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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1969-03-04; City Council; MinutesCITY Cf CA-D co Minutes of: CITY COUNCIL (Regular Meeting) Date of Meeting: March 4, 1969 Place of Meeting: Council Chambers ; ! - Time of Meeting: 7:OO P.M. .. 3 2. ~ . ... a ,.,. ROLL CALL INVOCATION was offered by Mayor Dunne. ALLEGIANCE to the Flag was given I APPROVAL OF MINUTES: (a) Minutes of the regular meetimg held February 18, 1969 were approved as presented. [78] Cmn. Neiswender commented that in his opinion the Police Department should enforce the licensing of all vehicles operated on dedicated streets, as well as drivers, and cite those in violation regard- less of age. Mayor Dunne asked that the newspapers publicize on .the licensing of motor bike's and Mr. Martin indicated that this had been given to the Journal. CORRESPONDENCE: I [86] Use of Holiday .Park Permission was granted to the Veterans of Foreiqn Wars Post 8359 for the use I of Holiday Park on April 5th for an Easter Egg .Hunt for the children of Carlsbad as requested in a letter from Frank C. Marez. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS: , ~ I There were no oral communications. COMMITTEE REPORTS: Councilman McComas reported: [28] Water Systems Improvement Committee. Bartle, Wells, Associates, financial consultants are engaged in a study of our water rates which should be avail- able at the next Council meeting. The preliminary study by Engineering Science is proceeding on schedult! Councilman Neiswender reported: [78] Narcotics Committee: A letter was sent to Judge Richard Vaughn inviting him to come up and meet;with us so that we can explore all possibilities andlin some way find,an answer to our problems. Councilman Jardine reported-: [69] Parks and Recreation Comrnission.A cost esti,mate for the summer recreation program will be taken'up later on the agenda. [28] Finance and Audit Committee. As stated previous111 an additional report will be made to the Mayor at the time the preliminary budget is being prepared. 1 Present Motion Ayes Motion Ayes I 0 CITY OF CA-D ., -2- P v Mayor Dunne reported: " [28] Central Business District Action Commission. The commission discussed the problems involved in the HUD program, as well as the housing code. The housing code is rather restrictive and no decision has been reached, except to continue iith HUD as best we can. Mayo-r Dunne requested that application be made under the 701 Program for planning of the down- town area. ENGINEERING: [110] (a) Request. for private water 1 ine easement Geyer-Park Manor No. 1. Permission was granted to R. E. Geyer to allow water se-rvice to Lot 24 by means of a private easement across Lot 16 as part of Park Manor #1 Subdivision as- recommended by the City Engineer in h?s memo dated February 25, 1969. m6 co \ I 7 $3 &it& Motion, Ayes [log] (b) Report on request for future improvement agreement-Stephens Pa-nhandle lot split. A memo from the City Engineer dated February 24 was presented recommending that all improvements be put in at this time. The City Engineer pointed aut that under a lot split the owner is required to put in the street improvements. ,x:. .. Mr. Olsen addressed the Council and stated that the entire block is undeveloped and he could not see two l.otS with sidewalks and the rest without. They are not for the curb and gutter. He stated that he received a letter from Mr. Lill stating the street was substandard and Mr. Olsen felt that i-& is no more substandard that other streets in town. Mayor Dunne indicated that if we make the waiver we are faced with a lot of substandard streets with no permanent improvements and we are trying to .improve .the quality of our streets. asking for the waiver on the sidewalk and paving and ' Mr. Olsen stated it would probably be many years before" the city goes through with this. He pointed out the Council waived the requirements on Highland Drive and they cannot understand how this can be done for one and not the other. Mayor Dunne indicated that this was a little different ,situation because of the matter of grading and the of excepti onal circumstances. Cmn. McComas asked if this had come up in the past an'c if the improvements would be enforceable in court and Mr. Wilson stated that this had not come up before. cutt$ng of many trees, therefore it was waived because I) Discussion was given as to the cost of the improve- ments, and it was estimated the cost would run approx- imately $500 per lot. i,. CITY OF CARLSBAD ,.. a' 4 -3- ! .