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HomeMy WebLinkAboutcc min 1975/06/18 MINUTES OF AN ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA Held Wednesday June 18, 1975 An adjourned regular meeting of the City Council of Chula Vista, California, was held on the above date beginning at 4:00 p.m., in the Conference Room, City Hall, 276 Fourth Avenue, Chula Vista, California, with the following Councilmen present: Councilmen Scott, Hobel, Hamilton Councilmen absent: Councilmen Hyde, Egdahl Staff present: City Manager Cole, Assistant City Manager Asmus, City Attorney Lindberg Mayor Hamilton opened the meeting at 4:00 p.m. SAN DIEGO GAS AND ELECTRIC City Manager Cole stated that neither he nor COMPANY'S APPEAL TO THE his staff have had much opportunity to study COASTAL CO~qlSSION REGARDING the expansion of Unit 5 of the Encino Power THE EXPANSION OF UNIT $ Plant, and that he didn't have an opinion OF THE ENCINO POWER PLANT either for or against the appeal. Councilman Hobel asked what other cities have supported the appeal. Ed M. Gabrielson Mr. Gabrielson stated that eight (8) other Supervisor of Land Planning cities had joined in the support of the appeal San Diego Gas and Electric of the San Diego Gas and Electric Company to Company approve the new Unit 5 of the Encino Power 101 ~sh Street Plant: Oceanside, E1Cajon, Imperial Beach, San Diego San Diego (and San Diego County) and San Juan Capistrano. He added that both County repre- sentatives voted against it - the vote of the Board/Supervisor was three to two (3-2). Air Quality Discussion ensued on the problem of "air quality": Air pollution, Marine Resources, aesthetics and land use. Cost of Unit S Mr. Gabrielson remarked that the addition of the Unit was a $300,000.00 project as compared to $500,000.00 for a complete new power plant. Scott said he owned 100 shares of Question of Conflict Councilman of Interest San Diego Gas and Electric. City Attorney Lindberg ruled that it was not a conflict of interest. He noted the Councilman's concern that he should disclose this kind of information even though it was not necessary. Adjourned Regular Meeting 2 June 18, 1975 Councilman Hobel's comments Councilman Hobel indicated his feeling that the City of Chula Vista should support the San Diego Gas and Electric Company's appeal to have the Unit 5 expansion of the Enclno Power Plant. Motion to support It was moved by Councilman Hobel and seconded by Mayor Hamilton that a letter supporting this appeal be written. Councilman Scott stated he was not ready to cast his vote at this time and requested time to finish reading a report submitted by San Diego Gas and Electric. The Mayor stated that the record should show that Councilman was in a holding pattern. Motion carried The motion carried by the following vote: AYES: Councilmen Hobel, Hamilton, Scott Noes: None Absent: Councilmen Hyde, Egdahl UNANIMOUS CONSENT ITEM RESOLUTION NO. 7790 - Director of Parks and Recreation Hall APPROVING AGREEMENT explained the terms of the contract. BETWEEN THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA AND SIXTO ANTHONY PETER REDONDO, TENNIS PROFESSIONAL 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: Mayor Hamilton, Councilmen Hobel, Scott Noes: None Absent: Councilmen Egdahl, Hyde City's Liability City Manager Cole asked that this be deferred Insurance until later on in the meeting. Presentation by San Diego- Mr. Lester Bagg, Representative of the Com- Los Angeles Corridor Study mittee on the Corridor Study Comprehensive Committee concerning the Planning Organization of the San Diego Region, multimodal transportation showed a slide presentation depicting the corridor between these transportation problems of California from urban a-reas the early days of the Pueblo Indians through- out the history of California. The first trail being called E1Camino Real (The Royal Highway). He explained the problems of today's trans- portation, automobile congestion in the cities and on the interstate freeways as becoming more and more of a problem. He discussed Adjourned Regular Meeting 3 June 18, 1975 the program as outlined by the committee as to needs of today's traveler and offered some alternatives. His committee stated that the corridor itself is 150 miles, from the Mexican border at San Ysidro, south of San Diego through the Los Angeles basin north of Pasadena. The corridor's lateral limits are defined as the California coast and Interstate Route 15. On the east, the study area encompasses the western end of Riverside County and the southwestern corner of San Bernardino County. The study stated that this corridor serves more than ten (10) million people, and that each year more than fifty (50) million travelers use it. The report stated that the study made by CALTRANS proved that the need for better and more efficient travel facilities between Los Angeles and San Diego was such that it must be planned and ready by 1988 and 1995. It was pointed out that time, congestion, growing public concern about air and noise polution, rising fuel costs and a dwindling fuel supply, all dictate that the state look to alterna- tives to the current auto-dependent transpor- tation system, especially for inter-regional travel. The visual aids shown explained the alter- natives of travel transportation from bus, rail, air, high-speed ground transportation and a water mode from Los Angeles to San Diego as a possibility. Mr. Bagg remarked that the study was just in the first of two stages: Phase I would be completed by mid-August, Phase II by mid- February, 1976. Implementation Councilman Hobel asked what agencies would be involved in handling the transportation system implementation once it was approved by the pending legislation. Mr. Bagg answered that it would be handled by all of the involved agencies since it was the nature of the problem to require all agencies concerned to help, but he was sure the appropriate agencies would handle the implementation. Adjourned Regular Meeting 4 June 18, 1975 H. K. Husebye, P.E. Stated that the Bill was SB 2267 (Senator State of California Mills). Department of Transportation 2829 Juan Street, Old Town San Diego Another bill in the Legislature is being proposed allowing the State (CALTRANS) to be involved in the design and construction of rails; SB 580 which, if it is passed, would get us more into the transportation problem. The Council thanked Mr. Bagg and his com- mittee for the presentation and invited him to return to a council meeting. (Councilman Hobel left the meeting at this time - 4:55 p.m.). CITY MANAGER'S REPORT City's Liability City Manager Cole stated that the City's Insurance Liability Insurance runs out on June 18, 1975, midnight, The City's insurance carrier, Imperial Insurance Company, has just cancelled the insurance. The staff has tried to get bids from other ins ~ance companies but only one company has submitted a bid: Harbor Insurance Company, at a cost of $105,333.00. Council discussion The number of increasing claims against the City was discussed. Finance Director's Mr. Gordon Grant, Director of Finance, recom- recommendation mended the City accept this bid from Harbor Insurance Company. The amount of $76,000.00 has been budgeted for the City liability insurance and therefore, $71,000.00 will have to be appropriated. City Attorney Lindberg stated that this would take a 4/5 vote of the Council. Mayor Hamilton noted that there will not be four (4) members on the Council until July 15 (two (2) of the members are currently on vacation). Binder Councilman Scott suggested the City get a binder until that date (July 15). Chuck Shippey Mr. Shippey indicated that this could be done Creaser Price and he will cheek into this. Insurance Adjourned Regular Meeting 5 June 18, 1975 ADJOURNMENT Mayor Hamilton adjourned the meeting at 5:20 p.m. to Thursday, June 19, 1975 at 6:00 p.m. so that the staff can bring back details on the question of the binder and a majority of the Council will be present to take action.