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Home My WebLink Aboutcc min 1970/05/12 MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA Held Tuesday May 12, 1970 A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Chula Vista was held in the Council Chamber on the above date at 7:00 P.Mo, with the following Council- men-present: Councilmen Scott, Hobel, Hamilton, Hyde, Egdahl Absent: None Also present: City Attorney Lindberg, Administrative Officer Thorn, Assistant Administrative Officer Thomson, City Engineer Cole, Planning Director Warren Mayor Hamilton led the pledge of allegiance to the Flag, followed by a moment of silent prayer. APPROVAL OF COUNCIL MINUTES It was moved by Councilman Scott, seconded by Councilman Hobel, and carried that the minutes for the meeting of May 5, 1970, be approved, copies having been sent to each of the Councilmen. RESOLUTION NO, 5643 - Adopting standards for conmnon separation wall on property line for duplex dwellings under separate ownership Offered by Councilman Scott, the reading of the text was waived by unani- mous consent, passed and adopted by the following vote, to-wit: AYES: Councilmen Scott, Hobel, Hamilton, Hyde Noes: None Absent: None RESOLUTION NO, 5644 - Approving agreement with San Diego County for the improve- ment of "H" Street Offered by Councilman Hobel, the reading of the text was waived by unani- mous consent, passed and adopted by the following vote, to-wit: AYES: Councilmen Hobel, Hamilton, Hyde, Egdahl, Scott Noes: None Absent: None RESOLUTION NO, 5645 - Approving agreement with San Diego County for the improve- ment of Palomar Street Offered by Councilman Myde, the reading of the text was waived by unani- mous consent, passed and adopted by the following vote, to-wit: AYES: Councilm~n Hyde, Egdahl, Scott, Hobel, Hamilton Noes: None Absent: None RESOLUTION NO, 5646 - Declaring a portion of 30th Street in the City of Chula Vista as County Highway Offered by Councilman Scott, the reading of the text was waived by unani- mous consent, passed and adopted by the following vote, to-wit: AYES: Councilmen Scott, Hobel, Hamilton, Hyde, Egdahl Noes: None Absent: None RESOLUTION NO, 5647 - Naming and dedicating access roads to Loma Verde Park as Orange Avenue and Loma Lane Offered by Councilman Hyde, the reading of the text was waived by unani- mous consent, passed and adopted by the following vote, to-wit: AYES: Councilmen Hyde, Egdahl, Scott, Hobel, Hamilton Noes: None Absent: None RESOLUTION NO. 5648 - Accepting bids and awarding contract for installation of traffic signal at Fourth Avenue and ~" Street - Gas Tax Project No. 124 Offered by Councilman Egdahl, the reading of the text was waived by unanimous consent, passed and adopted by the following vote, to-wit: AYES: Councilmen Egdahl, Scott, Hobel~ Hamilton, Hyde Noes: None Absent: None DISCUSSION ON AGREEMENT WITH GREATER SOUTHWESTERN CORPORATION PERTAINING TO PARKING LOT The Council, on October 31, 1967, approved an agreement with Greater Southwestern Corporation for the construction of certain parking facilities and drainage structure on a portion of Memorial Park. The parking lot, to be used jointly between the City and the Corporation, was to be installed at the expense of the Corporation in conjunction with the development of their property at the corner of Fourth Avenue and Center Street. A letter was submitted from the Parks and Recreation Corm~ission on April 21, 1970 recommending that the agreement for joint use of park land be terminated in order that park property may be used for park purposes only. The Greater Southwestern Corporation still having not developed their property and the Planning Commission having given them another year's extension on their conditional use permit for construction of a convalescent hospital, the City Attorney suggested the Council determine if it is in the best interest of the City to continue, modify or terminate the parking lot agreement. Mr. Eugene York, representing Greater Southwestern Corporation, stated that as long as the agreement provides that the Council can terminate it at any time, it would be his suggestion that the agreement be continued on an annual review basis, as recon~ended by Councilman Scott. It was moved by Councilman Hobel, seconded by Councilman Scott, and carried, that the parking lot agreement with the Greater Southwestern Corpora- tion be continued and brought back to the Council prior to action by the Plan- ning Commission on the conditional use permit for the proposed convalescent hospital. RECOMMENDATION ON CROSSWALK ON "E" STREET, WEST OF BROADWAY A letter was read from the Safety Commission stating that a study has been made on the feasibility of a crosswalk on "E" Street, west of Broadway and it was their recommendation that no change be made in the existing condi- tions at this location. It was moved by Councilman Hyde, seconded by Councilman Egdahl, and carried, that the recommendation of the Safety Cormnission be accepted. Council- man Scott voted nOo REPORT ON SEWER CAPACITY RIGHTS Administrative Officer Thorn submitted a written report on sewer capacity rights in the Metropolitan Sewer System, summarizing with the following recommen- dations: a. Request the City Clerk of San Diego to put the Mayor and the Chief Administrative Officer of Chula Vista on the agenda