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Home My WebLink About1997-08-05 RA,CC,HAC,IDA,PFA MIN III MINUTES OF A SPECIAL JOINT MEETING OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, CITY COUNCIL, HOUSING AUTHORITY, INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA i Tuesday, August 5, 1997 Council Chambers 4:37 p.m. Public Services Building CALL TO ORDER 1. ROLL CALL: PRESENT: Members: Moot, Padilla, Rindone, Salas, and Chair/Mayor Horton ABSENT: Members: None I ALSO PRESENT: Assistant Director/Manager, Sid Morris; Legal Counsel/City Attorney,John M. Kaheny; and City Clerk, Beverly A. Authelet. I CONSENT CALENDAR j (Items pulled: none) Member Moot stated that he reviewed Item 3 and had abstained when the underlying agreement was before the Council because at that point in time Rancho del Rey Investors involved the McMillin Company which under applicable FPPC rules, he could not participate and vote on items. However, his reading of Item 3 indicates that McMillin is no longer affected by this agreement. Therefore, he believed he would be entitled to vote. Cityj Attorney Kaheny stated that if those were the facts, then it would be appropriate. CONSENT CALENDAR OFFERED BY MEMBER RINDONE WITH AN AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT ON ITEM 4 THAT STAFF WOULD REVIEW THE AGREEMENT FOR BOND COUNSEL WITHIN TEN YEARS, headings read, teats waived, passed and approved unanimously 5-0. 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: July 22, 1997 (special joint meeting) 3. AGENCY RESOLUTION 1549 AND COUNCIL RESOLUTION 18755 TO APPROVE CHANGES IN THE CORDOVA VILLAGE DISPOSITION AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH SOUTH BAY COMMUNITY SERVICES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A FORTY (40) UNIT AFFORDABLE HOUSING RENTAL PROJECT IN RANCHO DEL REY TO SATISFY RANCHO DEL REY'S SPA III OBLIGATION TO BUILD HOUSING FOR LOW INCOME FANIILTES - On 1/7/97, the Agency/Council approved the Cordova Village Disposition and Development Agreement with South Bay Community Services. In May'1997, South Bay Coimnunity Services obtained the balance of binding needed to satisfy their financing needs. However, these funders have requested changes to the DDA in order to conform to their lending requirements. Staff)recommends approval of the resolution. (Community Development Director) 4. JOINT COUNCIL RESOLUTION 18734, AGENCY RESOLUTION 1548, HOUSING AUTHORITY RESOLUTION HA-5, INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY RESOLUTION, AND PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY RESOLUTION PFA-2 APPROVING AN AGREEMENT WITH THE LAW FIRM OF STRADLING,YOCCA, CARLSON&RAUTH TO PROVIDE BOND COUNSEL SERVICES AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE SAID AGREEMENT - Since 1985, the City and Agency have contracted with the law firm of Jones, Hall, Hill & White to provide bond counsel services on all debt issues with the exception of certain assessment district issues. In order to make a determination if a change was desirable, staff conducted a formal selection process for these services. A Request for Proposals was sent to 15 municipal law firms. Eleven(11)proposals were received and evaluated by a selection conunittee appointed by the City Manager. The committee interviewed three firms deemed the best and unanimously selected the firm of Stradling, Yocca, I Minutes August 5, 1997 Page 2 Carlson & Rauth. Staff recommends approval of the resolution. (Director of Finance) Continued from the meeting of 7/22/97. Member Rindone stated that there was not an ending time; it was totally open ended. He was supportive of staff's recommendation that it is time to review this and to go out to bid, but he felt that some reasonable time, e.g. ten years, limit to again review this would be appropriate. He felt this would be a reasonable timeframe. He requested consideration to review this again within ten years since he did not feel this should ever be totally open ended. Robert Powell, Finance Director, responded that ten years would be appropriate. He stated that anything over five years, he typically leaves as an open ended contract. We have the choice at any time to reevaluate this and go out to bid. Bond counsels are one of those relationships, similar to outside auditors, where we build a relationship and build on their expertise and benefit from their expertise only after they have done a few bond issues. He did not believe this would be an issue with the recommended firm if we did put a ten year limit on it. END OF CONSENT CALENDAR ORAL COMMUNICATIONS There were none. PUBLIC HEARINGS AND RELATED RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES 5. PUBLIC HEARING: SPECIAL USE PERMIT SUPS-96-06(M) -REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL DAY OF OPERATIONS (WEDNESDAY) FOR EXISTING SWAP MEET OPERATING FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY AT 690 'L' STREET, WITHIN THE I-L AND I-L-P ZONES--The swap meet has been conducting _ business for approximately 5 months