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COUNCIL AGENDA
10-1-02 PAGE 2
PRESENTATION
South Bay Transit Studies: Actions — Metropolitan Transit Development Board
PROCLAMATIONS
Proclaiming the week of October 6-12, 2002 as: "FIRE PREVENTION WEEK"
Proclaiming December 13, 2002 as: "TOYS FOR JOY DAY"
INTERVIEWS/APPOINTMENTS
Sweetwater Authority Board — Appointment
City Boards & Commissions — Interview
Senior Citizens Advisory Board - Reappointment
PUBLIC HEARINGS
1. Public Hearing — Consideration of adoption of various California and uniform codes
relating to construction and maintenance of structures by reference. (Building &
Safety) *Refer to Items #17-22
2. Public Hearing — Amendment to Title 18 of the National City Municipal Code
regarding tobacco specialty shops and minimum area for automobile sales lots and
automobile and truck repair establishments. (Case File No. A-2001-1) (Planning)
#Refer to Item #16
CONSENT CALENDAR
Consent Calendar: Consent calendar items involve matters which are of a routine or
noncontroversial nature. All consent calendar items are adopted by approval of a single
motion by the City Council. Prior to such approval, any item may be removed from the
consent portion of the agenda and separately considered, upon request of a
Councilmember, a staff member, or a member of the public.
COUNCIL AGENDA
10-1-02 PAGE 3
CONSENT CALENDAR (Cont.)
3. Resolution No. 2002-146
A Resolution of the City Council of the City of National City authorizing the
recordation of an encroachment agreement with Thrifty Oil Company for installation
of two groundwater monitoring wells at 1139 Harbison Avenue and National City
property. (Public Works/Engineering)
4. Resolution No. 2002-147
A Resolution of the City Council of the City of National City authorizing the City
Engineer to establish a ten -foot red no parking zone at the southeast corner of
Harbison and 9th Street. (E. Gaviola, TSC Item No. 2002-25) (Engineering)
5. Resolution No. 2002-148
A Resolution of the City Council of the City of National City authorizing the City
Engineer to establish a two-hour parking zone at 907 "A" Avenue. (L. Romiguiere,
TSC Item No. 2002-23) (Engineering)
6. Resolution No. 2002-149
A Resolution of the City Council of the City of National City amending City Council
Policy No. 203 pertaining to the National City Investment Policy. (Finance)
7. Resolution No. 2002-150
A Resolution of the City Council of the City of National City selecting annual
adjustment factors for use in establishing the annual appropriations limit for Fiscal
Year 2002-2003. (Finance)
COUNCIL AGENDA
10-1-02 PAGE 4
CONSENT CALENDAR (Cont.)
8. Resolution No. 2002-151
A Resolution of the City Council of the City of National City establishing the annual
appropriations limit for Fiscal Year 2002-2003. (Finance)
9. Resolution No. 2002-152
A Resolution of the City Council of the City of National City authorizing the Mayor to
execute an Amendment to the Agreement between the City of National City and
Claims Management Services for Workers' Compensation Claims Administration
Services. (Risk Management)
10. Resolution No. 2002-153
A Resolution of the City Council of the City of National City authorizing the
establishment of the PARS Defined Benefit Plan and the PARS Defined Contribution
Plan for conversion of unused leave time to be administered by Phase II Systems,
PARS Trust Administrator for City Employees. (City Manager)
11. WARRANT REGISTER NO. 12 (Finance)
Ratification of Demands in the amount of $1,027,258.12.
12. WARRANT REGISTER NO. 13 (Finance)
Ratification of Demands in the amount of $242,674.75.
13. Claim for Damages: Fabio Lombardo (City Clerk)
14. Claim for Damages: Fawn Ackerman (City Clerk)
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COUNCIL AGENDA
10-1-02 PAGE 5
CONSENT CALENDAR (Cont.)
15. City Council approval of response letter regarding Grand Jury Report "Regional
Transportation Planning — Does it Exist?" (City Manager)
ORDINANCE FOR INTRODUCTION
16. An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of National City amending Title 18 of the
National City Municipal Code regarding tobacco specialty shops and minimum area
for automobile sales lots and automobile and truck repair establishments. Applicant:
City of National City. (Case File No. A-2001-1) (Planning) *Refer to Item #2
ORDINANCES FOR ADOPTION
17. An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of National City adopting the California
Mechanical Code, 2001 Edition, adopting Appendix A, B and C of said Code, and
amending Ordinance No. 99-2160 and Chapter 15.14 of the National City Municipal
Code. (Building & Safety) *Refer to Item #1
18. An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of National City adopting the California
Electrical Code, 2001 Edition and the Uniform Administrative Code Provisions for the
National Electrical Code, 1996 Edition, as amended, establishing requirements,
rules and standards for electrical installations and materials, within the City and
amending Ordinance No. 99-2161 and Chapter 15.24 of the National City Municipal
Code. (Building & Safety) *Refer to Item #1
19. An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of National City adopting the California
Plumbing Code, 2001 Edition adopting Appendix A, C, and H of said Code,
amending certain sections of the California Plumbing Code and amending
Ordinance No. 99-2163 and Chapter 15.20 of the National City Municipal Code.
(Building & Safety) *Refer to Item #1
COUNCIL AGENDA
10-1-02 PAGE 6
ORDINANCES FOR ADOPTION (Cont.)
20. An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of National City adopting Volumes I and
II of the California Building Code, 2001 Edition, amending certain sections and
adopting Appendix Chapters 9, 10, 12 (Division IIA), 15, 31 (Division III) and 34
(Division III); providing penalties for violation thereof and amending Ordinance No.
99-2157 and Chapter 15.08 of the National City Municipal Code. (Building & Safety)
*Refer to Item #1
21. An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of National City adopting the Uniform
Swimming Pool, Spa and Hot Tub Code, 2000 Edition, and amending Ordinance 99-
2162 and Chapter 15.22 to the National City Municipal Code relatingto swimming
pools, spas, and hot tubs. (Building & Safety) *Refer to Item #1
22. An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of National City adopting the California
Fire Code 2001 Edition; and the Uniform Fire Code Standards 2000 Edition;
Appendices thereto, and National Fire Protection Association Standards, prescribing
regulations governing conditions hazardous to life and property from fire, hazardous
materials or explosion, providing for the issuance of permits for hazardous uses or
operations; and establishing a Community Risk Management Group and providing
officers therefore and defining their powers and duties, repealing Ordinance No. 99-
2165 and all other ordinances and parts of Ordinance in conflict therewith, and
amending Chapter 15.28 of the National City Municipal Code. (Fire) *Refer to Item
#1
NEW BUSINESS
23. Report on implementation of the General Plan and Housing Element. (Planning)
24. Request for use of the Community Center by the National School District and waiver
of fees. (Public Works)
25. Request to use the Community Center by the MAAC Project and waiver of fees.
(Public Works)
26. Temporary Use Permit — Saturn of National City — Used Vehicle Tent Sale. (Building
& Safety)
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10-1-02 PAGE 7
NEW BUSINESS (Cont.)
27. Notice of Decision — Planned Development Permit for a second residential unit in
front of 1827 La Siesta Way. (Applicant: Ramon and Leticia Lopez) (Case File No.
PD-2002-3) (Planning)
28. Notice of Decision — Conditional Use Permit for a wireless communication facility at
716 Highland Avenue. (Applicant: AT&T Wireless) (Case File No.: CUP-2002-14)
(Planning)
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Board of Directors Meeting
August 22, 2002
SOUTH BAY TRANSIT STUDIES: ACTIONS
RECOMMENDATION:
That the MTD Board of Directors:
Item No. 31
SRTP 840.9.4 (PC 20480)
1. approve releasing the South Bay Near -Term (SBNT) Transit Study for public
comment and review;
2. endorse the South Bay Transit First (SBTF) Study Tier One and Tier Two Plan of
Projects; and
3. approve a $75,000 contract amendment for Wilbur Smith and Associates
(Wilbur Smith) (MTDB Doc. No. G0693.2-02), in substantially the same form as
attached, to advance the development of the Tier One Plan of Projects from the
SBTF Study.
Budget Impact
The recommended contract amendment would require $75,000, available from the
FY 03 MTDB Budget line item 20480, leaving $225,000 in the line item for FY 03.
Consistency with Transit First
This study will identify a Transit First Plan of Projects that would be incorporated into the
Regional Transit Plan, the City of Chula Vista's General Plan update, and other
jurisdictions, and will provide the basis for future Transit First project development and
implementation.
DISCUSSION:
Over the last year, two important transit studies have been undertaken in the
South Bay—SBNT Transit Study and SBTF Study. Both studies have reached a critical
juncture requiring Board input and action.
Member Agencies:
City of Chula Vista, City of Coronado. City of Ei Cajon. City of Imperial Beach. City ct La Mesa, City a Lemon Grove. City of National City. City of Poway. City of San Diego.
City of Santee, County of San Diego, State of California
Metropolitan Transit Development Board is Coordinator of the rMetropolitan Transit System and the ice; Taxicab Administration
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Subsidiary Corporations. 'San Diego Transit Corporation, I �W I San Diego Trolley, Inc.. and IISan Diego 8 Arizona Eastern Railway Company
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South Bay Near -Term Transit Study
In partnership with Chula Vista Transit (CVT) we conducted the SBNT Transit Study to
evaluate current CVT services, identify unmet transit needs, and develop operating and
service improvements, particularly in the developing area of eastern Chula Vista. The
study also provides a short-term local service framework for the longer -term Transit First
Yellow and Red Car Plan for South Bay.
The SBNT Bus Study was initiated on November 1, 2001, through a consultant contract
with Transportation Management Design (TMD). We established a project review
committee comprised of staff from CVT, the City of Chula Vista, and MTDB to provide
technical expertise and review of deliverables.
The study found that the areas with the highest population and employment densities
are predominately in western Chula Vista. These are also the areas that garner the
highest ridership in Chula Vista. The eastern part of Chula Vista, on the other hand, is
experiencing rapid growth due to the development of several new, master planned
communities (e.g., Otay Ranch) and is under -serviced by transit.
To address the growing need for public transit in the growing portion of eastern
Chula Vista and improve the efficiency of existing transit in western Chula Vista, TMD has
provided a breakdown of service alternatives for each of CVT's routes. Page ES-4 in
Attachment A, Executive Summary, summarizes these alternatives, while Attachment A-1
illustrates the proposed service recommendations.
The recommended alternatives assume that the base annual ridership will increase by
23 percent, or 812,144 passengers, while annual operating cost will increase by
66 percent, or $2.9 million. The 66 percent increase in overall operating cost
corresponds with a 66 percent increase in revenue service miles. Annual farebox
revenue is anticipated to increase by 23 percent, or $478,450. The 66 percent increase
in cost and 23 percent increase in farebox revenues result in an increase in the amount
of annual subsidies required by about 102 percent, or $2.45 million. The majority of net
subsidy increase is attributed to the increased level of service on Routes 711, 712, and
713. Implementation of these three routes is estimated to cost around $2.0 million
annually. Page ES-8 in the attached Executive Summary shows the proposed
implementation schedule and plan for service changes beginning in FY 03 and
extending to five years through FY 07.
The study also identifies additional operating and capital costs of the service proposals.
Capital costs include the purchase of new buses, construction of park -and -ride lots,
implantation of signal priority measures, and development of new transit centers.
Page ES-9 in the attached Executive Summary shows a breakdown of the Capital
Expansion Program beginning in FY 03 and extending to five years through FY 07.
CVT will use this plan to propose service improvements through the annual Short -Range
Transit Planning process. Implementation of the proposed services are contingent upon
how each proposed service ranks in comparison to other proposed service improvements
elsewhere in the region, and upon funding availability.
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We are requesting that the MTD Board approve the draft SBNT Bus Study for release for
a 30-day public review. We will return to the Board on October 17, 2002, with the results
of the public review and request for final study adoption.
South Bay Transit First Study
In January 2002, we began work on the SBTF Study. The purpose of this study is to
develop a Transit First Plan of Yellow and Red Car Projects in the South Bay including
routes, priority treatments, station locations, land use coordination, costs, and a phasing
strategy for implementation.
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The study area includes National City to the north, the County line to the east, the
International Border (extending from Otay Mesa to San Ysidro) to the south, and the
Pacific Ocean to the west (Attachment B). In addition to National City and Chula Vista,
the study area includes portions of the County, the City of San Diego, and
Imperial Beach. Within the study area, we have developed a focus area of study that
includes the cities of National City and Chula vista, as well as portions of the County. In
addition to the Yellow and Red Car Projects, the focus area will include a more detailed
evaluation of Blue and Green Car services, as well as some cross-section drawings of
streets where transit has priority. This will be used by the jurisdictions for future
development purposes and incorporated in the City of Chula Vista's General Plan
update.
The study has its roots in the San Diego Association of Governments' (SANDAG's)
Regional Transit Vision (RTV), which is the regional network of Yellow and Red Car
services being evaluated in the 2030 Regional Transportation Plan update. Working
closely with the cities of Chula Vista and National City, we refined and enhanced the
RTV to better address specific transit needs and travel demands in the study area. Asa
result, we identified a Universe of Alignments (Attachment C) for the study area that
included 26 Yellow and Red Car Projects for further evaluation.
Based on further analysis we established a Tier One Plan of Projects from the initial
Universe of Alignments. The Tier One Plan identifies those Yellow and Red Car
Projects that would best meet travel demands, serve transit supportive land uses and
activity centers, and generate the most ridership. Six of the original 26 projects are
included in the Tier One Plan. All but two of these Tier One Projects (the Express
Interstate 5 [I-5j Yellow Car Project and the Red Car Project along Main Street in
Chula Vista) have been recommended to SANDAG for inclusion in the Mobility Scenario
of the preliminary draft of the 2030 Regional Transportation Plan. The remaining
projects are part of a Tier Two Plan (Attachment D) that would be further developed and
advanced as part of future RTP updates. The Main Street project will also be further
developed through the City of Chula Vista's General Plan update and will likely be
proposed for inclusion in the next RTP update. The City of Chula Vista has submitted a
letter of support for the study effort and development of the Tier One and Tier Two Plans
(Attachment E).
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Tier One Plan Of Projects
The six projects that have been included in the Tier One Plan of Projects (Attachment F)
have the most merit for implementation based on highest ridership, implementation
feasibility, supportive land uses, jurisdictional support, and integration with the
Transit First network. Each of the lines in the Tier One Plan are subject to modification
during the next phase of the project as the City of Chula Vista refines their land use
planning and we begin to fine-tune station and priority treatment locations. The projects
proposed for inclusion in the Tier One Plan are as follows:
Route 510 (Existing Blue Line Trolley). This project would increase frequencies on the
existing Blue Line Trolley, between the San Ysidro International Border crossing and
downtown San Diego (Attachment G), to seven minutes all day to provide enhanced
Red Car service. This corridor is expected to carry in excess of 100,000 daily trips in
2030, which is the highest ridership projection for any corridor in the region.
Route 540 (Express 1-5 Corridor Servicej. This Yellow Car Project would operate
between the Ord Town -Transit Center and the San Ysidro International Border crossing
(Attachment H). As Yellow Car service, this route would offer South Bay residents along
the 1-5 corridor express service into downtown and the Old Town area, and supplement
the Red Car service offered by Route 510 (Blue Line Trolley). Within the study area,
stations would be located at the 8th Street Station, H Street Station, Iris Avenue Station,
and at the terminus of the alignment at the San Ysidro International Border crossing.
Several route variations are being evaluated for Route 540, including using managed
lanes/high-occupancy-vehicle (HOV) lanes on 1-5, using existing Trolley right-of-way (or
enhanced trolley right-of-way), or using land that may be available adjacent to the
Trolley right-of-way to provide either express light rail service or transit lanes for
Transit First bus rapid transit service.
Route 627 (H Street Early Action Project and Eastern Urban Center Extension). This
Red Car Project would operate between the H Street Station and the Eastern Urban
Center in Otay Ranch via H Street (Attachment I). This route provides an important
east -west connection between the older, more developed areas of Chula Vista and the
rapidly growing areas in eastern Chula Vista: This route is one of the Board's adopted
Early Action Projects, with a slight route modification that would allow us to serve
Otay Ranch Heritage Village and the future Eastern Urban Center.
We are evaluating stations at the H Street Station, Chula Vista Center/Scripps Hospital,
Gateway Center/County Regional Center, Terra Nova, Paseo Ranchero, Southwestern
College, La Media, and Otay Ranch Heritage Village.
This route will receive more immediate design work as an Early Action Project. On
July 25, 2002, the Board authorized release of a Request for Proposals for consultant
assistance to complete a traffic impact analysis, environmental work, station refinement,
and priority treatments design.
Route 628 (Otay Mesa Border Crossing to Downtown San Diego). This Yellow Car
Project is designed to operate between downtown San Diego and the Otay Mesa Border
crossing (Attachment J). Route 628 is a modified version of the South Bay light rail
alignment that was approved by the MTD Board in 1993. The route is proposed to
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operate in the proposed HOV/Managed Lanes on 1-805 and through the dedicated
transit way in Otay Ranch. This routing would provide direct access into downtown
San Diego, which is one of the factors for the high ridership on this alignment. The
previous South Bay light rail alignment had the route terminating at the 8th Street Trolley
Station in National City, which would require that passengers transfer to the existing
Blue Line Trolley to continue into downtown. The City of National City has expressed
some concern about this change in routing, which eliminates the connection between the
8th Street Trolley Station and Plaza Bonita via State Route 54. To compensate for this,
the SBTF Study will evaluate enhanced Blue Car Projects in that portion of the study
area. We anticipate that we can design an enhanced Blue Car that will meet the needs
of the City of National City.
Stations on this alignment include the Otay Mesa Border crossing, Otay Mesa Boulevard
(905) and State Route 125, Otay Ranch University or Village 9 Planning Area,
Otay Ranch Eastern Urban Center, Otay Ranch Village Two, Otay Ranch Village One,
and H Street/Terra Nova. As part of this study we will be evaluating the need for an
additional station on Palomar Road.
The next phase of this study will include more extensive design work on two important
stations on the alignment —Eastern Urban Center and Village Two in Otay Ranch. Both
of these stations offer the best opportunity to illustrate the components of Transit First
and highlight the elements of smart -growth planning.
Route RC1 (Main Street to Eastlake Business Park). This Red Car Project would
operate along Main Street in Chula Vista and connect to the Eastlake Business Park
(Attachment K). This route provides another east -west connection in the southern part
of the study area as well as providing a north south connection from the -
Eastlake Business Park to the Eastern Urban Center. This route would serve the
planned redeveloped areas of Main Street as well the southern portion of Otay Ranch
and a potential University of California campus. The route would then connect north to
the Eastlake Business Park.
Stations on this route are proposed at the Palomar Street Station, Fourth Avenue and
West Orange Avenue, Beyer Way and Main Street, Albany Avenue and Main Street,
1-805 and Main Street, Main Street and Heritage Road in Otay Ranch,
Rock Mountain Road. and La Media Road, Eastern Urban Center, Freeway Oriented
Commercial, Eastlake Land Swap, Eastlake Parkway/Otay Lakes Road, and the
Eastlake Business Park.
Route 680 (Sorrento Valley to San Ysidro International Border Crossing). This is a
proposed Yellow Car Project that would operate between Sorrento Valley and the
San Ysidro International Border crossing, primarily along 1-805 (Attachment L). It is one
of the Board's adopted Early Action Projects and would provide an important regional
connection particularly with the H Street and Mid -Coast Early Action Projects, and the
San Diego State University (SDSU) Showcase Project. Travel pattern analyses done as
part of this study, as well as the Mid -Coast study, indicate that there is a strong travel
demand between the southern areas of the county and Kearny Mesa/Sorrento Valley.
This route would address this demand. Stations have not been located yet and will be
analyzed as part of the next phase of this project.
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We will also be undertaking an in-house analysis that will include development of priority
treatments along 1-805. In the short-term, we will work with Caltrans to obtain freeway
shoulder transit lanes. In the long-term, the project could be able to take advantage of
proposed HOV lanes on 1-805. We have submitted a proposal to Congressman Filner
that requests $6 million for continued development and implementation of this project.
Next Steps. The next phase of this study will include the development of station and
priority treatment standards for Tier One Red and Yellow Car services to ensure that
appropriate right-of-way is reserved for project implementation in developing and
redeveloping areas. Next steps will also include detailed planning for Tier One services
in the built areas and work with developers to establish site plans for the larger transit
facilities. We anticipate that this study will be completed in June 2003.
Contract Amendment. The original work scope for the SBTF Study did not anticipate
identification and evaluation of 26 projects in the initial Universe of Alignments, nor did it
include the level of detail conducted to date on the H Street Early Action Project. The
consultant, Wilbur Smith, has conducted the necessary analyses to advance the study to
the point where we believe we have a strong Tier One Plan of -Projects, and to provide
the Board with the level of information it needed to establish a Showcase/Early Action
Project Management Plan (approved on July 25, 2002). To complete a comprehensive
development of the Tier One Plan (including development of station and priority
treatment standards, service plans, and design concepts), we are recommending a
$75,000 contract amendment for Wilbur Smith. The amendment would bring the total
contract with Wilbur Smith to $455,000 and is available in the FY 03 MTDB Budget for
this project. The, recommended contract amendment and work scope are shown in
Attachment M ,
Thomas F. Larwin
General Manager
SGreen/31-AUG22.JWI LLI/8-13-02
Attachments: A. SBNT Transit Plan
A-1 SBNT Transit Study Map
B. SBTF Study Area Map
C. SBTF Universe of Alignments
D. SBTF Tier Two Plan of Projects
E. City of Chula Vista Letter of Support
F. SBTF Tier One Plan of Projects
G. SBTF — Route 510 (Existing Blue Line Trolley)
H. SBTF — Route 540 (1-5 Express Yellow Car Service)
I. SBTF — Route 627 (H Street Early Action Project)
J. SBTF — Route 628 (Downtown to Otay Mesa Border Crossing)
K. SBTF — Route RC1 (Main Street to Eastlake Business Park)
L. SBTF — Route 680 (Sorrento Valley to San Ysidro International
Border Crossing)
M. Wilbur Smith Contract Amendment (MTDB Doc. No. G0693.2-02)
Board Only
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Att. A, AI 31, 8/22/02, SRTP 840.9.4
South Bay Near -Term Transit Study
Executive Summary
The purpose of the South Bay Near -Term Transit Study was to evaluate
the current Chula Vista Transit services and identify efficiencies as well
as address the unmet transit needs in developing area of eastern Chula
Vista as well as the changing needs of western Chula Vista. The study
resulted in a comprehensive transit plan for Chula Vista Transit (CVT)
that will be utilized by CVT in concert with the Metropolitan Transit
Development Board (MTDB) to improve the network of transit services
within Chula Vista as well as to evaluate needed connections to major
destinations external to the study area. The study has also addressed the
needed linkages between short-term transit needs and the long-term
direction of the TransittFir-st Plan for South Bay.
The study was broken up into six parts including:
• Existing Conditions
• Existing and Planned Transportation Services
• Unmet Needs
• Transit Service Alternatives
• Evaluation of Services
• Financial and Service Implementation Plan
Existing Conditions. The study required an assessment of population
and employment, existing and future travel demand, development
patterns, and, together with an in-depth evaluation of current CVT
transit service performance. Firstly, potential transit travel markets were
determined based on segregating a variety of different market potentials
(population subgroups of youth, elderly, and those in poverty together
with overall density). Secondly, current travel demand for work and
non -work trips are analyzed using the most current SANDAG travel
data. Thirdly, a summary of interviews conducted with Chula Vista
Transit and the City of Chula Vista Planning Department with the final
section providing a summary of the current transit services offered in the
study area. Figure ES-1 provides a summary of the current CVT transit
services.
The conclusions that came about from the analyses stated above include:
• The areas with the highest population and employment densities
are predominately in western Chula Vista. These are also the
areas that are generating the higher ridership on Chula Vista
Transit Services.
Executive Summary Page ES-1
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South Bay Near -Term Transit Study
• The Eastern part of the City of Chula Vista is experiencing rapid
growth due to the development of several new master planned
communities, many of which incorporate Transit Oriented Design
(TOD).
Figure ES-1 Summary of Service Characteristics for Chula Vista Transit
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-
Route 705
Bayfront/E St. Trolley Station, CV Library, Downtown CV.
Fredericka Manor, Plaza Bonita Shopping Center. Kaiser
Clinic, Bonita Vista Middle and Sr. High, Southwestern
College.
5:55am - 10:20pm
7:30am - 8:30pm
9:00am - 8:30pm
40
(AM-30)
40
40
rH
Route 706
St Trolley Station, CV Center,Scripps Hospital. Civic
Center/Library, DMV, Downtown CV, Memorial and
Norman Parks, Norman Park Senior Center, County
Regonal Center.
9:00am - 7:30pm
9:00am - 7:30pm
9:00am - 6:10pm
20
.. 20
40
Route 706A
Bayfront Trolley Station, Manna RV Park, H St Trolley
Station, CV Center, Civic Center. DMV, Downtown CV,
KOA, Norman Park Senior Center, County Regional
Center. South Bay Marketplace.
7:30am - 7:30pm
7:30am - 7:30pm
7:30am - 6:30pm
60
60
60
Route 707
H St Trolley Station. CV Center, CV Jr. High. Scripps
Hospital, County Regional Center. Terra Nova Plaza,
Sharp Chula Vista Hospital. Medical Center, and Veterans
Home.
6:05am - 6:59pm
7:05am - 6:59pm
-
60
60
-
Route 708
Bayfront Trolley Station and Nature Center
9:50am - 5:12pm
9:50am - 5:12pm
9:50am - 5:12pm
20
20
20
Route 709
H St. Trolley Station, CV Center, CV Jr. Nigh, Scripps
Hospital, County Regional Center, Terra Nova Plaza,
Southwestern College. Eastlake High, and Eastlake
Library.
6:10am - 10:19pm
-
7:30am - 9:34pm
9:05am - 9:34pm
AM- 15;
Mid- 25;
PM-25:
EVE-30
60
-
Route 711
Plaza Bonita Shopping Center, Bonita Post Office, Bonnie
Brea Center. County Library, Bonita Vista Middle and Sr.
High School. Southwestern College, Eastlake High. and
Kaiser Hospital.
6:00am - 7:50pm
-
-
75
-
-
Route 712
Palomar St. Station, Palomar High, Castle Park Middle
and High, Sharp Medical Center and Veteran's Home.
South Bay Career Center. -
6:00am"10:56pm
8:00am- 9:56pm
8:00am - 9:56pm
60
60
60
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Existing and Planned Transportation Services. This section summarizes
the existing and planned transit services within the Chula Vista study
area as well as the alternative transportation resources and
infrastructure. The plans that were addressed include:
• Chula Vista General Plan Update (currently being undertaken)
• Otay Ranch General Development Plan
o October 1993
o Amended June 1996
• Transit First - Metropolitan Transit Development Board
o October 2000
• Eastlake III Woods And Vistas Replanning Program - Final
_ Subsequent Environmental impact Report
o June 2001
• Survey of Eastern Chula Vista Residents
o February 2002
This section also detailed some of the new roadway infrastructure
developments that are planned for eastern Chula Vista. These include:
• Extending Palomar Street from Oleander to Paseo Ranchero
• Extending Orange Avenue/Olympic Parkway from Brandywine
to Hunte
• Extending Paseo Ranchero from Telegraph Canyon to Otay
Valley.
Chula Vista Transit Unmet Needs. This section builds on the findings of
the two prior sections to identify specific markets and opportunities to
serve the unmet transit needs in Chula Vista. The unmet needs that
were identified include:
• Frequency of Service for Chula Vista Transit
• Span of Service for Chula Vista Transit
• Overcrowding (Quality of Service)
• Service Requests
• Support of Transit First Services
• Travel Time
• Vehicle Size
• Transit Hub for Eastern Chula Vista
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• Parking Constraints at Trolley Stations
• Low -Performing Routes.
Transit Service Alternatives. The longer -term, 20-year, Transit First
vision for Chula Vista is to develop high-speed connections for
commuters on I-805, SR-125 and Palomar Street. BRT/LRT alternatives
call for service on 3rd Avenue, H Street, Palomar Street, and SR-125.
While this study focuses on the short-term, it is important to note that
current actions and services would help build transit ridership and
support future transit improvements that are part of the Transit First
Vision. The short-term vision for transit service in Chula Vista includes:
• Designating H and Palomar Streets as transit corridors for high
frequency limited stop transit service between Southwestern
Community College in Eastern Chula Vista and the H.Street and
Palomar Street Trolley Stations. These routes would be replaced
at a later date by. Red Car services proposed in the Transit First
vision.
• Improving the frequency, span of service, and days of operation
,,.on existing transit service in Western Chula Vista. Adjust existing
;routes to provide increased coverage. Examples of service
improvements include provision of a bi-directional 30-minute
service in Downtown Chula Vista.
• Deploying shuttles to new communities in Eastern Chula Vista.
Shuttle services could be a combination of possible developer -
funded shuttles and re -deployment of resources from the
restructuring of some CVT routes currently serving this area.
• Implementing commuter express to Downtown San Diego from
Eastern Chula Vista and/ or limited stop shuttle service to Trolley
stations is included as potential TDM strategies.
A summary alternatives for each of CVT's routes consists of:
Route 701 - Adding an afternoon tripper to relieve overcrowding issues
from school demand.
Route 702 - Will provide local service along Palomar Street in western
Chula Vista complementing the proposed limited -stop Route 712. The
special 1/4 mile route deviation along Quintard will be discontinued to
allow for more direct local service in the corridor. Service increases from
45 to 30 minutes in the PM peak.
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Route 703 - No changes recommended.
Route 704 - The route will be truncated at Sharp Medical Center,
providing better community access to this destination. Other
destinations served by the current Route 704 will still be served, but with
other routes. Better frequency is provided in the PM peak and evening.
Route 705 - The route is realigned to serve Sweetwater Road rather than
Bonita Road (only a few stops today); the Buena Vista Road segment of
the current Route 704 is added without additional resources. Provides
consistent 30-minute service all day from Plaza Bonita to Southwestern
Community College.
Route 706 - Combines the major destinations for the current Route 706
and Route 706A into a single bi-directional shuttle, rather than two one-
way loop. te: "^ Y all will be provided as well
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as an expanded span of service.
Route 706A - Integrated into the proposed bi-directional Route 706.
Only the KOA campground will not receive service with new Route 706.
Route 707 - The proposed Route 707 will provide local service to support
the proposed Route 709 limited -stop, service along. H Street. A minor re-
routing from Paseo Del Rey to Paseo Ranchero and J. Street is also
proposed, meeting several requests for service on Paseo Ranchero while
keeping nearly all of the current stops within a short walking distance.
Frequency is increased from 60 minutes to 30 minutes on weekdays as
well as increasing the span of service on weekdays and Saturdays.
Route 708 - No changes recommended.
Route 709 - The route will truncate at Southwestern Community College
(SWCC) with the remaining part of the route serving Eastlake becoming
a part of the proposed Route 711 shuttle services. The SWCC to H Street
Trolley core part of the route is proposed as a higher -speed limited -stop
service that will operate together with the local service on Route 707.
Route 709 is proposed to be interlined with the proposed Route 712 to.
improve reliability and efficiency. Frequency will be increased to 15-
minutes in the AM peak, midday and PM peak and the span of service
will be broadened on weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays. This will be a
precursor to a potential Bus Rapid Transit.(BRT) Transit First showcase
project on H Street.
Route 711 - Service to Plaza Bonita is shifted to the proposed Route 705,
while service along Carroll Canyon is discontinued. Current Route 711
service from SWCC to Eastlake will be expanded to three shuttle routes
serving Eastlake Greens, Eastlake/Rolling Hills and Rolling Hills/Hunte
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Parkway. Frequency will be expanded to 30-minutes on all of the
shuttles; the span of service on will also be expanded weekdays and
Saturdays with new Sunday service.
Route 712 - This route will be -extended to serve Southwestern
Community College and is being re-routed off of Melrose and Naples to
serve Palomar Street with a short deviation to directly serve Sharp
Medical Center. This route will be operated as a higher -speed limited -
stop service together with Route 702 providing local service in western
Chula Vista. Route 712 will be interlined with Route 709 for reliability
and efficiency reasons as noted above. Frequency will be increased to 15-
minutes in the AM peak, midday and PM peak and the span of service
will be broadened on weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays.
Route 713 - These are a series of new shuttle routes proposed to serve the
Otay Ranch Village 5, 6, 11 and the Eastern Urban Center. Since
distinctive travel patterns for the area have yet to be established, no exact
routing has been established. Four vehicles have been budgeted using
roughly the same mileage and hours as the Route 711 shuttle services.
Evaluation of Services. To aid in the prioritizing of recommendations
presented previously, evaluation criteria were developed. Figure ES-2
shows evaluation criteria that were used to evaluate the service
recommendations as part of the South Bay Near -Term Transit Study.
Figure ES-2 Evaluation Criteria
RIDERSHIP MARKET IMPACTS
SERVICE CHARACTERISTICS
Transit Dependent
Commuters
Seniors
Disabled
College Students
Youth
Enhances Regional Service
Enchances Circulation in Chula Vista
Reduced or More Convenient Transfers
Improves Multi -Modal Integration
Improves Transit Travel Times
Improves Service Frequency
Improves Span of Service
Provides Support for Transit First
Provides or Improves Access to Transit
Supportive Land Uses
(TOD, High -Density Development)
Responds to Overcrowding Issues
Responds to On -Time Performance Issues
COMMUNITY SUPPORT
Vehicle Size
Provides Alternative to the Automobile
Operating Feasibility
Walkability
SERVICE PERFORMANCE
Easier to Understand
Improves Cost Efficiency
Improves Service Productivity
Net Savings In Annual Costs
Serves Other Unmet Needs
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Values were assigned for each criterion on the basis of:
• Very Positive (+2)
• Positive (+1)
• No Change (0)
• Negative (-1)
• Very Negative (-2)
Figure ES-3 shows the composite scoring of the evaluations for each of
the service recommendations. The recommendations for Route 712 and
709 scored the highest, while the Routes 704 and 702 ranked the lowest.
No changes are proposed for Routes 703 and 708. These routes, therefore,
were not included in the evaluation process. Furthermore the Route 713
shuttle services were not included since it was recommended after the
formalevaluation process.
Figure ES-3 Service Recommendations Evaluation Scoring
Route
RIDERSHIP MARKET
IMPACTS
SERVICE
PERFORMANCE
SERVICE
CHARACTERISTICS
COMMUNITY
SUPPORT
TOTAL
701
7
(7)
18
2
20
702
4
0
9
2
15
703
No Changes
704
4
1
8
2
15
705
8
(3)
12
1
18
706
13
3
19
1
36
707
19
4
14
(1)
36
708
No Changes
709
12
12
25
5
55
711
16
6
17
7
46
712
23
1
41
8
73
Financial and Service Implementation Plan. This last section provides a
program of projects for implementation by Chula Vista Transit over the
next five years. The program of projects is based on the service
alternative rankings developed in previously. A summary of service
recommendations and parameters, ridership estimates, operating and
capital costs, operating policies, additional revenue sources as well as the
financial and implementation plan for the project were developed as part
of this task for CVT. Furthermore, it has been the goal of the study to
further provide recommendations and a plan that will provide CVT with
precursors and/or preliminary enhancements to plans being put into
place as part of the longer -term Transit First Vision.
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Figure ES-4 provides the phased implementation plan and Figure ES-5
displays the proposed financial plan. The capital and capital -operating
plan are shown in Figure ES-6.
Figure ES-4 Phased Service Implementation Plan
Implementation Factors
Revenue Service Miles - Baseline
Route 706 Downtown Service
Routes 709 & 712 Limited Stop Service
Route 711 Eastern Chula Vista Shuttles
Route 702, 704 & 707 Restructuring
Route 701 and 705 Improvements
FY 2003
13 253'-
61,190
FY 2004
S`25;3=
61,190
190,595
213,235
85,710
FY 2005
13;253?
61.190
190.595
213,235
85,710
102,065
FY 2006
1..4132537
61,190
190,595
213,235
Route 713 Eastern Chula Vista Shuttles
85,710
102,065
276,366
FY 2007
3xa �1F41$253
61,190
190,595
213,235
85,710
102,065
276,366
Total
7A66 266,t
305,950
762,381
852,941
342,842
306,194
552,732
Total Revenue Service Miles
1,474,443
1,963,984
2,066,049
2,342,415
2,342,415
10,189,306
Passenger Boardings - Baseline
Route 706 Downtown Service
Routes 709 & 712 Limited Stop Service
Route 711 Eastern Chula Vista Shuttles
av Route 702, 704 & 707 Restructuring
Route 701 and 705 Improvements
3!1.964Tr35
56,499
�y3i583 885',
57,911
134,580
152,991
115,142
�,36F3�482
59,359.
137,945
156.816
118.020
73,269
:Zi8g85'319*
b0,843
141,393
Route 713 Eastern Chula Vista Shuttles
160,736
120,971
75,100
315,604
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-62,364 " ..- 196.5;`T
144,928 558,846
164,755 635,299
123,995
76,978
323,494
478,129
225,347
639,098
Total Passenger Boardings
Revenue Hours - Baseline
Route 706 Downtown Service
Routes 709 & 712 Limited Stop Service
Route 711 Eastern Chula Vista Shuttles
3,552,972
lQ 837.
2,298
4,044,510
14 8374
2,298
9,506
15,766
4,218,891
2,298
9,506
15,766
7,469
4,639,968
0 .14t
2,298
9,506
15.766
7.469
4,755,967
Z0;$374,
2,298
9,506
15,766
7,469
21,212,307
11,488
38,0`
63,06,
29,875�-
"
Route 701 and 705 Improvements
5,849
5,849
5,849
17,547
Route 713 Eastern Chula Vista Shuttles
-
-
19,536
19,536
39,072
Total Passenger Boardings
113,134
145,875
151.724
171,260
171,260
753,252
Figure ES-5 Proposed Financial Plan
Operating Costs & Farebox Revenues
FY 2003
FY 2004
FY 2005
FY 2006
FY 2007
Total
Chula Vista Transit -Direct Costs
$ 1,698,844
$ 1.666,978
$ 1,698.417
$ 1,727,909
$ 1,763,354
$ 8.555,502
Purchased Transportation - Baseline Costs
$ 4,454,292
$ 4,587,561
$ 4,724,788
$ 4,866,255
$ 5,011,961
$ 23,644,857
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$s 46 254,539
;fi 6,;423.2Q5<
FU-2,6 594,164
$ yC17z5.315.
$ 32;20Q359i*
Additional Purchased Transportation Cost
$ 192,859
$ 1,787,728
$ 2,182,426
$ 3,199,382
$ 3,295,179
$ 10,657,574
.- --z: ="7 Total Operating Costs
$:z6,345,994
548:042 267_
=$. 8 605 632
9„7,93,546E
3r.-A 10;0.7.0.494.,
:S' 2;85Z 933S
Farebox Revenues
$ 2,096,253
$ 2,433,986
$ 2,589,707
$ 2.905,143
$ 3,037,327
$ 13.062,416
S'_'4:249.,741
5:, .5;608 281
$ 6;016924
5;;- :6:888 403;-
;$ J.:033167
a5 ..29.795 5- 7<`.
;* r,•OletrOper*ing-Subsidy
Revenue Vehicle Hours
113,134
145,875
151,724
171,260
171,260
753,252
Revenue Vehicle Miles
1,474,443
1,963,984
2,066,049
2,342,415
2,342,415
10.189,306
Passenger Boardings
3,552,972
4,044,510
4,218,891
4,639,968
4,755,967
21.212,307
Cost Per Hour
$ 56.09
$ 55.13
$ 56.72
$ 57.19
$ 58.80
$ 56.90
Cost Per Mile
$ 4.30
$ 4.09
$ 4.17
$ 4.18
$ 4.30
$ 4.21
Miles Per Hour
13.0
13.5
13.6
13.7
13.7
13.5
Passengers Per Hour
31.4
27.7
27.8
27.1
27.8
28.2
Passengers Per Mile
2.41
2.06
2.04
1.98
2.03
2 "`
Subsidy Per Passenger
$ 1.20
$ 1.39
$ 1.43
$ 1.48
$ 1.48
$ ,
irebox Recovery Ratio
33%
30%
30%
30%
30%
3C
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Figure ES-6 Capital Expansion Program
Capital Purchases
FY 2003
FY 2004
FY 2005
FY 2006'
FY 2007
Total
9 Expansion 30-Foot Buses
$ 1,650,000
$ -
$ 1,320,000
$ -
$ -
$ 2,970,000
3 Expansion 40-foot Buses
$ -
$ 1,080,000
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ 1,080,000
2 Park & Ride Lots (250 Spaces)*
$ 5,000,000
$ -
$ -
$ -
$
$ 5.000,000
Signal Priority**
-
$ -
$ 100,000
$ 100,000
$ -
$ 200,000
Transit Center***
$ 2,500,000
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ 2,500.000
=. jcitaTCapital Purchases
S. 9,150,000=
$: 1,080;000
$.:c 1,420,000-;$
:,: 100;000
$ i:>.
S. ' 11;750,000-
Capital Operating
FY 2003
FY 2004
FY 2005
FY 2006
FY 2007
Total
2 Park & Ride Lots (250 Spaces)****
$ 60,000
' $ 61,200
$ 62,424
$ 63,672
$ 64,946
$ 312,242
Signal Priority
-
-
-
-
-
Transit Center*****
$ 60,000
$ 61,200
$ 62,424
$ 63,672
$ 64,946
$ 312,242
- , : _;.Total-Capital=Operating.Si.: ;420,000:
$.->:-<122,400
$. .-.124.848-
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$cep=«4624;485
*Based on figures provided from Caltrans - $10,000/space
**Based on figures provided from MTDB - $20,000/signal
***Based on average square foot cost of $83.00
*****Based on figures provided from Caltrans - $5,000/month
*****Assumed same cost as Park & Ride operating cost
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C.V. PLANNING & BUILDING 4002
Att. E, AI 31, 8/22/02, SRTP 840.9.4
crOF
CHUTA VISTA
PLANNING AND BUILDING DEPARTMENT
August 12, 2002
Ms. Jennifer Williamson
Metropolitan Transit Development Board
1255 Imperial Avenue, Suite 1000
San Diego, CA 92107-7490
RE: SOUTH COUNTY TRANSIT FIRST PROGRAM LETTER OF SUPPORT
Dear Ms. Williamson:
The City of Chula Vista is pleased by the substantial progress that has been
realized on the South County Transit First Program to date. At its August 22,
2002 meeting, the Metropolitan Transit Development Board of Directors is being
requested to endorse the South County Tier 1 and Tier 2 Plan of Projects. This
will allow subsequent work on the study being carried out by Wilbur Smith
Associates under contract with the Metropolitan Transit Development Board to
focus on the Tier 1 routes identified, and develop station and transit priority
treatment standards for these transit projects, as well as facilitating
complementary land use planning and providing cost estimates and
phasing/implementation plans.
This will be a critical input to the City of Chula Vista's ongoing General Plan
Update and other regional and local planning efforts. As a result, the City of
Chula Vista supports the staff recommendation, and moving forward to conduct
further analysis of the proposed transit system defined. This is with the
understanding that route refinements may occur as this analysis proceeds. The
City also reiterates its commitment to continuing its cooperative effort with MTDB
and other study participants.
The City of Chula Vista has appreciated the opportunity to be part of this effort,
and looks forward to continuing to work with you on the South County Transit
First Program. Please contact me at (619) 691-5004 or Mark Stephens of my
staff at (619) 409-5959 if you have any questions regarding this letter.
276 FOURTH AVENUE • CHULA VISTA CALIFORNIA 9191U
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Metropolitan Transit Development Board
1255 Imperial Avenue, Suite 1000
San Diego, CA 92101-7490
(619) 231-1466
FAX (619) 234-3407
August 22, 2002
Mr. Jim Neal
Wilbur Smith and Associates, Inc.
9370 Sky Park Court, Suite 200
San Diego, CA 92123
Dear Mr. Neal:
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Att. M, AI 31, 8/22/02, SRTP 840.9.4
MTDB Doc. No. G0693.2-02
SRTP 840.9.4 (PC 20480)
Subject: AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO_MTDB DOC. NO G0693.2-02; AGREEMENT BETWEEN MTDB
AND WIL 3UR SMITH AND ASSOCIATES, INC., FOR CONTINUED WORK ON THE.
SOUTH BAY TRANSIT FIRST STUDY
This letter will serve as Amendment No. 2 to the Wilbur Smith and Associates, Inc. (WSA), contract
(reference MTDB Doc. No. G0693.0-02), increasing the budget by $75,000 for planning work
associated with the South Bay Transit First Study.
SCOPE OF SERVICES
See the attached revised Scope of Work.
SCHEDULE AND PAYMENT
The total budget for this amendment is $75,000. The budget covers planning activity related to the
South Bay Transit First Study. Payment to WSA will occur as work is completed on each task as
outlined in the Scope of Work. All work shall be completed by the end of the contract period, which is
June 30, 2003. Payment for the work will occur monthly as part of the standard invoicing process.
If you agree with the above, please sign in the space provided below and return the document marked
"original" to Jeanne Yamamoto at MTDB. Retain the other copy for your records.
Sincerely, Accepted:
Thomas F. Larwin Jim Neal
General Manager Wilbur Smith and Associates, Inc.
SGreen/CL-W SA06932.02.J W I LLI Date:
Attachment: Scope of Work
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SCOPE OF WORK
SOUTH BAY TRANSIT FIRST STUDY
PURPOSE
The primary objective of this study is to develop a transit plan and identify transit projects in the
South Bay area of San Diego that support and refine the Metropolitan Transit Development Board's
(MTDB's) adopted Transit First strategy. The South Bay Transit First Study will include a phased -
implementation strategy so that the identified projects can be defined and incorporated into the
San Diego Association of Governments' (SANDAG's) Regional Transportation Plan (RTP), the City of
Chula Vista's General Plan Update, and land use planning activities for the cities of San Diego,
National City, and Imperial Beach, and the County of San Diego. The Study will:
• Evaluate, refine, and develop a Transit First plan for the South Bay study area, including
internal connections, links to key external destinations, transit priority measures,and station
locations. A regional conceptual Transit First plan has been developed (and is currently being
updated by SANDAG) that will provide a framework for developing the focused South Bay
Transit First Plan.
• Identify and refine Transit First Yellow, Red, and Green Car projects from the plan, with
particular emphasis on Yellow and Red Car services. Service concepts for Yellow, Red, Blue,
and Green Car projects are the foundation of MTDB's Transit First strategy.
• Develop a phasing plan for the identified projects that is consistent with the Transit First
phasing strategy scheduled for adoption by the MTD Board of Directors in late 2001. The
phasing strategy will build a network of projects for the near-, mid-, and long -terms.
• Develop conceptual design of selected stations and transit priority treatments.
• Assess the role of the MTDB-adopted South Bay Transit Way in the South Bay Transit First
plan.
PROJECT BACKGROUND
In 1993 the MTD Board adopted the South Bay Public Transportation Plan and the South Bay Light
Rail Transit (LRT) Extension study. As a result of these efforts the MTD Board of Directors adopted
two light rail alignments in South Bay (Otay Ranch LRT and Otay Mesa LRT) for planning purposes
(Exhibit 1). Dedicated right-of-way for an LRT alignment and station sites have been integrated into
the design plans for several transit -oriented villages in Otay Ranch, and right-of-way reservations have
been incorporated into development agreements along Otay Mesa Road. The alignments and right-of-
way have been identified more generally as Transitways in SANDAG's RTP. Subsequently, however,
the MTD Board adopted a Transit First strategic plan that has led MTDB to rethink the way it provides
transit in the region, including the South Bay.
The adopted Transit First strategy has its basis in market research, transit/land use integration, and
Bus Rapid Transit concepts. The Transit First strategy shows how public transportation can play an
increased role in providing an attractive alternative to the automobile to help accommodate regional
growth and meet travel needs over the next 20+ years. Creating a new and different transit customer
experience has been a guiding force in the Transit First strategy. To achieve a positive customer
experience, the design of the transit system must pay attention to travel speeds and service reliability
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(transit priority), access, walk and wait environment (land use integration), design issues, and customer
amenities at stops and on vehicles. The Transit First strategy includes a rich network of service types
ranging from neighborhood shuttles serving short -distance trips to higher -speed, limited stop routes for
longer distance trips, as follows:
• Yellow Car. Serves longer distance trips (6+ miles), maintaining high average speeds
(35-40 mph) with very limited stops. Yellow Car routes would complement Red Car services to
form the spine of the regional transit system. Yellow Car services would require extensive use
of transit priority treatments such as dedicated running ways, queue jumpers, and signal
priority. Yellow Car service is used in two ways:
➢ Serving corridors where longer station spacing is justified based on links between major
origins and destinations, and land use patterns that lead to longer -distance tripmaking.
➢ Serving as an overlay in selected Red Car corridors where a faster, more limited -stop
service is justified (in addition to Red Car service) for high -volume, long-distance trip
needs.
• Red Car. Serves medium -distance trips-(1-9 maintaining -relatively high average speeds
(20-25 mph) with limited stops. Red Car services are often linked to Blue Car service for local
distribution. The current San Diego Trolley system and the County's express bus routes mostly
operate as Red Car service. Red Car services would require use of transit priority treatments
such as dedicated running ways, queue jumpers, and signal priority.
• Blue Car. Serves short -distance trips (0-5 miles) with frequent stop spacing. Blue Car service
provides basic mobility, albeit at low speeds (10-25 mph), on primarily local and arterial streets.
Most of the current San Diego region bus system operates as Blue Car service.
• Green Car. Serves community -level tripmaking that could include neighborhood circulators,
feeder access to Yellow and Red Car service, and/or specialized fixed -route shuttles.
Green Car services would likely use smaller shuttle vehicles. In some situations, Green Car
services would benefit from dedicated running ways and queue jumpers.
The Transit First vision is to make transit such a desirable option that people will make it their first
choice for many of their daily travel needs. The South Bay Transit First Study is the first step toward
implementation of the Transit First vision and strategy in a focused geographic area (South Bay).
More information about the Transit First vision and strategy is provided in the following enclosed
documents:
• "Transit Works" report (Exhibit 1)
• Transit First Fact Sheet (Exhibit 2)
• MTD Board reports from June 14, 2001, and July 12, 2001 (Exhibits 3 and 4)
• Article "Transit First: A New Vision for Transit in San Diego" (Exhibit 5)
PROJECT LIMITS
The South Bay study area is defined as the border of San Diego and National City to the north, the
County of San Diego/Bonita to the east, the Pacific Ocean to the west, and the International Border to
the south (see Attachment B to the RFP letter, "project area map"). Within the study area, the focus
will be the City of Chula Vista, the City of National City, and their surrounding planning areas.
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COORDINATION WITH OTHER AGENCIES
This study is undertaken in partnership with the City of Chula Vista, City of National City, City of
San Diego, the County of San Diego, and SANDAG. The consultant shall provide ongoing
coordination with these and other agencies. This coordination with other agencies will be an important
part of the study effort and will include, but not be limited to, the following agencies: City of
Chula Vista, City of San Diego, City of National City, Chula Vista Transit, County of San Diego, City of
Imperial Beach, SANDAG, Caltrans, California Transportation Ventures for SR-125 Bridge Right -of -
Way, Unified Port District, San Diego Trolley, Inc. (SOT!), and San Diego Transit Corporation (SDTC-).
The City of Chula Vista has retained a transit consultant to provide assistance with its General Plan
Update and provide input to this Study. The City of Chula Vista also expects to retain a public outreach
consultant and coordination with this consultant will be necessary.
Particularly important will be coordination with the City of Chula Vista General Plan Update and its
component studies, along with other applicable local and regional plans.
Meetings will be held with these agencies, as needed, throughout the project. The consultant shall
provide meeting notes outlining the -date; atieiiianr;e, iriyl`iiights,aiid follow-up actions. In additiun, Uie
consultant will be required to prepare graphics for these meetings. These will generally be figures, flip
charts, PowerPoint presentations, or other presentation materials as directed by MTDB.
COORDINATION WITH THE PUBLIC
Project Review Committees shall be established for the Study to provide a means for citizen input and
guidance for the work effort. These committees will consist of business owners, corridor residents,
property owners, and other interested parties. They will meet as needed, generally every two to three
months. The consultant's project manager, and other consultant staff as needed, will be required to
attend these committee meetings. In addition, the consultant will be required to prepare graphics,
reports, or other presentation aids for these meetings.
COMMUNITY OUTREACH
The consultant will coordinate with the related public outreach efforts underway in the region,
particularly at MTDB, City of Chula Vista, City of San Diego, and SANDAG. The related public
outreach efforts include the City of Chula Vista's General Plan Update, the City of San Diego's City of
Villages Strategic Framework, SANDAG's Region 2020 Growth Strategy, 2030 Forecasts, RTP update,
and MTDB's Transit First implementation program. In addition, the consultant will coordinate and
participate in public outreach specific to this study, including:
• Assisting in organizing and conducting public meetings
• Preparing official communications with the community
• Providing necessary graphics as directed by MTDB
• Preparing and delivering presentations as directed by MTDB
All official communications with the general public shall be cleared with the MTDB project manager in
advance.
