HomeMy WebLinkAbout1966-0419_CCv0001.pdf MINUTES of a regular meeting of the City Council, City of* Redlands , h
the Council Chambers , Safety Hall, 212 Brookside Avenue on Ap
1966, Planning Commission Items 3 :00 P.M. Regular Meeting
PRESEoNT Waldo F. Burroughs , Mayor
William T. Hartzell, Vice-Mayor
Norman N. Martinez , Councilman
Robert J . Wagner, Councilman
Jack B. Cummings , Councilman
Ralph P. Merritt , Jr. , City Manager
Carl Davis , Attorney
Peggy A. Moseley, City Clerk
Ron Bibby, Redlands Daily Facts
Chuck Palmer, San Bernardino Sun
ABSENT None
The meeting was opened with the pledge of allegiance followed
invocation by Reverend John D. Foerster of the First Evangeli
Lutheran Church.,
The minutes of the meeting of April 5, 1966 , were approved wi
following correction made by Councilman Cummings : Addto "Riv
Portrait Presented to City, " the following, "Adjacent to the
trait will be placed a suitably engraved pernia-plaque carryin
of the information concerning Mr, Rivera, so that future gene
will know more about this man. " Mr. Zafon Hartman, Secretary
Downtown Redlands Association, also requested that his comme
cerning Ordinance No . 1313 (page 2 . paragraph 2 of the minute
dated April 5 , '1966) be stated as follows : "" . . . congratulated
Council on the ordirtance, but was of the opinion that the lis
permitted merchandise in convenience centers should not be ex
and should not include ' household appliance . "
ELECTION
This being the time fixed by statute and notice of election f
ceiving the Clerk' s certification of the canvass of the retur
the General Municipal Election, held April 12 , 1966, on motio
Councilman Wagner , seconded by Councilman Martinez , Resolutio
2518, a resolution of the City of Redlands giving the results
General Municipal Election, was adopted by the City Council .
CALIFORNIA, RECITING THE FACT OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL
ELECTION HELD IN SAID CITY OF REDLANDS ON THE 12th DAY
OF APRIL, 1966, DECLARING THE RESULT THEREOF AND SUCH
OTHER MATTERS AS ARE PROVIDED BY LAW-
WHEREAS, a regular general municipal election was held and
conducted In the City of Redlands , County of San Bernardino ,
State of California, on Tuesday , the 12th day of April, 1966, as
required by law ; and
WHEREAS, notice of said election was duly and regularly given
In time , form and manner as provided by law ; that voting precincts
were properly established ; that election officers were appointed
and that in all respects said election was held and conducted and
the votes cast thereat , received and canvassed and the returns made
and declared in time , form and manner as required by the provisions
of the Elections Code of the State of California for the holding of
elections in cities ; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 2515 , adopted the 29th day
of March, 1966 , the City Clerk of the City of Redlands canvassed
the returns of said election and has certified the results to this
City Council, said results are received, attached and made a part
hereof as "Exhibit A. "
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS ,
CALIFORNIA, DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS :
SECTION 1 . That there were 35 voting precincts established
for the purpose of holding said election consisting of consolida-
tions of the regular election precincts in the City of Redlands as
established for the holding of state and county elections .
SECTION 2 . That said regular general municipal election was
held for the purpose of electing the following officers of said
City as required by the laws relating to cities in the State of
California, to wit :
Three members of the City Council of
said City for the full term of 4 years ;
SECTION 3 . That the whole number of votes cast in said City
(except absent voter ballots ) was 5 , 538 .
That the whole number of absent voter ballots cast in said
City was 53 , making a total of 5 , 591 votes cast in said City.
SECTION 4 . That the names of persons voted for at said elec-
tion for Member of the City Council of said City are as follows :
1 . Waldo F. Burroughs
2 . Norman N. Martinez
3 . Robert J. Wagner
4 . Charles G. DeMirjyn
5 . Anthony Jimenez , Jr.
That the number of votes given at each predinct and the number
of votes given in the City to each of such persons above named for
the respective offices for which said persons were candidates were
listed in Exhibit "A" attached.
SECTION 5 . The City Council does declare and determine that :
WALDO F. DURROUGHS was elected as Member of
the City Council of said City for the full
term of four years ;
NORMAN N. MARTINEZ was elected as Member of
the City Council of said City for the full
term of four years ;
CHARLES G. DeMIRJYN was elected as Member of
the City Council of said City for the full
SECTION 8 . That the City Clerk shall certify to the pas
and adoption of this resolution; shall enter the same in the
of original Resolutions of said City; and shall make a minute
the passage and adoption thereof in the records of the procee
of the City Council of said City, in the minutes of the meeti
which the same is passed and adopted.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 19th day of April, 196
ATTEST:
s/ Waldo F. Burroughs
s/ Pegg), A. Moseley Mayor of the City of Redlancl
City Clerk
(See Page 74 for Exhibit A)
INSTALLATION Certificates of Election were presented by the Clerk to Waldc
Burroughs , Councilman, Norman N. Martinez , Councilman, and Ct
G, . DeMirjyn, Councilman. Deputy City Attorney Davis then admi
tered the Oath of Office to the newly-elected officers .
