ON THE AGENDA Here are some of...

ON THE AGENDA

Here are some of the issues the city council will consider

tonight.

FAIRVIEW PARK MASTER PLAN

At the Parks and Recreation Commission meeting of Jan. 22, the

commission unanimously approved the final design of three areas at

Fairview Park with the deletion of any landscaping north of the

Fairview Channel. Councilwoman Libby Cowan appealed the decision to

the City Council based partially on some resident concerns about

parking.

WHAT TO EXPECT

The council is expected to approve deleting the landscaping north

of the Fairview Channel and work with the Harbor Soaring Society to

meet their needs while preserving the environmental integrity of the

area, rerouting the proposed trail around the vernal pool instead of

through the pool and reconsidering reinstating a lower parking lot

within the master plan.

MINI-STORAGE BUILDING PERMIT

On Jan. 27, the Planning Commission denied the permit. In early

February, Monahan appealed the denial. The proposed mini-storage

building occupies the northerly 20 feet of the lot. At the commission

meeting, six people spoke in opposition to the project citing

concerns including their belief that there is a glut of mini-storage

projects within the city and that the use is inappropriate for the

area and not compatible with the surrounding neighborhood.

WHAT TO EXPECT

The owner is expected to ask that the issue be continued, Monahan

said.

HOME RANCH REHEARING

The council will reconsider how to best distribute the $2-million

educational grant from the Segerstrom family for the massive Home

Ranch project. On Jan. 21, the council selected two foundations and

recommended certain features concerning how they would be organized.

Mayor Karen Robinson was absent for the decision and took issue with

the fact that the council did not require the foundations to adhere

to the same strict open-meeting laws that the council does.

WHAT TO EXPECT

The council could stick with the two foundations and require them

to be covered by the Brown Act or start from scratch and choose among

three different foundation options. The other two options suggested

only one foundation to distribute the money.

-- Compiled by

Deirdre Newman