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HomeMy WebLinkAboutcc min 1973/02/28 MINUTES OF AN ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA Held Wednesday February 28, 1973 An adjourned regular meeting of the City Council of Chula Vista, Calif- ornia, 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: Scott, Hamilton, Hyde, Egdahl Absent: CQuncilman Hobel Also present: City Manager Thomson, City Attorney Lindberg, Director of Planning Peterson, Assistant Director of Planning Williams ORDINANCE - City Attorney Lindberg referred to the ESTABLISHING CONTROLS ON proposed ordinance. He stated he CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS attended the San Diego City Council Conference today at which this was dis- cussed. The committee that proposed that ordinance had been working on it for ten months. Enforcement Officer San Diego recommended that the District Attorney, rather than their City Attorney, be the enforcement officer - someone totally outside their city government, and someone totally immune to political pressures. Mr. Lindberg recommended that the District Attorney be directed, by Chula Vista's ordinance, to be the Enforcement Officer also. In-Kind Contributions Discussion followed as to the fair- market value of "in-kind" contributions, such as coffees and cocktail~parties. It was generally agreed by the Ean Diego committee that this would be no problem - it would be a true voluntary action. However, other "in-kind" services zhould be reported, such as the lumber that goes into the signs. Responsibility of Funds Mayor Wilson of San Diego suggested that all monies be funneled through the Campaign Chairman, and then to the Auditor and Controller of San Diego who would act as trustees for the Campaign Fund. Mr. Lindberg commented that he would not advise this for Chula Vista, as the paper work alone would be tremendous, even though the control would be good. Unauthorized contributions In answer to the Council's inquiries, City Attorney Lindberg stated there is a provision whereby anyone who engages in th~ expenditure of money on behalf of a candidate must clearly indicate on whatever material he puts out that this has been done without the authorization of the candidate. Anonymous contributions City Attorney Lindberg stated that anon- ymous contributions would not be accept- able. The Campaign Chairman would have to turn these over to the Finance Director and the money would go into the General Fund of the City. The Council concurred that a small amount should be put into the ordinance. Council- man Egdahl suggested the total amount should not exceed $50.00. Proceeds from Dinner Mr. Lindberg explained that the sums of money raised from a dinner must be reported, but there would be no need to try to work out the fair market value of the dinner itself. Councilman Scott discussed the luncheon he had at the last campaign and stated he took what would be in business, a net profit, and reported this as the contribu- tion. The Mayor's campaign dinner was handled differently the expenses were deducted from the gross proceeds, which resulted in a higher amount collected. City Attorney Lindberg indicated he would take the Mayor's approach on this. Voluntary services Councilman Hyde remarked that a descrip- tion of the voluntary services should be spelled out in the ordinance. Section 1.620 Councilman Egdahl noted an error in the section number referred to in paragraph (d). Mr. Lindberg stated he would change this number. Section 1.616 City Clerk Fulasz stated she was concerned Campaign Statement - about this section since it directs her Public Inspection to be in her office Saturday and Sunday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. preceding an election so that the campaign state- ments may be open for public inspection. She stated she would have to open the Civic Center, and be responsible for the security of the building. City Manager Thomson suggested the state- ments be placed at the Library where they can be viewed evenings and all day Saturday. Mr. Lindberg felt this was an excellent suggestion, as the Library is in the Civic Center eomple×, and a copying machine is available. Ada Thompson, Member Mrs. Thompson spoke in support of the Campaign Expenditure ordinance. She was concerned about the Committee anonymous contributions - if allowed to be a maximum of $250. (City Attorney Lindberg it would be $50.) Mrs. Thompson suggested putting a legal notice in the newspapers announcing that the campaign expenses would be on file in the Clerk's office for public inspection. Money advanced by candidates Councilman Hyde questioned whether it would be legal for a candidate to advance the sum of $1000 to get his campaign started, and then when the money came in, the candidate could retrieve $750 of it. - 2 - Attorney Lindberg stated this could not be done in San Diego, because all the