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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-15-1988 Minutes p . City of San Bernardino, California November 15, 1988 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 9:03 a.m., Monday, November 7, 1988, 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 Monday, November 7, 1988, at 9:03 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 4: 30 p.m., Tuesday, November 8, 1988, in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 300 North "D" 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 9:10 a.m., Tuesday, November 15, 1988, in the Management Information Center (MIC), Sixth Floor, City Hall, 300 North "D" Street, San Bernardino, Cal ifornia. ROLL CALL Roll Call was taken by City Clerk Clark with the following being present: Mayor Wilcox; Council Members Reilly, Flores, Minor, Miller; Senior Assistant City Attorney Barlow, City Clerk Clark, Acting City Administrator Robbins. Absent: Council Members Estrada, Maudsley, Pope-Ludlam. PUBLIC COMMENTS There were no public comments. (A) WORKSHOP - REVIEW FIVE YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM - 1988-89 TO 1992-93 FISCAL YEAR Jim RObbins, Acting City Administrator, and explained the necessity of having Improvement Program. introduced a Capital (1) In a memorandum dated November 4, 1988, Roger G. Hardgrave, Director of Public Works/Engineering, explained the basic purpose of the Capital Improvement Program which is to provide a long-range schedule of proposed projects with estimated costs over a five-year period and to pro- . 1 11/15/88 . vide a centralized and comprehensive mechanism for: 1) Forecasting and defining capital needs. 2) Assigning priorities among capital projects. 3) Budgeting projects in accordance with their priorities and developing a pro- jected revenue program for financing improvements. 4) Scheduling the various projects on a fixed-time basis and providing for appropriate planning implementation. 5) Coordinating the activities of the various departments in meeting project schedules. 6) Monitoring and evaluating the progress of capital projects. 7) Informing the general public and private developers of projected capital improvements. (1) The memo emphasized that the Capital Improvement Program is a guideline, not a commitment. Priorities and funding levels are subject to change. Roger Hardgrave, Director of Public Works/Engineer- ing, stated that the City has had a Capital Improvement Program for several years, but one has never been officially adopted. He explained that AB 1600 will go into effect on January 1, 1989. It is expected that AB 1600 will require an adopted Capital Improvement Program, in order for the City to collect development fees. . The Capital Improvement Program proposed for 1988-89 to 1992-93, represents the expenditure of $82,227,545. The Director of Public Works/City Engineer gave a summary of the 1987-88 Projects completed which totaled $4,845,322. The Summary of Proposed Expenditures for 1988-89 to 1992-93, by category was listed as follows: General Buildings Streets and Street Lighting Sewers Storm Drains Traffic Controls Parks and Recreation Recreational Field Lighting $14,813,250 34,749,400 3,883,300 9,932,400 3,573,983 13,820,632 1,454,580 $82,227,545 The report included 32 potential sources of funding. . Roger Hardgrave explained that the Park Development Fee Fund, which was established by the Mayor and Council in 1978, by City Ordinance No. 3714, provides funds for the acquisition and development of parks and recreational facilities through the levying of a fee of 1/2 of 1% of the cost of a single family structure, and a fee of 1/2 of 1% for mobile homes. 2 11/15/88 . Marion Vassilakos, Supervising Librarian, stated that Proposition 85, Library Construction Fund and Renovation Bond Act, had passed earlier this year. She explained that this Bond Act would provide 65% of funds with a match of 35% by the City and that funding will begin in 1991. Annie Ramos, Director of Parks, Recreation and Community Services, answered questions regarding the 1988 Park Bond Act, and stated that it was approved by the voters in June 1988. Annie Ramos, Director of Parks, Recreation Commun i ty Serv ices, answered quest ions reg a rd i ng funding source to replace a restroom at Perris Hill and stated that Roberti Z-Berg is part of the State Program. and the Park Bond The Mayor and Common Council discussed FAD funds and street maintenance. . Roger Hardgrave explained the use of FAD funds for major street projects and renovation as opposed to minor street repairs and overlays