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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY, CALIFORNIA
JUNE 1, 1982
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: Camacho, Dalla, Van Deventer, Waters, Morgan.
Absent: None. Administrative officials present: Ballard, Campbell,
Gerschler, Grahl, McCabe, McLean.
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. Hubert Campbell, First
Baptist Church.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Moved by Van Deventer, seconded by Camacho, the minutes of the regular
meeting of May 25, 1982 be approved with a correction to Page 90,
Para. 8, delete "bus stops" and substitute "bots dots". Carried by
unanimous vote.
PUBLIC ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
None
ADOPTION OF RESOLUTIONS
Moved by Camacho, seconded by Van Deventer, the Resolution be presented
by title only. Carried by unanimous vote.
Resolution No. 13,819, "RESOLUTION APPROVING AND ADOPTING PRELIMINARY
BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 1982-83." Moved by Waters, seconded by
Van Deventer, Resolution No. 13,819 be adopted. City Manager McCabe
reported that he distributed a memo to Council covering three areas of
information requested by the Finance Committee; two are information
only; the third deals with the Fire Department's training budget
(Acct. #226/Training - it was requested that the City Manager reduce the
dollar level; Fire Chief Bridges asked to develop and submit a report
outlining the cost of providing a rescue unit service, including staff,
equipment and M & 0) Moved by Van Deventer, seconded by Camacho, the
motion be amended to include the change recommended by Fire Chief
Bridges. Amendment carried by unanimous vote. Motion carried by
unanimous vote.
URGENCY ORDINANCE FOR ADOPTION
Moved by Camacho, seconded by Van Deventer, the Ordinance be presented
by title only. Carried by unanimous vote.
Ordinance No. 1776 (e/1/82-1), "INTERIM ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF
NATIONAL CITY, CALIFORNIA ADOPTED PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION
65858 AS AN URGENCY MEASURE TO PROHIBIT APPROVAL OR ISSUANCE OF
RESIDENTIAL PLANNED DEVELOPMENT PERMITS, ZONE CHANGES AND BUILDING
PERMITS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THREE OR MORE RESIDENTIAL DWELLING
UNITS ON A SINGLE SITE PENDING FURTHER UPDATING OF THE GENERAL PLAN."
Moved by Camacho, seconded by Van Deventer, Ordinance No. 1776
(6/1/82-1) be adopted. Discussion. Carried by unanimous vote.
NEW BUSINESS
The City Treasurer/Finance Director's request for RATIFICATION of
WARRANT REGISTER NO. 44, dated May 25, 1982, in the amount of
$112,467.36 (Warrants Nos. 76179 through 76239) was presented. Moved
by Waters, seconded by Camacho, the bills be paid and warrants drawn.
Carried, by the following vote, to -wit: Ayes: Camacho, Dalla,
Van Deventer, Waters, Morgan. Nays: None.
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The request of NATIONAL CITY GIRLS SOFTBALL LEAGUE to serve ALCOHOLIC
BEVERAGES, and for WAIVER of FEES (The Girls Softball League has
requested use of the Kimball Community Bldg. for a dance on July 17, 1982
from 8:00 p.m. to 12:00 midnight, approximately 200 adults expected to
attend; they are requesting Council authorization to serve alcoholic
beverages at the dance; City rental policy requires that the following
be done when alcoholic beverages are to be served: applicant shall
obtain a use permit from the Dept. of Alcoholic Beverage Control, a copy
to be filed with Public Works prior to the event; security arrangements
shall be approved by the Chief of Police; a Certificate of Insurance
[personal liability and property damage in the amounts of $100,000 for a
single occurrence and $300,000 for multiple occurrences] naming the City
as co-insured shall be submitted; applicable fees consist of building
rental, kitchen and main hall utility fees, and custodial services; the
Girls League has requested waiver of building rental fee, but will pay
the City out-of-pocket costs for utilities and custodial services; staff
recommends this be approved subject to the three requirements mentioned
above, and that the request for waiver of fees be approved) was presented.
