HomeMy WebLinkAboutcc min 1976/02/04 MINUTES OF AN ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF CNULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA
Held Wednesday February 4, 1976
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, with the following
Councilmen present: Mayor Hamilton, Councilmen Hobel, Hyde, Egdahl, Scott
Councilmen absent: (gouncilman Egdahl left the meeting soon after arriving due to an
emergency)
Staff present: City Manager Cole, City Attorney Lindberg, Assistant City Manager
Asmus, Assistant Director of Planning Williams, Director of Public
Works Robens, Director of Community Development Desrochers, Traffic
Engineer Sawyerr
Mayor Hamilton opened the meeting at 4:10 p.m.
CONSIDERATION OF DRAFT OF City Manager Cole explained that CPO set up this
"EVALUATION CONSIDERATIONS committee. Norman Williams of Planning and Olu
AND METHODOLOGY" FOR THE Sawyerr of Public Works are on the committee.
TRANSIT SYSTEM REFINEMENT
AND IMPLEMENTATION
Presentation by Norman Williams Mr. Williams submitted the draft booklet to the
Council explaining that the job is to refine the
transit element of the regional transit plan. The
name of this committee is LATTF (Local Agency
Technical Task Force of the Transit System Plan
Refinement). The first part is the analysis
ef the transportation impact and the second is
the analysis of the development impact for the
regional system.
The job is broken down into five major points:
Task 1: Develop evaluation consideration.
Task 2: Technology assessment
Task 3: Transportation and development impacts
Task 4: Ranking of transit options
Task 5: Select first usable segment and mode.
Mr. Williams b~iefly explained the content of
the draft presented to the Council stating that
the committee wants to hear directly from any-
one that has any concerns about transit.
The Council will be receiving four other reports
as they are completed.
(Councilman Egdahl left at this time)
Metropolitan Transit Board In answer to Councilman Hyde's query, Mr. Williams
said it was conceivable that this Task Force could
become the technical advisory task force for
the Metropolitan Transit Board. Mr. Williams
added that this Task Force "bridges the gap" between
the major regional planning agency (CPO) and the
Transit Board in finally implementing the project.
City Manager Cole remarked that the City received
an invitation from Mayor Wilson, Chairman of the
Transit Board, for this City to participate on
the Board from a staff point of view (technical
level).
Councilman Hobel said he felt that this was the
proper way to go -- have the individual cities with
their professional staffs involved in this major
project.
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Motion for resolution It was moved by Mayor Hamilton and seconded by
of support Councilman Hobel that a resolution be brought
back supporting this planning group to continue
to function under CPO and work with the new Board.
This resolution is to be submitted to CPO and the
new Transit Board.
Motion carried The motion carried by the following vote, to-wit:
AYES: Mayor Hamilton, Councilmen Hobel, Hyde
Noes: None
Absent: Councilmen Egdahl, Scott
LEGAL SERVICES FOR City Attorney Lindberg recommended that rather than
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY employ special counsel assisting in the redevelop-
ment area (Mr. Cliff Reed) on an hourly basis,
that he be employed on a monthly basis at $1,000
a month.
Mr. Lindberg explained that this is necessary to
give the Agency more flexibility, Mr. Desrochers
would be freer to contact Mr. Reed, the filing and
serving of the 7.5 million dollar Santa Fe lawsuit
and the two major redevelopment projects (Bay-
front and Third Avenue) now getting underway.
Consultant's information Attorney Lindberg added that he called the
consultant Claude Gruen and that Mr. Gruen was
unaware of the lawsuit filed by Sante Fe. The
market analysis he is undertaking is based on
certain assumptions, one of which is an acquie-
scem~aon the part of Sante Fe -~ and perhaps even
an acceptance by Sante Fe of the merits of the
Bayfront study versus the industrial program,
5o it is important to keep all lines of com~
munication open.
(Councilman Scott came in at this time - 4:45 p.m.)
City Manager's support City Manager Cole stated he supports retaining
Mr. Reed as legal counsel on a monthly basis.
Motion to place on agenda It was moved by Councilman Hyde, seconded by
of Redevelopment Agency Councilman Hobel and unanimously carried by those
present that this matter be placed on the agenda
of the Redevelopment Agency meeting of February
5, 1976, for Agency action.
COUNCIL'S COMMENTS
Appointment of Councilman Hyde Councilman Scott discussed the Council's action
to Consultant Selection Committee of the previous evening in which Councilman Hyde
was appointed as the Council's representative on
the committee to select a consultant for the
E1 Rancho Del Rey area.
He wondered if Councilman Hyde feels he could be
objective on this committee because when the
matter of a consultant first came up, Councilman
Hyde was opposed, and then when ACCORD wanted
to eliminate the shopping center as an area for
the consultant to plan, Councilman Hyde was
strongly opposed to that.
Councilman Hyde assured the Council that he could
be objective in the selection of the consultant
since he would look to qualifications and ability
of getting the job done. He feels he can express
the overall view of the Council in this matter.
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Recess The Council recessed for a dinner break at 4:45 p.m.
and then reconvened at 5:04 p.m. to conduct inter-
views for boards and commissions.
(Mayor Hamilton left at this time)
ADJOURNMENT Mayor Pro Tempore Scott adjourned the meeting at
7:20 p.m.
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