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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1997/03/19 - Minutes March 19, 1997 CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA CITY COUNCIL MINUTES Re(~ular Meetina A. CALL TO ORDER A regular meeting of the Rancho Cucamonga City Council was held on Wednesday, March 19, 1997, in the Council Chambers of the Civic Center, located at 10500 Civic Center Drive, Rancho Cucamonga, California. The meeting was called to order at 7:25 p.m. by Mayor William J. Alexander. Present were Councilmembers: Paul Biane, James Curatalo, Rex Gutierrez, Diane Williams, and Mayor William J. Alexander. Also present were: Jack Lam, City Manager, James Markman, City Attorney, Rick Gomez, Community Development Director; Bred Buller, City Planner; Cindy Norris, Associate Planner; Cathy Morris, Planning Technician; Shintu Bose, Deputy City Engineer; Mike Olivier, Sr. Civil Engineer; Gary Varney, Street/Storm Drain Maintenance Superintendent; Bob Zetterberg, Integrated Waste Coordinator; Bill Makshanoff, Building Official; Suzanne Ota, Community Services Manager; Diane O'Neal, Management Analyst II; Jennifer Haruyama, Management Analyst I; Chief Dennis Michael, Rancho Cucamonga Fire Protection District; Captain Rodney Hoops, Police Department; and Debra J. Adams, City Clerk. B. ANNOUNCEMENTS/PRESENTATIONS B1. PresentelJon of Proclamation declaring the week of March 24-30 as Community Development Block Grant Week in Rancho Cucamonga. Mayor Alexander presented the Proclamation to Cindy Norris and Cathy Morris of the Planning Division. Cindy Norris, Associate Planner, thanked the Council for the Proclamation and commented on the success of the program. She presented the Council with a poster to recognize the program. B2. Jack Lam, City Manager, stated that on Friday at 7:45 p.m., the City Council would be dancing the macarena at the Library Telethon. He stated any funds donated would go to the library. B3. James Markman, City Attorney, stated they need to add an item to the agenda. He stated this would be Council Business item No. 6 which is for an opportunity to extend the Sycamore Mobile Home Accord for a two month period while the negotiations are continuing with the owners. He stated this would give the residents some assurance that they are not going to experience rent increases during that time. MOTION: Moved by Gutierrez, seconded by Curatalo to add the above item to the agenda. Motion carried unanimously 5-0. City Council Minutes Mamh 19, 1997 Page 2 Item 16. was heard at this time; however, the minutes will remain in agenda order. 16. Extension of Mobile Home Accord for a Two-Month Period. James Markman, City Attorney, stated staff recommends a two month extension of the mobile home accord for the Sycamore Villa Mobile Home Park, which would extend it through May. He stated they hoped to have a permanent solution at that time. MOTION: Moved by Williams, seconded by Curatalo to approve the extension of the mobile home accord for the Sycamore Villa Mobile Home Park for two months. Motion carried unanimously 5-0. C. COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC No communications were made from the public. D. CONSENT CALENDAR 1. Approval of Warrants, Register Nos. 2/26/97 and 3/5/97; and Payroll ending 2/20/97 for the total amount of $2,291,849.72. ITEM REMOVED FOR DISCUSSION BY COUNCILMEMBER GUTIERREZ. 2. Alcoholic Beverage Application for On-Sale Beer for Rancho Valley Golf Center, Golf Center LLC, 11670 Arrow Route. 3. Alcoholic Beverage Application for On-Sale Beer and Wine for Taco Hut, Jesus and Josefina Del Toro, 9451 Foothill Boulevard. 4. Approval of Request from March of Dimes to waive City fees for the April 26, 1997 Annual March of Dimes Walk America. 5. Approval to authorize the Annual Replacement and Purchase of Vehicles through a Piggy- Back/Cooperative Purchase Agreement with other Municipal Agencies, funded from Fund 72 ($656,974.70), Fund 41 ($24,000.00), Fund 43 ($35,891.76) and Fund 01-4645 ($29,862.91). 