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CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION
MTDB is the primary lead for this Study that is undertaken in partnership with the City of Chula Vista,
City of San Diego, City of National City, the County of San Diego, and SANDAG. MTDB will have
overall administrative responsibility for the contract.
PROJECT STAFFING
The project manager will be expected to make presentations concerning the project, schedule, and
budget to public and private parties. The project manager may be removed and replaced only with
written consent of the MTDB General Manager.
PROJECT COORDINATION AND PROGRESS REPORTING PROCEDURES
The consultant shall communicate and coordinate work and progress on the project with the MTDB
project manager. Coordination and administration for the project shall include:
• Project Management Plan. The consultant shall prepare and submit, within 14 days following a
fully executed contract, a project plan for management coordination and control to ensure
successful and timely completion of the project scope. The management plan shall include, at
a minimum, a detailed breakdown of the project costs by task, a detailed staffing plan ° by task, a
detailed schedule for each work task, and an overall work flowchart identifying critical path work
items. The project management plan shall provide the basis against which the project status
and progress will be measured and reported. The Project Management Plan must be
completed using Microsoft Project or compatible format and be posted in the Project Folder
(referenced below).
• Tracking System. The consultant shall establish a monthly tracking/reporting system. The
purpose of the tracking system shall be to report on the progress of the project and keep the
project on schedule. The tracking system shall include, but not be limited to, a report on project
status, project schedule, costs by each sub -task, staffing revisions, descriptions of work
completed, and work remaining by sub -task, and DBE utilization. In addition, consultant shall
attend at least two (2) meetings per month with the Project Team. The purpose of the meetings
shall be to report and document the study status, discuss and identify any unforeseen issues,
and recommend an action plan to keep the study on schedule and within budget. Additional
status reports shall be presented to the MTDB staff at key milestones and as necessary during
the project. The consultant shall be responsible for preparing minutes of all meetings and
circulating such minutes for review by attendees within one week of meeting date. The
consultant shall prepare a standard "meeting notes" format for submittal to MTDB. All
schedule -related tracking shall be done on Microsoft Project or in a compatible format and be
posted in the Project Folder.
• Computerized Project Folder. The consultant shall provide a project folder that is accessible via
the Internet to all project participants. This project folder should contain documentation related
to this project including all correspondence, maps, photos, work plans, etc. This project folder
should be updated within two working days of the distribution of a deliverable.
• Monthly Status and Progress Reports. The consultant shall prepare and submit to MTDB
monthly reports that include a summary of activities completed during the previous month (by
task), scheduled activities for the next month, (by task and responsible person) and any
problems encountered during the previous month.
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• Monthly Invoices. The consultant shall submit monthly invoices to MTDB, that include a
Progress Payment Report of services performed during the reporting period by contract work
task, the hourly breakdown by staff level, the percent of each work task, and overall project
completed to date and the amount and percent of overall project budget completed to date.
PROJECT SCHEDULE
All work shall be completed within 15 months from the Notice to Proceed. The preliminary schedule for
the project, indicating activities (by work task), start dates, activity duration, product submittal dates,
relationships among work tasks (including critical path items), and float time is included in the
attachments. The schedule shall account for interface with and review by MTDB and other agencies.
The prime consultant will be responsible for timely transmittal of data and information to all
subconsultants so that subconsultants are able to maintain the project schedule.
Please note that Task 4 is to be completed by the end of July so that input can be provided and other
agency deadlines can be met.
DESCRIPTION OF TASKS AND PRODUCTS
The Scope of Work consists of the following tasks:
Task 1 - Data Collection, Review, and Organization
Task 2 - Identify Travel Patterns
Task 3 - Develop Service, Priority Treatment, and Station Location Alternatives
Task 4 - Develop Ridership, Capital and Operating Cost Estimations
Task 5 - Develop Conceptual Engineering/Site Plans for Station Locations and Priority Treatments as
Identified in Task 7.0
Task 6 - Develop Supporting Green Car Network Plan
Task 7 - Develop South Bay Transit First Plan
Task 8 - Develop Phasing/Implementation Plan
Task 9 - Agency Coordination and Public Involvement
Consultant shall submit all task deliverables (as applicable) to MTDB for review and approval prior to
release of any verbal or written presentation material to outside agencies and the general public.
The scope of work is defined in the following description of individual tasks.
TASK 1.0 DATA COLLECTION, REVIEW, AND ORGANIZATION
1.1.1 Gather and conduct a data review of all existing information related to the study area including, but
not limited to, the following:
• January 2001 Transit Works Report
• Transit First Implementation Work Program
• SANDAG Regional Transit Vision
• Existing City of Chula Vista General Plan
• Original MTDB Alignment Studies for the South Bay Transit Way
• City of Chula Vista General Plan Update Work Program
• Scope of Work and Progress Reports for the Chula Vista Transit Short -Range
Bus Study
• Otay Ranch General Development Plan
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• Final EIR/EIS for State Route 125 South
• Caltrans Project Report and other studies for SR 905
• Eastlake III Sectional Planning Area Plan Final EIR
• National City General Plan
• County of San Diego General Plan Update Materials
• City of San Diego's Draft Strategic Framework Element and City of Villages Map
• East Otay Mesa Specific Plan and Draft Amendment
• City of Chula Vista Roadway Design Standards
• Other relevant master plans, general plans, and redevelopment plans
1.1.2 Review the City of Chula Vista's preliminary Yellow and Red car plan of services.
1.1.3 Review the City of Chula Vista plans for street improvements, Caltrans plans for the SR-125 Toll
Road and any highway/freeway improvements, SR-125 connector improvements, and MTDB's
LRT alignment studies.
1.1.4 Review the MTDB Design Criteria and Design Manual.
1.1.5 Review existing and projected traffic data for the study area.
1.1.6 Consultant shall take part in up to two working days of extensive field reconnaissance tours with
MTDB, Chula Vista, National City, and other project review staff. Consultant shall take relevant
pictures and/or video of the study area to be placed in the Project Folder.
Task 1.2, Prepare Aerial Photography
This task shall include the preparation of aerial photography, which shall be the basis for the
conceptual planning work. Photos may be purchased from an aerial photo -bank.
1.2.1 Prepare color aerial mosaic at 1"=1000' of the South Bay study area. These photographs shall
be mounted on display boards in sizes (maximum 30" x 40") that are easily transported to public
meetings.
1.2.2 Provide color aerial topography for City of Chula Vista Planning Area.
Task 1.3, GIS Data and Mapping
This task shall constitute the platform from which all maps outlined in future tasks shall be created.
1.3.1 To ensure compatibility with local and regional GIS systems, provide data in a format that is
compatible with ESRI GIS software in a real world coordinate system, preferably the stateplane
coordinate system (NAD'83, Zone 6).
1.3.2 All technical planning work done on a GIS platform will be placed in the Project Folder.
Deliverables:
• List of background materials reviewed
• Mounted color aerial mosaics
• GIS data and mapping in Project Folder
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TASK 2.0 IDENTIFY TRAVEL PATTERNS
MTDB and SANDAG have developed a conceptual network of services as part of the Transit First
strategy. The conceptual network map illustrates the overall regional connectivity of the system and
major service corridors for the Green and Red Car services. The basis for the network was the travel
demand model maintained by SANDAG, which provides the best available source of future travel
pattern data. SANDAG is now refining its transportation model to include City of San Diego's new land
use strategy called City of Villages and land use updates provided by other jurisdictions. In conjunction
with the SANDAG model update, the Transit First service network will be refined to reflect a more
detailed origin -destination analysis and the updated land use data. SANDAG will use the updated
model results to develop a Regional Transit Vision as the basis for an update to the RTP. The
Regional Transit Vision is scheduled for approval by the SANDAG Board in November 2001. The
Transit First network map will be updated to incorporate the approved Regional Transit Vision.
This task involves examining the updated Transit First network prepared by SANDAG to confirm and
supplement travel patterns and key origin/destination data for the study area for both inter- and intra-
study area travel. The consultant shall also analyze travel patterns for smaller, targeted areas of the
biudy died, which the SANDAG model cannot adequately evaluate, irociudiiug areas ideniified-ihrvugh -
the City of Chula Vista General Plan Update.
Task 2.1, Review Basis of Transit First Network
2.1.1 Review the updated Transit First network and SANDAG transportation model output data.
2.1.2 Establish from discussion with SANDAG, City of San Diego, MTDB, City of Chula Vista, and
National City any outstanding issues or questions raised during the development of the updated
network.
Task 2.2, Develop Methodology for Confirming and Supplementing SANDAG Travel Pattern Data
2.2.1 Identify existing and proposed major trip generators and activity centers in and outside the
study area and confirm that they are adequately reflected in SANDAG's model.
2.2.2 Identify key regional connections to and from the study area.
2.2.3 Develop a methodology for confirming and supplementing the SANDAG travel pattern data to
reflect the focused look on the South Bay study area and focus areas.
2.2.4 Working with the jurisdictions, identify and analyze key strategic links. Strategic links may be
different from the travel patterns identified by SANDAG's modeling and can be used by a
jurisdiction to channel future development and economic investment.
2.2.5 Identify key Origins/Destinations (O/D) within the study area that may be at too small a scale to
be adequately reflected in the SANDAG model.
2.2.6 Identify key connections between the International Border to locations within the studyarea and
also to key regional destinations. The SANDAG model does not include International Border
crossing data.
2.2.7 Determine if more detailed analysis of travel patterns in study area and focus areas is needed,
and if travel patterns for special sub -markets or trip purposes are adequately reflected in the
available data. Use available market survey data in the analysis.
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Task 2.3, Predict and Analyze Travel Pattern
2.3.1 Analyze information from Task 2.2 to confirm, supplement and enhance the travel patterns
data.
2.3.2 Summarize results and apply validation checks.
2.3.3 Document all technical methods and assumptions in a technical memorandum.
Deliverable:
• Technical Memorandum "Analysis of Travel Patterns"
TASK 3.0 DEVELOP SERVICE, PRIORITY TREATMENT, AND STATION LOCATION
ALTERNATIVES
The purpose of this task is to identify service, priority treatment, and station location alternatives that
can be evaluated using the criteria developed in Task 2.0. The focus of this task will be to identify a
network of Green and Red Car services and a supporting network of Yellow car services on which
Green Car services are particularly dependent. In addition, this task will include identification of the
necessary supporting priority treatments and station locations.
Task 3.1, Identify Universe of Yellow, Red, and Green Car Services
3.1.1 Develop a network diagram that illustrates the key nodes and connections within and outside
the study area. The network diagram should confirm or revise existing or proposed regional
links identified in SANDAG's modeling and the RTP.
3.1.2 Based on the origin/destination and travel pattern data gleaned and developed in Task 3.0, and
the City of Chula Vista's preliminary Yellow and Red Car services map and other information
generated through the City's General Plan Update, identify a universe of Yellow, Red, and
Green Car service options to address travel needs. The routing options should address both
inter- and intra- study area services and should include linkages/transfer opportunities with
existing and proposed services, and connections with study area and regional trip generators
that will ultimately lead toward a network of services that support the Transit First strategy.
Some planning work related to the identification of these routes and network has been
conducted. It will be the responsibility of the consultant to build on the existing work.
Task 3.2, Tier One Alternatives Selection
3.2.1 Prepare presentation boards representing the travel analysis data prepared in Task 3.
3.2.2 Prepare presentation boards illustrating all the alignments under analysis.
3.2.3 Prepare ridership results for the alignments under analysis.
3.2.4 Attendance at up to two alternatives selection meetings
3.2.5 Presentation of data at the meetings
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Task 3.3, Identify Transit Priority Treatment Locations and Options
Transit Priority Measures are an essential element of the Transit First strategy. In this task, the
consultant will be responsible for analysis of appropriate types of priority treatments for Tier One
projects, where they will be located, and general location feasibility and general right-of-way
requirements.
3.3.1 Determine where transit priority treatments are needed to bypass traffic congestion, provide
direct routing, maintain high travel speeds, and enhance service reliability.
3.3.2 Identify standards for transit priority treatments at the identified locations.
3.3.3 Assess the general or relative feasibility of implementing identified priority treatments.
3.3.4 Develop standard drawings depicting typical cross -sections of City of Chula Vista roadways
strowing iiiwrpuration of Yellow, Reu, and Greer' Car lilies in tire City's right oiwway.
Task 3.4, Identify Station Location
3.4.1 Identify potential station locations, taking into consideration existing and future access, walk
and wait environment, and land use integration, including local and regional plans.
3.4.2 Identify Station Requirements/Standards for Tier One Projects
3.4.3 For all proposed stations in newly developing areas, provide standards which identify station
right-of-way requirements, access requirements, pedestrian integration, integration with
existing/future Blue and Green Car services, and front door access. These standards should
address all types of stations, e.g., curbside, median, transit center, etc.
3.4.4 For stations within areas with existing uses, provide suggestions for promoting supportive land
uses near candidate station locations.
3.4.5 Work with the City of Chula Vista on enhanced station design work for Village Two of
Otay Ranch and the Eastern Urban Center.
Task 3.5, Develop Map of Service, Priority Treatment, and Station Location Options
3.5.1 Prepare a "working" map that shows the universe of service options, location, and type of
priority treatments and candidate station locations. Include major transfer points, major trip
generators, and surrounding land uses.
Deliverables:
• Technical Memorandum "Yellow, Red, and Green Car Service Alternatives"
• Technical Memorandum "Tier One Alternative Selection"
• Conceptual maps (displaying proposed services, priority treatments, and station
locations)
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TASK 4.0 RIDERSHIP, CAPITAL, AND OPERATING COST ESTIMATION FOR TIER ONE PLAN
This effort is not meant to be a detailed analysis of ridership forecasts or cost estimations, but rather
an order of magnitude assessment for initial planning purposes. The following analysis should only be
conducted on Tier One projects.
4.1.1 Develop ridership estimation methodology and estimates.
4.1.2 Develop an order of magnitude capital cost estimate for priority treatments, stations, and
vehicle acquisition.
4.1.3 Develbp service plans and operating cost estimates for the Tier One Yellow, Red, and Green
Car service options.
Deliverable:
Technical Memorandum, "Ridership, Operating and Capital Cost Estimates"
TASK 5.0 DEVELOP CONCEPTUAL ENGINEERING/SITE PLANS FOR STATION LOCATIONS
AND PRIORITY TREATMENT IDENTIFIED IN THE TIER ONE PLAN
Task 5.1, Conceptual Enqineering/Site Plans for Stations for. Tier One Projects
5.1.1 Develop conceptual designs for key identified stations. Key stations are identified as those in
areas that have existing uses (Palomar Street and Main Street) and Freeway Commercial in
Otay Ranch, Village Two in Otay Ranch, and the Eastern Urban Center in Otay Ranch.
5.1.2 For station locations with existing uses, identify possible engineering, community, and
environmental issues and constraints. Where constraints are identified, provide suggestions for
mitigation.
Task 5.2, Conceptual Enqineering/Site Plans for Priority Treatments for Tier One Proiects
5.2.1 Conduct conceptual engineering/standards for transit priority treatments identified in the Tier
One Plan.
5.2.2 Determine transit priority treatment right-of-way and technical requirements, including roadway
cross -sections for the Cities of Chula Vista within areas with existing land uses (Palomar Street
and Main Street).
5.2.3 Estimate capital costs of identified priority treatments.
5.2.4 Identify environmental constraints of identified priority measures within areas with existing land
uses.
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Deliverables:
• Conceptual engineering and station site plans
• Conceptual transit priority treatment engineering plans
• Technical memorandum summarizing right-of-way requirements, technical requirements,
vehicle guidance system analysis, environmental constraints, capital cost estimates, and
cost/benefit/trade-off analysis
TASK 6.0 DEVELOP SUPPORTING GREEN CAR NETWORK PLAN
The purpose of this task is to develop a supporting Green Car network that will complement the plan
developed in Task 5.0. This will involve reviewing the Red and Yellow Car services developed as well
as the existing Blue Car system of services and supplementing it with new Green Car routings that
support the proposed Yellow, Red, and Blue Car system.
6.1.1 Develop a Green Car system of services for the Bayfront and the Eastern Urban Center.
6.1.2 Detail where transfer opportunities will occur.
6.1.3 Develop an order of magnitude estimate of operating/capital cost, ridership, and service levels.
Deliverable:
• Technical Memorandum, " Green Car Network Plan" including ridership, operating, and
capital cost estimates
TASK 7.0 DEVELOP SOUTH BAY TRANSIT FIRST TIER ONE PLAN
This task would present and combine the results of Tasks 4 through 6 in a comprehensive report
detailing the Tier One Plan for Yellow, Red, and Green services for the South Bay Transit First
Network Plan. It is intended that this plan would provide the basis for projects in the RTP.
A separate report addressing the recommendations for land use changes and/or land use justification
for site selection of stations will be prepared and will include the relationship to applicable local and
regional plans.
Deliverables:
• Draft South Bay Transit First Plan
• Transit Supportive Land Use Integration Strategies
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TASK 8.0 DEVELOP PHASING/IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
MTDB and SANDAG will be developing a strategy to guide the phasing of the Transit First projects. It
is expected that the consultant will organize the proposed projects in accordance with the phasing
strategy. It is anticipated that the consultant would prepare a draft South Bay Phasing/Implementation
Plan that identifies the following:
• Segment/Links and timeline for implementation
• Service Level phasing
• Priority Treatment Phasing
• Station Phasing
• Land Use Development Phasing
• Network of services for near-, mid-, and long-term projects
• Ridership, Capital, and Operating Cost Estimates
• Interim short-term service options concurrent with new development
This plan would identify assumptions and issues associated with each phase, develop a schedule for
each phase that graphically depicts activities and timeline, and develop a cost benefit analysis. The
phasing pian may also identify projects for early implementation.
Deliverable:
• Draft South Bay Transit First Phasing/Implementation Plan
TASK 9.0 AGENCY COORDINATION AND PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT
The consultant shall participate fully at each stage of public outreach. The consultant shall assist with
outreach to various elected officials/staff, community and neighborhood organizations, business
organizations, property owners, and other stakeholders and interested parties. MTDB shall direct and
approve all contacts with elected officials/staff and the media. The consultant shall take and record
detailed notes of comments and concerns raised at all community workshops and public meetings, and
shall provide minutes of meetings, including issues raised and actions required.
Task 9.1 Internal Coordination Meetings
9.1.1 The consultant shall be available for meetings as needed and for purposes of this RFP,
according to the following assumptions:
Project Status Meetings
Informal Project Meetings
Project Briefings
Initial Agency Meeting
30 meetings (two times per month for 15 months)
10 meetings
5 meetings
1 meeting
9.1.2 Project Status Meetings will require preparation of agenda, budget, and schedule update as
agreed upon, and presentation items relevant to agenda (two times per month).
9.1.3 Informal Project Meetings will require minimal advance preparation of graphics specific to the
meeting (up to ten meetings).
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9.1.4 Project Briefings will require minimal advance preparation of graphics specific to the meeting
(up to five meetings).
9.1.5 The consultant shall organize and conduct an initial Agency Information Meeting at MTDB. The
purpose of the meeting shall be to review data, project schedule, work tasks, solicit input, and
discuss issues. The consultant shall prepare an informational briefing package for the meeting
identifying key transportation statistics, demographic data, and information on how to access
the computerized Project Folder.
9.1.6 The consultant shall work in conjunction with the City of Chula Vista's General Plan staff and
consultants, MTDB, and SANDAG to formulate and establish a coordinated and complementary
plan and schedule for project coordination and public outreach.
9.1.7 The consultant shall create a public outreach plan and work in conjunction with the impacted
agencies. The consultant shall prepare the Project Folder in advance of the initial Agency
Information Meeting and provide information on how to access the folder at this meeting.
9:11.8 OiriguirTg review shall be -maintained ed with key agencies i iruughout-ihe-stuiiy� rased tin -issue
and concerns identified. The consultant shall be responsible for providing minutes of inter-
agency meetings, documenting issues discussed, and providing follow-up on action items.
Task 9.2, Public and Board/Council Meetings
9.2.1 Consultant will assist with preparation and participate in formal community and public meetings,
which may require limited special graphics preparation (up to ten meetings). The consultant
shall work with the study partners to organize and conduct community -meetings, which shall be
held within the boundaries of the project area. The meetings shall be held during hours that
provide the greatest accessibility of attendance for community residents and stakeholders. The
intent of the meetings shall be to review the purpose and need for the project, present study
alternatives and evaluation results, solicit community input and dialogue regarding the
alternatives and evaluation.
9.2.2 Consultant will assist with preparation (including developing PowerPoint presentations) for
formal MTD Executive Committee and Board meetings, City Council Meetings, and meetings
with council representatives from the impacted cities.
Task 9.3, Communications Materials
9.3.1 Written Materials. The consultant shall prepare initial drafts of all written materials, including
newsletters, fact sheets, meeting notices and invitations, display ads, and press releases to
MTDB for review, editing, and final development, prior to inclusion in the Project Folder. MTDB
shall be responsible for final layout, graphic presentations, printing, and postage of the written
outreach materials.
9.3.2 Graphic Presentation Materials. The consultant shall have strong graphics capabilities, and shall
prepare graphic materials, as needed, for presentations of technical issues,_ including handout
sheets, PowerPoint presentations, presentation boards, slides, and overhead transparencies.
The format for graphic presentation of materials may include chart tables, aerial oblique and plan
photo images, montages, and/or renderings that clearly convey the character of the project
alternatives. The presentation graphics are expected to include, but not be limited to, maps and
other illustrations describing the analysis relating to major community issues.
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9.3.3 Electronic Outreach/Information Materials. The consultant shall work with MTDB Planning and
Information Systems staff to evaluate and develop the most effective means for distributing
information and receiving comments via the Internet. Potential methods for carrying out this
objective will include providing an electronic version of the study documents and products for
public review through the use of MTDB's World Wide Web home page (www.sdcommute.com),
the creation of a Web page specific to this study, or on a lesser scale, providing an e-mail address
for submission of public comments. The consultant shall be responsible for setting up and
administering this electronic outreach program. Consultants are encouraged to propose staff and
subconsultants with extensive experience in the South Bay Corridor study areas.
Deliverable:
• Community Participation Plan and Schedule
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Enclosures: Exhibit 1, Transit Works Report
Exhibit 2, Transit First Fact Sheet
Exhibit 3, MTD Board Agenda Item No. 15 dated 6/14/01
Exhibit 4, MTD Board Agenda Item No. 30 dated 7/12/01
Exhibit 5, Article "Transit First: A New Vision for Transit in San Diego"
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WHEREAS, Fire kills 3,500 to 4,000 people in the United States each year and 80 to 85% of all
fire deaths occur in the home; and
WHEREAS, Taking simple safety precautions, such as identifying and removing everyday home
fire hazards, can help prevent the majority of home fires and home fire deaths; and
WHEREAS, Developing a home fire escape plan, with two ways out of each room and an outside
meeting place, and practicing it twice a year with every member of the household,
are critical to escaping a fire safely; and
WHEREAS, The nonprofit NFPA (National Fire Protection Association) has been the official
sponsor of Fire Prevention Week for 80 years, the 2002 Fire Prevention Week theme,
"Team Up for Fire Safetyr motivates children and families to work together to
conduct a home hazard hunt, develop and practice a home fire escape plan, and
install and test smoke alarms; and
WHEREAS, NFPA dedicates "Team Up for Fire Safety" to the hundreds of firefighters who so
valiantly gave their lives to save others in 2001, especially on September 11; and
WHEREAS, The fire service of National City is committed to the safety of life and property from
the devastating effects of fire; and
WHEREAS, The members of the fire service are joined by other concerned citizens
of National City, as well as other emergency service providers and safety
advocates, businesses, schools, service clubs, and organizations in their
fire safety efforts.
I, George Waters, Mayor of the City of National City, do hereby proclaim the week of
October 6-12, 2002, as:
Fire Prevention Week
jy This week commemorates the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, which killed more than
' 250 persons, left 100,000 homeless, and destroyed more than 17,400 buildings, and
service as the motivating force to bring the people of National City together to build
a safer community.
I call upon the people of the City of National City to "Team Up for Fire Safety" by
participate in fire prevention activities at home, work, and school, and to take the
steps needed to make their home and families safe from fire.
IN WITNESS HEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the City
of National City be affixed this 1st day of October 2002.
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WHEREAS, Under the leadership of former San Diego Charger Miles McPherson, Miles Ahead
Ministries in collaboration with Iglesia Evangelica Bethel is hosting the 5th Annual
Christmas Outreach, "Toys for Joy," on December 13, 2002; and
WHEREAS, This toy drive reaches out to our community, helping thousands of families who are
unable to financially meet all the needs of their loved one. These families are also left
with little or no means to provide gifts or toys for their children at Christmas time; and
WHEREAS, Toys for Joy community outreach continues to grow each year. Last year 3,000 attended,
and this year 4,000 are anticipated. This growth comes in part from the help and
generosity of businesses and organizations; and
WHEREAS, Toys for Joy brings joy to the less fortunate in our community during the Holiday Season
and this year the event will be held at the Iglesia Evangelica Bethel Church, 1200 E. 8th
Street in National City.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE H. WATERS, Mayor of the City of National City,
do hereby proclainm December 13, 2002 as:
"TOYS FOR JOY DAY"
in National City.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the City of National
City to be affixed this 1s' day of October 2002.
George IL Waters, Mayor
Office of the Mayor
1243 National City Blvd., National City, CA 91950 (619) 336-4526
George H. Waters - Mayor
SEPTEMBER 19, 2002
TO: COUNCILMEMBERS
FROM: MAYOR WATERS
SUBJECT: SWEETWATER AUTHORITY BOARD
We currently have one vacancy on the Sweetwater Authority Board. Ms. Alethea
Pruitt has been interviewed by the City Council and would like to be considered
for appointment. I recommend we appoint Ms. Pruitt to the Sweetwater Authority
Board.
This item will be placed on the Council Agenda for the meeting of Tuesday,
October 1, 2002.
GEORGH. WATERS
MAYOR
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Office of the Mayor
1243 National City Blvd.,National City, CA 91950 (619) 336-4526
George H. Waters - Mayor
September 19, 2002
Mr. Carlos Carrillo
3421 Eleanor Place
National City, CA 91950
—SECOND NOTICE
Dear Mr. Carrillo:
This letter is to notify you that in order to be considered for appointment to one of
our City's Boards and Commissions, you are required by City policy to appear
before the City Council for an interview.
You are, therefore, requested to appear for consideration for appointment at our
Council meeting on Tuesday, October 1, 2002 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council
Chambers.
If you are unable to attend, please contact my office immediately. Your prompt
attention to this matter is greatly appreciated.
Sincerely,
GEORG H. WATERS
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George H. Waters - Mayor
SEPTEMBER 18, 2002
TO:
FROM:
SUBJECT:
COUNCILMEMBERS
MAYOR GEORGE H. WATERS
SENIOR CITIZENS ADVISORY BOARD
We currently have (4) vacancies in the Senior Citizens
Murphy's term on the above -subject board expired on
requesting consideration for reappointment.
If there are no objections, I recommend we reappoint
Citizens Advisory Board. This item will be placed on
meeting of October 1, 2002.
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August 30, 2002 and she is
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City of National City, California
COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT
MEETING DATE October 1, 2002
*Refer to Items #17-22
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AGENDA ITEM NO.
ITEM TITLE PUBLIC HEARING - CONSIDERATION OF ADOPTION OF VARIOUS
CALIFORNIA AND UNIFORM CODES RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION AND
MAINTENANCE OF STRUCTURES BY REFERENCE
PREPARED BY Kathie n rees, DEPARTMENT Building and Safety
EXPLANATION
State law requires that the new edition of the codes becomes effective on November 1, 2002 which is 180
days after publication by the State Building Standards Commission. On this date the 2001 edition of Title
24 must be enforced at the local level. The local adoption allows the City to amend the codes adopted by
the State Building Standards Commission, however state law requires that any changes made to the
technical provisions of the codes must be justified as "reasonably necessary because of local climatic,
geological, or topographical conditions." Administrative provisions of the codes may be amended
without such findings.
The Advisory and Appeals Board at its September 23, 2002 meeting recommended that the City Council
adopt the codes and local amendments.
Environmental Review X N/A
Financial Statement
N/A
Account No.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Conduct the public hearing and, if appropriate, adopt the ordinances.
BOARD / COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
N/A
ATTACHMENTS ( Listed Below )
Related Staff Report
Advisory and Appeals Board Resolutions 02-1 and 02-2
Resolution No.
A-200 (9/80)
City of National City
Building and Safety Department
1243 National City Blvd., National City, CA 91950-4301
(619) 336-4210 Fax: (619) 336-4217
DATE: September 5, 2002
TO: Advisory and Appeals Board
FROM: Kathleen Trees, Director
Building and Safety Department
SUBJECT: Recommendations for Adoption of the Triennial Editions of the Model
Construction Codes and Amendments to Titles 15 of the National
City Municipal Code
This memorandum provides the Advisory and Appeals Board with a brief over -view of
the most significant technical changes to the 2001 editions of the various model codes
that the Advisory and Appeals Board will be recommending for adoption by the City
Council. Copies of the codes are on file in the Building and Safety Department.
State law requires that the City of National City adopt the same model codes as the State
of California and limit technical amendments to those necessitated due to local
topographical, geographical, or climatic conditions. Specific findings regarding local
technical amendments must be made by the local jurisdiction and filed with the
Department of Housing and Community Development. State law does not restrict local
amendments to the administrative provisions of the codes. In order to simplify
construction in National City, staff is recommending that the model codes be adopted
with minimal revision.
This year the California Building Standards Commission chose not to adopt the
International Family of Codes developed by the International Codes Conference that
ICBO is a member of. They chose instead to retain the 1997 UBC and adopt the 2000
Uniform Codes developed by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical
Officials and the National Fire Protection Association.
In the past the City has chosen to amend the administrative provisions of each of the
codes. This year the code adoption will include a chapter that addresses the changes that
are common to the administrative provisions of all of the model codes. This will make
the adoption process much easier in subsequent years.
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2001 California Building Code (Attachment A)
Attachment A is a draft ordinance adopting the 2001 California Building Code. During
this cycle of code adoptions the State Building Standards Commission has chosen to
continue using the 1997 Uniform Code as the model code rather than adopt the 2000
International Building Code published by ICBO and ICC. This will be the first time in
many years that the State has not adopted the most current code. The seismic provisions
we will be using will not be the most current. No changes have been made to the base
code. Any changes are in the State amendments.
Also tew is earthquake design chapter. This code change has been under development
since 1993 by the Structural Engineers Association of California Seismology Committee.
2001 California Plumbing Code (Attachment B)
Attachment B is the draft ordinance adopting the 2001 California Plumbing Code
(C.P.C.). The 2001 CPC has not changed significantly. The State has decided not to allow
the use of PEX water piping allowed in the 2000 Uniform Plumbing Code, which is the
base code of the 2001 CPC.
The proposed amendments regarding permit expiration and renewal reflect similar
amendments approved previously by the Advisory and Appeals Board and have worked
well in National City. The amendments include reference to National City Municipal
Code requirements pertaining to notices and orders and appeals.
2001 California Electrical Code (Attachment C)
The 2001 California Electrical Code (C.E.C.) contains new requirements for bedrooms.
Each bedroom is required to have arc -fault circuit -interrupter (AFCI) protection. This is
a new type of protective device which is intended to reduce the number of fires by
combining wire thermal protection with the mitigation of arcing effects in damaged
wiring. Other changes to the code are mostly clarifications of existing language.
The proposed amendments regarding permit expiration and renewal reflect similar
amendments approved previously by the Advisory and Appeals Board and have worked
well in National City. The amendments include reference to National City Municipal
Code requirements pertaining to notices and orders and appeals.
2001 California Mechanical Code (Attachment D)
The majority of code changes made were editorial in the 2001 California Mechanical
Code (C.M.C.). The changes were necessary to clean up the inconsistencies created by
the common code format. No substantial technical code changes are incorporated into the
2001 C.M.C.
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The proposed amendments regarding permit expiration and renewal reflect similar
amendments approved previously by the Advisory and Appeals Board and have worked
well in National City. The amendments include reference to National City Municipal
Code requirements pertaining to notices and orders and appeals.
2000 Uniform Swimming Pool, Spa and Hot Tub Code (Attachment E)
The State of California does not adopt this code and accordingly, there are no limitations
on local amendments. There are no substantial changes to the 1997 Uniform Swimming
Pool, Spa and Hot Tub Code. The proposed administrative amendments to the code are
designed to bring the code into conformance with the administrative provisions of other
model codes adopted by the City of National City as well as the administrative provisions
of the National City Municipal Code. The barrier requirements are again modified to
comply with the state standards.
RECOMMENDATION
It is the recommendation of this report that the Advisory and Appeals Board adopt
Resolution No. 02-2 (Attachment F) recommending that the City Council adopt Volumes
I and II of the 2001 California Building Code, the 2001 California Plumbing Code, the
2001 California Electrical Code, the 2001 California Mechanical Code, and the 2000
Uniform Swimming Pool, Spa and Hot Tub Code; with amendments to Title 15 of the
National City Municipal Code as contained in Attachments A through E of this report.
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City of National City
Fire Department
333 E. 16th St, National City, CA 91950-4507
Phone: (619) 336-4550 Fax: (619) 336-4562
DATE: September 5, 2002
TO: Advisory and Appeals Board
FROM: Donald Condon, Battalion Chief / Fire Marshal
SUBJECT: Recommendations for Adoption of the California Fire Code 2001 edition
and Amendments to Tiles 15 of the National City Municipal Code
This memorandum provides the Advisory and Appeals Board with a brief over -view of
the most significant technical changes to the 2001 California Fire Code that the Advisory
and Appeals Board will be recommending for adoption by the City Council. A copy of
the code is on file at the Fire Department.
State law requires that the City of National City adopt the same model codes as the State
of California and limit technical amendments to those necessitated due to local
topographical, geographical, or climatic conditions. Specific findings regarding local
technical amendments must be made by the local jurisdiction and filed with the
Department of Housing and Community Development. State law does not restrict local
amendments to the administrative provisions of the codes. In order to simplify
construction in National City, staff is recommending that the code be adopted with
minimal revisions.
California Fire Code
There have been multiple Articles and Sections, which have received language revisions.
These revisions address issues as simplistic as condensing the information and language
clean up, to addressing new standards being utilized.
The following are a few changes, which have occurred, in the Fire Code:
Article 10, has been rewritten to adequately address Automatic Fire Sprinkler System for
R-1 occupancies. Sprinkler System requirements for apartment units has been rewritten
to adjust the number of dwelling units requiring sprinkler systems from the current 16 or
more dwelling units to the new requirement of 5 or more dwelling units. Hotels also
received a reduction in guest rooms form the current number of 20 guest rooms or more
down to 6 guest rooms or more, there was a modification made to the requirements for
congregate residence from the current 20 occupant load down to the new requirement of
11 occupants or more. This change is designed to greatly increase the safety factor and
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the ability of residence and guests to evacuate the area of a structure, which may have
become involved in fire. This change is also designed to aid in the reduction of property
and content loss, by containing the fire to the area of origin.
Article 12, section 1206 address the issue of Emergency Escapes. This section was
modified to address the needs of the local Fire Departments to have the ability to rapidly
gain access to a structure equipped with bars, grilles, gates or similar devices. The
revised section requires that these devices be equipped with an approved release device
for use by the fire department only, on the exterior side for the purpose of fire department
emergency access, when required by the authority having jurisdiction. This same section
also addresses when windows on group R, division 1 hotel occupancies may be restricted
to a maximum opening of 4 inches.
Article 26, dealing with Bowling Alleys. The Article has been completely removed from
the Fire Code. The regulations contained in this Article have been redistributed in other
Articles of the Fire Code dealing with the specific issues.
Article 86 is a completely new article. This article was established to address required
need for a Fire Protection Plan within a declared Urban-Wildland Interface area.
RECOMMENDATION
It is the recommendation of the National City Fire Marshal that the Advisory and Appeals
Board adopt Resolution No. 02-1, adopting the California Fire Code 2001 edition and
amendments to Title 15 of the National City Municipal Code.
RESOLUTION 02-1
A RESOLUTION OF THE ADVISORY AND APPEALS BOARD OF THE CITY OF
NATIONAL CITY RECOMMENDING ADOPTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
2001 CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE VOLUME 1 AND CERTAIN AMENDMENTS TO
TITLE 15.28 OF THE NATIONAL CITY MUNICIPAL CODE
WHEREAS, the Advisory and Appeals Board of the City of National City at its meeting
of September 23, 2002, after proper notification, conducted a hearing to consider the
recommended amendments to the 2001 California Fire Code Volume 1, and certain amendments
to Title 1 i.28 of the National City Municipal Code, which are utilized by the Engineering
Department; and
WHEREAS, the technical amendments are necessary due to the uniqueness of the local
climate, topography and geography; and
WHEREAS, the administrative amendments are necessary to facilitate the administration
and enforcement of the codes and to assure compatibility with other codes and ordinances of the
City; and
WHEREAS, after review and discussion, the Board determined that the amendments
submitted be approved and forwarded to the City Council with a recommendation for adoption
by the City Council.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Advisory and Appeals Board
recommends approval of the code amendments as submitted, and that such amendments be
adopted by the City Council.
PASSED and ADOPTED the 23`d day of September 2002.
Ray e, Chairman
ATTEST:
Don Condon„ Fire Marshal
APPROVE P L T01 FORM:
Rudolph Ira. ecky, Senior Assistant City Atttrney
RESOLUTION 02-2
A RESOLUTION OF THE ADVISORY AND APPEALS BOARD OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL
CITY RECOMMENDING ADOPTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF VOLUMES I AND II OF THE
2001 EDITION OF THE CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE, THE 2001 CALIFORNIA PLUMBING
CODE, THE 2001 CALIFORNIA ELECTRICAL CODE, THE 2001 CALIFORNIA MECHANICAL
CODE AND THE 2000 UNIFORM SWIMMING POOL, SPA AND HOT TUB CODE AND CERTAIN
AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 15 OF THE NATIONAL CITY MUNICIPAL CODE
WHEREAS, the Advisory and Appeals Board of the City of National City at its meeting of September
23, 2002 after proper notification, conducted a hearing to consider the recommended amendments to
Volumes I and II of the 2001 Edition of the Califnornia Building Code, the 2001 California Plumbing Code,
the 2001California Mechanical Code, the 2001 California Electrical Code, the 2000 Uniform Swimming
Pool, Spa and Hot Tub Code and Title 15 of the National City Municipal Code, which are utilized by the
Building and Safety Department; and
WHEREAS, the administrative amendments are necessary to facilitate the administration and
enforcement of the codes and to assure compatibility with other codes and ordinances of the City; and
WHEREAS, after review and discussion, the Board determined that the amendments submitted be
approved and forwarded to the City Council with a recommendation for adoption by the City Council.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Advisory and Appeals Board recommends that
Volumes I and II of the 2001 California Building Code, the 2001 California Plumbing Code, the 2001
California Electrical Code, the 2001 California Mechanical Code, and the 2000 Uniform Swimming Pool and
Hot Tub Code with amendments to Titles 15 of the National City Municipal Code as submitted be adopted by
the City Council.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 23`d day of September 2002.
ATTEST:
Kathln S. Trees
Director of Building and Safety
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1.. Adopting Volumes I and II pf'the California'Btuilding Code,-2001 Edition, amending
certain sections and adopting Appendix Chapters 9,10,12(Division IIA),15, 31(Division
III) and 34(Division III); provide s for elation thereof an amending Ordi-
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Iic°`hearings after the hour of 6470 p.m. Tuesday ?ct®ber 1,, 2002, in the City Council
Chambers, National City, California,to;consider the f( i n ordinances:
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amending Ordinance 99-2162 and Chapter15.22 to the:National City Municipal code re-
lating to swimming pools, spas and
ordinances listed, above_ were gived_,a first reading by title only at the regular meet -
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revisions of Government Cofie Sections 25124 and 36933 providing for publica-
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died at the Council; Meeting. of, October 1, 2002.
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d: September 17, 2002
City of National City, California
COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT
,MEETING DATE October 1, 2002
*Refer to Item #16
AGENDA ITEM NO. 2
i ITEM TITLE PUBLIC HEARING —AMENDMENT TO TITLE 18 OF THE NATIONAL CITY
MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING TOBACCO SPECIALTY SHOPS AND MINIMUM AREA FOR
AUTOMOBILE SALES LOTS AND AUTOMOBILE AND TRUCK REPAIR ESTABLISHMENTS
(CASE FILE NO. A-2001-1)
PREPARED BY Steve Ray DEPARTMENT Planning
EXPLANATION
The attached report explains proposed Code regulations for tobacco specialty shops, as
requested by City Council, as well as changes to clarify the existing minimum area requirements for
automobile sales lots and automobile and truck repair establishments.
Environmental Review X N/A
Financial Statement
N/A
>STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Approve the proposed amendments. ig
Approved By:
Finance Director
Account No.
BOARD / COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
The Planning Commission recommended approval of the proposed Code changes.
Vote: Ayes - Valderrama, Flores, Parra, Baca, Reynolds, Graham; Nays - Ungab
ATITAMIPAP,roWeSct iftaw 1
2. Findings
3. Draft Ordinance
4. Notice of Exemption
A-200 (999)
Resolution No.
Report on Proposed Changes
A. Tobacco Specialty Shops
The Land Use Code permits tobacco specialty shops in all commercial zones except Tourist
Commercial (CT) and Automotive Commercial (CA). No Conditional Use Permit is needed.
Cigarettes Cheaper, located in Sweetwater Square Shopping Center near Sweetwater High,
generated complaints from the community shortly after it was established. After a review of how
the business was permitted, the City Council requested that distance limitations be considered
that would prohibit tobacco specialty shops near schools and other areas where youth congregate.
Council also asked that a time limit be established on how long the business could remain at its
location.
The attached draft amendment would prohibit a tobacco specialty shop from within 1000 feet
from specific facilities where children and youth congregate. It also would set a five year limit
after which time Cigarettes Cheaper would need to close down.
The proposed distance requirements are consistent with current regulations for the sale and
display of tobacco products in other retail stores. Chapter 9.38 of the Municipal Code restricts
the sale, display and promotion of tobacco products to minors. Section 9.38.040 prohibits
displays containing tobacco products, as well as any tobacco advertising, within two feet of any
candy, snack or non-alcoholic beverage displays inside businesses within 1,000 feet from a
school, playground, recreation center or facility, childcare center or library.
The proposed distance restriction would not entirely prohibit tobacco specialty shops from
locating in the City. The City Attorney has cautioned that an ordinance with this effect would
probably not be legal.
At the Planning Commission held a hearing one Commissioner opposed the proposal. He
commented that the sale of tobacco was a matter for Police regulation and that tobacco specialty
shops should not be regulated any differently from other stores. The Commission received no
public testimony.
B. Minimum Area for Automobile Sales Lots and Automobile and Truck Repair
Establishments
Chapter 18.16 of the Land Use Code, which addresses commercial zones, requires a minimum
area of 10,000 square feet for automobile sales lots. Automobile and truck repair establishments
must have a minimum lot size of 7,500 square feet, as specified in Chapter 18.18 concerning
manufacturing zones.
Both automobile sales lots and automobile and truck repair establishments are permitted uses in
Light and Medium Manufacturing zones (ML, MLR and MM) as well as in Heavy and Medium
Commercial zones (CM and CH). Staff has, over the years, administratively applied the
minimum area standards apply to each use regardless of the zone where proposed.
The proposed changes would clarify that the minimum area standards for both automobile sales
lots and automobile and truck repair establishments apply in manufacturing as well as in
commercial zones where the uses are permitted. This would be consistent with past
administrative practices and would support on -going City efforts to avoid problems of vehicles
parked on the street, and to maintain more space for on -site storage and realize higher quality
operations.
RECOMMENDED FINDING FOR APPROVAL
The Recommended Code Amendment is consistent with the General Plan for the following
reasons.
• Distance requirements for a tobacco specialty shop will limit this use from locating near
schools, libraries, parks, recreational facilities and child care centers, with which it is
incompatible, and General Plan policy calls for careful review of uses which may not be
compatible with adjoining areas.
• The provision for termination of a lawfully established tobacco specialty store which
becomes nonconforming on the effective date of this Ordinance carries out General Plan
policy that encourages the removal or relocation of uses that are incompatible with
surrounding properties.
• Minimum area requirements for automobile sales lots in the manufacturing zones and for
automobile and truck repair establishments in the commercial zones is consistent with the
same requirements for the uses where allowed in other zones and needed to ensure adequate
area for on -site parking and storage of vehicles, and the standards need to apply to the
specific use rather than solely to the zone they are located in, in order to avoid potentially
negative effects on adjoining areas. The proposed changes are consistent with the General
Plan's Economic Development policies to encourage standards that support compatibility
with adjacent land uses and strengthening of the overall business environment.
ORDINANCE NO. 2002 —
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY
AMENDING TITLE 18 OF THE NATIONAL CITY MUNICIPAL CODE
REGARDING TOBACCO SPECIALTY SHOPS AND MINIMUM AREA
FOR AUTOMOBILE SALES LOTS AND AUTOMOBILE
AND TRUCK REPAIR ESTABLISHMENTS
APPLICANT: CITY OF NATIONAL CITY
CASE FILE NO. A-2001-1
BE IT ORDAINED that the City Council of the City of National City, California
does hereby ordain as follows:
Section 1. That Appendix D of the Land Use Code be amended as follows:
• Replace "Tobacco Shop" with "Tobacco Specialty Shop", a Typical Permitted Use in
Use Groups 17 and 18.
Section 2. That Section 18.16.196 be added to the Land Use Code to read as follows:
18.16.196 Tobacco Specialty Shop. "Tobacco Specialty Shop" means any business,
the primary use of which is the sale of tobacco products or tobacco related paraphernalia. A
business shall be determined a tobacco specialty shop when more than 40 percent of its retail
floor area is devoted to the display and sales of tobacco products and/or paraphernalia.
Section 3.
That Section 18.16.197 be added to the Land Use Code to read as follows:.
18.16.197 Distance requirement for Tobacco Specialty Shops. A. "Tobacco
Specialty Shop", where permitted pursuant to Appendix D of the Land Use Code, shall not be
located within 1000 feet of any school, playground, recreation center or facility, childcare center
or library in the City of National City.
B. A use lawfully existing on the effective date of this section which is rendered
nonconforming by the provisions of this section may be continued for a period of not more than
five (5) years from said effective date, and shall thereafter be terminated, provided that:
1. The use shall not be extended or expanded either on the same or adjoining
property.
2. If the use existing at the time this section takes effect is thereafter discontinued
for six (6) months or more, any future use of the property shall conform with the provisions of
this section.
C. The owner or operator of a use rendered nonconforming by the provisions of this
section may apply to the city council for an extension of the time upon which said use must be
terminated. The application for extension shall be governed by the hearing and notice provisions
of Chapter 18.130. The city council, after conducting a public hearing may, by resolution, deny
the extension or grant an extension equal to or less than applied for, when it concludes that the
strict application of the provisions of this section would be unreasonable as to a particular use,
that strict application of the provisions of this section would create a hardship upon the owner or
operator which was not brought about by an act of the owner or operator, and
Ordinance No. 2002 —
Page 2
the hardship resulting from strict application of the provisions of this section outweighs any
detriment to the public caused by granting an extension of time.
In making a determination as to granting or denying extensions of time, the city council
shall consider any evidence presented as to the following matters, but not limited thereto:
1. Age, condition and physical characteristics of the use;
2. Location;
3. Remaining economic life;
4. Depreciation treatment for income tax purposes;
5. Investment in use;
6. Monopoly or advantage resulting from fact that similar new uses are prohibited;
7. Cost to discontinue use.
D. A copy of the resolution made by the city council under subsection C shall be
mailed to the applicant.
final.
E. The decision of the city council upon an application for extension of time shall be
Section 4. That Section 18.16.209 be added to read as follows:
18.16.209 Automobile and truck repair service establishments. Automobile and truck
repair service establishments shall have a minimum lot area of seven thousand five hundred
square feet.
Section 5. That Section 18.18.114 be added to read as follows:
18.18.114 Automobile sales lots. Lots used for the sale of automobiles, trucks,
recreational vehicles or other similar vehicles shall have a minimum of ten thousand square feet.
Section 6. That the City Council finds that the proposed Code Amendment, which
addresses tobacco specialty shops and minimum area for automobile sales lots and automobile
and truck repair establishments, is consistent with the City's General Plan for the following
reasons.
• Distance requirements for tobacco specialty shops will limit this use from locating nea.'
schools, libraries, parks, recreational facilities and child care centers, with which it is incompatible,
and General Plan policy calls for careful review of uses which may not be compatible with
adjoining areas.
• The provision for termination of a lawfully established tobacco specialty store which
becomes nonconforming on the effective date of this Ordinance carries out General Plan policy that
encourages the removal or relocation of uses that are incompatible with surrounding properties.
• Minimum area requirements for automobile sales lots in the Manufacturing Zones and
for automobile and truck repair establishments in the Commercial Zones is consistent with the same
requirements for the uses where allowed in other Zones and needed to ensure adequate area for on -
site parking and storage of vehicles, and the standards need to apply to the specific use rather than
solely to the Zone they are located in, in order to avoid potentially negative effects on adjoining
areas. The proposed changes are consistent with General Plan's Economic Development policies to
encourage standards that support compatibility with adjacent land uses and strengthening of the
overall business environment.
Section 7. That the proposed amendment is exempt from the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), on the basis that there is no possibility that the proposal will
have a significant environmental effect, since the amendment will not modify any zoning
designations and will not result in an increase of intensity of use for any property.
PASSED and ADOPTED this day of , 2002.
George H. Waters, Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Michael R. Dalla, City Clerk
George H. Eiser, III
City Attorney
TO:
City of National City
Planning Department
1243 National City Blvd., National City, CA 91950 (619) 336-4310
ROGER G. POST - DIRECTOR
NOTICE OF EXEMPTION
County Clerk
County of San Diego
P.O. Box 1750
11600 Pacific Highway, Room 260
San Diego, CA 92112
Project Title: A-2001-1
Project Location: Commercial and Manufacturing Zones
Contact Person: Steve Ray Phone Number: (619) 336-4310
Description of Nature, Purpose and Beneficiaries of Project: Amendment to Title 18 of the
National City Municipal Code regarding tobacco specialty shops and minimum area for
automobile sales lots and automobile sales and repair establishments
Applicant Name and Address:
City of National City Planning Department
1243 National City Boulevard
National City, CA 91950
Telephone Number: (619)-336-4319
Exempt Status:
❑ Statutory Exemption. (State type and Section No., if applicable)
L Categorical Exemption. Class _, Section (Definition)
❑ Not a project as defined in Section 15378 of CEQA
® Not subject to CEQA (Sec. 15061b3)
Reasons why project is exempt: There is no possibility that the proposal will have significant
environmental effect, since the amendment will not modify any zoning designations and will not
result in an increase of intensity of use for any property.
Date:
Steve Ray
Principal Planner
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..iEETING DATE
City of National City, California
COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT
October 1, 2002
AGENDA ITEM NO. 3
(-ITEM TITLE RESOLUTION APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE RECORDATION OF AN
ENCROACHMENT AGREEMENT WITH THRIFTY OIL COMPANY FOR THE INSTALLATION OF TWO
GROUNDWATER MONITORING WELLS AT 1139 HARBISON AVENUE AND NATIONAL CITY
PROPERTY
PREPARED BY James Slade DEPARTMENT
Public Works/Engineering
EXPLANATION
Thrifty Oil Company, the owners of the property located at 1139 Harbison Avenue, and HydroGeo
Consultants, are seeking an encroachment agreement to install two groundwater monitoring wells within
the public right-of-way on Harbison Avenue north of Plaza Boulevard. The wells are needed to monitor
for the potential presence of Total Recoverable Petroleum Hydrocarbon (TRPH) and minimize the impact
on soil and groundwater. Monitoring is required by the County of San Diego, Department of
Environmental Health, Site Assessment and Mitigation Division.
The installation and well monitoring shall be performed by HydroGeo. The proposed monitoring wells will
be constructed of a two and a four inch PVC pipe casing placed in a sand, bentonite grout and cement
seal within a three feet diameter boring. Total well depth will be fifty feet and one hundred feet
respectively. Traffic rated flush surface well covers with overlocking slip caps will be installed.
A Faithful Performance bond in the amount of $2,000 has been posted with the City of National City as a
security for prompt completion of well drilling installation, removal abandonment and all appurtenant
operations including subsequent street resurfacing, restripping, and any required well -head adjustment.
( Environmental Review x N/A
Financial Statement
None
Approved By:
Finance Director
Account No.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Adopt the Resolution
BOARD / COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
N/A
2002-146
ATTACHMENTS ( Listed Below) Resolution No.
