03/15/1979CITY OF GRAND TERRACE
COUNCIL MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING - MARCH 15, 1979
A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Grand Terrace was called to
order at 6:10 p.m. in the City Hall, 22140 Barton Road, Grand Terrace, California,
on March 15, 1979.
PRESENT: Tony Petta, Mayor
Thomas A. Tillinghast, Mayor Pro Tempore
Doug Erway, Councilman
Hugh Grant, Councilman
Seth Armstead, City Manager
Ivan Hopkins, City Attorney
Myrna Lindahl, Executive Secretary/Deputy City Clerk
ABSENT: Jack Allen, Councilman
John Shone, City Engineer
The meeting was opened with invocation by Pastor Ron Hoover, Azure Hills Seventh
Day Adventist Church, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.
ITEMS DELETED None.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
CC-79-85 Motion was made by Councilman Tillinghast, seconded by Councilman Erway,
to delay approval of the January 10, 1979, Minutes until the April 5
Council Meeting. The motion carried unanimously.
CONSENT CALENDAR
CC-79-86 Motion by Councilman Erway, seconded by Councilman Tillinghast, unani-
mously carried to approve the following items on the Consent Calendar:
Approval of Demands;
Approval for Myrna Lindahl to attend the City Clerks Conference and
Records Management Seminar in Fresno, April 25-28, and approval for
Ilene Dughman to attend the Records Management Seminar April 27-28 only;
Appointment of Ray Ramirez to the Historical & Cultural Activities
Committee.
RESOLUTION NO. 79-16 - RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAND TERRACE, CALIFORNIA, REMOVING THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR BUILDING
i INSPECTION AND THE ISSUANCE OF BUILDING PERMITS FROM THE BUILDING AND
SAFETY DEPARTMENT OF THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO TO THE CITY OF GRAND
TERRACE CITY MANAGER'S STAFF.
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Mayor Petta opened Public Hearing. The following citizens made
favorable comments: (1) Beverly Watson, 23248 Barton Road;
(2) Dan Palmer, Malibu; (3) Ilene Dughman, Star Route, Box 85,
San Bernardino; (4) Eugene Tidwell, 22784 Minona; (5) George
Taylor, 12434 Vivienda; (6) Ken Rinderhagen, 12738 Womac.
CC-79-87 Mayor Petta closed Public Hearing. Following discussion, Motion
was made by Councilman Erway to adopt Resolution No. 16. Council-
man Grant seconded, with AYE votes of all present.
FEES FOR REPRODUCING DOCUMENTS
CC-79-88 Motion was made by Councilman Tillinghast to authorize the City Manager's
Office to charge $0.10 per page of City -related material reproduced on
the City copy machine, and to also charge cost plus 10% for documents
reproduced elsewhere such as maps; Councilman Erway seconded, and the
motion carried unanimously.
SAN BERNARDINO VALLEY MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT
Larry Rowe, Water Resources Engineer for the San Bernardino Valley
Municipal Water District, gave a presentation outlining, for those
unable to attend their tour, the District's facilities and methods of
importing Feather River water into the San Bernardino Valley Area.
Mr. Rowe told of a letter delivered to the City Manager that date
inviting Grand Terrace to participate in the District's Step 1 Waste-
water facilities Technical Advisory Committee and the Service Area 5
Water Supply Committee.
CC-79-89 Following the presentation, Motion was made by Councilman Tillinghast,
seconded by Councilman Erway, and unanimously carried, that the City
Manager appoint two persons, one from management and one Engineer, to
serve as committee members for the San Bernardino Valley Municipal
Water District.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Parks & Recreation Committee Chairman, Geoff Dooley, reported the
following:
(1) Failure of Committee's endeavor to obtain sufficient funds from
citizens to purchase park site adjacent to Terrace Junior High School
and that the attempt had been abandoned.
(2) A letter had been sent to Gil Nielsen of Griffin Development Co.
asking price of other land. Mr. Dooley said he had not received an
answer at that time.
(3) That he, John Lotspeich, Seth Armstead and Ed Clark met with Plan-
ning Consultant Lawrence Tomasello and one of his associates on March
12 regarding ways and means of obtaining money through Grants.
Mayor Petta called a recess at 7:05 p.m. Council reconvened at 7:22
p.m. with all members present except Councilman Allen.
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COUNTY GENERAL PLAN HEARING
Doug Payne from the San Bernardino County Planning Department
announced there had been an error in the advertised time for the
Public Hearing of the County General Plan and that it would be on
the Agenda for the April 5 Council Meeting
ZONE CHANGE BY APPLICANT BRITTON & HARBER
CC-79-90 Following staff report by Doug Payne, Motion was made by Councilman
Erway, seconded by Councilman Tillinghast, with AYE votes of all
present, to approve the Zone Change from RRT to Cl-T; also to
adopt the Negative Declaration and instruct the Secretary to file a
Notice of Determination and make the five findings listed on Page
two of the San Bernardino County Planning Report, with Public Hearing
and first reading of the Zone Change Ordinance set for the April 5, 1979
Council Meeting.
RESOLUTION NO. 79-7 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAND TERRACE, CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING FEES PAYABLE INTO CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE FUNDS FOR STREETS, PARKS AND STORM DRAINS,
ON NEW CONSTRUCTION PURSUANT TO ORDINANCE NO. 11.
