Item 3A - City Council Goals and Objectives - Update
AGENDA REPORT SUMMARY
- TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM: James L. Bowersox, City Man~
INITIATED BY: Kristen M. Crane, Senior Management Analyst'~l.;
DATE: January 18, 2005
SUBJECT: City Council Goals and Objectives - Update
ABSTRACT
Annually, the City Council reviews the status of Goals and Objectives established from the
current fiscal year to begin developing Goals and Objectives for inclusion in the upcoming fiscal
year's financial plan. Provided in Attachment A is the comprehensive listing of Fiscal Year
2003-04 Goals and Objectives, updated and approved on August 17, 2004, for the Council's
review. Staff will incorporate Council comments from today's meeting into a report for the
Consent Calendar within 60 days of this workshop.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
Environmental review is not required for this agenda item according to CEQA guidelines.
FISCAL IMPACT
The anticipated fiscal impact of each item is included in Attachment A.
ADDITIONAL PUBLIC NOTIFICATION AND CORRESPONDENCE
None.
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council advise staff of additional Council Goals and Objectives
for inclusion in the Fiscal Year 2005-06 financial plan.
ACTION
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CITY OF POWAY
AGENDA REPORT
INITIATED BY:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
James L. Bowersox, City Mana~
Kristen M. Crane, Senior Management Analyst ~
TO:
FROM:
DATE:
January 18, 2005
SUBJECT:
City Council Goals and Objectives - Update
BACKGROUND
Annually, the City Council reviews the status of Goals and Objectives established from the current
fiscal year to begin developing Goals and Objectives for inclusion in the upcoming fiscal year's
financial plan. Provided in Attachment A is the comprehensive listing of Fiscal Year 2004-05
Goals and Objectives, updated and approved on August 17,2004, for the Council's review. Staff
will incorporate Council comments from today's meeting into a report for the Consent Calend,
within 60 days of this workshop.
FINDINGS
Provided in Attachment A is a comprehensive listing of Fiscal Year 2004-05 Council Goals and
Objectives. Staff reviewed the progress of each goal in August 2004, and provided an updated
status section for each of the items previously identified by the City Council. Under each topic
category is a description of each item as adopted by the Council followed by the fiscal impact and
project duration.
The fiscal impact pertaining to each Goal and Objective is also included in the attached status
report. The fiscal impact of each project is based upon the following four categories:
1) No fiscal impact;
2) Minor fiscal impact, less than $100,000;
3) Moderate fiscal impact, more than $100,000 but less than $1,000,000; and
4) Major fiscal impact, more than $1,000,000.
The Goals and Objectives are included in the annual financial plan. To ensure that the City
Council's Fiscal Year 2005-06 Goals and Objectives are included in the financial plan, the Council
initiated this workshop to present Council Goals and Objectives to be included in the Fiscal Year
2005-06 financial plan and on the City's web page. Staff will incorporate Council comments fror
today's meeting into a report for the Consent Calendar within 60 days of this workshop.
Additionally, the reference to Starridge Park on page 52 of the Goals and Objectives document
will be removed as part of the update.
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ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
Environmental review is not required for this agenda item according to CEQA guidelines.
FISCAL IMPACT
The anticipated fiscal impact of each item is included in Attachment A.
PUBLIC NOTIFICATION AND CORRESPONDENCE
None.
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council advise staff of additional Council Goals and Objectives for
inclusion in the Fiscal Year 2005-06 financial plan.
Attachments:
A) Goals and Objectives Comprehensive Update - August 17, 2004
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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COMMUNITY SAFETY
1.1 GANG PREVENTION AND EDUCATION 1
1.2 MAINTAIN STRONG PUBLIC SAFETY PRESENCE 2
1.3 PERSONAL SAFETY AND EMERGENCY PREP AREbNESS 3-4
1.4 UPHOLD CODE COMPLIANCE ACTIVITIES TO PRESERVE 4-5
QUALITY OF LIFE
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ECONOMY AND EMPLOYMENT
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2.1 CITY SERVICES
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2.1.1 Continue Seeking Privatization Opportunities 5-6
2.1.2 Ensure a Fiscally Sound City Operating Budget and Healthy 6
Fiscal Reserves
2.2 COMMUNICATION
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2.2.1 hnprove Communication with Citizens, Citizen Advisory 6-8
Committees, Neighborhoods, and hnprove On-line Access to
City Infonnation
2.2.2 Strengthen Relationship with Poway Unified School District 8-9
2.3 ECONOMY AND EMPLOYMENT
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2.3.1 Attract Family Recreational Businesses to Poway Road 9-10
2.3.2 Expand Economic Development Activities 10-11
2.3.3 Hotel in the Business Park 11-12
2.3.4 Diversification of Commercial Base 12
2.3.5 Old Poway Par\<. Redevelopment Plan 12-13
2.3.6 Mixed-Use Development on Poway Road 14
2.4 INTRAGOVERNMENT RELATIONS
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2,4.1 Resist State-hnposed Fees and Transfer of Programs
2.4.2 Smart Growth
2.4.3 Regional Governance
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3 HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES
3.1 AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES
3.1.1 Affordable Housing Rehabilitation Programs
3,1.2 Affordable Home Ownership
3.1.3 Mixed-Use Housing and Commercial Development on
Poway Road
3.1.4 Multifamily Rehabilitation Program
3.1,5 Acquisition/Rehabilitation of For Sale Housing
3.1.6 Low and Moderate Income Housing
3.1.7 Divestiture of Mobil home Parks and Haley Ranch Estates
4 INFRASTRUCTURE AND TRANSPORTATION
4.1 INFRASTRUCTURE
4.1.1 Interagency Collaboration for Infrastructure
4.1.2 Technology as Inftastructure
4.2 SOLID WASTE
4.2.1 Achieve State Refuse Reduction Standards
4.2.2 Household Hazardous Waste Disposal Program
4.3 TRANSPORTATION
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4.3.1 Designation ofthe Scripps Poway Parkway as a State Highway
4.3.2 Increased Capacity of Scripps Poway Parkway
4.3.3 Espola Road Widening and hnprovements from North of
Northcrest Lane to Twin Peaks Road
4.3.4 Underground Power Lines (Poles) - Espola Road, Cloudcroft
to Valle Verde
4.3.5 Construction o(Median Improvements to Community and
Midland Roads
4.3.6 hnprovement to Midland Road to its Final Alignment
4.3.7 Widen SR 67
4.3.8 Poway Road Specific Plan hnplementation
4.3.9 Natural Gas Vehicles and Pump Station
4.3.10 Plan Regional Transit Center
4.3.11 Work with the Consolidated Regional Transit Agency,
Comprised ofSANDAG, the Metropolitan Transit System,
and the North County Transit Development Board (NCTD)
to Reprioritize the Light-Rail hnprovements to Include the
1-15 Corridor
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4.3.12 Support the Extension of TransNel, the Regional
Transportation Funding Program
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4.4 WASTEWATER
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4.4.1 Water Reclamation
4.4.2 Implement Sanitary Sewer Master Plan
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4.5 WATER
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4.5.1 Emergency Treated Water Supply Connection to Poway 42
4.5.2 Sale of Treated Water to San Diego County Water Authority 42
4.5.3 Support State and Federal Water Resource Efforts 42-44
4.5.4 Implement Water Master Plan. 44-48
4.6 NEW DRAINAGE
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4.6.1 Implement Drainage Master Plan
4.6.2 Implement NPDES
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4.7 CONSTRUCT A NEW CITY OFFICE BUILDING AND
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
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4.8 NEW FIRE STATION #3
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RECREATION, OPEN SPACE, AND NATURAL RESOURCES
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5.1 RECREATION
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5.1.1 Old Poway Floodway Property Acquisition for Future 51
Recreational Use
5.1.2 Additional Playing Fields and Active Recreational Parkland 52-53
Facilities
5.1.3 After School Program and Care for Middle School Students 53-54
5.1.4 In-Line Skating Facility 54
5.2 SENIORS
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5.2.1 Senior Services
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5.3.1 Heritage Lands
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5.3 OPEN SPACE
5.4 NATURAL RESOURCES
5.4.1 Blue Sky Ecological Reserve
5.4.2 Goodan Ranch
6 ARTS AND CULTURE
6.1 ART
6.1.1 Continue Fundraising and Programming for the Poway 58-59
Center for the Perfonning Arts and Supporting the Fundraising
Efforts of the PCPA Foundation
6.1.2 Inclusion of a Community Fine Arts Center Within the 59-60
Old Poway Park Specific Plan Area
6.1.3 Create A Community Fine Arts And Education Center 60
Fundraising Program
6.1.4 Kumeyaay Ipai Interpretive Center at Pauwai 60-61
6.2 CULTURE
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6.2.1 Historical Preservation and Historical Society
6.2.2 Old Poway Park
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HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND DRUG PREVENTION
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7.1 DRUG PREVENTION AND HEALTH
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7.1.1 Continue Drug and Alcohol Enforcement, Prevention, and 63
Education
7.2 EDUCATION
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7.2.1 Create a Library Fundraising Foundation
7.2.2 Palomar College
7.2.3 Seek Library Grants
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COMMUNITY SAFETY
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Quality of Life in Poway means ...
people can enjoy the community where they live, work, and play
without fear of violence. We will focus on prevention; however,
threats to the health of the community from gangs and substance
abuse will be dealt with swiftly. Personal safety and disaster
preparedness are integral parts of protecting the fUture of the
community.
1.1 GANG PREVENTION AND EDUCATION
In response to gang activity throughout North County communities, it is the goal
of the City Council to develop gang preVention and education programs to
maintain the high quality oflife in Poway.
Status: Every summer the San Diego County Sheriff's Department puts on a
week-long camp for youth in grade school. The camps are full of fun activities
mixed with prevention education about drugs, gangs, and violence. The campers
also get to visit with other people involved in the safety services field such as the
fire department and bomb, arson, and ASTREA helicopter deputies ITom the
Sheriff's Department. By bonding with these professionals, the kids come away
with a greater respect and understanding of safety services as well as information
that can help them be safer.
A bullying and teasing program was developed for the seventh and eighth grade
students at Meadowbrook Middle School. The program will alternate yearly
between Meadowbrook and Twin Peaks Middle Schools.
Additionally, two Sheriff's School Resources Officers, a Juvenile Diversion
Officer, and a Gang Suppression Officer work closely with high school and
middle school officials dealing with issues and crimes involving juvenile
suspects. The School Resources Officer is the Sheriff's primary representative to
school officials and ensures collaboration among all parties in addressing school
and juvenile issues related to public safety.
For related community safety issues regarding youth, see section 7.1.1, Drug and
Alcohol Enforcement, Prevention, and Education.
Fiscallmpact: Minor fiscal impact.
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1.2 MAINTAIN STRONG PUBLIC SAFETY PRESENCE
It is the goal of the City Council to maintain a strong public safety presence in
order to maintain a high quality of life in Poway. The City of Poway continues to
enjoy one of the lowest crime rates in San Diego County as depicted in the chart
below. The City Council will continue its efforts to maintain effective and
efficient law enforcement to preserve this standing. The City will continue to
explore creative solutions to specific problem areas and will continue to
coordinate teamwork among law enforcement, City staff, and the community.
The City Council recommends the review of appropriate use for a canine unit at
the Poway Sheriff's Station.
FBI Crime Index - City of Poway
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Crimes per 1000 residents
Additionally, the City supports the expansion and continued operation of the
Sheriff's Senior Volunteer Program, Sheriff's Reserve Program, and encourages
participation in the Sheriff's Explorer Program. All of these programs provide
additional service to the citizens of Po way at a minimal cost.
Status: The Sheriff's Department's contract with the City provides for nine Patrol
Deputies 24-hours-a-day, (-days-per-week, with relief; five Traffic Deputies 24-
hours-a-day, 7-days-per-week, with relief; and three Motorcycle Deputies 24-
hours-a-day, 7-days-per-week, without relief. The City's contract also calls for
five Special Purpose Officers, including one Substance Abuse Detective, one
Gang Detective, and School Resource Officers. In addition, the City contracts
with the Sheriff's Department for one Detective Sergeant and four Area
Detectives as well as four Dispatchers and three Community Service Officers.
Fiscal Impact: Major fiscal impact.
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1.3 PERSONAL SAFETY AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
It is the goal of the City Council to ensure personal safety and plan for emergency
preparedness to ensure a high quality of life in Poway. Although a Citywide
emergency plan has been prepared for responding to disasters that may occur
within Poway city limits, it is our goal to extend the plan to include personal
safety and disaster preparedness. This project would consist of educating and
assisting each Poway family in obtaining necessary eqnipment in order to handle
the first 72 hours of an emergency.
Status: In May of each year, the City hosts over 50 non-profit health organizations
that provide information on subjects ranging ITom infant, child, teen, adult, and
senior health to public sa(ety. In May of 2002, the City held its fourth annual
Health aild Safety Fair. Over 1,000 adults and children attended this fun and
educational event.
Also in June of 2002, the City taught the Heartsaver Automatic External
Defibrillators (AED) program to over 100 City employees and placed 16 AED's
in City facilities. This program continues to grow throughout the City.
In September of 2003, we began an Adopt-A-School program with the Poway
Unified School District. A firefighter was assigned to each of the seven
elementary schools within Poway. A Risk Watch Program was initiated in each
first grade classroom. The Risk Watch Program is a child injury prevention
program sponsored through the National Fire Protection Administration.
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Additionally, we are using the new Kids' Safety House that we have targeted for
Poway's second grade classes.
The Citywide emergency plan will be modified to integrate all of the new
Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS) requirements.
Additionally, ongoing community-wide emergency preparedness seminars' and
personal safety workshops will continue to be provided during the next year.
On Saturday, October 25, 2003, a fire broke out in the Cedar Glen area of
Ramona and quickly spread to Poway and San Diego. The Cedar Fire ultimately
burned 280,000 acres becoming the largest fire in San Diego County's history.
When the fire entered the city limits of Poway, all available fire units were
deployed to protect structures and life, and the Sheriff's Department immediately
evacuated threatened areas. With fire and law enforcement personnel working
around the clock, the American Red Cross initiated procedures to setup the Poway
evacuation center at the Community Park Auditorium and reported a peak shelter
census of 500 people. Furthennore, local businesses and residents gave
abundantly of themselves donating food, supplies, and necessities.
In the end, Poway lost 54 structures and 7,200 acres of wildland. Over 13,000
Poway structures were saved and no lives were lost. AB part of our ongoing
community education project, the City hosted a number of different workshops
throughout the year. Immediately following the tragedy, the City initiated the
CARE Team (City Assists Rebuilding Efforts) to provide a personal contact fTom
the City for the fire victims. The CARE Team had representatives fTom multiple
departments and devoted several weeks to assisting people to rebuild their lives in
the aftennath of the disastrous fire.
Fiscal Imoact: Minor fiscal impact.
1.4 UPHOLD CODE COMPLIANCE ACTIVITIES TO PRESERVE
QUALITY OF LIFE
It is the goal of the City Council to uphold code compliance activities to ensure
the high quality ofIife that the residents of Po way have always enjoyed,
Status: The City's Code Compliance Officers work with residents and business
owners as a team. Through diligence and education, they ensure that compliance
is preserved with regard to property maintenance, sign regulations, and other
zoning development standards. For example, in order to help educate business
owners on sign regnlations, a handout outlining temporary sign regulations is sent
to everyone with a new business application or renewal. In addition, the same
handout is given to applicants who request a building pennit for tenant
improvement. Educating business owners about the City's sign regulations helps
develop a cooperative effort between City staff and the business community.
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Fiscal hnpact: Minor fiscal impact.
2 ECONOMY AND EMPLOYMENT
Quality of Life in Poway means ...
the creation and maintenance of a thriving economy that
provides jobs and services for residents and revenue for
essential City services.
