AGENDA
SPECIAL MEETING
OF THE ADELANTO CITY COUNCIL,
ADELANTO PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY,
ADELANTO PUBLIC UTILITY AUTHORITY,
ADELANTO COMMUNITY BENEFIT CORPORATION,
AND THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY BOARD
December 11, 2024
City Council
Gabriel Reyes, Mayor
Daniel Ramos, Mayor Pro Tem
Stevevonna Evans, Councilor
Angelo Meza, Councilor
Amanda Uptergrove, Councilor
City Manager
Jessie Flores
City Attorney
Todd Litfin
Meetings held:
2 nd & 4th Wednesday
Adelanto Governmental Center
City Council Chambers
11600 Air Expressway, Adelanto Special Session: 6:00 p.m.
City Council, essential staff, and the public are allowed to be physically present inside Council Chambers and will be seated the recommended distance from each other. Public participation is also call-in or via written correspondence.
On March 4, 2020, Governor Newsom proclaimed a State of Emergency in California as a result of the threat of COVID-19. On September 16, 2021, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill 361 (“AB 361”), which was effective immediately and amends Government Code § 54953 to allow a local legislative body to hold public meetings via teleconferencing and to make public meetings accessible telephonically or otherwise electronically to all members of the public seeking to observe and to address the local legislative body.
Pursuant to AB 361, please be advised that members of the Adelanto City Council may participate in meetings telephonically.
Pursuant to AB 361, the public may view the meeting and participate in public comment remotely as follows:
NOTE: PLEASE TURN CELL PHONES OFF OR PLACE THEM ON VIBRATE DURING THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING AS A COURTESY TO OTHERS. Thank you, Administrative Staff The City Council Agenda packet may be reviewed by the public at the reception counter in City Hall. Any writings or documents pertaining to an open session item, provided to a majority of the City Council within 72 hours of a regular meeting, shall be made available for public inspection at the reception counter in City Hall at 11600 Air Expressway, Adelanto, CA 92301, during normal business hours. Members of the public can view the agenda or download any staff reports in advance by accessing the City website at www.ci.adelanto.ca.us on Thursday the week before the scheduled meeting.
The public may view the meeting or participate / comment remotely as follows:
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December 11, 2024
11600 Air Expressway • Adelanto, CA 92301 • (760) 246-2300 • www.ci.adelanto.ca.us • Teleconference
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Rules of Decorum
“Members of the Public are advised that all PAGERS, CELLULAR TELEPHONES and any OTHER COMMUNICATION DEVICES are to be turned off upon entering the City Council Chambers.” If you need to have a discussion with someone in the audience, kindly step out into the lobby. Under the Government Code, the City Council may regulate disruptive behavior that impedes the City Council Meeting.
Disruptive conduct may include, but is not limited to:
• Screaming or yelling during another audience member’s public comments period; • Profane language directed at individuals in the meeting room; • Throwing objects at other individuals in the meeting room; • Physical or verbal altercations with other individuals in the meeting room; and • Going beyond the allotted three-minute public comment period granted.
When a person’s or group’s conduct disrupts the meeting, the Mayor or presiding officer will request that the person or group stop the disruptive behavior, and WARN the person or group that they will be asked to leave the meeting room if the behavior continues.
If the person or group refuses to stop the disruptive behavior, the Mayor or presiding officer may order the person or group to leave the meeting room, and may request that those persons be escorted from the meeting room. Any person who, without authority of law, willfully disturbs or breaks up a City Council meeting is guilty of a misdemeanor. (Pen. Code, § 403.) It should also be noted that any person who WILLFULLY disturbs or breaks up the City Council meeting may be arrested for a misdemeanor offense. (Penal Code, § 403.)
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE
REQUIRED TO FILL OUT A SPEAKER REQUEST FORM AND PLACE IT IN THE TRAY ON THE PODIUM PRIOR TO MEETING. Thank you, Administrative Staff https://us06web.zoom.us/j/93146444676?pwd=YVU5anBFak1xSFZ4emNnNW9FNExiQT09 2 SPECIAL MEETING
December 11, 2024
11600 Air Expressway • Adelanto, CA 92301 • (760) 246-2300 • www.ci.adelanto.ca.us The City Council packet may be reviewed by the public at the reception counter in City Hall. Any writings or documents pertaining to an open session item, provided to a majority of the City Council Members within seventy-two (72) hours of a Regular Meeting and twenty-four (24) hours of a Special Meeting. Members of the public can view the agenda or download any staff reports in advance by accessing the City’s website at www.ci.adelanto.ca.us on the Thursday of the week before the scheduled meeting.
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT: In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk at (760) 246-2300, ext. 11123, no later than seventy-two (72) hours prior to the meeting per 28 CFR
34.102.104.
