HomeMy WebLinkAboutcc min 1973/10/09 MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA
Held Tuesday October 9, 197t
A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Chula Vista, California, was held
on the above date heginning at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber, Civic Center, 276
Fourth Avenue, with the following
Councilmen present: Councilmen Scott, Hobel, Hamilton, Hyde, Egdahl
Councilmen absent: None
Staff present: City Manager Thomson, City Attorney Lindberg, Director of
Public Works Cole, Director of Planning Peterson, Director
of Parks and Recreation ftall
The pledge of allegiance to the Flag was led by Mayor Hamilton, followed by a moment
of silent prayer.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES It was moved by Councilman Hyde, seconded
by Councilman Scott and unanimously carried
that the minutes of the meeting of October 2,
1973, be approved, copie~ having been ~ent
to each Councilman.
OATH OF OFFICE City Clerk Fulasz administered the oath of
office to Mrs. Sandra Pasqua, newly-appointed
member of the Human Relations Commission.
PRESENTATION BY SAN Mr. Dave Thompson, Executive Director, re-
DIEGO SAFETY COUNCIL ported on the operations of the Safety
Council, asking that the City of Chula
Vista join the other ten cities in the
County in belonging to this organization.
Referred to City Manager It was moved by Councilman Hyde and
Seconded by ~ayor Mamilton that this
matter be referred to the CftM Manager
for recommendation.
Motion carried The motion carried by the following vote,
to-wit:
AYES: Councilmen Hyde, Egdahl, Scott,
Hamilton
Noes: Councilman Hobel
Absent: None
PRESENTATION ON SIERRA City Clerk Fulasz stated she received a
CLUB'S GROWTH ORDINANCE call from Mr. Richard Marasso, asking that
he be allowed to make this presentation
at the next meeting (October 16).
Motion to continue It was moved by Councilman Scott, seconded
by Councilman Hyde and unanimously carried
that the presentation be made at the next
, meeting.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS There were no Oral Communications.
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PUBLIC HEARING (CONTINUED) - City Clerk Fulasz read a letter from Mr.
CONSIDERATION OF APPEAL BY ~o~eph M. Burkkart, ~,0. Box 966, Chula
CHULA VISTA OFFICE CENTER Vista, stating that ttucough the coopera-
OF PLANNING CO~qlSSION tion of the planning Department, they have
DENIAL OF VARIANCE FOR reached a satisfactory compromise on the
SIGN AT 815 THIRD AVENUE sign requirements, and now wish to withdraw
their appeal.
Appeal withdrawn
Matter filed It was moved by Councilman Scott, seconded
by Councilman Hyde and unanimously carried
that no public hearing be held and the
matter be filed.
RECESS A recess was called at 7:40 p.m. and the
meeting reconvened at 8:01 p.m.
PUBLIC HEARING (CONTINUED) - Director of Planning Peterson submitted a
CONSIDERATION OF AMENDMENT report to the Council in which he delineated
TO CHAPTER 33 OF THE CITY the background for the establishment of
CODE ESTABLISHING "H" the Hillside Modifying Dlstrict and the
HILLSIDE MODIFYING DISTRICT meetings held with the developers in the
AND ADOPTION OF HILLSIDE formation of the Development Policy.
DEVELOPMENT POLICY
The proposal is based on the concept
that the net usable land area for a single
family unit should be approximately the
same in hill areas as in flat lanO areas.
Under this ordinance, a "Hillside Develop-
ment Graph" determines the gross residential
density and the area to be left ungraded
as a function of average natural slope.
Mr. Peterson explained the use of the
Graph, and reviewed the text of the pro-
posed ordinance and development policy.
Public hearing opened This being the time and place as advertised,
Mayor Hamilton opened the public hearing.
(A transcript of this portion of the meet-
ing will be available in the City Clerk's
office.)
