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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01191982-cc_CCv0001.pdf 132 it MINUTES' of a regular meeting of the City Council city of Redlands held in the Council Chambers, Safety Hall, 212 Brookside Avenue on January 19 2982 at 7 00 P M Planning Commission Items 3 00 P M i PRESENT Charles G DeMirjyn Mayor James W Gorman Vice Mayor Oddie J Martinez Jr Councilmember Barbara Cram Riordan Councilmember Ken Roth Councilmember I � Chris C Christiansen City Manager Dallas Holmes City Attorney Peggy A Moseley City Clerk Glenn Cunliffe, Redlands Daily Facts Pat Brown The Sun ABSENT ' None 133 The meeting was opened with the pledge of allegiance followed by the invo- cation by Reverend Gary Tvey of the State Street Christian Church Minutes of the regular meeting of January 5 1982 were approved as sub- mitted PUBLIC HEARING Public hearing was advertised for this time and place on Ordinance No 1779,, an ordinance of the City of Redlands amending the Redlands Sign Code to Ordinance exempt certain crime prevention signs Mayor DeMirjyn declared the meetinyi No 17179 open as a public hearing for any questions or comments concerning this Crime amendment to the Sign Code None being forthcoming, the public hearing Prevention was declared closed, and Ordinance No 1779 was adopted with waiver of the Signs reading of the ordinance in full, on motion of Councilman Gorman, seconded by Councilman Roth by the following roll call vote AYES Councilmembers Gorman Martinez Riordan Roth Mayor DeMirjyn li NOES None ABSENT None i ORAL PETITIONS FROM THE FLOOR Mr Steve Carter of Gemini Development Corporation presented his firm Is plan to build 200 condominiums on City owned property at Lugonia and Craftoni Avenues He showed floor plans described amenities, density and afford- ability Council discussed this plan with some interest but expressed strong concern that the properties would escalate in price upon resale as , does the market Council spoke of interest rates need for control, lack of staff for monitoring, and made no commitment u li COMMISSxOI4 REPORTS Planning Commission recommendations as considered by the City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on January 19, 1982 at 3 00 P M Present Counciimembers Gorman Martinez Riordan Roth Mayor DeMirjyn Attorney Holmes Community Planner Atencio Deputy Clerk Poyzer 1 Conditional Use Permit No 356 - Redlands Convenience Center That a conditional use permit for a proposed retail complex of two stores and a drive-thru photo building on property located on the southeast corner of Redlands Boulevard and Alabama Street C-M Zone be approved subject to f the recommendations of all 3epartments as contained in Planning Commission minutes dated January 12, 1982 and subject to the study map On motion of Councilman Martinez seconded by Councilman Riordan Conditional Use Permit No 356 was unanimously approved by Council 2 Conditional Use Permit No 357 - Andrew Bruinsma That a conditional use permit for a drive-thru self-service car wash on property located on the south side of Redlands Boulevard approximately 221 1 feet west of New York Street C-M Zone be approved subject to the recom- mendations of all departments as contained in Planning Commission minutes dated January 12, 1982 On motion of Councilman Roth seconded by Council- i man Gorman Conditional Use Permit No 357 was unanimously approved by Council i 3 Conditional Use Permit No 358 - Bud C Van Uffelen That a conditional use permit for the removal of structures and replacement with new construction and a preconstructed service station on property located at 305 West Colton Avenue C-4 Zone, be approved subject to the recommendations of all departments as contained in Planning Commission minutes dated January 12 1982 and adding Planning and Community Develop- ment Department Recommendation No 16 as follows Applicant shall return to the Planning Cnmmission with additinnal elevations (drawn by an architect of all buildings including remodeling of the existing gun shop Frior to final approval. of the conditional use permit On motion of Councilman Martinez seconded by Councilman Riordan Conditional Use Permit No 158 was unanimously approved by Council 134 PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS (Continued) I ' 4 Conditional Use Permit No 359 - George A. Sewell That a conditional use permit for the conversion of a residence into a real) estate office located at 421 west Redlands Boulevard, C-4 Zone be approved) subject to the recommendations of all departments as contained in Planning Commission minutes dated January 12 1982 and adding Planning and Com- munity Development Recommendation No 12 as follows Stucco wall be I extended around the northerly and westerly limits of the parking to match the existing wall. around the porch Council briefly discussed the parking requirements which would remove a portion of the patio Councilman