Agenda packet — Chino City Council, October 21, 2025 (part 1 of 6)

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CHINO CITY COUNCIL

SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
13220 CENTRAL AVENUE
CHINO, CA 91710
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2025

REGULAR MEETING
AGENDA
CLOSED SESSION – 5:00 PM
OPEN SESSION – 6:00 PM
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ROLL CALL
Mayor Eunice M. Ulloa, Mayor Pro Tem Curtis Burton, Council Member Karen C. Comstock, Council Member Christopher Flores, Council Member Marc Lucio.

CLOSED SESSION PUBLIC COMMENTS
This is the time and place for the general public to address the City Council about the closed session items. Ordinance No. 97-08 (Chino Municipal Code Section 2.04.090) limits speakers to no more than five (5) minutes in which to address the Council, except as provided under Government Code 54954.3(b)(2).

CLOSED SESSION

1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
Pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Government Code Section 54956.9 Name of case: Mary Ingrid Culp vs. City of Chino; (Case No. CIVSB2222717)

2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION.

Pursuant to Paragraph (1) of Subdivision (d) of Government Code Section 54956.9 City of Chino, et al v. Inland Empire Utilities Agency (Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 24STCP02321)
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FLAG SALUTE

CEREMONIALS
Proclamations
Proclamation Recognizing State Senator Susan Rubio - Recognition of Senator Susan Rubio for authoring Senate Bill 536, a landmark bill marking the beginning process for the City of Chino to acquire the former Heman G. Stark Youth Correctional Facility from the State of California.

Lights on Afterschool Day. - Proclaim October 23, 2025, as Lights On Afterschool Day in the City of Chino.

Presentations
Recognition of Kaitlyn Clancy - Presentation Honoring Kaitlyn Clancy for Her Heroic Delivery of a Baby on a Chino Sidewalk.

Business of the Month - Award of Business of the Month for October 2025 to Bevy Beans Coffee.

REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION

AGENDA ADDITIONS/REVISIONS

INFORMATION
External Agency Report for October 21, 2025. Receive and file the External Agency Report for October 21, 2025 (Covering Meetings from August 1 - August 31, 2025).

PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
This is the time and place for the Mayor to inform the public of all upcoming events and past occurrences of communitywide interest and concern.

PUBLIC COMMENTS
This is the time and place for the general public to address the City Council about subjects that do not appear elsewhere on the agenda. Due to Council policy and Brown Act requirements, action will not be taken on any issues not on the Agenda. Ordinance No. 97-08 (Chino Municipal Code Section

2.04.090) limits speakers to no more than five (5) minutes in which to address Council, except as provided under Government Code 54954.3(b)(2). If more than three (3) persons seek to address the same agenda item or the same subject matter, the Mayor shall establish a maximum period of time not to exceed thirty (30) minutes.

CONSENT CALENDAR
At this time, members of the public may present testimony as to why an item should be removed from the Consent Calendar for separate discussion. Unless a member of the public or City Council requests that an item be removed from the Consent Calendar, all items will be acted upon as a whole and by one vote. Items placed on the Consent Calendar represent routine expenditures and/or actions that support ongoing City operations.

1. Warrants. Approve expenses as audited and within budget for warrants 7772443 to 7772670, and Electronic Fund Transfers 525091E to 525179E, totaling $9,221,071,27.

2. Minutes. Regular Meeting Minutes for October 7, 2025 (All Members Present). 2 CHINO CITY COUNCIL
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3. Elected City Officials’ Report Regarding Travel, Training, and Meetings. Receive and file the Elected City Officials’ Report reflecting City Council business related expenses incurred by the City.

4. Report on Priority State and Federal Legislative Issues. Receive and file the Priority Legislative Items Report dated October 21, 2025, the Tracked State Legislation Report; and Position Letters on Legislation.

5. Second Amendment to City Manager’s Employment Agreement. Approve the Second Amendment to the City Manager’s Employment Agreement.

6. Project Update - Solar Power Purchase Agreement (PPA). Receive and file an update of the Solar Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) to BP Solar Chino LLC as the contracting entity.

7. Approve Contract Amendment No. 4 to the Professional Services Agreement with MV Cheng & Associates. Approve a contract amendment with MV Cheng & Associates increasing the not-to-exceed amount from $150,000 to $300,000 to provide interim financial consulting services.

8. Award a Professional Services Agreement with CT&T Concrete Paving, Inc., Diamond Bar, CA.

Approve a Professional Services Agreement with CT&T Concrete Paving, Inc., Diamond Bar, CA, in the amount of $580,000 for As-Needed Concrete Repair Services.

9. Notice of Completion for the Water Service Lateral Replacement in Hampshire Village Project (WA255) with G&A Nelos Construction, Inc. Accept Project WA255 with G&A Nelos Construction, Inc., Contract 2025-282, as complete; authorize release of retention funds following the 35-day lien period; authorize the Director of Public Works to file the Notice of Completion on behalf of the City.

CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING
Prior to the vote of the City Council, any member of the audience will have the opportunity to address Council on any items listed under Public Hearings. Council requests, but it is not required, that you state your name and address prior to making any remarks.

10. Appeal of Planning Commission action approving the Chino Gateway Terminal Project. Adopt Resolution No. 2025-058, denying the appeal and thereby upholding the approval of PL24-0097, PL24-0098, and PL24-0120, based upon the findings and subject to the departmental conditions of approval.

Staff Report By: Kim Le, Senior Planner
RECOMMENDATION: 1) Conduct a Public Hearing; and 2) Adopt Resolution No. 2025-058, denying the appeal and thereby upholding the approval of PL24-0097 (Special Conditional Use Permit), PL24-0098 (Site Approval) and PL24-0120 (Special Conditional Use Permit), based upon the findings and subject to the departmental conditions of approval.

PUBLIC HEARING

11. Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FY 2022-23 Action Plan - Substantial Amendment. Adopt a Resolution approving the Community Development Block Grant FY 2022-23 Action Plan Substantial Amendment.

Staff Report By: Traci Rossetti-Smith, Senior Management Analyst 3 CHINO CITY COUNCIL
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RECOMMENDATION: 1) Conduct a Public Hearing; 2) adopt Resolution 2025-067, approving the substantial amendment to the City of Chino's FY 2022-23 Annual Action Plan for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program; 3) transfer $31,500 in Fund 350 allocated funds from project G6231 to project SN240; 4) authorize the City Manager to execute all required documents pertaining to the amendment; and 5) approve submission of the amendment to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

12. Amending Title 15 of the Chino Municipal Code. Introduction of Ordinance No. 2025-007, amending Title 15 (Building and Construction) of the Chino Municipal Code.

Staff Report By: Basel Badawi, Building Official
RECOMMENDATION: Conduct a public hearing and approve the introduction of Ordinance No. 2025-007, amending the Title 15, Building and Construction, of the Chino Municipal Code, to be read by number and title only, and waive further reading of the Ordinance.

ORDINANCE NO. 2025-007 - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHINO, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING TITLE 15 (BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION) OF THE CHINO MUNICIPAL CODE, ADOPTING THE CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS TITLE 24, INCLUDING THE 2025 EDITION OF THE CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE, CALIFORNIA

RESIDENTIAL CODE, CALIFORNIA PLUMBING CODE, CALIFORNIA ELECTRICAL CODE,

CALIFORNIA MECHANICAL CODE, CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE, CALIFORNIA ENERGY CODE,

CALIFORNIA GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS CODE, CALIFORNIA EXISTING BUILDING

CODE, CALIFORNIA HISTORICAL BUILDING CODE, CALIFORNIA REFERENCED STANDARDS CODE, CALIFORNIA WILDLAND INTERFACE CODE, AND THE 2024 INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE.

NEW BUSINESS

13. Professional Services Agreement to Dudek to prepare the City’s Urban Forest Management Plan. Award a Professional Services Agreement to Dudek to prepare the City’s Urban Forest Management Plan (MS260) .

Staff Report By: Michelle Chapman, CIP Engineering Manager RECOMMENDATION: Award a professional services agreement to Dudek for $245,377.00 to prepare the City’s Urban Forest Management Plan (MS260); and authorize the City Manager to execute all necessary documents on behalf of the City.

14. Amending Chapter 10.64 of the Chino Municipal Code. Introduction of Ordinance No. 2025-008, Amending Chapter 10.64 of the Chino Municipal Code Regulating Parades and Special Events.

Staff Report By: Nikki Love, Strategic Initiatives Manager RECOMMENDATION: Approve the Introduction of Ordinance No. 2025-008 amending Chapter

10.64 of the Chino Municipal Code regulating Parades and Special Events, to be read by number and title only, and waive further reading of the Ordinance.

ORDINANCE NO. 2025-008 - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHINO, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 10.64 (PARADES AND SPECIAL EVENTS) OF TITLE 10 (VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC) OF THE CHINO MUNICIPAL CODE 4 CHINO CITY COUNCIL
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15. Amending Chapter 2.36 (Planning Commission) of the Chino Municipal Code. Introduction of Ordinance No. 2025-009 Amending Chapter 2.36 (Planning Commission) of the Chino Municipal Code to Modify City of Chino Planning Commission Members.

Staff Report By: Jackie Melendez, Assistant City Manager RECOMMENDATION: Approve the introduction of Ordinance No. 2025-009, amending Chapter

2.36 (Planning Commission) of the Chino Municipal Code (CMC) to provide for the reduction in the number of resident Planning Commission members from seven to five, to be read by number and title only, and waive further reading of the Ordinance.

ORDINANCE NO. 2025-009 - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHINO, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 2.36 (PLANNING COMMISSION) TO PROVIDE

FOR THE REDUCTION IN THE NUMBER OF RESIDENT PLANNING COMMISSION MEMBERS

FROM SEVEN TO FIVE

MAYOR AND COUNCIL REPORTS
This is the time and place for the Mayor and Council Members to report on prescheduled Council Committee Assignment Meetings that were held since the last Regular Council Meeting, and any other items of interest. Upon request by an individual Council Member, the City Council may choose to take action on any of the subject matters listed below.

Mayor Ulloa
Mayor Pro Tem Burton

16. Community Support Fund - Mayor Pro Tem Burton. Approve community support fund contribution to Soroptimist International of the Chino Valley.

Staff Report By: Mayor Pro Tem Curtis Burton
RECOMMENDATION: Approve community support fund contribution of $100 to Soroptimist International of the Chino Valley.

Council Member Comstock
Council Member Flores

17. Community Support Fund - Council Member Flores. Approve community support fund contributions to No More Locked Doors, Chino Youth Boxing Foundation, and the Chino Youth Museum.

Staff Report By: Council Member Christopher Flores
RECOMMENDATION: Approve a community support fund contribution of $500 to No More Locked Doors, $500 to Chino Youth Boxing Foundation, and $500 to the Chino Youth Museum.

Council Member Lucio
City Manager's Report
City Attorney's Report
Police Chief's Report
Director's Report
Fire Chief's Report
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ADJOURN
The next Regular Meeting of the City Council will be held on Tuesday, November 4, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. (Closed Session no earlier than 4:00 p.m. if necessary) in these Council Chambers.

I, Natalie Gonzaga, City Clerk of the City of Chino, hereby declare that on Friday, October 17, 2025 this agenda was posted on the south window of Chino City Hall and this agenda together with all of the agenda reports and related documents were posted on the City’s website at www.cityofchino.org by myself or under my direction.
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Natalie Gonzaga, City Clerk.
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CITY OF CHINO

ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: OCTOBER 21, 2025
TO: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, CITY OF CHINO
FROM: LINDA REICH, CITY MANAGER

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Proclamation Recognizing State Senator Susan Rubio
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CITY OF CHINO

COMMUNITY SERVICES, PARKS & RECREATION DEPARTMENT
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: OCTOBER 21, 2025
TO: LINDA REICH, CITY MANAGER
FROM: SILVIA AVALOS, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY SERVICES, PARKS &

RECREATION

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MEMORANDUM

CITY OF CHINO

ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: OCTOBER 21, 2025
TO: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, CITY OF CHINO
FROM: LINDA REICH, CITY MANAGER

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Recognition of Kaitlyn Clancy
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CITY OF CHINO

ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: OCTOBER 21, 2025
TO: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, CITY OF CHINO
FROM: LINDA REICH, CITY MANAGER

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Business of the Month.
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CITY OF CHINO

ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: OCTOBER 21, 2025
TO: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, CITY OF CHINO
FROM: LINDA REICH, CITY MANAGER

SUBJECT
External Agency Report for October 21, 2025.
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RECOMMENDATION
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Receive and file the External Agency Report for October 21, 2025 (Covering Meetings from August 1 to August 31, 2025).

BACKGROUND
Members of the Chino City Council are assigned to represent the City on several external agencies, committees, boards, and task forces. While the frequency of meetings varies by agency, many meet monthly. Others meet quarterly, bi-monthly, or on an as-needed basis.

ISSUES/ANALYSIS
The attached Monthly Agency Report for October 21, 2025, summarizes recent discussions and actions during external meetings attended by City Council Members. It focuses on items that may impact or be of interest to the City of Chino, its residents, and its businesses. The report covers meetings that took place from August 1 to August 31, 2025. 12 C I T Y O F C H I N O

MONTHLY AGENCY REPORTS
OCTOBER 21, 2025 - Covering meetings from August 1 – August 31, 2025 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.

ANIMAL RESOURCE CENTER OF THE INLAND EMPIRE JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY Council Representative: Curtis Burton | Staff Report by: Rogelio Huerta Meeting Date: August 5, 2025
During the August 5 Animal Resource Center of the Inland Empire (ARC) Board meeting, the Board approved the following items:

On-Call Veterinary Services Agreements
The Board authorized the Executive Director to negotiate and execute On-Call Veterinary Services Agreements with VCA California Veterinary Specialists and Country Animal Clinic. Each agreement has a total not-to-exceed amount of $375,000, spanning a three-year term with an annual not-to-exceed amount of $125,000. These agreements are intended to provide on-call veterinary services, including spay and neuter procedures.

Acquisition of Mobile Veterinary Trailer
A contract was authorized with Magnum Mobile Specialty Vehicles for the construction and delivery of a mobile veterinary trailer for a not-to-exceed amount of $202,547.

Fee Reduction Authority
The Board adopted a resolution that grants the Executive Director the authority to reduce or adjust fees for operational needs or special circumstances.

Legal Services Agreement
The Board authorized the Executive Director to execute a three-year legal services agreement with Best Best and Krieger LLP (BBK) for a total not-to-exceed amount of $540,000, with an annual not-to-exceed amount of $180,000.

Purpose/Designation Statement
The Board adopted the Purpose and Designation Statement, which had been previously discussed and selected at a Special Meeting/Study Session held on July 21, 2025. This Statement expresses the ARC’s commitment to operating as a “Life Saving Entity” and working towards achieving a “No Kill” designation.

Goods and Services Agreement Amendment
Amendment No. 2 to the agreement with Midmark Corporation was authorized. This amendment, with a new amount of $113,705, increases the total not-to-exceed contract amount to $1,782,229 for the purchase and installation of animal services equipment and furniture. 13 MONTHLY AGENCY REPORTS – OCTOBER 21, 2025 (Covering Meetings from 8/1/25 – 8/31/25) PAGE 2 Next anticipated meeting date: September 02, 2025

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 16, 2025

CHINO VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Council Representative: Christopher Flores | Staff Report By: Ellyse Martinez Meeting Date: August 19, 2025
 On Friday, August 1, Council Member Chris Flores and City staff attended the grand opening of Ekang Nutra Inc. Council Member Flores welcomed the new business to the community. The business is located at 13955 Sycamore Way.
 On Tuesday, August 19, Mayor Eunice Ulloa and City staff attended the Grand Opening of Orange County’s Credit Union. Mayor Ulloa presented the business with a certificate of congratulations and said a few words of welcome to the staff. The business is located at 8401 Pine Avenue #110.  On Wednesday, August 27, Mayor Eunice Ulloa and City staff attended the Grand Re-Opening of Chino Primary Care Facility. The medical office reopened after a fire closed the original location. Mayor Ulloa congratulated the business on its reopening and presented a certificate of congratulations. The business is located at 5475 Walnut Avenue.
 On Thursday, August 28, City Manager Linda Reich and Assistant City Manager Jackie Melendez attended the Chamber Leadership Academy graduation, where Jackie was a keynote speaker. City of Chino graduates include Director of Public Works Hye Jin Lee, City Planner Andrea Gilbert, and Police Department Management Assistant Margareth Jackson.

Next anticipated meeting date: September 21, 2025

CHINO BASIN DESALTER AUTHORITY
Council Representative: Curtis Burton | Staff Report By: Pete Vicario Meeting Date: August 26, 2025
The Chino Basin Desalter Authority (CDA) reported that 438 acre-feet of water was delivered to the City of Chino in July.

The CDA Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) recommended the following, all of which were approved:
 Approval of a professional services agreement with West Yost Water Engineered for geohydrologic services, in the amount not to exceed $60,000. West Yost is also the Watermaster’s geohydrologic consultant, and they will analyze groundwater impacts of new extraction well locations to ensure the 14 MONTHLY AGENCY REPORTS – OCTOBER 21, 2025 (Covering Meetings from 8/1/25 – 8/31/25) PAGE 3 proposed new wells do not interfere with the existing Chino II wells. Funding for this agreement will be provided from the Specific (Identified) Capital Expenditures Reserve, specifically the New Chino II Well Construction Reserve Account, which has a balance of $9.8 million as of August 14, 2025.  Approval of a sole-source procurement for the replacement of JMS incline screw conveyor spiral ends provided by MISCO Water, in the amount not to exceed $120,000. MISCO Water is JMS’s sole authorized distributor throughout California. The reinforced ends will be constructed from high-grade 316 stainless steel to withstand both corrosion and mechanical stress. This retrofit will extend the service life of the equipment and improve operational reliability. Funding for this project will be provided through the CIP 7003 Capital Replacement Reserve, which currently has an unencumbered balance of $370,000.  Adoption of the Revised CDA Emergency Response Plan (ERP). Resolution 2025-05 was adopted, approving the updated ERP dated July 2025, as a core component of the Authority’s Emergency Management Program. The ERP serves as the foundational guide for CDA in preparing for, responding to, and recovering from emergency incidents that may affect CDA’s operations, personnel, or facilities.

There is no impact on the Authority’s Fiscal Year 2025/26 budget.

Next anticipated meeting date: September 23, 2025

CHINO BASIN WATERMASTER
Council Representative: Curtis Burton | Staff Report By: Benjamin Orosco Meeting Date: August 28, 2025
BUSINESS ITEMS:

B. Optimum Basin Management Program – Economic Analysis Update (Information Only) Chino Basin Socioeconomic Studies Update:

The Watermaster has initiated an update to the 2006–2007 socioeconomic studies of the Chino Basin to account for current legal, hydrologic, and institutional changes. The update is led by researchers from the University of California, Davis, and the University of California, Berkeley with expertise in water policy, resource economics, and optimization. The study will integrate new data on groundwater rights, recycled water, infrastructure, and energy costs. Updated economic models will be used to evaluate equity, efficiency, and the distribution of benefits across agencies, with results shared through stakeholder engagement materials.

Timeline of Key Steps:
 August 5 – Kick-off meeting with Watermaster and research team  Weeks 1–2 – Data collection and stakeholder interviews  Weeks 3–4 – Model updates and legal/institutional integration  Weeks 5–6 – Scenario modeling and benefit distribution analysis  Weeks 7–8 – Sensitivity testing and report drafting
 By September 30 – Outreach materials completed
C. Peer Review of the Draft 2025 Safe Yield Reevaluation Final Report Update (Information Only) Peer Review Safe Yield Evaluation Report:
15 MONTHLY AGENCY REPORTS – OCTOBER 21, 2025 (Covering Meetings from 8/1/25 – 8/31/25) PAGE 4 The peer review process for the 2025 Safe Yield Evaluation Report (SYR) was conducted through weekly virtual meetings with staff from the Chino Basin Watermaster, West Yost, and consultants from S.S. Papadopoulos & Associates. These meetings provided opportunities to share information, review draft materials, and ensure consistency with prior work, such as the 2020 Safe Yield Recalculation. The collaborative approach allowed the team to identify questions, confirm assumptions, and provide clear input for the final report.

Timeline of Key Steps:
 September 18 – Peer review presentation to the Advisory Committee  September 25 – Final peer review report presented to the Watermaster Board  October 23 – Draft 2025 SYR distributed to parties for review  Late October – Workshop held with stakeholders to review draft report  November 26 – Deadline for comments on the draft report  December 18 – Final 2025 SYR published
Next anticipated meeting date: September 25, 2025

CHINO VALLEY INDEPENDENT FIRE DISTRICT - LIAISON TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS Council Representative: Karen Comstock | Staff Report By: Linda Reich Meeting Date: August 13, 2025
Resolution No. 2025-17, adopting a Ticket and/or Pass Policy – The Board passed on a 5-0 vote a resolution adopting a ticket and pass distribution policy that outlines the legal framework, defines public purposes for distribution, specifies disclosure requirements using FPPC Form 802 with posting on the District's website, and delegates administration to the Fire Chief or designee. CVFD legal counsel provided information on reporting requirements under FPPC regulations for tickets or passes purchased or received by the District. He noted that there is no dollar threshold for disclosure, and the reporting obligation rests with the agency, not the individual official.

Fire Chief’s Comments – Chief Williams stated that CVFD personnel had spent time with the Chino Police Department's 911 dispatchers and senior leadership in the dispatch center, working toward the shared goal of decreasing the time it takes for calls to be transferred to the ComCenter.

Next anticipated meeting date: September 10, 2025

CHINO VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
Council Representative: Curtis Burton | Staff Report By: Vivian Castro Meeting Date: August 5, 2025 – Special Board Meeting
Vacancy on the Board of Education for Trustee Area 4 - Approved 4-0, with Board Member John Monroe absent, to make a provisional appointment to fill the Board vacancy in Trustee Area 4, vacated by Monroe, in accordance with Education Code 5091 and Board Bylaw 9223. Board President Shaw and Board Member 16 MONTHLY AGENCY REPORTS – OCTOBER 21, 2025 (Covering Meetings from 8/1/25 – 8/31/25) PAGE 5 Cervantes were selected to work with the Superintendent, established August 15, 2025 through August 29, 2025, as the
Meeting Date: August 21, 2025
Action Items:

Resolution 2025/2026-12, Opposing Assembly Bill 495 to Defend Parental Rights in Education. Approved 4-0 to adopt Resolution 2025/2026-12, Opposing Assembly Bill 495 to Defend Parental Rights in Education.

Informational Items:

Board policies, administrative regulations, and bylaws of the Board are routinely developed and revised to reflect changes in law, mandates, federal regulations, and/or current practice. The Board received for information various new and revised policies and administrative regulations, including the following:
 Revision of Board Policy and Administrative Regulation 5010 Students: Notification – Revises Administrative Regulation 5010, which placed new reporting duties regarding parent notification on bargaining unit members. Associated Chino Teachers (ACT) filed a complaint with the Public Employee Relations Board (PERB) that the reporting requirements violate the Educational Employment Relations Act (EERA). PERB is considering the Board’s formal appeal on whether the District made a unilateral change affecting the working conditions of employees without providing ACT the opportunity to bargain over the decision. The revisions to AR 5010 allow school sites to follow their existing notification procedures as outlined in their behavior management matrix and existing policies while PERB makes its final decision.
 New Administrative Regulation 5131.2 Students: Bullying – A new regulation created to reflect AB 2291, which mandates districts to adopt procedures for preventing acts of bullying, including cyberbullying. The regulation includes material regarding bullying prevention measures, student instruction, reporting, and corrective action. It adds the definition of bullying and examples of behaviors that may constitute bullying and cyberbullying.
 Revision of Administrative Regulation 6115 Instruction: Ceremonies and Observances – Revises AR 6115, which has been challenged by ACT and is pending a final decision by PERB, prohibiting the displaying of flags other than those of the United States and State of California, unless it is a country, state, or United States military flag used for educational purposes within the adopted curriculum. It provides exceptions if certain criteria and processes are met and does not violate District standards and policies already in place. The revision is to align the regulation with existing CVUSD guidelines and policies regarding the use of instructional materials and other classroom displays.  Revision of Administrative Regulation 6144 Instruction: Controversial Issues – Revises AR 6144, which outlines controversial issues that may be discussed in the classroom, to require prior parental notification of LGBTQ+ content, allowing parents to opt out of the content for religious beliefs.

Next anticipated meeting date: September 18, 2025
17 MONTHLY AGENCY REPORTS – OCTOBER 21, 2025 (Covering Meetings from 8/1/25 – 8/31/25) PAGE 6 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, 2025
CITIZEN’S COMMITTEE FOR CIM & CIW
Council Representative: Marc Lucio | Staff Report By: Aaron Kelliher Meeting Date: August 12, 2025
California Institution for Men (CIM)
 CIM reported a current population of 2,243 inmates with a capacity of 2,800. CDCR is planning to close the California Rehabilitation Center in Norco, with some inmates and staff transferring to CIM.  Cal State LA courses at CIM began in August with a Bachelor's Program in Liberal Studies.  There was an attack on a correctional cook in facility A, which resulted in an attempted murder investigation.
 CIM 2nd Quarter food sales proceeds were donated to Project Sister, Chino Valley YMCA, and Chino WIC, with each receiving $2,311.85.

California Institution for Women (CIW)
 CIW reported a population of 1,211 inmates.
 Councilmember Lucio offered to have inmates participate in the utility box art project.  CIW currently has 25 inmates enrolled in a peer support specialist class, which is beneficial upon reentry.
 The CIW auditorium is undergoing an upgrade, which will significantly improve its usefulness to the population.
 CIW is seeking community donations for their bike program, which repairs broken bikes and donates them back to the community.

Next anticipated meeting date: October 14, 2025

INLAND EMPIRE UTILITIES AGENCY (IEUA) REGIONAL SEWERAGE COMMITTEE Council Representative: Curtis Burton | Staff Report by: Benjamin Orosco Meeting Date: August 7, 2025
Information Items:
18 MONTHLY AGENCY REPORTS – OCTOBER 21, 2025 (Covering Meetings from 8/1/25 – 8/31/25) PAGE 7 A. Chino Basin Program Update (PowerPoint):

The Chino Basin Program (CBP) is a regional effort led by the Inland Empire Utilities Agency (IEUA) to strengthen water supply reliability, improve recycled water use, and meet wastewater compliance requirements. The program combines advanced treatment, storage, and conveyance projects to maximize local resources while also supporting statewide environmental goals. Local benefits include dependable supplies for IEUA ratepayers, protection of recycled water permits, and expanded use of purified water. At the same time, CBP provides ecosystem benefits in Northern California by coordinating “pulse flow” releases to support salmon migration.

Key CBP facilities include an Advanced Water Purification Facility (AWPF), the Rialto Recycled Water Pipeline, aquifer recharge wells, extraction wells with a 40,000-acre-foot capacity, and a Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD) interconnection. These projects will enable up to 15,000 acre-feet of purified water per year to be stored locally, with 300,000 acre-feet dedicated over 25 years for state exchange agreements.

Funding of nearly $48 million has been secured through reserves and federal grants, with long-term cost allocation to be determined through a five-year rate study.

Timeline of Key Milestones:
 Summer 2025 – Award of design-build contracts for AWPF and Rialto pipeline; draft State Public Benefit Contracts prepared
 Fall 2025 – Wastewater change of use permit submittal, coordination with State and Federal agencies on efficiency credits
 Winter 2025/26 – Extraction Facilities design updates and partner decisions  Winter 2026 – Final State Public Benefit Contracts
 Winter 2026/27 – Environmental finding of consistency  Fall 2027 – WSIP final funding hearing
 2027–2031 – Construction of major facilities (AWPF, Rialto pipeline, recharge wells, MWD interconnection, extraction wells)
 2031–2032 – Facility commissioning and operations begin B. Capital Capacity Reimbursement Account Overview (PowerPoint):

IEUA is initiating a series of capital calls beginning July 15, 2025, in response to direction from the Regional Sewerage Program’s Technical Advisory and Policy Committees. These calls are tied to wastewater connection fees collected and held by customer agencies. The purpose is to reduce long-term financing costs, ease rate impacts, and provide agencies with predictable planning tools through smaller, distributed requests.

Funds collected will support regional wastewater projects identified in the 2025 Rate Study and the Ten-Year Capital Improvement Plan. Major projects include rehabilitation of primary and secondary systems at RP-1, process improvements at RP-4, upgrades at Carbon Canyon Water Recycling Facility, system reliability improvements, and agency-wide electrical and control upgrades. The total budget for these projects is $89.25 million.

As of March 2025, customer agencies reported $161.5 million in Capital Capacity Reimbursement Account balances. The first call of $22.3 million will be proportionally drawn down, leaving approximately $139.2 million in remaining balances across all agencies. Ontario holds the largest share (35.5%), followed by Fontana (26%), Chino (14%), and CVWD (13%).
19 MONTHLY AGENCY REPORTS – OCTOBER 21, 2025 (Covering Meetings from 8/1/25 – 8/31/25) PAGE 8 Timeline of Key Steps:
 July 15, 2025 – First capital call issued
 July 16, 2025 – Finance Directors meeting
 August 2025 – Internal audit of rate and fee collection procedures  January 15, 2026 – Second capital call
 July 15, 2026 – Third capital call
 January 15, 2027 – Fourth capital call
C. Eastern Trunk Sewer and Impact on Regional System (PowerPoint):

The Eastern Trunk Sewer (ETS) was built to improve flexibility in the regional wastewater system and reduce the need for major expansions at Regional Plant No. 1 (RP-1) and Regional Plant No. 5 (RP-5). By diverting flows between facilities, the ETS allowed the Inland Empire Utilities Agency (IEUA) to meet permit requirements, avoid costly simultaneous plant expansions, and support development in Ontario’s New Model Colony. It also gave the City of Ontario time to develop permanent solutions for local wastewater needs. The jointly owned pipeline remains the most cost-effective option for both IEUA and Ontario.

The original cooperative agreement, signed in 2003 and amended in 2004, established shared ownership of ETS capacity, with Ontario buying back its share over 20 years. The agreement also required Ontario to shift certain flows to the Western Trunk Sewer. However, IEUA raised concerns that Ontario still has flows in ETS beyond its purchased capacity. This has implications for IEUA’s ability to meet permit obligations and ensure available capacity in the regional system.

Before the presentation, an update confirmed that Ontario is now working collaboratively with IEUA to address these issues. Some of the earlier concerns regarding excess flows and system impacts have already been resolved, and both agencies are coordinating on flow monitoring, capacity planning, and system adjustments to ensure long-term compliance and efficiency.

Next anticipated meeting date: September 4, 2025
LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES – INLAND EMPIRE DIVISION
Council Representative: Marc Lucio | Staff Report by: Jackie Melendez No meeting during this reporting period.

Next anticipated meeting date: October 16, 2025

OMNITRANS BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Council Representative: Eunice Ulloa | Staff Report by: Dennis Ralls No meeting during this reporting period.

Next anticipated meeting date: September 3, 2025
20 MONTHLY AGENCY REPORTS – OCTOBER 21, 2025 (Covering Meetings from 8/1/25 – 8/31/25) PAGE 9

ONTARIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY (OIAA)

INTER-AGENCY COLLABORATIVE (ROUNDTABLE)
Council Representative: Christopher Flores | Staff Report by: Jackie Melendez No meeting during this reporting period.

Next anticipated meeting date: TBD

SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Staff Report By: Rogelio Huerta
Meeting Date: August 5, 2025
The San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors approved an updated project list for Fiscal Year 2024-25 under the Senate Bill 1 (SB 1) funding program. This update includes six new projects, securing funds for local traffic improvements in the Chino area, specifically highlighting the addition of a new right-turn pocket at the intersection of Riverside Drive and Riverside Terrace.

Next anticipated meeting date: August 19, 2025
Meeting Date: August 19, 2025
The Board approved an Interim Use Permit for the Belegarth Medieval Combat Society. This permit allows the society to host its "Battle for the Ring" live-action event at Prado Regional Park in Chino from January 15–19, 2026.

Next anticipated meeting date: September 9, 2025

SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SOLID WASTE ADVISORY TASK FORCE
Council Representative: Christopher Flores | Staff Report by: Xochitl Huerta No meeting during this reporting period.

Next anticipated meeting date: October 15, 2025

SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY (SBCTA) BOARD OF DIRECTORS Council Representative: Eunice Ulloa | Staff Report by: Dennis Ralls No meeting during this reporting period.

Next anticipated meeting date: September 3, 2025
21 MONTHLY AGENCY REPORTS – OCTOBER 21, 2025 (Covering Meetings from 8/1/25 – 8/31/25) PAGE 10 SBCTA – CITY SELECTION COMMITTEE
Council Representative: Eunice Ulloa | Staff Report by: Jackie Melendez No meeting during this reporting period.

Next anticipated meeting date: TBD
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS (SCAG) – GENERAL ASSEMBLY Council Representative: Marc Lucio | Staff Report by: Jackie Melendez No meeting during this reporting period.

Next anticipated meeting date: TBD

SANTA ANA WATERSHED ADVISORY COUNCIL
Council Representative: Karen Comstock | Staff Report by: Benjamin Orosco Meeting Date: August 5, 2025
Discussion Item:

The Inland Empire Brine Line Reserve Funds:

The Council discussed the Inland Empire Brine Line Reserve Funds and recommended setting aside money to keep the system financially stable. The operating reserve will increase to $2.55 million, equal to 25% of annual operating costs. The replacement and capital reserve will be maintained with a minimum of $19.9 million and a target of $48.8 million to fund future system upgrades. Other reserves are already above their targets and will continue earning interest. From the projected $3.83 million surplus, $162,000 will be added to the operating reserve to reach its target, with the remaining $3.67 million directed to the capital reserve.

Next anticipated meeting date: September 2, 2025

WATER FACILITIES AUTHORITY BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Council Representative: Curtis Burton | Staff Report by: Benjamin Orosco No meeting during this reporting period.

Next anticipated meeting date: September 18, 2025

WEST VALLEY MOSQUITO AND VECTOR CONTROL DISTRICT
Council Representative: Chris Flores | Staff Report by: Vivian Castro Meeting Date: August 26, 2025
22 MONTHLY AGENCY REPORTS – OCTOBER 21, 2025 (Covering Meetings from 8/1/25 – 8/31/25) PAGE 11 Administrative Matters:

Staff Reports – Regular reports were provided, including a Field Operations update with information on meetings regarding the status of vectors at various facilities in the WVMVCD region, such as ponds and recharge basins; a Surveillance report monitoring the population of vectors, especially mosquitoes, and any detected related pathogens, such as West Nile Virus, Dengue, and Zika; and a report on WVMVCD Community Outreach activities and impacts. Information was also provided about efforts by another jurisdiction to regulate the feeding of feral cats, in part due to potential vector issues.

Next anticipated meeting date: September 23, 2025
23 MEMORANDUM

CITY OF CHINO

FINANCE DEPARTMENT
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: OCTOBER 21, 2025
TO: LINDA REICH, CITY MANAGER
FROM: KIM SAO, DIRECTOR OF FINANCE

SUBJECT
..titl e
Warrants.
..end

RECOMMENDATION
Approve expenses as audited and within budget for warrants 7772443 to 7772670, and Electronic Fund Transfers 525091E to 525179E, totaling $9,221,071,27. ..body

FISCAL IMPACT
Sufficient funds have been included in the Fiscal Year 24-25 and 25-26 Adopted Budgets.

CITY OF CHINO MISSION / VISION / VALUES / STRATEGIC ISSUES The recommendation detailed above further the City’s values and strategic issues that serve as key pillars on which identified priorities, goals, and action plans are built, by fostering:
 Financial Stability
Revenue: Expenditure:
24 CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: OCTOBER 21, 2025
TITLE: WARRANTS.

PAGE: 2

BACKGROUND
As prescribed by Government Code Sections 37202 and 37208, the following demand registers are herewith submitted for Council ratification:

NO. WARRANTS CHECK DATE FY AMOUNT

1. 7772443 – 7772582 09/18/25 25-26 $1,522,931.86

2. 7772583 – 7772587 09/18/25 24-25 $38,394.92

3. 7772588 09/22/25 24-25 $27,066.25

4. 7772589 – 7772670 09/25/25 25-26 $2,288,275.87

5. 525091E 09/16/25 24-25 $661,563.64

6. 525092E – 525131E 09/19/25 25-26 $1,974,175.39

7. 525132E – 525179E 09/26/25 25-26 $2,708,663.34
TOTAL $9,221,071.27

ISSUES/ANALYSIS
See attached exhibit for detailed information on warrants exceeding $50,000.

