City Heights Area Planning Committee

Minutes - November 2020 - January 2021

 

 

City Heights Area Planning Committee

 

Draft Minutes for January 4, 2021

 

1. Chairman called the meeting to order at 6:34 PM. Jake Banfield-Weir, Francisco Garcia, Rosa Calvario, Maria Cortez, Jim Varnadore, Edwin Lohr, Ana Gonzalez, Brian Green-Carson, Vanessa Erickson, Roddy Jerome, Wendy Miller, David Nelson, Denisse Lopez, Blair Overstreet, Scott Paquette, Michael Rossler, Andrew Benavides, Patty Vaccariello, Randy Torres-Van Vleck and Russ Connelly were present. Chair notified the audience about voluntary sign-in sheet and eligibility for next election.

 

2. Corrections to the Minutes of December 7, 2020. Minutes approved as presented.

 

3. Agenda was approved unanimously.

 

4. Staff Comment: Stephanie Estrada from the Mayor’s office introduced herself and provided updates. Parking (including street sweeping) is no longer being enforced except red, white and blue for safety reasons. Brian and Maria asked clarifying questions about parking. David, Edwin and Randy provided comment. Ben Mendoza, Julio Garcia, and Heidi Palmer from Councilmember Sean Elo-Rivera’s office introduced themselves.

 

5. Off-agenda public comment: Becky Rapp provided comment about marijuana businesses.

 

6. Business Agenda:

6.1. Appointment to fill vacancy – Youth 2021 seat: No volunteer stepped forward. Tabled for future meeting.

 

6.2. Appoint to fill vacancy - School/Non-Profit 2021 seat. Rahmo Abdi (PANA) and Carlos Quezada (City Heights Town Council) both expressed interest in the seat. Patty nominated Rahmo, and Jake seconded. David nominated Carlos and Roddy seconded. However, since Carlos is not on the board of the Town Council he could not self-nominate himself for the position without authorization from the organization. Carlos wastherefore unable to be nominated. Vote to confirm Rahmo was 19-0-0 with the chair not voting and Rahmo was seated.

 

6.3. 669559 Federal Blvd Channel – Update

 

Kirstin Skadberg, Vicki Estrada and Tory Walker provided updates about Groundworks San Diego-Federal Blvd/Chollas Creek Restoration and Trail Project. Russ and Francisco provided comments. Patty, Maria, Jake, Randy, David and Brian asked follow-up questions. Randy motioned to approve the project as presented. Patty seconded. Vote was 20-0-0 with the chair not voting and the motion was approved.

 

7. Chair’s report: No guidelines yet from the City Planning Department for March elections.

 

8. Board Comment – Questions and Answers

 

Maria provided updates about community mural. Blair, Scott, David, Randy, Rosa, Wendy, Brian, Edwin, Francisco, Roddy and Patty all commented on meeting etiquette. Russ provided feedback as well.

 

9. Adjournment at 8:21 PM. The Committee will reconvene on Monday February 1, 2021, 6:30 PM.

City Heights Area Planning Committee

Minutes for December 7, 2020

1.   Chair Russ Connelly called the meeting to order at 6:34 pm. Francisco Garcia, Rosa Calvario, Maria Cortez, Jim Varnadore, Edwin Lohr, Ana Gonzalez, Brian Green-Carson, Vanessa Erickson, Roddy Jerome, Wendy Miller, Denisse Lopez, Blair Overstreet, Scott Paquette, Andrew Benavides, Patty Vaccariello, Randy Torres-Van Vleck and Russ Connelly were present. Absent were Jake Banfield-Weir, David Nelson, Dhaha Nur, and Michael Rossler. The chair notified the audience about the voluntary sign-in sheet and eligibility for next election

2. Corrections to the Minutes of November 2, 2020: No modifications; accepted as presented.

 

3. Agenda was approved unanimously.

 

4. Staff Comment: Jasmine Mallen and Stopher Vallejo provided updates from Georgette Gomez’s office and said good-byes.

 

5. Off-agenda public comment: No off-agenda public comments.

 

6. Business Agenda:

6.1. Appointment to fill vacancy – Youth 2021 seat: No one in audience spoke up about filling the vacant position. Tabled for future meeting.

 

6.2. Declare the School/Non-Profit 2021 seat vacant due to absences. Jim motioned to declare the seat vacant and Brian seconded the motion. Motion passed 16-0-0 with the Chair not voting.

