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HomeMy WebLinkAboutcc min 1973/09/11 MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA Held Tuesday September 11, 1972 A 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 Chamber, Civic Center, 276 Fourth Avenue, with the following Councilmen present: Councilmen Scott, Hamilton, Hyde, Egdahl Councilmen absent: Councilman Hobel Staff present: Acting City Manager Bourcier, Attorney Max Wiza, Assistant Director of Public Works Robens, Assistant Director of Planning Williams, Director of Building and Housing Grady, Environmental Review Coordinator Reid 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 Scott, seconded by Councilman Hyde and unanimously carried that the minutes of the meetings of August 29 and September 4, 1973 be approved, copies having been sent to each Councilman. PUBLIC HEARING (CONTINUED) - The applicant is requesting a freestanding CONSIDERATION OF APPEAL BY interior illuminated directory sign to iden- CHULA VISTA OFFICE CENTER tify an office building at 815 Third Avenue. OF PLANNING COMMISSION The sign will be located adjacent to the front DENIAL OF VARIANCE FOR property line, approximately 16-1/2 feet high, SIGN AT 815 THIRD AVENUE 190 square feet of sign area, and containing thirty tenant signs. The Planning Commission denied this variance application and approved a low profile, freestanding identification sign, set back 25 feet to 35 feet from the front property line. The Council continued this hearing from the meeting of August 7 so a full Council can be present. In view of the fact that one Councilman is absent, and it would take a unanimous vote of those present to override the decision of the Commission, the Council concurred that the hearing should be continued. Hearing continued It was moved by Councilman Scott, seconded by Councilman Hyde and unanimously carried that the hearing be continued to the meeting of September 25, 1973. PUBLIC HEARING (CONTINUED) - At the meeting of September 4, 1973, the City CONSIDERATION OF AMENDMENT Council took action to continue this public TO CHAPTER 33 OF THE CITY hearing to September 25, 1973. CODE ESTABLISHING "H" HILLSIDE MODIFYING DISTRICT AND ADOPTION OF HILLSIDE DEVELOPMENT POLICY PUBLIC HEARING (CONTINUED) - At the meeting of September 4, 1973, the City CONSIDERATION OF AMENDMENT TO Council took action to continue this public ZONING ORDINANCE AND ADOPTION hearing to September 25, 1973. OF DEVELOPMENT POLICY RELATING TO PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENTS City Council Meeting 2 September 11, i973 RESOLUTION NO. 7010 - This Bill, introduced by Assemblyman Knox, URGING THE ADOPTION OF would eliminate unincorporated territory ASSEMBLY BILL 973 PERMITTING constituting islands of less than 100 acres THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO totally surrounded by a city or cities. AUTHORIZE ANNEXATION OF CERTAIN TERRITORIES TO CITIES REGARDLESS OF PROTESTS 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, Hamilton Noes: None Absent: Councilman Hobel RESOLUTION NO. 7011 - The resolution sets the time of October 2, DECLARING THE INTENTION 1973, as the public hearing date at which TO ESTABLISH CHULA VISTA time any person interested in the establish- OPEN SPACE DISTRICT NO. 2, merit of the open space district may ob)ect AND SETTING THE TIME AND to the proposed maintenance or the amount of PLACE FOR HEARING THEREON the assessment. The District is being pro- posed by the American Housing Guild for the Larkhaven Subdivisions. On August 22, 1973, the Planning Commission recommended approval of the Open Space District No. 2. Resolution offered Offered by Councilman Scott, the reading of the text was waived by unanimous consent, passed and adopted by the following vote, to-wit~ AYES: Councilmen Scott, Hamilton, Hyd~ Egdahl Noes: None Absent: Councilman Hobel ORDINANCE NO. 1499 - The Director of Building and Housing has REPEALING SECTIONS 8.44 recommended the repeal of certain Sections THROUGH 8.51 OF THE CHULA of the City Code which facts duplicate regu- VISTA CITY CODE RELATING lations presently contained in the Uniform TO OBSOLETE PROVISIONS OF Building Code. THE CITY CODE NOW CONTAINED IN THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE - First reading Ordinance placed on first It was moved by Councilman Scott that this reading ordinance be placed on first reading and that reading of the text be waived by unani- mous consent. The motion carried by the following vote, to-wit: AYES: Councilmen Scott, Hamilton, Hyde, Egdahl Noes: None Absent: Councilman Hobel RESOLUTION NO. 7012 - At the meeting of September 4, 1973, the ACCEPTING BIDS AND AWARDING City Council referred this matter back to CONTRACT FOR RECONSTRUCTION staff for investigation of financing the OF CURB RETURNS, SIDEWALK proposed sixty-nine projects in the City AND CROSS GUTTERS AT VARIOUS rather than thirty-five as initially recom- LOCATIONS IN THE CITY mended. The Director of Public Works reported that $8,000 was budgeted for Fiscal Year 1972-73, and another $8,000 was budgeted for City Council Meeting 3 September 11, 1973 similar purposes for Fiscal Year 1973-74; therefore, sufficient funds are available to ~inance the project. The two bids which were received are: Sapper Construction Company $13,231.00 G. Spikes & W. Love Masonry $20,417.50 It was recommended that the contract be awarded to the low bidder. 