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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1993/12/15 - Minutes December 15, 1993 CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA CITY COUNCIL MINUTES Regular Meeting A. CALL TO ORDER A regular meeting of the Rancho Cucamonga City Council was held on Wednesday, December 15, 1993, in the Council Chambers of the Civic Center, located at 10500 Civic Center Drive, Rancho Cucamonga, California. The meeting was called to order at 7:08 p.m. by Mayor Dennis L. Stout. Present were Councilmembers: William J. Alexander, Charles J. Buquet II, Rex Gutierrez, Diane Williams, and Mayor Dennis L. Stout. Also present were: Jack Lam, City Manager; Andrew Arczynski, Assistant City Attorney; Jerry B. Fulwood, Deputy City Manager; Linda D. Daniels, RDA Manager; Olen Jones, Sr. RDA Analyst; Rick Gomez, Community Development Director; Brad Buffer, City Planner; Larry Henderson, Principal Planner; Cindy Norris, Associate Planner; Joe O'Neil, City Engineer;, Mike Olivier, Sr. Civil Engineer; Bill Makshanoff, Building Official; Bob Dominguez, Administrative Services Director; Suzanne Ota, Community Services Manager; Diane O'Neal, Management Analyst II; Susan Mickey, Management Analyst I; Chief Dennis Michael, Rancho Cucamonga Fire Protection District; Capt. Bruce Zeiner, Rancho Cucamonga Police Department; and Jan Sutton, Deputy City Clerk. B. ANNOUNCEMENTS/PRESENTATIONS B1. Jack Lam, City Manager, announced that Item D10 on the Consent Calendar had a corrected amount. C. COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC No communications were made by the public. D1, Approval of Minutes: D. CONSENTCALENDAR November 1, 1993 (Buquet, Gutierrez absent) November 2, 1993 (Alexander. Gutierrez absent) November 3, 1993 November 9, 1993 November 17, 1993 December 1. 1993 City Council Minutes December 15, 1993 Page 2 (2) (3) (4) (s) (6) (7) D2. Approval of Warrants, Register Nos. 11/24/93 and 12/1/93; and Payroll ending 11/18/93 for the total amount of $1,777,215.34. D3. Approval to receive and file current Investment Schedule as of November 30, 1993. D4. Alcoholic Beverage Application for Off Sale Beer & Wine for Shop N Go, Ruth Ann Dourghali and Albert Sanam, 10110 Foothill Boulevard. D5. Approval to authorize the Advertising of the "Notice Inviting Bids" for the construction of the Street and Storm Drain Improvements on Sapphire Street, from Banyan Street to Moon Court; Access Ramps on Carnelian Street, between Base Line Road and 19th Street; and the Street Improvements on Base Line Road east of Victoria Park Lane; to be funded from Proposition 111, Account No, 10-4637-9307; "TDA Article 3, Account No. 16-4637-9106; and Gas Tax, Account No. 09-4637-9302. (0601-01 BID) RESOLUTION NO. 93-234 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE STREET AND STORM DRAIN IMPROVEMENTS ON SAPPHIRE STREET, FROM BANYAN STREET TO MOON COURT; ACCESS RAMPS ON CARNELIAN STREET, BETWEEN BASE LINE ROAD AND 19TH STREET; AND THE STREET IMPROVEMENTS ON BASE LINE ROAD EAST OF VICTORIA PARK LANE; IN SAID CITY AND AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO ADVERTISE TO RECEIVE BIDS D6. Approval to appropriate $1,500,000 from Fund 32 - "Measure I (Arterial)" for the Milliken Avenue Extension from Arrow Route to Foothill Boulevard to be funded from Account No. 32-4637-9328 and the corresponding SANBAG Funding, Account No. 32-3900-6000. (0401-21 FUND APPRO) D7. Fiscal Year 1992~93 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report. (0400-00 FINANCE) D8. Approval of Refunding 1990 Bond Issue. (0405-02 BOND/SALE) RESOLUTION NO. 93-235 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE REFINANCING OF A PORTION OF THE RANCHO REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT BY THE RANCHO CUCAMONGA REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY D9. Approval of a mid-year loan transaction between the City of Rancho Cucamonga and the Rancho Cucamonga Redevelopment Agency. (0400-00 LOANS) D10. Approval for the Lease Purchase of One (1) Three Axle, 10 Wheel Dump Truck, from Dietrich International Truck Sales, Incorporated, of San Bernardino, California, in the amount of $17,761.56 $21,652.00 a year, for Five (5) years, to be funded from Gas Tax Account No. 09-4647-7045. (1002-07 PROP L/P) D11. Approval to transfer the title for the Rancho Cucamonga Adult Sports Park from the Rancho Cucamonga