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1991 05 29 ECCI 10Im& S OF 04 I ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION COMMITTEE CITY OF LA QUINTA A regular Meeting to be held at the La Quinta City Hall, 78-105 Calle Estado La Quints, California May 29 , 1991 7_00 P.M. I. CALL TO ORDER - Flag Salute II. ROLL CALL A. Recap of Hillside field trip B. Discussion of the Hillsides C . Meeting dates and times V. OTHER VI. ADJOURNMENT ECC/AGENDA ,fG ervo, Cr u.t,� THE COACHELLA VALLEY MOUNTAINS CONSERVANCY Request for Qualifications and Proposals The Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy extends from San Gorgonio Pass to the lower Coachella Valley, near Thermal, and from Joshua Tree National Monument on the North to the ridge line of the San Jacinto and Santa Rosa Mountains on the south. The Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy Board is made up of 15 voting members: two members of the Riverside County Board of Supervisors, the mayor or a councilmember from each of the nine incorporated cities in the Coachella Valley, three appointed citizens representing the Governor, Senate and Assembly and the Chairman of the Tribal Council of the Ague Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians. The five ex officio members: California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Wildlife Conservation Board, California Department of Fish and Game, U.S. Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Forest Service have all powers and rights of the Conservancy Board with the exception of voting power. The Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy's purpose 1s to acquire and hold, in perpetual open space ,mountainous lands surrounding the Coachella Valley and to provide for the public's enjoyment of, and the enhancement of their recreational and educational experiences on those lands, in a manner consistent with the protection of these lands and the resource values of these unique and important open space, environmental, scenic, and wildlife resources that should be held in trust for the enjoyment of, and appreciation by present and future generations. IT IS THE INTENTION of the Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy on the 17th day of May, 1991, prior to 5 p.m. at the office of Mayor Jeffrey S. Bleaman, 69-825 Highway 111, Rancho Mirage, California 92270, to receive requests for qualifications and proposals to staff the Conservancy. Requests may be accepted thereafter, The Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy Request-for-Quatitications-and-Proposals Page 2 The nature of this request is to evaluate qualifications and solicit proposals from individuals and/or firms to provide administrative services in the form of staff to the Conservancy in the areas of: researching State funding programs for acquisitions; researching availability of grant programs; reviewing ordinances; inventorying, coordinating, and prioritizing publicly. and privately -owned lands; seeking landowners who are interested in selling; determining the Conservancy's ability to purchase those lands; acting as liaison with other public and private agencies; meeting requirements inherent in being a public agency; providing necessary other business skills such as clerical, accounting, agendas, minutes and etc.; and to do other duties as are normal with the title of Executive Director. In stating qualifications, proposals should address: what the Conservancy ought to be; the role envisioned for the Governing Board; tasks to be defined; how these tasks will be accomplished; the firm and/or individual process for submitting proposal; and compensation expected for these services. Criteria for selection would include experience with habitat, an understanding of open space, the ability to lobby, the administrative qualifications of office operations, and the knowledge of funding sources. The right is reserved to reject any and all qualifications and proposals, and to further negotiate with any or all requests. The form of the Independent Contractor' Agreement, as set forth as an attachment to this Request for Qualifications, contains all the terms and conditions and 1s hereby incorporated herein and made a part hereof. The award will be made to the most responsible individual and/or firm, who in the discretion of the Board members will administer the organization consistent with the Employment Agreement and in the best interest of the Conservancy and the public 2287M -2- ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION COMMITTEE - CITY OF LA QUINTA A regular meeting held at the La Quinta City Hall 78-105 Calle Estado, La Quinta, California April 24, 1991 I. CALL TO ORDER 7:00 P.M. A. The meeting was called to order at 7:11 P.M. by Planning Director Jerry Herman and he led the Flag Salute II. ROLL CALL A. Planning Director Jerry Herman asked that the roll be called. Present: Committee Members: Laura Hinderaker, Jackie Johnson, Robert Metkus, Paul Quill, Katie Barrows, Planning Commission Representative, and Sharon Kennedy, Community Services Commission. Absent: Committee Member Steve Brummel. B . Staff Present: Planning Director Jerry Herman, Principal Planner Fred Baker, Associate Planner Wally Nesbit, and Department Secretary Betty Anthony. V. BUSINESS SESSION A. This being the first meeting of this Committee Planning Director Jerry Herman discussed with the members the Council direction for the Committee and their responsibilities which are: 1. The Committee shall be advisory only. 2. The Committee shall have an initial time frame of one year. 3. The Committee shall be appointed by the City Council. 