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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1980/03/19 - Minutes March i9, 1980 CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA CITY COUNCIL MINUTES Regular Meetin~ 1. CALL TO ORDER. The regular meeting of the City Council was held in the Lion's Park Cou~unity Center, 9161 Base Line Road, Rancho Cucamonga, on Wednesday, Marc~ 19, 1980. The meeting was called to order at 7:05 p.m. by Mayor James C. Frost who led in the pledge to the flag. Present: Councilmen Phillip Schlosser, Jon Mikels, Arthur Bridge, and Mayor James C. Frost. Also present were: City Manager, Lauren Wasserman; Assistant City Attorney, Robert Dougherty; Assistant City Manager, Jim Robinson; C~mmuuity Development Director, Jack Lam; City Engineer, Lloyd Hubbs. Absent: Councilmen Michael Palombo. Approval of Minutes: there were no minutes submitted for approval. 2. ANNOUNCEMENTS. a. Chamber of Com~e~ce would be hosting a program to present all the ~ou~Lci'. can~datec on Thursday, March 20, Lion's Park Community Center, at 7:00 p.m. b. Thursday, 5~rch 27, special meeting to discuss the General Plan. Tonight's me~ Jng would be adjourning to this special meeting, c. Special Olympics to be held April 12 starting at 9:00 a.m at Montc~.air High School. d. Mikels stated that o~e of the speakers at the recent SCAG meetings stat~, .:'~ since air travel is down then the development of the regional airport was not as important as it was first thought necessary. Mikels pointed out ti,ere seemed to be a wide difference of opinion. e. Mayor presented a report from the National League of Cities' mee~.ing whick held in Washington D.C. f. Wasserman requested that Consent Calendaz item "n" be removed. g. Wasserman announced that Just before the meeting, Mrs. Taylor had left the city $40.00 in cash to help the city with the financing for flood control. She said that perhaps this could be just the beginning. h. March of Dimes Superwalk to be held March 23 starting at 9:30 a.m. at Chaffey . College. i. Mayor announced that some local school volunteers had earned over 100 hours of service and that letters of thanks had been sent to them over his signature as Mayor. 3. REPORTS. a. Advisory Commission. None. b. Historical Commission. None. c. Storm Drain Assessemnt District Report by Lloyd Hubbs. Mr. Hubbs used slides as part of the presentation which showed recent storm damage in the city. 7:30 p.m. Councilmen Palombo arrived. City Council Minutes March 19, 1980 Page 2 (1) d. Report from Citizens. The City had received a petition from residents in the area of Sapphire and Banyan regarding the flood problems. In particular, the uncovered storm drain which had taken the life of a young child during the last storm. Those addressing Council were: Mrs. Sharon Whiteside David Watson Action: Council authorized staff to repair the immediate problem with the drain by placing some type of grate over it and to report back at the next meeting as to the exact cost. 4. CONSENT CALENDAR. a. Approval of Warrants: Register No. 80-2-19 for $249,768.03. (2) b. Set public hearing date of April 2, 1980 for consideration of designation of the Oso Bear as a Historic Landmark and the original Cucamonga Post Office site as a Point of Historic Interest. (3) c. Set public hearing date of April 2, 1980 for Zone Change No S0-01 - Isaacs. A change of zone from ~ 3 to C-2 for property located on the northwest corner of Base Line and East Avenue. (4) d. Set public hearing date for May 7, 1980 - Appeal of Zone Change No. 80-02 - Watt Industries. A change of zone from R-3 to C-2 for property located on the east side of Haven Avenue between Lemon and Highland. (5) e. Set public hearing date for May 21, 1980 - Appeal of Site Approval No. 80-01 - Hone and Associates. Proposed shopping center to be located on th- southwest corner of Lemon and Haven. f. Authorization for Deputy City Clerk to attend the 8th Annual Conference, City Clerks' Association of California on April 17-19. Cost: approximately $200. (6) g. Acceptance of Bond and Agreement/Laird Construction. :mird Construction has been hired to perform certain emergency street restora- tion at various locations designated as an eminent hazard. Security is sufficient in nature to insure orderly payment of labor and materials. Labor and Material (surety) $ 50,000. Recommendation: It is recommended that the City Council adopt Resolution No. 80-25 which directs the Mayor and City Clerk to accept the agreement and security on behalf of the City. RESOLUTION NO. 80-25 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING LABOR AND MATERIAL AGREEMENT - LAIRD CONSTRUCTION. (7) h. Request authorization to seek bids on the city's Base Line reconstruction project from Agate to Hellman Avenue and from Archibald Avenue to Teak Way. The project is to be funded through a combination of FAU funds, State