Attachment
25 Council Meeting 10/21/25

CITY OF CHINO
A/P Warrant Register Over $50,000
Check Date Check
Number Vendor Name Description Amount
09/16/2025 525091 INLAND EMPIRE UTILITIES AGENCY RECYCLED WATER $661,563.64 09/18/2025 7772489 FLOCK GROUP INC. FLOCK CAMERAS & SAFETY ADD-ON $81,050.00 7772495 G&A NELOS CONSTRUCTION, INC. HAMPSHIRE VILLAGE CONSTRUCTION $400,507.37 7772497 GENERAL PUMP COMPANY INC WELL 12 & 14 REHAB $54,448.50 7772498 GENTRY BROTHERS INC PAVEMENT IMPROVEMENTS $741,731.50 09/19/2025 525097

CHINO VALLEY INDEPENDENT FIRE
DISTRICT FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES $1,310,147.00
525100 DELL MARKETING LP SOFTWARE $435,508.75
525125

US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEM PCARD PAYMENT-AUGUST 2025 $74,601.83
09/25/2025 7772591 ALESHIRE & WYNDER LLP LEGAL SERVICES $50,558.49 7772617 GENTRY BROTHERS INC PAVEMENT IMPROVEMEMTS $859,493.50 7772668 WASTE MANAGEMENT COLLECTION SERVICES $963,498.83 7772669 WESTERN TRUCK EXCHANGE NEW UNIT 461-2025 FORD-750 $134,309.75 09/26/2025 525143 CHINO BASIN DESALTER AUTHORITY WATER PURCHASES $1,689,008.00 525147 CLIMATEC, LLC LIBRARY HVAC CONTROL UPG $55,982.00 525163

LANDSCAPE WEST MANAGEMENT
SERVICES, INC. LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE $62,950.00
525177 WATER FACILITIES AUTHORITY IMPORTED WATER PURCHASE $657,931.08 TOTAL $8,233,290.24
26 MEMORANDUM

CITY OF CHINO

ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: OCTOBER 21, 2025
TO: LINDA REICH, CITY MANAGER
FROM: NATALIE GONZAGA, CITY CLERK

SUBJECT
..titl e
Minutes.
..end
..body
27 CHINO CITY COUNCIL

SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

REGULAR MEETING - CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
13220 CENTRAL AVENUE
CHINO, CA 91710
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2025

MINUTES
CLOSED SESSION – 4:00 PM
OPEN SESSION – 6:00 PM
_________________________________________________________________________________

CALL TO ORDER
The October 7, 2025, Regular Meeting of the Chino City Council / Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency was called to order at 4:00 pm by Mayor Eunice M. Ulloa in the Council Chambers.

ROLL CALL
PRESENT: Mayor Eunice M. Ulloa, Mayor Pro Tem Curtis Burton, Council Member Karen C.

Comstock, Council Member Christopher Flores, and Council Member Marc Lucio ABSENT: NONE.

CLOSED SESSION PUBLIC COMMENTS
There were no requests to speak.

CLOSED SESSION
City Attorney Fred Galante read into the record the item listed on the Closed Session agenda.

1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Initiation of litigation pursuant to Paragraph (4) of Subdivision (d) of Government Code Section 54956.9. Number of Cases: One Case

2. LIABILITY CLAIMS Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.95 to consider the following Worker’s Compensation Claim: Claimant: Todd Arnold Case Number(s):

ADJ19707955 and ADJ9707954 Agency Claimed Against: City of Chino

3. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6: Agency Negotiator: Terry Doyle, Director of Human Resources/Risk Management Employee Organizations: Chino City Hall Confidential Employee Association; Chino Police Management Association (CPMA); Chino Police Officers Association (CPOA); Chino Police Professional Employees Association (CPPEA); Teamsters Local1932 Professional, Technical and Clerical Unit; American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME District Council 36 - Local 3183); Unrepresented Management Sworn and Professional; Executive Management and Deputy Directors; and Part-time Employees 28 CHINO CITY COUNCIL
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4. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR Pursuant to Government Code 54956.8 Property: APN: 1014-052-04; 5349 E. Phillips Blvd., Chino Agency Negotiator: Linda Reich, City Manager or her designee Negotiating Parties: Christopher Thi Under Negotiation:

Price and Terms of Potential Acquisition
The City Council recessed to Closed Session at 4:03 p.m. and concluded at 5:44 p.m. The City Council reconvened the meeting at 6:06 p.m.

FLAG SALUTE
Council Member Comstock led the Pledge of Allegiance.

ADJOURNMENT IN MEMORY OF COMMISSIONER STEVE LEWIS
Mayor Ulloa sadly announced that tonight's meeting will adjourn in memory of Planning Commissioner Steve Lewis, who recently passed away. Mayor Ulloa spoke about Commissioner Lewis' dedication to a life of service, to the City of Chino, and the lasting impact he made on the community. On behalf of the City Council and Chino community, Mayor Ulloa extended heartfelt condolences to Commissioner Lewis' family and friends. A moment of silence was held in his honor.

CEREMONIALS
Proclamations
World Homeless Day - Proclaim October 10, 2025 as World Homeless Day.

Mayor Ulloa read into the record the Proclamation designating October 10, 2025, as World Homeless Day in Chino. Kari Franco, Community Services, Parks & Recreation Supervisor (CSPR), members of the Homeless Outreach Team, and Quality of Life Team, accepted the Proclamation.

Domestic Violence Awareness Month - Proclaim October 2025 as Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

Mayor Ulloa read into the record the Proclamation designating October 2025 as Domestic Violence Awareness Month in Chino. Kari Franco, CSPR Supervisor, and Pat Bell, Executive Director/CEO of House of Ruth, accepted the Proclamation.

Community Planning Month - Proclaim October 2025 as Community Planning Month.

Mayor Ulloa read into the record the Proclamation designating October 2025 as Community Planning Month in Chino. Planning Commission Chair Jimmy Alexandris, Member Larry Vieira, Member Brandon Blanchard, and Member Kevin Cisneroz, accepted the Proclamation.

Presentations
General Plan Advisory Committee - Recognition of the General Plan Advisory Committee (GPAC) Members for their contributions to the 2045 General Plan Update.

Mayor Ulloa called up Michael Hitz, Principal Planner, who presented certificates of recognition to the General Plan Advisory Committee. Lynda Flathers, Neal Jerry, Harvey Luth, Bobby Martinez, Shari Rodelo, Irene St. Esteban, Larry Vieira, and the family of Steve Lewis were present to accept their awards. Committee members recognized, but not present were Dave Frewing, Brandy Jones, and Darian Venerable.
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Business of the Month - Award of Business of the Month for October 2025 to:
- Francis Animal Hospital
- Bevy Beans Coffee
Mayor Ulloa presented the October 2025, Business of the Month Award to Francis Animal Hospital. Owner Dr. Choi and his General Manager, were present to accept the award.

Mayor Ulloa announced the next October 2025, Business of the Month Awardee, Bevy Beans Coffee, was unable to attend, but will be recognized at the next meeting.

Mayor’s Home Beautification Award - Award of Mayor’s Home Beautification Award for October 2025.

Mayor Ulloa presented the Mayor's Home Beautification Award for October 2025, to Robert Grout of Alma Court in Chino.

REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION
City Attorney Fred Galante reported out of closed session as follows:

1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Initiation of litigation pursuant to Paragraph (4) of Subdivision (d) of Government Code Section 54956.9. Number of Cases: One Case
The City Council received a briefing from both City Attorney Galante and Attorney Matthew Silver, provided direction, and no further reportable action was taken.

2. LIABILITY CLAIMS Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.95 to consider the following Worker’s Compensation Claim: Claimant: Todd Arnold Case Number(s):

ADJ19707955 and ADJ9707954 Agency Claimed Against: City of Chino The City Council received a briefing, provided direction, and no further reportable action was taken.

Price and Terms of Potential Acquisition
The City Council received an update, provided direction, and no further reportable action was taken.
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AGENDA ADDITIONS/REVISIONS
City Manager Linda Reich reported there were no additions or revisions to the agenda.

PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Mayor Ulloa provided the following notifications:
-Halloween Spooktacular is Friday, October 31, 2025, from 4:00 - 9:00 p.m. at Ruben S. Ayala Park, 14225 Central Avenue. For information, visit cityofchino.org/halloween. -Haunted House Halloween Decor Contest entries can be submitted by October 30, 2025, at noon. To enter, visit cityofchino.org/hauntedhouses.

Mayor Ulloa announced that the meeting would adjourn in memory of Angel Martinez, a talented young athlete and member of the Chino Boxing Club. On behalf of the City Council, the Mayor extended condolences to Mr. Martinez’s family and friends.

PUBLIC COMMENTS
Pastor Mike Spradlin, Valley Christian Church, Chino Police Department Chaplain, provided the invocation.

Lynda Flathers, Chino Valley History Society President, invited the community to attend the 4th Annual Chino Harvest Festival at the Old Schoolhouse Museum and Farm on Saturday, October 11, 2025, from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Maureen Moe Mendoza, spoke regarding the Animal Resource Center (ARC), their lack of a Trap Neuter Release (TNR) program, local veterinary assistance, and concerns regarding ARC meetings. Ms. Mendoza also submitted a letter to the City Council members.

Terri Carver, Feral Cat Organization, spoke regarding TNR in Chino and thanked Dr. Choi, Francis Animal Hospital, for supporting the feral cat program in the City.

Donna Marchesi, spoke regarding the feral cat program and requested the ARC record their board meetings and have a central website.

Katharine Morales, spoke in opposition to the Pray Vote Stand event at Calvary Chapel Chino Hills.

Ashraf, spoke in opposition to the Pray Vote Stand event at Calvary Chapel Chino Hills.

Jasser, spoke in opposition to the Pray Vote Stand event at Calvary Chapel Chino Hills and requested the City Council adopt a ceasefire resolution.

Mel, spoke in opposition to the Pray Vote Stand event at Calvary Chapel Chino Hills.

Alexis, spoke in opposition to the Pray Vote Stand event at Calvary Chapel Chino Hills and requested the City Council adopt a ceasefire resolution.

Jessica O., spoke in opposition to the Pray Vote Stand event at Calvary Chapel Chino Hills.

Sylvia Barber, spoke in opposition to the Pray Vote Stand event at Calvary Chapel Chino Hills. 31 CHINO CITY COUNCIL
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Justice May, spoke in opposition to the Pray Vote Stand event at Calvary Chapel Chino Hills.

Jonathon, spoke in opposition to the Pray Vote Stand event at Calvary Chapel Chino Hills.

Madeline Newman Rios, spoke in opposition to the Pray Vote Stand event at Calvary Chapel Chino Hills.

Rat, spoke in opposition to the Pray Vote Stand event at Calvary Chapel Chino Hills and police involvement with the unhoused community.

Anees Rehman, spoke in opposition to the Pray Vote Stand event at Calvary Chapel Chino Hills and requested the City Council adopt a ceasefire resolution.

Ashal Al-MuQawama, spoke in opposition to the Pray Vote Stand event at Calvary Chapel Chino Hills.

Safia, spoke in opposition to the Pray Vote Stand event at Calvary Chapel Chino Hills.

Peter Attwood, spoke in opposition to the Pray Vote Stand event at Calvary Chapel Chino Hills.

Gilbert, Brown Beret representative, spoke in opposition to the Pray Vote Stand event at Calvary Chapel Chino Hills.

Mischa, Dignity Sustained, spoke in opposition to the Pray Vote Stand event at Calvary Chapel Chino Hills.

Anonymous, spoke in opposition to NSMP 7 and ICE detentions.

Nicole, spoke in opposition to the Pray Vote Stand event at Calvary Chapel Chino Hills and ICE raids.

Hazel Romero, Nicole, spoke in opposition to the Pray Vote Stand event at Calvary Chapel Chino Hills and ICE raids.

Neal Yeager, spoke in recognition of October 7th as being two years since Israel was attacked by Hamas and requested a ceasefire resolution.

Caitlin Shepherd, spoke about police funding and opposition to ICE raids.

Mayor Ulloa thanked the public for their comments regarding the upcoming Calvary Chapel Chino Hills event and clarified the City's role in the special event process. She explained that the City of Chino does not fund, approve, or endorse events held by private organizations, nor does it participate in selecting speakers or setting agendas. Calvary Chapel Chino Hills has requested and received an event permit, and if police services are requested for this event, the hosting organization funds those services not the city.

CONSENT CALENDAR

1. Warrants. Approve expenses as audited and within budget for warrants 525089 to 525090, 7772270, 7772325 to 7772442, and Electronic Fund Transfers 7772271 to 7772724, totaling $2,671,170.53.
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2. Minutes. Approve Regular Meeting Minutes for (a) September 16, 2025, (b) May 2, 2023, and Special Meeting Minutes for (c) May 2, 2023 (All Members Present).

4. Falloncrest Development Agreement Annual Monitoring Report and Issuance of Certificate of Agreement Compliance. Accept the Annual Monitoring Report for the Falloncrest Development Agreement and Authorize the City Manager, or their Designee, to Issue a Certificate of Agreement Compliance.

5. Acceptance of Permanent Local Housing Allocation (PLHA) Standard Agreement. Accept the State of California PLHA funding Standard Agreement; establish a new Fund titled Acceptance of Permanent Local Housing Allocation; appropriate grant funds in the amount of $804,163.00.

6. Federal Asset Forfeiture Funds - Aviation Safety and Operating Equipment Purchase (Federal Grant G4261). Establish the Federal Grant Number G4261 and appropriate $85,000.00 from the available reserves of the Asset Forfeiture Fund-Dept of Justice Fund 120 for the purchase of aviation safety and operating equipment.

7. CalRecycle Grant and Payment Program Applications. Adopt Resolution No. 2025-066 authorizing submittal of applications to California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) for various grants and payment programs.

8. Sale of Stored Groundwater Reserves to Niagara Bottling Company. Approve the sale of 2,000 acre-feet from the City's excess Carryover stored groundwater reserves to Niagara Bottling Company.

9. Shea Homes Limited Partnership - Replacement Subdivision Improvement Agreement for Tract Map No. 16420-6 (Block 11 - Lots 5, 6 & 8). Approve replacement Subdivision Improvement Agreement for Tract Map No. 16420-6 (Block 11- Lots 5, 6 & 8), generally located south of Legacy Park Street, east of Main Street, and north of East Preserve Loop.

Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Burton, seconded by Council Member Flores, to approve the Consent Calendar items 1-9 as presented. The motion carried by the following vote:

AYES: ULLOA, BURTON, COMSTOCK, FLORES, AND LUCIO
NOES: NONE.

ABSENT: NONE.

MAYOR AND COUNCIL REPORTS
Mayor Ulloa
Mayor Ulloa had no report.

Mayor Pro Tem Burton
Mayor Pro Tem Burton extended condolences to the family of Commissioner Steve Lewis and Angel Martinez.

Council Member Comstock
Council Member Comstock extended condolences to family of Commissioner Steve Lewis and Angel Martinez.
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Council Member Flores
Council Member Flores has no report.

Council Member Lucio
Council Member Lucio had no report.

City Manager's Report
City Manager Reich had no report.

City Attorney's Report
City Attorney Galante extended condolences to the family of Commissioner Steve Lewis.

Police Chief's Report
Police Chief Mensen spoke regarding Senate Bill 54, noting the Chino Police Department complies with the California Values Act, and does not participate in immigration enforcement.

Director's Report
No Director's Report.

Fire Chief's Report
Fire Chief Dave Williams had no report.

ADJOURNED IN MEMORY OF COMMISSIONER STEVE LEWIS AND ANGEL MARTINEZ The meeting adjourned at 8:05 p.m. in memory of Commissioner Steve Lewis and Angel Martinez. The next Regular Meeting of the City Council will be held on Tuesday, October 21, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. (Closed Session no earlier than 4:00 p.m. if necessary) in these Council Chambers.

APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 21ST DAY OF OCTOBER 2025.
________________________________
EUNICE M. ULLOA, MAYOR
ATTEST:
________________________________

NATALIE GONZAGA, CITY CLERK
**************************************************
(These minutes are not official until signed.)
34 MEMORANDUM

CITY OF CHINO

ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: OCTOBER 21, 2025
TO: LINDA REICH, CITY MANAGER
FROM: NATALIE GONZAGA, CITY CLERK

SUBJECT
..titl e
Elected City Officials’ Report Regarding Travel, Training, and Meetings. ..end

RECOMMENDATION
Receive and file the Elected City Officials’ Report reflecting City Council business related expenses incurred by the City.
..body

FISCAL IMPACT
Sufficient funding is available in the adopted Fiscal Year 2025-26 Operating Budget.

CITY OF CHINO MISSION / VISION / VALUES / STRATEGIC ISSUES The recommendation detailed above furthers the City’s values and strategic issues that serve as key pillars on which identified priorities, goals, and action plans are built, by fostering:
 Superior Customer Service
 Responsible Long-Range Planning
 Exemplary Leadership
 Public Service Excellence through Internal and External Partnerships Revenue: Expenditure: 1002000-43320
Transfer In: Transfer Out:
35 CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: OCTOBER 21, 2025
TITLE: ELECTED CITY OFFICIALS’ REPORT REGARDING TRAVEL, TRAINING, AND MEETINGS.

PAGE: 2

BACKGROUND
In accordance with Government Code Sections 53232.2 and 53232.3, implementing Assembly Bill (AB) 1234 on January 1, 2006, the City adopted Resolution No. 2005-093 establishing a Business-Related Expense Policy. On December 6, 2016, the City approved Resolution No. 2016-075 adopting the latest revisions to this policy. In addition to requiring local agencies to adopt a business-related expense policy, AB 1234 requires that Elected Officials provide a brief report on meetings attended at the expense of the local agency at the next regular meeting of the legislative body.

ISSUES/ANALYSIS
In response to AB 1234, a report regarding Elected City Officials’ Travel, Training, and Meetings (Exhibit A) was created and is placed on the City Council Agenda Consent Calendar, as needed. The documents that pertain to the items listed on Exhibit A are available for public inspection at the City Clerk’s office located in City Hall at 13220 Central Avenue, Chino, CA.

Attachment – Exhibit A
36 10/7/2025 City Council Meeting
Event Date Meeting Purpose
and Subject
Matter
Location City Official
Attendees
October 8-10, 2025 League of California
Cities 2025 Annual
Conference
Long Beach,
California
Mayor Pro Tem
Burton
Council Member
Comstock
37 MEMORANDUM

CITY OF CHINO

ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: OCTOBER 21, 2025
TO: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, CITY OF CHINO
FROM: LINDA REICH, CITY MANAGER

SUBJECT
..titl e
Report on Priority State and Federal Legislative Issues. ..end

RECOMMENDATION
Receive and file the October 21, 2025 Government Relations Update, the Tracked State Legislation Report, and the Report on City Position Letters. ..body

FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact.

CITY OF CHINO MISSION / VISION / VALUES / STRATEGIC ISSUES The recommendation detailed above furthers the City’s values and strategic issues that serve as key pillars on which identified priorities, goals, and action plans are built by fostering:
 Positive City Image
 Financial Stability
 Responsible Long-Range Planning
 Exemplary Leadership
 Public Service Excellence through Internal and External Partnerships 38 CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: OCTOBER 21, 2025
TITLE: REPORT ON PRIORITY STATE AND FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE ISSUES.

PAGE: 2

BACKGROUND
On April 2, 2024, the City Council adopted the Citywide Legislative Policy, which details guiding principles organized around respective legislative, policy, and regulatory matters. It supplements the Citywide Strategic Plan to build an effective and flexible legislative advocacy strategy.

The Policy authorizes Staff to formulate and approve official City responses for those legislative items with potentially significant impacts on the City or that create an issue of timeliness for an official response, with the qualification that the position is determined to be consistent with the City’s legislative policy.

Per the Policy, the Committee or Staff is to report to the City Council on any updates, recommendations, or actions taken by the Committee or Staff.

ISSUES/ANALYSIS
The Government Relations Update includes legislative and government relations issues of note to the City (Attachment 1).

The Tracked State Legislation Report (Attachment 2) reflects the City's position on active bills being tracked during the current state legislative session.

The Report on City Position Letters (Attachment 3) includes communications submitted by the City on priority legislative and regulatory issues.
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City of Chino
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS UPDATE (Attachment 1)
As of October 15, 2025

FEDERAL UPDATE
Federal Budget
The federal fiscal year began on October 1. As of October 15, there is still no federal budget, and the federal government is on its 15th day of shutdown. The Senate has failed to pass the Republican House funding bill 9 times. The Senate is expected to take its 10th vote on the stopgap bill Thursday morning, October 16, 2025.

An estimated 750,000 federal employees have been furloughed and ordered not to report to work.

Others must work without pay until a budget is passed, with exceptions for some, including military personnel and the FBI. The White House issued 4,100 reduction-in-force notices to furloughed federal workers. Russell Vought, the head of the White House Office of Management and Budget, stated that layoffs of federal workers could reach more than 10,000 as the shutdown continues, with the aim of cutting programs deemed “not consistent” with Trump’s priorities.

On Wednesday, October 15, a federal judge issued an emergency order to temporarily halt the Trump administration's permanent layoffs of federal workers.

STATE UPDATE
California Redistricting Election
A recent poll shows that a majority of likely California voters support Proposition 50, the redistricting measure on the November 4th Special Election ballot. The survey, conducted by research firm co/efficient between September 29 and October 1, found that 54% of respondents favor the proposition, 36% oppose it, and 10% remain undecided.

Proposition 50 proposes redrawing California’s congressional districts, with the potential to add up to five seats favoring Democrats ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The measure was introduced in response to Texas’s redistricting, which was seen as benefiting Republicans.

Proposed Initiative on California’s Independence
On October 15, 2025, the California Secretary of State announced that a proposed initiative seeking a future vote on California's independence had been cleared to begin collecting petition signatures. The measure would place a question on the November 2028 ballot asking whether California should become an independent country. If at least 50% of registered voters participate and 55% vote “yes,” it would be considered a symbolic vote of no confidence in the U.S., without altering California’s current governmental structure. The initiative also proposes creating a commission to study the state's viability as an independent nation, with estimated costs of $10 million initially and $2 million annually. The measure’s proponent must gather 546,651 valid signatures by April 13, 2026, for the measure to qualify for the ballot.

TRACKED STATE LEGISLATION REPORT (Attachment 2)
Attachment 2 provides two versions of a report (by measure number and subject) on the status of state legislation tracked by the City of Chino as of October 15, 2025. The positions noted on bills are based on the City Council's adopted Legislative Policy, Legislative Committee direction, or Council action. The report is organized by subject area and reflects the final disposition of the bills, reflecting the Governor’s 40 2
action by the October 12 deadline to sign or veto bills.

POSITION LETTERS & MAJOR ISSUES (Attachment 3)
Attachment 3 includes drafts of letters that were submitted to Governor Newsom requesting his veto or signature on various bills. October 12 was the deadline for the Governor to sign or veto bills. The City’s request to the Governor is noted, followed by the Governor’s action on the bill. An additional letter was sent to the Governor requesting his action on a regulatory issue.  AB 339 (Ortega) - Local public employee organizations: notice requirements; Veto requested; Signed by Governor.
 AB 492 (Valencia) - Alcohol and drug programs: licensing; Signature requested; Signed by Governor.
 AB 507 (Haney) – Adaptive reuse: streamlining: incentives; Veto requested; Signed by Governor.
 AB 650 (Papan) - Planning and zoning: housing element: regional housing needs allocation; Signature requested; Vetoed by Governor.
 SB 79 (Wiener) - Planning and zoning: housing development: transit-oriented development; Veto requested; Signed by Governor.
 SB 274 (Cervantes) - Automated license plate recognition systems; Veto requested; Vetoed by Governor.
 SB 454 (McNerney) - State Water Resources Control Board: PFAS mitigation program; Signature requested; Vetoed by Governor.
 SB 707 (Durazo) - Open meetings: meeting and teleconference requirements; Veto requested; Signed by Governor.
 SB 827 (Gonzalez) - Local agency officials: training; Veto requested; Signed by Governor.  Letter to Governor Newsom - Request to Revise DIR’s 2021 Determination Misclassifying Municipal Street Sweeping as Public Works

CHINO CITY COUNCIL LEGISLATIVE POLICY COMMITTEE MEETING The Legislative Policy Committee is scheduled for Thursday, November 13, 2025, at 3:00 p.m. in Council Chambers.

STATE LEGISLATIVE CALENDAR – Recent and Upcoming Legislative Deadlines  Oct. 12 - Last day for the Governor to sign or veto bills passed by the Legislature before Sept. 12 and in the Governor’s possession on or after Sept. 12.
 Jan. 1 - Statutes take effect (Art. IV, Sec. 8(c)).
 Jan. 5 - Legislature reconvenes (J.R. 51(a)(4)) for second year of the 2025-26 Regular Session. 41 1
Wednesday, October 15, 2025
By Measure
Governance
SB 634 (Pérez, D) Local government: homelessness.

Current Text: 10/10/2025 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 10/10/2025 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 521, Statutes of 2025.

Summary: Current law establishes procedures for the enactment of ordinances by counties and cities and makes a violation of a county or city ordinance, as applicable, a misdemeanor unless by ordinance it is made an infraction. This bill would prohibit a local jurisdiction from adopting a local ordinance, or enforcing an existing ordinance, that prohibits a person or organization from providing support services, as specified, to a person who is homeless or assisting a person who is homeless with any act related to basic survival. The bill would define various terms for these purposes. The bill would include findings that changes proposed by this bill address a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair and, therefore, apply to all cities, including charter cities. (Based on 10/10/2025 text) Priority: (5) Track/Watch
Subject: Governance, Human Services, Recreation, Quality of Life, Public Safety SB 707 (Durazo, D) Open meetings: meeting and teleconference requirements.

Current Text: 10/03/2025 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 10/03/2025 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 327, Statutes of 2025 Summary: Existing law, the Ralph M. Brown Act, requires, with specified exceptions, that all meetings of a legislative body, as defined, of a local agency be open and public and that all persons be permitted to attend and participate. This bill would, beginning July 1, 2026, and until January 1, 2030, require an eligible legislative body, as defined, to comply with additional meeting requirements, including that, except as specified, all open and public meetings include an opportunity for members of the public to attend via a 2-way telephonic service or a 2-way audiovisual platform, as defined, and that the eligible legislative body take specified actions to encourage residents to participate in public meetings, as specified. The bill would require an eligible legislative body, on or before July 1, 2026, to approve at a noticed public meeting in open session a policy regarding disruption of telephonic or internet services occurring during meetings subject to these provisions, as specified, and would require the eligible legislative body to comply with certain requirements relating to disruption, including for certain disruptions, recessing the open session for at least one hour and making a good faith attempt to restore the service, as specified. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. (Based on 10/03/2025 text)
Position: Oppose
Priority: (4) Standard
Subject: Governance
SB 827 (Gonzalez, D) Local agency officials: training.

Current Text: 10/11/2025 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 10/11/2025 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 661, Statutes of 2025. 42 2
Summary: Current law imposes ethics training on specified local agency officials. Current law requires each training to be 2 hours and requires the officials to receive each training every 2 years, and as described otherwise, with the first training within one year of commencing service. Existing law requires the local agency to maintain records of the trainings, as prescribed. This bill would expand which local agency officials are required to complete the above-described ethics training to include department heads, or other similar administrative officers, as specified, and would instead require officials who commence service on or after January 1, 2026, to receive their initial training within 6 months of commencing service. The bill would require the local agency to publish post clear instructions and contact information for requesting the training records on its internet website, as specified. This bill would additionally require all local agency officials, as defined, to receive at least 2 hours of fiscal and financial training, as described. The bill would require the training to be received at least once every 2 years, as provided. The bill would exempt from these requirements specified local agency officials if they are in compliance with existing education requirements specific to their positions. This bill would authorize a local agency or an association of local agencies to contract with or otherwise collaborate with a provider of a training course to offer one or more training courses, or sets of self-study materials with tests, to its local agency officials to meet the training requirement, as described. The bill would require the training courses and materials to be developed in consultation with experts in local government finance. finance, as specified. (Based on 10/11/2025 text) Position: Oppose
Priority: (5) Track/Watch
Subject: Governance
Human Resources
AB 339 (Ortega, D) Local public employee organizations: notice requirements.

Current Text: 10/13/2025 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 10/13/2025 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 687, Statutes of 2025.

Summary: The Meyers-Milias-Brown Act contains various provisions that govern collective bargaining of local represented employees and delegates jurisdiction to the Public Employment Relations Board to resolve disputes and enforce the statutory duties and rights of local public agency employers and employees. Current law requires the governing body of a public agency to meet and confer in good faith regarding wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment with representatives of recognized employee organizations. Current law requires the governing body of a public agency, and boards and commissions designated by law or by the governing body, to give reasonable written notice, except in cases of emergency, as specified, to each recognized employee organization affected of any ordinance, rule, resolution, or regulation directly relating to matters within the scope of representation proposed to be adopted by the governing body or the designated boards and commissions. This bill would require the governing body of a public agency, and boards and commissions designated by law or by the governing body of a public agency, to give the recognized employee organization no less than 45 days’ written notice before issuing a request for proposals, request for quotes, or renewing or extending an existing contract to perform services that are within the scope of work of the job classifications represented by the recognized employee organization, subject to certain exceptions. The bill would require the notice to include specified information, including the anticipated duration of the contract. (Based on 10/13/2025 text) Position: Oppose
Priority: (3) Significant
Subject: Human Resources, Public Safety
Human Services, Recreation, Quality of Life
SB 634 (Pérez, D) Local government: homelessness.

Current Text: 10/10/2025 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 10/10/2025 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 521, Statutes of 2025. 43 3
Summary: Current law establishes procedures for the enactment of ordinances by counties and cities and makes a violation of a county or city ordinance, as applicable, a misdemeanor unless by ordinance it is made an infraction. This bill would prohibit a local jurisdiction from adopting a local ordinance, or enforcing an existing ordinance, that prohibits a person or organization from providing support services, as specified, to a person who is homeless or assisting a person who is homeless with any act related to basic survival. The bill would define various terms for these purposes. The bill would include findings that changes proposed by this bill address a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair and, therefore, apply to all cities, including charter cities. (Based on 10/10/2025 text) Priority: (5) Track/Watch
Subject: Governance, Human Services, Recreation, Quality of Life, Public Safety Legal and Records Management
AB 538 (Berman, D) Public works: payroll records.

Current Text: 10/11/2025 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 10/11/2025 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 616, Statutes of 2025.

Summary: Current law requires the Labor Commissioner to investigate allegations that a contractor or subcontractor violated the law regulating public works projects, including the payment of prevailing wages. Current law requires each contractor and subcontractor on a public works project to keep accurate payroll records, showing the name, address, social security number, work classification, straight time and overtime hours worked each day and week, and the actual per diem wages paid to each journeyman, apprentice, worker, or other employee employed by the contractor or subcontractor in connection with the public work. Current law requires certified copies of records to be available upon request by the public and sets forth a process for the public to request the records either through the awarding body or the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement. Current law makes any contractor, subcontractor, agent, or representative who neglects to comply with the requirements to keep accurate payroll records guilty of a misdemeanor. This bill would require the awarding body, if a request is made by the public through the awarding body and the body is not in possession of the certified records, to obtain those records from the relevant contractor and make them available to the requesting entity.

The bill would authorize the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement to enforce certain penalties if a contractor fails to comply with the awarding body’s request within 10 days of receipt of the notice. (Based on 10/11/2025 text) Position: Oppose
Priority: (4) Standard
Subject: Legal and Records Management
AB 712 (Wicks, D) Housing reform laws: enforcement actions: fines and penalties.

Current Text: 10/10/2025 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 10/10/2025 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 496, Statutes of 2025.

Summary: Current law within the Planning and Zoning Law describes various reforms and incentives enacted by the Legislature to facilitate and expedite the construction of affordable housing. Current law within the Planning and Zoning Law, in certain civil actions or proceedings against a public entity that has issued specified approvals for a housing development, authorizes a court to award all reasonably incurred costs of suit to a prevailing public entity or nonprofit housing corporation that is a real party in interest and the permit applicant of the low- or moderate-income housing if the court makes specified findings. This bill, where the applicant for a housing development is a prevailing party in an action brought by the applicant to enforce the public agency’s compliance with a housing reform law as applied to the applicant’s housing development project, would entitle an applicant for a housing development project to reasonable attorney’s fees and costs and would require a court to impose fines on a local agency, as specified. The bill would extend any period of limitation for actions under any state law for a period of 60 days beginning on the date the applicant provides written notice to the local agency indicating its intent to commence an action. The bill would prohibit a public agency from requiring the 44 4
applicant to indemnify, defend, or hold harmless the public agency in any action alleging the public agency violated the applicant’s rights or deprived the applicant of the benefits or protection provide by a housing reform law. (Based on 10/10/2025 text)
Priority: (5) Track/Watch
Subject: Legal and Records Management, Planning, Land Use, Housing Misc2: Fast Track Housing Package
Municipal Funding and Procurement
AB 330 (Rogers, D) Local Prepaid Mobile Telephony Services Collection Act.

Current Text: 10/10/2025 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 10/10/2025 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 553, Statutes of 2025.

Summary: The Local Prepaid Mobile Telephony Services Collection Act, until January 1, 2026, suspends the authority of a city, county, or city and county to impose a utility user tax on the consumption of prepaid communications service and any charge that applies to prepaid mobile telephony service, as defined, on access to communication services or access to local “911” emergency telephone systems, and instead requires those taxes and charges to be applied during the period beginning January 1, 2016, and ending January 1, 2026, under any local ordinance to be at specified rates. The act requires that these local charges imposed by a city, county, or a city and county on prepaid mobile telephony services be collected from the prepaid consumer by a seller at the time of sale, as specified. Current law requires that all local charges be collected and paid to the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration pursuant to the Fee Collection Procedures Law and be deposited into the Local Charges for Prepaid Mobile Telephony Services Fund, and be transmitted to the city, county, or city and county, as provided. This bill would extend operation of the act until January 1, 2031. (Based on 10/10/2025 text)
Position: Support
Priority: (5) Track/Watch
Subject: Municipal Funding and Procurement
SB 346 (Durazo, D) Local agencies: transient occupancy taxes: short-term rental facilitator.

Current Text: 10/13/2025 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 10/13/2025 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 751, Statutes of 2025.

Summary: Current law authorizes a local authority, by ordinance or resolution, to regulate the occupancy of a room or rooms, or other living space, in a hotel, inn, tourist home or house, motel, or other lodging for a period of less than 30 days. This bill would authorize a local agency, defined to mean a city, county, or city and county, to enact an ordinance to require a short-term rental facilitator, as defined, to report, in the form and manner prescribed by the local agency, the physical address, including 9-digit ZIP Code, of each short-term rental, as defined, during the reporting period. The bill would also authorize a local agency to request additional information, as provided, when the physical address is not sufficient for the local agency to identify a specific short-term rental. The bill would authorize the local agency to impose an administrative fine or penalty for failure to file the report, and would authorize the local agency to initiate an audit of a short-term rental facilitator, as described. The bill would require a short-term rental facilitator, in a jurisdiction that has adopted an ordinance, to include in the listing of a short-term rental any applicable local license number associated with the short-term rental and any transient occupancy tax certification issued by a local agency. (Based on 10/13/2025 text) Position: Support
Priority: (4) Standard
Subject: Municipal Funding and Procurement, Planning, Land Use, Housing Misc2: League of Cities Sponsored
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Planning, Land Use, Housing
AB 39 (Zbur, D) General plans: Local Electrification Planning Act.

This bill, the Local Electrification Planning Act, would require each city, county, or city and county, on or after January 1, 2027, but no later than January 1, 2030, to prepare and adopt a specified plan, or integrate a plan in the next adoption or revision of the general plan, that includes locally based goals, objectives, policies, and feasible implementation measures that include, among other things, the identification of opportunities to expand electric vehicle charging and other zeroemission vehicle fueling infrastructure, as specified, and includes policies and implementation measures that address the needs of disadvantaged communities, low-income households, and small businesses for equitable and prioritized investments in zero-emission technologies that directly benefit these groups. (Based on 10/06/2025 text) Priority: (5) Track/Watch
Subject: Planning, Land Use, Housing
AB 76 (Alvarez, D) Surplus land: exempt surplus land: sectional planning area.

Current Text: 10/13/2025 - Vetoed HTML PDF
Status: 10/13/2025 - Vetoed by Governor. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.

Summary: Current law prescribes requirements for the disposal of surplus land by a local agency and defines terms for these purposes, including, among others, “surplus land” to mean land owned in fee simple by any local agency for which the local agency’s governing body takes formal action in a regular public meeting declaring that the land is surplus and is not necessary for the agency’s use. Current law defines “exempt surplus land” to mean land that is subject to a sectional planning area document, as described, and meets specified requirements, including that the land identified in the adopted sectional planning area document was dedicated prior to January 1, 2019, at least 25% of the units are dedicated to lower income households, as specified, and that the land is developed at an average density of at least 10 units per acre calculated with respect to the entire sectional planning area. This bill would change those requirements so that at a minimum, 25% of units that are proposed by the sectional planning area document as adopted prior to January 1, 2019, and are not designated for students, faculty, or staff of an academic institution, or 500 units, whichever is greater, must be dedicated to lower income households, as specified, and that the land must be developed at an average density of at least 10 units per acre, in accordance with certain requirements and calculated with respect to the entire sectional planning area and inclusive of housing designated for students, faculty, and staff of an academic institution. (Based on 09/12/2025 text) Governor's Message: VETOED: 10/13/2025 PDF
Priority: (4) Standard
Subject: Planning, Land Use, Housing
AB 253 (Ward, D) California Residential Private Permitting Review Act: residential building permits.

Current Text: 10/10/2025 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 10/10/2025 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 487, Statutes of 2025.

Summary: The State Housing Law establishes statewide construction and occupancy standards for buildings used for human habitation. Current law authorizes a county’s or city’s governing body to prescribe fees for permits, certificates, or other forms or documents required or authorized under the State Housing Law. This bill, the California Residential Private 46 6
Permitting Review Act, would require a county or city to prepare a residential building permit fee schedule and post the schedule on the county’s or city’s internet website, if the county or city prescribes residential building permit fees. (Based on 10/10/2025 text)
Priority: (5) Track/Watch
Subject: Planning, Land Use, Housing
AB 357 (Alvarez, D) Coastal resources: coastal development permit application: higher education housing project.