ORGANIZATION OF COUNCIL
The new officers were seated and the next order of buAiness -%
election of the Mayor for the next two years. The Clerk call
Council to order and asked for nominations for Mayor.
After a brief resume of Mayor Burroughs ' service to the comma
as Mayor and Council member, Councilman Hartzell nominated Mr
Burroughs as Mayor. The nomination was seconded by Councilma
Martinez,: As no further nominations were submitted, the nomi
were declared closed, and Councilman Burroughs was elected Ma
a unanimous roll call vote .
The City Clerk then called for nominations for Vice-Mayor. C
man Cummings nominated Councilman Hartzell , seconded by Mayor
Burroughs . As no further nominations were submitted, nominat
were closed and Councilman Hartzell was unanimously elected V
Mayor by a roll call vote .
Mayor Burroughs , in accepting, thanked the Council for its ex
sion of confidence and stated that he had enjoyed serving the
for eight and one-half years, would continue to give the time
energy required to fill the Office of Mayor and continue to w
for the benefit of the people of Redlands . He expressed grat
for the Vice-Mayor' s -willingness to come forward and take ove
chores that are quite numerous at times . He stated that it b
been his pleasure to work with not only a dedicated group of
cilmen, but also with some 275 employees of the City of Redla
who have been dedicated and qualified in serving the communit
then welcomed Mr. DeMirjyn to the Council .
In accent1no. Vice-Mawr Rart7p71 mtatpd thmf if hart hAan n n
ICT BURROUGiiS MARTINEZ WAG NEli DeIMIRJYN JDIENEZ TOTAL
- zl_ 52 66 72 89 64 125
- ) 70 75 60 96 94 150
- _75) 78 56 61 73 0 110
63) 37' 53 46 72 55 93 }
- _6) 82 56 67 98 91 149
- 52) 80 70 70 85 72 134
41 ) 93 88 72 72 60 235
_- 53_) 102 96 102 96 54 158
- _54 ) 81 65 85 88 41 124
- 76_) 58 86 84 111 64 137
12) 98 79 88 86 56 145
39 - 64) 156 1.58 138 161 90 251
4 - 57 ) 128 107 108 90 58 168
46 ) 108 112 85 97 49 160
- 1.9 - 52) 121 114 88 114 60 178
17) 88 82 82 51 22 11_
71 ) 84 72 82 109 49 136
- 56) 103 88 90 77 25, 131
44) 98 83 81 120 61 152
__- 73 ) 102 83 90 115 49 163
_24) 81 77 70 72 36 121
65) 114 111 99 100 38 159
_33) 82 81 88 76 33 125
1 ) 117 1 o6 102 99 46 172
- 48) log 100 96 109 46 170
50) 119 92 108 119 23 182
- 59) 101 96 89 88 36 145
37 193 171 161 195 72 285
70) 127 121 110 121 49 _ 186
- _24) 101 85 86 83 47 144
- 72) 127 104 101 110 42 170
- 4o) 132 131 134 129 58 202
in the belief and support of what was good for Redlands . He wJ
leave a 'big vacancy especially his willingness to dedicate his
and ability in working with the Planning Commission. He tharikk
Wagner on behalf of the Council and the community of RedlandE
his dedicated service .
The large audience arose spontaneously to honor Mr. Wagner.
Mr. Wagner thanked the Mayor and those present , stating that hf
enjoyed serving as Councilman and would miss this civic partici
that lie would be able to spend more time at home, and that he I
be able to continue to serve the community.
Mayor Burroughs presented a Certificate of Appreciation to Mr.
Award B. Martin who has served the City with exceptional devotion ane
cation for eighteen years in the 'Water Department .
BIDS.
Bids on Gas Tax Projects Nos . 156 and 120 - Street Widening anc
nals for Church Street - which were tabled at the meeting on Al
1966, were as follows :
Gas Tax Project A. S. Hubbs
N05 - 156-120 Colton, Califorriia 46, 298-85
Church Street H. Kevar! & Sons
Widening Redlands, California 48 , 6o4. 50
'Triangle Construction
San Bernardino, California 46, 995 - 13
Corrected to - 46 , 997. 65
E. L. Yaeger
Riverside, California 49, 828.22
Corrected to - 49, 728. 22
Verbal approval having been received from the State to accept E
which had exceeded the original estimate, it is recommended by
Department of Public Works that the low qualified bid of A. S.
in the amount of $4.6 , 298. 85 be approved. On motion of Councils
Hartzell, seconded by Councilman Martinez , this recommendation
adopted by the City Council .
