01/28/2014 CITY OF GRAND TERRACE
CITY COUNCIL
- MINUTES • JANUARY 28, 2014
Council Chambers Regular Meeting 6:00 PM
Grand Terrace Civic Center • 22795 Barton Road
CALL TO ORDER
Convene City Council and City Council as the Successor Agency to the Community Redevelopment
Agency.
Invocation - Pastor Andy McRae, Azure Hills Seventh -Day Adventist
Pledge of Allegiance - Led by Council Member Jackie Mitchell
Attendee Name Title Status Arrived
Walt Stanckiewitz Mayor_ A 4 Present
Darcy_McNaboe Council Member Present
Jackie Mitchell Council Member i Present I
Sylyia Robles Council Member { Present
Betsy Adams _ City Manager Present I
Ken Henderson 1 Interim City Manager - + Present
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Char Sherwood _ _ Intermin City Clerk _._ _-_ _ _ Present
Sandra Molina Interim Community^Development tDDirector I _Present
Cynthia Fortune Finance Manager ! Present
Donny Mahoney San Bernardino County Sherff's Department �; Present
Mari Montes i Secretary j Present
1. ITEMS TO DELETE - NONE
2. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
A. Special Presentation to out-going City Manager Betsy Adams
Mayor Walt Stanckiewitz introduced Interim City Manager Ken Henderson.
Special recognition was given to out-going City Manager, Betsy Adams. Presentations were made by
Congressman Miller's office, Assemblymember Brown's office and Supervisor Ramos' office.
Mayor Walt Stanckiewitz presented Ms. Adams with a plaque and a bouquet of flowers. He thanked her
for all of her service, and she said she has been a great mentor, and the City will miss her. Each of the
Council Members, and the City Attorney echoed his sentiments, wishing her the very best in her new
endeavors.
B. Updates for Legislative Representatives (Federal, State & County)
Congressman Miller's representative, Sarah Benoit, told the City Council that a meeting will be held on
February 8, 2014, in the Loma Linda Community Room. She said that the meeting is for free tax
information and preparation services.
Jon Gaede, representative for Assemblymember Brown, said a free E-file tax preparation class would be
held at the Fontana Veterans Resource Center, on March 15, 2014. He said that Assemblymember
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Brown would be having her second annual Open House soon. Mayor Walt Stanckiewitz mentioned that
( Mr. Gaede would be attending the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, as a photographer.
3. CONSENT CALENDAR
Items A,B,D and E were approved unanimously.
RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS] j
MOVER: Darcy'McNaboe, Council Member
j SECONDER: Jackie Mitchell, Council Member
AYES: Walt Stanckiewitz, Darcy McNaboe, Jackie Mitchell, Sylvia Robles
A. Waive Full Reading of Ordinances on Agenda
B. Approval of Minutes—Regular Meeting—01/14/2014
C. Award Landscape Maintenance Services Agreement
D. Approval of Notice of Completion for DeBerry Street Pavement Rehabilitation Project
E. Adoption of Resolutions Updating Bank and Investment Account Signature Authority
F. Approval of Check Register No. 01-28-2014
3. (Con't) ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR
C. Landscape Maintenance Services Aareement
-3 Council Member Darcy McNaboe requested Item C be pulled from the consent calendar, for further
discussion. She asked how much the City is paying for the agreement. Management Analyst, Matt Wirz
said the agreement is$10,000 less, at $43,560/year.
Council Member Jackie Mitchell inquired about broken sprinker heads. Mr. Wirz said that when they are
reported, staff checks them and repairs them.
On a motion of Council Member Darcy McNaboe, seconded by Council Member Sylvia Robles, and
carried with a unanimous vote, the City Council approved Item C from the consent calendar.
F. Check Reaister No. 01-28-2014
Council Member Darcy McNaboe requested Item F be removed from the consent calendar for discussion.
She asked the Finance Director, Cynthia Fortune, what the acronym CMSFO stood for. The Finance
Director stated it stood for California Municipal Society of Finance Officers.
On a motion of Council Member Darcy McNaboe, seconded by Council Member Sylvia Robles, and
carried with a unanimous vote, the City Council approved Item F of the Consent Calendar.
4. PUBLIC COMMENT
Karen Houck, Grand Terrace, spoke to the City Council about what she says is over crowding of students
in the High School science labs.
