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HomeMy WebLinkAboutrda min 1983/09/01 MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA Thursday, September 1, 1983 Council Chambers 7:00 p.m. Public Services Building ROLL CALL MEMBERS PRESENT Chairman Cox; Members Moore, McCandliss (arrived late), Scott, Malcolm (arrived late) MEMBERS ABSENT None STAFF PRESENT Executive Director Goss, Community Development Director Desrochers, Redevelopment Coordinator Zegler, Special Counsel Reed, Housing Coordinator Gustafson, Development Specialist Kassman ALSO PRESENT Antoinette Marie Duncan, Aref Burni ITEM NO.1 - APPROVAL OF MINUTES MSUC (Moore/Scott) to approve the minutes of August 4 and 18, 1983, as mailed. (Member Scott noted that although he was absent from the meeting of August 18, he did read the minutes.) ITEM NO.2 - RESOLUTION NO. 443 - ACCEPTING PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS ON THE WEST SIDE OF THIRD AVENUE BETWEEN "F" STREET AND MEMORIAL PARK AND AUTHORIZING THE WITHHOLDING OF CERTAIN FUNDS On May 19, 1983, the L. R. Hubbard Construction Company was awarded the contract for improvements of Th ird Avenue adjacent to the Town Centre Focus Area by the Redevelopment Agency. Upon inspection by City personnel on August 4, 1983, plans and specifications were found to be in compliance with City specifications and the contractor is now eligible for certain bonuses. Except for the installation of street lights, which are to be furnished by the City, all of the improvements have been completed and staff recommends payment for this completed work. A lump sum payment of $3,500 will be withheld from the contract until the satisfactory installation of the street lights. Redevelopment Coordinator Zegler commented that staff is very pleased wth the type of approach used by the contractor to complete the work given the number of contractors on the site. RESOLUTION OFFERED BY CHAIRMAN COX, the reading of the text was waived by unanimous consent, passed and adopted unanimously. - ------------------------ Redevelopment Agency Meeting - 2 - September 1, 1983 ITEM NO.3 - REPORT: TOWN CENTRE I IN-LIEU PARKING FEE At the July 14 Redevelopment Agency meeting, members requested an update on the in-lieu parking fee policy as it related to the downtown parking district. t~ember Moore indicated that one of the reasons he asked that this update be provided was because the parking structure would provide in excess of 700 parking spaces after it is built and he questioned the need for additional surface parking. As he previ ous ly requested, a study six months after the completion of the structure should respond to this question. MOTION TO ACCEPT REPORT MSUC (Moore/Cox) to accept the report. Chairman Cox commented on the use of pennies vs. some other type of coin in downtown parki ng meter s. Although the Parking Place Commission has provided valuable service over the years regarding this issue, the Redevelopment Agency is probably the appropri ate body to refer this matter to. Member Scott concurred that it is impractical for the City to continue raising parking meter fees. (Member McCandliss arrived at this time, 7:08 p.m.) MOTION TO REFER TO STAFF MSUC (Scott/Cox) refer to Parking Place Commission and staff to see if we should continue using pennies in the parking meters and determine if it is appropriate to increase fees (to perhaps 25t per hour). (Member McCandliss abstained.) Chairman Cox clarified that increasing parking meter fees to 25t an hour is a suggestion. ITEM NO.4 - REPORT: STATUS OF SENIOR REFERRAL SIGN, TOWN CENTRE FOCUS AREA CLOCK, AND TRAFFIC SIGNAL BOX AT THIRD AND "F" STREET A progress report concerning the construction of the sign approved for the Senior Referral Center at Memorial Park, the installation of the Town Centre Focus Area clock within the entry way of the Park Plaza at the Village, and the enhancement of the traffic signal box located at Third and "F" Street adjacent to The Village was requested by the Agency. The Parks and Recreation Department will obtain informal bids for the construction of the Senior Referral Center's sign. It is anticipated that the Town Centre Focus Area clock will be installed sometime during early to mid-November. The traffic control box question has been referred to the City Engineer and his response will be forthcoming. Member Moore suggested that more reference be given to "Chula Vista" rather than "South Bay" on the Senior Referral Center sign. Redevelopment Agency Meeting - 3 - September 1, 1983 Discussion followed on changing