Minutes of the Linda Vista Planning Committee
June, 2008 at Linda Vista Public Library


DRAFT
Minutes from June 23, 2008 LVPG committee meeting. Meeting opened at 6:05 p.m.; Chair, Donna Erickson, presiding. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by the color guard from the Boy Scout troop #985. Twelve board members were present: Bamford, Beckham, Bussell, Carini, Castro, Cleary, Cole, Duncan, Erickson, Morgen, Riquelme, and Tomcek. Eight board members were absent: Corley, Hughes, Perwin, Rodriguez, Shannon, Spahitz, Stang, and Wilson.
There were a total of 37 people present at this meeting.

City Reports: No city representatives were present at this meeting; therefore no city reports were given.

Public Comment: Sheila Hardin notified us that the CCDC Corporate offices and Information Center have relocated. Their website www.ccdc.com will have additional information and updates.

Action Items: NOTE: The Chair did not vote unless required to break a tie.

1-Motion for approval of May 19, 2008 minutes with changes noted. Motion: Beckham, 2nd: Castro. Passed: 8-0-3 in favor. Abstentions: Cleary did not read; Duncan and Riquelme were not present at this meeting.

2-Linda Vista Community Maintenance Assessment District elections were held. There were four openings and four nominees on the slate, which included, Gail Cole, Ester McNulty, Ed Farley, and Doug Beckham. Opening on the floor for additional nominations by Tomcek, with the requirement that the person being nominated needs to live within the boundaries of the LVCMAD. JoAnn Carini was nominated by Rick Bussell, but denied due to her not meeting the stated requirement. No additional nominees were placed on the ballot. Motion to close nominations was made. Motion: Beckman, 2nd Castro. Tomcek requested that voting be done by acclamation. Motion 11-0-0 in favor of electing the nominees as slated. The LVCMAD meetings will continue at Friars Village Clubhouse until a new meeting place is established. Meetings will be held every other month.

3-Presenter: Dirk Smith from the City spoke on the East Tecelote Site Development Project. The work to be done, including placement of mattresses, gabion walls, and rip rap around exposed sewage pipes, will be located in East Tecelote Canyon (near Mt. Acadia/Clairemont Mesa Blvd.) There was a Motion to approve the East Tecelote Site Development project to help protect the exposed sewage pipe and help eliminate possible future land erosion around the pipe in the East Tecelote Canyon. Motion: Beckham, 2nd: Bussell. Passed 11-0-0.

4-Presenter: Gary Taylor, architect for the project spoke on the project. Motion to deny Planned Development Permit for the Costa Villas 4 - 3 bedroom units located 5648 Lauretta St; 2nd presentation. Motion: Beckham, 2nd: Bamford. Passed: 9-2-0. Opposition by the board focuses on the history of tandem parking. History shows it is not utilized properly, tandem parking doesn’t appear to work. Opposition: Rigquelme: housing needed, fits zoning. Bussell: property owners have rights and should be allowed to have them met.

5-Presenter: David Reed, landscape architect spoke on behalf of the Friar Village Condominiums HOA. There was a Motion to approve the new landscaping plan proposed as long as they conform to all City regulations. Motion: Beckham, 2nd: Bussell. Passed 11-0-0.

6-Presenter: Robert Richardson, architect from Karnak Planning & Design, spoke on behalf of the day care facility. Morgen questioned the number of children that would be added to the facility in relationship to noise and parking. Mr. Richardson stated that there would be only 24 additional students and 3 additional employees and that not all employees are on site at one time. They believe in a ratio of teacher to child of 8:1. Gabrielle Schubert, a Linda Vista resident living close to the school, voiced a concern with noise level with the addition of more children to the facility. A representative of the school, Celine Krimston assured all present that the number of children outside at one time would remain the same as present. Motion to approve the amended CUP for the 2360 East Jewett Street project for an additional classroom space of 1767 sq. ft. and 5125 sq. ft. of office space to the existing child care facility. Motion: Castro, 2nd: Bamford. Riquelme requested an amendment to the motion to include the reduction in height of the front yard fence and the maximum number of children in the play yard would remain the same Motion to approve the amendment: Carini, 2nd: Cole. Passed: 11-0-0. The Motion to approve the amended CUP for the 2360 Jewett St. Preschool Project still stands; with the additions of front fence height to set back to be reduced to 36” and the maximum number of children in the play yard will be 48, with the exception of between 5:00 and 6:00 p.m. where the maximum would be 60. Passed 11-0-0.

