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HomeMy WebLinkAboutcc min 1978/08/22 MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA Held Tuesday - 7:00 p.m. August 22, 1978 A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Chula Vista, California, was held on the above date beginning at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber, City Hall, 276 Fourth Avenue. ROLL CALL Councilmen present: Mayor Hyde, Councilmen Egdahl, Gillow, Scott Councilmen absent: Councilman Cox Staff present: City Manager Cole, Attorney Re~d, Assistant City Manager Asmus, Acting Director of Public Works Lippitt, Director of Planning Peterson, Community Development Director Desrochers, Director of of Parks & Rec,eation Hall, Purchasing Agent Espinosa The pledge of allegiance to the Flag was led by Mayor Hyde followed by a moment of silent prayer. 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES It was moved by Councilman Scott, seconded by Councilman Gillow and carried by those pr.esent that the minutes of the meeting of August 15, 1978 be approved, copies having been sent to each Councilman. (Mayor Hyde abstained as he was absent at the last metJting). 2. SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY a. INTRODUCTION OF Mrs. Doris Cox introduced three teachers visiting this City FOREIGN GUESTS from other countries in order to speak the language better and to learn more about the American way of life. Mayor Hyde presented a key pin to the City to each of the guests. 3. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS None. 4. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS a. REQUEST TO WAIVE The Childcare Information Network of San Diego, Inc. requested CONDITIONAL USE Council's consideration of a waiver of conditional use permit PERMIT FEE fees for Family Day Care Homes applying for a large license - up to ten (10) children. Referred to staff It was moved by Councilman Scott, seconded by Mayor Hyde and unanimously carried by those present that the request be referred to staff for report back to Council. b. REQUEST TO DELAY The Town Centre Business and Professional Association re- THIRD AVENUE quested that construction of the Third Avenue improvements IMPROVEMENTS not start until after January 1, 1979. City Manager Cole reported that staff is considering a means of handling the traffic and that construction will not com- mence until after January 1, 1979. Motion to grant request It was moved by Mayor Hyde, seconded by Councilman Gillow and unanimously carried by those present that the request be granted. --..-------------------- City Council Meeting -2- August 22, 1978 PUBLIC HEARINGS AND RELATED RESOLUTIONS 5.. PUBLIC HEARING - This being the time and place as advertised, Mayor Hyde CONSIDERATION OF THE opened the public hearing. WAIVER OF UNDERGROUNDING REQUIREMENTS AT 40 NORTH Acting Director of Public Works Lippitt referred to the FOURTH AVENUE staff's written report explaining that FedMart Store, Inc. recently purchased the Two Guys store at 40 North Fourth and applied for a building permit to remodel for a valuation of over $300,000. Under the City Code, they are required to underground existing overhead utilities .which lie within the property and adjacent to the property within the public right of way, North Fourth Avenue and "C" Street. It is the staff's recommendation that the Council require the undergrounding of existing overhead facilities within the exterior boundaries of the property and within "C" Street adjacent to the property; and waive the requirements to underground existing overhead facilities in North Fourth Avenue adjacent to the boundaries o£ the property. Bill Marts, Director Mr.. Marts stated that a substantial part òf their budget will Corporate Facilities be spent to improve the building and parking area. The cost of the undergrounding within the confines of the property is $90,000 or one-third of the remodeling cost. The profit margin for-FedMart is less than 1% and a $300,000 investment is close to three years' profit for them. Mr. Marts added that the property is in a flood plain and there are problems connected in the under grounding of electrical and communica- tions systems'a5 there is a potential for shorting of the systems. He commented further