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02/24/2000 CITY OF GRAND TERRACE CITY COUNCIL MINUTES REGULAR MEETING - FEBRUARY 24. 2000 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 February 24, 2000, at 6:00 p.m. PRESENT: Byron Matteson, Mayor Dan Buchanan, Mayor Pro Tem Lee Ann Garcia, Councilmember Herman Hilkey, Councilmember Don Larkin, Councilmember Tom Schwab, City Manager John Donlevy, Assistant City Manager Brenda Stanfill, City Clerk Virgil Barham, Building & Safety Director Bernie Simon, Finance Director Lt. Pete Ortiz, Sheriff's Department ABSENT: Patrizia Materassi, Community and Economic Development Director John Harper, City Attorney The meeting was opened with invocation by Mayor Pro Tem Dan Buchanan followed by the Pledge of Allegiance led by Councilman Herman Hilkey. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS - None CONSENT CALENDAR CC-2000-31 MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM BUCHANAN, SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER LARKIN, CARRIED 5-0, to approve the following consent calendar items: 3A. Approval of Check Register No. C0004 3B. Ratify 02-24-00 CRA Action 3C. Waive Full Reading of Ordinances on Agenda 3D. Approval of 02-10-00 Minutes PUBLIC COMMENT - None ORAL REPORTS 5A. Committee Reports 1. Park and Recreation Committee a. Minutes of September 13, 1999, October 4, 1999 and October 11, 1999 Council Minutes February 24, 2000 Page 2 CC-2000-32 MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM BUCHANAN, SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER GARCIA,CARRIED 5-0,to accept the September 13, 1999, October 4, 1999 and October 11, 1999 minutes of the Park and Recreation Committee. 2. Crime Prevention Committee 1. Minutes of January 10, 2000 CC-2000-33 MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM BUCHANAN, SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER GARCIA, CARRIED 5-0, to accept the January 10, 2000 minutes of the Crime Prevention Committee. 5B. Council Reports Mavor Matteson, reported that the census bureau will be sending out surveys to everyone and encouraged everyone to fill them out. The more accurate the count and the more people that are counted will increase the amount of money that goes to our district. He congratulated Lt. Pete Ortiz on his promotion to Captain. Mavor Pro Tem Buchanan, reported that he attended the ribbon cutting ceremony for the new business CPS. They will serve the areas of San Bernardino, Riverside, and other cities: Grand Terrace offers a great headquarter and is freeway accessible. He indicated that they offer health care products primarily to care facilities and do not sell retail. He welcomed them to the community and wished them well. He reported that the Riverside Transportation Commission is planning on doing a study on two corridors that connect with Riverside County. One corridor that they are looking at is the corridor from Moreno Valley to San Bernardino County. They could possibly look at Pigeon Pass as an alternate route which could impact Grand Terrace tremendously and indicated that he feels that Grand Terrace needs to be actively involved in the process-. Councilmember Hilkev, expressed his concern with having Pigeon Pass as an alternate route from Moreno Valley to San Bernardino County and questioned what Mayor Pro Tem Buchanan's position is. Mavor Pro Tem Buchanan, indicated that he feels that there probably won't be an acceptable way to utilize Pigeon Pass Road and feels that there will be mitigation problems. He stated that he does not want Riverside to develop without the input of Grand Terrace. Councilmember Hilkev, stated that he would be curious to see just how much of the traffic on Barton Road is passing through. He questioned if the new business, CPS, is primarily retail or wholesale. Citv ManaLrer Schwab, responded that they are predominately non-taxable sales and that we benefit by having an empty building filled with a business and that they have a lot of Council Minutes February 24, 2000 Page 3 employees that could possibly frequent our local businesses. Councilmember Hilkev, questioned the status of Rite Aid. Citv Manager Schwab, indicated that there are some problems with the funding of the construction of Rite Aid, however, the developer has brought in a site plan for a Wallgreens which is very similar to Rite Aid with some minor modifications and that it would probably have to go back through the planning process. Councilmember Hilkev, questioned when the Street Sweeping contract is up for bid. He expressed his dissatisfaction with the quality of work that they perform. Assistant Citv Manager Donlevv, responded that the contract will go out to bid in June. Councilmember Hilkev, commended the Colton High School Decathlon Team for the outstanding job they did in the County wide games. Colton High School came in 2°d out ,,of 47 teams. He indicted that he feels that the City should do something for the team. He reported that he met with Community and Economic Development Director Materassi and the group that is doing a study for the Smart Shuttle. They discussed two flexible routes and are revamping the plan to bring it back. Councilmember Garcia, congratulated staff on the two new homes that were built.from the .ground up. She reported that Council