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Home My WebLink About1998 01-13 CC MINBook 80/Page 1 1/13/98 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY, CALIFORNIA JANUARY 13, 1998 The 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: Dalla, DiCerchio, Eiser, Hodges, McCabe, Morse, Myers, Post, Williams. SALUTE TO THE FLAG AND INVOCATION The meeting was opened with the salute to the flag led by City Manager Tom McCabe, followed by the invocation by Vice Mayor Beauchamp. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Motion by Morrison, seconded by lnzunza the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of December 16. 1997 be approved. Carried by unanimous vote. Mayor Waters turned control of the meeting over to Vice Mayor Beauchamp. BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS INTERVIEWS/APPOINTMENTS Mayor Waters recommended that Ralph Inzunza be appointed to serve as the Vice Mayor for a term beginning January 13, 1998 and ending November 10, 1998. ACTION: Motion by Waters, seconded by Zarate, in favor of the Mayor's recommendation Carried by unanimous vote. Book 80/Page 2 1/13/98 CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION (101-9-1) Mayor Waters recommended that Frank Pekarek be appointed to the Civil Service Commission for a full term ending September 30, 2003. ACTION: Motion by Morrison, seconded by Zarate, in favor of the Mayor's recommendation. Carried by unanimous vote. Mayor Waters recommended that Harold Payne be appointed to the Civil Service Commission for a full term ending September 30, 2003. ACTION: Motion by Inzunza, seconded by Zarate, in favor of the Mayor's recommendation. Carried by unanimous vote. City Clerk Dalla administered the oath to Mr. Pekarek and Mr. Payne. TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMITTEE (101-4-1) Mayor Waters recommended that Louise Martin be appointed to the Traffic Safety Committee for a partial term ending December 31, 1998. ACTION: Motion by Inzunza, seconded by Morrison, in favor of the Mayor's recommendation. Carried by unanimous vote. City Clerk Dalla administered the oath to Ms. Martin. Mayor Waters recommended that Fred Soto be appointed to the Traffic Safety Committee for a partial term ending December 31, 1998. ACTION: It was the consensus of the Council to continue the item to the next meeting. No vote was taken. PUBLIC HEARING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT (403-9-10) 1. Public Hearing --Modification of approved conditions on Conditional Use Permit 1994-14 for a church at 330 National City Boulevard, including occupancy levels and parking lot improvements. City initiated. (Case File No. M2-CUP-1994-14) (Planning) NOTE: Notice of Public Hearing and Proof of Publication are on file in the office of the City Clerk. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that condition No. 7 of the City Council Resolution No. 96-143 be deleted. Book 80/Page 3 1/13/98 PUBLIC HEARING (continued) TESTIMONY: Juan Torres, 330 National City Blvd., owner of the property, spoke in favor of the proposed modification. Adrian Urrea, 330 National City Blvd., spoke in favor of the proposed modification. ACTION: Motion by Inzunza, seconded by Zarate, to approve the modification of Conditional Use Permit 1994-14 and eliminate condition No. 7. Carried by unanimous vote. CONSENT CALENDAR ADOPTION OF CONSENT CALENDAR - Item Nos. 2 through 5 (Resolution Nos. 98-1, 98-2, 98-3 and 98-4), and Item Nos. 6 and 7 (Warrant Register Nos. 25 and 26). Motion by Inzunza, seconded by Zarate, the Consent Calendar be approved with the exception of Item No. 4 (Resolution No. 98-3) which will be taken up separately. Carried by unanimous vote. COMMUNITY PROMOTION (102-1-3) 2. Resolution No. 98-1. A "RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY ADOPTING A POLICY FOR THE PERMITTING PROCEDURES AND USAGE OF THE NATIONAL CITY BOULEVARD BANNER POLES". (Engineering) ACTION: Adopted. See above. PARKING ADMIN 1998 (801-2-18) 3. Resolution No. 98-2. A "RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY AUTHORIZING THE CITY TO INSTALL A DISABLED PERSON'S PARKING SPACE AT 126 WEST 12TH STREET". (Engineering) ACTION: Adopted. See above. Book 80/Page 4 1/13/98 CONTRACT (C98-1) POLICE DEPARTMENT ADMIN (302-4-1) 4. Resolution No. 98-3. A "RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY DECLARING DIXON FORD THE LOWEST RESPONSIVE, RESPONSIBLE BIDDER AND AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASING AGENT TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT FOR THE PURCHASE OF BLACK & WHITE HITE POLICE VEHICLES". (Purchasing) ACTION: Adopted. See above. SIDEWALK/CURB/GUTTER ADMIN 1998 (903-7-8) 5. Resolution No. 98-4. A "RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY AUTHORIZING THE CITY ENGINEER TO PAINT RED CURBS AT 2940 NATIONAL CITY