VISTA CITY COUNCIL (CC) BUENA SANITATION DISTRICT (BSD) COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION (CDC)
SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE VISTA REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY (SA) JOINT POWERS FINANCING AUTHORITY (JPFA)
CITY OF VISTA
CONSOLIDATED MEETING MINUTES
JANUARY 10, 2023
The January 10, 2023, Regular Meeting of the City Council of the Chartered City of Vista, the Community Development Commission of the City of Vista, the Buena Sanitation District, and the Successor Agency to the Vista Redevelopment Agency, was called to order by Mayor Franklin at 4:02 pm in the City Council Chambers, 200 Civic Center Drive, Vista, California.
COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT
Mayor Franklin, Deputy Mayor Contreras
Joe Green, Katie Melendez, Dan O’Donnell
RECESS, CALL FOR CLOSED SESSION
Mayor Franklin recessed the meeting at 4:03 p.m. and called for a Closed Session for the following:
CS1. Conference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2): (CC)
Claim Received from: Arthur and Matilde Jaramillo
CS2. Conference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2)&(e)(1): (CC)
Number of cases: 1
CS3. Public Employment pursuant to Government Code Section 54957: (CC)
Title of Position to be Filled: City Manager
RECESS, OPEN SESSION, AND CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Franklin recessed the Closed Session at 5:03 p.m. and called the meeting to order in Open Session at 5:30 p.m. with all members present.
DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVES PRESENT
Walter Chung City Attorney
Amanda Lee Acting City Manager
John Boyce Sheriff’s Captain
Craig Usher Deputy Fire Chief
Kathy Valdez City Clerk
John Conley Director of Community Development and Engineering Dolores Gascon Human Resources Director
Larry Vaupel Economic Development Director
Mike Pacheco Recreation and Community Services Director Kuna Muthusamy Public Works Director
Mike Sylvia Finance Director
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Deputy Mayor Contreras led the Pledge of Allegiance.
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2 INVOCATION
Pastor Robert Hatch, Stonebrook Church, provided the invocation.
BROWN ACT NOTICE
City Clerk Valdez stated that, due to convening simultaneous meetings, the Buena Sanitation District Board Members will receive compensation of $147.75 for the District meeting.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Acting City Manager Lee stated there are no changes to the agenda.
CLOSED SESSION
City Attorney Chung stated there was no reportable action taken in Closed Session.
PRESENTATION
P1. Jesselyn Gulla provided a presentation on the Vista Conservancy Walking Trail
Member of the public Leslie Juvin-Acker thanked the Conservancy for its efforts and stated her support for the development of areas for dogs.
CONSENT CALENDAR
MOTION BY MELENDEZ, SECOND BY CONTRERAS, TO APPROVE THE FOLLOWING CONSENT CALENDAR.
MOTION CARRIED 5-0
C1. Received the November 2022 check register. (CC)
C2. Approved the following minutes: December 13, 2022, Consolidated Meeting (CC/CDC/SA/BSD) December 6, 2022, Special Meeting (CC)
C3. Received and filed the Treasurer’s Cash Report for the month ending October 31, 2022. (CC) C4. Adopted City Council Resolution No. 2023-1, entitled “A Resolution of the City Council of the Chartered City of Vista, California, approving an Affordable Housing Agreement by and among the Community Development Commission of the City of Vista, the City of Vista and Santa Fe Senior Village, LP, a California Limited Partnership”; adopted Community Development Commission Resolution No. 2023-1, entitled “A Resolution of the Community Development Commission of the City of Vista, California, approving an Affordable Housing Agreement by and among the Community Development Commission of the City of Vista, the City of Vista and Santa Fe Senior Village, LP, a California Limited Partnership”; and adopted Community Development Commission Resolution No. 2023-2, entitled “A Resolution of the Community Development Commission of the City of Vista, California, amending the Capital Project Budget for Fiscal Years 2022/23 and 2023/24.” (CC/CDC)
C5. Adopted City Council Resolution No. 2023-2, entitled “A Resolution of the City Council of the Chartered City of Vista, California, approving an agreement with Jewish Family Service of San Diego, to provide Safe Parking Operator Services.” (CC)
PUBLIC HEARING
PH1. INCLUSIONARY HOUSING PROGRAM (P22-0377) (CC)
Mayor Franklin opened the Public Hearing.
