2022 12-06CITY OF POWAY
CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING
MINUTES
December 6, 2022
City Council Chambers
13325 Civic Center Drive, Poway, California
(Per Government Code 54953)
(Meeting Called to Order as City Council/City of Poway Planning Commission/Poway Housing Authority/Public Financing
Authority and Successor Agency to the Poway Redevelopment Agency)
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Vaus called the Regular Meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Present: Barry Leonard, Caylin Frank, Dave Grosch, John Mullin, Steve Vaus
STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT
City Manager Chris Hazeltine; Assistant City Manager Wendy Kaserman; City Attorney Alan
Fenstermacher; City Clerk Carrie Gallagher; Development Services Director Bob Manis; Finance
Director Aaron Beanan; Human Resources and Risk Management Director Jodene Dunphy;
Public Works Director Eric Heidemann; Director of Community Services Audrey Denham; Fire
Chief Jeff Chumbley; Captain Karla Menzies, Sheriff's Department.
(Note: Hereinafter the titles Mayor, Deputy Mayor, Councilmember, City Manager, Assistant City
Manager, City Attorney, City Clerk and Director of Finance shall be used to indicate Mayor/Chair,
Deputy Mayor/Vice Chair, Councilmember/Director, City Manager/Executive Director, Assistant
City Manager/Assistant Executive Director, City Attorney/Counsel, City Clerk/Secretary and
Director of Finance/Finance Officer.)
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Deputy Mayor Mullin led the Pledge of Allegiance.
MOMENT OF SILENCE
Mayor Vaus led a moment of silence.
PRESENTATIONS
Recognition of Outgoing Council Members — Council Member Dave Grosch and Deputy Mayor
John Mullin
Mayor Vaus announced the time limit for Public Comment had been reduced to two minutes rather
than the normal three, due to the number of speakers forms submitted.
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Local Amendments, Adoption of a Resolution Amending and Establishing Permit and
Inspection Fees within the Fire Department Section of the Master Fee Schedule, and
Determination that the Adoption of the Foregoing Amendments by Ordinance and Resolution
is Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section
15061(b)(3)
Mayor Vaus opened the Public Hearing at 8:05 p.m.
City Planner David De Vries presented the report. He stated every three years the California
Building Standards Code commission updates the Building Codes, which includes Building
and Fire Codes. He stated local amendments were primarily reduced this cycle to be more
consistent with state codes. He noted aging in place design elements in new residential
construction for accessibility, additional extensions to building permit expirations, changes to
child daycare operations and three dimensional or 3D printed buildings will be permissible if
the manufacturer is certified and approved by the City building official. Mr. De Vries, spoke
regarding proposed amendments for high fire hazard zones including setback distance, and
the addition of some new inspection fee categories.
Public Comment:
None.
End of Public Comment.
Mayor Vaus closed the Public Hearing at 8:10 p.m
Motioned by Mayor Vaus, seconded by Councilmember Frank to adopt Resolution No.
22-089 entitled, "A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Poway, California,
Amending and Establishing Fire Permit and Inspection Fees Within the Fire Department
Section of the Master Fee Schedule", and determine that the adoption of the foregoing
amendments by Ordinance and Resolution is exempt from the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3).
Motion carried unanimously.
As requested by the Mayor, City Clerk Gallagher titled the Ordinance.
Motioned by Mayor Vaus, seconded by Councilmember Frank to introduce Ordinance
No. 859 entitled, "An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Poway, California,
Amending Poway Municipal Code (PMC) Title 15, Adopting by Reference the 2022
California Building Standards Codes, with Local Amendments", waive further reading
and schedule the adoption for January 17, 2023, carried 5/0 by the following roll -call
vote:
Ayes:
Leonard, Frank, Grosch, Mullin, Vaus
Noes:
None
Abstained:
None
Absent:
None
Disqualified:
None
STAFF REPORTS:
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None.
WORKSHOPS:
None.
COUNCIL -INITIATED ITEMS:
None.
COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS and ANNOUNCEMENTS: Pursuant to AB1234 - (G.C.
53232(d))
Councilmember Leonard spoke about the upcoming joint effort between the City of Poway and
Kiwanis Poway "Holiday with Heroes" event toy and shoe distribution to be held at the Mickey
Cafagna Community Center.
Councilmember Frank announced and invited residents to the upcoming newly expanded two -
night event and tree lighting ceremony, Christmas in the Park. She thanked the Community
Services Department for their work on the event.
Mayor Vaus announced an upcoming Special City Council meeting to be held Tuesday,
December 13 for the purpose of accepting and approving the November 8, 2022 General
Municipal Election results and swearing in ceremony for the incoming City Council members.
Mayor Vaus also announced the cancellation of the December 20, 2022 Regular City Council
meeting.
CITY MANAGER ITEMS
None.
Mayor Vaus recessed the meeting into Closed Session at 8:14 p.m.
CITY ATTORNEY ITEMS (Including any public report of any action taken in closed session)
13. Conference with Legal Counsel — Anticipated Litigation Government Code Code §
54956.9(d)(2) — one (1) case
City Attorney Fenstermacher stated, no reportable action.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 9:34 p.m.
Carrie Gallagher, CIVIC U
City Clerk
City of Poway, California
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