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HomeMy WebLinkAboutcc min 1975/04/22 MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA Held Tuesday April 22~ 1975 A regular meeting of the City Council of Chula Vista, California, was held on the above date beginning at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chamber, City Hall, 2?6 Fo~th Avehde, Chul~ ~ista, California, with the following Councilmen present: Councilmen Scott, Hobel, Hamilton, Hyde, Egdahl Councilmen absent: None Staff present: City Manager Cole, Assistant City Manager Asmus, Acting City Attorney Beam, Director of Public Works Robens, Director of Planning Peterson, Director of Redevelopment Operations Desrochers, Citizens Assistance Officer Smith, Associate Planner Lee The pledge of allegiance to the Flag was led by Mayor Hamilton followed by a moment of silent prayer. APPROVAL OF MINUTES It was moved by Councilman Scott, seconded by Councilman Hyde and unanimously carried that the minutes of the meetings of April 14 and 15, 1975 be approved, copies having been sent to each Councilman. INTRODUCTION OF GUEST Mayor Hamilton introduced Dr, Delbert CO~ISSIONER Hughes, member of the Parking Place Com- mission, as guest commissioner for this meeting. PROCLA~TION - NATIONAL Mayor Hamilton declared the week of April SECRETARIES WEEK 20-26, 1975 as "National Secretaries Week" in Chula Vista. Lou Norris, Secretary to the City Council, accepted the Proclamation on behalf of the secretaries. PROCLAMATION - RESPECT FOR Mayor Hamilton declared the week of May 1-7, LAW WEEK 1975 as "Respect for Law Week" in Chula Vista. Larry Shipley, Chula Vista Optimist Club, accepted the Proclamation. PROCLAMATION - OUR The week of April 26 - May 3, 1975 was pro- HOUSE WEEK claimed as "Our House Week" by Mayor Hamilton. Mr. Lance Bingham, representing "Our House" accepted the Proclamation. RECESS TO REBEVELOPMENT The cO~n, cil meeting was recessod at 8:50 p.m. AGENCY MEETING and the meeting recohvened at 9i05 p.m. City Council Meeting 2 April 22, 1975 ORAL CO~4UNICATIONS Mr. Joe Rauscher Mr, Rauscher explained that a Brazilian 440 "J" Street pepper tree in front of his house is Chula Vista causing a great deal of debris in his yard and home. He asked the City to remove the tree and was told that it cannot be done if the tree is healthy and is not a safety hazard. Councilman Hyde remarked that the City's position is that if a tree is healthy, it is valuable from an aesthetic standpoint and should be retained. Mr. Robens, Director of Public Works, com- mented that the specimen tree for that area is the Brazilian Pepper tree. Motion for tree removal It was moved by Councilman Egdahl and seconded by Councilman Hobel that if there is a different street tree for "J" Street, the tree be removed and Mr. Rauscher be allowed to plant another one if he is willing to pay for it. Motion failed The motion failed by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Hobel, Egdahl NOES: M~yor~Mmmil~on~'Myde,~ Scott Absent: None Motion for staff report It was moved by Councilman Scott and sec- onded by Mayor Hamilton that the staff come back at the next Council meeting with facts on what a specimen tree would cost and what the tree is specified for "J" Street. The motion carried by the fo]lowing vote to wit; AYES: Councilmen Scott, Hobel, Hamilton, Egdahl Noes: Councilman Hyde Absent: None Redevelopment Agency Mayor Hamilton adjourned the Council meeting at 7:53 p.m. to the Redevelopment Agency meeting; the meeting reconvened at 8:50 p.m. Recess A recess was called at 8:50 p.m. and the meeting reconvened at 9:08 p.m. CONSENT CALENDAR It was moved by Councilman Scott, seconded by Councilman Hobel and unanimously carried that the Consent Calendar be approved and adopted. City Council Meeting 3 April 22, 1975 RESOLUTION NO. 7706 - O~ August 27, 1974, the City Council, by DETERMINING THE AMOUNT OF Re~olution 7433, approved an agreement with MONEY WHICH SHOULD BE Rohr Industries, Inc., Walter F. Hodge, ASSESSED AGAINST CERTAIN Harlan R. Case and Orleye Hitchcock for PARCELS OF PROPERTY PRIOR TO participating in the cost of constructing MAKING SEWER CONNECTION BECAUSE a sewer main in Bay Boulevard from "G" to OF BENEFIT