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10/11/1990CITY OF GRAND TERRACE CITY COUNCIL MINUTES REGULAR MEETING - OCTOBER 11, 1990 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 October 11, 1990, at 6:00 p.m. PRESENT: Byron Matteson, Mayor Hugh J. Grant, Mayor Pro Tem Barbara Pfennighausen, Councilmember Gene Carlstrom, Councilmember Thomas J. Schwab, City Manager/Finance Director Juanita Brown, City Clerk David Sawyer, Community Development Director Joe Kicak, City Engineer John Harper, City Attorney ABSENT: Jim Singley, Councilmember Randall Anstine, Assistant City Manager The meeting was opened with invocation by Pastor Tom Comstock, Assembly of God, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance led by Mayor Pro Tem Grant. Mayor Matteson convened City Council meeting at 6:03 p.m. Mayor Matteson reconvened City Council meeting at 6:10 p.m. ITEMS TO DELETE None SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS 2A. Mayor Matteson read a Commendation for Grand Terrace Explorer Scout Post. 2B. Mike Dean, Grand Terrace Area Youth Basketball; indicated that the youth basketball league has experienced tremendous growth as the youth of Grand Terrace become increasingly more aware of the program's existence and asked Council for a contribution of $1,550 to offset increased costs of gym time, insurance, and referees. CC-90-159 MOTION BY MAYOR MATTESON, SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER PFENNIGHAUSEN, CARRIED 4-0-1-0 (COUNCILMEMBER SINGLEY WAS ABSENT), to approve a contribution of $1,550 to Grand Terrace Area Youth Basketaball. Council Minutes - 10/11/90 Page 2 2C. Mayor Matteson presented an award for the Barton Road Specific Plan to Community Development Director Sawyer, which is a State-wide award presented by the American Planning Association for out- standing planning project during the year of 1990. Community Development Director Sawyer accepted the award and gave a slide presentation showing the progress of the Barton Road Specific Plan. CONSENT CALENDAR CC-90-160 MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER PFENNIGHAUSEN, SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM GRANT, CARRIED 4-0-1-0 (COUNCILMEMBER SINGLEY WAS ABSENT), to approve the Consent Calendar. A. APPROVE CHECK REGISTER NO. 101190 B. RATIFY 10/11/90 CRA ACTION C. WAIVE FULL READING OF ORDINANCES ON AGENDA D. APPROVE 9/27/90 MINUTES E. RESOLUTION - TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT ACT, ARTICLE 8a FUNDS 1990/91 F. APPROVE SALE OF SURPLUS RESCUE VEHICLE PUBLIC COMMENT Ed O'Neal, Crime Prevention Committee, 22608 Minona Dr., Grand Terrace; indicated that he attended the California Crime Prevention Officers meeting in San Jose September 19-21, and heard valuable information regarding education of children. He indicated that an elderly couple was recently robbed and cautioned everyone not to let strangers in their homes. He felt that Grand Terrace needs more Neighborhood Watch Programs and encouraged the residents to get involved. He reported that Red Ribbon Week is coming up and there will be a program hosted by the Lion's Club on October 26th at the Civic Center. Dick Rollins, 22700 DeBerry St., Grand Terrace; indicated that the speed limit is not observed on DeBerry Street and requested that Council direct the Sheriff's Department to increase patrol on DeBerry Street during the morning hours when students are present. David Terbest, 21900 Barton Road, Grand Terrace; stated that the Chamber Installation Dinner will be held on October 20th in his Conference Center. He indicated that he received a letter from the City Manager regarding the renewal of his Conditional Use Permit for that Conference Room and stated that it was his understanding that the renewal would go before Council rather than back to the Planning Council Minutes - 10/11/90 Page 3 Commission. He indicated that he is not willing to start over again. He indicated that without adequate signage he will have to close the room as of January 1st because it is not financially feasible. City Manager Schwab, stated that he checked the tapes from the Council meeting and they did not state whether or not the renewal should come to Council rather than the Planning Commission. Community Development Director Sawyer, indicated that condition number 8 of the Conditional Use Permit states that it should go back to the Planning Commission for renewal. er�Mayor Matteson, indicated that Council approved the conditions of the nd the renewal should comply with those conditions. He recommended that Mr. Terbest go before the Planning Commission for renewal and see what happens. Councilmember Pfennighausen, indicated that the Conditonal Use Permit is not the only area of concern. She expressed concern that Mr. Terbest is not able to get adequate signage. Main Spivey, Lytle Creek Station No. 20; indicated that his station 1 purchased our rescue vehicle and thanked Council for holding the unit f and allowing payments. - He presented Council with the first check for $2,500. Herman Hilke , 23196 Glendora Dr., Grand Terrace; stated that he is a Candidate for City Council and indicated that he is in favor of strong police protection, quality shopping along Barton Road, Senior Citizens and the best education for the children. He indicated that on Barton Road, Colton is widening the entrance way to