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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-12-1989 Minutes . City of San Bernardino, California January 12, 1989 This is the time and place set for an Adjourned Regular Meeting of the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San Bernardino at the Regular Meeting held at 9:07 a.m., Tuesday, January 3, 1989, in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 300 North "D" Street, San Bernardino, California. The City Clerk has caused to be posted the Notice of Adjournment of said meeting held on Tuesday, January 3, 1989, at 9: 07 a.m., and has on file in the Office of the City Clerk an affidavit of said posting together with a copy of said Notice which was posted at 3: 00 p.m., Wednesday, January 4, 1989, in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 300 North "0" Street, San Bernardino, California. . The Adjourned Regular Meeting of the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San Bernardino was called to order by Mayor Wilcox at 6:25 p.m., Thursday, January 12, 1989, at the Mediterranean Restaurant, 1300 E. Highland Avenue, San Bernardino, California. ROLL CALL Roll Call was taken by City Clerk Clark with the following being present: Mayor Wilcox; Council Members Reilly, Flores, Maudsley, Minor, Pope-Ludlam; Senior Assistant City Attorney Barlow, City Clerk Clark, Acting City Administrator Robbins. Absent: Council Members Estrada, Miller. Also present: Highland Council Members: Laurie Tully, Dennis Johnson, Jody Scott, Jim Rismiller; Planning Director of Highland, Steve Walker; City Clerk, Pam Lee; City Manager, Sam Racadio; Administrative Assistant, Dan Crane. Staff present from San Bernardino: Planning Director, Brad Kilger; Principal Planner, Vince Bautista; Executive Assistant to Council, Phil Arvizo; Director of Parks, Recreation & Community Services, Annie Ramos; Deputy City Administrator/Development, Jim Richardson; Executive Assistant to Mayor, Richard Bennecke. PUBLIC COMMENTS There were no public comments. . 1 1/12/89 r . RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AN AGREEMENT WI'rH MICHAEL LOEHR TO PERFORM CONSULTING SERVICES FOR THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT. (5) City Clerk Clark read the title of the above resolution. Council Member Minor made a motion, seconded by Council Member Reilly and unanimously carried, that further reading of said resolution be waived. Acting City Administrator Robbins answered questions regarding the service time within the agreement. Council Member Reilly made a motion, seconded by Council Member Maudsley and unanimously carried, that the matter be continued to Friday, January 13, 1989, at 8: 00 a.m., in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 300 North "D" Street, San Bernardino, California. (See Page 6) . CLOSED SESSION - POLICE NEGOTIATIONS Counc i 1 Member Re illy made a mot i on, seconded by Council Member Maudsley and unanimously carried, that Closed Session pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6 to meet with its Designated Representatives regarding labor relations, be continued to 8:00 a.m., Friday, January 13, 1989, in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 300 North "D" Street, San Bernardino, California. (See Page 7) (6 & S-3) COUNCIL MEMBER MILLER ARRIVED Council Member Miller arrived at the Council Meeting and took her place at the Table. GENERAL DISCUSSION RELATIVE TO PARKS Sam Racadio, City Manager of Highland, stated that the San Bernardino-Highland Sub-Committee has discussed the possibility of a joint effort in a park for both cities. Highland is in the process of applying for a grant, and they used Sixth and Del Rosa as a site on the application, but found that the site was not planned for a San Bernardino park. (1) Annie Ramos, Director of Parks, Recreation and Community Services, answered questions regarding park property near Ninth and Del Rosa which had at one time been proposed for the Nu Tech development. . 2 1/12/89 . It was the general consensus that Highland did not have the money at this time for a joint Highland-San Bernardino park. SAN BERNARDINO AND HIGHLAND GENERAL PLANS Steve Walker, Highland Planning Director, gave a report on the progress of Highland's General Plan, and pointed out that their general plan consultants are looking at San Bernardino-Highland boundary areas. The Highland General Plan contains a design element and an economic element which are optional. (2) Brad Kilger, San Bernardino Planning Director, stated that San Bernardino has twenty-two weeks to finish its general plan process and offered to forward documents to Highland for their information. Vince Bautista, Principal Planner for the City of San Bernardino, talked about the General Plan Open House which will be held February 25, 1989. . The Planning