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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1979/06/20 - Minutes June 20, 1979 CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA CITY COUNCIL MINUTES Regular Meeting 1. CALL TO ORDER. The regular meeting of the City Council was held in the Multi-purpose Room at Carnelian Elementary School, 7.105 Carnelian Street, Rancho Cucamonga, on Wednes- day, June 20, 1979. The meeting was called to order at 7:10 p.m. by Mayor James C. Frost who led in the pledge to the flag. Present: Councilmen Schlosser, Mikels, Palombo, Bridge, and Mayor Frost. Also present were: City Manager, Lauren Wasserman; Interim Assistant City Attorney, Robert Dougherty; Assistant City Manager, Jim Robinson; Community Development Director, Jack Lam; City Engineer, Lloyd Hubbs. Approval of Minutes: May 9, 1979 and June 6, 1979. Moved by Mikels, seconded by Palombo to approve the minutes. Motion carried 5-0. 2. ANNOUNCEMENTS. a. Jon Mikels had been selected by SCAG to serve on the Community and Economic Development Committee. b. AB-227, the bail-out bill, had passed through the Senate and was confirmed by the Assembly and was sitting on the Governor's desk for signature. c. Because of the resignation of Aruthur Bridge on the Historical Commission, there was a vacancy. Council directed staff to start accepting applications for the vacant position. d. Request item 4b be deleted from the Consent Calendar, Resolutions No. 79-51 and 52, for abandoment of a portion of Hellman Avenue d~dic'ation'due to"the realignment and additional dedications on the west side and right-of-way quit- claimed on Baseline for the orderly development of the southeast corner. e. Mikels asked that 4h be removed from the Consent Calendar for further dis- cussion; Authorize execution of the Community Development Block Grant between the City of Rancho Cucamonga and the County of San Bernardino. 3. COMMITTEE REPORTS. a. Advisory Committee - none. b. Historical Commission - none. 4. CONSENT CALENDAR. a. Approval of Warrants in the amount of $279,099.87; register no. 79-6-21. b. Resolutions for street alignments - deleted from the Consent Calendar. c. Road Maintenance Management Services. Recommend R.J.A. Maintenance (1) Contractors to develop a detailed maintenance proposal for city review. City Council Minutes June 20, 1979 Page 2 (2) d. Parcel Map 3976. The parcel map consists of 4 parcels located north of Hidden Farm Road between Moonstone and Sunstone. Developer - Dan August. RESOLUTION NO. 50 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING PARCEL ItA_P NUMBER 3976. (TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP NO. 77-410). (3) e. Tract 9223: Accept roads and release bond to Cameo Land Co., Inc. Performance bond (road) $118,000 (3) f. Tract 9382: Accept roads and release bond to Lesny/Wilshire Properties, Inc. Performance bond (road) $158,000 (3) g. Tract 9433: Accept roads and release bond to Chevron Construction. Performance bond (road) $ 84,000 (4) h. Community Development Block Grant - removed for discussion. (5) i. Authorization to seek bids and purchase vehicles included in 1978-79 budgetary appropriations. Authorization is requested for staff to seek bids and purchase the following vehicles: 3 sedans for vehicle pool, 1 sedan for building inspector, 1 stake bed truck. Although the appropriations for these vehicles were approved as amendments to 1978-79 budget, the vehicles will not be available until after July 1. Motion: Moved by Palombo, seconded by Mikels to approve the Consent Calendar. Motion carried 5-0. 4h. Item removed from Consent Calendar for discussion. Authorize execution of the Community Development Block Grant between the City of Rancho Cuca- monga and the County of San Bernardino. Council approved the agreement last Fall. Mikels stated the agreement should be one that could be renewed on a yearly basis and felt the agreement should be clarified to reflect this. The City Attorney also recommended this be changed. The city attorney drafted a change to replace and supercede paragraph 2 of item 2 (lines 29 through 38 inclusive) of page three as follows: "Notwithstanding any other provision of this agreement, CITY may terminate this agreement for Program years 1980-81 and/or 1981'82 by giving COUNTY written notice of CITY'S election to so terminate not later than March 1, 1980 if CITY elects to terminate with respect to both Program years, or not later than March 1, 1981 if the CITY elects to terminate with respect to Program year 1981-82 only. In the event CITY elects to terminate as herein provided, all provisions of this agreement providing for or re- ferring to a longer term shall be deemed amended to reflect the shortened term." Motion: Moved by Mikels, seconded by Bridge to approve the change in the agreement. Motion carried 5-0. ~ Motion: Moved by Palombo, seconded by Mikels to approve the agreement as amended. Motion carried 5-0. City Council Minutes June 20, 1979 Page 3 5. PUBLIC HEARINGS. 5A. Revenue Sharing Funds. Report by Lauren Wasserman. Staff recommended (6) that all revenue sharing funds be used to offset a portion of the city's total ___ cost for providing law enforcement services. Meeting opened for public input. There being none, the public hearing was closed. Motion: Moved by Palombo, seconded by Mikels to continue to July 5 for the second public hearing. Motion carried 5-0. 