Loading...
12/29/1988CITY COUNCIL MINUTES REGULAR MEETING - DECEMBER 29, 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 December 29, 1988, at 6:00 p.m. PRESENT: Byron Matteson, Mayor Hugh J. Grant, Mayor Pro Tem Barbara Pfennighausen, Councilmember Jim Singley, Councilmember Gene Carlstrom, Councilmember Thomas J. Schwab, City Manager/Finance Director Randy Anstine, Assistant City Manager John Harper, City Attorney David Sawyer, Community Development Director Juanita Brown, Deputy City Clerk Joe Kicak, City Engineer ABSENT: None The meeting was opened with invocation by Pastor Elias, Azure Hills Seventh Day Church, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance led by Councilmember Carlstrom. Mayor Matteson convened City Council meeting at 6:10 p.m. ITEMS TO DELETE City Manager Schwab requested Item 3D - Minutes of December 08, 1988. SPECIAL PRESENTATION City Manager Schwab introduced David Driscoll, the new County Fire Warden and Chief of California Department of Forestry, Fire Fighter Barry Lawrence, Fire Captain, Phil DeClerk, Division Chief, John Timmer. CONSENT CALENDAR CC-88-228 MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER SINGLEY, SECOND BY MAYOR MATTESON, CARRIED 5-0, to approve the remainder of the Consent Calendar with the removal of Item A - Check Register No. 122988. A. APPROVE CHECK REGISTER NO. 121588 B. RATIFY 12/29/88 CRA ACTION ITEM FOR DISCUSSION C. WAIVE FULL READING OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS ON AGENDA. E. TRAVEL AUTHORIZATION TO SAN JOSE COUNCILMEMBER INSTITUTE. APPROVE CHECK REGISTER NO. 122988 Councilmember Pfennighausen stated she wanted Check Register No. 122988 voted on separately. CC-88-229 MOTION BY MAYOR MATTESON, SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM GRANT, CARRIED 4-1, WITH COUNCILMEMBER PFENNIGHAUSEN ABSTAINING, to approve Check Register No. 122988. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION Barney Karger, 11668 Bernardo Way, shared his feelings and views regarding Mrs. Anderson's property and his property next to hers and his property on DeBerry Street, going west from Mt. Vernon, which is now zoned for apartments. He felt a workshop should be developed to let developers know what landowners can do with their property. SPECIAL PRESENTATION 2B. Chamber of Commerce Christmas Decorating Contest Awards Jack Ingalls, President of the Chamber of Commerce, explained the rules of the contest and presented awards to Grand Terrace resident and business winners in the Christmas Decorating Contest as follows: Micinaccac First Place: Fire Station Second Place: Dr. Floyd Hansen Third Place: Grant Terrace Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy Residents First Place: Molner Family, Dos Rios Avenue Second Place: Bechtold Family, Deberry Street Third Place: Romo Family, Flamingo Street Mayor Matteson thanked the Chamber of Commerce for the good job they did on that project and then presented the awards to the winning businesses. Council Minutes - 12/29/88 Page 2 ORAL REPORTS 5A. Committee Resorts Dick Rollins, 22700 DeBerry Street, explained why there was not Minutes from the Parks and Recreation and Crime Prevention Committees, since there has not been a quorum on the committees. Councilmember Pfennighausen expressed concerns regarding Committees not meeting a quorum. She felt that since the Committee Standards states that if a person misses three consecutive meetings, their position is then open, should be adhered to. She also suggested a Committee Report sheet, which would be given to Council for their review. 5B. Council Reports Councilmember Pfennighausen, had questions regarding the completion of the street lighting and landscaping in front of the Britton Project on Canal Street and wanted an explanation as to why this hasn't been done. She stated that she understood that all but six of those pieces of property have been sold. City Manager Schwab explained that a landscaping district was put together to ensure that area was maintained if in event the properties were broken up and sold. He stated that we have formed our district and the fee has been paid to install the water meter which was basically what was holding up their landscaping. Once the water meter is set, the landscaping and the rest of the improvements will be put in. He explained that the reason the individual was allowed to occupy his project was that the City did require and the person did post bonds for those improvements. Councilmember Pfennighausen questioned why the lightening hadn't been put in? City Manager Schwab explained that it was part of the district and when we do the improvements, they are going to put the street lights in the same time they put in the sidewalks. Councilmember Pfennighausen wanted to know who was paying for that? City Manager Schwab explained that the district which will include all of those properties. The City is paying for it right now, but the district will repay the `~ City. f Council Minutes - 12/29/88 Page 3 Councilmember Pfennighausen asked what properties? City Engineer Kicak explained there are 21-total individual parcels in that district in that subdivision. Councilmember Pfennighausen asked if they were the ones that were paying for this? City Engineer Kicak replied, yes, based on the approval. Councilmember Pfennighausen questioned why was the City paying for it and being reimbursed? Why was this developer, like any other developer, not required to put that in? City Manager Schwab explained that the City had transferred one share and that the capital construction cost of putting in the landscaping, gutters and sidewalks will be paid by the developer. He explained that when he's talking about the City is fronting the fees for the share that is required to get the thing started, and once we do start doing maintenance, the City will be fronting some of the maintenance cost and will be recooping those through the district. He stated that the capital construction