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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1975 03-18 CC MIN236 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY, CALIFORNIA March 18, 1975 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, Dalla, Pinson, Reid, Morgan. Absent: None. Administrative officials present: Bourcier, Campbell, Gerschler, Hoffland, McCabe. (City Attorney not present) PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG AND INVOCATION The meeting was opened with pledge of allegiance to the flag led by City Manager Bourcier followed with invocation by the Rev. Rigo Fer- nandez, Chaplain, Paradise Valley Hospital. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Moved by Pinson, seconded by Reid, the minutes of the special meeting of March 3#1.. 1975, the regular meeting of March 11A 1975 and the adjourned meeting of March 11 1975 held March 14 1975 be approved. Carried by unanimous vote. PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS City Clerk Campbell read the Mayor's proposed proclamation, "INTER- NATIONAL DEMOLAY WEEK, MARCH 16 THROUGH 22, 1975." Moved by Reid, seconded by Camacho, this proclamation be adopted. Carried by unanimous vote. MAYOR'S APPOINTMENTS - None. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - None. ADOPTION OF RESOLUTIONS Mayor Morgan said the resolutions would be presented by the City Attorney later in the meeting; Council will consider the item under Referrals next. The City Attorney was not present at this time. (See Page 238.) REFERRALS Report by the City Engineer and Public Works Director regarding solution to problems of DRAINAGE AND DUST on 7TH STREET between ARCADIA PLACE and PLEASANT LANE and PLEASANT LANE between 7TH STREET and 8TH STREET was presented. City Engineer Hoffland said they met with the two gentlemen who appeared before Council in this regard; they described both the 1911 Act procedure and the temporary paving policy to them; they were going to work on this; he has not heard from them since their meeting last Thursday. Ordered filed by unanimous vote. NEW BUSINESS The LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES LEGISLATIVE BULLETIN, dated March 7, 1975 (#7-1975) was presented. City Manager Bourcier said he concurs with the League's recommendations and it would be wise for Council to express their views regarding SB522; ...the best thing is to talk to your legislator; a letter will probably receive more attention than a resolution; he recommended Council go along with the League staff and if any member of Council has specific comments regarding SB522, please discuss them with him and he will be happy to write a letter. Moved by Pinson, seconded by Reid, Council support the League on SB175 on the Brown Act and SB522 (Labor Relations Impasse Resolutions) and the entire League bulletin. Carried by the follow- ing vote, to -wit: Ayes: Camacho, Pinson, Reid, Morgan. Nays: None. Abstaining: Dalla. 3/18/7.5 2 37 Request by City Treasurer/Finance Director for ratification of PAYMENT OF BILLS in the amount of $64,000.83 was presented. Moved by Pinson, seconded by Camacho, the payment of bills be ratified. Carried by the following vote, to --wit: Ayes: Camacho, Dalia, Pinson, Reid, Morgan. Nays: None. The City Manager's recommendation the CLAIM of GABRIEL F. BARAJAS, aminor, by Maria Barajas, his mother, be denied and referred to the City Attorney for processing was presented. Moved by Camacho, seconded by Dalla, in favor of the City Manager's recommendation. Carried by unanimous vote. The request of W. T. GRANT COMPANY to waive the requirements of Ordinance No. 883 (itemized inventory) and the License Collector's recommendation this be granted were presented. Moved by Reid, seconded by Dalla, this request be approved. Carried by unanimous vote. Request by R. S. CONSTRUCTION COMPANY for 11-day time extension for SEWER PRIORITY I, PHASE I, and the City Engineer's recommendation this be approved were presented. Moved by Dalia, seconded by Reid, in favor of the City Engineer's recommendation. Carried by unanimous vote. REPORTS City Manager Bourcier reported he has been contacted by the STATE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION requesting the use of Council Chambers from June 16 to 20th to hold PUBLIC HEARINGS REGARDING WATER RATE INCREASES. City Manager Bourcier reported that the AREA LIGHTING AT EL TOYON is out due to a faulty relay switch; he will keep Council informed as to when that will be repaired. City Manager Bourcier said that it was reported at a previous Council meeting that the POLICE FIRING RANGE was unsafe; he has reviewed the situation and determined that it will cost approximately $20,000 to bring it up to the safety and health standards; he requested Council's authorization to proceed with this needed work out of this year's budget. Moved by Camacho, seconded by Reid, to authorize Mr. Bourcier to follow through with the repairs on the Firing Range. Carried by the following vote, to -wit: Ayes: Camacho, Pinson, Reid, Morgan. Nays: Dalla. COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS - None. Mayor Morgan called an Executive Session on legal matters at 7:40 p.zn. The meeting reconvened at 7:57 p.m. ROLL CALL Council members present: Camacho, Dalia, Pinson, Reid, Morgan. Absent: None. Administrative officials present: Bourcier, Campbell, Gerschler, Hoffland, McCabe, McLean. Mayor Morgan stated that in addition to legal matters, personnel matters were discussed in the Executive Session. HEAR I NGS The HEARING on the City's proposed APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL ASSISTANCE pursuant to the U. S. HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1974, consisting of (1) request for General Purpose Discretionary Grant for Metropolitan Areas ($500,000) and (2) Housing Assistance Plan was held at this time. The following documents were presented and con- sidered: (1) Report dated March 13, 1975, from Merrell L Watts, Executive Director, National City Redevelopment Agency, recommending that Council, at the conclusion of the second public hearing (March 25, 1975) on the proposed application, follow the recommendation of *documented and filed in the Clerk's office 2/18/75. 