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HomeMy WebLinkAboutcc min 1973/06/07 MINUTES OF AN ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA Held Thursday June 7, 1973 An adjourned regular meeting of the City Council was held on the above date beginning at 3:55 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 Also present: City Manager Thomson, City Attorney Lindberg, Assistant City Manager Bourcier, Director of Public Works Cole, Director of Planning Peterson, Assistant Director of Public Works Robens, Assistant Planner Quinney REVIEW OF PROPOSED Dr. Leonard Bloom, the applicant, sub- AMENDMENT TO THE mitted an outline to the Council in EL RANCHO DEL REY which he answered the questions brought GENERAL DEVELOPMENT up at the meeting of June 5, 1973. Also PLAN (SPORTS WORLD) included in the outline were letters from Charles W. Christensen, Civil En- gineer, with comments on the proposed changes and a detailed procedure for development. Dr. Bloom also submitted a letter from Gerald L. McMahon, At- torney, Seltzer Caplan Wilkins & McMahon, in which Mr. McMahon declared that the Citizens Concerned for Chula Vista charge against the City for a new En- vironmental Impact Report was "without merit." Recess A recess was called at 4:07 p.m. and the meeting reconvened at 4:16 p.m. 66 ACRES VERSUS 88 ACRES Councilman Scott questioned the staff's OF RECREATION-COMMERCIAL requirement for the additional twenty- two acres, and asked the Director of Planning about splitting the acreage, putting eleven acres on each side of the peripheral road. Mr. Peterson stated he had no objection to this suggestion, and further, had no objection to Dr. Bloom's proposal as to the types of use for this acreage (ten- nis, miniature golf, driving range, etc.) Council discussion The Council discussed the site layout, parking and street system noting that many of these questions will be resolved at the time the precise plan is consid- ered. Motion to approve It was moved by Councilman Scott and 66 acres seconded by Councilman Hobel %hat sixty- six acres be retained for recreation- commercial, as made in the original motion. Councilman Hyde asked Councilman Scott to amend the motion to state that the balance of the area, within the street loop, be in open space. Included in motion Councilman Scott remarked that this was implied in the original motion (that the balance of the area be landscaped) but he would include that in this motion. Motion carried The motion carried unanimously. DIFFERENT HOUSING TYPES Dr. Bloom submitted a new map showing an addition of 190 units with a new mix of densities. Explanation of motion Councilman Scott explained his original motion stating he did not want the pos- sibility of having a planned unit de- velopment density for the area which allows a greater density than he felt was desirable. By stating it should be single-family detached, it connotated a density. He is not against having a variety of housing types, as long as it did not increase the density. Motion for approved It was moved by Councilman Hyde and sec- density onded by Councilman Scott that the res- idential density be computed on an R-1 density for the entire residential area, as determined by the Hillside Ordinance, as adopted. Further, that a variety of suitable residential types be permitted. City Attorney's opinion Mr. Lindberg asked that a figure be put into the motion, such as: "approximately 2,000 units, or as modified by the Hill- side Ordinance as ultimately adopted by the City Council." Amendment to motion Councilman Hyde amended the motion to indicate that the residential density be approximately 2,000 units or such other density as the Hillside Ordinance will permit. The variety of housing types to be permitted. Motion carried Councilman Scott agreed to the second and the motion carried unanimously. EXTENSION OF J STREET Dr. Bloom stated in his report that "so long as there is no overpass or under- passes required of Sports World, (Coun- cil's) decisions about J Street were acceptable." Discussion of condition Item #7 of the resolution was discussed of resolution which stated "that with the elimination of extension of J Street, the revision of the road pattern..." Attorney Lindberg explained that the J Street link will be something that the Planning Commission and City Council will be considering in the future when plans come in for that area by whomever is the property owner at that time. The decision of the Council will then be made taking into consideration the developments existing in that area. Change of wording Director of Public Works Cole suggested changing the wording of the resolution - 2 - to state that "with the elimination of the connecting street from the arena complex to J Street" instead of "elim- ination of extension of J Street." Move for change It was moved by Mayor Hamilton, seconded of wording by Councilman Hobel and unanimously car- ried that the wording, as suggested by the Director of Public Works, be placed in the resolution. NUMBER OF SEATS IN In his report, Dr. Bloom stated that HOUSE OF ICE "an 8,000 seat House of Ice would bene- fit the City of Chula Vista in that the potential uses in the future could pro- vide a valuable facility with multi- purposes." Director of Planning Peterson said he checked the seating capacity of the facility at Mira Mesa and found that it contained 46,000 square feet with 1,800 seats. Dr. Bloom's proposed House of Ice will be 50,000 square feet. Dr. Bloom's statement Dr. Bloom explained that the seating in this type of facility is arbitrary; there are no limitations as to the num- ber of seats, as this is determined by the Fire Marshal. Based upon the Fire Code, the House of Ice could accommodate up to 18,000. Dr. Bloom added that he would agree to the stipulation that the facility be a maximum of 50,000 square feet and the seating would be for a two- year period; at that point, the Council could use the figure it so desires as to be an average--either 2,000 or 4,000. Traffic problem The Council discussed the types of uses which would be allowed in the House of