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1988 11 01 CC Minutes! LA QUINTA CITY COUNCIL MINUTES NOVEMBER 1, 1988 Regular meeting of the La Quinta City Council was called to order at the hour of 7:30 P.M., Mayor Pro-Tern Pena presiding, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. PRESENT: Council Members Bohnenberger, Sniff, Mayor Pro-Tern Pena ABSENT: Council Member Cox, Mayor Hoyle \] Council excused both Councilwoman Cox and Mayor Hoyle. Lf) 0 CONFIRMATION OF AGENDA Mr. Tom Genovese, Assistant City Manager, asked that Consent Item No. 7 be moved to Business Session Item No. 9, and Mayor Pro-Tern Pena requested that Pete Zelles be allowed to give the Palmer CableVision Advisory Committee Report after the Departmental Reports. PUBLIC COMMENT CHARLES LESTER, 78-765 Starlight Lane, Bermunda Dunes, member of La Quinta Dunes partnership, asked questions in regards to the action the Council will take in the event their appeal is successful or unsuccessful. Mr. Barry Brandt, City Attorney, advised that it would be inappropriate to prejudge or predetermine what actions may or may not be taken without all facts present. BETTY MYLL, 80-131 Palm Circle Dr., La Quinta, asked in reference to La Quinta Dunes zoning, will the new Council Members be obligated to follow through with this Council's discussions and Mr. Brandt advised that the current City Council cannot bind the future City Council. WALLY REYNOLDS, 79-860 Fiesta Drive, La Quinta, stated that because Council is taking a stand on this important issue, he hopes that they will be as strong against this high density zone change after the election and feels this apartment complex would destroy the values of the whole neighborhood. COMMENT BY COUNCIL MEMBERS MAYOR PRO-TEM PENA commented on receipt of the Anti-Ugly Ordinance from the City of San Leandro which was distributed to Council and the Community Safety Director in hopes of incorporating this with what we currently have to help solve some of our problem areas and asked for a report from the Community Safety Director in approximately a month. BIB] 02-25-96-U01 12:36:00PM-U01 CCMIN-U02 11-U02 01-U02 1988-U02 !378CitY Council Minutes Page 2 November 1, 1988 PUBLIC HEARINGS 1. CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING ON CHANGE OF ZONE 87-026 FROM R-1 TO R-3-5445 ON 32.27 ACRES LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF DUNE PALMS ROAD AND WESTWARD HO DRIVE APPLICANT, LA QUINTA DUNES. Mr. Brandt advised that notice has been received of a potential sale of the property and the City has been asked to review for approval the proposed sale and proposed use that would be made and what impact it would have on the City. This review will take approximately two months after receipt of all material for an analysis to be brought to Council for possible approval in concept. Mr. Brandt recommended to continue this hearing for a period of 60 to 90 days. MOTION It was moved by Council Member Sniff, seconded by Council Member Bohnenberger that this Public Hearing be continued to the first meeting in February, 1989. Motion Carried unanimously. MINUTE ORDER NO. 88-135. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS- None DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS a. City Manager No Report b. Assistant City Manager Mr. Genovese advised that the City Manager, Ron Kiedrowski, Mayor Hoyle and Councilwoman Cox are in New York to obtain insurance on the City's first Bond Issue which would be a full reissue of approximately 31.5 million dollars and to obtain a favorable rating on the second issue in the amount of 8 million dollars for Phase I and II of the Cove improvements. C. Administrative Services Director Mrs. Juhola advised that the monthly Riverside County Mayors' and Council Member?s Conference will be hosted by La Quinta on November 9 at PGA West at 6:30 p.m. d. Community Safety Director Mr. Hirdler advised that ten Don't Litter" signs have been ordered and should arrive in a few weeks. e. Planning Director No Report BIB] 02-25-96-U01 12:36:00PM-U01 CCMIN-U02 11-U02 01-U02 1988-U02 ! City Council Minutes Page 3 November 1, 1988 f. Public Works Director Mr. Reynolds advised that work has begun on the Mini Park, rough grading is done and fine grading is in process. When this is completed, we'll do the underground work and proceed with the rest. When the playground equipment is ready for installation, it will then be ordered Mr. Reynolds also advised that survey work for Phase I is being done in preparation for the improvement of Jefferson between Highway 111 and Westward Ho. In answer to Council Member Sniff's questions, Mr. Reynolds ID advised that the Mini Park will hopefully be completed by 0 Christmas. He also advised in regards to the work on Eisenhower that the contractor had problems with the asphalt content requiring an additional seven to ten days to complete the work. Mr. Reynolds stated that a chronic problem of