05/29/1997CITY OF GRAND TERRACE
CITY COUNCIL MEWTES
SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING - MAY 29, 1997
A special 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 May 29, 1997 at 5:00 p.m.
PRESENT: Byron Matteson, Mayor
Dan Buchanan, Mayor Pro Tem
Herman Hilkey, Councilmember
Jim Singley, Councilmember
Lee Ann Garcia, Councilmember
Tom Schwab, City Manager
John Donlevy, Assistant City Manager
Brenda Stanfill, City Clerk
Bernard Simon, Finance Director
Patrizia Materassi, Community Development Director
Virgil Barham, Building and Safety Director
ABSENT: John Harper, City Attorney
Lt. Mike Howell, Sheriffs Department
The meeting was opened with the Pledge of Allegiance led by Councilmember Jim Singley.
PUBLIC CONEWENT
None
REVIEW EXPENDITURES FOR FY 1997/1998 BUDGET
Fund: General (10) Department: Geographic Information System 380)
CC-97-68 MOTION BY COUNCOUNCILMEMBER SINGLEY, SECOND BY
COUNCILMEMBER GARCIA, CARRIED 5-0, to remove line item 702 and
approve the remainder of the Geographic Information System Department Budget
in the amount of $31,250.
Fund: General (10) Department: Law Enforcement (410)
CC-97-69 MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER HILKEY, SECOND BY MAYOR
MATTESON, CARRIED 5-0, to remove line item 225, and reduce line item 256
to 992,907 and approve the remainder of the Law Enforcement Department
Budget in the amount of $1,115,132.
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Fund: General (10) Department: Recreation Services (430)
Fran Van Gelder, 11975 Mt. Vernon Avenue, stated that she is in favor of a
Community Center and feels the the old GTI Market would be a great place to
have one. She referred to Project Focus which are programs that are in the
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desert community which are run by volunteers. She feels that code enforcement
could be done through volunteers. She suggested that volunteers come in and
help out in the Recreation Services Department by doing some of the clerical
duties.
CC-97-70 MOTION BY COUNCILMEM 3ER SINGLEY, SECOND BY
COUNCILMEMBER GARCIA, CARRIED 5-0, to delete the part time
Recreation Leader in line item 110, delete line item 701, reduce line item 704 to
$550.00 and approve the remainder of the Park and Recreation Budget.
CC-97-71 MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER HILKEY, SECOND BY
COUNCILMEMBER GARCIA, CARRIED 4-1-0-0 (MAYOR PRO TEM
BUCHANAN VOTED NO), to revisit the Community & Economic
Development/Planning Department Budget.
Fund: General (IO) Denartment: Community & Economic Development/Planning
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CC-97-72 MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER HILKEY, SECOND BY
COUNCILMEMBER SINGLEY, FAILED 2-3-0-0 (MAYOR MATTESON,
MAYOR PRO TEM BUCHANAN, AND COUNCILMEMBER SINGLEY
VOTED NO), to reduce line item 255 to $20,000 and reduce line item 250 to $0
and create a new Capital Line Item in the amount of $15,000 for the General Plan
in the Community & Economic Development/Planning Department Budget.
CC-97-73 MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER SINGLEY, SECOND BY
COUNCILMEMBER HILKEY, CARRIED 4-1-0-0 (MAYOR PRO TEM
BUCHANAN VOTED NO), to reduce line item 255 to $20,000 in the
Community & Economic Development/Planning Department Budget.
Fund: General (10) Department: Child Care Services (440)
CC-97-74 MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER HILKEY, SECOND BY
COUNCILMEMBER SINGLEY, CARRIED 5-0, to approve the Child Care
Services Department Budget in the amount of $ 660,050.
Fund: General (19) Doartment: Park Maintenance (450)
CC-97-75 MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER SINGLEY, SECOND BY MAYOR PRO
TEM BUCHANAN, CARRIED 4-1-0-0 (COUNCILMEMBER HILKEY VOTED
NO), to approve the Park Maintenance Budget in the amount of $106,154.
Fund: General (10) Department: Storm Drain Maintenance (631)
CC-97-76 MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER HILKEY, SECOND BY
COUNCILMEMBER SINGLEY, CARRIED 5-0, to approve the Storm Drain
Maintenance Budget in the amount of $3,000.
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Fund: General (10) Department: Planning Commission (801)
CC-97-77 MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER SINGLEY, SECOND BY
COUNCILMEMBER GARCIA, CARRIED 5-0, to approve the Planning
Commission Budget in the amount of $6,900.
Fund: General (10) Department: Crime Prevention Unit (802)
CC-97-78 MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER SINGLEY, SECOND BY
COUNCILMEMBER HICKEY, CARRIED 5-0, to approve the Crime Prevention
Unit Budget in the amount of $14, 800.
