01/27/2015 CITY OF GRAND TERRACE
CITY COUNCIL
MINUTES • JANUARY 27, 2015
-Council Chambers Regular Meeting 6:00 PM
Grand Terrace Civic Center.• 22795 Barton Road
CALL TO ORDER
Convene- City :Council and City Council as the. Successor Agency to the Community
Redevelopment:Agency
Mayor McNaboe called the meeting to order at.6:00 p.m.
Invocation was provided by Pastor Andy McRae of Azure Hills Seventh-Day Adventist .
Church.
Pledge of Allegiance:was led by Mayor-McNaboe.
Attendee.Name, i_stafus. i i4rrivad
: Darcy McNaboe Mayor
Present
Sylvia. Robles I.Mayor Pro-Tem - I Present: :
Jackie Mitchell Council Member Present
f Doug Wilson : I Council Member I Present
-Bill.Hussey
I Council Member Present
Carol Jacobs I Interim City Manager I Present
Richard Adams Cit Attorne y y present
Pat Jacquez-Nares.: I City Clerk:.: I Present...I
Sandra Molina ]'Community Development Director. :Present
Cynthia Fortune . Finance Director I Present.
Linda Phillips_ I Director of.Child Care Servi.ces:. I Present
Robert O'Brine -1 Lieutenant --_I :Present I
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
Installation:of:Officer and Oath:of Office
PRESENTATION OF THE OATH OF OFFICE TO-APPOINTED- OFFICIAL WILLIAM
"BILL" HUSSEY
City Clerk Jacquez-;hares presented .the Oath of Office to Council Member.William "Bill':
Hussey.
Council Member Hussey affirmed his.Oath of Office.
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INCOMING REMARKS:BY COUNCIL MEMBER HUSSEY
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Council Member Hussey referenced Philippians 4:13 and thanked everyone for their
ppw.ppsupport during :his campaign and in the appointment process. He also thanked his
family and wife. He informed the residents of the .City: that he was :there to work for
them. Council. Member Hussey kept his .promise to the Ronald McDonald- :House
representative and wore their socks to his oath ceremony.
Council Member Mitchell thanked Council Member Hussey for bis time, -humility and
dedicationto he City. She believes he was the best person forahe Council.
Council Member Wilson stated it was an honor running against Council Member Hussey
and now sharing the dais with him. He is looking:forward to.great things.
Mayor Pro Tem Robles stated that she understood his sacrifices and respects his faith:
She is happy that he is on the Council.
Mayor: McNaboe stated that she was _very happy to:have a full Council and that the.:
Council's vote was unanimous in appointing Council Member Hussey. She welcomed :
Council Member Hussey to:the .Council.
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Jon Gaede, .Field Representative for Assembly Member. Brown's Office, presented
Council Members Hussey and Wilson Certificates of Recognition_for serving:on the City
Council.
CONSENT CALENDAR
Approve all Con sent'Ca lend ar Items.
RESULT APPROVED [UNANIMOUS],
MOVER Sylvia Robles, Mayor: Pro Tem
SECONDER; Jackie Mitchell, Council Member
AYES: McNaboe;-Robles,.Mitchell;-Wilson, Hussey
1: . Waive Full Reading of Ordinances on Agenda:
DEPARTMENT: .CITY CLERK
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2; Approval of Minutes= Regular Meeting= 01 13 2015
APPROVED THE MINUTES OF THE 01/13/2015 REGULAR MEETING.
: 3. Approval of:Check Register No.:12312014 in the Amount of$568,:623.57
APPROVED CHECK. REGISTER.NO.. 12312014 IN THE AMOUNT :$568,623.57, AS : :
SUBMITTED;.WHICH INCLUDES THE CHECK REGISTER.ACCOUNT INDEX FOR
FISCAL YEAR 2014-15. '
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4. Monthly Financial Report for November 2014
RECEIVED AND FILED THE: MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORT_ FOR THE -PERIOD
ENDING NOVEMBER 30, 2014. :
PUBLIC COMMENT - NONE
CITY COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS
Council Member Bill Hussey
Council Member Hussey stated that he attended the McDonald's grand opening on
Sunday. He supports the Ronald McDonald House and also: purchased a pair of their
socks.
Council Member Doug Wilson
Council Member Wilson stated he attended a meeting with the Lewis :Group and the
development .has positive energy. He acknowledged that McDonald's repaired the
trenches.aspromised.
Council Member Jackie Mitchell
Council Member Mitchell stated that she also attended the McDonald's:grand opening
o:ri Sunday and also purchased the Ronald McDonald's.:House socks.,She. commended
the Chamber of Commerce for great event that was well attended. Council.Member
Mitchell along with .Mayor Pro Tem Robles and Interim.City Manager Jacobs attended
the: Colton Joint Unified School District meeting. They discussed public safety around
the schools, rehabilitation of the school sports fields, the Child _Care Center relocation,
and the Lions Club lease termination. She further stated that she visited the new model
homes on the border of Grand Terrace and Riverside which she believes will bring
additional revenue-to our City.- .
