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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/11/1992 Minutes - Special MeetingMINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY OF DIAMOND BAR AUGUST 11, 1992 1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL: The meeting was called to order by Ron Isles, Mayor of the City of Brea, at 6:00 p.m. in Conference Room E, Level Three, Brea Civic & Cultural Center. Roll Call: Mayor Kim, Mayor Pro Tem Papen, and Councilman Forbing. Councilmen Miller and Werner were excused. Also present were Terrence Belanger, Acting City Manager; James DeStefano, Community Development Director and George Wentz, Interim City Engineer. Present for the City of Brea - Mayor Isles, Mayor Pro Tem Dunlap, Councilmembers Nelson, Parker and Wedin. Brea Staff present: Assistant City Manager O'Donnell, Development Services Director Cutts, Traffic Engineer Siecke, City Planner Bartlam, Senior Planner Trevino, Associate Planner Lawson and City Clerk Rhine. 2. WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION: M/Kim expressed his pleasure at being invited and stated that both C/Werner and C/Miller expressed regret at being unable to attend. M/Isles announced that the purpose of the meeting was to discuss mutual matters and concerns regarding transportation issues and Tonner Canyon development. 3. INTERCOUNTY RAIL EXTENSION STUDIES: Warren Siecke, Brea's Traffic Engineer, stated that the Four -Corners and 57 Freeway Transportation Studies go together and are pertinent to L.A., San Bernardino, Riverside and Orange Counties. He added that SCAG agreed to fund $60,000 of the Four -Corners Study to obtain information about existing systems being proposed for the four counties so that everyone would be dealing with the same database. An RFP is currently being developed for the study. 4. ROUTE 57 CORRIDOR TRANSPORTATION STUDY PHASE II: TE/Siecke reported that Phase I of the North State Rt. 57 Freeway Transportation Study had been completed in 1991, which identified joint issues in transportation routing. It was hoped that the study would impact Orange County Transportation Agency's long-range transit plan to phase-in a northerly commuter rail, but that did not materialize and it appears that it will be a 10-20 year time frame before it happens. Phase II would continue to develop attention to north Orange County, provide technical information allowing an opportunity for interchangeable systems in Orange and Los Angeles Counties, service other than passenger service (maintenance stations for the landfill) , increase the market area served in Orange, Los Angeles, Riverside and San Bernardino Counties, enhance rail service in East Los Angeles, impact Caltrans District and their study to assure rail alignment into the 57/60 Freeway interchange, identify viable routes throughout the corridor to avoid future problems and take advantage of AUGUST 11, 1992 PAGE 2 T opportunities, provide information to the four counties to encourage extension and focus joint support for the rail extension. TE/Siecke identified the scope of work as project management, objectives, station locations, data justifying higher levels of service, technology relevant to hill alignment, non -passenger use during off-peak hours and connections from North Orange County to Los Angeles rail services. He further stated that the City of Industry is prepared to construct a station on Brea Canyon Rd. at the Union passenger rail line and has expressed the need for substantive information to integrate their system with them. He added that the North State Rt. 57 Freeway Transportation Study, Phase II would cost $300,000, 80% of which SCAG agreed to pay for out of Federal funds as well as provide a local match of SCAG staff services resulting in no expenses to local agencies. He further stated that there was a wide base of support establishing a strong intergovernmental woulbe heldon August 19 with SCAG and OCTA traffic modelers u tobring a common understanding. C/Parker expressed SCAG's interest in studying specifics and building them into the Master Study. I C/Wedin stated that SCAG is updating their regional mobility plan and will want to move fairly quickly since their plan must be complete by summer, 1993. TE/Siecke stated that the Policy and Technical Advisory Committee would select the consultant and that the consultant would contract with SCAG. C/Wedin suggested a strategy whereby the two Councils could keep contact open with LATC, OCTA and SCAG and recommended that an excerpt of this meeting's minutes be send to those agencies with an invitation to meet with the Cities. The possibility of a transportation workshop sometime during mid -year 1992 was discussed and it was agreed that it would be appropriate to hold a workshop to sharing the study data to mobilize action. MPT/Papen asked that the City of Corona not be left out of those interested border cities. 