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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/04/1981 - Adjourned City Council MeetingM1 'ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF THE'CITY COUNCIL CITY.OF COSTA MESA June 4, 1981 The City Council of.the City of Costa Mesa, California, met in adjourned regular-session,on June 4, 1981, at 6:30 p:m., in the:Council.Chambers of City Hall, 77 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa; said meeting having been duly and r.egularly.ordered adjourned from the regular meeting of June 1, 1981, and a copy of.the Notice of Adjournment having'been posted as required by law. The meeting was called to -order by the:Mayor; followed by the Pledge of Allegiance -to the Flag. Roll Call Council'Members Present: .Schafer, Hall, Hertzog, McFarland, Johnson Council Members Absent:. None_ Officials Present:— City Manager, City Attorney, Development Services Director, : ,City Clerk, Senior Planners Public Hearings The Mayor announced the public.hearing to consider the final Environmental: Impact Report (EIR) for the General Final EIR for Plan of the City of Costa Mesa. The Affidavit of Publi- General Plan cat ion concerning the final EIR, the Local Coastal Program,:and proposed -General Plan, are on file in the Clerk's office. Mayor Sdhafer reported that the Newport Harbor -Costa Mesa Board of Realtors, 401 North Newport Boulevard, Newport Beach; submitted their critique of policies to be includedin the proposed General Plan. There being no speakers, the.Mayor closed the public hearing. -On motion by.Vice Mayor Hall, seconded by Councilman Johnson, and carried, the Environmental Impact Report was accepted as accurate and adequate. Goals, Policies, The Development Services Director reported that the and Objectives Council -is considering goals, policies, and objectives in relation to the City's proposed General Plan. The decisions to be made are to select policies which the Council wishes to,,attai.n,.and selection of priorities and an.implementati'on plan. Cost is not a factor to be considered at this time. Goal I The Mayor.announced the public hearing for Goal I, Environmental Environmental Quality and Resource Conservation. The Quality and Development. Services Director read the contents of Goal Resource I from the document entitled, "Final EIR and Recommenda- Conservation tions - Costa Mesa General Plan". Clarence Donovan, 1864 Samar Drive, Costa Mesa; asked for information relative to Objective I-A,.Section 1A, concerning density, and the Mayor responded that this would be addressed when that.item was introduced. Carl Spitzer, 582 Knowell Place;,.Costa Mesa, member of the Newport Harbor -Costa Mesa Board of Realtors, stated that a pleasant environment, simplicity, and local control was the desire of the Board of Realtors. Douglas Toohey, 1149 E1 Camino Drive, Costa Mesa, voiced his objections to any goal which would not do away with deteriorating environment, and also objected to high density policies. Mr.' Toohey submitted a letter from his wife, Barbara Toohey,'opposing development of the Santa Ana River mouth as a marina. There being no other speakers, the Mayor closed the public hearing.- On motion by Council- man McFarland, seconded by Vice Mayor Hall, and carried, Goal' I' was adopted: 1 2�5 Objective I -A The Mayor opened the public hearing for Objective I -A, which, -is: Preserve the City's open space lands to provide adequate recreational -.opportunities and relief from the,pressures'of urban development. There being no speakers, the Mayor closed the public hearing. On motion by Vice Mayor Hall, seconded by Councilman .McFarland, and 'carried, Objective I -A was adopted. Objective I -A The.Mayor announced the public hearing for Policies Policies IN through -12, for.Objective I -A', Goal I. The Planning Commission--recommended,adoption of Policies IA, 2B, 3, 4, 5; 6---7,-9-, 10; and"11B. The Housing and Community Development Committee (HCDC) recommended the following: Policies 1B; IC'with modifications, 4, 5, and 8. HCDC took no,pos:ition on,Policy`3,.and opposed the remaining policies. In'response to.inquiries from Clarence Dono- van, the Development:Services Director explained the difference between Policies IN and 1B. Mr. Donovan stated that-he'supported Policy 1A. Sam Berry, -666 -Darrell -=Street; --Costa Mesa, President of the Mesa West Homeowners Association,'spoke in opposition to Policy 1A. Elizabeth -Powell, 1943 Republic Avenue, Costa Mesa; spoke.irr.support of Policy 2A. There being no other :speakers,.the Mayor.closed.the public hearing. A motion was made, -by Vice.Mayor Hall, to adopt Policies 1A, 1B, 1C:with modifications, and combining the three policies— The motion was seconded by Councilman McFar- land; -however; further -discussion ensued regarding the•inc.lusion-of 1B. Vice:Mayor,.Hall then amended his motion;to.delete'Policy•1B;-,adopt Policy lA modified to read: Provide a minimum of 4:O acres of public perma- nent open space (2.5 acres in neighborhood and community parks and 1:5 acres -in school yards) for every -1;000i residents. -His motion also included adoption'of Policy 1C modified to read: -Encourage,through development rights transfers,7or'other-incentives, the development of-private;permanent:space,,and.recreational facilities to meet the -needs of the City's residents. The amended motion -was seconded,by Councilman McFarland, and car- ried:, A motion was made''by;Vice,Mayor Hall, seconded by Councilman -Johnson'; to'adopt Policies 3, 4, 5, 7, 8 --and 9.-. After further discussion, Vice Mayor Hall amended..his-motion;-seconded:by Councilman Johnson, and carried, to include adoption:of-Policies 2B, 6, and 10, with the latter• modified•:to read: Encourage other local,-r.egional;:state, or:federal agencies to maintain an adequate inventory of:open space lands within Costa Mesa. Objective I -B The:.Mayor:announced the -public hearing for Objective I -B of -Goal I;'which.is:, Preserve the City's existing biotic'resourcesin as -ecologically viable and natural a condition as possible and;:where feasible, restore and -integrate these resources into the urban environ- ment.:: -Conrad Nord0i'st;�974:Modjeska Circle, Costa Mesa ,`stated-that:human-life was more important than biotic life: Karla'.-Kramer,1943 Republic Avenue, Costa Mesa, and Clarence Donovan spoke. -in support of Objective I=B.Nancy Spitzer,'582`Knowell,Place, Costa Mesa, stated that the subject Objective applied to only a small portion of the City:- Mark Robinson, 317 Nassau Road, Costa -Mesa, spoke in support of Citywide improve- ments. There being no other speakers, the Mayor closed the:publ'ic hearing:;' A,motion was made by Vice Mayor Hall;seconded_,by Councilwoman Hertzog, and carried, to adopt,Objective I -B modified to delete the word "Preserve";:and .in:its place add the words "Evaluate the preservation of Policies for The.Mayor-opened the public hearing to consider Policies Objective I -B 13A through 17'of Objective�I-B: Goal I. The Planning 1 Commission recommended adoption of Policies 13B, 13C, 14B, 16, and 17 amended as;shown in the document. Clarence:Donovan spoke in opposition to Policy 14C. Karla Kramer stated:her preference for Policies 13A and 13C. Elizabeth Powell -.stated that consideration should be given to the comments of the California Department of Fish,and Game;as detailed under_�Policy 13A. There being no other speakers, the Mayor closed the public hearing. Vice. -Mayor Hall made.a-motion, seconded by Councilman Johnson, to adopt Policy 13B modified by adding the following phrase: however, these measures shall not be at the expense of economic; environmental, recreational, living, or employment standards for the residents of the, City;:and to adopt Policy -14B.- After discussion, Vice Mayor Hall amended-h.is-moti.on, seconded by Councilman Johnson, and carried,.to..include adoption of Policy 17 amended -as recommended,by-the._Planning Commission. Objective I -C The Mayor announced the public hearing for Objective I -C of,.Goal I, -,which reads as follows: Ensure that the City's natural and man-made historic resources are pre- served and protected.. Elizabeth Powell supported the adoption of subjectObjective as written. There being no other speakers, the Mayor -closed the public hearing. A motion was made by Councilman McFarland, seconded by Councilwoman Hertzog, to.adopt.Objective I -C. Further discussion ensued, and thereafter Councilman McFarland amended his motion by deleting the word "Ensure", and replacing it with the.word "Encourage". The amended motion was seconded by Councilwoman Hertzog, and carried. Policies for The Mayor opened the public hearing to consider Policies Objective I -C 18 through 27;for Objective I=C; Goal I. The Planning Commission recommended adoption of the following Policies: 18; a combination:of 19B and 19C and reworded as shown in the�General Plan document; 20B; 21 amended as stated in subject document; 22; 23C; 24B; 25; and 27. Elizabeth Powell recommended adoption of Policy 20A rather than 20B— There being no other speakers, the Mayor closed the public hearing. A motion was made by Vice Mayor Hall,•seconded.'by Councilman McFarland, and carried', adopting -Policies 18; 19B and 19C as combined and reworded by -the Planning Commission; 20B amended to read: Require developments on land containing known archaeological resources to. -use reasonable care to locate structures;,paving, landscaping, and fill dirt in such a way as to preserve these resources undamaged for future generations when it is the recommendation of a qualified archaeologist that said resources be pre- served in situ..