Speaking in favor Speaking in favor of the proposed ordinance
were: Richard Marasso, 952 Ithaca Court;
Kathryn Moore, 1134 Tobias Drive; Janet
Krueger, 3859 Avenida Pale Verde, speaking
for the League of Women Voters; Allen Miller,
member of the Environmental Control Commis-
sion, 854 Halecrest Drive; Carole Smith,
87 F Street.
They stated that (1) there will be a vast
amount ~ r~duction in:~grading; (2) it
will restrain growth; (3) terrains need
special treatment; (4) it will retain
natural beauty of the hills; (S) it will
not prevent low-cost housing, as today, low-
cost housing must be subsidized to become
a reality; (6) the issue should be one of
good planning; (7) to cope with the hills,
housing must be tied to steepness of the
slopes; (8) it will provide a tool neces-
sary for the preservation of a better
quality environment by limiting the
amount of development according to clearly
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defined standards; (9) it will provide
guidelines for future, well-planned de-
velopments; (10) the City needs s~ringent
regulations for this land (east of the
City-); (11) it will offer developers a
chance to construct unique developments.
Speaking in protest Speaking in protest were: James Hutchison,
Wilsey and Ham, 1400 Sixth Avenue, San
Diego; Carmen Pasquale, Otay Land Company;
Jerry Linton, American Housing Guild;
Gladys Koven, Los Angeles.
Their protests are summarized as follows:
(1) arbitrary density regulations; (2) re-
sponsibility of maintaining the slopes is
not clear -- whose responsibility; (3) will
the City purchase the open space; (4) if it
is the responsibility of the developer to
maintain the open space, then he should
have some say as to how much land should
be set aside; (5) ignores the life styles
of the citizens; (6) non-coherent view of
future use of slope areas; (7) restrictions
on the natural flat lands; (8) manufactured
slopes can be made more pleasing than the
natural slopes; (9) the General Plan
procedure is the way to accomplish this
type of development; (10) it will affect
the property east of the City and these
land owners will be deprived of the best
land use for that area; (11) the Nomograph
is a poor substitute for good planning; (12)
the intent of the ordinance is to reduce
development and it limits the option of
the developers in the construction of
housing types; (13) control should be to
preserve hillsides and not an ordinance
limiting densities; (14) a clear, good
definition of "hillside" should be put
into the ordinance; (15) eliminate the
"administrative interpretations"; (16) the
effects of the ordinance will be to increase
the price of homes; (17) it is an exclusive
zoning ordinance; (18) it is tantamount to
down-zoning of property; (19) traffic cir-
culation systems can be applied in slope
areas by reducing the width of the
streets; (20) in light of AB 1301, there
is no need for this ordinance; (21) [Koven]
out of 57 acres that she owns, only 24 can
be developed under this ordinance.
Recess A recess was called at 9:25 p.m. and the
meeting r~¢onvenedat 9:50 p.m.
RESOLUTION APPROVING Mayor Hamilton asked the developer, Mr.
TENTATIVE MAP OF Jerry Linton, if he had any objections to
ZENITH II SUBDIVISION a continuation of this matter, since the
meeting was running late and there are a
number of people waiting to give testimony
on this item.
Mr. Linton stated he had no objection, if
it could be placed first on the agenda of
the next meeting.
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Motion to Continue It was moved by Councilman Hobel, seconded
by Councilman Hyde and unanimously carried
that this resolution be continued to the
next meeting (October 16, 1973).
HILLSIDE MODIFYING DISTRICT
AND POLICY -- Continued
Public hearing closed There being no further conunents, either
for or against, the hearing was declared
closed.
City Attorney's opinion Mr. Lindberg said he was asked by some
citizens if the Hillside Ordinance would
apply to the Sports World P-C zone. He
stated that the Council did impose these
standards on that development and, whether
or not the ordinance passes in this form
or not at all, it will not change the ap-
plicability of the standards as they
existed at the time of the adoption of
the P-C General Development Plan.
In answer to Councilman Scott's query,
Mr. Peterson explained that the condition
of approval referred to 2,000 dwelllng
units "or such number as may be allowed by
Hillside Ordinance, when and if it is
adopted."
