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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11051974-cc_CCv0001.pdf of a regular meeting of the City Council, City of Redlands, held in the , Council Chambers, Safety Hall, 212 Brookside Avenue on ?November 5, 1974 at 7 :00 P.M. Planning Commission Items 3 :00 P.M. Regular Agenda 7 :00 P.M. I Jack B. Cummings, Mayor Ellsworth E. Miller, Vice Mayor Charles G. BeMirjyn, Councilman Chresten M. Knudsen, Councilman Bertha Rose Grace, Councilwoman R. P. Merritt, Jr. , City Manager Edward F. Taylor, City .Attorney Peggy A . Moseley, City Clerk Erwin S . Hein, Redlands Daily Facts Chuck Palmer, San Bernardino Sun None The meeting was opened with the pledge of allegiance, followed by the invocation by Reverend Orval Halley of the Church of the Nazarene. The minutes of the regular meeting of October 15, 1974 were approved as submitted. E Bids for demolition of the Tartan Restaurant and adjacent build: the corner of 5th Street and Redlands Boulevard were opened and Baal Award licly declared by the Board of Parking Place Commissioners on NE Demolition1, 1974, as follows Tartan Roger Equipment Rental $1, 800 - Complete, 15 workii Restaurant 0"acinto & Son $1, 850 - Complete, 10 workii i A. S . Tlubbs Contracting $4, 200 - Complete, 6 workin( The Board of Parking Place Commissioners wishes to have the dem( done in order to prepare the lot for parking for Christmas shops �s and because time is a factor, recommends award to 0"acinto and S, i t the amount of $1,850, with completion in ten working days. Fol discussion, on motion of Councilman Miller, seconded by Councils '} Grace, unanimous approval was given to the award as recommended. PUBLIC HEARINGS i Public hearing was advertised for this time and place on Ordinal i 1543 , an ordinance amending sections of Zoning Ordinance 1000, ` taining to uses permitted under Conditional Use Permit. Mayor Ordinance No. 1543 declared the meeting open as a public hearing of any questions Amending ments concerning this matter. None being forthcoming, the publ t honing ing was declared closed and Ordinance No. 1543 was adopted, on i I Uses of Councilman Miller, seconded by Councilwoman grace, with waiv, Permitted the reading of the ordinance in full, by the following roll cal AYES : Councilmembers Miller, DeMirjyn, Knudsen, Grace, Mayor Cummings NOES : None ABSENT: None ORAL, PETITIONS FROM THE FLOOR E The request from the Jaycees for permission and waiver of burin license to hold a carnival at the Santa Fe depot was approved u 0"aycees mously on motion of Councilman DeMirjyn, seconded by Councilman Carnival r with the proviso that a cash deposit or a bond be furnished to tee proper clean-up. E COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS Planning Commission recommendations as considered by the City C { at a regular meeting thereof on November 5, 1974 at 3 :00 P.M. PRESENT: Councilmembers Miller, DeMirjyn, Knudsen, Grace, Mayo j Cummings 1 Street Vacation No. 64 - Bank of America Trust and Savin s Asso and Fred and Elizabeth Gowland That Street Vacation No. 64, a request for vacation of an alley lel to and between Redlands Boulevard and State Street from Sev Eighth Streets, C-3 Zone, be approved. On motion of Councilman DeMirjyn, seconded by Councilman Miller, unanimous approval was to Street Vacation No. 64, subject to the submission of a site to the recommendations of various departments as contained in P Commission minutes dated October 29, 1974. i 2„ Tract No. 8594 - C--Y Development - Time Extension 17, 1974 sent the fallowing recommendation to Council : >lution SECTION ONE: Pursuant to Article 675, Section 67501 (a) of the 3151. Redlands 'Traffic Ordinance.. Way 'fic, 1. Establish one-way traffic eastbound between 4th and Eureka Streets . by in thy: alley south of Citrus Avenue. On motion of Councilman DeMirjyn, seconded by Councilman Miller, Reso- lution No, 3151, a resolution authorizing the above change, was unani- mously adopted by the Council. Recreation Commission -- After presenting a report from the committee appointed to review and make proposals for swim pools, and recreation and park capital improvements at various locations throughout the School District, Mr. Merritt recommended that consideration of a band issue for the March, 1975 School Board election ballot be dropped as insufficient time remains between now and November 28, when the matter .; must be prepared for the ballot.. Mr. Merritt urged further study by and input from the community as a whole. Following discussion, Councilman DeMirjyn moved that the matter be tabled for one year; that the study committee continue to work on development of a bond proposal for the Municipal election in March, 1976; and that a legal opinion be obtained on the feasibility and prac- ticality of conducting such an election with a ballot for the county residents within the School District at the same time that Redlands voters are electing Councilmen. The motion was seconded by Councilman :: Miller and carried. unanimously. Public Works Commission _ Councilman Knudsen stated that the Public land Works Commission had approved the design for the Highland Avenue Reser-1 ue voir, including recreation facilities on top, and recommends that Coun ': rvoir cil include the recreation facilities in the bid specifications for the: reservoir. Utilities Superintendent Garcia was requested to present this proposal to the Recreation Commission. Councilman Knudsen also reminded the Council that the Public Works Com- : mission questioned the proposed raise in water rates and requested more information. The factors necessitating increased water rates at this time, princi- pally salaries, equipment replacement cost and utility cost to the City, were discussed by City Manager Merritt, Mr. Shefchik and Mr. Free ' Ford. It was stressed that an over-all increase in water rates has nod: taken place in the last eleven years. City Manager Merritt recommended that the cost of reservoir and water facility construction not be confused with the day--to- day increase in the cost of water production, A'TIONS AND PETITIONS Councilman Miller presented a letter from Colonel Joseph Wogen, mitting his resume and applying for interim appointment to the of City Treasurer following Mr. Poyzer ' s coming retirement- Th discussed briefly. Councilman DeMirjyn moved that the Council requests for appointment to this office from any interested cit Interim in Redlands until the first meeting in December (December 3) , a Appointment Treasurer a personnel session then be held to consider the applications. motion was seconded by Councilman Miller and unanimously approv City Attorney Taylor explained that the Council has the option appointing an elector residing in the City of Redlands as a reF ment for Mr. Poyzer until thirty days after his retirement take effect. Dr. Miller announced that he had great concern following notifi of the activities taking place during the Hidden Valley Happeni stating that this was very disgraceful for the city, and should allowed to occur again. The Council concurred. Mayor Ctumings announced coming vacancies on commissions and st that the term of Mrs . Valerie Roberts on the Architectural Revi Appointment mission expires in two days. He asked Council authorization tc Mrs . Roberts to serve another term on this commission. Unanimc proval was given on motion of Councilman DeMirjyn, seconded by cilwoman Grace. Mrs. Gloria Lee brought a report and recommendations from the F Sharing Committee appointed by Council to study this matter. S stated that the Legal Aid and Medical. Aid Clinics are being suc fully conducted and well received. She requested that notice b Revenue to social service agencies which have a limited income and wish Sharing serve Redlands to make applications for aid from the 1974-1975 Revenue Sharing funds in order that these applications may then screened by the committee. On motion of Councilman Miller, sec by Councilwoman Grace, the report was accepted, recommendation that agencies wishing to apply submit their proposals to Mr. C Brown, and thanked Mrs. Lee for her work and for the report. UNFINISHED BUSINESS Mr. Garry Brown summarized the developments affecting the recyc newspapers since the last consideration by Council on May 7, 19 Newspaper stated that the price of paper has dropped from $45 to $5 per t Recycling that the export market has closed and that the recycling firms storing paper waiting for a better price. Mr. Brown added that Boys ' Club has a good contract, and is still receiving $24 a tc Council congratulated the Boys ' Club on their clean, efficient tion, and urged community support. to be effective December 31, 1974. ) WAGER On motion of Councilman Miller, seconded by Councilman DeMirjyn, unani-l! mous acceptance was given to the annual audit as prepared by Eadie and I Payne of San Bernardino. Questions were answered by Mr. Bruce Bartells!it1 of Eadie and Payne. Mr. Bartells added the recommendation that -the City consider fixed asset accounting. Finance Director Archbold stated that be is now ob- taining a proposal from professional appraisers to make a historical cost appraisal and prepare the material to be carried on the City ' s com"Ir puter. Council briefly discussed the San Bernardino Transit Service which brings public transportation to the city. Councilwoman Grace moved as follows : "The City of Redlands approves $22, 200 and authorizes Southern Califor- : I I nia Association of Governments (SCAG) to allocate that amount to the sit San Bernardino Transit System (SBTS) for extended public transportation , am service into the City of Redlands. "This approval amends the City of Redlands ' Fiscal Year 1974-75 Articled 8 claim to a total of $240, 501, of which $7, 881 will be used for trans- � portation planning. "The approval of the amount for the San Bernardino Transit System (SBTS � makes the (SBTS) fully responsible and accountable for such funds . " The motion was seconded by Councilman Miller and unanimously adopted, On motion of Councilman DeMirjyn, seconded by Councilman Miller, unani- ament tI rtment mous approval was given to the execution of Utilities Agreement No, cans- 5255 with the California Department of Transportation, to provide for a Rion raising of water gate wells and sewer manholes to grade on Colton Ave- nue between Calhoun Street and Sixth Street, at no expense to the City of Redlands, with the Mayor authorized to execute the agreement in behalf of the City. claim On motion of Councilman DeMirjyn, seconded by Councilman Miller, quit- 5 claim deeds from the City to Virginia L. Hale, Roxie Copenhaver, Ted M. 1 i and Marilyn J. Thompson, and Robert and Irma Arbuckle were unanimously H nhaver approved, with the Mayor and City Clerk authorized to execute the deeds � pson :!kle in behalf of the City. These deeds are in connection with alley vaca- tion. The Council unanimously denied a claim against the City by Charles 1! Gonzales, Sam Berry, and Henry Battle for the reason that the City is not involved, and referred the matter to the County, on motion of Coun- cilman DeMirjyn, seconded by Councilman Miller. -0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-