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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1985 06-18 CC MINBook 65/Page 238 6/18/85 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY, CALIFORNIA J U N E 18, 1985 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, Van Deventer, 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. Jerard Slack, Paradise Valley Seventh Day Adventist Church. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Moved by Cooper, seconded by Dalla, the minutes of the regular meeting of June 11, 1985 be approved. Carried by the following vote, to —wit: Ayes: Cooper, Dalla, Waters, Morgan. Nays: None. Abstaining: Van Deventer. PROCLAMATIONS Moved by Van Deventer, seconded by Cooper, the Proclamations be read by title only. Carried by unanimous vote. The Proclamation of "CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WEEK — June 24-30, 1985" was read by title. Moved by Van Deventer, seconded by Dalla, in favor of this Proclamation. Carried by unanimous vote. Mayor Morgan presented the Proclamation to George Webster, National City Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Webster said the Chamber of Commerce would have a booth at the County Fair on June 25, and an Open House at the Chamber on June 28, and invited everyone to attend these two functions. The Proclamation of "BEN POLAK DAY — June 19, 1985" was read by title. Moved by Van Deventer, seconded by Dalla, in favor of this Proclamation. Carried by unanimous vote. Mayor Morgan presented the Proclamation to Mrs. Ellis, United Way. Mayor Morgan presented plaques to Public Works Director Williams and Police Chief Hart on behalf of the Maytime Band Review, in appreciation of staff's efforts. PUBLIC ORAL COMMUNICATIONS None. OPENING OF SEALED BIDS FOR CITY —OWNED PROPERTIES (The following three locations have been declared surplus properties by the City and offered for sale: 1. Fig Court at Gilbert Lane — 4,948 sq. ft. zoned RT — deposit required $4,900; 2. Plaza Blvd. east of Grove — 28,714 sq. ft. zoned CG—PD-05 — deposit required $10,000; 3. 29th St. at "A" Ave. — 13,200 sq. ft. zoned CH — deposit required $10,000; sales shall be sealed bid followed by public auction, with oral bids in increments of $500 over the previous high bid for a particular parcel; all bidding at auction shall be cash bids) was presented. Vice Mayor Van Deventer (Chairman, Real Estate Committee) presided. Fig Court: The City Clerk announced there were three bids: Mr. Penaflor submitted a deposit of $4,900 with a written bid of $6,00I; Enrique Robledo submitted a deposit of $4,900 with a written bid of $5,000; Helen Saltarelli submitted a deposit of $4,900 with a written bid of $5,400. Auction was held with a final oral bid price of $13,501 by Mr. Robledo. Moved by Waters, seconded by Cooper, Mr. Robledo's bid of $13,501 be accepted. Carried by unanimous vote. Book 65/Page 239 6/18/85 Plaza Blvd.: The City Clerk announced there was one bid: Jeff Lubin (Grove Plaza Ltd.) submitted a deposit of $10,000 with a written bid of $10,000. No other bids were received. Mr. Lubin was present and said they plan to do a continuation of the shopping center; they will finish the box culvert, widen the street and put up a retaining wall; he understands the conditions attached to this parcel (buyer will cover the channel and move the street back one full lane, and the channel be deeded to the City as an easement). Discussion. No oral bids were submitted. Moved by Cooper, seconded by Waters, Mr. Lubin's bid of $10,000 be accepted. Carried by unanimous vote. 29th & "A": The City Clerk announced there were three bids: Alcem Fence submitted a deposit of $10,000 with a written bid of $52,800; DeFrance Printing submitted a deposit of $10,000 with a written bid of $6,600; David Llamas (Llamas Auto) submitted a deposit of $10,000 with a written bid of $36,500. Auction was held with a final bid price of $80,000 by Mr. Llamas. Moved by Cooper, seconded by Waters, Mr. Llamas' bid of $80,000 be accepted. Carried by unanimous vote. Vice Mayor VanDeventer advised all successful bidders to see the City Clerk in the morning to pay in full for the land purchased. Vice Mayor Van Deventer said when we voted to sell surplus property, it was decided that the funds would go toward curb, sidewalk and street repairs; the people of the City will benefit from this money. Administrative