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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1993/07/21 - Minutes July 21, 1993 CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA CITY COUNCIL MINUTES Regular Meeting A. CAI,I, TO ORDER A regular meeting of the Rancho Cucamonga City Council was held on Wednesday, July 21, 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 7:05 p.m. by Mayor Dennis L. Stout. Present were Councilmembers: William J. Alexander, Rex Gutierrez, Diane Williams, and Mayor Dennis L. Stout. Also present were: Jack Lam, City Manager; Ralph Hanson, Deputy City Attorney; Linda D. Daniels, RDA Manager; Brad Buller, City Planner; Joe O'Neil, City Engineering; Bob Dominguez, Administrative Services Director; James Frost, City Treasurer; Suzanne Ota, Community Services Manager; Marti Higgins, Disaster Preparedness Manager; Duane Baker, Assistant to the City Manager; Diane O'Neil, Management Analyst II; Susan Mickey, Management Analyst I; Jan Sutton, Deputy City Clerk; Chief Dennis Michael, Rancho Cucamonga Fire Protection District; Capt. Bruce Zeiner, Rancho Cucamonga Police Department; and Debra J. Adams, City Clerk. Absent was Councilmember: Charles J. Buquet II. B. ANNOUNCEMENTS/PRESENTATIONS No announcements or presentations were made. C. COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBI,IC CI. Jackie Bolda, Mt. Gunnison Court, felt there was a big problem in the City. She felt Councilmember Gutierrez needed to change his ways. She stated she did not agree with how he conducted himself at meetings. She felt he should represent all the people in the City, not just those who voted for him. She asked that he quit politically posturing himself. C2. Blake McPherson, Mercy Ambulance, invited the Council to inspect their facility on Center Avenue. C3. Dr. Richard Laird, Emerson, reported on the two young girls that had been killed on Fairrnont and Milliken. He talked about how the neighbors have come together out of the goodness of their hearts. He commented that there were no stop signs on Milliken to slow down traffic and asked that the Council consider a stop sign at Fairmont and Milliken. City Council Minutes July 21, 1993 Page 2 C4. Nancy Negretti expressed her concern for the children who have to cross Milliken and the way motorists drive on this street. She stated there are no posted speed limit signs on Milliken, but that she found out today the speed limit is 55 mph. She felt something needed to be done before the school year starts. C5. Veronica Espinosa, Emerson, read comments from various students crossing Milliken to go to school. C6. Mike Ube, 6875 Fist Court, stated he had filed a report with the Police Department about speeding cars on Milliken. He asked that the Council do something to slow down traffic in this area. C7. Jim Frost stated he did not think the accident was caused by the design of the intersection, but felt it was very unfortunate what happened. C8. Larry Epple, Bella Vista, stated he and his family supported Councilmember Gutierrez. Mayor Stout stated he had asked Traffic Design to take a look at the intersection of Fairmont and Miiliken, and also Vintage, for safety. He stated the signal light has been budgeted and is going out to bid in August, but that it also has to be done according to State codes. He stated it would not go in until April of 1994. He asked Ralph Hanson, Deputy City Attorney, if the City were to declare this an emergency in light of what has happened at this intersection, could it possibly be installed sooner than if the City followed the State code process. Ralph Hanson, Deputy City Attorney, stated yes and that they could work with the Engineering staff to try to accomplish this. Mayor Stout asked that this come back on the next agenda. Councilmember Alexander stated he felt the same way and wanted to do whatever was the most expedient to get something through. Mayor Stout asked that this come back at the next meeting and that the Public Safety Subcommittee work with the City Attorney and City Engineer on this matter. He stated he would like the speed on Milliken examined, the traffic stop sign at Vintage, specifically, and also the issue of Fairmont near the Victoria Groves Park with respect to stop signs and so forth. Councilmember Alexander expressed his appreciation for the mother of one of the accident victims that was present tonight. Councilmember Gutierrez stated he would like to look at the traffic study which stated the speed limit of 55 mph was acceptable. Mayor Stout commented on the accident and how touched he was by what the neighbors are doing for the families involved. Veronica Espinosa stated she was under the impression the signal could go in before April, but stated she