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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1969-11-18; City Council; MinutesCITY OF CARLSBAD ca Meeting of: .CITY COUNCIL (Regular Meeting) .. p Time of Meeting: 7:OO P.M. -:: Q [T L Place of Meeting: Council Chambers 6 ,- Date of. Meeting: November 18, 1969 1 :t. L5 b, $. - - b ROLL CALL INVOCATION was offered by Mayor Dunne . . . ALLEGIANCE to the F1 ag was given. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: (a) Minutes of the regular meeting held November 4, 1969 were approved as submitted. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS: -There were no written communications. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS: There were no oral .communications. COMMITTEE REPORTS: Councilman McComas reported: [28 ] Water Systems Improvement Committee.. The committee met yesterday and the primary decision made was to set a priority on how the surplus proper owned by the Water Department should be disposed of or how it should be considered for disposal t There will be another meeting next Wednesday and they will ha.ve a written report concerning priorities for the next meeting of the City Council. Mayor Dunne questioned if the committee discussed surplus funds in the'Water Department, and it was noted this is a technical report whic'h should be given staff attention prior to the committee making a decision or recommenda'tion. Councilman Neiswender reported: r-6 Bo di 3 ] Library Board of Trustees. H'e attende.d the Nard. meeting held November.10. One of the s.ubj-ects scussed was the Museum of Man. They wou1.d like to have the display changed to three times a year - rather than twice a year. A letter will be sent to the Museum of Man requesting the additional display. The library landscaping was approved with the pro- posed changes. Book fair, book marking, and the book storage was also discussed. [28 ] Narcotics Committee. The committee hope to have-a final meeting during the first part of December. . [70 ] Agua Hedionda Lagoon. An ordinance has been proposed regarding the Agua Hedionda Lagoon, but prior to ,the presentation to the Council, he would. like to go over the ordinance with the City Attornej and.Chi.ef of Police. A meeting is scheduled for tomorrow afternoon. I ~ ?I- t) t I Present .. Motion Ayes I b .. e CITY OF CARLSBAD ca - 2 -. .I '7 t-., f> ,. , .'& ii ._ ; November 18, 1969 78 .. [Sl ] Cmn. Neiswender complimented the Fire and Police Departments for the fine job th.ey did in fi'nding the lost girl last week. Counc.ilman Jardine reported: [ 691 Park & Recreation Speci a1 Work Committee. The committee is now working on establishing goals concerning green. belts 3 recreation activities , over- all park configuration, etc. The committee was very grateful for the Council adopting the contra-ct with Mr. Seifert. He complimented the Parks Depart- ment on the fine job they are doing with the planting of the bird of paradise on El Camino. It was noted that this was the joint effort of the Parks Depart- ment, Water Department, Sanitation and Public Works ... Councilman Castro repo.rted: [ 341 Chamber of Commerce. In accordance with Cmn. Castro's recommendation, authorization was given for the reimbursement of expenditures made by the Ctiamber Motion in the amount of $4,021.56; Ayes Mayor Dunne reported: [ 681 Comprehensive Planning Organization. -He attended a CPO meeting. The discussion was general except for the airport study. Mayor Dunne stated . he had not received-an answer to his letter as ye.t, I requesting a public hearing, but the CPO Policy Committee indicated they hoped to have a public hearing in Carlsbad sometime after the first of the ' year and everyone in North County would be invited to attend. [ 281 Community Involvement Committee. There will be a community. involvement committee meeting tomorrow at 3:OO and he urged anyone who was interested to attend. Goals concerning low cost' housing',, code enforcement, and human relations will be disc.ussed. PUBLIC HEARING: . [Sl ] (a) Adoption by reference of Uniform Fire Code. Mayor Dunne opened the Public Hearin.g and the City . . Clerk presented the affidavit of pub1 ication. Since th-ere was no written correspondence and no persons desiring to speak, Mayor Dunne closed the Public Heari-ng with the unanimous consent of the Council and the following ordinance was presented: Ordinance No. 2028. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD ADOPTING UNIFORM FIRE CODE MAY - 1967 EDITION, TOGETHER WITH CERTAIN CHANGES, ADDITIONS, AND AMENDMENTS THERETO; AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIO.LATION THEREOF was given a first reading Motion . Ayes by title only and further reading waived. 6 : 8. 7 CITY OF CARLSBAD COI - 3" f\ .-. -4 24 c.+ 2 ,,. I a , \ November 18. 