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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1969-12-02; City Council; Minutes.. . ZU6 CITY crr UPrn\D C - '8. Meeting of: CITY COUNCIL (Regular Meeting) 1 Date of Meeting: December 2, 1969 Time of Meeting: "00 P.M. Place of Meeting: Counci 1 Chambers "TVRoL~ CALL . .. ~, "-7PX City Council adjourned to answer Housing Authorit Roll Call - 7:OZ P.M. City Council recovened at 7:04 P.M. I I JNVOCATION: was offered by Councilman N.eiswender, . ALLEG1,ANCE to the Flag was given. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Motion (a) Minutes of the regular meeting of November 18, 1969'were approved subject to clarification of last paragraph on page 1. Ayes .I ORAL COMMUNICATIONS: 1 There were no oral communications.. L COMMITTEE REPORTS: .. Councilman Jardine reported: [69] Parks and Recreation: He reported that Mrs. Recreation Commission. As there was no quorum at th last meeting, a chairman will be appointed at the next meeting and he assured the Council that steps would be taken to. assure that a quorum would be Scherr had resigned as chairman of the Parks and I present. Councilman Neiswender reported: 1, I I [70] Beach Parking Lots: Due to the lack of water, the palms at the beach parking. area. are dying. Councilman Neiswender and the City Manager inspected these areas and requested assistance in the program to keep these palms watered. [34] Chamber of Commerce Welcome Sign on Carlsbad do about the Bird of Paradise and asked that some- thing be done about adopting it as the City flower instead of the Poi'nsettia. [81] City Property: Councilman Neiswender request- ed that action be taken to abandon the .old sewer pla and the matter was referred to the staff. [76J Planning: He reported that the City Attorney, Mr.'Olinghouse and himself are working on an amend- ment to the Conditional Use Permit Ordinance which would qualify and regulate the time in force of the permit. Boulevard: Recently the City has made much to -8 [70] Lagoon Traffic Ordinance: Progress on the ordinance will be reported to the council at a later date. 1- [?8] Narcotics CommitteeThe last meeting of the corn!- mittee will be December 4th to formulate recommenda- tions to the Council. I 8 .. 8 C17-Y OF CALWD c c -2- 1 December 2, 1969 - Councilman McComas reported: [Sl] Water Systems Improvement 'Committee: The com- mittee met last week and the new Chairman is Nr. Robert L. lllatson. The committee. is studying the disposal of properties of the Water Department and the use best suited. He expects the committee to hold regular meetings and function more effectively. Mr. Olinghouse reported: .. [28] Community Involvement Committee: Mr. Cling- house reported that a written report is being prepared. concerning the various sub-commi ttees, and will be furnished to the Co'uncil for their review. The Community Involvement Committee has establjshed a regular meeting date as the third Wednesday of each month. PUBLIC HEARINGS 7:30 P.M. [30] (a) Continued' pub7,ic hearing regarding-th.e existence of a public nuisance. The City Engineer stated that the engineer has paid certain fees. The City Engineer requested a two week extension. Mr. Truax stated that he thought the matter should continue on the agenda until the matter has been resolved. The City Attorney suggested that the matter be taken off the calendar. - It was agreed that the matter be taken off the calendar with the provision that close staff observationbe kept, on the progress.' ' NEW BUSINESS: submitted the parcel map and the owner was in and [31] (a) Ordinance for Introduction: 1. The City Clerk presented proposed ORDNANCE #6042, AMENDING SECTION 21 OF ORDINAHCE #6040 OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, REGARDING BUSINESS LICENSE FEES FOR OUT-OF-TOWN CONTRACTORS, SUBCON- TRACTORS AND SIGN PAINTERS, TO ALLOW ONE YEAR FROM DATE.OF PURCHASE OF LICENSE AS THE EFFECTIVE PERIOD OF THEIR LICENSING. Discussion was held and suggestions made regarding the- proposed Ordinance #6042. The feasibility of placing contractors on gross receipts as well as prorating the fees was discussed. At the Mayor's suggestion the matter was referred back to the City Clerk and Ci.ty Attorney for further study and report to the Council. "p Motion Ayes . .~ . . .- .” .. . . 