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CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE
ADJOURNED SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY, MARCH 2, 1982
5:00 P.M.
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
130 SOUTH MAIN STREET
LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA
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1. The adjourned special meeting of the City Council was called to
order at 5:10 p.m. by Mayor Stewart.
2.
Call to order:
PRESENT:
ABSENT:
COUNCILMEN:
COUNCILMEN:
TORN, UNSWORTH, MACMURRAY, STEWART
NONE
Also present were: City Manager Rede, City Attorney Porter,
Planning Director Morrissey, City Engineer Kicak and City
Clerk Harrington.
3.
Business Item:
1.
Tentative Tract Map #17413 and
Lake Hills - A.B.C. Heritage.
1982 Council Meeting)
Zone Change #81-4: Canyon
(Continued from February 26,
Jim Morrissey reported that there is a packet of information
containing previous reports, letters and conditions of approval.
The Memo dated March 1, 1982 from Planning Director Morrissey
is the last est set of approved conditions on this tract as of
the February 26, 1982 City Council meeting.
Jim Morrissey reported that he has met with Boyle Engineering
along with the City Engineer regarding the 50' roads which were
addressed at the last City Council meeting and believes that
they would like to address this again, they have put up a diagram
regarding the possible changes from 60 foot roads which the
City requires to 50 foot roads.
Mr. Wesley Hylen, Post Office Box 2471, Riverside, addressed
the Council regarding this project. Hylen stated they have
submitted the tentative tract map with 50 foot street right
of ways, some of the streets are single loaded streets, collector
streets or streets that they feel should have curb and gutter
on both sides, specifically they are 50 foot streets with a 36
foot improvement. They were initiallY planning to go from a
40' street to a 50' street not to the 60' street. The 60'
street would cause problems with the layout of the tract. At
this time Hylen asked the Council to consider this request.
Mr. Hylen stated that there may be a problem with Condition #7-A,
in regards to a possible misunderstanding between the City and the
Water District in regards to the sewer plant.
Joe Kicak felt the issue regarding the street widths was one of
whether or not the Council wanted to vary from the ordinance.
We have a standard and a general plan in effect with the minimum
street widths of 56 feet. Kicak discussed the map which was
presented and the widths of streets, curbs and sidewalks.
Jim Morrissey suggested that an easement could be used to increase
the so-called right of way from 50' to 60'. This would be a 5'
_easement on both sides of the street.
Mr. Hylen stated that the granting of an easement would also
minimize grading. The wider the right of way, the more grading
that must be done.
Mr. Torn felt that 50' streets would be adequate from the single
loaded streets but feels that the double streets should be 60'.
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
13j.djourned Special Meeting
~arch 2, 1982
Page two
3. Business Item:
Tentative Tract Map #17413 and Zone Change 81-4.
Continued.
Discussion was held on the possible requirements of the Post Office
as to placement of mail boxes.
Mr. Porter stated that from a liability situation there is
no particular problem with changing the widths of the streets.
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Jim Morrissey stated that the City has adopted the Riverside
County Standards in regards to street widths. The land use
map itself does designated the various road widths, does not go
below the collector street which is 66".
Mr. Porter will check the code books to see if a variance is
required in order to change the widths of the streets.
Mr. Unsworth questioned the conditions in the original contract,
which are not listed in the Conditions of the Tract Map. The
requirement to purchase a fire engine and other equipment and
the other requirement was to build two little league fields.
Mr. Torn stated that the little league fields would be installed
upon request. At the present time there is a tremendous demand
on the fields which are existing.
The Council felt that anything not discussed in the revisions,
then the development document would be the over-riding document.
Mr. Rylen stated that the only change they are seeking in the
agreement is Railroad Canyon Road.
"to the park site
Joe Kicak stated that he has some standards~hich should be
considered: one being the graded roadwa~/'hich Wa~ discussed
last week. The section proposes 24' graded roadway with v-
ditches along side, he would like to at this time add that
this section provide culverts which may be necessary to pro-
tect the erosion of the roadway. Condition #31 should "provide
for necessary culverts".