flooding does exist on Eisenhower north of Tampico partly due to reseeding which requires a lot more watering than is normally required. He suggested a temporary pipe line across the street until some other form of relief is available. In answer to Council Member Bohnenberger, Mr. Reynolds advised that the contractor on Fred Waring has been tied up on other projects but intends on having the signal in operation by the end of November. He will check with the contractor and report back. Mr. Reynolds advised Council regarding no parking signs on the west side of Jefferson that according to the Sheriff's Department, posting of signs cannot be enforced because they do not interfere with traffic. COMMISSION/COMMITTEE REPORTS a. C. V. Recreation & Park District No Report b. Planning Commission Minutes October 11, 1988. Noted and filed. c. Palmer Cablevision Advisory Committee Mayor Pro-Tern Pena abstained from this matter as his family receives more than $250 annually from Palmer Cablevision. Mr. Pete Zelles reported on the quarterly meeting of the Cable Advisory Committee. He advised that they will be BIB] 02-25-96-U01 12:36:00PM-U01 CCMIN-U02 11-U02 01-U02 1988-U02 !37GCitY Council Minutes Page 4 November 1, 1988 hiring an engineering group to find out what is wrong with the cable system. Three programs will be added to the basic television cable QBC, TNT and a movie time entertainment program. They have also indicated that they intend on raising their rates in 1989. Mr. Zelles advised that alm Desert hopes to see La Quinta do the same as they regarding a telephone line into City Hall. Council Member Sniff complimented Mr. Zelles and Mrs. Young for attending to this matter and suggested documenting complaints received in order to build a case. He also suggested placing in the newsletter a type of complaint form that could be mailed to City Hall for documentation. Ann Young, Palmer Cablevision committee member, mentioned that she suggested to them along time ago when a channel does go off the air, to make some type of announcement on another channel or on a radio station but they have not responded to this suggestion. Council Member Bohnenberger suggested scheduling this for the first Study Session with the new Council following the election and that the City Attorney be prepared to discuss what the City1 5 jurisdiction is and if Mr. Zelles could give further information of what he has received from the City of Palm Desert. BUSINESS SESSION 1. CONSIDERATION OF REPORT OF COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION ON ANTI-DRUG TASK FORCE MEETING. MAUREEN MENDOZA, 53-960 Alvarado, La Quinta, member of the Community Services Commission, reported that in September the Commission discussed drug problems with a presentation by Rev. Stuart Wood. Mrs. Mendoza stated as a Community we need to look at the issue and what can we do about it. Mrs. Mendoza requested the distribution of the Task Force Meeting memo to the Council and possibly at the next City Council meeting some action could be taken based on their recommendations. Many issues were discussed at the Task Force meeting, such as Mandatory Suspension What should be done with children sent home for drug use. Possible solutions suggested were to reinstate a TAP program which is a temporary alternate placement program in which students do community work; or first-time offenders attend a special classroom in school; and modification of drug education curriculum to reach the high school students at an earlier age. Mrs. Mendoza recommended meeting with the Superintendent of the District to discuss these matters. BIB] 02-25-96-U01 12:36:00PM-U01 CCMIN-U02 11-U02 01-U02 1988-U02 ! City Council Minutes Page 5 November 1, 1988 3?3 Recommendations the Committee would like to see Council support are: 1. Asking City Council to make a policy statement stating that the City of La Quinta intends to be drug-free. 2. To establish an Anti-Drug Task Force Committee as a sub-committee under Human Services because this is a problem which cannot be resolved within a short period of time. 3. Asking City Council to take a position of opposition to legalization of drugs and publicize same in the City Newsletter and an opposition of advertisement of Ln alcoholic beverages on television in the same way tobacco C products were banned as alcohol use among adolescents has become a nation-wide health issue. m 4. Asking City Council for endorsement of a Fair" in the community park for the purpose of drug awareness and education so adults will become aware of the problem of drug usage and how to detect it, identify the drugs and drug paraphernalia. Mayor ro-Tem Pena suggested sponsoring an all day Community Fair" of activities and educational program in all aspects of the City from Code Enforcement, Police Protection, Fire Protection, Drug Awareness, etc. This matter will be placed on a future Council agenda for possible action. 