Loading...
08/12/2004 CITY OF GRAND TERRACE CITY COUNCIL MINUTES REGULAR MEETING-AUGUST 12, 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 August 12, 2004, at 6:30 p.m. PRESENT: Herman Hilkey,Mayor Maryetta Ferr6,Mayor Pro Tem Lee Ann Garcia, Councilmember Bea Cortes, Councilmember Tom Schwab, City Manager Brenda Stanfill, City Clerk Jerry Glander,Building& Safety Director John Harper, City Attorney Lt..Hector Guerra, Sheriffs Department ABSENT: Don Larkin, Councilmember Steve Berry,Assistant City Manager Larry Ronnow,Finance Director Gary Koontz, Community Development Director The City Council meeting was opened with invocation by Pastor Salim Elias,Azure Hills Seventh- Day Adventist Church, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance led by Councilwoman Cortes. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS Mayor Hilkey presented Sandi AhSue with a Plaque from the City of Grand Terrace for her 19 years of service to the City of Grand Terrace and wished her well on her journey as a Kindergarten Teacher. Sandi AhSue, thanked the Council for their support over the years. She is grateful for everything that she has learned through her experiences with the City of Grand Terrace. She introduced Cathy Varela who will be the new Director of the Child Care Center. CONSENT CALENDAR Patricia Farlev. 12513 Michigan Street indicated that she made a statement at the meeting of the last Council Meeting that stated that the Community Awareness Group is a group of people that do not all agree. The minutes did not reflect that and she would like them to be corrected. Council Minutes August 12,2004 Page 2 CC-2004-81 MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM FERRE, SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER CORTES,CARRIED 4-0-1-0(COUNCILMEMBER LARKIN WAS ABSENT),to approve the following consent calendar items with the removal of item 3F: 3A. Approval of Check Registers Dated August 12, 2004 3B. Ratify 08-12-2004 CRA Action 3C. Waive Full Reading of Ordinances on Agenda 3D. Approval of 07-22-2004 Minutes with the Correction 3E. Travel Authorization for the Code Enforcement Officer to Attend the CACE Conference in south Lake Tahoe October 5-8, 2004 ITEM REMOVED FROM 3F. Resolution Supporting the Passage of Measure"I"on the November 2,2004 Ballot CC-2004-82 MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBERHILKEY,SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER CORTES,CARRIED 4-0-1-0(COUNCILMEMBER LARKIN WAS ABSENT),to approve the Resolution Supporting the Passage of Measure"I"on the November 2, 2004 Ballot. PUBLIC COMMENT Bobbie Forbes. 11850 Burns Avenue,onbehalf ofthe Chamber of Commerce she announced that they will be holding their 6`"Annual Golf Tournament that will be held on September 17"at Shandin Hills Golf Course. She also reported that the Chamber Luncheon will be held at City Hall on August 17"' and the topic will be the West Nile Virus. Everyone is encouraged to attend. ORAL REPORTS 5A. Committee Reports 1. Historical and Cultural Activities Committee A. Minutes of 07-12-2004 CC-2004-83 MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM FERRE, SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER CORTES,CARRIED 4-0-1-0(COUNCILMEMBER LARKIN WAS ABSENT), to accept the July 12,2004 Minutes of the Historical and Cultural Activities Committee. 2. Emergency Operations Committee A. Minutes of 07-06-2004 Council Minutes August 12,2004 Page 3 CC-2004-84 MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER CORTES, SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER GARCIA,CARRIED 4-0-1-0(COUNCILMEMBER LARKIN WAS ABSENT),to accept the July 6, 2004 Minutes of the Emergency Operations Committee. 3. Crime Prevention Committee A. Accept Resignation of Regular Committee Member Claire McElwee and Appoint Alternate Committee Member Patricia E. Smith as a Regular Member. CC-2004-85 MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER GARCIA,SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER CORTES,CARRIED 4-0-1-0(COUNCILMEMBER LARKIN WAS ABSENT),to accept the Resignation of Regular Committee Member Claire McElwee with regret and appoint alternate Committee Member Patricia E. Smith as a Regular Member. B. Accept Resignation of Alternate Committee Member Margaret "Peggy"Reagan CC-2004-86 MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM FERRE, SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER GARCIA,CARRIED 4-0-1-0(COUNCILMEMBER LARKIN WAS ABSENT),to accept the Resignation