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HomeMy WebLinkAboutcc min 1966/05/17Held Tuesday MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA May 17, 1966 A regular meeting of the City Council was held in the Council Chambers on the above date at 7:00 P.M. with the following Councilmen present: /' Councilmen Sylvester, Anderson, McAllister, McCorquodale, Spar~ing Absent: None Also present: City Engineer Cole, City Attorney Lindberg, Administrative Officer Ross, Assistant Planner Manganelli, Assistant Administrative Offi- cer Stenberg Mayor McAllister led the pledge of allegiance to the Flag, followed by a moment of silent prayer. APPROVAL OF COUNCIL MINUTES It was moved by Councilman Sparling, seconded by Councilman McCorquodale, and carried that the minutes for the Council meeting of May 10, be approved, copies having been sent to each Councilman. ~/PUBLIC HEARING - Intention to annex Poggi Canyon Annexation This being the time and place, as advertised, for a public hearing on khe proposed Poggi Canyon Annexation, Mayor McAllister declared the hearing open. No one wishing to be heard either for or against the proposed annexation and the Clerk having received no written communications, the Mayor declared the hearing closed. ORDINANCE NO. 984 - Approving Poggi Canyon Annexation - First reading It was moved by Councilman Sparling, seconded by Councilman Sylvester, and carried that Ordinance No. 984 be placed on its first reading and that read- ing of the text be waived. The motion carried by the following vote, to-wit: AYES: Councilmen Sparling, Sylvester, Amderson, McAllister, McCorquodale Noes: None Absent: None PUBLIC HEARING - Amending Resolution No. 3471 relative to rates for ambulance service This being the time and place, as advertised, for a public hearing on a proposed amendment to Resolution No. 3471 relative to rates charged for ambulance service, Mayor McAllister declared the hearing open. Mr. Steve Ballard, owner of Bay Cities Ambulance Service, stated that due to a new ruling requiring the paying of higher wages to employees, ambulance companies throughout the country are having to look to governmental agencies for subsidies. Mr. Ballard did not favor a fixed subsidy but suggested they collect from the City a fee not to exceed 25% of all calls, initiated by the City within any one given month, after a period of 90 days in which their billing company has attempted to collect from the customer. Mr. Ballard requested that the Bay Cities Ambulance Service now contract to do business exclusively within the City of Chula Vista and that the present rates before the Council be adopted. Mr. Lowell Crawford, owner of the Crawford Ambulance Service, stated that he was of the opinion that after 90 days the Council could better determine what subsidies, if any, would be needed. Mr. Paul Yeager, 414 "J" Street, spoke in opposition to the payment of subsidies to ambulance companies. Mr. Bob Cook, 208 East Quintard Street, asked that the Council consider service rendered by ambulance companies rather than free enterprise when acting upon the matter of ambulance companies serving the City. No others wishing to be heard, it was moved by Councilman Anderson, seconded by Councilman Sylvester, and carried that the hearing be continued until May 31 at 7:00 P.M. for further study by the Council before coming to a decision. Upon the request of Councilman Sparling for a public statement of the amount of subsidy the ambulance companies are requesting, Mr. Ballard stated that they are asking for a repayment of a fee not to exceed 25% of all non- collectible calls initiated by the City after a period of 90 days ham elapsed during which time an attempt has been made to collect from the customers. Mr. Crawford was substantially the same as that of Mr. Ballard. Councilman McCorquodale stated that in order for him to determine what action to take on the requested rate increase, he would need to know how much additional money the rate increase would bring in to the ambulance companies and how much additional they would have to pay out in wages. Mr. Ballard stated this information would be forthcoming at the next meeting. Mayor McAllister requested that a written interpretation of the law covering wages of ambulance service workers be obtained from the Labor Depart- ment in San Diego for study by the Council. 7:50 P.M. - Councilman Sylvester was excused from the meeting at this time. ~/PUBLIC REARING - Unsafe swimming pool at unoccupied house at 1354 Judson Way This being the time and place, as advertised, for a public hearing on an unsafe swimming pool located at an unoccupied house at 1354 Judson Way, which has been declared a public nuisance, Mayor McAllister declared the hearing open. No one wishing to be heard on the matter, the Mayor declared the hearing closed. City Attorney Lindberg stated that he has talked with Mr. Redman, repre- sentative of the Savings and Loan Company, which is presently foreclosing on the property and they are loathe to drain the pool at this time because of possible damage to the pool but would not hesitate to do so if a court order is obtained authorizing the draining of the pool. RESOLUTION NO. 4080 - Declaring the continued maintenance of an unsafe swimming pool at an unoccupied house to be a public nuisance Offered by Councilman McCorquodale, passed and adopted by the following