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Home My WebLink Aboutcc min 1980/01/10 MINUTES OF AN ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNI^ Held Thursday - 4:00 p.m. January 10, 1980 An adjourned regular meeting of the City Council of the City o£ Chula Vista, California, was hold on the above date beginning at 4:00 p.m. in the Council Conference Room, City Hall, 276 Fourth Avenue. ROLL CALL Councilmen present: Mayor Hyde, Councilmen Gillow, Cox, McCandliss, Scott (arrived late) Councilmen absent: None Staff present: City Manager Cole, Assistant City Manager Asmus, Development Services Administrator Robens, Director of Finance Grant, Director of Planning Peterson, Director of Community Development Desrochers, Transit Coordinator Bloom 1. REPORT ON CITY SUPPORT City Manager Cole briefly discussed the report and testimony OF AREA PLAN FOR FISCAL submitted by the Director of Parks and Recreation in support YEARS 1980-83 PREPARED of the Area Agency on Aging area plan for the fiscal years BY COUNTY AREA AGENCY 1980-83. ON AGING Ms. Glynda Hall, Human Services Coordinator and Supervisor of the Information and Referral Center, stated sho will be giving the testimony at the hearing to be held on January 14, 1980. She will be addressing Chula Vista's support of the senior citizens' needs, the Handytrans systom, the "in-home" support services, meals-on-wheels, health and housing serv±ces, and specifically focusing on the employment picture, since many of the seniors would like to get back into tho job market, on a part-time or voluntary basis. Councilwoman McCandliss noted that the testimony refers to the "fiscal" plan and this should be changed to the "area" plan. Motion to accept report It was moved by Mayor Hyde, seconded by Councilman Gillow and unanimously carried by those present that the report be accepted. 2. REPORT ON POSSIBLE Director of Community Development Desrochers reported that CLOSING OF ALPHA BETA he has been in contact with the firm's real estate agent for MARKET ON "F" STREET this region. The City's Planning Department is taking a look on how the store can be accommodated if it stays. Mr. Desrochers said he is also talking to Mr. Zogob, the developer of the area, and the attorney for Mr. Berenson, former owner of the Conter. One of the things that Alpha Beta is £irm on is that they will ~ot stay in the building in its present configuration or participate in any major remodeling. The store plans to close January 31, and Mr. Desrochers remarked that he is talking to the firm about oxtending this closing time. A more up-to-date and confiden- tial memo will be sent to the Council tomorrow. Motion to accept report It was moved Mayor Hyde, seconded by Councilman Cox and unanimously carried by those present that the report be accepted. Held ~hursday - 4:00 p.m. -2- January 10, 1980 3. DISCUSSION OF CHUL^ VISTA Development Services Administrator Robens discussed the TR~SIT OPERATIONS Conference held on this subject last year in which (1) the Council moved not to accept Federal funding; (2) Council supported the Regional Transit Authority as proposed by MTDB (since that time the legislation for this Authority is "dead"); (3) with Council's direction to look into a joint powers agreement with National City and Imperial Beach, and staff reported that SCOOT has been formed. Mr. Robens added that the Transit Coordinator, Jack Bloom, will be presenting a greal deal of information today noting the changes that have been made in the transit field during the past year. No specific action is being requested today; except for the Resolution to appropriate the sum of $116,647 from the General Fund to the Transit Service Fund. Historical graphs Mr. Robens then presented and explained graphs depicting the historical perspective noting the total passengers, revenue miles, operating cost, cost per revenue mile and the fare- box revenues. Mr. Robens stated that in 1974, the net cost (subsidy) per passenger was 54¢; today it is $1.00, and it is expected to go up to $1.03 this year. (Councilman Scott arrived at this time - 4:35 p.m.) City Subsidy Mr. Robens reported that between 1970 and 1974, the cost to the City (general fund monies) was between $60,000 and $70,000~ For the fiscal year 1979, it was $176,600 (the resolution on today's agenda requests a special appropriation)~ With the formation of SCOOT, Mr. Robcns said the subsidy should go down to about $]4,400 next year (fiscal year 1980). The Bureaucracy Referring to another chart, Mr~ Robens noted all the agencies involved in transit decision-making and those involved in the regular coordination oF the transit matters, SB 620 - Transit Coordinator Bloom explained the major provisions Presentation by Transit of SB 620 as they impact the City: It eliminates the Coordinator 50% LTF (Local Transit Fund) limitation requirement; however, beginning July 1, 1980, the City must capture 20% of its total operating costs from farebox revenues. This may mean raising the fares since, at the present time, the City is capturing 15% of its operating costs from the £arebox. Other alternatives for arriving at the 20% figure would be closer monitoring of the transit costs, and getting increased ridership. STAF Mr. Bloom said that SB 620 establishes a State Transportation Assistance Fund which are in addition to the LTF monies currently allocated. MTDB administers