Minutes 91-02-19
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MINUTES OF AN ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING
OF THE CYPRESS CITY COUNCIL
HELD
February 19, 1991
An Adjourned Regular Meeting of the Cypress City Council was
called to order at 5:11 p.m. Tuesday, February 19, 1991 in the
Administrative Conference Room, West Wing, Cypress City Hall,
5275 Orange Avenue, Cypress, Mayor Bowman presiding.
PRESENT: Councilmembers Kerry, Nicholson, Partin and Bowman
ABSENT: Councilmember Age
Also present were City Manager/City Clerk Darrell Essex, City
Attorney Jerry Patterson and staff members Eynon and Hill
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS: For Matters on the Agenda. No one wished
to speak.
WORKSHOP SESSION:
Cypress Business Park TMA - Trip Reduction Ordinance Alternatives
Analysis
The Acting Public Works Director introduced Donald Torluemke of
Eksitic Mobility Consultants and members of the TMA Executive
Board: Pat Erickson, Pacificare; Elaine Augustine, McDonnell
Douglas; Constance Perry, Rockwell and Marilyn Wapatoe,
Mitsubishi Motors. Mr. Torluemke stated his company was invited
by the Cypress Business Park Traffic Management Association (TMA)
to review and evaluate the City's Trip Reduction Ordinance No.
818. He reported that he found several significant factors in
the external policy environment, in the makeup of the Business
Park and he suggested that the TRO be brought into conformance
with the current version of the AQMD Reg. 15.
COUNCILMEMBER AGE ARRIVED AT 5:15 P.M.
The major conclusion was that the current ordinance is only
reducing about 1% of the total trips to the Park at buildout, the
Park is only at 45% now and there is considerable duplication of
effort between AQMD and the TRO. He recommended that the City
consider revising the TRO ordinance to include a voluntary phase
and so when the park does get close to buildout, then it could
become mandatory. The majority of employees in the Business Park
are covered by Reg. 15 and the main benefit of a TMA is to small
employers.
The Acting Public Works Director commented that City's TRO only
addresses the Business Park and Reg. 15 encompasses the whole
City.
It was the consensus of the TMA group that the TMA Board and the
dues were not needed and they can achieve the purpose on a
voluntary basis.
There followed a discussion between the TMA group of what their
companies are doing and plan to do to comply with Reg. 15 and
what methods appear to work best.
The problem was not with the ordinance but with the amount of
time and money being invested in the TMA.
The consultant suggested structuring a policy that was voluntary
with no fees and a trigger clause for mandatory membership and
fees.
The City Manager explained that the City had traffic mitigation
problems with the Business Park at total buildout so the
mandatory TMA was created with fees. The City still has a
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traffic mitigation problem and specific plan requirements that
require a TMA to ultimately lower traffic levels at major
intersections.
Sign Ordinance Update - Consideration of Draft Proposal: Mr. Ron
Pflugrath, sign ordinance consultant, Urban Design Studio, had
provided a draft of the Sign Ordinance update to Council for
their review and consideration. He gave a slide show identifying
various categories of signs such as freestanding, business and
shopping center identification, which illustrated the undesirable
sign types and sign design elements found throughout the City.
Mr. Pflugrath addressed the proliferation of temporary signs,
flags and banners found within the City and he suggested
administration and enforcement procedures which clearly define
size and location of temporary signs in order to limit their use
and the full range of sign types. There was a discussion of how
the proposed sign ordinance will accomplish and reinforce the
goal of achieving a higher quality of signs within the City and
included consideration of a sign permit policy, special district
alternatives and introduced a new section "Prohibited Signs" to
the Code.
RECESS: Mayor Bowman recessed the meeting at 7:10 to enable the
Council to reconvene in the Council Chamber. The meeting was
called to order at 7:20 p.m. with all Councilmembers present and
staff member Eynon also present.
Citizen Advisory Committee's Report on the Cypress General Plan
Update: The Planning Director, Christine Eynon, introduced Mr.
Dale Beland of Cotton Beland & Associates who provided a history
on the origin of the project, the chief products and the purpose
of this evening's meeting. The general plan update effort
involved a cross section of representatives from the community
who were involved functioning as a citizens advisory committee
focusing on six issue areas. The Council has received a copy of
the recommendations and a spokesperson from each of the six
groups would be commenting on their project.
Mr. Beland introduced Ms. Karen Warner, Project Manager, and
Robert Campbell, photographer. Ms. Warner identified the issue
areas, group members and requested a spokesperson from each group
make the recommendations from the six special study areas, who
were: Lee Wilkens, Public/Semi-Public Zone; Phyllis Steiner,
Lincoln Avenue Corridor; Walter Warren, Business Park; Marilyn
Lessman, the Annexation Study Area; Joan Edwards, Wicker Drive.
Mr. Beland reported that consensus was not achieved with the
DeLong Street committee.
ADJOURNMENT: Mayor Bowman adjourned the meeting at 8:20 p.m. to
4:30 p.m., Monday, February 25, 1991.
MAYOR OF THE C TY OF CYPRESS
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CITY CLERK OF THE ITY OF CYPRESS
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