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01/08/2004 V CITY OF GRAND TERRACE CITY COUNCIL MINUTES REGULAR MEETING-JANUARY 8, 2004 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 8. 2004, at 6:30 p.m. PRESENT: Lee Ann Garcia,Mayor Maryetta Ferr6,Mayor Pro Tem Herman Hilkey, Councilmember Don Larkin, Councilmember Bea Cortes, 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 John Harper, City Attorney Lt. Hector Guerra, Sheriffs Department ABSENT: None JOINT MEETING WITH THE BOARD OF THE COLTON JOINT UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT - 6:30 - 8:00 P.M. The meeting was opened with invocation by Colton Joint Unified School District Board Member, Mark Hoover, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance led by City of Grand Terrace City Manager, Tom Schwab. The City of Grand Terrace City Council and the Colton Joint Unified School District Board met to discuss the following items: 1. Richard Rollins Park at Terrace Hills Middle School 2. Year'round Education Program- Terrace View Elementary School 3. District Wide Growth and Enrollment The joint meeting was adjourned at 8:00 p.m. The City Council meeting was opened with invocation by Mayor Pro Tern Maryetta Ferr6,followed by the Pledge of Allegiance led by Councilman Don Larkin. Council Minutes January 8,2004 Page 2 SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS A. Commendation-DAP Assistant City Manager Steve Berrv,introduced Cliff and Freddie Harris that run DAP(Drug Alternative Program) and thanked them for all of their support and indicated that they are a great asset to the community. Freddie Harris, gave a brief history of their program and how it works. She reported that they have a success rate of over 50%,the national rate is only 3%. It has been quite a job for them,but if they can help just one person it is worth it. Cliff Harris,indicated that he wanted to do something to help so that other people don't have to go through what he went through. He has great pride for the community. He feels as though they get along well with the neighbors. He is very cautious with those that they accept into their program. Freddie Harris, thanked Grand Terrace for allowing them to be a part of the community. Mavor Garcia,thanked Cliff and Freddie Harris for their commitment to Grand Terrace and presented them with a Certificate of Appreciation for their continued contribution to the City of Grand Terrace Beautification Project. CONSENT CALENDAR CC-2004-01 MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER HILKEY,SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER LARKIN,CARRIED 5-0,to approve the following consent calendar items with the removal of item 3E.: 3A. Approval of Check Register Dated December 25,2003 and January 8,2004 3B. Ratify 01-08-2004 CRA Action 3C. Waive Full Reading of Ordinances on Agenda 3D. Approval of 12-11-2003 Minutes 3F. Offer of Dedication- 12030 La Cadena 3G. Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program Year 2003-2004 Re-Allocation 3H. Reject Liability Claim GTLC-03-02 (Koepp) 3I. Annual Financial Report for Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2003 ITEM REMOVED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR 3E. Authorize Staff to Execute an Agreement with Probolsky Research to Council Minutes January 8,2004 Page 3 Conduct a Community Satisfaction Survey CC-2004-02 MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER CORTES,SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER LARKIN,CARRIED 5-0,to continue authorizing staff to execute an agreement with Probolsky Research to mid-year budget discussion in February. PUBLIC COMMENT -None ORAL REPORTS 5A. Committee Reports 1. Historical and Cultural Activities Committee a. Minutes of 12-01-2003 CC-2004-03 MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER LARKIN, SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM FERRE, CARRIED 5-0, to accept the December 1, 2003 Minutes of the Historical and Cultural Activities Committee. COUNCIL REPORTS Mavor Pro Tem Ferre, attended the City Selection Committee Meeting in San Bernardino, representing the City Council. This was the meeting where they were to vote on the representative to AQMD. The two candidates were Leonard Paulitz and Dennis Yates. To be a successful candidate for this position you have to have a majority of the cities vote and a majority of the population. In December the results were that Leonard Paulitz had 8 cities and Dennis Yates had 7 cities,however Dennis Yates had the majority population. This time both candidates had 8 votes from the cities,which means they tied and Dennis Yates had the majority of the population. At this time there is not a successful candidate. Leonard Paulitz is the committee member now and will remain so until next month when they have another election. It was the consensus of the Council to place AQMD Board Candidates on the next Agenda for discussion and to invite both candidates to speak. Mavor Pro Tem Ferre,reported that Leonard Paulitz indicated that although it's a four year term he will only be serving for two years. Councilmember Larkin. thanked the Colton Joint Unified School District Board for participating in the Joint Meeting. He feels that the joint meetings are very valuable and thanked them for taking the time to meet with Council. He reported that Councilmember Cortes held a thank you luncheon for staff during the holidays and felt that it was a great Council Minutes January 8,2004 Page 4 time. He indicated that he feels that customer satisfaction surveys are great and although Grand Terrace hasn't had one, in some ways we have one every two years. Councilmember Cortes,reported that at the SANBAG Board meeting the Board ofDirectors had voted to contribute$236,000.00 to the MAGLEV preliminary engineering studies. She apologized for not being able to attend the 25th Anniversary Party for the City, her mother had surgery and it was her turn to take care of her. She thanked Councilmember Don Larkin for taking time out of his schedule to be one of the Santa's at her thank you luncheon. Mavor Garcia,reported that the Chamber of Commerce will be holding their luncheon on the third Tuesday of the Month. She also reported that the Council had a wonderful meeting with the School Board. The entire Board was able to attend and she thanked them for coming. She welcomed new Board Member Mark Hoover and his wife Lydia. She indicated that she attended the SCAG meeting and that they appreciated the action that SANBAG took relating to MAGLEV. She reported that there have been a couple of workshops held on the Regional Transportation Plan. SANBAG took action on the formal comments and she will have more to report after the next meeting of SCAG,which will be held on February 5. She wished everyone a happy new year and is looking forward to a great 2004. PUBLIC HEARING 6A. An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Grand Terrace, California, Amending Chapter 4.72 of the Grand Terrace Municipal Code and Establishing Sewer User Charges CC-2004-04 MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER CORTES,SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER HILKEY, CARRIED 5-0, to continue an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Grand Terrace, California, Amending Chapter 4.72 of the Grand Terrace Municipal Code and Establishing Sewer User Charges to the January 22, 2004 meeting. UNFINISHED BUSINESS -None NEW BUSINESS -None CLOSED SESSION A. Potential Litigation(Gerhard) CitvAttornev_ Haroer,indicated that there was no need for a Closed Session discussion at this time. _ Council Minutes January 8,2004 Page 5 ORDER OF ADJOURNMENT Mayor Garcia adjourned the City Council Meeting at 8:40 p.m., until the next CRA/City Council Meeting which is scheduled to be held on Thursday, January 22, 2004 at 6:30 p.m. CITY CLERK of the City dfGrand Terrace �W �Lc rdAjYOR of the City of Grand Terrace -