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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1985 02-26 CC MINBook 65/Page 143 2/26/85 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY, CALIFORNIA FEBRUARY 26, 1985 The regular meeting of the City Council of the City of National City was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Mayor Morgan. ROLL CALL Council members present: Cooper, Dalla, Van Deventer, Waters, Morgan. Absent: None. Administrative officials present: Bolint, Campbell, McCabe, Post, Stafford, Interim City Attorney Tobin. 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 Wilfred Reyna. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Moved by Dalla, seconded by Cooper, the minutes of the regular meeting of February 19, 1985 be approved. Carried by unanimous vote. PUBLIC ORAL COMMUNICATIONS J UDY SIROIS BOSS, 1311 'L' Ave., was present and said since the first item on the agenda was the motel at Plaza and Palm she would like to offer Council a reminder of commitments made in 1983 regarding the turn signal; the City planned to have the traffic signal in operation prior to the opening of the motel; the Planning Commission proposed that the signal would be a priority item; she spoke to the City Engineer and was advised that the bid opening was scheduled for the end of March. City Engineer Stafford said the bid opening would be toward the end of March; they will be advertising next week. Discussion. City Engineer Stafford continued, possibly the light would be installed by June 1; a bid opening was held yesterday for the signal poles. Further discussion. Vice Mayor Waters said the end of 12th St. east of Palm was supposed to be converted to a cul—de— sac. City Engineer Stafford said he would check into it. RENEE MC KENZIE, President, Coronado Historical Society, was present and requested Council's support and endorsement in preserving the old San Diego/Coronado Ferry Boat; they would like to acquire it, restore it and return it to San Diego; a museum aboard the ferry boat could house memorabilia of the San Diego area and she would urge Council to write a letter to the San Diego Unified Port District affirming their support in this project. Discussion. Mayor Morgan said he would like staff to make a study on costs, etc. and come back with recommendations. Moved by Morgan, seconded by Van Deventer, this be referred to staff and they talk to the Port District and the Port Com missioner. Discussion. Carried by unanimous vote. PUBLIC HEARINGS The PUBLIC HEARING on APPEAL of the PLANNING COMMISSION'S DENIAL of CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 1984-33, 1645 Plaza Blvd.; Applicant: Walter Pabst (...involves the proposed use of about 950 sq. ft. of the main floor area of the four—story, 98—unit Hospitality Inn, now under construction between 12th St. and Plaza Blvd., just east of Palm Ave., for a cocktail lounge; the lounge would provide seating for forty—four, with seating for eleven at the bar; hours of operation would be between 11:00 a.m. and 12:00 midnight; applicant is seeking issuance of either a Type 47 or Type 48 liquor license; Type 47 is a restaurant with incidental liquor sales; Type 48 is a cocktail lounge/bar; applicant has been unclear whether his intent is to operate a restaurant or a cocktail lounge; the City's Land Use Regulations provide for services such as restaurants and cocktail lounges to be operated in conjunction with a motel as an accessory use as long as the use is intended for the convenience of guests, is not operated as a separate business, and does not have a separate entrance; the Police Dept. has protested issuance of this CUP because of the probable use of 12th St. for parking by persons patronizing the lounge who are not guests of the motel, as well as the possibility of noise and disturbance complaints from nearby residents; at the public hearing before the Planning Commission, several of the residents of the neighborhood spoke against granting this permit because of the effect it would have on their neighborhood; the Planning Commission's denial was based on the Police Department's recommendation Book 65/Page 144 2/26/85 and testimony given by adjacent property owners at the hearing; Combined Zoning and General Plan designation of this property is Commercial, General —Planned Development with Motel Planned Development Overlay; if Council takes action to approve this CUP, Council should cerrtify that the project is found not to be significant and that a negative declaration be issued; staff suggests that nine conditions be imposed as conditions of approval; staff concurs with the Planning Commission's denial) was held at this time. The City Clerk reported the Certificate of Publication and Affidavit of Mailing were on file. Planning Director Post said the Planning Commission recommends denial. JUDY SIROIS BOSS, 1311 'L' Ave., was present and said she is opposed to having any type of cocktail lounge in that motel; it would have a negative effect