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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1978/09/20 - Minutes September 20, 1978 CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA CITY COUNCIL MINUTES .Regular Meeting CALL TO ORDER The regular meeting of the City Council was held at the Community Service Building, 9161 Baseline R~ad, Rancho Cucamonga, on Wednesday, September 20, 1978. The meeting was called to order at 7:12 p.m. by Mayor James C. Frost, The pledge of allegiance to the flag was led by Mayor Frost. ROLL CALL Present: Council members Schlosser, Mikels, Palombo, West, and Mayor Frost. City Manager, Lauren Wasserman; Interim City Attorney, Sam Crowe; City Engineer, Lloyd Hubbs; Community Develop- ment Director, Jack Lam. MINUTES Motion: Moved by Mikels, seconded by Schlosser to approve the minutes of September 6, 1978. Motion unanimously carried. ANNOUNCEMENTS 1. Advisory Committees: Councilman West, the Council's liaison, recommended selections not be made at this time even though this item had been rescheduled several times. The Council had not received enough applications from the Etiwanda area. Therefore, selections could not be made. Consensus of the Council was to meet after the meeting with the City Attorney in a legal session. 2. Councilman Palombo gave a summary of AB-90 including the problems involved. The cities in the West End felt they had not received proper share of funds generated from this Bill; monies went to the County Board of Supervisors. 3. Insurance Task Force: Councilman West announced the Insurance Task Force had their first meeting on Tuesday, September 19. Purpose of the committee was to advise the City on liability insurance problems. Next meeting will be Tuesday, September 26, in the City offices. 4. Councilman Mikels gave a summary from SCAG. PUBLIC HEARING Request by William Longley to change zone from A-1 (limited agriculture) to C-2 (general commercial) and M-1 (limited Zone Change industrial) for approximately five acres of land located No. 123-81 at the southwest intersection of Interstate 15 and Foothill Boulevard. It was the staff's recommendation that the City Council approve the zone change and adopt the ordinance to establish it. A letter had been received from Joe DiIorio stating he was not against the rezoning, but perhaps the development that might follow. Mr. Lam said the issue was a zone change, not the approval of a site plan. Rezoning was consistent ~ith the present and proposed General Plan, and the rezoning will have no significant environmental impact. City Council Minutes September 20, 1978 Page 2 There was no discussion from the public. Council questioned the site plan. Mr. Lam pointed out if the City Council wished to review the develop- ment plan, they could have this processed through the City Council also. However, normally it would be only through the Planning Commission. Motion: Moved by Palombo, seconded by Schlosser for approval of the zone change from A-1 to C-2 and subject to a review of the site plan by the Planning Commission. Motion unanimously carried. Title was read by Mr. Wasserman. ORDINANCE NO. 44 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, REZONING ASSESSOR'S PARCEL NO. 229-021-58 (FILE NO. W123-81). Motion: Moved by Palombo, seconded by West to waive the entire reading and to pass on to the next meeting for adoption. Motion unanimously carried. PUBLIC HEARING Request for zone change by Harry Rinker from A-1 (limited agriculture) and C-1 (limited commercial) to Zone Change M-1 (light industrial) for 15.8 acres of land located No. 95-85 on the southwest corner of Archibald and Arrow. Mr. Lam said both a development plan and request for a zone change had been before the Planning Commission and approved. The rezoning was consistent with the present and proposed General Plan. Mr. Lam read title of Ordinance No. 43 which would establish the zone change. ORDINANCE NO. 43 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUC~MONGA, CALIFORNIA, REZONING ASSESSOR'S PARCEL NOS. 209-021-18 AND 209- 021-20 (FILE NO. W95-85). There was no discussion from either the audience or council. Motion: Moved by Palombo, seconded by West to approve the zone change request from A-1 and C-1 to M-1. Motion unanimously carried. PUBLIC HEARING Appeal of Planning Commission's decision for zone change by Louis Parks. Mr. Lam pointed out a letter had been received Appeal No. 103-67 requesting a four-month extension on the appeal date for Louis Parks the zone