Informational Items: were postponed until the July LVPG meeting.

Castro left at 7:30 p.m. (Quorum was maintained.)

Committee Reports:
Linda Vista Rec Council, JoAnn Carini: Reminders: Carnival at the Linda Vista Recreation Center will be held June 26-29. An invitation was given to all to attend the Code Compliance meeting Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m. at the Linda Vista Library conference room.
Traffic report, Doug Beckham: motion to place an emergency action item on the agenda due to the time constraint regarding the proposal of changing Levant Street from a two-way to a one-way street. Motion: Beckham, 2nd: Tomcek. Passed: 10-0-0. Motion to have Doug Beckham, Traffic Committee chair, write a letter to the City Engineer informing the City that the LVPG recommends and supports allowing only one way traffic on Levant Street. Motion: Beckham, 2nd: Morgen. Passed: 10-0-0.
LVPG board member, Tom Cleary: Lucy Tran received fines of $7,000 for problems with the ‘Thrift Village’property located on the Linda Vista Rd. location. The money will be donated to the Boys and Girls Club. She was also issued an additional $3,000 in fines. Ms. Tran was ordered to allow leasing of the ‘Thrift Village’ property.

Meeting adjourned: 8:05 p.m. Respectfully submitted by Kathleen Morgen, LVPG secretary.

Approved Minutes from June 23, 2008  Meeting

Meeting opened at 6:05 p.m. ; Chair, Donna Erickson, presiding.  The Pledge of Allegiance was led by the color guard from the Boy Scout troop #985.   Twelve board members were present:  Bamford, Beckham, Bussell, Carini, Castro, Cleary, Cole, Duncan , Erickson, Morgen, Riquelme, and Tomcek.  Eight board members were absent:  Corley, Hughes, Perwin, Rodriguez, Shannon, Spahitz, Stang, and Wilson.  There were a total of 37 people present at this meeting.

City & Government Reps Reports :   No city representatives were present at this meeting; therefore no city reports were given.  Other government/agency reps

were in attendance [Fortner and Klink] but because of time constraints had to leave before they could make a report.

Public Comment:   Sheila Hardin notified us that the CCDC Corporate offices and Information Center have relocated. Their website www.ccdc.com will have additional information and updates.

Action Items:   NOTE:  The Chair did not vote unless required to break a tie. 

1-Motion for approval of May 19, 2008 minutes with changes noted. 

Motion:  Beckham, 2nd:  Castro.  Passed:  8-0-3 in favor.  Abstentions:  Cleary did not read; Duncan and Riquelme were not present at this 5-19-08 meeting.

2-Linda Vista Community Maintenance Assessment District elections were held.  There were four openings and four nominees on the slate, which included, Gail Cole, Ester McNulty, Ed Farley, and Doug Beckham.  Opening on the floor for additional nominations by Tomcek, with the requirement that the person being nominated needs to live within the boundaries of the LVCMAD.  JoAnn Carini was nominated by Rick Bussell, but denied due to her not meeting the stated requirement.   No additional nominees were placed on the ballot.  Motion to close nominations was made. Motion: Beckman, 2ndCastro. Passed 11-0-0 Tomcek requested that voting be done by acclamation.  It was unanimous in favor of electing the nominees as slated.  The LVCMAD meetings will continue at Friars Village Clubhouse until a new meeting place is established.  Meetings will be held every other month commencing on July 15, 2008 .

3-Presenter:  Dirk Smith and Nabeel Qawasmi from the City of San Diego Metro-

politan Wastewater Department spoke on the East Tecolote Canyon Pipe Encasement Protection Project and associated Central Tecolote Enhancement/

Mitigation Project. The work to be completed, including placement of gabion walls, gabion mattresses, and rip-rap around exposed sewage pipe encasements, will be located in East Tecelote Canyon between Genesee Avenue and Mt. Acadia .   There was a Motion to approve this East Tecolote Canyon Project to help protect the exposed sewage pipe encasements in order to eliminate possible future soil erosion around the sewage pipe in the East Tecelote Canyon .  Motion:  Beckham, 2nd:  Bussell.  Passed 11-0-0.

