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HomeMy WebLinkAboutcc min 1971/01/19 MINUTES OF A REGULAR ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA Held Tuesday January 19, 1971 A regular adjourned meeting of the City Council was held on the above date beginning at 3 P.M. in the Council Chamber, Civic Center, 276 Fourth Avenue, Chula Vista, with the following members present: Councilmen Scott, Hobel, Hamilton, Hyde, Egdahl Absent: None Also present~ Acting City Manager Thomson, City Attorney Lindberg EXPLANATION OF MONTHLY FINANCIAL Director of Finance Gordon Grant submitted REPORT - PREPARATION AND the Financial Report for the month of COMPOSITION - Director of Finance, December explaining in detail the condi- Gordon Grant tion of funds, revenues and expenditures. Loma Verde Account The Council questioned the Loma Verde Swirm~ing Pool Account. Mr. Grant explained that this entailed a joint power agreement with Sweetwater High School District and Uhula Vista Elementary School District. Upon receiving the statements from the contractor, the City pays out this entire amount and then bills the respective school districts. The payment return from these schools takes approximately three months. Councilman Hobel felt that the school dis- tricts should submit their repayments within thirty days. The Council concurred, ~eclar- ins that something should be incorporated into these agreements in the future whereas the payments will be made as current as possible, rather than quarterly. DISCUSSION - PROPOSAL TO PROHIBIT Councilman Scott explained his concern of THE SALE OF CIGARETTES FROM this problem insofar as minors are purchas- VENDING MACHINES inS cigarettes from these machines. City Attorney City Attorney Lindberg explained the cur- rent City Ordinance No. 1133 pertaining to the regulations of the ~ale, use and pos- session of tobacco and tobacco products. Mr. Lindberg stated that a copy of this particular ordinance is supposed to be posted on every vending machine in the City. Lt. Earl Clark Lt. Earl Clark, Police Department, discussed policing of the vending machines to prohibit minors from purchasing cigarettes. He stated this was difficult to enforce inas- much as no minor will purchase cigarettes from the vending machines if they see a police car around. Sidney Gallick, Counsel, Mr. Sidney Callick, Counsel for the Call- California Automatic Vendors' fornia Automatic Vendors' Association, dis- Association cussed this matter and submitted a survey report to the Council made by Gilbert Associates. He stated that his Association has a six-step regulation program which all the vendors comply with, and which governs the sale of cigarettes to minors. This is a self-regulated program which they feel is effective, and therefore, no need for a ban on cigarette vending machines. Larry Grandfield, ARA Services, Inc. Mro Larry Grandfield, 317 Hilltop Drive, Chula Vista, representing ARA Services, Inc., a national food service vending machine company, declared that upon re- ceiving the notice of this meeting, they called a meeting of the companies operating in the City of Chula Vista. Each repre- sentative submitted a list of their machines and its location. Mr. Grandfield stated that 80% of the customers who buy cigarettes in this City do so from machines located in the industrial plants, bars, or restau- rants. There are between 200 and 300 vend- ing machines in this City, 50% of which are privately owned, mostly by service station operators. Mr. Grandfield suggested a closer liaison be established between this group and the Chief of Police to cope with this problem. City Clerk to compile list Mayor Hamilton asked the City Clerk to compile a list of all the vending machines in the City, address and ownership, to be ready for the next Council conference. Charles Alphafer, San Diego Mr. Charles Alphafer, Coordinator of the County Health San Diego County Health on Smoking and Health, consisting of 13 agencies, stated they do not have a position on the vending machine issue. Mr. Alphafer stated that cigarette smoking is decreasing among adults and increasing among the kids. Since 1966, one-third of the men that smoked, quit, and one-quarter of the women. Among Junior High School children in this County, grades 7-12, smoking is three times that of the national average. Mrs. Carlin, San Diego County Mrs. Carlin, Executive Director, San Diego Heart Association County Heart AssociatiOn, offered the assistance of the Association in this problem. Motion made It was moved by Gouncllman Scott, seconded by Councilman Hyde, and unanimously carried that Administration look into the possi- bility of a liaison group between the vend- ing machine companies' committee and the Chief of Police, try to work out a program and report back to the City Council in six months, so that they can see how this pro- gram is working out, It is the responsi- bility of this ~ommittee to see that every- one concerned with vending machines in this City is notified~ not only members of their organization. DRAINAGE CRANNELS - Report by Mayor Hamilton directed that this be placed Director of Public Works on the next Council conference agenda in view of the lateness of the hour. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Ramilton adjourned the meeting at 4:45 PoM. to the meeting scheduled for 7 P.M., January 19, 1971. // City Clerli~'