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HomeMy WebLinkAboutcc min 1974/06/19 MINUTES OF AN ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA Held Wednesday PRELIMINARY PLANS--LIBRARY · June 19, 1974 An adjourned regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Chula Vista, California was held on the above date beginning at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Conference Room, Civic Center, 276 Fourth Avenue, with the following Councilmen present: Councilmen Scott, Hobel, Hamilton Councilmen absent: Councilmen Hyde, Egdahl Staff present: City Manager Thomson, Director of Public Works Cole, City Librarian Levine, Director of Building and Housing Grady. Also present: Tom Williamson, Project Architect COMMENTS BY DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS Mr. Lane Cole explained that the staff has looked over the preliminary plans and the Council will approve this pre- liminary stage at the meeting of June 25 which puts this project right on schedule. Mr. Cole reviewed the pro- posed schedule noting that the City will go out to bid in March of 1975 with the comDletion date scheduled for June 1976. The estimated cost of construction at this point is $2,319,740. COMMENTS BY THE CITY Mrs. Levine commented that Librarians LIBRARIAN are always looking for customers, and in this respect, a library building must be attractive and have a home atmosphere "a home away from home". She noted the various features in the proposed library that meet this crit- eria adding that both she and the con- sultant, Mr. Holt, feel the architect has done a good job. TOM WILLIAMSON Mr. Williamson presented a model of the PROJECT ARCHITECT proposed facility detailing the various elements of the construction: the ex- terior, interior layout, parking ar- rangement, and the sloped areas. The building is elevated from 2 feet to approximately 9% feet above street level. The reason for this is that the lower level must have plumbing fixtures that ~ ~ ~ hook up to the sanitary sewer. Mr. Williamson com- mented that everything has been lowered as much as possible in order not to give a great elevated appearance to the building, ~uch as, the ceilings in the staff office~ have been reduced from 9 feet to 8 fee%. Parking lot The stalls in the parking lot have been warped as much as possible ~o that there will be no point at which a parked car with an unset handbrake will be able Minutes of a r~gular adjourned meeting Page 2 June 19, 1974 to roll, or be difficult for any person to open or close a car door. Auditorium Mr. Williamson explained the auditorium layout noting that it shows a 180 seat capacity with a very narrow platform. It was the opinion of the Librarian and Consultant that the platform should be wider to be more flexible for various functions; therefore, the seating capacity will be cut to 150. Landscaping In answer to Councilman Scott's query, Mr. Williamson stated that the City's ordinance requires a 3~ foot screening around the parking lot. This can be done by a wall, landscaping, earth mounting, or fence. Councilman Hobel asked that the straight lines be broken up around the parking lot. This can be done by proper land- scaping. Boundaries of Project Mr. Williamson indicated it would be necessary for the Council to determine the boundary lines of the project, and what the balance of the block will eventually be. Fill needed Mr. Williamson stated it would take approximately 12,000 cubic yards of fill for this project. It can be done by (1) either putting it in the contract, and having the contractor buy the fill, or (2) the City could star% taking excess fill from projects being currently worked on, or advert- ising for excess fill to be dumped on the site. If the first alternative is used, it would cost $4.00 a cubic yard or $48,000 for the fill. The second alternative would cost approxi- mately $24,000 or $2.00 a yard. Mr. Williamson mentioned that if the City proposes to use the balance of the property for park purposes, the park could be"a little sunken", and the City could use that dirt for this fill rather than buying any. Sewer pumps Director of Building and Housing main- tained that the fill cost would be less over the years than the cost of main- taining a sewer pump. Code requirements Discussion followed as to Code require- ments covering various aspects of the project particularly those relating to use of the facility by handicapped persons. Mayor Hamilton discussed the EPA stand- ards which he felt did not go into effect until December. Minutes of a regular adjourned meeting Page 3 June 19, 1974 Knight & Gladieux Plan Director Cole stated that he would check into this. He added that there will be a resolution before the Council in the near future to amend the Knight & Gladieux Plan in order to accommodate this project. He noted that the Plan originally called for an underpass and a lake adjacent to the library. Parking lot lights Councilman Hobel questioned the type of light fixtures proposed for the parking area. Mr. Williamson ex- plained that they will be on a high level - high efficiency lamps instead of a number of small ones. Mr. Cole noted that the lower down the lamps are put, the less intensity can be used. Roof Director of Building and Housing dis- cussed the mission tiles to be used in the roofing. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Hamilton adjourned the meeting at 8:00 p.m., to the meeting scheduled for Tuesday, June 25, 1974, at 7:00 p.m. · ~' Clerk