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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1997/04/01 - Minutes - Special April 1, 1997 CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA CITY COUNCIL MINUTES Special Meeting A. CALL TO ORDER A special meeting of the Rancho Cucamonga City Council was held on Tuesday, April 1, 1997, in the Tri Communities Room of the Civic Center, located at 10500 Civic Center Drive, Rancho Cucamonga, California. The meeting was called to order at 5:35 p.m. by Mayor William J. Alexander. Present were Councilmembers: Paul Biane (arrived at 5:40 p.m.), James Curatalo, Rex Gutierrez, Diane Williams, and Mayor William J. Alexander. Also present were: Jack Lain, City Manager; Jemy B. Fulwood, Deputy City Manager; Linda D. Daniels, Redevelopment Agency Manager; Larry Temple, Administrative Services Director; Susan Stark, Finance Officer; Rick Gomez, Community Development Director; Brad Buller, City Planner; Joe O'Neil, City Engineer; Bill Makshanoff, Building Official; Suzanne Ota, Community Services Manager; Diane O'Neal, Mangement Analyst II; Chief L. Dennis Michael, Rancho Cucamonga Fire Protection District; and Debra J. Adams, City Clerk. B. ITEM OF DISCUSSION B1. DISCUSSION OF PRIORITIES FOR FUTURE CAPITAL PROJECTS Jack Lam, City Manager, stated the reason for this meeting was to discuss the City Council goals and priorities for future capital improvement projects. Councilmember Biane arrived at 5:40 p.m. Mayor Alexander asked Councilmember Biane to explain what his questions were on this matter since he had requested this meeting be held. Councilmember Biane asked for Jack Lain, City Manager, to make a presentation on this matter. Jack Lam, City Manager, stated the Council had wanted information on the priorities for future capital improvement projects and that this workshop was to look at the projects the Council felt were most important. He asked for the Council to give their ideas and to rank them in order of priority so they will have a prioritized list of capital projects. He stated the staff will take the priorities and give the Council information on what the future funding is for these projects. He stated this information would then come back at a second workshop so that any other adjustments can be made. He added the staff would use this list for future budgeting. He pointed out that there will not be enough funding for all of the projects. Councilmember Gutierrez stated one of his priorities which was not on the list is an ice skating facility which he would consider to be on his "A" list. He hoped that funding could be found for this project. He felt families in the community have been asking for this. He felt it would be good to have this on the east side of the City and not go in a commercial area. He stated the second priority is Central Park which is on his "B" list because of the cost involved. He added his third priority would be the Mark Christopher Auto Center (Leggio Project), and that number four would be the City Council Minutes April 1, 1997 Page 2 Maintenance Facility for the Fire Department. He stated number five would be the winery, number six would be to subsidize mobile home parks and that number seven would be to reconsider land bank facilities. Councilmember Blanc wanted to make sure the Foothill Specific Plan included the west side of the City. Councilmember Gutierrez stated he realized the City does not have the money to build the ice rink at this time, but felt there is a need for this in the community. Jack Lam, City Manager, stated the Leggio project is a property negotiations item and is not a capital item. Mayor Alexander stated he agreed with the importance of the fire maintenance facility. He stated Central Park is very important to him. Councilmember Curatalo stated he agreed about the fire maintenance facility and felt this should be done if the funds are available. He added his number two priority is Central Park. Mayor Alexander stated he felt the ice rink could be a money maker. Jack Lam, City Manager stated if the ice rink were to be considered public use, this could be added to the list. Councilmember Gutierrez stated he did not want to see the Mills Mall get something like this instead of Rancho Cucamonga. Councilmember Williams stated she felt the Park and Recreation Facilities Subcommittee was going to do a marketing study for the ice rink. She felt this study could be used to go further with this project. She stated she did not feel it was the City's responsibility to build it and then hope that someone will come in and occupy it. Councilmember Gutierrez stated he did not want to do that either. Councilmember Biane stated until there is a proposal submitted, the City won't know if it can go or not. Brad Buller, City Planner, stated anyone who has ever talked to the City says this is an excellent location to be at, but nothing has ever happened. Linda Daniels, Redevelopment Agency Manager, stated the Agency has had some discussions with a rink developer with more information available within the next day or so. Councilmember Williams felt the Sr. Center building improvements was going to happen. Jack Lain, City Manager, stated the funds are available through CDBG. Councilmember Williams felt the City Manager should prioritize the list. She added the land bank issue is a policy issue for the Council to deal with. She inquired if fire station #3 in Etiwanda is a safety issue and wondered at what point would it be absolutely necessary. She stated she would look forward to see C. hiefMichael's analysis of this. Councilmember Gutierrez stated he had pushed very hard for this meeting and did not want this to be for nothing. Councilmember Williams asked about the Tapia Park at Base Line and Alta Cuesta. She felt this should go on the list. City Council Minutes April 1, 1997 Page 3 Councilmember Gutierrez stated he still felt there should be an "A" and a "B" list. Councilmember Williams felt the land bank issue should be discussed separately with more information on it. Mayor Alexander felt the !and bank and Leggio matter should be discussed separately. He felt staff should give a report on this matter as Councilmember Williams suggested. Jack Lam, City Manager, stated the staff can prepare a separate report and bring this back at a separate meeting with all the information the Council needs to answer their questions. Councilmember Curatalo stated he would like to get more information on items listed before he ranks them. Mayor Alexander suggested Councilmember Curatalo meet with staff and get the information he needs and then he can rank them and turn in his list. Jack Lam, City Manager, asked the Council to turn in their top five priorities for staff to develop further information for this process. C. COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC No communication was made from the public. D. ADJOURNMENT The meeting recessed at 6:55 p.m. for executive session to discuss property negotiations per Government Code Section 54956.8 for property located on the south side of Base Line, west of Archibald Avenue, Linda Daniels, RDA Manager, negotiating party, to discuss terms and price of payment; and also personnel matters per Government Code Section 54957 regarding performance evaluation of City Manager. The executive session would adjourn to Wednesday, April 2, 1997, 5:30 p.m. for a workshop to discuss de-regulation and restructuring of the Edison Company, in the Tri Communities Room located at 10500 Civic Center Drive, Rancho Cucamonga, California. Respecfully submitted, [Debra J. Adams,'CMC City Clerk Approved: August 6, 1997