RECEIVED BY SAID "F" Street. The contract work was comple- PARCELS BY THE CONSTRUCTION ted on February 21, 1975 and accepted on OF A SEWER INSTALLATION ALONG March 11, 1975. The Director of Public BAY BOULEVARD FROM "G" STREET Works has prepared the repayment costs for TO "F" STREET the sewer facilities for all the properties that will be benefited from said construc- tion as required by the agreement. RESOLUTION NO. 7707 - On March 5, 1974, the City Council by DETERMINING THE AMOUNT OF Resolution No. 7213 approved an agreement MONEY WHICH SHOULD BE ASSESSED with Harding C. Campbell for participating AGAINST CERTAIN PARCELS OF in the costs of the construction of a PROPERTY PRIOR TO MAKING SEWER sewer main in the 100-200 block of Bay CDNNECTION BECAUSE OF BENEFIT Boulevard. The contract work was com- RECEIVED BY SAID PARCELS BY THE pleted on October 7, 1974 and accepted on CONSTRUCTION OF A SEWER October 16, 1974 by Resolution No. 7491. INSTALLATION ALONG BAY BOULEVARD The costs of constructing the sewer have FROM "F" STREET TO 400 FEET NORTH been spread in accordance with generally OF "E" STREET acceptable 1911 Improvement Act Assessment procedures based upon frontage and area of the parcels. RESOLUTION NO. 7708 - On December 23, 1969 by Resolution No. 5490, RELEASING LIEN IN THE AMOUNT a lien agreement was approved as a condition OF $5,000.00 AGAINST PROPERTY for the construction of public improvements OWNED BY THE PARK HILL METHODIST on East Naples Street fronting the Park CHURCH LOCATED AT 545 EAST NAPLES Hill Methodist Church. These public im- STREET IN SAID CITY AND RECORDED provements were completed and accepted by AT FILE/PAGE NO. 235487 IN THE the City Council on October 5, 1971 by OFFICE OF THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY Resolution No. 6330. RECORDER RESOLUTION NO. 7709 - The two alleys south of "G" Street, west of ELECTING TO PROCEED UNDER THE Fourth Avenue were dedicated upon the recor- PROVISIONS OF THE STREET dation of Kuebler Terrace Unit #6 Subdi- VACATION ACT OF 1941 DECLARING vision. The alleys serve as driveways to THE INTENTION OF THE CITY the multiple family development. COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA TO VACATE PUBLIC ALLEYS On March 26, 1975, the Planning Commission SOUTH OF "G" STREET WEST OF determined that these alleys are no longer FOURTH AVENUE AND FIXING A necessary for public use and recommended TIME AND PLACE FOR PUBLIC that they be vacated. HEARING The public hearing is set for May 13, 1975. City Council Meeting 4 April 22, 1975 RESOLUTION NO. 7710 - The alley south of "F" Street, east of ELECTING TO PROCEED UNDER Second Avenue, conveyed by quit claim THE PROVISIONS OF THE deed on August 30, 1948 does not function STREET VACATION ACT OF 1941 as a public alley but serves as a driveway DECLARING THE INTENTION OF to the adjacent multiple family develop- THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE ment. CITY OF CHULA VISTA TO VACATE A PUBLIC ALLEY SOUTH OF "F" On March 26, 1975, the Planning Commission STREET, EAST OF SECOND AVENUE determined that the alley is no longer AND FIXING A TIME AND PLACE FOR necessary for public use and recommended PUBLIC HEARING THEREON that it be vacated. The public hearing is set for May 13, 1975. (End of Consent Calendar) RESOLUTION NO~ 7711 - In mid-1974 a regional program of priority APPROVING RECON~ENDED road and transit projects was developed REVISION TO FEDERAL AID to permit funding by the Federal Highway URBAN PROGRAM Administration. Several Chula Vista spon- sored projects were included in the pro- gram. Three of these projects were with- drawn one of which is the improvement of "H" Street from Hilltop Drive to 1-805 Freeway. As a result, funds in the amount of $809,000 are available for re- budgeting. The City-County Thoroughfare Committee recommended that the next highest priority project which was not funded in the origi- nal program be added. This would be the installation of a ramp metering system along Route 94/125 from 1-8 to 1-5 and would cost $550,000. Resolution offered Offered by Councilman Egdahl. The reading of the text was waived by unanimous con- sent. The resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote, to-wit: