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HomeMy WebLinkAboutcc min 1984/02/14 MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA Tuesday, 7:10 p.m. February 14, 1984 ROLL CALL Councilmembers present: Mayor Cox, Councilmembers Scott, Moore, McCandliss (Councilman Malcolm arrived late) Councilmembers absent: None Staff present: City Manager Goss, City Attorney Harron, Assistant City Manager Asmus PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, SILENT PRAYER The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag was led by Mayor Cox followed by a moment of silent prayer. 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES {None) 2o SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY OATH OF OFFICE TO PEGGY DONOVAN AND WILLI/~4 EDWARDS NEWLY APPOINTED RESOURCE CONSERVATION COMMISSION MEMBERS The Oaths of Office were administered by Deputy City Clerk Patricia Guardacosta. 3. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS a. REQUEST FOR LEVYING FINE TO DOG OWNERS WHOSE ANIMALS RUN FREE {T. J. Dunigan) Mr. Dunigan suggested 1 evying a $500 fine to dog owners and impounding animals until the fine is paid. He also suggested posting signs and stricter law enforcement. MSC (Moore/McCandliss) to refer to staff for appropriate response by letter {Councilman Malcolm not present at this time). MSC (Scott/Cox) to report back to City Council with possibility of having different coverage for animal shelter with staggered hours. Councilman Malcolm arrived at this time and voted "no". Council discussion followed regarding getting in touch with Mr. Dunigan and discovering the location of the problem in order to concentrate control in that area; concern regarding the need for improvement and increased cost for staggered hour patrol at animal shelter; quarterly adding a flyer on sanitation bills informing the public of ordinances prohibiting dogs from running loose. City Council Meeting - 2 - February 14, 1984 b. REQUEST TO ELIMINATE BIRD PROBLEM ON "E" STREET AND THIRD AVENUE IAnn M. Hall) MSUC (Moore/Cox) to refer this item the the Downtown Association with a recommendation in writing by staff. Councilman Scott suggested using a feed designed to sterilize male birds. c. REQUEST TO CONDUCT FORMAL MEMORIAL CEREMONY TO HONOR WAR DEAD (Jewish War Veterans Post 66) Mr. Solomon, Arthur Towne Post 66 Commander suggested conducting a formal Memorial Ceremony in Chula Vista to honor the War Dead. MS (McCandliss/Moore) to refer this item to staff for a report. City Manager Goss stated this is being done in Chula Vista and is open to the public. SUBSTITUTE MOTION MSUC IMoore/Cox) for staff to write Mr. Soloman a letter informing him this is being done in Chula Vista. Memorial Services are held in Glen Abbey. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS (None) RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES, FIRST READING 5. RESOLUTION AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 11506 BY CHANGING THE LOCATION FOR ONE OF THE TWO BILLBOARDS IN THE METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DEVELOPMENT BOARD'S (MTDB) BILLBOARD LITIGATION SETTLEMENT (City Attorney) Subsequent to Council's action allowing the construction of two billboards in order to facilitate the settlement of the lawsuit between the billboard companies and MTDB, it was discovered only one billboard could be located at that site. The State has put in some fencing which make it impossible for the billboard companies to either construct or maintain a second site north of "E" Street. This resolution would authorize the construction of one of the two previously approved billboards at the southeast corner of "H" Street and I-5. Council discussion ensued regarding working with various parties with this item; concern with putting one on "H" Street; if billboard is placed far enough northward of "E" Street, it will not be in Chula Vista; I-5 and "E" Street are excellent locations; "H" and "E" Streets are the two best entrances to the City of Chula Vista; pick one of the locations where the 19 signs were taken down; if the sign at Brentwood Trailer Park is in the City limits, use that location; double-faced billboard on "H" Street to be removed as a tradeoff. MSUC (Scott/McCandliss) to notify the billboard company that "H" Street site is not acceptable. !~ City Council Meeting - 3 - February 14, 1984 Discussion continued regarding the merits of placing the billboards at various sites along the MTDB right-of-way. MSUC (McCandliss/Scott) for staff to provide a listing of the nineteen sites where the original billboards are and some comment about their availability now. Councilman Malcolm stated the signs have been removed at I-5 corridor and wants staff to determine i f Brentwood sign is in the City's jurisdiction. 