CC 1995 03-30 CITY OF POWAY, CALIFORNIA
MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING
MARCH 30, 1995
The March 30, 1995, meeting, adjourned from the March 28, 1995 regular
meeting of the City Council of the City of Poway, was called to order at 5:15
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, Betty Rexford, Don Higginson
COUNCILMEMBERS ABSENT AT ROLL CALL
Bob Emery
STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT
James Bowersox
Marjorie Wahlsten
John Fitch
Mark Weston
Reba Wright-Quastler
Steve Streeter
Jim Lyon
David Narevsky
City Manager
City Clerk
Assistant City Manager
Director of Engineering Services
Director of Planning Services
Principal Planner
Assistant Planner
Redevelopment Manager
PUBLIC ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Mayor Higginson explained the procedure for Public Oral Communications.
was no one present wishing to speak.
There
ITEM 3 (203-21)
POWAY ROAD SPECIFIC PLAN
Item introduced by City Manager Bowersox. Poway Road has developed over the past
40 years to be as it is today, strip commercial. This is a long-awaited plan
developed by staff and the Poway Road Specific Plan Advisory Committee. Economic
revitalization is important to the community.
Director of Planning Services Wright-Quastler introduced the Committee members
who were present: Chairman Jerry Long, Vice-Chairman Jerry Hargarten, Randy
Wilkins and Jeanne Schneider-Hume. She also acknowledged Assistant Planner Jim
Lyon, primary staff person in this project. Director Wright-Quastler stated that
under the County of San Diego there were few development standards and a shallow
strip was created the length of Poway Road for commercial uses. As a result,
Poway does not have a several square block commercial downtown and there are
conflicts where the commercial uses abut the residential uses behind them. The
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City has done as much as it can with sign control, design standards and
landscaping. The Committee, appointed in October, 1991, created a vision
statement that said, in part, "The Poway Road of the future is envisioned as an
economically healthy, family-oriented and mixed-use area which will more
effectively serve the product and service needs of the residents and labor force
of Poway." She reviewed the steps taken by the Committee to get to this point
and showed the architectural styles proposed for the various nodes. Staff
proposes a public hearing sometime mid-summer to add the necessary General Plan
Designations and zoning categories, redesignation of properties, and adoption of
the Specific Plan. Between now and then they will be available to make
presentations to various civic groups and homeowner associations.
Susan Sheldon, 13411 Starridge Street, stated she wants greater setbacks from
Poway Road than is being proposed by staff to give a more open feeling. She
suggested master planning for each node and that this level of planning be done
for the entire community.
Council commended staff and the Committee for their work and asked various
questions. They suggested adisplay of the proposed plan to prepared for the May
25, 1995 Economic Development Conference.
ITEM 3.1 (1503-28)
SAN DIEGUITO RIVER PARK JPA
Councilmember Callery requested an item be added to the agenda by making the
finding that the need to take action arose within the last 72 hours. She stated
that she had received a FAX at her home Tuesday night from Supervisor Diane
Jacobs regarding an item that will be on the Supervisors' agenda Tuesday, April
4, 1995 to eliminate the focused planning area of the San Dieguito River Valley
Open Space Park in the unincorporated area east of Interstate 15. Councilmember
Callery feels that some of the newly-elected Supervisors do not have the
background on this enormous 15 year planning effort and would like for the City
Council to request the Supervisors to continue this item until they can review
the appropriate information.
Motion by Mayor Higginson, seconded by Councilmember Rexford to add this item to
the agenda since the need to act arose within the past 72 hours as reported by
Councilmember Callery. Motion carried 4-0 with Councilmember Emery absent.
Council discussed the impact this proposed Board action would have. Motion by
Mayor Higginson, seconded by Councilmember Callery to send a letter to the Board
of Supervisors with some background information on the JPA and requesting a
continuance. Motion carried 4-0 with Councilmember Emery absent.
Mayor Higginson requested a presentation regarding the Park be added to the April
4, 1995 agenda. He asked if the other affected cities are sending a similar
letter.
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AD~OURNHENT
Mayor Higginson adjourned the meeting at 6:45 p.m. on motion by Councilmember
Callery, seconded by Councilmember Rexford.
Marjorie'K. Wahlsten, City Clerk
City of Poway
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