vote, to-wit: AYES: Councilmen McCorquodale, Sparling, Anderson, McAllister Noes: None Absent: Councilman Sylvester ORDINANCE NO. 983 - Approving Sweetwater Valley Annexation No. 2 - Second reading It was moved by Councilman Sparling, seconded by Councilman Anderson, and carried that Ordinance No. 983 be placed on its second reading, that reading of the text be waived and the ordinance adopted. The motion carried by the fol- lowing vote~ to-wit: AYES: Councilmen Sparling, Anderson, McAltister, McCorquodale Noes: None Absent: Councilman Sylvester RESOLUTION NO. 4081 - Giving notice of intention to annex First Avenue Annexa- tion No. 3 Offered by Councilman Anderson, passed and adopted by the following vote, to-wit: AYES: Councilmen Anderson, McAllister, McCorquodale, Sparling Noes: None Absent: Councilman Sylvester 7:55 ~.M. - Councilman Sylvester returned to his chair at the Council table at this time. RESOLUTION NO. 4082 - Granting conditional use permit to Aye Gee Corporation - 540 Third Avenue Offered by Councilman Sparling, passed and adopted by the following vote, to-wit: AYES: Councilmen Sparling, Sylvester, Anderson, McAllister, McCorquodale Noes: None Absent: None RESOLUTION NO. 4083 - Granting certificates of public convenience and necessity for operation of taxicabs Offered by Councilman Sylvester, passed and adopted by the following vote, to-wit: AYES: Councilmen Sylvester, McAllister, Sparling Noes: Councilmen Anderson~ McCorquodale Absent: None RESOLUTION NO. 4084 - Accepting sewer and sidewalk easements - Aetna Life Insurance Company Offered by Councilman McCorquodale, passed and adopted by the following ¥ote~ to-wit: AYES: Councilmen McCorquodale~ Sparling, Sylvester, Anderson, McAllister Noes: None Absent: None RESOLUTION NO. 4085 - Accepting sewer and sidewalk easements - Santa Anita Consolidated, Inc. Offered by Councilman McCorquodale~ passed and adopted by the following voter to-wit: AYES: Councilmen McCorquodale, Spar~ing, 8ylvester, Anderson, McAllister Noes: None Absent: None RESOLUTION NO. 4086 - Granting water line easements to Otay Municipal Water District for utility purposes Offered by Councilman Spar~ing, passed and adopted by the following votp, to-wit: AYES: Councilmen Sparling, 8ylvester, Anderson, McAllister, McCorquodale Noes: None Absent: None RESOLUTION NO. 4087 - Accepting bids, awarding contract and appropriating funds for the construction of rest rooms in Memorial Park Offered by Councilman McCorquodale, passed and adopted by the following vote~ to-wit; AYES: Councilmen McCorquodale, Sparling, Sylvester, Anderson, McAllister Noes: None Absent: None RESOLUTION NO. 4088 - Approving agreement between Montgomery Sanitation District, the City and Chula Vista City School District for repayment of sewer installation costs Offered by Councilman Sparling, passed and adopted by the following vote, to-wit: AYES: Councilmen Sparling, Sylvester, Anderson~ McAllister, McCorquodale Noes: None Absent: None RESOLUTION NO. 4089 - Approving improvement agreement - Holiday Estates Unit No. 1 Subdivision Offered by Councilman McCorquodale, passed and adopted by the following vote, to-wit: AYES: Councilmen McCorquodale, Sparling~ Sylvester, Anderson, McAllister Noes: None Absent: None Mr. Bernard J. Jaehn, Vice President of Jafro, Inc., did indicate on behalf of his company, that the conditions as contained in the impzovement agreement for Holiday Estates Unit No. 1 are agreeable and there is no objec- tion to any of the conditions contained therein. RESOLUTION NO. 4090 - Approving final map of Holiday Estates Unit No. 1 Subdivision Offered by Councilman Sparling, passed and adopted by the following vote, to-wit: AYES: Councilmen Sparling, Sylvester, Anderson, McAllister, McCorquodale Noes: None Absent: None ~AL!GNMENT OF ORANGE AVENUE Upon the request of Administrative Officer Ross, Assistant Planning Director Manganelli showed on the screen the Planning Commission's recommended alignment of Orange Avenue as it will be reported to the Council in the near future. AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT WITH BONITA-SUNNYSIDE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT It was moved by Councilman Anderson, seconded by Councilman Sparling, and carried that action on this agreement be held over until May.31 awaiting signature of the agreement by representatives of the District. RESOLUTION NO. 4091 - Amending Rule II, Section 2.7 of Civil Service Rules regarding Tree Trimmer class Offered by Councilman Sylvester, passed and adopted by the following voteD to-wit: AYES: Councilmen Sylvester, Anderson, McAllister, McCorquodale, Sparling Noes: None Absent: None RESOLUTION NO. 4092 - Amending Resolution No. 3760 establishing a personnel complement for the City for the year 1965-1966 by adding a position thereto Offered by Councilman Anderson, passed and adopted by the following vote, to-wit: AYES: Councilmen Anderson, McAllister, McCorquodale, Sparling, Sylvester Noes: None Absent: None RESOLUTION NO. 4093 - Amendment to Rule VIII of the Civil Service Rules regarding outside employment Offered by Councilman McCorquodale, passed and adopted by the following vote, to-wit: AYES: Councilmen McCorquodale~ Sparling, Sylvester, Anderson, McAllister Noes: None Absent: None [z/REQUEST FOR WAIVER OF DRIVEWAY FRONTAGE AT 866 COUNTRY CLUB DRIVE City Engineer Cole stated that a plan