CC 1994 09-27 CITY OF POWAY, CALIFORNIA
MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING
SEPTEMBER 27, lgg4
The September 27, 1994, regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
Poway, was called to order at 7:04 p.m., by Mayor Higginson at the City Council
Chambers, 13325 Civic Center Drive, Poway, California.
COUNCILMEMBERS PRESENT AT ROLL CALL
Mickey Cafagna, Susan Callery, Bob Emery, Tony Snesko, Don Higginson
STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT
James Bowersox
Marjorie Wahlsten
Steve Eckis
Peggy Stewart
Mark Weston
Reba Wright-Quastler
Randy Williams
Warren Shafer
Mark Sanchez
Steve Streeter
Patrick Foley
Penny Riley
City Manager
City Clerk
City Attorney
Director of Administrative Services
Director of Engineering Services
Director of Planning Services
Director of Public Services
Director of Redevelopment Services
Director of Safety Services
Principal Planner
Principal Management Analyst
Management Analyst
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Deputy Mayor Emery led the Pledge of Allegiance.
PUBLIC ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Mayor Higginson explained the procedure for Public Oral Communications. The
following person was present wishing to speak:
Karen Walczak, 13323 Buena Vista, stated she had not been told about the
planned rent increases at Poway Royal when she moved in, and she is
opposed to the proposed rules that the Housing Commission will be
discussing.
CONSENT CALENDAR
Motion by Councilmember Emery, seconded by Councilmember Callery to approve the
Consent Calendar as follows:
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Approval of Minutes - City Council
September 5, 1994, Regular Meeting
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6. Approval of City Investment Report: August 31, 1994. (408-01)
7. Acceptance of public improvements and release of security for the Pomerado
Auto Service Center, located at 13508 Pomerado Road. (602-01, #707)
Motion carried unanimously.
ITEM 8 (701-04)
ACCESSIBILITY OF TOBACCO TO YOUTH
City Manager Bowersox stated Council had requested a presentation by Project
TRUST (Teens and Retailers United to Stop Tobacco) and noted for the record a
letter from the California Grocers Association opposing elimination of self-
service cigarette racks in grocery stores.
Staff report by Director of Planning Services Wright-Quastler. The Council had
been waiting on a model ordinance which was being prepared by SANDAG to regulate
display of tobacco products county-wide. However it was never finalized and some
cities have gone ahead with their own ordinances. Staff has prepared a draft
that requires tobacco products behind the counter, removal of cigarette vending
machines in places easily accessible to minors and signage where cigarettes are
sold stating that it is unlawful to sell tobacco to persons under eighteen.
A representative from Project TRUST presented information regarding the targeting
of youth by the tobacco industry and stated the most effective method to keep
them from starting to smoke is to make access difficult and urged the Council to
adopt such an ordinance.
Motion by Councilmember Emery, seconded by Councilmember Snesko to direct staff
to schedule an ordinance regulating the display of tobacco products and banning
vending machines in Poway. Motion carried unanimously.
ITEM 9 (1503-02)
SANDAG DRAFT REPORTS
A. SERIES 8 POPULATION AND GROWTH FORECAST
Director of Planning Services Wright-Quastler stated the regional growth forecast
is a projection of growth that will occur in the region if events are allowed to
proceed without intervention. It is not a policy statement about the way the
region should develop. It is produced in two phases. The first is the region
wide forecast which produces population, housing, employment and related growth
projections for the region as a whole. It shows a growth of 51 percent by the
year 2015. Natural increase (births minus deaths) accounts for 52 percent of
this growth.
The second phase is the subarea allocation phase in which the distribution of the
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growth by jurisdiction is predicted. This phase could only project to 2005
because, based on currently adopted general plans, there is not enough land
planned for urban residential development to accommodate growth past that year.
Poway is shown at 51,028 in 2005.
Staff recommends that the City Council not approve the Series 8 Regional Growth
Forecast until the area within the boundaries of the Poway Subarea Plan Focused
Planning Area has been shown as constrained and the projected allocation for
Poway adjusted accordingly.
George Frank of SANDAG staff was present to answer questions.
Councilmember Emery stated he will not accept the premise that we must
accommodate growth beyond our general plan.
B. DRAFT LAND USE DISTRIBUTION ELEMENT FOR REGIONAL GROWTH MANAGEMENT
STRATEGY
Director of Planning Services Wright-Quastler stated the draft Land Use
Distribution Element of the Regional Growth Management Strategy has been
distributed by SANDAG for comment. As noted in Item A, the residential growth
that is expected beyond the year 2005 cannot be accommodated under existing land
use policies. It attempts to find answers to the question of "what changes could
be made to land use policies to protect the quality of life in the face of
projected growth?" by proposing strategies to focus growth in areas where
services are available, and at encouraging transit-oriented development.
