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HomeMy WebLinkAboutcc min 1979/01/23 MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA Held Tuesday - 7:00 p.m. January 23, 1979 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 Chambers, City Hall, 276 Fourth Avenue. ROLL CALL Councilmen present: Mayor Hyde, Councilmen Cox, Egdahl, Gillow, Scott Councilmen absent: None Staff present: City Manager Cole, City Attorney Lindberg, Assistant City Manager Asmus, Director of Public Works Robens, Director of Planning Peterson, City Engineer Lippitt, Community Development Director Desrochers, Director of Parks and Recreation Hall, Acting Director of Personnel Thorsen 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 Csuncilman Egdahl, seconded by Councilman Cox and unanimously carried that the minutes of the meetings of January 11 and 16, 1979 be approved, copies having been sent to each Councilman. 2. ~PECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY (None) 3. ORAL CO~UNICATIONS Gladys North Mrs. North presented a petition signed by the residents in 1532 Oleander Avenue her area asking for (1) enforcement of a 25 mph speed limit Chula Vista in the 1S00 block of Oleander; (2) an extension of Orange Avenue east to Brandywine. Referred to staff It was moved by Mayor Hyde, seconded by Councilman Cox and and Safety Commission unanimously carried that the request be referred to staff and the City Manager to come back with a recommendation;also that the request be referred to the Safety Commission. James Matherly Mr. Matherly read a speech he prepared to give to the San 402 Oaklawn Avenue Diego Metropolitan Transit Development Board on January 22, Chula Vista 1979 in which he is recommending (1) the firing of the General Manager, Robert Nelson; (2) that the Board "quickly go out of business"; (3) send a message to Senator James Mill that the passenger train from San Diego to Tijuana is not needed. Rev. Hugh Morgan Reverend Morgan said he is representing a group of laymen Calvary Baptist'Church and ministers who had previously asked for the continuance 73 Benira Road of the adult entertainment ordinance. They investigated Chula Vista similar matters in other cities and find that the action of this Council is "in step with the other cities." Reverend Morgan presented the Council with a written report requesting two changes in the ordinance. City Attorney's Mr. Lindberg referred to his memo dated January 19, 1979, in statement which he defined a "sexual encounter studio and rap parlor." He stated in the memo that the definition .... "does not con- stitute a condemnation of any sexual activities by the City.. and that the word should be changed to ~ondonation.' Mayor Hyde noted that the public hearing on the matter is scheduled for February 6, 1979. City Council Meeting - 2 - January 2S, 1979 4. WRITTEN CO~UNICATIONS a. REQUEST FOR RE- The South Bay Economic Development Corporation requested CONSIDERATION OF that the Council reconsider the action taken, denying fund- RECOMMENDATION FOR ins for the Corporation, and that a final Council decision FUNDING - SOUTH BAY be withheld pending a recommendation by the Mayor's Economic ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Advisory Committee on the accomplishments of the Corporatior CORPORATION Motion not to fund It was moved by Mayor Hyde and seconded by Councilman Egdah] that the Council reaffirms its decision not to fund the Sour Bay Economic Development Corporation and so advise Mr. Alex Struthers (Chairman of the Board of Directors). Discussion of motion Councilman Cox felt that the City was not giving this organ~ zation enough time to demonstrate their services, and furthe that San Diego County's funding is contingent upon Chula Vista's support -- without it, the South Bay Economic Develc ment Corporation will probably have to close up. Motion carried The motion carried by the following vote: AYES: Mayor Hyde, Councilmen Egdahl, Gillow, Scott Noes: Councilman Cox Absent: None b. REQUEST TO WAIVE Fredericka Manor is currently involved in reorganization BUSINESS LICENSE supervised by a Federal Bankruptcy Court. They have request FEE - FREDERICKA a waiver of their business license fee until a plan of re- MANOR organization is approved by the court. Referred to staff It was moved by Mayor Hyde, seconded by Councilman Egdahl and unanimously carried that the request be referred to star for recommendation. PUBLIC HEARINGS AND RELATED RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES So PUBLIC HEARING - This being the time and place as advertised, Mayor Hyde CONSIDERATION OF A ZONE opened the public hearing. BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT BETWEEN C-T AND R-3 Director of Planning Peterson explained that the request PROPERTY NORTH OF MOSS represents an adjustment of the zone boundary line between STREET, EAST OF BROADWAY the two zones by shifting the line approximately 6 feet to the west, thus increasing the frontage of the R-3 zone along Moss Street. The depth of the C-T zone from Broadway would be reduced from 450 feet to 444 feet. The applicant is pro- posing to construct a 38-unit apartment project on the easterly parcel of this property. On December 27, 1978 the Planning Commission adopted the Negative Declaration on IS-79-30 and recommended Council