HomeMy WebLinkAboutcc min 1971/04/12 MINUTES OF A REGULAR ADJOURNED MEETING
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA
Held Monday April 12, 1971
A regular adjourned meeting of the City Council was held on the above date begin-
ning at 3 P.M. in the Council Chamber, Civic Center, 276 Fourth Avenue, Chula
Vista, with the following Councilmen present:
Councilmen Scott, Hobel, Hamilton, Hyde, Egdahl
Absent: None
Also present: City Manager Thomson, Assistant City Manager Bourcier, City
Attorney Lindberg, Mr. Patrick Doogan, General Manager of
Aztec Bus Lines, Burr Leonard~ Aztec Bus Lines, Mrs. Eleanor
Anderson and Ken Wood, representing Transportation Cor~ittee
of the Chamber of Commerce
Mayor Hamilton opened the meeting by announcing that the purpose of the meeting
was a discussion of the Aztec Bus Lines.
Pat Doogan, 1850 Crenshaw Street~ Mro Doogan began his presentation by refer-
San Diego, California lng to the report he submitted to the City
Manager on April 5, 1971, in which he re-
viewed the operation of the bus system.
City Manager John Thomson City Manager Thomson referred to his written
report submitted to the Council on February
5, 1971, regarding public transportation
service in this City.
Mr. Thomson stated he met with the repre-
sentatives of Aztec Bus Lines and the fol-
lowing modifications to the contract would
be recommended:
(1) Clarify the phrase "exclusive privi-
lege to operate".
(2) Add ether controlled features regard-
ing use of Public Works Yard.
(3) City Manager be authorized to approve
route changes~ and consideration be given
to exclude holiday bus service.
(4) Delete City responsibility of commun-
ications in Public Works Yard for Aztec.
(5) Include the 15¢ fare for Junior
ridership.
(6) Modify charter arrangement relative
to revenues.
(7) Modify accounting so that rather than
the City perform this task, that Aztec will
do this keeping a separate set of books,
and that they will pay the Gity.
(8) Look at the cost-of-living increase.
Continuation after July 1 Mr. Thomson stated that Aztec is interested
in continuing the contract through July 1,
and beyond that date.
San Diego Transit Mr. Thomson then discussed the possibility
of having San Diego Transit perform the
intra-city bus service, but stated the cost
would be prohibitive.
System as a subsidy In viewing the Aztec Bus system, Mr. Thom-
son declared that~ based on economics, the
system will not come near to paying for
itself now or in the near futur~. The
Council might consider this a question of
subsidy.
Advertising Mr. Thomson indicated it would be the staff's
recormmendation to contract with some outside
media which would undertake the advertising
on a flat fee.
Overlapping service Mr. Thomson then referred to two maps noting
the existing bus routes for Aztec Bus and
San Diego Transit, and the staff's recommen-
dation for proposed routes, which would re-
duce the cost of operating the service by
approximately $28,000 a year.
Transfers Councilman Scott questioned whether a trans-
fer agreement could be worked out between
the two bus companies. City Manager Thomson
stated he could see no problem.
General discussion The Council held a discussion on the change
of routes, and the cost factors involved.
Pat Doogan Mr. Doogan remarked he was in agreement with
the statements made by the City Manager but
not to the suggestion to reduce the routes.
Re felt the system should have more frequent
pick-ups, rather than less, to insure good
ridership.
Richard Morasso~ Ithaca Court Mr. Morasso, a resident of Southwestern
College Estates, and a member of the faculty
at Southwestern College~ presented a petition
of 144 signatures requesting the Council to
continue the Aztec Bus service with more
frequent and convenient scheduling to the
College.
City Clerk Fulasz stated she received a
petition of 26 signatures for this same
request.
Mrs. Eleanor Anderson~ Chairman, Mrs. Anderson spoke of the need for bus
TASK Force service in this City. Her committee dis-
cussed the service to the College, noting
that the College is presently paying
$12,000 a year for bus service. Mrs.
