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HomeMy WebLinkAboutcc min 1979/03/27 MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA Held Triesday -'7:00 p.m. March 27, 1979 Aregular 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, Public Services Building~ 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 Cit~f Manager Asmus, Deputy City Manager Robens, Director Of Planning Peterson, Transit Coordinator Bloom 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 .byi~uumcil~n Cox,,:~s~cbnd~d-by:l~ounc~l~n~Gillow and carried 4-0. that the minutes .Of the meetin~of Ma~dh be approved, copies having been sent to each Councilman. (Councilman Egdahl abstained as he was absent from~that meeting. ] 2. SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY a. OATH OF OFFICE - City Clerk Jennie Fulasz administered the Oath of office to MUMAN RELATIONS James Ladd, recently appointed to the Human Relations Com- COMMISSION mission. 3. ORAL COM~RINICATIONS J. M. Brennan Mr. Brennan referred to Item 6 on the agenda .and questioned 309 Hilltop Drive if any members of the Council' who were not present last week, Chula Vista and ~ho ~woUld be voting, had been briefed onthe opposition. Mayor Hyde said if Councilman Egdahl confirms ~t~at he has noI had an opportunity to .listen to the tape, i't will. be apprOpri!- ate for him to abstain on Item 6. (Prezoning, tentative map, and Planned Unit Development - Hilltop Drive between "F" and "G" Streets.) 4. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS (None) , RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES, FIRST PtADING 5. RESOLUTION NO. 9539 On March 13, 1979, the CounCil accepted a staff reconunendation. APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR that a temporary Parking Control Officer be hiredI for a 6 TEMPORARY PARKING CONTROL month period of time to aid in the parking enforcement in the OFFICER Parking District during the construction of Third"Avenue. The cost for the remainder of FY 1978~79 is $2,360.80. Resolution offered Offered by Councilman Scott, the reading of the text was waived by unanimous consent, passed and adopted by the follow- ing Vote, to-wit: AYES: CoUncilmen Scott, 'Cox~ Hyde, Gillow Noes: Councilman Egdahl Ab, sent: None CONTINUED MATTERS AND SECOND READING OF ORDINANCES 6. CONSIDERATION OF PREZONING, On March 20, 1979, the Council closed the public' hearings'on TENTATIVE SUBDIVISION MAP, these items and directed staff to bring back a revised AND PLANNED UNIT .DEVELOP- resolution approving the tentative subdivision map. The' MENT FOR 10.9 ACRES ON THE resolution .has been modified to reflect the change of ~he" EAST SIDE OF HILLTOP DRIVE entry driveway from a public street to a private street, t0 . ' BETWEE~N "F" kND "G" allow for alternative sewer and drainage solutions, and STREETS - VILLA SAN MIGUBL make the related changes disc6ssed at the'meeting on March20. Held Tuesday - 7:0Q p.m. - 2 - March 27, 1979 CONTINUED MATTERS AND SECOND READING OF ORDINANCES (~ont.) Public hearing closed - In response to a query from Mayor Hyde, City Attorney inappropriate to accept Lindberg said he had spoken with Mr. Ferreira and his further testimony attorney, Mr. Poynor, indicating that since the public hearing has been closed on this matter, no testimony could be taken other than at the Council's acceptance of state- ments that are non-controversial. Request to speak from With the concurrence of the Council, Mayor Hyde said that Attorney Mike Poynor Mr. Poynor would be permitted to make a statement and the Council will then determine if it is appropriate to accept his conunents. Mike Poynor representing Mr. Poynor asked permission to introduce a map showing the Frank Ferreira, Developer existing contours of the hill, with a drawing superimposed indicating how the grading and filling will appear under the new project. He said this was being presented as factual information to clarify statements made at the last meeting. Map accurately shows Director of Planning Peterson said he had reviewed the map slope condition earlier and that it does accurately depict the slope con- ditions on the tentative map. Map distributed With the concurrence of the Council, Mr. Poynor distributed copies of the map to members of the Council for their review. A brief discussion followed concerning information shown and clarification given of statements made at the public hearing. Mayor Hyde announced that Councilman Egdahl did not have the opportunity to review the tapes of the public hearing and the Council may wish to consider whether or not to continue this matter for another week. Terrence O'Malley Mr. O'Malley said he represented the applicant and requested Attorney, San Diego that a vote be taken tonight as a delay would be costly to them. Concern regarding parcels Mayor Hyde said he received a phone call from a party who being less than 20,000 had artended the public hearing expressing concern that the sq. ft. project as proposed would not conform to the R-E zoning (20,000 sq. ft. lots). The party was not aware until after the public hearing was closed that the PUD provides for modifications of those lot signs. a. ORDINANCE NO. 1863 This property is located in the County and is in the process AMENDING THE ZONING MAP of being annexed to the City. It was prezoned R-E (Resi- TO CHANGE THE PREZONING dential Estates, 20,000 sq. ft. lot sizes). The Planning FOR 10.9 ACRES LOCATED Commission recommended R-E-PUD zoning in accordance with EAST OF THE 300 BLOCK their Resolution PCZ-79-F. OF HILLTOP DRIVE FROM R-E TO R-E-PUD - FIRST READING (Continued from 3/20/79) Ordinance placed on first It was moved by Mayor Hyde that this ordinance be placed on reading first reading and that the reading of the text be waived by unanimous consent. The motion carried by the following vote, to-wit: AYES: Mayor Hyde, Councilmen Gillow, Scott, Cox Noes: None Abstain:Councilman Egdahl Absent: None Held Tuesday - 7;00 p.m. - 3 - March 27, 1979 CONTINUED MATTERS AND SECOND READING~OF ORDINANCES (Cent.) b. RESOLUTION N0. 