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Home My WebLink Aboutcc min 1999/07/27 MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA July 27, 1999 6:00 p.m. A Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Chula Vista was called to order at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers located in the Public Services Building, 276 Fourth Avenue, Chula Vista, California. 1. ROLL CALL PRESENT: Councilmembers Davis, Moot, Padilia, Salas, and Mayor Horton ABSENT: None ALSO PRESENT: City Manager Rowlands, City Attorney Kaheny, City Clerk Bigelow 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG, MOMENT OF SILENCE 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES None were submitted for approval. 4. SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY A. Oath of Office: William A. Hall - Economic Development Commission City Clerk Bigelow administered the oath of office to Mr. Hall, and Deputy Mayor Salas presented him with a certificate of appointment. B. Presentation by Mayor Horton of checks from funds received from the Ken Lee Memorial Golf Tournament to: (1) Chula Vista High School/Ken Lee Scholarship Fund Mayor Horton presented a check in the amount of $500 to Principal Larry Perondi. (2) Sharp Health Care Foundation/Ken Lee Memorial Fund Mayor Horton presented the check in the amount of $20,500 to Britt Berrett, CEO, and Mary Ellington, Service Line Director for Orthopedics and Neurology, for Sharp Hospital. C. Awarding of Kentucky Colonel commission to Dr. G. Gordon Browning. Councilmember Davis introduced and presented the award to Dr. Browning. CONSENT CALENDAR (Items 5 though 9) Mayor Herton noted that Item #8 would be removed from the Consent Calendar for separate consideration; and Item #6 had been continued to August 10, 1999. 5. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS A. Letter from the City Attorney stating that to the best of his knowledge from observance of actions taken in Closed Session on July 20, 1999, there were no actions taken which are required under the Brown Act to be reported. Staff recommendation: The letter be received and filed. 6. ORDINANCE 2793, AMENDING SECTION 19.58.147 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO REQUIRED STANDARDS FOR LARGE FAMILY DAY CARE HOMES (SECOND READING AND ADOPTION) The Planning and Building Department was requested by the Economic Development Commission to re-evaluate the ordinance regulating large family day care homes in anticipation of a critical surge in demand resulting from welfare reform legislation. The Needs Assessment Committee of the San Diego County Child Care Planning Council identified Chula Vista as a "high needs community" in the South Bay area. The biggest needs identified were care for infants and after-school care for school-age children. Staff recommendation: The item be continued to August 10, 1999. 7. RESOLUTION 19545, APPROVING AGREEMENTS WITH VARIOUS COMMUNITY PROMOTIONS GROUPS FOR EXPENDITURE OF CITY FUNDS The 1999/2000 budget includes the funding of various community promotions organizations. Council considered requests from these groups and, as part of the adoption of the budget on June 29, 1999, the following amounts for funding were approved Miss Chula Vista Pageant, $2,000; Gretchen Evans Library Concerts, $1,650; U.N. Day Committee, $350; and Bonitafest, $2,410. Agreements were prepared with each of the agencies setting out the terms and conditions for receiving City funding. Staff recommendation: Council adopt the resolution. 9. RESOLUTION 19547, ADOPTING A REVISED CITY COUNCIL POLICY, NUMBER 478-03, ALL-WAY STOP At a past meeting, Council directed that staff and the Safety Commission review the current system of warrant criteria for stop signs or other traffic controls and examine a more flexible, hybrid approach. As pan of this past discussion on neighborhood traffic controls, staff had reported that numerous requests for all-way stops along East "J" Street had been investigated but none of the locations met the Council Policy on All-Way Stops currently in use. Council directed staff to review the current system of warrants and return with a revised policy. Staff recommendation: Council adopt the resolution. Page 2 - Council Minutes 07/27/99 CONSENT CALENDAR (Continued) ACTION: Mayor Horton moved to approve staff recommendations, offered Consent Calendar Items #5, #7, #9, and #10, headings read, texts waived, and noted that Item #6 was continued to August 10, 1999. The motion carried 5-0. 8. RESOLUTION 19546, SUPPORTING THE ABANDONMENT OF THE CORONADO BRANCH RAIL ALONG THE CHULA VISTA BAYFRONT AND DIRECTING STAFF TO WORK WITH MTDB, THE PORT DISTRICT, AND OTHER AGENCIES TO ACCOMPLISH SUCH ABANDONMENT The City and the Port of San Diego are engaged in significant redevelopment efforts on the Chula Vista Bayfront. The Coronado Branch bisects all the properties, impeding the development of these properties as well as pedestrian and vehicular access to the Bayfront. The line has had limited use during the past several decades and has fallen into disrepair. Staff is pursuing removing this blighting influence to promote the redevelopment of the Bayfront and enhance public access to the waterfront area. Staff recommendation: Council adopt the resolution. The following persons spoke in support of the abandonment of the branch rail: Art Sellgren, representing BF Goodrich; Greg Cox, representing Bayshore Bikeway Committee, County of San Diego; and William C. Tuchschur, representing Tuchschur Development Ent. ACTION: Mayor Horton offered Resolution No. 19546, heading read, text waived. The motion carried 5-0. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS William Claycomb, representing Save Our Bay, Inc., asked the Council to support the collection of $2,000 from each vehicle in the County, and also a two-cents-per-gallon tax on gasoline, to install solar panels to produce the electricity needed to produce hydrogen for fuel cell vehicles which would not require gasoline. PUBLIC HEARINGS AND RELATED RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES 10. PUBLIC HEARING ON WAIVING IRREGULARITIES IN THE BID OF KNOX ELECTRIC, INC. FOR THE INSTALLATION OF TRAFFIC SIGNAL EMERGENCY VEHICLE PREEMPTION SYSTEM ALONG FOURTH AVENUE CORRIDOR IN THE CITY RESOLUTION 19548, MAKING A SPECIFIC FINDING THAT IRREGULARITIES IN THE BID OF KNOX ELECTRIC, INC. ARE WAIVED FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC; ACCEPTING BIDS AND AWARDING CONTRACT TO KNOX ELECTRIC, INC. FOR THE INSTALLATION OF TRAFFIC SIGNAL EMERGENCY VEHICLE PREEMPTION SYSTEM ALONG FOURTH AVENUE CORRIDOR IN THE CITY; AND TRANSFERRING $40,000 IN REMAINING TRAFFIC SIGNAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS FROM THE COMPLETED BROADWAY AND FLOWER STREET TRAFFIC SIGNAL CIP FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROJECT (4/5TH'S VOTE REQUIRED) Page 3 - Council Minutes 07/27/99 PUBLIC HEARINGS AND RELATED RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES (Continued) On June 23, 1999, the Director of Public Works received sealed bids from five electrical contractors for the installation of the Traffic Signal Emergency Vehicle Preemption System along the Fourth Avenue corridor. A low bid of $118,605 was received from Knox Electric, Inc. The bid contained some minor irregularities which are insubstantial in nature and which do not affect the bid price. Staff recommendation: Council adopt the resolution. Notice of the hearing was given in accordance with legal requirements, and the hearing was held on the date and at the time specified in the notice. Mayor Herton opened the public hearing and asked if anyone from the audience wished to speak. There was no response. Mayor Herton then closed the hearing. ACTION: Mayor Herton offered Resolution No 19548, heading read, text waived. The motion carried 5-0. 11. PUBLIC HEARING DECLARING INTENTION TO ORDER CERTAIN CHANGES AND MODIFICATIONS TO THE ENGINEER'S REPORT IN ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NUMBER 94-1 RESOLUTION 19549, ORDERING CERTAIN CHANGES AND MODIFICATIONS OR THE REAPPORTIONMENT IN THE ASSESSMENTS LEVIED WITHIN ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS #90-3 AND #94-4 The City previously formed Assessment Districts Numbers 90-3 and 94-1 to finance infrastructure benefitting the developing properties within the EastLake Trails project. The method of apportioning the original assessments reflected the land use entitlements then applicable to the properties within each respective assessment district. The EastLake Company has asked the City to approve certain changes and modifications in and/or reallocations of the existing assessments within these two assessment districts to correspond to the development reflected in the final map for the Trails South project and those other land use approvals for the EastLake Trails North and the EastLake Vistas approved by the City since the formation of the assessment districts. Staff recommendation: Council adopt the resolution. Notice of the hearing was given in accordance with legal requirements, and the hearing was held on the date and at the time specified in the notice. Public Works Director Lippitt explained the proposed changes and modifications. Mayor Herton opened the public hearing and asked if anyone from the audience wished to speak. There was no response. Mayor Herton then closed the hearing. ACTION: Councilmember Davis offered Resolution No 19549, heading read, text waived. The motion carried 5-0. Page 4 - Council Minutes 07/27/99 PUBLIC HEARINGS AND RELATED RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES (Continued) 12. PUBLIC HEARING ON THE FORMATION OF THE TOWN CENTRE AND BAY BOULEVARD LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING DISTRICTS A. RESOLUTION 19550, DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE ASSESSMENT BALLOT TABULATION AND CONFIRMING THE DIAGRAM AND ASSESSMENT AND PROVIDING FOR THE LEVY OF THE ANNUAL ASSESSMENT IN TOWN CENTRE LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING DISTRICT; OR, IN THE ALTERNATIVE: RESOLUTION 19551, DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE ASSESSMENT BALLOT TABULATION AND ABANDONING THE PROCEEDINGS TO LEVY AN ANNUAL ASSESSMENT IN TOWN CENTRE LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING DISTRICT B. RESOLUTION 19552, DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE ASSESSMENT BALLOT TABULATION AND CONFIRMING THE DIAGRAM AND ASSESSMENT AND PROVIDING FOR THE LEVY OF THE