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Mr. Rylen stated that he has talked to the School District
regarding the School Boards recommendation for eight additional
conditions: extending the terms of the option, which was agreed
to with three options for renew~l for a total of 20 years instead
of five years; they wanted to reduce the annual rental to a
nominal sum which was changed to $6,000; the school district
wanted Section 3.6.3.~ changed to read -that the School District
would have the option to purchase the proper~y at any time for
a nominal ree. The developer did not agree to this. 3.10,
the phrase "upon recordation of first final tract map" was
added; 3.11, the School District had a problem with the possiblity
if they received funds from other developers that was used in
the particular school site, we might want to claim that, so we
added: "except school fees collected from ~ther developers";
Section 3.12, the School District wanted the escalation clause
to start on January 1, 1983, however, the developer feels that
they will not be started before then, so they have changed
the agreement to reflect 1987, from September 30, 1992.
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Dr. Flora, Superintendent of Schools, stated that the agreement
and res~lution being passed out was their approved documents
and they question the validity of any other documents which
has not been approved by the School District Attorney and the
School Board. Dr. Flora proceeded to read the Resolution to
the Council.
Mr. Rylen stated that the agreement is not acceptable to the
Developer. Re feels that the School wants all the money upfront,
which is contrary to what was agreed upon before. The School
District has not listed the items which they will do such as:
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CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
Adjourned Special Meeting
March 2, 1982
Page three
135
3. Business Item:
Tentative Tract Map #17413 and Zone Change 81-4. Continued.
-filing application to seek state funds. Asked that the City
Council approve the agreement which the developer has presented.
He feels it is fair, subject to the changes on page five.
Mark LaPorte, member of the School Board, stated that if this
agreement is not approved and the city approves the original
agreement that some type of legal action would be forth coming
by the School's Attorney at the request of the Board. He felt
that section 3.16 of the Developers Agreement would not be
satisfactory to the School District.
Mr. Nixon, Attorney for A.B.C. Heritage, stated that in essence
if the City Council approves their agreement and the tract map,
they are bound by the agreement, but if the Council does not
approve the tract map based upon the agreement, then the agree-
ment is void. Mr. Nixon stated you cannot have an open-end
contract.
Mr. Porter reported that the street widths, distances between intersections
and any other matters which vary from our standard ordinance
will have to be the subject of the variance proceedings. If
they are conceptionally acceptable to Council then add as an
additional condition to approval that the developer process and
sucessfully complete variance proceedings concerning street
widths, street intersections and any other category which is
not mentioned.
MOVED BY TORN, SECONDED BY UNSWORTH TO APPROVE THE TRACT MAP
#17413 SUBJECT TO 37 CONDITIONS AS PRESENTED IN THE PACKET
DATED MARCH 2, 1982, CONDITION #38 - DEVELOPER TO PROCESS AND
COMPLETE VARIANCES CONCERNING STREET WIDTHS AND INTERSECTIONS
AND THE TECHNICAL THINGS THE ATTORNEY MADE REFERENCE TO;
#39 - PREFERENCE THAT IN EXCHANGE FOR CITY COUNCIL AGREEMENT
TO PERMIT A CHANGE IN ACCESS ROADS FROM RAILROAD CANYON TO
MAIN AND FRANKLIN STREETS, THE CITY WILL REQUIRE THE FOLLOWING:
a) THE FULL AND GOOD FAITH EFFORTS OF A.B.C. HERITAGE TO
ASSIST THE CITY'S REDEVELOPMENT ~GENCY THROUGH THE PURCHASE
OF, OR ASSISTANCE IN THE PLACEMENT OF, REDEVELOPEMENT AGENCY
BONDS.
b) TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT POSSIBLE, ASSIST THE LOCAL ECONOMY
THROUGH PURCHASES FROM LOCAL VENDORS, HIRING OF LOCAL
RESIDENTS, AND PROCESSING OF CORPORATE FUNDS THROUGH
LOCAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.
c) IF SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION FUNDS SHOULD BECOME AVAILABLE FROM
ANOTHER SOURCE WHICH WOULD CAUSE SCHOOL MITIGATION FEES TO
BE REIMBURSED BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, THEN A.B.C. HERITAGE
AGREES THAT SUCH REIMBURSED FEES SHALL BE SHARED EQUALLY
BY A.B.C. HERITAGE AND THE CITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY.
