HomeMy WebLinkAboutcc min 1972/07/27 MINUTES OF AN ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF CHULA VISTA~ CALIFORNIA
Held Thursday - 7:30 p.m. July 27, 1972
An adjourned regular meeting of the City Council of Chula Vista, California, was
held on the above date beginning at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Conference Room,
Civic Center, 276 Fourth Avenue, with the following Councilman present:
Councilmen Scott, Hamilton, Hyde
Absent: Councilmen Hobel, Egdahl
Also present: City Manager Thomson, Director of Public Works Cole,
Traffic Engineer Murray
TOPICS PROGRP3I Mr. Lane Cole, Director of Public Works, gave
the introductory remarks briefly reviewing the
program. He asked that the Council approve the
report in concept. Mr. Cole stated that as pro-
jects are recommended, they will come before the
Council for approval.
Cost of program Mr. Cole detailed the following amounts: $207,449
has been allocated to the City of Chula Vista;
the City will have to match this with $83,503.
To date, the City has contracted for $42,600+;
$30,410 of this is Topics money, and the City's
share is $12,241. Mr. Cole stated that a good
share of this relates to staff time. The most
recent project, the signal interconnect, was
$215,000+ contract and accounted for $153,688 out
of the total allocation. To date, there is now a
balance of $23,351 in unallocated funds. Mr. Cole
mentioned that the total proposed projects amount
to $8777000. The projects, costs, benefits and
priorities were then reviewed.
Mr. A1H. Krier, Mr. Krier explained that the Topics Program is a
Projects Manager short-range improvement program funded by the
Alan M. Voorhees & Associates, federal government and administered by the State
Inc. Division of Highways. It basically entails
70% federal money and 30% local money.
Mr. Krier discussed the report in detail covering
the subjects of (1) accidents; (2) street capa-
city and safety; (3) travel time; (4) implemen-
tation development and solutions of implementation.
Third Avenue, E to G Streets Mr. Krier discussed the projects pending and pro-
posed. He stated that one that has a high priority
is the project planned for Third Avenue, E to G Streets,
median and parking improvements.
Discussion followed concerning this one project with
questions asked by William Wappes, Chairman of the
Safety Commission, Paul IFhitten and George Bryant,
members of the Safety Commission, as to the reason
for the proposed median strip, the red curbings,
crosswalks, pedestrain safety, and diagonal parking.
Mr. Cole indicated that this project and the one pro-
posed for the entire length of Broadway probably
had more political impact than any of the other
projects.
Suggestion by City Manager Mr. Thomson suggested an alternate to the proposed
median landscaping - something similar to that con-
structed by the City of Santa Barbara whereby wide
sidewalks were used with large planters which gave
an aesthetic effect to the shopping center.
Angle parking The elimination of angle parking was discussed.
Mr. Krier commented that there are very few cities
t~iat have angle parking left - unless the streets
are exceptionally wide.
Mr. Murray, Traffic Engineer, stated that gas tax funds
cannot be used for any street that has angle parking.
Program of approach Mayor Hamilton noted that this would be a concern
to the businessmen in the Third Avenue area. He
stated he would like a "program of approach" given
to the City Council, so that they could study it
before taking any action.
Safety Commission Mr. Wappes reported that the Safety Commission is
workshops planning two workshops on this project in which they
plan to meet with the businessmen in the area. This
will be scheduled for the latter part of September.
In October, they will meet with the businessmen on
Broadway. A report of the meetings will be sent to
the City Council.
Letter to businessmen Mayor Hamilton suggested a letter be sent to the
businessmen on Third Avenue, and on Broadway, either
from the Mayor or the City Council explaining the
project to them and follow this up with a date of the
meetings urging them to attend.
City Manager Thomson stated the staff would draft
this letter.
Councilman Scott suggested a copy of the Topics
Study book be sent to the Board of Directors of the
Broadway Association, Chamber of Co~nerce , Streets
and Highway Committee and Downtown Association.
Mayor Hamilton suggested, instead of sending the
entire manual, that excerpts from the report be
sent which deals with their particular area.
Councilman Scott commented that the letter should
explain the project and then ask for a place on
their agenda so that a staff member could discuss
it with them.
Councilman Hyde indicated that the direct benefits
from the project should be pointed out.
Offstreet parking Councilman Scott discussed on the number of new
businesses being built in the Third Avenue Business
District that are not required to provide offstreet
parking since they are in the Parking District He
felt the ordinance should be rescinded and these
people made to provide the offstreet parking. With
the new businesses coming in, the parking problem
is being perpetuated and the need for additional park-
ing lots is constantly being made.
Motion to amend ordinance ,7 It was moved by Councilman Scott, seconded by
~ % ~5,~Councilman Hyde and unanimously carried that an or-
,~ ~,:,~ ~,~q~-'t L dlnance be brought back, at the earliest possible
~,~ ~.~.rx ~ time, for an ordinance change whereby the Parking
~ ~ , District is treated like any other business area, as
~'~ ~r,:~,, far as offstreet parking is concerned.
Double Parking system Councilman Hyde discussed a system of double parking
which is prevalent in his home-town (middle West)
whereby parking is arranged in a double-parking
situation - cars are parked bumper to bumper. One
area is enlarged for maneuverability purposes.
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M~ Murray indicated that National City had this
system, and may still have it. He felt it had
merit and is worth considerLng.
ADJOURNMENT Mayor Hamilton adjourned the meeting at 9:05 p.m.
to the meeting scheduled for Monday, July 31, 1972,
at 3 p.m. in the Council Chamber.
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