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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-27-1984 Adjourned City Council Meeting 68 MINUTES ADJOURNED CITY COUNCIL MEETING CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE 130 SOUTH MAIN STREET LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1984 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * CALL TO ORDER The Adjourned Meeting of the City Council was called to order by Mayor Valenzuela at 5:30 p.m. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Councilman Matson. ROLL CALL PRESENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: KNIGHT, MATSON, STRIGOTTE, VERMILLION, VALENZUELA ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE . BUS INESS ITEMS 54. Purchase of Lake Elsinore City Flags. The City Clerk requested Council approve one of the following options for purchase of Lake Elsinore City flags: 1. Twelve silk-screened flags at a cost of $1,113.00 2. Purchase one to six flags at a cost of $150.00 each for outdoor, and $160.00 each for indoor. MOVED BY STRIGOTTE, SECONDED BY KNIGHT AND CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY TO APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF TWELVE FLAGS AT A COST OF ELEVEN HUNDRED-THIRTEEN DOLLARS ($1,113) AND THAT SIX (6) FLAGS BE SOLD AT FIFTY-DOLLARS ($50.00) OVER COST, IN ORDER TO DEFRAY THE EXPENSE OF SILK-SCREENING. - 55. Cost of Alternate Improvements to Railroad Canyon Road. Mr. Cu1p reported that he needed Council direction regarding alternative methods of improving Railroad Canyon Road. MOVED BY MATSON, SECONDED BY STRIGOTTE AND CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY TO SOLICIT FOR BIDS FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO RAILROAD CANYON ROAD USING THE AGGREGATE CHIP SEAL METHOD, AT AN APPROXIMATE COST OF BETWEEN ELEVEN-THOUSAND-DOLLARS ($11,000) AND FOURTEEN-THOUSAND-FOUR-HUNDRED-FORTY-TWO DOLLARS ($14,442), AND DIRECT STAFF TO CONTINUE WITH PRESENT DESIGN. 57. Administrative Appeal - Commercial Project 84-9 - Michael Grine1. a. Traffic Safety Mitigation Fee b. Public Safety Impact Mitigation Fee MOVED BY MATSON, SECONDED BY STRIGOTTE AND CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY TO CONCUR WITH STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONFIRM TRAFFIC MITIGATION FEE FOR TRAFFIC SIGNALIZATION PER RESOLUTION NO. 83-61 AND CONFIRM PUBLIC SAFETY FEE PER RESOLUTION NO. 83-4. 58. Review of Development Agreement for Canyon Lake Hills - Tentative Tract Map 17413-3 (P.U.D. 83-1). - Mr. Culp reported that staff is asking Council to determine if the developer has complied with the terms and conditions of the development agreement, or whether the agreement should be terminated or amended. An agreement was entered into with the developer on May 29, 1984. Since that date, staff has checked plans for grading, recording maps, streets, storm drains, bridges and flood control, with fees for these services totaling $70,100. To date, only $26,437 of this amount has been paid by the developer. 69 Page two Adjourned Council Minutes September 27, 1984 BUSINESS ITEMS - Continued. 58. Review of Development Agreement for Canyon Lake Hills - Continued. MOVED BY MATSON, SECONDED BY STRIGOTTE AND CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY TO DO NOTHING FURTHER ON THIS PROJECT UNTIL THE BALANCE OF FEES PAID BY THE DEVELOPER. -- 59. Request for Permits for Garage Addition, Interior and Exterior Improvements and Curbing - Jack Allsup, Jr. - 1112 Lakeshore Drive. Mr. Corcoran reported that the elevation of this structure is below the 1270' mean sea level and within the perimeter of the lake. Ordinance 711 requires no rehabilitation or alterations be done without Council review and specific permission on a case by case review. o o (Y') w CD <( MOVED BY MATSON, SECONDED BY KNIGHT AND CARRIED TO APPROVE STAFF RECOMMENDA- TIONS AND REQU IRE APPLICANT TO RECORD HOLD HARMLESS AGREEt~ENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND JACK ALLSUP, JR. AND ALLOW ISSUANCE OF PERMITS TO INCLUDE A GARAGE STRUCTURE AND RELATED IMPROVEMENTS AT 1112 LAKESHORE DRIVE. AYES: KNIGHT, MATSON, VERMILLION, VALENZUELA NOES: STRIGOTTE 60. Request for Extension of Time - Tentative Tract Map 17616 - East of San Jacinto River, West of Railroad Canyon Road and North of 1-15. Mr. Corcoran reported that applicant had requested a continuance of this matter to allow time to discuss conditions with staff. Therefore, staff recommends continuance to October 9, 1984. -- MOVED BY STRIGOTTE, SECONDED BY KNIGHT AND CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY TO CONTINUE REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF TIME FOR TENTATIVE TRACT MAP 17616 TO OCTOBER 9, 1 984. 62. Outflow Channel - Final Discussion - Councilman Vermillion. Mr. Vermillion stated he thinks the questions he had regarding the outflow channel have been resolved. In reading through the settlement of the suit filed by Riverside County Flood Control District against the Redevelopment Agency, one of the conditions was that we would establish a Channel Fund. He is unable to locate this fund or any amount in it. The County Attorney is reviewing this matter. Mr. Vermillion reported he recently read a copy of a Drainage Syllabus, written by our former City Attorney, John Porter. His interpretation was that no one downstream can sue the City and, in turn, the City cannot sue those upstream. Our City Attorney is reviewing this Drainage Syllabus, along with the Tilley Agreement. OFF -AGENDA ITEM 63. Proposed Holding Tank - Heritage Thrift and Loan - Mission Trail. Mr. Corcoran reported that at the~last Council_meeting~_Gountil approved -- a holding tank for Heritage Thrift and Loan, subject to requtrement to.:~.. hook-up to _sewer within twoyears.andbor:ld. for the extension.:ot-:the.sewer lines inanamount to..cover all construction" and labor costs.. After meeting with Jim Laughlin of E.V.M.W.D., staff would like to recommend a revision of the conditions as follows: Applicant to hook up to existing sewer service within a two year time period or indicate to the City with appropriate documentation, a a willingness to enjoin an assessment district. Applicant has indicated this willingness. 70 Page three Adjourned Council Minutes September 27, 1984 OFF-AGENDA ITEMS - Continued. 63. Proposed Holding Tank - Heritage Thrift and Loan - Continued. MOVED BY MATSON, SECONDED BY STRIGOTTE AND CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY TO APPROVE STAFF RECOMMENDATION AND REVISE CONDITION REGARDING HOLDING TANK FOR HERITAGE THRIFT AND LOAN AS FOLLOWS: APPLICANT TO HOOK-UP TO EXISTING SEWER SERVICE WITHIN TWO YEARS OR INDICATE WILLINGNESS TO ENJOIN AN ASSESSMENT DISTRICT, IF SEWER IS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN TWO YEARS. 64. Insurance Coverage. - Mr. Strigotte asked Mr. Vermillion to expound on a comment he had made re- garding the City's liability insurance coverage. Mr. Vermillion stated that the City now carries insurance in the amount of $9,000,000 and he feels this amount is inadequate. He has contacted our Insurance Company and asked them if they were aware of the impending law suits due to possible flood damage, when they wrote the policy. The Insurance Company indicated they were not. Mr. Strigotte stated that during a closed session regarding the former City Manager, Mr. Vermillion commented that within a few days we would not have any liability protection. Mr. Vermillion did not reply directly, but stated he has asked for an update of outstanding litigation against the City. He also commented that he questions if Lake Elsinore is a viable City. Mr. Vermillion stated he has an appointment with his attorney. He feels he is being coerced into possible violations of the Brown Act. REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS Ms. Barrick 1) Asked to respond to Councilman Vermillion's comments regarding outstanding suits against the City. She stated that at the last audit, the City Attorney submitted a statement that the City has no impending suits with any basis for financial impact on the City. She expects to get a similar report relative to this year's audit. - Mr. Vermillion commented that he feels the City Attorney is misleading us in not insisting we pursue flood control measures. He recommended another legal opinion. 2) Channel Fund Ms. Barrick explained that no agreement was made between the City and the Riverside County Flood Control District at the time Redevelopment Project Area I was adopted. However, last year an agreement was signed relative to Project Area II whereby the Flood Control District went back and made the City commit funds for Project Area I as well. According to the agreement, once the outflow channel is completed, we are obligated to put eighty percent of the RDA increment, generated by flood control, into a fund for maintenance of the channel. At this time,no.~tax nncr.ement has been generated from Area I or Area II, therefore no fund has been established. Mr. Vermillion com- mented that the fund should be established. Mr. Corcoran l} Reported that, at Council request, a comparison has been done regarding fee structure and schedules in other cities. Our fees are comparable to other communities. - Mr. Norton 1) Reported that the State Park and Recreation District will be touring Lake Elsinore on Thursday, October 11, and will be holding a public hearing in Riverside on Friday, October 12, 1984, to discuss their general plan. Since this could have a definite impact on Lake Elsinore, he recommended Council appoint a task force to attend these hearings. Consensus: Appoint Jim Corcoran, Mike Norton and Ron Molendyk as represen- tatives to attend the State Park and Recreation hearings on October 12, 1984. Page four Adjourned Council Minutes September 27, 1984 " 71 REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS - Continued. - Councilman Knight 1) Commented on an old house on Riley Street which needs to be