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HomeMy WebLinkAboutcc min 1981/08/25 MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA Held Tuesday - August 25~ 198}~ 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers~ Public Services Buildin§ ROLL CALL Councilmen present: Mayor Hyde: Councilmembers McCandliss, Scott, Gillow, Cox Councilmen absent: None Staff present: City Manager Cole, City Attorney Lindberg, Assistant City Manager Asmus The pledge of allegiance to the Flag was led by Mayor Hyde, followed by a moment of silent prayer. 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES for the meeting of August 18, 1981 MSUC (Cox/McCandliss) to approve the minutes as mailed noting that Development Services Administrator Roberts was not present as reflected under Item 13. 2. SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY None 3. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS a. Joyce Short, 839 Halecrest Drive, commented on the "unofficial" scenic designation ia the General Plan of a City-owned parcel on east "J" Street, west of the bridge; that the parcel offers a panoramic view of Rice Canyon, Sweetwater Valley and downtown San Diego, and requested Council direction to protect and officially designate the area as a scenic lookout point to preclude any subdivision develop- ment from taking place.~ MSUC (Hyde/Scott) that Mrs. Short's request be referred to staff; that they in- vestigate the matter and report back to Council with any action that is recommended to designate the parcel as a scenic overlook area. Mayor Hyde recommended that the City Manager add the overlook area to the itinerary for the Council tour on August 29th, and commented that there is a precedent for action in the areas which have been so designated along the harbor in the Bayfront plan. b. Jerry Valk, 291Camino Vista Real, commented on Mrs. Short's presentation and con- curred that the parcel discussed should not be used for a condominium development as proposed. c. James Matherly, 402 Oaklawn, Apartment "G~', in a prepared presentation, voiced objection to federal debt funding (APP-4) of a second border crossing as proposed by SANDAG, and to the escalating government debt. d. Dave North, 3737 Mt. Ashman Place, San Diego, representing Arrow Transit, explained that Arrow Transit is a new commuter transit business formed for the purpose of transporting people by bus to and from their place of employment; he informed the Council that their filing with the Public Utilities Commission involves four commuter routes, two of which will serve the South Bay area with destinations of downtown San Diego and North Island and requested Council permission to pick up and discharge passengers at the Von's Shopping Center at Telegraph Canyon Road and 1-805 and at the "L" Street Park and Ride facility. He explained that commitments were made by Arrow Transit, based upon anticipated PUC approval by September 1st, which has now been delayed. City Attorney Lindberg advised that he discussed the request with Mr. North and commented that accommodation of his request should pose no problem on a temporary basis, by minute actions ~nd that appropriate licensing applications and fees would be initiated retroactively~ Further Council discussion concerned the recommendation that Mr. North obtain permission to use the parking lot at Von's Shopping Center and the City Manager requested that Mr~ North submit specific information concerning proposed transit routes, times and pick-up points, in writing by the morning of August 26th for review by Traffic Engineering staff. MSUC (Hyde/Scott) to refer this to staff and ask them to report back on Thursday, August 27, 1981 during the Council Conference. City Council Meeting -2- August 25, 1981 4. WRITTEN CO~.IMUN I CATIONS a. Resignation of William Kennedy from Board of Appeals and Advisors William Kennedy submitted his resignation from the Board of Appeals and Advisors, effective immediately. MSUC (Hyde/McCandliss) to accept with regret. b.Request for permission to sell rare books at Congress of History Convention to be held in the Library on March 5 and 6~ 1982 The Chula Vista Historical Society has requested permission to sell rare books in conjunction with the San Diego County Congress of History 1982 Convention. MSUC (McCandliss/Scott) to approve the request, subject to staff conditions. c. Letter of support for food handlers ordinance - Chamber of Commerce The Chamber of Commerce has concluded its study of the proposed food handlers training ordinance, and submitted the findings of the Legislative Action Committee declaring its endorsement of the measure. MSUC (Cox/Hyde) to accept the letter and note that the food handlers ordinance will be placed on a future agenda° PUBLIC HEARINGS AND RELATED RESOLUTION 5. PUBLIC F~EARING -~ CONSIDER~I'ON OF .ADM.A/PE~. ER TREE ESTATES REORGANIZATION" (DIRECTOR OF PLANNING) This being the time and place as advertised, Mayor Hyde opened the public hearing. Referring to his staff report, Director of Planning Peterson commented that the Iroposed reorganization was approved by the Local Agency