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HomeMy WebLinkAbout020293 CC Minutes MINUTES OF AN ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF THE TEMECULA CITY COUNCIL HELD FEBRUARY 2, 1993 An adjourned regular meeting of the Temecula City Council was called to order at 6:1 2 PM in the Main Conference Room, City Hall, 431 74 Business Park Drive, Temecula, California. Mayor J. Sal Mufloz presiding. PRESENT: 5 COUNCILMEMBERS: Birdsall, Parks, Roberts, Stone, Mufloz ABSENT: 0 COUNCILMEMBERS: None Also present were City Manager David F. Dixon, City Attorney Scott F. Field, and City Clerk June S. Greek. INVOCATION The invocation was given by Bishop Tom Smith, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The audience was led in the pledge of allegiance by Councilmember Stone. PUBLIC COMMENTS Pat Keller, 39201 Salinas Drive, Murrieta, representing U.R.G.E. (Union for a River Greenbelt Environment) invited the City Council to attend a presentation by Professor Phil Bedient of Rice University on February 8, 1 993 at 7:00 PM at the Temecula Library. Mayor Mufioz requested an update on current flood control issues from staff. City Manager Dixon reported that the Governor signed a proclamation that was sent to President Clinton dated January 27, 1 993. As of this date the City has not received notification that any action has been taken. He stated it is the City's hope that it will be processed by the end of the week. Mr. Dixon reported that the Riverside County Board of Supervisors approved a contract for the removal of sediment and debris from the Murrieta Creek. He reported that work can proceed as soon as the Army Corps of Engineers issues a 404 permit. Tim Seriet gave a brief overview of the status of road conditions around the City. City Attorney Field requested that an emergency item be added to the agenda. He stated the Riverside County Board of Supervisors approved two agreements related to clean up of Murrieta Creek; an emergency construction agreement and an emergency funding agreement. He advised the funding agreement requires immediate Council action and should be added to the agenda on the basis of emergency. Minutes\2N2\93 -1- 11/01/95 City Council Minutes FebruarV 2, 1993 It was moved by Councilmember Parks, seconded by Councilmember Stone to add the approval of Emergency Funding Agreement to the agenda. The motion was unanimously carried. Ar)r)roval of Emergency Fundinci Agreement City Attorney Field requested that the City Manager be authorized to execute an Emergency Funding Agreement between the City and the County of Riverside Flood Control. He stated the cost of the clean up may be reimbursed by FEMA, and if not, the City would be authorized to recover costs directly from property owners. He requested that normal Public Works procedures for securing bids be waived under the emergency circumstances. It was moved by Councilmember Parks, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Roberts to approve staff recommendation and direct that the normal Public Works Procedures for securing bids be waived under the emergency circumstances. 0.1Approve an agreement between the City of Temecula and the County of Riverside Flood Control Conservation District setting forth the terms and conditions by which the City will reimburse the District for all construction costs associated with the emergency work to remove sediment and debris from within Murrieta Creek in the City of Temecula; and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the agreement. The motion was unanimously carried. COUNCIL BUSINESS Councilmember Parks requested that the agenda be reordered to hear the items continued from the previous City Council Meeting. Receiving Council consensus, Mayor Mufioz reordered the agenda. 5.Anti-Graffiti Removal Ordinance Assistant City Manager Woody Edvalson presented the staff report. Councilmember Parks stated he is in favor of approving the ordinance at this time, however WRCOG is setting up a special task force to review ordinances of all participating cities regarding graffiti and when their recommendations are made, the ordinance can be modified. Councilmember Stone reported he had met with the "Get a Grip Committee" and the following recommendations were made: First, the reward of $1 00.00, given to those reporting incidence of graffiti, should be increased to a minimum of $250.00; second, a parent or guardian should be required to accompany a juvenile who is sentenced to Minutes\2\2\93 -2- 11/01/95 City Council Minutes FebruarV 2, 1993 perform community service; and last, a waiver should be obtained from property owners, at the time a business license is issued, allowing the City to enter private property and remove graffiti, with a goal of clean-up within 48 hours. He stated the Committee also suggested purchasing a camcorder to record acts of graffiti in