03/08/1979CITY OF GRAND TERRACE
COUNCIL MINUTES
ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING - MARCH 8, 1979
An adjourned regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Grand Terrace was
called to order at 7:10 P.M., in the City Hall, 22140 Barton Road, Grand Terrace,
California, on March 8, 1979.
PRESENT: Tony Petta, Mayor
Thomas A. Tillinghast, Mayor Pro Tempore
Doug Erway, Councilman
Jack Allen, Councilman
Hugh Grant, Councilman
Seth Armstead, City Manager
John Harper (Representing Ivan Hopkins, City Attorney)
Joe Kicak (Representing John Shone, City Engineer)
Myrna Lindahl, Executive Secretary/Deputy City Clerk
ABSENT: Ivan Hopkins, City Attorney
John Shone, City Engineer
The meeting was opened with invocation by Councilman Tillinghast, followed by
the Pledge of Allegiance.
FINANCIAL CONSULTANT PROPOSAL
Mr. William L. Fieldman, of William L. Fieldman & Associates,
Municipal Financial Consultants, presented a proposal to Council
regarding the possibility of furnishing financial consultant
services to the City. Copies of his proposal were distributed.
RECESS - Mayor Petta called a Recess at 8:23 P.M., and Reconvened
at 8:39 P.M., with all present except Councilman Tillinghast,
who returned at 8:43 P.M.
GOAL SETTING
City Manager Armstead read a list of priorities as submitted by
the Staff, and Councilman Erway briefed Council regarding priorities
of services for the 1979-80 Fiscal Year. Items discussed were:
Fire and Paramedics; law enforcement; animal control; building and
safety; planning; street maintenance & street sweeping; environmental
coordinator to handle complaints; and weed abatement.
Mayor Petta opened Public Hearing, and the following citizens
addressed Council: Barney Karger, 11668 Bernardo Way;Mrs. Eon Smith,
11914 Mt. Vernon; John Lotspeich; Mary Robinson, 22631 Minona Drive;
John Matthews, 11733 Eton Drive; and Glenn Clark, 12028 LaCrosse.
Mayor Petta closed Public Hearing.
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GOAL SETTING
(Continued)
Other items discussed were: street lighting; traffic control; parks;
employee benefits; civic center; interim city offices; community
planning; general plan; land use plan; landscaping/street trees; grants;
zoning; and Charter City.
CC-79-80 Motion was made by Councilman Erway, seconded by Councilman Allen, and
unanimously carried to send a letter of intent regarding the level of
law enforcement service the City desires, to Sheriff Bland, San
Bernardino County Sheriff's Department, and directing the City Manager
and City Attorney to review the contract.
CC-79-81 Motion was made by Councilman Erway, seconded by Councilman Grant, and
unanimously carried to direct Staff to continue planning for the
services, as discussed, and to furnish Council with firm proposals
and actual cost figures.
CC-79-82 Motion was made by Councilman Allen, seconded by Councilman Grant, and
unanimously carried to direct Staff to prepare a Resolution for the
next Council Meeting whereby the City of Grand Terrace would assume
the duties, obligations and the issuance of building permits.
CC-79-83 Motion was made by Councilman Erway, and seconded by Councilman Grant
to direct the City Manager to contact John Shone, City Engineer, and
ask that he prepare a Resolution for the next Council Meeting which
would request the County of San Bernardino to establish a four-way
stop sign and traffic control, as soon as possible, at the intersection
of Mt. Vernon and DeBerry Streets and the intersection of Michigan
and Barton Road. Mayor Petta opened Public Hearing on the matter,
and Geoffrey Dooley, 22432 Franklin Street, addressed Council. Mayor
Petta closed Public Hearing. Following discussion, Council voted
unanimously on the Motion.
CC-79-84 Motion was made by Councilman Tillinghast, seconded by Councilman
Allen and unanimously carried to continue the Goal Setting Matter
to the next Council Meeting of March 15, 1979.
AGENDA ITEMS DEFERRED
On recommendation of Council, the following Agenda Items were deferred
to the Council Meeting of March 15, 1979:
Public Hearing on Ordinance 15 (second reading) and
Resolution No. 79-7 establishing fees payable into Capital
Improvement Funds.
Personnel Rules and Regulations.
ADJOURN
The Adjourned Regular Meeting adjourned at 10:07 P.M., with the
0 next Regular Council Meeting to be held March 15, 1979, at 6:00 P.M.
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Respectfully submitted,
APPROVED:
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