Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAbout1966 07-05 CC MIN254 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY, CALIFORNIA JULY: 5, 1966 The regular meeting of the City Council was called to order by Mayor Morgan at 7:36 p.m. Council members present: Hogue, Reid, Morgan. Council members absent: Colburn. ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICIALS PRESENT: Foster, Linn, Minogue, Cs'burn, Stockman. MOVED BY REID, seconded by Hogue, the minutes of the regular meeting of June 28th be approved. Carried by unanimous vote. Absent: Colburn. Ordinance No. , an ordinance amending Ordinance No. 962, zoning ordinanceof the City of National City (north side of 18th Street from the corner of La Siesta to Rachael Street) was presented for the second reading. Moved by Reid, seconded by Hogue,. the reading of the ordinan be laidjver to the next .meeting,.. Carried by unanimous vote. Absent: Colburn. MAYOR MORGAN announced the new City Attorney would be present at the meeting next week. COUNCILMAN REiD introduced his granddaughter, Barbara Schmalfeldt,who was present in the audience. MAYOR MORGAN requested the stands for the microphones be made longer; the people in the audience were unable to hear. City Manager Osburn suggested the chrome pipe fixtures be made longer or flexible pipe fixtures be installed. MAYOR MORGAN inquired if the 24th Street improvements were being delayed in the Sacramento or San Diego office of the Division of Highways. City Manager Osburn stated he believed it was the San Diego office; he and City Engineer Foster talked to J. E. Rising, Division of Highways, in the afternoon and he believed it would be approved soon. GERALD L. "JERRY" HARRiS, 826 Ethel Place, was present and stated he would like to see a committee appointed to work to acquire a 400 foot buffer zone from the Navy for begot i f ication and tctei s; ' the storage of boats by the Navy as seen from the freeway is unsightly; the land has been this way for 18 years; he recommended a committee to work with the Chamber of Commerce and service groups, a city-wide effort to obtain a buffer zone from the Navy. Mr. Harris stated Mrs. Lyndon Johnson has a nation-wide program for beautification aid sug- gested working through her to obtain the land; the City needed the land more than the Navy. Mr. Harris urged the Council to adopt a resolution supporting acqui ition of the buffer zone. Mayor Morgan said the Council is on record as trying to acquire the entire 150 acres of land and asked if there would be any ofjecti.n to trying to acquire the entire property rather than just the 400 foot looffer strip. Mr. Harris said the City might not be able to get the entire property but might be able to get the buffer zone; and suggested the efforts be made through Mrs. Johnson; it would be an asset to the City. MISS CYNTHIA EGGEN, 6 North Belmont Street, National City Girl's Club representative to the National Youth Conference on Natural Beauty and Conservation in Washington, D. C. (June 26-29) was present and stated 20,000,000 teenagers are prepared to make a more beautiful America and invited the Council to join the crusade. Miss Eggen thanked Director of Planning Stockman and Director of Girl's Club 7/5/66 255 Thomassen for their assistance. Miss Eggen presented two seedling trees (a golden rain tree from Mt. Vernon and a white spruce from the Superior National Forest in Minnesota) to Mayor Morgan for landscaping the Civic Center. Mayor Morgan asked Miss Eggen if she would serve on the committee suggested by Jerry Harris. Mr. Harris read page three of the letter to Mrs. Lyndon Johnson from Director of Planning Stockman which Miss Eggen took back to Washington sug- gesting the Navy be requested to relinquish a portion of the land to the City. MRS. ROBERT RICHARDS, 1411 East 16th Street, was present and said last week the Council discussed a brochure or some means of informing people about.1911 Acts; in 1962 we had all of this. Mrs. Richards presented the Council with copies of a brochure prepared by the Streets committee in 1962. MAYOR MORGAN stated he would like to appoint Cynthia Eggen as an honorary member of the Park and Recreation Advisory Board, Moved by Hogue, eeconded by Reid, the appointment be approved. Carried by unanimous vote. Absent: Colburn. MAYOR MORGAN stated in regard to the Committee for obtaining the buffer zone from the Navy he would like to appoint the presidents and first vice presidents of each of the service clubs, the Junior Chamber of Commerce and the Chamber of Comm rce. (VICE MAYOR COLBURN ARRIVED AND TOOK HIS PLACE AT THE MEETING) Mayor Morgan stated he would like the Council to consider the appointments next week and asked the item be placed on the Agenda. BILLS AUDITED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE were presented: General Fund $15,089.75 Traffic Safety 755.00 Park 1,370.58 Sewer 557.56 Civic Center 114.01 Retirement 5.375.99 TOTAL $23,262.89 Moved by Reid, seconded by Colburn, the bills be approved and warrants ordered drawn for same. Carried, by the following vote, to -wit: Ayes: Colburn, Hogue, Reid, Morgan. Nays: None. PAYROLL