Director for the City of San Bernardino, explained the notification process. Each property owner in San Bernardino will be mailed at least one notification of the process. He also spoke of the ambitious schedule of hearings for the CAC, the Planning Commission and the Mayor and Council. SANTA ANA WATER CONSERVATION JP~ Dennis Johnson, Highland Council Member, spoke re- garding the importance of the Santa Ana Wash and the dilemma facing Highland concerning mining operations in the Wash. Highland is meeting with Redlands on the wash issue and regarding water. He also spoke regarding the need to talk to San Bernardino about water usage. (3 ) Steve Walker, Highland Planning Director, stated that Tri City is moving their office to Redlands however, their mining operations will stay in Highland. Dennis Johnson explained the concept of a "haul" road for moving materials to reduce impact on surface streets and the freeway. DISCUSSION OF FREEWAY 30/330 The Central Avenue off-ramp discussed. in San Bernardino was (4 ) . 3 1/12/89 1-- . It was pointed out that CalTrans had not included funds for landscaping the new 30/330 Freeway and it was agreed that this is top priority for both cities. Steve Walker stated that there is a possibility that Central Avenue in Highland will be designated a major arterial in Highland's General Plan. RECESS MEETING At 7: 45 p.m., the representatives from the City of Highland left the Council Meeting. Mayor wilcox called a five-minute recess. RECONVENE MEETING At 7:55 p.m., the Adjourned Regular Meeting of the Mayor and Common Council reconvened in the Mediterranean Restaurant, 1300 E. Highland Avenue, San Bernardino, California. . ROLL CALL Roll Call was taken by City Clerk Clark with the following being present: Mayor Wilcox; Council Members Reilly, Flores, Maudsley, Minor, Pope-Ludlam, Miller; Sr. Assistant City Attorney Barlow, City Clerk Clark, Acting City Administrator Robbins. Absent: Council Member Estrada. SAN BERNARDINO GENERAL PLAN NOTIFICATION Brad Kilger, Planning Director for the City of San Bernardino, explained how the owners of 60,000 to 70,000 parcels of property in San Bernardino will be notified for the general plan and presented a revised hearing schedule. (7 ) Vince Bautista, Principal Planner, explained the purpose of the open house which will enable the Planning Department to field questions about the General Plan prior to the hearings. Dennis Barlow, Sr. Assistant City Attorney, spoke regarding the compression problems caused when deadlines are not met early in the schedule, cutting the Mayor and Council's time short. If the Council makes any substan- tive changes in the general plan it must go back to the Planning Commission for consideration. Four general Plan amendments will be permitted each calendar year. . 4 1/12/89 . Council Member Minor made a motion, seconded by Council Member Maudsley and unanimously carried, that the revised schedule (as follows) be adopted and the Planning Department be authorized to proceed with the notifications as proposed at an approximate cost of $13,000. "Milestone Dates to Complete the General Plan" January 21 January 28 January 30 February 25 March 3 March 24 April 1 Apri 1 13 April 24 May II May 31 PC/CAC review of draft LU map PC/CAC review of draft LU map MCC review of 6 LU issues Draft LU maps "Open House" Draft GP & EIR Screencheck Draft GP & EIR available First PC public hearing Final PC recommendation MCC presentation of GP EIR review period ends General Plan adopted Vince Bautista suggested that the Council meeting proposed for January 23, 1989, on the General Plan, be postponed to January 30, 1989, to allow additional time for Planning Staff to make changes set forth by the Commission at their meeting of January 21, 1989. . Phil Arvizo, Executive Assistant to the Council, advised the Council of a letter received from Gill Snyder, President of the Chamber of Commerce, requesting contin- uance of the Fundamental Land Use Issue document so the Chamber could hire a consultant to review the document. The Planning Director stated that on the 30th of January the Council can only discuss the six areas of the document that were specifically continued to a later date. RECONSIDERATION OF AGREEMENT- CONSULTING SERVICES _ LABOR RELATIONS - RICHARDS, WATSON & GERSHON Council Member Reilly made a motion, seconded by Council Member Minor and unanimously carried, that recon- sideration of, and possible action on, agreement with Richards, Watson & Gershon for consulting services re- lating to labor relations matters, be continued to Friday, January 13, 1989, at 8:00 a.m., in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 300 North "D" Street, San Bernardino, California. (See Page 10) (S-l) . 