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HomeMy WebLinkAboutcc min 1976/02/10 MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA Held Tuesday February 10, 1976 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 Chamber, City Hall, 276 Fourth Avenue, w~th the following Councilmen present: Mayor Hamilton, Councilmen Scott, Hobel, Hyde, Egdahl Councilmen absent: None Staff present: City Manager Cole, City Attorney Lindberg, Assistant City M~nager Asmus, Assistant Director of Public Works Lippitt, Director of Parks and Recreation Hall, Citizens Assistance Officer Smith, Fire Chief Smithey, Administrative Assistant Kesterson The pledge of allegiance to the Flag was led by Mayor Hamilton followed by a moment of silent prayer. l. APPROVAL OF MINUTES It was moved by Councilman Scott, seconded by Councilman Egdahl and unanimously carried by those present that the minutes of the meetings of February 3 and 4, 1976, be approved, copies having been sent to each Councilman. 2a. ALL STATES PROGRAM - Mayor Hamilton read the Proclamations honoring HONORING STATES OF the States of Connecticut and Delaware. People CONNECTICUT AND in the audience from these States were asked DELAWARE to stand and introduce themselves. 2b. QUARTERLY REPORT FROM The financial report for the quarter ending VISITORS AND CONVENTION December 31, 1975 was presented to the Council. BUREAU City Manager Cole stated that the report was reviewed by the Finance Department and a pay- ment of $5,115.82 of revenues was verified for the second quarter of 1975-76. Motion to approve payment It was moved by Councilman Scott, seconded by Councilman Egd~hl and unanimously carried that the report be accepted and the payment of $5,115.82 was approved. (Councilman Hobel came in at this time). ORA[ COMMUNICATIONS Lloyd Lee, Director Mr. Lee discussed the makeup of the Colorado South Bay Irrigation Board (six districts). The Governor of Cali- District fornia has indicated he is going to change the Board and put it under the Water Resources. Mr. Lee asked the Council to pass a resolution to be forwarded to the Governor asking that the Colorado River Board remain as it presently exists. Motion for resolution It was moved by Councilman Hyde, seconded by of support Councilman Scott and unanimously carried that a resolution be prepared supporting retention of the Colorado River Board. City Council Meeting 2 February 10, 1976 Joseph Raso Mr. Raso asked if any members of the Council 157 Murray wished to put in any statements in the packet Chula Vista he is preparing for distribution to the people regarding his initiative project. City Manager Cole reported that the Chula Vista Trash Service will pick up Mr. Raso's trash six to seven days a week from the curb, for a reasonable price. CONSENT CALENDAR It was moved by Councilman Scott, seconded by Councilman Hobel and unanimously carried that the Consent Calendar be approved and adopted. 3. RESOLUTION NO. 8050 - Vista Drive, north of Bonita Glen Drive, was ESTABLISHING BOULEVARD relinquished to the City by CALTRANS on August STOP(S) AND/OR THROUGH 20, 1975 following the completion of 1-805 STREETS IN THE CITY freeway ramps at Bonita Road. This resolution would make the stop sign existing on Vista Drive southbound approach to Bonita Glen Drive an official traffic control device. 4. RESOLUTION NO. 8051 - AB 123 requires County Assessors to provide REQUESTING THE COUNTY cities with an estimate of assessed valuation ASSESSOR TO PROVIDE AN not later than May 15 for the succeeding fiscal ESTIMATE OF THE ASSESSED year (1976-77). This request must be made by VALUATION OF PROPERTY the governing board of each City before WITHIN THE CITY FOR THE February 20, 1976. SUCCEEDING FISCAL YEAR NOT LATER THAN MAY 15, 1976 (End of Consent Calendar) 5. RESOLUTION NO. 8052 - During March of each year, the City submits PROVIDING FOR THE SPECIAL irs forthcomin~ fiscal year's Local Transporta- APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS FOR t~on Fund (LTF} request to the Comprehensive ADJUSTMENT TO 1974-75 Planning Organization (CPO). This request AGREEMENT WITH AZTEC BUS is only an estimate and the final LTF payment LINES is made at the end of the fiscal year based on actual revenues and expenses. CPO Board of Directors has approved Chula Vista's FY1974-75 LTF claim on December 15, 1975 ($140,822) plus an additional $24,614 which Aztec's financial statements showed as a deficit. The Director of Public Works recommended payment of this amount to cover the unanticipated costs during the FY1974-75. Resolution offered Offered by Councilman Hobel, the reading of the text was waived by unanimous consent, passed and adopted by the following vote, to-wit: AYES: Councilmen Hobel, Hamilton, Hyde, Egdahl, Scott Noes: None Absent: None City Council Meeting 3 February 10, 1976 6. RESOLUTION NO. 8053 - Mr. Lewis R. Fishburn, owner of the property APPROVING CITY PARTICIPATION at 487 Hilltop Drive has installed his public IN THE INSTALLATION OF PUBLIC improvements along the east side of Hilltop IMPROVEMENTS AT 487 HILLTOP Drive between E1 Rancho Vista and East "H" DRIVE AND AUTHORIZING Street. He requested assistance from the City EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS FROM in paving a portion of Hilltop Drive adjacent GAS TAX MONIES to his property due to the fact that the cost of such improvements has tripled since his last estimate. The Director of Public Works recommended that the Council authorize City forces to install this pavement as it would help with the pedestrian safety problem and it would solve a drainage problem at the intersection of Hilltop Drive and Rancho Vista. Auction of property Mr. Cole reported that the County will be auctioning off the property on the northeast corner of Hilltop Drive and "H" Street on February 25 - the minimum asking price is $8,000. If the City owned the property, it could put in the improvements (making it over 50%) and continue the rest of the improvements under the Block Act (from Old Ranch Road to "H" Street). Mr. Lippitt, Assistant Director of Public Works, said the County was offering the property to the City for purchase prior to putting it on auction. Motion to purchase property It was moved by Councilman Hyde and seconded by Councilman E§dahl that the City Manager be directed to purchase this property at a price no greater than $8,000. Discussion of motion Councilman Scott felt a better solution to the matter would be to ask the County to annex the property. Motion withdrawn Councilman Hyde withdrew his motion; Councilman Egdahl aOre~d to the second. Motion regarding annexation It was moved by Councilman Scott, seconded by of property Councilman Hyde and unanimously carried that the County be contacted to see if annexation proceedings could be started for that piece of property. 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, Hobel, Hamilton, Hyde, Egdahl Noes: None Absent: None City Council Meeting 4 February 10, 1976 7. RESOLUTION NO. 8054 - Mr. Ken Green, Sweetheart Construction Company, ELECTING TO PROCEED UNDER submitted a request for the vacation of the THE PROVISIONS OF THE easterly 12 feet of First Avenue, a distance STREET VACATION ACT OF 1941 of 267 feet north of Millan Court adjacent to DEC£ARING THE INTENTION OF his property. THE CITY COUNCIL TO VACATE A PORTION OF FIRST AVENUE At its meeting of January 26, 197~the Plan- NORTH OF MILLAN COURT AND ning Commission recommended denial of the FIXING A TIME AND PLACE FOR request. HEARING The resolution sets March 2, 1976 at 7:00 p.m. as the time and place for a public hearing. 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, Hobel, Hamilton, Hyde, Egdahl Noes: None Absent: None 8. RESOLUTION NO. 8055 - At its meeting of February 3, 1976, the City PROVIDING FOR THE SPECIAL Council approved the transfer of $100 from the APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS TO unappropriated surplus of the General Fund to SUPPLEMENT THE HUMAN send additional members of the Human Relations RELATIONS COMMISSION Commission to the Third Annual State-Wide TRAVEL, CONFERENCE AND Conference of Community/Human Relations Com- MEETINGS ACCOUNT mission in Long Beach in March 1976. Resolution offered Offered by the Councilman Scott, the reading of the text was waived by unanimous consent, passed and adopted by the following vote, to-wit: AYES: Councilmen Scott, HObel, H~milton, Hyde, Egdahl Noes: None Absent: None 9. REPORTS OF CITY MANAGER City Manager Cole submitted a report of the a. Report on building moratorium Director of Public Works concerning the east of 1-805 effect~ of the proposed .moratoq~tum on d~velop- merit east of 1-805 in whichhe:recommended that no monatOriumbe impose~ ~t this time. Mr. Cole also presented a letter from G.B. Wilson, Assistant Chief Administrative Officer, Community Services Agency, in which he indicates 'that a building moratorium would be a "drastic response to a condition of moderate congestion." Mr. Cole concurred with the report of the Director of Public Works that a comprehensive study be made to determine the effects on existing public works facilities by continued development in the study area. Report accepted It was moved by Councilman Egdahl, seconded by Councilman Hobel and unanimoasly carried that the report be accepted. b. Status of Vapor Recovery City Manager Cole submitted a detailed report Program from the Fire Chief concerning the vapor recovery analysis outlining the history and policy of the program in Chula Vista. City Council Meeting 5 February 10, 1976 He commented that the City staff and the Air Pollution Control District staff of the County are continuing to work toward resolution of many problems and that the difficulty of upgrading new equipment and retrofitting existing equipment continues. Motion to recognize It was moved by Councilman Egdahl and seconded nationally testing results by Councilman Scott that the report be accepted but the policy be changed and the City only recognize nationally-recognized testing results. Fire Chief Smithey In answer to inquiries from the Council, Fire Chief Smithey explained that OSHA will recognize only the Underwriters Laboratory and Factory Mutual - the two nationally recognized laborato- ries in the United States. A~ this time, neither laboratory has approved any vapor recovery systems. The Chief explained the process of testing the systems ~ommenting that those submitted to the laboratories "have not been completely