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