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MINUTEST of a regular meeting of the City Council, City of Redlands, held in the
Council Chambers, Safety Hall, 212 Brookside Avenue, on March 2, 1982, at i
700 P.M. Planning Commission Stems 3:00 P.M.
��3{�ytir I PRESENT Charles G. DeMirjyn, Mayor
James W. Gorman, Vice Mayor
��- Oddie J. Martinez, Jr. , Councilmember
Barbara Cram Riordan, Councilmember
Ken Roth, Councilmember
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Chris C. Christiansen, City Manager
Dallas Holmes, City Attorney
Peggy A. Moseley, City Clerk
Glenn Cunliffe, Redlands Daily Facts
Pat Brown, The Sun
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pit. _ ABSENT None
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� y The meeting was opened with the pledge of allegiance, followed by the
�NI ,,{`I�? j invocation by Councilman and Candidate Oddie J. Martinez, Jr.
Mayor DeMirjyn greeted Boy Scout Troop 11 who were present this evening.
The boys are working on their Merit Badges in citizenship.
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Minutes of the regular meeting of February 16, 1982, were approved as
submitted.
BIDS The following bids were opened and publicly declared at 10:00 A.M. this
i elate in the office of the Citv Clerk for installation of traffic signals
at the intersection of Orange Street and Pennsylvania Avenue:
Steiny and Company $74,700.00
& Anaheim, California
Matich Corporation 75,062.00 `
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Colton, California
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Paige Electric Company 75,131.00
a San Bernardino, California
Traffic Paul Gardner Corporation 77,188.00
Signals Ontario, California
Grissom and Johnson 76,729.60
Santa Ana, California
Whittaker Electric 86,513.88 AV
San Bernardino, California*
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These bids were referred to the County Office of Community Development
xx far study and recommendation, on motion of Councilman Gorman, seconded by
Councilman Martinez.
ORAL PETITIONS FROM THIS FLOOR
Mr. Blake Neal of 1354 Malachite, Mentone, spoke about the increase in
his water costs since the new rates have begun. lie believes his rates
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will increase 82 percent over those in 1981. He was asked to speak with �tx
Mr. Garcia or Mr. Donnelly.
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Water
Rates
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and compared past costs per year with the anticipated costs. Dr. Roth N
explained the reason for availability costs and Mayor DeMirjyn referred
E Mr. Johnson to Mr. Garcia.
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ChMMISSlON REPORTS
Planning Commission recommendations as considered by the City Council, at
a regular meeting thereof held on March 2, 1982, at 3:00 P.M.
Present:: Councilmembers Gorman, Martinez, Riordan, Roth; Mayor DeMirjyn; Attorney '
Holmes, Community Planner Atencio; Deputy Clerk Poyzer
1. R.P.C. No. 560 - Zone Change No. 241 - Zellner Communities
That R.P.C. No. 560 a resolution of the Planning Commission for adoption
of Zone Change No. 241, a change of zone from A-1 (Agricultural) District.
to*R-S (suburban Residential) District for approximately 24.6 acres of
property located on the northwest and northeast corners of Colton Avenue ". -
and Dearborn Street, be approved with the understanding that if the drove `
s is not maintained it will be ordered removed. On motion of Councilman
Martinez, seconded by Councilman Gorman, R.P.C. No. 241 was unanimously
approved by the City Council, and Ordinance No. 1784, an ordinance of the
City of Redlands establishing Zone Change No. 241, was introduced, given
first reading of the title with waiver of reading of the ordinance in full xg
and laid over under the rules with public hearing set for March 16, 1982
at 7:00 P.M. Ni
2. R.P.C. No. 561 - Ordinance Text Amendment No. 160 - City of Redlands rvx'
That R.P.C. No. 561, a resolution of the Planning Commission amending
Section 52.00 of Zoning Ordinance No. 1000 by adding subparagraph "p"
under USES PERMITTED SUBJECT TO CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT reading "Non-profit
civic and community foundations or organizations," be approved. Council-
man Martinez moved to approve Ordinance Text Amendment No. 160; Councilman m
Riordan seconded the motion. A discussion followed regarding the wording ?
of the amendment with Councilmembers Gorman and Roth desiring a more
specific ordinance. Councilmembers Martinez and Riordan agreed to with-
draw their motion, and on motion of Councilman Roth, seconded by Councilman
Gorman, this item was sent back to the staff and city attorney for more
specific language. & ._ .
* R-1 (Single Family Residential) District and
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PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS (Continued) I £
PLANNING ADDENDUM ITEM �
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1. Conditional use Permit No. 333 (Revised) - Marilyn L. Vesely
Greyhound Bus Depot-
At the request of the applicant, this item was held over until the evening, �(
session on motion of Councilman Riordan, seconded by Councilman Roth.
