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HomeMy WebLinkAboutcc min 1977/07/14 MINUTES OF AN ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA Held Thursday - 4:00 p m July 14, 1977 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. 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, City Attorney Lindberg, Director of Planning Peterson, Director of Public Works Robens, Assistant Planning Director Williams Others present: Carmen Pasquale, Executive Vice President of Gersten Companies, San Diego; Jim Hutchison, Vice President of Project Design Consultants, San Diego 1. RECENT HISTORY - EL RANCHO DEL REY a. Summary of City Director of Planning Peterson called the Council's atten- Council actions on tion to three exhibits displayed on the wall - (1) on the E1 Rancho del Rey right: the 1970 Plan of Record pertaining to the E1 Rancho in the last few del Rey area; (2) in the center: a map representing the months proposal by Otay Land Company dated November 12, 1976 upon which the model was based; and (3) on the left: a "Com- munity Sketch Plan" presented on March 31, 1977 by staff after the Council had viewed the model and expressed dis- satisfaction with it. Mr. Peterson then reviewed some of the Council actions taken in recent months including (1) the request that the 0ray Land Company prepared a model to show the grading that would result from their proposal in 1976 (the center ex- hibit) and which was completed in February, 1977; (2) referring the model to the staff for report and recommenda- tion regarding Council concerns that canyons were preserved, but the hillsides were not; (3) referring three alternate grading concepts presented by the staff in March, 1977 to ACCORD; and (4) scheduling this conference after receipt of a copy of the letter addressed to Mr. Carmen Pasquale from Mr. Jim Hutchison, (dated June 9, 1977) in response to the "Community Sketch Plan" (exhibit 3) and Grading Concept No. 2, which the staff had recommended the Council endorse as having merit for further investigation. Plans rejected by Mr. Peterson s~ated that Mr. Hutchison apparently believed  Council and Developer the Community Sketch Plan and Grading Concept No. 2 were final products which Would be recommended for adoption by the Council, but this was not staff's intent. Staff felt the Grading Concep: had merit, but did need refinement and changes. In summary Mr. Peterson said that the Council has rejected the Otay Land Company Land Use Plan (exhibit 2] and the developer has rejected the staff grading con- cept and plan; howeyer, th~ ~taff and representatives of the developer are still working together but he was not optimistic that agreement would be reached. Adjourned Regular Meeting -2- July 14, 1977 Staff to make Mr. Peterson said it was his intent to meet the schedule, presentation to if at all possible, and make his recommendation to the Planning Commission Planning Commission in September or October pending the report from ACCORD and the final report of the Consultant, Mr. Cooke. 2. STAFF WORK WITH 0TAY LAND COMPANY a. Hutchison letter In answer to a query from Councilman Hobel, Director of of June 9, 1977 to Planning Peterson said that subsequent to the Council Mr. Pasquale reviewing the model, staff was asked to make a recommenda- tion in three weeks and the Community Sketch Plan was b. Staff response presented on March 31, 1977. He said staff did not have to letter an opportunity to meet with Mr. Hutchison on this plan; howeve~ several meetings were held with the developer to c. Summary of meetings discuss open space and preservation of ridges and canyons. with Otay Land Company Mr. Pasquale stated it was their understanding that the Council wanted to identify ridges and canyons and the developer had gone one step further to include density to see if the plan would be economically feasible. Council discussion Council discussion ensued with staff and the developer concerning the following: (1) Mr. Hutchison's negative response to staff recom- mendations of Grading Concept No. 2 and the Com- munity Sketch Plan; (2) The degree to which economic feasibility should be considered simultaneously with planning; (3) Council's direction to ACCORD in expanding their involvement to include review and comment at key points on the General Development Plan beyond the 450 acres; (4) Refinement and further testing needed on staff Grading Concept No. 2; staff of Planning , and Public Works Departments concurred that con- cepts and principles are valid, but they do need more work (Mr. Hutchison had evaluated this as a final plan); (5) The goal is to work toward a revised General Development Plan and identify ridges and canyons to be preserved as a part of that Plan (Mr. Pasquale suggested that rather than identify spe- cific ridges and canyons, that total acres of open space be considered); (6) Comments from the City Attorney that the Council should not consider specifics at this point as the entire process must still go through the Planning Commission with public hearings for public input and comments before the Council can make final decisions; (7) That limited grading could be done on ridges as long as the basic character of the topography is not changed on the ridges to be preserved (Rancho Robinhood given as an example); (8) Presentation by Planning staff to Planning Com- mission would be premature until report is received from ACCORD and the final report by the Consultant is made and accepted by the Council on the 450 Adjourned Regular Meeting -3- July 14, 