CC 1998 01-20 CITY OF POWAY, CALIFORNIA
MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING
JANUARY 20, 1998
The January 20, 1998, regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Poway, was
called to order at 7:00 p.m., by Mayor Higginson at the City Council Chambers, 13325 Civic
Center Drive, Poway, California.
COUNCILMEMBERS PRESENT AT ROLL CALL
Mickey Cafagna, Bob Emery, Jay Goldby, Betty Rexford, Don Higginson
STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT
James Bowersox
Lori Peoples
Steve Eckis
Bob Thomas
Mark Weston
Reba Wright-Quastler
Randy Williams
Warren Shafer
Mark Sanchez
John Falconer
Penny Riley
City Manager
Assistant City Clerk
City Attorney
Director of Community Services
Director of Engineering Services
Director of Planning Services
Director of Public Services
Director of Redevelopment Services
Director of Safety Services
Sheriff's Captain
Assistant to the City Manager
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Deputy Mayor Goldby 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:
Connie Messina, 12643 Oak Knoll Rd., spoke regarding a discrepancy as to her
house being in the flood plain.
CONSENT CALENDAR
Motion by Councilmember Emery, seconded by Councilmember Rex'ford, to approve the
Consent Calendar as follows:
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Approval of Minutes - City Council
December 16, 1997 - Regular Meeting
December 23, 1997 - Canceled Meeting
December 30, 1997 - Canceled Meeting
Ratification of Warrant Register for periods of December 29, 1997 through January
2, 1998. (401-10)
Approval of Parcel Map 97-13 Over a Portion of Lots 15-20, 23-26 of Tentative Tract
Map 87-13(R) Unit 2, Parkway Development, LLC. (203-01)
Motion carried unanimously.
ITEM 1 (203-08)
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 97-11
APPLICANT: CRAIG DAVIDSON
Mayor Higginson opened the public hearing. Councilmember Rexford disqualified herself
and left the dais to sit in the audience. Staff report by City Manager Bowersox. This is a
request to construct and operate a 19,850 square foot child care facility on the vacant 2.9
acre property located on the southeast corner of the intersection of Creek Road and
Pomerado Road. Rrevisions have been made to the approving resolution to remove the
requirement of a raised landscape planter and to amend the traffic mitigation fees from
$26,697 to $23,925. Staff recommends approval as amended.
There was no one present wishing to speak.
Motion by Councilmember Emery, seconded by Councilmember Cafagna, to close the
public hearing and adopt Planning Resolution No. P-98-06, "A Resolution of the City
Council of the City of Poway, California Approving Conditional Use Permit 97-11 and
Development Review 97-47, Assessor's Parcel Number 320-011-27," as amended. Motion
carried 4-0 with Councilmember Rexford disqualified.
(Councilmember Rexford returned to the dais at this point.)
ITEM 2 (1206-02)
COX COMMUNICATION CABLE RATES
City Manager Bowersox stated that this item had been referred from the January 6, 1998
meeting, Item 30B. Staff report by Director of Community Services Thomas. The City has
filed a Form 329 Complaint with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) over their
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most recent rate increase and is working with the County of San Diego and some of the
other cities served by Cox Communications to petition our Congressman and two U.S.
Senators to sponsor or support federal legislation to address the cable issues.
Council concurred to receive and file the report.
CITY ATTORNEY ITEMS
8, A.
City Attorney Eckis announced that the County Board of Supervisors will not
hold a second reading on the gasoline divorcement ordinance unless a
showing of support was received from other cities. Council concurred to
place it on the February 3, 1998, agenda for discussion.
City Attorney Eckis advised that he had joined the City in an Amicus Brief
with the City of Monterey where a trial judge ordered a jury trial when a
lawsuit was brought by a developer over limited development to preserve
habitat.
City Attorney Eckis announced he would schedule the lawsuit received today
regarding to the Trident commercial project for Closed Session on the
January 27, 1998, agenda.
ADJOURNMENT
Upon motion by Councilmember Emery, seconded by Councilmember Cafagna, Mayor
Higginson ordered the meeting adjourned at 7:19 p.m.
L"~i A. Peoples, Assist~"~t City Clerk
City of Poway
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