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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRCC AGENDA PK 1993/12/06To: Chula Vista City Council Sub,iect: Buildings Lacking Aesthetic Qualities Background: In the statement of Goals and Policies for the RCC (2.32.030 B and 71 the RCC has been given the duty to "take all action necessary to provide people with...en,Joyment of aesthetic, natural, and scenic qualities..." The new Pier I Imports on Bonita Road lacks these aesthetic, natural, and scenic ,~il,,litirs, and should not have been approved. Recommended Action: The RCC recomends that b~_i[)ding pro.aects with visual qualities that are out of harmony with the environment be re.iected. ~ ~ 1 ~ Pier 1 bailding still drawing critical reader response In your reply to a re- cent letter to the editor, in regards to the new Pier 1 building at 805 and Bonita Road, (Pier 1 In the last issue there was a letter writ- ten about the ugly Pier 1 building. I agree it is a terrible color of paint and an ugly building. Any- way, what I wanted to correct is that the building is on the old Bradley property and was annexed to the City of Chula Vista. Pat Mount building has no aeathettc value, Bonita Valley. News, Oct. 21, 1993). You were quick to point out that the build- ing is not within the city limits. This implies to your readers that a city was not involved in the decision, or design of the building: Wrong! The aty is re- sponsible. 'pie building is in Chula Vista, not the county, and citizens of Bonita like Mr. Briggs who care abpyE the com- munity they )~,in, and whatit looks ~; did not have a say in the matter! Jim Ctanfield Bonita -- __-_ ~ ~ ~ , Pier 1 6eilding still drawing critical reader response In your reply to a re- cent letter to the editor, in regards to the new Pier 1 building at 805 and Bonita Road, (Pier 1 In the last issue there was a letter writ- ten about the ugly pier 1 building. I agree it is a tem'ble color of paint and an ugly building. Any- way, whatIwanted to correct is that the building is on the old Bradley property and was annexed to the City of Chula Vista. Pat Mount Bonita b"'l~'8 has no aesthetic value, Bonita Valley News,. Oct. 21, 1993). You were quick to point out that the build- ing is not within the City limits. This implies to your readers that a city was not involved in the decision, or design of the building: Wrong! The city is re- sponsible. T,he building is in Chula Vista, not the manly, and atizens of .Bonita like Mr. Briggs who care abQgt the com- munity they ~ in, and what it looks ~ did not have a say in the matter! Jim Cran6eld Bonita 'to: Chula Vista. City Council 'c;ubJect: Clvercrowded Schools Background: Chula Vista schools are over-crowded. This situation is associated with increased use of drugs, increased gang activity, increased graffiti nn city properties, and falling standarized test, scores in the Uity school district. Recommended Actions: C1) The city should establish a MAXIMUM CLASS SIZE throughout the district which will have no exceptions. <~)Future reviews of EIR's which affect sr_hools will involve teachers, students, and parents of students since these are the people most directly affected by increased enrollment. To: Chula. Vista City Council Sub~ec.t: Brawn Field Curfew Background: Brown Field in Chula Vista has no curfew. That is why on September 1"%> 1993, at 3:15 AM. a Mexican „ie[ was allowed to land there; the noise from this landing disturbed and awoke residents many miles away. A spokesman at Brown Field stated that there needs to be a curfew there and that the city council could enar,t one. Rer..ommended action: The RCC recommends a curfew be established at Brown Field. Resource Conserva*_ion Commission City of Chula Vista Chula Vista, California To: City Council Subject: Compost Background. The City of Chula Vista recently imposed a mandatory yard waste program on its residents. The objective is to reduce the amount of organic material unnecessarily being dumped at either the Otay Landfill or that diverted to commercial application. In the meantime, there is a growing amount of composting/ed material available outside the Otay Landfill for public use. The material is available at no cost. Users must provide their own containers and transportation. Recommended Action. Quarterly, the City deliver full containers of this composted material to two or more locations within the city limits. Material containers would be dropped off mid-day on Friday and retrieved the following Monday. Compost would be available at the locations for individual residential purposes. Perhaps senior citizens could be provided with hand-out material and be available to answer non-technical questions on use of compost. By bringing the compost back to the user"s home territory, resident s might be more receptive to use of the compost and acceptance of the yard waste program. This action should be evaluated following not less than two weekends of availability. Resource Conservation Commission City of Chula Vista Chula Vista, California To: City Council Subject: Purchasing Background. Earlier this year, a Public I:otice appeared in the Chula Vista Star-News publishing the revised purchasing policy for the city. There was no definitive statement on procurement of recycled materials in that policy. Athena Bradley informed members of this Commission that there was an unwritten policy and it "was too late" to change the published policy statement. Recommended Action. The City take a firm, public position on procurement o recycled materials for use in administration and operations. We suggest that the statement be strongly worded in a manner similar to: "will afford precedence to procurement of products containing recycled materials. Exceptions to this rule would apply only when the recycled material content is prohibited by state or Federal regulations or does not meet specific specifications of the user. When the price of the product containing recycled materials is within 10 percent of the price of the lowest qualified bidder or list price, preference will be given to the product containing recycled materials."