ANNUAL ASSESSMENT IN BAY BOULEVARD LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING DISTRICT; OR, IN THE ALTERNATIVE: RESOLUTION 19553, DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE ASSESSMENT BALLOT TABULATION AND ABANDONING THE PROCEEDINGS TO LEVY AN ANNUAL ASSESSMENT IN BAY BOULEVARD LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING DISTRICT The Town Centre and Bay Boulevard Landscaping and Lighting Districts were originally formed over 15 years ago, and Council has annually undertaken proceedings to levy assessments to finance the maintenance of improvements within each District. In accordance with the provisions of the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 and Article XIIID of the Constitution of the State of California, enacted by the approval of Proposition 218, Council adopted Resolution 19489 on June 8, 1999. Staff recommendation: Council open the public hearing, take testimony, close the public hearing, direct staff to tally all ballots, and adopt the resolutions apprnving the formation of the Town Centre and/or Bay Boulevard Landscaping and Lighting Districts, based on the results of the ballot tabulation. Notice of the hearing was given in accordance with legal requirements, and the hearing was held on the date and at the time specified in the notice. Page 5 - Council Minutes 07/27/99 PUBLIC HEARINGS AND RELATED RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES (Continued) Mayor Horton opened the public hearing and asked if anyone from the audience wished to speak. There was no response. Mayor Hotton then closed the public hearing. Public Works Director explained the ballot tabulation process and presented the results of the tabulation. Deputy Mayor Saias stated that the Chamber suggested that the maintenance services be contracted to an outside company rather than performed by City staff. Public Works Director responded that the possibility will be reviewed and considered in future years. ACTION: Councilmember Padilla offered Resolutions No. 19550 and No. 19552, headings read, texts waived. The motion carried 5-0. ACTION ITEMS 13. RESOLUTION 19554, WAIVING THE CONSULTANT SELECTION PROCESS, APPROVING THE SECOND AGREEMENT TO THE AGREEMENT WITH DKS ASSOCIATES FOR AN ADAPTIVE TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM (CIP-TF237), PHASE 2, AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT The City has received state approval to utilize federal funds under the Federal Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act, Congestion Mitigation-Air Quality program to upgrade the City's traffic control system to a state-of-the-art, flexible timing, Adaptive Traffic Control system. The first phase of a three-phase project was awarded to DKS Associates on November 14, 1998. DKS Associates has now essentially completed Phase I of the project, and the City is prepared to move forward with Phase 2. The contract with DKS has a provision that the City can, at its option, extend the contract to cover Phase 2. Staff recommendation: Council adopt the resolution. Deputy Mayor Salas suggested that, in the future, when projects will comprise several phases, the information be included in the initial RFP package so that potential contractors can bid on the full project. City Manager Rowlands responded that the process is under review, and staff will return to Council with recommended policy changes. ACTION: Mayor Horton offered Resolution No. 19554, heading read, text waived. The motion carried 5-0. OTHER BUSINESS 14. CITY MANAGER'S REPORTS There were none. Page 6 - Council Minutes 07/27/99 OTHER BUSINESS (Continued) 15. MAYOR'S REPORTS A. Ratification of Appointments: · Economic Development Commission (Ex-Officio): Linda Baughman (to fill vacancy created by Commissioner Boruta, whose term expired June 30, 1999) · Human Relations Commission: Michael Palomo (to fill vacancy created by Commissioner Aguilar, whose term expires June 30, 2003) · International Friendship Commission: Arturo Herrera (to fill vacancy created by Commissioner Wood, whose term expires June 30,2000) · Veterans Advisory Commission: A.Y. Casillas (to fill vacancy created by Commissioner Anderson, whose term expires June 30, 2000) ACTION: Mayor Horton moved to ratify the appointments of the above Commissioners. Councilmember Davis seconded the motion, and it carried 5-0. 16. COUNCIL COMMENTS Deputy Mayor Salas stated that she would be out of town on August 3, 1999 and asked to be excused from the Council meeting to be held on that date. CLOSED SESSION Mayor Honon noted that discussion of the following item had been cancelled. 17. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.8 Property: 428 F Street, Chula Vista, California; Assessor's Parcel Numbers 568-181-34, -35, -36, -37 (portion), and -41 (portion) Negotiating Parties Security Trust Company and City of Chula Vista (Sid Morris) Under Negotiation: Property acquisition. ADJOURNMENT At 9:19 p.m., Mayor Honon adjourned the Regular Meeting of the City Council to the Adjourned Meeting to be held with the Redevelopment Agency immediately following this meeting and thence to the Regular Meeting of August 3, 1999. Respectfully submitted Susan Bigelow, CMC/AAE, City Clerk Page 7 - Council Minutes 07/27/99