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02/09/1995CITY OF GRAND TERRACE CITY COUNCIL MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING - February 9. 1995 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 February 9, 1995 at 6:00 p.m. PRESENT: Byron R. Matteson, Mayor Gene Carlstrom, Mayor Pro Tempore Herman Hilkey, Councilmember Jim Singley, Councilmember Dan Buchanan, Councilmember Thomas J. Schwab, City Manager Brenda Stanfill, City Clerk John Donlevy, Assistant City Manager Patrizia Materassi, Community Development Director Bernard Simon, Finance Director Lt. Greg Kyritsis, Sheriff's Department John Harper, City Attorney ABSENT: Joe Kicak, City Engineer The meeting was opened with invocation by Pastor Roger Greenwalt, First Baptist Church of Grand Terrace, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance led by Councilmember Hilkey. Mayor Matteson convened City Council meeting at 6:00 P.M. Mayor Matteson reconvened City Council meeting at 6:25 P.M. ITEMS TO DELETE 9A. Closed Session Real Estate Negotiations (12587 Michigan Avenue and 22610 Raven Wav) SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS Councilmember Buchanan read a Proclamation declaring the week of February 19 through 25, 1995 as Engineer's Week. Council Minutes 02/09/95 Page 2 CONSENT CALENDAR CC-95-11 MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER SINGLEY, SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM CARLSTROM, CARRIED 5-0, to approve the Consent Calendar. A. APPROVE CHECK REGISTER NO. 020995 B. RATIFY 02/09/95 CRA ACTION C. WAIVE FULL READING OF ORDINANCES ON AGENDA D. APPROVE 01/26/95 MINUTES E. WEED ABATEMENT SERVICES AGREEMENT F. DESIGNATION OF AGENCY: WINTER STORM DAMAGE/STATE OES Councilmember Hilkev, confirmed that the response to Council's concerns during CRA regarding compliance with the investment policy, also apply to the City check register. PUBLIC COMMENT NONE ORAL REPORTS 5A. Committee Reports 1. Historical and Cultural Activities Committee (a) Minutes of 01/09/95 CC-95-12 MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER BUCHANAN, SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER SINGLEY, CARRIED 5-0, to accept the Historical and Cultural Activities Committee minutes of January 9, 1995. 5B. Council Reports Mayor Matteson, reported on upcoming events and questioned whether the problems at the Senior Center were being addressed. Assistant City Manager Donlevy, responded that they are working on it. Mayor Matteson, reported that an adult entertainment ordinance will be coming before the City Council for consideration soon. Council Minutes 02/09/95 Page 3 Mayor Pro Tem Carlstrom, reported that he attended the monthly SANBAG meeting in place of Councilmember Singley. He also reported on the election that was held for SLAG. Councilmember Buchanan, referred to a letter that council received from Richard Peters indicating that due to his relocation out of the area he was resigning from the Crime Prevention Committee, and thanked him for his service. He requested that staff prepare and send a letter. He also reported that he attended the Grand Terrace Area Chamber of Commerce Mixer that was held at the Mail Mart. He stated that Murietta Ferry, Principal of Terrace View Elementary School was at the mixer and had the opportunity to talk to Assistant City Manager Donlevy about coordination between the City and the Schools emergency plans. He thanked the Planning Department for their efforts in getting together the report on the Impacts of Federal Air Quality Regulations on Grand Terrace. Councilmember Singley, thanked Mayor Pro Tem Carlstrom for attending the SANBAG monthly meeting is his place. He reported that he received some correspondence from SCAG regarding a resolution that they passed supporting the Long Beach Naval Shipyard and other Southern California Military bases. He requested that it be placed on the next agenda. He also attended the Grand Terrace Area Chamber of Commerce mixer which was well attended. Councilmember Hilkev, reported that he received a San Bernardino Associated Government quarterly economic report which had some good things in it about the Inland Empire. He also reported that OMNITRANS offers three types of custom transportation Dial -a -ride Gold, Dial -a -Ride, and Access. Dial -a -Ride Gold is going to be discontinued, however, if anyone asks for Dial -a -ride Gold he has been assured that they are to refer the customer to one of the other two custom transportation services. He urged anyone who is not given this information to contact him, the Mayor or the City Manager. NEW BUSINESS 8a. Multi -Hazard Preparedness Plan Assistant City Manager Donlevy, reported that the Multi -Hazard Preparedness Plan is the result of seven months of work combined from City Staff, California Department of Forestry, San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department and the County EOC. He stated that the plan conforms with Statewide emergency management systems (SEMS) and addresses multiple disaster scenarios. He asked that Council review the plan for discussion at the February 23, 1995 Council meeting when a more detailed presentation will be made. He further stated that Council Minutes 02/09/95 Page 4 this plan is a technical document which will be used for future training. Copies of the plan are available at City Hall. 8b. Impacts of Federal Air Quality Regulations on Grand Terrace Community Development Director Materassi, reported that Ty Schuiling from SANBAG is going to give a report on the Federal regulations and how it possibly affects Grand Terrace. Ty Schuiling, Director of Comprehensive Planning for SANBAG, reported that in that capacity he has been involved extensively in the preparation of the most recent Air Quality Management Plan in the South Coast basin which is the California Resources Board State implementation plan which was submitted to the EPA of the United States in January 1995. He went back to February 6, 1995 Federal