VISTA CITY COUNCIL (CC) BUENA SANITATION DISTRICT (BSD) COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION (CDC)
SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE VISTA REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY (SA) JOINT POWERS FINANCING AUTHORITY (JPFA)
CITY OF VISTA
CONSOLIDATED MEETING MINUTES
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
The September 12, 2023, Regular Meeting of the City Council of the Chartered City of Vista, the Community Development Commission of the City of Vista, the Buena Sanitation District, and the Successor Agency to the Vista Redevelopment Agency, was called to order by Mayor Franklin at 5:03 pm in the City Council Chambers, 200 Civic Center Drive, Vista, California.
COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT
Mayor John Franklin, Deputy Mayor Corinna Contreras
Joe Green, Dan O’Donnell, Katie Melendez
RECESS, CALL FOR CLOSED SESSION
Mayor Franklin recessed the meeting at 5:04 p.m. and called for a Closed Session for the following:
CS1. Conference with Real Property Negotiators, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8: (CC)
Property Address: 1800 Monte Vista Drive, Vista
APN 181-022-05-00
Agency Negotiator: John Conley, City Manager
Negotiating Parties: James Britts and Robert James Tebelman Under Negotiation: Price and Terms
CS2. Conference with legal counsel – existing litigation, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1): (CC)
Case Name: In re Michael Easterling
Case Number: 18-134935
Venue: California Department of Industrial Relations
RECESS, OPEN SESSION, AND CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Franklin recessed the Closed Session at 5:22 p.m. and called the meeting to order in Open Session at 5:30 p.m. with all members present.
DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVES PRESENT
John Conley City Manager
Walter Chung City Attorney
John Boyce Sheriff’s Captain
Gerard Washington Fire Chief
Kathy Valdez City Clerk
Greg Mayer Acting Engineering Department Director
Michael Ressler Principal Planner for Patsy Chow, Acting Community Development Director Dolores Gascon Human Resources Director
Larry Vaupel Economic Development Director
Mike Pacheco Recreation and Community Services Director Kuna Muthusamy Public Works Director
Mike Sylvia Finance Director
CONSOLIDATED MINUTES
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
2 CLOSED SESSION
City Attorney Walter Chung stated there was no reportable action taken in Closed Session.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Deputy Mayor Contreras led the Pledge of Allegiance.
BROWN ACT NOTICE
City Clerk Kathy Valdez stated that, due to convening simultaneous meetings, the Buena Sanitation District Board Members will receive compensation of $147.75 for the District meeting.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
City Manager John Conley stated there are no changes to the agenda.
PRESENTATIONS
P1. The Mayor and full City Council presented proclamations recognizing Deputies Frank Ramos, Jose Galvan, and Marcos Andrade, Firefighter/Paramedics Marouf Suleiman, Wesley Najarro, Adrian Valdez, Fritz Eibel and Jared DeRieux, Engineers Joshua Spann and Matthew Eyerman, and Captains Justin Golden and Chris Jones for their heroism, life-saving actions, and dedication to Vista’s community.
P2. The Mayor and members of the City Council presented Chief Washington with a proclamation declaring September 2023 as National Preparedness Month in the City of Vista.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
• Joe Houde spoke regarding climate change
• Maggie Sharp, NSD Stars Water Polo, spoke regarding the change in the schedule for use of the WAVE for practice due to RBVHS’s use
• Cedar King, NSD Stars Water Polo, spoke regarding the change in the schedule for use of the WAVE for practice due to RBVHS’s use
• Eric Carnohan, NSD Stars Water Polo, spoke regarding the change in the schedule for use of the WAVE for practice due to RBVHS’s use
• Phil Church spoke regarding park land
CONSENT CALENDAR
Deputy Mayor Contreras highlighted the payment to SDG&E on the Check Register and reminded the public that the City has joined Clean Energy Alliance; services will be available next year.
MOTION BY CONTRERAS, SECOND BY GREEN, TO APPROVE THE FOLLOWING CONSENT CALENDAR.
MOTION CARRIED: 5-0
C1. Received the June 2023 Check Register (CC)
C2. Approved the following minutes: August 28, 2023 Special Meeting (CC) August 22, 2023 Consolidated Meeting (CC/CDC/BSD/SA)
August 16, 2023 Special Meeting (CC)
C3. Adopt City Council Resolution No. 2023-158, entitled “A Resolution of the City Council of the Chartered City of Vista, California, approving the 2023 Justice Assistance Grant Application and authorizing the City Manager or their designee to sign related documents.” (CC)
CONSOLIDATED MINUTES
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
3 C4. Adopted City Council Resolution No. 2023-159, entitled “A Resolution of the City Council of the Chartered City of Vista, California, accepting grant funds of $54,709 in Fiscal Year 2022 Assistance to Firefighters Grant funding and amending the Fiscal Year 2023/24 and 2024/25 Operating Budget.” (CC)
C5. Adopted Buena Sanitation District Resolution No. 2023-06, entitled “A Resolution of the Board of Directors of the Buena Sanitation District, approving a Contract with Vortex Services, LLC for the Buena Outfall Rehabilitation Project (CIP No. 8131)” and Buena Sanitation District Resolution No. 2023-07, entitled “A Resolution of the Board of Directors of the Buena Sanitation District, amending the Capital Project Budget for Fiscal Years 2022/23 and 2023/24.” (BSD)
C6. Adopted City Council Resolution No. 2023-160, entitled “A Resolution of the City Council of the Chartered City of Vista, California, awarding a Construction Contract to Martin Marietta San Diego Aggregates, LLC dba ATP General Engineering Contractors for the Street Rehabilitation Project 2023 (CIP Numbers 8225 and 8313)” and City Council Resolution No. 2023-161, entitled “A Resolution of the City Council of the Chartered City of Vista, California, amending the Capital Project Budget for Fiscal Years 2022/23 and 2023/24.” (CC)
PUBLIC HEARING
PH1. NUISANCE ABATEMENT HEARING – 1248 S. SANTA FE AVENUE & ADJACENT
VACANT PROPERTY (CC)
Mayor Franklin opened the Public Hearing.