A. CALL TO ORDER— SPECIAL MEETING
TIME: _____________
ROLL CALL: Councilor Jeannette ________
Councilor Meza ________
Councilor Uptergrove ________
Mayor Pro Tem Ramos ________
Mayor Reyes ________
INVOCATION:
FLAG SALUTE: ______________________
B. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS
This is the time and place for members of the public to comment on any matter within the jurisdiction of the City Council. Members of the public wishing to address the City Council Members on items not on the agenda can push *9 on their telephones to raise their hands. The City Clerk will call on you in the order received. You will be asked to un-mute - to do so you must push *6. Please state your name for the record. There is a time limit of three (3) minutes.
Members of the audience may address the City Council on non-agenda items; however, in accordance with Government Code section 54954.2, the City Council may not take action on an item not appearing on the agenda
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December 11, 2024
11600 Air Expressway • Adelanto, CA 92301 • (760) 246-2300 • www.ci.adelanto.ca.us C. CANVASS OF THE ELECTION
1. DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION HELD ON NOVEMBER 5, 2024.
RECOMMENDATION: Approve Resolution No. 24-96:
RESOLUTION NO. 24-96
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ADELANTO, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY,
CALIFORNIA, RECITING THE FACTS OF THE
GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION HELD ON
NOVEMBER 5, 2024, DECLARING THE RESULTS
AND SUCH MATTERS AS PROVIDED BY LAW
M__________________S__________________ACTION_____________________ E. OPENING CEREMONIES
1. Swearing in the new members of the City of Adelanto City Council. The City Clerk will present the newly elected Council Members with a Certificate of Election.
F. ROLL CALL
TIME: _____________
ROLL CALL: Councilor Evans ________
Councilor Meza ________
Councilor Uptergrove ________
Mayor Pro Tem Ramos ________
Mayor Reyes ________
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December 11, 2024
11600 Air Expressway • Adelanto, CA 92301 • (760) 246-2300 • www.ci.adelanto.ca.us E. ADJOURNMENT
The next Regular Meeting of the City Council will be held on January 8, 2025 at 11:00 a.m.
TIME OUT: ______________
M__________________S__________________ACTION____________________ The City Manager and Staff ask you to join us for Cake to celebrate the City’s 54 th Anniversary and also to Congratulate the winners of this years Election.
I, BRENDA LOPEZ, CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF ADELANTO, OR MY DESIGNEE, HEREBY
CERTIFY THAT A TRUE, ACCURATE COPY OF THE FOREGOING AGENDA WAS POSTED ON DECEMBER 10, 2024, TWENTY-FOUR (24) HOURS PRIOR TO THE MEETING PER GOVERNMENT CODE 54954.2 IN THE GOVERNMENTAL CENTER’S DISPLAY CASE, 11600
AIR EXPRESSWAY, THE ADELANTO POST OFFICE, AND ADELANTO LIBRARY IN ADELANTO, CALIFORNIA.
Brenda Lopez, City Clerk, CMC/ Director
Of Governmental Services
F. DECLARATION OF POSTING
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December 11, 2024
11600 Air Expressway • Adelanto, CA 92301 • (760) 246-2300 • www.ci.adelanto.ca.us
YOUR CITY GOVERNMENT
CHARTER CITY: Ratified by the electors of the City at an election on November 3, 1992. “A Charter City can do what the Charter permits it to do, so long as there is not direct violation of the State Constitution.”
CITY COUNCIL: The City Council is the legislative and policy-making body of the City. The City Council is composed of one elected Mayor and four Council Members, elected at large (to represent the entire City), to serve four (4) year, staggered terms.
CITY MANAGER: The City Manager is the chief executive officer responsible for the day-to-day administration of City affairs.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING: The regular meeting of your City Council is a vital part of the democratic process in the conduct of the City’s affairs. These meetings are open to the public and conducted by your elected representatives who are responsible, as a body, for the operation of Adelanto’s City government. The City Council appreciates your interest and urges citizen participation in government matters.
LEGISLATIVE TERMS
ORDINANCES: Ordinances are the means by which the City enacts its local laws. Unless an urgent situation exists, ordinances will first be presented at a City Council meeting as a “first reading.” At a subsequent City Council meeting, there will be a “second reading” and vote for or against adoption.
Ordinances go into effect after a waiting period of thirty (30) days, in most cases, during which time the summary of the ordinance is published in a local newspaper approved for this purpose.
RESOLUTIONS: Resolutions and minute orders are the means by which the City Council formally adopts policies and/or approves specific actions. These go into effect upon adoption 6 Adelanto City Hall ~ 11600 Air Expressway, Adelanto, CA 92301 ~ (760) 246-2300 ~ Fax (442) 249-1121
SPECIAL MEETING
OF THE ADELANTO CITY COUNCIL
ADELANTO PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY,
ADELANTO PUBLIC UTILITY AUTHORITY,
ADELANTO COMMUNITY BENEFIT CORPORATION,
AND THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY BOARD
DECEMBER 11, 2024
All of our meetings are streamed live at https://adelanto.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php?view_id=1 and are also available for playback after the meeting.
