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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03201973-cc_CCv0001.pdf MINUTES of a regular meeting of the City Council,, City of Redlands, held Council. Chambers, Safety Hall, 212 Brookside Avenue on March 20, at 7 ;00 P .M. Planning Commission Items 3 :00 P.M. Regular Agenda 7a00 P.M. PRESENT Jack E. Cummings, Mayor Charles G. DeMirjyn, Vice Mayor Chresten M. Knudsen, Councilman .Ellsworth E. Miller, Councilman Sam S. Sewall, Councilman. R. P. Merritt, Jr. , City Manager Edward F. Taylor, City Attorney Peggy Am Moseley, City Clerk Erwin S . Hein, Redlands Daily Facts Chink Palmer, San Bernardino Sun ABSENT Nene The meeting was opened with the pledge of allegiance, followed by invocation by Vice Mayor Charles DeMirjyn. The minutes of the regular meeting of March 6, 1973, were approve( submitted; addition of the supplementary statement read by Mr. Wa.: Hooper was authorized to be included in the minutes on motion of a man Miller, seconded by Councilman DeMirjyn by the fallowing roll vote: AYES : Councilmen Miller, Sewall.., DeMirjyn, Mayor Cummings NOES : None ABSTAIN: Councilman Knudsen Orange and Citrus; were opened and publicly declared in the office of the City Clerk at 10 :00 A.M. this date : Paul Gardner Corporation Call Ontario, California Total $85, 987.00 fic Paige Electric Company al San Bernardino, California. Total.. $86, 600 .00 fcation Smith Electrics Stanton, California Total $84,809.00 Steiny and Company, ;Inc„ Los Angeles, California Total. $83 , 047 .00 The Department. of Public Warks reported that the bids can this TOPICS Project have been forwarded to the State Division of Highways for approval„ They will be returned to Council, as soon as a decision is received. HEARINGS Resolution Nos , 3026, 3027, 3028, and 3029 set this time and place for public hearing on the vacation of portions of fifth Avenue and Highland. lution Avenue which result from recent street realignment. At this time, Mayor 3033 Cummings explained that matter at hand to the many people in attendance et and opened the public hearing on Resolution No. 3033 which orders the tion vacation of a portion of a certain street in the City of Redlands . No comments or questions being forthcoming, the public hearing was declared closed and Resolution No. 3033 was unanimously adopted on motion o Councilman Knudsen, seconded by Councilman Miller. Mayor Cummings then declared the meeting open for public hearing on lution Resolution No. 3034, ordering the vacation of a portion of a certain 3034 et street in the City of Redlands . No comments or questions being forth- tion coming, the public hearing was declared closed and Resolution No. 3034 was unanimously adopted on motion of Councilman Knudsen, seconded. by Councilman Sewall . Mayor Cummings then de=clared the meeting open as a public hear:ine on lution Resolution No. 3035, which orders the vacation of a portion of a certain 3035 street within the City of Redlands . No comments or questions forth- et coining, the public hearing was declared closed and Resolution No. 3034 tion was unanimously adopted on motion of Councilman Knudsen, seconded by Councilman Sewall. Mayor Cummings again declared the meeting open as a publi That the tentative map for Tract No. 8748 located approximately 1 east of Grove Street, between Stillman. Avenue and Sylvan Boulevar zone, be approved subject to the recommendations of all departmer contained in Planning Commission minutes dated March 13, 1973 . C motion of Councilman Sewall, seconded by Councilman Knudsen, thi: mendation of the Planning Commission was adopted by the City Cour 3 . hot: Alit: No. 435 - Pierce J. Flynn - Final Approval All, requirements as outlined in Council minutes dated. August 1, 1 having been complied with, it is the recommendation of the Plannl Department that final approval be given for Lot Split No. 4:35 . C motion of Councilman Sewall, seconded by Councilman Knudsen, unar approval was given to this recommendation of the Planning Depart-ii Lot S lit. No. 43?_ -- Herman Full2rabe Mrs . Fullgrabe addressed Council with a request for waiver of the requi Traffic Commission meeting and stated that resolutions would be forth- coming to the Council at the Civic Day meeting on March 27, 1973 . Recreation Commission - Councilman Knudsen reported that at the joint meeting of the Recreation Commission and the Park Commission bath com- missions concurred in the need for two separate bodies to deal with their respective responsibilities. Councilman Knudsen brought a request for funds for emergency repair on s the Floral Plunge. On motion of Councilman Knudsen, seconded by Council.