HomeMy WebLinkAboutcc min 1978/09/13 MINUTES OE AN ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF THE C~TY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA
Held Wednesday - 4:00 p.m. September 13, 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.I in the Council Conference Room, City
Halt, 276 FoUrth Avenue.
ROLL CALL
Councilmen present: Mayor Hyde, Councilmen Cox, Gillow, Scott
Councilmen absent: Councilman Egdahl
Staff present: City Manager Cole, City Attorney Lindberg, Assistant City Manager
Asmus, Director of Public Works. Robens, City Librarian Simon
1. CONTRACT CHANGE DirectOrof Public Works. Robens referred to his memo to
ORDER POLICY the City Manager dated April 28, 1978 analyzing the recom- -
mendations of the Financial Management Department of the
City of San Diego in decreasing costs of letting contracts.
bit. Robens stated that Some .of the recommendations would
be appropriate to the City of Chula Vista and some would
not.
Council discussion Discussion followed with Mr. Robens answering the Council!s
inquiries regarding the various recOmmaendations listed.
Councilman Cox asked about the bonding requ:irements: Chula
Vista requiring bonding for projects in excess of $5,000
and San Diego for projects in excess of $25,000.
Mr. Robens responded that this particular change Would be
a good idea and he would support it, however, it would
need a Charter chaBge.
According to the report, the Staff (1) ,Update the Engineering's
list lof bidders for various types of public works projects;
(2) initiate in-house follow-up process by the Project
Engineer; (3) schedule City projects so that there is a
uniform flow of contracts being advertised for bid rather
than bidding contracts in blocks; (4) revise City contracts
to permit contractor to start work within 60 to 90 days
after contract award for those projects that are non~criticaI
and (5) investigate further the streamlining Of the bidding
procedures.
Report accepted It was moved by ~ouncilman Scott, seconded by Mayor Hyde
and unanimously carried by those present that the report
be accepted.
2. POLICY REGARDING Director of Public Works Rebens explained that this draft
STREET CLOSINGS policy is a result of Ponderosa Homes asking for a street
closing in conjunction with their model homes. The Council
was concerned that the purchasers of these homes see them
as they exist and not in a "park-like" area.
Statements of Policy Mr. Robens briefly discussed the eight conditions listed
in the policy. He elaborated on No. 1: all public street
improvements adjacent to model home display areas are to
be completed prior to the use of the model homes for
display purposes, and that these improvements shall not
be obscured through the installation of placement of land-
scapingor the erection of structures of signs.
Carmen Pasquale Mr. Pasquale asked for clarification of the word "adjacent"
Otay~Land Company Mr. Robens stated it meant "in front of the homes."
Adjourned Regular Meetin~ -2- September 13, 1978
Mr. Pasquale discussed the procedure followed by o~ay Lana
company in displaying their model homes,, The:paving is
that last thing to be done, because all Utilities must be
placed in the trench. Mr. Pasquale askedthat'a provision
be put into the pol,~cy givin~ the :developer 30to 60days
to complete this paving (in front of the modelhomes),
Council discussion Discussion ensued as to the necessity Of th~s policy;:~!
problems occuring inthe past; the fact that all products
are "spruced up" prior to sale; having the developerS'~hoW
the model homes and the customer p'idk out his own,lot or
having all lots actually under construction at the time
of showing the model homes sothat the customer knows
exactly what he is getting. ~
Larry, Miller Mr. Miller stated that his homes will not go op sale until
PrOject Manager they are actually in the framing stage ofthe houses. T~e
Ponderosa Homes street improvements will be in ~nd landscaping *is planned
for the front of the model homes. Mr. Miller said he was
concerned with the 1st condition (paving requirement) in
this respect adding that the proposed homes wil'l sell
between $160,000 and$200';000.
Furtherldiscussion The Council agai~ discussed the requirements of the prgp0sed
p6i.icy and its advantages to the Cit~. In answer to ~he
C0uncil's queationr Mr. Robens indiCatedhe fel~ that there
was no real need'for the'policy.
Motion to file It was moved by CounCilman Cox and seconded by:CoUncilman'
" Gillow that the.proposed policybe filed.
