City Heights Area Planning Committee

Minutes Feb 2012 to April 2012

City Heights Area Planning Committee draft minutes of February 6, 2012 meeting.  Present: Russ Connelly, Sam Charry, Katherine Eaton, Kenton Finkbeiner, Jenny Flanagan, Ahmed Malinomar, Mazda Mehraz, Guy Mock, Amanda Moss, David Nelson, Samantha Ollinger, Jesse Sergent, Hong Tran, Mark Tran, Patty Vaccariello, Robert Leif, Jim Varnadore & Abdullahi Yusef.  Absent: Saynab Dahir.

 

1. Call to order 6:33pm

2. Adoption of agenda: 1st Robert, Jessie 2nd. Patty 7.3 - address confusion and is tabled for one month. Cycles for the building are not ready, but action can be made. Unanimous.

3. Off agenda public comment - None.

4. Staff reports
      A. Cynthia Harris - Council District 7 rep. Handed out newsletter.
           David Nelson - 53rd and Orange is leaving ruts and potholes
           Jim V. - Wants to open a camel farm.
           Guy Mock - Commented on passable streets
      B. Courtney Thomson - Council District 3 rep. Handed out newsletter.
          Rowan street traffic humps. CHAPC approved the decision of whatever
          city traffic department determines. Upcoming Council resolution for car sales in the business district of City Heights
          Guy Mock- car sales support and appreciation on the progress made.
      C. Bruce Williams - Council District 4 rep.  Handed out newsletter.
Home Ave. Park was approved with some funding. April/May for moving forward.
          Patty - Arundo removal at Home Ave Park site?
          Mark - How can we influence and push forward funding for Home Ave
          Park? Contact your state representative.
          Jim V. - Art project status at SR 94 and Home Ave
      D. Mike Prinz – City Planning Dept. update on Urban Greening plan.

5. Committee comment...
      A. Amanda - June 9th Summer facelift
      B. Patty - Urban homesteading Feb 21 at City Farmers Nursery
      C. Guy Mock - Illegal building in Ridgeview neighborhood.
      D. Ahmed - CHOP comments
      E. Katherine - Guacamole Bowl in Balboa Park.
      F. Jenny - Girl Scout Cookies sales
      G. Mark - Lady Gaga representative.
      H. Jim - Applications for running for CHAPC, registering to vote.
      I. Kenton - Fairmount village meeting Feb 23 630 pm
      J. Russ - Community signage for City Heights on hold. Pistol range update: request to appeal did not make time limit, therefore thrown out. Can appeal be reconsidered? Michael Prinz should be initial contact.

6. Corrections to minutes
      A. Amanda Moss was present not absent.
     
7.1 Morin Residence - Hector Zamorano architect
      Robert 1st, David 2nd approval of NDP
      Katherine amendment – add: not required to pave rear alley
      Patty – add: address and motion sensor lighting on rear of building
     Passed 17-0-CNV

7.2 Operational Samahan NUP – information item
      Joel San Juan - community health center for health services on 54th and
      Trojan; Seeking approval for neighborhood use permit.
      Guy Mock - Will you seek local business and workers/partnerships? Yes.
      Mark Tran - Outreach? Word of mouth, families, school, add organizations like Victoria House, open houses & use of community newspapers.
      How long is the grant? One time grant to build the facility.
      Additional grants through health services.
      David - Who does this serve? Phase 1: students, Phase 2: families.
      Mazda - Are you associated with La Maestra? Yes.
      Jessie – Define: "eastern corridor of City Heights?" No one will be
      turned away, services impact outside of City Heights as well.

7.3 - 7/11 liquor license application for 3845 University.
     Paul McNeil – Norton, Moore and Adams: informational presentation.
     Katherine - CUP, locked coolers for off sale. Window signage: no 
     blockage of view.
     Guy - liquor sales and crime behind the property near elementary school.
     What is “online video to the police dept”? The police have online access to a video live feed from store.
     Ahmed - Are there any that run without sales of beer and wine? One,
     downtown: it didn't work for them.
     Robert - Requests a map of all the 7 11 locations
     Jim - Get more windows. Find a franchisee that is not a racist: The current operator at Winona & University will not post ethnic newspapers.
     Mazda - comments on robberies at 1702 Gateway location.
     Samantha - Parking racks for bikes
     Ahmed - Driving force behind the decision to not sell beer & wine downtown? They couldn't get liquor license.
     Amanda - comments on CEPTED
     Mary Baum - Say San Diego not in support of license.
     Maria Cortez- please do not sell alcohol
     Krista Berry - Safety initiative representative
     Bob Sergent - not a shortage of liquor stores in area, there's too many.
     David Bowen - not in support
     Russ - closing comments on various crimes at other 7-11 locations.

