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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1988 08-16 CC MINBook 70/Page 86 8/16/88 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY, CALIFORNIA AUGUST 16, 1988 The regular meeting of the City Council of the City of National City was called to order at 4:00 p.m. by Mayor Waters. ROLL CALL Council members present: Cooper, Dalla, Pruitt, VanDeventer, Waters. Absent: None. Administrative officials present: Bolint, Campbell, Eiser, McCabe, Myers, Post. SALUTE TO THE FLAG AND INVOCATION The meeting was opened with salute to the flag led by City Manager McCabe, followed with invocation by Chaplain Reyna, Paradise Valley Hospital. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The City Clerk reported that the minutes of the adjourned meeting of August 9, 1988 held on August 11, 1988 have not been distributed. Moved by VanDeventer, seconded by Cooper, the minutes of the regular meeting of August 9, 1988 be approved. Carried by unanimous vote. PRESENTATION Councilman Cooper presented a check to Lt. Sweeney, National City Police Reserves, on behalf of the National City Lions Club. ADOPTION OF RESOLUTIONS CONSENT RESOLUTIONS (Resolutions Nos. 15,703 through 15,705) Moved by VanDeventer, seconded by Pruitt, the Consent Resolutions be presented by title only. Carried by unanimous vote. Moved by Cooper, seconded by VanDeventer, the Consent Resolutions be adopted. Carried by unanimous vote. PARKING/TRAFFIC 1. Resolution No. 15,703, "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY ESTABLISHING ONE ON —STREET HANDICAPPED PARKING SPACE AT 1330 HARDING AVENUE — MS. SILVA OTILA (HANDICAPPED PLACARD NO. K535688)." Adopted. See above. PLANNED DEVELOPMENT PERMIT 2. Resolution No. 15,704, "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY, CALIFORNIA, DENYING AN APPLICATION FOR MODIFICATION OF PLANNED DEVELOPMENT PERMIT NO. 1-82 TO EXTEND THE HOURS OF OPERATION OF MC DONALD'S RESTAURANT AT 2140 PLAZA BOULEVARD, APPLICANT: MC DONALD'S CORPORATION; CASE FILE NO. PD-3-88." Adopted. See above. PERSONNEL/LABOR RELATIONS 3. Resolution No. 15,705, "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY APPROVING CHANGES IN SALARIES, BENEFITS, AND WORKING CONDITIONS FOR EMPLOYEES IN BARGAINING UNIT REPRESENTED BY THE NATIONAL CITY POLICE OFFICERS' ASSOCIATION." Adopted. See above. ORDINANCE FOR ADOPT ION Moved by VanDeventer, seconded by Cooper, the Ordinance be presented by title only. Carried by unanimous vote. MUNICIPAL CODE/ABATEMENT/VEHICLES 4. Ordinance No. 1958, "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 8 OF ORDINANCE NO. 1433, AND THE FIRST PARAGRAPH OF SECTION 11.48.090 OF THE NATIONAL CITY MUNICIPAL CODE, RELATING TO THE NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE ON PUBLIC NUISANCE VEHICLES." Moved by Cooper, seconded by Pruitt, Ordinance No. 1958 be adopted. Carried by unanimous vote. NEW BUSINESS FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT/CONFLICT OF INTEREST 5. SUBJECT: Warrant Register No. 6, Ratification of Demands in the amount of $277,053.62 (Warrants Nos. 101827 through 101930), and Certification of Payroll for the period ending July 25, 1988, in the amount of $344,367.47. Book 70/Page 87 8/16/88 RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommended that the warrants be ratified. CONFLICT OF INTEREST: Councilman VanDeventer said he would abstain on Warrant No. 101881 because he owns the business property. ACTION: Moved by Cooper, seconded by VanDeventer, the bills be ratified and the payroll certified. Warrants, except Warrant No. 101881, ratified by the following vote, to —wit: Ayes: Cooper, Dalla, Pruitt, VanDeventer, Waters. Nays: None. Warrant No. 101881 ratified by the following vote, to —wit: Ayes: Cooper, Dalla, Pruitt, Waters. Nays: None. Abstaining: VanDeventer. Payroll ratified by the following vote, to —wit: Ayes: Cooper, Dalla, Pruitt, VanDeventer, Waters. Nays: None. OTHER BUSINESS CITY MANAGER — No report. CITY ATTORNEY — No report. OTHER STAFF — No reports. MAYOR MAYOR/COUNCIL Mayor Waters reported our National City well pumped 59,917,000 gallons of water during the month of June; 28,425 gallons was taken from the public faucet; the public is taking advantage of the free water. MAYOR/COUNCIL Mayor Waters reported that Edco Disposal is putting signs on their trucks saying Drugs Are Garbage"; he