2000-10-25 MINUTES OF ENCINITAS CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING
OCTOBER 25, 2000, 6.'00 P.M., .505 SOUTH VULCAN AVENUE
CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
Mayor DuVivier called the meeting to order at 6:15pm.
Present: Mayor Chuck DuVivier, Council Members James Bond, Sheila Cameron, Christy
Guerin and Dennis Holz.
Absent: None.
Also City Manager Miller, City Attorney Sabine, Director of Engineering Services
Present: Archibald, Financial Services Manager Suelter, Community Development
Director Holder, Management Analyst Phillips, Deputy City Clerk Greene and
City Clerk Secretary Bingham.
There being a quorum present, the meeting was in order.
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS/PROCLAMATIONS
A. Presentation of Pedestrian Warning Devise to be Installed at the
Encinitas Coaster Rail Station. Presentation by Mr. Tom Lichterman,
Director of Transportation, NCTD.
Tom Lichterman, Director of Transportation for NCTD, presented an overview of
Pedestrian Crossing Improvement Program.
Staff was directed to schedule demonstration of warning devices as soon as possible.
B. Presentation of Out-and-About Transportation Program for Seniors.
Presentation by Mac Hartley, Senior Citizen Commission Chair.
Mac Hartley, Senior Citizen Commission Chairperson, introduced Cathy Brendel of
Vista's Parks & Community Services who gave an overview of the Out-and-About
Transportation Program for Seniors.
Staffwas directed to review the program for possible use in Eneinitas.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Maggie Houlihan spoke on the need for an area for dog use at the ESD Park Site and also the
need for shelters from weather at the Coaster and NCTD Stations.
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CLOSING AND ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR
Item #3 was removed from the Consent Calendar by a member of the public.
ACTION:
Holz moved, Cameron seconded, to close and adopt the amended Consent Calendar.
Motion carried. Ayes: Bond, Cameron, DuVivicr, Guerin, Holz. Nays: None.
1. Approval of Minutes: 10/11/00 Regular Meeting. Contact Person: Ci~' Clerk
Cervone.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approve Minutes.
2. Approval of 10/25/00 Warrants List. Contact Person: Financial Services Manager
Suelter.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approve Warrants List.
4. Report on Financial Results for Fiscal Year 1999-2000 and Report on Actoal
Beginning Fund Balances for Fiscal Year 2000-2001. Contact Person: Budget
Officer Hill.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Accept this report and approve the
use of the actual available fund balances at June 30, 2000 as the
beginning fund balances for all Fiscal Year 2000-2001 financial
reports.
5. Adoption of Resolution 2000-82 Supporting the Downtown Encinitas Mainstreet
Association Application for the Great American Main Street Award. Contact
Person: Management Analyst Phillips.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Adopt Resolution 2000-82.
6. Introduction of Ordinance 2000-14, a proposal to modify Title 24 (Subdivisions) and
Title 30 (Zoning) of the Municipal Code. The proposed modification to Title 24
consists of amending Section 24.70.020A to no longer require a record of survey for
lot line adiustments~ in accordance with the Subdivision Map Act. The proposed
modification to title 30 consists of amending Chapter 30.40 (Performance
Standards) of the Municipal Code by adding regulations to allow for additional wall
height above the standard permitted height as approved by the City Council when
the wall is within the oublic right-of-way, approved as part of the right-of-way
design, and an integral ~art of a road construction proiect. Contact Person:
Assistant Planner Coon.
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Continue the item to the November
15, 2000 City Council Meeting.
Item #6 was continued to the 11/15/00 City Council Meeting.
CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS REMOVED BY THE PUBLIC
None
3. Adoption of Resolution 2000-81, Application for Detachment from the Leucadia
County Water District of 8.78 Acres located at the Southeast Corner of Encinitas
Boulevard and Balour Drive - City of Encinitas Detachment (Assessor's Parcel No.
259-230-02). Contact Person: Management Analyst Smith.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Adopt Resolution 2000-81.
Director of Engineering Services Archibald presented the staff report.
Donna Westbrook spoke in opposition to the staff recommendation.
ACTION:
Bond moved, Guerin seconded, to approve the staff recommendation to adopt Resolution
2000-81.
Holz requested an amendment to the motion, and Bond and Guerin agreed, to add the
following language to the Resolution: "The sole reason for the property division is to allow
for an adjustment to the jurisdictional boundary." Motion carried. Ayes: Bond, Cameron,
DuVivier, Guerin, Holz; Nays: None.
REGULAR AGENDA
7. Consideration of Retaining Don Breazeale and Associates for Development of a
Business and Strategic Plan for Rail Corridor Options for an Amount not to exceed
$65,000 and Allocation of $250,000 for FY 2000/01 Work Project WMC01D.
Contact Person: Management Analyst Phillips.
Management Analyst Phillips presented the staff report.
The following citizens addressed Item #7:
Bob Bonde, Heidi Prola, Jerome Stocks, Steve Asceti and Peter Norby.
Holz moved to approve the staff recommendation.
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The motion died, for lack of a second.
After continued Council discussion, Council Member Cameron requested, for the record, to add
the following language in the Business and Strategic Plan. "The proposal would apply the
principles or information that is learned in pursuing Option 7, and would be contributed to
Option 2.
Management Analyst Phillips stated that Don Breazeale and Associates would be willing to
comply with Ms. Cameron's request as part of a "desk review" as part of the Business and
Strategic Plan.
Since two requests were part of the staff recommendation, Council Member Cameron requested
that each request be voted on separately.
ACTION:
Holz moved, Bond seconded to approve staff recommendation to retain Don Breazeale and
Associates for Development of Business and Strategic Plan for Rail Corridor Options CIP
Project WMC01D not to exceed $65,000. Motion carried. Ayes: Bond, Cameron,
DuVivier, Guerln, Holz. Nays: None.
Holz moved, Bond seconded to approve staff recommendation to approve additional
allocation to Work Project WMC01A "Double Tracking and Other Rail Issues" in the
amount not to exceed $250,000. Motion carried. Ayes: Bond, Cameron, DuVivier, Guerin,
Holz. Nays: None.
GENERAL INFORMATION / STAFF STATUS REPORTS
C. Report from City Attorney Sabine regarding necessary process to be taken in the
event Council wishes to put before the voters the question of whether to have an
elected Mayor. beginning in the year 2002.
City Attorney Sabine reviewed the report regarding whether to have an elected Mayor, beginning
in the year 2002.
The following citizen addressed Item #C.
Bob Bonde spoke of his concerns as to whether an elected Mayor would be beneficial for all of
the community.
Councilmember Cameron requested for the record, that correspondence received from Bob
Bonde and Ed Obermeyer are made part of the record.
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ADJOURNMENT
Mayor DuVivier declared the meeting adjourned at 8:44pm.
Deborah Cervone, City (~'erk xN Chuck DuVivier, Mayor
By: Claudia Bingham ~
City Clerk Secretary
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