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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1989-01-20MINUTES CITY COUNCIL/REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY Ben Brown's Aliso Creek Inn Laguna Beach, California January 20-21, 1989 A tape recording of this meeting is on file in the City Clerk's Office. Mayor Bannister called the adjourned regular meeting of the City Council and the'Redevelopment Agency of the City of Huntington Beach to order at 8:30 a.m. ROLL CALL Present: MacAllister, Green, Winchell, Bannister, Mays, Silva Absent: Erskine ROLL CALL STAFF Paul Cook, City Administrator; Rich Barnard, Assistant to the City Administrator; Mike Adams, Acting Community Development Director; Doug LaBelle, Deputy City Administrator/Economic Development; Bill Payne, Police Chief; Ray Picard, Fire Chief; Bob Franz, Deputy City Administrator/Administrative Services; Don Watson, City Treasurer; Jim Palin, Deputy City Administrator/Zoning; Lou Sandoval, Director of Public Works; Connie Brockway, City Clerk; Max Bowman, Community Services Director; Art DeLaLoza, Deputy City Attorney; Bob Sangster, Deputy City Attorney; Pat Dapkus, Management Aide. CC(X NCIL/STAFF RETREAT - CITY GOALS AND OBJECTIVES Norm Traub, facilitator, introduced himself to the group. Each participant presented their expectations. Items Distributed - The following materials had been distributed to Council and staff. 1. PTI (Public Technology, Inc. - Stategic Planning Presentation dated 1-20-89. 2. PTI -- Strategies for Cities and Counties 3. City Administrator CA dated January 19, 1989 with attachments as follows: (1) Section IV: - Comments from Department Heads on ad hoc GMC recommendations, (2) Section V-B: Additional information regarding Pierside Village, (3) Section V-D: Report from ad hoc Committee on Community Preservation; and Code Enforcement Operations Manual V-I: Department Head responses to letter from Wes Bannister. Me Page 2 - Council/Agency Minutes - 1/20-21/89 4. Communication to Council from John Erskine dated January 19, 1989. 5. Quarterly Study Sessions/City Goals & Objectives (CA 88-38) dated April 15, 1988. 6. Interdepartment Communication dated January 18, 1989 from Director of Public Works regarding City-wide Traffic Model Current Status. 7. Interdepartment Communication dated January 11, 1989 from Deputy City Administrator/Administrative Services regarding Debt Financing. 8. Interdepartment Communication dated January 18, 1989 regarding City-wide Traffic Model Current Status. Strategic Planning Program (Discussion Leader Dianne Rooney) Diane Rooney, facilitator, utilizing slides, presented a report regarding strategic planning; what it is and how it is applied in municipal government. Discussion was held regarding how the city can utilize strategic planning to reach city -council short-term and long-term goals. The need on the Growth Management Committee for representation in the senior citizen, education, manufacturing and financial areas was discussed. The possibility of including the community's schools on the steering committee was suggested. The need to meet more frequently with the Growth Management Committee was stated. RECESS - RECONVENE The Mayor called a recess of Council at 10:00 a.m. The meeting was reconvened at 10:15 a.m. Further discussion was held regarding a method to implement strategic planning with community involvement. RECESS - RECONVENE The Mayor called a recess of Council at 11:00 a.m. The meeting was reconvened at 11:15 a.m. GOALS AND OBJECTIVES - COASTAL DEVELOPMENT Items 1-15 as set forth in the April 15, 1988 - CA 88-38 were reviewed and updated as follows: Coastal Enhancement Mission Statement: Promote and protect the unique resources which are found along the Huntington Beach coast. 1. Develop a Solsa Chica Local Coastal Plan acceptable to the city and lobby the county and Coastal Commission through the Bolsa Chica Planning Coalition. Page 3 - Council/Agency Minutes - 1/20-21/89 2. Pursue development of the County Linear Park project and establish park boundary. 3. Continue progress on specific plans for the redevelopment project areas designated within the coastal zone. 4. Continue to support state agencies in their efforts to restore the property between Brookhurst, the Edison Plant, PCH, and the Flood Control Channel as wetlands. 5. Continue to pursue with Caltrans the widening and improvement of PCH between the Santa Ana River and Warner Avenue. 