BY TIANA GOEGEBUER
Eastvale – This month there were two City Council meetings. At the March 12 meeting, Council Members Ric Welch, Jeff DeGrandpre, and Bill Link, Mayor Ike Bootsma and Mayor Pro-Tem Adam Rush were present. The invocation was led by Pastor Sam Tanner with Life Church.
There were no Presentations, Announcements, or Public Comments.
All Items on the Consent Calendar were approved, 5-0.
There were no Public Hearings or Old Business Items, so the meeting continued on to New Business Items, as follows:
8.1: School Liaison to City Council was approved 5-0; 8.2: Selection of Anderson Penna, Consultant for Engineering Design Services, was approved 5-0; 8.3: A Study Session was requested and approved 5-0 for the 2014-15 Fiscal Year Goal Setting Budget; 8:4: Review of Expense Policy Reimbursement was approved 4-1, with DeGrandpre voting against; and 8:5: Attendance at the International Conference of Shopping Centers (ICSC) was approved 4-0-1, with DeGrandpre abstaining.
In the City Managers Report, Carol Jacobs reminded the Council that they need to select a Planning Commissioner for the Economic Development Committee, as well as formally reappoint the Public Safety Committee.
During Council Communications, the Planning Commission and the Public Safety Commission’s attendance was requested at the next meeting, as well as an ‘after-action’ report on the robbery/dog shooting that recently occurred with Animal Services.
The meeting adjourned at 7:45 p.m.
At the March 26 meeting, Council Members Ric Welch, Jeff DeGrandpre, and Bill Link were present, with Mayor Ike Bootsma running the meeting; Mayor Pro-Tem Adam Rush was absent. The invocation was led by Pastor Rick Morris with The Crossings Church.
There was a presentation by Melonee Cruse on behalf of the Public Safety Commission.
All items on the Consent Calendar were approved 4-0-1.
There were no Public Hearings or Old Business Items. The New Business Items were as follows:
8.1: The motion to continue the appointment of the Planning Commissioner to the Economic Development Committee. Dr. Albert Randall was recommended, and was approved 4-0-1; 8.2: The motion to appoint Council Member Ric Welch and Jennifer Rodriguez to the Eastvale Community Foundation Board of Directors was approved 4-0-1; 8.3: The discussion on The Leal Specific Plan was approved to be continued to a later date 4-0-1.
In the City Managers Report, there was a reminder that the State of City Address would be on March 27. In the Council Communications section, the Limonite off-ramp discussion involving Link, and other members of the council was mentioned; and a recommendation to investigate and modify laws concerning marijuana use in vapor cigarettes was mentioned by Council Member Bill Link.
The meeting was adjourned at 6:42 p.m.
