A G E N D AA G E N D A
CHINO HIL L S CITY COUNCIL
REGUL AR M EET ING
TUESDAY, J ANUARY 23, 2024
6:00 P.M . PUBL IC M EET ING/PUBL IC HEARINGS
CIVIC CENT ER, CITY COUNCIL CHAM BERS
1 4 0 0 0 CITY CENTER DRIVE, CHINO HIL L S, CALIFORNIA
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CITY CO UNCI L M EM BERS
CYNTHIA MORAN, MAYOR
ART BENNETT, VICE M AYO R
BRIAN JO HSZ
RAY M ARQUEZ
PETER J. ROGERS
BENJAM IN MONTGOM ERY M ARK D. HENSLEY CHERYL BALZ
CI TY M ANAG ER CITY ATTO RNEY CI TY CLERK
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P L E D G E O F A L L E G I A N C E T O T H E F L A GPLEDGE O F A L L E G I A N C E T O T H E F L A G
I N V O C A T I O N : I N V O C A T I O N : Pastor Ken Elben, Chino Valley Com munity Church
P R E S E N T A T I O N SPRESENTATIONS
1.RECO G NITIO N - Recognizing Ruben S. Ayala High School Boys' Varsity Water Polo Team as Division 5 CIF-SS Cham pions
2.PRO CLAMATIO N - Proclaim ing February 4-10, 2024 as National Crime Prevention Week
3.PRO CLAMATIO N - Proclaim ing February 10, 2024 as Lunar New Year
P U B L I C I N F O R M A T I O N O F F I C E R R E P O R TPUBLIC I N F O R M A T I O N O F F I C E R R E P O R T
4.P U B L I C C O M M E N T S : P U B L I C C O M M E N T S : At this tim e m em bers of the public m ay address the City Council regarding any item s within the subject m atter jurisdiction of the Council, whether or not the item appears on the agenda, except testimony on Public Hearing items m ust be provided during those hearings. Please complete and subm it to the City Clerk a "Request to Speak" card. Com ments will be lim ited to three m inutes per speaker.
C O N F L I C T O F I N T E R E S T A N N O U N C E M E N T S :C O N F L I C T O F I N T E R E S T A N N O U N C E M E N T S : Council Member abstentions shall be stated at this time for recordation on the appropriate item.
C I T Y D E P A R T M E N T B U S I N E S SCITY D E P A R T M E N T B U S I N E S S
C O N S E N T C A L E N D A R (8 I T E M S ) -C O N S E N T C A L E N D A R (8 I T E M S ) - All m atters listed on the Consent Calendar are considered routine by the City Council and may be enacted by one m otion in the form listed below. There will be no separate discussion of these item s unless, before the City Council votes on the m otion to adopt, Members of the City Council or staff request the matter to be rem oved from the Consent Calendar for separate action. Removed consent item s will be discussed im mediately after the adoption of the balance of the Consent Calendar.
