Talking points also include greater housing product diversity without a reduction in the number of inclusionary housing units, larger lot and home sizes, fewer apartments than the approximately 300 proposed, a greater number of architectural styles, and sharper neighborhood design features.Avoiding a reduction in public benefits - schools, parks and open space - are a priority if the project is reduced, as well as maintaining financial benefits to the city. Greater detail of water conservation and watershed protections and more detailed input on park design and layouts are also on the list of talking points.Also marked as a council priority is retention of the Fagan Canyon village retail core. The council asked that any revised numbers of dwellings must still be sufficient to support the proposed small retail space to avoid trips out of the canyon for household staples.Expected during September 19 public comment are comments from ONE Santa Paula, proponents of the proposed project, and We CARE, who launched a successful petition drive to place a growth control measure on the ballot that was disqualified due to technical errors, an action upheld in court. ONE Santa Paula and We CARE met Saturday to discuss the proposed development.
City Council: Monday meeting will see revamped Fagan Canyon plan
September 14, 2005
Santa Paula City Council
Although the agenda for Monday’s City Council meeting has yet to be released, there is one item that is guaranteed to be of high interest: the expected revamping of the proposal to develop Fagan Canyon.
By Peggy KellySanta Paula TimesAlthough the agenda for Monday’s City Council meeting has yet to be released, there is one item that is guaranteed to be of high interest: the expected revamping of the proposal to develop Fagan Canyon. The September 19 meeting will start at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall Council Chambers, 970 E. Ventura Street. The meeting will be televised live on Adelphia Cable Channel 10 and rebroadcast Tuesday and Thursday.It wasn’t until July that the council was able to publicly address their concerns of the proposed Centex Homes development of the canyon that hugs the city’s northern border. Centex has been working with the community and the city for about two years on the plan to develop 2,147 homes, two elementary schools, parks, trails, a Future Farmers of America facility and a village core with 25,000 square feet of retail space in the canyon.When the Draft Environmental Impact Report was addressed by the council in July, Mayor Mary Ann Krause referred to it as the “baseline” for the proposed project. After the council expressed their concerns on various aspects and impacts of the plan, they devised five talking points to be addressed by City Manager Wally Bobkiewicz and City Attorney Karl Berger with Centex representatives.Talking points include ways to reduce the impacts of traffic mitigation measures, including identifying methods to reduce traffic signals and impacts to residential neighborhoods. The council also requested more specifics on the types of traffic calming measures that might be used, including narrower streets and traffic speed humps.
