HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-12-1993MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA
JANUARY 12, 1993
CALLED TO ORDER
CONFERENCE ROOM
26 CIVIC CENTER PLAZA
6:00 P.M.
ATTENDANCE
COUNCILMEMBERS
Present:
DAN YOUNG, Mayor
TOM LUTZ
LISA MILLS
TED R MORENO
ROBERT L. RICHARDSON
Absent:
MIGUEL A. PULIDO, Mayor Pro Tem
RICK NORTON
STAFF
Present:
DAVID N. REAM, City Manager
JANICE C. GUY, Clerk of the Council
Absent:
EDWARD J. COOPER, City Attorney
(Excused)
NEW COUNCIL ORIENTATION
THIRTY-YEAR MASTER PLAN
City Manager David Ream reviewed the Orientation Schedule and noted that barring
revisions, the final session on the Master Plan would occur on January 21, 1993, followed by
Personnel Services and Finance and Management Services' orientations, after which Budget
discussions would be initiated.
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
Community Development Agency Economic Development Manager Patti Nunn provided a
historic overview of Economic Development Division activities, noting the original "Open
for Business" focus on selling the City as a choice location for businesses had matured into a
full-fledged business attraction and retention program. She cited statistics on the incidence
and type of businesses in the City, which the Mayor requested be forwarded in hard copy to
the Council, and provided the Council with a list of demographic data available on request
from the Division office.
Councilmembers discussed various aspects of economic development and suggested "arts and
culture" as a type of business to be attracted to the City, particularly in the downtown area;
and use of a one-stop counter to provide more effective services to businesses; and
emphasized the need to continue attraction, assistance, and retention activities while working
on long-term strategies for the Economic Development Division. Community Development
Agency Executive Director Cindy Nelson assured the Council economic development
operations would be carried on actively during the long-term planning process.
LAND USE POLICIES
Planning and Building Agency Executive Director Robyn Uptegraff explained this portion of
the Master Plan would detail the City's current land use policies. She requested Council
feedback concerning Council concurrence with or modifications to staff's interpretation and
implementation of land use policies. The City Manager emphasized the need for feedback
and detail in order to prepare the long-term Master Plan.
Planning Manager Ken Adams indicated the City's general land use policy was intended to
provide a balance of land uses throughout the City and an orderly transition when land uses
changed. He showed slides demonstrating existing incompatible land uses.
Councilmembers discussed at length possible measures to "cure" incompatible land uses such
as requiring additional amenities, "down-zoning," buying properties, establishing
moratoriums particularly on mini-malls, and developing a comprehensive policy to avert
further incompatible land uses.
Senior Planner Charles View reviewed the City's non-conforming use policy, indicating the
intent of the policy was to encourage attrition of non-conforming uses and to upgrade non-
conforming sites through the requirement of additional amenities wherever possible. He
commented on the difficulty of applying the non-conforming use policy due to the value
judgments required and the fact that most of the decisions had economic impacts for the
applicants.
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Councilmembers discussed a number of sites in the City which would benefit aesthetically
from a vigorous application of the non-conforming use policy. The Mayor suggested Council
allocate more time for land use discussion at future study sessions to develop standards
specific to the City of Santa Ana, as opposed to achieving parity with other Orange County
cities' standards.
ADJOURNMENT - 8:23 P.M
Janice C. Guy
Clerk of the Council
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