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HomeMy WebLinkAboutcc min 1993/03/16 RDA MINUTES OF A SPECIAL JOINT MEETING OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY/ CITY COUNCIL OF THE ~rl'Y OF CHULA VISTA Tuesday, March 16, 1993 Council Chambers 8:11 p.m. Public Services Building CALL TO ORDER 1. ROlL CALL: PRESENT: Members/Councilmembers Fox, Moore, Rindone, and Chairman/Mayor Nader ABSENT: Member/Councilmember Hotton ALSO PRESENT: John D. Goss, Executive Director; Bruce M. Boogaard, Agency General Counsel; Chris Saiomone, Executive Secretary; and Berlin D. Bosworth, Secretary to the Redevelopmerit Agency 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: None Submitted. CONSENT CAleNDAR (Items 3 through 6) CONSENT CALENDAR OFFERED BY MEMBER/COUNCILMEMBER RINDONE, with the chnuge to lte~ 5, reading of the text was waived, passed and approved 4-0-1, with Horton absent. 3.A. COUNCIL RESOLUTION 17036 AMENDING RESOLUTION NUMBER 16838 BY ADOPTING CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSIONS 1/1 S/93 ACTIONS ON THE C;rlY OF C3~'ULA VISTA LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM RESUBMrtTAL NUMBER 8 AND ACCEPTING AND INCORPORATING MODIFICATIONS TO THE LAND USE PLAN AND THE GENERAL PLAN, LAND USE El .F. MENT, LAND USE CIRCULATION PROGRAM, PARKS AND RECREATION F.I.RMENT, AND BAYFRONT AREA PLAN -- On 10/13/92 the City Coundl approved and adopted the Chula Vista Local Coastal Program Resubmittai (LCP No. 8) and corresponding General Plan Amendment based upon the Bayfront Planning Subcommittee's Alternative Plan. LCP No. 8 was submitted to Coastal Commission staff for review and docketing before the California Coastal Commission (CCC). On 1/15/93 the CCC adopted LCP No. 8 with minor modifications acceptable to City staff and consultants. Pursuant to State Coastal Act, the City Council is now requested to adopt and authorize the CCC actions on LCP No. 8 to the Land Use Plan and Spedtic Plan by amending Resolution 16838 and Ordinance 2532. Staff recommends approval of the resolution and placing the ordinance on first reading. (Community Development Director) B. COUNCIL ORDINANCE 2546 AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 2532 OF THE (,;rlY OF CHULA VISTA BY ADOPTING CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION'S 1/15/93 ACTIONS ON THE Grit OF (2tULA VISTA LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM RESUBMITFAL NUMBER 8 AND ACCEPTING AND INCORPORATING MODIFICATIONS TO THE SPECIFIC PLAN (first reading) 4.k COUNCIL RESOLUTION 17037 APPROVING PROPOSED BUDGET AND ACCEPTING ACHIEVEMENT REPORT FOR THE DOWNTOWN IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT -- Chapter 2.22 of the Chula Vista Municipal Code requires the Downtown Business Association (DBA) to submit an annual Budget for each calendar year. MINUTES March 16, 1993 Page 2 It is recommended that Council adopt the resolution approving the DBA's proposed 1993 operating budget and accept the Redevelopment Agency staff report of the Town Manager's DBA's activities and progress. (Community Development Director/Director of Finance) B. AGENCY REPORT ANNUAL REPORT TO THE AGENCY Mat~ Coburn, Town Manager for the Downtown Business Assoration (DBA), 360 Third Avenue, Chula Vista, 91910, presented a brief report on current activities undertaken by the DBA- [1] publish a business vacancy hot sheet disrxibuted through the realtors association on a monLMy basis for three months to generate interest in filling up existing vacancies downtown; [2] the weekend of March 19-20, 1993 in conjunction with the Hispanic Arts Festival at Memorial Park, a sidewalk sale as well as entertainment on Third Avenue; [3] recentiy instigated a Second-Wednesday morning of the Month Clean Up, last Wednesday graf~ti was cleaned off of the Weider Building; [4] the DBA would be hosting a Downtown Showcase at the Chamber Mixer on April 22, 1993. Chairman/Mayor Nader expanded on one point-the Price Club Hispanic Arts Festival being held at Memorial Park The "kick-off' event was at 10:00 on Friday, March 19 and throughout the day on Friday and Saturday a variety of cultural events, all of which were related to Hispanic contributions to the arts, had been planned. He urged as many citizens as possible to attend. 5. AGENCY RESOLUTION 1308 REAPPROPRIATING FUNDS FROM C. LP. ACCOUNT BF37 (I.ANDIS AVENUE PARKING LOT EXTENSION) TO C.I.P. ACCOUNT RDll8 (PARKING b'I'RUCTURE REPAIRS) -- The brick veneer on the Town Centre parking structure is falling, and to eliminate an unsafe situation and the related liability it needs to be removed. To accomplish the removal, a demolition contract was placed out to bid and a proposal for structural overseeing and analysis, and design restoration was solicited. The contract mount for the work is under $25,000; however, the CIP project account for the parking structure has a balance of $5,189. Therefore, additional funds need to be appropriated to undertake the recommended work. Staff recommends approval of the resolution. (Community Development Director) [4/5ths Vote Required] Member/Councilmember Rindone questioned staff regarding page 5-3 of the staff report, noting that the demolition contract was $13,963 which was the second lower responsible bidder, and should read $13,860, and would change the total demolition to $15,246 and the total of both contracts should read $26,12S. Mr. Salomone agreed that was a transposition of numbers and agreed to correct the numbers. 