1. Resolution
2. Encroachment Agreement
3. Site Plan
4. Monitoring Well Construction Detail
A-200 (9r99(
RESOLUTION NO. 2002 — 146
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY
AUTHORIZING THE RECORDATION OF
AN ENCROACHMENT AGREEMENT WITH
THRIFTY OIL COMPANY FOR INSTALLATION OF
TWO GROUNDWATER MONITORING WELLS
AT 1139 HARBISON AVENUE AND
NATIONAL CITY PROPERTY
WHEREAS, on October 1, 2002, the matter of an encroachment permit was
presented to the City Council by the applicant Thrifty Oil Company for the installation of two
groundwater monitoring wells within the public right-of-way on Harbison Avenue north of Plaza
Boulevard; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has received the report and recommendation of the
Engineering Department; and
WHEREAS, the applicant has executed an Encroachment Agreement with the City
of National City agreeing to comply with all requirements of the City of National City.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
National City hereby accepts that certain document entitled "Encroachment Agreement," executed
by Thrifty Oil Company and directs the City Clerk to record the same.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 1st day of October, 2002.
George H. Waters, Mayor
ATTEST:
Michael R. Dalla, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
George H. Eiser, III
City Attorney
FEE: $200.00
ENCROACHMENT AGREEMENT
In accordance with the action by the City Council, the undersigned, the owner of the real property
described in the attached Exhibit "A", in the City of National City, County of San Diego, State of
California (hereinafter referred to as "OWNER") in consideration of the grant of permission by the
City of National City (hereinafter referred to as "CITY") to maintain a building or other structure
shown in!Exhibits "C" and "D" within a CITY easement or right-of-way as shown in Exhibit "B"
for the use and benefit of OWNER'S property and adjacent lands, covenants and agrees as follows:
1. Upon notification in writing by CITY's City Engineer, the above described building
or structure shall be abandoned, removed or relocated by OWNER.
2. The said building or structure shall be maintained in a safe and sanitary condition at
the sole cost, risk and responsibility of OWNER and successor in interest, who shall
hold CITY harmless with respect thereto.
3. This assignment is made for the direct benefit of OWNER's land above described
and the covenants herein contained shall run with said land and shall be binding on
the assigns and successors of OWNER. Should OWNER or its successors fail to
remove or relocate the building or structure herein permitted within thirty (30) days
after notice of removal or relocation, CITY may cause such removal or relocation to
be done at OWNER's sole cost and expense, which shall be a lien upon said land.
4. OWNER, or assign shall furnish the CITY with a faithful performance bond as
security for the prompt completion of well drilling, installation, removal,
abandonment and all appurtenant operations, including subsequent street resurfacing,
restriping, and any required well head adjustment, if and when such adjustment will
be necessary.
5. In consideration of the permission granted by action of CITY's City Council to
permit OWNER to maintain a building or other structure within a CITY easement or
right-of-way, OWNER shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless CITY, and its
officers, agents and employees from all liability, loss, costs, claims, demands, suits,
and defense costs, including attorneys' fees, arising out of OWNER's entry upon and
use of CITY's easement or right-of-way.
6. OWNER and successor in interest, or assign shall take out and maintain, during the
time the aforementioned building or other structure remains on CITY's easement or
right-of-way, comprehensive general liability insurance with minimum limits of One
Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) combined single limit per occurrence, covering all
bodily and property damage arising out of this Agreement.
This policy shall name CITY and its officers, agents, and employees as additional
insureds, and shall constitute primary insurance as to CITY and its officers, agents
and employees, so that any other policies held by CITY shall not contribute to any
loss under said insurance. Said policy shall provide for thirty (30) days prior written
notice to CITY of cancellation or material change. Prior to commencement of this
Agreement, OWNER shall furnish CITY a certificate of insurance and with original
endorcements affecting coverage required by this clause.
7. OWNER and successor in interest, or assign, shall within 48 hours upon written
notification by the City, adjust, or cause to adjust the top of the well on 1139
Harbison Avenue, if and when such adjustment will become necessary as a result of
CITY's street resurfacing, or other construction operations.
8. OWNER and successor in interest, or assign, shall provide, and maintain adequate
traffic control at the sole cost, risk and responsibility of OWNER and successor in
interest, or assign, during the course of the construction of the well, and the
monitoring and sampling periods or any other operation, within the City right-of-
way. OWNER shall hold CITY harmless with respect thereto.
9. OWNER, or assign shall notify the CITY in writing of any proposed change in the
location of the well on 1139 Harbison Avenue prior to installation. OWNER shall
obtain additional permits for any such changes from the CITY prior to the
commencement of work.
10. OWNER, or assign shall apply to the CITY Engineer of CITY for a construction
permit, prior to the installation of the well on 1139 Harbison Avenue and for
subsequent adjustments.
11. All operations conducted by the OWNER or assign on the CITY premises, including
monitoring and sampling of the well, and running of equipment shall be limited to
the hours set by the CITY's City Engineer, and there shall no deviations from these
hours.
12. OWNER, or assign shall notify all adjacent residential, and commercial
developments as to the intended construction, and shall post notices indicating the
type and the hours of construction, and all other subsequent work. The OWNER and
successor, or assign shall diligently proceed to complete all work with a minimum
of inconvenience to the public.
13. OWNER, or assign shall, at least 48 hours prior to start of construction, contact
Underground Service Alert for all underground utility mark -out. It shall be the
responsibility of the OWNER, or assign to locate all substructures and protect them
from damage. The expense or repair or replacement of said substructures shall be
solely borne by the OWNER, or assign, and the CITY shall be held harmless with
respect thereto.
14. The OWNER, successor, or assign shall be responsible for the prevention of damage
to the adjacent property. No person shall excavate on land so close to the property
line as to endanger any adjoining public street, sidewalk, alley or any other public or
private property without supporting and protecting such property from settling,
cracking, erosion, silting, scour or the damage which might result from the
OWNER' s operations.
15. OWNER, or assign agrees that he shall assume sore and complete responsibility for
job site conditions during the course of construction of this project, including safety
of all persons and property; that this requirement shall apply continuously, and not
be limited to normal working hours; and that the OWNER or assign shall defend,
indemnify and hold the CITY harmless from any and all liability, real or alleged, in
connection with the performance of work on this project.
16. The OWNER, or assign shall design, construct and maintain all safety devices,
including shoring, and shall be solely responsible for conforming to all local, state
and federal safety and health standards, laws and regulations.
17. The proposed well shall exist in the public right-of-way for a maximum of two years.
The OWNER, future successor, or assign shall inform the CITY if additional time
will be required for groundwater monitoring, and shall obtain the CITY's approval
for the time extension.
18. OWNER, successor in interest, or assign shall notify the CITY in writting at least 48
hours prior to any intended monitoring the well to be conducted during the length of
this encroachment. Such notification shall contain the time and date of the intended
sampling, and shall be subject to the approval of the CITY.
19. OWNER, or assign shall deposit a sum equal to $2,000.00 in the CITY's account, to
be used only for emergency purposes, prior to the approval of this encroachment
agreement.
20. The well cap installed under this permit, shall have information printed giving the
name and phone number of responsible entity in charge of the installation and
maintenance of the well.
21. The permittee shall provide the City with a copy of the site assessment and
remediation report, a copy of the Department of Health Services, County of San
Diego response, and the site remediation completion report. The report shall show
the extend of ground water and/or soil contamination, if any.
PLAT SHOWING LOCATION OF BUILDINGS OR OTHER STRUCTURES, EASEMENTS
OR RIGHT-OF-WAY AND SEWER AND/OR DRAINAGE FACILITIES":
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LEGAL DESCRIPTION
THE WESTERLY 150 FEET MEASURED AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE -WESTERLY LINE OF THAT
PORTION OF QUARTER SECTION 106 OF RANCHO DE LA NACION, IN THE CITY OF
NATIONAL CITY, COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA ACCORDING TO THE
MAP THEREOF BY MORRILL NO. 166, FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER
OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
;BEGINNING AT THE NORTHEASTERLY CORNER`OF SAID QUARTER SECTION 106; THENCE
ALONG THE EASTERLY LINE OF SAID QUARTER SECTION 106 SOUTH 18°29'12" EAST
837.70 FEET TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE CONTINUING ALONG SAID
EASTERLY LINE SOUTH 18°29'12" EAST 183.21 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 43°45'38" WEST
A DISTANCE OF 139.27 FEET TO A POINT OF TANGENCY WITH A 360 FOOT RADIUS
CURVE CONCAVE TO THE NORTHWEST; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG SAID CURVE
THROUGH A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 24°09'45" A DISTANCE OF 151.82 FEET; THENCE
ALONG A LINE TANGENT TO SAID CURVE SOUTH 67°55'23" WEST A DISTANCE OF 10.36
FEET TO A POINT OF TANGENCY WITH A 12 FOOT RADIUS CURVE CONCAVE TO THE
NORTHEAST; THENCE WESTERLY AND NORTHERLY ALONG SAID CURVE THROUGH A CENTRAL
ANGLE OF 93°36'02" A DISTANCE OF 19.60 FEET TO A POINT IN THE EASTERLY LINE
OF A PUBLIC STREET KNOWN AS HARBISON AVENUE; BEING THE EASTERLY LINE OF THE
LAND DESCRIBED IN DEED TO THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY FOR STREET PURPOSES,
RECORDED MAY 28, 1956 IN BOOK 6119, PAGE 57 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS; THENCE
ALONG SAID EASTERLY LINE NORTH 18°28'35" WEST 146.23 FEET (RECORD NORTH 19°
WEST 144.95 FEET) TO THE MOST SOUTHERLY CORNER OF LAND DESCRIBED IN DEED TO
SHAREHOLDER PROPERTIES INC., RECORDED SEPTEMBER 29, 1961 AS FILE/PAGE NO.
163812 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS; THENCE ALONG THE SOUTHEASTERLY BOUNDARY OF SAID
LAND NORTH 65°16'00" EAST 29.67 FEET TO THE BEGINNING OF A TANGENT CURVE
CONCAVE NORTHWESTERLY HAVING A RADIUS OF 125.00 FEET; THENCE NORTHEASTERLY
ALONG THE ARC OF SAID CURVE THROUGH A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 21°30'22" A DISTANCE
OF 46.92 FEET; THENCE NORTH 43°45'38" EAST 245.54 FEET TO THE TRUE POINT OF
BEGINNING.
THE EASTERLY LINE OF SAID WESTERLY 150 FEET BEING DRAWN PARALLEL WITH THAT
PORTION OF THE EASTERLY LINE OF SAID HARBISON AVENUE: HAVING A BEARING OF
NORTH 18°28'35" WEST.
EXCEPTING THEREFROM A PARCEL OF LAND 50X100 WHERE WELL I5 LOCATED ON THE
NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID PROPERTY.
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EXHIBIT "D"
City of National City, California
COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT
ETING DATE October 1, 2002
4
AGENDA ITEM NO.
%ITEM TITLE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY ENGINEER TO ESTABLISH RED "NO.
PARKING" ZONE AT SOUTHEAST CORNER OF HARBISON AVENUE AND 9TH STREET (E.
GAVIOLA, TSC ITEM NO. 2002-25)
PREPARED BY Adam J. Landa
DEPARTMENT Engineering
EXPLANATION
Mr. Gaviola has requested the installation of a red curb "No Parking" zone at the southeast corner of
Harbison Avenue and 9th Street. According to Mr. Gaviola, parked vehicles are' obstructing the
visibility from persons trying to enter Harbison Avenue from 9th Street.
The Traffic Safety Committee approved 10 foot red curb at the southeast corner of Harbison Avenue
and 9th Street at their September 11, 2002, meeting.
CEnvironmental Review X N/A
Financial Statement N/A
Approved By:
Finance Director
Account No.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Adopt the Resolution.
BOARD I COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
The Traffic Safety Committee at its meeting of September 11, 2002, approved the 10 foot red
"No Parking" zones at the southeast corner of Harbison Avenue and 9th Street.
ATTACHMENTS ( Listed Below )
1. Resolution
2. Staff Report to the Traffic Safety Committee
2002-147
Resolution No.
A-200 l9 99) 2002-25
RESOLUTION NO. 2002 —147
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY
AUTHORIZING THE CITY ENGINEER TO ESTABLISH
A TEN -FOOT RED NO PARKING ZONE AT THE
SOUTHEAST CORNER OF HARBISON AND 9TH STREET
(E. Gaviola, TSC Item No. 2002-25)
WHEREAS, Emmanuel Gaviola has requested the installation of a red no parking
zone at Harbison Avenue and 9th Street due to parked vehicles obstructing the view from
vehicles that are coming from 9th Street onto Harbison Avenue; and
WHEREAS, at its meeting on September 11, 2002, the Traffic Safety Committee
approved installation of a ten -foot red no parking zone at the southeast corner of Harbison
Avenue and 9th Street.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
National City that the City Engineer is authorized. to establish a ten -foot red no parking zone at
the southeast corner of Harbison Avenue and 9th Street.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 1d day of October, 2002.
ATTEST:
Michael R. Dalla, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney
George H. Waters, Mayor
NATIONAL CITY TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
AGENDA REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 11, 2002
ITEM jTITLE: REQUEST FOR INSTALLATION OF RED CURB "NO
PARKING" ZONE AT HARBISON AVENUE AND 9
TH
STREET (BY: E. GAVIOLA)
PREPARED BY: Adam J. Landa, Public Works Department
DISCUSSION:
Mr. Emmanuel A. Gaviola has requested the installation of a red curb "no
parking" zone at Harbison Avenue and 9th Street. According to Mr. Gaviola,
vehicles are parking there from the neighborhood and obstructing the view from
vehicles that are coming from 9th Street onto Harbison Avenue. The posted
speed limit is 35 m.p.h. According to the posted speed and reaction time (see
attached chart) the required length of red curb should be ten feet.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends the installation of a ten foot red curb "No Parking" zone on the
south east corner of Harbison Avenue and 9th Street (see location map).
EXHIBITS:
1. Location Map
2. Chart
2002-25
Deceleration Rate d = 12.0 feet per second2
Reaction Time r = 1.00 second.
Deceleration Distance = 1/2 dt2 or-Y2 Vt or 2
Deceleration Time = V
d
Detector Setback = Deceleration Distance + Reaction Distance
2d= + Vr
V = Speed (feet per second)
d = Deceleration Rate (feet per second2)
t = Deceleration Time (seconds)
SPEED SPEED DEC. TIME DEC. DIST. TOTAL TIME TOTAL DIST. USE
Mile Per Hour Feet per Sec. Second Feet Second Feet Feet
25 36.7 3.06 56.1 4.06 92.8 90
30 44.0 3.67 80.7 4.67 124.7 125
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247.5 250
297.2 300
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City of National City, California
COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT
ETING DATE October 1, 2002
5
AGENDA ITEM NO.
(-ITEM TITLE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY ENGINEER TO ESTABLISH A "2 HOUR
PARKING" ZONE AT 907 "A" AVENUE (L. ROMIGUIERE, TSC ITEM NO. 2002-23)
PREPARED BY Adam J. Landa
DEPARTMENT Engineering
EXPLANATION
Mrs. Linda Rpmiguiere, the owner of Glasswood Studio at 907 "A" Avenue, has requested the
installation oaf a "3 hour limited parking" zone at 907 "A" Avenue. Mrs. Romiguiere stated in his letter
that she needs parking for his customers.
The Traffic Safety Committee approved "2 hour limited parking" zone on the side of 907 "A" Avenue
between "A" Avenue and Alley at their September 11, 2002, meeting.
i
Environmental Review X N/A
Financial Statement N/A
Approved By:
Finance Director
Account No.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Adopt the Resolution.
BOARD / COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
The Traffic Safety Committee at its meeting of September 11, 2002, approved the "2 hour
parking" zone on the side of 907 "A" Avenue between "A" Avenue and Alley.
ATTACHMENTS ( Listed Below )
1. Resolution
2. Staff Report to the Traffic Safety Committee
2002-148
Resolution No.
A-200 (9.99) 2002-23
RESOLUTION NO. 2002 —148
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY
AUTHORIZING THE CITY ENGINEER TO ESTABLISH A
TWO-HOUR PARKING ZONE AT 907 "A" AVENUE
(L. Romiguiere, TSC Item No. 2002-23)
WHEREAS, Linda Romiguiere, the owner of Glasswood Studio at 907 "A"
Avenue, hah rea-i:sted the installation of a three-hour limited parking zone in front of her business
because vehicles from a bank and nearby offices and apartments park there and are affecting her
business; and
WHEREAS, at its meeting on September 11, 2002, the Traffic Safety Committee
.,,approved installation of a two-hour parking zone at 907 "A" Avenue.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
National City that the City Engineer is hereby directed to install a two-hour limited parking zone at
907 "A" Avenue. ,
PASSED and ADOPTED this 1'` day of October, 2002.
ATTEST:
Michael R. Dana, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
George H. Eiser, III
City Attorney
George H. Waters, Mayor
NATIONAL CITY TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
AGENDA REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 11, 2002
ITEM TITLE: REQUEST FOR INSTALLATION OF A "THREE HOUR
PARKING" ZONE AT 907 "A" AVENUE
(BY: L. ROMIGUIERE1
PREPARED BY: Adam J. Landa, Public Works Department
DISCUSSION:
Mrs. Linda Romiguiere, the owner of Glasswood Studio at 907 "A" Avenue, has
requested the installation of a "three hour parking" zone in front of her stained
glass business. According to Ms. Romiguiere, parked vehicles from the bank,
offices, and apartments are parking their vehicles there and are affecting her
business.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends the installation of a "two hour parking" zone be placed on the
side of 907 "A" Avenue between "A" Avenue and the alley on 9th Street.
EXHIBITS:
1. Letter
2. Location Map
2002-23
Linda Romiguiere
Louise Branch
907'A' Avenue
Chula Vista, CA. 91950
August 10, 2002
City of National City
1243 National City Boulevard
National City, CA. 91950
To Whom It May Concern:
We are Glasswood Studio, a stained glass studio doing business on the corner of Ninth
and 'A' Avenues in National City.
Parking has always been a problem for us. Our customers complain that they are unable
to park close enough to carry their supplies and projects to their vehicles.
The parking places adjacent to our business have been taken by Union Bank of Ca. and
Red Lion Suites' employees as well as students from the education complex. With the
completion of the six units across the street, it is almost impossible to find parking.
We would like to request your assistance with this problem. We believe "3- Hour
Parking" would help eliminate some of these problems.
We appreciate your attention to this matter.
Sincerely,
Linda Romiguiere
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COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT
ETING DATE October 1, 2002
6
AGENDA ITEM NO.
/ ITEM TITLE
RESOLUTION APPROVING COUNCIL POLICY ON THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY
INVESTMENT POLICY.
PREPARED BY
Marylou Matienzo
EXPLANATION
DEPARTMENT
Finance
dity Council Policy Number 203 provides that the City's Investment Policy
be reviewed annually. Per Council direction, investment policy updates
arer incorporated into our City Council Policy. This year's policy incor-
porated some changes to the adopted last year dated October 2, 2001.
Please see attached explanation.
environmental Review NIA
Financial Statement
Not applicable
%TAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends to adopt the Resolution approving the updated policy for
inclusion in the Policy Manual and amend the Investment Policy adopted by
Council on October 23, 1990.
Approved By:
Finance Director
Account No.
BOARD / COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
Not applicable
ATTACHMENTS ( Listed Below ) Resolution No.
2002-149
1. Resolution
2. Updated Investment Policy
3. Summary of Revisions
4. Broker -Dealer Requalification Questionnaire 2002
A-200 (9;99)
RESOLUTION NO. 2002 —149
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY
AMENDING CITY COUNCIL POLICY NO. 203
PERTAINING TO THE NATIONAL CITY
INVESTMENT POLICY
BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of National City that City
Council Policy No. 203, entitled "Investments", is amended as recommended by the Finance
Director.
PASSED and ADOPTED this e` day of October, 2002.
ATTEST:
Michael R. Dalla, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
rJ t1F
George H. Eiser, III
City Attorney
George H. Waters, Mayor
REVISIONS TO THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY INVESTMENT POLICY
1. PAGE 11OF 16 City Council Policy #203
Related Policy References
Added: Resolution No. 2001-151
2. *AGE 130F 16 City Council Policy #203
5.1 Investment Portfolio
Revised: Senior Accountant to Financial Services Officer
3. Added Requirement: Broker -Dealer Re -qualification Questionnaire
CITY COUNCIL POLICY
TITLE:
Investments
POLICY 203
NUMBER
ADOPTED: October 23, 1990 AMENDED OROctober 1, 2002
REVISED:
Page 1 of 16
Purpose
The purpose of this document is to identify various policies and
procedures that enhance opportunities for a prudent and systematic
investment process and to organize and formalize investment -
related activities. Related activities which comprise sound cash
management include accurate cash flow projections, control of
disbursements, expedient collection of revenues, cost effective
banking relations and a short term borrowing program which
coordinates investment opportunity with working capital
requirements. The ultimate goal is to enhance the economic status
of National City while protecting its pooled cash resources and to
provide broad guidelines to the officer of the City charged with the
responsibilities for investment of temporary idle funds.
The investment policies and practices of the City of National City are
based on state law and prudent money management. All funds will
be invested in accordance with the City's Investment Policy and the
authority governing investments for municipal governments as set
forth in the California Government Code, Sections 53601 through
53659. The investment of bond proceeds are restricted by the
provisions of relevant bond documents.
Policy
Temporarily idle funds will be invested in a manner which will provide
the highest investment return with the maximum security while
meeting the daily cash flow demands of the City and conforming to
all state and local statutes governing the investment of idle funds.
Scope
This policy applies to all financial assets of the City accounted for in
the City's Comprehensive Annual Financial Report and any new
fund created by the City Council, unless specifically exempted.
CITY OF NATIONAL CITY
CITY COUNCIL POLICY
TITLE:
Investments
POLICY
NUMBER 203
ADOPTED: October 23, 1990 AMENDED OROctober 1, 2002
REVISED:
Page 2 of 16
Standard of Prudence
Investments shall be made in context of the "Prudent Investor" rule,
which states that:
"Investments shall be made with judgment and care,.
under circumstances then prevailing, which persons
of prudence, discretion and intelligence exercise in the
management of their own affairs, not for speculation,
but for investment, considering the probable safety of
their capital as well as the probable income to be
derived."
This standard of prudence shall be applied in- the context of
managing an overall portfolio. Investment officers acting in
accordance with written procedures and the investment policy and
exercising due diligence shall be relieved of personal responsibility
for an individual security's credit risk or market price changes
provided deviations from expectations are reported in a timely
fashion and appropriate action is take to control adverse
developments.
Obiective
The primary objectives, in priority order, of the City's investment
activities shall be:
Safety: Safety of principal is the foremost objective of the
investment program. Investments of the City shall be
undertaken in a manner that seeks to ensure the preservation
of capital in the overall portfolio. To attain this objective,
diversification is required in order that potential losses on
individual securities do not exceed the income generated
from the remainder of overall portfolio.
CITY OF NATIONAL CITY
CITY COUNCIL POLICY
TITLE:
Investments
POLICY
NUMBER 203
ADOPTED: October 23, 1990 AMENDED OROctober 1, 2002
REVISED:
Page 3 of 16
Liquidity: The City's investment portfolio will remain sufficiently
liquid to enable the City to meet all operating requirements
which might be reasonably anticipated. An adequate portion
of the portfolio should be maintained in liquid short term
securities which can be converted to cash and guarantee the
City's ability to meet operating expenditures.
Return on investment: The City's investment portfolio shall be
designed with the objective of attaining a market rate of
return throughout budgetary and economic cycles, taking into
account the City's investment risk constraints and the cash
flow characteristics of the portfolio.
Delegation of Authority
Management responsibility for the investment program is hereby
delegated to the Finance Director, who shall establish written
procedures for the operation of the investment program consistent
with the investment policy. The oversight responsibility for the
investment program is hereby delegated to the Treasurer who shall
monitor and review all investments for consistency with this
investment policy. Procedures should include reference to:
safekeeping, PSA repurchase agreements, wire transfer agreements,
collateral/depository agreements and banking service contracts.
Such procedures shall include explicit delegation of authority of
persons responsible for investment transactions. No person may
engage in an investment transaction except as provided under the
terms of this policy and the procedures established by the Finance
Director. The Finance Director shall be responsible for all transactions
undertaken and shall establish a system of controls to regulate the
activities of subordinate officials.
CITY OF NATIONAL CITY
CITY COUNCIL POLICY
TITLE:
Investments
POLICY 203
NUMBER
ADOPTED: October 23, 1990
AMENDED OROctober 1, 2002
REVISED:
Ethics and Conflicts of Interest
Page 4 of 16
Officers and employees involved in the investment process shall
refrain from personal business activity that could conflict with proper
execution of the investment program, or which could impair their
ability to make impartial investment decisions. Employees and
investment officials shall disclose to the City Manager any material
financial interest in financial institutions that conduct business with
the City, and they shall further disclose any large personal financial
investment positions that could be related to the performance of the
City's portfolio. Employees and officers shall subordinate their
personal investment transactions to those of the City, particularly
with regard to the time of purchases and sales.
Authorized Financial Dealers and Institutions
The Finance Director will maintain a list of financial institutions
authorized to provide investment services. Investments' will be
placed with SEC registered broker dealers only. In addition, a list will
also be maintained of approved security broker/dealers selected by
credit worthiness with at least five years of operation. These may
include "primary" dealers or regional dealers that qualify under
Securities & Exchange commission Rule 15C3-1 (uniform net capital
rule). No public deposit shall be made except in a qualified public
depository as established by state laws.
An annual review of the financial condition and registrations of
qualified bidders will be conducted by the Finance Director. A
current financial statement to be submitted annually is required to
be on file for each financial institution and broker/dealer in which
the City invests. Broker/dealers are also required to provide proof of
NASD certification and proof of State registration. Broker - Dealer
requalification questionnaire has to be completed and returned to
the Director of Finance for the City to continue doing business with
previously approved broker.
CITY OF NATIONAL CITY
CITY COUNCIL POLICY
TITLE:
Investments
POLICY
NUMBER 203
ADOPTED: October 23, 1990 AMENDED OROctober 1, 2002
REVISED:
Page 5 of 16
The Finance Director shall provide a current edition of the Investment
Policy to all dealers/brokers which have been previously approved
to handle investment transactions. Receipt of the policy, including
confirmation that it has been reviewed by persons handling the
City's account should be acknowledged in writing prior to
commencing to trade.
Authorized and Suitable Investments
Security purchases and holdings shall be maintained within statutory
limits imposed by the Government Code. The Finance Director will
maintain a list of permissible investments and the current limits for
each type of investment.
ELIGIBLE INVESTMENTS
Investments may be made in securities which are permissible
investments under the California Government Code, as they now
read or may hereafter be amended, from money in the treasury not
required for the immediate necessities of the City.
The following are the criteria for eligible investments:
1. All investments of the City shall have the City of National City
as the registered owner and shall be kept in the custody of the
City or by a qualified safekeeping institution.
2. Investments shall be diversified among institutions, types of
securities and maturates to maximize safety and yield with
changing market conditions.
3. Investment of funds in authorized broker/dealers and
financial institutions.
4. Investments should have a final maturity of 2 years to reduce
any Interest rate risk of fund. The "Prudent Rule Investor" shall
CITY OF NATIONAL CITY
CITY COUNCIL POLICY
TITLE: POLICY
NUMBER. 203
Investments
ADOP October 23, 1990
AMENDED OROctober 1, 2002
REVISED:
Page 6 of 16
apply under certain market conditions to go beyond 2 years if
the instrument has a callable, transferable, negotiable
featurein which maturity would fall within the limits of the
California government Code section.
5. No derivatives will be allowed in the fund, including inverse
floaters, range notes, interest only strips from CMO's or any
security that could result in zero interest accrual if held to
maturity.
6. Permissible Investments as allowed in Government Codes
53601, 53635, 53637, 53652 and 43653 are as follows:
GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS consisting of U.S. Treasury and Agency
obligations which are issued at the federal level. U.S. Treasury
obligations are bills, notes and bonds issued by the Treasury and are
direct obligations of the Federal Government. Agency obligations
are notes and bonds of Federal Agencies, Government Sponsored
Enterprises and International institutions. Agencies are not the direct
obligation of the Treasury but involve federal sponsorship or
guarantees. The maximum maturity shall be 5 years with a minimum
credit requirement of AAA which all U.S. Treasuries and Agencies are
currently rated.
BANKER'S ACCEPTANCE is a draft or bill of exchange accepted by a
bank or trust company and brokered to investors in the secondary
market. The maximum maturity of an issue will be 270 days. Issuers
must be at or above the following investment grade from the rating
firms of Fitch - F1, Moody's - P1 (A when applicable), Standard and
Poor's - Al (A when applicable). The maximum exposure shall be no
more than 5% of the portfolio value.
COMMERCIAL PAPER are short-term, unsecured obligations issued
by firms in the open market. Commercial paper (CP) is generally
backed by a bank credit facility, guarantee/bond of indemnity or
some other support agreement. The maximum maturity of an issue
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ADOPTED: October 23, 1990
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REVISED:
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shall be 180 days. Issuers must be at or above the following
investment grade from one of these rating firms: Fitch - Fl , Moody's
- P1 (A when applicable), Standard and Poor's - Al (A when
applicable). The maximum exposure shall be no more than 15% of
the portfolio value.
NEGOTIABLE, TRANSFERABLE, OR DIRECT CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT
are issued by FDIC insured commercial banks and thrift institutions
funds deposited for specified periods of time and earn either a fixed
or variable interest rate. the maximum maturity of an issue will be
generally be no more than 1 year on new investments. Certain
exceptions can be made upon the discretion of the Finance
Director. The Certificate of Deposit is issued by a federally insured
bank or credit union and must be "well capitalized" as that term
referred to in the FDIC Rules and Regulations. Issuers must be at or
above the following investment grade from the rating firms Fitch - CD
or AA, Moody's - P1 or Aa, Standard and Poor's - Al or AA. Issued is
limited up to $100,000.
Medium term corporate notes of a maximum of five years maturity
issued by corporations organized and operating within the United
States or by depository institutions licensed by the United States or
any state and operating within the United States. Medium term
corporate notes shall be rated in a rating category of "A" or its
equivalent or better by a nationally recognized rating agency.
Investments will be limited to a maximum of 10% of the City's
portfolio. The maximum principal amount in any one company will
not exceed 200,000.
LOCAL AGENCY INVESTMENT FUND (LAIF) is a pooled investment
fund with the state agency. This is a liquid investment that has no
maximum maturity and an investment Cap of 30 million for each
participant.
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The Finance Director shall have the authority to adjust the investment
portfolio percent distribution and maximum maturities depending on
certain market conditions in accordance to the terms of the
government codes.
Collateralization
To secure active or inactive deposits, the amount of securities
placed with agent depository shall at all times be maintained as
specified in California Government Code 53652 and pursuant to
Section 53656 and 53658. The Finance Director is authorized to
waive collateral for Certificates of Deposits to the extent of FDIC or
FSLIC insurance coverage.
Marketable securities which are provided under a repurchase
agreement shall be held by the City's safekeeping agent at a
market value greater than 100%. Request for collateral substitutions
and releases are subject to the Finance Director's approval.
Safekeeping and Custody
All security transactions, including collateral for repurchase
agreements, entered into by the City shall be conducted on a
delivery -versus -payment (DVP) basis. Securities will be held in a third
party custodian/safekeeping account. Said securities shall be held
in a manner that establishes the City's right of ownership.
Diversification
The City will diversify its investments by security type and institution.
With the exception of U.S. Treasury securities and the Local Agency
Investment Fund pool, no investment may be made that would, as
of the date a particular investment is being considered, result in
having more than 15% of the City's total investment portfolio being
invested in a single security type or with a single financial institution.
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Maximum Maturities
To the extent possible, the City will attempt to match its investments
with anticipated cash flow requirements. Unless matched to a
specific cash flow, the City will not directly invest in securities
maturing more than five years from the date of purchase without
specific approval by the City Council. The maturity of such
investments shall be made to coincide as nearly as practicable with
expected use of the funds.
Internal Control
A system of internal control shall be maintained to prevent losses
arising from fraud, employee error, misrepresentation of third parties,
unanticipated changes in financial markets, or imprudent actions by
employees and officers of the City. Controls deemed most
important include: control of collusion, separation of duties, clear
delegation of authority, written confirmation of transactions initiated
by telephone, and documentation of transactions.
The matrix of segregation of responsibilities of investment functions
shown in Exhibit "A" attached hereto and incorporated herewith
shall be implemented and adhered to.
Non -Discrimination
The City shall not knowingly make any investment in any financial
institution and broker/dealers that practices or supports, directly or
indirectly through its actions, discrimination on the basis of race,
religion, color, creed, national or ethnic origin, age, sex, or physical
disability.
Performance Standards
The investment portfolio will be designed to obtain a market
average rate of return during budgetary and economic cycles,
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taking into account the City's investment risk constraints and cash
flow needs. The basis to be used by the Finance Director whether
market yields are being achieved shall be the twelve-month
average of the six months Treasury Bills.
Allocation of Investment Income
Investment income shall be allocated to the General Fund unless
otherwise directed by law. Any statutory allocations to restricted
funds shall be made in proportion to the ratio of restricted fund
balances to the total pooled balances.
Reporting
The Finance Director shall render a monthly report to the City
Council and City Manager showing the following information:
1. Type of investment.
2. Name of financial institution.
3. Date of deposit.
4. Date of maturity.
5. Amount of deposit or carrying cost of the security.
6. Current market value for all securities with a maturity of
more than 12 months.
7. The rate of interest.
8. A statement relating the report to the investment policy.
9. A statement that the City's expenditure requirements can
be met in the following month.
10. At the end of each fiscal year, a schedule comparing the
investment portfolio performance against the established
benchmark.
A written confirmation of investments shall be issued by the seller or
purchaser of the security confirming the transaction. Items inclyded
in the confirmation are the name of security (CUSIP number when
applicable), interest rate or coupon, maturity date, purchase or
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selling price, accrued interest if applicable, settlement date and any
additional information fully describing the security.
Policy Review
This investment policy shall be reviewed at least annually to ensure
its consistency with the overall objectives of preservation of principal,
liquidity, and return, and its relevance to current law and financial
and economic trends. Amendments to the policy shall be
forwarded to the City Manager and the City Council.
Review of activities by outside independent auditors is required to
make sure that there is conformity to the investment policy and that
reconciliation of the Treasurer's accounts has been performed. The
auditors should confirm all investment holdings.
Related Policy References
Resolution No. 95-62
Resolution No. 15,806
Resolution No. 96-130
Resolution No. 97-1 10
Resolution No. 98-136
Resolution No. 99-130
Resolution No. 00-120
Resolution No. 2001-151
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TITLE:
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POLICY
NUMBER 203
ADOPTED' October 23, 1990 AMENDED OROctober 1, 2002
REVISED:
City of National City
Investments Functions
Segregation of Responsibilities
FUNCTION
1.0 Invest Policy:
1.1 Preparation and annual review of
Investment Policy.
1.2 Approval of Investment Policy.
2.0 Investment Transactions:
2.1 Calculation of Cash position.
2.2 Investment recommendation:
Determination of amount to be
invested, selection of type of
investment and term of investment.
2.3 Review of Investment recommend-
ation and execution of transaction.
3.0 Recording of transactions:
3.1 In Investment subsidiary ledgers.
3.2 In accounting records.
3.3 Match Investment confirmation to
subsidiary ledgers.
4.0 Safeguarding of assets and records:
4.1 Reconciliation of subsidiary records
to the accounting records.
4.2 Reconciliation of subsidiary records
to bank statements and safekeeping
records.
financial condition.
4.3 Review of financial Institutions and
investment brokers' reputation and
4.4 Review of collaterals.
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RESPONSIBILITY
Finance Director
City Council
Finance Director
Finance Director
City Treasurer
Finance Director
Finance Director
Accountant
Accountant
Accountant
Accountant
Finance Director
City Treasurer
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4.5 Control, follow up and calculation Accountant
of interest earnings.
4.6 Review and calculation of applicable
fees, discounts, premiums, commissions
and other costs associated with placing
investments. Accountant
4.7 Maintain a separate file for each
investment banker and broker authorized
to do business with the City. Accountant
4.8 Distribute and secure acknowledgements
of the City's Investment Policy from
authorized banks and brokers. Accountant
4.9 Review the audited financial statements
submitted by the investment brokers on
an annual basis. Accountant
4.10 Gather data of comparable investment
rates on a daily basis for the Finance
Director's review. Accountant
4.1 1 Review the status of investment banks
through the Financial Services
Information Accountant
5.0 Investment portfolio:
5.1. Preparation of investment report. Financial Services
Officer
5.2 Review of portfolio for compliance with
stated investment policy Finance Director
5.3 Approval of Investment Report City Council
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CITY OF NATIONAL CITY
INVESTMENT POLICY
Glossary of Terms
Fannie Mae - Trade name for the Federal National Mortgage
Association (FNMA), a United States sponsored corporation.
Federal Reserve System - The central bank of the United States
consists of a seven member Board of Governors, 12 regional banks
and 5,700 commercial banks that are members.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) - Insurance provided
to customers of a subscribing bank that guarantees deposits ; a set
limit (currently $100,000) per account.
Freddie Mac - Trade name for the Federal Home Loan Mortgage
Corporation (FHLMC), a United States sponsored corporation.
Ginnie Mae - Trade name for the Government National Mortgage
Association (GNMA), a direct obligation bearing the full faith and
credit of the United States Government.
Interest Rate - The annual yield earned on an investment, expressed
as a percentage.
Liquidity - Refers to the ability to rapidly convert an investment into
cash.
Local Agency Investment Fund (LAIF) Demand Deposit - Was
established by the state to enable treasurers to place idle funds in a
pool for investment. Each agency is currently limited by LAIF to an
investment of $30 million plus any bond proceeds.
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Market Risk - Defined as market value fluctuations due to overal►
changes in the general level of interest rates. Adverse fluctuation
possibilities shall be mitigated by limiting the maximum maturity of
any one security to five years, structuring the portfolio based on
historic and current cash flow analysis, and eliminating the need to
sell securities prior to maturity. Also, avoiding the purchase of long
term securities for the sole purpose of short-term speculation
mitigates marker risk.
Market Value - The price at which a security is trading and could
presumably be purchased or sold.
Maturity - The date the principal or stated value of an investment
becomes due and payable.
Portfolio - Collection of securities held by an investor.
Purchase Date - The date in which a security is purchased for
settlement on that or a later date.
Rate of Return - The yield obtainable on a security based on its
purchase price or its current market price. This may be the
amortized yield to maturity on a bond or the current income return.
Repurchase Agreement (REPO) - Contractual arrangements
between a financial institution or dealer and an investor. The
investor puts up their funds for a certain number of day at a stated
yield. In return, they take title to a given block of securities as
collateral. At maturity, the securities are repurchased and the funds
are repaid with interest.
Reverse Repurchase Agreement (Reverse REPO) - A transaction
where the seller (City) agrees to buy back from the buyer (bank) the -
securities at an agreed upon price after a stated period of time.
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Sallie Mae - Trade name for the Student Loan Marketing Association
(SLMA), a United States sponsored corporation.
Treasury Bills - United States Treasury Bills which are short term, direct
obligations of the United States Government issued with original
maturities of 13 weeks, 26 weeks and 52 weeks; sold in minimum
amounts of $10,000 in multiples of $5,000 above the minimum. Issued
in book entry form only. T-bills are sold on a discount basis.
United States Government Agencies - Instruments issued by various
United States Government Agencies most of which are secured only
by the credit worthiness of the particular agency.
CITY OF NATIONAL CITY
CITY OF NATIONAL CITY
BROKER -DEALER
REQUALIFICATION QUESTIONNAIRE
2002
PREPARED BY THE CITY FINANCE DEPARTMENT
BROKER:
SECTION I:
STATEMENT OF POSITION AND GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
The City of National City, the National City Public Financing Authority, (hereafter
referred to collectively as the "City") annually review the financial condition and
registration of broker -dealers that previously have been qualified to provide financial
services to the City, in order to determine whether these broker -dealers should
remain on the City's "Approved Provider List".
As part of this process, the City also provides each currently authorized broker -
dealer with a copy of the City's most current "Statement of Investment Policy" and
a certification form. Each broker -dealer is required to complete and submit the
certification form as proof that it has received the City "Statement of Investment
Policy"; read it; and intends to comply with it.
If a broker -dealer cannot comply with all of the provisions in the City's "Statement
of Investment Policy", then that broker -dealer should revise and initial the section(s)
in question, and return the executed certification form along with a letter explaining
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the broker -dealer's reasons for not being able to comply.
The City will notify all previously qualified broker -dealers, in writing, on whether
they have been requalified to continue to provide financial services to the City.
SECTION II: QUESTIONNAIRE DEADLINE AND REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
The City must receive the following documents from each currently authorized
broker -dealer
A completed Broker -Dealer Requalification Questionnaire.
A copy of the firm's most recent Annual Report.
A copy of the firm's most recent SEC Form10-K.
A copy of the firm's current Form BD Status Report.
Also, in the case of a regional broker:
A copy of the firm's most recent SEC Form X-17 A-5 "Focus Report" (in the
case of a non -bank) or most recent Consolidated Reports of Condition and
Income for A Bank With Domestic and Foreign Offices — FFIEC 031 (in the
case of a bank).
These documents may be delivered in person, by post, or by courier to:
City of National City
Attention: Marylou Matienzo, Director of Finance
1 243 National City Blvd.
National City, CA 91950
If a currently authorized broker -dealer fails to submit the above -referenced
documents by the specified deadline, then the City shall suspend all business
dealings with that broker -dealer, and may elect to terminate its business
relationship with that broker dealer.
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If you have any questions about this questionnaire, then please call Cherri Palazo
(61 9)336-4342.
SECTION III: REQUEST FOR GENERAL INFORMATION FROM CURRENTLY
AUTHORIZED BROKER -DEALER
1. Firm Name:
2. Contact Address:
3. Contact Personnel:
Sales Representative Supervising Manager
Name: Name:
Title: Title:
TEL: ( ) TEL: (
TEL: (800) TEL: (800)
4. Has your firm operated under a different business name at any time during the
last 12 months? (check one)
Li Yes
No If "yes", please identify the prior name; the date
of the name change; and the reason for the name
change.
5. If your firm IS NOT a primary dealer, does it currently have a net capital position
in excess of $100 million? (check one)
Yes
No
6. If your firm IS NOT a primary dealer, has it consistently complied with the
Federal Reserve Bank's capital adequacy guidelines over the last 12 months?
(check one)
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Yes
No If "no", please explain.
SECTION IV: REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZED BROKER -DEALER DISCLOSURE
7. Have any of your firm's public sector clients sustained a loss on a securities
!transaction within the last 12 months, arising from a misunderstanding or
misrepresentation of the risk characteristics of a financial instrument that
was recommended by and purchased through your firm? (check one)
II
Yes
No If "yes", please describe each matter briefly.
8. Have any of your firm's public sector clients claimed, in writing, within the
last 12 months, that your firm was responsible for any investment losses?
(check one)
n Yes
(1
No If "yes", please describe each matter briefly.
9. Has your firm been subject to any litigation, arbitration, or regulatory
proceedings, either pending, adjudicated, or settled, within the last 12
months, that involved allegations of improper, fraudulent, disreputable or
unfair activities related to the sale of securities to or the purchase of
securities from institutional clients? (check one)
I�
Yes
I I
No If "yes", please describe each matter briefly.
10. Has your firm been subject to a regulatory, state, or federal agency
investigation, within the last 12 months, for alleged improper, fraudulent,
disreputable, or unfair activities related to the purchase or sale of securities?
(check one)
Yes
No If "yes", please describe each matter briefly.
SECTION V: CERTIFICATION
I hereby certify that I have read and that I understand the investment policies and
objectives of the City of National City, National City Public FinancingAuthority
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(hereafter referred to collectively as the "City"), as represented in the City's
"Statement of Investment Policy", My firm will ensure that all affected sales
personnel will be routinely informed of the City's investment objectives, horizon,
outlook, strategies, and risk constraints, as the City provides such information.
My firm will notify the Director of Finance immediately, by telephone, and, in
writing, in the event of a material adverse change in its financial condition, or of
any violation of Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board Rule G-37.
My firm pledges to exercise due diligence in informing the Director of Finance of all
foreseeable risks associated with any financial transactions that my firm undertakes
with the City. I attest to the accuracy of my firm's response to the City's Request
For Information.
NOTE: Completion of this Re qualification Questionnaire is only part of the
City of National City's review process, and DOES NOT guarantee that
the broker -dealer will continue to be authorized to provide financial
services to the City.
This section must be signed by the sales representative who is listed in Question 3.
Firm:
Signed:
Title:
Date:
This section must be countersigned by the Managing Director or by the most senior
person in charge of the government securities operations section.
Firm:
Signed:
Title:
Date:
City of National City, California
COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT
MEETING DATE October 1, 2002
7
AGENDA ITEM NO.
(-ITEM TITLE
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY SELECTING
ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT FACTORS FOR USE IN ESTABLISHING THE ANNUAL APPROPRIA-_
TIONS LIMIT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2002-03
PREPARED BYMarylou Matienzo DEPARTMENT Finance
Director of Finance
EXPLANATION
As allowed by Proposition 111, the growth in California per capita
income was chosen as the City's change in cost of living adjustment.
In addition, the population growth of San Diego County was chosen as the
population adjustment factor.
Environmental Review
N/A
Financial Statement
Approved By:
Fnance •ir- �r
Selected factors provide the highest Appropriation limit
Account No.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Adopt the resolution.
BOARD / COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
Not applicable
ATTACHMENTS ( Listed Below )
1. Proposed Resolution.
2. Schedule A.
2002-150
Resolution No.
A-200 (9/99)
RESOLUTION NO. 2002 — 150
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY
SELECTING ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT FACTORS
FOR USE IN ESTABLISHING THE ANNUAL
APPROPRIATIONS LIMIT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2002-2003
WHEREAS, the voters of California on November 6, 1979, added Article XIII-B
to the California Constitution placing various limitations on the appropriations of the State and
local governments; and
WHEREAS, Article XIII-B of the California Constitution provides that
appropriations made by State and local governments shall be changed annually by a factor
comprised of the change in population and the change in the cost of living; and
WHEREAS, the voters of California on June 5, 1990, enacted Proposition 111
updating the calculation of appropriations limit of the State and local governments; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 111 further provides that for fiscal years beginning on or
after July 1, 1990, the appropriations limit of each entity of government shall be the
appropriations limit for the fiscal year 1986-87 adjusted for the changes made from that fiscal
year; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 111 further provides that for fiscal years beginning on or
after July 1, 1990, each city may choose as its change in cost of living adjustment factor either
(1) the growth in California per capita income, or (2) the growth in the non-residential assessed
valuation due to new construction within the city; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 111 further provides that for fiscal years beginning on or
after July 1, 1990, each city may choose as its change in population adjustment factor either (1)
the population growth of the city, or (2) the population growth of the entire county.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
National City that for fiscal year 2002-2003, the change in cost of living adjustment factor shall
be the growth in California per capita income.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that for fiscal year 2002-2003, the change in
population adjustment factor shall be the population growth of San Diego County.
PASSED and ADOPTED this e` day of October, 2002.
ATTEST:
Nfichael R. Dalla, City Clerk
George H. Waters, Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
George H. Eiser, III, City Attorney
City of National City
Gann Appropriations Limit
2002-03
Schedule A
Appropriations Limit - 2001-2002 $ 31,001,939
CA Per Capita Income Increase (A) 1.27%
Limit Sub -Total ($31,001,939 x1.0127) $ 31,395,664
SD County Population Increase (A) 1.83%
Appropriations Limit - 2002-2003 ($31,395,664 x 1.0183) $ 31,970,204
(A) Source - State of California, Department of Finance
9/18/023:55 PM 1
City of National City, California
COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT
"iilEETING DATE October 1, 2002
AGENDA ITEM NO. 8
ITEM TITLE
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY ESTABLISHING
THE ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS LIMIT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2002-03.
PREPARED BY*. DEPARTMENT
Marylou Matienzo Finance
EXPLANATION Director of Finance
The Annual Appropriations Limit for fiscal year 2002-03 has been calculated
as $31,970,204. The estimated appropriations for 2002-03 subject to the
limit is $24,148,822. The City is under the Annual Appropriations Limit
by $7,821,382.
Environmental Review N/A
Financial Statement
ro
No effect since estimated appropriations areepander
ed BY:
the limit.
44,14
Finance Director
Account No.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Adopt the resolution.
BOARD / COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
Not applicable.
ATTACHMENTS ( Listed Below )
1. Proposed Resolution.
A-200 (9/99)
Resolution No. 2002-151
RESOLUTION NO. 2002 —151
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY
ESTABLISHING THE ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS
LIMIT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2002-2003
WHEREAS, the voters of California on November 6, 1979, added Article XIII-B to
the California Constitution placing various limitations on the appropriations of the State and local
governments; and
t WHEREAS, Article XIII-B of the California Constitution provides that
appropriations made by State and local governments shall be changed annually by a factor
comprised of the change in population and the change in the cost of living; and
WHEREAS, the voters of California on June 5, 1990, enacted Proposition 111
updating the calculation of appropriations limit of the State and local governments; and
WHEREAS, the calculations for the appropriations limit of the City of National City
for fiscal year 2002-2003 are shown on Attachment 1 attached hereto and incorporated herein by
reference.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the cost of living factor to be used in
calculating the appropriations limit for fiscal year 2002-2003 shall be as set forth in Attachment 1.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the population change factor to be used in
calculating the appropriations limit for fiscal year 2002-2003 shall be as set forth in Attachment 1.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the appropriations limit for fiscal year 2002-
2003 shall be $31,970,204 as set forth in Attachment 1.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 1a day of October, 2002.
George H. Waters, Mayor
AI LEST:
Michael R. Dalla, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
George H. Eiser, III
City Attorney
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City of National City
Gann Appropriations Limit
2002-03
Schedule A
Appropriations Limit - 2001-2002 $ 31,001,939
CA Per Capita Income Increase (A) 1.27%
I° Limit Sub -Total ($31,001,939 x1.0127) $ 31,395,664
SD County Population Increase (A) 1.83%
Appropriations Limit .2002-2003 ($31,395,664 x 1.0183) $ 31,970,204
(A) Source - State of California, Department of Finance
5/3/025:41 PM
City of National City, California
COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT
ETING DATE October 1, 2002
ITEM TITLE
PREPARED BY
EXPLANATION
9
AGENDA ITEM NO.
Amending Workers' Compensation Claims Administration Services
Kassia Koss to Risk Management
Kossyta
SEE ATTACHED EXPLANATION
Environmental Review X N/A
(-Financial Statement
Finance Director
If approved, sufficient funds will be budgeted in the Expert and Consultant
Services account for the next five fiscal years. Account No. 627-414 000-2
Approved By;
(-STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Adopt a Resolution amending the contract for workers' compensation claims
administration with Claims Management Service for an additional five years at
$74,448 for the first three years with a 3.5% fee increase the following two years.
BOARD / COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
N/A
ATTACHMENTS ( Listed Below) Resolution No.
Resolution
Amendment to Agreement
2002-152
A-200 (9 99)
EXPLANATION:
Self -insured for workers' compensation, the City of National City has had a claims
adjusting contract with Claims Management Services (CMS) since 1998. It expires next
year. We have negotiated a new five-year agreement to begin on August 1, 2003. If the
City does not extend the contract, the request for proposal process for workers'
compensation claims adjusting services will need to start next month. State requirements
and program size make it cost prohibitive to adjust claims in-house.
Antojtside claims auditor, Farley Consulting Services examined CMS claims handling
practices in August. Their report stated reserves were adequate, claims are thoroughly
investigated, subrogation is aggressively pursued, medical costs are effectively contained
and files are well documented. Although, National City employees are allowed to select
their own medical care provider. CMS cost containment program in the last three years
has provided a 32% or $236,094 savings in medical bill payments. Most public entities
save 20-27% in their cost containment programs.
California's workers' compensation and excess insurance markets are the most volatile
they have been in 25 years. Entering into a five year adjusting agreement provides for
quality claims handling and fee stability. The proposed amendment increases the current
administrative fee by 3.5% or $74,448 annually for three years. Years 2006 and 2007
have a 3.5% increase. The medical bill review and litigation fee schedules go from
$4.50/bill to $4.75/bill and $50/hour to $70/hour over the life of the agreement.
RESOLUTION NO. 2002 —152
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AN
AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN
THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY AND
CLAIMS MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR
WORKERS' COMPENSATION CLAIMS
ADMINISTRATION SERVICES
WHEREAS, on June 19, 1998, the City entered into an Agreement with Claims
Management Services to supervise and administer the City's workers' compensation claims; and
WHEREAS, the City and Claims Management Services desire to amend Sections
1.5, 5, 6 and 7.1 of said Agreement, to be effective April 1, 2003.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
National City that the Mayor is hereby authorized to execute an Amendment to the Agreement with
Claims Management Services for workers' compensation claims administration services. Said
Amendment to Agreement is on file in the Office of the City Clerk.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 1st day of October, 2002.
