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03/14/1991CITY OF GRAND TERRACE CITY COUNCIL MINUTES REGULAR MEETING - MARCH 14, 1991 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 March 14, 1991 at 6:00 p.m. PRESENT: Byron Matteson, Mayor Hugh J. Grant, Mayor Pro Tem Gene Carlstrom, Councilmember Ronald Christianson, Councilmember Herman Hilkey, Councilmember Thomas J. Schwab, City Manager/Finance Director Randall Anstine, Assistant City Manager David Sawyer, Community Development Director Brenda Stanfill, Deputy City Clerk John Harper, City Attorney Joe Kicak, City Engineer ABSENT• None The meeting was opened with invocation by Pastor Salim Elias, Azure Hills + Seventh-Day Adventist Church, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance led by Sheriff Dick Williams. Mayor Matteson convened City Council meeting at 6:00 p.m. Mayor Matteson reconvened City Council meeting at 6:10 p.m. ITEMS TO DELETE 5A.2(a) - Chamber of Commerce Use of EOC Building SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS 2A. Sheriff Dick Williams introduced himself and the Executive Staff of the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department. CONSENT CALENDAR CC-91-32 MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER CARLSTROM, SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER HILKEY, CARRIED 5-0, to approve the Consent Calendar. A. APPROVE CHECK REGISTER NO. 031491 B. RATIFY 03/14/91 CRA ACTION Council Minutes - 3/14/91 Page 2 C. WAIVE FULL READING OF ORDINANCES ON AGENDA D. APPROVE 2/28/91 MINUTES E. LIGHTING SUBSIDY FOR COLTON/TERRACE LITTLE LEAGUE F. GRANT OF EASEMENT TO SCE G. APPROVAL OF COMMUNITY AWARENESS DAY PARADE PUBLIC COMMENT Barbara Pfennighausen, 22111 Ladera St., Grand Terrace; expressed concern regarding the number of unattended open garages in the City, commenting that an open garage is an invitation for crime. She also expressed concern for the safety of young children who engage in door-to-door fund raising activities without the accompaniment of an adult or instructions in safety. Don Tisor, 12781 Reed Ave., Grand Terrace; stated that he is a representative of the Colton/Terrace Little League and added that coaches, managers, and parents are instructed in fund raising safety. He commented further that Little League is expensive and encouraged the public to contribuite to fund raising. He also invited the Mayor, Council, and the public to Opening Day ceremonies, which will be held at Colton Municipal Park on Saturday, April 6, 1991. Community Services Officer Korgan, thanked the Council for permitting the fifth annual Safety Fair, which has been renamed Community Awareness Day (Grand Terrace Day), and issued a general invitation to the public for the Community Awareness Day Parade, which is to be held on Saturday, June 1, 1991. Ronald Turner, 23269 Palm Ave., Grand Terrace; requested use of the cul-de-sac on Palm Ave. for parking for a social event, which will be held on Sunday, March 24, 1991 from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. He indicated that he has used the cul-de-sac previously for the same purpose. He also thanked the Sheriff's Department for reducing the graffiti problem in the area. He stated that the neighbors are aware of their plans to close the street. City Manager Schwab, stated that normally a request for a street closure is presented to Council for action but indicated that there was not sufficient time to follow procedure in this case. He added that if the Council did grant the closure, the City could accommodate the request. It was the consensus of Council to grant the request for the closure of the cul-de-sac on Palm Avenue on March 24, 1991 from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Council Minutes - 3/14/91 Page 3 Ed O'Neal, 22608 Minona Dr., Grand Terrace; expressed concern about solid waste disposal and stated that on March 13-16 a meeting to exchange information on technological developments in solid waste disposal was taking place in Las Vegas. He stated that the seminar for March 15, 1991 will be "Technology Based Investment Opportunities," adding that the chairman and speaker will be John Preston, Director, Technology Licensing Office, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He stated that Mr. Preston will relate that in 1980 the only advance in technology was an improvement in the ability to relocate waste from one location to another. He commented that we have not approached the problem of actually decreasing the waste stream and quoted from Mr. Preston's projections stating, "In the 1990's, new technologies are emerging that promise to treat hazardous and other waste with significant advantages over technology. The new technologies are cheaper, safer, and create useable by-products and handle highly heterogeneous waste." He explained that there will be no curbside pick-up since the complete truck load of waste will be handled with technology. He