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04/09/1998 CITY OF GRAND TERRACE STY COUNCIL MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIi,MEETING- APREL 9, 1998 A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Grand Terrace was called to order in the Council Chambers, Grand Terrace Civic Center, 22795 Barton Road, Grand Terrace, California, on April 9, 1998 at 6:00 p.m. PRESENT: Byron Matteson, Mayor Dan Buchanan, Mayor Pro Tem Herman Hilkey, Councilmember Jim Singley, Councilmember Lee Ann Garcia, Councilmember Tom Schwab, City Manager John Donlevy, Assistant City Manager Brenda Stanfill, City Clerk Bernard Simon, Finance Director Virgil Barham, Building and Safety Director Lt. Mike Howell, Sheriff s Department ABSENT: Patrizia Materassi, Community and Economic Development Director John Harper, City Attorney f The meeting was opened with invocation by Pastor Salim Elias, Azure Hills Seventh-Day Adventist Church, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance led by Councilman Jim Singley. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS 2A. Proclamation - Infant Immunization Week - April 19-25, 1998/Toddler Immunization Month - May 1998 Mayor Pro Tem Buchanan read a proclamation proclaiming April 19 through 25 to be Infant Immunization Week and the month of May 1998 to be Toddler Immunization Month and urged all businesses, government agencies, community based organizations and service groups to work towards a healthy future for our children by ensuring early and on time immunizations. 2B. ' Little League Team Sponsorships Mayor Matteson presented checks "from Assistant City Manager, John Donlevy, Councilmember Herman Hilkey, Mayor Pro Tem Dan Buchanan, Councilmember Jim Singley, Mayor Byron Matteson, and City Manager, Tom Schwab to the Grand Terrace .Little League to sponsor teams. Councilmember Garcia sponsored a team and presented a check to Steve Hardert. Mike O'Connell, stated that they have approximately seven hundred children participating Council Minutes April 9, 1998 Page 2 this year in the Grand Terrace Little League. There will be a total of six hundred games that will be played at Pico Park over the next three months. All of the money that goes into the league goes back into the community. He gave a list of the board members and their duties. He expressed his appreciation to the Council for their support of the Grand Terrace Little League. CONSENT CALENDAR CC-98-36 MOTION BY COUNCn.MEMBER HILKEY, SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM BUCHANAN, CARRIED 5-0, to approve the following consent calendar items: 3A. Approval of Check Register No. 040998 3B. Ratify 04-09-98 CRA Action 3C. Waive Full Reading of Ordinances on Agenda 3D. Approval of 03-26-98 Minutes 3E. Economic Development Analysis & Strategy 3F. Notice of Completion: Pico Park,Softball Field Rehabilitation Project (Allan Landscape) PUBLIC COMMM Lillie Itani, 874 Smallwood Street, Colton, stated that she is representing the Grand Terrace Area-Youth Basketball, she stated that due to the many changes that have taken place with the league this year including board member changes and more expenses than -anticipated they have run short on money and are concerned that they may not be able to purchase trophies for the children at the end of the season which will be in a few weeks. She stated that even with all of the fundraising that they have done they have found themselves short and requested the City to help in some way. Mayor Matteson, questioned how much money they are short. Lillie Rani, stated that the trophies will cost approximately $1,700, however, they are still trying to raise money and that anything that the City could do will help. Counc'lmember Garcia, questioned whether all the children participating are from Grand Terrace. Lillie Itani, responded that they are all from the Grand Terrace area. CC-98-37 MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER SINGLEY, SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER GARCIA, CARRIED 5-0, to add approval of a donation to the Grand Terrace Area Youth Basketball to the agenda. CC-98-38 MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER SINGLEY, . SECOND BY COUNCH2 E1ViBER GARCIA, CARRIED 3-2-0-0 (MAYOR MATTESON AND Council Minutes April 9, 1998 Page 3 COUNCILMEMBER HILKEY VOTED NO), to approve an appropriation of $500.00 to come out of the Unrestricted Fund Balance to donate to the Grand Terrace Area Youth Basketball Club. ORAL REPORTS 5A. Committee Reports 1. Historical and Cultural Activities Committee (a) Minutes of 03-02-98 CC-98-39 MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM BUCHANAN, SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER GARCIA, CARRIED 5-0, to accept the March 2, 1998 Minutes of the Historical and Cultural Activities Committee. 