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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1981/02/04 - Minutes February 4, 1981 CITY OF RANCHO CuCAMONGA CITY COUNCIL MINUTES Resular Meetin~ 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 4, 1981. The meeting was called to order at 7:05 p.m. by Mayor Phillip D. Schlosser who led in the flag salute. Present: Council members James C. Frost, Jon D. Mikels, Michael A. Palombo, Arthur H. Bridge, and Mayor Phillip D. Schlosser. Also present: City Manager, Lauren M. Wasserman; Assistant City Manager, James Robinson; Deputy City Attorney, Robert Dougherty; Community Development Director, Jack Lam; City Planner, Barry Hogan; City Engineer, Lloyd Hubbs; Finance Director, Harry Empey; and Community Services Director, William Holley. Approval of Minutes: Councilman Mikels requested the last sentence on page 1 of the January 7 Minutes br stricken. Motion: Moved by Mikels, seconded by Palombo to approve the corrected minutes of January 7, 1981 and the Minutes of January 21, 1981. Motion carried unanimously 5-0. 2. ANNOUNCEMENTS. a. Mayor Schlosser announced that there would be a hearing by the Planning Commission on the Victoria project on Thursday, February 5, at 7:00 p.m. in the Lion's Park Community Center. b. Councilman Mikels reported that the Omnitrans Board, which met earlier in the day, took action to increase the fares by about fifteen cents. Action with re- spect to the reduction of service or elimination of routes was deferred. He suggested that the staff take a look at how the proposed routes in terms of annual cost savings that would be calculated based on the routes eliminated is going to effect our contribution to the Omnitrans system. c. Councilman Bridge reported on a recent joint meeting of the County Super- visors Association and the League of California Cities in San Francisco which employment and personnel problems were discussed. He said the most beneficial discussion was led by State Senator Russell from San Fernando Valley on retire- ment - in particular retirement abuses. Senator Russell stated that the PERS program was the one that was properly funded and administered. Mr. Bridge said he was happy to announce that the City, Cucamonga County Water District, and the Foothill Fire District were under the PERS program. Councilman Bridge also elaborated on one of the goals of the Tri-Community Incorporation Committee which was to make it easier for people of the community to participate in local government. He said since incorporation, we have done a good job in getting participation and involvement in the local community. He said he felt we had met the goal of the Incorporation Committee. d. Jim Robinson announced that the next Advisory Commission meeting would be February 19. This was a change from the regular time so the Commissioners could be present at the Victori Public Hearing which was scheduled on their regular meeting night. e. Councilman Frost announced there would be a California Transportation Com- mision hearing in Sacramento on Tuesday, February 10, 1981. He was wondering if the City would have a representative at that hearing. Councilman Mikels recom- mended that Jim Frost represent the City at the hearing. Council concurred with the recommendation. City Council Minutes February 4, 1981 Page 2 3. CONSENT CALENDAR. Mikels stated that he wished to abstain on item "h" of the Consent Calendar. a. Approval of Warrants - Register No. 81-2-4 for $36,183.04. (1) b. Alcoholic Beverage License for the Southland Corp., Shelly Axelrod, 7-11 Market, 9464 Base Line, transfer license, off-sale beer and wine. (2) c. Alcoholic Beverage License for Socorro's, Clifford J. and Socorro M. Solorzano, for on-sale beer and wine for bona fide public eating place, 10276 Foothill Boulevard. (3) d. Refer claim by Gary C. Christy to the City Attorney for handling. (4) e. Request from Sheriff's Department for recognition of Reserve Officers' Dedication. It is recommended that $300 be appropriated from the contin- gency fund to pay for the January 24, 1981 Installation Dinner for the Reserve Unit. (5) f. Request from Sheriff's Department. A request to construct counter and shelves for the reception area and to aware the bid to John Vonk. It is recommended that $500.00 be transferred from the contingency fund for this project. (6) g. Release of Bonds: Parcel Map 4804: located on the south side of 9th Street at Lion. Owner: Daniel J. Salter & Michael Todd. Performance Bond (road) $40,000 Tract 9403: located north of Highland Avenue and east of Mayberry Avenue. Owner: Olympus Pacific Corp. Faithful Performance Bond (water) $41,000 Faithful Performance Bond (sewer) 13,000 Cash Staking Bond 2,350 Tract 9423: located on the west side of Beryl, south of Base Line. Owner: Coral Investment Inc. Faithful Performance Bond (road) $137,500 Tract 9480: located south of Base Line, west of Turner. Owner: Kent Land Company. Faithful Performance Bond (road) $151,200 Faithful Performance Bond (water) 42,000 Faithful Performance Bond (sewer) 61,000 Tract 9521: located on the west side of Archibald, north of Hillside. Owner: Lewis Homes of California. Faithful Performance Bond (landscaping) $ 78,000 City Council Minutes February 4, 1981 Page 3 h. Acceptance of Parcel Map 6011, Improvement Agreement, and Improvement Securi~{ Recommendation: It is recommended that City Council adopt the resolution accepting Parcel Map 6011, improvement agreement, and improvement security. RESOLUTION NO. 81-17 A RESOLUTION