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CITY OF GRAND TERRACE
CITY COUNCIL
MINUTES • NOVEMBER 12, 2014
Council Chambers Regular Meeting 6:00 PM
A.
Grand Terrace Civic Center • 22795 Barton Road
CALL TO ORDER
Convene City Council and City Council as the Successor Agency to the Community
Redevelopment Agency
Mayor Stanckiewitz called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
Invocation was provided by Pastor Andy McRae from Azure Hills Seventh-Day
Adventist Church.
Pledge of Allegiance was led by Council Member Sylvia Robles.
ROLL CALL:
Attendee Name
Title
Status Arrived
Walt Stanckiewitz
Mayor
Present
Darcy McNaboe
Council Member
Present
Jackie Mitchell
Council Member
Present
Sylvia Robles
Council Member
Present
Kenneth J. Henderson
Interim City Manager
Present
Richard Adams
City Attorney
Present
Pat Jacquez-Nares
City Clerk
Present
Sandra Molina
Community Development Director
Present
Cynthia Fortune
Finance Director
Present
Steve Elam
Project Manager, Finance Department
Present
Linda Phillips
Director of Child Care Services
Present
Steve Dorsey
Captain
Present
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
None
CONSENT CALENDAR
APPROVED ALL CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS
RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Darcy McNaboe, Council Member
SECONDER: Sylvia Robles, Council Member
AYES: Walt Stanckiewitz, Darcy McNaboe, Jackie Mitchell, Sylvia Robles
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Waive Full Reading of Ordinances on Agenda
WAIVED FULL READING OF ALL ORDINANCES ON AGENDA.
2. Approval of Minutes =Regular Meeting = 10/28/2014
APPROVED THE OCTOBER 28, 2014 MINUTES.
3. Monthly Financial Report for September 2014
RECEIVED AND FILED THE MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE PERIOD
ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2014.
4. Adoption of an Ordinance Amending Chapter 8.04,; Title 8 of the Grand Terrace
Municipal Code, for Purposes of Adopting by Reference the San Bernardino County
Code of Ordinances for Fire Hazard Abatement Services
City Clerk Jacquez-Nares read by title only Ordinance No. 2014-279: AN ORDINANCE
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAND TERRACE CALIFORNIA,
AMENDING CHAPTER.8.04 (NUISANCE ABATEMENT) TITLE 8 (HEALTH AND
SAFETY), OF THE CITY OF GRAND TERRACE MUNICIPAL 'CODE; WITH THE
ADDITION OF SECTION 8.04.200 ADOPTING CHAPTER 3 (ABATEMENT OF FIRE
HAZARDS AND HAZARDOUS TREES) SECTIONS 23.0301, THROUGH. 23.0319
INCLUSIVE OF THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES BY {�
REFERENCE AND SECTION 8.04.0210 ADOPTING THE PROCEDURE•PROVISIONS
FOUND IN CHAPTER 2 (VIOLATIONS AND ENFORCEMENT), SECTIONS 11.0201
THROUGH 11.0212 INCLUSIVE OF THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY CODE OF
ORDINANCES BY REFERENCE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THOSE SECTIONS
RELATED TO PENALTIES WHICH ARE SET OUT IN FULL HEREIN, 1N ORDER TO
PROVIDE FOR AN ALTERNATIVE FORM OF FIRE HAZARD ABATEMENT FOR THE
CITY OF GRAND TERRACE.
ADOPTED, ORDINANCE NO. 2014-279, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
OF THE CITY. OF ,GRAND TERRACE CALIFORNIA,. AMENDING CHAPTER 8.04
(NUISANCE ABATEMENT) TITLE 8 (HEALTH AND SAFETY), OF THE CITY OF
GRAND TERRACE MUNICIPAL CODE, WITH THE ADDITION OF SECTION 8.04.200
ADOPTING CHAPTER 3 (ABATEMENT OF FIRE HAZARDS AND, HAZARDOUS
TREES) SECTIONS 23.0301 THROUGH 23.0319 INCLUSIVE OF THE SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES BY REFERENCE AND SECTION
8.04.0210 ADOPTING THE PROCEDURE PROVISIONS FOUND IN CHAPTER 2
(VIOLATIONS AND ENFORCEMENT), SECTIONS. 11.0201 THROUGH 11.0212
INCLUSIVE OF THE -SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES. BY
REFERENCE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THOSE SECTIONS RELATED - TO
PENALTIES WHICH ARE SET OUT IN FULL HEREIN, IN ORDER TO PROVIDE FOR
AN; ALTERNATIVE FORM OF FIRE HAZARD ABATEMENT FOR THE CITY OF
GRAND TERRACE.
