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MINUTES of a regular meeting of the City Council, City of Redlands, held
Council. Chambers , Safety Hall, 212 Brookside Avenue, on January 5
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at '7: 00 P.M.
Planning Commission Items 3: 00 P.M. Regular Agenda 7„ 00 P.M.
I PRESEN " Crack B . Cummings , Mayer
Charles G. DeMirjyn, Vice Mayor
Chresten M. Knudsen, Councilman
Ellsworth F. Miller, Councilman
{ Sam S . Sewall, Councilman
H Ralph P. Merritt, Jr. , City Manager
Edward F. Taylor, City Attorney
Peggy A. Moseley, City Clerk
, Erwin S . Zein, Redlands Daily Facts
Chuck Palmer, San Bernardino Sun
1ABSENT None
The meeting was opened with the pledge of allegiance, followed b
t invocation by Reverend Eleanor Saffell of the Church of Religious
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Mayor Cummings welcomed a large group of students from Mr. Ronald
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E Stutt ` s class in American Government at Redlands High School.
The minutes of the regular meeting of .December 1 , 1970 were appx
submitted.
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PUB1, C HEARINGS
This being the time and place advertised for public hearing on Ox
No. 1427, an ordinance of the City of Redlands effecting a change
zone from A--1 (Agriculture) District to R-1 (Single Family Reside
ordinance
District for approximately thirty acres of land located on the nc
No. 1427
done Change of Lugonia Avenue, 1320 feet west of Judson Street, Mayor Cumminc
E this time declared the meeting open as a public hearing for any c
j' or questions concerning this ordinance. None being forthcoming,
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public hearing was declared closed and ordinance No. 1427 was adc
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motion of Councilman Knudsen, seconded by Councilman Miller, with
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of the reading of the ordinance in full, by the following roll cal
Fern Avenue which was adopted December 1, 1970, set the public hearing
ution on this street closure for this time and place. Mayor Cummi
given first reading of the title and laid over under the rules w
second reading and adoption, set for the Council meeting of Janua.
19"71.
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COMMUNICATIONS
} Mayor Cununings read a letter from the Junior glomera of the Contemn,,
Club stating that the project "Respect for Law Enforcement" whit
Police
now statewide originated with the Redlands chapter, The Redland.
Appreciation ter is planning to hold Police Appreciation Week, February 14 th.
meek 20 . They plan to display posters containing pictures of each, of
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Redlands police officers . They will also hold, on February 18,
honoring the officers and their waves . The letter was referred.
Merritt for coordination and handling of this program..
Manor Cummings explained that he will be absent on business in
Francisco on February 1.6 and will mass the Council meeting of th
This is the day the Redlands Coalition will be removed from the
the Mayor requests that the date be set forward to the first mee
February. Councilman Miller, who made the original motion to ta;
material, moved that the Redlands Coalition be included on the E
agenda.. Motion was seconded by Councilman DeMirjyn and approv
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
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ordinance No. 1428, an ordinance amending the 'traffic ordinance
ordinance City of Redlands, to establish a Traffic Commission consisting o
No. 1428 voting members to be appointed by the City Council from the city
Traffic tion, was given second reading of the title and adopted, with wa
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the reading of the ordinance in full, by the following roll call
AYES : Councilmen DeMirjyn, Knudsen, Miller, Sewall., Mayor Cumi
NOES : None
w S ENT z Non e
Councilman Sewall read a prepared statement in, whish he enumerat
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ci.l actions which he believed to be noteworthy achievements that
taken place since the last, election of April 14, 1970. fie congr
has fellow councilmen on these deeds , but added that a serious b
on this good record was made at the Council meeting of December
1970 when the Council failed to approve the request of conscient
citizens for Council concurrence with the principle of a Redland;
tion. Councilman Sewell stated that these citizens requested no
Redlands spent of time or money, :but only approval in concept, and that he
Coalition move to remove the material from the table and endorse it as a hi
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ian dream.
Councilmen Miller and Knudsen stated that they believed the docui
submitted December 15 lacked many necessary items and was, in of
draft. Councilman Miller added that there had been the addition
lem that the material, did not reach the Council prior to the mee
which coerce police authority in any way.
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Mayor Cummings expressed appreciation to Mr. Sewall for his efforts,
stated that he had not heard a second to the motion and added that he
believed the Ad Hoc Committee would prefer to have the matter brought
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from the table on February 2, as this would allow time to inform people
who have misconceptions concerning the program.
The Mayor stated that he was disturbed by laving two groups of people
come with presentations to the last meeting and have the matters so
hastily tabled by Council .
Councilman :Miller added that neither item tabled at the last meeting laadil
been presented properly rior had time been allowed for study.
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Mayor Cummings read a letter and passed out packets of material gathered
by the city staff over the past several months, relating to a Redevelop- '
men.t Agency for the City of Redlands . He briefly outlined the purposes
and concepts contained in the material and requested Council considera-
tion. He listed the departments and people already contacted in this
matter, and also those who he hoped would become involved in the pro ect�lj
apment
Councilman Knudsen expressed pleasure at this proposal, stated that he
also had been studying the ways to go in establishing a Redevelopment
Agency. Councilman Knudsen illustrated the need for some type of re-
development .in Redlands by comparing the cost of conunercial property in
the City of Redlands with that available in San Bernardino. The ether
councilmen concurred in this proposal. Mr. Cale Whipple, secretary of
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the Chamber of Commerce, added that Secretary Romney had been invited o
speak to the annual dinner of the Chamber of Commerce but was unable to j
be present.
Mayor Cummings announced that the terms on the Planning Commission of
fitments Mr. ,.Tim Butler and Mr. Max Kreston were expiring this month. He stated,
_ng that bath men have contributed in an outstanding manner to the co •miis-
>sion Sion, and recd vended that they be reappointed for another t=our-year
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term.. Following discussion, on motion of Councilman Knudsen, seconded
by Councilman Miller, both gentlemen were reappointed to the Planning
Commission and a letter of appreciation and pleasure to each was direc.tec
to be sent over the Mayor ' s signature.
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tion
on motion of Councilman DeMirjyn, seconded by Councilman Miller, Resole - 1
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2854 tion No. 2554, a resolution of the City Council approving the Lease of j
office space in the Safety Hall building to the State of California for "i
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Civil Defense purposes , was unanimously adopted by the City Council .
'TAGER
City Manager Merritt presented a recommendation from the Underground
Utility Advisory Committee that Council establish an underground util.ityl
Company Attorney was requested to work out the details concerning number
shares of stock in the company necessary for this appointment.
grant deed from Toe ,Tester and Goldie Jester for street and.. al.
Grant Deed right-of-way at the corner of Lawton Street and Stuart Avenue wa
Tester accepted on motion of Councilman DeMirjyn, seconded by Councilma.
Sewall, with the City Manager authorized to execute the certific
acceptance in behalf of the City, by the following roll call Gnat
YTS . Councilmen DeMirjyn, Miller, Sewall, Mayor Cummings
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: Councilman Knudsen
i City Manager Merritt read a detailed report of the success the C
having in the removal of dead orange groves .
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Attorney Taylor reported that he will be meeting with the owners
sign companies concerning the requirements of the City sign ordi:
that billboards be removed.
Mayor Cummings announced that the next department to be consider
the Efficiency and Effectiveness Review will be the Building and
Department at 2:00 P.M. on January 19, 1911 .
4 Bills and salaries were ordered paid as approved by the finance +
tee.
No further business demanding attention at this time, can motion
Council. adjourned at 8: 45 P.M.
Next regular meeting, January 19, 1971.
4 ATTEST:
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