2.1 CITY SERVICES
2.1.1 CONTINUE SEEKING PRIVATIZATION OPPORTUNITIES
It is the goal of the City Council to continue searching for viable privatization
opportunities. Therefore, it is essential to identifY whether certain City programs
or services may be more suitable for the private sector.
Status: City departments are continually seeking cost effective and efficient ways
of providing services. Public Works contracts for major street maintenance and
street striping work, street sweeping, traffic signal and street light maintenance,
landscape maintenance of the City's Landscape Maintenance Districts, custodial
services for City facilities, and some tree trimming services. The Building
Services division is completely privatized. Additionally, the Poway Center for
the Perfonning Arts Foundation has assumed full responsibility for the presenting
season at the Poway Center for the Perfonning Arts.
The Redevelopment Services Department is implementing the long-tenn goal of
the City Council to divest ownership of the City/Redevelopment Agency-owned
housing. In October 2003, Haley Ranch Estates was transferred to non-profit
ownership and a similar transfer of the Poinsettia Mobilehome Parks took place in
June 2003. In Novembm: 2003, a management agreement for Poway Royal was
implemented. Presently, analysis is being conducted to detennine when the future
sale of Po way Royal is financially feasible.
The City Council has contracted with a private joint venture for the operation and
maintenance of the Poway SportsPlex in the South Poway Business Park. A
private food concessionaire operates at Lake Poway, and the Swim Center has
converted the concession area to self-serve vending machines.
The City of Poway recognizes the need not only to remain competitive with the
private sector but also to deliver services responsively and at the highest possible
degree of quality. The City continues to pursue a deeper understanding of
private-sector practices and methodologies in every area and, through that
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understanding, to improve our processes such that we clearly demonstrate a
superior efficiency and value. Where it is not possible to compete with industry,
staff will investigate and formulate procedures to further privatize. At this time, a
mailing house has been contracted to print and mail the quarterly City utility bills.
Fiscal hnpact: There is a potential for a moderate fiscal impact.
2.1.2 ENSURE A FISCALLY SOUND CITY OPERATING BUDGET AND
HEALTHY FISCAL RESERVES
It is the goal of the City Council to maintain a fiscally sound budget and healthy
level of reserve funds to ensure the provision of essential City services.
Status: The staff has prepared, and the City Council has approved, the financial
plans for FY 2003-04 and FY 2004-05. As in prior years, City staff and the City
Council are working to sustain the trend of being able to add to the City's General
Fund reserves. The City Council continues to use these reserves for non-recurring
expenses such as Capital hnprovements. Recently, to protect against the impact
of the state's financial issues, the City established an Economic Uncertainty Fund
that has grown to $3 million.
The City staff has also completed a comprehensive update of the five-year fiscal
forecast model, which allows the City to take a longer-range view when deciding
fiscal policy issues. The model helps recognize the higher revenue streams due to
accelerated development activity and projects the sustainable revenue stream once
development activity slows. Staff has prepared, and Council has approved, an
updated Capital hnprovement Plan as part ofthe fmancial planning efforts.
Fiscal hnpact: Major fiscal impact.
2.2 COMMUNICATION
2.2.1 IMPROVE COMMUNICATION WITH CITIZENS. CITIZEN ADVISORY
COMMITTEES. NEIGHBORHOODS. AND IMPROVE ON-LINE ACCESS TO
CITY INFORMATION
It is the goal of the City Council to continually seek to improve communication
with, and responsiveness to, its citizens. Staff will conduct periodic Citywide
citizen surveys through the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG)
Local Technical Assistance Program. Consideration will be given by the City
Council to hold town meetings to allow citizens to voice their views to the
Council.
Status: The 1996 Citizen Survey data was presented to the City Council in May
1996. It is the goal of the City Council to improve communication between the
Council and the City's citizen advisory committees through written
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communications or meetings. Joint meetings with citizen advisory committees
will be scheduled with the Council as needed.
Staff continues to explore avenues to enhance the mission of the City of Poway
through the expanded use of technology.
The following infonnation details the City's efforts to make infonnation more
accessible to the public. First, staff has been exploring technology for developing
24-hour City Hall accessibility by personal computer. The City's Community
Bulletin Board infonnation is also available on Time Warner Channel 19. An
electronic bulletin board through Cox Communications Government Access
Channel 24 displays infonnation regarding programs and activities in the City of
Poway. The bulletin board is broadcast three hours per day, seven days a week.
To gauge responsiveness to citizens, the City has implemented a Customer
Comment Fonn for providing feedback on how well the City responds to requests
at public counters, and the City has also created a Customer's Bill of Rights.
Additionally, a "Tell Us How It Is" fonn is mailed to residents twice a year in the
City's newsletter, Poway Today.
Another goal to improve communication is to enhance neighborhood
communication. This is demonstrated as part of the initial development
application process when a Development Services staff member attaches a notice
to all applications strongly suggesting that the applicants make early contact with
surrounding neighbors within the project area. If a neighborhood meeting is
arranged by the applicants or their representatives, a staff person from the
appropriate department(s) will attend to answer questions and address concerns
about any issues that may impact residents' lifestyles. Other examples of
meetings that City staff may attend include special meetings to discuss
construction projects, problems related to traffic safety, transportation issues,
affordable housing development, and new park facilities.
Since 1995, the City has had its own website on the Internet. The home page
address can be accessed at www.ci.powav.ca.us. The website contains
continuously evolving infonnation including a list of all City officials complete
with e-mail addresses to the Mayor and the Members of the City Council. All
major City facilities are also listed on the website with contact infonnation and
some programming descriptions. The City Clerk's Office posts City Council
Agenda items on the website and updates them with subsequent Council action.
Other infonnation includes Economic Development literature, the City Council
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Goals and Objectives, City jobs available, My Hometown Photo Album, and a
fully searchable database containing the Poway Municipal Code. A recently
added link on the website provides the public with recycling and waste reduction
infonnation. The public response and interaction has been very good with the
number of "hits" or individual visits to our web page increasing annually.
In an ongoing effort to provide increased service to Poway citizens, the City
Council authorized the City Clerk to apply to operate a Passport Acceptance
Facility at City Hall, which was opened to the public March 6, 2000. The City
Clerk's Office processes an average of 25 passports per day and in addition,
application fonns and instructions have been provided to an average of 40
applicants per day. Recently, the City Clerk's Office began providing the
opportunity for Passport Photos to be taken at the time of application to make the
process more convenient for applicants. As evidenced by these statistics, this
service has been very well received by Poway residents as well as others.
Customers have traveled from as far away as Borrego Springs and the San Diego
County communities of Bonita, Spring Valley, Carmel Mountain Ranch, Rancho
Bernardo, Rancho Penasquitos, Scripps Ranch, and Ramona to apply for their
passports.
For additional infonnation regarding increased communication through
technology, refer to section 4.1.2, Technology As Inrrastructure.
Fiscal Impact: There is a minor fiscal impact to provide improved
communication and access to infonnation for citizens, citizen advisory groups,
and neighborhood groups. In addition, there is moderate fiscal impact to improve
communication with citizens via technology.
2.2.2 STRENGTHEN RELATIONSHIP WITH POWAY UNIFIED SCHOOL
DISTRICT
It is the goal of the City Council to meet with the Poway Unified School District
on a regular basis to discuss issues of mutual concern in the community.
Status: A joint working group of the Poway City Council and the Poway Unified
School District has met in preparation of a combined public meeting with the City
Council and the school board. The types of issues discussed included growth
projections for school populations and the impact to playing fields; traffic
circulation issues at Poway High School, Valley School, Twin Peaks, and
Chaparral; school safety programs, crossing guards, and safety patrols; and school
programs at Blue Sky Ecological Reserve, and Old Poway Park, to name a few.
After a thorough discussion of options, which would improve on-campus parking
at Poway High School, the working group agreed that construction of a parking
lot would be the best solution. With the passage of school improvements bond
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Proposition U, in November of 2002, funding for such improvements at Poway
High School is now available.
The District initiated a ftee shuttle service ftom Lake Poway to the high school
for students choosing to park at Lake Poway. The shuttle service makes two
round trips each weekday ftom Lake Poway to the high school. The shuttle
service is currently being utilized by an average of 70 students.
In order to improve on-campus safety at Poway High School, it was
recommended that the City and District share the cost for an additional School
Resources Officer. This was approved by the City Council on October 16,2001,
for deployment in November 2001. Other security issues being reviewed
included campus fencing and consideration of initiating a closed campus policy.
The cost for a School Resources Officer will be approximately $98,000 for
FY 2002-2003, equally shared between the City and the District.
The City of Po way and the Poway Unified School District formalized its ongoing
cooperative working relationship when the Poway City Council unanimously
approved participating in the Poway Unified School District's Partners in
Education Program. The program was established to promote collaborative
partnerships between Poway Unified School District schools/programs, the
community, businesses, and other public agencies. AI; an official partner, City
employees are encouraged to become a mentor to students at Valley Elementary
School. In 2003, two employees participated in the mentor program.
Fiscal Impact: No fiscal impact.
2.3 ECONOMY AND EMPLOYMENT
2.3.1 ATTRACT FAMILY AND RECREATIONAL BUSINESSES TO POWAY
ROAD
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It is the goal of the City Council to attract both privately operated family and
recreational business to Poway Road to ensure a thriving economy. This involves
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working with developers and marketing representatives to encourage family and
recreational businesses to locate within the Poway Road business area.
Further discussion of the Poway Road Specific Plan can be found under section
4.3.12, Poway Road Specific Plan Implementation.
Status: The City has seen a significant increase in recreational amenities on
Poway Road, with the Ultra Star movie-theater, Poway Fun Bowl, and new Skate
Park as anchors for these activities. The City has a number of additional activities
in the Business Park including the SportsPlex with the addition of a roller hockey
facility, the Solid Rock Gym, and an indoor volleyball complex. Also being
discussed in the south Poway area is a golf course. In north Poway, the new
Maderas Golf Course is open. The retail mix on Poway Road is changing to
provide more family shopping opportunities and restaurants. Recreation,
shopping, and dining opportunities continue to increase. These developments
provide a significant variety of new recreational amenities for the residents of
Poway.
Fiscal Impact: Minor fiscal impact.
The Redevelopment Agency's Economic
Development Program is on course with its
marketing plan to attract businesses and
industries to the Poway Road area and the
South Poway Business Park. It is a priority of
the City Council to focus on the marketing of
the Business Park as well as Poway's
commercial corridors with specific focus on
retail opportunities on Poway Road. In 2003,
economic development efforts have been
successful in attracting businesses such as
Toppan, that provide excellent job
opportunities for Poway residents. The City,
the Poway Business Park Association
(PBPA), the Poway Chamber of Commerce,
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It is the goal of the City of Poway to enhance
the quality of life through the promotion of a
healthy local economy, which results in
employment and business opportunities,
livable wages, balanced and diversified
economic components, and a strong tax base.
The City is committed to a pro-business
climate.
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and the community are working together to encourage businesses to locate and
expand in Poway. Economic Development staff meets monthly with the Chamber
of Commerce Chairman's Advisory Business Development Committee, which
works jointly on economic development issues and opportunities.
Status: The City Council's Economic Development Group assists the City's
economic development efforts by meeting with business and commercial property
representatives to discuss mutually beneficial opportunities. These efforts have
been active in promoting and attracting new businesses to the Park and to Poway
Road, which foster additional and sustained financial investments in our
community. In addition, the Economic Development Group also meets with staff
for the purpose of reviewing City policies and programs to ensure their
effectiveness and to recommend any desired changes to the City Council.
Economic development efforts targeted to the Business Park are conducted in
concert with the Poway Chamber, Palomar College, Poway Unified School
District, and local businesses. The Poway Business Park Association was fonned
to assist in promoting the long-tenn vitality of the Business Park. The South
Poway Business Park has developed into one of the premier Business Parks in the
County, and it has a vacancy rate below 6%. As the momentum has increased in
the Business Park, we are increasing focus on Poway Road.
A separate goal has been established for Poway Road, as it is described in section
4.3.12, Poway Road Specific Plan Implementation.
Fiscal Impact: Moderate fiscal impact.
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Rendering of the Council-approved Business Class Hotel
2.3.3 HOTEL IN THE BUSINESS PARK
In order to promote the economic vitality of the business community, it is the goal
of the City of Poway to develop a business class hotel to serve the South Poway
Business Park. The hotel will support additional growth, encourage business
retention, and attract businesses paying higher wages. The amenities provided by
the hotel will attract companies reliant on business travel, as well as provide
critical meeting and reception space for important business activities.
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Status: The City has acquired a 4.l5-acre property at the corner of Scripps Poway
Parkway and Stowe Drive in order to preserve the property for hotel use. The
City Council/Redevelopment Agency continues to work to complete the
development of the hotel. The Redevelopment Agency is cu.rrently proceeding
with a Request for Proposals (RFP) process to identify and secure an experienced
development group that is financially capable of building and operating the hotel.
Fiscal Impact: First year Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) revenues received
from the Business Park Hotel are estimated at $250,000. Tax increment revenue
generated from the hotel development will be $100,000 annually.
2.3.4 DNERSIFICATION OF COMM:ERCIAL BASE
In order to secure the long-term viability of Poway' s tax base, it is the goal of the
City to attract appropriate large format retailers that will help balance Poway's
sales tax base. Recent sales tax reports for the 3rd quarter of 2003, demonstrate
auto dealership-related businesses account for approximately 35% of Poway's
sales tax receipts. With the addition of Poway's new retail operations factored
into the total receipts, the percentage of auto related sales tax would change to
approximately 22%, which translates into an increasingly diversified and reliable
source of sales tax revenue for the City.
Status: Zone changes in the Business Park support various new retailers including
KoW's Department Store, Staples Office Supply, Costco, and Home Depot.
Combined, the addition of these retail amenities will add 370,000 square feet of
retail shopping to the Business Park. At this time, Staples has opened for
business, Kohl's opened in April 2004, Costco opened in 2004, and construction
is underway for the Home Depot establishment.
The remodeling of Poway City Centre at the entrance to the Auto District added
Office Depot and a HomeGoods store, further increasing sales tax revenues.
Fiscal Impact: In the first year of operation the estimated sales tax revenue
generated from these new retail operations would be $1.9 million.
2.3.5 OLD POW A Y PARK REDEVELOPMENT PLAN
It is the goal of the City Council to implement the Specific Plan for the Old
Poway Park Redevelopment Area. Specifically, the City Council is interested in
increased parking opportunities and expanded cultural and recreational amenities
in Old Poway Park.
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Status: The Redevelopment Agency has acquired approximately II acres in the
Old Poway Park area with plans of expanding public uses. In September 2002,
the City Council! Agency Board approved a contract with an architect to develop a
Master Plan for the Old Poway Park area. The Master Plan has several goals
including improved traffic circulation, additional parking, infiastructure
improvements, an arts and education center, and affordable housing and
ownership opportunities.
A Neighborhood Meeting was held in January 2003, to obtain public input on the
redevelopment of this area. A City Council workshop occurred in May 2003, to
present Master Plan scenarios for the area with the objective of gaining direction
from the Council and input from the community on the most desirable Master
Plan option. The final Master Plan was presented to the City Council in February
2004.
Fiscal ImDact: There will be a fiscal impact in the following areas: Midland Road
improvements, development of additional parking areas, construction of an arts
and education center, and fundraising and development of a budget for the
proposed arts and education center. In Fiscal Year 2001-02, the City appropriated
$1.125 million of bond funds for the development of an arts and education center.
In December 2003, $4.75 million was appropriated for Midland Road widening,
$3.25 million was appropriated for roadway improvements, parking lot
improvements, and pad construction for the arts and education center, and $3.0
million was appropriated for Old Poway neighborhood improvements.
Additionally, an endowment fund of $20,000 has been established to provide
support for the proposed center.
