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HomeMy WebLinkAboutcc min 1998/01/06MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA Tuesday, January 6, 1998 4:08 p.m. 1. ROLL CALL: PRESENT: ABSENT: ALSO PRESENT: Council Chambers Public Services Building CALL TO ORDER Councilmembers: Moot, Rindone, Salas, and Mayor Norton. Councilmembers: Padilla (who was ill). City Manager, John D. Goss; City Attorney, John M. Kaheny; and City Clerk, Beverly A. Authelet 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGI~34CE TO THE FLAG, MOMENT OF SILENCE 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: November 25, 1997. MSC (Moot/Rindone) to approve the minutes of November 25, 1997. Motion carried 3-0-1-1 (Padilla absent; Salas abstaining since she was not present). 4. SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY: a. Oath of Office: City Clerk Authelet administered the Oath of Office to Brent A. Curd, Cultural Arts Commission. b. Presentation to Mayor Pro Tem, Stephen Padilla, by Mayor Hotton for his service from December 1996 to December 1997. Item was continued to the January 13, 1998 meeting since Councilmember Padilla was absent. c. Presentation of San Diego Business Journal's Who's Who awards to Mayor Horton and Sweetwater Union High School District by Ted Owen, President and Publisher of the San Diego Business Journal. Item was continued to the January 13, 1998 meeting. d. An update on Chula Vista CONVIS activities was made by Rod Davis and Robyn Wilner of the Chula Vista Chamber of Commerce. e. A presentation was made by David Schlessinger, Director of Metropolitan Waste Water Department, on the Repurified Water Project. f. Richard Emerson, Police Chief, introduced the following individuals who had recently received promotions in the Police Department: New Lieutenants: Don Hunter, Gary Wedge, and Tom Leonard; and New Sergeants: David Inumerable, Kris Morrison, Gary Guthrie, and Roxana Kennedy CONSENT CALENDAR (Items pulled: none) CONSENT CALENDAR OFFERED BY MAYOR MORTON, headings read, texts waived, passed and approved 4-0-1 (Padilla absent). Councilmember Rindone indicated he wanted to vote no on Item No. 7. 5. WRITTEN COb~UNICATIONS: a. Letter from the Assistant City Attorney stating that to the best of her knowledge from observance of actions taken in Closed Session on 12/16/97, that there were no reportable actions which are required under the Brown Act to be reported. Per Staff's recommendation, the letter was received and filed. Minutes January 6, 1998 Page 2 b. Letters from Rebecca Duncan and Juanita La Fond requesting financial assistance to attend the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge Youth Leadership Conference. Per staff's recommendation, $50 was granted from the Council contingency account to Rebecca Duncan towards expenses incurred for her trip to Valley Forge, contingent upon her executing a contract with the City to make a presentation to one of the City's youth groups. Ms. La Fond's request was denied, because she was neither a resident nor a student in Chula Vista. 6. ORDINANCE 2717 AMENDING SECTION 19.58.147 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO REQUIRED ST~NDARDS FOR LARGE FAMILY DAY CARE HOMES (second readinq and adoption) -Section 19.58.147 of the Municipal Code outlines required standards for granting of a large family day care permit. Staff is proposing amending three standards: (1) the distance separation required; (2) the temporary parking requirement; and (3) the noticing radius distance. staff is recommending an additional requirement of 300 feet separation distance from another such facility, which is not on the same street; temporary on-site parking of at least two vehicles for the safe loading and unloading of children. Per staff's recommendation, the ordinance was placed on second reading and adopted 4-0-1 (Padilla absent). (Acting Director of Planning) 7. RESOLUTION 18855 AWARDING A 3-YEAR CONTRACT, FOR DELINQUENCY MONITORING TO MUNIFINANCIAL INC. AMD THE LAW OFFICE OF OWEN, BRADLEY & BARTRAM, AUTHORIZING THE CITY ATTORNEY OR HIS DESIGNEE TO INITIATE FORECLOSURE PROCEEDINGS ON DELINQUENT PARCELS IN CITY ASSESSMENT DISTRICT AS NEEDED, AMD AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE SAID AGREEMENTS - The City has issued several bonds for the financing of infrastructure. This action will ensure that the City's fiduciary responsibility to the bond holders is fulfilled by providing required delinquency monitoring and collection services. All costs associated with the collection of delinquent assessments are recovered from the delinquent property owners at no expense to the City. Per staff's recommendation, the resolution was approved 4- 0-1 (Padilla absent). (Director of Public Works) * * * END OF CONSENT CALENDAR * * , The Council adjourned to a Closed Session at 4:48 p.m. The meeting reconvened at 5:58 p.m. with all Councilmembers present except Councilmember Padilla. ORAL CO~MIrNICATIONS · Wade Robert Guiliani, 214 West "J" Street, 91910, was concerned because the City Council had set aside money for the past year to buy new buses. He wanted to know what was preventing the City from buying those buses. Councilmember Rindone, MTDB member, stated that the Council had approved the purchase of the buses and the money was available. The question which was referred to staff to investigate was which type of bus should we purchase and that depended upon which type of alternative fuel we would use. That report has