This was the date advertised for the opening of bids on Cement
Mortar Lined. and Coated Pipe Materials for portion of transmis,,
Cement line from the Dearborn Reservoir to the proposed Mentone storm
Pipe plant . The following proposals were opened and publicly decla3
the office of the City Clerk at 10:00 A.M. , this date and refer
the Water Division for study and recommendation :
Smith-Scott Company 36 , 487.20 (50 days )
Riverside, California
Southern Pipe and Casing 36 , 213. 21 (60 days)
Azusa , California
It is now the recommendation of the Department that the low quz
bid of the Southern Pipe and Casing Company in the amount of $'
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there might be a "conflict of interest , " and took a seat in the audi-
ence . Attorney Carl Davis explained to Council that , in the event
iriance there is at any time an amendment or modification of a zoning ordinance
1313 as originally submitted by the Planning Commission, state law requireE
pping that the ordinance must be returned to the Planning Commission for re.
riter
lations view and report upon the modification or amendment . The Planning Com-
mission is not required to hold another public hearing.
This being the time and place scheduled for public hearing on Ordi-
nance No. 1313, an ordinance of the City of Redlands - C-1 and C-2
Shopping Center Regulations - Vice-Mayor Hartzell now declared the
meeting open as a public hearing of any protests or comment relative
to the ordinance .
Speaking from the floor were : Mr. Ray Staff, Mr. James Herman, Mr.
Dale E. Sliger, Mr. E. A. Baldwin, Mr. Jerome B. Herman, Mr. Zafon
Hartman, Mr. R. W. Martens and Mr. Dennis Gallagher.
Following the presentations from these members of the audience, the
Council discussed the ordinance at length. Councilman DeMirjyn being
of the opionion that neighborhood convenience centers should be al-
lowed to handle any type of appliance ; Councilman Martinez stating
that he believes weakening in neighboring cities ' downtown areas has
been caused by large nearby shopping areas drawing away business ;
Councilman Hartzell stated that the Council has an obligation to the
residential areas to protect the neighborhood, the quiet enjoyment of
property rights therein and prevent broad commercialism; and Council-
man Cummings stated that the concept of a neighborhood convenience
center was that of a grocery with a cluster of shops to serve a sur-
rounding area whose dominant factor is residential .
Council recessed for five minutes .
The meeting was again called to order, and Councilman Cummings moved
that Section 24 . 20, Section A2 , "Shoppers Goods , " of Ordinance No .
1313 be amended to read as follows : "Portable Appliances ( that which
can be carried in the hand by one person) - Sales and Services . "
The word, "portable, " for the purposes of this section means that
which can be carried in the hands of one person. The motion was
seconded by Councilman Martinez and adopted by the following roll
call vote :
AYES : Councilmen Martinez , Cummings , Vice-Mayor Hartzell
NOES : Councilman DeMirjyn
ABSTAIN Mayor Burroughs
ABSENT: None
Ordinance No. 1313 is ordered to be returned to the Planning Commis-
sion for review and report back to the Council on May 3 , 1966, to be
considered for adoption as amended.
3 . Lot Split No . 372 - Bernard DeYoung - Final A2]2roval
Tentative approval was given this Lot Split on March 1 , 1966.
this time, on motion of Councilman Wagner, seconded by Councils
Hartzell, final approval of Lot Split No. 372 is given with poW
ponement of the requirements until further division or develops
takes place on this property, for the reason that Mar. DeYoung d
not own the entire property.
ADVISORY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
As considered by the City Council at a regular meeting thereof
April 19, 1966, at 3 ; 00 P.M.
1 . That the request of Mr. Tom Ditchfield and Mr. William M. Howel
for permission to sign the Improvement Ordinance Agreement in
lieu of improvements as required in Ordinance No , 921 for prop-
erties known as parcels "A, " "B, "" and "C" of Lot Line Ad,justmen
No . 45, generally located on the ,southwest corner of Prospect
Drive and Prospect Street be denied for the reason that it woul
be poor policy to extend the time of these agreements beyond th
time limits in the original approval . Following lengthy discus
sion and presentation by Mr. Ditchfield, which included submis-
sion of a petition signed by all the nearby residents request-
ing that the park-like atmosphere be maintained, sidewalk requi
ments be waived and that the present contour of Prospect Drive
be maintained ; on motion of Councilman Wagner, seconded by Coun
cilman Hartzell , approval was given for Mr. Ditchfield and Mr .
