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Home My WebLink About12-15-1993 Minutes MINUTES MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO and MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HIGHLAND JOINT ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING DECEMBER 15, 1993 THE MEDITERRANEAN RESTAURANT 1300 EAST HIGHLAND AVENUE SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA This is the time and place set for a joint adjourned regular meeting of the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San Bernardino, and the Mayor and Council of the City of Highland, at a regular meeting held at 8:00 a.m., Monday, December 6, 1993, in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 300 North "D" Street, San Bernardino, California. The City Clerk has caused to be posted the order of adjournment of said meeting held on December 6, 1993, and has on file in the office of the city Clerk an affidavit of said posting together with a copy of said order which was posted at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 7, 1993, on the door of the place at which said meeting was held. City of San Bernardino, California: ROLL CALL Roll call was taken by Deputy City Clerk Vale with the following being present: Mayor Minor; Council Members Negrete, Curlin, Hernandez, Oberhelman, Devlin; City Attorney Penman, Deputy City Clerk Vale, City Administrator Shauna Clark. Absent: Council Members Pope-Ludlam, Miller. Also present: Jim Howell, Acting Director of Public Services; Al Boughey, Director of Planning and Building Services; Gene Klatt, Assistant City Engineer; Fred Wilson, Assistant city Administrator; Tim Steinhaus, Agency Administrator, Economic Development Agency. City of Highland, California: ROLL CALL Roll call was taken by Deputy city Clerk Anderson with the following being present: Mayor John Timmer; Council Members Laurie Tully-Payne, Warren Wheeler, Dennis Johnson; City Attorney Peg Battersby, Deputy City Clerk Debbie Anderson, City Manager Sam Racadio. Absent: Council Member Jody Scott. 1 12/15/93 Also present: Bruce Coleman, Director, Community Development; Ernie Wong, city Engineer; Steve Walker, City Planner; and Ron Telles, Chief of Police. Also present from San Bernardino Associated Governments, (SANBAG), 472 North Arrowhead Avenue, San Bernardino Wes McDaniel; and from Southern California Association of Governments, (SCAG), 818 West 7th Street, 12th Floor, Los Angeles - Al Fuentes, and David stein. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The pledge of allegiance was led by Council Member Devlin. GET ACQUAINTED RECEPTION At 6:11 p.m., a get acquainted reception commenced. ANNOUNCEMENT - MAYOR MINOR (1) Mayor Minor stated that the conversion of Norton Air Force Base from a military to a civilian airport has been approved by the Pentagon. COUNCIL MEMBER At 6:30 p.m., reception. POPE-LUDLAM ARRIVED Council Member Pope-Ludlam arrived at the CALL TO ORDER The joint adjourned regular meeting of the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San Bernardino, and the Mayor and Council of the city of Highland was called to order by Mayor Minor, City of San Bernardino, at 7:20 p.m., Wednesday, December 15, 1993, at The Mediterranean Restaurant, 1300 East Highland Avenue, San Bernardino, California. PUBLIC COMMENTS - JEFF WRIGHT (2) Jeff Wright, P.O. Box 2341, San Bernardino, CA, stated that bicyclists should be permitted to utilize drive-thru windows at fast food restaurants. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS (SCAG)- DRAFT REGIONAL COMPREHENSIVE PLAN & DRAFT REGIONAL MOBILITY ELEMENT (3) The Draft Regional Comprehensive Plan dated December 1993, includes the following chapters: Strateqv: the integration of regional goals with the recommendations of the individual components; The Economv: an analysis and forecast of economic trends with suggested regional strategies; Growth Manaqement: Federally and State required projections of population, housing, and employment; Reqional Mobility: a summary of the Regional Mobility Element which meets Federal and State requirements for a 2 12/15/93 Regional Transportation Plan (RTP); Air Oualitv: a summary of Federally and state mandated air quality plans; Housinq: a projection of housing needs and trends; Human Resources and Services: a description of current conditions with recommendations for future study and action; Finance: an evaluation of local fiscal capacity to meet needs identified in the Draft Regional Comprehensive Plan; Open Space and Conservation: existing plans for major land management agencies; Water Resources: existing water supply agency plans; Water Oualitv: current Federally mandated Regional Water Quality Control Plans; Enerqv: State mandated Energy Plan; Hazardous Waste Manaqement: State mandated Regional Hazardous Waste Management Plan; Inteqrated Solid Waste Manaqement: an analysis of present plans and conditions; and Plan Implementation: an analysis of Southern California Association of Government's (SCAG) legal authorities with respect to required plans and recommendations for voluntary actions. The Draft Regional Comprehensive Plan (DRCP) is a comprehensive multi-agency effort that will be updated and refined as conditions evolve. The DRCP establishes goals for