AYES: Councilmen Egdahl, Scott, Hebel, Hamilton, Hyde Noes: None Absent: None RESOLUTION NO. 7712 - By Resolution No. 6725, the City approved APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR a Utility Agreement with the State for PAYMENT TO THE SPRING the relocation of City-owned sewers in VALLEY SANITATION DISTRICT conflict with the proposed Route 54 con- FOR ACCRUED DEPRECIATION struction between I-S and 1-805. The City CREDIT DUE STATE FOR is to credit the State for accrued depre- REPLACEMENT OF ABANDONED ciation of those abandoned sewer facilities SEWERS ASSOCIATED WITH ROUTE for which the State has constructed sub- 54 CONSTRUCTION stitute facilities in a relocated position. A billing of $280 has been submitted to the City Council Meeting S April 22, 1975 City for providing substitute facilities to serve the Harbor DriYe~In Theater which was previously served by sewer in Fifth Avenue. Resolution offered Offered by Councilman Egdahl. The reading of the text was waived by unanimous con- sent. The resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote, to-wit: AYES Councilmen Egdahl, Scott, Hobel, Hamilton, Hyde Noes None Absent: None ORDINANCE NO. 1619 - On April 15, 1975, the City Council held AMENDING THE BUILDING a public hearing to consider this amend- LINE MAP TO CH~GE THE ment and placed it on first reading. FRONT SETBACK FROM 20' TO 15' ON THE WEST SIDE OF FIFTH AVENUE AND FROM 30' TO 1S' ON THE EAST SIDE OF FIFTH AVENUE BETWEEN E STREET AND FLOWER - SECOND READING AND ADOPTION Ordinance placed on second It was moved by Councilman Scott that this reading and adopted ordinance be placed on its second reading and adopted and that reading of the text be waived by unanimous consent. The motion carried by the following vote, to-wit: AYES: Councilmen Scott, Hobel, Hamilton, Hyde, Egdahl Noes: None Absent: None ORDINANCE NO. 1620 - This ordinance designating the truck routes AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 1605 in the City was placed on first reading at RELATING TO THROUGH TRUCK the meeting of April 15, 1975. ROUTES - SECOND READING AND ADOPTION Ordinance placed on second It was moved by Councilman Scott that this reading and adopted ordinance be placed on its second reading and adopted and that reading of the text be waived by unanimous consent. The motion carried by the following vote, to-wit: AYES: Councilmen Scott, Hobel, Hamilton, Hyde, Egdahl Noes: None Absent: None City Council Meeting 6 April 22, 1975 EXECUTIVE SESSION It was moved by Councilman Hyde, seconded by Mayor Hamilton and unanimously carried that the Council recess to Executive Session for personnel matters and pending litigations at the close of the business meeting. CONSIDERATION OF PRECISE Director of Planning Peterson submitted a PLAN FOR DEVELOPMENT OF detailed written report to the Council ex- APPROXIMATELY ONE ACRE AT plaining that on April 9 the Planning Com- THE NORTHWEST:~ QUADRANT OF mission approved a conditional use permit 1-805 AND BONITA ROAD to build in the Sweetwater Valley Flood Plain and a Precise Plan for a one-acre parcel. The development is to consist of a motel, restaurant, service station and in- surance office. On January 30, 1975, the Environmental Review Committee concluded that there would be no significant effects and made a draft Negative Declaration. Mr. Peterson submitted a plat of the area in question noting the applicant's proposed pole sign - 40' x 192'. The staff is asking that this not be approved but that a smaller temporary sign be approved at the northwest corner of the adjoining prop- erty closer to the offramp until such time as a motel is built or for a maximum period of five years, provided the necessary agree- ments are reached between the two property owners involved. Access to property At the time the area was rezoned to C-¥-P in 1972, the Planning Commission approved additional access rights to the one-acre property by virtue of an easement. Mr. O'Neal feels that the access should be extended to one of the applicants, to the north all the way up to the freeway right- of-way line in order to provide better cir- culation around the motor hotel structure. Identification Mr. Peterson stated that as