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HomeMy WebLinkAbout011006 CC Minutes I I I MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE TEMECULA CITY COUNCIL JANUARY 10, 2006 The City Council convened in its regular meeting, at 7:00 P.M., on Tuesday, January 10, 2006, in the City Council Chambers of Temecula City Hall, 43200 Business Park Drive, Temecula, California, was convened. Present: 5 Council Members: Comerchero, Edwards, Naggar, Washington, and Roberts Absent: o Council Members: None With honor, outgoing Mayor Comerchero passed the gavel to incoming Mayor Roberts and as well presented Mr. Roberts with his 15-year Service Award pin. PRELUDE MUSIC The prelude music was provided by Sienna Naggar and Helen Miller. INVOCATION The invocation was given by Shawn Nelson. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The pledge of allegiance was presented by Council Member Comerchero. PRESENT ATIONS/PROCLAMATIONS Service Awards At this time, Mayor Roberts presented the following Service Awards: Ron Guerriero Scott Lanier Felicia Hogan Fred Perkins 15-year Service Award Pin 5-year Service Award Pin 5-year Service Award Pin 5-year Service Award Pin In closing, Mayor Roberts thanked the Commissioners for their continued dedication to the City. Certificate of Appreciation for Rebecca Farnbach Mayor Roberts presented the Certificate to Ms. Farnbach for her volunteer efforts with the Gift of Sight Charity. Ms. Farnbach thanked the City Council for its recognition. R:IMinulesl011006 I I I Presentation to outaoina Police Chief Domenoe and introduction of incomina Police Chief Aim Reminiscing of time shared with Police Chief Domenoe, Mayor Roberts thanked him for his years of service to the City and the contribution he has made to the City to ensure its outstanding quality of life. Touched by the proclamation presented to him by the Mayor, Police Chief Domenoe commented on the relationships he has formed during his tenure with the City; thanked the City Council for its law enforcement support; and commended the public on its involvement in keeping the community safe. Council Member Naggar thanked Police Chief Domenoe for his years of service. At this time, Mayor Roberts introduced incoming Police Chief Aim. Returning to the City after five years, Police Chief Aim thanked the City Council for its support and expressed his willingness to accept the challenge of maintaining the City's outstanding quality of lie. Presentation to Mavor Roberts Congratulating Mayor Roberts on his appointment as the first four-term Mayor to serve the City of Temecula, Supervisor Stone commended Mr. Roberts on his receipt of the 15-year Service Award pin. Working for him as Supervisor, Mr. Stone commented on Mr. Roberts' hardworking ethics, the benefits of his employment and dedication to the County, referenced the passage of the Citrus Vineyard Ordinance (protecting the wine country from urbanization); and presented to Mr. Roberts a proclamation, on behalf of the Board of Supervisors, commending him on his many accomplishments for the City and the County. Expressing his appreciation for the County's recognition, Mayor Roberts viewed the receipt of the proclamation an honor and as well expressed appreciation to Supervisor Stone for his attendance. PUBLIC COMMENTS A. Ms. Heather Johnson, Temecula, advised that in 1993, when the Planning Commission had recommended closure of Calle Pina Colada, the traffic count was 1,800 cars per day; that the most recent traffic count indicated 3,500 cars per day; that continual growth has exacerbated the traffic concern as well as the continual cut-through traffic on Calle Pina Colada, Del Rey, and Via Norte; that possible solutions to address this matter would be to close Calle Pina Colada, close and open a less direct route over a utility road, no left-hand turn or medians to allow turns from La Serena onto Calle Pina Colada, install a gate with only Meadowview and EMT access, or open all public roads (Kahwea, Sanderling, North General Kearney). She noted that Mayor Roberts voted to close Calle Pina Colada while serving on the Public Traffic Safety Commission and made promises to residents on Calle Pina Colada and that Council Member Naggar as well requested voter support from residents on Calle Pina Colada by promising to do everything possible to close this road. With regard to the speed bumps that were previously installed on Calle Pina Colada, Ms. Johnson noted that the residents on Calle Pina Colada were not in favor of them but that the City advised the residents that no other measures were an option. In closing, Ms. Johnson requested the City Council to address this problem. R:IMinules1011006 2 I I I B. Being of the opinion that the City Council has displayed no interest in addressing the traffic concern issues, Mr. Mike Kuhn, Temecula, expressed his willingness, in an effort to address the matter of increasing traffic volume, to debate this on-going issue