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The development of a mixed-use project on the north and south sides of Poway
Road is a critical City goal that will lead to the revitalization of an important area
of Poway Road neighboring Poway's redeveloping Town Center. The
development will also provide needed housing.
Status: The City completed acquisition and development feasibility studies for
the approximate 16-acres of property located within the mixed-use district. Four
of the parcels (approximately 5-acres) are Agency-owned. The City is working
with a Master Developer to prepare a mixed-use Master Plan for this area and
work with property owners interested in participating in the project.
FiscallmDact: In Fiscal Year 2001-02 and 02-03, the City appropriated a total of
$2.3 million in bond funds for the acquisition of mixed-use sites. In January
2003, $110,000 was appropriated by the City Council to evaluate feasibility of
various scenarios of development. In FY 2003-2004, the City appropriated a total
of $5.0 million in bond funds for the acquisition of mixed-use sites and potential
gap financing needed to sU1>port the development.
2.4 INTRA GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
2.4.1 RESIST STATE-IMPOSED FEES AND TRANSFER OF PROGRAMS
It is the goal of the City Council to continue resisting new State-imposed fees and
to meet with legislators periodically to offer solutions and to encourage other
budget options to provide essential City services and to maintain a high quality of
life. In the early 1990s, the State faced annual budget gaps of $4 billion to $14
billion. To close these gaps, the Legislature and administration raised fees and
taxes, cut programs, deferred costs, transferred costs to the federal government,
and shifted over $3 billion of property taxes trom local governments to schools.
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These shifted property taxes are commonly referred to as "ERAF" monies after
the name of the fund (the Educational Revenue Augmentation Fund) into which
the property taxes are placed prior to being distributed to schools.
Status: Since Fiscal Year 1992-93, the City of Po way has lost approximately $4. I
million due to ERAF. During past State Legislative sessions, the City, in
conjunction with the League of California Cities, lobbied in opposition to
measures which proposed to impose fees on cities and shift property tax revenues.
Similarly, the City Council has strongly supported measures that focus on
mandate relief. In July of 2001, a Grassroots Coordinator Network (GCN) was
approved by the League of California Cities membership. The intent of the GCN
is to protect local control and reduce the likelihood of City revenues being taken
by the State Legislature. The GCN provides 14 new positions and reallocates 3
existing staff members in 10 field offices to support the League's 16 regional
divisions and 477 cities in advancing legislation that benefits all cities. These
staff members are available to assist City officials and the League's regional
divisions to work more closely with legislators, legislative district staff, news
media, and community groups to form coalitions that will help protect city
revenues and local control. As a member of the GCN, the City of Poway will be
equipped to compete more effectively as we face efforts to reduce our revenues
and local control in the years ahead.
In December of 2002, the Governor introduced a Mid-Year budget package to cut
$10.2 billion from the FY 2002-03 budget. Additional state budget cuts, spending
reductions, and service transfers to local levels are anticipated in both FY 2003-04
and FY 2004-05 in order to address the state deficit estimated to be $26 billion to
$35 billion. City staff will continue to work with lobbyists and the League to
oppose state efforts to impose additional unfunded mandates, or reductions in
local resources.
Fiscal Impact: Moderate to major fiscal impact.
2.4.2 SMART GROWTH
It is the goal of the City Council to support SANDAG and its approach to a Smart
Growth philosophy regarding a growth management strategy, which espouses
planning principals that reduce sprawl, and address changes that come with future
growth. This should be done without affecting Poway's quality of life or
requiring significant changes to the General Plan. Any increase in density will
comply with the mandates of Proposition FF, passed by Poway voters in
November 1988. Councilmembers have committed to the following actions in
support of the REGION 2020 strategy and the following Smart Growth policies:
1. Approval of a mix of single- family and affordable housing types near urban
jobs and activity centers, and away from rural areas.
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2. Providing multiple travel choices, including bicycle, bus, and automobile,
that interconnect activity centers, employment areas, and mixed-use
development, with the Poway Road Specific Plan that encourages
pedestrian-friendly urban designs.
3. Acknowledgement that the South Poway Business Park supports
approximately 15,000 employees who are able to reside nearby in existing
housing.
4. Acknowledgement that the City has approved a variety of housing types,
including single-family, affordable senior, and affordable family housing,
that meet the housing needs of all income levels.
5. Existing infTastructure is adequate to serve the needs of our Smart Growth
areas.
6. The City's Habitat Conservation Plan encourages environmentally sensitive
development that conserves energy and water; ensures the protection of
resources, preserves the biodiversity of the region; and preserves open
space, community parks, agricultural lands, watersheds, scenic values, and
wildlife.
Status: Implementation is ongoing. In early 2004, SANDAG is preparing a
Regional Comprehensive Plan (RCP). The Smart Growth policies may be revised
at the conclusion ofthe RCP process.
2.4.3 REGIONAL GOVERNANCE
It is the goal of the City Council to develop and promote solutions to regional
problems by inter-agency cooperation and collaboration. In the 2002 legislative
session, the issue of regional governance surfaced as the County's government
agencies worked with the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) to
begin developing a regional solution to transportation issues.
Through Senate Bill 1703, sponsored by former Senator Steve Peace, the regional
agencies began moving in an unprecedented direction by consolidating
transportation planning functions of SANDAG with those of the Metropolitan
Transit System (MTS) and North County Transit Development Board (NCTD), to
form a Regional Transit Agency.
Status; The consolidation allows SANDAG to asswne transit planning, funding
allocation, project development, and eventually construction in the San Diego
region in addition to its ongoing transportation responsibilities and other regional
roles.
Fiscal Impact: Minimal.
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3 HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES
Quality of Life in Poway means ...
housing opportunities for people in all income categories.
The provisions fOr quality housing for working families and
seniors is a community priority.
3.1 AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES
3.1.1 AFFORDABLE HOUSING REHABILITATION PROGRAMS
It is the goal of the City Council to improve and preserve the community's supply
of housing by providing an affordable housing rehabilitation program. The City
actively participates in revitalizing Poway's established residential neighborhoods
by implementing its affordable housing rehabilitation program. The Affordable
Housing Needs Assessment prepared for the City's General Plan confinued that
many of Poway's older residential neighborhoods, developed in the 1950s and
1960s, were showing signs of deferred maintenance and deterioration. The City's
Residential Rehabilitation Program helps to improve the quality of existing
affordable housing stock by funding zero-interest, deferred, forgiving loans for
Poway residents with lower incomes, to rehabilitate or refurbish their homes.
Status: Poway currently has an active housing rehabilitation program and has
developed a new program specifically for the community's older, multifamily
housing stock. The City's first program was initiated in 1993, and was funded by
the Redevelopment Agency's Low- and Moderate-Income Housing Fund. This
program assisted 152 Poway residents in making health and safety and other
improvements to their homes. Funds for this initial program were fully depleted,
and the City now monitors the loan portfolio. The second program was initiated
in 1995, and is funded through the City's allocation of Community Development
Block Grant (CDBG) funds. This program continues to receive annual funding
for approximately ten loans. To date, this program has assisted 159 Poway
homeowners. .
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Home that Benefited from the Residential Rehabilitation Loan Program
The City's Redevelopment and Housing Advisory Committee worked with staff
and the Agency's affordable housing consultant to prepare a Multifamily
Rehabilitation Strategy for the City's established multifamily neighborhoods. The
Agency Board approved the Strategy in November of 2000, and funds were
eannarked for implementation. The program is opportunity driven, as owners are
willing to sell their properties to the Agency for a price that is supported by
market data. Staff reviewed a number of proposals submitted by the Agency's
non-profit partners to implement the program. To date, the sellers and Agency
have been unable to reach mutually agreeable purchase tenns. Funds remain
designated to assist in the acquisition and rehabilitation of one medium sized
apartment complex.
Fiscal Impact: There is a moderate fiscal impact. No new funding is anticipated
for the Redevelopment Agency's single-family Residential Rehabilitation
Program. The estimated $112,000 annual budget for the CDBG Housing
Rehabilitation Program is reimbursed by the City's CDBG allocation.
The fiscal impact of implementing the Multifamily Rehabilitation Program is
estimated at $2.5 million for a medium sized project. As an appropriate candidate
is identified, funds will be appropriated ITom the Redevelopment Agency's
Housing Fund.
3.1.2 AFFORDABLE HOME OWNERSHIP
Building on the success of the City's Housing Program, the Redevelopment
Agency Board approved an updated Comprehensive Affordable Housing Strategy
in March 2002. This five-year plan establishes the blueprint for providing a
continuum of housing opportunities including assistance for first-time
homebuyers. A key component of the Strategy is eannarking funds to assist
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construction of new single-family homes for income-qualified, first4ime
homebuyers. The Agency is actively seeking opportunities to acquire appropriate
properties and select qualified development teams to construct high quality "for-
sale" housing that complements Poway's "City in the Country" character. Any
increase in housing density will comply with the mandates of Proposition FF,
passed by the Poway voters in November 1988, and the federally approved
Habitat Conservation Plan.
Status: The Agency is continuing to work with its non-profit partners to identify
appropriate properties for construction of new single-family homes. The transfer
of two properties is underway and should be concluded by summer 2004.
Negotiations for these properties were conducted over the past year. Staff will
continue to work with its partners to actively pursue site acquisition, with the goal
of acquiring multiple Poway properties. Site acquisition activities within the
mixed-use area are underway and master planning concepts are under
development. The Redevelopment and Housing Advisory Committee has
identified a subcommittee that is working to define the goals and objectives of a
homeownership program as well as the best structure for financing and preserving
affordable homeownership units.
Fiscal Impact: There is a major fiscal impact. The Agency's Housing Fund will
contribute at least $4 million toward site acquisition and gap financing to assist
with the construction of new single-family housing for first-time homebuyers over
the next five years.
3. 1.3 MIXED-USE HOUSING AND COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT ON POW A Y
ROAD
Poway Road Revitalization Map
Marking a substantial commitment to the City Council's goal of revitalizing
Poway Road and implementing the Poway Road Specific Plan, the Agency
pledged funds to assist development of a master-planned project on property
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located In the mixed-use area. A combination of neighborhood oriented
commercial uses, affordable senior housing, and townhome-style "for-sale"
housing is being evaluated. The "for-sale" housing will include both market rate
and affordable products. The mixed-use site offers ideal amenities for new
housing with its location near the Community Library, Community Park,
shopping, and other retail uses. The goal is to enhance the vitality in Poway's
Town Center through a combination of new housing and commercial
opportunities.
Status: The Agency recently has acquired key parcels in the mixed-use area
including: the parcel at the northeast comer of Tarascan and Poway Roads; the
former A Plus property located on the south side of Poway Road; and the
Schneider property, which defines the south-west boundary of the mixed-use site.
The Agency commissioned appraisals of the majority of the properties located
within the mixed-use area and has begun negotiations with numerous property
owners offering their properties for sale. The City is working with a developer to
prepare a master plan for the mixed-use area.
Fiscal Impact: There is a major fiscal impact. The Agency has committed
Housing Funds and bond proceeds for site acquisition and gap financing to make
development feasible. The potential for $25 million has been identified trom the
affordable housing set-aside fund to support the affordable ownership housing
portion of this concept.
3.1.4 MULTIFAMILY REHABILITATION PROGRAM
The City Council is committed to revitalizing the community's established
multifamily neighborhoods, which are located primarily on Oak Knoll Road,
Community Road, and Hilleary Place. The primary objective is to revitalize and
improve Poway's aging apartment housing stock while creating and preserving
affordability of this valuable housing resource for Poway's seniors and working
families. The Multifamily Rehabilitation Program will provide fmancial
assistance to developers to acquire existing multifamily housing, rehabilitate the
housing units and site amenities, and to create and preserve affordable rents.
Status: Funding became available in October 2003, to complete an inftastmcture
needs assessment of the Oak Knoll Revitalization Area. The assessment will
identifY potential improvements to enhance safety and quality of life for residents
of the Oak Knoll area. This study is scheduled to commence in Spring 2004.
Approval of the updated Comprehensive Affordable Housing Strategy resulted in
the earmarking of funds to implement the Multifamily Rehabilitation Program.
The Agency is working closely with its non-profit partners to evaluate feasibility
of acquiring numerous multifamily properties.
Fiscal Impact: There is a major fiscal impact to the Agency's Housing Fund, with
$2.5 million earmarked to initiate the Multifamily Rehabilitation Program. The
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City Council also approved $80,000 in Community Development Block Grant
(CDBG) funds from the County to complete the infrastructure needs assessment
of the Oak Knoll Revitalization Area.
3.1.5 ACOUISITIONIREHABILITATION OF "FOR-SALE" HOUSING
As part of the City Council's commitment to addressing the community's
affordable housing needs through a variety of approaches, the City will evaluate
opportunities to acquire and rehabilitate existing single-family homes in Poway's
established neighborhoods. The City could acquire older single-family homes in
need of repair, rehabilitate the dwelling and then sell the improved homes to
income-qualified, first-time homebuyers. This program would benefit the
community by expanding affordable homeownership opportunities while having a
revitalizing impact on the surrounding neighborhood.
Status: The Redevelopment and Housing Advisory Committee is developing an
Affordable Housing Ownership Program for recommendation to the City Council
in the fall of2004.
Fiscal Impact: There is a major fiscal impact associated with this goal. Poway's
entry-level, single-family housing stock is not affordable to low- or moderate-
income, first-time homebuyer households. It is estimated that the cost of making
one housing unit affordable would be in the range of $100,000 - $200,000.
Housing Funds equaling $2.3 million are earmarked for this program over the
next 10 years. CDBG funds may also be used to support the rehabilitation portion
of this program.
3,1.6 LOW- AND MObERATE-INCOME HOUSING
It is the goal of the City Council to provide a continuum of affordable housing
opportunities for seniors and working f~lies of all incomes. California
Redevelopment Law provides that the Redevelopment Agency expend 20 percent
of its tax increment on increasing, improving, and preserving affordable housing
for low- and moderate-income seniors and families.
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Status: The Grand Opening of the Los Arcos Senior Apartments was held in
March 2004. With [mancial assistance and a long-term ground lease ftom the
Redevelopment Agency, construction of Los Arcos commenced in December
2002, with occupancy scheduled for early 2004. Retirement Housing Foundation
also completed construction of Gateway Gardens, a 66-unit, assisted-living
facility on the adjacent parcel in March 2003.
In order to preserve the affordable nature of Haley Ranch Estates and enhance the
lifestyle of those that live in the development, the Agency developed and
implemented a scenario to transfer the development to a non-profit housing
development and management company. This transfer would assure that the
development undergo continued maintenance as well as provide special
residential services. A seamless transition of Haley Ranch Estates, ftom City to
non-profit management, was realized in fall 2003. Community HousingWorks,
the non-profit selected to assume management and ultimate ownership of Haley,
completed extensive repairs and maintenance funded by the Agency since
assuming management responsibilities in Fall 2000. A Resident Services
Coordinator was hired to staff the Learning Communities afterschool program and
to link Haley residents with essential services in the community.
Hillside Village
Construction of Hillside Village, a 7l-unit affordable, townhome community, was
completed and occupancy reached 100% in July 2003. The marketing of Hillside
within the Poway community was intensive, and interest in the development was
overwhelming. Over 1,200 applications were mailed to interested applicants.
Lease commitments for all of the rental units have been secured.
Progress on the Community Road affordable housing development continued,
with the Agency's successful acquisition of an adjacent parcel, formerly the site
of the old Fire Station. The Agency is negotiating with owners of other adjacent
properties, with the objective of revitalizing the area and maximizing design
flexibility for the affordable housing development. Negotiations are underway for
a Disposition and Development Agreement with Community HousingWorks.
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Planning for development of the Brighton Avenue Affordable Housing (AH)
Overlay site commenced as part of the Old Poway Park Master Planning process.
