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MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL AND
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
JOINT REGULAR MEETING
MONDAY, AUGUST 21,2000
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
The joint regular meeting of the Mayor and Common Council and Community
Development Commission of the City of San Bernardino was called to order by Mayor
Pro Tern McGinnis at 8:14 a.m., Monday, August 21,2000, in the Council Chambers
of City Hall, 300 North "D" Street, San Bernardino, California.
ROLL CALL
Roll call was taken by City Clerk Clark with the following being present:
Mayor Pro Tern McGinnis; Council Members Estrada, McGinnis, Suarez, Anderson;
Senior Assistant City Attorney Carlyle, City Clerk Clark, City Administrator Wilson.
Absent: Council Members Lien, Schnetz, McCammack.
Senior Assistant City Attorney Carlyle announced that the following additional
cases would be discussed in closed session:
Ezzat Soliman vs. Citv of San Bernardino - United States District Court, Central
District, Case No. EDCV 00301 V AP (RCx);
Richard & Eloise Bravo Jimenez vs. Citv of San Bernardino. et al. - United
States District Court Case No. EDCV 97-0086 RT (Rc);
Rose Mihata vs. City of San Bernardino. et al. - San Bernardino Superior Court
Case No. SCV 30467.
RECESS MEETING - CLOSED SESSION (Discussed later in the
meeting - page 26) (1)
At 8:14 a.m., the Mayor and Common Council and Community Development
Commission recessed to closed session for the following:
Pursuant to Government Code Section(s):
A. Conference with legal counsel - existing litigation pursuant to
Government Code Section 54956.9(a):
Stewart D. Cumming vs. Citv of San Bernardino. et al. - San
Bernardino Superior Court Case No. SCVSS 66744;
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Jaime Alvarez. et al. vs. Citv of San Bernardino. et al. - United States
District Court Case No. CV 00-03048 GHK.
B. Conference with legal counsel - anticipated litigation - significant
exposure to litigation pursuant to subdivision (b) (1), (2), (3) (A-F) of
Government Code Section 54956.9.
C. Conference with legal counsel - anticipated litigation - initiation of
litigation pursuant to subdivision (c) of Government Code Section
54956.9.
D. Conference with legal counsel - personnel - pursuant to Government
Code Section 54957.
E. Closed session with Chief of Police on matters posing a threat to the
security of public buildings or threat to the public's right of access to
public services or public facilities pursuant to Government Code Section
54957.
F. Conference with labor negotiator pursuant to Government Code Section
54957.6.
G. Conference with real property negotiator pursuant to Government Code
Section 54956.8.
CLOSED SESSION
At 8:15 a.m., Mayor Pro Tern McGinnis called the closed session to order in
the conference room of the Council Chambers of City Hall.
ROLL CALL
Roll call was taken by City Clerk Clark with the following being present:
Mayor Pro Tern McGinnis; Council Members Estrada, Schnetz, McGinnis, Suarez,
Anderson; Senior Assistant City Attorney Carlyle, City Clerk Clark, City
Administrator Wilson. Absent: Council Members Lien, McCammack.
Also present: Senior Assistant City Attorney Simmons and Administrative
Operations Supervisor Anderson, City Attorney's Office.
READING OF RESOLUTIONS & ORDINANCES
Deputy City Clerk Hartzel read the titles of all the resolutions and ordinances on
the regular agenda of the Mayor and Common Council and Community Development
Commission while the Mayor and Common Council and Community Development
Commission were in closed session.
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ADJOURN CLOSED SESSION
At 8:43 a.m., the closed session adjourned to 9:00 a.m., III the Council
Chambers of City Hall.
RECONVENE MEETING
At 9:05 a.m., Mayor Pro Tern McGinnis reconvened the joint regular meeting
of the Mayor and Common Council and Community Development Commission of the
City of San Bernardino.
ROLL CALL
Roll call was taken by City Clerk Clark with the following being present:
Mayor Pro Tern McGinnis; Council Members Estrada, McGinnis, Schnetz, Suarez,
Anderson; Senior Assistant City Attorney Carlyle, City Clerk Clark, City
Administrator Wilson. Absent: Council Members Lien, McCammack.
INVOCATION
The invocation was given by Sister Marita Beumer of St. Bernardine's Catholic
Church.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The pledge of allegiance was led by Jasmine Carreon, a fifth-grade student at
Ramona Alessandro Elementary School.
APPOINTMENT - NORINE MILLER - BOARD OF WATER
COMMISSIONERS - MAYOR V ALLES (2)
Mayor Valles submitted a staff report dated August 10, 2000, recommending
the appointment of Norine Miller as a member of the Board of Water Commissioners.
Council Member Suarez made a motion, seconded by Council Member
Anderson, and unanimously carried, that the appointment of Norine Miller to the Board
of Water Commissioners, as requested by Mayor Valles, be approved.
PRESENTATION - SINFONIA MEXICANA SOCIETY - 15TH
ANNIVERSARY (3)
A resolution of commendation was presented to Jesse Valenzuela, Vice
President of the Sinfonia Mexicana Society, in recognition of the Society's 15th
anniversary .
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PRESENTATION - DEVON ZILLMER - PARTICIPANT IN
SINFONICA JUVENIL OF TIJUANA (3)
Mayor Pro Tern McGinnis presented a certificate of recogmtlOn to Devon
Zillmer in recognition of his participation in the Sinfonica Juvenil of Tijuana (Youth
Symphony of Tijuana). Devon, who graduated this past June from Richardson Middle
School, was the only American student to participate in the Symphony.
PRESENTATION - CERTIFICATES OF APPRECIATION - YOUTH
VOLUNTEERS - CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY
SAINTS (3)
Certificates of appreciation were presented by Mayor Pro Tern McGinnis to
several youth volunteers from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in
recognition of the many many hours they have volunteered to perform property cleanup
work throughout the city.
ANNOUNCEMENTS-GEORGESCHNARRE
(4)
George Schnarre, President-elect of the San Bernardino Area Chamber of
Commerce, announced several events taking place throughout the city including the
dedication by the City and the San Manuel Indians of new fire engines on August 31 at
11:00 a.m., at the City Hall Plaza.