4-Presenter:  Gary Taylor spoke on the project.  Motion to deny Planned Development Permit for the Costa Villas 4 - 3 bedroom units located 5648 Lauretta St; 2nd presentation.   Motion:  Beckham, 2nd:  Bamford.  Passed: 9-2-0 .  Opposition by the board focuses on the history of tandem parking.  History shows it is not utilized properly; tandem parking doesn’t appear to work.  The two opposing the motion:  Riquelme:  housing needed, fits zoning.  Bussell:  property owners have rights and should be allowed to have them met.

5-Presenter:  David Reed, landscape architect, spoke on behalf of the Friars Village Condominiums HOA.   There was a Motion to approve the new landscaping plan proposed as long as they conform to all City regulations.  Motion:  Beckham, 2nd:  Bussell.  Passed 11-0-0.

6-Presenter:  Robert Richardson, architect from Karnak Planning & Design, spoke on behalf of the Linda Vista child care facility.   Morgen questioned the number of children that would be added to the facility in relationship to noise and parking.  Mr. Richardson stated that there would be only 24 additional students and 3 additional employees and that not all employees are on site at one time.   They believe in a ratio of teacher to child of 8:1.  Gabrielle Schubert, a Linda Vista resident living close to the school, voiced a concern with noise level with the addition of more children to the facility.  A representative of the school, Celine Krimston assured all present that the number of children outside at one time would remain the same as present.  Motion to approve the amended CUP for the 2360 East Jewett Street project for an additional classroom space of 1767 sq. ft. and 5125 sq. ft. of office space to the existing child care facility.  Motion:  Castro, 2nd:   Bamford.   Riquelme requested an amendment to the motion to include the reduction in height of the front yard fence for safety reasons and the maximum number of children in the play yard would remain the same   Motion to approve the amendment:  Carini, 2nd:  Cole.   Passed:  11-0-0.   The Motion to approve the amended CUP for the 2360 East Jewett St. Preschool Project still stands; with the additions of front fence height to set back to be reduced to 36” and the maximum number of children in the play yard will be 48, with the exception of between 5:00 and 6:00 p.m. where the maximum would be 60.  Passed 11-0-0.

Castro left at 7:30 p.m.   (Quorum was maintained.)

Informational Items:   were postponed until the July LVPG meeting.

Committee Reports:

Linda Vista Rec Council, JoAnn Carini:  Reminders:  Carnival at the Linda Vista Recreation Center will be held June 26-29.  An invitation was given to all to attend the Code Compliance meetings on the fourth Tuesday of each month  at 5:30 p.m. in the Linda Vista Library conference room.

Traffic report, Doug Beckham:  motion to place an emergency action item on the agenda due to the time constraint regarding the proposal of changing Levant Street from a two-way to a one-way street.  Motion:  Beckham, 2nd:  Tomcek.  Passed:  10-0-0.  Motion to have Doug Beckham, Traffic Committee chair, write a letter to the City Engineer informing the City that the LVPG recommends and supports allowing only one way traffic on Levant Street .    Motion:  Beckham, 2nd:  Morgen.  Passed:  10-0-0. 

LVPG board member, Tom Cleary:  “Lucy Tran, who is the co-owner of the Vien Dong, Inc. and legally responsible for the dilapidated commercial property at 7011 Linda Vista Road , has agreed to a plea agreement and probation in the criminal charges brought by the City Attorney Mike Aguirre’s office.  She has agreed to pay several small fines and donate $7,000 to the Linda Vista Teen Center at the Boys and Girls Club by July 17, 2008 .  She may also have to pay an additional $3,000 if she fails to comply with the terms of court supervised probation.  The conditions of the plea agreement include keeping the property clean, allowing SDPD access to arrest trespassers, submitting a redevelopment plan to the city within 60 days, and returning the building to productive use.”  Tom highly recommends sending a letter of appreciation to Turko for helping Linda Vista.

Meeting adjourned:  8:05 p.m.

 Respectfully submitted by

Kathleen Morgen, LVPG Recording Secretary