AUDITED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE in the amount of $63,970.10 was presented. Moved by Colburn, seconded by Reid, the Payroill be approved and warrants ordered drawn for same. Carried, by the follow- ing vote, to -wit: Ayes: Colburn, Hogue, Reid, Morgan. Nays: None. THE CITY MANAGER'S rediome ndation the Community Action Council, a division of the Economic Opportunities Commission, be allowed to use an office in the Olivewsod Housing Administration Building at the present time and another office to be vacated by the Park Director in the immediate future, on a no -fee basis for an indefinite period contin- gent on the option of Continana Convalescent Center to purchase the site was presented. Councilman Hogue asked if this would represent a 10% contribution; the Federal Government contibuting 90%. The City Manager said this was so. Moved by Colburn, seconded by Reid, the recommendation be approved. Carried by the following vote, to. -wit: Ayes:. Colburn, Hogue, Reid, Morgan. Nays: None. CITY MANAGER OSBURN reported in regard to the application for building permit at 3410 Highland Avenue by Walter E. Fiedler Co. the site is ,n the Sweetwater Flood Control Channel as shown in the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers' maps; the Council acted on January 18, 1966 to stop the issuing of permits within this area. The City Manager said the Fire and Health Departments are still checking the plans and there would 7/5/66 256 be no immediate problem and suggested it be laid over until the new City Attorney assumes his duties. Moved by Hogue, seconded by Reid, the City Manager's suggestion be approved. Carried by unanimous vote. MiSS CYNTHIA EGGEN introduced her parents who were present. POLICE CHIEF CAGLE'S recommendation in regard to the intersection of 16th Street and Harbison Avenue to install a crosswalk across 16th Street on the west prolongation of the curb line of Harbison Avenue, install a crosswalk across Harbison Avenue on the north prolongation of the curb line of 16th Street and to install a 7000 lumen mercury vapor street light replacing the existing street light at this location was presented. Moved by Colburn, seconded by Hogue, it be accepted and filed. Mayor Morgan inquired how much money this would involve. City Manager Osburn said the cost of operating a mercury vapor tight was $2.00 to $3.00 per month. Carried by unanimous vote. THE RESIGNATION OF NELSON CADAVA, Maintenance Man 1, Street Division was presented. Moved by Hogue, seconded by Reid, It be accepted and a letter of appreciation sent. Carried by unanimous vote. A COMMUNICATION FROM SiDNEY J. COLViN, Superintendent National School District, accepting an offer to purchase a parcel of land (the sly 130' of the ely 110" of the wly 395' of 10 Acre tot 10, 1/4 Sec 153 Rho de la Nac, acc to Map 166) for $7,500 was presented. Moved by Colburn, it be turned over to the City Manager for further report. Motion died for lack of second. City Manager Osburn said the letter was in response to his letter to the school district; the sale was contingent on the closing of the escrow (Continana). Mayor Morgan recommended the letter be filed. Ordered filed by unanimous vote. A COPY OF A COMMUNICATION FROM T. M. HEGGLAND, Chief Administrative Officer, San Diego County, to Mrs. H. C. Vacher, in regard to hazardous weed conditions.. was presented. -Mayor Morgan said at was.r fbr information only. AN APPLICATION FOR REFUND OF $25.00 PERFORMANCE BOND by David F. Smith 1445 Sheryl Lane, was presented. Moved by Hogue, seconded by Reid, the refund be approved and warrant ordered drawn for same. Carried, by the following vote, to -wit: Ayes: Colburn, Hogue, Reid, Morgan. Nays: None. A COMMUNICATION FROM CHARLES E. REID, Chairman, Economic Opportunity Commission, requesting appointment of delegate .and alternate to the EOC Board of Directors was presented. Mayor Morgan stated he would like to appoint Councilman Hogue as the delegate and Councilman Reid as the alternate. Moved by Colburn, seconded by Morgan, the appoint- ments be approved. Carried by unanimous vote. CITY MANAGER OSBURN read a letter from Donald F. McLean, Jr, accepting appointment as City Attorney effective July Ilth. Mayer Morgan introduced Mr. McLean who was present in the audience. CiTY MANAGER OSBURN reported receipt of a letter from Vice President Humphrey, liaison between national and local governments, advising that City Managers of Cities of less than 50,000 population were to meet with him in Washington, D. C. The City Manager said he would like to wait until he had more irformatlon before determining whether or not he would attend. CITY MANAGER OSBURN presented the San Diego County Water Authority report of Water in storage for the month of June 1966. Ordered filed by unanimous vote. THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION of June 27th to deny the 7/5/66 257 application of Harold B. Wright, 2027 East 7th Street, for waiver of installation of sidewalks, and to grant the application of Mrs. Velda Ward, 2704 East 14th Street, for waiver of installation of sidewalks were presented. Moved by Hogue, in favor of the Planning