3/18/75 238 the CitizensCommittee for Community Development and by resolution authorize the filing of said application; (2) Memorandum dated March 4, 1975, to the Citizens' Committee for Community Development from Merrell L Watts, Executive Director, National City Redevelopment Agency, regarding City of National City Application for 1975 for HUD Discretionary Funds; (3) The members of the Citizens' Advisory Committee who attended the meetings concerning this topic; (4) Summary sheet of activities and estimates of costs and Citizen's Committee recommendations, dated February 11, 1975; (5) Letter from City Manager Robert S. Bourcier, dated February 6, 1975, transmitting recommendations of the Citizens' Committee and their minutes of the meetings held January 22 and 29, 1975; (6) A 2-page list of recom- mendations by the Citizens' Committee on Community Development regarding the City's participation in the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974; (7) A complete copy of the Application for Federal Assistance (HUD Form 7015), including instructions, Community Development Plan Summary (Statement of Needs), Attachment "A", "City of National City, California, Narrative Statement in Support of the City's Application for a General Purpose Discretionary Grant for Metropolitan Areas Pursuant to the U. S. Housing and Community Development Act of 1974," Community Development Plan Summary (long- term objectives), Community Development Plan Summary (short-term objectives), Community Development Program, HUD-7015.1 Instructions, Community Development Budget, Community Development Budget Instruc- tions, Application for Community Development Loan Guarantee, Table I - Survey of Housing Conditions, Table II - Housing Assistance Needs of Lower Income Households, Table III - Annual Goal for Housing Assistance, Table IV - General Locations of Lower Income Housing, Map of the area indicating Housing Assistance Areas, Table indicating National City Population by race/Census tract taken from 1970 Census and General Instructions and assurances. REDEVELOPMENT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WATTS was present and said the application that has been submitted to HUD for the Block Grant provides for certain community development goals for the first year, the second year, the third year and future overall goals for community development; included in that application were certain activities Council might like to fund but for which Council indicated there were no specific sources of fund- ing at that point and time and the door was left open in that application to seek financing from other sources at a later date; that application is the subject of the public hearing; the Agency has made an effort to ascertain from the government what amounts of money are available from the Secretary's discretionary fund; the Federal people have been unable to answer this question; the Agency has attempted to analyze what funds appear to be available to San Diego County and the 13 cities therein through the Secretary's discretionary fund; as a result of this analysis the Agency has estimated something not in excess of a half million dollars should be available; they have attempted to evaluate the communities most eligible for these funds should they become available; discretionary funds do not become available unless and until some of the funds allocated for the standard metropolitan statistical area of San Diego might not be allocated; only if those monies are not allocated would there be discretionary funds available, the Agency has attempted to make a judgment and feels there might be some discretionary funds for San Diego and (in their opinion) National City stands the best chance of any municipality in the County of obtaining any discretion- ary funds that might be available; the question is, does Council wish to file? if Council does, what activities will Council request be funded? Mr. Watts said in the former Block Grant application that was the subject of public hearings the Council did consider five categories of activities that might be of interest to pursue at a later date; those included the acquisition of additional property for additional senior citizens housing; it included additional neighborhood improvement activities that might include assisting in the rehabilitation of existing dwelling units; it included a multi- purpose community facility that would be used for a variety of purposes; it included a drainage structure between Montgomery Ward and the Boys' Club; it also included the possibility of some histor- ical preservation and restoration activity; the Agency wrote a memorandum to the Citizens' Advisory Committee summarizing these five activities; the majority of the committee members felt very strongly 3,/i8/'75 239 that the multi -purpose community center had the most appeal; they indicated the Block Grant Program was applying for funds for speci- fic activities, housing, assisting in remodeling certain units and if additional funds are applied for those same activities, it would be supplementing an already desired program; the Citizens' Committee felt that a multi -purpose center that would have a variety of activities on -going within it, such as, but not limited to, child care center, health programs, and so forth; they felt this was an activity that had not been selected for construction in the original application; the Agency is suggesting to the Council that considera- tion be given to applying for the discretionary funds --there is no certainty that any will be available --if the application is approved, it might be approved in whole or in part at less than one half million, the program would have to be tailored to the funds avail- able. Councilman Reid asked if the money is received, would it have to be spent for the purpose for which it was applied; would the entire amount have to be spent for this one building? would there be flexibility? Redevelopment Agency Executive Director Watts said the regulations governing discretionary funding have been out only a few weeks; they have read them and hope they understand them; it is their understanding that the application has to be for something specific and the funds that were made available would have to be used for that program. Mayor Morgan asked.if tie application could be filed for five items listed rather than one specific one. Mr. Watts said,, if he understands the Mayor's question#the original application specifically stated that the major goals are the senior citizens' housing and request, for money to purchase land and make a site available for any size senior citizens housing desired; it appears that if an application is made for discretionary funds you should be specific; if Council desires to list several items on a priority rating rather than one priority activity certainly that can be done; he feels that Council must be more specific in this application; this is an open hearing and next week will be ample time to make a deci- sion. No one was present in this regard. Moved by Camacho, seconded by Reid, to continue this hearing to March 25, 1975, at 7:45 p.m. in these chambers, at which time he feels Council will be better suited to make these decisions. City Attorney McLean listed the documents presented in conjunction with the hearing and stated the record should reflect these documents, including a complete copy of the proposed application for the grant in question, are attached to Council agenda and is in front of each councilman. Mayor Morgan (lifting his copy) stated there are about 40 pages of information; it is open to the public; it is a part of the Council agenda and will be considered at the next meeting on March 25. Carried by unanimous vote. ADOPTION OF RESOLUTIONS Moved by Camacho, seconded by Reid, these resolutions be presented to Council by title only. Carried by unanimous vote. RESOLUTION NO. 11,729, "RESOLUTION DEFERRING REQUIREMENTS FOR INSTAL- LATION OF SIDEWALK AT 2416 'N4 AVENUE (Ronald and Barbara Young)." Moved by Reid, seconded by Camacho, Resolution No. lly 729 be adopted. Carried by unanimous vote. RESOLUTION NO. 11,730, "RESOLUTION ACCEPTING COVENANT RUNNING WITH THE LAND AND DIRECTING THE RECORDING THEREOF (Ronald and Barbara Young)." Moved by Pinson, seconded by Reid, Resolution No. 11,730 be adopted. Carried by unanimous vote. RESOLUTION NO. 11,731, "RESOLUTION URGING EXTENSION OF HIGHWAY 15 TO I-5." Moved by Reid, seconded by Camacho, Resolution No. 11) 731 be adopted. Carried by unanimous vote. RESOLUTION NO. 11,732, "RESOLUTION PROTESTING APPLICATION OF PACIFIC TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH COMPANY FOR RATE INCREASE." Moved by Camacho, seconded by Dalia, Resolution No. 11,732 be adopted. Carried by unanimous vote. 3/18/75 240 RESOLUTION NO. 11,733, "RESOLUTION DEFERRING REQUIREMENTS FOR INSTAL- LATION OF CURB, GUTTER, SIDEWALK AND ONE-HALF STREET PAVING AT 924-46 2N' AVENUE (Pepperhill Apartments - Leonard Greaser)." Moved by Camacho, seconded by Reid, Resolution No. 11,733 be adopted. City Attorney McLean said the resolution requires the provision of the improvements at a later date; the resolution is passed on condition that the applicant post $3,080; if he does not do it the resolution is void. City Manager Bourcier said the staff will make sure that is done. Carried by unanimous vote. RESOLUTION NO. 11,734, "RESOLUTION ACCEPTING WORK AND AUTHORIZING FILING OF NOTICE OF COMPLETION (Fencing of El Toyon Park, Specifica- tion #813)." Moved by Reid, seconded by Pinson, Resolution No. 11,734 be adopted. Carried by unanimous vote. RESOLUTION NO. 11,735, "RESOLUTION PROTESTING APPLICATION OF SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY FOR RATE INCREASES." Moved by Pinson, seconded by Camacho, Resolution No. 11,735 be adopted. Carried by unanimous vote. Councilman Dalla requested Resolutions 11,736 and 11,737 be read in full as Council did not have copies prior to meeting. RESOLUTION NO. 11,736, "RESOLUTION GRANTING SPECIAL FACILITY USE PERMIT WHICH AUTHORIZES THE SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES TO THE NATIONAL CITY PONY LEAGUE," was read in full. Moved by Pinson, seconded by Camacho, Resolution No. 11,736 be adopted. Carried by the following vote, to -wit: Ayes: Camacho, Dalla, Pinson, Reid. Nays: None. Abstaining: Morgan. RESOLUTION NO. 11,737, "RESOLUTION AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 11,155," was read in full. Moved by Reid, seconded by Dalla, Resolution No. 11,737 be adopted. Carried by unanimous vote. Moved by Pinson, seconded by Reid, the meeting be closed. Carried by unanimous vote. The meeting closed at 8:20 p.m. City C rk City of National ity, California The foregoing minutes were approved by the City Council of the City of National City at the regular meeting of March 25, 1975. 06/ No corrections Ca Corrections as noted below Mayor, City ational City, California 3/13/75