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We began with a proclamation by the Daughters of the Revolution: America 250
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| Daughters of the American Revolution |
Meeting Recap
Before getting into the agenda as presented, let me touch on several public comments that we received.
Darla Dunn, the driving force behind Wild-O-Market Space. She would like to see more backing by the city.
In addition to that, there was a theme among several public speakers, indicating to me that many haven't been keeping up with new state housing laws over the past ten or so years.
I don't blame them. Most people have better things to do than chase down all the lesser publicized laws that Sacramento has enacted, but they still exist, they apply to Wildomar, and many of them defy logic.
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| Proposed Melia Homes, Wildomar (95 units). |
There are two developments that are wending their way through the planning department. Melia Homes on Wesley and Palomar (95 market rate homes and 4 low income homes), and "Mission Hills" with a total of 51 units on 12 acres.
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| I can't imagine actually calling that area "Mission Hills." It's right up there for worst name of an area since "The Miracle Mile" that was foisted on the Clinton Keith Business corridor in the past. Thankfully, that nonsense is in the past. |
Several well-meaning residents essentially implored the council to "Keep Wildomar Wild."
To a member, your Wildomar City Council wholeheartedly agrees
We've been the ones leading the charge to fight back against the state. I'm sorry if you've been looking in a different direction, but that's the fact. We're already on your side.
Respectfully, where have you been before now?
The problem is the state laws that go over our heads by a mile.
There simply are no options to derail such developments.
Elections have consequences, and when you vote for the same party in Sacramento, over and over and over again, they really become deaf to the concerns of places like Wildomar, as they continue to strip away at "local control".
Also, let me say, these are FOR SALE developments. Have you seen the price points of new homes in Wildomar?
These are NOT "Section 8" by any stretch of the imagination... they just aren't
These developers are in it for profit (who isn't in business for "profit"?), and one person worried that they could change all the proposed units to "low income".
There is less money, less profit, in low income units. People are still going to have to qualify for a mortgage, and I'd be stunned if there are any units under half a million dollars based on the current market.
Below is a parody video I made of this exact location well more than ten years ago. Remember folks, this isn't open space, it's not a park, it's someone's unfenced land that has a long history of being a dumping ground.
Back to the agenda
There were several nuggets in the Public Works presentation to share.
Wildomar Trail restriping near the freeway
To be on the safe side, I'm going to say it's supposed to be upgraded, including opening the u-turn at Margaret Lane, before the end of Summer. It could be done before the middle of August, but I'm tired of giving out dates that don't materialize.
It'll be done around the same time that Bundy Canyon, under the overpass, is completed.
City Maintained Roads v Non Maintained Roads
A key part of the presentation was going over the differences between dedicated city roads, and private roads.
If this is an issue that you're curious about, please watch the video of the presentation. It explains the differences between the road designations.
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Wildomar doesn't use money from property taxes to do road work.
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My comment was, this is part of keeping Wildomar "wild," dirt roads, and other 'careworn' roads that are never going to come close to matching areas like Temecula or Murrieta.
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| This recent acquisition has started making recurring potholes a thing of the past. Long may it live. |
Shopping Cart Ordinance
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A smattering of people have always pushed carts away from stores, into neighborhoods, but this ordinance is coming about as natural fallout from Tres Lagos.
For those of us who live near the epicenter, we see carts abandoned there more times than we don't.
Unfortunately, the owners of the carts in question haven't been cooperative with the carrot approach, so now it's time for the stick.
The goal is for the owners of the shopping carts to find a way to keep them on their property, or at very minimum, cooperate in retrieving them when one of their customers dumps them in the right of way.
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Discussion Regarding Recreation Programming Opportunities and Potential Future Recreation Service Models
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The council was unanimous in wanting to explore this further. We'll never have a robust parks department like other cities, but that doesn't mean we should stay satisfied with the same meager level of amenities as Wildomar had decades before the glory of cityhood commenced.
As more information comes out, I'll be sure to get it out to the public.
Future agenda item: Data Center Discussion
Councilwoman DePhillippo and I both had the same future agenda item to suggest.
We don't envision Wildomar being sought after by such types, but under our current codes they're already not an allowed usage, and our maximum warehouse size is said to be 50,000sf.
Still, we know this is an issue that the community has been following as its gone around the country, so we asked to bring the topic to the city council so that the residents can't weigh in on it... even though there is no desire to bring them here as it is.
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Though it wasn't formally announced, a townhall Townhall in September at Wildomar Elementary was casually mentioned by Councilwoman Bridgette Moore during one of her comments.
I'm sure they'll start getting out information as the date gets closer.
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Just as the meeting was minutes from concluding the HVAC system decided to take a leak on the City Manager and City Attorney. After a ten minute break, we were able to conclude the meeting.
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| Drip, drip, drip goes the water. |
Here is a link to the youtube video of the meeting.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Yt1i04Nrn0&t
