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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-12-2007 SSMINUTES JOINT CITY COUNCILIREDEVELOPMENT AGENCY STUDY SESSION CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE 183 NORTH MAIN STREET LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA TUESDAY, JUNE 12, 2007 *********************************kYrlti~fFYet*+tt*****************rtY~YrYeYrWYrYtYNr**k***************Y~*ie************** CALL TO ORDER - 4:00 P.M. Mayor Magee called the Joint Study Session to order at 4:00 p.m. ROLL CALL PRESENT: MAYOR MAGEE MAYOR PRO TEM HICKMAN COUNCILMEMBER KELLEY COUNCILMEMBER SCHIFFNER ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBER BUCKLEY (Arrived at 4:36 p.m.) Also present were: City Manager Brady, Administrative Services Director Pressey, Community Service Director Sapp, Public Works Director Seumalo, Publ~c Works Manager Payne, Building & Safety Manager Chipman, Planning Manager Weiner, Information/Communications Manager Dennis, Associate Planner Coury and Administrative Specialist Dana Porche. DISCUSSION ITEMS Mayor Magee gave an overview of the presentations and confirmed that the awardees would be present at the 7:00 p.m. meeting. PUBLIC COMMENTS - NON-AGENDIZED ITEMS (1 MINUTE) Armando Townsend of Castle & Cooke commented on the inclusion of the in-house Fire Department plan checking. He stated an in-house Fire Department would alleviate headaches and assist with the development of projects. CONSENT CALENDAR 1. Warrant List - Mav 15. 2007 No comments. 2. Warrant List - Mav 31. 2007 Mayor Pro Tem Hickman requested clarification of various checks issued on the warrant list. Administrative Services Director Pressey clarified the items. 3. Investment Report - April 2007 Mayor Pro Tem Hickman inquired about on CFD 2003-2 SRS-2006A. Administrative Services Director Pressey stated those items pertained to a new bond issue for Canyon Hills and Rosetta Canyon. Mayor Pro Tem Hickman inquired about the bank being used for investments. Administrative Services Director Pressey stated. the agency backed by the Federal Government. He noted they issue debt and the City purchases bonds from them as an investment. 4. A~propriations Limit for F/Y 2007-08 5. 6. Mayor Pro Tem Hickman inquired about the City's budget limit of $55 million. Administrative Services Director Pressey indicated it wa$ the City's spending limit. Mayor Pro Tem Hickman commented on what else could be done at the interchange. Public Works Director Seumalo replied the work on this itcm was complete and the item was to pay for the extra work done. ' ~ Mayor Pro Tem Hickman stated the lights looked great. Mayor Magee also complimented the lights. He requested Staff get an inventory of the antique lights in the City. Mayor Pro Tem Hickman inquired about using solar lights. ' 2 Public Works Director Seumalo stated that he would look into solar lights. City Manager Brady stated that solar lights would not be bright. 7. Purchase of Boom Mower No comments. 8. Contract Chanpe Order - Harris & Associates Mayor Magee inquired if the majority of the fees were being paid for out of Cost Recovery. City Manager Brady confirmed. 9. Approval of Enqineer's Reports and Resolutions of Intention No comments. 10. Award of Bid to Construction Lattice Patio Covers on Beach Councilmember Kelley inquired where the covers would be located. Community Services Director Sapp replied they would be located near the pads. Mayor Pro Tem Hickman stated he had received calls complimenting the area. Mayor Magee stated that he had also received calls complimenting the area. 11. Streetscape Maintenance Aqreement Mayor Magee commented all employees were working legally and have the proper documentation. 12. Exception to bid procedures - Lake Communitv Center No comments. 13. Amendment to Professional Services Aqreement Mayor Pro Tem Hickman inquired on the attorney. City Attorney Leibold confirmed the Agreement was with the same Attorney the City has been using. 3 14. Crossroads" Mayor Pro Tem Hickman inquired on the location of the item and who would be responsible for contact. Mayor Magee provided the location of the project. He stated the Economic Development Department could make initial contact. Councilmember Schiffner inquired what kind of businesses would be developed. City Manager Brady responded there would be various shops. PUBLIC HEARING 21. Area No. 18 (TR 17413-41 pursuant to the Landscapina and Liahtinq Act of 1972 Mayor Pro Tem Hickman inquired where the money was coming from. City Manager Brady responded it related to the citywide LLMD and the money was generated by the LLMD. He stated the citywide Lighting and Landscape District covers a portion of the landscape maintenance in the Tuscany Hills area and the assessments were being paid by the property owners. He commented on the number of ballots for the item to be counted and it would be advisable to take a brief recess. Mayor Magee agreed to allow a brief recess. 