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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1986 01-21 CC MINBook 66/Page 185 1 /21 /86 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY, CALIFORNIA JANUARY 21, 1986 The regular meeting of the City Council of the City of National City was called to order at 4:00 p.m. by Mayor Morgan. ROLL CALL Council members present: Cooper, Dalla, VanDeventer, Waters, Morgan. Absent: None. Administrative officials present: Bolint, Campbell, Eiser, McCabe, Post, Stafford. SALUTE TO THE FLAG AND INVOCATION The meeting was opened with salute to the flag led by City Manager McCabe, followed with invocation by City Manager McCabe. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The City Clerk reported the minutes of the regular meeting of January 14, 1986 were distributed this morning. Moved by Dalla, seconded by Van Deventer, approval of the minutes of the regular meeting of January 14, 1986 be held over to next week. Carried by unanimous vote. APPOINTMENTS Mayor Morgan announced he would name his committee appointments next week. Vice Mayor Van Deventer announced that Mrs. Zarate who was appointed to the Planning Commission last week has withdrawn and asked the City Clerk to read Mrs. Zarate's letter into the record (see Document No. 73283); another appointment will be made next week. Discussion. Mayor Morgan said it is his policy to name his recommended appointments on the agenda; there is no point in putting them on the agenda unless the names are given. PUBLIC ORAL COMMUNICATIONS GEORGE WEBSTER, National City Chamber of Commerce, was present and said the Centennial Committee is working very hard on the Centennial Celebration, and outlined some of the activities scheduled; red, blue and gold Centennial Banners will be hung along National City Blvd. and other major streets; they would like Council's blessing on what they have done so far. Moved by Morgan, seconded by VanDeventer, we authorize the Centennial Committee to proceed with their plans and they don't need to report to Council unless they think it is necessary. Discussion. Vice Mayor Van Deventer said whatever financial aid is needed should be presented to Council at budget time; it is very important to have adequate funds. Discussion. Motion carried by unanimous vote. TIM , Circus Vargas, was present to request permission to hold a charity elephant race at Baker Chevrolet on Monday, January 27 at 3:30 p.m. Moved by VanDeventer, seconded by Cooper, in favor of this request subject to going through staff for all necessary permits. Carried by unanimous vote. (Item 12) The request of BOB BAKER CHEVROLET for a TEMPORARY USE PERMIT (Class A) to erect a 20' x 60' CANOPY on site of the auto agency to display new automobiles (Bob Baker Chevrolet [ formerly Lamb Chevrolet 1 requests a TUP to erect a 20' x 60' canopy to display new autos on property located at 2400 National City Blvd., from January 24, through January 27, 1986, 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.; noise, crowd, traffic control, security, parking and clean—up will be provided by applicant; staff recom mends approval subject to the conditions of the various departments) was presented. Moved by Cooper, seconded by VanDeventer, this be approved subject to all stipulations of staff. Carried by unanimous vote. DAVID WIGNALL, 2819 E. 11th St., was present and requested clarification on the appointm ents made last week; he questions whether or not a proper vote was taken on a certain appointment; on December 17, Council made a policy regarding appointments; the next day two more applications were taken and he thinks one or both of them were appointed to commissions. Councilman Cooper advised Mr. 1 I 1 Book 66/Page 186 1 /21 /86 Wignall of Mrs. Zarate's resignation. Vice Mayor Van Deventer said Mrs. Zarate had previously applied for the Planning Commission; her seat will be filled next week. Councilman Waters inquired how Mrs. Zarate could be appointed to a commission when her name was not on the ballot; there was a question on two other people; even though they had applied the last time we made appointments, they still had to come in and re -apply; their names are on the ballot; this was why Mr. Wignall questioned the procedure; he would like the vacancy on the Library Board of Trustees cleared up. The City Clerk said a vacancy on the Library