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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMIN 2008 0423 CC JNT PCMINUTES OF THE JOINT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND PLANNING COMMISSION Moorpark, California April 23 2008 A Special Joint Meeting of the Moorpark City Council and Planning Commission was held on April 23, 2008, at 7:45 p.m. at the Moorpark Community Center located at 799 Moorpark Avenue, Moorpark, California. 1. 2. 3 4 F'1 CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Hunter called the City Council to order at 8:13 p.m. THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Barry Hogan, Deputy City Manager, led the Pledge of Allegiance. ROLL CALL: City Council: Councilmembers Mikos, Millhouse, Parvin, Van Dam, and Mayor Hunter. Planning Commissioners: Commissioners DiCecco, Hamous, Landis, Taillon, and Chair Peskay. Staff Present: Steven Kueny, City Manager; Barry Hogan, Deputy City Manager; David Bobardt, Planning Director; Deborah Traffenstedt, Administrative Services Director /City Clerk; and Maureen Benson, Assistant City Clerk. PUBLIC COMMENT: None. PRESENTATION /ACTION /DISCUSSION: A. Consider Mission Statement, Priorities, Goals and Objectives for Fiscal Year 2008/2009. Staff Recommendation: Direct staff as deemed appropriate. Mr. Bobardt highlighted the priorities, goals and objectives for the coming year including: 1) Updates to the General Plan Land Use, Circulation, Open Space Conservation and Recreation (OSCAR), Circulation and Housing Elements; 2) Reformatting of Noise and Safety Elements to Minutes of the City Council and Planning Commission Moorpark, California Page 2 April 23 2008 conform to same format of the updated Elements; and 3) Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance Amendment to address standards and conditions. The Council, Commission, and staff discussed: 1) Renewing efforts to cause Caltrans to disguise or screen its former yard on Los Angeles Avenue from view; 2) Status of withdrawal of Home Depot project and any possible future protections to be included in development agreements; 3) Designating Moorpark Avenue between Casey Road and Los Angeles Avenue as an arterial street; 4) Status of Master Trail Plan, inspecting physical condition of equestrian trails and connections throughout the City, and in particular, impediments to equestrian trail connections or equestrian trail use in and adjacent to Specific Plan No. 2 and within the Moorpark Country Club Estates Project area; 5) Consideration for modifying Potential Objective 43. due to physical constraints of connecting Lassen Avenue to Moorpark Avenue at Third Street; 6) Decrease in development fee income and need to promote new businesses and other revenue sources; 7) Consideration for a canine park in a suitable location; 8) Promoting "green building" and involve Planning Commission in the development of guidelines for the public; 9) Consider adding Potential Objectives 40. and 41. to regular objectives which relate to green building; and 10) Consider moving Potential Objectives Nos. 13, 25, 30, 33, 34, 44, and 45. to the formal Goals and Objectives; and 11) Early involvement of Arts Commission in project pla_ potential placement of art pieces. 6. ADJOURNMENT: Mayor Hunter adjourned th)6 meeting at 8:59 p.m. ATTEST: itIm -.I- Maureen Benson, Assistant City Clerk RobertPesk y, Chair