that the store will open on September 12 and if they have to proceed with the under- grounding, it will disrupt services to the business. Council discussion Discussion ensued regarding granting a deferral rather than a waiver; .record of any shorting of underground utilities; deferrals granted west of this area along "C" Street. Public hearing closed There being no further business, either for or against, the public hearing was declared closed. Motion for waiver It was moved by Councilman Scott and seconded by Councilman and deferral Gillow that the requirements for North Fourth be waived and the rest of the undergrounding be deferred until such time as (the City) undergrounds North Fourth, with .the provision that a bond be posted immediately. Discussion of motion Mayor Hyde said he would favor a proposal whereby "C" Street would be deferred until such time as all of that street would be installed, and that the on-site undergrounding be done at this time. Motion amended It was moved by Mayor Hyde, seconded by Councilman Gillow and unanimously carried by those present that the motion be amended to defer the "C" Street undergrounding and the on-si te undergrounding until all of "C" Street is under- grounded: "C" Street from Fourth Avenue to Broadway (north side), or until North Fourth is done, whichever comes earlier. Main motion carried The máin motion, as amended, carried unanimously by those present. Bond to be posted It was moved by Mayor Hyde, seconded by Councilman Gillow and unanimously carried by those present that staff be directed to prepare necessary instruments signed by the applicant so that (the City) can assure undergrounding at such time as the undergrounding for "C" Street is accomplished. City Council Meeting -3- August 22, 1978 CONSENT CALENDAR It was moved by Mayor Hyde, seconded by Councilman Egdahl (Items 6 through 9) and unanimously carried by those present that the Consent Calendar be approved and adopted. 6. RESOLUTION NO. 9232 - Inland Industries", Inc. has applied for a building permit tò DECLARING COUNCIL'S construct sixwarehouses.ât 1045-1095 Bay Boulevard at an INTENTION TO CONDUCT estimated cost of $20,000. The Municipal Code requires the A PUBLIC HEARING TO undergrounding of distribution facilities within the exterior CONSIDER THE DEFERRAL boundary lines of the property. The applicânt has applied OF UTILITY UNDERGROUNDING for a waiver of this requirement. The resolution s,ets REQUIREMENTS AT 1045-1095 September 12, 1978 at 7:00 p.m. for the public hearing. BAY BOULEVARD, INLAND INDUSTRIES, INC. 7. RESOLUTION NO. 9233 - On July 14,1978 a final inspection was made of.the General ACCEPTING PUBLIC IMPROVE- Roca Park Drainage Project and all work was fo~nd to be MENTS - GENERAL ROCA PARK completed in accordance with the approved plans and specifi- DRAINAGE PROJECT cations and the contract between T. B. Penick and Sons, Inc. The project cost was $120,186 - $342.00 over the original contract amount. 8. RESOLUTION NO. 9234 - On August 19, 1975 Council established an Undergro~ndUtility ESTABLISHING DATES FOR District on Main Street from Beyer Way to 2,100 feet east PROPERTY OWNERS TO BE of Hilltop Drive (Resolution #7868). This is a joint project READY TO RECEIVE UNDER- with the County of San Diego being financed by them' from GROUND SERVICE AND funds allocated by SDG&E. The County Board of SuperVisors REMOVAL OF POLES AND set the date of September 1, 1978 for customers to be ready OVERHEAD FACILITIES to receive under¡¡round service and December 1, 1978 for WITHIN THE MAIN STREET removal of poles and overhead faciIities. The resolution UNDERGROUNDING DISTRICT officially establishes those dates. 