has arranged for a ceremony in front of City Hall on August 18 at 1:00 p.m.; all Council members are invited to attend. MAYOR/COUNCIL Mayor Waters reported that income from the Plaza Bonita was $153,445,000 this year, a 16% increase; income from South Bay Plaza was $76,630,000, a 14% increase. MAYOR/COUNCIL Mayor Waters read a letter thanking Council for responding to a complaint about trash on E. 7th St. MAYOR/COUNCIL Mayor Waters read a letter from Admiral Hatcher expressing his appreciation for the City's support of the Navy Community in National City; there will be a Change of Command ceremony on August 26 aboard the U.S.S. Denver, at the Broadway Pier and all Council members are invited. STREET/GROVE/SUBDIVISION/SWEETWATER PLAZA EAST 6. SUBJECT: A letter from Mr. Robert Thomas, Thomas/O'Brien Associates, requesting that the City share 50% of the cost for Grove St. improvements, relative to Sweetwater Plaza East. RECOMMENDATION: None. ACTION: Councilman VanDeventer said Mr. Thomas has withdrawn the request. No action taken. ELECTION 11/8/88 Mayor Waters read a letter from Candidate Lori Anne Peoples to the City Clerk (See Exhibit 'A' attached), requesting that she withdraw her Candidate's Statement, since it is not in compliance with guidelines set forth for candidates running for office, saying he has been accused of being involved in this matter; he would like the record to show that he knew nothing about this letter until Ms. Peoples came to see him yesterday afternoon. City Attorney Eiser said he was advised by Ms. Peoples that she had contacted the Registrar of Voters' office and was advised that the Candidate's Statement would be modified to conform. CITY COUNCIL STREET/GROVE/SUBDIVISION/SWEETWATER PLAZA EAST Councilman Dalla spoke on Item 6, saying the intent of the 50/50 program was to assist the residential neighborhoods, not commercial development. Councilman VanDeventer said the 50/50 alley program assists areas of mixed Book 70/Page 88 8/16/88 residential and commercial use. Councilman Cooper said curbs and gutters were added to the 50/50 sidewalk program because the money was not being used; he has no problem with using this program for commercial areas; he does not agree with forcing Thomas/O'Brien to put in the sidewalk, when it does not benefit his project. PERSONNEL/LABOR RELATIONS 7. SUBJECT: Discussion of study on police employees' benefits and working conditions, by outside consultant. RECOMMENDATION: None. ACTION: Moved by VanDeventer, seconded by Waters, we direct staff to solicit bids for an independent study on issues such as salaries, benefits, vehicles and equipment, so we will be in the ballpark on these items, the report to come back by January 15, including such things as costs of lawsuits, destruction of property, etc., and any item of concern to the Council, staff or the P.O.A. (amended motion). Carried, by the following vote, to — wit: Ayes: Dalla, Pruitt, VanDeventer, Waters. Nays: Cooper. ZONING 8. SUBJECT: Discussion of small shopping centers throughout the City. RECOMMENDATION: None. ACTION: Moved by VanDeventer, seconded by Cooper, we declare a 90—day moratorium on permits for new shopping centers, the Planning Director come back with an overall plan, during this time, Council will conduct workshops, and the City Attorney draft an Urgency Ordinance to be brought back next week. Carried by unanimous vote. Vice Mayor Dalla spoke of the shopping center at 24th & Highland, and inquired why the developer was not required to dedicate additional footage to widen 24th St.; he would like staff to come back with an answer. PERSONNEL 9. SUBJECT: Discussion of 1988-89 compensation adjustment for City Manager, City Attorney and City Clerk. RECOMMENDATION: Vice Mayor Dalla recommended that the City Manager and City Attorney be given a compensation adjustment of 10% ACTION: Moved by Pruitt, seconded by Cooper, this be put on next week's agenda, and the Vice Mayor put his recommendations in writing; in the meantime each Council member write an evaluation of these three people, and see that it gets with the agenda package for discussion next week (amended motion). Carried by unanimous vote. PUBLIC ORAL COMMUNICATIONS PARKING/TRAFFIC Everett Dickson, 2745 E. 14th St., was present and thanked Council for having a Stop Sign at 18th & Prospect. PUBLIC REQUEST/COMPLAINT Mrs. , 1808 E Ave., was present