progress, organizing a senior citizen patrol and consider hiring new City employees to perform the graffiti clean-up, that is currently being done by contract. Councilmember Parks suggested approving the ordinance immediatelyto get something on the books and work on policy setting items at a later date. City Attorney Field advised that establishment of additional penalties for individuals convicted, is not a function of local government. This is at the discretion of the judiciary and needs to be addressed through the District Attorney's office. He suggested adopting the ordinance separate from policy decisions. City Manager Dixon requested that staff come back in two weeks with a list of policy recommendations. It was moved by Councilmember Stone, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Roberts to approve staff recommendation, with an amendment to the Ordinance in Section 6.14.303to establish rewards from $1 00to $500 to be specifically determined by the City Manager and Chief of Police based on the severity of the crime. 5.1Introduce and read by title only an ordinance entitled: ORDINANCE NO. 93-03 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEMECULA ADDING DIVISION 4 TO CHAPTER 6.14 OF THE TEMECULA MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO GRAFFITI REMOVAL AND ESTABLISHING REWARDS FOR INFORMATION LEADING TO THE SUCCESSFUL CONVICTION OF ANY PERSON PLACING GRAFFITI ON ANY PUBLIC OR PRIVATE PROPERTY The motion carried by the following vote: AYES: 4 COUNCILMEMBERS: Parks, Roberts, Stone, Muiioz NOES: 1 COUNCILMEMBERS: Birdsall ABSENT: 0 COUNCILMEMBERS: None 6.City Road Proiects Status Rer)ort Director of Public Works Tim Serlet presented the staff report. Minutes\2\2\93 -3- 11/01/95 City Council Minutes February 2, 1993 Mayor Pro Tem Roberts stated the report does not address North/South arterials, and that Caltrans has stated they will not approve additional overcrossings until this problem is addressed. Mayor Muiioz requested that staff identify major arterials that will relieve traffic problems, and the funding mechanisms available to complete these projects. He listed areas of concern as follows: Improve Butterfield Stage Road to its ultimate width Nicolas Road Address East side of City with a major arterial Extend Margarita Road to Murrieta Hot Springs Road and Hwy 79 South Widen Ynez Road from Rancho California Road to Santiago Place Overland Crossing as highest priority Widen Diaz Road from Rancho California Road to Cherry Improve Front Street Improve Santiago down to Hwy 79 South Improve Solana Way from Ynez to Margarita Improve La Serena from Calle Medusa to Margarita Widen Moraga Road Mayor Mufioz stated he believes the time to do these projects is now when the price of labor is low and economic activity is badly needed. It was moved by Councilmember Parks, seconded by Councilmember Stone to receive and file the report and direct staff to prepare a summary that addresses the City Council's suggested priorities, costs and funding mechanisms available. The motion was unanimously carried. RECESS Mayor Muiioz declared a recess at 8:1 0 PM. The meeting was reconvened at 8:25 PM with all members present. 7.Non-Profit Organization Exemption of Fees for Outdoor Events Director of Planning Gary Thornhill presented the staff report. Councilmember Stone spoke in favor of reducing fees but not eliminating them. Councilmember Birdsall stated she is in favor of setting aside $5,000 of City Council discretionary funds and waiving fees of selected events, rather than taking it from the various department budgets. Minutes\2\2\93 -4- 11/01/95 CitV Council Minutes February 2, 1 993 It was moved by Councilmember Stone, seconded by Councilmember Parks to discount the City's fees to non-profit organizations to $50.00 for minor events and $75.00 for major events. Mr. Thornhill stated that in addition to these fees, $57.00 needs to be collected for Riverside County Health Department requirements. City Manager Dixon suggested that City fees be charged and organizations directed to the County of Riverside to pay County related fees. Councilmember Stone amended his motion, Councilmember Parks amended his second to direct staff to discount the City's fees to non-profit organizations to $50.00 for minor events and $100.00 for major events and further directed that these fees specifically do not include those required by the Health Department. The motion carried by the following vote: AYES: 4 COUNCILMEMBERS: Parks, Roberts, Stone, Muiioz NOES: 1 COUNCILMEMBERS: Birdsall ABSENT: 0 COUNCILMEMBERS: None 8.Amendment to Employment Agreement with the City Manaqer City Manager Dixon presented the staff report. Councilmember Stone stated he feels a more equitable solution would be to consider having the City Manager reimburse the City at the same rate the City reimburses City Councilmembers, at $.28 per mile for use of the City vehicle during personal vacation travel. It was moved by Councilmember Stone, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Roberts to authorize the Mayor to execute the attached letter amending the City Manager's Agreement to allow the City vehicle to be used for vacations with the change that the City Manager shall reimburse the City at a rate of twenty-eight (28) cents per mile for use of the City vehicle during personal vacation travel. The motion was unanimously carried. 