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Home My WebLink About01-08-1985 City Council Minutes 146 MINUTES REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS 130 SOUTH MAIN STREET LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA TUESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1985 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * CALL TO ORDER ----- Thp r~9IJl~r mppting of the City Council was called to order by Mayor Valenzuela at 7:00 p.m. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Councilman Matson. ROLL CALL PRESENT: ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: COUNCILMEMBERS: KNIGHT, MATSON, STRIGOTTE, VERMILLION, VALENZUELA NONE Also present were: City Manager Molendyk, Assistant City Manager Norton, City Attorney Harper, Community Development Director Corcoran, City Engineer Culp, Finance Director Barrick, Personnel Director Schoolcraft, RDA Administrator Modesti and City Clerk Money. PUBLIC COMMENTS - None. PRESENTATIONS/PROCLAMATIONS 1. Dr. Tom Jessup introduced Wayne Francisco, a student who came to this country through the Lions Youth Exchange Program. Wayne Francisco addressed Council and stated that he brought a message of international friendship from his home town of Spring Vale, Victoria, Australia. He presented the Mayor with a letter of greeting from the Mayor of Spring Vale, Peter MeHall, J.P., and a tie embossed with the Coat of Arms of the City of Spring Vale. ~ Mayor Valenzuela presented Wayne Francisco with a City of Lake Elsinore pin. In addition, she awarded a placque with a Key to the City of Lake Elsinore to the Mayor of Spring Vale, along with a letter of greeting and a brochure. 2. Mayor Valenzuela introduced Jessica Arnett who has returned recently from Singapore where she participated in the International Sports Exchange Track Meet. She presented Mayor Valenzuela with a statue of the man who founded Singapore in 1819 and told of her experiences and displayed the awards and medals she won in Singapore in December. 3. Mayor Valenzuela read a proclamation of appreciation which she presented to Lieutenant Larry Smith of the Riverside County Sheriff's Department, who has served the City at the Lake Elsinore Sheriff's Station for the past three years, and is being transferred to the Records Department for the Sheriff's Department in Riverside. 4. Councilman Knight presented the 'Employee of the Month' award for the month of December, 1984 to Kim Nelms of the Finance Department. SPECIAL REPORT ~ Mr. Molendyk reported that the City of Lake Elsinore has been selected as the project city for the County of Riverside, to participate in a health and wellness pilot program offered through the State of California. This is a new and innovative program and one which should prove beneficial to the citizens of the community. More information will be reported as it-becomes available. CONSENT CALENDAR The following items were removed from the Consent Calendar for further considera- tion and discussion: Item number 6. ~ o o M W m ~ ~ ~ Page two City Council Minutes January 8, 1985 147 CONSENT CALENDAR - Continued. MOVED BY MATSON, SECONDED BY KNIGHT AND CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY TO APPROVE THE BALANCE OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR, NUMBERS 1 THROUGH 5. 1. Approved the Minutes of the regular City Council meeting of December 26, 1984. 2. Received and filed the Building Division Monthly Activity Report for December, 1984. 3. Approved Warrant List for the month of December, 1984 in the total amount of four-hundred-twenty-four-thousand, four-hundred-sixty-five dollars and forty- six cents ($424,465.46). 4. Accepted deferral agreement for 17111 Baker Street, Ruben and Vivian Sanchez, and authorized the Mayor to sign said agreement and the City Clerk to record. 5. Authorized the City Engineer to solicit request for proposals in preparation for Traffic Control Device Inventory System and Pavement Management System. ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR 6. Selection of Driller and Award of Contract - Geothermal Well. Dan Fissori, Geothermal Planner, answered Council questions regarding the contractors who submitted bids for drilling of geothermal well. MOVED BY STRIGOTTE, SECONDED BY MATSON_AND CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY TO AWARD THE CONTRACT FOR DRILLING OF FIVE-HUNDRED FOOT GEOTHERMAL WELL TO FAIN DRILLING AND PUMP COMPANY, INCORPORATED, IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED TWENTY-THOUSAND-FIVE-HUNDRED-SIXTY DOLLARS ($20,560). PUBLIC HEARINGS - None. BUSINESS ITEMS 51. Ordinance No. 733 - Exotic Animals - First Reading. Council and City Attorney discussed legal questions regarding this ordinance. Council concurred with the following revision: Section 6.04.100 Animal Control Officers - Enforcement Duties - Entrance upon Private Property. Last sentence - Revise to include the following wording: "Unless otherwise prohibited by law, all persons whose duty it is to enforce the provisions of this chapter are hereby empowered to enter upon private property where any animal is kept or believed to be kept, for the purpose of ascertaining whether any animal is harbored in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter, subject to con- stitutional and statutory search and seizure laws." MOVED BY STRIGOTTE, SECONDED BY KNIGHT AND CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY TO APPROVE FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 