abated. Mr. Corcoran reported that abatement proceedings have been commenced on this property along with ten other structures which are underway. Councilman Matson o o (Y) w (D <( 1) Commented that some time ago, Council had requested an ordinance be written to cover IISpecia1 Eventsll. Mr. Corcoran reported this will be on the next agenda. Mr. Matson stated that at that time we requested that the City be given one month advance notification. A Hovercraft Rally is being planned in two or three weeks and nothing has been submitted for approval. Mr. Corcoran will follow-up. 2) Met with Jim Laughlin, General Manager of the Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District to discuss the possibility of setting up sewer assessment districts in our industrial area and the commercial area near Railroad Canyon Road. Due to many septic failures in the area, we should insist that everyone be required to connect to sewer. In order to assist developers in connecting to sewer, we need to form these assessment districts. If we start now, we could have sewer available in these areas within one year. Mr. Laughlin suggested we send these property owners petitions for the assessment in both areas, to see if they are interested, and, if so, submit the petitions to the Water District and they will proceed to set up the assessment district. Mr. Corcoran defined the boundaries of both districts as follows: - 1. Along Mission Trail between Ma1aga Road and Avenue 9, bounded on the north by the 1-15 Freeway. 2. Bounded on the north by the 1-15 Freeway, on the east by the base of the hill and Flint Street, extending westerly along Flint Street, Coolidge Avenue, Palm Drive and Strickland Avenue to Baker Street and ending at Pierce Street. Consensus: Direct staff to prepare and send out petitions to determine if property owners are interested in participating in the assessment districts. 3) Referred to a letter sent to the State Park and Recreation District and felt it is foo vague, with regard to buoys on the lake. Requested Mr. Corcoran follow-up and clarify. 4} Requested staff look into the City's liability coverage. If the amount -is insufficient, the coverage should be increased. 5} Now that FAU funds have been released from the Railroad Canyon project, we should start using these funds on priority street repairs. Councilman Strigotte 1} Requested the Riverside County Master Flood Control Plan be placed on an upcoming agenda. _ 2) Need to contact Walt Abraham to schedule another joint meeting with Council, Planning Commission and the County. 4) Reported that the City Park sprinklers are still running during the daytime. Requested Mr. Cu1p follow-up to see these are timed to turn on at night. Requested the tax initiative study for police and fire protection be placed on the next agenda. 5) Requested a progress report on bringing the Community Center up to Code, with costs and recommendations, be placed on the next agenda. 3) 6) Requested an ordinance be prepared requiring all food service employees to have health cards. Code Enforcement will follow-up. 72 Page five Adjourned Council Minutes September 27, 1984 REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS - Continued. Councilman Strigotte - Continued. 7) Requested the status of the ceiling repair in the Council Chamber. Mr. Culp stated he solicited for bids and received only one for approximately two- thousand dollars ($2,000). Council concurred to direct the City Engineer to follow up with the contractor and proceed with this project. 8) Presented information regarding an employee Deferred Compensation Plan and asked the Finance Department to follow-up. 9) Expressed concern that the IPublic Comments' portion of the meetings is being abused. Some standards need to be set. He proposed that persons be allowed to speak once every three months (six meetings). Requested staff to prepare procedures. Councilman Vermillion ~ 1) Commented that with the FAU funds for Railroad Canyon Road now redirected, the first priority for these funds should be the bridge over the outflow channel. We need to determine exactly what is required and how to fund it. Mayor Valenzuela 1) Stated that she feels the bridge on Lakeshore over the San Jacinto river should be the first priority. A pedestrian crossing is badly needed. 2) Reported that the Methodist Church is planning a 100th anniversary cele- bration and dinner on Tuesday, October 23, 1984. They would like to invite the City Council, Planning Commissioners and City department heads. At that time, they plan to kick-off a fund raising drive to establish performing arts in the valley. Since this is a regular City Council meeting night, she asked Council to consider this invitation and reply to her by Monday, October 1, so that she could respond. .... ADJOURNMENT MOVED BY MATSON, SECONDED BY VERMILLION AND CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY TO ADJOURN THE ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL AT 7:05 P.M. ATTEST: ..-