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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2/20/2007 Minutes - Regular MeetingMINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY OF DIAMOND BAR FEBRUARY 20, 2007 CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Tye called the Regular City Council meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. in The Government Center/SCAQMD Auditorium, 21865 Copley Dr., Diamond Bar, CA. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Mayor Tye led the Pledge of Allegiance. INVOCATION: Pastor Mark Hopper gave the invocation. Mayor Tye read a proclamation "in Memory of Bob Zirbes." ROLL CALL: Council Members Chang, Herrera, Mayor Pro Tem Tanaka and Mayor Tye. Staff Present: James DeStefano, City Manager; David Doyle, Assistant City Manager; Michael Jenkins, City Attorney; David Liu, Public Works Director; Nancy Fong, Community Development Director; Linda Magnuson, Finance Director; Ken Desforges, IS Director; Ryan McLean, Senior Management Analyst; Rick Yee, Senior Engineer; Alfredo Estevez, Desktop Support Technician and Tommye Cribbins, City Clerk. APPROVAL OF AGENDA: As Submitted. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATES, PROCLAMATIONS: 1.1 M/Tye and C/Chang presented Certificates of Recognition to Charlene Platon, Diamond Bar High School and Eric Chen, Quail Summit Elementary School forwinning the SCAQMD 2007 "Color My World" Calendar Contest. Lourdes Martinez spoke about the entrants, winners, teachers and parents and thanked them for nurturing the youth and thanked the entrants for all of the messages they offered to help clean the air and bring healthier air to the region. 1.2 M/Herrera read and presented Alex Wayde the "Wear Red Day for Women" Proclamation. Mr. Wayde accepted the proclamation and thanked everyone on behalf of the American Heart Association. 2. CITY MANAGER REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS: None Offered. 3. PUBLIC COMMENTS: Stephen Blagden, LaHabra Heights, expressed his sorrow on the passing of Council Member Bob Zirbes. He spoke about the proposed Aera Development, which he believed would have a severe negative impact on the community. He read from a letter he submitted to Council Members that spoke to his belief that he should be able FEBRUARY 20, 2007 PAGE 2 CITY COUNCIL to obtain a copy of the Kaiser -Marsden analysis and related exhibits. Ron Everett, a D.B. resident since 1977, applauded the City for bringing forth a proclamation honoring good friend and servant Bob Zirbes. He thanked Bob Zirbes for his decades of service to the community and thanked Bob's wife and family for sharing him with the community. Bob Zirbes was a special man who lived and served his constituents and his community in an exemplary manner. He challenged everyone to make the hope the life and the living the legacy that Bob shared with all, a priority for their lives. 4. RESPONSE TO PUBLIC COMMENTS: CA/Jenkins said that staff was aware of and had many conversations with Mr. Blagden during which he was informed that the report he seeks has not been finished and as a consequence is not ready to be released. Staff's report for the December 19, 2006 meeting regarding the pre -annexation clearly states that the report was not complete and all that was available were preliminary results. Mr. Blagden's assumptions that the City Council relied upon the report in making its decision to approve the pre -annexation agreement is incorrect. In fact, the City Council has never seen the Kaiser -Marsden report and it was not relied upon when Council approved the pre -annexation agreement. The only knowledge Council had of it was the very brief statement in the report that staff was preparing the report and that preliminarily, in its very early stages the report appeared to look good. However, there is a lot more to study. In reliance upon the provision in the Government Code Public Records Act it permits the City to decline to disclose draft documents and staff has advised Mr. Blagden that the document is a draft, is incomplete and that it would serve no useful purpose to disclose a document that is a draft and is not complete. It is not staffs intention to "polish" a document that had previously been used for some purpose or had been previously relied upon for some decision. That is an incorrect and inaccurate representation. In fact, the document was never relied upon or used and the City is still in the process of having Kaiser -Marsden finish the report. Staff has advised Mr. Blagden that when the report is finished staff will be happy to disclose the document and release it. He further stated that upon returning to his office he would look into the authorities that Mr. Blagden provided in his letter and if he determines for some reason that these citations are persuasive, will reconsider his position. In addition, staff will evaluate whether or not and when the report will be complete so that it can be released at the earliest possible time. There is nothing to hide with regard to the report. The pre- annexation agreement that was approved by the City Council pretty much spells things out in a very public way. D. B. has been having meetings with a variety of groups and public agencies and other individuals are also interested in this project. The City intends for this process to be completely transparent and open and intends to have all relevant documents available for interested parties to review. It is not the City's intention to hide anything from anybody. The City simply did not believe there was any public or useful purpose in putting out a document that was incomplete and that is the reason that the request was denied. 