733, AS AMENDED, UPON THE FOLLOWING ROLL CALL VOTE: ORDINANCE NO. 733 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING TITLE 6, CHAPTE~ 6.04, OF THE LAKE ELSINORE MUNICIPAL CODE. AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: ABSTENTIONS: COUNCILMEMBERS: KNIGHT, MATSON, STRIGOTTE, VERMILLION, VALENZUELA NONE NONE NONE 14~age three City Council Minutes January 8, 1985 OFF-AGENDA ITEMS 52. Notices of Completion - Outflow Channel - Reconstruction of Project Areas 1,2and3. Mr. Culp reported that the County recently made thirty-thousand dollars ($30,000) available through the Department of Housing and Community Develop- ment. for reconstruction projects on the Outflow Channel. Contracts were awarded tor Project Areas i, 2 and 3 dnd reconstruction wurk hd::. ueen \-lef- formed in conformance to plans approved by Riverside County Flood Control. A letter has been received from the Department of Housing and Community Development indicating the City will be able to use the remaining funds, approximately eleven-thousand dollars ($11,000), further downstream of the sewage treatment plant. - MOVED BY MATSON, SECONDED BY STRIGOTTE AND CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY TO APPROVE NOTICES OF COMPLETION FOR RECONSTRUCTION WORK ON THE OUTFLOW CHANNEL, PROJECT AREA 1, DUANE A. PETROWSKE, PROJECT AREA 2, CORNISH CONSTRUCTION COMPANY AND PROJECT AREA 3, PAUL HUBBS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, AND AUTHORIZED THE MAYOR TO SIGN AND THE CITY CLERK TO RECORD SAID DOCUMENTS. 53. Chamber of Commerce Bill For Frontier Days Parade and Rodeo. Hilda Barnhart, Office Manager for the Chamber of Commerce explained that the bill in question was for services connected with the Frontier Days Parade and Rodeo which took place in June, 1984. The City had billed the Chamber for man-hours involving Code Enforcement services, signing for parking, pedestrian crossing, traffic direction, barricades and street delineators. It was pointed out that a large portion of the bill totaling twenty-six-hundred-sixteen dollars ($2616) was for installation of 540 feet of water line and a water meter. After lengthy discussion, it was suggested that the Chamber should be responsible for the water line and water meter portion of the bill only. MOVED BY MATSON, SECONDED BY STRIGOTTE AND CARRIED TO DISREGARD JOB INVOICE NUMBERS 1312 AND 1336 AND RE-BILL THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOR JOB INVOICE NUMBER 1560, IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF ONE-THOUSAND-THREE-HUNDRED-FIFTY-THREE DOLLARS AND NINETY-SIX CENTS ($1,353.96). AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: KNIGHT, MATSON, STRIGOTTE, VERMILLION NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: VALENZUELA .... 54. Resolution No. 85-1 - HealthjWellness Program. RESOLUTION NO. 85-1 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE COMMUNITY HEALTHjWELLNESS PROMOTION PROGRAM. MOVED BY KNIGHT, SECONDED BY STRIGOTTE AND CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NO. 85-1. STAFF COMMENTS - None. COUNCIL COMMENTS Councilman Strigotte -- 1. Has received a response from the City Attorney regarding the initiative for Flood Control Facilities and will follow-up with Mr. Nazarek and City Manager and will bring back formal report to Council~ 2. Questioned the status of lease or purchase of store adjacent to City Hall. City Manager stated the possibility is being pursued and he will prepare a status report for next status memorandum to Council. 3. Asked for consensus as to whether interviews for applicants for the Public Safety Commission should be done by the entire Councilor by a committee. Consensus: Committee consisting of the Mayor, City Manager and Mayor Pro Tern, to interview applicants and make recommendations to Council - o o cry w II] <C - - 149 Page four City Council Minutes January 8, 1985 COUNCIL COMMENTS - Continued. Councilman Strigotte - Continued. 4. Announced that Mr. Walter Gearhart, long-time resident and businessman in the community, passed away on January 7, 1985. A Rosary service will be held on Friday, January 11 at 7:00 p.m. at Evans-Brown Mortuary, Funeral Service on Saturday, January 12 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Francis of Rome Catholic Churdl. Councilman Matson 1. Commented that the Board of Directors of the Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District wished to extend their appreciation and gratitude to Councilman Larry Knight and the Lake Elsinore Transit System for providing bus trans- portation on January 3, 1985, for the contractor1s pre-bid walk-through of the Regional Treatment Plant. Councilman Knight 1. Questioned whether the crossing at Flint Street is a public right-of-way. Mr. Culp informed him that the recently constructed crossing is not intended for public thoroughfare. We will be signing the crossing,indicating to the public that it is only for City vehicles. Mayor Valenzuela 1. Commented that a committee needs to be formed regarding the computer purchase. 2. Attended a League of California Cities conference on January 3, 1985 and will be submitting a report to Council tomorrow. She asked for input from each Councilmember to take back to committee. ADJOURNMENT MOVED BY MATSON, SECONDED BY KNIGHT AND CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY TO ADJOURN THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL AT 8:03 P.M. ~~~~ CITY OF LAKE ELSINO E ATTEST: