HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015/08/10 BOAA MinsMINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE
BOARD OF APPEALS & ADVISORS
OF THE CITY OF CHULANISTA
August 10, 2015
5:15 p.m.
A Reqular Meeting of the Board of Appeals & Advisors of the City of Chula Vista was called to
order at 5:25 p.m. in Conference Room 137, located at Public Service Bldg `B ", Chula Vista,
California.
ROLL CALL
PRESENT: Members Hall (5:oopm), Lopez (5:25 pm), Sides (5:20pm ), Chair Sanfilippo
(5:75 pno
ABSENT: Doria and Ray
ALSO PRESENT: Building Official EI- Khazen, Secretary Rice
CONSENT CALENDAR
1. Approval of Minutes: October 21, 2013
Staff recommendation: Board approves the minutes.
ACTION: Chair Sanfilippo moved to approve staff's recommendations and offered Consent
Calendar Item 1. Member Sides seconded the motion, and it carried 4 -0.
ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR
There were none.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Chris Ramirez, Chula Vista resident expressed interest in becoming involved in community
service and was in attendance to observe the process.
ACTION ITEMS
2. Elect new Chair and Vice Chair for fiscal year 2015/16
Staff recommendation: Board elect new Chair and Vice Chair
ACTION: Member Sides made a motion to keep Member Sanfilippo as Chair. Member
Lopez seconded the motion and it carried 3 -0 -1 with Member Sanfilippo
abstaining.
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Member Hall made a motion to keep Member Sides as Vice Chair. Member
Sanfilippo seconded the motion and it carried 3 -0 -1 with Member Sides
abstaining.
OTHER BUSINESS
3. STAFF COMMENTS
Building Official Lou El- Khazen commented that Member Ray had sent an email stating he
wouldn't be at tonight's meeting as he will be working out of town. Member Doria also sent an
email stating he would not be at the meeting due to a family emergency. At the next meeting,
this will be put on the agenda so the board members can vote to excuse their absences.
Lou stated it had been a while since their last meeting (October 2013), but it was due to lack of
agenda items. If the committee wanted to hold meetings to discuss construction related things it
could be done; however, at this point in time we are only having meeting when there are appeals
or building ordinances to review.
Lou noted there has been a significant increase in construction activity due to:
• Otay Village 2 is being completed and the other villages are becoming active.
• The Millennia project is ramping up; a lot of multi - family residential being constructed
and two hotels are being proposed.
• At the Bayfront, a large condominium unit project (1,500) developed by Pacifica, is
slated for construction next year.
• Single Family Residential permits continue to be processed. However, the solar
photovoltaic permits increased from 50 (issued in 2013) to 1,750 issued as of last fiscal
year end 6/30/15.
• Due to the increased work load more staff is being hired. These positions include a senior
plan check technician who will work at the front counter, and a building inspector
manager. Also, staff will be utilizing two consultants for additional building inspectors
and plan review examiners as needed.
4. CHAIR'S COMMENTS
Chair Sanfilippo expressed concerns about the Board and Commissions qualification process that
it may not address legal proof of citizenship. Lou said he would follow up with the city clerk
and attorney's office to see if this could be addressed through this committee.
Chair Sanfilippo gave a few highlights of the Boards and Commissions Recognition event of
June 29, 2015. He read a letter from Councilwoman Patricia Aguilar commending the volunteer
work of Commissions /Committees.
5 COMMISSIONERS' /BOARD MEMBERS' COMMENTS
The board members introduced themselves to new member Hall and welcomed him to the
committee.
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ADJOURNMLNT
At 6:10 p.m., Chair Sanfilippo adjourned the meeting to the next Regular Meeting on September
14, 2015 at 5:15 p.m. in Conference Room 137 located at Public Service Bldg `B ", 276 Fourth
Avenue, Chula Vista, California.
Rosemarie Rice, Secretary
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