6. Approval to annex to Landscape Maintenance District No. 1 and Street Lighting Maintenance District No. 1 for Development Review No. 95-22, located on the south side of Base Line Road, west of Archibald Avenue, submitted by the Rancho Cucamonga Redevelopment Agency. RESOLUTION NO. 97-031 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, ORDERING THE ANNEXATION OF CERTAIN TERRITORY TO LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. I AND STREET LIGHTING MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 1 FOR DEVELOPMENT REVIEW NO. 95-22 City Council Minutes March 19, 1997 Page 3 7. Approval of Parcel Map and Ordering the Annexation to Landscape Maintenance District No. 3B and Street Ughting Maintenance District Nos. 1 and 6 for Parcel Map 14972, located on the east side of Utica Avenue north of Jersey Boulevard, submitted by Peter Bowman. RESOLTUION NO. 97-032 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING PARCEL MAP NUMBER 14972 RESOLUTION NO. 97-033 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, ORDERING THE ANNEXATION OF CERTAIN TERRITORY TO LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 3B AND STREET LIGHTING MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NOS. 1 AND 6 FOR PARCEL MAP 14972 8. Approval to execute Improvement Agreement, Improvement Securities and Monumentafion Cash Deposit for Tract 12659-2, located at the southwest corner of Eftwanda Avenue and 24th Street, submitted by Centex Homes, a Nevada General partnership, and Release of Previously Submitted Improvement Agreement, Improvement Securities and Monumentalton Cash Deposit accepted by City Council on November 1, 1995 from Beal Bank, SSB. RESOLUTION NO. 97-034 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING IMPROVEMENT AGREEMENT, IMPROVEMENT SECURITIES AND MONUMENTATION CASH DEPOSIT FOR TRACT 12659-2 AND RELEASING THE IMPROVEMENT AGREEMENT, IMPROVEMENT SECURITIES AND MONUMENTATION CASH DEPOSIT PREVIOUSLY ACCEPTED BY CITY COUNCIL ON NOVEMBER 1, 1995 9. Approval to Award and authorization to execute contract (CO 97-007) for the Almond Street and Storm Drain Improvements, located at the southwest corner of Almond and Henry Streets, to J.D.C. Incorporated, in the amount of $25,979.00 ($23,617.50 plus 10% contingency) to be funded from Measure '1" Funds, account No. 32-4637-9530. 10. Approval to accept Improvements, Release the Faithful Performance Bond, and File a Notice of Completion for Improvements for Parcel Map 11640, located at the east corner of Terra Vista Parkway East and Mountain View Drive. Release: Faithful Performance Bond #144798S $ 28,400.00 RESOLUTION NO. 97-035 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, ACCEPTING THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS FOR PARCEL MAP 11640, AND AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF A NOTICE OF COMPLETION FOR THE WORK MOTION: Moved by Williams, seconded by Biane to approve the staff recommendations in the staff reports contained in the Consent Calendar with the exception of item D1. Motion carried unanimously 5-0. City Council Minutes March 19, 1997 Page 4 DISCUSSION OF ITEM DI: Approval of Warrants, Register Nos. 2/26197 and 315197; and Payroll ending 2/20197 for the total amount of $2,291,849.72. Councilmember Gutierrez stated he had a question on a couple of the warrants. He stated there was a payment to Joe Gonsalves & Son for $4600, and asked if this was a quarterly or monthly payment. Jack Lam, City Manager, stated he felt it was done every two months. Councilmember Gutierrez wondered if they are allowed to contribute to legislator's campaigns. Councilmember Williams and Jack Lam both answered that they are not allowed to do that. He asked about a subscription for 'Le Opinion" and wanted to know if the City receives it. Cindy Norris, Associate Planner, stated it was done for the purpose of minority advertising and that it is one of the largest newspapers for minorities in the area. MOTION: Moved by Gutierrez, seconded by Alexander to approve item 1. Motion carried unanimously 5-0. There were no items submitted. E. CONSENT ORDINANCES F. ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARINGS Fl. CONSIDERATION OF THE DRAFT ANNUAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDING ALLOCATIONS FOR FY 1997/98 - The review of the Federally required Annual Action Plan for Fiscal Year 1997/98, including the preliminary selection of projects for the Community Development Block Grant Annual Application, based on an estimated new fund allocation of $984,000 and prior year reprogrammed funds in the amount of $47,090. Staff report presented by Cindy Norris, Associate Planner. Mayor Alexander opened the meeting for public heating. Addressing the City Council were: Jess Ton'es, Inland Mediation Board, wanted to thank the City for its past support and asked that they would continue to provides services. Ron Wolf, OPARC, told the Council about their program. He asked for them to consider their organization's request. Richard Fass, House of Ruth, thanked the Council for its past support of their organization. He informed them of the sentices they provide. Councilmember Williams