The Redevelopment Agency approved the updated Comprehensive Affordable
Housing Strategy in March of 2002. The Strategy serves as the template for the
Agency's housing program over the five-year tenn of the plan.
Fiscal hnpact: There is a major fiscal impact. The Agency's Housing Fund could
contribute an estimated $31.4 million for site acquisition, multifamily
development, and gap financing for the Monte Vista, Brighton, Mixed-Use, and
Community Road sites over time.
3.1.7 DNESTITURE OF MOBILEHOME PARKS AND HALEY RANCH ESTATES
On July 20, 1989, the City Council and Redevelopment Agency Board adopted a
long-tenn goal for City- and Redevelopment Agency-owned mobilehome parks
and Haley Ranch Estates. Under this goal, the City/Agency will transfer
ownership of the mobilehome parks and Haley Ranch Estates to non-profit
ownership when the revenue can financially sustain the property without future
subsidy. The intent is to ensure that future rents will be set at or below market
rent consistent with the long-tenn objective of providing a range of rental
opportunities for seniors and families. Preserving the mobilehome parks as a
housing option is important to the City Council. Staff was directed to notifY
residents of the development of this policy.
~: The first divestiture occurred with the transfer of management
responsibilities for Haley Ranch Estates. After a developer selection process,
Community HousingWorks was selected as the non-profit owner, and The John
Stewart Company has been approved as the management company.
A model transition plan was implemented consisting of resident meetings,
resident surveys, and individual input rrom Haley residents. The outcome was a
"seamless transfer" to non-profit ownership. The fonnal transfer of ownership
occurred on November 7,2003.
The second divestiture was the transfer of Poinsettia Parks to non-profit
ownership. Following the successful model of Haley Ranch Estates, staff
initiated a series of meetings with residents of the Poinsettia Senior and Family
Mobilehome Parks. A comprehensive selection process was undertaken with
representatives of the City Council, the Poway Housing Commission, and
consultants as part of the selection team. Comprehensive due diligence was
conducted on Wakeland Housing Development and their proposed management
company, Newport Pacific.
Financial terms were agreed upon and the Parks were transferred to Wakeland
Housing and Development on June 12,2003.
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Powav Roval Estates
Following the sale of the Poinsettia Parks, staff evaluated the future of Poway
Royal Estates. It was detennined not to be financially feasible to divest this Park
at this time without continued Agency subsidy. Staff recommended a
Management Agreement as an interim solution. Consistent with prior
transactions, staff held a series of resident workshops at Poway Royal and brought
t~s concept before the Poway Housing Commission for input.
The City Council approved the Management Agreement with Wakeland Housing
effective February 2; 2004. Under this Agreement, Wakeland is responsible for
the majority of management duties at Poway RoyaL The City will retain direct
responsibility for fiscal matters. The Poway Housing Commission will continue
to oversee Poway Royal on behalf of the City.
Fiscal Impact: The transfer of Haley Ranch Estates and the Poinsettia Parks to
non-profit ownership releases the City from future financial obligations. Over the
long-tenn, the City and Redevelopment Agency will save substantial resources on
the management of the Agency mobilehome parks and Haley Ranch Estates.
4 TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
Quality of Life in Poway means ...
well-maintained roadways Ihat provide easy access to employment and
service areas, Affordable mass transit options for residents is
important. The construction and maintenance of infrastructure is a
priority.
4.1 INFRASTRUCTURE
4.1.1 INTERAGENCY COLLABORATION FOR INFRASTRUCTURE
It is the goal of the City Council to work closely with other agencies to enhance
interregional cooperation among jurisdictions. Many of the major issues facing
Poway are common to our neighboring communities. Effectively dealing with
issues such as transportation, schools, parks and open space, solid waste
collection and disposal, recycling, hazardous waste, water supply, wastewater
treatment, and water reclamation will require intergovernmental cooperation in
order to be properly addressed.
Status: The City Council and staff continue to work towards enhancing
interregional cooperation among jurisdictions. The City continues to improve our
working relations with local, state, and federal agencies and legislators. The
Goodan Ranch Land Use Management Master Plan, acquisition of property
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adjacent to Blue Sky for an education center, the fonnation of the Poway Unified
School District and City Council Subcommittee, the Regional Solid Waste
Association, and the San Dieguito Regional Open Space Park, are a few of the
many projects that involve interagency cooperation.
Staff continues to work with other agencies on issues that impact the City of
Poway such as MCAS Miramar noise and housing issues, the wastewater
treatment and water reclamation project, the 1-15 Light Rail Corridor Study,
recycling and household hazardous waste collection events, alternate-fuel vehicles
and the national "Clean Cities" program, Tree City USA, and electric utility
issues.
The "Clean Cities" program is discussed in more detail under section 4.3.10,
Natural Gas Vehicles and Pump Station.
During Fiscal Year 2000-01, the City of Poway worked closely with
representatives of SANDAG, mayors within San Diego County, and members of
the State Legislature, regarding the proposed regional govemment for San Diego.
Although the fonnation of a new Regional Transit Agency was adopted through
State legislation in 2002, this issue has not ended. AB these discussions of
regional govemment continue, the City of Poway will remain an active
participant.
In addition, City staff has been taking part in SANDAG's Housing Element
Advisory Committee, Regional Growth Management Technical Advisory
Committee, and Census 2000. Development Services staff continues working
with local jurisdictions in the coordination and linkage of multiple species and
multiple habitat conservation programs. The City is active in the Regional Solid
Waste ABsociation and continues to take a dynamic role in the many issues
regarding solid waste management.
Fiscal Imuact: There is no fiscal impact.
4.1.2 TECHNOLOGY AS INFRASTRUCTURE
It is the goal of the City Council to further technology as an inftastructure within
the City of Poway in order to enhance services to the public, keep current the
City's investment in its inftastructure, and create new opportunities made possible
by advances in technology.
Status: To effectively utilize the advances in telecommunication and other
technologies, the City Council authorized the creation of a Communication
Master Plan for Poway. The plan is the strategic road map for
telecommunications development in the City. The City's Communication Master
Plan was adopted by the Poway Unified School District Board of Education
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(6/21199), the Palomar Community College District Governing Board (7/27/99),
and the Palomar Pomerado Health System Board of Directors (9/13/99).
Using the City's mileage bank with Cox Communications, coaxial cable, twisted
pair copper wire, and fiber optic cable have been installed at the City's Lake
Poway facilities. All the Lake facilities are now linked on a communications
network for both voice and data. In the future, this system will be expanded to
receive and transmit video communications. The Poway Community Library and
Sheriff's Station had communication conduits installed during construction. In
concert with ongoing major street improvements, the City installs conduit for
future fiber optic cable. The Pomerado Road widening project included the
installation of communication conduits adjacent to Pomerado Road for future use
by Pomerado Hospital, the Poway Unified School District, and Palomar College.
POW'aY C4lUV*'uDi~ttou.System
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Technology is also discussed as a mechanism to increase communication with
residents. This item is referenced further under Communication, section 2.2.1,
Improve Communication with Citizens, Citizen Advisory Committees, Poway
Unified School District, Neighborhoods, and Improve Online Access to City
Infonnation.
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Fiscal Impact: The total fiscal impact is unknown at this time. However, the
telecommunication network could be constructed through the use of the City's
cable mileage bank with Cox Communications as well as federal and state grant
funds. The proposed communication system is projected to reduce costs for
telephone service and enhance the transmission and reception of data for City
departments and other public agencies with which they interact.
4.2 SOLID WASTE
4.2.1 ACHIEVE STATE REFUSE REDUCTION STANDARDS
It is the goal of the City Council to achieve the State refuse reduction standards
through recycling and other programs to handle residential and commercial
refuse. These programs also serve to improve the environment and quality of life
in Poway.
The passage of Assembly Bill 939 in 1989, required the City of Poway, along
with every jurisdiction in the State, to adopt a Source Reduction and Recycling
Element (SRRE), Household Hazardous Waste Element (HHWE), and Non-
Disposal Facility Element (NDFE). These plans outline programs each
jurisdiction will implement to reduce the amount of trash going into the landfill
by 50%. Since 1995, jurisdictions have been required to submit an Annual Report
to the California Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB) describing
progress made toward achieving the State mandated 50% diversion goal.
Status: The City of Poway achieved a Waste diversion rate of over 50% in the
2003, reporting year.
The City has implemented various source reduction, recycling, composting, and
public education programs in order to achieve its waste diversion goals. Many of
the programs have been successfully implemented through the exclusive franchise
arrangement with EDCO Waste and Recycling Services.
The City continues to make a good faith effort to meet or exceed the State
mandated 50% waste diversion goal by expanding and modifying its programs
and outreach efforts to reduce waste and increase recycling.
In calendar year 2003, a total of 18,194 tons of materials were removed from the
waste stream through the City's residential recycling program, which include
green waste collection. The chart below provides a breakdown of the types of
recyclable materials collected by EDCO from Poway residents.
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Residential Recycling 2003
Newspaper
44%
Cardboard
11%
Glass
13%
Mixed Paper
23%
In 2002, the City of Poway joined the "Proud Community Program" under Keep
California Beautiful. Keep California Beautiful is a statewide, non-profit
environmental education organization promoting a cleaner, more beautiful
California. As a ''Proud Community," the City of Po way has made a commitment
to partner with City volunteers to increase community interest in beverage
container recycling, litter prevention, and beautification activities. The City must
attend an informational workshop once a year and submit an annual report to
Keep California Beautiful summarizing our cleanup, collection, and outreach
activities to fulfill our City's commitment as a "Proud Community."
Fiscal Impact: Moderate fiscal impact.
4.2.2 HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE DISPOSAL PROGRAM
It is the goal of the City Council to be proactive in its efforts to protect receiving
waters and preserve the local environment. To this end, the City Council has
continued to fulfill its obligation to provide a dependable and safe household
hazardous waste collection service to residents as required by State law. The City
of Poway was one of the first jurisdictions in San Diego County to establish a
permanent HHW Collection Facility for the safety and convenience of citizens of
this region.
The Regional Solid Waste Association (RSWA) assumed the operation of the
Poway permanent HHW Collection Facility in July 2000. The City of Poway has
realized a significant savings in HHW disposal costs under the contract RSW A
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entered into with EDCO Waste and Recycling Services and its subcontractor,
Philip Services Corporation, to provide the same level of HHW management
services at a fixed cost.
Status: A total of 226,254 pounds of household hazardous waste was collected
ttom 3,178 vehicles in 2003. Seventy-five percent (75%) of the participants
utilizing the facility were Poway residents. A breakdown of the types of HHW
collected is provided in the chart below.
Poway HHW Collection Facility
HHW Collection 2003
Household Batteries
1%
All Other
15%
Fluorescent Bulbs
0%
Flammables &
Poisons
9%
Motor Oil/Filters
9%
Latex Paints
28%
Oil Based Paint
26%
Aerosols
4%
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The Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Program was expanded in December of
2001, to include weekly collection of household electronic waste at the pennanent
HHW Collection Facility. Cathode Ray Tubes (CRT) found in televisions and
computers contain lead and must be handled as hazardous waste. In 2003, 527
CR Ts were delivered to the Poway HHW Collection Facility.
The City continues to participate in efforts to provide coordinated and convenient
access to HHW collection services for all residents of the region. Poway was a
participant in a $300,000 Regional Household Hazardous Waste grant awarded by
the California Integrated Waste Management Board to nine cities in North San
Diego County. The grant was utilized to fund three free regional e-waste
collection events and to conduct public education and outreach activities such as
movie theater ads, point of purchase displays at local hardware stores, and moving
guides.
In 2002, the Regional Solid Waste Association added a new service to make the
disposal of unwanted hazardous materials convenient and cost-effective for
Poway businesses. The Small Quantity Generator Collection Program allows
businesses that generate small quantities of hazardous waste to schedule an
appointment to properly dispose of such items as paints, solvents, and
photographic chemicals for a nominal fee.
FiscalImpact: There is a moderate fiscal impact. The HHW disposal program is
funded through an AB 939 fee established by the City Council in March 1998.
The fee appears on residents' EDCO bills and is passed through to the City
specifically for the household hazardous waste and e-waste disposal program.
4.3 TRANSPORTATION
4.3.1 DESIGNATION OF SCRIPPS POWAY PARKWAY AS A STATE HIGHWAY
It is the goal of the City Council to designate Scripps Poway Parkway as a State
highway.
The Final Report of the Transportation Task Force included a recommendation to
explore the feasibility of State Route designation for Scripps Poway Parkway to
fund maintenance.
Status: The City of Poway, the City of San Diego, and the County of San Diego
share in the maintenance of Scripps Poway Parkway. Several meetings have been
held with the City and County of San Diego, and all are in agreement that it
would be appropriate to designate Scripps Poway Parkway as a State highway and
relinquish maintenance responsibility to Caltrans. Results of the negotiations are
pending. However, as development progresses, introduction of traffic signals,
intersections, and other access points places Scripps Poway Parkway further away
from meeting Caltrans' design standards for State highways.
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Fiscal hnDaCt: Unknown at this time due to possible additional design
requirements for State Route designation.
4.3.2 INCREASED CAPACITY OF SCRIPPS POW A Y P ARKW A Y
It is the goal of the City Council to increase capacity of Scripps Poway Parkway
by providing six traffic lanes ITom Mercy Road to Highway 67.
Status: The western segment of Scripps Poway Parkway lies within the City of
San Diego. This portion is presently constructed as a four lane arterial. Several
new traffic signals have been built along Scripps Poway Parkway, which has
decreased available capacity. There are no current plans to widen this section to
six lanes. Where possible, staff and the City Council will support widening
projects on Scripps Poway Parkway in San Diego.
Federal grant monies wer~ recently used to provide fiber optic communications
for traffic signal coordination of all south Poway signals. Staff is reviewing
intersection improvement alternatives, including adding lanes and rephasing
signalized intersections to increase capacity within Poway city limits. Federal
grant funds remain available for intra jurisdictional communication and signal
coordination. Staff will propose a project to coordinate Scripps Poway Parkway
ITom Interstate 15 to State Route 67.
Fiscal hnDact: There is a major fiscal impact. The City of San Diego will incur a
major fiscal impact to widen Scripps Poway Parkway to six lanes minimum.
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4.3.3 ESPOLA ROAD WIDENING AND IMPROVEMENTS FROM NORTH OF
NORTHCREST LANE TO TWIN PEAKS ROAD
It is the goal of the City Council to provide improvements and widen Espola Road
from north of Northcrest Lane to Twin Peaks Road. The work will include
widening this portion of the road to four lanes to provide improved general traffic
circulation in Poway. The project will also include under-grounding of overhead
utilities and installing sidewalks, curbs, gutters, a significant storm drain, and
landscaping.
Status: An application for a grant was completed for the design portion of the
project and $290,000 was awarded. The design work for this project is ongoing
with an estimated start date for construction in 2006. This work is being
completed due to an increased volume on the road and to improve the level of
service.
Fiscal hnpact: Major impact, $8 million, for design and construction.
4.3.4 UNDERGROUND POWER LINES (POLES)
CLOUDCROFT TO VALLE VERDE
ESPOLA ROAD.
It is the goal of the City Council to underground utility power lines (poles) in all
parts of the City. This project would, underground the overhead utility lines
(poles) from Cloudcroft to Valle Verde on Espola Road. The plan will be
reviewed with eventual widening plans ofEspola Road.
Status: Not on current CIP project list.
Fiscal hnpact: Unknown.
4.3.5 CONSTRUCTION OF MEDIAN IMPROVEMENTS TO COMMUNITY AND
POMERADO ROADS
It is the goal of the City Council to construct landscaped median improvements to
Community Road between Twin Peaks and Hilleary Roads and Pomerado Road
between Poway Road and Ted Wiliams Parkway and between Stone Canyon
Road and Twin Peaks Road.
