LA JOLLA SHORES ASSOCIATION (LJSA) Meeting minutes June 11th, 2008.

 

 Next Meeting:  Wednesday July 9th at 7 PM, in Building T-29 at SCRIPPS INSTITUTION OF OCEANOGRAPHY.  Attendees: Dahlberg, Luscomb, Varone, Weissman, Laney, Coakley, Metzger, Heaton, Lucas Dicks, Tihyani, Nissan, audience 13+.

           

1.     UCSD Representative - Milt Phegley-not present

2.     Police Representative – not present

3.     Approval of the Minutes - approved                              

4.     Treasurer’s Report - beginning balance is $3,629.49, additions of $600 less checks of $550, ending balance is $3,679.49.

5.     CD Representative – not present

           

6.     Chair’s Report - Jim Heaton

A.    Newspaper racks are now located at El Paseo Grande and Avenida de la Playa-there are plantings where they were previously located on Avenida de la Playa. 

B.    Landscaping the triangle is still open for discussion.  On the triangle the loading zone was moved into the triangle to reduce commercial zones on Avenida de la Playa and the red zone is across the street will be repainted as a commercial zone in front of the pump out station.  12 net spaces after total project is complete. 

C.    Sherri Lightner has resigned from the Board-Andrea explained that Sherri’s term ends in the fall and is a 2 year position.  Provide nominations to Andrea Dahlberg via email. 

D.    Torrey Pines road landscaping project is a multi-year project.  It is landscaping between Little Street and Roseland Drive.  The Princess Street stoplight has been withdrawn from plan, curb and sidewalk.  An estimated $10-20K per year in maintenance fees to maintain the landscaping are expected.  Cost of capital improvements is estimated at $600K.

E.    Hillel student center at Site 653 presented plan today which is same as before but elevators for parking of cars.  The project is back on the docket and they are also adding solar panels.  The lawsuit is still under appeal. TRLU has cross appealed regarding the sale of the property. 

F.    Jewel ball is Aug 3rd  at the La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club.

                   

7.     Public Comment- Helen Boydon had comments regarding Hallel Site 653. Dan Courtney commented on Children’s School and has asked that neighbors be involved and notified of upcoming plans. Tim Lucas mentioned meeting (SD Planning Commission) on Bird Rock Station and UTC expansion. Comment was brought up that Via Capri is not getting the enforcement necessary. There have been 2 or more accidents on 5/22, both with injuries approx. 7833 Via Capri and on Via Capri Court. Pat Ranger reports that someone stole her catalytic converter.

 

8.     Storm water management programs:  Jennifer Nichols Kearns and Chris McFadden, a Deputy Director for these programs with City of San Diego, presented new street sweeping program for pollution reduction in San Diego.  In La Jolla specifically in the areas of biological significance, the goal is to reduce storm water flows. La Jolla is Phase 3 of the street sweeping project currently underway.  Commercial routes will be 2-6am and Residential routes will be 7-10am and parking will be enforced.  They are working with the community on the signage.  UCSD and the San Diego Coastkeeper are working with the City on SIO’s drainage. They are in the Planning phase of a low flow diversion plan, gravity and pump diversion which they are trying to put in at La Jolla Shores.  They do have plans to put these on Torrey Pines Road, Camino del Oro, Princess Street and Avenida de la Playa.  Jennifer Kearns also presented another project which is to replace the pavement of the Kellogg Park parking lot to a permeable pavement (which is a pourus pavement).  The estimated cost is $1M for half of the parking lot.  They are hoping to get the rest of the funding thru Proposition 84.  Rain puddles were highlighted as problem areas at La Jolla Shores Hotel, Vallecitos and the Kellogg Park parking lot. 

 

9.     Community event -Izzy Tihanyi discussed the merchants of La Jolla Shores formed a new association and have received an $8.5K grant.  This association is a Micro Bid type district and has already cleaned sidewalks and plan to do this at the end of the summer again.  Three new benches have been ordered with the grant monies and the association has helped pay for the application to do the striping for the parking.  The association would like to put on a community event and proposes getting input/ideas to put this together.  This would be an event such as an art splash, farmers market, holiday event, etc, to be done at a slower time of year in the area.  The committee is interested in getting resident’s input; please email your thoughts/ideas to Becky@surfdiva.com .  Next meeting is scheduled for 7/10 4:30pm at the Kitchen.

 

10.  Established new standing committees and Board members based on Status of LJS

A.    RFP process:  Surf, Kayak, SCUBA, Body Board-Mary Coakley

B.    Business District-Pat Nissan

C.    Proposed landscaping of Avenida de la Playa: Izzy reported that there will be temporary fix of the triangle for landscaping.  Showed example of the proposed pots to be used in the triangle.

D.    Residential Areas-Dave Laney

E.    Beach and Boardwalk & Boat Ramp-TBD

 

11.  Committee Reports

A.    Land Use - Sue Weissman –LJSPRC & LJSAB no update.

B.    Traffic & Transportation – no update, due to lack of notice the meeting was cancelled.

C.    Parks & Beaches – Mary Coakley discussed the Map ribbon cutting expected to be on 7/17 at 10am.   Cliffridge park bathroom getting plans together and project moving forward.  Trash compactor is in front of Jeff’s Burgers (Big Belly) on a trial basis to see how it goes.  It holds 8 or 9 times what the regular trash cans hold.

Ø  Kellogg Park Playground Equipment:  Greg Salmon and Torrey Gulley are Chairs of this committee.  Torrey reported that committee has been working at the park on the weekends.  City will provide committee with a letter of explanation.  Right of entry permit has been offered to be expedited.  Meeting 6/16 with mayor’s office to discuss this project.  To date, $8,400 has been raised so far plus offers to match donations.  Mary Coakley is working with Barbara from Barbarella’s Restaurant on a “starfish fund raiser” and has offered to sell them for $1000 each donors names can be included on each starfish.  Torrey Gulley will send PDF version of plaques via email for different donor levels for LJSA for email vote within 48 hours. Motion: Nissan: Luscomb 10-0-0 to approve going forward with starfish fundraiser for $1000 each to be placed around the trees in the playground perimeter.

D.    Parking Board – Jim Heaton reports that other groups have pulled their representatives from this Board, Ken King will keep representing the LJSA on this Board until further notice.

 

Minutes submitted by Sharon Luscomb, meeting adjourned at 9 PM