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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/08/1989 - Adjourned City Council Meeting1 ROLL CALL ORAL COMMUNICATIONS PUBLIC HEARING General Plan Review Program EIR No. 1043 and GP -89-02 15:9, ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF COSTA MESA NOVEMBER 8, 1989 The City Council of the City of Costa Mesa, California, met in adjourned regular session November 8, 1989, at 6:30 p.m., in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 77 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa. The meeting was duly and regularly ordered adjourned from the adjourned regular meeting of November 1, 1989, and copies of the Notice of Adjourn- ment were posted as required by law. The meeting was called to order by the Vice Mayor, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag, and Invocation by Council Member Genis. Council Members Present: Officials Present: Mayor Peter Buffa (arrived at 8:00 p.m. and left at 10:45 P.M.) Vice Mayor Mary Hornbuckle Council Member Ory Amburgey Council Member Sandra Genis Council Edward Glasgow Deputy City Attorney Jerry Scheer Deputy City Clerk Mary Elliott Senior Planner Alice Angus Associate Planner Kim Brandt There were no Oral Communications. The Deputy City Clerk announced the public hearing, con- tinued from the meeting of November 1, 1989, to consider the General Plan Review Program: Final Environmental Impact Report No. 1043. General Plan Amendment GP -89-02: Proposed goals, objectives, and policies. Proposed land use building intensity standards. Proposed land use element map amendments. Amendments to the Master Plans of Highways and Bikeways; and Final recommendations on remaining General Plan topics. The following communications were received: Sidney and Eleanore Trigher, 1788 Kinglet Court, Costa Mesa, opposed the "5 year City plan" and favored low density, low building heights, less traffic, and more open space. James and Margaret Lynn, 3230 Washington Avenue, Costa Mesa, opposed Gisler bridge. Karen Samuelson and David Tonkin, 3134 Limerick Lane, Costa Mesa, opposed "Costa Mesa 5 -year plan", and favored lower density and building heights. -Pamela Schader, 343 Colleen Place, Costa Mesa, opposed the "City Plan", and wanted lower density and building heights. MOTION Amended Objective I -A, and Amended Policies 1, 1A, and 1B Adopted MOTION Policies 26, 27, 30 and 31 Combined and Adopted as Policy 27: Policy 34 Adopted Fairview Village Homeowners Association, 2478 Fairview Way, Costa Mesa, authorized Franklin Cole to represent the Association on all matters regarding the General Plan. The Senior Planner presented the alternative objective and policies regarding Open Space, and Council asked questions in reference to Objective I -A and Policies 1, 1A, and 1B. On motion by Council Member Amburgey, seconded by Council Member Glasgow, and carried 4-0, Mayor Buffa absent, the following action was taken: Amended Objective I -A was adopted: "Preserve the City's open space lands and provide additional community and neighborhood parkland in conjunction with future population increases to provide adecqua pressures or underlined.) t". (Addition is Amended Policy 1 was adopted: "Until the results of the 1990 Federal census are available, provide a min- imum of 4.5 acres of permanent public open space (consisting of 3 acres of neighborhood and community parks and 1.5 acres in school yards) for every 1,000 residents". (Additions are underlined.) Amended Policy lA was adopted: "After the results of the 1990 Federal census are available, adjust the amount of neighborhood and community parks to be provided to reflect the ratio of the amount of neighborhood and community park acreage to the total population as reflected in the 1990 Federal census. Unless State law is modified, the amount of neighbor- hood and community parks shall not be reduced below three acres and shall not exceed five acres for every 1,000 residents". (Addition is underlined.) Amended Policy 1B was adopted: "Conduct a study to identify future park sites in the City and acquisi- tion mechanisms to meet the needs of future popula- tion increases. The acquisition mechanisms can include lease or cooperative agreements with other public agencies regarding surplus land, dedication or easements in conjunction with planned commercial, industrial or mixed use development, acquisition of land by fee, development of City -owned surplus prop- erty as parkland, or other mechanisms". (Addition is underlined.) The Senior Planner presented the Staff's recommendations for consolidation of Policies 26-33A as requested by the Council. On motion by Council Member Genis, seconded by Council Member Amburgey, carried 4-0, Mayor Buffa absent, the following action was taken: Policies 26, 27, 30, and 31 were combined and adopted as Policy 27: "Establish guidelines for encouraging passive solar design and require analyses of avail- able energy conservation measures in excess of Title 24 requirements. This shall include considerations such as modified site and building design in conjunc- tion with EIRs and Negative Declarations for all new buildings and subdivisions". 