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02/08/2001 CITY OF GRAND TERRACE. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES REGULAR MEETING -FEBRUARY 8,2001 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 8, 2001, at 6:00 p.m. PRESENT: Dan Buchanan,Mayor Lee Ann Garcia, Mayor Pro Tem Herman Hilkey, Councilmember Don Larkin, Councilmember Maryetta Ferr6, Councilmember Tom Schwab, City Manager John Donlevy, Assistant City Manager Brenda Stanfill, City Clerk Larry Ronnow, Finance Director Patrizia Materassi, Community and Economic Development Director Virgil Barham, Building & Safety Director Captain Oscar Gomez, Sheriff's Department ABSENT: John Harper, City Attorney The meeting was opened with invocation by Councilmember Herman Hilkey,followed by the Pledge of Allegiance led by Mayor Pro Tem.Lee Ann Garcia. CONDUCT INTERVIEWS AND MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION The City Council interviewed the following list of applicants to be appointed to the Planning Commission: John Hagy Deborah Romo Norman Simpson Brian Whitley CC-2001-13 MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER HILKEY, SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM GARCIA, CARRIED 5-0,to appoint Brian Whitley to the Planning Commission to fill an unexpired term scheduled to expire on June 30, 2002. ITEM TO ADD TO THE AGENDA Council Minutes February 8,2001 Page 2 CC-2001-14 MOTION BY COUNCILMEM 3ER HILKEY, SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM GARCIA, CARRIED 5-0, to add a Closed Session Item as 9A. Potential Litigation Spring Mountain Ranch Specific Plan to the Agenda. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS 2A. Proclamation -Daffodil Days Month, March 2001 Councilmember Larkin read a Proclamation proclaiming March 2001 as Daffodil Days Month in the City of Grand Terrace to show support of the American Cancer Society's efforts during their annual Daffodil Days Campaign. Jackie O'Rouke, Volunteer of the American Cancer Society, accepted the proclamation on behalf of the American Cancer Society and thanked the Council and City for their support. ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR 3H. Lease Agreement with AT&T Wireless Services,Inc. for the Lease of Property and the Installation of a Wireless Telecommunication Antenna, Stealth Designed into a Flagpole CC-2001-15 MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER HILKEY, SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM GARCIA, CARRIED 5-0, to approve a Lease Agreement with AT&T Wireless Services, Inc. for the Lease of Property and the Installation of a Wireless Telecommunication Antenna, Stealth Designed into a Flagpole with the understanding that if the 8 foot space between the restroom and equipment room becomes a problem it will be used as a storage area for the Grand Terrace Soccer Club and to authorize the Mayor to sign the document. CONSENT CALENDAR CC-2001-16 MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER HILKEY, SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM GARCIA, CARRIED 5-0, to approve the following remaining consent calendar items: 3A. Approval of Check Register No. C0103 3B. Ratify 02-08-01 CRA Action 3C. Waive Full Reading of Ordinances on Agenda 3D. Approval of 01-25-2001 Minutes 3E. Resolution Delegating the City Manager Authority to Execute a Master .Banking Agreement and Other Necessary Banking Documents and Accounts 3F. Combined Cash Investments Treasury Report for Quarter Ended December Council Minutes February 8,2001 Page 3 31, 2000 3G. 2001 Redlands Bicycle Classic 3I. Travel Authorization-Playground Safety Inspector Certification Course and Exam/Appropriate$654.00 to 10-180-270 3J. Conference Travel: Finance Director 3K. Conference Travel Director of Community and Economic Development: CALED's 21S`Annual Economic Development Conference NEW BUSINESS 8A. Request for Reconsideration of Ballfield Lighting Restrictions During Stage III Energy Alerts CC-2001-17 MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER HII.KEY,SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER FERRE, CARRIED 5-0, to reconsider ballfield lighting restrictions during stage III Energy Alerts and to allow modified ballfield lighting during a stage three alert, however,in the event when there are rolling active blackouts in Southern California ballfield lighting will not be allowed. PUBLIC COMMENT Bruce Cash, 1905 Business Center Drive, San Bernardino, Economic Development Chairman for the City of Rialto Chamber of Commerce,invited Council to participate in the Joint Legislative Committee Forum on February 22,2001 at 8:30 a.m. at the Rialto City Hall hosted by the Rialto Chamber of Commerce. The speakers will be representatives from the Alameda Corridor East and members of SANBAG. ORAL REPORTS 5A. Committee Reports 1. Historical and Cultural Activities Committee a. Minutes of January 8, 2001 CC-2001-18 MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER HILKEY,SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER FERRE,CARRIED 5-0,to accept the January 8,2001 Minutes of the Historical and Cultural Activities Committee. COUNCIL REPORTS Mavor Buchanan,congratulated Deirdre Bennett,the new Mayor of the City of Colton. He expressed his satisfaction with the continuing