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08/09/1984CITY OF GRAND TERRACE COUNCIL MINUTES REGULAR MEETING - AUGUST 9, 1984 A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Grand Terrace was called to order at the Terrace View Elementary School, 22731 Grand Terrace Road, Grand Terrace, California, on August 9, 1984, at 5:38 p.m. PRESENT: Hugh J. Grant, Mayor Tony Petta, Councilman Barbara Pfennighausen, Councilwoman Seth Armstead, City Manager Ivan Hopkins, City Attorney Joe Kicak, City Engineer Myrna Erway, City Clerk ABSENT: Jim Rigley, Mayor Pro Tempore Roy W. Nix, Councilman The meeting was opened with invocation by Pastor John DuNesme, Azure Hills Seventh Day Adventist Church, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance, led by Ivan Hopkins. ITEMS ADDED TO THE AGENDA: Fund Presentation by Grand Terrace Woman's Club;ran errace i rary Funding Request. FUNDING PRESENTATION Mrs. Glen Cooley, 22885 Grand Terrace Road, representing the Grand Terrace Woman's Club, presented a $200 check to the City for the purpose of maintaining an interior planter in the new Civic Center as a memorial to former members of the Grand Terrace Woman's Club. Mayor Grant expressed appreciation to the Grand Terrace Woman's Club for their generosity. Mrs. Cooley recommended that a representative of the Grand Terrace Republican Club be included on the Civic Center Dedication Committee. CIVIC CENTER CONSTRUCTION Architect Field Report Nos 26 and 27 were provided. Fire/Smoke Alarm System - City Manager Armstead advised Architect Larry Wolff is on vacation for two weeks; advised additional price quotations were obtained ranging from approximately $7,000 to $17,000. Price quotations were also obtained for battery operated fire and smoke alarm systems, which could be provided at considerably lower cost than the systems previously considered. Recommended purchasing 15 ionized smoke detector and alarm units for approximately $225 and the purchase of two duofone home monitor systems for approximately $425 for use in the Civic Center. Page 1 - 8/9/84 CC-84-210 Motion by Councilman Petta, Second by Councilwoman Pfennighausen, ALL AYES by all present, to approve the purchase of 15 ionized smoke detector alarm units at a cost of approximately $225 and the purchase of two duofone monitor systems at the cost of approximately $425 to be installed in the Civic Center. MINUTES (7/20/84) (7/26/84) CC-84-211 Motion by Councilwoman Pfennighausen, Second by Councilman Petta, ALL AYES by all present, to approve the Minutes of July 20, 1984, as presented. CC-84-212 Motion by Mayor Grant, Second by Councilman Petta, ALL AYES by all present, to approve the Minutes of July 26, 1984, as presented. CONSENT CALENDAR CC-84-213 Motion by Councilman Petta, Second by Councilwoman Pfennighausen, ALL AYES by all present, to approve the following Consent Calendar items: A. Approval of Check Register No. 080984; B. Authorize the Mayor to execute and the City Clerk to record the Notice of Completion - Utility Relocation Agreement No. 7518 with Caltrans - Barton Road/I-215 Freeway Offramp (GTC83-14) PUBLIC PARTICIPATION Byron Matteson, 12175 Michigan, introduced himself as a candidate for the City Council in the upcoming November election. PLANNING COMMISSION - The Minutes of July 2, 1984, were provided. CRIME PREVENTION - Mayor Grant advised many cities have been recognizing a eTip Organization and showing their support through a one -page advertisement nationwide; recommended, with Council concurring, the expenditure of $200 for a one -page notice indicating the City's support of the WeTip Organization. Emergency Operations - Councilwoman Pfennighausen reported the generator received its monthly service. FIRE CHIEF REPORT City Manager Armstead advised a meeting will be held August 16 at 10:00 a.m. with the California Division of Forestry to review all new subdivisions for streets and addresses and to evaluate the City's water pressure system. Following that meeting, a meeting will be held with the Riverside Highland Water Company. Councilwoman Pfennighausen noted work is being done to remedy the problem of no fire hydrants in the westerly portion of the City. Page 2 - 8/9/84 CITY MANAGER REPORT City Manager Armstead reviewed a proposed letter to be sent to each member of the Board of Supervisors requesting support of augmentation funding for the Grand Terrace library; recommended the letter be sent the first week of September since the Board of Supervisor's meeting to consider approval of that funding will be held Monday, September 10, at 9:00 a.m. Councilwoman Pfennighausen advised she received a call from Supervisor Riordan recommending that letters of support be sent to each member of the Board of Supervisors from the City Council and other organizations such as senior citizens and the PTA. CC-84-214 Motion by Councilwoman Pfennighausen, Second by Councilman Petta, ALL AYES by all present, to authorize the Mayor to execute the proposed letter requesting support of the Grand Terrace library funding, to be sent, on behalf of the City Council, to each member of the Board of Supervisors. Councilwoman Pfennighausen and City Manager Armstead will meet with Supervisor Riordan to request that she consider authorizing the County Librarian to proceed on certain matters relative to the Grand Terrace library at this time. CITY COUNCIL REPORTS Councilwoman Pfennighausen reported the following: (1) Referenced correspondence Council ived regarding a vehicle which was towed away from a residence on Holly Street for exceeding the 72-hour parking limitation; noted this is a problem area since there is limited parking behind those houses and no parking in the front of the houses. Noted that in driving around the City observed other vehicles which appeared to have exceeded the parking limitations, including a truck with no motor. In checking with the new