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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06071988b-cc_CCv0001.pdf N;, Z!, � > N, ry '0 �i� gmkk X u 3 ffl ? ti 61 {t t, 5, Y y" ??Sk ffigfflk 01 yg W tach)11It i $J gds Mill 0-0- nn ;y}t -4`0-0-0-0-0_0n tl r f ti aha, �ry MINUTES of a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Redlands held in the Council zr `i Chambers, 212 Brookside Avenue, on Julie 7, 1988, at 3:00 P.M. PRESENT, Carole Beswick, Mayor � - Barbara C. Wormser, Mayor Pro Tem Charles G. DeMirjyn, Gouncilmember 'RE Tim Johnson, Counciimem'ber � ? William F. Cunningham, Counc37member ij By tts John E. Holmes, City Manager Daniel. J. McHugh, City Attorney £t,,,= Lorrie Poyzer, City Clerk $ itj Sheryl. Oring, Redlands Daily Facts iX ABSENT None , ii ti She meeting was opened with an invocation by Councilmembex Johnson follacced by ,he pledge of allegiance. qtr i u , 5 Q440 w .. . . Minutes of the regular meeting of May 17, 1988, and the adjourned regular meeting of May 24, 1988, were approved as submitted. n Bills and salaries were ordered paid as approved by the Finance Committee. Santa Ana River A representative from the San Bernardino County Land Management Department presented the Santa Ana River Resouce Management Plan. The County is in the process of setting up a planning committee to address this issue and would like City rr, staff participation on thiscommittee. Mayor Beswick asked Senior Planner Bobertz to attend these meetings and indicated the City would cooperate to the extent that �. it can. WelcomeMayor Beswick welcomed a class of young students present at this meeting and briefly 0 explained how our meetings are conducted_ a " PLANNING AND GOMMUNI'tY DEVELOPMENT General Plan Update i Council discussed the contents of the survey that will be mailed in the. City-wide " newsletter to all postal patrons to address the General Plan Update project. Councilmembers Cunningham and Johnson will meet with Senior Planner Bobertz and work out a questionnaire which will be presented to Council for final review, Councilmember ' Cunningham expressed concern about four month intervals between public forums and felt a more flexible schedule was needed. He suggested two meetings close together but at different times of the day and at different venues, Councilmembers were agreeable to this suggestion. In reference to the Citizens Committee, Councilmembers _ j decided to prepare a list of constituency or interest groups they feel should Lie included in the: formation of the membership and bring them to the June 14, 1.988, meeting for further discussion. Council felt the ultimate decision responsibility was the City Council's. They also felt that, public participation should be limited at the committee; meetings, using the public forums that will be scheduled for citizen's comments, and R written communications would be welcome. blulte I anvil housing Study 1 At the Council meeting of October 20, 1987, staff was directed to determine the potential for multi-family housing in Badlands. Jacqueline Garcia, Planning Intern working under the California State Work Study Program, recently completed an extensive review of existing and potential multi-family units and compiled the information in a report F presented to Council at this meeting. It is recommended that results of the Multi- Family Housing Study be used in the General Plan Update as base information to support further analysis of desired housing mix in Redlands. Councilmembor R. Wormser moved to accept the Multi-Family Housing Study and directed staff to use the study results in the ongoing General Plan Update. Motion seconded by Councilmember ' Cunningham and carried unanimously. Definition of Urban Reserve Lone - Measure N _N Section 10 of Measure N provides that "No lands designated as urban reserve (agricultural.) on the Redlands' General Plan Map as the same existed on June 1, 4 1987, shall be rezoned or changed to a different General Plan designation which would permit a density higher than R-E designation as the same existed on June 1, 1987, in file Redlands City Zoning Ordinance...." There have been a number of interpretations of the meaning of "Urban Reserve (Agricultural)" which has a direct mpact on the East Valley Corridor Specific Plan as well as all future General Plan Amendments. Councilmember Cunningham moved to define "Urban Reserve (Agricultural)" j as all lands designated as "Urban Reserve (Agricultural)" in the Redlands General. Plan and/or Zoning Ordinance (i.e. all lands zoned A-1) as of the effective date of .; this measure and all parcels of land in active agricultural production as of the effective date of this measure or within one year prior thereto. Motion seconded by Councilmember DeMirjyn and carried unanimously. Staff noted that this definition will require Council to provide further direction to determine "active agricultural production." Councilmember , Johnson suggested the use of "packing house receipts" for this determination as a back-up to staff's suggestion to work with aerial photographs. ' Resolution No. 4376 Agricultural Preserve Removal No. 73 J. J. Ramirez J Councilmember DeM_rjyn moved to approve the Negative Declaration for Agricultural Preserve Removal No. 73, a 4.28 acre parcel of land located on the southeast corner ev of San Bernardino Avenue and Texas Street, A-1 Zone, and directed staff to file and post, a "Notice of Determination" in accordance with the City's guidelines. Motion v seconded by Councilmember Wormser and carried with Councilmomber Gunninghate" voting NO_ Resolution No. 4376, a resolution of the City Council of the City of Redlands amending Agricultural Preserve Boundaries previously established by ' Resolution No. 4231 and approving Agricultural Preserve Removal No. 73, was . adopted on motion of Councilmember DeMirjyn, seconded by Councilmember Woralser, with Councilmember Cunningham voting NO. E Pt 041 lot Minor Subdivision No. 175 - Nassim Khoury t the Planning Commission recommended approval for Minor Subdivision No. 175, an application for the subdivision of approximately 1.90 acres of land into three lots for ra property located on the northeast corner of Olive Avenue and Bellevue Avenue, R-S Zone. Councilmember Cunningham expressed concern for the water lines owned by private water companies, Mayor Beswick was disappointed to see that the landscaping 00 had been removed from the existing structure. Stating that Council finds that pursuant to Section 66474.5 of the California Government Code, together with the provisions for its design and improvement is consistent with the City's General Plan and any applicable specific plans; that none of the conditions provided in California Government Code Section 66474 exist on this map; and that pursuant to California Government j Code Section 66474.6, the discharge of waste form this subdivision apparently will not result in violation of existing requirements prescribed by the Santa Ana Regional Water. Quality Control Board pursuant to Division 7 of the California Water Code, Councilmember DeMirjyn moved to approve Minor Subdivision No. 175 based on the findings of the Planning Commission and subject to the recommendations of all departments as contained in Planning Commission minutes dated May 10, 1988. Motion ONN seconded by Councilmember Wormser and carried unanimously. Council directed staff ry that when this application is presented for final approval that the matter not be scheduled on the consent calendar. COMMUNICATIONS Contract` City Engineer Mutter presented the monthly contract monitoring reports for the eight Reports projects currently being administered by the Engineering Services Department. v1 Funds Councilmember Wormser reported about the many meetings she has attended for The J California and Eastern Railway Company. A proposal by TRAX Engineering 8 Associates Rahway + of Forth Worth, Texas, to perform engineering and financial feasibility analysis for Company the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway lines was presented at this meeting, Councilmember Wormser moved to approve an additional appropriation of $3 000.00 ' is payment to The California and Eastern Railway Company to be used towards the TRAX engineering contract. Motion seconded by Councilmember Johnson. Mr. Rolland M. Crawford, President, was present in the audience to answer questions. The motion gni carried unanimously. Councilmember Wormser moved that. this appropriation would be taken from this year's current fund balance. Motion seconded by Councilmember Johnson and carried unanimously. r.i Council briefly recessed at 4:29 P.M. and reconvened at 4:40 P.M. a Budget Re Proposed General Fund budgets for 1988-Ei9 were presented for the following departments. City Council, City Clerk, City Manager, Personnel, Town Center, Building and Safety, Street 'Frees, Joslyn Senior Center, Recreation, and Community Center. Also presented r. were the Aviation, Wastewater, and Water Fund budgets, Councilmember Johnson requested a list of the staff's concerns be prepared before Council is scheduled to adopt the 1988-89 budget. Council recessed at 5.55 P.M. to a Redevelopment Agency meeting and reconvened at 5:56 P.M, to a closed session for the purpose of discussing personnel matters. Council reconvened at 7:00 P.M. , MR Commendation Mayor Beswick presented a commendation to Marjorie Hollinger, a member of the Regional Youth Education Facility's Advisory Board for the California Youth Authority, for her commitment to helping troubled young people in our area and extended t congratulations to her for receiving the much-deserved USC Award. �. PUBLIC HEARING S Resolution Public hearing was advertised for this time and place to consider Resolution No. 4372, r No. 437:2 a resolution of the City Council of the City of Redlands ordering the maintenance of improvements in Landscape Maintenance District No. 1, giving final approval of the Landscae Engineer's Report, and confirming the assessment for the 1988-89 fiscal year. Mayor Maintenance Beswick declared the meeting open as a public hearing for any questions or comments District No. 7 concerning this matter. None being forthcoming, the public hearing was declared closed, and Resolution No. 4372 was unanimously adopted on motion of Councilmember Wormser, seconded by Councilmember Johnson. w� 11esoluC it Public hearing was advertised for this time and place to consider Resolution No. 4374, No. 4374 a resolution of the City Council of the City of Redlands adopting General Plan Amendment �t No. 40 revising the Open Space and Conservation Elements of the General Plan and t Open Space adding a Recreation Element to the General Plan. Mayor Beswick declared the meeting Conservation open as a public hearing for any questions or comments concerning this matter. None Recreation being forthcoming, the public hearing was declared closed. Councilmember Johson 1 Elements moved to approve the Environmental Review Committee's Negative Declaration for General Plan Amendment No. 40 and directed staff to file and post a "Notice of Determination" in accordance with the City's guidelines Motion seconded by Councilmember Wormser and carried unanimously. Resolution No. 4374 was unanimously adopted on motion of Councilmember Johnson, seconded by Councilmember Wormser. r ., 1 � r. i Resolution Public hearing was advertised for this time and place to consider the rocommendation x No. 4376 of the Historic and Scenic Preservation Commission to designate the Browning House located at 21. East Fern Avenue as a historic resouce. Mayor Beswick declared the Historic i meeting open as a public hearing for any questions or comments concerning this matter. Resource None being forthcoming, the public hearing was declared closed. Councilmember Johnson moved to adopt Resolution No. 4375, a resolution of the City Council of the City of Redlands designating the Browning House located at 21. East Fern Avenue as a historic ,O property, Motion seconded by Councilmember Cunningham and carried unanimously. Mayor Beswick presented Mr. and Mrs. John McFarland an acknowledgement of the historic property designation. Measure N Public hearing was continued at the applicants' requests to this time and place to Vesting consider Measure N vesting applications. The following actions were taken; Applications Tract 13044 Pulsar Development, Inc. - Continued at the applicant's request to - August. 2, 1988, on motion of Gouncilmember Wormser, seconded by Councilmember Johnson. Tract 10179 BrookshirelHeaverin - Continued at the applicant's request to June 21, 1988, oil motion of Councilmember Wormser, seconded by Councllmcmber Johnson. BIDS � Contract Award Bids were opened and publicly declared on May 12, 1988, by the City Clerk for the 1988 Wastewater Treatment Plant expansion project; a bid opening report is on file ' t Wastewater in the Office of the City Clerk. At this time, it is the recommendation of the Municipal r Plant Utilities Department that the responsible bidder submitting the bid for said project 4` which will result in the lowest cost to the City is Weardoo Construction of Vista. California, in the amount of $4,324,800.00 and that it is in the best interest of the a City that the contract for the 1988 Wastewater Treatment Plant expansion project be awarded to said firm. On motion of Councilmember DeMirjyn seconded by Councilmember Johnson, this recommendation was approved with Councilmember Cunningham voting NO. Contract,Aword Bids were opened in the Engineering Services Department. on May 28, 1988, for the rock curb repair project.. At this time it is the recommendation of t:he Engineering Funds Services Department that the responsible bidder submitting the bid for said project which will result in the lowest cost to the City is Damon Construction Company of � Rock Curbs Gardena, California, for a unit price of $15.52 per linear foot, and that it is in the best interest of the City that the contract for the rock curb repair project be awarded to said firm. On motion of Councilmember Wormser, seconded by Councilmember DeMirjyn, this recommendation was unanimously approved with the stipulation these funds would come out of the Local Transportation Funds. ii L'NFI�tISHED BUSINESS Resolution Community Development Director Shaw explained the process utilized to determine ig No 431E the number of building permits that could be made available monthly to qualified nonvested development projects in accordance with Measure N. Staff recommends Building Council set aside four (4j building permits per calendar month for qualified nonvested Permits development projects. Attorney Mark Blankenship urged Council to create some flexibility in this resolution. Following brief discussion, Councilmember Cunningham Na moved to adopt Resolution No. 4316 a resolution of the City Council of the City of Redlands setting interim number of building permits available monthly to qualified d nonvested development projects pursuant to Redlands Municipal Code Section 19,24.030 adding that an average of four building permits per calendar month shall be available....during the calendar year 1988. Motion seconded by Councilmombor Johnson and carried unanimously. NEW BUSINESS Ordinance Ordinance No, 2034, an ordinance of the City of Redlands amending= Chapter 10.1.2 No. 2034 of the Redlands Municipal Code relating to parking violations and increasing parking violation penalties as a means to make more spaces available to shoppers, was read Parking i trines by title only by City Clerk Poyzor, and on motion of Councilmember Johnsen, seconded by Councilmember DeMirjyn, further reading of the ordinance text was unanimously waived. Ordinance No. 2034 was introduced and laid over under the rules with second s f reading scheduled for June 21, 1988, on motion of Councilmember DeMirjyn, seconded r by Couneilmembor Johnson, with Councilmember Cunningham voting NO who felt we should have an escalating fine for overtime parking for repeat offenders. s i Ordinance Ordinance No. 2029, an ordinance of the City of Redlands amending; Chapter 15.40 No. 2029 of the Redlands Municipal Code pertaining to moving of buildings regulations, was read by title only by City Clerk Poyzer, and on motion of Councilmember DeMirjyn, Moving of seconded by Councilmember Wormser, further reading of the, ordinance text was t Buildings unanimously waived. Ordinance No. 2029 was introduced with unanimous Council approval and laid over under the rules with second reading scheduled for dune 21, 1988, on motion of Councilmember DeMirjyn, seconded by Councilmember Wormser, M�a 1 t 44° Outside Municipal Utilities Director Corneille reported to Council about the issuance of availability y R I Connocticn utility connections to outside City developments. The procedure for issuance of Availability availability of utility connections is prescribed in Resolution No. 4352. The procedures y being followed are consistent. with inside City policy. The primary difference is that a Ej the number of nonvested units which receive availability is determined annually versus the quarterly determination for building permits inside the City. The annual determination is due to time requirements for coordination with the Country; however, this difference does not create any inconsistency. A report showing the status and 6 comparison of outside City and inside City residential units was presented for Council's Rf information and discussed briefly. '- Appointment Carole A. King was reappointed to a four--year term on the Parks Commission commencing Parks Comm, June 16, 1988, on motion of Counnilmember Beswick, seconded by Gouncilmember one Appointments Richard D. Friesen and George W. Barich were reappointed to four-year terms on MO Recreation the Recreation Commission commencing June 30, 1988,. on motion of Gouncilmember Commission Beswick, seconded by Gouncilmember Wormser. 51,Pi Redlands City Engineer Mutter reported that at the April 28. 1988 meeting of the Traffic. Boulevard Commission, the Commission voted to recommend the removal of the raised median t island and the installation of a left-turn lane to provide access to the Orange Empire Car Wash to be constructed on the south side of Redlands Boulevard between New Jersey Street: and California Street, Councilmember Wormser moved to approve the removal of the median island and its replacement with a two-"way left turn lane on Redlands Boulevard, west of New Jersey Street for a distance of 550 feet. Motion seconded by Gouncilmember DeMirjyn and carried unanimously. Vine Street City Engineer Mutter reported about the parking shortage which exists on Vine Street in the vicinity of City Hall. Staff is recommending one-way traffic westbound be established on Vine Street from Fourth Street to Cajon Street. and diagonal parking be established. This would result in a net increase of 11 parking spaces. The Traffic Commission reviewed this matter on April 28, 1988, and voted to recommend approval of the change in circulation and parking on Vine Street. Councilmember Wormser t moved to approve a revised circulation and parking plan for Vine Street from Fourth Street to Colon Street, including one-way traffic wes(:bound and diagonal parking. Motion seconded by Councilmember DeMirjyn and carried unanimously, g Recreation Community Services Director Rodrigues reported that monies are available from the Program California State Department of Education to provide summer recreation programs for school-age children on a one-time-only basis for the period of June 13, 1988, to September 9, 1988.. No commitment is made or implied for future funding by the, State 1 ;f California should the funds be accepted. This ane time funding requires no matching funds or other financial obligation on the part of the City of Redlands. Mr. Rodriguez presented a detailed description of the proposed program Councilmember DoMirlyn moved that the City of Redlands accept the funding from the California State Department of Education available for the Summer Recreation Program for School-Age Children. Motion seconded by Councilmember Johnson and carried unanimously. r i t Ordinance Council discussed Ordinance No. 2036, an ordinance of the City of Redlands amending No, 2030 Title 19 of the Redlands Municipal Coda to implement the land use initiatives (Proposition R z and Measure N) moderating growth within the City to preserve Redlands' unique Point Rating environment and character and repealing Ordinances Nos 1843, 1885, 1891, and System 2007. Michael Atenclo addressed Council noting the allocation was only good for the F life of the map and suggested allowing more than the recommended 400 allocations per : year. He also inquired when the Planning Commission would be able to proceed to award points for pending applications. Gouncilmember Cunningham suggested making a change in Section 19.16.030 to allocate no more than 100 per quarter which would allow some flexibility during the fourth quarter. Council was agreeable to this suggestion and incorporated the change in Ordinance No. 2036. Ordinance No. 2036 was read by title only by City Clark Poyzer, and on motion of Gouncilmember Wormser, t seconded by Councilmember Cunningham, further reading of the; ordinance text was r unanimously waived. Oridnance No. 2036 was introduced with unanimous Council approval and laid over under the rules with second reading scheduled for June 21, 1988, on motion of Councilmember Cunningham, seconded by Councilmember Wormser. i Other issues also raised which may be considered in an amendment included water < service at higher elevations, additional points for property with a minimum of 2-112 3 acres that required no sewers, and planned residential developments. Claim On motion of Councilmember DeMirjyn, seconded by Gouncilmember Wormser, the claim of Peter Cowley in the amount of $238.78 was found not to be a proper charge against : the City and therefore was unanimously rejected. WN Claim On motion of Councilmember DoMirjyn, seconded by Councilmember Wormser, the claim of Donald Nance in the amount of $115.00 was found not to be a proper charge against the City and therefore was unanimously rejected. r T ` t X bra �, 2,x� Claim On motion of Councilmember DeMirjyn, seconded by Councilmember Wormser, t:he claim t' �sr t� of Kimberly Place Homeowner's Association in the amount of $433.00 was round not { ' to be apro1er charge against the City and therefore was unanimously rejected. rets qg Resolutian On motion of Councilmember DeMirjyn, seconded by Councilmember Wormser, Resolution 'fir 10 Nu. 4377 No. 9377, a resolution of the City Council of the City of Redlands d daring that certain property identified as Lot A, Tract 9807, located on Silvertree Lane is surplus land ; 'if, surplus ? and is not required for public use and ordering the sale of said property to the owner Property: of a(ijacent Lot 7, Tract 9696, for the sum of one dollar ($l.00), was unanimously M adopted. �j Wastewater On motion of Councilmember DeMirjyn, seconded by Councilmember Wormser, Council " it Plant approved the Garotte Engineer's Task Order No. 9 for the contract administration and ttr on site inspection services for the 1988 Wastewater Expansion Project. � Communications On motion of Councilmember DeMirjyn, seconded by Councilmember Wormser, the j Contract contract between the City of Redlands Fire Department and the San Bernardino County Office of Management Services for fire and emergency service dispatch was unanimously approved and the City Manager was authorized to sign or) behalf of the lj a£ City of Redlands. trek v� 1^'unds On motion of Councilmember DeMirjyn, seconded by Councilmember Wormser, an do additional appropriation in the amount of $83,000.00 from a grant awarded by the tit Library Department of Parks and Recreation Office of Historic Preservation for the A. K. Smiley f: $.J Retrofit Public Library Retrofit Project, was unanimously approved. 1 trt.�,u Postal Facility Mayor Beswick asked that an item regarding the San Bernardino zip code on the new t postal facility located on Redlands Boulevard be scheduled for the next. Council � meeting. SIM! 4 There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 8.10 P.M. to an adjourned a Skt''y# ?2 ltt regular meeting to be held on Tuesday, June 19, 1988, at 2:00 P.M. in the City hallWgilj t Conference Room, 30 Cajon Street, Redlands. .; ��t Next regular meeting, June 21, 1988. yr` I' j e ftr t j , NA 131 N.F� iy}kt Cg, g$ u � a Mayon of i.he Giip of Rec3i znd5 � ' Ut$l"tI t a ATTEST, V, 0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0 art 0 htr S, jaa f. rp 4p Mr �t ON N R", ,r1ri N' it �t. P r� TSS? �frhf�f 4�4rt xt pnn }' }kik 'tt tjT Fi 1 n t�;jpj f ego, rid. nyw, }fit i4 } M. G ri