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March 14, 2008
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The Canyon Lake City Council’s regular monthly meeting was held Wednesday, March 5, with all members of Council present.
Public hearing
A public hearing was opened to discuss the request of Sports Stop Pub and Grill owner Peter F. Riley to extend hours of operation and live entertainment use under the establishment’s conditional use permit (CUP). Riley submitted the request to support his application to the state’s Alcohol Beverage Control board (ABC) for modification of on-sale alcohol use under the Type 47 license already held. After answering several questions posed to him by Council concerning the operation, staffing and security, Council voted to approve the CUP.
Consent agenda
In regular business, the Council authorized the destruction of City records no longer needed. State law provides for the destruction of different city records after specified periods of time, based on the type of record. Records verified by the City Accountant and City Attorney that could be destroyed under this request were a variety of financial records dating from 1990 to 1997 (with the exception of cancelled checks, which covered the period of 1990 to 1994), including copies of claims and demands, information gathered for audits, check registers, journal entries, monthly financial statements, cash disbursements and cash receipts.
Council also approved a list of surplus equipment to be auctioned. The Canyon Lake Police Department furnished to the City’s Finance Department a list of furniture and electronic equipment no longer being utilized; four pieces of equipment from City Hall were also added to the list. Any proceeds received from the sale of the equipment will go to the City’s general fund. A list of the equipment and furniture can be found on this page under the “4 Your Information” heading.
Council approved an agreement with Castaneda and Associates to prepare the City’s housing element, a multi-year, five-phase process. Each city and county in the state is required to adopt a General Plan to govern its land use and planning decisions. The housing element is one aspect of the General Plan and is mandated by State Housing law. Additionally, the City must have an up-to-date General Plan to be in compliance with the potential redevelopment plan.
The housing element quantifies housing needs within a jurisdiction for specified planning periods, currently 2006-2014, and is used in land use planning, prioritizing local resource allocations and identifies how to address existing and future housing needs resulting from population, employment and household growth.
Based on the recommendation made by Ralph Castaneda, the proposal is limited to the first phase of preparation, sites inventory and analysis, and its purpose is to determine whether the City will be able to accommodate its share of regional housing needs. Due to the City’s special circumstances as a gated community, the State Department of Housing and Community Development, which certifies housing elements, may not be able to do so, in which case the City can “self certify.” The cost to the City for all five phases will total $30,000, with Phase 1 not to exceed $8,000.
Council authorized the City to enter into an agreement with Sunshine Nurseries, the City’s month-to-month landscape contractor, for spring planting of the Railroad Canyon Rd. median as well as the Canyon Lake Dr. South entry to the community. Sunshine Nurseries has been in discussion with the City’s landscape architect to develop the plant pallet, which was presented to the Public Works Committee at its February meeting.
The planting will consist of 700 shrubs as well as the installation of poly-drip irrigation, which can be relocated and adjusted in the event Railroad Canyon Rd. is eventually widened. The cost of the contract totals $30,000 and will be partially offset by a $5,400 insurance settlement received by the City following an accident that damaged the median last year.
Mid-year budget review
The mid-year budget review, used to compare budgeted revenues with actual revenues, found increases in the property tax vehicle license fee swap, sales and use tax and interest income, with decreased revenues in real property tax and construction/building permit fees.
As a result, recommended adjustments to specific expenditure accounts included increases for the City Attorney for an ongoing lawsuit and increase in hourly rates; the Building Department due to lower permit activity; AQMD to fund LED energy-saving bulbs in City traffic lights; and an alternative fuel vehicle to be used by code enforcement and street maintenance as a result of increased pothole repair following this season’s rains. Staff recommendations were approved by Council.
Urgency ordinance
Council adopted Ordinance 105U, which requires any contractor, including utilities, to notify the City Clerk of the nature, location and duration of any construction activity, as well as advise of measures to be taken to prevent discharge. This ordinance amends the City’s existing NPDES ordinance, which regulates non-storm water discharges into the City’s storm drain system.
Staff indicated the City is not always aware of a project until it becomes a problem, and recommended the ordinance to help facilitate meetings and inspections before a project is due to start to help mitigate later storm water issues.
Next meeting
The next meeting of the Canyon Lake City Council is scheduled for Wednesday, April 2. Please note this is a change from the normal meeting day, which is generally the first Wednesday of the month. Meetings begin at 7 p.m. with the agenda posted the Friday prior to the meeting. Those unable to attend in person can watch the meeting on Time Warner local access channel 29. For more information, call Canyon Lake City Hall at 244-2955.
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