1 1 FEBRUARY 20, 2007 PAGE 3 CITY COUNCIL 5. SCHEDULE OF FUTURE EVENTS: 5.1 Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting - February 22, 2007 - 7:00 p.m., AQMD/Government Center Hearing Board Room, 21865 Copley Dr. 5.2 L.A. County Household Hazardous Waste/E-Waste Round Up - February 24, 2007 - 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. - Gateway Corporate Center, 1300 Block of Bridge Gate Dr. 5.3 Planning Commission Meeting - February 27, 2007 - 7:00 p.m., AQMD/Government Center Auditorium, 21865 Copley Dr. 5.4 City Council Meeting - March 6, 2007 - 6:30 p.m., AQMD/Government Center Auditorium, 21865 Copley Dr. 6. CONSENT CALENDAR: C/Herrera moved, C/Chang seconded to approve the Consent Calendar as presented. Motion carried by the following Roll Call: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS 6.1 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES Chang, Herrera, MPT/Tanaka, M/Tye None None 6. 1.1 Study Session of February 6, 2006 - as Submitted. 6.1.2 Regular Meeting of February 6, 2006 - as Submitted. 6.2 RECEIVED AND FILED PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES - Regular Meeting of January 9, 2007. 6.3 RECEIVED AND FILED TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION MINUTES - Regular Meeting of November 9, 2006 - As amended. 6.4 RATIFIED CHECK REGISTER -containing checks dated February 1 through February 14, 2007 totaling $710,223.65. 6.5 ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 2007-09: SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT'S DRAFT 2007 AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT PLAN FOCUSING ON MOBILE SOURE CONTROLS. FEBRUARY 20, 2007 PAGE 4 CITY COUNCIL ►/ 6.6 ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 2007-10: SUPPORTING INTERSTATE 101605 INTERCHANGE IMPROVEMENTS AND COMPLETION OF INTERSTATE 10 HOV LANE PROJECT. PUBLIC HEARINGS: 7.1 CONSIDERATION OF GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 2005-01, ZONE CHANGE NO. 2006-03, DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT 2005- 01, SPECIFIC PLAN NO. 2005-01, VESTING TENTATIVE TRACT NO. 63623, CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2005-01, DEVELOPMENT REVIEW NO. 2005-27 AND TREE PERMIT NO. 2005-06, PURSUANT TO THE SUBDIVISION MAP ACT, CITY'S SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE (TITLE 21) AND DEVELOPMENT CODE (TITLE 22, SECTIONS 22.22, 22.387, 2248, 2258, 22.60, 22.70 AND 22.62). THE PROPOSED PROJECT CONSISTS OF A 99 -UNIT SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION, A PUBLIC PARK AND OPEN SPACE AREAS ON APPROXIMATELY 34.52 ACRES, LOCATED ON PROPERTY SOUTH OF LARKSTONE DRIVE, WEST OF MORNING SUN AVENUE, WEST OF BREA CANYON ROAD, AND NORTHWEST OF PEACEFUL HILLS ROAD. (RELATED FILE: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT NO. 2005- 01). (CONTINUED FROM DECEMBER 19, 2006, JANUARY 16, 2007 and February 6, 2007.) DCM/DeStefano recommended that the City Council reopen the Public Hearing to receive testimony and continue the matter to March 6, 2007 to allow time for the applicant to complete traffic studies for the proposed project. M/Tye reopened the Public Hearing. With no testimony being offered, M/Tye closed the public hearing. C/Chang moved, C/Herrera seconded to continue the matter to March 6, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. Motion carried by the following Roll Call vote: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Chang, Herrera, MPT/Tanaka, M/Tye NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None 7.2 ZONE CHANGE NO, 2006-02 AND PLANNED DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY DISTRICT NO. 2006-01, VESTING TENTATIVE TRACT MAP NO. 54081, MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION NO. 2006- 03 (SCH NO. 2006071129) AND MITIGATION MONITORING PROGRAM, HILLSIDE MANAGEMENT CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2002-18, VARIANCE NO. 2002-02 AND TREE PERMIT NO. 2002-13, A 16 -LOT RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION. FEBRUARY 20, 2007 PAGE 5 CITY COUNCIL CDD/Fong presented the staff report. The project consists of approximately 12.9 acres and proposes 16 lots with single-family residences within the gated community. The remaining 8.9 acres are designated Open Space. Access for the project is at the end of Crooked Creek Dr. The zone change is a "housekeeping" item because