in a public forum. C. Mr. Reeves Mollman, Temecula, as well addressed the traffic volume on Calle Pina Colada (3,500 cars per day); requested the City Council to consider public safety; and encouraged the Council to debate Mr. Kuhn in an effort to address this matter. D. As well addressing the traffic volume on Calle Pina Colada, Ms. Anne Mollman, Temecula, commented on the safety issues associated with this traffic volume. E. Expressing a different point of view, Ms. Diana Lovett-Webb, Temecula, stated that, in her opinion, there is not a link between opening other streets and solving the noted problems on Calle Pina Colada; noted that the streets of discussion were constructed prior to City incorporation; advised that the City has demanded developers to not design streets such as those being discussed; stated that the City Council should not ignore what it has learned from the design of such streets and that by opening closed streets, the City would be ignoring its history/lessons/knowledge; and encouraged drivers to change their personal behavior when driving through residential neighborhoods. G. Addressing the potential of future construction and its impacts on traffic volume, Ms. Suzanne Zychowicz, Temecula, encouraged the City Council to assess the problem and requested that the Council consider revisiting Sections 3.7 and 3.8 of the General Plan (policy statement regarding closing of streets which were removed from the General Plan Update). H. Commending the Council and City staff on a wonderful job, Ms. Eve Craig, Temecula, representing the Temecula Valley Historical Society, thanked the Council for its patience, understanding, and its care. Ms. Craig expressed appreciation for the grant the City presented to the Historical Society. CITY COUNCIL REPORTS A. Mayor Roberts presented the 2005 gavel to outgoing Mayor Comerchero. To all those high school students in attendance, Mr. Roberts expressed his appreciation for their attendance and encouraged them to explore local government and to request City Council guidance at any time. B. Congratulating Mayor Roberts on his appointment as well as the recipients of the Service Award Pins and appreciating Supervisor Stone's attendance, Mayor Pro Tem Washington wished everyone a Happy New Year. Having seen several performances at the Theater, Mr. Washington commended the Community Services Department on a wonderful job on its management of presentations and invited the public to attend a theater performance. Congratulating Commissioner Youmans on his appointment as Chairman of the Public Traffic Safety Commission; Commissioner Edwards on his reappointment as Chairman of the Community Services Commission, Mr. Washington, in light of Commissioner Mathewson's resignation, thanked him for his years of service to the City. R:\MinulesI011006 3 I I I Extending his gratitude to outgoing Police Chief Domenoe, Mr. Washington wished him well in his future position and concurred with Police Chief Domenoe's comment that keeping the community safe is a joint effort between law enforcement and the community; noted that the City's crime statistics have depicted the effectiveness of the Police Department; referenced Council Member Naggar and his involvement with the Drug/Gang Task Force Ad Hoc Subcommittee; encouraged more participation from the Public Traffic Safety Commission in engaging the community as it relates to drug/gang/crime issues; welcomed the high school students to the City Council meeting; and encouraged their future participation in local government; and apprised them of the City's Youth in Government Program. C. Wishing the public a Happy New Year, Council Member Naggar expressed his dismay with previously made public comments with regard to the City Council not having taken any action to address the traffic volume issue. Mr. Naggar stated that no road in the City of Temecula has been studied more than Calle Pina Colada over the past 10 years and noted that to state that the City Council has taken no action would be inaccurate. Apprising the public of a recent carjacking in Riverside County and its connection with Sprint Nextel because of a cell phone having been left in the car which had global positioning satellite (GPS) technology, Council Member Naggar expressed dismay with Sprint's refusal to assist the family in determining the location of the car through the GPS technology in order to find their 10-month old boy. He advised that a letter was written by him to the Sprint Nextel CEO (letter read into the record), requesting Sprint to respond to this incident to insure such an incident would not occur again. D. Echoing Council Member Naggar's comments with regard to the recent Sprint Nextel issue, Council Member Comerchero relayed his interest in receiving a response from Sprint; expressed delight with Supervisor Stone's attendance; and commented on the Board of Supervisors' passage of the Citrus Vineyard District amendments, appreciating