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ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF. COSTA MESA
MARCH 7, 1990
The City Council of the City of Costa Mesa, California,
met in adjourned regular session March 7, 1990, at
8:00 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 February 27, 1990, and copies of the Notice
of Adjournment were posted as required by law. The
meeting was called to order by the Mayor.
ROLL CALL COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Peter Buffa
Vice Mayor Mary Hornbuckle
Council Member Ory Amburgey
Council Member Sandra Genis
Council Member Ed Glasgow
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
PUBLIC HEARING
GP -89-02
General Plan
Review Program
Orange County
Sanitation
District Report
COUNCIL MEMBERS ABSENT: None
OFFICIALS PRESENT:
City Manager Allan Roeder
Deputy City Manager/Develop-
ment Services Donald Lamm
City Attorney Thomas Kathe
City Clerk Eileen Phinney
Principal Planner R. Michael
Robinson
There were no speakers under Oral Communications.
The Mayor opened the public hearing, continued from the
meeting of February 27,.1990, to discuss the General
Plan Review Program:
General Plan Amendment GP -89-02:
Proposed land use building intensity standards.
Proposed land use element map amendments.
Amendments to the Master Plans of Highways and
Bikeways.
Final recommendations on remaining General Plan
topics.
Tom Dawes, Orange County Sanitation District, Fountain
Valley, was present to answer questions on the capabil-
ity of the sanitation system to service the level of
development proposed for the City of Costa Mesa. Mr.
Dawes reported that the District has completed a 30 -year
Master Plan for which the Environmental Impact Report
has been certified. He explained that data on future
development was obtained from all member cities and the
30 -year plan was based on those projections. Mr. Dawes
was certain that the District's Master Plan would meet
the needs of the member cities; however, because the
Sanitation District is controlled by the Air Quality
Management District (AQMD), expansion of the system
cannot proceed without conformity to AQMD requirements,
that is, the District must provide proof to AQMD that
member cities are in conformance with the Air Quality
Management Plan.
Council Member Genis asked Mr. Dawes to report on
information she has received that since 1979, the
Sanitation District has been operating under variances
from existing water quality regulations, specifically,
that the District does not provide full secondary treat-
ment. She also wanted to know what would happen if the
District's expired permit were not renewed, and asked
about the -financial status of the District in providing
expanded services.
Mr. Dawes responded that the District filed an applica-
tion in August, 1989, for a five-year ocean -discharge
permit based on providing 50 percent secondary treat-
ment, the level now provided by the District. He
stated that studies indicate that this level of service
is very adequate for protection of all the beneficial
uses of the ocean. Mr. Dawes reported that the request
is under consideration by the Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA); however, a recent letter from the EPA
indicates that the request will not be considered for
approximately two years. He stated that the District is
providing a very acceptable level of service and that
secondary treatment will not alleviate toxic problems.
Mr. Dawes contended that the secret to handling toxic
materials which enter the ocean is source control, and
the District has an excellent source control program
which exceeds all EPA and State requirements for all the
pollutants which are of a concern.
Mr. Dawes explained that if a new permit were not
issued, the District would enter into an agreement with
the EPA to provide full secondary treatment over a
specified number of years.
In response to Council Member Genis's question regard-
ing sewer hook-up fees, Mr. Dawes reported that the
fee is designed to pay for the cost of sewers, the
primary system, head works, and secondary treatment in
accordance with the Districts permit application. He
explained that if the District institutes full secondary
treatment, new and existing development will share
equally in the cost; however, existing development would
not be charged for expansion of services made necessary
by new development.
Land Use Review The Principal Planner referred to Page 2 of the Plan-
ning staff's memorandum dated March 1, 1990, concerning
Council's request for staff to provide modifications for
residential designations that limits the commercial
activity that may be allowed. He directed Council to
revised language for Low, Medium, and High Density
Residential uses:
"Limited support commercial uses within this designa-
tion may be allowed provided that the commercial uses
will not generate any additional AM or PM peak hour
vehicle trips than what would occur if the site were
developed at its maximum residential potential as
allowed by the General Plan. These support ccmmercial
uses shall be limited to locations on major streets
and/or intersections within the residential area.
In Planned Development projects, combination of resi-
dential and support commercial uses may not exceed the
AM or PM peak hour vehicle trips that would occur if
the entire project area were developed at its maximum
residential potential as allowed by the General Plan."