on the neighborhood. WALTER PABST (motel owner), 10775 Atrium Dr., San Diego, was present and requested approval of this liquor license so they could have a full —service restaurant and a full —service motel; he has had liquor licenses since 1946 in three different states and has never had a citation; if Council sees fit to deny this application, he would ask that they do so "without prejudice"; when Council sees the type of motel he plans to operate, they will see National City needs a full —service motel; his restaurant was approved 8-10 months ago; they have never waivered on the restaurant, but have waivered on the liquor license; however, he feels it is a necessity; the Quality Inn has asked him to make every effort to obtain a liquor license; it would be a first class operation; the projected opening date will be in 2- 3 weeks, but he is not in a hurry for the liquor license; a cocktail lounge is a lot of work, but he feels it is a necessity. DICK BARTLETT, 1639 E. 12th St., was present and said he is opposed to the issuance of this liquor license; there is a nearby cocktail lounge at the Boll Weevil; it is not necessary to start saturating this area; the cocktail lounge would be between single—family homes and apartments; children play around there and they don't need any drunks; he is concerned that when the bars on National City Blvd. are closed, people will come into this residential area to drink; the only people who want this cocktail lounge are the people associated with the motel. SAM MUNOZ, 1703 E. 13th St., was present and said he looks out his window and sees a motel; he used to see beautiful scenery; if Council approves this license, he hopes they won't regret it when they start having problems. No one else was present to speak in this regard. Moved by Waters, seconded by Van Deventer, the Public Hearing be closed and the Planning Commission's denial be upheld without prejudice. Discussion. Carried by the following vote, to —wit: Ayes: Cooper, Dalla, Van Deventer, Waters. Nays: None. Abstaining: Morgan. The PUBLIC HEARING on APPEAL of the Planning Commission's CONDITIONS to CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT No. 1984-30 at 1204 32nd St.; Applicant: Bay City Marine was called at this time. A letter was received from Bay City Marine requesting a continuance. Moved by Waters, seconded by Cooper, this hearing be continued to April 2, 1985. Carried by unanimous vote. The PUBLIC HEA RING on PROPOSED AMENDMENT to TITLE 18 (ZONING) of the National City Municipal Code pertaining to FAMILY DAY CARE FACILITIES, Case File No. A-3-84 (On January 21, 1985, the Planning Commission held a public hearing to consider an amendment to the Municipal Code pertaining to family day care facilities; at that time, they considered staff's recommendation to include provisions in the Land Use Code that have been mandated by State Law regarding small and large family day care facilities in residences; see Document No. 71772; staff concurs with the Planning Commission's approval) was held at this time). The City Clerk reported the Certificate of Publication was on file. Planning Director Post said a recently enacted State Law prevents the City from prohibiting large family day care facilities in areas that are zoned for single—family dwellings; a large family day care facility can care for up to twelve children, including children who live in the home; this zone change would give the City pretty good protection; it is staff's feeling that this will meet the intent of the State Law and will meet the needs of the City. Discussion. Moved by Van Deventer, seconded by Waters, Condition 13 (requiring a minimum distance of 330' between two such facilities) be amended to 700'. Discussion. Carried by unanimous vote. Moved by Van Deventer, seconded by Waters, the Public Hearing be closed and staff recom mendation be approved with the change to Condition 13. Discussion. Carried by unanimous vote. ADOPTION OF RESOLUTIONS Moved by Van Deventer, seconded by Waters, the Resolutions be presented by title only. Carried by unanimous vote. Book 65/Page 145 2/26/85 Resolution No. 14,553, "RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A SALARY RANGE FOR THE NEW CLASSIFICATION OF LIBRARY PAGE." Moved by Waters, seconded by Cooper, Resolution No. 14,553 be adopted. Carried by unanimous vote. Resolution No. 14,554, "RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY ENGINEER TO SIGN AN IMPROVEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN TRANS —STATE BUILDERS AND THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY." Moved by VanDeventer, seconded by Dalla, Resolution No. 14,554 be adopted. Discussion. CHRIS CHRISTIANSON, Trans —State Builders was present and answered Council's questions and said he is going to build this project himself; plans have been submitted to the Building Dept. Mr. Christianson said he is required to pay for moving a utility pole that was put on the right—of—way by SDG&E; there is also a water meter