8 CITY OF CARLSEND c - ‘i -3- zoyq December 2, 1969 [75] (b) Letter from Mrs. R. H. Hasse Knowles Ave. 5 Carlsbad, concerning the discontinuanc of the Christmas display at the-Fire Station, with 614 signatures was presented by the City Clerk who stated that the original petition was further sup- requested the Fire Department to reconsider creating the Christmas display.. ported by an additional 64 signatures ... The petition ~. Fire Chief Anear and Batt.alion Chief Wollenchuk -spoke in opposition to the Fire Department being responsible for creating and maintaining the dis- play on the grounds that it entailed too many man hours, caused staff shortage, lack of space far the display due to the need for. the maintenance shed facilities. Further, that this project would interfer with the department’s work schedule that had been set up. Mrs. Hasselmann, who circulated the petition, and Mrs. Lauder spoke in favor of maintaining the Christmas display stating that this has. been some- . thing unique for the community. j It was noted that only $250 had been budgeted for Christmas decorations. The suggestion was made that Mrs. Hasselmann contact the .persons signing the petition asking them to contribute $‘1.00 each . towards the cost of the project as well as volunteer 1 abor. i After further discussion and various suggestions, Authorization was given for the expenditure of $250.00 allocated in the Advertising and Publicity budget for Christmas decorations, as a contribution towards other funds received by Mrs. Hasselmann for the display, and that the Fire Department be relieved of the responsibility of the project. Further, that the staff assist with planning, equip- ment and materials. Location to be determined at a later date. i CONSENT CALENDAR: The following items were approved by one motion afirming the actions on the Consent Calendar: Motion A.y e s Mo ti on Ayes [42] 1. Communications were orde.red filed: (a) Letter dated November 24, 7969, from City of San Marino, expressing apprecia- -tion for the Bird of Paradise plants. *. 8 (b) Letter dated November 25, 1969, from Boy Scout Troup No. 774, expressing appreciation for Bird of Paradise Plants. (c) Letter dated November 24, 1969, from American Legion, expressing appreciation for Bird of Paradise plants. the San Dieguito Post No, 416, Inc. of the I .I " - -. . .. . CITY OF CA-D C 4 ,8 1 -4- ZOi!9 WITH CERTAIN CHANGES, ADDITIONS AND AMENDMENTS THERETO: AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION [113] (b) ORDINANCE X9243 being THE ADOPTION OF A WEST CORNER OF ADAMS STREET AND CHINQUAPIN AVENUE. (OAKLEY J. PARK.ER PROPERTY). SPECIFIC PLAN OF PROPERTY LOCATED ON THE NORTH- [113] (C) ORDINARCE #9244 being the AMENDMENT OF ORDINANCE NO. 9060, RECLASSIFYING FOR R-3 PUR- POSES ON PROPE.RTY iOCATED ON THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF ADAMS STREET AND CHINQUAPIN AVENUE. I OLD BUSINESS: [67] Recodification of. the Municipal Code: Counci 1- man Neiswender reported that he, the City Attorney, and one of the Codification companies will meet at 4:OO P.M. Wednesday, Dec:ember,3, 1969, to discuss- the matter and a report and recommendations would be made at the next regular meeting. See Inse #1 page ADDITIONAL BUSINESS: I t [96] (a) Striping on Elm Avenue between Harding Street and Pi0 Pic0 Drive Councilman Jardine sugges.ted a plan for directional signs to the freeway to be placed w.ithin the center lane which was recently striped. After discussion, the matter was referred to the Traffic Safety Com- mission for study. and recommendation. [70] (b) Memorandum from the Planning Comrn'ission of November 28, 1969 requesting a Moratorium Period at the Buena Vista Lagoon was presented and the commission requested that a master plan involving both Carlsbad and Oceanside- be studied for this are The matter was referred to the staflf for study and recommendation to the City Council. [99] (c) Memorandum from Planning Commission of November 28, 1969 Requesting a Moratorium Period on Applications for Mobile Home Parks was presented. Aft'er discussion, the matter was referred to the staff and City Attorney for stud.y and recommenda- tions to the City Councfl-. [27] (d) Audit Report: The audi.t reports for the City and Water Department for the fiscal year 1968- reported $580,000 cash on hand. Of this, $400,000 8 69 were reviewed by ilayne Carroll, City Audi-tor.. He is retained for bond requirements, 3 months opera- ting costs only, and $59,000 would be in excess of bond indenture requirements. a ~ ~ I The insurance and employees fund rose dramatically resulting in expenditures of $30,000. I4orkman's I I " ." - CITY OF GVLSEAD .. C -5- 1 P 2rd8 December 2, 1969 Compensation and insurance incre.ased. considerably and the insurance. company has requested that the City's coverage be reviewed. Employee fringe benefit costs were increased due to the increase of staff by 26 full time employees. The City Auditor pointed out that the interest on the loan should not exceed $2,000 due to the invest- ment of funds and a special appropriation should be made for this interest. .