and said she has a duplex and would like to convert her patio to an enclosed room addition; she has not been able to get a permit because the property is zoned for Commercial. Planning Director Post said this zoning in this area is going to be changed to Residential; the process will take 2-3 months. PUBLIC REQUEST/COMPLAINT Mary Morgan, 1808 E Ave., was present and said she has seen disinterest and lack of concern from the Council; some Council members talk behind their hands; she is going to be watching and getting involved. Ms. Morgan was asked if she would like to serve on a Commission and she replied she would. PUBLIC REQUEST/COMPLAINT Don LaCroix, 1125 E. 21st St., was present, spoke of the labor problems with the P.O.A. and inquired what Council proposed to do. Mr. LaCroix presented a petition with 49 signatures, demanding police protection at all times, and that steps be taken by immediate action of the City Council. Mayor Waters said we have some excellent police officers and the problems are being worked out. Councilman Cooper said we have seven officers out on injury Book 70/Page 89 8/16/88 leave; the Acting Police Chief is not only working with the P.O.A., he is transferring some of the officers from the Detective Division to Patrol Division, so there will be people in the field to protect the citizens. City Attorney Eiser advised that if Mr. LaCroix wants the petition to become a part of the record, it should be given to the City Clerk. Mayor Waters said he wants to look over the petition and would give it to the City Clerk tomorrow. (Petition not received by Clerk) PUBLIC REQUEST/COMPLAINT Cynthia Weeks, 2715 Plaza Blvd., was present, spoke of the problems with the P.O.A., saying when policemen are unhappy, they spread it throughout the community; National City Police Officers have a good reputation and should be well —paid. PUBLIC REQUEST/COMPLAINT Donald LaCroix, 1125 E. 21st St., returned to the podium and said he also feels we have a good Police Dept., but it needs to be fortified, reinforced or restructured to get better response time and better coverage. SUBDIVISION Paul and Joe , 2525 Camino del Rio South, San Diego, were present and spoke of the Admiralty Condominium Project on Palm Ave.; they are in escrow to purchase this property from the Bank of America; approval to rent the units expired in 1986, and they would like to discuss Council's feelings about removing the restrictions on renting the condos. They were advised to submit this matter to staff to be placed on next week's agenda. ADJOURNMENT Moved by VanDeventer, seconded by Cooper, the meeting be adjourned to 7:00 p.m., August 23, 1988. Carried by unanimous vote. The meeting closed at 5:35 p.m. The foregoing minutes were approved at the regular meeting of August 23, 1988. Corrections No Corrections CITY OF NATIONAL CITY, CA ALL CITY ODUNCIL MEETINGS ARE TAPE RECORDED. YOU MAY LISTEN TO THE TAPES AT THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE OR THE NATIONAL CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY. COPIES OF THE TAPES MAY BE PURCHASED FROM THE CITY CLERK. Exhibit 'A' Book 70/Page 90 August 15, 1988 Ione Minogue Campbell Candidate for Re-election to the Office of City Clerk National City, CA E I, Lori Anne Peoples,do hereby request that you withdraw your Statement as it is not in compliance with the guidelines set forth for all candidates running for a Qty office. This is based on the information provided in the Candidate's Manual, General Municipal Election, November 8, 1988, City of National City, pages 7 & 8 attached hereto; and distributed by the City Clerks Office, National City. As cited on page 7 per Section 10012 of the Elections Code of the State of California item lc. "Do NOT capitalize individual words or underline words for emphasis."