Current Text: 10/03/2025 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 10/03/2025 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 256, Statutes of 2025 Summary: The Coastal Act of 1976, which is administered by the California Coastal Commission, requires a person wishing to perform or undertake any development in the coastal zone to obtain a coastal development permit. The act provides for the submission and approval of long-range land use development plans as an alternative to project-by-project review to promote greater efficiency for the planning of state university or college or private university development projects and provides for amendments to those plans. The act places limits on the conditions the commission may impose on projects contained in a plan that has been certified by the commission. The act authorizes the commission to, after a public hearing, by regulation, adopt procedures for the issuance by the executive director of waivers from coastal development permit requirements for any development that is de minimis, as specified. This bill would require the commission to defer to the state university or college or private university in determining the number of vehicle parking spaces necessary for residents of student, faculty, or staff housing facilities, as provided. The bill would authorize the executive director to determine that a proposed amendment to a public works plan or long-range development plan is de minimis and would provide the procedures for the determination and approval of amendments that are de minimis. (Based on 10/03/2025 text)
Priority: (6) Info only
Subject: Planning, Land Use, Housing
Misc2: Fast Track Housing Package
AB 424 (Davies, R) Alcohol and other drug programs: complaints.

Current Text: 10/03/2025 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 10/03/2025 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 261, Statutes of 2025 Summary: Would, when the Department of Health Care Services receives a complaint against a licensed alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment facility, or a complaint alleging that a facility is unlawfully operating without a license, from a member of the public, require the department to provide, within 30 10 days of the date of the complaint, notice to the person filing the complaint that the complaint has been received and to provide, upon closing the complaint, notice to the person filing the complaint that the complaint has been closed and whether the department found the facility to be in violation of the provisions governing facility licensure and regulation. (Based on 10/03/2025 text) Position: Support
Priority: (4) Standard
Subject: Planning, Land Use, Housing
Misc2: League of Cities Sponsored
AB 492 (Valencia, D) Alcohol and drug programs: licensing.

Current Text: 10/06/2025 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 10/06/2025 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 368, Statutes of 2025 47 7
Summary: Would require the State Department of Health Care Services, whenever it issues a license to operate an alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment facility, to concurrently provide written notification of the issuance of the license to the city or county in which the facility is located. The bill would require the notice to include the name and mailing address of the licensee and the location of the facility. (Based on 10/06/2025 text) Position: Support
Priority: (4) Standard
Subject: Planning, Land Use, Housing
Misc2: League of Cities Sponsored
AB 507 (Haney, D) Adaptive reuse: streamlining: incentives.

Current Text: 10/10/2025 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 10/10/2025 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 493, Statutes of 2025.

Summary: The Planning and Zoning Law requires each county and city to adopt a comprehensive, long-term general plan for its physical development, and the development of certain lands outside its boundaries, that includes, among other mandatory elements, a housing element. That law allows a development proponent to submit an application for a development that is subject to a specified streamlined, ministerial approval process not subject to a conditional use permit, if the development satisfies certain objective planning standards, including that the development is a multifamily housing development that contains two or more residential units. This bill would deem an adaptive reuse project a use by right in all zones, regardless of the zoning of the site, and subject to a streamlined, ministerial review process if the project meets specified requirements, subject to specified exceptions. In this regard, an adaptive reuse project, in order to qualify for the streamlined, ministerial review process, would be required to be proposed for an existing building or structure that is less than 50 years old or meets certain requirements regarding the preservation of historic resources, including the signing of an affidavit declaring that the project will comply with the United States Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation for, among other things, the preservation of exterior facades of a building or structure that face a street, or receive federal or state historic rehabilitation tax credits, as specified. The bill would require an adaptive reuse project to meet specified affordability criteria. (Based on 10/10/2025 text) Position: Oppose
Priority: (4) Standard
Subject: Planning, Land Use, Housing
AB 610 (Alvarez, D) Housing element: governmental constraints: disclosure statement.

Current Text: 10/10/2025 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 10/10/2025 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 494, Statutes of 2025.

Summary: The Planning and Zoning Law requires a city or county to adopt a general plan for land use development that includes, among other things, a housing element. Current law, commonly referred to as the Housing Element Law, prescribes requirements for a city’s or county’s preparation of, and compliance with, its housing element, and requires the Department of Housing and Community Development to review and determine whether the housing element substantially complies with the Housing Element Law, as specified. Current law requires the housing element to include an analysis of potential and actual governmental constraints upon the maintenance, improvement, or development of housing for all income levels, including, among others, locally adopted ordinances that directly impact the cost and supply of residential development. Current law also requires the analysis to demonstrate local efforts to remove governmental constraints that hinder the locality from meeting its share of the regional housing need. For adoption of the 7th and all subsequent revisions of the housing element, this bill would require the housing element to include, in addition to the above-described analysis, a potential and actual governmental constraints disclosure statement that contains, among other things, an identification of each new or amended potential or actual governmental constraint, or revision increasing the stringency of a governmental constraint, that was adopted after the due date of the previous housing element and before submittal of the current draft housing element to the department. (Based on 10/10/2025 text) Priority: (4) Standard
Subject: Planning, Land Use, Housing
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Misc2: Fast Track Housing Package
AB 650 (Papan, D) Planning and zoning: housing element: regional housing needs allocation.

Current Text: 10/13/2025 - Vetoed HTML PDF
Status: 10/13/2025 - Vetoed by Governor. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.

Summary: Current law requires a public agency to administer its programs and activities relating to housing and community development in a manner to affirmatively further fair housing, and take no action that is materially inconsistent with its obligation to affirmatively further fair housing. Current law defines “affirmatively furthering fair housing,” as provided. The Planning and Zoning Law requires that a housing element include, among other things, a program that sets forth a schedule of actions during the planning period. Current law requires the Department of Housing and Community Development to develop a standardized reporting format for programs and actions taken pursuant to the requirement to affirmatively further fair housing. This bill would require the department to develop the above-described standardized reporting format on or before December 31, 2026. (Based on 09/15/2025 text) Governor's Message: VETOED: 10/13/2025 PDF
Position: Support
Priority: (2) Priority
Subject: Planning, Land Use, Housing
Misc2: League of Cities Sponsored
AB 712 (Wicks, D) Housing reform laws: enforcement actions: fines and penalties.

Current Text: 10/10/2025 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 10/10/2025 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 496, Statutes of 2025.

Summary: Current law within the Planning and Zoning Law describes various reforms and incentives enacted by the Legislature to facilitate and expedite the construction of affordable housing. Current law within the Planning and Zoning Law, in certain civil actions or proceedings against a public entity that has issued specified approvals for a housing development, authorizes a court to award all reasonably incurred costs of suit to a prevailing public entity or nonprofit housing corporation that is a real party in interest and the permit applicant of the low- or moderate-income housing if the court makes specified findings. This bill, where the applicant for a housing development is a prevailing party in an action brought by the applicant to enforce the public agency’s compliance with a housing reform law as applied to the applicant’s housing development project, would entitle an applicant for a housing development project to reasonable attorney’s fees and costs and would require a court to impose fines on a local agency, as specified. The bill would extend any period of limitation for actions under any state law for a period of 60 days beginning on the date the applicant provides written notice to the local agency indicating its intent to commence an action. The bill would prohibit a public agency from requiring the applicant to indemnify, defend, or hold harmless the public agency in any action alleging the public agency violated the applicant’s rights or deprived the applicant of the benefits or protection provide by a housing reform law. (Based on 10/10/2025 text)
Priority: (5) Track/Watch
Subject: Legal and Records Management, Planning, Land Use, Housing Misc2: Fast Track Housing Package
AB 818 (Ávila Farías, D) Permit Streamlining Act: local emergencies.

Current Text: 10/10/2025 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 10/10/2025 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 534, Statutes of 2025.

Summary: The Permit Streamlining Act requires a public agency to determine whether an application for a development project is complete within specified time periods, as specified. The act requires a public agency that is the lead agency for 49 9
a development project to approve or disapprove that project within specified time periods. Current law, the California Emergency Services Act, among other things, authorizes the governing body of a city, county, or city and county to proclaim a local emergency under certain circumstances, as specified, and grants political subdivisions various powers and authorities in periods of local emergency. This bill would require a city, county, or city and county to approve or deny a complete application, within 10 business days of receipt of the application, for a building permit or an equivalent permit for any of the specified structures intended to be used by a person until the rebuilding or repair of an affected property is complete. (Based on 10/10/2025 text)
Priority: (5) Track/Watch
Subject: Planning, Land Use, Housing
Misc2: Fast Track Housing Package
AB 920 (Caloza, D) Permit Streamlining Act: housing development projects: centralized application portal.

Current Text: 10/10/2025 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 10/10/2025 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 501, Statutes of 2025.

Summary: The Permit Streamlining Act requires a public agency that is the lead agency for a development project to approve or disapprove that project within specified time periods. Current law requires a city or county that has an internet website to, among other things, make a fee estimate tool that the public can use to calculate an estimate of fees and exactions for a proposed housing development project available on its internet website. This bill would require a city or county with a population of 150,000 or more persons to make a centralized application portal available on its internet website to applicants for housing development projects, as prescribed. The bill would, notwithstanding that provision, authorize a city or county described above to make a centralized application portal available on its internet website no later than January 1, 2030, if the legislative body of the city or county, on or before January 1, 2028, takes certain action, including initiating a procurement process to make a centralized application portal available on its internet website. The bill would require the centralized application portal to allow for tracking of the status of an application. The bill would specify that a city or county is not required to provide the status of any permit or inspection required by another local agency, a state agency, or a utility provider. (Based on 10/10/2025 text) Priority: (5) Track/Watch
Subject: Planning, Land Use, Housing
Misc2: Fast Track Housing Package
AB 961 (Ávila Farías, D) Hazardous materials: California Land Reuse and Revitalization Act of 2004.

Current Text: 10/01/2025 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 10/01/2025 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 173, Statutes of 2025 Summary: The California Land Reuse and Revitalization Act of 2004 provides, among other things, that an innocent landowner, bona fide purchaser, or contiguous property owner qualifies for immunity from liability from certain state statutory and common laws for pollution conditions caused by a release or threatened release of a hazardous material if specified conditions are met, including entering into an agreement for a specified site assessment and response plan. The act prohibits the Department of Toxic Substances Control, the State Water Resources Control Board, and a California regional water quality control board from requiring one of those persons to take a response action under certain state laws, except as specified. Current law repeals the act on January 1, 2027. Current law provides that a person who qualifies for immunity under the act before January 1, 2027, shall continue to have that immunity on and after January 1, 2027, if the person continues to be in compliance with the requirements of the former act. This bill would extend the repeal date of the act to January 1, 2037. (Based on 10/01/2025 text)
Priority: (5) Track/Watch
Subject: Planning, Land Use, Housing
Misc2: Fast Track Housing Package
AB 996 (Pellerin, D) Public Resources: sea level rise plans. 50 10
Current Text: 10/03/2025 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 10/03/2025 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 286, Statutes of 2025 Summary: Current law requires local governments lying in whole or in part within the coastal zone or within the jurisdiction of the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission to, on or before January 1, 2034, develop a sea level rise plan with specified required content as part of a local coastal program that is subject to approval by the California Coastal Commission or the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission. This bill would authorize the applicable commission, when approving a local coastal plan or an amendment to a local coastal plan, to deem existing sea level rise information or plans prepared by a local government to satisfy the content requirements for a sea level rise plan. (Based on 10/03/2025 text)
Priority: (6) Info only
Subject: Planning, Land Use, Housing
Misc2: League of Cities Sponsored
AB 1026 (Wilson, D) Public utilities: electrical corporations: energization.

Current Text: 10/03/2025 - Vetoed HTML PDF
Status: 10/03/2025 - Vetoed by Governor. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.

Summary: The Powering Up Californians Act requires the Public Utilities Commission, on or before September 30, 2024, to establish reasonable average and maximum target energization time periods, as defined, and a procedure for customers to report energization delays to the commission, as provided. The act requires the commission to require the electrical corporation to take remedial actions necessary to achieve the commission’s targets and requires all reports to be publicly available. This bill would require the commission, in a new or existing proceeding, to require each large electrical corporation to compile a list of information needed to approve or deny an application for energization, to post an example of a complete, approved energization application and an example of a complete energization application for a housing development project, and to make those items available on its internet website by a date specified by the commission. The bill would also require the commission to require each large electrical corporation to determine if an application for energization is complete and provide notice or otherwise provide certain information under a specified procedure. (Based on 09/08/2025 text)
Governor's Message: VETOED: 10/3/2025 PDF
Priority: (5) Track/Watch
Subject: Planning, Land Use, Housing
Misc2: Fast Track Housing Package
AB 1050 (Schultz, D) Unlawfully restrictive covenants: housing developments.

Current Text: 10/10/2025 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 10/10/2025 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 504, Statutes of 2025.

Summary: Current law provides that recorded covenants, conditions, restrictions, or private limits on the use of land contained in instruments affecting the transfer or sale of any interest in real property that, among other things, restrict the number, size, or location of the residences that may be built on the property, are not enforceable against the owner of an affordable housing development, as defined, if an approved restrictive covenant affordable housing modification document has been recorded in the public record, as provided. As part of this process, current law requires the owner to submit to the county recorder a copy of the original restrictive covenant and any documents the owner believes necessary to establish that the property qualifies as an affordable housing development and requires the county counsel to determine, among other things, if the property qualifies as an affordable housing development and if a modification document may be recorded. Current law provides that these provisions do not authorize any development that is not otherwise consistent with local general plans, zoning ordinances, and any applicable specific plan. This bill would extend those provisions to a housing development that is owned or controlled by an entity or individual that has submitted a development project 51 11
application to redevelop an existing commercial property, and the development project includes residential uses permitted by state housing laws or local land use and zoning regulations and would make various conforming changes. The bill would additionally make these provisions applicable to covenants, conditions, restrictions, or private limits contained in a reciprocal easement agreement, as provided, and include instruments affecting the transfer or sale of any interest in real property that prohibits the number, size, or location of residences that may be built on the property or restricts or prohibits the residential uses of the property. The bill would further provide that these provisions do not authorize any development that is not otherwise consistent with state housing laws. (Based on 10/10/2025 text) Governor's Message: CHAPTERED: 10/10/2025 PDF
Priority: (5) Track/Watch
Subject: Planning, Land Use, Housing
Misc2: Fast Track Housing Package
AB 1061 (Quirk-Silva, D) Housing developments: urban lot splits: historical resources.

Current Text: 10/10/2025 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 10/10/2025 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 505, Statutes of 2025.

Summary: Under the Planning and Zoning Law, the legislative body of a county or city may adopt ordinances that, among other things, regulate the use of buildings, structures, and land, as provided. The Subdivision Map Act vests the authority to regulate and control the design and improvement of subdivisions in the legislative body of a local agency and sets forth procedures governing the local agency’s processing, approval, conditional approval or disapproval, and filing of tentative, final, and parcel maps. Current law requires a local agency to consider ministerially a specified proposed housing development or to ministerially approve a parcel map for an urban lot split if the development or parcel meets specified requirements, including, that the development or parcel is not located within a historic district or property included on the State Historic Resources Inventory or within a site that is designated or listed as a city or county landmark or historic property or district pursuant to city or county ordinance, as specified. Current law authorizes a local agency to impose specified objective standards on the development or parcel created by an urban lot split, except as specified. With respect to ministerial review of a proposed housing development under the above-described provisions, this bill would, if the other specified requirements are met, instead require a local agency to consider ministerially the development that is not located in either a contributing structure within a historic district included on the State Historical Resources Inventory or within a historic property or district pursuant to city or county ordinance or in a parcel individually listed as a historical resource included in the State Historical Resources Inventory or within a property individually designated or listed as a city or county landmark under a city or county ordinance. The bill would also authorize a local agency to adopt objective standards for the purposes of maintaining the historical value of a historic district listed in the California Register of Historical Resources, as specified. (Based on 10/10/2025 text)
Priority: (5) Track/Watch
Subject: Planning, Land Use, Housing
AB 1154 (Carrillo, D) Junior accessory dwelling units.

Current Text: 10/10/2025 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 10/10/2025 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 507, Statutes of 2025.

Summary: The Planning and Zoning Law, among other things, provides for the creation of junior accessory dwelling units by local ordinance, or, if a local agency has not adopted an ordinance, by ministerial approval, in accordance with specified standards and conditions. Current law requires an ordinance that provides for the creation of a junior accessory dwelling unit to, among other things, require owner-occupancy in the single-family residence in which the junior accessory dwelling unit is permitted. Under this bill, that owner-occupancy requirement would apply only if the junior accessory dwelling unit has shared sanitation facilities with the existing structure. The bill would require an ordinance that provides for the creation of a junior accessory dwelling unit to require that a rental of a junior accessory dwelling unit be for a term longer than 30 days. (Based on 10/10/2025 text)
Position: Oppose
Priority: (4) Standard
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Subject: Planning, Land Use, Housing
AB 1308 (Hoover, R) Residential building permits: inspections: Housing Accountability Act.

Current Text: 10/10/2025 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 10/10/2025 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 509, Statutes of 2025.

Summary: Existing law, the State Housing Law, establishes statewide construction and occupancy standards for buildings used for human habitation. Existing law requires a county’s or city’s building department to enforce the State Housing Law and the California Building Standards Code, and other rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to the State Housing Law pertaining to standards for buildings used for human habitation. Existing law requires a county or city, upon the applicant’s request, to contract with or employ temporarily a private entity or person to check the plans and specifications submitted with an application for a residential building permit to comply with the State Housing Law or local ordinances adopted pursuant to the State Housing Law, when the building department takes more than 30 days, as specified, to complete the plan check. Existing law authorizes an enforcement agency to inspect any building to secure compliance with the State Housing Law and the California Building Standards Code, and other rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to the State Housing Law. This bill would require the building department to conduct an inspection of the permitted work for specified new residential constructions of a building and residential additions to an existing building within 10 business days of receiving a notice of the completion of the permitted work authorized by a building permit issued for those projects. By imposing new duties on local agencies, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. (Based on 10/10/2025 text) Priority: (4) Standard
Subject: Planning, Land Use, Housing
Misc2: Fast Track Housing Package
SB 9 (Arreguín, D) Accessory Dwelling Units: ordinances.

Current Text: 10/10/2025 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 10/10/2025 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 510, Statutes of 2025.

Summary: The Planning and Zoning Law requires a local agency to submit an accessory dwelling unit ordinance to the Department of Housing and Community Development within 60 days after adoption. The law authorizes the department to submit written findings to a local agency as to whether the ordinance complies with the standards. If the department finds that the ordinance does not comply with the standards, the law requires the department to provide a local agency reasonable time, no longer than 30 days, to respond to its findings. If the local agency does not amend its ordinance in response to those findings or does not adopt a resolution with findings explaining the reason the ordinance complies with the standards and addressing the department’s findings, the law requires the department to notify the local agency and authorizes the department to notify the Attorney General that the local agency is in violation of state law. This bill would invalidate the ordinance if the local agency fails to submit a copy of the ordinance to the department within 60 days of adoption or fails to respond to the department’s findings that the ordinance does not comply with the standards within 30 days, as described above. (Based on 10/10/2025 text)
Priority: (4) Standard
Subject: Planning, Land Use, Housing
SB 79 (Wiener, D) Housing development: transit-oriented development.

Current Text: 10/10/2025 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 10/10/2025 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 512, Statutes of 2025.

Summary: Existing law, the Planning and Zoning Law, requires each county and city to adopt a comprehensive, longterm general plan for the physical development of the county or city, and specified land outside its boundaries, that 53 13
contains certain mandatory elements, including a housing element. Existing law requires that the housing element consist of an identification and analysis of existing and projected housing needs and a statement of goals, policies, quantified objectives, financial resources, and scheduled programs for the preservation, improvement, and development of housing, as specified. Existing law requires that the housing element include, among other things, an assessment of housing needs and an inventory of resources and constraints that are relevant to the meeting of these needs, including an inventory of land suitable for residential development, as provided. Existing law, for the 4th and subsequent revisions of the housing element, requires the Department of Housing and Community Development to determine the existing and projected need for housing for each region, as specified, and requires the appropriate council of local governments, or the department for cities and counties without a council of governments, to adopt a final regional housing need plan that allocates a share of the regional housing need to each locality in the region. Existing law requires the inventory of land to be used to identify sites throughout the community that can be developed for housing within the planning period and that are sufficient to provide for the jurisdiction’s share of the regional housing need. Existing law requires each local government to revise its housing element in accordance with a specified schedule. This bill would require that a housing development project, as defined, within a specified distance of a transit-oriented development (TOD) stop, as defined, be an allowed use as a transit-oriented housing development on any site zoned for residential, mixed, or commercial development, if the development complies with applicable requirements, as specified. Among these requirements, the bill would require a project to include at least 5 dwelling units and establish requirements concerning height limits, density, and residential floor area ratio in accordance with a development’s proximity to specified tiers of TOD stops, as provided. The bill would provide that, for the purposes of the Housing Accountability Act, a proposed development consistent with the applicable standards of these provisions as well as applicable local objective general plan and zoning standards shall be deemed consistent, compliant, and in conformity with prescribed requirements, as specified. The bill would provide that a local government that denies a project meeting the requirements of these provisions located in a high-resource area, as defined, would be presumed in violation of the Housing Accountability Act, as specified, and immediately liable for penalties, beginning on January 1, 2027, as provided. These provisions would not apply to a local agency until July 1, 2026, except as specified, or within unincorporated areas of counties until the 7th regional housing needs allocation cycle. The bill would specify that a development proposed pursuant to these provisions is eligible for streamlined, ministerial approval pursuant to specified law, except that the bill would exempt a project under these provisions from specified requirements and would specify that the project is required to comply with certain affordability requirements, under that law. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. (Based on 10/10/2025 text) Governor's Message: CHAPTERED: 10/10/2025 PDF
Position: Oppose
Priority: (2) Priority
Subject: Planning, Land Use, Housing
SB 92 (Blakespear, D) Housing development: density bonuses.

Current Text: 10/10/2025 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 10/10/2025 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 484, Statutes of 2025.

Summary: The Density Bonus Law requires a city or county to provide a developer that proposes a housing development, as defined, within the city or county with a density bonus, other incentives or concessions, and waivers or reductions of development standards, as specified, if the developer agrees to construct specified units and meets other requirements. This bill would specify that a concession and incentive shall not result in a proposed project, as prescribed, with a specified commercial floor area ratio. The bill would also specify that certain provisions of the Density Bonus Law do not require a city, county, or city and county to approve, grant a concession or incentive requiring approval of, or waive or reduce development standards otherwise applicable to, transient lodging as part of a housing development, except as specified. (Based on 10/10/2025 text)
Priority: (5) Track/Watch
Subject: Planning, Land Use, Housing
SB 346 (Durazo, D) Local agencies: transient occupancy taxes: short-term rental facilitator.

Current Text: 10/13/2025 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 10/13/2025 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 751, Statutes of 2025. 54 14
Summary: Current law authorizes a local authority, by ordinance or resolution, to regulate the occupancy of a room or rooms, or other living space, in a hotel, inn, tourist home or house, motel, or other lodging for a period of less than 30 days. This bill would authorize a local agency, defined to mean a city, county, or city and county, to enact an ordinance to require a short-term rental facilitator, as defined, to report, in the form and manner prescribed by the local agency, the physical address, including 9-digit ZIP Code, of each short-term rental, as defined, during the reporting period. The bill would also authorize a local agency to request additional information, as provided, when the physical address is not sufficient for the local agency to identify a specific short-term rental. The bill would authorize the local agency to impose an administrative fine or penalty for failure to file the report, and would authorize the local agency to initiate an audit of a short-term rental facilitator, as described. The bill would require a short-term rental facilitator, in a jurisdiction that has adopted an ordinance, to include in the listing of a short-term rental any applicable local license number associated with the short-term rental and any transient occupancy tax certification issued by a local agency. (Based on 10/13/2025 text) Position: Support
Priority: (4) Standard
Subject: Municipal Funding and Procurement, Planning, Land Use, Housing Misc2: League of Cities Sponsored
SB 358 (Becker, D) Mitigation Fee Act: mitigating vehicular traffic impacts.

Current Text: 10/10/2025 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 10/10/2025 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 515, Statutes of 2025.

Summary: The Mitigation Fee Act imposes various requirements with respect to the establishment, increase, or imposition of a fee by a local agency as a condition of approval of a development project. Current law requires a local agency that imposes a fee on a housing development for the purpose of mitigating vehicular traffic impacts to set the rate for that fee, if the housing development satisfies all of certain prescribed characteristics, to reflect a lower rate of automobile trip generation associated with such housing developments in comparison with housing developments without the prescribed characteristics, unless the local agency adopts findings after a public hearing establishing that the housing development, even with those characteristics, would not generate fewer automobile trips than a housing development without those characteristics. This bill would require those findings to be supported by substantial evidence in the record before or as part of the housing development project approval process. (Based on 10/10/2025 text) Position: Oppose
Priority: (4) Standard
Subject: Planning, Land Use, Housing
SB 415 (Reyes, D) Planning and zoning: logistics use developments: truck routes.

Current Text: 10/03/2025 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 10/03/2025 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 316, Statutes of 2025 Summary: Current law, beginning January 1, 2026, prescribes various statewide warehouse design and build standards for any proposed new or expanded logistics use developments, as specified, including, among other things, standards for building design and location, parking, truck loading bays, landscaping buffers, entry gates, and signage. Current law defines various terms, including “21st century warehouse,” and “tier 1 21st century warehouse,” for purposes of those provisions as logistics uses that, among other things, comply with specified building and energy efficiency standards, including requirements related to the availability of conduits and electrical hookups to power climate control equipment at loading bays, as specified. Current law, subject to specified exceptions, defines “logistics use” for these purposes to mean a building in which cargo, goods, or products are moved or stored for later distribution to business or retail customers, or both, that does not predominantly serve retail customers for onsite purchases, and heavy-duty trucks are primarily involved in the movement of the cargo, goods, or products. This bill would clarify that a 21st century warehouse and a tier 1 21st century warehouse are required to comply with those standards as are in effect at the time that the building permit for a 55 15
development of a 21st century warehouse is issued and make other clarifying changes relating to permissibility of use of conduits and electrical hookups at loading bays at those locations. The bill would revise the definition of “logistics use” and instead define “logistics use development” for these purposes to mean a building that is primarily used as a warehouse for the movement or the storage of cargo, goods, or products that are moved to business or retail customers, or both, that does not predominantly serve retail customers for onsite purchases, and heavy-duty trucks are primarily involved in the movement of the cargo, goods, or products. (Based on 10/03/2025 text) Priority: (2) Priority
Subject: Planning, Land Use, Housing
SB 456 (Ashby, D) Contractors: exemptions: muralists.

Current Text: 10/13/2025 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 10/13/2025 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 758, Statutes of 2025.

Summary: The Contractors State License Law establishes the Contractors State License Board within the Department of Consumer Affairs and sets forth its powers and duties relating to the licensure and regulation of contractors. Current law makes it a misdemeanor for a person to engage in the business, or act in the capacity, of a contractor without a license, unless exempted. Current law exempts from the Contractors State License Law a nonprofit corporation providing assistance to an owner, as specified. This bill would exempt from that law an artist who draws, paints, applies, executes, restores, or conserves a mural, as defined, pursuant to an agreement with a person who could legally authorize the work. (Based on 10/13/2025 text)
Position: Support
Priority: (4) Standard
Subject: Planning, Land Use, Housing
Misc2: League of Cities Sponsored
SB 489 (Arreguín, D) Local agency formation commissions: written policies and procedures: Permit Streamlining Act:
housing development projects.

Current Text: 10/10/2025 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 10/10/2025 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 518, Statutes of 2025.

Summary: The Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000 governs the procedures for the formation and change of organization of cities and special districts and establishes a local agency formation commission in each county consisting of members appointed as provided. The act expresses the intent of the Legislature that each local agency formation commission, by January 1, 2002, establish written policies and procedures and exercise its powers in a way that encourages and provides planned, well-ordered, efficient urban development patterns, as specified. The act requires these written policies and procedures to include forms to be used for various submittals to the commission, as provided. The act requires each commission to provide access to notices and other information to the public on an internet website, as specified, including notice of all public hearings and commission meetings. This bill would require that each local agency formation commission establish the written policies and procedures described above. The bill would require that the written policies and procedures include any forms necessary for a complete application to the commission concerning a proposed change of organization or reorganization. (Based on 10/10/2025 text) Priority: (4) Standard
Subject: Planning, Land Use, Housing
Misc2: Fast Track Housing Package
SB 499 (Stern, D) Residential projects: fees and charges.

Current Text: 10/10/2025 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 10/10/2025 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 543, Statutes of 2025. 56 16
Summary: The Mitigation Fee Act imposes various requirements with respect to the establishment, increase, or imposition of a fee by a local agency as a condition of approval of a development project. If a local agency imposes any fees or charges on designated residential developments for the construction of public improvements or facilities, current law imposes various conditions on the fees and charges. Among these conditions, existing law prohibits the local agency from requiring the payment of those fees or charges until the date the first certificate of occupancy or first temporary certificate of occupancy is issued, whichever occurs first, except as specified. Current law, for designated residential development projects, authorizes the local agency to collect utility service fees related to connections at the time an application for service is received if those fees do not exceed the costs incurred by the utility provider resulting from the connection activities. This bill would additionally authorize a local agency to collect utility service charges related to connections at the time an application is received, as described above. (Based on 10/10/2025 text) Priority: (4) Standard
Subject: Planning, Land Use, Housing, Public Safety
SB 710 (Blakespear, D) Property taxation: active solar energy systems.

Current Text: 10/03/2025 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 10/03/2025 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 328, Statutes of 2025 Summary: The California Constitution generally limits the maximum rate of ad valorem tax on real property to 1% of the full cash value of the property and defines “full cash value” for these purposes as the appraised value of real property when purchased, newly constructed, or a change in ownership has occurred after the 1975 assessment. Pursuant to constitutional authorization, existing property tax law excludes from the definition of “newly constructed” for these purposes the construction or addition of any active solar energy system, as defined, through the 2025–26 fiscal year. Under existing property tax law, this exclusion remains in effect only until there is a subsequent change in ownership, but an active solar energy system that qualifies for the exclusion before January 1, 2027, continues to receive the exclusion until there is a subsequent change in ownership. Existing law repeals these exclusion provisions on January 1, 2027. This bill would make a technical change to the existing active solar energy system exclusion by instead making the repeal date of January 1, 2027, the date the exclusion becomes inoperative. This bill contains other related provisions. (Based on 10/03/2025 text)
Position: Oppose
Priority: (4) Standard
Subject: Planning, Land Use, Housing
SB 786 (Arreguín, D) Planning and zoning: general plan: judicial challenges.

Current Text: 10/10/2025 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 10/10/2025 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 526, Statutes of 2025.

Current law prescribes a process to challenge the validity of a general plan. Among other things, existing law requires a petitioner to request a hearing or trial, as specified. Current law requires a court to set a date for the hearing or trial to be heard no later than 120 days after the filing of the request, as specified. Current law authorizes a court to continue for a reasonable time the date of the hearing or trial upon written motion and finding of good cause. Current law requires a court to grant the petitioner temporary relief if the court grants a continuance to a respondent, as specified. This bill would apply to the above-described process to challenge the validity of a general plan to a charter city and state that this is declaratory of existing law. The bill would limit the period for which a court may continue a trial or hearing, as described above, to no more than 60 days and would additionally authorize a court to grant a continuance on the court’s own motion. The bill 57 17
would extend the requirement that a court grant temporary relief, as described above, in any instance in which the court orders a continuance, rather than only if the court grants a continuance to a respondent. (Based on 10/10/2025 text) Priority: (5) Track/Watch
Subject: Planning, Land Use, Housing
Misc2: Fast Track Housing Package
Public Safety
AB 15 (Gipson, D) Open unsolved homicide: review and reinvestigation.

Current Text: 10/11/2025 - Vetoed HTML PDF
Status: 10/11/2025 - Vetoed by Governor. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.

Summary: Current law defines murder as the unlawful killing of a human being, or a fetus, with malice aforethought.

Existing law also defines manslaughter as the unlawful killing of a human being without malice, and establishes 3 kinds of manslaughter: voluntary, involuntary, and vehicular. This bill would require a law enforcement agency to review the casefile regarding an open unsolved homicide upon written application by certain persons to determine if a reinvestigation would result in probative investigative leads, as specified. The bill would define a homicide to include murder and manslaughter and an open unsolved homicide as a homicide committed after January 1, 1990, but no less than 3 years prior to the date of the application for case review, that was investigated by a law enforcement agency, for which all probative investigative leads have been exhausted and for which no suspect has been identified. If the review determines that a reinvestigation would result in probative investigative leads, this bill would require a reinvestigation, as specified. (Based on 09/11/2025 text)
Governor's Message: VETOED: 10/11/2025 PDF
Priority: (5) Track/Watch
Subject: Public Safety
AB 339 (Ortega, D) Local public employee organizations: notice requirements.

Current Text: 10/13/2025 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 10/13/2025 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 687, Statutes of 2025.

Summary: The Meyers-Milias-Brown Act contains various provisions that govern collective bargaining of local represented employees and delegates jurisdiction to the Public Employment Relations Board to resolve disputes and enforce the statutory duties and rights of local public agency employers and employees. Current law requires the governing body of a public agency to meet and confer in good faith regarding wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment with representatives of recognized employee organizations. Current law requires the governing body of a public agency, and boards and commissions designated by law or by the governing body, to give reasonable written notice, except in cases of emergency, as specified, to each recognized employee organization affected of any ordinance, rule, resolution, or regulation directly relating to matters within the scope of representation proposed to be adopted by the governing body or the designated boards and commissions. This bill would require the governing body of a public agency, and boards and commissions designated by law or by the governing body of a public agency, to give the recognized employee organization no less than 45 days’ written notice before issuing a request for proposals, request for quotes, or renewing or extending an existing contract to perform services that are within the scope of work of the job classifications represented by the recognized employee organization, subject to certain exceptions. The bill would require the notice to include specified information, including the anticipated duration of the contract. (Based on 10/13/2025 text) Position: Oppose
Priority: (3) Significant
Subject: Human Resources, Public Safety
AB 400 (Pacheco, D) Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training: police canines.

Current Text: 10/01/2025 - Vetoed HTML PDF
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Status: 10/01/2025 - Vetoed by Governor. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.

Summary: Would require, on or before July 1, 2028, the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training to study and issue recommendations to the Legislature on the use of canines by law enforcement. The bill would require the commission to consider in its recommendations, among other things, instances of appropriate patrol use with a canine, as specified, and instances of appropriate use with a canine for detection, as specified. The bill would repeal these provisions on July 1, 2031. (Based on 09/16/2025 text)
Governor's Message: VETOED: 10/1/2025 PDF
Position: Support
Priority: (4) Standard
Subject: Public Safety
AB 476 (González, Mark, D) Metal theft.

Current Text: 10/13/2025 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 10/13/2025 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 694, Statutes of 2025.

Summary: Current law governs the business of buying, selling, and dealing in secondhand and used machinery and all ferrous and nonferrous scrap metals and alloys, also known as “junk.” Current law requires junk dealers and recyclers to keep a written record of all sales and purchases made in the course of their business, including the place and date of each sale or purchase of junk and a description of the item or items, as specified. Existing law requires the written record to include a statement indicating either that the seller of the junk is the owner of it, or the name of the person they obtained the junk from, as shown on a signed transfer document. Current law prohibits a junk dealer or recycler from providing payment for nonferrous materials until the junk dealer or recycler obtains a copy of a valid driver’s license of the seller or other specified identification. Existing law requires a junk dealer or recycler to preserve the written record for at least 2 years. This bill would require junk dealers and recyclers to include additional information in the written record, including the time and amount paid for each sale or purchase of junk made, and the name of the employee handling the transaction.

The bill would revise the type of information required to be included in the description of the item or items of junk purchased or sold, as specified. (Based on 10/13/2025 text) Position: Support
Priority: (4) Standard
Subject: Public Safety, Transportation & Infrastructure Misc2: League of Cities Sponsored
AB 992 (Irwin, D) Peace officers.

Current Text: 10/01/2025 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 10/01/2025 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 175, Statutes of 2025 Summary: Current law requires the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, in consultation with specified entities, to develop a modern policing degree program and to prepare and submit a report to the Legislature outlining a plan to implement the program. Current law establishes the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training within the Department of Justice and requires the commission to approve and adopt the education criteria for peace officers, based on the recommendations in the report. This bill would repeal the requirement for the commission to approve and adopt the criteria described above. (Based on 10/01/2025 text) Priority: (5) Track/Watch
Subject: Public Safety
AB 1263 (Gipson, D) Firearms: ghost guns.
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Current Text: 10/11/2025 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 10/11/2025 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 636, Statutes of 2025.

Summary: Would prohibit a person from knowingly or willfully causing another person to engage in the unlawful manufacture of firearms or knowingly or willfully aiding, abetting, prompting, or facilitating the unlawful manufacture of firearms, including the manufacture of assault weapons or .50 BMG rifles or the manufacture of any firearm using a threedimensional printer or CNC milling machine, as specified. The bill would make a violation of these provisions a misdemeanor. (Based on 10/11/2025 text)
Priority: (5) Track/Watch
Subject: Public Safety
SB 19 (Rubio, D) Crimes: threats.

Current Text: 10/11/2025 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 10/11/2025 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 594, Statutes of 2025.