4. The Committee should be composed of seven members including one from the Planning Commission, two from the Community Services Commission and four from the public sector to be appointed by each City Council member appointing one.member. 5. The Committee should organize with a chairperson and vice chairperson. 6. The Committee should abide by all rules & regulations required by law and allow and encourage public comment and input. 7. The City shall provide all reasonable support. 8. The Committee shall meet at least once a month and provide minutes and written reports to the City Council. C. Planning Director Jerry Herman then asked the Commission to elect a Chairman and Vice Chairman. Committee Member Hinderaker nominated Sharon Kennedy. Ms. Kennedy declined the nomination. Committee Member Quill nominated Katie Barrows. Committee Member Kennedy seconded the motion and the nominations were closed. Katie Barrows was elected Chairman unanimously. D. Planning Director Jerry opened nominations for Vice Chairman. Committee Member Johnson nominated Paul Quill. Committee Member Hinderaker seconded the motion and nominations were closed. Paul Quill was elected unanimously. E. Planning Director Jerry Herman then directed the Committee to the City Council Minutes of September 4, 1990 and reviewed the direction of the Committee. The direction of the Council was: Assigned Staff and the Environmental Conservation Committee shall review and evaluate the options presented in the Staff report plus all other pertinent material. 2. Staff shall contact all organizations that buy or trade open space lands as identified in Section D of the Staff report obtaining commitments of action where possible. Staff shall contact all owners of parcels in the open space areas of La Quints, ascertaining: a. Which owners would be willing to sell or exchange their parcels voluntarily. b. Which owners would be willing to dedicate their parcels to the City. C. Which owners would prefer to keep their parcels zoned for no development. d. To identify which owners would prefer to keep their parcels zoned to allow development consistent with the onen snace and Hillside Conservation Ordinance. e. None of the above. 4. City Staff shall serve as a middle man facilitator bringing owners and appropriate organizations and entities together where feasible. 5. City Staff and the Committee shall develop a strategy for affected property owners not willing to participate in any implementation program for the City Council review and approval. PCMIN4-23 I City Staff shall provide a full report not later than October 1, 1991, plus periodic informational updates. We shall re-form an Environmental Conservation Committee promptly. Lastly, the City Council reserves to itself all legal and planning decisions. He then explained the various handout that had been past out to the members and asked the Committee to make a determination as to a day and time to meet. Chairman Barrows asked the Committee if the last Wednesday of each month would be acceptable to the members. Following discussion it was a concurrence of the members to meet on the last Wednesday of each month. Committee member Metkus felt an additional meeting was necessary due to the summer months coming and members that would be on vacations. Chairman Barrows suggested a tour of the hillsides be planned for the Committee before the next regular meeting. It was decided to meet on May 15th, at 7:00 A.M. at City Hall. Planning Director Jerry Herman discussed with the Committee the hillside properties that were privately owned, or BLM owned. In addition he discussed the various projects that abut the hillside and what the City had conditioned those projects to allow. Committee Member Quill asked Planning Director what the purpose of the Committee was to be. Planning Director Herman stated that the Committee had been directed by Council to review the Hillside Ordinance and make a recommendation to the Council. The Committee needed to come up with a program to acquire or convert the private land to public lands for open space. Discussion followed as to the direction the Committee would take to accomplish this program. Committee members inquired of the gravel pit as to what was planned for this area. Planning Director Herman explained the County plans for the gravel pit and what potential property owners in the area were planning. Discussion followed as to the City's plans for this area as well as the alluvial fan at the top of the Cove. Also discussed were the percentages of slopes allowed to build on. Planning Director Jerry Herman stated Staff would prepare a copy of the map of the hillside, prepare a list of the names and addresses of those property owners and get them to the Committee Members. VII. OTHER - None PCMIN4-23 VIII. ADJOURNMENT A motion was made by Committee Member Johnson and seconded by Committee Member Metkus to adjourn to a special meeting on May 15, 1991, at 