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Charles G. DeMirjyn, Councilman
Warren R. Elliott, Councilman
Barbara Cram Riordan, Councilman
Chris C. Christiansen, City Manager
Edward F. Taylor, City Attorney
Peggy A . Moseley, City Clerk
Erwin S . Hein, Redlands Daily Facts
Mike Murphy, San Bernardino Sun
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The meeting was opened with the pledge of allegiance, followed by the invo-�
cation by Reverend Franklin Greene of the First United Methodist Church.
The minutes of the regular meeting of 0"anuary 16, 1979, were approved as
submitted.
Mayor Martinez called to the podium David J. Cochrane and presented him
with a Certificate of Appreciation upon his retirement from the Fire Depart-
ment. Mayor Martinez stated that Mr. Cochrane came to work for the Fire
Department in 1955 and remained until December 29, 1975, He thanked Mr.
Cochrane for his 23 years of professional. service to the citizens of
Redlands.
On motion of Councilman DeMirjyn, seconded. by Councilman Riordan, award
was unanimously made to Howell Construction Company in the amount of
$23, 000.00 for the Sylvan Park. Lighting Project of provide walkway lights
,g in the park. This project was previously approved by the San Bernardino
County Office of Community Development and was a part of the Housing Com-
munity Development Grant.
'T"ITIONS FROM THE FLOOR
Mayor Martinez acknowledged the presence of a very large number of local
mobile home residents in the Council Chambers to request rent stabilization
action by the Council. He asked that the presentations be limited to
three minutes each and not be repetitive. Hope McKay, a resident of Lugonia
Fountain Mobile Estates at 1251 East. Lu.gonia Avenue, outlined the .increase ;,
in park rents from 1974 ($70.00) through the latest increase to $140.00
in February, 1979. She described the efforts of the tenants to encourage
a roll-back of this rate by the owners . She stated that the owners listed ,
high interest rates, the cost of running the park, and the need to make a
:profit; they added that there would be another increase next year. Mrs.
McKay stated thatthe tenants are at the mercy of the landlords and asked
the Council to adopt a rent stabilization ordinance.
Mr. Irvin Lewis of Orange Grove Mobile Estates endorsed Mrs . McKay' s
satisfactory to the audience because of the cost of moving a coach <
investments each owner, has made in permanent construction. Follow:
discussion, the mobile home tenants left the Council Chambers.
Dr. William Umbach, a member of the Board of Education, 503 East Sut
Drive North, stated that the School Board members have come to the
cion that at this time in Redlands, there are sufficient new familif
absorb all presently available school facilities . lie listed some p:
facing the schools, the probability of a bond issue being unsuccess:
limitations of Proposition 13, and his conviction that the populatit
not going to stop growing in Redlands increasing the need for more
Dr. Thomas Boysen, superintendent of the Redlands Unified School Di.
619 Palo Alto Drive, addressed Council regarding the anticipated ovt
ing of the school system and requested that Council develop an ordii
which would require that no residential project receive Council app:
for development unless the developer agreed to pay a school develops
fee. He stated that between 1983 and 1986, a new school would be ni
and projected the cost to be two million dollars, with an additiona
million dollars needed for transportation in the next five years . I
Boysen described the school financial situation briefly, the lim .ta
School Proposition 1.3, and expressed the philosophy that new residents sho,
Develop' a portion of the cost of schools, adding that the citizens of long
went have already contributed greatly to the schools.
Fee
Mr. Knudsen asked whether this type of financing was also being pro,
for the unincorporated areas Dr. Boysen presented a fact sheet wh.
explained legal aspects of the proposed measure and described the p
used for developing fees in other cities
Mrs . Jane Dana of 1914 Verde Vista Drive also urged adoption of a s
development fee.
Linda Farmer, 810 La Paloma, president of the Redlands Teachers Ass
stated that there are three manners of financing schools -. the state
assume it, the city to do this, or the school district budget. She
that upcoming raises for teachers is of first priority and further
that double sessions or reduced curricula were an alternative,
Councilman Knudsen explained that any fee would not go into the Pro,
"R" Ordinance, that fees are a separate matter and would be handled
ordinance or resolution.