5. SPHERE OF INFLUENCE: ACM/Belanger reviewed the City's General Plan Land Use Map approved on July 14, 1992 and announced that the City received a petition referending the approval of the General Plan, but indicated that the plan would remain in effect until a possible election. He noted that the "green" area on the map to the south of Diamond Bar, approximately 3,000, acres is within Diamond Bar's sphere of influence. The area is owned primarily by the Los Angeles Council of Boy Scouts and designated in the Land Use Element as "agricultural." AUGUST 11, 1992 PAGE 3 C/Wedin questioned the transit issue as compared to roadways. ACM/Belanger stated that the general plan was non-specific to allow for a variety of transportation types for consideration in terms of placement through the canyon, if at all, and would include any type of rail system. He further stated that the City has been in contact with the Boy Scout Organization regarding the land and they have indicated that they own the property fee simple and there are no reverters. At this time, the Boy Scouts are not sure as to what they will do with the property. Of the approximately 3,200 acres owned by the Boy Scouts, approximately 700 acres is used for the Camp. He added that any restrictions may be ecological in nature as about 80% of this area was designated as a wilderness area by L.A. County. He further indicated that the City had not yet ordered a title report and announced that a meeting had been scheduled for September 8 to discuss their intentions. MPT/Dunlap stated that the SOI Study had shown that the area is heavily impacted by the oil industry and is not wholly "pristine." C/Parker stated that he felt it was important that both cities work closely to attain mutual goals and then discussed the SOI Vision document. ACM/Belanger stated he was familiar with the SOI Study and that he wanted to see a planning designation in Diamond Bar to invite this process. 6.1 ISSUES OF MUTUAL CONCERN: 6.2.1 TRAILS - DSD/Cutts described the formation of a committee to study trails through Brea to interconnect with the surrounding area. ACM/Belanger stated that this would be consistent with Wiamond Bar's intent as it is hoped that someday the Cities would be linked to Chino Hills trails and the Schabarum Trail, which goes through the Scout area. C/Wedin suggested that this may be a way to communicate with the Boy Scout Organization. C/Parker suggested scheduling a joint meeting with Boy Scout representatives to discuss future planning. C/Forbing stated that the trails committee appeared to be a good place to start the process a,s it could identify areas to remain open space. He spoke on the potential impact to the northeast corner of the property under discussion as there is discussion of a potential water (lake) reservoir covering approximately 1,500 acres which may have a downstream impact. AUGUST 11, 1992 PAGE 4 C/Wedin stated that Brea resident Ken Witt is Chairman of the Board of the Water District and suggested the possibility of scheduling a joint meeting to include Chino Hills for he and his senior management staff to discuss this matter. 6.2.2 HILLSIDE PROTECTION - DSD/Cutts stated that Brea has obtained information from surrounding cities toward development of a hillside ordinance implementing the latest technology. CDD/DeStefano described Diamond Bar's interim hillside ordinance and stated that it is hoped it will be adopted as permanent. M/Isles described a clustered hillside development on the Ridge Route near Castaic Lake which perfectly fits the hillside. ACM/O'Donnell stated that he had kept notes for follow-up and a report would be put together for a future meeting. C/Forbing announced that there would be a meeting with Chino Hills in September and possibly October or November would be a good time for another meeting. 7. ADJOURNMENT: M/Isles recognized the good working relation- ship between Brea and Diamond Bar, as well as with Yorba Linda, and thanked the visiting Council and staff for their continued interest and support. With no further business to discuss, M/Isles adjourned the meeting at 7:40 p.m. LYNDA BURGESS,_eity C7-zrk Tmmcmcm.