~ - . -~ \ By motion of the Council it was agreed that the curb, into by the owner for the sidewalk. .. [log (c) Traffic Safety Commission Minutes February 18. The minutes of the Traffic Safety Commission meeting held on February 14 were presented. Certain recommendations were made by the Commission and each item was discussed by the Council. Item 1-Deferred until City Attorney report. Item 3-The Council indicated that this was a staff matter. ." .. Item 4,5-Discussion was given to the reconstruction of the intersection of State Street and Carlsbad Blvd. The City Engineer presented a future design of the intersection as well as an interim plan and stated that both streets are eligible for'gas tax funds. Mayor Dunne requested a complete traffic count at this intersection and suggested the Council adopt the interim measure and an overall study be made as to the cost.of the permanent structure. Item 6-The Council gave a general approval of this item and requested that a cost estimate be worked out Item 7-It was felt that this i-&em-would automaticall) be taken care of during the construction of the widening of the freeway. It was agreed that the Council accept the proposed s.even items and move ahead immediate1.y on items that are feasi'ble, and proceed with the study on Motion the others. Ayes [g7] Chestnut Avenue 0verpass.Cmn. Jardine asked if we ha-d received a report on the Chestnut Avenue overpass, and Mr. Martin stated that a letter had been written to Mr. Martin in Sacramento and the City has' a place on the agenda for March 19, at whic time the City will make their presentation. Cmn. Jardine stated that this requires a first class pre- left uncovered. Also, he would be happy to join Mr. Martin to attend this hearing in Sacramento. sentation with displays, etc. and nothing should be t- [lo4 (d) Request for future street improvement agreement Carlsbad Blvd. and Beech Street-Eymann lot split. A report from the City Engineer dated February 26, 1969 was presented regarding the request 0 .,.. CITY OF c4RtsBAD . .. co1 1 e. -4- ! ss" 2';' \ for future street improvement agreement. Cmn. Neiswender recommended that this matter be deferred until the next meeting in order for him to make an on-site inipection. Mr. Eymann then addressed the Council as to the fact that he will be happy to put in the sewer line but requested that the street improvements be waived at this time. He indicated his .willingness to part- icipate in a 1911 Act proceeding in order that the entire area could be improved properly. It was agreed that this matter be deferred until the next regular meeting. PLANNI.NG No items were presented by the Planning Department PARKS AND RECREA-TION [69] (a) Cost estimate for summer recreation program The Parks and Recreation Commission recommended that a budget of $5,000 be approved for the City's recrea tion program in their memo dated February 26, 1969. They requested approval of the funds immediately so that they could hire a director in order that he could plan the summer program. ... I Mayor Dunne questioned the need for the $5000 cpmmit ment prior to the 1969-70 budget. it e .... It was agreed that funds not to exceed $1,100.00 be allocated at this t-ime for the employment of a Recreation Director, and that the remaining moneys requested for the program be considered by the City Manager in the preparation of the budget for the fiscal year 1969-70. s [97] (b) Jefferson Street 1mprovement.It was request(? by the Parks and Recreation Commission in their memo dated February 25, 1969 that for any improvement to Jefferson Street consideration be given to re- taining its natural aspect. Mrs. Wollrich (Chairman) was present and addressed the Council regarding the memo. Mayor Dunne indicated that there was going to Be a meeting Friday at 2:00 in the Conference Room regard-. ing the final plan of the overpass af Jefferson and Vista Way, and invited Mrs. Wollrich to attend. I ! NEW BUSINESS: [86] (a) Cub Scout Pack 740-re: Request for use of Holiday mrk. Permission was granted tor Cub scout Pack 740 for the use of Holiday Park on Saturday, March 29, 1969 from1l:OO to 1 :00 p.m. for the purpos of conducting a Pack Picnic and athletic