inquired if the need for their sen/ices is growing. Mr. Fass stated the need has expanded by 28% in Rancho Cucamonga. He stated the service demands are growing rapidly. City Council Minutes March 19, 1997 Page 5 Marien Gandell, Foothill Family Shelter, thanked the Council for their support. She reported they had received a grant from the Rancho Cucamonga Community Foundation which was really appreciated. Jack Tillman, West End YMCA, stated with the support from CDBG funds, they were able to help 70 to 80 kids go through a summer program and thanked the Council for its support. Teresa Barres, Homeless Outreach Programs, told about their program and thanked the Council for ils support and help. Gayle Curtis, YWCA West End, displayed posters for the Council to see and thanked them for their support. She told about their programs they were able to put on because of the funding. Anna Garda, Eunique and Yvette, YWCA leaders, told about their programs and thanked the Council for its support. Tracy Aguilar, Teen Coordinator YWCA West End, told about their program and thanked the Council for their support. Councilmember Gutierrez stated he wished the City could do more, but that the City only gets a certain amount of money from HUD to help with the funding of all of these programs. Pat Morris, Rising Stars of Equestrian Therapy, stated they would like to expand their program and wanted to get help from the City to do this. Dianna Lee Mitchell, Family YWCA, stated Northtown/Your Own Club is operating in Old Town Park. She continued to tell how their program has expanded. She thanked the Council for their support. There being no response, the public hearing was closed. Councilmember Williams stated she would like to see $3000 go to OPARC and Rising Stars Equestrian. Councilmember Biane commented on wheelchair ramps stating that sometimes they go nowhere and aren~ really needed. Cindy Norris stated she felt funds could be moved from the capital area of a street improvement project and that she would bring back a proposal for the Council to approve. The Council inquired if there was going to be $6000 total for OPARC and Rising Stars. Staff replied yes. MOTION: Moved by Williams, seconded by Biane to recommend approval of the preliminary report with the recommendations noted above to be included in the final report. Motion carried unanimously 5-0. F2. CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE RANCHO CUCAMONGA MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADDING A NEW CHAPTER 12.16 TO TITLE 12 PROVIDING FOR THE REGULATION OF NEWSPAPER RACKS WITHIN THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY Staff report presented by Brad Buller, City Planner. Councilmember Williams commented on the monitoring of certain types of materials displayed and felt the City still needed to be vigilant about this. City Council Minutes March 19, 1997 Page 6 James Markman, City Attorney, stated the material cannot be visible to minors and that if it is, someone has to be there to monitor the stand to see that minors can~ buy it. Mayor Alexander opened the meeting for public hearing. There being no response, the public hearing was closed. Debra J. Adams, City Clerk, read the title of Ordinance No. 571. ORDINANCE NO. 571 (first reading) AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE RANCHO CUCAMONGA MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADDING A NEW CHAPTER 12.16 TO TITLE 12 THEREOF AND PROVIDING FOR THE REGULATION OF NEWSPAPER RACKS WITHIN THE CITY MOTION: Moved by Curatalo, seconded by Gutierrez to waive full reading and set second reading of Ordinance No. 571 for the April 2, 1997 meeting. Motion carried unanimously 5-0. PUBLIC HEARINGS G1. CONSIDERATION OF THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE MASI DEVELOPMENT ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 93-01 FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECEIVING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE PROPOSED ASSESSMENT DISTRICT - This Hearing is established to be in compliance with the regulations established by Proposition 218 to give ample time for receiving comments concerning the proposed District. Staff report presented by Mike Olivier, Sr. Civil Engineer. John Fredrick, assessment engineer for the proposed district, presented information about the project. Bob Hessel of Brown, Diven and Hentschke, stated he is available to answer any questions. Tom Johnson stated he was also available to answer any questions. Mayor Alexander opened the meeting for public headng. There being no response, the public hearing