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Home My WebLink AboutAGENDA REPORT 2007 1205 CC REG ITEM 10A 1 o• A• MINUTES OF THE EAST COUNTY CITIES JOINT CITY COUNCIL MEETING CITY OF MOORPARK e CITY OF SIMI VALLEY • CITY OF THOUSAND OAKS October 10, 2007 CITY of P,±l0ORPAKK, Ronald Reagan Presidential Library CRY Council Meeting ®� Presidential Learning Center 40 Presidential Drive, Simi Valley, CalifornlaCTION: v n• -� BY' CA- g - AGENDA ITEM I. CALL TO ORDER: 7:11 p.m. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Led by City of Simi Valley Mayor Miller II. ROLL CALL: A. City Council of Present: Mayor Paul Miller, Mayor Pro Tem Steven T. Sojka, Simi Valley Council Members Barbra Williamson, Glen T. Becerra, and Michelle S. Foster. Absent: None Staff: Mike Sedell, City Manager; David Hirsch, City Attorney; and Al Boughey, Director of Environmental Services B. City Council of Present: Mayor Patrick Hunter, Mayor Pro Tem Keith F. Moorpark Millhouse, Council Members Roseann Mikos, Ph.D., Janice S. Parvin, and Mark Van Dam. Absent: None Staff: Steve Kueny, City Manager; Joseph Montes, City Attorney; and Barry Hogan, Deputy City Manager/Community Development C. City Council of Present: Mayor Andrew P. Fox, Mayor Pro Tem Jacqui V. Thousand Oaks Irwin, Council Members Dennis C. Gillette, Claudia Bill-de la Pena and Thomas P. Glancy. Absent: None Staff: Scott Mitnick, City Manager; Amy Albano, City Attorney; and John Prescott, Community Development Director Minutes of the East County Cities 2 October 10, 2007 AGENDA ITEM III. PUBLIC COMMENT: Mayor Miller introduced Ventura County Supervisors Linda Parks and Peter Foy who were in attendance. He stated that Dawn Mortara and Ed Krasner had submitted speaker cards in support of the Tierra Rejada Valley Greenbelt, but did not wish to speak. 1. Barbara Kerkhoff, Somis, CA, commended the City Councils for coordinating this .meeting and their dedication to the Tierra Rejada Valley Greenbelt. She requested action be taken to strengthen the Greenbelt, and that the City of Moorpark initiate a formal agreement with the County of Ventura for a Las Posas Valley Greenbelt, and distributed handouts for the City Council Members (Exhibit A). 2. John F. Kerkhoff, Somis, CA, stated the strongest regulations should be enacted to protect open space and agriculture. Mayor Miller requested that Simi Valley City Manager Sedell give a brief overview of the purpose of this meeting. City Manager Sedell stated that the goal of the meeting was to provide a learning process so when individual Councils discuss the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and the Tierra Rejada Valley Greenbelt, all cities would have the same background information. IV. PRESENTATION ON RONALD REAGAN PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY Kirby Hansen, Special Project Consultant, the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation, reported on the educational opportunities that the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library offers. Ms. Hansen stated that the Annenberg Foundation granted the Library 10 million dollars to create the Walter and Leonore Annenberg Presidential Learning Center to promote civic responsibility through civility and respect in politics and government. The program will teach students from K - 12 through college on the importance of participating in the democratic process and working together. Ms. Hansen informed the audience of upcoming events being held at the Library, including lectures, exhibits, holiday programs, an upcoming Republican Presidential Debate, and plans being formulated to celebrate Ronald Reagan's Centennial birthday in February 2011. Mayor Miller thanked Ms. Hansen for the presentation, and the report was received and filed. 00 ON2 Minutes of the East County Cities 3 October 10, 2007 AGENDA ITEM V. PRESENTATION ON TIERRA REJADA VALLEY GREENBELT Chris Stephens, Director, Ventura County Resource Management Agency, gave a PowerPoint Presentation on the Tierra Rejada Valley Greenbelt's status and current activities (Exhibit B). He discussed adoption, boundaries, and purpose, and stated that the Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) endorsed the Greenbelt Agreement. Mr. Stephens reviewed the permitted land uses for open space and agricultural zoning designations in the County. Further, he discussed the proposed annexation of the Presidential Library and adjacent parcels to the City of Simi Valley. He stated the tasks needed to be accomplished by the City of Simi Valley prior to LAFCO's approval of the annexation. Mayor Miller requested questions from the City Council Members. Discussion ensued regarding: details of the prior approved County advisory Measure A; permitted uses and facilities in the Greenbelt; the County code enforcement process; the compatibility of the illumination approved for the driving range project with the concept of open space and protection of wildlife corridors, and the term of that project's conditional use permit; the County's position on a letter from the City of Moorpark requesting the County consider adopting a more restrictive