7.4 - Home Avenue Goodwill Store update. Informational presentation
      Mark Bausback, architect. Showed exterior diagrams.
      Add trash cans, CEPTED improvements. No parking on the spaces flanking Home Ave.
     
7.5 - Letter of support for CHTC letter of community projects, Guy Mock.
    Patty 1^st; Kenton 2nd for letter of support.
    Passes 16-0-1, Guy abstains, Chair not voting.

7.6 Candidate for D4-13 seat
     Rebecca Rusk - resident since 1968 of Ridgeview.
     Krista Berry – local activist of Fairmount Village.

Paper ballot – Rebecca Rusk is winner of seat, Krista encouraged to run for seat in next election.

7.7 Subcommittee status. Jim V. Canvassing is done. Outlined deadline dates.

8. Adjourned 8:51 pm

 

City Heights Area Planning Committee draft minutes of March 5, 2012 meeting.

Present: Russ Connelly, Sam Charry, Saynab Dahir, Katherine Eaton, Kenton Finkbeiner, Ahmed Malinomar, Mazda Mehraz, Guy Mock, Amanda Moss, David Nelson, Samantha Ollinger, Jesse Sergent, Hong Tran, Mark Tran, Patty Vaccariello, Robert Leif, Jim Varnadore & Abdullahi
Yusef.  Absent: Jenny Flanagan

1. Call to order at 6:32pm

2. Adoption of agenda: Jessie 1st, Robert 2nd. Unanimous.

3. Off-agenda public comment:

    David Bowen: Skateboard park is needed after child was hit in North Park.

4. Staff Reports:

    A. Marcia Berumen, Marti Emerald’s office: a list of things to be
done has been sent to the County office by the redevelopment agency.

    B. Michael Prinz, City Planning: refining land uses for bus
stations along the SR15 corridor on El Cajon blvd. and University Avenue. This
is set for April. This is a planning study, and no zoning would be changed at
this point. Finalize land uses, and bring a presentation to the CHAPC after. No
update on illegal building practices in Ridgeview.

C. Courtney Thomson, Todd Gloria’s office... CD3 discretionary funds are going
to fund the City Heights library hours.

5. Committee member comment:

A. Hong Tran - free tax preparation through the International Rescue Committee.
B. Guy - Marti Emerald’s ‘list of ten’ meeting. Will follow up with her.
C. Patty - fire station 17 decisions left are to be made are by the fire dept.
find a transitional space for station for 1.5 years while rebuilding.
D. Katherine - El Cajon Blvd Business Association had meeting with Horn of
Africa group to do some highlighting of businesses in the area.
E. Ahmed - Jacobs Foundation meeting on March 7
F. Amanda – Neighborhood Facelift, June 9 in Swan Canyon
G. Russ - upcoming Fairmount Park Neighborhood Wide yard sale

6. Corrections to minutes. David 1st, Patty 2nd. Accepted as presented.

7.1 Operation Samahan NUP
Several presenters: Maileen Wan, Margaret Sandborn, director.
101 children K through 5, preschool is in fall.
Lisa Johnson - Youth and Family Outreach
Phal Chourp - Asian Community Afairs, children's garden development
Joel San Juan - project completion
Mike Matalon - architect. 3200 sq project area.
Chairman’s clarification: After the use of a medical building is vacant for 2
years, applicant must get a NUP to reoccupy the space for previous use.

Patty - Grant only applies to the construction. Onside medical services.
Robert – Are there emergency services? No.
David 1st, Robert 2^nd to approve NUP. Passes 16-0 with Chair not voting.

7.2 7-11 CUP for liquor license at University and 39^th.

The Chairman noted that this presentation is for the
CUP for the liquor license only. Approval of plans/designs of the building to
be constructed at 3845 University will be presented and considered at a future
meeting.

Presentation by several including: Paul McNeil: Norton, Moore, and Adams as
well as a representative from Real Estate department of 7-11 Corporation.

Patty – re: notice of Public Convenience and Necessity, was address corrected?
Is the document present? No, but it is on the computer of the applicant.
(laptop screenshot of document was shown to Committee and was accepted as
sufficient proof)
David Bowen- has the community adjacent to this property been notified? Paul
has contacted the church, schools, and future notices will be sent out. The 300
ft notice has not been sent out for the CUP hearing.
Sam - defined the laws relating to a CUP for alcohol sales.
Guy - comments on bypassing the 300 ft notice prior to meeting. 5 places are
selling alcohol on that block because it's two different census tracts.
Katherine - wants a guarantee that 7-11 will be the developer. Response: operator
will be leasee. License will be with 7-11 for 20 years.
Robert - we are advised by the public. If they say no, we will say no. And that
the 300 ft notice should be out.
Rebecca - will you build if we don't approve NUP? Probably not.
Ahmed - supports infrastructure but doesn't support liquor license, but we
should support development.
David - supports it.
Sam - is this a franchise or is it corporate owned? It will be franchised.
Mazda – Will you build and sell it later? No, franchisee works with 7-11 corp.
Patty - thinks that there are so many former 7-11 stores that are no longer
branded stores, how do you keep franchisees so that the building doesn't become
something else?
Katherine - what are your best practices? 7-11 needs to consider many different
things to combat loitering, homeless, thefts, robberies, etc.
Ahmed – requests restricting sales during lunch, selling to high school students.