9. RESOLUTION NO. 9235 - At the August 10, 1978 Council Conference, the Council adopted AMENDING LANDSCAPE minor amendments to the,Manual and a change to Section 3.1. MANUAL The resolution incorporates those changes. (END OF CONSENT CALENDAR) RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES, FIRST READING 10. RESOLUTION NO. 9236 - Parcel Map 7191 divided two existing developed parcels ESTABLISHING SEWER fronting the south side of "H" Street between Corte Helena CONNECTION CHARGES and Corte Maria Avenues into four parcels. FOR PARCEL 2 AND PARCEL 4 OF PARCEL Mr. M. Quartararo owns parcels 2 and 4 which front upon a MAP NO. 7191 new street, Casitas Court. A 10 foot wide private sewer easement has been granted across parcels 1 and 3 to serve these two parcels (2 and 4). The staff recommended that the property owner pay a sewer connection charge based upon 50% of the lot frontage as follows: Parcel 2 - 50% of 77.74' ~ 38.87 @ $16 per foot ~ $621.92. Parcel 4 - 50% of 77.50' ~ 38.75 @ $16 per foot = $620.00. Resolution offered Offered by Councilman Egdahl, the ,.r~ading of the tEDtt was waived by unanimous consent of those present, passed and adopted by the following vote, to-wit: AYES: Councilmen Egdahl, Hyde, Gillow, Scott Noes: None Absent: Councilman Cox - -.~--~ -..-..-- City Council Meeting -4- August 22,,' 1978' 11. RESOLUTION NO. 9237 - The final map has beØn c:heckedby the Engineertng D:i.v:i.sion APPROVING FINAL MAP and foupd to be in conformity, with the tentative map approved FOR TOUCH OF SPAIN by Resolution #9118 (May 23, 1978). The subdivision is a SUBDIVISION conversion of 16 ápartment':units into condominiums. ' Resolution offered Offered by Councilman Egdahl, the reading of the text was waived by unanimous consent of those present, passed and adopted by 'the following , vote, to-wit: AYES: Councilmen Egdahl, Hyde, Gillow, Scott Noes: None ~ Absent: Councilman Cox 12. RESOLUTION NO. 9238 - The resolution transfers $5,4.00 from the Parks Acquisition APPROVING PROJECT TO and Development Funcj Nò. 420 to Account #100-1520-5568 and INSTALL HAND DRYERS the appropriation to these fupds to purchase 18 electric IN PARK REST ROOMS hand dryers to be installed in various parks throughout 'the AND APPROPRIATING City. ,,- PROJECT FUNDS Motion not to It was moved by Mayor Hyde and seconded by Councilman Gillow install doors that the staff's request be approved - that they not be required to install doors in the rest rooms at this time. Motion carried The motion, carried by the following vote', to,.wit: AYES: Mayor Hyde, Councilmen Gillow, Egdahl Noes: Councilman Scott Absent: Counc,ilman Cox Resolution offered Offered by Councilman Egdahl, the reading of the text was waived by unanimous consent of those present, pass,ed' and adopted by the following vote, to-wit: AYES: Councilmen Egdahl, Hyde, Gillow, Scott Noes: None Absent: Coûncilman Cox 13. RESOLUTION NO. 9239 - The furniture required in the old LibTary/Post Office reno- AUTHORIZING PURCHASE OF vation includes movable walls and â\.!x£liary units which are MOVABLE WALL SYSTEM AND available via a cooperative purchasing arrangement with the AUXILIARY UNITS County of San Diego. The County recently awarded the bid to Southwest Office Interiors, San Diego and it was recom- mended that the City purchase its materials from this same firm. The total cost for the movable wall system and auxiliary units, including tax, is $61,309.63. Explanation of items Purchasing Agent Espinosa summarized the items to be purchased, noting the discounts allowed. Resolution offered Offered by Mayor Hyde, the reading of the text was waived by unanimous consent of those present, passed and adopted by the following vote, to-wit: AYES: Mayor Hyde, Councilmen Gillow, Scott, Egdahl Noes: None Absent: Councilman Cox 14. RESOLUTION - Bids were received on August 7,1978 for forty-two (42) items ACCEPTING BIDS AND of ,furniture and accessories'in various quantities. Vendors AWARDING CONTRACT were allowed'to bid on all or any portion of the items. It FOR OFFICE FURNITURE was recommended that the contracts be awarded to the following AND ACCESSORIES IN- vendors: STALLED IN PLACE Parron-Hall Corporation $37,597.14 SouthwestOffíce Interiors 20,932.88 Mayer Blueprint Company 9,531.52 Atlas Equipment Company 716.30 Academic Specialties 1,568.38 Total amount including tax is $70,346.22. -'.-- -, City Council Meeting ~5- August 22, 1978 Request for continuance City Manager Cole requested that a Council Conference be scheduled for August 31" 1978 to consider this item more in detail. Motion for Council It was moved by Councilman Scott, seconded by Councilman Conference Gillow and unanimously carried by those present that a Council Conference be scheduled, for August 31, 1978 at 4:00 p.m. to consider this matter. 