Status: Not on current CIP project list.
Fiscal hnpact: Unknown.
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4.3.6 IMPROVEMENT TO MIDLAND ROAD TO ITS FINAL ALIGNMENT
It is the goal of the City Council to improve Midland Road to its final alignment.
The range of the improvements will be from Hilleary Park Place to Twin Peaks
Road. The segment in front of Old Poway Park will consist of two lanes with
diagonal parking on the street. The remaining segments of Midland Road south
of Edgemoor will be improved to four lanes with concrete curb, gutter and
sidewalk, and under-grounding of overhead utilities.
Status: The design between Edgemoor and Aubrey was included as part of the
Old Poway Park Master Plan. The approved CIP program included a project for
the remaining road south of Hilleary.
Fiscal Impact: Major Impact, $3.7 million.
4.3.7 WIDEN SR 67
It is the goal of the City Council to be actively involved in finding solutions to
improve traffic circulation that affects the region. Poway City Councilmembers
and staff took part in SANDAG's Policy and Technical study committees and
participated in the project design for SR 67. The design selected will increase SR
67 from two lanes to four lanes from Lakeside to Ramona.
Status: This Caltrans project is currently unfunded. There IS no start date
scheduled at this time.
Fiscal Impact: None.
4.3.8 POW AY ROAD SPECIFIC PLAN IMPLEMENTATION
It is the goal of the City Council to implement the Poway Road Specific Plan to
provide an overall plan for the development and design for the City's main
commercial area. The Poway Road Specific Plan was developed through the
recommendation of" the Poway Road Specific Plan Advisory Committee. The
Plan was adopted by the City Council in May of 1996.
Status: The City has used these staIidards to review and approve designs for
several new projects in the Town Center District, which include the Library,
Sheriff's Station, and Park View Terrace. The Council funded the Commercial
Rehabilitation Loan Program (CRLP) to encourage f~ade improvements and the
implementation of the Poway Road Specific Plan.
The rehabilitation of Pomerado Plaza was completed in late 2003. This center-
wide project received a Commercial Rehabilitation Loan from the Redevelopment
Agency to help fund the improvements. Pomerado Plaza is a good example of
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how Redevelopment funding can improve the condition of existing commercial
development on Poway Road.
Additionally, the Commercial Rehabilitation Loan Program guidelines were
restructured to allow more center-wide improvements to be completed. The
Development Services Department continues to coordinate with Economic
Development to ensure future development along Poway Road is consistent with
current development standards and the Poway Road Specific Plan.
The Econornic Development Group has also been working on the implementation
plan for the Poway Road Specific Plan. A retail use analysis was completed to
identify retail segments under-represented in Poway. This provided information
to target recruiting efforts, which has led to more shopping and dining choices on
Poway Road. The retail mix continues to improve to meet the varied demands of
Poway. The group is actively meeting with property owners and developers to
encourage the rehabilitation and redevelopment of the targeted areas on Poway
Road.
In June 2003, the City Council approved an Exclusive Negotiating Agreement
with a Master Plan development team, which is assisting the City Council and the
community in the creation of a Master Plan for the l6-acre site located in Poway
Road's Mixed-Use District.
A series of three workshops titled "Poway's Road to Success" were held to
receive input rrom Poway residents, businesses, and property owners. The
workshops focused on Poway Road Specific Plan implementation strategies,
concerns, and solutions regarding the plan. Economic development strategies
were outlined through staff presentations. Community input, through breakout
sessions, focused on various planning signage and traffic issues. The California
Redevelopment Association (CRA) recognized Poway for this community
outreach and education effort with the 2003 CRA Award of Excellence, which
followed Poway's recognition through the 2002 CALED Award of Merit.
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ill response to issues raised during the Poway's Road to Success WorkShops, an
off-site auto storage and delivery lot was proposed due to traffic safety concerns
and negative neighborhood impacts resulting trom auto deliveries on Poway
Road. A 5-acre parcel was acquired by the Agency in spring 2002, and a
preliminary site plan was developed. ill addition to designing the auto storage lot,
negotiations are in process to identify an association of auto dealers to operate the
lot.
The auto dealerships are located primarily on the eastern end of Poway Road in
the Automotive/General Commercial District. The centralization of auto dealers
in this district allows consumers to isolate their focus on a specific area of town,
with the ability to view a variety of automotive makes and models in a relatively
short amount of time. The addition of auto dealerships to Poway Road also offers
the City opportunities to address blighted areas and create an updated and
aesthetically appealing commercial corridor, as shown above with the Mossy
Nissan dealership.
The introduction of Mossy Nissan to Poway's Auto District led to the
Redevelopment Agency's acquisition of nearby blighted properties, which in turn
made the area directly west of Mossy Nissan viable for another new auto
dealership, Poway MitsubishilHyundai, pictured below.
Mossy Nissan Site - Before
Mossy Nissan Site - After
The synergy developing on Poway Road in the Auto District is a prime example
of the benefits of redevelopment improving blighted parcels, enhancing our
commercial corridors, and fostering the economic viability of the City of Po way.
Another effort in furtherance of Poway Road improvement was the acquisition
and demolition of the Schneider and A Plus properties. The A Plus site is
undergoing environmental remediation. An application has been made to the
Environmental Protection Agency to obtain Grant funds to identify any
environmental contamination along the Poway Road corridor.
The extension of Civic Center Drive, including inftastrncture improvements,
opened in September 2003. This extension allows better access to Poway
Community Park, Valley Elementary School, Poway Community Library, and
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Poway City Hall. Adjacent to the Civic Center Drive extension, is the new Poway
Skate Park that was dedicated on March 29, 2003.
The Poway Road Specific Plan ties into the Economy and Employment goal and
can be found under sections 2.3.1, Attract Family and Recreational Businesses to
Poway Road, and 2.3.2, Expand Economic Development Activities.
Fiscal Impact: There is a major fiscal impact. Funds in the amount of $3,259,962
have been budgeted for the Poway Road Specific Plan Implementation; a total of
$2.22 million has been budgeted for the Commercial Rehabilitation Loan
Program, with $1.4 million expended to date; $5.0 million has been budgeted for
the Mixed-Use District, with $50,599 expended to date for the Mixed-Use
Feasibility Assessment.
4.3.9 NATURAL GAS VEHICLES AND PUMP STATION
It is the goal of the City Council to develop a phase-in program to convert all City
vehicles and buses to natural gas while pursuing the installation of a natural gas
pump station in Poway. Recognizing that air quality issues must be addressed on
a regional level, the Poway City Council became a member of the San Diego
Regional Alternative Fuel Coalition. This organization meets regularly to share
infonnation about legislative mandates relating to air quality; developments in the
manufacturing of alternative fuels and alternative fuel vehicles; and funding
opportunities for the purchase of alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs) and/or
establishment of compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling stations. The City of
Poway joined with other local governments, special districts, and private
businesses that are members of the Coalition to file an application with the U.S.
Department of Energy requesting that the San Diego area be designated a "Clean
Cities Region." The application was approved and the San Diego Clean Cities
Region received its designation in the fall of 1996.
Fonnation of the Clean Cities region has encouraged local governments and
organizations to fonn partnerships in developing markets for AFVs. Other
potential economic and environmental benefits to the region include the creation
of new jobs and commercial opportunities, greater leverage in negotiating and
applying for federal funding of AFVs, better coordination in placing AFVs and
AFV fueling stations in the region, and improved air quality.
The "Clean Cities" program is also discussed under section 4.1.1, Interagency
Collaboration for Infrastructure.
Status: The City presently has five vehicles in its fleet that operate on both
gasoline and compressed natural gas (CNG). The vehicles are fueled at the
Poway Unified School District, which installed a natural gas fueling station for
school buses through a grant from SDG&E. Several manufacturers are adding
alternative-fueled vehicles to their sales line and are making changes and
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improvements to provide like perfonnance, safety, and convenience that today's
gasoline-powered vehicles offer.
4.3.10 PLAN REGIONAL TRANSIT CENTER
It is the goal of the City Council to enhance the quality of life in Poway by
providing accessible transit services to the citizens of Poway.
Status: Through funding from the Transit Development Act, the City of Poway
provides a fleet of buses giving public transportation service to multiple points
within the City and to a regional transportation connection point outside the City
boundaries in Rancho Penasquitos.
The City has constructed a number of community transit centers. Each center
includes an enclosed shelter, a bench, and a kiosk displaying transit infonnation
including bus routes and schedules. Currently, there are transit centers On the
west side of Midland Road south of the post office and on the east side of
Midland Road adjacent to several retail shopping centers. The City has
constructed transit centers on Poway Road at the Poway Community Library, on
Espola Road adjacent to the Blue Sky Ecological Reserve, and at the Poway Skate
Park. '
The City Council has allocated funds to refurbish existing bus shelters on the
comer of Po mer ado and Poway Road, and the design and construction of new bus
shelters.
Fiscal Impact: There is no fiscal impact to the General Fund. Approximately
$840,000 in Transportation Development Act funds are earmarked for various
transit projects within the City.
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4.3.11 WORK WITH THE CONSOLIDATED REGIONAL TRANSIT AGENCY.
COMPRISED OF SANDAG. THE METROPOLITAN TRANSIT SYSTEM.
AND THE NORTH COUNTY TRANSIT DEVELOPMENT BOARD (NCTD)
TO RE-PRIORITIZE THE LIGHT-RAIL IMPROVEMENTS TO INCLUDE
THE 1-15 CORRIDOR
It is the goal of the City Council to ensure that enhanced transportation options
are provided for area residents along the 1-15 corridor.
Status: Caltrans and MTS have been jointly managing implementation of the 1-15
Managed LaneslBus Rapid Transit (BRT) projects. The project will substantially
expand capacity in the 1-15 corridor, with particular emphasis on additional high-
occupancy vehicle (HOV) express lanes ITom the SR 163 Freeway to SR 78 in
Escoildido. The 20-mile Managed Lanes project willbuild four Managed Lanes
with a, moveable barrier in the median of 1-15 to accommodate three lanes in the
peak direction. The Managed Lanes will give priority to HOVs (carpools and
vanpools) and a BR T system. Full project completion is anticipated in 2010, with
useable segments complete in 2007.
The 1-15 Managed Lanes project will also include a BRT system that will
incorporate direct access ramps at five transit stations with park and ride lots to
and ITom the Managed Lanes. MTS will conduct future studies of long-range
needs in the corridor, including the feasibility of Light-Rail Transit (LRT)
between Escondido and downtown San Diego.
The three independent agencies of SANDAG, MTS, and NCTD are currently
combining their respective planning and programming functions into a
consolidated Regional Transit Agency. The project development and construction
functions of these agencies were consolidated in late 2003. To the extent the 1-15
corridor improvements are now governed by the Regional Transit Agency, the
Council will continue working to ensure the necessary improvements developed
by the MTS are completed.
Fiscal hnpact: None.
4.3.12 SUPPORT THE EXTENSION OF TRANSNET. THE REGIONAL
TRANSPORTATION FUNDING PROGRAM
In 1987, San Diego County voters approved the TransNet program, a half-cent
sales tax used to fund multiple important region-wide transportation projects. The
20-year, $3.3 billion transportation improvement program will expire in 2008.
TransNet has funded multiple projects including expanding the San Diego
Trolley, constructing new freeways and highways, improving existing
transportation corridors, and providing for bicycle and pedestrian improvements.
A proposed extension of TransNel will need to be approved through the ballot
initiative process. The successful approval of this extension will provide an
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additional $14 billion for highway, transit, and local road projects, over the next
40 years.
Status: In November 2004, a TransNet extension will be placed on the ballot for
San Diego County voters to consider. The City of Poway will actively educate
and infonn voters of the issues related to regional transportation improvements
and funding. The measure appears on the November 2004, ballot as Proposition
A.
Fiscal hnpact: There is a major fiscal impact. One-third of the TransNet revenues
is allocated among all 18 cities and the county on a fonnula basis for street and
road purposes.
4.4 WASTEWATER
4.4.1 WATER RECLAMATION
AB Poway is dependent upon water supplies that are interruptible in times of
water shortages, a goal of the City Council is to maximize alternative water
supplies. Reclaimed (recycled) water can supply almost 600,000 gallons per day
of water for landscape irrigation and unrestricted recreational purposes. The goal
of the City Council is to secure sources of a reclaimed water distribution system
to maximize the supply of reclaimed water to the City of Poway.
Status: The City of San Diego has constructed the North City Water Reclamation
Plant, a 30 million gallons per day (MGD) project designed to produce reclaimed
water for irrigation. Poway will cdntinue to work with San Diego to secure the
delivery of reclaimed water to north Poway. Gregg Street Reclaimed Reservoir in
the South Poway Business Park, required for the distribution of reclaimed water,
was constructed and put on-line in July 1998. Poway is currently using about
70S-acre feet/year (AF/Y) with a total projected use of 800 AF/Y in the South
Poway Business Park by build-out.
San Diego is updating a. Master Plan for the Reclaimed Water Distribution
System. The Master Plan will include alternatives with and without the City of
San Diego constructing their infrastructure. San Diego is pursuing alternative
water management strategies, which include injecting reclaimed water in the San
Pasqual basin and extracting water for reuse.
The City of San Diego is pursuing expansion and upgrade of the San Pasqual
aquaculture plant to a 4 MGD wastewater and water reclamation plant. Poway is
investigating the purchase of reclaimed water from the San Pasqual facility. A
Basin Plan Amendment with the Regional Water Quality Control Board
(RWQCB) has been completed to allow the City to implement use of reclaimed
water. In the North Poway Basin. the projected demand for north Poway is 1,500
AF/Y, with key users being Stoneridge and Maderas Golf Courses.
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Fiscal hnpact: The City of Poway has already secured delivery of reclaimed water
from the reservoir in the South Poway Business Park. The current contract for
reclaimed water is $450/acre foot plus an annual assessment based on the
Consumer Price Index (CPl). Staff has begun contract negotiations with the City
of San Diego Water Department, which will lead to a new agreement for the
purchase of recycled water.
4.4.2 IMPLEMENT SANITARY SEWER MASTER PLAN
It is a goal ofthe City Council to implement the Sanitary Sewer Master Plan. The
City of Po way owns and operates some 925,000 linear feet of wastewater piping.
In addition, the City owns and operates four sewage lift stations as part of this
system. Wastewater from Poway's North Drainage Basin, East Drainage Basin,
and South Drainage Basin empty into the City of San Diego for ultimate disposal
and treatment. By the year 2010, the projected total wastewater flow will be 6
million gallons per day.
Status: The Sanitary Sewer Master Plan was provided to the City in May of 2000,
by Dudek and Associates, Inc. As a result, the City Council will put into action a
Capital hnprovement process to improve the sanitary sewer system. The Sanitary
Sewer Master Plan improvement projects are described in the following sections:
CAMINO DEL VALLE SEWER PUMP STATION
It is the goal of the City Council to maintain city infrastructure to an optimum
level. The City of Po way uses the Camino Del Valle Sewer Lift Station as the
primary mover of raw sewage for the whole of north Poway. Entering service in
1980, this station is nearing the end of useful service. New pumps, motors,
piping, electrical controls, and flow meter are the main components needing
replacement to improve function and reliability.
Status: The design stage of this project has been completed and construction has
started on the pump station.
Fiscal hnpact: There is a major fiscal impact: The estimated design and
construction cost for this project is approximately $1.35 million, which is funded
in the City's Capital hnprovement Projects (CIP) account. The funding year is
FY 2002-03 and 2003-04. The funding source is the Sewer Fund.
SEWER MANHOLE REHABILITATION PROGRAM
It is the goal of the City Council to maintain the City wastewater collection
system to a most favorable level. This is an ongoing project within the City of
Poway. By applying an epoxy coating to the interior of the City ofPoway's 3,000
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sewer manholes, the life of these structures will be extended approximately 20
years.