irmnediately in order to apprise the City Council of San Diego of the problem. b. Request the City Council of San Diego to resist making a unilateral decision with the Otay Municipal Water District. c. Request the City Council of San Diego to modify the 1960 Sewage Disposal agreement and provide formal and permanent recognition of the Chula Vista sphere of influence, as welt as others. d. Request the City Council of San Diego to recognize that the monies paid by the City of Chula Vista ($1,740.232) for 22.1 million gallons of capacity rights per day should provide primary rights to the assigned capacity and before those rights are abridged or modified in any manner, the City Council of Chula Vista be a party to any such agreement. It was moved by Councilman Scott, seconded by Councilman Egdahl, and carried, that all the recommendations be approved except for a modification of the first recommendation, in order to bring it in line with the Charter, that the Mayor and whomever he would like to support him be given a place on the agenda of the City Council of the City of San Diego. PRESENTATION ON PREZONING OF SWEETWATER VALLEY Planning Director Bruce Warren gave a brief presentation covering the history of proposed prezoning of the Sweetwater Valley. It was moved by Councilman Scott, seconded by Councilman Hyde, and carried, that the City staff forward to the County all plans made to date on the proposed premoning of the Sweatwater Valley~ and recommend to them that anything they come up with is coordinated with the efforts of the City; impress upon the County the urgency of the matter; determine where the valley prezoning is on the priority list of the County end,if it is thought that they will not be making progress on this in the near future, to report back to the Council in order to progress on our own; and that the City Attorney be directed to prepare a resolution indicating that the City would like to have someone from the City work with them at the time they are working on this zoning matter. ORDINANCE NO, 1281 - Amending the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance by establishing a new industrial zone to be known as the I-L zone and incor- porating all properties presently zoned I-R into said I-L zone and amending the I and I-R zones - Second reading It was moved by Councilman Scott that this ordinance be placed on its second reading and that reading of the text be waived by unanimous consent. The ordinance was passed and adopted by the following vote, to-wit: AYES: Councilmen Scott, Hob~l, Hamilton, Hyde, Egdahl Noes: None Absent: None ~.~MEETING ON REGIONAL PARK CONCEPT Mayor Hamilton stated that Supervisor Boney has indicated that he would like some kind of support or action from each of the Councils in the area, either for or against his proposed Regional Park Concept for Sweetwater Valley, prior to the meeting on the subject, May 28, 1970. The Mayor asked that the staff check to determine if this meeting is still on the document. Administrative Officer Thorn stated he will comply. EXECUTIVE SESSION It was moved by Councilman Scott, seconded by Councilman Hyde, and carried, that the Council adjourn to executive session at the end of oral communications to consider appointments to Boards and Cormnissions. LETTER OF RESIGNATION A letter was read from Virgil Stevenson tendering his resignation as a member of the Civil Service Commission. It was moved by Councilman Scott, seconded by Councilman Hyde, and carried, that the resignation be accepted with regret and a letter written expressing appreciation for his service. ~/REqUEST FOR TRASH CONTAINERS A letter was read from Room 1~ Fifth Grade, Lo J. Rice School, requesting that the City put out trash containers around the City and also to put signs up telling the people when the street sweeper will come by so that no one will park along the curbs at that time. Mayor Hamilton stated he will answer the letter. 8:35 PoM. - Council recessed to executive session. 9:25 P.M. - Council reconvened. APPOINTMENT OF MEMBER TO BOARD OF ETHICS It was moved by Councilman Egdahl, seconded by Councilman Hobel, and carried, that Reverend S. E. Collett be appointed a member of the Board of Ethics to fill the unexpired term of Lauren Egdahl, said term to expire June 30, 1971. APPOINTMENT OF M~MBER TO LIBRARY BOARD It was moved by Councilman Egdahl, seconded by Councilman Hobel, and carried, that Mrs. Judith L. Lyon be appointed a member of the Library Board to fill the unexpired term of Francis Drag, said term to expire June 30, 1971. AMENDMENT TO POLICY ON SEI~ECTION OF BOARDS AND COP~MISSIONS AUTHORIZED It was moved by Councilman Hobel, seconded by Councilman Scott, and carried, that the City Attorney be directed to bring back a resolution changing the policy in regard to selection of members to Boards and Commissions by re- quiring that the Council interview applicants to all Boards and Cormnissions instead of just those for the Planning Cormnission and Board of Appeals, and that the Director of Personnel be directed to prepare a recommended format of infor- mation which would be appropriate for consideration of policy for potential members. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Hamilton adjourned the meeting at 9:30 P.M. until May 19, 1970 at 2:00 P.M. for opening of bond bids. City Clerk