Board of Trustees was created with the resignation of one of its members; the resignation came in after the other committee vacancies had been advertised; on December 17, when candidates were being interviewed, that vacancy was mentioned, but there were no applicants for that position, nor should applicants have been considered at that time; when somebody resigns, there is a ten-day waiting period during which it should be publicized, but no action can be taken; applications for this Board did come in later. Further discussion. Councilman Dalla said it has been his understanding that when people apply, if they are not selected, they continue to be on an active list for consideration in the future; Mrs. Zarate was considered for a position which she had applied for and was interviewed. Councilman Waters said Mrs. Zarate's name should have been on the ballot; other applicants who were not selected questioned the appointment; applications are only good for one year. Further discussion. PUBLIC HEARINGS The CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING on APPLICATION for CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 1985-22 for a 29,232 sq. ft. RETAIL SHOPPING CENTER at 520 E. 8th St., Applicant: Fred Finberg (Council appealed the decision of the Planning Commission regarding the proposed shopping center in order to review the impacts from traffic that could result from the project; the Planning Com mission had conditioned its approval of the project with a traffic study and completion of mitigation measures to staff's approval; the Planning Dept. had identified potential traffic impacts in the initial study; a traffic study has been prepared by Willdan Assoc., which identifies a change from level of service B to C on 8th St., east of "E" Ave., but notes that the resulting level of service is considered acceptable; the study also indicates no warrant for a traffic signal at 8th & "E", but does note expected delays on "E" St. at the intersection due to peak hour cross traffic; the study recommends that landscaping adjacent to driveways be designed to maintain sight distance, that left turns be signed to restrict left turn exits onto 8th St., and that 8th St. be restriped to prohibit left turn access to the project; staff recommends approval of the project with amended conditions based on the conclusions of the traffic study) was held at this time. Planning Director Post said the Planning Commission recommends approval and staff concurs. Councilman Cooper said he is not opposed to the project, but is concerned about the school children, and inquired about a cul-de-sac on "E" Ave. at the south property line; perhaps the wall across the back of the building could be taken across the street. BOB SARGEANT (Willdan Assoc.), 3336 Camino del Rio South, San Diego, was present and said that would be a possibility. Discussion. Vice Mayor Van Deventer inquired what the effect would be if the speed on "E" between 8th and Plaza were reduced to 15 mph. Mr. Sargeant said he didn't think State Law would allow it. Vice Mayor VanDeventer said he would support the project if the entrance and exit were both on 8th St. Mr. Sargeant said that would not be a problem if there was a left turn access to 8th St. Further discussion. Councilman Cooper said the street in front of the shopping center would have to be red -curbed. Further discussion. FRED FINBERG (owner of the project) was present and displayed a rendering of the project. City Engineer Stafford said he and Planning Director Post had discussed the red -curbing and putting in either a left -turn storage lane for "E" Ave. or a center lane through the whole thing across the frontage; it would have to have a left -turn lane to turn into the shopping center at 8th St.; he would suggest that left turns should be prohibited at the entrance closest to the intersection. Further discussion. DAVID WIGNALL, 2819 E. 11th, was present and said he deals with people who are looking to do business in National City and they have a lot of demographics; Mr. Finberg mentioned as a plus having a good number of tenants, with some big name dealers; we have a lot of places in the City that have big name businesses, but the shopping centers also have a lot of empty stores; if you have a shopping center with a lot of unrented space, it becomes a burden on the City; there is heavy traffic on 8th