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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1969-08-19; City Council; Minutes)1 .. * CITY OF CARLSBAD COl ,p Meeting of: CITY COUNCI L ( Regular Meeti ng) &j+q Date of Meeting: August 19, 1969 ,G Place of Fleeting: Counci 1 Chambers '- - Time of Meeting: 7r00 P.M. e.,, ii I ROLL CALL: INVOCATION w'as offered by Mayor Dunne. -ALLEGIANCE to the Flag was given. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: I (a) Minutes of the regular meeting held August 5, 1969 were approved as submitted. CORRESPONDENCE: - [78 ] A letter was read from Walter S. Space dated August 7, 1969 in which he expressed .his appreciation to the City's Police Department for the help and consideration they gave him when he was i 11 and on his way to the doctor's offi ce. [5l ] A letter was read from Mr. & Mrs. Ode11 Isaacs dated August 19, 1969 expressing their app-reci ation for the effort the Fire Department made to save lives and property during their recent fi re. [63 ] Mayor Dunne read a letter from W. H. Hi 11, Library Board of Trustees dated August 18, 1969 stating the Board of Trustees would appreciate having a Councilman attend the Board meetings to maintain liaison. He also expressed the Board's apprecia- tion for additional help and stated that Mrs. Howard-Jones is working with the Friends of the Library to secure additional volunteers for evening service and the library wi 11 reopen a1 1 4 evenings with hours as before, starting September 2, 1969. Discussion was then given concerning scheduling meetings for th Library Conference Room and Mr. Martin stated this would be worked out. Mayor Dunne stated the Councilmen would rotate, including himself, so that the Library Board meetings would be represented by a meher of..t&City Council. f [ 301 Mayor Dunne read a letter from Mrs. Hagen dated August 20 1969 asking if the City had an ordinance limiting the height of bui ldings, and the City Manager was instructed to send Mrs. Hagen a copy of the ordinance setting forth the limitation 0 RAL COMMUNI: CAT1 OMS : [lo51 Mr. A1 lan Kelly , 4675 ElCami no Real addressed the Counci representing the Housing Committee, which was appointed to work on the housing element. He pointed out the committee has been considering two phases : I 1, short range program by the City 2. long range program by private capital The comnittee asked that the City enforce the housing code , health code and a Housing Authority be appointed. They were also very interested in the relocation program for displaced persons and discussed this in length. Mayor Dunne stated that no one would be evicted from his home until he ha:; a place to live. Mayor Dunne asked Rev. Baker ; to describe some of the conditions he has seen that were I ~ below standard. ~ i Present Absent Moti on Ayes .. .: .I CITY OF CARLSBAD COl ., - 2- pq \ _. h Rev. Baker addresse,d the Coun.ci1 and desribed,some of the conditions he had seen. One was three apartments with 2.7 people living in approximately 1000 sq. ft. and another,was 7 units with a single bathroom, a-’11 of these were below standard . and uns ani tary . Mayor Dunne asked if these were rental units or if the owners lived in them and Rev. Baker stated they were all rental units. Anthony Davilla, 236 Date Steet questioned how Rev. Baker could fivld out all this information as the landlords and most of the tenants did not speak English. Rev. Baker stated that in the first units he described, the landlord did speak English however, in the other units he visited, some of them spoke English and some did not. . Mayor Dunne then stipulated the housing code applied to every- one in the City and no .area was singled out. One of the landlords objected as he did not feel that most of the landlords would be able to bring their units up to the new standards. Mayor Dunne then stated there were different programs that the Government sponsored. One is the CHIRP program, which gives long term lolans at 3% interest. What the City is trying to do is improve the living conditions and felt the landlords should do thei r part. One of the landlords stated the people did not want handouts, what they needed was a program to improve employment and wages. Cmn. Jardine then stated when Mayor Dunne spoke of low Govern- ment interest rates relative to loans for repairing homes, this was not to be considered a handout. It is, in fact, a Govern- ment loan, to enable property owners to improve their property at a very mode.st interest rate. There was further objection from the landlords and ?layor Dunne stated all of these people are entitled to decent living conditions and the Owners should do their part. Cmn. Jardi ne then gave a presentation regarding the fact that no one woulcl be without a place to live. The inspectjons wi 11 shcw whlat needs to be done and plans will be made to assist the owners in correcting these conditions. Mayor Dunne then discussed what a wonderful job Imperial Beach and National City are doing and how enthusiastic the people were. If the landlords want to go down to see what Imperial Beach is doing, he was sure Mr. Parks, the City Manager would be happy to show them the progress they have made. Max Gonzalez:, President Asteca Club,addressed the Council and audiance in Spanish stating the City is trying to help them and they should try to help themselves. ? I 0. ,a,< .. I J .. .. 