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HomeMy WebLinkAboutcc min 1963/08/27 MINUTES OF AN ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA Held Tuesday August 27, 1963 An adjourned regular meeting was held in the Council Chambers by the City Council on the above date at 7:00 P.M. with the following Councilmen present: Councilmen McMains~ McAllister, Menzel, Smith, DeGraaf Absent: None Also present: City Engineer Cole, City Attorney Duberg, Administrative Officer Ross, City Planner Fretz Mayor Menzel led the pledge of allegiance to the Flag and asked for a moment of silent prayer. Statement: The City Clerk hereby states that he did post within 24 hours of adjournment, as provided by law, the order of adjournment of the adjourned regular meeting of August 27, 1963. ~UBLIC HEARING - Intention to make changes and modifications - Sweetwater Valley Industrial Park - Project 60-1 This being the time and place, as advertised, for a public hearing on proposed changes and modifications in Sweetwater Valley Industrial Park Project 60-1 involving the construction of a drainage channel, pomp station, grading and incidental work, Mayor Menzel declared the hearing open. No one wishing to be heard either for or against the proposed changes and the Clerk having received no written protests, the Mayor declared the hearing closed. RESOLUTION NO. 3183 - Approving changes and modifications - Sweetwater Valley Industrial Park Offered by Councilman McAllister, passed and adopted by the following vote, to-wit: AYES: Councilmen McAllister, Menzel, Smith, DeGraaf, McMains Noes: None Absent: None BIDS ON SWEETWATER VALLEY INDUSTRIAL PARK PUMP STATION City Engineer Cole reported having received six bids on the Sweetwater Valley Industrial Park Pump Station, the low bid being that of Art Ao Gussa in the amount of $11,831.40. RESOLUTION NO. 3183 - Approving changes and modifications - Swee~ater Valley Industrial Park This resolution was reoffered by Councilman Smith to include the awarding of the low bid, passed and adopted by the following vote, to-wit: AYES: Councilmen Smith, DeGraaf, McMains, McAllister, Menzel Noes: None Absent: None V PUBLIC HEARING - Appeal of J. D. McKinney to Planning Commission action denying him a zone change at Fourth and "H" Street This being the time and place, as advertised, for a public hearing on the appeal of J. D. McKinney to the Planning Commission action denying him a zone change from R-3 to C-1 for property on the southeast corner of Fourth Avenue and "H" Street, Mayor Menzel declared the hearing open. Attorney Elias Schiff, representing Mr. McKinney, spoke in support of the appeal and urged the Council to approve the rezoning. Mr. Paul Yeager suggested that the Council approve the proposed re- zoning due to the fact that there were no protests received from adjoining property owners. No others wishing to be heard, Mayor Menzel declared the hearing closed. The findings of the Planning Commission were read. After Discussion, it was moved by Councilman Smith and seconded by Councilman McMains that the action of the Planning Com~nission be denied and the zone change to C-1 approved due to the fact evidence shows that a large portion of the area is already commercially zoned. The motion failed to carry by the following vote, to-wit: AYES: Councilmen Smith, Mc/4ains, McAllister Noes: Councilmen DeGraaf, Menzel Absent: None ~/DISCUSSION ON FREEWAY AGREEMENT - Route 241 City Engineer Cole reviewed the proposed route of Freeway No. 241 and introduced Jake Deke~u~, State Highway Engineer, who answered questions per- taining to the proposed Freeway agreement between the City and State. Mr. Dekema indicated the State would furnish the necessary rights of way for on and off ramps at East "J" Street at a future date, when justified, if the City does not provide them. However, he stated that if the Council deletes from the agreement the provision that the City will provide the rights of way necessary for future on and off ramps at East "J" Street, the State will delete from Exhibit "B" of the agreement the wording that north and south bound ramps will be provided when justified (at east "J" Street). RESOLUTION NOv 3184 - Approving Freeway agreement - Route 241 Offered by Councilman Smith with the provision that the last sentence in Section 2, reading "The City agrees to provide the rights of way necessary for construction of the future on and off ramps at East "J" Street," be de- leted, and that the City negotiate with the State when and if the ramps are justified at East "J" Street. Passed and adopted by the following vote, to-wit: AYES: Councilmen Smith, DeGraaf, McMains, McAllister, Menzel Noes: None Absent: None ~LANNING COI~ISSION REPORT OF FINDINGS ON APPEAL OF MR. McALLISTER TO ZONE VARIANCE DENIAL The Planning Co~nission report of findings to Robert McAllister's appeal to action of the Commission denying him a zone change for property at 173 Fourth Avenue was read to the Council. September 17 at 7:00 P.M. was the time set for a hearing on the appeal. RESOLUTION NO. 3185 - Designating City Council as Board of Appeals with respect to Uniform Building Code Offered by Councilman McMains, passed and adopted by the