Council Member Genis was concerned that the designations
adopted by Council for existing residential areas do not
necessarily reflect the existing use, although the
General Plan modeling, the environmental document, and
Council's intent is that there would not be future sub-
dividing or intensification of use in these areas. She
mentioned that the current General Plan is silent on the
issue of subdividing lots; therefore, it leaves open the
potential for lot combinations, resulting in more trips
than are presently contained in the Traffic Model.
Council Member Genis asked for a definition of "major
streets". The Principal Planner responded that it was
not intended for the General Plan to contain that level
of detail, but suggested that specific designations
could be added to the Master Plan of Highways.
Council Member Amburgey stated that the mere fact that
thoroughfare has been designated a major street would
not automatically permit a commercial use. He commented
that the intent is to advise Council of any unusual cir-
cumstances which should be considered to allow a limited
commercial use in a particular area.
Council Member Glasgow stated that he was not excited
about allowing any commercial uses in the residential
zones, and could not think of any area where it would
be appropriate.
The Principal Planner explained that the language
reflects past policy that the CL zone is an appropriate
"support commercial" use consistent with the residential
neighborhoods.
Council Member Amburgey was in favor of permitting
CL in certain residential areas, and pointed out that
the shopping area in the Mesa del Mar Tract has been
beneficial for the neighborhood and has alleviated
traffic on Baker Street.
Mayor Buffa saw some value in allowing support commer-
cial in Planned Development projects; however, he was
uneasy with allowing it -in residential zones.
The Principal Planner stated that the support commer-
cial recognizes direction from past Councils; however,
it can be deleted in residential areas and retained
for Planned Development.
Scott Williams, 3465 Santa Clara Circle, Costa Mesa,
Steering Committee member, stated that it was his under-
standing that in Orange County in the 19601s, most
service stations, such as the one on Fair Drive and
Fairview Road, were developed on residentially zoned
properties and received a Conditional Use Permit because
it was easier to proceed in this manner. He contended
that if the language is adopted, service stations will
want to change the property to a commercial setting..
MOTION A motion was made by Council Member Genis, seconded by
Commercial Support Mayor Buffa, deleting support commercial uses in resi-
Deleted in Residen- dential zones, and.retaining support commercial uses in
tial; Retained in Planned Development projects. The motion carried 3-2,
Planned Development Council Members Amburgey and Glasgow voting no.
Urban Center The Principal Planner summarized that portion of Page
Residential 2 of the aforementioned memorandum dated March 1, 1990,
which addresses staff's recommendation to delete a
portion of the Urban Center Residential text regarding
complementary commercial uses (Page 158a of the General
Plan Errata dated September 27, 1989). He reported that
staff has recommended deleting the last sentence in the
first shaded paragraph: "Floor Area Ratios and popula-
tion densities for commercial projects would be similar
to the Urban Center Mixed Use land use designation". He
explained that the deletion is recommended because staff
recognizes that the Floor Area Ratios of the commercial
components in the Urban Center Residential designation
would not be similar to those in the Urban Center Mixed
Use designation due to the proposed restriction of the
Trip Budget.
Motion to Delete
Reference to Floor A motion was made by Vice Mayor Hornbuckle to delete
Area Ratios Died for the sentence referring to Floor Area Ratios as recom-
Lack of a Second mended by staff. The motion died for lack of a second.
Mayor Buffa advised Jan Luymes, who was waiting to
speak, that public testimony on this subject had been
taken at previous meetings.
MOTION A motion was made by Council Member Genis, seconded by
Accepted Comments Vice Mayor Hornbuckle, to allow Ms. Luymes to comment
frau Jan Luymes on Urban Center designations. The motion carried 3-2,
Council Members Amburgey and Glasgow voting no.
Jan Luymes, 592 Park Drive, Costa Mesa, Steering Commit-
tee member, carmented that if Council's goal is to have
Urban Center Residential, then it should be developed
residential at the density tentatively approved at the
February 7, 1990, meeting. She suggested that any
mixture of residential and commercial uses in the Urban
Center designation should be called Urban Center Mixed
Use.
Council Member Genis suggested having an Urban Center
Mixed Use with tiered ratios of residential/commercial
uses. She mentioned an Ohio city where more residential
uses were placed near job sites, and more commercial
uses placed near residential areas, resulting in a
reverse flow of traffic, reduction in commute time, and
a tremendous reduction in traffic pollution.
Mayor Buffa believed that the Urban Center Residential
designation should retained 50 units per acre. He
suggested designating the Sakioka property north of the
405 Freeway, east of Bristol Street as Urban Center
Mixed Use, allowing the developer to be as creative as
possible by eliminating a predetermined Floor Area Ratio
and allowing unrestricted mix of residential and commer-
cial uses, with a maximum residential density of 50
units per acre.