matching funds, and City gas tax. Estimated proportions are listed below: City FAU funds $133,200 State matching funds 35,000 City funds 81,800 $250,000 Recommendation: It is recom~nended that Council approve the advertisement of the Base Line reconstruction project. (8) i. Tracts-9267, 9268, 9269: Request for bond extensions. Developer: Mark III Homes, Inc. City Council Minutes March 19, 1980 Page 3 Approval of the final tract map and appropriate improvement agreement and improvement securities was received on February 1, 1978. The developer has subsequently graded the property and has executed a street permit to construct the necessary street improvements. The water system has been installed, and the developer is currently working with the Cucamonga County Water District on the installation of the sewer system. The Cucamonga County Water District has agreed to the extension request, and the surety for the developer agrees with the 24-month extension. Recommendation: It is recon~ended that the City Council approve a twelve month extension subject to approval to the condition that the developer re- place all bonds and agreement that reflect current City forms and estimate cost of construction. Further, that the developer make arrangements with the CCWD to replace bonds presently being held by the City. k. Tract 9423: Acceptance of Bonds and Agreement. Located on the southwest (9) corner of Base Line Road and Beryl Avenue and consists of 22 lots. Developer, Coral Homes. Performance bond (road) $137,500 (10) Labor & Material (road) $137,500 Recommendation: It is recommended that the City Council adopt Resolution No 80-26 directing the City Clerk and City Engineer to sign the map on behalf of the City Council, and the Mayor and City Clerk to accept the agreement and securities on behalf of the City. The City Engineer shall foI,a~d the ~ap for recording. RESOLUTION NO. 80-26 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING IMPROVEMENT AGREEMENT AND IMPROVEMENT SECURITY, AND FINAL MAP OF TRACT NO. 9423. 1. Tract 9444: Located on the northeast corner of Banyan Street and Amethys~ (11) Street and consists of 20 lots. Release bonds to: Rancho De Cucamonga (Mark III Homes) Performancc Letter of Credit (road) $76.000 Labor & Material letter of Credit (road) $76,000 Accept bonds from: Fox Hollow Development (Nub~nk International) Performance bond (road) $76,000 Labor & Material (road) $76,000 (The subject tract has been sold to the Fox Hollow Company.) Recommendation: It is recommended that the City Council adopt Resolution No. 80-27 directing the Mayor and City Clerk to accept the agreement and securities on behalf of the City. Also, to release the securities presently on file with the City Clerk. RESOLUTION NO. 80-27 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CIT~ OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING IMPROVEMENT AGREEMENT AND IMPROVEMENT SECURITY. m. Refer claim by Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Blasingame for $3,600 to the City (12) Attorney for handling. n. Approval of ........... ~avara-e -~rm~: ts ' ~ Chevron Servlca Station, ~$~7 Dase Li~e Road. ~ ..... ~=~ beer -Jinc. Item had been deleted from the Consent Calendar. o. Award of Contract for Base Line Widening. (13) Recommendation: It is recommended that the City Council approve the awarding City Council Minutes March 19, 1980 Page 4 of the Base Line Widening project to Crowell and Larson and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute contract documents. Also, the Council approve authorization to fund the contract amount of $39,789.82 plus a 10% contingency and $2,000.00 for construction staking. Lauren Wasserman pointed out that item "o", Award of Contract for Base Line widening project would be financed through gas tax funds. Motion: Moved by Mikels, seconded by Schlosser to approve the Consent Calendar as amended. Motion carried 5-0. 5. PUBLIC HEARINGS. (14) 5A. Resolution of Necessity - Teasdale Property. Staff report by Robert Dougherty, Assistant City Attorney. A Resolution of Necessity had been adopted by Council on November 15, 1978. However, the Resolution was defective in that reference to the particular State law authorizing the condemnation was omitted. Therefore, it is necessary to adopt a new Resolution of Necessity. Motion: Moved by Bridge, seconded by Mikels to approve the adoption of Resolution No. 80-28 and waive the entire reading. Mayor opened the meeting for public hearing. Mr. Teasdale addressed the Council. After a lengthy discussion between Council and Mr. Teasdale, Councilman Palombo called for the question. Motion on whether to call for the question was passed 4-1-O. Mayor asked if there was anyone else who wished to speak. There was no response. Motion made previously was passed by the following vote: AYES: Schlosser, Mikels, Palombo, Bridge, and Frost. NOES: None. ABSENT: None. Number and title read by Wasserman. RESOLUTION NO. 80-28 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, TO EXERCISE RIGHT OF EMINENT DOMAIN TO ACQUIRE PROPERTY FOR DRAIN- AGE AND FLOWAGE PURPOSES. (15) 5B. An Appeal by Pluess-Staufer. Staff report by Jack Lam. The Pluess-Staufer project is a proposed 80-acre industrial calcium carbonate processing plant to be located between 8th Street and 6th Street, west of Rochester. The processing facility will include rock rail unloading and storage facility, rock crushing and grinding facilities, storage silos, bagging and warehousing facilities, rail car and truck loading facilities, and maintenance buildings, and an office building. The Planning Commission gave final approval of the Pluess-Staufer facility on January 9, 1980. However, the Commission did approve the site layout on November 19, 1979. The Planning Cormuission waited for final approval in order to give Pluess-Staufer an opportunity to revise their landscaping plans to be more consistent with the objectives of the City in promoting well designed projects that reflect a high quality. The challenge for Pluess-Staufer was to design the site and create design elements compatible with the area. City Council Minutes March 19, 1980 Page 5 The largest structure on the facility is to be 105 feet high and the raw materials stock pile is to be 40 fee making this facility a very visually prominent feature. The Pluess-Staufer plant is proposed in the heart of an area in which planned industrial parks are e~ther in the design stages or have already been approved. Therefore, visual relief and other environmental concerns such as noise and dust attenuation are important to the compatibility of the Pluess-Staufer use with the future of planned industrial activities in the area. It was the concern of the Planning Commission, staff, City of Ontario, and adjacent property owners that if the use goes in, it must be made to be compatible through proper buffering. The Planning Conmmsion approved the facility with conditions that required appropriate landscape buffering. These conditions for buffering are the sublect of the appeal. Mayor asked if anyone was present representing Pluess-Staufer. There was no response. Mikels said that in the absence of the applicant, the Council should go ahead with the process. Motion: Moved by Mikels, seconded by Palombo to deny the appeal. Mayor opened the meeting for public hearing. There was no response. The public hearing was closed. Motionwas approved to deny the appeal by the following vote: AYES: Schlosse~, Mikels, Palombo~ Bridge, and Frost. NOES: None. ABSENT; None, 5C. Amendment to Historic Preservation Ordinance NO. 70. Report by, Bill HoL)_ey. (it The proposed amendment would impose a ban on material changes to proposed histori- cal landmarks while under consideration of future historical designations. Mayor opened the meeting for public hearing. There being no response, the hearing was closed. Motion: Moved by M~kels, seconded by Palombo to introduce Ordinance No. 70-C= set April 2 for second reading, and to waive entire reading. Motion cazried by the following vote: AYES: Schlosser, Mfkels, Palombo, Bridge, and Frost. NOES: None. ABSENT: None. Number and title read by Wasserman ORDINANCE NO. 70-C AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTION 10 OF ORDINANCE NO. 70 BY ADDING SUBSECTION (h) THERETO TO PROHIBIT MATERIAL CHANGES ON PROPOSED LANDMARKS UNTIL FINAL ACTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL. 6. CITY MANAGER'S STAFF REPORTS. 6A. Disaster Preparedness Plan for Rancho Cucamonga. Staff report was presented (1~ by Bill Holley, Director of Community Services. Mr. Holley presented ~n oral information report to Council on how things were proceeding toward a disaster preparedness program. 6B. Public Works Maintenance Program. Staff report by Lloyd Hubbs. (11 (1~ Mr. Hubbs turned the meeting over to Monte Prescher, Assistant Civil Engineer, and David Leonard, Maintenance Supervisor. Because the County Road Maintenance contract expires on July 30, 1980, staff was requesting authorization to start recruiting personnel and seeking bids for equipment. Levels of service would not change since it was felt that any funds available should go for capital improvements. City Council Minutes March 19, 1980 Page 6 Motion: Moved by Palombo, seconded by Mikels to authorize staff to start recruiting personnel and acquisition of equipment as follows: One Maintenance Worker III Two Maintenance Workers II Two Maintenance Workers I One asphalt patch truck* $ 45,000 Two dump trucks equipped with blade or loader $ 60,000 One street sweeper/catch basin cleaner $ 75,000 One front end loader with hoe and drag attach. $ 35,000 One full size pick-up truck $ 15,000 One utility vehicle $ 15~000 Total $245,000 * Received prior Council authorization to solicit bids. Motion carried