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HomeMy WebLinkAboutcc min 1978/07/27 MINUTES OF Aiq.ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA Held Thursday ~ 4:00 p.m. July 27, 1978 An adjourned regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Chula Vista, California, was held on the above date beginning at 4:00 p.m. in the Council Conference Room, City Hall, 276 Fourth Avenue. ROLL CALL Councilmen present: Mayor Hyde, Councilmen Egdahl, Gillow (Councilman Cox arrived at 4:50 p.m.) Councilmen absent: Councilman Scott Staff present: City Manager Cole, City Attorney Lindb~rg, Assistant City Manager Asmus, Director of Public Works Robens, Community Development Coordinator Boyd, Director of Finance Grant I. REPORT FROM DIP~CTOR Director of Public Works Robens reported that the contractor OF PUBLIC WORKS Will be putting in the asphalt on~ the southeast side of Third REGARDING SIDEWALK Avenue (up to the Congregational Towers)tomorrow due to a CONSTRUCTION ON "F" cancellation of installing asphalt on another job. On the STREET AND THIRD north side, temporary- asphalt will be put in from Church AVENUE to Third Avenue. Report accepted It was moved by Councilman Egdahl, seconded by Mayor Hyde a~d unanimously carried by those present that the report be accepted. UNANIMOUS CONSENT ITEM: la. RESOLUTION NO. 9209 - Director of Public'Works Robens explained that as soon as APPROVING CHANGE ORDER the CoUncil approves the change order, the quicker the NO. S: "F" STREET contractor can put in the permanent solutions in the area. WIDENING, FOURTH AVENUE If this can be done priorto the weekend, the contractor TO CHURCH AVENUE - can save up to two weeks, ultimately,.in construction time. PROJECT GT 53, GT 75 Resolution offered Offered by Councilman.Egdahl, the reading of the.text was waived by upanimous consent of those present, passed and adopted by the following vote, to-wit: ~YES: Councilmen EgdahI, Hyde, Gillow Noes: None Absent: Councilmen Scott, Cox 2a. APPROVING REPORT ON Mayor Hyde announced that this item will be considered at STAFFING, FUNDING AND the time Councilman Cox arrives at the meeting.. (See page~S] RELATED MATTERS FOR THE SENIOR CITIZENS INFORMATION AND REFERRAL CENTER AND APPROPRIATING $2,000 FOR SUCH PURPOSE 3. PARKING DISTRICT (See page #2) POLICY - OFFSTREET PARKING 4. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT Mr. Cole reported that the ~enovation project is moving along well and it is expected thit the'departments may be able to move into the new quarters on or about December 1. AdjOurned Regular Meeting -2- July 27, 197-8 S. MAYOR'S REPORT Mayor Hyde noted that the City is host to the League of California Cities on November 16, 1978. It would be hls suggestion that the League meet in the new Council Chamber for the business session and have a tour of the new facility and the Library with a catered dinner in the new facility. Mayor Hyde added that the City could switch meeting times with the City of Coronado which is scheduled to host the' dinner meeting in January 1979. Motion to proceed It'was moved by Mayor Hyde, seconded by Councilm~n Egdahl and unanimously carried by those present that the Eity host the League dinner meeting in the new (renovated)- facility with a catered dinner. Mayor Hyde asked the City Manager to contact the City Manager of Coronado about the possibility of exchanging the meeting date to January 1979. MILLS & KAPILOFF BILLS Mayor Hyde reported that he and the City Manager met with representatives of the San Diego County League of Cities and it was their decision to (1) oppose both the Mills and Kapiloff Bills as drafted, and (2) recommend Bills be sent for interim study for the balance of this legislative year, and (3) legislators work with the local government on any plans for revision of regional government structure in San Diego County. Mayor Hyde said the resolution wi.ll be sent to all 120 members of the State Legislature. In addition, the Mayors were asked to get the approval of their Councils to send a letter to their respective legislators advising them of this opposition. Mayor Hyde said he Will have this letter ready for Council approval at the next,meeting.' LEAGUE CONFERENCE Mayor Hyde noted~he Conferencewill;'be held in Ariahelm on September 24-26. He asked that the members of the Council notify the Clerk if they' wished to have reservations made. PROPOSITION ON BALLOT City Attorney Lindberg stated that he i~ preparing a resolu- tion and ordinance to place a proposition on the November 7 State-wide election regarding publication of ordinances. He asked whether the Council wished to consider placing the '*Rule of Three" proposition on, as discussed sometime ago. Motion not to It was moved by Mayor Hyde, seconded by Councilman Gillow place on ballot and unanimously carrie4 by those present that the proposition not be placed on the ballot. RECESS A recess was calledat 4i30 p.m. and the meeting reconvened' at 4:3S p.m. 3. PARKING DISTRICT City Manager Cole noted Section 19.62.040of the City Code POLICY - 0FFSTREET (Alternatives to On-site Parking) which states, "...or if PARKING the proposed nonresidential use lies