15. RESOLUTION NO. 9240 - The application is for 55 units of low-rent public housing APPROVING AGREEMENT wi th 50 family un;i:/:s and 5 handicapped upi ts. The agr,eement BETWEEN THE CITY AND provides: (1) compliance with the Design Milnual and all THE HOUSING AUTHORITY adopted zoning regulations ,codes and ordfnantes ;(2) number OF THE COUNTY OF SAN of units be limited to either six per site or 12 bedrooms DIEGO FOR LOW RENT with no more than four to a unit and that each site be at PUBLIC HOUSING least '300' from ,another; (3} 10%pf the total units to be for the handicapped; (4) City to be ,represented in the entire planning 'and implementation process. Options proposed Community Development DirectOr Desrochers explained that the County Housing Authority has offered the City three options regarding the application for the 55 units: (1) They feel 80 units is a "comfortable" figure for them to work with and the 55 unit application is "marginably feasible." (2) As a safety measure, the City can utilize the "Pilot" (payment in lieu of taxes) - ,instead of having this money come to the community" it would go toea reserve fund, if necessary, fòr maintenance. (3) Drop, the application., In a~swer tö 'the 'Countll's queries, Mr. Desrochers stated that tha:teìsno provision aþ this time for housingför"t~;êlderly,~ but that perhaps next 'Year, thissegmentwöuld open 'up and the City could, apply. He' ¡idded tl;1flts,imilartype 10w~rent projects have been constructe9i,J:l Santá', Barbara, Veritl,lra, San Bernaidinoand Riverside counties. Staff recommendation It wouIDd be his recommendation that the City apply for the ,55 units rather than the 80, at this time, inasl)1:Uch as this is the first attempt for the City and 55, W,as the ~ecommenda- tion of, the Committee. ' ' Resolution offered Offered by Mayor Hyde, the reading ,of the text was waived by unanimous consent of those, preserit, passed and adopted by the following vote, to-wit: AYES: Mayor Hyde, Councilmen Gillow, Scott, Egdàhl Noes: None Absent: Councilman Cox 16. RESOLUTION NO. 9241 - See explànation for Item #15.. APPROVING APPLICATION FOR PRELIMINARY LOAN FOR LOW RENT PUBLIC HOUSING Resolution offered Offered by Councilman Egdahl, the reading of the text was waiv,ed by unanimous consent of those present, passed and adopted by the foUowing vote, to-wit: AYES: Councilmen Egdahl, Hyde, Gillow, Scott Noes: None Absent: Councilman Cox ---,-,---------------- City Council Meeting -6- August 22, 1978 17. RESOLUTION NO. 9242 - Mr. Desrochers commented that this would be the resolution APPROVING MEMORANDUM OF to place the option for the "Pilot" agreement - (payment in UNDERSTANDING WITH THE lieu of taxes). HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO FOR Councilman Egdahl spoke against the proposal indicating it LOW-RENT PUBLIC HOUSING would be similar to granting the County a subsidy. Resolution offered Offered by Councilman Scott, the reading of the text was waived by unanimous consent of those present, passed and adopted by the following vote, to-wit: AYES: Councilmen Scott, Egdahl, Hyde, Gillow Noes: None Absent: Councilman Cox 18. RESOLUTION NO. 9243 - Resolution #8902 approved an agreement with the subdiyider APPROVING AGREEMENT of El Rancho del Rey, Unit No, 5 for completion of improve- BETWEEN THE CITY AND mentsj a portion of which include constructing a four-lane EL RANCHO DEL REY FOR roadway and left-turn lane at Brandywine Avenue. Resolution PARTICIPATION IN THE #9150 approved the agreement for the installation of traffic PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT OF signals at the intersections of Brandywine and Telegraph TELEGRAPH CANYON ROAD Canyon Road and Paseo del Rey and Telegraph Canyon Road. ADJACENT TO EL RANCHO Therefore, the City will only ,construct the free right-turn DEL REY NO. 5,SUBDIVISION lane and a small transition east of the intersection with Brandywine in order to complete the improvement called for in the budgeted project, RS-7. Cost of the project is being financed with Revenue Sharing funds and Gas Tax funds. Resolution offered Offered by Councilman Scott, the reading of the text was waived by unanimous consent of those present, passed and adopted by the following vote, to-wlt: AYES: Councilmen Scott, Egdahl, Hyde, Gillow Noes: None Absent: Councilman Cox 19. REPORT OF THE CITY