approval of the zone change in accordance with their Resolution PCZ-79-D. Public hearing closed There being no comments, either for or against, the hearing was declared closed. Sa. ORDINANCE NO. 18S3 It was moved by Councilman Cox that this ordinance be placed AMENDING THE ZONING on its first reading and that the reading of the text be MAP TO CHANGE THE ZONE waived by unanimous consent. OF A 6 FOOT WIDE STRIP OF PROPERTY NORTH OF The motion carried by the following vote,to-wit: MOSS STREET, EAST OF AYES: Councilmen Cox, Egdahl, Hyde, Gillow, Scott BROADWAY FROM C-T TO Noes: None R-3 - FIRST READING Absent: None City Council Meeting - 3 - January 23, 1979 6. PUBLIC HEARING - This being the time and place as advertised, Mayor Hyde CONSIDERATION OF opened the public hearing. TENTATIVE SUB- DIVISION MAP FOR Director of Planning Peterson stated that this item involves CHULA VISTA TRACT a tentative subdivision map for 6.34 acres of land between NO. 79-14 KNOWN AS Fourth and Landis Avenues and between Center Street and TOWN CENTRE-TOWNSITE Memorial Park, within the Chula Vista Town Centre No. 1 re- TRACT NO. 1 development area. It creates the lots for development of the Zogob property in the Town Centre area. The map con- templates the vacation of a portion of these streets and if, for any reason, the Council does not approve the vacations, the map will not be able to go ahead and would have to be revised. Mr. Peterson added that the staff concurs with the recom- mendation of the Planning Commission to approve the tentatiw map in accordance with their Resolution PCS-79-14. Public hearing closed There being no comments, either for or against, the hearing was declared closed. a. RESOLUTION NO. 9463 Offered by Councilman Egdahl, the reading of the text was APPROVING THE TENTATIVE waived by unanimous consent, passed and adopted by the fol- SUBDIVISION MAP FOR lowing vote,to-wit: CHULA VISTA TRACT NO. 79-14 AYES: Councilmen Egdahl, Hyde, Gillow, Scott, Cox Noes: None Absent: None b. RESOLUTION NO. 9464 The vacation of portions of Center Street, Landis Avenue DECLARING THE INTENTION and Madrona Street is to be accomplished in conjunction with OF THE CITY TO VACATE approval of the subdivision known as Town Centre-Townsite PORTIONS OF CENTER Tract No. 1. The Planning Commission recommended that the STREET, LANDIS AVENUE vacation of the streets be completed prior to approval of AND MADRONA STREET AND a final map. Staff recommended that the date of February 20 FIXING A TIME AND PLACE 1979 at 7:00 p.m. be set as the time and date for the public FOR A PUBLIC HEARING hearing. Resolution offered .Offered by Councilman Egdahl, the reading of the text was waived by unanimous consent, passed and adopted by the fol- lowing vote,to-wit: AYES: Councilmen Egdahl, Hyde, Gillow, Scott, Cox Noes: None Absent: None 7. PUBLIC HEARING - This being the time and place as advertised, Mayor Hyde CONSIDERATION OF opened the public hearing. AMENDMENT TO CITY CODE RELATING TO OFFSTREET Director of Planning Peterson referred to his written re- PARKING FOR OFFICES port explaining that pursuant to a Planning Commission re- AND BANKS quest, the staff conducted a study and are now recommending a zoning text amendment increasing the parking requirements for banks, business and professional offices, and medical and dental offices. Mr. Peterson explained the procedure used by the staff in arriving at the recommendations delineated in the ordinance. He stated that the staff investigation revealed that the ordinance needs to be updated especially as it applied to savings and loan associations, banks, medical and dental buildings; however, the case was not that clear as it ap- plied to general business offices. Mr. Peterson added that if the Council had any reservations about this particular use, he would agree that it could warrant more study. City Council Meeting - 4 - January 23, 1979 On December 27, 1978 the Planning Commission adopted. the Negative Declaration on IS-79-33 and recommended that theI Code be amended in accordance with their Resolution PCA-79-8. Non-Conforming uses In answer to Mayor Hyde's query, Mr. Peterson,statedt~at the established businesses with parking, tha~ would now be- come substandard unde~ this ordinance, would be '?grand- lathered" in; however, if they added on to their buildings, the square footage of the addition would have to comply with additional spaces based on that square footage. Letter from Robert Cozens, The City Clerk noted a letter received from Mr. Robert Cozem Legislative Director of asking for consideration of allowance of a credit for compacl Construction Industry cars. Federation David Malcolm Mr. Malcolm stated that the staff's report has left many 683 Calma Place questions in his mind, particularly as it applied to office Chula Vista use. He noted several ambiguities in the staff's statement and exhibits presented to the Council. Mr. Malcolm then showed the Council several slides of his proposed office building to be constructed on property east of the Archway Inn on Telegraph Canyon Road. He stated that they have been unable to present their plans to the City for approval because of the vacation of Telegraph Canyon Road -- the improvement of the road is being delayed because of the inclement weather. Mr. Malcolm asked that they be "grand- lathered