6. RESOLUTION 11540 GRANTING AN EXTENSION OF TIME TO C. E. WYLIE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY FOR THE TOWN CENTRE PARKING STRUCTURE TO FEBRUARY 22, 1984 (City Attorney) There have been a number of change orders for the construction of the Town Centre Parking Structure. The City Attorney recommended granting an extension of the contract time to C. E. Wylie Construction Company to February 22, 1984. RESOLUTION OFFERED BY COUNCILMAN SCOTT, the reading of the text was waived by unanimous consent, passed and approved unanimously. 7. RESOLUTION APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE SANDAG JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT REGARDING COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS (City Attorney) SANDAG requested the City of Chula Vista, along with all other member cities, to approve an amendment to the SANDAG Joint Powers Agreement which would allow SANDAG to unilaterally set the compensation for its Directors without the necessity of amending the JPA to do so. RESOLUTION OFFERED BY COUNCILWOMAN McCANDLISS, the reading of the text was waived by unanimous consent. Council discussion ensued regarding SANDAG being a joint powers agreement and they should come back with requests each time to insure a system of checks and balances; compensation could be approved when each Municipal entity is approved once a year; this should be done by the membership not the board. SUBSTITUTE MOTION MS(Moore/Scott) meeting compensation be recommended by the SANDAG Board at the same time the annual City contributions are approved by the Joint Powers Agreement and be amended accordingly. Councilman Moore withdrew the motion, Councilman Scott withdrew the second. SUBSTITUTE MOTION MSUC (Malcolm/Moore) to direct staff to bring back a resolution authorizing $75 fee for the Mayor (for attendance at a SANDAG meeting) with a letter relating Council's concern. City Council Meeting - 4 - February 14, 1984 8. RESOLUTION 11541 AUTHORIZING THE NEGOTIATION OF A CONTRACT WITH AMERICAN GOLF CORPORATION FOR THE LEASE/MANAGEMENT OF THE CHULA VISTA MUNICIPAL GOLF COURSE IDirector of Parks and Recreation) Director of Parks and Recreation Mark Pfister stated that Council, at the September 13, 1983 meeting, authorized the issuance of Request for Proposals {RFP) for the possible lease/management of the Chula Vista Municipal Golf Course. All completed proposals were received and accepted on November 15, 1983 and a review board was established to determine if the applicants were qualified to lease/manage the Chula Vista Golf Course. Mr. Pfister recommended, in concurrence with the Golf Course Proposal Evaluation Board, staff be directed to negotiate a contract with American Golf Corporation and both groups be involved in a final review of the negotiated term and conditions of the proposed contract before any final consideration by the City Council. In answer to Councilwoman McCandliss query as to why the City can't match the business proposal of American Golf Corporation and whether the City's structure could be modified to do this, Director of Parks and Recreation responded with the following information: (1) American Golf Corporation is more successful than the City because they are a profit-motivated enterprise and must stay current with capital improvements if they wish to continue to be successful and will have to invest large amounts of money immediately on a large basis; (2) The City is a multi-faceted corporation and has different priorities. American Golf Corporation has a good management team; however, the City could handle it just as well with dedication to the task. (3) A private enterprenaur has the ability to motivate employees and would offer free lessons to build clientele. Council discussion continued regarding the City has never had a report from its golf professional regarding drainage or gophers; there should be someone out there that wants to make dollars and do things necessary to promote business - the City doesn't have the management ability to do this; with the exception of the option proposal of five year increments, the proposal looks good; if the City cannot handle this what other departments are being handled in this way; the need for a specialist in golf courses; City has a managerial problem because it has hired someone to run a recreation department not a golf course; part of the management problem is not having the management tools available; a private outside contributer has avantage of expertise in one specialized service; another advantage is low purchases are greater than the City's; the need to develop equipment replacement fund; building schedules need to develop some method to avoid river rains causing drainage problems and sprinkler system problems; intense value of having a private firm do this operation; want a more comprehensive breakdown on