SERVICE PIN AWARDS
(3)
Teri Rubi, Executive Assistant to the Mayor. read the names of the following
employees who received a service pin award in recognition of their many years of
dedicated service to the City:
Name
Jesse Lizarraga
Sylvia Guajardo
Ramon Carillo
Jerry Morana
Kim Burgett
Deoartment
Code Compliance
Council Office
Development Services
Development Services
Parks, Recreation &
Community Services
Police
Police
Public Services
Jeffrey Breiten
Donald Soderbloom
Judith Johnson
Years of Service
15
20
15
40
20
20
20
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Each employee received a service pin presented by Mayor Pro Tern McGinnis.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS - COUNCIL MEMBER SUAREZ (4)
Council Member Suarez commented on the very successful Western Regional
Little League event which was recently held in San Bernardino.
ANNOUNCEMENTS - COUNCIL MEMBER ANDERSON (4)
Council Member Anderson congratulated the 22 young people from the Church
of Latter Day Saints who received certificates of appreciation for their participation in
the program for eradication of blight throughout the city. She noted that volunteer
work is one of the most important things a person can do.
Mrs. Anderson asked Nick Gonzalez of the Mayor's Office to say a few words
about the Mayor's third annual "Just Do It" city-wide cleanup day, which will be held
on September 9,2000.
Mr. Gonzalez spoke briefly about the cleanup campaign, stating that additional
information could be obtained by calling the Mayor's Office at 384-5133, or Judi
Penman at the Chamber of Commerce at 885-7515.
ANNOUNCEMENTS - COUNCIL MEMBER ESTRADA (4)
Council Member Estrada stated that the Mt. Vernon Project Area Committee
continues to meet, and they will be inviting the consultants who are working on the
Santa Fe Depot project and the Mt. Vernon bridge project to come and answer questions
and provide progress reports. She also reminded everyone that the Parks, Recreation
and Community Services Department sponsors a day camp at Hernandez Community
Center for youngsters 6-13 years of age, Monday through Friday, for $40 per week.
ANNOUNCEMENTS - COUNCIL MEMBER SCHNETZ (4)
Council Member Schnetz stated he was gratified to see that demolition had
begun at the 40th Street Project Area; and announced that escrow had closed on the
Walgreen's store at 40th and Sierra Way.
ANNOUNCEMENTS - COUNCIL MEMBER McGINNIS (4)
Council Member McGinnis commended the heroism shown by Mr. Cheriar, the
gentleman who rescued a young boy from a burning vehicle in Moreno Valley and
subsequently succumbed to the injuries he suffered during the rescue; and extended
condolences to his family. He also commended Joe Thomas, owner of the Brandin
Iron, who was recently presented with an award for maintaining a completely smoke-
free environment inside his establishment.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS - MAYOR PRO TEM McGINNIS (4)
On behalf of Mayor Valles, Mayor Pro Tern McGinnis congratulated Mexican
Consul Juan Jose Salgado on the opening of the Consulate's new offices directly across
the street from City Hall at the southeast corner of Third and "D" Streets; and
complimented the staff and hundreds of volunteers at the Western Regional Little
League Headquarters for another tremendously successful tournament. He announced a
new program called the InFoPeople Project, wherein two computers were donated to
both the Dorothy Inghram Branch Library (887-4494) and the Paul Villasenor Branch
Library (383-5156), which will be used to provide free Internet access for the public
and staff members, including training classes. Appointments can be scheduled by
calling the numbers listed above for each library. He also noted that the Route 66
Rendezvous is just around the corner and the Visitors and Convention Bureau is
recruiting volunteers to help with this year's event. To volunteer, please call Jo Ann
Webb at 889-3980.
COUNCIL MEMBER LIEN ARRIVED
At 9:44 a.m., Council Member Lien arrived at the Council meeting and took
her place at the Council table.
ANNOUNCEMENTS - SENIOR ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY
CARLYLE (4)
Senior Assistant City Attorney Carlyle announced that City Attorney Penman
would not be present as he had been called to jury duty service.
ANNOUNCEMENTS - CITY ADMINISTRATOR WILSON (4)
City Administrator Wilson announced that the next edition of "News of the
City" would come out in the San Bernardino County Sun newspaper on September 3.
ANNOUNCEMENTS - COUNCIL MEMBER LIEN
(4)
Council Member Lien announced that there would be a meeting on Tuesday,
August 29, at 6:30 p.m., at St. John's for residents in the first four blocks of the
Neighborhood Initiative Program. This would include residents between 16th and 18th
Streets and Sierra Way and Mountain View. She also noted that last Saturday, almost
eight tons of trash were collected at San Bernardino High School during a Second Ward
cleanup day.
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WAIVE FULL READING OF RESOLUTIONS & ORDINANCES
(S)
Council Member Anderson made a motion, seconded by Council Member
Schnetz, and unanimously carried, that full reading of the resolutions and ordinances on
the regular agenda of the Mayor and Common Council/Community Development
Commission be waived.
COUNCIL MINUTES
(6)
Council Member Anderson made a motion. seconded by Council Member
Schnetz, and unanimously carried, that the minutes of the following meeting of the
Mayor and Common Council/Community Development Commisison of the City of San
Bernardino, be approved as submitted in typewritten form: June 19, 2000.
CLAIMS AND PAYROLL
(7)
Council Member Anderson made a motion, seconded by Council Member
Schnetz, and unanimously carried, that the claims and payroll and the authorization to
issue warrants as listed on the memorandum dated August 16, 2000, from Barbara
Pachon, Director of Finance, be approved.
PERSONNEL ACTIONS
(8)
Council Member Anderson made a motion. seconded by Council Member
Schnetz, and unanimously carried, that the personnel actions as submitted by the Chief
Examiner dated August 15, 2000, in accordance with Civil Service rules and Personnel
policies adopted by the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San Bernardino, be
approved and ratified.
ORD MC-I079 - ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN
BERNARDINO AMENDING SECTION 10.24.190 OF THE SAN
BERNARDINO MUNICIPAL CODE TO PROHIBIT COMMERCIAL
VEHICLES ON DAVIDSON STREET BETWEEN TIPPECANOE
AVENUE AND RICHARDSON STREET, HARDT STREET
BETWEEN TIPPECANOE AVENUE AND RICHARDSON STREET,
GOULD STREET BETWEEN TIPPECANOE AVENUE AND
RICHARDSON STREET, AND COULSTON STREET, BETWEEN
TIPPECANOE AVENUE AND RICHARDSON STREET. (9)
Council Member Anderson made a motion, seconded by Council Member
Schnetz, that said ordinance be adopted.
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Ordinance No. MC-I079 was adopted by the following vote:
Members Estrada, Lien, McGinnis, Schnetz, Suarez, Anderson.
