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Home My WebLink About1996/05/01 - Minutes May 1, 1996 CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA CITY COUNCIL MINUTES Re.~ular Meeting A. CALL TO ORDER A regular meeting of the Rancho Cucamonga City Council was held on Wednesday, May 1, 1996, in the Council Chambers of the Civic Center, located at 10500 Civic Center Drive, Rancho Cucamonga, California. The meeting was called to order at 7:09 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; William Curley, Deputy City Attorney; Brad Buller, City Planner; Joe O'Neil, City Engineer; Shintu Bose, Deputy City Engineer; Bill Makshanoff, Building Official; Robert Dominguez, Administrative Services Director; Suzanne Ota, Community Services Manager; Deborah Clark, Library Manager; Diane O'Neal, Management Analyst II; Chief Dennis Michael, Rancho Cucamonga Fire Protection District; Capt. Ron Bieberdorf, Rancho Cucamonga Police Department; and Debra J. Adams, City Clerk. B. ANNOUNCEMENTS/PRESENTATIONS B1. Presentation of Proclamation declaring the Month of May as Older Americans Month in Rancho Cucamonga. Mayor Alexander presented the proclamation to various seniors of the community. B2. Presenta~on of Proclamation commending the Northtown Housing Development Corporation on the successful completion of Villa Del Norte. Mayor Alexander presented the proclamation to the North Town Housing Development Corporation Board and Nacho Gracia. Mr. Gracia thanked the City Council for their support and also former Councilmember, Chuck Buquet, who was in the audience. B3. Sal Briguglio presented a check in the amount of $2,300 to the City from proceeds of the D.A.R.E. Baseball Clinic sponsored by the Rotary Club on April 21, 1996. He added that funds will go back to help support the D.A.R.E. program. City Council Minutes May 1, 1996 Page 2 C. COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC C1. Pete Smits, resident at 10458 Vivienda, directly south of the Hillside Church, presented information about the erection of the baseball facility at the church. He stated it is a nuisance to his neighborhood and that they cannot use their backyards because of the activity. He stated it is a problem relating to his privacy. He also felt their CUP was not being monitored. He asked for the City Council's help. He invited the Council to come up and see what is going on. Mayor Alexander assured him they definitely would. D. CONSENT CALENDAR Jack Lam, City Manager, stated Item D5 has a correction to the Resolution as noted in the memorandum distributed. D1. Approval of Warrants, Register Nos. 4/10/96 and 4/17/96; and Payroll ending 4/4/96 for the total amount of $1,164,161.55. D2. Alcoholic Beverage Application for Beer and Wine Import for Coors Brewing Company, located at 8858 Rochester Avenue. D3. Approval of City Co-Sponsorship of the Daily Bulletin All-Star Game on June 12, 1996. D4. Approval of City Co-Sponsorship and Banner Application for the San Antonio Hospital Foundation's Grand Prix on June 8 and 9, 1996. D5. Approval of a Summary Vacation of a 30-foot emergency fire access easement on two lots at the southwest corner of Laredo Place and Laramie Drive -APN: 1061-801-06 and 07. RESOLUTION NO. 96-061 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, SUMMARILY ORDERING THE VACATION OF AN EMERGENCY FIRE ACCESS EASEMENT ON TWO LOTS AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF LAREDO PLACE AND LARAMIE DRIVE D6. Approval to award and authorization for execution of Contract (CO 96-016) for the Ninth Street Improvements, from Grove Avenue to Edwin Street, to the lowest responsive bidder, Gentry Brothers, Inc., in the amount of $199,512.50 (amount of bid plus 10% contingency) to be funded from the CDBG Fund, Account No. 28-4333-9316. D7. Approval to execute Improvement Agreement Extension for Parcel Map 12854, located on the west side of East Avenue, between Catalpa and Victoria Streets, submitted by Style Homes Company, L.P. RESOLUTION NO. 96-062 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING IMPROVEMENT AGREEMENT EXTENSION AND IMPROVEMENT SECURITY FOR PARCEL MAP 12854 City Council Minutes May 1, 1996 Page 3 D8. Approval to Release Maintenance Bonds for Tract 13280. Release: Maintenance Guarantee Bond #3SM882040-00 $52,842.OO MOTION: Moved by Gutierrez, seconded by Curatalo to approve the staff recommendations in the staff reports contained in the Consent Calendar as corrected. Motion carried unanimously, 5-0. E. CONSENT ORDINANCES No items were submitted. F. ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARINGS No items were submitted. G. PUBLIC HEARINGS No items were submitted. H. CITY MANAGER'S STAFF REPORTS H1. CONSIDERATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT 96- 01A - WOHL/RANCHO PARTNERS - A request for land use change from Industrial Park to Community Commercial for 14.45 acres generally located on the south side of Foothill Boulevard between Spruce and Elm Avenues - APN: 208-352-62 through 69. Staff has prepared a Negative Declaration of Environmental Impacts for consideration. (Continued from April 17, 1996) Jack Lam, City Manager, and Brad Buller, City Planner, presented information on the action to be taken for this meeting. Mayor Alexander opened the meeting for public comments. Addressing the City Council was: Chuck Buquet, Charles Joseph Associates, expressed Mr. DeForge's regrets that he could not be in attendance due to a family emergency, but that this matter was very important to him. He stated he would answer any questions that the City Council had. RESOLUTION NO. 96-063 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT 96- 01A, A REQUEST TO AMEND THE LAND USE MAP OF THE GENERAL PLAN FOR 14.45 ACRES OF LAND, GENERALLY LOCATED SOUTH OF FOOTHILL BOULEVARD AND EAST OF SPRUCE AVENUE, AND MAKING FINDINGS IN SUPPORT THEREOF - APN: 208-352-62 THROUGH 69 City Council Minutes May 1, 1996 Page 4 MOTION: Moved by Gutierrez, seconded by Williams to approve Resolution No. 96-063. Motion carried 3-2 (Alexander, Curatalo voted no). I. COUNCIL BUSINESS I1. CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING FEDERAL LEGISLATION REGARDING RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITIES ('HR 2927) (Continued from April 17, 1996) Staff report presented by Councilmember Gutierrez. Councilmember Biane thanked staff and Councilmember Gutierrez for bringing this to the Councirs attention. Mayor Alexander stated he felt this was a very good bill. RESOLUTION NO. 96-064 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, SUPPORTING HOUSE RESOLUTION 2927 WHICH AMENDS THE FAIR HOUSING ACT REGARDING LOCAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITIES MOTION: Moved by Williams, seconded by Biane to approve Resolution No. 96-064. Motion carried unanimously, 5-0. J, IDENTIFICATION OF ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING J1. Councilmember GulJerrez stated he wanted the Hillside Church matter as previously brought up by Mr. Sinits to be on the next agenda for discussion. K. COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC K1. Toni Rhodes asked a question about Item I1 as it related to disabled people. Councilmember Williams clarified this for her. Toni Rhodes thanked the City for helping form another program for people with disabilities, i.e., the tennis program. City Council Minutes May 1,1996 Page 5 L. ADJOURNMENT MOTION: Moved by Williams, seconded by Biane to adjourn to Executive Session to discuss Labor Negotiations per Government Code Section 54957.6 to give Robert Dominguez, Administrative Services Director, direction in regards to the Meet and Confer Process. Motion carried unanimously. 5-0. The meeting adjourned at 7:42 p.m. No action was taken in Executive Session. Reb~U bmitted~ raJ. Ada' ,~CMC City Clerk Approved: June 5, 1996