Status: Work began in November of 2002, with 75 manholes rehabilitated. The
contract was extended with Inland Concrete Enterprises to complete an additional
180 manholes under Phase II, 260 manholes in Phase III, and 130 manholes in
Phase IV, which occurs during FY 2003-04. Since starting this long-tenn project
in 1998, about 1,120 manholes have been rehabilitated.
Fiscal Impact: There is a major fiscal impact: The cost for this project is
$801,000, spent over a multi-year period. Funding is the City's Capital
Improvement Projects (CIP) account. The funding year began in FY 2001-02
through 2005-06. The funding source is the Sewer Fund.
ST. ANDREWS STATION DECOMMISSIONING
Eliminating costly processes by improving City infrastructure is a goal of the City
Council. St. Andrews is the City's oldest sewage lift station. In service since
1975, St. Andrews is at the end of useful service life without a major revalidation
effort. Pending the completion of an 8" gravity sewer line to the Old Coach Lift
Station, St. Andrews will be decommissioned and demolished.
Status: Designated as project 1825, the design has begun as ajoint effort between
the developer and the City.
Fiscal Impact: There is a moderate fiscal impact: The estimated decommissioning
cost is $280,000, and it is funded in the City's Capital Improvement Projects
(CIP) account. The funding year is FY 2002-03. The funding source is the Sewer
Fund.
INFLOW AND INFILTRATION
Eliminating costly ground water inflow and infiltration into the wastewater
collection system by improving City infrastructure, is a goal of the City Council.
In September 2001, the 'City accepted an Inflow and Infiltration Reduction
Program Analysis Report. The report identified basins within the wastewater
collection system suspected of high inflow and infiltration rates.
Status: Designated as project 1738, this project is under way with video
inspection occurring in high ground water and creek areas throughout Poway.
Fiscal Impact: There is a major fiscal impact: the cost to find and repair inflow
and infiltration is unknown until all suspect areas have been identified and
quantified. However, budgeted for FY 2003-04 and 2004-05 is $800,000 to repair
the Community Road and Metate Road sewer lines.
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4.5 WATER
4.5.1 EMERGENCY TREATED WATER SUPPLY CONNECTION TO POWAY
It is the goal of the City Council to treat raw water and to maximize treated water
delivery options to meet future emergencies. The City of Poway utilizes the
Lester J. Berglund Water Treatment Plant for its treatment of raw water. The City
has continuously upgraded the facility to improve its function, increase efficiency,
and most importantly, provide a safe and reliable water source for Poway
residents.
Status: Currently, the City of Poway provides treated water to the San Diego
County Water Authority (Authority) on an as-needed basis through the City of
Poway's metered connection. City staff and the Authority are discussing
modifying this connection to let treated water flow both ways. This would service
Poway's needs in the event the City's water treatment plant was inoperable. The
Authority has completed its Water Master Plan, and it is currently under review
by City staff. This treated water connection is a component of that plan, and City
staff will continue to track the progress of this issue with the Authority.
Fiscal Impact: There is a moderate fiscal impact: Authority engineering staff has
completed the preliminary design and estimates the costs to be $120,000, which is
currently funded in the City's Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) account.
However, City staff expects cost sharing with the Authority on this project.
4.5.2 SALE OF TREATED WATER TO THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY WATER
AUTHORITY
It is the goal of the City Council to sell treated water to the San Diego County
Water Authority (Authority) during periods of service interruption rrom the
Authority.
Status: Poway is currently in negotiation with the Authority to establish a new
Mutual Aid Agreement to {'rovide approximately 50 to 100 AFN of treated water
on an as-needed basis only.
Fiscal Impact: The City of Poway will be reimbursed for any water sold
including general overhead costs, which is revised annually.
4.5.3 SUPPORT STATE AND FEDERAL WATER RESOURCE EFFORTS
It is the goal of the City Council to facilitate and ensure future water needs of
Poway residents by continuing to support State and regional efforts to increase
water resources through improvements in the State Water Project and the removal
of government restrictions to a rree market for water resources. The San Diego
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County Water Authority (Authority) has taken the lead in San Diego County in
supporting efforts that will eventually result in an increase in water resources.
Status: Although a drought has not been an issue, the Authority is continuing its
long-range program of conservation, improvement of water pipeline import
facilities, and its Emergency Storage Project (ESP) to locate and construct major
water storage facilities within the County, both on an independent and a
participative basis.
The intense regional studies of various alternatives to increase raw water storage
to protect the region from major natural catastrophes, such as earthquakes, have
been concluded. The studies resulted in a documented draft Environmental
hnpact Report (EIR) that was released for review and comment in November
1995. The draft EIR identified a preferred list of four alternatives for the ESP,
each of which is environmentally sound.
The alternatives selected will be a combination of constructing a new reservoir at
Mount Israel in the Olivenhain Water District, revising Lake Hodges operational
parameters, raising the height of the San Vicente Dam by 54 feet, and
interconnecting these reservoirs with pipelines and pumping stations to distribute
90,100 acre feet of stored emergency water throughout the Authority's service
area. The project was approved by the Authority's Board in June 1998, and is
scheduled for completion in the year 2010.
In September 1995, the San Diego Connty Water Authority embarked on a study
of possible water transfers from the hnperial Irrigation District (lID) to the
Authority. Such a transfer (potentially capable of bringing 400,OOO-plus acre feet
of water to the region) would ease our dependence on the Metropolitan Water
District of Southern California (MWD) for raw water supplies.
The Authority reached two agreements that will make available a new supply of
up to 200,000 acre feet of water annually to the San Diego region and will ensure
a supply of water, well into the next century. This water will increase the
reliability of the Authority's current and future supplies, thereby helping to
sustain the region's $89 billion economy and quality of life.
The Water Conservation and Transfer Agreement was signed April 29, 1998,
between the Authority and lID. This agreement provides for the implementation
of voluntary, extraordinary conservation measures by hnperial Valley fanners.
The conserved water will then be made available to the Authority.
A contingency of the Authority-lID agreement was that the Authority would
procure a way to deliver the transfer water to the San Diego region. On
November 10, 1998, a Water Exchange Agreement was signed between the
Authority and MWD to accomplish this. MWD will take delivery of the transfer
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water via the Colorado River Aqueduct. In exchange, the MWD will deliver to
the Authority like quantity and quality of water.
Although the preceding agreements had been signed, a number of issues arose,
which have substantially delayed the transfer. Most fonnidable of those issues is
resolution of California's excess use of Colorado River water and the
environmental consequences to the Imperial Valley and specifically the Salton
Sea due to the water transfer to San Diego. Discussions among the affected
agencies continued into March of 2003, at which time the Governor announced a
settlement agreement, in principal. It is anticipated that about 50 agreements
among various parties and regulatory agencies will be needed to ensure the water
transfer, as well as a state appropriation from bond funds to complete the
environmental mitigation. Optimistically, the agreements could be signed in late
2003, ensuring up to 75 years of water transfers.
Fiscal Impact: There is a major fiscal impact. The Emergency Sto~age Project
(ESP) is estimated to be $900 million (escalated dollars). Poway's share IS
estimated to be $12.25 million paid over 20 years cOinmencing in FY 2000-01.
4.5.4 IMPLEMENT WATER MASTER PLAN
It is a goal of the City Council to implement the Water Master Plan. The City
owns and operates a modem water treatment facility capable of delivering 24
million gallons per day of potable water to the citizens of Poway. Poway also
owns and operates nine potable pumping stations and thirteen water storage
reservoirs. Connecting the treatment plant, pump stations, and reservoirs are
approximately 1,214,400 feet of water mains and 18 pressure-reducing stations.
The water produced in the treatment plant moves through this system meeting the
needs ofthe residents and business community.
Status: The Water Master Plan was provided to the City in June of 2000, and
Boyle Engineering provided a subsequent Master Water System Facilities Update
Report to the City in August of 200 1.
As a result, the Council put into action a Capital Improvement process to improve
the water system. The Water Master Plan improvement projects and Master Water
System Facilities Update are described in the following sections:
RESERVOIR MECHANICAL RETROFITS
Protecting City inftastructure by improving facilities is a goal ofthe City Council.
Mechanical retrofits to existing potable water reservoirs is part of this Council
goal. By adding seismic flex couplings, the reservoirs are better protected against
earthquakes. New isolation valves will replace valves that are at the end of useful
life. New exterior paint protects these steel reservoirs against corrosion.
Achieving this goal will extend the service life of these steel structures. The
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reservoirs identified for this project are: Espola, Boca Raton, AHa Mira, and Blue
Crystal respectively.
Status: Designated as project 21, Boyle Engineering is reviewing the scope of
this project and submitting a design proposal to Berryman & Henigar.
Completion of this project will follow the completion of the new reservoirs.
Fiscal.hnDact: There is a moderate fiscal impact. The estimated retrofit cost for
this project is $250,000, and it is funded in the City's Capital Improvement
Projects (CIP) account. The funding year is FY 2002-03. The funding source is
the Water Fund.
RESERVOIR SPILLWAY IMPROVEMENTS
A goal of the City Council is protecting private property. Modifying the drain
overflow structure at Celestial and Pomerado reservoirs will protect private
property. Extending the reservoir drain line at each location will eliminate the
possibility of flooding residents' property and streets in these areas. Completing
this project will discharge water to the City stonn drain system.
Status: Designated as project 319, Berryman & Henigar is reviewing the scope
and design options for this project. Completion of this project will follow
cmllpletion of the new reservoirs.
Fiscal ImDact: There is a moderate fiscal impact. The estimated cost to extend the
drain line at each location is $100,000, and it is funded in the City's Capital
Improvement Projects (CIP) account. The funding year is FY 2002-03. The
funding source is the Water Fund.
BOCA RATON RESERVOIR STORAGE UPGRADE
Adding City infiastructure to meet operational needs and fire protection is a goal
of the City Council. Adding a 500,000-gallon reservoir adjacent to the existing
Boca Raton potable reservoir will meet the operational and fire needs in the
Greystone, Cloudcroft, ana St. Andrews Drive area. A new reservoir provides
additional storage capacity for operating the Cloudcroft Pump Station during off
peak pumping times, which saves customers pumping costs. The additional
500,000 gallons of water also bolsters fire protection needs in these same areas.
Status: The design portion of this project is completed and the construction phase
started in early 2004.
Fiscal ImDact: There is a moderate fiscal impact. The estimated cost to add the
new reservoir is $755,000, and it is funded in the City's Capital Improvement
Projects (CIP) account. The funding year is FY 2002-03 and 2003-04. The
funding source is the Water Fund.
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CLOUDCROFT PUMP STATION UPGRADE
It is the goal of the City Council to improve City inrrastructure. The City of
Poway uses the Cloudcroft Pump Station as the sole means of pumping potable
water to the one million gallon Boca Raton Reservoir. Cloudcroft Pump Station
is nearing the end of useful service. The pumps are submersible and very
inefficient. The current two-pump station cannot deliver enough water to meet
demand during the hottest days of summer. The motor control center is original
and housing components are no longer available. The existing 240-volt electrical
system will be replaced with a modem 480-volt system.
Finally, new pUlIlpS and piping will be constructed inside a building where
modem vertical turbine style pumps will be housed.
Status: The design phase of this project is completed and the construction phase
started in early 2004.
Fiscal hnpact: There is a major fiscal impact. The estimated cost for the
Cloudcroft Pump Station is $1.2 million, and it is funded in the City's Capital
hnprovement Projects (CIP) account. The funding year is FY 2002-03 and 2003-
04. The funding source is the Water Fund.
ESPOLA ROAD AND NORTHCREST PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION
The City Council has a goal to meet the ultimate need of the Poway Business
Park. Identified in the Water Master Plan, this project fulfills the water needs of
the southern end of the Poway Business Park. Completed before the Espola Road
widening project, 7,000 feet of 24" potable waterline will run rrom Titan Way
south to Twin Peaks Road. In addition, approximately 400 feet of 14" potable
waterline will extend west rrom Espola Road down Northcrest Lane to Northcrest
Pump Station. Finally, Espola Reservoir will be reconfigured to a fore bay
reservoir for water supply for the Northcrest Pump Station.
Status: Designated as project 363, Boyle Engineering is reviewing the scope of
work for this project. Tliis project has been combined with the Espola Road
Widening Project, and it is not scheduled to begin construction until 2006.
Fiscal hnpact: There is a major fiscal impact. The estimated cost for this project
is $1.01 million, and it is funded in the City's Capital hnprovement Projects (CIP)
account. The funding year is FY 2001-02. The funding source is the Water Fund.
SKYR1DGE NO.2 RESERVOIR UPGRADE
Adding City infrastructure to meet operational needs and fire protection is a goal
of the City Council. Adding a 300,000-gallon reservoir adjacent to the existing
Skyridge potable reservoir will meet the operational and fire protection needs in
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the secluded High Valley area. Both reservoirs will work together in parallel
accepting pumped water ITom the High Valley Pump Station.
Status: This project is in the fmal design phase. Construction should begin in
late 2004.
Fiscal hnpact: There is a major fiscal impact. The estimated cost for this project
is $1.01 million, and it is funded in the City's Capital hnprovement Projects (CIP)
account. The funding year begins in FY 2001-02. The funding source is the
Water Fund.
GREEN VALLEY WATER LINE
It is a goal of the Poway City Council to provide a water transmission water line
in the Green Valley Area. Construction of this transmission line will meet peak
water demands in the Green Valley area.
Status: This project was completed in early 2003.
Fiscal hnpact: There is a major fiscal impact. The final cost for this project is
$1.14 million, and it is funded in the City's Capital hnprovement Projects (CIP)
account. The funding year is FY 2001-02. The funding source is the Water Fund.
EZRA LANE WATER LINE
It is the goal of the Poway City Council to increase water pressure and fire
protection for the residents of Ezra Lane. This project will replace existing 4" and
6" water pipes with new 8" water pipes to meet the consumer and fire protection
requirements of Ezra Lane. The line will extend west ITom south Espola Road to
the west down Ezra Lane.
Status: Identified as project 441, the project was completed in October of 2002.
Fiscal hnpact: There is a minor fiscal impact. The final cost for this project is
$84,000, and it is funded in the City's Capital hnprovement Projects (CIP)
account. The funding year is FY 2002-03. The funding source is the Water Fund.
AMMONIA PROJECT
It is a goal of the City Council to provide potable drinking water to the citizens of
Poway, which is safe to drink. Moving the ammonia injection facilities ITom the
Operations Center to the Water Treatment Plant, will enhance the drinking water
supply serving the City of Poway by stopping the formation of trihalomethanes
(THMs). Trihalomethanes form when chlorine contacts organic matter in the
water. The addition of ammonia stops this formation of THMs. By stopping this
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fonnation before the water enters the clear well, the City will continue to meet
current water regulatory issues and protect the citizens of Po way.
Status: Identified as project 28, the project was completed in January of 2003,
and it is currently in startup.
Fiscal Impact: There is a moderate fiscal impact. The final cost for this project is
$470,000, and it is funded in the City's Capital Improvement Projects (CIP)
account.
4.6 NEW DRAINAGE
4.6. I IMPLEMENT DRAINAGE MASTER PLAN
It is the goal of the City Council to ensure that major components of inrrasttucture
are maintained and replaced in a timely fashion to prevent increased costs and
danger to the public. The implementation of a Drainage Master Plan meets this
goal as it allows staffto plan and undertake repairs to drainage facilities.
Status: The Master Plan is currently in a draft fonn.
Fiscal Impact: There is a major fiscal impact.
4.6.2 IMPLEMENT NPDES
On February 21,2001, the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San
Diego Region (SDRWQCB) issued National Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System (NPDES) Pennit No. 2001-01, governing waste discharge requirements
for stonn water and urban runoff. The Pennit requires a higher level of field
inspection, more intense monitoring, and increased maintenance by the City.
