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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1985 09-10 CC MINBook 66/Page 56 9/10/85 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY, CALIFORNIA SEPTEMBER 10, 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: 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. Wayne Rowland, First Congregational Church. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Councilman Cooper requested a change to the minutes of the regular meeting of September 3, where he voted to approve the City Attorney's request to drop Resolution No. 14,731 fromt the agenda; he has a conflict of interest and he would like the record to show he abstained. Moved by Van Deventer, seconded by Waters, the minutes of the regular meeting of August 27, 1985, the adjourned meeting of August 27, 1985 held on September 3 and the regular meeting of September 3, 1985 be approved with this change. Carried by unanimous vote. (Item 12) Administrative Assistant Adams' report on RECONSIDERATION OF AB 1551, surcharge on parking citations (On August 6, 1985, Council filed (without action) a letter from Supervisor Bilbray urging support of AB 1551, which would impose an additional $1.50 surcharge on parking citations, to be used for courthouse construction; staff had previously joined with the cities of Santee and El Cajon in opposing the bill; El Cajon has since reconsidered and now supports the bill; Supervisor Bilbray has requested that Council reconsider the bill; opposition is based on the fact that a $1.50 surcharge is already in effect for jail construction and an additional surcharge would be excessive; staff recom mends Council continue to oppose AB 1551) was presented. BRIAN BILBRAY, SAN DIEGO COUNTY SUPERVISOR, 1ST DISTRICT, was present and said he does not presume to come into the community and ask Council to drop what they feel is a moral issue; the options are very Iimited when it comes to funding of courthouses; there aren't any other alternatives available; it seems the only thing that is acceptable to the legislature is to add a surcharge and use those funds to acquire property to build new courts; they cannot raise filing fees any higher; the legislature is basically saying "It is this funding source or none."; this bill is the best answer in the forseeable future; Supervisor Bilbray requests that Council take a position of non — opposition. Discussion. Moved by Dalla, seconded by Van Deventer, we withdraw our opposition and take no position. Councilman Waters inquired if the $1.50 surcharge would be assessed on those people who have violated the law. Supervisor Bilbray said that was correct. Moved by Waters, seconded by Van Deventer, the motion be amended so that we go on record supporting this bill. Discussion. Amendment carried by unanimous vote. MR. WEST, golf pro, Las Palmas Golf Course was present and requested permission to operate out of the existing trailer for approximately six more weeks until the building is completed. Discussion. Moved by Van Deventer, seconded be Cooper, in favor of this request. Discussion. Mayor Morgan said they are doing an excellent job at the golf course; it is a credit to the City. Mr. West said the golf course will open on Saturday, September 14 at 7:00 a.m.; the telephone number is 474- 1400. Motion carried by unanimous vote. Mayor Morgan called the Joint Meeting of the City Council and the Community Development Commission to order at 7:14 p.m. ROLL CALL Commissioners present: Cooper, Dalla, Van Deventer, Waters, Morgan. Absent: None. Executive Director Peterson's report on SALE OF BONDS, RESOLUTION NO. 85-48 (The bids were opened, analyzed and evaluated, this date, 11:00 a.m., in Los Angeles by Margaret Lehy of Paine Webber and Carlo Fowler of Orrick, Herrington, Book 66/Page 57 9/10/85 Rowley & Sutcliffe; bids were as follows: Merrill Lynch Capital Markets — 9.0275%; E. F. Hutton & Co., Inc. — 9.111 %; Prudential—Bache Securities, Inc. — 9.134%; Smith Barney, Harris Upham & Co., Inc. — 9.210%; these are net interest costs and each includes the cost of the bond insurance and the discount which was bid; pursuant to the Notice of Sale, the bidders bid the net interest cost which includes the total of all interest, the discount and the cost of the insurance; the Resolution recites the net interest cost, not the net interest percentage; Merrill Lynch Capital Markets was the best bid) was presented. Resolution No. 85-48, "RESOLUTION OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY SELLING $5,375,000 PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF COMMUNITY VELOPMENT COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY DOWNTOWN REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT SUBORDINATED TAX ALLOCATION BONDS, SERIES A, AND FIXING THE DEFINITIVE RATES OF INTEREST THEREON." was read by title. Moved by Van Deventer, seconded by Waters, Resolution No. 85-48 be adopted. Carried by unanimous vote. The Community Development