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Dated: December 10, 2024 Brenda Lopez, City Clerk, CMC/ Director of Governmental Services
7 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
| A D E L A N T O , C A L I F O R N I A 9 2 3 0 1
DATE: December 11, 2024
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM:
Jessie Flores, City Manager
BY: Brenda Lopez, City Clerk
SUBJECT: RESULTS OF CANVASS OF ELECTION RETURNS OF THE CITY OF ADELANTO MUNICIPAL ELECTION HELD NOVEMBER 5, 2024 AND ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 24-96 RECITING THE FACT OF THE ELECTION AND SUCH OTHER MATTERS
PROVIDED BY LAW
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt Resolution No. 24-96 reciting the fact of the election and such other matters provided by law.
BACKGROUND:
With the consolidation of the City of Adelanto, Municipal Election, the City of Adelanto Council authorized the San Bernardino County, Registrar of Voters, to canvass the returns of the election as adopted in Resolution No. 22-43 adopted on June 12, 2024 and Resolution No. 24-69 adopted on July 24, 2024.
The County Registrar of Voters has certified the results to this City Council on December 3, 2024. The results are received and are attached and made a part hereof as Exhibit “A” to subject Resolution No. 24-96.
FISCAL IMPACT:
TBD
ATTACHMENT:
1. Resolution No. 24-96
8 RESOLUTION NO. 24-96
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ADELANTO, COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO,
CALIFORNIA, RECITING THE FACT OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL
ELECTION HELD ON NOVEMBER 5, 2024, DECLARING
THE RESULT AND SUCH MATTERS AS PROVIDED BY LAW
WHEREAS, a General Municipal Election was held and conducted in the City of Adelanto, California, on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, as required by law; and WHEREAS, notice of the election was given in time, form and manner as provided by law; that voting precincts were properly established, that election officers were appointed and that in all respects the election was held and conducted and the votes were cast, received and canvassed and the returns made and declared in time, form and manner as required by the provisions of the Elections Code of the State of California for the holding of elections in charter law cities; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 24-43 adopted June 12, 2024, and Resolution No. 24-69 adopted July 24, 2024, the County Elections Department canvassed the returns of the election and has certified the results to this City Council, the results are received, attached and made a part hereof as Exhibit A.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ADELANTO, CALIFORNIA, DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That the whole number of votes cast in the precincts except voter by mail ballots was 2,171. That the whole number of VOTE BY MAIL ballots cast in the City was 7,366, making a total of 9,537 votes cast in the City.
SECTION 2. That the names of persons voted for at the election for Member of the City Council are as follows:
Stevevonna Evans, Joy Jeannette, Daniel J. Ramos, and Edward C. Reyes 9 RESOLUTION NO. 24-96
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That the measure voted upon at the election is as follows:
Business License Tax: Shall the City of Adelanto update its 1988 Flat Rate Business License Tax; this updated rate will be paid by local employers, based on the size of the business’ annual sales (ranging from
0.125% to 0.40%); this will enable larger companies to pay their fair share of city services; this update will directly benefit the City’s General Fund by approximately $1.2 million annually, should this be adopted? SECTION 3. That the number of votes given at each precinct and the number of votes given in the City to each of the persons above named for the respective offices for which the persons were candidates and for and against R are listed in Exhibit A attached.
SECTION 4. That the City Council does declare and determine that Stevevonna Evans, and Daniel J. Ramos are elected as Members of the City Council for the full term of four years.
That as a result of the election for the City’s Business License Tax (“Measure R”), the total number of votes were 7,434, with 4,747 (63.86%) voting yes and 2, 687 (36.14%) voting no. A fifty plus one (50+1) majority of the vote is required to approve Measure R. As a result of the election, a majority of the voters voting on Measure R, the City’s Business License Tax, did vote in favor of it and, therefore, Measure R was approved, and shall be deemed adopted.
SECTION 5. The City Clerk shall enter on the records of the City Council of the City, a statement of the results of the election, showing (1) The whole number of votes cast in the City; (2) The names of the persons voted for; (3) For what office each person was voted for; (4) The number of votes given at each precinct to each person, and for and against the measure; (5) The total number of votes given to each person, and for and against the measure. 10 RESOLUTION NO. 24-96
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SECTION 6. That the City Clerk shall immediately make and deliver to each of the persons so elected a Certificate of Election signed by the City Clerk and authenticated; that the City Clerk shall also administer to each person elected the Oath of Office prescribed in the constitution of the State of California and shall have them subscribe to it and file it in the office of the City Clerk. Each and all of the persons so elected shall then be inducted into the respective office to which they have been elected.
SECTION 7. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Adelanto this 11th day of December, 2024.
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Gabriel Reyes, Mayor of the City of Adelanto
Brenda Lopez, City Clerk
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I, Brenda Lopez, Deputy City Clerk of the City of Adelanto, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 24-96 was duly and regularly adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Adelanto on the 11th day of December, 2024, by the following vote, to-wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and affix the official seal of the City of Adelanto, on the 11th day of December, 2024.
_______________________________
Brenda Lopez, City Clerk/Director of
Governmental Services of the City of
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