Moved by Dalla, seconded by Camacho, in favor of staff's recommendation.
Carried, by the following vote, to -wit: Ayes: Camacho, Dalla,
Van Deventer, Waters. Nays: None. Abstaining: Morgan.
The Park and Recreation Dept. Superintendent's RECOMMENDED FEES for use
of CITY PARK FACILITIES (Non -Resident fees: Kimball Pony Field, Kimball
Bowl Field, El Toyon Field, Las Palmas Major Field and Las Palmas Minor
Field - $10.00 per hour; two hour minimum per field; a resident group or
team is one that has over 50% National City residents on its roster; a
team roster, with names and addresses must accompany each application;
staff recommends approval) was presented. .Moved by Morgan, seconded by
Camacho, in favor of staff's recommendation, with a commencement date of
August 1, 1982. Carried, by the following vote, to -wit: Ayes:
Camacho, Dalla, Van Deventer, Morgan. Nays: Waters.
The Engineer's request for APPROVAL of Construction Contract CHANGE ORDER
NO. 1 to CONSTRUCTION of ALLEYS 31, 50 and 105, spec. 918, 1911 ACT
ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 208 (Change Order No. 1 is the final change order
on this project and covers minor changes in 9 bid items for a total cost
of $867.93; the largest single change was an increase in earthwork [for
adjacent driveway construction] which amounted to $449.94; total cost of
this change order represents an increase of 2.0% in cost of contract;
allocated project funds are available to cover these costs; staff
recommends this Change Order be approved and the City Engineer be
directed to sign and process same) was presented. Moved by Van Deventer,
seconded by Camacho, in favor of this request. Discussion. Carried by
unanimous vote.
The recommendations of the TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMITTEE from their meeting
of May 12, 1982 (1. Install a pedestrian -actuated mast arm traffic
signal at 18th & Harding; 2. Paint 35' of red curb on 16th St. at
Lanoitan Ave.; 3. Paint 20' of red curb on each side of the tracks, on
Tidelands Ave. between 19th and 24th St.; 4. Paint 2 left -turn lanes
on Edgemere Ave. approaching Sweetwater Rd.; 5. Install 2-hour parking
signs on the South side of 20th between National City Blvd. and 'A' Ave.;
6. Place the signal at Plaza Blvd. & Euclid Ave. on flash at 10:00 p.m.
and off at 6:00 a.m., if feasible; staff recommends approval) were
presented. Moved by Van Deventer, seconded by Camacho, in favor of the
Traffic Safety Committee's recommendations. Discussion. In response to
two questions relating to the traffic signal at 18th & Harding (Does the
motion include approval of the $50-60,000 expense? and Are we approving
the $5,000 [an alternate solution is to mount an overhead flashing light,
yellow on 18th and red on Harding?]), City Manager McCabe said the intent
is to get Council approval; we are not budgeted to do this, but provision_
can be made. City Engineer Grahl said the intent of the Traffic Safety
Committee was to point out to Council that the pedestrian -actuated signal
was the best possible solution, but there is a large capital expenditure
involved; at the time the CIP budget was being assembled, this data was
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not available for inclusion; an alternate solution would be an overhead,
blinking caution light; a pedestal operated caution light could also be
utilized. Moved by Morgan, seconded by Van Deventer, the motion be'
amended to include any capital expenditure shall be referred back to
Council at a later date when the City Manager can make a recommendation.
Amendment carried by unanimous vote. Motion carried by unanimous vote.