the site still has the LA County zoning designation and the City's General Plan designation is low-density residential. This amendment guarantees the zoning change to be consistent with the City's General Plan and adds a Planned Development Overlay District. The Planned Development Overlay allows the developer to cluster a small development on smaller acreage in order to preserve more open space area. She explained the proposed project and indicated that after several meetings and extensive deliberation the Planning Commission recommended City Council approval on a 4-1 vote. CDD/Fong stated staff's recommendation as follows: That the City Council open the public hearing, receive public testimony, close the Public Hearing and take the following actions to approve the project: Approve the Project with conditions or continue the Project to a date certain; direct the applicant to redesign or address certain issues; remand the Project back to the Planning Commission; or, deny the Project in whole or approve the project in part: (1) APPROVE FOR FIRST READING BY TITLE ONLY, WAIVE FULL READING OF ORDINANCE NO. OX(2007); ZONE CHANGE NO. 2006-02, PLANNED DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY DISTRICT NO. 2006-01 AND 02, PLANNED DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY DISTRICT NO. 2006-01 AND MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION NO. 2006-03 (SCH#2006071129), MITIGATION REPORT AND MONITORING PROGRAM, CHANGE THE EXISTING ZONING FROM 4-1-10,000 TO LOW DENSITY RESIENTIAL-PLANNED DEVELOPMENT (RL -PD) FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT THE SOUTHERN TERMINUS OF CROOKED CREEK DRIVE, (APN NO. 8714-028-003). C/Chang stated that according to the report it says that the City Engineering Consultant believes that the 5ft height of each wall as located on the plan is not possible because lowering the height of the wall will affect the earth work cut into the slope considerably as a result a variance approval is needed for the wall height of 10 ft. so is this being considered and corrected? CDD/Fong responded to C/Chang that during its deliberation the Planning Commission asked the applicant to consider reducing the height of the proposed10-foot retaining walls. The applicant considered the possibility and the City's Engineer reviewed the feasibility of reducing the retaining wall and determined it was not FEBRUARY 20, 2007 PAGE 6 CITY COUNCIL feasible. In order to reduce the height of the retaining wall the applicant would have had to cut more into the slope and create additional tiers of retaining wall. Ron Brown, RDC, Asset Manager for Jewel Ridge Estates, LLC, offered his condolences on the loss of Council Member Zirbes. He presented a history of the proposed project. The subject project is a 13 -acre site and the maximum allowable density was for 30 -lots. The proposed project is only 16 lots that will be concentrated in the already disturbed area that is relatively flat. The 16 -lot proposal is approximately one-half of the maximum density. The application before the City Council does not require a General Plan Amendment or Conditional Use Permit. The main reason the zone change was applied for was pursuant to direction provided by the City's staff to allow a smaller development that would preserve much more open space by clustering and otherwise would be left under the existing zoning of R-1-10,000. Please note that the proposed density is less than the existing surrounding development. The subject property is a remnant parcel surrounded on three sides by existing development. Aera Energy Group is considering using the fourth side of the property for residential development. The proposed development would be a desirable residential project and provide much needed new homes for the City of D.B. Daniel Singh, RDC, thanked the Council for the opportunity to bring this project forward. He thanked the Planning Commission and staff for their patience during the past four years to bring the project to this point. The view that the Council saw was not from the street, it was from the rear of existing properties. In addition to several public meetings, his firm conducted a community outreach prior to the Planning Commission hearing and met with several individuals prior to the Commission hearings. Four hearings were conducted and many community members participated. He reiterated that more than 70% of the project would remain open space. There is a lot of vegetation proposed between the retaining walls and generally only the first level wall will be viewable. There were many conditions imposed by the Planning Commission during the process including an increase in the replacement landscape material size to mitigate the viewscape. Additional conditions were imposed for safety matters pursuant to comments received from residents. Mr. Singh reiterated his public outreach efforts to C/Chang. M/Tye opened the Public Hearing. Gregory Shockley, 3711 Crooked Creek, stated that he and his neighbors are not happy with the project. He said