1969 I Mayor Dunne questioned .the scope of the Fire Depart- Anear stated some of these items could be considered from a health hazard and a fire hazard. This would ment as to trash, air pollution, etc, and Chief . give the City double protection. Cmn. McComas questioned if. this would help reduce . the fire rating and Chief Anear answered that it. would. [113] (b) Request for change of zone from R-1-7,500 1 to R-3 and the adoption of a Specific Plan on propert) located on the Northwesterly corner of Adams Street and Chinquapin Avenue. Applicant: Oakley G. Parker. Mayor Dunne opened the- Public Hearing and the City Clerk presented the Affidavit of Publication. There w,ere no written communications. OAKLEY G. PARKER, the applicant, addressed the Counc stating he agreed to the stipulations imposed by the Planning Commission. He indicated under his present zoning he could build considerably more apartments; but instead there will be 'a low density spread over a larger area. i 1' Following discussion the Public Hearing was closed following resolution and ordinances were presented: .with the unanimous consent of the Council and the Resolution No. 1668. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, ANNOUNCING FINDINGS AND DECISION REGARDING CHANGE OF ZONE CLASSIFICATION OF CERTAIN DESIGNATED PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF CARLSBAD FROM ZONE R-1-7,500 to R-3 was adopted by title only and further reading waived. Ordinance No. 9243. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY.OF CARLSBAD, ADOPTING A SPECIFIC PLAN OF PROPERTY LOCATED ON THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF ADAMS STREET AND CHINQUAPIN AVENUE, was given a ,first reading by title only and further reading -waived. Ordinance No. 9244.. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CARLS'BAD AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 9060, RECLASSIFYING I FOR R-3 PURPOSES, ON PROPERTY LOCATED ON THE NORTH- WEST CORNER OF ADAMS STREET AND CHINQUAPIN AVENUE, was given a first reading by title o-nly and further reading waived. [30] (c) Appeal of the decision.of the Planning Commi.ssion in approving a Conditional Use Permit for construction and use of small animal clinic located on the West side of.Roosevelt Street between Elm and Oak Avenues. Appellant: Ben F. Acuna, et a1 I 1 : Motion Ayes Motion Ayes Motion Ayes Mayor Dunne opened the Public Hearing and the City Clerk pre.sented the Affidavit of Publicati.on. The fol'lowing letters were read in favor of the small animal hospital : \ a CITY 0% CARLSBAD ca b - 9 -4- I’ 2 I ’> -. . 1.” CaL. ! November 18, 1969 Samuel E. Jones, Escondido; Robert H. Sonneborn, Carlsbad; Manager of the Continental Baking Co., Carlsbad; and Harry H. Hill, D.V.M., Ericinitas. 1393 Basswood, Carlsbad. Harry Truax, 4125 Harbor Drive, Carlsbad, and Roy Pace, 2757 Arlan‘d Road. Following considerable discussion the Public Hearing was closed with the unanimous consent of the Council Mayor Dunne called a short recess at 8:20 P.M., and the regular meeting reconvened at 8:40 P.M. It was the concensus of the Council they were not opposed to the animal clinic, however, it was felt the wishes of the people who lived in th.e area shoul be respected, and that perhaps this was not the best 1,ocation for this type of business. The appeal was upheld and the matter referred back to the Planning Commission for report. [30] (d) (Continued) Determining that a public nuisance exists on certain property. Mayor Dunne opened the continued public hea-ring. MR. HARRY TRUAX addressed the Council and stated the parcel map had been submitted to the Engineering Department and to the lending agency. However, it will be necessary to have a lot split and the owner has requested the street improvements waived at this time since this was done for other property owners in this area. The loan cannot be approved until the map and street imp,rovement agreement has been signed The City Attorney was instructed to prepare a future street improvement agreement between the City and the Applicant. By a unanimous consent of the Council the Public ENGINEERING: [92] (a) Agreement with Vista, Buena Sanitation District and San Marcos County Water District, con- cerning Federal Funding for enlargement of the Encina Water Pollution Control Facility. A report from the Ci’ty Engineer dated November 18, 1969, was presented regarding the aJove ma.tter..:. .. ... I '.LI 1 Y UI- (IAKLWAO LW e -5- 5-> Ifl 3 \ IJ Lb "' < November 18, 1969 1 e" . I I Approval was given to the agreement with Vista, Buen Sanitation District and San Marcos County Water District, concerning Federal funding for enlargement of Encina Water Pollution Control Facility, and authorqzation given for the Mayor to execute the . agreement on behalf of the City of Carlsbad. 