Commission meeting recessed at 7:17 p.m. PUBLIC ORAL COMMUNICATIONS LYNN SERVATIUS, representing Municipal Employees Assoc., Firefighters Assoc., and Police Officers Assoc., was present and requested a donation for the joint association picnic scheduled for September 28. Moved by Waters, seconded by Van Deventer, we donate $250. Carried by unanimous vote. Mrs. Servatius thanked Council and invited them to the picnic. PUBLIC HEARINGS The PUBLIC HEARING on the proposed VACATION of the 20—FOOT WIDE ALLEY BETWEEN 18TH STREET AND 22ND STREET, TOGETHER WITH THE WESTERLY 20—FEET OF 19TH, 20TH and 21ST STREETS, Applicant: Mario Cioe (This matter was previously considered by Council on June 11, 1985, but involved only portions of the alley between 18th and 19th Streets, and between 21st and 22nd Streets; Council referred this matter back to the Planning Commission for consideration of vacating the entire 20' width of the alley between 18th and 22nd Streets; on July 1, 1985, the Planning Commission reheard this matter and considered vacation of the entire 20' width of the alley between 18th and 22nd Streets; several adjacent property owners were present and spoke in opposition; a petition opposing this vacation, containing 126 signatures, was presented to the Commission from the Wilson Avenue Property Owners Group; the Planning Com mission took action to deny, based on a finding that this public way is needed; applicant owns all of the property to the west of and abutting the area proposed for vacation, and plans have been approved by the City to allow development of a mini —warehouse complex on this property; an amended title report issued by Safeco Title Insurance on May 7, 1985 indicates that contrary to the original report, the fee ownership interests of the alley parcels in question are vested with the adjacent land owners as opposed to the City; if the alley is vacated, the easterly 10' of the alley width would revert to the adjacent property owners and the westerly 10' to the applicant; the practical effect of vacating the entire alley versus half the alley is virtually the same; in either case, an unimproved 10' dirt strip remains between the mini — warehouse project and the adjacent properties; whether it remains a "public alley" on paper has little bearing; the previously identified hazards of a 10' alley remain; the Engineering Dept. opposes the vacation of this alley because it would remove existing access to houses located on the rear of the property to the east and other improvem ents [ i.e., four houses between 18th and 19th Streets; three houses and one business between 19th and 20th Streets; three houses and one church between 20th and 21 st Streets; one business loading dock and a private bus access route to the MTDB Trolley between 21st and 22nd Streets]; the private bus access route is surfaced with concrete and paved from Wilson Ave. to the Trolley Station; in addition to the findings of the Engineering Dept., there appear to be several properties that abut the easterly line of the alley that have either a garage or an area that is being used for parking with the only access from the alley; staff concurs with the Planning Commission's denial) was held at this time. The City Clerk reported the Affidavit of Mailing and Affidavit of Posting were on file. The City Clerk continued, we mailed to everyone on the petition that was presented and a large number of the notices were returned as undeliverable. Planning Director Post said the Planning Commission recommends denial and staff concurs. Discussion. JESS HARO, 2757 Dove St., San Diego, was present representing the residents on Wilson Ave., saying there several people who wished to speak in opposition of this alley closing. MILON MILLS, Asst. Pastor, Missionary Church of Book 66/Page 58 9/10/85 God in Christ, 2004 Wilson Ave., was present and said the church is not opposed to the development, but are opposed to the closing of the alley; most of the trash pickup in their block is done through the alley; if the alley is closed, this will have to be done from the front; it would be inconvenient for everybody; their only off— street parking is directly accessed from the alley, and if the alley is closed, they will have to get a curb —cut on 20th; this would be very expensive; they are concerned that many of their neighbors have parking access from the alley and none from the front; their garages would be of no use to them; the Engineering Dept. has opposed this closing because the alley is used and it is needed; the Planning Commission has heard this item twice and each time they have voted to deny it; if it is a matter of a paved alley or no alley, the church is willing to pave it. ESPERANZA ARMADA, 2014 Wilson, was present and said she lives in the front of her property, but she has built duplexes in the back; if the alley is closed, the people living in the duplexes will have no way to use the garage; she spent over $10,000 to build the garage; it is not