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CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
Regular Meeting
CALL TO ORDER The first regular meeting of the City Council was held at
the Community Service Building, 9161 Baseline Road, Rancho
Cucamonga, on Wednesday, December 7, 1977.
The meeting was called to order at 7:35 p.m. by Mayor
James C. Frost.
The pledge of allegiance to the flag was led by Mayor James
C. Frost.
The invocation was offered by Roy Houtz.
ROLL CALL Present: Council members Jon D. Mikels, Michael Palombo,
Phillip D. Schlosser, Charles A. West, and Mayor James C.
Frost.
MINUTES Motion: Moved by West, seconded by Palombo and carried
unanimously to postpone the reading of the minutes of the
special meeting of December 2, 1977 until the next regular
meeting of December 21, 1977.
U.S. FLAG An U. S. Flag that had flown over the Capitol building in
PRESENTATION Washington, D.C..on the first election day for the new
city of Rancho Cucamonga was presented to the Council by
Ruth Cetin from the office of Representative Jim Lloyd
of the 35th District.
STATE FLAG A state flag and a certificate of filing for cityhood,
PRESENTATION signed by the Secretary of the State, were presented to
the Council by State Senator Ruben Ayala of the 32nd
District.
CONGRATULATIONS Congratulations and best wishes were presented to~*the
Council by Larry Loffer, a representative of Assemblyman
Bill McVittie's office of the 65th District.
CERTIFICATE An official certification of election was presented to
OF ELECTION each Councilman by the County Registrar of Voters, William
Clinton.
COUNTY FLAG A San Bernardino County flag was presented to the Council
PRESENTATION by Robert O. Townsend, chairman of the Board of Supervisors.
NAME PLATES Preprinted name plates were presented to the Council along
with congratulations from Supervisor Joseph Kamansky of the
2nd District.
RESOLUTION An offer of assistance in the form of a resolution from
CITY OF COLTON the Council of the City of Colton was presented by
Mayor Abe Beltran.
MAP A map showing the boundaries of the City of Rancho Cuca-
PRESENTATION monga was presented to the Council by Mrs. Laura Jones.
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Page 2
FLOWER Mayor Frost acknowledged the gift of a boutonniere
PRESENTATION for the Councilmen, a corsage for the wives, and
a floral arrangement for the Council table which
was presented by Mrs. Grace Brazell from the House
of Flowers.
MAYOR FROST'S Mayor Frost expressed appreciation to all who had
APPRECIATION helped.
SALES AND USE ORDINANCE NO. 9
TAX
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
Ordinance No. 9 CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA,
IMPOSING A SALES AND USE TAX TO BE ADMIN-
ISTERED BY THE STATE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION
AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS AND
PROVIDING FOR ITS ADOPTION AS AN URGENCY
ORDINANCE.
Being an ordinance imposing a local sales and use tax
of 1%, operative January 1, 1978, and providing for
its administration and collection, is introduced as
an urgency ordinance and is given first and final
reading; was read by title only.
Motion: Moved by Palombo, seconded by Schlosser and
unanimously carried to waive further reading.
Motion: Moved by Palombo, seconded by West and carried
unanimously to adopt said Urgency Ordinance No. 9.
The motion carried upon the following roll call vote:
AYES: Council members Mikels, Palombo, Schlosser,
West, and Mayor Frost.
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
LOCAL SALES AND RESOLUTION NO. 77-24
USE TAXES
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
Resolution No. OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING
77-24 THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT FOR STATE
ADMINISTRATION OF LOCAL SALES AND USE TAXES.
Being a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute the
agreement of behalf of the City. Mayor Frost asked
for an entire reading of the resolution.
Motion: Moved by Schlosser, seconded by Mikels and
carried unanimously to adopt said Resolution No. 77-24.
SALARIES FOR ORDINANCE NO. 10
CITY COUNCIL
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA,
ESTABLISHING SALARIES FOR MEMBERS OF THE
CITY COUNCIL.
Being an ordinance establishing a salary of $200 per
month for members of the City Council, as permitted
by Government Code Section 36516, was introduced and'
was given its first reading and was carried over to the
next regular council meeting to be held December 21, 1977.
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Page 3
AUTHORIZING RESOLUTION NO. 77-25
EXECUTION OF
WARRANTS A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING
Resolution No. THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE WARRANTS
77-25 --
Being a resolution to authorize H. K. Hunter, Interim
City Manager, to execute warrants on behalf of the City
was read by title only.
Motion: Moved by Palombo, seconded by Schlosser and
unanimously carried to waive further reading.
Motion: Moved by West, seconded by Palombo and unani-
mously carried to adopt said Resolution No. 77-25.
SUBDIVISION Final maps for two subdivisions, Tracts No. 9329 and
APPROVAL 9377, were presented for approval by the County
surveyor, Eugene Ehe.
Motion: After a lengthy discussion, a motion was made
by Schlosser, seconded by Palombo and unanimously
carried to delay a decision on these tracts and to
reconsider them at an adjourned meeting next Wednesday,
December 14, 1977 at 7:30 p.m.
TRI-COMMUNITY A summary of planning activity of the Tri-Community
CITIZENS Citizens Advisory Committee was made by Linda Frost,
ADVISORY Chairperson of Land Use Subcommittee.
COMMITTEE
The Council favored continuing the Committee but wanted
more time for working out the details.
Motion: Moved by Palombo, seconded by Mikels and carried
unanimously to continue the discussion until next Wednes-
day, December 14, 1977.
TRI-COMMUNITY A proposed City Charter study was requested by the Tri-
INCORPORATION Community Incorporation Committee and was presented by
COMMITTEE Catherine V. Bridge.