added that on Tuesday, April 2, 1991, he will travel to a reclamation facility to observe the disposal process and invited Council to attend the trip. City Manager Schwab, reported on the tree removal at the Senior Citizen site, stating that when the Plot Plan was designed, the tree in question was located in the driveway and, therefore, was removed. He added that due to a lack of communication between the Administration and the Engineering department, the driveway was not redesigned to accommodate the tree, adding that the City will use more diligence in the future to ensure that the remaining trees are properly maintained in place. ORAL REPORTS 5A. Committee Reports 1. Crime Prevention Committee (a) Minutes of 1/14/91 CC-91-33 MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM GRANT, SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER CHRISTIANSON, CARRIED 5-0, to accept the Crime Prevention Committee minutes of January 14, 1991. (b) Appointment of new members CC-91-34 MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER CHRISTIANSON, SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER CARLSTROM, CARRIED 5-0, to accept the resignation of Ronald Wright as a full member of the Crime Prevention Committee and accept him as an alternate member and to accept Philomene Spisak as a full t member and Mike Fasenmyer as a new alternate member of the Committee. 2. Emergency Operations Committee Council Minutes - 3/14/91 Page 4 (a) Minutes of 10/15/90 and 11/19/90 CC-91-35 MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM GRANT, SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER CARLSTROM, CARRIED 5-0, to accept the Emergency Operations Committee minutes of October 15, 1990 and November 19, 1990. 3. Parks and Recreation Committee (a) Minutes of 2/4/91 CC-91-36 MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER CARLSTROM, SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM GRANT, CARRIED 5-0, to accept the Parks and Recreation Committee minutes of February 4, 1991. 5B. Council Reports Councilmember Hilke , expressed concern that too many meetings are scheduled outside the City limits and stated that the organizations should meet inside the City to assist in supporting area businesses. He announced that Comcast is presently airing public notices and extended his thanks to Mike Marron of Comcast for his assistance with the advertising. He stated that public service announcements can be taken over the phone by the City Clerk's Department or taken directly to Comcast. He indicated that the rates for commercial advertising are $10.00 for the first page of text, which is 8 lines high and 30 spaces wide, and $8.00 for the second page per week. He stated that an ad can be run for two weeks for $17.50, adding that the ads are repeated every 15-20 minutes. He announced that construction has begun on the Curatolo property and inquired about the status of the hardware store at the corner of Mt. Vernon and Barton. He queried the Community Development Director as to whether there were any problems that needed to be addressed for that project. He also inquired about the project for the liquor store site. Community Development Director Sawyer, stated that the project at the corner of Mt. Vernon and Barton Road is currently in Plan Check and indicated that the developer is in the process of securing the building permits and will be breaking ground in a few more weeks. He indicated that they have applied for a demolitian permit but added that nothing further has been done. He stated that the parcel map, which would be discussed later at that same meeting, would be the last decision that the Council would need to address regarding that project. He stated that the liquor store project has slowed down and added that the developer has asked the City for assistance. He indicated that he and the City Manager will meet with the developer to determine the validity of the delay. Councilmember Carlstrom, commented that he spoke with Bill Harrison, publisher of the Colton Courier, regarding establishing a newspaper in Grand Terrace. He stated that Mr. Harrison indicated 11 Council Minutes - 3/14/91 Page 5 that the Colton Courier is with legal advertising. He Grand Terrace would prompt paper for the City. awaiting a response from Grand Terrace indicated that a strong response from Mr. Harrison to consider developing a Councilmember Christianson, indicated that he participated in the Railcycle tour with the Mayor and the City Manager to view the proposed Amboy landfill site and expressed his belief that it appears to be a promising proposal to solve the County's landfill problems for the next 100 years. Mayor Pro Tem Grant, referenced a letter dated February 28, 1991 which he received from the District Director of Cal Trans. He indicated that the letter confirmed that studies have been initiated on the modification of the I-215 freeway. He stated that the letter indicated that within