the wording of the referral sign and the City's obligation to the Area Agency on Aging (AAA) because of their funding assistance of the center. Executive Director Goss suggesting consolidating the first two lines on the sign to depict "Senior Service and Referral Center." Member McCandliss suggested contacting AAA in order to prevent any potential problems due to the change in wording of the sign. She also noted that if the Desi~n Review Committee has not reviewed the sign, they should do so for conslstency with the motif of the downtown area. Community Development Director Desrochers remarked that the Town Planner has reviewed the sign and finds it to be consistent with the design of the downtown area. The Design Review Committee has not reviewed the sign because this project falls within the purview of the staff. MOTION TO CHANGE WORDING ON SIGN MSUC (Scott/Cox) to remove wording "South Bay" from the proposed Senior Referra 1 Center s i ~n and have staff contact the County to investigate the possibility of prob ems concerning this word change. MOTION TO ACCEPT REPORT MSUC (Cox/Moore) to accept the report as amended. ITEMS 5, 6 & 8 MSUC (Cox/Moore) trail items 5, 6, and 8 to the end of this meeting due to possible litigation. ITEM NO.7 - REPORT: STATUS OF LOCAL COASTAL PLAN The actual submittal of the Local Coastal Plan to the Coastal Commission will be on October 1 st i n order to be heard in December. In the meantime, staff has been eva 1 uat i ng the work of the consultant who is preparing final documentation of the LCP. The draft plan has been submitted to the Unified Port District, the City of National City and the California Coastal Commission staff for their comments. Chairman Cox noted that the site for the December Coastal Commission meeting was announced last Friday. The Commission will meet in San Diego during the week December 13-16. MOTION TO ACCEPT REPORT MSUC (McCandliss/Cox) to accept the report. Redevelopment Agency Meeting - 4 - September 1, 1983 ITEM NO.9 - RESOLUTION NO. 444 - ENTERING INTO AN AGREEMENT FOR CONSULTING SERVICES RELATIVE TO THE EVALUATION OF LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING PROPOSALS IN THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA At their meeting on February 17, 1983, the Agency directed staff to pursue a strong outreach program and report back on the status of the Low-Income Housing Fund. In an effort to acquire professional assistance in evaluating projects resulting from the Low Income Housing Fund outreach, several dev~lopment finance experts were invited to submit proposals for consulting services to the Agency. Addressing the staff report statement regarding the difficulty of identifying suitable available land for mobilehome parks, Member Moore asked the status of the site east of Las Flores Drive and south of KOA. Housing Coordinator Gustafson remarked that 1 to 1-1/2 years ago, staff looked at some of the sites and discussed the possibility of developing land for mobilehome parks. Staff, in conjunction with the County, talked to potential developers regarding mobilehome park development and discovered at that time that the cost of filling in the land to get out of the flood plain would be prohibitive. It is hoped that at some point we might be able to coincide development with the CalTrans project to provide the drainage for the Sweetwater River; then, perhaps something may be feasible. RESOLUTION OFFERED BY MEMBER SCOTT, the reading of the text was waived by unanimous consent, passed and adopted unanimously. ITEM NO. 10 - REPORT: REQUEST FROM THE BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT STEERI NG COMMITTEE TO MAKE AN ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP CONTRIBUTION TO THE SAN DIEGO ECONOMI C DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION In an effort to coordinate activities for industrial development, one of the objectives of the Business & Industry Development Steering Committee (BIDC) is to establish links with the San Diego Economic Development Corporation (EDC). Therefore, the BIDC earmarked funds for membership in the EDC for the past and current fiscal years. Since the EDC fiscal year begins on August 1, the BIDC is requesting authorization from the Agency for the payment of annual membership dues of $1,000. MOTION TO ACCEPT REPORT MS (Moore/Malcolm) to accept the report and authorize the payment of $1,000 from Redevelopment Agency and BI DC funds for annual membership in the San Diego Economic Development Corporation. In answer to Member Malcolm's question, Community