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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01191971b-cc_CCv0001.pdf ; MCNTE of a regular meeting of the City Council, City of Redlands, held Council Chambers , Safety Hall, 212 Brookside Avenue, on January i Planning Commission Items 3: 00 P.M. Regular Agenda 7: 00 P.M. ,,� PRESENT Jack B . Cummings, Mayor Charles G. DeMi rj yn, Vice Mayor Chre ten M. Knudsen, Councilman Ellsworth F_ Miller. rni rtoi lman None The: meeting was opened with the pledge of allegiance, followed by the invocation by Reverend Gene Beezer of the Christian Missionary Alliance ;, church. The minutes of the regular meeting of January 5, 1971 were approved as „ submitted with the corrected first sheet. Mayor Cummings welcomed a large audience in attendance. HEARINGS Public hearing was advertised for this time and place on ordinance No 1429, an ordinance of the City of Redlands adopting Zone Change No. 123,;; lance effecting a chancre of zone from Agricultural to Residential for laud 1429 located at Colton and Wabash. Mayor Cummings declared the meeting open ;: Change as a public hearing for any questions or comments concerning this ordi lential mance. No comments being forthcoming, the Mayor declared the public hearing closed. Following Council discussion, Ordinance No. 1429 was i then adopted, with waiver of the reading of the ordinance in full., can motion of Councilman Miller, seconded by Councilman Sewall.., by the fol ;i lowing roll call vote: AYES : Councilmen DeMirjyn, Knudsen, Miller, Sewall, Mayor Cummings NOES : Done ASSENT: None lj Resolution. No. 2848, which was adopted on December 1.5, 1.970, set this time and place for the public hearing on the closing of portions of Contour and Bridge Streets (Fifth Avenue) . Mayor Cummings again openedll _ution 2557 the meeting as a. public hearing. No comments or questions concerning -ing this street closure being forthcoming, the Mayor again closed the pub Vacat- lic hearing, and Resolution No. 2557, a resolution of the City Council treet ordering the work on the vacation of said street was unanimously adopted on motion of Councilman Knudsen, seconded by Councilman Sewall. TGCOMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS As considered by the City Council at a regular meeting thereof= held on `angary 19, 1971 at 3: 09 P.M. H I Present: Councilmen DeMirjyn, Knudsen, Miller, Sewall, Mayor Cummings; ! Deputy City Attorney bill Rrunick R. P.C. No. 334 - Amendment No. 14 to General. Plan That R. P.C. No. 334, Amendment No, 14 to the General. Plan, be approved On motion of Councilman DeMirjyn, seconded by Councilman Sewall.., R.P C No. 334 was approved and Resolution No. 2359, a resolution of the City Council adopting Amendment No. 14 to the General. Plan, was authorized for public hearing on February 2, 1971, by the following roll call vote z„ AYES : Councilmen DeMirjyn, Knudsen, Miller, Sewall NOES : None STAIN: Mayor Cummings R„t.>.C. No. 335 - Zone Chancfe No 1.24 - Presley evelomeat Com am That R.P.C. No. 335, a resolution of the Planning Commission for adop- tion of none c'hanae No. 124 - creatincx a change of zone .from.. A-1 (Agri- ,'' tained in Planning Co fission minutes dated January 12, 1971. on of Councilman DeMirjyn, seconded by Councilman Sewall, the recomrr tion of the Planning Commission, was unanimously adopted by the Ci Council. . Trot Split No. 424 - Jehovah ' s witnesses of Redlands, Final Annrev All provisions as contained in Council, minutes dated December 1, having been complied with, it is the recommendation of the Planni Department that final approval be given for Lot Split NO. 424. 0 tion of Councilman Knudsen, seconded by Councilman DeMirjyn, the mendation of the Planning Department was adopted by the City Coun General, Plan Mr. Schindler repeated the briefing for the Council which he had given to the Planning Commission on October 22, 1970 relative to j General, Plan. This presentation was comprehensive and explained uses permitted and zoning within each area of the city, and e pla proposed zoning for the area adjacent to the city. PARR COMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS Councilman Sewall brought the request from. the Park Commission th missionsize be increased from seven to nine members, but request this matter be tabled until the meeting of March 2, 