CC 1991 02-28 CITY OF' ~Y, CALIF1)RHZA
NIHUTE~ OF THE CITY CQUHCIL AI)~QURHED REGULAR NEETING
FEBRUARY ~O, 1991
The February 28, 1991, meeting of the City Council of the City of Poway,
adjourned from the February 26, 1991, regular meeting, was called to order at
4:43 p.m. by Mayor Goldsmith at the City Council Chambers, 13325 Civic Center
Drive, Poway, California.
COUHCILNENBER$ PRESEHT AT ROLL CALL
Don Higginson, Kathy McIntyre, Tony Snesko, Jan Goldsmith
CQUNCILNENBER$ ABSENT AT ROLL CALL
Bob Emery (Councilmember Emery arrived at 4:45 p.m.)
STAFF NENB~$ PRE~ENT
James Bowersox
Marjorie Wahlsten
Steve Eckis
Reba Wright-Quastler
Alan Archibald
Steve Streeter
City Manager
City Clerk
City Attorney
Director of Planning Services
Director of Public Services
Assistant Director of Planning Services
PUBLIC [N~,L CQNNUHICATIOH$
Mayor Goldsmith explained the procedure for Public Oral Communications.
Jim Keeley, 15815 Riparian Road, stated he was opposed to cuts in the
Community Services budget such as day camp and Lake Poway concerts
since those features are part of why he chose to live in Poway. He
requested the city look at increasing user fees instead of cutting
services.
ITEM 3
WATER STATUS REPORT
Jim Keeley, 15815 Riparian Road, continued to speak under this item. He stated
the community needs to know as soon as possible what their baseline is going to
be and requested that size of household be a criteria of baseline.
City Manager Bowersox stated that staff is working on a series of recommen-
dations for Council action and it will continue to show on each agenda.
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ITEM 4
HOUSING ELEMENT REQUIREMENTS
Item introduced by City Manager Bowersox. He introduced John Bridges, former
Assistant Director of Planning Services for the City of Poway, and currently
working for Cotton/Beland/Associates. This firm prepared the housing needs
assessment which is the basis for the General Plan housing element. John
Bridges introduced Karen Warner of his firm.
City Attorney Eckis reviewed SB2274 which was adopted in 1990 and requires every
city to have a housing element in its general plan that addresses how it will
meet its regional share of housing needs. This legislation is part of a pattern
of increasing control over land use decisions by the State Legislature.
Director of Planning Services Wright-Quastler reviewed the difference between
what the state mandates as regional share and what SANDAG calls fair share.
Regional share deals with physical dwellings and the need to build additional
ones. Fair share deals with households and assisting current households afford
housing. Acquiring the mobilehome park and stabilizing rents counts towards our
fair share, but not towards our regional share.
Council discussed with staff and the consultants various methods of meeting the
regional share, including liberalizing the requirements for accessory apart-
ments; establishing a density bonus program for low income housing; creating
overlay zones; and establishing housing along transportation corridors in South
Poway. It was pointed out that the housing element must be updated every five
years and analyzed as to how the goals are being met. Every five years SANDAG
updates the regional numbers and establishes new goals. This could create
severe problems with trying to maintain quality of life standards.
(Councilmember Snesko left the meeting at 5=47 p.m. and Councilmember Emery left
at 6:12 p.m.)
Council concurred that we need a balanced approach in meeting our mandated
housing goals and directed staff to proceed with the draft housing element
incorporating concepts discussed. They scheduled a workshop for April 25, to
review the draft housing element and concurred with staff's suggestion to have a
workshop sometime in March to specifically look at individual parcels that could
be designated to help meet housing goals.
Upon
Mayor Goldsmith ordered
6:40 p.m.
motion by Councllmember McIntyre, seconded by Councilmember Higginson,
the meeting adjourned. The time of adjournment was
j 'e l~. Wahlsten, City Clerk
City of P~way
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