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JOINT SPECIAL MEETING – DECEMBER 2, 2014
MORRO BAY VETERAN’S HALL – 9:00 A.M.
PRESENT: Jamie Irons Mayor
Christine Johnson Councilmember
Noah Smukler Councilmember
Robert Tefft Planning Commission Chair
Katherine Sorenson Commissioner
Richard Sadowski Commissioner
Michael Lucas Commissioner
Gerald Luhr Commissioner
STAFF: David Buckingham City Manager
Rob Livick Public Services Director
Scot Graham Planning Manager
Cindy Jacinth Associate Planner
Joan Gargiulo Contract Planner
Rick Sauerwein Capital Projects Manager
Joe Woods Recreation & Parks Director
ESTABLISH QUORUM AND CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Irons established a quorum of the City Council and called the meeting to order.
Chair Tefft established a quorum of the Planning Commission and called the meeting to
order.
PUBLIC COMMENT RE: ITEMS ON THE AGENDA
Barbara Doerr is pleased that we are doing this as well as announced it to the public. The highest
priority in the community is to do something about the closed power plant site. It has the most
economic benefit as well. She hopes the outcome of this is fluid and not set in stone. She hopes
that there is more opportunity to shape key issues than just “voting with a token”. This
community needs more than tourist serving; we need to nurture new high tech businesses as part
of our plan. We also need to think of what we can do for our community in a recreational
element. Make this a multi-generational community. Public input is critical.
Steve McElvaine, with Rancho Colina, would like to consider the annexation of their area
sometime in the future. What they can offer the City is affordable housing. They can also offer
the opportunity for more RV sites.
Barry Brannin spoke on the infrastructure in Morro Bay. Unless we have water and a wwtp
facility that is adequate, we are wasting our time. We need to control our future and to do that
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we need a piece of property. We could “flag annex” the Rancho Colina property which will take
the County out of it and we go ahead with the plans for the plant there.
Lynda Merrill wanted to say that she hoped that planning was a part of this workshop. We need
to think in terms of “does it fit?” We need guidelines for bulk and scale.
The public comment period was closed.
SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA ITEM:
I. CITY OF MORRO BAY GENERAL PLAN/LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM UPDATE
Jamie Hill, Chis Reeve, Tammy Seale and Nora DeCuir with PMC conducted/facilitated the
workshop.
The public comment period was reopened.
Barbara Doerr, in listening to everybody, it really seems you should be establishing your General
Plan Advisory Commission immediately. It will bring people together, get them involved and
get them excited. When you establish your GPAC, think about excluding Councilmembers and
Planning Commissioners from the group, they will have the power to make the ultimate decision.
We need balance for all citizens, young and old alike.
John Sayers encouraged you to reach out to the younger generation possibly via teachers
working this thru curriculum in the middle and high schools.
The public comment period was closed.
II. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Irons adjourned the meeting at 2:25p.m.
Chair Tefft adjourned the meeting at 2:25p.m.
Recorded by:
Jamie Boucher
City Clerk