5.Approve January 9, 2024, City Council Meeting M inutes
6.Adopt Ordinance adopting zone changes to rezone property to inhabit a fire station entitled: "An O rdinance of the City of Chino Hills, Adopting Zone Change No. 23ZC01 to Re-Zone the Property Located on Soquel Canyon Parkway at the Terminus of Pipeline Avenue From Planned Development PD 41-163 to Institutional-Public (I-2) for a Fire Station" for second reading (Introduced January 9, 2024)
7.Approve updates to Adm inistrative Policies and Procedures Manual revising Section
7.9 - Paid Sick Leave for Part-Time, Tem porary, and At-Will Employees and Section
11.1 - Employee Travel and Training
8.Authorize execution of five-year agreem ent with Townsend Public Affairs, Inc., for amount not-to-exceed $402,000 to provide legislative advocacy services
9.Authorize execution of Am endm ent No. 1 to Agreement No. A2021-111 with Sancon Technologies increasing annual not-to-exceed amount to $125,000 and extending term to June 30, 2026 for additional m anhole rehabilitation services and determ ine project is exempt from review under California Environm ental Quality Act
10.Authorize execution of Am endm ent No. 5 to Agreement No. A2019-203 with West Coast Arborists, Inc., increasing total not-to-exceed amount from $5,399,786 to $5,527,786 due to unanticipated Urban Forestry Management costs
11.Approve specifications, authorize staff to advertise and solicit bids for City Hall HVAC Replacement Project for full replacem ent of HVAC systems at City Hall and determine project is exem pt from review under California Environmental Q uality Act
12.Adopt resolution approving design and plans for construction of Sierra Vista Drive (West) and Del Norte Avenue (North) Im provements Project pursuant to G overnment Code Section 830.6; authorize staff to solicit bids for construction and determine project to be exempt from review under California Environm ental Quality Act
P L A N N I N G C O M M I S S I O N M A T T E R S -P L A N N I N G C O M M I S S I O N M A T T E R S - This portion of the City Council Agenda is for m atters from the January 16, 2024 Planning Comm ission Meeting. No action is required unless two m em bers of the City Council wish to request a review of the m atter, in accordance with Section 16.58.070 of the Chino Hills Municipal Code. Expiration of the public appeal period on Planning Com mission Item(s) 3 and 5 is January 30, 2024, 5:30 p.m .
13.Design Review No. 496 - 4858 Bird Farm Road, Elias Alfata, applicant: The Planning Com mission adopted a resolution approving Design Review No. 496 for construction of a 3,098-square foot, two-story, single-fam ily residence with an attached, two-car garage providing 493 square feet of covered parking and determining project is exempt from review under California Environm ental Quality Act, subject to Conditions of Approval
14.Site Plan Review No. 23SPR02 and Conditional Use Perm it 23CUP01 - Primewash Express (southwest corner of Ramona Avenue and Chino Hills Parkway), Parkway Carwash LLC, dba Prim eWash Express through representative Elias Bashoura, applicant: The Planning Comm ission adopted resolutions approving Site Plan Review 23SPR02 and Conditional Use Perm it 23CUP01 for the development of new carwash on 1.07-acre vacant triangular shaped Lot located at the southwest corner of Ramona Avenue and Chino Hills Parkway and finding that street vacation and disposal of a portion of Ram ona Avenue and Chino Hills Parkway conforms to Chino Hills G eneral Plan and determ ining projects are exempt from review under California Environm ental Quality Act, subject to Conditions of Approval, as amended
P U B L I C H E A R I N G -P U B L I C H E A R I N G - This portion of the City Council Agenda is for all matters that legally require an opportunity for public input. Please com plete and submit a speaker card to the City Clerk. Comm ents will be limited to three minutes per speaker.
15.Adopt resolutions ordering vacation of portion of Chino Hills Parkway subject to reservation of easem ent for utilities, and ordering vacation of portion of Ramona Avenue subject to reservation of easement for utilities and determining projects are exempt from review under California Environm ental Quality Act ("CEQA"); adopt resolution determining City-owned property located at the southwest corner of Ram ona Avenue and Chino Hills Parkway adjacent to Assessor Parcel Num ber 1025-452-06 ("location") to be exempt surplus land pursuant to G overnment Code Section 54221(f)(1)(E) and determining declaration and sale is exempt from review under CEQ A; approve purchase and sale agreem ent to sell 9,287 square feet of "excess" right-of-way at location and determ ine purchase and sale agreement is exempt under CEQ A pursuant to Section 15304 (Minor