5 1/12/89 . DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION _ CITY NEGOTIATING TEAM - LABOR RELATIONS- AND AGREEMENTS WITH BARGAINING UNITS Council Member Reilly made a motion, seconded by Council Member Minor and unanimously carried, that discus- sion and possible action on the composition of the City negotiating team for labor relations and agreements with the bargaining units, be continued to Friday, January 13, 1989, at 8:00 a.m., in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 300 North "D" Street, San Bernardino, California. (See Page 9) (S-2) RECESS MEETING - JANUARY 12, 1989 At 8:20 p.m., Council Member Reilly made a motion, seconded by Council Member Minor and unanimously carried, that the Adjourned Regular Meeting of the Mayor and Common Council be recessed to 8:00 a.m., Friday, January 13, 1989, in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 300 North "D" Street, San Bernardino, California. RECONVENE MEETING - JANUARY 13, 1989 At 8:10 a.m., the Adjourned Regular Meeting of the Mayor and Common Counc i 1 reconvened in the Counc i 1 Chambers of City Hall, 300 North "D" Street, San Bernar- dino, California. . ROLL CALL Roll Call was taken by City Clerk Clark with the following being present: Mayor Wilcox; Council Members Reilly, Flores, Maudsley, Minor, Pope-Ludlam, Miller; Sr. Assistant City Attorney Barlow, City Clerk Clark, Acting City Administrator Robbins. Absent: Council Member Estrada. RES. NO. 89-11: RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNRDINO AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AN AGREEMENT WITH MICHAEL LOEHR TO PERFORM CONSULTING SEVICES FOR THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT. (See Page 2) (5) City Clerk Clark read the title of the resolution. Council Member Pope-Ludlam made a motion, seconded by Council Member Reilly and unanimously carried, that further reading of the resolution be waived. Acting City Administrator Robbins answered questions regarding the agreement and recommended an amendment on line 4, Page 2 changing the words "56 days to 12 hours". . 6 1/13/89 . COUNCIL MEMBER ESTRADA ARRIVED At 8:17 a.m., Council Member Estrada arrived at the Council Meeting and took her place at the Table. Council Member Miller made a motion, seconded by Council Member Reilly and unanimously carried, that said resolution be adopted. The motion Council Members Miller. Noes: None. carried by the following vote: Ayes: Estrada, Reilly, Flores, Pope-Ludlam, Council Members Maudsley, Minor. Absent: RECESS MEETING - CLOSED SESSION _ POLICE NEGOTIATIONS At 8:22 a.m., Council Member Estrada made a motion, seconded by Council Member Minor and unanimously carried, that the Council recess to Closed Session pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6 to meet with its Designated Representatives regarding labor relations matters. (See Page 2) (6 & S-3) . CLOSED SESSION At 8:22 a.m., the Closed Session was called to order by Mayor Wilcox in the Conference Room of the Council Chambers of Ci ty Hall, 300 North "D" Street, San Bernardino, California. ROLL CALL Roll Call was taken with the following being present: Mayor Wilcox; Council Members Estrada, Reilly, Flores, Maudsley, Minor, Pope-Ludlam, Miller; Sr. Assistant City Attorney Barlow, Acting City Administrator Robbins. Absent: City Clerk Clark. Also present were: Gordon Johnson, Director of Personnel; Coleman WalSh, Labor Relations Consultant. DONALD BURNETT AND CAPTAIN WAYNE HARP ARRIVED Donald Burnett, Chief of Police and Captain Wayne Harp arrived at the closed session. ADJOURN CLOSED SESSION At 10:00 a.m., the Closed Session adjourned to the Adjourned Regular Meeting of the Mayor and Common Council in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 300 North "0" Street, San Bernardino, California. . 7 1/1 3/89 1- , , . RECONVENE MEETING At 10:00 a.m., the Adjourned Regular Meeting of the Mayor and Common Council reconvened 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 Wilcox; Council Members: Estrada, Reilly, Flores, Maudsley, Minor, Pope-Ludlam, Miller; Sr. Assistant City Attorney Barlow, City Clerk Clark, Acting City Administrator Robbins. Absent: None. POLICE DEPARTMENT LABOR NEGOTIATIONS Mayor Wilcox stated that the City's negotiators had been given instructions in closed session concerning the on-going Police Department labor negotiations process. (6 & S-3) . EMERGENCY PERSONNEL ITEM - POLICE DEPARTMENT Mayor Wilcox requested that the Council take a vote under Section 54954.2 of the Brown Act to allow the Mayor and Council to go into a non-agendized personnel closed session, due to a personnel matter in the Police Department. Council Member Estrada made a motion, seconded by Council Member Miller, that a Police Department personnel issue which arose subsequent to the posting deadline for today's agenda, be heard as an emergency item. COUNCIL MEMBER POPE-LUDLAM EXCUSED Council Member Pope-Ludlam left the Council Meeting. The motion carried by the following vote: Council Members Estrada, Reilly, Flores, Maudsley, Miller. Noes: None. Absent: Council Pope-Ludlam. Ayes: Minor, Member RECESS MEETING - CLOSED SESSION Council Member Minor made a motion, seconded by Council Member Miller and unanimously carried, that the Council recess to Closed Session pursuant to Government Code Section 54957 to consider personnel matters. CLOSED SESSION At 10:05 a.m., the Closed Session was called to order by Mayor Wilcox in the Conference Room of the Council Chambers of City Hall, 300 North "0" Street, San Bernar- dino, California. . 