Mayor Pro Tem.Sylvia:Robles
Mayor Pro. Tem Robles-stateed- she also attended the McDonald's grand opening on
Sunday. She requested that an 'Ad Hoc Committee's be.brought back to the Council.for
further discussion and. that an Ad Hoc Committee needs to be appointed to handle the
school -district items. She requested that the City Clerk provide the Interim City Manager
letter from:Mr.' Felix on the:issues on Palm Street for a meeting with these residents.
She also wants the apartment complex :night parking on City property revisited. Mayor .
Pro Tem.Robles-requested that the meeting be adjourned in the memory of Angelina
Esposito Adame.
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Mayor Darcy McNaboe
Mayor McNaboe stated that:she also attended the McDonald's grand opening::and.also
purchased the socks to support the Ronald McDonald House. She was told.that the City
of Grand Terrace-helped with funding to build the house and requested: the history of
this transaction. Mayor McNaboe attended the prayer breakfast on January 19., 2015 as
a guest of Assembly Member Brown. This was the. 35t" year of this event and it
celebrated Martin_:Luther King Jr. She.was impressed with all of the:different faiths
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coming together to help:each other and their communities. Mayor. McNaboe-requested
that the NID Housing Counseling Agency link be placed on thenew City's website:as a
resource to help residents purchase a:home.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
5. Adoption of Updated :Fee Schedule for.Planning, Engineering and Building and Safety
Fees
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Community Director:Molina provided a: brief history, of this item and introduced Public
Information .O.fficer Flint.:
Public Information.Officer Flint provided an additional.summary of this item.:
Council'Member Wilson requested to receive:a copy of the FlintStrategies Contract: He
stated that he did not receive the comparisons from the other cities:in order to compare
And.reference them;:therefore, he cannot support this item.
Mayor McNaboe.opened the public hearing at 6:30 p.m.
Jeff McConnell, Grand Terrace:resident,stated his opposition to:this item.
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Public Information, Officer Flint rebutted:that the fees are only a cost -recovery for the .
City:.
Council Member Wilson further stated: his concerns with the lack of:clear information on
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the'staff report. ...:
Mayor McNaboe closed the Public Hearing at 6:42_p.m._
Council Member Mitchell appreciates the-years of Community Development knowledge
that Council.Member Wilson;.brings to the Council but this fee.study is for the :City to
recover their fees for operation and.are justified.
Council Member Hussey agrees with Council:Member Mitchell:he does not want for the
taxpayers to pay for the developer fees. He thanked staff:for the report.
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Mayor: Pro Tem Robles supports this item. She does not want to- pass on fees to -
taxpayers that belong to. developers. She thanked Flint Strategies for their-work-on this
item.
Mayor McNaboe requested clarification from Council Member Wilson.as to:his comment
on the City :hiring additional. staff and if he thought that was. the reason the fees-were
increasing.-
,--Council Member-Wilson answered no that it was.a cumulative effect over the years. He
. was:,.bothered,Ghat the requested reference material was not provided. The calculations
do=:not make sense.,The fees had been doubled which leads to the question on whether. .
others are being paid to perform the current staff's work:
APPROVE RESOLUTION NO. 2015.02, A RESOLUTION OF THE:CITY COUNCIL OF
THE:::CITY OF.:.'GRAND TERRACE ESTABLISHING COMPREHENSIVE AND:
UPDATED :FEE SCHEDULES FOR PLANNING, BUILDING AND SAFETY AND
ENGINEERING.SERVICES
RESULT APPROVED [4;T0 11
: MOVER Sylvia Roble, Pro Tem
SECONDER: . BHl Hussey, Council Meriiber
AYES " Darcy McNaboe, Sylvia Robles, Jackie Mitchell, Bill Hussey
NAYS: Doug Wilson
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UNFINISHED BUSINESS - NONE
NEW BUSINESS
6. Grand Terrace Housing: Successor Agency Financial Statements for the- Year .Ended
June 30, 2014
Finance.Director Fortune presented the staff report for this item.
RECEIVE AND: FILE THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE GRAND TERRACE
HOUSING SUCCESSOR AGENCY-ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT AND RELATED : :
DOCUMENTS FOR THE YEAR,ENDED J.UNE 30, 2014.
RESULT APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
::MOVER Darcy:ll/IcNaboe;-Mayor
SECONDER: Jackie Mitchell;-,Council Member
AYES McNaboe; Robles; Mitchell', Wilson, Hussey
CITY MANAGER COMMUNICATIONS - NONE
CLOSED SESSION -.NONE
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ADJOURN
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Mayor .McNaboe adjourned the City Council Meeting at 6:52 p.:m. in the-memory of
Angelina Esposito Adame.
The Next.Regular City Council Meeting will be on Tuesdaji, February 10, 2015 at
6:OO.p.m.
Dar y Mc�Vad e, Mayor Pat - a , Cify„C e
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