Additionally, the City must take appropriate action to prevent and reduce
discharges of pollutants and runoff flow in all phases of urban development
including: planning, construction, and existing development. The new Pennit
requires the City of Poway to accept responsibility for any illicit discharges into
the City's stonn drain system. Most significantly, responsibility for enforcing the
new Pennit has shifted rrom the SDRWQCB to the City. The City is required to
issue penalties for non-compliance with the new Pennit. Failure to enforce the
prohibition of polluted non-stonn water discharges within its jurisdiction will
expose the City to fines by the SDRWQCB.
On January 22, 2002, the City Council revised the Poway Municipal Code
relating to the City's Stonn Water Management Discharge Control Program to
provide the City adequate legal authority to carry out the responsibilities of the
new Pennit. The City Council also adopted Resolution No. 02-013 at their
February 12, 2002, meeting, approving a Jurisdictional Urban Runoff
Management Plan (JURMP), as required by the Pennit. The JURMP requires
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new technical procedures and new Best Management Practices (BMPs) to reduce
stonn water pollution. The City is responsible to ensure all public and private
facilities, and existing and new development meet the City's JURMP.
On April 9, 2002, the City Council approved a comprehensive, expanded Storm
Water Management Program designed to satisfY minimum regional and local
regulatory requirements of the NPDES Permit. The operational and fiscal
requirements imposed on the City by the NPDES Permit are outlined in this
Storm Water Management Program. The City Council also adopted a Resolution
No. 02-034 establishing the revenue source required to fund this mandate.
Status: The initial Commercial and Industrial inspections took place before the
end of 2002. The City filed its first arumal Jurisdictional Urban Runoff
Management Program report. The second Jurisdictional Urban Runoff
Management Program report was filed in early 2004. The 2004, inspections of
new businesses and high priority industrial businesses are ongoing throughout the
year.
Fiscal Impact: There is a moderate to major impact from this program, with a
budget of $750,000 to $1 million per year for the next two years.
4.7 CONSTRUCT A NEW CITY OFFICE BillLDING AND CITY
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
It is the goal of the City Council to provide an appropriately sized building for
City operations and City Council meetings. The current City Hall complex is
comprised of a masonry building and three modular office units (A, B, and C)
located on two parcels with a total of 3.3 acres on Civic Center Drive in Public
Facilities (PF) zone.
The construction of City Hall was initiated by the Poway Municipal Water
District and, after incorporation, it was completed and occupied by City staff in
December of 1981. To accommodate increased staffing levels, Modular Unit C
(Redevelopment SelVices} was added in 1987. In 1990, under CUP 90-01 and
MDRA 90-07, two modular office buildings were added for Development
Services (Modular Units A and B).
The temporary modular buildings have reached their maximum effective life and
must be replaced. Additionally, relocating the Economic Development Division
and Community Services administrative staff from Poway Road locations to a
centralized location would allow for improved communication and service to the
public. A preliminary space analysis indicated that approximately 60,000 square
feet is desirable for the project. Emphasis was placed on developing an
appropriately sized structure to selVe the public and meet the City's ultimate
staffing levels in a fiscally conselVative manner.
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Status: The project is located within the Poway Road Specific Plan area. The
prescribed design theme for the Town Center District is Rustic Spanish Colonial,
which includes tile roofs, stucco treatments, and wood timbers. The Community
Library and Sheriff's Station are excellent examples of the architectural style
proposed for a replacement of the old City Hall. Construction began in October
of2002, with completion of Phase III slated for Fall, 2004.
Fiscal hnpact: There is a major fiscal impact for the construction of a City Office
Building and City Council Chambers. A budget of $19.9 million was approved
for the City Office Building project. On October 16, 2001, the City Council
approved the tentative financing plan of 30% cash and 70% debt for the
construction of a 50,400 square foot City Office Building and a 5,900 square foot
public meeting room and City Council Chambers.
4.8 NEW FIRE STATION #3
It is the goal of the City Council to provide optimum fue and life safety services
to the Poway community.
After a review process involving numerous potential sites, the site selected for the
new fire station was Pomerado Road, across the street from Abraxas High School
and the entrance to the Arbolitos Soccer Park parking lot. Three neighborhood
meetings were held in April, September, and October of 2001, where local
residents provided input to the fire station design team and architects. Based on
the concerns shared at these meetings, a conceptual plan and fire station design
were developed.
Since the slope for the site selected was greater than 10%, the site was not in
compliance with the Poway General Plan, and voter approval was required in
order to proceed with construction. In March of 2002, voters overwhelmingly
approved Proposition J by 86%, allowing the City to proceed with constructing
the new fire station. On July 30, 2002, the City Council issued a Conditional Use
Permit, which gave final approval and verified that all environmental, noise, and
traffic mitigation measureswere in place.
Status: In December 2002, the City opened bids for rough grading, improvement
plans, and underground utilities. The City Council approved a contractor for
grading, which started in February of 2003. In June 2003, the rough grading was
completed, a temporary modular building was placed on the site to house an
engine and paramedic unit, and we began 24-hour-a-day operations to serve the
Poway community.
In July 2003, bids were opened to select a general contractor. The successful
bidder was EDT Engineering of Laguna Hills. Construction began on the new
station in August 2003, and as of January 2004, the building had been completely
framed. Scheduled to open in early August of 2004, the new fire station will be
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13,500 square feet, and it will house up to 12 firefighters each day. The
dedication ceremony has been scheduled for October 2004.
Fiscal ImDact: There is a major fiscal impact. The budget established for this
project is approximately $4.9 million.
5 RECREATION, OPEN SPACE, AND NATURAL
RESOURCES
Quality of Life in Poway means ...
natural open spaces to preserve and protect cultural and biological
resources as well as the community viewshed of natural ridgelines.
Ensuring recreation services and facilities for children, youth, adults,
and seniors; and providing recreation options for teens is a priority.
5.1 RECREATION
5.1.1 OLD POW A Y FLOODW A Y PROPERTY ACOUISITION FOR FUTURE
RECREATIONAL USE
It is the goal of the City of Poway to acquire floodway parcels for open space and
recreational activities. Consistent with the Poway General Plan, no further
building is pennitted in the 100-year floodway; however, these properties are
ideal for the development of sports fields.
Status: Staff has identified a portion of the floodway of Rattlesnake Creek in the
vicinity of Old Poway that would be suitable for the eventual development of
sports fields. The City Council has authorized staff to work with property owners
who are interested in selling floodway properties along Rattlesnake Creek south
of Norwalk Street to the area north of Ketron Avenue. Staff is concluding
negotiations with several property owners to assemble parcels for future sports
fields.
Fiscal Imuact: There is a major fiscal impact associated with this long-tenn
acquisition process and sports field development.
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5.1.2 ADDITIONAL PLAYING FIELDS AND ACTIVE RECREATIONAL
PARKLAND FACILITIES
The popularity of all youth sports has created a growing demand for additional
playing fields. In response to the increased demand for active recreation facilities
by both youth and adults, it is the goal of the City Council to provide additional
playing fields and active recreational parkland facilities. This goal may be
accomplished through additional joint projects with the Poway Unified School
District.
The City continues to cooperate with the Poway Unified School District in the
maintenance and provisions of additional school fields for youth sports.
Status: In the fall of 2002, lights were added to the Valley Elementary School
Soccer field and track. In 2003, the Poway City Council approved funding for
installation of artificial turf at the Poway High School Football Stadium. A joint
use agreement between the City and the School District will be developed that
will identify specific times for youth sports organizations such as Poway Youth
Lacrosse, Poway Youth Soccer League, and Pop Warner Football to use the field.
This project is identified for completion in August 2004.
Sports groups continue to have field use and demand throughout the City. Among
the user groups are Poway Youth Soccer, Pop Warner Football, Girls Softball,
Little League, Lacrosse, church groups, and adult soccer groups. The City
Council approved funding for modifications to the Starridge Park baseball field.
The existing field can only be used for baseball practice because of the size of the
field. The modifications will provide a full size 400-foot to center field baseball
field. In May 2004, the City Council approved the development of Aubrey Park
to be built on the north side of Aubrey Street between Midland Road and York
Avenue. The park will provide additional softball fields for Girls Softball and
their construction will be partly funded by the Poway Girls Softball League.
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The Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee annually reviews a needs
assessment for additional playing fields. The City continues to explore
opportunities for development of additional playing fields whether in cooperation
with other public agencies such as PUSD, non-profit agencies, or the private
sector.
Fiscal hnvact: The total fiscal impact depends on the type of facility constructed
and whether land must be acquired.
5.1.3 AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM AND CARE FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL
STUDENTS
It is the goal of the City Council to provide afterschool programs for youth and
teens. This goal is being accomplished through the afterschool programming
efforts of the Boys and Girls Club of San Diego, programming provided by the
City, as well as programs through the Teen Recreation Club and Teen Issues
Committee.
The City leased a portion of Community Park to the Boys and Girls Club to
construct a new club. Construction of the new Boys and Girls Club began in
March of 2003, and the new club opened its doors during the month of January
2004. The Boys and Girls Club offers afterschool programs to elementary and
middle schools in Poway.
A joint use agreement for facility use of the Boys and Girls Club will be discussed
in the near future. The City would like to compliment the programs already
offered by the Boys and Girls Club by providing programs to age groups that are
not currently served by the Club. This could include teen programs and contract
instructional programs.
The City's new Mobile Recreation program started visiting neighborhoods in
February of 2004. The Mobile Recreation program is an innovative outreach
program designed to bring professionally supervised recreation activities to
disadvantaged youth in low-income neighborhoods and the Hispanic community.
The vehicle arrives equipped with arts and crafts activities, sporting equipment,
board games, skateboards, skating safety gear and equipment such as portable
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skate ramps and rails. This program allows the City to connect with those who
are underserved or unaware of the City's recreational programs or culturally
separated trom these fundamental activities.
The City's gymnasiums at Twin Peaks and Meadowbrook Middle Schools have
been programmed for teens with sports, special events, and "teen only" nights.
The City also operates a Teen Recreation Club providing leadership skills and
social activities for participating teens. The goal of these programs is to offer
expanded educational, recreational, and special event activities for middle school
students during non-school hours.
Status: The new Boys and Girls Club opened its doors for youth afterschool
programming in January 2004. Their membership drive is ongoing and the Club is
now up and running.
The Community Services Department operates "teen only" nights at
Meadowbrook and Twin Peaks gymnasiums on Friday and Saturday nights. More
than 70 teenagers are attending the Friday night programs and 15 teenagers are
attending the Saturday night program each week. In addition, special events for
teens such as pool parties, camp outs, and social events are held throughout the
year.
The Poway Teen Recreation Club attendance has averaged 40 teenagers per
meeting. Teen club members provide excellent volunteer service to the
community at City-sponsored events and at the Poway Senior Center. In addition,
the teens raise funds to cover transportation costs to local attractions.
The City Council formed a Teen Issues Advisory Committee made up of
teenagers trom local schools. The committee advises the City Council on issues
facing teens in Poway. The Teen Issues Committee has developed a resource
guide of 'Things to do in Poway," and is beginning the process of developing a
strategic youth and teen master plan.
Fiscal Impact: There is a minor fiscal impact.
5.1.4 IN-LINE SKATING FACILITY
It is the goal of the City Council to provide access to an in-line skating facility for
Poway residents.
Status: The South Poway SportsPark, .sportsPlex USA, operates a full-size roller
hockey rink, which accommodates players and skaters of all ages and abilities.
Fiscal Impact: There is no fiscal impact; however, the revenues generated by the
SportsPark have increased due to the use of the facility for roller hockey leagues,
and the City receives a share of that revenue.
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5.2 SENIORS
5.2.1 SENIOR SERVICES
It is the goal of the City Council to promote appropriate services for senior
citizens in the City of Po way.
Status: The City Council has fonned a Senior Issues Committee composed of two
Councilmembers, two citizen representatives from the Poway Valley Senior
Citizens Corporation (pVSCC), a private non-profit citizen organization, and two
at-large private citizens. The objective of the committee is to facilitate
communication between the City and the PVSCC Board and to address issues that
affect all seniors in the community.
The City owns and provides operation and maintenance support for' the Poway
Senior Center operated by the PVSCC and has funded expansion and remodeling
of the Center. The City is currently developing an assessment of government
funding for senior services in the County.
Fiscal Imuact: There is a moderate fiscal impact. The City provides operation
and maintenance support each fiscal year to the Poway Senior Center in excess of
$100,000. In Fiscal Year 2001-02, the City Council funded a $500,000
endowment for the continuing funding of senior citizen programs and services at
the poway Senior Center.
5.3 OPEN SPACE
5.3.1 HERITAGE LANDS
It is the goal of the City Council to preserve important heritage lands throughout
the City in their natural state, thereby maintaining the unique community
character of Po way Valley and the City's significant natural topographic features.
Status: The City's heritage lands are becoming at-risk as development on
privately owned property continues to move out of the Poway valley and into the
prominent hillside, hilltop, ridgeline, and mountainous areas of the community.
It is the desire of the City Council to preserve Twin Peaks mountain and other
importantheritage lands. In January 2001, a Poway developer acquired, to satisfy
an off site habitat mitigation requirement, an 80-acre prominent ridgeline/hillside
property adjacent to one of Po way's landmarks, "Tooth Rock." The City Council
has appropriated $2 million in the 2001-02 fiscal year budget for the acquisition
of sensitive lands. To date, the City has acquired 184 acres on Van Dam Peak and
the 40 acres comprising the top of Twin Peaks. The Kent Hill (Rattlesnake Hill)
parcel was also purchased through the heritage lands program.
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The Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) has been adopted for the preservation of
endangered plant and animal species. The HCP has identified key areas within
the City where acquisition and preservation of habitat land is desirable. Many of
these key areas also represent important heritage lands. While some land has
been dedicated as biological open space by property owners for mitigation, staff
will continue to seek funding sources, such as grants and mitigation fees, to
purchase and preserve open space heritage land parcels as they become available.
Fiscal Impact: With the Council's appropriation of$2 million in the FY 2001-02
budget, there is a major impact to purchase sensitive lands.
5.4 NATURAL RESOURCES
5.4.1 BLUE SKY ECOLOGICAL RESERVE
It is the goal of the City Council to preserve the natural open space of the Blue
Sky Ecological Reserve and to provide controlled access to this pristine
environment to the public.
Status: Lands continue to be acquired and preserved around the Blue Sky
Ecological Reserve by various agencies and private property owners.
Dominy & Associates developed a Conceptual Master Plan for the future
enhancement of the Blue Sky Ecological Reserve, which was presented to the
City Council on April 5, 2001. tt inludes a 6,000 square foot Blue Sky Education
Center building and a 150-seat open-air amphitheatre for educational and
interpretive programs and services; restrooms; a 75-space parking lot; and a
public transit facility. The planned implementation of this concept will be in four
phases: 1) parking lot/public access; 2) transit facility; 3) restrooms and the open-
air amphitheatre; and 4) the education building.
Fiscal Impact: Currently, there is a moderate fiscal impact. The City allocates
$50,000 rrom the General Fund annually for the operation of the Blue Sky
Ecological Reserve via a contract with the County of San Diego.
The construction project to enhance the Reserve was budgeted at $1,287,247 with
several funding sources including $268,000 in Transportation Development Act
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(TDA) funds to construct the transit facility, $67,000 in donations from the Blue
Sky Community Foundation, and $250,000 from a Caltrans grant. The parking
lot, bus shelter, and landscaping was completed in June 2003.
Since all the funding is not currently available to implement the conceptual plan,
the City supports the fundraising efforts of the Blue Sky Community Foundation,
a non-profit organization.
