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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1996 05-15 CC MINBook 78/Page 161 05/15/96 MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY, CALIFORNIA MAY 15, 1996 The Adjourned Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of National City was called to order at 6:00 p.m. by Mayor Waters. ROLL CALL Council members present: Beauchamp, Inzunza, Morrison, Zarate, Waters. Administrative officials present: Berkuti, Daneshfar, Eiser, McCabe, Myers. Others present: Dennis Gerschoffer and Joanne Reel of San Diego Gas and Electric. The following property owners were present: Ed and Jane Padilla, 2902 Division Street; Jerry and Sharlyn Engle, 3040 Division Street; Maria Yolanda and Jose Gonzales, 5 So. Harbison; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Garcia, 7 North Kenton; Ruth Nakamo, 3130 E. Division Street; Clifford, 2904 E. Division Street; Mickey Smith, 6 North Belmont; Maria Bahena, 2832 E. Division Street; Raul Infente, 7 North Belmont; and Arthur Hernandez, and 3016 E. Division Street. WORKSHOP ON THE WIDENING OF DIVISION STREET FROM DREXEL AVENUE TO HARBISON AVENUE. Book 78/Page 162 05/15/96 STREET DIVISION WIDENING (903-16-2) 1. PRESENTATION BY THE CITY ENGINEER. City Engineer Myers distributed written materials, and gave a verbal overview of Seven (7) Alternatives for the widening of Division Street - Drexel Avenue to Harbison Avenue. He also pointed out that the City had previously completed 3 phases of construction on Division Street from Palm Avenue to Drexel Avenue within the existing right- of-way: a) Previous right-of-way was from 70 to 87 feet wide; and b) the existing right-of-way on Division Street from Drexel Avenue to Harbison Avenue is 60 feet wide. 2. SEVEN ALTERNATIVES A. ALTERNATE NO. 1 (65 FEET OF RIGHT-OF-WAY) (Obtain 5 feet of additional right-of-way) A) Acquire 5' of additional right-of-way on the southside B) No parking on the northside C) COST - $1,600,000 B. ALTERNATE NO. 2 (68 FEET OF RIGHT-OF-WAY) (Obtain 8 feet of additional right-of-way) A) Acquire 8' feet of additional right-of-way on the southside. B) Parking on both sides of the street C) Cost - $1,800,000 Book 78/Page 163 05/15/96 C. ALTERNATE NO. 3 (60 FEET OF RIGHT-OF-WAY) (Require no additional right-of-way) A. No parking on either side of the street B. Cost - $850,000 D. ALTERNATE NO. 4 (76 FEET OF RIGHT-OF-WAY) (Obtain 16 feet of additional right-of-way - per City Standard) A) Acquire 6' of right-of-way on the northside (4 foot side yard) B) Acquire 10' of right-of-way on the southside (5' to 10' front yards) C) Parking allowed on both sides of the street D) Cost - $2,300,000 E. ALTERNATE NO. 5 (65 FEET OF RIGHT -OF -OF WAY) (Obtain 5 feet of additional right-of-way) A. Acquire 5' of additional right-of-way on the northside B) No parking on the northside C) Cost - $1,000,000 Book 78/Page 164 05/15/96 F. ALTERNATE NO. 6 - (70 FEET OF RIGHT-OF-WAY) (Maintain the same configuration as the previous section (Require 10' of right-of-way) A. Acquire 5 feet of additional right-of-way - both sides of the street. B. On Street Parking - Both Sides C. Cost - $1,500,000 G. ALTERNATE NO. 7 (70 FEET OF RIGHT-OF-WAY) (Maintain the same configuration as the previous section; Require 10' of right-of-way) A. Acquire 10 feet of additional right-of-way on the south - side. B. On street parking - both sides C. Cost - $2,000,000 3. DISADVANTAGES A. NO STREET PARKING ALLOWED 1. Very difficult to get in and out of the driveways 2. If decided, to allow parking on one side of the street, better to delete parking on the northside - fewer driveways 3 Most of the properties on the northside front on the side streets Book 78/Page 165 05/15/96 B. ACQUIRE ADDITIONAL RIGHT-OF-WAY 1. NORTH SIDE - SIDE YARDS A. Existing 10' side yards B. Minimum acceptable side yard - 5 yard 2. SOUTH SIDE - DECREASE FRONT YARD SET BACKS 4. Questions and Discussion by the City Council, Staff and Residents: It was the consensus of the City Council and the property owners/residents that Alternative No. 5 was the preferred choice. The following is a list of questions which were discussed. a) Sound wall (City Engineer stated that the sound wall will be constructed out of concrete block); b) replacing all improvements at the City's cost; c) would there be changes of signalization; d) speed limit (not going to change); e) grading and elevations of the slopes; f) legal limits of the road; g) bus stops; h) fences; j) ivy planting for the sound wall to protect against graffiti (who will maintain the planting as far as watering), etc. Councilman Inzunza questioned what the requirements are of acquiring the right-of-way. City