Development Director Desrochers explained that when the BIDC funding was set up, it was authorized that the Redevelopment Agency would share in the expenses on an equal basis with the BIDC. ------------- - Redevelopment Agency Meeting - 5 - September 1, 1983 Member Malcolm stated that the Redeve 1 opment Agency shou 1 d incur the full amount for payment of EDC membership fees. Therefore, he could not support a motion requesting the use of BIDC funds for this expense. SUBSTITUTE MOTION OFFERED MSC (Malcolm/Cox) that funds in the amount of $1,000 be authorized from the Redevelopment account. (Member Scott voted "no.") Discussion followed concerning EDC's role in marketing, attracting businesses to the South Bay, and generating tax increments to the City. Member Malcolm pointed out that because the aforementioned is an ongoing function of the EDC, the City should not ask private industry for funding. Community Development Director Desrochers explained the services provided by EDC and the cities affected by these services, and remarked that he would like to explore new ways in which the City can participate in utilization of EDC's services. MOTION TO ACCEPT REPORT AS AMENDED MSUC (Scott/Moore) to accept the report as amended. ITEM NO. 11 - REPORT: ESTABLISHMENT OF AN OTAY VALLEY ROAD REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA Passage of the Hannigan Bi 11 (AB 1545) by the State Legislature this fall would have major implications for the designation of future redevelopment project areas. The bill would preclude the inclusion of large areas of predominantly undeveloped land in new redevelopment project areas which would have a great effect upon planning efforts in the areas adjoining Otay Valley Valley Road east of Interstate 805. A team of consultants has been hired by the Agency to do a study of this area to determine the feasibility of establishing a redevelopment project to provide infrastructure improvements to support anticipated industrial development. It has been proposed by one of the consultants that the City move as quickly as possible to establish a redevelopment project area encompassing the Otay Valley Study Area before the Hannigan Bill takes effect which is projected for January 1, 1984. MOTION TO ACCEPT REPORT MSUC (Scott/Malcolm) to accept the report. In response to Chairman Cox's question requesting staff's input to legislators concerning "grandfathering in previously planned-for/prepared-for redevelopment districts," Mr. Desrochers stated that no contact with legislators has been made. Member McCandliss requested clarification regarding the risk involved by the Agency's inability to form a redevelopment district prior to passage of the Hannigan Bill. In response, s~ecial Counsel Reed noted that Redevelopment Law genera lly talks i n terms of p an approva 1. Pl an approval takes place on the Redevelopment Agency Meeting - 6 - September 1, 1983 date of the pub 1 i c heari ng, whereas an ordinance becomes effect ive after the referendery period is over. According to Redevelopment Law the period is 60 days. The sounder argument would be the plan approval date because this is when you are "locked in concrete." MOTION TO PREPARE LETTER TO LOCAL LEGISLATORS MSUC (Cox/Scott) ask staff to prepare a 1 etter to 1 oca 1 legislators to seek amendments to Hannigan bill while it is going through Committee that would allow for more clarification (re: grandfathering of plans that are currently under the established procedures for adoption). UNANIMOUS CONSENT ITEM -RESOLUTION NO. 445- ACCEPTING CERTAIN PUBLIC IMPROVE- MENTS, EXTENDING CONTRACT TIME, AND AUTHORIZING BONUS PAYMENT TO MACO SERVICES FOR WORK PERFORMED IN THE TOWN CENTRE FOCUS AREA On May 10, 1983, the Redevelopment Agency awarded the contract for undergrounding utilities within the Town Centre Focus Area. Through no fault of the contractor, certain events had occurred to delay the start of work to be performed by the contractor. An executed contract provided for a bonus of $500 per day for each day that the project was comp 1 eted p iror to Ju ly 1, 1983. The Agency i s requested to grant a 29-day extens ion to extend the contract completion date to July 31, 1983 and grant a bonus to the contractor for a maximum of $5,000 for work performed. Discussion followed regarding bonus provisions in contracts. Members expressed concern that the City is being taken advantage of when offeri ng bonus incentives. RESOLUTION OFFERED BY MEMBER McCANDLISS, the reading of the text was waived by unanimous consent, passed and adopted