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HomeMy WebLinkAboutcc min 1987/02/10 Tuesday, February 10, 1987 Council Chamber 7:00 p.m. Public Services Building ROLL CALL MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor COX; Councilmembers Nader, Moore, McCandliss, MEMBERS ABSENT: Councilman Malcolm STAFF PRESENT: City Manager Goss, Assistant City Manager Asmus, City Attorney Harron PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG, 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 for the meeting of January 29, 1987. MSUC (McCandliss/Moore) to approve the minutes. 2. SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY a. OATH OF OFFICE - The Oath of Office was administered by City Clerk Fulasz to Susan Fuller, Planning Commission and Antonio Castro, Montgomery Community Planning Commission. b. PROCLAMATION - PROCLAIMING FEBRUARY 16-22, 1987 AS "NATIONAL PATRIOTISM WEEK" Mayor Cox presented the Proclamation to Charles Grubb. CONSENT CALENDAR 3. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS MSUC (McCandliss/Moore) to approve the Consent Calendar. a. REQUEST FOR EIGHT SWIMMERS' STARTING BLOCKS AT THE LOMA ~ERDE SWIMMING POOL - Samuel S. Cruz, President, Chula Vista Aquatic Association, P.O. Box 272, Chula Vista, CA 92012 This request from the Chula Vista Aquatic Association is for additional electrical wiring for the snack bar operation and an additional eight starting blocks to be provided at the Loma Verde Swimming pool. Minutes - 2 - February 10, 1987 MSUC (Mccandliss/Moore) a letter of acknowledgement be submitted to the Association outlining the efforts the City will be undertaking to install additional electric outlets and to advise them that the starting blocks will be considered as part of the 1987-88 operating budget. 4. RESOLUTION 12897 AUTHORIZING EXPENDITURE OF $1,000 FROM THE CONTINGENCY RESERVE FOR THE MUSIC MACHINE AND BARON CONCERT CHOIR (City Manager) At its February 3, 1987 meeting, Council received a request from the Music Machine and Baron Concert Choir for financial assistance to perform at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts next May. In the past, the Music Machine has provided, at no charge, entertainment at various civic and public events including several City functions and appearance in conjunction with the City's 75th anniversary celebration. Based on this community involvement, it was recommended that Council approve the expenditure ef $1,000 from the contingency reserve. 5. RESOLUTION 12898 ACCEPTING BIDS AND AWARDING CONTRACT FOR TWO TURF TRACTORS AND APPROPRIATING ADDITIONAL FUNDS (Director of Finance) Bids were received for the purchase of two turf tractors with front mounted rotary mowers. The recommendation was that Council award the contract to C. R. Jaeschke, Inc. (low bidder) in the amount of $27,967.20 6. RESOLUTION 12899 AUTHORIZING PURCHASE OF NINE POLICE PATROL VEHICLES (Director Of Finance) The 86-87 Equipment Replacement Fund provides for the purchase of nine police patrol vehicles. Council Resolution No. 6132 authorizes the City to participate in a cooperative bid with the City of San Diego for the purchase. The 86-87 Equipment Replacement Fund provides $110,133 for the purchase. Funds required are $98,381.55. The nine vehicles being replaced will be sold at auction. The recommendation was that Council authorize the purchase from Center City Ford. 7. RESOLUTION 12900 APPROVING AN APPLICATION FOR LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUNDS FOR EL RANCHO DEL REY #6 PARK (Director of Parks & Recreation) Minutes 3 February 10, 1987 The Land and Water Conservation Fund Program provides funds to federal agencies and to states which, in turn, share these funds with local agencies, for the acquisition or development of public park and recreation areas. The program is administered nationally by the National Park Service and the State allocation of funds is administered by the State Department of Parks and Recreation. This program is a reimbursement program whereby agencies must finance the entire project and can only be refunded for fifty percent of the actual expenditures. The City Council has allocated ~266,000 for the design and construction of E1 Rancho del Rey #6 Park located at East "J" Street and Beechglen Drive. The City would be eligible to apply for ~133,000 in reimbursement under this program for this project. 