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Home My WebLink AboutAgenda 040991 CC4/9/91 EXHIBIT A April 9, 1991 Mr. Mayor, Members of the Council: To give developers another way to mitigate tree removal the City established the Tree Planting Trust Fund. Instead of replacing trees on site, the developer may pay the City a tree replacement fee. Most funds have been deposited to mitigate native tree removal and the associated impacts on our native oak woodland and wildlife habitat. The donations substitute for the required 2:1 tree replacement. The only funds that have been spent were for the BIA Tree Proposal Although this is a noble project which deserves full support, it does nothing to mitigate the impacts on our native oak forest and its wildlife, nor does spending the money to cut tree wells into sidewalks. I urge the City Council to draft and adopt a Street Tree Ordinance, which is supposed to be part of the Tree Ordinance. This Ordinance should provide for funding and maintenance of BIA and other street trees. Using the funds for Arbor Day expenses may bring public awareness but it does not mitigate the ongoing loss of our oak forest. The last paragraph in the report is not clear. is it suggested that the developer be allowed to only purchase the replacement tree itself, rather than paying the true cost of replacement trees? The true cost was calculated by the former City Arborist and far exceeds the price of the tree. Who would pay the additional costs, such as initial maintenance? Would it be the owner of the receiver site that ends up subsidizing the impacts of development? And finally, who chooses a safe and appropriate receiver site, the developer or the City? Native trees are no longer protected on developed residential lots. No records are kept to tell of their removal. The Council may soon allow property owners to remove 25% of the tree canopy on non-developed residential lots for firewood. The City's road policy is allowing oak removal in record numbers. The purpose of requiring tree replacement or donations into the Tree Replacement fund is to mitigate, in part, development impacts on our native woodlands and wildlife and to assure that this native forest survives urbanization. I ask you to assure that funds for tree replacement are spent to restore and maintain Atascadero's native oak forest. 0 (0 00 t If��ES AGENDA ATASCADERO CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING ATASCADERO ADMINISTRATION BUILDING 6500 PALMA FOURTH FLOOR, ROTUNDA ROOM APRIL 9, 1991 7:00 P.M. This agenda is prepared and posted pursuant to the require- ments of Government Code Section 54954.2. By listing a topic on this agenda, the City Council has expressed its intent to discuss and act on each item. In addition to any action identified in the brief general description of each item, the action that may be tak- en shall include: A referral to staff with specific requests for information; continuance; specific direction to staff concerning the policy or mission of the item; discontinuance of consideration; authorization to enter into negotiations and execute agreements pertaining to the item; adoption or approval; and, disapproval. Copies of the staff reports or other documentation relating to each item of business referred to on the agenda are on file in the office of the City Clerk, available for public inspection during City Hall business hours. The City Clerk will answer any questions regarding the agenda. RULES OF PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: Members of the audience may speak on any item on the agenda. A person may speak for five (5) minutes. No one may speak for a second time until everyone wishing to speak has had an opportunity to do so. * No one may speak more than twice on any item. * Council Members may question any speaker; the speaker may respond but, after the allotted time has expired, may not initiate further discussion. * The floor will then be closed to public participation and open for Council discussion. Cali to Order Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call City Council Comment 1 Presentation of Plaque of Recognition to H. John Edens, Jr. , outgoing Board of Appeals member Presentation of Zoo Accreditation Plaque Proclamation: "National Library Week", April 14-21, 1991 Letter from Dave Transportation re: Dial-A-Ride COMMUNITY FORUM: The City Council values and encourages exchange of ideas and comments from you, the citizen. The Community Forum period is