on a Friday through Sunday basis. The applicant is proposing to expand operations to include Wednesdays. Staff recommends approval of the resolution based on the findings and subject to the conditions contained in the resolution. (Director of Planning and Director of Community Development) AGENCY RESOLUTION 1550 APPROVING A MODIFICATION TO SPECIAL USE PERMIT SUPS- 96-08 TO ALLOW AN ADDITIONAL DAY OF OPERATIONS (WEDNESDAYS) FOR A SWAP MEET LOCATED AT 690 "L" STREET Lyle Haynes, Assistant to Community Development Director, stated that the Planning Department has received some letters of complaints from the property management company and from a couple of residents in an apartment complex across the street from the Swap Meet identifying two issues: (1) The use of a PA system which was not part of the operational profile for the project and which staff was unaware that the applicant had a PA system there. (2) The traffic related to accessing the site from the most westerly driveway from Colorado Avenue which was supposed to be an entrance for the vendors. All customers to the site should be accessing from the most easterly driveway. Evidently from the letters received that is not always the case. Staff also understands that Mr. Joseph is questioning the applicability of the sewer fees. Councilmember Salas stated she visited the market recently because she wanted to know how he was complying with all the conditions since she did not support the project when it came to the Agency in December. She felt that the Agency voted to approved this, then we have to be fair to the applicant and try to work with him to resolve his problems. When she was there, she did notice the music which was very loud and annoying. She wanted to know if the noise that was disturbing to the people on Colorado Avenue was strictly music or if there were PA announcements made during the day. Mr. Haynes stated that he understood it was the music. This is one of the issues with this project that it is located so close to residential uses. Councilmember Salas stated that one of the complaints that Mr. Joseph had was with the landscaping. He told her that he was being required to rip up the plants because they were plants that the planning department did not like. She looked at the plant materials and could not see anything objectionable with thein. Minutes 1 August 5, 1997 Page 3 r Ken Lee, Assistant Planning Director, stated that Mr. Joseph had submitted a plan to the planning department before installation. Staff provided comments back to him. He did not respond to those comments. He simply proceeded with the project in terms of the mounding and the landscaping. When staff notified him, they indicated that there were issues concerning the mounding; staff would not proceed with that issue, but staff did ask him to consider adding some additional plant materials to the area since it was fairly sparse. He has not been in contact with the landscape planner to go over the plan, but he did indicate that he would comply. Staff had not requested the removal of any material, nor did staff ask him to remove the mound since it was already landscaped. This being the time and place as advertised, the public hearing was declared open. Addressing the Agency was: I • Rod Davis, 46 Center Street, Chula Vista, representing Mr. Joseph. To address Councilmember Salas' concerns, they found out that Mr. Joseph didn't have to do landscaping at all. This was something which Cheryl Cox, who was originally trying to help him, encouraged him to voluntarily add. As far as he knows, everything is submitted to the City, and we have solved all the problems with the exception of the sewer fee which started out as $30,000 and is now down to $3,000. Mr. Davis asked, on Mr. Joseph's his behalf, that Council grant him immediate permission to go to Wednesdays since the 30-day extension would put him out of business. There are no police problems, no traffic problems. Regarding the use of the wrong driveway, he will make sure that the guard doesn't take any breaks during the hours of operation, and they will move the music to the far end of the swap meet. We will solve the problems. This is the third swap meet in Chula Vista: the farmer's market which is a swap meet doesn't have to follow any of these regulations, and the drive-in theater has a swap meet and they don't follow any of these rules. Part of his concern is equity in treatment. There being no one else desiring to address the Council, the public hearing was closed. MSUC (Rindone/Horton) to adopt Resolution 1550 effective August 13, 1997 and direct staff to resolve the outstanding issues including the sewer issue as presented. Motion passed unanimously 5-0. ITEMS PULLED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR There were none. OTHER BUSINESS I 6. DIRECTOR'S REPORT(S) - none. 7. CHAIR'S REPORT(S) - none. 8. AGENCY MEMBER COMMENTS - none ADJOURNAIENT The meeting adjourned at 8:03 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Beverly A. Authelet, CMC/AAE City Clerk