in" due to extenuating circumstances beyond thei~ control. Joseph W. Garcia Mr. Garcia questioned whether the grandfather clause should 484 Fifth Avenue be an amendment to the Code. Chula Vista City Attorney Lindberg explained that the grandfather clause applies to those existing buildings and those who sought building permits subsequent to the effective date of the ordinance - the ordinance would take effect 30 days after its second reading. Public hearing closed There beingno further comments, either for or against, the hearing was declared closed. Council comments Mayor Hyde suggested the formation of a Blue Ribbon Task Force comprised of affected businessmen and staff to further study the provisions of the proposed ordinance. Planning Director Peterson said this would entail a great deal of staff time. a. ORDINANCE - It was moved by Councilman Scott~ seconded by Councilman AMENDING CHAPTER 19.62 Gillow and unanimously carried that the ordinance be brought OF THE CITY CODE back deleting the general office use - that this be given RELATING TO OFFSTREST further study; that the rest of the ordinance be approved PARKING FOR OFFICES AND (as it refers to banks, dental, savings and loans and BANKS - FIRST READING medical buildings). Motion for staff study It was moved by Councilman Scott, seconded byMayor Hyde and unanimously carried that the staff look into the general offices and provide the Council with additional information based on their decision as to whether or not the present parking spaces for the general offices should be changed. Motion for compact It was moved by Councilman Cox, seconded by Councilman Scott car study and unanimously carried that the staff be directed to con- sider the possibility of creating a credit for compact car spaces and report back to Council. City Council Meeting - 5 - January 23, 1979 8. PUBLIC HEARING - This being the time and place as advertised, Mayor Hyde CONSIDERATION OF opened the public hearing. AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY , CODE RELATING TO Director of Planning Peterson reported that in August 1978, GENERAL PLAN AND the Council adopted the E1 Rancho del Rey Specific Plan/ SPECIFIC PLAN PROCEDURES General Development Plan and enacted several regulations AND TO THE P-C PLANNED into interim ordinances for a 90-day period. The regulation~ COB~MUNITY ZONE substantially amended the "Specific Plan" and the "P-C" (Planned Community) zonal provisions of the City. The pro- posed ordinance makes the interim regulations permanent, with certain modifications. Mr. Peterson further explained that the present ordinance clarifies some of the language and reorganizes some of the provisions of the existing P-C districts presently contained in two different sections of the ordinance. The significant change makes it clear that in a P-C zone which has a specific plan adopted, that specific plan represents land use policy and does not represent zoning. The ordinance does allow the property owner, upon registering his concurrence with the plan, to convert the plan to a general development plan under the P-C zone and to proceed with his precise develop- ment plan from that point on. The Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval. Public hearing closed There being no comments, either for or against, the hearing was declared closed. 8a. ORDINANCE NO. 18S4 It was moved by Mayor Hyde that this ordinance be placed on AMENDING CHAPTERS OF THE its first reading and that the reading of the text be CITY CODE RELATING TO waived by unanimous consent. GENERAL PLAN AND SPECIFIC PLAN PROCEDURES AND TO The motion carried by the following vote,to-wit: THE P-C PLANNED CONtMUNITY ZONE - FIRST READING AYES: Mayor Hyde, Councilmen Gillow, Scott, Cox, Egdahl Noes: None Absent: None 8b. RESOLUTION N0. 9465 This resolution amends Resolution No. 9162 establishing a AMENDING THE MASTER FEE Master Fee Schedule by adding fees relating to General SCHEDULE BY ADDING FEES Development Plan and Sectional Planning Area Plan. RELATING TO THE PROCESS- ING OF PLANNED COMMUNITY City Attorney Lindberg asked that the resolution be amended DEVELOPMENTS as follows: "(b) General Development Plan modification - One half the filing fee for a General Development Plan, and subject to the same provision for projects in excess of or Zes8 tha~ the original costs." Resolution offered Offered by Mayor Hyde, as amended, the reading of the text was waived by unanimous consent, passed and adopted by the following vote,to-wit: AYES: Mayor Hyde, Councilmen Gillow, Scott, Cox, Egdahl Noes: None Absent: None 9. PUBLIC HEARING - This being the time and place as advertised, Mayor Hyde CONSIDERATION OF opened the public hearing. TRANSPORTATION CONTROL MEASURES AND IMPLBMENTA- In June 1976, the Council adopted Resolution No. 8190 TION SCHEDULE FOR approving the Regional Air Quality Strategy and Air Manage- REGIONAL AIR QUALITY ment Process and in March 1978, the Council adopted PROGRAM Resolution No. 9043 endorsing the Regional Air Quality Strategy Implementation Program and Tactic T-1 -- coordinateC land use and transportation actions. City Council Meeting - 6 - January 23, 1979 Director of Planning peterson remarked that the Comprehen- sive Planning Organization is now requesting the City to take official action 'to implement Resolution No. 