Bobbie Forbes, Grand Terrace, said there were possibly some burglars in her neighborhood and the
Sheriff is looking into it. She thanked the Sheriff today for acting quickly. She also said that cats are
being poisoned.
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Jeffrey McConnell, Grand Terrace, said filling the position for the new Council Member should be made
by appointment.
5. COUNCIL REPORTS
Council Member Jackie Mitchell welcomed Ken Henderson as the new Interim City Manager. She said
that she knows that Bernardo Sandoval had a passion and love of his City Council seat.
Council Member Sylvia Robles reported on a meeting she attended through the League of California
Cities Housing and Community Development Committee.
Council Member Darcy McNaboe talked about having infrastructure for storm structures. She said the
repairs to the Barton Road Bridge are completed, although the bridge will ultimately comedown, the
repairs were needed in the interim because the bridge had become dangerous to drive across. She
stressed that the City uses an adopted budget every year, and it must be balanced by law so the City
must live within its means. She suggested the citizens attend the mid year budget review and ask
questions.
Mayor Walt Stanckiewitz stated that Law Enforcement has been very busy. He said that in a recent
enforcement sweep, 26 offenders were arrested. Lieutenant Mahoney reported to the City Council the law
enforcement statistics, and he said that the probation sweep was successful and positive. Mayor Walt
Stanckiewitz also reported a blood drive will be held on February 17, 2014, from 12:00 noon until 5:00
p.m. at Wilden Pump.
6. PUBLIC HEARINGS
A. 2013-2021 Housing Element (General Plan Amendment 13-01)
Interim Community Development Director Sandra Molina presented a staff report. She said that HCD
(Housing and Community Development) identified some areas in which the housing element was not
compliant. She said the Planning Commission adopted a resolution recommending the City Council
adopt the housing element.
Council Member Sylvia Robles said the needs should be known at the SCAG level.
Council Member Darcy McNaboe asked if the Crest apartment building currently participates in the
program.
Ms. Molina said that she was not sure, but will find out is Section 8 funds are being used there.
Council Member Darcy McNaboe asked if there is a process an apartment building complex goes
through to receive Section 8 funding.
Mayor Walt Stanckiewitz said it has been reported that 6 homeless people were identified, and he wanted
to know if there really are homeless in the community.
Ms. Molina said that according to the census there are.
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RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
.. MOVER: Darcy McNaboe, Council Member
SECONDER: Jackie Mitchell, Council Member
AYES: Walt Stanckiewitz, Darcy McNaboe, Jackie Mitchell, Sylvia Robles
7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
A. Approval of Revised Fraud Prevention & Detection Policy
Finance Director Cynthia Fortune, presented a staff report to the Council. She said the requested
revisions to the Fraud Prevention and Detection Policy have been added. If the City Manager were being
investigated the City Council would be notified at the beginning and ending of the investigation.
RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Darcy McNaboe, Council Member
SECONDER: Sylvia Robles, Council Member
AYES: Walt Stanckiewitz, Darcy McNaboe, Jackie Mitchell, Sylvia Robles
8. NEW BUSINESS
A. Council Selection of Alternative to Fill City Council Vacancy
Interim City Manager, Ken Henderson, said thank you to the City Council and employees for sending the
'J flowers and card to his mother's funeral services.
He also said that he wanted the community to know that he echoes the Councils comments regarding
Betsy Adams. He said that she was working with him side by side, to make the transition, and he said a
model for City Manager transition has been established by Grand Terrace in this instance.
Interim City Manager Henderson, presented a staff report to the Council explaining the alternatives for
filling a City Council vacancy.
The City Council directed staff to accept applications to fill the vacancy by appointment. The deadline for
accepting applications would be February 5, 2014. The Council requested they be given a list of
questions for the candidate interviews, before the meeting on February 11, 2014.
RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Walt Stanckiewitz, Mayor
SECONDER: Jackie Mitchell, Council Member
AYES: Walt Stanckiewitz, Darcy McNaboe, Jackie Mitchell, Sylvia Robles
9. CLOSED SESSION - NONE
ADJOURN
Mayor Walt Stanckiewitz adjourned the meeting in memory of Interim City Manager, Ken Henderson's
mother, Anna M. Henderson.
The Next Regular City Council Meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 11, 2014 at 6:00 PM.
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