TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
Anne McIntosh, Community Development Director
Nhung Madrid, Senior Management Analyst
SUBJECT: Title
Update on the California Coastal Commission Decision on the Downtown Specific Plan and Local Coastal Program Amendments (Community Development Director McIntosh).
DISCUSS AND PROVIDE DIRECTION
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Review the California Coastal Commission's decision on the Certification of the Downtown Specific Plan and related Local Coastal Program Amendments,
2. Direct staff to return on September 18, 2018 with a Resolution to reject the California Coastal Commission's modifications to the Downtown Specific Plan,
3. Direct staff to schedule a public hearing on October 16, 2018, to consider:
a. Second-floor outdoor dining in the Downtown area,
b. An ordinance with substantially the same provisions as Urgency Ordinance No. 18-0019-U (amended, if necessary, to be consistent with Council direction on item 3.a),
c. A corresponding ordinance to amend the Local Coastal Program,
d. Repealing the Downtown Specific Plan.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
No significant fiscal impact if Council adopts Staff's recommendations. As further discussed within each of the options below, accepting and implementing the Coastal Commission's modifications to the Downtown Specific Plan (and corresponding changes to the City's Local Coastal Program) would require a significant commitment of staff time and resources, and would preclude staff work on other long range planning projects that may arise later in the year and will delay current projects.
BACKGROUND:
On August 9, 2018, the California Coastal Commission (CCC) held a public hearing to discuss the City's submittal for certification of the Downtown Specific Plan (DTSP) and Local Coastal Program (LCP) Amendments (...
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