within the boundary of a parking district, offstreet parking requirements shall be considered to be met.'i He added that if parking is to be required within the District, that section must be revised. Adjourned Regular Meeting -3- July 27, 1978 Materials submitted Other materials submitted to the Council were: (1) a memo to Council from Daniel Pass, City Planner dated June i4, 1978; (2) a draft of an "In lieu parking fee polic~ for Subarea 1 of the Town Centre Project Area No. 1"; (3) a memo from Com- munity Development Director Paul Desrochers regarding the Town Centre Design Manual; (4) a memo from Mr. Desrochers dated June 6, 1978 regarding the Parking District Policy; (5) a memo from the City Attorney dated June 19, 1978 discus- sing the exemption of parking requirements - non-residential uses in a parking district; and(6) two letter from Jim Sprague, Presidentof Town Centre Business and Professional Association dated July 25, 1978 requesting temporary solu- tions to the parking and sidewalk problems on Third and "F" due to the construction. Presentation of Mr. Pass remarked that the Project Area Committee considered Daniel Pass how much parking is actually needed in the are~ and made a recommendation to the. Parking Place Commission ;of an adoption of a parking pattern for downtown which consists of all kinds of parking: Private offstreet parking 200 spaces On-street parking 250 " " Townsite Project area 550 " " Public offstreet parking 985 " " 1,98S spaces Ultimate parking Mr. Pass added that the offstreet parking required under plan requirements the zoning regulations are 1,9S0; therefore, the City has achieved the suburban standards. The conceptual plan shows 6 acres of offstreet parking in the downtown area - this can handle 720 spaces. Of those 6 acres, approximately 3 acres exist. Therefore, to meet the conceptual parking plan pattern, it will mean the acquisition of 3 acres. This should be ample for the time being; but for the ultimate needs ofthe redevelopment of the downtown area, another 2.2 acres will be needed - this is for the "evolutionary!'.plan of 25 years. In-Lieu Parking Fees Mr. Pass discussed the proposed requirement ~equiredby the .~ development of a new building or an addition to an old building of 5,000 square feet or more. He explained the formula for deriving at the fee as determining the number of required spaces x 350 x the fair market value of the land (Dollars per square foot) divided by three. Discussion 'General discussion followed in which the Council and staff reviewed the proposed in-lieu fee policy; acquisition of additional spaces needed; boundaries of Subarea One and that of the Parking'District; availability of parking areas within and outside the boundary areas. (Councilman Cox arrivedat this time - 4. t5~ p.m.) In-lieu Fees In answer to the Council's queries, Mr. Pass d~tailed the formula proposed for the in-lieu fees. Tom Money, Chairman Mr. Money commented that when the Parking 'District was Parking Place Commission formed, it was with the idea of' not assessing the business establishments for parking within the area, and now it is being proposed to charge in-lieu parking fees. Up to this time, "downtown has been a tremendous bargain for rent." Mayor Hyde remarke'd that the increase in parking'is growing; hOwever, the resources for providing th~ spaces is dependent upon the Parking District revenues for new aCquiSition. Adjourned Regular Meeting -4- JUly 27, 1978 City Manager Cole noted that somewhere down the line, ad- ditional parking will have to be provided and obviously, the in-lieu fees will not cover the cost. The Council will, therefore, have to establish some sort of District t0 get that additional funding to accomplish this. So far, the Parking District has not taxed itself to provide this ad- ditional parking, and it may be necessary for them to do that. Mr. Cole added that there should be a "balance of costs" between the new developments and the existing busi- nesses to provide parking which will be of benefit to the total area. Phil Creaser Mr. Creaser indicated the Committee was confused as to what Town Centre Project parking standards are being applied: theCity's zoning Area Committee ordinance or that of the Project Area Design Manual. Mr. Creaser gave the Council an example of parking requirements he encountered in a private development. Mr. PaSs declared that the parking requirements, by law, are those in the zoning ordinance. The zoning ordinance exempts the downtown parking district from those require- ments. DiscUssion Further discussion ensued as to the parking standards required; the money collected from the in-lieu fees and its disposition and when it is to be paid. Motion for staff It was moved by Mayor Hyde and seconded by Councilman Egdahl proposal o~f in-lieu that the staff be directed to prepare and present tO the fees Council via the Parking Place Commission and the ToWn Centre Project Area Committee a proposal for in-lieu parking fees in the Parking Place District, for consideration. Discussion of motion Assistant City Manager Asmus discussed the reality of t~e existing businesses not wanting to renovate