LA JOLLA SHORES ASSOCIATION (LJSA) Meeting Minutes December 14, 2005
Next Meeting: Wednesday, January 11, 2006, 7 pm SIO Building T-29. Present: Mark Broido, Mary Coakley, Andrea Dahlberg, Jim Dicks, Fran Doolittle, Carol DuPont, Ed Furtek, Shirley Goddard, Jim Heaton, Ken King, Todd Lesser, Sherri Lightner, John Metzger, Isabelle Tihanyi, Greg Salmon; absent: Andy Coy – audience 20.
A. CHAIR Sherri Lightner called the meeting to order at 7:03 pm; the November 9 minutes were approved.
1. The status of Site 653/Hillel/project 6098 is unchanged.
2. The LJ Shores Permit Review Committee continued the Adat Yeshurun Eruv Right of Way issue until its December 22 meeting. MOTION. Approved (Coakley 14/0): LJSA will write a letter to the LJ Shores Advisory Board requesting that the Board continue the presentation of the Adat Eruv (Item on the December 20, 2005 Agenda) until the January meeting of the Advisory Board and that a City Attorney familiar with the legal issues related to Eruv’s be present. This meeting to be publicly noticed and in La Jolla. MOTION. Approved (Dupont 14/0): LJSA will write a letter to the LJ Shores Permit Review Committee requesting that the Committee continue the presentation of the Adat Eruv (Item on the December 22, 2005 Agenda) until the January meeting of the Advisory Board and that a City Attorney familiar with the legal issues related to Eruv’s be present. This meeting to be publicly noticed and in La Jolla.
3. Izzy: There was almost no enforcement of the LJ Shores Beach Surf Camps last year with non-permitted camps operating illegally. The SD Land Use/Housing Committee has now agreed to apply the surf camp permit fees to enforcement as required. This will start in May.
4. Updates to the LJ Planned District Ordinance (PDO) will be proposed at the PDO Committee meeting on December 19. One issue: 3 story buildings.
5. Kim McCoy - 8515 La Jolla Scenic Drive North: Despite requests by LJSA and the LJ Shores Advisory Board that a stop work order be issued, the project goes on. The letter of the law is not being followed by the SD Development Services Department and it is seeking to justify the 5-foot side set backs for the project.
6. MOTION. Approved (Dicks 14/0). Ratification of LJSA Committee Appointments: Land Use: Sue Weissman; LJ Parking District Advisory Board: Ken King, alternate Jeff Broido; LJ Shores Permit Review Committee: Tony Crisafi, Fran Doolittle, alternate Sherri Lightner; LJ Traffic/Transportation Board: Mark Broido, Jim Heaton, alternate Greg Salmon; Parks/ Beaches: Mary Coakley.
7. The SD Metropolitan Transit Board (MTS) is thinking of eliminating the No. 34 bus from Horton Plaza to UTC with service along LJ Shores Drive.
8. Seventeen telecommunications antennas are proposed in LJ Alta - this is the first residential location of cell communication equipment in La Jolla.
B. TREASURY. December 14 balance $4,029.06.
C. NOMINATING COMMITTEE. Todd Lesser was elected to replace Ian Lerner on the LJSA Board. MOTION. Approved (Dupont 14/0): The election of LJSA Board Officers for 2006 - Chair Sherri Lightner, Vice Chair Jim Heaton, Treasurer John Metzger, Corresponding Secretary Mark Broido, Recording Secretary Andrea Dahlberg.
D. Project manager Clement Wassenberg reported on the status of the PUMP STATION NO. 27 PROJECT on Avenida de la Playa. Grass will be planted in the park area the last week in December. The LJSA Board requested that the work completion target date be mid-January to make sure everything is finished in time for the February 10-12 Davis Cup tournament at the LJ Beach/Tennis Club. Pump station personnel were asked to give a status report at the Board's January 11 meeting.
E. Resolution Related to Joint Use of the Miramar Air Station. Motion: Approved (? 11/0/3) To approve a resolution similar to those adopted by the Tierra Santa and University City Planning Groups (These were sent out with the draft agenda for Board review in advance of the meeting). Changes to be in the language related to the description of the group approving and the geographical area for our group.
F. PUBLIC COMMENT – 1. Dan Goese has requested an opinion from the LJ Youth Board on a proposal to remodel the Cliffridge Park rest rooms using modular units. Funds may be available in addition to the $50,000 cell tower money for the project.
2. David Kupferberg, Adat Yeshurun president - The University City Planning Group (UCPG) approved its portion of the Adat Yeshurun Eruv right of way request.
3. Alex Varon: SD Development Services (Gary Halbert) will be at the UCPG January 10, 2006 meeting. One on-going issue is a private retaining wall located in a canyon.
F. COMMITTEES. 1. LAND USE. a. November 22 LJ Shores Permit Review Committee actions. 2139 Torrey Pines Road right of way vacation - approved. Yummy Sushi Sidewalk Café, 2175 Avenida de la Playa - continued. Beth El Sanctuary, 8660 Gilman Dr two story sanctuary building - approved. Congregation Adat Yeshurun Eruv right of way permit to install a line of demarcation for the congregation with 11 new poles within the LJ Community Plan - continued. Montoro 1534 Ruette Nice three-story 11,909 square foot single-family residence with 3-car garage on .52 acres - deferred. Erlich lot 36 Montoro 13,211 sf single-family residence - approved.
2. TRAFFIC/TRANSPORTATION meets December 15. Mark would like to draw up a proactive agenda instead of having the committee always reacting to problems. Project Manager Mark Kroll will speak about the LJ Village Drive widening project - street lights out in the area among other problems. Roadwork may be finished by January 15. Other topics: Davis Cup parking at LJ Shores Beach lot February 10-12, Princess Street issues. Panhandlers on the roads was brought up.
3. PARKS/BEACHES. a. $75,000 has been collected for the Underwater map between the comfort station and the playground. Mary Coakley passed out further drawings of the artwork.
b. The bollards at the end of Avenida de la Playa have not been installed yet.
4. LJ PARKING DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD. LJSA representative Ken King will report on Board Actions to LJSA; Martin Mosier and he are looking for Shores community input on issues that should go to this Board.
Meeting adjourned 9:05 pm Ann Heinemann, recording secretary (acting)