CITY OF COLTON City Hall 650 N. La Cadena Drive Colton, CA 92324 Website: www.ci.colton.ca.us Mayor Richard A. DeLaRosa Council Members: David J. Toro District 1 Summer Zamora Jorrin District 2 Frank J. Navarro District 3 Dr. Luis S. González District 4 Deirdre H. Bennett District 5 Isaac T. Suchil District 6 City Treasurer Aurelio De La Torre Interim City Manager Josefina Kenline City Attorney Carlos Campos City Clerk Carolina R. Padilla AGENDA CITY COUNCIL/SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY FOR THE CITY OF COLTON/COLTON UTILITY AUTHORITY/COLTON PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY/COLTON HOUSING AUTHORITY REGULAR MEETING TUESDAY, JANUARY 6, 2015-5:00 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBERS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CLOSED SESSION 5:00 P.M. CLOSED SESSION CALLED TO ORDER ROLL CALL ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PUBLIC COMMENT Limit 5 Minutes Any person may address the City Council at this time on any matter within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City of Colton; however, any matter that requires action will be referred to staff for investigation and report at a subsequent Council meeting. The Council is prohibited by law from discussing or taking immediate action on items during this public comment period. Persons desiring to submit paperwork to the City Council Members shall provide copy of any paperwork to the City Clerk for the Official Record. Speakers will be limited to 5 minutes; provided, however, that the presiding officer shall have certain discretion to extend or limit time as provided for in the City Council Manual of Procedure. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL EXISTING LITIGATION Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1) Name of Case: Largo Concrete, Inc. v. City of Colton Case Number: San Bernardino Superior Court No. CIVDS 1400406 01/06/15 City Council Agenda 1
B. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957 Title: City Manager C. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL EXISTING LITIGATION Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1) Name of Case: Stephen P. Compton v. City of Colton Case Number: San Bernardino Superior Court No. CIVDS1415329 CITY ATTORNEY ORAL REPORT ON CLOSED SESSION ACTIONS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ RULES OF DECORUM To help conduct the business of the City Council in an orderly fashion, the City Council has adopted rules pertaining to decorum and order, as provided for in the City Council Manual of Procedure. The City Council will strictly enforce these rules in order to allow full expression of ideas and opinions by councilmembers, staff and the public. Generally, the City's rules of decorum prohibit comments or actions which willfully disrupt the meeting. All remarks and questions shall be addressed to the Council as a whole and not to any particular member. No individual Councilmember or member of the City staff shall be questioned without first obtaining permission from the Presiding Officer. The City Council asks that all persons - including councilmembers, staff and the public - act and speak respectfully. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ OPEN SESSION OPEN SESSION CALLED TO ORDER INVOCATION FLAG SALUTE ROLL CALL 6:00 P.M. CEREMONIAL MATTERS Presentations, Awards, Proclamations MAYOR AND COUNCIL ITEMS GIFT DISCLOSURES Prior to rendering a decision in any proceeding involving a license, permit, contract or other entitlement pending before the city council, any council member who has received been promised a gift or gifts aggregating $50.00 or more in value within the preceding twelve months from a party or participant in the proceeding shall disclose that fact either orally or in writing during open session. This disclosure shall be made part of the official public record of the proceeding, either as part of the minutes of the meeting or as a separate writing filed with the city. (CMC Section 2.04.030) AB 1234 ORAL REPORTS Members of the city council shall provide brief reports on meetings attended at the expense of the city. (GC Section 53232.3(d)) APPOINTMENTS 01/06/15 City Council Agenda 2