Assistant Adams was directed to publicize this information. ADOPTION OF RESOLUTIONS Moved by Van Deventer, seconded by Dalla, the resolutions be read by title only. CONSENT RESOLUTIONS (Resolutions Nos. 14,655 through 14,669) Mayor Morgan requested Resolutions Nos. 14,656, 14,662, 14,663 and 14,666 be considered separately. City Attorney Eiser requested that Resolution No. 14,667 be removed from the agenda, to be brought back at a later date. Moved by Van Deventer, seconded by Waters, The consent calendar be approved with the exception of Resolution 14,667 as recommended by the City Attorney and Resolutions Nos. 14,656, 14,662, 14,663, and 14,666. Carried by unanimous vote. Resolution No. 14,655, "RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING THE ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS LIMIT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1985-86." See Consent Resolutions above. Resolution No. 14,656, "RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING APPROPRIATION AND TRANSFER OF RESERVE FUNDS." Moved by Morgan, seconded by VanDeventer, Resolution No. 14,656 be adopted. Carried by unanimous vote. Resolution No. 14,657, "RESOLUTION GRANTING DEFERRAL OF STREET IMPROVEMENTS AT 940 EAST 12TH STREET (FARROW)." See Consent Resolutions above. Resolution No. 14,658, "RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING APPROPRIATION AND TRANSFER OF FUNDS FOR DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS OF VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN NATIONAL CITY, ENGINEERING SPECIFICATION NO. 960." See Consent Resolutions above. Resolution No. 14,659, "RESOLUTION DECLARING SAPPER CONSTRUCTION COM PAN THE LOWEST RESPONSIBLE BIDDER AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH SAPPER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY." See Consent Resolutions above. Resolution No. 14,660, "RESOLUTION ACCEPTING WORK AND AUTHORIZING FILING OF NOTICE OF COMPLETION FOR C.I.P. PROJECT OF PARADISE CREEK CROSSING AT GROVE STREET." See Consent Resolutions above. Resolution No. 14, 661, "RESOLUTION ACCEPTING WORK AND AUTHORIZING FILING OF NOTICE OF COMPLETION FOR C.I.P. PROJECT OF TRAFFIC SIGNAL LIGHT AT PLAZA BOULEVARD & GROVE STREET." See Consent Resolutions above. Book 65/Page 240 6/18/85 Resolution No. 14,662, "RESOLUTION GIVING NOTICE OF INTENTION TO VACATE AND CLOSE THE WESTERLY ONE—HALF OF COOLIDGE AVENUE BETWEEN 19TH STREET AND 20TH STREET." Moved by VanDeventer, seconded by Cooper, this be set for public hearing. Discussion. Carried, by the following vote, to —wit: Ayes: Cooper, Dalla, Van Deventer, Waters. Nays: None. Abstaining: Morgan. Resolution No. 14,663, "RESOLUTION DECLARING JACK'S TRACTOR & EQUIPMENT, INC. THE LOWEST RESPONSIBLE BIDDER AND AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASING AGENT TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH JACK'S TRACTOR & EQUIPMENT, INC." Moved by VanDeventer, seconded by Waters, Resolution No. 14,663 be adopted. Discussion. Carried by unanimous vote. Resolution No. 14,664, "RESOLUTION DECLARING JACK'S TRACTOR & EQUIPMENT, INC. THE LOWEST RESPONSIBLE BIDDER AND AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASING AGENT TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH JACK'S TRACTOR & EQUIPMENT, INC." See Consent Resolutions above. Resolution No. 14,665, "RESOLUTION ACCEPTING CONVEYANCE OF A QUITCLAIM DEED FOR STREET PURPOSES AND NAMING AND DEDICATING STREET (A PORTION OF 9TH STREET — VEGA)." See Consent Resolutins above. Resolution No. 14,666, "RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF ORDER TO VACATE AND CLOSE THE EASTERLY HALF OF COOLIDGE AVENUE BETWEEN 19TH AND 20TH STREETS, TOGETHER WITH 19TH STREET BETWEEN COOLIDGE AND HOOVER AVENUES." Moved by Cooper, seconded by VanDeventer, Resolution No. 14,666 be adopted. Carried, by the following vote, to —wit: Ayes: Cooper, Dalla, VanDeventer, Waters. Nays: None. Abstaining: Morgan. Resolution No. 14,667, "RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF A PROPOSED SERVICE AGREEMENT FOR FY '86 BETWEEN THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY AND SAN DIEGO TRANSIT CORPORATION." Resolution withdrawn from the agenda at the request of the City Attorney. Resolution No. 14,668, "RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF A PROPOSED AGREEMENT COVERING ALLOCATION AND DISBURSEMENT OF REGIONAL