°The motion also included adoption of the following Policies: 21as amended by the Planning Commission; 22; 23C; 25 amended to delete the words "or with the.potential.of-having"; and 27 amended to read:. Review the feasibility, on an individual basis, of providing assistance to those owners desirous of restoration of historic sites, -.buildings, and struc- tures in return -for -agreements -or deed restrictions prohibiting their destruction or regulating their use. Recess The Mayor declared a recess at.8:25 p.m., and the meet- ing reconvened at.;8:35.p.m. Objective I -D The Mayor announced the public hearing for Objective I=D of.Goal I. which is: Protect and conserve the City's existing and future water resources. Elizabeth Powell _spoke in .support"of the :subject Objective. There being no other -speakers, the.Mayor closed the public hearing. A motion was made by Vice Mayor Hall to adopt Objective'I-D but amended to read as follows:-:-- Work towards the protection and -conservation of the City's 1 257 existing and future water resources. The motion was seconded by,Councilman Johnson; and carried. Policies for The'Mayor opened the public hearing to consider Policies Objective I -D 28A -through 33 for:Objective,I=D; Goal I. The Planning Commission -recommended adoption of the following: Policies 28B amended,'29A; 29C, 3OB, 315, 32A, and 33. Walter-Hart,.2202 Miner Street, -Costa Mesa, submitted recommendations from the Mesa West Homeowners Associa- tion, sipecifical:ly,:reading..that item pertaining to dumpsites within the City.- It was determined that this suggestion should be,inserted when Policy 51 is discussed. Elizabeth Powell,.recommended adoption of Policy 28A­rathern•than,28B.­She also submitted a com- munication,relating to Policy 30 which recommends that the-words::"native-Caaifornia•vegetation" be deleted and replaced with "veget-ati'on_native•to coastal Southern California,". The City`Manager-referred to Policy 32A and recommended:.=that "City=owned" be deleted. There being no -other speakers, the Mayor closed the public hearing -,-A motion was,made:by Vice Mayor Hall, seconded by -Councilman McFarl-and.;to-adopt the following: Policy 28B•as amend.ed,by.the Planning .Commission; Policy 29C; Poli c - 30B-* amended'to `read-: -Encourage, through the establishment:of.landscape design criteria/guidelines, the,use,of,natjve:California vegetation, with evaluation as:to:,their-drought'res-istance; in all proposed develop- ment projects; Policy 31;:Policy 32A amended by deleting "City -owned'',; -and -.Policy 33:~:Further discussion ensued and thereafter: V_ice•Mayor:Hall.amended his motion by changing Policy -29C: to read.: -Cooperate with the pur- veyor of local, -.water -supplies for the encouragement of, through publicity/public relations programs, the inclu- .sion.of water conservation devices in all proposed development projects. The amended motion was seconded by Councilman McFarl-and,- and carried. Objective I -E The -.Mayor -,announced the!public.h-earing for Objective I-E:of:Goal I, which is: -Conserve energy and resources in:the development„and,operation of public and private buildings; facil!Ities; and activities. Elizabeth Powelll-:stated .that conservation was very important. There, bei ng no -..other, spe-akers-,- the Mayor closed the public hearing:: On -motion by. Councilman McFarland, seconded by:Councilwoman Hertzog, and carried, Objective ,D-E'was, adoptedi. Policies for The-Mayor:opened the,public:hearing to consider Policies Objective I -E 34A.through 5.1 for:Objective I -E; Goal I. The Planning Comm.i:ss: on. recommended ad:opti.on; of the following: Policy; 34B; 35A,, 36- mod-i.fi ed .as :shown in the General P1 a.n. document, : 37B,- 38 as- amended in subject document, 39B amended; 40B, 41; 42B;.4.4: amended, 45 as modified, 46,,47A -,,,4-,7B, 48A;:49 as modified, 50, and 51 amended. ,Walter -Hart read.a r.ecommendati.on from the Mesa West Homeowners Association- which i.s :- Prohibit the use of land..within' the ,City. ;for di-sposal dump sites; discourage the'County or other neighb:oringicities from selecting new sites adjacent to•Costa:Mesa�where the runoff of rainfal-1 could.seep into -underground streams and possi- bly contaminate the --water in wells serving Costa Mesa. Elizabeth: Powell; suggested,adoption of Policy 39A rather than -3.96. -There being no other speakers, the Mayor cl:osed�the.publ-ic hearing. A.motion was made by Vice Mayor.,Hall, seconded.,by Cdu.ncilwoman Hertzog, to adopt the followingPolicies:: 3469 35A9 36 as amended, 37B, 38'as amended, 3.9B -as amended, 40A, 41, 44 as modified, 45 as- mo'di f i ed.,` 46, 47A-.9; 48A, x.49 as amended, 50 modi f i ed to, read:: • . Institute a, program within City Hall to separ- 'at'el,waste ,paper- for: recycling;- when feasible; and 51, as amended, and adding the following sentence, "Prohibit the use of land -for disposal dump sites in Costa Mesa, and work towards the prohibition of contiguous areas for dump sites". After further discussion, Vice Mayor Hall amended his motion in relation to the sentence which was added under, Policy 51. The modified