Summary: Existing law makes it a crime to willfully threaten to commit a crime that will result in death or great bodily injury to another person, with the specific intent that the statement is to be taken as a threat that, on its face and under the circumstances in which it is made, is so unequivocal, unconditional, immediate, and specific as to convey to the person threatened a gravity of purpose and an immediate prospect of execution of the threat, and thereby reasonably causes the threatened person to be in sustained fear for their own safety or the safety of their immediate family, as defined. Under existing law, this crime is punishable by imprisonment in a county jail for no more than one year for a misdemeanor, or by imprisonment in state prison for a felony. This bill would make it a crime for a person to willfully threaten, by any means, including, but not limited to, an image or threat posted or published on an internet web page, to commit a crime at specified locations, including a daycare and workplace, with specific intent that the statement is be taken as a threat, even if there is no intent of actually carrying it out, if the threat, on its face and under the circumstances in which it is made is so unequivocal, unconditional, immediate, and specific as to convey to the person or persons threatened a gravity of purpose and an immediate prospect of execution of the threat, and if the threat causes a person or person to reasonably be in sustained fear for their own safety or the safety of others at the specified locations. This bill would make this crime, for a person 18 years of age or older, punishable as a wobbler by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one year or by imprisonment in the county jail for 16 months or 2 or 3 years. If a person under 18 years of age commits this crime, the bill would require the person to be referred to specified services in lieu of being declared a ward of the court, if eligible. If the person is ineligible, the bill would require the offense to be punished as a misdemeanor. By creating a new crime and imposing additional duties on local governments, this bill would create a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state.

Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that with regard to certain mandates no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. With regard to any other mandates, this bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs so mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above. (Based on 10/11/2025 text) Position: Support
Priority: (2) Priority
Subject: Public Safety
SB 48 (Gonzalez, D) Educational equity: discrimination prevention coordinators.

Current Text: 10/07/2025 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 10/07/2025 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 429, Statutes of 2025 Summary: Current law states the policy of the State of California is to afford all persons in public schools, regardless of their disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or any other specified characteristic, equal rights and opportunities in the educational institutions of the state. AB 715 of the 60 20
2025–26 Regular Session proposes to, among other things, (1) establish the Office of Civil Rights, under the administration of the Government Operations Agency, with the purpose of working directly with local educational agencies to prevent and address discrimination and bias, as specified, and (2) state the intent of the Legislature to enact future legislation to establish coordinators to be employed within the Office of Civil Rights to prevent and address discrimination and bias. This bill would require the Office of Civil Rights to employ a Religious Discrimination Prevention Coordinator, a Race and Ethnicity Discrimination Prevention Coordinator, a Gender Discrimination Prevention Coordinator, and an LGBTQ Discrimination Prevention Coordinator. (Based on 10/07/2025 text) Governor's Message: CHAPTERED: 10/7/2025 PDF
Priority: (5) Track/Watch
Subject: Public Safety
SB 274 (Cervantes, D) Automated license plate recognition systems.

Current Text: 10/01/2025 - Vetoed HTML PDF
Status: 10/01/2025 - Vetoed by the Governor. In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.

Summary: Existing law prohibits a public agency, which includes the state, a city, a county, a city and county, or any agency or political subdivision of the state, a city, a county, or a city and county, including, but not limited to, a law enforcement agency, from selling, sharing, or transferring automated license plate recognition (ALPR) information, except to another public agency, and only as otherwise permitted by law. Existing law defines ALPR information as information or data collected through the use of an ALPR system. This bill would provide that “public agency” does not include a transportation agency, a public transit operator, or a local department of transportation or public works department, as specified. The bill would, beginning January 1, 2026, require new, updated, expansions of, or addendums of contractual agreements with ALPR vendors, manufacturers, or suppliers to mandate that no default access is provided to any national ALPR database and that an agency’s collected scans are by default not accessible to any other agency, and would impose new requirements on sharing between California state law enforcement agencies. The bill would authorize a law enforcement agency to use ALPR information only for purposes of locating vehicles or persons when either are reasonably suspected of being involved in the commission of a public offense. The bill would prohibit a public agency from retaining ALPR information for more than 60 days after the date of collection if it does not match information on an authorized hot list, as defined, and as of January 1, 2026, would require a public agency to delete all ALPR information that has been held for more than 60 days and does not match information on an authorized hot list within 14 days. By imposing new requirements on public agencies, which include local agencies, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.

This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. (Based on 09/17/2025 text) Governor's Message: VETOED: 10/1/2025 PDF
Position: Oppose
Priority: (3) Significant
Subject: Public Safety
SB 385 (Seyarto, R) Peace officers.

Current Text: 10/01/2025 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 10/01/2025 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 218, Statutes of 2025 Summary: Current law required the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, on or before June 1, 2023, in consultation with specified entities, to develop a modern policing degree program and to prepare and submit a report to the Legislature outlining a plan to implement the program. Current law establishes the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training within the Department of Justice and requires the commission, within 2 years of the submission of the report, to approve and adopt the education criteria for peace officers, based on the recommendations in the report.

This bill would repeal the requirement for the commission to approve and adopt the criteria described above. (Based on 10/01/2025 text)
Position: Support
Priority: (4) Standard
Subject: Public Safety
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SB 499 (Stern, D) Residential projects: fees and charges.

Current Text: 10/10/2025 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 10/10/2025 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 543, Statutes of 2025.

Summary: The Mitigation Fee Act imposes various requirements with respect to the establishment, increase, or imposition of a fee by a local agency as a condition of approval of a development project. If a local agency imposes any fees or charges on designated residential developments for the construction of public improvements or facilities, current law imposes various conditions on the fees and charges. Among these conditions, existing law prohibits the local agency from requiring the payment of those fees or charges until the date the first certificate of occupancy or first temporary certificate of occupancy is issued, whichever occurs first, except as specified. Current law, for designated residential development projects, authorizes the local agency to collect utility service fees related to connections at the time an application for service is received if those fees do not exceed the costs incurred by the utility provider resulting from the connection activities. This bill would additionally authorize a local agency to collect utility service charges related to connections at the time an application is received, as described above. (Based on 10/10/2025 text) Priority: (4) Standard
Subject: Planning, Land Use, Housing, Public Safety
SB 634 (Pérez, D) Local government: homelessness.

Current Text: 10/10/2025 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 10/10/2025 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 521, Statutes of 2025.

Summary: Current law establishes procedures for the enactment of ordinances by counties and cities and makes a violation of a county or city ordinance, as applicable, a misdemeanor unless by ordinance it is made an infraction. This bill would prohibit a local jurisdiction from adopting a local ordinance, or enforcing an existing ordinance, that prohibits a person or organization from providing support services, as specified, to a person who is homeless or assisting a person who is homeless with any act related to basic survival. The bill would define various terms for these purposes. The bill would include findings that changes proposed by this bill address a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair and, therefore, apply to all cities, including charter cities. (Based on 10/10/2025 text) Priority: (5) Track/Watch
Subject: Governance, Human Services, Recreation, Quality of Life, Public Safety SB 720 (Ashby, D) Automated traffic enforcement system programs.

Current Text: 10/13/2025 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 10/13/2025 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 782, Statutes of 2025.

Summary: Current law authorizes the limit line, intersection, or other places where a driver is required to stop to be equipped with an automated traffic enforcement system if the governmental agency utilizing the system meets certain requirements, including identifying the system with signs and ensuring that the system meets specified criteria on minimum yellow light change intervals. Current law authorizes, until January 1, 2032, the Cities of Los Angeles, San Jose, Oakland, Glendale, and Long Beach, and the City and County of San Francisco to establish a speed safety system pilot program for speed enforcement that utilizes a speed safety system in specified areas, if the system meets specified requirements.

The bill would require a violation of a traffic control signal that is recorded by an automated traffic enforcement system to be subject to escalating civil penalties, as specified. The bill would, among other things, provide for the issuance of a 62 22
notice of violation, an initial review, an administrative hearing, and an appeals process, as specified, for a violation under this program. (Based on 10/13/2025 text)
Governor's Message: CHAPTERED: 10/13/2025 PDF
Priority: (5) Track/Watch
Subject: Public Safety
Transportation & Infrastructure
AB 476 (González, Mark, D) Metal theft.

Current Text: 10/13/2025 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 10/13/2025 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 694, Statutes of 2025.

Current Text: 10/07/2025 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 10/07/2025 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 443, Statutes of 2025 Summary: The California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989 requires the Director of Transportation, upon consultation with the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, to review and modify all bid specifications relating to the purchase of paving materials and base, subbase, and pervious backfill materials using certain recycled materials.

Current law requires the specifications to be based on standards developed by the Department of Transportation for recycled paving materials and for recycled base, subbase, and pervious backfill materials. Current law requires a local agency that has jurisdiction over a street or highway, to the extent feasible and cost effective, to apply standard specifications that allow for the use of recycled materials in streets and highways, except as provided. Current law requires, until January 1, 2027, those standard specifications to allow recycled materials at or above the level allowed in the department’s standard specifications that went into effect on October 22, 2018, for specified materials. This bill would indefinitely require a local agency’s standard specifications to allow recycled materials at a level no less than the level allowed in the department’s specifications for those specified materials. If a local agency’s standard specifications do not allow for the use of recycled materials at a level that is equal to or greater than the level allowed in the department’s standard specifications on the basis that the use of those recycled materials at those levels is not feasible, the bill would authorize a person bidding on a contract to supply materials subject to those specifications to request the local agency to provide the reason for that determination upon request and would require the local agency to respond to that request, as specified. (Based on 10/07/2025 text)
Priority: (5) Track/Watch
Subject: Transportation & Infrastructure
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SB 71 (Wiener, D) California Environmental Quality Act: exemptions: transit projects.

Current Text: 10/13/2025 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 10/13/2025 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 742, Statutes of 2025.

Summary: The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires a lead agency to prepare a mitigated negative declaration for a project that may have a significant effect on the environment if revisions in the project would avoid or mitigate that effect and there is no substantial evidence that the project, as revised, would have a significant effect on the environment. CEQA, until January 1, 2030, exempts from its requirements active transportation plans, pedestrian plans, or bicycle transportation plans for the restriping of streets and highways, bicycle parking and storage, signal timing to improve street and highway intersection operations, and the related signage for bicycles, pedestrians, and vehicles. This bill would extend the operation of the above-mentioned exemption indefinitely. The bill would also exempt a transit comprehensive operational analysis, as defined, a transit route readjustment, or other transit agency route addition, elimination, or modification, from the requirements of CEQA. Because a lead agency would be required to determine whether a plan qualifies for this exemption, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (Based on 10/13/2025 text) Priority: (3) Significant
Subject: Transportation & Infrastructure
Trash, Recycling, Water, Resources
AB 1207 (Irwin, D) Climate change: market-based compliance mechanism: extension.

Current Text: 09/19/2025 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 09/19/2025 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 117, Statutes of 2025 Summary: The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 requires the State Air Resources Board to adopt regulations for greenhouse gas emissions limits and emissions reduction measures to achieve the maximum technologically feasible and cost-effective reductions in greenhouse gas emissions in furtherance of achieving the statewide greenhouse gas emissions limit, as defined. The act authorizes the state board to revise regulations or adopt additional regulations to further the act. The act authorizes that state board to include in those regulations the use of a market-based compliance mechanism to comply with those regulations. This bill would require the state board to adopt regulations for greenhouse gas emissions limits and emissions reduction measures to achieve the maximum technologically feasible and cost-effective reductions in greenhouse gas emissions to instead achieve certain emissions reductions goals and the purposes of the act. The bill would require the state board, in adopting regulations, to design the regulations in a manner that transitions support from gas corporations to electrical distribution utilities to minimize ratepayer impacts and meet the emissions reduction goals of the act. The bill would require the state board to consider the effects of the regulations on affordability, cost-effectiveness, minimization of leakage in California, and achieving the emissions reduction goals of the act. (Based on 09/19/2025 text) Priority: (6) Info only
Subject: Trash, Recycling, Water, Resources
SB 454 (McNerney, D) State Water Resources Control Board: PFAS Mitigation Program.

Current Text: 10/01/2025 - Vetoed HTML PDF
Status: 10/01/2025 - Vetoed by the Governor. In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.

Summary: Current law designates the State Water Resources Control Board as the agency responsible for administering specific programs related to drinking water, including, among others, the California Safe Drinking Water Act and the Emerging Contaminants for Small or Disadvantaged Communities Funding Program. This bill, which would become operative upon an appropriation by the Legislature, would enact a perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) 64 24
mitigation program. As part of that program, the bill would create the PFAS Mitigation Fund in the State Treasury and would authorize certain moneys in the fund to be expended by the state board, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for specified purposes. The bill would authorize the state board to seek out nonstate, federal, and private funds designated for PFAS remediation and treatment and deposit the funds into the PFAS Mitigation Fund. The bill would continuously appropriate these funds to the state board for specified purposes. The bill would authorize the state board to establish accounts within the PFAS Mitigation Fund. The bill would authorize the state board to expend moneys from the fund in the form of a grant, loan, or contract, or to provide assistance services to water suppliers and sewer system providers, as those terms are defined, for multiple purposes, including, among other things, to cover or reduce the costs for water suppliers associated with treating drinking water to meet the applicable state and federal maximum PFAS contaminant levels. (Based on 09/12/2025 text)
Governor's Message: VETOED: 10/1/2025 PDF
Position: Support
Priority: (4) Standard
Subject: Trash, Recycling, Water, Resources
Misc2: League of Cities Sponsored
SB 466 (Caballero, D) Drinking water: primary standard for hexavalent chromium: exemption.

Current Text: 10/03/2025 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 10/03/2025 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 320, Statutes of 2025 Summary: The California Safe Drinking Water Act requires the State Water Resources Control Board to adopt primary drinking water standards for contaminants in drinking water based upon specified criteria and requires a primary drinking water standard to be established for hexavalent chromium. Current law authorizes the state board to grant a variance from primary drinking water standards to a public water system. This bill would prohibit a public water system that meets the total chromium maximum contaminant level (MCL) enforceable standard for drinking water in California from being determined, held, considered, or otherwise deemed in violation of the primary drinking water standard for hexavalent chromium while implementing a state board approved compliance plan or while state board action on the proposed and submitted compliance plan is pending, except as provided. (Based on 10/03/2025 text) Position: Support
Priority: (3) Significant
Subject: Trash, Recycling, Water, Resources
SB 682 (Allen, D) Environmental health: product safety: perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.

Current Text: 10/13/2025 - Vetoed HTML PDF
Status: 10/13/2025 - Vetoed by the Governor. In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.

Summary: Would, on and after January 1, 2028, prohibit a person from distributing, selling, or offering for sale a cleaning product, dental floss, juvenile product, food packaging, or ski wax, as provided, that contains intentionally added perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), as defined, except for previously used products and as otherwise preempted by federal law. The bill would, until January 1, 2031, exempt certain components of a cleaning product from this prohibition, as specified. The bill would clarify that, on and after January 1, 2028, a cleaning product is required to comply with certain regulations adopted by the California Air Resources Board regarding volatile organic compounds in consumer products and would prohibit the use of a regulatory variance to comply with those regulations, as specified. The bill would, on and after January 1, 2030, prohibit a person from distributing, selling, or offering for sale cookware that contains intentionally added PFAS, except for previously used products and as otherwise preempted by federal law. The bill would authorize the department, on or before January 1, 2029, to adopt regulations to carry out these provisions. (Based on 09/18/2025 text)
Governor's Message: VETOED: 10/13/2025 PDF
Priority: (5) Track/Watch
Subject: Trash, Recycling, Water, Resources
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SB 840 (Limón, D) Greenhouse gases: Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund: studies.

Current Text: 09/19/2025 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 09/19/2025 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 121, Statutes of 2025 Summary: The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 requires the State Air Resources Board to adopt regulations for greenhouse gas emissions limits and emissions reduction measures to achieve the maximum technologically feasible and cost-effective reductions in greenhouse gas emissions in furtherance of achieving the statewide greenhouse gas emissions limit, as defined. The act authorizes the state board to revise regulations or adopt additional regulations to further the act. The act authorizes that state board to include in those regulations the use of a market-based compliance mechanism to comply with those regulations. Current law requires the state board, in regulations implementing the market-based compliance mechanism to, among other things, establish limits on the use of offset credits as a means for a covered entity to meet its compliance obligations. Current law requires moneys collected by the state board from the auction or sale of allowances as part of a market-based compliance mechanism to be deposited in the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund and continuously appropriates a portion of the moneys in the fund for various purposes. This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to direct specific percentages of the revenues deposited into the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund to individual funds dedicated to funding clean transportation, housing and community investment, clean air and water, wildfire prevention and resilience, agriculture, clean energy, and climatefocused innovation. (Based on 09/19/2025 text) Priority: (6) Info only
Subject: Trash, Recycling, Water, Resources
Total Measures: 53
Total Tracking Forms: 53
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Wednesday, October 15, 2025
By Measure
AB 15 (Gipson, D) Open unsolved homicide: review and reinvestigation.

Current Text: 10/11/2025 - Vetoed HTML PDF
Status: 10/11/2025 - Vetoed by Governor. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.

Summary: Current law defines murder as the unlawful killing of a human being, or a fetus, with malice aforethought.

Existing law also defines manslaughter as the unlawful killing of a human being without malice, and establishes 3 kinds of manslaughter: voluntary, involuntary, and vehicular. This bill would require a law enforcement agency to review the casefile regarding an open unsolved homicide upon written application by certain persons to determine if a reinvestigation would result in probative investigative leads, as specified. The bill would define a homicide to include murder and manslaughter and an open unsolved homicide as a homicide committed after January 1, 1990, but no less than 3 years prior to the date of the application for case review, that was investigated by a law enforcement agency, for which all probative investigative leads have been exhausted and for which no suspect has been identified. If the review determines that a reinvestigation would result in probative investigative leads, this bill would require a reinvestigation, as specified. (Based on 09/11/2025 text)
Governor's Message: VETOED: 10/11/2025 PDF
Priority: (5) Track/Watch
Subject: Public Safety
AB 39 (Zbur, D) General plans: Local Electrification Planning Act.

Current Text: 10/06/2025 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 10/06/2025 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 356, Statutes of 2025 Summary: The Planning and Zoning Law requires a city or county to adopt a comprehensive general plan for the city’s or county’s physical development that includes various elements, including, among others, a land use element that designates the proposed general distribution and general location and extent of the uses of the land in specified categories, and a circulation element that identifies the location and extent of existing and proposed major thoroughfares, transportation routes, terminals, any military airports and ports, and other local public utilities and facilities, as specified. This bill, the Local Electrification Planning Act, would require each city, county, or city and county, on or after January 1, 2027, but no later than January 1, 2030, to prepare and adopt a specified plan, or integrate a plan in the next adoption or revision of the general plan, that includes locally based goals, objectives, policies, and feasible implementation measures that include, among other things, the identification of opportunities to expand electric vehicle charging and other zero-emission vehicle fueling infrastructure, as specified, and includes policies and implementation measures that address the needs of disadvantaged communities, low-income households, and small businesses for equitable and prioritized investments in zero-emission technologies that directly benefit these groups. (Based on 10/06/2025 text) Priority: (5) Track/Watch
Subject: Planning, Land Use, Housing
AB 76 (Alvarez, D) Surplus land: exempt surplus land: sectional planning area.

Current Text: 10/13/2025 - Vetoed HTML PDF
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Status: 10/13/2025 - Vetoed by Governor. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.

Current Text: 10/10/2025 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 10/10/2025 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 487, Statutes of 2025.

Summary: The State Housing Law establishes statewide construction and occupancy standards for buildings used for human habitation. Current law authorizes a county’s or city’s governing body to prescribe fees for permits, certificates, or other forms or documents required or authorized under the State Housing Law. This bill, the California Residential Private Permitting Review Act, would require a county or city to prepare a residential building permit fee schedule and post the schedule on the county’s or city’s internet website, if the county or city prescribes residential building permit fees. (Based on 10/10/2025 text)
Priority: (5) Track/Watch
Subject: Planning, Land Use, Housing
AB 330 (Rogers, D) Local Prepaid Mobile Telephony Services Collection Act.

Current Text: 10/10/2025 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 10/10/2025 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 553, Statutes of 2025.

Summary: The Local Prepaid Mobile Telephony Services Collection Act, until January 1, 2026, suspends the authority of a city, county, or city and county to impose a utility user tax on the consumption of prepaid communications service and any charge that applies to prepaid mobile telephony service, as defined, on access to communication services or access to local “911” emergency telephone systems, and instead requires those taxes and charges to be applied during the period beginning January 1, 2016, and ending January 1, 2026, under any local ordinance to be at specified rates. The act requires that these local charges imposed by a city, county, or a city and county on prepaid mobile telephony services be collected from the prepaid consumer by a seller at the time of sale, as specified. Current law requires that all local charges be collected and paid to the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration pursuant to the Fee Collection Procedures Law and be deposited into the Local Charges for Prepaid Mobile Telephony Services Fund, and be transmitted to the city, county, or city and county, as provided. This bill would extend operation of the act until January 1, 2031. (Based on 10/10/2025 text)
Position: Support
Priority: (5) Track/Watch
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Subject: Municipal Funding and Procurement
AB 339 (Ortega, D) Local public employee organizations: notice requirements.

Current Text: 10/13/2025 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 10/13/2025 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 687, Statutes of 2025.

Summary: The Meyers-Milias-Brown Act contains various provisions that govern collective bargaining of local represented employees and delegates jurisdiction to the Public Employment Relations Board to resolve disputes and enforce the statutory duties and rights of local public agency employers and employees. Current law requires the governing body of a public agency to meet and confer in good faith regarding wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment with representatives of recognized employee organizations. Current law requires the governing body of a public agency, and boards and commissions designated by law or by the governing body, to give reasonable written notice, except in cases of emergency, as specified, to each recognized employee organization affected of any ordinance, rule, resolution, or regulation directly relating to matters within the scope of representation proposed to be adopted by the governing body or the designated boards and commissions. This bill would require the governing body of a public agency, and boards and commissions designated by law or by the governing body of a public agency, to give the recognized employee organization no less than 45 days’ written notice before issuing a request for proposals, request for quotes, or renewing or extending an existing contract to perform services that are within the scope of work of the job classifications represented by the recognized employee organization, subject to certain exceptions. The bill would require the notice to include specified information, including the anticipated duration of the contract. (Based on 10/13/2025 text) Position: Oppose
Priority: (3) Significant
Subject: Human Resources, Public Safety
AB 357 (Alvarez, D) Coastal resources: coastal development permit application: higher education housing project.

Current Text: 10/03/2025 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 10/03/2025 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 256, Statutes of 2025 Summary: The Coastal Act of 1976, which is administered by the California Coastal Commission, requires a person wishing to perform or undertake any development in the coastal zone to obtain a coastal development permit. The act provides for the submission and approval of long-range land use development plans as an alternative to project-by-project review to promote greater efficiency for the planning of state university or college or private university development projects and provides for amendments to those plans. The act places limits on the conditions the commission may impose on projects contained in a plan that has been certified by the commission. The act authorizes the commission to, after a public hearing, by regulation, adopt procedures for the issuance by the executive director of waivers from coastal development permit requirements for any development that is de minimis, as specified. This bill would require the commission to defer to the state university or college or private university in determining the number of vehicle parking spaces necessary for residents of student, faculty, or staff housing facilities, as provided. The bill would authorize the executive director to determine that a proposed amendment to a public works plan or long-range development plan is de minimis and would provide the procedures for the determination and approval of amendments that are de minimis. (Based on 10/03/2025 text) Priority: (6) Info only
Subject: Planning, Land Use, Housing
Misc2: Fast Track Housing Package
AB 400 (Pacheco, D) Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training: police canines.

Current Text: 10/01/2025 - Vetoed HTML PDF
Status: 10/01/2025 - Vetoed by Governor. Consideration of Governor's veto pending. 69 4
Summary: Would require, on or before July 1, 2028, the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training to study and issue recommendations to the Legislature on the use of canines by law enforcement. The bill would require the commission to consider in its recommendations, among other things, instances of appropriate patrol use with a canine, as specified, and instances of appropriate use with a canine for detection, as specified. The bill would repeal these provisions on July 1, 2031. (Based on 09/16/2025 text)
Governor's Message: VETOED: 10/1/2025 PDF
Position: Support
Priority: (4) Standard
Subject: Public Safety
AB 424 (Davies, R) Alcohol and other drug programs: complaints.

Current Text: 10/13/2025 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 10/13/2025 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 694, Statutes of 2025.

Current Text: 10/06/2025 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 10/06/2025 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 368, Statutes of 2025 70 5
Summary: Would require the State Department of Health Care Services, whenever it issues a license to operate an alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment facility, to concurrently provide written notification of the issuance of the license to the city or county in which the facility is located. The bill would require the notice to include the name and mailing address of the licensee and the location of the facility. (Based on 10/06/2025 text) Position: Support
Priority: (4) Standard
Subject: Planning, Land Use, Housing
Misc2: League of Cities Sponsored
AB 507 (Haney, D) Adaptive reuse: streamlining: incentives.

Current Text: 10/10/2025 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 10/10/2025 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 493, Statutes of 2025.

Summary: The Planning and Zoning Law requires each county and city to adopt a comprehensive, long-term general plan for its physical development, and the development of certain lands outside its boundaries, that includes, among other mandatory elements, a housing element. That law allows a development proponent to submit an application for a development that is subject to a specified streamlined, ministerial approval process not subject to a conditional use permit, if the development satisfies certain objective planning standards, including that the development is a multifamily housing development that contains two or more residential units. This bill would deem an adaptive reuse project a use by right in all zones, regardless of the zoning of the site, and subject to a streamlined, ministerial review process if the project meets specified requirements, subject to specified exceptions. In this regard, an adaptive reuse project, in order to qualify for the streamlined, ministerial review process, would be required to be proposed for an existing building or structure that is less than 50 years old or meets certain requirements regarding the preservation of historic resources, including the signing of an affidavit declaring that the project will comply with the United States Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation for, among other things, the preservation of exterior facades of a building or structure that face a street, or receive federal or state historic rehabilitation tax credits, as specified. The bill would require an adaptive reuse project to meet specified affordability criteria. (Based on 10/10/2025 text)
Position: Oppose
Priority: (4) Standard
Subject: Planning, Land Use, Housing
AB 538 (Berman, D) Public works: payroll records.

Current Text: 10/11/2025 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 10/11/2025 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 616, Statutes of 2025.

Current Text: 10/10/2025 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 10/10/2025 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 494, Statutes of 2025.

Summary: The Planning and Zoning Law requires a city or county to adopt a general plan for land use development that includes, among other things, a housing element. Current law, commonly referred to as the Housing Element Law, prescribes requirements for a city’s or county’s preparation of, and compliance with, its housing element, and requires the Department of Housing and Community Development to review and determine whether the housing element substantially complies with the Housing Element Law, as specified. Current law requires the housing element to include an analysis of potential and actual governmental constraints upon the maintenance, improvement, or development of housing for all income levels, including, among others, locally adopted ordinances that directly impact the cost and supply of residential development. Current law also requires the analysis to demonstrate local efforts to remove governmental constraints that hinder the locality from meeting its share of the regional housing need. For adoption of the 7th and all subsequent revisions of the housing element, this bill would require the housing element to include, in addition to the above-described analysis, a potential and actual governmental constraints disclosure statement that contains, among other things, an identification of each new or amended potential or actual governmental constraint, or revision increasing the stringency of a governmental constraint, that was adopted after the due date of the previous housing element and before submittal of the current draft housing element to the department. (Based on 10/10/2025 text) Priority: (4) Standard
Subject: Planning, Land Use, Housing
Misc2: Fast Track Housing Package
AB 650 (Papan, D) Planning and zoning: housing element: regional housing needs allocation.

Current Text: 10/13/2025 - Vetoed HTML PDF
Status: 10/13/2025 - Vetoed by Governor. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.

The Planning and Zoning Law requires that a housing element include, among other things, a program that sets forth a schedule of actions during the planning period. Current law requires the Department of Housing and Community Development to develop a standardized reporting format for programs and actions taken pursuant to the requirement to affirmatively further fair housing. This bill would require the department to develop the above-described standardized reporting format on or before December 31, 2026. (Based on 09/15/2025 text) Governor's Message: VETOED: 10/13/2025 PDF
Position: Support
Priority: (2) Priority
Subject: Planning, Land Use, Housing
Misc2: League of Cities Sponsored
AB 712 (Wicks, D) Housing reform laws: enforcement actions: fines and penalties.

Current Text: 10/10/2025 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 10/10/2025 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 496, Statutes of 2025. 72 7
Summary: Current law within the Planning and Zoning Law describes various reforms and incentives enacted by the Legislature to facilitate and expedite the construction of affordable housing. Current law within the Planning and Zoning Law, in certain civil actions or proceedings against a public entity that has issued specified approvals for a housing development, authorizes a court to award all reasonably incurred costs of suit to a prevailing public entity or nonprofit housing corporation that is a real party in interest and the permit applicant of the low- or moderate-income housing if the court makes specified findings. This bill, where the applicant for a housing development is a prevailing party in an action brought by the applicant to enforce the public agency’s compliance with a housing reform law as applied to the applicant’s housing development project, would entitle an applicant for a housing development project to reasonable attorney’s fees and costs and would require a court to impose fines on a local agency, as specified. The bill would extend any period of limitation for actions under any state law for a period of 60 days beginning on the date the applicant provides written notice to the local agency indicating its intent to commence an action. The bill would prohibit a public agency from requiring the applicant to indemnify, defend, or hold harmless the public agency in any action alleging the public agency violated the applicant’s rights or deprived the applicant of the benefits or protection provide by a housing reform law. (Based on 10/10/2025 text)
Priority: (5) Track/Watch
Subject: Legal and Records Management, Planning, Land Use, Housing Misc2: Fast Track Housing Package
AB 818 (Ávila Farías, D) Permit Streamlining Act: local emergencies.

Current Text: 10/10/2025 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 10/10/2025 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 534, Statutes of 2025.

Summary: The Permit Streamlining Act requires a public agency to determine whether an application for a development project is complete within specified time periods, as specified. The act requires a public agency that is the lead agency for a development project to approve or disapprove that project within specified time periods. Current law, the California Emergency Services Act, among other things, authorizes the governing body of a city, county, or city and county to proclaim a local emergency under certain circumstances, as specified, and grants political subdivisions various powers and authorities in periods of local emergency. This bill would require a city, county, or city and county to approve or deny a complete application, within 10 business days of receipt of the application, for a building permit or an equivalent permit for any of the specified structures intended to be used by a person until the rebuilding or repair of an affected property is complete. (Based on 10/10/2025 text)
Priority: (5) Track/Watch
Subject: Planning, Land Use, Housing
Misc2: Fast Track Housing Package
AB 920 (Caloza, D) Permit Streamlining Act: housing development projects: centralized application portal.

Current Text: 10/10/2025 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 10/10/2025 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 501, Statutes of 2025.

Summary: The Permit Streamlining Act requires a public agency that is the lead agency for a development project to approve or disapprove that project within specified time periods. Current law requires a city or county that has an internet website to, among other things, make a fee estimate tool that the public can use to calculate an estimate of fees and exactions for a proposed housing development project available on its internet website. This bill would require a city or county with a population of 150,000 or more persons to make a centralized application portal available on its internet website to applicants for housing development projects, as prescribed. The bill would, notwithstanding that provision, authorize a city or county described above to make a centralized application portal available on its internet website no later than January 1, 2030, if the legislative body of the city or county, on or before January 1, 2028, takes certain action, including initiating a procurement process to make a centralized application portal available on its internet website. The bill would require the centralized application portal to allow for tracking of the status of an application. The bill would specify that a city or county is not required to provide the status of any permit or inspection required by another local agency, a state agency, or a utility provider. (Based on 10/10/2025 text) Priority: (5) Track/Watch
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Subject: Planning, Land Use, Housing
Misc2: Fast Track Housing Package
AB 961 (Ávila Farías, D) Hazardous materials: California Land Reuse and Revitalization Act of 2004.

Current Text: 10/01/2025 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 10/01/2025 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 175, Statutes of 2025 74 9
Summary: Current law requires the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, in consultation with specified entities, to develop a modern policing degree program and to prepare and submit a report to the Legislature outlining a plan to implement the program. Current law establishes the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training within the Department of Justice and requires the commission to approve and adopt the education criteria for peace officers, based on the recommendations in the report. This bill would repeal the requirement for the commission to approve and adopt the criteria described above. (Based on 10/01/2025 text)
Priority: (5) Track/Watch
Subject: Public Safety
AB 996 (Pellerin, D) Public Resources: sea level rise plans.

Current Text: 10/03/2025 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 10/03/2025 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 286, Statutes of 2025 Summary: Current law requires local governments lying in whole or in part within the coastal zone or within the jurisdiction of the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission to, on or before January 1, 2034, develop a sea level rise plan with specified required content as part of a local coastal program that is subject to approval by the California Coastal Commission or the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission. This bill would authorize the applicable commission, when approving a local coastal plan or an amendment to a local coastal plan, to deem existing sea level rise information or plans prepared by a local government to satisfy the content requirements for a sea level rise plan. (Based on 10/03/2025 text)
Priority: (6) Info only
Subject: Planning, Land Use, Housing
Misc2: League of Cities Sponsored
AB 1026 (Wilson, D) Public utilities: electrical corporations: energization.

Current Text: 10/03/2025 - Vetoed HTML PDF
Status: 10/03/2025 - Vetoed by Governor. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.

Current Text: 10/10/2025 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 10/10/2025 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 504, Statutes of 2025. 75 10
Summary: Current law provides that recorded covenants, conditions, restrictions, or private limits on the use of land contained in instruments affecting the transfer or sale of any interest in real property that, among other things, restrict the number, size, or location of the residences that may be built on the property, are not enforceable against the owner of an affordable housing development, as defined, if an approved restrictive covenant affordable housing modification document has been recorded in the public record, as provided. As part of this process, current law requires the owner to submit to the county recorder a copy of the original restrictive covenant and any documents the owner believes necessary to establish that the property qualifies as an affordable housing development and requires the county counsel to determine, among other things, if the property qualifies as an affordable housing development and if a modification document may be recorded. Current law provides that these provisions do not authorize any development that is not otherwise consistent with local general plans, zoning ordinances, and any applicable specific plan. This bill would extend those provisions to a housing development that is owned or controlled by an entity or individual that has submitted a development project application to redevelop an existing commercial property, and the development project includes residential uses permitted by state housing laws or local land use and zoning regulations and would make various conforming changes. The bill would additionally make these provisions applicable to covenants, conditions, restrictions, or private limits contained in a reciprocal easement agreement, as provided, and include instruments affecting the transfer or sale of any interest in real property that prohibits the number, size, or location of residences that may be built on the property or restricts or prohibits the residential uses of the property. The bill would further provide that these provisions do not authorize any development that is not otherwise consistent with state housing laws. (Based on 10/10/2025 text) Governor's Message: CHAPTERED: 10/10/2025 PDF
Priority: (5) Track/Watch
Subject: Planning, Land Use, Housing
Misc2: Fast Track Housing Package
AB 1061 (Quirk-Silva, D) Housing developments: urban lot splits: historical resources.

Current Text: 10/10/2025 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 10/10/2025 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 505, Statutes of 2025.

Current Text: 10/10/2025 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 10/10/2025 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 507, Statutes of 2025. 76 11
Summary: The Planning and Zoning Law, among other things, provides for the creation of junior accessory dwelling units by local ordinance, or, if a local agency has not adopted an ordinance, by ministerial approval, in accordance with specified standards and conditions. Current law requires an ordinance that provides for the creation of a junior accessory dwelling unit to, among other things, require owner-occupancy in the single-family residence in which the junior accessory dwelling unit is permitted. Under this bill, that owner-occupancy requirement would apply only if the junior accessory dwelling unit has shared sanitation facilities with the existing structure. The bill would require an ordinance that provides for the creation of a junior accessory dwelling unit to require that a rental of a junior accessory dwelling unit be for a term longer than 30 days. (Based on 10/10/2025 text)
Position: Oppose
Priority: (4) Standard
Subject: Planning, Land Use, Housing
AB 1207 (Irwin, D) Climate change: market-based compliance mechanism: extension.

The bill would require the state board, in adopting regulations, to design the regulations in a manner that transitions support from gas corporations to electrical distribution utilities to minimize ratepayer impacts and meet the emissions reduction goals of the act. The bill would require the state board to consider the effects of the regulations on affordability, costeffectiveness, minimization of leakage in California, and achieving the emissions reduction goals of the act. (Based on 09/19/2025 text)
Priority: (6) Info only
Subject: Trash, Recycling, Water, Resources
AB 1263 (Gipson, D) Firearms: ghost guns.

Current Text: 10/11/2025 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 10/11/2025 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 636, Statutes of 2025.

Current Text: 10/10/2025 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 10/10/2025 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 509, Statutes of 2025. 77 12
Summary: Existing law, the State Housing Law, establishes statewide construction and occupancy standards for buildings used for human habitation. Existing law requires a county’s or city’s building department to enforce the State Housing Law and the California Building Standards Code, and other rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to the State Housing Law pertaining to standards for buildings used for human habitation. Existing law requires a county or city, upon the applicant’s request, to contract with or employ temporarily a private entity or person to check the plans and specifications submitted with an application for a residential building permit to comply with the State Housing Law or local ordinances adopted pursuant to the State Housing Law, when the building department takes more than 30 days, as specified, to complete the plan check. Existing law authorizes an enforcement agency to inspect any building to secure compliance with the State Housing Law and the California Building Standards Code, and other rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to the State Housing Law. This bill would require the building department to conduct an inspection of the permitted work for specified new residential constructions of a building and residential additions to an existing building within 10 business days of receiving a notice of the completion of the permitted work authorized by a building permit issued for those projects. By imposing new duties on local agencies, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. (Based on 10/10/2025 text) Priority: (4) Standard
Subject: Planning, Land Use, Housing
Misc2: Fast Track Housing Package
SB 9 (Arreguín, D) Accessory Dwelling Units: ordinances.