Motion carried The motion carried by the foliowing vote, to-wit:
AYES: Councilmen Uox, Gillow, Hyde
Noes: Councilman Scott
Absent: Councilman Egdahl
3. LIBRARY SERVICES City Librarian Brad Simon submitted a summar.y of the Library.
service cut under the passage of P~oposition 13. He stated
that they are now prepared ~o reinstitute several of the'
programS.
Discussion of cuts Mr. Simon answered the Council~s questions regarding the
rationale of deleting several of the programs, such as
second notices of overdue hooks, "loop antenna system"
for the children; status of having a trained audio visual
person on han~; use of volunteerhelp.in the Library.
Report accepted It was moved by Councilman Scott, seconded by Councilman
Cox and unanimously carried by those present that the
report be accepted.
Councilman'Scott noted forthe record that he was nOt~t0o
happy with the report, but it was the circumstances (passage
of Proposition 13).
Herb Lathan Mr. Lathan discussed the necessity of keeping as many Library
State Library Board services available to the public as possible. He informed
the Council that last week, the State Board took action not
to give San Diego any State funds because they have imposed
a charge for library cards. Mr. Lathan added that the whole
idea of the Library Services Act was the universal borrowing
concept and interlibrary loans.
4. CiTY MANAGER'S REPORT
Council ConferenCe City Manager Cole referred to the request of Councilman
regarding Proposition 1S Gillow for a review of the budget due to the impact of
budget impact Proposition 13. Mr. Cole suggested a Council Conference
on September 21, 1978 noting that it would be less than a
one-quarter analysis of the fiscal year.
Adjourned Regular Meeting -3~ September 1'3~ 1978.
Items to be discussed Mayor Hyde said he would' like~0 hear a~ updating of the:"
financial picture based on: State surplus - what it w{ll
be.; what'the City will receive.in new revenues generated~
such as from'the u~ility tax; fees,. etc; monitoring the
reductions made and what impact fhey have - seeif any
adjustments Should be made; what shape the City wilt'be
in as itgoesinto the next'fiscal year.. .
Councilman Cox said he would like to discuss the s~lary
negotiations for the employees. If the City fihds it will
receive money from the State, then that discUsSion would
be moot; however, if the City find~ it has larger reserves
than the State wants it to have, the Council will'then
have to make a decision as to whether or not there 'will
be ,salary increaseS.
City Manager Cole*remarked that h~ wanted to ~tart the ;
budgetary process for FY79/g0.as soon as possible, as the
Council'has pointed out ~heir frustration in going through.
the budget and not having adquate t'ime to devote tozthe
details.
Councilman Cox suggested the Council Conference be scheduled
after the Redevelopmerit 'Agency workshop on SatUrday, the
2Srd of September.
Motion for Council meetin It was moved by'Councilman Cox, seconded by Councilman
Scott and unanimously carried by those present that the
Council meeting be scheduled following the Redevelopmerit
Agency meeting on September. 23, 1978 to discuss theimpact
of Proposition 13 on the budget (8:00 a.m.). "
MEETING WITH DOM VACA~ Mr. Vaca introduced himself to the Council and gave them a
FIELD REPRESENTATIVE background of the structure of his operation as it ties
FOR SENATOR ALAN CRANSTON in with Senator Cranston's office in Washington. He said
CALIFORNIA he met with the staff thi~ morning and was apprised of a
number of problems .the City has in dealing with Federal
legislation.
U. S. Wildlife Service Mayor Hyde discussed the City's.problems On the bayfoH~'
particularly as they relate to ~he Fish and Wildli. fe ServiCe,
noting the futile attempt to get a joint consultation with
the Wildlife Service, Department of Interior and the Corps.
of Engineers.
Mr. Vaca remarked that, as' far as this City problem is
concerned, his office can play the role Of negotiator and
he will make some effort in this line.
Mayor Hyde thanked Mr. Vaca for his visit to the City and
for any help he can give in the matt, ers. r~ta~d to him
today.
ADJOURNMENT MayOr Hyde adjourned the meeting at S:~0 p.m. to the
Council Meeting scheduled for Tuesday, September 19, 1978
at 7:00 p.m. in the CounCil Chamber, City Hall.
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