9043 by agreeing to adopt certain Transportation Control Measures - an implementation schedule which includes budgeting of staff and financial resources. Mr. Peterson reviewed the series of tactics suggested by CPO as ways of helping to clean up the air. He said that the staff sees no problems with most of the tactics, but expressed reservations about a few of them, such as: Charg- ing employees for parking if they do not car pool; requir- ing the Council to consider adopting an ordinance requiring all employers in the City to do the same thing. Mike Aulick Mr. Aulick explained.that the City of San Diego Transporta- Comprehensive planning tibn and Land Use Committee will consider the staff reCom- 'Organizatiop mendations ~omorrow morning. The staff has eliminated the idealof subsidized parking for non car poolers. As to the adoption of an ordinance requiring all employers to establis a rideSharing program and provide incentives for their em- ployees to rideshare, they are leaving that recommendation ] Mr. Aulick commented that the ordinance does not necessaril) imply that private employers charge employees for parking. Two drafts are being presented: (1) it would give employer~ a parking space break; that is, reduce the number of parking spaces required; (2) another is to work through the environ- mental impact statement - with the idea that if an employer has a firm commitment ~ to a car pool program for his employ~ he would not need as many spaces as he would if there was o~ person per car. Public hearing closed There being no further comments, either for or against, the hearing was declared closed. 9a. RESOLUTION NO. 9466 Offered by Councilman Cox, the reading of the text was ADOPTION OF IMPLEMENTA- waived by unanimous consent, passed and adopted by the TION SCHEDULE OF following vote,to-wit: APPROPRIATE TRANSPORTA- TION CONTROL MEASURES AYES: Councilmen Cox, Egdahl, Hyde, Gillow, Scott (R~GIONAL AIR QUALITY Noes: None STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION Absent: None PROGRAM) CONSENT CALENDAR It was moved by Councilman Scott and seconded by Councilman (Items 10, 11, 12 and 14) Cox that the Consent Calendar be approved and adopted. Request to delete Item 13 Mayor Hyd~ said he would like to pull Item 13 from the from Consent Calendar Consent Calendar and consider it separately. Councilman Gillow said he had some questions regarding QueStion concerning Item 15 Item IS. Mayor Hyde suggested it would be appropriate to make his comments at this time. Suggestion to defer Councilman Gillow referred to one property owner in the are. assessment for property involving Open Space District No. 10 - a Mr. Bennett - who owner had lived there for approximately 20 years, and suggested that this property be deferred from assessment in this dis- trict and that staff check into this situation. Casa del Rey Subdivision In answer to a query from Mayor Hyde, Director of Public property only subject Works Robens said Mr. Bennett's property is in the District to assessment at this time but will not be assessed at this time. Only the homeowners in the Casa del Rey Subdivision are being assessed now. City Council Meeting - 7 - January 23, 1979 Councilman Gillow suggested that the Council consider exempting Mr. Bennett from assessment as it is important that this be considered now and not at some future date. Discussion ensued concerning the size of the property (10 acres); what would happen if the property is sold or subdivided and developed; exemption would be inappropriate at this time; and there will be another public hearing for future assessments. The Council concurred that this item should be pulled from the Consent Calendar. Consent Calendar The motion to approve and adopt the Consent Calendar, adopted minus Items 10, 11, 12 and 14, carried unanimously, Items 13 and Items 13 and 15 15 being deleted. 10. RESOLUTION NO. 9467 The following trial traffic regulations have been in effect PROHIBITING PARKING ON for eight months: SECTIONS OF FOURTH AVENUE, EAST ORANGE SCHEDULE III- Parking prohibited at all times on Fourth AVENUE, "L" STREET AND Avenue beginning at the northwest corner at Davidson Street CASSELMAN STREET and ending at a point 40 feet north on the west side; on East Orange Avenue beginning at Loma Lane and ending at Larkhaven Avenue on the south side; on "L" Street beginnin~ at a point 230 feet west of First Avenue and ending at a point 240 feet east of First Avenue on both sides; on "L" Street beginning at a point 270 feet west of Second Avenue and ending at a point 225 feet east of Second Avenue on both sides; on Casselman Street beginning at the northeast corner at Broadway and ending at a point 54 feet east on the north side; and on Casselman Street beginning at a point 25 feet east of the southeast corner at Broadway and ending at a point 20 feet east on the south side. The Safety Commission and staff recommended that these trial traffic regulations be made permanent. 