1971. TRAP 'IC COMMISSION ISSION RECOMN ENDATIONS Councilman Sewall reported that the 'Traffic Commission will be me Student °ThLirsday of this week, January 21, and will consider at that time Member new members for the commission. Council concurred in the desire one commission member be a high school student, and requested tha cilman Sewall. contact the high school for recommendations . Councilman DeMirjyn mentioned the appearance of a new crosswalk. o Colton Avenue in mid-block. Captain Elliott stated that crosswal is Crosswalk street corners are handled administratively by the Engineering De ment, but that crosswalks in raid-block are passed on by Council, added that he would look into this matter. =ICOMMUNICATIONS i� Mayor Cummings requested that on February 2 the Finance Departmen Effectiveness reviewed for effectiveness and efficiency, and invited city `Trees l;Review Poyzer to sit in on this meeting. Councilman Sewall suggested th i' the absence of ,Mayos Cummings on. February 1-6 for the Council meet no departmental review be held. Councilman an Knudsen requested that City Attorney Taylor restudy th Fair contracts to ascertain that fair employment: practices are followe Employment all contractors and subcontractors doing business for the city. The request from the Housing C:onmiission that the City accept the i of dispersing low-cost housing throughout the city, was tabled fr meeting of December 15, 1970 to this date. ,Lose Danny Martinez, man of the Housing Commission, again. requested Council endorsemen this concept. Council discussed at some length the semantics of cept , " ''dispersed--ho-zsing, " and "tokenism, " with each. Councilman. c following persons spoke: Mrs , F. D. Atkinson of 314 R. Sunset Drive North, Mr. Les Biberstein of 1315 Center Crest Drive, vice president of the Council of Churches, Miss Gertrude Hagum of 1317 College Avenue, (Miss Hagum read a brief statement from. the "Mayor' s Housing Task Force Report" -- as submitted to Mayor Burroughs - stating that low-income housing should be "of a 50-unit maximum and not contained in one section, but, rather scattered throughout the community in appropriate locations . "i' Mr. ,hack Linsk of 413 Eucalyptus Drive, Mr, Julio Martinez of 1128 East 3 Lugonia Avenue., and Mike Fleming, a high school student, of 140:3 West°. ;i I� Palm Avenue. A �i Councilman Miller them moved that the fifth paragraph in the reco enda t tion of the Housing Commission be the motion of the Council_, as follows-1; "That the City Council accept a concept to disperse low-cost housing srsal throughout the city, that this does not add a single housing unit, but ^ost it does express to those people in need of housing and those people con-' ng cerned about the housing problems that the official., elements of City Government have no preconceived limits, that they are indeed open to consider the city housing needs, and that the locations and the re- I sources of the City are available to help in solutions to problems . " Motion seconded by Councilman Sewall and carried by the following roll j call vote: AYE'S : Councilmen Miller, Sewall, Mayor Cummings NOES : Councilmen DeMi jyn, Knudsen ASSENT:< Non e Vice Mayor DeMirjyn stated that he hoped the city and citizens would not,{ be used as guinea pias for sociological experiments, .Mayor Cummings added that he believes it is the time to consider the dispersal of various types of living units in this community, and for this reason has set up study meetings relative to the General Plan . ordinance No. 1430, an ordinance of the City of Redlands amending the 'i Traffic Code as relates to the obstructing of official traffic signs .ante and devices and the parking of heavy motor vehicles in residential dis 14 30 is tricts, was presented for second reading. Councilman Sewall moved for adoption of the ordinance and the motion was seconded by Councilman 3; Knudsen. Following the motion, Mr. Kenneth Williams of 1020 Cl°lurch f Street questioned the wording of the ordinance and stated that it would #i j cause a personal hardship to be unable to park his truck near his home for limited periods of time. t Following further Council discussion of this matter, on motion of Coun oilman Knudsen, seconded by Councilman Miller, consideration of ordi- nance No. 1430 was tabled and the ordinance was referred back to the Traffic