Joe Kicak, Consulting Engineer, gave a staff briefing on the proposed
Capital Improvement Fees. Following questions by Council, Mayor Petta
opened Public Hearing and the following citizens addressed Council:
(1) Ernie Zampese, 22799 Barton Road; (2) Barney Karger, 11668 Bernardo
Way; (3) Bill McKeever, 22625 Pico; (4) Ken Rinderhagen, 12738 Womac;
(5) Dan Palmer, Malibu; (6) Kathy Harmon, 11834 Kingston; (7) Richard
Britton, 22400 Barton Road; (8) Bob Keeney, 12139 South Mt. Vernon
Avenue; (9) Eugene Tidwell, 22784 Minona Drive; (10) Ed O'Neal, 22608
Minona Drive; (11) Byron Matteson,12175 Michigan; (12) Allen Tuck,
Upland.
Mayor Petta closed the Public Hearing. City Manager Seth Armstead read
Councilman Allen's letter of March 9 addressed to the Mayor and Council
Members regarding Resolution No. 79-7. Mayor Petta requested that the
public participants meet with Staff to arrive at an equitable solution.
CC-79-91 Motion was made by Councilman Tillinghast to schedule an Adjourned Regu-
lar Council Meeting for April 22, 1979, 6:00 p.m. for Resolution No. 79-7
only; Councilman Erway seconded and the motion carried unanimously.
Mayor Petta called a recess at 9:10 p.m. Council reconvened at 9:20 p.m.
with all members present except Councilman Allen.
ORDINANCE NO. 15 - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAND
TERRACE, CALIFORNIA, LICENSING THE TRANSACTIONS AND CARRYING ON OF
BUSINESSES, TRADES, PROFESSIONS, CALLINGS AND OCCUPATIONS IN THE CITY OF
GRAND TERRACE, FOR THE PURPOSE OF RAISING REVENUE AND PROVIDING A PENALTY
FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF.
Mayor Petta opened Public Hearing and the following citizens addressed
Council:
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(1) Allen Tuck, Upland; (2) Barney Karger, 11668 Bernardo Way;
(3) Jeff Queyrel, 22448 Barton Road; (4) Terry Wise, Lake Arrowhead;
(5) Rod Lambert, 22024 Tanager; (6) Ken Rinderhagen, 12738 Womac;
(7) Richard Britton, 22400 Barton Road; (8) Bill McKeever, 22625 Pico.
Mayor Petta closed the Public Hearing. Staff was directed to meet with
affected Citizens regarding this matter.
CC-79-92 Motion was made by Councilman Grant to delay action on Ordinance No. 15
until the April 5 Council Meeting; Councilman Erway seconded, with AYE
votes of Councilman Erway, Grant, Mayor Petta, and Councilman Tillinghast
voting NOE.
ORDINANCE NO. 12 - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAND
TERRACE, CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING AN EMPLOYEE/PERSONNEL SYSTEM AND PRO-
VIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE ADMINISTRATION
OF PERSONNEL MATTERS (First Reading).
CC-79-93 Following discussion and changes, and with waiver of the reading in full,
Motion was made by Councilman Tillinghast to adopt the first reading of
Ordinance No. 12 as amended. Councilman Erway seconded, with AYE votes
of all present. The second reading of Ordinance No. 12 set for the April
5 Council Meeting.
COUNCIL REPORT
Councilman Grant reported he would be representing the City at the SCAG
Joint Assembly on March 16 and would be involved with the caucus in the
voting for San Bernardino County's delegates to the SCAG General Assembly.
POLICE CHIEF REPORT
Captain Robert Ault reported on a case of a missing child, and that the
child was found.
CITY ENGINEER REPORT
Mike Walker, representing City Engineer John Shone, reported on specific
road projects and traffic control items requested by the City Manager from
the County Transportation Department. Details of this report are in a
March 14, 1979, letter to the City Manager from John Shone, Director of
Transportation for the County of San Bernardino. (This letter is on file
in the City Clerk's office.)
CITY ATTORNEY REPORT
Ivan Hopkins reported that he and City Manager Armstead will meet March
19 with the City of La Habra Heights regarding bail -out funds.
CITY MANAGER REPORT
Seth Armstead reported on the following:
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(1) Spere of Influence; (2) County Negotiations; (3) That a letter
of intent to the San Bernardino County Sheriff was mailed March 9
regarding law enforcement; (4) The letter to the City of Colton is ready
for the Mayor's signature.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
Barney Karger, 11668 Bernardo Way, reported that the Century 21 Real
Estate Office in the Grand Terrace Shopping Center is being charged
by the Edison Company a 5%11 tax based on their Edison bill, with the
tax going to the City of Riverside. Century 21 is checking the reason.
Asked what can be done to see that the Documentary Transfer Tax is
credited to the City.
Geoff Dooley, 22432 Franklin Street, reported that he had attended the
Board Meeting of the Colton Joint Unified School District earlier, and
that the Joint Use Agreement between the City and the School District
had been approved. Reported the School Board will be considering the
matter of renaming the Grand Terrace Community Center at their meeting
on March 29, 1979.
Judy McDowell, 22690 Cardinal, spoke against purchase of the park site
on De Berry Street.
Beverly Watson, 23248 Barton Road, spoke in favor of the park site.
ADJOURNMENT
The Council adjourned at 11:17 p.m. to an Adjourned Regular Meeting
at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 22, 1979.
Respectfully submitted,
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7 City Clerk
APPROVED:
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