Council Member Glasgow agreed with the proposal recom-
mended by the Mayor.
MOTION Mayor Buffa made a motion directing staff to implement
Staff Directed to an Urban Center Mixed Use designation for the area north
implement Mixed of the 405 Freeway, east of Bristol Street, eliminating
Use for North Costa a commercial/residential ratio and a specified Floor
Mesa Area; Deleted Area Ratio, with a maximum residential density of 50
Urban Center units per acre; and deleting the Urban Center Residen-
Residential tial designation. The motion was seconded by Council
Member Glasgow.
Council Member Genis had concerns about deleting Urban
Center Residential: the Villa Martinique development
already has this designation; the impact on the Housing
i
Element of the General Plan which must specify the
number of housing units; and the requirement in the
Land Use Section that population density and land use
intensity standards must be adopted.
The Principal Planner was of the opinion that Council
should retain both Urban Center designations, and
stated that it would be necessary for staff to review
the proposed changes and report back to Council.
George Sakioka, Sakioka Farms, 14850 Sunflower Avenue,
Costa Mesa, wanted clarification of the intent of the
motion. He stated that Sakioka Lot 1 is Urban Center
Residential, Lot 2 is Urban Center Mixed Use, and it
is his understanding that Council is suggesting that
both lots be designated Mixed Use. Mr. Sakioka stated
that units -per -acre can be misleading at times since
he has seen projects which are denser than 50 units per
acre, yet the open space is much greater than the exist-
ing Urban Center Residential. He contended that having
the flexibility which has been suggested would provide
him with the opportunity to submit a very unique plan.
Council Member Genis wanted some assurance that an
all-ccmmercial project would not be permitted in the
Urban Center Mixed Use designation.
AMENDED MOTION Mayor Buffa amended the motion to clarify his intent:
Clarified Original do away with the residential/commercial ratio in Urban
Motion; Directed Center Residential and allow 50 residential units per
Staff to Retain acre; delete the commercial/residential ratio in Urban
Both Urban Center Center Mixed Use; set out a more detailed list of
Designations requirements and incentives for property owners to
follow for the mixed use concept, with less direction
from Council regarding commercial/residential ratios,
Floor Area Ratios, etc.; and retain both designations
to serve the mixed use concept.. The amended motion was
seconded by Council Member Glasgow.
Based on this information, the Principal Planner made a
recommendation to modify the second shaded paragraph
on Page 158a of the General Plan Errata by amending
the second sentence to read,,"In Planned Development
projects, the combination of the residential and
complementary commercial uses may not exceed the AM
or PM peak hour vehicle trips that would occur if the
entire project area were developed at its maximum resi-
dential potential as allowed by the General Plan".
(Deleted the phrase, "and provided that the commer-
cial component does not exceed 35 percent of the total
project land area".) He explained that this deletion
would be in addition to the deletion of the last sen-
tence regarding Floor Area Ratio.
Vice Mayor Hornbuckle asked whether the Mayor intended
to have staff examine his recommendations and report
back to Council. Mayor Buffa responded affirmatively.
The amended motion carried 5-0.
Additional General The Principal Planner referred to his memorandum dated
Plan Information March 7, 1990, which addresses four General Plan topics
for which Council Member Genis requested a report:
Traffic Model Information; Acceptability of Environ-
mental Impacts; Additional Land Use Element map amend-
ments; and Land Use Acreage Changes.
Density Bonuses Council Member Genis stated that she also requested a
report on density bonuses. She recalled that Council
did not want to grant any density bonuses which would
result in a project exceeding General Plan intensities,
and although State law allows a city to provide other
incentives in lieu of density bonuses, Council expressed
concerns about the cost to the City. She understood
that Council could adopt lower densities so that if a
density bonus were granted, a project would not exceed
the General Plan standard. Council Member Genis
referred to a report from the City Attorney dated Febru-
ary 27, 1990, entitled, "Density Bonus and Development
Incentives", stating that the report indicates that
Council would be required to grant a density bonus in
excess of the General Plan maximum density or provide
similar incentives which could bankrupt the City. She
requested clarification from staff.
'[he City Attorney stated that his report of February 27
is self-explanatory, that is, where a density bonus is
granted, State law requires an increase in density by
at least 25 percent over the maximum density allowed by
the zoning ordinance and the Land Use Element of the
General Plan. He reported that in those situations
where Council does not want to grant a density bonus,
it has the option of granting incentives as defined in
the State Code.
