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2019 10-01CITY OF POWAY CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES October 1, 2019 City Council Chambers 13325 Civic Center Drive, Poway, California (Per Government Code 54953) (Meeting Called to Order as City Council/City of Poway Planning Commission/Poway Housing Authority/Public Financing Authority and Successor Agency to the Poway Redevelopment Agency) CALL TO ORDER Mayor Vaus called the Regular Meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. ROLL CALL John Mullin, Barry Leonard, Caylin Frank, Dave Grosch, Steve Vaus STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT City Manager Chris Hazeltine; Assistant City Manager Wendy Kaserman; City Attorney Alan Fenstermacher; City Clerk Faviola Medina; Community Services Director Brenda Sylvia; Development Services Director Bob Manis; Finance Director Aaron Beanan; Human Resources/Risk Management Director Jodene Dunphy; Interim Director of Public Works Eric Heidemann; Fire Chief Jon Canavan; Captain Jeff Duckworth, Sheriffs Department. (Note: Hereinafter the titles Mayor, Deputy Mayor, Councilmember, City Manager, Assistant City Manager, City Attorney, City Clerk and Director of Finance shall be used to indicate Mayor/Chair, Deputy Mayor/Vice Chair, Councilmember/Director, City Manager/Executive Director, Assistant City Manager/Assistant Executive Director, City Attorney/Counsel, City Clerk/Secretary and Director of Finance/Finance Officer.) PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Deputy Mayor Grosch led the Pledge of Allegiance. MOMENT OF SILENCE Mayor Vaus led a moment of silence. PRESENTATION Community Services Director Brenda Sylvia presented a service recognition to Lisa Najmi for her 20 -Year Anniversary with the City and Garrett Moreau for his 25 -Year Anniversary with the City. Councilmember Frank presented a Proclamation to San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Manager of Public Relations Mark Olson in recognition of MTS Free Ride Day 2019 to be held on Wednesday, October 2, 2019. 0702 City of Poway — Minutes — October 1, 2019 PUBLIC ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Joel Bocanegra commended staff on the construction on Espola Road and his concern of speeding cars. Marianna Bacilla suggested that the Big Stone Lodge item is presented in a town hall fashion, where two-way communication is facilitated. Celeste Larson mentioned that landscaping will be very important to cover the large building that is being built and requested that Council not allow light to come from it at night. Pete Neild spoke regarding Big Stone Lodge and the industrial building that is being built. Alan Davies expressed his concerns with the warehouse that is being built. Yuri Bohlen spoke regarding the distribution center that is being built in the industrial park. Chris Olps expressed his concerns with the development review process for the industrial building that is being built. At Council's request, City Attorney Alan Fenstermacher explained that the Vantage Point project was approved at a publicly noticed City Council meeting where the Specific Plan Amendment was approved which allowed the zoning change. Mr. Fenstermacher explained that at that meeting, square footage and photo simulations of the proposed building were presented to Council. He added that under any statutes of limitation, legal challenges are barred since there were no objections during the administrative process. Director of Development Services Bob Manis further elaborated and said that the Regional Specific Plan was adopted in 1985. Mr. Manis explained that an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) was produced with the approval of the plan that identified and assessed view impacts which were disclosed with that EIR. He stated that the property has been designated as industrial development since 1985 and has complied with all development standards within the plan. Mr. Manis also mentioned that the developer would be adding additional trees to the perimeter of the building in order to screen it from view. 1. CONSENT CALENDAR Motioned by Councilmember Mullin, seconded by Deputy Mayor Grosch to approve Consent Calendar Items 1.1 through 1.6. Motion carried by the following roll -call vote: Ayes: Mullin, Leonard, Frank, Grosch, Vaus Noes: None Absent: None 1.1 Approval of Reading by Title only and Waiver of Reading in full of Ordinances on Agenda 1.2 Ratification of Warrant Registers for the Periods of August 19, 2019 through August 23, 2019; and August 26, 2019 through August 30, 2019 1.3 Approval of the August 20, 2019 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes 0703 City of Poway — Minutes — October 1, 2019 1.4 Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance No. 831, Amending Chapters 17.08 and 17.10 of the Poway Municipal Code Establishing Regulations for Fencing at Churches and other Religious Institutions Mayor Vaus spoke regarding Item 1.4 and thanked staff for quickly getting the staff report together. 