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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013/03/27 - Minutes - PC-HPCLII 1 Ll THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA THE MINUTES OF THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION MARCH 27, 2013 - 7:00 PM Rancho Cucamonga Civic Center Council Chambers 10500 Civic Center Drive Rancho Cucamonga, California 11 I. CALL TO ORDER Pledge of Allegiance 7:05 PM Roll Call Chairman Howdyshell X Vice Chairman Fletcher X Munoz X Wimberly X Oaxaca X Additional Staff Present: Jeff Bloom. Deputy City Manager, Economic and Community Development, Torn Gratin, Associate Planner. II. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS This is the time and place for the general public to address the Historic Preservation Commission or the Planning Commission on items listed or not listed on the agenda. State law prohibits the Historic Preservation Commission or the Planning Commission from addressing any issue not previously included on the Agenda. The Historic Preservation Commission or the Planning Commission may receive testimony and set the matter for a subsequent meeting. Comments are to be limited to five minutes per individual or less, as deemed necessary by the Chair, depending upon the number of individuals desiring to speak. L uana Hernandez said the event put on by the Route 66 LECA was great and it was exciting to see the support and receive feedback on the restoration project for the old gas station. She said a group is actively talking with CVWD regarding the Chinatown House. She said she looks forward to the Local History Night in May. Anthony Gonzalez introduced himself as the President of the Route 66 IECA. He thanked everyone for attending the celebration for the gas station. He said he is a retired emergency responder for the City of Los Angeles and he covered Olvera Street for 7 years. He said it is clear HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION AND PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES WNCHe MARCH 27, 2013 CUCAMONGA Page 2 what the community and citizenry want - they are excited about the possible future for the gas station. Sandy Dieti thanked those who came to the gas station event. She said her husband Ed has been involved for years in hopes of saving the station. She said they are delighted with what is taking place. She noted that Sandi Spetnagel was also involved in these efforts. III. ANNOUNCEMENTS ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING THE SELECTION OF OUR NEW PLANNING MANAGER Jeff Bloom, Deputy City Manager, Economic and Community Development, announced that Candyce Burnell. Senior Planner has been promoted to the new Planning Manager position. He pointed out that Candyce was one of over 100 candidates in a nationwide search and her nanie kept rising to the top. He gave a brief history of how he has coveted the Planning Director position temporarily and now he is over Community Development and she will manage lite Planning Department. He said for the last year the City has been working on a greater integration of the various departments and Candyce is very familiar with that in the framework of the Team RC prograrn. He noted her knowledge and experience with Team RC arid City policy. I Chairman Howdyshell congratulated Ms. Burnett and Mr. Bloom for their accomplishment and said they are both seasoned professionals. Commissioner Munoz said he looks forward to working with both of them and said Candyce v✓as an ideal candidate for the position. Commissioner Wimberly said this was a great move on the part of the City. Vice Chairman Fletcher offered congratulations to both. He said moving towards the integration of all the depantnents is a good direction to take. I ANNOUNCING THE FORMATION OF THE GREATER ONTARIO TOURISM MARKETING DISTRICT Candyce Burnett, Planning Manager, announced the formation of this group which will promote our hotels, area activities and amenities such as the Ontario Airporl. Quakes Stadium, Ontario Mills. Victoria Gardens. ourlargerhotels, etc. She said Ontario is the lead city in this effort: they invited Rancho Cucamonga to join arid our City Council approved our participation at their March 20. 2013 meeting. I Vice Chairman Fletcher said he has always supported the idea to promote the joining of forces for this purpose. , 1 1 1 1 1 J HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION 71 AND PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES WNcHe MARCH 27, 2013 Cc+ AMONoe Page 3 IV. CONSENT CALENDAR/HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND PLANNING COMMISSION A. Approval of minutes dated March 13, 2013 Adopted 3-0-2 (Wimberly, Howdyshell abstain) V. PUBLIC HEARINGS/PLANNING COMMISSION The following items are public hearings in which concerned individuals may voice their opinion of the related project. Please wait to be recognized by the Chairman and address the Commission by stating your name and address. All such opinions shall be limited to 5 minutes per individual for each project. Please sign in after speaking. B. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT DRC2012- 01036 - 2013 HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATE -CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA -An update of the City's Housing Element in accordance with Article 10.6, Section 65580- 65589.8 of the California Government Code. Staff has prepared a Negative Declaration of environmental impacts for consideration. This item will be forwarded to the City Council for final action. Tom Grahn, Associate Plannet, presented the staff report and gave a PowerPoint presentation (copy on file). He said this report was a huge undertaking and a collaborative effort of several staff members: Tabe van derZwaag. Associate Planner, Jennifer Nakamura, Associate Planner, Mayuko Nakajima, Assistant Planner, Mike Smith, Associate Planner, and Chris Bauer, Planning Intern. He noted that the section of the report which addresses SB244 was inadvertently left out but the entire report will be brought back as a Consent item following HCD's review prior to final adoption by the City Council. In response to Vice Chairman Fletcher, Mr. Glahn clarified the average housing costs and fees for Single -Family residences. He said the increase was about $400 per unit. In response to Commissioner Oaxaca. he said although there is less developable land and it is more scattered, the density ranges go up to about 30 units per acre and therefore the number of units required is doable with some zoning changes. He noted that the total needed for affordable housing is 848 units. Chairman Howdyshell said it was a very interesting report from many perspectives. She noted that there are only 122 resale properties currently listed in Rancho Cucamonga and 101 of them are standard sales. She said she is pleased to have this master document to refer to. VI. COMMISSION CONCERNS/HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND PLANNING COMMISSION HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION 4 AND PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES ;,o MARCH 27, 2013 CWAMONOA Page 4 Vice Chairman Fletcher recognized Ed Dietl's tenacious efforts towards the preservation II the gas station. Chairman How, dyshell attended the event at the gas station and wished them great success. iShe noted the great partnership between the community and the historic organization. She thanked staff for keeping things going during her absence. I Commissioner Munoz thanked the City forthe opportunity in these tough economic times to attend the Commissioner training in Pasadena. VII. ADJOURNMENT 7:50 PM I I 1 1 1