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09/12/2002 CITY OF GRAND TERRACE CITY COUNCIL MINUTES REGULAR MEETING- SEPTEMBER 12.2002 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 September 12, 2002, at 6:00 p.m. PRESENT: Dan Buchanan, Mayor Herman Hilkey, Councilmember Don Larkin, Councilmember Maryetta Ferr6, Councilmember Tom Schwab, City Manager Brenda Stanfill, City Clerk Steve Berry, Assistant City Manager Larry Ronnow, Finance Director Jerry Glander,Building& Safety Director Gary Koontz, Community Development Director Lt. Hector Guerra, Sheriff s Department ABSENT: Lee Ann Garcia, Mayor Pro Tem John Harper, City Attorney The meeting was opened with invocation by Councilman Don Larkin, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance led by Councilwoman Maryetta Ferr6. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS None CONSENT CALENDAR CC-2002-77 MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER FERRE, SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER LARKIN, CARRIED 3-0-2-0 (MAYOR PRO TEM GARCIA AND COUNCILMEMBER HILKEY WERE ABSENT), to approve the following consent calendar items: 3A. Approval of Check Register Dated September 12, 2002 & September 13, 2002 3B. Ratify 09-12-2002 CRA Action 3C. Waive Full Reading of Ordinances on Agenda 3D. Approval of 08-22-2002 Minutes 3E. COPS Grant Expenditure Council Minutes September 12,2002 Page 2 3F. Amended Lien Agreement-21797 Vivienda Avenue 3G. Appropriation and Resolution- Cost of Living Adjustment 3H. City Manager Attendance at the Annual International City/County Management Association(ICMA)Conference in Philadelphia,September 29 - October 2, 2002 3I. Vacation of Offer of Dedication-Parcel Map No. 14685 3J. Award Contract for Design of Traffic Signals -DeBerry and Mt. Vernon 3K. LFT Article 3 Claim for the Bicycle and Pedestrian Staging Areas PUBLIC COMMENT William Boiett. 22485 Arliss, expressed concern with the RV Parking regulations. Citv Manager Schwab. indicated that the Council will be discussing the RV Parking Ordinance at the meeting on September 26th. ORAL REPORTS 5A. Committee Reports 1. Crime Prevention Committee a. Minutes of July 8, 2002 CC-2002-78 MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER LARKIN,SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER FERRE, CARRIED 4-0-1-0 (MAYOR PRO TEM GARCIA WAS ABSENT), to accept the Crime Prevention Committee Minutes of July 8, 2002. COUNCIL REPORTS Mavor Buchanan. announced that there will be a free concert in the park on September 24 at Pico Park. The Halloween Haunt will be on October 31 at Pico Park. The Republican Women's Club will be holding an Ice Cream Social on September 18. Councilmember Hilkev, indicated that the Soccer Club will be participating in the Rollins Park renovation project. The Board has agreed to contribute $5,000 this year and strongly recommend that all future Boards do the same. They are also going to apply for a grant to help the soccer club. He indicated that residents have complained about the sound quality of the City Council meetings on channel 3 and asked staff to look into correcting the problem. He commended staff on the new Bicycle staging areas. Councilmember Larkin. announced that the Republican Women's Club Ice Cream social is on September 18 and encouraged everyone to participate. He indicated that the Council's Council Minutes September 12,2002 Page 3 intent is to be responsive to the residents and he is pleased to have the opportunity to get the residents input on the RV Parking issues.He congratulated Dennis Byas, Superintendent of the Colton School District,who will receive an award at the African American Achievement Dinner scheduled for tomorrow. September 11"'is an opportunity to reflect on the tragedy as well as a reminder to look at our Emergency Operations Plan. He asked if there are plans to update the Remembrance Video that the City put together. Assistant Citv Manager Berrv, indicated that he would try to get an updated list. Councilmember Ferr6. indicated that she attended a very nice 9-11 memorial service at Grand View Baptist Church. She is on the Board of Directors for the Inland Empire Economic Partnership (IEEP) which recommended that cities withdraw from Southern California Association of Government(SCAG). She indicated that this was an attempt to be recognized as a regional body and a resolution is being worked on. She congratulated Dennis Byas on his award at the African American Achievement Dinner. PUBLIC HEARING 