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HomeMy WebLinkAboutcc min 1977/12/12 MINUTES OF AN ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA Held Monday - 4:00 p.m. December 12, 1~77 An adjourned regular meeting of the City Council of the City o£ Chula Vista, California, was held on the above date beginning at 4:00 p.m. in the Council Conference Room, City Hall, 276 Fourth Avenue. ROLL CALL Councilmen present: Mayor Hyde, Councilmen Hobel, Cox, Scott, Egdahl Councilmen absent: None Staff present: City Manager Cole, Director of Building and Housing Grady, Director of Parks and Recreation Hall 1. CONSIDERATION OF The o££icial dedication of the Brandywine neighborhood A NA~ FOR THE NEW park site has been scheduled for December 16, 1977 PARK SITE IN THE during the noon hour with the program coordinated with BRANDYWINE SUBDIVISION the Valle Linde Elementary School, LOCATED NEAR VALLE LINDO SCHOOL Motion to name the It was moved by Councilman Scott and seconded by park "Brandywine" Councilman Cox that the park be named "Brandywine," Question regarding In answer to a query from Councilman Hobel concerning staff recor0mendation the staff recommendation, Director of Parks and Recreation Hall said that originally the staff had recommended "Brandywine'.'~ however~ researc~ shows that the site was part of a Park Acquisition ana Development (PAD) Grant~ and the site does in fact abut the school area with steps having been built from the school grounds for access to the park. After reviewing Council's policy that parks be named after a school -: when they abut it, staff is now recommending that the policy be followed in naming this park. Mayor Hyde spoke against the motion expressing his concern that when a park area is developed in conjunc- tion with a school, the policy should be followed as it will foster the concept that schools are part of a community center. He asked Council's Support in naming the park "Valle Linde." Motion failed The motion to name the park "Brandywine" failed by the following vote, to-wit: Ayes: Councilman Scott NOES: Mayor Hyde, Councilmen Hobel, Cox, Egdahl Absent: None Motion to name park It was moved by Mayor Hyde and seconded by Councilman "Valle Linde" Hobel that the park be named "Valle Linde." Councilman Scott spoke against the motion as the park is not contiguous to the school in the same manner as other parks. He added that this area. has always been designated as Brandywine and this name would better describe the park. Motion carried The motion to name the park "Valle Linde" carried by the following vote, to-wit: AYES: Mayor Hyde, Councilmen Hobel, Cox, Egdahl Noes: Councilman Scott Absent: None Adjourned Regular Meeting -2- December 12, 1977 Council discussion Council discussion ensued concerning (1) the Council policy; (2) whether it should be made more flexible; (3) that the school districts are, in effect, naming the City parks; (4) whether the City should be jointly involved in naming schools and parks. Motion to discuss It was moved by Councilman Egdahl and seconded by policy on naming parks Mayor Hyde that this matter be brought up at the next with School/Parks School/Parks Committee meeting. The motion carried Committee by the following vote, to-wit: AYES: Councilmen Egdahl, Hobel, Cox, Hyde Noes: Councilman Scott Absent: None 2. PRESENTATION - City Manager Cote announced that after the presenta- BUILDING AND HOUSING tion, arrangements have been made for the Council to DEPARTMENT OPERATIONS tour the construction, repair and communications sections at 707 "F" Street. Director of Building and Housing Grady briefly described the organization of the Department with the three divisions: (1) Building and Housing Inspection,in- cluding zoning enforcement; (2) Building Maintenance - construction, repair and custodial;and (3) Communica- tions. Mr. Grady, using various charts, outlined the building valuations for the last five years, the workload added by various federal, state and local regulations, and the methods used to cope with the added workload, i.e., two-way radio communication~ combining forms, simpli£ying permits and using the computer for monthly reports. Report on zoning In answer to a query from Mayor Hyde, City Manager enforcement procedure Cole said that a report will be made to the Council to be scheduled in sometime in January regarding the trial zoning enforce- January ment procedures. Results indicate improvements have been made in time saved and increased field time. In the custodial area, Mr. Grady said that 25 buildings are maintained with areas ranging from 400 square feet to 55,000 square feet, amounting to nearly 200,000 square feet of floor space being maintained. The construction and repair crew including electrical, plumbing, air conditioning, carpentry, and painting - maintain 37 buildings with areas from 300 square feet to 55,000 square feet. Mr. Grady explained that the Communications Division established in 1971 started with two base stations, 25 two-way radios, and the sound system in the Council Chamber. This has now increased to 415 pieces of electronic equipment with minimum increase in budget. 3. RESCHEDULING RE- It was moved by Councilman Cox, seconded by Mayor DEVELOPMENT AGENCY Hyde and unanimously carried that the Redevelopment MEETING TINE OF Agency meeting of December 15, 1977 be rescheduled DECEMBER 15 from 7;00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Discussion - National League Conference The Council briefly discussed the benefits received from attending the Conference recently held in San Francisco. Councilman Cox particularly commented on the exhibit of the Computer Library Services, Inc. He suggested that computerized service would be a good thing forth¢ Chula Vista Library and that there might be a possibility of sharing the cost with the County and other cities,making it more feasible~ Adjourned Regular Meeting -3- December 12, 1977 He suggested that the County or City of San Diego could purchase the main unit for approximately $90,000 and subcontract out to each of the cities interested. Motion for investiga- It was moved by Councilman Cox and seconded by tion of joint use of Councilman Scott that the staff be directed to computer equipment for consider the joint use of this equipment with the Library with the City City or County of San Diego purchasing the equipment. or County of San Diego Motion clarified Mayor Hyde clarified that the motion was to ask the staff to contact the County and ask them to become the lead agency in acquiring automated electronic system for library operations. Motion carried The motion carried unanimously. Concern regarding Councilman Hobel expressed his concern that some of recording equipment the minutes for the Council Conferences have a degree used at Council of incompleteness due to the type of recording equip- Conferences ment and microphones used. He suggested that the City Manager check into this situation. Seminar suggested for Councilman Scott commented brie£1y on the card businessmen regarding catalog designed to be used with the computer equip- redevelopment ment and noted that it would be an asset in the City Library. He also commented on a seminar which was held for businessmen in one city in connection with redevelopment. He said the Chamber of Commerce indicated that they might co-sponsor such a seminar for the City of Chula Vista. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Hyde adjourned the meeting at 5:00 p.m. to a tour of Building and Housing facilities and to the regular scheduled meeting of December 13~ 1977. Deputy City Clerk