on the right—of—way that he has to have moved at his own expense. Further discussion. Moved by Cooper, seconded by Waters, the motion be amended to direct staff to look into the aspects of the utilities and bring back a report to Council. Amendment carried by unanimous vote. Motion carried by unanimous vote. Resolution No. 14,555, "RESOLUTION DENYING AN APPLICATION FOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW THE SALE OF DISTILLED SPIRITS ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2540 EAST 18TH STREET (APPLICANT: SABAH T. MANSOUR — CASE FILE NO. CUP-1984 31)." Moved by VanDeventer, seconded by Cooper, Resolution No. 14,555 be adopted. Carried by unanimous vote. Resolution No. 14,556, "RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A LIMITED PARKING ZONE AT 1200 HARBOR DRIVE TO THE NORTH AND SOUTH OF THE 40' CENTER DRIVEWAY." Moved by Cooper, seconded by VanDeventer, Resolution No. 14,556 be adopted. Discussion. Carried by unanimous vote. NEW BUSINESS The Finance Director's request for RATIFICATION of WARRANT REGISTER NO. 35, dated February 19, 1985, in the amount of $191,501.76 (Warrants Nos. 86725 through 86801) was presented. 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. CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES The CLAIM FOR DAMAGES of MARY WARE, relating to an accident on January 18, 1985, and filed with the City Clerk on February 5, 1985 was presented. Moved by Dalla, seconded by Cooper, this claim be denied and referred to the City Attorney. Carried by unanimous vote. The CLAIM FOR DAMAGES of MARIA OLIVAS, arising from an incident on October 7, 1984, and filed with the City Clerk on January 11, 1985 was presented. Moved by Dalla, seconded by Cooper, this claim be denied and referred to the City Attorney. Carried by unanimous vote. The application for TYPE 47 LIQUOR LICENSE, ON —SALE GENERAL EATING PLACE, PERSON TRANSFER of Nevada Sportservice, Inc. & Sibernal, Inc., dba PLAZA BOWL, 1201 Plaza Blvd. (Police, Planning and Building Departments state no objections) was presented. Moved by VanDeventer, seconded by Cooper, in favor of the request. Carried, by the following vote, to —wit: Ayes: Cooper, Dalla, VanDeventer, Waters. Nays: None. Abstaining: Morgan. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS The request of the Chamber of Com merce that the City barricade "D" Avenue from the 1200 to the 1400 block for use as the trash drop off and loading site between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 20, 1985 for its annual Spring City Wide Clean—up was presented. Moved by VanDeventer, seconded by Cooper, in favor of this request. Carried by unanimous vote. OTHER BUSINESS The Acting Puchasing Agent's request for WAIVER OF BIDDING REQUIREMENTS and AWARD TO PACIFIC OFFICE SYSTEMS for PURCHASE and INSTALLATION of "DEST" character reader (OCR) "Workless" Station (Based upon previous Council action appropriating Fiscal Year 84-85 General Revenue Sharing Funds for the purchase of an Optional Character Reader, which will increase office productivity by automatically reading text into our word processor system, eliminating the Book 65/Page 146 2/26/85 necessity of manually retyping of documents, analysis of the recommended unit, and letter of recommendation from Office Information Systems, it is determined that the DEST is the optical character reader most compatible with our word processing system; the DEST Model 212, desk top, "Workless" station has the capabilities we require; therefore, staff recommends that these special circumstances justify a waiver of the formal bid requirements and award of the contract for this unit to Pacific Office Systems in the amount of $12,286.30; staff recommends the waiver be approved) was presented. Moved by VanDeventer, seconded by Dalla, in favor of staffs recommendation. Carried, by the following vote, to —wit: Ayes: Cooper, Dalla, VanDeventer, Waters. Nays: Morgan. MEETING OF THE REAL ESTATE COMMITTEE (The Real Estate Committee needs to determine what, if any, action to take on the following City —owned parcels: Parcel No. 557-380-40, 25,264 sq. ft.; Parcel No. 557-440-22, 38,280 sq. ft.; Parcel No. 557-430-01, 10,560 sq. ft.; Parcel No. 557-430-02, 31,373 sq. ft.; Parcel No. 557-430-26, 14,400 sq. ft.; Parcel No. 562-180-000, 18,600 sq. ft.; Parcel No. 557- 400-19, 3,800 sq. ft.; Parcel No. 558-101-04; Parcel No. 551-600-000, 4,948 sq. ft.; staff recommends a Real Estate Committee Meeting be held and staff be directed as to procedure on each parcel) was presented. Vice Mayor Waters called the meeting of the Real Estate Committee to order. (The Real Estate Committee consists of the five members of the City Council only with the Vice Mayor the chair.) Mr. Waters said Parcel No. 557-380-40 (25,264 sq. ft.) and the 8,840 sq. ft. channel should be declared surplus ; there has been a request by the contiguous owner to purchase or lease. Moved by VanDeventer, seconded by Cooper, in favor of this request with the condition that the buyer