Absent: Council Member McCammack.
Ayes: Council
Nays: None.
RES. 2000-2S0 - RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SAN
BERNARDINO AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 655 ENTITLED, IN
PART, "A RESOLUTION. . . DESIGNATING CERTAIN STREETS,
OR PORTIONS THEREOF AS THROUGH mGHW A YS . . . ;" AND
AUTHORIZING THE INSTALLATION OF A TWO-WAY STOP AT
THE INTERSECTION OF THIRTY-FIFTH STREET AND
GENEVIEVE STREET. (10)
RES. 2000-2S1 - RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AWARDING A
CONTRACT TO BONADlMAN-MCCAIN, INC. FOR
INSTALLATION OF STORM DRAIN IMPROVEMENTS, PROJECT
NO. 7-D13 (CSDP), AT MT. VERNON AVENUE FROM BASE LINE
STREET TO 16TH STREET PER PLAN NO. 10097. (12)
RES. 2000-2S2 - RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SAN
BERNARDINO AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 655 ENTITLED, IN
PART, "A RESOLUTION. . . DESIGNATING CERTAIN STREETS,
OR PORTIONS THEREOF AS THROUGH mGHW A YS . . . ;" AND
AUTHORIZING THE INSTALLATION OF A FOUR-WAY STOP AT
THE INTERSECTION OF LAKEWOOD DRIVE AND SHERIDAN
ROAD. (13)
RES. 2000-2S3 - RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AWARDING A
CONTRACT TO HUBBS & FERRANTE FOR FLOOD DAMAGE
REPAIR AT ALABAMA STREET - TIPPECANOE AVENUE AT
THE SANTA ANA RIVER, AND PEPPER AVENUE AT THE EAST
SIDE NORTH OF RIALTO AVENUE PER PLAN NO. 10035. (14)
Council Member Anderson made a motion, seconded by Council Member
Schnetz, that said resolutions be adopted.
Resolution Nos. 2000-250 through 2000-253 were adopted by the following
vote: Ayes: Council Members Estrada, Lien, McGinnis, Schnetz, Suarez, Anderson.
Nays: None. Absent: Council Member McCammack.
PROHIBIT CERTAIN VEHICULAR MOVEMENTS
INTERSECTION OF TIPPECANOE AVENUE & ROSEWOOD
DRIVE - ADDITIONAL SIX (6) MONTHS (16)
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William Woolard, Interim Director of Development Services, submitted a staff
report dated August 1, 2000, regarding the continued prohibition of certain vehicular
movements at the intersection of Tippecanoe Avenue and Rosewood Drive.
Council Member Anderson made a motion. seconded by Council Member
Schnetz, and unanimously carried, that the Mayor and Common Council authorize the
Interim Director of Development Services to continue to prohibit certain vehicular
movements at the intersection of Tippecanoe Avenue at Rosewood Drive for an
additional six (6) months.
APPROVE PLAN & AUTHORIZE ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS -
STREET IMPROVEMENTS - ART TOWNSEND & OTTO GERICKE
DRIVES - SAN BERNARDINO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (17)
William Woolard, Interim Director of Development Services, submitted a staff
report dated August 9,2000, requesting approval of plans and authorization to advertise
for bids for streets improvements on Art Townsend Drive and Otto Gericke Drive at
the San Bernardino International Airport.
Council Member Anderson made a motion. seconded by Council Member
Schnetz, and unanimously carried, that the Mayor and Common Council approve Plan
No. 9479 and authorize the City Engineer to advertise for bids for street improvements
on Art Townsend Drive and Otto Gericke Drive at the San Bernardino International
Airport.
DETERMINE PUBLIC CONVENIENCE & NECESSITY - TYPE 20
LIQUOR LICENSE - "E" STREET MARKET - 1156 NORTH "E"
STREET (19)
William Woolard, Interim Director of Development Services, submitted a staff
report dated August 9, 2000, regarding a Type 20 Liquor License for the "E" Street
Market located at 1156 North "E" Street.
Council Member Anderson made a motion, seconded by Council Member
Schnetz, and unanimously carried, that the Mayor and Common Council determine that
the public convenience or necessity is served and direct the Development Services
Department to send a letter to the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control for a
Type 20 license (off-site beer and wine) for the "E" Street Market located at 1156
North "E" Street, subject to the Conditions of Approval.
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AUTHORIZE STAFF TO PROCEED - PROPOSED VACATION -
PORTIONS OF PIEDMONT DRIVE, NORTH OF MARSHALL
BOULEVARD - MARSHALL BOULEVARD BETWEEN PIEDMONT
DRIVE & VICTORIA AVENUE - APPROVE PLAN NO. 10122
(20)
William Woolard, Interim Director of Development Services, submitted a staff
report dated August 8, 2000, regarding the proposed vacation of portions of Piedmont
Drive north of Marshall Boulevard, and Marshall Boulevard between Piedmont Drive
and Victoria Avenue, per Plan No. 10122.
Council Member Anderson made a motion. seconded by Council Member
Schnetz, and unanimously carried, that the Interim Director of Development Services
and the City Clerk be authorized to proceed with the vacation of portions of Piedmont
Drive, north of Marshall Boulevard and, Marshall Boulevard between Piedmont Drive
and Victoria Avenue; and that Plan No. 10122 showing the proposed vacation of
portions of Piedmont Drive, north of Marshall Boulevard, and Marshall Boulevard
between Piedmont Drive and Victoria Avenue, be approved.
RES. 2000-2S4 - RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING INCREASES IN
THE ANNUAL PURCHASE ORDER AMOlINTS TO VAN HERRICK
LANDSCAPING AND RP LANDSCAPING FOR THE PROVISION
OF NON-ROUTINE LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE SERVICES
AND THE PURCHASE OF RELATED MATERIALS. (22)
RES. 2000-2SS - RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AUTHORIZING
THE EXECUTION OF ANNUAL AGREEMENTS WITH THE
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO TO PROVIDE EQUIPMENT AND
USER ACCESS INTO THE NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEM (NLETS), THE CALIFORNIA
LAW ENFORCEMENT TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEM
(CLETS), AND THE SHERIFF'S CENTRAL NAME INDEX (CNI).
(24)
Council Member Anderson made a motion, seconded by Council Member
Schnetz, that said resolutions be adopted.
