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01/14/1999 CITY OF GRAND TERRACE CITY COUNCIL NIINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING - TANUARY 14.. 1999 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 January 14, 1999 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 Patrizia Materassi, Community and Economic Development Director Virgil Barham, Building & Safety Director John Harper, City Attorney Lt. Pete Ortiz, Sheriff s.Department ABSENT: None The meeting was opened with invocation by Council Member Garcia, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance led by Mayor Pro Tem Buchanan. ITEMS TO DELETE None SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS 2A. County Fire Presentation Peter Hills, County Fire Chief, introduced Administrative staff and the crew who will be working at Station No. 23 in Grand Terrace. He indicated that the transition from CDF to County Fire in Grand Terrace has been smooth and gave an overview of the services provided by the County Fire Department. CONSENT CALENDAR CC-99-01 MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER HILKEY, SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER SINGLEY, CARRIED 5-0, to approve the following consent calendar items: 3A. Approval of Check Register No. 122398 & 011499 3B. Ratify 01-14-99 CRA Action Council Minutes January 14, 1999 Page 2 3C. ' Waive Full Reading of Ordinances on Agenda 3D. Approval of 12-10-98 Minutes 3E. Authorize Staff Travel to the League of California Cities City Managers Department Meeting PUBLIC COIVIlVIENT Barbara Pfenniahausen, 22111 Ladera, indicated that she has been informed that a utility tax is proposed to go on the ballot and urged the Council not to rely only on a utility tax for financial support because other cities are experiencing reduced income from utility taxes due to reduced utility usage and rates. ORAL REPORTS 5A. Committee Reports 1. Crime Prevention Committee a. Minutes of November 9, 1998 CC-99-02 MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM BUCHANAN, SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER HILKEY, CARRIED 5-0, to accept the November 9, 1998 Minutes of the Crime Prevention Committee. 2. Historical & Cultural Activities Committee a. Minutes of December 7, 1998 CC-99-03 MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM BUCHANAN, SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER HILKEY, CARRIED 5-0, to accept the December 7, 1998 Minutes of the Historical & Cultural Activities Committee. 5B. Council Reports Mavor Matteson, reported that he attended a meeting with John Husing on Economic Development and the issues identified were the lack of identity and that many residents do not shop at local businesses. Mavor Pro Tern Buchanan, reported that he attended the SANBAG meeting where they had discussion on how transportation money is spent. He indicated that the project of concern to our community is the improvement of I-215 between Riverside and San Bernardino, however, it is not currently a priority. The project with the highest priority at this point is the 215/60/91 interchange. They are continuing to look at ways to fund surface street improvements. - Councilmember Garcia, reported that there will be a Chamber of Commerce luncheon on Tuesday, January 19th at City Hall and the Garden Club will meet on Wednesday, January 20th at the Grand Royal Mobile Home Park. She indicated that the City Newsletter has good information for the residents and encouraged everyone to read it. r.: Council Minutes January 14, 1999 Page 3 She reported that the League of California Cities Inland Empire Division is holding sessions for newly elected officials and a General Membership meeting will be held on January 21 st with speakers who will address Y2K compliance and current legislation. Councilmember Sinalev, reported that he also attended the Economic Development meeting with John Husing and one of the primary issues is to develop an identity for our community and we need to attract quality retail to encourage our residents to shop locally. He indicated that a suggestion was made to rename Barton Road to Grand Terrace Avenue to gain more identity on maps and street signs and suggested that it be placed on a future agenda for,discussion. He indicated that the City Newsletter has valuable information and encouraged the residents to use it as a reference guide. Councilmember Hilkev, indicated that the traffic on I-215 has increased and more people are using Grand Terrace surface streets to get to Reche Canyon, Colton and Loma Linda. He felt that we need to start addressing traffic calming to reduce the speed through our community. He felt that there is distasteful content in the City Newsletter and he indicated that he has addressed this issue with the City Manager. PUBLIC HEARINGS - None UNFINISHED BUSINESS - None NEW BUSINESS 8A. Bridge Replacement - Barton Road at Union Pacific/Southern Pacific Overhead Bridge - Cooperative Funding Agreement CC-99-04 MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM BUCHANAN, SECOND BY COUNCII,MEMBER SINGLEY, CARRIED 5-0, to approve the Cooperative Funding Agreement for the Barton Road Bridge Replacement Project; direct the City Manager to sign the agreement; direct staff as the lead agency to continue to work toward completion of this project. CLOSED SESSION - None ORDER OF ADTOURNNWNT Mayor Matteson adjourned the City Council Meeting at 8:00 p.m., until the next CRA/City Council Meeting which is scheduled to be held on Thursday, January 28, 1999 at 6:00 p.m. CITY CLERK of the ( rEy of Grand_ Terrace - MAYO�of the City of Crand(Terrace, - .