George H. Waters, Mayor
ATTEST:
Michael R. Dalla, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
George H. E'iser, III
City Attorney
09/24.SEP 24 '02 89:10AM CLAIMS MGT SVCS 14) 555-7901kL CITY
P.2i4o2
a-1-03 to 7-31-04
$50 per hour
8-1-04 to 7-31-05
$55 per hour
8-1-05 to 7-31-06
$60 per hour
8-1-06 to 7-31-07
$65 per hour
8-1-07 to 7-31-08
$70 per hour
AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT BETWEEN
. CITY OF NATIONAL CITY AND
CLAIMS MANAGEMENT SERVICES
FOR WORKERS'COMPENSATION CLAIMS ADMINISTRATION SERVICES
THIS AMENDMENT IS MADE AND ENTERED INTO this 18` day of October 2002,
by and between the City (hereinafter "the City") and Claims Management Services (hereinafter
"Service Company") in view of the following understandings:
RECITALS
A. On or about June 9, 1998 the City entered into an Agreement ("the Agreement") with
Service Company to supervise and administer the City's workers' compensation claims.
B. The parties desire to amend Sections 1.15,5, 6 and 7.1 of the Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY AGREED AS FOLLOWS:
Paragraphs 8 and 9 of Section 1.15 are hereby amended to read as follows:
1.15 Litigation and Subrogation. Service Company shall be responsible for the
following tasks in connection with disputed claims:
8. Medical bill review schedule•
8-1-03 to 7-31-04
$4.50 per bill
8-1-04 to 7-31-05
S4.55 per bill
8-] -05 to 7-31-06-
$4,60 per bill
8-1-06 to 7-31-07
$4.65 per bill
8-1-07 to 7-31-08
$4,75 per bill
9. Provide the services of a Litigation Representative to prepare appropriate legal
documents, file objections and attend pre-trial cor*enecs if requested for:
II. Section 5 is herby amended to read as follows:
The City agrees to pay Service Company .for its services and the Service Company
agrees to accept from the City:
5. I A flat annual fee of $74,448 for the period of August 1, 2003 to Iuly 31, 2006.
One -twelfth (I/12) of the annual fee will be paid monthly in arrears, fifteen (15)
days following each month's end.
og/24SEP 24:,'02 „09:10AM_CLAIMS_MGT SVCS (714) 565-7001AL CITY
P.3/403
t 1, 2006,the annual fee shall be increased by
year commencing Augur st 1 2007 the annual fee shall be
5.2 For For the year commencing on Augu
3.5%.
increased 3.5%_
Allocated Loss Expenses shall also be paid by the City.
5.3 of computer
Additional charges to be paid by the City include the printing
requested by the City.
5.� printing specifieallY eq
compatible checks or other such p
5.5 Allother Pd monthly in arrears fi8een
er
t shall be
(15) days
ants un of this nth cared presentation to City of an itemized
g the end the�
statement.
iT. The first paragraph of Section 6 is hereby amended to read as follows:
TES: on August 1, 2003, and
The term of this Agreement shall be for the period commencing
continuing until the last day of July, 2008,
1V. Section 7.1 is hereby amended to read as follows:
NOTICES: L be gven by
suant to the terms of this Agreement shall 7.1 Notices required pur follows:
United States Mail, postage pre -paid, addressed to the parties as
City of National Risk
Ciiit Mager
Kassia Kossyta, 1243 National City Blvd.
vd. Bl
. National City,
950
Claims Management Service
Dennis Sheehy, Contracts Administration Manager
p,O, Box 11828 '
Santa Ana, California 92711.1828
V. With the foregoing exceptions,
each and every term and provision of the Agreement entered
into on or about June 9, 1998 shall remain in full force and effect.
09/24 SEP 24_ '02 _ 09: 11RM CLRIMS MGT SVCS (714) SCS-73—diAL CIT3t
IN WITNESS WeER OF, the undersigned have executed this Agreement, as of the
day and year first above mentioned.
CITY OF NATIONAL CITY
George R. Waters, Mayor
CLAIMS MANAGEMENT SERVICE
nnis Sheehy, Contracts - inistration
Man.,-r
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
B
George B. Eiser, III, City Attorney
3
Date
Date
City of National City, California
COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT
FETING DATE October 1 2002
10
AGENDA ITEM NO.
(-ITEM TITLE
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY
AUTHORIZING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PARS DEFINED
BENEFIT/CONTRIBUTION PLANS TO BE ADMINISTERED BY PHASE ll
SYSTEMS, PARS TRUST ADMINISTRATOR FOR CITY EMPLOYEES
PREPARED BY DEPARTMENT
Tom G. McCabe City Manager's Office
EXPLANATION City Manager
The City currently has a 457 Deferred Compensation Plan which enables employees to defer
income tax-free into a supplemental retirement investment plan. However, recent changes in tax
law now make it less restrictive and more beneficial to both the City and the employee to
establish a 401(a) Deferred Compensation Plan in addition to the 457 Plan.
Under a 401(a) Plan, the City would not pay medicare, workers' comp or unemployment costs on
money put into the plan, and the employee has greater choice on whether they want a defined
benefit or a defined contribution plan. They would also have more choices on their distribution
method upon retirement. It also allows vacation credits to be converted into the plan, and the
City would only have to fund the amount that is being distributed in any one year which would
allow the City to budget over a period of time and more accurately.
This resolution authorizes the City Manager or his designee, to act as the Plan Administrator and
to develop and implement a plan document to be approved by the IRS through the Public Agency
Retirement System (PARS).
CEnvironmental Review X N/A
Financial Statement
Approved Bid `/(Y) . / o / a
Finance Director
There is a one time set-up fee of $2,500 and $300/month administrative fee which will
be offset by savings in medicare, workers' comp and unemployment costs.
Account No.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Recommend approval of Resolution.
BOARD / COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
N/A
ATTACHMENTS (Liisted Below Resolution No. 2002-153
1. Resolution
A-200 (9.'99)
RESOLUTION NO. 2002 — 153
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY
AUTHORIZING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF
THE PARS DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN AND
THE PARS DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLAN FOR
CONVERSION OF UNUSED LEAVE TIME TO BE
ADMINIS TERED BY PHASE II SYSTEMS,
PARS TRUST ADMINISTRATOR -FOR CITY EMPLOYEES
WHEREAS, it is determined to be in the best interest of the City of National City
("CITY") to establish the PARS Defined Benefit Plan and the PARS Defined Contribution Plan
for eligible City Employees and their beneficiaries; and
WHEREAS, the CITY is eligible to be a member of the Public Agency
Retirement System ("PARS"), and provide to its' employees a governmental plan, qualifying
under relevant sections of the Internal Revenue Code and the California Government Code.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL
CITY, CALIFORNIA, DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS
FOLLOWS:
1. The CITY, being a member of the PARS Trust, does hereby adopt the PARS Defined
Benefit Plan and the PARS Defined Contribution Plan for eligible employees effective
January 1, 2003.
2. The CITY's PAR Administrator is hereby authorized to execute the PARS legal and
administrative service documents on behalf of the CITY to implement a PARS
supplemental plan to CaIPERS.
3. The City Council hereby appoints the City Manager, or his successor or designee as the
CITY's Plan Administrator for PARS, and further authorizes him/her to implement the
Plan and to take whatever additional actions are necessary to maintain the participation of
the CITY in PARS and to maintain PARS compliance with relevant regulations issued or
as may be issued by the Federal or State government or agencies.
PASSED and ADOPTED this ls` day of October, 2002.
ATTEST:
Michael R. Dalla, City Clerk
George H. Waters, Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
George H. Eiser, III
City Attorney
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Tax Implications
This is Phase II Systems, the PARS Trust Administrators current understanding
of the possible tax implications to both the Employer and Employee, however, we
do not provide tax advice. We advise all participants to check with their own
financial advisors to determine the tax implications of participation in the
program.
Tic implications for Employees:
• Lump Sum distributions can be taken from the plan and rolled over to an
IRA, where funds can continue to receive tax -deferred advantages. With
this option, there is no immediate tax -liability for the participant.
• With a 60-month payout, participants are taxed on benefits only as
received, as opposed to the entire value of the lump sum at the time of
separation of employment.
is No other employee payroll tax withholding (e.g., Medicare contribution)
required on distributions from the program
• No excise tax penalties for early withdrawal of plan benefits for employees
that retire after 55 or retire on a disability basis
• No excise tax penalties to the participant's heirs with payment for death
benefits
• Heirs provided with IRA Rollover option for death benefits
• Mandatory 20% federal tax withholding requirement for distributions that
are paid in less than 10 years and not rolled over into an IRA
Tax Implications to the Employer
• Avoid certain payroll taxes (e.g., Medicare costs) with pension contribution
as opposed to cash out of accumulated unused leave
Permits the Employer to pre -fund obligation, thereby reducing the cost at
retirement/termination through accumulated investment earnings
Employee Communication and Education
Effective communication to plan participants is an important aspect of a
retirement plan. Phase li Systems can provide employee communication of plan
provisions and benefits to the employees. We would work in conjunction with
your employees to ensure proper understanding of the plan.
Phase ti Systems ensures that participants receive proper information about the
plan by utilizing a variety of methods, including communication sessions with the
participants. These meetings and services are provided at the time of plan set-
up and on an on -going basis year-to-year.
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A Group Orientation Meetings
Phase II Systems conducts group orientation meeting(s) to review the plan
provisions, benefit options and enrollment requirements in detail. All
participants in the plan along with their spouses and financial advisors are
encouraged to attend these meetings.
➢ Individualized Counseling
Phase II Systems conducts workshops to provide individualized
counseling for participants. These workshops are held to answer any
remaining questions that participants may have about the plan and assist
them in the completion of forms If needed.
> Toll -free (800) phone line
Participants are also encouraged to call the toll -free phone lines for
answers to their specific questions. Administration specialists are
available during business hours to provide plan information and account
balances. In addition, a detailed plan summary can be obtained at any
time by calling our office.
• Plan Summary
Phase II Systems will produce a written plan summary to assist in the
participant's understanding of the plan. The plan summary provides
detailed information about the benefit options and eligibility requirements.
Plan Design, Implementation, and Ongoing Administration
Administration of the City plan through the PARS Trust provides the safest and
most cost-effective method of plan administration. As the trust administrator for
PARS, Phase II Systems provides all ongoing administration, e.g., plan
enrollments, plan accounting, certified audit, actuarial reporting, state and federal
compliance, and responds directly to participant questions. In addition, we wilt
submit the plans to the IRS for a letter of determination, which determine the tax -
qualified status of the plans. The administration of PARS plans by Phase II
Systems is comprehensive, thus removing the administrative burden of the plan
from your staff.
Through membership in PARS, California public agencies can design and
implement the plans they need while reducing the administrative, compliance and
fiduciary burden. Phase II Systems is the leading organization in California in
designing, implementing and administering retirement plans for governmental
agencies. We have a long standing commitment and a well established track
Revised on September tit, 2002
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record in creating innovative, competitive pension plans designed to meet the
unique needs of each of our public sector clients.
List of Services
Phase II Systems will provide the following services for the City in the
implementation and ongoing administration of each plan.
Step 1: Plan Design and Implementation
• Meet with City personnel to discuss plan provisions, implementation timelines,
benefit communication strategies, and funding policies, including City Council
presentation if needed
• Advise City's Plan Administrator regarding Trustee investment options
• Provide the necessary advisory services to finalize these elements of the plan
• Draft City Council Resolution to join PARS and adopt retirement plan
• Draft City's PARS Adoption Agreements
• Draft City's PARS Plan and Trust Documents
• Prepare Employee Benefit Communication Materials, including Plan
Summary
• Conduct group Orientation meetings, PARS workshops for individualized.
counseling and toil -free 8OO number for employee education
• Coordinate and consult with appropriate City personnel to ensure timely and
effective completion of required implementation activities
• Prepare IRS Application for Letter of Plan Determination
Step 2: Ongoing Administration
• Field participant information requests via toll -free phone lines
• Process City's Requests for Distribution
• Notify terminated participants of benefit amount and payment options
• Provide Periodic Valuation of Accounts and Benefit Calculations
• Process Participant Distribution Election Forms
• Coordinate with PARS Trustee to Distribute Benefits
• Reconcile discrepancies with City staff
• Provide On -demand Participant Account Statements year-round
• Annual Participant Statements
• Conduct on -site Orientations for participants as needed by the City
• Prepare Annual Valuation Report
• Prepare Annual City Statements
• Coordinate with PARS Trustee regarding 1099R Forms for terminated Participants
• Prepare Annual Independent Audit of PARS Trust Report
• Prepare Annual California State Controller's Report
• Advise City of ongoing compliance and qualification requirements
• Provide ongoing consulting for plan revisions and amendments
ReVrsed on September 11, 2002
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City of National City, California
COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT
`-,.MEETING DATE October01, 2002
AGENDA ITEM NO. 11
ITEM TITLE
WARRANT REGISTER #12
PREPARED BY R. Palazo
EXPLANATION
DEPARTMENT
Finance
Ratification of Warrant Register #12 per Government Section Code 37208.
Environmental Review
Financial Statement
Not applicable.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
N/A
Approved By:
Finance Dire
Account No.
I recommend ratification of these warrants for a total of $ 1,027,258.12.
BOARD I COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
Nazi/ i"d29:f
p�n,
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1/41
ATTACHMENTS ( Listed .Below $ Resolution No.
1. Warrant Register #12
2. Workers Comp Warrant Register dated 09/11/02
A-200 i9 99
City of National City, California
COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT
I'EETING DATE October01, 2002
12
AGENDA ITEM NO.
ITEM TITLE WARRANT REGISTER #13
PREPARED BY R. Palazo
EXPLANATION
DEPARTMENT Finance
Ratification of Warrant Register #13 per Government Section Code 37208. `
CEnvironmental Review N/A
Financial Statement
Not applicable.
Approved By:
Finance Directo
Account No.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
I recommend ratification of these warrants for a total of $ 242,674.75.
BOARD / COMMISSION/RECOMMENDATION
Cliyie/a ?1
ATTACHMENTS (Liisted Below )
1. Warrant Register #13
2. Workers Comp Warrant Register dated 09/18/02
Resolution No.
A-200 19 99)
City of National City, California
COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT
FETING DATE October 1, 2002
AGENDA ITEM NO. 13
ITEM TITLE
CLAIM FOR DAMAGES: Fabio Lombardo
PREPARED BY Michael R. Dalla, CMUIIPARTMENT City Clerk
EXPLANATION
The claim .f Fabio Lombardo arises from an occurrence in August 2002
and was filed with the City Clerk's Office on September 5, 2002
Environmental Review XX N/A
Financial Statement
N/A
Approved By:
Finance Director
Account No.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Deny the claim, and refer to the City Attorney.
BOARD / COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
N/A
ATTACHMENTS ( Listed Below) Resolution No.
N/A
A-200 i9 99i
City of National City, California
COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT
ETING DATE October 1, 2002
14
AGENDA ITEM NO.
ITEM TITLE
CLAIM FOR DAMAGES: Fawn Ackerman
PREPARED BY Michael R. Dalla, CMOSEPARTMENT City Clerk
EXPLANATION
The claim of Fawn Ackerman arises from an occurrence on August 29, 2002
and was filed with the City Clerk's Office on September 12, 2002
Environmental Review XX— N/A
Financial Statement
N/A
Approved By:
Finance Director
Account No.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Deny the claim, and refer to the City Attorney.
BOARD / COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
N/A
ATTACHMENTS ( Listed Below )
N/A
Resolution No.
A-200 19 99i
City of National City, California
COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT
ETING DATE October 1, 20n2
AGENDA ITEM NO.15
ITEM TITLE
City Council Approval of Response Letter Regarding Grand Jury Report
"Regional Transportation Planning — Does it Exist?"
Park Morse, Asst, City Manager V- City Manager's Office
PREPARED BY DEPARTMENT
EXPLANATION On September 20, 2002, this Office received the above Grand Jury
Report which was apparently originally released in May of this year.
Unfoptunately this report specifically, and many previous reports are not received
by the City Manager's Office or the City Council when they are originally
transmitted.
This report makes one recommendation that applies to the City of National City;
02-30: Support passage of the San Diego Regional Agency legislation (SB 1703
and AB 2095). The City Council has already taken positions in support of both
pieces of legislation.
The Grand Jury issue is now moot as SB 1703 has been chaptered and AB 2095
never made it to the Governor's desk.
Staff recommends the attached letter be sent as required by law to the Presiding
Judge of the Superior Court.
CEnvironmental Review X N/A
Financial Statement
N/A
Approved By:
Finance Director
Account No.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Approve the Response Letter
BOARD / COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
N/A
ATTACHMENTS ( Listed Below )
A. Response Letter
B. Prior Council Action
C. Grand Jury Report
Resolution No.
A -too [9.99)
Office of the Mayor
1243 National City Blvd., National City, CA 91950 (619) 336-4526
George H. Waters - Mayor
October 1, 2002
Presiding Judge of the Superior Court
County of San Diego
Hall of Justice
330 West Broadway, Suite #477
San Diego, CA 92101-3830
Subject: "Regional Transportation Planning — Does it Exist?" - City of
National City Response on the Findings and Recommendations in
the Report
The City of National City received a copy of a report by the San Diego County
Grand Jury 2001-2002 titled, `Regional Transportation Planning — Does it Exist?"
National City is providing the following comments on the findings and
recommendations (02-30).
RECOMMENDATIONS
02-30 Support passage of the San Diego Regional Agency legislation
(SB 1703 and AB 2095).
On July 16, 2002, the City Council of National City adopted Resolution 2002-107,
taking a support position on SB 1703 and AB 2095. As we now know, SB 1703
has been chaptered and AB 2095 never made it out of the legislature.
® Recycled Paper
October 1, 2002
Page 2
George H. Waters
Mayor
Nick lnzunza
Vice Mayor
R. Mitchel Beauchamp
Councilman
Ron Morrison Rosalie Zarate
Councilman Councilwoman
cc: Marcia Gravette Jespersen, Grand Jury Foreman
City Manager
City Attorney
Book 84/Page 165
7/16/02
NON CONSENT RESOLUTION
COMMUNITY PROMOTION (102-1-3)
12. Resolution No. 2002-107. A "RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL SUPPORTING AB 2095
(KEHOE) AND SB 1703 (PEACE)." (City Attorney)
ACTION: Motion. by Beauchamp, seconded by Zarate, to
adopt the Resolution. Carried by unanimous vote.
ORDINANCES FOR INTRODUCTION
Motion by Beauchamp, seconded by Zarate, the Ordinance be introduced by
title only. Carried by unanimous vote.
NATIONAL CITY MUNICIPAL CODE (506-2-17)
13. "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
NATIONAL CITY AMENDING TITLE 6 OF THE NATIONAL
CITY MUNICIPAL CODE BY REPEALING CHAPTERS 6.26
(CARDROOMS), 6.28 (CARNIVALS, CIRCUSES AND SHOWS),
6.36 (ESCORT SERVICES), 6.41 (GAMES OF CHANCE), 6.42
(BINGO), 6.43 (LIVE ENTERTAINMENT), 6.50 (MASSAGE
ESTABLISHMENTS) AND 6.58 (PEEP SHOWS), . AND
AMENDING TITLE 10 BY AMENDING CHAPTER 10.26 TO
PROHIBIT CARDROOMS, AND ADDING DIVISION X AND
CHAP 1'ERS 10.70 THROUGH 10.79 RELATING TO POLICE
REGULATED BUSINESSES." (City Attorney)
14. "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
NATIONAL CITY AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT TO THE
CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
NATIONAL CITY AND THE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF
THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT
SYSTEM." (City Attorney)
Vice Mayor Inzunza left the Chamber at 8:11 p.m.
EETING DATE
City of National City, California
COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT
July 16, 2002
AGENDA ITEM NO.
(-ITEM TITLE RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY SUPPORTING
AB 2095 (KEHOE) AND SB 1703 (PEACE)
PREPARED BY DEPARTMENT
George H. Eiser, Ill 1Yu City Attorney
EXPLANATION
This proposed resolution, requested by Councilman Morrison, would formally endorse AB
2095 (Kehoe) and SB 1703 (Peace). These bills, which are nearly identical, would create a
permanent public entity known as the San Diego Regional Agency, to be governed by board
members selected by the city council of each city in the county, and a member of the San Diego
County Board of Supervisors. The bills would also require creation and adoption of a regional plan
that integrates land uses, transportation systems, infrastructure needs, and public investment
strategy, with a regional framework. The bills would consolidate transportation responsibilities into a
single agency to conduct transportation planning, programming, project development and
construction. It is expected that as the bills progress through the legislative process, their
respective provisions will be amended so as to make the bills virtually identical.
The proposed resolution would provide that the City Council's designee is authorized to withdraw
the City's support upon making a determination that either bill has undergone revision -which would
significantly change its effect since the date of adoption of the resolution.
Environmental Review X N/A
/ Financial Statement
N/A
Approved By:
Finance Director
Aocount No.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
1) Adopt proposed resolution.
2) Designate a councilmember authorized to withdraw City support if the b'lls are revised
to significantly change their effect.
BOARD / COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
N/A
ATTACHMENTS ( Listed Below )
Proposed Resolution
ra
Resoluti:, n No. 2002-137
A.200 (9.99)
RESOLUTION NO. 2002 —107
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY SUPPORTING
AB 2095 (KEHOE) AND SB 1703 (PEACE)
WHEREAS, .the City of National City finds that a regional agency should be
established by state law in order to provide permanency of regional decision -making; and
WHEREAS, such regional agency should be governed by the local general
purpose governments in the San Diego region to ensure the voice of all of the municipalities and
county arJ heard and that transportation and land use decisions can be made collectively; and
WHEREAS, AB 2095 and SB 1703 call for the creation of a permanent public
entity known as the San Diego Regional Agency, and the Agency will be governed by board
members selected by the governing body of each city in the county, and a member of the San
Diego County Board of Supervisors; and
WHEREAS, AB 2095 and SB 1703 also require creation and adoption of a
regional plan that integrates land uses, transportation systems, infrastructure needs, and public
investment strategy, within a regional framework; and
WHEREAS, the regional plan should be based on the local general and regional
plans and address interregional issues with surrounding counties and Mexico; and
WHEREAS, AB 2095 and SB 1703 consolidate transportation responsibilities to
avoid fragmentation and duplication and provide a single agency to conduct transportation
planning, programming, project development, and construction; and
WHEREAS, AB 2095 and SB 1703 are consistent with the City of National
City's goal to implement programs that will preserve and improve the quality of life in the San
Diego region, maximize mobility, and transportation choices, and conserve resources.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of National City supports
Assembly Bill 2095 and Senate Bill 1703 and urge their passage by the state legislature,
provided that the City Council's designee on this issue is authorized to withdraw the City's
support upon making a determination that since the date of adoption of this Resolution either bill
has undergone any revision which would significantly change its effect.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 16th day of July, 2002.
ATTEST:
Mic ael R. DalI
�m . •ate �� �'._
George . Waters, Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
ar
ity Clerk George H. Eiser, III, City Attorney
Passed and adopted by the Council of the City of National City, California, on July 16, 2002, by
the following vote, to -wit:
Ayes: Councilmembers Beauchamp, Inzunza, Morrison, Zarate, Waters.
Nays: None.
Absent: None.
Abstaint None.
AUTHENTICATED BY:
GEORGE H. WATERS
Mayor of the City of National City, California
lerk of the C/ty of National City, California
By:
Deputy
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of
RESOLUTION NO. 2002-107 of the City of National City, California, passed and adopted by
the Council of said City on July 16, 2002.
City Clerk of the City of National City, California
By:
Deputy
Grand Jury
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO
Hall of Justice
330 West Broadway, Suite 477
San Diego, CA 92101-3830
(619) 515-8707
(619) 515-8696 FAX
MARCIA GRAVETTE JESPERSEN, Foreperson
September 18, 2002
Mr. Tom McCabe, City Manager
City of National City
1243 National City Blvd.
National City, CA 91950-4031
Re: 2001-2002 San Diego County Grand Jury Report "REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION
PLANNING, Does It Exist?"
Dear Mr. McCabe:
A review by the 2002-2003 San Diego County Grand Jury Continuity Committee of responses to
the 2001-2002 Grand Jury recommendations contained in the above -referenced report (copy
attached) indicates that no response has been received from your agency.
The Penal Code of California §933(c) requires comment on findings and recommendations in this
report no later than 90 days from the date of filing. Comment to the Presiding Judge of the
Superior Court in compliance with the Penal Code §933.05 is required from your agency. The
court address is P.O. Box 122724, San Diego, CA 92112-2724. Please send a copy of your
response to the Grand Jury at the above -noted address no later than October 2, 2002.
Your prompt attention to this matter is appreciated.
Sincerely,
SAN DIEGO COUNTY GRAND JURY 2002-2003
MARCIA GRAVETTE JESPERSEN
Foreperson
MGJ/Illn
enc.
REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLANNING
Does It Exist?
A Report by the
San Diego County Grand Jury 2001-2002
May 23, 2002
REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLANNING
Does It Exist?
SYNOPSIS
Local traffic congestion, as every San Diego driver knows, is approaching that of
Los Angeles. The Grand Jury, as a result of numerous complaints by citizens
that transportation congestion is reaching intolerable levels, decided to
investigate whether adequate methods are being used to plan and fund
transportation projects in San Diego County.
The San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) is mandated by the State
to cooperate with CalTrans in highway planning and in preparing funding
priorities for San Diego County. To that end, SANDAG prepares and periodically
updates a Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) for the County of San Diego.
Although SANDAG is the designated regional transportation planning
organization for San Diego County, the Jury discovered that SANDAG cannot
assure implementation of regional arterial projects within a specific jurisdiction.
Since construction of some regionally significant arterials may not be supported
by individual cities, the overall results in terms of regional transportation planning
by SANDAG are far from optimal.
Aside from its own investigation, the Grand Jury requested that the San Diego
County Auditor's Office review the methods used by SANDAG to evaluate and
prioritize transportation projects. The Grand Jury recommends that SANDAG
adopt and/or improve its project ranking methodologies for regional
transportation, transit, interchange, and highway projects. In addition, SANDAG
should develop a methodology for prioritizing funding between alternative
transportation mode projects (e.g., arterials vs. highway vs. transit projects).
The Grand Jury recognizes that SANDAG has prepared and forwarded to the
State a proposal to strengthen its ability to propose and fund regional
transportation projects (San Diego Regional Plan Legislation, SB 1703 and AB
2095). Based upon our investigation, we strongly support the need for a more
comprehensive regional approach to transportation and related land use
planning. The Grand Jury strongly recommends that each Member Agency of
SANDAG support passage of this legislation.
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ISSUES
1. Does SANDAG use a formal, criteria -driven process to identify,
evaluate, and prioritize highway projects?
2. How does SANDAG identify, evaluate, prioritize, and fund arterial street
projects?
3. How does SANDAG evaluate and prioritize freeway -to -freeway
projects?
4. How does SANDAG identify, evaluate, prioritize, and program rail and
bus transit projects?
5. Why do the criteria and processes used by SANDAG to evaluate,
prioritize, and fund transportation projects vary depending on the type of
project (e.g., highway, interchange, arterial, and transit projects)?
6. How does SANDAG determine funding priorities for various projects
(highway, arterial, interchanges, and transit) vis-a-vis each other. And,
how does SANDAG determine and ensure that the highest regional
priorities are met, regardless of project type?
7. Does SANDAG have sufficient authority to make and implement difficult
but important decisions related to the development of the regional
transportation system?
8. Do mechanisms exist, within the present identification and prioritization
system, to address regional transportation proposals adequately?
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The 2001-2002 San Diego County Grand Jury commenced its study partly in
response to statements made by County of San Diego Supervisors Bill Horn and
Dianne Jacob, as well as citizen complaints. In her State of the County speech
given in January of 2000, County Supervisor Jacob, discussing transportation
congestion, was critical of SANDAG's role stating, "SANDAG is dominated by
parochial special interests." Supervisor Horn, at the San Diego North County
Transportation Summit, held in May of 2001, stated, "North San Diego County is
not getting its fair share of transportation funding."
SANDAG develops regional plans for transportation, growth management,
housing, open space, recycling, and hazardous waste management. SANDAG is
governed by representatives from its 19 member agencies (the County and its 18
incorporated cities). These representatives are each designated by the board or
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council of their agency and are each elected officers within these agencies.
Supplementing these voting members of SANDAG are advisory representatives
from Metropolitan Transit Development Board (MTDB), North County Transit
District (NCTD), the U.S. Department of Defense, California Department of
Transportation (CalTrans), the San Diego Unified Port District, the San Diego
County Water Authority, and Tijuana/Baja California/Mexico.
This report focuses on SANDAG's responsibility for regional transportation
planning. Coordinating planning and developing public policy for all modes of
travel in the County (both people and freight) are among the responsibilities of
SANDAG. It periodically prepares a Regional Transportation Plan (RTP), which
contains the principal transportation policies and funding priorities for San Diego
County. The present RTP identifies the facilities, services, and programs
necessary to help meet the region's travel needs through 2020. This RTP
contains two long-range funding plans.
In addition to the preferred plan (costing $30 billion), that requires additional
transportation funding, the Revenue -Constrained Transportation Plan includes
facilities and programs limited to the amount of funding ($18 billion) available if
existing state and federal programs remain in force, and the TransNet one-half
percent local sales tax program is not extended beyond its current 2008
expiration.
SANDAG is now preparing an RTP for 2030. For the 2030 RTP, a third financial
scenario is being developed that would be more optimistic than the "revenue -
constrained" scenario, while more realistic than the "preferred scenario." This
middle course scenario would be the basis for developing, prioritizing, and
funding potential 2030 RTP transportation projects.
Inherent in the development of all these plans is the need for a comprehensive
system of developing, evaluating, and selecting the "best" ways to spend these
funds. SANDAG has adopted a policy that transportation funding consists of a
balanced set of region wide transportation improvements among highway
improvements, local streets, and public transit projects.' This formula was
developed based upon opinions of residents and local leadership groups, as
determined by survey research.
In each of these transportation areas, it is necessary to develop a prioritization
methodology. SANDAG and the California Department of Transportation
(CalTrans) have developed a prioritization system for freeways, interchanges and
highways. SANDAG and local jurisdictions have developed a prioritization
system for arterial highways.. SANDAG and the transit operators —North County
Transit District (NCTD) and the Metropolitan Transit Development Board
(MTDB)—are in the process of developing a prioritization system for transit.
SANDAG, 2020 Regional Transportation Plan, April 2000, p. 24.
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SANDAG states in the 2020 RTP, with regard to transportation funding,
"programming actions should be based upon the relative ranking of candidate
projects against criteria that measure cost-effectiveness, travel time savings,
system continuity and efficiency, safety, economic development, and travel
demand management. Programming decisions also should be consistent with
the regional strategies/smart growth principles and the need to preserve critical
habitat."2 Among other projects, 46 highway/freeway projects were rated,
ranked, and discussed in the 2020 RTP-8 in South Bay, 12 in North County, 16
in East County, and 10 in Central San Diego area.
SANDAG can and has proposed projects for funding (in the areas of freeways,
highways, and transit) and, as part of the planning process used in corridor
studies, has evaluated various regional arterial projects. SANDAG itself does not
propose regional arterial projects for funding, but evaluates and prioritizes those
projects nominated by its member agencies.
PROCEDURES EMPLOYED
The Grand Jury requested an audit of SANDAG's transportation planning
function. The primary objective of this review by the San Diego County Auditor
was to assess the effectiveness of SANDAG processes and procedures
governing the identification, evaluation, prioritization, and funding allocation
decision process for highway, arterial, and interchange transportation projects.
The audit included an assessment of SANDAG's application of these project
evaluation and prioritization processes, including an analysis of source
documentation for the 46 highway projects ranked in the 2020 RTP and the 1998
Regional Transportation Improvement Program (RTIP), which was updated in
2000. Additionally, the accounting was to monitor these same processes as they
are being utilized by SANDAG to develop the 2002 RTIP and the 2030 RTP.
The performance audit initially addressed the first seven questions identified
under"Issues" in this report. Upon a preliminary review of audit results, the
Grand Jury requested the auditors take a specific example of a regional
transportation proposal —the North County Parkways Plan developed by County
Supervisor Slater —and evaluate if mechanisms exist within the present
transportation planning system in San Diego County to prioritize such a multi -city
regional transportation proposal. The Parkways Plan was selected because it
has been widely publicized, includes arterials in the jurisdictions of four different
member agencies, will save many hours of commuting time per year, and likely
would not be nominated by any one member agency to SANDAG for
consideration in transportation planning for the 2020 or the 2030 RTP under
current SANDAG policies.
2 Ibid.
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The audit is attached to this report as Appendix A, and the procedures utilized in
performing this audit are contained therein. In addition to the audit work
performed by the County Auditor's office, the Grand Jury:
- Participated in a transportation planning symposium hosted by the State of
California.
- Interviewed the Deputy Director and the Head of Transportation Planning
of SANDAG.
- Dialogued with County Supervisors Horn and Slater.
Performed an analysis of differences in priority ranking for highway
projects between the draft and final versions of the 2020 RTP.
Studied an analysis of the differences in ranking results for a new
arterial project between (1) those submitted by the transportation director
of the sponsoring city and (2) those calculated by the transportation
director of a neighboring city.
Conducted an analysis of the amount of congestion relief provided by two
regional transportation proposals —The Parkways Plan and the Oceanside -
to -Escondido Light Rail System.
- Documented (including photos) a number of arterial highway dead ends
that occur at the boundaries of cities.
The audit report prepared for the 2001-2002 San Diego County Grand Jury by
the Audits Division of the County of San Diego forms the basis for facts,
conclusions and recommendations in the balance of this report.
FACTS
A. Currently, SANDAG relies on local governments (member agencies) to
identify and nominate arterial projects. Cities sponsoring projects must
submit information on standardized qualitative and quantitative criteria
developed by SANDAG. SANDAG's Cities/County Technical Advisory
Committee (CTAC), with the support of SANDAG staff, reviews the data
provided by sponsoring jurisdictions and generates quantitative and
qualitative scores, thereby ranking arterial road projects. SANDAG
oversight does not ensure that the most critical arterial street projects are
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funded.3 The auditors noted "While local government transportation
engineers are most likely the ones who identify needed projects, their
primary focus is probably on the needs of their respective communities
rather than those of the greater regional arterial system."
B. Numerous examples exist around the County of critical arterial street
connections that have not been built or that have been blockaded by
neighboring agencies. (See photographs of examples in Appendix B).5
C. SANDAG first developed a formal criteria for highway projects in 1997.
This criteria was utilized to rank highway projects in the 2020 RTP and the
1998 and 2000 RTIPs. Most criteria are driven by data; however, the
criteria for "compatibility with adopted habitat plans" and "service to major
employment areas" were subject to modification throughout the process.
The auditor reported, " ... our review revealed that the [Transportation
Sub-] Committee ... altered the initial draft qualitative scores for 14 of the
46 highway projects included in the final rankings. For the majority of
these projects, the scores for two criteria were altered, including the
criteria used to measure the ability of a project to serve major employment
areas and to comply with adopted habitat preservation plans. These
criteria appear to be more subjective than those that rely on more
quantifiable data."6
D. In 1998, CTAC developed formal criteria for evaluating and prioritizing
interchange projects identified by CalTrans and SANDAG. Changes are
needed to make these criteria more consistent with highway project
evaluation criteria. The auditor's report stated " ... SANDAG vas
reviewing and updating both the interchange deficiency report, and the
criteria used for evaluating and prioritizing these projects.... The update
resulted in part because of 'an increasing interest in the benefits of
providing these missing freeway ramp connectors and the costs involved
in constructing them ... ' Changes are being considered for various
interchange criteria in order to make them 'more consistent' with highway
project evaluation criteria."'
3 Audits Division, County of San Diego, Review of the SANDAG Transportation Planning
Function, February 2, 2002, pp. 10-11. Arterials are defined as signalized streets
serving primarily through traffic .
4 Ibid., p. 11.
5 Photographs of Cannon, Melrose and College avenues.
6 Audits Division, op. cit., p. 8. Highways are defined as state or federally -designated urban or
rural routes designed to accommodate lengthy trips in the region (e.g., SR78, SR94, and
SR125).
Ibid. Interchange refers to on/off ramps from freeways, such as from 1-5 to 1-805 or I-8 to
1-805, as well as between freeways and highways, like 1-15 to SR78 or SR52 to 1-5.
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E. Funding for arterial street projects and freeway -to -freeway projects has
not been a high funding priority of the SANDAG Board. The auditors
wrote "Like arterial street projects, it appears that freeway -to -freeway
interchange projects have not been a high funding priority of the SANDAG
Board. In fact ... it appears that these projects received no formal
funding consideration until 1998."8
F. A criteria -driven project evaluation process has not been developed for
transit funding proposals. SANDAG, NCTD and MTDB are collaborating
on the development of a program to identify, evaluate and prioritize transit
projects. Reliance on MTDB and NCTD to identify and propose transit
projects can result in transit projects critical to the entire regional
transportation system not being identified or funded.9
The audit report indicated that, "A possible area of concern regarding
transit planning processes concerns how the SANDAG Board has made
discretionary funding allocation decisions for regional transit projects in the
past without utilizing a formal project evaluation and prioritization process.
While reliance on the MTDB and NCTD to identify and propose transit
projects certainly has merit, those boards have transit needs and priorities
specific to the geographic regions they represent. Therefore, it is possible
that transit projects that are critical to the entire regional transportation
system may not become a high priority by either board, and as a result not
be funded by SANDAG. The more formal criteria -driven project evaluation
process being developed collaboratively between SANDAG and these
boards might alleviate this concern."10
G. SANDAG does not have a formal system for making discretionary funding
allocation decisions between transportation projects using different modes
of transport (e.g., arterials vs. highways vs. transit). It also does not have
a formal funding distribution formula for allocating discretionary
transportation funds between different areas/municipalities within the
region. The auditors stated, "While some types of transportation funds
are earmarked for specific projects or are distributed geographically
according to formulas (e.g., TransNet funds), discretionary dollars
allocated by SANDAG are not governed by such requirements. As such,
the formal criteria -driven project evaluation processes and sophisticated
transportation modeling processes utilized by SANDAG help to drive
discretionary funding decisions but do not actually make them. Ultimately,
8 Ibid.
9 Ibid., p. 13.
t° Ibid. Generally MTDB is concerned with transit planning in those parts of the County south of
Del Mar, while the NCTD is concerned with transit planning in those parts north of Del Mar.
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it is a political body, i.e., the SANDAG Board, who determines how to
allocate discretionary transportation dollars within the region."11
H. While SANDAG has the authority to generate regional arterial projects
within or across local jurisdictions in conjunction with local agencies, the
final authority for implementing these projects rests with the local
jurisdictions. "Several sources indicated that SANDAG's regional
planning authority was impeded by local government jurisdictions who
oppose projects even if SANDAG considers the projects to be in the best
interest of the regional transportation system."12
The auditor reported that the North County Parkways Plan, a regional
transportation project, contains multiple components and involves several
North County jurisdictions. If this project were to be nominated formally by
a member agency to SANDAG for consideration (which would require the
endorsement of all affected jurisdictions), it would be difficult for SANDAG
to evaluate and prioritize the project as a whole using its current project
evaluation and prioritization structure. According to SANDAG personnel
interviewed, member agencies rarely nominate projects that affect multiple
jurisdictions.13
I. SANDAG acknowledges that limitations and barriers exist regarding its
ability to conduct effective and efficient regional transportation planning.
It has forwarded a plan it believes will correct these problems to the State
Legislature. This proposal, entitled "San Diego Regional Agency" and
identified as SB 1703 (Peace) and AB 2095 (Kehoe), is designed to
streamline government decision making and planning by14:
• Improving coordination among the 18 cities, County government,
and other agencies;
• Providing a "Regional Plan" to make local plans work more
effectively and efficiently;
• Building on the foundation of the cities' and County's general plans;
• Offering a "big picture" perspective to better maintain our quality of
life;
• Linking land use and public transportation policy decisions;
• Consolidating transportation planning, programming, and project
development;
• Providing for more and better commuter and other travel choices;
11 Ibid., p. 15.
72 Ibid., p. 16.
13 Ibid., p. 14.
14 State of California, Senate Bill 1703 (Peace) and Assembly Bill 2095 (Kehoe). Text from a
summary of the legislation prepared by SANDAG.
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• Getting regional transportation projects completed across
jurisdictional boundaries;
• Enhancing opportunities for additional state and federal,funding;
• Protecting and preserving open space and habitat for people's
enjoyment;
• Addressing the need for a comprehensive vision and plan for the
border region;
• Offering a governance model inclusive of all 19 local city and
County governments; and
• Providing permanence.
FINDINGS
I. SANDAG has developed and uses formal criteria -driven processes to
identify, evaluate, and prioritize highway projects. The criteria for
"compatibility with adopted habitat plans" and "service to major
employment areas" are qualitative rather than quantitative.
II. Formal criteria -driven processes to evaluate and prioritize interchange
projects exist, but require revision to make this criteria more consistent,
with highway project evaluation criteria.
III. Formal criteria -driven processes to identify, evaluate, and prioritize
transit projects are under development.
IV. Formal criteria -driven processes to identify, evaluate, and prioritize
arterial transportation projects that involve multiple jurisdictions do not
exist. Formal criteria -driven processes are used for freeway, highway,
and transit projects that cross jurisdictional boundaries, while regional
arterial projects are normally nominated for funding on a jurisdictional
basis.
V. There is no formal process utilized by SANDAG to allocate funding,
especially discretionary funding, among alternative transportation mode
projects, like arterial vs. highway vs. freeway vs. transit vs. bike routes.
VI. SANDAG's ability to conduct effective regional transportation planning is
impeded by its lack of authority to override local governments which
oppose a project, even when SANDAG determines such a project to be in
the best interest of the regional transportation system. The propose&
"San Diego Regional Agency" will cause SANDAG to become much more
effective in its regional transportation planning function.
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RECOMMENDATIONS
That the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG):
02-25: Modify the highway evaluation process to include more formal,
data -driven criteria for "compatibility with habitat plans" and
"service to employment areas."
02-26: Update the criteria for evaluating freeway interchange projects and
prepare a revised priority ranking for such projects.
02-27: Formulate a ranking system for transit projects and prepare a
ranked list of future transit projects.
02-28: Adopt a ranking methodology for evaluating and funding regional
transportation projects.
02-29: Develop a ranking methodology for prioritizing funding between
alternative transportation mode projects (e.g., arterials
vs. highway vs. transit).
That each Member Agency of SANDAG:
02-30: Support passage of the San Diego Regional Agency legislation
(SB1703 and AB2095).
REQUIREMENTS AND INSTRUCTIONS
The California Penal Code §933(c) requires any public agency which the Grand
Jury has reviewed, and about which it has issued a final report, to comment to
the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court on the findings and recommendations
pertaining to matters under the control of the agency. Such comment shall be
made no later than 90 days after the Grand Jury publishes its report (filed with
the Clerk of the Court); except that in the case of a report containing findings and
recommendations pertaining to a department or agency headed by an elected
County official (e.g. District Attorney, Sheriff, etc.), such comment shall be made
within 60 days to the Presiding Judge with an information copy sent to the Board
of Supervisors.
Furthermore, California Penal Code §933.05(a), (b), (c), details, as follows, the
manner in which such comment(s) are to be made:
(a) As to each grand jury finding, the responding person or entity shall
indicate one of the following:
(1) The respondent agrees with the finding;
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(2)
(b) As to each
entity shall
(1)
(2)
(3)
The respondent disagrees wholly or partially with the
finding, in which case the response shall specify the
portion of the finding that is disputed and shall include
an explanation of the reasons therefore.
grand jury recommendation, the responding person or
report one of the following actions:
The recommendation has been implemented, with a
summary regarding the implemented action.
The recommendation has not yet been implemented,
but will be implemented in the future, with a time frame
for implementation.
The recommendation requires further analysis, with an
explanation and the scope and parameters of an
analysis or study, and a time frame for the matter to be
prepared for discussion by the officer of head of the
agency or department being investigated or reviewed,
including the governing body of the public agency
when applicable. This time frame shall not exceed six
months from the date of publication of the grand jury
report.
(4) The recommendation will not be implemented because
it is not warranted or is not reasonable, with an
explanation therefore.
(c) If a finding or recommendation of the grand jury addresses
budgetary or personnel matters of a county agency or department
headed by an elected officer, both the agency or department head
and the Board of Supervisors shall respond if requested by the
grand jury, but the response of the Board of Supervisors shall
address only those budgetary or personnel matters over which it
has some decision making authority. The response of the elected
agency or department head shall address all aspects of the findings
or recommendations affecting his or her agency or department.
Comments to the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court in compliance with the
Penal Code §933.05 are required by the date indicated from:
RESPONDING AGENCY RECOMMENDATIONS
San Diego Association of 02-25 through 02-29
Government (SANDAG)
Each Member Agency of
of SANDAG
City of Carlsbad
02-30
DATE
08/21/02
08/21/02
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City of Chula Vista
City of Coronado
City of Del Mar
City of El Cajon
City of Encinitas
City of Escondido
City of Imperial Beach
City of La Mesa
City of Lemon Grove
City of National City
City of Oceanside
City of Poway
City of San Diego
City of San Marcos
City of Santee
City of Solana Beach
City of Vista
County of San Diego
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APPENDIX A
Review o the SANDAG February 15, 2002
Transportation Planning Function
REVIEW OF THE SANDAG TRANSPORTATION
PLANNING FUNCTION
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Acronyms
Executive Summary 1
Introduction and Background 2
Overview of SANDAG Transportation Planning Function 2
Impact of Federal and State Laws 3
Scope and Limitations 4
Methodology Utilized 5
SANDAG Transportation Project Evaluation, Prioritization
and Funding Processes 6
Highway Project Evaluation and Prioritization Process 7
Arterial Street Project Evaluation and Prioritization Process 9
Freeway -to -Freeway Interchange Project Evaluation and
Prioritization Process 11
Transit Project Evaluation and Prioritization Process 12
Lack of Integrated Multi -Modal Evaluation and Prioritization Process ,13
Discretionary Funding Allocation Process 15
SANDAG Regional Decision -Making Authority 16
Report Distribution 19
Commendation 19
Audit Team 19
Appendix A: Highway Projects Evaluated by SANDAG During 2000 20
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APPENDIX A
Review of the SANDAG February 15, 2002
Transportation Planning Function
ACRONYMS
Caltrans California Department of Transportation
CTAC Cities/County Transportation Advisory Committee
CTC California Transportation Commission
FHWA Federal Highways Administration
FTA Federal Transit Administration
HOV High Occupancy Vehicle
Interstate
IC Interchange
JPA Joint Powers Agency
ML Managed Lane
MPO Metropolitan Planning Organization
MTDB Metropolitan Transit Development Board
NAFTA North American Free Trade Agreement
NCTD North County Transit District
RAS Regional Arterial System
RSTP Regional Surface Transportation Program
RTIP Regional Transportation Improvement Program
RTP Regional Transportation Plan
SANDAG San Diego Association of Governments
SB State Senate Bill
SR State Route
STIP State Transportation Improvement Program
TEA 21 Federal Transportation Equity Act for the 21' Century
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APPENDIX A
Review cf the SANDAG
Transportation Planning Function
February 22.2002
REVIEW OF THE SANDAG TRANSPORTATION
PLANNING FUNCTION
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) serves as the Metropolitan Planning
Organization (MPO) for the San Diego County region. A primary responsibility for SANDAG is
to conduct regional transportation planning. The products of that planning effort are short- and
long-term regional transportation plans. SANDAG also allocates Federal, State, and local funds
to various types of regional transportation projects.
As part of its ongoing investigation of the SANDAG transportation planning function, the San
Diego County Grand Jury (the Grand Jury), in October 2001, asked the County's Auditor and
Controller to provide audit services for a review of specific SANDAG transportation project
evaluation and funding processes. The primary objective of the review was to assess the
effectiveness of SANDAG processes and procedures used in the identification, evaluation,
prioritization, and funding allocation decision -making effort for highway, arterial street, freeway -
to -freeway interchange, and transit projects. In addition, the Grand Jury requested an
exploration into any existing barriers or limitations that could impede SANDAG's authority to
make difficult but critical regional transportation decisions.
Our review revealed that SANDAG's regional transportation planning function:
• Consistently utilized formal criteria -driven processes to evaluate and prioritize highway,
arterial street, and freeway -to -freeway interchange projects in order to make funding
recommendations to its Board of Directors. The criteria and scoring methodology used
to evaluate and rank these projects are consistent with industry practices and comply
with California Transportation Commission requirements;
• Has historically relied on the region's two public transit boards, the Metropolitan Transit
Development Board (MTDB) and the North County Transit District (NCTD), to identify,
evaluate, and nominate regional transit projects for funding consideration and inclusion
into the regional planning documents. As such, SANDAG has not developed formal
criteria for evaluating and prioritizing transit projects. However, SANDAG is currently
working with MTDB and NCTD to develop formal criteria for evaluating and prioritizing
transit projects;
• Utilized separate processes to evaluate and prioritize highway, arterial street, freeway -
to -freeway interchange, and transit projects. This appears to be consistent with industry
practices. According to research performed, it is not feasible to develop a single system
that combines and ranks all types of projects vis-a-vis each other in terms of funding
priorities;
• Did not have a formal process for making discretionary funding allocation decisions
between various types of transportation projects; and
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APPENDIX A
Review of the SANDAG February 22, 2002
Transportation Planning Function
• May be impeded by a lack of authority to implement transportation projects within the
jurisdictions of local governments who oppose such projects.
INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND
The San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) serves as the Metropolitan Planning
Organization (MPO)1 for the San Diego County region. SANDAG is a Joint Powers Agency
(JPA) created under State law and by a formal agreement entered into by each of the local
governments in the region. The Association is governed by a Board of Directors comprised of
elected representatives from each of the region's 19 local governments.2 Additionally,
representatives from other key regional transportation stakeholders sit on the Board as non-
voting members.3 SANDAG employs a full-time professional staff to assist and guide the Board
of Directors in its deliberative and decision -making process. In fiscal year 2001-2002, SANDAG
is operating on a total budget of about $260.4 million of which $251.4 million is allocated to
regional transportation planning and implementation efforts.
Overview of SANDAG Transportation Planning Function
SANDAG is the primary entity responsible for conducting transportation planning for the San
Diego County region. Through this function, SANDAG develops short- and long-term regional
transportation plans using a variety of methods and processes. These plans are used to identify
both current and future transportation needs in terms of project types and costs. Additionally,
these plans are used to make programming (i.e., funding) decisions. SANDAG develops
several types of planning and programming documents, but the following two are the most
relevant for the purposes of this review.
• Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) — An RTP is a long-range plan (it must cover at
least a 20-year period) developed by an MPO in cooperation with Caltrans and other
stakeholders that: provides an assessment of the current modes of transportation and
the potential of new travel options in the region; predicts the future needs for travel and
goods movement; identifies and documents specific actions required to address regional
transportation needs; states public policy decisions made by various stakeholders
regarding transportation expenditures and financing; and specifies needed transportation
improvements in sufficient detail to develop Federal, State, and regional improvement
programs. An RTP must be developed using a public participation process.4
Among other requirements, an RTP must include: a policy element that reflects the
transportation goals, policies, and objectives for the region; an action element that
identifies programs and actions to implement the RTP; and a financial element that
Federal law requires that urban areas with populations exceeding 50,000 establish an MPO to conduct planning
activities. SANDAG is one of 16 MPOs operating within California.
2 These include the cities of: Carlsbad, Chula Vista, Coronado, Del Mar, El Cajon, Encinitas, Escondido, Imperial
Beach, La Mesa. Lemon Grove, National City, Oceanside, Poway, San Diego, San Marcos, Santee, Solana Beach.
and Vista as well as the County of San Diego.
} These include: Department of Defense, Caltrans, San Diego Unified Port District, Metropolitan Transit
Development Board, North County Transit Development Board, San Diego County Water Authority, and the
government of Mexico.
4 California Transportation Commission. Regional Transportation Plan Guidelines. December 1999.
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summarizes the cost of implementing the projects identified in the RTP considering a
fiscally constrained environment. State law requires an MPO to adopt and submit an
updated RTP to the California Transportation Commission (CTC) 5 for review and
approval every three years.e Transportation projects submitted by SANDAG for funding
"as part of the State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) must be included in
the RTP (therefore, projects not included in the RTP are not eligible for State funding).
• Regional Transportation Improvement Program (RTIP) — The RTIP is a prioritized
program for implementing the region's overall strategy for improving the transportation
system. The 2000 RTIP developed by SANDAG is a $3.2 billion, four-year program of
major transportation projects being implemented in the region during FY2001-2004. The
program lists all transportation projects that require Federal, State, and local funding
including projects funded by TransNet, the local transportation sales tax program
administered by SANDAG. In a nutshell, the RTIP identifies the region's priorities for the
funding and implementation of transportation projects. An RTIP must be fiscally
constrained meaning funding must be available and committed to projects listed in the
plan. Both Federal and Sate laws require SANDAG to develop, update, and adopt an
RTIP every two years.