Resolution Nos. 2000-254 and 2000-255 were adopted by the following vote:
Ayes: Council Members Estrada, Lien, McGinnis, Schnetz, Suarez, Anderson. Nays:
None. Absent: Council Member McCammack.
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REJECT ALL BIDS - BID NO. F-01-33 - HEAVY-DUTY TRUCK
PARTS - DIRECT PURCHASING MANAGER TO RE-ADVERTISE
(2S)
Lynn Merrill, Director of Public Services, submitted a staff report dated August
2, 2000, recommending that all bids associated with Bid No. F-0l-33 for heavy-duty
truck parts be rejected and that the Purchasing Manager be directed to re-advertise for
these services.
Council Member Anderson made a motion, seconded by Council Member
Schnetz, and unanimously carried, that the Mayor and Common Council reject all bids
submitted in response to Bid No. F-01-33 for heavy-duty truck parts; and that the
Purchasing Manager be directed to re-advertise for these services.
RES. 2000-2S6 - RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SAN
BERNARDINO AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 3985 ENTITLED,
IN PART, "A RESOLUTION. . . PROHIBITING PARKING UPON
CERTAIN DESIGNATED STREETS, ALLEYS, OR PORTIONS
THEREOF. . ." TO ESTABLISH A NO PARKING ZONE BETWEEN
THE HOURS OF 10:00 P.M. AND 6:00 A.M. ON THE SOUTH SIDE
OF KENDALL DRIVE BETWEEN PALM AVENUE AND 650 FEET
EAST OF PALM AVENUE. (l1A)
RES. 2000-2S7 - RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SAN
BERNARDINO AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 8234 ENTITLED,
IN PART, "A RESOLUTION. . . ESTABLISHING PARKING TIME
LIMITATIONS UPON CERTAIN DESIGNATED STREETS,
ALLEYS, OR PORTIONS THEREOF . . ." TO ESTABLISH A TWO-
HOUR PARKING LIMITATION ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF
KENDALL DRIVE BETWEEN PALM AVENUE AND 650 FEET
EAST OF PALM AVENUE. (118)
Council Member Suarez made a motion, seconded by Council Member Lien,
that said resolutions be adopted.
Resolution Nos. 2000-256 and 2000-257 were adopted by the following vote:
Ayes: Council Members Estrada, Lien, McGinnis, Schnetz, Suarez, Anderson. Nays:
None. Absent: Council Member McCammack.
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RES. 2OO0-2S8 - RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO APPROVING
THE FINAL MAP FOR SUBDIVISION TRACT NO. 15826,
LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF WIER ROAD AND
WATERMAN AVENUE, ACCEPTING THE PUBLIC DEDICATIONS
AS SET FORTH ON SAID MAP; AND AUTHORIZING
EXECUTION OF THE STANDARD FORM OF AGREEMENT FOR
THE IMPROVEMENTS IN SAID SUBDIVISION, WITH TIME FOR
PERFORMANCE SPECIFIED. (IS)
Council Member McGinnis stated that he would abstain from voting on this
matter, since his residence is in close proximity to the proposed subdivision.
Council Member Schnetz made a motion, seconded by Council Member
Anderson, that said resolution be adopted.
Resolution No. 2000-258 was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Council
Members Estrada, Lien, Schnetz, Suarez. Anderson. Nays: None. Abstain: Council
Member McGinnis. Absent: Council Member McCammack.
RES. 2000-2S9 - RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SAN
BERNARDINO RESERVING CERTAIN CITY OWNED REAL
PROPERTY, LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF RIALTO
AVENUE BETWEEN "D" STREET AND ARROWHEAD AVENUE,
FOR WATER DEPARTMENT USE. (18)
Discussion ensued as to whether the property could be sold to the Water
Department, either now or at a later date. It was noted that this could be explored if
that was the desire of the Council.
William Woolard, Interim Director of Development Services, stated that
reserving the property earmarks it for Water Department use.
Council Member Estrada made a motion, seconded by Council Member
Anderson, that said resolution be adopted.
Resolution No. 2000-259 was adopted by the following vote:
Members Estrada, Lien, McGinnis, Schnetz, Suarez, Anderson.
Absent: Council Member McCammack.
Ayes: Council
Nays: None.
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RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO
AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AN AGREEMENT WITH
THE COUNSELING TEAM TO PERFORM COUNSELING
SERVICES FOR THE EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF SAN
BERNARDINO. (21)
(Note: The resolution was not distributed with the backup material and,
therefore, will not be available for review.)
Council Member Anderson made a motion. seconded by Council Member
Suarez, and unanimously carried, that the matter be continued to the Mayor and
Council meeting of September 5, 2000.
RES. 2000-260 - RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SAN
BERNARDINO AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF
SAN BERNARDINO OR HER DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE THE
AGREEMENT WITH PRE-SCHOOL SERVICES DEPARTMENT
AND AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF PARKS, RECREATION
AND COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT TO ADMINISTER
FEDERAL GRANTS TO CONTINUE THE
HEADSTART/PRESCHOOL PROGRAM AT DELMANN HEIGHTS
COMMUNITY CENTER. (23)
Council Member Anderson stated that this program began in 1978 and she
wanted to thank the Delmann Heights community for their long and lasting commitment
to service.
Council Member Anderson made a motion. seconded by Council Member
Suarez, that said resolution be adopted.
Resolution No. 2000-260 was adopted by the following vote:
Members Estrada, Lien, McGinnis, Schnetz, Suarez, Anderson.
Absent: Council Member McCammack.
Ayes: Council
Nays: None.
SENIOR ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY CARLYLE EXCUSED
At 9:58 a.m., Senior Assistant City Attorney Carlyle left the Council meeting
and was replaced by Deputy City Attorney Empeno.
PUBLIC HEARING - PROPOSED FORMATION - ASSESSMENT
DISTRICT NO. 1018 - NORTHPARK & MOUNTAIN - TRACT NO.
14448 (Continued from August 7,2000) (26)
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RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO FINDING
AND DETERMINING THE EXISTENCE OF LESS THAN A
MAJORITY PROTEST, AND THAT THE PUBLIC CONVENIENCE
AND NECESSITY REQUIRE THE ACQUISITION OF CERTAIN
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE AREA OF NORTHPARK BOULEVARD
AND MOUNTAIN DRIVE, APPROVING THE FINAL ENGINEER'S
REPORT, CREATING AN ASSESSMENT DISTRICT TO COVER
THE COSTS OF SAID IMPROVEMENTS KNOWN AS
ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 1018, ORDERING THE
ACQUISITION OF SAID IMPROVEMENTS, CONFIRMING THE
2000-2001 ASSESSMENT ROLL, AND DETERMINING THAT THE
SPECIAL ASSESSMENT, INVESTIGATION AND LIMITATION
ACT OF 1931 SHALL NOT APPLY. (26)
City Clerk Clark advised that two petitions had been received from residents in
the proposed assessment district area--one signed by 10 individuals, the other signed by
18 individuals--opposing the proposed assessment district.