�3 OTHER RLANNING ITEMS FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION
j} 1, Parcel Map No. 7310 — Redlands Alabama Associates - Acceptance j"�yK(
On motion of Councilman Riordan, seconded by Councilman Martinez, Parcel
Map No. 7310, for property located on the southeast corner of Alabama �
Street and Redlands Boulevard, was unanimously accepted in accordance
with Conditional Use Permit No. 356 which required the lots to be in one
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2. Commission Review and Approval No. 456 - Gerard and Helen Helfrich
Appeal
rl A letter has been received requesting waiver of Engineering Requirement
No. 9, installation of one sodium vapor ornamental street light, and
,) Fire Department Requirement No. 2, require one commercial fire hydrant. )s
Councilman Riordan inquired if the new ordinance recently adopted which )k
allows an improvement agreement for fire hydrants and water lines was 1
` - applicable in this situation. Public Works Director Donnelly responded
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<<CI that the staff report prepared by Fire Chief Mills did not recommend an ,
-£ '- improvement agreement. Concerning the street light requirement, Mr. ('
Donnelly explained it has been a long-standing policy of the City to
1�lfi replace the Edison lights whenever possible as there is a considerable
"g, cost savings to the City.
SSU£ Councilman Martinez felt strongly there should be a more equitable way of
sharing these costs with other developers and moved to table this request
for two weeks to look at the area in terms of future development and come
"N'� up with a more equitable solution. Motion died for lack of a second.
Councilman Riordan moved to deny both items of this appeal. Motion
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seconded by Councilman Gorman and carried by the following vote:
" AYES: Councilmembers Gorman, Riordan, Roth; Mayor DeMirjyn
(lEs NOES: Councilmember Martinez � !r
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�10�,!�1n 3. Conditional Use Permit No. 351 - Arrowhead Christian Academy -
�ihi�, i Tentative Approval
That Conditional Use Permit No. 351 for a proposed junior and senior high
school to be located on the northwest corner of Reservoir Road and Devon-
�ll£ shire Drive, 1.8.9 acres, R-E Zone, be approved subject to the recommenda-
tions of all departments as contained in Planning Commission minutes
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s dated February 9, 1982, On motion of Councilman Roth, seconded by Council-!
W:""'4 man Gorman, Conditional. Use Permit No_ 351 was unanimously granted tentativ'
approval by Council.
� £ 4, General Plan Amendment No. 27B and Specific Plan No. 30 - Environmental
Impact Report - M. Behzad - Time Extension
!! On motion of Councilman Riordan, seconded by Councilman Martinez, a ninety
day extension to complete an Environmental Impact Report for General Plan
,)b11 Amendment No. 27B and Specific Plan No, 30 was unanimously granted by
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Council.
There being no further business, Council adjourned to a closed session
for the purpose of discussing matters covered by the attorney-client
privilege and personnel.
Conditional Use Permit No, 333 (Revised) - Marilyn L. Veseley -
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Greyhound Bus Depot
At their meeting of February 23, 1982, the Planning Commission recommended
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�s that Conditional Use Permit No. 333 (Revised) be approved with the
�i„1j4 Greyhound deletion of Requirement No. 4 proposed by City Council and with the
tl,4r Bus Dept additional requirement that an outdoor phone be provided with adequate
lighting. Mrs. Veseley spoke of the Planning Commission meeting and re-
quested Council approval of Conditional Use Permit No. 333. On motion of
Councilman Riordan, seconded by Councilman Gorman, unanimous approval was
§! ' given Conditional Use Permit No. 333 as amended by the Planning Commission.;
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COMY11 BION REPORTS (Continued)
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Park Commission - will meet at 2:15 P.M. on Thursday, March 18, 1982.
The need Eor 41 replacement rose bushes for Sylvan Park was mentioned
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with the request that donations will be welcome.
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Traffic Commission - Resolution No. 3817, a resolution of the City Council s
establishing no parking and no stopping zones on Colton Avenue, Citrus
Resolution Avenue, and Orange Street, and installation of stop signs on Golden West
No. 381.7 Drive and Valley View Drive at East Sunset. Drive North, was unanimously
approved on motion of Councilman Martinez, seconded by Councilman Riordan
Historic and Scenic Preservation Commission - will. meet March 9, 1982, at '
Provident Federal Savings.
APPI,TCFITIONS AND PETITIONS z
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On motion of Councilman Martinez, seconded by Councilman Riordan, the
Soroptimist Soroptimist International of Redlands was unanimously granted permission
Smorgasbord to hold their Soroptimist Smorgasbord on May 23, 1982, in Terrier Hall qSl
on the Redlands High School. campus.
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The inland Empire Cultural Foundation was unanimously granted permission
Empire to conduct a fund raising campaign from April through June among selected ,
cultural
Foundation businesses and individuals in Redlands on motion of Councilman Martinez
seconded by Councilman Garman.
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1 March of The inland Counties Chapter of the March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation'
Dimes was granted permission to hold a walkathon on April 25, 1982, by unanimous
? walkatYton vote, on motion of Councilman Martinez, seconded by Councilman Roth.
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al r's Resolution No. 3815, a resolution of the City of Redlands establishing
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PlY No. 3815 a reclassification of the position of Fire Clerk to Staff Aide, was
� Salary unanimously adopted on motion of Councilman Gorman, seconded by Councilman
Roth.
Resolution No. 3816, a resolution of the City Council establishing voting
Resolution
No 3876 precincts and polling places, appointing precinct board members and fixing "
1982 compensation for the General Municipal Election to be held on April 13, v
Election 1982, was unanimously adopted on motion of Councilman Martinez, seconded
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by Councilman Riordan.
Ordinance No. 1786, an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Red-
lands
ed lands amending the Redlands Traffic Ordinance by adding a section prohibr
ting wrecked or disabled vehicles that are attached to any tow or trans-
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porting vehicle to park or be left standing upon any highway within the
Ordinance City of Redlands for a period of more than 30 minutes, was given first
No. 1786 reading of the title with waiver of reading of the ordinance in full.
Following Mr. Martinez' motion to approve, which was seconded by Mr.
wrecked or Gorman, very diverse discussion ensued concerning potential problems.
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Vehicles
Councilman Roth moved to table consideration of Ordinance No. 1786 for m
more study and input. The motion was seconded by Councilman Riordan and M�
carried by the following vote:
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AYES: Councilmembers Gorman, Riordan, Roth; Mayor DeMirjyn �q
NOES; Councilmember Martinez r
ABSENT: None y'
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CITY MANAGER
City Manager Christiansen stated that the City Attorney would be reportinej
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in two weeks on a letter received regarding rent stabilization, and y
Stabilization
�t3 added that there has been great difficulty filling the Rent Stabilization !lAl �y
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�} The Council again addressed the pros and eons of the Carob tree problem
and referred to a report from the Park Commission recommending removal
5i of the trees because of disease, decay and liability of accident. The +{VI
report also recommended that donor trees be accepted and replanted farthe 1{S,
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back from the street. Dr. Roland Zimmerman spoke briefly of the Commis-
sion's concerns, mentioning shallow roots and rot as another of the
problems. �!
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{tt Mr. Leon Armantrout briefly summarized the past discussions and presented
a comprehensive report of historical and botonieal references to Carob
trees. He urged that the trees be permitted to remain, stressing the
esthetic and environmental values. Former Park Commissioner Corrine
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Bromberger joined Mr. Armantrout's plea and added that the parkways are
Carob Trees
q'I too narrow to support "quality" trees.
Council discussed the condition of the trees on the west side of Eureka
1r�} Removal
or also, and then turned to alternative solutions. Suggested were:
Alternatives
�!} placement of sidewalks adjacent to curbings; relocating sidewalks; cul- �
de-sacs; closing Eureka Street to make a park in its place; and making � �s
Eureka Street a one-way street.
Also speaking were Council-candidate Tim Johnson and Bill Crook. Traffic
js and parking problems which would result from the closing of Eureka Street,
"1 were concerns of Mrs. Betty Hatfield, Contemporary Club president.
Councilman Riordan mentioned the amount of traffic generated by the �J
Family Service building on vine Street near Eureka Street.
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Councilman Martinez restated that the danger and possible liability still
! remain and moved for removal of the trees immediately. Councilman RiordO
seconded the motion which passed by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Martinez, Riordan; Mayor DeMirjyn
NOES: Councilmembers Gorman and Roth
ABSENT: None
CITY ATTORNEY
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The City Attorney reported that Mr. Fidel Pacheco had filed a suit
against the City for $8,000 for a broken foot and ankle.
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Bills and salaries Were ordered paid as approved by the Finance Committee
In closing, the Council thanked Leon Armantrout for the many hours he 1
has spent on the Carob trees.
�il�f��Jki'f There being no further business, Council adjourned, on motion, at 8:25
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contemplated. ( ;b
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�I+}lt+rl Next regular meeting, March 16, 1982.
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