Alterations to Land), Section 15312 (Surplus Land Sales) and Section 15323 (In Fill) of CEQ A guidelines, and authorize Mayor to execute agreement when following occurs: appeal period for Site Plan Review No. 23SPR02 and Conditional Use Perm it No. 23CUP01 under Chino Hills Municipal Code Section 16.58.060 and 16.58.070 has passed with no appeal or review having been tim ely filed; that the City notified California Department of Housing and Comm unity Development ("HCD"); thirty days has lapsed from actual notification of exempt surplus land to HCD; and City received no objection to sale from HCD or if objection received, HCD has withdrawn objection; and applicant and owner of property have both signed affidavit accepting conditions of approval and applicable statute of limitations to challenge entitlements has passed
16.Introduce an O rdinance am ending several code sections in com pliance with new State Law requirem ents and for additional clarification of existing regulations entitled:
"An Ordinance of the City of Chino Hills, Am ending Title 16 of the Chino Hills Municipal Code Chapter 16.02 - G eneral Provisions and Definitions; Chapter
16.06.120 - Fences, Walls, and Hedges; Chapter 16.10.140 - Accessory Dwelling Units; Chapter 16.33.090 - Equestrian and Large Anim al Overlay District Standards and Regulations; Chapter 16.34 - Parking and Loading; Chapter 16.58 - Administrative Procedures; Chapter 16.79 - Zoning Clearance; Add Chapter 16.73 - Minor Exceptions; and Finding Proposed M unicipal Code Amendments Exem pt from Review Under the California Environmental Q uality Act" for first reading by title only and waiving further reading and provide direction as to whether to propose an O rdinance to require building perm it for any solid wall over four-feet in height and corresponding resolution setting fee for permit
17.Adopt resolution approving General Plan Land Use Map Amendment (23G PA02) for nine fragment properties from Public O pen Space to Low Density Residential that are portions of Lot O of Tract 12625 (APN 1031-311-78), Lot V of Tract 13313-3 (APN 1031-231-61), and Lot V of Tract 13249-6 (APN 1023-691-25) and located directly behind the following properties: 3207, 3231, and 3215 O akcreek Road; 15637 and 15629 Live Oak Road; and 13630, 13638, 13654, and 13662 M onteverde Drive and determ ining that the redesignation and sale of fragm ent property behind 13662 M onteverde Drive is exem pt from review under the California Environmental Q uality Act; and introduce an O rdinance redesignating portions of properties listed above from Open Space to residential within the Planned Developm ent entitled: "An O rdinance of the City of Chino Hills, Adopting Amendments to Planned Development PD 23-152, and Planned Development PD 17-127, to Change the Designation From O pen Space to Residential of Nine Fragm ent Properties That are Portions of Lot O of Tract 12625 (APN 1031-311-78), Lot V of Tract 13313-3 (APN 1031-231-61), and Lot V of Tract 13249-6 (APN 1023-691-25) and Located Directly Behind the Following Properties: 3207, 3231, and 3215 O akcreek Road; 15637 and 15629 Live O ak Road; and 13630, 13638, 13654, and 13662 Monteverde Drive" for first reading by title only and waiving further reading
S A F E T Y U P D A T E S - F ir e a n d P o l ic eSAFETY U P D A T E S - F ir e a n d P o l ic e
C I T Y M A N A G E R U P D A T E SCITY M A N A G E R U P D A T E S
C O U N C I L R E P O R T SCOUNCIL R E P O R T S
M a y o r M o r a nMayor M o r a n
Tres Herm anos Conservation Authority Board
V i c e M a y o r B e n n e t tVice M a y o r B e n n e t t Chino Valley Independent Fire District Board
Chino Valley Unified School District Board
C o u n c i l M e m b e r J o h s zCouncil M e m b e r J o h s z West Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District
C o u n c i l M e m b e r R o g e r sCouncil M e m b e r R o g e r s Chino Hills Com munity Foundation Board
Water Facilities Authority Board
C O U N C I L C O M M E N T SCOUNCIL C O M M E N T S
A D J O U R N I N M E M O R I A M : A D J O U R N I N M E M O R I A M : Adjourn in memory of Ned Rogers from Caring for the Hills, who passed away on January 17, 2024, at the age of 85.
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Lynnae Sisemore states and declares as follows:
I hereby certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California, that I posted the Agenda of the City Council for the meeting scheduled for January 23, 2024, next to the Council Chambers, 14000 City Center Drive, Chino Hills, California, not less than 72 hours prior to the meeting.
I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct and that this declaration was executed on January 18, 2024, at Chino Hills, California.
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