9.Official Name of the Parks and Recreation Commission Director of Community Services Shawn Nelson presented the staff report. Minutes\2\2\93 -5- 11/01/95 CitV Council Minutes February 2, 1993 It was moved by Councilmember Birdsall, seconded by Councilmember Parks to change the official name of the Parks and Recreation Commission to the Community Services Commission. The motion was unanimously carried. Mayor Mui)oz reordered the agenda to hear Item No. 1 next. 1 . Administrative Support - City Council Mayor Mufioz outlined his proposal requesting consideration be given to hire an administrative aide to assist each of the Councilmembers at $8 to $1 0/hour at a maximum of 20 hours per week. Councilmember Birdsall suggested that volunteers be used for this purpose and suggested getting in touch with Ruth Chesher, the City's Volunteer Coordinator. She stated she very successfully utilized the services of a volunteer during her term as Mayor. Councilmember Stone stated he would like to try utilizing volunteers before going forward with a paid program. It was moved by Councilmember Stone, seconded by Councilmember Birdsall to direct that the City's Volunteer Coordinator be instructed to recruit volunteers to serve in the capacity of Administrative Aide for each of the Councilmembers allotting four to five hours per week. City Manager Dixon stated he would not like to limit service to four or five hours. Councilmember Stone amended his motion, Councilmember Birdsall amended her second to allow as many volunteer hours as required. The motion was unanimously carried. 2.City Attorney's Work Schedule/Costs Mayor MuFioz outlined his concerns and requested that Council examine the City Attorney's work schedule and see if modifications need to be made. City Attorney Field presented the Council with a copy of his current work schedule and briefly described his typical office hours. City Manager Dixon reported that he has personally changed his weekly appointment time to accommodate other members of staff requiring the City Attorney's attention. Director of Community Services Nelson stated his weekly appointment with the City Attorney is vital to review contracts and agreements and stated he feels the time is Minutes\2\2\93 -6- 11/01/95 City Council Minutes FebruarV 2, 1993 well spent. Director of Planning Gary Thornhill and Finance Officer Mary Jane Henry also concurred that City Attorney office hours are a necessity to City staff. Council concurred that no action be taken on this matter at this time. 3.Discussion of City Council Goals and Obiectives With City Council concurrence, this item was continued to a meeting on Tuesday, March 1 6, 1993 at 6:00 PM, City Hall. 4.Amendmentof Section 1 0(a) Permit lmr)lementationagreementand Short-Term Habitat Conservation Plan Joint Powers Agreement for the Ster)hen's Kanciaroo Rat Director of Planning Gary Thornhill presented the staff report. It was moved by Councilmember Parks, seconded by Councilmember Stone to approve staff recommendation as follows: 4.1Approve the attached amendment to the Section 1 0(a) Permit Implementation Agreement and Short-Term Habitat Conservation Plan for the Stephen's Kangaroo Rat; 4.2 Authorize the Mayor to sign the amended Agreement. The motion was unanimously carried. It was moved by Councilmember Parks, seconded by Councilmember Stone to extend the meeting until 10:30 PM. The motion was unanimously carried. RECESS Mayor MuF)oz declared a recesstothe RedevelopmentAdvisoryAgency Meeting at 10:04PM. The meeting was reconvened following the RDA Meeting at 1 0: 1 0 PM. 10.Purchase of Law Books It was moved by Councilmember Birdsall, seconded by Councilmember Parks to continue this item to a date to be established by staff. The motion was unanimously carried. CITY MANAGER REPORTS City Manager Dixon requested that the City Councilmembers interested in attending the League of California Cities Leadership Team Building Workshop, scheduled for June 3-5th, let him know as soon as possible so that reservations can be made. Minutes\2\2\93 -7- 11/01/95 City Council Minutes February 2, 1993 CITY ATTORNEY REPORTS None given. CITY COUNCIL REPORTS Councilmember Birdsall thanked all of those who supported her pending appointment to the Human Development Policy Committee of the National League of Cities, and announced she will be going to Washington