which are done by the Public Services Department. He also answered questions regarding a proposed north/south street in the Hospitality Lane area which is listed on page 37 of the program and regarding the viaduct on Mill Street near Fedco. Manuel Moreno, Jr., Director of Public Services, stated that street overlays for residential or commercial streets would require approval from the Council since there is no program at this time to pave City streets. He explained that the present program is for reconstruction, widening or rehabilitation of streets. Annie Ramos, Director of Parks, Recreation & Community Services, answered questions regarding the repairing of parking lots in City parks, stating that the the Capital Improvement Program does not specifically contain a renovation program. Jim Robbins, Acting City Administrator, stated that some of parking lot overlay projects are covered in the General Fund Budget. The Director of Park and Recreation stated that there is a project in the Capital Improvement Program for the Lytle Creek Area, for renovation of the park, security lighting, and overlay of the parking lot. . 3 11/15/88 . The Public Works Director explained that rehabili- tation projects are federally funded and require the use of contracted personnel. The projects are then nominated to SANBAG which prioritize them along with other city projects. Once the bid reaches a certain level, the pro- ject can then be funded. Jim Robbins stated that amendments to the Capital Improvement Program can be made on an annual basis. Discussion ensued regarding the infrastructure plan in the Verdemont Area and the possibility of transferring developer fees from other projects in the City to the Verdemont Area. The effect of not having an infrastructure financing plan in place before the December 1988, deadline was discussed. . Kenneth Henderson, Director of Community Development, listed six financing alternatives for the Verdemont improvements in his memorandum dated November 10, 1988, for the Chestnut Avenue Storm Drain Project: 1) Borrow funds from private lenders. 2) Form assessment districts. 3) Defer FY 88/89 budgeted storm drain projects. 4) RDA loan. 5) Substitution of sewer costs by private developers for storm drain cost paid by the City. 6) Install the storm drain when sufficient fees are collected. COUNCIL MEMBER MAUDSLEY ARRIVED At 9:35 a.m., Council Member Maudsley arrived and took his place at the Council Table. Roger Hardgrave read a summary of Expenditures by Year and Category, as outlined in the Capital Improvement Program and explained that the deferred projects totaling approximately $123 million are in addition to the $82 million budgeted for over a five year period for priority projects. Roger Hardgrave read a summary of Additional Personnel and Additional Annual Cost, as outlined in the Capital Improvement Program and explained that these are ongoing operating costs as opposed to one-time capital costs. Roger Ha rdg rave read the pr 0 j ects li s ted under General Buildings Category of the Capital Improvement Program. . 4 11/15/88 . Discussion ensued regarding the upgrading of the police pistol range to include the replacement of baffles and the reconstruction of an earthen berm to protect cars from stray bullets. Mr. Hardgrave answered questions regarding the total cost for Feldheym Central Library, stating that the cost was approximately $6 million. Manuel Moreno, Jr., Director of Public Services, stated that with the closure of the Colton dumping site, the Fontana site is now being used. He stated that State Law requires a 20% reduction of refuse taken to landfill sites by the year 1990 and explained Ontario's recycling program. The Mayor and Common Council discussed the possibility of creating a refuse transfer station and implementing a recycling program. Discussion ensued various departments Department. regarding leaking of City Hall and windows in the Police . Wayne Overstreet, Superintendent of Public Buildings, explained that the leaking window problem was caused by not chemically treating the window seals which shrunk. He explained that re-roofing City Hall and the penthouse would not solve the leaking window problem. To resolve the leaking window problem every window seal would need to be replaced. COUNCIL MEMBER POPE-LUDLAM ARRIVED At 10:00 a.m., Council Member Pope-Ludlam arrived at the meeting and took her place at the Council Table. Discussion ensued regarding the need to re-roof the police building at an estimated cost of $35,000. Mayor Buildings regarding Department. wilcox directed the and Captain Dave the leaking roof Superintendent of Public Thomas to get together problem at the Police Roger Hardgrave, Director of Public Works/Engineer- ing, explained why various garage hoist installation proj- ects were included in the Capital Improvement Program. . 