Mayor Martinez explained that he would be unable to vote on this ma
to a conflict of interest; the Council will consider these recommen
COMMISSION REPORTS
of Councilman DeMirjyn, seconded by Councilman Riordan, R.P.C. No. 492 was
unanimously approved, and Ordinance No. 1679, an ordinance of the City of
Redlands for adoption of Zane Change No. 214, was given first reading of
the title and laid over under the .rules with public hearing set for February
20, 1979 at 7 :00 P .M.
Councilman Riordan then moved that the Planning Department be directed to
present to the Planning Commission a ;proposal for similar rezoning of
property north of Mariposa Drive and southeastof Halsey Street up to Pepper
Way and bounded on the west. by Dwight Street, This motion was seconded by ,
Councilman DeMirjyn and approved.
Commission Review and Approval of Conditional Use Permit No. 302
W.J.E. Corporation
That commission review and approval for an addition of 12 units to the
proposed Motel 8, which is a part of an approved commercial complex, C--M
Zone, property located on Colton Avenue approximately 400 feet west of
Tennessee Street, with the 12 additional units subject to all departmental :
recommendations as contained in Planning Commission minutes dated January
25, 1979, and adding Planning Department Recommendation No. 5 : the completed
elevations be submitted to the Planning Commission for review, receive
Council approval . On motion of Councilman DeMirjyn, seconded by Councilman
Riordan, this recommendation of the Planning Commission was approved by
the following roll call vote:
AYES : Councilmembers DeMirjyn, Elliott, Riordan; Mayor Martinez
NOES : Vice Mayor Knudsen, because the application dues not show per-
tinent dimensions
ABSENT: None
R.P.C. No. 493 Amendment No. 138 to Zoning Ordinance No. 1000 - City of
Redlands
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That R.P.C. No. 493, an ordinance of the Planning Commission for adoption
of Amendment No, 138 to Zoning Ordinance No. 1000 Regulation of Location
and Height - Permitted Fences and Walls - be approved. On motion of Coun-
cilman Riordan, seconded by Councilman Elliott, R.P .C . No. 493 was unani-
mously approved by the City Council, and. Ordinance No. 1681, an ordinance
of the City of Redlands for adoption of Amendment No. 138 to Zoning Ordain- ;
ante No. 1000, was given first reading of the title and laid over under the
rules with public hearing set for February 20, 1979, at 7:00 P.M.
Tentative Map Tract No. 10637 -- Charles E. Holdrenj Richard E. Gaston
That the tentative map for Tract No. 10637 located south of Stillman Avenin,
150 feet east of Jeremy Court, 9 condominium units, R--2--3000 Zone, be
approved subject to all departmental recommendations as contained in Plan
ning Commission minutes dated January 2 , 1979. On motion of Councilman
DeMirjyn, seconded by Councilman Elliott, the unanimous conditional approval
was given this tract subject to the requirements of Ordinance No. 1680
Proposition "R" Implementation.
There being no further business, Council adjourned, on motion, to a
personnel session at 3 :16 P.M.
�T'IONS AND PETITIONS
Council acknowledged a request for annexation to the City submitted by
Mr, and Mrs . George Balch. This request is for 18 acres of land bounded
on
b Alabama, Park, and Kansas Streets, Council accepted the application
and referred it to the Planning Department for study. Councilman Elliott
stressed his concern regarding property along the Zanja . On motion of
The request from Century 21 for permission to hold an auction in th
Easter offices at 215 East State Street on behalf of the Easter Seal Found
Seal
Auction was unanimously approved on motion of Councilman Elliott, seconded
Councilman DeMirjyn,
Request from the Derby Club of Rialto for waiver of fee to solicit
Denial ` sing in the City was denied on motion of Councilman DeMir3yn, recon
Councilman Elliott.
COMMUNICATIONS
The Councilmembers commended the Fire Department for their ,prompt,
Co en- service, and stated that they have received many appreciative lette
dation Redlands ` residents .
'UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Ordinance No. 1676, an ordinance of the City of Redlands amending t
Ordinance Redlands Ordinance Code, Chapter 13 , City Manager, to bring the cod
No. 1676
City Manager conformity with the recent agreement between the City Council and t
Severance Manager, was given second reading of the title and adopted with wai
Ray ` the reading of the ordinance in full by the following roll call vot
AYES : Councilmembers Knudsen, DeMirjyn, Elliott, Riordan; May
Martinez
NOES . None
ABSENT: None
Ordinance No, 1677, an ordinance of the City Council prohibiting th
Ordinance issuance of permits for water and sewer connections upon ninety per
No. 1677 of the system capacity, was given second reading of the title and a
Tater atid with waiver of the reading of the ordinance in full, on motion of C
Sewer man DeMirjyn, seconded by Councilman Elliott, by the following roll
Conned-
tions vote :.
AYES . Councilmembers Knudsen, DeMirjyn, Elliott, Riordan, May
Martinez
NOES : None
ABSENT: None
Council noted a letter from Water Superintendent David Garcia outli
the problems of determining capacity.
NEW BUSINESS
Resolution Resolution No.. 3554, a resolution of the City of Redlands amending
No. 3554 established schedule of rates to be charged by the Disposal Departr
Disposal connection with commercial box rentals, was unanimously adopted on
Doc Ra gs of Councilman Knudsen, seconded by Councilman Riordan.
Resolution Resolution No. 3555, a resolution of the City of Redlands urging tl
AT,, ;.
City Treasurer Tom O 'Donnell stated this was a satisfactory substitute and
enforceable.
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Resolution No. 3556, a resolution of the City of Redlands honoring the
556 25th anniversary of the San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District,
was unanimously adopted on motion of Councilman Elliott, seconded by
sary Councilman DeMirjyn.
Ordinance No. 1680 is an ordinance of the City of Redlands to implement
the initiative ordinance, Proposition "R, " adopted by the voters on Novem-
ber 7, 1978, to moderate residential growth. This ordinance establishes
a system for evaluation using a point rating system to determine competi-
tively which applications for development best serve the City of Redlands;
has been studied by a committee of citizens ; and is being presented tonight
for Council consideration,
Dr. Kenneth Roth, 1720 Sarrita Drive, addressed Council to report that the
implementation committee had met and studied the material presented by
Planning and Community Development Director Schindler and had worked in
harmony and congeniality for many, many hours . Dr. Roth stated that the
point system had not been reconsidered at the end of the ordinance prepara-
tion and stessed that a minimum point limitation should be established to
assure that the City will not receive mediocre projects simply because at
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0 some future time only a few projects might be available for comparison.
He added that 70 percent should be required. His statement filed with the
tion
City Clem was : "There shall be a minimum of 70% (42) of total paints re-
ta- quired in each of section 'C, ' Relationship of Project. to Public Service
and section 'D, " Environmental and Aesthetic Qualities. "
Dr. Roth added that item number 6, page 2, should be omitted as it will be
unnecessary and could be confusing. tinder "Drainage, " page 6, he questioned
the "5 to minus 10 " and requested that the ward "severe" and "severely" be
omitted from paragraphs one, sub 1, and five on page 16, Section IV..
Council thanked Dr. Roth and discussed these matters briefly.
Mr. William Semans, Chairman of the County Planning Commission, thanked
Council for the opportunity of working with the Implementation Committee.
He made two recommendations in Section II and one in Section III . Council
discussed these and explained that the Council was mandated in many instar- '
ces by the initiative ordinance itself. Council assured Mr. Semans that
earlier commitments for outside city water and sewer service made by the
Council would be honored, and added that commitments made by staff do not
obligate the City of Redlands.
Vice Mayor Knudsen recommended that in regard to item 14, Allotments for
mended a minimum point limit to protect the City - forty points for
vices and forty points for environmental.