right to close the alley. J UANA CR UZ, 1918 Wilson, was present and said she is opposed to the closing of the alley because of the parking; her dad is disabled and walks with a walker. Ms. Cruz showed pictures of her father. Ms. Cruz continued, her father cannot walk very far; their house is in the back of the property, and if her dad had to walk all the way to the front, he could not make it; they want to give them $60,000 for their house, but they could not buy another house for that amount; it is not fair to make somebody rich at the expense of the neighbors. JOHN ROMERO, 1838 Wilson, was present and said he is opposed to the alley closing; they have had a lot of traffic since the trolley was put in; with the mini —warehouses, there will be more traffic and vandalism; he not be able to use his garage. J UAN , 1815 E. 11th, was present and said he owns property at 2032 Wilson and the only way to get to his property is the alley; it is only fair that the alley remain open. DON CODDING, 1836 Wilson, was present and said he has a couple vehicles he must use 24—hours a day; he has valuable equipment in them and if he parks on the street, there is a chance they will be broken into; he needs the use of the alley. LINDA AGUIRRE, 1836 Wilson, was present and said this will affect all of them because of the traffic and the vandalism; parking is bad now. ALEX TORRES, 1931 Wilson, was present and said he has served on the Traffic Safety Committee, and he is opposed to this alley closing; they have been working very hard to keep the City streets with good accessible parking; Council is hearing what will happen; he would not be affected directly, but these people here have been his neighbors for many years and it affects them; the people who have been living in National City for a number of years deserve the benefit of the doubt. MRS. SANDOVAL, 1828 Wilson, was present and said Council does not see the problems they will have if the alley is closed; they need the alley; they use it all the time; if it is closed, there will be trouble for everybody. MS. SMITH, 2024 Wilson, was present and said her family also owns 2028 Wilson; her family has four cars; her dad works away from home and comes home for one month out of the year; their cars are parked in the alley; she cannot drive them or park them on the street; the trolley has parking on Wilson; they need the alley. Mr. Haro returned to the podium and said the people are concerned about the ingress and egress to their property; several of these people have lived in their property for many years and feel they should have the use of the alley; over 16 residents would be affected by the closing of the alley; they are concerned about condemnation of their property and lower property values; they are asking Council to support the recommendations of the City Engineer and the Planning Commission. STANLEY ROGERS, 1827 Wilson, was present and said he has had a lot of problems with people stealing his car parts; they have enough undesirable people in the area and the trolley has added to the problem; he is tired of people taking things from him; closing the alley would invite the possibility of more undesirables; they don't need that; there is a parking problem, and they don't need more parking problems. Councilman Waters said these people have mentioned the trolley people parking in front of their homes and inquired if it is employees or people who are going downtown. Mr. Rogers replied he did not know. Mr. Waters said if we know what is taking place, we can inform MTDB. Mr. Rogers continued, he has had problems with the police saying his cars are like junk; he doesn't want to put any more money into them until they get a little better police protection; they are more concerned with the reputation of the Police Dept. than with protection of the people. BEN CHASE, Chase Furniture, 540 National City Blvd., was present to protest the closing of the alley; he needs the alley because he has a warehouse on Wilson and depends on the alley to move his furniture in and out of the warehouse. RICHARD PLUM LEE, 2926 Arcola, San Diego, was present and said he is one of the applicants requesting the alley closing; they were going to improve the neighborhood; they would have a totally fenced area; there are basically 17 people Book 66/Page 59 9/10/85 remaining on the alley frontage; only eight of those people signed the petition; some of the speakers tonight live on the east side of Wilson and some on the opposite side of the freeway; there are only 17 people who are qualified to oppose. Mr. Plumlee showed pictures of abandoned cars in the alley. Mr. Plumlee continued, they are trying to develop a program to satisfy the City's recom mendations; if the alley does not close at this tim e, it probably never will; they are not taking anything away from these people; the City will revert half of the alley to the applicants and the other half will revert to the property owners; some of these people do have