was closed. ACTION: The public hearing to be held April 17, 1997. G2. CONSIDERATION OF ESTABLISHING POLICE DEPARTMENT SATELLITE REPORTING OFFICE Staff report presented by Captain Rod Hoops, Rancho Cucamonga Police Department. Mayor Alexander opened the meeting for public input. There being no response, public comments were closed. MOTION: moved by Biane, seconded by Curatalo to approve staff's recommendation. Motion carried unanimously 5-0. City Council Minutes March 19, 1997 Page 7 H. CITY MANAGER'S STAFF REPORTS H1. DISCUSSION OF MR. DE BERARD'S REQUEST FOR LAND USE RECONSIDERATION Staff report presented by Brad Buller, City Planner. Councilmember Curatalo stated if Mr. DeBerard could justify why he needs 10 acres, he would go along with him, otherwise, he would have to go along with the Planning Commission. Jeff DeBerard read a letter to the Council which is on file in the City Clerk's office. Councilmember Gutierrez felt a proposed tenant would feel uncomfortable coming in if this is not changed ahead of time. Mr. DeBerard stated they are not wanting to rezone the property to commercial, but to expand the designalion of the 5 acres within the Industrial Area Specific Plan. He stated this would allow them to have a commercial development within the industrial park zone. Brad Buller, City Planner, referred to page 108 regarding Mr. DeBerard's request. He pointed out the key is who initiates the amendment and who pays for the cost of doing the processing of it. He stated Mr. DeBerard would like for the City to do this. Mayor Alexander felt the City made the error to begin with and that it should have been taken care of before now. He felt the designation should be changed to up to 15 acres. MOTION: Moved by Biane, seconded by Gutierrez to direct staff to process an amendment for the Industrial Area Specific Plan Subarea 16 up to 15 acres (alternative 2A). Motion carried unanimously 5-0. H2. DISCUSSION OF THE PROPOSED COUNCIL CHAMBERS TELEVISION STUDIO SYSTEM Staff report presented by Jenny Haruyama, Management Analyst I. Mayor Alexander asked for her to explain where the money comes from for this. Jenny Haruyama, Management Analyst I, stated the City has what is called 'public educational and governmental access fee account", and that money can only be used for public access and communication purposes. She stated that it is not to be tapped into for other projects. She stated that is what the City will be spending the money on which is approximately $135,000 out of the total balance which is $175,000. Councilmember Gutierrez asked where this money comes from. Jenny Haruyama, Management Analyst I, stated it comes from the cable company which is $1.00 per subscriber, per year. Mayor Alexander asked if there was any way to get the wireless cable companies to contribute towards this. Jenny Haruyama, Management Analyst I, stated no there wasn't. Councilmember Gutierrez asked when this would all be in place. Jenny Haruyama, Management Analyst I, stated they are shooting towards the end of the fiscal year. City Council Minutes March 19, 1997 Page 8 Councilmember Biane thanked staff for all of their hard work on this matter. MOTION: Moved by Biane, seconded by Gutierrez to go forward with the process to purchase the television studio system for the Council Chambers. Motion carried unanimously 5-0. I. COUNCIL BUSINESS I1. DISCUSSION OF CENTRAL PARK TASK FORCE Staff report presented by Rick Gomez, Community Development Director. Councilmember Williams stated because of the number of applications received for the Central Park Task Force, she brought up why this couldn't be done on a Council workshop basis so that everyone who had applied would be able to participate in the workshops and add to the discussion. She felt the park master plan should be brought forward for all of these people to look at and give their comments. Councilmember Gutierrez stated he felt this was a good idea. Councilmember Curatalo felt there should be control of the testimony given. Councilmember Williams concurred. Councilmember Biane asked if they should be called Central Park Committee Members. The Council concurred. Rick Gomez, Community Development Director, asked when these meetings would start. Councilmember VVilliams suggested that they meet once each month in the beginning. Rick Gomez, Community Development Director, suggested that they wait until the PD-85 election is completed and start the meetings in July, but first give the members the information necessary before the July meeting. 