8. RESOLUTION 12901 APPROVING EXTENSION OF TIME FOR CORRECTING VIOLATIONS AT 165 MURRAY STREET (Acting Director of Building & Housing) At the meeting of August 5, 1986, Council gave direction to Mr. Raso to correct all the ordinance violations existing at his home within 120 days from the lifting of the Stop Work Notice. The 120-day allotted time period has expired and a~ additional 60-day extension is needed to complete the work. Mr. Raso has exceeded the 120-day time limit but has shown good faith and worked diligently to bring the house into conformance with City codes and standards. Since Mr. Raso has not yet selected a contractor to do the work and he does not have a commitment on a start date, it was recommended that a 60-day extension be granted to complete the project. 9. RESOLUTION 12902 APPROVING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA AND J.H.K. & ASSOCIATES FOR CONSULTING ENGINEERING SERVICES TO CONDUCT THE SWEETWATER VALLEY TRAFFIC STUDY (Director of Public Works/City Engineer) In 1985, the City Council approved funding of up to $50,000 in the CIP to conduct a traffic study in the Sweetwater Valley corridor. The Sweetwater Valley Traffic Study is a joint effort between Chula Vista, County of San Diego, National City, and CalTrans, who with the exception of CalTrans will each contribute up to ~50,000, ~30,000, and $20,000, respectively. Minutes 4 February 10, 1987 The City of Chula Vista will act as lead agency. Agreements covering the terms and conditions of the study have already been approved between the City, the County and National City. A Policy Committee, a Staff Technical Committee and a Consultant Selection Committee have been established to select the consultant and administer the study. The Staff Technical Committee reviewed the proposals and selected the four most qualified firms to be interviewed by the Consultant Selection Committee. The firm of J.H.K. & Associates was unanimously selected as the most qualified consultant for this project. 10. RESOLUTION 12903 APPROVING AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA AND JOHN C. TSIKNAS FOR PROJECT MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL MASTER COMPUTER SYSTEM (Director of Public Works/City Engineer) In 1986, the City Council considered a Signal System Improvement Study to provide a new citywide traffic signal interconnect system. At that time, the Council voted to proceed with the implementation of a Master Computer System and approved funding for the project in the 1986-87 Capitol Improvement Program. THe total cost for this consultant will be charged on an hourly basis as provided for in his agreement, not to exceed a total of ~15,000 over the 30-month contract period. 11. RESOLUTION 12904 APPROVING A CONTRACT WITH WILLDAN & ASSOCIATES FOR ASSESSMENT ENGINEERING SERVICES AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR (ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS NO. 85-2 AND 86-1) (Director of Public Works/City Engineer) Willdan & Associates was the assessment engineer for Assessment Districts No. 85-2 and 86-1. These districts were used to install water facilities, street facilities, and some drainage facilities in EastLake I. The purpose of this contract is to respread the assessments over those parcels that have subdivided since the district was formed. The assessment engineer is proposing to do all the necessary work including preparing the tapes for the tax assessor at a cost of $20 per parcel per district. This cost will be paid from a deposit made by the subdivider of each new lot. The total dollar amount will depend upon the number of parcels that are reassessed. 12. ORDINANCE 2192 AMENDING SECTION 2.04.020 OF THE CHULA VISTA MUNICIPAL CODE DEALING WITH MEETINGS - TIME AND PLACE FIRST READING (City Attorney) Minutes 5 - February 10, 1987 This amendment would place the Council policy of cancelling meetings during the week of Christmas, New Year's, the last week of June and the first week of July into the City Code. The rationale for cancelling meetings at the end of June and the first week of July is that there are an extraordinary number of meetings during June to deal with the budget. Cancellation of these two meetings grants necessary respite from the heavy meeting schedule and also gives staff an opportunity to catch up on some of the work which has accumulated during this hectic period. The meetings normally conducted during the week of Christmas and New Year's are generally considered to be inconvenient for the public due to all the other activities that traditionally occur during