would like to see it go in before school starts. Mayor Stout again commented on the bid process and all that is involved with it. Councilmember Williams asked if there was something in the interim that can be done at this location like a stop sign or something. City Council Minutes July 21, 1993 Page 3 Joe O'Neil, City Engineer, stated he did not think a stop sign would do the trick because of it being a six lane highway, and thought it might create more of a problem. He added he would put this in his report for the next meeting. D. CONSENT CAI.ENDAR DI. Approval of Minutes: June 14, 1993 (Smut absent) June 16, 1993 (Smut absent) June 17, 1993 (Stout absent) July 7, 1993 D2. Approval of Warrants, Register Nos. 6/30/93 and 7/7/93 (Fiscal Year 1992/93), 7/1/93 and 7/7/93 (Fiscal Year 1993/94); and Payroll ending 6/17/93 for the total amount of $1,729,551.24. D3. Approval to receive and file current Investment Schedule as of June 30, 1993. D4. Approval to authorize the advertising of the "Notice Inviting Bids" for the Neighborhood Center Improvement Project to be funded from the Community Development Block Grant Program, Account No. 284333- 9315. (0601-01 BID) RESOLUTION NO. 93-146 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE "NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER IMPROVEMENT PROJECT," IN SAID CITY AND AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO ADVERTISE TO RECEIVE BIDS D5. Approval to authorize the advertising of the "Notice Inviting Bids" for the Rancho Cucamonga Neighborhood Center Roofing Project to be funded from the Community Development Block Grant Program, Account No. 28-4333-9315. (0601-01 BID) RESOLUTION NO. 93-147 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA. CALIFORNIA, APPROVING PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE "RANCHO CUCAMONGA NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER ROOFING PROJECT," IN SAID CITY AND AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO ADVERTISE TO RECEIVE BIDS D6. Approval to extend Comcast Cable T.V.'s franchise. ITEM REMOVED FOR DISCUSSION BY COUNCILMEMBER GUTIERREZ. (1205-01 CATV) (i) (2) (3) City Council Minutes July 21, 1993 Page 4 (4) (s) (6) RESOLUTION NO. 91-0 12M A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, EXTENDING COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO FRANCHISE LICENSE WITH COMCAST CABLE T.V. FOR 90 DAYS UPON EXPIRATION OF CURRENT LICENSE WITHIN THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA D7. Approval to name persons authorized to execute on behalf of the City the application for obtaining Federal Financial Assistance under P.L. 93-288 involving the Winter Storms of January and February, 1993. (0400-00 FINANCE) RESOLUTION NO. 93-148 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, NAMING PERSONS AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE ON BEHALF OF THE CITY THE APPLICATION FOR OBTAINING FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNDER P.L. 93-288 INVOLVING THE WINTER STORMS OF JANUARY AND FEBRUARY, 1993 D8. Approval of Resolutions related to proposed Assessment District 93-1 (Masi Plaza). (0401-03 MASI) RESOLUTION NO. 93-149 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, MAKING FINDINGS ON PETITION RESOLUTION NO. 93-150 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING A MAP SHOWING THE PROPOSED BOUNDARIES OF A SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DISTRICT RESOLUTION NO. 93-151 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, MAKING APPOINTMENTS AND APPROVING AGREEMENTS IN A SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DISTRICT RESOLUTION NO. 93-152 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, DECLARING INTENTION TO ORDER THE INSTALLATION OF CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS IN A PROPOSED ASSESSMENT DISTRICT; DECLARING THE WORK TO BE OF MORE THAN LOCAL OR ORDINARY BENEFIT; DESCRIBING THE DISTRICT TO BE ASSESSED TO PAY THE COSTS AND EXPENSES THEREOF; AND PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS D9. Approval of continuing appropriations from various funding sources for Fiscal Year 1992/93 Capital Improvement Projects which are continuing in Fiscal Year 1993/94. (0401-21 FUND APPRO) City Council Minutes July 21, 1993 Page 5 D10. Approval to award and authorization for the execution of Citywide Concrete Repair Annual Maintenance Agreement (CO 93-043) to State Environmental Management, Incorporated of Wrightwood, California, in the amount of $61,000.00, to be funded by Account Number 01-4647-6028. (0511-01 AWARD) (0602-01 CONTRACT) D11. Approval to award and authorization to execute contract with Riverside Pipeline (CO 934)44) for Alta Loma Storm Drain Assessme:,: District 84-2, replacing