A G E N D A
CHINO HILLS CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2026
6:00 P.M. PUBLIC MEETING/PUBLIC HEARING
CIVIC CENTER, CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
14000 CITY CENTER DRIVE, CHINO HILLS, CALIFORNIA
CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
BRIAN JOHSZ, MAYOR
RAY MARQUEZ, VICE MAYOR
ART BENNETT
CYNTHIA MORAN
PETER J. ROGERS
BENJAMIN MONTGOMERY MARK D. HENSLEY CHERYL BALZ
CITY MANAGER CITY ATTORNEY CITY CLERK
This agenda contains a brief general description of each item to be considered. Except as otherwise provided by law, no action shall be taken on any item not appearing on the agenda unless the City Council makes a determination that an emergency exists or that a need to take immediate action on the item came to the attention of the City subsequent to the posting of the agenda. The City Clerk has on file copies of written documentation relating to each item of business on this Agenda available for public inspection in the Office of the City Clerk, in the public binder located at the entrance to the Council Chambers while the meeting is in session, and on the City's website at www.chinohills.org/Agendas. Materials related to an item on this Agenda submitted to the Council after distribution of the agenda packet are available for public inspection in the Office of the City Clerk at 14000 City Center Drive, Chino Hills, CA during normal business hours and on the City's website at www.chinohills.org/Agendas as soon as practicable.
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you require special assistance to participate in the Council meeting, please contact the City Clerk's Office, (909) 364-2620, at least 48 hours prior to the meeting to enable the City to make reasonable arrangements. Click here to view the City's Reasonable Accommodation Policy or contact the City Clerk's office to obtain a copy.
Emails and documents submitted by the public will be considered a public document subject to posting on the City's website and are subject to the Public Records Act.
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Speaker Cards - Those persons wishing to address the City Council on any matter, whether or not it appears on the agenda, must complete and submit to the City Clerk a "Request to Speak" card available at the entrance to the City Council Chambers. In accordance with the Public Records Act, any information you provide on this form is available to the public. You are not required to provide your name or other personal information in order to speak. The City Clerk's Office will explain how you will be called to speak if you decline to provide your name. Comments will be limited to a maximum of three minutes per speaker for agendized items and non-agendized items will depend on the number of speakers: three (3) minutes for 1-10 speakers; two (2) minutes for 11-15 speakers; and one (1) minute for 16 or more speakers. Only one speaker card per person per comment period may be submitted. Individuals must submit their own speaker card. Public comment periods will generally be limited to 30 minutes per meeting and/or the maximum time limits for speaking may be reduced, so not all members of the public may have the opportunity to speak at every council meeting. If you want to communicate information to the City you can also do so via email at [email protected]. All public comments must address matters within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City Council, which is considered "City business." Failure to adhere to the prohibition against public comments on non-city business, will result in the speaker losing their opportunity to provide public comments at that meeting. "City business" includes matters over which the City has been granted authority pursuant to state law, subject to state and federal legal and constitutional limitations. These matters include the construction, maintenance and repair of streets, parks and public facilities; providing water, sewer and trash services; providing recreation services and programs; overseeing land development except to the extent the City's authority has been pre-empted by federal and state law; providing public safety services, including police and fire/paramedic services which the City does by contracting with the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department and working with the Chino Valley Fire District and through its own code enforcement personnel; imposing regulations over conduct and activities in the City to protect the health, safety and welfare of the community; and the City also has the right to hire and manage personnel, the responsibility to maintain public records and the authority to impose fees and taxes and provide the financial services necessary to provide the above services. "Signs", banners, flags or other symbolic material (except those that are emblazoned on clothing) are prohibited within the Council Chambers because they may obstruct the view of other attendees, obstruct the passage of other attendees, create a fire or safety hazard, or otherwise disturb the business of the meeting. However, signs no larger than 12X24 inches are permitted in the overflow community room located in the southeast corner of the Council Chamber. These signs, banners, flags and other symbolic objects must be left in the overflow area when approaching the dais for public comments or otherwise leaving that area except to leave the Council Chambers. Signs with any type of stick, pole or similar object are prohibited in the Council Chambers.
