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04/08/2004 11 J CITY OF GRAND TERRACE CITY COUNCIL MINUTES REGULAR MEETING-APRIL 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 April 8, 2004, at 6:30 p.m. PRESENT: Herman Hilkey, Mayor Maryetta Ferr6, Mayor Pro Tem Lee Ann Garcia, 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 Lt. Hector Guerra, Sheriff's Department ABSENT: Gary Koontz, Community Development Director John Harper, City Attorney The City Council meeting was opened with invocationby Councilwoman Lee Ann Garcia,followed by the Pledge of Allegiance led by Councilman Don Larkin. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS A. Arrowhead United Way Doug Rowand,Arrowhead United Way,presented the City with a Campaign Spirit Award. He indicated that a large number of the employees of the City participate in the Campaign and they want to thank them for their support. B. Proclamation- CDBG Week,April 12-18, 2004 Mayor Hilkey read a Proclamation proclaiming April 12-18, 2004 as National Community Development Week in the City of Grand Terrace and urge all citizens to join us in recognizing the Community Development Program and the importance it serves to our community. C. Proclamation-National Victims Week, April 18-24, 2004 Council Minutes April 8,2004 Page 2 Mayor Pro Tern Ferre read a Proclamation proclaiming April 18 -April 24,2004 as National Victims Week in the City of Grand Terrace. Lt.Guerra,San Bernardino County Sheriff s Department,introduced Kathy Gray,the new Sheriff's Service Specialist, to the Council. CONSENT CALENDAR CC-2004-37 MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER LARKIN, SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM FERRE, CARRIED 5-0, to approve the following consent calendar items: 3A. Approval of Check Register Dated March 25, 2004 and April 8, 2004 3B. Ratify 04-08-2004 CRA Action 3C. Waive Full Reading of Ordinances on Agenda 3D. Approval of 03-11-2004 Minutes 3E. Granting of$5,000 from the General Fund Reserve Account 10-028-20 to the Foundation of Grand Terrace 3F. Notice of completion of the Crossgutters and Spandrels Project 3G. Insurance Reimbursement to Beautification Fund PUBLIC COMMENT Virginia Harford. 11825 Arliss Way, she indicated that she has lived in Grand Terrace for 38 years and has watched the Council like a hawk. She expressed her concern with the recent actions of the Council. ORAL REPORTS 5A. Committee Reports 1. Crime Prevention Committee A. Minutes of 02-09-2004 and 03-08-2004 CC-2004-38 MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM FERRE, SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER GARCIA, CARRIED 5-0, to accept the February 9, 2004 and March 8, 2004 Minutes of the Crime Prevention Committee. 2. Historical and Cultural Activities Committee A. Minutes of 03-01-2004 CC-2004-39 MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER CORTES,SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER LARKIN,CARRIED 5-0,to accept the March 1,2004 Minutes of the Historical and Council Minutes April 8,2004 Page 3 Cultural Activities Committee. COUNCIL REPORTS Councilmember Larkin, thanked Grand Terrace staff for their support of the Arrowhead United Way. He reported that Councilwoman Bea Cortes was recognized as a Citizen of Achievement by the San Bernardino League of Woman Voters and congratulated her. He wished everyone a Happy Easter. Mavor Pro Tem Ferr6,reported that she attended the City/County Conference,along with the rest of the Council,on March 25 and 26. One of the topics that was discussed was"How can we do a better j ob at getting our message to Sacramento'and the other topic was"From the ports of L.A. to the Inland Empire - More Trucks and Trains without the Pain." She requested an update on the incident that took place on April 2, 2004. Assistant Citv Manager Berrv, responded that an accident caused power outages in Loma Linda, parts of Grand Terrace and parts of Colton. Barton Road had to be blocked off. Edison worked all day to get the electricity back up. Traffic was flowing at approximately 4:45 p.m. Everyone did a tremendous job. Mavor Pro Tern Ferr6, indicated that she feels that it was very visible the amount of traffic that goes from the freeway through Grand Terrace to Loma Linda. She requested a progress report on the project on the corner of Mt. Vernon, Grand Terrace Road and Canal. Assistant Citv Manager Berrv, responded that the project is moving along very smoothly. It is going to be beautiful once the project is completed. It should be complete in about two months. Councilmember