HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-15-1996MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA
JULY 15, 1996
At 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers, 22 Civic Center Plaza, Clerk of the Council Janice C.
Guy announced the City Council would convene its regularly scheduled meeting in the 2nd Floor
Conference Room of the Santa Ana Library, 26 Civic Center Plaza at 6:10 p.m. She declared the
City Council meeting adjourned to that time and place.
CALLED TO ORDER
6:18 p.m.
Library Conference Room
26 Civic Center Plaza
ATTENDANCE
COUNCILMEMBERS
Present:
PATRICIA A. McGUIGAN, Acting Mayor Pro Tern
TONY ESPINOZA
TOM LUTZ
LISA MILLS
TED R MORENO
Absent:
MIGUEL A. PULIDO, Mayor
ROBERT L. RICHARDSON, Mayor Pro Tern
STAFF
Present:
DAVID N. REAM, City Manager
RICHARD LAY, Acting City Attorney
JANICE C. GUY, Clerk of the Council
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ACTING CHAIR'
In the absence of Mayor Pulido and Mayor Pro Tern Richardson, Councilmember McGuigan, with
the informal consent of thc Councilmembers present, chaired the meeting.
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ORDINANCES SECOND READING
ll.A.
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR CARE HOMES - HISTORIC FRENCH
PARK - SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT 19
(Placed on first reading on July 1, 1996 by a 7/0 vote)
Published in the Orange County Reporter on July 5, 1996
In view of Councilmember Esp~noza's and Moreno's standing policy of not voting outside of
Council Chambers, Chairman McGuigan directed the Clerk of the Council to place the following
ordinance on the August 5 Council Agenda since there would be insufficient votes to take action
on the item (a minimum of four votes are required for any action of the Council):
ORDINANCE NS-2295 - An ordinance of the City of Santa Ana amending Specific
Development Plan No. 19 to allow care homes in the French Park Historic District
subject to the issuance of a conditional use permit - Planning and Building Agency
FILE CA
WORK STUDY SESSION
MAIN STREET CORRIDOR DEVELOPMENT
Community Development Agency Executive Director Cindy Nelson explained staff's discussion
at this session would focus on parking in the Mid-Town area of Main Street.
Downtown Development Manager Roger Kooi outlined the boundaries of the three major
subdistricts of the Mid-Town Main Street area (Civic Center, Financial, and Community
Commercial) and indicated he would present staff's recommendations and discuss parking and
related issues by district. He explained that parking involved three elements: .Municipal Code
regulations, lender requirements, and individual business needs.
In the Civic Center District (Civic Center Drive to 10th Street), Kooi explained staff was
recommending either sufficient Cede-required on-site parking, or payment of an in lieu fee
($600/space/year) to substitute for required parking spaces, or a combination of both on-site
parking and in lieu fees. He detailed the benefits to businesses of using in lieu payments and
further noted a number of businesses in the Mid-Town area were exploring establishment of a
parking assessment district.
In the Financial District, Kooi stated staff was recommending a similar policy of on-site, in lieu,
or a combination of both elements. For the Community Commercial District he explained staff's
recommendation was for on-site parking only and the use of variances (where parking spaces were
insufficient) applied on a case-by-case basis.
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Kooi additionally reviewed an Action Plan to establish the in lieu parking fee, payment and
collection process, related the history of Parking Assessment District No. 246, and responded to
Councilmembers' questions.
RECESS - 6:59 P.M.-7:08 P.M.
Councilmember Mills left the meeting at 7:00 p.m.
URBAN RAIL CORRIDOR INVESTMENT STUDY
Orange County Transportation Authority Director of External Affairs Bill Hodge briefed the
Council on the Authority's plan for traffic improvements as a result of the passage of Measure M,
the 1% sales tax for transportation projects. He indicated that originally the Authority planned
to concentrate on freeways for the first 10 years and rail transportation the second 10 years, but
that in order to qualify for federal transportation funding that would shortly be available, the
Authority was soliciting input regarding a number of alternatives involving both freeway and rail
construction. Hodge outlined the schedule leading to adoption of a Corridor Plan in November
and requested the Council provide feedback to the Authority in August.
David Levinson from PBQ&D, a traffic engineering consulting firm, outlined the components of
six alternatives for a traffic corridor running from Fullerton to Irvine, discussed such issues as
number of daily trips and construction and maintenance costs, and responded to Councilmembers'
questions. He noted that an elevated system would cost $60 million per mile while an
underground rail system would cost more than twice as much ($150 million per mile).
Councilmember Moreno suggested widening streets would be preferable to installing a rail system.
Jim Kendrick, from the French Park neighborhood, registered his preference for light rail as
opposed to a heavy rail system and expressed concern that an elevated system would deface
historic buildings.
CLOSED SESSION
The Brown Act permits the City Council to discuss certain matters without members of the public
present, provided the items to be discussed are posted 72 hours prior to the City Council meeting.
The following items were received for the July 15, 1996 Closed Session.
95.A. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
(G.C. Section 54956.9)
Name of Case: Donald Fox v. City of Santa Ana (Worker's Compensation)
Files 89140050, 88140024, 92PDS0426
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95.B.
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR (G.C. Section 54957.6)
Agency Negotiator: Kathie Romero
Employee Organization: Firemen's Benevolent Association
Employee Organization: Police Officers Association
As previously noted on Minutes page 230, since there were insufficient votes for the Council to
take action, a Closed Session was not held.
Chairman McGuigan requested the Council meeting be adjourned in honor of California Highway
Patrol Officer Don Burt who was slain on July 13 by an unknown assailant during a routine arrest.
ADJOURNMENT - 7:50 P.M. - In memory of California Highway Patrol Officer Don Burt
Clerk of the Council
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