6. Annex the Balsa Chica into the city. 7. Continue to mitigate the environmental issues of the Ascon Dump Site by working with state and county agencies and property owners to bring about a site that is conducive for development. 8 Precise plan the Hamilton Avenue extension from Newland Street to Huntington Street. 9. Protect the integrity of the recreational nature of city and state beach and surf between the Santa Ana River and Anaheim Bay. 10. Mitigate loss of beach parking through development of parking nodes north of the pier. 11 Pursue the construction of a new municipal pier. 12. Reassess policy regarding municipal services on state beaches. 13. Pursue with the state, ownership in fee by the city of the portion of Bolsa Chica State Beach.north of the Pier to the bluffs. 14. Continue to monitor proposed.off shore oil lease sales. 15. Reassess policy regarding police services on state beaches and seek funding to pay cost of police services on the state beaches located with Huntington Beach. GOALS AND OBJECTIVES - TRANSPORTATION The group then reviewed Goals and Objectives - Transportation and updated as follows: Mission Staterment Establish and pursue a comprehensive transportation policy for the City of Huntington Beach. 1. Annually review the Transportation and Circulation Plan project priorities for the city. 2. Have OCTD establish a Transportation Center within the Downtown Specific Plan area. -10 Page 4 - Council/Agency Minutes - 1/20-21/89 3. Establish a means to finance the maintenance and reconstruction of existing streets in the downtown area. 4. Actively pursue cooperative interagency transportation links. a. Pursue the strategy with the cities of Costa Mesa and Newport Beach and the county of Orange for the construction and reconstruction of bridge crossings across the Santa Ana River (e.g. Garfield Avenue, Atlanta Avenue). b. Identify and work toward completion of improving the east/west circulation flow of traffic to insure continuous connection of arterial highways that have county -wide significance, and/or provide links with the freeway system. c. Finalize a strategy with the city of Westminster to provide a north/south intracity transportation connection between Gothard Street and Hoover Streets. 5. Implement a traffic impact fee. 6. Reduce city liability on state right-of-way (PCH and Highway 39) and those intersections which are jointly shared between multi jurisdictions. 7. Develop a plan for traffic signal synchronization including interfacing with adjoining cities. B. Encourage the establishment of TSM program throughout the city to help alleviate traffic congestion during peak hours. 9. Study long term planning alternatives for improvements in the city's transportation system (monorail, parking strategies, public transit, and roadway improvements). 10. Develop funding mechanism for the super street improvement projects along beach Boulevard Corridor and explore using a grade separation where appropriate to facilitate the movement of traffic. RECESS - RECONVENE The Mayor called a recess of Council at 12:15 p.m. The meeting was reconvened at 1:40 p.m. GOALS AND OBJECTIVES - BEACH BLVD CORRIDOR The group then reviewed the Goals and Objectives -- Beach Boulevard Corridor. 1 31 Page 5 - Council/Agency Minutes - 1/20-21/89 GOALS AND OBJECTIVES. -COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT (PARK, LANDSCAPE MEDIAN, CULTURAL & ENTERTAINMENT FACILITIES) The group reviewed Goals and Objectives - Community Environment Park Landscape Median, Cultural & Entertainment Facilities) and updated as follows: Mission Statement: To promote balanced land uses throughout the community and insure that a high quality of life standard is provided to the residents through the enactment and enforcement of city ordinances and policies. 1. Complete development of the remaining three (3) undeveloped neighborhood park sites within five (5) years. 2. Begin implementation of the Adopted Master Plan for Huntington Central Park through the annual budget process. 3. Continue to provide funding methodology to support the maintenance of the complete park system and median/parkway program. Approve desired level of maintenance and identify a revenue source (e.g. parking meter and locked gates, and small entrance fees for nonresidents). 4. Continue to base the funding of recreational programs upon the user fee concept including direct and indirect costs. 