by following vote: AYES: Schlosser, Mikels, Palombo, Bridge and Frost. NOES: None. ABSENT: None. (20) 6C. Resolution to Implement Locally Controlled Air quality Mm~,serment Plan Measures. Staff report by Barry Hogan, Associate Planner. Motion: Moved by Mikels, seconded by Schlosser to approve Resolution 80-29 and to waive the entire reading. Motion carried by the following vote: AYES: Schiosse~, Mikels, Palombo, Bridge, and Frost. NOES: None. ABSENT~ None Number and title read by Wasserman. RESOLUTION NO. 80-29 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY Of RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, INDICATING ITS INTENT TO IMPLEMENT PRIOR TO DECEMBER 31, 1982 HEREIN DEFINED "REASONABLY AVAILABLE CONTROL MEASURES" FROM THE SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY MANAGEM~ PLAN. (21) 6D. Contract for Plan Processin~ Services. Staff report by Lloyd Hubbs. Motion: Moved by Schlosser, seconded by Bridge for approva3 of agreement and authorization for City Clerk and Mayor to sign agreement with C.G. Engineering to provide plan check processing. Motion carried by th~ following vote: AYES: Schlosser, Palombo, Bridge, and Frost. NOES: None. ABS~2~T: Mikels (had tempor- arily left the room). Mayor called a recess at 9:50 p.m. The meeting reconvened at 10:00 p.m. with all Councilmen and staff present. (22) 6E. Local A~ency Federal Air Urban System Projects A~reement for signals and li~htin~ at the intersections of Base Line Road/Hellman Avenue and Archibald Avenue/Church Street. Staff report by Lloyd Hubbs. Approval of the supplement to the city's Federal Aid Urban Agreement will pro- vide additional funds to the city. Under the supplement, the city's share of the project, originally $15,788, will be paid by the new State funding. Motion: Moved by Mikels, seconded by Palombo to approve Resolution No. 80-30 and waive entire reading. Motion carried by the following vote: AYES: Schlosser, Mikels, Palombo, Bridge, and Frost. NOES: None. ABSENT: None. Number and title read by Wasserman. RESOLUTION NO. 80-30 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF LOCAL AGENCY STATE AGREEMENT NO. 08-5420 AND PROGRAM SUPPLEMENT NO. 1 - REVISION 1. City Council Minutes March 19, 1980 Page 7 6G. Request to Utilize Contingency funds to provide consultant services (23) for development of a turn key Personnel System. Staff report by Lauren Wasserman. Mr. Wasserman pointed out in an oral report that the City did not have a personnel policy and procedure. He also pointed out that there were some positions which needed to be evaluated. Staff was requesting authorization to conduct a personnel system for the City and a position classification program. It was recommended that Doug Ayres, who was currently working as a consultant for the City in implementing Proposition 4, be appointed to do this study for the City. Reasons for chosing Mr. Ayres is he has already established personnel relationships with employees. Re has had experience as a City Manager and City Finance Director. Cost of the program would be approximately $14,100. Motion: Moved by Bridge, seconded by Palombo to authorize the transfer of $14,100 in funds from the contingency account to the appropriate account for the hiring of Mr. Doug Ayres as a consultant in establishing a personnel system and a position classification program for the city. Motion carried by the following vote: AYES: Schlosser, Mikels, Palombo, Bridge, and Frost. NOES: None. ABSENT: None. 7. CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORTS. There were none. 8. NEW BUSINESS. SA. Bridge said he was not pleased with the conclusions of the 4-way stop sig~ at (24) Carnelian and Banyan. Me said he would still like to see further consideration of a 4-way stop at that location. Mubbs said the Traffic Committee voted to monitor this for another year. Bridge said he would like to oppose this. Motion: Moved by Bridge, seconded by Palombo to override the Traffic Committee's recommendation and have a 4-way stop installed at the intersection of Carnelian and Banyan. Motion carried by the following vote: AYES: Schlosser, Mikels, Palombo, Bridge, and Frost. NOES: None. ABSENT: None. 8B. Mayor said he would like to see a Resolution drafted for volunteers with (25) over 100 hours of service be brought back to the next meeting foz consideration. Motion: Moved by Mikels, seconded by Palombo to direct staff to draft a Resolution commending volunteers with over 100 hours of service. Motion carried by the following vote: AYES: Schlosser, Mikels, Palombo, Bridge, and Frost. NOES: None. ABSENT: None. 9. ADJOURN/WENT. Motion: Moved by Palombo, seconded by Mikels to adjourn the meeting to Thursday, March 27 at 7:00 p.m. at the Lion's Park Community Center. Motion carried 5-0. The meeting adjourned at 10:30 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Beverly Authelet Deputy City Clerk