of today, the Signs property owners were satisfied with fairly low monument signs for each of the three tenants, whereas Mr. Creaser, (Mexican Insurance business) relies heavily on free- way traffic and feels the need for a sign containing 192 square feet of area larger than the ordinance provides. In addition, he has a ground monument sign on Bonita Road, constituting a second sign which is not allowed by the sign regulations. Staff recommendation Staff's recommendation has not been in favor of the 40' 192 square feet sign but has been for a shorter sign quite a bit smaller in City Council Meeting 7 April 22, 1975 area located not on the one acre parcel but on the O'Neal parcel] In that location a sign of about 28' in height and 100 square feet in area would be visible from the free- way. There is reluctance on the part of Mr. O'Neal to agree on having a sign identi- fying this business on his property. This sign would be allowed for five years or until the motel is built, at that time the sign would come down and would be placed on an end wall of the motel (also visible from the freeway). Council discussion Discussion ensued on the requirements of the sign ordinance; time limitation of the temporary sign; and the agreement between the two property owners~ Phil Creaser An application for a tourist facility which (Mexican Insurance) would attract thousands of people to Chula Creaser and Price Insurance Vista who would not otherwise have reason to stop here. Mr. Creaser stated that he would: (1) grant Mr. O'Neal a 24' easement north to the freeway right of way in return for a sign location, then they would immediately proceed with the planning and development of a monument type sign that would accommo- date a 30" letter for each of the businesses on this sign, (2) they would pay their proportionate share concurrent with the building of their facility so that later users could use this same structure on which to place their sign. The very minimum sign area they need is for 48" letters and the word Mex-Insur (the trade name) has seven letters - which means that seven letters 48" is 192' 42' square feet over ordinance. His portion of the sign is going to have to be 30" letters. Less than 30" letters, the sign is of no value. Don O'Neal Mr. O'Neal declared that the agreement that 4910 Milton Street was arrived at this afternoon and explained San Diego by Mr. Creaser is exactly correct. Originally, they were talking about a sign on a four-story building. Because of esca- lating costs, they had to look for a two- story instead of four, with less units. In that regard a two-story building would not have sufficient height to accommodate the signs. City Council Meeting 8 April 22, 1975 Motion to amend It was moved by Councilman Egdahl, seconded resolution by Councilman Hobel and unanimously carried to amend the resolution which approves the precise plan to include the provision for joint sign in the northwest corner of the full property as proposed tonight by Mr. O'Neal and Mr, Creaser subject to the staff's approval of design; failing that approval, Mr, Creaser has the alternate of placing the sign as he has proposed ini- tially in his precise plan of 192' square feet 40' high. Addition to motion Councilman Hobel asked that the word ,'per- manent'' be included in the motion. RESOLUTION NO. 7713 Offered by Councilman Egdahl, as amended, APPROVING PRECISE PLAN with the following exception as set forth: FOR THE MEX-INSUR AGENCY AND CHULA VISTA TOURIST the sign approved for the project INFORMATION CENTER AT THE shall be a joint usage sign located NORTHWEST QUADRANT OF 1-805 at the northwest quadrant of the AND BONITA ROAD area under C-V-P zoning owned by (as amended) Mr. O'Neal. Said sign shall provide for identification of Mex-Inaur facility of letters not less than 30" in height. The height of the overall structure shall be deter- mined and approved by the Planning staff. In the event the adjacent owners of the property subject to C-V-P zoning are unable to enter into an agreement providing for the usage of the property on the north- westerly portion of said area, the Mex-Insur facility should be allowed (1) a free standing sign as indicated in Planning Commission Resolution ~CM-?