Approval would require that Poway consider, evaluate, encourage and monitor
proposals aimed at intensification of development in transit areas. Staff
recommends approval in that their use as guidelines is an appropriate regional
approach.
C. DRAFT REGIONAL OPEN SPACE STRATEGY FOR REGIONAL GROWTH MANAGEMENT STRATEGY
Director of Planning Services Wright-Quastler stated the Open Space Strategy
builds on existing regional open space programs and proposes additional actions
which would more effectively preserve regionally significant open space. The
focus is implementation and institutional structure. Staff recommends the
following comments be forwarded to SANDAG:
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The City of Poway supports the coordination of effort in open space
planning for the San Diego region.
The City of Poway supports the multi-habitat multi-species approach to
biological open space planning.
The City of Poway supports the principles outlined for guidance in
preparation of the Open Space Strategy.
The City of Poway supports the finding of the SANDAG Public Finance
Subcommittee which states "now is not the time to raise local taxes in
order to pay for regional public facilities..."
Poway recommends that regional open space planning take full advantage of
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existing public lands including those held by the Resolution Trust
Corporation.
Federal and state funding sources should be fully explored and utilized.
Preservation of open space through land use regulation is acceptable as
long as it respects private property rights.
Mike McLaughlin was present from SANDAG to answer questions.
D. DRAFT REGIONAL ENERGY PLAN
Director of Planning Services Wright-Quastler stated this plan was prepared as
a result of work sponsored by the California Energy Commission. The goal is to
"meet the energy needs of the San Diego region using efficiency and supplies
which minimize cost, and which are consistent with the environmental quality and
economic prosperity objectives of the region's growth management strategy."
Staff recommends Council support the Plan with particular support for those
actions which foster local energy-related employment and business development,
emphasize incentives for voluntary actions and reflect local jurisdiction's land
use authority.
Steve Saxe was present from SANDAG to answer questions.
E. AIR QUALITY AND TRANSPORTATION PLAN
Director of Engineering Services Weston stated the greatest impacts to Poway are
that interagency consultation will be required on certain issues not presently
considered. Scripps Poway Parkway is presently the only arterial in Poway on the
"regionally significant" list. It will be reviewed bi-annually to measure Clean
Air Act standards. Exceeding Level of Service C will trigger the need for
mitigation, or a plan for restoration to LOS C or better. Staff recommends the
report be received and filed.
Don McKelvey, 13857 York Avenue, expressed concern regarding the level of
SANDAG's interference in local affairs and asked how much the City pays
for SANDAG services. He suggested we withdraw from SANDAG and give the
control to our local officials.
Motion by Councilmember Emery, seconded by Councilmember Callery to approve staff
recommendations on the SANDAG draft reports. Motion carried unanimously.
ITEM 10 (1503-36)
SOLID WASTE AUTHORITY UPDATE
GREGORY CANYON LANDFILL
City Manager Bowersox and Councilmember Cafagna reported on the activities of the
Solid Waste Management Authority. Membership commitments are still limited to
the County and cities of Del Mar, Encinitas, Lemon Grove, National City, Poway,
Solana Beach, and Vista with a combined tonnage of 450,000 tons, or 40 percent
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of the previous system. The other ten cities will not commit, however all but
E1Cajon are still using the system. Oceanside has just signed a contract with
Waste Management to take their trash to West Covina. Most objections to joining
the Authority revolve around the financial issues with the North County Resource
Recovery facility in San Marcos. The Authority has worked on its goal to operate
the solid waste system as if it were a business. The 1994-95 proposed County
staff budget required a tipping fee of $73.00 per ton. The Authority has adopted
a budget that can meet all costs with a tipping fee of $55.00 per ton. If you
exclude the NCRRA costs, the tipping fee would be $27.00. A Committee is
currently working to renegotiate the service portion of the contract for the
NCRRA plant.
Councilmember Cafagna stated that as a member of the Authority he had voted to
oppose the Gregory Canyon Landfill Initiative because it circumvents County land
use regulation processes. Councilmember Emery stated that since we're all County
residents and the proposed landfill is in an unincorporated area, we should be
able to vote on it. The Council concurred to not take a position on this
Initiative.
CITY ATTORNEY ITEMS
City Attorney Eckis requested a closed session pursuant to Government Code
§54956.9(a) to discuss Smith v. All Persons, Superior Court No. 667691, and
Smith v. City of Poway, Superior Court No. 625859.
MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL-INITIATED ITEMS
17. Mayor Higginson announced the appointment of Tom Tremble to the Housing
Commission.
CLOSED SESSION
Mayor Hig§inson called for a closed session at 9:05 p.m.
CALL TO ORDER AND ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Higginson called the meeting back to order at 11:05 p.m. with all
Councilmembers present and adjourned the meeting on motion by Councilmember
Callery and seconded by Councilmember Cafagna.
Marjomie Wahlsten, City Clerk
City Of Poway
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