provided to receive comments from the public on matters other than scheduled agenda items. To increase the effectiveness of Community Forum, the following rules will be enforced: * A maximum of 30 minutes will be allowed for Community Forum, unless Council authorizes an extension. All remarks shall be addressed to Council, as a whole, and not to any individual member thereof. * No person shall be permitted to make slanderous, profane or personal remarks against any Council Member, commissions & staff. A. CONSENT CALENDAR: All matters listed under Item A, Consent Calendar, are consid- ered to be routine, and will be enacted by one motion in the form listed below. There will be no separate discussion on these items. A member of the Council or public may, by request, have any item removed from the Consent Calendar, which shall then be reviewed and acted upon separately after the adoption of the Consent Calendar. I. MARCH 12, 1991 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 2. RESOLUTION NO. 27-91 - AUTHORIZING THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE RIGHT-OF-WAY CERTIFICATIONS TO THE STATE OF CALI- FORNIA FOR PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS 3. RESOLUTION NO. 29-91 - AUTHORIZING APPLICATION FOR STATE LICENSING UNDER THE SCHOOL-AGE CHILD CARE PROGRAM 4. PROPOSED CONTRACT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES DESIGNING SETS- MIC STRUCTURAL RETROFIT OF THE CITY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING (Fred H. Schott & Associates) 5. BID AWARD FOR PURCHASE OF UNMARKED POLICE SEDAN 2 B. BEARINGS/APPEARANCES: 1. GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT 1B-90, ZONE CHANGE 10-89 & TTM 31-90 - Consideration of application to (1) change the land use designation of approximately 24 acres from Retail Commercial to Special Recreation, (2) change the zoning of said 24 acre site from CT(PH) (Commercial Tourist/Flood Hazard Overlay) to LS(FH) (PD8) (Special Recreation/Flood Hazard Overlay/Planned Development Overlay) , and (3) divide the same 24 acre site into 15 parcels for single-family residential use and two larger parcels for recreational use. Subject property is located on the southwest corner of the Highway 101 & Santa Barbara Road intersection (Bond & Associates/Eagle Creek Associates) A. Approval of General Plan Amendment 18-90 based on the Findings contained in Resolution No. 31-91. S. Ordinance No. 221 Amending Map 23 of the official zon- ing maps by rezoning that certain real property described as Lots 18-25 and "Park Reservation All of Block 72, Atas- cadero Colony, from CT(FH) to LS(FH) (PD8) and amending the text of the City Zoning Ordinance to include the provisions for the PD8 Zone created herein. (Recommend motion to waive reading in full and approve on f it t reading by title only. ) C. Approval of Tentative Tract Map 31-90 subject to the Planning Commission's Findings and Revised Conditions of Approval, Exhibit B, March 5, 1991. 2. FORESTRY & WOODLOT MANAGEMENT A. Ordinance No. 220 - Adding Forestry and Woodlot Manage- ment Provisions to the City's Tree Ordinance (Ord. #214) (Recommend motion to waive reading in full and approve on first reading by title only. ) S. Resolution No. 28-91 - Adding forestry and Woodlot Man- agement Standards to the Tree Ordinance Standards and Guidelines (Res. #125-90) 3. RESOLUTION N0. 24-91 - AUTHORIZING NEW PLANNING & ENGINE:ERING FEES 4. RESOLUTION NO. 14-91 - ADOPTING UPDATED DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES 3 C. REGULAR BUSINESS: 1. ORDINANCE NO. 219 —AMENDING MAP 16 OF THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAPS BY REZONING CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY AT 5160 AND 5180 PALMA AVE. FROM RMF/10 TO RMF/10 (PD7) (Zone Change 6-90) (Hazard/ Tartaglia-Hughes) (Recommend motion to waive reading in full and approve on second reading by title only. ) 2. COUNTY AUDITOR-CONTROLLER'S LETTER RE: SB 2557 3. STATUS OF TREE PLANTING TRUST FUND D. INDIVIDUAL DETERMINATION ANDIOR ACTION: I. City Council: A. Committee Reports (The following represents ad hoc or standing committees. Informative status reports will be given, as felt necessary.) : 1. City/School Committee 2. North Coastal Transit/S.L.O. Area Coordinating Council 3. Traffic Committee 4. Solid/Hazardous Waste Mgmt. Committee 5. Recycling Committee 6. Economic Opportunity Commission 7. B.I.A. 8. Downtown Interim Sign Committee 2. City Attorney 3. City Clerk 4. City Treasurer 5. City Manager 4