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03/12/20130 `1 7� CITY OF GRAND TERRACE CITY COUNCIL MINUTES • MARCH 12, 2013 Council Chambers Regular Meeting 6:00 PM Grand Terrace Civic Center a 22795 Barton Road 1. 2. CALL TO ORDER Convene City Council and City Council as the Successor Agency to the Community Redevelopment Agency Invocation - Led by Pastor Andy McRae, Azure Hills Seventh-Day Adventist Church Pledge of Allegiance - Led by JoAnn Johnson Attendee Name Title Status Arrived Walt Stanckiewitz Mayor Present _Bernardo Sandoval McNaboe Mayor Pro Tern Council Member Present Present _Darcy Jackie_ Mitchell Council Member Present Sylvia Robles Council Member Present Betsy Adams Richard Shields City Manager Community Development Director Present Present _ _Tracey Martinez Sandra Molina City Cleric _ Present Deputy Community_Development Director Department Present Elam Present _Steve Cynthia Fortune _Finance Finance Manager Present Richard Adams City Attorney Present Manny Mendoza San Bernardino County Sheriffs Department Ed Finneran San Bernardino County Sheriffs Department Rick McClintock San Bernardino County Fire Department Present Present Present ITEMS TO DELETE SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS A, Certificate of Appreciation - Leah Seay - Girl Scout Gold Award The Mayor presented Leah Seay with a certificate of appreciation for the project she completed at the Grand Terrace Child Care Center to earn her Girl Scout Gold Award, Cathy Varela, Director Grand Terrace Child Care Center Gave an overview of the project that Leah completed at the child care center and congratulated her on her accomplishments. City of Grand Terrace Page 1 Updated 41412013 11:52 AM Minutes Grand Terrace City Council March 12, 2013 3. CONSENT CALENDAR RESULT: MOVER: SECONDER: AYES., APPROVED [UNANIMOUS] Bernardo Sandoval, Mayor Pro Tem Darcy McNaboe, Council Member Stanckiewitz, Sandoval, McNaboe, Mitchell, Robles Waive Full Reading of Full Ordinances on Agenda Approval of Minutes - Special Meeting - 02/23/2013 Approval of Minutes - Regular Meeting - 02/26/2013 ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR Approval of Check Register No.. 03-12-2013 RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Bernardo Sandoval, Mayor Pro Tern SECONDER: Darcy McNaboe, Council Member AYES: Stanckiewitz, Sandoval, McNaboe, Mitchell, Robles C. Approval of Minutes - Regular Meeting - 02/12/2013 r ~- RESULT: ACCEPTED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Sylvia Robles, Council Member SECONDER: Darcy McNaboe, Council Member AYES: Stanckiewitz, Sandoval, McNaboe, Mitchell, Robles 4. PUBLIC COMMENT Gregory Young Thanked City Staff for their assistance with the first mobile office day in Grand Terrace. He reminded the community that on the second Monday of each month Congressman Miller will have a representative for the mobile office available at City Hall. He announced that they are bolding their tax day preparation event next Tuesday at the Senior Center in San Bernardino. 5. COUNCIL REPORTS Council Member Jackie Mitchell Reported that the Grand Terrace Little League Opening Ceremonies will be held this upcoming weekend and encouraged everyone to come out and enjoy the festivities. She wished everyone a Happy St - Patrick's Day. Council Member Sylvia Robles Gave an update on the Grand Terrace Woman's Club and some of the projects they are working on. She reported that she participated in the Blue Mountain Hike. It is an amenity that is so precious and feels that the City needs to have a Parks and Recreation and Trails Committee that can focus on Blue City of Grand Terrace Page 2 Updated 41412013 11:52 AM Minutes Grand Terrace City Council March 12, 2013 Mountain and parks. Reported that California Pizza Kitchen raised $75,000.00 for the families that were affected by the Darner man -hunt, and that fundraisers continue to take place for these families. Council Member Darcy McNaboe Had the pleasure of attending the Reading Across America at Terrace View Elementary School. She was amazed at all the children sitting there enthusiastic about reading. She met with the Foundation Youth Services Committee and the lady who is wanting to. start up the Grand Terrace Recreation Center. There was an opportunity to discuss ways to address the youth programs and needs in the