Commission's recommendation to deny the waiver for Mr. Wright. Motion died for lack of second. Vice Mayor Colburn said the two recommendations, one. to grant and one to deny, were submitted for basically the same reasoning; he thought the application for waiver on East 7th street should be granted because there was a 1911 Act Improvement pending for the area and the sidewalks could all be installed at the same time with everyone participating; if one was approved, both should be approved. Moved by Colburn, seconded by Morgan, both applications for waiver be granted. Councilman Reid said he inspected both sites and agreed with the Vice Mayor; he would not vote to grant one and deny the other. Councilman Hogue said he thought the reason for having people put in curbs and sidewalks with improvement of their homes was to avoid favortism; he thought the recommendations of Planning and Engineering should be followed rather than just guess work. Moved by Colburn, seconded by Reid, the motion be amended to approve only the request of Mr, alright at 2027 East 7th Street. Mrs. Robert Richards, 1411 East 16th Street, said the Council should pin down the owners of the property to a written promise they -.uld not protest 1911 Act Improvements before granting a waiver. Mayor Morgan asked if drainage for 7th Street was in the budget. City Manager Osburn said the drainage runs from across 8th Street and down the existing ditch. Motion carried, by the following vote, to -wit: Ayes: Colburn, Reid, Morgan. Nays: Hogue, Moved by Colburn, seconded by Reid, the application for waiver of sidewalks by Mrs. Ward at 2704 East 14th Street be approved. Carried, by the following vote, to -wit: Ayes: Colburn, Reid. Morgan. Nays: Hogue. Mayor Morgan said the City Engineer shou,:dbe instructed where the Council stands on waivers: where a grade can be put level on curbs or sidewalks a waiver should not be granted; the reason he voted for these was because one was being discriminated against; both were on fairly level property. DIRECTOR OF PLANNING STOCKMAN presented the June 15th recommendations of the Planning Commission to establish zoning for annexations as follows: Wise Annexation C-2A, Special Limited Commercial Zoning; Van Ness Annexation R-2, Two Family Residence Zoning; 24th Street Annexation R-2, Two Family Residence Zoning; Shelby Drive Annexation C-2-A, Special Limited Commercial Zoning; Montgomery Annexation Multiple Family Zoning; Lincoln Court Annexation R-I, Single Family Residence Zoning; Leonard Street Annexation R-2 Cc rlMpciF 4lA it y Residence Zoning; Hogan Annexation C-2:A, Special Limited/ oning; and Connor Annexation R-2, Two Fanily Residence Zoning . The Director of Plan- ning recommended public hearings be set for July 26th. Moved by Colburn, seconded by Reid, the recommendation of the Director of Planning be approved. City Clerk Minogue requested as she had no Deputy and the August 9th election was creating an additional work load for her department the hearings be delayed until August 16th. The Director of Planning stated her Department would prepare the necessary mailings. Motion carried, by the following vote, to -wit: Ayes: Colburn, Reid. Hogue. Nays: Morgan. DIRECTOR OF PLANNING STOCKMAN stated the Planning Commission recom- mended to grant Zone Variance No. Z-41 requested by Donald M. and Audrey P. Dinning, 2713 East 15th Street, from a 25 foot rear yard to a 17 foot rear yard was presented at the June 14th meeting. The Director of Planning recommended the report be referred to the City Attorney for proper action. Councilman Hogue said he thought the Council should go out and take a look at it. Mayor Morgan said a resolution would be brought before the Council. Moved by Colburn, seconded by Reid, the Director of Planning's recommendation be approved. Carried by unanimous vete. CITY MANAGER OSBURN reminded the Council of the Water Committee meeting in the Chula Vista City Council Chambers on Monday July Ilth at 7:00 p.m. 7/5/66 258 CITY MANAGER OSBURN said copies of the tenative budget were distributed to members of the Council and suggested a meeting of the Finance Committee be called. Vice Mayor Colburn, Chairman of the Finance Committee, called a meeting for 3:00 p.m., Wednesday, July 6th. MAYOR MORGAN said the Vice Mayor was not present when the suggestion for a Committee for the buffer zone was presented and reviewed his recommendation the president and vice president of service clubs, Junior Chamber of Commerce and Chamber of Commerce be appointed; he also stated he would like to recommend the appointment of Cynthia Eggen. Councilman Reid asked if the Mayor would contact these people during the week and submit the names at the next meeting. Dr. George Parchen, 101 East I8th Street, was present and stated Rotary had a Community Service Committee and the Chairman of that committee would perhaps be the proper representative from Rotary; perhaps some of the other service clubs would be in the same catc,Qory. Moved by Hogue, seconded by Colburn, the meeting be closed. Carried by unanimous vote. The meeting closed at 8:45 p.m. ATTEST: MAYOR, CITY bF ti✓'TIO►AL CITY, CALIFORNIA CITY EI;ITY-c