Mendocino County Grand Jury • 2010-2011

Ricochet Bullets - No Problem! Public Safety Apparently Not a Concern to City or County

Published: February 19, 2011 5 pages
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Findings and Recommendations 26 findings

F1
The UGC leases 96.82 acres of property owned by the City located outside city limits in Mendocino County.
No recommendations for this finding
F2
The Sherriff’s Office, functioning as an agent of the County, is operating under the Agreement with the UGC, which expired on July 7, 2005.
Related Recommendations (2)
R5
the City designate a department to oversee and enforce provisions of the lease, (Findings 2, 25-26)
R6
the City or the County Planning Commissions ensure all buildings modified or built after 1982 be inspected for compliance, (Findings 2, 14-16, 26)
F3
The Ukiah Police Department (UPD) does not have an Agreement with UGC.
No recommendations for this finding
F4
The County and the City each disclaim responsibility as to who has planning/zoning jurisdiction over the property leased from the City and located outside the City limits.
Related Recommendations (1)
R1
the City and County resolve the disagreement over planning/zoning jurisdiction, (Finding 4)
F5
When the City purchased the 96.82 acre property in 1993, for $650,000; “the appraised value was $800,000 to $1,200,0001”.
No recommendations for this finding
F6
The assessed value for the 96.82 acres, which the UGC leases from the City, is $40,000.
No recommendations for this finding
F7
The UGC rent to the City is $5,000 annually plus 2% per year.
No recommendations for this finding
F8
The lease between the UGC and the City terminates in 2044.
No recommendations for this finding
F9
The UGC pays $739.06 in property taxes annually to the County per the lease agreement with the City.
No recommendations for this finding
F10
Only members and guests are allowed to use the facilities of the UGC.
No recommendations for this finding
F11
Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) deputies are signed in as guests and pay $5 each per day.
No recommendations for this finding
F12
Training for UPD officers is conducted at a Windsor police training facility and Chamberlain Creek Conservation Camp.
No recommendations for this finding
F13
UPD Range Masters train new recruits at the UGC. The Range Masters’ membership is paid by the City.
No recommendations for this finding
F14
The UGC has one 1200-gallon septic system that serves one mobile home and the clubhouse. There are two port-a-potties on the property.
Related Recommendations (2)
R6
the City or the County Planning Commissions ensure all buildings modified or built after 1982 be inspected for compliance, (Findings 2, 14-16, 26)
R8
the County Planning and Building Department perform all required inspections of septic systems. (Findings 14-15)
F15
There are two restrooms and a kitchen at the clubhouse.
Related Recommendations (3)
R6
the City or the County Planning Commissions ensure all buildings modified or built after 1982 be inspected for compliance, (Findings 2, 14-16, 26)
R7
the Environmental Health Department inspect the kitchen premises for health code compliance, (Finding 15)
R8
the County Planning and Building Department perform all required inspections of septic systems. (Findings 14-15)
F16
The Ukiah Valley Sanitation District staff stated there is no sewer hook up.
Related Recommendations (1)
R6
the City or the County Planning Commissions ensure all buildings modified or built after 1982 be inspected for compliance, (Findings 2, 14-16, 26)
F17
In 1993, the UGC requested the County to issue a Use Permit for an archery range.
No recommendations for this finding
F18
In March 1994, the County issued Use Permit 27-93 to the Ukiah Archers for a range on the UGC property. The permit was withdrawn on October 17, 1994 at Ukiah Archer’s request.
No recommendations for this finding
F19
Metal targets and metal-framed targets are used at the ranges.
Related Recommendations (3)
R2
the BOS enact an ordinance barring use of metal targets and metal framed targets, (Findings 19-21)
R3
the BOS enact an ordinance requiring use of bullets, other than metal jacketed rounds for target practice, (Findings 19-21)
R4
the BOS enact an ordinance requiring erection of hay bales or sand berms behind targets to alleviate possibility of ricochets, (Findings 19-21)
F20
The ammunition rounds impact a rock-ridden hillside.
Related Recommendations (3)
R2
the BOS enact an ordinance barring use of metal targets and metal framed targets, (Findings 19-21)
R3
the BOS enact an ordinance requiring use of bullets, other than metal jacketed rounds for target practice, (Findings 19-21)
R4
the BOS enact an ordinance requiring erection of hay bales or sand berms behind targets to alleviate possibility of ricochets, (Findings 19-21)
F21
Ricochets have been reported and a gunshot wound from a ricochet bullet has been documented in the press.
Related Recommendations (3)
R2
the BOS enact an ordinance barring use of metal targets and metal framed targets, (Findings 19-21)
R3
the BOS enact an ordinance requiring use of bullets, other than metal jacketed rounds for target practice, (Findings 19-21)
R4
the BOS enact an ordinance requiring erection of hay bales or sand berms behind targets to alleviate possibility of ricochets, (Findings 19-21)
F22
A UGC internal newsletter verified that a ricochet problem exists.
No recommendations for this finding
F23
Vichy Springs Road is one way in and one way out.
No recommendations for this finding
F24
In 1982, the UGC was grandfathered in with non-conforming use. Minutes of the City Council – December 15, 1993 2
No recommendations for this finding
F25
The lease states that, “The lessee (UGC) shall not, without the lessor’s (the City) prior consent, make any alterations, improvements, additions, changes or modification to, on, in, or upon the leased premises.”
Related Recommendations (1)
R5
the City designate a department to oversee and enforce provisions of the lease, (Findings 2, 25-26)
F26
The October 2010 UGC newsletter addressed the construction of a new pistol range, a second pistol range, and re-terracing the shotgun range. All three would be violations of the lease.
Related Recommendations (1)
R5
the City designate a department to oversee and enforce provisions of the lease, (Findings 2, 25-26)