that period. END OF CONSENT CALENDAR PUBLIC HEARINGS AND RELATED RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES 13. PUBLIC HEARING PCA-87-3: CONSIDERATION OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE MUNICIPAL CODE TO REPEAL CERTAIN PORTIONS OF SECTION 19.12.110 WHICH REQUIRE A CITY COUNCIL OVERRIDE OF A PLANNING COMMISSION DENIAL TO FIRST BE REFERRED BACK TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION (Director of Planning) ORDINANCE 2193 REPEALING PORTIONS OF SECTION 19.12.110 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE - FIRST READING This being the time and place as advertised, Mayor Cox declared the public hearing open. Director of Planning Krempl explained that on November 18, 1986, Council approved a request to rezone 0.19 acres at 618 Fourth Avenue from R-1 to R-3-P-5. Due to existing Municipal Code requirements, this item had to be referred back to the Planning Commission for report and recommendation. On January 14, 1987, the Planning Commission recommended that the Council repeal certain portions of Section 19.12.110 of the Municipal Code. There being no public testimony either for or against, the hearing was closed. MSUC (Moore/Nader) to place the ordinance on first reading, the reading of the text was waived by unanimous consent, passed and approved unanimously. Minutes - 6 - February 10, 1987 14. PUBLIC HEARING PCA-86-10: CONSIDERATION OF AN AMENDMENT TO TITLE 19 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE TO ALLOW OFF PREMISE TEMPORARY REAL ESTATE OPEN HOUSE SIGNS IN RESIDENTIAL ZONES (Director of Planning) ORDINANCE 2194 PERMITTING OFF-PREMISE TEMPORARY REAL ESTATE OPEN HOUSE SIGNS IN RESIDENTIAL ZONES - FIRST READING This being the time and place as advertised, Mayor Cox declared the public hearing open. Director of Planning Krempl stated that at the City Council meeting of March 3, 1986, the South Bay Board of Realtors requested codncil to consider an amendment to the Zoning Ordinance to allow off-premise temporary real estate open house signs in residential zones. The Board of Directors contends that most resale homes are sold through the open house process, and existing street patterns often make it difficult to locate an open house without the use of 'an open house directional sign. Council directed staff to prepare such an amendment. The Montgomery Planning Committee, at their meeting of January 7, 1987 recommended approval of the proposed ordinance subject to extensive revisions. The Planning Commission, at its meeting of January 14, 1987, recommended approval of the proposed ordinance, incorporating most of the revisions suggested by the Montgomery Planning Committee. Director of Planning Krempl reviewed the seven (7) provisions delineated in the ordinance for permitting off-premise temporary real estate open house signs: A. No more than three off premise open house sign shall be allowed for each residential open house which occurs. B. No more than one sign shall be allowed to be placed on any interior parcel and no more than two on a corner lot (one per street frontage). C. Off premise open house signs shall only be displayed on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays during daylight hours. D. Signs shall be no larger than 4 square feet and shall be located at minimum of 3 feet from the sidewalk or 10 feet from the curb or edge of pavement, where no sidewalk exists. Minutes 7 - February 10, 1987 E. An off premise temporary real estate open house sign shall only be permitted in conjunction with an open house held for the resale of one single family residence. Off premise signs advertising the sale of more than one lot or more than two dwellings constitutes a subdivision directional sign subject to the regulations outlined in Section 19.60.480. F. Copy display on off premise temporary real estate open house signs shall be limited to the words "Open House," the address of the property, the logo of the company, and a directional arrow. G. Off premise open house signs are prohibited within the public right-of-way. Councilwoman McCandliss expressed her concern that the signs would be out much longer than needed. She can support placement of signs during the week but they should come down in the evening. Patty Davis, 653 Redlands Place,-Chula Vista, representing the South San Diego Bay Cities Board of Realtors, recommended the following revisions to the current ordinance: 1. Off-premise temporary real estate open house directional signs may be placed only on private property, with the consent of the owner. 