5 11/15/88 . Dick Moon, Fire Chief, answered questions regarding the expiration of the lease for Station #10 at Mill and Arrowhead Streets and a study that determined the best location for Station #10 is south of the present Mill and Arrowhead location. The construction of an additional fire station in the Verdemont Area was discussed. Captain Dave Thomas and Chief Moon spoke regarding the change in communications frequencies for police, fire and emergency services. RECESS At 10:30 a.m., Mayor wilcox called a ten-minute recess. RECONVENE MEETING At 10:40 a.m., Mayor Wilcox called the Adjourned Regular Meeting of the Mayor and Common Council to order in the Management Information Center (MIC) , Sixth Floor, City Hall, 300 North "0" Street, 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; Senior Assistant City Attorney Barlow, City Clerk Clark, Acting City Administrator Robbins. Absent: Council Member Estrada. Discussion ensued regarding the Station acquiring 25 additional parking Central City Parking District. Central Police spaces from the Discussion ensued regarding the construction of a transit terminal for various modes of transportation and the use of funds. Discussion ensued regarding EPA's replacement re- quirements for 17 underground storage tanks which are at the following locations: Fire Department (10), Garage (6) and City Hall (1). COUNCIL MEMBER POPE-LUDLAM EXCUSED Council Member Pope-Ludlam left the Council Meeting. . Roger Hardgrave read the projects listed under Street and Street Lighting Section of the Capital Improvement Program. 6 11/15/88 . Discussion ensued regarding the Hunts Lane Project to widen and install automatic gates and rubberized crossings for the Hunts Lane grade crossing. Roger Hardgrave answered questions stating that the State would rehabilitate Kendall Drive once the construc- tion of freeways are complete. Kendall Drive will then become a city street. Manuel Moreno, Jr. answered questions regarding the completion of storm drains in the Northpark and Electric Street area, stating that there are no funds available to pave those streets. COUNCIL MEMBER POPE-LUDLAM RETURNED Council Member Pope-Ludlam returned to the meeting and took her place at the Council Table. Discussion ensued regarding the construction of a bypass road around Norton Air Force Base. . Jim Richardson, Deputy City Administrator, stated that a survey on a fee for twice per month sweeping was being conducted throughout the City. If approved, this fee could generate additional funds to be used towards street maintenance. The Mayor and Common Council discussed the street sweeping survey flier, and how the funds would be spent. Mayor wilcox directed staff to take another look at the wording of the street sweeping survey, so that the citizens would be properly informed as to what services they will get for the additional fee, and how the funds would be used. Roger Hardgrave read the projects listed under the Sewers Section of the Capital Improvement Program. Roger Hardgrave read the projects listed under the Storm Drains Section of the Capital Improvement Program. Discussion ensued regarding the six financing alter- natives as proposed by Ken Henderson, Director of Community Development, for the Chestnut Avenue Storm Drain Project. It was suggested that the Chestnut Avenue Storm Drain Project be left in the Capital Improvement Program but that an alternative method for financing be found. One . 7 11/15/88 . of the ways to generate the funds is to defer other storm drain projects for the year and allocate the money to the Verdemont Storm Drain Project. Discussion ensued regarding the closing Street in the area of Fedco (during the holiday for the construction of a storm drain. of Mi 11 season) Manuel Moreno, Jr., stated that a letter was sent to all contractors and utility companies stating that effective November 25, 1988, through January 1, 1989, no street cut permits will be issued, unless for emergency reasons, because of the amount of traffic generated during the holiday season. Discussion ensued regarding the construction of a storm drain in the area of Ninth and "E" Streets and if it included a storm drain for Baseline and "E" Streets. Manuel Moreno, Jr., stated that when there is a rain storm, the area of Baseline & "E" and Baseline to Waterman Streets becomes flooded and creates a nuisance. He sug- gested