Council discussion Discussion ensued as to the economical
factors of the ordinance; the developments
in Chula Vista that conform substantially
to the Hillside District; clarification as
to whom acquires and maintains the open
space; a hillside plan compared with a
planned unit development.
Transcript of public hearing Councilman Egdahl suggested continuing this
matter for one or two weeks and have a tran-
script of the hearing be made available to
the Council so that the Council can be
better able to ask questions of the staff.
It was moved by Councilman Egdahl and
seconded by Councilman Hobel that a tran-
script be made, pro and con, and that the
matter be continued for three weeks.
Councilman Scott spoke against having a
transcript of the entire meeting. He
felt the Council should take only those
areas which are of some concern and need
further clarification, and refer these
to staff.
Amendment to motion Councilman Egdahl amended the motion by
eliminating the word "transcript" and that
the Clerk break out from the testimony
those itemized reasons, pro or con, without
regard for comments back and forth by the
Council, or the questions by the Council.
Prepared statements Councilman Hyde remarked that the prepared
remarks by some of the people who spoke
would be helpful. He asked that Mr.
Hutchison, Mr. Pasquale and Mr. Linton make
these comments available to the City Clerk.
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Boundary map Councilman Hobel asked that the staff come
up wi.th a map outlining the boundaries of
this District, and also the percentage of
that proposed area that is how in the City.
Councilman Hyde asked that the Nomograph
apply from zero on up, since at zero the
allocation of the unit of density is the
same as the basic zones.
Director of Planning Peterson, in answer
to Councilman Hobel's request, stated that
he could have a map outlining the boundaries
of the District ready for Council in two
or three weeks.
Councilman Egdahl added to the motion the
suggestion made by Councilman Hyde for
written comments to be given to the City
Clerk, ~nd for the Director of Planning
to prepare a boundary map of the District.
This matter is to be placed on the meeting
of October 30, 1973.
Motion carried The motion carried by the following vote,
to-wit:
AYES: Councilmen Egdahl, Hobel, Hyde
Noes: Councilmen Hamilton, Scott
Absent: None
ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS (Continued to October 30, 1973)
35.302 AND 33.601A OF THE
ZONING ORDINANCE, CHAPTER 33,
OF THE CNULA VISTA CITY CODE
RELATING TO THE HILLSIDE
MODIFYING DISTRICT - FIRST
READING
RESOLUTION ADOPTING A (Continued to October 30, 1973)
HILLSIDE DEVELOPMENT POLICY
PUBLIC HEARING - At the meeting of August 28, 1973, the
CONSIDERATION OF SPORTS Council approved Resolution No. 6990,
WORLD PHASE I ANNEXATION setting this matter for a public hearing
on October 9, 1973.
Director of Planning Peterson submitted a
plat noting the location of the property
to be annexed.
Public hearing opened This being the time and place as advertised,
Mhyor Hamilton opened th~ public hearing.
Donald Worley, Attorney Mr. Worley briefly reviewed the proposed
Seltzer, Caplan, Wilkins & Mcmahon annexation. The Council, at one time,
3003 Fourth Avenue, San Diego approved the annexation with the stipula-
tion that it be tied to the approval of
the general development plan of Sports
World. In representing Dr. Bloom, he is
now requesting Council's immediate consent
of the annexation of this property.
Eugene Coleman
1670 Gotham Street Mr. Coleman, Chairman of Citizens Concerned
for Chula Vista, asked that their attorney's
letter be noted for the record.
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The Mayor indicated his intent to have the
letter read after the testimonies have
been given.
Letter from Michael Witte The City Clerk read a letter sent by Michael
3232 Fourth Avenue Witte, attorney for Citizens Concerned
San Diego for Chula Vista, in which he stated that
(1) the end result of the decision to adopt
the ordinance would be that substantial
l~nd use changes will occur within the
territory proposed for annexation; (2) it
will result in physical impact on the
environment; (3) the Council should con-
sider all aspects of the annexation in
light of the alternatives available;
(4) all 1400 acres should be annexed at
this time; (5) the previous Environmental
Impact Report is not adequate to provide
the Council with the necessary information
to make an informed decision on this
question, and it should be supplemented
with the information necessary which would
enable the Council to "fully and fairly
consider the potential immediate and ulti-
mate effects the annexation will have on
the City."
