Uptown Planners

Uptown Planners Agenda August 3, 2004

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING

UPTOWN PLANNERS
Uptown Community Planning Committee
1010 University Avenue, Box 1781 - San Diego, Ca. 92103 619/835-9501
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING
Tuesday, August 3, 2004 – 6:30 p.m.
Location: Joyce Beers Community Center, Uptown District
1230 Cleveland Avenue, San Diego, CA (across from Trader Joe’s)

I. Parliamentary Items (6:30 pm: 20 minutes)
a. Introductions
b. Adoption of Agenda and Rules of Order
c. Approval of Minutes
d. Treasurer’s Report
e. Chair’s Report

II. Public Communications - Non-Agenda Public Comment (2 minutes each) (6:50)

III. City/Government Information Items
a. Elected Official Representatives (2 minutes each) (6:55)
1. Todd Gloria, Congressmember Susan Davis
2. Seth Litchney, Mayor Dick Murphy
3. Margaret Radnick, Councilmember Michael Zucchet (CD2)
4. Monica Pelaez, Councilmember Toni Atkins (CD 3)

b. Staff Information Items (5 minutes each) (7:05)

1. Fire Department Safety Program: Report will be on college dorm safety, bicycle safety and parental tips on how to educate and guide children who may be fascinated with playing with fire. (5 minutes)

2. Hillcrest Association Farmer’s Market: Hillcrest Association’s Normal Street Farmer’s Market Special Permit request to move the Market to the SB lane of Normal Street between Lincoln and Blaine Street to free up DMV parking lot to add approximately 40 available parking spaces. (5 min., comments 10 min.)

IV. Community Organizations Reports / Information Items
a. Monthly Community Calendar (7:25)
b. Community Associations and Committees (2 minutes each) (7:30)
(Regular meeting times are posted on the Community Calendar. Please contact the Chair before the meeting if you would like to make an announcement)


V. Consent Agenda Action Items –.
Subcommittee Members: Singleton, Wilson, Satz, Edwards, Gardner, Bobb, Matthews, Epley, Dahl, Gottschalk

a. MISSION HILLS COMMONS TM – 4021 Falcon St Condo Conversion - (Process 4 - Tentative Map) Janice Kluth, Carter Reese, Developer; request to convert 57 existing residential units and 2 commercial units to condominiums. Mission Hills. MOTION: Approve with conditions

b. THIRD AVENUE TM – 3852 Third Ave Condo Conversion (Process 4 - Tentative Map ) Lindsay Erickson, Archstone Mgmt, Applicant - request to convert 6 existing residential units to condominiums. Hillcrest. MOTION: Approve with Conditions

c. CLEVELAND ROW HOMES TM – 4313 Cleveland Ave Condo Conversion (Process 4 - Tentative Map) Bob Ramsey - Municipal Engineering, Applicant - request to convert 7 existing residential units to condominiums. University Heights MOTION: Approve with Conditions

d. UPTOWN PARTNERSHIP 2004 PARKING SUMMIT SPONSOR: Saturday, September 18, 2004. Approve Uptown Planners as a co-sponsor for the upcoming summit.

VI. Action Items –

a. PENN STATION TM – 1231 Pennsylvania Ave Condo Conversion (Process 4 - Tentative Map ) Seung Lee, Applicant; Larry Cole, Landmark Engineering, Engineer - request to convert 8 existing residential units to condominiums. Hillcrest (7:50 – 5 min presentation/ 15 min discussion)

b. MONTECITO POINT TM – 4179 3rd Avenue Condo Conversion- (Process 4 -Tentative Map) Schwerin and Associates, Applicant – Request for tentative map waiver for an existing 72-unit project with underground parking. (8:10 – 5 min pres / 15 min disc).

c. CAMPUS AVENUE TM – 4136 Campus Ave Condo Conversion (Process 4 - Tentative Map ) Lindsay Erickson, Archstone Mgmt, Applicant - request to convert 7 existing residential units to condominiums. University Heights (8:30 – 5 min. pres/ 15 min disc).

d. FIRST AVENUE BRIDGE: City of San Diego First Avenue Bridge Seismic Retrofit and Painting. HERITAGE Architecture and Planning is completing the Section 106 documentation on the structure which requires a public meeting/presentation. (8:50 – 10 min pres / 10 min disc.)





VII. Urgent, Non-Agenda Action Items: Items or issues may be initiated by the members and accepted by the Chair. Please contact the Chair before the meeting if you would like to raise an issue as an Urgent Non-Agenda Action item. (9:10)

VIII. Planning Committee Business (9:15)

a. Report from the standing Ad Hoc Subcommittees:

Rules Subcommittee: (Chair: Leo Wilson) Consider amendments to the Bylaws to bring us in conformance with Administrative Guidelines.

Resources Subcommittee: (Chair: Allen Edwards) Committee formed to track and review Environmental Impact Reports and provide research, technical assistance and information for Board members on regulations currently under review by the Committee.

b. Urban Design and Historic Resources Subcommittee Report - This regular committee meets the third Monday of every month unless noted. Next meeting: Monday, August 16, 2004 @ 4:30 p.m. at Uptown Partnership’s Office, 3108 5th Avenue, Suite B, San Diego, CA 92103

IX. Adjournment – (approximately 9:30 pm)








Note: All times are estimates and used for planning purposes only. Any item on the agenda or added to the agenda may be subject to action. Anyone who requires an alternative format of this agenda or has special access needs please contact (619) 835-9501 at least three days prior to the meeting. For more information on meeting times or issues before Uptown Planners please contact me at dpgardner@cox.net or David Gardner, Chair, Uptown Planners, 1010 University Ave, Box 1781, San Diego, CA 92103 - (619) 835-9501or visit our website at http://www.neighborhoodlink.com/sandiego/uptown. Uptown Planners is the City’s recognized Community Planning Group for the Uptown Community Planning Area.

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