substandard drainage facilities at Almond Street and Hermosa Avenue in the amount of S36,000.00 ($33,000.00 plus 10% contingency) to be funded from Assessment District 84- 2, Account No. 80-4637-9220. (0511-01 AWARD) (0602-01 CONTRACT) D12. Approval to execute agreement (CO 93-045) for Community Trail Dedication between Randy and Sandy Davis and the City of Rancho Cucamonga, and authorizing the Mayor to sign same. (0602-01 CONTRACT) D13. Approval to execute Officiating Agreements (CO 93-046) between the City of Rancho Cucamonga and Umps Are Us to provide officiating services for adult softball, volleyball, basketball and flag football. (0602-01 CONTRACT) D14. Approval to execute contracts for computer hardware and software maintenance with ComputerVision Corporation (CO 93-047) in the amount of $35,016.00, NBI Services Incorporated (CO 93-048) in the amount of $15,912.00, and Westek Computer Services (CO 93-049) in the amount of $47,221.00, to be funded from Contract Services Account Number 01-4 159-6028 for Fiscal Year 1993/94. (0602-01 CONTRACT) D 15. Approval to accept Improvements, Release of Bonds and Notice of Completion for Tract 14486, located on the north side of Arrow Route at Ramona Avenue. (0602-01 BOND REL) (0704-18 NOT COMPLT) Release: Faithful Performance Cash Deposit (Street) Accept: Maintenance Guarantee Bond (Street) $ 4,400.00 440.00 RESOLUTION NO. 93-153 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, ACCEPTING THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS FOR TRACT 14486 AND AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF A NOTICE OF COMPLETION FOR THE WORK D16. Approval to accept Improvements, Release of Bonds and Notice of Completion for Parcel Map 5671, located on the north side of Almond Avenue east of Carnelian Street. (0602-01 BOND REL) (0704-18 NOT COMPLT) Release: Faithful Performance Bond (Street) $ 8,500.00 Labor and Materials Bond (Street) 8,500.00 RESOLUTION NO. 93-154 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, ACCEPTING THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS FOR PARCEL MAP 5671 AND AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF A NOTICE OF COMPLETION FOR THE WORK (7) (8) (9) (io) (ii) (i2) (i3) City Council Minutes July 21, 1993 Page 6 (14) (i5) D17. Approval to release Maintenance Guarantee Bond for Tract 13727, located on the southwest corner of Highland Avenue and Carnelian Sn'eet. (0602-01 BOND REL) Release: Maintenance Guarantee Bond (Street) $ 14,600.00 DI8. Approval to set a Public Hearing for August 18, 1993, to consider establishment of an underground utility district along Base Line Road from Archibald Avenue to Hermosa Avenue, using Rule 20A funds and responsibility of conversion costs, public and phvate. (1201-02 UUD) RESOLUTION NO. 93-155 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 BASE LINE FROM ARCHIBALD AVENUE TO HERMOSA AVENUE MOTION: Moved by Williams, seconded by Gutierrez to approve the staff recommendations in the staff reports contained in the Consent Calendar, with the exception of Item D6, with Stout abstaining on the June 14, 16 and 17, 1993 minutes. Motion carried unanimously, 4-0-1 (Buquet absent). DISCUSSION OF ITEM D6. Approval to extend Comcast Cable T.V.'s franchise. Councilmember Gutierrez asked if Comcast works the Redhill area. Susan Mickey, Management Analyst I, stated yes. Councilmember Gutierrez felt a letter needed to be written to Comcast to get things moving. Susan Mickey, Management Analyst I, suggested to wait a couple more weeks to give Corncast a little more time before any further correspondence is written. RESOLUTION NO. 91-0 12M A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, EXTENDING COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO FRANCHISE LICENSE WITH COMCAST CABLE T.V. FOR 90 DAYS UPON EXPIRATION OF CURRENT LICENSE WITHIN THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA MOTION: Moved by Gutierrez, seconded by Stout to approve Resolution No. 91-012M. Motion carried unanimously, 4-0-1 (Buquet absent). City Council Minutes July 21, 1993 Page 7 E. CONSENT ORDINANCES El. CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING LOITERING AND SOLICITATION OF EMPLOYMENT FROM STREETS OR HIGHWAYS (0704-07 LOITER) Debra J. Adams, City Clerk, read the title of Ordinance No. 514. ORDINANCE NO. 514 (second reading) AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING TITLE 9 OF THE RANCHO CUCAMONGA MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADDING A NEW CHAPTER 9.26 THERETO AND PROHIBITING LOITERING AND SOLICITATION OF EMPLOYMENT OR BUSINESS FROM STREETS OR HIGHWAYS MOTION: Moved by Alexander, seconded by Willjams to waive full reading and approve Ordinance No. 514. Motion carried unanimously, 4-0-1 (Buquet absent). F. ADVERTISED PUBI.IC HEARINGS No items were submitted. G. PUBI.IC HEARINGS G 1. CONSIDERATION OF DEVELOPMENT REVIEW 92-11 - DAVIS - A request for issuance of a building permit, prior to dedication of a community trail, for the construction of a single family house totaling 7,600 square feet on 16.6 acres of land located at 9400 Almond Street - APN: 1061-491-01. (Continued from July 7, 1993) (1002-08 DEV REV) Mayor Stout stated the applicant has asked that the item be removed from the agenda. ACTION: Item removed from the agenda. H. CITY MANAGER'S STAFF REPORTS HI. CONSIDERATION OF METROLINK SITE AND ADOPTION OF COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT (CO 93-050) WITH SANBAG Staff report presented by Joe O'Neil, City Engineer. (0507-02 TRAIN PROO) (0602-01 CONTRACT) Mayor Stout stated this has been a long time coming and felt this was a good project. He asked when the Milliken site would be completed. (16) (17) Joe O'Neil, City Engineer, stated 1995. City Council Minutes July 21, 1993 Page 8 Mayor Stout stated that date was not acceptable and asked Jack Lain to look into this further, and for this to come back in two weeks. Jack Lam, City Manager, stated this would be brought back at the next meeting. MOTION: Moved by Stout, seconded by Gutierrez to accept staffs recommendation as indicated in the staff report. Councilmember Williams stated she is going to vote no on this because she felt the Haven site would be more advantageous to the City than the Milliken site. She stated that now after hearing 1995 for the Milliken site completion, she was still going to vote no. She stated she did not want to assist General Dynamics/Hughes get out of town easily by doing this. Motion carried 3-1-1 (Williarns voted no, Buquet absent). Mayor Stout commented why he felt this site was better because of new business interest in the City wanting to be near this location and also that it is less money for this site. He felt the traffic would be better controlled in the City if the site was at this location. I. COUNCIl. BUSINESS I1. UPDATE REPORT ON EFFECTS OF THE STATE BUDGET ON THE CITY (Oral Report) Staff report presented by Jack Lain, City Manager. (0205-01 BUDGET) Councilmember Gutierrez stated he felt this was very bleak. He stated he would like the opportunity to discuss this matter with the public. He stated he felt the public perceived the urgency of the utility tax not to be as drastic because not as much money was taken by the State as was previously expected. He felt the public should have input in what is going on with the budget. He wanted them to feel that the City is doing the best they can do. He suggested a workshop should be set in one month to receive any updates and to also open the meeting for public input. Councilmember Alexander stated that as the City Manager indicated it may be longer than four weeks before any news comes down to the City about the budget. He felt a workshop might be a little premature at this point. Mayor Stout asked when the County will know what they are going to do with law enforcement, etc. Jack Lain, City Manager, stated he does not know when the County will tell the City the implications on Rancho Cucamonga. Mayor Stout felt after the November elections might be a more appropriate time to have the workshop. Councilmember Gutierrez felt October would be better for the workshop. Councilmember Wiiliams stated since the County is not going to give the City a straight answer with regards to the library and what is going to happen, could the City circumvent the County and go straight to the State. She felt the City needed to push for an answer from them. City Council Minutes July 21, 1993 Page 9 J1. area, was to be on the next agenda. Councilmember Gutierrez stated he would also like to see what revenue is coming in from the utility tax in October. Jack Lain, City Manager, stated you really need to wait two full quarters to get an accurate comparison. ACTION: Report received and filed. .I. IDENTIFICATION OF ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING The Council reiterated that the signal at Milliken and Falrmont, and the traffic situation in general for that No communications were made from the public. COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC L. ADJOURNMENT MOTION: Moved by Stout, seconded by Alexander to adjourn in the memory of Lois Snyder, wife of former Mayor Howard Snyder of Ontario, who recently passed away, to an Executive Session to discuss property negotiations at Rochester and Arrow, not to reconvene. Motion carried unanimously, 4-0-1 (Buquet absent). The meeting adjoumed at 8:40 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Debra J. Adamg,'CMC City Clerk Approved: August 4, 1993