Deputy City Attorney Empeno submitted into the record a letter dated August
17,2000, from Osborne Development Corp. requesting a continuance of this matter to
September 5, 2000.
Council Member Schnetz made a motion, seconded by Council Member Suarez,
and unanimously carried, that the matter be continued to the Mayor and Council
meeting of September 5,2000, at 10:00 a.m.
REVIEW REPORT - TRAFFIC SAFETY ADVISORY COMMITTEE-
AUTHORIZE CITY ENGINEER TO PROCEED - DESIGN RAISED
MEDIAN - 21ST STREET APPROACHING SAN GABRIEL STREET
(Continued from July 24, 2000) (27)
William Woolard, Interim Director of Development Services, submitted a staff
report dated August 14, 2000, regarding the design and installation of a raised median
on 21" Street approaching San Gabriel Street.
Council Member Lien advised that this request had been brought forward by the
Senior Advisory Committee at the Senior Center, due to the difficulty involved with
crossing four lanes of traffic and two parking lanes at this location. She stated that she
had attended the Traffic Safety Advisory Committee meeting, where it was determined
that neither a stop sign nor a traffic signal were the best options, technically, to
alleviate this problem. Therefore, the committee had recommended the design and
installation of a raised median which would cut the distance in half for a senior or child
crossing the street.
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Mr. Ismael Rodriguez, chairman of the Perris Hill Advisory Council, thanked
the Council, and Council Member Lien in particular. for addressing this safety issue
and finding a solution.
Council Member Lien made a motion, seconded by Council Member Anderson,
and unanimously carried, that the Mayor and Common Council accept the
recommendation of the Traffic Safety Advisory Committee to install raised medians on
21" Street's approaches to San Gabriel Street; and that the City Engineer be authorized
to initiate design of a raised median project as recommended by the Committee, and
allocate $5,000 from Account No. 129-367-5504-7156 to cover design costs.
RES. 2000-261 - RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SAN
BERNARDINO AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A LEASE
WITH COX PCS ASSETS, LLC., ALSO KNOWN AS SPRINT PCS,
RELATING TO CERTAIN CITY-OWNED REAL PROPERTY
SITUATED AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SECOND STREET
AND MERIDIAN AVENUE (A PORTION OF NICHOLSON PARK).
(Continued from August 7,2000) (28)
Deputy City Attorney Empeno advised that a revised lease agreement had been
prepared which contained only one change--on page 5, paragraph 5(d) Visual
Mitigation, had been added to the document. This added language would address the
concerns originally expressed by Council Member Schnetz.
Council Member McGinnis felt that if this particular pole was camouflaged it
would have an adverse effect, since the pole currently looks similar to the light poles at
the park.
Council Member Suarez made a motion, seconded by Council Member Lien,
that said resolution be adopted.
Resolution No. 2000-261 was adopted by the following vote:
Members Estrada, Lien, McGinnis, Schnetz, Suarez, Anderson.
Absent: Council Member McCammack.
Ayes: Council
Nays: None.
DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY EMPENO EXCUSED
At 10: 13 a.m., Deputy City Attorney Empeno left the Council meeting and was
replaced by Senior Assistant City Attorney Carlyle.
At this time, Senior Assistant City Attorney Carlyle requested that Agenda Item
Nos. 29 and 30 be considered later in the afternoon due to some minor word changes
being made to one of the resolutions.
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ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AMENDING
CHAPTER 10.52 OF THE SAN BERNARDINO MUNICIPAL CODE
ESTABLISHING A FORTY MILE PER HOUR SPEED LIMIT ON
ORANGE SHOW ROAD BETWEEN "E" STREET AND
ARROWHEAD A VENUE AND A FIFTY MILE PER HOUR SPEED
LIMIT ON ORANGE SHOW ROAD BETWEEN ARROWHEAD
A VENUE AND TIPPECANOE A VENUE. First (31)
Council Member Schnetz made a motion, seconded by Council Member Suarez,
and unanimously carried, that said ordinance be laid over for final adoption.
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AMENDING
CHAPTER 10.52 OF THE SAN BERNARDINO MUNICIPAL CODE
TO CHANGE THE EXISTING SPEED LIMIT ON SAN
BERNARDINO AVENUE BETWEEN TIPPECANOE AVENUE AND
MT. VIEW AVENUE FROM FORTY-FIVE MILES PER HOUR TO
FORTY MILES PER HOUR. First (32)
Council Member Suarez made a motion, seconded by Council Member Schnetz,
and unanimously carried, that said ordinance be laid over for final adoption.
RECESS MEETING
At 10: 17 a.m., Mayor Pro Tern McGinnis recessed the meeting to 11 :00 a.m. in
the Council Chambers of City Hall.
RECONVENE MEETING
At 11 :06 a.m., Mayor Pro Tern McGinnis reconvened the joint regular meeting
of the Mayor and Common Council and Community Development Commission of the
City of San Bernardino.
ROLL CALL
Roll call was taken by City Clerk Clark with the following being present:
Mayor Pro Tern McGinnis; Council Members Estrada, Lien, McGinnis, Schnetz,
Suarez, Anderson; Deputy City Attorney Empeno, City Clerk Clark, City
Administrator Wilson. Absent: Council Member McCammack.
PUBLIC HEARING - DEVELOPMENT CODE AMENDMENT NO.
99-07 - AMEND CHAPTER 19.68 - SURFACE MINING & LAND
RECLAMATION - MODIFY REQUIREMENTS & POLICIES TO
COMPLY WITH CALIFORNIA SURFACE MINING & LAND
RECLAMATION ACT (33)
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William Woolard, Interim Director of Development Services, submitted a staff
report dated July 31, 2000, regarding an amendment to Chapter 19.68 of the San
Bernardino Municipal Code (Development Code) to modify text to be in conformance
with the policies and requirements of the California Surface Mining and Land
Reclamation Act.
Mayor Pro Tern McGinnis opened the hearing.
Mr. Woolard provided an overview of the staff report.