1 :1, 61 Policy 34 was adopted: "Encourage retrofitting of all existing residences with wall and ceiling insula- tion and water heater insulation". The Senior Planner reported that Council had directed staff to draft another policy regarding future develop- ment on oil producing property, and presented staff's recommendation for a new policy, as well as some addi- tional modifications to policies Council preliminarily adopted. He pointed out that the new and modified policies reflect the Council's direction to limit oil extraction activities to those sites currently in oil production and to preclude residential development on such sites. Motion to Adopt A motion was made by Council Member Amburgey to adopt Staff's Recom- staff's recommendations contained in the memorandum mendations Died for dated October 16, 1989. The motion died for lack Lack of a Second of a second. Motion to Reject A motion was made by Council Member Amburgey rejecting Policy 51C Died for new Policy 51C as recommended by staff. The motion died Lack of a Second -for lack of a second. MOTION On motion by Vice Mayor Hornbuckle, seconded by Council Amended Policies Member Genis, and carried 3-1, Council Member Amburgey 49, 50, and 51, voting no, Mayor Buffa absent, the following action was and New Policies taken: 51B and 51C Adopted Amended Policy 49 was adopted: "Limit present oil extraction activities to those properties currently in oil production". Amended Policy 50 was adopted: "Continue to allow oil extractions activities on those properties currently in oil production until such time as these activities are no longer economically or technically .feasible and are terminated by the oil producers". Amended Policy 51 was adopted: "Establish develop- ment standards and review criteria to minimize the impact of existing (deleted 'and future') oil produc- tion activities on other land uses uses existing or proposed to be developed on properties containing oil wells". New Policy 51B was adopted (This was formerly Policy 56A): "Take steps to minimize detrimental effects of the conversion of existing oil producing lands to other uses". New Policy 51C was adopted: "Prohibit new residen- tial development on property containing active oil extraction activities. Permit new industrial and commercial development on such properties only if the impacts of the oil extraction activities can be mitigated to a level of insignificance". MOTION A motion was made by Council Member Glasgow, seconded Policy 62A by Council Member Genis, and carried 4-0, Mayor Buffa Adopted absent, to adopt Steering Committee Policy 62A: "Drain- age plans shall be based on the current Master Plan of Drainage and designed based upon the current Orange County Hydrology Manual". The Senior Planner presented an errata to the Geology Subelement of the General Plan to include a discussion of the 1987 Whittier earthquake. Vice Mayor Hornbuckle requested that the number of miles between the Elysian Hills Fault and the City of Costa Mesa be added to the Errata, and requested that updated information be obtained on the Elysian Hills Fault Zone. Objective II -B, Vice Mayor Hornbuckle opened the,public hearing for Policies 71-77 discussion of Objective II -B: "Pursue, where feasible, the prevention of the significant deterioration of local and regional air and water quality". Richard Sherrick, 3146 Country Club Drive, Costa Mesa, spoke about the Greenville Banning Channel which was not included in the recommendation for Policy 69A. He stated that this channel is a more serious threat to flooding in West Costa Mesa than the Santa Ana River; therefore, it should be included in Policy 69A. Vice Mayor Hornbuckle asked Staff to consider the Green- ville Banning Channel and come back with suggestions at the next meeting. Jan Luymes, 592 Park Drive, Costa Mesa, Steering Commit- tee member, spoke about air quality. She reported that the Steering Committee made the following recommenda- tions: (1) selection of alternatives which would result in the greatest decrease in emissions; and (2) a cumula- tive analyses of major development impacts on local and regional air and water quality. Vice Mayor Hornbuckle asked Ms. Luymes about Policy 72A regarding the 208 plans for nonpoint pollution sources, and commented that this goal relates more to water than to air quality. The Associate Planner reported that the 208 plan is a regional plan developed by SCAG (Southern California Association of Governments) which protects large water resources, in this case, the upper Newport Bay. Frank Cole, 2482 Fairview Way, Costa Mesa, mentioned the control of regional air quality and asked if it could really be controlled. MOTION A motion was made by Council Member Glasgow, seconded by Amended Objective Council Member Amburgey, to adopt amended Objective II -B Adopted II -B: Pursue (deleted 'where feasible') the prevention of the significant deterioration of local and regional air and water quality". Substitute Motion Council Member Genis.made a substitute motion to adopt Died for Lack of amended Objective II -B: "Prevent the significant a Second deterioration of local and regional air quality due to activities under City control". The substitute motion died for lack of a second. The original motion carried 4-0, Mayor Buffa absent. MOTION A motion was made by Council Member Glasgow, seconded by Policy 71 Adopted Council Member Amburgey, and carried 4-0, Mayor Buffa absent, to adopt Policy 71: "Cooperate with and support regional, State, and Federal agencies to improve air quality throughout the South Coast Air Basin". MOTION A motion was made by Council Member Glasgow, seconded Policy 71A Adopted by Council Member Genis, and carried 4-0, Mayor Buffa absent, to adopt Planning Commission Policy 71A: "Participate in the environmental analysis review and adoption process of the Tier I Control Measures identi- fied in the adopted South Coast Air Quality Management District's 1989 Air Quality Management Plan". 