Current Text: 10/10/2025 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 10/10/2025 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 510, Statutes of 2025.

Current Text: 10/11/2025 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 10/11/2025 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 594, Statutes of 2025.

Summary: Existing law makes it a crime to willfully threaten to commit a crime that will result in death or great bodily injury to another person, with the specific intent that the statement is to be taken as a threat that, on its face and under the circumstances in which it is made, is so unequivocal, unconditional, immediate, and specific as to convey to the person threatened a gravity of purpose and an immediate prospect of execution of the threat, and thereby reasonably causes the threatened person to be in sustained fear for their own safety or the safety of their immediate family, as defined. Under existing law, this crime is punishable by imprisonment in a county jail for no more than one year for a misdemeanor, or by imprisonment in state prison for a felony. This bill would make it a crime for a person to willfully threaten, by any means, including, but not limited to, an image or threat posted or published on an internet web page, to commit a crime at specified locations, including a daycare and workplace, with specific intent that the statement is be taken as a threat, even if there is no intent of actually carrying it out, if the threat, on its face and under the circumstances in which it is made is so unequivocal, unconditional, immediate, and specific as to convey to the person or persons threatened a gravity of purpose and an immediate prospect of execution of the threat, and if the threat causes a person or person to reasonably be in sustained fear for their own safety or the safety of others at the specified locations. This bill would make this crime, for a 78 13
person 18 years of age or older, punishable as a wobbler by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one year or by imprisonment in the county jail for 16 months or 2 or 3 years. If a person under 18 years of age commits this crime, the bill would require the person to be referred to specified services in lieu of being declared a ward of the court, if eligible. If the person is ineligible, the bill would require the offense to be punished as a misdemeanor. By creating a new crime and imposing additional duties on local governments, this bill would create a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state.

Current Text: 10/07/2025 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 10/07/2025 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 429, Statutes of 2025 Summary: Current law states the policy of the State of California is to afford all persons in public schools, regardless of their disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or any other specified characteristic, equal rights and opportunities in the educational institutions of the state. AB 715 of the 2025– 26 Regular Session proposes to, among other things, (1) establish the Office of Civil Rights, under the administration of the Government Operations Agency, with the purpose of working directly with local educational agencies to prevent and address discrimination and bias, as specified, and (2) state the intent of the Legislature to enact future legislation to establish coordinators to be employed within the Office of Civil Rights to prevent and address discrimination and bias. This bill would require the Office of Civil Rights to employ a Religious Discrimination Prevention Coordinator, a Race and Ethnicity Discrimination Prevention Coordinator, a Gender Discrimination Prevention Coordinator, and an LGBTQ Discrimination Prevention Coordinator. (Based on 10/07/2025 text) Governor's Message: CHAPTERED: 10/7/2025 PDF
Priority: (5) Track/Watch
Subject: Public Safety
SB 71 (Wiener, D) California Environmental Quality Act: exemptions: transit projects.

Current Text: 10/13/2025 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 10/13/2025 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 742, Statutes of 2025.

Summary: The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires a lead agency to prepare a mitigated negative declaration for a project that may have a significant effect on the environment if revisions in the project would avoid or mitigate that effect and there is no substantial evidence that the project, as revised, would have a significant effect on the environment. CEQA, until January 1, 2030, exempts from its requirements active transportation plans, pedestrian plans, or bicycle transportation plans for the restriping of streets and highways, bicycle parking and storage, signal timing to improve street and highway intersection operations, and the related signage for bicycles, pedestrians, and vehicles. This bill would extend the operation of the above-mentioned exemption indefinitely. The bill would also exempt a transit comprehensive operational analysis, as defined, a transit route readjustment, or other transit agency route addition, elimination, or modification, from the requirements of CEQA. Because a lead agency would be required to determine whether a plan qualifies for this exemption, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (Based on 10/13/2025 text) Priority: (3) Significant
Subject: Transportation & Infrastructure
SB 79 (Wiener, D) Housing development: transit-oriented development.

Current Text: 10/10/2025 - Chaptered HTML PDF
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Status: 10/10/2025 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 512, Statutes of 2025.

Summary: Existing law, the Planning and Zoning Law, requires each county and city to adopt a comprehensive, long-term general plan for the physical development of the county or city, and specified land outside its boundaries, that contains certain mandatory elements, including a housing element. Existing law requires that the housing element consist of an identification and analysis of existing and projected housing needs and a statement of goals, policies, quantified objectives, financial resources, and scheduled programs for the preservation, improvement, and development of housing, as specified.

Existing law requires that the housing element include, among other things, an assessment of housing needs and an inventory of resources and constraints that are relevant to the meeting of these needs, including an inventory of land suitable for residential development, as provided. Existing law, for the 4th and subsequent revisions of the housing element, requires the Department of Housing and Community Development to determine the existing and projected need for housing for each region, as specified, and requires the appropriate council of local governments, or the department for cities and counties without a council of governments, to adopt a final regional housing need plan that allocates a share of the regional housing need to each locality in the region. Existing law requires the inventory of land to be used to identify sites throughout the community that can be developed for housing within the planning period and that are sufficient to provide for the jurisdiction’s share of the regional housing need. Existing law requires each local government to revise its housing element in accordance with a specified schedule. This bill would require that a housing development project, as defined, within a specified distance of a transit-oriented development (TOD) stop, as defined, be an allowed use as a transit-oriented housing development on any site zoned for residential, mixed, or commercial development, if the development complies with applicable requirements, as specified. Among these requirements, the bill would require a project to include at least 5 dwelling units and establish requirements concerning height limits, density, and residential floor area ratio in accordance with a development’s proximity to specified tiers of TOD stops, as provided. The bill would provide that, for the purposes of the Housing Accountability Act, a proposed development consistent with the applicable standards of these provisions as well as applicable local objective general plan and zoning standards shall be deemed consistent, compliant, and in conformity with prescribed requirements, as specified. The bill would provide that a local government that denies a project meeting the requirements of these provisions located in a high-resource area, as defined, would be presumed in violation of the Housing Accountability Act, as specified, and immediately liable for penalties, beginning on January 1, 2027, as provided. These provisions would not apply to a local agency until July 1, 2026, except as specified, or within unincorporated areas of counties until the 7th regional housing needs allocation cycle. The bill would specify that a development proposed pursuant to these provisions is eligible for streamlined, ministerial approval pursuant to specified law, except that the bill would exempt a project under these provisions from specified requirements and would specify that the project is required to comply with certain affordability requirements, under that law. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. (Based on 10/10/2025 text) Governor's Message: CHAPTERED: 10/10/2025 PDF
Position: Oppose
Priority: (2) Priority
Subject: Planning, Land Use, Housing
SB 92 (Blakespear, D) Housing development: density bonuses.

Current Text: 10/10/2025 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 10/10/2025 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 484, Statutes of 2025.

This bill would specify that a concession and incentive shall not result in a proposed project, as prescribed, with a specified commercial floor area ratio. The bill would also specify that certain provisions of the Density Bonus Law do not require a city, county, or city and county to approve, grant a concession or incentive requiring approval of, or waive or reduce development standards otherwise applicable to, transient lodging as part of a housing development, except as specified. (Based on 10/10/2025 text)
Priority: (5) Track/Watch
Subject: Planning, Land Use, Housing
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SB 274 (Cervantes, D) Automated license plate recognition systems.

Current Text: 10/01/2025 - Vetoed HTML PDF
Status: 10/01/2025 - Vetoed by the Governor. In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.

Current Text: 10/13/2025 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 10/13/2025 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 751, Statutes of 2025.

This bill would authorize a local agency, defined to mean a city, county, or city and county, to enact an ordinance to require a short-term rental facilitator, as defined, to report, in the form and manner prescribed by the local agency, the physical address, including 9-digit ZIP Code, of each short-term rental, as defined, during the reporting period. The bill would also authorize a local agency to request additional information, as provided, when the physical address is not sufficient for the local agency to identify a specific short-term rental. The bill would authorize the local agency to impose an administrative fine or penalty for failure to file the report, and would authorize the local agency to initiate an audit of a short-term rental facilitator, as described. The bill would require a short-term rental facilitator, in a jurisdiction that has adopted an ordinance, to include in the listing of a short-term rental any applicable local license number associated with the short-term rental and any transient occupancy tax certification issued by a local agency. (Based on 10/13/2025 text) Position: Support
Priority: (4) Standard
Subject: Municipal Funding and Procurement, Planning, Land Use, Housing Misc2: League of Cities Sponsored
SB 358 (Becker, D) Mitigation Fee Act: mitigating vehicular traffic impacts.

Current Text: 10/10/2025 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 10/10/2025 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 515, Statutes of 2025. 81 16
Summary: The Mitigation Fee Act imposes various requirements with respect to the establishment, increase, or imposition of a fee by a local agency as a condition of approval of a development project. Current law requires a local agency that imposes a fee on a housing development for the purpose of mitigating vehicular traffic impacts to set the rate for that fee, if the housing development satisfies all of certain prescribed characteristics, to reflect a lower rate of automobile trip generation associated with such housing developments in comparison with housing developments without the prescribed characteristics, unless the local agency adopts findings after a public hearing establishing that the housing development, even with those characteristics, would not generate fewer automobile trips than a housing development without those characteristics. This bill would require those findings to be supported by substantial evidence in the record before or as part of the housing development project approval process. (Based on 10/10/2025 text) Position: Oppose
Priority: (4) Standard
Subject: Planning, Land Use, Housing
SB 385 (Seyarto, R) Peace officers.

Current Text: 10/03/2025 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 10/03/2025 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 316, Statutes of 2025 Summary: Current law, beginning January 1, 2026, prescribes various statewide warehouse design and build standards for any proposed new or expanded logistics use developments, as specified, including, among other things, standards for building design and location, parking, truck loading bays, landscaping buffers, entry gates, and signage. Current law defines various terms, including “21st century warehouse,” and “tier 1 21st century warehouse,” for purposes of those provisions as logistics uses that, among other things, comply with specified building and energy efficiency standards, including requirements related to the availability of conduits and electrical hookups to power climate control equipment at loading bays, as specified. Current law, subject to specified exceptions, defines “logistics use” for these purposes to mean a building in which cargo, goods, or products are moved or stored for later distribution to business or retail customers, or both, that does not predominantly serve retail customers for onsite purchases, and heavy-duty trucks are primarily involved in the movement of the cargo, goods, or products. This bill would clarify that a 21st century warehouse and a tier 1 21st century warehouse are required to comply with those standards as are in effect at the time that the building permit for a development of a 21st century warehouse is issued and make other clarifying changes relating to permissibility of use of conduits and electrical hookups at loading bays at those locations. The bill would revise the definition of “logistics use” and instead define “logistics use development” for these purposes to mean a building that is primarily used as a warehouse for the movement or the storage of cargo, goods, or products that are moved to business or retail customers, or both, that does not predominantly serve retail customers for onsite purchases, and heavy-duty trucks are primarily involved in the movement of the cargo, goods, or products. (Based on 10/03/2025 text) 82 17
Priority: (2) Priority
Subject: Planning, Land Use, Housing
SB 454 (McNerney, D) State Water Resources Control Board: PFAS Mitigation Program.

Current Text: 10/01/2025 - Vetoed HTML PDF
Status: 10/01/2025 - Vetoed by the Governor. In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.

Summary: Current law designates the State Water Resources Control Board as the agency responsible for administering specific programs related to drinking water, including, among others, the California Safe Drinking Water Act and the Emerging Contaminants for Small or Disadvantaged Communities Funding Program. This bill, which would become operative upon an appropriation by the Legislature, would enact a perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) mitigation program. As part of that program, the bill would create the PFAS Mitigation Fund in the State Treasury and would authorize certain moneys in the fund to be expended by the state board, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for specified purposes. The bill would authorize the state board to seek out nonstate, federal, and private funds designated for PFAS remediation and treatment and deposit the funds into the PFAS Mitigation Fund. The bill would continuously appropriate these funds to the state board for specified purposes. The bill would authorize the state board to establish accounts within the PFAS Mitigation Fund. The bill would authorize the state board to expend moneys from the fund in the form of a grant, loan, or contract, or to provide assistance services to water suppliers and sewer system providers, as those terms are defined, for multiple purposes, including, among other things, to cover or reduce the costs for water suppliers associated with treating drinking water to meet the applicable state and federal maximum PFAS contaminant levels. (Based on 09/12/2025 text)
Governor's Message: VETOED: 10/1/2025 PDF
Position: Support
Priority: (4) Standard
Subject: Trash, Recycling, Water, Resources
Misc2: League of Cities Sponsored
SB 456 (Ashby, D) Contractors: exemptions: muralists.

Current Text: 10/13/2025 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 10/13/2025 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 758, Statutes of 2025.

Summary: The Contractors State License Law establishes the Contractors State License Board within the Department of Consumer Affairs and sets forth its powers and duties relating to the licensure and regulation of contractors. Current law makes it a misdemeanor for a person to engage in the business, or act in the capacity, of a contractor without a license, unless exempted. Current law exempts from the Contractors State License Law a nonprofit corporation providing assistance to an owner, as specified. This bill would exempt from that law an artist who draws, paints, applies, executes, restores, or conserves a mural, as defined, pursuant to an agreement with a person who could legally authorize the work. (Based on 10/13/2025 text)
Position: Support
Priority: (4) Standard
Subject: Planning, Land Use, Housing
Misc2: League of Cities Sponsored
SB 466 (Caballero, D) Drinking water: primary standard for hexavalent chromium: exemption.

Current Text: 10/03/2025 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 10/03/2025 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 320, Statutes of 2025 83 18
Summary: The California Safe Drinking Water Act requires the State Water Resources Control Board to adopt primary drinking water standards for contaminants in drinking water based upon specified criteria and requires a primary drinking water standard to be established for hexavalent chromium. Current law authorizes the state board to grant a variance from primary drinking water standards to a public water system. This bill would prohibit a public water system that meets the total chromium maximum contaminant level (MCL) enforceable standard for drinking water in California from being determined, held, considered, or otherwise deemed in violation of the primary drinking water standard for hexavalent chromium while implementing a state board approved compliance plan or while state board action on the proposed and submitted compliance plan is pending, except as provided. (Based on 10/03/2025 text) Position: Support
Priority: (3) Significant
Subject: Trash, Recycling, Water, Resources
SB 489 (Arreguín, D) Local agency formation commissions: written policies and procedures: Permit Streamlining Act:
housing development projects.

Current Text: 10/10/2025 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 10/10/2025 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 518, Statutes of 2025.

Current Text: 10/10/2025 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 10/10/2025 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 543, Statutes of 2025.

Summary: The Mitigation Fee Act imposes various requirements with respect to the establishment, increase, or imposition of a fee by a local agency as a condition of approval of a development project. If a local agency imposes any fees or charges on designated residential developments for the construction of public improvements or facilities, current law imposes various conditions on the fees and charges. Among these conditions, existing law prohibits the local agency from requiring the payment of those fees or charges until the date the first certificate of occupancy or first temporary certificate of occupancy is issued, whichever occurs first, except as specified. Current law, for designated residential development projects, authorizes the local agency to collect utility service fees related to connections at the time an application for service is received if those fees do not exceed the costs incurred by the utility provider resulting from the connection activities. This bill would additionally authorize a local agency to collect utility service charges related to connections at the time an application is received, as described above. (Based on 10/10/2025 text) Priority: (4) Standard
Subject: Planning, Land Use, Housing, Public Safety
SB 634 (Pérez, D) Local government: homelessness.

Current Text: 10/10/2025 - Chaptered HTML PDF
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Status: 10/10/2025 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 521, Statutes of 2025.

Summary: Current law establishes procedures for the enactment of ordinances by counties and cities and makes a violation of a county or city ordinance, as applicable, a misdemeanor unless by ordinance it is made an infraction. This bill would prohibit a local jurisdiction from adopting a local ordinance, or enforcing an existing ordinance, that prohibits a person or organization from providing support services, as specified, to a person who is homeless or assisting a person who is homeless with any act related to basic survival. The bill would define various terms for these purposes. The bill would include findings that changes proposed by this bill address a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair and, therefore, apply to all cities, including charter cities. (Based on 10/10/2025 text) Priority: (5) Track/Watch
Subject: Governance, Human Services, Recreation, Quality of Life, Public Safety SB 682 (Allen, D) Environmental health: product safety: perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.

Current Text: 10/13/2025 - Vetoed HTML PDF
Status: 10/13/2025 - Vetoed by the Governor. In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.

Summary: Would, on and after January 1, 2028, prohibit a person from distributing, selling, or offering for sale a cleaning product, dental floss, juvenile product, food packaging, or ski wax, as provided, that contains intentionally added perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), as defined, except for previously used products and as otherwise preempted by federal law. The bill would, until January 1, 2031, exempt certain components of a cleaning product from this prohibition, as specified. The bill would clarify that, on and after January 1, 2028, a cleaning product is required to comply with certain regulations adopted by the California Air Resources Board regarding volatile organic compounds in consumer products and would prohibit the use of a regulatory variance to comply with those regulations, as specified. The bill would, on and after January 1, 2030, prohibit a person from distributing, selling, or offering for sale cookware that contains intentionally added PFAS, except for previously used products and as otherwise preempted by federal law. The bill would authorize the department, on or before January 1, 2029, to adopt regulations to carry out these provisions. (Based on 09/18/2025 text)
Governor's Message: VETOED: 10/13/2025 PDF
Priority: (5) Track/Watch
Subject: Trash, Recycling, Water, Resources
SB 707 (Durazo, D) Open meetings: meeting and teleconference requirements.

Current Text: 10/03/2025 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 10/03/2025 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 327, Statutes of 2025 Summary: Existing law, the Ralph M. Brown Act, requires, with specified exceptions, that all meetings of a legislative body, as defined, of a local agency be open and public and that all persons be permitted to attend and participate. This bill would, beginning July 1, 2026, and until January 1, 2030, require an eligible legislative body, as defined, to comply with additional meeting requirements, including that, except as specified, all open and public meetings include an opportunity for members of the public to attend via a 2-way telephonic service or a 2-way audiovisual platform, as defined, and that the eligible legislative body take specified actions to encourage residents to participate in public meetings, as specified. The bill would require an eligible legislative body, on or before July 1, 2026, to approve at a noticed public meeting in open session a policy regarding disruption of telephonic or internet services occurring during meetings subject to these provisions, as specified, and would require the eligible legislative body to comply with certain requirements relating to disruption, including for certain disruptions, recessing the open session for at least one hour and making a good faith attempt to restore the service, as specified. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. (Based on 10/03/2025 text) Position: Oppose
Priority: (4) Standard
Subject: Governance
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SB 710 (Blakespear, D) Property taxation: active solar energy systems.

Current Text: 10/03/2025 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 10/03/2025 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 328, Statutes of 2025 Summary: The California Constitution generally limits the maximum rate of ad valorem tax on real property to 1% of the full cash value of the property and defines “full cash value” for these purposes as the appraised value of real property when purchased, newly constructed, or a change in ownership has occurred after the 1975 assessment. Pursuant to constitutional authorization, existing property tax law excludes from the definition of “newly constructed” for these purposes the construction or addition of any active solar energy system, as defined, through the 2025–26 fiscal year. Under existing property tax law, this exclusion remains in effect only until there is a subsequent change in ownership, but an active solar energy system that qualifies for the exclusion before January 1, 2027, continues to receive the exclusion until there is a subsequent change in ownership. Existing law repeals these exclusion provisions on January 1, 2027. This bill would make a technical change to the existing active solar energy system exclusion by instead making the repeal date of January 1, 2027, the date the exclusion becomes inoperative. This bill contains other related provisions. (Based on 10/03/2025 text) Position: Oppose
Priority: (4) Standard
Subject: Planning, Land Use, Housing
SB 720 (Ashby, D) Automated traffic enforcement system programs.

Current Text: 10/13/2025 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 10/13/2025 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 782, Statutes of 2025.

Current law prescribes specified requirements for a notice of violation issued pursuant to these provisions, and requires a violation of a speed law that is recorded by a speed safety system to be subject only to a specified civil penalty. This bill would additionally authorize a city, county, or city and county to establish an automated traffic enforcement system program to use those systems to detect a violation of a traffic control signal, if the system meets specified requirements. The bill would require a violation of a traffic control signal that is recorded by an automated traffic enforcement system to be subject to escalating civil penalties, as specified. The bill would, among other things, provide for the issuance of a notice of violation, an initial review, an administrative hearing, and an appeals process, as specified, for a violation under this program. (Based on 10/13/2025 text)
Governor's Message: CHAPTERED: 10/13/2025 PDF
Priority: (5) Track/Watch
Subject: Public Safety
SB 786 (Arreguín, D) Planning and zoning: general plan: judicial challenges.

Current Text: 10/10/2025 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 10/10/2025 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 526, Statutes of 2025.

Summary: The Planning and Zoning Law requires each county and city to adopt a comprehensive, long-term general plan for the physical development of the county or city, and of certain land outside its boundaries, and requires the general plan to contain specified mandatory elements. Current law specifies that these provisions generally do not apply to a charter city, 86 21
but requires a charter city to adopt a general plan that contains the mandatory elements, among other things. Current law prescribes a process to challenge the validity of a general plan. Among other things, existing law requires a petitioner to request a hearing or trial, as specified. Current law requires a court to set a date for the hearing or trial to be heard no later than 120 days after the filing of the request, as specified. Current law authorizes a court to continue for a reasonable time the date of the hearing or trial upon written motion and finding of good cause. Current law requires a court to grant the petitioner temporary relief if the court grants a continuance to a respondent, as specified. This bill would apply to the abovedescribed process to challenge the validity of a general plan to a charter city and state that this is declaratory of existing law. The bill would limit the period for which a court may continue a trial or hearing, as described above, to no more than 60 days and would additionally authorize a court to grant a continuance on the court’s own motion. The bill would extend the requirement that a court grant temporary relief, as described above, in any instance in which the court orders a continuance, rather than only if the court grants a continuance to a respondent. (Based on 10/10/2025 text) Priority: (5) Track/Watch
Subject: Planning, Land Use, Housing
Misc2: Fast Track Housing Package
SB 827 (Gonzalez, D) Local agency officials: training.

Current Text: 10/11/2025 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 10/11/2025 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 661, Statutes of 2025.

Summary: Current law imposes ethics training on specified local agency officials. Current law requires each training to be 2 hours and requires the officials to receive each training every 2 years, and as described otherwise, with the first training within one year of commencing service. Existing law requires the local agency to maintain records of the trainings, as prescribed. This bill would expand which local agency officials are required to complete the above-described ethics training to include department heads, or other similar administrative officers, as specified, and would instead require officials who commence service on or after January 1, 2026, to receive their initial training within 6 months of commencing service. The bill would require the local agency to publish post clear instructions and contact information for requesting the training records on its internet website, as specified. This bill would additionally require all local agency officials, as defined, to receive at least 2 hours of fiscal and financial training, as described. The bill would require the training to be received at least once every 2 years, as provided. The bill would exempt from these requirements specified local agency officials if they are in compliance with existing education requirements specific to their positions. This bill would authorize a local agency or an association of local agencies to contract with or otherwise collaborate with a provider of a training course to offer one or more training courses, or sets of self-study materials with tests, to its local agency officials to meet the training requirement, as described. The bill would require the training courses and materials to be developed in consultation with experts in local government finance. finance, as specified. (Based on 10/11/2025 text) Position: Oppose
Priority: (5) Track/Watch
Subject: Governance
SB 840 (Limón, D) Greenhouse gases: Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund: studies.

Current Text: 09/19/2025 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 09/19/2025 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 121, Statutes of 2025 Summary: The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 requires the State Air Resources Board to adopt regulations for greenhouse gas emissions limits and emissions reduction measures to achieve the maximum technologically feasible and cost-effective reductions in greenhouse gas emissions in furtherance of achieving the statewide greenhouse gas emissions limit, as defined. The act authorizes the state board to revise regulations or adopt additional regulations to further the act. The act authorizes that state board to include in those regulations the use of a market-based compliance mechanism to comply with those regulations. Current law requires the state board, in regulations implementing the marketbased compliance mechanism to, among other things, establish limits on the use of offset credits as a means for a covered entity to meet its compliance obligations. Current law requires moneys collected by the state board from the auction or sale of allowances as part of a market-based compliance mechanism to be deposited in the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund and continuously appropriates a portion of the moneys in the fund for various purposes. This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to direct specific percentages of the revenues deposited into the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund to 87 22
individual funds dedicated to funding clean transportation, housing and community investment, clean air and water, wildfire prevention and resilience, agriculture, clean energy, and climate-focused innovation. (Based on 09/19/2025 text) Priority: (6) Info only
Subject: Trash, Recycling, Water, Resources
Total Measures: 53
Total Tracking Forms: 53
88 EUNICE M. ULLOA KAREN C. COMSTOCK
Mayor CHRISTOPHER FLORES

MARC LUCIO
Council Members
CURTIS BURTON DR. LINDA REICH
Mayor Pro Tem City Manager
CITY of CHINO
13220 Central Avenue, Chino, California 91710
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 667, Chino, California 91708-0667 (909) 334-3250 • (909) 334-3720 Fax
Web Site: www.cityofchino.org
September 19, 2025
The Honorable Gavin Newsom
Governor, State of California
1021 O Street, Suite 9000
Sacramento, CA 95814
Re: AB 339 (Ortega): Local Public Employee Organizations: Notice Requirements, As amended 8/29/25 – REQUEST FOR VETO
Dear Governor Newsom,
The City of Chino respectfully requests your Veto on AB 339 (Ortega), which would undermine cities’ ability to partner with private and non-profit partners to provide necessary local programs and services. AB 339 would impose considerable costs to cities, including new notification requirements, unclear language that will undoubtedly result in increased conflict and eventual litigation with our labor partners, and significant delays in executing programs and delivering services.

AB 339 has an extremely broad reach and ignores existing employee protections. AB 339 applies to nearly any contract (outside of the public works exemption) that is within the scope of work of any job classification represented by a recognized employee organization; for local agencies with represented workforces, this essentially means most contracts would be subject to notice. An administrative remedy is already available to recognized employee organizations when they believe that a local agency has neglected to meet existing notification and meet-and-confer requirements regarding contracting. AB 339’s redundant and impractical approach will expose local agencies to additional costs that result from a new and potentially significant workload increase.

The definition of “emergency” is inconsistent and vague. The lack of definition of emergency or exigent circumstances in AB 339 undermines existing emergency contracting authority. As first responders, local agencies rely on existing statutes that allow for considerable flexibility to ensure the safety and well-being of our communities. This language only adds another opportunity for disagreement with our labor partners when local agencies need to focus available resources on response and recovery during an emergency.

AB 339 could not come at a worse time. With state and local agencies grappling with a substantial and growing decline in federal government support for various programs and services, now is not the 89 Hon. Gavin Newsom
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time to undermine local agencies’ efforts to continue providing essential services to their communities. Partnership with local non-profit organizations, who are on the front lines of providing critical local services, is essential to assist local agencies in maximizing federal, state, and local resources to ensure that services reach those who need them most. [Please include specific information about the impact of AB 339 on the programs/services your city provides. We suggest including the impact of delays and additional costs on both your agency and the community members you serve.]
For these reasons, the City of Chino respectfully requests your Veto on AB 339 (Ortega).

Sincerely,
Linda Reich
City Manager
cc: [email protected]
90 EUNICE M. ULLOA KAREN C. COMSTOCK
Mayor CHRISTOPHER FLORES

Request for SIGNATURE
Dear Governor Newsom,
The City of Chino respectfully requests your signature on AB 492 (Valencia), which would require the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) to notify cities anytime a new alcohol and drug treatment facility is approved in their jurisdiction.

DHCS is not currently required to notify local governments when approving licenses, leaving cities in the dark about the operation of new facilities within their jurisdictions. This lack of communication can make it challenging to ensure that recovery and treatment programs are effectively integrated into local communities.

AB 492 would enable cities to better coordinate services and address gaps in the state's approach to treatment needs. Similar notification requirements are already in place for liquor licenses, cannabis businesses, and syringe exchange programs.

This measure is a critical step forward, keeping cities informed and enhancing their collaboration with the state to more effectively address substance use treatment needs. We respectfully request that you sign AB 492 .

Sincerely,
Linda Reich
City Manager
cc: [email protected]
91 EUNICE M. ULLOA KAREN C. COMSTOCK
Mayor CHRISTOPHER FLORES

Request for Veto
Dear Governor Newsom:

The City of Chino writes to request your veto of AB 507 (Haney), which would deem adaptive reuse projects by right in all zones, subject the projects to a ministerial review process, and exempt them from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).

This bill seeks to streamline the process for adaptive reuse projects by deeming them a use-by-right in all zones, subject to a ministerial review process, and exempting them from certain impact fees.

While the intentions behind the bill may be to encourage adaptive reuse and address housing needs, we believe that the potential consequences could ultimately harm California cities. Adaptive reuse projects are often seen as a means to revitalize existing structures and promote sustainable development. Proponents of AB 507 argue that by streamlining the approval process and providing incentives, the bill will encourage more adaptive reuse projects, thereby addressing housing shortages and promoting economic growth.

However, despite its purported benefits, AB 507 fails to adequately address the potential negative impacts on California cities. First, by deeming adaptive reuse projects a use-by-right in all zones, the bill undermines cities’ ability to make decisions locally. It disregards the unique planning and zoning considerations of individual municipalities. This one-size-fits-all approach may not be suitable for all communities and could lead to incompatible development in sensitive areas.

Second, the exemption from certain impact fees could result in lost revenue for local governments.

These fees play a crucial role in funding essential services and infrastructure improvements, such as transportation, parks, and public safety. Exempting adaptive reuse projects from these fees, unless they are reasonably related to the impacts resulting from the change of use of the site from 92 Hon. Gavin Newsom
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nonresidential to residential or mixed-use development, will place an additional financial burden on cities already struggling to meet the needs of their residents.

We recognize the importance of promoting adaptive reuse and addressing housing challenges in California, but we believe that AB 507 is not the appropriate solution. Instead of imposing a one-sizefits-all approach that undermines local control and reduces vital revenue streams, we urge you to veto this measure again this year, until it balances the interests of all stakeholders and respects the autonomy of California cities.

For these reasons, the City of Chino respectfully requests your Veto of AB 507 (Haney) Sincerely,
Linda Reich
City Manager
cc: [email protected]
93 EUNICE M. ULLOA KAREN C. COMSTOCK
Mayor CHRISTOPHER FLORES

Request for Signature
Dear Governor Newsom,
The City of Chino respectfully requests your Signature on AB 650 (Papan), which would allow local governments to begin updating their housing element six months early, provide greater certainty, and reduce ambiguity in the housing element review process.

Since 1969, California’s local governments have planned and selected sites for housing at all income levels through the housing element portion of a local government’s general plan. Every five to eight years, local governments are required to adopt a blueprint outlining where developers can or cannot build residential developments within their respective communities and obtain certification from the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD). Local governments plan for their fair share of housing development as determined through the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) process. As part of this complex process, local governments submit in their housing elements a variety of essential data, actions, and programs to promote fair, equitable, and affordable housing in their community. Currently, local jurisdictions are planning and zoning for nearly 2.5 million additional homes statewide.

During the 6th RHNA cycle, local governments experienced various challenges in obtaining certification from HCD. Some of the challenges include a short timeline for completing these complex documents and responding to HCD’s feedback, a lack of clarity regarding what the state expects from local governments when reviewing additional housing element drafts, and the introduction of new requirements late in the housing element review process.

AB 650 would address these issues by allowing local governments to begin updating their housing element six months early. The bill would also require HCD to provide specific text and analysis that must be included in the housing element to remedy deficiencies, ensuring that local governments are 94 Hon. Gavin Newsom
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not penalized when HCD identifies additional deficiencies not previously identified in prior review letters.

AB 650 would also provide greater clarity and certainty to the housing element process, helping to ensure that all jurisdictions adopt a certified housing element in a timely manner. Additionally, the measure will help local governments facilitate the creation of more housing by providing resources that enable cities to obtain state approval for their housing plans, thereby creating more certainty for developers hoping to build in California.

For these reasons, the City of Chino respectfully requests your Signature on AB 650 (Papan).

Sincerely,
Linda Reich
City Manager
cc: [email protected]
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Mayor CHRISTOPHER FLORES

REQUEST FOR VETO
Dear Governor Newsom,
The City of Chino writes to request your Veto on SB 79 (Wiener), which would disregard state-certified housing elements and bestow land use authority to transit agencies without any requirement to align development standards with local general plan and zoning requirements.

SB 79 doubles down on the recent trend of the state overriding its own mandated local housing elements. This latest overreaching effort forces cities in urban transit counties defined as “a county with more than 15 rail stations” to approve transit-oriented development projects near specified transit stops — up to seven stories high and a density of 120 homes per acre — without regard to the community's needs, environmental review, or public input.

Most alarmingly, SB 79 defies cities’ general plans and grants transit agencies land use authority on property they own that is adjacent to a transit stop, or if the agency owns land on or before January 1, 2026, within a half mile of a transit stop. Transit agencies would have the power to determine nearly all aspects of the development, including height, density, and design, without any regard to local zoning or planning. Transit agencies play a crucial role in planning transportation services, providing operations and logistics management, and ensuring that Californians have various options for commuting. By expanding their role to include housing developers and land-use authorities, this measure would continue to stretch already-thin agencies that are dealing with funding shortfalls and that lack expertise in land-use planning and development. It is fiscally unsound to assign new responsibilities in housing development to them when they are struggling to sustain core operations.

While the City of Chino appreciates the author’s desire to include an alternative transit-oriented development plan, as currently drafted, the local government has the option to do this through an additional analysis in the local government’s housing element or through the adoption of an 96 Hon. Gavin Newsom
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ordinance with approval from the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD). SB 79 would add additional requirements for state review, increasing workloads, and making it more likely that local governments will not get their housing elements or ordinances approved promptly.

Finally, the local flexibility provided in the measure is minimal at best. The bill does not provide exemptions for cities that have adopted plans to promote taller, denser residential development near transit in consultation with the community but fall short of the bill’s rigid minimum requirements. The alternative plan would still be required to meet or exceed the required development near transit as determined by HCD across all transit-oriented development zones within the jurisdiction, without accounting for infrastructure constraints, environmental hazards, or community design goals unique to each jurisdiction. For example, a community may want to distribute density around the jurisdiction due to its infrastructure capacity. However, they must still meet the minimum requirements of the bill, regardless of whether they make sense for the community or the design of the jurisdiction. In short, the flexibility is about how to meet the state’s requirements – not whether those requirements make sense for the community.

For these reasons, the City of Chino respectfully requests a veto of SB 79 (Wiener).

Sincerely,
Linda Reich
City Manager
cc: [email protected]
97 EUNICE M. ULLOA KAREN C. COMSTOCK
Mayor CHRISTOPHER FLORES

VETO REQUEST
Dear Governor Newsom:

The City of Chino requests that you veto SB 274 (Cervantes), which seeks to restrict the use and storage of Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) technology by law enforcement. The bill poses significant challenges to law enforcement's ability to protect the public and effectively investigate criminal activity.

SB 274 would require agencies to associate every use of surveillance technology, including ALPRs and security footage, with a specific case number and impose a 60-day data retention limit unless the information is tied to an active investigation. While well-intentioned, this requirement does not reflect the realities of modern policing, particularly in complex investigations where patterns and suspects may not be identified within the limited timeframe.

In many cases, data such as ALPR hits or surveillance footage are instrumental in connecting the dots across jurisdictions and identifying suspects weeks or even months after a crime has occurred.

Officers frequently request our Real Time Crime Center (RTCC) and Dispatch to run a suspect vehicle's license plate through our ALPR system while they respond to calls for service, often helping us quickly establish a possible route of travel. The Chino Police Department has consistently apprehended suspects shortly after crimes are committed using ALPR technology. However, many incidents have been reported more than 60 days after the fact. Our Patrol Officers and Criminal Investigations Bureau solve a high percentage of these cases by using ALPR data and other investigative tools to link suspects to vehicles and place those vehicles near crime scenes at the time of the incidents.

Requiring a case number at the point of data collection and mandating the deletion of data after 60 days will severely hinder both proactive and reactive investigations, particularly in cases involving organized retail theft, vehicle theft, or patterns of violent crime. Surveillance tools often capture 98 Hon. Gavin Newsom
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suspicious activity not linked to a known crime at the time, but which later proves critical in solving major cases. Under SB 274, law enforcement risks losing potentially vital evidence simply because it was not immediately tied to a case file.

The bill will result in detrimental unintended consequences on law enforcement's ability to safeguard our communities. The balance between privacy and public safety is essential, but SB 274, as written, shifts too far from providing the tools law enforcement relies on to protect victims and hold offenders accountable.

For these reasons, the City of Chino respectfully requests that you veto SB 274.

Sincerely,
Linda Reich
City Manager
cc: [email protected]
99 EUNICE M. ULLOA KAREN C. COMSTOCK
Mayor CHRISTOPHER FLORES

REQUEST FOR SIGNATURE
Dear Governor Newsom:

The City of Chino respectfully requests your signature on SB 454 (McNerney), which would establish a statewide PFAS Mitigation Fund (fund) to help local public agencies, including cities, leverage funding to pay for PFAS remediation and treatment in drinking water and wastewater.