unanimously. DIRECTOR'S COMMENTS Executive Director Goss informed the Agency of the Des ign Review Committee's action at their meeting of August 25, 1983 regarding the Memorial Park water feature. The two motions were as follows: (1) "to recommend to the Agency that the poo 1 and fountain be i nsta 11 ed as recommended by staff with the understanding that the Design Review Committee wishes to pursue additional work on the design of the fountain itself (not the pool) to ensure selection of the most appropriate water feature for that location." and (2) "to authorize a design competition for the fountain as offered by the New School of Architecture, at no cost to the City; that after review by the DRC, the top three designs be forwarded to the Agency for a general decision." Redevelopment Coordinator legler, commenting on the suggested design competition, indicated that included in the contest regulations would be design of plumbing and electrical circuitry. Redevelopment Agency Meeting - 7 - September 1, 1983 MOTION TO AUTHORIZE DESIGN COMPETITION MS (Scott/McCandliss) to go ahead with a design competition with design parameters of $25,000 for a water feature. Executive Director Goss noted that staff feels that the water feature could be completed in time for the Founder's Day activities as the fountain is not as massive as what currently exists in the City Hall complex. SUBSTITUTE MOTION OFFERED MSUC (Cox/Malcolm) to approve the originally proposed staff design and proceed to meet the October 15 Founder's Day date. (Member Scott voted "no.") Member Scott was apprehensive that the October 15th deadline could be met and would like to see what competition could provide. He clarified that it should not be misconstrued that he is against the water feature concept. Member McCandliss requested that if at any point staff feels that the project would not be completed by October 15, they notify the Agency. At ths time, Chairman Cox acknowledged that Ms. Antoinette Duncan requested to speak regarding the Motor Marina Motel. Ms. Antoinette Marie Duncan, 4118 "C" Street, San Diego, 92102, representing the Nubian Corporation (dba Marina Motel), explained that the Marina Motel has gone through severe managerial changes recently. They are attempting to bring the motel up to the standards of the Chula Vista Police Department and the City of Chula Vista. Speaking in reference to item #5, Mr. Aref Burni, 315 "H" Street, Chula Vista, representing Jetco, stated that he has contacted the owner of PIP Printing and they are in agreement that they will attempt to comply with the City's design requirements, and he will not sell his property at any price. Chairman Cox recessed the meeting at 8:15 p.m. to Closed Session. The meeting reconvened at 9:12 p.m. ITEM NO.5 - REPORT: STATUS OF THIRD AND "H" STREET PROPERTIES Discussions were held with property owners of businesses located on the northwest corner of Third Avenue and "H" Street, namely, Coti ja Taco Shop, Jetco Discount Furniture, and PIP Printing. Plans were presented to staff at various times for upgrading or changing the use of at least two of the sites. The latest proposal by the management of the taco shop is to legitimize the existing drive-up window and drive-thru. MOTION TO ACCEPT REPORT Redevelopment Agency Meeting - 8 - September 1, 1983 MSUC (McCandliss/Scott) to accept the report. ITEM NO.6 - REPORT: SEDWAY COOKE ASSOCATES CONTRACT AMENDMENT As a result of action taken by the Agency on August 4, Members McCandliss and Scott were asked to meet with the Community Development Director to evaluate a request for additional monies to the Sedway Cooke organization. I n order to comply with Coastal Commission regulations, the Sedway Cooke contract (Amendment #l) was transferred from the Redevelopment Agency to the City Council. MOTION TO ACCEPT REPORT MSUC (Scott/Cox) to accept the report. ITEM NO.8 - REPORT: MOTOR MARINA MOTEL A lease agreement between the City of Chula Vista and the Nubian Corporation will be up for renewal in October 1983. The property owner has land which Tidelands Avenue crosses over. This land is leased from the property owner by the City to allow traffic to flow between "G" Street near the Rohr plant and "F" Street. MOTION TO OBTAIN APPRAISAL PROPOSALS MSUC (Cox/Malcolm) direct staff to obtain appraisal proposals for the Motor Marina Motel for possible condemnation. ADJOURNMENT at 9:15 p.m. to the joint Redevelopment Agency/Planning Commission meeting on Wednesday, September 14 at 4:00 p.m.' nference Rooms 2 and 3. WPC 0828H - ---- --------~-