READY PASS SALES REVENUE FOR FISCAL YEAR 1986." See Consent Resolutions above. Resolution No. 14,669, "RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF CONTRACT EXTENSION WITH MC DONALD TRANSIT ASSOCIATES, INC. TO PROVIDE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION WITHIN THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY." See Consent Resolutions above. OLD BUSINESS Vice Mayor VanDeventer's report on LEASE OF CITY —OWNED PROPERTY NEAR 18TH AND ROOSEVELT (upon checking the lot size and useable area of the subject property, and after Mr. Beauchamp removes his fence, it is Mr. VanDeventer's opinion that $400 per month is a fair amount to charge for lease of that property until disposition is made; Mr. Russ Anderson, Southwest Paint and Body Co., should be given first choice in leasing this property since he was an innocent party to this dispute; it should be a condition of the lease that should the lessee find it necessary to fence said property, it will be his responsibility to remove it at no cost to the City when the City disposes of the property) was presented. City Manager McCabe said we have a response from Mr. Anderson saying the property should be fenced at the City's expense, the City should provide a one—year lease, rental fee should be $300 instead of $400, and the City should pay any taxes or assessments. Moved by Cooper, seconded by Van Deventer, we im mediately send Mr. Anderson a letter offering the use of the property on a monthly basis until it is sold, without a fence, at a rate of $400 a month. Discussion. Motion carried by unanimous vote. Book 65/Page 241 6/18/85 NEW BUSINESS The Finance Director's request for RATIFICATION of WARRANT REGISTER NO. 50, dated June 11, 1985, in the amount of $173,863.35 (Warrants Nos. 88073 through 88151 [ void 88073 ] ), and CERTIFICATION of PAYROLL for the period ending May 31, 1985, in the amount of $292,127.37 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. OTHER BUSINESS The Finance Director's CONSOLIDATED CASH REPORT and INVESTMENT REPORT for the period ending May 31, 1985 were presented. Moved by Cooper, seconded by Cooper, these reports be filed. Carried by unanimous vote. Councilman Dalla pointed out that the Finance Office has almost doubled the amount of interest earned over the years when interest rates were much higher. The Public Works Director's TELEPHONE SYSTEM REPORT — PHASE I (The report from the Communications Resources Company presents the results of the investigative activities and analysis of present services and recommends new system configurations based on study data compiled; the end goal is to provide the City with complete telecommunication services to meet all current and projected needs in a manner which meets all requirements; the results of this complete planning will assure the City of receiving least cost/best service telecommunications, both now and throughout the foreseeable future; after detailed discussions with all departments, CRC is recommending that the existing, ancient, worn—out, obsolete system be replaced with a processor controlled digital system, obtained through formal competitive bidding; in the report, CRC evaluates lease/purchase and direct purchase alternatives; the alternatives will be discussed and funding will be requested as a Capital Improvement Project at Budget Hearings, along with additional funding to complete the CRC program) was presented. Ordered filed by unanimous vote. CITY MANAGER City Manager McCabe requested an Executive Session on Personnel on completion of the agenda. CITY ATTORNEY The City Attorney's report on DEFERRAL OF OFF —SITE IMPROVEMENTS (At several recent Council meetings, there have been requests from members of the public for deferral of installation of off —site improvements, prompting a request that the City Attorney investigate alternatives for deferral of improvements in addition to those already provided by the Municipal Code; the Municipal Code now requires installation of off —site improvements upon obtaining a building permit; the City Engineer may defer installation of the improvements for up to five years if the applicant complies with certain conditions; Council may defer installation for more than five years if the applicant complies with certain conditions, or may grant a permanent exemption from installation of improvements upon making certain findings; based