MANAGER a. REORGANIZATION OF During budget review sessions, the Council requested staff CITY'S ADMINISTRATIVE to bring back a proposed reorganization of the City depart- STRUCTURE ments in September, 1978. Because of the delays in coping with the passage of Proposition 13, City Manager Cole asked for a continuance of the reorganization report to November, 1978. Motion to approve It was moved by Councilman Scott, seconded by Mayor Hyde and unanimously carried by those p~esent that the request be approved. Aztec Bus contract It was moved by Councilman Scott, seconded by Mayor Hyde to be discussed and unanimously carried by those present that the Aztec Bus contract be discussed at the August 31, 1978 Council Conference. Budget for Visitors City Manager Cole ,remarked that at the August 8, 1978 Council Convention Bureau meeting, the Council took action to eliminate the Visitors Convention Bureau from being funded out of the Community Promotions Fund. Later, the Council approved using the balance of the Community Promotion funds ($7,650) for the Visitor Industry. Mr. Cole added that based on these motions, he cannot approve payment to the Visitor Convention Bureau; however, if the Council rescinded the first motion, then the $7,650 could be utilized for that purpose. ---,_.. ---,--- City Council Meeting -'7- August 22, 1978 Motion to fund It was moved by Mayor Hyde and seconded by Councilman Gillow Visitor Convention that the funding of the Visitor Industry be funded out of out of Community the Community Promotion budget. Promotion budget Môtion carried The motion carried by the following vote, to-wit: AYES: Mayor Hyde, Councilmen Gillow, Scott Noes: Councilman Egdahl Absent: Councilman Cox Motion to rescind It was moved by Mayor Hyde and seconded by Councilman Gillow previous motion that the motion be rescinded taking the funding of the Visitor Industry out of the Community Promotions budget. Motion carried The motion carried by the following vote, to-wit: AYES: Mayor Hyde, Councilmen Gillow, Scott Noes: Councilman Egdahl Absent: Councilman Cox Motion to schedule It was moved by Councilm~ Scott, seconded by Mayor Hyde item for next meeting and unanimously carried by those present that this item be brought back at the next meeting (September 5, 1978). REPORTS OF CITY OFFICERS AND DEPARTMENT HEADS 20. REPORT ON JOGGING TRAIL The Director of Parks & Recreation submitted a plan for a jogging trail that 'lies outside the boundaries of the Munidpal Golf Course. The proposed trail, 2 miles long, uses an already developed Parcours in the new County Park, continues through Rohr Park, through the Goode parcel and returns to the County Park through Rohr Park. Mr. Hall explained that upon completion of the new jogging trail, the staff will: (1) prepare a modification to Ordinance #1353 which will allow eques,tr'ian activities on the south section of the perimeter road; (2) erect signs prohibiting all activities except golf and equestrian si,gns limiting equestrian only to the south section; (3) patrol the golf course and ensure that citations are issued for violations. Council, discussion Discussion followed regarding a possible inconsistency in allowing an equestrian trail on the south side of the golf course and not joggers; enforcement of the violations; pos- sible alternate course for equestrians; drainage problems along the joggers' trail. As to the possibility of allowing joggers along the south side of the golf course perimeter as well, Mr. Hall said he would check into this. Motion to accept It was moved by Councilman Scott, seconded by Mayor Hyde staff's recommendations and unanimously carried by those present, that the staff's recommendation be approved. 21. CONVERSION OF ACQUISI- In a written report to Council, Director of Planning Peterson TION OF NEIGHBORHOOD explained that a condition of approval of the tentative map PARK SITE IN THE of Casa del Rey required the developer to reserve a level VICINITY OF CASA 5-acre area adjacent to and west of the elementary school DEL REY TRACT site for possible purchase by the City for neighborhood park use. The applicant has expressed his preference for not having the City purchase this 5-acre site and has offered to make payment in lieu of land dedication of $75,000 to be used for acquisition and development 'of a park to serve the future residents of the subdivision. -"---------,-, City. Council Meeting -8- August "22,, 1978 Mr. , Peterson's recoimnetÌdation wãs that.:, (Dthe 1ånØwi thin, the Casa,del Rey tract not be r,emoved Tor" parR pürpos'es; (2) ãpprove the offer oÎ $ 75, oM paymenti)'! 