St., particularly in the afternoon; having the ingress and egress on 8th St. would cause more traffic problems. No one else was 1 I 1 Book 66/Page 187 1 /21 /86 present to speak in this regard. Moved by Van Deventer, seconded by Waters, the Public Hearing be closed, the CUP be approved subject to staff's recommendations, the ingress be at the easterly end of the property, the egress be to the westerly side of the property, the curbe be painted red and left turns be permitted only from the right side of the property, and the "E" St. entrance be closed, provided it doesn't create a problem for the churches and staff agrees. Discussion. Councilman Dalla inquired, if there is a "no left turn" sign leaving private property and someone leaves the property and makes a left turn, is it an enforceable violation by the Police Dept. City Attorney Eiser said it is not, but it would be a factor if there were to be an accident or a suit filed; the City can ask and require as a condition that they put in directional signs and islands, but he is not aware that we have the authority to enforce them. Further discussion. Motion carried by the following vote, to —wit: Ayes: Cooper, VanDeventer, Waters, Morgan. Nays: Dalla. Councilman Waters said for many years he has heard that members of the City Council did not have to sign anything to serve on committees or commissions; in the past, the Mayor would ask Councilmembers if they wanted to serve and they were appointed; maybe we need to get our policy down solid. ADOPTION OF RESOLUTIONS CONSENT RESOLUTIONS (Resolutions Nos. 14,852 through 14,855) Moved by Van Deventer, seconded by Cooper, the Resolutions be presented by title only. NOTE: This motion was not voted on. Mayor Morgan requested Resolution No. 14,852 be considered separately. Councilman Waters requested Resolution No. 14,853 be considered separately. Moved by Van Deventer, seconded by Cooper, the Consent Resolutions (except 14,852 and 14,853) be adopted. Carried by unanimous vote. Resolution No. 14,854, "RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A SERVICE AUTHORITY FOR FREEWAY EMERGENCIES AND APPOINTING MEMBERS." See Consent Resolutions above. Resolution No. 14,855, "RESOLUTION ACCEPTING WORK AND AUTHORIZING FILING OF NOTICE OF COMPLETION FOR RECONSTRUCTION OF INTERSECTION AT HIGHLAND AVENUE AND 30TH STREET (ENGINEERING SPECIFICATION NO. 969)." See Consent Resolutions above. Resolution No. 14,852, "RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING INSTALLATION OF SPEED LIMIT WARNING SIGNS ON SOUTHBAY FREEWAY TO INCREASE ROAD SAFETY, AND REPEALING RESOLUTION NO. 14,587." Discussion. Moved by Morgan, seconded by Van Deventer, Resolution No. 14,852 be adopted. Carried by unanimous vote. Resolution No. 14,853, "RESOLUTION ACCEPTING WORK AND AUTHORIZING FILING OF NOTICE OF COMPLETION FOR EL TOYON AND LAS PALMAS PARK IMPROVEMENTS (ENGINEERING SPECIFICATION NO. 967)." Discussion. Moved by Waters, seconded by VanDeventer, Resolution No. 14,853 be adopted. Carried by unanimous vote. NEW BUSINESS The Finance Director's request for RATIFICATION of WARRANT REGISTER NO. 29, dated January 14, 1986, in the amount of $222,765.74 (Warrants Nos. 90596 through 90669), and CERTIFICATION of PAYROLL for the period ending December 31, 1985, in the amount of $305,883.30 was presented. Moved by Waters, seconded by Cooper, the bills be paid and warrants drawn. Mayor Morgan said he will vote for the payroll, but against the bills. Bills ratified by the following vote, to —wit: Ayes: Cooper, Dalla, Van Deventer, Waters. Nays: Morgan. Payroll ratified by the following vote, to —wit: Ayes: Cooper, Dalla, VanDeventer, Waters, Morgan. Nays: None. The application for TYPE 21, PERSON TRANSFER, OFF —SALE GENERAL LIQUOR LICENSE of Osco Drug, Inc., 1202 Plaza Blvd. (Police, Planning and Buiilding Departments state no grounds for objection) was presented. Moved by Cooper, seconded by Van Deventer, in favor of this application. Carried, by the following vote, to —wit: Ayes: Cooper, Dalla, VanDeventer, Waters. Nays: None. Abstaining: Morgan. Book 66/Page 188 1 /21 /86 The application for TYPE 21, OFF —SALE GENERAL LIQUOR LICENSE of Garth R. and Marcile L. Brunson, dba 7—ELEVEN STORE, 2400 Highland Ave. (The Building Dept. states no grounds for objection; the Police Dept. opposes issuance of a CUP; there is presently a Type 21 off —sale general license