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General Plan Amendment 87-1 Deputy City Manager Rex Swanson explained to the Council that General Plan Amendment 87-1 (G.P.A. 87-1) would reduce densities which had occurred as the result of a former policy. He indicated the policy formulated in 1982 had linked high density to transit, but while the high density construction occurred, the related transit development did not. He reported that staff had held two public meetings, met with neighborhood leaders, and multi-unit developers in the process of preparing of the Amendment. Councilmember McGuigan expressed concern that the District Center designation had no numeric limit on units. Staff explained that development in these areas would be controlled through restrictions on the percentage of the site allowed to be developed. Councilmember Pulido inquired as to the number of General Plan amendments anticipated for the balance of the year, and expressed the opinion that this Amendment seemed to be a significant policy decision. Deputy City Manager Swanson indicated that perhaps two or three more General Plan amendments would be undertaken this year, but none with the same impact as the Amendment under consideration. Councilmember Acosta expressed concern that the Harbor Corridor had been excluded from G.P.A. 87-1, and also reported he had found an error in the map, and was concerned that other map errors existed. Deputy City Manager Swanson informed Councilmember Acosta that the map error had been corrected. At 2:58 p.m., the Council recessed and reconvened at 3:15 p.m., with all Councilmembers present except Councilmember Hart. Billboard Regulations Deputy City Manager Swanson reported that the Planning Commission had reviewed Council's request with respect to placing the Bristol and Seventeenth Street Corridors in a Critical Development Area, which would exclude placement of new billboards along these two corridors, but due to the complexity of the issue the Commission was unable to complete its deliberations, and that a recommendation would not be forwarded to the Council until the May 4 Council meeting. He explained that staff was delaying permits for installation of bill boards in these areas until the final Council action. Councilmember Acosta expressed concern that staff was enforcing a moratorium without formal action by the Council. The Mayor inquired as to whether it was possible to take such an action in light of the Brown Act restrictions which prohibit action on any item not listed on the Agenda. Assistant City Attorney Lay advised the Council that since the need to take action arose after the agenda was prepared, the Council might make findings to that effect and proceed with its action. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 98 APRIL 20, 1987