HomeMy WebLinkAboutRCC MIN 1988/03/07MINUTES OF A SCHEDULED REGULAR MEETING
Resource Conservation Commission
Chula Vista, California
5:30 p.m. Conference Room 3
Monday, January 11, 1988 Public Services Building
Members Present: Chairman Rowe, Vice Chairman Donovan, Comruissioners
Hodson, Wendorf, Mitchell, Young, and Cameron
Members Absent: None
City Staff Present: Environmental Review Coordinator Doug Reid
CALL MEETING TO ORDER/ROLL CALL: Meeting was called to order at 5:31 p.m. by
Chairman Rowe. Members present constituted a quorum.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: None
1. NEW BUSINESS:
A. Review of Planning Commission Agenda/Staff Report for the meeting of
Jan vary 13, 1988. Item 3 (Senior Density Bonus) and Item 4
(Proposed Formation of Open Space District /k18 - Rancho del Sur)
were taken off the agenda and will be discussed at a later date.
The approach of the EIR was discussed. More input to the Planning
Commission was discussed. Meeting on a more timely basis is needed.
MSUC Mitchell/Hodson (7-0) to continue meeting twice a month, with
discretion on whether the Planning Commission needs input; with a
minimum meeting on the second Monday of every month, and optionally,
meeting on the fourth Monday of every month to give any input to the
Planning Commission at their meetings held on the second and fourth
Wednesday of every month.
Discussion was held and okayed regarding the switching of members to
the Planning Commission meetings if a member gives notice in advance
when he/she cannot attend.
B. Comments were made and discussion was held on the RCC budget for the
fiscal year 1988-89. Chairman Rowe would like explanations as to
why there is a budget for overtime. Doug Reid will get an update on
budget for the next meeting.
Z. OLD BUSINESS
A. Consideration and discussion was made on the Olen Hoy house to
accept or reject it as a gift to the city as a historical site.
Comments were made as to the poor financial risk by the city because
of the extensive costs the city would incur to move, store and
restore the house.
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MSUC Wendorf/Young (7-U) to recommend to the City Council to not
accept the property as a historical gift.
B. Consideration and discussion on the referral to the council
regarding the potential designation of Southwood Psychiatric
Hospital as a historic site.
MSUC Wendorf/Donovan (7-U) to recommend to the City to allocate
funds to conduct a historical resources inventory of the
Montgomery area, including the Southwood Psychiatric Hospital.
3. COMMUNICATIONS
A. Five specific questions were put to the commission from City Clerk
Fulasz in regard to absenteeism. Discussion and recommendations are
as follows:
Questions ~k4 and ~/5 regarding excuses:
MSUC Rowe/Mitchell (7-U) to recommend to the City Council that
official excuses shall not be counted towards absenteeisms; and
the definition of "official excuse" shall be illness, employ-
ment/business-related including travel, and vacations on the
part of the commission member.
Questions 4P1 and 4P2 regarding attendance:
Motion by Rowe that 75% is a reasonable percentage, assuming
that the motion in regard to ~~4 and 4~5 is applicable. Motion
was amended to be applicable only to duly called meetings
rather than workshops. Motion died from lack of second and
addressed again after question ~~3 answered.
Question ~t3 regarding workshops/conferences as meetings:
MSUC Wendorf/Young (7-U) that workshops not be counted as
bonafide meetings.
Questions 4kl and 4~2 were again addressed. Discussion held as to the
percentage of meetings missed rather than a specific number of
meetings missed.
MSUC Mitchell/Young (7-U) to stay with three (3) consecutive
meetings missed rather than a percentage.
Chairman Rowe stated that meeting notices needed to go out on a more
timely basis to give commission members sufficient time to prepare.
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MSUC Mitchell/Hodson (7-0) that if a policy like the above is going
to be adopted and implemented, concurrent with that the city needs
to take whatever action is necessary to get the meeting notices out
to the commission members on a more timely basis than what is
currently the case.
ADJOURNMENT: Meeting was adjourned at 6:55 p.m. to the Regular Business
Meeting of Monday, February 8, 1988 at 5:30 p.m. in Conference Rooms 2 and 3.
NOTE: Regular meeting scheduled for Monday, January 18, 1988 cancelled due to
holiday. Meeting of January 25, 1988 falls after Planning Commission meeting
and, therefore, cancelled.
Respectfully submitted,
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G]L6ry J1~~nez,~~Secretary~,%