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Home My WebLink About1996 10-08 CC MINBook 78/Page 369 10/08/96 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY, CALIFORNIA OCTOBER 8, 1996 The Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of National City was called to order at 6:02 p.m. by Mayor Waters. ROLL CALL Council members present: Beauchamp, Inzunza, Morrison, Zarate, Waters. Administrative officials present: Eiser, Morse, Myers, Peoples, Post. SALUTE TO THE FLAG AND INVOCATION The meeting was opened with the salute to the flag led by Assistant City Manager Park Morse, followed by the invocation by Vice Mayor Zarate. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Motion by Morrison, seconded by Inzunza, the Minutes of Regular Meeting of October 1, 1996 be approved. Carried by unanimous vote. PROCLAMATIONS (102-2-1) Motion by Morrison, seconded by Zarate, the Proclamation be read in its entirety. Carried by unanimous vote. The Proclamation proclaiming the week of October 6-12, 1996 to be: "FIRE PREVENTION WEEK" was read aloud in its entirety by Mayor Waters, who then presented it to National City Fire Department Captain Mark Gundert. Book 78/Page 370 10/08/96 Mayor Waters requested a deviation from the agenda to hear a Port District related item as the need to take action arose after the posting of the Agenda. BD OF PORT COMM/PASHA (701-5-4) ACTION: Motion by Morrison, seconded by Beauchamp, to bring the item onto the Agenda as the need to take action arose after the posting of the Agenda. Carried by unanimous vote. Planning Director Post read into the record a letter received from the Port District (copy on file in the Office of the City Clerk) requesting the use of Port District Parcels No. 1 and 3 at the National City Marine Terminal, claiming their continued legal non -conforming use, requesting it be continued and requesting permission to pave both parcels. TESTIMONY: National City Port Commissioner and Port Chairman Jess Van Deventer introduced Port staff members: Dan Wilkins, Public Relations Director; David Chapman, Port Attorney; Tom Morgan, Property; Stan Westover, Director of Marine Operations Department and Chris Stein, Port Clerk. He then provided a brief overview and responded to questions of the Council. Tom Morgan responded to questions of the Council. ACTION: Motion by Beauchamp, seconded by Inzunza, the Council finds that the storage of marine cargo is a legal non -conforming use, the Mayor and City Manager to review the lease agreement between Pasha and the Port to insure it contains provisions satisfactory to the City. Carried by unanimous vote. NEW BUSINESS WARRANT REGISTERS 1996 (202-1-11) 1. SUBJECT: Warrant Register #14. Ratification of Demands in the amount of $222,726.53 (Warrant Nos. 140596 through 140665 inclusive excepting none). (Finance) RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommended ratification of these warrants. Book 78/Page 371 10/08/96 WARRANT REGISTERS 1996 (continued) TESTIMONY: None. ACTION: Motion by Morrison, seconded by Zarate, in favor of the Ratification of Demands and Certification of Payroll. Warrants carried by the following vote, to -wit: Ayes: Beauchamp, Inzunza, Morrison, Zarate, Waters. Nays: None. Abstaining: None. Absent: None. Councilman Inzunza left the Council Chambers at 6:55 p.m. LAND USE PLANNING/MULTIPLE SPECIES CONSERVATION PROGRAM (405-9-2) 2. SUBJECT: Draft letter regarding the Multiple Species Conservation Program (MSCP). (Planning) RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommended that Council authorize transmittal of the letter. Councilman Inzunza returned to the Council Chambers at 6:58 p.m. TESTIMONY: None. ACTION: Motion by Beauchamp, seconded by Morrison, to make modifications to the letter to incorporate that the City is investigating further their pro-rata share of the cost of processing this document; pro-rata share based on capacity; pro-rata share of open-space/mitigation value and the Salt Works - the City Attorney to follow up with the details. Carried by unanimous vote. CITY OWNED LAND ADMIN (1001-1-4) 3. SUBJECT: Status report on the City -owned property which is located between Hoover Avenue and Harding Avenue, north of 30th Street, A.P.N. 559-200-15. (Engineering) RECOMMENDATION: Staff requested direction from the City Council. Book 78/Page 372 10/08/96 CITY OWNED LAND ADMIN (continued) TESTIMONY: Robert McDonald 2018 Hidden Crest Drive, El Cajon, expressed his opinion on the use of the property and responded to questions of the Council. John Hewitt, 806 1st Avenue, Chula Vista, provided a history on the property under discussion and responded to questions of the Council. ACTION: Motion by Morrison, seconded by Inzunza, in favor of declaring the property surplus, and accepting offer # c ($39,950) Carried by unanimous vote. ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER - No report. CITY ATTORNEY TAXICAB PERMIT ADMIN (203-4-1) 4. SUBJECT: Updated report on Taxi Cab Permits. (City Attorney) City Attorney Eiser provided a brief verbal update on the proposed "Regional Permit" status currently under review by the MTDB Taxi Cab Commission. Their next meeting will be January 8, 1997. They expect to have completed their task by then. If completed, they will forward their recommendations to MTDB. If not, they will provide a status report. In either case, they will provide the National City Council with an update. OTHER STAFF - No report. MAYOR Mayor Waters invited all present to attend the Annual Salute To Navy Luncheon to be held tomorrow, October 9, 1996 at 12:00 p.m. in the National City Community Center. CITY COUNCIL Councilman Beauchamp provided a brief verbal overview of the new technology available which he viewed at the American Public Transportation Meeting - the worlds largest transportation exhibit, yesterday. Book 78/Page 373 10/08/96 PUBLIC ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Louise Martin, 1527 E. 15th Street, National City, invited all present to attend the political forum for elected officials to be held tomorrow, October 9, 1996 at 7:00 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church. She also stated she had tickets for sale for Saturday's fundraising breakfast for the National City Crisis Team and Citizen's Patrol. Alfonso Hernandez, 2132 Euclid Avenue, National City, expressed concerns with vagrants using the front entrances of the old Salvation Army Store on National City Blvd. as a restroom; MTDB property on Civic Center Drive in need of clean-up and the public right-of-way on Civic Center and I-5 on -ramp covered with weeds and trash. City Engineer Myers noted that the telephone poles along Civic Center would be removed in the next couple of weeks. Clayborn Vaughn Swanson, 1921 F Avenue, National City, expressed his opinion on the conduct of Council Meetings. CLOSED SESSIONS: NOTE: Mayor Waters stated that the first closed session would be continued to the next meeting when the Public Works Director and City Manager would be present. Conference with Legal Counsel - Anticipated Litigation - Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(b). (One potential case.) Conference with Legal Counsel - Pending Litigation - Government Code Section 54956.9(a) - Rattray v. City of National City. Conference with Legal Counsel - Pending Litigation - Government Code Section 54956.9(a) - Thrifty Oil Company v. City of National City. ACTION: Motion by Zarate, seconded by Morrison, in favor of holding the Closed Sessions under Government Code Section 54956.9(a). Carried by unanimous vote. Book 78/Page 374 10/08/96 CLOSED SESSIONS (continued) Council Members left the Council Chambers at 7:55 p.m. Council Members returned to the Council Chambers at 8:34 p.m. ROLL CALL Council Members present: Beauchamp, Inzunza, Morrison, Zarate, Waters. CLOSED SESSION REPORT City Attorney Eiser reported on the closed session for Thrifty Oil Company v. City Of National City as follows: The closed session was held pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(a) to consider whether to proceed with the litigation, the City Council voted unanimously to request a rehearing before the Fourth District Court of Appeal, and to petition for a review to the California Supreme Court, if necessary. The meeting closed at 8:35 p.m. cic,. a,„„ C),.e..arpkv), CITY CLERIC The foregoing minutes were approved at the Regular Meeting of October 15, 1996. Ae.t..9,,10,-4--" MAYOR CITY OF NATIONAL CITY ALL CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS ARE TAPE RECORDED. YOU MAY LISTEN TO THE TAPES IN THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE. 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