District Court ordered promulgation in the Federal Implementation Plan in the State of California over the protest of Governor Pete Wilson and Mayor Riordan of Los Angeles. In 1977 the Federal Clean Air Act required the attainment of Federal Clean Air Standards by 1987, in 1982 South Coast adopted an air quality plan which did not show attainment in 1987 or ever, never the less it was approved by the EPA, which was the grounds for the initial law suit which has lead to a string of litigation up until the present time. The EPA lost the suit and was forced to publish a draft Federal Implementation Plan by July 1990 and to be implemented by 1991. They published a draft in 1990 but immediately thereafter Congress passed the Clean Air Act amendment to 1990 and the EPA felt we were home free that even though it is a more stringent act than before and they are operating under new rules and so the court order goes away. The environmental community challenged that to a Federal Appeals Court and the Appeals Court found that the EPA had to continue with the Federal Implementation Plan given that no approvable State Implementation Plan existed. In the absence of the State Implementation Plan, the Federal Clean Air Act says that Federal Implementation Plan has to be developed. The EPA now joined by the State of California appealed all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court and the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear the case, therefore the Appeals Court ruling stood which required that the EPA publish a draft Federal Implementation Plan by February 1994 and promulgate a final one by 1995. The draft plan came out in February 1994 and was recognized that in many ways it was seriously flawed. It contained measures that were so absurd that in some cases it was the source of cartoons and such. He referred to the letter in the packet from the League of California Cities. Several things have changed since the publication draft. Many work shops were held to get input from all the regulated community on how the FIP could be made kinder and gentler. A completely revised emissions budget that showed that the amount of emissions reduction that needed to be obtained was far less than that which was the basis for the draft Federal Implementation Council Minutes 02/09/95 Page 5 Plan. The State did make a timely submittal of a State Implementation Plan to the EPA. The Environmental Community went back to the EPA and recommended to negotiate. The EPA and the Environmental Community working together developed a stipulation which stated that the FIP would be promulgated no measures would be implemented for a two year period and in that time based on side agreements the EPA would be forced to make completeness findings and ultimately approve the State Implementation Plan in a much more rapid manner than normally. If the State Implementation Plan is approved the FIP never gets implemented at all. They felt that this was a win win situation. The State of California wants National Standards where there is a level playing field. This Air Basin has recognized for years that without Federal regulation of Federal sources they will never demonstrate attainment, because Federal Sources comprise a very significant share of the total emissions. The Environmental Community expressed great surprise when the Governor and Mayor Riordan of Los Angeles came forward after this stipulation was made public and criticized it saying that it didn't go far enough and the lay of implementation was inadequate, they wanted a complete wipe out of two years to move the promulgation back at least two years or perhaps wipe the slate clean and then a subsequent FIP would only occur as a result of failure to approve the new State Implementation Plan submitted in January. The question is given that there is wide spread acknowledgement that National Standards on sources that can only be regulated by the Federal Government are needed and that we want to maintain Local Regional control over sources that can be regulated by the State and Local Agencies. This is a very complex issue and we are unsure which way is the easiest way to make this happen. Councilmember Buchanan, questioned what impact it would have on the City of Grand Terrace to be in compliance with the implementation plan. Ty Schuiling, responded that emissions would have to be reduced in areas that we have no control of. Without Federally Regulated Sources we would have to reduce emissions by ninety percent which would be more costly. They feel the best way to achieve attainment would be that everyone gives some instead of some people getting by without giving anything. Councilmember Buchanan, questioned Mr. Schuiling what the City should do as a political body in terms of influencing the process at this time. Ty Schuiling, recommended that a wait and see attitude would be appropriate. 8c. Community Services Officer Position Mayor Matteson, recommended that the City maintain the CSO position. Council Minutes 02/09/95 Page 6 Councilmember Singley, recommended that Assistant City Manager Donlevy be the direct supervisor of the new Community Services Officer. City Manager Schwab, stated that he has met with the Sheriff's Department and worked out a way so the City will be better informed of the CSO's schedule. Mayor Pro Tem Carlstrom, commended Sharon Korgan, the current Community Services Officer on the job that she does. Councilmember Hilkev, requested that the Sheriff's contract be given to the Crime Prevention Committee. Lt. Kyritsis, Sheriff's Department, stated that there will be a lunch on March 20, 1995 for Sharon Korgan. It was the consensus of the City Council to retain the Community Services Officer Position. ORDER OF ADJOURNMENT Mayor Matteson adjourned the City Council Meeting at 7:25 p.m., until the next Regular CRA/City Council Meeting which is scheduled to be held on Thursday, February 23, 1995. dz��� ---� MAY of the City Terrace CITY CLERK of the Ck of Grand Terrace