cost for them to do the frontage improvements would be the same as they were handled with Forest City Dillon, the only difference will be that the City will do the maintenance through the district whether by contract or by our own forces, he didn't know yet. Councilmember Pfennighausen questioned the time -frame for the street lights to be in? City Manager Schwab replied that he did not know off the top of his head, but would get her a time -frame. Councilmember Pfennighausen questioned what action by Staff has been done to facilitate the widening of Barton I-215 Bridge to 4-lanes? City Manager Schwab replied that several times Staff has corresponded with Caltrans, Caltrans' answer back to the City that any improvements to that crossing will have to be done with local money. The half -percent sales tax that was put on the ballot did have that particular overcrossing as one of the items that would be funded. The half -percent sales tax was not passed. Currently, Staff is not doing any definitive work to have that widened because the avenues that have been explored have lead to all the same conclusion that if the City would like to have that widened, Caltrans would do it at our expense. Council Minutes - 12/29/88 Page 4 Councilmember Pfennighausen questioned if there was ever a price tag of what that improvement would cost? City Engineer Kicak replied that in the past, he had provided Council with a preliminary estimate, but that isn't something that was actually approved or concurred with Caltrans, it was strictly Staff's estimate. He explained there was no written confirmation of that and he did not recall the exact figure, but knew it was furnished to Council. Councilmember Pfennighausen felt periodically, Caltrans should be reminded because some place along the line, their bridge is causing us a problem, feeling if we allow them to forget about us they will forget about us. She questioned if anything had been done about the landscaping plan that was discussed by Council sometime ago for that area through there? City Manager Schwab replied that Staff sent out two proposals to two landscape architects, we received one response and I did not feel comfortable bringing that one bid to City Council. We are doing right now a formal bid process to develop an RFP to mail out to at least five landscape architects to get a better spread. We should have those particular RFP responses back to Council probably the second meeting in January. Councilmember Pfennighausen questioned if every Councilmember had reviewed the Emergency Operations Plan and gotten remarks back to the Emergency Operations Committee, explaining that it is Council's legal responsibility to have an enforced plan. Mayor Matteson suggested putting the Emergency Operations Committee on the January Agenda to discuss the Plan. City Manager Schwab suggested Council letting him talk to the Chairman of the Committee, explaining that he has been attending their meetings and they indicated they were going to set up a workshop to go over the specific area of the Plan with the City Council. He stated that he would check with the Chairman to see how they wanted to handle this, as an Agenda item or set up a workshop and then he will report back to Council. Mayor Pro Tem Grant, reported for the record that he attended the Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFC) meeting of December 21, 1988. He stated that he understands that the issue of the half -percent sales tax is going to be brought up again by the San Bernardino Associated Government and could possibly be on the Council Minutes - 12/29/88 Page 5 ballot at some future date. He questioned if anything had been done regarding the vision problem at Brentwood and Mt. Vernon? City Manager Schwab explained that Staff contacted the Postmaster indicating our safety concern with the post box. The Postmaster not only moved the post box at Brentwood and Mt. Vernon, but also took the one off of Barton Road near the old GTI Market. The Postmaster indicated to us that there was a stability problem with the one in front of the old GTI Market and we are going to work with them to provide them a stable base. The Postmaster felt this one would be missed and asked for permission to locate it across the street on the sidewalk where that apartment complex was developed. Councilmember Grant questioned if anything had been done about analyzing what could possibly be done to resolve the vehicles parked on the east side of Mt. Vernon? City Manager Schwab explained that that area is red curbed. He explained that bids have been opened and that street striping will be done within the next month as well as targeting that area for enforcement to keep people from parking there. Mayor Matteson, reported that a new business has opened up, the Chocolate Forest, on Barton Road and will be having a mixer on January 11, 1988 from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 7A. Second Reading of the General Plan Amendment City Attorney Harper An Ordinance of the City of Grand Terrace CA., approving General Plan Amendment GP-87-4 and Master Environmental Impact Assessment E-87-1. CC-88-230 MOTION BY MAYOR MATTESON, SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM GRANT, to adopt the second reading of the General Plan Amendment. Councilmember I have two questions and I would like the following Pfennighausen people to respond to these questions. Each member of the City Council, City Manager and Planning Director. First question is, have you fully reviewed the revised addition of this document? Community Development I've gone over it with the Consultants and I'm Director Sawyer recommending approval. Council Minutes - 12/29/88 Page 6 City Manager Schwab I have gone over it with the Planning Director, that is the individual we charge for monitoring it, but I'm familiar with it. Councilmember Singley Personally, I don't think that this is proper, but I have reviewed it. I don't think that it is proper that