City Heights Area Planning Committee

Minutes November 05-January 06

November 2005 minutes

City Heights Area Planning Committee Minutes of the November 7, 2005 meeting

I) The meeting was called to order at 6:30PM. Russ Connelly. Laurie
Carlock. Gabe del Rio, Larry Dennstedt, Thomas Du. Kathy Evans-Calderwood, Kerri Everett, Jim Gilbert, Valentina Hernandez, Mark Kassab, Glenn Martinez, David Nelson, Leon Ray, Jessie Sergent and Jim Varnadore formed a quorum. Larry Canepa, Bob Kachi and Patty
Vaccarillo were absent.

2) Sprague suggested moving item 6.7 to an earlier time. The chair moved it to item 6.00. Evans-Calderwood asked to move item 5.5 to the business agenda. The chair moved it to item 6.01.

3) The Committee received public comment, staff reports, subcommittee and member comments.

4) The minutes of the October 3 meeting were approved 11/0/4.

5) Ray moved. Connelly seconded approval of consent items 5.1, 5.2.
5.3. and 5.4. The Committee voted 10/4/1 and the motion passed.

6.00) The Committee heard a request for a Southbound stop sign at the intersection of 42nd and Thorn Streets. After discussion, Connelly moved, Hernandez seconded to recommend a three-way stop sign at the intersection. The Committee voted 13/2/0 and the motion passed.

6.01) The Committee heard the application for a tentative map and a waiver of the utility undergrounding requirement at 3818 Van Dyke Ave. After discussion, Connelly moved. Del Rio seconded a recommendation to approve the map and disapprove the map waiver of the utility under grounding. The Committee voted 12/3/0 and the motion passed.

6.1) The Committee heard the matter of street vacations at the Mary Lanyon Fay School. After discussion, Sprague moved. Del Rio seconded a recommendation to approve vacations, to re-look at Safe Routes to School in the future, and to enhance the proposed alley between 51st and 52nd Streets. The Committee voted 6/8/1 and the motion failed. Connelly moved. Ray seconded to continue the item to December. The Committee voted 12/3/0 and the motion passed.

6.2) The Committee heard a presentation by Kim Emerson describing the art installation planned at the Central Police Maintenance Facility in 2007-2008. After discussion, Dennstedt moved. Connelly seconded to recommend that the project proceed in tandem with Phase 11 of the CPMF
project. The Committee voted 14/0/1 and the motion passed.

6.3) The Committee heard a presentation about the plans for a housing project near Dawson/Trojan. After discussion, the Committee asked to hear an expanded version of the matter in December.

6.4) The Committee heard a brief presentation about the status of the San Diego Model School Project. After discussion, the Committee asked to hear an expanded version of the matter in December.

6.5) The Committee heard the matter of an application for easement abandonments and alley vacations in connection with a Head Start facility near Central School. After discussion Hernandez moved Del Rio seconded a recommendation to approve the request. The Committee voted 11/4/0 and the motion passed.

6) The Committee heard a report from the City Heights Community Development Corp on a Caltrans grant to increase pedestrian mobility and access, especially at and near schools. The applicant requested no action and none was taken.

7) The Chair announced the 2006 Election Sub Committee: Leon Ray, Laurie Carlock and Jim Gilbert (Chair). Michael Sprague agreed to work with the subcommittee as its Advisor. At his request, Thomas Du was added to the subcommittee.

8) The meeting was adjourned at 9:2O PM to meet again on December 5.
2005. 6:30pm. at the Metro Center.

December 2005 Minutes

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January 2006 Minutes

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