Public water agencies are responsible for delivering safe, clean, and affordable drinking water throughout California. To fulfill this responsibility, public water agencies must comply with federal and state drinking water standards, including those related to PFAS. Drinking water standards can have significant financial impacts on water affordability, which are passed on to ratepayers. This bill would create a much-needed funding tool intended to leverage a variety of funding sources, including future state, federal, and private funding, designated for PFAS remediation and treatment that the State Water Resources Control Board would administer to public water agencies. The fund would help fill a gap for much-needed infrastructure funding associated with treating for PFAS.

SB 454 includes provisions to ensure that the establishment of the fund does not add any additional cost pressures on the state. First, the bill states that the State Water Resources Control Board costs should be covered from any deposits into the fund, up to 5 percent of the total monies. Additionally, SB 454, which would become operative only upon appropriation by the Legislature, aligns with budget trailer bill, SB 105 (Committee on Budget). SB 105 would allocate $180 million in safe drinking water funding and specifically allows a portion of this funding to be directed to PFAS remediation projects, which could serve as the initial funding for the proposed fund under SB 454. 100
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To ensure the availability of safe and affordable drinking water supplies for communities from these forever chemicals, the City of Chino respectfully requests your signature on SB 454.

Sincerely,
Linda Reich
City Manager
cc: [email protected]
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Mayor CHRISTOPHER FLORES

REQUEST FOR VETO
Dear Governor Newsom,
The City of Chino respectfully requests a veto of SB 707 (Durazo). Our city strongly supports public transparency and accessibility; however, SB 707, as currently drafted, would impose costly and inequitable new mandates on cities like ours without providing the necessary resources or flexibility for implementation.

SB 707 would create significant fiscal and operational challenges for our city, including:
• Providing two-way telephonic or audiovisual access for council meetings, halting proceedings during any service disruption.
• Translating agendas into all “applicable languages” spoken jointly by 20 percent or more of the applicable population, provided that 20 percent or more of the population that speaks that language in that city speaks English less than “very well.” • Designating a public space for community-submitted translations, even if inaccurate or misleading.
• Creating and maintaining multi-language webpages for agendas, instructions, and meeting procedures.
• Expanding outreach efforts and electronic systems for agenda access.

Our existing staff is already beyond capacity to implement the myriad of requirements already mandated. The additional requirements imposed by SB 707 must be weighed against the benefits to the public and constituents, who must bear the costs of providing additional resources to meet the barrage of mandates imposed by the state.
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For the City of Chino, these obligations would involve hiring additional staff to manage the required technology at the extra meetings, updating and posting the additional agenda items, and contracting for additional translation services. Because of Proposition 42 (2014), none of these requirements would be reimbursable, forcing our city to absorb all costs.

Additionally, the bill applies unevenly across California, treating cities of similar size differently based solely on county population, while the State itself is exempt from these rules.

Although the recent amendment moved the implementation deadline to July 1, 2026, this deadline still does not provide sufficient time for cities to fully budget, procure, and train for compliance.

Additional time is necessary to ensure responsible and effective implementation.

For these reasons, the City of Chino respectfully requests your Veto of SB 707 (Durazo).

Sincerely,
Linda Reich
City Manager
cc: [email protected]
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Mayor CHRISTOPHER FLORES

VETO REQUEST
Dear Governor Newsom,
The City of Chino respectfully requests that you veto SB 827 (Gonzalez), which would expand existing ethics training requirements to include management-level employees of local agencies and require certain local agency officials to receive at least two hours of fiscal and financial training at least once every two years.

Our City believes in conducting the business of government with transparency, openness, respect, and civility. The spirit of honest public service is what builds communities. However, the City of Chino believes that state officials and agencies should adhere to the same level of transparency and ethical behavior as is expected of local officials and agencies.

We oppose this legislation applying solely to California cities and local officials, unless such law or regulation also applies equally to the state of California and state officials. While we acknowledge that local governments and state governments may have unique needs and understand that training for local officials and state officials may involve different standards, the requirements of this bill, which expands ethics and fiscal training, should impose similar requirements on the State. For these reasons, we ask that you veto SB 827.

Sincerely,
Linda Reich
City Manager
cc: [email protected]
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Mayor CHRISTOPHER FLORES

MARC LUCIO
Council Members
CURTIS BURTON DR. LINDA REICH
Mayor Pro Tem City Manager
CITY of CHINO
13220 Central Avenue, Chino, California 91710
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 667, Chino, California 91708-0667 (909) 334-3250 • (909) 334-3720 Fax
Web Site: www.cityofchino.org
October 10, 2025
The Honorable Gavin Newsom
Governor, State of California
1021 O Street, Suite 9000
Sacramento, CA 95814
Re: Request to Revise DIR’s 2021 Determination Misclassifying Municipal Street Sweeping as Public Works
Dear Governor Newsom,
The City of Chino respectfully urges your office to direct the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) to revise its October 4, 2021, opinion letter that reclassified municipal street sweeping as a public works activity subject to prevailing wage requirements.

For more than 15 years, California cities operated under clear precedent. In 2005, DIR determined that municipal street sweeping was not considered public works, and this decision was reaffirmed in 2006—even after an appeal by a labor organization. Municipal sweeping has never been classified as a union job nor treated as public works. However, the 2021 DIR opinion reversed course without legislative authority, imposing a costly and unsustainable burden on cities across the state, including ours.

Importantly, the Legislature has already considered—and rejected—this change. AB 1886 (Cooper, 2022), which sought to codify the reclassification, failed passage. Yet, despite that clear legislative record, DIR’s 2021 opinion remains in effect.

Difference Between Municipal and Construction Sweeping
Municipal street sweeping is an environmental compliance service required under the Clean Water Act, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permits, and state pollution prevention programs. Cities use specialized regenerative air sweepers designed to remove fine particulates and pollutants before they enter storm drains and waterways. This is fundamentally different from construction sweeping, which utilizes mechanical broom sweepers to clear heavy debris and has always been appropriately classified as a public works project. Cities fully support prevailing wage standards for construction sweeping. However, applying the same standard to municipal sweeping ignores the regulatory purpose, specialized equipment, and day-to-day operations of this essential environmental service
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Financial and Service Impacts
The reclassification more than triples the cost of sweeping contracts. Average wages for municipal sweeping currently range from $25–$30 per hour, but DIR’s prevailing wage determination requires payment of more than $96 per hour. This could mean that a street sweeper operator earns approximately $200,000 annually—exceeding the salaries of engineers, attorneys, and department heads.

Cities simply cannot absorb this increase without slashing other essential services such as public safety, homelessness programs, and park maintenance. Many cities are already considering reducing service levels in upcoming RFPs to protect budgets. This situation also sets a dangerous precedent, creating the risk that other basic municipal maintenance services could be misclassified as public works.

Request for Action
We respectfully ask that your office:

1. Direct DIR to rescind or revise its 2021 opinion letter and reinstate the 2005 determination excluding municipal sweeping from prevailing wage; and

2. Establish a clear exemption to prevent future misclassification of this environmental compliance service.

This issue is urgent. Cities across California, including ours, are facing untenable financial pressure and reduced service capacity due to an unfunded mandate that conflicts with legislative intent. We strongly support prevailing wages for construction-related work, but municipal street sweeping is not construction—it is an environmental mandate.

For these reasons, the City of Chino urges your leadership to restore precedent, protect city budgets, and ensure that Californians continue to receive the essential services they rely upon.

Sincerely,
Linda Reich
City Manager
cc: Jennifer Osborn, Director, Department of Industrial Relations Brady Borcherding, Deputy Legislative Secretary, Governor’s Office [email protected]
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MEMORANDUM

CITY OF CHINO

ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: OCTOBER 21, 2025
TO: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, CITY OF CHINO
FROM: FRED GALANTE, CITY ATTORNEY

SUBJECT
..titl e
Second Amendment to City Manager’s Employment Agreement. ..end

RECOMMENDATION
Approve the Second Amendment to the City Manager’s Employment Agreement. ..body

FISCAL IMPACT
Funds have been appropriated in the fiscal year 2025/26, adopted budget to cover this anticipated cost of $13,104.

CITY OF CHINO MISSION / VISION / VALUES / STRATEGIC ISSUES The recommendation detailed above further the City’s values and strategic issues that serve as key pillars on which identified priorities, goals, and action plans are built, by fostering:
 Positive City Image
 Superior Customer Service
 Financial Stability
 Responsible Long-Range Planning
 Exemplary Leadership
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CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: OCTOBER 21, 2025
TITLE: SECOND AMENDMENT TO CITY MANAGER’S EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT.

PAGE: 2

BACKGROUND
On August 8, 2022, Dr. Linda Reich commenced services as the City Manager of the City of Chino, pursuant to the terms and conditions of the City of Chino’s At-Will City Manager Employment Agreement (“Agreement”). The term of the Agreement is for five years, from August 8, 2022 through August 7, 2027.

The City Council approved the First Amendment to the Agreement (“First Amendment”) on September 17, 2024.

On September 16, 2025, the City Council held a closed session to consider the City Manager’s performance review and labor negotiations related to her contract in accordance with the closed session agenda. Following the City Council’s deliberations in closed session, the City Council directed the City Attorney to prepare a Second Amendment to the Agreement (“Second Amendment”). The terms of the Second Amendment are summarized below and attached to this staff report.

ISSUES/ANALYSIS
Consistent with City Council’s direction, the Second Amendment incorporates the following:
i) Increase Employee’s automobile allowance from $533.33 per month to $600.00 per month
ii) Provide that Employee’s accrued and unused vacation leave that would otherwise exceed the maximum accrual limit of 400 hours to be paid out to the employee by the following pay period, such that accrued leave on the books does not exceed 400 hours; iii) Allow Employee to cash out up to 90 hours of Management Leave per fiscal year (rather than up to 70 hours as provided in the “Summary of Benefits - Executive Management” and resolutions referenced therein);
iv) Provide Employee a one-time addition of 30 hours to her Management Leave bank, to be cashed out; and v) provide that the City will make $350 monthly contributions to Employee’s 457(b) deferred compensation plan, with the monthly City contribution increasing by $175 per month each full year to a maximum of $700 per month.

With this action, the City Council will approve the Second Amendment to the City Managers employment agreement that includes the terms approved by the City Council on September 16, 2025.

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SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE

AT-WILL CITY MANAGER EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
This SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE AT-WILL CITY MANAGER
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the “Second Amendment”) is made and entered into the 21st day of October 2025, by and between the CITY OF CHINO, a general law city and municipal corporation (the “City”) and Dr. Linda Reich, an individual (“Employee”).

RECITALS
WHEREAS, on August 8, 2022, Employee commenced service as the City Manager pursuant to the terms and conditions of the City of Chino’s At-Will City Manager Employment Agreement (“Agreement”) between the City and Employee; and WHEREAS, the term of the Agreement is for five years, from August 8, 2022, through August 7, 2027; and
WHEREAS, Section 9.2 of the Agreement provides that the “Agreement may be amended at any time by the mutual consent of the parties by an instrument in writing, which amendment shall require approval by the affirmative vote of three (3) members of the Council [;]” and
WHEREAS, on September 17, 2024, the City and Employee entered into the First Amendment to the Agreement (“First Amendment”) to: i) reflect that Employee generally receives a standard lunch break and reflect Employee’s 9/80 work schedule; ii) increase Employee’s salary by fifteen percent (15%) to $348,160 effective August 8, 2024; iii) revise the severance due to Employee from 6 months to 7.5 months in the event of termination without cause prior to August 8, 2025, and to 9 months in the event of termination without cause on or after August 8, 2025; and iv) provide for a “Holiday Leave Bank” of 155 hours each fiscal year in lieu of Employee being provided designated holidays and floating holidays; and WHEREAS, the City’s City Council recognizes that it has established a benchmark for Employee’s total compensation to be at least 5% above the chief of police’s total compensation, and as of the date of this Second Amendment, Employee’s salary satisfies this benchmark; and WHEREAS, the City and Employee now desire to enter into the Second Amendment to:
i) increase Employee’s automobile allowance from $533.33 per month to $600.00 per month; ii) provide that Employee’s accrued and unused vacation leave that would otherwise exceed the maximum accrual limit of 400 hours will be cashed out in the pay period following accrual, such that accrued leave on the books does not exceed 400 hours; iii) allow Employee to cash out up to 90 hours of Management Leave per fiscal year (rather than up to 70 hours as provided in the “Summary of Benefits - Executive Management” and resolutions referenced therein); iv) provide 109
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Employee a one-time addition of 30 hours to her Management Leave bank; and v) provide that the City will make $350 monthly contributions to Employee’s 457(b) deferred compensation plan, with the monthly City contribution increasing by $175 per month each full year to a maximum of $700 per month.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein, City and Employee hereby agree as follows:

AGREEMENT
SECTION 1. The above recitals are incorporated by reference as if set forth in full herein.

SECTION 2. The first section of Section 6.1 is hereby amended to read as follows (additions shown in bold italics, deletions shown in strikethrough):
“6.1 Automobile Allowance. The City shall reimburse Employee $600.00 $533.33 per month for the use of her personal automobile for official City business, with such allowance paid out to Employee in a prorated amount each pay period.”
SECTION 3. Section 6.2 of the Agreement is hereby amended to read, in its entirety as follows (additions in bold italics):
“6.2 Leaves. Upon appointment to the position of City Manager, Employee retained on the books all previously accrued Vacation, Sick, Management and Floating Holiday Leave. During the term of this Agreement, Employee shall accrue Vacation, Sick, and Management Leave at the same rates as provided to the City’s Executive Management Employees other than the Chief of Police, as stated in the then-current “Summary of Benefits - Executive Management” and resolutions referenced therein, and subject to the same applicable terms and conditions except as modified by subsections (a), (b) and (c) below of this Section 6.2.
(a) In the event that in any given pay period Employee’s accrued and unused Vacation Leave hours would exceed the maximum accrual limit of 400 hours, such hours that would otherwise exceed the Vacation Leave accrual limit will be paid out to Employee by the following pay period, such that Employee’s accrued Vacation Leave on the books does not exceed 400 hours. (b) Employee may cash out up to 90 hours of Management Leave per fiscal year at her current base rate of pay at any time throughout the fiscal year by making notification of request to cash out to the Finance Department. Any unused Management Leave on record at the ending date of the second payroll in June will be cashed out, up to 90 hours maximum.
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(c) Effective the first full pay period following October 21, 2025, Employee shall be provided a one-time addition of 30 hours to her Management Leave bank, which may be cashed out by making notification of request to cash out to the Finance Department. In subsequent fiscal years, the City Council will consider whether to provide Employee any additional Management Leave beyond the amount to which Employee is entitled for that fiscal year under the thencurrent “Summary of Benefits - Executive Management” and resolutions referenced therein.”
SECTION 4. Section 6.5 of the Agreement (re-numbered from 6.4 to 6.5 pursuant to the First Amendment) is hereby amended, in its entirety, to read as follows (additions shown in bold italics, deletions shown in strikethrough):
“6.5 6.4 401(a) and 457(b) Account Contribution. The City shall make contributions to a 401(a) account for Employee in the amount of seven percent (7%) of base salary each pay period. However, such contributions shall not exceed IRS annual contribution limits. Additionally, effective the first payroll period following October 21, 2025, the City shall make a $350 per month contribution to Employee’s 457(b) deferred compensation plan. In the first full pay period following each full year thereafter beginning October 21, 2026, the City’s monthly contribution to Employee’s 457(b) deferred compensation plan shall be increased by $175 per month, not to exceed a maximum monthly contribution of $700 per month.

Except as provided in this Section and the City’s mandatory CalPERS employer contribution, Section 6.3 above, Employee shall not be eligible for any other retirement account contributions or deferred compensation contributions from the City, including the $450 per month City contribution provided to Executive Management Employees.”
SECTION 5. Except as expressly amended by this Second Amendment and the First Amendment, the underlying terms, conditions, and compensation of Employee by City as and for her employment as city manager shall be as set forth in the Agreement. [SIGNATURES APPEAR ON NEXT PAGE]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the CITY OF CHINO has caused this Second Amendment to be signed and executed on its behalf by its Mayor, and duly attested by its officers thereunto duly authorized, and EMPLOYEE has signed and executed this Second Amendment, both in duplicate.

CITY OF CHINO
______________________________
Eunice M. Ulloa, Mayor
ATTEST:
______________________________
Natalie Gonzaga, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
______________________________
Fred Galante, City Attorney

CITY MANAGER
______________________________
Dr. Linda Reich
Dated:_________________________
[END OF SIGNATURES]
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MEMORANDUM

CITY OF CHINO

DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: OCTOBER 21, 2025
TO: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, CITY OF CHINO
FROM: WARREN MORELION, AICP, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES

SUBJECT
..titl e
Project Update - Solar Power Purchase Agreement (PPA).
..end

RECOMMENDATION
Receive and file an update to the Solar Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) from SiteLogIQ to BP Solar Chino LLC as the contracting entity.
..body

FISCAL IMPACT
None.

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CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: OCTOBER 21, 2025
TITLE: PROJECT UPDATE - SOLAR POWER PURCHASE AGREEMENT (PPA).

PAGE: 2

BACKGROUND
In October 2024, the City released a Request for Proposals (RFP) seeking proposals from qualified firms for the development, operation, and maintenance of solar photovoltaic carports at the City-owned property located at 5450 Guardian Way (Chino Police Department). Eight proposals were received, and the proposal submitted by SiteLogIQ was deemed to be the most responsive to the City’s requirements.

In its proposal, SiteLogIQ identified its key business partners and affiliates, including BluePath Financial, which was slated to act as the project financier. In effecting financing for the project, BluePath Financial created a special purpose limited liability company (LLC) named BP Solar Chino LLC. The creation of LLC’s is a common business practice to facilitate a single project or transaction while isolating financial risk and assets.

On June 3, 2025, the City Council approved a Power Purchase Agreement with BP Solar Chino LLC. While the agreement correctly named BP Solar Chino LLC as the contracting entity, the accompanying staff report referenced SiteLogIQ as the other party to the agreement. As outlined in SiteLogIQ’s original proposal, SiteLogIQ will serve as the project developer and contractor, while the project will be financed by BluePath Financial through BP Solar Chino LLC.

ISSUES/ANALYSIS
The Power Purchase Agreement has been executed, but to ensure full transparency, staff is providing these additional details regarding the deal structure with the City Council to receive and file.
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MEMORANDUM

CITY OF CHINO

FINANCE DEPARTMENT
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: OCTOBER 21, 2025
TO: LINDA REICH, CITY MANAGER
FROM: KIM SAO, DIRECTOR OF FINANCE

SUBJECT
..titl e
Approve Contract Amendment No. 4 to the Professional Services Agreement with MV Cheng & Associates.
..end

RECOMMENDATION
Approve a contract amendment with MV Cheng & Associates increasing the not-to-exceed amount from $150,000 to $300,000 to provide interim financial consulting services; and authorize
the City Manager to execute all necessary documents on behalf of the City. ..body

FISCAL IMPACT
Sufficient funds are included in the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Finance Operating Budget.

CITY OF CHINO MISSION / VISION / VALUES / STRATEGIC ISSUES The recommendation detailed above furthers the City’s values and strategic issues that serve as key pillars on which identified priorities, goals, and action plans are built, by fostering:
 Positive City Image
 Responsible Long-Range Planning
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CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: OCTOBER 21, 2025
TITLE: APPROVE CONTRACT AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH MV CHENG & ASSOCIATES.

PAGE: 2

BACKGROUND
In October 2024, the City entered into a Professional Services Agreement with MV Cheng & Associates to provide interim financial consulting services to support the Finance Department during the Director of Finance vacancy. The firm provided experienced municipal finance professionals to assist with higher-level departmental oversight and maintain operational continuity during the recruitment period.

The department has continued to experience staffing challenges due to vacancies in key positions, including the Finance Manager and Payroll Supervisor. These vacancies have created an ongoing need for technical and managerial support to maintain daily operations, financial reporting, and payroll processing, which has resulted in additional amendments to the original agreement.

ISSUES/ANALYSIS
MV Cheng & Associates has continued to provide highly qualified professionals who are familiar with the City’s financial systems, processes, and procedures. Their consultants have supported several critical functions, including audit preparation, budget development, payroll reconciliation, and overall financial management.

Given the current vacancies and workload demands, extending the existing agreement through Amendment No. 4 will allow MV Cheng & Associates to continue providing essential interim support while recruitment for permanent staff is completed. Maintaining these services ensures that the Finance Department continues to meet operational deadlines, comply with regulatory requirements, and deliver high-quality financial services to the organization and community.

Approval of Amendment No. 4 will ensure the continued stability and efficiency of Finance Department operations during this period of transition. MV Cheng & Associates brings specialized expertise and continuity that are essential to supporting the department until key positions are filled.

Attachment: MV Cheng & Associates Amendment 4
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AMENDMENT NO. 4

TO AGREEMENT FOR SERVICES
THIS AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT FOR SERVICES (“Amendment”) by and between the CITY OF CHINO, a California municipal corporation (“City”) and MV CHENG & ASSOCIATES (“MVC”) is effective as of the 21st day of October 2025.

RECITALS
A. City and MVC entered into that certain Agreement for Contractual Services dated October 16, 2024 (“Agreement”) whereby MVC agreed to provide consulting services.

B. On November 20, 2024, the City and MVC entered into a first amendment to the Agreement to increase compensation by $50,000.00 to equal a total not-to-exceed amount of $100,000.00.

C. On May 15, 2025, the City and MVC entered into a second amendment to the Agreement to increase compensation by $50,000.00 to equal a total not-to-exceed amount of $150,000.00
D. On July 1, 2025, the City and MVC entered into a third amendment to the Agreement to extend the term for one additional year ending on June 30, 2026.

E. City and MVC now desire to amend the Agreement to increase the contract sum to allow for the provision of additional services by MVC during the extended term, as may be requested by City.

TERMS

1. Contract Changes. The Agreement is amended as provided herein.

Contract Sum. The Contract Sum is revised to read in its entirety as follows:

For the services rendered according to this Agreement, MVC will be compensated at a not-to-exceed maximum contract amount of Three Hundred Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($300,000).

2. Continuing Effect of Agreement. Except as amended by this Amendment, all provisions of the Agreement shall remain unchanged and in full force and effect. From and after the date of this Amendment, whenever the term “Agreement” appears in the Agreement, it shall mean the Agreement, as amended by this Amendment to the Agreement.

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the Agreement. Each party represents and warrants to the other that there have been no written or oral modifications to the Agreement other than as provided herein. Each party represents and warrants to the other that the Agreement is currently an effective, valid, and binding obligation.

MVC represents and warrants to City that, as of the date of this Amendment, City is not in default of any material term of the Agreement and that there have been no events that, with the passing of time or the giving of notice, or both, would constitute a material default under the Agreement.

City represents and warrants to MVC that, as of the date of this Amendment, MVC is not in default of any material term of the Agreement and that there have been no events that, with the passing of time or the giving of notice, or both, would constitute a material default under the Agreement.

4. Adequate Consideration. The parties hereto irrevocably stipulate and agree that they have each received adequate and independent consideration for the performance of the obligations they have undertaken pursuant to this Amendment.

5. Authority. The persons executing this Amendment on behalf of the parties hereto warrant that (i) such party is duly organized and existing, (ii) they are duly authorized to execute and deliver this Amendment on behalf of said party, (iii) by so executing this Amendment, such party is formally bound to the provisions of this Amendment, and (iv) the entering into this Amendment does not violate any provision of any other agreement to which said party is bound. [SIGNATURES ON FOLLOWING PAGE]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment on the date and year first-above written.

CITY:

CITY OF CHINO, a municipal corporation
Linda Reich, City Manager
ATTEST:

Natalie Gonzaga, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM: APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:

ALESHIRE & WYNDER, LLP
_____________________________ _____________________________ Fred Galante, City Attorney Kim Sao, Department Director MVC:

MV Cheng & Associates
By:

Name: Misty Cheng
Title: Owner
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MEMORANDUM

CITY OF CHINO

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: OCTOBER 21, 2025
TO: LINDA REICH, CITY MANAGER
FROM: HYE JIN LEE, PE, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS

SUBJECT
..titl e
Award a Professional Services Agreement with CT&T Concrete Paving, Inc., Diamond Bar, CA. ..end

RECOMMENDATION
Award a Professional Services Agreement to CT&T Concrete Paving, Inc. for a three-year term, with an option to extend for two additional years, for as-needed concrete repair services at an annual amount not to exceed $580,000, and authorize the City Manager to execute all necessary documents on behalf of the City.
..body

FISCAL IMPACT
There are sufficient funds in the FY 2025-26 Operating Budget to award the contract to CT&T.

CITY OF CHINO MISSION / VISION / VALUES / STRATEGIC ISSUES The recommendation detailed above furthers the City’s values and strategic issues that serve as key pillars on which identified priorities, goals, and action plans are built, by fostering:
 Positive City Image
 Superior Customer Service
 Responsible Long-Range Planning
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CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: OCTOBER 21, 2025
TITLE: AWARD A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH CT&T CONCRETE PAVING, INC., DIAMOND BAR, CA.

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BACKGROUND
As part of the City’s ongoing efforts to preserve and enhance public infrastructure, the Public Works Department oversees a Citywide Concrete Repair and Maintenance Program focused on maintaining the extensive network of concrete improvements located within the public right-ofway. These improvements include sidewalks, curbs, gutters, driveway approaches, cross gutters, sidewalk ramps, curb drains, and other related elements. Over time, these assets deteriorate due to age, weather, tree root intrusion, and wear from pedestrian and vehicular use. Without timely repairs, damaged or uneven concrete can create trip hazards, impede proper stormwater drainage, and negatively impact the overall aesthetics and functionality of public spaces.

Having a contractor available as needed allows the City to complete large-scale concrete repairs in areas that have been surveyed and identified as needing attention. This includes the replacement of damaged sidewalks, curbs, gutters, and the installation or improvement of accessible sidewalk ramps to ensure compliance with City of Chino Policy on Accessible Pedestrian Facilities and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements. By addressing multiple hazards at once, the program enhances public safety, restores accessibility, and improves the overall appearance of the community.

ISSUES/ANALYSIS
On July 25, 2025, the City issued Request for Proposals (RFP No. 2025-0020) for As-Needed Concrete Repair Services through PlanetBids, in accordance with City procurement policies.

The RFP included bid items encompassing the full range of potential concrete repair services that may be required throughout the year. As a result, the total bid amount appears unusually high, as it reflects a comprehensive list of all possible services rather than anticipated expenditures. This approach enables the City to competitively bid and secure the most favorable unit prices for any repair needs that may arise. In practice, not all bid items are utilized each year. Therefore, staff analyzed historical spending patterns for these services and is recommending that the Council approve a contract amount reflecting a reasonable average of expected annual costs.

The City received fourteen (14) proposals by the closing date of August 21, 2025. A review committee, consisting of City staff, evaluated proposals separately to maintain confidentiality and fairness. Staff then scored these proposals using the following weighted criteria:
 Experience/Qualifications: 20%
 Past Performance/References: 15%
 Plan Methodology/Project Approach: 30%
 Quality and Responsiveness of Proposal: 15%
 Cost Evaluation: 20%
Following evaluation, CT&T Concrete Paving, Inc., received the highest average score and is recommended for contract award.

Evaluation Results:

RANKING CONTRACTOR
1 CT&T Concrete Paving, Inc.
2 S&H Civilworks
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TITLE: AWARD A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH CT&T CONCRETE PAVING, INC., DIAMOND BAR, CA.

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3 We R Builders, Inc.
4 Garcon Construction
5 Grigolla & Sons Const., Co., Inc.
6 Towo Enterprise, Inc.
7 Paveco Construction, Inc.
8 PUB Construction, Inc.
9 Estate Design & Construction
10 Access General Contracting, Inc.
11 Metrocell Construction, Inc.
12 Nieves General Engineering, Inc.
13 G.M. Sager Construction Co., Inc.
14 TSR Construction
Staff recommends that the City Council award a three-year agreement to CT&T Concrete Paving, Inc. for As-Needed Concrete Repair Services, with the option to extend the agreement for up to two additional years. The total cost for the initial three-year term shall not exceed $580,000 per year, exclusive of any potential future extensions.

Attachment: New Agreement – CT&T Concrete Paving, Inc.
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Project Name/No.: As-Needed Concrete Repair Services Contract No.: ____________ Project Manager: PW / Keith Martinez Approved: ____________ 01225.0001/863604.2 (Long Form)

AGREEMENT FOR SERVICES

BETWEEN THE CITY OF CHINO AND
CT&T CONCRETE PAVING, INC.

THIS AGREEMENT FOR SERVICES (herein “Agreement”) is made and entered into this 21st day of October 2025 (“Effective Date”) by and between the City of Chino, a California municipal corporation (“City”) and CT&T Concrete Paving, Inc., a California Corporation (“Contractor”). City and Contractor may be referred to individually as “Party” or collectively as “Parties.”

RECITALS
A. City has sought, by issuance of a Request for Proposals or Invitation for Bids, the performance of the services defined and described particularly in Article 1 of this Agreement.

B. Contractor, following submission of a proposal or bid for the performance of the services defined and described particularly in Article 1 of this Agreement, was selected by the City to perform those services.

C. Pursuant to the City of Chino’s Municipal Code, City has authority to enter into and execute this Agreement.

D. The Parties desire to formalize the selection of Contractor for performance of those services defined and described particularly in Article 1 of this Agreement and desire that the terms of that performance be as particularly defined and described herein.

OPERATIVE PROVISIONS
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants made by the Parties and contained herein and other consideration, the value and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:

ARTICLE 1. SERVICES OF CONTRACTOR

1.1 Scope of Services.

In compliance with all terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Contractor shall provide those services specified in the “Scope of Services” attached hereto as Exhibit “A” and incorporated herein by this reference, which may be referred to herein as the “services” or “work” hereunder. As a material inducement to the City entering into this Agreement, Contractor represents and warrants that it has the qualifications, experience, and facilities necessary to properly perform the services required under this Agreement in a thorough, competent, and professional manner, and is experienced in performing the work and services contemplated herein. Contractor shall at all times faithfully, competently and to the best of its ability, experience and talent, perform all services described herein. Contractor covenants that it shall 123
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follow the highest professional standards in performing the work and services required hereunder and that all materials will be both of good quality as well as fit for the purpose intended. For purposes of this Agreement, the phrase “highest professional standards” shall mean those standards of practice recognized by one or more first-class firms performing similar work under similar circumstances.

1.2 Contractor’s Proposal.

The Scope of Services shall include the scope of work included in Contractor’s proposal, which shall be incorporated herein by this reference as though fully set forth herein. In the event of any inconsistency between the terms of such proposal and this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall govern.

1.3 Compliance with Law.

Contractor shall keep itself informed concerning, and shall render all services hereunder in accordance with, all ordinances, resolutions, statutes, rules, and regulations of the City and any Federal, State or local governmental entity having jurisdiction in effect at the time service is rendered.

1.4 California Labor Law.

If the Scope of Services includes any “public work” or “maintenance work,” as those terms are defined in California Labor Code Section 1720 et seq. and California Code of Regulations, Title 8, Section 16000 et seq., and if the total compensation is $1,000 or more, Contractor shall pay prevailing wages for such work and comply with the requirements in California Labor Code section 1770 et seq. and 1810 et seq., and all other applicable laws, as they pertain to such work, including the following requirements:
(a) DIR Monitoring and Enforcement. The public work and/or maintenance work performed under this Agreement shall be subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations (“DIR”). Contractor shall post job site notices, as prescribed by regulation.
(b) Prevailing Wages. Contractor shall pay prevailing wages to the extent required by Labor Code Section 1771. Pursuant to Labor Code Section 1773.2, copies of the prevailing rate of per diem wages are on file at City Hall and will be made available to any interested party on request. By initiating any work under this Agreement, Contractor acknowledges receipt of a copy of the DIR determination of the prevailing rate of per diem wages, and Contractor shall post a copy of the same at each job site where work is performed under this Agreement.
(c) Penalty for Failure to Pay Prevailing Wages. Contractor shall comply with and be bound by the provisions of Labor Code Sections 1774 and 1775 concerning the payment of prevailing rates of wages to workers and the penalties for failure to pay prevailing wages. The Contractor shall, as a penalty to the City, forfeit two hundred dollars ($200) for each calendar day, or portion thereof, for each worker paid less than the prevailing rates as determined 124
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by the DIR for the work or craft in which the worker is employed for any public work done pursuant to this Agreement by Contractor or by any subcontractor. (d) Payroll Records. Contractor shall comply with and be bound by the provisions of Labor Code Section 1776, which requires Contractor and each subcontractor to:
keep accurate payroll records and verify such records in writing under penalty of perjury, as specified in Section 1776; certify and make such payroll records available for inspection as provided by Section 1776; and inform the City of the location of the records. (e) Apprentices. Contractor shall comply with and be bound by the provisions of Labor Code Sections 1777.5, 1777.6, and 1777.7 and California Code of Regulations Title 8, Section 200 et seq. concerning the employment of apprentices on public works projects. Contractor shall be responsible for compliance with these aforementioned Sections for all apprenticeable occupations. Prior to commencing work under this Agreement, Contractor shall provide City with a copy of the information submitted to any applicable apprenticeship program. Within sixty (60) days after concluding work pursuant to this Agreement, Contractor and each of its subcontractors shall submit to the City a verified statement of the journeyman and apprentice hours performed under this Agreement. (f) Eight-Hour Work Day. Contractor acknowledges that eight (8) hours labor constitutes a legal day's work. Contractor shall comply with and be bound by Labor Code Section 1810.
(g) Penalties for Excess Hours. Contractor shall comply with and be bound by the provisions of Labor Code Section 1813 concerning penalties for workers who work excess hours. The Contractor shall, as a penalty to the City, forfeit twenty-five dollars ($25) for each worker employed in the performance of this Agreement by the Contractor or by any subcontractor for each calendar day during which such worker is required or permitted to work more than eight (8) hours in any one calendar day and forty (40) hours in any one calendar week in violation of the provisions of Division 2, Part 7, Chapter 1, Article 3 of the Labor Code.

Pursuant to Labor Code section 1815, work performed by employees of Contractor in excess of eight (8) hours per day, and forty (40) hours during any one week shall be permitted upon public work upon compensation for all hours worked in excess of 8 hours per day at not less than one and one-half (1½) times the basic rate of pay.
(h) Workers’ Compensation. California Labor Code Sections 1860 and 3700 provide that every employer will be required to secure the payment of compensation to its employees if it has employees. By executing this Agreement, and in accordance with the provisions of California Labor Code Section 1861, Contractor certifies as follows:
“I am aware of the provisions of Section 3700 of the Labor Code which require every employer to be insured against liability for workers' compensation or to undertake self-insurance in accordance with the provisions of that code, and I will comply with such provisions before commencing the performance of the work of this contract.”
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(i) Contractor’s Responsibility for Subcontractors. For every subcontractor who will perform work under this Agreement, Contractor shall be responsible for such subcontractor's compliance with Division 2, Part 7, Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1720) of the California Labor Code, and shall make such compliance a requirement in any contract with any subcontractor for work under this Agreement. Contractor shall be required to take all actions necessary to enforce such contractual provisions and ensure subcontractor's compliance, including without limitation, conducting a review of the certified payroll records of the subcontractor on a periodic basis or upon becoming aware of the failure of the subcontractor to pay his or her workers the specified prevailing rate of wages. Contractor shall diligently take corrective action to halt or rectify any such failure by any subcontractor.

1.5 Licenses, Permits, Fees and Assessments.

Contractor shall obtain at its sole cost and expense such licenses, permits and approvals as may be required by law for the performance of the services required by this Agreement.

Contractor shall have the sole obligation to pay for any fees, assessments and taxes, plus applicable penalties and interest, which may be imposed by law and arise from or are necessary for the Contractor’s performance of the services required by this Agreement, and shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless City, its officers, employees or agents of City, against any such fees, assessments, taxes, penalties or interest levied, assessed or imposed against City hereunder.

1.6 Familiarity with Work.

By executing this Agreement, Contractor warrants that Contractor (i) has thoroughly investigated and considered the scope of services to be performed, (ii) has carefully considered how the services should be performed, and (iii) fully understands the facilities, difficulties and restrictions attending performance of the services under this Agreement. If the services involve work upon any site, Contractor warrants that Contractor has or will investigate the site and is or will be fully acquainted with the conditions there existing, prior to commencement of services hereunder. Should the Contractor discover any latent or unknown conditions, which will materially affect the performance of the services hereunder, Contractor shall immediately inform the City of such fact and shall not proceed except at Contractor’s risk until written instructions are received from the Project Manager.

1.7 Software and Computer Services.

If the Scope of Services includes the provision and/or installation of any software, computer system, or other computer technology, Contractor represents and warrants that it has inspected the City’s current infrastructure, equipment, computer system and software and that the software, computer system, or other computer technology provided and/or installed by Contractor under this Agreement is compatible, and shall be fully functional, with such infrastructure, equipment, computer system and software of the City. Contractor acknowledges that the City is relying on the representation by Contractor as a material consideration in entering into this Agreement.

1.8 Care of Work.
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The Contractor shall adopt reasonable methods during the life of the Agreement to furnish continuous protection to the work, and the equipment, materials, papers, documents, plans, studies and/or other components thereof to prevent losses or damages, and shall be responsible for all such damages, to persons or property, until acceptance of the work by City, except such losses or damages as may be caused by City’s own negligence.