Code Enforcement Officer, learned that six vehicles were towed away that month. Feels something should be done in the area of Mt. Vernon and Holly Street due to limited parking in that area. Felt the basic purpose of the parking ordinance was to ensure that motorhomes, campers, and boats did not remain parked on streets for a long period of time. Recommended that enforcement of the ordinance be reviewed with law enforcement; (2) Stated she has always supported Mr. Hughes and his right to maintain his private property; however, recently has become concerned as to whether Mr. and Mrs. Hughes are capable of taking care of themselves, and feels if help is needed, the City should assist. There is reportedly no running water in the house. Requested the City pursue this matter. City Manager Armstead advised that the County Health Department was requested to investigate the matter, and a report was received; recommended the report be reviewed prior to further discussion. (3) Councilwoman Pfennighausen reported as follows: "The next item I have to discuss is a very sensitive item, and I'm going to try to keep it as non -emotional as possible; the things I am going to say are for the record and I want them made that way: Page 3 - 8/9/84 "I was very upset two weeks ago when I walked into the City Hall and found an employee, whom I considered extremely valuable, no longer with us; and that employee was Tom Coyle. Aside from the fact that Tom Coyle was told that he didn't have any friends in this City, I want everybody to know he had a lot of friends in the City. I feel that this City suffered a great loss in three extremely important areas - the area of emergency operations being one. "We have worked for well over a year to get an emergency operations plan in writing and in force in the City. The time is running out. Tom had taken a week's training in San Luis Obispo - specialized training for this; he had worked closely with the Committee. He had just returned a short time ago from San Diego from taking more extensive training and things were really rolling. And now we have to start all over with that training again and another employee; I feel this is a big mistake. I can't do a thing about ... it's been made clear to me in the past I can do nothing about personnel policies, but I do wish to voice my displeasure with the dismissal of this employee. "The other thing was in the area of sign codes. I was at the Planning Commission meeting the other night - Tom Coyle had worked closely with the Chamber of Commerce working on the changes in the sign code. When this came before the Planning Commission the other night, it had to be delayed because the man who had done all the work wasn't there, and they didn't know what to do about it; they could not get any advice. Back to ground zero and start all over again. "The one place that I found Tom of extreme value, and over and above those, was in the area of code enforcement. The Code Enforcement Officer for this City has much more to do than go out and cite people when they are in violation. The Code Enforcement Officer is there when people have a complaint about the way code enforcement is being carried out; and Tom was extremely good at this. He could take a person that was terrifically agitated and, in 10 or 15 minutes, that person walked out, maybe not happy because they had a ticket, they understood why, and they were satisfied the City did not have an option. Just recently, within the last week, an individual called City Hall with a problem in code enforcement; I want it made clear I am not putting down the person that has taken over this job, Randy, because he is already a too burdened employee, and it isn't his fault. But the access to Randy was at eight in the morning and five in the afternoon. He isn't in the office a great deal, and that valuable service now has been lost, and I am very unhappy. I know more things about this, and I do not feel that this is the time or place to carry it out, but I want it for the record. I think we have lost a valued employee." Councilman Petta reported he received a call from Mr. Ernie Bauer, a resident of Colton who lives in the area behind the Stater Bros. warehouse, objecting to accessive noise coming from the area of the warehouse. Requested that Staff investigate the matter to see if the problem could be resolved. 0 Page 4 - 8/9/84 Mayor Grant reported the following: (1) Attended the SANBAG meeting ot Augustand the LAFC meeting of August 8; (2) Signed a Certificate of Commendation which was prepared for First Sergeant Samuel Walls, Jr., USMC, who participated in the Fire Station Dedication Ceremony. Copies have been provided to Council; (3) The Inland Empire Division of the League of California Cities will hold a general assembly meeting at the Red Lion Inn in Ontario on August 29; the guest speaker is to be Lt. Governor Leo McCarthy. Staff is to be advised of any Council Members wishing to attend; (4) Stated the Council meeting Minutes of June 28 will reflect that he requested Staff to investigate the possibility of making an exception for residents on Mt. Vernon and Holly Street for parking on street sweeping days, due to limited parking and no driveways; feels an exception should be made for the area from Brentwood south to the point where the residences have driveways and also on Holly Street and Mt. Vernon; (4) Referenced Councilwoman Pfennighausen's statements regarding the vehicle which was towed away from Holly Street; stated he understands a resident on that block called the Sheriff to report the vehicle; felt in the interest of promoting good relations, an effort should be made to contact individuals prior to issuing citations; on the other hand, feels that as long as the City has an ordinance, it should be enforced, or if determined to be improper, should be repealed. CONTRACT AWARD-SENIOR/COMMUNITY CENTER PARKING