in existence diagonally across the street at 2335 Highland, but the store closes at 10:00 p.m.; the applicant's business is a 24—hour market which dramatically increases the probability of criminal acts such as robbery, theft of alcoholic beverages and sale of alcoholic beverages after hours; there is an additional existing Type 21 license at 21st & Highland which necessitates frequent police contact; the Police Dept. does not feel that the issuance of this CUP is deemed essential and desirable to the public convenience or welfare; the Planning Dept. states a CUP is currently in process) was presented. Moved by Dalla, seconded by VanDeventer, this license be protested until such time as they get a CUP. DAVID WIGNALL, 2819 E. 11th, was present and said this part of Highland is a high crime area where people congregate; the sale of any kind of liquor would not be in the best interests of the community. Discussion. Motion carried by unanimous vote. The CLAIM FOR DAMAGES of PETER JOHN COOPER, arising from an accident on October 7, 1985 and filed with the City Clerk on December 31, 1985 was presented. Moved by Waters, seconded by Cooper, this claim be denied and referred to the City Attorney. Carried by unanimous vote. The CLAIM FOR DAMAGES of AMADOR K. MORALES, relating to an incident on October 20, 1985 and filed with the City Clerk on December 6, 1985 was presented. Moved by Waters, seconded by Cooper, this claim be denied and referred to the City Attorney. Carried by unanimous vote. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS The request from NATIONAL CITY AMERICAN LITTLE LEAGUE for a CONTRIBUTION of $200 for SPONSORSHIP of a TEAM (As a chartered, non—profit entity of Little League Baseball, Inc., National City American Little League must seek funds to insure the continuity of their goals; all funds raised are used to benefit the children enrolled in the program) was presented. Moved by VanDeventer, seconded by Cooper, we donate $200, but not sponsor a team. Carried by unanimous vote. The request of BOB BAKER CHEVROLET for TEMPORARY USE PERMIT (Class A) to erect a 20' x 60' canopy on site of Bob Baker auto agency to display new automobiles. See Page 185, Para. 9. OTHER BUSINESS The request of NATIONAL CITY TRANSIT to buy ADDITIONAL LIABILITY INSURANCE for National City Transit (A second layer of auto —liability insurance for NCT's bus fleet has been found; the New York Insurance Exchange has offered to place a $4 million layer of insurance on top of our current $1 million coverage, at an additional cost of $30,000; this would give NCT coverage to $5 million per occurrence with a $25,000 self —insured retainer, for a total annual premium of $90,000; this represents significant savings over the premium offered by National Indemnity for $5 million of coverage at $120,000 which we turned down in December; this would also complete the search for auto —liability coverage; costs will be paid from the City's TDA allocation; the General Fund is not involved) was presented. Moved by Waters, seconded by Dalla, in favor of this request. Carried by unanimous vote. The Finance Director's CONSOLIDATED CASH AND INVESTMENT REPORTS for the period ending November 30, 1985 were presented. Ordered filed by unanimous vote. The Finance Director's CONSOLIDATED CASH AND INVESTMENT REPORTS for the period ending December 31, 1985 were presented. Ordered filed by unanimous vote. The Finance Department's report on ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY — TRAVEL & MEETING EXPENSES (At present, the City does not have a written policy on travel and meeting expense authorization and reporting; an administrative policy [see Book 66/Page 189 1 /21 /86 Document No. 733061 was drafted by the Finance Dept. to provide formal guidelines concerning expenses incurred by City employees while traveling or attending events on City business; staff recommends adoption of this policy) was presented. Councilman Cooper said there are some areas where we are nit—picking; on page 6 there is one place that says the Finance Dept. shall have the last say; he thinks it should be the City Manager. Moved by VanDeventer, seconded by Waters, in favor of staff's recommendation with the exception that the the City Manager, not the Finance Dept. shall have final say, and if he has a problem, he will refer it to the City Council (amended motion). Discussion