change from A-1 to C-1. Staff recommended that this be set for January 17, 1979 and that no further extension be granted. Several from the audience who had not been officially notified about the first hearing before the Planning Commission, nor about this hearing were present. Mrs. Deanna McGowan spoke regarding this. Mr. Lam pointed out since this was simply a request for extension of time -- people were not notified. City Council Minutes September 20, 1978 Page 3 Mrs. McGowan also spoke regarding problems that now existed on the property -- weeds, firewood, rats, etc. James Cleveland spoke asking if the date of the hearing could be changed. It was close to the Holidays and would not be in town. He objected to the zone change. He felt people should not be allowed to "spot" zone. He also made reference to the condition of the property. Mrs. Eunice Brake from the Lewis homes which faced the property under question, spoke against a restaurant on this property. Their bedrooms faced the area which would be the parking lot for the restaurant. Mrs. Arnelis spoke in favor of the project. No further discussion from the public. Motion: Moved by Mikels, seconded by Palombo to grant the extension of time with a date of January 17, 1979 set for the appeal hearing. Motion unanimously carried. ORDINANCE NO. 40 ORDINANCE NO. 40 (second reading) AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, ASSUMING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE MOBILEHOME PARKS ACT AND RELATED REGULATIONS OF THE CALIFORNIA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE AND DESIGNATING THE ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. Motion: Moved by Palombo, seconded by West to waive entire reading and for adoption. Title read by Mr. Wasserman. Motion unanimously carried. ORDINANCE NO. 41 ORDINANCE NO. 41 (urgency) AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION OF ORDINANCE NOS. 27, 34, AND 35 AND OTHER ORDINANCES OF THE CITY HERETOFORE OR HEREAFTER ADOPTED WHEREIN NO SPECIFIC PENALTY PROVISIONS ARE SET FORTH, AND DECLARING THE URGENCY THEREOF. Purpose of the ordinance was to establish a monetary fine for violations of previous ordinance passed by the City Council with a minimum fine of $25.00. Motion: Moved by Palombo, seconded by West to approve Ordinance No. 41 as an urgency ordinance. Entire ordinance was read by Mr. Wasserman. Motion unanimously carried. JOINT POWERS The Joint Powers Agreement was presented to the Council AGREEMENT - ARROW- for approval with two changes as follows: HEAD JUSTICE a. Relates to reimbursement of costs for services rendered by the County auditor-controller, County treasurer, and County counsel. b. Description of criminal justice planning director's duties and responsibilities had been deleted. Motion: Moved by Palombo, seconded by West to approve the changes and authorize the Mayor to sign the Agreement. Motion unanimously carried. City Council Minutes September 20, 1978 Page 4 SPACE FOR Mr. Lam presented the need for more space in City CITY HALL Hall. Since the suite next to 9340-A was to be vacated the first of October, staff was recommending to the Council that this be leased for one-year at a cost of $395 per month. Plans were shown of the layout for equipment and personnel utilizing the new proposed space along with space the city already had at 9340-A and 9320-C. Motion: Moved by Mikels, seconded by Schlosser to approve the leasing of additional space for one year at $395 per month. Motion unanimously carried. DECLARATION OF It was necessary for the City Council to indicate con- IMPACTION currence with the findings of overcrowding in the Alta Loma School Alta Loma School District in order for fees to be District collected on new residential developments per Ordinance No. 30. RESOLUTION NO. 78-54 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, CONCURRING IN THE FINDINGS OF THE ALTA LOMA SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT CONDITIONS OF OVERCROWDING EXIST IN SAID DISTRICT. Mikels questioned whether these funds could be used for permanent facilities. Mr. Crowe said the funds could be used for something other than temporary facilities. However, he did not know the School Board's ability to receive State funds~ it was a School Board's problem. We could always amend the ordinance later. Bob Frost, President of the Alta Loma School District Bo~r~ of Trustees, stated the problems of overcrowding in the District and in receiving State funds. iIotion: ~{oved by Palombo, seconded