08/11/1988CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING - AUGUST 11, 1988
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 11, 1988, at 5:30 p.m.
PRESENT: Byron Matteson, Mayor
Barbara Pfennighausen, Mayor Pro Tem
Hugh J. Grant, Councilmember
Dennis Evans, Councilmember
Susan Shirley, Councilmember
Thomas J. Schwab, City Manager/Finance Director
Randy Anstine, Assistant City Manager
David Sawyer, Community Development Director
Juanita Brown, Deputy City Clerk
John Harper, City Attorney
Joe Kicak, City Engineer
ABSENT: None
The meeting was opened with invocation by Pastor Salim Elias of Azure Hills
Seventh-Day Adventist Church, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance led by
Councilmember Grant.
ITEMS TO DELETE
None
SPECIAL PRESENTATION
1. Mayor Matteson presented a Certificate of Service to
James Singley, a long time member of the Crime
Prevention Committee, for the many hours of volunteer
service that he contributed to the City.
2. Councilmember Shirley read a Proclamation proclaiming
September 22, 1988 as "American Business Women's Day."
CONSENT CALENDAR
CC-88-157 MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER EVANS, SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM
PFENNIGHAUSEN, CARRIED 5-0, to approve the Consent Calendar with
the removal of Item E -- A Resolution of the City Council of the
City of Grand Terrace rescinding Resolution No. 87-29 and changing
the Council meeting time to 6:00 p.m.
A. APPROVE CHECK REGISTER NO. 081188
B. RATIFY 8/11/88 CRA ACTION
C. WAIVE FULL READING OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS ON
AGENDA
D. APPROVE 6/23/88, 7/14/88 and 7/28/88 CITY COUNCIL
MINUTES
F. APPROPRIATION FOR 1986 BOND ACT GRANT
G. CITY OF COLTON ANNUAL RUN
ITEM REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR FOR DISCUSSION
E. A Resolution of the City Council of the City of
Grand Terrace rescinding Resolution No. 87-29 and
changing the Council meeting time to :0 p.m.
CC-88-158 MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER SHIRLEY, SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER GRANT,
CARRIED 5-0, to adopt Resolution No. 88-14, changing the Council
meeting time to 6:00 p.m.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
Tony Petta, 11875 Eton Drive, questioned City
Attorney Harper regarding the Mt. Vernon Villa
Apartments and the fact that the City has the
option to ask the Court for reconsideration within
a ten-day period.
City Attorney Harper replied that it would not be
likely, under the circumstances, that a Judge would
give the case reconsideration.
A. Request to Park a Commercial Vehicle within the R-1
Lone, as Prohibited by GTMC Section 10.16.020
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Community Development Director Sawyer presented his
Staff Report, stating that it is Staff's
recommendation that the request be denied based on
the fact that if approved Council will be compelled
to offer this opportunity to all other
owner/operators of commercial vehicles.
Scott Welsher, 22245 Lark Street, presented
photographs to Council showing the area where his
truck is parked. He stated that he had his
neighbors' support and appealed to Council to allow
this permit.
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Adelle Ortiz, 22242 Lark Street, presented Council
with photographs and stated that she had nothing
against Mr. Welsher, his truck is very clean and he
keeps the area clean, but felt it was a safety
hazard and having the truck parked there brings the
value of the neighborhood down.
The following people supported the request:
John Noble, Vivienda Avenue
Ed St. Germain, Warbler Street
Norman Ilderton
Steven Brown, Lark Street
Jenny Wheeler, Lark Street
Andrew Schroder, Van Buren
The following people were in objection to the
request:
Perry Stevenson, Pascal
Michael Beasy, Michigan Avenue
Joe Ortiz, Highgrove
Mayor Pro Tem Pfennighausen supported the request,
stating that if it weren't for the truckers,
nothing would be in the City and a person has the
right to make a living.
City Manager Schwab stated that the recommendation
for denial was not based on the matter of whether
or not it was a safety hazard, but a matter of a
commercial business being conducted in a
residential area.
Councilmember Grant supported the request.
Councilmember Shirley stated that it was nothing
against Mr. Welsher's character, she felt he was
probably an asset to the community, but not all
truck drivers are. She agreed with Mayor Matteson
that residential should be kept residential and
commercial kept commercial, and did not support the
request.
CC-88-159 MOTION BY MAYOR MATTESON, SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER SHIRLEY, FAILED
3-2 (MAYOR MATTESON AND COUNCILMEMBER SHIRLEY VOTED AYE), to deny
the request for a parking permit.
CC-88-160 MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM PFENNIGHAUSEN, SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER
EVANS, CARRIED 3-2 (MAYOR MATTESON AND COUNCILMEMBER SHIRLEY VOTING
NOE), to issue the parking permit for a one-year period.