6A. An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Grand Terrace, California, Amending Grand Terrace Municipal Code,Chapter 10.08,Establishing Speed Limits for Various Streets in the City of Grand Terrace Mayor Buchanan opened discussion to the public,there being none,he returned discussion to•the Council. CC-2002-79 MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBERHILKEY,SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER LARKIN, CARRIED 4-0-1-0 (MAYOR PRO TEM GARCIA WAS ABSENT), to approve the first reading of an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Grand Terrace Amending Grand Terrace Municipal Code, Chapter 10.08, Establishing Speed Limits for Various Streets in the City of Grand Terrace. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 7A. Second Reading of an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Grand Terrace Amending the Redevelopment Plan, Revised Grand Terrace Community Redevelopment Project CC-2002-80 MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER HILKEY,SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER FERRE, CARRIED 4-0-1-0 (MAYOR PRO TEM GARCIA WAS ABSENT), to approve the Second Reading of an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Grand Terrace Amending the Redevelopment Plan, Revised Grand Terrace Community Redevelopment Project. Council Minutes September 12,2002 Page 4 7B. Traffic Situation on the Corner of Brentwood and Thames CC-2002-81 MOTIONBY COUNCILMEMBERHILKEY,SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER FERRE, CARRIED 4-0-1-0 (MAYOR PRO TEM GARCIA WAS ABSENT), to authorize staff to add 40 ft. of red striping to the east of the now existing red striping adjacent to the crosswalk; add 62 ft. of red striping to the NE corner of Thames and Brentwood(currently there is no striping);add 15 ft.of red striping to the NW corner of Thames and Brentwood (currently there is some striping on this corner); adding a crosswalk at the intersection of Thames and Brentwood; adding a sign stating"NO STOPPING IN THE INTERSECTION"to be located on Brentwood 15 ft. west of the STOP sign. NEW BUSINESS 8A. Emergency Operations Committee (EOC)Update Assistant Citv Manager Berrv.reported that in the past year and a half the EOGmembership shrank from six members and one city liaison to three members and two city liaisons. A few of the members moved out of town and one recently died. The EOC is in a membership search and there are three prospective members. The EOC has requested various emergency personnel to join the committee and participate in training the members and city staff. Although this recruitment effort was not successful it did shift the energy of the committee to seek training opportunities out in the field. For the next 6 months, the EOC will be in a training mode. The next scheduled EOC meeting is to be held September 10'at the Grand Terrace Fire Station. Captain Lansing has invited San Bernardino County EOC administrators to train the committee on the larger EOC emergency plan in addition to the local fire station's emergency program. Future training locations are to include Riverside Highland Water,Southern California Edison,California Aqueduct,and Loma Linda Hospital among others. Once this training is complete,the committee expects to hold local training sessions with city staff, interested residents, and city council. He indicated that city staff is now using the Nextel phones,which will help with communication in an emergency. Councilmember Ferr6. encouraged staff to work closely with the schools. Councilmember Larkin,expressed concern that the committee is having difficulty recruiting emergency personnel as members. Councilmember Hilkev. felt that training is the key and staff is headed in the right direction. 8B. Contract with Grand Terrace Chamber of Commerce to Develop and Maintain a Community Calendar _ Council Minutes September 12,2002 Page 5 CC-2002-82 MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBERH LKEY,SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER FERRE, CARRIED 4-0-1-0 (MAYOR PRO TEM GARCIA WAS ABSENT), to approve an agreement between the City of Grand Terrace and the Grand Terrace Chamber of Commerce to develop and maintain a Grand Terrace Community Calendar. CLOSED SESSION-None ORDER OF ADJOURNMENT Mayor Buchanan adj ourned the City Council Meeting at 7:3 0 p.m.,until the next CRA/City Council Meeting which is scheduled to be held on Thursday, September 26, 2002 at 6:00 p.m.. CITY CLERK of the Cij of Grand Terrace MAYOR of the City of Grand Terrace