Staff's recommendation for authority to proceed with ABATEMENT action of
HAZARDOUS STRUCTURE at 2414 E. 18th St. - property owner, James LaValle
(... condition of this property is hazardous, unsightly and in apparent
violation of City codes; efforts to gain the owner's cooperation have
been lengthy but futile; premises have been inspected by staff and were
found to be in a severe state of disrepair, instability and imminent
structural failure, with great risk of danger to life and property; a
fire in the residence, since the "Abatement Order" issued last September,
revealed dangerous conditions in the electrical wiring; Building &
Safety Dept. ordered discontinuance of electric service by SDG&E until
corrections are made; repairs will have to be made before service can be
restored; the property owner has stated he will not comply; with the
support of the City Attorney, staff suggests that Council instruct the
Superintendent of Building & Safety, and the City Attorney to continue
abatement efforts according to law to assure: 1. removal of the tower;
2. clean-up of the combustible material stacked throughout the property;
3. repair of the electrical wiring) was presented. Discussion. Fire
Chief Bridges stated there had been a fire on the property, due to
"jerry-rigging" of the electrical wiring. Mayor Morgan said he had
known Mr. LaValle for many years and asked if there was any way he and
the Council could negotiate with Mr. LaValle. Planning Director
Gerschler said approval of this recommendation would give staff the
authority to carry out the abatement procedures in the event negotiating
with Mr. LaValle failed. Moved by Waters, seconded by Camacho, in favor
of this recommendation. Carried by unanimous vote.
OTHER BUSINESS
PLANNING COMMISSION - NOTICE OF DECISION
Planning Commission Resolution No. 16-82, APPROVING CONDITIONAL USE
PERMIT to allow EXCEPTIONS from STANDARDS applicable to development
within a designate FLOODWAY FRINGE -SHALLOW FLOODING ZONE at 25 E. 17th
St., Applicant - Jesse E. Van Deventer, Case File No. CUP-1982-6
(... involves development of a single -story, concrete block carport
addition [1,680 sq. ft.], to be located within a floodway fringe -
shallow flooding zone, without elevating the floor level higher than
that of the existing facility, or that of structures on adjacent lots
[approximately 10']; base flood level within this area is at an elevation
of approximately 12.5'; the Planning Commission decision is based upon
their finding that the project, as proposed, is within the intent of the
Federal Flood Insurance Act and local flood plain management policies;
staff concurs with the Planning Commission's approval) was presented.
Ordered filed by the following vote, to -wit: Ayes: Camacho, Dalla,
Waters, Morgan. Nays: None. Abstaining: Van Deventer.
CITY MANAGER
City Manager McCabe reported that Council is on record with the SANDAG
survey as being in favor of a 2 increase in fuel tax and recommended
the City go along with the SANDAG majority in favor of 2. Moved by
Van Deventer, seconded by Camacho, in favor of the City Manager's
recommendation. Carried, by the following vote, to -wit: Ayes: Camacho,
Dalla, Van Deventer, Morgan. Nays: None. Abstaining: Waters.
CITY ATTORNEY - No report.
OTHER STAFF - No report.
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MAYOR
Mayor Morgan reported receipt of a request from San Diego County Boys'
Baseball to contribute to the cost of their trip to Japan, to participate
in Japan's First International Games; 8 players are from National City.
Moved by Van Deventer, seconded by Waters, the City contribute $250.
Discussion. Carried by unanimous vote.
Mayor Morgan said he had received calls regarding the removal of the
'Stop sign at Harding and Civic Center Dr.; several children have almost
been hit at that intersection, so he asked the City Manager to have the
"Stop" sign put back up. Moved by Camacho, seconded by Waters, in favor
of the Mayor's action. Discussion. Carried by unanimous vote.
CITY COUNCIL - No report.
ADJOURNMENT
Moved by Camacho, seconded by Waters, the meeting be adjourned to
7:00 p.m.z June 8, 1982. Carried by unanimous vote. The meeting closed
at 4:14 p.m.
1 CITY CLER
The foregoing minutes were approved by the City Council at their
regular meeting of June 15, 1982.
Corrections / No Corrections
CITY OF NATIONAL CITY, CALIFORNIA
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