has been worked out whereby Mr. Jerry Leaf, 866 Country Club Drive, can construct the driveway he wishes on his property without the necessity of Council action. LSEN SCHOOL PARK PROJECT A written report from the Director of Parks and Recreation was submitted concerning the various factors involved in the possible location of a small park adjacent to the Allen School, the site of which is proposed to be donated to the City. The report concluded by recormnending that the City enter into an agree- ment with the School District to jointly develop, operate and maintain a park adjacent to the Allen School contingent upon the donation of the land. It was moved by Councilman Sparling, seconded by Councilman McCorquodale, and carried that the City Attorney be directed to prepare the necessary agree- ment between the Allen estates the School District and the City for presentation to the Council. DISCUSSION ON ACQUISITION OF LAND FOR PARK PURPOSES - "K" Street and Telegraph Canyon Road Administrative Officer Ross stated that the property owners of property west of Hilltop Drive and north of "K" Street have been contacted in regard to selling their properties for park purposes as was recommended by the Parks and Recreation Commission. In the opinion of the Director of Parks and Recreation, the prices asked for the properties were in excess of their worth. It was the recommendation of the Administrative Officer that the staff be directed to negotiate with the property owners for the acquisition of this property at a price not to exceed, on the average, $5,000.00 per acre. It was moved by Councilman Sparling, seconded by Councilman Sylvester, and carried that the recommendations of the Administrative Officer be approved. Councilman Ander- son abstained. ~z/REPORT ON CORONADO BRIDGE INTERCHANGE WITH INTERSTATE 5 FREEWAY City Engineer Cole discussed his written report to the Council on the proposed Coronado Bridge interchange with Interstate 5 Freeway. As the plans now stand, there will not be direct access and egress to and from the bridge for traffic traveling to and from the South Bay area. Ultimately the interchange will be designed to accommodate this traffic directly. It was moved by Councilman Anderson, seconded by Councilman McCorquodale, and carried that the City Attorney be directed to prepare a resolution protest- ing the lack of access and egress ramps to and from the Coronado Bridge via State 5 Freeway for traffic to and from the South Bay area, and request that the ultimate plan proposed for the future be constructed at this time. b/fLOSS OF FEDERAL AID REVENUES FOR HIGHWAYS A letter was read from the League of California Cities urging that the Council request our Congressman to insist that equivalent federal aid funds be restored to California by adding to the interstate mileage other freeways essen- tial to California~s transportation system. It was moved by Councilman Sparling, seconded by Councilman Anderson, and carried that the City Attorney be directed to prepare the necessary resolu- tion urging our Congressman to insist on the restoration of Federal Aid revenues for highways as requested by the League. ~,'~"LETTER OF APPRECIATION A letter was read from C. R. Brown, Chairman of the Safety Council, ex- pressing appreciation of the Safety Council for the excellent secretarial services provided the Council by Mrs. Lucile Moody. It was moved by Councilman McCorquodale, seconded by Councilman Anderson, and carried that a letter of appreciation for her services be forwarded to Mrs. Moodyo~ PROTEST SUGGESTED TO COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON COUNTY DUMP Councilman McCorquodale stated that in his opinion the County dump in Otay gets worse every day. Also that the smoke from the Coronado dump crosses the bay each day in the vicinity of "L" Street and is a menace to Chula Vista. Councilman Anderson suggested that a letter be written to the Board of Super- visors on the matter. Councilman McCorquodale asked that a resolution be brought back for action by the Council. Administrative Officer Ross stated that either a resolution could be prepared as suggested by Councilman McCorquo- dale, or an investigation on the matter can be made with a report to the Council at the next meeting. ~/~ETING BETWEEN PLANNING COMMISSION AND BONITA VALLEY INTERESTS REQUESTED Mayor McAllister requested that the Planning Commission take the initia- tive and arrange a meeting with the Bonita Valley interests to attempt to resolve any problems between them and us as regards annexations, etc. Administrative Officer Ross to follow through. ~/DINNER FOR ARGENTINA GUESTS ANNOUNCED Mayor McAllister announced that a dinner would be held at 7:30 P.M. at the San Diego Country Club on May 19 for a couple from Argentina who happened to be his hosts while he visited in Argentina with members of the Sister City Commission. Reservations may be made with Audrey Calvert in the office of Administrative Officer Ross. REQUEST THAT SOME OF COUNTY TAXES BE ALLEVIATED Mr. Paul Yeager, 414 "J" Street, asked that the Council consider pre- senting a resolution at the League of California Cities Conference for Council- men proposing that a maximum County property tax of $1.00 on $100.00 of assessed valuation be established. ADJOURNMENT Mayor McAllister adjourned the meeting at 9:00 P.M. until 9:00 A.M., Wednesday, May 18. City Clerk