Levine Act Disclosure : Parties to a proceeding are required to disclose if they made contributions over $500 within the prior 12 months to a Council Member. If a Council Member accepted more than $500 during the 12 months preceding the decision, the Council Member is required to recuse themself from the decision. Parties and participants with a financial interest are prohibited from making more than $500 in contributions to a Council Member for the 12 months after the final decision is rendered on the proceeding. The above contribution disclosures and restrictions do not apply when the proceeding is competitively bid, or involves a personnel or labor contract. For more information, see Government Code Section 84308.
TIPS FOR PUBLIC SPEAKING AT A COUNCIL MEETING
If you have filled out a speaker card with or without your name and/or contact information, please hand it to the Clerk.
A speaker may not relinquish his/her time to another speaker.
Be prepared to come forward to the speaker's podium when your name is called.
As you begin to speak, state your name clearly for the record (although this is not required) and city of residence. If you represent a group or organization, please state that information as well.
Don't be nervous. It may help to take a deep breath and exhale slowly before you speak.
Please show courtesy to others and direct all comments to the Mayor and Council.
Do not address comments to the audience or staff members.
Make your position known at the beginning, then present supporting information.
Identify your main points. Writing them down ahead of time will help you organize your thoughts and remember them when you're at the podium.
Don't repeat yourself. If a previous speaker has already made the point you planned to make, simply refer to that speaker and emphasize your support for that position.
Handouts summarizing your position may be distributed to the Clerk before or after your presentation.
Close your comments with an action statement such as, "Adopt this resolution" or "I urge you to vote ‘yes' (or ‘no') on this item." Any person who disrupts the orderly conduct of the Council's business may be barred from making further comments and shall be subject to removal from the Chambers.
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6:00 P.M. - CONVENE MEETING / ROLL CALL
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
INVOCATION: Zuhair Sha'ath, Youth Director at Chino Valley Islamic Center
PRESENTATION
1.RECOGNITION - 2025 Photo Contest Winners
PUBLIC INFORMATION MANAGER REPORT
PUBLIC COMMENTS - AGENDIZED ITEMS
2.PUBLIC COMMENTS: At this time members of the public may address the City Council regarding any item appearing on the agenda, except that testimony on Public Hearing items must be provided during those hearings. Those persons wishing to address the City Council must complete and submit to the Deputy City Clerk a "Request to Speak" card available at the entrance to the City Council Chambers. Comments will be limited to a maximum of three minutes per speaker.
The time allotted per person may vary depending on the total number of speaker cards received. This comment period will generally be limited to 30 minutes per meeting, so not all members of the public may have the opportunity to speak at every council meeting.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST / LEVINE ACT ANNOUNCEMENTS: Council Member abstentions or disclosures shall be stated at this time for recordation on the appropriate item.
CITY DEPARTMENT BUSINESS
CONSENT CALENDAR (3 ITEMS) - All matters listed on the Consent Calendar are considered routine by the City Council and may be enacted by one motion in the form listed below. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless, before the City Council votes on the motion to adopt, Members of the City Council or staff request the matter to be removed from the Consent Calendar for separate action. Removed consent items will be discussed immediately after the adoption of the balance of the Consent Calendar.