that this area be addressed as top priority. . Roger Hardgrave indicated that the area of Baseline and "E" would be picked up and included in the Capital Improvement Program. The Director of Public Works/Engineering agreed to include in the program a major storm drain in the area of Meridian and Mill Street. CITY ATTORNEY PENMAN ARRIVED At 12:00 p.m., City Attorney Penman arrived at the Council Meeting. Roger Hardgrave, Director of Public Works/Engineer- ing, read the projects listed under the Traffic Control Category of the Capital Improvement Program. Discussion ensued regarding the request from Cal State University to waive assessment district maintenance fees because of their contribution of $50,000 towards the construction of traffic signals at University Parkway and Northpark Boulevard. Roger Hardgrave explained that the Baseline Street Traffic Control Project would modernize the traffic sig- nals from "H" Street to Sierra Way by changing the con- troller. . 8 11/15/88 . RECESS TO RDA BOARD ROOM At 12:00 p.m., Council Member Minor made a motion, seconded by Council Member Miller and unanimously carried, that the meeting be recessed to the RDA Board Room for a luncheon workshop to continue with the review of the draft 1988/89 to 1992/93 Capital Improvement Program. LUNCHEON WORKSHOP - REVIEW THE DRAFT 1988/89 TO 1992/93 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM At 12:05 p.m;, the luncheon workshop for the review of the draft 1988/89 to 1992/93 Capital Improvement Program, was called to order by Mayor Wilcox in the Re- development Agency Board Room, 4th Floor, 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 Reilly, Flores, Maudsley, Minor, Pope-Ludlam, Miller; Senior Assistant Attorney Barlow, City Clerk Clark, Acting City Administrator Robbins. Absent: Council Member Estrada. . Roger Hardgrave, Director of Public Works/City Engineer, continued with the review of the Traffic Control Projects as listed in the Capital Improvement Program. Annie Ramos, Director of Parks, Recreation and Community Services, read the projects listed under the Parks and Recreation Category of the Capital Improvement Program. Discussion ensued regarding the Seccombe Lake State Park recreation building project. Annie Ramos read the projects listed under the Recreational Field Lighting Category of the Capital Improvement Program. Annie Ramos answered questions regarding the lighting problem at Perris Hill Park and stated that the lighting project would be included in the overall security improve- ments and stated that the State would be coming forth with more bond funds for additional senior programs. Mayor Wilcox requested that the 1988-89 to 1992-93 Capital Improvement Program be placed on the agenda for the first meeting of December but no later than December 19, 1988. . 9 11/15/88 . Discussion ensued relative to the wording of the street sweeping survey. Mayor Wilcox read the new wording of the street sweeping survey flier. RECESS MEETING At 12:59 p.m., Council Member Minor made a motion, seconded by Council Member Reilly and unanimously carried, that the meeting recess until 1:00 p.m., in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 300 North "0" Street, San Bernar- dino, California. RECONVENE MEETING At 1:15 p.m., the Adjourned Regular Meeting of the Mayor and Common Council reconvened in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 300 North "0" Street, San Bernar- dino, California. . ROLL CALL Roll Call was taken by City Clerk Clark with the following being present: Mayor Wilcox; Council Members Maudsley, Minor, Pope-Ludlam, Miller; City Clerk Clark, Acting City Administrator Robbins. Absent: Council Members Estrada, Reilly, Flores; City Attorney Penman. WORKSHOP - GANGS DRUGS AND OTHER RELATED ISSUES This is the time and place set for the discussion of gangs, drugs and other related issues. (2) COUNCIL MEMBER REILLY ARRIVED Council Member Reilly arrived at the Council Meeting and took his place at the Council Table. Sergeant Lee Chennault, leader of the San Bernardino Police Department nine-member MET Unit, which is affiliated with the County wide SMASH Unit, gave a presentation on the gang problem in San Bernardino. Sergeant Chennault gave the history of the gangs known as the Bloods and Cr ips and gave a detailed presentation on their activity in San Bernardino. He explained their internal organization, and the meaning of their graffiti, and displayed several articles of clothing belonging to gang members in this area. One of the articles of clothing was a sweatshirt belonging to the IE Mob which is operating on San Bernar- dino's West Side but is not directly associated with either the Bloods or Crips. . 