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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1981 11-10 CC MIN213 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY, CALIFORNIA NOVEMBER 10, 1981 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: Camacho, Dalla, Van Deventer, Waters, Morgan. Absent: None. Administrative officials present: Ballard, Campbell, McCabe, McLean, Sr. Civil Engineer Pachon. 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. Milo Wood, First Baptist Church. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Moved by Van Deventer, seconded by Waters, approval of the minutes of the regular meeting of November 3, 1981 be held over one week to clarify the motion on the cost of the recreation programs. Carried by unanimous vote, PUBLIC ORAL COMMUNICATIONS JOHN CAGNEY, 1415 'D' Avenue, was present and said there are always a number of police cars sitting idle behind the Police Dept.; he was told by an officer that ten policemen had left in the past six months; he suggested Council check into the policemen's salaries to see if they are competitive. PUBLIC HEARINGS The PUBLIC HEARING on an APPLICATION to the U. S. Dept. of Housing & Urban Development for a SMALL CITIES GRANT (Resolution No. 12,530 authorized the CDC to prepare applications for funds pursuant to the U. S. Housing & Community Development Act, and if approved, to administer programs utilizing such funds; the Executive Director, CDC recommends the City Council authorize the CDC to apply to the U. S. Dept. of Housing & Urban Development for a Small Cities Grant in the amount of $600,000; this hearing is the second of two required public hearings; the Committee for Housing & Community Development met on October 15, 1981 and considered the following: Proposed Small Cities Grant Application to HUD, in the amount of $600,000 - 1. Street Tree Planting Program, Center City Redevelopment Project - 10% [$60,000], 2. administration - 10% [$60,000], 3. Home Improvement Loan Program, distributed as follows: a. 10% to deferred loans for very low income people [$48,000], b. of the balance, 60% [$259,200] to families or individuals with incomes at or below 80% of the median income for the area and 40% [$172,800] to those between 80% of median and not above 200% of median income for the area; the Committee for Housing & Community Development unanimously recommended the following: 1. that the concept plan marked "Street Trees" by Van Dyke/Halsey Design Group and dated 10/15/81 be approved, and 2. the proposed Small Cities Grant Application, as set forth hereinabove, be approved) was presented. ARNOLD PETERSON, Executive Director, CDC, was present and said he recommends 80% of these funds be used for the Home Improvement Loan Program, 10% be used for the Street Tree Planting Program, or possibly, for economic development (i.e. 8th and National Redevelopment), and 10% be used for administration. Vice Mayor Van Deventer expressed his disappointment in the report on the possible uses for these funds, saying quite a few meetings back, he asked for a report on why the landscaping wasn't going down to 18th and covering 18th, but never heard anything back on that at all, he also asked how the maintenance of this landscaping was going to be taken care of in the future; Council asked for a report of different ways this 11/10/81 214 money could be spent and did not get it. Discussion. NILES NORDQUIST of Van Dyke/Halsey was present and displayed and explained a drawing of the proposed Street Tree Planting Program (8th to 16th St., National City Blvd. to Highland Ave.). Further discussion re the number and size of trees. Mr. Nordquist said the plans called for 37 trees and included maintenance for the first two years; the projected maintenance cost after the first two years would be $45 - $50 per tree. Councilman Dalla commented that eight weeks ago, Council asked Mr. Peterson to detail possible uses for the funds to give Council the opportunity to look at some of the options; at the first hearing, Mr. Peterson said the report was not ready yet; now, at the second hearing, all Council has received is a two -paragraph memo saying there are a lot of uses for the funds; this is inadequate. Further discussion. No one else was present to speak in this regard. Moved by Camacho, seconded by Waters, the Public Hearing be closed and the application for HUD Small Cities Grant be approved. Discussion. Carried by unanimous vote. Police Chief, TERRY HART, was present and spoke of Neighborhood Watch Groups and displayed two types of signs available: yellow sign (of which the City has 9) is made in Texas and costs approximately $36 each; the newer, orange and white sign is made in San Diego and costs $14 each. Chief Hart asked Council to set policy on which sign the City