Formation Commission LAFCO) on July 13, 1981, and pursuant to LAFCO's resolution, Council subsequently adopted Resolution No. 10582, initiating reorganization proceedings and setting a public hearing. The reorganization involves annexation of approximately 10 acres of land to the City of Chula Vista and detachments from the San Diego County Flood Control District, Zone 3, and the Bonita-Sunnyside Fire Protection District. · ~ Director of Planning Peterson informed Council that on August 6, 1981, LAFCO re- ceived a request for reconsideration of their July 13th action from adjacent land- owners and that the Executive Officer has notified the City that this proposal, pursuant to Section 56275 of the Government Code, will be reconsidered by LAFCO on September 14, 1981. Noting the protest letter received from the Layton household, representing five registered voters, Director of Planning Peterson commented that that household does not constitute more than 50% of the voters in the area and is, therefore, not a majority protest; he further stated that pursuant to State law, an election is not required since the Layton household does not constitute 25% of the landowners or 25% of the assessed value of the land in the area proposed for annexation. City Attorney Lindberg said that the primary purpose of the hearing is to receive protest, not affirmative commentary upon the appropriateness of the annexation by those seeking it. Speaking in opposition were Lawrence Lassman, who represented the Layton household and challenged Council's assurance that the Layton's did not represent sufficient voters to constitute a majority protest; and Aaron Mannis, who objected to the re- or9anization; to the practice of counting the voters in the area since initially 150 signatures were presented to Council in o~position to the proposal to annex the area; and to Council conditioning its approval on LAFCO's September 14th ~ decision. Speaking in favor of the reorganization was Nathan Adler, President of the ADMA Company, noting that LAFCO obligated the company to request that 5 additional neighbors participate in the annexation so as to prevent formation of an island and that four out of the five have executed all of the annexation documents re- quired by LAFCO and the City and have not opposed the annexation. City Council Meeting -3- August 25, 1981 5. PUBLIC HEARING - CONSIDEP~qTION OF "ADMA/PEPPER TREE ESTATES REORGANIZATION" -- continued -- Dr. Mannis questioned Council's plans to correct and police the sight distance hazard noted in previous public hearings at the intersection of Pepper Tree Drive and Jacaranda and Council informed him that conditions would have to be met prior to final map approval and ~ommencement of construction. Mayor Hyde noted for the record that written protests were received from the Benjamin Layton household and 10 area residents. There being no further comment, either for or against, the hearing was declared closed. a. RESOLUTION NO. 10602 APPROVING THE ADMA/PEPPER TREE ESTATES REORGANIZATION The resolution approves the proposed ADMA/Pepper Tree Estates Reorganization, conditioned upon LAFCO's final determination in favor of the annexation on September 14, 1981. RESOLUTION OFFERED BY MAYOR HYDE; the reading of the text was waived by unanimous consent, passed and approved unanimously. RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES~ FIRST READING RESOLUTION NO. 10603 APPROVING CHANGE ORDER NO. 10, THIRD AVENUE IMPROVEMENTS "G" TO "K" STREETS, DALEY CORPORATION (CITY ENGINEER) The resolution approves Change Order Not 10 which will reduce contract costs by $8,454.93, as a consequence of modifications in contract plans and specifications. RESOLUTION OFFERED BY COUNCILMAN COX; the reading of the text was waived by unanimous consent, passed and approved unanimously. 7. RESOLUTION NO. 10604 APPROVING REVISED AGREEMENT WITH SAN DIEGO GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY FOR CONVERSION OF COMPANY-OWNED STREET LIGHTS TO HIGH-PRESSURE SODIUM VAPOR (CITY ENGINEER) City Engineer Lippitt commented that SDG&E proposes to use underground allocation funds to convert company-owned street lights to high-pressure sodium vapor. Con- currently, staff has been working with SDG&E to formulate a revised undergrounding program which will provide for the street light conversion program and the proposed underground utility conversion allocation reduction. Due to the complexity of the allocation program and in order to obtain a high priority in the lighting conversion program by SDG&E, Mr. Lippitt recommended that the issues be considered separately and that Council authorize an agreement for use of the City's allocated funds for the street light conversion program and postpone the presentation of the Underground allocation formula change from the Council Conference of August 27 to the Conference of September 24, 1981. Accordingly, the resolution approves the revised agreement authorizing use of underground conversion funds for street light conversion to sodium vapor. Mr. Lippitt noted that this conversion will result in a $42,000 per year saving in energy costs. Carl Lower, representing SDG&E, 436 "H" Street, responded to Council questions re- garding maintenance and safety features of sodium vapor lights compared to mercury noting that the major difference is the lower energy consumption of sodium vapor lights; that their life span is the same; and that there is no operational difference. RESOLUTION OFFERED BY COUNCILMAN SCOTT; the reading of the text was waived by unanimous consent, passed and approved unanimously. 