Washington heading up the hill from Washington up Barton Road. He expressed concern about narrowing from four lanes to two lanes and suggested that the City coordinate something with the City of Colton. He stated that the City is divided by newspaper and telephone service, indicating that half of the City reads the Press Enterprise and half read the Sun Telegram, half of the City is on the Riverside exchange and the other half is on the Colton exchange. City Engineer Kicak, indicated that widening the street probably would not impact our street because the area they are constructing right now is considerably removed from our City limits. Mayor Matteson, indicated that he had a meeting with a representative of the telephone company and our long distance area is changing. Whether you have a Riverside or Colton number, you will be able to call the same areas. City Manager Schwab, indicated that that will be affective December loth. Council Minutes - 10/11/90 Page 4 Tony Petta, 11875 Eton Dr., Grand Terrace; congratulated the Planning Department on the Specific Plan Award. He indicated that the young people population is expanding considerably and felt that it is time that we think about some permanent recreation facilities for our young people. He referred to the Conditional Use Permit discussed earlier in the meeting by Mr. Terbest and felt that the City should do all it can to keep existing businesses thriving. ORAL REPORTS 5A. Committee Reports 1. Crime Prevention Committee (a) Minutes of 9/10/90 CC-90-161 MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER PFENNIGHAUSEN, SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM GRANT, CARRIED 4-0-1-0 (COUNCILMEMBER SINGLEY WAS ABSENT), to accept the Crime Prevention Committee Minutes of September 10, 1990. 2. Parks & Recreation Committee (a) Minutes of 10/1/90 Councilmember Pfennighausen, asked why Council has not been asked to judge the Halloween Costume contest as has been done in the past. She encouraged the residents to take their children to the Halloween Haunt and keep them off the streets on Halloween because candy may be tampered with. She reported that people have been using the new wood ground cover for their barbecue and asked that they leave it where belongs. City Mana er Schwab, indicated that if it is the consensus of Council that they would like to be the judges, that certainly will be the case. It was the consensus of Council that they would like to judge the Halloween contest. CC-90-162 MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER PFENNIGHAUSEN, SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM GRANT, CARRIED 4-0-1-0 (COUNCILMEMBER SINGLEY WAS ABSENT), to accept the Parks & Recreation Committee Minutes of October 1, 1990. 5B. Council Reports Mayor Matteson, reminded the residents that saturday is free dump -day. He reported that on November loth the Blood Bank will be at the Terrace View Elementary School. He reported that Mayors from 15 Cities met this week to protest Senate Bill 2557, which is the taxation pass -through from the County to the Cities on booking fees and charging the Cities for billing property tax. He Council Minutes - 10/11/90 Page 5 indicated that the League of California Cities is organizing to fight this and get the Bill reversed. He reported that on October 13th the Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring the Little Miss Grand Terrace contest at the Community Center and for information, residents can call the Chamber of Commerce. He reminded everyone that the removal of political signs is a misdemeanor and the Sheriff's Department will prosecute anyone who removes them. He indicated that the Chamber Installation is on October 23rd and tickets can be purchased at the Chamber of Commerce. Councilmember Pfennighausen, stated that she is a Candidate for City Council. She agreed that political signs should be left alone and encouraged everyone to leave the signs where they belong. She made reference to Senate Bill 2557 dealing with booking fees and felt that the perfect solution would be to do away with the County Government and allow the Cities to collect the taxes and provide their own services. She felt that the sales tax should be changed to a per capita basis to be fair in this day and age and suggested that we should start putting pressure on our legislators in Sacramento. She felt that Neighborhood Watch can only be successful when the residents keep aware of their neighborhood and stated that an organized Neighborhood Watch can be extremely helpful in case of a disaster. She indicated that in past years f the suggestion of recreation facilities has fallen on deaf ears and felt that Council should reconsider as was suggested by the General Plan Consultants and hoped that a 10 acre parcel is available. Councilmember Carlstrom, commended the Citizens Patrol for their work detering crime and for the time they volunteer. Mayor Pro Tem Grant, expressed his appreciation to the hard work of the volunteers on the Tour de Terrace. He indicated that it was a great success and felt that the program is a great idea. Councilmember Pfenni hausen, indicated that not all of our residents read the Press Enterprise or the Sun Telegram and felt that we need to think of some avenue of getting information out to our citizens on a regular basis as to what is going on. PUBLIC HEARING 6A. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GRAND TERRACE RELATING TO VIEWING RESTRICTIONS OF PUBLICLY DISPLAYED EXPLICIT MATERIALS WITHIN THE CITY OF GRAND TEPRArE Mayor Matteson, indicated that during public participation of the Council meeting on August 23, 1990, Council Candidate Ron L Christianson provided a copy of the newly adopted County Blinder Rack Ordinance and requested Council to consider such an Ordinance for the City of Grand Terrace. In a survey of the stores in Grand Terrace, there are instances where we would require that blinder racks be installed. Council Minutes - 10/11/90 Page 6 Mayor Matteson opened discussion to the public. Ron Christianson, 22422 Raven Way, Grand Terrace; indicated that the Ordinance requires those businesses which are selling sexually explicit material to put that material in a rack that has a blinder so that the youth of the City will not be able to see it when they are walking through the public store. He felt that the Ordinance is not unduly burdensome on the business community and would serve an important purpose protecting our children from this material. Councilmember Pfenni hausen, asked who would be responsible for enforcing the Ordinance if it is passed. Ron Christianson, 22422 Raven Way, Grand Terrace; indicated that he thought both the Code Enforcement Officer and the Sheriff's Department could enforce the Ordinance. City Attorney Harper, stated that that is correct and indicated that this type of Ordinance is fairly common in public agencies. Mayor Matteson returned discussion to Council. Mayor Pro Tem Grant, indicated that he is in favor of the Ordinance. Councilmember Carlstrom, indicated that the Ordinance includes live or recorded telephone messages when transmitted, disseminated, or distributed as part of a commercial transaction and asked what kind of control you have over a 900 number where a person can call in for a pornographic message. Councilmember Pfenni hausen, agreed with Councilmember Carlstrom's concern regarding 900 numbers. City Attorney Harper, indicated that adult video tapes would have to be screened from the view of minors. He indicated that we can't control telephone messages, this Ordinance is intended for those businesses in Grand Terrace that might offer that kind of thing to adults, that it not be available to minors. CC-90-163 MOTION BY MAYOR MATTESON, SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER PFENNIGHAUSEN, CARRIED 4-0-1-0 (COUNCILMEMBER SINGLEY WAS ABSENT), to adopt the first reading of a Blinder Rack Ordinance relating to viewing restrictions of publicly displayed explicit materials within the City of Grand Terrace. NEW BUSINESS 8A. Appeal SA-90-20 (Vesely - Malprop Partners) Community Develo ment Director Sawyer, reported that this is an appeal of the Site and Architectural Review Board's denial of proposed renovations and alterations to an existing commercial Council Minutes - 10/11/90 Page 7 structure located at 22524 Barton Road. He made a presentation explaining the issues which are inconsistent with the Barton Road Specific Plan and indicated that in order to bring the project into compliance, staff recommends the project be redesigned, the existing building be removed and new structures be designed and located in compliance with the Barton Road Specific Plan. He strongly recommended the City Council uphold the Site and Architectural Review Board's decision and deny the applicant's appeal based on the proposed project's nonconformance with the Barton Road Specific Plan, Grand Terrace Municipal Code and General Plan. Following discussion by Council and the applicant, City Attorney Harper advised that due to the fact that Council cannot reverse Code requirements his suggestion would be that Council uphold the Planning Commission's recommendation to deny the appeal and that the applicant come back to the Planning Commission with a redesigned project. CC-90-164 MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER PFENNIGHAUSEN, SECOND BY MAYOR MATTESON, CARRIED 4-0-1-0 (COUNCILMEMBER SINGLEY WAS ABSENT), to uphold the Site and Architectural Review Board's decision and deny the applicant's appeal. J8B. Hosting a War on Crime Commission Meeting City Manager Schwab, indicated that we received a request from the Community Services Officer to ask Council for the authority to host a County War on Crime Prevention meeting here in City Hall. The meetings are generally hosted by the City that they are held at. This particular group has been meeting with the Community Services Officer for approximately four years and she is requesting that the City fund a breakfast -meeting for approximately 45 people at an approximate expenditure of $200. He recommended that Council approve the request with $200 from the unappropriated general fund. CC-90-165 MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER PFENNIGHAUSEN, SECOND BY MAYOR MATTESON, CARRIED 4-0-1-0 (COUNCILMEMBER SINGLEY WAS ABSENT), to appropriate $200 from the unapropriated general fund for the purpose of hosting a War on Crime Commission Meeting. Council Minutes - 10/11/90 Page 8 ORDER OF ADJOURNMENT Mayor Matteson adjourned the City Council meeting at 8:45 p.m., until the next regular CRA/City Council meeting, which is scheduled to be held Thursday, October 25, 1990. VIA Z410" E/ Al , 1-�' MAY o t e it o rand Terrace. t