re credit cards. Councilman Dalla complimented the staff on putting this report together. Motion carried by the following vote, to —wit: Ayes: Cooper, Dalla, Van Deventer, Waters. Nays: Morgan. The Building and Safety Director's report regarding APPEAL of DECISION of the ADVISORY AND APPEALS BOARD as related to Section 912. (b), access to toilet rooms, as enumerated in the 1979 edition of the Uniform Plumbing Code (See Advisory & Appeals Board Resolution No. 86-1 [ Document No. 73307 1) was presented. Councilman Cooper said he would disqualify himself because he owns adjacent property and left his place at Council to sit in the audience. Director, Building & Safety, Reid was present and read the Code Section referred to (Section 712 of the Uniform Plumbing Code); this Section provides that where there are two or more places of business within a single building, with the exception of food handling establishments, common restrooms may be provided, and was added to the Uniform Plumbing Code in 1974; in 1977, we adopted the 1976 Plumbing Code and this section was deleted; in 1984 we adopted the 1979 Plumbing Code and this section was in the Municipal Code and therefore, was put back in the Plumbing Code; now we have a problem in the Bay Shopping Center related to having a common restroom for food handling establishments; the applicant is asking to be allowed to have common restrooms for the food handling establishments; the Advisory and Appeals Board denied this and made a recom mendation to Council that this Section be deleted from the Municipal Code; there is no provision in the Code for variances. City Attorney Eiser said there is another general provision which requires a restroom facility for each separate business (Appendix C of the 1979 Plumbing Code); Section 912 (b) provides an exception that where there are two or more places of business within a single building, common restroom facilities may be provided; the exception to that exception is for food handling establishments. Moved by VanDeventer, seconded by Morgan, in favor of the Building & Safety Director's recommendation to eliminate that section, and approve food handling establishments to have common restrooms. Councilman Waters said there are common restrooms at the Plaza Bonita. Mr. Reid said he has had no complaints about the Plaza Bonita. Discussion. Motion carried by the following vote, to —wit: Ayes: Dalla, VanDeventer, Waters, Morgan. Nays: None. Abstaining: Cooper. Councilman Cooper returned to his place at Council. The recommendations of the TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMITTEE from their meeting of December 11, 1985 were presented. Moved by Waters, seconded by VanDeventer, this be approved and filed. Carried by unanimous vote. The Asst. City Manager's MID —YEAR STATUS REPORT — F.Y. 1985-86 CIP PROJECTS (See Document No. 73309; staff recommends it be received and filed) was presented. Moved by Van Deventer, seconded by Waters, the report be filed. Discussion. Carried by unanimous vote. The Asst. to the City Manager/Personnel's report on BACKGROUND INFORMATION CONCERNING POSSIBLE ADDITION OF FULL—TIME PERMANENT CODE CONFORMANCE OFFICER POSITION (Council previously appropriated $5,500 for one additional part—time employee to perform this function; the additional appropriation needed would be decreased by that amount for the current fiscal year; it is estimated that the earliest possible date to hire a permanent employee would be approximately March 1, 1986; staff has no recommendation) was presented. Councilman Dalla said he would ask Council to seriously consider adding a second Code Conformance Officer; we adopted some rigid standards for the City to correct a lot of problems; it's necessary to have more than just the rules; it's necessary to have the people to enforce the rules; a second Code Conformance Officer would have a lot of work to do. Moved by Dalla, seconded by VanDeventer, we add a full—time permanent Code Conformance Officer.. Book 66/Page 190 1 /21 /86 Discussion. Moved by VanDeventer, seconded by Dalla, the motion be amended to include the second Code Conformance Officer be required to work on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. Motion and amendment carried by the following vote, to —wit: Ayes: Cooper, Dalla, VanDeventer, Waters. Nays: Morgan. The City Manager's report on HIRING TEMPORARY