5B. Council Reports `r r Mayor Pro Tem Buchanan, reminded everyone of the Spring Egg Hunt, sponsored by the Park and Recreation Services at Pico Park on Saturday, April 11 at 10:00 a.m. sharp. There is no cost and includes pre-school through third grade categories. He stated that he along with the City Manager and Assistant City Manager are currently working with the :City of Colton on the Sewer Rates. He stated that the Ad-Hoc group continues to meet ;-with regards to the fire protection issue and that on April 15 the continued LAFCO workshop session will take place, where LAFCO will take up the issue of what areas are :to be included in the financial study for the purposes of the pending application of the formation of an East Valley Fire Protection District. At the last meeting several cities expressed their concern that the proposed district included areas within their spheres of influence and expressed their opposition to the proposed fire district based on the fact that they felt that it would have a negative impact on their future efforts to annex those properties. That situation has been looked into as well as the definition of the districts and all of those concerns have been addressed with regard to the potential district. The concerns with County Fire taking over CSA 38 and the lack of a significant voice on our own fire protection issues with the County Board of Supervisors help us to continue the drive to at least take the issue of a formation of a fire protection district to the voters in November. Councilmember Garcia, updated everyone on the 20th Anniversary Celebration Committee. She stated that they have come up with a sponsorship package and will be going out and asking businesses, civic groups, families and individuals to become a Sponsor of our "20 Grand Years." Councilmember. Singicy, reported that SANBAG voted down the resolution allowing alternates-to-'serve on standing committees. Counci;nimber-Hilky, responded that the City Web Site is working-and the address is Council Minutes April 9, 1998 Page 4 www.ci.grand-terrace.ca.us. The office of public schools construction that tracks school construction in the state has a web-site and staff is going to link the Colton's School District on our web-site to that web-site so that we can follow the building of the new high school. Mayor Pro Tern Buchanan, stated that Saturday, April 11, 1998 is community clean up day free dump day. Assistant City Manager D nIM, stated that on Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 12 noon will be community clean-up day. A dumpster will be located on the property adjacent to the fire station on City Center Court for residents to dump their unwanted materials. PUBLIC HEARINGS - None UNERMI ED BUSINESS 7A. Resolution of the City of Grand Terrace not Wposing any annexation within the Cities ,sphere of in .nc a within the proposed East Vallev Fire Protection District CC-98-40 MOTION BY COUNCHIAEMBER HILKEY, SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM BUCHANAN, CARRIED 4-0-0-1 (COUNCILMEMBER GARCIA ABSTAINED), to approve a Resolution of the City of Grand Terrace not opposing any annexation within the Cities sphere of influence within the proposed East Valley Fire Protection District. NEW BUSINESS 8A. Rcquest to Schedule Special Meeting for FY 1998-1999 Budget Hearing CC-98-41 MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER SINGLEY, SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM BUCHANAN, CARRIED 5-0, to schedule a special meeting on May 27, 1998 at 6:00 p.m. for FY 1998-1999 Budget Hearing and a special meeting on June 2, 1998 at 6:00 p.m. as a second meeting if needed. ORDER OF ADTOURNMENT Mayor Matteson adjourned the City Council Meeting at 6:55 p.m., until the next CRA/City Council Meeting which is scheduled to be held on Thursday, April 23, 1998 at 6:00 p.m. CITY CLERK of the City of Grand — -- Terrace ]VIA ➢R of the City of 0rand Terrace