SANDAG has established several technical and/or advisory committees to support regional
planning processes including the development of the RTP and RTIP. Two of these committees,
the Transportation Sub -Committee and the Cities/County Transportation Advisory Committee
(CTAC), play key supporting roles for evaluating, prioritizing, and funding regional transportation
projects. More specifically, the Transportation Sub -Committee provides advisory support to the
SANDAG Board regarding major transportation projects and policy -level matters which include
submitting transportation -funding recommendations to the Board for consideration. CTAC,
consisting of public works directors and/or engineers from each member government, reviews_
and provides technical advisory services to the Board regarding funding allocations and local
projects, including arterial street and interchange transportation projects.
Impact of Federal and State Laws
Recent Federal and State Taws have significantly enhanced SANDAG's responsibilities for
conducting regional transportation planning. Specifically, the Federal Transportation Equity Act
for the 21' Century (TEA 21) and State Senate Bill (SB) 45 (Chapter 622 Statutes 1997, Kopp)
have significantly increased the authority and responsibilities of an MPO to allocate Federal and
State transportation funds. For example, TEA 218 delegated major transportation planning
5 The California Transportation Commission (CTC), consisting of nine voting members appointed by the Governor
and two non -voting members appointed by the legislature, is responsible, among other things, for allocating funds
for the construction of transportation projects throughout California.
6 SANDAG is currently updating the RTP developed in 2000. The new RTP will cover a 30-year period.
7 Per State law, the CTC is required to adopt a STIP every two years. The STIP must contain all projects, including
those identified in regional transportation improvement programs, which require State funding (these funds are
distributed through the State Highway Account).
g TEA 21 is the successor to the Federal Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) enacted in 1991.
ISTEA fundamentally altered the manner in which Federal transportation funds could be used. Under ISTEA,
Federal funds could be used for the first time to build transportation capital improvement projects other than
highway projects.
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decisions to states and MPOs, and provided states and local governments with more
discretionary authority for allocating Federal transportation funds. A primary intent of TEA 21 is
to enhance the ability of local governments to establish regional transportation systems,
increase accountability for regional transportation decisions, and to encourage the development
of transportation projects other than highway projects (e.g., public transit projects), which have
historically been the target of Federal transportation funds.
The goals of SB45 appear to parallel those inherent to TEA 21. For example, SB45 provided
MPOs with primary decision -making authority over the majority of the State's transportation
funds for new capital improvements. The law requires that 75 percent of dollars available for
the biennial STIP be allocated to MPOs for programming projects included in their respective
RTIPs.9 Prior to SB45, the majority of State funds were designated for specific types of
projects, each possessing their own unique requirements and limitations. SB45 fundamentally
altered this approach so that MPOs have more discretionary authority for making funding
allocation decisions between different types of transportation projects. Additionally, under SB45
the State cannot modify RTIPs. Instead, the CTC must either accept or reject RTIPs as an
entire package.10 Among other changes, the legislation also significantly modified programming
cycles (e.g., the RTIP was changed from a six -year to a four-year program). In effect, SB45
greatly increased the role and responsibilities of regional planning agencies within California.
As discussed throughout this report, it appears that SANDAG is still developing and/or refining
policies and processes in. response to its increased discretionary planning and funding
allocation responsibilities resulting from the enactments of TEA 21 and SB45.
SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS
At the Grand Jury's request," we performed a review of SANDAG's regional transportation
planning function to provide the Grand Jury with an analysis of the efficiency and effectiveness
of current SANDAG regional transportation planning processes. The primary objective of this
review was to assess the effectiveness of SANDAG's processes and procedures used in the
identification, evaluation, prioritization, and funding allocation decision -making effort for
highway, arterial street, and freeway -to -freeway interchange transportation projects. The review
included an assessment of SANDAG's application of these project evaluation and prioritization
processes, including an analysis of source documentation, as part of the development of the
2020 RTP and the 1998 RTIP, which was updated in 2000. Additionally, our review monitored
these same processes as they are being utilized by SANDAG to develop the 2002 RTIP and the
2030 RTP.12
° The State uses a funding distribution formula, based on population, road miles. and a north -south equity split, to
determine the funding allocation for each county.
0 Prior to SB45, the CTC approved or disapproved projects contained in an RTIP on a case -by -case basis.
" As recorded in Grand Jury requests for services submitted to the County of San Diego's Auditor and Controller on
September 25, 2001 and October 29, 2001.
'' Several Grand Jury members requested that the project scope be expanded from the original request. Dufing an
update meeting on November 29, 2001, members of the Grand Jury suggested that the project's scope might be
expanded to examine evaluation and prioritization processes utilized by SANDAG for transit projects. Additionally.
Grand Jury members requested that the review explore any existing barriers or limitations related to SANDAG's
authority to make difficult but necessary regional transportation decisions. While this report contains information
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and analysis regarding each of these topics, it should be noted that they were outside the original scope of the review
and, therefore, have not received as thorough an examination as the other areas discussed in this report.
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Several project limitations should be noted prior to presenting the results of the review. First,
the Audits Division lacked the technical expertise and time required to evaluate and assess the
value of individual transportation projects funded by SANDAG during the period reviewed.
Second, since developing the regional transportation system involves a plethora of different
types of projects, funding sources, and land use issues, and since the regional transportation
system has been in development for many years and continues to be developed in an iterative
manner, providing a comprehensive assessment of the overall effectiveness of SANDAG's
regional transportation planning activities requires a detailed and long-term historical analysis of
planning processes and funding allocation decisions. It was not possible to assess the overall
long-term effectiveness of regional transportation planning activities by only examining planning
processes covering a few recent transportation -funding cycles.
Finally, our research revealed that, while formal evaluative and modeling processes utilized to
identify and prioritize transportation projects are necessary and useful tools for making and
explaining transportation funding allocation decisions, they do not in themselves always identify
clear funding priorities. Transportation funding allocation decisions must also, among other
things, reflect dynamic regional priorities, reconcile differences between local jurisdictions,
ensure a balanced distribution of projects, both in terms of types of projects and the
geographical placement of projects, and meet ever changing Federal and State transportation
statutes and funding requirements. As such, it appears that there will always be a subjective
element associated with transportation funding decisions.
Within this decision -making framework, formal, criteria -driven project evaluation processes
assist elected representatives from each of the region's local jurisdictions to make what can
appear to be political transportation funding decisions, especially since the needs of the region's
system greatly surpass available resources. Therefore, it is difficult for a consultant examining
the formal project evaluation processes utilized by SANDAG to completely ascertain and explain
the adequacy or appropriateness of regional transportation funding and prioritization decisions.
Methodology Utilized
We implemented a multi -faceted methodology to perform our analysis of the SANDAG
transportation funding processes and procedures. The following bullets briefly highlight the
methods that were used to perform our review.
• Completed high-level review of SANDAG project identification, evaluation, and
prioritization process for various transportation projects including highway, arterial street,
transit, and freeway -to -freeway interchange projects
• Reviewed source documentation related to project evaluation and prioritization
processes including: criteria and scoring methodology documentation; policies and
procedures; project submittal information; scoring sheets; minutes and related
information from SANDAG's Board, SANDAG's Transportation Sub -Committee, and the
Cities/County Technical Advisory Committee meetings; and SANDAG's draft and final
2020 RTP and 1998 RTIP (including updates made to the RTIP in 2000)
• Conducted multiple interviews with key SANDAG Transportation Planning personnel
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• Obtained and reviewed relevant information (policies and regulations, funding
requirements, oversight activities, etc.) from the Federal Highways and Transit
Administrations (FHWA/FTA), California Transportation Commission (CTC), and
Caltrans
• Received input from various Federal Highways Administration, California Transportation
Commission, and Caltrans District 11 planning personnel regarding the SANDAG
1 Transportation Funding Program through interviews and e-mail correspondence
• Obtained input from the North County Transit District (NCTD) including documentation
discussing transit project evaluation and prioritization processes used as part of
SANDAG's planning process
• Reviewed State legislation that had major implications on SANDAG planning processes
in terms of funding allocation authority and responsibilities
• Reviewed the Regional Government Efficiency Commission and Grand Jury reports
discussing SANDAG and/or regional transportation planning issues
• Reviewed current SANDAG documentation, plans, and proposals for strengthening its
regional decision -making authority
• Performed benchmarking and best practice analysis (transportation project evaluation,
modeling, and funding practices)
SANDAG TRANSPORTATION PROJECT EVALUATION,
PRIORITIZATION AND FUNDING PROCESSES
The Grand Jury requested the Audits Division to examine and assess.the project evaluation and
prioritization processes utilized by SANDAG to make funding recommendations for various
project types as well as to ascertain why different evaluative processes are required for each
project type. Additionally, the Grand Jury requested a review of the mechanism used by
SANDAG to determine discretionary funding priorities for various project types vis-a-vis each
other. Finally, the Grand Jury requested that our work include a high-level review of SANDAG's
regional decision -making authority including any barriers or limitations regarding the
Association's ability to conduct efficient and effective planning. The following information
discusses the results of our analysis performed for each of the areas identified by the Grand
Jury.
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Highway Project Evaluation and Prioritization Process
A primary Grand Jury area of concern involved the project evaluation and prioritization
processes used by SANDAG to evaluate and prioritize highway projects. Specifically, the
Grand Jury wanted to ascertain whether SANDAG consistently used a formal criteria -driven
process to identify, evaluate, and prioritize highway projects and, if so, why certain projects
changed ranking positions between the draft RTP and the final RTP updated in 2000.73
Our analysis revealed that SANDAG consistently utilized a formal criteria -driven process to
evaluate and prioritize highway projects in order to make funding recommendations to the
SANDAG Board. It appears that SANDAG first developed formal criteria for highway projects in
1997 in response to implications anticipated from the enactment of SB45 and because the
SANDAG Board directed staff to develop a more formal highway project evaluation process.
The SANDAG Board has formally approved both the original criteria utilized to evaluate and
prioritize highway projects, and all subsequent modifications to the criteria.
SANDAG utilizes both quantitative and qualitative criteria to evaluate highway projects. Most of
the criteria are data -driven (i:e., quantifiable) including the majority of the qualitative criteria.
Such data is obtained through a variety of methods including transportation data collected by
Caltrans and local governments, as well as information generated from SANDAG's
transportation modeling and forecasting systems. The Transportation Sub -Committee, with the
assistance of SANDAG staff, use this data to generate total qualitative, quantitative, and
combined scores for each identified highway project and then ranks highway projects vis-a-vis
each other based on these combined scores in order to generate a final ranking of projects for
funding allocation recommendations. Once completed, the SANDAG Board, during a public
meeting, must review and approve the project rankings to be included in the final RTP and
RTIP.
Our work revealed that SANDAG adhered to this formal criteria -driven process to prioritize
highway projects included on the 2020 RTP and 1998 RTIP (updated in 2000). The Board
formally approved the final ranking of highway projects generated by this process. Information
obtained through best practices research and from expert input revealed that the criteria and
scoring methodology utilized by SANDAG for evaluating and ranking highway projects are
sound and consistent with industry practices, and are in compliance with CTC requirements.
However, there were some changes made to some of the criteria between the draft and final
versions of the 2020 RTP that resulted in some confusion among external stakeholders.
The Grand Jury expressed concern about changes made to the ranking of highway projects
between the draft and final RTPs (see Appendix A at the end of this report for a listing of these
projects). Our work confirmed that several projects did change priority positions between the
draft and the final 2020 RTP because of modifications made to certain evaluation criteria.
Specifically, the Transportation Sub -Committee agreed during its September 2000 meeting to
alter the quantitative scoring methodology utilized to evaluate and prioritize highway projects.
I' The Grand Jury cited the draft highway project ranking including in the RTP presented by the SANDAG
Transportation Subcommittee in April 2000 and the final highway ranking presented to and approved by the
SANDAG Board of Directors in November 2000.
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At that time, the Committee decided to modify the formula that was used to calculate the cost-
effectiveness of each project in terms of traffic usage and travel time saved.
Specifically, the Committee modified its formula by using the cost to complete a project rather
than its total cost. According to SANDAG personnel and meeting minutes, the Committee
adopted this change because they thought it would be better to clarify the amount of
discretionary funds required to finish each project rather than focusing on each project's total
cost. This change was made in part because many projects had already received, or were
eligible for, other non -discretionary funds. In short, the Committee believed that the change
would enhance its ability to more equitably compare projects for future discretionary funding
opportunities.
In addition to modifying the calculation methodology for quantitative criteria, our review revealed
that the Committee also altered the initial draft qualitative scores for 14 of the 46 highway
projects included in the final rankings. For the majority of these projects, the scores for two
criteria were altered, including the criteria used to measure the ability of a project to serve major
employment areas and to comply with adopted habitat preservation plans. These criteria
appear to be more subjective than those that rely on more quantifiable data.
Our analysis of the net effect the criteria modifications had on the draft and final rankings
revealed that only a few highway projects were significantly impacted in terms of their priority
position and, therefore, their likelihood of receiving discretionary funding. That is, only 8 of the
46 projects moved up (3 projects) or down (5 projects) more than four ranking positions due to
the criteria changes. Overall, 13 projects benefited from the criteria changes, 21 were
negatively effected, and 7 were not affected.
Three projects (listed as "AT, V, and O", see Appendix A) received the most benefit from these
changes, particularly from the modification made to the cost calculation methodology for
quantitative data. Project "AT" benefited the greatest from the modification because the total
cost of the project is $200 million, however, the cost to complete the project is only $50 million.
The cost to complete this project decreased in part because it is eligible for Federal funds
specifically earmarked for border area transportation (NAFTA) projects, which means that fewer
discretionary dollars will be needed to complete the project.
For those five projects that the criteria change most negatively impacted (in terms of ranking),
our analysis revealed that only one of them (Project "C") is likely to receive funding in the near
future (but it was likely to be funded anyway without the criteria changes). According to
SANDAG planning personnel, the top one-third of highway projects included in the 2020 RTP
will most likely be funded near -term, the middle third have a decent chance of being funded
sometime in the future, and the bottom third have very little chance of being funded in the
foreseeable future. Assuming this funding scenario is accurate,14 Project C will still be funded
based on its final ranking position (the project moved from #2 to #8 in terms of ranking priority).
The other four projects that were negatively affected did not have a high probability of being
funded before the criteria modifications.
14 Verifying this requires a historical analysis of funding allocation decisions made by SANDAG as well as
documenting final discretionary funding decisions made for upcoming funding cycles.
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While most projects were minimally impacted by changes to the highway project evaluation
criteria, we have a couple of somewhat minor concerns with the evaluation and prioritization
process that merit consideration, especially regarding any future changes to the criteria. First,
while it appears that most criteria are driven by data, scoring processes used for a few of them,
such as"the two qualitative criteria cited above, are somewhat subjective. For example, it
appears that the initial project scoring for the "compatibility with adopted habitat plans" criterion
was determined by one individual at SANDAG, but later, these scores were amended based on
input from another SANDAG staff member, and were amended yet a third time for several
projects based on public input during the September 2000 Transportation Sub -Committee
meeting.15 SANDAG should consider using a more formalized (objective) scoring and review
process for these types of criteria to minimize score modifications throughout project evaluation
and prioritization processes.
And second, SANDAG may need to enhance its activities to inform external stakeholders about
any changes to the criteria used to evaluate and prioritize highway projects. A review of
meeting minutes revealed that SANDAG consistently discussed and explained the evaluation
criteria during Transportation Sub -Committee meetings. However, changes made to criteria late
in the process appear to have somewhat diminished those previous efforts to educate the Board
and external stakeholders about the criteria being utilized, which results in confusion and
questions about the integrity of the project evaluation and prioritization process. Enhancing
efforts to educate external stakeholders about criteria being used to evaluate and prioritize all
types of transportation projects will be especially important in the future_ since, according to
planning personnel, SANDAG plans to continue to modify and re-examine the criteria used to
evaluate and prioritize projects for future planning/funding cycles, including current efforts to
develop the 2030 RTP.
Arterial Street Project Evaluation and Prioritization Process
In addition to highway projects, the Grand Jury wanted to ascertain how SANDAG identifies,
evaluates, prioritizes, and funds arterial street projects. As is the case with highway projects,
our work revealed that SANDAG did utilize a formal process for identifying, evaluating, and
prioritizing arterial street projects in order to make funding decisions. SANDAG uses both
quantitative and qualitative criteria to evaluate these projects. Many of the criteria are similar to
that utilized for highway projects and require similar types of quantitative data. However, arterial
street projects are evaluated and prioritized separately from highway projects. The basis for this
separation is discussed below.
Historically, SANDAG has relied on local governments to identify and nominate arterial street
projects for the Regional Arterial System (RAS). Project sponsors were required to submit
information for standardized qualitative and quantitative criteria areas that SANDAG developed.
Then, SANDAG's Cities/County Technical Advisory Committee (CTAC), with the support,of,
SANDAG staff, reviewed the submitted data and generated scores (quantitative and qualitative)
and ranking lists. Next, a public meeting(s) was held to discuss various proposed projects, the
results of which were used to create a final project priority list. After receiving the approval of
1' It appears that for at least four of these projects, alterations to qualitative criteria resulted at least in part from
comments and suggestions made by the San Diego Economic Development Corporation. It appears that the
Corporation also suggested and/or supported the decision to modify the cost calculation for quantitative criteria.
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CTAC, the priority list was submitted to the Transportation Sub -Committee for consideration,
and eventually to the Board for final approval.
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Prior to the enactment of TEA 21 and SB45 (discussed above), local governments generally
received specific Federal and State funds for arterial street projects. Therefore, it appears that
SANDAG has not been overly involved with funding decisions for regional arterial street
projects. In fact, it was not until 1995 that SANDAG solicited arterial project nominations from
local governments for funding consideration. It was then that SANDAG, through CTAC, first
developed formal criteria for arterial street projects even though it had been determined that no
discretionary funds were available for those projects at the time.
In 1998, for the first time, SANDAG funded arterial street projects using discretionary Federal
Regional Surface Transportation Program (RSTP) funds. A total of 16 projects (out of 78
submitted) were funded. Based on a review of CTAC minutes and source documentation,
including project information submitted by local governments and CTAC project scoring
information, the process used to make funding recommendations for these projects was
somewhat subjective. Specifically, it appears that while formal criteria was utilized for
discussion and review purposes, projects were prioritized based on the vote of CTAC members
rather than on the cumulative qualitative and quantitative scores. As a result, some projects on
the final ranking did not have high quantitative and qualitative scores. For example, the arterial
street project ranked #2 on the final priority listing was actually ranked #25 based on formal
criteria. Similarly, the project ranked #6 on the final listing was ranked #57 based on the ranking
criteria.t6
In 2000, as part of its efforts to update the RTIP, SANDAG modified its process for evaluating
and prioritizing arterial street projects. SANDAG's role and responsibilities for funding these
projects was expanded based on changes to funding allocation structures resulting from the
enactment of TEA 21 and SB45. In effect, SANDAG became more fully responsible for making
discretionary funding allocation decisions for regional arterial street projects. While most of the
criteria modifications were minimal, it appears that SANDAG utilized a more data -driven
approach to prioritize arterial street projects for funding consideration than what had been used
in 1998.
A review of source documentation regarding this process (e.g., CTAC meeting minutes,
proposals, SANDAG review and changes to scoring sheets, etc.) revealed that SANDAG staff
conducted an independent analysis of, and frequently made changes to, the original project
evaluation information submitted by sponsors." CTAC members reviewed both the initial
evaluation documentation submitted by both local governments as well as any modifications
made by SANDAG staff to sponsor evaluation information in order to generate final ranking
scores for these projects. In the majority of cases, final CTAC priority scores more closely
resembled the scores resulting from modifications to project evaluation made by SANDAG
planning personnel than they would have based on the initial project evaluation documentation
submitted by sponsoring agencies. As such, final rankings and funding priorities recommended
by CTAC in 2000 appear to have been more data -driven and, therefore, less subjective than
those made in 1998.
16 Owing to project time restraints, no follow-up work was completed to ascertain why there were such variances
between criteria -driven scores and the final CTAC recommendations. It is possible that funding (i.e., local match)
or other considerations played into these decisions that were not identified in source documentation reviewed.
17 This was a primary area of concern identified by the Grand Jury in its request for audit services (i.e., that
SANDAG was not conducting such an analysis and re -ranking of arterial projects submitted by local governments).
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However, the amount of discretionary funding that SANDAG made available for arterial street
projects appears to be the larger issue, rather than the project evaluation and prioritization
process. Apparently, local jurisdictions have made some arguments concerning the lack of
sufficient discretionary transportation funds for these projects. A review of documentation
revealed that funds for these projects have been limited. In fact, SANDAG's policies state that
CTAC "will periodically use" the evaluation and prioritization process for arterial street projects
for "programming consideration when funds become available." In 1998, local governments
nominated approximately $608 million worth of projects. Of this need, SANDAG was only able
to fund approximately $36 million worth in the 1998 RTIP.
In response to the funding deficiency, the SANDAG Board recently established a policy that
requires 15 percent of future Federal RSTP funds to be set aside specifically for arterial street
projects. These funds will be used for projects that have already completed preliminary
engineering and environmental requirements, meaning they have a high likelihood of being
completed in a timely manner and within budget. In addition, the Board adopted a "use -it -or -
lose -it" policy governing funded arterial street projects. Project sponsors must report their
project's status and show that progress is being made, or be subject to losing funds. The
purpose of this policy is to maximize available dollars by ensuring that funded projects are
completed in a timely manner. During 2001, SANDAG invoked this policy and terminated the
funding for two arterial street projects. The related funds were subsequently used to fund six
alternative projects.
In addition to the issue regarding the equity of discretionary funding decisions for various
projects vis-a-vis each other, a concern existed regarding SANDAG's apparent reliance on local
governments to identify and nominate all arterial street projects. While local government
transportation engineers are most likely the ones who identify needed projects, their primary
focus is probably on the needs of their respective communities rather than those of the greater
regional arterial system. Therefore, it appears that SANDAG did not implement a
comprehensive oversight measure to ensure that the most critical arterial street projects are
funded regardless of whether they are identified and nominated by local governments. This
issue may exist because SANDAG's responsibility for funding the RAS is fairly new. According
to planning personnel, SANDAG plans to address this issue as it develops the 2030 RTP.
Specifically, SANDAG will be actively reviewing local government land use plans and, in doing
so, use modeling and other processes to identify and update needed arterial street projects for
the RAS.
Freeway -to -Freeway Interchange Project
Evaluation and Prioritization Process
As with the other types of regional transportation projects, we examined how SANDAG
evaluates and prioritizes freeway -to -freeway interchange projects. As is the case with highway
and arterial street projects, SANDAG uses a formal criteria -driven evaluation and prioritization
process to make funding recommendations for freeway -to -freeway interchange projects.
SANDAG developed the process in 1998 as part of its effort, in collaboration with Caltrans, to
develop a Freeway to Freeway Interchanges with Missing or Deficient Ramp Connections
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report.78 The document identified a list of interchanges that were not provided as part of the
original freeway construction in the region based on "engineering judgment or design and traffic
considerations."
In 1998, on the request of the Transportation Sub -Committee, CTAC developed formal
qualitative and quantitative criteria for evaluating and prioritizing interchange projects identified
by Caltrans and SANDAG. According to planning personnel from both entities, SANDAG
worked closely with Caltrans to develop criteria and to identify and prioritize these projects since
freeway -to -freeway interchange projects only involve the regional highway system. Local street
interchange projects are considered by SANDAG as part of the arterial project evaluation
process.
During 1998, SANDAG and Caltrans identified four freeway -to -freeway interchange projects as
high priorities, and applied both qualitative and quantitative data to evaluate and prioritize them.
The Transportation Sub -Committee approved the priority list of interchange projects for future
funding consideration. During our review, SANDAG was reviewing and updating both the
interchange deficiency report, and the criteria used for evaluating and prioritizing these projects.
The updated plan will be included in the 2030 RTP. The update resulted in part because of "an
increasing interest in the benefits of providing these missing freeway ramp connectors and the
costs involved in constructing them" according to Transportation meeting minutes (December
2001). Changes are being considered for various interchange criteria in order to make them
"more consistent" with highway project evaluation criteria.
Like arterial street projects, it appears that freeway -to -freeway interchange projects have not
been a high funding priority of the SANDAG Board. In fact, as noted above, it appears that
these projects received no formal funding consideration until 1998.
Transit Project Evaluation and Prioritization Process
As with the other three regional transportation project types, our work examined how SANDAG
identified, evaluated, prioritized, and programmed transit projects.t9 SANDAG has historically
relied on the region's two transit boards, the Metropolitan Transit Development Board (MTDB)
and the North County Transit District (NCTD), to identify, evaluate, and nominate regional transit
projects for funding consideration and inclusion in the RTP and RTIP. As such, SANDAG has
not developed formal criteria for evaluating and prioritizing transit projects. Additionally, unlike
its procedures for arterial street projects, SANDAG does not appear to have a formal review
process for transit projects submitted by these Boards to ensure they are indeed the most
significant transit projects required for the regional transportation system.
SANDAG has provided support to both Boards in the form of data generated from its
transportation modeling systems to help them with their transit project identification and
evaluation activities. According to SANDAG planning personnel, the process SANDAG used in
the past to fund transit projects has been effective because it is the Boards' primary
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SANDAG plans to update this report as part of the 2030 RTP development.
19 As noted in the report introduction, an assessment of SANDAG's transit project evaluation and prioritization
process was not identified by the Grand Jury as an area to be included in the original project scope. As such, the
area did not receive as substantial a review as other topics discussed within this report.
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responsibility to identify transit needs for their jurisdictions. Also, the Boards are the most
knowledgeable entities regarding their respective transit systems.
However, during our review, SANDAG was implementing a new approach for identifying,
evaluating, and prioritizing transit projects for discretionary funding consideration. In fact, the
SANDAG Board recently adopted a Regional Transit Vision policy. The policy identifies several
evaluation criteria (i.e., passenger potential, system connectivity, existing transit, operating
costs, etc.). Additionally, SANDAG was working with MTDB and NCTD to develop more formal
criteria for evaluating and prioritizing transit projects. SANDAG expects to include specific
guidelines related to evaluating and funding transit projects in the 2030 RTP.
A possible area of concern regarding transit planning processes concerns how the SANDAG
Board has made discretionary funding allocation decisions for regional transit projects in the
past without utilizing a formal project evaluation and prioritization process. While reliance on the
MTBD and NCTD to identify and propose transit projects certainly has merit, those boards have
transit needs and priorities specific to the geographic regions they represent. Therefore, it is
possible that transit projects that are critical to the entire regional transportation system may not
become a high priority by either board, and as a result not be funded by SANDAG. The more
formal criteria -driven project evaluation processes being developed collaboratively between
SANDAG and these boards might alleviate this concern.
Lack of Integrated Multi -Modal Evaluation and Prioritization Process
As part of the review, the Grand Jury sought to determine why the criteria and processes used
by SANDAG to evaluate, prioritize, and fund transportation projects vary depending on the type
of project, i.e., highway, freeway -to -freeway interchange, arterial street, and transit projects. As
discussed throughout this document, SANDAG utilizes separate processes to evaluate and
prioritize those projects. This appears to be consistent with industry practices. According to the
research we performed, including several discussions with FHWA, Caltrans, and SANDAG
transportation planning personnel, it is not feasible to develop a single system that combines
and ranks all types of projects in terms of funding priorities. According to these experts, the
primary reason this cannot be accomplished is that different project types have different goals,.
costs, and uses. For example, highways are generally designed to move large amounts of
people and goods over long distances. Arterial street projects usually serve specific
communities. Transit projects serve a different population than highway projects.
Because each project type has unique purposes and costs, separate criteria and evaluation
processes are needed to assess the value of potential individual projects in relation to other
projects as they relate to the specific goals of the project type. If all types of projects were
evaluated and prioritized using one set of criteria, it is likely that certain project types would.
always emerge as needing the highest funding priority. For example, if the primary evaluation
criteria were focused on selected projects that move the most people at the least cost
throughout the region (cost-effectiveness), highway projects would probably receive a 'higher
funding priority than transit and arterial street projects. Since any criteria utilized to rank all
project types would most likely result in an unbalanced ranking of projects, it appears'that it
would be very difficult to obtain consensus among policymakers (i.e., SANDAG members) as to
what the evaluation criteria should be.
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One limitation resulting from the inability to implement a single evaluative system that combines
and ranks all types of projects against each other in terms of funding priorities, is that SANDAG
lacks a process that allows for the evaluation and prioritization of projects that include different
types of transportation components (e.g., arterial streets, interchanges, etc.). SANDAG, using
its current project evaluation processes, could not easily evaluate and prioritize a project
nominated by a member for the development of an arterial street and a freeway -to -freeway
interchange as a single project. Instead, the project would need to first be broken apart into
individual project types and then be evaluated using the various project evaluation processes
described throughout this report. For example, the North County Parkways Plan (project)
contains multiple components and involves several north County jurisdictions. If this project
were to be formally nominated by a member organization to SANDAG for consideration (which
would require the endorsement of all affected jurisdictions), it would be difficult for SANDAG to
evaluate and prioritize the project as a whole using its current project evaluation and
prioritization structure. According to SANDAG personnel, member organizations rarely
nominate projects that include different types of projects and that affect multiple jurisdictions.
While there is no single system that combines and ranks all types of projects against each other
in terms of funding priorities, our research revealed that many transportation planning
organizations, including SANDAG, use computer -generated modeling to identify possible
funding alternatives/scenarios for funding and constructing various types of transportation
projects within the regionaltransportation system. In fact, SANDAG heavily relied on modeling
to make funding recommendations even before the implementation of formal criteria -driven
project evaluation processes. While modeling does not identify prioritized funding needs, it
does provide useful information and scenarios that can be used by policymakers to make
difficult funding allocation decisions.
Simply put, SANDAG utilizes computer representations of traffic flow patterns using actual data
as well as forecasted data to determine the current and future needs of the regional
transportation system. As part of the modeling process, SANDAG relies on land use
information provided by local governments to determine where future development is planned.
This data is combined with historical travel data to determine current and future high congestion
areas and traffic "bottlenecks" existing within the region.20
Once modeling has identified current and future congestion areas within the region, different
scenarios/transportation projects can be added to and subtracted from models to assess their
impact in terms of cost, effectiveness, and environmental impact. Modeling is an iterative
process that can result in a plethora of funding options and alternatives. For the upcoming 2030
RTP, SANDAG planning personnel are going to provide the Board with a variety of possible
transportation models to help them make funding allocation decisions. Each model will
emphasize heavily funding specific types of projects vis-a-vis other types of projects, e.g., one
model will be based on funding highway projects, another transit projects, etc. Most likely, the
final model/plan adopted by the Board will be a mutated version of several of these models and
will include all types of transportation projects.
20 Information pertaining to the actual modeling process including a description of its methodology, calculations,
and the data used is too complex and lengthy for the purpose of this review.
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Discretionary Funding Allocation Process
In addition to determining whether SANDAG consistently adheres to formal evaluation and
prioritization processes for various projects, the Grand Jury requested an assessment regarding
how SANDAG determines funding priorities for various projects (highway, arterial street, and
freeway -to -freeway interchanges), i.e., how SANDAG ensures that the highest regional priorities
are met regardless of project type. Our research results suggest that ensuring discretionary
transportation funds are effectively allocated between various transportation projects in a
balanced manner is a very difficult challenge facing regional planning organizations. This issue
is exacerbated by the fact that demand for discretionary transportation funds for all
transportation projects greatly surpass available resources. SANDAG is no exception to this
general rule. types of
SANDAG does not have a formal system for making discretionary funding allocation decisions
between various transportation projects. Similarly, SANDAG does not have a formal funds
distribution formula for allocating discretionary transportation funds between different
areas/municipalities within the region. While some
for specific projects or are distributed geographically types
ding topformtulas(eg., TransNet
funds are earmarked
funds), discretionary dollars allocated by SANDAG are not governed by such requirements. As
such, the formal criteria -driven project evaluation processes and sophisticated transportation
modeling processes utilized by SANDAG help to drive discretionary funding decisions but do not
actually make them. Ultimately, it is a political body, i.e., the SANDAG Board, who determines
how to allocate discretionary transportation dollars within the region.
Since demand for discretionary funds eclipse available resources, discretionary funding
decisions reflect SANDAG Board policy and direction. In the past, it appears
Board has primarily focused on funding highway that the wANDAG
noted earlier, the Board has recently adopted a policy emphasizing the development of public
transit within the region. This policy should be reflected in discretionary
funds. However, as
decisions made by the Board in upcoming funding cycles. rY funding allocation
It appears that SANDAG is still adapting to its enhanced funding allocation authority and
responsibility resulting from the enactment of TEA 21 and SB45. As noted in the report's
introduction, these statutes provided SANDAG with much greater decision -making authority for
discretionary funds. In effect, it appears that changes resulting from this legislation provided
regional planning organizations with a much larger role in the development of regional
transportation systems. Therefore, SANDAG must now identify, evaluate, and prioritize a
greater number of projects than in the past and take greater responsibility for developing arterial
street and transit projects within the region.
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SANDAG REGIONAL DECISION -MAKING AUTHORITY
The Grand Jury also expressed significant concern regarding SANDAG's ability to conduct
meaningful regional transportation planning (including the ability to nominate, evaluate,
prioritize, and/or authorize the construction of various transportation projects). In effect, the
Grand Jury wanted to know whether SANDAG has sufficient authority to make and implement
difficult, yet important decisions related to the development of the regional transportation
system. Despite SANDAG's enhanced discretionary funding authority resulting from changes to
Federal and State laws, it appeared, at least from the Grand Jury's perspective, that SANDAG
still faced a major barrier that limited its ability to perform comprehensive regional transportation
planning. Several sources indicated that SANDAG's regional planning authority was impeded
by local government jurisdictions who oppose projects even if SANDAG considers the projects
to be in the best interest of the regional transportation system.
It appears that the primary factors related to this issue concern local land use authority and the
governing structure of SANDAG. More specifically, State law empowers individual local
governments to conduct and determine land use planning within their jurisdictions. In effect,
local governments have the final say regarding what is and is not developed within their
jurisdictions. Therefore, by law, SANDAG has no authority to implement regional transportation
projects within jurisdictions that oppose such projects. As a result of local land use statutory
_ restrictions affecting its regional planning decision -making authority, SANDAG is severely
limited in its ability to nominate, evaluate, and fund regional transportation projects that include
multiple components and that cross multiple jurisdictions. In addition, it is difficult for any
member entity to nominate regional transportation projects that impact other jurisdictions without
the support of those jurisdictions. For example, as noted previously, the North County
Parkways Plan (project) contains multiple components and affects several jurisdictions. Without
the support of each affected jurisdiction, the project cannot even be submitted to SANDAG by a
member entity or nominated by SANDAG itself for funding consideration and yet, the project or
other types of regional projects that affect multiple jurisdictions may be effective and necessary
approaches for addressing the region's transportation needs.
In addition, SANDAG's governing structure may impede its ability to conduct effective regional
planning. Specifically, as noted in the introduction, SANDAG is a JPA. As such, member
organizations participate with SANDAG on a voluntary basis. There is no law that requires them
to participate in SANDAG regional transportation planning processes. As a result, member
organizations do not have to support or implement regional transportation projects promoted by
SANDAG.21
In addition to land use authority and governing structure issues, concerns existed that the
efficiency and effectiveness of regional transportation planning is severely hampered by the
large number of entities involved with transportation infrastructure issues within the County and
the apparent lack of coordination between them.' For example, the State legislature adopted
SB329 (Chapter 764, Statutes 2000, Peace) that established a San Diego Regional
22 21 See California Government Code. Sections 6500-6530 for statutory provisions related to JPA entities.
The County of San Diego Grand Jury concluded that there are a multitude of agencies involved with
transportation planning in the region and that better coordination between them is warranted. See Grand Jury Final
Report. Transportation in San Diego County. 2000/2001 Grand Jury Reports.
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Government Efficiency Commission to study the issue and present a plan "for the consolidation
of regional agencies within the San Diego region." The statute states "problems facing the San
Diego region include linking land use to transportation" and that "there is a need to improve
coordination or restructure the governance of regional agencies."
The subsequent Commission report23 recommended creating a Regional Transportation Agency
by merging SANDAG with the two regional transit boards (MTDB and NCTD) for transportation
planning purposes. Also, the Commission recommended State legislation to mandate the
coordination of various regionally oriented agencies "to collaborate and coordinate their
planning and operations with other agencies." The legislature has not yet taken any action on
these recommendations.
For its part, SANDAG acknowledges that limitations and barriers exist regarding its ability to
conduct effective and efficient regional transportation planning. In fact, during our review,
SANDAG had an Ad Hoc Working Group, comprised of elected officials, that was examining
possible methods for strengthening the Association's regional decision -making authority. As of
January 2002, the Ad Hoc Working Group had generated a multi -pronged approach for
strengthening SANDAG's ability to conduct effective and efficient regional planning. The
following briefly highlights the approach developed by the Ad Hoc Group.
• Development of a Comprehensive Regional Plan - While SANDAG has been
developing Regional Transportation Plans for years, the Ad Hoc Group determined that
these plans need to be better connected with other land use plans developed for the
region by other entities. The regional plan would be based on baseline land use
information generated by all of the region's jurisdictions including the land use plans of
each of the 18 cities in the region. This will, for the first time, clearly identify all of the
regional needs as well as show areas of overlap and gaps. Also, such a plan will, for the
first time, clearly illustrate how the jurisdictions of various SANDAG members are
affected by the actions of other members (most planning today is conducted in individual
silos). The plan will also identify ways that SANDAG can help to connect and address
issues between individual jurisdictions. Further, the plan will be utilized to develop an
economic needs assessment and financial plan for addressing regional needs. The
Group believes that developing such plans will give the region more clout as it tries to
secure Federal and State funding.
• Implement a Vote Override Process - The Ad Hoc Group purports that the SANDAG
Board must have the ability to approve and implement transportation projects even if
unpopular with some member entities. As such, the Group is proposing an override
process where the Board can override the votes of individual members. SANDAG will.
develop criteria to establish when the override process can be used and what the
procedure will be for utilizing the override process. The process will most likely be a
tiered system that includes an initial mediation process. Should other mechanisms fail to
sway various jurisdictions, SANDAG will probably adopt a two-thirds voting procedure for
overriding individual member votes (e.g., if two-thirds of the Board concurs the decision
is approved).
23 San Diego Regional Government Efficiency Commission. Continuing Our Excellence: Choices for Yet a Better
Future. August 2001.
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SANDAG would identify resources and plans for completing any projects approved
through the override process so that local jurisdictions would not be forced to accept the
costs and responsibilities for these projects (i.e., unfunded mandates). In other words,
SANDAG would be responsible for implementing these projects rather than individual
'jurisdictions. In order to adopt such an override policy, SANDAG requires greater land
use authority including the right of imminent domain, condemnation authority, etc. This
authority can only be provided through legislation.24
• Establish SANDAG as a Legislated Entity — SANDAG is working with Senator Peace
to produce legislation that will create SANDAG as a legislated entity (as opposed to its
current status as a JPA) that would require jurisdictions within the region to fully
participate in SANDAG regional transportation planning processes and to implement
SANDAG decisions. This type of legislation would also offer SANDAG some
permanency as a regional planning agency.
• Consolidate Regional Planning Organizations — The Ad Hoc Group is interested in
consolidating various planning functions under the SANDAG umbrella. There are
currently two transit agencies, SANDAG, 18 city planning shops, and Caltrans, all of
which are involved in various aspects of regional transportation planning including three
separate policy boards (NCTD, MTDB, and SANDAG). Each board has a different set of
priorities and directions. Additionally, Caltrans has its own decision -making entities. As
such, Senator Peace and SANDAG would like to place regional transportation planning
responsibilities under one policy board within one regional planning agency. Also,
SANDAG would like to "devolve" certain State planning functions and responsibility from
Caltrans. Finally, the Ad Hoc Group would like to include Imperial County within the
regional planning agency in order to consolidate all border -related transportation
planning within one jurisdiction.
As of the end of fieldwork, the SANDAG Board had not formally approved the Ad Hoc Group's
proposal. However, it appears that the SANDAG Board will continue to pursue methods to
strengthen its regional transportation planning authority.25
24 Based on commentary made by Senator Peace during a SANDAG Policy Board meeting held on 1/11/02, he will
introduce any legislation proposed by SANDAG to strengthen its ability to conduct effective regional transportation
Flaming.
-5 Owing to the scope limitations discussed in the report, detailed audit work was not performed to assess the
beneficial and/or negative aspects of the changes being proposed by the SANDAG Ad Hoc Group or to determine
alternative approaches for strengthening SANDAG's ability to perform regional transportation planning.
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REPORT DISTRIBUTION
This report is intended solely for the information of the San Diego County Grand Jury. Further
distribution of this report is up to the discretion of the Grand Jury.
COMMENDATION
The courtesies and cooperation extended by SANDAG's managers and staff were commend-
able and sincerely appreciated.
AUDIT TEAM
Garland Blackwell, Audits Manager
Kip Memmott, Senior Performance Auditor
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Review of the SANDAG
Transportation Planning Function
APPENDIX A
February 22, 2002
HIGHWAY PROJECTS EVALUATED BY SANDAG DURING 2000
(AS PART OF 2020 RTP DEVELOPMENT)
Project Code
Route
Limits
Miles
Description
A
1-5
SR54 to SR15
2.8
Widen
B
1-5
1-8 to 1-805 (N)
10.6
HOV Lanes
C
1-5
Del Mar
Heights Blvd. to
Birmingham
Drive
5.7
Widen + HOV
Lanes
D
1-5
Birmingham
Drive to La
Costa Ave.
4.2
Widen + HOV
Lanes
E
1-5
La Costa Ave.
to Palomar
Airport Rd.
3.0
Widen + HOV
Lanes
F
1-5
Palomar Airport
Rd. to
Vandergrift BI.
7.4
Widen + HOV
Lanes
G
1-5
Vandergrift BI.
to Palomar
Airport Rd.
18.0
HOV Lanes
H
1-8
1-5 to SR163
2.4
Widen + IC
I
1-8
SR67 to Los
Coches Rd.
4.2
Widen
J
SR11
SR905 to Otay
Mesa East
Border
Crossing
2.7
New Freeway
K
SR15
Oceanview BI.
to SR94
1.6
Widen
L
SR15/I-15
SR94 to SR163
9.9
HOV Lanes
M
1-15
1-8 to Friars Rd.
0.7
Braid Ramps
N
1-15
SR163 to SR56
7.4
ML Lanes
0
1-15
SR56 to Centre
City Pkwy.
8.2
ML Lanes
P
1-15
Centre City
Pkwy. to SR78
3.9
ML Lanes
Q
SR52
1-5 to 1-805
3.4
Widen
R
SR52
1-805 to 1-15
3.6
HOV Lanes
S
SR52
1-15 to Mast BI.
5.8
Widen Freeway
Widen
T
SR52
Mast BI. to
1.9
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February 22, 2002
Project Code
Route
Urn
Description
SR125
U
SR52
1-15 to SR125
7.6
HOV Lanes
V
SR52
SR125 to SR67
2.5
New Freeway
W
SR52
SR125 to SR67
2.5
Widen
X
SR54
1-805 to
SR125(W)
3.5
Widen
Y
SR54
SR125(N) to
SR94
4.3
New
Expressway
Z
SR54
SR94 to 1-8
5.3
New
Expressway
AA
SR56
1-5 to 1-15
9.2
Widen
AB
SR67
1-8 to SR52
2.0
Widen
AC
SR67
SR52 to
Mapleview St.
3.7
Widen
AD
SR67
Mapleview St.
to Vigilante Rd.
3.8
Widen Conv.
Freeway
AE
SR76
1-5 to N. Sante
Fe Ave.
6.7
Widen Conv.
Freeway
Widen Conv.
Freeway
AF
SR76
Jeffries Ranch
Rd. to Mission
Rd.
4.2
AG
SR76
Mission Rd. to
1-15
4.9
Widen Cony.
Freeway
HOV Lanes
AH
SR94
I-5 to SR15
1.8
Al
SR94
SR125 to
Avocado Rd.
2.9
Widen
AJ
SR94
Avocado Rd. to
Millar Ranch
Rd.
1.4
New Freeway
AK
SR125
SR54(S) to
SR94
5.2
HOV Lanes
AL
SR125
SR94 to 1-8
1.2
Widen
AM
SR125
1-8 to SR52
4.3
HOV Lanes
AN
SR125
SR52 to Poway
Rd.
10.1
New
Expressway
HOV Lanes
AO
1-805
SR905 to SR54
7.0
AP
1-805
SR54 to SR94
4.1
HOV Lanes
AQ
1-805
SR94 to 1-8
3.0
HOV Lanes,.
AR
1-805
1-8 to SR52
6.6
HOV Lanes
AS
1-805
SR52 to 1-5
4.5
HOV Lanes
AT
SR905
E. 1-805 to Otay
Mesa Border
Crossing
6.8
New Freeway
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Cannon Road built by Oceanside to the Carlsbad city limit. Area beyond has
been designated by Carlsbad as a 1,200-acre nature preserve.
Melrose Boulevard built by Vista to the Carlsbad city limit.
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College Boulevard blocked by Carlsbad at the Oceanside city limit (looking south
toward Carlsbad).
College Boulevard blocked by Carlsbad at the Oceanside city limit (looking north
toward Oceanside).
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Melrose Drive currently stops at the boundary between Vista and Carlsbad and
resumes after Palomar Airport Road.
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City of National City, California *Refer to Item #2
COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT
MEETING DATE October 1, 2002
AGENDA ITEM NO. 16
(-ITEM TITLE AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL AMENDING TITLE 18 OF THE
MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING TOBACCO SPECIALTY SHOPS AND MINIMUM AREA
FOR AUTOMOBILE SALES LOTS AND AUTOMOBILE AND TRUCK REPAIR
ESTABLISHMENTS (CASE FILE NO. 1 200001� ENT
PREPARED BY DEPARSteve Ray// Planning Department
EXPLANATION
The amendment is described in a separate agenda statement for a public hearing. In anticipation
of Council approval after conducting the hearing, the attached ordinance has been drafted.
Environmental Review X NSA
Financial Statement
N/A
Approved By:
Finance Director
Account No.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
1�
Adopt the proposed ordinance. i#4\
BOARD I COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
The Planning Commission recommended approval of the proposed Code changes.
Vote: Ayes - Valderrama, Flores, Parra, Baca, Reynolds, Graham; Nays - Ungab
ATTACHMENTS ( Listed Below) Resolution No.
Ordinance
A-200 (9:99)
ORDINANCE NO. 2002 —
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY
AMENDING TITLE 18 OF THE NATIONAL CITY MUNICIPAL CODE
REGARDING TOBACCO SPECIALTY SHOPS AND MINIMUM AREA
- FOR AUTOMOBILE SALES LOTS AND AUTOMOBTF F
AND TRUCK REPAIR ESTABLISHMENTS
APPLICANT: CITY OF NATIONAL CITY
CASE FILE NO. A 2001-1
BE IT ORDAINED that the City Council of the City of National City, California
does hereby ordain as follows:
Section 1. That Appendix D of the Land Use Code be amended as follows:
• Replace "Tobacco Shop" with "Tobacco Specialty Shop", a Typical Permitted Use in
Use Groups 17 and 18.
Section 2. That Section 18.16.196 be added to the Land Use Code to read as follows:
18.16.196 Tobacco Specialty Shop. "Tobacco Specialty Shop" means any business,
the primary use of which is the sale of tobacco products or tobacco related paraphernalia_ A
business shall be determined a tobacco specialty shop when more than 40 percent of its retail floor
area is devoted to the display and sales of tobacco products and/or paraphernalia.
Section 3. That Section 18.16.197 be added to the Land Use Code to read as follows:
18.16.197 Distance requirement for Tobacco Specialty Shops. A. "Tobacco Specialty
Shop", where permitted pursuant to Appendix D of the Land Use Code, shall not be located
within 1000 feet of any school, playground; recreation center or facility, childcare center or library
in the City of National City.
B. A use lawfully existing on the effective date of this section which is rendered
nonconforming by the provisions of this section may be continued for a period of not more than
five (5) years from said effective date, and shall thereafter be terminated, provided that:
1. The use shall not be extended or expanded either on the same or adjoining
property.
2. If the use existing at the time this section takes effect is thereafter discontinued
for six (6) months or more, any future use of the property shall conform with the provisions' of
this section.
C. The owner or operator of a use rendered nonconforming by the provisions of this
section may apply :to the city council for an extension of the time upon which said use must be
terminated. The application for extension shall be governed by the hearing and notice provisions
of Chapter 18.130. The city council, after conducting a public hearing may, by resolution, deny
the extension or grant an extension equal to or less than applied for, when it concludes that the
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strict application of the provisions of this section would be unreasonable as to a particular use,
that strict application of the provisions of this section would create a hardship upon the owner or
operator which was not brought about by an act of the owner or operator, and the hardship
resulting from strict application of the provisions of this section outweighs any detriment to the
public caused by granting an extension of time.
In making a determination as to granting or denying extensions of time, the city council
shall consider any evidence presented as to the following matters, but not limited thereto:
1. Age, condition and physical characteristics of the use;
2. Location;
3. Remaining economic life;
4. Depreciation treatment for income tax purposes;
5. Investment in use;
6. Monopoly or advantage resulting from fact that similar new uses are prohibited;
7. Cost to discontinue use.
D. A copy of the resolution made by the city council under subsection C shall be
mailed to the applicant.
E. The decision of the city council upon an application for extension of time shall be
final
Section 4. That Section 18.16.209 be added to read as follows:
18.16.209 Automobile and truck repair service establishments. Automobile and truck
repair service establishments shall have a minimum lot area of seven thousand five hundred square
feet.
Section 5. That Section 18.18.114 be added to read as follows:
18.18.114 Automobile sales lots. Lots used for the sale of automobiles,, trucks,
recreational vehicles or other similar vehicles shall have a minimum of ten thousand square feet.
Section 6. That the City Council finds that the proposed Code Amendment, which
addresses tobacco specialty shops and minimum area for automobile sales lots and automobile and
truck repair establishments, is consistent with the City's General Plan for the following reasons:
• Distance requirements for tobacco specialty shops will limit this use from locating near
schools, libraries, parks, recreational facilities and child care centers, with which it is incompatible, and
General Plan policy calls for careful review of uses which may not be compatible with adjoining areas.
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• The provision for termination of a lawfully established tobacco specialty store which
becomes nonconforming on the effective date of this Ordinance carries out General Plan policythat
encourages the removal or relocation of uses that are incompatible with surrounding properties.
• Minimum area requirements for automobile sales lots in the Manufacturing Zones and for
automobile and truck repair establishments in the Commercial Zones is consistent with the same
requirenitents for the uses where allowed in other Zones and needed to ensure adequate area for on -site
parking and storage of vehicles, and the standards need to apply to the specific use rather than solely to
the Zone they are located in, in order to avoid potentially negative effects on adjoining areas. The
proposed changes are consistent with General Plan's Economic Development policies to encourage
standards that support compatibility with adjacent land uses and strengthening of the overall business
environment.
Section 7. That the proposed amendment is exempt from the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA), on the basis that there is no possibility that the proposal will have a
significant environmental effect, since the amendment will not modify any zoning designations and
will not result in an increase of intensity of use for any property.
PASSED and ADOPTED this day of , 2002.
Al _LEST:
Michael R. Dalla, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
George H. Eiser, III
City Attorney
George H. Waters, Mayor
City of National City,California SECOND READING
COUNCIL AGENDA TATEMENT *Refer to Item #1
' MEETING DATE October 1, 2002
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AGENDA ITEM NO.
1-ITEM TITL AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY ADOPTING
1'HE CALIF RNIA MECHANICAL CODE , 2001 EDITION; ADOPTING APPENDIX A, B AND C OF SAID
CODE, AND AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 99-2160 AND CHAPTER 15.14 OF THE NATIONAL CITY
MUNICIPAL CODE. 7 J% _
PREPARED Y Kathleen Trees, Director DEPARTMENT Building and Safety
EXPLANATION State law requires that the City of National City adopt the California Mechanical
Code and limit technical amendments to those needed due to local topographical, geographical, or
climatic conditions. Specific findings regarding the local technical amendments must be made by the
local jurisdiction and filed with the Department of Housing and Community Development. State law
does not restrict local amendments to the administrative provisions of the codes. The proposed
amendments address permit expiration and renewal and are administrative in nature. These amendments
remain the same as in the past.
The majority of code changes made are editorial in the 2001 California Mechanical Code (C.M.C.). No
substantial technical code changes are incorporated into the 2001 C.M.C.
Environmental Review X N/A
Financial Statement
N/A
Account No.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Adopt the Ordinance.
BOARD / COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
The Advisory and Appeals Board at its September 23, 2002 meeting recommended that the City Council
adopt the California Mechanical Code.
ATTACHMENTS ( Listed Below) Resolution No.
Ordinance
Advisory and Appeals Board Resolution
A-200 (9/80)
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY ADOPTING
THE CALIFORNIA MECHANICAL CODE, 2001 EDITION,
ADOPTING APPENDIX A, B AND C OF SAID CODE, AND
AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 99-2160 AND CHAPTER
15.14 OF THE NATIONAL CITY MUNICIPAL CODE
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of National City as follows:
Section 1. The City Council of the City of National City hereby adopts the California
Mechanical Code, 2001 Edition, and adopts Appendix A, B and C of said Code.