by West to waive further reading and for adoption of Resolution No. 78-54. Mr. Wasserman read title of resolution. Motion unanimously carried. VINEYARD AVE. The Engineering Department requested the approval to direct CROSSING the San Bernardino County Flood Control to construct a detour in conjunction with the construction of the Vine- yard Avenue bridge over the Cucamonga Channel at an estimated cost of $15,000. Motion: Moved by Palombo, seconded by West to approve the detour of Vineyard Avenue. Motion unanimously carried .... City Council Minutes September 20, 1978 Page 5 SIGNAL Staff recommended that Resolution No. 78-53 be adopted CONSTRUCTION authorizing the County Road Department to construct signals at San Bernardino Road/Foothill Boulevard and Archibald Avenue/Baseline Road. Moved by Mikels, seconded by Schlosser to approve the signal at Archibald and Baseline, but the signal at San Bernardino Road and Foothill be sent back to the Traffic and Safety Committee for further study. In the meantime, a priority list could be made for signals within the City of Rancho Cucamonga. Mikels felt a stop sign at this intersection could accomplish the same purpose. West brought up the fact that Sycamore Inn was paying for a portion of the cost. After some discussion, Schlosser withdrew his second because he felt that was indeed a dangerous intersection. For lack of a second, the motion died. Motion: Moved by Palombo, seconded by West to approve both signals at San Bernardino Road/Foothill Boulevard and Archibald Avenue/Baseline Road by adopting Resolution No. 78-53 and to waive entire reading of resolution. Wasserman read title of resoltuion. Motion carried by the following vote: AYES: Schlosser, Palombo, West, Frost NOES: Mikels ~--- REQUEST TO PURCHASE Mr. Holley presented several alternatives to the Council SANDBLASTING EQUIP- for resolving the graffiti problem in the city. Council MENT decided the "wet" process sandblaster would be the most (Com. Svc. Dept) feasible way. Motion: Moved by Schlosser, seconded by Palombo to approve the purchase of the "wet" method sandblaster for approximately $6,000. Motion unanimously carried. PARKWAY IMPROVE- Mr. Holley reported on a parkway project at Arabian Drive MENT FOR WILSON ST. and Mustang Road on Wilson Drive east of Carnelian. Residents had been working to beautify the parkway which had been destroyed when the street was widened. Residents were requesting the City to pruchase trees, put in watering lines, etc. while they supplied the labor. It was the staff's recommendation that the City go into a venture with the citizens in the area using the first of the beautification fees that come in. Mikels asked for a rough estimate of cost. Mr. Holley made a rough estimate of $4,000. Motion: Moved by West, seconded by Mikels to approve the project up to $4,000 pending the arrival of the city's beautification fees with the Community Service Department's recommendations and approval. Motion unanimously carried. City Council Minutes September 20, 1978 Page 6 CITY ATTORNEY Mr. Crowe reported that the "greenhouse" case in REPORTS Etiwanda should be signed that week. CONSENT CALENDAR The following items were presented on the Consent Calendar: a. Request for Crossing Guards at Archibald and Church Streets, Jasper and 19th Streets, and Amethyst in front of Alta Loma Elementary School. Recommendation to refer to Traffic Committee for study and a recommendation to the City Council. b. Claim against the city by Robert Raymond Lawrence for $500,000 be referred to City Attorney for handling. c. Accept Grant of Easement (road) for highway and road purposes. d. Approval of bills. Motion: Moved by Palombo, seconded by Schlosser to approve the Consent Calendar. Motion unanimously carried. NEW BUSINESS 1. Bob Frost spoke regarding the need for crossing guards, especially at 19th and Jasper. 2. Chuck McKay asked if any plans were pending for Hellman Avenue which is a "river" during the rainy season. He spoke about how difficult it was for students who now must walk when they crossed Hellman. Council directed him to speak with the City Engineer. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:17 p.m. to go into a legal session with the City Attorney. Motion: Moved by West, seconded by Palombo to adjourn. Motion unanimously carried. Council adjourned from special session at 9:35 p.m. Motion: Moved by West, seonded by Schlosser to adjourn. Motion unanimously carried. Respectfully submitted, Beverly Authelet Deputy City Clerk