City Council recessed at 7:05 p.m.
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City Council reconvened at 7:16 p.m.
ORAL REPORTS
Dick Rollins, 22700 DeBerry, felt that the City
needs another maintenance person because of the
growth of the City and the areas that are
maintained since incorporation. He asked that when
Council considers land acquisition, that they look
at the whole picture, like picnic areas, tot lot,
etc.
A. Committee Reports
1. Parks and Recreation Committee
CC-88-161 MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM PFENNIGHAUSEN, SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER
EVANS, CARRIED 5-0, to reappoint Barbara Conley and Sylvia Robles
to the Parks and Recreation Committee.
2. Emergency Operations Committee
CC-88-162 MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER GRANT, SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM
PFENNIGHAUSEN, CARRIED 5-0, to reappoint Vic Pfennighausen and
James Hodder to the Emergency Operations Committee.
3. Crime Prevention Committee
CC-88-163 MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER SHIRLEY, SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER GRANT,
CARRIED 5-0, to reappoint Ralph Buchwalter and Dick Rollins to the
Crime Prevention Committee.
B. Council Reports
Councilmember Grant, reported that he attended the
mnitrans Board meeting on August 3, 1988 and the
SANBAG meeting on the same date and attended the
Emergency Operations Committee meeting.
Mayor Pro Tem Pfennighausen, made reference to a
prior discussion regarding the EOC Committee and
wanted to make it clear that in no way was she
casting aspersions on the EOC Committee, but
Council has a legal responsibility to make sure
there is a plan and the City is experienced and
ready should a disaster occur. She stated that she
received a tool that she requested copies of for
the EOC Committee that should make their task a lot
easier. She read a letter that she received from
Lucille Hamblin regarding a Home Occupation Permit
that she requested and was told that she could not
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operate this type of business in her home. Mayor
Pro Tem Pfennighausen realize that since it was not
an Agenda item, action could not be taken on it at
this meeting, and asked that it be made an Agenda
item for the next meeting. She stated that she had
contacted our Code Enforcement Officer and was told
that maybe Council should look over our Ordinances
and Codes for possible changes. She felt that
maybe Staff should look at the conditions for Home
Occupation Permits.
Mayor Matteson interjected that we have Ordinances
for the betterment of the City as a whole and we
keep setting those aside. He reiterated that
residential should be kept residential and
commercial kept commercial.
City Manager Schwab stated the Code currently
allows Staff to issue Home Occupation Permits.
There is a process that the Community Development
Director goes through and criteria he uses to
determine whether he will issue a permit. They
will take this person through the process and add
conditions under which she can conduct her business
and if they deem it will not affect the residential
nature of the community, they will grant it.
Mayor Pro Tem Pfennighausen asked for a report once
0 it is resolved. City Manager Schwab concurred.
NEW BUSINESS
Mayor Matteson, stated that occasionally we have
"day workers" standing around to pick up Stater
Bros. trucks and get employment, and stated that
the City of Redondo Beach has just passed an
Ordinance that prohibits that and he suggested that
we obtain a copy of that Ordinance and review it.
City Manager Schwab concurred to do that, and
stated that we did pass a Loitering Ordinance when
the swamper situation became an issue. That is the
tool that we use to keep those individuals from
congregating there.
6B. A Resolution of the City Council of the City of
Grand Terrace Approving a Home Mortgage Finance
Program.
CC-88-164 MOTION BY MAYOR
5-0, to adopt
Finance Program.
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MATTESON, SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER GRANT, CARRIED
Resolution No. 88-13, approving a Home Mortgage
6C. Appointment of Votin Delegate for League of
California Cities Annual Conference.
CC-88-165 MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER GRANT, SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER SHIRLEY,
CARRIED 5-0, to appoint Mayor Matteson as the voting delegate and
Mayor Pro Tem Pfennighausen as the alternate.
6D. Sigland and Associates Requesting Exemption from
Moratorium in Reference to Tentative Tract 13834.
CC-88-166 MOTION BY MAYOR MATTESON, SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM PFENNIGHAUSEN,
CARRIED 5-0, to remove the residential development moratorium from
the City's residential zones, except for those areas identified,
and that the moratorium remain in effect for those areas identified
until the residential land -use designations are revised on the
City's Zoning Map or November 30, 1988, whichever comes first.
CLOSED SESSION
ORDER OF ADJOURNMENT
Council went into closed session to discuss the
parkland appraisals. No decisions were made.
Mayor Matteson adjourned the City Council meeting
at 8:10 p.m. until the next regular City Council
meeting which will be held on Thursday, August 25,
1988 at 6:00 p.m.
P Y CITY CLERK 6f the City
of Grand Terrace
MA R of the City of Grand Terrace
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