Uptown Planners

Uptown Planners Monthly Meeting, Tuesday, February 3, 2004

Uptown Community Planning Committee -- 6:30 p.m.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING
Uptown Planners
Tuesday, February 3, 2004 – 6:30 p.m.
Joyce Beers Community Center, Uptown District
1230 Cleveland Avenue, San Diego, CA (across from Trader Joe’s)

I. Parliamentary Items
a. Introductions
b. Adoption of Agenda and Rules of Order
c. Approval of Minutes
d. Treasurer’s Report

II. Public Communications (2 minutes each maximum)
Non-Agenda Public Comment

III. Government Information

a. Elected Officials (2 minutes each)
a. Todd Gloria, Congressmember Susan Davis
b. Tatiana Ambrosius, Mayor Dick Murphy
c. Margaret Radnick/Craig Casteneda, Councilmember Michael Zucchet
d. Monica Pelaez, Councilmember Toni Atkins

b. City Information Items (5 minutes each)
a. University Avenue Transit First Now! Proposed Transit Improvements – University Avenue between 6th Avenue and Park Boulevard. (Kathy Donnelly, Senior Planner, SANDAG)

IV. Chair and Community Reports/Recommendations
a. Chair’s Report and Information
b. Community Associations and Committees (2 minutes each)
Please see Community Calendar. Please contact the Chair before the meeting if you would like to make an announcement.
c. Transportation Report
d. Urban Design and Historic Resources Report
NOTE: Meeting Date Change: Subcommittee meets Tuesday, February 17, 2004 at Uptown Partnership, 3108 5th Avenue, Suite B, San Diego, CA 92103


Uptown Planners Agenda
Tuesday, February 3, 2004
Page Two

V. Consent Agenda Action Items
a. Stoia Residence – 4230 Arista – Alex Trepte – Variance for construction of a wall, fence and gate with partial obstruction of sight-lines for driveway gate. Mission Hills.

VI. Action Items – (75 minutes)
a. 1912 San Diego Avenue – Lindsey Erickson, Westone Management – 5 minutes – Tentative Map Waiver for condominium conversion of existing 10 unit apartment complex. Mission Hills.

b. Cairo Tentative Map Waiver – Safdie Rabines Architects – 5 minutes –Tentative Map Waiver for condominium conversion of under construction 16 unit project at 3788 Park Boulevard. Hillcrest.

c. Columbia Street Tentative Map Waiver – Chuck Shackleford – 5 minutes – Application to waive the requirements for a Tentative Map to convert 10 existing apartment units to condominiums at 3005-3023 Columbia Street, Middletown.

d. Dickinson Residence (Process 2) – Jim Galvan – 15 minutes – Neighborhood Development Permit to add 589 square foot master suite to 1,460 square foot home at 1912 Linwood. Property is partially in steep slopes. Mission Hills

e. India Chalmera Community Plan Amendment Initiation – Bob Bokken/Bret Tullis, Carrier Johnson Architects – 40 minutes – Applicant is requesting to initiate a plan amendment to the Uptown Community Plan to redesignate approximately .34 acre site located at 3625 through 3645 India Street from Medium Density Residential (15-29 dwelling units/acre) to High Density Residential (44-73 dus/acre). Request is for 38 for-sale condominiums with 6 retail spaces on India and underground parking for 69 vehicles. Current zoning could accommodate up to 25 units. Middletown/Mission Hills.

f. Request for letter of support for upcoming Cityfest event- Warren Simon- 5 min.
g. Request for letter of support for upcoming Pride Festival and Parade
h. Proposed “Boilerplate” For Condominium Conversions – 5 minutes

VII. Information Items – (20 minutes)

a. Terrace on the Park/Gotfordson Development – 2820 6th Avenue (6th and Olive) – James Alcorn – 20 minutes – Proposal for 14 story, 25 unit project with underground parking at northwest corner of 6th Avenue and Olive. Applicant considering applying for FAR bonus due to underground parking. Park West

VIII. Urgent, Non-Agenda Action Items
IX. Planning Committee Business
X. Adjournment – Any items on the agenda or added to the agenda may be subject to action. This information will be made available in alternative formats upon request. To request an agenda in alternative format, or to request a sign language or oral interpreter for the meeting, call: (619) 236-6405. See the Uptown Planner’s website at http://www.neighborhoodlink.com/sandiego/uptown for more information about community planning group issues in Uptown.