PUBLIC COMMENT Limit 5 Minutes Any person may address the City Council at this time on any matter within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City of Colton; however, any matter that requires action will be referred to staff for investigation and report at a subsequent Council meeting. The Council is prohibited by law from discussing or taking immediate action on items during this public comment period. Persons desiring to submit paperwork to the City Council Members shall provide copy of any paperwork to the City Clerk for the Official Record. Speakers will be limited to 5 minutes; provided, however, that the presiding officer shall have certain discretion to extend or limit time as provided for in the City Council Manual of Procedure. CITY TREASURER S REPORTS CONSENT CALENDAR All matters listed under the Consent Calendar are considered by the City Council to be routine and will all be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items prior to the time the City Council votes on the motion, unless councilmembers, staff or the public request that specific items be discussed and/or removed for separate discussions or action. (1) Vouchers Approval of US Bank vouchers dated 11/25/14 and Totaling $37,415.89; voucher number 146193 to 146346, dated 12/4/14, totaling $3,593,404.59; voucher numbers 146347 to 146454, dated 12/11/14, totaling $2,188,624.14; voucher numbers 146455 to 146633, dated 12/18/14, totaling $2,756,446.32; voucher numbers 146634 to 146684, dated 12/23/14, totaling $255,311.15, less voided checks totaling $128,483.86, on file in the Finance Department. [Staff Person: A. Agramonte] (2) Finance Vacant Position Authorize the recruitment and hiring for the Finance Manager position. [Staff Person: A. Agramonte] PUBLIC HEARING To speak on public hearing items, it is requested that you obtain a card from the City Clerk and complete it by noting the agenda item number, as well as whether you are in favor, opposition or neither, and give it to the City Clerk. The applicant will be allowed 5 minutes to address the Council and all other persons will be allowed 3 minutes; provided, however, that the presiding officer shall have certain discretion to extend or limit time as provided for in the City Council Manual of Procedure. (3) Appeal DAP-001-108 Largo Concrete, Inc. [Staff Person: M. Tomich] TIME AND PLACE FIXED TO CONSIDER A CONTINUED APPEAL FROM DECEMBER 16, 2014, REGARDING THE PLANNING COMMISSION S DECISION DENYING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR THE OPERATION OF A CONTRACTOR S STORAGE YARD ON AN EXISTING 7.6 ACRE DEVELOPED SITE LOCATED AT 240 E. CONGRESS STREET IN THE M1/SDA (LIGHT INDUSTRIAL ZONE/SENSITIVE DEVELOPMENT AREA OVERLAY ZONE) (FILE INDEX NO: DAP-001-099 APPLICANT: LARGO CONCRETE) Mayor announces the Public Hearing. 01/06/15 City Council Agenda 3
City Clerk submits the Notice of Continuance and reports on protests or objections thereto. After hearing public comment, on motion by Councilmember, seconded by Councilmember, the Public Hearing is terminated. MOTION SECOND BUSINESS ITEMS MAYOR AND COUNCIL ORAL REPORTS AND COMMENTS CITY MANAGER S REPORTS ADJOURNMENT POSTING STATEMENT: I, Sabdi Sanchez, Chief Deputy City Clerk or my designee, hereby certify that a true and correct, accurate copy of the foregoing agenda was posted Tuesday, December 30, 2014, at least seventy-two (72) hours prior to the meeting per Government Code 54954.2, at the following locations: City of Colton City Hall 650 N. La Cadena Drive City of Colton Website, www.ci.colton.ca.us 01/06/15 City Council Agenda 4
PROCEDURES FOR ADDRESSING CITY COUNCIL For the Official Record, it is requested that you obtain a card from the City Clerk and complete it by noting a specific item number on the Agenda, if applicable, or you can identify the subject that you wish to address under the Public Comment portion of the Agenda. The City Council encourages public input on all City issues within the Rules of Decorum. Speakers will be limited to the time periods provided on the Agenda; provided, however, that the presiding officer shall have certain discretion to extend or limit time as provided for in the City Council Manual of Procedure. RULES OF DECORUM To help conduct the business of the City Council in an orderly fashion, the City Council has adopted rules pertaining to decorum and order, as provided for in the City Council Manual of Procedure. The City Council will strictly enforce these rules in order to allow full expression of ideas and opinions by councilmembers, staff and the public. Generally, the