Section 2. The City Council of the City of National City hereby amends and deletes
certain sections of the California Mechanical Code, 200 lEdition, and amends Ordinance No.. 99-
2160 and Chapter 15.14 of the National City Municipal Code to read:
Sections:
15.14.005
15.14.010
15.14.015
15.14.020
15.14.025
15.14.030
15.14.035
15.14.040
15.14.045
15.14.050
CHAPTER 15.14
CALIFORNIA MECHANICAL CODE
California Mechanical Code (2001 Edition) --Adopted
Section 108.3 "Right of Entry" --Amended
Section 1.10.0 `Board of Appeals"-- Amended
Section 111.0 "Violations"-- Amended
Section 114.4 "Expiration"-- Amended
Section 114.7 "Permit Denial" --Added
Section 115.2 "Mechanical Permit Fees"-- Amended
Section 115.3 "Plan Review Fees"-- Amended
Section 116.6.6.3 "Reinspections"-- Amended
Table No. 1-1 "Mechanical Permit Fees" --Not Adopted
15.14.005 California Mechanical Code (2001 Edition) --Adopted. There is adopted by
the city council, for the purpose of prescribing regulations governing the installation and
maintenance of heating, ventilating, comfort cooling, and refrigeration systems within the limits of
the city, and providing for the issuance of permits therefor, that certain document known as the
California Mechanical Code and Appendix A, B and C thereof, as copyrighted by the International
Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials and the California Building Standards
Commission, being particularly the 2001 Edition thereof, save and except such portions as are
deleted, modified or amended in this chapter, of which code one copy has been and is now filed in
the office of the City Clerk; and the same is adopted and incorporated as if fully set out at length
in this chapter, and from the date on which the ordinance codified takes effect, the provisions
thereof shall be controlling within the city limits.
15.14.010 Section 108.3 "Right of Entry" Amended. Section 108.3 of the
California Mechanical Code is amended to read:
108.3. Right of Entry. When necessary to make an inspection to enforce
any of the provisions of this code or when reasonable cause to believe that there -
exists in any building or upon any premises a condition or code violation which
makes such building or premises unsafe, dangerous or hazardous, the Building
Official, San Diego County Health Department and/or their authorized
representatives may request entry as specified in Chapter 1.12 of the National City
Municipal Code.
15.14.015 Section 110.0 "Board of Appeals"-- Amended. Section 110.0 of the
California Mechanical Code is amended to read:
110.0. Board of Appeals. The Advisory and Appeals Board is established
by City Ordinance No. 1834 adopted October 9, 1984. The Board shall have
jurisdiction to review the items as enumerated in Chapter 15.04 of the National
City Municipal Code.
15.14.020 Section 111.0 "Violations"— Amended. Section 111.0 of the California
Mechanical Code is amended to read:
111.0. Violations. Violation of any provisions of this code shall be
punishable as a misdemeanor and shall carry the penalties as prescribed in Chapter
1.20 of the National City Municipal Code.
15.14.025 Section 114.4 "Expiration"-- Amended. Section 114.4 of the California
Mechanical Code is amended to read:
114.4 Expiration. Every permit issued by the building official under the
provisions of this code shall expire by limitation and become null and void if the
building or work authorized by such permit is not commenced within six calendar
months from the date of such permit, or if the building or work authorized by such
permit is stopped at any time after the work is commenced for a period of 6
calendar months, or if the building or work authorized by such permit exceeds 3
calendar years from the issuance date of the permit. Work shall be presumed to
have commenced if the pennittee has obtained a required inspection approval of
work authorized by the permit by the building official within six calendar months
of the date of permit issuance.
Work shall be presumed to be stopped if the permittee has not obtained a
required inspection approval of work by the building official within each 6 month
period upon the initial commencement of work authorized by such permit.
Before such work can be recommenced, a new permit, or a renewal permit
as specified below, shall be first obtained.
Mechanical Code Ordinance - 2002
1. Permits where work has not commenced. For permits where
work has not commenced in the first six calendar months from the date of
issuance, a renewal permit may be obtained provided that:
(A) No changes have been made or will be made in the original plans and
specifications for such work;
(B) The expiration has not exceeded three years from the original issuance
date;
(C) The same edition of the California codes are in effect as used in the initial
plan check;
(D) A fee equal to one-half the amount required for a new permit is paid.
CO The renewal permit shall expire three calendar years from the date of
initial permit issuance.
Where later editions of the California codes have been adopted than used
in the initial plan check, such applications for renewal shall be considered as a
new plan check submittal. Accordingly, plans shall reflect the requirements of the
current codes in effect, a full new plan check is required, and a full new plan
check fee shall be paid. Upon completion of a new plan check, the permit may be
renewed upon payment of a permit fee equal to one-half the amount required for
a new permit.
2. Permits where work has commenced. For permits where work
has commenced and was subsequently stopped as defined herein, a renewal permit
may be obtained provided that:
(A) No changes have been made or will be made in the original plans and
specifications for such work;
(B) The expiration has not exceeded three years from the original issuance
date;
(C) A fee equal to one-half the amount required for a new permit is paid,
except that where construction has progressed and has been approved to the point
of requiring only a final inspection, a fee equal to one -quarter the amount required
for a new permit shall be paid.
(D) A renewal permit shall expire three calendar years from the date of initial
permit issuance.
3. Permits that have exceeded three years. For permits that have
exceeded three years beyond the issuance date, a renewed permit may be obtained
provided that:
(A) Construction in reliance upon the building permit has commenced and has
been approved;
(B) No changes have been made or will be made in the original plans and
specifications for such work;
(C) A fee equal to the full amount required for a new permit is paid, except
that where the building official determines that construction has progressed to the
point that a lesser fee is warranted, such lesser fee shall be paid.
The maximum life of a permit renewal in accordance with this subsection
shall be one calendar year from the date of renewal. The permit may be renewed
3 Mechanical Code Ordinance - 2002
for each calendar year thereafter provided that all requirements of (A), (B), and
(C) as stated in this subsection are met.
4. Extension of an unexpired permit. For an extension of an
unexpired permit, the permittee may apply for an extension of the time within
which work under that permit may be continued when for good and satisfactory
reasons they are unable to continue work within the time required by this section.
The building official may extend the time for action by the permittee for a period
not exceeding 6 calendar months upon written request by the
permittee showing that circumstances beyond the control of the permittee have
prevented action from being taken. No permit shall be extended more than once.
15.14.030 Section 114.7 "Permit Denial" --Added. Section 114.7 of the California
Mechanical Code is added to read:
114.7 Permit Denial. The Building Official may deny the issuance of a
building permit on any property where there exists an unsafe or a substandard
building as provided in Chapter 15.10 and 15.16 of the National City Municipal
Code, or where there exists unlawful construction, or where there exists a
violation of the National City Municipal Code.
15.14.035 Section 115.2 Mechanical Permit Fees-- Amended. Section 115.2 of the
California Mechanical Code is amended to read:
115.2 Mechanical Permit Fees. The fee for each permit shall be as set
forth in the National City Fee Schedule adopted by the City Council.
15.14.040 Section 115.3 "Plan Review Fees"-- Amended. Section 115.3 of the
California Mechanical Code is amended to read:
115.3. Plan Review Fees. When a plan or other data are required to be
submitted by Section 113.2, a plan review fee shall be paid at the time of
submitting plans and specifications for review. The plan review fees for
Mechanical work shall be as set forth in the National City Fee Schedule. When
plans are incomplete or changed so as to require an additional plan review fee, the
fee shall be as per the Fee Resolution.
15.14.045 Section 116.6.6.3 "Reinspections"-- Amended. Section 116.6 of the
California Mechanical Code is amended to read:
116.6.6.3. Reinspections. To obtain a reinspection, the pennittee shall
file an application therefor in writing upon a form provided for that purpose and
shall pay the reinspection fee as set forth in the National City Fee Schedule.
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Mechanical Code Ordinance - 2002
15.14.050 Table No. 1-1 "Mechanical Permit Fees" --Not Adopted. Table No. 1-1
Mechanical Permit Fees is not adopted.
PASSED and ADOPTED this day of , 2002.
ATTEST:
Michael Dalla
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
George H. Eiser, III
City Attorney
George H. Waters, Mayor
5 Mechanical Code Ordinance - 2002
RESOLUTION 02-2
A RESOLUTION OF THE ADVISORY AND APPEALS BOARD OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL
CITY RECOMMENDING ADOPTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF VOLUMES I AND II OF THE
2001 EDITION OF THE CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE, THE 2001 CALIFORNIA PLUMBING
CODE, THE 2001 CALIFORNIA ELECTRICAL CODE, THE 2001 CALIFORNIA MECHANICAL
CODE AND THE 2000 UNIFORM SWIMMING POOL, SPA AND HOT TUB CODE AND CERTAIN
AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 15 OF THE NATIONAL CITY MUNICIPAL CODE
WHEREAS, the Advisory and Appeals Board of the City of National City at its meeting of September
23, 2002 after iroper notification, conducted a hearing to consider the recommended amendments to
Volumes I and II of the 2001 Edition of the Califnornia Building Code, the 2001 California Plumbing Code,
the 2001California Mechanical Code, the 2001 California Electrical Code, the 2000 Uniform Swimming
Pool, Spa and Hot Tub Code and Title 15 of the National City Municipal Code, which are utilized by the
Building and Safety Department; and
WHEREAS, the administrative amendments are necessary to facilitate the administration and
enforcement of the codes and to assure compatibility with other codes and ordinances of the City; and
WHEREAS, after review and discussion, the Board determined that the amendments submitted be
approved and forwarded to the City Council with a recommendation for adoption by the City Council.
NOW, THEREFORE, BEST RESOLVED that the Advisory and Appeals Board recommends that
Volumes I and II of the 2001 California Building Code, the 2001 California Plumbing Code, the 2001
California Electrical Code, the 2001 California Mechanical Code, and the 2000 Uniform Swimming Pool and
Hot Tub Code with amendments to Titles 15 of the National City Municipal Code as submitted be adopted by
the City Council.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 23' day of September 2002.
ATTEST:
Kathln S. Trees
Director of Building and Safety
S TO FORM:
R olf Hradecky
Senior Assistant City Attorney
uke, Chairman
City of National City, California
COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT
MEETING DATE October 1, 2002
SECOND READING
*Refer to Item #1
AGENDA ITEM NO. 18
(-ITEM TITLE AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY ADOPTING THE
CAL1I UKNIA ELECTRICAL CODE , 2001, EDITION AND THE UNIFORM ADMINISTRATIVE CODE PROVISIONS FOR
THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE, 1996 EDITION, AS AMENDED, ESTABLISHING REQUIREMENTS, RULES AND
STANDARDS FOR ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS AND MATERIALS WITHIN THE CITY, AND AMENDING
ORDINANCE NO. 99-2161 AND CHAPTER 15.24 OF THE NATIONAL CITY MUNICIPAL CODE.
PREPARED BY DEPARTMENT
Kathleen Trees, Director Building and Safety
EXPLANATION 7da-%
State law requires that the City of National City adopt the California Electrical Code and limit technical
amendments to those needed due to local topographical, geographical, or climatic conditions. Specific
findings regarding the local technical amendments must be made by the local jurisdiction and filed with
the Department of Housing and Community Development. State law does not restrict local amendments
to the administrative provisions of the codes. All proposed amendments to the California Electrical Code
are administrative in nature.
The attached staff report addresses some of the more significant changes found in the 2001 California
Electrical Code.
Environmental Review y N/A
Financial Statement
Account No.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Adopt the Ordinance.
BOARD I COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
The Advisory and Appeals Board at its September 23, 2002 meeting recommended that the City Council
adopt the California Electrical Code.
ATTACHMENTS ( Listed Below )
Staff report
Ordinance
Advisory and Appeals Board Resolution
A-200 (9/80)
Resolution No.
2001 California Electrical Code
The 2001 California Electrical Code (C.E.C.) contains new requirements for bedrooms.
Each bedroom is required to have arc -fault circuit -interrupter (AFCI) protection. This is
a new type of protective device which is intended to reduce the number of fires by
combining wire thermal protection with the mitigation of arcing effects in damaged
wiring. Other changes to the code are mostly clarifications of existing language.
The proposed amendments regarding permit expiration and renewal reflect similar
amendments approved previously and have worked well in National City. The
amendments include reference to National City Municipal Code requirements pertaining
to notices and orders and appeals.
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY
ADOPTING THE CALIFORNIA ELECTRICAL CODE, 2001 EDITION
AND THE UNIFORM ADMINISTRATIVE CODE PROVISIONS FOR
THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE, 1996 EDITION, AS AMENDED,
ESTABLISHING REQUIREMENTS, RULES AND STANDARDS
FOR ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS AND MATERIALS, WITHIN
THE CITY AND AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 99-2161 AND
CHAPTER 15.24 OF THE NATIONAL CITY MUNICIPAL CODE
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of National City as follows:
Section 1. The City Council of the City of National City hereby adopts the California
Electrical Code, 2001 Edition and the Uniform Administrative Code Provisions for the National
Electrical Code, 1996 Edition.
Section 2. The City Council of the City of National City hereby amends and deletes
certain sections, and adds sections to the California Electrical Code, 2001 Edition, and the
Uniform Administrative Code Provisions for the National Electrical Code, 1996 Edition, and
amends Ordinance No. 99-Z161 and Chapter-15.24 of the National City Municipal Code, to read
as follows:
CHAP 1ER 15.24
CALIFORNIA ELECTRICAL CODE
Sections:
15.24.005 California Electrical Code (2001 Edition) and the Uniform Administrative
Code Provisions, (1996 Edition) --Adopted
15.24.010 Title
15.24.015 Section 201(c) "Right of Entry" --Amended
15.24.020 Section 202 "Unsafe Electrical Systems or Equipment" --Amended
15.24.025 Section 203 "Advisory and Appeals Board" --Amended
15.24.030 Section 204 "Violations" --Amended
15.24.035 Section 303(d) "Permit Issuance" --Amended
15.24.040 Section 15.24.040 "Permit Denial" --Amended
15.24.045 Section 304(a) "Permit Fees" --Amended
15.24.050 Section 304(b) "Plan Review Fees" --Amended
15.24.005 California Electrical Code (2001 Edition) and the Uniform Administrative
Code Provisions (1996 Edition) --Adopted. There is adopted by the city council, for the purpose
of prescribing regulations governing the installation, repair, operation, and maintenance of all
electric wiring and electrical apparatus within the city, that certain code known as the California
Electrical Code (2001 Edition) and the Uniform Administrative Code Provisions for the California
Electrical Code (1996 Edition), prepared by the National Fire Protection Association and
published by the California Building Standards Commission, and the whole thereof, save and
except such portions as are hereinafter deleted, added, modified or amended, of which code one
copy has been and is now filed in the office of the Director of Building and Safety; and the same is
adopted and incorporated as fully as if set out at length herein, and from the date on which the
ordinance codified in this chapter takes effect, the provisions thereof shall be controlling within
the city limits.
15.24.010 Title. These regulations shall be known as the "Electrical Code", may be
cited as such and will be referred to herein as "this code".
15.24.015 Section 201(c) "Right of Entry" --Amended. Section 201 (c) of the
Uniform Administrative Code Provisions for the California Electrical Code, 1996 Edition, is
amended to read:
201(c) Right of entry. When necessary to make an inspection to enforce
any of the provisions of this code or reasonable cause to believe that there exist in
any building or upon any premises a condition or code violation which make such
building or premises unsafe, dangerous or hazardous, the building official, San
Diego County Health Department and/or their authorized representatives may
request entry as specified in Chapter 1.12, of the National City Municipal Code.
15.24.020 Section 202 "Unsafe Electrical Systems or Equipment" —Amended.
Section 202 of the Uniform Administrative Code Provisions for the California Electrical Code,
1999 Edition, is amended by the addition of a second paragraph as follows:
202. Unsafe Electrical Systems or Equipment. No electric fence shall
be constructed, maintained or operated within the City of National City.
Electrical fences as used herein, include all fences which in any way use electrical
energy as an additional deterrent or have wires charged with electricity which are
not covered with adequate insulation to protect persons and animals coming in
contact therewith.
15.24.025 Section 203 "Advisory and Appeals Board" --Amended. Section 203 of
the Uniform Administrative Code Provisions for the California Electrical Code, 1996 Edition is
amended to read:
203. Advisory and Appeals Board. The Advisory and Appeals Board is
established by City Ordinance No. 1834 adopted October 9, 1984. The Board
shall have the jurisdiction to review the items as enumerated in Section 15.04 of
the National City Municipal Code.
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15.24.030 Section 204 "Violations" --Amended. Section 204 of the Uniform
Administrative Code Provisions for the California Electrical Code, 1999 Edition, is hereby
amended to read:
204. Violations. Violation of any provisions of this code shall be
punishable as a misdemeanor and shall carry the penalties as prescribed in Chapter
1.20 of the National City Municipal Code.
15.24.035 Section 303(d) "Permit Issuance" --Amended. Section 303 (d) of the
Uniform Administrative Code Provision for the California Electrical Code, 1999 Edition, is hereby
amended to read:
303(d). Permit Issuance. Expiration. Every permit issued by the building
official under the provisions of this code shall expire by limitation and become null
and void if the building or work authorized by such permit is not commenced
within six calendar months from the date of such permit, or if the building or work
authorized by such permit is stopped at any time after the work is commenced for
a period of 6 calendar months, or if the building or work authorized by such permit
exceeds three (3) calendar years from the issuance date of the permit. Work shall
be presumed to have commenced if the permittee has obtained a required
inspection approval of work authorized by the permit by the building official within
six calendar months of the date of permit issuance.
Work shall be presumed to be stopped if the permittee has not obtained a
required inspection approval of work by the building official within each 6 month
period upon the initial commencement of work authorized by such permit.
Before such work can be recommenced, a new permit, or a renewal permit
as specified below, shall be first obtained.
1. Permits where work has not commenced. For permits for which
work has not commenced in the first six calendar months from the date of
issuance, a renewal permit may be obtained provided that:
A. No changes have been made or will be made in the original plans and
specifications for such work;
B. The expiration has not exceeded three years from the original issuance
date;
C. The same edition of the California codes are in effect as used in the initial
plan check;
D. A fee equal to one-half the amount required for a new permit is paid.
E. The renewal permit shall expire three calendar years from the date of initial
permit issuance.
Where later editions of the California codes have been adopted than used in
the initial plan check, such applications for renewal shall be considered as a new
plan check submittal. Accordingly, plans shall reflect the requirements of the
current codes in effect, a full new plan check is required, and a full new plan check
fee shall be paid. Upon completion of a new plan check, the permit may be
renewed upon payment of a permit fee equal to one-half the amount required for a
new permit.
Electrical Code Ordinance - 2002
2. Permits where work has commenced. For permits where work has
commenced and was subsequently stopped as defined herein, a renewal permit may
be obtained provided that:
A. No changes have been made or will be made in the original plans and
specifications for such work;
B. The expiration has not exceeded three years from the original issuance
date;
C. A fee equal to one-half the amount required for a new permit is paid,
except that where construction has progressed and has been approved to the point
of requiring only a final inspection, a fee equal to one -quarter the amount required
for a new permit shall be paid.
D. A renewal permit shall expire three (3) calendar years from the date of
initial permit issuance.
I Permits that have exceeded three years. For permits that have
exceeded three years beyond the issuance date, a renewed permit may be obtained
provided that:
A. Construction in reliance upon the building permit has commenced and has
been approved;
B. No changes have been made or will be made in the original plans and
specifications for such work;
C. A fee equal to the full amount required for a new permit is paid, except that
where the building official determines that construction has progressed to the point
that a lesser fee is warranted, such lesser fee shall be paid.
The maximum life of a permit renewal in accordance with this subsection
shall be one calendar year from the date of renewal. The permit may be renewed
for each calendar year thereafter provided that all requirements of (A), (B), and
(C) as stated in this subsection are met.
4. Extension of an unexpired permit. For an extension of an
unexpired permit, the permittee may apply for an extension of the time within
which work under that permit may be continued when for good and satisfactory
reasons the permittee is unable to continue work within the time required by this
section. The building official may extend the time for action by the permittee for a
period not exceeding 6 calendar months upon written request by the permittee
showing that circumstances beyond the control of the permittee have prevented
action from being taken. No permit shall be extended more than once.
15.24.040 Section 303 "Permit Denial" --Amended. Section 303 of the Uniform
Administrative Code Provisions for the California Electrical Code, 1999 Edition, is hereby
amended by addition of the following:
303(f). Permit Denial. The Building Official may deny the issuance of a
building permit on any property where there exists an unsafe or a substandard
building as provided in Chapter 15.10 and 15.16 of the National City Municipal
Code, or where there exists unlawful construction or a violation of the National
City Municipal Code.
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Electrical Code Ordinance - 2002
15.24.045 Section 304(a) "Permit Fees" --Amended. Section 304 (a) of the Uniform
Administrative Code Provisions for the California Electrical Code, 1999 Edition, is amended to
read:
304(a). Permit Fees. The fees for each electrical permit shall be as set
forth in the National City Fee Schedule adopted by the City Council.
15.24.050 Section 304(b) Plan Review Fees --Amended. Section 304(b) of the
Uniform Administrative Code Provision for the California Electrical Code, 1999 Edition, is
amended to read:
304(b). Plan Review Fees. When submittal documents are required by
Subsection (b) of Section 302, a plan review fee shall be paid at the time of
submitting the submittal documents for plan review. The plan review fee shall be
as set forth in the National City Fee Schedule adopted by the City Council.
PASSED and ADOPTED this day of , 2002.
ATTEST:
Michael Dalla, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
George H. Eiser, III, City Attorney
George H. Waters, Mayor
5 Electrical Code Ordinance-2002
RESOLUTION 02-2
A RESOLUTION OF THE ADVISORY AND APPEALS BOARD OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL
CITY RECOMMENDING ADOPTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF VOLUMES I AND II OF THE
2001 EDITION OF THE CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE, THE 2001 CALIFORNIA PLUMBING
CODE, THE 2001 CALIFORNIA ELECTRICAL CODE, THE 2001 CALIFORNIA MECHANICAL
CODE AND THE 2000 UNIFORM SWIMMING POOL, SPA AND HOT TUB CODE AND CERTAIN
AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 15 OF THE NATIONAL CITY MUNICIPAL CODE
WHEREAS, the Advisory and Appeals Board of the City of National City at its meeting of September
23, 2002 after proper notification, conducted a hearing to consider the recommended amendments to
Volumes I and II of the 2001 Edition of the Califnornia Building Code, the 2001 California Plumbing Code,
the 2001California Mechanical Code, the 2001 California Electrical Code, the 2000 Uniform Swimming
Pool, Spa and Hot Tub Code and Title 15 of the National City Municipal Code, which are utilized by the
Building and Safety Department; and
WHEREAS, the administrative amendments are necessary to facilitate the administration and
enforcement of the codes and to assure compatibility with other codes and ordinances of the City; and
WHEREAS, after review and discussion, the Board determined that the amendments submitted be
approved and forwarded to the City Council with a recommendation for adoption by the City Council.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Advisory and Appeals Board recommends that
Volumes I and II of the 2001 California Building Code, the 2001 California Plumbing Code, the 2001
California Electrical Code, the 2001 California Mechanical Code, and the 2000 Uniform Swimming Pool and
Hot Tub Code with amendments to Titles 15 of the National City Municipal Code as submitted be adopted by
the City Council.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 23rd day of September 2002.
uke, Chairman
ATTEST:
Kathln S. Trees
Director of Building and Safety
Rudolf Hravdecky
Senior Assistant City Attorney
eC/°
City of National City, California
COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT
MEETING DATE October 1, 2002
SECOND READING
*Refer to Item #1
AGENDA ITEM NO. 19
ITEM TITLE AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY ADOPTING THE CALIFORNIA
PLUMBING CODE, 2001 EDITION, ADOPTING APPENDIX A, C AND H OF SAID CODE, AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF THE
CALIFORNIA PLUMBING CODE, AND AMENDING ORDINANCE NO 99-2163 AND CHAPTER 15.20 OF THE NATIONAL CITY
MUNICIPAL CODE.
PREPARED BY Kathleen Trees, Direct
2t .PPS
EXPLANATION State law requires that the City of National City adopt the California Plumbing Code
and limit teclnical amendments to those needed due to local topographical, geographical, or climatic
conditions. Specific findings regarding the local technical amendments must be made by the local
jurisdiction and filed with the Department of Housing and Community Development. State law does not
restrict local amendments to the administrative provisions of the codes. Staff is recommending that the
California Plumbing Code be adopted with minimal administrative revisions.
DEPARTMENT Building and Safety
The 2001 California Plumbing code has not changed significantly from the 1998 California Plumbing
Code.
Environmental Review
Financial Statement
N/A
X N/A
Account No.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Adopt the Ordinance.
BOARD / COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
The Advisory and Appeals Board at its September 23, 2002 meeting recommended that the City Council
adopt the California Plumbing Code.
ATTACHMENTS ( Listed Below )
Ordinance
Advisory and Appeals Board Resolution
Resolution No.
A-200 (9/80)
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY
ADOPTING THE CALIFORNIA PLUMBING CODE, 2001 EDITION
ADOPTING APPENDIX A, C AND H OF SAID CODE, AMENDING
CERTAIN SECTIONS OF THE CALIFORNIA PLUMBING CODE,
AND AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 99-2163 AND CHAPTER 15.20
OF THE NATIONAL CITY MUNICIPAL CODE
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of National City as follows:
Section 1. The City Council of the City of National City hereby adopts the California
Plumbing Code, 2001 Edition, establishing regulations for the installation, maintenance and
alteration of plumbing systems within the city.
Section 2. The City Council of the City of National City hereby amends certain
sections of the California Plumbing Code, 2001 Edition, and amends Ordinance No. 99-2163 and
Chapter 15.20 of the National City Municipal Code, to read:
Sections:
15.20.005
15.20.010
15.20.015
15.20.020
15.20.025
15.20.030
15.20.035
15.20.040
15.20.045
15.20.050
15.20.055
15.20.060
CHAPTER 15.20
CALIFORNIA PLUMBING CODE
California Plumbing
Section 102.2.2
Section 102.3.2
Section 103.3.4
Section 103.3.6
Section 103.4.1
Section 103.4.2
Section 103.4.4.2
Section 103.5.6
Section 103.10
Table No. 1-1
Table No. 4-1
Code (2001 Edition) --Adopted
"Right of Entry" --Amended
"Penalties"-- Amended
"Expiration"-- Amended
"Permit Denial" --Added
"Permit Fees"-- Amended
"Plan Review Fees"-- Amended
"Investigation Fees"-- Amended
"Reinspections"-- Amended
"Advisory and Appeals Board --Added
"Plumbing Permit Fees" --Not Adopted
"Minimum Plumbing Facilities"-- Amended
15.20.005 California Plumbing Code (2001 Edition) Adopted. There is adopted by
the City Council, for the purpose of prescribing regulations for the protection of the public health,
welfare and safety, that certain code known as the California Plumbing Code (2001 Edition), all
appendices thereto, and IAMPO Installation Standards as copyrighted by the International
Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, (save and except those portions as are
hereinafter deleted, added, modified or amended by this chapter), of which code one copy has
been and is now filed in the office of the City Clerk; and the same is adopted and incorporated as
if fully set out at length herein, and from the date on which the ordinance codified in this chapter
takes effect the provisions thereof shall be controlling within the limits of the city.
15.20.010 Section 102.2.2 "Right of Entry" --Amended. Section 102.2.2 of the
California Plumbing Code is amended to read:
102.2.2. Right of Entry. When necessary to make an inspection to
enforce any of the provisions of this code or reasonable cause exists to believe that
there exists in any building or upon any premises a condition or code violation
which make such building or premises unsafe, dangerous or hazardous, -the
Building Official, San Diego County Health Department and/or their authorized
representatives may request entry as specified in Chapter 1.12 of the National City
Municipal Code.
15.20.015 Section 102.3.2 "Penalties"-- Amended. Section 102.3.2 of the California
Plumbing Code is amended to read:
102.3.2. Penalties. Violation of any provision of this code shall be
punishable as a misdemeanor and shall carry the penalties as prescribed in Chapter
1.20 of the National City Municipal Code.
15.20.020 Section 103.3.4 "Expiration"-- Amended. Section 103.3.4 of the
California Plumbing Code is amended to read:
103.3.4. Expiration. Every permit issued by the administrative authority
under the provisions of this code shall expire by limitation and become null and
void if the building or work authorized by such permit is not commenced within six
calendar months from the date of such permit, or if the building or work
authorized by such permit is stopped at any time after the work is commenced for
a period of 6 calendar months, or if the building or work authorized by such permit
exceeds 3 calendar years from the issuance date of the permit. Work shall be
presumed to have commenced if the permittee has obtained a required inspection
approval of work authorized by the permit by the administrative authority within
six calendar months of the date of permit issuance.
Work shall be presumed to be stopped if the permittee has not obtained a
required inspection approval of work by the administrative authority within each 6
month period upon the initial commencement of work authorized by such permit.
Before such work can be recommenced, a new permit, or a renewal permit
as specified below, shall be first obtained.
1. Permits where work has not commenced. For permits for which
work has not commenced in the first six calendar months from the date of
issuance, a renewal permit may be obtained provided that:
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(A) No changes have been made or will be made in the original plans and
specifications for such work;
(B) The expiration has not exceeded three years from the original issuance
date;
(C) The same edition of the California codes are in effect as used in the initial
plan check;
(D) A fee equal to one-half the amount required for a new permit is paid.
(E) The renewal permit shall expire three calendar years from the date of initial
permit issuance.
Where later editions of the California codes have been adopted than used in
the initial plan check, such applications for renewal shall be considered as a new
plan check submittal. Accordingly, plans shall reflect the requirements of the
current codes in effect, a full new plan check is required, and a full new plan check
fee shall be paid. Upon completion of a new plan check, the permit may be
renewed upon payment of a permit fee equal to one-half the amount required for a
new permit.
2. Permits where work has commenced. For permits where work has
commenced and was subsequently stopped as defined herein, a renewal permit
may be obtained provided that:
(A) No changes have been made or will be made in the original plans and
specifications for such work;
(B) The expiration has not exceeded three years from the original issuance
date;
(C) A fee equal to one-half the amount required for a new permit is paid,
except that where construction has progressed and has been approved to the point
of requiring only a final inspection, a fee equal to one -quarter the amount required
for a new permit shall be paid.
(D) A renewal permit shall expire three calendar years from the date of initial
permit issuance.
3. Permits that have exceeded three years. For permits that have
exceeded three years beyond the issuance date, a renewed permit may be obtained
provided that:
(A) Construction in reliance upon the building permit has commenced and has
been approved;
(B) No changes have been made or will be made in the original plans and
specifications for such work;
(C) A fee equal to the full amount required for a new permit is paid, except that
where the building official determines that construction has progressed to the point
that a lesser fee is warranted, such lesser fee shall be paid.
The maximum life of a permit renewal in accordance with this subsection
shall be one calendar year from the date of renewal. The permit may be renewed
for each calendar year thereafter provided that all requirements of (A), (B), and
(C) as stated in this subsection are met.
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4. Extension of an unexpired permit. For an extension of an
unexpired permit, the permittee may apply for an extension of the time within
which work under that permit may be continued when for good and satisfactory
reasons the permittee is unable to continue work within the time required by this
section. The administrative authority may extend the time for action by the
permittee for a period not exceeding 6 calendar months upon written request by
the permittee showing that circumstances beyond the control of the permittee have
prevented action from being taken. No permit shall be extended more than once.
15.20.025 Section 103.3.6 "Permit Denial" --Added. Section 103.3.6 of the
California Plumbing Code is added to read:
103.3.6. Permit Denial. The Building Official may deny the issuance of a
building permit on any property where there exists an unsafe or a substandard
building as provided in Chapter 15.10 and 15.16 of the National City Municipal
Code, or where there exists unlawful construction, or where there exists a
violation of the National City Municipal Code.
15.20.030` Section 103.4.1 "Permit Fees"-- Amended. Section 103.4.1 of the
California Plumbing Code is amended to read:
103.4.1. Permit Fees. The fee for each permit shall be as set forth in the
National City Fee Schedule adopted by the City Council.
15.20.035 Section 103.4.2 "Plan Review Fees"-- Amended. Section 103.4.2 of the
California Plumbing Code is amended to read:
103.4.2. Plan Review Fees. When a plan or other data are required to be
submitted by 103.2.2, a plan review fee shall be paid at the time of submitting
plans and specifications for review. The plan review fees for plumbing work shall
be as set forth in the. National City Fee Schedule adopted by the City Council.
When plans are incomplete or changed so as to require an additional plan review
fee, the fee shall be as per the fee schedule.
15.20.040 Section 103.4.4.2 "Investigation Fees"-- Amended. Section 103.4.4.2 of
the California Plumbing Code is amended to read:
103.4.4.2. Investigation Fees. An investigation fee, in addition to the
permit fee, shall be collected whether or not a permit is then or subsequently
issued. The investigation fee shall be equal to the amount of the permit fee that
would be required by the National City Fee Schedule adopted by the City Council
if a permit were to be issued. The payment of such investigation fee shall not
exempt any person from compliance with all other provisions of the Code, nor
from any penalty prescribed by law.
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15.20.045 Section 103.5.6 "Reinspections"-- Amended. The fourth paragraph of
Section 103.5.6 of the California Plumbing Code is amended to read:
To obtain reinspection, the applicant shall file an application in writing
upon a form furnished for that purpose and pay the reinspection fee as set forth in
the National City Fee Schedule adopted by the City Council.
15.20.050 Section 103.10 "Advisory and Appeals Board" --Added. Section 103.10
of the California Plumbing Code is added to read:
103.10. Advisory and Appeals Board. The Advisory and Appeals Board is
established by City Ordinance No. 1834 adopted October 9, 1984. The Board
shall have jurisdiction to review the items as enumerated in Chapter 15.04 of the
National City Municipal Code.
15.20.055 Table No. 1-1 "Plumbing Permit Fees" --Not Adopted. Table No. 1-1
titled Plumbing Permit Fees is not adopted.
15.20.060 Table No. 4-1 "Minimum Plumbing Facilities" --Not adopted for other than
stadiums, convention centers, commercial halls and ski resorts. Table No. 4-1 titled Minimum
Plumbing Fixtures is not adopted except for stadiums, convention centers, commercial halls and
ski resorts as required by the Building Standards Commission.
PASSED and ADOP 1'bD this day of , 2002.
ATTEST:
Michael Dalla
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
George H. Eiser, III
City Attorney
George H. Waters, Mayor
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RESOLUTION 02-2
A RESOLUTION OF THE ADVISORY AND APPEALS BOARD OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL
CITY RECOMMENDING ADOPTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF VOLUMES I AND II OF THE
2001 EDITION OF THE CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE, THE 2001 CALIFORNIA PLUMBING
CODE, THE 2001 CALIFORNIA ELECTRICAL CODE, THE 2001 CALIFORNIA MECHANICAL
CODE AND THE 2000 UNIFORM SWIMMING POOL, SPA AND HOT TUB CODE AND CERTAIN
AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 15 OF THE NATIONAL CITY MUNICIPAL CODE
WHEREAS, the Advisory and Appeals Board of the City of National City at its meeting of September
23, 2002 after proper notification, conducted a hearing to consider the recommended amendments to
Volumes I and II of the 2001 Edition of the Califnornia Building Code, the 2001 California Plumbing Code,
the 2001California Mechanical Code, the 2001 California Electrical Code, the 2000 Uniform Swimming
Pool, Spa and Hot Tub Code and Title 15 of the National City Municipal Code, which are utilized by the
Building and Safety Department; and
WHEREAS, the administrative amendments are necessary to facilitate the administration and
enforcement of the codes and to assure compatibility with other codes and ordinances of the City; and
WHEREAS, after review and discussion, the Board determined that the amendments submitted be
approved and forwarded to the City Council with a recommendation for adoption by the City Council.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Advisory and Appeals Board recommends that
Volumes I and II of the 2001 California Building Code, the 2001 California Plumbing Code, the 2001
California Electrical Code, the 2001 California Mechanical Code, and the 2000 Uniform Swimming Pool and
Hot Tub Code with amendments to Titles 15 of the National City Municipal Code as submitted be adopted by
the City Council.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 23rd day of September 2002.
ATTEST:
Kathln S. Trees
Director of Building and Safety
S ,TO' FORM:
dolf Hradecky
Senior Assistant City Attorney
Ra uke, Chairman
City of National City, California
SECOND READING
COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT *Refer to Item #1
MEETING DATE October 1, 2002
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AGENDA ITEM NO.
ITEM TITLEAN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY, ADOPTING VOLUMES I
AND II OF THE CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE , 2001 EDITION, AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS AND ADOPTING
APPENDIX CHAPTERS 9, 10, 12(DIVISION IIA), 15, 31(DIVISION III) AND 34 DIVISION (DIVISION III); PROVIDING
PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION THEREOF AND AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 99-2157 AND CHAPTER 15.08 OF THE
NATIONAL CITY MUNICIPAL CODE
PREPARED BY Kathleen Trees, Director DMENT Building and Safety
EXPLANATION
State law requires that the City of National City adopt the California Building Code
and limit technical amendments to those needed due to local topographical, geographical, or climatic
conditions. Specific findings regarding the local technical amendments must be made by the local
jurisdiction and filed with the Department of Housing and Community Development. State law does not
restrict local amendments to the administrative provisions of the codes.
Staff is recommending that the City continue to require shake roofs to be Class A fire -retardant due to the
local climatic conditions. This is more restrictive than the state requirement for ordinary roof coverings.
All other amendments concerning permit expiration and renewal remain the same as in the past. The
amendments include reference to the National City Municipal Code requirements pertaining to notices
and orders and appeals. These have worked well in National City.
The attached staff report addresses some of the more significant changes found in the 2001 California
Building Code.
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Financial Statement
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Account No.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Adopt the Ordinance.
BOARD / COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
The Advisory and Appeals Board at its September 23, 2002 meeting recommended that the City Council
adopt the California Building Code.
ATTACHMENTS ( Listed Below )
Staff report
Ordinance
Advisory and Appeals Board Resolution
Resolution No.
A-200 (9/80)
STAFF REPORT
This year the California Building Standards Commission chose not to adopt the
International Family of Codes developed by the International Codes Conference that
ICBO is a member of. They chose instead to retain the 1997 UBC and adopt the 2000
Uniform Codes developed by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical
Officials and the National Fire Protection Association.
Durii4g this cycle of code adoptions the State Building Standards Commission has chosen
to continue using the 1997 Uniform Code as the model code rather than adopt the 2000
International Building Code published by ICBO and ICC. This will be the first time in
many years that the State has not adopted the most current code. The seismic provisions
we will be using will not be the most current. No changes have been made to the base
code. Any changes are in the State amendments.
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY
ADOPTING VOLUMES I AND II OF THE
CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE, 2001 EDITION, AMENDING
CERTAIN SECTIONS AND ADOPTING APPENDIX CHAPTERS 9,
10, 12 (DIVISION HA), 15, 31 (DIVISION III) AND 34 (DIVISION III);
PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION THEREOF AND AMENDING
ORDINANCE NO. 99-2157 AND CHAPTER 15.08 OF
THE NATIONAL CITY MUNICIPAL CODE
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of National City as follows:
Section 1. The City Council of the City of National City hereby adopts
Volumes I and II of the California Building Code, 2001 Edition, published by the International
Conference of Building Officials and the Building Standards Commission.
Section 2. The City Council of the City of National City hereby amends certain
sections and adopts certain Appendix Chapters of Volume I of the California Building Code, 2001
Edition and amends Ordinance No. 99-2157 and Chapter 15.08 of the National City Municipal
Code to read as follows:
Sections:
15.08.010
15.08.015
15.08.020
15.08.025
15.08.030
15.08.035
15.08.040
15.08.045
15.08.050
15.08.055
15.08.060
15.08.065
15.08.070
15.08.075
15.08.080
15.08.085
15.08.090
15.08.095
CHAPTER 15.08
CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE
California Building Code --Adopted
Section 102 "Unsafe Buildings or Structures" --Amended
Section 103 "Violations" --Amended
Section 104.2.3 "Right of Entry" --Amended
Section 105.1 "Board of Appeals" --Amended
Section 106.2.5 "Exempted Work" --Amended
Section 106.2 "Exempted Work" --Amended
Section 106.4.4 "Expiration" --Amended
Section 106.4.6 "Permit Denial" --Added
Section 107.2, 107.3, 107.5.2 "Fees" --Amended
Section 107.7 "Permit Filing Fees" --Added
Section 108.8 "Reinspections"--Amended
Section 109.4 "Temporary Certificate" --Amended
Chapter 1 Table 1-A "Building Permit Fees" --Not Adopted
Section 502 "Premises Identification" --Amended
Sections 1507.12 and 1507.13 "Roof Covering Materials and
Application" --Amended
Section 3403.5 "Historical Buildings" --Amended
Appendix Chapters --Not Adopted
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15.08.010 California Building Code --Adopted. There is adopted by the City Council,
for the purpose of prescribing regulations governing the erection, construction, enlargement,
alteration, repair, moving, removal, demolition, conversion, occupancy, use, height, area, fire
resistance, and maintenance of all buildings and/or structures, that certain code known as the
California Building Code, Volume I including Appendix Chapters 9, 10, 12 (Division IIA), 15, 31
(Division III), 34 (Division III), and Volume II, published by the International Conference of
Building Officials and the California Building Standards Commission being particularly the 2001
Edition thereof, save and except such portions as are deleted, added, modified or amended, of
which code one copy has been and is now filed in the office of the Director of Building and
Safety; and the same is adopted and incorporated as fully as if set out at length herein, and from
the date on which the ordinance codified in this chapter takes effect, the provisions thereof shall
be controlling within the limits of the city.
15.08.15 Section 102 "Unsafe Buildings or Structures" --Amended. Section 102 of
the California Building Code is amended to read:
102. Unsafe Buildings or Structures. All buildings or structures
regulated by this code that are structurally unsafe or not provided with adequate
egress, or that constitute a fire hazard, or are otherwise dangerous to human life
are, for the purpose of this section, unsafe. Any use of buildings or structures
constituting a hazard to safety, health or public welfare by reason of inadequate
maintenance, dilapidation, obsolescence, fire hazard, disaster, damage or
abandonment is, for the purpose of this section, an unsafe use. ' Parapet walls,
cornices, spires, towers, tanks, statuary and other appendages or structural
members that are supported by, attached to, or a part of a building and that are in
deteriorated condition or otherwise unable to sustain the design loads that are
specified in this code are hereby designated as unsafe building appendages.
Abandoned buildings or structures or portions thereof in incomplete condition
inherently constitute a hazard, are substandard, dangerous, and unsafe, and
declared a public nuisance by reason of unprotected trenches and excavations,
projecting structural elements, open piping systems, exposed electrical conductors
and/or other conditions characteristic of construction projects.
All such unsafe buildings, structures or appendages are hereby declared to
be public nuisances and shall be abated by repair, rehabilitation, demolition or
removal in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Dangerous Buildings
Code or such alternate procedures as may have been or as may be adopted by this
jurisdiction. As an alternative, the building official, or other employee or official of
this jurisdiction as designated by the governing body, may institute any other
appropriate action to prevent, restrain, correct or abate the violation.
15.08.020 Section 103 "Violations" --Amended. Section 103 of the California.
Building Code is amended to read:
103. Violations. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation
to erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, improve, remove, convert or
demolish, equip, use, occupy or maintain any building or structure or cause or
permit the same to be done in violation of this code.
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Violation of any provisions of this code shall be punishable as a
misdemeanor and shall carry the penalties as prescribed in Chapter 1.20 of the
National City Municipal Code.
15.08.025 Section 104.2.3 "Right of Entry" --Amended. Section 104.2.3 of the
California Building Code is amended to read:
104.2.3. Right of Entry. When necessary to make an inspection to
enforce any of the provisions of this code or reasonable cause to believe that there
exist in any building or upon any premises a condition or code violation which
makes such building or premises unsafe, dangerous or hazardous, the Building
Official, San Diego County Health Department and/or their authorized
representatives may request entry as specified in Chapter 1.12 of the National City
Municipal Code.
15.08.030 Section 105.1 "Board of Appeals"— Amended. Section 105.1 of the
California Building Code is amended to read:
105.1. Board of Appeals. The Advisory and Appeals Board is
established by City Ordinance No. 1834 adopted October 9, 1984. The Board
shall have jurisdiction to review the items as enumerated in Chapter 15.08 of the
National City Municipal Code.
15.08.035 Section 106.2.5 "Exempted Work"— Amended. Section 106.2.5 of the
California Building Code is amended to read:
106.2.5. Permits for retaining walls shall be as specified in the City
Grading Ordinance, Chapter 15.70.
15.08.040 Section 106.2 "Exempted Work"-- Amended. Section 106.2 is amended
to add the following exempted work:
13. Playground, gymnastic and similar equipment and structures used
for recreation and athletic activities.
14. Repairs to lawfully existing Group R, Division 3 structures and
Group U occupancies accessory to Group R, Division 3 structures constructed
under a building permit which involve only the replacement of component parts or
existing work completed with similar materials only for the purpose of
maintenance and do not affect any structural components and plumbing, electrical
or mechanical installations. Repairs exempt from permit requirements shall not
include any addition, change or modification in construction, exit facilities or
permanent fixtures or equipment. Specifically exempt from permit requirements
are:
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15.
diameter and
16.
(1) Painting and decorating including refinishing of
existing exterior stucco finishes.
(2) Installation of floor covering.
(3) Cabinet work.
(4) Outside paving.
(5) Replacement of existing windows with new
windows which do not involve structural
modification of the existing window opening
Ground -mounted satellite antennas not exceeding ten feet in
roof mounted satellite antennas not exceeding eight feet in diameter.
Painted wall signs and styrofoam wall signs.
15.08.045 Section 106.4.4 "Expiration"-- Amended. Section 106.4.4 of the
California Building Code is amended to read:
106.4.4 Expiration. Every permit issued by the building official
under the provisions of this code shall expire by limitation and become null and
void if the building or work authorized by such permit is not commenced within six
calendar months from the date of such permit, or if the building or work
authorized by such permit is stopped at any time after the work is commenced for
a period of 6 calendar months, or if the building or work authorized by such permit
exceeds 3 calendar years from the issuance date of the permit. Work shall be
presumed to have commenced if the permittee has obtained a required inspection
approval of work authorized by the permit by the building official within six
calendar months of the date of permit issuance.
Work shall be presumed to be stopped if the permittee has not obtained a
required inspection approval of work by the building official within each 6 month
period upon the initial commencement of work authorized by such permit.
Before such work can be recommenced, a new permit, or a renewal permit
as specified below, shall be first obtained.
1. Permits where work has not commenced. For permits for which
work has not been commenced in the first six calendar months from the. date of
issuance, a renewal permit may be obtained provided that:
(A) No changes have been made or will be made in the original plans and
specifications for such work;
(B) The expiration has not exceeded three years from the original issuance
date;
(C) The same edition of the model codes are in effect as used in the initial plan
check;
(D) A fee equal to one-half the amount required for a new permit is paid.
(E) The renewal permit shall expire three calendar years from the date of initial
permit issuance.
Where later editions of the model codes have been adopted than used in the
initial plan check,such applications for renewal shall be considered as a new plan
check submittal. Accordingly, plans shall reflect the requirements of the current
codes in effect, a full new plan check is required, and a full new plan check fee
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shall be paid. Upon completion of a new plan check, the permit may be renewed
upon payment of a permit fee equal to one-half the amount required for a new
permit.
2. Permits where work has commenced. For permits where work has
commenced and was subsequently stopped as defined herein, a renewal permit may
be obtained provided that:
(A) No changes have been made or will be made in the original plans and
specifications for such work;
(B) The expiration has not exceeded three years from the original issuance
date;
(() A fee equal to one-half the amount required for a new permit is paid,
except that where construction has progressed and has been approved to the point
of requiring only a final inspection, a fee equal to one -quarter the amount required
for a new permit shall be paid.
(D) A renewal permit shall expire three calendar years from the date of initial
permit issuance.
3. Permits that have exceeded three years. For permits that have
exceeded three years beyond the issuance date, a renewed permit may be obtained
provided that:
(A) Construction in reliance upon the building permit has commenced and has
been approved;
(B) No changes have been made or will be made in the original plans and
specifications for such work;
(C) A fee equal to the full amount required for a new permit is paid, except that
where the building official determines that construction has progressed to the point
that a lesser fee is warranted, such lesser fee shall be paid.
The maximum life of a permit renewal in accordance with this subsection
shall be one calendar year from the date of renewal. The permit may be renewed
for each calendar year thereafter provided that all requirements of (A), (B), and
(C) as stated in this subsection are met.
4. Extension of an unexpired permit. For an extension of an
unexpired permit, the permittee may apply for an extension of the time within
which work under that permit may be continued when for good and satisfactory
reasons the permittee is unable to continue work within the time required by this
chapter. The building official may extend the time for action by the permittee for a
period not exceeding 6 calendar months upon written request by the permittee
showing that circumstances beyond the control of the permittee have prevented
action from being taken. No permit shall be extended more than once.
15.08.050 Section 106.4.6 "Permit Denial" --Added. Section 106.4.6 of the
California Building Code is hereby added to read:
106.4.6 Permit Denial. The Building Official may deny the issuance of a
building permit on any property where there exists an unsafe or a substandard
building as provided in Chapter 15.10 and 15.16 of the National City Municipal
Code, or where :there exists unlawful construction, or where there exists a
violation of the National City Municipal Code.
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15.08.055 Sections 107.2_ 107.3 and 107.5.2 "Fees"-- Amended. Sections 107.2,
107.3 and 107.5.2 of the California Building Code are amended to read:
107.2 Permit Fees. The fees for each permit shall be as set forth in the
National City Fee Schedule adopted by the City Council.
The determination of value or valuation under any of the provisions of this
code shall be made by the building official. The value to be used in computing the
building permit and building plan review fees shall be the total value of all
construction work for which the permit is issued as well as all finish work,
painting, roofing, electrical, plumbing, heating, air-conditioning, elevators, fire -
extinguishing systems and any other permanent equipment. The building official
may use the schedule of Building Valuation Multipliers as adopted by the San
Diego Area Chapter of the International Conference of Building Officials in
making determinations of value or valuation.
107.3 Plan Review Fees. When plans and/or other data are required to be
submitted by Section 106.3.2, a plan review fee as contained in the National City
Fee Schedule adopted by the City Council shall be paid at the time of submitting
plans and/or other data. The plan review fee specified in this subsection are
separate fees from the permit fees specified in Section 107.2, and are in addition to
the permit fees.
107.5.2 Investigation Fee. An investigation fee, in addition to the
permit fee, shall be collected whether or not a permit is then or subsequently
issued. The fee shall be as set forth in the National City Fee Schedule adopted by
the City Council. The payment of such investigation fee shall not exempt any
person from compliance with all other provisions of this code nor from any penalty
prescribed by law.
15.08.060 107.7 "Permit Filing Fee" --Added. The following fee is added to Section
107.7.
107.7. Permit Filing Fee. A permit filing fee as set forth in the National
City Fee Schedule adopted by the City Council shall be paid for each project
submitted to the City for review.
15.08.065 Section 108.8 "Reinspections"-- Amended. Section 108.8 tof the
California Building Code is amended to read:
108.8. Reinspections. A reinspection fee may be assessed for each
inspection or reinspection when such portion of work for which inspection is
called is not complete or when corrections called for are not made.
This section is not to be interpreted as requiring reinspection fees the first
time a job is rejected for failure to comply with the requirements of this code, but
as controlling the practice of calling for inspections before the job is ready for such
inspection or reinspection.
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Reinspection fees may be assessed when the inspection record card is not
posted or otherwise available on the work site, the approved plans are not readily
available to the inspector, for failure to provide access on the date for which
inspection is requested, or for deviating from plans requiring the approval of the
building official.
To obtain a re -inspection, the permittee shall file an application therefor in
writing upon a form provided for that purpose, and pay the re -inspection fee as
specified in the National City Fee Schedule adopted by the City Council. In
instances where re -inspection fees have been assessed, no additional inspection of
work will be performed until the fees have been paid.
15.08.070 Section 109.4 "Temporary Certificate"-- Amended. Section 109.4 of the
California Building Code is amended to read:
109.4. Temporary Certificate. Where a project or a major portion
thereof is substantially complete but practical difficulties delay completion of work
involving conditions imposed upon the project by the City, the building official
may issue a temporary Certificate of Occupancy for the use of a portion or
portions of a building or structure prior to the completion of the entire project.
Prior to the issuance of a temporary Certificate of Occupancy, the premises
shall be inspected by all affected City departments who shall prepare a list of work
required to be completed and shall forward the list along with written approval or
disapproval of the issuance of temporary Certificate of Occupancy approval to the
building official.
Upon receipt of approval of all affected City departments, the building
official shall prepare a written document granting temporary Certificate of
Occupancy approval which shall include the following:
1. The work to be done.
2. The maximum time allowed for completion of all work.
3. The property owner's signature and the signature of the contractor agreeing
to complete the work within the prescribed time or vacate the premises upon order
of the building official until such work is complete.