Redevelopment Agency to the City of Rancho Cucamonga. (1002-01 DEEDS) City Council Minutes December 15, 1993 Page 3 D12. Approval to transfer the title for Jersey Station Number 174 and Banyan Station Number 175 from the Rancho Cucamonga Redevelopment Agency to the City of Rancho Cucamonga. (1002-01 DEEDS) D13. Approval of Parcel Map 13601, located at the north side of Fulton Court and east of Utica Avenue, submitted by Arrow Rancho Cucamonga Incorporated. (1002-09 MAP) RESOLUTION NO. 93-236 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING PARCEL MAP 13601 D14. Approval of the Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy (CHAS) Five-Year Strategy, 1994 Annual Plan, and 1993 Annual Performance Report - The CHAS Five-Year Strategy covers the period from October 1, 1994, through September 30, 1999 and estimates the housing assistance needs of very low- and low-income households and individuals, assigns priorities to those needs, and identifies resources anticipated to be available to address affordable housing needs. The Annual Plan covers the period from October 1, 1993, through September 30, 1994, and establishes a one-year investment plan that outlines the intended uses of resources. The Annual Performance Report covers the period from October 1, 1992, through September 30, 1993, and reports on the progress in carrying out the CHAS Annual Plan and assesses annual performance in relation to meeting its overall five-year CHAS priorities. (0203-04 HOUSING) RESOLUTION NO. 93-237 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE COMPREHENSIVE HOUSING AFFORDABILITY STRATEGY (CHAS) FIVE-YEAR STRATEGY, 1994 ANNUAL PLAN, AND 1993 ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORT D 15. Approval of the Environmental Initial Study Parts I and II for the Proposed Sapphire Street Storm Drain and Street Improvements from Banyan Street to Moon Court. (1403-06 EIS) RESOLUTION NO. 93-238 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE ENVIRONMENTAL INITIAL STUDY AND ISSUANCE OF A CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION FOR THE PROPOSED SAPPHIRE STREET AND STORM DRAIN IMPROVEMENTS FROM BANYAN STREET TO MOON COURT D16. Approval to authorize the execution of a Maintenance Agreement (CO 93-090) with the San Bernardino County Flood Control District for the maintenance of City landscaping within the Flood Control District's Right-of-Way. (0602-01 CONTRACT) D17. Approval to execute Municipal Library Fund Contribution Agreement (CO 93-091) between the City of Rancho Cucamonga and the County of San Bernardino, (0602-01 CONTRACT) D18. Approval to execute third amendment to agreement (CO 93-092) between the City of Rancho Cucamonga, the Redevelopment Agency, and the County of San Bernardino (County Contract 82-171 ) as a result of the formation of a municipal library system. (0602-01 CONT AMEN) (8) (9) (i4) City Council Minutes December 15, 1993 Page 4 (is) (is) D19. Approval to Set a Public Hearing for January 19, 1994, to consider establishment of an Underground Utility Distdct along Rochester Avenue between Foothill Boulevard and Arrow Route using Rule 20A Funds. (1201-02 UUD) RESOLUTION NO. 93-239 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, CALLING FOR A PUBLIC HEARING TO DETERMINE WHETHER PUBLIC NECESSITY, HEALTH, SAFETY OR WELFARE REQUIRES THE FORMATION OF AN UNDERGROUND UTILITY DISTRICT ALONG ROCHESTER AVENUE BETWEEN FOOTHILL BOULEVARD AND ARROW ROUTE MOTION: Moved by Buquet, seconded by Williams to approve the staff recommendations as contained in the staff reports of the Consent Calendar, as amended. Motion carried unanimously, 5-0, with Buquet and Gutierrez abstaining from the November 1, 1993 minutes, and Alexander and Gutierrez abstaining from the November 2, 1993 minutes. E. CONSENT ORDINANCES El. CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE LEVY OF A SPECIAL TAX IN COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT 93-3 (FOOTHILL MARKETPLACE) (0403-01 COM FAC DI) Jan Sutton, Deputy City Clerk, read the title of Ordinance No. 518. ORDINANCE NO. 518 (second reading) AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING THE LEVY OF A SPECIAL TAX IN A COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT MOTION: Moved by Williams, seconded by Alexander to waive full reading and adopt Ordinance No. 518. Motion carried unanimously, 5-0. F. ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARINGS No items were submitted, G. PUBLIC HEARINGS No items were submitted. City Council Minutes December 15, 1993 Page 5 H. CITY MANAGER'S STAFF REPORTS H1. CONSIDERATION OF SITE LAYOUT, CIRCULATION DESIGN. ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS. SURFACE TREATMENTS AND LANDSCAPE CONCEPT FOR THE METROLINK STATION AT MILLIKEN AVENUE AND THE METROLINK RAILWAY TRACKS Staff report presented by Rick Gomez, Community Development Director, who stated that Larry Ryan from RJM Design Group was in the audience and available to answer any questions. (1110-09 RAILROAD) Councilmember Gutierrez asked how long would it be before the parking was expanded from the original 300 spaces to the full design of 1,000 spaces. Rick Gomez, Community Development Director, stated the expectations of Metrolink and the Southern California Community Rail Authority would be that the parking would be increased in 2-3 years to meet the demands of the patrons of the surrounding area, as well as the Victor Valley area. Councilmember Gutierrez asked what th'e patronage was at the stations in surrounding cities. Rick Gomez, Community Development Director, stated Rancho Cucamonga would be the second largest in the system, behind the Montclair station which also has a Caltrans Park and Ride facility. He stated other stations along the route are between 300-500. Mayor Stout opened the meeting for public comments. There being no response, the public comments section was closed. MOTION: Moved by Alexander, seconded by Buquet to approve the Site Layout, Circulation Design, Architectural Elements, Surface Treatments and Landscape Concept for the Metrolink Station. Motion carded unanimously, 5-0. I, COUNCIL BUSINESS No items were submitted. J. IDENTIFICATION OF ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING No items were identified for the next meeting. K. COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC K1. REQUEST BY RANCHO CUCAMONGA QUAKES BASEBALL CLUB TO PRESENT PLANS FOR EXPANSION OF STADIUM (1601-04 CITY FAC) Mayor Stout asked if there were any representatives from the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes Baseball Club. There was no response. City Council Minutes December 15, 1993 Page 6 Mayor Stout called a recess at 7:17 p.m. for an Executive Session to discuss personnel matters, to reconvene at the conclusion and continue with Item K. The City Council reconvened at 8:11 p.m. with all members of Council present. Andrew Arczynski, Assistant City Attorney, stated the Council met in closed session to discuss meet and confer matters and provided direction to staff. He stated they also discussed pending litigation in the case of Trudeau vs. the City of Rancho Cucamonga and an opinion memo would be provided to the City Clerk in regards to the closed session on that item. Seeing representatives from Rancho Cucamonga Quakes Baseball present, Mayor Stout re-opened Item K1 for discussion. Rick Gomez, Community Development Director, stated what they were looking for tonight would be direction from the Council in regards to design issues, so that final plans could be prepared for submittal. Hank Stickney, R.C. Baseball, introduced Terry Miller from HNTB Architects out of Kansas City. He stated Mr. Miller designed the stadium at Adelanto, and is currently designing the Lake Elsinore stadium. He stated they would like to present a plan to expand the stadium in time for the 1995 season, which he felt would greatly enhance the stadium and would meet the long range needs. Terry Miller, Architect, showed diagrams to outline the proposed changes. He stated their primary focus was adding 1700 seats in the right field area, including 17 new physically challenged spaces in front of those seats, which would replace the cafe area. He stated these seats would be in a configuration compatible with viewing baseball. This would be a net gain of approximately 1500 seats. He stated in the current grandstand area they were proposing three new rows directly behind home plate, adding 140 seats to the seating capacity, and would relocate the current dugouts below ground level. In addition they would add seats in the current cross aisle section directly behind home plate in order to off-set seats that would be deleted to add 20 wheelchair positions on either side of the stadium. This would give them a total of 40 physically challenged spaces in the grandstand