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HomeMy WebLinkAboutrda min 1987/06/18 MINUTES OF AN ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA Thursday, June 18,1987 4:00 p.m. Council Conference Room City Hall ROLL CALL MEMBERS PRESENT: Chairman Cox; Members Nader, Moore and Malcolm MEMBERS ABSENT: Member McCand1iss STAFF PRESENT: Executi ve Di rector Goss; Community Development Director Desrochers; Agency Attorney Harron; Deputy City Manager Morris 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - 5/21/87, 5/26/87, and 6/4/87 MSUC (Moore/Nader) approve the mi nutes of 5/21 and 5/26/87. Malcolm was not present for the vote.) (3-0; Member MSUC (Moore/Nader) approve the minutes of 6/4/87. (3-0; Mayor Cox abstained.) CONSENT CALENDAR Items 2, 4 and 10 were pulled from the Consent Calendar. CHAIRMAN COX OFFERED CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9, the reading of the text was waived by unanimous consent, passed and adopted unanimously. (The vote was 3-0; Member Malcolm was not present for the vote.) ACCEPTING BIDS AND AWARDING CONTRACT FOR "CONSTRUCTION OF SECURITY GATE FOR THE INTERPRETIVE NATURE CENTER IN THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA" AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR 2. RESOLUTION 833 This item was pulled. 3. REPORT: NATURE INTERPRETIVE CENTER - PLACEMENT OF SOD ADJACENT TO FLAG POLE It was requested that staff evaluate the placement of sod in the landscaping area along the west side of the Nature Interpretive Center cul-de-sac (adjacent to the f1 ag pol e) pri or to the July 4 grand openi ng. I twas recommended that the Agency wai t until the subcontractor completes 1 andscape installation per the original contract; and, if sod is desired on the west side of the cul-de-sac, direct staff to arrange for its installation following acceptance of the contractor's work. AGENCY MINUTES -2- June 18, 1987 4. RESOLUTION 834 ACCEPTI NG B IDS AND AWARD ING CONTRACT FOR "REMOVAL OF DEBRIS ON GUNPOWDER POINT IN THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA" AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR This item was pulled. 5. REPORT: TEMPORARY LAND USE PERMIT - RELIGIOUS SERVICES AT PARK PLAZA The First Missionary Baptist Mission requested that they be allowed to rent a second story conference room for Sunday morning and evening religious services at Park Plaza. The proposed land use required a special land use permit authori zed by the Agency. Staff recommended approval of the land use permit subject to conditions. 6. REPORT: REFUNDING J. H. HEDRICK & COMPANY FOR MONEY PAID IN-LIEU OF PROVIDING A FINE ARTS FEATURE When the Agency approved an Owner Parti ci pati on Agreement for 521-525 Thi rd Avenue (with J. H. Hedri ck & Company), one of the requi rements i nc1 uded that the developer either pay an in-lieu fine arts fee or provide a work of fine art to be approved by the Desi gn Revi ew Committee. A fi ne arts feature was submi tted and approved, therefore, the developer requested that the i n -1 i eu fine arts fee be refunded. 7. RESOLUTION 832 ENTERING INTO AN OWNER PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT WITH PACIFIC BELL FOR THE EXTERIOR REMODELING AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PUBLIC BILL PAYING OFFICE AT 420 THIRD AVENUE Pacific Bell proposed to construct a 3,000 square foot public bill paying office within the existing telephone equipment building and remodel the building exterior at 420 Third Avenue. Since the project exceeds $10,000, an Owner Participation Agreement was required. 8. REPORT: TOWN CENTRE II FINANCING The Redevelopment Agency's agreement wi th the Homa rt Development Company for Town Centre I I call s for the provi di ng of $7,150,000 i n cash by the fi rst of August. The funds are proposed to be rai sed by the i ssuance of Certifi cates of Participation. In addition, as part of the tax increment sharing agreement with the County of San Diego for the project, the Agency is to provide $1,300,000 to the County of San Diego for the provision of Superior Courts at the Thi rd and "H" Street faci 1 ity. In order to rai se thi s amount of money, the downtown parking structure in Town Centre I will be refinanced to include the $1,300,000. Authori zati on for Ci ty representati ves at credi t agency meeti ngs was requested. Staff further recommended proceeding with the documentation necessary to raise the funds in accordance with Agency commitments. AGENCY MINUTES -3- June 18, 1987 9. REPORT: UPDATE ON THE RELOCATION MOBILEHOME PARK SITE AND PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE TO COMPLETE t~ASTER PLANNING OF THE SITE The Agency has acquired a 14.3 acre site in the Sweetwater River Valley, with the intention of building a mobi1ehome park for low income residents displaced from trailer parks in the City. As older parks along Broadway and elsewhere are converted to other uses over time, displaced residents would have the option of moving to this park where rents would be maintained at affordable levels. APPROPRIATING $20,000 FOR COVERING COSTS OF PRINTING THE CITY'S "DATA BOOK" BROCHURE 10. RESOLUTION 835 This item was pulled. END OF CONSENT CALENDAR 11. REPORT: PORT COMMISSIONER'S QUARTERLY REPORT Commi ssi oner Phi 1 Creaser was present to gi ve an oral report regardi ng San Diego Unified Port District activities of interest to Chu1a Vista. Mr. Creaser distributed a copy of an outline of discussion topics to each member. A copy of the outline is attached to these minutes. Under discussion of the berthing of the Californian at the Chu1a Vista Marina, Mr. Creaser noted he had been contacted by Chief Winters. Chief Winters requested that the Port District look into the possibility of putting a gate at the Marina Park. At present, Port District staff has sent a gate design to Chief Winters. Regarding the South Bay Wetlands Enhancement