07/19/1979CITY OF GRAND TERRACE
COUNCIL MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING - JULY 19, 1979
A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Grand Terrace was called
to order at 22140 Barton Road, at 6:00 p.m. on July 19, 1979, by City Clerk
Seth Armstead. The meeting was adjourned at 6:03 p.m. to 12354 Mt. Vernon
Avenue.
The regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Grand Terrace was called
to order at 12354 Mt. Vernon, First Baptist Church of Grand Terrace, Grand Terrace,
California, at 6:15 p.m. on July 19, 1979, following the Planning Commission.
PRESENT: Tony Petta, Mayor
Thomas A. Tillinghast, Mayor Pro Tempore
Doug Erway, Councilman
Jack Allen, Councilman
Seth Armstead, City Manager
Ivan Hopkins, City Attorney
Joe Kicak, City Engineer
Myrna Lindahl, Executive Secretary/Deputy City Clerk
ABSENT: Hugh Grant, Councilman
The meeting was opened with invocation by Reverend William Hays, Grand Terrace
Assembly of God Church, followed by the Pledge of allegiance, led by Joe
Falkner.
ITEMS DELETED
None
APPROVAL OF MINUTES - April 10, 1979; April 19, 1979; May 3, 1979;
and July 5, 1979.
CC-79-228 Motion was made by Councilman Erway, seconded by Councilman Allen,
and unanimously carried, to approve Minutes of the City Council for
April 10, 1979, as submitted.
CC-79-229 Motion was made by Councilman Allen, seconded by Councilman Erway,
and carried unanimously, to approve the City Council Minutes of April
19, 1979, as submitted
CC-79-230 Motion was made by Councilman Erway, seconded by Councilman Allen,
and unanimously carried, to approve the City Council Minutes of
May 3, 1979, as submitted.
CC-79-231 Motion was made by Councilman Tillinghast, seconded by Councilman
Allen, and unanimously carried, to approve the City Council Minutes
of July 5, 1979, as submitted.
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CONSENT CALENDAR
The following items were removed from the Consent Calendar:
C. Approve Waiver of $100.00 Business License fee for the Grand
Terrace Chamber of Commerce.
CC-79-232 Motion was made by Councilman Erway, seconded by Councilman
Tillinghast, and unanimously carried to approve the following
items on the Consent Calendar:
A. Approval of Check Register No. 071979
B. Approval for the City of Grand Terrace to share in the funding
of headquarters office building of the League of California
Cities. The City's share would be $750.00 per year for three
years, with the first payment being due and payable August 1,
1979.
Grand Terrace Chamber of Commerce Request for Business License
Fee Waiver
Following discussion, Mayor Petta directed Staff to request the
Chamber of Commerce to submit a detailed request to the Council
prior to final action on the matter. (�
COMMITTEE REPORTS I I
EnerQv Committee
Announcement was made of a bus tour of Devil's Canyon and a presenta-
tion on hydroelectric power to be Friday, July 27, 1979, leaving
the City Hall at 7:00 a.m..
COUNCIL BILL #0-79-16 (Ordinance No. 21) - AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAND TERRACE AMENDING ORDINANCE
NO. 2 ESTABLISHING THE PLACE FOR INTERIM MEETINGS OF THE CITY
COUNCIL.
Following discussion and with waiver of the reading in full,
CC-79-233 Councilman Tillinghast moved adoption of Urgency Ordinance No. 21,
seconded by Councilman Erway, with AYE votes of all present.
COUNCIL REPORTS
Councilman Erway reported on the following:
1. Regarding the Colton Crime Prevention Committee, reported that
the City Representative, Thomas Teorey, had requested 13 signs
for the Neighborhood Watch Program, and asked Staff to take
action on this matter. 0
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2. Announced that he would like to meet with the Parks & Recreation
Committee, the Historical & Cultural Activities Committee and
the Volunteer Services Committee.
Councilman Tillinghast reported on the following:
CC-79-234 Motion was made by Councilman Tillinghast, seconded by Councilman
Erway, and carried unanimously, for Council to establish, as a
matter of policy, that a member of Staff will serve on each Committee
as a non -voting member.
Councilman Allen reported on the following:
Stated that a letter had been prepared addressed to Mr. Woodrow
Miller thanking him for his generous offer regarding the Civic
Center. (A copy of the letter to Mr. Miller is on file in the
City Clerk's office.)
POLICE CHIEF REPORT
Gary Eisenbeisz, San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department,
reported that a new unit for the City of Grand Terrace is expected
soon, and the insignia for the City of Grand Terrace is on order.
FIRE CHIEF REPORT
Staff was directed to contact the Fire Department regarding sending
a representative to the Council Meetings. City Manager Seth
Armstead stated that the Fire Department is presently checking the
fire hydrants and that this will be completed by the end of August.