~2, Section The reading of the text was waived by unani- mous consent. The resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote, to-wit: AYES: Councilmen Egdahl, Scott, Hobel, Hamilton, Hyde Noes: None Absent: None Recess A recess was called at 10:30 p.m. and the meeting reconvened at 10:40 p.m. REPORT ON ACQUISITION OF Director of Planning Peterson submitted a DEVELOPMENTAL RIGHTS FOR ~ri~n report to the Council in which he THE PURPOSE OF PRESERVING noted the Council's direction to the staff PERIPHERAL OPEN SPACE to study the feasibility of the City's preservation of peripheral open space and City Council Meeting 9 April 22, 1975 control of perimeter growth through the ac- quisition of external development rights. It was the staff's recommendation that this concept should not be adopted as a matter of policy, at the present time, by the City. Mr. Peterson added that the staff will con- tinue to review literature and all ]egis- lation and local government programs related to this concept. Report accepted It was moved by Councilman Scott, seconded by Councilman Egdahl and unanimously carried that the report be accepted. Motion for staff It was moved by Councilman Hyde, seconded report by Councilman Scott and unanimously carried that the staff be directed to, in their consideration of the general plan, identify properties that they feel it would be appropriate for the city to consider ac- quiring for open space purposes through a sale, lease-back arrangement. MAYOR'S REPORT Council Conference It was moved by Mayor Hamilton, seconded by Councilman Hyde and unanimously carried that a Council Conference be held on May 7, 1975 at 4:30 p.m. with the school district for discussion of school fees. COUNCIL CO~g~ENTS Comprehensive Planning Councilman Nobel (CPO) commented on the pre- Organization Meeting sentation by the County's Acting Director Solid drug program on Liquid and Solid Drug Program, especially in the area of liquid program which is going for a 100% Federal grant. Councilman Hobel also commented that the CPO Board voted against the San Diego pro- posal for using the SB 15 money for down- town MAC. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS Request from Chamber of The Board of Directors of the Chula Vista Commerce regarding Chula Chamber of Commerce recommended that the Vista Bus Lines City immediately begin working with and cooperating with the County Transportation ~ Dep~rtment in order tO allow the Chula Vista Bus Lines to connect with the San Diego Transit Lines at necessary east-west connec- ting points. City Council Meeting 10 April 22, 1975 Referred to staff It was moved by Councilman Hobel, seconded by Councilman Scott and unanimously carried that the request be referred to staff. Request for construction Mr. Don Dunstan, President, College Estates of median island landscaping Homeowners' Association, requested that on East "H" Street in the landscaping of the East "H" Street Southwestern College median island in Southwestern College Estates Estates be installed during the 1975-76 fiscal year--in July 1975 rather than having the median improvements done in two separate projects as scheduled by the Department of Public Works. Referred to staff It was moved by Councilman Hobel, seconded by Councilman Scott and unanimously carried that the request be referred to staff. Request from Ms. Connie Ms. Favala requested permission to conduct Favala, £1Paseo Tours, a tour service for transporting tourist to conduct charter bus from the South Bay area to attractions in service San Diego such as Sea World, Zoo, etc. She will operate this business out of a 15- passenger mini-bus. Referred to staff It was moved by Councilman Hobel, seconded by Councilman Scott and unanimously carried that the request be referred to staff. Beverage containers It was moved by Councilman Egdahl, seconded by Councilman Hobel and unanimously carried that the issue regarding deposits on all beverage containers be referred to the Legislative Committee. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Hamilton adjourned the meeting at 11:30 p.m. to April 23, 1975, 7:00 p.m. for the purpose of conducting interviews for the Environmental Control Commission.