163 MOTION A motion was made by Council Member Genis, seconded by Amended Policy Hornbuckle, carried 3-1, Council Member Glasgow voting 71B Adopted no, Mayor Buffa absent, to adopt amended Steering Committee Policy 71B: "(deleted 'Only') After analysis of each measure, implement, as appropriate or where required by law, the Tier I Control Measures in the 1989 Air Quality Management Plan as they are formally adopted by the South Coast Air Quality Management District". Motion to Adopt A motion was made by Council Member Genis, seconded by Amended Policy 72 Vice Mayor Hornbuckle, to adopt amended Policy 72: Failed to Carry "Require as part of the environmental review procedure, an analysis of major development or redevelopment project impacts on an individual and cumulative basis on local and regional air and water quality and apply appropriate requirements for mitigation". (Additions are underlined.) The motion failed to carry 2-2, Council Members Amburgey and Glasgow voting no, Mayor Buffa absent. MOTION A motion was made by Council Member Glasgow, seconded by Policy 72 Adopted Council Member Amburgey, to adopt Policy 72: "Require, as a part of the environmental review procedure, an analysis of major development or redevelopment project impacts on local and regional air and water quality". Council Member Genis opposed the motion because it was her opinion that mitigation measures must be required in conjunction with analyses. The motion carried 3-1, Council Member Genis voting no, Mayor Buffa absent. Motion to Adopt Policy 72A Died for A motion was made by Council Member Genis to adopt Lack of a Second Policy 72A. The motion died for lack of a second. Motion to Adopt A motion was made by Council Member Genis to adopt Policy 73 Died for amended Policy 73: "Establish land use policies Lack of a Second (balanced uses, integration of compatible uses, and restriction of major traffic generators to areas adjacent to major arterials [deleted 'or in close proximity of major employment centers']) which support ridesharing programs, reduce traffic congestion, and improve air quality". The motion died for lack of a second. MOTION A motion was made by Council Member Amburgey, seconded Policy 73 Adopted by Council Member Glasgow, to adopt Policy 73: "Estab- lish land use policies (balanced uses, integration of compatible uses, and concentration of development along major arterials or in close proximity of major employ- ment centers) which support ridesharing programs, reduce traffic congestion, and improve air quality". Council Member Genis opposed the motion because of the concentration of development along major arterials. The motion carried 3-1, Council Member Genis voting no, Mayor Buffa absent. MOTION A motion was made by Council Member Genis, seconded by Amended Policy 74 Hornbuckle, and carried 3-1, Council Member Amburgey Adopted voting no, Mayor Buffa absent, to adopt amended Steer- ing Committee Policy 74: "(Deleted 'Actively enforce and') Require compliance with regional, State, and Federal regulatory agencies to enforce water quality regulations and reduce surface water pollution". Motion to Adopt A motion was made by Council Member Genis, seconded Amended Policy 75 by Vice Mayor Hornbuckle, to adopt amended Steering Failed to Carry Committee Policy 75: "Review existing street cleaning policies and equipment and evaluate all necessary modi- fications (use of vacuum street sweeping equipment, enhanced filtration system, slower sweeping speeds, modified schedules, etc.) to reduce surface water pollution. Apply the same standards to private sweep- ing of parking lots where feasible under the environ- mental review process". (Additions are underlined.) The motion failed to carry 2-2, Council Members Amburgey and Glasgow voting no, Mayor Buffa absent. MOTION A motion was made by Council Member Amburgey, seconded Policy 75 Adopted by Council Member Glasgow, and carried 3-1, Council Member Genis.voting no, Mayor Buffa absent, to adopt Policy 75: "Review existing street cleaning policies and equipment and evaluate all necessary modifications (use of vacuum street sweeping equipment, slower sweep- ing speeds, modified schedules, etc.) to reduce surface water pollution". MOTION On motion by Council Member Genis, seconded by Council Policy 76 and Member Amburgey, and carried 4-0, Mayor Buffa absent, Amended Policy 77 the following action was taken: Adopted Policy 76 was adopted: "Develop and implement a Reasonable Available Control Measure Plan (including employee ridesharing, traffic signal synchronization, bicycle/pedestrian facilities, energy conservation street lighting, modified work schedules, preferen- tial carpool parking, or other equivalent control measures) in conformance with the Air Quality Manage- ment Plan for the South Coast Air Basin". Amended Policy 77 was adopted: "(Deleted 'Direct staff to') Investigate alternative methods to improve all streets with curbs and gutters to facilitate removal of significant street pollutants throughout the community". Motion to Adopt A motion was made by Council Member Genis, seconded by Policy 77A Vice Mayor Hornbuckle to adopt Policy 77A: "Take Withdrawn appropriate steps to discourage on -street parking on street cleaning days". Vice Mayor Hornbuckle withdrew her second and asked staff to come back with a proposed policy which would address the problem of on -street parking in areas where the street sweeper cannot do an adequate job. Council Member Genis withdrew her motion. Vice Mayor Hornbuckle presented Objective II -C: "Evaluate methods of control of noise levels of opera- tions and activities occurring within the City for the protection of residential areas from excessive and unhealthful noise". Scott Williams, 3465 Santa Clara Circle, Costa Mesa, Steering Committee member, stated that Citizens want to tighten noise standards in order to lower noise levels; did not want private and commercial helicopters flying over residential areas, and wanted commercial helicopters limited to freeway alignments. He reported that citizens want the City to take an active role in resolving the amphithreatre noise problem, and suggested that adding a roof may be a solution. He stated that traffic noise is adversely impacting citizens' enjoyment of their properties. Mr. Williams reported on Steering Committee recommendations: (1) the City should be sensitive to the increasing noise levels around residen- tial neighborhoods and other