 0, Mayor Pro Tem Mikos and Mayor Hunter absent. MOTION: Councilmember Harper moved and Councilmember Millhouse seconded a motion to adopt Resolution No. 2002- 1988, approving General Plan Amendment No. 2002 -01. The motion carried by voice vote 3 -0, Mayor Pro Tem Mikos and Mayor Hunter absent. In response to Temporary Presiding Officer Wozniak, Ms. Traffenstedt read the title for Ordinance No. 284. MOTION: Councilmember Harper moved and Councilmember Millhouse seconded a motion to waive full reading of Ordinance No. 284. The motion carried by voice vote 3 -0, Mayor Pro Tem Mikos and Mayor Hunter absent. MOTION: Councilmember Harper moved and Councilmember Millhouse seconded a motion to introduce Ordinance No. 284 for first reading and schedule second reading for September 4, 2002. The motion carried by voice vote 3 -0, Mayor Pro Tem Mikos and Mayor Hunter absent. Minutes of the City Council Moorpark, California Paqe 5 July 10, 2002 MOTION: Councilmember Harper moved and Councilmember Millhouse seconded a motion to adopt Resolution No. 2002- 1989, approving Residential Planned Development No. 2002- 02, subject to the amended conditions of approval. The motion carried by voice vote 3 -0, Mayor Pro Tem Mikos and Mayor Hunter absent. 5. ADJOURNMENT: MOTION: Councilmember Harper moved and Councilmember Millhouse seconded a motion to adjourn. The m on carried by oice vote 3 -0, Mayor Pro Tem Mikos and Mayor unt r absen . T e time was 7:27 p.m. ATTEST: S. 1 Deborah S. Traffensted City Clerk er, mayo