City Attorney's opinion Mr. Lindberg stated he received a copy of
Mr. Witte's letter this morning and a
meeting of the Environmental Review Commit-
tee was called. The decision of the Com-
mittee was that the existing EIR provided
adequate information. They stated that
EIR's are required in passing judgment
upon the project proposed to be under-
taken rather than upon the act of annexa-
tion, itself. The term "project" refers
to the underlying activities and not to
the governmental approval process. Therefore,
the EIR~oesi~ot ~6ok '~othe pi~ocess of ap-
prevailer the gover~amentll agency, but to
the effect~.f t~e project i~self - the under-
l%ing:acti~t¥, It:wast.he~imous opinion
of the,C~ittee that no sut~l~tal Or
a~g~e~ted ~IR should be rextd£~e$ ~for Council
&cti~n on the annexation.
Public hearing closed There being no further comments, either
for or against, the hearing was declared
closed.
ORDINANCE NO. 1503 - It was moved by Councilman Hobel that this
APPROVING THE ANNEXATION ordinance be placed on first reading and
TO THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA that reading of the text be waived by
OF CERTAIN UNINHABITED unanimous consent.
TERRITORY KNOWN AND
DESIGNATED AS SPORTS The motion carried by the following vote,
WORLD PHASE I ANNEXATION - to-wit:
FIRST READING AYES: Councilmen Hobel, Hamilton, Hyde,
Egdahl, Scott
Noes: None
Absent: None
PUBLIC HEARING - Director of planning Peterson submitted a
CONSIDERATION OF PREZONING plat noting the property in question as
1.18 ACRES LOCATED ON THE 1.18 acres recently purchased by the City
SOUTH SIDE OF OTAY VALLEY from the Chula Vista City School District.
ROAD, 3/4 MILE ~AS~ OF The property is planned for use as an
1-805 TO A-8 animal shelter. Since the General Plan
City Council Meeting ~7- October 9, 1973
designation for the area is Agricultural
and Reserve, there will be no conflict
between the proposed prezoning and the
General ~lan.
Public hearing opened This being the time and place as adver-
tised, Mayor Hamilton opened the public
hearing.
Public hearing closed There being no comments, either for or
against, the hearing was declared closed.
ORDINANCE NO. 1504 - It was moved by Councilman Hyde that this
AMENDING THE ZONING MAP ordinance be placed on first reading and
OR MAPS ESTABLISHED BY that reading of the text be waived by
SECTION 33.401 OF THE unanimous consent.
CITY CODE, PREZONING
1.18 ACRES LOCATED ON The motion carried by the following vote,
THE SOUTH SIDE OF OTAY to-wit:
VALLEY ROAD, 3/4 MILE EAST AYES: Councilmen tlyde, Egdahl, Scott,
OF 1-805 TO A-8 - FIRST Hobel, Hamilton
READING Noes: None
Absent: None
EDGEMERE BRIDGE City Manager Thomson stated he received a
call from Mr. David Speer, County Public
Works Administrator, advising the City
that the Board of Supervisors directed
their staff to notify the State that the
Supervisors request that the bridge be
forty feet, in accordance with this Council's
wishes. The construction of the bridge
would allow for modification, in the future,
if there was a need for a change.
Letter to be written to It was moved by Councilman Scott, seconded
Board of Supervisors by Councilman Hyde and unanimously carried
that a letter be written to the Board of
Supervisors thanking them for consideration
of this Council's wishes.
REPORT ON MOSCONE BILL City Attorney Lindberg asked for one week's
(SB 716) continuance on this matter. He is waiting
for a copy of the Bill which was executed
by the Governor on October 2, 1973.