sensitive areas; (2) the City should install sound attenuation walls along road- ways that exceed 65 CNEL noise levels and which are near sensitive land uses; and (3) the City should encourage the Orange County Fair Board to keep noise levels at the amphithreatre, speedway, and fairgrounds at levels acceptable to surrounding neighborhoods. Mayor Buffa Arrived Mayor Buffa arrived at the meeting at 8:00 p.m. MOTION A motion was made by Council Member Genis, seconded by Amended Objective Mayor Buffa, and carried 5-0, to adopt amended Objective II -C Adopted II -C: "Control noise levels within the City for the protection of residential areas and other sensitive land uses from excessive and unhealthful noise". MOTION On motion by Council Member Amburgey, seconded by Policies 78 and Council Member Glasgow, and carried 5-0, the following 79 Adopted action was taken: Policy 78 was adopted: "Require, as a part of the environmental review process, that full consideration be given to the existing and projected noise environ- ment". Policy 79 was adopted: "Establish maximum acceptable exterior noise levels for residential areas of 65 CNEL". Motion to Adopt A motion was made by Council Member Genis, seconded by Policy 79A Vice Mayor Hornbuckle, to adopt Policy 79A. Withdrawn In response to Vice Mayor Hornbuckle's question regarding Title 24, the Senior Planner suggested that if the Coun- cil wanted to adopt 79A, Policy 86 should be striken. Vice Mayor Hornbuckle withdrew her second, and Council Member Genis withdrew her motion. MOTION On motion made by Council Member Glasgow, seconded by Policies 80 and Council Member Genis, and carried 5-0, the following 81 Adopted action was taken: Policy 80 was adopted: "Give full consideration to the existing and projected noise environment when considering alterations to the City's circulation system". Policy 81 was adopted: "Encourage CALTRANS to construct noise attenuation barriers along State freeways and highways adjoining residential and other noise sensitive areas". No Action Taken on Policy 81A No action was taken on Policy 81A. MOTION On motion by Council Member Glasgow, seconded by Council Policies 82, 83, Member Genis, and carried 5-0, the following action was and 84 Adopted taken: Policy 82 was adopted: "Provide necessary equipment and training to enforce the Noise Ordinance using existing City Staff for initial field check of noise ccmplaints". Policy 83 was adopted: "Contract with Orange County for enforcement of the Noise Ordinance in those cases where Staff and equipment demands exceed City resources". Policy 84 was adopted: "Consider noise emission levels in the acquisition and use of new equipment and machinery purchased by the City". MOTION A motion was made by Council Member Genis, seconded by Policy 85 Adopted Mayor Buffa, and carried 3-2, Council Members Amburgey and Glasgow voting no, to adopt Steering Committee Policy 85: "Ensure that appropriate site design measures are incorporated into residential develop- ments, when required by an acoustical study, to obtain appropriate exterior and interior noise levels. When necessary, require field testing at the time of project completion to demonstrate compliance". MOTION A motion was made by Council Member Genis, seconded by Policy 86 Adopted Mayor Buffa, carried 4-1, Council Member Amburgey voting no, to adopt Steering Committee Policy 86: "Apply the standards contained in Title 24 of the California Administrative Code as applicable to the construction of all new dwelling units". MOTION Policies 87 and 88 Adopted MOTION Policies 88A and 88B Adopted On motion by Mayor Buffa, seconded by Council Member Amburgey, and carried 5-0, the following action was taken: Policy 87 was adopted: "Require field testing of completed residential structures to ensure compliance with Title 24 of the California Administrative Code". Policy 88 was adopted: "Minimize noise impacts upon residential and other noise sensitive land uses". On motion by Council Member Genis, seconded by Vice Mayor Hornbuckle, and carried 5-0, the following action was taken: Planning Commission Policy 88A was adopted: "Dis- courage sensitive land uses from locating in the 65 CNEL noise contour of the John Wayne Airport. Should it be deemed by the City as appropriate and/or neces- sary for a sensitive land use to locate in the 65 CNEL noise contour, ensure that appropriate interior noise levels are met and that minimal outdoor activi- ties are allowed". Planning Commission Policy 88B was adopted: "Encour- age the governor to appoint a Costa Mesa resident to the Orange County Fair Board to better control noise - related impacts of uses and activities within the Fairgrounds". Motion to Adopt A motion was made by Council Member Genis, seconded by Policy 88C was Vice Mayor Hornbuckle, to adopt amended Policy 88C: "If Withdrawn the traffic generated by additional development exceeds the acceptable exterior and interior noise levels, noise attenuation walls shall be constructed and other mitiga- tion measures instituted, such that noise levels will not increase as a result of the project. Such walls and other mitigation measures shall be paid for directly by the City or by means of the assessment of a developer impact fee. (Additions are underlined.) 