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^. PUBLIC COMMENT
Pastor Andy McRae, Azure Hills Seventh-Day Adventist Church, Healthy Grand Terrace
(GT) Steering Committee Chair, sponsored by the Foundation of Grand Terrace, invited
everyone go to their: website: healthygt.com and fill out the Healthy GT Survey. Those
who complete the survey by December 15, 2014 will be offered a chance to win a $100
gift card to Stater Bros, Clark's Nutrition Stores, or Walgreen's Pharmacy. A community
forum will be held on January 14, 2015 to report on the findings and to further engage
community members. This information will help them prepare a' strategic plan for the
City of Grand Terrace. Members of the Healthy GT team will be meeting with Ken
Henderson, Interim City Manager, on November 20, 2014.
D. CITY COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS
Council Member Jackie Mitchell
Council Member Mitchell congratulated Council Member McNaboe for winning the
Election for Mayor. She asked that her colleagues place on an upcoming agenda the
item to appoint a new Council Member. She further stated that she attended the
Veteran's Day Ceremony which was a very nice event and thanked everyone involved
in its success.
Council Member Sylvia Robles
r _ Council Member Robles thanked Mayor Stanckiewitz for his service in the military. She
stated that the Veteran's Day Ceremony was a great event. She further stated that a
memorandum was received by. Council that the appointment of the new City Council
Member would :be placed on the December 9, 2014 agenda. Council• Member Robles
congratulated Council. Member McNaboe winning the Election for -Mayor and thanked
Mayor Stanckiewitz for his service to the City.
Council Member Darcy McNaboe
Council Member McNaboestated that she enjoyed the Veteran's Day Ceremony and
noted Assembly Member Cheryl -Brown was in attendance. She thanked Bob Lavin for
his work in organizing. the Veteran's Day Ceremony: She further stated that the Senior
Center celebrated the birthdays of their 80 and 90 year old members on November 11,
2014 which was a very nice ceremony. Council Member McNaboe thanked her
colleagues for their congratulations, thanked Mayor Stanckiewitz for his service,
thanked every candidate that ran in the local elections; and thanked her supporters for
entrusting her.as Mayor for the next four years.
Mayor Walt Stanckiewitz
Mayor Stanckiewitz congratulated Council Member McNaboe and Doug Wilson on their
election victories. He :announced that the Wilden Pump & Engineering. November 11,
2014 blood drive collected 33 pints of blood. He asked that the community continue to
support Wilden's blood drives which are held every eight weeks.
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E. PUBLIC HEARINGS'
None
F. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
1. Formation of City Council Committees
City Manager Henderson provided the staff report for this item. -
Council Member Robles stated that she would like the City to take advantage of
partnerships,. such as Cal Poly Pomona, to get interns to assist staff. She also supports
the use. of Ad Hoc Committees for the Colton Unified School District to pursue school to
work internships, facility fees, and crossing guards.
Council. Member McNaboe supports the use of Ad Hoc: Committees for the Colton
Unified School District's facility fees and the Lion's Club, Community Center.
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-RESULT: CONTINUED [UNANIMOUS]
VOVER: Wait Stanckiewitz,, Mayor
SECONDER: Sylvia Robles, Council Member
AYES: Walt Stanckiewitz, Darcy McNaboe„ Jackie Mitchell; 'Sylvia Robles
G. NEW BUSINESS
1. Proposed City of Grand Terrace Logo ,
Assistant City Manager Wong presented the staff report for this item.
