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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1988/02/16 - Minutes - AdjournedFebruary 16, 1988 CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA JOINT CITY COUNCIL/PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES Adjourned Meetinz A. CALL TO ORDER A adjourned joint meeting of the City Council and the Planning Conmlssion of the City of Rancho Cucamonga met on Tuesday, February 16, 1988, at the Magic Lamp Restaurant, Genie Room, 8189 Foothill Blvd., Rancho Cucamonga. The meeting was called to order at 7:05 P.M. by Mayor Dennis L. Stout. Present were Councilmembers: L. Stout. Deborah N. Brown, Jeffrey King, and Mayor Dennis Absent were Councilmembers: Charles J. Buquet II and Pamela J. Wright. Present were Planning Commission Members: Peter Tolstoy, Bruce Emerick, Suzanne Chitlea, David Blakesley, and Chairman Larry McNiel. Also present were: City Manager, Lauren M. Wasserman; Deputy City Attorney, Ralph Hansen; City Clerk, Beverly A. Authelet; Community Development Director, Jack Lam; Disaster Preparedness Coordinator, Marti Higgins; City Planner, Brad Bullet; Deputy City Planner, Otto Kroutil; St. Planner, Dan Coleman; Sr. Planner, Larry Henderson; Assistant Planner, Miki Bratt. Guest: Judy Ofttung, RS, MPH Environmental Specialist for Hazardous Materials, Risk Management and Planning of San Bernardino County. B. PRO~AM PRIORITIES B1. Draft Hazardous Waste Management Plan (AB 2948, Tanner). (1170-09 WASTE SOLID) (1) Judy Orttung, RS, MPH Environmental Specialist for Hazardous Materials, Risk Management and Planning of San Bernardino County. Ms. Ofttung presented an overview of the Countyts Hazardous Waste Management Plan. Ms. Orttungts presentation was followed by a question an answer period. ACTION: The report was received and filed. Joint City Council/Planning Commission Minutes February 16, 1988 Page 2 (2) (3) B2. Appeal Procedure. (0701-06 APPEAL) Look back over last two years. Look forward. Methods for Improving Appeal Reporting. Inclusion of Precedents. The item was placed on the agenda at the request of Mayor Stout. Staff report was presented by Brad Bullet, City Planner. Councilman King stated that a concern of his ~egardlng appeals is where the Planning Commission is requiring undergroundlng. He felt the Planning Commission was ignoring the cost of such undergrounding. Planning Commissioner Chitlea stated they were trying to develop procedures which were consistent. Planning Commissioner McNiel stated they were encouraged because a number of appeals has decreased. They felt that was because they were getting support from the Council. Mayor Stout stated he liked consistency also and requested that when staff did their staff report, to llst all other cases which were similar but had not appealed. Perhaps a special section could be included in the staff report giving this information and what the Planning Commission and City Council has done in the past in similar situations. He also expressed that a copy of the approved Planning Commission Minutes be included in the staff report, which was not always being done. (Larry McNiel left at 8:45 P.M.) B3. City Council/Planning Commission Goals. (0205-01 GOALS) Quality Development. Council purpose may be different than Commission by Design versus Economic Consideration MayorStout stated their position was to make those living in the Community happy not the developer, Planning Commissioner Chitlea stated we are being told that our City was tough, but often developers are coming back and thanking us because what we are getting out of the process is one of their best projects. Councilwoman Brown also expressed that the Planning Commission should make their Joint City Council/Planning Commission Minutes February 16, 1988 Page 3 decisions based on what is good for Rancho Cucamonga not the developer, Commissioner Tolstoy asked about densities in the City. Both Councilmembers Brown and King responded that this was in the Council's goals, and they were looking at it. Commissioner Tolstoy also stated he felt the City should take a look at the quality of life, and one of those things is space. Councilwoman Brown stated one of the problems has been not making a developer build the main arterial streets along with his development in order to get those people out of town. Discussion followed regarding traffic and development of Day Creek Boulevard, Mill iken Avenue, and Rochester Avenue. C ~ ADJOU RNHENT Mayor Stout adjourned the meeting at 9:41 P'M~ Respectfully submitted, thele~'t~ City Clerk Approved: April 6, 1988