LA JOLLA SHORES ASSOCIATION (LJSA) Meeting Minutes April 11, 2007
Next Meeting: LJSA Meeting Wednesday, May 9, 2007 7 pm at Summer Auditorium at Scripps Institute of Oceanography. Present: Andrea Dahlberg, Ken King, Pat Nissan, Sherri Lightner, Sharon Luscomb, John Metzger, Isabelle Tihanyi, Shirley Goddard, Mary Coakley, Andy Coy, Sue Weissman, Jim Heaton, Joe Dicks and Carol DuPont. Absent: Greg Salmon and Todd Lesser. Audience: approx. 19+ attendees.
A. CHAIR Sherri Lightner called the meeting to order at 7:05 pm. Attendance was recorded. Minutes from March 14th 2007 were approved.
1. UCSD Representative Report (includes Venter Institute update): Milt Phegley-Venter Institute project is progressing; schematic design is complete and will be part of the environmental review. Public review of the environmental document (a Mitigated Negative Declaration) is scheduled for May 2nd-June 1st. No public hearing is required on this project environmental analysis since the Long Range Development Plan’s Environmental Document considered development on the site. However, LJSA and public can provide comments on the Mitigated Negative Declaration. Presentation on the proposed project (which will include project heights, traffic, etc.) is scheduled for the May 9th LJSA meeting.
2. Princess Street Traffic Signal-letter was sent by LJSA-Sherri Lightner will follow-up with an email. Currently the traffic signal is being designed not in accordance with input from the community.
3. Via Capri Traffic Calming – temporary stop signs on Via Capri and Senn Way, which were approved by Traffic and Transportation in December 2006, have still not been heard by the La Jolla Community Planning Association. Tim Golba is asking for a special meeting on April 25th or April 26th and the matter would be on that agenda. Joe Dicks requested feedback on these dates for public attendance.
4. Chabad Project- hearings on the project are scheduled for April.
5. Advisory Board Appointments-Rob Whittemore and Bill Kellogg have been recommended by the LJSA for appointment to serve on this Board.
6. Site 653 –Judge Quinn rescinded all resolutions and sale of land. Court date scheduled for 4/17/07 to review final decision. Taxpayer’s waste case is still continuing.
7. Children’s School-expansion plans will be invited to the May 9th LJSA meeting. Use of the Children’s School soccer field is not a park and recreation issue-and will be discussed further at the May 9th LJSA meeting.
8. LJ CPA-new bylaws are currently under potential de-certification by the City Council. Motion: Approved (Heaton 13-0-0) to request that the LJSA send a letter to the SDCC. cc Papers, City Council, Mayor Sanders, City Attorney, and Jim Waring. Request to endorse the LJ CPA’s recent vote and approval of the CPA bylaws and to object to any attempt to de-certify. Hearing is scheduled for 4/24/07.
MOTION: The La Jolla Shores Association supports the Community Planning Association’s (LJCPA) approval of their new bylaws and objects to attempt to decertify the LJCPA. We respectfully request that the LJCPA’s bylaws be approved by the San Diego City Council and that the decertification process be stopped.
9. Mayor Sanders Budget meeting-scheduled in La Jolla 4/30/07 6-7pm at the La Jolla Recreation Center, 615 Prospect Street.
10. La Jolla Parking Board-Board approved Jim Heaton to serve as an alternate on this Board.
There have been no further public workshops scheduled and perhaps if there are not any in the near term the LJSA should think about joining with other Community Groups (LJTC, BRCC and CPA) to host a public forum related to the Parking District’s proposed Management Plan.
11. Base Zone Development Standards- approval will be re-heard and re-voted on at the April 24 La Jolla Shores Permit Review Committee meeting due to the modified minutes from the March meeting.
B. TREASURY. Beginning balance of $4,155.93-additions of $770 and no expenditures. Ending balance $4,925.93.
C. PUBLIC COMMENT-
Alex Varon provided update from University City Planning group. Sandbag project (the proposed Superloop) is the proposed circular bus route through University City. This proposed route includes Gilman Drive and La Jolla Shores Drive. Comments regarding this are due back by April 19th, 2007. Currently an extension has been requested and this will be passed on to Traffic and Transportation.
Helen Boyden-requested support from interested parties for Site 653 lawsuit funding.
Jim Heaton-see above discussion on LJ CPA.
Mary Coakley-suggested that any contact made to the City Council regarding the LJ CPA issue should also be directed to Kevin Faulkner.
Betty Morrison-suggested that any contact on any issues to the City Council should be in writing.
C. CONFERENCE CENTER LANDSCAPING-Milt Phegley presented the latest plans for landscaping at this site directly in front of Scripps Institution of Oceanography buildings. The Conference Center will be a 2-story auditorium with a series of 1-story meeting rooms and a graduate student lounge. There are 3 reported public view corridors at this site. USCD is working with the affected neighbors in the area regarding the height of the proposed trees that are a part of the proposed landscaping. Trees and plants will be planted (except for palms) and maintained so that they do not exceed the height of any immediate adjacent buildings. The audience expressed concerns with the view corridors. Update will be provided at future meeting?
D. STREETSCAPE AGREEMENT PROPOSAL-Joe Dicks provided a proposed maintenance agreement modeled from the agreement currently in place for the LJTC. This would ensure Via Capri traffic chokers would be maintained. LJSA would be the custodians of the funds and funds would be raised by donations from the community (neighbors). This agreement could include maintenance for benches, trash, etc. The LJSA Board requested Joe Dicks to update the budget section of the document. Joe Dicks requested permission from the LJSA Board to continue his efforts to develop this agreement. MOTION: APPROVED (Dicks 13-0-0) for Joe Dicks to continue to work on this effort and to begin a collaborative effort to develop a street maintenance agreement with the City Attorney.
E. LA JOLLA SHORES BOAT LAUNCH SIGNAGE-John Metzger presented the proposed Boat Launch sign drafted by the San Diego City Lifeguards. Audience and Board had questions on the sign size, location and requested a clearer description on the directions provided in the sign. John Metzger will follow-up with the other vendors/Lifeguards and report back to LJSA at the May 9th meeting. Other issues were also brought up for further discussion at a future meeting-including staging areas for the kayak vendors to lower traffic and reduce paddles on the streets, seaweed drops at the boat launch, and other general permit issues.
F. OVERSIGHT OF THE MAP (KELLOG PARK) MAINTENANCE AND FUNDING-Mary Coakley will provide update at next LJSA meeting May 9th, 2007. Project has raised approx. $200K to date. Groundbreaking in September 2007 with an expected completion date before Thanksgiving.
Meeting adjourned 9:11 pm -Respectfully submitted by Sharon Luscomb, Recording Secretary