they feel like the City is not listening 1 1 FEBRUARY 20, 2007 PAGE 7 CITY COUNCIL to them and that is the reason there are not more people here tonight. He said his neighbors felt like they were worn down and that the Planning Commission had not represented the community fairly and correctly. He also said he understands the height of retaining walls in D.B. is not supposed to exceed six feet and while this is a multi -tiered system it should be viewed as a complete unit. He said he did not initially bring up the matter of the retaining walls because he believed the City would never allow them or he would have spoken up. M/Tye closed the Public Hearing. CDD/Fong responded to Mr. Shockley that there is one variance for the 10- foot wall and the remaining retaining walls are six feet high which is acceptable under the current code. The three proposed 10 - foot tiered retaining walls meet the minimum standards allowed by the code. C/Herrera asked if there was an earthquake fault underthe property? CDD/Fong responded that the speaker was incorrect. Peter Lewandowski, the City's Environmental Consultant, stated that there are numerous faults in the area, some active and some inactive. Relative to this property, there are no active faults on this particular piece of property that would create an adverse condition or require specific setback provisions. Recent investigations have not disclosed the presence of any new earthquake faults being discovered in the area. The science of earthquake technology is constantly evolving and whenever there is an earthquake and a disaster, the geotechnical engineers keep re-examining the standard, and codes keep changing in response thereto. There is no information available to him that would suggest any recent discoveries would have any adverse consequences with respect to this particular piece of property. C/Chang stated he visited the site and studied the information available. He said he had concerns about the project. On the westerly side the nine homes are of no concern. However, on the north side on the hill above existing houses the project requires a drastic cut of the slope to create flat pads for the remaining seven houses. MPT/Tanaka said he had followed this project for quite some time along with M/Tye when both sat on the Planning Commission. He commended the applicant and Planning Commission for their diligence with respect to what he felt was a good project. FEBRUARY 20, 2007 PAGE 8 CITY COUNCIL C/Herrera asked if staff had the applicant verify slope stability to see if the slope was stable enough to withstand the sharp cutting. CDD/Fong responded that this was done as part of the geotechnical study. Boring and soils studies were conducted and staff and the Planning Commission specifically conditioned the project to require more study prior to submitting the final design of the retaining walls to predict the soil load prior to the City issuing a permit for rough grading. Staff will continue to review the project for mitigation at the time of plan check. Preliminary studies indicate the hillside is stable enough to withstand cutting. M/Tye thanked Mr. Shockley for coming forward and correcting his neighbors about whether the Council is listening. M/Tye felt that comments and speculations tend to make it frustrating to render decisions. He heard more from people at church who lived in the area than he heard in the public hearing environment. Residents need to see projects all the way through and it is frustrating that only one resident is here tonight to speak when no one else is present to speak to the City Council about their concerns which is where the ultimate decision is made. During the last meeting the City Council discussed the Traffic Management Program and the residents came forward prompting changes. This is the place to express opinions and Council Members are open to receiving all input whether it is in person, via email, regular mail or by some other means other than third party hearsay. He felt the neighbors were also frustrated because there is a difference between undeveloped private property and open space and he believed that Mr. Singh had been working hard to get this project to a level of acceptability. M/Tye trusts staff to make proper decisions and recommendations. If everyone worried about whether there would be an earthquake or natural disaster there would be no building in earthquake areas such as uptown Whittier where it would not have been rebuilt. Earthquakes and natural disasters are risks that go with living in this area. C/Herrera was aware that the plan had been changed and modified over the past couple of years and knew that the applicant had attempted to be very responsive to staff and neighborhood concerns and objections. C/Herrera moved, MPT/Tanaka seconded to approve for First Reading by Title Only, Waive Full Reading of Ordinance No. - 01(2007), Adopt Resolutions No. 2007-11 and Resolution 2007-12. Motion carried by the following Roll Call vote: FEBRUARY 20, 2007 PAGE 9 CITY COUNCIL AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Herrera, MPT/Tanaka, M/Tye NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Chang ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None C/Chang said his reason for the "No" vote was that he would support the nine homes but would not support the seven houses on the hill. Also, the City should take a lesson from the Sunset Crossing Road incident. 