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, Hamilton Noes: None Absent: Councilman Hobel RECO~4ENDATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL The Environmental Control Commission had reeom- CONTROL COMMISSION REGARDING mended that: (1) all final Environmental ITS EVALUATION IN FINAL ENVIRON- Impact Reports contain their comments and MENTAL IMPACT REPORTS recommendations; and (2) the Environmental Control Commission be given an opportunity to review~Signifi~nt changes in the Environ- mental Impact Reports. In a report to the Council, Director of Planning Peterson asked that the request be filed stating that the current procedure establishes an adequate method of providing Environmental Control Commission input into these reports. Their present proposal would have the disadvantage of ex~ending an already lengthy processing time, duplicate the review of the Planning Commission and duplicate the Commission's own review of draft Environ- mental Impact Reports. Motion to file It was moved by Councilman Hyde and seconded by Mayor Hamilton that the request be filed. Discussion of motion Councilman Scott commented that he attended the Environmental Control Commission meeting at which this was discussed, and their intent was that they would call a special meeting between the time the Planning Commission and Council met to study the Environmental I~pactReport. Councilman Egdahl indicated he would have no objection to the request if the Environmental Control Commission did not interrupt the normal process of submitting the Environmental Impact Reports to the City Couneil. Substitute motion It was moved by Councilman Scott, seconded by Councilman Hyde and unanimously c~rried that this be sent back to the Environmental Control Commission stating that the City Council would consider sueh a policy if it does not slow down the process, and they are to resubmit it to the Council and staff in that form. Role of Environmental Couneilman Egdahl pointed out that the role Control Commission of the Environmental Control Commission is more advisory to the Planning Commission than to the Council, and their input should be to the Planning Commission before it makes its final decision. City Council Meeting 4 September 11, 1973 Staff at commission Councilman Hyde questioned whether a staff meetings momber is present at the Environmental Con- trol Commission meetings. Acting City Manager Bourcier explained that no staff member is present; however, from time to time, they are requested to attend. The Manager added that he felt it was not necessary on a continual basis. Motion for staff report It was moved by Councilman Hyde, seconded by Councilman Scott and unanimously carried that the City Manager be requested to look into the desirability and practicability of assigning the Environmental Review Coordina- tor as a staff liaison representative to the Environmental Control Commission and a staff m~mber to all other commis,sions that do no% presently have one. STATUS REPORT REGARDING Director of Planning Peterson reported that JOINT CITY AND COUNTY he met with the County Planning Director STUDY ON CASTLE PARK AREA and a representative of the San Diego Planning Department. It was the opinion of this group that the Board of Supervisors would be un- willing to adopt any sort of plan for the Castle Park area which would result in a reduction in land use intensity or a down zoning. It was pointed out that the Board's general policy is to encourage more intense development near urban centers and that the existing zoning conforms to this policy. Mr. Peterson added that if Chula Vista wishes to pursue this study, it would be a unilateral effort and he recommended it be given a iow priority work assignment until other projects in the department are completed. Motion to accept report It was moved by Councilman Egdahl, seconded by Councilman Scott and unanimously carried that the recommendation of the department head be accepted. REPORT ON AUDIO Director of Building and Housing Grady re- INTERFERENCE BY ported that the Senior Communications Tech- AMATEUR RADIO nician and the Plan Checker were sent out INSTALLATIONS to the site on Corte Maria to investigate the problem. They reported the tower to be structurally adequate. As to the inter- ,ference, this is under the realm of the Federal Communications Commission, and several calls were made to them; however, to date, they have not returned any of the calls. Motion to continue It was moved by Councilman Egdahl, seconded by Councilman Scott and unanimously carried that this item be continued for one week. Mayor Hamilton indicated that he would per- sonally call the Federal Communications Com- mission in the morning. Councilman Hyde discussed the aesthetics of the antenna structure, and felt that some sort of regulation should be considered by the Council for this type of structure in residential areas. City Council Meeting $ September 11, 1973 CURB CUTS FOR BUSINESSES Mayor Hamilton questioned the standards for curb cuts of ingress and egress for busi- nesses, and particularly cited the diffi- culty in making a left turn into the Handyman area. The Mayor added that the problem is compounded by the fact that the Handyman sign is not visible until you reach that point at which you must be in the left hand lane to make the turn. He stated that he would like information on how wide the driveways are allowed to be, if this is considered safe, or if they should be widened to get more visibility and lateral movement to move in and out of traffic. Assistant Director of Public Works Roberts stated he would look into this and report back. Motion to refer to It was moved by Mayor Hamilton, seconded by Safety Commission Councilman Scott and unanimously carried that this be referred to the Safety Commis- sion. CONTACTS WITH NATIONAL Councilman