of Alternate Committee Member Margaret"Peggy"Reagan with regret. COUNCIL REPORTS Mavor Pro Tern Ferre.reported that she attended the League of California Cities Mayor and Councilmembers Executive Forum on July 28 - 30, 2004 along with other members of the Council. The keynote speaker was Michael Stewart and the topic was the 12 keys to public leadership. She also attended 4 sessions on small communities. For small cities to survive and prosper and to provide and create a family friendly atmosphere and environment they need to have a source of revenue and not depend on the State for any financial support. She attended online Communication and The Brown Act. All City business must be transacted in public and not be conducted by any councilmembers at a meeting other than a public meeting. E-mail and electronic communications between councilmembers is a violation of the Brown Act. They discussed in great detail serial meetings,which also violates the Brown Act. She read a passage written by Michael Stewart. She felt that it was a good conference and that she benefitted by attending. Councilmember Garcia.reported that Local Government,the Governor and the Legislature have all come together and proposition 1 A,which will be the proposition that will help local government get the steady revenue stream,will be on the November ballot. Complimented the Chamber on having a guest speaker on the West Nile Virus at their next meeting. She requested that City Manager Schwab give an update on the West Nile Virus. Council Minutes August 12,2004 Page 4 Citv Manager Schwab. indicated that he has been in contact with Vector Control and they have determined that Grand Terrace has a very low incident of Mosquitos that are flying around. Residents should contact the City with reports of stagnant water. Residents are asked to take care of green pools. The City has been active since March in treating all standing water and keeping the water moving in storm drains. Councilmember Garcia, stated that the online presentation on the Brown Act was very helpful and informative. She reminded everyone that Burts Jewelry has the Blue Mountain Jewelry and that EverReady Embroidery has City shirts,hats, and sweatshirts available for purchase. She encouraged everyone to come out to the Grand Opening of Richard Rollins Park. She thanked the City Clerk for writing the article on What's on the Agenda in the Blue Mountain Outlook. She reported that the Grand Terrace Branch library has a wish list on Amazon.com and also at Hollywood Video. Councilmember Cortes,reported that she also attended the League Conference and feels that it was very interesting. She reminded everyone that Sandi AhSue's going away dinner will be on Friday night at 6:00 p.m. at the Child Care Center. She thanked Assistant City Manager Berry for doing a good job while City Manager Schwab was out of town. Mavor Hilkev,requested that the City do something to educated the community of the West Nile Virus and to let them know that we have a low incident of mosquitos in town. He reported that last week he along with Councilmember Cortes,Assistant City Manager Berry and Code Enforcement Officer Owens took a tour of all the places in the City that staff has found standing water that is of noticeable size. The City is going to clean up the areas that we can. There are a lot of open drains in the City that are on private property that are the responsibility of the owners. He reported that Omnitrans is going to approve a new high volume bus service from Cal State San Bernardino to Loma Linda University. He reminded everyone that the grand opening of the Richard Rollins park will be held on Saturday. PUBLIC HEARING-None UNFINISHED BUSINESS -None NEW BUSINESS 8A. Appoint Voting Delegate and Alternate for League of California Cities Annual Conference CC-2004-87 MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM FERRE, SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER CORTES,CARRIED 4-0-1-0(COUNCILMEMBERLARKIN WAS ABSENT),to appoint Mayor Herman Hilkey as the Voting Delegate and Councilmember Lee Ann Garcia as the Alternate Voting Delegate for the League of California Cities Annual Council Minutes August 12,2004 Page 5 ' Conference. CLOSED SESSION -None ORDER OF ADJOURNMENT Mayor Hilkey adjourned the City Council Meeting at 7:55 p.m., until the next CRA/City Council Meeting which is scheduled to be held on Thursday, August 26, 2004 at 6:30 p.m. CITY CLERK of the Ci6 of Grand Terrace MAYOR of the City 6f Grand Terrace