through the testing procedure." A great deal of time and money is involved in getting the systems tested. The contention of the manufacturers is that rather than place the burden of purchasing one or more systems on an individual, there will be retrofi%ting of the original system to make them conform. Motion carried The motion to recognize only nationally- recognized testing results carried by the following vote: AYES: Councilmen Egdahl, Scott, Hobel, Hyde Noes: Mayor Hamilton Absent: None REPORTS OF CITY OFFICERS 10. Status report for "F" Street The Director of Public Works reported that alternatives and §etting he held meetings with members of the business date for public hearing community and the Third Avenue Project Area Committee concerning this project concept. The general recommendation of these groups is that the City pursue a full widening of the street to a curb-to-curb width of 64 feet. FAU funding can be approved for either a partial widening project or full widening either of which requires a noise study. Staff is presently initiating such a study. It was recommended that March 2, 1976 be set as the d~te for this public hearing. Motion to set public hearing It was moved by Councilman Scott, seconded by Councilman Egdahl and unanimously carried that the public hearing be set for March 2, 1976 at 7:00 p.m. City Council Meeting 6 February 10, 1976 ll. Report on abatement of two City Attorney Lindberg reported that he has communal households in the notified these two communal households that R-3 zone at 511Casselman their operations are in violation of the and 540 Madrona Zoning Ordinance unless they first obtain a conditional use permit. The Attorney for the First Baptist Church, Mr. Cannon, feels that until the issue of boarding house regulations has been clarified, as directed by Council, that it would be futile to apply for a cQnditional use permit for these households. Mr. Lindberg stated that he informed Mr. Cannon that, unless the Council directs otherwise, he will pursue the same procedure for abatement as previously undertaken on the households in the R-1 zone. Report accepted It was moved by Mayor Hamilton, seconded by Councilman Hyde and unanimously carried that the report be accepted. 12. Status report on Space Director of Public Works Robens reported that the Needs Study Facility Sciences Corporation has submitted its study concerning space needs for the Chula Vista Civic Center. Mr. Robens asked that a Council Conference be set for February 25 to discuss in depth the various alternative proposals for the Civic Center remodeling. Conference set It was moved by Councilman Scott, seconded by Councilman Egdahl and unanimously carried that a conference be set for Wednesday, February 25, 1976 at 4:00 p.m. MAYOR'S REPORT CPO Presentation Mayor Hamilton commented that he received a letter from CPO asking permission to make a presentation to the Council regarding Rapid Transit. It was moved by Councilman Hyde, seconded by Mayor Hamilton and unanimously carried that the representatives of CPO be invited to make their presentation at the first Council meeting that suits their convenience. Tour of City It was moved by Councilman Scott, seconded by Mayor Hamilton and unanimously carried that the staff set up a meeting for a tour of the City to give the people who are running for the City Council a good opportunity to have a good background. Information Booklet for It was moved by Councilman Hobel, seconded by Boards and Commissions Councilman Hyde and unanimously carried that the staff be ~n~tructed to prepare an i:~ormation document regarding boards and commissions. Councilman Hobel added that the booklet or information sheet should contain a small summary of the functions of the commission, when they meet, etc. City Council Meeting 7 February 10, 1976 Bonita Crime Rate Councilman Hobel reported that he and the Mayor attended the Bonita Professional Business- men~s Association meeting this morning. These people were concerned about the increased crime rate in the area. Since there are three jurisdictions serving the area (Highway Patrol, sheriff's Department and Chula Vista Police), Councilman Hobel said he asked the City Manager to ~utth'isall together and respond to the group as to how these different entities respond to the area. Coastal Commission Mayor Hamilton reported that there are about Representative five or six "lame duck" Mayors on the Mayor's Select Committee (not running for reelection). Two of those individuals serve as representa- tives of the Coastal Commission. As an alternate, Mayor Hamilton will be filling in for Mayor McNeely from Coronado (South Bay) for at least one Coastal Commission meeting in the month of March. Sculpture Committee Report Councilman Egdahl reported on the last meeting of the Sculpture Committee. Motion for appropriation It was moved by Councilman Egdahl, seconded by of funds Councilman Scott and unanimously carried that the Council appropriate the sum not to exceed $20,000 for the sculpture water feature. A resolution is to be brought back at the next meeting. Councilman Egdahl suggested this come out of the Revenue Sharing funds. The Committee agreed to apply for a National Endowment of the Arts