AGENDA
CAMPO/LAKE MORENA
PLANNING GROUP MEETING
CAMPO COMMUNITY CENTER, 976 SHERIDAN ROAD, CAMPO, CA
7:00 PM Monday, January 22, 2007
 

Preliminary Agenda
The public is welcome to the monthly meetings of the Campo/Lake Morena Planning Group, which is the County-sponsored link between the community and the County dealing with planning and land use. Members of the public will be given the opportunity to speak regarding any item on the agenda. In addition, during Public Discussion, members of the community will be given the opportunity to address other matters pertaining to land use issues in our area. No action or vote may be taken on items not on the agenda. The final agenda will be posted 72 hours prior to the meeting and may be found at the Campo Post Office, Cameron Corners Market, La Posta Diner and the Lake Morena Market.
 

I. PLEDGE.
II. ROLL CALL: 1. L. Johnson 2. B. Esry 3. R. Kreger 4. J. Bates 5. B. Shea 6. W. Slaff 7. S. Driscoll 8. P. Noblitt 9. J. Carmody
III. SEATING OF NEW MEMBERS: At this time we will pass out the Certificates of Election and seat the new members resulting from the November 2006 Election. Bev Esry, Bill Slaff and Pat Noblitt will retain their seats and Rick Northcote will move into seat 4.
IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Approve minutes for meeting of November 27, 2006
V. ELECTION OF OFFICERS
VI. CORRESPONDENCE AND ANNOUNCEMENTS:
a. We have received official word from County, and the election of 2006 is to be used per County Council to fill the open seat vacated by Robert Kreger. See item (a) under old business.
b. We have received a copy of a letter written by MERIT to Supervisor Jacob endorsing this Board’s request to her for a meeting to discuss major groundwater issues.
c. A reminder to all Planning Group Members about accepting gifts. Per I-1 policy a Planning Group Member may accept gifts under $250 from members of the community, but must report all gifts on their financial filings
and would be barred from voting on any project of anyone they had accepted a gift from.
VII. COMMITTEES/LIAISON REPORTS:
a. Camp Lockett Park (Chair – J. Bates)
A. Status update (2 min)
B. Assign new Planning Group Member to take over as Chair (10 min)
b. County Trails – Shirley Driscoll
A. Status update (2 min)
c. Disaster Preparedness Meeting – L. Johnson, Liaison
A. Status update (2 min)
d. Comprehensive Ground Water Study - (Co-chairs L. Johnson & J. Carmody)
A. Status update (2 min)
e. Wireless Communications – Bob Shea, Liaison
A. Status update (2 min)
f. Transportation/Jacumba Crossing – Bob Shea, Liaison
A. Status update (2 min)
VIII. EXPENSES:
a. Please report any valid expenses.
IX. OLD BUSINESS
a. Vote on accepting the resignation of Robert Kreger and replacing him with the runner-up in the 2006 election, Denise Morse. (5 min)
b. Tom Duffy of DPW who gave the presentation on the Buckman Springs Borrow Pit last meeting has notified us that the project is coming before the Planning Commission this Friday and has asked we vote on the project
tonight. It has now been reduced from 50 years to 25 years and will include the landscape plans which was presented to us at our last meeting to screen the project from view. Discussion and vote – 15 min.
c. Star Ranch will give a presentation on their project and possible alternatives to the original proposal. Presentation, discussion and Q & A – 45 minutes
d. FYI – County has completed the review of the Extended Initial Study/Information of P05-046, the Gasoline Curve Sprint/Nextel cell tower located at 3406l Shockey Truck Trail, and found it to be incomplete. More information and/or revisions will be required to determine the project’s potential impacts per CEQA. We had approved this project in February 2006 and voted to stand behind that approval again in Sept 2006.
e. We have received the draft zoning ordinance amendment that defines and regulates cargo containers. It is basically what we voted on to recommend and will probably be returned to the Planning Commission by the end of February for approval.
X. NEW BUSINESS
a. Discussion and vote on this Board sending a letter to Dianne Jacob regarding excessive water usage by County at Rancho del Campo on their sports field.
b. Brief presentation by Shannon Eliot of UCSD Cycling regarding the UCSD Blvd Road bike race to be held on February 3rd. (15 min)
XI. PUBLIC DISCUSSION.
XII. ANNOUNCEMENT OF NEXT MEETING - February 26, 2007
XIII. ADJOURNMENT

Any questions or items for the Planning Group should be sent to Chairwoman Bev Esry, Campo/Lake Morena Planning Group, 1883 Marc Trl., Campo CA 91906. Tel. # (619) 478-5034 Email: bevesry@hughes.net. This agenda as well as the minutes of the Planning Group are available via email to anyone who wants them. Please e-mail Bev Esry to be put on the distribution list.