6. CITY MANAGER'S STAFF REPORTS. 6A. Janitorial Services. As instructed by the City Council, the staff asked (?) bidders for the city hall maintenance services to re-submit their quotes in order to include the costs for providing all equipment and cleaning materials. Three bids were received. All three companies have the required liability insurance and will guarantee the rate quoted for a one-year period. Harry Empey, Director of Finance, presented the report. The three companies were: Freddie Miles Maintenance - Claremont $435.00 per month Garcia Janitor Service - Ontario $435.00 per month Sterling Maintenance Service - Chino $450.00 per month Mr. Empey stated that Garcia Janitor Service was unable to provide references as to their ability; therefore, he recommended awarding the contract to Freddie --- Miles Maintenance, the low bidder. Council questioned if Sterling Maintenance could give better service. Mr. Empey stated, in his opinion, Freddie Miles Maintenance had excellent references and could provide as good a service. Motion: Moved by Schlosser, seconded by Palombo to award the janitorial services for city hall to Freddie Miles Maintenance for a one-year period at the rate of $435 per month to include all equipment and supplies. Motion carried 5-0. 6B. A request from SCAG regarding, the 208-Areawide Waste Treatment Management (8) Plan. SCAG asked the City Council to adopt a resolution (Resolution No. 79-25) stating the city's intent to carry out specific actions recommended by the Draft 208 Plan for Rancho Cucamonga. Those actions were: a. Maintain existing street sweeping programs (prio~ to Proposition 13) with consideration given to increasing their effectiveness in reducing wasteloads to receiving waters, to the extent financially feasible. b. Maintain current litter control programs, to the extent financially feasible. c. Maintain current catch basin and storm drain cleaning programs with consideration given to increasing program effectiveness, to the extent financially feasible. d. Emphasize reduction of runoff volume and peak flow rates as mitigation measures in environmental impact reports (EIRs) and in conditions for approval for new developments. City Council Minutes June 20, 1979 Page 4 Staff report was presented by Barry Hogan, Senior Planner. He stated this would not increase the financial liability of the city in any way. Motion: Moved by Mikels to approve Resolution No. 79-25 and waive entire reading. The motion was seconded by Bridge in order to put the item on the floor for discussion. Discussion followed by the Council. Motion failed by the following vote: AYES: Mikels. NOES: Schlosser, Palombo, Bridge, Frost. (9) 6C. Article 8/Transportation Development Act Claim. Report by Jim Robinson. Each year the City Council must authorize the city manager to sign the Article 8 Claim with SCAG in order to receive TDA (street and road) monies. Th~sefunds are generated from 1/4 of one percent of the sales tax on gasoline. Funds may be used for street and road purposes once transit needs of the community are~reasonable met. The Council must do the following: 1. Authorize the city manager to sign the Article 8 Claim. 2. Authorize the following distribution of TDA funds for fiscal year 1979-80: a. Omnitrans-- Capital (purchase of buses, sedans.) $ 35,724.00 Fixed route (operating) 101,911.00 Dial-a-ride/Dial-a-lift 39,512.00 $177,147.00 Less credit for carry-over (delay in Dial-a-ride) -26,677.00 $150,470.00 b. City of Rancho Cucamonga-- Streets and roads $513,894.00 GRAND TOTAL $664,364.00 Motion: Moved by Bridge, seconded by Palombo to authorize the city manager to sign the Article 8 Claim and to authorize the above listed distribution of TDA funds for fiscal year 1979-80. Motion carried 5-0. 6D. Salary Resolutions. Resolutions regarding salaries which establishes a (10) comprehensive pay plan for employees for fiscal year 1979-80. Jim Robinson presented the staff report. Council expressed concern with the wording of Section 3.G., Educational Reimbursement, in Resolution No. 79-48. The City Attorney drafted the following sentence to add to the section for clarification. "The portion of the total sum of $3,000 allocated to any one employee shall be determined by the city manager." Council requested that the management and mid-management employees be entitled to the Educational Reimbursement Program also and to add this to Resolution No. 79-49 under "other benefits." Motion: Moved by Palombo, seconded by Bridge to approve Resolution Nos 79-48 and 49 and to waive entire readings. Motion carried 4-1 (NOES: Mikels)o Titles and numbers read by Wasserman. Wasserman was requested by Council to read the ~section entitled "Philosophy of Compensation" in full. City Council Minutes June 20, 1979 Page 5 RESOLUTION NO. 79-48 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY '-- OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, RESCINDING RESOLUTIONS 78-12, 78-37, Alii 78-43 RELATING TO SALARY RANGES AND VACATION, HOLIDAY AND SICK LEAVE BENEFITS AND ESTABLISHING REVISED PAY RANGES FOR ALL CONFIDENTIAL, NON-MANAGEMENT, AND PART-TIME EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA TO BE EFFECTIVE JULY 2, 1979. RESOLUTION NO. 79-49 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING A COMPENSATION PLAN FOR MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL, RATES OF PAY, MANAGEMENT BENEFITS, AND ESTABLISHING A PHILOSOPHY OF COMPENSATION FOR ALL MANAGEMENT/MID-MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEES TO 'BE EFFECTIVE JULY 2, 1979. Philosophy of Compensation: The City of Rancho Cucamonga recognizes that it competes in a market place to obtain qualified personnel to perform and provide municipal services. It further recognizes that compensatJ_on and conditions of employment must ~be sufficiently attractive to draw and retain qualified employees. Therefore, the City will compensate its employees with wages and benefits competitive with the labor market and commensurate with the performance of the employee. 