one Councilmember should question all of the other Councilmembers as to whether or not they reviewed this General Plan, I think it's rather juvenile. To answer your question, yes, I have reviewed it, I have taken the time and have read it and I reviewed it with the City Staff who have explained areas that I have concern. Mayor Matteson I'm not going to answer it because I think it questions my integrity and I resent it very much. Mayor Pro Tem Grant Nothing other than the fact that I'm competent that I've read it to the same degree that Mrs. Pfennighausen has. Councilmember Yes, I have reviewed it, I won't say that I'm 99 percent Carlstrom clear on all of it, but I have spent time going over it and I think I'm pretty knowledgeable of it. Councilmember And I would assumed that based on the response that Pfennighausen there are no members of the Council nor members of the Staff that have any problem with the Revised Land Use Map Plan that was given to us at the last meeting. Mayor Matteson Get to the bottom line, what's your question, what are you trying to do? Councilmember I just want to know if that is the case. Mayor Matteson If we didn't think so, we wouldn't approve it. Councilmember Okay, the next thing then that I would like do before we Pfennighausen move on to this is I understand that if there is a major change to be made, that we would have to go through another hearing process, but I would like to propose to Council that the two pieces of property to the south, which is now in a C-2 zone, which is a small mobile home park, and the property just to the south of that, for simply the reason not having a commercial site sandwiched in between two residential sites that that be changed to residential until such time as a developer is ready to develop that property and at that time Council can grant a General Plan Amendment and I make a motion to that affect. Mayor Matteson Motion dies from lack of second. Council Minutes - 12/29/88 Page 7 Mayor Pro Tem Grant I have a question, procedurally, had the motion received a second, what does this entail legally for us to follow through with that kind of modification in terms of ....? City Attorney Harper You still have the ability to make changes. What you're having now is the second reading and that's one of the purposes of the second reading of anything is that you have the ability to make changes from the first reading. Theoretically, you could have made the changes that you wished to. Councilmember Singley It's my understanding and I don't mean to be flippant or vague about it, but it's my understanding and I believe Council believes in the workshop. We had a number of problems with the General Plan and it was always brought up that there are other things in the General Plan that Staff really needs to get started and working on and we recognize that there are problems with the General Plan and we do have some problems that we are going to look at later. I think we need to pass the General Plan to allow Staff to get on with its work and I don't think it's right to stop the progress of the City because of one parcel of property that it can be addressed later. Mayor Matteson Please cast your votes. Councilmember I didn't understand that. Carlstrom Mayor Matteson This is to adopt the second reading. NEW BUSINESS Motion CC-88-230 carried 4-1 with Councilmember Pfennighausen NOE. 8A. Reorganization of Recreation Department City Manager Schwab read his Staff Report explaining that the Community Services Supervisor, Harley Jenkins, has resigned. He stated that with the resignation we've taken a look at our current offering within the Recreation Department which also includes child care. He stated that Staff is requesting that Council eliminate the position of Community Services Supervisor and create the position of Recreation Supervisor and Child Care Supervisor and adopt the attached Resolution that sets forth the new creative positions. Mayor Matteson asked if we have taken one job and split it into recreation, child care and also deleting the Supervisor of the maintenance workers, is that correct? The response was, that's correct. Council Minutes - 12/29/88 Page 8 Mayor Matteson stated and yet, you are recommending that the pay scale remain the same. He felt if you are reducing the responsibilities for these positions, it should be at a lesser level salary range. He stated the Community Services Supervisor was in charge of all of these items, we are now splitting the position into two, plus deleting the Supervisor of Maintenance workers, so the responsibility is not near what it was prior. City Manager Schwab agreed with that rational, but felt that the idea is to look at developing the program and you will see that the recreation program will be developed to the point where the job will be as big as it is right now with both recreation and child care. He felt when we look at a child care facility and for someone to manage that, it probably will commensurate with the salary that's similar to what the Community Services Supervisor is paid now. Mayor Matteson felt at that time, we would be able to elevate that position, but at the present time, when the job duties are not there, it should be in a lower class. City Manager Schwab concurred to drop down one classification, the same as Associate Planner, because of the fact that the salary range would allow enough flexibility to be able to pay them within the range that they are going to be paid as a starting Recreation Supervisor and Child Care Supervisor. CC-88-231 MOTION BY MAYOR MATTESON, to approve dropping down these two positions to the next class below. Councilmember Pfennighausen asked for clarification of the position of where we are moving them to. Mayor Matteson stated that the Recreation Supervisor and the Day Child Care Supervisor is dropping to the same as the Associate Planner level. Councilmember Pfennighausen stated that she would have much difficulty supporting, especially the Day