Riordan) commented she felt the Planning Commission had resolved the matter to the best cf anyone s ability On motion of Councilman Martinez seconded by rnuncilman Roth Conditional nse Permit No 359 was unanimously approved by Council 5 Conditional Use Permit No 333 (Revised) - Marilynn L Vesely That a conditional use permit to utilize an existing office building loca-� ted at 702 (G) West Colton Avenue for a Greyhound Bus Depot C-4 Zone be approved subject to the recommendations of all. departments as contained in Planning Commission minutes dated January 12 1982 i Councilman Riordan stated she telt strongly the bus depot must be open before and after the arrival of the last bus for the sake of courtesy and safety Councilman Martinez reiterated he would not support this location because of the traffic problems On motion of Councilman Riordan seconded by Councilman Roth Council approved Conditional Use Permit No 333 (Revised) with the deletion of the first condition requiring an additional restroom and adding to No 4 as follows That the station be open 15 minutes before and after the last scheduled bus This was approved by the following vote AYES Councilmembers Gorman, Riordan, Roth NOES Councilmember Martinez Mayor DeMirjyn ABSFTN None ADDENDA ITEMS I Signs - Jim Glaze At its meeting of January 12 1982 the Planning Commission approved the signs for the Jim Glaze Chrysler-Plymouth Agency as submitted subject to the removal of the existing free-standing Chrysler sign located at the east end of the facility Mr Gorman stated he felt the whole operation was substantially over-signed and requested Mr Schindler to attempt to remove any pole signs 2 CRSA No 339 - Home Savings Building On motion of Councilman Roth seconded by Councilman Gorman Council unani-'i mously added the following to Planning and Community Development Require- ment No 1 The applicant shall submit to the City Council for approval a parcel map combining all parcels into one lot and said parcel map is to be recorded by the applicant prior to the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy OTHER PLANNING ITEMS FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION i 1 Request for Annexation A request for annexation of 70 acres of property located at the northeast corner of Lugonia Avenue and California Street received from Ebrahim Baseri Ezatolah Baseri, Yosef Maghen and Aliah Rayhan-Zedeh was unani- mously referred to staff for study and a report on motion of Councilman Martinez, seconded by Councilman Riordan 2 Agricultural Contract Land Removal No 1 - Rossmore Investments and MRM Inc Pursuant to the appropriate provisions of A B 2074 enacted by the Cali- fornia State Legislature and effective January 1, 1982 and in concurrence with the provisions established by the City of Redlands public hearing was advertised for this time and place to consider Agricultural Contract Land Removal No 1 cancellation of the Land Conservation Contract between the City of Redlands and Rossmore Investments and KMK Inc for approximately 82 5 acres lucated generally at the northeast corner of Judson Street and Pioneer Avenue Mayor DeMirjyn declared the meeting open as a public hearing for any questions or comments concerning this cancellation of a Land Conservation Contract Attorney Holmes stated he felt Council did not have enough information at this time to take action on this request I r ' X00 OTHER PLANNING ITEMS FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION (Continued) Pat Meyer C-G Engineering summarized the procedures and guidelines followed in accordance with the new state law and city procedures he stated approximately 2 500 notices of this public hearing were prepared and mailed at the applicant s expense and requested the City Attorney to elaborate on his statement Mr Meyer explained that the 82 5 acres of property are adjacent to the Redlands Municipal Airport that the plans are to develop an industrial complex in conjunction with the airport and that some of the land will be dedicated to the airport He further stated a zone change request is on file for processing following approval of this application He then requested Council consider cancellation of the cancellation fee Council discussed the procedure to be followed under the new state law at length with City Attorney Holmes Mr Meyer and Planning Director Schindler'. Councilman Martinez moved to continue this public hearing and table this request until the second meeting in February, 1982, for study of the legal. ramifications Motion seconded by Councilman Roth and carried unanimously Mr Meyer respectfully requested he be allowed to be present at any meetings, with the City Attorney and staff regarding this study 3 Specific Plan No 23 - John Moore City Manager Christiansen reported a meeting of all parties involved was held eight days ago and a compromise agreed upon, but that a letter has just been received from John P Tyler Dr Johnson s loan holder stating any