Grant which, if approved, would match the funds on a 50/50 basis. If such a grant is given, then the remaining monies will be used for a water feature sculpture for the west terrace. Screening Committee Councilman Egdahl recommended that the Sculpture Committee be designated as the screening committee "to narrow down the competition to reasonable proportions" and then either a juror or another committee be appointed to which the artists would be asked to submit a model of their water feature. It was moved by Councilman Egdahl, seconded by Councilman Hyde and unanimously carried that the present Sculpture Committee be the screen- ing committee. Vapor Recovery System Fire Chief Smithey stated that the previous motion of the Council (Item 9b) is going to create some problems. He explained that there are two systems: (1) the secondary system with the vacuum assist which are the systems being tested by the laboratories, (2) the balance system which provides a vapor return hose from the vehicle fill spout to the underground prod- dct~storage tank -- there is no way to get a testing laboratory approval on this system. City Council Meeting 8 February 10, 1976 If the motion stands as stated, it would effectively insure that there will never be a balance system in Chula Vista. Council discussion D~scussion ensued as to systems now installed in Chula Vista, those approved by the County Air Pol)ution Control District, Fire Code provisions, and testing by nationally- recognized laboratories. Councilman Hyde indicated his concern of placing ~he Council in a position of approving or dis- approving vapor recovery systems - this is something on which the Council is not technically qualified. Motion for reconsideration It was moved by Councilman Hyde and seconded by Councilman Egdahl that the vote on this matter (vapor recoveries - see page 5) be recons(dered. Motion carried The motion carried by the following vote, to-wit: AYES: Councilmen Hyde, Egdahl, Hobel, Hamilton Noes: Councilman Scott Absent: None Motion to accept report It was moved by Councilman Hobel and seconded by Councilman Hyde to accept the City Manager's report on the status of vapor recovery program. Council discussion Councilman Scott declared that the Council cannot develop systems - it has neither the expertise nor the responsibility. The City has to rely on the County Board charged with that responsibility. Dntil s~me ~ystem ~$ developed where it is financially and approved safety- wise, the City should not make anyone put any system in. Councilman Hyde clarified the motion on the floor - approval of those systems approved by national testing laboratories or which pass the Fire Department's approval. Motion to table It was moved by Mayor Hamilton and seconded by Councilman Scott to table the matter. Motion failed The motion failed by the following vote, to-wit: Ayes: Mayor Hamilton, Councilman Scott NOES: Councilmen ~H~de, Hobel, E§dahl Absent: None Motion on floor fails The motion to accept the staff's report failed by the following vote, to-wit: Ayes: Councilmen Hobel, Hyde NOES: Mayor Hamilton, Councilmen Egdahl, Scott Absent: None 13. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS City Council Meeting 9 February 10, 1976 a. Request f6r waiver of fees The Active 20-30 Club requested a waiver of for carnival - Active all fees and permits required to hold a 20-30 Club carnival on one of two dates: February 11-15 or February 18-22, 1976. City Manager Cole recommended denial based on the fact that no site has been selected and this organization was told last year to request approval at least 45 days ahead of time. Request denied It was moved by Councilman Hobel, seconded by Councilman Egdahl and unanimously carried that the request be denied. b. Request for reduced bus fare Mrs. Margaret J. Helton, Chairman, Committee for senior citizens on Aging, requested that the Council give consideration to reducing bus fare for senior citizens from 20¢ to 15¢ at least on a six months' trial basis to determine the cost factor. Referred to staff It was moved by Councilman Egdahl, seconded by Councilman Hobel and unanimously carried that the request be referred to staff. c. Request of Chula Vista Art The Art Guild submitted seven dates for holding Guild to hold art marts art marts. Because of the library construction, in 1976 they have been holding these art marts at Memorial Park, but now wish to use the grounds of the new library. Referred to staff It was moved by Councilman Hyde, seconded by Councilman Scott and unanimously carried that the request be referred to staff. Identification Sign at Councilman Hobel noted the sign existing at Telegraph Canyon Road/ the intersection of Telegraph Canyon Road and Otay Lakes Road Otay Lakes Road. The sign is for Telegraph Canyon Road and does not identify Otay Lakes Road. Motion to refer to staff It was moved by Councilman Hobel, seconded by Councilman Hyde and unanimously carried that this matter be referred to staff to see if better identification signs could be put out there. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Hamilton adjourned the meeting at 8:27 p.m. to the meeting scheduled for Wednesday, February ll, 1976 at 4:00 p.m. ~ "- City FClerk J JMF:iro