#40 - THE DEVELOPER WILL ENTER INTO AGREEMENTS TO MITIGATE
SCHOOL IMPACTION PROBLEMS WITH THE ELSINORE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- AND THE ELSINORE UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT WITHIN THE CITY.
#41 - THE DEVELOPER WILL PROCESS AND SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE AN
AGREEMENT TO THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT ELIMINATING OR CHANGING
THE SOUTHERLY ACCESS FROM RAILROAD CANYON ROAD TO FRANKLIN AND
MAIN STREET.
#42 - THE ZONE CHANGE WILL BE APPROVED CONCURRENTLY WITH THE
APPROVAL OF THE TRACT MAP #17413.
MOTION DID NOT CARRY FOR LACK OF A VOTE, DUE TO THE APPLICANT1S
WITHDRAWAL OF REQUEST.
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
13~djourned .Special Meeting
March 2, 1982
Page four
3. Business Item:
Tentative Tract Map #17413 and Zone Change 81-4.
Continued.
Mr. Torn was concerned that all the conditions in the original
agreement not changed by the new conditions will still be in
effect. Such as the fire equipment and the ball fields.
Discussion ensued regarding the agreements and the problems
of the School District. The City of Lake Elsinore is only a
small fraction of the problem.
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Mayor Steward asked Dr. Flora what has been done to mitigate
the problems of county areas ~mpacting on the School District.
Dr. Flora stated that he is working on this problem with the
County and will be presenting an ordinance at the next council
meeting trying to make the fees uniform. In each of the agree-
ments there is a pay back feature when and if funds become
availabe from the State and at that time, funds will be reimbursed
to a good extent.
COUNCIL ADJOURNED INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR POSSIBLE LITIGATION
MATTERS.
COUNCIL RECONVENED AT 7:07 P.M.
Mr. Torn reviewed the motion for Council and the public.
Mr. Unsworth stated that his second still stands.
Mr. Hylen stated that he is representing the developer and
asked to withdraw his request for the connection to Main
and Franklin Streets. They will abide by the connection to
Railroad Canyon, abide by the developers agreement and the
requirements therein. They respectfully requested the revision
to Exhibit A be amended to add access to Railroad~anyon Road
and approval according to the developers agreement.
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Mr. Porter stated that technically Council could take action
on the proposal but it would require a lot of staff time to
re-work the conditions, the best thing to do would be to take
the request under advisement and reschedule to enable staff to
work out the conditions.
Mr. Hylen stated that they withdraw the request for access for
Main and Franklin and will abide by the original development
agreement which is Railroad Canyon access and will work within
the terms of that agreement.
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Mr. Porter stated that the options are deny, .conditionally
approve or' approve. Porter did not feel staff was in a
position now to make sure the conditions proposed are adequate
under these circumstances.
The developer in essence is asking for the old development
plus the new map.
Jim Morrissey stated the conditions may not change that much,
but is not in a position at this time to state what the con-
ditions will be.
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Mr. Porter stated that he is not certain that the possibility
for litigation is out. This is a new tentative map or at least
revised, but we ma~ need a new environmental impact report.
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Adjourned City Council Minutes
March 2, 1982
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3. Business Item:
Tentative Tract Map #17413 and Zone Cbange 81-4 - Continued.
Mr. Porter recommended that this item be continued at the developers request
in order to enable staff to study the request of the developer for the
original map. Porter stated that the developer may have to re-submit a new
map due to the changes in the map, due to access. Mr. Porter stated that the
previous motion is now mute, because he has submitted a new plan from the
floor.
MOVED BY TORN, SECONDED BY UNSWORTH AND CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY TO CONTINUE
TO THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING, MARCH 23, 1982.
4. Adjournment
MOVED BY STEWART, SECONDED BY MAC MURRAY TO ADJOURN AT 7:20 P.M.
ATTEST:
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AH A. HA R NGT N, CrT CLERK
CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE