MINUTES

REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AND CITY COUNCIL

REGULAR MEETING

JANUARY 22, 2008 - 6:00 p.m.

 

 

CALL TO ORDER

 

The regular meeting of the City Council and Redevelopment Agency of the City of Highland was called to order at 6:02 p.m. by Mayor Lilburn at the Donahue Council Chambers, 27215 Base Line, Highland, California.

 

The invocation was given by Reverend Wayne Reynolds of Immanuel Baptist Church and the Pledge of Allegiance was led by Councilman Timmer.

 

ROLL CALL

 

Present:          Jones, McCallon, Scott, Timmer, Mayor Lilburn

Absent:           None

 

SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS

 

None

 

COMMUNITY INPUT

 

Ms. Patty Schabow stated she would like to present trophies, on behalf of the Monarch Baseball Team, to City Council for their support of the Monarch Baseball tournament with special recognition going to Councilman Timmer and Mayor Lilburn for their personal support.

 

CITY COUNCIL/REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY CONSENT CALENDAR

 

A MOTION was made by Councilman Timmer, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Jones, to approve the consent calendar as submitted with the exception of Item #8 being amended as stated to include the revision of wording SR 30 to be designated as SR 210 on Attachment A of the staff report.  Motion carried on a roll call vote, 5-0.

 

1.         Waive the Reading of All Ordinances

Waived the reading of all Ordinances in their entirety and read by title only.

 

2.         Claim Consideration - Jesus Aparacio

Rejected claim. 

 

3.         Warrant Register

Approved Warrant Register No. 455 for January 22, 2008, in the amount of $673,063.20 and Payroll of $86,672.19. 

 

4.         Treasurer’s Report for November 2007

Received and filed Treasurer’s Report for November 2007. 

 

5.         Easement Acceptance/Bruce Street Sidewalk Project

1.         Accepted the Grants of Easement for Road and Drainage purposes from the property owners listed in the staff report; and

2.         Directed the City Clerk to record the Grants of Easement. 

 

6.         Easement Acceptance/9th Street Sidewalk Project

1.         Accepted the Grants of Easement for Road and Drainage purposes from the property owners listed in the staff report; and

2.         Directed the City Clerk to record the Grants of Easement. 

 

7.         A Semi-Annual Report of the Processing of Applications per the City Council’s “Come Home to Highland” Program and Policies for the Period of July 1, 2007, to December 31, 2007

Received and filed the report. 

 

8.         Project Submittal for 2008/09 - 2013/14 Regional Transportation Improvement Program (RTIP)

1.         Authorized the submittal of 11 projects for inclusion in the 2008/09 - 2013/14 Regional Transportation Improvement Program as listed in Exhibit “A”; and

2.         Adopted Resolution No. 2008-002 certifying the City’s commitment to fund and implement the projects. 

 

9.         Award of Bid Number 2007-18 “Interpretive Interior Murals” for the Highland Sam Racadio Library and Environmental Learning Center to Lepo Works, Inc.

1.         Declared the low bid for Bid Number 2007-18 “Interpretive Interior Murals” for the Highland Sam Racadio Library and Environmental Learning Center from Everlast Painting Co. as Non-Responsive; and

2.         Awarded Bid Number 2007-18 “Interpretive Interior Murals” for the Highland Sam Racadio Library and Environmental Learning Center to Lepo Works, Inc. 

 

10.       Notice of Completion for Project Entitled “City of Highland Corporation Yard.”

1.         Authorized the Mayor to sign the Notice of Completion for the project entitled “City of Highland Corporation Yard”;

2.         Directed the City Clerk to record the Notice of Completion with the San Bernardino County Recorders Office; and

3.         Authorized Staff to release the 10% retention funds 35 days from the recordation of the Notice of Completion.


CITY COUNCIL/REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY LEGISLATIVE

 

11.       Greenspot Road Infrastructure Design Management Agreements

 

            City Engineer Wong gave a brief review of the staff report.

 

Councilman Timmer stated at the last meeting where this item discussed, one of the developers basically stated they will do the road construction on their own and they were not going to participate.  Do these costs reflect the developers doing their own portion or is it included in these figures? 

 

City Engineer Wong stated these costs are simply showing the total cost of improvements. 

 

Councilman McCallon stated he believes $11 million is what has been committed and any additional funding has to be paid for by the developers. 

 

A MOTION was made by Mayor Pro Tem Jones, seconded by Councilman Timmer, to direct staff to negotiate with developers design management agreements for Greenspot Road infrastructure improvements in the Golden Triangle.  Motion carried, 5-0.

                        

12.       Emergency Electronic Gate Access (H-Key) System

 

City Manager Hughes gave a brief review of the staff report.

 

Councilwoman Scott asked if this was mandatory or if this was an option to the property owners. 

 

City Manger Hughes stated this is mandatory just like the knox box.

 

Councilwoman Scott asked if the property owners were notified of this. 

 

City Manager Hughes stated a stakeholders meeting was held and two property owners showed up.  The cost was discussed at the meeting. 

 

A MOTION was made by Councilman McCallon, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Jones, to adopt Ordinance No. 320, requiring installation of specified emergency vehicular access devices on each controlled vehicular access gate at multi-unit residential properties with more than four residential units and all multi-tenant storage facilities, as needed.  Motion carried, 5-0.


City Clerk Hughes introduced Ordinance No. 320:

 

ORDINANCE NO. 320

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HIGHLAND, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE HIGHLAND MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADD CHAPTER 15.56 REGARDING EMERGENCY ACCESS DEVICES FOR CONTROLLED VEHICULAR ACCESS GATES AT ALL MULTI-UNIT RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES AND STORAGE FACILITIES, AS DEFINED

 

which title was read. 

 

 


13.       Update on SANBAG, SCAG, Omnitrans, Work Program and Regional/Legislative Issues/Development Issues/Subcommittees/AB 1234 Updates

           

Councilman McCallon stated SANBAG project nominations from Southern California Consensus which includes SANBAG and all adjacent counties were submitted to California Transportation Commission on January 17, 2008.  SANBAG’s four projects requesting a total of $248 million in trade corridor improvement funding were included in the submittal.  Caltrans had advised SANBAG that they had nominated the Colton Crossing for the TCI Funding.  However, the reason SANBAG did not support the project is because it is not believed to be prudent to use taxpayer dollars to fund a project that only benefits a private sector.  City Clerk Hughes and he attended the League Policy Committee in Sacramento.  City Clerk Hughes has been appointed to the Administrative Services Policy Committee by the League President. 

 

14.       San Bernardino International Airport Authority and IVDA

 

Mayor Pro Tem Jones stated the SBIAA is proceeding with their terminal expansion. It is anticipated to be completed by the end of August 2008.  Between now and then, they will be announcing an airline or several airlines that will be flying into the airport.

           

ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

            Monday, January 28, 2008              City Blood Drive, Jerry Lewis Community Center

 

 

CLOSED SESSION

 

            None

 


ADJOURN

 

            There being no further business, Mayor Lilburn adjourned the meeting at 6:30 p.m.

 

 

 

Submitted by:                                                            Approved by:

 

 

 

____________________________                     _________________________________

Betty Hughes, CMC                                                  Penny Lilburn

City Clerk                                                                   Mayor