1.5 Acceptance of the 2018-2019 Street Overlay Project; Bid No. 19-013 with SRM Contracting and Paving as Complete Peter Neild spoke regarding Item 1.5 and the street sweeping associated with the project. 1.6 Acceptance of the Washwater 1 Tank Rehabilitation Project; Bid No. 19-009 with AMP United LLC as Complete 2. ORDINANCE None. 3. PUBLIC HEARING 3.1 FY 2020-2021 Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG) Mayor opened the public hearing at 7:36 p.m. Senior Management Analyst Marie Sanders presented the report. Ms. Sanders explained that the City applies annually for CDBG funds issued by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. She further explained that the estimated funds available to Poway for Fiscal Year 2020-21 are $140,747.92, which is comprised of $136,050 in new grant funding and $4,697.92 in unspent prior year allocations. Staff proposes to fund the HomeShare and Community Connections Program, North County Bridge to Housing Network, 2- 1- 1 San Diego and continued accessibility improvements for individuals with disabilities at Lake Poway with the issued CDBG funds. Yuri Bohlen requested an increase to the budget allocated to homeless rehabilitation programs. Motioned by Deputy Mayor Grosch, seconded by Councilmember Leonard to close the public hearing at 7:39 p.m. Motion carried unanimously. Council discussion ensued in favor of the Community Development Block Grant Program. Motioned by Councilmember Frank, seconded by Councilmember Mullin to 1) Authorize staff to apply for FY20-21 CDBG funding through the County as identified in this report; 2) Authorize the appropriation of $136,050 to the CDBG Fund (F2410) from the General Fund (F1000), as a loan, to fund the proposed FY20-21 CDBG Program upon approval by the County; 3) Authorize the reallocation of $4,697.92 in CDBG funds from previous grant years to fund the proposed FY20-21 CDBG program upon approval by the County; and 4) Authorize the City Manager to execute contracts with the County. Motion carried unanimously. 0704 City of Poway — Minutes — October 1, 2019 4. STAFF REPORT 4.1 Capital Improvement Program Update Senior Civil Engineer Melody Rocco presented the report along with a slideshow presentation regarding status of each on-going project within the current Capital Improvement Program (CIP). Ms. Rocco explained that the CIP is to plan and implement projects that maintain and improve the City's infrastructure and enhance public facilities based upon community needs and is comprised of five general categories: Streets, Drainage, Public Facilities, Sewer and Water. No speakers. Council discussion ensued. In response to Council inquiry Ms. Rocco explained that the Poway Road turn pocket is a left-hand turn pocket that was extended to allow queuing. The project was funded through RTIP funding and is one of the items on the Program of Projects (POP) list. Ms. Rocco clarified that the sewer extension work on Pomerado Road runs through an area of the City of San Diego, but the facilities are owned and operated by City of Poway, therefore the City of Poway is responsible for the cost of the work. Council received the report and no action was taken. 4.2 Approval of License Agreement with Cartegraph Systems LLC for Software Licensing, Technical Support and Maintenance Senior Management Analyst Izzy Murguia presented the report. Mr. Murguia stated that even though Cartegraph is discontinuing YourGOV, they offer an Operations Management System and SeeClickFix platform for asset and work order management and public reporting services. SeeClickFix is a new reporting tool that will replace YourGOV and contains a public engagement tool where the City can communicate with the community. SeeClickFix will be integrated with Cartegraph and will be used in various divisions' work flows. No speakers. Council discussion ensued. Motioned by Deputy Mayor Grosch, seconded by Councilmember Frank to approve the License Agreement with Cartegraph for Operations Management System Licensing, Technical Support and Maintenance; and authorize the City Manager to execute the necessary documents. Motion carried unanimously. 5. WORKSHOP None. 0705 City of Poway — Minutes — October 1, 2019 6. MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL -INITIATED ITEMS The Mayor and Council made announcements and reported on various events taking place in the City. No action was taken. COUNCILMEMBER COMMITTEE REPORTS - Pursuant to AB1234 — G.C. §53232.3(d) The Mayor and Council made announcements and reported on various events taking place in the City. No action was taken. Councilmember Leonard announced that on Saturday, October 26th there will be volunteers cleaning up the landscape located off of Espola Road starting from Lake Poway and moving towards Poway High School. He invited the public to attend. Mayor Vaus stated that SANDAG has agreed to start road work projects that were promised to tax payers on Highways 67, 52, 78, 94 and the 125 interchange. 7. CITY MANAGER ITEMS None. 8. CITY ATTORNEY ITEMS None. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 8:29 p.m. 0706 Faviola Me• ina, CMC City Clerk City of Poway, California