Engineer Myers responded that acquisitions need to be negotiated, and all land will be paid for. (Exception: small corner roundings). Book 78/Page 166 05/15/96 Councilman Beauchamp stated that because of the acquisition it would probably be done by boundary lot adjustment. He also questioned whether the appraised value would change, would it affect the land value or property value, and would it decrease or increase the value of the land? The City Engineer responded that in most cases, the property value goes down because there is less property, however, the property value goes up because of the new improvements. Thus it will probably balance out. Councilman Morrison stated Alternate No. 5 includes no parking on the north side, while parking will be allowed on the south side. Since the north side of Division Street East of Harbison Avenue is under the jurisdiction of the City of San Diego, he requested that this section not be included in the project. Ms. Ruth Nakamo came forward and stated she lives at 3130 E. Division Street. It was pointed out that the following Division Street addresses are within the City of San Diego: 5456, 5446, 5436, 5426, 5402-5410; while 3130, 3120 3108 Division Street are in National City. Councilman Beauchamp asked whether the street slopes adjacent to the proposed street were too steep. City Engineer Myers responded that retaining walls will be installed at certain locations. Councilman Morrison expressed concern about what was going to happen if they left the narrow section of street in the city of San Diego. The City Engineer stated this area could be left off of the project, and the final design would not be affected that much. Book 78/Page 167 05/15/96 Mayor Waters inquired as to whether the property owners who were present wanted parking on both sides of the street or only on the south side. He stated that he wanted to make sure all of the new improvements were better than the existing ones such as that if a fence was removed within the area of the project, it would be replaced at the City's cost, however he made it clear that improvements outside of the project area would not be replaced. The Mayor suggested that any property owners who had any questions regarding this matter should contact the City Engineer. The property owners were also informed that the construction should take approximately 6-9 months. PUBLIC ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Jerry Engle, 3040 Division Street, inquired as to if he lost 10 ft. from his property how far would his sidewalk be from his house and would he have a parking space to park his car? City Engineer Myers said that it would leave him 15 ft. from the back of the sidewalk to his house. Mr. Benito Hernandez, 3010 E. Division Street questioned if there would be a stop light because of the traffic at the present time, expressed concern on how difficult it would be to get out of his driveway at Harbison Avenue and Division Street. The City Engineer said there would be a Traffic Signal. Ruth Okano, 3130 E. Division Street stated that her property had a high slope. The Mayor replied that when the City widened the street and constructed a sidewalk, the slope would be lowered down. The City Engineer also explained that the City will go all the way from the street to the garage if a steep slope is involved, however the City cannot change the grade or elevation of the garage floor. Book 78/Page 168 05/15/96 Mr. Jose Gonzales, 5 So. Harbison voiced his concerns about the elevation of his garage, and inquired as to how many feet the City would cut-off. Councilman Inzunza responded that it would depend on how they cut back the slope, and the City could not give any estimate at the present time. Mr. Clifford Williams, 2904 Division Street asked if the City was going to install sidewalks where there presently were no existing sidewalks. He was also interested in knowing what would happen while their existing fences were removed. City Engineer Myers answered that the City would be installing temporary fences until the permanent improvements were installed. ADJOURNMENT Motion by Waters, seconded by Morrison, to adjourn to the next Regular City Council Meeting - May 21, 1996 - 3:00 P.M. - Council Chambers, Civic Center. Carried by unanimous vote. The meeting closed at 7:03 p.m. Book 78/Page 169 05/15/96 ADJOURNMENT (continued) The foregoing minutes were approved at the Regular Meeting of May 28, 1996. MAYOR CITY OF NATIONAL CITY ALL CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS ARE TAPE RECORDED. YOU MAY LISTEN TO THE TAPES IN THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE. COPIES OF THE TAPES MAY BE PURCHASED FROM THE CITY CLERK.