11. RESOLUTION NO. 9468 The following trial traffic regulation has been in effect ESTABLISHING A TIME for eight months: LIMIT FOR PARKING ON FIG AVENUE SCHEDULE VI - Parking time limited on Fig Avenue beginning 15 feet south of a point of curb return at "H" Street and ending at a point 45 feet south on the west side. Length of time - 12 minutes. The Safety Commission and staff recommended that this regu- lation be made permanent. ]2. RESOLUTION 9469 The final map for Park Way Villas Subdivision has been APPROVING FINAL MAP checked by the Engineering Division and found to be in FOR PARK WAY VILLAS conformity with the Tentative Map approved on September 12, SUBDIVISION 1978 for a 10-unit condominium project at 575 Park Way. 14. RESOLUTION NO. 9470 The City has initiated a request to vacate an Open Space DECLARING CITY'S Maintenance Easement at the rear of Lots 44 through 56 of INTENTION TO VACATE Rancho Robinhood Subdivision. The Safety Commission OPEN SPACE MAINTENANCE recommended that the easement be vacated. EASEMENT AT RANCHO ROBINHOOD SUBDIVISION This resolution sets February 13, 1979 at 7:00 p.m. in the AND SETTING PUBLIC Council Chambers at City Hall as the time and place for the HEARING public hearing. (END OF CONSENT CALENDAR) City Council Meeting - 8 - January 23, 1979 RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES, FIRST READING 13. RESOLUTION NO. 9471 One of the requirements for a precise plan for an office SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING building at Otay Lakes Road and Ridgeback Road was to under- TO CONSIDER A VARIANCE ground overhead utilities along Otay Lakes Road. One pole FROM UNDERGROUNDING is located at the extreme northeast corner of the project REQUIREMENT and because of the angle at which the wires cross the road, an unusually long excavation would be required across the street. The developer has requested a variance from the undergrounding requirement as it applies to this one pole. This resolution sets February 1S, 1979 as the date for the public hearing to be held at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall. Request for staff to Mayor Hyde asked that when this matter comes to the COuncil consider alternate for a public hearing, that the staff be prepared to comment location for under- on the possibility of having the line for which the varianc~ grounding line is being requested continued, starting on the north end of the diagram on Exhibit 1, coming down on the east side of Otay Lakes Road past the first pole and continuing along the east side until it reaches a point nearly perpendicular to the pole on the west side of Otay Lakes Road. He sug- gested this might be a possible solution to provide for the line being continued overhead on the east side of Otay Lake~ Road and be undergrounded at a shorter location. Resolution offered Offered by Mayor Hyde, the reading of the text was waived by unanimous consent, passed and adopted by the following vote, to*wit: AYES: Mayor Hyde, Councilmen Gillow, Scott~ Cox, Egdahl Noes: None Absent: None 15. RESOLUTION NO. 9472 At the close of a public hearing on January 2,1979, the ORDERING THE FORMATION Council approved the formation of District No. 10 with the OF OPEN SPACE DISTRICT boundary as Telegraph Canyon Road on the south, Paseo NO. 10 Ranchero on the west, East "J" Street on the north and E1 Rancho del Ray No. 5 and the westerly SDG&E easement line on the west. The first phase of the District will include only the Casa del Ray Subdivision, with the assessments spread equally among the parcels in the amount of $25.60 annually for each parcel. Motion to amend It was moved by Councilman Gillow and seconded by Councilma resolution Scott that as long as Mr. Bennett is the owner of his property and it undergoes no further development, that he be exempt from assessment for maintaining the Open Space District; and that this be an amendment to the resolution. Speaking against motion Mayor Hyde spoke against the motion for the proposed amend- ment, stating it is premature and that at such time as the problem becomes real, it can be appropriately handled in the public hearing process. Assessment subject to In response to a query from Mayor Hyde, Director of Public public hearing Works Robens said that Mr. Bennett would not be assessed without the public hearing process. City Council Meeting - 9 ~ January 23, 1979 Amendment to resolution The motion to amend the resolution failed by the following fails vote, to-wit: Ayes: Councilmen Gillow, Scott NOES: Councilmen Cox, Egdahl, Hyde Absent: None Resolution offered Offered by Councilman Egdahl, the reading of the text was waived by upa~imgus consent, passed and adopted by the foilowing.v6te to-wit: AYES: Councilmen Egdahl, Hyde, Gillow, Scott, Cox Noes: None Absent: None 16. RESOLUTION NO. 9473 Rule II, Section 5(b) as currently written does not specify APPROVING AMENDMENT TO that an employee's anniversary date changes when an excep- CIVIL SERVICE RULE II, tional merit increase is awarded. The resolution clarifies SECTION 5(b) the rule to reflect current practice and Civil Service Com- mission interpretation. The Coinmission recommended that the Council approve the wording of Rule II, Section 5(b) as shown in Exhibit "A" of the resolution. Commission authority In answer to questions from Councilman Egdahl, ~i~g Dir. ec- clarified tot of Perse~_melThorsen clarified the wording giving the Civil Service Co~m~ission final determination on denials of merit increases, noting that this is common practice. Resolution offered Offered by Councilman Egdahl, the reading of ~he text was waived by unanimous consent, passed and adopted by the following vote,to-wit: AYES: Councilmen Egdahl, Hyde, Gillow, Scott, Cox Noes: None Absent: None 17. RESOLUTION NO. 9474 The San Diego Transit Corporation notified the City that APPROVING AMENDMENT TO ten of its routes, including Route 100, will be terminated THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN as of January 29, 1979 due to recent financial setbacks. THE CITY AND SAN DIEGO The Council decided to extend Route t00 service on an in- TRANSIT CORPORATION FOR terim basis until March 18, 1979, with the City paying the PROVISION OF ROUTE I00 entire cost from LTF funds. (There will be no expenditure SERVICE FROM JANUARY 29, of City General Funds.) The staff will study feasible 1979 TO MARCH 18, 1979 alternatives and will make a recommendation to the Council by February 20 concerning continuation of Route 100 service Route 100 service only Councilman Scott questioned the fact that the bus service within the City limits of Route 100 will only be operated between the corporate City limits, unless the labor problems of San Diego Transit are resolved and Route 100 bus service is not terminated. Director of Public Works Robens said the City Attorney's office confirmed that the service will only be provided between the City limits. Resolution offered Offered by Councilman Egdahl, the reading of the text was waived by unanimous consent, passed and adopted by the following vote, to-wit: AYES: Councilmen Egdahl, Hyde, Gillow, Cox Noes: Scott Absent: None City Council Meeting - 10 - January 23, 1979 18. RESOLUTION NO. 947S Mr. and Mrs. McCann, owners of a parcel of land in the APPROVING ACCESS THROUGH unincorporated area, have applied for an encroachment OPEN SPACE DISTRICT NO.4, permit for an access driveway through Lots 140 and 219 BONITA RIDGE ESTATES - of Open Space District No. 4. The property is land-locked MR. & MRS. DENNIS B. and Greenwood Place is the nearest street for access tO McCANN this property. The property owners will start an applicati¢ for annexation to Chula Vista as soon as the encroachment i! approved. Staff recommended approval, with the permit to be condition~ to become effective upon annexation tothe City. Suggestion that Councilman Egdahl said it might be appropriate to require property participate in not only that annexation take place, but that tj~o~ Open Space District participate in the Open Space District assessment because assessment they will benefit from the open space. Motion to amend It was moved by Councilman Egdahl, seconded by Councilman resolution Scott and unanimously carried that the resolution be amendel to indicate that as a condition of annexation, the property be included in the Open Space District to wlki& i%:i~ ad- jacent. Resolution offered Offered by Mayor Hyde, as amended, the reading of the text as amended was waived by unanimous consent, passed and adopted by the following vote,to-wit: AYES: Mayor Hyde, Councilmen Gillow, Scott, Cox, Egdahl Noes: None Absent: None Elliott May Mr. May said he was representing the applicant and they May Engineering have no objections to the amendment to the resolution. 7640 University La Mesa 19. RESOLUTION NO. 9476 A $12,380 loan was made to Open Space District No. 3 fund APPROVING PARTIAL REFUND from the General Fund to cover the cost of maintaining the OF ASSESSMENT TO HOME- District during its start-up phase. Rancho Robinhood was OWNERS OF RANCHO ROBIN- developed as two units - Unit No. 1 and Unit No. 2.. Unit HOOD UNIT #2 AND No. 2 was not part of the Open Space DiStrict at the time APPROPRIATING FUNDS the loan was made and should not be liable for that part THEREFOR of the assessment that relates to the loan repayment; there. fore, Council authorization was requested to refund the loa] repayment part of the assessment to the 13 homeowners in Unit No. 2, in the amount of $48.74 per house, for a total of $633.62 for Fiscal Year 1978-79. Resolution offered Offered by Councilman Scott, the reading of the text was waived by unanimous consent, passed and adopted by the following vote,to-wit: AYES: Councilmen Scott, Cox, Egdahl, Hyde, Gillow Noes: None Absent: None 20. RESOLUTION NO. 9477 For the past two years, the City has been a member of the APPROVING MEMBERSHIP IN Economic Development Corporation of San Diego County for a THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT membership fee of $1,000 annually. In January 1979 the CORPORATION OF SAN DIEGO Council directed staff to pursue renewal of membership with COUNTY AND APPROPRIATING the possibility of greater participation. FUNDS THEREFOR After meeting with the Director of the San Disgo EDC and evaluating the benefits, staff recommended that the City renew its membership for the standard $1,000 fee. The Director of Community Development reported that the EDC will provide for greater participation through distribution of brochures specifically produced for the City and have offered technical assistance in the development of such material. City Council Meeting - 11 - January 23, 1979 A specific program will be brought back to the Council after a cost analysis has been completed. 