Assistant to the City Manager Imelda Huerta reported that the property owner has cleaned up the property; abatement is not required however there are some outstanding fines that still need to be paid.
MOTION BY MAYOR GREEN, SECOND BY O’DONNELL, TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
MOTION CARRIED: 5-0
PH2. 2022-2023 CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL PERFORMANCE AND EVALUATION REPORT (CC) Mayor Franklin opened the Public Hearing.
Housing Program Manager Eric Bunge introduced Program Assistant Sergio Sauceda who provided the staff report.
City Council Members highlighted several important projects funded through the Community Development Block Grant.
MOTION BY MELENDEZ, SECOND BY CONTRERAS, TO CLOSE THE
PUBLIC HEARING AND ADOPT CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO. 2023- 162, ENTITLED “A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CHARTERED CITY OF VISTA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE 2022-2023
CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL PERFORMANCE AND EVALUATION REPORT
AND AUTHORIZING THE SUBMITTAL OF THE REPORT TO THE U.S.
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT.”
MOTION CARRIED: 5-0
CONSOLIDATED MINUTES
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
4 Mayor Franklin called for a five minute recess at 6:22 pm.
Mayor Franklin called the meeting back to order at 6:30 pm.
DISCUSSION
D1. W. BOBIER DRIVE ROUNDABOUTS (CC)
Traffic Engineer Sam Hasenin provided the staff report and announced that Vista Unified School District informed staff that they want a traffic signal at the entrance to Bobier Elementary School, rather than a roundabout.
The following individuals spoke in favor of the proposed roundabouts:
Joe Houde Joe Hurley Patricia Ford
Matthew Mahon
The following individuals spoke in opposition of the proposed roundabouts:
Rita Baker Robin Norland Amanda Remmen
Charlene Casey Julia Crumby Kathleen Lancaster
City Council Members and staff discussed the following:
• Need to address speeding on Bobier
• Studies show roundabouts are safer than traffic signals • The proposed roundabouts are close together; concern about impact on traffic flow and to response time of first responders
• Need to try to address concerns about entering and exiting Siera Vista mobile home park • Traffic lanes will be reduced from two lanes to one at roundabouts and then transition back to two lanes at traffic signals
• Look at adding speed humps in surrounding neighborhoods to address speeding by cut-through traffic
MOTION BY CONTRERAS, SECOND BY MELENDEZ, TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED COMPLETE STREETS CONCEPT ON W. BOBIER DRIVE
BETWEEN N. SANTA FE AVENUE AND W. KNAPP DRIVE, WITH TWO
ROUNDABOUTS (AT DORSEY WAY AND W KNAPP DR) AND ONE TRAFFIC LIGHT (IN FRONT OF BOBIER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL).
MOTION CARRIED: 4-1, FRANKLIN OPPOSED
ADJOURNMENT TO EMERGENCY MEETING: Mayor Franklin adjourned the meeting at 8:00 p.m. and announced that the Regular Meeting would reconvene immediately following the Emergency Meeting.
RECONVENE TO REGULAR MEETING: The Mayor called the Regular Meeting back to order at 9:21 p.m. with all members present.
D2. N. MELROSE DRIVE RESTRIPING (CC)
Traffic Engineer Sam Hasenin provided the staff report.
CONSOLIDATED MINUTES
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
5 The following individuals spoke in favor of reducing the number of traffic lanes on N Melrose Drive:
Joe Houde Eduardo Ambriz Christina Perez Martin
Dominic Tran Maria Quintana-Rodriguez Regina Thompkins
The following individuals registered their support of reducing the number of traffic lanes, but did not speak:
Frank Cicero Steve Tompkins Lawrence Tran
The following individuals registered their opposition to reducing the number of traffic lanes, but did not speak:
Michael Markov Mary Cotte
City Council Members and staff discussed the following:
•Traffic volume has remained about the same
•Speed data is not currently available; the number of accidents at the intersections decreased •Several schools are in the area; look at reducing speed at school zones •Traffic is a major concern of residents; concern that the proposed change will make the commute worse
•The change will provide the necessary space for protected bike lanes
MOTION BY MELENDEZ, SECOND BY CONTRERAS, TO APPROVE
RESTRIPING N. MELROSE DRIVE BETWEEN OLIVE AVENUE AND NORTH AVENUE FROM SIX TRAVEL LANES TO FOUR TRAVEL LANES.
MOTION CARRIED: 4-1, FRANKLIN OPPOSED
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Mayor Franklin stated the only individual that submitted a speaker skip was no longer present.
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Franklin adjourned the meeting at 10:39 pm.
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Kathy Valdez, City Clerk