CITY OF GRAND TERRACE

COUNCIL MEETING
SEPTEMBER 8, 2005
6:00 PM
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
GRAND TERRACE CIVIC CENTER
22795 Barton Road

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* Call to Order -
* Invocation - Pastor Rick Doucette, Calvary, The Brook
* Pledge of Allegiance -
* Roll Call -

AGENDA ITEMS
CONVENE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

1. Approval of 08-25-2005 Minutes

ADJOURN COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

CONVENE CITY COUNCIL MEETING

1. Items to Delete

2. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS A. Grand Terrace Partners - Outdoor Adventure Center Project

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 September 8, 2005

B. Waive Full Reading of Ordinances on Agenda

C. Approval of 08-25-2005 Minutes

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 Committee

a. Minutes of 07-11-2005

B. Council Reports

6. PUBLIC HEARINGS

A. GPA-05-01, SP-05-01, SA-05-14, E-05-16 - a Proposal to Develop 120 Units of Multi-family Senior Housing, a 6,500 Community Senior Center, and a Four Acre Passive Park (This Plan has changed and should go back to the Planning Commission and Planning Department for Public Meetings and Review.)

An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Grand Terrace Approving SP-05-01 (Blue Mountain Senior Villas Specific Plan) and Environmental Assessment E-05-16 (An Ordinance is a Local Law, an Law approving a special or specific project is not equal protection under the law.) (The Environmental assessment should be rejected on the basis that the Blue Mountain Senior Villas Specific Plan is contrary to existing zoning, and vacant land exists which has the appropriate zoning.) (The Blue Mountain Senior Villas Specific Plan is out of compliance with the California Redevelopment Agency Requirements to serve all categories of Low and Moderate Income Persons needing housing, and is not in conformity with Grand Terrace City Plans on file with the State of California.)

An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Grand Terrace, State of California, Approving General Plan Amendment Case No. GP-05-01 for an Amendment to the City General Plan - Community Development Element to Add a New Land Use Designation of Medium High Density Residential (This New Land Use Designation and change to the City General Plan should take place before the Blue Mt. Senior Villas Plan should be addressed. The state has already indicated that the limited use of the Villas for Seniors ONLY would be cause to reject the Plan or Change in the City General Plan.)

The above three items should not be grouped as one agenda item. Listing them as one item limits public comment time and therefore an opportunity to participate in the government as citizens of the State of California have a right to.


7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS - None

There is a long list of unfinished business the city doesn't want to remind you about:

A: Policy and Procedure and Practice Committee: Define Role and Function of GT Mayor and Council Member.

B: Air Conditioning Contract (What Happened to this?)

C: Contract Bidding Practice Review

D: Review of Fireworks Sales

E: Audit of GT Days Finances and GT City Employee's Time Spent requested By Council Member Miller

F: Revision of all Codes and Ordinances 400 Pages in Library

G: Rental Inspection Fees: Pending Decision for Future Evaluation

H: Disclosure of the Law Suit Filed against the City


8. NEW BUSINESS - None

9. CLOSED SESSION - None

ADJOURN
THE NEXT CRA/CITY COUNCIL MEETING WILL BE HELD ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2005 AT 6:00 P.M.
AGENDA ITEM REQUESTS FOR THE 09-22-2005 MEETING MUST BE SUBMITTED IN WRITING TO THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE BY NOON 09-15-2005.