other access; somewhere down the line, this area will become light manufacturing; he would like to develop it the way the City would like to see it developed; they are not trying to abuse anybody; the church will gain parking; no other curb cut will be necessary; Mr. Chase would gain 10'; Mr. Chase backs into his (Mr. Plumlee's) property to unload his trucks; when they put the fence up, he will not be able to do that in a 20' alley; they have 1225' of frontage on the trolley; he will have an attractive block building. Mr. Plumlee displayed a rendering of his proposed project. Discussion. Mr. Plum lee continued, if the alley is not closed, they will request a 1911 Act; they own 64% of the frontage; he is willing to purchase any of those properties at a reasonable cost; he will make a standing offer on any of them. MR. HARO returned to the podium and said some of these people have lived there all their lives and those are their homes; the applicant would be the primary beneficiary; he would pick up 12,000 sq. ft. JUANA CRUZ returned to the podium and said Mr. Plum lee is talking about making the area more beautiful; all she would be able to see out her window would be a brick wall. M R. HARO returned to the podium and said the people are not opposed to the mini —storage, but it should not be done at the expense of the residents. Vice Mayor Van Deventer said Mr. Plumlee is prepared to request a 1911 Act and he cannot blame him, and asked if the people in the area are willing to share the cost of that. Mayor Morgan said a 1911 Act has never failed in that area. MR. PLUMLEE returned to the podium and said he is willing to purchase the properties, but he does not want to see those people move; he does not want to put them out. EDDIE PEREZ (CAL), 542 "Q", was present and said the residents are speaking from their hearts; Mr. Plumlee said there are only eight people involved; maybe those families are large families; he did not see any residents here tonight who are in favor of the alley closing; this is an example of what is happening on the west side; these people are not ignorant; these residents were outvoted in changing the zoning; the Council is here to serve the people who elected them. No one else was present to speak in this regard. Moved by Waters, seconded by Dalla, the Public Hearing be closed and the vacation denied. Councilman Cooper said he is not sure these people understand what a 1911 Act will do to them; alleys are expensive; he would like to know if these people want to do that. Vice Mayor Van Deventer said it would probably cost each property owner $2500-3000 to put the alley in. Motion carried, by the following vote, to — wit: Ayes: Dalla, Van Deventer, Waters, Morgan. Nays: Cooper. Vice Mayor Van Deventer said since the applicant owns 63% of the frontage, it would be proper for the City to initiate a 1911 Act so the project can move forward. Mayor Morgan said he would not support that; if the people want to initiate a 1911 Act, they can do it. Mayor Morgan called a recess at 8:05 p.m. Council reconvened at 8:10 p.m. ROLL CALL Council members present: Cooper, Dalla, Van Deventer, Waters, Morgan. Absent: None. BERNARD DAVIS, 2717 Plaza, Apt. 104, was present and said in 1981, the manager of his apartment (Plaza and Arcadia) had the curb in front painted red; he called the City and talked to Public Works, Engineering and former City Attorney McLean; Mr. McLean told him it was the City's property and he would send a memo to the Police Dept.; no parking tickets were issued for two years; then they started issuing tickets; he talked to Sgt. Crews; last year he paid $140 in parking tickets; the kids in the neighborhood take the tickets off his car before he gets home from work; this year he could not register his cars because he had so many tickets. Moved by Morgan, seconded by VanDeventer, we authorize the City Manager and the Police Chief to look into this. Discussion. Mr. Davis said if the City goes in and paints the curb, he will stop parking there; Mr. McLean told him the property was dedicated as a public access. Further discussion. Motion carried by unanimous vote. Book 66/Page 60 9/10/85 The CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING on the proposed VACATION of the WESTERLY ONE—HALF OF COOLIDGE AVENUE, BETWEEN 19TH STREET AND 20TH STREET, Applicant: H&M Apartments (On August 6, Council voiced concern about the use of the property in the event that the vacation is granted; the hearing was continued so that the applicant could provide additional information regarding his future plans for the right—of—way; as of September 4, no additional information had been submitted by the applicant; staff concurs with the Planning Commission's denial) was held at this time. Planning Director Post said the Planning Commission recommends denial and staff concurs. Mayor Morgan declared his conflict of interest and left his place at Council to sit in the audience. No one was present to speak in this