6.A. COUNCIL/ B. AGENCY REPORT THREE-PARTY AGREEMENT B~N THE UHY OF CHULA VISTA, REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, AND CHULA VISTA BAYFRONT CONSERVANCY TRUST (BCID FOR A LEASE, LOAN, AND OPERATING AGREEMENT FOR THE CHULA VISTA NATURE IN1Te. RPRETIVE C~NTER (NIC) - - On 6/30/92, Council directed staff to prepare a new Lease, Loan, and Operating Agreement with the BCT for the NIC and froze six months of the NIC's FY 1992-93 budget. Council considered a progress report at its 12/8/92 meeting and unfroze one-quarter of the BCTs budget to provide ftmding through 3/31/93. Staff recommends that the Council and Agency: (1) accept the report and approve in concept the terms of the draft Lease, Loan, and Operating Agreement for the NIC; and (2) recommends that Coundl lift the freeze on the BCT/NIC budget. Staff recommends acceptance of the report. (Deputy City Manager Thomson) END CONSENT CALENDAR MINUTES March 16, 1993 Page 3 PUBLIC HEARINGS None submitted. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS None. ACTION ITEMS 7. AGENCY RESOLUTION 1309 APPROVING THE REVISED ROLES AND FUNCTIONS FOR THE TOWN CENTRE, OTAY V.~IJ.FT~' AND SOUTHWEST PROJECT AREA COMMfI-I-I~ES, AND INCORPORATING SAME INTO THE NEXT ITERATION OF THE RESPECI'IVE REDEVELOPMENT PLANS -- At the 10/6/92 City Council meeting, Council authorized one or two members of the Council to meet with the Town Centre, Otay Valley, and Southwest Project Area Committees and the Montgomery Planning Committee to formulate a consensus on streamlining the City's development review process in order to create a more "user friendly" environment for business development. The revised roles and functions of the PACs are being submitted for review and action by the City Council. Staff recommends approval of the resolutions. (Community Development Director) Chairman/Mayor Nader asked staff about a potential area of conflict between the resolution before the Agency and an ordinance staff would be bringing forward on community planning committees as contained in a memorandum he received from staff, and he sought clarification. Principal Community Development Specialist Lyle Haynes noted that staff was currently working on Economic Development Commission Recommendation 17, which required the review of community planning committees and analyzed a potential merger of the Montgomery Planning Committee with the Southwest Project Area Committee(PAC). That mergerwas not part ofthe item before theAgency. He explained the purpose of the memorandum was to keep the Agency apprised of that process and advised that the draft language conflicted with the proposed role and function of the Southwest Project Area Committee as contained in staffs report for the item. Chairman/Mayor Nader asked what was in die resolution before the Agency that would be in conflict with something staff would be bringing forward at a later date. Mr. Haynes replied that nothing was in conflict. Member/Cotmcilmember Moore stated that staff worked exceptionally well with him and the various committees in the Mayor's absence and would ask to trail the item for one week had he not had an opportunity to review the item. Chairman/Mayor Nader stated he had reviewed the item. He asked if the three Project Area Committees had reviewed the item. Member/Councilmember Moore responded that two Committees--Town Centre and Otay--had not seen the resolution but had reviewed the policies reflected in the resolution and had agreed to them. The Southwest PAC agreed in concept some time ago but had not had a quorum for recent meetings. MINUTES March 16, 1993 Page 4 ) Chairman/Mayor Nader noted that staffs report reflected that the three PACs had conceptually approved the policies reflected in the resolution, and that it was the responsibility of the City Attorney to see that the resolufon actually implemented those polices and trusted that that job had been properly performed, and that he felt comfortable in moving forward with the item with the understanding the PACs had an opportunity to review the policies reflected and approve of those. MSC (Moore/Fox) to approve recommendation l-A, l-B, and 1-C on page 7-11 of the staff report, lifted 'Role and Function of Project Area Committees', that the bylaws--number 4 on page 7-12--of each of these tlu~e PAC~ will be daleted, and the key elements are either in the Commission Handbook or will be put in the Commission Handbook upon the next reprinting, and amend the resolution to reflect these. Agency General Counsel pointed out that he believed the appropriate place to regulate the PACs would be in the Redevelopment Area Plans, not necessarily in the bylaws or Commission