8o RESOLUTION NOo 10605 APPROVING CONTRACT WITH ANTHONY CIOTTI FOR 1981/82 (COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR) The resolution approves continuation of the City's contract with Anthony Ciotti as Housing Rehabilitation Administrator for fiscal year 1981/82 to include a salary increase from $1,430 to $1,577 per month. RESOLUTION OFFERED BY COUNCILWOMAN McCANDLISS; the reading of the text was waived by unanimous consent, passed and approved unanimously. City Council Meeting -4- August 25, 1981 RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES, FIRST READING -- continued 9. RESOLUTION NO. 10606 APPROVING THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE WEIGHTED VOTE FORMULA OF SANDAG'S JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT (DIRECTOR OF PLANNING) The resolution approves the amendment to the weighted vote formula of SANDAG'S Joint Powers Agreement, consistent with Council action of August 18, 1981. RESOLUTION OFFERED BY MAYOR HYDE; the reading of the text was waived by unanimous consent, passed and approved unanimously. 10. ORDINANCE NO. 1950 SETTING THE TAX RATE FOR FISCAL YEAR 1981/82 - FIRST READING AND ADOPTION (DIRECTOR OF FINANCE) Pursuant to Proposition 13 requirements, the ordinance sets the City's tax rate for debt service at .00740 per hundred dollars of full value to meet the 1981/82 debt requirements of the Police Facility Bonds. MSUC (McCandliss/Hyde) to place the ordinance on first reading and adoption; the reading of the text was waived by unanimous consent, passed and approved unanimously. 11. REPORT OF THE CITY MANAGER a. City Manager Cole commented that itineraries for the August 29th Council tour would be distributed at Thursday's Council Conference. b. Mr. Cole reported that Bay General Community Hospital has submitted preliminary plans for a 135,000 square foot addition to the hospital, which call for removal of the single story building on "H" Street, the addition of a parking garage and other structures. c. City Manager Cole distributed the schedule of conferences and meetings set for the next couple of months, indicating that one Council Conference per month tends to stretch out opportunities for informal meetings. He referred to a suggestion by Mayor Hyde that if an item of Council interest comes up at a time when a short Redevelopment Agency meeting is scheduled on the third Thursday, that item could be considered after the Agency meeting~ d. Mr. Cole reported that the September lOth date for the joint meeting with the school districts remains tentative until the City is notified (sometime after September 1st). REPORTS OF CITY OFFICERS AND DEPARTMENT HEADS 12o Report of Volunteer Program (Director of Personnel) Director of Personnel Thorsen commehtedon her staff report, noting in particular that the volunteer program has continued to operate at the same level it attained after six months of operation and attributing lack of expansion to competing programs which include the Senior Aides Project, Workfare and the Court Referral Program~ She remarked that while the program has not grown substantially within the City that the program's reputation is expanding through Councilman Cox's Volunteer Program presentation at the League of California Cities Elected Officials Conference in Monterey. In addition, Ms. Thorsen reported that she has been asked to speak on the program at the League meeting in San Francisco in October and that as a result of the interest generated in the City's program, approximately four requests for information are received each month from individuals seeking to develop their own programs. MSUC (Scott/Gillow) to accept the report. 13. Report regardin9 Bay General Hospita!'~ cardiac screening pr.oposal (Director of Personnel) Director of Personnel Thorsen referred to her written report and recommended that no action be taken at this time since the Fire Departmental Safety and Health Committee is currently working on developing minimum physical standards which hopefully will address the same cardiac/health risks outlined in the proposal. City Council Meeting -5- August 25, 1981 REPORTS OF CITY OFFICERS AND DEPARTMENT HEADS -- continued 13. Ms. Thorsen also noted that due to the uncertain effects of a cardiac program in actually preventing heart problems and the costs involved in administering such a program that further indepth research is warranted. MSUC (Hyde/Scott) to accept the report. Jennifer Fiske, Cardiac Rehabilitation Program Director, Bay General Community Hospital, addressed the Council commenting on the benefits of the screening program in identifying high risk employees and assisting them in making positive life-style changes; she emphasized that the proposal is intended as an educational benefit to employees and to the City, as a self-insured entity, by reducing health costs over the long term° Council discussed the value of a preventative program and expressed general agree- ment to reconsider the program as an employee benefit during budget hearings for 1982/83. HSUC (Scott/Cox) to take this up at budget time for 1982/83 and at that time have clearance from the Firefighters, Police Officers and other safety groups. 