( No where in the manual are there set forth any deviations from this. Your statement reflectse,shntences not meeting these requirements. Thank you. DdvA osvw-,,• T Lori Anne Peoples n LAP/hs c' r { CC: National City Attorney r1 Political Fair Practice Board c7 L District Attorney -=7 Star News San Diego Union Exhibit 'A' Book 70/Page 91 CANDIDATE'S MANUAL GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 8, 1988 CITY OF NAT I ONAi. CITY Exhibit 'A' Book 70/Page 92 CANDIDATE'S STATEMENT GUIDELINES PLEASE TYPE YOUR STATEMENT CLEARLY AND LEGIBLY AS THIS FORM WILL BE SCANNED BY A COMPUTER AND IT WILL NOT READ HANDWRITING OR PRINTING Section 10012 of the Elections Code of the State of California sets forth guidelines for candidate's statements. Please follow them: Ms statement of each candidate shall be printed in type of uniform size and darkness and with uniform spacing. This means: a. Use either standard indentation or block paragraph form only - do nQI use leading asterisks (*), bullets (•) or hyphens (-). b. Do NQI use all CAPITAL letters - must be capital and lower case. c. Do Ma capitalize individual words or underline individual words or lines for emphasis. 2. The statement shall not include any party affiliation or membership or activity in partisan political organizations. 3. Your statement will be printed exactly as submitted; therefore you are advised to carefully check for errors in spelling, punctuation and grammar. 4. If additional space is required, the remainder of your statement should be typed on a separate sheet of paper, double spaced. Remember to sign the bottom of the form and any supplemental sheets if used and attach them to your statement. ff you wish to have a Spanish translation of your statement prepared to be printed in the Voter's Pamphlet, be sure to check the space provided at the bottom of the form. 4111 7 Exhibit 'A' Book 70/Page 93 RESOLUTION NO. 15,680 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING REGULATIONS FOR CANDIDATES FOR ELECTIVE OFFICE PERTAINING TO CANDIDATES STATEMENTS SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS AT AN ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1988 WHEREAS, Section 10012 of the Elections Code of the State of California provides that the governing body of any local agency adopt regulations pertaining to materials prepared by any candidate for a municipal election, including costs of the candidates statement. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS. That pursuant to Section 10012 of the Elections Code of the State of California, each candidate for elective office to be voted for at an Election to be held in the City of National City on November 8, 1988 may prepare a candidate's statement on an appropriate form provided by the City Clerk. The statement may include the name, age and occupation of the candidate and a brief description of no more than 200 words of the candidate's education and qualifications expressed by the candidate himself or herself. The statement shall not include party affiliation of the candidate, nor membership or activity in partisan political organizations. The statement shall be filed in the office of the City Clerk at the time the candidate's nomination papers are filed. The statement may be withdrawn, but not changed, during the period for filing nomination papers and until 5:00 p.m. of the next working day after the close of the nomination period. 8 1 Exhibit 'A' Book 70/Page 94 STATEMENT OF IONE MINOGUE CAMPBELL CANDIDATE FOR RE—ELECTION TO TM OFFICE CF CITY CLERK Name: lone Minogue Campbell Age: 70 Occupation: City Clerk Education/Qualifications: Certified Municipal Clerk, completing three year course of studies at Syracuse University. Duke University, with graduate work at Columbia and New York Universities. Memberships (present/past): International Institute of Municipal Clerks California City Clerks' Association San Diego County City Clerks' Association Association Records Managers/Administrators San Diego County Commission/Status of Women American Business Women's Association Neighborhood Corporation Board Border Cities Conference California Press Women Chamber of Commerce Historical Society Girls Club Board YMCA Board Navy League Altrusa Eagles. The only experienced candidate for the office of City Clerk, I have 24 years experience and knowledge of my duties and responsibilities. During that time I have done my best to serve each of you in an honest, conscientious, responsible manner. YOUR PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN MY PROBLEMS. I love my job and the opportunity it gives me to know and to serve you. You can be certain 1 will continue to serve you and WILL NOT SUBMIT TO COERCION, or be a part of any special interest faction. 1 OWE MY ALLEGIANCE TO YOU, the voters of National City, and it is your interests that 1 will continue to serve. PLEASE VOTE FOR ME. You can depend, -on me/to serve you well. lone miinogue Canybell