upon his past experience and current research, the City Attorney cannot suggest any additional alternatives to the deferral system already set forth in the Municipal Code; however, he will be on the alert for any novel approach to this issue) was presented. City Attorney Eiser said he had nothing further to add. Moved by Dalla, seconded by VanDeventer, the report be accepted and filed. Carried by unanimous vote. OTHER STAFF The City Clerk reported Mike Dami had just handed her a request for a hearing on appeal at the next Council meeting and said it will have to be advertised etc.; the hearing will be sometime in July. MAYOR Mayor Morgan inquired if the City Attorney had checked on the (Donnelly) tapes to see what could be done. City Attorney Eiser said he is working on that; although he has not yet done so, he intends to listen to the tapes himself. Mayor Morgan spoke of the alley improvements paid by the City, saying he was asked to explain how we can do alleys at the City's expense; people who have paid for their alleys are upset because the City is now going to pay 50-50, and asked Book 65/Page 242 6/18 /85 how do you explain this to people. Vice Mayor VanDeventer said the City has an obligation to start doing more of these alleys; he was hoping with the 50-50 plan we would get some relief for the people; we need a standard policy. Discussion. Vice Mayor VanDeventer said we are now down to the ones where people do not want 1911 Acts and we need to improve those alleys; how do we handle that? Further discussion. Mayor Morgan said in the past he met with the people to explain 1911 Acts; it is hard to get them through when people don't understand them. Further discussion. Mayor Morgan said we need to set down a policy where everybody is treated the same. Councilman Waters said explaining these things to the public would be a good project for the Public Relations Officer; when the City didn't have the money the property owners had to pay, but now the City is in a better financial position. Councilman Dalla said years ago when we were doing 1911 Acts, the percentage of homeowners was much higher; now we have a greater percentage of renters; absentee landlords are not as interested in improvements as homeowners; if we are going to induce more homeowners to live here, we're going to have to make some of the improvements; so far no one has taken advantage of the 50-50 alley program. Further discussion. CITY COUNCIL Councilman Waters said he has asked different staff members what they think about the City Attorney and was told he is always available and always seems to give them the answers they need; he is appreciated. Councilman Cooper inquired what is being done about the drainage at 9th and Edgerton. City Engineer Stafford said we had the project scheduled to go; funding for the project was changed to come from CDC funds after July 1. Councilman Cooper said Council decided to take that our of reserve funds. City Manager McCabe said we determined we would advance the funds and recover them out of the CDC Budget. Councilman Cooper said we need to get this done before next winter. Moved by Cooper, seconded by VanDeventer, we go to bid on this within 30 days. Carried by unanimous vote. Councilman Cooper said he has had complaints about people parking at the end of "En Ave., on the cul—de—sac behind Morgan Towers; people have asked to have the cul—de—sac red —curbed; he does not want to refer this to the Traffic Safety Committee. Moved by Cooper, seconded by VanDeventer, we study this and bring it back next week. Carried, by the following vote, to —wit: Ayes: Cooper, Dalla, VanDeventer, Morgan. Nays: Waters. Councilman Waters said he voted against this because he feels it should go before the Traffic Safety Commission. Councilman Cooper explained why he did not want it to go to the Traffic Safety Com mittee. Mayor Morgan called an Executive Session for personnel and litigation at 5:03 p.m. Council reconvened at 6:05 p.m. ROLL CALL Council members present: Cooper, Dalla, VanDeventer, Waters, Morgan. Absent: None. ADJOURNMENT Moved by Waters, seconded by VanDeventer, the meeting be adjourned to 7:00 p.m.,June 25, 1985. Carried by unanimous vote. The meeting closed at 6:06 p.m. n CITY CL:RK The foregoing minutes were approved at the regular meeting of June 25, 1985. Corrections No corrections MAY CITY OF NATIONAL CITY, CALIFORNIA