Continued for one week It was moved by Mayor Hamilton, seconded
by Councilman Hyde and unanimously carried
that this report be continued for one week.
VIDEO CABLE ENCROACHMENT PERMIT City Attorney Lindberg commented that
Mission Cable TV has stated that Video Cable
TV is not performing in accordance with
the stipulations of the Encroachment
Permit granted by the City for the E1
Rancho del Rey area. They are not installing
conduits compatible with Mission Cable's
operation. Mr. Lindberg asked for Council's
approval to put a hold on further activities
of Video Cable TV until a complete check
can be made of this matter.
It was moved by Councilman Scott, seconded
by Councilman Egdahl and unanimously car-
ried that a hold be put on any further
City Council Meeting -8- October 9, 1973
activities of Video Cable TV until the
City can check out the situation as it
exists (El Rancho del Rey area), not only
as to the physical development that is
taking place 5ut also as to the status
of Video Cable in its pursuit of installa-
tion of conduit and ultimate development
of master antenna system~.
REPORT ON RECO~ENDATIONS Director of Parks and Recreation Hall re-
FOR REVISIONS OF ORDINANCE ported that a meeting was held with the
NO. ll0S RELATING TO DANCES Police, Building and Housing, and
AND DANCE HALLS Fire Departments. The following recommen-
dations were made:
1. Deletion of the minimum square footage
requirements for dance floors;
2. Elimination of the requirement that a
matron and patrolman be on duty at
dances.
Report and recommendations It was moved by Councilman Hyde, seconded
accepted by Councilman Scott and unanimously car-
ri ed that the report and recommendations
be accepted.
CONSENT CALENDAR DELETION Councilman Hyde asked that the item per-
taining to the resolution authorizing con-
struction by force account for Larkhaven
and Otay Park be considered separately.
CONSENT CALENDAR It was moved by Councilman Scott, seconded
by Councilman Hobel and unanimously car-
ried that the first three items on the
Consent Calendar be approved and adopted.
RESOLUTION NO. 7037 - One of the requirements for recordation of
APPROVING AMENDMENT TO the final map of Rancho Rios Unit #5 was
SUBDIVISION IMPROVEMENT that 'the developers construct a drainage
AGREEMENT FOR RANCHO RIOS structure under Main Street. Due to the
UNIT NO. 5 BETWEEN THE County's intention of widening the street
CITY OF CHULA VISTA AND (fiscal year 1974-75), the developers have
RANCHO RIOS DEVELOPERS requested an extension of time so that the
construction could be accomplished at the
same time as the street widening.
RESOLUTION NO. 7038 - The contractor, R. E. Hazard, has completed
ACCEPTING CERTAIN PUBLIC the street improvements in accordance with
IMPROVEMENTS ON EAST the contract agreement dated July 10, 1973.
PALOMAR STREET, GAS
TAX PROJECT NO. 127 Director of Public Works Cole reported that
the total amount of the project was $14,089.36,
or an increase of $169.36 over that approved
by Council. He asked for authorization
of the expenditure of the additional amount
of money from Tax Reserve 2106 funds.
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RESOLUTION NO. 7039 - Thi~ parcel involves the street right-of-
REQUESTING THAT THE OFFICE way for Marl Court which~ acquisition was
OF THE COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR approved by the Counc%l on November 22,
PREPARE AN AGREF~MENT TO 1966~ ResOlution No. 4240~ Director of
PURCHASE CERTAIN REAL Public Works Cole ~xplained the condemnation
PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF action filed in 1966 by the City. He re-
CHULA VISTA (PARCEL 620-140-17) marked that the owner of this parcel failed
to pay the taxes, and as a result, the
property was tax-deeded to the State for
sale at tax auction. The City can acquire
the property at a cost of $190.00 plus an
e~timated $60.00 for advertising Co,ts.
