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Home My WebLink About1981/02/18 - Minutes February 18, 1981 CI%Y OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA CITY COUNCIL MINUTES Regular Meeting 1. CALL TO ORDER. The regular meeting of the City Council was held in the Lion's Park Community Center, 9161 Base Line Road, Rancho Cucamonga, on Wednesday, February 18, 1981. The meeting was called to order at 7:03 p.m. by Mayor Phillip D. Schlosser who led in the flag salute. Present: Councilmen James C. Frost, Jori D. Mikels, Michael A. Palombo, Arthur H. Bridge, and Mayor Phillip D. Schlosser. Also present: Community Development Director (acting as City Manager), Jack Lam; City Attorney, Samuel Crowe; Deputy City Clerk, Beverly Authelet; City Planner, Barry Hogan; City Engineer, Lloyd Hubbs; Community Services Director, William Holley; and Finance Director, Harry Empey. Absent: City Manager, Lauren Wasserman; and Assistant City Manager, James Robinson. Both were attending a City Manager's Conference in Monterey. 2. ANNOUNCEMENTS. a. Thursday, February 26, 7:00 p.m. at the Lion's Park Community Center, Planning Commission would be hold a public hearing on the Victoria Plan. b. Thursday, February 26, 6:00 p.m. at Etiwanda Middle School, a joint meeting with City Council and Etiwanda School District Board of Trustees. c. Monday, February 23, meeting is cancelled. The ~lanning Com~ission had set the meeting in case it would be needed. However, the Planning Commission has completed the public hearings on the General Plan, and the meeting is no longer necessary. d. Councilman Mikels announced that on Friday, February 20, at 9:00 a.m. there would be a meeting of the Ontario Airport Ground Access Steering Committee. e. Ed Hamilton, member of the current County Grand Jury, reported that the Grand Jury was investigating some unfortunate circumstances involving taxi cabs. The Grand Jury has asked the County to draft an ordinance to regulate taxi cabs in the unincorporated areas of the County. He felt that because of the investigation there could possibly be some that would try to move into the City, and perhaps the City should also adopt a similar ordinance for protection. 3. CONSENT CALENDAR. Mr. Lam requested that item "f" be deleted from the Consent Calendar. Councilman Palombo requested item "d" be removed in order that questions 9 and 10 could be answered. a. Approval of Warrants - Register No. 81-2-18 for $423,166.91. b. Approval of membership in the National League of Cities for the period of April 1, (1 1981 through March 31, 1982. Dues: $1499. c. Forward Claim by Andrew Gibson to the City Attorney for handling. (2~ d. A~eehe~-Beve~e-~ee~e-~e~-~½~y-~-~-~e-M~pe$~-~-~en~e~-~ee~ (3' ~e~-e~-$m~e-bee~-mmR-w~me. Councilman Palombo requested removal from the Consent Calendar in order to determine the answers to questions 9 and 10. City Council Minutes February 18, 1981 Page 2 (4) e. Acceptance of Bonds and Agreement for Site Approval 79-19, located at 9533 Foothill Blvd., and submitted by Atlantic Richfield Company. RESOLUTION NO. 81-20 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING IMPROVEMENT AGREEMENT AND IMPROVEMENT SECURITY FOR SITE APPROVAL NUMBER 79-19. (5) ~--Aeee~nce-~-~ee~-M~-~-~-Re~-~m~eme~-~e~-~n~-~e~-A~ee- (6) mene~ I~em was deleted from the Agenda. RE~O~W~N-N~T-8~-~ (7) g. Request for voluntary termination of Mayor Schlosser's salary. It is recommended that this be accepted and to remain in effect as long as Mayor Schlosser remains on the Council or requests reinstatment. Motion: Moved by Palombo, seconded by Frost to approve the amended Consent Calendar with the deletion of items "d" and "f". Motion carried unanimously 5-0. 4. PUBLIC HEARINGS. (8) 4A. ORDINANCE NO. 105-B. Mr. Lam stated the staff requests that the item be continued to March 4, 1981. There were still some problems which needed to be worked out. Motion: Moved by Bridge, seconded by Palombo to approve the continuance of the second reading of Ordinance No. 105-B to March 4, 1981. Motion carried unanimously 5-0. (9) 4B. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT ZONE CHANGE NO. 80-14 - ROBERTS GROUP. A change of zone from R-1-8500 (single family residential) to R-3 (multiple family residential) for 7.3 acres, located on the northwest corner of 19th Street and Hermosa Avenue - APN 202-17-010. Jack Lam presented the staff report. Councilman Mikets ask what happened to the oak trees which were supposed to be preserved. He said he walked the area and only observed some trunks of trees and sawdust. Mr. Hogan said the ones which were cut down were a type of cedar tree not the oak. The cedar trees were already dead. He said the oak trees were near the back perimeter of the property. Title of the Ordinance was read by Jack Lam. ORDINANCE NO. 136 (second reading) AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, REZONING ASSESSOR'S PARCEL NUMBER 202-17-010, LOCATED ON THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF 19TH STREET AND HERMOSA AVENUE FROM R-1-8500 TO R-3. Motion: Moved by Palombo, seconded by Mikels to waive further reading. Motion carried unanimously 5-0. City Council Minutes February 18, 1981 Page 3 Mayor Schlosser opened the meating for public hearing. ~here being no response, the public hearing was closed. Councilman Frost asked about the recommendations of the Planning Commission for the other corners at this intersection. Mr. Hogan stated that the southeast corner request was for office and professional and the request was not recommended by the Planning Commission , but to retain the Sedway/Cooke general plan designation of low density residential. On the northeast corner there is an existing office site owned by HMC. They have also purchased the additional land except for the house that takes access off Hermosa Avenue and purchased property all the way to the existing Boulevard Development tract and to the single family home which is going to be built. Their request was for multiple family density, and the Planning Commission approved medium density 5 to 14 dwellings per acre. That was a change from the low density residential ~ to 4 dwellings per acre. Motion: Moved by Frost, seconded by Palombo to approve and adopt Ordinance No. 136. Motion carried by the following vote: AYES: Frost, Mikels, Palombo, Bridge, and Schlosser. NOES: None. ABSENT: None. 4C. AMBULANCE DE-REGULATION. Jack Lam presented the staff report. (101 Mr. Lam read the title of Ordinance No. 137. ORDINANCE NO. 137 (second reading) AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, REPEALING CHAPTER 8 OF DIVISION 1 OF TITLE 3 OF THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY CODE IN ORDER TO DE-REGULATE AMBULANCES. Motion: Moved by Palombo, seconded by Frost to waive further reading. The motion carried unanimously 5-0. Mayor Schlosser opened the meeting for public hearing. There being no response, the public hearing was closed. Motion: Moved by Bridge, seconded by Palombo to approve and adopt Ordinance No. 137. Motion carried by the following vote: AYES: Frost, Mikels, Palombo, Bridge, and Schlosser. NOES: None. ABSENT: None. Councilman Mikels stated that the Council had previously requested that staff pro- vide a quarterly review on any new ambulance companies. He said he felt this should still be received by Council on a quarterly basis. Council concurred. 4D. RECOMMENDATION BY THE RANCHO CUCAMONGA HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION FOR DESIGNATION AS CITY HISTORIC LANDMARKS. Mr. William Holley presented the staff report. Council requested that each item be handled individually. Mr. Holley presented the first item, the Alta Loma Honor Roi1. The second item was the palm and eucalyptus street tree plantings. Mr. Frost asked if there would be a conflict since he had one of those palm trees in his front yard. The City Attorney said no. The last item was the Chaffey-Garcia House. City Council Minutes February 18, 1981 Page 4 Mr. Lam read title of Ordinance No. 138. ORDINANCE NO. 138 (first reading) AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CItY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, RECOGNIZING THE ALTA LOMA HONOR ROLL, THE PALM AND EUCALYPTUS STREET TREE PLANTINGS ALONG THE NORTHEAST AND SOUTHWEST CORNERS OF VICTORIA AND ETIWANDA AVEN]JES, AND THE CHAFFEY-GARCIA HOUSE AS BEING SIGNIFICANT HISTORIC FEATURES AND, THEREFORE, DESIGNATING EACH AS A CITY HISTORIC LANDM~. Mayor Schlosser opened the meeting for public hearing. There beipg no response, the public hearing was closed. Mayor Schlosser set March 4, 1981 for second reading of Ordinance No. 138. 