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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC_1986-09-29 Adjourned Meeting MinutesMORRO BAY CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING 29 SEPTEMBER 1986. RECREATION HALL - 7:00 P.M. PUBLIC HEARINGS, REPORTS & APPEARANCES A-2 PRESENTATION AND STUDY SESSION REGARDING MOTEL/HOTEL CONSTRUCTION IN MORRO BAY ADJOURNMENT NEXT COUNCIL MEETING: MONDAY, 13 OCTOBER 1986 MINUTES - MORRO BAY CITY COUNCIL ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING - SEPTEMBER 29, 1986 RECREATION HALL - 7:00 p.m. Mayor Zeuschner called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. ROLL CALL PRESENT: Bud Zeuschner Mayor Ray Kaltenbach Councilmember Jim Miller Councilmember Bruce Risley Councilmember Rose Marie Sheetz Councilmember ABSENT: None STAFF: Gary Napper City Administrator Judy Skousen City Attorney Dave Bugher Interim Comm. Dev. Dir. Elane Novak Deputy City Clerk PUBLIC HEARINGS, REPORTS & APPEARANCES A-2 PRESENTATION AND STUDY SESSION REGARDING MOTEL/HOTEL_ CON- STRUCTION IN MORRO BAY Mr. Napper indicated that Dave Bugher, Interim Community Develop- ment Director had written the staff report and would be present- ing the findings. Mr. Napper also indicated that the report was not intended to be all inclusive. Mr. Napper said that any changes in ordinances would require a regular meeting and would need to be agendized. Mr. Bugher reviewed the hotel/motel construction activity within Morro Bay from 1981 through 1986. During that time, nine hotel/motel projects has been approved by the City. Of the nine projects, three had been completed, four were under construction, one project had its discretionary permits expire. Additionally, the Interim Director reviewed other hotel/motel construction occurring regionally. Mr. Bugher then reviewed the Water Allocation program. He indi- cated that leaky water mains were being replaced and discussed the Retrofit Program. Staff is to report the results of this program to City Council later this year. He also reviewed a table that listed the distribution of water equivalencies by type of project. Mr. Bugher outlined hotel/motel design standard alternatives and pointed out the areas of zoning where hotels/motels are currently allowed. He indicated any changes in zoning must be approved by MINUTES - MORRO BAY CITY COUNCIL ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING - SEPTEMBER 30, 1986 PAGE 2 the California Coastal Commission. He also explained Council has the discretion and authority not to award any water equivalencies under the pipeline replacement program. During discussion Councilmember Risley asked about immediate and future projects around town. Mr. Bugher indicated where permits had or might be applied for. He gave a progress report and pos- sibilities for the future. He also discussed a Monterey County study and how they planned for hotel/motel construction. The re- port is available in the Community Development Department. Mayor Zeuschner opened the matter to the public for comments. Bryan Gordon felt that a moratorium on motel/hotel building should be put into effect. Kathy Muhs stated more public facili- ties, such as restrooms and water fountains, would be more bene- ficial than additional motel units. The matter was returned to Council without any further public input offered. Council then discussed some of the problems, referred to other communities that had overbuilt, and expressed some concerns re- garding water and sewage problems in Morro Bay. Several of the Councilmembers believed the City might benefit from a moratorium on hotel/motel building. John Lemons, Peter Diffley, Warren Dorn and Jerry Hempenius ex- pressed their views on current and past building and also dis- cussed water allocation and what requests had been made as far as percentages to the California Coastal Commission. It was noted if an interim moratorium is enacted, a time limit must legally be established by when it will be lifted. Mayor Zeuschner sug- gested one way to gauge if we needed more motels was to wait un- til we had 80% occupancy in summer and 60% occupancy in winter; this is the occupancy -trigger concept Monterey County uses before allowing another motel/hotel to be constructed. After further discussion among Council, the following motion was made. MOTION: Councilmember Sheetz moved 1) Staff be instructed to prepare corrections/modifications to the Land Use Plan; 2) draft revisions or new ordinances for study sessions for more stringent controls on hotel/motel construction; and 3) provide an ordinance for a tempo- rary moratorium on construction of new motels/hotels while working out the draft ordinances. The motion was seconded by Councilmember Risley. Mr. Napper indicated staff had no problem with the motion as pre- sented; however, he did have concerns relating to staff work- loads. He has recently been interviewing Community Development Director applicants and some of the candidates have expressed concern as to how aggressively the City is preparing a variety of time -intensive advanced plans. Mr. Napper stated we should pace ourselves as we only have two planners at this time. Mr. Napper said the community and City Council should be aware of these con- MINUTES - MORRO BAY CITY ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING PAGE 3 COUNCIL - SEPTEMBER 30, 1986 straints; when Council is talking about long-range items (5-10 years), they need to be thought through and not completed in haste. He pointed out when an amended application is presented to the Coastal Commission, it is important to be sure that all the facts are there and the City's position can be defended in order to secure Coastal Commission approval. Mr. Napper indicated the study sessions could be accommodated in a reasonably short period of time, but changes in our LCP and de- sign standard ordinances take longer as they need legal review and public hearings. Mr. Napper said he hoped to announce his appointment to the Com- munity Development Director position some time this week, but be- lieved it would be four weeks before the individual is on the job. In the interim, existing staff has a considerable work load. Mr. Napper said after discussion with staff, he should be able to present Council with a time -schedule within which these specific Council directives can be accomplished. The motion carried unanimously (5-0). MOTION: Councilmember Miller moved the meeting be adjourned. It was seconded by Councilmember Sheetz and unanimously carried 5-0. The meeting adjourned at 8:25 p.m. Recorded by: Elane Novak Deputy City Clerk