because of the in-lieu fees. He felt that consideration should be given to raising some of the money from this point. City Attorney's Mr. Lindberg stated that since its inception, no one in the comments District has had to come out with any out-of-pocket money. The City put up the moneyin the first place; the repayment was made from parking meter revenues which was the City's money anyway; so there was never any burden imposed on the existing businesses who, obviously, benefitted substantially from the creation of the parking lots. Now the Council is considering in-lieu fees for the new businesses which will have to pay something in addition, which existing businesses never have paid. Amendment. to motion Mayor Hyde amended his motion to state that the in-lieu fees are those for Subarea One of the Town Centre Plan 1. Amended motion It was moved by Councilman Egdahl, seconded by Mayor Hyde and unanimously Carried by those present that the motion be amended to include a proposal of how to deal with the issues that have been raised in regard to the present PaTking District. Main motion carried The main motion, as amended, carried unanimously by those present. Motion for proposed It was moved by Mayor Hyde, seconded by Councilman Egdahl parking ordinance and unanimously carried by those present that the staff prepare a proposed ordinance establishing a parking levy for properties within Subarea One of the Town Centre I Redevelopment Area within the present Parking Place District, and that staff propose making the boundaries of th~ Parking Place District and the Subarea One of the Town Centre i coterminous. Adjourned R~gular Meeting -S- July 27, 1978 Addition to motion Mayor Hyde added to this motion that the proposed ordinance be referred to the Chamber of Commerce, Town Centre Business and Professional Association,Town Centre Project Area Com- mittee and Parking Place Commission prior to being presented to the City Council. Acquisition,Of p~Operty Mr. Money questioned the status of acquiring the areas on on Church Avenue Church Avenue for additional parking areas. City Manager Cole stated his staff is still talking to the property owners and hopefully, a purchase price will be established in the near future after which time it will be brought back to the Council. Redevelopment areas Mr. Boyd noted that the City has acquired properties through the Redevelopment areas that can bD used~or temporary parking. Motion for staff It was moved by Mayor Hyde, seconded by Councilman Gillow study on parking and unanimously carried by those present that the staff be authorized and directed to evaluate the l~nd the City has acquired in the Town Centre I' areas to see whether or not it could be utilized for temporary parking purposes and if so, it be made available to the businesses within that area. 2. REPORT ON PROGRAM FOR In answer to the Council!s questions, Assistant City Manager INFORMATION AND REFERRAL Asmus explained that the grant Will be written for $35~000 - SYSTEM FOR SENIOR CITIZENS total cost oflthe program; however, it is anticipated that the City will gee $25,000. The City will continue to sub- sidize the program with $10,000 out of Block Grant funds. Margaret Helton Mrs. Helton explained that the money is there but it has 162 Mankato Street not been applied for by any ~gency in the South Bay area; Chula Vista the City can apply for this grant because it has an estab- lished service center. Discussion Council discussed staffing'the serv~'~e tenter with CETA employees; providing for the coordinator's salary out of the gran~ money ($24,000 including fringes);'cost.0f utili- ties and rent; services provided by this operation; and th~ suggestion of providing space for this service'center in the civic center area. Motion to proceed It was moved by CouncilmanEgdahl, seconded by Mayor Hyde with grant and unanimously carried by those present that the staff be directed to go ahead with the grant and then tailor the program to the funds available from the grant including the 10% supplement the City is responsible for. UNANIMOUS CONSENT ITEM 2a. APPROVING REPORT ON Offered by Councilman Egdahl, the readingof the text was STAFFING, FUNDING AND waived by unanimous consent of those present, passed and RELATING MATTERS FOR adopted by the following vote, to-wit: THE SENIOR CITIZENS INFORMATION AND REFERRAL AYES: Councilmen Egdahl, Hyde, Gillow, Cox CENTER AND APPROPRIATING Noes: None $2,000,FOR SUCH PURPOSES Absent: Councilman Scott . Adjourned Regular Meeting -6- July .27, 1978 Motion for staff It was moved by Councilman Egdahl, seconded by Mayor Hyde study regarding and unanimously carried by those present that the staff using City space be asked to bring back to the Council a r~commenda[ion and suggestion as to the advisability and possibility of maintaining the level of the program, at the present level~ and minimizing the dollar cost by utilizing present cOn- templated City facilities. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Hyde adjourned the meeting at 6:10 p.m. to the meeting scheduled for Tuesday, August 1, 1978 at 4:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers, City Hall.