Ice during the two-year interim period. Mr. Bill Roberts, Assistant Director of Public Works, explained how the Engin- eering Division arrived at the traffic figures for the access streets, and stated that 6,000 seats in the House of Ice could be accommodated with some traffic congestion. Motion regarding It was moved by Councilman Hobel and seating of seconded by Councilman Scott that in House of Ice Article 6 of the resolution be incor- porated the following: that these types of sporting events be placed at a maxi- mum of two years, and the maximum seat- ing capacity be established at 6,000-- the time period to begin the date it goes into operation. Discussion of motion Councilman Hyde spoke against the motion indicating the seating should be 4,000 maximum. Lights along H Street In answer to Council's inquiry, Mr. Robens explained that requirement for the lights on H Street was put in at the end of Phase 2; however, the Council could require the installation upon re- view of the tentative map for the - 3 - construction of H Street between the House of Ice and Otay Lakes Road. Incorporated in motion Councilman Hobel stated he would in- corporate this in his motion. Council- man Scott agreed to the second. Councilman Egdahl commented that most of the sporting events would take place on Friday and Saturday nights and this might conflict with events taking place at Southwestern College and the high school as well. He asked if this traf- fic situation was taken into considera- tion. Mr. Robens indicated that they did not consider this overlap, since it was im- possible to predict the number of times the overlap would occur. Councilman Scott felt this should be looked into and, perhaps at a later date, the Council could consider this matter and make sure there would be no conflict of events on those particular nights. Change of seating Councilman Hyde stated he would change capacity his position to limit the seating ca- pacity in the House of Ice to 5,000. Amendment to motion Councilman Hobel stated he would amend the motion to limit the seating capacity to 5,000. Motion carried Councilman Scott agreed to the second and the motion carried unanimously. QUESTION OF THE City Attorney Lindberg stated he would ENVIRONMENTAL submit a written opinion to the Council IMPACT REPORT prior to the next meeting. He indicated that, at this time, he can find no rea- son to change his original position that an Environmental Impact Report based upon a plan that would have had a sig- nificantly greater impact on the envi- ronment than that which %hey are presently confronted with would have to be redone when the Planning Commission, Council and staff changed that initial plan to mitigate the environmental impact. Motion to wait for report It was moved by Mayor Hamilton, seconded by Councilman Scott and unanimously car- ried to wait until Tuesday evening for Mr. Lindberg's report before taking any action on this item. COST-REVENUE STUDY City Attorney Lindberg discussed the issue stating that he contacted Mr. Mocine, consultant who did the original General Plan, and was told by Mr. Mocine that in terms of ordinance requirement, the Council could rely on the market analysis made by the Otay Land Company, as well as the judgment of the Council and staff in their analysis of the fea- sibility of the commercial enterprise. - 4 - Staff's report Director of Planning Peterson explained that he had in mind a cost-revenue study, similar to the one his staff prepared, and not a market analysis. Since the plan has changed, the cost-revenue study has changed. He would like to up-date this study, which would take approxi- mately one and a half weeks of staff time. Mr. Peterson added that this study would be an interesting piece of information to have now, but it is not essential to the decisions being made tonight. Motion for study It was moved by Councilman Scott, sec- onded by Councilman Hyde and unanimously carried that the staff make such a study. Councilman Hobel asked that, in this study, the staff consider a ticket tax. Referred to City Manager City Manager Thomson asked that this assignment be referred to the City Manager since it may be the type of thing that involves more than one de- partment. Councilman Scott stated he is willing to change his motion to refer this study to the City Manager. Mayor Hamilton asked that a parking tax be taken into consideration. Motion carried Councilman Scott included this in the motion; Councilman Hyde agreed to the second and the motion carried by the following vote~ to-wit: AYES: Councilmen Scott, Hobel, Hamilton Noes: Councilmen Hyde, Egdahl Absent: None Motion to bring back It was moved by Mayor Hamilton and resolution seconded by Councilman Hyde that a for- mal resolution be brought back at the next meeting, as voted on by the Council this afternoon, to be incorporated therein. Director of Planning Peterson asked for at least two weeks' time to prepare his staff report. Councilman Hyde withdrew his second. Substitute motion It was moved by Councilman Egdahl and seconded by Councilman Hyde that the staff be directed to study the plan using the definitions that the Council has drawn up today, and when they are ready to come back with their recom- mendation, the plan be brought back with that recommendation. Discussion of motion Councilmen Scott and Hobel spoke against the motion because of no time certain in the motion. - 5 - Motion failed The motion failed by the following vote, to-wit: Ayes: CoUncilmen Egdahl, Hyde NOES: Councilmen Scott, Hobel, Hamilton Absent: None Motion for staff It was moved by Councilman Scott and recommendation seconded by Councilman Hobel that the staff's recommendation be brought back on June 26, and at that time a proper resolution be drawn for Council to act on. Motion carried The motion carried by the following vote, to-wit: AYES: Councilmen Scott, Hobel, Hamilton Noes: Councilmen Hyde, Egdahl Absent: None ADJOURNMENT Mayor Hamilton adjourned the meeting at 5:50 p.m. to the meeting scheduled for Friday, June 8, 1973, at 7:00 p.m. for budget deliberations. City Clerk - 6 -