D.C. in March and Orlando in December, and stated she feels it will provide the City with good exposure. She said as soon as she receives her official appointment, copies will be sent to members of the Council. Mayor Pro Tem Roberts announced he has been appointed to the League of California Cities Public Safety Committee. ADJOURNMENT It was moved by Councilmember Stone, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Roberts to adjourn at 10:1 5 PM. The motion was unanimously carried. J.Sff Mufioz, May ATTEST: J@n". Greek, C'ity C Minutes\2\2\93 -8- 11/01/95 VERBATIM OF CITY COUNCIL MEETING FEBRUARY 2, 1993 Item No. 6 - City Road Projects Status Report City Manager - Tim Serlet is prepared to give you a report on our roads - pre-flood and after flood. Tim Serlet - Thank you Mayor and Members of the Council. In your staff report, or your staff packet, you got a brief listing of projects and their current status. I thought I'd give you just a brief history to refresh your memory on where these projects came from. The majority were established in the City's first Five Year Capital Improvement Program, which was adopted by Council in October of 1991. The Capital Improvement Program was set up so that the first yearrs program projects were actually appropriated and the following four years were just a planning estimate. Subsequently in September of 1992, the first Capital Improvement Program was modified and adopted and the additional projects that came into being, the improvement of Nicolas to Calle Girasol to Chapos to Butterfield, replaced the Nicolas to Calle Girasol to Chapos to Walcott, based on many meetings we had with the Planning Commission and action by the Council as it relates to the Calle Medusa problem. The Sixth Street paving was added, which is now complete. Eight traffic signal installations, six of which involve Assessment Districts 159 and 161, two of which are going to be funded by the Ictea Federal Funds coming to us. We anticipate bringing those back to the Council, February 9th for authorization and solicitation of bids. They are Margarita and Winchester, -1- Margarita and La Serena. The Moraga Storm Drain was added. First Street Bridge was added, Western Corridor was added as a Priority 2. Everything in the Capital Improvement Budgets were prioritized 1 through 4, based on what was absolutely necessary. In addition to those projects listed in your staff report, I have just a brief addition of some special projects that we are working on. Just to give you an update of some of them, Pujol Street is improvements that are listed in the staff report that's going to improve First Street around the Town Association. The John Warner/Liefer Road Study, will look at maintaining, taking over the maintenance of non-maintained roads has now been expanded. I think I know everybody in the City that lives on a dirt road after the last two weeks. We are going to send out a survey to those who live on Santiago, Walcott, Calle Girasol, Calle Chapos, Lolita, Paulita, Pala Vista and Tommy Lane. The flyer should go out this weekend. It has been reviewed by leaders on John Warner and leaders of the group on Liefer Road as to its acceptability. We are looking into a storm drain across Front Street at Del Rio Plaza where there is now a fairly significant cross gutter. The signal controller at Jefferson and Winchester will be installed this Thursday and we hope by next week or the following week, Caltrans will be out to coordinate that row of signals from Jefferson to Ynez on Winchester. We are also looking at putting in a storm drain on Jefferson across Winchester to de-water that intersection. In additional to a minor aid project that will provide us a right turn on Winchester going Eastbound to Southbound and taking the little indentation of the road by the car wash out to give us free -2- right turn from Southbound. We have Don Spagnolo in the audience who is our capital improvement program manager. The Capital Improvement Section of the Public Works Department has Mr. Spagnolo who started work in August, assisted by an Associate who we hired in October, so it is a two man crew to get all these projects out. With that I would be happy to answer any questions, or Mr. Spagnolo can. Sal - Ok, questions, Mr. Roberts. Ron Roberts - Not a question, a comment. Mr. Stone had his graffiti last time, now it's my turn. I'm very much on the Capital Improvements Project when it comes to certain things. I still do not see an adequate major arterial parallel to the 15 freeway. Everything we are talking about here is East/West. I've said it before and I'll say it every time we have a meeting like this, we have got to start working on arterials between here and north. I don't really see anything here. I see as priority two, the Western Bypass Corridor which is still in the study phase. But, we have been told