'Resolution offered Offered by Mayor Hyde, the reading of the text was waived by unanimous consent. Council discussion Council discussion ensued with staff concerning benefits re- ceived from S~EDC; firms referred to the City (two now locat~ in the Sweetwater Industrial Park); preparation and distribu. tion of brochures; total budget of the EDC (approXimately $500,000); fee based on regular corporate membership; and participation of staff in providing input regarding Chula Vista and the South Bay area. Substitute motion It was moved by Councilman Cox that this matter be referred to the Mayor's Economic Advisory Committee. No second to motion The motion died for lack of a second. Resolution adopted The resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote, to-wit: AYES: Mayor Hyde, Councilmen Gillow, Scott, Cox, Egdahl Noes: None Absent: None Motion to request the It was moved by Councilman Gillow, seconded by Councilman EDC to contact Scott and unanimously carried that the staff be directed to companies in South San ask the EDC if they have any contact with companies in the Francisco Bay area South S~n Francisco Bay area and if they could assist in bringing some of those companies to visit this area. 21. RESOLUTION NO. 9478 Local agencies, by resolution, must approve or disapprove th APPROVING REGIONAL FAU Regional Federal Aid Urban (FAU) Multi-Year Program as recoM (FEDERAL AID URBAN) mended by the FAU Advisory Committee - such a program to be PROGRAM included in the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). The program is for four years. The staff report of the City's portion of 1978 Regional FAU Multi-Year Program was accepted by the Council in November 1978. The FAU Advisory Committee has recommended the use o4 the total City portion of the regional allocation on the Third Avenue Widening Project and staff concurs. Resolution offered Offered by Councilman Scott, the reading of the text was waived by unanimous consent, passed and adopted by the following vote,to-wit: AYES: Councilmen Scott, Cox, Egdahl, Hyde, Gillow Noes: None Absent: None 22. REPORT OF THE CITY MANAGER a. REPORT ON REORGANIZATION The City Manager presen%ed a detailed reorganization propos~ PROPOSAL to the Council. The main thrust of the proposal involves t] creation of an executive management group consisting of the City Manager, the Assistant City Manager, and three Deputy City Managers. The Assistant City Manager and the three Deputy City Managers would each report directly to the City Manager and .provide top level administration and supervisio~ of a major segment of the City's total operation. Motion to consider this It was moved by Mayor Hyde, seconded by Councilman Egdahl item at the Council and unanimously carried that this matter be docketed for Conference on 1/25/79 discussion at the Council Conference on Thursday, January 2 1979. City Council Meeting - 12 - January 23, 1979 b. RETENTION OF LABOR City Manager Cole requested that an item be docketed for ATTORNEY the Thursday meeting on the proposed retention of a labor attorney for employee negotiations. Motion to add item to It was moved by Mayor Hyde, seconded by Councilman Gillow Thursday agenda and unanimously carried that this be placed last on the agenda (for Thursday) to be considered if the Council gets to it. REPORTS OF CITY OFFICERS AND DEPARTMENT HEADS 23. REPORT ON FORMATION OF For the past several years, the City has been working with AN IMPROVEMENT ACT the property owners for the formation of an Improvement Act ASSESSMENT DISTRICT FOR District to construct "D" Street and Las Floras Drive betwear "D" STREET AND LAS Second and Minor Avenues and between "E" Street and the FLORES DRIVE northerly City limits. In a written report, the City Engineer said because of the lack of interest, and the existence of a number of deferrals for public improvements in the area, staff recommended (1) that no assessment district be formed, and (2) that stall be directed to prepare construction plans for the improvement of "D" Street and Las Flores Drive south of "D" Street. Suggestion of City City Manager Cole suggested that this item be referred back Manager to staff for further study. Motion to refer back It was moved by Councilman Scott, seconded by Mayor Hyde and to staff unanimously carried that this matter be referred back to staff to work on it again. 24. REPORT ON STAFF RE- Director of Public Works Robarts, in a written report, stated CONSIDERATION AND on November 2, 1978 the Council reaffirmed its position to RECON[MENDATION ON MTDB support early implementation of the MTDB light rail transit LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT or guideway system. The City's Transit Advisory Committee SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION considered all major events since their last report of June 30, 1978 and recommended continued staff input and in- volvement in the LRT project. They further recommended affirmation of the Council's prior approval of the MTDB ligh rail transit project as it would be in the best interest of the City to do so. Staff concurred. It was noted that the Council had directed that this matter be reconsidered at the request of the Chula Vista Chamber of Commerce. Motion to accept report It was moved by Councilman Scott, seconded by Councilman Egdahl and unanimously carried that the report be accepted. 