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Home My WebLink About2018-10-08 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, INFRASTRUCTURE , BUDGET & TECHNOLOGYCITY OF SANTA ANA CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, INFRASTRUCTURE, BUDGET AND TECHNOLOGY SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES CALL TO ORDER: ATTENDANCE: MEMBERS ABSENT OCTOBER 8, 2018 City Hall 20 Civic Center Plaza, Room 1600 Santa Ana, CA 5:05 p.m. Council Committee members: P. David Benavides Michele Martinez, Chairperson Vicente Sarmiento STAFF PRESENT: Raul Godinez II, City Manager Robert Cortez, Deputy City Manager Steven A. Mendoza, CDA Executive Director Minh Thai, PBA Executive Director Jack Ciulla, IT Executive Director Sergio Vidal, FMSA Acting Executive Director Candida Neal, Planning Manager Verny Carvajal, Principal Planner Bianca L. Zurita, Recording Secretary PUBLIC COMMENTS None AGENDA DISCUSSION ITEMS 1. Approval of Minutes of Economic Development, Infrastructure, Budget and Technology Committee Regular Meeting of September 10, 2018. MOTION: Benavides SECOND: Martinez VOTE: AYES: Benavides, Martinez (2) NOES: None (0) ABSENT: Sarmiento (1) October 8, 2018 1 Economic Development, Infrastructure, Budget & Technology Minutes (Item #3 taken out of order) 3. Development Streamlining Code Amendments (Strategic Plan No. 3,2; 5,3) (Minh Thai, PBA) Candida Neal, Planning Manager of Planning and Building presented an overview of the Zoning Ordinance Amendments. The Proposed Amendments are Service Stations, French Park and Heninger Park, Two -Family (R2) and Townhouse and Educational Institutions. The Historic Resource Commission will oversee the two Historical Districts, French Park (SD -19) and Heninger Park (SD -40). Ms. Neal explained that the City does not require a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for Educational Institutions. Council Committee Member Martinez requested the number of charter schools in Santa Ana compared to other cities in Orange County. Planning and Building Agency conducted a survey of 5 cities in the surrounding area and discovered that they all require a CUP for Educational Institutions. Public schools currently do not follow a Conditional Use Permit (CUP). However, the new Zoning Ordinance will require Public School Districts to abide by the new Ordinance. Council Committee Member Benavides asked for clarification regarding the difference between public and Private Educational Institutions. Ms. Neal explained that public schools will have to go through the same process as private schools zoning ordinance. Council Committee Member Benavides recommended to inform the School Districts in advance of the new proposed Zoning Ordinance. Ms. Neal spoked on the proposed changes to the Two -Family (R2) and Townhome standards. The current standards were last updated in 1991. The Amendment is designed to clarify and simplify the development language. It will allow to build 3 -story townhomes and modify parking requirements. It will help to address some of the numbers and create new opportunities for low to medium density housing. Council Committee question and answer period ensued. 2. General Plan Land Use Alternatives (Strategic Plan No. 3,2) (Minh Thai, PBA) Minh Thai, Executive Director of Planning and Building provided an update to the EDIBT Committee on the status of the General Plan update and commits to give a quarterly report. They have made significant advances towards completion. One of the major steps is the Land Use portion what is going to evaluate and how they are going to grow. Staff has worked with other Departments Heads and a Consultant to identify these study areas that will be presented today to get direction from the Committee. The presentation will also be presented to the full Council to ensure the proposed study areas are the vision of City Council and the Community. Verny Carvajal, Principal Planner of Planning and Building, thanked Mayor Pro Tem Martinez for helping them through the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) process. SCAG has been a vital instrument allowing to move forward through October 8, 2018 1 Economic Development, Infrastructure, Budget & Technology Minutes the Grant Programs with SCAG. We received $325,000 to move forward with the initial part of the plan. Staff and the City are excited to move this project forward. Mr. Carvajal provided a report of the projects they have accomplished since July 2018. They are working to complete the Policy Framework with an anticipated date of adoption to coincide with the General Plan in March 2020. Mr. Carvajal explained that in the past year they have worked with various groups in the community and a consultant to compile information of what our residents want the City to be. They met with a specialized group to fine-tune those conversations and produced a summary that was presented to City Council a year ago. Council Committee comments, question and answer period ensued. Council Committee Chair Martinez thanked staff for their commitment and hard work. The staff working on bringing new innovations. The Strategic Plan talks about that. The City has very talented staff, from the ground level up. The staff who are on the ground level every day assisting the community are intelligent, understand the culture and capitalized on that talent. Every employee should have their hands and share the same vision. Council Committee Member Benavides encouraged Mr. Thai to keep it going. It is vibrant and refreshing to see the work his team has put together. Asked how many consultants have worked with Planning and Building. Council Committee Member Benavides requested that when they bring the item to City Council, include the rolls, next steps, identify ideas, vision and include South Bristol. Council Committee Member Benavides thanked staff for their work. 4. Update on the YMCA RFP (Strategic Plan No. 3, 5a) (Steven A. Mendoza, CDA) Steven Mendoza, Executive Director of Community Development, reminded the Committee of the challenge to pair two of the proposers. The Developers, Howard CDM partnership with OCSA and Caribou Industries, submitted their concerns in writing that were not able to come together for a unified proposal. Mr. Mendoza explained the financial investment and extensive work needed in order to bring the YMCA building up -to -code. Council Committee comments, question and answer period ensued. Council Committee Member Benavides expressed that both proposals bring something to the community, Educational, Community Service, Hospitality. He would like to see the YMCA bring back to life and be open to the general public. Recommended to bring both proposers to full Council for additional guidance. Council Committee Chair Martinez agreed with Council Committee Member Benavides to bring the both proposals to full Council. Recommended that both proposers make some innovative changes - something for historical purposes, something that will celebrate education and family, something that will share economy and space. October 8, 2018 1 Economic Development, Infrastructure, Budget & Technology Minutes Council Committee Members recommend the staff work with Caribou Industries to provide a proposal with changes in regards to community benefit, entertainment, culture and history that will go to Full Council for consideration. 5. Preliminary FY 2017-18 Year -End Update (Strategic Plan No. Goal 4, 1) (Sergio Vidal, FMSA) Sergio Vidal, Acting Executive Director of Finance and Management Services provided an overview of FY 2017-18 Revenue and Expenditures, Projected FY 2017-18 Year - End Balance, Audit Process for FY 2017-18 and Year -End Updates, and the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) Timeline. Council Committee Chair Martinez asked staff to project on pending Cannabis licenses. Council Committee comments, question and answer period ensued. 6. Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) Timeline (Strategic Plan No. Goal 4, 1) (Sergio Vidal, FMSA) Items #6 reported jointly with Item #5. 7. Future Meeting Date Due to Veteran's Day Holiday (Steven A. Mendoza, CDA) Steven Mendoza, Executive Director of Community Development requested to move the November 12th meeting to a different day due to Veteran's Day Holiday. Chair Martinez approved to move the meeting to a date that will work for all Council Committee Members. PUBLIC COMMENTS None ITEMS MOVED TO NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING None PUBLIC COMMENTS: None STAFF MEMBER COMMENTS: None October 8, 2018 1 Economic Development, Infrastructure, Budget &Technology Minutes COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMENTS: None NEXT MEETING: • Monday, October 22, 2018 Adjournment — 7:27 PM Audio of meeting available at: http://www.ci.santa-ana.ca.us/coc/granicus.asp a,'L, 'Zo .� Bianca L. Zurit Recording Secretary, CDA October 8, 2018 1 Economic Development, Infrastructure, Budget & Technology Minutes