1 671 A discussion followed regarding noise levels of sirens, traffic, and attenuation walls. Vice Mayor Hornbuckle withdrew her second from the motion, and suggested that Council Member Genis work with staff to reword Policy 88C. Council Member Genis suggested to staff that they develop a policy that would provide for the protection of existing development from adverse noise impact due to traffic from new developments, and that would somehow involve providing mitigation measures by those responsi- ble for the noise. Council Member Genis withdrew her motion, and requested that Planning Commission and Steering Committee recom- mendations for Policy 88C be continued until staff can provide a report. Council Member Council Member Glasgow left the meeting and returned Glasgow Left after recess. Motion to Adopt A motion was made by Council Member Genis to adopt Policy 88D Died amended Policy 88D: "Prohibit approval of sensitive for Lack of a land uses from locating in any area where the CNEL Second exterior level exceeds 65 (deleted 'and the interior level exceeds 451)". The motion died for lack of a second. MOTION A motion was made by Mayor Buffa, seconded by Council Policy 88E Adopted Member Genis, and carried 4-0, Council Member Glasgow absent, to adopt Steering Committee Policy 88E: "Encourage the Orange County Fair Board and other appro- priate individuals and/or decision-making bodies to take such action as will bring the Pacific Amphitheatre in ccmpliance with all Costa Mesa noise ordinances or noise levels permitted in the City". Motion Made To A motion was made by Council Member Genis, seconded by Adopt Policies Vice Mayor Hornbuckle, to adopt Policies 88F and 88G. 88F and 88G Mayor Buffa could not support Policy 88G because it has an implication that the City would offer its support to the existing noise reduction procedures at John Wayne Airport, which he strongly opposes. AMENDED MOTION An amended motion was made by Council Member Genis, Policy 88F Adopted seconded by Vice Mayor Hornbuckle, and carried 3-1, Council Member Amburgey voting no, Council Member Glasgow absent, to adopt Steering Committee Policy 88F: "While maintaining safety, support alternatives for the future of Orange County Airport which will reduce the noise impact of airport operations". Motion to Adopt A motion was made by Council Member Genis, seconded by Substitute Policy Vice Mayor Hornbuckle, to adopt a substitute Policy 88G: 88G Failed to "Establish an ordinance which will regulate use of heli - Carry stops and helipads in the City". The motion failed to carry 2-2, Council Members Buffa and Amburgey voting no, Council Member Glasgow absent. RECESS A recess was declared at 8:45 p.m., and the meeting reconvened at 8:55 p.m. Vice Mayor Hornbuckle opened the public hearing for discussion of Objective II -D: "Participate in the safe, efficient and responsible management of hazardous waste materials". L MOTION Objective II -D, Policies 89, 90, and 90A Adopted Jan Luymes, 592 Park Drive, Costa Mesa, Steering Commit- tee member, presented the following recommendations: (1) Recognize that it is the City's responsibility to enforce water quality standards and hazardous material disposal to avoid contamination of water supplies; (2) Recognize that the City must be able to respond to toxic hazardous waste spills and must have plans in place to deal with those potential problems, such as, identifi- cation and inventory of all users of hazardous materials and hazardous waste materials: (3) The City should work toward clean up of less than hazardous waste sites, such as, the air base dumps; The City must be able to project the types and amounts of hazardous waste expected to be generated by commercial and industrial uses under both alternatives; and (5) As part of the hazardous waste programs, the City must address the problem of under- ground auto gasoline storage tanks. Vice Mayor Hornbuckle asked staff to give brief report on the Orange County Hazardous Waste Management Plan. The Associate Planner stated that the policies included in the General Plan reflect the City's intent to cooper- ate and implement as appropriate, the County Hazardous Waste Management Plan. She reported that there is an existing inventory of all businesses in the City which use or handle hazardous waste materials, and that Title 8 of the Municipal Code addresses how hazardous waste handlers and users must disclose their operation. She stated that the responsibility for administering a clean-up action plan for a site within the City is dele- gated to the County of Orange, and the property owner has the responsibility of cleaning up the site. Council Member Amburgey left the meeting at 9:05 p.m., and returned 9:15 p.m. On motion by Council Member Glasgow, seconded by Council Member Amburgey,.and carried 5-0, the following action was taken: Objective II -D was adopted: "Participate in the safe, efficient and responsible management of hazardous waste materials". Policy 89 was adopted: "Enact appropriate ordinances that address the siting of hazardous waste facilities in the City that are consistent with the intent of the Orange County Hazardous Waste Management Plan; the siting criteria shall include standards and requirements that ensure the protection of the community and environment from potential negative impacts from hazardous waste facilities". Policy 90 was adopted: "Participate with the County of Orange in the implementation of the Orange County Hazardous Waste Management Plan". Policy 90A was adopted: "Ensure that appropriate indepth environmental analyses are conducted for any proposed hazardous waste materials treatment, trans- fer, and/or disposal facility". MOTION A motion was made by Mayor Buffa, seconded by Council Amended Policy Member Genis, and carried 5-0, to adopt amended Steering 90B Adopted Committee Policy 90B: "(delete 'Sponsor and') Provide community education on the types and uses of household hazardous waste their proper disposal (including how to 16-9 reduce the use of hazardous household materials, and where and how to dispose of hazardous household materials); distribute information on local collection sites". MOTION On motion by Mayor Buffa, seconded by Council Member Policies 90C and Genis, and carried 5-0, Policies 90C and 90D were 90D were Combined combined and adopted as amended Policy 90C: "Continue and Adopted as to work with the County of Orange to identify and Amended Policy 90C inventory all users of hazardous