of this piece of property will cover the channel and move the street back one full lane and the channel be deeded to the City as an easement). Discussion. Moved by Dalla, seconded by Cooper, the motion be am ended to include a condition that if the parcel is acquired by the adjacent property owner who is doing the development (Grove Plaza), to the extent possible, we eliminate or minimize any new driveway off of this parcel onto Plaza Blvd., and require access to be from their adjacent parcel. Amendment carried by unanimous vote. Discussion. Motion carried by unanimous vote. Vice Mayor Waters said Parcels Nos. 557-440-22 (38,280 sq. ft.), 557- 430-01 (10,560 sq. ft.), 557-430-02 (31,373 sq. ft.), 557-430-26 (14,400 sq. ft.) are surplus property. Mr. Onley said all of parcel 557-430-01 is the channel; Parcel No. 557-440-22 has 120" conduit underground; if the channel is covered, it can be used for parking. Discussion. Moved by VanDeventer, seconded by Cooper, these parcels be sold as a group and the channel be deeded as an easement to the City. Discussion. Carried by unanimous vote. Vice Mayor Waters said he and Mr. Onley did some extensive work with regard to Parcel No. 562-180-000 (18,600 sq. ft.) because a gentleman who was interested in this parcel had a discussion with Council about the possibility that it was a street. Mr. Onley said this has been called a street for many years; in 1943, the Federal Government condemned the land and vacated the streets and sold it back to the City as acreage; at that time, there was no indication of any dedicated streets; the most recent title search indicates that the City owns this parcel in fee title. Discussion. Interim City Attorney Tobin said it would appear from the title search that the City bought it free and clear of all encumbrances; he knows of no reason why the property cannot be declared surplus. Further discussion. Mr. Tobin said another possible thing that could have happened is that as the property deeded out, the City may, at the time of the various deeds, have thought that it might at some time dedicate, and if it were going to, it might be prudent not to deed that portion out; he is not aware of any dedication by the City. Further discussion. Councilman Dalla said there is no indication that this is a street; it is public property; unless there is something to show that this was a dedicated street, we are not in a position to give it to the adjacent property owner; that would be a gift of public property. ERNEST STANLEY (Stanley Dodge) was present and said this property has been a dedicated street on all of the maps of the County of San Book 65/Page 147 2/26/85 Diego for 30 years; 20 years ago, 29th St., between 'A' Ave. and National City Blvd. was closed by City Ordinance and the property reverted to him on either side. Further discussion. Moved by VanDeventer, seconded by Morgan, this item be held over for two weeks and referred to the City Engineer and the City Attorney to meet with Mr. Stanley and see the paperwork that Mr. Stanley has and bring back a report. Further discussion. Carried by unanimous vote. Moved by VanDeventer, seconded by Morgan, Parcel No. 557-400-19 (3,800 sq. ft.) will only benefit one party so the property should be declared surplus and the negotiations should be between the Engineering Dept. and the adjacent property owner. Discussion. Carried by unanimous vote. Moved by Morgan, seconded by VanDeventer, Parcel No. 558-101-04 be included with Parcel No. 557-400-19. Carried by unanimous vote. Moved by VanDeventer, seconded by Morgan, Parcel No. 551-600-000 be declared surplus and be included in the auction sale. Discussion. Carried by unanimous vote. CITY MANAGER — No report. CITY ATTORNEY Interim City Attorney Tobin requested an Executive Session re Pending Litigation and Personnel on completion of the agenda. OTHER STAFF The City Clerk's report on OPENING OF SEALED BIDS — FURNISHING AND DELIVERY OF STANDARDS, STEEL, PEDESTALS AND POSTS FOR TRAFFIC SIGNALS, Spec. No. 956 (Two bids were received: John C. Henberger Co. — $18,442.04; Ameron Pole Products Div. — $16,573.00; Engineer's Estimate — $29,290.00) was presented. Ordered filed by unanimous vote. The City Clerk's report on SCHEDULED OPENING OF SEALED BIDS — 24TH STREET, CIVIC CENTER DRIVE, MC KINLEY AVENUE SEWER REPLACEMENT; RECONSTRUCTION OF 'D' AVENUE MANHOLES (no bids were received) was presented. Ordered filed by unanimous vote. MAYOR Mayor Morgan said Council has discussed putting a new Civic Center on the ballot; the information staff put out last week, and the paper printed —he cannot support something with that many stories —almost lies; we have 40,000 sq. ft. in this building and the Police Dept. has 15,000 sq. ft. of it; if we build a new City Hall, we would not build more than 40,000 sq. ft.; according to the newspaper, staff said a new City Hall would cost from $10-20 million; 40,000 sq. ft. at $100/sq. ft. would be $4 million; $10-20 million would be $250/sq. ft. for the low