22. General Fund and LLMD Oqeratinq Budaet for Fiscal Year (FY) 2007-08 Mayor Magee apologized for not attending 4:00 p.m. study session. He commented on the budget and stated he was encouraged by what he has seen. Mayor Pro Tem Hickman commented on acquiring Blackberrys for staff and Council for communication. Administrative Services Director Pressey stated he would look into it. Mayor Magee stated staff could look into other devices and costs. Councilmember Kelley commented on a request for funds for guest speakers by a councilmember. 4 Mayor Magee stated the Councilmember Buckley was requested to be present in order to discuss the issue. Councilmember Kelley indicated she supported giving funds to something more broad. Councilmember Schiffner stated he did not oppose the idea. He stated that he would support a successful project already in the works. Mayor Pro Tem Hickman commented it was too soon to discuss speakers. He indicated he would like to see funds distributed from park to park. Mayor Magee stated he received a number of negative calls in response to the newspaper article. He commented the proposed amount of funding was high. He commented on being uneasy on making a commitment at the present time. Councilmember Buckley commented that the City Manager would pick the speaker with discretion. He stated this would attract people downtown before the Civic Center is built. He commented that the funds would cover six events. 23. Tentative Parcel Map No. 34591 (for condominium purposes) and Residential Desian Review No. 2006-02 for Lake Elsinore Condominiums Councilmember Buckley inquired about the block wall City Manager Brady inquired if there was a sample of the block wall. Planning Manager Weiner stated that a sample could be brought to the meeting. Councilmember Buckley inquired about the 4-foot gap between the wall and unit being landscaped. Planning Manager Weiner responded the gap was within the right-of-way. He stated that ivy could be installed or another decorative element as conditioned. Councilmember Kelley inquired about the units being 2-story. Mayor Magee commended Staff for making changes requested in regard to the parking situation. He inquired about a General Plan analysis of the City's existing inventory and future need of high density residential product. City Attorney Leibold stated the General Plan analysis was set for 2008. Mayor Pro Tem Hickman inquired about the EIR. City Attorney Leibold confirmed that the City was still waiting on the EIR. Councilmember Schiffner commented on the activity going on at the Condominium project. Mayor Magee stated that 20% of the existing units leased and 50% were occupied. BUSINESS ITEMS 31. Second Readinq - Ordinance No. 1223 No comments. 32. uwauai u w oci ia~c nm ilJ - 1 I have eminent domain authoritv City Attorney Leibold indicated state law required the City Council adopt the ordinance. She stated the City of Lake Elsinore has no eminent domain authority. She would like to defer this item when it comes up during the meeting. 33. zones No comments. 34. Consideration of Commercial Desian Review No. 2007-01 for the proiect known as "Wachovia Bank Buildinq" Councilmember Hickman inquired if the bank would be the best project for that location. Councilmember Buckley inquired about other locations for the bank. 35. Chanqe to a Condition of Approval for Desiqn Review No. R2004-04 - Fairfield Apartments Public Works Director Seumalo stated there have been some problems with Caltrans regarding a traffic signal and also with the County. Mayor Magee stated the tra~c light up the street took 20 months to get approved. Public Works Director Seumalo commented Staff will look into the issue. 6 Councilmember Buckley inquired if the language regarding the occupancy of units could be modified. Public Works Director Seumalo stated prior to approval of the signal, the development should to be at 100% occupancy. He stated there was a 20 week delay on receiving signal poles and the poles cannot be ordered until they receive approval from Caltrans. Mayor Magee stated they were not in compliance with the conditions of approval. He noted there only seems to be a few residents living in the units. Councilmember Schiffner inquired about a problem with the intersection. Public Works Director Seumalo responded he had spoken with the inspector regarding the problem and they were waiting for the intersection to be done to complete all together. Mayor Pro Tem Hickman inquired about the schedule for Ortega Highway traffic liglits. REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY CONSENT CALENDAR 1. Warrant List - Mav 15. 2007 No comments. 2. Warrant List - Mav 31, 2007 No comments. 3. Investment Reoort - Aoril 2007 No comments. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Magee adjourned the Joint City Council/Redevelop Agency meeting at 5:14 p.m. ~ ~+ /1 ~ -~ L ` RO RT E. MAG , MA' CITY OF LAKE ELSINOR 7 ~HOIGIAS BU~Y, C IRMAN REDEVELOPMENT ENCY ATTEST: ~~r~~ ~ MICHELLE SOTO INTERIM CITY CLERK 8