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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1981 07-21 CC MIN147 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY, CALIFORNIA JULY 21, 1981 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, Grahl, McCabe, McLean. SALUTE TO THE FLAG AND INVOCATION The meeting opened with salute to the flag led by City Manager McCabe followed with invocation by Chaplain Wilfred Reyna, Paradise Valley Hospital,, APPROVAL OF MINUTES Moved by Camacho, seconded by Van Deventer, the minutes of the regular meeting of July 14, 1981 with a correction to a typographical error in para. 4, page 145 (Ord. No. 1746 to 1747) be approved. Carried by unanimous vote. PRESENTATION REPRESENTATIVE OF THE POLICE OFFICERS' ASSOCIATION City'}lanager McCabe reported the Police Officers' Association asked him to convey the message that they do not wish to appear today as scheduled; the City negotiating team and the Police Officers' Association negotiating team are continuing to discuss and they hope to bring forward an agreement by next Tuesday. PUBLIC ORAL COMMUNICATIONS None PUBLIC HEARINGS The CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING on Report of Proceedings and account of cost of the 1981 WEED ABATEMENT PROGRAM was held at this time. JEFF ALBRIGHT, Fire Marshall, was present and said the biggest complaint of the individuals being assessed, seems to be the amount assessed; the contract was set up under specifications by the Fire Dept,; bidding was put out to several contractors and the lowest bid was accepted; costs were determined based on previous years (10 per sq, ft.); Ordinance 1155 does not apply strictly to weeds, but includes rubbish and debris, and this increases the cost; some contractors used in the past have cleared the weeds only; some have cut around the edges only, leaving the middle, or just pushed the weeds aside without removing them. Discussion. WALTER JELLIG, 1404 Lombard, Vista (owner of parcel no, 563-010-37), was present and protested the amount of his assessment, saying he did not receive notice of weed abatement; he met the contractor last week and inquired how long it took to clear his parcel and how many man hours were involved; he was told by the contractor the cost was not broken down into parcels; he asked the contractor how he arrived at the bill, and the contractor replied "I charged what the City allowed". City Attorney McLean said it is not a matter between Mr. Jellig and the contractor, but between Mr. Jellig and the City Council making an assessment based on square footage, plus cubic yards of trash hauled off. In reply to questions posed by City Attorney McLean, Mr. Jellig said he had no evidence that 37,208 sq, ft, was not mowed, that 6,642 sq. ft. was not hand cleared, or that 62 cubic yards of weeds and trash was not hauled away. Further discussion, ED AUSTIN, P. O. Box 501, San Diego (owner of parcel no, 558-023-07), was present and said he had not received a notice of weed abates Aentl he. reciaived two bills, 7/21/81 148 one for 1980 and one for 1981; he called City Hall to find out why he did not receive a notice last year, but did not get a satisfactory answer; he was billed 20 per sq. ft. for mowing instead of 10 per sq. ft.; his first bill specifies hauling, hand work and mowing; the second bill specifies hauling and mowing, but he was billed for hand work. City Attorney McLean said the billing before Council today is for the work done in 1981; regardless of the merits of his complaint about 1980, the assessments were made, done, and are not changeable; the weed abatement report for 1981 states 4,000 sq. ft. were mowed and 2,000 sq. ft. were hand worked. In reply to questions posed by City Attorney McLean, Mr, Austin said he had no evidence that 4,000 sq, ft, was not mowed, that 2,000 sq. ft. was not hand cleared, or that 15 cubic yards of weeds, rubbish and furniture was not removed. Mr. Austin further stated he was told the bid was determined by the amount the City had to allocate; he has owned this property for seven or eight years and has never received any notification of weed abatement. Jeff Albright said the reason Mr. Austin was billed twice is because both abatements fell within the same fiscal year; however, in between, the weeds built up and there was an accumulation of debris. Further discussion. Moved by Van Deventer, seconded by Camacho, the Public Hearing be closed, the assessments being more than fair, be billed at that rate. Carried by unanimous vote. ADOPTION OF RESOLUTIONS Moved by Camacho, seconded by Van Deventer, the Resolutions be presented by title only. Carried by unanimous vote. Resolution No. 13,597, "RESOLUTION CONFIRMING ASSESSMENT OF WEED ABATEMENT." Moved by Van Deventer, seconded by Camacho, Resolution No. 13,597 be adopted. Carried by unanimous vote, Resolution No. 13,598, "RESOLUTION ACCEPTING COVENANT RUNNING WITH THE LAND AND DIRECTING THE RECORDING THEREOF" (Jose Rodriguez), Moved by Waters, seconded by Camacho, Resolution No. 13,598 be adopted. Carried by unanimous vote. Resolution No. 13,599, "RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF FIRST AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA FOR FIRE DISPATCHING SERVICES." Moved by Van Deventer, seconded by Waters, Resolution No. 13,599 be adopted. Carried by unanimous vote. ORDINANCES FOR INTRODUCTION - FIRST READING Ordinance No. 7/21/81-1, "An Interim Ordinance regulating the