5. CITY MANAGER'S STAFF REPORTS. 5A. GENERAL PLAN SCHEDULE FOR CITY COUNCIL. Mr. Hogan presented the proposed schedule to Council. After some discussion, the Council concurred on the following schedule: March 9 - Presenting the General Plan to the City Council. March 16 - Land Use and Development Super Element. March 23 - Environmental Resources and Public Health and Safety Super Elements.' M~arch 30 - Continuance of Land Use and Development Super Element. April 6 Draft Environmental Impact Report/Adoption. Motion: Moved by Palombo, seconded by Frost to approve the above schedule for the public hearings on the General Plan and to approve the publication of the schedule in the Daily Report. Motion carried unanimously 5-0. (12) 5B. PLANNING COMMISSION DIRECTOR REVIEW PROCEDURE. Mr. Hogan presented the staff report. A Resolution from the Planning Commission had been presented which listed the types of project which would require a full review by the Planning Commission. Councilman Mikels stated that the large commercial and industrial projects were missing. Mr. Hogan stated these would be included under item 3, Master Planned Projects, or would be included under "Special Boulevard Projects." Mr. Lam also stated that shopping.centers require site approvals which are not Director Reviews. Councilman Mikels recommended that the Planning Commission's recommendations be drafted into a Resolution for Council approval. Mr. Lam stated this could be done by using the Planning Commission Resolution form, assigning a Council number, and changing a few words. Council concurred. The City Attorney stated that the word, "Planning Commission," in the title be changed to "City Council." The word, "Planning Commission," in the second~ereas paragrap~ should be changed to "City Council," and the word, "Planning Commission," in the "Now, therefore, paragraph" should be changed to "City Council." City Council Minutes February 18, 1981 Page 5 Mr. Lam read the title to Resolution No. 81-23. RESOLUTION NO. 81-23 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING CRITERIA FOR PROJECTS REQUIRING DEVELOPMENT REVIEW THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION DESIRES TO CONDUCT FULL REVIEW UPON. Motion: Moved by Palombo, seconded by Mikels to waive further reading and to adopt Resolution No. 81-23. Motion carried unanimously 5-0. 5C. RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL FOR A SUPPORTIVE RESOLUTION REGARDING (13) DISTRIBUTION OF 1980 BOND ACT PARKLAND FUNDS. Staff report presented by William Holley. In November 1980 the voters approved Proposition One which was a Statewide Park Bond measure. This measure makes possible a distribution of 2.9 million dollars throughout San Bernardino County for the purpose of park acquisition or development. This year the distribution will be made on a per capita basis. This means for Rancho Cucamonga with a population figure of 54,708, the total allotment would be $184,366 with a per capita amount of $3.37. Mayor Schlosser opened the meeting for public input. Since there was no response, the public portion of the meeting was closed. Motion: Moved by Mikels, seconded by Palombo to approve Resolution No. 81-22. and to waive the full reading. Motion carried unanimously 5-0. Mr. Lam read the title.' RESOLUTION NO. 81-22 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE PRIORITY PLAN FOR EXPENDITURES OF THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE CALIFORNIA PARKLANDS ACT OF 1980 ON A PER CAPITA BASIS. 6. CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORTS. Mr. Crowe said he only requested time to discuss a litigation matter with the Council in Executive Session. 7. ADJOURNMENT. Motion: Moved by Frost, seconded by Palombo to adjourn to an Executive Session to reconvene on February 26 at the Etiwanda School for a meeting with the School Board of Trustees at 6:00 p.m. Motion approved unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 8:15 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Beverly Authelet Deputy City Clerk