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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 022900 Approved 03/14/2000 MINUTES %r CITY OF ATASCADERO urr, a • CITY COUNCIL / PLANNING COMMISSION JOINT WORKSHOP SMART GROWTH WORKSHOP Tuesday, February 29, 2000, 6:30 p.m. I. CALL MEETING TO ORDER- 6:30 P.M.: Mayor Johnson Mayor Johnson called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. and led the pledge of allegiance. II. ROLL CALL: %W Present: Council Members Arrambide, Clay, Luna, Scalise and Mayor Johnson Commissioners Bentz, Fonzi,Jeanes, Kelley and Clark Absent: Chairman Carden and Commissioner Eddings Others Present: City Clerk Marcia McClure Torgerson Staff Present: City Manager Wade McKinney, Community and Economic Development Director Paul Saldana, Principal Planner Warren Frace, Assistant Planner Jamie Heltsley, Assistant Planner Phil Dunmore, City Attorney Roy Hanley. VI. SMART GROWTH WORKSHOP Mayor Johnson asked if there was any public comment. PUBLIC COMMENT Eric Greening, 6600 Lewis Ave., asked the Council and Commission to speak loudly as without microphones, the public is having difficulty hearing. 1%W Mayor Johnson closed the Public Comment period. Joint CC/PC 02/29/2000 Page 1 Approved 03/14/2000 City Manager Wade McKinney welcomed everyone to the workshop and explained how the meeting would proceed. Commissioner Eddings came in at 6:45 p.m. Mr. McKinney led the members of the meeting in an exercise of teamwork. Staff explained the League of California Cities' Ten Principles for Smart Growth and encouraged input from the members of the meeting to create Atascadero's Ten Principles of Smart Growth. (see Attachment A) City Council and Planning Commission separated and discussed their expectations of each other as they referred to a list created at their joint meeting of March 31, 1998. Mayor Johnson adjourned the Joint Workshop at 8:40 p.m. The next scheduled City Council meeting is on Tuesday, March 14, 2000 at 7:00 p.m. and the next scheduled Planning Commission meeting is on Tuesday, March 7, 2000 at 7:00 p.m. MINUTES PREPARED BY: TU,1u'L YX(t lk�7c. l 0 Marcia McClure Torgerson, City Jerk ATTACHMENT: A - Atascadero's Ten Principles of Smart Growth. Joint CC/PC 02/29/2000 Page 2 Attachment: A Atascadero City Council Meeting Date: 2-29-00 City of Atascadero PRINCIPLES FOR SMART-GROWTH 1. Well-Planned New Growth: Recognize and preserve critical areas of open space, environmental habitats, and agricultural lands, while accommodating new growth in compact forms in areas designated for higher density, in a manner that encourages multi-modal transportation opportunities, integrates the new growth, and creates housing and job opportunities for people of all ages and income levels. 2. Maximize Existing Infrastructure: Accommodate additional growth by first focusing on the use and reuse of existing urbanized lands supplied with infrastructure, with an emphasis on reinvesting in the maintenance and revitalization of existing infrastructure. 3. Support Vibrant City Centers: Give preference to the redevelopment and reuse of Downtown Atascadero and appropriate nodes along existing transportation corridors through the encouragement and retention of mixed- use development, business vitality, housing opportunities for people of all income levels, and safe, reliable and efficient multi-modal transportation systems. 4. Coordinated Planning For Regional Impacts: Coordinate planning with neighboring communities and the County so that there are agreed upon regional strategies and policies for dealing with the regional impacts of growth of transportation, housing, schools, air, water, wastewater, solid waste, natural resources, agricultural lands, and open space. 5. Support High Quality Education and School Facilities: Encourage and support high quality education, neighborhood-accessible school facilities and adequate library services as a critical determinant in making our community attractive to families, maintaining a desirable and livable community, promoting life-long learning opportunities, enhancing economic development, and providing a work force qualified to meet the full range of job skills required in the future economy. 6. Build Strong Communities: Support and embrace the development of strong families and a socially and ethnically diverse community, by: (1) working to provide a balance of jobs and housing within the community; (2) reducing commute times; (3) promoting community involvement; (4) enhancing public safety; and (5) providing and supporting cultural and recreational opportunities. 7. Emphasize Joint-Use of Facilities: Emphasize the joint-use of existing compatible public facilities operated by City, school, County, and state agencies, as well as take advantage of opportunities to form partnerships with private businesses and non-profit agencies to maximize the community benefit of existing public and private facilities. 8. Support Entrepreneurial/Creative Efforts: Support local endeavors to create new products, services and businesses that will expand the wealth and job opportunities for all social and economic levels. 9. Encourage Full Community Participation: Foster an open and inclusive community dialogue and promote alliances and partnerships to meet community needs. 10. Establish a Secure Local Revenue Base: Create/support the establishment of a secure, balanced, and discretionary local revenue base necessary to provide the full range of needed services and quality land use decisions. Draft produced at Joint City Council/Planning Commission Meeting, February 29, 2000.