Anderson spoke against reducing the service
indicating this would be a step backwards.
Assistant City Manager Bourcier Mr. Bourcier stated that when the Gerstan
Development Company annexation is approved,
Telegraph Canyon Road will be within the
corporate limits of Chula Vista.
Extension of service to July 1 Councilman Scott favored extending the
service to July 1, At that time, the
Council will be in a position to know what
the finances will be for next year, and the
outcome of Assemblyman Deddeh's Transporta-
tion Bill (AB544). If the City will be
receiving this 1%, this would take care of
the frequent routings plus the routes to
Southwestern College.
Motion to extend service It was moved by Councilman Scott, seconded
by Councilman Hyde, and unanimously carried
that the contract with Aztec Bus Lines be
extended until July 1, 1971~
Councilman Hobel comments Councilman Hobel indicated he would like to
see the following resolved:
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(1) That Aztec come down to Rohr, meet
with officials on a frequent basis,
and work out an in-type plant promo-
tional program.
(2) That Aztec conform to the require-
ments regarding having the name "Chula
Vista" on these buses. This includes
covering up the Aztec sign on the back
of the bus and putting the name of
"Chula Vista" there.
(3) That staff request a waiver from the
Public Utilities Co~nission for the
City to serve the college area.
Annexation pending The Council noted that Item 3 would be
taken care of within 60 days on completion
of the pending annexation in that area.
Pat Doogan testifies Mr. Doogan felt he has had good contact
with the Rohr people and will continue to
meet with them. He will be also happy to
paint the name of "Chula Vista" on the
buses, but they are without the proper means
for planning, since they are again asked to
continue on a monthly basis until July I.
Mayor Hamilton explained the good faith of
the Council in extending this service.
Councilman Egdahl cormnents Councilman Egdahl suggested that in this
75-day period~ that the staff explore with
Southwestern College, the possibility of
joining the City bus service~ inasmuch as
they are now spending $12,000 a year for
this service. Also, that during this
interim period, Mr. Doogan and his staff
bring back plans in terms of repeating
buses, etc.
Councilman Egdahl further suggested adver-
tising for increased ridership during this
interim period.
College bus service Councilman Scott suggested asking Imperial
Beach, National City~ and San Diego to pro-
vide bus service through this City's con-
tract.
Accounting service City Manager Thomson questioned the account-
ing responsibilities. The Council concurred
that this should wait until July.
Councilman Scott discussed the routing
system, indicating that if the second al-
ternative, as presented by the City Manager,
is a better system, it perhaps should be
implemented immediately. His motion, how-
ever, is to continue the present level of
service until July 1; then, at that time~
the Council can make a decision based on
the discussions held earlier.
Motion for contract changes It was moved by Councilman Hyde, seconded
and advertising by Councilman Hobel and unanimously carried
that the City Manager and Aztec explore the
proposed contract ehanges~ and that the
City Manager bring back a recommendation
to the Council regarding the matter of
advertising during this interim period.
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Amendment to motion It was moved by Councilman Egdahl, seconded
by Councilman Scott and unanimously carried
that the City Manager include in his con-
sideration of the advertising program, the
Chamber Cormnittee that presented a pro-
posal to the Council for advertising at
one time.
Motion for contract changes and The motion for the City Manager to meet
advertising carries with Aztec to explore contract changes and
to make a recon~nendation on advertising
program carried unanimously.
Executive Session It was moved by Councilman Scott, seconded
by Councilman Hyde and unanimously carried
that the Council adjourn to Executive Ses-
sion for reason of possible litigation.
Adjourn to Executive Session The Council adjourned to Executive Session
at 4:17 P.M., and the meeting reconvened
at 4:45 P.M~
Adjournment Mayor Pro Tempore Scott declared the meet-
ing adjourned to the meeting scheduled for
7 P.M., Tuesday, April 13, 1971.
City C~rk
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