 

6.3. Review and input on parking time revision – 3110 Euclid Avenue Patty commented and suggested a 2 hour limit instead of the proposed 1 hour limit, with Wendy agreeing saying it would benefit both residents and businesses. Rosa provided feedback about residents in the area and vehicular vandalism. Question about the 2-hour limit being during 8 am. to 6 pm. hours as normal: yes. Patty motioned to implement 2-hour limited parking at 3110 Euclid Ave and Roddy seconded the motion. Committee approved the motion 16-0-0 with the Chair not voting.

 

7. Chair’s report: Election Subcommittee has not yet met since it has still not been clarified what 2021 CPG elections will look like at this time. Bylaw revisions were reviewed by the Planning Department and are waiting for the sign-off by the City Attorney’s office. Historic Resources Board is voting to approve demolishing the American Legion hall for 4^th corner project.City Staff requested clarification of prior CHAPC vote before sending HRB recommendation to the Planning Commission.Several committee members requested a copy of the staff report to the HRB; Russ to email it after the meeting. Project to remove concrete from Chollas Creek bed and return to natural habitat is moving forward and should come before the committee soon.

 

 

 

8. Board Comment – Questions and Answers: Jim, Maria, Wendy, Patty and Blair commented. Questions about resources for vehicular vandalism and to make sure that Sean Elo-Rivera’s office is made aware during the transition.

 

 

 

9. Chair Russ reiterated purpose of the sign-in sheet and election eligibility. Meeting was adjourned at 7:32. Next meeting: January 4, 2021 6:30 PM via Zoom.

 

 

 

City Heights Area Planning Committee

Minutes for November 2, 2020

 

 

1. Chair Russ Connelly called the meeting to order at 6:33 PM. Jake Banfield-Weir, Francisco Garcia, Rosa Calvario, Maria Cortez, Jim Varnadore, Edwin Lohr, Ana Gonzalez, Brian Green-Carson, Vanessa Erickson, Roddy Jerome, Wendy Miller, David Nelson, Denisse Lopez, Michael Rossler, Patty Vaccariello, Randy Torres-Van Vleck and Russ Connelly were present. Absent were Dhaha Nur, Blair Overstreet, Scott Paquette, and Andrew Benavides. The chair notified the audience about the voluntary sign-in sheet and eligibility for next election.

2. Corrections to the Minutes of October 5, 2020: Minutes were accepted as presented.

3. Agenda was approved unanimously.

4. Jasmine Mallen from Council Member Georgette Gomez’s office provided updates.

5. Off-agenda public comment: Kathleen Lippitt, David Nelson, Maria Cortez, and Edwin Lohr commented.

 

6. Business Agenda:

6.1. Appointment to fill vacancy – Youth 2021 seat: No one spoke up to fill vacancy. Tabled until future meeting.

 

6.2. Review and approval of proposed bylaw revisions: Russ provided updates on revisions that were proposed and discussed by the ad-hoc subcommittee. Questions from committee: clarification of what 50 ft. from the location is referring to, clarification on what happens if 6 people are at the 8 year mark. Comment from Patty Vaccariello that it should be 2/3 of category votes versus total votes. Russ clarified that proposed language was from Council Policy 600-24. After discussion, Edwin motioned and Patty seconded to approve bylaw revisions as presented by the Subcommittee. Vote was 15-0-0 with the Chair not voting.

 

6.3. Formation of the 2021 Election Subcommittee: Russ explained who qualifies and what the subcommittee does. It is still being determined how the March 2021 elections will look like during CoVid19 restrictions. Rosa and Francisco volunteered, with Russ stepping in as third for now. Russ will reach out to others not in attendance who qualify that might be interested in serving on the Subcommittee.

7. Chair’s report: Russ provided updates and clarifications about the City’s Complete Communities plan. Mobility hasn’t changed, but priority investment goes into transportation. The Parks Element was not accepted by the Planning Commission. Community Planners Committee reaffirmed to ask for a delay until after the elections to get community input. Questions from committee: What about transitional zoning, what happens to Development Impact Fees (DIF), and what about the transportation element. Comments from committee: high-rise designation becomes cost-prohibitive, seems like big changes were made.

 

8. Board Comment – Questions and Answers: Patty, Edwin, Michael, Wendy, Randy and Russ provided comments. Congrats to Jake on the arrival of his new child.

 

9. Meeting adjourned at 7:37 PM. The Committee will reconvene on Monday, December 7, 2020, 6:30 PM.