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Home My WebLink About1986 09-02 CC MINBook 67/Page 136 9/2/86 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY, CALIFORNIA SEPTEMBER 2, 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 the Rev. Milo Wood, First Baptist Church. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The City Clerk reported the minutes of the regular meeting of August 26 have not been distributed. Moved by Waters, seconded by Cooper, the minutes of the regular meetings of August 12 and August 19, 1986 be approved. Carried by unanimous vote. PROCLAMATION Moved by VanDeventer, seconded by Cooper, the Proclamation be presented by title only. Carried by unanimous vote. The Proclamation declaring September 8, 1986 as "INTERNATIONAL LITERACY DAY" was presented. Moved by VanDeventer, seconded by Waters, in favor of this Proclamation. Carried by unanimous vote. Mayor Morgan presented the Proclamation to Joe Cruz, representing National City Library's Project Read Program. Mayor Morgan displayed a plaque that was given to Engineering Staff Asst. Robert Onley by the Republican Presidential Task Force. PUBLIC ORAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMUNITY PROMOTION GEORGE WEBSTER, National City Chamber of Commerce, was present and outlined plans for the Centennial kickoff celebration on September 18; the Chamber of Commerce plans to use fireworks, and have requested the Charger Cannon, and would like Council approval. Moved by Morgan, seconded by VanDeventer, the fireworks and use of the cannon be approved. Carried by unanimous vote. PARKING/TRAFFIC — TRAFFIC SAFETY 11. SUBJECT: Report of the Traffic Safety Committee Meeting of August 13, 1986. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the report be received and filed. TESTIMONY: JOHN TENWOLDE, 2424 "N" Ave. (He and his father own rental property on "D" Ave., between 30th & 31st; there have been problems in the area because of the swap meet, but the changes the City made [red —curbing] have made it worse; the residents received no advance notice of the changes. Mr. Tenwolde distributed copies of a map of the area, and said some of the residents on "D" have no on — street parking; this eliminates visitor parking; when the swap meet is open, there is a bottleneck on the single southbound lane on "D" Ave.; the "no stopping" signs are in the wrong locations; people are getting parking citations on a regular basis.) ACTION: Moved by VanDeventer, seconded by Cooper, this be referred to the City Engineer and brought back in two weeks. Carried by unanimous vote. FOR THE RECORD: Mayor Morgan said he will vote against angle parking on the west side. Book 67/Page 137 9/2/86 ACTION: Moved by VanDeventer, seconded by Waters, New Business Item 1 (Request to paint 39' of the existing curb red, fronting residence at 2027 Highland) be held over for two weeks. Carried by unanimous vote. TESTIMONY: BURT PAPA, representing the Church of Christ (Their request for a crosswalk on 8th St., east of "V" Ave. was denied by the Traffic Safety Committee; they are requesting a crosswalk on 8th St. because it is safer to cross in a designated area.) ACTION: Moved by Waters, seconded by VanDeventer, this be put on the agenda in two weeks. Carried by unanimous vote. TESTIMONY: MR. SPOFFORD, 735 "8" Ave. (He understood Council had approved signs at 8th & "B". Mr. Spofford was advised that Council was discussing the intersection at 8th & "V".) ACTION: Moved by VanDeventer, seconded by Waters, the remainder of the report be approved. The remainder of the report (except New Business Item No. 86-80 relating to angle parking on the west side) approved by unanimous vote. New Business Item 86-80 approved, by the following vote, to —wit: Ayes: Cooper, Dalla, VanDeventer, Waters. Nays: Morgan. ADOPTION OF RESOLUTIONS CONSENT RESOLUTIONS (Resolutions Nos. 15,071 through 15,075) Moved by Cooper, seconded by VanDeventer, the Resolutions be presented by title only. Carried by unanimous vote. Mayor Morgan requested No. 4 be considered separately. Moved by VanDeventer, seconded by Cooper, the Consent Resolutions (except No. 4) be adopted. Carried by unanimous vote. PARKING/TRAFFIC 1. Resolution No. 15,071, "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY ESTABLISHING A STOP CONTROL ON THE WEST LEG OF PARADISE DRIVE AT THE INTERSECTION OF PARADISE DRIVE AND 10TH STREET." Adopted. See above. PARKING/TRAFFIC 2. Resolution No. 15,072, "A RESOLUTION ABOLISHING STOP CONTROLS AND ESTABLISHING "W-9" CROSSROAD SIGNS ON 16TH STREET, EAST AND WEST OF ORANGE AVENUE." Adopted. See above. PARKING/TRAFFIC 3. Resolution No. 15,073, "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY ESTABLISHING 'NO PARKING' SIGNS IN AN AREA BETWEEN VALLEY ROAD AND SWEETWATER ROAD JUST EAST OF THEIR INTERSECTION." Adopted. See above. STREET CONSTRUCTION ADMIN 5. Resolution No. 15,075, "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY ADOPTING FOR USE THE STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR PUBLIC WORKS CONSTRUCTION, 1985 EDITION, THE STANDARD SPECIAL PROVISIONS, JANUARY 1986 EDITION, AND THE SAN DIEGO AREA REGIONAL STANDARD DRAWINGS, MAY 1986 EDITION." Adopted. See above. FLOOD CONTROL — DEEDS AND EASEMENTS 4. Resolution No. 15,074, "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY ACCEPTING A GRANT OF EASEMENT FOR A STORM DRAIN (along vacated portion of 19th St.) FROM MARIO CIOE, 5. T. TRUST." Moved by Morgan, seconded by VanDeventer, Resolution No. 15,074 be adopted. Carried by unanimous vote. OLD BUSINESS PARKING/TRAFFIC 6. SUBJECT: Report on parking problem in the 900 block of "M" Avenue. RECOMMENDATION: Staff be authorized to solicit informal bids to construct a 6' chain Zink fence at approximate cost of ;400. ACTION: Moved by Waters, seconded by VanDeventer, staff be authorized to solicit informal bids to construct a 10' chain link fence. Carried, by the following vote, to —wit: Ayes: Cooper, Dalla, VanDeventer, Waters. Nays: Morgan. Book 67/Page 138 9/2/86 PLANNED DEVELOPMENT — ZONING 7. SUBJECT: Report on land use and zoning in the vicinity of 20th Street west of nNn Avenue. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends Council consider two alternatives: a two —lot concept or a three —lot concept. Planning Director Post said his recommendation would be single—family design; the number of lots could be worked out at a later date; this matter would be set for public hearing. ACTION: Moved by VanDeventer, seconded by Waters, in favor of staffs recommendation. Carried, by the following vote, to —wit: Ayes: Cooper, Dalla, VanDeventer, Waters. Nays: Morgan. NEW BUSINESS FINANCE MGMT 8. WARRANT REGISTER NO. 8, Ratification of Demands in the amount of $416,850.24 (Warrants Nos. 93290 through 93385). RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the demands be ratified. ACTION: Moved by Waters, seconded by Cooper, the bills be paid and warrants drawn. Carried, by the following vote, to —wit: Ayes: Cooper, Dalla, VanDeventer, Waters. Nays: Morgan. LIQUOR LICENSE APPLICATION ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE LICENSE 9. SUBJECT: Person Transfer of Type 41 on —sale beer and wine license authorizing the sale of beer and wine for consumption on a bona fide public eating place type premises plus the sale of beer and wine for consumption off the premises where sold; Applicant: Ya—Min Chang, 2424 Hoover Avenue, Building A, Suites F & P, dba China Palace Miramar 11. RECOMMENDATION: Police, Planning and Building Departments state no grounds for objection. ACTION: Moved by Cooper, seconded by Van Deventer, in favor of this request. Carried, by the following vote, to —wit: Ayes: Cooper, Dalla, VanDeventer, Waters. Nays: None. Abstaining: Morgan. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS BUDGET FY86-87 10. SUBJECT: Request for Donation from Sweetwater High School's Basketball Program for $250 to assist with team trip to Vancouver, British Columbia to represent National City in the Richmond Invitational and to assist in various School programs. RECOMMENDATION: None. ACTION: Moved by VanDeventer, seconded by Waters, in favor of this request. Carried by unanimous vote. OTHER BUSINESS PARKING/TRAFFIC 11. Report of the Traffic Safety Committee Meeting of August 13, 1986. See above. CITY MANAGER — No report. CITY ATTORNEY — No report. OTHER STAFF — No reports. MAYOR ZONING Mayor Morgan spoke of the northeast and northwest corners of 24th & Cleveland, saying they are zoned for heavy industrial; maybe it is time to rezone this property for major retail or hotels. ACTION: Moved by Morgan, seconded by Waters, we authorize the Planning staff to come up with zoning for that area such as retail or motels. Carried by unanimous vote. CITY COUNCIL SCHOOL Vice Mayor Cooper spoke of the School Crossing sign at 12th & "D°, saying the sign is not needed since the school (St. Marys) is no longer there. Book 67/Page 139 9/2/86 FREEWAY/HIGHWAY Councilman Dalla said last Thursday, the California Transportation Commission partially agreed with our request to grant an extension of time; instead of the 60 days we asked for, we will be getting until October 13; the $3.3 million San Diego has included as an amount that National City should receive for mitigation of the traffic situation is not available, but has to go back into the State General Fund and be distributed statewide; we may get $1 million; in a few weeks, we hope to clarify with San Diego where they proposed to use the funds; we indicated to the California Transportation Commission in April that we might be interested in making an offer for the property if the State decided to sell it, but we have never received a response; the newspaper made mention of the fact that San Diego would have the right of first refusal; such a purchase could be spread over a ten—year period of tim e with a down payment requirement of 30%; purchasing the right—of—way may be one of the only viable protections we have to keep some of our streets from becoming wall to wall cars ACTION: Moved by Morgan, seconded by Van Deventer, we authorize the 252 Committee to work with staff and see if and how we can handle buying the right—of—way in ten years, and we authorize the City Attorney to contact CalTrans to indicate our interest, and to determine the procedure they would like us to follow. Carried by unanimous vote. Councilman Waters said Mr. Dalla has done an outstanding job in representing the City on the 252 project. Vice Mayor Cooper added his commendations as well. ADJOURNMENT Moved by Cooper, seconded by Waters, the meeting be adjourned to 4:00 p.m., September 16, 1986. Carried by unanimous vote. The meeting closed at 4:52 p.m. • CITY CLERK( The foregoing minutes were approved at the regular meeting of September 16, 1986. Corrections )/ orrections MY'R CITY OF NATIONAL CITY, CALIFORNIA