by Caltrans we are not getting overcrossings until we take care of our own problems. And I really don't see that we are taking care of our problems, from what I see here. What are we going to do. Do you have any idea. now, and we are going to get you another Traffic Engineer full-time. to do what we want to do with these arterials. We've got a Traffic Tech Are you going to be able Tim Sefiet - We can certainly come back with a project. These projects that we are working on is at the explicit direction of Council for the past two years. These are our priorities, as -3- directed by the City Council, so that is what we have been working on. Sal Mufioz - Ok, let me ask a question because I kind of had something to do with putting this on the agenda. It is my belief, and I have expressed it before, that we need to take a lead in developing the major arterials in the City and we need to do it significantly ahead of the natural development. What I wanted to see on this, and it is my fault for not getting together with you sooner, but what I wanted to see is an identification from staff of the major arterials in the City that need to be done to relieve our traffic problem and relieve other problems in local areas like Meadowview and Avenida de la Reina and related kind of areas, and the funding mechanism that could be available to do those things now, if we said to you, we want you to go out there now and start building those things. Now you may not be prepared to address some of those things right now, and that's okay. But I would like to let you know now that is where I am headed with this. I just want to read off, if I can to you, some ideas of what I am referring to, which are not on. We have some reference here to Butterfield Stage Road. I am looking to see what we need to do to improve Butterfield Stage Road to its ultimate width, where ever that takes us. In addition to that Nicolas Road. What do we need to do to improve that so that we have on the east side of the City, a major arterial that doesn't require people to cut through, for example Calle Medusa. So they can go to Rancho California Road and go to Winchester without having to go through there, through major arterial roads. -4- Another example, Margarita, for example zigs and zags in and out at various points in the City between, lets take it even as far as the Hot Springs Road and Hwy 79 South. What are we going to do, what can we do to make those improvements to Margarita so it is truly an arterial road from Hot Springs down to Hwy 79 South. Ynez Road, I know we have the 88-12 project, that's great. Should be looking at, will it assist us in widening Ynez from Rancho California Road to Santiago and thereby utilizing the Santiago bridge a little bit more as relief for East/West traffic. I believe strongly that the Overland Crossing has to be of the highest priority and I realize the limitations we have with respect to Caltrans because we are not anything for the North/South Corridor. Along those lines, however, I would like to ask, what can we do, or what should we be doing with respect to Diaz Road and widening it from Rancho California Road to Cherry or some other point which will actually defer traffic away from Winchester. Similarly, Front Street from, I'm not sure whether it is Santiago, presumably Santiago since there isn't full development on the West Side, down to Hwy 79 South. Solana Way from Ynez to Margarita, a small section, but nevertheless a critical section which creates another potential bottleneck. La Serena from Calle Medusa down to Margarita. Again, because of the status of the Buie project, a signal lane in each direction, the majority of that stretch. Well, those are some of the example. Moraga Road needs widening as well. It kind of zigs in and out, right in the middle of the road between Margarita and Rancho California Road. So you -5- get my drift, uh, I think that this is the time to do it in terms of the cost to the City. I also think that it will infuse some much needed capital and economic activity by letting those contracts out at this time and in essence help to generate our own economic recovery in the City. And, they are just absolutely necessary for the circulation of the City, not necessary five years from now, but I believe in many cases, today. If we had, for example, in the case of Margarita, and then I'll stop and let somebody else talk, a really true arterial with full widening all the way from lets say, at least Winchester down to Hwy 79, I believe many of the problems the people were experiencing in Meadowview might conceivably be eliminated because it would be much easier and more convenient and faster to take that road instead of trying to cut through Meadowview, if indeed that was happening. Anyway, so those are the kinds of things that I have in mind and with that I will go to other comments. -6-