Scott asked if the staff has had STEEL AND SHIPBUILDING any contact with NASSCO in regard to a COMPANY (NASSCO) shipyard location on the property next to Rohr Industries. He indicated that this was the only feasible location for the shipyard. Mayor Hamilton commented that he has spoken to Mr. Ken Wood, attorney for NASSCO, but that there does not seem to be enough informa- tion from them for the Council to work on. Motion to contact NASSCO It was moved by Councilman Scott and seconded by Mayor Hamilton that a letter (or a commu- nication of some sort) be given to NASSCO requesting them t0-tell the Council what their plans are for a shipyard in that area (directly behind Rohr Industries) -- whether they are interested, and if they are, what are they going to do to pursue it. If they are going to pursue that location, what can the City of Chula Vista do to expedite it. Discussion of motion Councilman Hyde felt the motion was premature, declaring that the Council has not had a staff analysis of what the impact of a ship- yard at this location would be. Amendment to motion Councilman Egdahl asked that the motion be amended to strike the following from the motion: "what can the City of Chula Vista do to expedite it" and substituted with the following: "in order that the City can better analyze the impact and arrive at a position." Councilman Scott agreed, and stated he would add this to his motion. Mayor Hamilton noted that the Regional Board created by the Coastal Commission will be the one to make the final decision. He agreed to the second. City Council Meeting 6 September 11, 1973 Modified motion carried The modified motion carried by the following vote, to-wit: AYES: Councilmen Scott, Hamilton, Egdahl Noes; Councilman Hyde Absent: Councilman Hobel SAFETY COMMISSION VACANCIES Councilman Hyde noted the number of vacancies on the Safety Commission and stated that the Council should act as soon as possible to get on with the selections to fill the Vacancies. ANNEXATION POLICIES It was moved by Councilman Hyde, seconded by Mayor Hamilton and unanimously carried that this item be set for a Council Conference (adjourned regular meeting) - the time to be determined at the next Council meeting. PLANNING COMMISSION Councilman Hyde noted in the Planning Commission FIELD TRIPS minutes an inquiry by Commissioner Wilson as to whether their field trips would be resumed. Assistant Director of Planning Williams ex- plained that this item was held over pending discussions with the City Attorney. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS Verified claim for damages - Mrs. Bee has filed a verified claim for damages Mrs. George Bee, 236 East in.th~amount of $49,00 for ~ h6spital bill Oneida ~h~ch she paid for her son Paul, who sustained m 7S-fOot fmll down a cliff at Torrey Pines. P~ul was on a field tFip for the mentally r~tardcd ~po~ored by the Chula Vista Parks and Recreation Department on August 25, 1973. Claim denied it vas moved by Councilman Scott, seconded by Councilman Hyde and unanimously carried that the claim be denied and turned over to the City's insurance carrier for investigation. Request of Bonita Business and Mrs. Emily Ritter, President, has requested Professional Association for Council permission to erect wooden signs at permission to erect wooden two locations along Bonita Road which would signs along Bonita Road read "Bonita Village." The cost of prepara- tion and construction, as well as maintenance, would be borne by the Association. Referred to staff It was moved by Councilman Egdahl, seconded by Councilman Scott and unanimously carried that the request be referred to staff. Request from Greater The Rev. Lewis N. Taylor requested Council Evangelist Temple for permission to erect a tent at Hilltop and permission to erect tent Main Street for the purpose of holding reli- at Hilltop and Main Street gious services for about 10 to 15 days, beginning to hold religious services the first of October. The hours would be from 7:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. Referred to staff It was moved by Councilman Scott, seconded by Councilman Hyde and unanimously carried that the request be referred to staff for report back to Council. City Council Meeting 7 September 11, 1973 ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Nobel Massey Mr. Mas~ey explained that he was the HAM oper- 415 Corte Maria ator on Corte Maria and read excerpts from announcements which he would furnish the neighbors listing information of TV manufac- turers who would furnish filters for TV'$ sold after July 1958. Mr. Massey read an ordinance which he is proposing for Chula Vista which would subject all electronic audio recording and repro- ducing equipment vended in Chula Vista to be "so trapped, by-passed or shielded as to pre- vent the reception of and the reproduction of radio frequency signals from any nearby transmitters..." Mayor Hamilton asked Mr. Massey for a copy of his proposed ordinance which will be given to the City Attorney for comment. Kathryn Moore Mrs. Moore remarked that she is friendly with 1134 Tobias Drive Mrs. McPherson, the next-door neighbor of Mr. Massey, and has called her on several occasions. One evening, as they conversed on the telephone, Mr. Massey's voice came across the telephone loud and clear. Mrs. Moore asked that if the Council is consider- ing the ordinance as proposed by Mr. Massey, that some stipulation should be put in that would cover telephones. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Hamilton adjourned the meeting at 7:55 p.m. to the meeting scheduled for Tuesday, September 18, 1973 at 7:00 p.m.