1977 Reports from Consultant In depth discussion continued regarding (1) problems in and ACCORD next step identifying ridges and canyons to be preserved; (2) de- in planning process lays and problems in maintaining a schedule; (5) economic impact; and (4) what the best procedure is to attain the goal of a revised General Development Plan. In summary, Mr. Peterson said that the next step is for the Consultant (Mr. Cooke) to make his report and recommendation and for ACCORD to make their recommendation to the Council on the 450 acres. Motion to maintain It was moved by Councilman Hobel that the Council adhere Revision 3 on the schedule to Revision 5 on the schedule - the latest one that indicates the process will be finished in January. No second to motion The motion died for lack of a second. Motion to direct It was moved by Councilman Egdahl and seconded by Mayor City Manager to move Hyde that the City Manager be directed to move this project project forward as forward with all deliberate speed. quickly as possible Motion carried The motion carried by the following vote, to-wit: AYES: Councilmen Egdahl, Cox, Hyde, Scott Noes: Councilman Hobel Absent: None 3. DISCUSSION a. Status of Director of Public Works Robens said that since his Assessment District report to the Council in September 1976, he has met with bond counsel, assessment engineer and finance consultant, and the only change in the report is the amount of bonds - instead of 10 to 15 million dollars worth of improvements included in the assessment district, 4 to 6 million would be a more appropriate amount for the City to bond. The City is responsible for the 1915 Act bonds and in the event they are delinquent, the security of the bonds is based on the ability of the City to loan annual payments to the bond redemption fund. City limited City Attorney Lindberg concurred with Mr. Robens' estimate in bonds of 4 to 6 million dollars noting that the ability of the City to levy a special tax to service the bonds would have to be considered in the event of delinquency. Assessment distric~ Mr. Robens explained that from the time the General a complex procedure ~ Development Plan is completed, it will be approximately wilt:,:r*qui~b~nt two years before construction can begin. The procedure twe-~a~es would be to hire an engineer and legal counsel specifically to handle the 1915 Act Assessment District and 1915 Act bonds, and as soon as the Plan is approved to proceed with the engineer's report and establish the district - which cannot be done until the facilities and boundaries are determined. Mr. Robens said it is a complex procedure and does involve a public hearing process, which could cause some delays; otherwise, there would be no loss of time. Reimbursement district In response to a question from Mayor Hyde, Mr. Robens said recommended for Telegraph that for Telegraph Canyon Road, he would recommend that Canyon Road a reimbursement district be used, and that the assessment district be used for "H" Street. Adjourned Regular Meeting -4- July 14, 1977 Concern of developer Mr. Hutchison expressed the concern of the developer regarding spread regarding the major improvements to go in and how it of assessment could be spread against other benefitting properties, particularly existing developments. d. Development of Mr. Robens reported that for E1 Rancho del Rey No. 5, reimbursement reimbursement procedures would be developed so that the procedures developer, who is putting in all of Telegraph Canyon Road adjacent to the development, would be reimbursed for the portions that are supplemental to those he is required to do. This should be completed in August. c. Response to concern Mr. Roberts presented the Council with a written Summary about development of Preliminary Information - Telegraph Canyon Road Cost adjacent to Distribution Study, which included a diagram of the study Telegraph Canyon Road area boundary. (Copy is on file in the City Clerk's Office.) He briefly explained the report and said if the City proceeds with the assessment district, the roadway can be installed as development proceeds and there should be no problem as long as it moves from west to east; however, it is important to widen Telegraph Canyon Road. Motion to amend It was moved by Councilman Hobel, and seconded by Council- Resolution No. 8505 man Cox that the Council instruct staff to bring back an to delete Telegraph amendment to Reselution No. 8505, referring to subparagraph Canyon Road improvements 5 (page 2), to remove the Telegraph Canyon Road area from the moratorium - pulling this aside as a reimbursement district and allow applications for tentative maps to be processed through normal procedures so development can take place along Telegraph Canyon Road in that area. Council discussion Council discussion followed regarding (1) the development of everything south of "J" Street as it relates to theloverall development plan which is in the process of being revised; (2) ho~ this would complicate the assessment district process for "H" Street~aompound~ng prpbl~s, (3) th~ C~uncil is not far from a full consideration of the modification of the General Development Plan. Motion failed The motion failed by the following vote, to-wit: Ayes: Councilmen Hobel, Cox NOES: Mayor Hyde, Councilmen Scott, Egdahl Absent: None ADJOURbNENT Mayor Hyde adjourned the meeting at 6:10 p.m. to the 7:00 p.m. session of the Council Conference to be held in the Council Chamber~ this date (July 14, 1977). JENNIE M. FULASZ~ CMC City Clerk Deputy City Clerk