5. Seek public and private funds to develop cultural facilities/entertainment facilities/Civic Center amphitheater/Edison building (i.e. music, plays, theaters, art). b. Establish priorities and provide funding for Median/Parkway Landscaping Master Plan through capital improvement funds, establishment of assessment districts, or development fees to support the program. 7. Continue to maintain public buildings and grounds at the level originally developed. 8. Continue to work through the Public Cable Television Authority to insure the residents of Huntington Beach receive "State of the Art" cable communications and programs. 9. Continue to construct monument "Welcome to Huntington Beach" signs at the entrances to the city. 10. Develop security strategies to prevent vandalism to city property (use of security cards for access into City Hall). 11. Review and update city parking stall standards to include mid -size spaces, increased enforcement, and implement overall management strategies which will lead to compliance with AQMD regulations. (implementation of Transportation Management Strategies - TMS). 12. Continue government access cable television programs financed with cable television franchise fees. 13. Strengthen code standards, and exactions to consistently implement the environmental elements of public and private projects including landscaped medians, setbacks, and buffers. 3 Page 6 — Council/Agency Minutes — 1/20-21/89 14. Explore concept of permit or parking fee for all public facilities. 15. Strengthen the city`s land use code enforcement program. 16. Develop and adopt specific plans as appropriate for the Beach Boulevard Corridor (sign ordinance, access standards, development standards). GOALS & OBJECTIVES — CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS The group reviewed Goals and Objectives — Capital Improvements and updated as follows: Mission Statement: Develop a financially sound program for identifying capital improvements which will promote quality of life and protect the health and safety of the residents of Huntington Beach. 1. Continue to review and adopt an annual Capital Improvement Program. 2. Develop a phased program to finance the maintenance of existing capital facilities (e.g. sewers, storm drains, streets, water lines, public buildings). 3. Continue to work with the County of Orange to line and increase the capacity of county drainage channels throughout the community. 4. Initiate staff study, workshop, then public hearing on feasibility of totally eliminating the General Fund subsidy for trash pickup in order to strengthen financing of needed capital projects. 5. Prioritize capital improvement projects for funding from revenues released by enactment of a trash fee. GOALS AND OBJECTIVES — ECONOMIC BASE The group reviewed Goals and Objectives — Economic Base and updated as follows: Mission Statement: To insure a balanced revenue base for the city. 1. Continue to commit resources to actively solicit commercial and industrial investors to locate in Huntington Beach through preparation of promotional program including fact sheets, publicity, advertisements, etc. 2. Continue to eliminate physical blight and obsolescence through the expanded use of redevelopment. 3. Use assessment districts wherever legally possible (landscaping, public lighting, maintenance of public parks and public right of way). 4. Continue pursuit of cost effective inter —agency relationships with other government agencies and private sector to improve public service delivery (Fire's Net 6 program, & Visitor Bureau). ` 33 Page 7 - Council/Agency Minutes - 1/20-21/89 5. Encourage high quality industry within the community. 6. Work with Visitor Bureau and Chamber of Commerce on encouraging tourism and commerce within the city. 7. Assist toward the development and encourage the downtown merchants to create a Downtown Merchant's Association. 8. Review and consider enactment of a city entertainment tax. GOALS AND OBJECTIVES - NEIGHBORHOOD PRESERVATION The group reviewed Goals an_d__Objectives - Neighborhood Preservation and updated as follows: Mission Statement: Ensure a high quality of residential housing stock within Huntington Beach. I. Explore establishment of a Neighborhood Preservation Task Force Program to maintain and improve residential neighborhoods (i.e. review and improvement of neighborhood streets, sidewalks, parks, sewers, drainage, water lines, emergency access points, parking, and private property). 2. Continue the Housing Rehabilitation Loan Program to provide low interest loans for resident property owners who wish to update and improve older homes. 