improved relationship with the City of Colton. Council Minutes February 8,2001 Page 4 He indicated that he and Assistant City Manager Donlevy had a very productive meeting with representatives from the City of Colton regarding waste water treatment issues and that they are exploring possibilities for cleaning up a lot of the historical problems with the agreements between Grand Terrace and Colton regarding the treatment of waste water. Their Public Utility Director, Tom Clark has a wonderful approach and attitude with the issues and believes that sometime in April Council will be presented with some progress reports and options regarding these issues and should be very positive for the City. He attended the dedication luncheon of the new Federal Court Building in Riverside,which has been named and dedicated in honor of Congressman George Brown,Jr. He reported that on February 10, 2001 there will be a ribbon cutting ceremony for New to You and Orbit Embroidery,hosted by the Chamber of Commerce. Mavor Pro Tem Garcia, wished everyone a Happy Valentines Day. She indicated that internet access is an issue and requested that an update be given at the next Council Meeting. She expressed her dissatisfaction in the Cable Company for not handling this situation properly. She indicated that the Blue Mountain Outlook is getting better and better. She thanked Tanya Cahill,SSSO for getting the word out on the upcoming Grand Terrace Days event that will be held on June 2, 2001. She reported that Citizen Patrol is looking for volunteers and anyone that is interested should contact Tanya Cahill, SSSO. She also reported that the Chamber of Commerce has Board positions open. The Annual Art Show, hosted by the Historical and Cultural Activities Committee, will be held on May 6, 2001. Councilmember Hilkev, indicated that the new Polynesian Bakery in town is a real plus to the community. He reported that there is a water bottle company next door to the bakery. Omnitrans did a survey and their ridership acceptance and ridership approval were very high and recognition of the term Omnitrans by non-riders is low. This fall Omnitrans is planning on having a small shuttle that comes through Grand Terrace to Loma Linda and the hospital. There is a disagreement with Omnitrans on what was planned two years ago and what is actually going to happen and he will inform Council on the outcome. He indicated that there is a search system that he has that searches information on Grand Terrace and it showed that median house prices rose 15.2%nation-wide an increase of 6.2%. It also showed the top ten cities and communities with the highest gain the following are the top ten: Sausalito,Wood Side,Morongo, Grand Terrace,Nevada City,Patterson,Del Mar,Artesia, Scotts Valley and Cupertino. In the month of November, Grand Terrace had the highest increase in per house value state-wide. SANBAG put together an Ad-hoc Committee for the Alameda Corridor to address the west end of San Bernardino and they will be focusing on how to more aggressively get the Alameda Corridor into Colton and San Bernardino. SANBAG approved the improvements at the intersection of Main and Iowa to fund their portion of the improvement. SANBAG is refinancing a 60 million dollar bond which will result in a 3% savings. They also sold an 85 million dollar bond and because of the market it came back as an 88 million dollar benefit. He was appointed to the Administrative Committee on SANBAG and he will be appointed to the Major Projects Committee as well. Council Minutes February 8,2001 Page 5 Councilmember Larkin, indicated that the Council will be holding a workshop on budget, Spring Mountain Ranch and Goal Setting. He indicated that he would like to see staff present their ideas on items to focus on as well as Council to present their ideas and to come up with a priority list. Councilmember Ferre, reported that she attended the Inland Empire Economic Partnership Board of Directors Meeting and the speaker was Lee Harrington, Economic Development Chairman for Los Angeles and he talked on the 60 Mile Study that was done and as a result the long range plan for Los Angeles needed to be revisited. A Critical Infrastructure Council was formed due to the concern for the neighborhoods in Los Angeles. She gave an overview of his presentation. She indicated that she enjoyed his presentation. PUBLIC HEARING-None UNFINISHED BUSINESS -None NEW BUSINESS 8B. Neighborhood Traffic Management and Calming Program: Policy and Procedures It was the consensus of the Council to bring the Neighborhood Traffic Management and Calming Program: Policy and Procedures back to the Council the second meeting in March with the inclusion of the modification that Council requested. CLOSED SESSION 9A. Potential Litigation Spring Mountain Ranch Specific Plan CC-2001-19 MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER HILKEY,SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER LARKIN, CARRIED 5-0, to appropriate $10,000 from the General Fund to hire a Consultant. ORDER OF ADJOURNMENT Mayor Buchanan adjourned the City Council Meeting at 10:15 p.m., until the next CRA/City Council Meeting which is scheduled to be held on Tuesday,February 27, 2001 at 6:00 p.m. CITY CLERK of the Cieof Grand Terrace MAYOR of the City of Grand Terrace