Handbook. Member/Councilmember Moore reiterated he was recommending doing away with bylaws. Chairman/Mayor Nader asked the General Counsel if there was a State requirement that the PACs adopt bylaws independently of the Redevelopmerit Agency. General Counsel Boogaard replied that the proposal affected them after their State life expired. Member/Councilmember Moore explained that two of the PACs were no longer State-mandated and the other PAC's State-mandate would expire December 1993 and that any reference to being State-mandated contained in their current bylaws need to be deleted. Chalrman/Mayor Nader noted that Member/Councilman Moore's point on bylaws was well taken. Henoted commissions did not have the authority to adopt their own bylaws, apparently unaware of the fact that only the City Courtall had that authority. He asked about the recommendation change on bottom of page 7-2 and top of page 7-3 of staff report which apparently occurred after the PACs had looked at the recommendations relative to the fiscal review authority. He stated it was his understanding that what staff was recommending would not preclude a PAC upon receiving, and doing its own review of a fiscal report, from making recommendations to the Agency. Member/Councilmember Moore interjected that he thought it should be included in the recommendation; staff proposed, that the PACs would be provided the annual report prior to its submission to the Agency and would not need to be placed in writing in the organizational set-up. Chairman/Mayor Nader stated he had no problem with that as long as it was understood that in the process of the annual report coming to the Agency, the PAC would have the right and ability to make any comments or recommendations directly to the Agency. Chairm an/Mayor Nader said another question he had concerned the handling of variances, staff report page 3. He stated he had concern with variances coming directly to the Agency and not to the PAC. Mr. Salomone replied that the intent was to expedite the process for the applicant and not to reduce the buffer from the Council and staff perceived that as the direction of the Economic Development Commission's (EDC) recommendation for permit streamlining. He noted that variances were often very minor and did cause nuisance delay for the applicant. Member/Councilmember Moore noted that staff did say that the exception would be a project which required discretionary land use approval and that key variances would go through the PACs. MINUTES March 16, 1993 Page 5 Mr. Salomone stated that was correct. Chairman/Mayor Nader offered two suggestions to clarify or modify that recommendation, one would be that the applicant should have the option of going to the PAC if he/she felt it would strengthen their case and, secondly, even if that option were not exercised, the PAC should at least be notified of such an item coming to the Agency and be given the opportunity to make a recommendation to the Agency if they chose to. The intent was that they not hold a full-fledged public hearing, but rather, that the Agency could receive a recommendation. Member/Councflmember Moore replied that he agreed with the staff recommendation as it was stated. Mr. Salomone interjected that the recommendation came out of the EDC Streamlining Subcommittee which thought it was one area where the City could be very efficient and therefore staff supported it, with there being very rare instances where a variance would be a controversial issue. Chairman/Mayor Nader asked if it were not correct that if it were not a controversial issues it would not be appealed to the Agency anyway. Mr. Salomone said that was correct. Chairman/Mayor Nader asked if the particular recommendation was put before the PACs. Mr. Haynes responded that was correct. Chairman/Mayor Nader stated he could support the motion if it was understood that, at the very lease, the PAC would receive notification when an item is on the Agency's agenda for a variance and would have an opportunity to comment on it either individually or collectively. Mr. Salomone stated the amendments would be incorporated into the Redevelopment Plans and brought back to the Agency. Chairman/Mayor asked if more specific language would be coming back to the Agency before these recommendations were implemented. Mr. Salomone replied that the recommendations would be implemented immediately but that staff would come back with revised Redevalopment Plans. Chairman/Mayor Nader stated he was seeking clarification of what the Agency was implementing. Mr. Saiomone said that what the Agency was implementing was exactly what was shown on staff report page 7-3 regarding variances, and that they would not review variances unless they were a part of a larger plan. Chairman/Mayor Nader said that that statement could mean different things and what he was seeking to clarify. He wanted to know if that meant they would not conduct a public heating, or they would not be the authority on the variance, or that a review would not be required before the Agency made its decision. He stated he could support