area. He stated the new seats would not interfere with the current portal configuration in the main grandstand area, and the new wraparound area would reflect the current architectural style of the stadium. Mayor Stout asked about the addition of the cross aisle seats. Terry Miller, Architect, stated in order to enhance the ADA requirements for the facility, they were offering 20 more wheelchair seats. He stated in order to make up the seats they would be replacing in the dugout area, they are proposing additional seats in the cross aisle area. Councilmember Buquet asked for clarification on the handicap seating in the new right field addition. He stated he was concerned with the line of sight configuration for the right field addition, as they had some complaints with the temporary seats. City Council Minutes December 15, 1993 Page 7 Terry Miller, Architect, stated the configuration for the right field addition was almost identical with the configuration used in other stadiums so there should not be a problem. He stated currently they have straight bleachers which are in a position much closer and higher than they should be in a regular stadium design. He stated they are matching the elevation of the treads which would alleviate the majority of view problems. He also explained the fire egress designed for that corner of the field. Councilmember Gutierrez asked how the three additional rows behind home plate compare with other stadiums. Terry Miller, Architect, stated the Major League Baseball guideline is 60 feet, and they would be within a few feet less than that, but felt more importantly would be the position of the patron relative to the field. Mayor Stout asked for clarification on Major League guidelines, if they were minimum amounts, because he had never seen a homeplate as close to the stand as what they currently have. Terry Miller, Architect, stated there were several Minor League fields that were within 30 feet. He s~ated the Major League has guidelines set forth for Minor League stadiums, and they were recommendations, not requirements. Councilmember Alexander asked if the new seats would be the same types of seats as what they currently have. Terry Miller, Architect, stated yes, the seats would be 22 inches wide, except in some areas they might be 21 inches wide to accommodate the curve of the stadium. Mayor Stout stated he would like details as to what kind of seats will be used because of previous problems encountered when the main stadium was built. Terry Miller, Architect, stated they would be doing that, but tonight they were talking conceptual approval only. He stated exact information would be available when they come back with the design. Hank Stickney, R.C. Baseball, stated right field was the most amenable to expansion plans, because the refuse area precluded them from doing the same type of design in the left field area. He stated they are looking at redesigning and improving the kitchen behind third base, which not only could serve meals, but could be utilized by groups prior to ball games, and could also be used by community groups during other times. He stated this was similar to the design at Adelanto and the new field at Lake Elsinore. Councilmember Williams asked for clarification of the cross aisle, and would the new design delete that. Terry Miller, Architect, stated two rows of seats would be added in the cross aisle section in the center four sections of the grandstand area. Councilmember Williams stated she would like the cross aisle kept in. Mayor Stout stated a lot of the season ticket holders liked the cross aisle, that it promoted a sense of camaraderie at the games, and if you limited that access. it would create a whole different atmosphere in the stadium. City Council Minutes December 15, 1993 Page 8 Hank Stickney, R.C. Baseball, stated they are trying to prevent a lot of traffic going through the handicap seating areas, and that they have had complaints about people congregating in the cross aisle and blocking the view of other patrons. Councilmember Gutierrez stated he has found it to be distracting to see people walking through the stadium all the time during a game. Councilmember Williams stated the safety and family atmosphere that people feel when they are at the stadium can be attributed to the cross aisle. She felt it was a main attraction to people. Councilmember Alexander stated this discussion tonight