12. DISCUSSION OF CABLE TV SUBCOMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION REGARDING GOVERNMENT ACCESS POLICY/GUIDELINES Staff report presented by Jenny Haruyama, Management Analyst I. Councilmember VVilliams brought up the class reunion messages of schools that are not in the City and wondered why they were allowed to be on channel 3. Jenny Haruyama, Management Analyst I, felt this does fall under the established guidelines. Councilmember Biane suggested that the subcommittee look at this particular item a little closer. The Council concurred. ACTION: Report received and filed. City Council Minutes March 19, 1997 Page 9 13. CONSIDERATION OF REQUEST FOR FUNDING BY THE INLAND EMPIRE WEST RESOURCE CONSERVATION DISTRICT FOR THEIR PROPOSED RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND HERITAGE CENTER Councilmember Biane referred to the letter written by Jeff Wilson and stated he concurred with it. Addressing the Council was: Jeff Wilson continued to give information about the background of his company and how it developed. Councilmember Williams asked if the AB939 money was spent for this, what would it be used for. Bob Zetterberg stated it wasn't earmarked for any specific purpose, but could be used for public education matters. Councilmember Williams asked if this would be a one time expenditure. Jeff Wilson stated yes. MOTION: Moved by Biane, seconded by Curatalo to approve the $10,000 expenditure for this project. Motion carried unanimously 5-0. 14. DISCUSSION REGARDING HIGH SCHOOL USE OF CHAFFEY COLLEGE STADIUM Staff report presented by Suzanne Ota, Community Sen/ices Manager. Jack Lam added that the Chaffey High School District has plans of building a stadium at a future high school to be built near the 1-15 Freeway and East Avenue, but did not know when this would occur. He stated the City would talk with Chaffey High School District and Chaffey College to get them together and work some of these issues out if the Council directed staff to do this. Councilmember Gutierrez stated he felt the City should not only facilitate, but encourage the College to make space available for the high schools. Councilmember Williams hoped that because the City is facilitating these meetings that it is not inferred that the City is going to help them financially with a new stadium. Mayor Alexander stated he is not opposed to asking for funds for the facility that could help out with sports venues, school events, etc., if this could be done as a joint venture. ACTION: The City to facilitate discussions between Chaffey College and the Chaffey High School District regarding this matter. 15. DISCUSSION OF CRIME STATISTICS FOR MULTI-FAMILY APARTMENT COMPLEXES (Oral Report) Councilmember Gutierrez felt this should be referred to the Public Safety Subcommittee so he and Councilmember Curatalo could meet with Chief Hoops on this issue. He wanted to encourage landlords to clean up their property. He stated he has nothing against apartments, but felt there are certain buildings that are not as safe as they should be and hoped the City could do something to help with this problem. Mayor Alexander concurred. City Council Minutes March 19, 1997 Page 10 ACTION: Subject matter to be referred to Public Safety Subcommittee and report to come back to the entire Council. J. IDENTIFICATION OF ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING Item J1. Councilmember Curatalo felt the Council should consider a slogan of "1 Love Rancho Cucamonga" and adopt it as the official slogan. He asked that this come on the next agenda.. K. COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC No communications were made from the public. K1. REQUEST FROM MOHAMMED SAMlEE TO DISCUSS BUILDING AND SAFETY ISSUES Mr. Samiee requested this item be withdrawn from the agenda. L. ADJOURNMENT MOTION: Moved by Biane, seconded by Williams to adjourn to executive session to discuss:. (A) PROPERTY NEGOTIATIONS PER GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.8 FOR PROPERTY LOCATED ON ROCHESTER, BETWEEN FOOTHILL BOULEVARD AND ARROW ROUTE; VALLEY BASEBALL AND JERRY FULWOOD, DEPUTY CITY MANAGER, NEGOTIATING PARTIES; REGARDING TERMS OF PAYMENT; AND (e) PROPERTY NEGOTIATIONS PER GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.8 FOR PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE VICINITY OF FOOTHILL AND THE 1-15 FREEWAY; RICK GOMEZ, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, AND LINDA DANIELS, RDA MANAGER, NEGOTIATING PARTIES; REGARDING PRICE AND TERMS OF PAYMENT. Motion carried unanimously 5-0. The meeting adjourned at 10:20 p.m. No action was taken in executive session. City Clerk Approved: May 21,1997