2. CONSIDERATION OF REQUEST FOR CANCELLATION OF AGRICULTURAL PRESERVE COACHELLA VALLEY AGRICULTURAL PRESERVE #72) REQUEST BY LANDMARK LAND CO. Mr. Brandt advised that the applicant has requested that this matter be removed of f the agenda because they do not intend pursuing this present course any further. Council concurred to note and file. 3. CONSIDERATION OF AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENT WITH KICAK AND ASSOCIATES FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR PHASE II OF COVE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. Mr. Reynolds advised that the design work for Phase I is essentially completed and plan to call for bids on January 3' 1989 for improvements in Phase II and feels it is time to authorize the start of the design for Phase II the area bounded by Bermudas, Montezuma, Madrid and Colima. Mr. Reynolds believes it would be prudent to begin the design in Phase II which can tie in with the proposed Phase II improvements for possible assessment district for sanitary sewers and natural gas and recommend that the City enter BIB] 02-25-96-U01 12:36:00PM-U01 CCMIN-U02 11-U02 01-U02 1988-U02 !3?4City Council Minutes Page 6 November 1, 1988 into an agreement with Joseph Kicak and Associates for Engineering Services in connection with the Cove Street and Drainage Improvement project with the cost not to exceed $160,000. MOTION It was moved by Council Member Sniff, seconded by Council Member Bohnenberger to continue this matter until November 15, 1988, at which time information will be received of the pending bond sale and how the funds will be handled between the City and the Redevelopment Agency. Motion carried unanimously. MINUTE ORDER NO. 88-136. 4. CONSIDERATION OF AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENT WITH KICAK AND ASSOCIATES FOR ASSESSMENT ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR PHASE II OF THE COVE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. MOTION It was moved by Council Member Bohnenberger, seconded by Council Member Sniff to continue any further discussion until November 15, 1988, at which time information will be received of the pending bond sale and how the funds will be handled between the City and the Redevelopment Agency. Motion carried unanimously. MINUTE ORDER NO. 88-137. 5. CONSIDERATION OF APPROPRIATION FOR CONTRACT FOR BUILDING INSPECTION SERVICES. Mr. Genovese gave an update from the last Council meeting regarding the increase in building and safety activity. He advised that there is need for the use of contract services until time is available to evaluate if additional permanent staff will be needed for the upcoming year. In answer to Council Member Sniffs questions, Mr. Genovese advised that the employees in the Building and Safety Department are being utilized to full capacity and briefly explained the status of the contingency fund. MOTION It was moved by Council Member Bohnenberger, seconded by Council Member Sniff to appropriate the $25,000 to the Building Division from the Contingency Fund and authorize the City Manager to execute the necessary contracts for the provision of Building Inspector contract services. Motion carried unanimously. MINUTE ORDER NO. 88-138. 6. CONSIDERATION OF APPROPRIATION FOR CONTRACT FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES. BIB] 02-25-96-U01 12:36:00PM-U01 CCMIN-U02 11-U02 01-U02 1988-U02 ! City Council Minutes Page 7 November 1, 1988 In answer to Council Member Sniff's question, Mr. Genovese advised that the employees in the Engineering Department are being utilized to full capacity and if this contract was not approved, there would be a great back log on the approval of any plans and specifications. Mr. Reynolds advised that upon receipt of the Tract Maps, they give a turn around of two weeks. If City employees are unable to accomplish this within that period of time, then they are sent to a consulting engineer for processing. They are also trying at the same time to do some design in-house to save money, however, staff is unable to do all of it because of limited staff. To be able to accommodate \` developers and not hold them up, they have to be turned around in a reasonable period of time. 0 MOTION It was moved by Council seconded by Council Member Sniff to appropriate $50,000 to the Engineering Division from the Contingency Fund and authorize the Public Works Director to execute the necessary contracts for the provision of Engineering contract services. Motion carried unanimously. MINUTE ORDER NO. 88-139. 