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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1980 08-26 CC MIN231 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY, CALIFORNIA AUGUST 26, 1980 The regular meeting of the City Council of the City of National City was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by Mayor Morgan. ROLL CALL Council members present: Camacho, Dallas Van Deventer, Waters, Morgan. Absent: None. Administrative officials present: Ballard, Campbell, Larson, McCabe, Montandon, Stracker. 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. Frank Jordan, Highland Avenue Baptist Church. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The City Clerk reported the minutes of the regular meeting of August 19, 1980 had not been distributed. PUBLIC ORAL COMMUNICATIONS BERNARD TRAGER, 516 East 24th Street, Chairman Park and Recreation Advisory Board, was present and said Bill Fox, Manager of Channel 39, recommended, in an editorial, user fees for park and recreational activities such as Pony League, tennis, shuffleboard; he based his position on inflation and Proposition 13; he invited rebuttals. Mr. Trager said he had talked to Mr. Ruiz and Mr. Miyoshi who did not seem to think their programs were affected at this time; he would_like to appear in rebuttal and asked if he would be violating Council policy. Mr. Trager was advised to appear as an individual. FRED PUNK, 425 Shell Ave., was present and said now that Shell Ave, has been paved in front of his property, he wanted to build a 200' concrete wall 2' high at the edge of his property; his wife talked to Staff today and she received conflicting answers. Acting City Engineer Stracker said he recommended it be built 4-5' back for reasons of safety. Mr. Puhn was advised to see the City Engineer tomorrow. JOHN KNIGHT, 1431 L Ave., was present and read a prepared statement (on file in the office of the City Clerk) opposing Alternatives 2 and 3 of the Traffic and Circulation Analysis South Bay Plaza Expansion and the use of private land when a developer has usable land. ADOPTION OF RESOLUTIONS Moved by Van Deventer, seconded by Camacho, the Resolutions be read by title only. Carried by unanimous vote. Resolution No. 13,428, "Resolution amending Resolution No. 12,579 and Resolution No. 13,035 approving tentative subdivision map for Shell Manor I." Moved by Waters, seconded by Camacho, Resolution No. 13,428 be adopted and all stipulations of the City Engineer be approved. Discussion re the slopes, report from an independent soils engineer to be chosen by the City and paid by the developer, whether the development was constructed according to the plans approved by Council, the fact that some people are already occupying the homes even though they have not yet had final inspection, etc. Fred Puhn, 425 Shell Ave., was present and said people have moved in and have been there for a couple of weeks without electricity. Further discussion. Moved by Camacho, seconded by Waters, the Resolution be delayed for one week and no one move in in the meantime. Carried by unanimous vote. JAMES KRESS, 2084 El Cajon Boulevard, the developer, was present and said some of the problems brought up have been taken care of; there were about 20 items on the list and he had taken care of about 14. Discussion. 8/26/80 232 ORDINANCES FOR INTRODUCTION Moved by Camacho, seconded by Van Deventer, the ordinances be presented for first reading by title only. Carried by unanimous vote. Ordinance No. 8/26/80-1, "An Ordinance of the City of National City, California, repealing Ordinance No. 1474 relating to the preparation and distribution of food, and repealing all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict therewith (Food Handier Inspection Fees)." Qustions were raised relative to the amount of the fees and the number of inspections per year. Ordinance No. 8/26/80-2, "An Ordinance of the City of National City, California, amending Ordinance No. 1697 adding Title 12 to the Municipal Code relating to the control of noise." PUBLIC HEARINGS The HEARING on applicant's APPEAL of Planning Commission DENIAL of LOT SPLIT to allow division of property at 1128 and 1148 East 7th Street, LS-4-80, Joseph Bendah,was held at this time. Assistant Dir. Planning Ron Larson reported two duplexes were permitted as part of the Planned Development Permit; Planning Staff feels the lot split should not be permitted; Planning