will use, who will pay for the signs and who will install them. Moved by Waters, seconded by Van Deventer, in favor of the $14 sign, Discussion. Vice Mayor Van Deventer said if people are willing to go to the trouble and work of setting up Neighborhood Watch Programs, attend meetings, etc., the City should be willing to pay for the signs. Discussion. DIEGO AGUILERA, 127 S. Belmont, was present and spoke about the Watch Program set up in his neighborhood (So. Kenton -Belmont -Drexel Neighborhood Watch Association), which they organized in August, 1981. Discussion. Chief Hart stated his belief people will take more interest in the program if they have to pay for the signs themselves. Discussion. Motion in favor of $14 sign carried by unanimous vote. Police Chief Hart recommended that Council establish a policy that says the person or neighborhood requesting the sign will pay for the sign, that the sign be installed by those persons, after being given direction by the Police Dept. as to where the sign can legally be placed. Moved by Morgan, seconded by Waters, in favor of Chief Hart's recommendation. Carried by unanimous vote. ADOPTION OF RESOLUTIONS Moved by Camacho, seconded by Waters, the Resolutions be presented by title only. Carried by unanimous vote. Resolution No. 13,675, "RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF A SMALL CITIES GRANT APPLICATION TO HUD," Moved by Waters, seconded by Camacho, Resolution No. 13,675 be adopted. Carried by unanimous vote, Resolution No. 13,676, "RESOLUTION ACCEPTING A REQUEST FOR DEFERRAL OF STREET IMPROVEMENTS AND A COVENANT RUNNING WITH THE LAND (2230 'L' Ave. - Mendivil)." Moved by Camacho, seconded by Van Deventer, Resolution No. 13,676 be adopted. Carried by unanimous vote. Resolution No. 13,677, "RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY AND THE MAYTIME BAND REVIEW FOR ADVERTISING." Moved by Van Deventer, seconded by Camacho, Resolution No. 13,677 be adopted. Carried by unanimous vote. Resolution No. 13,678, "RESOLUTION ACCEPTING ENCROACHMENT REMOVAL AGREEMENT OF CHAIN LINK FENCE ON PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY (4108 Plaza Blvd. - Croswell)." Moved by Camacho, seconded by Van Deventer, Resolution No. 13,678 be adopted. Carried by unanimous vote. 11/10/81 215 Resolution No. 13,679, "RESOLUTION ORDERING PLAT SHOWING EXTERIOR BOUNDARIES OF ASSESSMENT DISTRICT (9th Street East of 'R' Avenue, Assessment District No. 195)." Moved by Van Deventer, seconded by Camacho, Resolution No. 13,679 be adopted. Carried by unanimous vote. Resolution No. 13,680, "RESOLUTION ORDERING PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS (9th Street East of 'R' Avenue, Assessment District No. 195)." Moved by Van Deventer, seconded by Camacho, Resolution No, 13,680 be adopted. Carried by unanimous vote. Resolution No. 13,681, "RESOLUTION ORDERING PLAT SHOWING EXTERIOR BOUNDARIES OF ASSESSMENT DISTRICT (Leonard Street and Van Ness Avenue, Assessment District No. 200)." Moved by Van Deventer, seconded by Dalla, Resolution No. 13,681 be adopted. Carried by unanimous vote. Resolution No. 13,682, "RESOLUTION ORDERING PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS (Leonard Street and Van Ness Avenue, Assessment District No. 200)." Moved by Dalla, seconded by Camacho, Resolution No. 13,682 be adopted. Carried by unanimous vote. Resolution No. 13,683, "RESOLUTION ORDERING PLAT SHOWING EXTERIOR BOUNDARIES OF ASSESSMENT DISTRICT (Harbison Avenue between 20th Street and 24th Street, Assessment District No. 210)." Moved by Van Deventer, seconded by Camacho, Resolution No, 13,683 be adopted. Carried by unanimous vote. NEW BUSINESS The City Treasurer/Finance Director's request for RATIFICATION OF WARRANT REGISTER NO. 17, dated November 10, 1981, in the amount of $540,451.11 (Warrants Nos. 74020 through 74066) was presented. Moved by Camacho, seconded by Dalla, the bills be paid and warrants drawn. Carried, by the following vote, to -wit; Ayes: Camacho, Dalla, Van Deventer, Waters, Morgan. Nays: None. The APPLICATION for ON -SALE BEER AND WINE LICENSE, Type 41, of Clara C. Rochon, dba Tipanan II, 841 National City Blvd. (Building Dept. states no objection; Police Dept. recommends this license be protested for the following reasons: 1. There is already an over -concentration of alcoholic beverage licenses within this general area, 2. Significant police problems exist in this general area; during the last three months, 30% of the adult arrests made throughout the City were made in this area; the majority of these arrests were related to the use of alcohol, 3. The applicant has failed to demonstrate the public need or convenience requirement for this license; Planning Dept. recommends this license be protested until compliance with the following is assured: 1. Alcoholic