games, as requested in their letter dated February 22, 1969 t Motion Ayes d ? Motion Ayes I CITY OF CARLSSAD.. co -5- \ .e. I [ 86j (c) Request for Pop Warner Football Team. The City Council was informed that Mayor Dunne had received 49 letters inquiring as to why the City did not have a Pop Warner Football Team.Mayor Dunne inquired as to how this organization functions. Cmn. Neiswender explained th.at this is a national organization for football functioning in most cities similar to the Little League Baseball, Cmn. Jardine suggested that the Parks and Recreation Commission o.ffer a rep-ort on. this matter and Mrs. Wollrich indicated that this has been 'taken into advisement. She indicated that the Commission is more interested in the summer recreation program at this time as it was not limited to age groups or sex. Mr. Raymond Bieksha, 3245 Donna Drive tal ked about tt-e team and indicated that the first year they require about $50. a boy and there are 35 boys on ,a team. They %re mainly looking for the City Council's encouragement. It was agreed that this matter be referred to the Parks and Recreation Commission for study and report. EXECUTIVE SESSION: .., At 8:45 Mayor Dunne requested an Executive Session. The regular meeting reconvened at 9:27. The Mayor announced the Executive Session was called to discuss personnel and possible litigation. OLD BUSINESS: The following ordinances were presented for the second reading : [llg (a) Ordinance No. 9225. AN ORDIANCE .OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, ADOPTING A SPECIFIC PLAN OF PROPERTY BETWEEN ACACIA AVENUE, SEQUOIA AVENUE, CARLSBAD BOULEVARD AND THE A.T. & S.F. RAILROAD RI'GHT OF WAY was given a second read.ing by Motion title only and adopted. Ayes [llJ (b) Ordinance No. 9226.AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 9060, RECLASSIFYING FOR R-3 PURPOSES, PROPERTY LYING BETWEEN ACACIA AVEN E, SEQUOIA AVENUE, CARLSBAD BOULEVARD, AND THE AI.& S.F. RAILROAD RIGHTS-OF-WAY. was given a second reading by title only and adopted. , i Motion Ayes Q ..,.. 0 3 .. ,~ ,... I 1 CITY DFCAlXSMD - - 6 -. : cc) b?i 7 :. ,' td e; \ ~ ~ ~ ~~~- 7 """" [lid (c) Ordinance No. 9227. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CIT COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, ADOPTING A SPECIFIC il PLAN OF PROPERTY LOCATED ON SOUTHEASTERLY CORNER OF EL CAMINO REAL AND HAYMAR DRIVE. was given a second reading by title only and adopted. Dl31 (d) Ordinance No. 9228. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CIT OF CARLSBAD AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 9060, RECLASSIFY- 4 ING FOR C-2 PURPOSES, ON 'PROP-ERTY LOCATED ON THE SOUTHEASTERLY CORNER OF-EL CAMINO REAL AND HAYMAR DRIVE, was given a second reading by title only and adopted. CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORT: [81] (a) Resolution No, 1592, declaring intention to sell real property. The City. Attorney presented a resolution for consideration declaring the intention of the City to sell excess'property owned by the Water Department'and located in 0ceanside.Resolution No. 1592 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CIT OF CARLSBAD DECLARING THE INTENTION TO SELL REAL PROPERTY, was adopted by title only and further reading waived. [30] (b) Notice of adoption of Ordinance No. 8050, adopting Uniform Bldg. Code. 1967 Edition, Volume U re: signs. The City Attorney reported that a major portion of the Sign Ordinance involves the a.dopt- ion by reference of Volume V of the Uniform Building Code regarding signs. The following ordinance $as read by title only: Ordinance No. 8050 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD ADOPTING THE UNIFORM BUILDIN CODE, 1967 EDITION, VOLUME V PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION THEREOF, AND REPEALING CERTAIN ORDINANCES. By motion of the Council authorization was given for the publication of the notice of public hearing to be held on April 1 to consider the adoption of the ordinance. Y E [3O] Freeway Signs. Cmn. Jardine indicated that ther was a large Enco sign on the freeway and Mr. Martin stated he had not observed this but would check into it. 1 [log (c) HUD Application Resolution No. 1593 authorizing execution of Grant Agreement.The foillow- ing resolution was presented for the Council's I consideratiofl as a part of the HUD application ,for the Water Systems Improvement Program. Resol.ution No. 1593 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF GRANT AGREEMENT, was adopted by title only and further readi ng waived. Motion Ayes Motion Ayes Motion Ayes Motion Ayes Motion Ayes [ 72J (d) Resolution No. 1594, prohibiting parking on portions ot Chestnut Avenue and Monroe btreet. (bcnool loading zone] Ihis matter was deferred until the next regular meeting. I CITY OF CA-D .co d ,e. - 0 .._ "r -7- .