9540 Offered by Councilman Cox, the reading. of the text was APPROVING TENTATIVE waived by unanimous consent. SUBDIVISION ~AP FOR CHULA VISTA TRACT 79-15, VILLA SAN MIGUEL (Continued from 3/20/7~] Concern with modification Mayor Hyde expressed concern regarding the point raised by in size. of smaller parcels the party making the phone call - that in this map some parcels have only 8,500 sq. ft. in a zone requiring 20,000 sq. ft. minimum size parcels. He particularly noted parcels No. 17, 18 and 19 and questioned the reduction of more than 50%. No limitation on lot size Director of Planning Peterson said that under the PUD in PUD modifying district modifying district, there is no limitation placed on how far the reduction can go, and in this case open space con- taining the tennis court, recreation building and land- scaped areas off sets the smaller lot size on the south end of the tract. He said staff could see no problems with this fact. Resolution adopted The resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote to-wit: AYES: Councilman Cox, Hyde, Gillow, Scott Noes: None Abstain:Councilman Egdahl Absent: None c. RESOLUTION NO. 9541 The applicant proposes to build 18 new homes on this site APPROVING SITE PLANS using five basic models - four of which will be split level FOR VILLA SAN MIGUEL, with three-car garages and the fifth with a two-car garage. PUD-79-1 (Continued The Planning Co~nnission recommended approval in accordance from 3/20/79) with their Resolution PUD-79-1. Resolution offered Offered by Mayor Hyde, the reading of the text was waived hy unanimous consent, passed and adopted by the following vote, to-wit: AYES: MayorsHyde, Councilmen~Gillo~,jScott,iCox Noes: None Abstain:Councilman Bgdahl Absent: None 7. RESOLUTION N0. 9542 The Council had requested a written policy for a two ESTABLISHING AND ADOPTING consecutive term Iimi~ati~n-ona~y appointment made py the A COUNCIL POLICY RELATIVE Council to any board, commission, administrative or legis- TO THE LIMITATION OF lative body. The initial policy has been revised by the TERMS FOR COUNCIL APPOIN- City Attorney in accordance with Council direction on TEES TO ALL BOARDS, COM- March 13, 1979. MISSIONS, ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEGISLATIVE BODIES (Continued from 3/20/79) 'ResOlution offered Offered by Councilman Egdahl, the reading o£'%hetextwas w~ived by following vote to-wit: AYES: Councilmen Egdahl, Hyde, Gillow, Scott, Cox Noes: None Absent: None Held Tuesday - 7:00 p.m. - 4 - March 27, 1979 CONTINUED MATTERS AND SECOND READING OF ORDINANCES CCont.~ 8. RESOLUTION NO. ~S43 The new lease agreement provides for an annual rental APPROVING AN AGREEMENT payment of $4,000 per year in advance. The initial pay- WITH DGMN, A CO-PARTNERSHIP, ment is to be $8,000 to cover the first two years of the FOR A TEMPORARY EASE- lease. A pro rata share would be reimbursed to the City MENT FOR A PORTION OF if the City chooses to terminate the lease of Tidelands TIDELANDS AVENUE Avenue and would be applied to the acquisition cost if the (Continued from 3/13/79) City determines to acquire the permanent alignment of Tidelands at any time during theleasehold period. Rohr Corporation to City Attorney Lindberg reported that Rohr Corporation has participate indicated their willingness to share on a 50% bases. Acquisition costs In response to a query from Councilman Cox, Mr. Lindberg said that if the City should decide to acquire the land, the money credited toward the purchase price would be that portion remaining on a year-to-year lease. Also, there will be an agreement executed with Rohr subsequent to action taken tonight. Councilman Scott expressed his concern regarding this matter, stating a better way would be to purchase the right-of-way. Resolution offered Offered'by Councilman Gillow, the reading of the text was waived by unanimous consent, passed and adopted by the following vote to-wit: AYES: Councilmen Gillow, Cox, Egdahl, Hyde Noes: Councilman Scott Absent: None 9. REPORT(S) OF THE CITY MANAGER a. REQUEST FOR EXEC[~IVE City Manager Cole requested that the Council hold an SESSION Executive Session at the conclusion of the agenda to discuss employee negotiations. b. SOUTH BAY TRANSIT Mr. Cole said that last week the Council discussed the South DISTRICT Bay Transit District and it was indicated some action needed to be taken by April 1. He clarified that the April 1 date related to the submittal of the City's LTF budget for 1979- 80 fiscal year. The South Bay Transit District information should be prepared by the end. of June. National City interested In answer to a question from Mayor Hyde, Transit Coordinator in Transit District Jack Bloom said he has discussed this with National City and they are interested in working with Chula Vista and the County in setting up a South