25. REPORT ON CHULA VISTA On December 20, 1977 the Council authorized a six-month tria TRANSIT BIKE RACK bicycle rack program on CVT Route 4 serving Southwestern DEMONSTRATION SERVICE College. Subsequently, a bike rack was purchased and in- stalled and the service became operational in late May 1978. In a written statement, Director of Public Works Robens re- ported that due to the large number of bike riders and the generally increasing percentage of riders using this service each month, it is recommended the bike rack service be in- stituted on a permanent basis on Route 4 only; also that mounts and electrical wiring should be placed on a second bus in case the primary equipped bus experiences downtime on this route. Motion to accept report It was moved by Councilman Egdahl, seconded by Councilman Gillow and unanimously carried that the report be accepted and the Council approve institution of permanent bike rack service on Route 4. City Council Meeting - 13 - January 23, 1979 MAYOR'S REPORT Expansion of shopping Mayor Hyde discussed the fact that expansion of the Chula center and closing of Vista Shopping Center has been under consideration for Fifth Avenue some time, and Basic to this the decision of whether or not Fifth Avenue should be closed. Motion for staff to It was moved by Mayor Hyde and seconded by Councilman Egdahl take appropriate steps that the appropriate steps be initiated to place the matter for Council consideration before the City Council as to whether or not the Council is of closing Fifth Avenue willing to close Fifth Avenue between "H" and "I" Streets in order to accom~aodate an internal expansion of the Chula Vist Shopping Center - whatever steps are necessary, including a public hearing. Concern of timing Councilman Cox expressed his concern that this action may be premature as a staff report is to be made soon indicating who the major tenant may Be, Which will have a major signif- icance on this matter; and staff has ilso been considering alternatives. Vacation of Fifth In answer to a question from Mr. Cole, City Attorney Lindbe~ Avenue a unique situa~ said that normally the issue of vacating a street is not su[ tion - may be subject ject to conditions; however, this is a unique situation whe~ to contingencies the Council is dealing with a major problem involving con- tingencies not yet resolved and may have to take a position that, if Fifth Avenue is to be closed, it will be done sub- ject to certain contingencies being fulfilled. Report scheduled for In answer to a query from Mayor Hyde, Director of Public Council Conference Works Robens said that the City Engineer has prepared a in February report which is scheduled for discussion at a Council Con- ference in February. Motion withdrawn Mayor Hyde withdrew his motion. Councilman Bgdaht agreed as the second. Traffic safety Mayor Hyde asked what action has been taken regarding the problem at Post Office problem at the Post Office with the obstruction of the view of motorists using the mail drop boxes - in an effort to improve it from a safety standpoint. Report to be made on Mr. Robens said this is being investigated and a report February 6 will be made to the Council on February 6, 1979. Request from City of Mayor Hyde referred to a letter received from the City Burbank to oppose man- Council of Burbank concerning the matter of bussing. They dated school desegre- have asked other City Councils to join them in "opposing getion any intervention by the court or legislature which would mandate school desegregation programs for school districts.' Motion to file It was moved by Mayor Hyde, seconded by Councilman Scott and unanimously carried that this matter be filed inasmuch as it is primarily a matter of school districts'concern. Question regarding Councilman Egdahl asked what the status is wi~h the City's status of low-income application for low-income housing with the County Housing housing application Authority. Housing Authority Director of Community Development Deerochers said that the preparing packet County Housing Authority is developing a packet which sh~ul{ for bids be available soon, and hopefully bids will go out by March. Me said he will check on this and report back. City Council Meeting -14- January 23, 1979 Request from Park Councilman Egdahl referredto the request from the Park Palomar Apartments Palomar Apartments for assistance regarding rent increases for assistance and decent housing. Motion to refer to It was moved by Councilman Egdahl, seconded by Mayor Hyde staff and unanimously carried that this be referred to staff for comment and recommendation. Discussion of Councilman Gillow reported that Dr. Peter Greg of the Inter- Management Seminar governmental Training and Development Center may be available to present a management seminar to the Council on April 28. Alternate dates were suggested for April 30 and May 2. First choice: 4/28-4/30 The Council concurred that the first choice would be April 2~ Second choice:4/30-5/2 (Saturday) for the one-day seminar, with a second day pre- sentation if needed on April 30 (Monday). The second choice would be April 30 .for the seminar with May 2 as the second day if needed. Councilman Gillow will give the Council a final report on Thursday, January 25. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Hyde adjourned the meeting at 9:30 p.m~ to the Council Conference scheduled for 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 25, 1979 in the Council Conference Room, City Hall. City Clerk