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HomeMy WebLinkAboutcc min 1973/05/09 3PM MINUTES OF AN ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA Held Wednesday May 9, 1973 An adjourned regular meeting of the City Council of Chula Vista, California, was held on the above date beginning at 3:00 p.m. in the Council Conference Room, Civic Center, 276 Fourth Avenue, with the following Councilmen present: Councilmen Scott, Hobel, Hamilton, t~de, Egdahl Councilmen absent: None Also present: City Manager Thomson, City Attorney Lindberg, Assistant City Manager Bourcier, Director of Public Works Cole, Director of Finance Grant H STREET RAMP Mayor Hamilton announced that the H Street northbound on-ramp will be open Thursday, May 10, 1973, at 1:30 p.m. The northbound traffic will be shifted to the northbound freeway lanes from a point north of Palm Avenue. The Palomar northbound on-ramp is expected to be open on Friday, May 11, 1973, and the project completion is still scheduled for mid-July. AD HOC COMMITTEE FOR Mrs. Margaret Helton, Chairman, requested "OUR HOUSE" AS RECOMMENDED that the Council ask the San Diego County BY THE HUMAN RELATIONS Health Care Agency to do an in-depth study COMMISSION of "Our House." She explained that the Human Relations Commission has been disturbed about the program, since they have never seen a paid professional in attendance at any group counseling session; they are concerned with where the emphasis is in the overall program of "Our House"; it was supposed to be for drug abuse but seems to be a "home away from home"; and since the City funds the organization, the City could be held respons- ible for what happens there. Planning Commission meeting Mrs. Helton added that the Human Relations Commigsion is upset over the fact that the Planning Commission waived the requirement for a paid counselor at "Our House," and did not notify the Human Relations Commission of this meeting. Human Relations to continue The Council concurred that the Human Relations to monitor Commission should still supervise the moni- toring of "Our House," and directed the staff to notify the Commission of all future actions taken in regard to this organization. Motion to request Ad Hoc It was moved by Councilman Egdahl, seconded Committee by Councilman Hyde and unanimously carried by those present that a request be made for such an Ad Hoc Committee to be assigned this responsibility, and further, that the liaison to the City Council be through the Human Relations Conm~ission. REQUEST TO HIRE TENNIS Emerson Hall, Director of Parks and Recreation, INSTRUCTOR AND ADVISOR explained that to provide a specialized service such as this one, would be extremely difficult. In programs of this type, the entire cost must be covered hy the program itself. Mr. Hall discussed the current contract with Mr. John Movido, Tennis Instructor at South- western College, and the classes which will be held this summer for the Junior tennis classes. The fees collected from these classes are given to Mr. Movido. Mr. Hall commented on the use of the tennis courts in the City, making note of the fact that there is a shortage of courts to meet the demand. In answer to Council's inquiries, Mr. Hall mentioned that there will be a joint powers agreement with Castle Park High School, as part of the Capital Improvement Pr~grmm, for fiscal year 1977-78, for tennis courts at that school. Motion to deny request It was moved by Councilman Hyde, seconded by Councilman Egdahl and unanimously carried by those present that the request be denied, and a letter be written to the Junior Tennis Club indicating the Council's interest in supporting its program by the use of the City's facilities through the Parks and Recreation Department. {Councilman Scott arrived at this time.) EXPLANATION OF CONSTRUCTION Director of Public Works Cole submitted a OF INTERCHANGE AT 1-805 map of the proposed construction, and intro- AND "H" STREET duced Mr. Roger 'Clark, Design Engineer, State Division of Highways. Mr. Clark is the engineer responsible for the design of Interstate 805. Mr. Clark explained the model of the area in question, ~nswering the Council's questions as to signalized intersections at two parti- cular points in the highway and the traffic pattern. He discussed the fact that Congress has not passed the Highway Bill, and the State has had to borrow money from other agencies to make payments to the contractors, with the understanding that this money would be paid back out of those interstate funds when the Highway Bill is passed. Mr. Clark stated that the Federal Highway Commission has designated this construction as the number one priority. Landscaping In answer to Councilman Hobel's query, Mr. Clark indicated that the highway will be landscaped - particularly all of the inter- state system through the urban areas. He added that the City will be receiving a letter from the State very shortly offering the City the opportunity to participate in the landscaping of Interstate 80S. Excavation Mr. Clark noted the grading and excavation plans for the project and discussed the topography of the site. He explained that from the top of the overpass to the lowest point of the canyon would be approximately eighty feet. Sports World Mr. Clark commented that he discussed the traffic pattern with Dr. Bloom and informed Dr. Bloom that the Sports World development would not be creating any particular problem, for the following reasons: 1. Anyone using the stadium would do so at off-peak hours. 2. If some events were scheduled during peak hours, some 6ve~loading'would occur; however, it is impractical to design streets for the few times a year this would happen. 3. This is a one-lane ramp, no curbs; there is a four-foot shoulder on the left and an eight-foot shoulder on the right, and this added to the road would come to twenty-four feet. The Police could put a row of cones down the middle of the road, and create two lanes during peak traffic. Gas Tax Funds City Manager Thomson reported that the Gas Tax reserve level is about $88,000 in the preliminary budget, in support of a total disbursement of over $900,000. REVENUE SHARING PLANNED City Manager Thomson referred to the report USE REPORT submitted to the Council, stating the question before this body is the use of the funds that will be received for the period beginning January 1, 1973, through June 30, 1973 -- approximately $360,000. No report has been requested by the Federal government for the funds received prior to this date. Councilman Egdahl com~ented that ~ha Council adopted a policy whereby 90% would be spent on capital improvements and 10% on major operational equipment. Mr. Thomson indicated that the report could be made on a "first-in, first-out" accounting ~rocedure - money that was spent to date would e charged against the money received prior to January 1, 1973. Library Councilman Egdahl suggested the Council ar- rive at some total revenue sharing figure it intends to commit to the library project. He added that it was not the intent of the Council to take every penny of revenue shar- ing money and put it into the Library. Mr. Thomson stated he has a draft of the library project which projects alternate ways of saving money on the construction. Suggested funds for Councilman Egdahl remarked that he would ~lbrary like to see the Council take the position of setting aside three-quarters of the revenue sharing money toward the~i~rar¥ and one-quarter to come from a bond issue. Councilman Hyde agreed, adding that he would like to see the cost of the facility shared by future generations, and not have the citi- zens living today pay the whole cost. - 3 - Motion to commit funds It was moved by Councilman Egdahl, seconded by Councilman Hyde and unanimously carried that the first half of this year's funds (approximately $360,000) be designated for the Library. Report to be submitted City Manager Thomson declared he would have a report to the Council on this matter showing a time schedule on when the money is to be spent. Director of Finance Grant explained that the actual expenditure of the funds must be made in two years. Interviews for Boards Mayor Hamilton stated the Council would meet and Commissions again at 7:00 p.m. to conduct interviews. ADJOURNMENT The Mayor adjourned the meeting at 4:30 p.m. to be reconvened at 7:00 p.m. to conduct interviews and make appointments to boards and commissions. -4 -