City. She feels that there is going to be an opportunity to do something for the youth in the community that will be educational, as well as fun. She looks forward to future discussions. She also did the Blue Mountain Hike and was happy to see that the Friends of Blue Mountain have been able to continue this event. She saw a lot of community groups out there in support of this event. She looks forward to the day when this is a wilderness park. She had conversations with concerned residents over the weekend with regard to speeding on Palm and Honey Hill, as well as vandalism in the same area. She was also told that golf balls are being hit onto properties in that area that are coming from Palm. She would like to get the area residents together with a Sheriffs Department representative. She asked for some help with the coordination of this meeting. She thanked Cheryl Brown's representative for coming to the meeting and showing an interest in Grand Terrace. Mayor Pro Tern Bernardo Sandoval Reported that the Blue Mountain Walk was a wonderful event. It brought back a lot of great childhood memories. He thanked Cheryl Brown and her office for working on the various issues for Grand Terrace in a very aggressive manner. Mayor Walt Stanckiewitz Participated in the Blue Mountain Walk. He enjoyed the event. It was well planned with many volunteers. He thanked the many groups that helped make the event happen. There were approximately 600 plus participants. He had an opportunity to talk to Congressman Gary Miller and is pleased to see his interest in Grand Terrace as well as Cheryl Brown's interest. Glad to see the mobile office in town. There are a lot of services that they can provide to residents. 6. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. Amend Grand Terrace Municipal Code, Title 8, Chapter 8.04 and 8.108 Bring back the Ordinance for a First reading with the inclusion of the following suggestions: Look at the fees and fines and be certain that we can follow State Law on relevant issues. It was the consensus of the council that the first offense be $100, second offense $250 and third offense $500. To make changes to the language under 8.108.020 C 3 so that it is more general so that the official need not be required to identify words, songs, titles, artists or lyrics or what the actual noise is in order to establish a violation. RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Bernardo Sandoval, Mayor Pro Tern SECONDER: Jackie Mitchell, Council Member AYES: Stanckiewitz, Sandoval, McNaboe, Mitchell, Robles Mayor Stanckiewitz Opened the Public Hearing for discussion, there was no discussion from the general public. City of Grand Terrace Page 3 Updated 41412013 11:52 AM Minutes Grand Terrace City Council March 12, 2013 7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 8. NEW BUSINESS A. Potential Budget Advisory Committee The Council provided the following direction for the Budget Advisory Committee: The Budget Advisory Committee will be an Ad Hoc Committee. There will be no fewer than seven (7) members or no more than eleven (11) with two (2) alternates (It is the desire of the Council to have an odd number of members to avoid a tie vote.) They must reside or own a business in Grand Terrace. The Committee will elect the Chairman of the Committee. The Council will receive a selection list of all of the applicants. Each Council Member will make their selection of who they want the eleven (11) plus two alternate members to be on a list. Those applicants that are picked by at least three (3) Council Members will be appointed to the Ad Hoc Committee. The remaining applicants will be interviewed at a Special Meeting_ The following is a list of dates of items related to the Ad Hoc Committee: March 19, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. - Special Meeting establishing Ad Hoc Committee March 21, 2013 Advertise Openings on Ad Hoc Committee March 28, 2013 Deadline for Applications April 9, 2013 First Cut of Applicants April 11, 2013 Interview remaining Applicants 9. CLOSED SESSION ADJOURN The City Council Meeting was adjourned at 7 42 p.m. The Next Regular City Council Meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at 6:00 PM. W Mayor of the i of Grand Terrace City ClerOf the itity of Gran Trace IJ City of Grand Terrace Page 4 Updated 4/4/2013 11:52 AM