realignment changes were unacceptable to him Following discussion with, Mr Moore and Mr Hicks it was concluded that Mr Tyler did not understand the compromise and Councilman Riordan moved to table this matter to the first meeting in February in order for another meeting with all involved to be held Motion seconded by Councilman Martinez and carried unanimously Mr Moore urged Council to talk with the city attorney regarding eminent domain t i 4 Neglected Grove Removal Contract - Bid Call i The City L-lerk was unanimously authorized to advertise for a two year contract for removal of neglected groves on motion of Councilman Martinez seconded by Councilman Riordan 5 Minor Subdivision No 100 - Neal R Spence - Time Extension Oa motion of Councilman Martinez seconded by Councilman Riordan, a time II extension of one year to January 21, 1983 was unanimously given for Minor Subdivision No 100 6 Commission Review and Approval No 439 - Henry Van Mouwerik - Time Extensioni i I On motion of Councilman Martinez seconded by Councilman Gorman a time extension of one year to February 13 1983 was unanimously gilren for Com- mission Review and Approval No 439 I 7 Passenger and Parcel Service - Luther Munoz Mr Luther Munoz wishes to operate a passenger and parcel service from 425 East Citrus Avenue to the Ontario Airport and has complied with all necessary requirements with the exception of the fingerprint check which is normally done after the applicant has received Council approval Wishing Mr Munoz luck Councilman Gorman moved to approve this request to operate a passenger and parcel service, pending receipt of the fingerprint report Motion seconded by Councilman Martinez and carried unanimously There being no further business, Council adjourned to a closed session to ! discuss attorney-client privilege and personnel matters Park Commission - will meet at 2 15 P M Thursday January 21 1982 t Housing Commission - will meet next month to consider Senior housing as a part of redevelopment project on the north side Traffic Commission - will meet Thursday January 21 1982 Public Works Commission - no meeting during February Airport Advisory Board - will meet February 1 1482 at 7 00 P M to consider safety issues and sale of assets Historic and Scenic Preservation Commission - On motion of Councilman Roth, Historid, seconded by Councilman Riordan Council unanimously accepted an application Registration from Mi Ronald Rieke to register property located at 931 West Cypress Ave known as the `Orchard House on the Historic and Scenic Properties Register 136 COMMISSION REPORTS (Continued) Library Board - On motion of Councilmember Riordan, seconded by Councilman Appointhment Roth, Mrs Louise Scott was unanimously appointed to replace Miss Opal Marquardt on the Library Hoard t Mobile Home Park Rent Review Board - To fulfill the requirements of Appointments Ordinance No 1783 the following people were appointed to terms on this board Mr Charles L Gordon Reverend J D Wadley Mr Forrest McCowan as members and Mr Don Ford as alternate APPLICATIONS AND PETITIONS I The YWCA was granted waiver of bowl fees for their annual dance recital i Waiver scheduled for June 12 1982 on motion of Councilman Gorman seconded by of rouncilman Roth A police officer will be on dut during the recital and Bowl Fees the YWCA will provide their own clean-up NEW BUSINESS Resolution No 1830 a resolution of the City Council establishing a 2 S percent salary increase for General employees in accordance with the 1981- Resolution 1982 Memorandum of Understanding was adopted on motion of Councilman No 3010 Riordan seconded by Councilman Roth with Councilmember Gorman and Mayor i Salary DeMirjyn voting NAE for the reason that they disagreed with the original Memorandum of Understanding Ordinance No 1772 an ordinance of the City of Redlands requiring the Ordinance No 1772 Provision of water lines and fire hydrants in conjuncion with certain it building construction or change in use was discussed noted that fees Water Lines will remain as presentlk fixed and was given first reading of the title and ` Fire and laid over under the rules with public hearing set for February 2 1982,1 Hydrants at 7 00 P M The primary reason for this change is to allow a developer t to sign an agreement guaranteeing the fire hydrant installation at a later date Ordinance Ordinance No 1781 an ordinance of the City of Redlands amending the No 1781 Traffic Ordinance by the addition of a $10 50 penalty fee for traffic fine! Traffic that are not paid within thirty days was given first reading of the title ' Fines and laid over under the rules with public hearing set for February 2 1982) at 7 00 P M Ordinance Ordinance No 1782 an ordinance of the City of Redlands amending the No 1782 Subdivision Ordinance to establish a minimum time limit of two years for Amend expiration of a tentative map for subdivisions and clarifying other Subdivision matters in relation to map extensions and removing outdated material was Ordinance discussed at length and was given first reading of the title and laid over under the rules with public hearing set for February 2, 1982 at 7 00 P M Resolution On motion of Councilman Riordan seconded by (-ouncilman Martinez Resolu- No 3,811 tion No 3811 a resolution of the City Council establishing a cash credit Bear Valley Mutual wlater of $16 00 per share of stock that can be paid for Bear valley Mutal Water Stock Company stock was unanimously approved by Council I Council now considered Resolution No 3812 which establishes a new water i rate structure and increases water rates for users of City zf Redlands Resolnt;ion water No 3181"2 public Works Director John Donnelly explained that work began two years � Water F2ates ago to analyze the problems within the water delivery system to have the i Master Plan updated and to have a water rate study He then introduced Mr Norman Hixson of the James Montgomery Engineering Firm 1 I 131 I NEW BUSXNESS (Continued) Mr Hixson gave a brief overview of the study and explained in detail the allocation of costs in the new rate schedule He added that the City had gone too long during the worst inflation and excessive growth period for the City he recommended review and update every two years He added that he found no reason for treating Mentone Water Company users different from other outside-city water users Mr Sohn Egan Chairman of the Public Works Commission during the water study briefly described the scope of the study and the meetings held i Mr Eldon Vincent member of the ad hoc water study committee in 1977 reviewed the findings of that study and asked Council to take more time and appoint a committee to review the work of the commission and the Montgomery report Mr Fred Ford a member of the first Public Works Com- mission recommended an up-to-date report of water costs and added that a ten percent increase each year was preferable to a forty percent one in four years Mrs Hester Leaverton a Redlands resident since 1912 and owner of a larger well landscaped garden of mature trees, camelias hundreds of roses and Resoluton daylilies pleaded that she and hundreds of women like tier who are main- No 3'12 taining mini-farms on fixed incomes need a special water rate consideration, I i Water Also speaking were Caroline Corder and Mr Wilbur S Gregory who referred Rates to his letter in the Facts Mr Donnelly reviewed past water costs from 1965 to 1974 nine years with no increase in rates in 1974 there was an eleven percent increase in 1976 8 6 percent and in 1978 twenty percent Over a sixteen year period, the water rate increased forty-one percent while fuel increased °1 500 percent electricity, 180 percent and natural gas 248 percent - all of these are used in the production of water Councilman Martinez moved that Council delay action to March 2 to allow more public discussion His motion failed for lack of a second Mr Gorman then thanked and commended all connected with the study Parti- cularly the Public Works Department emphasizing the study analysis and i review involved He expressed regret that the water rates had not been j reviewed and studied on a regular basis to prevent this needed increase and moved for adoption of Resolution No 3812, stating that rates must in the future be reviewed on an annual or biennial basis Councilman Riordan seconded the motion During the following discussion Mayor DeMirjyn moved to table this decision until February 2 Councilman Martinez seconded and this motion failed by AYES two and NOES three The original motion to adopt Resolution No 3812 then carried by the following vote AYES Councilmembers Gorman Riordan Roth NOES Cuuncilmember Martinez Mayor DeMir�yn ABSENT None CITY MANAGER i Outside The New Life Ministries Organization's request for out-side city water Water service for their proposed church construction at the southwest corner of Service Orange Avenue and Nevada Street was unanimously approved on motion of � � Councilman Martinet seconded by Councilman Riordan 138 CITY MANAGER (Continued) ` i Grant Died On motion of Councilman Martinez seconded by Councilman Gorman a Grant Fowler Deed from Orland J Fowler was unanimously accepted for water rights to Mill Creek Zanja which the City recently purchased i An additional appropriation from the Park Acquisition Fund for $25 000 fori Funds removal of Sylvan Pool and the establishment of a new picnic area was Sylvan park unanimously approved on motion of Councilman Gorman seconded by Councilman Riordan i On motion of Councilman Roth seconded by Councilman Gorman claims in the . a Claims names of Bruce Matlock and Phyllis Calderon were denied and referred to the City's insurance carrier Bills and salaries were ordered paid as approved by the Finance Committee There being no further business Council adjourned on motion at 8 55 P M Next regular meeting February 2 1982 'Mayor of the/C3- b# ¢ dlands ATTEST / u j Clt 0-0-0- 0-0-0-0