14. Report - Denyin9 request for. adult crossin9 ~uard at intersection of Otay Lakes Road and Allen SchOol Lane (Director of Public Safety) Director of Public Safety Winters commented on the background of Council's con- sideration and denial of the request for a crossing guard presented by the Allen School Parent Teachers Club. He noted that the Safety Commission voted on May 13 and again on August 12, 1981 to deny the request, finding (1) the intersection is controlled by traffic signals; (2) the traffic patterns do not pose any unique problems as might be found where complex or frequent turning movements are required; and (3) the number of children crossing the intersection does not meet the minimum standard of 60 within any two-hour period. MSUC (Scott/McCandliss) to deny the request. 15. Report on Master EIR's for Town Centre I and II (Director of Planning) Director of Planning Peterson referred to Council discussion during budget delibera- tions on the feasibility of preparing a Master Environmental Impact Report for the downtown area° He summarized his written report and commented on the Master EIR's prepared for Town Centre I in 1976 and for Town Centre II in 1978 and noted that as a result of many changes in the project area that an update will be prepared for consideration by the Redevelopment Agency sometime in the fall. MSUC (Scott/McCandliss) to accept the report. Council and staff commented on the scope of work involved in preparation of a Master EIR covering older, developed areas of the City. Director of Planning Peterson remarked that it would be a monumental task which current staff would be unable to complete in-house. Request for reconsideration of Item 14 Mayor Hyde accepted a request to speak submitted by Mr. Rudolf Radecky represent- ing the Allen School Parent Teacher Club. MSUC (Hyde/Cox) to reconsider Item NOo 14. Mr. Radecky requested that in view of denial of the request for a school crossing §uar~ that Council consider extending the time of "walk" interval at the intersection so that children can get across the street and that during school hours the speed limit be reduced to 25 MPH. MSUC (Scott/McCandliss) to direct staff to look into Mr. .Radecky's recommendation to increase the duration of the "walk" phase and reduce the speed limit and to deny the original request. City Council Meeting -6, August 25, 1981 REPORTS OF CITY OFFICERS AND DEPARTMENT HEADS -- continued 16. Report on security resident pro~ram (Director of Parks and Recreation) Director of Parks & Recreation Pfister reviewed Council consideration and approval of the concept of Security Residents living in City parks and subsequent authoriza- tion to initiate the program. The Greg Rogers installation was completed in July 1980 and all indications are that the installation has been successful. Mr. Pfister recommended that the Greg Rogers and Rohr Manor Security Resident trials continue to be monitored and evaluated with a final report and recommendation to be con- sidered during 1982/83 budget deliberations and that no additional security residences be installed during fiscal year 1981/82. MSUC (Scott/Cox) to accept the report and staff recommendations. 17. Report on Rohr Mano? Security Residence (Director of Parks and Recreation) Director of Parks & Recreation Pfister referred to his written report and said that on January 13, 1981 Council approved the top floor conversion of Rohr Manor to be an apartment for a Security Resident and instructed staff to develop a Security Resident Selection procedure. He reported that work on the conversion is now in progress with an estimated completion date of September 4, 1981 and presented for Council consideration a proposed agreement, application announcement and selection schedule. MSUC (Scott/Gillow) to approve the selection process;instruct staff to complete the Security Residence selection in accordance with the proposed procedure; and that the City pay the base rate for one telephone installation at the residence. 18. MAYOR'S REPORT a. Mayor Hyde reported that the Board of Supervisors decided that the~art work and water feature for the South Bay Regional Center would be completed, and Super- visor Hamilton indicated that he would attempt to raise money by private sub- scription to supplement County funds. b. Mayor Hyde reported that a document has been received from SANDAG entitled, "SANDAG~s Comprehensive Plan for San Diego Region, Volume 10, Series 5, Regional Growth Forecast" and that portions will be extracted for Council Information and consideration during Thursday's Council Conference on the Growth Management Plan. c. Mayor Hyde reported that he would be meeting with Messrs. Zogob and Betts on August 26th regarding the possibility of a Fish Market restaurant for Chula Vista. 