0 ..i .". ..: CITY OF CARLSBAD COI *< - 3- \ IGg L Mayor Dunne stated he has asked the City Manager to double the police protection in that area and the police are trying to help , not to harass anyone. He also stated the City. is going to gel: the a1 leys paved as som as possible. Crnn. Neiswender suggested that some of the people who were presently unemployed and talented in certain skills, such as plumbing, carpentry, etc. put their resources together to help their neighbors to overcome some of these deficiencies. Also the property owners are going to have to pump so+ of:.the monel back into the property just as a farmer pumps water on his lanc to produce more frui t. Cmn. Castro addressed the audiance in Spanish and announced there would be a meeting held to discuss the housing problems on Thursday, August 28, 1969. Mr. Priday -addressed the audi ance and asked their cooperation in keeping vehicles out of the a1 leys, and any of the people who have old vehicles they would like to have removed, could do so by ca'l ling Mr. Baldwin or himself and they would take care of rernovi ng them. Chief Anear addressed the Counci 1 and audiance and stated the Fire Department will be making inspections throughout the City for. fire hazards and asked their cooperation in eliminatin any fire ha.zards. He also mentioned it was important to keep the alleys 'clear so that the fire trucks can get- through in case of a fi re. < Mayor Dunne instructed the Ci ty Attorney to draw up an ordinance for the H6using Authority to be presented to the Council at the earliest possible date. He also instructed the Planning Department fo look into the CHIRP program so that this can be discussed with Mr. Slattery on September 5th. Mayor Dunne thanked everyone for attending and expressing thei r ideas. ? RECESS: Mayor Dunne called a recess at 8:lO P.M. and the regular meeting reconvened at 8:20 P.M. COMMITTEE REPORTS: Cmn. Castro had nothing to report. Mayor Dunne reported: [34 ] Chamber of Commerce. Mayor Dunne stated Cmn. Jardine and Cmn. McComas will review the Chamber's ,audit. Crnn. Castro and Cmn. Neiswender will work on the current budget as submitted by the Chan-ber of Commerce and will discuss it at the next Council meeting. Cmn. Jardine asked Mr. Martin to check with Mr. Carroll as to when he woulld be available so that he could meet with them on this subject. - I .. CITY OF CARLSBAD CO. -0 ~ 0. ..,.. .-. 7- - 4- 1 4 C[ \ W By motion of the Co'unci 1 it was agreed that the expenditures submitted by the Charrber of Comwrce be approved on the basis of the fisca.1 year 1968-69 until the budget was approved. [ 691 Parks and Recreation Commission. Cmn. Neiswender wi 11 act as alternate to the committee appointed at the joint I session. -1 [ 941 Parking Authority. There was an informal meeting held today, and EL special meeting will be held by the Parking Authority to approve the issuance of parking authority bonds, which action has been delayed primarily because of the interest rates. [QS ] United Fund. Mr. Balchin will handle the City employees and the Mayor will handle the Council, Councilman Neiswender reported: C87.1 Water Pollution. There is a water pollution control meeting scheduled for Wednesday at 9:OO. [22 ] Palomar Airpo-t. He received a letter regarding the Palo- mar Airport Extensit%, however, he did not have a chance to review it. Other s*ites are under study, but expansion of present site is suitable. Half of the airport would be in Carlsbad. tie did not have enough informati on to give any firm ideas as yet. [28 ] Narcotics'Comnittee. He did not believe there would be any fu- meeting; until after school started because so many of the committ2e members are on vacation. He also in- quired about the drug mobile and asked the City Manager to follow up on this matter. Counci lman Jardi ne reported: [28 ] Audit and Finance Committee. Discussion was given to the Chamber of Comtxrce budget. Mayor Dunne stated that the Chamber has had an audit -prepared by a CPA which Mr. Carroll wi 1 1 examine. I [69 ] Park and Recreation Comissi on. He commented on the cornbined meting of the Council, Park and Recreation Commission and Planning Commission in which they reviewed long range plans and short range planning of major items such as parks, green belts, Lake Calaveras, etc. He felt with this type of repre- sentation, it should enable the City to move ahead with a . more properly defined program and find ways and means of implementing these programs. [51 ] Fire Department. He complimented the .Fire Department and Chief Anear for thesreat job they did at 165 Acacia on the 12th of August. Moti on Ayes CITY OF CARLSBAD CCX ' 0. .< -5- I Sf> \ ~ 0 i .