5.4.2 GOODAN RANCH
It is the goal of the City Council to preserve the beauty and nature of the 325
acres of land known as Goodan Ranch and seek fundraising opportunities to
enhance its preservation.
Partnering with the City of Santee, the County of San Diego, and the State of
California, the City of Poway has fonned the Goodan Ranch Policy Committee
which is committed to preserving the diverse habitats of this area including
grassland, riparian, coastal sage, oak, woodland, and mixed chaparral in order to
provide residents with a pristine venue for pursuing passive recreation.
The Goodan Ranch Management Plan includes providing pennanent restroom
facilities to be constructed onsite. The Department of Parks and Recreation and
the City of Poway committed funding in the amount of $80,000 ($40,000 per
agency) toward the development and installation of two self-contained restroom
facilities. Both upper and lower restrooms were installed and ready for use in
May 2003.
Unfortunately, Goodan Ranch was burned during the Cedar Wildfire in October
2003. The fire destroyed all of the ranch's original buildings, including the bam,
farmhouse, sheds, and the water tower. The only structures that survived the fire
were the newly installed restroom facilities.
The members of the Goodan Ranch Policy Committee are working with the San
Diego Water Authority to ensure that the impacts of the proposed San Vicente
Pipeline project on Goodan Ranch and adjacent areas will be identified and
addressed.
Status: On January 15, 2004, the San Diego County Water Authority Board of
Directors certified the final Subsequerit Environmental Impact Report (SEIR) and
approved the San Vicente Pipeline construction project, which eliminated Goodan
Ranch as a shaft site. The final SEIR identified the "Relocated Beeler Mitigation
Shaft Site" as the location for the shaft and also eliminates the need to haul the
excavated material to an off-site location.
The members of the Goodan Ranch Policy Committee met in April 2004, to plan
the rebuilding of Goodan Ranch.
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Fiscal Imuact: There is a minor fiscal impact.
6 ARTS AND CULTURE
Quality of Life in Poway means ...
arts and cultural programs that are available to all residents. The
City has a commitment to honor the historical community character
through activities in Old Poway Park, support of the mission of the
Poway Historical Society, and preservation and displays of recovered
artifacts.
6.1 ART
6.1.1 CONTINUE FUNDRAISING AND PROGRAMMING FOR THE POW A Y
CENTER FOR TIlE PERFORMING ARTS AND SUPPORTING THE
FUNDRAISING EFFORTS OF THE PCP A FOUNDATION
It is the goal of the City Council to continue support for professional
programming as one of the major functions at the Poway Center for the
Performing Arts, a City owned and operated cultural facility. The Center's $8.8
million cost of construction was financed by the Poway Redevelopment Agency.
A non-profit foundation was originally fonned to raise funds for the Center, but
has now expanded its role to include presenting professional artists and
entertainers in public perfonnances.
Status: Programming is financed by a combination of fundraising, ticket sales
revenue, and contributions ITOm the City of Po way. A two-year Programming
Agreement between the City and the Foundation was adopted by the City Council
on June 24, 2003, to support the programming of main stage professional
perfonnances.
Fiscal Impact: There is a moderate fiscal impact. During FY 02-03, the City
gave an additional $251,000 to the Foundation due to economic conditions and
declining ticket sales. For FY 2003-04 and 2004-05, the direct contribution ftom
the City to the Foundation will remain at the $191,000 level, which will subsidize
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the main stage professional performances. The City also provides collateral for a
$100,000 line of credit made available to the Foundation for cash management
purposes. The Foundation carefully crafted the 2003-04 performance season to
remain within known funding levels and has exceeded budgeted ticket sales,
including two sold-out performances. The 2004-05 season will present up to nine
main stage attractions, including two children's performances, and arts &
education outreach to 21 schools in the Poway Unified School District.
6.1.2 INCLUSION OF A COMMUNITY FINE ARTS CENTER WITHIN THE OLD
POW A Y PARK SPECIFIC PLAN AREA
It is the goal of the City Council to support community fme arts. The City
Council established a Community Fine Arts Advisory Committee (CF AAe). This
Committee has worked toward the development of an art and education center
within Old Poway Park.
Status: The City Council formed a Community Fine Arts Advisory Committee,
which had its first meeting on July 18, 2001. The objective of the Committee is to
advise the City Council on specific matters affecting the feasibility of
development and operations of community art education and exhibit space in the
City of Poway. Conceptually, the art center will also include exhibit space for
local artists, arts education progrartuning for all ages, and space for visual arts
demonstrations.
The Mark Cavagnero Associates architectural firm was hired in September 2002,
to create a Master Plan for the Old Poway Park area including a community fine
arts center. In November 2002, a series of meetings were held with City officials,
park user groups, and City staff, which set the stage for the master planning and
art center programming project. The meetings involved gathering information on
the existing activities in Old Poway Park. Surveys were distributed to all
participants including CF AAC members to solicit feedback for the art center and
master planning of Old Poway Park.
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Additionally, a neighborhood meeting occurred in January 2003, in which City
staff gathered information fTom the Old Poway neighborhood regarding the art
center. A City Council workshop to discuss preliminary Master Plan options and
programming of the community fine arts and education center occurred in May
2003, which offered direction fTom the City Council and discussions fTom
community members. The [mal Master Plan was approved in February 2004.
The next step in this process is to develop plans and programming for the arts and
education center to be located in Old Poway Park.
Fiscal Impact: This is a redevelopment project estimated to have a major fiscal
impact due to construction of the art center. ill FY 2001-02, the City appropriated
$1.125 million of bond funds for the development of a community fine arts and
education facility. An endowment fund of $20,000 was established in October
2002, to provide support for the center.
6.1.3 CREATE A COMMUNITY FINE ARTS AND EDUCATION CENTER
FUNDRAISING PROGRAM
It is the goal of the City Council to create a fundraising organization of
professional people to raise funds for the Community Fine Arts and Education
Center (CF AEC) and to seek a qualified professional to lead the effort.
Status; A Request for Proposals for a fundraising feasibility analysis is being
prepared to be issued to help develop a successful fundraising campaign.
Corporate and community gifts will be targeted to develop the arts and education
center. The creation of a fundraising organization will facilitate long-term
operations of the CF AEC in Old Poway Park. Fundraising efforts will facilitate
the CF AEC' s programs, types of exhibits, and its targeted audiences.
The Community Fine Arts and Education Center will provide residents with
opportunities for exposure to arts and culture. Refer to sections 6.1, Art, and 6.2,
Culture.
Fiscal hnpact: There is 'a major fiscal impact. Plans and cost estimates are
currently under development.
6.1.4 KUMEY AA Y IF AI INTERPRETIVE CENTER AT P AUW AI
Given the historical and cultural significance of the site at the southern tenninus
of Silver Lake Drive, the City Council has taken steps to preserve the
archaeological features located on the knoll. The City Council has acquired
additional property to the east of the existing site for potential expansion. The
total area for the Kumeyaay site now totals 5.12 acres. Staff continues to build a
cooperative working relationship with the San Pasqual Band of Indians and seeks
fundraising opportunities for a future interpretive center.
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Status: On December 19,2000, the City Council approved the Master Plan for
the site and the Cooperative Agreement between the San Pasqual Band of Indians
and the City of Poway. On January 16, 2001, the City Council/Redevelopment
Agency purchased 13104 Carriage Road (the site immediately to the east of the
existing site). The City will be working with the San Pasqual Band of Indians to
discover opportunities to fundraise for a future interpretive center. The City and
community of volunteers such as the Friends of the Kwneyaay (Friends) are
currently working to identify grant funds for development of the Master Plan for
the site. The City is also working to bring a temporary structure to the site to
serve as an interim interpretive center. The City and Friends are touring other
sites throughout California to enhance the Kwneyaay site location.
Since beginning the development of the Kwneyaay site, interpretive trails have
been completed, fencing and storage has been installed to secure the location, a
rural parking area was incorporated off of Carriage Road, native gardens were
enhanced, and two ramadas were constructed.
Fiscal Impact: There is a moderate fiscal impact.
6.2 CULTURE
6.2.1 HISTORICAL PRESERVATION AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY
It is the goal of the City Council to preserve historical memorabilia pertaining to
the City of Po way. The Poway Historical and Memorial Society is housed at Old
Poway Park in the Heritage Mnsewn. The mission of the Historical Society is to
bring together persons interested in collecting and preserving artifacts and
infonnation of historical value pertaining to Poway and its immediate environs.
The Society, through this endeavor, can share with our children the heritage of the
community-rrom pioneer days to the present.
The Poway Historical and Memorial Society serves as a depository for many
Poway historical artifacts and memorabilia. AI> the collection of artifacts
continues to expand, the City Council realizes the importance of a safe storage
facility and will provide assistance to the Poway Historical and Memorial Society
for the identification of a pennanent facility to protect and store its pennanent
collection.
Status: The Poway Historical and Memorial Society is housed at Old Poway Park
by way of a use agreement with the City of Poway. The Society is a member of
the Old Poway Park Action Committee, which meets regularly to plan park and
museum events. In February 2004, the City Council authorized expenditure of
$5,000 for the development of a video for the Poway Historical and Memorial
Society. The video will showcase the history of Po way for the past 150 years and
include current infonnation about the Poway community.
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Fiscal Impact: No significant impact.
6.2.2 OLDPOWAYPARK
It is the goal of the City Council to preserve and maintain the buildings and
grounds at Old Poway Park. The Old Poway Park Action Committee was formed
by the City to assist in maintaining the historic preservation of the grounds and
buildings at Old Poway Park. The committee, comprised of several non-profit
organizations, provide services and assistance in preserving the living history of
the Park and Powa .
The mission of the Old Poway Park Action Committee is to preserve a living
historic village through interpretive, cultural, and educational programming that
captivates the imagination and delights the senses of all who visit the Park. The
committee, working with the City of Poway, will provide a remarkable
rendezvous with history for all visitors while inspiring a realization of cultural
continuity with the City's past. There is a commitment to the historic
preservation ofthe buildings and grounds of Po way Park Village.
Status: A September 2004, completion of the Train Barn Expansion Project,
consisting of a 1,832 square foot expansion on the westerly side of the existing
wood Train Barn will enable the Poway Midland Railroad Volunteers, to continue
their work with the City of Po way on restoring the San Francisco Cable Car. The
City Council approval of the Old Poway Park Master Plan, in February 2004,
enables the Community Services Department and Development Services
Department to begin planning and construction of a turn-of-the-century railroad
station. Total ridership on the rolling stock in 2003, was 33,044. Special events
at Old Poway Park include the Rendezvous in Poway, Earth/Arbor Day
Celebration, the Community Band Festival, Old-Fashioned Fourth of July, Train
Song Festival, and Christmas in the Park. Old Poway Park is also the location for
Summer Concert Series in the Park performances.
Fiscal Impact: There is a minor fiscal impact.
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7 HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND DRUG PREVENTION
Quality of Life in Poway means ...
no drug abuse and increased awareness about the perils of alcohol
and tobacco use by minors. The capstone to quality of life is access to
excellent schools, libraries, and fUll service health care.
7.1 DRUG PREVENTION AND HEALTH
7.1.1 CONTINUE DRUG AND ALCOHOL ENFORCEMENT. PREVENTION. AND
EDUCATION
It is the goal of the City Council to continue advancing Poway's drug education
and awareness campaign and exercise the City's drug abatement policies. Since
1988, the City Council has taken an active role in the war against drugs.
Beginning Fall 2005, a new research-based anti-drug education curriculum will be
taught in Poway area schools. The new program, ''Too Good For Drugs," will
replace the DARE program. Other anti-drug programs are delivered through a
variety of community forums including street fairs, special exhibits, and public
presentations.
Two Sheriffs School Resources Officers work with Poway Unified School
District employees and students to prevent crime and influence youth not to
surrender to destructive pressure or temptation. Law enforcement agencies
conduct joint undercover operations in Poway that are designed to discourage the
sale or provision of alcoholic beverages to minors. The Juvenile Intervention
Officer is equally active with various juvenile service organizations, gang
intervention groups, and parents. One important component of this effort is the
emphasis placed upon providing a positive influence upon young people who may
be particularly "at risk" of straying.
For further discussion of .youth-related issues involving public safety, refer to
section. I. 1 , Gang Prevention and Education.
Status: The City of Poway is actively working in partnership with the community
and allied entities to prevent substance abuse through a high profile promotion of
drug and alcohol awareness. In addition, the City passed two ordinances in
October of 2002, designed to reduce underage alcohol consumption in the Poway
community as well as minimize alcohol related traffic accidents on our local
streets and roads.
Fiscal Imnact: Minor fiscal impact.
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7.2 EDUCATION
7.2.1 CREATE A LIBRARY FUNDRAISING FOUNDATION
It is the goal of the City Council to continue to encourage the work of a volunteer
fundraising organization comprised of business and professional people to raise
funds for specific library resources desired by citizens, businesses, and
community groups in the City of Po way.
A decorative donor wall has been created at the Library to recognize contributions
to the Library which have been used to purchase computers, books, books on tape,
reference materials, and CD ROM programs on a variety of special interest topics.
Status: The County of San Diego has established a matching fund program to
purchase materials and equipment for libraries in the County system. The Friends
of the Poway Library have contributed $40,000 over the past two years to the
County's matching fund program resulting in the purchase of $80,000 in new
library materials.
Libraries provide residents with opportunities for exposure to arts and culture.
Refer to sections 6.1, Art, and 6.2, Culture.
Fiscal Impact: There is a minor fiscal impact. Funds will be raised for a wide
variety of library materials and equipment.
7.2.2 PALOMAR COLLEGE
AI> the Palomar College District works toward the development of a new North
County educational center, it is the goal of the City Council to facilitate
construction of an appropriately sized and located facility within the City of
Poway.
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Status: The 19.2 acre Ted Williams Parkway location had been previously
selected by the District as the focus site for the development of an educational
center. This parcel is being developed as Fire Station #3, which was designed to
be co-located with the Palomar Education Center. Recently, the College District
has been discussing alternative sites to locate a 70-100 acre full service campus.
Fiscal Impact: The fiscal impact is unknown at this time.
7.2.3 SEEK LIBRARY GRANTS
It is the goal of the City Council to support the County in their search and award
of grant funds to increase the Poway Community Library's operating funds.
Libraries provide opportunities for exposure to art and culture. Refer to sections
6.1, Art, and 6.2, Culture.
Status: In recent years, the Poway Library received a $5,000 Young Adult Grant
to purchase books, magazines, and other materials of interest to teenagers. Staff
will continue to support the County in their search for additional grant funds.
Fiscal Impact: There is a minor fiscal impact.
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IMPLEMENTED GOALS
1. COMMUNITY SAFETY
. Volunteer Graffiti Program
. Evaluate a Foot Patrol Concept for Town Center
2. ECONOMY AND EMPLOYMENT
. Saturday Morning Workshops
. hnplementation of Water Consumption Based Sewer Rate
. Management Audit Process
. Downtown Revitalization Feasibility Study
. Economic hnpact Factor
3. HOUSING
. Rent Subsidy Program
4. TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
. Scripps Poway Parkway to Route 67
. Community Road Widening Project
. Poway Grade Has Been Eliminated as a Truck Route
. hnprovements to West Side of Pomerado Road Between Poway Road and
Glen Oak
. South Poway Business Park, 1028 Zone Recycled Water Conversion
5. RECREATION, OPEN SPACE, AND NATURAL RESOURCES
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Creation of Park Volunteer Program
Teen Recrea:tion Council
Additional Soccer Fields
Expanded Afterschool Hours and Programs
City Involvement in Ensuring Adequate Childcare Facility Sites
Completion of Po way Skate Park
Location of Po way Boys and Girls Club
Garden Road Recreation Facilities
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6. HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND DRUG PREVENTION
. Upgrade Library Facilities and Services
. Library Goals
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