C I T Y O F C H I N O
MONTHLY AGENCY REPORTS
OCTOBER 15, 2024 - Covering meetings from August 1 through August 30, 2024 Members of the Chino City Council are assigned to represent the City on several external agencies, committees, boards, and task forces. This report summarizes the actions and discussions of those entities as they may impact or be of interest to the City of Chino, its businesses, and its residents.
CHAFFEY COLLEGE CHINO COMMUNITY CENTER OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE Council Representative: Marc Lucio| Staff Report By: Silvia Avalos No meeting during this reporting period.
Next anticipated meeting date: September 17, 2024
Chino Valley Chamber of Commerce
Council Representative: Christopher Flores | Staff Report By: Ellyse Martinez Meeting Date: August 19, 2024
On Thursday, August 15, Council Member Flores and Ellyse Martinez attended the Grand Opening of the Heights Christian School. Council Member Flores presented the staff with a certificate of congratulations and spoke to the crowd during the ceremony. Council Member Flores also toured the school site.
Next anticipated meeting date: September 16, 2024
CHINO BASIN DESALTER AUTHORITY
Council Representative: Eunice Ulloa | Staff Report By: Dave Crosley Meeting Date: Month August 1, 2024
The Chino Basin Desalter Authority (CDA) Board of Directors met on August 1, 2024. The Board approved a professional services agreement with Visual Edge IT to upgrade cybersecurity for the Chino II Desalter. In response to the Board member's request for information, the CDA General Manager provided reports on the South Archibald and Chino Airport groundwater contamination plumes for which the CDA is assisting with remediation; neither of these plumes impacts the City of Chino wells. The Board also received an informational Quarterly Operations report indicating the CDA satisfied its water delivery obligations, and the Board received an informational report describing a recently constructed Helihydrant (10,000-gallon tank from which a firefighting helicopter may obtain water while in flight) located in the Jurupa Community Services District.
Next anticipated meeting date: October 3, 2024
CHINO BASIN WATERMASTER
Council Representative: Eunice Ulloa | Staff Report By: Dave Crosley Meeting Date: August 22, 2024
The Watermaster Board of Directors met on August 22, 2024. Aside from conducting routine business, the MONTHLY AGENCY REPORTS – OCTOBER 15, 2024 (Covering Meetings from 8/1/24 – 8/30/24) PAGE 2
Board received informational reports from Watermaster staff/consultants on 1) the court-approved methodology for recalculating the Basin Safe Yield, 2) the annual data collection and evaluation report, 3) a water production rights and replenishment forecasting tool that will be made available to Basin pumpers to aid their planning efforts, and 4) analysis of the potential future recharge projects.
Next anticipated meeting date: September 26, 2024
CHINO VALLEY INDEPENDENT FIRE DISTRICT Liaison to Board of Directors Council Representative: Karen Comstock | Staff Report By: Linda Reich No meeting during this reporting period.
Next anticipated meeting date: October 9, 2024
CHINO VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
Council Representative: Curtis Burton | Staff Report By: Vivian Castro Meeting Date: August 15, 2024
The Board unanimously approved the consent calendar, which included several Change Orders and Notices of Completion for projects at Chino schools, numerous at Chino High School.
Next anticipated meeting date: September 5, 2024
CHINO VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT – Measure G Oversight Committee Council Representative: Karen Comstock | Staff Report By: Silvia Avalos No meeting during this reporting period.
Next anticipated meeting date: September 4, 2024
CITIZEN’S COMMITTEE FOR CIM & CIW
Council Representative: Marc Lucio | Staff Report By: Ted Olden Meeting Date: August 13, 2024
CIM (California Institution for Men) - The current inmate count for CIM is 2,276, with 46 condemned inmates.
Issues discussed during the meeting include:
Mental Health Facility Construction: Continuing on the 50-bed mental health facility, with a projected completion date of June 2025
Roofing Repair Project: On hold due to budget deficits. Family Visiting Center: Temporarily closed due to dilapidated conditions. Awaiting funding for necessary repairs to reopen.
Educational updates:
Vocational Carpentry Program: Expected to start in late Fall 2024. First Annual Reentry Fair: Scheduled for September 8.
Donation Updates:
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Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Walk: Held on June 25, raised $5,000. Second Quarter Food Sales Fundraiser Event (June 20-22): Proceeds will be donated equally to the Make-A-Wish Foundation and Chino High School Sports Boosters ($3,440 each).
CIW (California Institution for Women) - The current inmate count at CIW is 1,262.
Upcoming events include:
Restorative Justice Event: September 19
Sobriety Event: September 27
ADA Event: October 1
Food Sale Event: October 5
Next anticipated meeting date: October 8, 2024
INLAND EMPIRE UTILITIES AGENCY REGIONAL SEWERAGE PROGRAM Council Representative: Eunice Ulloa | Staff Report by: Dave Crosley No meeting during this reporting period.