% I .I. L ENGINEERING: - I [99 1 (a) Approval of Lot Split Improvement Agreement - Joseph J. and Luciie S. Whitfield. The City Attorney presented the ..lot split improvemer t agreement for Joseph J. and Lucile S. Whitfield, which deleted Parcel "Dl' from the original agreement dated December 1968: and a cash deposit in the amount of $535 has been received bg, the City for the improvements on Parcel "D This would remove tt-e lien on the property so that financing could be ob-kained. By proper motion authorization was given for the Mayor to sign the Lot Split Improvement Agreement for delivery to the Whitfields as recomrlended in the City Attorney's memorandum dated August: 11 , 1969. [lo61 (b) Underground Utility District #1 Proceedings. The the Underground Uti 'li ty District on matters already approved by the Council and kecommended in his memorandum dated August 14, 1969: Resolution No. 1642, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD ORITERRING ACCUMULATION OF UNDERGROUND UTILITY FUNDS, was adopted hy title only and further reading waived. Resolution No. 1643, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY ,COUNCIL OF. THE CITY OF CARI-SBAD CALLING A PUBLIC HEARING TO DETERMINE WHETHER PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELFARE REQUIRE THE ENLARGEMENT OF UNDERGROUND UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 1, was adopted by title only and further reading wai ved. Resolution No. 1646, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARI-SBAD AMZNDING RESOLUTION NO. 1568 REGARDING UNDERGROUND UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 1 was adopted by title only and further reading waived. Mayor Dunne instructed the. City Manager to write a letter to the SD%&E, requesti ~g that the City be notified as to the amount of funds that have accrued and available to the City. Further, that these funds be allwed to accrue until next year when the City 2xpects to start construction of the work in Underground Utility District #l. City Atto% presented the following resolutions regarding I [ 971 Jefferson Strllet. Mayor Dunne stated he had talked with Mr. Deckema and the State Highway people are ready to start on the Jefferson Street .Improvement in April , 1970. Also the State will allow th? City to use next years gas tax money. . TRAFFIC SAFETY : [96 ] . (a> Resolution #1644 designating intersection of Chestnu Ave. and Trieste Dr. as stop intersection. The City Attorney presented the folloilring resolution .requiring stop signs on Trieste Drive at its intersection with Chestnut as recommended by the Traffic Safety Commission and presented in the' City Attorney's memorandum dated August 11, 1969. Resolution No. 1644. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD DETGNATING INTERSECTION OF CHESTNUT AVENUE AND TRIESTE DRIVE PS A STOP INTERSECTION was adopted by title only and further reading waived. I Moti on Ayes Motion Ayes Motion Ayes Motion Ayes Moti on Ayes . - 0- ~ " 0 ,iI .. CITY OF CARLSBAD CUL -6- .< .. .. g%s . ! [I031 Traffi'c Safety Commission, Mr, Cook, 6ity Engineer, addressed the Council and stated there was a vacancy on the Traffic Safety Commission and recommended that the City.invite a Traffic Safety Eng'ineer from the Southern California Auto- mobile Club to attend these meetings as a voting me~er. The Counci 1 authorized a letter sent to Mr. Paul Fowler, representa- tive of the Southern California Automobile Club, requesting his membership on the commission. The City Clerk stated the Traffic Safety Ordin'ance may not allm a non-resi dent to be a voting member on the Commission. This was to be checked out and if it is found he could not become a voting member, that he become an advisory member. NEW ,BUSINESS: [80 ] (a) Proclamation - re: United Nations Week. Mayor Dunne read a procl'amation declaring the week of October 19 thru October 25, 1969 as "United Nations Week". OLD BUSINESS: - [43 ] (a) Second reading of Ordinance No. 9241 - re: Veterinarians and small animal hospitals. The following ordinance was presented for a second reading: Ordinance No. 9241. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD ADDING SUBPARAGRAPH 25 TO SECTION 1400 OF ORDINANCE NO, -9060 REGARDING VETERINARIANS AND SMALL ANIMAL HOSPITALS was adopted by title Motion only and further reading waived. Ayes Cmn. Jardine requested the title page of the ordinances pre.- sented for second reading be included in the Counci 1 packages in the future. CITY ATT0RNE:Y'S REPORT: - [lo61 (a). Underground of Utili ties. Mayor Dunne stated be- cause of ne;l legislntjon by the California State Public Utilities Commission, the League of California Cities has requested that we defer any acti on on the undergrounding of utilities until after the League meeting in San Francisco. [ m (b) Acceptance of deed of Lot 19 from Buena Vista Lagoon Association. The City Attorney presented the deed and agree- ment for Lof 19 Buena Vista Lagoon as outlined in his memor- andum dated August 14, 1969. Mr. Priday questioned if the new intersection designed for State Street and Carlsbad Blvd. would not include a part of this property and it was agreed to hold. ' this matter until it could be checked further, as the wording in the agreement might have to be changed; [3 ] (c)Joved Houses. The City Attorney p.resented the fo 9 lowing r'esolution which sets up a public hearing to and should be abated as outlined