EMPLOYEE for the MAYOR'S OFFICE (A temporary clerical employee was hired from December 23, 1985 through January 3, 1986 by the Mayor's office to answer the phone and take care of certain business; the method used to hire the individual did not conform to established policy or administrative procedures required for the selection and employment of City employees; see Document No. 73311) was presented. Mayor Morgan inquired if the City Attorney had looked over the report and if everything was in line. City Attorney Eiser said he read the report and everything appears to be in order. Councilman Cooper said the reason we're looking at this report is because proper procedures were not followed; there was a lot of time put into the report and it would have been unnecessary if the proper procedures had been followed; it was the Mayor's office that caused the problem. Mayor Morgan said the Personnel Director had as much to do with it as anyone. Councilman Waters said all of us have broken policies; this was very poorly handled; we had this problem not too long ago and Council went on record that the Vice Mayor, when there are problems the employees who work for the Council must depend on the Council to solve them; we have a policy that whenever Council is short on clerical staff, the Vice Mayor looks the situation over, writes a letter to the Personnel Director and requests temporary help; all of us have made mistakes, but we should try and follow some type of policy; as individuals, we don't have the right to hire anyone; it is the responsibility of the Vice Mayor to notify the Council when we are short—handed; in this case, the Vice Mayor was out of town; we should file this item and remember that we shouldn't do that again. Councilman Cooper said on Friday, December 20, at 2:45 p.m., the Mayor requested a temporary girl to answer his phone and take care of his business, starting Monday, December 23; he feels this was done intentionally; why wait until the eleventh hour to ask for temporary help? the Personnel Director had a girl lined up; if the Mayor wants a personal secretary, he should pay for it. Vice Mayor VanDeventer said he was out of town when this happened; we need to have a standard policy for this procedure; it should be handled between the Council and the Mayor to approve it before it's done and go through the normal channels through Personnel to have a Kelly Girl or if we have a floating person; in the form of making that a policy, he would refer it to the City Attorney to have a policy set up; we need to solve the problem now. Moved by VanDeventer, seconded by Waters, Council's comments be referred to the City Attorney to come up with a standard policy, and to pay the temporary employee who worked in the Mayor's office. Discussion. Councilman Waters said we already have a policy. Further discussion. Councilman Cooper said we can make policies all we want to, but unless the whole Council observes it, the policy is worthless; we have a policy and the Mayor deliberately violated it; he had plenty of time to request temporary help; maybe we don't need a Personnel Director, a City Manager or a City Council; maybe we just need the Mayor to run this City; Council should either say we're going to observe policy or throw it out the window. Further discussion. Councilman Dalla said Council needs to set an example and have their house in order; last week we adopted a policy that said any temporary help in the future will first be approved by the Council as a whole; if someone is hired like this again, whoever causes them to be here without going through the procedure should just bring their checkbook; he is going to ask for something in writing from Mrs. Valdez (Executive Assistant to Mayor and Council); he would also request the Mayor to clarify some things. Vice Mayor VanDeventer inquired what the position of the City would be if the policy is not adhered to in the future. City Attorney Eiser said the employee would be in the position of an innocent party and if a person is hired by Executive Personnel, they can reasonable expect that they have been legally hired and they would expect to be paid; his feeling is that a Court would feel the same way; he believes the City would be liable to pay the individual. Further discussion. Vice Mayor VanDeventer said if a person comes into the department that is the secretary to the Mayor and the City Council, and is hired without approval of the City Council, what would be the procedure? City Attorney Eiser said he didn't believe there is an existing provision. Vice Mayor VanDeventer said that is what he is asking Mr. Eiser to add to the present rules and regulations. Mr. Eiser said we would be asking for an employee to override the decision of a member of the Council or the Mayor. Further discussion. 