Fund: General (10) Department: Historical and Cultural Activities Committee
0041
CC-97-79 MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER SINGLEY, SECOND BY
COUNCILMEMBER HICKEY, CARRIED 5-0, to approve the Historical and
Cultural Activities Committee Budget in the amount of $1,200.
Fund: General (10) Department: Senior Citizens' Program (805)
CC-97-80 MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER SINGLEY, SECOND BY
COUNCi ,MEMBER GARCIA, CARRIED 5-0, to aapprove the Senior Citizens'
Program Budget in the amount of $15,000.
Fund: General (10) Department: Park and Recreation Committee (807)
CC-97-81 MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER HICKEY, SECOND BY
COUNCILMEMBER SINGLEY, CARRIED 5-0, to approve the Park and
Recreation Committee Budget in the amount of $200.
Fund: General (10) Department: Emergency Operations Committee (808)
CC-97-82 MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER SINGLEY, SECOND BY MAYOR
MATTESON, CARRIED 5-0, to approve the Emergency Operations Committee
Budget in the amount of $4,060.
Fund: Storm Drain (12) Department: Drainage Improvements (903)
CC-97-83 MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER SINGLEY, SECOND BY
COUNCILMEMBER GARCIA, CARRIED 5-0, to approve the Drainage
Improvements Budget in the amount of $9,500.
Fund: Park (13) Department: Park Equipment (444) & Park Projects (445)
CC-97-84 MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER GARCIA, SECOND BY
COUNCILMEMBER SINGLEY, CARRIED 3-2 (MAYOR PRO TEM
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BUCHANAN AND COUNCILMEMBER HILKEY VOTED NO), to delete line
item 705 and 706 and approve the remainder of the Park Equipment and Park
Projects Budget in the amount of $2,500.
It was the concensus of the Council that they go out and look at the park facilities and
agendize the expenditure of $50,000 to repair the upper fields at Pico Park and the
Richard Rollilns park for the second meeting in June.
Fund: Air Quulily Improvement (15) Do=ent• Air Quality Improvement (500)
CC-97-85 MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER SINGLEY, SECOND BY
COUNCILMEMBER GARCIA, CARRIED 5-0, to approve the Air Quality
Improvement Budget in the amount of $18,000.
Fund: Gas Tax 16 Department: Street & Signal Lighting 510 Road
Maintenance (9M
CC-97-86 MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER HILKEY, SECOND BY
COUNCILMEMBER SINGLEY, CARRIED 5-0, to approve the Street and Signal
Lighting and Road Maintenance Budget in the amount of $324,300.
Fund: Traffic Safety (17) ftartment: School Crossing Guard (910)
CC-97-87 MOTION BY MAYOR MATTESON, SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER
SINGLEY, CARRIED 5-0, to approve the School Crossing Guard Budget in the
amount of $4,516.
Fund: Measure "I" (20) Department: Road Maintenance (100)
CC-97-88 MOTION BY MAYOR MATTESON, SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER
SINGLEY, CARRIED 5-0, to approve the Road Maintenance Budget in the
amount of $44,700.
Fund: Wastewater Disposal (21) Department: Colton (570) & Grand Terrace
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CC-97-89 MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER SINGLEY, SECOND BY MAYOR
MATTESON, CARRIED 5-0, to approve the Wastewater Disposal - Colton and
Grand Terrace Budget in the amount of $854,029.
Fund: Landscaping and Lighting Assessment District (26)
CC-97-90 MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER SINGLEY, SECOND BY MAYOR
MATTESON, CARRIED 5-0, to approve the Landscaping and Lighting District
Budget in the amount of $13,521.
City of Grand Terrace Revenue
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CC-97-91 MOTION BY MAYOR MATTESON, SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER
SINGLEY, CARRIED 5-0, to Increase Revenue in Account 10-200-01 Franchises
by $40,000 to $222,000 and to Approve all other 1997/1998 Estimated Revenue
for the City of Terrace.
It was the concensus of the Council to direct staff to begin preparing a ballot measure proposal
to implement a Utility User Tax in order to generate revenue for the General Fund.
It was the concensus of the Council to direct staff to begin exploring possibilities of reducing
the amount that we are required to set -aside for the low and moderate income housing fund.
ORDER OF ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Pro Tem Buchanan adjourned the City Council Meeting at 9:44 p.m., until the next
Regular CRA/City Council Meeting which is scheduled to be held on Thursday, June 12, 1997
at 6:00 p.m.
MAY01 of the City of Grand Terrace
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CITY CLERK of the Ci ly of Grand
Terrace