'lieupf land dedication f11Om the owner, of CàsadelRey subject to acquisic tion of J;he adj;ac.ellt ,¡D-ac'we site; (3) have staff. ' negotiate for the purchašeof the 10-acresite. ' Geo),'ge RoniS Mr. Ronis said ,he is the attorney representing ,Mrs. I¡órdialild Attorney Mr; 1.alande who ar,e about to close' escrow on::, the propertY, (10 acres). The pÍ'Ìcethey will';be å~king wi¡i be "sob- stantiallyin excess ,of $100,000." Mr. RortlS:req1.\ested a continuance of this matter forA5 to 60 dayšsO t1).ãtthèy can work with staff to develop some response towhät they cqnsider are "'invalid assumptions"thestâfÎ has made. Ralph Monsees Mr. Monsees decla:çed that the agreement"is ase"è:r'"able' one - Developer Casa delRey the 'council "canaccejJ.t the $75,000 in lieu payment withOut having the othercont,irtgencythat ,the staff must negotiate for t4e 10 -acre site. .. He addedtl'lat 4is offer óf $ 75 ,000 . was ,a very' generous oIle in termsyö£; tþe 1. 6 acres the CÙy would be entitled tofåç'!;o'roing tÌlePaÌ'k ordinance. Mr. Monsees aìided that 45-daycontinuanc,e would ¿ãUse ,a hardship orthis development and felt ,that 15 days would be adequate. Motion to apP.r°ve, , It was moved by Councilman Egdahl, seconded by Counbilman staff's recommendations Gìl1ow and unanimously carried by thoS<J ,present that the staf£' s recommendation be âacepted: t,hat the offer ofÇaša' del Rey be accepted 'sUbject to$uccessful negoti'ations for the acquisition of the 10-acre, site - the report due in 14 days (to the meetiA~ of S~pte¡¡ilier 5, 1978). Council disCussion ,Counci.l discussed the proble1ñ inVOl.ved in negotiating wi th the twodeve16pers írtthepreparatiÒn of this item of tM final map for Casa DelRey and the time element involved. Attorney"s opinion Attorney Reed stated fhere is no timing problem. Mr'~ Monsees is preparing afinlj.l map which"þe is :r'equiredtO dqin , conformity with thetent~tive map, and he IS-here, nbw stating he does not want to cÒnformto the tentativeymap precisely,- however, he can come in ânytime.with hisfinall)!apand forget the request for modification of the cbndi;tion as he is free to do so. ' 22. REPORT ON STATUS OF In a,written report to Council, Director,ofpubllc Works MAIN STREET-OTAY stated that the County 'of San Diego's contractor, R. E. VALLEY ROAD WIDENING Hazard Construction Company, cannot move in and construct AND UNDERGROUND lNG' the final ,pavement and complete the Main Street-Otay Valley DISTRICT ~oad widening 'project until' all utility poles arerèmoved and the utility companies complete their work. Under conditions of the contract, the contractor must complete the work by April 17, lQ79. San Diego Gas & Electric and PacificTelephoneCompahy have completed thee installation of the conduit and vaults. qDG&E will còmplete their work by October 6, 1978 with the poles removed by November 3, 1978 and Pacific Telephone will have their poles removed by December 1, 1978. _... ---- City Council Meeting -9- August 22, 1'978 On Febru'Ì-ry 14, 1978 Odmark Company was granted à. deferl'al ' for the, undergrounding of 162 feet of overhead facilities along Otay Valley Road adjacent, to Rancho Rios Unit No.5 and that they post $30,000 guarantee. To; date" they have not done this, and it was noted by the Director of Públic Works that legal action may have to.betaken against Odmark or in conjunction with the other property owners along Otay Valley Road ~nitiating the formation of an Improvement Act District to çonvertthe existing overheadto,undl;\rgrC\und. Report accepted It was moved by Counc:i,lman Egdahl; seconded by Councilman Scott and unanimously carried by those present that the report be accepted. Bond deposit In answer to Council's questions; Mr. Core stated he would look into why the$3G,1100 bolìd was .nòtpo§ted arid will prQ'ceed to take legal stepsto'ácqùii'ethe bond, if necessary. Staff will attSJ!1pt to secure cC\I11pliance from Odmark but failing this will recommend