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HomeMy WebLinkAboutrda min 1997/09/16 MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA Tuesday, September 16, 1997 Council Chambers 6:07 p.m. Public Services Building CALL TO ORDER 1. ROLL CALL: PRESENT: Members: Moot, Padilla, Rindone, Salas, and Chair Horton ABSENT: Members: None ALSO PRESENT: Assistant Director, Sid W. Morris; City Attorney, John M. Kaheny; and City Clerk, Beverly A. Authelet. 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: August 19, 1997 MSUC (Salas/Horton) to approve tbe minutes nf August 19, 1997. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS There were none. PUBLIC HEARINGS AND RELATED RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES 3. PUBLIC HEARING: TO CONSIDER GRANTLNG CALIFORNIA MULTI-MODAL, INC. AND H.G. FENTON MATERIAL COMPANY A SPECIAL USE PERMIT, SUPS-96-06, TO CONTINUE OPERATING A TEMPORARY TRUCK TERMINAL/TRAILER STORAGE YARD AT 2451 FAIVRE STREET FOR A PERIOD OF TWO YEARS--The parcel is located in the Montgomery Community located in the Southwest Redevelopment area. The Euviromnental Review Coordinator has reviewed the prqject and has issued a Mitigated Negative Declaration. Staff recommends approval of the resolutinn. (Community Development Director) RESOLUTION 1556 ADOPTING MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION lSSUED ON IS-96- 08, AND APPROVING A SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR A TRUCK TERMINAL/TRAILER STORAGE YARD AT 2451 FAIVRE STREET Member Moot stated that his law firm recently hired Rebecca Michaels as a partner. Her husband is employed by Fenton, so it would preclude him from participating in this matter under the FPPC rnles. Theretbre, he woold be abstaining on the item, and he letl the dais. Martin Miller, Associate Planner, presented the staff report. He reviewed changes in the Resolution 1556. Staff received a letter from the applicant's attorney requesting a modification to the wording. Themlbre, we are deleting a once per month review in the remaining 15 months of a two year Use Permit. The first 9 months of this Use Permit, the mitigation monitor will be monitoring Califbmia Multi-Modal to insure that the mitigation measures for the mitigated negative declaration are implemented. As the wording has been revised, there will not be inspections tbr the remaining 15 months unless called Ibr by city staff'. This varies fi-om the recommendation of the planning commission which was that there be monitm'ing every month tier thc entire 24 months. The applicant has concurred with these changes. Member Salas stated she has been interested in this item since she was on the planning commission which was about a year ago. In reading the staff report, she did not see where in the time since she was on the planning cornnfission Minutes September 16, 1997 Page 2 that the company has taken any active steps to clear up stone of the issues that the planning commission had. In particular, the problem of the dust. At the planning commission meeting, the company stated they were spraying the dust down once every six months. The plamfing commission recommended that the company spray for the dust at least quarterly. She wanted to know if the company complied with that on their own since the matter was continued for two weeks, but actually we are reviewing it again after almost a year. Mr. Miller responded that over the last year, staff has been to the site a nmnber of times. Calii'brnia Multi-Modal's management has gone to great lengths to insure that the dust has been reduced to a point where there is no impact. At the August 13 planning commission meeting, one of the area residents did co~mnend the company on their actions since that public hearing a year ago, because there was no generation of dust at this point. They are spraying magnesium chloride along the frontage of Faivre Street as well as on the area where they drive the trucks. Magnesium chloride is a salt-based substance which occurs naturally and is perfectly sat~ to spray and apply in the quantities needed to control the dnst. Member Salas stated that the street narrows at the intersection of Jacqna and Faivre. A year ago, the planning commission talked about the company having to widen the street as one of the conditiens of the Use Permit. Is this going to be required of them. Mr. Miller responded that this particular land use ,.vas originally approved in 1990. They requested an extension in 1993. As a part of that extension, there was a requireinent lbr dedication, widening, and constrnction of curb, gutter, and sidewalks from the engineering department. Fenton requested and received a dei%rral for three years until 1996. Since that time, the Main Street capital improvement project has been underway and part of that project will have storm drain improvements coming down Main Street, Jacqua Street, and portions of Faivre Street generally in this area of the intersection. Staff consulted with Fenton and CMl about this, and it was the general conclusion that rather than requiring the improvements to be constructed at this time, to have the work done concurrent with the storm drain project. Member Salas asked if there would be another application for an extension after this lBr CMl to continue operating at that particnlar location atier two years. She did not want to see was a continual delay in their having to make these improvements because it is something which is not l~ir to the residents to have to pnt up with that. She felt we have been very lenient with this colnpany. Mr. Martin responded that the lil'e span of this particular Use Permit is two years. At the end of the two year period, it becomes null and void. If they want to reqaest continuance of this particular hmd use at that location, the zoning ordinance would require that both this parcel and the CMi parcel be combined in one larger special use permit for the entire operation of Califbrnia Multi-Modal. This being the time and place as advertised, the public hearing was opened. Addressing Council was: · Paul A. Peterson, 530 "B" Street, No. 2300, San Diego, representing CMl. They were in favor of the staff's recommendatien. There being no one else indicating a desire to speak, the pablic hearing was closed. RESOLUTION 1556 OFFERED BY MEMBER SALAS, beuding waived, text read, passed and apprnved 4-0- 0-1 (Moot abstaining). Minutes September 16, 1997 Page 3 i OTHER BUSINESS 4. DIRECTOR'S REPORT(S) ~ none 5. CHAIR'S REPORT(S) - none 6. AGENCY MESIBER COMMENTS Member Rindone felt that the advent of the dental office on the northeast corller of "E" Street and Fourth Avenue could start the revitalization along that corridor, not only from Fourth and E, but all the way to Bank of America. He requested a simple status report as to where we were regarding the northern portion of Town Centre I. _AD,IOURNMENT The meeting adjonmed at 6:30 p.m. Respect ti. tlly suhmitted, Beverly A. Authelet, CMC/AAE City Clerk