the region, and identifies strategies to guide implementation of the plan during the next fifteen to twenty years; provides a view of the plans of various regional agencies that will affect local governments; and summarizes how the region will meet Federal and State mandates regarding transportation, growth management, air quality, housing, hazardous waste management, and water quality management. The Draft Regional Comprehensive Plan (DRCP) is a comprehensive overview of the region, focusing on its growth and problems, and recommends a strategy that local governments may use to meet these challenges while acknowledging that all problems and issues are interconnected and cannot be dealt with in isolation from one another. The DRCP is an analysis of conditions in, and projections for, the region and is intended to be continuously revised so that it provides a response that is both long range, strategic, and responsive to a constantly evolving region. The Draft Regional MObility Element dated December 1993, includes the following chapters: Executi ve Summary goals, objectives, strategies, and finance; Regional Transportation Demand Management Program; Regional Transit (bus and rail) Program; Regional Streets and Highways Program; Regional Non- Motorized Transportation Program; Regional Goods Movement Program; Regional Aviation System Program; Long-Range Corridors; Financial Program; Regional Transportation Control Measure (TCM) Programs; Regional Action Program Summary; Socioeconomic Implications; Urban Form and Mobility; Glossary of Terms; Acknowledgements; List of Chapter Authors; Subregional Input; Amendments Process; Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency 3 12/15/93 Act (ISTEA) Planning Factors; status of TSM actions recommended in the 1989 Regional Mobility Plan; Summary of Performance Indicators for Regional Mobility Element Modeling Alternatives for 1990 and 2010; and Socioeconomic Forecast and Modeling Parameters; and Project Inclusion criteria. The Draft Regional Mobility Element (RME) serves as both the Federal and State Transportation Plan for the region. The RME establishes the goals, objectives (performance targets), and policies to address the region's mobility issues, and is based on current demographics, statistics and computer projections. The Draft Regional Mobility Element is tied to transportation budgeting and actual project implementation through its role in the Regional Transportation Improvement Program (RTIP) process. The RME will guide regional transportation decision-making, and provide a framework for input on statewide long-range planning, development, operation and maintenance issues that will be considered in the California Transportation Plan. Al Fuentes, Manager of Member Services, Southern California Association of Governments, (SCAG), 818 West 7th Street, 12th Floor, Los Angeles, CA, explained that SCAG has been restructured to be more effective in meeting the needs of the region; and answered questions regarding the Draft Regional Comprehensive Plan and the Draft Regional Mobility Element. David Stein, Principal Planner, Southern California Association of Governments, (SCAG), 818 West 7th Street, 12th Floor, Los Angeles, CA, explained the goals and objectives of the Draft Regional Comprehensive Plan and the Draft Regional Mobility Element; and answered questions regar-ding the draft documents. Discussion ensued regarding the Draft Regional Comprehensive Plan and Draft Regional Mobility Element. Wes McDaniel, San Bernardino Associated Governments, (SANBAG), 472 North Arrowhead Avenue, San Bernardino, CA, stated that the Draft Regional Comprehensive Plan and Draft Regional Mobility Element would be discussed on January 5, 1994, at the Feldheym Library, 555 West 6th Street, San Bernardino, CA, and urged interested parties to attend. Frank Williams, Executive Officer, Building Industry Association (BIA), Baldy View Region, 9227 Haven Avenue, suite #280, Rancho Cucamonga, CA, expressed concern regarding inconsistencies in the draft documents. Mr. Williams distributed to the respective Mayors and Council Members of each City copies of a letter dated November 3, 1993, from Mark Pisano, Executive Director, Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG), 818 West Seventh Street, 12th Floor, Los Angeles, CA, and a 4 12/15/93 letter from himself dated December 8, 1993 in support of his concerns. council Member Laurie TUlly-Payne, city of Highland, answered questions regarding the Regional Transportation Control Measure (TCM) Programs. Discussion continued regarding the Draft Regional Comprehensive Plan and Draft Regional Mobility Element. David Schultz, San Bernardino Valley Association of Realtors, 1798 North "D" street, San Bernardino, CA, expressed concern that the air quality component duplicates existing programs. OTHER BUSINESS (4) There was no other business discussed during this meeting. ADJOURNMENT (5) At 8:25 p.m., the meeting was adjourned. The next regular Council meeting will be held at 8:00 a.m., Monday, December 20, 1993, in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 300 North "D" street, San Bernardino, California. RACHEL CLARK city Clerk By /'~:ac~P ~<-- Melanie Vale Deputy City Clerk No. of Items: 5 No. of Hours: 2:15 5 12/15/93