- He pointed out that amounts and methods were dis- cussed but sometimes funds were not actually appropriated and further recommended that this the Council. should be spelled out or readjusted by motion from In conclusion Mr. Carroll informed the Council that basically the City is on a sound financial basis but is in a tight situation d.ue to the fact that. this is a .fast growing city. [42] (e) Resolution of Appreciation. The Mayor .noted the donation to the City of the Bird of Para- dise plants by Mr. Dona1 d Briggs and directed the staff to prepare a resolution of appreciation for signature of Council members to be sent to Mr. Brigg?;. [96] [f] Councilman McComas requested that a follou up be made'on a previous request concerning stop signs at the intersection of Monroe Street, Park - Drive and Sunnyhill. and the matter was referred to the Traffic Comrni ttee for study and report. [30] (9) Non-conforming Signs: The City. Manager reported that there has been a study made by the staff to determine how many signs are illegal and those questionable. He miintloned that they can be controlled when a new business is .'estz!blished:% :. He further stated that the freeway signs should be eliminated by April 1970. Attorney was questioned as to the Chamber of Com- I [34] (h) Chamber of Commerce Agreement: The City merce agreement relating to budget items and it was agreed that the agreement be presented to the Counci at the next meeting. [llO.] (i) Water Rates: Mayor Dunne pointed out that there had been many inquiries as to the change a letter of explanation to enclose wi.th the next water billing [92] (j) Substandard Sewer Areas: Reference was made to certain areas in the City not presently on sewer and the staff was instructed to review and . report on substandard areas. in water rates and instructed the staff to prepare - . ..- . . . . " ~ .. . .. . . " .' CiTY CF aRLsa4D ( 8 December 2, 1969 -6- \ $1) 2 1) J. - .. CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORT: [251 Annexation: ' The City Atto.rney reported on the annexation of the'South 1/2 portion of the Encina Plant property and was instructed to proceed to . prepare the necessary documents. .- . .. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT: [56] Gas Tax Fund: The proposed resolution to re- apportion the gas tax formula was deferred until the next meeting in order for the Council to study the matter. I [lo61 Underground Utilities: Notification was given by San Diego Gas and Electric Co. of the 1970 allo- I cation for-underground utili-ty program' in the amount of $24,440, making total funds appropriated approxi- mately $55,000. A meeting of the Underground Utilities Committee will be held to determine the date of commencement of the construction program. AUTHORIZATION FOR PAYMENT OF BILLS AND RATIFI~ATION OF PAYROLL: Authorization was given for payment of bills for the . eneral expenses of the City in the .amount of . 232,215.45 from November 18, 1969 to December 2, ,1969, as certified by the Acting Director of Finance and approved by the Auditing Committee 3 Motion Ayes Ratification of the Payroll was given for the last half of November, 1969, in the amount of $41 ,804.29 as certified by the Acting Director of Finance and Ayes approved by the Auditing Committee. Motion I ADJOURNMENT: I By proper motion the meeting was adjourned at 9:20 P.M. Insert #1: Councilman Jardine requested that Item (a) Page 4. ,' under New Business be corredted to read as follows:. "Councilman Jardine suggested a plan for directional signs to the freeway be placed within the left turn .center lane which was recently striped. After discus- sion, the matter was referred to the Traffic Safety Commission for study and recommendation.", 8l ..