Katherine motions to approve CUP for alcohol sales with the following restrictions: 1. That 7-11 does not sell singles or triple packs, no malt liquor, no fortified wine; no pay phone on site; no end of
aisle, window or property promotions of alcohol. 2. Loitering will not be tolerated and SDPD to be called immediately. 3. No consumption of alcohol on property. 4. Controlled visual and physical access on property. 5. No video or coin operated games on property. 6. Video surveillance access to be made available to S.D.P.D.  7. Set hours of alcohol sales from 6AM to 12AM. 8. No alcohol displays or freestanding alcohol coolers. 9. Check ID of all under 30. 10. Increased exterior lighting around store.  11. File “No Trespass” agreement with SDPD.  12. Any graffiti on building to be removed in 24 hours. 13. Coolers containing alcohol locked during off-sale hours. David is
2^nd on motion. A friendly amendment by Sam was accepted that the ABC shall not grant license to the property before the completion of the building.  Motion passes 13-2 with Chair not voting.

7.3 Vacancy of 3-13 seat

Saynab has 4 absences in 12 month period; noticed to Committee per bylaws by Chairman.
 
Patty - she is motivated and is chair of elections sub-committee.
Kenton: motion to keep Saynab on Committee, 2nd by Ahmed. Unanimous.

7.4 Elections sub-committee report on current election:  None presented.

8. Adjourned, 8:18pm

 

CITY HEIGHTS AREA PLANNING
COMMITTEE

 

Meeting of April 2, 2012

3910 University Avenue

City Heights CA 92105

 

DRAFT Minutes

 

1.  The meeting was called to order at 6:32PM.  Sam Charry, Russ Connelly, Saynab Dahir, Katt
Eaton, Jenny Flanagan, Ahmed Malinomar, Mazda Mehraz, Guy Mock, Amanda Moss,
David Nelson, Rebecca Rusk, Jessie Sergent, Hong Tran, Mark Tran, Patty
Vaccariello, Abdullahi Yusuf, and Jim Varnadore formed a quorum.  Kenton Finkbeiner, Robert Leif, Samantha Ollinger,

 

2.  Ahmed moved and Saynab seconded a motion to adopt the agenda as tendered.  The
members voted 16/0/0 (chair not voting) and the motion passed.

 

3.  Minor corrections were made to the minutes of March 5.

 

4.  In his remarks as outgoing Chair, Russ Connelly noted the positive, constructive approach the Committee took to its work and the encouraging support from the larger community.  He expressed his gratitude to the Committee and community.  First vice-Chairperson Patty Vaccariello accepted the gavel.

 

5.  Patty Vaccariello tendered the gavel to Election Subcommittee chair Saynab Dahir who introduced and seated re-elected Committee members and two newly elected members, John DeMiranda and Ahmadei Cheikgurei.

 

6.  There was no off-agenda public comment.

 

7.  Cynthia Harris from CD-7 reported on the City’s urban agriculture regulations, the end of redevelopment, and noted that the City’s Public Works projects are listed at the City’s website.

 

    Courtney Thomson from distributed the District Three newsletter.

 

8.  Ahmedei Cheikgurei, Saynab Dahir, Katt Eaton, Ahmed Malinomar, Guy Mock, Amanda Moss, David Nelson, Jessie Sergent, Hong Tran, and Mark Tran offered comments of interest.

 

9.1  Patty read a letter the Chairman Emeritus had sent in support of the Safe Routes to School grant application for Hamilton Elementary.  Ahmed moved, Jessie seconded
a motion to ratify the Chairman’s action.  The Committee voted 15/0/2 (Chair not voting) and the motion passed.

9.2.  The Chairwoman solicited volunteers to canvass the Committee, seeking nominees for officer positions.  The Committee will choose officers at the May 7, 2012 meeting.  Jen Flanagan, Jessie
Sergent, and David Nelson volunteered to serve.

 

9.3  Jim reviewed the status and progress of the Committee’s applica-tion for a by-law change that will allow seating of two youth members in addition to the twenty now authorized.

 

10.  The meeting was adjourned at 7:10PM to reconvene May 7, 2012 at the place shown above.