City's rules of decorum prohibit comments or actions which willfully disrupt the meeting. All remarks and questions shall be addressed to the Council as a whole and not to any particular member. No individual Councilmember or member of the City staff shall be questioned without first obtaining permission from the Presiding Officer. The City Council asks that all persons - including councilmembers, staff and the public - act and speak respectfully. NOTICE TO PUBLIC Staff reports or other written documentation relating to each item referred to, on the Agenda, are available for public inspection at the following locations: Office of the City Clerk, 650 N. La Cadena Drive, Colton, CA; City of Colton Public Library, 656 9 th St., Colton, CA; or the City of Colton Internet Website, www.ci.colton.ca.us. Any person having questions concerning any item on the Agenda may call the City Clerk at 370-5032 to make inquiry concerning the nature of the item described on the Agenda. The City Clerk shall direct inquiries to the appropriate office. All matters listed under the Consent Calendar are considered by the City Council to be routine and will all be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items prior to the time the City Council votes on the motion, unless councilmembers, staff or the public request that specific items be discussed and/or removed for separate discussions or action. In compliance with the American with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in a City Meeting, please contact the City Clerk s Office at 909-370-5135. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. LEGAL CHALLENGES If you challenge in court any discussion or action taken concerning an item on this Agenda, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised during the meeting or in written correspondence delivered to the City at or prior to the City's consideration of the item at the meeting. MANUAL OF PROCEDURE The City Council adopted its Manual of Procedure pursuant to Resolution No. R-150-07; Amended by Minute Action on December 2, 2014. Copies are available from the City Clerk. 01/06/15 City Council Agenda 5
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3 ITEM NO. STAFF REPORT DATE: JANUARY 6, 2015 TO: FROM: SUBJECT: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS CARLOS L. CAMPOS, CITY ATTORNEY PUBLIC HEARING - RECONSIDERATION OF APPEAL OF PLANNING COMMISSION S DENIAL OF A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR THE OPERATION OF A CONTRACTOR S STORAGE YARD ON AN EXISTING 7.6-ACRE DEVELOPED SITE LOCATED AT 240 E. CONGRESS STREET IN THE M1/SDA (LIGHT INDUSTRIAL ZONE/SENSITIVE DEVELOPMENT AREA OVERLAY ZONE) (FILE INDEX NO. DAP 001-099 APPLICANT: LARGO CONCRETE) CONTINUED ITEM This item was continued from the December 16, 2014 City Council meeting. For consideration of this public hearing item, please refer to the December 16, 2014 Staff Report and its attachments. BACKGROUND On March 4, 2014 the City Council, by vote of 4 to 0, 3 absent, adopted Resolution No. R-19-14, upholding the Planning Commission s decision to deny a conditional use permit to establish a contractor s storage yard on property located at 240 E. Congress Street within an area zoned Light Industrial/Sensitive Development Area Overlay. The applicant and property owner (Largo Concrete/Alec Balci) filed a lawsuit against the City shortly thereafter arguing that the City s denial was improper. A hearing was held on October 17, 2014 before the Honorable Judge David Cohn. At the conclusion of arguments by attorneys for Largo and the City, Judge Cohn remanded consideration of the appeal back to the entire City Council because he believed that the Colton Municipal Code requires all 6 councilmembers and the Mayor to participate and vote on the matter. As a result, this matter has been advertised as a new public hearing for consideration by the entire Council. Although this matter was ordered remanded for a new public hearing, the land use issues for consideration by the Council remain the same. For that reason, the prior staff reports presented were attached to the December 16, 2014 Staff Report. 01/06/15 City Council Agenda 127
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION See staff reports attached to December 16, 2014 Staff Report. FISCAL IMPACT See staff reports attached to December 16, 2014 Staff Report. 01/06/15 City Council Agenda 128