materials and all hazardous waste generators, and prepare clean-up action plans for identified disposal sites". (Additions are underlined.) Vice Mayor Hornbuckle presented for public comment Goal III: Development: "It is the goal of the City of Costa Mesa to establish development policies which will create and maintain an aesthetically pleasing and functional urban environment and minimize impacts on existing physi- cal and social resources". Jan Luymes, Steering Committee member, stated that the only change in the Steering Committee goal was changing the word urban to suburban. MOTION A motion was made by Mayor Buffa, seconded by Council Amended Goal III Member Genis, and carried 5-0, to adopt amended Goal Adopted III: Development: "It is the goal of the City of Costa Mesa to establish development policies which will create and maintain an aesthetically pleasing and functional (deleted 'urban') environment and minimize impacts on existing physical and social resources". Vice Mayor Hornbuckle opened the public hearing for Objective III A: "Encourage new development and redevelopment which will improve and maintain the quality of the urban environment". Jan Luymes, Steering Committee member and member of the Redevelopment Advisory Committee, stated that the suggested changes in the objective and policies were to encourage lower densities and intensities. She reported that the focus groups in the professional survey believed that the appearance of unsightly and unkept homes was a serious problem; the west side has been ignored for redevelopment; and they wanted the appearance of residential areas improved, particularly in the west side. Alisa Freundlich, attorney representing the Marriott Corporation, 2049 Century Park East, Los Angeles, spoke about Policy 93A, stating that Marriott was concerned that the General Plan recommendations, as currently proposed, could result in the Marriott being unable to rebuild their existing hotel. She reported that Marriott recently completed the Marriott Suites on Anton Boulevard, which is zoned Urban Center Residential but is in a Planned Development. She stated that at the time building permits were issued, the Planning Division reviewed the project and found it to be in conformity with the zoning for the area, and based upon that information, the Marriott proceeded and spent several years building the structure. She stated that Marriott is concerned that because of the new FAR and intensity requirements, the project could become a nonconforming use in the future. She commented that because of the way the Municipal Code is drafted, if the hotel were to be rendered nonconforming, Marriott would be unable to rebuild in the event of 50 percent destruction. She supported adoption of Policy 93A. MOTION A motion was made by Council Member Genis, seconded by Amended Objective Council Member Glasgow, and carried 5-0, to adopt amended III -A Adopted Objective III -A: "Encourage new development and redevel- opment to improve and maintain the quality of the (deleted 'urban') environment". Motion to Delete Policy 91 Died for A motion was made by Council Member Genis to delete Lack of a Second Policy 91. The motion died for lack of a second. MOTION A motion was made by Council Member Amburgey, seconded Policy 91 Adopted by Council Member Glasgow, and carried 4-1, Council Member Genis voting no, to adopt Policy 91: "Use eminent domain in redevelopment project areas when necessary to effect lot combination and to ensure optimum size and configuration of parcels experiencing development pressures". MOTION A motion was made by Mayor Buffa, seconded by Council Amended Policy Member Glasgow, and carried 5-0, to adopt amended Policy 92 Adopted 92: "Continue to implement, review, and update the redevelopment plan for the adopted project area". (Addi- tions are underlined.) MOTION On motion by Mayor Buffa, seconded by Council Member Policy 93 Deleted; Glasgow, and carried 5-0, Policy 93 was deleted, and Policy 93A Adopted Planning Commission Policy 93A was adopted: "In the event of damage or destruction, allow any legal conform- ing use in existence at the time of adoption of GP -89-2 in a nonconforming development to be rebuilt to its original building intensity, as long as any such rebuilding would not increase the development's noncon- formity, and the damage or destruction was in no way brought about by intentional acts of any owner of such use". MOTION A motion was made by Mayor Buffa, seconded by Council Amended Policy Member Genis, and carried 4-1, Council Member Amburgey 94 Adopted voting no, to adopt amended Steering Comnittee Policy 94: "Develop standards, policies, and other methods to encourage the grouping of individual parcels to eliminate obsolete subdivision patterns and to provide improved living environments while retaining the single- family (delete 'detached') zoning or single-family (delete 'detached') character of such areas in the City". MOTION A motion was made by Council Member Genis, seconded by Policy 94A Vice Mayor Hornbuckle, and carried 3-2, Council Members Adopted Amburgey and Glasgow voting no, to adopt Steering Committee Policy 94A: "Strictly enforce development standards and zoning ordinances without permitting an increased unit when a proposed project does not meet the square foot requirements of the zone so as to prohibit a 'rounding up1'. Council discussed Policy 95. Vice Mayor Hornbuckle requested staff to provide Council with some clear examples of the policy's intent. MOTION A motion was made by Council Member Genis, seconded by Amended Policy Mayor Buffa, and carried 4-1, Council Member Glasgow 96 Adopted voting no, to adopt amended Steering Committee Policy 96: "Develop review criteria to discourage retention of blighted or obsolete structures on (delete 'common') sites where new development is planned". MOTION A motion was made by