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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/10/2007 - Study Session - City CouncilREGULAR ADJOURNED MEETING (STUDY SESSION) OF THE The City Council of the Meeting (Study Session), Room 1 A of City Hall, 77 the Mayor. ROLL CALL: CITY COUNCIL CITY OF COSTA MESA April 10, 2007 City of Costa Mesa, California met in a Regular Adjourned on Tuesday, April 10, 2007 at 4:35 p.m., in the Conference Fair Drive, Costa Mesa. The meeting was called to order by Council Members Present Mayor Allan Mansoor Council Member Linda Dixon Council Member Katrina Foley Council Member Wendy Leece Council Members Absent: Mayor Pro Tern Eric Bever (Council Member Foley entered at 4:40 p.m.) Officials Present: City Manager Allan Roeder Assistant City Manager Thomas Hatch City Attorney Kimberly Hall Barlow Peter Naghavi, Transportation Services Manager Donald Lamm, Development Services Director Willa Killeen Bowens, Principal Planner Khanh Nguyen, Building Official Mike Linares, CDBGIHOME Coordinator Muriel Ullman, Neighborhood Improvement Manager City Clerk Julie Folcik I. PUBLIC COMMENT 1. Dennis Ashendorf, Costa Mesa, spoke on behalf of Community and School Collaboration, Inc., relative to the Families and Schools Together (FAST) program, and requested the Council support the program through the Community Development Block Grant allocations. 2. Mary Ellen Goddard, President of the Friends of the Costa Mesas Libraries, advised that they were in support of the Development Impact Fee for the purpose of building a Costa Mesa Central Library. 3. Barbara Davia, Board Member of the Friends of the Costa Mesas Libraries, reported that the mission of the group was to raise funds for a new Central Library in Costa Mesa under the County program, and encouraged Council's support of the development impact fees. 4. Barbara Steck, Board Member of the Friends of the Costa Mesas Libraries, spoke in support of the development impact fees commenting that need a state-of-the-art library. 5. Susan White, Member of the Friends of the Costa Mesas Libraries, felt that the green building standards should apply to residential as well as commercial building. 6. Thomas Egan, Member of the Friends of the Costa Mesa Libraries, expressed support for the proposed ordinance relative to the development impact fees. 7. Eleanor Egan, Board Member of the Friends of the Costa Mesa Libraries, informed the Council that when developers came before the Planning Commission, all agreed to a condition of a development impact fee. She commented the investment in such services comes back to the City in the form of increased property values. 8. Bob Looten, Manager of the Friends of the Costa Mesa Libraries Bookstore, felt that there could be a unique way to blend the two concepts of the development impact fees and the green building together. 9. Mike Berry, Costa Mesa, spoke about the bus lines from Brea and. Newport Beach. He pointed out that on West Wilson there is a two lane road which is too small for the buses., He suggested that the buses could be detoured onto Harbor Boulevard and Victoria as an alternative route in picking up passengers. 10. Charlene Ashendorf, Costa Mesa, complimented the 3R committee on the CDBG hearing process. She felt that that rating system was more in depth and yet simpler. She also felt that the proposed allocations for this year were equitably distributed. 11. Jeffrey Harlan, Costa Mesa, an urban planner, with a focus on sustainability, expressed his support of the green building and offered his assistance in the formation of guidelines. II. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION The Mayor announced that the Mayor Pro Tem Bever requested that Agenda Item #2 be continued to a future study session. Council Member Foley was interested in hearing a presentation from staff and provide comment and to continue to another study session. It was unanimously agreed. I. OCTA Bus Transit Program Presentation Art Leahy, Chief Executive Officer of the Orange County Transportation Authority, reported that the ridership in Orange County is the 12th highest of any bus system in any state and he reported the demographics of the ridership. Scott Holmes, Service Planning & Customer Advocacy Manager of OCTA, briefed the Council on the local bus routes. Discussion ensued with the Council regarding alternative routes to that on Wilson Street. 2. Incentives for "Green Building Incentives Donald Lamm, Development Services Director, provided a brief overview of the Council request for green building incentives and introduced Khahn Nguyen, who described the program that would be a voluntary one-year pilot program focusing on incentives for such things as water, site design, indoor quality, and energy. Council provided their comments relative to such an incentive program and made suggestions such as the formation of an ad hoc committee, and assistance for defraying the cost of the incentive program. No action was taken by the City Council. They Mayor recessed the meeting at 5:35 p.m., and reconvened at 5:42 p.m. 3. CDBG Grant Public Service Grant Application Ratina Process Mike Linares, CDBGJHOME Coordinator, presented an overview of the process followed by the 3R Committee for the review of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) applications. He provided information on the ratings and the recommendations that are being proposed. Committee Members were on hand to respond to questions from the Council relative to their funding recommendations. No action was taken by the City Council. 4. Library Impact Fees Thomas Hatch, Assistant City Manager, presented the overview of the staff report highlighting the needs of the City for library services as provided in the study by Arroyo Associates, Inc., prepared in 2002. He mentioned that the fees could be applied to new 1 11 residential development but also provided alternatives for application to commercial and industrial development. He discussed statistics that included the size of the facility needed based on population, and the calculation of the impact fee. He responded to questions from the Council and received feedback on their preferences relative to options and alternatives. No action was taken on the item. 5. EmNovee of the Month The City Council reviewed applications for Employee of the Month; a preference was indicated, absent any objection. Announcement of the Employee of the Month would be made at a subsequent City Council meeting. III. COUNCIL MEMBERS REPORTS, COMMENTS, AND SUGGESTIONS No reports were given. IV. ADJOURNMENT: The Mayor declared the City Council meeting adjourned at 6:45 p.m. The next Regular Meeting will be held April 17, 2007, at 6:00 p.m. ATTEST: Julie F c�ikaity Clerk Allan R. Mansoor, Mayor