MINUTES
February 1, 2022
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
BUSINESS SESSION:
Mayor Pro Tem Hart called the Regular Meeting of February 1, 2022, of the City Council of the City of San Juan Capistrano to order at 5:15 p.m. Council Member Farias led the Pledge of Allegiance and Council Member Taylor gave the invocation.
ROLL CALL:
COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Pro Tem Howard Hart and Council Members Troy Bourne, Sergio Farias, and John Taylor.
COUNCIL MEMBERS ABSENT: Mayor Derek Reeve.
Agenda items are presented in the originally agendized format for the benefit of the minutes' reader but were not necessarily heard in that order.
Maria Morris,
stipend for conducting the Housing Authority meeting.
INTRODUCTIONS: None.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS:
• Art Guevara, Lake Forest resident (provided PowerPoint).
PUBLIC HEARINGS:
D1. RESOLUTION NO. 22-02-01-01 ADOPTED ENTITLED "A RESOLUTION OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CALIFORNIA
MAKING FINDINGS PURSUANT TO PUBLIC RESOURCES CODE SECTION 21166 AND ADOPT AN ADDENDUM TO THE 2014 HOUSING ELEMENT INITIAL STUDY/MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION AND 1999 GENERAL PLAN
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT AND GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT
(GPA 21-003), AMENDING THE HOUSING ELEMENT AND THE SAFETY
ELEMENT AND CREATING A NEW ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ELEMENT OF THE GENERAL PLAN;" RESOLUTION NO. 22-02-01-02 ADOPTED ENTITLED "A
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN JUAN
CAPISTRANO, INITIATING A GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT STUDY FOR A
CHANGE TO THE LAND USE DESIGNATION, A REZONE STUDY FOR A
CHANGE TO THE ZONING DESIGNATION, AND A CODE AMENDMENT STUDY TO ESTABLISH A SPECIFIC PLAN FOR 32221, 32241, 32261, AND 32281 CAMINO CAPISTRANO (APN 668-091-03) TO ALLOW FOR VERY HIGH
DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT, AND MAKING A DETERMINATION
PURSUANT TO THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT IN CONNECTION THEREWITH;" HOUSING AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE 1 2/1/2022
ELEMENTS AMENDED TO GIVE INDIVIDUALS THAT LIVE AND WORK IN THE
CITY BE GIVEN HIGHEST PRIORITY FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING
(440.20/440.25/460.20)
• Public Correspondence: Kia Westhead, City resident; Joanne Marquez, City resident; Paul C. Westhead, City resident; Mitchell M. Tsai, Attorney for Southwest Regional Council of Carpenters; Jeanine Mouchawar, City resident; Adam Wood, Building Industry of Southern California, Inc.; and Cesar Covarrubias, The Kennedy Commission.
Laura Stokes, Housing Supervisor/Associate Planner, provided a PowerPoint presentation and responded to questions. Benjamin Siegel, City Manager and Joel Rojas, Development Services Director, responded to questions.
Mayor Pro Tem Hart opened the public hearing and invited public testimony. • Public Testimony: Heather Chapman, City resident; Juan Pablo Barragan, City resident; Jorge Urquiza, City resident; Miriam Zuniga, City resident; Cricket Jamet, City resident; Jonathan Antonio, City resident; Diana Alvarez, City resident; Ashley Ruiz, City resident; and Veronica Rodriguez, City resident.
Mayor Pro Tem Hart closed the public hearing.
Maria Morris, City Clerk, read the title of the ordinance.
Council Action: Moved by Council Member Bourne, seconded by Council Member Taylor, and carried 4-0 with Mayor Reeve absent to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 22-02-01-01 entitled "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CALIFORNIA MAKING FINDINGS PURSUANT TO PUBLIC RESOURCES CODE SECTION 21166 AND ADOPT AN ADDENDUM TO THE 2014 HOUSING ELEMENT INITIAL STUDY/MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION AND 1999 GENERAL PLAN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
REPORT AND GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT (GPA 21-003), AMENDING THE
HOUSING ELEMENT AND THE SAFETY ELEMENT AND CREATING A NEW ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ELEMENT OF THE GENERAL PLAN;" and adopt RESOLUTION NO. 22-02-01-02 entitled "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, INITIATING A GENERAL
PLAN AMENDMENT STUDY FOR A CHANGE TO THE LAND USE
DESIGNATION, A REZONE STUDY FOR A CHANGE TO THE ZONING
DESIGNATION, AND A CODE AMENDMENT STUDY TO ESTABLISH A
SPECIFIC PLAN FOR 32221, 32241, 32261, AND 32281 CAMINO CAPISTRANO (APN 668-091-03) TO ALLOW FOR VERY HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL
DEVELOPMENT, AND MAKING A DETERMINATION PURSUANT TO THE
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT IN CONNECTION
THEREWITH;" and amend the Housing and Environmental Justice Elements to give individuals that live and work in the city be given highest priority for affordable housing.