4. Evidence that a faithful performance bond has been posted if required by
any affected City department.
A copy of a written document granting temporary Certificate of Occupancy
approval shall be provided to all affected City departments.
15.08.075 Chapter 1, Table 1-A "Building Permit Fees" --Not Adopted. Chapter 1,
Table 1-A Building Permit Fees of the California Building Code is not adopted.
15.08.080 Section 502 "Premises Identification"-- Amended. Section 502 of the
California Building Code is amended to read:
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502. Premises Identification. Every principal building or structure
located within the incorporated limits of the City of National City shall be
identified by a designated street number' as issued by the Director of Building and
Safety. Approved numbers, or addresses, shall be placed on all new and existing
buildings adjacent to the principal entrance where the numbers posted at the
entrance shall be posted on the building or at a point that is plainly visible and
legible from the street which is addressed. If necessary, directional signs shall be
posted showing proper access to a given address, from the point where the Fire
Department access roadway leaves the dedicated street, to the entrance of each
addressed building. All such numbers shall be placed on a contrasting background.
15.08.085 Sections 1507.12 and 1507.13 "Roof -covering Materials and
Application" --Amended. The City Council specifically and expressly finds and declares that the
density of development and the existence of ocean breezes and the existence and use of dry
untreated wood shakes and shingle roofs create conditions which contribute significantly to the
potential spread of fire, which thereby necessitates that the roof -covering requirements of Section
1507.12 and 1507.13 of the California Building Code must be more reasonably restrictive to
minimize fire spread and are therefore amended as follows:
1507.12. Wood shakes. Shakes shall comply with California Building
Code Standard No.':15-3, shall be Class A fire retardant, and shall be installed in
accordance with Table No. 15-B-2.
1507.13. Wood shingles. Shingles shall comply with California
Building Code Standard No.15-4, shall be Class A fire retardant, and shall be
installed in accordance with Table No. 15-B-2.
15.08.090 Section 3403.5 "Historical Buildings"-- Amended. Section 3403.5 of the
California Building Code is amended to read:
3403.5 Historical Buildings. The repair, alteration, enlargement,
maintenance and moving of historical buildings designated in National City
Municipal Code Section 18.139.020 shall comply with the provisions of the State
Historical Building Code (Part 8, Title 24, California Code of Regulations) and
shall be subject to the review of permit requirements of National City Municipal
Code Section 18.139.030.
15.08.095 Appendix Chapters --Not Adopted. Appendix Chapters 3, 4, 11, 12
(Divisions I and II), 13, 29, 30, 31 (Division I and II) and 34 (Division I and II) are not adopted.
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Section 3. The City Clerk shall transmit a certified copy of this ordinance to the State
Building Standards Commission for filing in accordance with Health and Safety Code Sections
17958.7 and 18941.5.
PASSED and ADOPTED this day of , 2002_
ATTEST:
Michael Dalla
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
George H. Eiser, III
City Attorney
George H. Waters, Mayor
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RESOLUTION 02-2
A RESOLUTION OF THE ADVISORY AND APPEALS BOARD OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL
CITY RECOMMENDING ADOPTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF VOLUMES I AND II OF THE
2001 EDITION OF THE CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE, THE 2001 CALIFORNIA PLUMBING
CODE, THE 2001 CALIFORNIA ELECTRICAL CODE, THE 2001 CALIFORNIA MECHANICAL
CODE AND THE 2000 UNIFORM SWIMMING POOL, SPA AND HOT TUB CODE AND CERTAIN
AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 15 OF THE NATIONAL CITY MUNICIPAL CODE
WHEREAS, the Advisory and Appeals Board of the City of National City at its meeting of September
23, 2002 after proper notification, conducted a hearing to consider the recommended amendments to
Volumes I and II of the 2001 Edition of the Califnornia Building Code, the 2001 California Plumbing Code,
the 2001California Mechanical Code, the 2001 California Electrical Code, the 2000 Uniform Swimming
Pool, Spa and Hot Tub Code and Title 15 of the National City Municipal Code, which are utilized by the
Building and Safety Department; and
WHEREAS, the administrative amendments are necessary to facilitate the administration and
enforcement of the codes and to assure compatibility with other codes and ordinances of the City; and
WHEREAS, after review and discussion, the Board determined that the amendments submitted be
approved and forwarded to the City Council with a recommendation for adoption by the City Council.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Advisory and Appeals Board recommends that
Volumes I and II of the 2001 California Building Code, the 2001 California Plumbing Code, the 2001
California Electrical Code, the 2001 California Mechanical Code, and the 2000 Uniform Swimming Pool and
Hot Tub Code with amendments to Titles 15 of the National City Municipal Code as submitted be adopted by
the City Council.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 23rd day of September 2002.
uke, Chairman
ATTEST
Kathlln S. Trees
Director of Building and Safety
APROV
R olf Hradecky
FORM:
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Senior Assistant City Attorney
MEETING DATE October 1, 2002
City of National City, California
COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT
SECOND READING
*Refer to Item #1
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AGENDA ITEM NO.
/ ITEM TITLE AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY ADOPTING
THE UNIFORM SWIMMING POOL, SPA AND HOT TUB CODE, 2000 EDITION , AND AMENDING
ORDINANCE NO. 99-2162 AND CHAPTER 15.22 OF THE NATIONAL CITY MUNICIPAL CODE.
PREPARED BY Kathleen Trees, Dire for DEPARTMENT Building and Safety
EXPLANATION
The State of California does not adopt this code and accordingly, there are no limitations on local
amendments. There are no substantial changes to the 2000 Uniform Swimming Pool, Spa and Hot Tub
Code. The proposed administrative amendments to the code are designed to bring the code into
conformance with the administrative provisions of other model codes adopted by the City of National
City as well as the administrative provisions of the National City Municipal Code. The barrier
requirements are again modified to comply with the state standards.
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Adopt the Ordinance.
BOARD / COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
The Advisory and Appeals Board at its September 23, 2002 meeting recommended that the City Council
adopt the Uniform Swimming Pool, Spa and Hot Tub Code.
ATTACHMENTS ( Listed Below )
Ordinance
Advisory and Appeals Board Resolution
Resolution No.
A-200 (9/80)
follows:
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY
ADOPTING THE UNIFORM SWIMMING POOL, SPA
AND HOT TUB CODE, 2000 EDITION, AND AMENDING
ORDINANCE 99-2162 AND CHAPTER 15.22 TO THE
NATIONAL CITY MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING
TO SWIMMING POOLS, SPAS AND HOT TUBS
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of National City as
Section 1. The City Council of the City of National City hereby adopts the
Uniform Swimming Pool, Spa and Hot Tub Code, 2000 Edition.
Section 2. The City Council of the City of National City hereby amends certain
Sections of the Uniform Swimming Pool, Spa and Hot Tub Code, 2000 Edition and
amends Ordinance 99-2162 and Chapter 15.22 of the National City Municipal Code as
follows:
Sections:
15.22.005
15.22.010
15.22.015
15.22.020
15.22.025
15.22.030
15.22.035
15.22.040
15.22.045
Chapter 15.22
UNIFORM SWIMMING POOL
SPA, AND HOT TUB CODE
Uniform Swimming Pool, Spa and Hot Tub Code (2000 Edition) --
Adopted
Section 104 "Administrative Authority" --Amended
Section 105.1 "Duties and Powers of the Administrative
Authority"-- Amended
Section 106 "Violations and Penalties"-- Amended
Section 107 "Permit Required"-- Amended
Section 110 "Fees"-- Amended
Section 117 "Board of Appeals"-- Amended
Section 202 "Definitions"-- Amended
Section 320 "Barrier Protection Required" --Added
15.22.005 Uniform Swimming Pool, Spa and Hot Tub Code (2000 Edition) --
Adopted. There is adopted by the City Council for the purpose of prescribing regulations
governing the erection, installation, construction, enlargement, alteration, addition, repair,
replacement, maintenance, and use or occupancy of any swimming pool, spa, or hot tub
that certain code known as the Uniform Swimming Pool, Spa and Hot Tub Code as
copyrighted by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, being
particularly the 2000 Edition, save and except such portions as are hereinafter deleted,
modified, or amended, of which one copy is now on file in the office of the Director of
Building and Safety; and the same is adopted and incorporated as fully as if set out at
length in this chapter and from the date on which the ordinance codified in the chapter
takes effect, the provisions thereof shall be controlling within the limits of the city.
15.22.010 Section 104 "Administrative Authority" --Amended. Section 104
of the Uniform Swimming Pool, Spa and Hot Tub Code is amended to read:
104. Administrative Authority. The Director of Building and
Safety is hereby designated as the Administrative Authority for the
purposes of enforcement of this code.
15.22.015 Section 105.1 "Dthities and Powers of the Administrative
Authority"-- Amended. Section 105.1 of the Uniform Swimming Pool, Spa and Hot Tub
Code is amended by adding the following:
105.1 Duties and Powers of the Administrative Authority. The
San Diego County Health Department and/or its authorized representatives
are authorized to enforce this code in accordance with the terms of the
agreement between the City of National City and the San Diego County
Health Department.
15.22.020 Section 106 "Violations and Penalties"-- Amended. Section 106 of
the Uniform Swimming Pool, Spa and Hot Tub Code is amended to read:
106. Violations and Penalties. Violations of any provisions of
this code shall be punishable as a misdemeanor and shall carry the penalties
as prescribed in Chapter 1.20 of the National City Municipal Code. The
issuance or granting of a permit or approval of plans and specifications
shall not be deemed or construed to be a permit for, or an approval of, any
violation of any of the provisions of this code. No permit presuming to
give authority to violate or cancel the provisions of this code shall be valid,
except insofar as the work or use that is authorized is lawful. The issuance
or granting of a permit or approval of plans shall not prevent the
Administrative Authority from thereafter requiring the correction of errors
in said plans and specifications or from preventing construction operations
being carried on thereunder when in violation of this code or of any other
ordinance or from revoking any certificate of approval when issued in
error.
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Section 15.22.025 Section 107 "Permit Required"-- Amended. Section 107 of
the Uniform Swimming Pool, Spa and Hot Tube Code is amended by adding the following
subsection 107.4:
107.4 Every permit issued by the administrative authority under
the provisions of this code shall expire by limitation and become null and
void if the building or work authorized by such permit is not commenced
within six calendar months from the date of such permit, or if the building
or work authorized by such permit is stopped at any time after the work is
commenced for a period of 6 calendar months, or if the building or work
authorized by such permit exceeds 3 calendar years from the issuance date
of the permit. Work shall be presumed to have commenced if the permittee
has obtained a required inspection approval of work authorized by the
permit by the administrative authority within six calendar months of the
date of permit issuance.
Work shall be presumed to be stopped if the permittee has not
obtained a required inspection approval of work by the administrative
authority within each 6 month period upon the initial commencement of
work authorized by such permit.
Before such work can be recommenced, a new permit, or a renewal
permit as specified below, shall be first obtained.
1. Permits where work has not commenced. For permits
which work has not commenced in the first six calendar months from the
date of issuance, a renewal permit may be obtained provided that:
(A) No changes have been made or will be made in the original plans
and specifications for such work;
(B) The expiration has not exceeded three years from the original
issuance date;
(C) The same edition of the model codes is in effect as used in the initial
plan check;
(D) A fee equal to one-half the amount required for a new permit is
paid.
(E) The renewal permit shall expire three calendar years from the date
of initial permit issuance.
Where later editions of the model codes have been adopted than
used in the initial plan check, such applications for renewal shall be
considered as a new plan check submittal. Accordingly, plans shall reflect
the requirements of the current codes in effect, a full new plan check is
required, and a full new plan check fee shall be paid. Upon completion of a
new plan check, the permit may be renewed upon payment of a permit fee
equal to one-half the amount required for a new permit.
2. Permits where work has commenced. For permits where
work has commenced and was subsequently stopped as defined herein, a
renewal permit may be obtained provided that:
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(A) No changes have been made or will be made in the original plans
and specifications for such work;
(B) The expiration has not exceeded three years from the original
issuance date;
(C) A fee equal to one-half the amount required for a new permit is
paid, except that where construction has progressed and has been approved
to the point of requiring only a final inspection, a fee equal to one -quarter
the amount required for a new permit shall is paid.
(D) A renewal permit shall expire three calendar years from the date of
initial permit issuance.
3. Permits that have exceeded three years. For permits
that have exceeded three years beyond the issuance date, a renewed permit
may be obtained provided that:
(A) Construction in reliance upon the building permit has commenced
and has been approved;
(B) No changes have been made or will be made in the original plans
and specifications for such work;
(C) A fee equal to the full amount required for a new permit is paid,
except that where the building official determines that construction has
progressed to the point that a lesser fee is warranted, such lesser fee shall
be paid.
The maximum life of a permit renewal in accordance with this
subsection shall be one calendar year from the date of renewal. The permit
may be renewed for each calendar year thereafter provided that all
requirements of (A), (B), and (C) as stated in this subsection are met.
4. Extension of an unexpired permit. For an extension of an
unexpired permit, the permittee may apply for an extension of the time
within which work under that permit may be continued when for good and
satisfactory reasons they are unable to continue work within the. time
required by this chapter. The building official may extend the time for
action by the permittee for a period not exceeding 6 calendar months upon
written request by the permittee showing that circumstances beyond the
control of the permittee have prevented action from being taken. No
permit shall be extended more than once.
(e) The Building Official may deny the issuance of a building
permit on any property where there exists an unsafe or a substandard
building as provided in Chapter 15.10 and 15.16 of the National City
Municipal Code, or where exists unlawful construction, or where exists a
violation of the National City Municipal Code.
Section 15.22.030 Section 110 "Fees"-- Amended. Section 110 of the
Uniform Swimming Pool, Spa and Hot Tub Code is amended to read:
110. . lees. Every applicant for a permit to install, remove, alter,
repair or rep`ace or cause to be installed, removed, altered, repaired, or
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replaced any swimming pool, spa or hot tub; any swimming pool, spa or
hot tub plumbing, gas or draining piping; or any swimming pool, spa, or
hot tub heater, fixture, or water treating equipment in a building or
premises shall first state in writing on the application for a permit provided
for that purpose, the character of work proposed to be done. Such
applicant shall pay at the time of making application, a plan check fee in
accordance with the Fee Resolution adopted by the City Council. Upon
approval of plans and specifications by the administrative authority, the
applicant shall pay permit fees as set forth in the Fee Resolution adopted by
the City Council.
Any person who shall commence any swimming pool, spa, or hot
tub work for which a permit is required by this code without having
obtained a permit therefore, shall, if subsequently permitted to obtain a
permit, pay an investigation fee equal to the permit fee provided, however,
that this provision shall not apply to emergency work when it shall be
demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Administrative Authority that such
work was urgently necessary and that it was not practical to obtain a
permit therefore, before the commencement of the work. In all such cases,
a permit must be obtained as soon as it is practical to do so, and if such
permit is not obtained within 3 working days of the completion of such
emergency work, an investigation fee as herein provided shall be charged.
Section 15.22.035 Section 117 "Board of Appeals"-- Amended. Section 117
of the Uniform Swimming Pool, Spa and Hot Tub Code is amended to read:
117. Board of Appeals. The Advisory and Appeals Board is
established by City Ordinance No. 1834 adopted October 9, 1984. The
Board shall have jurisdiction to review the items as enumerated in Chapter
15.04 of the National City Municipal Code.
Section 15.22.040 Section 202 "Definitions"-- Amended. Section 202 of the
Uniform Swimming Pool, Spa and Hot Tub Code is amended by the addition of the
following definitions:
Above Ground/On Ground Pool — See definition of swimming pool.
Approved safety pool cover — means a manually or power -operated
safety pool cover that meets all of the performance standars of the
American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) in compliance with
Standard F1346-91.
Enclosure — is a fence, wall, or other barrier that isolates a
swimming pool from access to the home.
Exit alarms — devices that make audible, continuous alarm sounds
when any door or window, that permits access from the residence to the
pool area that is without any intervening enclosure, is opened or is left ajar.
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Exit alams may be attery operated or may be connected to the electrical
wiring of the building.
Grade — is the underlying surface such as earth or a walking surface
Hot Tub — See definition of swimming pool.
Spa — See definition of swimming pool.
Swimming Pool — is any structure intended for swinuning or
recreational bathing that contains water over 18 inches deep. This includes
in -ground, above -ground and on -ground swimming pools, hot tubs, spas,
portable spas and nonportable wading pools.
Swimming Pool, Indoor — is any swimming pool which is totally
contained within a structure and surrounded on all four sides by walls of
said structure.
Swimming Pool, Outdoor — is any swimming pool which is not an
indoor pool as defined herein.
Section 15.22.045 Section 320 "Barrier Protection Required" --Added.
Section 320 is added to the Uniform Swimming Pool, Spa and Hot Tub Code as follows:
Section 320 Barrier Protection Required. Outdoor swimming
pools, including in -ground, aboveground, and on -ground pools, hot tubs,
and spas shall be provided with a barrier that shall comply with the
following:
1. The top of the barrier shall be at least 60 inches above grade
measured on the side of the barrier that faces away from the swimming
pool and shall be constructed to withstand the forces specified in the
Uniform Building Code. The maximum vertical clearance between grade
and the bottom of the barrier shall be 4 inches measured to a hard surface
such as concrete, or 2 inches to earth. This measurement shall be taken on
the side of the barrier that faces away from the swimming pool. Where the
top of the pool structure is above grade, such as an aboveground pool, the
barrier may be at ground level, such as the pool structure, or mounted on
top of the pool structure. Where the barrier is mounted on top of the pool
structure, the maximum vertical clearance between the top of the pool
structure and the bottom of the barrier shall be 4 inches.
2. Openings in the barrier shall not allow passage of a 4-inch
diameter sphere.
3. Solid barriers that do not have openings, such as masonry or
stone walls, shall not contain indentations or protrusions except for tooled
masonry joints.
4. Where the barrier is composed of horizontal and vertical
members and the distance between the topsof the horizontal members is
less than 45 inches, the horizontal members shall be located on the
swimming pool side of the fence. Spacing between vertical members shall
not exceed 2 inches in width. Where there are decorative cutouts within
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vertical members, spacing within the cutouts shall not exceed 2 inches in
width.
5. Where the barrier is composed of horizontal and vertical
members and the distance between the tops of the horizontal members is 45
inches or more, spacing between vertical members shall not exceed 4
inches. Where there are decorative cutouts within vertical members,
spacing within the cutouts shall not exceed 2 inches in width.
6. Maximum mesh size for chain link fences shall be a 2-inch
square. The wire shall be not less than 11 1/2 gauge.
7. Where the barrier is composed of diagonal members such as a
lattice fence, the maximum opening formed by the diagonal members shall
be no more than 2 inches square.
8. Access gates shall comply with the requirements of items 1
through 7 and shall be equipped to accommodate a locking device no less
that 54 inches above grade. Pedestrian access gates shall open outward
away from the pool and shall be self -closing with a self -latching device.
Gates other than pedestrian access gates shall comply with the
requirements of items 1 through 7 and shall be equipped with a locking
device:
9. Where a wall of a dwelling serves as part of the barrier, doors
with direct access to the pool through that wall shall be equipped with an
alarm that produces an audible warning when the door and its screen, if
present, are opened. The alarm shall sound continuously for a minimum of
30 seconds, within 7 seconds after the door and its screen, if present, are
opened, and be capable of providing a sound pressure level of not less than
85 DBA when measured indoors at 10 feet. The alarm shall automatically
reset under all conditions. The alarm system shall be equipped with a
manual means, such as a touch pad or switch, to temporarily deactivate the
alarm for a single opening. Such deactivation shall last for no more than 15
seconds. The deactivation switch shall be located at least 54 inches above
the threshold of the door. Other means of protection, such as self -closing
doors with self -latching devices approved by the building official, shall be
acceptable so long as the degree of protection afforded is not less than the
protection afforded by the alarm system described above.
10. Where an above -ground pool structure is used as a barrier or
where the barrier is mounted on top of the pool structure, and the means of
access is a ladder or steps, then (1) the ladder or steps shall be capable of
being secured, locked or removed to prevent access or, (2) the ladder or
steps shall be surrounded by a barrier which meets the requirements of
items 1 through 9. When the ladder or steps are secured, locked or
removed, any opening created shall not allow the passage of a 4-inch
diameter sphere.
11. Hot tubs and spas located outdoors and not exceeding 64
square feet may have rigid pool covers meeting American Society for
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Testing and Materials (ASTM) Standard F1346-91 equipped with a
permanent locking and latching device in lieu of a required barrier.
12. Where unusual circumstances exist that make strict
enforcement of (1) through (10) impractical, the administrative authority
may grant modifications for individual cases pursuant to Section 106 of the
Uniform Building Code.
PASSED and ADOPTED this day of , 2002.
ATTEST:
Michael Dalla, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
George H. Eiser, III, City Attorney
George H. Waters, Mayor
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RESOLUTION 02-2
A RESOLUTION OF THE ADVISORY AND APPEALS BOARD OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL
CITY RECOMMENDING ADOPTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF VOLUMES I AND II OF THE
2001 EDITION OF THE CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE, THE 2001 CALIFORNIA PLUMBING
CODE, THE 2001 CALIFORNIA ELECTRICAL CODE, THE 2001 CALIFORNIA MECHANICAL
CODE AND THE 2000 UNIFORM SWIMMING POOL, SPA AND HOT TUB CODE AND CERTAIN
AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 15 OF THE NATIONAL CITY MUNICIPAL CODE
WHEREAS, the Advisory and Appeals Board of the City of National City at its meeting of September
23, 2002 after proper notification, conducted a hearing to consider the recommended amendments to
Volumes I and II of the 2001 Edition of the Califnornia Building Code, the 2001 California Plumbing Code,
the 2001California Mechanical Code, the 2001 California Electrical Code, the 2000 Uniform Swimming
Pool, Spa and Hot Tub Code and Title 15 of the National City Municipal Code,. which are utilized by the
Building and Safety Department; and
WHEREAS, the administrative amendments are necessary to facilitate the administration and
enforcement of the codes and to assure compatibility with other codes and ordinances of the City; and
WHEREAS, after review and discussion, the Board determined that the amendments submitted be
approved and forwarded to the City Council with a recommendation for adoption by the City Council.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Advisory and Appeals Board recommends that
Volumes I and II of the 2001 California Building Code, the 2001 California Plumbing Code, the 2001,
California Electrical Code, the 2001 California Mechanical Code, and the 2000 Uniform Swimming Pool and
Hot Tub Code with amendments to Titles 15 of the National City Municipal Code as submitted be adopted by
the City Council.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 23rd day of September 2002.
uke, Chairman
ATTEST:
g�Lz12c
Kathl€n S. Trees
Director of Building and Safety
'4*. APPROV P S T • FORM:
R olf Hradecky
Senior Assistant City Attorney
City of National City, California
COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT
SECOND READING
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'MEETING DATE 10/01/02 AGENDA ITEM NO.
ITEM TITLE AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL
CITY ADOPTING THE CALIFORNIA 2001 EDITION; AND THE UNIFORM FIRE CODE
STANDARDS 2000 EDITION; APPENDICES THERETO, AND NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION
ASSOCIATION STANDARDS, (continued)
PREPARED BY Donald Condon, ) DEPARTMENT Fire
Battalion Chief
EXPLANATION
(continued) PRESCRIBING REGULATIONS GOVERNING CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO LIFE AND
PROPERTY FROM FIRE, HAZARDOUS MATERIALS OR EXPLOSION, PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE
OF PERMITS FOR HAZADOURS USES OR OPERATIONS; AND ESTABLISHING A COMMUNITY RISK
MANAGEMENT GROUP AND PROVIDING OFFICERS THEREFORE AND DEFINING THEIR POWERS AND
DUTIES, REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 99-2165 AND ALL OTHER ORDINANCES AND PARTS OF
ORDINANCE IN CONFLICT THEREWITH, AND AMENDING CHAPTER 15.28 OF THE NATIONAL CITY
MUNICIPAL CODE.
State law requires that the City of National City adopt the California Fire Code and limits technical amendments to those
needed due to local topographical, geographical, or climatic conditions. Specific findings regarding the local technical
amendments must be made by the local jurisdiction and filed with the Department of Housing and Community
Development. State law does not restrict local amendments to the administrative provisions of the codes. Staff is
recommending that the California Fire Code be adopted with minimal revisions.
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Adoption of the Ordinance.
Account No.
BOARD I COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
The Advisory and Appeals Board, at its September 23, 2002 meeting, recommended that the City Council adopt the
California Fire Code, 2001 edition with amendments.
ATTACHMENTS ( Listed Below) Resolution No.
1. Ordinance.
2. Advisory and Appeals Board Resolution.
A-200 (9/80)
ORDINANCE NO. 02 -
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL
CITY, ADOPTING THE CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE 2001 EDITION; AND THE
UNIFORM FIRE CODE STANDARDS 2000 EDITION; APPENDICES
THERETO, AND NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION
STANDARDS, PRESCRIGING REGULATIONS GOVERNING CONDITIONS
HAZARDOUS TO LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM FIRE, HAZARDOUS
MATERIALS OR EXPLOSION, PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF
PERMITS FOR HAZARDOUS USES OR OPERATIONS; AND ESTABLISHING
A COMMUNITY RISK MANAGEMENT GROUP AND PROVIDING OFFICERS
THEREFOR AND DEFINING THEIR POWERS AND DUTIES, REPEALING
ORDINANCE NO. 99-2165 AND ALL OTHER ORDINANCES AND PARTS OF
ORDINANCE IN CONFLICT THEREWITH, AND AMENDING CHAPTER 15.28
OF THE NATIONAL CITY MUNICIPAL CODE.
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of National City as follows:
Section 1: The City Council of the City of National City hereby adopts the
California Fire Code, 2001 Edition, and the Uniform Fire Code Standard, 2000 Edition, and the
Appendices thereto, and the National Fire Protection Association Standards thereto with the
amendments set forth in Section 3 of this ordinance as the fire code for this city.
Section 2: The City Council finds that the amendments being made in this Chapter
15.28 are reasonably necessary because of local climatic geological or topographical
conditions: namely, that the age of structures, separation and density create an increased risk of
conflagration meriting more stringent standards. A copy of this ordinance shall be therefore
filed with the Office of the State Fire Marshal and the State Building Standards Commission.
This action is taken pursuant to Health and Safety Code Sections 17958.7 and 18941.5.
Section 3: Ordinance No. 99-2165 of the City of National City and all other
ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed, and
chapter 15.28 of the National City Municipal Code is thereby amended to read as follows:
Section:
15.28.002
15.28.010
CHAPTER 15.28
CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE
Findings and declarations
California Fire Code, 2001 Edition and the Uniform Fire Code Standards, 2000
Edition adopted
Fire Code Ordinance
15.28.020 Establishment & Duties of Community Risk Management Group
15.28.030 Definitions
15.28.040 Establishment of Limits of Districts in which Storage of Flammable or
Combustible Liquids in Outside Aboveground Tanks is Prohibited —amended
15.28.050 Establishment of Limits in which Storage of Liquefied Petroleum gases is
Prohibited
15.28.060 Section 7701.7.2 "Establishment of Limits for Storage of Explosives and
Blasting Agents is to be Prohibited" —amended
15.28.070 Section 5204.5.2 "Establishment of Limits for Storage of Compressed
Natural Gas is to be Prohibited" -amended
15.28.075 Amendments made to the California Fire Code
15.28.080 Section 101.3 "Subjects Not Specifically Regulated by This Code" -amended
15.28.085 Section 1102.3.1 "Open Burning" -amended
15.28.090 Section 1102.4.1 "Recreational Fires" -amended
15.28.100 Section 1212.3 "Graphic" -amended
15.28.110 Section 7902.2.2.1 "Locations Where Aboveground Tanks are Prohibited" -
amended
15.28.120 Section 7904.2.5.4.2 "Locations for Aboveground Tanks on Farms and
Construction Sites" —amended
15.28.125 Establishment of Limits in which the Storage of Hazardous Materials is to be
Prohibited -amended
15.28.130 Section 8107.1 "Storage of Empty Wooden or Plastic Pallets" - supplemented
15.28.140 Appeals
15.28.150 New materials, processes or occupancies, which may require permits
15.28.160 Penalties
15.28.170 Repeal of conflicting ordinances
15.28.180 Validity and severability
15.28.190 Date of effect
15.28.002 Findings and declarations. The City Council of the City of National
City, does hereby specifically and expressly find and declare that the nature and uniqueness of
the local climate, geographical and topographical conditions in the City of National City does
reasonable necessitate and demand specific changes in, and variations from the California Fire
Code 2001 Edition, which are noted in and made part of this ordinance as authorized by Health
and Safety Code Section 17958.7 and 18941.5. These conditions result from the age and
concentration of structures and the increased risk of conflagration spread as a result.
15.28.010 California Fire Code, 2001 Edition and Uniform Fire Code
Standards, 2000 Edition. There is hereby adopted by the City Council of the City of
National City for the purpose of prescribing regulations governing conditions hazardous to life
and property from fire, hazardous materials or explosion and establishing a Community Risk
Management Group a certain code know as the California Fire Code, 2001 Edition, and the
Uniform Fire Code Standards, 2000 Edition, and the appendices thereto, published by the
Western Fire Chiefs Association and the California Building Standards Commission, and the
National Fire Protection Association Standards published by the National Fire Protection
Association, and the whole thereof, save and except such portions as are hereinafter deleted,
modified, or amended. Within this Chapter 15.28, those codes may be collectively referred to
as the California Fire Code. One (I) copy of this adopted code is on file in the Office of the
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Fire Chief of the City of National City. The code is hereby adopted and incorporated as fully as
if set out as length herein, and from the date on which this ordinance shall take effect, shall be
controlling within the limits of the City of National City.
15.28.020 Establishment and duties of Community Risk Management
Group. A. The California Fire Code shall be enforced by the Community Risk Management
Group in the Fire Department in the City of National City, which is hereby established and
shall be operated under the supervision of the Chief or the Fire Department.
B. The Battalion Chief/Fire Marshal in charge of the Community Risk Management
Grou shall be appointed by the Chief of the Fire Department of the City of National City.
C. The Chief of the Fire Department may detail members of the Fire Department as
inspectors as shall from time to time be necessary. The Chief of the Fire Department shall
recommend to the City Manager of National City the employment of technical inspectors, who,
when such authorization is made, shall be selected through an examination to determine their
fitness for the same position.
15.28.030 Definitions. A. The word `jurisdiction" used in the California Fire Code
shall mean the City of National City.
B. Whenever the words "Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention" are used in the
California Fire Code they shall be held to mean the Fire Marshal of the City of National City.
C. 'Where reference to the Uniform Building Code (or Building Code), or any
Nationally Recognized Standard is made, it shall mean the currently adopted edition.
15.28.040 Establishment of Limits of Districts in which Storage of
Flammable or Combustible Liquids in Outside Aboveground Tanks is Prohibited —
amended. The limits referred to in Section 7902.2.2.1 and 7904.2.5.4.2 of the California Fire
Code in which the storage of flammable or combustible liquids is restricted are herby
established as follows: All areas within the City limits of National City except for Commercial
and Manufacturing areas as established under zoning regulations, as defined and set in Title 18
on the National City Municipal Code.
15.28.050 Establishment of Limits in which Storage of Liquefied Petroleum
uses is Prohibited. The limits referred to in Section 8204.2 of the California Fire Code, in
which storage of liquefied petroleum gas is restricted, are hereby established as follows: All
areas within the City limits of National City, except for Commercial and Manufacturing areas
as established under zoning regulations, as defined and set in Title 18 on the National City
Municipal Code.
15.28.060 Section 7701.7.2 "Establishment of Limits for Storage of
Explosives and Blasting Agents is to be Prohibited" —amended. The limits referred to
in Section 7701.7.2 of the California Fire Code, in which storage of explosives and blasting
agents is prohibited are hereby established as follows: All areas within the City limits of
National City.
Fire Code Ordinance
15.28.070 Section 5204.5.2 "Establishment of Limits for Storage of
Compressed Natural Gas is to be Prohibited" -amended. Section 5204.5.2 of the
California Fire Code is amended to read:
5204.5.2. Establishment of Limits for Storage of Compressed Natural Gas. Pursuant
to the authority in Section 5204.5.2 of the California Fire Code, the storage of compressed
natural gas is prohibited in all areas within the City limits of National City, except within the
following zones as established by the National City Land Use Code: MM; Medium
Manufacturing, MH; Heavy Manufacturing, MT; Tidelands Manufacturing.
15.28.075 Amendments made to the California Fire Code. The geographical
density of the City of National City, the dry southern California climate, which is subject
to annual drought conditions, make the following amendments set out in Section
15.28.080 through 15.28.130 necessary and meet the conditions described in Section
15.28.002; Findings and Declarations.
15.28.080 Section 101.3 "Subjects Not Specifically Regulated by This Code" —
amended. Section 101.3 of the California Fire Code is amended to read:
101.3 Subjects Not Specifically Regulated by This Code. Where no applicable
standards or requirements are set forth in this code, or contained within other laws, codes,
regulation, ordinances or bylaws adopted by the jurisdiction, compliance with applicable
standards or the National Fire Protection Association or other nationally recognized fire safety
standards in their most current edition as are approved shall be deemed as prima facie evidence
of compliance with the intent of this code. See also Section 9001.2.
Nothing herein shall derogate from the power of the Chief to determine compliance
with codes or standards for those activities or installations within the Chiefs jurisdiction or
responsibility.
15.28.085 Section 1102.3.1 "Open Burning" -amended. Section 1102.3.1 of the
California Fire Code is amended in its entirety to read:
1102.3.1 Open Burning. Open burning is strictly prohibited within the City
Limits, except when approved by the Chief for Fire Department training and demonstrations.
15.28.090 Section 1102.4.1 "Recreational Fires" —amended. Section 1102.4.1
of the California Fire Code is amended in its entirety to read:
1102.4.1 Recreational Fires. Recreational Fires are strictly prohibited within the City
limits.
15.28.100 Section 1212.3 "Graphics" —amended. Section 1212.3 of the
California Fire Code is amended to read:
1212.3. Graphics. The color and design of lettering, arrows and other symbols on exit
signs shall be green in color and in high contrast with their background. Exit signs shall have
the word "EXIT" on the sign in block capital letters not less than 6 inches (152 rpm) in height
with a stroke of not less the 3/4 inch (19 mm). The word "EXIT" shall have letters having a
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width of not less than 2 inches (51 mm) except for the letter "I" and a minimum spacing
between letters of not less than 3/8 inch (9.5 mm). Signs with lettering larger than the
minimum dimensions established herein shall have the letter width, stroke and spacing in
proportion to their height.
15.28.110 Section 7902.2.2.1 "Locations Where Aboveground Tanks are
Prohibited" —amended. Section 7902.2.2.1 of the California Fire Code is amended to read:
7902.2.2.1 Locations Where Aboveground Tanks are Prohibited.
General - Storage of Class I, II and DI -A liquids in aboveground tanks outside of buildings is
prohibited within the City limits, except as follows:
EXCEPTION: With the approval of the Fire Chief, Class I, II and III -A liquids may be
stored aboveground outside of buildings in specially designed, approved and listed containers
with a minimum two-hour fire resistance, which have features incorporated into their design
which mitigate concerns for exposure to heat, ignition sources and mechanical damage and
leakage. Containers must be installed and used in accordance with manufactured UL or FM
listing and provisions must be made for leak and spill containment. The Chief of the Fire
Department may disapprove the installation of such containers when in his/her opinion, their
use presents a risk to life or property. Storage is prohibited within 100 feet of any residential or
institutional structure.
15.28.120 Section 7904.2.5.4.2 "Locations for Aboveground Tanks on Farms
and Construction Sites" —amended. Section 7904.2.5.4.2 of the California Fire Code is
amended to read:
7904.2.5.4.2. Locations Where aboveground Tanks are Prohibited. The storage of
Class I, II and III -A liquids in aboveground tanks is prohibited within the City limits, except as
follows:
EXCEPTION: With the approval of the Fire Chief, Class 1, II and III -A liquids
may be stored aboveground outside of buildings in specially designed, approved and listed
containers with a minimum two-hour fire resistance which have features incorporated into their
design which mitigate concerns for exposure to heat, ignition sources and mechanical damage
and leakage. Containers must be installed and used in accordance with manufactured UL or
FM listing and provisions must be made for leak and spill containment. The Chief of the Fire
Department may disapprove the installation of such containers when in his/her opinion, their
use presents a risk to life or property. Storage is prohibited within 100 feet of any residential or
institutional structure.
15.28.125 Establishment of Limits in which the Storage of Hazardous
Materials is to be Prohibited. The limits referred to in Section 8001.1.1 of the California
Fire Code, in which storage of hazardous materials is prohibited, are hereby established as
follows: All areas within the City limits of National City, except MM; Medium Manufacturing:
MII; Heavy Manufacturing, MT: Tidelands Manufacturing as established by the National City
Land Use Code.
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15.28.130 Section 8107.1 "Storage of Empty Wooden or Plastic Pallets" —
supplemented. Section 8107.1 of the California Fire Code is supplemented by adding the
following:
8107.1 Storage of Empty Wooden or Plastic Pallets. The storage of empty wooden or
plastic pallets is prohibited, except as follows:
1. Outdoor Storage. Pallets may be stored outside of a building or in a detached
building. Pallets shall not be stacked closer than 5 feet from any building.
2. Indoor Storage. Pallets shall not be stored indoors unless the premises are protected
with an automatic fire sprinkler system in accordance with NFPA Standard 13, Chapter 7,
Section 7-5 Protection of Idle Pallets, except when both of the following conditions are met:
a. Pallets are stored no higher than 6 feet.
b. Each pallet pile of no more than 4 stacks shall be separated from other
pallet piles by at least 8 feet of clear space and 25 feet from any commodity.
15.28.140 Appeals. Whenever the. Chief of the Fire Department or his/her duly
authorized representative disapproves an application or refuses to grant a permit applied for, or
when it is claimed that the provisions of the code have been misconstrued or wrongly
interpreted, the applicant may appeal from the decision to the Advisory and Appeals Board
within 10 days from the date of the decision.
15.28.150 New materials. processes or occupancies, which may require
permits. The Building and Safety Director, the Chief of the Fire Department and the Fire
Marshal shall act as a committee to determine and specify, after giving effected persons an
opportunity to be heard, any new materials, processes or occupancies which shall require
permits in addition to those now enumerated in said code. The Fire Marshal shall post such list
in a conspicuous place in his/her office and distribute copies thereof to interested parties.
15.28.160 Penalties. Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of the
California Fire Code hereby adopted or any order made thereunder, or who shall build in
violation of any detailed statement of specifications or plans submitted and approved is guilty
of a misdemeanor.
15.28.170 Repeal of conflicting ordinances. All former ordinances or parts
thereof conflicting or inconsistent with the provisions of this ordinance or of the Code or
Standards hereby adopted are hereby repealed.
15.28.180 Validity and severability. The City Council of the City of National City
hereby declares that should any section or portion this ordinance or of the Code or Standards„
hereby adopted be declared for any reason to be invalid, it is the intent of the City Council of
the City of National City that it would have passed all other portions of this ordinance
independent of the elimination here from of any such portion as may be declared invalid. lLis
further the intent of the City Council that if any portion declared invalid can be severed from
the remainder, or be construed in such a manner as to give valid meaning and effect to the
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remaining portions, then it may be so served or construed so as to carry out the purpose and
intent of this code.
15.28.190 Date of effect. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and
after its approval as required by law.
Section 4. Following its adoption, the City Clerk shall transmit a certified copy of
this ordinance to the California State Building Standards Commission and the State Fire
Marshal for filing in accordance with Health and Safety Code Section 17958.7 and 18941.4.
PASSED and ADOPTED this day of , 2002.
George H. Waters, Mayor
ATTEST:
Michael Dalla, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
George H. Eiser, III
City Attorney
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RESOLUTION 02-1
A RESOLUTION OF THE ADVISORY AND APPEALS BOARD OF THE CITY OF
NATIONAL CITY RECOMMENDING ADOPTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
2001 CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE VOLUME 1 AND CERTAIN AMENDMENTS TO
TITLE 15.28 OF THE NATIONAL CITY MUNICIPAL CODE
WHEREAS, the Advisory and Appeals Board of the City of National City at its meeting
of September 23, 2002, after proper notification, conducted a hearing to consider the
recommended amendments to the 2001 California Fire Code Volume 1, and certain amendments
to Title 15.28 of the National City Municipal Code, which are utilized by the Engineering
Department; and
WHEREAS, the technical amendments are necessary due to the uniqueness of the local
climate, topography and geography; and
WHEREAS, the administrative amendments are necessary to facilitate the administration
and enforcement of the codes and to assure compatibility with other codes and ordinances of the
City; and
WHEREAS, after review and discussion, the Board determined that the amendments
submitted be approved and forwarded to the City Council with a recommendation for adoption
by the City Council.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Advisory and Appeals Board
recommends approval of the code amendments as submitted, and that such amendments be
adopted by the City Council.
PASSED and ADOPTED the 23rd day of September 2002.
ATTEST:
Don Condon,; Fire Marshal
FORM:
APPROVE
Rudolph
radecky, Senior Assistant City Att>trney
..IEETING DATE
City of National City, California
COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT
October 1, 2002
AGENDA ITEM NO. 23
I ITEM TITLE REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GENERAL PLAN AND
HOUSING ELEMENT
PREPARED BY
Steve Ray
EXPLANATION
DEPARTMENT
Planning
The City is required by State law to prepare a report documenting progress in implementing
General Plan policies and programs. The State gives particular emphasis to housing efforts.
Once Council action is taken the attached report will be submitted to the State.
CEnvironmental Review x N/A
Financial Statement
N/A
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Approved By:
Finance Director
Account No.
File the report and direct that it be transmitted to the State Office of Planning and Research and
the State Department of Housing and Community Development.
BOARD / COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
N/A
ATTACHMENTS ( Listed Below )
Report
Resolution No.
A-200 (9;99)
Report on Implementation of the General Plan and Housing Element
1. Report Requirement
This report has been prepared to address requirements of State law. California
Government Code Section 65400 requires a report on the status of the General Plan and
its implementation, including progress in meeting Housing Element objectives. This
section of General Plan law also cross-references sections of Housing Element law,
Government Code Sections 65584 and 65583, that specifically call for reporting on how
the City is meeting it's share of regional housing needs and on efforts to remove
governmental constraints to the maintenance, development and improvement of housing.
The law further requires that the report be filed with the City Council, the State Office of
Planning and Research, and the State Department of Housing and Community
Development.
2. Content of the General Plan
The General Plan is a policy document that directs the future physical development of the
City. The City's General Plan policies are designed to preserve and enhance existing
development and to provide for new development to meet current and projected needs. It
is comprehensive in scope and, in conformance with State guidelines, addresses issues of
land use, circulation, housing, conservation, open space, noise and safety, within its
various chapters. The General Plan addresses both long-range and more immediate
concerns. Most policies guide development over a 20-year time frame. However, the
Housing Element programs have a State -mandated 5-year implementation schedule.
3. Status of the City's General Plan and Housing Element
The City adopted the comprehensive revision to the General Plan in 1996 and has needed
to amend it few times since then. These amendments are mentioned below in context of
specific actions that further carry out the General Plan's objectives for housing and
economic development. Updated General Plan maps and text are maintained and
available at the Planning Department counter.
The Housing Element was revised in 2000 and self -certified by the City as in
conformance with State law. Self -certification is an option limited to certain cities in San
Diego County who show that they have met their respective shares of regional housing
needs identified in previous housing elements. The Housing Element's programs identify
actions to be carried out from 1999 to 2004.
4. Actions taken that affect the implementation of the General Plan
This report highlights important actions taken to carry out the General Plan during the
last year as well as relevant achievements in recent years. Housing is listed first and in
more detail than other General Plan policies, due to emphasis in State law to prepare this
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report. Housing is only subject area for which this report specifically addresses each
program, due to the State requirements for content of the Housing Element.
A. Housing Element
The City is doing well in meeting Housing Element objectives. As explained below, the
City has exceeded its objectives for total numbers of housing units to be rehabilitated or
assisted, including those for very low and lower income housing units. The City is on
target for conserving low income housing projects, and is achieving new, moderate
income housing, though the numbers of new homes built continues to substantially lag
behind growth projections.
Rehabilitation
The City's CDC has already exceeded Housing Element objectives to rehabilitate 275
housing units between 1999 and 2004. 541 units were rehabilitated last year, and 650
have been rehabilitated since 1999, primarily to the benefit of very low income
households. These actions, together with City Code Enforcement programs, directly
improve housing and neighborhood conditions in the City.
• Home Improvement Loan Program
Loans to rehab low and moderate -income, owner -occupied homes are also being
made, slightly behind the scheduled 25 per year. 16 loans were made last year, and
57 during the past three years, an average of 19 loans each year for the last three
years.
• Rental Unit Rehabilitation Program
This program calls for assistance to rehabilitate 50 lower and moderate income
housing units, about ten per year. Loan assistance of $100,000 has been made
available each year. No loans were made last year. However, the program has been
used to rehabilitate 29 units during the last three years.
• Additional Rehab
CDC assisted the rehabilitation of two large complexes during the last year:
• the 372-unit, very -low income, Plaza Manor complex, now named Summer Crest
Apartments, and
• the 132-unit, lower income, Paseo del Sol complex (Q Avenue)
A smaller rehab project, aided by CDC the year before last, includes 8 transitional
housing units operated by South Bay Community Services.
• Housing Inspection Program
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This activity began in late 2001 with the objective to inspect all rental units, as called
for by the Housing Element.
• Code Enforcement
The City abated 2,708 violations in the first three years of the five-year period
covered by the Housing Element. The objective to abate 5,500 violations may seem
slightly high but may still be reachable.
• Christmas in July
52 very low income housing units were rehabilitated in last three years, 21 last year,
assisted with $38,000 of CDBG funds and volunteer efforts.
• Apartment Management
The City continues to enforce Code regulations on apartment management. These
require on -site management for complexes of nine units or more.
Housing Conservation
• Protection of lower income housing at -risk of converting to market rate rent
The assistance to rehab Plaza Manor helped guarantee the continuation of that project
as affordable to lower income households. This action directly helps carry out an
objective of the Housing Element to conserve 614 units at risk of converting to
market rents, including Plaza Manor, Granger Apartments and Inter City Manor. All
three of these projects continue to provide affordable housing. However, the status of
Granger Apartments and Inter City Manor should continue to be monitored.
Additional Housing Assistance
• Project -based Section 8
Besides the 614 units at these three complexes, there are 528 project -based Section 8
units that continue to provide affordable, very low income housing to National City
residents. These include 76 units at Telecu South Bay Manor and 456 at National
City Park Apartments. Morgan and Kimball Towers' 300 units, previously
considered project -based Section 8 housing, were converted to the voucher program.
• Section 8 vouchers
Direct financial assistance to households has also continued to meet housing needs.
1,044 households continue to receive vouchers for Section 8 housing.
• Section 8 total
The affordable housing projects together with direct Section 8 vouchers, without
double -counting the Morgan -Kimball Towers, yield a total of 1,572 very low income
units that are assisted by rental subsidies. This exceeds the stated objective in the
Housing Element for 1,520 units.
• First Time Homebuyers Program
$250,000 of Home funds (for low income) and an additional $200,000 of
Redevelopment funds (for moderate income) have been budgeted annually to assist
first time buyers. 15 households were assisted last year, 30 the year before, and 48
households the prior year. The Housing Element objective is to assist 20 per year or
100 between 1999 and 2004.
• Mortgage Credit Certificate Program
The Housing Element objective to assist 50 households with this program over a five
year period seems overestimated. Seven benefited from this program last year,
including five lower income and two moderate income households. The prior year,
two lower income and three moderate income households received help from this.
• Other assistance
The City established a Mills Act Program this past year, enabling owners to obtain
tax reductions for historic properties. This was not a specific objective of the
Housing Element but is consistent with goals and objectives to conserve affordable
housing and encourage rehabilitation.
Construction
Housing construction has continued at very low levels in the City. During the last three
years, only 32 units have been built, most of these during FY 01-02. They consist of 21
moderate income priced homes, 6 lower income row homes, and 5 lower income rental
units. The ratio of housing affordability for the new construction is in line with Housing
Element objectives to obtain more moderate and upper income housing in the City.
Sales prices for new homes in the City varied from $195,000 for three bedroom
townhouses to $285,000 for a three bedroom detached home. Several four -bedroom
homes were sold, priced at $259,000 to $269,000. Home sizes were typically 1,400 to
1,700 square feet. Three, small subdivisions accounted for 20 of the new homes, the six
row homes at 9th and A, which were assisted by CDC, the three homes on Clairmont
Avenue, also assisted by CDC, and the 11-lot, Paradise Knoll development. The lower
prices were paid for the 9th & A row homes. Their prices, in combination with CDC first-
time homebuyer programs, were affordable to lower income households.
Rent prices were not obtained for new rental units but assumed affordable to lower
income, in line with typical rents in the City for older or smaller complexes where the
units were added. Four rentals each involved one unit added onto four different
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developed properties. Two were small, detached homes on small lots in the City's
Westside area, which contains a mix of housing and industrial development.
Expectations to add 378 housing units in the City between 1999 and 2004 may seem
high, since only 32 units were added between 1999 and 2002. However, the City
approved tentative subdivision maps for 222 additional homes in the past year, 174
townhouses on Sweetwater Road east of Plaza Bonita, and 38 detached homes on
Paradise Valley Road. These are the largest proposals for new housing that have been
made in the City for over a decade.
The City approved rezoning requests facilitating two housing projects. One of these was
for the Paseo del Sol apartment rehabilitation project. The other was for a 3-lot
subdivision for lower income single-family homes, proposed by Habitat For Humanity,
that has not yet been built.
As explained in the Housing Element, the City has adequate land zoned for construction
of new housing at all income levels, as needed to meet objectives for construction. There
are no governmental constraints that have been identified as interfering with Housing
Element objectives. To encourage the market to build housing, however, the Element
includes several programs, as explained below.
• Provide Informational Materials on Residential Development
Materials on Design Guidelines, Code standards, Mixed Use allowances, for example,
are provided in response to requests and maintained at the Planning Department
counter.
• GIS database
Work is ongoing to improve the Planning Department's parcel -based data. The GIS
map is being used to show development proposals with regard to streets and lots in
the area, as well as to zoning information.
Community Housing Development Organizations (CHDO's)
In the past year, $240,000 HOME funds were allocated for the rehabilitation of the
Plaza Manor apartment complex, which was mentioned above, and construction of a
senior center at that complex. An additional $259,000 of Redevelopment funds also
allocated for this project.
Within the last three years, $25,000 of HOME funds were allocated for a feasibility
study for 10 to 15 single-family homes at Fig Court. $272,372 of HOME funds were
directed toward pre -construction and development of three single-family homes at
Sheryl Lane (Habitat For Humanity project, mentioned above). Also, CDC has
worked with South Bay Community Services on homeless projects, including the
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rehabilitation of an eight unit complex in National City for recently homeless
families, as well as a deposit/security program to prevent homelessness.
• Acquisition, Rehab and Construction
As mentioned above, objectives for rehabilitation have been exceeded, primarily due
to the Plaza Manor and Paseo del Sol rehabilitation projects. The City, though CDC,
has also assisted new construction, including the 9th & A row homes and the three
single-family homes on Clairmont Avenue, mentioned above, as well as one single-
family home built at Euclid and 16th. The CDC has also entered into an MOU with
NMS to conduct a feasibility study for development of senior housing near 30th & D.
• Density Bonus Ordinance
The City adopted a density bonus ordinance to comply with State law, on schedule in
2002.
• Information on Housing Incentives
Information is available in separate handouts at the Planning Department counter and
is provided as need is identified for specific development proposals.
• Communication of Priorities to Developers
Planning Department staff routinely informs developers of housing opportunities ;n
commercial Zones.
Lower income housing developers are advised of the Housing Element objectives for
new development, primarily for moderate and upper income housing.
The Planning Department updates National City Overview and maintains this as a
handout at the counter to provide information on land use and development trends,
available services and resources, and social and economic characteristics o2 the City.
• Code Amendments on Transitional Housing and Emergency Shelters
The City adopted these amendments in the past year, as called for by the Housing
Element.
• Submit Housing Element Implementation Report to the State
This report addresses the requirement and will be submittc t after review by Council.
• Design Guidelines
Design Guidelines continue to be implemented. Development proposals have been
improved as a result of the Guidelines.
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• Conversion of Commercially and industrially Zoned Land to Residential or Mixed
Use
Few proposals have been made for this type of change. Rezoning from commercial
to residential was approved for the three homes to be built by Habitat For Humanity
at the end of Sheryl Lane, as mentioned above. However, the proposal could have
also been approved under mixed use provisions of the Code Implementation of the
9th & A row homes did result in conversion of commercially zoned land for
residential use and was approved in accordance with the mixed use allowance of the
Code.
• Study use of Eminent Domain in Redevelopment
This may still be scheduled if determined to be needed.
Fair Housing
• Compliance with Fair Housing Requirements
The Fair Housing Council of San Diego completed an analysis of impediments in
2000. Impediments to fair housing are analyzed in the CDC's Consolidated Annual
Performance and Evaluation Report. Steps to address impediments are listed in the
report.