Mayor Buffa, seconded by Council Amended Policy Member Amburgey, and carried 4-1, Council Member Glasgow 97 Adopted voting no, to adopt amended Policy 97: "Identify deficiencies and upgrade existing public service facili- ties (streets, alleys, utilities)"; (deleted 'to encour- age increased private market investment in declining or deteriorating neighborhoods") MOTION A motion was made by Mayor Buffa, seconded by Council New Policy 98C Member Genis, and carried 4-1, Council Member Glasgow Adopted voting no, to adopt new Policy 98C (second half of Policy 97): "Encourage increased private market invest- ment in declining or deteriorating neighborhoods". MOTION A motion was made by Council Member Genis, seconded by Policy 97A Adopted Mayor Buffa, and carried 3-2, Council Members Amburgey and Glasgow voting no, to adopt Steering Committee Policy 97A: "Develop policies and standards to provide a balanced mix of residential uses within the Redevelop- ment Area including the provisions of single-family homes and R1 within the Redevelopment Area". Motion to Adopt A motion was made by Council Member Genis to adopt Policy 97B Died for Policy 97B and to refer it to Staff for language refine - Lack of a Second ment. The motion died for lack of a second. MOTION A motion was made by.Council Member Amburgey, seconded Policy 97B Rejected by Council Member Glasgow, and carried 5-0, to reject Steering Committee Policy 97B: "Identify and encourage the use of alternatives to stimulate redevelopment or rehabilitation without upzoning or increasing densities, particularly in existing single-family detached neigh- borhoods, or intensities of use". Motion to Delete Policy 98 Died for A motion was made by Mayor Buffa to delete Policy 98. Lack of a Second The motion died for lack of a second. MOTION A motion was made by Council Member Gjasgow, seconded by Policy 98 Adopted Council Member Amburgey, and carried 4-1, Mayor Buffa voting no, to adopt Policy 98: "Encourage the inclusion of art and aesthetically pleasing architecture into new development and redevelopment that will have the effect of perpetuating the image of the City of the Arts; this should also be compatible with surrounding architecture". MOTION A motion was made by Council Member Genis, seconded by Policy 98A Deleted Mayor Buffa, and carried 3-2, Council Members Glasgow and Amburgey voting no, to delete Policy 98A: "Direct staff to investigate and implement alternative means other than units -per -acre to measure residential densities". Vice Mayor opened the public discussion for Objective III -B: "Establish policies, standards, and procedures to minimize blighting influences and maintain the integrity of stable neighborhoods". Mark Korando, 582 Park Drive, Costa Mesa, Steering Committee member, stated that the inclusion of security lighting to minimize blight was only to ensure minimum security lighting. After discussion, Vice Mayor Hornbuckle suggested that this Objective be continued to the next General Plan meeting. Vice Mayor Hornbuckle opened the public discussion for Objective III -C: "Establish policies, standards, and procedures to improve and maintain the visual image of the City". MOTION Objective III -C, Policies 100 and 101 Adopted Mark Korando, Steering Committee member, spoke about the Steering Committee recommendations for this objective and its policies. Jan Luymes, Steering Committee member, spoke about under - grounding utilities to benefit the appearance of Costa Mesa. Gene Hutchins, 1808 Kingley Court, Costa Mesa, Steering Committee member, spoke about bike paths and the number of people using bikes for transportation. On motion by Mayor Buffa, seconded by Council Member Amburgey, and carried 5-0, the following action was taken: Objective III -C was adopted: "Establish policies, standards, and procedures to improve and maintain the visual image of the City". Policy 100 was adopted: "Improve all gateways to the City with landscaped medians and parkways with entrance signs to provide a positive introduction to Costa Mesa". Policy 101 was adopted: "Encourage homeowner's asso- ciations to maintain existing housing tract entrance signs in an attractive manner and encourage the placement of such signs at the entrance of major developments which do not have such identification". MOTION A motion was made by Mayor Buffa, seconded by Council Policy 102 Member Genis, and carried 3-2, Council Members Amburgey Adopted and Glasgow voting no, to adopt Steering Committee Policy 102: "Promote linkages between separate neigh- borhoods through bike trails, pedestrian paths, common medians or parkway landscaping in connecting streets, and other physical improvements as necessary". MOTION On motion by Council Member Genis, seconded by Mayor Policies 103 and Buffa, and carried 5-0, the following action was taken: 104 Adopted Policy 103 was adopted: "Develop design standards and guidelines for the placement of street furniture and public street graphics within and adjacent to public rights-of-way". Policy 104 was adopted: "Increase the visual quality of Costa Mesa's streetscapes through the use of linear open space facilities such as landscaped medians, parkways, and building setbacks". MOTION A motion was made by Council Member Genis, seconded by Amended Policy Mayor Buffa, and carried 4-1, Council Member Amburgey 105 Adopted voting no, to adopt amended Policy 105: "Require all new utility connections to be made underground or, where not feasible, to provide for future undergrounding". (Addition is underlined.) Motion to Adopt A motion was made by Council Member Glasgow, seconded by Policy 106 Failed Council Member Amburgey, to adopt Policy 106 as written. to Carry The motion failed to carry 3-2, Council Members Buffa, Hornbuckle, and Genis voting no. Motion to Adopt A motion was made by Council Member Genis to adopt Policy 106 Died for Steering Committee Policy 106. The motion died for lack Lack of a Second of a second. 