No public comments were received.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO
MODIFYING CHAPTER 19.68 (SURFACE MINING AND LAND
RECLAMATION REGULATIONS) OF THE SAN BERNARDINO
MUNICIPAL CODE (DEVELOPMENT CODE) TO MODIFY TEXT
RELATED TO REQUIREMENTS AND POLICIES. First (33)
Council Member Suarez made a motion, seconded by Council Member Lien,
and unanimously carried, that the hearing be closed; and that said ordinance be laid
over for final adoption.
INITIATE - DEVELOPMENT CODE AMENDMENT - ALLOW
SWAP MEETS IN CCS-l, CENTRAL CITY SOUTH, LAND USE
DISTRICT - SUBJECT TO CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT (CUP)
(34)
William Woolard, Interim Director of Development Services, submitted a staff
report dated August 1, 2000, regarding initiation of a development code amendment to
allow swap meets in the CCS-l, Central City South, land use district, subject to a
conditional use permit.
Council Member Anderson made a motion, seconded by Council Member
Suarez, and unanimously carried, that the matter be tabled.
RECESS MEETING
At 11:10 a.m., Mayor Pro Tern McGinnis recessed the meeting to 2:00 p.m. in
the Council Chambers of City Hall.
RECONVENE MEETING
At 2:05 p.m., Mayor Pro Tern McGinnis reconvened the joint regular meeting
of the Mayor and Common Council and Community Development Commission of the
City of San Bernardino.
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ROLL CALL
Roll call was taken by City Clerk Clark with the following being present:
Mayor Pro Tern McGinnis; Council Members Estrada, Lien, McGinnis, Schnetz,
Suarez, Anderson; Senior Assistant City Attorney Carlyle, City Clerk Clark, City
Administrator Wilson. Absent: Council Member McCammack.
APPOINTMENT - MARK WESTWOOD - PARKS & RECREATION
COMMISSION - COUNCIL MEMBER LIEN (2A)
Mayor Valles submitted a staff report dated August 10, 2000, recommending
the appointment of Mark Westwood to the Parks and Recreation Commission as
requested by Council Member Lien.
Council Member Estrada made a motion, seconded by Council Member
Schnetz, that the appointment of Mark Westwood to the Parks and Recreation
Commission, as requested by Council Member Lien, be approved.
The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: Council Members Estrada,
Lien, McGinnis, Schnetz, Suarez. Nays: None. Abstain: Council Member
Anderson. Absent: Council Member McCammack.
PRESENTATION - CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION - JAMES
TATE - FIRE COMMISSIONER (3)
Council Member Lien presented a certificate of appreciation to James Tate, who
recently served as the Second Ward representative on the Fire Commission.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO
AMENDING CHAPTER 3.68 OF THE SAN BERNARDINO
MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO THE SHIFT IN
RESPONSIBILITIES FOR ASSESSING LIENS TO CODE
COMPLIANCE AND THE CITY'S HEARING OFFICER.
First (30)
Senior Assistant City Attorney Carlyle advised that the corrected copy of the
ordinance had been distributed and explained the revision to the Council.
Council Member Suarez made a motion, seconded by Council Member Lien,
and unanimously carried, that said ordinance be laid over for final adoption.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO
AMENDING SECTION 8.30.130 OF THE SAN BERNARDINO
MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO THE ASSESSMENT OF COSTS
AGAINST PROPERTY. First (29)
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Council Member Suarez made a motion, seconded by Council Member
Anderson, and unanimously carried, that said ordinance be laid over for final adoption.
CITY ADMINISTRATOR WILSON EXCUSED
At 2:10 p.m., City Administrator Wilson left the Council meeting.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGENCY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
V AN OSDEL AND SPECIAL COUNSEL SABO ARRIVED
At 2:10 p.m., Economic Development Agency Executive Director Van Osdel
and Special Counsel Sabo arrived at the Council meeting.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION/SAN
BERNARDINO JOINT POWERS FINANCING AUTHORITY/SAN
BERNARDINO PARK ACQUISITION JOINT POWERS FINANCING
AUTHORITY/SAN BERNARDINO ASSOCIATED COMMUNITIES
FINANCING AUTHORITY - JOINT REGULAR MEETING
At 2: 11 p.m., Vice Chairman McGinnis called to order the joint regular meeting
of the Community Development Commission/San Bernardino Joint Powers Financing
Authority/San Bernardino Park Acquisition Joint Powers Financing Authority/San
Bernardino Associated Communities Financing Authority and Mayor and Common
Council.
RES. CDC/2000-30 - RESOLUTION OF THE COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION APPROVING AND
AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY TO EXECUTE THE OLD TIMERS
FOUNDATION, A CALIFORNIA NON-PROFIT CORPORATION,
AGREEMENT FOR THE ELDERLY/SPECIAL NEEDS MINOR
HOME REPAIR GRANT PROGRAM. (Continued from August 7,
2000) (R3S)
Maggie Pacheco, Director of Housing and Community Development, provided a
brief explanation of the program and answered questions regarding same. She pointed
out that this program is basically used for minor home repairs; those seniors with
greater housing needs will be referred to the Agency's Maintenance Housing Program.
Council Member Suarez made a motion, seconded by Council Member Estrada,
that said resolution be adopted.
Resolution No. CDC/2000-30 was adopted by the following
Council Members Estrada, Lien, McGinnis, Schnetz. Suarez, Anderson.
Absent: Council Member McCammack.
vote: Ayes:
Nays: None.
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CENTURY CROWELL COMMUNICATIONS DISPOSITION
DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT (DDA) - ARROW VISTA (R36)
Gary Van Osdel, Economic Development Agency Executive Director, submitted
a staff report dated August 15, 2000, which provided background information on this
project and the Agency's reasons for recommending termination of the Disposition
Development Agreement (DDA).
Mr. Van Osdel stated that on July 1, 1999, the Agency entered into a DDA with
Century Crowell Communities Limited Partnership for the development of 62
residential lots, known as the Arrow Vista lots; and shortly thereafter it came to the
attention of staff that Century Crowell needed an assessment district to make this
particular project work. However, when they approached the City regarding an
assessment district, the request was denied.
At this point in time, staff and Century Crowell began a period of negotiations
in an attempt to come up with some other method of making the project work, while at
the same time trying to hold Century Crowell harmless for what they lost in the
advantages of doing an assessment district.