Motion: Moved by West, seconded by Palombo and carried
unanimously to form an advisory committee to investigate
a city charter and report back to the Council -- the
details of forming the committee to be later determined.
RECESS The Chair declared a recess, and at 9:45 p.m. the meeting
reconvened with all members of the Council present.
NEW CONSTRUCTION In response to a request from Ralph D'Errico for considera-
TAX FOR SCHOOLS tion of a tax for school purposes on new residential con-
struction, the Council, through the Interim City Attorney,
Samuel Crowe, informed Mr. D'Errico that the direct tax
is beyond the authority of the City.
REQUEST FOR In response to a written communication dated December 5, 1977
ABANDONMENT OF from Edward J. Feduniw, President of H & M Wholesale
ROADWAY Lumber, Inc., the Council heard the request for abandon-
ment of undedicated roadway (between Baseline Road and
Southern Pacific Railway tracts shown as a continuation of
Rochester Avenue).
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After much discussion, the following motion was made
by Palombo, seconded by Mikels and carried unani-
mously.
Motion: Moved to approve grade level subject to
the condition that H & M Wholesale Lumber, Inc.
convey all of its right to access to Rochester
Avenue to the City of Rancho Cucamonga in a form
approved by the interim city attorney.
CONSIDERATION The Council's response to a letter dated, December 5,
OF TRACT 9472 1977 from J. P. Kapp and Assoicates, Inc. relative
to Tract 9472 was in the form of a motion.
Motion: Moved by Palombo, seconded by Schlosser and
carried unanimously to refer this item to the Cucamonga
County Water District.
RECESS The Chair declared a recess and in five minutes the
meeting reconvened with all Council members present.
REQUEST TO A request was made by H. K. Hunter, Interim City
DRAW A $1200 Manager, to draw a check for $1200 to reimburse
CHECK the office account of Covington and Crowe toward
a contract with State Compensation Insurance Fund.
(It is an estimate on their account).
Motion: Moved by Schlosser, seconded by Palombo
for the authorization to draw the check for $1200.
Motion carried unanimously.
TRANSFER OF A report was made by Interim City Manager, H. K.
THREE ~PLOYEES Hunter, on the progress of the transfer of three
(3) employees from the district to the city.
A request was made for authorization to spend $30
per employee for an actuarial report from Public
Employee Retirement System that is necessary in
order to make the transfer. The survey would de-
termine what the city's cost would be for the
retirement system.
Motion: Moved by Palombo, seconded by Schlosser
and carried unanimously the motion to authorize the
actuarial report.
CITY MANAGER Mr. H. K. Hunter, Interim City Manager, informed
RECRUITMENT the Council that the requirements to fill the
position of City Manager for the City of Rancho
Cucamonga have been developed and released to
professional journals and will be given to the
local newspapers .....
POPULATION An informational report was made by the Interim
ESTIMATE City Manager, H. K. Hunter, on population figure
of 40,470 which is fixed as of November 30. He
also stated that the City of Rancho Cucamonga could
qualify for a free estimate of population in January.
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COOPERATION RESOLUTION NO. 77-26
AGREEMENT WITH
COUNTY A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA,
Resolution No. AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND THE CITY CLERK
77-26 TO SIGN COOPERATION AGREEMENT WITH COUNTY.
Being a resolution to permit the execution of a Coopera-
tion Agreement as authorized by Section 102 (a) (6) of
the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, so
as to allow participation by the City in Housing and
Community Development Act grant funds.
The resolution was read by title only.
Motion: Moved by Schlosser, seconded by Mikels and
unanimously carried to waive further reading.
Motion: Moved by Palombo, seconded by Schlosser and
unanimously carried to adopt Resolution No. 77-26 and
that the Mayor be authorized to sign the Cooperation
Agreement.
ACTING CITY RESOLUTION NO. 77-
TREASURER
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA,
APPOINTING THE ACTING CITY TREASURER.
Being a resolution to appoint an acting City Treasurer
_-_ to serve at the pleasure of the City Council and re-
quiring the posting of a bond.
Motion: Moved by Mikels, seconded by Palombo and
unanimous!U carried to postpone any action on this
Resolution No. 77- until the next regular meeting of
December 21, 1977.
FINANCE RESOLUTION NO. 77-27
CO~R~ITTEE
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF RAJ~CHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, APPOINTING
A FINANCE COMMITTEE.
Being a resolution appointing two (2) members of the
City Council as members of the City's Finance Committee
pursuant to Ordinance No. 6.
Resolution No. 77-27 was read by title only.
Motion: Moved by Palombo, seconded by Schlosser and
carried unanimously to waive further reading.
Nominations: Councilman West noninated Mike Palombo.
Councilman Schlosser no'ninated Charles West.
Motion: Moved by Schlosser, seconded 'bs' Palombo to
close nominations. Unanimously carried.
Motion: Moved by Palombo, seconded by West and carried
unanimously to adopt said Resolution No. 77-27.
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Page 6
REPORT Mr. Dan Wobser, Field Representativ~ for Supervisor
FOOTHILL Kamansky, gave a brief informational report on the
FREEWAY Foothill Freeway.
AJOURNMENT Motion: Moved by Schlosser, seconded by Mikels and
carried unanimously to adjourn the meeting to December
14, 1977 at 7:30 p.m. to be held at the Community
Service Building, 9161 Baseline Road, to hear the
two (2) tract items and also the Citizens Advisory
Committee.
Respectfully submitted,
Betty Hazelton
Helper to Acting City Clerk