was able to tour the homes and meet the families ;that are going to purchase the homes through the housing program. She reported that the .i Art,Show hosted by the Historical and Cultural Activities Committee will be held on May 7, 2000 from'1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. She also reported that the Chamber of Commerce will be holding a ribbon cutting at a new business DKG Leather. She indicated that the AQMD will be fazing in rule 1190, however, it will only affect the new vehicles that will be added to fleets. She stated that clean fuel vehicles do not cost more than regular fuel burning vehicles. She questioned whether Comcast will be repairing the streets that they cut in order to install the fiber optics lines. Building and Safetv/Public Works Director Barham, responded that once all of the lines are pulled Comcast will go back and repair the roads. Councilmember Larkin, commended the students on all of the hard work of the Academic Decathlon Team from Colton High School. He commended the teachers, coaches and parents for their efforts as well. He feels that something should be done to recognize their accomplishments. He reported that he attended the Chamber luncheon where Tanya Cahill, Community Services Officer, was the guest speaker. She did an excellent job giving advice to business owners and homeowners. He felt that it was very interesting and enjoyable. PUBLIC HEARING Council Minutes February 24, 2000 Page 4 6A. CDBG Funding Awards for 2000-2001 Program Year Assistant Citv ManaLyer Donlevv, indicated that the City of Grand Terrace has an "Un- Programmed" balance of approximately $20,000 on account with the County. This gives a total expandable balance of approximately $57,000. Of this amount $5,500 can be allotted to Public Service Projects and the balance can be allocated to Capital Projects. With the recommended allocation, the City will retain a balance of approximately$52,000 which can be used to fund future Capital Projects. Staff is recommending that $5,000 be allocated to fund the County of San Bernardino Library for the literacy education program which funds the Grand Terrace Branch Library to be open an additional day each week. This program has been funded since 1996 and is very successful. Mayor Matteson opened discussion to the public Joan Hunsaker, 2807 Tropicana Drive, Riverside, indicated that she works for San Bernardino County Community Services Department and requested that the Council consider allocating some of the Public Service money to the Senior Nutrition Program. She stated that they anticipate providing 13,118 meals to seniors this year. Mayor Matteson returned discussion to the Council. Mavor Matteson, indicated that he feels that more money should be allocated to the Senior Nutrition Program. CC-2000-34 MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM BUCHANAN, SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER LARKIN, CARRIED 4-1-0-0 (MAYOR MATTESON VOTED NO), to approve the following funding list for the 1999-2000 CDBG funding year: 1. Grand Terrace Continuation of Literacy Education at the Grand Terrace Branch Library in the amount of$5,000. 2. Expand home delivered meals program to homebound senior citizens in the amount of$500. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 7A. Second Reading of an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Grand Terrace, California, Adding a New Chapter to the City of Grand Terrace Municipal Code Establishing a Traffic Signal Improvement Fee and a Circulation Improvement Fee CC-2000-35 MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM BUCHANAN, SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER GARCIA, CARRIED 5-0, to approve the second reading of an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Grand Terrace, California, Adding a New Chapter to the City of Grand Terrace Municipal Code Establishing a Traffic Signal Improvement Fee and a Circulation Improvement Fee s Council Minutes February 24, 2000 Page 5 NEW BUSINESS 8A. Supplemental Settlement Agreement - Booking Fees CC-2000-36 MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER LARKIN, SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER GARCIA, CARRIED 5-0, to approve the Supplemental Settlement Agreement for elimination of the February 2000 Booking Fee CPI Increase. 8B. Traffic Video Detection System: Barton/Michigan CC-2000-37 MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER GARCIA, SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER HILKEY, CARRIED 5-0, to authorize the installation of a Video Detection System at the intersection of Barton Road and Michigan Street and authorize appropriations in amounts not to exceed $15,000 from Account 16-900- 257 (Gas Tax) and $5,000 from Account 20-100-255 (Measure I) to purchase the system. CLOSED SESSION 9A. City Manager's Annual Performance Evaluation Mayor Matteson announced that the Council met in Closed Session to discuss the City Manager's Annual Performance Evaluation and that there was no reportable action taken. ORDER OF ADJOURNMENT Mayor Matteson adjourned the City Council Meeting at 9:30 p.m., until the next CRA/City Council Meeting which is scheduled to be held on Thursday, March 9, 2000 at 6:00 p.m. CITY CLERK of the-Citf of Grand Terrace 1 AXOR of& City and Terrace