Community Development Director Conley provided the staff report.
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3 The following members of the community voiced support for an inclusionary housing program:
Kelly Batten, Building Industry Association (BIA) Jacqueline Zimmer, St. Francis (SDOP) Helene Bell, St. Francis Social Justice Ministry Luz Godina, St. Francis Church Lourdes Farhat, St. Francis Social Justice Ministry Wendy Baez, SDOP Cipriano Vargas Teresa Perez, SDOP Holly Herring Antonia Garcia
City Council Members and staff discussed the following:
• Affordable housing is very important
• After speaking with the BIA and other cities, support an in-lieu fee based on square footage • The City’s Development Code regarding minimum unit size was based on the County Code adopted when the City was incorporated; would like to revisit minimum size requirements at future date
• The City is in need of more two- and three-bedroom affordable units • The proposed resolution includes an annual adjustment to the in-lieu fee based on building fee estimates
• The program applies to any multifamily housing development, not single-family homes • Under State law, a higher percentage requirement would make projects eligible for automatic waivers; the City would have very limited ability to regulate developments
Mayor Franklin stated he does not support inclusionary housing because he believes it increases building costs which results in higher housing costs for the other units.
MOTION BY MELENDEZ, SECOND BY CONTRERAS, TO CLOSE THE
PUBLIC HEARING AND INTRODUCE AND ADOPT CITY COUNCIL
ORDINANCE NO. 2023-1, ENTITLED “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CHARTERED CITY OF VISTA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTERS 18.34 AND 18.35 OF THE VISTA DEVELOPMENT CODE AND
THE DOWNTOWN VISTA SPECIFIC PLAN RELATED TO INCLUSIONARY HOUSING REQUIREMENTS”; AND ADOPT CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO. 2023-3, ENTITLED “A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CHARTERED CITY OF VISTA, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING CITY COUNCIL POLICY 300-15 AND ESTABLISHING AN IN-LIEU FEE FOR AN
INCLUSIONARY HOUSING PROGRAM”, WITH A CHANGE TO SECTION 2C TO READ $16 PER SQUARE FOOT OF MARKET RATE RESIDENTIAL LIVING AREA.
MOTION CARRIED 4-1 (FRANKLIN OPPOSED)
PH2. AMENDMENTS TO THE VISTA BUSINESS PARK SPECIFIC PLAN, AREA “B” (CC) Mayor Franklin opened the Public Hearing.
Community Development Director Conley provided the staff report.
Rachel Beld, Chamber of Commerce spoke in support of the proposed changes.
City Council Members and staff discussed the following:
• An additional hotel would be an asset, particularly if it has conference space • Any tasting room (brewery, distillery, etc.) in the Business Park Area B could apply for the Temporary Use Permit (TUP) for events
• The number of events allowed per year will increase from four to 12
MOTION BY CONTRERAS, SECOND BY GREEN, TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND INTRODUCE AND ADOPT CITY COUNCIL ORDINANCE NO. 2023-2, ENTITLED “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
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4 CHARTERED CITY OF VISTA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING AREA “B” OF THE
VISTA BUSINESS PARK SPECIFIC PLAN RELATED TO LAND USE AND ZONING STANDARDS.”
MOTION CARRIED 5-0
DISCUSSION
D1. PRELIMINARY REVIEW OF PROPOSED ANNEXATION, GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT AND ZONE CHANGE AT 2383, 2385, AND 2387 FOOTHILL DRIVE, AND 370 SUNRISE
CIRCLE (CC)
Community Development Director Conley provided the staff report.
Brent Little representing the applicant, True Life Companies, gave a presentation.