7:00 A.M. in the La Quinta City Hall, 78-105 Calle Estado, La Quinta, California. This meeting of the La Quinta Environmental Conservation Committee was adjourned at 7:52 P.M. PCMIN4-23 MINUTES ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION COMMITTEE - CITY OF LA QUINTA A regular meeting held at the La Quinta City Hall 78-105 Calle Estado, La Quinta, California April 24, 1991 I. CALL TO ORDER 7:00 P.M. A. The meeting was called to order at 7:11 P.M. by Planning Director Jerry Herman and he led the Flag Salute II. ROLL CALL A. Planning Director Jerry Herman asked that the roll be called. Present: Committee Members: Laura Hinderaker, Jackie Johnson, Robert Metkus, Paul Quill, Katie Barrows, Planning Commission Representative, and Sharon Kennedy, Community Services Commission. Absent: Committee Member Steve Brummel. B . Staff Present: Planning Director Jerry Herman, Principal Planner Fred Baker, Associate Planner Wally Nesbit, and Department Secretary Betty Anthony. V. BUSINESS SESSION A. This being the first meeting of this Committee Planning Director Jerry Herman discussed with the members the Council direction for the Committee and their responsibilities which are: 1. The Committee shall be advisory only. 2. The Committee shall have an initial time frame of one year. 3. The Committee shall be appointed by the City Council. 4. The Committee should be composed of seven members including one from the Planning Commission, two from the Community Services Commission and four from the public sector to be appointed by each City Council member appointing one member. 5. The Committee should organize with a chairperson and vice chairperson. 6. The Committee should abide by all rules & regulations required by law and allow and encourage public comment and input. 7. The City shall provide all reasonable support. The Committee shall meet at least once a month and provide minutes and written reports to the City Council. C. Planning Director Jerry Herman then asked the Commission to elect a Chairman and Vice Chairman. Committee Member Hinderaker nominated Sharon Kennedy. Ms. Kennedy declined the nomination. Committee Member Quill nominated Katie Barrows. Committee Member Kennedy seconded the motion and the nominations were closed. Katie Barrows was elected Chairman unanimously. D. Planning Director Jerry opened nominations for Vice Chairman. Committee Member Johnson nominated Paul Quill. Committee Member Hinderaker seconded the motion and nominations were closed. Paul Quill was elected unanimously. E. Planning Director Jerry Herman then directed the Committee to the City Council Minutes of September 4, 1990 and reviewed the direction of the Committee. The direction of the Council was: Assigned Staff and the Environmental Conservation Committee shall review and evaluate the options presented in the Staff report plus all other pertinent material. Staff shall contact all organizations that buy or trade open space lands as identified in Section D of the Staff report obtaining commitments of action where possible. Staff shall contact all owners of parcels in the open space areas of La Quints ascertaining: a. Which owners would be willing to sell or exchange their parcels voluntarily. b. Which owners would be willing to dedicate their parcels to the City. C. Which owners would prefer to keep their parcels zoned for no development. d. To identify which owners would prefer to keep their parcels zoned to allow development consistent with the open space and Hillside Conservation Ordinance. e. None of the above. 4. City Staff shall serve as a middle man facilitator bringing owners and appropriate organizations and entities together where feasible. 5. City Staff and the Committee shall develop a strategy for affected property owners not willing to participate in any implementation program for the City Council review and approval. PCMIN4-23 6. City Staff shall provide a full report not later than October 1, 1991, plus periodic informational updates. 7. We shall re-form an Environmental Conservation Committee promptly. 8. Lastly, the City Council reserves to itself all legal and planning decisions. He then explained the various handout that had been past out to the members and asked the Committee to make a determination as to a day and time to meet. Chairman Barrows asked the Committee if the last Wednesday of each month would be acceptable to the members. Following discussion it was a concurrence of the members to meet on the last Wednesday of each month. Committee member Metkus felt an additional meeting was necessary due to the summer months coming and members that would be on vacations. Chairman Barrows suggested a tour of ' the hillsides be planned for the Committee before the next regular meeting. It was decided to meet on May 15th, at 7:00 A.M. at City Hall. Planning Director Jerry Herman discussed with the Committee the hillside properties that were privately owned, or BLM owned. In addition he discussed the various projects that abut the hillside and what the City had conditioned those projects to allow. Committee Member Quill asked Planning Director what the purpose of the Committee was to be. Planning Director Herman stated that the Committee had been directed by Council to review the Hillside Ordinance and make a recommendation