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HomeMy WebLinkAboutcc min 1958/05/20 MINUTES OF AN ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF TIlE CITY of Chula Vista, California Held Tuesday May 20, 1958 The Council met in the Council Chambers at the City tlall on the above date at 2:00 P.M. with the following Councilmen present: Councilmen McAllister, Smith, Menzel, DeGraaf, McMains Absent: None Also present: City Administrator Fulwiler, City Attorney Kugler, City Finance Officer Grant, Planning Secretary Stonehouse, City Engineer Floyd Mayor Menzel led the salute to the Flag and asked for a moment of prayer. ~P~NNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS- Broadway rezoning A letter was read from the Planning Commission recommending that the East and West sides of Broadway, between C. St. and L. St. be rezoned to C-2 for an average depth of 125 feet. It was moved by Councilman McMains, seconded by Councilman Smith, and carried, that June 10, 1958 at the hour of 7:00 P.M. be set as the time for a public hearing on the matter of rezoning Broadway. RKING IN SETBACKS AND SERVICE STATIONS IN C-1 ZONE A letter was read from the Planning Commission recommending that the zoning ordinances pertaining to off-street parking for multiple residences and allowing service stations in a C-1 zone be amended. It was moved by Councilman DeGraaf, seconded by Councilman Smith, and carried, that June 24, 1958 at the hour of 7:00 P.M. be set as the time for a public hearing on the matter of amending the zoning ordinance as per Planning Commission recommendations. NACK BAR CONTRACT EXTENDED City Administrator Fulwiler read a letter from the Recreation Director requesting that the agreement with Mr. T. P. Huntington for operation of the Snack Bar in the pool area be extended until November 1, 1958o It was moved by Councilman Smith, seconded by Councilman McMains, and carried, that the snack bar agreement with Mr. I{un~ington be extended until November 1, 1958 as recommended° ,~EETING WITH PARK-RECREATION COMMISSION City Administrator Fulwiler read a letter from the Recreation Commis- sion urging the development of Eucalyptus Park and requesting a joint meeting with the Council to discuss the matter. It was suggested that the Chairman of the Park & Recreation Commission review the budget pertaining to parks and recreation, as presented, and if satisfactory, a meeting with the Council could be put off until after the budget hearing. ~ILLING OF PARK BOWL POOL AUTHORIZED City Administrator Fulwiler asked the Council what action they wished to take on the matter of filling the park bowl pool as recommended by the Park & Recreation Conunission. It was moved by Councilman Smith, seconded by Councilman McMains, and carried, that City Administrator Fulwiler be directed to have the pool filled with dirt, cement, shrubs, etc. after graduation exercises in June. / ~/REQUEST FOR USE OF EUCALYPTUS PARK FOR FIESTA City Administrator Fulwiler read a letter from the Junior Chamber of Commerce requesting that the City make tho necessary changes in Eucalyptus Park so that they can use it as a site for the 1958 Fiesta° The matter was referred to the Park & Recreation Commission. /~PRoPOSED ORDINANCE FOR INSTALLATION OF BENCHES A proposed ordinance for installation of benches and advertising thereon was submitted to the Council by Dan Putman. The ordinance was referred to the City Administrator for review and recommendations when completed. ORDINANCE NO. 579 - Consenting to a portion of Fourth Avenue becoming a County Highway - second reading It was moved by Councilman DeGraaf, seconded by Councilman Smith, and carried, that Ordinance No. 5~9 be placed on its second reading; that the reading of the text be waived and the ordinance adopted. The motion carried by the following vote, to-wit: AYES: Councilmen DeGraaf, McMains, McAllister, Smith, Menzel Noes: None Absent: None ORDINANCE No. 580 - Consenting to a portion of Telegraph Canyon Road becoming a County Highway - second reading It was moved by Councilman DeGraaf, seconded by Councilman Smith, and carried, that Ordinance No. 580 be placed on its second reading; that the reading of the text be waived and the ordinance adopted0 The motion carried by the following vote, to-wit: AYES: Councilmen DeGraaf, McMains,McAllister, Smith,Menzel Noes: None Absent: None ORDINANCE No. 581- Requiring grade stamping of Lumber - first reading It was moved by Councilman McMains, seconded by Councilman McAllister, and carried, that Ordinance No. 581 be placed on its first reading, and reading of the text be waived. The motion carried by the following vote, to-wit: AYES: Councilmen McMains, McAllister, Smith, Menzel, DeGraaf Noes: None Absent: None PURCHASE OF PROPERTY FOR HILLTOP EXTENSION AUTHORIZED City Administrator Fulwiler explained that it would be necessary for the City to purchase .04 of an acre of the old Hilltop Housing property from the Government for the proposed extension of Hilltop Drive. It was moved by Councilman DeGraaf, seconded by Councilman McAllister and carried, that the purchase be authorized and the asking price of $207.39 be paid from Gas Tax funds. The motion carried by the following vote, to-wit: AYES: Councilmen DeGraaf, McMains,McAllister, Smith,Menzel Noes: None Absent: None PURCHASE OF DIETERLE PROPERTY AUTHORIZED City