1.9 Further Responsibilities of Parties.

Both parties agree to use reasonable care and diligence to perform their respective obligations under this Agreement. Both parties agree to act in good faith to execute all instruments, prepare all documents and take all actions as may be reasonably necessary to carry out the purposes of this Agreement. Unless hereafter specified, neither party shall be responsible for the service of the other.

1.10 Additional Services.

City shall have the right, subject to state law and the City’s Municipal Code, at any time during the performance of the services, without invalidating this Agreement, to order extra work beyond that specified in the Scope of Services or make changes by altering, adding to or deducting from said work. No such extra work may be undertaken unless a written order is first given by the Project Manager to the Contractor, incorporating therein any adjustment in (i) the Contract Sum for the actual costs of the extra work, and/or (ii) the time to perform this Agreement, which said adjustments are subject to the written approval of the Contractor. Any increase in compensation for extra work shall require the approval of City Council unless the City Council has previously authorized the City Manager to approve an increase in compensation and the amount of the increase does not exceed such authorization. It is expressly understood by Contractor that the provisions of this Section shall not apply to services specifically set forth in the Scope of Services. Contractor hereby acknowledges that it accepts the risk that the services to be provided pursuant to the Scope of Services may be more costly or time consuming than Contractor anticipates and that Contractor shall not be entitled to additional compensation therefor. City may in its sole and absolute discretion have similar work done by other contractors. No claims for an increase in the Contract Sum or time for performance shall be valid unless the procedures established in this Section are followed.

1.11 Special Requirements.

Additional terms and conditions of this Agreement, if any, which are made a part hereof are set forth in the “Special Requirements” attached hereto as Exhibit “B” and incorporated herein by this reference. In the event of a conflict between the provisions of Exhibit “B” and any other provisions of this Agreement, the provisions of Exhibit “B” shall govern.

ARTICLE 2. COMPENSATION AND METHOD OF PAYMENT.

2.1 Contract Sum.

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incorporated herein by this reference. The total compensation, including reimbursement for actual expenses, shall not exceed Five Hundred Eighty Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($580,000.00) for services rendered per each fiscal year, for a total contract amount not-to-exceed One Million Seven Hundred Forty Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($1,740,000.00) (the “Contract Sum”), unless additional compensation is approved pursuant to Section 1.10.

2.2 Method of Compensation.

The method of compensation may include: (i) a lump sum payment upon completion; (ii) payment in accordance with specified tasks or the percentage of completion of the services, less contract retention; (iii) payment for time and materials based upon the Contractor’s rates as specified in the Schedule of Compensation, provided that (a) time estimates are provided for the performance of sub tasks, (b) contract retention is maintained, and (c) the Contract Sum is not exceeded; or (iv) such other methods as may be specified in the Schedule of Compensation.

2.3 Reimbursable Expenses.

Compensation may include reimbursement for actual and necessary expenditures for reproduction costs, telephone expenses, and travel expenses approved by the Project Manager in advance, or actual subcontractor expenses of an approved subcontractor pursuant to Section 4.5, and only if specified in the Schedule of Compensation. The Contract Sum shall include the attendance of Contractor at all project meetings reasonably deemed necessary by the City.

Coordination of the performance of the work with City is a critical component of the services. If Contractor is required to attend additional meetings to facilitate such coordination, Contractor shall not be entitled to any additional compensation for attending said meetings.

2.4 Invoices.

Each month Contractor shall furnish to City an original invoice for all work performed and expenses incurred during the preceding month in a form approved by City’s Director of Finance. By submitting an invoice for payment under this Agreement, Contractor is certifying compliance with all provisions of the Agreement. Contractor shall not invoice City for any duplicate services performed by more than one person.

All invoices shall be submitted by email to [email protected]. Each invoice is to include:
(a) Line items for all personnel describing the work performed, the number of hours worked, and the hourly rate.
(b) Line items for all materials and equipment properly charged to the Services.
(c) Line items for all other approved reimbursable expenses claimed, with supporting documentation.
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(e) If this Agreement requires prevailing wages, per Section 1.4 of the Agreement, all invoices shall include a copy of Contractor’s Certified Payroll and proof that Certified Payroll has been submitted to the DIR.

Contractor shall also submit a list of the prevailing wage rates for all employees and subcontractors providing services under this Agreement, as applicable, with Contractor’s first invoice. If these rates change at any time during the term of the Agreement, Contractor shall submit a new list of rates to the City with its first invoice following the effective date of the rate change.

City shall independently review each invoice submitted by the Contractor to determine whether the work performed and expenses incurred are in compliance with the provisions of this Agreement. Except as to any charges for work performed or expenses incurred by Contractor which are disputed by City, or as provided in Section 7.3, City will use its best efforts to cause Contractor to be paid within forty-five (45) days of receipt of Contractor’s correct and undisputed invoice; however, Contractor acknowledges and agrees that due to City warrant run procedures, the City cannot guarantee that payment will occur within this time period. In the event any charges or expenses are disputed by City, the original invoice shall be returned by City to Contractor for correction and resubmission. Review and payment by City for any invoice provided by the Contractor shall not constitute a waiver of any rights or remedies provided herein or any applicable law.

2.5 Waiver.

Payment to Contractor for work performed pursuant to this Agreement shall not be deemed to waive any defects in work performed by Contractor.

2.6 Contingency of Funds.

Contractor acknowledges that funding or portions of funding for this Agreement may be contingent upon State budget approval; receipt of funds from, and/or obligation of funds by the State of California to City; or inclusion of sufficient funding for the services hereunder in the budget approved by Chino City Council for each fiscal year covered by this Agreement. If such approval, funding or appropriations are not forthcoming, or are otherwise limited, City may immediately terminate or modify this Agreement without penalty.

ARTICLE 3. PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE

3.1 Time of Essence.

Time is of the essence in the performance of this Agreement.

3.2 Schedule of Performance.

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reference. When requested by the Contractor, extensions to the time period(s) specified in the Schedule of Performance may be approved in writing by the Project Manager but not exceeding one hundred eighty (180) days cumulatively.

3.3 Force Majeure.

The time period(s) specified in the Schedule of Performance for performance of the services rendered pursuant to this Agreement shall be extended because of any delays due to unforeseeable causes beyond the control and without the fault or negligence of the Contractor, including, but not restricted to, acts of God or of the public enemy, unusually severe weather, fires, earthquakes, floods, epidemics, quarantine restrictions, riots, strikes, freight embargoes, wars, litigation, and/or acts of any governmental agency, including the City, if the Contractor shall within ten (10) days of the commencement of such delay notify the Project Manager in writing of the causes of the delay. The Project Manager shall ascertain the facts and the extent of delay, and extend the time for performing the services for the period of the enforced delay when and if in the judgment of the Project Manager such delay is justified. The Project Manager’s determination shall be final and conclusive upon the parties to this Agreement. In no event shall Contractor be entitled to recover damages against the City for any delay in the performance of this Agreement, however caused, Contractor’s sole remedy being extension of the Agreement pursuant to this Section.

3.4 Term.

Unless earlier terminated in accordance with Article 7 of this Agreement, this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect until completion of the services, which shall be no later than June 30, 2028, except as otherwise provided in the Schedule of Performance (Exhibit “D”).

This Agreement may be renewed by a written amendment for up to an additional two (2) year(s) at the option of the City if the City is satisfied with the quality of services performed by Contractor under this Agreement.

ARTICLE 4. COORDINATION OF WORK

4.1 Representatives and Personnel of Contractor.

The following principals of Contractor (“Principals”) are hereby designated as being the principals and representatives of Contractor authorized to act in its behalf with respect to the work specified herein and make all decisions in connection therewith:

(Name) (Title)

(Name) (Title)
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Therefore, the foregoing principals shall be responsible during the term of this Agreement for directing all activities of Contractor and devoting sufficient time to personally supervise the services hereunder. All personnel of Contractor, and any authorized agents, shall at all times be under the exclusive direction and control of the Principals. For purposes of this Agreement, the foregoing Principals may not be replaced nor may their responsibilities be substantially reduced by Contractor without the express written approval of City. Additionally, Contractor shall utilize only competent personnel to perform services pursuant to this Agreement. Contractor shall make every reasonable effort to maintain the stability and continuity of Contractor’s staff and subcontractors, if any, assigned to perform the services required under this Agreement.

Contractor shall notify City of any changes in Contractor’s staff and subcontractors, if any, assigned to perform the services required under this Agreement, prior to and during any such performance.

4.2 Status of Contractor.

Contractor shall have no authority to bind City in any manner, or to incur any obligation, debt or liability of any kind on behalf of or against City, whether by contract or otherwise, unless such authority is expressly conferred under this Agreement or is otherwise expressly conferred in writing by City. Contractor shall not at any time or in any manner represent that Contractor or any of Contractor’s officers, employees, or agents are in any manner officials, officers, employees or agents of City. Neither Contractor, nor any of Contractor’s officers, employees or agents, shall obtain any rights to retirement, health care or any other benefits which may otherwise accrue to City’s employees. Contractor expressly waives any claim Contractor may have to any such rights.

4.3 Project Manager.

The Project Manager shall be the Public Works Services Manager or any other person as may be designated by the Project Manager. It shall be the Contractor’s responsibility to assure that the Project Manager is kept informed of the progress of the performance of the services and the Contractor shall refer any decisions which must be made by City to the Project Manager.

Unless otherwise specified herein, any approval of City required hereunder shall mean the approval of the Project Manager. The Project Manager shall have authority, if specified in writing by the City Manager, to sign all documents on behalf of the City required hereunder to carry out the terms of this Agreement.

4.4 Independent Contractor.

Neither the City nor any of its employees shall have any control over the manner, mode or means by which Contractor, its agents or employees, perform the services required herein, except as otherwise set forth herein. City shall have no voice in the selection, discharge, supervision or control of Contractor’s employees, servants, representatives or agents, or in fixing their number, compensation or hours of service. Contractor shall perform all services required herein as an independent contractor of City and shall remain at all times as to City a wholly independent contractor with only such obligations as are consistent with that role. Contractor shall not at any time or in any manner represent that it or any of its agents or employees are agents or employees of City. City shall not in any way or for any purpose become or be deemed 131
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to be a partner of Contractor in its business or otherwise or a joint venturer or a member of any joint enterprise with Contractor.

4.5 Prohibition Against Subcontracting or Assignment.

The experience, knowledge, capability and reputation of Contractor, its principals and employees were a substantial inducement for the City to enter into this Agreement. Therefore, Contractor shall not contract with any other entity to perform in whole or in part the services required hereunder without the express written approval of the City. In addition, neither this Agreement nor any interest herein may be transferred, assigned, conveyed, hypothecated or encumbered voluntarily or by operation of law, whether for the benefit of creditors or otherwise, without the prior written approval of City. Transfers restricted hereunder shall include the transfer to any person or group of persons acting in concert of more than twenty five percent (25%) of the present ownership and/or control of Contractor, taking all transfers into account on a cumulative basis. In the event of any such unapproved transfer, including any bankruptcy proceeding, this Agreement shall be void. No approved transfer shall release the Contractor or any surety of Contractor of any liability hereunder without the express consent of City.

ARTICLE 5. INSURANCE AND INDEMNIFICATION

5.1 Insurance Coverages.

Without limiting Contractor’s indemnification of City, and prior to commencement of any services under this Agreement, Contractor shall obtain, provide and maintain at its own expense during the term of this Agreement, policies of insurance of the type and amounts described below and in a form satisfactory to City.
(a) General liability insurance. Contractor shall maintain commercial general liability insurance with coverage at least as broad as Insurance Services Office form CG 00 01, in an amount not less than $1,000,000 per occurrence, $2,000,000 general aggregate, for bodily injury, personal injury, and property damage. The policy must include contractual liability that has not been amended. Any endorsement restricting standard ISO “insured contract” language will not be accepted.
(b) Automobile liability insurance. Contractor shall maintain automobile insurance at least as broad as Insurance Services Office form CA 00 01 covering bodily injury and property damage for all activities of the Contractor arising out of or in connection with Services to be performed under this Agreement, including coverage for any owned, hired, nonowned or rented vehicles, in an amount not less than $1,000,000 combined single limit for each accident.
(c) Professional liability (errors & omissions) insurance. Contractor shall maintain professional liability insurance that covers the Services to be performed in connection with this Agreement, in the minimum amount of $1,000,000 per claim and in the aggregate. Any policy inception date, continuity date, or retroactive date must be before the effective date of this Agreement and Contractor agrees to maintain continuous coverage through a period no less than three (3) years after completion of the services required by this Agreement. 132
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(d) Workers’ compensation insurance. Contractor shall maintain Workers’ Compensation Insurance (Statutory Limits) and Employer’s Liability Insurance (with limits of at least $1,000,000).
(e) Subcontractors. Contractor shall include all subcontractors as insureds under its policies or shall furnish separate certificates and certified endorsements for each subcontractor. All coverages for subcontractors shall include all of the requirements stated herein.
(f) Additional Insurance. Policies of such other insurance, as may be required in the Special Requirements in Exhibit “B”.

5.2 General Insurance Requirements.
(a) Proof of insurance. Contractor shall provide certificates of insurance to City as evidence of the insurance coverage required herein, along with a waiver of subrogation endorsement for workers’ compensation. Insurance certificates and endorsements must be approved by City’s Risk Manager prior to commencement of performance. Current certification of insurance shall be kept on file with City at all times during the term of this Agreement. City reserves the right to require complete, certified copies of all required insurance policies, at any time.
(b) Duration of coverage. Contractor shall procure and maintain for the duration of this Agreement insurance against claims for injuries to persons or damages to property, which may arise from or in connection with the performance of the Services hereunder by Contractor, its agents, representatives, employees or subcontractors. (c) Primary/noncontributing. Coverage provided by Contractor shall be primary and any insurance or self-insurance procured or maintained by City shall not be required to contribute with it. The limits of insurance required herein may be satisfied by a combination of primary and umbrella or excess insurance. Any umbrella or excess insurance shall contain or be endorsed to contain a provision that such coverage shall also apply on a primary and noncontributory basis for the benefit of City before the City’s own insurance or self-insurance shall be called upon to protect it as a named insured.
(d) City’s rights of enforcement. In the event any policy of insurance required under this Agreement does not comply with these specifications or is canceled and not replaced, City has the right but not the duty to obtain the insurance it deems necessary and any premium paid by City will be promptly reimbursed by Contractor or City will withhold amounts sufficient to pay premium from Contractor payments. In the alternative, City may cancel this Agreement. (e) Acceptable insurers. All insurance policies shall be issued by an insurance company currently authorized by the Insurance Commissioner to transact business of insurance or that is on the List of Approved Surplus Line Insurers in the State of California, with an assigned policyholders’ Rating of A- (or higher) and Financial Size Category Class VI (or larger) in accordance with the latest edition of Best’s Key Rating Guide, unless otherwise approved by the City’s Risk Manager.
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(f) Waiver of subrogation. All insurance coverage maintained or procured pursuant to this agreement shall be endorsed to waive subrogation against City, its elected or appointed officers, agents, officials, employees and volunteers or shall specifically allow Contractor or others providing insurance evidence in compliance with these specifications to waive their right of recovery prior to a loss. Contractor hereby waives its own right of recovery against City, and shall require similar written express waivers and insurance clauses from each of its subcontractors.
(g) Enforcement of contract provisions (non-estoppel). Contractor acknowledges and agrees that any actual or alleged failure on the part of the City to inform Contractor of non-compliance with any requirement imposes no additional obligations on the City nor does it waive any rights hereunder.
(h) Requirements not limiting. Requirements of specific coverage features or limits contained in this section are not intended as a limitation on coverage, limits or other requirements, or a waiver of any coverage normally provided by any insurance. Specific reference to a given coverage feature is for purposes of clarification only as it pertains to a given issue and is not intended by any party or insured to be all inclusive, or to the exclusion of other coverage, or a waiver of any type. If the Contractor maintains higher limits than the minimums shown above, the City requires and shall be entitled to coverage for the higher limits maintained by the Contractor. Any available insurance proceeds in excess of the specified minimum limits of insurance and coverage shall be available to the City. (i) Notice of cancellation. Contractor agrees to oblige its insurance agent or broker and insurers to provide to City with a thirty (30) day notice of cancellation (except for nonpayment for which a ten (10) day notice is required) or nonrenewal of coverage for each required coverage.
(j) Additional insured status. General liability policies shall provide or be endorsed to provide that City and its officers, officials, employees, and agents, and volunteers shall be additional insureds under such policies. This provision shall also apply to any excess/umbrella liability policies.
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of this section. Contractor agrees that upon request, all agreements with contractors, subcontractors, and others engaged in the project will be submitted to City for review. (n) Agency’s right to revise specifications. The City reserves the right at any time during the term of the contract to change the amounts and types of insurance required by giving the Contractor ninety (90) days advance written notice of such change. If such change results in substantial additional cost to the Contractor, the City and Contractor may renegotiate Contractor’s compensation.
(o) Self-insured retentions. Any self-insured retentions must be declared to and approved by City. City reserves the right to require that self-insured retentions be eliminated, lowered, or replaced by a deductible. Self-insurance will not be considered to comply with these specifications unless approved by City.
(p) Timely notice of claims. Contractor shall give City prompt and timely notice of claims made or suits instituted that arise out of or result from Contractor’s performance under this Agreement, and that involve or may involve coverage under any of the required liability policies.
(q) Additional insurance. Contractor shall also procure and maintain, at its own cost and expense, any additional kinds of insurance, which in its own judgment may be necessary for its proper protection and prosecution of the work.

5.3 Indemnification.

To the full extent permitted by law, Contractor agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the City, its officers, employees and agents (“Indemnified Parties”) against, and will hold and save them and each of them harmless from, any and all actions, either judicial, administrative, arbitration or regulatory claims, damages to persons or property, losses, costs, penalties, obligations, errors, omissions or liabilities whether actual or threatened (herein “claims or liabilities”) that may be asserted or claimed by any person, firm or entity arising out of or in connection with the negligent performance of the work, operations or activities provided herein of Contractor, its officers, employees, agents, subcontractors, or invitees, or any individual or entity for which Contractor is legally liable (“indemnitors”), or arising from Contractor’s or indemnitors’ reckless or willful misconduct, or arising from Contractor’s or indemnitors’ negligent performance of or failure to perform any term, provision, covenant or condition of this Agreement, and in connection therewith:
(a) Contractor will defend any action or actions filed in connection with any of said claims or liabilities and will pay all costs and expenses, including legal costs and attorneys’ fees incurred in connection therewith;
(b) Contractor will promptly pay any judgment rendered against the City, its officers, agents or employees for any such claims or liabilities arising out of or in connection with the negligent performance of or failure to perform such work, operations or activities of Contractor hereunder; and Contractor agrees to save and hold the City, its officers, agents, and employees harmless therefrom;
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(c) In the event the City, its officers, agents or employees is made a party to any action or proceeding filed or prosecuted against Contractor for such damages or other claims arising out of or in connection with the negligent performance of or failure to perform the work, operation or activities of Contractor hereunder, Contractor agrees to pay to the City, its officers, agents or employees, any and all costs and expenses incurred by the City, its officers, agents or employees in such action or proceeding, including but not limited to, legal costs and attorneys’ fees.

Contractor shall incorporate similar indemnity agreements with its subcontractors and if it fails to do so Contractor shall be fully responsible to indemnify City hereunder therefore, and failure of City to monitor compliance with these provisions shall not be a waiver hereof. This indemnification includes claims or liabilities arising from any negligent or wrongful act, error or omission, or reckless or willful misconduct of Contractor in the performance of professional services hereunder. The provisions of this Section do not apply to claims or liabilities occurring as a result of City’s sole negligence or willful acts or omissions, but, to the fullest extent permitted by law, shall apply to claims and liabilities resulting in part from City’s negligence, except that design professionals’ indemnity hereunder shall be limited to claims and liabilities arising out of the negligence, recklessness or willful misconduct of the design professional. The indemnity obligation shall be binding on successors and assigns of Contractor and shall survive termination of this Agreement.

ARTICLE 6. RECORDS, REPORTS, AND RELEASE OF INFORMATION

6.1 Records.

Contractor shall keep, and require subcontractors to keep, such ledgers, books of accounts, invoices, vouchers, canceled checks, reports, studies or other documents relating to the disbursements charged to City and services performed hereunder (the “books and records”), as shall be necessary to perform the services required by this Agreement and enable the Project Manager to evaluate the performance of such services. Any and all such documents shall be maintained in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and shall be complete and detailed. The Project Manager shall have full and free access to such books and records at all times during normal business hours of City, including the right to inspect, copy, audit and make records and transcripts from such records. Such records shall be maintained for a period of three (3) years following completion of the services hereunder, and the City shall have access to such records in the event any audit is required. In the event of dissolution of Contractor’s business, custody of the books and records may be given to City, and access shall be provided by Contractor’s successor in interest. Notwithstanding the above, the Contractor shall fully cooperate with the City in providing access to the books and records if a public records request is made and disclosure is required by law including but not limited to the California Public Records Act.

6.2 Reports.

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agrees that if Contractor becomes aware of any facts, circumstances, techniques, or events that may or will materially increase or decrease the cost of the work or services contemplated herein or, if Contractor is providing design services, the cost of the project being designed, Contractor shall promptly notify the Project Manager of said fact, circumstance, technique or event and the estimated increased or decreased cost related thereto and, if Contractor is providing design services, the estimated increased or decreased cost estimate for the project being designed.

6.3 Ownership of Documents.

All drawings, specifications, maps, designs, photographs, studies, surveys, data, notes, computer files, reports, records, documents and other materials (the “documents and materials”) prepared by Contractor, its employees, subcontractors and agents in the performance of this Agreement shall be the property of City and shall be delivered to City upon request of the Project Manager or upon the termination of this Agreement, and Contractor shall have no claim for further employment or additional compensation as a result of the exercise by City of its full rights of ownership use, reuse, or assignment of the documents and materials hereunder. Any use, reuse or assignment of such completed documents for other projects and/or use of uncompleted documents without specific written authorization by the Contractor will be at the City’s sole risk and without liability to Contractor, and Contractor’s guarantee and warranties shall not extend to such use, reuse or assignment. Contractor may retain copies of such documents for its own use. Contractor shall have the right to use the concepts embodied therein.

All subcontractors shall provide for assignment to City of any documents or materials prepared by them, and in the event Contractor fails to secure such assignment, Contractor shall indemnify City for all damages resulting therefrom. Moreover, Contractor with respect to any documents and materials that may qualify as “works made for hire” as defined in 17 U.S.C. § 101, such documents and materials are hereby deemed “works made for hire” for the City.

6.4 Confidentiality and Release of Information.
(a) All information gained or work product produced by Contractor in performance of this Agreement shall be considered confidential, unless such information is in the public domain or already known to Contractor. Contractor shall not release or disclose any such information or work product to persons or entities other than City without prior written authorization from the Project Manager.
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(d) Contractor shall promptly notify City should Contractor, its officers, employees, agents or subcontractors be served with any summons, complaint, subpoena, notice of deposition, request for documents, interrogatories, request for admissions or other discovery request, court order or subpoena from any party regarding this Agreement and the work performed there under. City retains the right, but has no obligation, to represent Contractor or be present at any deposition, hearing or similar proceeding. Contractor agrees to cooperate fully with City and to provide City with the opportunity to review any response to discovery requests provided by Contractor. However, this right to review any such response does not imply or mean the right by City to control, direct, or rewrite said response.

ARTICLE 7. ENFORCEMENT OF AGREEMENT AND TERMINATION

7.1 California Law.

This Agreement shall be interpreted, construed and governed both as to validity and to performance of the parties in accordance with the laws of the State of California. Legal actions concerning any dispute, claim or matter arising out of or in relation to this Agreement shall be instituted in the Superior Court of the County of San Bernardino, State of California, or any other appropriate court in such county, and Contractor covenants and agrees to submit to the personal jurisdiction of such court in the event of such action. In the event of litigation in a U.S. District Court, venue shall lie exclusively in the Central District of California, in the County of San Bernardino, State of California.

7.2 Disputes; Default.

In the event that Contractor is in default under the terms of this Agreement, the City shall not have any obligation or duty to continue compensating Contractor for any work performed after the date of default. Instead, the City may give notice to Contractor of the default and the reasons for the default. The notice shall include the timeframe in which Contractor may cure the default. This timeframe is presumptively thirty (30) days, but may be extended, though not reduced, if circumstances warrant. During the period of time that Contractor is in default, the City shall hold all invoices and shall, when the default is cured, proceed with payment on the invoices. In the alternative, the City may, in its sole discretion, elect to pay some or all of the outstanding invoices during the period of default. If Contractor does not cure the default, the City may take necessary steps to terminate this Agreement under this Article. Any failure on the part of the City to give notice of the Contractor’s default shall not be deemed to result in a waiver of the City’s legal rights or any rights arising out of any provision of this Agreement.

7.3 Retention of Funds.

Contractor hereby authorizes City to deduct from any amount payable to Contractor (whether or not arising out of this Agreement) (i) any amounts the payment of which may be in dispute hereunder or which are necessary to compensate City for any losses, costs, liabilities, or damages suffered by City, and (ii) all amounts for which City may be liable to third parties, by reason of Contractor’s acts or omissions in performing or failing to perform Contractor’s obligation under this Agreement. In the event that any claim is made by a third party, the amount or validity of which is disputed by Contractor, or any indebtedness shall exist which shall appear 138
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to be the basis for a claim of lien, City may withhold from any payment due, without liability for interest because of such withholding, an amount sufficient to cover such claim. The failure of City to exercise such right to deduct or to withhold shall not, however, affect the obligations of the Contractor to insure, indemnify, and protect City as elsewhere provided herein.

7.4 Waiver.

Waiver by any party to this Agreement of any term, condition, or covenant of this Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of any other term, condition, or covenant. Waiver by any party of any breach of the provisions of this Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of any other provision or a waiver of any subsequent breach or violation of any provision of this Agreement.

Acceptance by City of any work or services by Contractor shall not constitute a waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement. No delay or omission in the exercise of any right or remedy by a non-defaulting party on any default shall impair such right or remedy or be construed as a waiver. Any waiver by either party of any default must be in writing and shall not be a waiver of any other default concerning the same or any other provision of this Agreement.

7.5 Rights and Remedies are Cumulative.

Except with respect to rights and remedies expressly declared to be exclusive in this Agreement, the rights and remedies of the parties are cumulative and the exercise by either party of one or more of such rights or remedies shall not preclude the exercise by it, at the same or different times, of any other rights or remedies for the same default or any other default by the other party.

7.6 Legal Action.

In addition to any other rights or remedies, either party may take legal action, in law or in equity, to cure, correct or remedy any default, to recover damages for any default, to compel specific performance of this Agreement, to obtain declaratory or injunctive relief, or to obtain any other remedy consistent with the purposes of this Agreement. Notwithstanding any contrary provision herein, Contractor shall file a statutory claim pursuant to Government Code Sections 905 et seq. and 910 et seq., in order to pursue a legal action under this Agreement.

7.7 Liquidated Damages.

Since the determination of actual damages for any delay in performance of this Agreement would be extremely difficult or impractical to determine in the event of a breach of this Agreement, the Contractor and its sureties shall be liable for and shall pay to the City the sum of Zero Dollars ($0) as liquidated damages for each working day of delay in the performance of any service required hereunder. The City may withhold from any monies payable on account of services performed by the Contractor any accrued liquidated damages.

7.8 Termination Prior to Expiration of Term.

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Contract at any time, with or without cause, upon thirty (30) days’ written notice to Contractor, except that where termination is due to the fault of the Contractor, the period of notice may be such shorter time as may be determined by the Project Manager. In addition, the Contractor reserves the right to terminate this Contract at any time, with or without cause, upon sixty (60) days’ written notice to City, except that where termination is due to the fault of the City, the period of notice may be such shorter time as the Contractor may determine. Upon receipt of any notice of termination, Contractor shall immediately cease all services hereunder except such as may be specifically approved by the Project Manager. Except where the Contractor has initiated termination, the Contractor shall be entitled to compensation for all services rendered prior to the effective date of the notice of termination and for any services authorized by the Project Manager thereafter in accordance with the Schedule of Compensation or such as may be approved by the Project Manager, except as provided in Section 7.3. In the event the Contractor has initiated termination, the Contractor shall be entitled to compensation only for the reasonable value of the work product actually produced hereunder. In the event of termination without cause pursuant to this Section, the terminating party need not provide the non-terminating party with the opportunity to cure pursuant to Section 7.2.

7.9 Termination for Default of Contractor.

If termination is due to the failure of the Contractor to fulfill its obligations under this Agreement, City may, after compliance with the provisions of Section 7.2, take over the work and prosecute the same to completion by contract or otherwise, and the Contractor shall be liable to the extent that the total cost for completion of the services required hereunder exceeds the compensation herein stipulated (provided that the City shall use reasonable efforts to mitigate such damages), and City may withhold any payments to the Contractor for the purpose of set-off or partial payment of the amounts owed the City as previously stated.

7.10 Attorneys’ Fees.

If either party to this Agreement is required to initiate or defend or made a party to any action or proceeding in any way connected with this Agreement, the prevailing party in such action or proceeding, in addition to any other relief which may be granted, whether legal or equitable, shall be entitled to reasonable attorney’s fees. Attorney’s fees shall include attorney’s fees on any appeal, and in addition a party entitled to attorney’s fees shall be entitled to all other reasonable costs for investigating such action, taking depositions and discovery and all other necessary costs the court allows which are incurred in such litigation. All such fees shall be deemed to have accrued on commencement of such action and shall be enforceable whether or not such action is prosecuted to judgment.

ARTICLE 8. CITY OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES: NON-DISCRIMINATION

8.1 Non-liability of City Officers and Employees.

No officer or employee of the City shall be personally liable to the Contractor, or any successor in interest, in the event of any default or breach by the City or for any amount which may become due to the Contractor or to its successor, or for breach of any obligation of the terms of this Agreement.
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8.2 Conflict of Interest.

Contractor covenants that neither it, nor any officer or principal of its firm, has or shall acquire any interest, directly or indirectly, which would conflict in any manner with the interests of City or which would in any way hinder Contractor’s performance of services under this Agreement. Contractor further covenants that in the performance of this Agreement, no person having any such interest shall be employed by it as an officer, employee, agent or subcontractor without the express written consent of the Project Manager. Contractor agrees to at all times avoid conflicts of interest or the appearance of any conflicts of interest with the interests of City in the performance of this Agreement.

No officer or employee of the City shall have any financial interest, direct or indirect, in this Agreement nor shall any such officer or employee participate in any decision relating to the Agreement which affects her/his financial interest or the financial interest of any corporation, partnership or association in which (s)he is, directly or indirectly, interested, in violation of any State statute or regulation. The Contractor warrants that it has not paid or given and will not pay or give any third party any money or other consideration for obtaining this Agreement.

8.3 Covenant Against Discrimination.

Contractor covenants that, by and for itself, its heirs, executors, assigns, and all persons claiming under or through them, that there shall be no discrimination against or segregation of, any person or group of persons on account of race, color, creed, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, ancestry or other protected class in the performance of this Agreement. Contractor shall take affirmative action to insure that applicants are employed and that employees are treated during employment without regard to their race, color, creed, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, ancestry or other protected class.

8.4 Unauthorized Aliens.

Contractor hereby promises and agrees to comply with all of the provisions of the Federal Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1101 et seq., as amended, and in connection therewith, shall not employ unauthorized aliens as defined therein. Should Contractor so employ such unauthorized aliens for the performance of work and/or services covered by this Agreement, and should any liability or sanctions be imposed against City for such use of unauthorized aliens, Contractor hereby agrees to and shall reimburse City for the cost of all such liabilities or sanctions imposed, together with any and all costs, including attorneys’ fees, incurred by City.

ARTICLE 9. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

9.1 Notices.

Any notice, demand, request, document, consent, approval, or communication either party desires or is required to give to the other party or any other person shall be in writing and either served personally or sent by prepaid, first-class mail, in the case of the City, to the City 141
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Manager and to the attention of the Project Manager (with her/his name and City title), City of Chino, 13220 Central Avenue, Chino, California 91710 and in the case of the Contractor, to the person(s) at the address designated on the execution page of this Agreement. Either party may change its address by notifying the other party of the change of address in writing. Notice shall be deemed communicated at the time personally delivered or in seventy-two (72) hours from the time of mailing if mailed as provided in this Section.

9.2 Interpretation.

The terms of this Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the meaning of the language used and shall not be construed for or against either party by reason of the authorship of this Agreement or any other rule of construction which might otherwise apply.

9.3 Counterparts.

This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, and such counterparts shall constitute one and the same instrument.

9.4 Integration; Amendment.

This Agreement including the attachments hereto is the entire, complete and exclusive expression of the understanding of the parties. It is understood that there are no oral agreements between the parties hereto affecting this Agreement and this Agreement supersedes and cancels any and all previous negotiations, arrangements, agreements and understandings, if any, between the parties, and none shall be used to interpret this Agreement. No amendment to or modification of this Agreement shall be valid unless made in writing and approved by the Contractor and by the City Council. The parties agree that this requirement for written modifications cannot be waived and that any attempted waiver shall be void.

9.5 Severability.

In the event that any one or more of the phrases, sentences, clauses, paragraphs, or sections contained in this Agreement shall be declared invalid or unenforceable by a valid judgment or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, sentences, clauses, paragraphs, or sections of this Agreement which are hereby declared as severable and shall be interpreted to carry out the intent of the parties hereunder unless the invalid provision is so material that its invalidity deprives either party of the basic benefit of their bargain or renders this Agreement meaningless.

9.6 Warranty & Representation of Non-Collusion.

No official, officer, or employee of City has any financial interest, direct or indirect, in this Agreement, nor shall any official, officer, or employee of City participate in any decision relating to this Agreement which may affect his/her financial interest or the financial interest of any corporation, partnership, or association in which (s)he is directly or indirectly interested, or in violation of any corporation, partnership, or association in which (s)he is directly or indirectly interested, or in violation of any State or municipal statute or regulation. The determination of 142
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“financial interest” shall be consistent with State law and shall not include interests found to be “remote” or “noninterests” pursuant to Government Code Sections 1091 or 1091.5. Contractor warrants and represents that it has not paid or given, and will not pay or give, to any third party including, but not limited to, any City official, officer, or employee, any money, consideration, or other thing of value as a result or consequence of obtaining or being awarded any agreement.

Contractor further warrants and represents that (s)he/it has not engaged in any act(s), omission(s), or other conduct or collusion that would result in the payment of any money, consideration, or other thing of value to any third party including, but not limited to, any City official, officer, or employee, as a result of consequence of obtaining or being awarded any agreement. Contractor is aware of and understands that any such act(s), omission(s) or other conduct resulting in such payment of money, consideration, or other thing of value will render this Agreement void and of no force or effect.

Contractor’s Authorized Initials _______

9.7 Corporate Authority.

The persons executing this Agreement on behalf of the parties hereto warrant that (i) such party is duly organized and existing, (ii) they are duly authorized to execute and deliver this Agreement on behalf of said party, (iii) by so executing this Agreement, such party is formally bound to the provisions of this Agreement, and (iv) that entering into this Agreement does not violate any provision of any other Agreement to which said party is bound. This Agreement shall be binding upon the heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns of the parties. [SIGNATURES ON FOLLOWING PAGE]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement on the date and year first-above written.

CITY:

CITY OF CHINO, a municipal corporation
Linda Reich, City Manager
ATTEST:

Natalie Gonzaga, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM: APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:

ALESHIRE & WYNDER, LLP

Fred Galante, City Attorney Hye Jin Lee, Director of Public Works CONTRACTOR:

CT&T CONCRETE PAVING, INC.

By:

Name:

Title:

By:

Name:

Title:

Address: 324 S. Diamond Bar Blvd. PMB 275
Diamond Bar, California 91765
Two corporate officer signatures required when Contractor is a corporation, with one signature required from each of the following groups: 1) Chairman of the Board, President or any Vice President; and 2) Secretary, any Assistant Secretary, Chief Financial Officer or any Assistant Treasurer. 144
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EXHIBIT “A”

SCOPE OF SERVICES
I. Contractor will perform the Services described in Contractor’s Proposal, attached hereto as Exhibit A-1.

II. All work product is subject to review and acceptance by the City, and must be revised by the Contractor without additional charge to the City until found satisfactory and accepted by City.
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EXHIBIT “A-1”
Plan Methodology/ Project Approach
As a firm, we understand that the City of Chino is requesting the services of a contractor for asneeded concrete repair services. Previously, we have worked with various agencies in removing and replacing concrete sidewalks, curb and gutters, cross gutters and spandrels, driveway approaches, aprons, and ADA ramps – and are highly aware of the level of work and detail that accompanies an on-call citywide project. Furthermore, we understand the City’s budgetary constraints and will work to provide a service that meets the City’s needs.

Prior to beginning a project, the assigned project manager and pertinent CT&T employees will meet with the City’s public works department to review the scope of work and gather a detailed understanding of the City’s needs. Next, CT&T will follow up with a survey of the city addresses in need of repairs. Our company will utilize a city map to identify locations; marking each location of work on the ground and on paper. CT&T will use the data to create an Excel spreadsheet to manage and keep track of all work locations. The field crew and office staff work hand-in-hand to complete each work order per City Standard.

CT&T staff will create and maintain a schedule and two-week lookahead to be submitted to the City of Chino during the construction period. Required submittals, including Mix Designs, project notifications, and traffic control standards shall be submitted for City approval prior to mobilization.

Once the scope of work and project locations have been determined, we begin each project by marking each location and calling 811 – Dig Alert to identify any underground utility conflicts.