what they are proposing to do; general terms should be spelled out in the final proposal. City Council Meeting - 5 - February 14, 1984 Speaking in opposition of the proposal were Cliff Roland, llO Industrial Boulevard, Chula Vista thanked Mark Pfister and the City Manager for alluding to the fact there has been no management of the course; the problem has been there for 18 years; experts in the field are available and can do the job; you can't expect Parks and Recreation to take care of the golf course when it's an eight hour a day job; Council will have to hire gopher professionals; a man that is a leader can train others to do the job; Joe Warburton, the golf professional, has never done anything for the golf course - he is never there; to find a greenskeeper, the City would have to pay someone what the City Manager is making; the City should set up a board of governors to help run the golf course. Vera E. Klinovsky 4 Broadway, Chula Vista, 9 2010 stated the men out on the course are not told what to do; the trees are a sad mess, branches are broken and no one has made an effort to correct them; if they were taken care of, they would nut be diseased; don't believe the management of the course should be given to out of towners; the course doesn't need a team of people - only one good manager. Council discussion continued regarding the open space district being completely unmanageable; there is a need for a new approach to improve things on the golf course; staff needs to be daring and ask for needs now even if it's not in the budget; be prepared to spend money; need a better view of how resources are used; staff is hired to use that judgment; staff could ask for a management consultant. RESOLUTION OFFERED BY COUNCILMAN MALCOLM, the reading of the text was waived by unanimous consent, passed and approved with Councilman Scott voting "no". MSUC (McCandliss/Scott) for staff to bring back at the time of the lease, a staff proposal and comparable breakdown of what staff could propose for the golf course for a basis of comparison. 9. RESOLUTION 11542 APPROVING AND ACCEPTING PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS IN THAT CERTAIN SUBDIVISION KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS VILLAS DE BONITA SUBDIVISION (City Engineer) In accordance with a request from ADMA Company, Inc., a final inspection was made of the improvements for Villas de Bonita Subdivision on July 15, 1983. The ADMA Company has now requested that the City accept the public improvements along Bonita Road and Otay Lakes Road and within the publicly dedicated easements. The required work was completed on February 2, 1984 and all work has been found to be performed in accordance with the improvement agreement and to the satisfaction of the City Engineer. RESOLUTION OFFERED BY COUNCILMAN MALCOLM, the reading of the text was waived by unanimous consent, passed and approved unanimously. City Council Meeting - 6 - February 14, 1984 10. RESOLUTION 11543 APPROVING AND ACCEPTING PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS IN THAT CERTAIN SUBDIVISION KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS PEPPERTREE ESTATES SUBDIVISION (City Engineer} On February 6, 1984, the ADMA Company, Inc. completed the corrected work listed in the letter of deficiencies dated October 17, 1983. All work was found to be performed in accordance with the improvement agreement and to the satisfaction of the City Engineer. RESOLUTION OFFERED BY COUNCILMAN MALCOLM, the reading of the text was waived by unanimous consent, passed and approved unanimously. ll. RESOLUTION 11544 APPROVING ENCROACHMENT PERMIT PE031 FOR MONUMENT SIGN IN CITY OPEN SPACE LOT IN HIDDEN VISTA VILLAGE {City Engineer) McMillan Development recently applied for an encroachment permit to place a permanent, monument-type identity sign in an open space lot. The lot is located at the corner of Hidden Vista Drive and Smoky Circle in Hidden Vista Village Subdivision, now known as Terra Nova. The Chula Vista Municipal Code requires that encroachments such as this must be considered by the Council for approval. City Engineer Lippitt reported the traffic Engineer has looked at the grading and has reviewed the encroachment permit. RESOLUTION OFFERED BY COUNCILMAN MALCOLM, the reading of the text was waived by unanimous consent, passed and approved unanimously. 