1 Motion Ayes I PLANNING: I '[lo51 (a) Report on. a proposed amendment to General plan - re: Housing Element. Mr. Olinghouse pre- - the housing element, and informed the Council the report wi.11 be reviewed by the Community Invoqvement Committee for their recommendation. Also a public hearing date will be established in the near future. PUBLIC WORKS: * sented a written report concerning the progress of [ll.O] (a) Report on "Ready to Serve Charge" for Fire Systems. A report on "ready to serve charge" for fire systems was referred to the Water Systems Improvement Committee and Fire Protection Improve- ment Committee, as requested by the staff committee, consisting of Mr. Priday, Mr. Neeley and Fire Chief Anear. The report indicated that Carlsbad was highe in its ready to serve charge, however, there were other factors that sh,ould be taken into consideratio r r Motion .Ayes I NEW BUSINESS: I [75] (a) Petition protesting the closing of Buena Vista Lagoon East of Interstate 5. A petition sign- ed by approximately 100 teenagers of Carlsbad was Vista Lagoon.East of Interstate 5, and stating their desire to preserve the lagoon for a bird sanctuary. acknowledged, protesting the closing of the Buena I [78] (b) Authorizing advertisement and sale of Police Boat. Authorization was criven for the ad- I vertisement of bids for the sale if the'Police Boat, at outlined in the City Attorney's memorandum dated November 10, 1969. It was noted the boat serves no useful purpose in its present condition. I OLD BUSINESS: I 'I [llO] (a> Second reading of Ordinance #4011, regard- ing supply of water and rates to be charged. I Ordinance No. 4011.-AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD AMENDING ORDlNANCE NO. 4001 REGARDING THE I SUPPLY OF WATER AND THE RATES TO BE CHARGED THEREFOR ,Motion \ was given a second reading and adopted by title only Ayes and fur.ther reading waived. 4 Abstain€ 0 b EXECUTIVE SESSION: Mayor Dunne called an Executive Session at 9:00 P.M. The regular meeting reconvened at 9:25 P.M. The Mayor announced the Executive Session .was called to discuss personnel and possible litigation, and the following appointments were made. ,6 .h @ - LI I Y ut- CAKLSBAD LU -6- t:[] d " L, - 1- ,\ November 18, 1969 e" [40] E. H. Jose, Jr., reappointed to the Building [lo31 Donald R. Johnson, reappointed to Traffic [69] Donald Huffman, reappointed to Parks and .. . Recreation Commi ssi on [94] D. R. Daugherty, reappointed to Parking Authority . Safety Commission. Authority. CITY CLERK'S REPORT: [31] (a) Amendment to Business License Ordinance. The City Clerk discussed amending the business license o.rdinance in order that the license would be effective one year from the datc of issuance, or as an alternative they could be prorated. Several con- tractors have complained in having to pay a full year's fee for only 'a month or two. Cmn. Jardine indicated all these factors were considered when the last business license ordinance was adopted. Mayor Dunne instructed the City Attorney and the City Clerk to prepare a proposed amendment to the ordi- nance and present it to the Council at the next meeting. -. CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORT: The City Attorney had-. nothing to report: .CITY MANAGER'S REPORT: [27] (a) Approval of 1968-69 Audit Reports. The City Manager presented the 1968-69 Audit Reports as Dunne instructed the City Manager to request Mr. prepared by the City Auditor, Wayne Carroll. Mayor - Carol1 to attend a Council meeting and review the reports for the Council. [74] (b) Authorization for additional appropriation for Police ChiefS'Salary. Authorization was given for the appropriation of $1,205 for the Chief of Police's salary for fiscal year 1969-70, which was tentatively approved at a previous meeting. I Motion Ayes [lo51 Authorization was. given for the appropriation of compensation to Mr. Qlinghouse at the rate of $100.00 per month, as a result of his newly appoint- ed position of Secretary to the Housing Authority, Ayes to be effective November 1, 1969. Motion [67] (c) Recodification of Municipal Code. Discus- sion was given as to the recodification of the Code. The City Attorney suggested that possibly the City could make up the code books in loose leaf binders after receiving a typewritten copy from the firm who would be doing the recodification, and thereby save on the cost. The City Attorney and Cmn. Neiswender were instruct- ed by Mayor Dunne to prepare a proposal concerning this matter for the next Council meeting. [30] (d) Housing Code. As of November 3, 1969, the Building Department reported the removal of 79 substandard dwellings, and four buildings have been posted, for a total of 25 buildings. Ll I~Y OF CARLSBAD COU a -7- -, i.5 5 j .c.L u, November 18, 1969 AUTHORIZATION FOR PAYMENT OF BILLS AND RATIFICATION OF PAYROLL: Authorization was given for payment of bills for the general expenses of the City in the amount of .-$27,602.03 and for the Water Department in the amount of $15,271.74 from November 4th to November 18, 1969, as certified by the Acting Director of Motion finance and approved by the Auditing Committee. Ayes . Ratification of the Payroll1 was given for the first Ayes approved by the Auditing Committee. Motion as certified by the Acting Director of Finance and half of November, 1969, in the amount of $39,442.78, ADJOURNMENT: By proper motion the meeting was adjourned at 9:47 P.M. Respectfully submitted, r 'e * m 0 I