the action. In response to publiC comments, Mr. Comerchero encouraged individuals to not confuse reasonable people disagreeing with the City Council as the City ignoring this issue; that Calle Pina Colada has been studied year after year; that it has been the Council's decision that in order to correct a problem on Calle Pina Colada, the City would be doing a disservice to the rest of the City as whole; that the City Council must balance the needs of the entire community; that staff will be providing information of all different classes of roadways within the City, reflecting the particular designation for Calle Pina Colada and the appropriate traffic volume for this road; that if it wasn't designed to handle 3,500 trips per day, maybe City Council should readdress it; and if designed to handle that and more, then its functioning as designed. Extending his gratitude to outgoing Police Chief Domenoe, Mr. Comerchero commended Chief Domenoe on his proactive stance. E. Echoing the comments made with regard to Police Chief Domenoe, Council Member Edwards expressed her appreciation of having had the opportunity to have worked with him in her capacity as a Public Traffic Safety Commissioner, as a School Board Member, and as a Council Member. She welcomed incoming Police Chief Aim and wished her fellow Council colleagues a Happy New Year. R:IMinules1011006 4 CONSENT CALENDAR I 1 Standard Ordinance and Resolution Adoption Procedure RECOMMENDATION: 1.1 Motion to waive the reading of the text of all ordinances and resolutions included in the agenda. 2 Minutes RECOMMENDATION: 2.1 Approve the minutes of November 22, 2005; 2.2 Approve the minutes of December 13, 2005. 3 Resolution approvina List of Demands RECOMMENDATION: 3.1 Adopt a resolution entitled: I RESOLUTION NO. 06-01 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEMECULA ALLOWING CERTAIN CLAIMS AND DEMANDS AS SET FORTH IN EXHIBIT A 4 City Treasurer's Report as of November 30. 2005 RECOMMENDATION: 4.1 Receive and file the City Treasurer's Report as of November 30, 2005. 5 Renew Eden Software Maintenance Contract RECOMMENDATION: 5.1 Authorize the purchase of annual Financials and Payroll Software Support from Eden Systems Inc., for the total amount of $27,672.31. 6 Purchase of Police Motorcvcles RECOMMENDATION: 6.1 Approve the purchase of three 2006 Harley-Davidson FLHPI Road King Police Motorcycles from Quaid Harley-Davidson for a total amount of $29,171.85. I R:IMinules1011006 5 I I I 7 Parcel Map 31023 located South of Rancho California Road. East of Moraaa Road RECOMMENDATION: 7.1 Approve Parcel Map 31023 in conformance with the Conditions of Approval; 7.2 Approve the Subdivision Monument Agreement and accept the Monument Bond as security for the agreement. 8 Parkina Restrictions - Via Las Colinas and Moraaa Road RECOMMENDATION: 8.1 That the City Council adopt a resolution entitled: RESOLUTION NO. 06-02 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEMECULA ESTABLISHING A "NO PARKING" ZONE ON VIA LAS COLlNAS FROM MORAGA ROAD TO 690 FEET WEST OF MORAGA ROAD AND ON MORAGA ROAD BETWEEN RANCHO CALIFORNIA ROAD AND VIA LAS COLlNAS AS SHOWN ON EXHIBIT "A" 9 Approval of Plans and Specifications and Authorization to Solicit Construction Bids for the Pavement Rehabilitation Proaram FY2005/06 - Diaz Road. Proiect No. PW05-06 RECOMMENDATION: 9.1 Approve the plans and specifications and authorize the Department of Public Works to solicit construction bids for the Pavement Rehabilitation Program FY 2005/06 - Diaz Road, PW05-06. 10 Completion and Acceptance of Construction Contract - Pechanaa Parkwav Soundwall Landscape Improvements, Proiect No. PW99-11 LS RECOMMENDATION: 10.1 Accept the Pechanga Parkway Soundwall Landscape Improvements Project - Project No. PW 99-11 LS as complete; 10.2 File a Notice of Completion, release the Performance Bond, and accept a one-year Maintenance Bond in the amount of 10% of the contract amount; 10.3 Release the Materials and Labor Bond seven (7) months after filing of the Notice of Completion, if no liens have been filed. R:IMinules1011006 6 I I I 11 Tract Map No. 31344 RECOMMENDATION: 11.1 Approve Tract Map No. 31344 in conformance with Conditions of Approval; 11.2 Approve the Subdivision Improvement Agreement and accept the Faithful Performance and Labor and Materials Bonds as security for the agreement; 11.3 Approve the Subdivision Monument Agreement and accept the Monument Bond as security for the agreement. 12 Tract Map No. 32104 Located within the Harveston Specific Plan RECOMMENDATION: 12.1 Approve Tract Map No. 32104 in conformance with Conditions of Approval; 12.2 Approve the Subdivision Improvement Agreement and accept the Faithful Performance and Labor and Materials Bonds as security for the agreement; 12.3 Approve the Subdivision Monument Agreement and accept the Monument Bond as security for the agreement. 