HomeMy WebLinkAboutcc min 2015/01/08 City of Chula Vista
Meeting Minutes - Final
Thursday,January 8,2015 4:00 PM Council Chambers
276 4th Avenue, Building A
Chula vsU,CA 91910
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CALLTO ORDER
A Special Meeting of the City Council o/ the City of Chula Vista was ralled to order at 4:08 p.m. in the
Council Chambers,locafed in City Hall, 276 Fourth Avenue, Chula Visfa, Califomia.
ROLL CALL:
Present Councilmember Aguilar, DepuTy Mayor Bensoussan, Councilmember McCann and
Mayor Salas
Also Prasent: City Manager Halbert, City Attomey Googins, City Clerk Nonis, and Assistant City Gerk
Bigelow
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG AND MOMENT OF SILENCE
Deputy Ma}ror Bensoussan led the Pledge of Allegiance.
ACTION ITEMS
1. 14-0736 A. INTERVIEWS TO FILL CITY COUNCIL SEAT NO. 4
B. DELIBERATION AND APPOINTMENT TO CITY COUNCIL SEAT
NO. 4
C. OATH OF OFFICE FOR NEWLY APPOINTED COUNCILMEMBER
Ma}ror Salas explained the appointment process.
City Attomey Googins stated that the disclosure forms and applications (or the candidates had been
reviewed and that none o/ the candidates had the types o/ financial inteiests that we2 likely to 2quire a
candidate to resign or the Council to be prohibited from entering into a contract should he or she be
appointed. He also spoke rega/ding common law conflict of inferesf and sfated that his o�ce did not
have enough informaBon, nor adequate time, to review candidates for possible common law conflicts of
inte2st.
The Council conducfed interviews o/the following individuals to(ll City Council Seat No 4:
-Lisa Moctezuma
-ShiAey Horton
-James CIaAc
-Jason Paguio
- Thomas Gbver
-Mark Livag
-William(Bill)Hall
-Steve Miesen
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Mayor Sa/as 2cessed the meeting at 5 46 p m. The Counal reconvened at 6:12 p m, with all members
prasent.
The Council continued conduc[ing the interviews
Mane Zhrvago, Chula Vista res�dent, spoke in support of candidate Jason Pagmo.
Frank Rivera, Chula Vista 2sident and emp/oyee, represen6ng SEIU Local 221, spoke regardmg the
preferred quaGties o/the candidate to be selected
Kim Vander Bie, Chula Vista resdent and employee, represenhng the Chula Vista Employees
Association(CVEA), spoke regarding the preferred qualRies of the candidate to be selected
Lisa Cohen, Chula Vista resident, represenfing the Chula Vista Chamber o( Commerce, spoke in
suppoR of Steve Miesen and Bill Hall.
Cheryl Perez, Chula Visfa resident, spoke in support of Jason Pagwo
Sharon C/oward, San Diego resident, representing the San Diego Port Tenants Associatwn, spoke in
support o/Bill Ha/l.
Mayor Salas recessed the meeting at 7 53 p.m The Council reconvened at 8:00 p.m., with al/ members
prasent
Mayo� Salas spoke in support o/ appointing Bdl Hall. Deputy Mayor Bensoussan spoke in suppoR o/
appointing ShiAey Horton. Councdmember Aguilar spoke in support o/ appointing James C/ark.
Councilmember McCann spoke in support of appointing Shirley Horton
Mayor Salas moved to appoint Bill Hall. The motion died due to/ack of second.
ACTION: A motion was made by Deputy Mayor Bensoussan, seconded by Councilmember
McCann, that Shirley Horton be appointed. The motlon failed by the following
vote:
Yes: 2- Bensoussan and McCann
No: 2- Aguilar and Salas
Absfain: 0
ACTION: A motion was made by Councilmember Aguilar, seconded by Mayor Salas, tnat
. James Clark be appointed.The motion failed by the following vote:
Yes: 2- Aguilar and Salas
No: 2- Bensoussan and McCann
Abstain: 0
ACTION: A motion was made by Councilmember McCann, seconded by Deputy Mayor
Bensoussan, that Shirley Horton be appointed. The motion failed by the following
vote:
Yes: 2- Bensoussan and McCann
No: 2- Aguilar and Salas
Abstain: 0
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ACTION: A motion was made by Mayor Salas, seconded by Councilmember Aguilar, that
James Clark be appointed.The motion failed by the following vote:
Yes: 2- Aguilar and Salas
No: 2- Bensoussan and McCann
Absfain: 0
Ma}ror Salas moved to appoint Bill Hall. The motion died due to/ack o/second
Ma}ror Salas stated the item would be continued to the meeting o(January 73, 2015, at 2.00 p.m.
ADJOURNMENT
At 9:03 p m., Ma}ror Salas adjoumed the meeting to the Regu/ar City Council Meeting on January 13,
2015, at 2:00 p.m.,in the Council Chambers.
Kerry K. Big low, A tant City Clerk
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