3. Continue to work with the Housing Committee toward ensuring the subsidy of affordable housing units for residents of the community and develop an inventory of existing housing stock (e.g., type, life, current cost). 4. Establish and organize an ongoing public relations campaign to deter vandalism (Neighborhood Hatch). 5. Ensure a level of adequate land use enforcement within the community and provide the Land Use Code Enforcement Division with citation powers. 6. Enforce the Housing and Property Maintenance Code, particularly with regard to oil facilities. 7. Continue to work with property owners in target areas to enhance overall neighborhood environment through participation agreements to bring about rehabilitation and upgrades of a total project area (e.g. , Queens and Jacqueline Lane Projects)• 8. Review and upgrade Municipal Codes standards to eliminate site blight. 9. Expanding LOGOS concept into other parts of the city. 10. Establish general policy assuring high quality of residential housing.(development standards, design, and pallet) 11. Coordinate efforts of city code enforcement personnel in all departments. 34 Page 8 - Council/Agency Minutes - 1/20-21/89 12. Support and cooperate in the implementation of a unitization program for oil recovery. 13. Adopt ordinance regarding inspection program upon resale of houses to insure there are no code violations at the time ownership is transferred. TEAM BUILDING EXERCISE Norm Traub, facilitator, led the discussion regarding improving overall communication between the City Council, City Administrator and Department Heads. The establishment and carrying out of city policy, City Administrator, Department Heads and city staff was also discussed as well as discussion of methods which will lead to consensus building as it applies to inter -Council activity. A slide movie was presented. RECESS - RECONVENE The Mayor called a recess of Council for dinner. The meeting was reconvened Saturday at 8:45 a.m. DISCUSSION CONCERNING SPECIFIC TQPICS F INTEREST Facilitator Paul Whizeman led the discussion on the following agenda topics. Employment of City Lobbyist It was the consensus of Council that the city should retain a lobbyist and that interviews could be conducted by the Council liaisons assigned to the Sacramento team. Pierside Village Concept The Council requested that staff put into writing staff's concept of the Pierside Village concept. Each Councilmember gave their preference as to the number of restaurants and heights they would prefer in the village concept. City Redevelopment Project Discussion was held regarding financial aspects of the Redevelopment Project. A study session was tentatively scheduled for February 27, 1989. Land Use Enforcement Discussion was held regarding various land use enforcement issues. A staff report will be presented to Council on January 30, 1989. General discussion was held regarding the following agenda topics: City Revenues and Capital Improvement Projects, Design Review Board, City Contract and Bidding Procedures, Internal Operations, City boards, commissions and committees, agenda process, city financial audit and city management audit. 35 Page 9 — Council/Agency Minutes — 1/20-21/89 1 RECESS--- RECONVENE The Mayor called a recess of Council for lunch at 12:00 p.m. The meeting was reconvened at 1:30 p.m., with Councilman MacAllister recorded absent. Alternative Land Use Bolsa Chica Plan Councilman Green, utilizing a wall graph, presented a report on a proposed alternative Balsa Chica Land Use Plan. Councilman MacAllister returned to the room. Discussion was held between Council and staff regarding the alternative plan. General discussion Was held regarding the following agenda topics: Information Systems Needs, and Trees & Public Sidewalks, Huntington Beach Visitor & Conference Bureau Councilman MacAllister stated that the Visitors Center's official name and bylaws were incorporated. He outlined the services to be provided and discussion was held. Ad hoc Growth Management Committee Report Discussion was held regarding the ad hoc Growth Management Committee Report. Adjournment The adjourned regular meeting of the City of Huntington Beach adjourned at 6 p.m. in Room B-8, Civic Center. ATTEST: City Clerk/Clerk City Council/Redevelopment Agency of the 3 p.m. to Monday, January 26, 1989 at Clerk of the RedevelopVent Agency and City Clerk and ex—officio Clerk of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach, California yor/(-nairm 36