Vice Mayor Knudsen questioned the process of giving demerits for va:
and stated that occasionally a minor variance would be an advantage
.property and the area. He also took exception to the conservation
stating that most were a matter of State mandates lie recommended t,.
five points under Conservation be changed to Open Space.
Dr. Roth stated that the committee was in agreement on the point al
for 'Environmental and Aesthetic Qualities. Mr, Coffin listed solar
Kitchen and bath low flow, insulation of hot water lines, draught r+
landscape, water saving irrigation and sun screening as aesthetic q°
not mandated by the State,.
Planning and Community Development Director Schindler then addresse+
cil. He stated that this ordinance was drafted from the four best ,
antes available. He urged Council to be careful of increasing awar,
open space as this could disturb the balance between the developmen
could result in all apartment projects . He added that a great deal
thought had gone into the allocation of points.
Ordinance
No. 1680 City Attorney 'Taylor recommended that Council not give this ordinan
Proposition reading tonight, but wait until February 20 and adopt it as an Urge
Ordinance with one hearing. He added that Council could bring new
lmplemonta-
tion from the Planning Commission, citizens, and studies, and at that ti:
be more prepared to adopt the ordinance.. Tonight it should receive
census of Council opinion and then be referred to the Planning Comm
Councilman DeMirjyn stated that it is the consensus to delete Seco
item 6 under D, page 2; that it is the consensus also that a minimu
points in Public Services, page 4, be forty (40) and a minimum for
ment be thirty (30) . Mr. DeMirjyn spoke of the point span under St
Flood Drainage, item 4, page 6, and referred to a :Public Works map.
Regarding item 7, page 10, Conservation Features, both Mr. DeMirjyn
Mr. Knudsen recommended transferring the five points from item 7 to
Space. Mrs. Riordan referred to the committee members " opinion and
she would like to leave this as written,
City Attorney "Taylor cautioned Council members not to feel that the
can be changed at will and explained that Proposition "R" laid down
ula that all applicants be treated equally within a calendar year.
further explained that what Council adopts now will be in effect as
in concrete" for the calendar year. Mr, "Taylor added that Council
to study and evaluate in December to make any needed changes which
ONAGER
The following Declarations of Dedications and Grants of Easements were
unanimously accepted by the City Council on motion of Councilman DeMir yn,
seconded by Councilman Elliott:
ition 1. Declaration of Dedication to the City from M. Gerry Davis and Sylvia.
ion Davis for street and alley right,-of-way purposes in connection with a
house moving permit at 834 "Texas Street.
. A Grant, of Pipeline Easement to the City from W. J. Engevik in connec-
itit tion with re-locating an existing City "B" Contract pipeline in connec-
tion with C.U.P. No. 289.
wain 3 , A Storm Drain Easement to the City from Damienne Wagner to complete
it
the storm drain required under Tract No, 9776.
4. A Declaration of Dedication to the City from Mr. and. Mrs . Fred Bandel
rtion for improvement of the southeast corner of Cypress Avenue and Roosevelt.;
.ion Road, Select System Project No. 281.
On motion of Councilman DeMirjyn, seconded by Councilman Elliott, Council.
.t approved the completed plans for the Prospect Park 'Theatre for submittal
to the State of California Parks and Recreation Department to consummate
the agreement under the 1976 Bond Act in the amount of $127, 240.00 .
The City Clerk was authorized to advertise for bids for construction of
sidewalks on Church Street at Community Field and on the south side of San
Bernardino ,Avenue from Church Street west until $11, 100.00 is expended.
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This approval was given on motion of Councilman DeMir yn, seconded by
Councilman Elliott.
Two claims against the City, one in the name of Doris Stockman and one in
the name of Rose Mazzella, were denied in routine manner and referred to
the City' s insurance carrier on motion of Councilman DeMiryn, seconded by
Councilman Elliott.
Balls and salaries were ordered paid as approved by the Finance Committee.
"There being no further business, Council adjourned, on motion, at 9:20 P.M.
Next regular meeting, February 20, 1979.
Mayor of ;the Cf (of Redl 6'I, r
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