- al man Miller, authorization was unanimously given for the expenditure of e an additional amount up to $3, 000 from Revenue Sharing Funds for correc- tion of the problems discovered at Floral Plunge. Public Works Commission - Chairman Dibble presented a resolution from the Public Works Commission recommending removal from Section 1 of Ordinance No. 1.490 of the provision for the Public Works Commission to deal only with matters assigned by the City Council by deleting the words, "as it shall be requested by the City Council. " After a lengthy discussion, Councilman Knudsen moved that the words be stricken by an amendment to Ordinance No. 1.490 . Councilman DeM.a_rjyn seconded the motion "for discussion purposes" . Mr, DeMir-jyn then stated that the present motion to delete these words entirely gives too much latitude for an advisory commission. Ile recommended that the wording be changed to read: ""at the direction of a Councilman, " explaining that he felt this would allow a direct line of responsibility. City Attorney Taylor reviewed the scope and background of the various forms of government Redlands has adopted during the city' s history; explained the City Manager form of government which has been in effect in the City for twenty-four years, and stressed that under this system, patterned after highly successful corporate management concepts devel- oped in American private enterprise, the City Manager has sole and ex- clusive responsibility for all departments, and is answerable to -the City Council for their performance, as well as his own. Mr. Taylor stated the belief that the amendment as worded would be contrary to the spirit of the City Manager ordinance, because the Public Works Commis- sion would be empowered to initiate independent, far-ranging investiga- tions, and make reports and recommendations directly to the Council with- out informing the City Manager, Mr. Taylor urged that, channels of com- munication from the Commission to the City Manager and through him to the Council would be more consistent with the ordinance. Mayor Cummings stated that he would prefer direction of the activities of the commission to giving them a "carte blanche" . Mr. Sewall asked whether the ordinance establishing the Public Works Commission differed from #-hngp Ps-Fnh1 i sl,i na nt'her comm ssi arts _ Mr- Tavlor -ooin't.ed out that Commissioner William Crook spoke briefly as did Mr. Fred Ford. cilman Sewall briefly mentioned the mounting day-to-day pressure staff time due to spiraling governmental requirements and regret excessive staff time which may have been consumed unnecessarily demands of the Public Warks Commission. The question was then called and the motion, to delete the words called for by the Commission carried by the following voter i AYES - Councilmen DeMirjyn, Knudsen, Sewall NOES : Councilman Miller, Mayor Cummings ABSENT: None This was thea referred to the City Attorney for preparation of t amendment. City Attorney Taylor stated that he believed such a broad provis be contrary to the City Manager ordinance and suggested that Con may wish to channel recommendations through the City Manager who then bring them to the Council.. Stating that some direction of the Commission is necessary, Vice De.Mirjyn moved to authorize the City Attorney ' s office to prepar amendment to the ordinance establishing the Public Works Commiss provide that its recommendations will be channeled through the C Manager' s office and to delete the words as recommended by the P Works Commission. Motion seconded by Councilman Miller and carr the following vote; YES : Councilmen DeMirjyn, Miller, Sewall, Mayor Cummings NOES . Councilman Knudsen ABSENT: None APPLICATIONS AND PETITIONS Authorization was given for the John Strong Circus to be held in CircusRedlands on April 13, 1973 at 2:00 and 7 :00 P.M. to benefit;. the Sheriff reserves, on motion of Councilman Miller, seconded by Cc man DeMirjyn unanimously. Unanimous approval was given to the request of the ,junior Chambe Carnival Commerce for waiver of business License for their carnival to be March 21 through. March 25 on motion of Councilman Miller, second Councilman DeMirjyn. on motion. of Councilman Knudsen.., seconded by Councilman Miller, request of the CEDU Foundation for permission to solicit, funds CET)U Redlands, with the provision that the dates are to be approved b City 