The following members of the public voiced their opposition to the proposed project:
Peter Adams Art Haeussler Guadalupe Delucas Carol L. Anderson Kurt Schuster
City Council Members and staff discussed the following:
• Concerns about ingress and egress
• Appreciate the idea of the school drop off/pick up staging area, but concerned it may cause more problems
• Would want the developer to install sidewalks and streetlights up to Sunrise Drive • The applicant can develop 15 to 18 homes by right on the portion of land that is in the City and apply with the County to develop the other area
• The developer should get more public, as well as school, input
DISCUSSED A PROPOSED APPLICATION FOR ANNEXATION, GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT AND ZONE CHANGE ON APPROXIMATELY 13 ACRES
LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF FOOTHILL DRIVE, DIRECTLY SOUTH OF RANCHO MINERVA MIDDLE SCHOOL, ADDRESSED AS 2383, 2385, AND 2387 FOOTHILL DRIVE, AND 370 SUNRISE CIRCLE, AND PROVIDED INPUT TO THE PROJECT APPLICANT.
VOTE: NO VOTE
D2. PRELIMINARY REVIEW OF PROPOSED ZONE CHANGE ON LA TORTUGA DRIVE, APN 166-150-91 (CC)
Community Development Director Conley provided the staff report.
Consultants William O’Gorman and William Palmeri provided an overview of the project.
City Council Members and staff discussed the following:
• No incentive for city to change zoning, no additional sales tax or jobs from storage facility • Several storage facilities already in the city and area • Would like to see retail space
DISCUSSED A PROPOSED APPLICATION FOR A ZONE CHANGE ON
APPROXIMATELY 3 ACRES LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF LA TORTUGA DRIVE, SOUTH OF HACIENDA DRIVE (ASSESSOR’S PARCEL NUMBER 166-150-91).
VOTE: NO VOTE
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5 ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Mayor Franklin stated there were no requests to speak.
REMARKS
Acting City Manager Lee made the following announcements:
•The Vista Chamber of Commerce will be hosting the State of the Community lunch on January 23 in the Morris B Vance Community Room.
•Congressman Levin secured $2.231million for Vista’s Sidewalk Improvement and Enhanced Street Lighting Project, which includes frontage improvements to enhance safety and improve multimodal transportation access along the southside of Nevada Avenue, from N. Santa Fe to Lemon Avenues, and the eastside of Lemon Avenue, from Nevada Avenue to Raintree Place.
•Vista Station Captain Ricardo Lopez was recently promoted to Commander; his last day at the Vista Station was on December 30th. Congratulations to Commander Lopez and we’d like to thank him for his service to the Vista community!
•The City is pleased to be working with new Interim Vista Sheriff's Captain John Boyce who was promoted to his current interim position in December. Having worked previously in Vista, Interim Captain Boyce is more than familiar with the Vista community. Check out the Vista News Center webpage to read more about our new Interim Captain and welcome! •In observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday, City offices will be closed Monday, January 16. Trash collection is on the regular schedule with no delays that week.
City Council Members thanked staff, speakers, and everyone that attended the meeting.
Deputy Mayor Contreras announced that weekly trash pickup happens on Wednesdays beginning at 8:30 am at Luz Duran Park and that there are efforts to expand to some Saturday mornings.
Mayor Franklin made the following announcements:
•If you are interested in supporting those experiencing homelessness, consider volunteering as an interviewer for the Point In Time Count on January 26, 2023 from 4am to 8am with the San Diego Regional Task Force on Homelessness. To sign up as a volunteer, visit:
sandiego.pointintime.info.
•The Sheriff’s Department will hold a Crime Free Manager's Training January 18, 2023, at City Hall from 9am to 4:30pm. The training is for apartment managers and staff looking to make their communities safer and join in a partnership with the Sheriff's. For more information call 760- 940-4564.
•Additionally, the Sheriff’s Crime Prevention Unit offers free commercial security consultations for businesses in Vista. Business owners can reach the Crime Prevention Unit at 760-940- 4564.
•The 2023 Kites Over Vista Call to Artists is now open; submission deadline is February 10 at 4:30 pm. Visit vistapublicart.com for information.
•ClubM at the Moonlight Amphitheatre offers indoor cabaret concerts January through March.
The series kicks off January 27 with "Celebrating Tom Jones Starring David Burnham." Burnham is a Broadway veteran and a Moonlight favorite. Check out Moonlightstage.com for details.
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Franklin adjourned the meeting at 9:49 pm.
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Kathy Valdez, City Clerk