Study, Mr. Creaser expressed his frustrati on wi th the 1 ack of acti on on the part of the Coastal Conservancy. Member Malcolm suggested the Port District may want to consider working with Joy Zed1er of San Diego State University on this project. PULLED ITEMS 2. RESOLUTION 833 ACCEPTING BIDS AND AWARDING CONTRACT FOR "CONSTRUCTION OF SECURITY GATE FOR THE INTERPRETIVE NATURE CENTER IN THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA" AND APPROPRIATINr. FUNDS THEREFOR At the time this item was prepared for the meeting of June 18, the bids had not yet been received. Sealed proposals were opened by the City Engineer at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, June 12. Mr. Desrochers announced that the King John Fence Company was the successful bidder. Their low bid was $9,998 and with contingencies, the total cost will be approximately $12,000. An appropriation of $12,000 was requested. AGENCY MINUTES -4- June 18, 1987 RESOLUTION OFFERED BY CHAI RMAN COX, the readi ng of the text was wai ved by unanimous consent, passed and adopted unanimously. 4. RESOLUTION 834 ACCEPTING BIDS AND AWARDING CONTRACT FOR "REMOVAL OF DEBRIS ON GUNPOWDER POINT IN THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA" AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR At 4:00 p.m. on June 9, 1987, informal bids were received for removal of debris on Gunpowder Point. The work included removal of the remains of the single family dwelling unit south of the Nature Interpretive Center and removal of the debris from the immediate area. Staff recommended awardi ng the contract to Lee Burch & Sons, Inc. i n the amount of $2,794 and appropri ate $3,352.80 for the contract and associ ated costs. RESOLUTION OFFERED BY MEMBER MALCOLM, the reading of the text was waived by unanimous consent, passed and adopted unanimously. 10. RESOLUTION 835 APPROPRIATING $20,000 FOR COVERING COSTS OF PRINTING THE CITY'S "DATA BOOK" BROCHURE In FY 1985-86, $20,000 was budgeted by the Agency for the printing of the Ci ty' s new "Data Book" brochure. The actual pri nti ng of the brochure di d not occur until the third quarter of FY 1986-87. Responding to Member Nader's question, Mr. Desrochers explained the funds were appropriated in 1985-86, however, they were not encumbered for 1986-87. Member Nader asked who the Data Book is di stributed to. Pub 1 i c Informati on Coordinator Cox responded that this is primarily an economic development brochure that is selectively distributed. Ten thousand (10,000) copies were printed with the idea in mind that a selected direct mailing to business and opinion leaders in San Diego County would be done. RESOLUTION OFFERED BY CHAIRMAN COX, the reading of the text was waived by unanimous consent, passed and adopted unanimously. UNANIMOUS CONSENT RESOLUTI ON 836 APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CLAYTON WARNER PLUMBING CONTRACT FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE NATURE INTERPRETIVE CENTER TEMPORARY WATER SERVICE On June 4, 1987, the Agency awarded a contract for the constructi on of temporary water service to the Nature Interpretive Center. Under the approved contract, the contractor was allowed 35 working days to order materials and comp1 ete the work whi ch wou1 d result i n a comp1 eti on date of about August 7. Since the Agency wanted the waterlines operational by July 2, it was requested that the contractor submit a cost estimate for completion by that date. The cost submitted was $14,700. AGENCY MINUTES -5- June 18, 1987 14r. Desrochers stated the contract was prepared 3-4 months ago, however, permi ssi on to go ahead wi th the water1 i ne was received only wi thi n the 1 ast few weeks from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. The contract states 35 days for completion, however, staff had the understanding that when the bid was let that the contractor could complete the project in a more rapid time frame. The contractor states it would be necessary for him to put people on overtime in order to complete the project by July 2. Mr. Desrochers further stated if the waterline is not operational by July 2 for the Gala and Grand Openi ng, the water tanks woul d need to remai n on site and a fire truck with fire personnel would need to be present. Member Malcolm stated he would vote against appropriating the additional funds. He believes staff entered into a bad contract. He further questioned what the cost woul d be to have the fi re truck and fi re personnel on site. Executive Director Goss responded that he believes that the cost is not really the issue. The building should be fire safe to the point where an occupancy permit can be issued. The supply of water that would be available to the fire truck would be a matter of minutes. There would be a risk involved in having hundreds of people at the site. Deputy City Manager Morris stated the Fire Marshal would be satisfied to have a staffed truck on site during the events and that this would meet their needs in terms of ensuring the safety of the public and the building. Agency Attorney Harron pointed out this item was not on the agenda. It would requi re a unanimous vote by the 4 members present i n order to consi der thi s item. MSUC (Cox/Moore) to consider this item. RESOLUTION OFFERED BY CHAIRMAN COX, the reading of the text was waived by unanimous consent, passed and adopted. (The vote was 3-1; Member Malcolm voting no.) 12. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS: None. 13. DIRECTOR'S REPORT: None. 14. CHAIRMAN'S REPORT: None. 15. MEMBERS' COMMENTS: MSUC (Cox/Nader) to adjourn to closed session to discuss potential litigation. ---. -.---._-- ------..--...- AGENCY MINUTES -6- June 18 1987 ADJOURNMENT at 5:22 p.m. to closed session. Closed session adjourned at 5:35 p.m. to the regular meeting of July 16,1987, at 4:00 p.m. ~,~-L Community Development Director WPC 3020H