those meanings. He funcher stated that the statement could mean they did not have a right to comment on the variance or that they would not be notified before the variance came before the Agency, and that he could not support. Mr. Salomone said not the latter at all. If fact, if any PAC wanted to see a variance and requested it, staff would take it before them. MINUTES March 16, 1993 Page 6 Member/Councilmember asked if a motion had to be made to approve each of the roles and function statements of each of the PACs. General Counsel Boogaard replied that was correct, and that Resolution 1309 contained Exhibit A-l, A-2, and A-3 which are being incorporated by reference. Motion passes 4-0-1, with Horton absent. Member/Councilmember Moore asked if the Redevelopment Plans had to be updated or could those go into effect immediately with an addendure to the Plans. General Counsel Boogaard stated it was his recommendation, as the PACs were controlled through the Redevelopment Plans themselves, and not by the resolution, there might be conflicting legislation without amending the Plans to make them consistent with that action. The governing authority would be placed in the Plans themselves. The PACs were created by the Redevelopment Plans and not by resolution or ordinance, and therefore, did not otherwise exist except by the Plans themselves. The actions (policy) contained in Resolution 1309 would become effective immediately and the paperwork, incorporation into the Plans, would follow as soon as possible. RESOLUTION 1309 OI, P'VA~ED BY MEMBER/COUNC1LMEMBER MOORE, reading of the text was waived, passed and approved 4-0-1, with Horton absent. ITEMS PULLED FROM THE CONSENT CAkENDAR None. OTHER BUSINESS 8. DIRECTOR'S/CITY MANAGER'S REPORT · Executive Director Goss apprised the Agency that the Governor's Commission on a Southern California Veterans Home would be meeting on March 25, 1993 at 9:00 a.m. at the Fleet Reserve Assodation Branch 289, 659 Silver Stand Boulevard, Imperial Beach and then they would tour the Lower Sweetwater Site later in the morning. 9. CHAIRMAN'S/MAYOR'S REPORT - None. 10. MEMBERS'/COUNCILMEMBERS COMMENTS · Member/Councilmember Moore mentioned that there had been discussion about the property owner and City working together to do something with the combined land that would be advantageous to the City's recreational program. · Member/Councilmember Moore pointed out that for a land use project to pass through the Project Area Committee first, then on to the Resource Conservation Committee secondly, and then third, MINUTES March 16, 1993 Page 7 to Design and Review and then possibly to the Planning Commission prior to coming before the Agency would take approximately 60 to 65 days. · Member/Coancilmember Rindone addressed the staff memorandum in response to Referral 2723. He pointed out that he was concerned because it was a particular referral that was to provide a delineation of the roles and interrelationships of the Economic Development Commission, the Business Response Team, Employment Development Team, and the new Partnership Council. He stated he did not see mention of the Career Awareness Center and the representation that it offered the community because it was a unique concept that is well respected and that the Private Industry Council was trying to replicate it in other communities. He mentioned that the Career Awareness Center did provide immediate assessment, referral for job training, representation and the Agency should request staff to visit the facility. Addifonally, he stated that the Del Rey Center facility provided job training programs had not been focused on and that the Agency should include staff on a field trip to become apprised of the facility. He noted that the City had some of the best job training and career one-stop assessment centers in the entire County and that had not been noted by staff. · Member/Councilmember Rindone asked that the Agency endorse Chula Vista representation on the San Diego Consortiam of Private Industry Council He offered a staff referral that the City Manager's Office check to ascertain when nominations were due to serve on the Private Industry Council, to apprise the Mayor's Office when nominations were available, and then have citizens from the community be nominated. MSC (Rindone~/Nader) that the City Managets Office check to ascertain when nominations are due to selve on the Private Industry Council, to apprise the Mayors Office when nominations are available, and then have citizens from our community submit applications to serve, approved 4-0-1, with Horton absent, The Redevelopment Agency met in closed session at 8:57 p.m. to discuss the acquisition of property at 4705 Otay Valley Road (Jimmie & Judi Shinohara, owners), pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8. ADJOURNMENT AT 9:55 P.M. to an adjourned and special meeting of the City Council/Redevelopment Agency on Tuesday, March 23, 1993 at 6:00 p.m., in Council Chambers, Public Services Building. Respectfully Submitted, Berlin D. Bosworth Secretary to the Redevelopment Agency