\ a-3 ,.?. .\ a-3 ,.?. Ln '. my ;: t .,~, [96] (-e) Resolution No. 1595 .designating int.ersectior of Linda .Lane and Monroe Street as stop intersection. The followinq resolution was presented in connection with a recommendation of the Traffic Safety Comm- ission. Resolution No. 1595 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITV COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD DESIGNATING INTERSECTION OF- LINDA LANE AND MONROE STREET AS A STOP INTERSECTION was adopted by title only with the stipulation that Gayle Way at Monroe also be include in this resolution. Further reading was waived. CITY CLERK'S REPORT: [31] (a) Request for reduction in business license fee-G.M. Neon Corp. A letter was received from the Neon Corp. dated February 18, 1969 requesting a reduction.in the charge fo-r their business license for the installation of one sign on th'e Mode O'Day Shop, Plaza Camino Real. They requested that we issue a license under the classification of painter in the amount of $15.00.Following discussion the request was denied and the City Clerk instructed to notify the applicant of the $60.00 fee. ( 1 Motion Ayes Motion Ayes [31] (b) Approval of benches at bus stops ,-Californid Bench Co. California Bench Co. indicated that they were not doing any advertising on the benches locatec at the various bus stops throughout the city and did not feel that they should pay for a business license. They offered to have the benches remain at the locations for the public to use and should they do any advertising they would then come in and get a business license. The motion of the Council was that the City accept the offer made by the. Californit Ayes Bench Co. Motion [lo4 Mayor Dunne requested that a study be made on the bus routing as he felt the service is inadequate for the number of people in Carlsbad. CITY MANAGER'S .REPORT I [70] (a) Consulting Landscape Architect. Mr. Martin presented a report dated February 28, 1969 from the Planning Director-giving 12 reasons why Mr. Roy Sief landscape architect should be employed for the park site in Laguna Riviera #3. In the report it was pointed out there was $970. for professional service allocated in the Planning Department budget for this fiscal year available for such service. It was his recommendation that the Parks and Recreation Commission authorize the amount accrued through park in lieu fees for the area including the propose Laguna Riviera Park and School to be added to the $970.00 bringing the total to $1300.00. € C r? Following a discussion it was agreed that the funds not to exceed $1300. be allocated for the employment Ayes of a landscape architect. Motion CITY OF CAFLSR4D - .co 4 0 -8- t' "_ .. t 0" 7: eo'? E* I ., I [Lid (b) Removal of junked and abandoned automobiles Mr. Martin reported that 5 cars were removed since last meeting. t47-1 (c) Flood Damage Mr. Priday, Administrati.ve Assistant presented a map outlining the flood 'damage and indicated the damage cost at $26,225. 00 [Ill (d) Need Abatement-Trash Abatement Mayor Dunne discussed the accumulation of trash along the Santa Fe Railroad and felt the City should contact the proper authorities to have this nuisance abated. AUTHORIZATION FOR PAYMENT OF BILLS AND RATIFICATION OF PAYROLL: ... Authorization was given for the payment of bills for .the general expenses of the City in the amount of $47,174.23 and for the Water Department in the amount of $20,696.24. for the period February 18, 1969 to March 4, 1969, as certified by the Acting Director of Finance and approved by the Auditing Committee. Ratification of the -payroll was given for the second half of February, 1969 in the amount of $35,017.00 a's certified by the Acting Director of Finance and approved by the Auditing Committee. ADJOURNMENT @ I.. By proper motion the meeting was adjourned at 1O:lZ P.M. Respectfully submitted, qL2t F @ad MA G. 4 RET E. ADAMS . City" Clerk * ~ ~ I