regard. Moved by Waters, seconded by Dalla, the Public Hearing be closed and the vacation be denied. Discussion. Moved by Van Deventer, seconded by Waters, the motion be amended to continue this hearing for 30 days, and the Planning Director talk to the owner to determine what his proposed use is, if he plans to remove the non —conforming duplex and how he plans to handle the metal building and access. Discussion. Councilman Waters said he doesn't think staff should go too far out of their way to hunt the owner down. Further discussion. Amended motion carried by the following vote, to —wit: Ayes: Cooper, Dalla, Van Deventer, Waters. Nays: None. Absent: Morgan. Mayor Morgan returned to his place at Council. The CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING on RESOLUTION OF INTENTION NO. 14,654, SWEETWATER ROAD DRAINAGE (On July 9, 1985, Council directed staff to hold a meeting with the owners and attempt to resolve some of the issues and report back; staff has developed six actions Council can take at this time: 1. Proceed with the 1911 Act as is; 2. Amend the Resolution to indicate the City "elects to purchase an assignment of the warrant at the option of the contractor"; 3. City pay the entire cost after neogtiating a pay —back procedure with the owners; 4. Wait for new owners to accept the proceedings; 5. Wait for new owners to present development plan specifications; 6. Abandon the project; see Document No. 72768) was held at this time. ROBERT ONLEY, Engineering Staff Assistant, was present and said he understood they were to do what they could to protect the properties from forced sales; they told staff their problems and the attorney told them what we could and could not do; staff recommends option 5; it would be better for the City and the property owners if we waited for the new owners to present their plans to the City; the people then would be able to sell their property at a non —pressurized sale price; under that circumstance, we would go to Item 6, abandon the project, the developer would bring his plans to the City, and in the developing of the property, we would get the fees it would cost the City to do the inspection, check the plans and filing of maps. Discussion. Mayor Morgan said if it comes to condos or apartments, he is not in favor of the City putting in one half million dollars; there is no way the City can get that money back; the only way the City can get their money back is with a business that brings in sales tax. Mr. On ley said they took that into consideration; we have had two maps presented to the City in the past and the tentative maps have run out; the people have not gone ahead with their subdivisions; in Item 5, he inserted the language "the cost of the staff time would be paid by the developer". Further discussion. Councilman Waters inquired if the developer has given any indication of what their intent is. Mr. Onley said he talked with the realtor who is trying to put together the project; the developers are talking about some type of business. CONSTANT DAVID, 4952 Fieldstream, San Diego, was present and said according to the plans that were discussed two months ago, the City was going to pay $314,000 out of $750,000 cost; if Item 5 were adopted, he understands this money would be set aside and the funds would be lost; the type of development that would best be suited for this land is commercial because this is the only use could justify the cost; if there is no drainage, it can not be developed; the land has to be developed in such a way that its value will support the cost of solving the drainage problem; it is difficult to find a developer who will commit himself with an unknown in the equation —how much will it cost; according to what Council has discussed, the money that was previously allocated by the City will now disappear. Mr. David inquired if there was some hope that the funds would come back if a developer comes up with a plan that is satisfactory to the City. Mr. Onley said a drainage problem is between the developer and the City; the City determines how much it will contribute toward the sewer and drainage development. Mayor Morgan said we would have to see the plans first. Mr. David said when he presents the land for sale to a developer, they will ask how much the City will contribute. Further discussion. Vice Mayor Van Deventer said we cannot commit ourselves at this time. Further discussion. No one else was present to speak in this regard. Moved by Book 66/Page 61 9/10/85 Cooper, seconded by Van Deventer, the Public Hearing be closed, and recommendation No. 5 be approved. Discussion. Carried by unanimous vote. ADOPTION OF RESOLUTIONS CONSENT RESOLUTIONS (Resolutions Nos. 14,736 through 14,740) Moved by Van Deventer, seconded by Cooper, the Resolutions be presented by title only. Carried by unanimous vote. Mayor Morgan requested Resolutions Nos. 14,737 and 14,738 be considered separately. Councilman Cooper said he would like Resolution No. 14,740 to be