Commission unanimously denied the request primarily because of ingress and egress. JOSEPH BENDAH, 5606 El Cajon Boulevard, applicant; was present and said his original intention was to sell the units as condominiums; he then learned that to have condominiums in the City, you have to have a minimum of 5 units; he was having difficulty obtaining a mortgage loan; he wanted the lot split in order to sell the duplexes to two owners; there was 6' walk area that he could add to the driveway. Discussion. Moved by Van Deventer, seconded by Dalla, in favor of staff recommendation to den the re uest and close the ublic hearing. Discussion. Carried by unanimous vote. ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE Moved by Camacho, seconded by Van Deventer, the ordinance be presented for adoption by title only. Carried by unanimous vote. Ordinance No. 1725 (8///88-1), "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEM." Moved by Van Deventer, seconded by Camacho, Ordinance No. 1725 (/ /gg..4),be adopted. Carried by unanimous vote. NEW BUSINESS The City Treasurer/Finance Director's request for ratification of WARRANT REGISTER NO. 6, dated August 19, 1980, in the amount of $205,100.56 (Warrants Nos. 69474 through 69538) and WARRANT REGISTER NO. 7, dated August 26, 1980, in the amount of $63,126.90 (Warrants Nos. 69539 through 69589) was presented. Moved by Waters, seconded by Camacho, the warrants be drawn and the bills be paid. Carried, by the following vote, to -wit: Ayes: Camacho, Dalla, Van Deventer, Waters, Morgan. Nays: None. The CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES OF HECTOR MARTINEZ arising from an incident on 8/10/80 and GREGORY EMIL HMIELVSKI arising from an incident on 7/21/80 were presented. Moved by Camacho, seconded by Van Deventer, the claims be denied and referred to the City Attorney. Carried by unanimous vote. OTHER BUSINESS PLANNING The Planning Director's recommendation that Council authorize staff to retain George F. Nolte and Associates to perform Phase II of the National City LOCAL COASTAL PLAN in accordance with the California Coastal Act was presented. Moved by Van Deventer, seconded by Camacho, in favor of staff's recommendation. Carried by unanimous vote. 8/26/80 233 CITY MANAGER - No report. CITY ATTORNEY - No report. OTHER STAFF - No report. MAYOR - No report. CITY COUNCIL COUNCILMAN CAMACHO reported there would be a public hearing on September 5 or 6 regarding the Port District's intention to fence the boat ramp area and recommended the Mayor or members of the Council attend. Moved by Morgan, seconded by Camacho, the City Manager be authorized to write a letter with all our signatures on it. Carried by unanimous vote. VICE MAYOR WATERS reported receipt of a complaint from Mrs. Morrison about speed of traffic on Plaza Boulevard which is between 50-60 mph, there was a four car crash and the noise is horrendous; and said he would like to see Council do something about controlling the speed; perhaps the City Manager should talk to the Chief of Police about enforcing the 35 mph speed limit. Mayor Morgan said he had referred their matter to the Traffic Safety Committee. COUNCILMAN CAMACHO inquired about the extension of L Avenue at South Bay Plaza; he said he has had a number of phone calls; Council is anticipating a report from the City Attorney, Planner and Engineer containing their recommendations; and asked when the report on their meetings with K-Mart and Garrett will be submitted. City Manager McCabe reported staff met twice with the developer; there is nothing concrete to present to Council at this time; the developer has yet to finalize his plans; he anticipated they would be able to report in about 45 days. VICE MAYOR WATERS reported Mr. Spangler, 221 So. Kenton, received notice that his oleander bush was in violation of the 4' height limit and was given 30 days to trim it; Mr. Spangler will appeal. Vice Mayor Waters requested Planning Staff and Planning Commission review Sec. 18.50.020a of the LUC and consider deleting it. ADJOURNMENT Moved by Camacho, seconded by Waters, the meeting be closed. Carried by unanimous vote. The meeting closed at 8:28 p.m. CITY CLERK CIT OF NATIONAL CITY, CALIFORNIA The foregoing minutes were approved by the City Council of the City of National City at their regular meeting of September 2, 1980. II Corrections No corrections CITY OF NATIONAL CITY, CALIFORNIA 8/26/80