LOT PROJECT (GTB84-10) City Engineer Kicak advised that in accordance with Council direction, lighting was incorporated into the project and will be energized through an existing school subpanel with the energy being provided by the School District at an estimated cost of $5.50 a month; seven bids were received at the bid opening on June 7 ranging from $45,198.01 to $60,291.43; recommended awarding the contract to Fisher's Grading & Excavation, the low bidder, in the amount of $45,198.01. Following clarification that the bid includes lighting and that the CC-84-215 proposed contractor is well qualified, Motion by Councilman Petta, Second by Councilwoman Pfennighausen, ALL AYES by all present, to award the contract for the construction of the Senior/Community Center Parking Lot Project to Fisher's Grading & Excavation for $45,198.01 subject to contract approval by the San Bernardino Office of Community Development. City Engineer Kicak advised construction is to begin August 20, with completion scheduled for September 10 when school begins. ZONE CHANGE AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAND TERRACE, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING ZONE CHANGE AMENDMENTS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE GENERAL PLAN UPDATE OF APRIL 26, 1984 (First Reading) Attorney Hopkins read the title of the Ordinance. Planning Director Kicak advised the new General Plan was adopted on April 26, 1984; Page 5 - 8/9/84 State law requires zoning to be brought into conformance with the General Plan within a reasonable period of time; Council directed Staff to process a mass zone change, at no cost to the property owners, to bring all zoning into conformance with the General Plan. Staff identified 37 areas which would require a zone change. All affected property owners, including those within a 300-foot radius of the affected parcels, were notified, by mail, of the proposed zone changes. The Planning Commission held a public hearing on the proposed zone changes on August 6. Administrative errors were noted and corrected at that time, as follows: Area 32, located between Mt. Vernon and Michigan, on the northerly side of DeBerry, was incorrectly shown as R-1, and should indicate R-2; Area 34 - Council sometime ago directed Staff to change the zoning of the parcel on the west side of Michigan from CPD-Overlay to C-2 because of the existing use of that property. The Planning Commission recommended that Council consider changes to the proposed zoning in Areas 10, 11, 12 and 30 as follows: (1) Areas 10, 11 and 12 - Consider changing the designation from R-3 o - - e present General Plan designation for those areas is R-3, multiple family residential, which allows a density of up to 20 units per acre. The R-3-12 designation would limit the density to 12 units per acre; (2) Area 30 - Change the designation from R-3 to R-3-11, limiting the enemy to 11 units per acre; 0 (3) A small parcel located at the intersection of Mavis and Michigan was incorrectly designated as Public, which in fact is a privately -owned water company parcel; the Planning Commission recommends that parcel be designated C-2, since that area was changed to commercial at the time the General Plan Amendment was considered. Mr. Kicak recommended maintaining the R-3 designation for Areas 10, 11, 12 and 30 in accordance with the General Plan, rather than specifying the number of units for various parcels. Stated all proposed development requires Planning Commission review and approval, and that a Specific Plan is required for all development with densities of 16 or more units per acre, which must be approved by the Planning Commission. Felt densities should be determined for parcels on an individual basis, since parcels will vary in the number of units they can support, based on variables such as shape, topography, setbacks and other requirements which must be met. Advised the State, when reviewing the Housing Element of the General Plan, was critical of the City's low density designations, due to the land costs in this area; since the General Plan has now been approved by the State, felt if the City were to change the densities through zoning, pre-empting the approved R-3 designations and allowing a certain number of units on one parcel and not on another in R-3 could cause problems, should a developer contact the State and be able to Page 6 - 8/9/84 show that the City is denying him the right to provide what is reasonable. Felt it would be better to control the density through the Specific Plan and reasonable development, rather than placing specific designations which are not in compliance with the General Plan designations. Mayor Grant opened the meeting to public participation and closed public participation, there being no testimony given. Based on Staff's recommendation, and with the understanding that amendments can be made following input received at the public hearing on August 23, Motion by Councilman Petta, Second by Councilwoman CC-84-216 Pfennighausen, ALL AYES by all present, to approve the first reading of the Ordinance approving zone change amendments in compliance with the General Plan update of April 26, 1984, by title only, with second reading and public hearing to be set for August 23, 1984, at 7:30 p.m. Councilwoman Pfennighausen commended Staff on the extensive notification of the public hearing through the newspaper and mailing the information to the residents. It was further clarified that approval by Council of the first reading of the ordinance did not include a density overlay for Areas 10, 11, 12, and 30, as recommended by the Planning Commission, and the densities would be determined on a parcel by parcel basis. ADJOURN - The regular meeting adjourned at 6:53 p.m. The next regular meeting will be held August 23, 1984, at 5:30 p.m. Respectfully submitted, /Z.Gv My e 67 APPROVED: Page 7 - 8/9/84