Bay Transit District or joint powers agency. He stated areport wflt be coming back to the Council by the end of May. c. FLOOD PROTECTION Mr. Cole reported that the Public Works Department has M~ASURES increased the height of the dike in the Edgemere Avenue area and they have permission from the State Division of Highways to cut through Edgemere if necessary to keep the water level down in the event heavy rains continue. d. REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY Mr. Cole suggested that after the Redevelopment Agency meet- MEETING ON 3/29/?9 ing it would be appropriate to adjourn that meeting to 10:00 a.m. on March 29 for the meeting of the Agency Members with Mr. Lipp to discuss the Broadway Shopping Center expansion. Held Tuesday - 7:00 p.m. - 5 - March 27, 1979 REPORT(S) OF THE CITY MANAGER (Cont.) Agreement with San Diego City Attorney Lindberg reported that he and Mr. Bloom Transit to provide for talked ~o Claude Page of San Diego Transit and their cancellation of service attorney, Larry Patten. The next Transit contract that on 90-day notice will be presented to the City for the next fiscal year will contain a provision that the Transit Company may cancel all or any portion of their service on 90-days' written notice to the City of Chula Vista. Route 100 to continue In reply to a query from Councilman Scott, Mr. Bloom said that it is his understanding Route 100 will continue to operate at the same service level as currently provided. Motion for Executive It was moved by Councilman Cox, seconded by Mayor Hyde and Session unanimously carried that an Executive Meeting be held at the conclusion of the Council meeting for negotiation purposes. REPORTS OF CITY OFFICERS AND DEPARTMENT HEADS 10. (This item was deleted from the agenda.) REPORTS, REQUESTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF CITY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS 11. REQUEST FOR COUNCIL The Human Relations Commission asked that a regular staff APPOINTMENT OF A REGULAR liaison person be assigned to the Commission due to the STAFF LIAISON TO THE revised ordinance increasing the duties and functions of HUMAN RELATIONS COM~]ISSION: this Commission. AND REQUEST FOR COUNCIL CLARIFICATION OF REFERRAL It was noted during the meeting that the Commission is RELATIVE TO MOBILEHOME having difficulty studying the following referrals due 'to PARK RENT INCREASES the lack of material and staff input: (1) Relocation of displaced tenters when apartment conversions occur; Low income housing recommendations; (3) Request for joint staff/commission report relative to mobilehome park rent increases. Assistant City Manager Mayo~ Hyde noted that the Assistant City Manager will be to handle staff liaison the regular staff liaison to the Human Relations Commission to HRC with authority to request appropriate staff member atten- dance to assist the Commission as needed. Joy Sheresh Ms. Sheresh briefly described the problem the CommissiOn Member, HRC had at their last meeting due to lack of information and staff input, noting that the Commission meets only once a month and often staff reports are submitted to Council on matters referred jointly to them before the Commission has as opportunity to meet. She said it would be helpful if closer communication could be maintained. Ms. Sheresh said that at this time no one is assuming responsibility for assisting persons displaced due to apartment conversions to condominiums. She suggested a study be made on the ratio of conversions to apartments available and that the Commission needs staff input on this matter. Report due from Economic Councilman Cox noted that the matter of displaced tenters Advisory Co~mittee on was considered By the Mayor's Economic Advisory Committee displaced tenters and a report will be submitted to the Council in one to two weeks. He said a copy of this report will be given to the HRC. Held Tuesday - 7:00 p.m. - 6 - March 27, 1979 MAYOR'S REPORT Discussion re notification Mayor Hyde referred to the Third Avenue improvement.project concerning'Third Avenue which is scheduled to begin Monday, April 2. In answer improvement project to his concerns regarding notification to businessmen and tenants along Third Avenue, Deputy City Manager RObens~ described t~e various meetings and notices given to a~f concerned -- personal contact, letters, and meetings held.~ Report in two weeks re Mayor Hyde said that the Council had asked the City Manager Executive compensation for a report on the Executive staff compensation package. Mr. Cole said a report will be made in two weeks. COUNCIL CO~4ENTS Absence excused Councilman Egdahl explained his absence from the last Council meeting was due to a bus~ess conunitment out of state. Mayor Hyde noted his absence had been excused. Meeting recessed Mayor Hyde recessed the Council meeting at this time - 7:58 p.m. REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY The Council, as members of the Redevelopment Agency, convened MEETING a Redevelopment meeting at 7:58 p.m. and adjourned the meeting at 8:08 p.m. EXECUTIVE SESSION The Council recessed to an Executive Session for personnel negotiations at 8:08 p.m. The City Clerk was excused and City Manager Cole was appointed Deputy City Clerk Pro Tempore. He reported that the meeting reconvened at g:20 p.m ADJOURNMENT Mayor Hyde adjourned the meeting at 9:20 p.m. to the Council Conference scheduled for 4:00 p.m. on March 29, 1979.