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CITY COUNCIL /REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2010
CALL TO ORDER - Mayor /Agency Chair Amundson called the meeting to order at 8:00 a.m.
ROLL CALL OF CITY COUNCIL/REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEMBERS:
PRESENT: Council /Agency Member Chandler, Harbicht, Kovacic, Segal and Amundson
ABSENT: None
PUBLIC COMMENTS (5 minutes per person)
Scott Hettrick appeared and congratulated Jason Kruckeberg, Assistant City Manager /Develop-
ment Services Director and staff for a job well done on the proposed General Plan Update.
a. Report, discussion and direction regarding the General Plan Update: Review of
Materials, Final Environmental Impact Report and Text Amendments.
Jason Kruckeberg, Assistant City Manager /Development Services Director reported that on
October 5, 2010, the City Council discussed the Draft General Plan, Final Environmental Impact
Report (EIR) and the proposed text amendments to the Municipal Code that implement the
General Plan and directed staff to bring additional information on three specific items: 1) history
of public outreach and decision making through the General Plan process; 2) a summary of
what was changed with regard to the format of the Plan; and 3) a summary of key topics and
issues addressed in the Plan.
Mr. Kruckeberg explained that several levels of community outreach and public participation
have been involved in the process; he noted that a comprehensive approach in obtaining direct
public input into the General Plan Update process ensures that multiple avenues are explored
and employed to gain substantive input from the community during the entire General Plan
Update process. He commented on the format of the General Plan and noted that one of the
most important roles of the General Plan is to set the goals and policies that allow various City
Departments to seek grant funding and set priorities in their work program; that the previous
updates focused on the language and vision for the southern 85 acres of the Santa Anita
Racetrack property and noted very few changes to the rest of the document; that the current
updates restructure the Plan to clearly organize the required State Elements into a format that is
easy to follow and use; that it provides the goals and policies for each topic area directly after
the text and description of that topic area and it will be much more effective in augmenting grant
applications, researching policies to apply to projects and navigating the document.
Mr. Kruckeberg further explained the key topics and changes within the General Plan including
new zoning designations, including the downtown area around the Tight -rail station, the existing
mixed uses along South First Avenue and the Live Oak Avenue corridor; housing element -
related amendments and revisions included eliminating minimum dwelling unit size, modifying
the regulations for accessory dwelling units (guest house) in accordance with State law,
changing the R -3 (high density residential) allowable density from 24 du /acre to 30 du /acre and
adopting state - required standards for specific types of housing and density bonus allowances
for affordable housing; and updating and modernizing other elements including Circulation
Element, Sustainability Element and the Safety Element.
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After discussion, the City Council directed staff to look into opportunities for Senior Housing
Development in the Live Oak corridor area.
Mr. Kruckeberg announced that the public hearing regarding the proposed General Plan
Updates is scheduled for the November 16, 2010 City Council meeting.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 9:35 a.m.
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Peter Amundson, Mayor
ATTEST:
. ames H. Barrows, City Clerk
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