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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-22-2008 SS - MINUTES JOINT CITY COUNCIL/REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY STUDY SESSION CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE 183 NORTH MAIN STREET LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, 2008 **************************************************************************************************** CALL TO ORDER Mayor Hickman called the Joint Study Session to order at 4:01 p.m. ROLL CALL PRESENT: MAYOR HICKMAN MAYOR PRO TEM KELLEY COUNCILMEMBER MAGEE COUNCILMEMBER SCHIFFNER ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBER BUCKLEY Also present were: City Manager Brady, City Attorney Leibold, City Treasurer Weber, Administrative Services Director Pressey, Director of Community Development Preisendanz, Director of Lake and Aquatic Resources Kilroy, Director of Parks and Recreation Gonzales, Director of Public Works Seumalo, Planning Manager Weiner, Planning Intern Bitterolf, Planner Coury, Building/Safety and Code Enforcement Manager Chipman and City Clerk Munson. DISCUSSION ITEMS Mayor Hickman gave an overview of the presentations and confirmed that the awardees would be present at the 7:00 p.m. meeting. PUBLIC COMMENTS No public comments. CONSENT CALENDAR (6) Approval of Minutes No comments. 1 - (7) Warrant List Dated December 31. 2007 and January 15. 2008 Councilmember Magee inquired about Check No. 93527. Mayor Hickman inquired about Check Nos. 93552, 93691, 93775 and 93719. Administrative Services Director Pressey responded to their inquires. (8) Investment Report for November and December No comments. (9) Claim Aqainst the Citv of Lake Elsinore No comments. (10) Sidewalk Construction. Various Locations - Notice of Completion City Manager Brady reported the City just received a notice the City was awarded another $200,000 for sidewalk installation through the CDBG Program. Councilmember Magee announced the Public Works delivered a project under budget. (11) Construction Award For Sunswept Drive, Diion Street Improvements Mayor Pro Tem Kelley inquired about the closure of Sunswept Drive. City Manager Brady responded turf block was installed for emergency vehicle use only. Public Works Director Seumalo responded signs were placed in the construction of that closure, with turf block which allow for passage of emergency vehicles. He stated when a couple of civilian trucks went through the barricade, the residents thought it was open and began using the road. Staff retained the landscaping and signs, however; staff found the residents to not comply with the signs. (12) Purchase of Liqht Dutv Pickup Trucks No comments. (13) Southwest Communities Financinq Authoritv Second Amended and Restated Joint Powers Aqreements Director of Parks and Recreation announced the City received information from the County of a change to be included in the JPA which is to incorporate the 2 powers of the Mark Roos Local Bond Pooling Act of 1985, which will allow for a more efficient legislative approval process for the issuance of the revenue bonds by the Southwest Community Financing Authority for capital projects benefiting its constituent agencies. Mayor Hickman asked if Wildomar becomes a City, how will this affect this agreement. Director of Parks and Recreation Gonzales responded if Wildomar becomes a City, there is some discussion Wildomar would have to pay for animal services through a contract with the County. (14) Authorization For Citv Manaoer to Enter Into a Contract with David Hooan Consultino (DHC) to Prepare CEQA Compliance Documents For the Proiect Known as "Grand Solutions" Councilmember Magee inquired if this was the mixed use project being proposed by Mr. Fagan by the trailer park. Director of Community Development Preisendanz confirmed it was. (15) Status of the General Plan Update and Environmental Impact Report Director of Community Development Preisendanz presented a brief staff report. He indicated the Council has shown great interest in completing this early. Council member Magee stated the City needs to include some discussion of testimony that occurred on January 13, 2004, when Richard Lashbrook and Supervisor Ashley said that they would do everything within their power to get us to the low end of the scale. He noted there were commitments made at that meeting, on record, that City Council based their decisions on. City Manager Brady stated if the housing element is an issue Castle & Cooke are using as a point to try to delay the moving forward of the General Plan, the City has it on a schedule now. He stated this should just continue to move forward according to the schedule. The City has a certified Housing Element that was adopted and approved by the State and the City is in compliance. He stated the City has had a reviewed period that has been open for 45 days for comments. He stated he would be hesitant in delaying the General Plan and premature to think about extending it. City Attorney Leibold commented as to the map that accompanied the MSHCP and apparently that is incorporated as part of the proposed General Plan Update, the MSHCP Program identifies conservation areas. She stated it does not identify exempted properties and does not mean those properties are not exempt. She stated any properties that were subject of a development agreement that pre-dated the adoption of the MSHCP, vested tentative maps that 3 remain in full force and effect prior to the adoption of MSHCP and all of