13 Second Readina of Ordinance No. 05-17 RECOMMENDATION: 13.1 Adopt an Ordinance entitled: ORDINANCE NO. 05-17 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEMECULA ADDING CHAPTER 3.40 TO THE TEMECULA MUNICIPAL CODE ESTABLISHING THE TEMECULA VALLEY TOURISM BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT IN THE CITY OF TEMECULA MOTION: Council Member Naggar moved to approve Consent Calendar Item Nos. 1-13. The motion was seconded by Council Member Edwards and electronic vote reflected unanimous approval. At 8:13 P.M., the City Council convened as the Temecula Community Services District and the Temecula Redevelopment Agency. At 8:23 P.M., the City Council resumed with regular business. R:\MinulesI011006 7 COUNCIL BUSINESS I 19 Selection of City Council Committee Assianments RECOMMENDATION: I I 19.1 Appoint a member of the City Council to serve as liaison to each of the City Commissions and Committees: Commission Liaison (One Member) Community Services Commission - Comerchero Old Town Local Review Board - Washington Planning Commission - Naggar Public/Traffic Safety Commission - Edwards 19.2 Appoint two members of the City Council to serve on each of the following Standing Committees: Standina Committees Cultural Arts Committee - Comerchero, Washington Economic Development - Washington, Roberts RDA/Old Town Steering Committee - Comerchero, Naggar Finance Committee - Edwards, Naggar Infrastructure Beautification Committee - Edwards, Naggar Joint City Council/TVUSD Committee - Edwards, Washington Library Task Force Committee - Comerchero, Roberts Murrieta/Temecula Committee - Naggar, Washington Public Works/Facilities Committee - Edwards, Roberts Technology & Telecommunications Committee - Washington Trails & Open Space Committee - Naggar, Washington 19.3 Appoint member(s) of the City Council to serve on each of the following Representative Assignments (External Organizations): Representative Assianments (External Organizations) Animal Shelter Liaison/JPA Representative - Edwards League of Calif Congress - 2006 Voting Delegate - Roberts, (Alternate Washington) Murrieta Creek Advisory Board - Washington National League of Cities Annual Congress - 2006 Voting Delegate - Roberts, (Alternate Washington) Pechanga Tribal Council Liaison - Roberts (Alternate Naggar) Riverside County Habitat Conversation Agency (advisory only) - deleted Riverside County Transportation Commission - Roberts (Alternate Comerchero) Riverside Transit Agency Representative - Comerchero (Alternate Edwards) Temecula Sister City Corporation Board of Directors - Edwards WRCOG/RCA Representative - Washington (Alternate Edwards) R:\MinulesI011006 8 I I I Zone Committee (relating to TUMF Program for WRCOG) - Washington (Alternate Edwards) 19.4 Appoint member(s) of the City Council to serve on each of the following Ad Hoc Subcommittees: Ad Hoc Subcommittees Cable Franchise Renewal Ad Hoc Subcommittee. Washington Temecula Education Center Project Ad Hoc Subcommittee - Naggar, Washington Community Service Funding Ad Hoc Subcommittee - Edwards, Naggar Drug/Gang Task Force Ad Hoc Subcommittee - Naggar, Washington Electrical Needs Ad Hoc Subcommittee - Edwards Heritage Tree Ad Hoc Subcommittee - Roberts Homeless Shelter Ad Hoc Subcommittee - Washington Old Town Civic Center Ad Hoc Subcommittee - Comerchero, Roberts Ronald Reagan Sports Park Ad Hoc Subcommittee - Edwards, Naggar Roripaugh Ranch Ad Hoc Subcommittee (Proposed Addition) - Comerchero, Roberts Temecula Hospital Ad Hoc Subcommittee - Comerchero, Naggar Villages of Old Town Ad Hoc Subcommittee - Naggar, Roberts Wall of Honor Ad Hoc Subcommittee - Comerchero, Edwards MOTION: Council Member Comerchero moved to approve the appointments for 19.1 as noted above. The motion was seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Washington and electronic vote reflected unanimous approval. MOTION: Council Member Comerchero moved to approve the appointments for 19.2 as noted above. The motion was seconded by Council Member Edwards and electronic vote reflected unanimous approval. MOTION: Council Member Comerchero moved to approve the appointments for 19.3 as noted above. The motion was seconded by Mayor Roberts and electronic vote reflected unanimous approval. MOTION: Council Member Comerchero moved to approve the appointments for 19.4 as noted above. The motion was seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Washington and electronic vote reflected unanimous approval. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT No additional comments. CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORT City Attorney Thorson advised that there were no items to report from Closed Session. R:\MinutesI011006 9 ADJOURNMENT I At 8:41 P.M., the City Council meeting was formally adjourned to Tuesday, February 14, 2006, at 5:30 P.M., for a Closed Session with the regular session commencing at 7:00 P.M., in the City Council Chambers, 43200 Business Park Drive, Temecula, California. eG~ Ron Roberts, Mayor ATTEST: I I R:\MinulesI011006 10