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Home My WebLink About032592 CC Minutes MINUTES OF A JOINT MEETING OF THE TEMECULA CITY COUNCIL AND THE TEMECULA PLANNING COMMISSION HELD MARCH 25, 1992 A joint meeting of the Temecula City Council and the Temecula Planning Commission was called to order in the Main Conference Room, Temecula City Hall, 43174 Business Park Drive at 7:08 PM, Mayor Patricia H. Birdsall presiding. ROLL CALl Temecula City Council PRESENT 3 ABSENT: 2 COUNCILMEMBERS: Birdsall, Moore, Parks COUNCILMEMBERS: Lindemans, Mu~oz Blair, Ford, Chiniaeff Fahey, Hoagland Temecula Planning Commission PRESENT: 3 COMMISSIONERS: ABSENT: 2 COMMISSIONERS: Also present were City Manager David F. Dixon, Planning Director Gary Thornhill and City Clerk June S. Greek. PLIrDGF OF ALLFC, IANCF The audience was led in the Pledge of Allegiance by Councilmember Ronald Parks. PUBLIC COMMIrNTS No public comments were offered. COUNCIL BUSINFSS 1. Introduction Planning Director Gary Thornhill outlined the purpose of the meeting is to select the preferred Land Use Plan Alternative and also to summarize the actions resulting from the meetings of the five technical subcommittees. The consultants were introduced as well as Matt Bodine of MBS Lowry and Bob Davis serving as sub-consultants to the Planning Center. Minutes\3\25\92 -1- City Council Minutes March 25. 1992 Summary of the Technical Subcommittee Meetings Jim Ragsdale of the Planning Center distributed a report entitled "Summary of the key issues raised at the Technical Subcommittee meetings". He briefly explained the important issues raised by each of the five subcommittees. !and Use Designations Mr. Ragsdale presented the Council and Commission with descriptions of the proposed land use designations. These included Residential: hillside residential, very low density residential, low/moderate density residential, medium density residential, high density residential and Commercial: neighborhood commercial, community commercial, highway tourist commercial, commercial manufacturing, business park, professional office, mixed use, village center overlay, specific plan areas, open space/recreational and public and institutional facilities. Planning Director Thornhill requested a description of the floor area ratios called out in the commercial designations. Jim Ragsdale diagramed a typical floor area ratio of 1.0 for a one story use and for a four story structure on the same size lot. Commissioner Ford recommended that detailed definitions of the various designations be included in the general plan document. Randy Jackson of the Planning Center stated that one method might be to use a menu type of matrix to describe standards. Councilmember Parks suggested that when the General Plan is presented to the public, the use of visual materials will be important to graphically demonstrate the impacts of the various uses. Commissioner Chiniaeff recommended a slide presentation which shows existing uses and outlines the floor area ratios for those existing developments. Councilmember Parks asked if any discussion of light rail options took place during the Circulation Subcommittee meeting. Bob Davis, one of the sub-consultants working with the Planning Center responded that this subject was only touched upon briefly by the subcommittee. Councilmember Parks stated he would like to see a light rail implementation program included in the policies and some consideration given to long-term planning of possible routes. Discussion of Preferred Land Use Plan Randy Jackson of the Planning Center led a discussion of the draft preferred land use plan. He outlined how village center service areas fit into this land use plan. Minutes\3\25\92 -2- Citv Council Minutes March 25. 1992 RFCFSS Mayor Birdsall called a recess at 8:04 PM. The meeting was reconvened at 8:12 PM. Randy Jackson distributed two documents addressing the General Plan Preferred Land Use Plan distribution and population estimates. He indicated that the direction the distribution is taking is to more than double the size of the present City by including the land use plans for the area contained in the City's sphere of influence. Councilmember Moore questioned the source of the factor of 2.97 persons per household used in the population estimate matrix. Mr. Dennis Wambaum responded that these figures come from the State of California Department of Finance. Mayor Birdsall stated that some of the open space designations shown on the draft plan map are private parks and not available for public use. She expressed the view that this needs to be considered when looking at the adequacy of the parks and recreation element. Dennis Wambaum, a sub-consultant with the Planning Center, gave an overview of the draft fiscal element. He stated that the revenue sources, if not substantially reduced by the State, should support a balanced element that will supply sufficient revenues. He advised that this assessment does not include the TCSD, since the basic source of funding for the district is not the same. He said the general conclusion at this time is that the plan will work riscally. Mayor Birdsall asked it this is any method to determine the potential revenues that could be generated to the City from the new Weigh Station south of the City. Mr. Wambaum stated he will check into this and provide that information at the next presentation. Councilmember Parks questioned if the financial element is being addressed in the context of the City's Mission Statement and the desire to maintain at least a 10% reserve for contingency. Mr. Wambaum responded that this is being factored into the fiscal element. Councilmember Parks asked if there is still flexibility in the plan that allows "penciled in" uses other than those considered at the time it is adopted. Karen Gulley of the Planning Center answered that there is the opportunity to identify alternate uses on the specific plan areas. Randy Jackson outlined the 28 specific plan areas which can be very general or can be handled with land use designations identified. He said The Planning Center recommendation is that the general plan be developed to identify land use patterns and the specific plan overlays being targeted for more specific land use designations. Larry Markham addressed the Council and Commission suggesting that in the specific plan areas it is important to address the matter of multi-ownerships. Minutes\3\25\92 -3- City Council Minutes March 25. 1992 Councilmember Parks asked when, in the process, the City's planning decisions start being based on the preferred land use map. After discussion, it was the concurrence of the Council and Commission that although changes can be made up until the final adoption of the plan, wholesale changes are not anticipated and the draft preferred land use plan would be used throughout the remainder of the General Plan process. CITY MANAC,!=R RFPORTS No report presented COMMISSION Rr:PORTS No reports presented. CITY COUNCIL R!=PORTS No reports presented. ADJOURNMFNT It was moved by Councilmember Parks, seconded by Councilmember Moore to adjourn at 9:47 PM to a meeting to be held jointly with the City Council of the City of Murrieta on March 31, 1992 at the Murrieta City Hall, 26442 Beckman Court, Murrieta, California. The motion was unanimously carried. It was moved by Commissioner Chiniaeff, seconded by Commissioner Ford to adjourn to a regular meeting of the Planning Commission to be held on April 6, 1992, at 6:00 PM in the Vail Elementary School, 29915 Mira Loma Drive, Temecula California. The motion was unanimously carried with Commissioners Fahey and Hoagland absent. Patricia H. Birdsall, Mayor ATTEST: J n~~C'~eek, City Clerk ~" [SEAL] Minutes\3\25\92 -4-