At its January meeting, the University Community Planning Group (UCPG) took action to send a strong message to City Council to ‘pull’ the potential sales of two City owned properties.
Courtesy of UCPG representative Nancy Groves:
Action item on the sale of two city owned parcels, one in north UC and the other in south UC.
The first parcel is the 15 acres at Governor and Gullstrand behind University Gardens Park. It adjoins the park on two sides and can be an asset to the park.
The other is the 45-acre parcel on Town Center Drive, (North end) all of which is in the MHPA and part of the 150 acre Roselle Canyon.
Background discussion provided by UCPG representative Andy Weise: We need to preserve green space at the edge of the community. Under city code if we wish to purchase, we must pay fair market value but since it is all wetlands and habitat it would have a lower price.
In 2012, the UCPG voted both parcels as dedicated open space but the city did not change the plan then since the Water Department owned the Governor Drive parcel. UCPG voted 12 Yea, 2 Nay, 2 Abstentions to send a strong message to Council Person Bry to get the city to pull the sales. We would like to use FBA funds to purchase the parcels and preserve them as dedicated open space and for future conservation, as well as become part of the comprehensive plan update.
Next UCPG Meeting: February 13 at 6 PM at a NEW LOCATION at the Alexandria building at 10300 Campus Pointe Drive, in the second floor large conference room. Open parking, no charge. Refreshments will be served.
February agenda items expected to include Bio Med Realty second project, UCSD Robert Clossin update of three projects, Alexandria Podium 93, Spectrum 3 & 4, Costa Verde Retail, Marijuana Production project. Full agenda, when available, will be posted at https://www.sandiego.gov/planning/community/profiles/university/agendas
Residents may contact City Councilperson Barbara Bry through the University City representative Bridger Langfur at blangfur@sandiego.gov
For Nancy’s complete report of the January UCPG meeting, refer to page 12 of the February 2018 newsletter, available at https://www.universitycitynews.org/ucca-newsletter-archives/
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