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HomeMy WebLinkAboutcc min 1989/10/02 Joint City Council/School District Meeting October 2, 198g Sweetwater Union High School District 5:30 p.m. Board Room, ll30~Fifth Avenue Adjourned Meeting A. CALL TO ORDER. The meeting was called to order at 5:35 p.m. B. OPENING PROCEDURES Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call - The following were present: City Council: Councilmen Malcolm, Moore, Nader (arrived 5:45 p.m and left at 6:15 p.m.), and Mayor Cox. Also present were City Manager, John D. Goss and City Clerk, Beverly A. Authelet, and Deputy City Manager George Krempl. Sweetwater High School District: Board members: Aguilar, Bauer, Chapman, Hogan, Livesay, and Chairman David. Also present was Assistant Superintendent Rindone, and Secretary, Hilda Cadena. Chula Vista Elementary School District: Board Members Dr. Joseph Cummings, Sharon Giles, Patrick Judd, Judy Schulenberg, and Frank Tarantino. Also present were Interim Superintendent John Vugrin and Administrative Assistant, Susan Price. Southwestern College: Board Members Jerry Griffith, Augie Bareno, and G. Gordon Browning Also present was Superintendent Joe Conte. C. REPORTS AND PRESENTATIONS 1. Presentation of the Hazel Goes Cook Award to Ruth French Chapman. ~,~ 7 2. Growth Management presentation by Mayor Cox. The first report of the Growth Management Oversight Committee had been received. Included in the report were three Resolutions which Council adopted at the August 22 meeting expressing concern regarding the threshholds for the Chula Vista Elementary School District, the Sweetwater Union High School District, and the Otay Water District. Meetings will be established with each individual school board to further discuss this matter. George Krempl, Planning Director, added there was another area of concern which was library space. We have a need for one, possibly two, branch libraries; one in Montgomery and one East of the 805. City Council Minutes -2- October 2, i~ In response to a comment by Mayor Cox, Mr. Aguilar expressed concern that the school fees collected were not Chula Vista fees but Sweetwater Union High School District fees for educations needs for which the whole district ~s charged. Mayor Cox responded that they realized the High School was bigger than Chula Vista, but there was a concern that there should be some equity with fees collected in Chula Vista. Perhaps we should sit down to discuss this and include National City and Imperial Beach in the discussion. Councilman Malcolm commented that his concern was Chula Vista. He felt it would be best for both groups to discuss trying to work with other jurisdictions and make sure they were doing their fair share. Regarding libraries, he believed it would be beneficial if the City of Chula Vista and Southwestern College worked together to build one large library to serve that portion of town. 3. Traffic. Joseph Conte expressed that this year their enrollment has increased up to 15,000 students. This results in traffic impaction on Otay Lakes Road. There is a real state of congestion as the traffic attempts to leave and enter the campus at Otay Lakes Road. We need to look at the possibility of traffic controls at the corner of Gotham and Otay Lakes Road or at the corner where the fire station is located. The traffic signal which was added on H Street at the college entrance has eased the congestion. The college was willing to help and will be considering widening their entrance onto Otay Lakes Road to four lanes as well as widening their entrance off H Street to four lanes. Mayor Cox stated we can refer this to our Safety Commission for review. MOTION: Moved by Moore, seconded by Nader to refer the recommendations by the Superintendent to staff for review. Motion carried 4-O-1 (McCandliss absent) 4. Graffiti. Larry Perondi presented slides of problems. Schools have been successful in eradicating problems on school property, but not when it comes to the graffiti on utility boxes in front of school facilities. Tres Hubbard reported they had been awarded with a criminal justice grant. With these funds, they will identify the potential gang member provide a program for them, and also educate the parents. However, they wil( still be working on the graffiti removal. At Montgomery High School, the Associated Student Body has been working with the Otay Mesa Homeowners Association and have developed a graffiti eradication program which has been very successful. They will be using this as a model. As an alternative, they would like to explore with the City: 1. A mutual arrangement where students could paint out graffiti in public right-of-way as well as paint out graffiti on utility boxes. City Council Minutes -3- October Z, a~ 2. Like to develop a united effort sending a message to the community that graffiti will not be tolerated. They hope by working with various community organizations, this can be accomplished. Mayor Cox stated he didn't know how much authority the City had, but we would be willing to arrange a meeting with SDG&E and Pacific Bell to sit down to talk regarding this issue. There is also a program which was being used at the Nature Center using inmates to do work; perhaps we could use them to help remove the graffiti. Also, free paint is available for use in graffiti removal. The City would like to work with all school districts on this program. Question was raised as to what criteria was used to identify the potential gang member versus the regular kid who gets in trouble. Response was they were involving the police department who has worked with the identification criteria. They are also using the San Diego gang detail to train staff. Trustee Bauer pointed out that the new agenda at the State and Federal level was to work with local police and city officials. Jerry Griffith stated that he called the Mayor's office three times about removing some graffiti in the right-of-way near his home. It took about 90 days before the graffiti was finally removed. Mayor Cox stated that the City Manager could provide some follow through on this matter. 5. Update on Nature Interpretive Center by Steve Neudecker. Slides were presented. The informational report was received and filed. 6. Establish meeting calendar: Concensus to have the 1990 meetings on May 21 and October 8 at 5:30 p.m. 7. Member Reports. Mr. Hogan expressed it was time to look at combining some of the regional serving facilities such as parks, sport fields, and libraries between the school districts and the City. Since revenues were short, it was important to be as efficient as possible in providing these services to the public. He requested that the Superintendents of the Districts and the City Manager's office meet prior to the next Joint School Board meeting and come up with an action plan and some recommendations with respect to regional facility sharing. Mr. Conte, Southwestern College, indicated that a major portion of the volumes in their library were focused on their curriculum; he suspected this was true with the high school libraries as well. He felt that the holdings are different for a school versus a public library and this would have to be addressed. Southwestern College had discussed the idea of a joint library with the City, but there were "turfdom" issues which surfaced, although he thought those could be overcome. City Council Minutes -4- October 2, 1989 Mayor Cox suggested the best way to go about this would be to ask each of the legislative bodies to designate an elected official to sit down with the superintendents and City Manager. If we wait six months, we will be that much further behind. Mayor Cox further commented that the City in their capital improvement program will be installing missing street improvements adjacent to school facilities. He suggested that perhaps the school principals or staff review the extent of public improvements needed on their sites and report these to the City. E. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS: Tom Pocklington stated he hoped the Boards were representing the taxpayers and not the developers; special projects should be funded by private agencies; the Districts should be careful not to fund social welfare programs. Regarding District Elections, of which he was in favor, felt it was in the best interest of the Board if the people of National City and Imperial Beach wanted to govern their own schools, then let them. Did not feel the Boards should get into the campaign. He recommended the system should be allowed to work and not spend money on it at this time. He also suggested that their Board look at the City of Chula Vista's Codes of Ethics and Conduct. Howard Smith, 897 Mesa Place addressed some problems he had with the School Districts such as the quality of education and the trash on the campuses. F. Adjournment. The meeting adjourned at 7:10 p.m. Respectful ly submitted, Beverly A. Authelet City Clerk 2975A