• Continued Support of Fair Housing Counseling and Enforcement Organizations
In response to the analysis of impediments mentioned under the preceding program,
National City contracts with the Fair Housing Council of San Diego, who provides
several programs for National City residents.
• Fair Housing Training
Information on new development is provided to the Fair Housing Council on a
project -by -project basis.
The Fair Housing Council provides technical training for housing providers, property
management, lenders and property insurers.
B. Commercial/Industrial/Economic Development
The City's General Plan contains several policies that encourage higher quality
commercial and industrial development, as well as tourist -oriented development at its
bayfront. An improved tax base is specifically mentioned. The following actions
highlight activities to carry out objectives.
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• City and CDC staff have provided advance assistance to developers concerning the
vacant Fedco site.
• Staff has also provided advance assistance to developers for potential development of
City property near Plaza Bonita. The project would require a General Plan
amendment but is consistent with General Plan policy to increase sales tax revenues
and provide high quality retail development.
• Advance assistance for development of the Education Village at 8th & National City
Boulevard was also provided. This project should be a catalyst for additional
development in the area.
• Redevelopment of the northwest corner of 8th and Roosevelt was accomplished.
• The City amended the General Plan from the Tourist Commercial to the General
Commercial designation for the area on the west side of National City Boulevard
north of 7th Street. This directly carries out a suggested action in the General Plan
text.
• The City also adopted a requested General Plan amendment from Limited
Commercial to General Commercial for the Galleria Shopping Center. This allows
for a wider variety of goods and services for the property, located on Plaza
Boulevard, a major arterial.
• Construction began for dredging of the marina adjacent to Pepper Park, which is
encouraged in the General Plan along with tourist commercial and recreational
development in that area. Redevelopment activity continues in that area, as well as
coordination with the Port District, to carry out General Plan goals.
C. Public Services and Facilities
Recreation
The City's General Plan encourages maintenance of the existing ratio of park land per
capita, and development of land for recreational use along Paradise Creek, in addition to
marina construction and bayfront recreational opportunities mentioned above. The
following have recently carried out specific objectives.
• New playground equipment has been installed in Kimball Park and Sweetwater
Heights Park.
• New landscaping has been completed at the Martin Luther King Community Center.
• The Little league field in Kimball Park was rebuilt.
• The City rehabilitated the Kimball Bowl Veterans War Memorial
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• The City obtained State grant funding for Paradise Creek Educational Park and
completed environmental review for the project.
Transportation and Circulation
The General Plan encourages consultation with other agencies to improve transportation
services and facilities. It also identifies a hierarchy of roadways on the Circulation
Element map and suggests needed improvements and study for Plaza Boulevard. The
following actions highlight activities taken out to not only improve transportation and
circulation but also enhance the appearance of the City's streets.
• I the past year, the City contributed $30,000 toward MTDB's South Bay Transit
First Study, and Planning as well as other department staff have contributed
information for the study.
• The City awarded a contract and began work for design engineering and
environmental assessment for widening of Plaza Boulevard east of Highland Avenue.
• Civic Center Drive enhancement, consisting of undergrounding utilities, drainage
improvements, new sidewalks, lighting and street trees, was completed. This goes
beyond circulation objectives and also carries out goals for beautification of
entryways to the City.
• A Avenue was realigned at National City Boulevard and 14th Street.
• Marina Way has been completed, providing new bayfront access. This new street has
long been encouraged by the General Plan and Local Coastal Program.
• Work has begun to underground utilities along Highland Avenue, from 16th to 30th
This is a specific program identified in the General Plan.
• The City began construction for the traffic signal coordination on National City
Boulevard and Plaza Boulevard. This is also specifically called for in the General
Plan.
• The Engineering Department Pavement Management System is underway and
directly carries out another General Plan program to monitor the basic systems
serving National City and to identify deficiencies and areas requiring expansion. It is
also related to a program to encourage neighborhood rehabilitation activities.
Other Services and Facilities
• The City submitted grant application and obtained voter -approved local funding for
construction of a new Library
• The Library obtained additional funding for services. This includes a $300,000 grant
for a school age literacy tutoring program, an $84,000 grant for the WOWmobile, and
for library services to the National School District, among other library functions.
• The City continued efforts to enhance and remodel the Civic Center.
• Improvements in technology, including information on the City's web site, and
internet services, were continued.
• The City continued its household hazardous waste collection program.
Resource Conservation
• The City achieved energy savings from reduced heating and cooling of office space,
and installation of operable windows at the Civic Center.
• City staff reduced use of wood products, and lessened effects on air quality and water
by purchasing recycled paper for City office copiers and printers.
Other/Community Enhancement
Many accomplishments do not fit under a single category, such as the following.
• The City adopted revisions to its Sign Ordinance to clarify various standards.
Ongoing changes to Code are anticipated in the General Plan, to improve standards.
• The Building & Safety Department removed 161,767 square feet of graffiti from
1,290 locations in the City in the last fiscal year, through its ongoing Graffiti
Abatement Program.
• The Mills Act Ordinance, mentioned as an additional activity taken to assist housing,
also directly carries out City General Plan policy to encourage historic preservation.
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Appendix
Methodology/Acknowledgements/Bibliography
Information for preparing this report was derived from a variety of sources, including:
• CDC's Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Reports for fiscal years 99-
00, 00-01 and 01-02.
• Summaries of City Department accomplishments prepared for the annual budget
• Building permits for new housing construction for the last three fiscal years
• Building Department information on work undertaken for its housing inspection
program
• Sales Price Data for new homes provided from developers or as available from
County Assessor information
• US Department of Housing and Urban Development information on median
household income by family size for the San Diego area
• Income limits published by the State Department of Housing and Community
Development for very low, low and moderate income households
• State Department of Housing and Community Development criteria for affordable
housing rents by income category
• In addition, CDC staff assisted in clarifying the benefit of various housing
rehabilitation programs for households of very low and low income.
Determination of affordable sales prices
Categorization of new homes by affordable cost is not an easy task and varies for
individual cases, depending on the amount of the down payment, interest rates, length of
mortgage payments, taxes, special assessments, and utilities. The classification effort
was made simple for the purposes of preparing this report, by estimating a loan amount,
with an interest rate of 6.5%, that would involve a mortgage payment equal to the rents
affordable for very low, low and moderate income households. No down payment was
added to the loan principal to yield a higher affordable price, since there are additional
costs, such as taxes and insurance, that would also ideally be accounted for. Although
not perfect, this methodology should be adequate to determine affordable sales prices.
Quantified Summary of Accomplishments
Housing Element Table 26 lists quantified objectives for housing construction,
rehabilitation, conservation, and assistance. The table is copied on the next page, along
with tables showing accomplishments by income category for the last fiscal year and
cumulatively for the last three years.
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Table 26
uantified Objectives: 1999-2004
Activity
Income Level
Total
Very Low
Low
Moderate
Upper
Housing Units to be Constructed
9
34
86
249
378
Housing Units to be Rehabilitated'
150
50
75
275
Housing Units to be Conserved2
614
614
Housing Units to be Assisted3
1,420
50
50
1,520
Total
2,193
134
211
249
2,787
1 Programs 1, 2, and 5 provide rehabilitation assistance to very low, low and moderate income
households. Fifty units from Program 14 also expected to be rehabilitated.
2 A total of 614 units from Program 7.
3 A total of 2,034 households/housing units are assisted through Section 8 as described in Program 8.
The total of 1,420 isreached by subtracting 614 units to be conserved, which have already been
accounted for under Program 7.
Refer to Housing Element for explanation of Programs by number.
mplishments: 2001-2002
Activity
Income Level
Total
Very Low
Low
Moderate
Upper
Housing Units Constructed
10
20
30
Housing Units Rehabilitated'
397
138
6
541
Housing Units Conserved2
614
18
632
Housing Units Assisted3
1,572
1,572
Total
2,583
166
26
2,775
Program 1 (HILP): 16 units, Program 2 (Rental Unit Rehab): 0, Program 5 (Christmas m July): 21;
Program 14 (Plaza Manor Rehab): 372; Paseo del Sol 132; Total: 429 units.
2. Plaza Manor (re -named Summer Crest Apartments): 372 units; Granger Apartments: 180 (153 very
low inc.), Inter City Manor:80 (79 very low); Total: 632 (614 very low).
3. 528 project -based Section 8 housing units are provided at Telecu South Bay Manor (72 units), National
City Park Apartments (456). Additionally, 1,044 vouchers are provided to tenants. A total of 1,572
households were assisted with either vouchers or project -based Section 8 assistance. Kimball -Morgan
Towers, previously considered project -based Section 8 housing, was converted to the voucher
program.
1.
Accomplishments: 1999-2002
Activity
Income Level
Total
Very Low
Low
Moderate
Upper
Housing Units Constructed
11
21
32
Housing Units Rehabilitated'
471
159
20
650
Housing Units Conserved2
614
614
Housing Units Assisted3
1,572
1,572
Total
2,657
170
41
'1,868
Program 1 (HILP): 57 units, Program 2 (Rental Unit Rehab): 29, Program 5 (Christmas m July): 52;
Program 14 (Plaza Manor Rehab- 372, Paseo del Sol-132, SBCC transitional housing-8; Total: 6733
units.
2. See note for Accomplishments 2001 *2002.
3. See note for Accomplishments 2001*2002.
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City of National City, California
COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT
MEETING DATE October 1, 2002
AGENDA ITEM NO. 24
/ITEM TITLE
REQUEST FOR USE OF THE COMMUNITY CENTER BY THE NATIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT AND
WAIVER OF FEES
PREPARED BY Stephen Kirkpatrick
EXPLANATION
DEPARTMENT
Public Works
The National School District is requesting use of the Community Center North Room on Wednesday
December 4, 2002 for a staff development workshop. The School District is requesting. the Center from
7:30 am until 1:00 pm for approximately 250 people.
Cost: Building: $386.98
Custodian: 128.46
Total: $515.44
The School District is also asking for waiver of fees.
This is an acceptable category of use according to the Council adopted "Rules and Regulations for the
Use of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Community' Center". However, it would take the approval of City
Council to waive the fees.
CEnvironmental Review x N/A
Financial Statement
Loss of $515.44 if waiver of fees is approved.
Approved By:
Finance Director
Account No.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Council decision on use of the Community Center and wavier of fees.
BOARD / COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
N/A
ATTACHMENTS ( Listed Below )
Ls.._ 1. Application for use of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center
2. National School District letter dated September 19, 2002
Resolution No.
A-200 (9'99)
SEP-19-2002 THU 03:56 PC[ National School Dist, HR 619 336 7521 P, 03
APPLICATION FOR USE U1 THE
NATIONAY. CITY COMMUNITY BinLDU'IC
Te Al Ir APpi.JCAN1r8: It is ettnngiy a recanicndad that the applicant requesting use
of the facility attend the City Commit meeting, when the Um is going to be discussed in
order to answer any gnsstione pored by the City Council. Please refer to the attashed
copy of "Rules and Regulations."
Neu of Organization stantletaL ► dmit. DISTRICT
Ave
Business Address 1500 IIsae
'Nene of Applicant t fmt_ ___ Nene roe
Address arum as above
Telephone Number (, 1;2)336-7721 (gay) (,._. )
Type of Function Saiaataa Staff Saaelaraget
Date Requested Z)eCernh qn
Dcoerating Time _.._ (aadpm) to
Function Time 7 : 30
the otKiealtan Facility
Use Time
Clean-up
!0 1:00
sac no
( )to
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(maatpea) to ..._... .. _..... _. hardens)
'Wernher ofPaeticipoarts kePresdeartely ASV
'WillAdmtission'becharged? a'D Wpm, Amman S
Will this event be used es a load raising event? R °
Will alcohol be served? _ so ABC Pentair SubraaUttai?
canillcetc *flamenco attached? egt► .filer
ipteciat ceenligumtiatn of tables or chairs requioed?jtx , (ryes. attach sketch)
Special equipment inquired? as (lfyee, attacbvd liat)MStraPhaae anti podium
Copy of Rules & Regulations provided? SIK Initial " _^
1 CERTIFY THAT I !LAYS RECEIVED A COPY OF TEE RULES & REGULATIONS
/POR THE COMMUNIrf CENTER, AND i AGREE FOR MY ORGANIZATION TO
CONFORM TO ALL OF ITS PROVISIONS. '
,ttpplttsnnr recognizes and understands that use of the Cay s facility stay emote a
,pea arsyvry interest oubjeot to property taxation and rlhat Applleaant may be subject ea she
payment of property taxer levied on suds tsuarett. App►Aeaiv Ander agrees to pay any
and all property taxes, V.any asseered during dens use of Me City's flaky parstraat to
Serious 107 and 107.6 of the Revenue and Taxation Cade against Applicant's
l onessory interest in the Ce(Y's fadiity.
Sigma of Applicant Date
SEP-19-2002 THU 03:57 PM Rational School Dist, HR 619 336 7521 P. 04
CCPY OF NATIONAL CITY
PUBLIC PROPERTY USE HOLD HARMLESS
AND INURMEP CAT1ONI l GRRBMENT
Persons requoating use of City properly facilities or personae( are required to provide a
minimum of $1,000,000 combined single limit insurance for bodily injury sad propeny
damage which includes the City, its ofcialk agents and employees rated as additional
insured and to sign the Hold Harmless Agreement. Certificate of Insurance must be
attached to this penult.
Organization 1&TIO114L SaSl00i. nu m=
Person is cba rgeof activity C» L. 1esSAbtOS
A►ddre tie 1 $ Avenue. liatioasl Cites Telephone 336-7721
City facilities audios properly requested coaaaua .et Builais8
Dataa(a)ofuec Decerylko. 4, At) ° X.
HOLD HARMI,tSSS AQR11F-A'tgNT
The undersigned hereby aver(s) to hold the City of National City batxnksa and
indemnify the City of National City horn and against ail claims, amends, costs. losses,
demages, injuries, litigation and liability arising out of or related to the use of public
MOW) by permltice's agnate, employees or c*nt*ators.
Assistant Soperintendent-Aus?Aess 4/40/16
Certificate of Insursees Approval by
Rev. 1/21/0O
Official Title Otte
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NATIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
1500 N AVENUE • NATIONAL CITY, CA 9i950 • (619) 336-7500 FAX (619) 336-7505
•
September 19, 2002
Mr. Burt Myers
Engineering/Public Works Director
1243 National City Boulevard
National City, CA 91950
Dear Mr. Myers:
1 am submitting this letter to request the use of the National City Community Building for
the purpose of a staff development workshop for National School District employees. As
in the past, 1 request a waiver of fees. The date of our workshop is December 4, 2002,
from 7:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. I anticipate approximately 250 people to attend this
workshop.
If you have any questions, please feel free to call me at 336-7721. Thank you for
assisting me in this matter. I look forward to hearing from you regarding the City
Council's approval of my request.
Sincerely,
Cynthia AG Mesaros
Assistant Superintendent —Human Resources
CAM:mgd
BOARD MEMBERS: ROSAUE "RS)$IE" ALVARAC10: ANNE L. CAMPBELL: ALMA GRAHAM: JAMES GRIER. JR.: FRANK PEREZ
DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT: GEORGE J. CAMERON. Ed.D. ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT —EDUCATIONAL. SERVICES: ELLEN C. CLR TIN. Ed.p.
ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT —BUSINESS SERVICES: MICHAEL J. CASTANO;S ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT —HUMAN RESOURCES: CYNTHIA A. MESAROS
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
City of National City, California
COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT
>r1EETING DATE October 1, 2002
AGENDA ITEM NO. 25
(ITEM TITLE
REQUEST TO USE THE COMMUNITY CENTER BY THE MAAC PROJECT AND WAIVER OF FEES
PREPARED BY Stephen Kirkpatrick
DEPARTMENT
Public Works
EXPLANATION
The MAAC Project has requested use of the Community Center North Room and kitchen to hold a
community event for the citizens of National City. They are requesting the Center for Thursday
December 5, 2002 from 10:00 am until 10:00 pm., with the event happening between 5:30 to 9:30 pm.
There will be approximately 450 people attending throughout the evening, in an open -house style.
Costs:
Building $1,055.40
Custodial 245.74
Kitchen 100.00
Total: $1.401.14
The MAAC Project is also requesting waiver of all the fees.
This is an acceptable category of use according to the Council adopted "Rules and Regulations for the
Use of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center". However, it would take the approval of City
Council to waive the fees.
CEnvironmental Review x N/A
Financial Statement
Loss of $1,401.14 if waiver of fees is approved.
u 0 7(}—
Approved By:
Finance Director
Account No.
Council decision on use of the Center ahki waiver of fees.
BOARD / COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
N/A
ATTACHMENTS ( Listed Below )
1. Application for Use of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center
2. MAAC Project letter dated September 23, 2002
Resolution No.
A-200 (9'99)
APPLICATION FOR USE OF THE
NATIONAL CITY
TO ALL APPLICANTS: It is strongly recommended that the applicant requesting use
of the facility attend the City Council meeting, when the item is going to be discussed in
order to answer any questions posed by the City Council. Please refer to the attached
copy of "Rules and Regulations."
Name of Organization
Business Address
Name of Applicant
Address q l b * co e ctl t9lo Q1 CA .
Telephone Number (6 i `1) `6 -5 @ y Sy (day) ( ) 5 Mtn- (evening)
Type of Function (j 0 al 111 UiJ it4 P1 l.ckr ct5 eVetiT
Date Requested ECetvlber- 2001—
Decorating Time 10 : (>0 a m) to 4 .. 0 U
Function Time 5 : 3 O (am/0 to 9 : 0 C)
Use of Kitchen Facility LZ yes no
2-Z. west- `65Vitol.rat City
1‘1\. Pr!JLk \_ C fwAdtk
Use Time 12
Clean-up 9
Number of Participants -4 50
Will Admission be charged? I.) C)
(am �m to g . O d
pm
to 10 : ()O
If yes, Amount $
Will this event be used as a fund raising event? NC)
Will alcohol be served? 1Jo ABC Permit Submitted?
Certificate of Insurance attached? tle,S
Special configuration of tables or chairs required? 1J 0 (If yes, attach sketch)
Special equipment required? NI 0 (If yes, attached list)
Copy of Rules & Regulations provided? 40s Initial 111e .
I CERTIFY THAT I HAVE RECEIVED A COPY OF THE RULES & REGULATIONS
FOR THE COMMUNITY CENTER, AND I AGREE FOR MY ORGANIZATION TO
CONFORM TO ALL OF ITS PROVISIONS.
Applicant recognizes and understands that use of the City's facility may create a
possessory interest subject to property taxation and that Applicant may be subject to the
payment of property taxes levied on such interest. Applicant further agrees to pay any
and all property taxes, if any assessed during the use of the City's facility pursuant to
Sections 107 and 107.6 of the Revenue and Taxation Code against Applicant's
possessory interest in the City's facility.
\AvvkitukC c - Gas
Signature of Applicant - Date
CITY OF NATIONAL CITY
PUBLIC PROPERTY USE HOLD HARMLESS
AND INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT
Persons requesting use of City property, facilities or personnel are required to provide a
minimum of $1,000,000 combined single limit insurance for bodily injury and property damage
which includes the City, its officials, agents and 'employees named as additional insured and to
sign the Hold Harmless Agreement. Certificate of Insurance must be attached to this permit.
Organization R INA (._ ECT
Person in charge of activity RI\)04 C AV -
Address q 16 is rive Matuthl Cdfir Telephone (tql 3.56 - g; A SLI
City facilities and/or property requested Nato 1JC.\ C i� Co rnmur yky _ Co./ter-
Date(s) of use C'C VV \e' -2°6 2--
HOLD HARMLESS AGREEMENT
As a condition of the issuance of a temporary use permit to conduct its activities on public or
private property, the undersigned hereby agree(s) to defend, indemnify and hold harmless the
City of National City and its officers, employees and agents from and against any and all claims,
demands, costs, losses, liability or damages for any personal injury, death or property damage, or
both, or any litigation and other liability, including attorneys fees and the costs of litigation,
arising out of or related to the use of public property or the activity taken under the permit by the
permittee or its agents, employees or contractors.
\rukua� 1
Signature of Applicant
wtA C�z EA-Im es
Official Ti
Date
Certificate of Insurance Approved by
Rev. 04/01
Name & Title
S}.
MAAC RJECT
A MULTI -PURPOSE SOCIAL SERVK AGENCY
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ADMINISTRATION
22 West 35th Street, Suite 100, National City, CA 91950 (619) 426-3595, Fax (619) 426-2173
September 23, 2002
Mr. Burton Myers
Director of Public Works/Engineering
City of National City
1243 National City Boulevard
National City, CA 91950
Dear Mr. Myers:
On December 5, 2002 the MAAC Project will be Co -Hosting a community event in
National City. The event is celebrating its 10th year; it is entitled the "Tamalada". The
purpose of the Tamalada is to honor citizens of National City whom have contributed to
their hometown. There are many citizens in National City that put in extra efforts and
take great pride in living and working in our community. Each year our Tamalada
Committee selects a number of these citizens and honors them with an award.
The activities at the Tamalada include music provided by students from the Sweetwater
High School District. Dinner is served in a traditional Mexican style. Refreshments are a
variety of Mexican fruit flavored drinks (no alcohol is served). The highlight of the event
is a premier showing of the "Spirit of Mexico". The show is a photographic exhibit of
the Culture of Mexico, photographed by a permanent resident of National City, Manuel
Cavada. This event is provided at no cost to our invited guests.
The Tamalada committee consists entirely of National City residents. We are requesting
the waiver of all fees regarding the usage on the National City Community Center and the
custodial fees that may apply. Thank you for your consideration and we look forward
working with you.
Roger Ca7ares
President/CEO
!N�R
NATIONAL COUN QL OF LA RALA
SAN DIEGO
WORKFORCE
PARTNERSHIP
United Way
of San Diego County
COUNTY OF
SAN DIEGO
City of National City, California
COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT
MEETING DATE October 1, 2002
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AGENDA ITEM NO.
"ITEM TITLE TEMPORARY USE PERMIT — SATURN OF NATIONAL Cl'l Y - USED
VEHICLE TENT SALE
Claudia Caro, Permit Technician
PREPARED BY G DEPARTMENT
EXPLANATION
This is a request from Saturn Of National City to conduct a three day used vehicle tent sale on lot
2 at the Plaza Bonita Shopping Center, from Friday, October 18- Sunday, October 20, 2002.
The hours of the sale are 9:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. This event involves the sale of used cars
from the Saturn lot in National City.
Building and Safety
I,
Environmental Review N/A
Financial Statement
The City has incurred $115.00 in costs in processing the T.U.P. application through various City
Departments. Account No. N/A
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Approve the Application for a Temporary
it subject to compliance with all conditions
of approval.
BOARD / COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
N/A
ATTACHMENTS ( Listed Below )
Resolution No.
Application For A Temporary Use Permit with recommended conditions of approval
A-200 (9/80)
CITY OF NATIONAL CITY
BUILDING AND SAFETY DEPARTMENT
APPLICATION FOR A TEMPORARY USE PERMIT
RECOMMENDED Conditions of Approval
SPONSORING ORGANIZATION: Saturn of National City
EVENT: Used Vehicle Tent Sale
DATE qv EVENT: October 18-20 , 2002
TIME: 9:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m.
APPROVALS:
PLANNING YES [ x ] NO [ ] SEE CONDITIONS [ ]
FIRE YES [ x ] NO [ ] SEE CONDITIONS [ x
FINANCE YES [ x ] NO [ ] SEE CONDITIONS [ x ]
POLICE YES [ x 1 NO [ 1 SEE CONDITIONS [ 1
SPECIFIC Conditions of Approval:
FIRE (336-4550)
1. Exit ways to be maintained in an unobstructed manner at all times. Exit way to be
clear of all obstruction for it's entire width and length.
2. Fire extinguishers shall be on premises, type 2-A:10-BC. Travel distance not to
exceed seventy five (75) feet.
3. Fire Department access roads shall be provided and maintained at a width of 20 feet
and a. vertical clearance of 13'6" at all times.
4. Fire hydrants and fire suppression connections and appliances shall not be blocked or
obstructed at any time.
5. Fire Department permit is required for the used of canopies or tents. Permit fee is
eighty-five dollars ($85.00). Permit to be obtained from Fire Department.
6. Site map showing size, location, and configuration of tent, canopies, vehicle locations
and placement of event on property.
7. Canopies and tents are to be constructed of a flame resistant material with the
California State Fire Marshal seal of approval attached.
8. Vehicles are not to be parked within twenty (20) feet of tents or canopies.
FINANCE (336-4330)
A business license is required of all vendors and businesses participating in the special
event. Each separate vendor must have a separate business license. Merchants licensed
for the site can operate on their current license.
09/16/2002 11:07 FAX
002
September 16, 2002
Ms. Claudia Caro
City Of National City
Building Department
1243 National City Blvd.
National City, CA 91950
WesiRe/t
SHOPPINGTOWN
PLAZA BONITA
3030 Plaza Bonita Road,
Suite 2075
National City, CA 91950.8007
Telephone (6191267.2850
Facsimile (6191472.5652
Dear Claudia,
This shall confirm that Saturn of National City will be holding a used car tent sale in the
Ward's South Iot October 18-20t1i.
If you have any questions, please call me.
Sincere'
Holly Y
Specialty Leasing Manager
Type of Event:
_ Public Concert
_ Parade
_ Motion Picture
Fair
Demonstration
_ Grand Opening :Other 'i i Ce
Festival - Community Event
Circus Block Party
Event Title: �f FT uIe,1 Web b C4-02 rein` SA-CP
Event Location: OGA-ZA n r i- ii0tbe6& P,kinf60i
Event Date(s): From 1O/! $ to /D/Zo
Month/Day/Year
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Setup/assembly/construction Date: /O///e/02- Start time: q rn
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Is your organization a `Tax Exempt, nonprofit" organization? _YES st NO
Are admission, entry, vendor or participant fees required? _ YES A NO
If YES, please explain the purpose and provide ambunt(s):
$ N /.A Estimated Gross Receipts including ticket, product and sponsorship sales from
this event.
$ Estimated Expenses for this event
$ What is the projected amount of revenue that the Nonprofit Organization will
receive as a result of this event?,
Please provide a DETAILED DESCRIPTION of your event. Include details regarding any
components of your event such as the use of vehicles, animals, rides or any other pertinent
information about the event.
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YES NO If the event involves the sale of cars, will the cars come exclusively from
National City car dealers? If NO, list any additional dealers involved in the
sale:
YES X. NO Does the event involve the sale or use of alcoholic beverages?
YES — NO Will items or services be sold at the event? If yes, please describe:
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_ YES y NO Does the event involve a moving route of any kind along streets, sidewalks or
highways? If YES, attach a detailed map of your proposed route indicate the
direction of travel., and provide a written narrative to explain your route.
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— YES X_ NO Does the event involve a fixed venue site? If YES, attach a detailed site map
showing all streets impacted by the event.
— YES . NO Does the event involve the use of tents or canopies? If YES:
Number of tent/canopies Sizes
NOTE: A separate Fire Department permit is required for tents or canopies.
_ YES t NO Will the event involve the use of the City stage or PA system?
In addition to the route map required above, please attach a diagram showing the overall layout
and set-up locations for the following items:
➢ Alcoholic and Nonalcoholic Concession and/or Beer Garden areas.
A. Food Concession and/or Food Preparation areas r�
Please describe how food will be served at the event: !v
If you intend to cook fooii in `the event area please specify the'method: '
GAS ELECTRIC CHARCOAL OTHER (Specify): N/
➢ Portable and/or Permanent Toilet Facilities
Number of portable toilets: t (1 for every 250 people is required, unless the
applicant can show that there are facilities in the immediate area available to the public
during the event)
A. Tables and Chairs
A Fencing, barriers and/or barricades
➢ Generator locations and/or source of electricity
A. Canopies or tent locations (include tent/canopy dimensions)
➢ Booths, exhibits, displays or enclosures
➢ Scaffolding, bleachers, platforms, stages, grandstands or related structures
A. Vehicles and/or trailers
➢ Other related event components not covered above
➢ Trash containers and dumpsters
(Note: You mustproperly.dispose of waste ,arid garbage throughout the term of your
event and immediately upon conclusion of the event the area must be returned to a clean
condition.) A
Number of trash cans: Trash containers with lids: P ,
Describe your plan for clean -tip and removal of waste and garbage during and after the event:
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arrangements for this event? If YES, please list:
Security Organization: P
Security Organization Address:
Security Director (Name): Phone:
_ YES)cNO Is this a night event? If YES, please state how the event and surrounding area
will be illuminated to ensure safety of the participants and spectators:
Please indic to what arrangement ou have made for providing Firsid Staffing and Equipment.
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Please describe your Accessibility Plan for access at your event by individuals with disabilities:
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Please describe your plans to notify all residents, businesses and churches impacted by the
event:
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NOTE: Neighborhood residents must be notified T2 hours in advance when events are
sch4uled in the City parks.
_ YES NO Are there any musical entertainment features related to your event? If YES,
please state the number of stages, number of bands and type of music..
Number of Stages:
Type of Music:
_ YES X NO Will sound amplification be used? If YES, please indicate:
Start time: am/pm Finish Time am/pm
YES )( NO Will sound checks be conducted prior to the event? If YES, please indicate:
YES
Number of Bands:
Start time: amfpm Finish Time am/pm
Please describe the sound equipment that will be used for your event:
NO Fireworks, rockets, or other pyrotechnics? If YES, please describe:
_YES O Any signs, banners, decorations, special lighting? If YES, please describe:
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Department Date
Approved? Yes No Initial
Specific Conditions of Approval
Council Meeting Date:
Approved: Yes No
Vote:
Kathleen Trees, Director
Building & Safety Department
Date Received
City of National City, California
COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT
27
MEETING DATE October 1, 2002 AGENDA ITEM NO.
(--ITEM TITLE NOTICE OF DECISION — PLANNED DEVELOPMENT PERMIT FOR A SECOND
RESIDENTIAL UNIT, IN FRONT OF 1827 LA SIESTA WAY (APPLICANT: RAMON AND LETICIA
LOPEZ) (CASE FILE NO. PD-2002-3)
PREPARED BY
Charley Marchesano E DEPARTMENT Planning
EXPLANATION
The project site is a 12,540 square foot parcel on the east side of La Siesta Way in the .RS-3-PD (Single-
family Extendible -Planned Development) zone. The relatively flat parcel has approximately 66 feet of
street frontage and is 190 feet deep. There is currently a 1,560 square foot single-family home on the
property near the rear of the lot and a gravel driveway from La Siesta Way.
The applicant proposes to construct a second unit on the front portion of the lot. The new two-story
home will have five bedrooms and two baths, with roughly 1,800 square feet of floor area. It will have a
peach -colored stucco exterior and brown composite shingle roofing. A new paved driveway providing
access to both units and installation of landscaping on much of the site are also proposed. The applicant
intends to reside in the new home and rent the existing unit.
There was no testimony in opposition to the project at the August 19 Planning Commission hearing. The
Commission discussed the potential for a lot split in lieu of the proposed Planned Development permit to
increase opportunities for home ownership, and noted that the proposed layout could allow for a future
lot split. Commissioners suggested that the applicant add a second bathroom upstairs, and discussed the
lack of closet space in the bedrooms. The Commission voted to approve the item with a condition
requiring a two -car garage rather than the proposed one -car garage and adjacent uncovered parking.
Environmental Review x N/A
Financial Statement
N/A
Categorical Exemption
Approved By:
Finance Director
Account No.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff concurs with the decision othe Planning Commission and recommends that the Notice of Decision
be filed.
BOARD / COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
The Planning Commission approved the Planned Development Permit.
Vote: Ayes —Unanimous
ATTACHMENTS ( Listed Below) Resolution No.
I. Planning Commission Resolution No. 24-2002
2. Location Map
3. Reduced plans
4. Site Photos
A-200 (9/99)
RESOLUTION NO. 24-2002
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY, CALIFORNIA,
APPROVING A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT PERMIT
FOR A SECOND RESIDENTIAL UNIT,
IN FRONT OF 1827 LA SIESTA WAY
APPLICANT: RAMON AND LETICIA LOPEZ
CASE FILE NO. PD-2002-3
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of National Cityconsidered a Planned
Development Permit application for a second residential unit, in front of 1827 La Siesta Way at a
duly advertised public hearing held on August 19, 2002, at which time oral and documentary
evidence was presented; and,
WHEREAS, at said public hearing the Planning Commission considered the staff report
contained in Case File No. PD-2002-3, which is maintained by the City and incorporated herein
by reference; along with evidence and testimony at said hearing; and,
WHEREAS, this action is taken pursuant to all applicable procedures required by State
law and City law; and,
WHEREAS, the action recited herein is found to be essential for the preservation of
public health, safety, and general welfare.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Planning Commission of the City of
National City, California, that the testimony and evidence presented to the Planning Commission
at the public hearing held on August 19, 2002, support the following findings:
1. That the site for the proposed use is adequate in size and shape, since the 12,540 square foot
parcel is large enough to accommodate the proposed second unit, while complying with
maximum density requirements of one unit per 5,000 square feet of lot area, and since the
site layout allows for adequate parking and open areas for both units.
2. That the site has sufficient access to streets and highways that are adequate in width and
pavement type to carry the volume and type of traffic generated by the proposed use, since
the project site is accessed by E. 18th Street, a collector street with adequate capacity to
handle the additional 8-10 daily vehicle trips expected from the proposed development.
3. That the proposed use will not have an adverse effect upon adjacent or abutting properties,
since the proposed unit incorporates desirable design features, is adequately set back from
the street, and has on -site parking.
4. That the proposed use is deemed essential and desirable to the public convenience and
welfare, since the proposed development will improve an older neighborhood, provide an
additional home available for rent by larger families, and the new development could
stimulate additional investment in the neighborhood.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the application for the Planned Development Permit is
approved subject to the following conditions:
1. This Planned Development Permit authorizes the construction of a second residential unit at
1827 La Siesta Way. Except as required by conditions of approval, all plans submitted for
permits associated with the project shall conform with Exhibit A Revised, Case File no. PD-
2002-3, dated July 15, 2002.
2. Plans submitted with any application for a building permit shall be revised to show a two -car
garage provided for the new unit in compliance with City Code, including compliance with
minimum dimensions and provision of required back-up area.
3. The new garage shall have a roof and exterior color matching the new home.
4. The proposed driveway and all parking spaces on the site shall be paved in accordance with
City Standards.
5. A detailed landscape and underground irrigation plan, including plant types, methods of
planting, etc. shall be submitted for review and approval by the Planning Director. The
landscape plan shall reflect the use of drought tolerant planting and water conserving irrigation
devices.
6. Plans submitted with any application for a building permit must comply with the 1998
California Building, Plumbing, Electrical, and Mechanical Codes and the California Title 24
handicapped and energy regulations.
7. A drainage plan shall be submitted showing all proposed and existing on -site and off -site
improvements. The plan shall be prepared by a registered Civil Engineer, or other qualified
professional, and shall be in accordance with the City requirements.
8. A sewer permit will be required. The method of sewage collection and disposal shall be shown
on the drainage plan. Any new sewer lateral in the City right-of-way shall be six inch in size
with a clean -out. A sewer stamp "S" shall be provided on the curb to mark the location of the
lateral.
9. The deteriorated portions of the existing street improvements (15' of sidewalk) along the
property frontages, shall be removed and replaced.
10. A permit shall be obtained from the Engineering Department for all improvement work done in
the public right-of-way, and the grading construction on private property.
11. A cost estimate shall be submitted with the plans. A performance bond equal to the approved
cost estimate for all of the proposed grading, drainage, street improvements, landscaping and
retaining wall work shall be posted. Three percent (3%) of the estimate shall also be deposited
with the City as an initial cost for plan checking and inspection services at the time plans are
submitted. The deposit is subject to adjustment.
12. The property owner shall submit a letter to the Sweetwater Authority stating fire flow
requirements. The owner shall enter into an agreement with the Authority for any water
facility improvements required for the proposed project.
13. A minimum of ten feet of separation is required between all sewer and water laterals.
14. Before this Planned Development Permit shall become effective, the applicant and the property
owner both shall sign and have notarized an Acceptance Form, provided by the Planning
Department, acknowledging and accepting all conditions imposed upon the approval of this
permit. Failure to return the signed and notarized Acceptance Form within 30 days of its receipt
shall efutomatically terminate the Planned Development Permit. The applicant shall also submit
evidence to the satisfaction of the Planning Director that a Notice of Restriction on Real
Property is recorded with the County Recorder. The applicant shall pay necessary recording
fees to the County. The Notice of Restriction shall provide information that conditions imposed
by approval of the Planned Development Permit are binding on all present or future interest
holders or estate holders of the property. The Notice of Restriction shall be approved as to form
by the City Attorney and signed by the Planning Director prior to recordation.
15. This permit shall become null and void if not exercised within one year after adoption of the
resolution of approval unless extended according to procedures specified in Section
18.116.190 of the Municipal Code.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this Resolution be transmitted forthwith to
the applicant and to the City Council.
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that this Resolution shall become effective and final on
the day following the City Council meeting where the Planning Commission resolution is set for
review, unless an appeal in writing is filed with the City Clerk prior to 5:00 p.m. on the day of
that City Council meeting. The City Council may, at that meeting, appeal the decision of the
Planning Commission and set the matter for public hearing.
CERTIFICATION:
This certifies that the Resolution was adopted by the Planning Commission at their meeting of
September 16, 2002, by the following vote:
AYES: VALDERRAMA, FLORES, UNGAB, PARRA, BACA, REYNOLDS, GRAHAM
NAYS:
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COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT
28
EETING DATE October 1, 2002 AGENDA ITEM NO.
ITEM TITLE NOTICE OF DECISION — CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR A WIRELESS
COMMUNICATIONS FACILITY AT 716 HIGHLAND AVENUE (APPLICANT: AT&T WIRELESS)
(CASE FILE NO.: CUP-2002-14)
PREPARED BY Andrew Hoskinson
DEPARTMENT Planning
EXPLANATION
The project site is on an existing building, a Pacific Bell switching station, at 716 Highland Avenue
in the General Commercial (CG) zone. The 13,000 square foot building fronts on Highland Avenue,
G Avenue and 7th Street.
The applicant is proposing to mount six one foot wide by four foot tall panel antennas on the exterior
walls of the building. The antennas will be painted to match the building. Additionally, they will
expand existing rooftop equipment enclosure by 370 square feet. The expanded portion of the
enclosure will match the existing portion.
Planning Commission held a public hearing August 19, 2002 on this item. There was no testimony
in opposition to the proposal. The Commissioners discussed the condition requiring the applicant to
repair 40 feet of sidewalk adjacent the site. They voted to approve the Conditional Use Permit since,
the antennas will blend with the building and since the wireless facility will not be readily apparent
to a casual observer.
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Environmental Review X WA Categorical Exemption
Financial Statement
N/A
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff concurs with the decision
Decision be filed.
Approved By:
Finance Director
Account No.
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BOARD 1 COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
The Planning Commission approved the Conditional Use Permit.
Vote: Unanimous
Commission and recommends that the
ATTACHMENTS ( Listed Below )
1. Planning Commission Resolution No. 23-2002
2. Location Map
3. Site Plan and Elevations
Notice of
Resolution No.
4. Site photographs
5. Wireless Communications
Facilities Map
A-200 (9/99)
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RESOLUTION NO. 23-2002
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY, CALIFORNIA,
APPROVING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT
FOR A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS FACILITY
AT 716 HIGHLAND AVENUE
APPLICANT: AT&T WIRELESS
CASE FILE NO. CUP-2002-14
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of National City, California,
considered a Conditional Use Permit application for a wireless communications facility at 716
Highland Avenue at a duly advertised public hearing held on August 19, 2002, at which time oral
and documentary evidence was presented; and,
WHEREAS, at said public hearing the Planning Commission considered the staff report
contained in Case File No. CUP-2002-14 maintained by the City, and incorporated herein by
reference along with evidence and testimony at said hearing; and,
WHEREAS, this action is taken pursuant to all applicable procedures required by State
law and City law; and,
WHEREAS, the action recited herein is found to be essential for the preservation of
public health, safety, and general welfare.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Planning Commission of the City of
National City, California, that the testimony and evidence presented to the Planning Commission
at the public hearing held on August 19, 2002, support the following findings:
1. That the site for the proposed use is adequate in size and shape, since the wireless
communications equipment and antennas will be placed on an existing building used for
telecommunications.
2. That the site has sufficient access to streets and highways that are adequate in width and
pavement type to carry the volume and type of traffic generated by the proposed use, since
the wireless facility is unmanned and will typically be visited only once a month for
maintenance activities, and since the site can be accessed from Highland Avenue, which
is an arterial road.
3. That the proposed use will not have an adverse effect upon adjacent or abutting properties,
since the six facade mounted antennas will not be noticeable to passersby, and since the
equipment will be screened by an expanded roof top equipment enclosure.
4. That the proposed use is deemed essential and desirable to the public convenience and
welfare, since it will improve the performance of AT&T's wireless communications
network, resulting in enhanced service for its customers
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the application for the Conditional Use Permit is
approved subject to the following conditions:
1. This Conditional Use Permit authorizes a wireless communication facility at 716 Highland
Avenue. Except as required by conditions of approval, all plans submitted for permits
associated with the project shall conform with Exhibit A, Case File no. CUP-2002-14, dated
5/20/2002. Additional antennas may be approved by the Planning Director if found to
substantially conform with the design for installation shown on these plans.
2. Plans submitted with any application for a building permit must comply with the 1998
California Building, Plumbing, Electrical, and Mechanical Codes and the California Title 24
handicapped and energy regulations.
3. The permittee shall not object to co -locating additional facilities of other communication
companies and sharing the project site, provided such shared use does not result in substantial
technical or quality -of -service impairment for the permitted use. In the event a dispute arises
with regard to co -locating with other existing or potential users, the City may require a third
party technical study at the expense of either or both the applicant or the complaining user. This
condition in no way obligates the City to approve any co -location proposal if it is determined by
the City not to be desirable in a specific case.
4. Any antennas, equipment or facilities that are abandoned, decommissioned, or become obsolete
shall be removed.
5. Plans submitted for the equipment enclosure shall specify that it will be of standard
construction and not a Modular building.
6. Before this Conditional Use Permit shall become effective, the applicant and the property owner
both shall sign and have notarized an Acceptance Form, provided by the Planning Department,
acknowledging and accepting all conditions imposed upon the approval of this permit. Failure
to return the signed and notarized Acceptance Form within 30 days of its receipt shall
automatically terminate the Conditional Use Permit. The applicant shall also submit evidence
to the satisfaction of the Planning Director that a Notice of Restriction on Real Property is
recorded with the County Recorder. The applicant shall pay necessary recording fees to the
County. The Notice of Restriction shall provide information that conditions imposed by
approval of the Conditional Use Permit are binding on all present or future interest holders or
estate holders of the property. The Notice of Restriction shall be approved as to form by the
City Attorney and signed by the Planning Director prior to recordation.
7. This permit shall become null and void if not exercised within one year after adoption of the
resolution of approval unless extended according to procedures specified in Section 18.116.190
of the Municipal Code.
8. 40 feet of deteriorated portions of existing street improvements along the property frontages
shall be removed and replaced.
9. A permit shall be obtained from the Engineering Department for all work within the Public
Right -of -Way.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this Resolution be transmitted forthwith to
the applicant and to the City Council; and,
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that this Resolution shall become effective and final on
the day following the City Council meeting where the Planning Commission resolution is set for
review, unless an appeal in writing is filed with the City Clerk prior to 5:00 p.m. on the day of
that City Council meeting. The City Council may, at that meeting, appeal the decision of the
Planning Commission and set the matter for public hearing.
CERTIFICATION:
This certifies that the Resolution was adopted by the Planning Commission at their meeting of
September 16, 2002, by the following vote:
AYES: VALDERRAMA, FLORES, UNGAB, PARRA, BACA, REYNOLDS, GRAHAM
NAYS:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
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Facility #
APN Location Provider Applicant/Consultant Name Case File No.
1
562-340-44 2434 Southport Way Urban Community Radio, Inc. Urban Community Radio, Inc. CUP-1992-11
Radio communication facility (microwave transmitter)- 80-foot tall tower and 8-foot in diameter dish antenna.
2
562-340-26 300 W 28th Street AirTouch Cellular AirTouch Cellular CDC Res. No. 94-28
75-foot monopole with three sector antennas and 450-sq foot equipment building.
3
556-471-24 801 National City Boulevard Nextel Communications Nextel Communications CUP-1994-8
Located on roof of Red Lion Hotel. ESMR facility- three whip antennas and equipment cabinet.
4
559-032-02 1215 Wilson Avenue PacificBell Mobile Services PacificBell Mobile Services CUP-1995-11
Located on roof of existing building. PCS facility- six roof -mounted antennas and two ground -mounted equipment boxes.
5
557-410-03 1645 Plaza Boulevard PacificBell Mobile Services PacificBell Mobile Services CUP-1995-13
Located on roof of Quality Inn. PCS facility- six panel antennas and equipment cabinet.
6
555-086-11 910 Hoover Avenue AirTouch Cellular AirTouch Cellular CUP-1995-18 Z-1996-1
Located on existing building. Cellular facility- three support structures with five panel antennas each, two dish antennas and equipment cabinet. Variance to exceed height limit.
7
556-471-24 801 National City Boulevard AT&T Wireless Services D. Garvey Corporation CUP-1996-2
Located on roof of Red Lion Hotel. Paging facility- four whip antennas, one global positioning satellite antenna and equipment cabinet.
8
554-120-25 2400 E 4th Street AT&T Wireless Services AT&T Wireless Services CUP-1996-4
Located on roof of Paradise Valley Hospital. Paging facility- four whip antennas, one global positioning satellite antenna and equipment cabinet.
9
559-160-13 1022 W 24th Street GTE Mobilnet GTE Mobilnet CUP-1996-5 CDP-1996-3
Located on a 360-sq foot building. Cellular facility- 60-foot monopole with twelve panel antennas.
10
563-370-36 3007 Highland Avenue PacificBell Mobile Services PacificBell Mobile Services CUP-1996-6
Located on existing Super Saver building. PCS facility- six panel antennas and two equipment cabinets.
11
564-471-01 3030 Plaza Bonita Road PacificBell Mobile Services PacificBell Mobile Services CUP-1996-7
Located atop the existing Plaza Bonita sign. PCS facility- three antennas and two equipment cabinets at base of sign.
12
554-050-12 303 Palm Avenue AirTouch Cellular AirTouch Cellular CUP-1996-8
60-foot high monopole with six whip antennas, thirty directional cellular antennas, and three dishes with an equipment cabinet at base.
13
556-471-24 801 National City Boulevard Paging Network (Pagenet) of LA, Inc. Paging Network of LA, Inc. CUP-1996-12
Located on roof of hotel. Paging facility- four antennas and equipment cabinet one floor down from roof.
14
564-472-01 3030 Plaza Bonita Road Nextel Communications Nextel Communications CUP-1997-8
Located atop Plaza Bonita sign. ESMR facility- nine antennas and equipment cabinet. .
15
554-050-15 2005 E 4th Street GTE Wireless Lettieri-Mclntyre & Associates CUP-1998-4
Located in El Toyon Park. Cellular facility- 97'8" monopole with twelve panel antennas, three omni antennas, and 192-sq foot equipment building.
16
557-420-27 1840 E 12th Street Nextel Communications Nextel Communications CUP-1999-4
60-foot monopalm on vacant commercial lot.
17
556-471-24 801 National City Boulevard AT&T Wireless Services WFI CUP-1999-5
Located atop Red Lion Hotel. Wireless communication facility- four antennas and radio base system.
18
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CUP-2000-4
555-053-17 700 National City Boulevard Metricom, Inc. Metricom, Inc.
Located atop Holiday Inn. Wireless communication facility with equipment cabinet. CUP 2000 8
561-360-35 18th and Newell Street Sprint Tim Kolset, WFI
Located in Las Palmas Park. Monopalm and equipment along with live palms. CUP 2000 9
555-082-11 111. W 9th Street Sprint Tim Kolset, WFI
Located atop 2-story Sid's Carpet Barn warehouse. Wireless communication facility- twelve wireless panel antennas and 4-inch GPS antenna.
555-030-21 330 National City Boulevard GTE Wireless
JM Consulting Group
Located atop Bay Theatre. Wireless communication facility- twelve panel antennas and four equipment cabinets.
Tlm Kolset, WFI CUP 2000 14
564-250-50 2435 Sweetwater Road Sprint
Located at Sweetwater Inn. Global Positioning System with nine panel antennas.
CUP-2000-11
Krystal Patterson, PlanCom CUP-2000-19
554-120-24 2701 E 8th Street PacBell
Located at existing church. Antennas located in a 60-foot monument. AT&T Wireless Services CUP 2000 24
554-120-18 2701 E 8th Street AT&T Wireless Services
Located at existing church. Antennas located in a 60-foot monument. Sprint Connor, Riley and Associates CUP-2002-8
12 panel antennas mounted on exterior of self -storage building painted to match; all equipment located inside of the buildings. CUP-2000-27
554-120-24 2701 E 8th Street SprintTim Kolset, WFI
562-330-43 152 W 33rd Street
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Located at existing church. Wireless communication facility- nine antenna and equipment building
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555-053-17 700 National City Boulevard Skytel Corporation Moss & Associates, Incwith two indoor
. CUP 2000-30
equipment
cabinets.
Located atop Holiday Inn Hotel. Wireless communication facility- 8-foot whip antenna, two 4x2-foot panel antennas, and one GPS antenna
559-040-53 1445 Tidelands Ave Nextel Communications, Inc.
f each and equipment shelter.
Nextel Communications, Inc. CUP-2000-31
40-foot monopalm with three sectors o four antennas ea 564-290-06 a WFI CUP-2001-2
3300 block Cagle Street Sprint
Located t d at Sweetwater Heights Centennial Park Wireless communication facility- 35-foot pole with six antennas, equipment building and adjacent lighting for the park.
557-420-27 1905 E. Plaza Boulevard Sprint PCS WFI
53 foot tall monopalm with nine panel antennas. PCS Facility with one equipment enclosure and a GPS antenna.
559-106-17 525 W. 20th Street Sprint Gianni & Associates
Located on existing storage building. Wireless communication facility- 9 antennas and equipment building.
556-473-18 242 E. 8th Street AT&T FIXED Wireless
CUP-2001-3
CUP-2001-4
CUP-2001-6
Located atop an existing church.55Gianni & Associates CUP-2001-10
Sprint PCS
Located
on 303 Palm Avenue p one GPS antenna and a new equipment building.
Located on National Guard Armory property. PCS facility six antennas in three 40-foot flag poles,
563-370-35 3007 Highland Avenue Nextel Communications, Inc.
Nextel Communications, Inc.
Located atop Sweetwater Square. New equipment building over trash enclosure, nine panel antennas and one GPS antenna. CUP 2002 2
556-590-61 1019 Highland Avenue Cingular Wireless PlanCom
Located atop South Bay Plaza on an existing mechanical equipment screen.
CUP-2001-12
36
563-231-38 1914 Sweetwater Rd. Cingular Wireless
Located on an existing 75 foot tall pole sign for the Sweetwater Town and Country Shopping Center.
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CUP-2002-3
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564-290-06 3737 Sweetwater Rd. Cingular Wireless
72 foot tall monopine with standard equipment enclosure.
PlanCom
CUP-20@2-4
38p
560-320-15 2100 Highland Avenue Cingular Wireless
Approximately 40 foot tall monopalm on a vacant lot with a standard equipment enclosure
PlanCom
CUP-2002-5
39p
556-101-15 241 National City Boulevard Cingular Wireless PlanCon,
12 panel antennas behind four new partial parapet walls atop an existing furniture store; four equipment cabinets outside
COP-2002-6
40p
558-200-24 2417 L. 18th Street Cingular Wireless PlanCom
Panel antennas located inside new light standards; equipment located inside existing commercial building.
CUP-2002-1,.
41p
556-354-13 716 Highland Avenue AT&T Wireless Services Shelly Kilbourn
Six facade mounted panel antennas with equipment on roof of PacBell switching station. Equipment screened to match existing.
CUP-2002-14
42p
563-010-47 2605 Highland Avenue Sprint Project Design Consultants
Six panel antennas and equipment inside a new 54 foot tall monument/cross/sign.
CI.:.'-2002-18
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563-063-29 2563 Grove Street
Monopole located aside live palm trees.
P91-026W
2u
563-184-47 2909 Shelby Drive
75-foot monopole and equipment building.
P95-025
3u
563-062-17 2524 Prospect Street AT&T Wireless Services
35-foot monopalm with three sector directional antenna system and equipment cabinets.
AT&T Wireless Services
ZAP99-028
4up
564-310-32 3312 Bonita Heights Lane AT&T Wireless Services
50-foot monopalm with four arrays of one antenna each and equipment cabinet.
Gianni & Associates
ZAP00-133
5up
563-063-29 2563 Grove Street AT&T Wireless Services
Four antennas mounted on an existing 52-foot monopole with 162-sq foot equipment enclosure.
Gianni & Associates
MUP91-026W2