7. CONSIDERATION OF AUTHORIZATION TO PARTICIPATE IN COACHELLA VALLEY ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENT'S HOUSING NEEDS ANALYSIS. Mr. Genovese advised that the CVAG Housing Committee has recommended to the CVAG Executive Committee to proceed with the housing needs assessment for the Coachella Valley area which will assist the City in providing information for our required housing element. In answer to Mayor Pro-Tern Pena, Mr. Murrel Crump, Planning Director, advised that it would be a short duration for the study. He added that this is a mandated State program subject to SB 90 reimbursement by the State. MOTION It was moved by Council Member Bohnenberger, seconded by Council Member Sniff to authorize participation in the Housing Needs Analysis and authorize the necessary expenditure of funds from the appropriate fund and authorize the Finance Director to process State reimbursement for our share of the cost. Motion carried unanimously. MINUTE ORDER NO. 88-140. 8. CONSIDERATION OF ACCEPTANCE OF PARKLAND FEE-IN-LIEU PROPOSAL FOR TRACT 22982 1'CACTUS FLOWER" SOUTHEAST CORNER OF FRED WARING DRIVE AND DUNE PALMS ROAD) APPLICANT: E.G. WILLIAMS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. Mr. Crump advised that the applicant, E. G. Williams Development Corporation, proposed to pay in-lieu-fee for their contribution. An analysis of park opportunities and BIB] 02-25-96-U01 12:36:00PM-U01 CCMIN-U02 11-U02 01-U02 1988-U02 ! City Council Minutes Page 8 November 1, 1988 3?2 constraints in the north sector of La Quinta will be distributed by the end of the week. Mr. Crump advised that this tract site is not the most appropriate place for a park site and recommends that the Council accept the payment of fee-in-lieu for parkland for Tract 22982. Mayor Pro-Tern Pena stated for future reference, he has a concern regarding land that has escalated in value that we make sure we are getting the full value of what the land is worth. In answer to Council Member Sniff regarding those who have authority to make the decision of the land value, Mr. Crump briefly explained that the Municipal Code states that the authority is given to the City Assessor. The City Manager can make the determination that an appraisal is needed by a certified appraiser or by a recent Escrow Closure. In answer to Council Member Bohnenberger, Mr. Crump advised upon receipt of in-lieu-fees, it is required that the funds be credited to a parks fund. MOTION It was moved by Council Member Sniff, seconded by Council Member Bohnenberger to approve and accept the payment of fee-in-lieu for parkland for Tract 22982 of $29,125.73. Motion carried unanimously. MINUTE ORDER NO. 88-141. 9. APPROVAL OF FINAL TRACT MAP 22982 CACTUS FLOWER" SOUTHEAST CORNER OF FRED WARING DRIVE AND DUNE PALMS ROAD) APPLICANT: E. G. WILLIAMS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND AUTHORIZATION TO RECORD. Mr. Reynolds stated that he wishes to point out that this Tract Map is not the same as the others, as this is the first of a series which are conventional subdivisions with single family housing with public streets that will be publicly maintained along with perimeter landscaping and the retention area. Mr. Reynolds further advised that the Park strip area is shown on the Final Map as an easement because a proposal will soon be presented for the establishment of a City-Wide Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance District. A number of these tracts are in progress in the area north of Highway 111 between Jefferson and Washington. In answer to Council Member Sniff, Mr. Reynolds advised that this will increase the City's work load with developments of at least 5 or 6 Tracts on 300 to 400 acres that are in this same status. MOTION It was moved by Council Member Bohnenberger, seconded by Council Member Sniff to approve Final Tract Map subject to approval of the City Engineer and City Attorney BIB] 02-25-96-U01 12:36:00PM-U01 CCMIN-U02 11-U02 01-U02 1988-U02 ! City Council Minutes Page 9 November 1, 1988 3?9 and that the City Manager be authorized to execute the Subdivision Improvement Agreement on behalf of the City. Motion carried unanimously. MINUTE ORDER NO. 88-142. CONSENT CALENDAR 1. APPROVAL OF DEMAND REGISTER. 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF OCTOBER 18, 1988. 3 AUTHORIZATION FOR OUT-OF-STATE TRAVEL COUNCIL MEMBER COX TO TRAVEL TO NEW YORK TO MEET WITH BOND RATING AGENCIES. Lf) 4. ACCEPTANCE OF EASEMENT FOR TRAFFIC SIGNAL FACILITIES IN C COACHELLA DRIVE. m 5. APPROVAL OF FIRST TIME EXTENSION TRACT NO. 21846 PGA WEST APPLICANT: SUNRISE COMPANY. 6. APPROVAL OF MINOR MODIFICATION TO TRACT NO. 21846 PGA WEST APPLICANT: SUNRISE COMPANY. MOTION It was moved by Council Member Bohnenberger, seconded by Council Member Sniff that Consent Items 1 6 be approved as recommended with Items 1 and 5 being approved by RESOLUTION NOS. 88-123 and 88-124. Motion carried unanimously. MINUTE ORDER NO. 88-143. At 9:06 P.M., the meeting was adjourned to a joint meeting with the La Quinta Redevelopment Agency at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, November 3, 1988 upon motion by Council Member Bohnenberger, seconded by Council Member Sniff and carried. Re/?;P<..ectful;?:u?;>tt.>? RA L. JUHOLA, City Clerk City of La Quinta, California BIB] 02-25-96-U01 12:36:00PM-U01 CCMIN-U02 11-U02 01-U02 1988-U02