8. COUNCIL CONSIDERATION: 8.1 DISCUSSION OF AND PROCEDURE FOR FILLING CITY COUNCIL VACANCY: CM/DeStefano stated that while the City continues to mourn the loss of Council Member Bob Zirbes it is mandated by State Law that within 30 -days of the vacancy Council must make a decision about appointment of a new City Council Member. Therefore, the City Council must make a decision by March 10, 2007 about whether it wishes to fill the vacancy by appointment orwhether to fill the vacancy by calling for an election that would be held in November 2007. If the Council chooses an appointment process it has two options: 1) the Council may, by its rules, appoint to November 2007 requiring the appointed Council Memberto run in November 2007 for the remaining two -years of the seat's term; 2) the Council may appoint for the full un -expired length of time left in the term to the election of November 2009; or, 3) simply call for an election in 2007 to fill the vacancy for two remaining years. This is the fifth time in the City's history where a vacancy was created on the City Council and over the years a number of steps and processes have been used to fill the vacancies. CM/DeStefano concluded that a decision must be made by March 10, 2007 or the decision goes to a vote of the people in November 2007. CA/Jenkins confirmed that M/Tye was correct that an individual would have to declare his intent to run for the Council seat in November 2007 were he to be appointed for the balance of this year and there was a call for the special election in November. There was no one present who wished to speak on this matter. C/Herrera said she would like to have the Council commit to setting aside several dates in the next few weeks starting with tomorrow. C/Chang asked if C/Herrera was proposing an appointment process. FEBRUARY 20, 2007 PAGE 10 CITY COUNCIL C/Herrera responded that she did not know because Council had not discussed any options. She knew that a couple of newspaper reporters were anxious to find out what the Council would do and she told them that the Council had not had an opportunity to discuss the matter. Therefore, she was proposing that today's meeting be continued to tomorrow at a time specific to discuss how the Council would like to proceed. MPT/Tanaka suggested the Council start with an appointment. Having gone through a special election he believed it was an expensive process for the City and whenever possible the Council should move to appoint an excellent resident. M/Tye agreed and wondered whether the Council would decide to appoint through November 2007 or appoint for the remainder of the seat term or leave the position vacant until the November election. C/Chang asked about the cost for a special election. CM/DeStefano responded that staff believed there would be minimal or no additional cost to the City for a November 2007 election since an election was anticipated for that date as a normal course of duties. If the election were to be held in June there would have been additional costs and since the City missed the opportunity to call for a special election the question of a June special election is moot. MPT/Tanaka asked if any Council Member was prepared to move forward this evening. C/Herrera said she had someone in mind but had not been able to verify his/her willingness to serve. Council concurred to meet at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 21 in Room CC -8 if available. M/Tye asked for each Council Member to come prepared to offer. three possible appointee names. He said it was the intention of this Council to reconvene to appoint an individual to fill the vacancy until November 2007. g. COUNCIL SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS/COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS: C/Chang spoke about the remarkable Bob Zirbes who had a great passion for making the City better. As a businessman Bob emphasized the importance of economic development because he understood that a healthy economy was the driving force for the City's future. Bob fought courageously during his illness and never gave up the fight. C/Chang said he would never 1 1 FEBRUARY 20, 2007 PAGE 11 CITY COUNCIL forget the night Bob Zirbes bravely announced that he was fighting a disease and that he admired his courage. Instead of hiding his illness he declared he would fight it. During his treatment Bob's heart was always with the Council and the City and Bob did his best to physically participate in Council meetings. Even during the last Council meeting Bob did his best to make his voice heard. Council Member Zirbes was a very valuable asset to the City and his departure