considered separately. Moved by Waters, seconded by VanDeventer, the Consent Resolutions be adopted except Resolutions Nos. 14,737, 14,738 and 14,740. Carried by unanimous vote. Resolution No. 14,736, "RESOLUTION APPROVING THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY $5,375,000 DOWNTOWN REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT SUBORDINATED TAX ALLOCATION BONDS, SERIES A." See Consent Resolutions above. Resolution No. 14,737, "RESOLUTION DESIGNATING PREFERENTIAL PERMIT PARKING AREA C ESTABLISHING PROHIBITED PARKING AND AUTHORIZING PERMITS AND POSTING OF SIGNS." Discussion. Moved by Cooper, seconded by Van Deventer, Resolution No. 14,737 be adopted. Discussion. Carried, by the following vote, to —wit: Ayes: Cooper, Dalla, Van Deventer, Waters. Nays: Morgan. Resolution No. 14,738, "RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY TO SUBSIDIZE THE COST OF REGIONAL TRANSIT PASSES FOR ELIGIBLE ELDERLY AND HANDICAPPED RESIDENTS OF NATIONAL CITY." Moved by Cooper, seconded by Van Deventer, Resolution No. 14,738 be adopted, with funds to be taken from TDA funds. Carried by unanimous vote. Resolution No. 14,739, "RESOLUTION ACCEPTING A GRANT OF EASEMENT FOR A STORM DRAIN FROM SWEETWATER NORTH, A PARTNERSHIP (SWEETWATER ROAD EAST OF GROVE STREET)." See Consent Resolutions above. Resolution No. 14,740, "RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE SUPPORT OF THE SAN DIEGO UNIFIED PORT DISTRICT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF BEACH PARK." Discussion re the Port District having spent millions of dollars in San Diego; the City wants a beach park and marina and needs some help; the City wants to see some money spent in National City, and the possibility of using the dredge while it is in the South Bay for dredging at Chula Vista. DELTON REOPPELE (National City Port Commissioner), 801 Ethel Place, was present and answered Council's questions, saying on the master plan it is still designated as a park; the estimated cost of the park is $600,000. Further discussion. Carried by unanimous vote (there was no motion made). ORDINANCES FOR ADOPTION Moved by Waters, seconded by VanDeventer, the Ordinances be presented by title only. Carried by unanimous vote. Ordinance No. 1867, "ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY, ADDING CHAPTER 10.52 TO TITLE 10 OF THE NATIONAL CITY MUNICIPAL CODE, ESTABLISHING REGULATIONS FOR THE USE OF MUNICIPAL PARKS, PLAYGROUNDS AND GOLF COURSES." Moved by Cooper, seconded by Dalla, Ordinance No. 1867 be adopted. Carried by unanimous vote. Ordinance No. 1868, "ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY, ADDING SECTION 1.20.020 TO CHAPTER 1.20 OF TITLE 1 OF THE NATIONAL CITY MUNICIPAL CODE, RELATING TO PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE." Moved by Van Deventer, seconded by Waters, Ordinance No. 1868 be adopted. Carried, by the following vote, to —wit: Ayes: Cooper, Dalla, Van Deventer, Waters. Nays: Morgan. OLD BUSINESS The Engineering Department's report on RESOLUTION APPROVING A DRIVEWAY SPECIAL PERMIT at 1814 Roosevelt Ave. — Dodson (In accordance with Section 13.04.220 of the Municipal Code, the applicant is seeking approval of a permit to construct a driveway closer than 11' to the property line; applicant's justification is that it would be easier for access and departures; applicant has paid the required $25 fee for this special permit request) was presented. Mayor Morgan declared he Book 66/Page 62 9/10/85 had a conflict of interest and left his place at Council to sit in the audience. City Engineer Stafford said apparently there were conditions placed upon the sale of this property quite a few years ago; it is the feeling now that so much time has elapsed, it would be very difficult to impose those conditions on the property because of the resale. Discussion. Engineering Staff Assistant Onley said Council has allowed it to stand for 20 years; it would be pretty hard to enforce it now; if the City went to court, we would probably lose the case. Further discussion. Moved by Van Deventer, seconded by Cooper, the permit be approved and the conditions removed. Discussion. Carried, by the following vote, to —wit: Ayes: Cooper, Dalla, Van Deventer, Waters. Nays: None. Absent: Morgan. Mayor Morgan returned to his place at Council. Councilman Cooper's report on CONSIDERATION OF CHANGE IN MUNICIPAL ELECTION DATE TO COINCIDE WITH OTHER LOCAL/STATE FEDERAL ELECTIONS (Advantages and points to consider: 1. Elections would be less costly to taxpayers because costs would be shared; 2. There would be much greater voter participation in a November election; 3. All local elections would be held at the same time; 4. Only two cities, Del Mar and National City, continue to hold Municipal Elections in April; 5. The number of voters who participate in Municipal Elections has declined over the past several years even though the total number of voters has continued to increase; Mr. Cooper recommends that the Municipal