the next thirty days any citizen, organization, or political entity should provide input to Cal Trans regarding the issue. He stated that Cal Trans is simply widening the freeway and not modifying any ingress or egress and stressed that the public needs to respond to the issue promptly. In reference to an article which appeared in a local newspaper detailing the poor business climate of the City, he stated the belief that the Chamber and the City are not necessarily at fault, indicating that a business person must have the ability to profitably and successfully operate that business. He concluded that that newspaper is inaccur2ate and negative in its coverage of the City and expressed his desire that he see something positive in the newspaper about Grand Terrace. Mayor Matteson, added that although the Sun made a report on the progress of businesses in Grand Terrace, neither the City nor the Chamber of Commerce were consulted regarding plans for expansion in Grand Terrace. He announced that he has a letter from Paul Woodruff, Assemblyman for San Bernardino County, advising the City of a Hearing of the Senate Elections and Reapportionment Committee, which is scheduled for April 5, 1991 at 1:00 p.m. in the Board of Supervisor's Chambers in San Bernardino County. He added that the focus of the Hearing will be on Senate and Congressional districts. He also announced that the March of Dimes WalkAmerica 1991 will be held on April 28, 1991 in conjunction with the City of Loma Linda and added that more information will be available later. He expressed appreciation to the Colton Joint Unified School District for keeping the citizenry of Grand Terrace informed about events occurring in the School District. He stated that Railcycle is a partnership between Waste Management of North America and the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe railroad companies, ! explaining that the system incorporates collection, recycling, rail transporation, and remote disposal in eastern San Bernardino County. He indicated that the system will be in service in late 1993 to respond to the need for recycling and source reduction created by the California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989. He stated that Railcycle will construct plants in various locations Council Minutes - 3/14/91 Page 6 in Southern California where the trash will be dumped and sorted. He explained that the remaining unrecyclable materials will then be removed and transported to the 4,000 acre landfill site in Amboy, adding that the site is expected to accommodate waste disposal for over 100 years. He elaborated on the highway project, stating that the expansion will traverse the corridor from I-60 near Moreno Valley along I-215 up to the Orange Show Road offramp in the San Bernardino area. He added that the project will include widening the interchanges at I-15, I-60, and I-91. PUBLIC HEARING 6A. TTM-90-06 (Potomac West) Mayor Matteson opened discussion to the public. CC-91-37 MOTION BY MAYOR MATTESON, SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM GRANT, CARRIED 4-0-0-1 (COUNCILMEMBER CARLSTROM ABSTAINED), to approve TTM-90-06 subject to the following conditions: 1. The subject property shall be annexed to the City's existing Lighting and Landscaping District. 2. All recommendations listed in the City Engineer's memorandum to the City dated December 7, 1990 shall be complied with; and 3. The project must comply with all recommendations listed in the County of San Bernardino, Office of Special Districts' memorandum to the City dated December 3, 1990. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 7A. Graffiti Policy CC-91-38 MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM GRANT, SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER CARLSTROM, CARRIED 5-0, to approve Staff's recommendation to adopt a graffiti removal program utilizing volunteers and San Bernardino County Work Release crews and to establish (714) 824-6637 as a graffiti removal hotline. NEW BUSINESS 8A. Agreement for Purchase and Sale of Real Property - 22400 Barton Road CC-91-39 MOTION BY MAYOR MATTESON, SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM GRANT, CARRIED 5-0, to enter into a purchase agreement for purchase and sale of real property at 22400 Barton Road with joint escrow instructions and to authorize the Mayor to sign on behalf of the City with the following conditions: Council Minutes - 3/14/91 Page 7 1. That the lender will approve releasing the parcel that the City wishes to purchase; and 2. That the appraisal be equal to or above the puchase price; and 3. That the City Staff obtain financing that is acceptable to City Council. ORDER OF ADJOURNMENT Mayor Matteson adjourned the City Council meeting at 7:30 p.m., until the next regular CRA/City Council Meeting, which is scheduled to be held on Thursday, March 28, 1991. MAYOR the City of rand 7errace �J Deputy City lerk o the ity o Grand Terrace