HomeMy WebLinkAbout040594AM_CCv0001.pdf MINUTES of an adjourned regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Redlands held
in the Council Chambers, 212 Brookside Avenue, on April 5, 1994, at
9:00 A.M.
PRESENT Swen Larson, Mayor
Jim Foster, Mayor Pro Tem
William E. Cunningham, Councilmember
Gilberto Gil, Councilmember
Pat Gilbreath, Councilmember
Gary Luebbers, City Manager
Daniel J. McHugh, City Attorney
Jeffrey L. Shaw, Community Development Director
Lorrie Poyzer, City Clerk
Ted Thomaidis, Redlands Daily Facts
ABSENT None
General Plan - Community Development Director Shaw reported the General
Plan Committee completed its preparation of the Draft General Plan and its
recommendations in March, 1992. Study sessions with the Planning
Commission and City Council continued for over a year considering the various
policy issues. A revised draft incorporating the various land use and policy
changes was published in September, 1993. The Environmental Review
Committee reviewed and considered the Master Environmental Assessment and
Environmental Impact Report on February 28, 1994. The Planning Commission
has held a number of study sessions and one public hearing on the documents
and has scheduled another hearing for April 26, 1994. Staff anticipates
receiving comments back from the State Department of Housing and
Community Development relative to the Housing Element by the end of April.
Necessary revisions will be incorporated, such as incorporating 1990 census
data, into the Housing Element and the Planning Commission will consider the
General Plan and Housing Element at a public hearing to be held on May 24,
1994. City Council hearings are anticipated to start in June.
Mr. Shaw said some of the key issues that staff anticipates will be of concern
and discussed during the hearings will be (1) the Noise Element and the
proposed Community Noise Equivalent Levels (CNEL); (2) Section 4.91 of the
Land Use Element pertaining to the Redlands Unified School District and
funding for school development in the future; (3) the Housing Element; and (4)
non-conforming properties that are the result of adoption of the Land Use
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Element. Mr. Shaw suggested the City Council's direction and action on these
matters should wait until the Planning Commission completes its public
hearings and makes a recommendation to the City Council. Given the
importance of these issues, he felt it was appropriate to begin some initial
workshops to familiarize the City Council and determine if additional
information is needed. He then reviewed each concern. Pat Meyer and Bob
Roberts expressed concerns about establishing the lower Community Noise
Equivalent Levels. Mr. Shaw indicated he would contact the City of Riverside
to see how they implement their lower noise level requirements.
CLOSED SESSION
City Attorney McHugh reported he had received a letter from Stephen Selinger
on Monday, April 4, 1994, and spoke with Mr. Selinger's attorney late in the
afternoon regarding the status of the project proceedings and possible courses of
action for the public hearing. In his opinion, this information could possibly
affect the Council's past directions to the City Attorney regarding the City's legal
position. Therefore, he recommended the City Council meet in closed session
to discuss pending litigation regarding the Selinger Project pursuant to Section
54956.9(b)(1)(B) of the California Government Code. Noting that the need to
take action was immediate, Councilmember Cunningham moved to add this
item to the agenda which arose subsequent to the agenda being posted. Motion
seconded by Councilmember Foster and carried unanimously.
ADJOURNMENT
The study session recessed at 10:00 A.M. to the closed session. The next
regular meeting will be held on April 5, 1994, at 3:00 P.M.
City Clerk
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