to the Council. The Committee needed to come up with a program to acquire or convert the private land to public lands for open space. Discussion followed as to the direction the Committee would take to accomplish this program. Committee members inquired of the gravel pit as to what was planned for this area. Planning Director Herman explained the County plans for the gravel pit and what potential property owners in the area were planning. Discussion followed as to the City's plans for this area as well as the alluvial fan at the top of the Cove. Also discussed were the percentages of slopes allowed to build on. Planning Director Jerry Herman stated the map of the hillside, prepare a list those property owners and get them to VII. OTHER -None PCMIN4-23 Staff would prepare a copy of of the names and addresses of the Committee Members. VIII. ADJOURNMENT A motion was made by Committee Member Johnson and seconded by Committee Member Metkus to adjourn to a special meeting on May 15, 1991, at 7:00 A.M. in the La Quinta City Hall, 78-105 Calle Estado, La Quinta, California. This meeting of the La Quinta Environmental Conservation Committee was adjourned at 7:52 P.M. PCMIN4-23 EX14r&it a� f 4/or l 17I 1490 April 4, 1990 A RECOMMENDED MOTION FOR THE CITY COUNCIL OF LA QUINTA IN RESPONSE TO THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION COMMITTEE: I MOVE: 1. That, in order to protect in perpetuity the open space areas of La Quinta it shall be the stated long-range goal of the City Council to work with private property owners to prepare an implementation plan to enable and facilitate the transfer to public ownership without interference with the owners' property value of all currently held private parcels in the area designated as "Open Space" in the General Plan. \ 2. That, to achieve this goal, this City Council commit itself to a one year implementation period, during which no ** development projects will be approved in the designated area. 3. WITHIN 90 DAYS THE CITY WILL HAVE OUTLINED A PROGRAM TO IMPLEMENT THE GOAL, AND WITHIN SIX MONTHS THE CITY COUNCIL SHALL REVIEW THE PROGRAM. 4. That, at the end of one year, the City Council assess the success of this program and provide the appropriate adjustments or changes to continue the implementation of the goal, T4ht 4 4OK&Z MEMORANDUM FILE COPY TO: JERRY HERMAN, PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR VIA: FRED BAKER FROM: WALLACE NESBIT, ASSOCIATE PLANNER S`-" DATE: MAY 15, 1991 SUBJECT: ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION COMMITTEE: FIELD INVESTIGATION OF HILLSIDE AREAS On this date, a field study was conducted of primary interest hillside areas. The following committee members were in attendance: Katie Barrows, Chairperson Sharon Kennedy Jackie Johnson Our initial visit was- to the flood control area above the Cove. Discussion centered upon ownership status of the flood control property, whether or not the City would be purchasing such properties, and use of density transfers on a regional (Santa Rosa Mountains Conservancy) and local basis. Members present felt that aerials with City boundaries/ownerships would be more helpful in determining which areas were affected. The next study area took us to PGA West/gravel pit area. Similar discussion as with Item #1 occurred. Members present also were curious as to potential wildlife habitat significance in these areas (Bighorn Sheep, Prairie Falcon). There appeared to be a prevalent concern for preserving the alluvial areas as well as the obvious hillside areas. Also, members had intended to look at a third area, the hillsides along Washington Street near St. Francis Church. However, due to time constraints, this was assigned as "homework". MEMOWN.005 EX14rf3iT T3 4,or / 17, 149c) April 4, 1990 A RECOMMENDED MOTION FOR THE CITY COUNCIL OF LA QUINTA IN RESPONSE TO THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION COMMITTEE: I MOVE: 1. That, in order to protect in perpetuity the open space areas of La Quinta it shall be the stated long-range goal of the City Council to work with private property owners to prepare an implementation plan to enable and facilitate the transfer to public ownership without interference with the owners' property value of all currently held private parcels in the area designated as "Open Space" in the General Plan. \ 2. That, to achieve this goal, this City Council commit itself to a one year implementation period, during which no ** development projects will be approved in the designated area. 3. WITHIN 90 DAYS THE CITY WILL HAVE OUTLINED A PROGRAM TO IMPLEMENT THE GOAL, AND WITHIN SIX MONTHS THE CITY COUNCIL SHALL REVIEW THE PROGRAM. 4. That, at the end of one year, the City Council assess the success of this program and provide the appropriate adjustments or changes to continue the implementation of the goal, X. rg- f icy lot fe Ion & V � - OF Tttti�W`' 0 ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION COMMITTEE CITY OF LA QUINTA A regular Meeting to be held at the La Quints City Hall, 78-105 Calle Estado La Quinta, California May 29, 1991 7:00 P.M. I. CALL TO ORDER - Flag Salute ROLL CALL III. BUSINESS SESSION A. Recap of Hillside field trip B. Discussion of the Hillsides C. Meeting dates and times V. OTHER VI. ADJOURNMENT 8CC/AGENDA