Council Mtg (Regular)

Council Mtg (Regular)

CITY OF SOLANA BEACH

Council Mtg (Regular)

Solana Beach City Council, Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency, Public Financing Authority, & Housing Authority

MINUTES

JOINT REGULAR MEETING

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

06:00 P.M.

CityHall / Council Chambers, 635 S. Highway 101, Solana Beach, California

Teleconference Location (Nichols) 2365 Kalakaua Avenue, Honolulu, HI 96815

Minutes contain a summary of the discussions and actions taken by the City Council during a meeting. City Council meetings are video recorded and archived as a permanent record. The video recordings capture the complete proceedings of the meeting and are available for viewing on the City's website.

CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL:

Deputy Mayor Campbell called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.

CLOSED SESSION REPORT: (when applicable)

FLAG SALUTE:

APPROVAL OF AGENDA:

MOTION: Moved by Heebner and seconded by Zito.

Motion carried unanimously.

PRESENTATIONS:

(Ceremonial items that do not contain in-depth discussion and no action/direction.)

1.

Equinox Environmental Dashboard

Lani Lutar, Executive Director Equinox Center, stated that they would be reviewing the 4th annual Quality of Life Dashboard, including both the environmental side as well as economic indicators, and that they believed it would improve the quality of life for the region.

Sarah Benson, Equinox Communications Director, presented a powerpoint (on file) reviewing the Equinox Dashboard.

Council and Speakers discussed that tracking water consumption for home v. irrigation use was not monitored but could be addressed with Santa Fe Irrigation District and that the new Director would be advocating on issues beyond water, such as transportation and traffic, as well as collaborate with other agencies. Discussion continued regarding comprehensive water rate structure reform and how they could ensure incentives for water districts to maximize conservation.

Discussion continued regarding the different costs among different communities, that consumption had decreased during the countywide drought Ordinance, but had increased since it was lifted, and that Equinox collected ideas from communities on their website including those for fighting climate change.

2.

Highway 101 Project Westside Improvement Project Update

Mo Sammak, Director of Public Works/Engineering, presented a powerpoint (on file) reviewing the status of the project.

ORAL COMMUNICATIONS:

This portion of the agenda provides an opportunity for members of the public to address the City Council on items relating to City business and not appearing on today's agenda by submitting a speaker slip (located on the back table) to the City Clerk. Comments relating to items on this evening's agenda are taken at the time the items are heard. Pursuant to the Brown Act, no action shall be taken by the City Council on public comment items. Council may refer items to the City Manager for placement on a future agenda. The maximum time allotted for each presentation is THREE MINUTES (SBMC 2.04.190). Please be aware of the timer light on the Council Dais.

Kristine Schindler said she was a 10-year resident of Solana Beach, a member of Bike/Walk Solana, which was the bicycle/pedestrian advisory committee that worked with the City in an unofficial capacity. She said they were passing out a promotional flyer to the community promoting car free weekends, first of which was coming up this weekend, that the idea was to encourage people to move around the City without cars, and that there was a flyer about sharrows that were part of the new Highway 101 improvements.

Council and Ms. Schindler discussed electric bikes as an alternative to cars.

Holly Coughlin, Parks and Recreation Commission member, invited the Community to the Paws in the Park event on Sunday and stated that activities would extend from popular pet competitions to raffles to benefit the San Diego spay and neuter projects and that there would be pet professionals to offer their expertise on positive training methods and healthy pet foods. She stated that local groomers, trainers, and holistic pet practitioners would be present, that human food and refreshments would be available for purchase, and that all informational materials could be found on City's Website under the Parks and Recreation Department.

COUNCIL COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COUNCIL COMMENTARY:

A.

CONSENT CALENDAR: (Action Items) (A.1 - A.4.)

Items listed on the Consent Calendar are to be acted in a single action of the City Council unless pulled for discussion.

Any member of the public may address the City Council on an item of concern by submitting to the City Clerk a speaker slip

Council Mtg (Regular)

CITY OF SOLANA BEACH

ACTION AGENDA

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Solana Beach City Council, Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency, Public Financing Authority, & Housing Authority

Joint REGULAR Meeting

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

6:00 P.M.

CityHall / Council Chambers, 635 S. Highway 101, Solana Beach, California Teleconference Location (Nichols) 2365 Kalakaua Avenue, Honolulu, HI 96815

Public Meeting Access

The Regular Meetings of the City Council are scheduled for the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays and are broadcast live on Cox Communications-Channel 19, Time Warner-Channel 24 (analog) or Channel 131 (digital) , and AT&T U-verse Channel 99. The video taping of meetings are maintained as a permanent record and contain a detailed account of the proceedings. Council meeting tapings are archived and available for viewing on the City's website.

Agenda Materials

A full City Council agenda packet including relative supporting documentation is available at City Hall, the Solana Beach Branch Library (157 Stevens Ave.), La Colonia Community Ctr., and online www.cityofsolanabeach.org. Agendas are posted at least 72 hours prior to at least 24 hours prior to special meetings. Writings and documents regarding an agenda of an open session meeting, received after the official posting, and distributed to the Council for consideration, will be made available for public viewing at the same time. In addition, items received at least 1 hour 30 minutes prior to the meeting time will be uploaded online with the courtesy agenda posting. Materials submitted for consideration should be forwarded to the City Clerk's department 858-720-2400. The designated location for viewing public documents is the City Clerk's office at City Hall during normal business hours.

Speakers

Please submit a speaker slip to the City Clerk prior to the meeting, or the announcement of the Section/Item, to provide public comment. Allotted times for speaking are outlined on the speaker's slip for each agenda section: Oral Communications, Consent, Public Hearings and Staff Reports.

American Disabilities Act Title 2

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, persons with a disability may request an agenda in appropriate alternative formats as required by Section 202. Any person with a disability who requires a modification or accommodation in order to participate in a meeting should direct such request to the City Clerk's office (858) 720-2400 at least 72 hours prior to the meeting.

As a courtesy to all meeting attendees, please set cellular phones and pagers to silent mode

and engage in conversations outside the Council Chambers.

City Councilmembers

Mike Nichols, Mayor

Thomas M. Campbell, Deputy Mayor

David A. Zito , Councilmember

Lesa Heebner, Councilmember

Peter Zahn, Councilmember

David Ott City Manager

Johanna Canlas City Attorney

Angela Ivey City Clerk

SPEAKERS:

Please submit your speaker slip to the City Clerk prior to the meeting or the announcement of the Item. Allotted times for speaking are outlined on the speaker's slip for Oral Communications, Consent, Public Hearings and Staff Reports.

READING OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS:

Pursuant to Solana Beach Municipal Code Section 2.04.460, at the time of introduction or adoption of an ordinance or adoption of a resolution, the same shall not be read in full unless after the reading of the title, further reading is requested by a member of the Council. If any Councilmember so requests, the ordinance or resolution shall be read in full. In the absence of such a request, this section shall constitute a waiver by the council of such reading.

CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL:

CLOSED SESSION REPORT: (when applicable)

FLAG SALUTE:

APPROVAL OF AGENDA:

COUNCIL ACTION: Approved 5/0

PRESENTATIONS:

(Ceremonial items that do not contain in-depth discussion and no action/direction.)

1.