Garcia,reported that on April 1,2004 at the SCAG meeting they passed the Regional Transportation Plan and now they are in the stages of waiting and seeing what happens with the State Budget to determine whether the monies that were put into the Transportation Plan are going to be there and if some of the funding is not going to be there then we will have to go through an amendment process on the Transportation. She attended the City/County Conference and there were many presentations specifically related to Measure I. She reported that the Art Show will be held on May 2, 2004 from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. She thanked staff for all of the cleaning going on throughout the Community. She requested a report on the Snow Day that was held at the Grand Terrace Child Care Center. Assistant Citv Manager Berrv,reported that the Child Care had a Snow Day that was made possible by a fund raiser. There is a video on GTTV Channel 3. ICTN, the L.A. Time and the Sun all came out. The Center got a lot of good press. Council Minutes April 8,2004 Page 4 Mavor Garcia,wished everyone a Happy Easter. Councilmember Cortes,reported that on April 1,2004 she and City Manager Schwab along with Lt. Guerra attended the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department Exceptional Service Award Ceremony. There they honored citizens and Department Personnel for extraordinary services to the Community. She reported that one of our Deputies received an award, Deputy Robert Perez and received a sheriff s medal for life saving. Lt. Guerra. San Bernardino County Sheriffs Department, indicated that the award that Deputy Perez received was for life saving. He responded to a suicidal subj ect call in the City of Grand Terrace and through his efforts he was able to talk the individual out of shooting himself with a shotgun and eventually turning it over to Deputy Perez and he was able to talk to the individual and transport him to County Behavioral help so that he could receive proper treatment. It is not everyday that they are able to prevent someone from harming themselves and Deputy Perez with his experience was able to handle that incident in a calm fashion. Councilmember Cortes, wished everyone a Happy Easter. Mavor Hilkev, reported that the City bought a piece of property that has long been an eye sore by Terrace View Elementary. Starbucks will soon have their green umbrellas up. Omnitrans has a sub-contractor to take care of the route in Grand Terrace. Omnitrans voted to renew that contract so we will have the same drivers and same buses continuing on. He expressed his concern with the City being prepared in the event of an emergency. He would like staff to take a serious look at our preparedness in the event of an emergency. He reported that coyotes are out and active and that residents should be aware. PUBLIC HEARING-None UNFINISHED BUSINESS A. Second Reading of an Ordinance of the City of Grand Terrace California,Amending Title 8, the Grand Terrace Health and Safety Code by Revising Chapter 8.04, Nuisance Abatement; Amending Title 18, The Grand Terrace Zoning Code by Adding to Chapter 18.06, Definitions, A New Definition of Recreation Vehicles (RV's), By Adding to Chapter 18.60; Off-Street Parking, A New Section on Recreational Vehicle Parking; and by Revising Chapter 18.73, General Regulations and Exceptions; and Amending Title 4, Comprehensive Fee Schedules, Fines and Taxes,by Adding a New Chapter 4.105,Recreational Vehicle Parking and Storage Fines CC-2004-40 MOTIONBY COUNCILMEMBER CORTES,SECOND BY COUNCILMEM 3ER LARKIN, CARRIED 5-0, to approve the Second Reading of an Ordinance of the Council Minutes April 8,2004 Page 5 City of Grand Terrace California, Amending Title 8,the Grand Terrace Health and Safety Code by Revising Chapter 8.04, Nuisance Abatement; Amending Title 18, The Grand Terrace Zoning Code by Adding to Chapter 18.06, Definitions, A New Definition of Recreation Vehicles (RV's), By Adding to Chapter 18.60; Off-Street Parking,A New Section on Recreational Vehicle Parking; and by Revising Chapter 18.73,General Regulations and Exceptions; and Amending Title 4,Comprehensive Fee Schedules, Fines and Taxes, by Adding a New Chapter 4.105, Recreational Vehicle Parking and Storage Fines NEW BUSINESS -None CLOSED SESSION -None ORDER OF ADJOURNMENT Mayor Hilkey adjourned the City Council Meeting at 7:00 p.m., until the next CRA/City Council Meeting which is scheduled to be held on Thursday, April 22, 2004 at 6:30 p.m. CITY CLERK of the CiVof Grand Terrace MAYOR of the C�of Grand Terrace