was just conceptual and they could talk about it again. Councilmember Buquet felt they needed to address this issue because the cross aisle is what has slowed down expansion discussions previously. Councilmember Alexander stated he would not be able to make a decision tonight because he wanted to go to the stadium and look at it in person and compare it to the proposed plans. Councilmember Gutierrez asked what was the time factor involved, and was there an alternative configuration available that would not alter the cross aisle. Rick Gomez, Community Development Director, stated at the conclusion of the 1994 season they would like to have all construction documents approved and bids in so that they could start construction immediately and have it completed by the 1995 season. He stated if they could have direction on the principal design issues, that would solve a lot of problems and enable them to move ahead to meet the deadlines. Mayor Stout felt there were two issues on the table, one was the main stadium modification and the other was the right field expansion. He felt the consensus of the Council was that the right field modifications were fine and they could move ahead with that, which would add 1,500 seats. He stated combined with the current seating that gives them more than 6,000 seats. Councilmember Williams asked how the expansion related to the parking availability. Rick Gomez, Community Development Director, stated the proposal is for an expansion of about 2,700 seats for a total seating of 7,300 seats, and an additional 2,700 parking spaces. He stated with the spaces needed for employee parking and City events, they would have about 2,300 spaces available which gives an occupancy of about 7, 100 people, so they would have a deficit of about 150 spaces plus or minus. Councilmember Buquet stated that was taking into account the new parking lot. Rick Gomez, Community Development Director, stated yes. He stated these figures were based on the conceptual plans, and as the final details and figures were worked out they would be closer to the target occupancy and parking availability. Mayor Stout stated he thought previously they had discussed having total seating of 6,000, now they were talking about 7,300 seats. Rick Gomez, Community Development Director, stated the 6,000 was the figure targeted for the '1994 season using temporary seating. He stated 7,000 to 7,100 was the target for the permanent expansion. City Council Minutes December 15, 1993 Page 9 Hank Stickney, R.C. Baseball, stated they were trying to do all of the expansion plans at one time to consolidate time and construction costs. Mayor Stout stated he was concerned that though they had a lot of sell-out games, there were many that weren't, and did not want to have a stadium that was larger than the demand dictated. Hank Stickney, R.C. Baseball, stated they have just about sold-out the 1994 season, between season tickets, groups and individuals, so there would be very few seats available for walk up sales. He stated that was with 6,000 seats. Rick Gomez, Community Development Director, suggested that if everyone concurred, they could move ahead with everything except the cross aisles. Mayor Stout stated the cross aisle modification was relatively minor compared with the rest of the project. Councilmember Buquet asked how many seats were they adding by deleting the cross aisle. Terry Miller, Architect, stated with all the changes taken into consideration it was about 35 seats. He stated in response to their other comments on the cross aisle, that normally they would try to locate a gathering place somewhere other than the center of the stadium for various safety reasons. Councilmember Gutierrez suggested the Council hold a workshop at the stadium in January to review the plans for the cross aisle at the actual site. Mayor Stout agreed with that idea. Councilmember Buquet stated he would like to see the Council and team representatives meet to discuss long range plans for the stadium and the ultimate build-out for the facility, and come up with a structured approach to achieving those goals. L. ADJOURNMENT MOTION: Moved by Alexander, seconded by Gutierrez to adjourn, having already completed the Executive Session items. Motion carried unanimously, 5-0. The meeting adjourned at 8:50 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Deputy City Clerk Approved: January 5, 1994