3.Approve February 10, 2026, City Council Meeting Minutes
4.Transfer $231,112 to Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Fund from Los Serranos Residential Improvements Project (ST26003) and $68,888 in Measure I Fund from Street Improvements Program FY 2025-26 Project (ST26005) to Montecito Drive Transit Access Improvements Project (ST23002) which includes Montecito Drive Road and road-related improvements such as asphalt removal and replacement and repair of storm drain inlet on Montecito Drive south of Los Serranos Blvd ("Project"); award contract to Gentry Brothers, Inc., in amount of $496,215 for Project; authorize City Manager, at his discretion, to approve cumulative change orders up to ten percent ($49,621.50) of awarded contract amount and determine Project is exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act
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5.Authorize Public Works Director to execute agreement and related documents with Southern California Edison (SCE) at no-cost to the City, to participate in Charge Ready Transport Program which installs utility-side infrastructure to support future proposed City-side charging infrastructure and stations in exchange for commitment to 10-year City electric vehicle replacement plan to ensure infrastructure serves intended purpose and other terms and determine action to be exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970, as amended, California Public Resources Code § 21000, et seq. ("CEQA") pursuant to Section 15301, 15303 and 15311 of CEQA Guidelines
DISCUSSION CALENDAR
6.Review and file update to City Hall Fire emergency declaration in accordance with Public Construction Code 22050 and continue to authorize City Manager to negotiate and execute all necessary agreements related to repair and restoration of City Hall under Chino Hills Municipal Code 2.08.065.A.1 on an emergency basis and determine by four-fifths vote, the need to continue City Manager's authority under Public Construction Code 22050 to repair City Hall and procure necessary equipment, services, and supplies for these purposes, without giving notice for bids to let contracts, due to continued existence of local emergency caused by City Hall fire and flooding
7.Receive and file 2026 City Council Goal Setting Workshop report or, in the alternative, discuss and provide further direction on City goals and priorities PLANNING COMMISSION MATTERS - This portion of the City Council Agenda is for matters from the February 17, 2026, Planning Commission Meeting. No action is required unless two members of the City Council wish to request a review of the matter, in accordance with Section 16.58.070 of the Chino Hills Municipal Code. Expiration of the public appeal period on Planning Commission Item(s) 4 is March 3, 2026, 5:30 p.m.
8.Extension of Time No. EXT-0002-2026 to grant a 24-Month Extension to Site Plan Review No. 22SPR03, Conditional Use Permit No. 22CUP02, Minor Variance No. 22MNV01, and Zoning Clearance No. ZCR-0007-2025, Lindsay Goodman, applicant (on behalf of property owners) for a 96,160-square foot, four-story indoor self-storage facility on vacant property and construction of 37 parking stalls and associate site improvements for a self-storage facility: The Planning Commission adopted a resolution approving Extension of Time No. EXT-0002-2026 for Site Plan Review No. 22SPR03, Conditional Use Permit No. 22CUP02, Minor Variance No. 22MNV01, and Zoning Clearance Review No. ZCR-0007-2025 on the southeastern corner of Chino Hills Parkway and Monte Vista Avenue and Finding Extension of Time Exempt from Review Under the California Environmental Quality Act, subject to Conditions of Approval PUBLIC HEARING - This portion of the City Council Agenda is for all matters that legally require an opportunity for public input. Please complete and submit a speaker card to the City Clerk. Comments will be limited to three minutes per speaker.
9.Review and provide policy direction regarding allocation of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds to public service projects; award Program Year 2026-27 CDBG funding for public service projects; and authorize staff to decrease 2026-27 grant awards for public service projects proportionately, with no grant award decreasing to lower than $5,000, if allocation is decreased by Department of Housing and Urban Development and it will impact maximum allowable allocation (15 percent of total CDBG funds) to public service funds
PUBLIC COMMENTS - NON-AGENDIZED ITEMS
10.PUBLIC COMMENTS: At this time, members of the public may address the City Council regarding any items within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Council that do not appear on the agenda. Please complete and submit to the Deputy City Clerk a "Request to Speak" card. Comments will be limited to a maximum of three minutes per speaker. The time allotted per person may vary depending on the total number of speakers received: three (3) minutes for 1-10 speakers; two (2) minutes for 11-15 speakers; and one (1) minute for 16 or more speakers.This comment period will generally be limited to 30 minutes per meeting, so not all members of the public may have the opportunity to speak at every council meeting.
SAFETY UPDATES - Fire and Police
CITY MANAGER UPDATES
COUNCIL REPORTS
Mayor Johsz
Legislative Advocacy Committee
West Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District Board
Vice Mayor Marquez
San Bernardino County Transportation Authority
General Policy Committee
Legislative Policy Committee
COUNCIL COMMENTS
ADJOURN IN MEMORIAM AND IN HOPE: Adjourn with deep gratitude, respect, and appreciation for the brave individuals who serve and have served in the Armed Forces.
Their selfless contributions protect us all. May we as a community continue to support and honor them.
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CITY OF CHINO HILLS
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DECLARATION OF POSTING NOTICE
Alma Sandoval 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 February 24, 2026, 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 February 19, 2026, at Chino Hills, California.
CITY OF CHINO HILLS
Alma San
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