Elections date be changed) was presented. Moved by Cooper, seconded by Dalla, the election date be changed to November. Discussion. The City Clerk said the total cost of the ballot is divided by the number of items on the ballot; we will get a larger voter turnout, but we will also get drop—off; in November, the Assembly, State Senate and Federal offices are voted on, and local candidates will be competing for newspaper coverage and money; the only difference this will make to her is that she will not have to staff the polling places; otherwise, her work will remain virtually the same. Further discussion. City Attorney Eiser said the law requires that this be accomplished by Ordinance. Motion carried by the following vote, to —wit: Ayes: Cooper, Dalla, Van Deventer, Waters. Nays: Morgan. (Item 12) Reconsideration of AB 1551 (surcharge on parking citations). See Page 56, Para. 5). NEW BUSINESS The Finance Director's request for RATIFICATION of WARRANT REGISTER NO. 10, dated September 3, 1985, in the amount of $165,497.72 (Warrants Nos. 89072 through 89125) 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, Van Deventer, Waters. Nays: Morgan. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS A letter from Building & Safety Director Reid requesting that the City open our United Way/Chad campaign with a $250 donation was presented. Moved by Van Deventer, seconded by Cooper, in favor of this request. Discussion. Carried by unanimous vote. OTHER BUSINESS The City Manager's report on RESIDENTIAL PERMIT PARKING AREA C (This report was prepared for presentation to Council without complete compliance with Section 4 of the "Residential Permit Parking Program Policy"; because of the desire of the residents, the interest of the Council and the studies indicating certain impacted streets, this report is being brought directly to Council without a recommended hearing; it is desired to establish the Area C and then add to or detract from the Area when needed; see Document No. 72780) was presented. See Resolution No. 14,737, Page 61,Para. 4). CITY MANAGER — No report. CITY ATTORNEY — No report. OTHER STAFF City Engineer Stafford reported a request from the contractor on the project at 8th & Harbison for permission to implement the detour; he will bring back a report with a formal resolution. Discussion. Moved by Morgan, seconded by Waters, this be approved. Carried by unanimous vote. Book 66/Page 63 9/10/85 MAYOR The Mayor's request for consideration in naming the 24th Street Pier, "Pepper Pier" was presented. Moved by Van Deventer, seconded by Waters, in favor. Discussion. Moved by Cooper, seconded by Morgan, the motion be am ended to include Mr. Pepper's full name. Discussion. Councilman Dalla said he is not opposed to naming something for Mr. Pepper, but he thinks the pier is the wrong thing. Amended motion carried by the following vote, to —wit: Ayes: Cooper, Van Deventer, Waters, Morgan. Nays: Dalla. Mayor Morgan said he had a check made out to the City in the amount of $125 which he wanted to give to the City to be used to give his secretary the 6.2% raise she still has not been given; he will commit himself to that until she gets a raise in pay. Discussion. The City Attorney was asked to look into the matter and bring back a report. CITY COUNCIL Councilman Waters read a letter from Parks & Recreation Director Ruiz re a softball tournament between the cities of National City, Chula Vista, Imperial Beach and Coronado; the games will be played on October 13 & October 20 and will be played in Coronado or Imperial Beach; those who would like to try out for the OTNC Team should notify him by September 13. Councilman Waters announced that the American Legion Post 255 just received a national award for their outstanding work with the youth of the community. Vice Mayor Van Deventer spoke of the League Conference in San Francisco, saying because of it there will not be a Council meeting on October 8. Councilman Waters said National City is hosting the San Diego County League dinner meeting, and it is to be at 32nd St. and asked if they could accommodate the number of people who will attend. City Manager McCabe said he was advised they could handle it. Councilman Dalla said since he has been here, we have had all public hearings in the Council Chambers; Council has discussed having the Bed and Breakfast Inn hearing in the Community Bldg.; moving to the Community Bldg. for this hearing presents many problems; he sees no reason why we cannot hold it in the Council Chambers. Moved by Dalla, seconded by Waters, the November 26 hearing on Bed and Breakfast Inns be held in the Council Chambers. Carried by unanimous vote. ADJOURNMENT Moved by Waters, seconded by VanDeventer, the meeting be adjourned to 4:00 p.m., September 17, 1985. Carried by unanimous vote. The meeting closed at 9:28 p.m. The foregoing minutes were approved at the regular meeting of September 17, 1985. Corrections No rections M AV 0 CITY OF NATIONAL CITY, CALIFORNIA