is a big loss to the community. He served through his pain and now he is in God's good care. His spirit of making D.B. a better community will remain forever and he will be missed. C/Chang offered his heartfelt condolences to the family of Bob Zirbes and wished for God to bless his family. C/Herrera stated that for the group of residents who were concerned about MTA Line 684 she had arranged for a Foothill Transit employee to speak at the March 6 meeting about Foothill taking over the line as well as providing a new bus service line that would commute passengers all the way from the loading station to downtown Los Angeles that would be equipped with wireless internet for those who wanted to work on the bus as they commuted to work. The San Gabriel Council of Governments Board approved revised language in the Joint Powers Agreement thereby allowing the Board of Supervisors to be board members of COG. Since both Boards have approved the revision it will go to the thirty member cities for approval. She hoped her colleagues would approve the historic revision. C/Herrera said it was very sad to see the vacant seat at tonight's meeting and the memorial service on Friday was sad as well. At the same time, it was heartwarming to see about 700 people in attendance at St. Denis Church paying tribute to Bob. Bob worked hard and cared very much. He tried very hard to get well. He said he would get well. There are many who are absolutely devastated that he did not get well. He will be greatly missed and D.B. will surely miss him. He was an outstanding and powerful advocate for the homeowners and for the community. She complimented M/Tye in his ability to give final eulogy remarks about Bob. M/Tye did a great job and she complimented him on a very difficult task. Bob Zirbes loved Jerry Garcia ties and would talk with many of the other gentleman about their ties. And so in honor of Bob and to pay homage to Bob she was tonight wearing her version of a Jerry Garcia tie. Bob loved going from place to place working on how to make things better and he was truly an inspiration. It will be difficult and almost sacrilegious to discuss filling his seat because there is surely no replacing Bob Zirbes. She wanted to plant a seed that she planned to suggest to her colleagues tomorrow that Council consider appointing Jolene Zirbes as replacement for Bob's seat. MPT/Tanaka reported that on February 7 he and M/Tye attended the Friends of the Library Librarians Appreciation Luncheon; on February 8 he attended the Three Valley's Municipal Water District Leadership Breakfast. On February 8 he and C/Chang met with Mr. William Kai, CEO of Zuchi Foundation and the Foundation's delegation; that evening he attended the Senior's Valentine's Day Dinner and Dance. On February 9 M/Tye, C/Chang FEBRUARY 20, 2007 PAGE 12 CITY COUNCIL and he attended the African-American Cultural Affair sponsored by the Council of African-American Parents. On February 13 he attended the PUSD Board meeting; on Valentine's Day he attended the YMCA of Pomona Valley's Support Campaign kickoff breakfast. He also attended a Neighborhood Watch meeting at 23601 Golden Springs Drive. On February 18 C/Chang and he attended the Miss Diamond Bar Pageant Fashion Show. Also on February 18 the Lions District 41-4 teen recognition recognized two D.B. teens along with two other students that promoted a drug, tobacco and alcohol free life. MPT/Tanaka said he had an opportunity to work with an outstanding Council Member, Bob Zirbes. Being in the community the last 31 years he has worked with many individuals. During the last 20 years he worked with Bob on many activities. One of his most humorous memories was working on the Paint the Town project during which Bob would not let go of his sprayer because he wanted to paint the entire house himself. He encouraged the rest of the volunteers to help with the trim and detail work. By the end of the day he was recognizable only by the bandana he wore. He and his wife Wanda offered their deepest sympathy to the Zirbes family and especially to Jolene. M/Tye said to C/Herrera that he knew Jerry Garcia and what she was wearing was no Jerry Garcia creation and he thought that Mr. Zirbes would be the first to point that out to her. He stated that it is difficult to talk about Bob in the past tense because as everyone has said it would never have crossed their mind that Bob would not get well and be here today. To paraphrase the author, "Bobby, we hardly knew ye! We needed more time with you." M/Tye said he will commission some red, white and blue wristbands that say W WZD for anytime there are any questions or for when anyone needs insight. He said he would miss Bob and knew the community would miss him as well. ADJOURNMENT: With no further business to conduct, M/Tye adjourned the Regular City Council meeting at 8:17 p.m. to February 21, 2007 at 4:00 p.m. in honor of his friend and colleague Robert "Bob" Zirbes. r TOMMYE RIBBINS, CITY CLERK Thef g . g minute hereby approved this 6th day ofKarch , 2007. STE YE, MAY()R