in his memorandum dated August 19, 1969. Resolution No. 1647. A RESOLUTI-ON OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD RECARDING ALLEGED PUBLIC NUISANCES was adopted Motion by title only and further reading waived. Ayes - gr ' determine whether two buildings in the City are public nuisance: CITY OF CARLSBAD COL 0 .. - 7- 152 \ E511 (d) - Uniform Fi've Code. The City Attorney, informed the Counci 1 the Fire Chief is desi rous of updating the City's fire code by adopting: the California Fire Chief's Association Uniform Fire Code. In order to adopt, the code by reference, he .requested the title clf the ordinance read and authorization given for publication of the notice. By motion of the Council authorization was given for publica- tion of the notice twice prior to the hearing set for Septenber 16, 1969 and title tal the following ordinance was 'read: Ordinance No. 2028. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD ADOPTING UNIFORM FIRE CODE, MAY-1967 EDITION TOGETHER WITH CERTAIN CHANGIES, ADDITIONS, AND AMENDMENTS THERETO: AND ~ PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION THEREOF. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT': - r [29].(a) (Continued) Budget for fiscal year 1969-70. The following resolution and ordinances were presented: Ordinance No. 11 16. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD SETTING THE TAX RATE FOR THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, THE "CITY OF CARLSBAD 1962 SEWER EIONDS, SERIES A, B, AND C" AND THE "CITY was adopted by title only and further reading waived. OF CARLSBAD 1966 .LIBFtARY BONDS; FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1969-70. Ordinance No. 11 17. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD FIXING THE AMOUNT OF REVENUE FROM PROPERTY TAXES NECESSARY TO SUPPORT THE DEPARTMENTS OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD AND FIXING THE AMOUNT OF REVENUE FROM PROPERTY TAXES NECESSARY TO PAY THE BONDED INDEBTEDNESS OF THE "196.2 SEWER BONDS, SERIES A, B was adopted by title only .and further reading waived, with the exception of the advertising and publicity budget in the amount of ,$2;!,075 unti 1 this portion of the budget is approved at a later date. AND C" AND '!'I966 LIBRARY BONDS" FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1969-70 Resolution No, 51645. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, ADOPTING THE SALARY PLAN AND WORK CONDITIONS FOR THE CITY OF CARLlSBAD FOR THE 1969-70 FISCAL YEAR was adopted by title only and further reading waived. The Mayor referred to Page 4 of the budget. He discussed the sales and use tax revenue and felt this was over estimated in excess of $50,000. On Page 7, Motor Vehicle in Lieu Tax goes from $90,000 last year to $120,000 which represents a $35,000 increase that the City is in hopes of receiving from the mobile home park, and whether the Ci ty gets i t or not is highly questionable. This \means approximately $90,000 over what he estimates the revenule will be for the next fiscal year. Further he has erequested the City Manager to prepare a plan €or reducin the expenditures in the event the revenue does not cow up to expectations. The City Manager stated the City wi 11 have to borrow money pri c to the commencement of the cash flow in January, 1970. The Department Heads have been made aware of this financial Mot i on Ayes Motion Ayes Motion Ayes Moti on Ayes ,. . e ~ e .I .. CITY OF CARLSBAD COL .\ - 8- 15;' \ Mayor Dunne stated the Government Code requi res that the City does not spend more than it has on hand or receives in revenue. He then askeld if there had been any major changes in the over- all budget and Mr. Martin stated there had been a few minor should be 88$ instead of $1.02. [w] Buena Vista Lagoon - re: Joint Agreement to eliminate with a member of the State. Fish and Game Departmefit to attempt to work out a joint agreement between the State, City of Oceanside and the City of Carlsbad, to build a spillway to eliminate the flooding in the Buena Vista Lagoon. changes and ,the tax rate per $100 assessed valuation on Page 4 73 f7ooding. The City Manager stated a meeting was scheduled [ 1051 Housing Program. The. staff met with two menhers of Dr. Askews office in the County Health Departknt, to work out the procedure in connection with the housing program. It was pointed out that any correction needed would have to be done by way of a public hearing. AUTHORIZATION FOR PAYMENT OF BILLS AND RATIFICATION OF PAYROLL. Authorization was given for the payment of bills for the genera expenses of the City in the amount of $99,323.19 and for the Water Department in the amount of $40,767.32 from August 1, 1969 to August 15, 1969 as certified by the Acting Director of Finance a.nd approved by the Auditing Committee. Ratification, of the payroll was given for the first half of August, 1969 in the amount of $38,377.10 as certified by the Acting Di rec:tor of Finance and approved by the Auditing Comrni t t ee . ADJOURNMENT : By proper motion the meeting was adjourned at 9:20 P.M. Respectfully s.ubmi tted, ? >q bkYQ- MARGARE 7 E. ADAMS Ci ty Clerk Moti on Ayes Mot i on Ayes ~ 1 I