Next, we proceed by notifying affected residents and businesses of upcoming construction in their area – 5 working days prior to the start of construction- via a written letter (approved by the City). Next, we will install 48Hrs No Parking Signs to meet city code.

Foremen will be on-site to supervise and implement traffic control per the city standards and MUTCD Manual. Safety for residents will be a top priority.

CT&T will use a walk behind sawcut machine and skid steer to remove all concrete.

Next, we will install full depth forms for concrete following the standard detail for the City of Chino concrete construction specifications. The concrete shall be installed by skilled cement mason crews. Finish is to be smooth, uniform finish with light to medium broom. The forms will be removed and backfilled. All irrigation systems will be checked in locations adjacent to work area.

All communication between the City of Chino and CT&T Concrete Paving will be kept at an open and professional level. The City of Chino shall approve all completed work prior to CT&T’s demobilization from the project area.

SCOPE OF SERVICES
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EXHIBIT “B”

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
(Superseding Contract Boilerplate)

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EXHIBIT “C”

SCHEDULE OF COMPENSATION
I. Contractor shall be compensated for the services provided under this Agreement in accordance with the budget and rates provided in Exhibit “C-1”.

II. Within the budgeted amounts for each Task, and with the approval of the Project Manager, funds may be shifted from one Task subbudget to another so long as the Contract Sum is not exceeded per Section 2.1, unless Additional Services are approved per Section 1.10.

III. The City will compensate Contractorfor the Services performed upon submission of a valid invoice, as described in Section 2.4.

IV. The total compensation for the Services shall not exceed the Contract Sum, as provided in Section 2.1 of this Agreement.
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EXHIBIT “C-1”

SCHEDULE OF COMPENSATION
In accordance with the Request For Proposal for this Work in the City of Chino, California, Proposer offers to furnish all necessary labor, tools, materials, appliances and equipment for and to perform all Work mentioned in the Request For Proposal, in full compliance with all documents, including plans, specifications, attachments and exhibits at the prices listed below. If night work is approved by the City, the Proposer shall not receive any additional compensation.

Proposer understands that these quantities are estimates only and are given solely for the purpose of facilitating the comparison of proposals, and that the Proposer’s compensation will be computed on the basis of the actual quantities on an as-needed basis upon request.

BID SCHEDULE

AS-NEEDED CONCRETE REPAIR SERVICES
(JULY 1 TO JUNE 30). AS NEEDED REQUESTS MAY INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING QUANTITY OF WORK FOR A SINGLE YEAR:

BID SCHEDULE

ITEM DESCRIPTION

REFERENCE

SPEC QTY UNIT UNIT
PRICE
TOTAL
COST
1 Mobilization, Demobilization,
Clearing & Grubbing. Assume
2 Move-ins Per Fiscal Year and
Each Move-in to be Completed
Within 25 Working Days.
7-3.4,300-1 2 EA $12,000.00 $12,000.00
2 Traffic Control. Layout of
Traffic Control Devices Per
WATCH Book. Approval by the
City of Chino Traffic Division is
Required for Each Layout
Proposed, Prior to Placement.

Implement and Maintain the
Traffic Control Devices for the
Duration of the Project.
3-8.8, 302-4.8,
600-7.1.2,
PART 6
1 LS $18,000.00 $18,000.00
3 Erosion Control & BMP
Implementation
3-12, 3-12.6.2,
3-12.6.5 1 LS $7,000.00 $7,000.00
4 Remove, Dispose, and
Construct 4" Thick PCC
Sidewalk Per City Standard 230
[Quantity 4,999 SF or less]
300-2, 300-2.8,
300-2.9, 301,
303, 303-5.5.3
4,999 SF $12.00 $59,988.00
5 Remove, Dispose, and
Construct 4" Thick PCC
Sidewalk Per City Standard 230
[Quantity 5,000 SF to 9,999 SF]
300-2, 300-2.8,
300-2.9, 301,
303, 303-5.5.3
5,000 SF $11.00 $55,000.00
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BID SCHEDULE (CONTINUED)

ITEM DESCRIPTION REFERENCE

SPEC QTY UNIT UNIT
PRICE
TOTAL
COST
6 Remove, Dispose, and
Construct 4" Thick PCC
Sidewalk Per City Standard 230
[Quantity 10,000 SF or more]
300-2, 300-2.8,
300-2.9, 301,
303, 303-5.5.3
10,000 SF $10.50 $105,000.00
7 Remove, Dispose, and
Construct 6" Thick PCC
Driveway Per City Standard
240 including Asphalt Pavement
Slot Patch
300-2, 300-2.8,
300-2.9, 301,
303,303-5.1.3
3,000 SF $14.00 $42,000.00
8 Remove, Dispose, and
Construct 8" Thick PCC
Driveway Per City Standard
255 including Asphalt Pavement
Slot Patch
300-2, 300-2.8,
300-2.9, 301,
303,303-5.1.3
300 SF $16.00 $4,800.00
9 Remove, Dispose, and
Construct Type A PCC Curb
Without Aggregate Base Per
City Standard 205 including
Asphalt Pavement Slot Patch
300-2, 300-2.8,
300-2.9, 301,
303, 303-5.5.4
100 LF $45.00 $4,500.00
10 Remove, Dispose, and
Construct Type B PCC Curb
and Gutter Without Aggregate
Base Per City Standard 210
including Asphalt Pavement Slot
Patch
300-2, 300-2.8,
300-2.9, 301,
303, 303-5.5.4
500 LF $49.00 $24,500.00
11 Remove, Dispose and
Construct PCC Spandrel and
Cross Gutter per SPPWC
Standard 122-3 (8” Thick)
including Asphalt Pavement Slot
Patch
300-2, 300-2.8,
300-2.9, 301,
303, 303-5.5.4
300 SF $18.00 $5,400.00
12 Remove, Dispose and
Construct Face Plate
Assembly of Catch Basin
including rebar, dowel per
SPPWC Standard Plan 300-4
and Curb Marker City Standard
341
201-2, 300-2,
300-2.8, 300-

2.9, 301, 303
100 LF $90.00 $9,000.00
TOTAL SCHEDULE BID PRICE (ITEMS 1 – 12) $359,188.00
TOTAL BID PRICE IN WORDS:

TOTAL SCHEDULE BID PRICE IN NUMBERS:

THREE HUNDRED FIFTY-NINE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY-EIGHT DOLLARS & ZERO CENTS $359,188.00
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EXHIBIT “D”

SCHEDULE OF PERFORMANCE
I. Contractor shall perform all services and deliver all work products timely in accordance with the schedule established by the Project Manager.

Finalized deadline dates will be contingent upon actualized project schedules, which shall be approved by the Project Manager. Contractor will coordinate with City and Project staff to ensure timely completion of services and adherence to approved task schedules.

II . The Project Manager may approve extensions for performance of the services in accordance with Section 3.2.
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MEMORANDUM

CITY OF CHINO

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: OCTOBER 21, 2025
TO: LINDA REICH, CITY MANAGER
FROM: HYE JIN LEE, PE, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS

SUBJECT
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Notice of Completion for the Water Service Lateral Replacement in Hampshire Village Project (WA255) with G&A Nelos Construction, Inc.
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RECOMMENDATION
1) Accept the Water Service Lateral Replacement in Hampshire Village Project (WA255) with G&A Nelos Construction, Inc., Contract No. 2025-282 as complete; 2) authorize the Director of Public Works to file the Notice of Completion on behalf of the City of Chino; and 3) authorize the release of retention funds following the 35-day lien period. ..body

FISCAL IMPACT
The project was completed within the City Council approved project budget for WA255. All unused project funds will be returned to the Water Fund 520.

As a result of fees collected for a License Agreement, Contract No. 2026-073 between the City and G&A Nelos Construction, Inc. for temporary use of a City owned vacant lot, there was a revenue of $2,000 that will be deposited to the General Fund, account 1001000-59355

CITY OF CHINO MISSION / VISION / VALUES / STRATEGIC ISSUES The recommendation detailed above furthers the City’s values and strategic issues that serve as key pillars on which identified priorities, goals, and action plans are built, by fostering:
 Superior Customer Service
 Financial Stability
 Responsible Long-Range Planning
Revenue: 1001000-59355 Expenditure: 5207310 – 48009 – WA255 Transfer In: Click or tap here to enter text. Transfer Out: Click or tap here to enter text. 152
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: OCTOBER 21, 2025
TITLE: NOTICE OF COMPLETION FOR THE WATER SERVICE LATERAL REPLACEMENT IN HAMPSHIRE VILLAGE PROJECT (WA255) WITH G&A NELOS CONSTRUCTION, INC.

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BACKGROUND
The City of Chino encompasses approximately 30 square-miles, with a water service area of 29 square miles. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Chino has a population of 93,114 (2023) and a projected 2040 population of 113,333 (SCAG) for the City. The City water service area serves a population of approximately 84,560 and primarily follows the City boundary and includes approximately 23,000 service connections.

In recent years, the water service lines in the condominium neighborhood of Hampshire Village, near San Antonio Avenue and Riverside Drive, have significantly deteriorated. Aging materials have led to an increased frequency of leaks. The Water Service Lateral Replacement in Hampshire Village Project (WA255) included replacing the water service lines within existing public utility easements. Upgrading this infrastructure helps ensure continued access to clean, reliable, and resilient water while minimizing the City’s maintenance and operational costs to address leaks and water loss.

On June 3, 2025, the City Council awarded Construction Contract No. 2025-282 to G&A Nelos Construction, Inc. (G&A) for the Water Service Lateral Replacement in Hampshire Village Project (WA255) in the amount of $629,295.44, with an additional $62,929.54 authorized for construction contingency.

On August 13, 2025, City staff approved Change Order No. 1 with G&A in the amount of $55,318.36 to install 1” water services in lieu of the originally planned manifold connections and to add four additional 2” water services. On September 27, 2025, City staff approved Change Order No. 2 with G&A in the amount of $3,918.39 for time and material costs incurred by the contractor to locate and track mismarked water utilities in the field.

ISSUES/ANALYSIS
All work has been completed per the terms of the original construction contract and approved change orders, with the vendor G & A Nelos Construction Inc. The following is a summary of the final accounting of construction costs.

WA255 – Hampshire Village Water Line Replacement Contract Contingency Original Contract & Contingency $629,295.44 $62,929.54
Contract Change Order No. 1 $55,318.36 - ($55,318.36)
Contract Change Order No. 2 $3,918.39 - ($3,918.39)
Final Contract Amount & Unused Contingency: $688,532.19 $3,692.79 G&A Nelos Construction, Inc. has complied with the terms of the contract, and the required warranty bond is on file with the City. A Notice of Completion has been prepared for filing with the San Bernardino County Recorder’s Office. The retention funds will be released following a 35-day lien period. Additionally, staff requests to release the Faithful Performance and Labor and Material Bonds following the 35-day lien period and accept a one-year Maintenance Guarantee Bond. At the end of the one-year maintenance period, if the improvements remain free from defects in the materials and workmanship, the Maintenance Bond may be released upon approval of the Director of Public Works.

Attachments: Exhibit A – Project Vicinity Map (WA255)
Exhibit B – Notice of Completion (G&A Nelos Construction, Inc.) 153
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TITLE: NOTICE OF COMPLETION FOR THE WATER SERVICE LATERAL REPLACEMENT IN HAMPSHIRE VILLAGE PROJECT (WA255) WITH G&A NELOS CONSTRUCTION, INC.

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RECORDING REQUESTED BY
City of Chino
Public Works Department
P.O. Box 667
Chino, CA 91708

AND WHEN RECORDED MAIL TO
City Clerk
City of Chino
P.O. Box 667
Chino, CA 91708-0667
TITLE ORDER NO. ESCROW NO. SPACE ABOVE THIS LINE FOR RECORDER’S USE APN#:___________ NOTICE OF COMPLETION

CITY OF CHINO, COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA Notice is hereby given that:

1. The undersigned is owner of the interest or estate stated below in the property hereinafter described.

2. The full name of the undersigned is City of Chino

3. The full address of the undersigned is 13220 Central Avenue, Chino, CA 91710

4. The nature of the title of the undersigned is: In fee (If other than fee, strike “In fee” and insert, for example, “purchaser under contract of purchase” or “lessee”)

5. The full names and full addresses of all persons, if any, who hold title with the undersigned are:

Names Addresses

6. The names of the predecessors in interest of the undersigned, if the property was transferred subsequent to the commencement of the work of improvement herein referred to:

Names Addresses
None None
(If no transfer made, insert “none”)

7. A work of improvement on the property hereinafter described was completed on September 11, 2025

8. The name of the contractor, if any, for such work of improvement was:

G&A Nelos Construction, Inc.
(If no contractor for work of improvement as a whole, insert “none”)

9. The property on which said work of improvement was completed is in the City of Chino, County of San Bernardino, State of California, and is described as follows:

Water Service Lateral Replacement in Hampshire Village Project (WA255): All public utility easements within the boundaries of Contract No. 2025-282.

10. The street address of said property is none
(If no street address has been officially assigned, insert “none”) SIGNATURE OF OWNER NAMED IN PARAGRAPH 2: DATE:

Alberto Espinoza, Deputy Director of Public Works / City Engineer

CERTIFICATION FOR NOTICE OF COMPLETION

STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO )ss

CITY OF CHINO )
I HEREBY CERTIFY that I am the Director of Public Works for the City of Chino. I have read the foregoing Notice of Completion and know the contents thereof; and I certify that the same is true of my own knowledge.

I declare under penalty of perjury, that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on October 21, 2025 , at City of Chino, California Hye Jin Lee
Director of Public Works
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MEMORANDUM

CITY OF CHINO

DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: OCTOBER 21, 2025
TO: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, CITY OF CHINO
FROM: WARREN MORELION, AICP, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES

SUBJECT
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Appeal of Planning Commission action approving the Chino Gateway Terminal Project. ..end

RECOMMENDATION
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1) Conduct a Public Hearing; and 2) Adopt Resolution No. 2025-058, denying the appeal and thereby upholding the approval of PL24-0097 (Special Conditional Use Permit), PL24-0098 (Site Approval) and PL24-0120 (Special Conditional Use Permit), based upon the findings and subject to the departmental conditions of approval.
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FISCAL IMPACT
If the project is developed, the City will receive one-time revenues in the form of permit and development impact fees. Ongoing revenues through property and sales taxes will also be generated in the future.

Transfer In: Transfer Out:
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BACKGROUND
On August 15, 2024, Gateway Terminal LLC (the “Applicant”) submitted a Site Approval (SA) (PL24-0098) and two Special Conditional Use Permit (SCUP) (PL24-0097 and PL24-0120) applications to construct the Chino Gateway Terminal Project (“the Project) consisting of a 158,548 square foot industrial warehouse building and a 3,540 square foot food and beverage building with an outdoor dining area, located on 7.35 acres of land within the Light Industrial (M1) zoning district at the southwest corner of Schaefer Avenue and Oaks Avenue. The site is the current location of Gateway Karis Church that will be relocated to the College Park community once their new church building is constructed at the northwest corner of Eucalyptus Avenue and Satterfield Avenue. In compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), an Addendum to the City of Chino General Plan Environmental Impact Report (SCH# 2008091064) for the Project was prepared by LSA Associates, Inc.

On July 16, 2025, the Planning Commission held a public hearing to consider the Project. Prior to the meeting, staff received a letter from Supporters Alliance for Environmental Responsibility (“SAFER”), claiming the Addendum prepared for the Project does not fall within the scope of the 2010 General Plan Environmental Impact Report (GPEIR) and that new significant impacts or mitigation measures have emerged. Therefore, SAFER claims a new Environmental Impact Report (EIR) or Negative Declaration should have been prepared for the Project. Since the letter was received after the staff report publication, staff introduced the letter at the Planning Commission meeting, which SAFER did not attend. During the deliberation, the Commission asked staff if the EIR Addendum is sufficient for the Project. Staff explained that the EIR Addendum is the appropriate environmental document for this type of project pursuant to CEQA. Following deliberation, the Planning Commission adopted Planning Commission Resolution No. PC2025-012, approving the Project subject to departmental conditions of approval, with the addition of a condition requiring the applicant to reinforce the outdoor dining area with protective bollards. The full Planning Commission staff report packet is included as Exhibit A and Planning Commission Resolution No. PC2025-012, including the condition added by the Planning Commission is attached as Exhibit B.

On July 23, 2025, SAFER (the “Appellant”), filed an appeal of the Planning Commission’s decision, reiterating the same objections to the EIR Addendum and claiming that new significant impacts or mitigation measures require the preparation of a new EIR or Negative Declaration.

SAFER provided no additional evidence or supporting documentation with the appeal other than what was originally submitted in the letter received prior to the Planning Commission meeting. A copy of the appeal application is included as Exhibit C.

On September 16, 2025, prior to the scheduled City Council hearing on the appeal, SAFER submitted additional materials that were not included in their original appeal (see Exhibit D).

These materials expanded upon their prior assertions and argued that the City’s reliance on the Addendum to the City of Chino GPEIR was insufficient under CEQA. At the City Council hearing, the Applicant requested a continuance of the item to the October 21, 2025, City Council meeting to allow time to respond to the issues raised in SAFER’s supplemental letter. The City Council voted unanimously to approve the request.

ISSUES/ANALYSIS
Environmental Review and CEQA Compliance
On July 6, 2010, the City of Chino (the “City) certified the 2010 GPEIR to guide future development within the City’s planning area in accordance with the goals and policies of the 158
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General Plan. The project site was included in the planning area analyzed in the GPEIR and was evaluated at full build out under the current zoning designation of M1, which allows for a variety of less intensive industrial uses.

As mentioned, an Addendum to the City of Chino GPEIR was prepared for the Project in accordance with CEQA. The purpose of the Addendum is to determine whether the Project would result in any new or substantially more severe environmental impacts than those identified in the GPEIR. As the lead agency under CEQA, the City of Chino is responsible for conducting this evaluation and determining the appropriate environmental document. As part of the process, the applicant submitted numerous technical studies including a Health Risk Assessment, Biology Report, Arborist Report, Cultural Resources and Historical Significance Assessment, Geotechnical Study, Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessment, Preliminary Water Quality Management Plan and Drainage Study, Noise Survey, Traffic Impact Analysis, Water Demand Analysis, and Sewer Capacity Analysis. Based on the review of the technical studies submitted by the applicant, the City concluded that the Project would not have any new significant impacts or increase the severity of impacts previously disclosed in the GPEIR. As a result, the Addendum was determined to be the appropriate CEQA document for the Project, and no further environmental review is required under CEQA Guidelines.

SAFER’s Appeal
SAFER’s appeal presents vague and unsupported claims that new information, significant environmental impacts and/or mitigation measures may have emerged since the 2010 GPEIR was certified and therefore claims that a new EIR or Negative Declaration is required. However, under CEQA Guidelines, Section 15162, additional environmental documentation is only required if the Project would result in: 1) new significant impacts; 2) substantially increase the severity of the previously identified significant impacts; or 3) new information of substantial importance that was not known at the time the GPEIR certification.

The Addendum and the Planning Commission’s decision were based on comprehensive technical analysis that evaluated the Project’s environmental impacts. The Addendum provided:
1) a detailed summary of relevant General Plan policies for each environmental topic addressed in the GPEIR; 2) the level of impact for each environmental topic identified in the GPEIR; and 3) an evaluation of the Project’s impacts compared to those analyzed in the GPEIR.

The Addendum appropriately compared the impacts of the Project with those anticipated from full General Plan buildout. This is backed by the numerous technical studies that evaluated potential impacts and concluded that no additional mitigation would be required for the Project.

Based on this analysis, the Planning Commission found no evidence that the Project would result in new or more severe significant impacts than those previously identified in the GPEIR.

As documented in the Addendum, the Project would not result in any new significant impacts, nor would it cause a substantial increase in the severity of existing impacts beyond those addressed in the GPEIR. The Project’s potential impacts are equal or less than those evaluated in the GPEIR. Additionally, there have been no substantial changes in the Project’s conditions or location that would lead to new or more severe environmental impacts. Therefore, no new information has been identified that would require further CEQA review under Section 15162. In conclusion, SAFER’s appeal fails to present any substantial evidence or justification to support its claims or to warrant further CEQA review.

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SAFER’S Supplemental Letter
On September 16, 2025, the City received a supplemental letter from SAFER identifying four main areas of concern, accompanied by supporting documents. In this letter, SAFER repeats its objection to the City’s use of an Addendum to the GPEIR as the environmental review document for the Project. SAFER claims that new information has become available since certification of the GPEIR that discloses new significant environmental impacts and identifies new feasible mitigation measures not previously analyzed. Staff, in consultation with LSA Associates, Inc., thoroughly reviewed all claims and supporting evidence brought forth by SAFER. The supplemental information provided does not offer substantial evidence of new significant environmental impacts, changed conditions, or feasible mitigation measures that were not previously considered in the GPEIR. Therefore, in accordance with CEQA Guidelines Sections 15162 and 15164, no additional environmental review document is required, and the Addendum remains the appropriate CEQA document for this Project. Based on SAFER’s supplemental letter, LSA Associates, Inc. has updated the Addendum to include updated technical studies as part of the appendices to the Addendum. Errata changes to the Addendum are located in Appendix N.

The analysis below covers the four main areas of concern identified by SAFER in the supplemental letter, followed by a staff response.

CEQA Procedural Concerns
SAFER questions the legal standards used to review the Project, the use of tiering under CEQA, and whether an Addendum to the City’s GPEIR is the appropriate environmental document. The Addendum was prepared under the City’s program-level GPEIR, consistent with Sections 15162 and 15164 of the CEQA Guidelines. This means it is reviewed under a highly deferential standard based on substantial evidence and is not a tiered EIR under Section 15152 of the Guidelines. As stated earlier, the purpose of the Addendum is to determine whether the Project would result in any new or substantially more severe environmental impacts than those identified in the GPEIR. A series of technical studies were prepared and reviewed by staff. The technical studies concluded the Project would not have any new significant impacts or increase the severity of impacts previously disclosed in the GPEIR. After thorough review, the concerns raised do not present new information that would require further CEQA review beyond what was already provided in the Addendum and its supporting studies. Therefore, these concerns do not justify preparing a new EIR or Negative Declaration.

Biological Resources
SAFER raises concerns over a range of biological resources but primarily focuses on the Project’s potential impacts to special-status wildlife species, wildlife movement corridors, and the adequacy of the biological studies conducted. SAFER asserts that the Biological Resources Assessment included in the Addendum is either lacking and does not fully disclose, analyze, or mitigate significant impacts to special-status species and therefore requires the preparation of a new EIR or Negative Declaration. Staff and LSA Associates Inc. have reviewed these concerns in detail and determined that the issues raised do not constitute new information requiring additional CEQA review beyond that provided in the Addendum and supporting Biological Resources Assessment. While the comments provided by SAFER appear to be credible, the analysis provided in the Addendum meets industry standards, and SAFER’s comments tend to overstate potential impacts or misrepresent the existing evaluation. SAFER has not submitted reliable evidence to 160
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support their claims. LSA Associates, Inc has prepared detailed, point-by-point responses to SAFER’s biological resource concerns, which are included as Exhibit E – LSA Response to SAFER Supplemental Letter, the response letter has also been incorporated Appendix M of the Addendum document. Additional technical information supporting the Addendum has been prepared as part of an update to the Biological Resources Assessment dated March 25, 2025, and is included in Appendix D4 of the Addendum.

Air Quality and Health Risk
SAFER expresses concern over cumulative air quality and health risks, specifically, focusing on cumulative air quality and health risk impacts due to the proximity of the project to existing warehouses and assert that residents in the surrounding communities already experience higher than average cancer rates due to long term exposure to air pollution. SAFER also raises concern regarding Valley Fever and emissions from equipment such as fire pumps, emergency generators, and battery storage systems.

The Air Quality/Health Risk Assessment included in the Addendum adequately evaluates the potential impacts of the Project, including the concerns brought forth in the supplemental letter from SAFER. Staff and LSA Associates, Inc. have determined that SAFER’s comments do not identify any new or previously unaddressed impacts.

Therefore, no further CEQA review is required beyond the Addendum and supporting technical studies. A detailed response letter has been prepared by LSA Associates, Inc. and is included as Exhibit E – LSA Response to SAFER Supplemental Letter.

Noise
SAFER raises concerns over construction and operational noise impacts, focusing primarily on construction noise, noise generated by trucks during project operation, HVAC noise, and characterization of the ambient noise environment and its use as a baseline condition for noise impacts. In response, LSA Associates, Inc. has prepared a supplemental noise analysis to the Addendum, which provides further noise modeling information including: 1) comparison of construction noise levels to existing ambient conditions, 2) analysis of operational noise at the project driveway closest to sensitive receptors; and 3) evaluation of nighttime truck operations and HVAC related noise. This supplemental analysis is included as Exhibit E – LSA Response to SAFER Supplemental Letter. Additional technical information supporting the Addendum has been prepared and incorporated into the Addendum. This information includes a sound plan for day and night noise (Appendix L2), construction noise calculations (Appendix L3), and a traffic noise analysis (Appendix L4). Based on this analysis, staff and LSA Associates, Inc. conclude that the noise concerns raised do not represent new significant environmental information requiring further CEQA review or the preparation of a new EIR or Negative Declaration.

Based on the additional technical analysis prepared, staff recommends that the City Council deny the appeal and uphold the Planning Commission’s original decision to approve the Project.

Public Noticing
A 10-day notice for the appeal was mailed to all property owners within a 300-foot radius of the project site. In addition, a notice was published in the Chino Champion on September 6, 2025.

A total of two freestanding signs were posted along each of the project’s street frontages with project information in accordance with Section 20.23.140.D.1 of the City’s Zoning Code. As the 161
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Project was continued from the September 16, 2025 City Council Meeting to the October 21, 2025 City Council meeting, project noticing requirements have been complied with. In response to the public notice, no comments have been received. The notice exceeds legal noticing requirements.

Attachments:

Exhibit A – Planning Commission Staff Report Packet
Exhibit B – Planning Commission Resolution No. 2025-012 Exhibit C – Appeal Application
Exhibit D – SAFER Supplemental Letter
Exhibit E – LSA Response to SAFER Supplemental Letter
Resolution No. 2025-058
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CITY OF CHINO

DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT
PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING DATE: JULY 16, 2025
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PL24-0097 (Special Conditional Use Permit), PL24-0098 (Site Approval), and PL24-0120 (Special Conditional Use Permit)
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PROJECT NO.: PL24-0097 (Special Conditional Use Permit), PL24-0098 (Site Approval), and PL24-0120 (Special Conditional Use Permit)
APPLICANT: Gateway Terminal LLC
REQUEST: A request for approval for the Chino Gateway Terminal Project located on approximately 7.35 acres of land within the Light Industrial (M1) zoning district. The project includes the following applications:
 PL24-0097 (Special Conditional Use Permit) – A request to allow an industrial building greater than 50,000 square feet in the M1 zoning district for warehousing, wholesaling and distribution use.
 PL24-0098 (Site Approval) – A request to construct a mixed-use project consisting of a 158,548 square foot industrial warehouse building, and a 3,540 square restaurant building with an outdoor dining area.
 PL24-0120 (Special Conditional Use Permit) – A request to allow restaurants in the M1 zoning district.

LOCATION: Southwest corner of Schaefer Avenue and Oaks Avenue (APNs: 1021-052-04, - 06, -09 and -11)
RECOMMENDATION ..recommendation
Adopt Planning Commission Resolution No. PC2025-012, approving PL24-0097 (Special Conditional Use Permit), PL24-0098 (Site Approval) and PL24-0120 (Special Conditional Use Permit), based upon the findings and subject to the departmental conditions of approval. ..body
SURROUNDING ZONING AND LAND USE:

Existing Land Use General Plan Zoning District
Project Site - Gateway Karis Church,
Vacant
Light Industrial (LI) Light Industrial (M1)
North - Single-Family
Residential
RD 4.5 (4.5 dwelling
units/acre)
RD 4.5 (4.5 dwelling
units/acre)
East - Industrial Light Industrial (LI) Light Industrial (M1) South - Industrial General Industrial (GI) General Industrial (M2) West - Industrial Light Industrial (LI) Light Industrial (M1)

BACKGROUND
Gateway Terminal LLC, the applicant, acquired the project site in 2020 through a land exchange agreement with Gateway Karis Church, the former property owner and current occupant with the intent to develop the site with a mixed-use project. The project consists of a mixed-use development which includes a 158,548 square foot industrial building and a 3,540 square foot food and beverage building with an outdoor dining area. As part of the agreement, the applicant is constructing a new 27,000 square foot church facility at The Campus in College Park, located north of Eucalyptus Avenue, west of Satterfield, south of Notre Dame Avenue, and east of Oaks Avenue. The Campus entitlements were approved on September 6, 2022, and construction is currently underway. Once the facility is complete, the church will relocate to the location in College Park.
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ISSUES/ANALYSIS
Site Design
The proposed project consists of a mixed-use development which includes a 3,540 square foot food and beverage building with an outdoor dining area as well as a 158,548 square foot speculative industrial building. Each building will be located on a separate lot which will be established by a lot line adjustment processed through the Public Works Department.

The 3,540 square foot food and beverage building, located at the northeast corner of the project site along Schaefer Avenue, includes four tenant spaces, shared restrooms, storage areas, and an outdoor seating area. Each tenant space is designed to accommodate individual restaurant operators, with service provided at the counter and outdoor dining available to patrons. Parking is provided along the west and south sides of the building. The proposed food and beverage building is required to provide 36 parking spaces and provides a total of 40 parking spaces dedicated to the building.

The industrial building is primarily plotted behind the food and beverage building, with the office portion fronting Schaefer Avenue. The building has a total footprint of 153,548 square feet, comprised of 150,048 square feet of warehouse space, 3,500 square feet of office space and 5,000 square feet of mezzanine space above the office area. At the rear of the building, twenty dock high loading doors and 10 truck trailer parking spaces are located within a secured private yard area. The yard area is screened from public view by a 10-foot-high solid tilt-up wall and metal gate, designed to match the architectural style of the building. The proposed industrial building provides a total of 92 spaces, which meets the minimum parking requirements. Parking is provided along the west and south sides of the building, as well as within the secured yard area.

Each building has dedicated site access with one driveway from Schaefer Avenue and one from Oaks Avenue, allowing separate and efficient circulation for customers and industrial operations.

Project statistics are as follows:

Item
Project Area 7.35 acres
No. Lots 2
Lot Area Parcel 1 – 285,640 square feet
Parcel 2 – 34,683 square feet
No. of Buildings 2
Building Area 158,548 square feet (warehouse industrial) 3,520 square feet (food & beverage)
Lot Coverage (proposed/maximum) 49% proposed/50% maximum Floor Area Ratio (proposed/maximum) 0.51 proposed /0.6 maximum Landscape Coverage (proposed/required) 10.2% proposed/10% required Parking (proposed/required) 132 parking spaces proposed/128 parking space required
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Landscaping
The project provides a landscape coverage of 10.2%, satisfying the minimum landscape coverage requirement of 10% for properties in the M1 zoning district. Drought tolerant landscape design is provided throughout the development that is comprised of trees, shrubs and groundcover, primarily concentrated along the Schaefer Avenue and Oaks Avenue street frontages. Additional landscape features are provided near the outdoor seating areas for the food and beverage building. In addition, an outdoor employee break area is proposed at the northwest corner of the project site, located in front of the industrial building. This area features enhanced landscaping, decorative paving, wall seating, steal planter boxes, and decorative hardscape and is designed to serve the industrial building.

Architecture
The food and beverage building is designed with a modern industrial architectural style that draws inspiration from cargo shipping containers. This design is achieved through the use of steel wall panels that replicate the appearance of shipping containers, complemented by flat steel panels, and metal screens to adequately screen roof top equipment. The outdoor dining area is enclosed by corrugated steel panels, steel planter boxes, and rebar fencing, and is enhanced by curved steel light fixtures that provide illumination and reinforce the industrial design theme. In addition, climbing plant material will be integrated into the outdoor seating area along the fence and light fixtures to add warmth and soften the industrial aesthetic.

The warehouse industrial building features a concrete tilt-up design with smooth painted finish varying in shades of gray. Steel wall panels, designed to mimic the appearance of shipping containers, along with flat steel panels, are primarily concentrated at the office area facing Schaefer Avenue. These steel elements complement the architectural style of the food and beverage building, creating a cohesive site design. In addition, horizontal and vertical reveals enhance the elevations with reflective glass in clear anodized aluminum frames, which is concentrated at the corners of the building, enhancing the office area, and at the center of the building facing Schaefer Avenue. Architectural articulation is further achieved through four-foot insets and offsets along the street frontages and at the office area. Breaks in the roofline are provided as well, primarily where the insets and offsets occur.

Special Conditional Use Permit
The applicant has applied for two Special Conditional Use Permits (SCUP), one to allow restaurant uses within the food and beverage building, and a second to permit the industrial building to exceed 50,000 square feet in size.

A SCUP is required to be approved by the Planning Commission to establish a restaurant use in the M1 zoning district. The proposed food and beverage building has been designed to accommodate up to four tenant spaces, which would all be covered under the SCUP. A license through the Alcohol Beverage Control (ABC) is not currently requested in conjunction with the food uses. In the future, if an ABC license is requested by a tenant, an Administrative Approval would be required.

The second SCUP being requested is to allow the industrial building to exceed 50,000 square feet in size. The size of the building is generally consistent with other industrial buildings located on the east side of Oaks Avenue, along Schaefer Avenue. These buildings are all located on larger lots and designed for a single-tenant user. The proposed building has been designed with loading doors on the southern side of the building to minimize impacts to the existing residential neighborhood on the north side of Schaefer Avenue. Additionally, Schaefer 16675
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Avenue is designated as a City truck route. The proposed building is speculative, meaning that a tenant is not known at this time. Potential tenants would need to comply with the M1 zoning district, which allows for lighter industrial uses ranging from warehousing and distribution to light manufacturing.

Public Noticing
A 10-day notice was mailed to all property owners within a 300-foot radius of the project site. In addition, a notice was published in the Chino Champion on July 5, 2025, and the City sent information out on the City’s social media platforms. A total of two freestanding signs were posted along each of the project’s street frontages with project information in accordance with Section 20.23.140.D.1 of the City’s Zoning Code. In response to the public notice, no comments have been received. The notice exceeds legal noticing requirements.

ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
An Addendum to the City of Chino General Plan Environmental Impact Report (EIR) (SCH# 2008091064) for the Chino Gateway Terminal Project, dated June 2025, has been prepared for this project by LSA Associates, Inc. As outlined in CEQA Guidelines Section 15164, an Addendum is the appropriate environmental document if some changes or additions to the previously certified EIR are necessary, but the proposed project does not constitute new information and would not change the assumptions, analysis, conclusions, or mitigation measures of the EIR to a significant degree. The analysis concluded that the proposed project would not create any new significant impacts or impacts significantly different than those identified in the City of Chino’s General Plan EIR. In addition, the proposed project would not increase the severity of any previously identified significant impacts. Therefore, the proposed project is within the scope of the previous EIR.

Link to EIR Addendum: Environmental Documents | Chino, CA 16776
RESOLUTION NO. PC2025-012

A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
CHINO, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING PL24-0097 (SPECIAL
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT), PL24-0098 (SITE APPROVAL), AND PL24-0120 (SPECIAL CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT) FOR APPROVAL

TO CONSTRUCT THE CHINO GATEWAY TERMINAL PROJECT
CONSISTING OF A 158,548 SQUARE FEET INDUSTRIAL
WAREHOUSE BUILDING, A 3,540 SQUARE FOOT RESTAURANT

BUILDING WITH AN OUTDOOR DINING AREA, AND TO

CONDITIONALLY PERMIT RESTAURANTS, AND A WAREHOUSE
INDUSTRIAL BUILDING GREATER THAN 50,000 SQUARE FEET,
LOCATED ON APPROXIMATELY 7.35 ACRES OF LAND WITHIN THE
LIGHT INDUSTRIAL (M1) ZONING DISTRICT AT THE SOUTHWEST
CORNER OF SCHAEFER AVENUE AND OAKS AVENUE (APN: 1021-
052-04, -06, -09 AND -11).

WHEREAS, Gateway Terminal LLC (the “Applicant”), has filed an application with the City of Chino (the “City”) for approval of PL24-0097 (Special Conditional Use Permit), PL24-0098 (Site Approval), and PL24-0120 (Special Conditional Use Permit) (the “Project”) to construct the Chino Gateway Terminal Project consisting of a 158,548 square foot warehouse industrial building, a 3,540 square foot restaurant building with an outdoor dining area, and to conditionally permit restaurants and a warehouse industrial building greater than 50,000 square feet, located on approximately 7.35 acres of land within the Light Industrial (M1) zoning district at the southwest corner of Schaefer Avenue and Oaks Avenue (APN: 1021-052-04, -06, -09 and -11); and
WHEREAS, in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), an Addendum to the City of Chino General Plan Environmental Impact Report (SCH# 2008091064) for the Chino Gateway Terminal Project, dated June 2025, has been prepared by LSA Associates, Inc.; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of Chino has completed its study of the proposed Project; and
WHEREAS, on July 16, 2025, the Planning Commission held a duly noticed public hearing for the Project in compliance with law, including compliance with the relevant provisions of the California Government Code and Chino Municipal Code, entertained the written and oral report of staff, and took public testimony on the Project.

NOW, THEREFORE, the Planning Commission of the City of Chino, California, does hereby FIND, DETERMINE, and RESOLVE as follows:

A. The foregoing recitals are true and correct and incorporated herein. 16877
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