HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005-01-04 - MINUTES - STUDY SESSION NOTES (2)CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
City Council / Planning Commission Joint Study Session*
January 4, 2005
Call To Order: 5:32 p.m.
Roll Call Council: All Councilmembers were present
Roll Call Commission: Winsman, Berger, Ostrom, Trautman
Commissioner Burkhart was not present
Flag Salute: Mayor Smyth led the flag salute.
ITEM 1 WHAT'S PROPOSED IN PLANNING IN 2005 - Ken Pulskamp, City
Manager, introduced the item and Lisa Hardy, Planning Manager,
presented the item giving an overview of the major planning/development
projects currently underway in the City's Planning Division which will be
brought to the Planning Commission and City Council for consideration
in 2005. Projects include Cross Valley Connector; Keystone; Soledad
Residential; Village at Center Pointe; Center Pointe Residential; Centex
Golden Valley Ranch Residential; Golden Triangle Residential; Penlon —
Soledad Circle Estates; Downtown Newhall Revitalization; Masters
College Master Plan; Gate King Industrial Park; Lyons Canyon; Henry
Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital; and Towne Center Mall Expansion.
Council / Planning Commission questions, concerns and
comments included: Getting a better sense of what Council envisions
for the City; cumulative impacts of the projects; concerns regarding the
massive development occurring in the City as well as the County; looking
at each project in totality based on quality of life here in Santa Clarita;
balance of apartments to single family homes; mixed use projects;
County/City nexus; direction to Ken Pulskamp to provide information on
projects going on in the County.
Public comment was made by Allan Cameron regarding the proposed
projects.
Mayor Smyth adjourned the meeting at 6:40 p.m.
'S—usan Coffman
Deputy City Clerk
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