side—$500/sq. ft. for the high side—$2 million to redo this building for the Police Dept. —that is $50/sq. ft.; that is outrageous; he cannot support putting a new City Hall or Police Station on the ballot; he will support leasing 4,300 sq. ft. for the Police. Mayor Morgan asked the City Clerk to read into the record his letter saying he would not recommend the matter be placed on the ballot (See Exhibit 'Al. Mayor Morgan said he knows we have to buy some property on Euclid; two years or longer ago, we went out to bid for an engineer to design this project, and they brought back three bids; the one for $14,800 didn't show up on the agenda, but the two at $25,000 and above did; it was stated by staff at that time that we should hurry up and get the engineer on the job so he could do this project in 90 days; two years later, we're just going to buy the last piece (Mr. Rogers' property) to finish this; staff must have known before this that they didn't have all the property. Mayor Morgan asked the City Attorney where you go and how you do when you consider a gift of property —a gift of public funds to an engineer —does it count as a gift of funds in this case? We let a contract for $25,000; we had an engineer that bid $14,800; the other guys said he (the higher bidder) could do it quicker; now it is two years later and the plan is not completed. Interim City Attorney Tobin said the City cannot make a gift of public funds, but they are not compelled to take the lowest bid; some contractors are more expert than others; there is a wide range of things you take into account; there may have been valid reasons for the delay; if there is a contract, Council has the remedy of not paying Book 65/Page 148 2/26/85 the contract price; he can check into this if the Mayor wishes. Councilman VanDeventer said the Engineering Dept. in years past did not do everything correctly and that is why it has been delayed; in years past they did not buy all the property necessary and we have had to pick up the bits and pieces; we all want to see that project completed and staff would have it on the road if it was at all possible; the low bidder wanted to use plans that were already done; we ended up doing the whole thing over because it was not done correctly the first time; we have one piece of property left to purchase; we have wasted ten years, but we are hopefully within the last year of being able to award the contract out. CITY COUNCIL Councilman Dalla said he tries to follow the Mayor, but sometimes he (Mayor) loses him; Council had a workshop session about the space study; after it was discussed and the consultant made some com ments, it was held over for three weeks; the following day the Mayor said there would be a lot of fuss and a lot of division, so we should put it on the ballot; now, two weeks later, the Mayor is recom mending we don't put it on the ballot even though Council was not moving in that direction; reading a letter into the record does not make the letter true; he would suggest the Mayor read the study, read the budget and listen to the tape where he (Mayor) quoted a figure of $90-100/sq. ft. to build a civic center; if he would read the study from the consultant, he would have found that did not include land acquisition, site development, escalation over a two—year period, engineering and architectural fees, and a contingency; if we plug in those numbers to the Mayor's numbers for a Civic Center, we're talking about a minimum of $10.5 million, and that does not include remodeling this building for the Police Dept.; if the Mayor would look in the budget, he would find —the Mayor said there was an extra position in the Manager's office —that position was budgeted a year or so ago when the Mayor supported it —it is not a new position; the Mayor said there is a new position in the Finance Dept.; there is not a new position in the Finance Dept.; before the Mayor has letters read into the record and criticizes Council and the staff, maybe he ought to look into it a little bit further, because if he did that honestly, he would find out that a lot of the things he suggests are not accurate; it is unfortunate that Council continues to go over these sorts of things in the manner they do because it doesn't do anybody any good. Councilman Van Deventer said when we leased the quarters for the Police Dept., the Mayor stated that we were to lease with option to purchase and inquired if we had a lease with option to purchase. City Manager McCabe replied the City does not have an agreement yet; it should be back next week or the week after; that is a lease on an annual basis over a period of three years. Councilman Van Deventer spoke of the flooding at Terry Lane and 8th St. Moved by Van Deventer, seconded by Morgan, staff be directed to follow, in a timely manner, to solve this in 30 days or have the City Attorney take action. Carried by unanimous vote. Vice Mayor Waters reported Council received a letter from Director, Park & Recreation Ruiz saying we will be funded $150,000 for the Las Palmas Gym by a grant from the state, available July 1, 1985. Vice Mayor Waters reported he and Councilman Cooper met with Commissioner Reopelle and Don Nay of the Port District and discussed the proposed beach park, the lack of utilization of the ITT facility, installation of freeway signs re the Tidelands facilities, the landscaping of 32nd St. parkway and adjacent area, and the disadvantages of Bay City Marine sandblasting and painting with resultant pollution effects to surrounding property; they will be working with Council and there should be improvements. Councilman Van Deventer said everyone on the Council met with the Port District people, two at a time and the Mayor separately; he did not want the people to think just two individuals met. Mayor Morgan said they thought well of the beach park. Councilman Dalla said he wanted to go back to the beginning of the meeting; staff was taken to task on the traffic signal; we also had a CIP report; we have 30 plus projects going on, being handled by Engineering and Public Works, and from week to week people come up with a problem, and we tell staff to consider it a number one priority —go do it; this happens all the time; it may appear staff is not doing their job; the staff is not unappreciated. Book 65/Page 149 2/26/85 Councilman Cooper said he was not going to answer the charges in the Mayor's letter —there are so many fallacies; he would like to say, on behalf of the Police Dept., we are going to have to look at building a new building; we have to do something for them; we are trying to lease some space for them, but it is only temporary; staff is doing a fine job; besides all the projects we have going on, they are doing an excellent job; it's too bad just the staff "makes mistakes"; the Council and the Mayor don't "make mistakes"; the person who does not make mistakes gets nothing done; we all make mistakes. Councilman VanDeventer said he feels the same way about the Police Dept.; he supports building a new Police Station as long as the City Manager can work it out financially over a period of time, and, if necessary, we could use a private developer; we are a first—rate City and we have to move in a first—rate direction. Mayor Morgan called an Executive Session at 9:08 p.m. Council reconvened at 9:12 p.m. ROLL CALL Council members present: Cooper, Dalla, VanDeventer, Waters, Morgan. Absent: None. ADJOURNMENT Moved by Waters, seconded by Cooper, the meeting be adjourned to 4:00 p.m. March 5, 1985,. Carried by unanimous vote. The meeting closed at 9:13 p.m. CITY CLER The foregoing minutes were approved at the regular meeting of March 5, 1985. Corrections No c-rrections MKYOR CITY OF NATIONAL CITY, CALIFORNIA City of National City Office of the Mayor 1243 National City Blvd., National City, CA- 92050-4397 (619) 477-1181 Kile Morgan —Mayor February 19, 1985 Book 65/Page 150 2/26/85 Exhibit 'A' TO: City Council FROM: Mayor Morgan RE: Proposed Ballot Measure: New Civic Center and Additional Police Department Facilities After much thought, I no longer find it feasible to place the matter of a new civic center and/or police depart- ment on the ballot; particularly, as the council has authorized leasing the building just north of the Civic Center for the use of the Police Department. Also, according to Vice Mayor Waters, there is additional space in the basement that can be utilized by the Police Department. My main concern lies in the uncertainty of the con- tinuation of revenue sharing funds by the federal government and the huge increases proposed in our budget for next year. We have changed this year's budget more than we have ever changed a budget since I have been here, including $100,000 for a drain on Plaza Boulevard east of Highland Avenue. Already we have added one extra position in the City Manager's office and hired a firm to train that person for the job; we added an extra position in Finance to serve as assistant to the Finance Director; we added an extra position to serve as an assistant to the Pur- chasing Agent; and we picked up all the pay for two policemen that were formerly paid by May Company. I see this year's budget as being the largest I can remember since I've been here. In light of all of the above and until such time as our financing picture is on a more even keel and the police department has settled into the additional space leased to them with the option to buy, I recommend that we reassess the need for new facilities and see where we stand at a later date. I do not foresee a rapid growth in the polite department in the near future. As you know, approximately one quarter of the city's revenue goes into their budget; that is, between 4 and 5 million. dollars. Therefore, I hereby withdraw my recommendation for .a ballot measure to consider the need for a new civic center and new police facilities at this time. I don't see why we should saddle National City taxpayers with this huge 4-million dollar debt at this time. KILE MORGAN Mayor KM/ev