The City Attorney then addressed the housing issue. He
stated that in 1989, the Legislature changed the housing
requirements in the Government Code, and he offered to
work with the Planning staff to provide information on
those technical changes. He reported that there is
flexibility in regard to the mix being proposed; how-
ever, where housing is reduced, findings must be made;
and if exact density requirements are not shown, there
will be a problem with correlating the Land Use and
Housing Elements with the Circulation Element. The City
Attorney stated that there are a series of housing
requirements which must be addressed.
Council Member Genis stated that based on the data
provided by the City Attorney on density bonuses, it
may be necessary to review the residential densities
and reduce them so that any density bonuses that may
be approved would bring the total density up to that
which the Council has tentatively approved.
The City Attorney pointed out that in the event Council
were to reduce the densities in an attempt to avoid the
density bonus provisions, there is a specific Govern-
ment Code Section which addresses that situation and
it requires Council to analyze the possible loss of
existing housing units and to provide findings justify-
ing the reduction in densities.
Council Member Amburgey commented that it may be illegal
to intentionally reduce the densities, knowing that with
the density bonus, a project would be at the density
which Council considers proper.
Gene Hutchins, 1808 Kinglet Court, Costa Mesa, Steering
Committee member, believed that the Steering Committee
had made this same point when it presented its resi-
dential density recommendations.
Mayor Buffa suggested that staff examine this issue
further and report back to Council.
Council Member Genis was concerned because she perceived
that zoning could be less dense and the density bonus
would bring the density up to the General Plan intensity,
but the information obtained this evening contradicts
her assumption. She stated that the whole premise upon
which previous discussions and public comments was based
has changed radically; therefore, she felt this was an
entirely new issue.
Mayor Buffa directed the City Attorney to examine the
argument which has been raised, and report back to
Council in two weeks.
Council Member Amburgey asserted that this is not new
information since this issue was discussed previously
and the minutes will reflect it.
Jan Wymes, Steering Committee member, contended that
if there were going to be density changes made because
of the issues which were brought to light this even-
ing, public comments should be permitted. Ms. Wymes
also requested a copy of the City Attorney's report
dated February 27, 1990. The City Attorney replied
that it is available in the Clerk's office.
Council Member Genis asked the City Clerk to provide a
verbatim transcript of that portion of Page 6, minutes
of January 23, 1990, where Council adopted Policy No.
211; and other portions of General Plan minutes where
this issue was discussed. The Principal Planner advised
that the other Policies were Nos. 231 and 231A.
General Plan
The Principal Planner stated that since he has completed
Commercial
his report on follow-up data requested by Council, the
Designations
next topic to be discussed is -General Plan Commercial
designations. He referred to Table A, Commercial Land
Use Designations, which contains data and recommenda-
tions for the commercial categories.
MOTION/Adopted .45
A motion was made by Council Member Glasgow, seconded
FAR and 1.85/4.26
by Council Member Amburgey, to adopt .45 FAR (Floor Area
Trip Rate for
Ratio) and a 1.85/4.26 AM/PTM Peak Hour Trip Rate for
Neighborhood
Neighborhood Commercial.
Commercial
Council Member Genis stated that she could not support
Substitute Motion
an FAR of more than .30, and thereafter made a substi-
Failed to Carry
tute motion to adopt a .30 FAR for Neighborhood Commer-
cial. The substitute motion was seconded by Vice Mayor
Hornbuckle, but failed to carry 3-2, Council Members
Buffa, Amburgey, and Glasgow voting no.
The original motion by Council Member Glasgow carried
3-2,'Council Members Hornbuckle and Genis voting no.
MOTION/Adopted .50
A motion was made by Council Member Glasgow, seconded
FAR and 2.43/3.83
by Council Member Amburgey, to adopt .50 FAR and a 2.43/
Trip Rate for
3.83 AM/PM Peak Hour'Trip Rate for General Commercial.
General Commercial
The motion carried 4-1, Council Member Genis voting no.
MOTION/Adopted
A motion was made by Council Member Amburgey, seconded
.75 FAR and 1.52/
by Council Member Glasgow, to adopt .75 FAR and a 1.52/
3.50 Trip Rate for
3.50 AM/PM Peak Hour Trip Rate for Commercial. Center.
Commercial Center
The motion carried 4-1, Council Member Genis voting no.
