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Meeting Minutes - Final
Tuesday,April 24,2018 2:00 PM Council Chambers
276 4th Avenue,Building A
Chula Vista,CA 91910
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING JOINTLY WITH THE
SAN DIEGO UNIFIED PORT DISTRICT BOARD OF PORT COMMISSIONERS
CALL TO ORDER
A special meeting of the City Council of the City of Chula Vista, meeting jointly with the San Diego Unified
Port District Board of Port Commissioners was called to order at 2:01 p.m. in the Council Chambers,
located in City Hall, 276 Fourth Avenue, Chula Vista, California.
ROLL CALL:
Present: Councilmember Aguilar, Deputy Mayor Diaz, Councilmember McCann, Councilmember
Padilla and Mayor Casillas Salas
Councilmember McCann arrived at 2:02 p.m.
Also Present: City Manager Halbert, City Attorney Googins, and City Clerk Bigelow
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
Port Commissioner Moore led the Pledge of Allegiance.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
JoAnn Fields, Chula Vista resident, spoke regarding Filipino-American Friendship Day and spoke in
support of the Council and Port considering placing an item on a future agenda regarding the 2020 Census
and formation of a complete count committee.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
1. 17-0216 A. RESOLUTION NO. 2018-057 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CHULA VISTA APPROVING THE DISPOSITION AND
DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BY AND AMONG THE SAN DIEGO
UNIFIED PORT DISTRICT, THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA, AND RIDA
CHULA VISTA, LLC, FOR A HOTEL-CONVENTION CENTER PROJECT
(CHULA VISTA BAYFRONT MASTER PLAN PARCEL H-3) INCLUDING
A CONCEPTUAL PLAN OF FINANCE, CONTINGENT UPON FINAL
CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF THE ASSOCIATED ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT SUBSIDY TO RIDA CHULA VISTA, LLC
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B. RESOLUTION NO. 2018-058 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CHULA VISTA APPROVING THE REVENUE SHARING
AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA AND
THE SAN DIEGO UNIFIED PORT DISTRICT (CHULA VISTA BAYFRONT
RESORT HOTEL AND CONVENTION CENTER AND RELATED
INFRASTRUCTURE), CONTINGENT UPON FINAL CONSIDERATION
AND APPROVAL OF THE ASSOCIATED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
SUBSIDY TO RIDA CHULA VISTA, LLC
C. RESOLUTION NO. 2018-059 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CHULA VISTA ACCEPTING AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
SUBSIDY REPORT REGARDING A HOTEL-CONVENTION CENTER
PROJECT (CHULA VISTA BAYFRONT MASTER PLAN PARCEL H-3)
Notice of the hearing was given in accordance with legal requirements, and the hearing was held on the
date and no earlier than the time specified in the notice.
Port District Clerk Donna Morales stated that revised disposition and development and revenue sharing
agreements had been distributed.
City Manager Halbert and Randa Coniglio, President/CEO of the San Diego Unified Port District,
introduced the item.
Stephanie Shook, Program Manager, San Diego Unified Port District, gave a presentation on the item.
Ira Mitzner, President and CEO of RIDA Corporation, gave a presentation on the item.
Mayor Casillas Salas opened the public hearing.
The following members of the public spoke in support of staffs recommendation:
-Jeff Phair, Chula Vista resident, representing the Phair Company
-JoAnn Fields, Chula Vista resident
-Cindy Gompper Graves, Chula Vista resident, along with members of the South County Economic
Development Corporation
The following members of the public submitted written documentation in support of staffs
recommendation and declined to speak:
-Patrice Milkovich, Chula Vista resident
-Rich Stevenson, Chula Vista resident, representing Sweetwater Authority
-Valerie Acevez
-Karen Odermatt, Imperial Beach resident
-Patty Alvarez, Imperial Beach resident
-Adam Sparks
-Kathy Sparks
-Eric W Washington
-Ana Melgoza, Chula Vista resident
-Susan Guerra
-Susan Fuller
-Lori Coons
-Patricia E. Chavez, Chula Vista resident
-Clarissa Falcon, Bonita resident
-Pedro Anaya, Chula Vista resident
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-Bob Salomon, Chula Vista resident
-Maggie Hannegan, San Diego resident
-Jacqueline Reynoso, National City resident
-Michelle Diaz Agha, Bonita resident
-Sassan Rahimzadeh, Chula Vista resident
Mayor announced that the public hearing would remain open until the regular meeting of the City Council at
5:00 p.m. that day.
Councilmembers offered comments and asked clarifying questions.
Councilmember Aguilar spoke in support of including "Chula Vista"in the name of the project.
Adam Meyer, representing the San Diego Unified Port District, spoke regarding the anticipated
groundbreaking of the project.
ACTION: A motion was made by Mayor Casillas Salas, seconded by Councilmember
Padilla, to adopt Resolution Nos. 2018-057, 2018-058, and 2018-059, as revised and
distributed to the Council, and to continue the public hearing to the regular City
Council meeting at 5:00 p.m. that evening. The headings were read, text waived.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 5- Aguilar, Diaz, McCann, Padilla and Casillas Salas
No: 0
Abstain: 0
The Board of Port Commissioners took action on its respective agenda items. Port Commissioners
offered comments regarding the project.
ADJOURNMENT
At 3:22 p.m., the meeting was adjourned to the Regular City Council Meeting on April 24, 2018, at 5:00
p.m., in the Council Chambers.
Kerry K. Jielow, M , City Clerk
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