OF THE CItY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING PARCEL MAP NUMBER 6011, (TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP NO. 6011), IMPROVEMENT AGREEMENT, AND IMPROVEMENT SECURI%Y. i. Acceptance of Parcel Map 6585 and Real Property Improvement Contract and Lien(! Agreement. Recommendation: It is recommended that City Council adopt a resolution approvi Parcel Map 6585 and accept Real Property Improvement Contract and Lien Agree- ment for the sidewalk on Milliken. RESOLUTION NO. 81-18 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING PARCEL MAP NUMBER 6585, (TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP NO. 6585) REAL PROPERTY IMPROVEMENT CONTRACT, AND LIEN AGREEMENT. j. Acceptance of Real Property Improvement Contract and Lien Agreement for 8623 Etiwanda (D.R. 80-23) Recommendation: It is recommended that the City Council accept said Real Property Improvement Contract and Lien Agreement and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to sign the same and direct the City Clerk to record the~same. RESOLUTION NO. 81-19 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, ACCEPTING A REAL PROPERTY IMPROVEMENT CONTRACT AND LIEN AGREE- MENT FROM JOE T. GUIDERA, JR. AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO SIGN SALVE. Councilman Frost requested clarification of the Alcoholic Beverage License application for Southland Corporation. He said Question 10 which asked if they had ever violated any of the provisions of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act or regulations, and to explain. Mr. Wasserman said that the Corporation as a whole had been in violation for selling liquor to a minor. However, the local store requesting the application had not. Motion: Moved by Palombo, seconded by Frost to approve the Consent Calendar. Motion carried unanimously 5-0, except for item "h" with Councilman Mikels abstaining. 4. CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERATION OF RECOMMENDATION FROM THE RANCHO CUCAMONGA (1 FINANCIAL TASK FORCE. Jim Robinson presented the staff report. After considerable discussion, Council directed staff to consider the Task Force recommendation - a. By looking at various alternatives to evaluate and pursue grants either by employees and/or consultants. b. By considering the establishment of a Redevelopment Agency. Council concurred that the recorm~endations from the Financial Task Force should be ongoing. City Council Minutes February 4, 1981 Page 4 5. PUBLIC HEARINGS. (13) 5A. ZONE CHANGE NO. 80-13 - N-UBANK. A zone change from A-P (administrative- professional) to R-3 (multi-family residential) for 6.4 acres generally located south of Base Line on the west side of Hellman - APN 208-011-02, 03, and 04. Deputy City Clerk Beverly Authelet read title of Ordinance No. 133. ORDINANCE NO. 133 (second reading) AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, REZONING ASSESSOR'S PARCEL NUMBER 208-011-02, 03, AND 04 FROM A-P TO R-3 LOCATED SOUTH OF BASE LINE ON THE WEST SIDE OF HELLMAN AVENUE. Motion: Moved by Palombo, seconded by Mikels to waive further reading. 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 Frost to approve and adopt Ordinance No. 133. Motion carried by the following vote: AYES: Frost, Mikels, Bridge, Schlosser. NOES: Palombo. ABSENT: None. (14) 5B. ZONE CHANGE NO. 80-16 - LANDMARK. A zone change from A-1 (limited agricul- tural) to R-1 (single family residential) for 1.65 acres located on the west side of Turner Avenue at Ironwood Street (related item: TTl1577) - APN 1077-041-58. Jack Lam presented the staff report. Deputy City Clerk Authelet read title of Ordinance No. 134. ORDINANCE NO. 134 (second reading) AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, REZONING ASSESSOR'S PARCEL NUMBER 1077-041-58 FROM A-1 TO R-1 LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF TURNER AVENUE AT IRONWOOD STREET. Motion: Moved by Mikels, seconded by Palombo to waive further reading. Motion carried unanimously 5-0. Mayor Schlosser opened the meeting for public hearing. There being no response, the hearing was closed. Motion: Moved by Mikels, seconded by Frost to approve and adopt Ordinance No. 134. Motion carried by the following vote: AYES: Frost, Mikels, Palombo, Bridge, and Schlosser. NOES: None. ABSENT: None. (15) 5C. AMENDMENT TO ORDINANCE NO. 105~ RELATING TO PARK DEDICATIONS IN NEW SUBDIVISIONS, AND A SUPPORTING RESOLUTION TO THAT AMENDMENT. Mr. Wasserman recommended that the item be continued to the February 18 City Council meeting. Mayor Schlosser asked the audience if anyone had come Just for this item. There was no response. Council concurred to continue the item to February 18, 1981. City Council >~inutes February 4, 1981 Page 5 5D. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT ZONE CHANGE NO. 80-14 - ROBERTS GROUP. A change of (16 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. Staff report by Jack Lam. City Clerk Wasserman read title of Ordinance No. 136. ORDINANCE NO. 136 (first 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. Mayor Schlosser opened the meeting for public hearing. Addressing Council in opposition to the higher density project were: Jim Kulebacki, 6739 Teak Way Jim Banks, Etiwanda Ms. Toni Kasada, representing the Roberts ~roup, was present to answer any questions of the Council. Mayor Schlosser closed the public hearing. After some Council discussion, Mayor Schlosser set February 18 for second reading of Ordinance No. 136. 6. CI%Y MANAGER'S STAFF REPORTS. 