19. COUNCIL COMMENTS Councilman Cox referred to the annual awards banquet scheduled for October 1st at the San Diego Country Club and noted that it conflicts with the Redevelopment Agency meeting and asked if the meeting would be rescheduled. City Manager Cole responded that the Agency meeting has not been rescheduled. MSUC (Scott/Hyde) that an alternate date for the Redevelopment Agency meeting be brought back to Council next week. Legislative Committee Report a. Councilman Cox reported that the Committee has accepted a request from the Director of Planning to oppose AB 2099 providing for density bonuses for low and moderate income housing, noting that the League of California Cities has also recommended that member cities oppose the bill since it would remove control of the city(ies) boundaries from the legislative body in that it would amend the Morga Act to provide that a deannexation of uninhabited territory from a city could occur without a vote of the affected city if annexation to another city would allow for construction of more housing than would occur without annexation. MSUC (Scott/McCandliss) to oppose AB 2099. City Council Meeting -7- August 25, 1981 19. COUNCIL COMMENTS -- continued b, Councilman Cox said that a request has been received from the City of Daley City asking support from the City of Chula Vista with respect to their position regarding a change in the PERS investment policy which would increase their earnings and stabilize the rate of employees contributions. MSUC (Cox/Scott) that the Legislative Committee bring back a resolution supporting Datey's recommended action regarding PERS investment procedures and also direct that the delegate at the October League Conference in San Francisco vote for the Daley City resolution. c. Councilman Scott made reference to the Thousand Oaks proposal for development of 5 independent cities in California which would be outside of the control of the cities where formed and all planning would be accomplished by the State of California. He recommended that the legislation for the "Super City" concept be monitored for developments. d, Councilwoman McCandliss commented on the possibility of the City advertising in metropolitan newspapers such as the San Diego Union,TriDuneo It was moved by Councilwoman McCandliss and seconded for discussion by Mayor Hyde to direct the City Clerk to investigate alternative methods of advertising for public hearings in major metropolitan newspapers that are distributed throughout Chula Vista to ensure maximum coverage° The City Attorney stated that the City's legal requirement is satisfied through publication in the Star-News which is a newspaper of general circulation within Chula Vista aimed primarily at the Chula Vista reading audience and that the legal requirement would not be satisfied by publication in any other San Diego newspaper, unless it was published in addition to Star-News advertising. Additional discussion ensued concerning the expense of additional advertising; Mayor Hyde withdrew his second and the motion failed for lack of an alternate. ADJOURNMENT at 8:45 p.m. to the meeting scheduled for Thursday, August 27, 1981 at 4:00 p.m., to the Council Tour Saturday, August 29 at 7:30 a.m. and to the regular scheduled meeting Tuesday, September 1, 1981 at 7:00 p.m. Jennie M. Fulasz, CMC, City Clerk Elizab~h W. Co~ti, Deputy City Clerk STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING ORDER CO[~TY OF S~ DIEGO ) ss OF ADJOUkN~.~NT OF ~IEETI~G CITY OF CHULA VISTA ) I, Jennie M. Fulasz, being first duly sworn depose and say : That I am t-he duly chosen, qualified and acting City Clerk of the City Council of t-he City of Chula Vista; That the re§u]ar meeting of the Council of the City of Chula Vista was he!d_. Auqust 25, ]98] and said meeting was adjou, rned to the time and place specified in the order of adjournment ATTACHED HERETO: That on Wednesday, Au,qust 26, 198l at the hour of 9:30 a.m. 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 Au.qust 25, ]98l was held. /~ .... Ci~ Clerk sttbscribed and sworn to before me this day of 19 Notary PuJ~lic in and for said County and State of California MINUTES OF AN ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA Held August 25, ]98] The City Council met in the Council Chamber at the Public Services Building, 276 Fourth Avenue on the above date at 7:00 p.m. with the following Councilmen present: H.¥de, McCand]iss, Scott, Gill0w, Cox Councilmen absent: None ADJOURNMENT The Mayor adjourned the meeting at 8:45 p.m. until Thursday, Auqust 27, ]98] at 4:00 p.m. in the Council Conference Room, City Hall, 276 Fourth Avenue, Chula Vista, California. I, Jennie M. Fulasz, City Clerk of the City of Chula Vista, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that this is a full, true and correct copy of an order by the City Council at the meeting of August 25, ]98] ~ty of Chula Vista, Cali o '