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HomeMy WebLinkAboutcc min 1977/09/15 MINUTES OF ~ ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF CtlULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA Iteld Thursday - 4:00 p.m. September 15, 1977 An adjourned regular meeting was held on the above date beginning at 4:10 p.m. in the Council Conference Room, City Hall, 276 Fourth Avenue. ROLL CALL Councilmen present: Councilmen Cox, Scott, Egdahl Councilmen absent: Mayor Hyde, Councilman Hobel Staff present: City Manager Cole, Assistant City Manager Asmus, Fire Chief Smithey, Assistant Fire Chief Longerbone In the absence of Mayor Hyde and Mayor Pro Tempore Hobel, the meeting was opened by Deputy City Clerk Jane Diedrichs. She asked for a motion to appoint an Acting Mayor Pro Tempore to chair the meeting. Motion to appoint It was moved by Councilman Scott, seconded by Councilman Acting Mayor Pro Tempore Cox and unanimously carried by those present that Council- man Egdahl be appointed Acting Mayor Pro Tempore. FIRE DEPARTMENT OPERATIONS 1. AUTOMATIC RESPONSE - City Manager Cole explained that this conference was BONITA-SUNNYSIDE scheduled as the result of directions from the Council FIRE DISTRICT PROPOSAL during budget deliberations to meet with the Department Heads. The Council has specifically indicated a desire to consider the possibility of reducing the cost of fire service in the Bonita-Sunnyside Fire District. Chief Smithey reported that the initial contact made with the Bonita-Sunnyside District concerning the possibility of reducing the amount of the contract for fire protection was not well received due to budget implications. The concern is the level of fire protection being pro- vided in the Bonita area of the City that is south of the contract area - Exgibi~ "A" - extending behind Allen School across Otay Lakes Road to the County Club Estates area including Rancho Robinhood. Chief Smithey said the proposal is to have an automatic response agreement with Bonita-Sunnyside Fire District for "first-in" protection to the city area as outlined in Ex~b~ "A" of the staff report (copy of which is on file in the City Clerk's office). In return, the Chula Vista Fire Department would respond "first-in" to that portion of the Bonita-Sunnyside Fire District located west of 1-805 to Hilltop Drive and generally from Bonita Road to "H" Street (as outlined in EX~ "~" of the staff report - copy on file in the City Clerk's office). In a written report, Chief Smithey noted that all City areas south of Bonita Road are out of the contract area and rely on Station #4~ 879 Otay Lakes Road, for "first-in" ~ervice with backup ~rom Station #2, 80 East "J" Street and Station #1, 447 "F" Street. Due to travel distance and time, supplemental protection needs to be provided in order that the level of fire protection is equal to that provided the rest of the City. Adjourned Regular Meeting -2- September 15, 1977 Council discussion Council discussion followed concerning (1) possibility of making Chula Vista "self sufficient" in fire protec- tion service; (2) cost of current contract amount - $31,191.31; (3) feasibility and cost of building an additional station, estimated at #295,000 plus ongoing costs annually of approximately $280,000 for manpower alone; (4) additional site has been selected for future use and owner is willing to negotiate purchase price; (5) current Capital Improvement Program (CIP) includes funds for purchase of site, but construction would not be planned for immediate future; (6) automatic response agreement would fill interim need for additional fire protection, but this would not be a long term proposal and staff would move ahead to acquire site. Staff recommendation City Manager Cole said staff recon~ends that the City pursue an Automatic Response Agreement with the Bonita- Sunnyside Fire District for areas delineated on maps included in the staff report. Motion to pursue It was moved by Councilman Cox, seconded by Councilman automatic response Egdahl and unanimously carried by those present that the agreement City pursue a course to effect an implementation of an automatic response agreement with the Bonita-Sunnyside Fire District. 2. REPORT ON TELESQUIRT Chief Smithey said that the Telesquirt unit is in service USE AND HOUSING as of today. Hedescribed the unit as having additional ladder capability to get closer to a fire with more flexibility than anything else in service. It is current- ly housed at the "J" Street station, but it has been determined that with slight modification to Station #3, it can also be placed there where it will provide the best service. 3. CRITERIA AND FIRE In answer to a suggestion from Councilman Scott that the STATION SITE LOCATION - discussion on the next two items be held for a Council CURRENT AND FUTURE Conference when there is a full Council, City Manager Cole said it would be best to make the presentation now as staff needs Council reaction to proceed with acquisition of property as authorized in this year's budget. Further Council direction can then be given during a regular Council meeting. Chief Smithey briefly reviewed the history of the loca- tion of the current fire stations and described the criteria for the location of fire stations as shown in the Safety Element of the General Plan. Computer runs by CPO The Comprehensive Planning Organization (CPO) has pro- confirm locations vided the City with information by computer runs on fire selected station locations and confirmed the locations selected by the staff - to move Station #3 to Orange and Oleander and move Station #2 onto "L" Street near E1 Capitan, which will provide the average response time of four (4) minutes to covered areas. Chief Smithey stated that, based on development that has occurred and on projections for future development, staff suggests relocating the exist- ing stations rather than adding another station. Assistant City Manager Asmus commented on the economic advantages of relocating the two stations and building one rather than two new stations. The relocation of the "J" Street station would be planned in the CIP budget next year. Adjourned Regular Meeting -3- September 15, 1977 4. TRAINING FACILITIES - Chief Smithey listed the following things to be con- CURRENT AND FUTURE sidered in selecting the location of a training facility: (1) that it be accessible; (2) adequate in size; (3) located in an area where both smoke and water will not be restricted; (4) located where noise incidental to the testing and training will not be objectionable to the neighborhood; and (5) it is preferable to have a train- ing facility in conjunction with an active fire station for purposes of security, maintenance and less overtime for training personnel. Chief Smithey said the training tower at the "J" Street station was recently rebuilt and the fire escapes and ladders were installed today. He said the quest for a site for a training facility has been frustrating due to many factors: the need to have it in conjunction with existing facilities precludes existing stations; wind causes probelm with water blowing over cars, etc., and objection by the Port District to site at "J" and Tidelands; He said the prime site at this time seems to be one at Otay Valley Road and Brandywine. la. MONTGOMERY AUTOMATIC Chief Smithey gave the following update report on the RESPONSE UPDATE Montgomery Automatic Response Agreement; There have been 72 responses - 53 of which were Montgomery coming into the City area and 19 of which Chula Vista went into the Montgomery area. He said the program seems to be working well and the fire companies are adjusting and working comfortably with each other. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT (None) MAYOR'S REPORT (None) COUNCIL COMMENTS (None) ADJOURNMENT Ac~ing Mayor Pro Tempore Egdahl adjourned the meeting at 5:50 p.m. to the regular Council meeting scheduled for Tuesday, September 20, 1977 in the Council Chambers, City Hall. Deputy City Clerk