Child Care Supervisor, and equating the responsibility of that individual to the same as the Associate Planner, the responsibility is directly to lives and young lives and their program. I could not support that motion at all. Mayor Matteson stated that she did not consider that when they had one man doing both jobs, now they have two people different people doing the same job one man did before. Now you are going to have double the help, yet r the pay range is the same as the prior employee was receiving. Council Minutes - 12/29/88 Page 9 Councilmember Pfennighausen stated that she can only say that the program has grown to the point that a full-time person is needed for that and the responsibility is commensurate with the recommended pay scale and she will not support the motion. Mayor Matteson asked for a second to his motion. Councilmember Carlstrom seconded Motion CC-88-231. Councilmember Singley, for clarification, asked Councilmember Pfennighausen if she was objecting to lowering the Day Care Supervisor. Councilmember Pfennighausen replied, yes, she is objecting to that position being lowered to the same category as the Associate Planner. Councilmember Singley asked if she was objecting to the Recreation Supervisor being lowered to that one step. Councilmember Pfennighausen answered, no, she wasn't sure you could get a Recreation Supervisor for less than that. She felt that in this "quality" community, we have a right to have a quality recreation program, but felt when dealing with people that are handling young lives and programs that affects them, that isn't the place to cut dollars. Councilmember Singley asked if he could amend the motion? CC-88-232 MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER SINGLEY, SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM GRANT, to drop the Recreation Supervisor one step and leave the Day Care Supervisor at Staff's recommended step. Mayor Matteson stated that you have two people doing the job that one person was doing and he did not think that ... . Councilmember Singley concurred with Councilmember Pfennighausen, day care is important and .... Mayor Matteson stated that he agreed with him and felt eventually it will be a full-time position, but it isn't now and the job duties aren't there now, when it happens we can upgrade it and make it appropriate, but at the time we don't have it that way. City Manager Schwab stated that what we are doing is talking about a salary range, a spread as it is now is from $1,827 to $2,453 a month. He felt if we are going to hire someone within that spread, more than likely we are going to start that person at $1,827, at the Council Minutes - 12/29/88 Page 10 starting scale of that position. He stated if we reduce the range to $1,694 to $2,294, he will probably start that person at $1,827, so whichever range Council gives Staff, there will be flexibility to work within. He explained that Staff have always come to Council when a person has reached the top of their range and their responsibilities have exceeded what that particular range would allow us to compensate, we've always re-classified positions. He reported that there are at least two positions now that individuals are working above the ranges that they are in and in July when Staff negotiates with Council, Staff will probably be looking at upgrading a couple of those positions. He felt with either of those motions on the floor, accomplishment could be made as far as being able to compensate that person at $1,827. Mayor Matteson felt Council seems eager to spend money and each year everything keep going up. He felt a need to consider the income, questioning where the money is going to come from to pay this. He stated that we are doubling this position and it is like adding another person on and doubling the salary. He did not feel that this job, at this particular time, warrants that salary. Councilmember Carlstrom questioned if present employees were moving into these positions? City Manager Schwab replied they are in-house promotional positions, both of the individual are currently employed here, one as a full-time head teacher and one as the Child Care Coordinator. Mayor Matteson stated so it makes no difference which category we are in, they both are going to be getting raises. City Manager Schwab replied, right, the pay basically is going to be the same starting regardless of which one of these set of ranges. We advertised the job at $1,827 and the successful applicants will be paid $1,827 regardless of which range. I don't anticipate that they will reach the maximum of that range within the next year and a half to two years, they have to go through several review periods to make it to the top of that range. Mayor Matteson explained that an amendment is on the floor. Councilmember Singley stated, basically, what you are telling us is that there is no difference whether we lower the step or leave it at the same step, you are Council Minutes - 12/29/88 Page 11 hiring them at the same rate, all we are doing with the motion I put on the floor is giving a higher range to the Day Care Supervisor and a lower range to the Recreation Supervisor. He felt if that's the case he'd like to withdraw his motion because he didn't see any difference in it, feeling that in two years Council can come back and raise it if they have developed. Mayor Pro Tem Grant felt Council has to show their feelings about this kind of position by virtue of the range they designates. He felt it's an indication to anyone who's concerned about how Council feels about this position. Mayor Matteson stated that Council will vote on the Amendment. Motion CC-88-232 carried 4-1, with Mayor Matteson voting NOE. Mayor Matteson adjourned the City Council meeting at 7:30 p.m. until the next regular City Council/CRA meeting which is scheduled to be held Thursday, January 12, 1989 at 6:00 p.m. DE, Y CITY CLER Gr nd Terrace the City o Gr nd Terrace—. L 11 1� Council Minutes - 12/29/88 Page 12