Next anticipated meeting date: October 3, 2024
LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES – Inland Empire Division
Council Representative: Curtis Burton | Staff Report by: Jackie Melendez Meeting Date: September 15, 2024
The IE Division meeting was held at ESRI's headquarters in Redlands. ESRI is a world-renowned geographic information system (GIS) software company best known for its ArcGIS products. ESRI staff discussed how local government leaders and staff can use spatial data to better understand issues and make more informed decisions. They presented each participant city with data about that city taken from ESRI GIS.
Assistant City Manager Jackie Melendez, Deputy City Manager Vivian Castro, PIO Matt Bramlett, and Management Assistant Ellyse Martinez attended the meeting.
Next anticipated meeting date: October 16, 2024, during the League of Cities Annual Conference Networking Luncheon
LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES – Legislative Task Force
Council Representative: Karen Comstock | Staff Report by: Jackie Melendez No meeting during this reporting period.
No current items to report.
Next anticipated meeting date: TBD
OMNITRANS BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Council Representative: Eunice Ulloa | Staff Report by: Dennis Ralls No meeting during this reporting period.
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Next anticipated meeting date: September 5, 2024
ONTARIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY (OIAA) INTER-AGENCY COLLABORATIVE (ROUNDTABLE)
Council Representative: Curtis Burton | Staff Report by: Jackie Melendez No meeting during this reporting period.
Next anticipated meeting date: TBD
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SOLID WASTE ADVISORY TASK FORCE
Council Representative: Karen Comstock | Staff Report by: Xochitl Huerta No meeting during this reporting period.
Next anticipated meeting date: October 16, 2024
SBCTA – San Bernardino Co. Transportation Authority Board of Directors Council Representative: Eunice Ulloa | Staff Report by: Dennis Ralls No meeting during this reporting period.
Next anticipated meeting date: September 5, 2024
SBCTA – City Selection Committee
Council Representative: Eunice Ulloa | Staff Report by: Jackie Melendez No meeting during this reporting period.
Next anticipated meeting date: TBD (meets when there is a vacancy to fill) SCAG – General Assembly
Council Representative: Marc Lucio | Staff Report by: Vivian Castro No meeting during this reporting period.
Next anticipated meeting date: Spring 2024 (meets annually) Santa Ana Watershed Advisory Council
Council Representative: Chris Flores | Staff Report by: Dave Crosley No meeting during this reporting period.
Next anticipated meeting date: TBD
Water Facilities Authority Board of Directors
Council Representative: Eunice Ulloa | Staff Report by: Dave Crosley No meeting during this reporting period.
Next anticipated meeting date: September 19, 2024
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West Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District (WVMVCD) Council Representative: Chris Flores | Staff Report by: Vivian Castro Meeting Date: August 27, 2024
District staff provided reports on the following:
US Army Corps Yorba-Slaughter Adobe House Basin Meeting On June 11, 2024, at the Yorba-Slaughter Adobe House in the City of Chino, representatives from several agencies met to discuss District inspections and treatments at the basin facility. In attendance were representatives from various stakeholder agencies: Jon Rishi (US Army Corps of Engineers), Mr. McMichael (Orange County Water District), Jose Canedo Jr (San Bernardino County Regional Parks), Dominic Cruz (San Bernardino County Regional Parks), Michelle Brown (West Valley MVCD), and Alfonso Melgoza (West Valley MVCD).
The group reviewed service road access for mosquito inspections and treatments around the tree line. Mr.
Rishi stated he would provide an aerial overview map of access points for SB County Parks to create access points around the basin.
Joint Coordination Meeting – Prado Region
A conference call meeting was held on July 11, 2024. Call participants were Eric Ballejos (Northwest MVCD), Anurag Joshi (Northwest MVCD), Haley Lovan (US Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District), Mylene Guron (Santa Ana Basin Regional Program Manager), Michelle Brown (West Valley MVCD), and Alfonso Melgoza (West Valley MVCD).
The group reviewed the progress to date on vegetation clearance at the Yorba-Slaughter Adobe House basin.
They tentatively scheduled an onsite meeting in mid-July.
Field Reports
District staff reported the following for June:
20 service requests in Chino, which accounted for 20% of all service calls 270 inspections in Chino, accounting for 18.7% of all inspections 1,536,880 square feet of area were treated in Chino, accounting for 45.2% of all treatments.
For July:
42 service requests in Chino, which accounted for 23.3% of all service calls 313 inspections in Chino, accounting for 18.2% of all inspections conducted 1,106,268 square feet were treated in Chino, representing 30.5 % of the area treated in July Mosquito Surveillance: 5,422 mosquitoes were collected in June and 26,304 in July, accounting for 66 % and 69% of all mosquitoes collected in the District in June and July, respectively. The mosquitos collected in June and July 2024 were lower than in the prior two years.
In July, 37 WNV-positive samples were collected, 23 (twenty-three) from Chino and 14 (fourteen) from Ontario.
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Outreach Activities
No outreach activities in Chino were reported for June or July 2024.
Next anticipated meeting date: September 24, 2024