MARINA DOWNTOWN VITALIZATION MEETING 8/14/07

A public meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, August 14, 2007, as a study session for the City Council to receive a status report and update from staff and the consultants regarding the Downtown Vitalization Project. The study session is scheduled from 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M., in the City Council Chambers at 211 Hillcrest, Marina.. Each of you is welcome to attend and this will be a publicly noticed meeting.

MARINA LOGO REJECTED

“A lot of people felt that way”

Marina won’t be getting a new logo after all.

The City Council voted 3-2, after heavy public testimony, to reject several logo designs drawn by a Sausalito graphics firm under a $30,000 contract with the city.

The majority, on a motion by Councilman Gary Wilmot, decided to stay with a shield-shaped logo that the city has used for more than 30 years, though it was never officially adopted.

‘The citizens of Marina have been very attached to that,’ Wilmot said Wednesday, a day after the council decided to stick with the time-tested insignia. ‘It was a very emotional item, like the U.S. flag.’

Was the Marina City Council’s decision to seek a logo design a wise use of $30,000.00 of city funds?

JULY 26, 2007 AGENDA

PUBLIC HEARINGS: Time will be set aside during the Public Hearing to receive oral comments on all items listed as Public Hearings. Staff will present the project and staff recommendation and answer questions from the Planning Commissioners. The applicant will then have the opportunity to raise any issues with the staff recommendation. The public will then be invited to approach the podium to provide up to three (3) minutes of public testimony.

a. Recommendation to the City Council and the Redevelopment Agency to consider adopting Resolution No. 2007-, amending the Young Nak Presbyterian Church Specific Plan; consider adopting Resolution No. 2007-, approving site plan and Architectural Design Review No. 2007- (Phase 1 of the Young Nak Presbyterian Church Specific Plan No. 2007-) for the Young Nak Presbyterian Church. The project will allow for the adoption of a Specific Plan to replace the existing Specific Plan and site plans that allow development of the project site in two phases. The first phase will include the movement of former Army buildings onto the site and use as a Chapel and Education building. The second phase will allow for future development consistent with the Specific Plan. This project complied with CEQA requirements through the IS/MND that was adopted with the original Specific Plan on December 7, 2004, which this project replaces. The proposed project is located at 235 10th Street in the former Fort Ord, within the City of Marina, California.
APPROVED BY THE COMMISSION 6-0
b. Recommendation that the Planning Commission open a public hearing, take public testimony and consider adopting Resolution No. 2007-, adopting the Mitigated Negative Declaration (SCH# 2005061101) and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program; Resolution No.. 2007-, Coastal Development Permit amendment CD 2007-1; and Resolution No. 2007- , Site and Architectural Design Review DR 2007-2; for the Marina Dunes RV Park expansion project located at 3300 and 3330 dunes drive (APN’s 033-014-025 and 003-014-011).
CONTINUED TO THE AUGUST 9, 2007 MEETING

8. ACTION ITEMS: Action listed for each Agenda item is that which is recommended by staff. The Planning Commission may, at its discretion, take action on any items. The public is invited to approach the podium to provide up to three (3) minutes of public comment.

a. Recommendation to receive any testimony from the public and consider adopting Resolution 2007- approving Lot Line Adjustment LLA 2007-01 to allow the creation of two adjusted parcels from two existing parcels, i.e., a 7,480 square foot parcel and a 8,800 square foot parcel from a 10,280 square foot parcel (APN032-221-053) and a 6,000 square foot parcel (APN 032-221-052), addressed 351 and 353 Carmel Avenue, respectively
APPROVED BY THE COMMISSION 6-0

JULY 12, 2007 AGENDA

BECOME INVOLVED-IT IS YOUR CITY
PLANNING COMMISSION MEETS THE 2ND AND 4TH THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH AT 6:30 P.M. AT THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 211 HILLCREST, MARINA, CA. YOU MAY WATCH IT ON TELEVISION STATION 25.

PUBLIC HEARINGS: Time will be set aside during the Public Hearing to receive oral comments on all items listed as Public Hearings. Staff will present the project and staff recommendation and answer questions from the Planning Commissioners. The applicant will then have the opportunity to raise any issues with the staff recommendation. The public will then be invited to approach the podium to provide up to three (3) minutes of public testimony.

a. Planning Commission open public hearing, receive public testimony and consider adopting Resolution No. 2007- approving Use Permit UP 2007-12 to allow a car rental business and its use of up to four parking spaces located in the Cypress Plaza shopping center for the parking of rental vehicles. The car rental business proposes to occupy tenant space located at 232 Reservation Road (APN 032-181-017). PASSED 6-0

b. Planning Commission open public hearing, receive public testimony and consider adopting Resolution No. 2007- recommending City Council consideration of a General Plan Amendment to amend Figure 3.1 and Figure 4.11 to show Imjin Parkway as a six lane arterial between California Avenue and Imjin Road and to amend Section 3.9 Major Roadways to clarify that Level of Service D serves as the threshold for significance for purposes of assessing project-level impacts, and to state that projects which will cause highway segments or major roads within the Marina Planning Area to fall below LOS D shall not be approved unless the City finds that feasible mitigation measures are not available to mitigate the project’s impact.
PASSED 5-1. Frank O’Connell voted against the resolution because it gives the City the option to approve the project even though feasible mitigation factors are not available to mitigate the project’s impact. It seems that there would be very litlle incentive to propose a project that may have mitigation factors if the City will approve it without the availablitiy of factors to mitigate the impact.

8. ACTION ITEMS: Action listed for each Agenda item is that which is recommended by staff. The Planning Commission may, at its discretion, take action on any items. The public is invited to approach the podium to provide up to three (3) minutes of public comment.

a. Planning Commission consider adopting Resolution No. 2007- making a determination that the Marina 13-year Capital Improvement Program is consistent with the General Plan. Passed 6-0

b. Planning Commission consider adopting Resolution No. 2007- extending Tentative Map approval for 331 Reservation Road for a period of three years.
Passed 5-1. Commissioner O’Connell voted against a 3 year extension and recommended a 2 yr. extension. One of the owners, when asked by Commissioner O’Connell why the final map had not been recorded within the first two years, told the commission that there were differences among the owners as to whether or not to proceed. Commissioner O’Connell wanted to give less of an extension in the hope that action would be taken as quickly as possible.

c. Planning Commission consider adopting Resolution No. 2007- receiving information on the City’s Code Enforcement Program and directing staff to prepare necessary Municipal Code amendments to implement the Program. Passed 6-0
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