motion, which was seconded by Councilwoman Hertzog, and carried, adds the following phrase!to.the subject sentence, "where there is possible groundwater contamination". Objective I -F The -Mayor, --announced the -public hearing for Objective Including the I -F of,,Goal I which is the Local Coastal Program Land Coastal Program Use Plan_.and'Development Policies. Objective I -F reads as follows: Ensure the orderly, balanced utilization and conservation,of .the City's coastal resources. The Planning Commission recommended that the following be added -to subject Objective; "taking into account the social•and.economic needs of -.the community". The Senior Planner referred to his memorandum dated June 1, 1981, Which recommends that the•subject Objective, and Alter- native'Pol.icies:52 through,62 become the foundation of the Land Use Plan and Development Policies component of the City's Local Coastal Program to be forwarded to the Coastal Commission for certification. In response to an inquiry from Elizabeth Powell, the Senior Planner stated that the'General Plan is a long-range plan for present and.f.uture, and that the Coastal Act provides for period:ic,revisions.' Barbara Toohey, 1149 El Camino Drive;' Costa Mesa, and Mark. Robinson, Costa Mesa, spoke in Iopposition to a proposed marina. There being no other speakers,•the Mayor~closed the public hearing. A motion was made by -Vice Mayor Hall, seconded by Coun- cilman McFarland, and carried; to adopt Objective I -F as modified, and d'eleti'ng the word -"Ensure", and replacing it with -the words "Work towards".. Policies for The'Mayor opened'the public hearing to consider Policies Objective I -F 52 through 62 of Objective I -F, Goal I. The Planning Commission recommended adoption of the following: Policies 5-2, 53A,as._amended in the document, 54A, 54B, 55,'56, 57, 58,'59, 60, 6lA,'and-62 as amended. Costa Mesa residents'Sam-Berry,. Karla Kramer, and Elizabeth Powell spoke-i.n•opposition`to the proposed marina. Ms. Kramer and Ms.' Powell al•so-spoke concerning Policy 55, restoration of Canyon -Park ais a,natural environment, stating that•the subject park is being used as a dump site. Communications -.were submitted by Karla Kramer and Elizabeth Powell opposing Policy 53A, pursuit and support of a marina adjacent to the east levee of the Santa Ana River. Ms. Kramer and Ms. Powell also sub- mitted communications relating to their aforementioned statements concerning :Policy 55, concerning Canyon Park. There being no other speakers, -the Mayor closed the public hearing. ; After brief discussion, a motion was made'by Vice Mayor Hall,.seconded by Councilman Johnson, to adopt Policies 52; 53A excluding the modification recommended by the Planning Commission; 54A; 55 modi- fied to read: Develop the. Canyon Park site as a low intensity, wilderness area combining hiking, picnicking, and educational uses -in a restored natural environment, as funds are available. The motion also included adop- tion of Policies'57', 58, 61A; and 62 excluding the Planning Commission.'s recommended modification. After further discussion, Vice.Mayor Hall amended his motion, which was seconded'by Councilman Johnson, and carried, to include adoption of Policy 60. The Development Services Director -stated that the proposed resolution submitted by staff with the aforementioned memorandum dated June 1, 1981., re'l ati ng to -the City's Coastal Program, -should now be considered for adoption. The Sen.ior:Planner suggested a modification of the draft resolution by adding the following as the fifth 1 paragraph: WHEREAS, the Coastal Resources subelement of the Community Development/Management Element of the Costa Mesa'General Plan contains materials and data sufficient for a thorough and complete review of the document as the Land Use Plan component of the City's Local Coastal Program. On motion by Councilman McFar- Resolution 81-48 land, seconded by Vice Mayor Hall, Resolution 81-48, Coastal Program being A.RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING THE COASTAL RESOURCES SUBELEMENT-OF THE COMMUNITY.DEVELOPMENT/MANAGEMENT ELEMENT OF THE COSTA MESA'GENERAL PLAN AS THE CITY OF COSTA MESA LOCAL COASTAL.PROGRAM LAND USE PLAN AND DEVELOPMENT POLICIES AND TRANSMITTING SAME TO THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION;.SOUTH COAST REGIONAL COMMISSION FOR REVIEW AND CERTIFICATION, including the additional:,paragraph stated above, was adopted by the following roll call vote: AYES: Council Members: Schafer, Hall, Hertzog, McFarland, Johnson NOES: Council Members: None ABSENT:. Council Members: None Goal II Due to the late hour, the'Council' agreed to conclude Held Over; the meeting, and discussion of Goal II was continued to the meeting of June 10, 1981. Adjournment At 10:20 p.m., the Mayor adjourned the meeting to June 10,'1981, at 6:30 p.m., in the.Council Chambers of City Hal 1. Mayor of the City of Costa Mesa ATTEST::