Commission for further study. i The recommendation of the underground Utility Advisory Conunittee that 7..13.,LVC~ CL11u I(ICA.LC711C.7..1._L 0 4.1. GL... 1_J.L L_%..;J_ k_ .t „C`",h L,.L..i... WV%_, 41w "ttC.fiYI parative costs and explained that the two developments had progr( on different time schedules and street right-of-way was not avai on Citrus Avenue. Following lengthy Council discussion, on motie UtilityCouncilman Sewall, seconded by Councilman Miller, approval was g= L ndergrounding the recommendation of the Underground 'Utility Advisory Committee authorization to set public hearing and prepare resolution for e: lishment of Underground Utility District No. 2 in the area of Faj Drive and Marshall Street, by the following roll.. call vote: AYES : Councilmen DeMirjyn, Miller, ,Sewall, Mayor Cummings NOES: Councilman xnuds en I ABSENT: None Councilman Miller added that he would like to see the widening o: Citrus Avenue adjacent to the Regency Square proceed as soon as Mr. Shone stated that paperwork would be initiated on continuati( undergrounding of Citrus Avenue as soon as the street dedication rt available. cCin motion of Councilman Miller, seconded by Councilman Knudsen, i Veterans Memorial Veterans ' Memorial location and design were unanimously approved. Councilman Miller was appointed to represent the Council as ex 0- liaison to the Mousing Commission. Commissioners iagu , Martine; Rendon, who were present in the audience, were .requested to commi this to the commission. Appointments Mayor Curs ings presented the following appointments, as discusse( the personnel session:. To the Park Commission, to fill the unexpired terra. of Mrs . ,john ] Lark Mrs . Corinne Brombercer, who was originally recommended by the RE Commission 13orticultural and Improvement Society and also recommended by the Cormnission. ibrary To the L bran Board: Reappointment of Mr. Franklin Pestle, who Board served diligently and is recommended by the Board. 3i Personnel Ad- To the. Personnel AdvisB or oarn. d: Reverend Marry Sutter, to rep: visory Board Mr. Bill Brunton, who resigned. i Airport o the Air ort Advisor Board: Mr. Larry Wormser, who is recd m4 Advisory by the Airport Advisory Board and will represent the BRA, the C°h� oard and merchants of downtown. Redlands . He replaces Mr. James C:arpei who resigned. On motion of Councilman Miller, seconded by Councilman BeMi.rjyn, Council unanimously approved the appointments as listed, and reqs letters of appreciation over the Mayor ' s signature. NEW BUSINESS Resolution No. 2856, a resolution of the City of Redlands establ: 1431 airport rules and regulations , was given first reading of the title and 1� )rt laid over with second reading set for the Council meeting of February 2,�' and I 1971 . The Council expressed approval of the contents and format of thid .ations ordinance and congratulated Mr. John Wagner on his efforts . �aN VG E TR City Manager Merritt described the plans for "Police Appreciation Week, 4! which are being jointly sponsored by the Junior Women and the con tempo- .ce rare Club, and will be held between February 14 and 20 . This is i.n ,ation connection with the "Respect for Law Enforcement Program" which is a statewide project of the Junior Women. There will be a dinner honoring all police and their wives at Terrier Hall on February 18. The Sheriff ' s office is cooperating by giving the city police protection during this period. on motion of Councilman Knudsen, seconded by Coun- cilman Sewall, unanimous approval was given to issuance of a proclama- tion by the Mayor expressing appreciation of the police. Resolution No. 2858, a resolution of the City Council establishing ,Utior.), policies and procedures for the review of requested changes in wages, 058 fringe benefits and working conditions for the 1971-72 fiscal year ,yee fits budget, was unanimously approved on motion of Councilman DeMirjyn, seconded by Councilman Knudsen. Bills and salaries were ordered paid as approved by the Finance Commit- tee. No further business demanding attention at this time, on motion the council adjourned at 9: 25 P.& No further business demanding attention at this time, on motion the Council adjourned at 9: 25 PM Next regular meeting, February 2, 1971 . ii# . . ........ evMayor of the City—A-0110TV Irk 0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0