open space land use designation and zoning within the Greenbelt; other projects that are anticipated to come forward in the Greenbelt; the notification and comment process for discretionary permits; the need for better communication between cities on sphere amendment and annexation proposals; if a Countywide vote of the people is required to amend the County SOAR ordinance; whether the County has a ridgeline protection ordinance; the suggestion that the Cities consider annexing the Greenbelt to better control development; disappointment with County control of the Greenbelt area; the process to be followed to work with the County on strengthening the Greenbelt; the difference between the Santa Paula and the Tierra Rejada Valley Greenbelt agreements, and the recent implementation of fines and a priority system for the County code enforcement program. City Manager Sedell reviewed the annexation process for the Presidential Library and adjacent properties. He mentioned that LAFCO recommended and approved a Sphere of Influence change, and the Simi Valley City Council supported proceeding with an annexation process. He reported the process would include: outreach to the property owners; a Greenbelt Agreement amendment among the Cities; environmental review and application filed with a pre-zoning map; review from both the Simi Valley Planning Commission and City Council; an application to be filed with LAFCO; a Minutes of the East County Cities 4 October 10, 2007 AGENDA ITEM public review process; a vote of the property owners in the annexed area; and filing with the State Board of Equalization. City Manager Sedell stated that the open space zoning for the annexation area would be retained. There being no further questions, the report was received and filed. VI. ADJOURNMENT: Mayor Miller adjourned the meeting at 8:28 p.m. There being no objections, the meeting was adjourned through acclamation. ul Miller, Maur of the City of Simi Valley, California Patrick Hunter, Mayor of ity of Moorpark, California '\6�lk Andrew P. Fox, Mayor of tM City of Thousand Oaks, California Anne Morrow, Deputy Director/City Clerk of the City of Simi Valley, California 4 I � r~ t . 5 . .. �s FILLMORE-P1RU , 2000 by Ordinance Which large AgricultLare 't SANTA PAULA I 190 "Protected, y a Greenbell:? i"►!_LMORE n 19811 ti �qR � »w W."`-,�.�'t.n.,�., �'f cam # .rro•w A $ VENTURA- � F E 'fir :SANTA PAULA � , r �tsa Ma � 8 2X?0 1967 2006 and 20 5 .W1100? I ,.UU�1 Rc�commet at ons for . l .,�, i, -'� a. 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S anta Paid r r � l I ( wtr 1 ti �s Moorpark W �..,, . ,�,on EI rei'a erE ura TERRA REJAC7A mrI �- SANTA ROSA Ca -ari to ` CP MA' LID 1� rte; ti's VALLEY VAL EY a Th eArs,nd Oaks XNA ? 3 "0 I r Wk Hueherne fi el 1 { h It'id i vldual i Greenbelts ,., Urban (Cites) ...Irrigated Farmland Protected by a Greenb4 Greenbelt & E3Oa. ndaries Irrigated Farmland NOT protected by a Greenbelt TIERRA REJADA GREENBELT Status and Current Activities Pres--n tation to the East COLMLY .rtes Joint Council Meetina P-'0.,-13 id Reagan Pr-es;dent,;a Library 0 C to e r 10., 2007 TIERRA REJADA GREENBELT Initially AdDpt "n 1982 - U F'r-C n!t Rt�—SchJt'-.Cr, Adopted in 1984, 'reenbelf Area Boundaries of th'- ave --,--%m-"red c-,CDnstant since 1984, 0001,8 : TIERRA REJADA GREENBELT The Purpose : Retain the Greenbelt Area "in agricultural and other open space uses for the overall best interests of the cities, the County and the State. pt TIERRA RE D: GREENBELT ThE-- Ba-si- Ag L s t a b I i s h r 7n e n t :D f a p oll I Cy 0* !10 rl annexat-10,1 ai-O -----f,enf-K-Dn of Ope"I SPace u.s e,s D r lie o, ropertles n t he Tier j Reada "Vic . TIERRA REJADA GREENBELT j f Further Action .- I A request that the Local Agency Formation Commission `endorse the I Greenbelt" and "continue to act in a manner consistent with the preservation of the lands for agricultural and other open space E uses." O O " 4 III 4 a+e [ITY RRR.j[ s 3 O 1 0. SIM xA % r � � C'OFOFJHCUS AL O.OA KS ,r--, h d �. Os ao ac � +' r c C f x !s { 05-50 ac i tt E - 3 ( r { i t � S I I # Includes 2,490 Acres of !arid ? { C € e €n the I i t ..1 sue?`':e fir` U1 w` � s.._� y„'.! y Ac f S0 TIERRA REJADA GREENBELT Current Permitted Land Uses;Activities: ♦ Reagan Presidential Library * Single Family Homes./Second Dwellings ♦ Agriculture/Wholesale Nurseries ♦ Erluestrian./Horse Boarding ♦ giving IR"a r,g e AgnC-uIftural Pr3motional ACti'vfties TERRA REJADA GREENBELT LAFCO recently approved a rievised Sphere f T In fluenCe for the City of Simi Valley, ir L A -CO policy requires the City of Simi Vallev 10jork to revise the Greenbc-It A g re-e me,n t prior to its apprOval of r the final annexation , 4 TIERRA REJADA GREENBELT i Proposed Annexation to the City of Simi Valley . f ({ ♦ Reagan Presidential Library and I adjacent panels. * Approximately roximatel y 230 Acres of Land. � l�P � t � 9 s 4 YS° f'#s, O < . � m �P GF'NG USk Rv-Gk+�S TERRA REJADA GREENBELT — .4 _ a �h t f p 11 pC.4' 3 I f t 05 10 d' } TIERRA i f REjADA GREENBELT f �.:. .r".-"A t n f 3 e �C.i'j 4 l�{ . as Open Space im the Court- P:;3 i 0r ,n Open Space )r' .r ..t e (tt 11 f