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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1989-01-26MINUTES CITY COUNCIU REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY Room B-8, Civic Center 'Huntington Beach, California Thursday, January 26, 1989 A tape recording of this meeting is on file in the City Clerk's Office. Mayor Pro Tempore Mays called the adjourned regular meeting of the City Council and the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Huntington Beach to order at 6 p.m. ROLL CALL Present: Green, Winchell, Mays, Erskine Absent: MacAllister, Bannister, Silva The Mayor introduced members of the ad hoc Growth Management Committee: Phil Zisakis, Shirley Commons Long, Tony Passannante, Shirley Dettloff, Gary Gorman, Dick Harlow, Bill Holman, Flint Morrison. Public Comments The Mayor Pro Tempore declared the Public Comments open. There being no one present to speak, Public Comments was closed by the Mayor Pro Tempore. UPDATE ON COUNTY GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLAN Orange County Supervisor Wieder presented an introduction to an update on the County Growth Management Plan. She stated that the strength of the plan is the money commitment. She distributed an agenda entitled, "Traffic Improve- ment Through Effective Growth Management, An Opportunity for an Effective City/County Partnership". Michael Ruane - County Growth Management Plan Implementation Process Michael Ruane, Environmental Management Agency, reviewed the status of the County Plan. He stated that if the cities use the same standards it would be easier for interjurisdictional cooperation. Supervisor Wieder offered to keep the city informed of other cities' activi- ties towards expansion. Mayor Pro Tempore requested that Rich Barnard, Assis- tant to the City Administrator, be the city's liaison with the county. Mayor Pro Tempore Mays stated he believed this information to be vital to the Council developing a long range strategic plan. Councilman Green stated that city staff should keep the county apprised of its activities. Page 2 - Council/Agency Minutes - 1/26/89 Steve Hogan - Opportunities for Joint City/County Transportation Planning Activities Steve Hogan, County, Environmental Management Agency, spoke regarding city/county transportation. Participation in the Use of Additional Revenues Discussed A half cent sales tax was discussed as a source of revenue. Supervisor Wieder suggested that if cities want to participate they need a plan that is in concert with the whole region. Councilman Erskine informed the Council and Committee that he and Rich Barnard will attend the League of Cities meeting. RECESS - RECONVENE The Mayor Pro Tempore called a recess of Council at 7:15 p.m. The meeting was reconvened at 7:35 p.m. STAFF DIRECTED TO DRAFT TRAFFIC IMPACT FEE ORDINANCE Following discussion, a motion was made by Erskine, seconded by Winchell; to direct staff to properly notice and agendize the preparation of a traffic impact fee ordinance in concurrence with the recommendation of the ad hoc Growth Management Committee. The motion carried by the following roll call vote: AYES: Green, Winchell, Mays, Erskine NOES: None ABSENT: MacAllister, Bannister, Silva GROWTH MANAGEMENT REPORT ACCEPTED - DIRECTION GIVEN Mayor Pro Tempore Mays reported that the Council had reviewed the Growth Management Report in detail, .read the Department head's comments .and unani- mously accepted the Growth Management Report with. the inclusion of an intro- ductory statement which Mayor Pro Tempore Mays read. A motion was made by Erskine, seconded by Green, to direct the ad hoc Growth Committee to continue their work, focusing on refinement of the committee's suggested implementing actions program and identification of funding oppor- tunities to implement the committee's recommendations, to direct city staff to work with the League of California Cities "Super Committee" regarding regional growth management plans, and to accept the ad hoc Growth Management report with the inclusion of the attached City Council introductory statement clari- fying the intent of the report as follows: "The recommendations that are presented in the Growth Management Report, dated 12/27/88, are understood by the City Council to represent reasonable goals and direction that the city needs to pursue in reducing the impacts of future ?9 Page 3 - Council/Agency Minutes - 1/26/89 growth upon the community. However, due to funding limitations not all the recommendations can go into effect immediately, but must be implemented incre- mentally over a period of time, as public or private funding opportunities are realized. In this way the City Council can effectively address .the need to have public facilities keep pace with new development, population growth, and job expansion in a responsible manner and move the community in a direction which will ensure the continued protection of a high quality of life standard. "The City Council appreciates the dedication of the committee and the extra- ordinary amount of time and energy the committee has put into developing the report. "The ad hoc Growth Management Committee is to be commended for its outstanding work to date. The City Council looks forward to the committee's continued efforts to refine the committee's suggested Implementing Actions Program and identify funding sources which will provide the basis upon which the City Council can take actions to implement the recommendations presented to it by the committee." The motion carried by the following roll call vote: AYES: Green, Winchell, Mays, Erskine NOES: None ABSENT: MacAllister, Bannister, Silva STAFF DIRECTED TO DRAFT RESOLUTION TO COUNTY RE: IMPLEMENTATION OF CITY GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLAN Following discussion, Mayor Pro Tempore Mays directed staff to draft a resolu- tion to the County Board of Supervisors regarding County assistance in encour- aging the cities to work together to plan implementation of their individual growth management plans. Traffic Intersection Report Requested from ad hoc Growth Management Committee Councilman Erskine requested a presentation from the ad hoc Growth Management Committee denoting which traffic intersections would qualify as not only deficient but also having no opportunity to be funded by development fees. Agenda items - January 30. 198 By consensus of Council the Mayor Pro Tempore directed staff to include the following agenda items on the January 30, 1989 Council meeting: Public Cable Television Authority, Redevelopment Phase II Concept Plan, Capra Oil Interest, code enforcement. 40 Page 4 - Council/Agency Minutes - 1/26/89 Adjournment - Council/Redevelopment Agency The Mayor Pro Tempore/Chairman Pro Tempore adjourned the adjourned regular meeting of the City Council and the adjourned regular meeting of the .: Redevelopment Agency of the City of Huntington Beach to 5:30 p.m., Monday, January 30, 1989. Clerk of the RedevelopmWt Agency and City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of the City of Hunti ton Beach, California ATT T: , City Clerk/Clerk ayor/Chairman 41