beverage sales shall be incidental to food service, 2. There shall be no bar or counter over which the on -sale alcoholic beverages shall be served to the public, 3. All live entertainment and dancing shall be prohibited, 4. There shall be no sale of alcoholic beverages after midnight) was presented. Moved by Dalla, seconded by Camacho, this license be protested on the grounds specified in reports from Police Chief and Planning Dept. CLARA ROCHON, 841 National City Blvd, was present and said she is planning to operate a restaurant, not a bar. Police Chief, TERRY HART, was present and said he is protesting the license because it is in a saturated area and there have been a large number of recent arrests in this area. YOSHIKA GRASSO was present and said she is the landlord for this property; she went to the Planning Dept, and was told there would be no problem with the beer and wine license before December, and that a business at that location could be operated exactly as it had in the past; there is such a low profit on food, the beer and wine sales is necessary to make a go of the business. Discussion. Carried by unanimous vote. 11/10/81 216 The request from NATIONAL CITY MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION to serve alcoholic beverages (The Employees Association has reserved the Kimball Community Bldg, on Saturday, December 19, to hold its annual Christmas party with approximately 250 adults expected to attend; the Employees Association is requesting Council approval to serve alcoholic beverages at this party; City rental policy requires that the following be done when alcoholic beverages are to be served: 1. 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, 2. Security arrangements shall be approved by the Chief of Police, 3. A certificate of insurance [persona/ 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; staff recommends approval of this request subject to the three requirements mentioned above) was presented. Moved by Camacho, seconded by Van Deventer, in favor of this request. Carried, by the following vote, to -wit: Ayes: Camacho, Dallas Van Deventer, Waters. Nays: None. Abstaining: Morgan. The request from Myrtle K. Young to use the Kimball Community Bldg. Mayor Morgan reported this item had been taken care of prior to the meeting. NATIONAL CITY TRANSITS Final Amended TDA CLAIM for FY 80-81 (NCT requests authorization to submit a final amended TDA claim for FY 80-81 for the purpose of transferring $46,500 in excess operation funds to Capital funds to supplement the vehicle replacement fund;...transfer of these operation funds to this account is not possible without a formal claim amendment; staff recommends approval) was presented. Moved by Waters, seconded by Van Deventer, in favor of this request. Carried by unanimous vote, The APPLICATION for LEAVE TO FILE LATE CLAIM and the CLAIM for DAMAGES of AUDREY BYERS for her son DEREK EUGENE FRAZER II (this claim was submitted to the City Clerk on October 26 and was rejected as having been filed more than 100 days from the date of occurrence [July 12]; the Application for Leave to File Late Claim and the Claim were filed with the City Clerk on November 2) was presented. Moved by Van Deventer, seconded by Camacho, the Application for Leave to File Late Claim be denied and referred to the City Attorney. Carried by unanimous vote. The APPLICATION for LEAVE TO FILE LATE CLAIMS and the CLAIMS for DAMAGES of ROBERT MONTGOMERY STEPHENS and JOSEPH KEITH RUSSO (the Claims for Damages of Robert Montgomery Stephens and Joseph Keith Russo, resulting from an incident on June 1-2, 1981, were rejected by the City Clerk on September 11, as having been filed more than 100 days after the occurrence; the claims have since been re -submitted, along with Application for Leave to File Late Claim) was presented. Moved by Waters, seconded by Van Deventer, the Application for Leave to Present Late Claim be approved, but the claims be denied and referred to the City Attorney. Carried by unanimous vote, OTHER BUSINESS CITY MANAGER - No report. CITY ATTORNEY - No report. OTHER STAFF - No report. MAYOR - No report. CITY COUNCIL At the request of Councilman Dalla, CDC Executive Director, Arnold Peterson, reported the number of applications on file for low cost loans is as follows: for individuals with incomes at or below 80% of median - 60; for individuals with incomes between 80% of median and not above 200% of median - 107. 11/10/81 217 ADJOURNMENT Moved by Camacho, seconded by Waters, the meeting be adjourned to 4:00 p.m., November 17, 1981. Carried by unanimous vote. The meeting closed at 8:30 p.m. The foregoing minutes were approved by the City Council at their regular meeting of November 17, 1981. Corrections / No Corrections CITY OF NATIONAL CITY, CALIFORNIA 11/10/81