(End of Consent Calendar)
RESOLUTION NO. 7040 - Director of Parks and Recreation Hall
FINDING THAT CERTAIN explained that the City received an amended
PARK DEVELOPMENT AT contract from MUD outlining the responsi-
LARKHAVEN PARK AND bility of its improvements of the Larkhaven
OTAY PARK BE, AND THE and Otay Parks. He prepared a proposal for
SAME IS HEREBY EXCEPTED the development of the two parks, indicating
FROM THE REQUIREMENTS OF that the grading could be accomplished by
SECTION 1109 OF THE a contractor, whereas the irrigation work
CHARTER OF THE CITY OF and landscaping work would be accomplished
CHULA VISTA AND THAT COM- by receiving bids for the materials and
PETITIVE BIDDING FOR THE accomplishing the work by force account.
ACQUISITION OF MATERIALS
AND EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES
FOR THE COMPLETION OF SUCH
PROJECTS IS IMPRACTICAL AND Mr. Hall added that by meshing the two things
THAT SAID WORK MAY BE together - the contractor and the City's
PERFORMED MORE ECONOMICALLY work force - it becomes a time-saving
BY CITY WORK FORCES device.
Resolution offered Offered by Councilman Hyde, the reading of
the text was waived by unanimous consent,
passed and adopted by the following vote,
to-wit:
AYES: Councilmen Hyde, Egdahl, Scott,
Hobel, Hamilton
Noes: None
Absent: None
RESOLUTION APPROVING TENTATIVE (Continued to the meeting of October 16,
MAP OF ZENITH II SUBDIVISION 1973.)
RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR THE The resolution provides for the appropria-
SPECIAL APPROPRIATION OF tion of $250.00 for a chaperone to accom-
FUNDS TO SEND CHAPERONE pany Commissioner Tim Nader to the League
FOR YOUTH COMMISSIONER TO Conference for five days.
LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES
CONFERENCE IN SAN FRANCISCO
Motion for two commissioners It was moved by Councilman Scott, seconded
to attend by Councilman Hyde and unanimously carried
that a chaperone not be sent with the Youth
Commissioner, but that approval be given to
send two commissioners and an additional
$150 be appropriated to cover this expense.
City Attorney's opinion In answer to the Mayor's inquiry, City
Attorney Lindberg stated that appropriating
the funds and authorizing having two of the
Youth Commissioners attending the Conference
does not involve any liability on the part
of the City. The parents are primarily
liable--if the parents of the commissioners
consent to having them go to San Francisco
without a chaperone or an adult guardian.
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REQUESTS FROM YOUTH COMMISSION Thia item waa continued from the last
RELATIVE TO THE ANNUAL LEAGUE meating, ~t which time Commissioner Tim
OF CALIFORNIA CITIES Nader requested permission to attend the
CONFERENCE IN SAN FRANCISCO Conference for the full four-day session
plus getting there one day earlier to
attend the Youth Coalition meetings. He
further requested that another member of
the Commission be allowed to attend the
Conference.
Statement from parents City Attorney Lindberg stated his office
will prepare a statement of authorization
for the parents to sign and an understand-
ing that the City assumes no responsibility
or liability.
MAYOR'S REPORT
INTERVIEWS FOR YOUTH Mayor Hamilton asked the members of the
COMMISSION Council to set a date to interview
applicants for the Youth Commission.
BOARDS AND CON~dlSSIONS Mayor Hamilton reminded the Council of the
WORKSHOP workshop which will take place on Wednes-
day and Thursday (October 10 and ]1) at
the Chula Vista Elementary School Library,
84 East "J" Street, beginning at 7:00 p.m.
SEWER ON THE TIDELANDS The Mayor referred to the memo received
from the City Manager in which Mr. Thomson
stated it would be appropriate to direct
the staff to pursue the installation of
the sewer main from the extension of E
Street to, at least, Bay Boulevard. This
cost would be reimbursed to the City by
hook-up fees. Mr. Thomson added that the
sewer income fund was the proper source
for this project, which is estimated at
$50,000.
Motion for resolution It was moved by Councilman Scott, seconded
by Councilman Hobel and unanimously carried
that this item be brought back by resolu-
tion and an agreement be drawn up with
Anthony's and the City, and further, that
the City would accept reimbursement from
other property owners that would be served
by that sewer.
SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY Councilman Scott commented that many of the
presentations made to the Council under
this title (Special Orders of the Day)
should actually be made at a Council Con-
ference. He suggested that, in the future,
anyone wishing to make a presentation to the
Council, should submit his request in
writing for approval.
Motion for presentations It was moved by Councilman Scott, seconded
to the Council by Councilman Hobel and unanimously carried
that any requests to be placed under
Special Orders of the Day be first approved
by the City Council.
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J STREET PROJECT Councilman Hohel asked what the timing
Was on the J Street project - Third
Avenue to Broadway- and whether it will
be necessary to tear up the street
again. Director of Public Works Cole
stated that the consultant has finished
his field trip on the project. He added,
it would be unwise to start tearing up
the street in view of the rainy season.
STORM DRAINS AT HILLTOP Councilman Hobel asked about the sand-
AND J bags on the storm drains at Hilltop
and J Street.
Director of Public Works Cole explained
that this was done while the uncompleted
drainage was being built at the Hilltop-
Telegraph Canyon Park.
POLICE CHIEF AT FBI ACADEMY In answer to Councilman Hyde's query,
City Manager Thomson reported that
the Police Chief is now attending the
FBI Academy in Virginia. Captain
Seiveno is Acting Chief.
ASSESSMENT FOR OPEN SPACE Councilman Hyde discussed Council's action
DISTRICT -- ORANGE AVENUE taken at the last meeting in regard to this
assessment. He felt the City should bear
one-half of the cost since it will, in
fact, along with a majority of the resi-
dents benefit from the results.
Motion for City to pay It was moved by Councilman Hyde and
half the costs seconded by Councilman Hobel that the
staff be directed to prepare a modifica-
tion to the ordinance which will provide
for the City paying 50% of the costs of
the improvements and the subsequent
maintenance of it.
Discussion Mayor Hamilton noted that the developers
put in the improvements, not the City.
Councilman Hyde stated he would delete
this from the motion.
Motion fails The motion failed by the following vote,
to-wit:
Ayes: Councilmen Hyde, Hobel
NOES: Councilmen Egdahl, Scott, Hamilton
Absent: None
AWARDS BANQUET It was moved by Councilman Egdahl,
seconded by Councilman Scott and unani-
mously carried that the Council commend
the Committee responsible for the Second
Annual Awards Banquet, and further, that
a letter of appreciation be sent to the
San Diego Country Club for such excellent
service.
EXECUTIVE SESSION It was moved by Mayor Hamilton, seconded
by Councilman Scott and unanimously
carried that an Executive Session be
called, at the close of the meeting, for
personnel reasons.
City Council Meeting -12- October 9j 1973
WRITTEN CO~4UNICATIONS
Verified claim for damages ~. Mr, McTaague filed a verified claim for
Edward McTeague damages in the amount of $119.00, stating
5122 Glen Verde Drive that on September 26, 1973, at 6:15 p.m.
Bonita the windshield of hi~ car was damaged by
a golf ball.
Claim denied It was moved by Councilman Hobel, seconded
by Councilman Hyde and unanimously carried
that the claim be denied so that it can
be turned over to the City's insurance
carrier for investigation.
Letter of resignation from Mrs. Shepherd submitted her resignation,
Lola Shepherd, Parks and stating that she has sold her home and
Recreation Commission will no longer be a resident of the City
of Chula Vista.
Resignation accepted It was moved by Councilman Scott, seconded
with regret by Councilman Egdahl and unanimously car-
ried that the resignation be accepted
with regret.
EXECUTIVE SESSION The Council adjourned to Executive Session
at 11:30 p.m. and the meeting reconvened
at 11:50 p.m.
ADJOURNMENT The Mayor adjourned the meeting at 11:51 p.m.
to the Board and Commission Workshop at
7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 10 and to
8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, October 10 to con-
duct interviews for the Youth Commission.