Mr. Van Osdel pointed out that this item has gone back to the Redevelopment
Committee three times, and at the last meeting, the committee presented their final
position; namely, that the Agency would expect payment for the first 24 lots up front,
would pay the existing school fee of $2.05 a foot, would make the water fees available,
and would pay the unpaid taxes. The developer was to respond by 5:30 p.m. that
afternoon as to whether or not they were willing to take this offer.
According to Mr. Van Osdel, a response was not received by the end of the
workday on August 10; however, a response was received the following day in which
Century Crowell Communities indicated that they thought they understood what the
committee's decision was, but they would have to get back to him. He then received a
letter from Century Crowell on Thursday of last week indicating that they were in a
position where they could possibly pay up front for half the lots.
Mr. Van Osdel advised that the Agency's recommendation is that the
Disposition Development Agreement be terminated. He stated that it was staff's
impression that they could go back out on the market, solicit proposals, and find a
development entity that has a true interest in developing housing on these lots.
Council Member Estrada expressed shock that there could have been any
misunderstanding by the developer regarding the direction given by the Redevelopment
Committee on August 10, and the stipulation made to them that they must make a
decision and respond by 5:30 p.m. that afternoon.
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John Pavelak, President of Century Crowell Communities, 1535 South "D"
Street, San Bernardino, apologized that there seemed to be so much confusion on this
project. He stated he wanted to clarify for the record that they were awarded the
contract on Arrow Vista subject to the requirement that the City would do an
assessment district.
Mr. Pavelak submitted into the record a letter from Century Crowell Communities
dated August 21, 2000, addressed to Mayor Judith Valles, to which was attached a
chronological summary of the events surrounding this project. He noted that three
lenders have turned the project down, that his company has spent over $60,000 in
costs, and that finally Business Bank has agreed to do the project on 24 homes (with a
personal guarantee from Mr. Pavelak), and they are now 60 days away from starting
construction. It was Mr. Pavelak's opinion that there was nobody else ready to jump
into this project, and that the Agency was being unfair in recommending termination of
the DDA. He also pointed out that one of the other candidates who responded to the
original Request for Proposal was Inco Homes, which subsequently went out of
business.
Ernest Vincent, Vice President, Century Crowell Communities, stated that he
had made a mistake in committing the company to such a short time frame at the
meeting on August 10. He advised that their finance director wasn't available, and the
impact of having to pay $168,000 up front, instead of at the back end, was such that
they really needed to do some cash flow analysis, which they were unable to do. He
advised that he attempted to communicate with Mr. Van Osdel when he returned from
vacation on Tuesday and found that the fax that he had sent him the day of the
Redevelopment Committee meeting had not gone through that evening, but had been
sent the next morning by his secretary. Mr. Vincent stated that he called Mr. Van
Osdel on Tuesday (he left a message on his machine) to let him know that they were
still working on it, and then sent a letter Wednesday stating that they would be able to
meet half of that payment. He apologized for this sequence of events and any ill
feelings that may have been created.
Mr. Vincent continued, stating that their current problem stems from the fact
that after they didn't get the assessment district and they came back and renegotiated
another method of working things out, the school fees doubled and they were just
unable to absorb that impact. Subsequently, they renegotiated with Mr. Winkler,
former Development Director, and it was his (Mr. Vincent's) understanding that
Century Crowell would pay the $168,000 on the back end, and this was included in his
letter of April 27 that was presented to the committee.
Mr. Vincent stated that the only contingency at that time was that EDA wanted
to go back to Planning and make sure that the developer could get a variance on the
side yard setback. When that was settled, it was his understanding that the Agency and
Century Crowell had a deal based on paying the $168,000 at the back end.
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He added that they did not agree with the staff report where it talks about a
negative of $200,000 to the Agency--that they did not think those figures were right
because the $168,000 that they would pay would cover the back taxes and also part of
the school fees. He stated that he thought the discrepancy was really the $96,000 in
pre-paid city fees that have already been taken care of by either the EDA or the prior
developer. The way they see it, the negative cash flow is about $20,000 to the EDA.
Mr. Vincent reiterated that they believe this is going to be a good development
for the area. He stated that they have the plans ready to go to Design Review, and no
other developer is ready to do that. He expressed the need to do this quickly in order
to lock in the $2 per square foot school fee that's currently available. He apologized
again for the commitment to get back to staff by 5:30 p.m. on August 10, stating that it
had not been realistic; and he hoped the Commission would consider their compromise
proposal, or at least sit down and talk with them again.
Mr. Van Osdel advised that within the EDA the deal was not conditioned upon
the City approving an assessment district--that the language could be checked, but he
thought the attorneys would concur that the deal was not conditioned upon the City
doing an assessment district.
Council Member Anderson stated that she has been directly involved with this
program since the very beginning, and there seems to be a case of misinterpreted
information. She stated that she would like to see the matter tabled, and then go back
to the EDA and back to the Redevelopment Committee to work out those things that are
hampering communications.
Council Member Schnetz stated that when the assessment district proposal first
came to the Ways and Means Committee, they discussed the past problems with Arrow
Vista and the past assessment districts that had been there. He advised that staff had
given the committee some figures as to what had transpired as far as the public dollars
that had gone into the project in the form of assessment districts and unwrapping of
assessment districts. At that time, the Ways and Means Committee had suggested it
would be cheaper and more in step with achieving the Agency's goals of redevelopment
and enhancing the quality of life in the specific project area, to just give the property
away, than to try and put together another assessment district. This would be done
with the condition that the developer builds a certain size house, a certain price house,
within a certain time frame.
Mr. Schnetz pointed out that the down side to this idea was the price of the
land, and the fact that the Agency would never get back the $6 million they had put into
the deal; however, they would get some houses built without an assessment district
being put in place. He stated that as far as the $7,000 per lot is concerned, he does not
know whether the lots are worth $7,000; however, it was probably a number the
committee came up with because of the back taxes and the school fees that needed to be
covered. He ended by stating that he would encourage trying to work something out
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which could make this a viable project and result in some affordable but high quality
homes being built.
Council Member Anderson made a motion, seconded by Council Member Lien,
that the matter be referred back to the Agency and the Redevelopment Committee for
some resolution. (Note: The motion was subsequently amended.)
Council Member Estrada inquired whether staff believed this was a feasible
recommendation, or whether it would just be a waste of staff's time and the developer's
time.