not returned to Council. John Lippitt, Public Works Director, stated that staff is working on that report. The report could come forward in approximately thirty days. Councilmember Rindone requested that Mr. Guiliani be given notice when this item returns to Council. PUBLIC HEARINGS AND RELATED RESOLUTIONS AMD ORDIN~aNCES 8. PUBLIC HEARING ON ASSESSMENT DISTRICT~3MBER 93-01 FOR ALLEY IMPROVEMENTS EAST OF SECOND AVEN~/E AMD SOUTH OF "J" STREET - Council accepted a petition signed by a majority Of the property owners adjacent to the alley east of Second Avenue between "J" and Kearney Streets to form a special assessment district for Minutes January 6, 1998 Page 3 the construction of improvements to the alley. Council subsequently awarded the contract to Fox Construction Company which completed the alley improvement project on 10/30/95. If the majority of the property owners vote "yes," staff recommends Council approve the resolutions. If the property owners vote "no," staff recommends Council authorize the City Attorney to commence legal proceedings against those property owners within the area of benefit. (Director of Public Works) Continued from the meeting of 12/9/97. A. RESOLUTION 18856 CONFIPa4ING THE ENGINEER'S REPORT BY THE CITY ENGINEER ON THE COST OF CONSTRUCTION AND SPREAD OF ASSESSMENTS B. RESOLUTION 18857 ADOPTING A NOTICE OF LIEN TO LEVYAND COLLECT ASSESSMENTS FOR ASSESSMENT DISTRICTNUMBER 93-01 FOR ALLEY IMPROVEMENTS EAST OF SECOND AVENUE AND SOUTH OF "J" STREET John Lippitt, Public Works Director, stated that we still have not received a couple of ballots. He suggested that when the Mayor opens the public hearing for her to ask if anyone else in the audience wants to turn in their ballot or make comments. This being the time and place as advertised, the public hearing was Opened. Mayor Horton asked if there was anyone who would like to come forward and vote if they had not already voted. Addressing Council were: · Denise Griffin, 726 Elm Avenue, 91910, representing Assessment District 14. She stated she purchased this property and closed escrow on October 30, 1995. She bought it out of a foreclosure and did not know of this assessment. That is why she voted the way she did. She was asking for a deferral of the assessments. She requested Alternative 2 considering her financial situation. Mr. Lippitt responded that Council had adopted a policy whereby hardship cases could get a deferral for up to ten years on their assessment. He has talked with Ms. Griffin about this. Staff will process that deferral request. · David Vega, 189 Kearney Street, Chula Vista, 91910, stated that on the ballot which he received last year, he voted no because subsequent to the completion of the project there were a number of cement chunks and rocks left in the parkway, and he could not mow his lawn. He contacted City staff. It has now been remedied, and he has filled out another ballot to vote yes on the project. There being no One else indicating a desire to address the Council, the public hearing was closed. Mr. Lippitt reported that we have a majority voting for the project. Of all of the ballots, 50.84 percent voted yes. It is appropriate to levy the assessments. RESOLUTIONS 18856 AND 18857 OFFERED BY MAYOR HORTON, headings read, texts waived, passed and approved 4-0-1 (Padilla absent). BOARD AND COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS None submitted. ACTION ITEMS None submitted. ITEMS PULLED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR (No items were pulled) Minutes January 6, 1998 Page 4 OTHER BUSINESS 9. CITY M/4NAGER'S REPORT(S) a. Scheduling of meetings. · The February 3, 1998 Council meeting will be cancelled for lack of a quorum. · Mayor Horton was scheduled to make a presentation on the Council Priorities with staff at Tomatoes Plus on Wednesday, January 7, 1998 at 7:30 a.m. She will be unable to do so; he requested if another Councilmember would be available. Councilmember Salas stated she could attend. · The joint meeting with the school District will be cancelled due to interviews with city manager candidates. · The next workshop will be on January 15; the subject will be the Otay Valley Road Area. The Council will be interviewing city manager candidates on this evening also. Council directed him to have their secretary check their schedules to see if the following week, January 22nd is clear. b. Appointment of Department Head. The City Manager announced the appointment of the new Planning Director, Robert Leiter (who was also the prior planning director). Mr. Leiter left in August to go to San Rafael for greater responsibilities. He found out that while the money was there, it was more expensive and the job was not what he thought it was going to be. The City has been talking with him, and he has indicated a desire to come back to Chula Vista. He was an exceptionally good planning director for the City, and someone we would really like to have back on our management team. Mr. Leiter will return effective January 26, 1998. 10. MAYOR'S REPORT(S) - none. 11. COUNCIL COMMENTS Councilmember Moot stated that this morning there was a press conference by two members of the Assembly with respect to returning budget surpluses to the cities. He didn't catch the details and directed staff to look into this. This is something which we support and felt that letters to our legislators should be sent. ADJOUPj~MENT The meeting adjourned at 6:15 p.m. Res ectfu~. ~ ~A. ~uthelet, CMC/AAE City Clerk