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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03211989b-cc_CCv0001.pdf 075 r ,. 1� MINUTES of a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Redlands held in the Council Chambers, 212 Brookside Avenue, on March 21, 1989, at 3:00 P.M. r" PRESENT Carole Beswick, Mayor Barbara C. Wormser, Mayor Pro Tem is Charles G. DeMirjyn, Councilmember �., William E. Cunningham, Councilmember Swen Larson, Councilmembert�s(; John E. Holmes, City Manages i Dallas Holmes, City Attorney jlDaniel J. McHugh, City Attorney Lorrie Poyzer, City Clerk Sheryl Oring, Redlands Daily Facts '` Pamela Fitzsimmons; The Sun j," ABSENT None The meeting was opened with an invocation by Councilmember Cunningham followed flt-it by the pledge of allegiance. t' Minutes of the regular meeting of March 7, 1989, were approved as submitted. 'A Bills and salaries were ordered paid as approved by the Finance Committee. ` Following action on the items listed on the Consent Calendar, Council recessed ati 3:17 P.M. to a Redevelopment Agency meeting and reconvened at 3:38 P.M, rit PLANNING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT �u55 l� Planning Commission Actions - March 14, 1989 On motion of Councilmember DeMirjyn, seconded by Councilmember Wormser, the report t � of the last Planning Commission meeting was unanimously acknowledged as received. �4 Raj Resolution No. 4487_ Annexation No. 71 Qui Councilmember DeMirjyn moved to approve Resolution No. 4487. a resolution of the City ,'°ll' 4,, Council of the City of Redlands approving Annexation No. 71 to the City of Redlands, LAFCO No. 2512; an annexation initiated by the property owner for 8.8 acres of land located on the southwest corner of Park Avenue and Iowa Street, The site is proposed to be developed with a Seven-Up distribution center and is included in the East Valley Corridor Plan. Motion seconded by Councilmember Wormser and carried unanimously, 3 � Building Permits r As of this meeting 65 building permits have been issued for dwelling units for this calendar year. A breakdown of these permits was presented by Chief Building Official '1 Martinez. Staff recommended that Council discuss the existing building permit quarterly « allotment system and suggested the possibility of increasing the allotment of 44 building k ,l permits per quarter, Coun8- mber Larson moved to approve an allotment of 11 permits h' 1 exclusively for single-family minor subdivision category (four or less) and hold any t) lr==i additional allotments until the third quarter and directed that a resolution reflecting �j this concept be prepared for Council's consideration. Motion seconded by CouncilmemberS DeMirjyn and carried unanimously_ East Valley Corridor Plan Councilmember Beswick moved to confirm that the effective date of the East Valley Corridor Specific Plan (EVCSP) is 30 days after final action by the last of the three 0 jurisdictions (Redlands, Loma Linda, and the County of San Bernardino) as provided in Section EVI,0180 of the East Valley Corridor Specific Plan and that amendments to �, the plan shall be in accordance with Chapter 5 0£ the East Valley Corridor Specific Plan. Motion seconded by Councilmember Cunningham and carried unanimously. John Thomas called attention to the setback requirements for the intersection of San ( Bernardino Avenue and Route 30 and asked that Council and the CSA 110 Committee } �t. review this matter. COMMUNICATIONS Prospect,Park In a written report, City Engineer Mutter reminded Council that approximately two Gates years ago a number of property owners in the Belle View Tract (Prospect Drive, south r?` of Highland Avenue) contacted various City staff members and requested permission to install gates across the private roads through this tract in order to provide security ; fy for the properties and reduce potential liability. A number of individuals have contacted t � t (� . ,,., 076 s l j the City with concerns regarding these gates. The individuals feel that the private roads should remain open to the general public as the public has enjoyed the use of „ ' the roads for a number of years, and have requested that the gates be removed, in an effort to accommodate both sides, the City has proposed a cooperative agreement s'06,j �h ''�) that would allow public access to the area during the day and allow the gates to be closed at night. The agreement further provides that the roadways would be maintained by the City and that the City would assume liability resulting from roadway-related i problems. The remaining issue regards the access to "Cotton Road" and the potential vacation of Ramona Drive. The Council has maintained the opinion that the Ramona Drive and Cotton Road portions of the roadways shall be included in the access agreement. ' Staff has attempted to resolve this issue with the property owners. After several meetings, no resolution has been made and impasse has been reached. It was hoped ,.1„ that a direct meeting between the Council and the property owners will provide the means to ,reach a final agreement. 1 g 'l On behalf of seven neighbors, Daniel Cotton reviewed the history of the area and the "r agreement as it stands at this time. He asked for Council's support in relation to the �� gates on Ramona Drive and Cotton Road as a means of protection for the rear of their 1r� ` properties. Also speaking were Jack Marvin, Dr. Neil Jamron, Julian Blakeley, Ellie t)fi Dombrowski, and Steve Stockton. Following discussion, Councilmember Wormser moved i to postpone action on the agreement until a request for the vacation of Ramona Drive is processed and that in the interim to implement the opening at sunrise and closing R 4 at sunset of the Highland Avenue and southeast gates and the use of barricades at �} Highland Avenue when special events are scheduled in Prospect Park. Motion seconded {si by Councilmember Larson and carried unanimously. Assault Weapons Noting legislation to regulate assault weapons was necessary at the State level, -, Councilmember Cunningham moved to support legislation which the Chief of Police supports and to submit letters to our State legislators. Motion seconded by Councilmember �1(t Larson and carried with Councilmember DeMirjyn abstaining from the vote. Graffiti Councilmember Wormser moved to establish a Graffiti Task Force to include staff members i, and citizens to coordinate efforts to eradicate graffiti. Motion seconded by Councilmember �i DeMirjyn and carried unanimously. County General Councilmember Cunningham shared several concerns with the proposed County General l l( Plan Plan noting there were exceedingly important issues to be addressed especially within �.� our sphere. He asked Councilmembers to flag their concerns and inform Community �t P y �'ttt Development Director Shaw in order that the would be addressed. ��#1t Chamber of The Chamber of Commerce's Economic Development Council would like to host a dinner Commerce for the members of the City Council to discuss issues relating to economic development. Although not enthused about a dinner meeting, Councilmembers desired to meet with it this group and suggested Tuesday, April 4, 1989, at 9:00 A.M. in the City Hall q Conference Room. (This date was not convenient for members of the Chambers of Commerce and another date will be discussed at the March 28, 1989, breakfast meeting.) Hine Trip Councilmember Wormser announced that up to fifteen Redlands High School students; willbe selected to visit Redlands' Sister City Hine, Japan, for two weeks in August ;;V and stay with host families. The Redlands Sister City Committee is now accepting applications from Redlands High School students to participate in this exchange ''_ program. :yk lsit Norton AFB Mayor Beswick shared information resulting from meetings of the Norton Economic Expansion Committee. At their March 5, 1989, meeting they were asked to review a r„,fiE list of priorities that have been developed over several meetings and chose six priorities that they felt would be important to the City of Redlands. She asked Councilmembers (,�r l- to let her know if there was an item they felt should be a priority that was not on the .} list which should also be considered. Mayor Beswick also provided the by-laws that �s were adopted by the Norton Econmic Expansion Committee and a draft discussion paper _ which will probably change as deliberations are continued. Airport Manager Phil Lock reviewed the recommendations from the Airport Advisory Board in relation to aviation uses. Councilmember DoMirjyn felt there was no benefit 'st to our community to have any aircraft use at this facility if the Air Force vacated the ?'kik premises. Mayor Beswick agreed the committee had enormous reservations to make illi. ski: it a commercial airport but felt we should keep an open mind about other aircraft uses. ,' Other Councilmembers felt they would like more information and further study of all �i & types of possible uses. Mayor Beswick promised to keep staff and Councilmembers ;'1$ informed on this issue. Council recessed at 5:42 P.M. to a Redevelopment Agency meeting and reconvened at 5,45 P.M. to a closed session for the purpose of discussing personnel matters and pending and impending litigation. In accordance with State law, the City Attorney j l prepared a confidential memo to Council providing justification for the pending and impending litigation portion of the closed session. Council reconvened at 7:05 P.M. }, nys 077 ja, a, r, Tree City USA Redlands has recently been designated as a "Tree City USA" by the National Arbor ,.j�;i: Day Foundation. Redlands qualified for the award by meeting the following four standards: a City tree ordinance, a legal tree governing body, a comprehensive urban forestry program, and an observance of Arbor Day. Noting our street tree planting and maintenance program in Redlands is one of the best in the country, t Forester Don Lanphear stated we are very proud to receive this official national honor. On behalf of the California Department of Forestry and the National Arbor Day X� Foundation, David Driscoll presented to the City a "Tree City USA" flag, a special >>, plaque and signs for the entrances to our City. �y�} 17 Employee Award Employees of the Municipal Utilities Department nominated and chose K. Louis (Lou) �t Perkins as this quarter's recipient of the Outstanding Employee Award for his 20 years } }' of courteous service and his positive, cooperative attitude as Assistant Utilities Engineer. �{. +' Certificates of In November 1986, a 20-year-old Redlands resident was kidnapped and brutally murdered Recognition by her abductors and through dogged determination and exemplary police work the suspects were captured and now stand convicted of first degree murder. In recognition ��a1 «; }1- `of their exceptional abilities displayed in this investigation, Mayor Beswick presented }'r Certificates of Recognition to: Lt. William R. Coronna, Sgt. Thomas P. Fitzmaurice, �) �- Sgt. Alan S. Ness, Sgt. L. Scott Smith, Sgt. Joseph G. Bodnar, Detective Carlos Pimentel, Detective Russell Dalzell, Detective Patrick E. Beaver, Corporal Mark �h. A. Bush, and Identification Technician Emmanuel Smith. Appreciation ws also j expressed to family members many of whom were in attendance for this presentation. ,�� z Retirement Mayor Beswick presented a plaque with the City Seal to Kenneth R. Williams in recognition v, (� of his retirement from the Redlands Fire Department. Division Chief Williams started 'r'r'',• with the City on September 4, 1962, and will retire on March 31, 1989, concluding 27 ;;x, ^1years of service. Accepting the plaque, Division Chief Williams said he was proud to wear the uniform and work for this City. 1 PUBLIC HEARINGS " rf'r l Annexation Public hearing was advertised for this time and place to consider Annexation No. 69, jr! No. 69 LAFCO No. 2522, an annexation initiated by the City of Redlands consisting of approximately three square miles generally located north of the existing city boundaries south of the City of Highland boundary, east of Route 30, and west of the natural extension of Wabash Avenue. On March 17, 1989, staff was notified that the local +b` Agency Formation Commission had received a request for reconsideration of this g," application and pursuant to the provisions of Subsection (c) of Section 56857 of the ''f' California Government Code, no further action may be taken by the City pending LAFCO review of the request for reconsideration. LAFCO will review this request on April 19, 1989, at 9;00 A.M. Councilmember Cunninghau rr_oved to continue this public hearing to May 2, 1989. Motion seconded by Councilmember Wormser and carried unanimously. Ordinance Public hearing was scheduled for this time to further consider a rate increase for solid (� No. 2069 waste collection service. At the February 21, 1989, Council meeting it was reported N }A`, that recent State law requires this matter to be in the form of an ordinance and said 1 j Solid Waste ordinance requires afour/fifths affirmative vote. Community Services Director Rodriguez }` Rates presented Ordinance No. 2069 which establishes solid waste collection fees and charges_ based on the recent study prepared by Management Services Institute. Solid Waste Systems Manager Gerald Davis and Scott Thorpe from Management Services Institute ��' were available to answer questions. Mayor Beswick declared the meeting open as a "N ...... public hearing and the following people expressed their concern. Claude Johnson, who has been meeting with staff members over the past several months noted that an additional 91.00 was included on every item to cover the container fee; �� he requested the street sweeping fee be a separate listing on the utility billing; urgeds .,1immediate information of the task force; indicated the need for special services such as a once-a-week ick u for a reduced fee, set-back service, and an alternative to P P Fs� the blue mark on the curb; and requested consideration of approving the increase only er until December 31, 1989, at which time the budget should then be reviewed. Mel Hebert urged that the increase be set for only one year and during that time allow citizens' review. Lori Morris desired an additional can for some households or an extra ick- Is}' up during the spring and summer months. Jim Moore, member of the Public Works 1Commission, was still not satisfied with the staff's responses to his budgeting concerns. Jack Maloney questioned the amount expended for "small tools and equipment" and staffiy` responded this was the account used to purchase the containers. There being no further comments, the public hearing was closed. " rr � Councilmember Larson suggested implementing these new charges on a one-year basis and continue study of the Solid Waste Division's budget. Councilmember Cunningham stated he he still had not really heard from the community nor had we explored all of the � ideas yet. He indicated he would not support a rate increase at. this time. Councilmember ? Wormser supported the concept of a one-year rate increase and strongly urged that �s ,` a questionnaire be prepared. Councilmember DeMirjyn reiterated his stance that labor „ costs should be down with the automated system and therefore he could not support a rate increase. Acknowledging that the ordinance would not receive the required vote j �r for passage, no action was taken on the ordinance at this meeting. s� r l£t4 078 K' l Survey Councilmember Cunningham moved to survey the community as to the types and level of services desired. The motion was seconded by Councilmember Wormser and carried with Councilmember Larson voting NO. Councilmembers Wormser and Cunningham r+S �jtt volunteered to work with staff to prepare the survey. 1 1, ;kf UNFINISHED BUSINESS }i Santa Ana River Mayor Beswick announced that a meeting with the City Councils of Redlands and Highland has been scheduled for Tuesday, March 28, 1989, at 7.30 A.M. at Griswold's Smorgasbord to discuss the joint powers agreement. Councilmember Cunningham reported on the 1a� various meetings he has attended concerning the Tri-City Aggregate Project. John Dickinson urged Council to continue taking a strong stand to show the citizens we all have the same goals on this subject. 1iii Water As a result of the last Council meeting, the City Attorney reviewed the alternatives 7fi Acquisition presented for the water source acquisition. The City Attorney indicated it may be difficult to enforce the stock only requirement and felt Alternative No. 2 may be the most viable (payment of the acquisition fee or conveyance to the City approve water r stock as required in the existing ordinance plus water rights associated with the property being offered to the City for purchase). Councilmember DeMirjyn moved to direct staff to prepare the necessary legislation to implement Alternate No. 2 and bring ,,ij it to Council for action. The motion was seconded by Councilmember Wormser. il Councilmember Cunningham announced he was abstaining from the vote, and responding to questions, he stated he did not think this was a good solution but would abstain �4t even though he did not feel he had a conflict of interest as he has been accused of�+ g in the newspaper. City Attorney McHugh noted Councilmember Cunningham had theI9 right to abstain and he could participate in the discussion as long as he did not think V,- i there is a conflict of interest. The motion then carried by AYE votes of all presenti; with Councilmember Cunningham abstaining. Ordinance Ordinance No. 2068, an ordinance amending the Redlands Municipal Code by adoptingY No. 2068 Zoning Ordinance Amendment No. 194, relating to dimensions of parking spaces, thereto, �S Redlands Planning Commission Resolution No. 736, a proposed amendment to permit Compact compact parking in the City of Redlands and addressing size, percent of required stalls x; � j Parking that can be compact, and location, was given its second reading of the title by City Stalls Cleric Poyzer, and on motion of Councilmember Wormser, seconded by Councilmember tit Larson, further reading of the ordinance text was unanimously waived. Ordinance No. 2068 was adopted on motion of Councilmember Wormser, seconded by Councilmember DeMirjyn, by the following vote: �t AYES: Councilmembers Wormser, DeMirjyn, Cunningham, Larson; Mayor Beswick ',)I NOES: None i` ABSENT: None NEW BUSINESS ' (it ; i Ordinance Ordinance No. 2070, an ordinance of the City of Redlands amending Chapter 13.52, E �- No. 2070 pretreatment and regulation of wastes, of the City of Redlands Municipal Code, and '„i rescinding Ordinance No. 181.0, was read by title only by City Clerk Po zer, and on Waste motion of Councilmember Larson, seconded by Councilmember DeMirjyn, further reading Regulations of the ordinance text was unanimously waived. Ordinance No. 2070 was introduced i with unanimous Council approval and laid over under the rules with second reading scheduled for April 4, 1989, on motion of Councilmember Larson, seconded by Councilmember Wormser.. Commission Appointments were made at the last Council meeting on the Cultural Arts Commission. }� Vacancy A few days after the meeting, a resignation was received from Jean Tyndall who is moving out of state. Councilmembers were asked to review the applications on file and �1 submit their nominations for interviews to the Mayor. W Council Assignments of Council liaisons to various boards and commissions were decided at this } i Liaison meeting; a complete listing is available in the City Clerk's Office. Noting the Dr. McCormick problem had been solved in Arizona, Councilmember DeMirjyn i asked that this matter be discussed as pending litigation during the closed session of p g g` g tea the next regularly scheduled meeting. M U; Staff was directed to review the annexation fee schedule in relation to the applications and report to Council at a future meeting. 11; Mayor Beswick reminded everyone of the Transfer of Development Rights seminar scheduled for March 27, 1989. 1`� Councilmember Larson asked staff to be sure that applicants were aware of the downtown Master Action Plan and its possible effect on the developments. 7S i'1�1 jil}jrE `SS, iF '' 't's„j,,. j V79 ;ii'''. r r { 4 _ _ rfQ {'` Landfill On behalf of his client Don Tennissen, Attorney Merle Sessions addressed Council expressing concerns about expanding the existing landfill. Mr. Tennissen owns t property adjacent to the landfill and desired further study of this matter. Communityr;,� Services Director Rodriguez indicated the request before Council this afternoon would �rir 3p; authorize further study to obtain the necessary permits and evaluate the proposed �flt� a impacts. Councilmember Cunningham moved to authorize the Solid Waste Division toj' proceed with the process and environmental assessment for analysis of the proposed l landfill project. Motion seconded by Councilmember Wormser and carried with1'if Councilmember DeMirjyn voting NO. Resolution On motion of Councilmember DeMiriyn, seconded by Councilmember Wormser, Resolution Y�Ii No. 4488 No. 4488, a resolution of the City Council of the City of Redlands, County of San Landscape Bernardino, California, ordering the preparation of an engineer's report for Landscape District Maintenance District No. 1 for fiscal year 1989-90, was unanimously adopted. tr �,` Community On motion of Councilmember Cunningham, seconded by Councilmember Wormser, Council : School unanimously approved allowing the housing of the San Bernardino County Schools Community School Program at the Redlands Community Center, and allowing the Recreation Superintendent to sign documents necessary for the implementation of this program, as recommended by the Recreation Commission. �, 0 r There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 8:45 P.M. -SVS, Uri Next regular meeting, April 4, 1989. �{ � ,Y P; I Mayor of the City of Rees ATTEST: ,} City Clerk 9110} flfi L 1 Sad , �r4 q ti ��?ur,i z it { �,,_