Dual Tuesday meetings: SPCC healthcare authority, PC to hear Centex homes specific plan

May 07, 2004
Santa Paula City Council

Tuesday might just be the night for attending dual meetings with the City Council holding the organizational session for a newly formed healthcare authority, followed by the Planning Commission, which will be presented with the Fagan Canyon development specific plan for information only.

By Peggy KellySanta Paula TimesTuesday might just be the night for attending dual meetings with the City Council holding the organizational session for a newly formed healthcare authority, followed by the Planning Commission, which will be presented with the Fagan Canyon development specific plan for information only.The special council meeting will start at 6:30 p.m. and the Planning Commission will follow, although it’s regular 7 p.m. starting time might be delayed due to the council session. Both meetings will be held at City Hall Council Chambers, 970 E. Ventura St.Bypassing tougher options, the City Council decided Monday to form a new public agency that would work to reopen Santa Paula Memorial Hospital.The authority will craft its own hospital reorganization plan to present to the bankruptcy court, said City Manager Wally Bobkiewicz.The creation of the authority could lead to taking possession of and operating Santa Paula Memorial Hospital, shuttered since Dec. 19.“The purpose is to actively move forward to reopen the hospital,” and thereafter authority control would be shifted to a joint powers agreement or a newly formed nonprofit corporation, Bobkiewicz said during Monday’s meeting.
Centex Homes has been working with the community and city staff for about a year planning development in Fagan Canyon, which hugs the city’s north limits.The property is within the city’s urban restriction zone and does not require voter approval.Centex has control of about 1,700 acres of Fagan Canyon and per the city’s request has planned for full-build out of the 2,200-acre site.Through community meetings and a week-long planning charrette, Centex designed five neighborhoods of over 2,000 homes ranging from single-family to apartments. New urbanism concepts were used as a base for the design.The Planning Commission will not be making any decisions on the proposed project as the Centex presentation will be informational only, said Tom Bartlett, planning director.



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