12. REPORT OF THE CITY MANAGER a. City Manager Goss reported an action awarding contract is scheduled to proceed with reroofing of City Hall and Fire alarm project. b. City Manager Goss stated the County of San Diego has awarded construction contract to Daley Construction for realigning of Orange Avenue intersection with Palomar east of Broadway to relieve traffic congestion on Broadway - a $200,000 contract effective February 13, 1984. City Engineer Lippitt stated one to two trailers may have to be relocated but the liquor store will not have to be relocated. c. City Manager Goss reported last week a referral was made regarding temporary parking regarding Marie Callendar's Restaurant. City Engineer Lippitt reported a representative from Marie Callenda~s requested parking for short-term purchasers of pies to use the right lane outside the store as short-term parking. He showed a plat of the location and suggested short-term parking in three of the four spaces in front of the building but not including the handicapped parking space. MSUC (Scott/Moore) to accept the report. City Council Meetin9 - 7 - February 14, 1984 REPORTS OF OFFICERS AND DEPARTMENT HEADS 13. REPORT FUNDING FOR OLYMPIC TORCH KILOMETER (Assistant City Manager) John Reber, Mayor of E1 Cajon, is Coordinator and Chairman of all San Diego County cities and government a9encies to bring the 1984 Olympic Torch Relay throu9h San Diego County. He has requested all County cities to consider buying one kilometer at $3,000, with the torch to be carried by a representative of the City's choice in the relays. Contributions toward the $3,000 in Chula Vista at least, have been spearheaded by Karen Poston, a Hilltop Junior High School physical education instructor and, as of February 9, 1984, she has private donations of $2,150. If the City is willing to contribute $500 towards the drive, Miss Poston's ability to raise the remaining funds would appear almost assured. Staff believes the effort is a worthwhile endeavor and can support a contribution in this amount. If the staff recommendation is approved, a resolution appropriating $500 from the unappropriated balance of the General Fund will be brought back to Council. MSUC (Scott/McCandliss) to accept the report. Karen Poston, Hilltop Junior High School teacher, spoke in support of the relays representing the City of Chula Vista and thanked Council for its support. 14. REPORT STATUS OF REGIONAL TRANSIT ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE STUDY (City Engineer) In Spring 1983, SANDAG contracted with the consultant firm of Booz, Allen and Hamilton, Inc. to conduct an evaluation of alternative transit organizational structures for South San Diego County. The study has been proceeding over the last nine months under the direction of a Policy Committee consisting of elected officials from each of the lO cities within the study area and the County of San Diego, and a Technical Committee comprised of staff members from each affected jurisdiction and other interested agencies. Councilman David Malcolm is the City of Chula Vista's Policy Committee representative; the Transit Coordinator serves on the Technical Committee. The report updates Council on the status of this study. Transit Coordinator Gustafson discussed the fare ordinance adopted yesterday by MTDB approving the rate with the exception of the full fare of $1.50 originally proposed from the Border to the Civic Center zone - the $1.50 rate iS only from Santa Fe to the Border. All other rates passed as proposed. MSUC (Scott/Malcolm) to accept the report. City Council Meeting - 8 - February 14, 1984 15. MAYOR'S REPORT a.Mayor Cox stated Memorial Park has been part of the City of Chula Vista for many years and the seating areas are in a deplorable condition. MSUC (Cox/McCandliss) for staff to report on the condition of Memorial Park seating area (stage and amphitheatre)for report on what can be done to improve it. 16. COUNCIL COMMENTS a. Councilwoman McCandliss reported the City of Del Mar has a contribution limitation per person of $20 for campaigns. b.Councilman Moore requested staff to bring the Council up to date on the status of the Bayfront Trolley Station. City Manager Goss said that after meeting with the County three alternates were identified: (1) Buy all property necessary to implement the Sedway Cooke report and put in the station now. (2) Buy property but not demolish the bowling alley or gas station at this time. (3) Look at drive-up stations and go to Policy Committee for alternative direction. Negotiations are in process to learn what status the Agency would recommend.~,/~//~, Next Steering Committee will meet next in about three to four months.~ ~. c.Councilman Malcolm stated he would like to see a Committee formed to create a review for Star/Orange low cost housing project. MS (for Mayor to create a committee immediately to review Star/Orange low cost housing project. Motion was withdrawn until Thursday's Agency meeting. d.Councilman Malcolm reported on the time spent with lO year old Eric Lytle (Big Brother). e.Councilman Scott requested a status report on Hilltop/Telegraph Canyon Road report. A~OUR~IENT AT 9:40 p.m. to the meeting scheduled for February 21, 1984 at 7p.m. JENNIE M. FULASZ, CMC City Clerk PATRICIA A. GUARDACOSTA WPG:0389C Deputy City Cle~