6E. Amendments to the Street Maintenance Contract between the City and County (11) of San Bernardino Road Department for the performance of road maintenance. The proposed contract amendments clarify certain liability requirements to reflect the similar provisions in the sheriff's contract and increases the contract amounts to include a risk management charge of 5% and charges for administrative overhead of 13%. Lloyd Hubbs presented the staff report recommending that Council approve the contract as presented and to instruct staff to develop a thorough analysis of alternative maintenance programs with other organizations. He reminded Council that the contract may be terminated at any time with a four month's notice. Motion: Moved by Palombo, seconded by Schlosser to approve the proposed contract amendments and to authorize staff to investigate alternative maintenance pro- grams. Motion carried 4-1 (NOES: Mikels). 6F. Request from Alta Loma School District for release of SB-201 funds. (12) Report by Lauren Wasserman. The Board of Trustees of the Alta Loma School District requested the release of $38,600 in funds collected through SB-201 pro- ceedings. The District has indicated that payments for two contracts amounting to a total of $93,506.96 will be required within the next thirty to forty-five days. The School District had requested release of these funds at the June 6 Council meeting. However, the city did not have the details concerning financial commitments and voted to retain the funds until these were received. The City Attorney had drafted an agreement which would hold the city harmless if these funds were determined by legislature to have been illegally collected. He also recommended that the Council make a determination that this is con- sistent with the City's General Plan. Motion: Moved by Palombo, seconded by Mikels to authorize the mayor and city clerk to sign agreements releasing SB-201 funds in the amount of $38,600 to City Council Minutes June 20, 1979 Page 6 the Alta Loma School District and to declare the finding that this is consistant with the City's General Plan. Motion carried 5-0 .... (13) 6G. Law Enforcement Contract. Report by Lauren Wasserman to approve the contract with the San Bernardino Sheriff's Department for law enforce ment services for fiscal year 1979-80. Motion: Moved by Palombo, seconded by Schlosser to approve the contract for~ law enforcement with the San Bernardino Sheriff's Department for fiscal year 1979-80 totalling $1,670.128. Motion carried 5-0. (14) 6H. Subdivision Directional Sign Program. Report by Jack Lam who emphasized that this pertains only to off-premise signs, especially the "bootleg" type signs showing tract locations. The city would approve the designs of these signs and the locations. There would be no cost to the city. The planning staff had been working with the Building Industry to develop this program and it had been approved by the Planning Commission at their meeting on June 13. Motion: Moved by Palombo, seconded by Mikels to approve the off-site sub- division directional sign program. Motion carried 5-0. (Direction to staff was to look into a contract with a liability hold harmless clause.) 7. CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORTS. The City Attorney requested the meeting adjourn to an executive session regarding a legal matter. 8. NEW BUSINESS. a. Council: Palombo stated he had been asked by Standard Oil to represent the city at a meeting in which future fuel allocations for the city would be discussed. He said this would simply be a "PR" position. Motion: Moved by Mikels, seconded by Bridge to appoint Palombo to re- present the city at a meeting with Standard Oil for the purpose to re- ceive information regarding future fuel allocations for the City of Rancho Cucamonga. Motion carried 5-0. b. Audience: Mr. Chuck Horton addressed the Council. He had sustained some damages to his motorcycle by Rancho Disposal Company. He was asking Council to help him since he could not get a response from Rancho Disposal. Council informed Mr. Horton that the city did not have any agreements with the disposal companies, and therefore, could not help him. City Council Minutes June 20, 1979 Page 7 9. ADJOURNMENT. Motion: Moved by Palombo, seconded by Mikels to adjourn to an Executive --- Session. Motion carried 5-0. Public meeting adjourned at 8:45 p.m. The Executive Session adjourned at 9:00 p.m. to the next regular meeting to be held on Thursday, July 5, 1979. Respectfully submitted, Beverly Authelet Deputy City Clerk