Howell to sign the improvement ordinance agreement for the side
walks in accordance with Ordinance No . 1193 , and that curbs and
gutters be installed in a similar alignment to that presently i
existence (applies only to this site - north side of Parcel B
and front of Parcel A) .
2. That the request of Mr. Howard Torkelson for permission to sib;
the improvement agreement in lieu of improvements as required i
Ordinance No . 1193 for property known as 531 West Stuart Avenue
be approved for the reason that it has been signed by the owner
oft he parcel to the east of this properly due to possible cre-
ation of a drainage problem, and the same problem exists on thi
parcel . On motion of Councilman Wagner, seconded. by Councilman
Martinez , the recommendation of the Advisory Committee was adop
by the City Council.
PARK COMMISSION
Councilman Cummings reported that the Park Commission has reque
drawing of the proposed Japanese Garden which has been suggeste
a portion of Smiley Park, and that this is being prepared.
Councilman Martinez requested information about the trees to b
planted in the center strip along West Redlands Boulevard and w
by Park Superintendent Dawson that it was planned 'to Have these
in by Juane 15th.
COMMUNICATIONS
City Manager Merritt brought to Council attention an alcoholic
age license application - a transfer of license at 910 West Cal
Avenue.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Concerning the Hamicler annexation request , Manager Merritt rep
Annexation that efforts to contact the owners of the property referred to
Request request had been unsuccessful (north of the seven nacres and bou
Alabama and Lugonia ) . Also that the Iiamicker people have been
of any lot, subdivision, or parcel of ground, and repealing ordinance
nance Nos . 1235 , 1262 and 1283 , lie stated that this ordinance was the re-
1315 sult of many hours of study by a large group of 'knowledgeable citizen,<
ding and was designed to correct deficiencies in bonding, setbacks and
topographic conditions which had allowed problems to develop In the
past . He thanked the committee and staff for their contribution in
the development of this ordinance . On motion of Councilman Cummings ,
seconded by Councilman Hartzell, Ordinance No . 1315 was given first
reading of the title and laid over under the rules with public hear-
ing set for May 3 , 1966 , at 7 :00 P-M-
NAGER
On motion of Councilman Hartzell, seconded by Councilman Martinez ,
authorization was given to join the Foothill Freeway Association and
to pay the $10.00 membership dues .
Cit), Manager Merritt outlined the problems facing ambulance operators
port as the result of a new requirement of the Federal Department of Labor,
lance which results in higher cost of operation, and presented the Redlands
vice
Ambulance Service ' s request for Increased support from the City,
Following discuss5ion, Councilman Cummings moved to approve increase
of an additional $150.00 per month in payment to Redlands Ambulance
Service , effective April It 1966. in accordance with Section 9 of
Ordinance No. 1300 - and when the Service moves to new quarters , such
amount applies to rent of premises and shall be paid directly by the
City to lessor of premises . Motion seconded by Councilman Martinez
and carried.
City Manager Merritt presented Ordinance No . 1314 , an ordinance of
inance the City of Redlands amending Ordinance sdo . 1300, which grants a
13114 franchise to Leroy A. Gish to operate authorized emergency ambulance
ulance vehicles in the City of Redlands . The ordinance was given first
rvice
reading of the title and laid over under the rules with second read-
ing scheduled for May 3 , 1966 .
A letter was then read from Mr. and Mrs . D. Derbes, commending the
Redlands Ambulance Service for its fast , efficient handling of the
injured in a recent tragic accident , in which their son was one of
the victims .
ion of Deletion of the requirements on Lot Split No . 196 , 208 and 221 , as
rements requested by Mr. Don Higdon, was approved on motion of Councilman
Split
Hartzell , seconded by Councilman Martinez .
An easement to the City of Redlands from Forsberg and Gregory in con-
ement nection with Lot Split No . 359 - for installation of water mains --
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erg and was accepted on motion of Councilman Hartzell, seconded by Councilman
gory
Cummings , with the City Manager authorized to execute certificate of
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On motion of Councilman Martinez , seconded by Councilman HartzE
Ambulance approval was given for the Redlands Ambulance Service to move t
Service
New quarters at 632 East Citrus Avenue, provided all departmental i
Quarters ments are complied with.
Bills and salaries were ordered paid as approved by the Financ(
mittee .
No further business demanding attention at this time , on motion
Council adjourned at 10 :30 P.M.
Next regular meeting May 3, 1966.
ATTEST:
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