approp'riate legal action. ' MAYOR'S REPORT Town Centre Business Mayor Hyde discl,lssed the meeting he attended at which the & Professional meeting merchants expressed their concern ,with the Third Avenue improvement project. They proposed that consideration be given to imp'X'oving and using the alleyways for ingress ât the time the streets are torn ¡lp. ' Motion for City It was moved by Mayor Hyde, seconded by Councilman Scott Manager recommendation and unanimously carried by those present that the City Manager look into the situation regarding the alleyways concerning the Town Centre area and come back with a proposal to the Council with regard to ways and, means in which the situation can be improved. in conjunction with the owners themselves. Council Tour Mayor Hyde discussed the tour taken on "Saturday, August 19, 1978 of the downtown area and the LNG plant. CPO's Request A letter from CPO was submiited by the Mayor in which they asked for comments concerning, the report made by the Callahan Task Force. Motion to discuss at It was moved by Mayor Hyde, seconded by Councilman Egdahl August 31, 1978 Council and ¡lnanimously carried by those present that this item Conference be docketed for the August 31, 1978 Council Conference. COUNCIL COMMENTS Cable TV rates Councilman Hgdahl referred to the letter received from Supervisor Hamilton regarding the Cabl~ TV rates in the City. Councilman Egdahl eJtplaineckthat when the Committee reviewed the rate increases given, they were informed by the staff that the City's rates were in compliance with thòse adopted by the County 'of San Diego withohe exception - that a discount was given to apartments. The, County is asking that the City back off on'the "increase" to the apartments which, Councilman Egdahl added,was a lack 'of understanding. Motion for letter It was moved by Councilman Egdahl, seconded by Mayor Hyde to Supervisor Hamilton and unanimously carried by those present that a letter be prepared for the Mayor's signature drawing from the members of the City's staff who served on that Committee (City Attorney Lindberg and Finance Director Grant) and replying to the letter from Supervisor Hamil ton. -, Ci tý Council Meeting -10- August 22, 1978 Street lights in Councilman Egdahl briefly discussed the letter received the 0-100 block from the seven residents in this block noting that the of East Telegraph requests were referred to staff., He suggested that the Canyon Road staff consider the Íack of street lighting, in this area when they respond to the requests from these residents. .State surplus money ill answer to Councilman Gillow's querý, City Man~ger. Cole said the State will inform the City on August 28, 1978 as to what the allocation will be. As to current neg9tiations, the groups will be asked to, extend the, tirtre. ' ' Landscaping of Councilman Sc;ott asked ilb9ut ,tM jbintagreell(ent withrhe', Marina area Port Districtregardirig the landscaping of the marina åreil> City Manager Cole said he Would cheCk into this and report toCounci1. Tour of areas of Councilman Scott ,said he will be visiting other areas ,that Iow"rent housing have çqnstrllcted low-rent h911singand invitéd, any other Councllmento tacke the 'trip ,with hilÌl. ADJOURNMENT Mayor~yde adjourned the meeting at 9:00 p.m; to the meeting scheduled for August 24, 1918 at 4:00 p.m. in the Goûncii Conference Room. /) ,~~; /'~ Øl \~~/ J.E~íE M. FULASZ," CMC ' " /. c-íty Clerk _._------ R¡;:G\.II,.AR" AU,GJJSJ 22.1,~ 1978 8:00,AM 51 22......19Z8.. ~A!lG.U ,. ~¿~ ~/ ' ., <~_.~._~..~- d.v í"",Ú'~._' "0--.- 7~~ ---.-,. MINUTES OF AN ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA Held AIIr,IIST?? lq7R The City Council met in the Council Chambers at the City Hall, 276 Fourth Avenue on the above date at 7:00 p.m. with the following: Councilmen present: HYDE, EGDAHL, GILLOW, SCOTT Councilmen absent: COX * * * * * * * * * ADJOURNMENT The Mayor adjourned the meeting until AUGUST?4. lq7R at 4: 00 p.m. in the ~~kx~~~~~~kConference Room, City Hall, 276 Fourth Avenue, Chula Vista, California. I, JENNIE M. FULASZ, City Clerk of the City of Chula Vista, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that this is a full, true and correct copy of an order by the City Council at the meeting of AUGUST?? 197R (;