Executive Director Van Osdel explained that if a close look was taken of what
the developer is basically proposing (if in fact they were to give $168,000 down up
front), by the time the Agency is done, we would basically just hand them $168,000
back; plus, depending on whose numbers you're looking at, another $20-$40,000. He
stated that maybe the deal would work better if the Agency just gave the property to the
developer and both parties went their separate ways. He stated it would accomplish the
same thing, but rather than getting into this protracted thing of worrying about school
fees jumping from $2.05 - $4.00 per foot and worrying about past water fees that need
to be paid, it might be an easier deal if the Agency were to just pass title, carte blanche,
with the Agency not held to all these other issues.
Council Member Estrada asked what leverage the Agency would have in terms
of making sure that development takes place the way it's supposed to, if they just
handed over the property.
Executive Director Van Osdel stated that he was not suggesting that this be done
with a quitclaim deed; that there would still be a requirement for a Disposition
Development Agreement amendment which would include the development criteria, the
setback requirements, and whatever else the Commission wanted to throw in, but it
would not include the game of exchanging money and fees.
Ms. Estrada then inquired about the time factors and how the Agency could be
sure they would not run into another obstacle relative to timely completion of the
project.
Mr. Van Osdel stated that he did not know whether there would be any
guarantees. He noted that this has always been a problematic property, that more than
one developer has taken a crack at it, and they've all had problems; and it is apparent
that the builder needs as many advantages as he can get right from the start. He stated
he was just questioning whether those advantages have to be on the back of the Agency
Mr. Van Osdel advised that there could be some requirement, even in a situation
where you are transferring title at no cost, that mandates a time frame for the developer
to meet certain milestones in terms of the development process. He stated that if, in
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fact, Century Crowell has already invested $30-$60,000 they've made certain steps and
are apparently well along the line.
Council Member Estrada suggested that rather than just glYlng the property
away, maybe the Agency and the developer could agree on some value for the property
and then have that paid back to the Agency over a period of time as the development
occurs.
According to Mr. Van Osdel, the current plan proposed by the committee is
basically "money in, money out," which still amounts to zero money for the property.
Council Member Schnetz pointed out that a major portion of the "money in,
money out", is the property taxes that are owed on this property. He noted that in
normal transactions, when a seller sells a piece of property, they've got to pay their
back property taxes; therefore, anybody buying this property is not going to take it with
back property taxes owing. He stated that it was his guess that the previous developer
didn't pay the property taxes, and the Agency took it back subject to the property taxes.
Mr. Schnetz also explained that in the transactional documents, title doesn't
actually have to change hands until they get ready to take down each lot. In other
words, title doesn't come out of the Agency's hands until the developer pulls his
building permits on a lot by lot basis, or however they phase the project. The Agency
files a first deed of trust on the property, which gets released as soon as they get their
construction financing and start building. He stated that there are a lot of different
ways for the Agency to ensure that the developer gets done what he is expected to do,
or else we get our property back.
He noted that in the staff report it talks about prepaid City fees and development
fees, and inquired whether anybody from the Development Services Department could
tell the Commission whether over the years when these assessment districts have been
funded and then taken back down and paid off, what fees have been paid along the way,
as he wanted to be sure that they are not getting paid twice at the cost of the Agency.
He stated that he knew there were some fees paid, and a lot of times when they do
assessment districts they prepay school fees, and he wondered whether that's ever
happened on this property when they did the original assessment district.
Council Member Anderson expressed her concerns relative to the property being
given away and what this would mean to her and her constituents. She wanted to know
what they would be getting back from this as far as the value of the homes being built.
She stated that if this was to be done, she would want to go out and get a developer that
is going to enhance the house and make the amenities so good that there will be cross
ethnic groups wanting to come into this home because it is such a good value.
Mr. Van Osdel stated that he did not believe this was the forum to be discussing
negotiations, and stated that Mrs. Anderson's first suggestion to go back to the
Redevelopment Committee was probably the most appropriate. He stated that the
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recommendation in the staff report is to terminate the agreement; however, if the
Commission did not desire termination of the agreement, then the next logical step
would be to refer the matter back to the Redevelopment Committee with any
instructions they would like to go with the referral.
Jay Lindberg, 6340 Orange Knoll, San Bernardino, stated that he thought that
the value of a home was based on the economic base of a community. He stated that he
sees the subsidization of housing as dealing with this thing in a backward manner. He
advised that what the Commission needs to be doing is building an economic base that
will support these $130,000-$150,000 homes.
Council Member Anderson amended her motion, seconded by Council Member
Lien, and unanimously carried, that the matter be referred back to the Redevelopment
Committee for further negotiation or to terminate the agreement, with a report brought
back to the Community Development Commission meeting of September 18, 2000.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
(37)
Jay Lindberg, 6340 Orange Knoll, San Bernardino, noted that the Shadow
Convention took place at the same time as the Democratic National Convention and
continued his discussion regarding the drug war in America.
RECESS MEETING - CLOSED SESSION (Discussed earlier in the
meeting - page 1) (1)
At 2:55 p.m., the Mayor and Common Council and Community Development
Commission recessed to closed session for the following:
Pursuant to Government Code Sections and for consideration of cases listed
under Agenda Item No.1, pages 1 and 2; and those cases announced by Senior
Assistant City Attorney Carlyle, page 1.
CLOSED SESSION
At 2:55 p.m., Mayor Pro Tern McGinnis called the closed session to order in
the conference room of the Council Chambers of City Hall.
ROLL CALL
Roll call was taken by City Clerk Clark with the following being present:
Mayor Pro Tern McGinnis; Council Members Estrada, Lien, McGinnis, Schnetz,
Suarez, Anderson; Senior Assistant City Attorney Carlyle, City Clerk Clark, City
Administrator Wilson. Absent: Council Member McCammack.
Also present: Deputy City Attorney Empeno and Administrative Operations
Supervisor Anderson, City Attorney's Office; Economic Development Agency
Executive Director Van Osdel and Special Counsel Sabo; and Special Counsel Delmar
Williams of Sabo and Green.
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ADJOURN CLOSED SESSION/MEETING (38)
At 3:37 p.m., the closed session/meeting was adjourned. The next joint regular
meeting of the Mayor and Common Council and Community Development Commission
will be held at 8:00 a.m., Tuesday, September 5, 2000, in the Council Chambers of
City Hall, 300 North "D" Street, San Bernardino, California.
RACHEL G. CLARK
City Clerk
By: ~ e. J.J41
Linda E. Hartzel
Deputy City Clerk
No. of Items: 38
No. of Hours: 4
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