2. Off-premise temporary real estate open house directions signs shall be displayed only during daylight hours. 3. The allowable maximum size of off-premise temporary real estate open house directional signs be four square feet. 4. NO more than one off-premise temporary real estate open house directional sign be allowed per residential property, except on corner lots, in which case two such signs shall be permitted. 5. Temporary real estate open house directional signs shall maintain a three-foot setback from all property lines. Ms. Davis testified that there have been no problems with open house signs for the past 13 years in the City. It has just come to light that they are placing these signs illegally throughout the City and therefore, the need for the ordinance. She reiterated that the Board is against having the sunset clause; they have been waiting for this ordinance ne~ for over one year and they do not want to come back in another year and have to go through all of this again. There being no further testimony either for or against, the public hearing was closed. Minutes - 8 - February 10, 1987 Councilman Moore noted resale of homes is one of the most important transactions for people and therefore, he would like to grant this the maximum flexibility. MSUC (Moore/Cox) (A) that no more than 5 off-premise open house signs be permitted and; (C) the off-premise open house signs be displayed only during daylight hours. It was moved by Councilman Nader to strike clause "A" altogether from each section of the ordinance removing the limit which is in accordance with the Board of Realtors, Montgomery Planning Commission and 3 out of 4 Planning Commissioners The motion died for lack of second. Mayor Cox referred to the sunset clause stating he would prefer to have a one-year review by staff. MSUC (Cox/McCandliss) to delete Section 3 from the ordinance and request staff to come back with a report at the end of one year for this portion of the ordinance. 15. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS a. J. Anthony Raso, 165 Murray Street, Chula Vista, CA 92010, showed pictures of the interior and exterior of his home, noting the modifications he made to his home in Qrder to make it "ordinary" looking. He was required to finish the exterior of the home by the end of January and he stated this has been done. PULLED ITEMS None. 16. REPORT OF THE CITY MANAGER a. City Manager Goss gave an update of the traffic study and signalization projects in the City. b. The City Manager reported that the County's first meeting of the Regional Growth Management Plan will be held in San Diego tomorrow. He is SANDAG's appointee; Director of Planning Krempl has been appointed by the American Planning Association; Judith Bauer will represent the schools and Tony Lettieri will represent Citizens Coordinate Section 3. MINUTES OF AN ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA Held luesday, February 10, 1987 The City Council met in the Council Chamber at the Public Services Building, 276 Fourth Avenue on the above date at 7:00 p.m. with the following Councilmen present: Cox, McCandliss, Nader, Moore Councilmen absent: Ma]c0]m ADJOURNMENT The Mayor adjourned the meeting at 11:00 p.m. until ~hursday February 12 at 4:00 p.m. in the Council Conference Room, City Hall, 276 Fourth Avenue, Chula Vista, California. I, Jennie M. Fulasz, City Clerk of the City of Chula Vista, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that this is a full, true and correct copy of an order by the City Council at the meeting of 2/10/87 ASZ~' ~ , CMC, CITY CLERK City of Chula Vista, California STATE OF CALIFOP.NIA ) AImFIDAVIT OF POSTING ORDER COUNTY OF SA/q DIEGO ) ss OF ADJOUP_NE~ENT OF .w~EETI}]G CITY OF CHULA VISTA ) I, Jennie M. Ful asz being first duly sworn depose and say =: That I am the duly chosen, qualified and acting City Clerk of the City Council of the City of Chula Vista; That the requ]ar meeting of the Council of the City of Chula Vista was held Tuesday, February 10, 1987 and said meeting was adjou. rned to the time and place specified in the order of adjournment ATTACHED HEPjETO: That on February 11 at ~he hour of 9:00 a.m. I posted a copy of said order at a conspicuous place on or near the door of the place at which said me~ting of 2/10/87 was held. City Clerk Subscribed and sworn to before me this day of 19 Notary Public in and for said County and State of California _s