10 11/15/88 . In Los Angeles it is estimated that there are 200 different sets of Crips alone, with a total membership of approximately 75,000. In the San Bernardino Area approxi- mately 250 members have been identified with 20 different Crip sets. The Bloods have approximately 85 sets with membership of 25,000 in Los Angeles. In the San Bernardino area there is a limited number of Bloods in two sets with a total of seven to ten members. Sergeant Chennault explained how the articles of clothing were obtained from gang members. Sergeant Chennault showed an informational video done by Los Angeles regarding gangs in Southern California. Officer Mark Emoto presented a slide show of graffiti found in various parts of San Bernardino. . Sergeant Chennault identified the goals of the MET Detail which are to 1) identify and suppress the gang activity in the San Bernardino area, 2) interpret and identify monikers from graffiti, 3) inform and educate the community of the gang problem by utilizing the media and speaking engagements, and 4) work the truant program. The MET officers have attended 52 hours of seminars on street gangs which were conducted by Sergeant Wes McBride, President, California Gang Investigation Association. Police Chief Donald Burnett introduced each of the lieutenants in charge of an area command within San Bernardino and the lieutenant in charge of Vice and Narcotics. Lieutenant Richards who is in charge of Vice and Narcotics spoke regarding the functions of the detail. He stated that last year one team served 265 search warrants related to narcotics. This year they have served 229 warrants to date. Lieutenant Richards advocated code enforcement as a means to eradicate the drug problem, spoke regarding specific drug arrests, and regarding the street value of cocaine. He stated that $126,958 and eight cars have been seized under asset forfeiture laws and gave the Council information about the new asset seizure laws effective in 1989. . 11 11/15/88 . Lieutenant Richards explained what the department is doing in terms of working with motel and hotel owners to stop prostitution and drug dealings in San Bernardino. Lieutenant W. D. Smith, Area Commander for Area A, described his territory and gave an overview of the drug problems in his area. He explained the "knock and talk" approach and the problem on San Bernardino's Westside. Lieutenant Jerry Devlin, Area Commander for Area B, described his territory and explained the gang and drug problems which he stated were enhanced by absentee land- lords and the need for code enforcement. Lieutenant Robert Curtis, Area Commander for Area C, described his area and the location of hot spots for drug problems and burglaries. Lieutenant Larry Neigel, Area Commander for Area D, gave an overview of some problems within Area D where gang and narcotic problems are only sporadic at this time. He spoke in favor of enhanced code enforcement and vehicle abatement. . Lieutenant David Snell, Area Commander for Area E, described his territory and focused on the problems within the apartments at Highland and Guthrie. He described some other hot spots including San Gorgonio High School where there is gang activity and spoke regarding two gang related murders that took place within his territory. Lieutenant Snell also stated that the area is quieting down due to the arrival of the MET detail, Neighborhood Watch, and the clean up at Highland and Guthrie. Lieutenant Tom Maier described Area F where gang activity is non- existent. He expressed concerns about some large apartment complexes in the area and explained how they are using "knock and talk", code enforcement and Neighborhood Watch to maintain the area. Captain Mike Lewis gave a presentation on the benefits of the DARE program. Sergeant Bob Evans who is in charge of the homicide detail, gave statistics on drug and gang related homicides. To date in 1988 there have been 40 murders, three gang related, nine drug related and three combina- tion. . Chief Burnett answered questions of the Council re- garding deployment and the hiring of minorities. 12 11/15/88 . ADJOURN MEETING At 5:00 p.m., Council Member Flores made a motion, seconded by Council Member Miller and unanimously carried, that the Adjourned Regular Meeting of the Mayor and Common Council be adjourned to 9:00 a.m., Monday, November 21, 1988, in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 300 North "0" Street, San Bernardino, California. (3) ,hh/J,(ut:::~A.b / City Clerk No. of Items: 3 No. of Hours: 7~ . . 13 11/15/88