location of establishments, other than bona fide public eating places, that sell alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises." was listed on the agenda, City Attorney McLean said, "There are no Ordinances." NEW BUSINESS The City Treasurer/Finance Director's request for RATIFICATION OF WARRANT REGISTER NO. 2, dated July 21, 1981, in the amount of $67,489.07 (Warrants Nos, 72928 through 73004) was presented. Moved by Waters, seconded by Camacho, the bills be paid and warrants drawn. Carried, by the following vote, to -wit: Ayes: Camacho, Dallas Van Deventer, Waters, Morgan. Nays: None. The REQUEST of PARADISE VALLEY HOSPITAL to relocate a single-family dwelling structure from its present location of 2524 Hill Dr. to the proposed location of 2609 Hill Dr. (Building and Safety Dept. recommends approval subject to the following: GFI and grounded outlets shall be installed in bathrooms, garages and outside receptacles, and a gas test shall be conducted; Planning Dept. recommends approval if relocation is in accordance with submitted plans filed with the Building and Safety Dept. July 8, 1981; Fire Dept. recommends approval; Engineering Dept. recommends approval per Ordinance 1491-3; Staff recommends approval) was presented. Moved by Dalla, seconded by Camacho, this request be approved. Carried by unanimous vote. 7/21/81 149 The REQUEST of the NATIONAL CITY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE and the CITY OF NATIONAL CITY to hold a 5-mile run on October 11, 1981 from 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. in recognition of Navy Week, utilizing public streets, and Kimball Park as start and finish of the race (This activity is in support of Navy Week, proceeds to be donated to the Navy Relief Fund; Building and Housing, Planning, Fire, Finance, Police and Parks and Recreation Departments recommend approval; Staff recommends approval) was presented. Moved by Waters, seconded by Van Deventer, this request be approved. Carried by unanimous vote. The National City Transit Year End Report for Fiscal Year 1980-81 (NCT is submitting a year-end report to the Mayor and Council for review; passengers have increased 29% over last year; revenue has increased 47% over last year; NCT operated within budget; NCT made significant capital improvements to the system [maintenance storage building, radio system, coin counter, etc.]; performance indicators showed NCT making strides in terms of productivity; NCT implemented the acceptance of passes and new transfer policy on July 1, 1981) was presented. Ordered filed by unanimous vote. The CLAIM FOR DAMAGES of JENO BUGEL, resulting from an accident on June 28, 1981, and filed with the City Clerk on July 14, 1981, was presented. Moved by Camacho, seconded by Van Deventer, this claim be denied and referred to the City Attorney. Carried by unanimous vote. OTHER BUSINESS PLANNING - NOTICES OF DECISION Resolution No. 12-81, denying Application for Conditional Use Permit to allow general automotive repair at 3035 E. 8th St., CUP 1981-6 (this project involves the proposed construction of a combination masonry/ frame and stucco, single -story, four bay automotive repair facility, containing approximately 3,000 sq. ft. of floor area; project site is presently vacant, unimproved land containing 13,670 sq. ft. and is located at the Northwest corner of E. 8th St. and Harbison Ave.; zoning is Limited Commercial; Staff concurs with the Planning Commission denial) was presented. The City Clerk reported an appeal was received on July 21, 1981. Moved by Dalla, seconded by Camacho, a Public Hearing be set for August 11, 1981. Carried by unanimous vote. Resolution No. 13-81, approving Application for Conditional Use Permit to allow a Mann Theaters sixplex within Suite 1096 of the Plaza Bonita Mali at 3030 Plaza Bonita Rd. (applicant, Mann Theaters, Inc.), Case File No. CUP 1981-8 (This application involves use of approximately 19,293 sq. ft. of the Bonita Mall for a sixplex of movie theaters; each theater will be open seven days a week from 5:30 p.m. to 12:00 p.m. with occasional matinees during the summer months; the proposed area is located adjacent to the South entrance to the lower level of the mall, East side, with convenient access from the East parking lot and upper level of the mall; Staff concurs with Planning Commission approval of this application) was presented. Ordered filed by unanimous vote. CITY MANAGER - No report. CITY ATTORNEY - No report. OTHER STAFF City Engineer Grahl reported the Plaza off -ramp on I-5 (North) will be closed for two weeks, commencing Monday, July 27th; Caltrans will post notice. City Engineer Grahl introduced the new Design Engineer, John Pachon, who was present in the audience. MAYOR - No report. 7/21/81 150 CITY COUNCIL Councilman Dalla spoke of the individual selling frozen lobster and crab from a van in the area of the Plaza and inquired if he has the proper permits. Councilman Dalla spoke re the weed abatement program, commenting it was the out-of-town people who claimed not to receive notice; perhaps their notices should be sent registered mail next year. ADJOURNMENT Moved by Camacho, seconded by Waters, the meeting be adjourned to 7:00 p.m„ July 28, 1981. Carried by unanimous vote. The meeting closed at 4:44 p.m. The foregoing minutes were approved by the City Council at their regular meeting of July 28, 1981. f Corrections V No Corrections 1�1 MAY CITY OF NATIONAL CITY, CALIFORNIA 7/21/81