following vote, to-wit: AYES: Councilmen McMains, McAllister, Menzel, Smith, DeGraaf Noes: None Absent: None RESOLUTION NO. 3186 - Approving supplemental agreement to basic County Health agreement Offered by Councilman Smith, passed and adopted by the following vote, to-wit: AYES: Councilmen Smith, DeGraaf, McMains, McAllister, Menzel Noes: None Absent: None kPPoINTMENT OF MEMBER TO SISTER CITY COMMISSION Councilman McAllister nominated Dr. Stanley E. Monroe for membership on the Sister City Comz~ission. Councilman DeGraaf nominated Mr. Sam Piety for membership on the Sister Oity Go~nission. It was moved by Councilman DeGraaf, seconded by Councilman Smith and carried that the nominations be closed. A ballot was taken with Dr. Monroe receiving the majority of votes to fill the unexpired term of Mrs. Modro on the Sister City Commission, said term to expire June 30, 1966. ~AWARDING OF BID ON TENNIS COURTS City Engineer Cole reported having received six bids for construction of two tennis courts at Eucalyptus Park, the low bid being that of Glenn Gil- bert in the amount of $11,298.00, or $10,927.00 for an alternate bid which would delete a separation fence between the courts. Mr. Cole stated that it was the recommendation of the Recreation Director that the alternate bid be accepted. It was moved by Councilman Smith, seconded by Councilman McAllister, and carried t~at the low bid of Glenn Gilbert, in t~e amount of $10,927.00, be accepted. ~EPORT ON TRAFFIC STUDY AT BROADWAY AND "C" STREET City Engineer Cole s,~mmmrized a written report summitted to the Council on a study made to determine the advisability of installing a traffic signal at Broadway and "C" Street. The study indicated that signals at the inter- section would probably increase the accident hazard due to the proximity of the intersection to a narrow bridge which would limit the storage lane for vehicles traveling north and turning left onto "C" Street. The recommendation of the Engineering staff that the safety hazard at this intersection be allev- iated by the restriction of left turn movements at this interaection, until such time as the bridge to the north is widened, was given. It was moved by Councilman DeGraaf, seconded by Councilman Smith, and carried that the report be accepted and no further action be taken at this time. COI~ENDED CHANGES IN PARKING DISTRICT NO. 1 Mr. Tom Huntington, Chairman of the Parking District Committee. recom- mended the following changes to Parking District No. 1: That Parcel A-4 (Buffington property) be eliminated as a parcel to be acquired as a parking lot; elimination of the Glenn property in Parcel A-3 as a parcel to be ac- quired as a parking lot; inclusion of the present Alsop parking lot (just south of Parcel A-3) as a parcel to be acquired by the District; and chang- ing the boundaries of the District to include an additional parcel of land owned by Mr. Charles Hazard on Madrona Street. It was moved by Councilman DeGraaf, seconded by Councilman Smith, and carried that the recommendations be accepted and the City Attorney directed to prepare for the next meeting the necessary documents to initiate proceedings to make the recommended changes in the District. RESOLUTION NO. 3187 - Advancing funds to Parking District No. 1 Offered by Councilman Smith, passed and adopted by the following vote. to-wit: AYES: Councilmen Smith, DeGraaf. McMains. McAllister, Menzel Noes: None Absent: None REPORT ON STATUS OF PARKWAY RIGHT OF WAY ACQUISITION City Planner Fretz reported that the Planning Commission has had a hearing on the application of S. Muraoka for the rezoning of his property on the northeast corner of Broadway and Parkway from C-2-P to C-2 in exchange for the dedication by Mr. Muraoka of twenty-three feet to be used by the City for the widening of Parkway. Mr. Fretz stated that the hearing was continued until September 4 in order for the City Attorney to study the legality of re- zoning property in exchange for the dedication of land. ~zREqUEST FOR REPAYMENT AGREEMENT A letter was read from Princess Park Estates, Inc., asking that the City prepare and enter into an agreement with them whereby they shall receive reim- bursement for expenses incurred in installing offsite improvements for the Princess Crest Subdivision. The matter was referred to City Engineer Cole. ~./z~NVITATION TO VETERANS' DAY PROGRAM A letter was read from the South-Bay Veterans Coordinating Council extending an invitation to all Councilmen to attend the Veterans' Day program to be presented in the Ghula Vista Bowl on November 11 at 10:00 A.M. PROTEST TO PROPOSED INCREASE IN SPEED LI~IT ON FIRST AVENUE Mr. Tom Griffis, 311 First Avenue, protested the proposed plan to crease the speed limit on First Avenue from twenty-five miles per hour to thirty-five miles per hour. Also he was in favor of installing four-way /~ops at First and "G" and First and "H" Streets° REQUEST FOR STUDY OF YIELD SIGN AT THIRD AND SEA VALE Councilman Smith a~ked that the Safety Council be instructed to study the possibility of replacing the stop s~g~, at Third and Sea Vale with a Yield sign. ADJOUR/~4ENT Mayor Menzel adjourned the meeting at 9:10 P.M. until September 3 at 7:00 P.M. City Clerk