those properties that are covered under the Murdock Settlement Agreement are all exempt. She stated that the fact they are identified as conservation areas is not an affirmative statement - it is a false assumption. She stated the MSHCP is a region wide plan. The conservation under the Plan will not be satisfied until the acreage under the plan within the region is satisfied, so every community has a range. If Lake Elsinore is the hot spot for development and development occurs in Lake Elsinore sooner than development occurs in other participating jurisdictions, then the City will have more opportunity, unfortunately, to set aside more conservation area to attain the overall goal. She pointed out that General Plan cannot say something the MSHCP Joint Powers Agreement, Implementation Agreement and the City's resolutions adopting the program do not. When the overall acreage as a region is reached, there is no longer an obligation to set aside. Council member Magee indicated what he thought the City Attorney was saying was that Castle & Cooke is looking to leverage the General Plan and use this as a tool to say that the MSHCP acreage requirement has been met and the Attorney believes this is not the appropriate way to go. He indicated what he thinks the City should do is to have staff prepare a status report of where the City is and in relation to the donations of other jurisdictions to provide RCA with a report to have them comment on the report, and not use the General Plan as a mechanism to get this done. (16) 1-15/Railroad Canyon Road and 1-15/SR-74 Interchanqe Update Mayor Hickman requested Public Works Director Seumalo request CalTrans place a sidewalk at the underpass at the 1-15/SR-74 Interchange. Public Works Director Seumalo responded he would bring it to their attention. (17) New Copier Leases with Innovative Document Solutions, Inc.. for Fire Stations 10,85 and 94 No comments. (18) Approval To Purchase A Document Imaqinq Manaqement System No comments. (19) Conservation Easement with Covenants Affectinq Real Property in Connection with T ovota Proiect No comments. 4 - PUBLIC HEARINGS (20) Approvinq the Formation of CFD 2007-6 (Holidav Inn Express); Callinq a Special Election; Canvassinq Election Results; Authorizinq Levy of Special Taxes City Attorney Leibold commented the recommendation to introduce the ordinance was inadvertently left out and recommended using the staff report for the recommendations. Council member Magee inquired if the Holiday Inn Express will be paying for the increased fees; TIF and TUMF and for the Railroad Canyon Benefit Assessment District. Director of Community Development Preisendanz confirmed that they are not. He also clarified staff was struggling with the size of the site and conditioning it for some constraints. He stated staff made them limited as to what they could do on the site through conditions. He stated with those conditions, staff found the project was consistent with the previous environmental document that had been approved for the Summerhill/Canyon Creek Specific Plan based on CEQA and the traffic impacts based on those constraints on the site. He indicated this was the reason there was not additional TIF and TUMF monies conditioned. Administrative Services Director Pressey indicated they would be participating in the Railroad Canyon Benefit Assessment District. (21) Approval of Tentative Tract Map No. 35563 Councilmember Magee commented that the lot sizes are exceptional and shows that Pardee Homes still has confidence and faith in the community in providing a diversified product. BUSINESS ITEMS (22) Introduction of an Ordinance Requlatinq Hotel and Motel Reqistration No comments. (23) Adoption of Ordinance No. 1239, Authorizinq the Levv of a Special Tax Within Annexation Area No. 24 (River's Edqe) No comments. (24) Adoption of Ordinance No. 1240. Authorizinq the Levy of a Special Tax Within Annexation Area NO.3 (River's Edqe) No comments. 5 - (25) Adoption of Ordinance No. 1241, Authorizinq the Levy of a Special Tax Within Annexation Area No. 1 (Red Kite) No comments. (26) Adoption of Ordinance No. 1242, Authorizinq the Levy of a Services Special Tax and a Special Tax No comments. (27) Adoption of Ordinance No. 1243, Reqardinq the Requlation of News Racks in Public Riqhts-Of-Way City Attorney Leibold indicated that a redlined copy of the ordinance has been included in the staff report that shows the changes the City Council directed staff to make. She stated those changes included the shift from the word "sold" to "distributed"; the requirement to retain a six foot wide sidewalk could be reduced by approval of the City Manager; however, language was included which required that the distance required under the ADA requirements or any other applicable state of federal law be maintained. She also noted the requirements require not less than a 4-foot clearance; therefore, the City Manager discretion is limited by applicable law. REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY (2) Approval of Redevelopment Aqency Minutes No comments. (3) Warrant List Dated December 31, 2007 and January 15, 2008 No comments. (4) Investment Reports for November and December No comments. PUBLIC HEARINGS There were no public hearing items. BUSINESS ITEMS There were no business items. PUBLIC COMMENTS - NON-AGENDIZED ITEMS - 3 MINUTES 6 ADJOURNMENT Mayor Hickman adjourned the Joint City Council/Redevelopment Agency Study Session at 4:54 p.m. VI IAN M. MUNSON, CITY CLERK CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE 7