6A. SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT MASTER PLAN REVISION. At the request of Councilman (17 Mikels, the proposed adoption of the amendments to the San Bernardino County Solid Waste Management Master Plan was deferred. Since the last City Council meeting, staff had requested that County staff contact Councilman Mikels to deal with his specific questions. Mr. Gene Zdunowski from the County Solid Waste Management Division was present and briefly outlined the Master Plan and responded to questions from the Council. Motion: Moved by Mikels, seconded by Palombo to send the document to the City Attorney for an analysis, and to request staff to bring back a proposal to Council in the near future with respect to regulating toxic and hazardous waste -- the storage, transfer, and disposal of such. Motion included to defer any action on Resolution No. 81-6 until after the analysis was completed by the City Attorney. Motion carried unanimously 5-0. 6B. DESIGNATE MEMBERS TO SERVE A~ REPRESENTATIVE AND ALTERNATE TO THE CITRUS (18 BELT DIVISION OF THE LEAGUE OF CALIFOrnIA CITIES. Staff report by Lauren Wasserman. Motion: Councilman Mikels recommended James Frost as the delegate and Michael Palombo as the alternate. Council concurred with the recommendation. 6C. AMBULANCE DE-REGULATION. Staff report by Lauren Wasserman. (19 There has been some discussion in the West End of San Bernardino County relative to de-regulating the ambulance industry. At the present time, ambulance services were governed either by a County Ordinance or controlled directly by each city. In addition to establishing guidelines for minimum levels of service, cities have become involved in the regulation of fees and charges for ambulance services. Staff was requesting direction from the Council concerning how to handle the City Council Minutes February 4, 1981 Page 6 Staff was requesting direction from the Council concerning how to handle the ambulance services in Rancho Cucamonga. Mayor Schlosser opened the meeting for public hearing. Addressing Council were: Don Reid, a paramed~for Trans-Medical Services. He addressed the point that each ambulance service had semi-annual inspections which were conducted by the State. This assured that all equipment was in good working order, adequate medical supplies were available, the safety of the vehicles was checked, and the qualifications of the personnel were checked by both the State and County. Betty McNay told of an experience where someone was taken approximately one mile by ambulance to the local hospital and the cost was $125. She felt this was excessive and should be looked into. Bob Lee, Chief of the Foothill Fire District, said there was presently only one ambualnce company in town. The Fire District had an excellent working relationship with them. He stated that no ambulance service would remain in town long unless it had the support from the local fire depart- ment. To receive such support would depend on how quickly they could respond to calls, quality of service, and other such things. John Lyon asked Comncil that if we de-regulate and a company came in town that was not qualified, monitored the calls by the Fire Department, arrived first at an accident and started to transfer a victim before the paramedics arrived, would we not have a worse problem? There being no further public comments, the Mayor closed the public portion of the meeting. Motion: Moved by Bridge, seconded by Palombo to try de-regulation of ambulance services, and for staff to keep Council informed with a quarterly report. Motion carried unanimously 5-0. City Clerk Wasserman read the title of Ordinance No. 137. ORDINANCE NO. 137 (first 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 Mikels, seconded by Palombo to waive further reading. Motion carried unanimously 5-0- Mayor Schlosser set February 18, 1981 for second reading of Ordinance No. 137. 7. CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORTS. There were none. City Council Minutes February 4, 1981 Page 7 8. ADDITIONAL ITEMS. a. Mayor Schlosser presented two requests for Proclamations: one by the Arthritis Foundation and the second by the American Cancer Society. Motion: Moved by Mikels, seconded by Palombo to authorize the Mayor to sign the two proclamations. Motion carried unanimously 5-0. b. Mayor Schlosser announced that the Prime Minister of Tonga would be in the City on Monday, February 16, at the King of Glory Church. He suggested that Council should do something to welcome him to the cormmunity. Motion: Moved by Mikels, seconded by Frost to have staff prepare a Proclamation for the occasion. Motion carried unanimously 5-0. c. John Lyons reported to Council that on Monday, February 2, the Planning Commission had a general plan hearing. He stated concern that the Planning Commission was not listening to the citizens. Nancy Swaithes also spoke regarding the unfairness of the Planning Commission in not listening to the concerns of the citizens especially on issues of density. Mayor Schlosser stated that the General Plan was going through hearings with the Planning Commission now. However, in Just a few weeks it would be coming to the City Council for final decisions. It was the City Council that made the final decision. 9. ADJOURNEMENT. Motion: Moved by Palombo, seconded by Mikels to adjourn to an Executive Session regarding some pending litigation, not to reconvene. The meeting adjourned at 9:15 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Beverly Authelet Deputy City Clerk