Attorney Kugler recommended that the Council accept the offer of A.O.Dieterle to sell his property needed for Hilltop extension to the City for $3,000 in view of the fact that to continue with condemnation proceedings would probably cost the City considerably more than this figure. It was moved by Councilman McAllister, seconded by Councilman McMains, and carried, that the offer of AoO.Dieterle be accepted, and the reconunendations of City Attorney Kugler forwarded to the Dieterlies for acceptance° The motion carried by the following vote, to-wit: AYES: Councilmen McAllister, Smith, Menzel, McMains Noes: Councilman DeGraaf Absent: None ,/~IDENING: OF THIRD AVENUE FROM D. ST. TO E. ST. AUTHORIZED City Engineer Floyd stated that his report on widening Third Avenue on the West side between D. St. to Eo St. as given at the last meeting still stood unaltered and asked the Council if they wished to continue with the project. It was moved by Councilman Smith~ seconded byCouncil- man McAllister~ and carried, that $2350. be appropriated from unappropri- ated surplus of the General Fund, and Third Avenue widened and improved on the West side between Do St. and Eo St. as recommended. -2- The motion carried by the following vote, to-wit: AYES: Councilmen Smith, Menzel, DeGraaf, McMains, McAllister ~oes: None Absent: None SIDEWALK ON EAST SIDE OF THIRD AVENUE BETWEEN K. St. & Alva~ado City Engineer Floyd reported that the telephone company had torn up half of the sidewalk on the East side of Third Avenue between E. St. and Alvarado Sro in order to inst~ll underground conduit, and were now ready to replace the sidewalk~ Sro Floyd recommended that the City replace the other half, due to its deteriorated condition. He was of the opinion most of the property owners in the area would reimburse the City. It was moved by Councilman Smith, seconded by Councilman DeGraaf, and carried, that $2300 be appropriated from the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund for the purpose of installing portions of the East half of the sidewalk on the East half of Third Avenue between K. St. and Alvarado St. The motion carried by the following vote, to-wit: AYES: Councilmen Smith, Menzel, DeGraaf, McMains, McAllister Noes: None Absent: None ,~./~GREEMENT WITH HOM AND MORGAN MODIFIED City Administrator Fulwiler submitted for Council approval the three following changes requested by Andrew Hom and James Morgan in their agree- ment with the City for floating m warehouse building from the Bay onto the Hom property at the foot of F° Street: (1) Change paragraph F. to read: "Install sufficient plumbing in said building so that said plumbing will comply with Ordinance No. 474 of the City of Chula Vista" (2) Change paragraph G. to read: "Complete all of the terms of the agreement within 120 days from the date it is executed by all parties. (3) Substitute for paragraph K one of two submitted changes pertaining to the waiving of any damages which might be due Morgan and Hom as a result of the City's proposed tideland filling program. It was moved by Councilman Smith, seconded by Councilman DeGraaf and carried, that the proposed amendments i and 2 be approved and proposed amendment No. 3 be denied. ._/A~BuLANCE FIRM REQUESTS SHARE OF BUSINESS A letter was read from the Chula Vista Ambulance Service requesting the same consideration on City emergency business as the other two ambulance firms. The letter was referred to the Police Department. ~/~NVITATION FROM IMPERIAL BEACH A letter was read from the Imperial Beach Chamber of Commerce inviting ;members of the Council and their guests to attend the Imperial Beach ~arbor Days celebration to be held July 17, 18, and 19, 1958. i/~ NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING - Utilities Commission A notice was given that thB Public utilities Commission has set June 9, 1958 as the time of hearing on the application of the Greyhound Corporation for an order authorizing increases in intrastate passenger fares. No action taken. i~// REQUEST FOR USE OF CITY PROPERTY Elmer Sorensen, speaking on behalf of the Optimist Club, sponsors of the Midget auto races, requested the use of City equipment on off hours to be operated by City employee~ on a voluntary basis to surface the track to be used for the races at Fourth Avenue and Co Street. It was moved by Councilman McAllister, seconded by Councilman McMains~ that City Administrator Fulwiler be authorized to cooperate with the Club to the fullest extent. -3- /~TENSION OF BOND ON MANKATO STREET AUTHORIZED City Engineer Floyd stated that the agreement with the Banister Company to insure certain improvements on Mankato Street had expired, and asked if the Council wished to have said agreement extended. It was moved by Councilman Smith, seconded by Councilman McAllister and carried, that the City Engineer be directed to have the agreement and accompanying bond extended another year° ~/~PRESENTATION OF BUDGET - 1958-1959 City Administrator Fulwiler presented the proposed budget for the fiscal year 1958-1959. It was moved by Councilman DeGraaf, seconded by Councilman Smith, and carried, that June 10, 1958 at 7:00 PoMo be set as the time for the public hearing on the budget. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Menzel adjourned the meeting at 5:00 P.M. until May 27, 1958 at 7:00 P.M. ' ~-~City Clerk