HomeMy WebLinkAboutcc min 1980/08/23 MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA
Saturday, August 23, 1980 - 10:00 a.m. Council Conference Room, City Hall
ROLL CALL
Councilmen present: Mayor Hyde, Councilmen Scott, Gillow, Cox, McCandliss
Councilmen absent: None
Staff present: City Manager Cole, City Attorney Lindberg, Development Services
Administrator Robens
PURPOSE OF MEETING: Mayor Hyde explained the purpose of the meeting was to discuss the Aztec
Bus Lines strike and its impact on the services provided for Chula Vista.
CONTRACT WITH AZTEC: Development Services Administrator Roberts discussed the present services
being provided by contract with Aztec and questioned what action does the City want to take
if the bus company cannot fulfill its contract or only a portion thereof. Depending on
Council's action, a special meeting of SCOOT may have to be called on Monday morning.
Mr. Robens said he could see no great problem with the bus service for Saturday and Sunday;
however, there may be a problem beginning on Monday for those people who rely on the bus to
get to work.
STATUS OF STRIKE: Mr. A. C. Zemba, President, Aztec Bus Lines, stated that the strike came
off at midnight and the picketing lines have started. Mr. Zemba discussed the number of
people involved in the strike, those willing to return to work and those that have resigned
from the Union. The issues are mixed: wages are not the key issue -- the employees are
striking because of working conditions. In answer to the Council's questions, Mr. Zemba said
he plans to continue providing some service on Monday and ~he order of priorities is (1)
transit service; (2) charter service and (3) school service.
OPTIONS AVAILABLE: Development Services Administrator Robens noted the options available:
if the City of Chula Vista wants to continue to provide service, there are at least four City
employees who hold the proper license to operate buses and buses can be rented from other
companies. The money to pay for this would come out of LTF funds.
LEGAL Rg/dlFICATIONS: City Attorney Lindberg questioned the legality of any action that would
interfere with the contract Aztec has with its employees. Although Chula Vista has some ob-
ligation to continue to provide its residents with bus service, in so doing, it cannot inter-
fere in the balance of the two parties involved in the strike.
DISCUSSION: During the discussion, Council asked that signs be posted at the bus stop loca-
tions on Monday to inform the people of the strike; the County's plan to use vans and taxis
to continue its service; the 20% factor on the fare boxes; SCOOT's role in the proceedings;
continuance of this matter for a few days to see what the exact impact will be.
CITY MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION: City Manager Cole said it would be his recommendation that the
City provide limited service at peak hours for those people who rely on the bus service to get
to work.
MOTION FOR CONTINUANCE: MSUC (Scott/Gillow) to hold this over and instruct the staff to draw
up contingency plans and, if necessary, present those to the Council at a special meeting at
6:30 p.m. on Tuesday (August 26, 1980).
ADJOURNMENT: Mayor Hyde adjourned the meeting at 10:40 a.m. to the meeting scheduled for
Tuesday, August 26, 1980 beginning at 6:30 p.m.
~-' CITY CLERK
MINUTES OF AN ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING
OF TttE CITY COUNCIL OF TIIE
CITY OF CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA
Held g~turday at 10:00 ~.m. August 23, 1980
Date
The City Council met in the Council Chambers/Council Conference Room,
276 Fourth Avenue on the above date at 10:00 t~m. with the
following:
Councilmen present: Hyde, Scott~ Cox~ Gillow, McCandliss
Councilmen absent: None
ADJOURNME~,~T
The Mayor adjourned the meeting at 10:38 p.m. until Tuesday, August 26, 1980
at __ p.m. in the Council Chambers/Conference Room, 276 Fourth
Avenue, Chula Vista, Califormia.
I, JENNIE M. FULASZ, City Cl~rk of the City of Chula Vista, DO HEREBY
CERTIFY that this is a full, true and correct copy of an order adopted
by the City Council at the meeting of August 25~ 1980
X'd, JENNIE FULASZ, CMC, City
City of Chula Vista, Cali£ornia
STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING ORDER
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO ) ss OF ADJOURNmeNT OF
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, Jennie M. Fulasz, being first duly sworn depose and say :
That I am the duly chosen, qualified and acting City Clerk of the
City Council of the City of Chula Vista;
That the adjourned regular meeting of the Council of the City of
Chula Vista was held Saturday, August 25, 1980
and said. meeting was adjourned to the time and place specified in
the order of adjournment ATTACHED HERETO:
That on__~Djl0~j_~_iugust2.5~_]_9~ at ~he hour of
I posted a copy of said order at a conspicuous place on or near
the door of the place at which said me'ting of August 23, 1980
was held.
City ~erk
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
~ _D~ day of
/Notary Public in and for said coun y