8 1/13/89 . ROLL CALL Roll Call was taken with the following being present: Mayor Wilcox; Council Members Estrada, Reilly, Flores, Maudsley, Minor, Pope-Ludlam, Miller; Sr. Assistant City Attorney Barlow, Acting City Administrator Robbins. Absent: City Clerk Clark. Also present: Donald Burnett, Chief of Police. ADJOURN CLOSED SESSION At 10:35 a.m., the Closed Session adjourned to the Adjourned Regular Meeting of the Mayor and Common Council in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 300 North "D" Street, San Bernardino, California. RECONVENE MEETING At 10: 35 a.m., the I\djourned Regular Meeting of the Mayor and Common Council reconvened in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 300 North "D" Street, San Bernar- dino, California. . ROLL CALL Roll Call was taken by City Clerk Clark with the fOllowing being present: Mayor Wilcox: Council Members Estrada, Reilly, Flores, Maudsley, Minor, Miller; Sr. Assistant City Attorney Barlow, City Clerk Clark, Acting City Administrator Robbins. Absent: Council Member Pope-Ludlam. LABOR RELATIONS NEGOTIATING TEAMS CONTINUED FROM JANUARY 12, 1989 The Mayor and Council discussed the composition of the City's negotiating team for labor relations. (See Page 6) (S-2) Acting City Administrator Robbins stated that the City had contracted with the firm of Richards, Watson and Gershon for labor relations assistance to the Personnel Director, because the Personnel Director had too many duties. The Mayor pointed out that this was done at a time when the Personnel Director was also in charge of Civil Service and that is not the case today. . Council Member Minor made a motion, seconded by Council Member Estrada and unanimously carried, that Item S-l concerning the reconsideration of, and possible action on, agreement with Richards, Watson & Gershon for consulting services relating to labor relation matters, be heard. 9 1/13/89 I . TERMINATION OF CONTRACT WITH LABOR RELATIONS NEGOTIATORS - RICHARDS, WATSON & GERSHON (COLEMAN WALSH) - CONTINUED FROM JANUARY 12, 1989 This is the time and place set for the Council to discuss the agreement with Richards, Watson and Gershon for consulting services relating to labor relations matters. (See Page 5) (S-l) Sr. Assistant City Attorney Barlow answered questions regarding the terms of the agreement. Gordon questions of experience in Johnson, Personnel Director, answered the Council regarding his capability and handling labor negotiations. Council Member Miller made a motion, seconded by Council Member Reilly to terminate the contract with Richards, Watson and Gershon for labor relations consulting services. . Coleman Walsh, the City's negotiator from the firm Richards, Watson and Gershon, stated that the point was made that the negotiating team reached impasse with each unit however, they did not reach impasse with the Mid-Managers. The General Employees' unit was the first they met with and it did come to impasse. He suggested that since his style seems to be the problem that the City use another person from his firm. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: Council Members Estrada, Reilly, Maudsley, Minor, Miller. Noes: Council Member Flores. Absent: Council Member Pope-Ludlam. Council Member Minor made a motion, seconded by Council Member Miller and unanimously carried, that the Personnel Director be assigned on an interim basis to continue to negoitiate with the Police Officers Association. Council Member Minor made a motion, seconded by Council Member Miller and unanimously carried, that the Personnel Director be directed to identify any local firms that could provide labor relations services; to anlayze the impact on the Personnel Department if the Director were to continue as labor relations negotiator; and to report this information to the Council Personnel Committee for study. . 10 1/13 /8 9 . ADJOURNMENT At 11:00 a.m., Council Member Minor made a motion, seconded by Council Member Miller and unanimously carried, that the meeting be adjourned to 9: 00 a.m, Tuesday, January 17, 1989, in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 300 North "D" Street, San Bernardino, California. (8) ~//";W2/ ~0 City Clerk No. of Items: No. of Hours: . . 11 1/13/89