BOULEVARD". (Engineering) ACTION: Adopted. See above. WARRANT REGISTER (202-1-12) 6. Warrant Register #25. Ratification of Demands in the amount of $351,646.41 (Warrant Nos. 146696 through 146817 inclusive excepting none /103494 through 103505 inclusive). (Finance) ACTION: Adopted. See above. WARRANT REGISTER (202-1-12) 7. Warrant Register #26. Ratification of Demands in the amount of $276,296.93 (Warrant Nos. 146819 through 146942 inclusive excepting none /103506 through 1035583 inclusive) and Certification of Payroll in the amount of $1,012,374.66. (Finance) ACTION: Adopted. See above. OLD BUSINESS CAMPAIGN STATEMENTS REG/ADMIN (502-10-1) 8. SUBJECT: Voluntary campaign expenditure limits under Proposition 208. (City Attorney) RECOMMENDATION: Staff directed. Book 80/Page 5 1/13/98 OLD BUSINESS (continued) TESTIMONY: City Attorney George Eiser reported on the recent Appellate Court decision regarding Proposition 208. ACTION: The consensus was to not hold a workshop at this time. No vote was taken. NEW BUSINESS PLANNED DEVELOPMENT PERMIT ADMIN 1998 (414-1-13) 9. SUBJECT: Draft letter regarding a proposed car wash, service station and associated grading at the northeast corner of Sweetwater Road and Euclid Avenue. (Planning) RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommended they be authorized to transmit the letter. TESTIMONY: None. ACTION: Motion by Inzunza, seconded by Morrison, to send the letter. Carried by unanimous vote. CITY MANAGER - No Report. CITY ATTORNEY - No Report. OTHER STAFF - No Report. MAYOR Mayor Waters read a letter from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) outlining the Federal Block Grant and Home Funding ($1,982,000) the City would receive in the coming year. CITY COUNCIL 10. Consideration of support for having the transit development boards represented on the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) Board. (Vice Mayor Beauchamp) Book 80/Page 6 1/13/98 CITY COUNCIL (continued) Vice Mayor Beauchamp advised that he will become a permanent member of the Joint Committee on Transit which was formed to liaison between the North County Transit Board and MTDB to better deal with common issues. In order for SANDAG to better deal with transit issues, Vice Mayor Beauchamp asked for informal support from the Council to endorse having MTDB and North County Transit representatives also be exofficio members of SANDAG. Vice Mayor Beauchamp provided an update on the situation with RailTex and the eastern line in Mexico. 11. SANDAG Update. (Councilwoman Zarate) Councilwoman Zarate inquired if the Mayor would be attending the SANDAG retreat. Mayor Waters indicated he planned to attend. Councilwoman Zarate asked City Engineer Burt Myers to give a brief update on the `signalization' project. Mr. Myers reported that the City has been using CMAQ funds, which are part of the ISTEA, for signal interconnection around the City. The City has been granted $210,000 for ten signals on National City Blvd., and $270,000 for sixteen signals on Plaza Blvd., and is working on adding two additional streets in the future. This is the last year of the program and Congress is going to consider new funding for ISTEA. Councilwoman Zarate said funding for the 905 freeway is insufficient and that SANDAG is being asked to allocate money for the project. Mayor Waters said the City has been shortchanged in funding such things as sound walls and landscaping and that, in the future, a percentage of the new funding should be set aside to finish old projects before new ones are started. Book 80/Page 7 1/13/98 CITY COUNCIL (continued) Councilwoman Zarate stated that one of the problems has been that most of the money has been diverted to retrofit projects. Councilman Inzunza sought clarification from Mayor Waters on some comments he made regarding the SANDAG retreat and the issue of trash. PUBLIC ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - None. CLOSED SESSION NOTE: The Closed Session was not held. Mayor Waters announced that the Closed Session was canceled. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNCIL - EXISTING LITIGATION - Government Code section 54956.9(a). Herb Fox. et al. v. County of San Diego, et al: County of San Diego v. City of National City and Community Development Commission of the City of National City: City of National City. Community Development Commission of the City of National City v. State Water Resources Control Board. et al. ADJOURNMENT Motion by Inzunza, seconded by Morrison, the meeting be adjourned to the Next Regular City Council Meeting - January 20. 1998 - 3:00 p.m. - Council Chambers, Civic Center. Carried by unanimous vote. The meeting closed at 7:07 p.m. /1,21,4 CITY CLERK Book 80/Page 8 1/13/98 The foregoing minutes were approved at the Regular Meeting of January 20, 1998. / 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.