'Treasurer, was approved by the following roll call vote: AYES . Councilmen Miller, Knudsen, Sewall , .Mayor NOES ; Councilman DeMirjyn ABSENT: None City Manager Merritt brought notice of the off-sale beer license Wednesday, March 21. Topic: Alternate Sources of Energy for Vehicles . dom Announcement was made of the Freedom Free Dedication, by the Junior Women a� of the Contemporary Club, Monday, March 20 at 10 :00 A.M. with all the Council invited to attend. A proclamation signed by the Mayor will be read by Councilman Sewall. Councilman Sewall reported the EPA hearing and requested that the Council adopt a resolution supporting the EPA proposals. Councilman Miller announced the expiration of the term of Mr. Jay Watkins 3 on the Santa Ana. Water Quality Control Board and recommended the appoint- ment of Mr. Donald S. C. Anderson. This recommendation was seconded by Councilman Sewall and unanimously approved by the Council . On motion of Councilman Knudsen, seconded by Councilman Sewall, Council int- unanimously concurred with the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors ty on appointment of Dr. W. C. Schuiling to the remaining vacancy on the am Joint Powers Authority for the San Bernardino County Museum. SHED BUSINESS City Manager Merritt recommended Council concurrence in the request of <r Vista the residents of Via Vista Street that the City install the sewer east of il .Marilyn Vane from Revenue Sharing Funds with the citizens repaying as they` join the sewer. This was discussed briefly as being the intent of Revenue' fl Sharing Funds and as continuing the policy originally established by the city. The Director of Public Works was authorized to proceed with engi- neering plans in anticipation of proceeding with this as soon as possible.;; City Manager Merritt read a letter from Mr. Howard E. Connor, Coordi On motion of Councilman Sewall, seconded by Councilman Knudsen, Funds mous authorization was given to the expenditure of $056 from Pa: Lawn Bowling, Department prior years surplus for emergency electrical lightin< Lighting vation on the west green of the bowling green. Director of Parks MacKenzie brought. to Council attention the fa( the lawn howlers had donated $300 toward this repair and have p: ly donated $500 toward bowling green care. On motion of Councilman Knudsen, seconded by Councilman DeMirjya Agreement imous approval. was given for an agreement between the City of R4 Lugonia Ave. and San Bernardino County for the paving of Lugonia Avenue east Paving Alabama Streetto alleviate flood problems . The Mayor was auth( to execute the agreement on behalf of the City, to be funded un( Tax monies . On motion of Councilman Knudsen, seconded by Councilman Sewall, Bid Call, Clerk was authorized to advertise for bids for the construction reinforced concrete ringwall for the Crafton College reservoir On notion of Councilman Sewall, seconded by Councilman Miller, Bial Call.. Clerk was authorized to advertise for bids for painting of Cra.f Reservoir and painting the inside of the Texas Street Reservoir Nine easements for pipeline and access purposes to city- owned f< asearrerzts ties on the Crafton College site were accepted on motion of Coin DeMir yn, seconded by Councilman. Sewall, with the City Manager i ized to execute the certificate of acceptance on behalf of the On motion of Councilman Knudsen, seconded by Councilman DeMir3ya unanimous acceptance was given to the two reservoir sites locat( Reservoir the Crafton ills College from the Sara. Bernardino Community Cal: Sites District, with the City Manager authorized to execute the cern: of acceptance on behalf of the city. Grant Deeds The City Manager was authorized to execute the certificates of ante on the following two grant deeds : From Angelina Viveros and Louisa C. Villa for street and alley on motion of Councilman DeMirjyn, seconded by Councilman Knudsea To the City from George A. Baum for right-of-way as requested b4 city to provide for installation of sidewalks on the east side Orange Street south of San Bernardino Avenue, on motion of Count Knudsen, seconded by Councilman DeMir yn. On motion of Councilman Knudsen, seconded by Councilman DeMirjya Deputy City Attorney games Smith was replaced by Attorney Micha( DeSilva as Deputy for the City. Councilman Sewall read a very brief letter concerning the Clean 11 There being no further business, the Council adjourned on motion at 9:05 P.M. Next regular meeting, April 3, 1973 ; Special Council meeting, March 27, 1973 . f yor of the 61o4-. Redlands _ m