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ROLL CALL:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBER: Taylor, Bourne, Farias and Mayor Pro Tem Hart NOES: COUNCIL MEMBER: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBER: Mayor Reeve
TIME CERTAIN FOR ITEM D2 AFTER 6:00 P.M.
D2. REDISTRICTING PROCESS AND CRITERIA TO BE CONSIDERED TO REDRAW
CITY COUNCIL ELECTION DISTRICT BOUNDARIES - NO FORMAL ACTION TAKEN (630.40)
Public Correspondence: Heather Chapman, City resident.
Jane Hood, Q2 Data and Research provided a PowerPoint presentation and responded to questions.
Mayor Pro Tem Hart opened the public hearing at 6:25 p.m. and invited public testimony. No public testimony was received. Mayor Pro Tem Hart closed the Public Hearing.
CONSENT CALENDAR:
Council Action: Moved by Council Member Bourne, seconded by Council Member Farias, and carried unanimously to approve consent calendar items E1 through E9, as recommended by staff.
ROLL CALL:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBER: Taylor, Bourne, Farias and Mayor Pro Tem Hart NOES: COUNCIL MEMBER: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBER: Mayor Reeve
E1. MOTION TO READ ORDINANCE BY TITLE ONLY, APPROVED.
E2. MOTION FINDING THAT CONDUCTING TELEPHONICVIRTUAL MEETINGS
FOR CLOSED SESSION AND REGULAR MEETINGS AS ALLOWED PER
ASSEMBLY BILL 361, PROMOTES SOCIAL DISTACING DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, APPROVED
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES - SPECIAL MEETING OF JANUARY 18, 2022 (CLOSED SESSION), APPROVED
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES - REGULAR MEETING OF JANUARY 18, 2022,
APPROVED
E5. CHECK REGISTERS FOR THE PERIOD FROM DECEMBER 17, 2021, TO JANUARY 13, 2022, RECEIVED AND FILED (300.30)
E6. CASH AND INVESTMENT REPORT FOR THE MONTH ENDED
OCTOBER 31, 2021, RECEIVED AND FILED (330.30)
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E7. 2022 CITY OF SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM, ADOPTED; AND CITY MANAGER AUTHORIZED TO RESPOND TO
LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS POLICY
GUIDELINES (660.30)
E8. RESOLUTION NO. 22-02-01-03 ADOPTED ENTITLED "A RESOLUTION OF
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO,
APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO IMPLEMENT THE
TEMPORARY PARKING RESTRICTIONS AND STREET CLOSURES WITHIN THE DOWNTOWN AREA OF THE CITY ON SWALLOWS DAY, MARCH 12, 2022; ISSUANCE OF A PARADE PERMIT TO THE SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO FIESTA ASSOCIATION PER CITY MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 5-11.05(B), APPROVED; AND, MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO FIESTA ASSOCIATION AND THE CITY OF SAN
JUAN CAPISTRANO, WHICH RECOGNIZES THE FIESTA ASSOCIATION AS
THE LEAD AGENCY IN PLANNING, COORDINATING, AND CONDUCTING ALL OFFICIAL EVENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE 2022 FIESTA DE LAS GOLONDRINAS CELEBRATION, APPROVED (150.60/820.73/600.30) E9. FULL FEE WAIVER REQUEST FOR PARK RENTAL AND ELECTRICITY USE CHARGES, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY 606, IN THE AMOUNT OF $294.64 FOR USE OF HISTORIC TOWN CENTER PARK ON MARCH 20, 2022, APPROVED (390.30)
ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS: None.
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO HOUSING AUTHORITY (Refer to Housing Authority Agency Minutes)
SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO COMMUNITY
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY (Refer to Successor Agency Minutes) CITY COUNCIL REPORTS:
CITY MANAGER REPORT:
ADJOURNMENT:
being no further business Mayor Reeve adjourned the meeting at 7:49 p.m. to Tuesday, February 8, 2022, at 5:00 p.m. for an Adjourned Regular Meeting, in the City Council Chamber.
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MARIA MORRIS, CITY CLERK
Approved: February 15, 2022
ATTEST:
Terek Reave
DEREK REEVE, MAYOR
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