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Home My WebLink AboutMIN 1990 0129 PC SPCMINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL Moorpark, California January 29, 1990 An Adjourned Meeting of the City Council and Special Meeting of the Planning Commission of the City of Moorpark, California was held on January 29, 1990 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 6:30 p.m. by Paul Lawrason. 2. CLOSED SESSION: MOTION: Councilmember Brown moved and Councilmember Montgomery seconded a motion to adjourn to Closed Session to discuss personnel matters. The motion carried by voice vote 4 -0, Councilmember Harper absent. Present in the Closed Session were Councilmembers Brown, Montgomery, Perez, Mayor Lawrason; Steven Kueny, City Manager and Richard Hare, Deputy City Manager. The Council reconvened into Open Session at 7:14 p.m. Mr. Kueny stated that there was no action to report out of Closed Session. AT THIS POINT in the meeting Mayor Lawrason declared a 5 minutes recess. Mayor Lawrason reconvened the Adjourned Meeting of the City Council at 7:20 p.m. Chairman Wozniak then called the Special Meeting of the Planning Commission to order. 3. ROLL CALL: City Council: Councilmembers Brown, Montgomery, Perez, and Mayor Lawrason Councilmember Harper arrived at 8:07 p.m. Mayor Lawrason left the meeting at 7:48 p.m. and re- entered the meeting at 8:25 p.m. Planning Commission: Commissioners Lanahan, Schmidt, Scullin, Talley and Chairman Wozniak. Steven Kueny, City Manager; Pat Richards, Director of Community Development; Deborah Traffenstedt, Senior Planner. Minutes of the City Council Moorpark„ CA Page 2 4. GENERAL PLAN UPDATE WORKSHOP January 29, 1990 Cheri Phelps, Ken Ryan and Elizabeth Tincher from PBR and Terence Austin and Kendal Elmer from Austin -Foust Associates were introduced. Ken Ryan gave a brief overview of the general Plan update process and discussed the various handouts that were distributed at the workshop. Mr. Ryan provided a summary of the information in the Draft Land Use Existing Conditions and Trends Report including a summary of existing land use conditions, a discussion of current plans and policies which must be taken into consideration in revising the Land Use Element, Downtown Study, and Countywide Planning Program growth and non - growth areas, current trends, and urban services /conditions. Terence Austin provided a summary of the information contained in the Draft Circulation Existing Conditions Report, including a discussion of existing traffic conditions, levels of service through travel characteristics, and the traffic model process. In response to Council and Commission discussion, Austin -Foust said that the Through Survey results summarize automobile and truck traffic characteristics for the four State Route highways entering and exiting the City at the current City limit boundary. The main objective is to differentiate two types of vehicle trips -- trips between areas inside the City and areas outside the City, and trips between areas outside the City that travel through the City. Since the survey was performed for highway locations on the city boundary, automobile and truck traffic summarized as "internal" represent trips being generated by development inside the City and traffic classified as "external" represent trips being generated by development outside of the City limits. In response to the question regarding what is to be considered typical truck traffic levels, Austin -Foust responded approximately 5 %. In response to a question regarding what effort will be made to solicit comments from service agencies regarding goals and policies before the next workshop, PBR answered that the Notice of Preparation of an Environmental Impact Report was recently mailed to all affected service agencies. Also, PBR has also contacted the School District, County Waterworks District No. 1 and the Fire and Police Departments during preparation of the Land Use Element Existing Conditions and Trends Report. PBR will attempt to also involve the service Minutes of the City Council Moorpark., CA Page 3 January 29, 1990 agencies in the alternatives analysis process and will send a letter requesting their input during goal development. In response to a question regarding what effect the Highway 118/23 connector will have on truck traffic, Austin -Foust said that matter would be studied next in the update process using a traffic model. In response to a comment that the existing General Plan buildout would result in 60% more traffic and a question as to whether this additional traffic was expected on existing roads or future links being considered, Austin -Foust said they would also analyze other road linkages. In response to whether PBR would analyze other land use proposals that will affect the General Plan Update proposals, PBR said that land use alternatives could be looked at but that at some point the City would select the preferred alternative on which PBR would complete a more detailed analysis, subsequent changes requiring considerable work. In response to whether the additional General Plan elements would be created or revised, PBR said that their scope of work would include revisions to the Land Use and Circulation Elements only, however, they would identify any inconsistencies between elements which might be created through revisions to the Land Use and Circulation elements. CITY COUNCIL ADJOURNMENT Mayor Lawrason adjourned the City Council meeting and the Council left the dias at 9:00 p.m. PUBLIC COMMENT Thomas Ferguson, 14798 Marquette, expressed concern related to a safety problem with the street median on Campus Park Drive. It was suggested that he attend a City Council meeting and speak during the public comment portion of that meeting. Dennis Hardgrave, 1830 Lockwood No. 110, Oxnard, representing the Levy Company, requested that a thorough Highway 118 westbound study be undertaken and that alternatives be studied such as a possible interim roadway with connection to Gabbert Road or to the west side of the Southern California Edison \ substation facility. He said there was a current Williamson Act contract for the Levy Company property, but that the Minutes of the City Council Moorpark, CA Page 4 January 29, 1990 contract will expire in 1991.He pointed out that there is an inconsistency between Countywide Planning Program growth and non - growth areas and the fact that the Levy Company property is within the Moorpark Redevelopment Area. He also expressed concern regarding the effect on the Levy property from possible extensions of High Street and Casey Road, and stated that the Levy company wanted adequate consideration of the need for an elementary school site in the vicinity of their property. Irma Tucker, Sage Institute, 2835 Townsgate Road No. 208, Westlake Village said that Safe Institute was representing the Moorpark Unified School District. She emphasized that the decisions made as a result of the General Plan Update would affect: public services and that the School District was interested in being involved and providing input to the process. 7. PLANNING COMMISSION ADJOURNMENT Commissioner Wozniak adjourned the Planning Commission Meeting at 9::35 p.m. ZW. La ason Jr., May &-L hn Woznia Chairman ATTEST: