HomeMy WebLinkAbout1973-0327_CCv0001.pdf MINUTES of a special meeting of the City Council, City of Redlands, held
Council Chambers, Safety Hall, 212 Brookside Avenue on March 27,
at 1:30 P.M.
PRESENT Jack B. Cummings, Mayor
Charles G. DeMirjyn, Vice Mayor
Ellsworth E. Miller, Councilman
Sam S . Sewall, Councilman
John Wagner, Assistant to the City Manager
Edward F. Taylor, City Attorney
Peggy A. Moseley, City Clerk
Erwin S. Hein, Redlands Daily Facts
Chuck Palmer, San Bernardino Sun
ABSENT Chresten M. Knudsen, Councilman
The meeting was opened with the pledge of allegiance, followed h
invocation by Mayor Jack B. Cummings.
This special meeting of the City Council was called for the purr
permitting Redlands High School students to take over the functi
the various departments of city government in connection with Ci
Week. Seated at the Council table to represent the legislative
administrative offices of the city were:
Craig Moreland, Mayor
Scott Schofield, Vice Mayor
Jim Roberts, Councilman
Bev Bruins, Council-lady
Dennis McNally, Councilman
Denise Melia, City Manager
Don Moore, City Attorney
Julie Hart, City Clerk
Mayor Cummings expressed Councilman Knudsen' s regret that he is
to attend due to the sudden illness of his father which has call
from the city.
COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS - TRAFFIC
At the meeting of March 1$, 1973, the Traffic Commission made tl
lowing recommendations for consideration of the city council:
SECTION ONE: Pursuant to Article 677, Section 67709 (a) of the
Redlands Traffic Ordinance:
1. Establish No Parking zone on the north side of Park Avenue I
Tennessee Street to a point 300 feet west of Tennessee Stree
SECTION TWO: Pursuant to Article 678, Section 67801 (b) of the
Redlands Traffic Ordinance;
Resolution 1. Remove loading zone on Redlands Boulevard in front of Erik' -.
No. 3038 tune Store.
Traffic SECTION THREE: Pursuant to Article 621, Section 62102 of the Pa
Meter Ordinance:
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1 . Establish 30 mile per hour speed limit on University Street
between Colton Avenue and Brockton Avenue.
2. Establish 35 mile per hour speed limit on Garden Street between
Hilton Avenue and Eucalyptus Drive.
SECTION FIVE: Pursuant to Article 680, Section 68002 (a) of the
Redlands Traffic Ordinance:
1. Establish 45 mile per hour speed limit on Citrus Avenue between
Dearborn Street and Wabash Avenue.
Following discussion of these:-,changes, on motion of Councilman
DeMirjyn, seconded by Councilman Miller, Resolution No. 3036, a reso-
lution of the City Council implementing the above changes, was adopted
by AYE votes of all present.
PS Council received reports from the Acting Director of Building and
Safety, Kevin Gray, on current trends,- from the Acting Director of
Parks, Barry Wallace, on the renovation of the Prosellis of the
Redlands Bowl; and from the Acting Recreation Director, Sally McCall,
on the renovation of Floral and -Sylvan Plunges .
[SHED BUSINESS
Ordinance No. 1511, an ordinance of the City Council approving an
amendment to the contract between the Board of Administration of the
Public Employees ! Retirement System and the City to initiate a 5% in-
crease in retirement payments to City employees, was adopted, on
motion of Councilman Miller seconded by Councilman Sewall, with waiver
of reading of the ordinance in full, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmen DeMirjyn, Miller, Sewall, Mayor Cummings
NOES : None
ABSENT: Councilman Knudsen
?ANAGEN
The Acting Director of Public Works, JoAnn Van Leuven, brought to
'ty Council attention announcement of an award to the Public Works Divi-
.d cion of the City for outstanding attainment in the 24th Annual Busi-
ness and Industry Safety Contest sponsored by the Greater Los Angeles
Chapter of the National Safety Council.
On motion of Councilman DeMirjyn, seconded by Councilman Sewall, authol -
it ization was given for the Mayor and City Clerk to sign four grant
Is deeds in behalf of the City. These deeds return property vacated by
.1 City
Resolutions Nos. 3033, 3034, 3035, and 3036 to the owners of the ad-
jacent property. This former street right-of-way is no longer needed
for public use due to the realignment of Fifth and Highland Avenues.
Mayor Cummings briefly explained the City Manager form of government
to the students and described the city activities requiring coordina-1
tion during a recent busy and tragic evening which included a severe
freeway accident, a death in a house fire, and a robbery which took
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