money would be handled by the Controller, and the money is committed. However, under Chula Vista's ordinance, there could be a return as long as it is done within the recording period. Unauthorized expenditures Mrs. Thompson stated that her committee recommended a rule whereby it would be illegal for any person to spend money in an unauthorized capacity; it would be a misdea~r, and the burden wouldn't be on the candidate. Motion to set for public It was moved by Councilman Scott, seconded hearing by Councilman Hyde and unanimously carried by those present to set this matter for a public hearing and bring back to Council the recommendations as discussed at this meeting. STATUS OF P-C ZONE - Director of Planning Peterson stated that EL RANCHO DEL REY in reviewing the land use configurations over the topography on the Plan, he was quite surprised to note the densities that were approved. He compared this with the City of Fremont whereby they adopted much lower densities on their General Plan for thehill areas. Mr. Peterson noted an area of 264 acres on the P.C. Plan which was designated as 6 to 20 units per acre. He stated this amounted to 2200 units, and the slopes were from 20% to 30%, which were quite steep. In Fremont, they stated that anything over 30% was undevelopable - - no density would be entertained for for those areas. For the 20% to 30%, the general rule in Fremont was that the average density would be 1/4 of 1 unit per acre. Mr. Peterson added that he would be quite surprised if those areas, as designed on the Plan, could be developed as designated; it would not be feasible or economically possible. The Plan, as approved, is definitely a high-density Plan. Hillside Grading Ordinance Councilman Hyde indicated that the Council ~ecognized this last year when they dis- cussed the Hillside Grading Ordinance. It was then realized that the Gersten Plan may have to be reduced as much as 50%. Status Report on Plan Assistant Planning Director Williams submitted maps showing the original P-C Development Plan and the new proposal submitted by Dr. Bloom for a Sport~ Arena. He stated that the staff has been working on the street system which is the most important aspect of the Plan at this time. He noted the staff's proposal for the extension of Brandywine Avenue. The second important item is to have school facilities available. Another problem is having H Street as the dividing line between the two ownerships careful consideration will have to be given to the number of units to be constructed so that the capacity on the amount of streets will not be exceeded. Discussion Discussion followed as to the densities approved for the Plan and the average density feasible for the development. Changes in the Plan Councilman Scott remarked that he was concerned about the changes in the map. Mayor Hamilton specifically noted the proposed Sports World complex commenting that this has had an impact on the over- all P-C zone, however, no "balance" has been made on the Plan to compensate for the development. Mr. Williams commented that whatever is approved for the northern half of the area w~ll have an impact on the southern half. Traffic Problem The Council discussed the traffic prob- lems that will be generated by this development - the traffic from the shop- ping center versus that of the apartment complexes. Mr. Peterson declared that, according to the Plan, the public areas (schools and parks) are located in the areas of the steepest topography whereby massive grading will have to take place. Nacion Fault Mr. Williams noted the location of the Nacion Fault on the Plan, noting that it runs through the Brandywine school site. Determining densities Councilman Hyde discussed the densities and slopes. He felt the Council should first address themselves %o determining what the development standards will be for the slopes - what the ratio will be, then apply them to the map to determine the maximum population density that will be permitted in that particular area. This should be the density for that region, and it will determine what the requirements will be for school~, streets, and other developments. Hillside Grading Ordinanc~ City Manager Thomson stated he is working on the Hillside Grading Ordinance. He has made contact with a consulting firm in terms of the earthquake fault in the area to see if some specifics can be tied into the probelm for standards. Sports World Complex In answer to Council's query, Mr. Williams indicated that this will be before the Council sometime in April. Councilman Scott suggested that the public hearing before the Council be scheduled as soon as possible after Planning Commission consideration so as to avoid any unnecessary delays. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Hamilton adjourned the meeting at 5:25 p.m. to the meeting scheduled for Tuesday, March 6, 1973, at 7:00 p.m. City Cl~rk y - 5 -