Council Member McNaboe asked if the logo in the collateral piece created was one of
the six logos that the City was using and who was on the committee that reviewed the
options. Council Member McNaboe stated that she would like to see the six logos used
in the 'past.
Assistant City Manager Wong stated that that the logo referenced was created by the
marketing consultingfirm for that piece. She further answered that there was no
committee used to select the logo recommended.
Council Member Robles stated that this is usually done with some kind of participation
and would like to make a change to what was presented. She prefers palm trees and
thinks that the scale is not correct because :the City of Grand Terrace is much larger
than the rest of the items. Council Member Robles would like to see three options to
vote from.
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City Manager Henderson commented, that the proposed logo and color scheme
complements the: proposed color scheme of our collateral marketing material. He
suggested .that the staff bring back to Council three options.
Council Member Mitchell requestedfurther clarification on the City Seal and City Logo.
She supports it coming. back to the Council in January. She would also like to see
several options; a tie in to the City's 2030 Vision and have community involvement.
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RESULT: CONTINUED [UNANIMOUS]
"MOVER: Jackie Mitchell, Council Member
SECONDER: Darcy McNaboe, Council Member "
AYES: Walt Stanckiewitz, Darcy McNaboe, Jackie Mitchell, Sylvia'Roble's.
H. CITY MANAGER COMMUNICATIONS
City Manager Henderson stated that the Finance Department worked on the Budget
book and submitted the book to the California Society of Municipal Finance Officers.
This past year; for the first, time, the City received an award for their budget document
and fiscal management practices. The hope is that we receive this award again. He
encouraged the City Council to share the Budget Transmittal: letter with their
constituency because it contains the implementation plan for the City's 2030 Vision. He
further explained the importance of the,next five years for the success of the City's 2030
Vision.
CLOSED SESSION
Roy Nix, City of Grand Terrace resident, provided the 40 year history of=the Lion's Club
in the,-City_of Grand Terrace. He requested that the Lion's Club be included in all
negotiations:'__
Burt Seulemezian, ;City7 of Grand Terrace resident, provided a brief summary of the
yearlydonations ' and assistance that the Lion's Club provides to the different
organizations -within and around the City of Grand Terrace.
Council ,Member Mitchell requested clarification on the amounts paid, on the
improvements by the Lion's Club.
Mr. Seulemezian answered that $25,000 was provided to all the schools annually;
$20,000 annually spent on the maintenance of the Community Center totaling over
$100,000. The Lion's Club serves .40 non-profit organizations; the majority are in the
City of Grand Terrace. '
Frank Tetley, City of Grand Terrace resident, stated that the City and the Lion's Club
have not been in any negotiations on this property. The Lion's Club feels threatened by
the lack of information being provided by the City to them. He requested that the Lion's
Club have the opportunity to be in these negotiations.
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Council Member McNaboe stated for the record that she has a "non -interest" in this item
that she and her husband are current members of the Lion's Club only. She further
stated that she would be participating in the Closed Session item.
Mayor Stanckiewitz recessed the City Council into Closed Session at 6:54 p.m. to
consider the following:
1. Conference with Real Property Negotiators:
Property: 22130 Barton Road, Grand Terrace, CA 92313
Agency negotiators: Ken Henderson, Emily Wong, Robert Khuu
Negotiating parties: Grand Terrace Lion's Club and Colton Joint Unified School District
Under negotiation: Instruction will concern leases of real property by and for the City
regarding the price and terms of payment for the leases.
J. RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION
Mayor Stanckiewitz reconvened the City Council Meeting at 7:37 p.m. He reported that
the results of an engineering inspection report were provided to the City Council. Copies
of this report would be forwarded to the Colton Joint Unified School District (CJUSD)
and the Lion's Club. Council has directed staff to meet with CJUSD and the Lion's Club
to discuss alternative solutions as a result of the inspection report.
ADJOURN
Mayor Stanckiewitz adjourned the City Council meeting at 7:39 p.m.
The Next Regular City Council Meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 25, 2014 at
6:00 p.m.
Mayor of the City of Grand Terrace
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