1 1 173 Motion Made to A motion was made by Mayor Buffa, seconded by Council Adopt Policies Member Glasgow, to adopt Policies 106, 107, and 108. 106, 107, and 108 After discussion, Mayor Buffa amended his motion as AMENDED MOTION follows: Policy 106 Held Over; Policies Staff was directed to provide Council with a clari- 107 and 108 fication of Steering Committee Policy 106 regarding Adopted the City's power to establish Underground Utility Districts. Policy 107 was adopted: "Pursue maximum use of utility company funds and resources in underground- ing existing overhead lines". Policy 108 was adopted: "Develop design standards and guidelines for the placement of art in public places and private landscaped areas available to the public, such as greenbelts, patios, courtyards, etc". The amended motion was seconded by Council Member Glasgow, and carried 5-0. RECESS The Mayor declared a recess at 10:45 p.m., and the meeting reconvened at 10:55 p.m. Mayor Buffa Left Mayor Buffa left during recess, and did not participate in the remainder of the public hearing. Vice Mayor Hornbuckle invited public comment for Goal IV: Socio -Economic Considerations: "It is the goal of the City of Costa Mesa to respond to the needs of its citizens for housing, public services, community facili- ties, and safety of persons and property, to the extent possible within budgetary constraints, and when deemed appropriate for local governmental involvement". MOTION A motion was made by Council Member Genis, seconded by Goal IV Adopted Council Member Amburgey, and carried 4-0, Mayor Buffa absent, to adopt Goal IV. Vice Mayor Hornbuckle invited comments from the public on Objective IV -A: "Insure availability of adequate community facilities and provision of the highest level of public services possible within budgetary constraints". Jan Luymes, Steering Committee member, reported on com- ments from citizens concerning redevelopment, stating that they were concerned about adequate fire and police protection if the City approved projects at higher densities than the City's infrastructure could support. Mark Korando, Steering Committee member, spoke about the Steering Committee's recommendations for Policies 109 and 110A. Scott Williams, speaking as an individual and not as a member of the Steering Committee, commented that North Costa Mesa delivers the gold to the City, receives all the burdens, but none of the benefits; for example, the recreation parks program is geared around the public school system, yet there are no schools in his area and residents must cross the freeway which have no bike trails. MOTION A motion was made by Council Member Genis, seconded by Amended Objective Council Member Glasgow, and carried 4-0, Mayor Buffa IV -A Adopted absent, to adopt amended Objective IV -A: "Insure availability of adequate community facilities and provision of the highest level of public services possible taking into consideration budgetary contraints and effects on surrounding area. (Additions are under- lined.) MOTION A motion was made by Council Member Amburgey, seconded Policy 109 Adopted by Council Member Genis, and carried 4-0, Mayor Buffa absent, to adopt Planning Commission Policy 109: "Continue to require smoke detectors to be installed in all existing residential units upon change of ownership and encourage the installation of smoke detectors in all units". MOTION A motion was made by Council Member Amburgey, seconded Policy 110 Adopted by Council Member Genis, and carried 4-0, Mayor Buffa absent, to adopt Policy 110: "Continue to require smoke detectors to be installed in all existing residential units upon addition or alteration in excess of $1,000 valuation or upon addition of one or more sleeping rocros". MOTION A motion was made by Council Member Amburgey, seconded Policy 110A Adopted by Council Member Glasgow, and carried 4-0, Mayor Buffa absent, to adopt Planning Commission Policy 110A: "Encourage the installation of automatic fire sprinkler systems in all new and existing developments, including new single-family and multi -family dwelling units". MOTION On motion made by Council Member Glasgow, seconded by Policies 111 Council Member Genis, and carried 4-0, Mayor Buffa through 116 absent, the following action was taken: Adopted Policy 111 was adopted: "Continue to evaluate and implement alternative administrative and management techniques to increase the efficiency and effective- ness of all City programs and services". Policy 112 was adopted: "Cooperate with adjacent cities and other governmental agencies to identify common or overlapping services which can be combined or integrated to reduce costs and maintain or increase the level of service provided to the public". Policy 113 was adopted: "Continue to investigate the use of private firms to deliver services cur- rently performed by the City and contract those services which can be delivered at lower costs with- out a reduction in the level or quality of service currently provided". Policy 114 was adopted: "Identify and evaluate the cost effectiveness and public benefits of all new programs, services, and facilities prior to approval or implementation". Policy 115 was adopted: "Monitor and evaluate current trends in the local and regional economy which impact local sources of revenues or demands for public expenditures". Policy 116 was adopted: "Encourage and solicit public input in the review and adoption of the annual budget". ADJOURNMENT At 11:25 p.m., the Vice Mayor adjourned the meeting to November 14, 1989, at 6:30 p.m., in the Council Chambers [1 1 r� uSy of City Hall, 77 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa, to continue the public hearing for the General Plan Review Program. Mayor of the City V60ta Mesa ATTEST: a LL4-1, ity Clerk of the City of Cost Mesa 1