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City of Ukiah
Regular Adjourned Meeting
Joint City Council/Planning Commission Meeting
General Plan Implementation Strategies
January 30, 1996
6:00 p.m.
The City Council and the Planning Commission convened in a regular
adjourned meeting, of which the agenda was legally noticed and
posted, at 6:05 p.m. Roll was taken with the following
Councilmembers present: Mastin, Malone, Wattenburger, and
Shoemaker. The following Planning Commissioners were present:
Larson, Pruden, and Chairman Ashiku. Absent: Mayor Schneiter and
Planning Commissioners Smith and Baker. Staff present: City Clerk
McKay, City Attorney Rapport, Planning Director Sawyer, Senior
Planner Stump, and Assistant to the City Manager Harris.
The Planning Director reported the new General Plan is a planning
guide to be used the next five years, and five years is considered
short term. He explained this meeting was requested at the November
29, 1995, joint Council/Planning Commission meeting where the
desire to discuss an implementation strategy and develop a list of
priority needs desired by Council and the Planning Commission.
The Senior Planner explained the four timing categories of planning
periods.
Individual Councilmembers queried staff regarding upcoming projects
in the works currently, possible priority times listed; County
implementation priorities which may differ from City; current
County review of General Plan; water agencies relationship to the
proposed Joint Powers Agency surrounding the Eel River Diversion;
prioritization for County implementation measures; dust reduction
by paving yet groundwater recharge issues seem to contradict;
inclusion of California Department of Forestry be included in
compatible communication efforts; discussed River Park road access
improvement needs; the protection of records valuable to
historical, architectural and archaeological; water agency
responsibility and requested staff to check into whether 8.1 b & c
has been implemented as it may be a yes on priority.
Individual Planning Commissioners queried staff regarding the staff
ranking process, citizen participation outreach efforts by staff;
stream bed preservation and riparian protection concerns of
Steering Committee; Stream preservation; Land Development Code
future process and compilation; annexation wording that may be
contradictory to policy; extensive City staff time regarding
circulation and traffic implementation measures may possibly need
additional staffing levels; housing implementation dates required
for certification by State; Community Development valley-wide
design standards requiring massive staff time; neighborhood design
review input requested prior to applicant expense; and zoning code
procedures and processing.
It was the consensus of Council and the Planning Commission present
to make the following changes to the staff proposed implementation
measures; Change Implementation Measure OC-10.2 to yes as a short
term and high priority; Change OC-9.1(b) to yes as priority to
develop a Creek restoration committee; Refer IM NZ 1.4(b) to the
Airport Commission for wording for Airport Manager to implement;
Change SF 9.2(a) to high priority; Change IM 4.2 (a) to yes as a
priority; Change wording to yes as a priority on PR-5.1(a); Change
CF 8.1 a,b,c, and 11.1 a, CF 1.la to yes; Move to high priority
Implementation Measure HS-10.1(c); and requested City staff to
implement a neighborhood request process for input program on
proposed designs occurring in respective neighborhoods.
Commissioner Ashiku left the meeting at 7:00 p.m. and rejoined the
meeting at 7:05 p.m.
The Assistant to the City Manager summarized the additions.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 7:53
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