1 Book 66/Page 191 1 /21 /86 Councilman Cooper Mayor VanDeventer Attorney Eiser said there is a violation Mayor Van Deventer Further discussion. asked what we would do if someone violates the policy. Vice said that was his question too. Further discussion. City the Mayor and Council are accountable to each other and if of policy, they have to be answerable to each other. Vice said his motion is to add that to the policy we have now. Vice Mayor VanDeventer asked the City Attorney to add this to the policy so that if it happens again, Council can ask for a special meeting and can remove the person and ask that the procedure be followed. Further discussion. Councilman Waters said he would move to file the item. Vice Mayor VanDeventer said he would withdraw his motion. Moved by Waters, seconded by Van Deventer, this item be filed and the temporary employee be paid. Motion carried by the following vote, to —wit: Ayes: Dalla, VanDeventer, Waters, Morgan. Nays: Cooper. CITY MANAGER — No report. CITY ATTORNEY — No report. OTHER STAFF — No reports. MAYOR Mayor Morgan said a few months ago, an item was brought before Council re hiring someone on an engineering job at 1030 Palm to fix the bank, and inquired where that stands. City Manager McCabe said he would check and bring that back to Council. Mayor Morgan said he received the City Manager's report on who was sending mail through the City's postage meter but he is not satisfied; he would volunteer to go down and get each department to put their mail in certain boxes to find out who is mailing what. City Manager McCabe said right now there is no way we can tell; there were several suggestions, but they are not cost effective. CITY COUNCIL Vice Mayor VanDeventer reported that at the meeting of December 17, 1985, it was Council's intent to adopt Resolution No. 14,833, but it was not read by title and there was not a specific motion to adopt. Discussion. Resolution No. 14,833, "RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH SWEETWATER NORTH FOR DEFERRAL OF IMPROVEMENTS." Moved by Van Deventer, seconded by Morgan, Resolution No. 14,833 be adopted. Carried, by the following vote, to —wit: Ayes: Cooper, Van Deventer, Waters, Morgan. Nays: Dalla. Councilman Cooper said a few weeks ago Council adopted a Resolution to prohibit trucks on VanNess; he got a call and went out there, and we have created a monster; American Processing Company (because of a trailer and an SDG&E installation) cannot make a left turn on Leonard. Discussion. Moved by Cooper, seconded by Morgan, we suspend giving out citations until the problem can be worked out. Carried by unanimous vote. Councilman Dalla pointed out that under Item 11, the Little League was requesting Council to sponsor a team as well as donate $200. Moved by Dalla, seconded by Cooper, we donate $200, but not sponsor a team. Carried by unanimous vote. Councilman Dalla referred to a discussion in October re holding meetings in various neighborhoods, and suggested the first such meeting be held the last week in February, either following a 4:00 p.m. meeting, or on a Wednesday or Thursday. Consensus appeared to favor tentatively a Wednesday evening meeting. Mayor Morgan called an Executive Session for pending litigation, threatened litigation and an employee relations matter at 5:55 p.m. Council reconvened at 6:17 p.m. ROLL CALL Council members present: Cooper, Dalla, VanDeventer, Waters, Morgan. None. Absent: Book 66/Page 192 1 /21 /86 Mayor Morgan announced that Jerry Harris, former Councilman, passed away this afternoon, and requested the flag be flown at half mast through the day of the funeral. ADJOURNMENT Moved by Waters, seconded by VanDeventer, the meeting be adjourned to 7:00 p.m., January 28, 1986. Carried by unanimous vote. The meeting closed at 6:18 p.m. CITY CLERK~tom The foregoing minutes were approved at the regular meeting of January 28, 1986. Corrections No corr ctions MA 0 CITY OF NATIONAL CITY, CALIFORNIA