CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
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* Call to Order -
* Invocation - Pastor Roberto Garcia, Terrace Crest Baptist Church
* Pledge of Allegiance -
* Roll Call -
AGENDA ITEMS
CONVENE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
1. Approval of 05-12-2005 Minutes (Someone should ask for a Reading of the Minutes)
2. FY 2005-2006 CRA Budget Resolution (Someone Should ask the Budget Resolution be put on the City Web Page)
ADJOURN COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
CONVENE CITY COUNCIL MEETING
1. Items to Delete
2. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
A. Water Awareness Poster Contest Winners - Grand Terrace Elementary (Didn't this happen last Council Meeting?)
3. CONSENT CALENDAR
The following Consent Calendar items are expected to be routine and noncontroversial. They will be acted upon by the Council at one time without discussion. Any Council Member, Staff Member, or Citizen may request removal of an item from the Consent Calendar for discussion.
A. Approve Check Register Dated May 26, 2005 (A copy of the voucher should be available via the city web page.)
B. Ratify 05-26-2005 CRA Action (What Action was that)
C. Waive Full Reading of Ordinances on Agenda (Reject This Item, Require Full Reading or the Posting of the Proposed Ordinances on the Web Page)
D. Approval of 05-12-2005 Minutes (Reading of the responses to Public Comment)
E. FY 2005-2006 City of Grand Terrace Budget Resolution and Salary Range Resolution (How can the City Afford Additional Salary Budget and not have any funds for the Youth? Isn't 115.000,00 (quoting Mr. Schwab's statement to the press,) plus a free house, and a car enough for the City Manager to live on in Grand Terrace? Not to mention the employment contract without an expiration date or a life time appointment and earnings with medical and dental expenses.)
F. Health Reimbursement Plan Amendment (Unless this is universal coverage for all citizens in grand terrace, this "Reimbursement Plan" should only be granted to those not on the Council, and earning less than 50,000.00, such as day care staff, and other's who do the real work of the city.)
G. State COPS Grant FY 05-06 Allocation (How is this going to be used to mitigate the effects of having the HS and Increased Traffic Flow of the proposed OAC and Lowes? How will the daylabor hangouts associated with Lowes going to be mitigated?)
H. Reject Liability Claim GTLC-05-02 (Amador) (What is this about?)
4. PUBLIC COMMENT
This is the opportunity for members of the public to comment on any items not appearing on the regular agenda. Because of restrictions contained in California Law, the City Council is prohibited from discussing or acting on any item not on the agenda. The Mayor may request a brief response from staff to questions raised during public comment.
5. ORAL REPORTS - A. Committee Reports
1. Crime Prevention Committeea. Minutes of 04-11-2005 (Why weren't the auto thefts reported to the citizens until it appears in the news paper?)
B. Council Reports
6. PUBLIC HEARINGS
A. An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Grand Terrace, California Establishing Fines for Failure to Obtain a Street Cut Permit and Failure to Perform Street Cut Construction in Accordance to the Specifications as Described in the Specifications for Construction Within the Public Right of Way
B. Ordinance - Specific Plan SP-04-01-A1 and E-05-10 to Amend the Outdoor Adventures Center Specific Plan to Remove Approximately 7.8 Acres Located at the Northwest Corner of Pico and Taylor Street (Given the choices, this makes for a better plan. Perhaps the AES could build a fake Disneylike Mountain around their Facility. Provide partial support for reopening Gage Park and collaborate with the Dog Park People and perhaps FFA and 4H in its development and use.)
7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS - None (Council Rules and Function TBD, Contract Practices and Procedures - Specifically the Airconditioner Contract as an example)
8. NEW BUSINESS A. Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program 2006-09 Cooperation Agreement (Request this to be put on the City's Web Page and Note Contracts/Grant opportunities Available for Bid by local businesses)
9. CLOSED SESSION - None
ADJOURN
THE NEXT CRA/CITY COUNCIL MEETING WILL BE HELD ON THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 2005 AT 6:00 P.M.
AGENDA ITEM REQUESTS FOR THE 06-09-2005 MEETING MUST BE SUBMITTED IN WRITING TO THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE BY NOON 06-02-2005.