Motion to Adopt FAR
A motion was made by Council Member Amburgey, seconded
and Trip Rate for
by Council Member Glasgow, to adopt 1.15 FAR and a
Urban Center Mixed
1.74/2.04 AM/PM Peak Hour Trip Rate for Urban Center
Use Failed to Carry
Mixed Use.
Council Member Genis requested clarification of that
which is being envisioned for the Urban Center Mixed
Use designation, specifically for sites such as South
Coast Plaza and Crystal Court which are exclusively
retail. She mentioned that even though an FAR of 1.15
has not been proposed for South Coast Plaza, it appears
that this is the direction being taken.
Malcolm Ross, C. J. Segerstrom and Sons, 3315 Fairview
Road, Costa Mesa, responded that Urban Center Mixed Use
would make sense if South Coast Plaza and Town Center
were combined as one operating entity.
The Principal Planner referred to Table 27A, Page 164a
of the General Plan Errata, and proceeded to explain
the method by which FAR's are determined, and answered
questions from Council Member Genis.
Malcolm Ross attempted to clarify this topic, using the
Home Ranch site as an example: Home Ranch contains 100
acres designated Urban Center Mixed Use with a maximum
FAR of .47 which cannot be considered urban density.
Mr. Ross contended that a less oppressive designation
would be more appropriate, and based on future plans for
the site, both the City and the Segerstroms are ill -
served by designating the property Urban Center.
Mayor Buffa stated that he would not support the motion
because he did not believe there should be restrictions
for this designation.
The motion to adopt an FAR of .75 and a Trip Rate of
1.52/3.50 for Urban Center Mixed Use failed to carry
3-2, Council Members Buffa, Hornbuckle, and Genis voting
no.
MOTION A motion was made by Vice Mayor Hornbuckle, seconded by
Urban Center Mixed Mayor Buffa, to withhold further determination on Urban
Use Designation Center Mixed Use until a report has been received from
Held Over staff addressing Council's earlier discussion of mixed
use categories..
Responding to a question from Council Member Genis
regarding traffictrip transfers, the Principal Planner
referred to the last page of the General Plan Errata
which contains proposed standards to allow combination
and/or transfer of trips between Traffic Analysis zones.
The motion carried 4-1, Council Member Amburgey voting
no.
RECESS The Mayor declared a recess at 10:25 p.m., and the meet-
ing reconvened at 10:40 p.m.
Commercial Text The Principal Planner suggested addressing the commer-
cial text on Pages 159, 159a, and 160 of the General
Plan Errata.
Council Member Genis referred to the text for General
Commercial (Page 159a) which allows complementary uses
such as residential, industrial, and other noncommercial
uses, and questioned the legality of this type of flexi-
bility. The City Attorney responded that he would
provide a report.
Jan Luymes, Steering Committee member, spoke about the
reference to residential density in Planned Development
projects and density ranges contained in the first
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paragraph, Page 160 of the Errata, and assumed that
population and density ranges will be brought into
conformance. Ms. Luymes asked if a Conditional Use
Permit would be required if a property were sold to
someone with a use generating more trips. She also
wanted to know how the City would enforce limiting
the Floor Area Ratio if the trip budget allowed were
exceeded.
The Principal Planner explained that when a project
exceeds the base FAR, a Conditional Use Permit or some
other type of permit would be required, the Planning
Commission would review the application and place
Conditions of Approval on the project, and a Land Use
Restriction would be recorded against the property
indicating that a specific use has been approved.
Motion to Approve A motion was made by Council Member Glasgow to approve
Commercial Text the text for the commercial portion of the General
Died for Lack of Plan Errata. The motion died for lack of a second.
a Second
Council Member Genis recommended deleting the comple-
mentary industrial uses.
MOTION/Commercial A motion was made by Council Member Genis, seconded by
Text Adopted Except Vice Mayor Hornbuckle, to adopt the commercial text in
Industrial Cample- the General Plan Errata for Neighborhood Commercial,
mentary Uses Were General Commercial, and Commercial, but deleting those
Deleted (Urban sections concerning Industrial Complementary Uses.
Center Excluded) (Urban Center was excluded.)
Mayor Buffa mentioned that the intensities contained
in the errata will be adjusted to reflect Council's
action.
AMENDED MOTION After discussion, Council Member Genis amended her
Excluded Downtown motion by excluding the last paragraph on Page 159a
Redevelopment of the Errata relating to the Downtown Redevelopment
Area Paragraph Project Area. The amended motion was seconded by Vice
Mayor Hornbuckle, and carried 5-0.
Industrial Land The Principal Planner referred to Table A, Industrial
Uses Land Use Designations, stating that there are only two
industrial categories, Industrial Park and Light
Industry. He reported that the Planning Commission
agreed with the proposed FAR of .50 and an AM/PM.Peak
Hour Trip Rate of 0.93/0.97; the Steering Committee
recommended .40 FAR for Industrial Park with a 60 -foot
height limitation, and .35 FAR for Light Industry with
a height limitation of 35 feet.
Gene Hutchins, Steering Committee member, stated that
the General Plan Environmental Impact Report was pro-
jecting an increase in industrial uses from 11 million
to 22 million square feet. He referred to the Commit-
tee's Report and Recommendations dated October 10, 1989,
Page 26g, Table G, which contains eight examples of
Light Industry uses, none of which have a Floor Area
Ratio as high as .50. Mr. Hutchins reported that the
examples for Industrial Park shown on staff's Table A,
and on Table H, Page 26h of the Steering Committee
document, show FAR's below .50.
MOTION _
A motion was made by Vice Mayor Hornbuckle, seconded by
Adopted .45 FAR
Mayor Buffa, to adopt .45 FAR for Industrial Park and
and .40 FAR for
.40.FAR for Light Industry. The motion carried 3-2,
Industrial Uses
Council Members Amburgey and Glasgow voting no.
MOTION
Industrial Text
Approved
Date for Next
Meeting
Mayor Buffa announced that the Industrial text will be
adjusted to reflect that which has just been adopted.
Jan Luymes, Steering Committee member, spoke about
compatible uses in the Industrial Park and Light
Industry categories. She reported that several people
at the Ccmmittee workshop held in February, 1988, were
concerned about the impact of industrial uses on resi-
dential areas in certain portions of the City. She
suggested that Council consider whether there should
be combined residential and industrial uses in Planned
Development projects.
A motion was made by Vice Mayor Hornbuckle, seconded by
Council Member�Genis, to approve the General Plan
Errata text for Industrial designations on Pages 160,
160a, and 161.
The motion carried 4-1, Council Member Genis voting no.
Discussion ensued regarding the next General Plan meet-
ing, and Council decided on March 22, 1990, at 6:30 p.m.
COUNCIL MEMBERS Council Member Genis referred to a meeting held Febru-
COMMENTS ary 28, 1990, at which the SCAG (Southern California
Association of Governments) representative indicated
SCAG that despite the fact that Single -Room Occupancies (SRO)
are considered acceptable by Housing and Community
Development (HCD) and San Diego Association of Govern-
ments (SANDAG) in meeting housing allocations for the
San Diego region, SCAG does not. She felt it would be
appropriate for the various cities to adopt resolutions
or write letters, and work through the League of Cities,
to convince SCAG to change its position since SCAG is
not in conformance with other regional government
associations.
General Plan Council Member Genis commented that although she did not
Progress agree with 90 percent of the intensities which have been
adopted, she was pleasantly surprised that something was
accomplished this evening. Council Member Genis stated
that she was ready to have the General Plan placed on
the ballot because of the times when the entire Council
was not present to vote on the issues and because of a
lack of enthusiasm for making any progress.
Mayor Buffa responded that there has not been an unwill-
ingness to proceed with the General Plan; however, it is
sometimes difficult to reschedule previous commitments
on short notice.
Council Member Amburgey contended that the meetings
would proceed faster if members of the audience were
not allowed to waste so much time asking for points of
clarification merely to make additional comments; and
if Council Members would not talk for 20 to 30 minutes
on issues which have been asked and answered previously.
General Plan Council Member Genis referred to the increased intensities
Intensities for the Albertson center, the Courtyards, Newport -Boule-
vard from 17th Street to 19th Street, and Harbor Boule-
vard between Adams Avenue and the Nabers Cadillac site,
stating that she would like to see these areas changed
from Commercial Center to General Commercial.
Placing Items on Council Member Genis requested information from the City
the June Ballot Attorney regarding the last day on which a measure can be
placed on the ballot for the June, 1990, election. She
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stated that if the General Plan were placed on a ballot,
she did not want it to become an issue during the Novem-
ber, 1990, General Municipal Election.
ADJOURNMENT At 11:40 p.m., the Mayor adjourned the meeting to
Thursday, March 22, 1990, at 6:30 p.m., in the Council
Chambers of City Hall, to continue the public hearing
on the General Plan Review Program.
Mayor of the Cittu Costa Mesa
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