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Home My WebLink About05-11-1998 Minutes MINUTES MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO JOINT ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING MAY 11, 1998 COUNCIL CHAMBERS This is the time and place set for a joint adjourned regular meeting of the Mayor and Common Council and Community Development Commission of the City of San Bernardino from the joint regular meeting held at 8:07 a.m., Monday, May 4, 1998, 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 Monday, May 4, 1998, 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 8:00 a.m., Tuesday, May 5, 1998, on the bulletin board of the place at which said meeting was held. The joint adjourned regular meeting of the Mayor and Common Council and Community Development Commission of the City of San Bernardino was called to order by Mayor Valles at 10:08 a.m., 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 Valles; Council Members Estrada, Lien, Arias, Schnetz, Devlin, Anderson, Miller; Deputy City Attorney Carlyle and Economic Development Agency Special Counsel Sabo; City Clerk Clark; Economic Development Agency Development Director Winkler. Absent: None. FOURTH YEAR ACTION PLAN - FISCAL YEAR 1998/99 - 1995/99 CONSOLIDATED PLAN DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING & URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HUD) - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP ACT (HOME) EMERGENCY SHELTER GRANT (ESG) - Continued from May 4, 1998 (1) Ronald E. Winkler, Development Director, submitted a Staff Report dated May 7, 1998, concerning the Fourth Year Action Plan. Development Director Winkler explained that the Fourth Year Action Plan will be submitted to the Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) for approval and the matter was continued to 1 5/11/1998 consider staff's recommendations and the inclusion of other organizations. Council provided a synopsis of the action taken by the Council's Ad Hoc Committee on CDBG Funds. The following students urged the Council to consider the allocation of funds for the Central City Lutheran Mission: Thelma Arias, 211 E. 11th Street, San Bernardino, CA. Kevin Harris. Council Member Devlin made a motion, seconded by Council Member Anderson, and unanimously carried, that the Mayor and Common Council approve the recommendations of the Council's Ad Hoc Committee on CDBG Funds to reduce the 1998/1999 funding for CDBG administration from $772,150 to $636,150 and to use the $136,000 difference to increase the recommended funding for Code Enforcement (Project 98-227) from $500,000 to $617,017 and to increase the Fire Prevention/Code Compliance Office position (98-241) from $0 to $18,983. A discussion ensued concerning the need to replace the current inventory of fire apparatus. Council Member Devlin made a motion, seconded by Council Member Anderson, that the Mayor and Common Council approve and adopt the Community Development Citizens Advisory Committee (CDCAC) recommendations including reallocation projects, except as noted in the motion above, for Fiscal Year 1998/1999 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnership Act (HOME) and Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG) funded projects that meet the environmental review requirements; and that funds in the amount of $99,200 allocated for the Highland Service Center be reallocated for the replacement of fire apparatus. Barbara Henley clarified that she had recommended that funds from the Highland landscape project and the fencing for the family service agencies (Camp Fire Girls and the Salvation Army) be reallocated for the purchasing of the fire apparatus. Council expressed concern regarding the provisions of Charter Section 186, the use of a fire engine crew for medical response calls and the need to provide adequate fire services. Council Member Arias made a substitute motion, seconded by Council Member Lien, that the Mayor and Common Council approve and adopt the Community Development Citizens Advisory Committee (CDCAC) recommendations including reallocation projects, except as noted in the motion above, for Fiscal Year 1998/1999 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnership Act (HOME) and Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG) funded projects that meet the 2 5/11/1998 environmental review requirements; that funds in the amount of $99,200 allocated for the Highland Service Center be reallocated for the replacement of fire apparatus; and that the following organizations be considered for mid-year funding: Operation Grace, Grace Chapel, Central City Lutheran Mission and Casa Merced. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: Council Members Estrada, Arias, Devlin, Anderson, Miller. Nays: Council Members Lien, Schnetz. Absent: None. Note: Although the motion carried, Council Members, as noted, abstained from the following line items: Council Member Schnetz, Line Item 9, Table III; Council Member Arias, item concerning the fire apparatus; and Council Member Anderson, Table III, Line Items 7, Boys & Girls Club; 12, Option House; 26, YWCA; and 32, Home of Neighborly Services. Council Member Devlin made a motion, seconded by Council Member Estrada, that the Mayor and Common Council authorize staff to complete and the Mayor to submit these projects as part of the final Fourth Year Action Plan component of the 1995/1999 Consolidated Plan to the United States Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD). The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: Council Members Estrada, Arias, Devlin, Anderson, Miller. Nays: Council Members Lien, Schnetz. Absent: None. Note: Although the motion carried, Council Members, as noted, abstained from the following line items: Council Member Schnetz, Line Item 9, Table III; Council Member Arias, item concerning the fire apparatus; and Council Member Anderson, Table III, Line Items 7, Boys & Girls Club; 12, Option House; 26, YWCA; and 32, Home of Neighborly Services. RES. 98-112 - RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO APPROVING A CERTAIN FOURTH YEAR ACTION PLAN OF THE CONSOLIDATED PLAN IN CONNECTION WITH IMPLEMENTING VARIOUS FEDERAL GRANT FUNDED PROGRAMS. (RID) Council Member Estrada made a motion, seconded by Council Member Miller, that said resolution be adopted. Resolution No. 98-112 was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Council Members Estrada, Arias, Devlin, Anderson, Miller. Nays: Council Members Lien, Schnetz. Absent: None. Note: Although the motion carried, Council Members, as noted, abstained from the following line items: Council Member Schnetz, Line Item 9, Table III; Council Member Arias, item concerning the fire apparatus; and Council Member Anderson, Table III, Line Items 7, Boys & Girls Club; 12, Option House; 26, YWCA; and 32, Home of Neighborly Services. 3 5/11/1998 RES. 98-113 - RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE SUCH DOCUMENTS AND TAKE SUCH ACTIONS AS MAY BE DEEMED NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE CITY'S FOURTH YEAR ACTION PLAN OF THE CONSOLIDATED PLAN. (R1E) Council Member Anderson made a motion, seconded by Council Member Estrada, that said resolution be adopted. Resolution No. 98-113 was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Council Members Estrada, Arias, Devlin, Anderson, Miller. Nays: Council Members Lien, Schnetz. Absent: None. Note: Although the motion carried, Council Members, as noted, abstained from the following line items: Council Member Schnetz, Line Item 9, Table III; Council Member Arias, item concerning the fire apparatus; and Council Member Anderson, Table III, Line Items 7, Boys & Girls Club; 12, Option House; 26, YWCA; and 32, Home of Neighborly Services. ADJOURNMENT (2) At 10:47 a.m., the meeting adjourned. The next regular meeting will be held on Monday, May 18, 1998, in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 300 North "D" Street, San Bernardino, California. RACHEL G. CLARK City Clerk By ~..__ ~/~ - S zanna Co ova eputy City Clerk No. of Items: 2 No. of Hours: 1 4 5/11/1998