the disbursement of this money. Discretionary Fund SB 620, under a discretionary Fund program, makes available $10 million st~tewide to finance special transit needs that cannot be funded otherwise - this is for the FY1979-80 only. The City has applied for $2 million of these Funds to be use8 for the purchase of 14 new buses and for the construc- tion of a transit maintenance faeility~ New buses In answer to Council's queries, Mr. Bloom discussed the cost of the new buses and rehabilitation costs. He introduced Mr. Gus Zemba, President and General Manager of Aztec Bus Lines, who stated that they have the manpewer to rehabilitate the buses at a cost o~ $17,500 each. Mr. Bloom added that this will be his recommendation. As to the maintenance faeility~ he will b~ proposing to the Council that a consultant be hired to study the feasibility of this construction. Held Thursday - 4:00 p.m. -3- .January 10, 1980 MTDB Financial Picture Development Services Administrator Robens submitted several graphs noting that these were MTDB staff documents for fiscal years 1981 through 1985. Metro Rail Lines He remarked that for fiscal year 1982, no money is being allocated to the Metro Rail; however, in 1982, the share for Chula Vista is listed as $391,000 or $319,000. (Staff recommended the second alternative based on the number of passengers being carried "through" Chula Vista.) Chula Vista's Share In answer to Councilman Scott's statement, Mr. Roberts commented that in 1982, San Diego's share is $922,000 decreasing to $289,000 in 1985, whereas, Chula Vista starts off with $391,000 in 1985, paying more than San Diego. Mr. Robens informed the Council that there has never been discussion that the City's TDA funds would be used to support the rail system. None of the other cities has been aware of this either. Five Year Chula Vista Mr. Roberts presented his letter written to Thomas Larwin, Transit Financial Plan General Manager of the Metropolitan Transit Development Board, dated December 19, 1979, noting the information prepared by Jack Bloom outlining the City's financial/ operating plan for fiscal year 1981-85. Mr. Bloom explained the document answering the Council's specific questions. Transit Funding and Mr. Bloom briefly discussed the letter and related source Service Inegration in documents dated December 4, 1979 from Thomas Larwin, MTDB the San Diego MTDB Area; General Manager, to all MTDB Area Transit Systems, Agencies the existing situation and Interested Parties. Mr. Larwin listed three alterna- and some improvements tive approaches for amending MTDB's financial and organiza- tional structure and to integrate transit services throu~h- out the area. The approaches are: (1) MTDB would take over all the different transit systems and become the metropolitan transit operator (thereby doing away with SCOOT and CVT); (2) have all the transit systems remain but bffDB would control all financing and would design transit services and contract with the different transit operators for their operation; and (3) MTDB would be placed in control of the financing of those transit services having a regional orientation with all cities having the responsibility for providing transit services using one or more transit operators. Mr. Bloom stated he would recommend #3 since it meets the needs of Chula Vista. Future decisions Mr. Robens commented that staff will be coming to Council within the next four or five months for decisions pertaining to: (1) SCOOT; (2) action regarding the 20% farebox recovery funds; (3) STAF; (4) buses; (5) maintenance facility; (6) LRT; (7) Regional (Metropolitan) service and funding. RESOLUTION NO. 9921 - The required subsidy of the City transit operations has been APPROPRIATING $116,647 computed at $176,647 or $116,647 over the $60,000 originally FROM THE GENERAL FUND TO budgeted. TRANSIT SERVICE FUND AND APPROPRIATING LTF OVER- PAYMENT FOR FY1978-79 AND AUTHORIZING REFUND Held Thursday - 7:00 p.m. -4- January 10, 1980 Resolution offered Offered by Councilman Scott, the reading of the text was waived by unanimous consent, passed and adopted by the following vote, to-wit: AYES: Councilmen Scott, Gillow, Cox, Hyde, McCandliss Noes: None Absent: None Staff appreciation The Mayor and the Council thanked the staff for the excellent presentation. PLAQUE FOR PUBLIC City Manager Cole reported that the plaque will be available SERVICES BUILDING the first week in February and will probably be installed at the entrance to the Council Chambers. REQUEST TO SERVE LIGHT Mayor Hyde said he received a request from the South Bay ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE Opera Guild for permission to serve light wine at a social function they are having on January 28, 1980 at Rohr Manor. Request granted It was moved by Councilman Scott, seconded by Mayor Hyde and unanimously carried that the request be approved. TELEPHONE BOOTHS Councilwoman McCandliss said it was her understanding that ALONG THIRD AVENUE the phone booths in this redevelopment area were to be recessed or installed in the planted areas - the ones that have been installed are not what she had in mind. Develop- ment Services Administrator Robens said he would check into this. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Hyde adjourned the meeting at 5:50 p.m. to the regular meeting scheduled for Tuesday, January 15, 1980 at 7:00 p.m. Cfty Clerk