HomeMy WebLinkAbout020706-planning_CCv0001.pdf MINUTES of a special meeting of the Planning Commission of the City of Redlands held
in the Council Chambers, Civic Center, 35 Cajon Street, on February 7, 2006, at
1:30 P.M.
PRESENT George Webber, Planning Commission Chairman
James G. Macdonald, Planning Commission Vice Chairman
Thomas A. Osborne, Planning Commissioner
Paul R. Thompson, Planning Commissioner
Jon Harrison, Mayor
Pat Gilbreath, Mayor Pro Tem
Susan Peppler, Councilmember
Mick Gallagher, Councilmember
ABSENT Ruth M. Cook, Planning Commissioner
Gary W. Miller, Planning Commissioner
Gilberto Gil, Councilmember
STAFF John Davidson, City Manager; Daniel J. McHugh, City Attorney; Lorrie
Poyzer, City Clerk; Don Gee, Redevelopment Agency Director; Ronald C.
Mutter, :Public Works Director; Gary G. Phelps, Municipal Utilities Director;
Gary Van Dorst, Acting Airport Manager; Jeffrey L. Shaw, Community
Development Director; John Jaquess, Assistant Community Development
Director; and Robert Dalquest, Principal Planner
Planning Commission Chairman Webber called the special meeting of the
Planning Commission to order. Mayor Harrison called the special meeting of
the City Council to order.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
General Plan Update - Evelyn Trevino, San Bernardino County Department of
Public Health, urged the City to include a health element in the General Plan
and offered assistance from her department. John Thomas, owner of 32 acres
near San Bernardino Avenue and State Route 30, expressed concern about
encroachment of residential development west of Texas Street.
WORKSHOP
General Plan Update - Community Development Director Shaw introduced
Rajeev Bhatia and Joan. Isaacson from Dyett & Bhatia who are the consultants
assisting in the preparation of the General Plan Update. A PowerPoint was
presented explaining the purpose of a general plan, general plan requirements,
reasons for initiating a general plan update, and the four-step process they are
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following for the strategic plan. Councilmembers and Planning Commissioners
responded to the following questions:
I. What do you think are Redlands' major strengths?
2. What do you think are the major challenges and opportunities for Redlands
over the next 20 years?
3. What trends concern you when thinking about the future of Redlands?
4. What is your vision for Redlands in 2025?
5. In what areas of the existing General Plan are improvements needed? What
are the strengths of the existing General Plan?
By consensus, an Economic Development Element should be included in the
general plan and the consultants were asked to explore the option of including
the concept of cluster. Questions that should be included in the citywide survey
were: what are citizens willing to pay for, open space acquisition and
maintenance or public facilities or infrastructure; alternative mode of
transportation needs; and is the airport a viable asset. A public workshop will be
held on March 22, 2006, and it is expected the citywide survey will be mailed in
early March to one in every four addresses.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
General Plan Update - Bob Roberts noted that broad streets, such as Alvarado,
Buena Vista and Redlands Boulevard are needed to address traffic needs, and
that the general plan needs to be done professionally and not by community
activists. Bill Cunningham, president of The Redlands Association, said the
current general plan requires the collection of fees for infrastructure needs and
that the fees need to be updated, and that the general plan update should be a
community process.
Prospect Park Grove - Curtiss Allen said he thought the City should be picking
the oranges in the upper end of the Prospect Park Grove rather than waiting for
the upcoming Redlands Festival Series.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, the special meetings adjourned at 3:00 P.M.
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