Reported there was a fire at a vacant house on Pico Street recently,
and the matter is under investigation.
CITY ATTORNEY REPORT
City Attorney Ivan Hopkins reported that the law suit that the City
of Colton had filed against the Local Agency Formation Commission
has been dismissed by the City of Colton. Reported there was a
meeting regarding depositing the sewer funds, and no representative
was present from Grand Terrace, due to insufficient notification.
HISTORICAL & CULTURAL ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE - Koleta Green, Chairman,
reported on the following:
1. Requested that two new members be added to the Committee, Sarah
Jay and Hazel Fuller.
2. The meeting days have been changed from the third Thursday of
each month to the second Wednesday of each month (7:00 p.m.).
3. Had an election of Officers and that John Wildman is the new
Vice -Chairman and Hazel Fuller is the new Secretary.
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4. Asked Council's recognition of Thomas Teorey, who has been
accepted as Poet Laureate of San Bernardino County.
5. Invited the Council to attend their next meeting, Wednesday,
August 8th, 7:00 p.m. at the Community Center.
CC-79-235 Motion was made by Councilman Allen, seconded by Councilman
Tillinghast, and carried unanimously, to send a letter of commenda-
tion and thanks to Mr. Thomas Teorey for his services to the
City and congratulations on his new position of Poet Laureate of
San Bernardino County.
CC-79-236 Motion was made by Councilman Erway, seconded by Councilman
Tillinghast, and carried unanimously, to appoint Sarah Jay and
Hazel Fuller to the Historical & Cultural Activities Committee.
Mayor Petta asked Chairman Koleta Green to bring the scrap books
regarding the history of Grand Terrace to the next Council Meeting.
PARKS & RECREATION COMMITTEE - Ron Pohl, Committee Member, reported
on the following:
1. The Committee is completing their information regarding
applications for grants.
2. Obtaining a Parks & Recreation Director through the CETA
Program. 0
3. Introduced Annie Ramos, the newly appointed Committee Member.
Mr. Ed O'Neal stated that the Lion's Club would donate one of their
coffee pots to the City,
Recess
Mayor Petta called a recess at 7;05 p.m,. Council reconvened at
7;26 p.m. with all members present.
Mr. Ed O'Neal announced that the LEO's Club would donate a brand new
coffee pot to the City.
CITY MANAGER REPORT
City Manager.Seth Armstead reported on the following;
1. Bailout Funds,
2, Legislation regarding Redevelopment.
3. Termination of the Council Bill numbering system.
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4. The League of California Cities meeting in Los Angeles.
5. The Gann Initiative.
Finance Officer Ed Clark reported that John Wichman has been hired
as a Maintenance Mechanic and Manuel Sanchez has bee hired as
Junior Accountant through the CETA Program.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
The following citizens addressed Council:
Koleta Green, 22478 Barton Road; Mary Robinson, 22631 Minona Drive;
Ron Pohl, 12622 Franklin Way; Annie Ramos, 22721 Fairburn Drive;
Ed O'Neal, 22608 Minona Drive; Bob Yeates, 12888 Fremontia.
Discussion was held regarding weeds along the parkways and trees
that are dying. The City was requested to provide some proper
landscaping for these areas.
Following further discussion, Mayor Petta directed City Manager
Seth Armstead to take action regarding this matter.
SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT LITIGATION
Attorney Jim Craig advised Council regarding negotiations with the
City of Colton and made recommendations.
CC-79-237 Motion was made by Councilman Erway, seconded by Councilman Allen,
and carried unanimously to authorize the City of Grand Terrace
to share in the cost of an audit of all monies that have gone
into the sewage treatment system.
CC-79-238 Motion was made by Councilman Allen, seconded by Councilman Erway,
and carried unanimously, authorizing an urgency ordinance to be
drafted and submitted to Council for approval which would place
a 30 day moratorium on the tentative tract maps. (This urgency
ordinance will be in conjunction with a similar ordinance of the
City of Colton, with both ordinances to state the same beginning
and ending dates.)
CC-79-239 Motion was made by Councilman Allen,
Tillinghast, and carried unanimously,
to enter into negotiations concerning
sewage treatment plant in Colton, and
further expansions of the new plant.
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seconded by Councilman
to authorize our Attorney
the capacities of the new
the possibility of any
ADJOURN
CC-79-240 Motion was made by Councilman Erway, seconded by Councilman Allen,
and carried unanimously to adjourn the Regular Council Meeting of
July 19, 1979, at 8:33 p.m., to an Adjourned Regular Meeting on
July 26, 1979, at 6:00 p.m., for the purpose of Community Redevel-
opment Agency matters.
Respectfully submitted,
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City Clerk '
APPROVED:
Mayor
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