CITY COUNCIL/ COLTON UTILITY AUTHORITY/
COLTON PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY AND COLTON HOUSING AUTHORITY
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
June 20, 2023
Closed Session Meeting held on the above given date at 5: 00 p. m., in the Council Chamber of City Hall, with Mayor Navarro presiding.
CITY COUNCIL ROLL CALL
CouncilmemberspresentwereToro, Chastain, Gonzalez, Echevarria, andMayorNavarro.
STAFF PRESENT
City ManagerSmith, City AttorneyCampos, andDeputyCity ClerkVargas
PUBLIC COMMENT
None
CLOSED SESSION
CityAttorneyCamposannouncedtheCityCouncilwouldmeetinClosedSessiontoDiscussonlyItemsBand C, andthattheywould notbediscussingItemA.
A. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL— WORKERS' COMPENSATION CLAIM Pursuant to California Government Code, Section 54956. 95.
Case Name( s): Alice Ibarra v. City of Colton
B. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL— WORKERS' COMPENSATION CLAIM Pursuant to California Government Code, Section 54956. 95.
CaseName (s) Yvonne Guzman vs. City of Colton
C. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
Job Title - City Manager
MayorNavarroadjournedthemeetingto ClosedSessionat 5:06 p.m. andat 6:00p.m. themeetingreconvened, with all memberspresentheretofore.
CityAttorneyReports/ReportableAction
CityAttorneyCamposannouncedthattheCityCouncildidmeetin ClosedSessionanddiscussedItemB andC and direction was given but there was no reportable action.
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CITY COUNCIL/ COLTON UTILITY AUTHORITY/
COLTON PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY AND COLTON HOUSING AUTHORITY
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
June 20, 2023
RegularMeetingheld on the above-given dateat 6:00 p.m. in the CouncilChamberof City Hall, with Mayor Navarro presiding.
INVOCATION: Pastor Conrad Valdez— Echoes of Love Ministry FLAG SALUTE: Captain Tim Heusterberg
CITY COUNCIL ROLL CALL
Council Members Present Staff Present
Frank J. Navarro, Mayor William R. Smith, City Manager
David J. Toro Carlos Campos, City Attorney
Kelly J. Chastain StephanieM. Vargas, Deputy City Clerk Dr. Luis S. Gonzalez
John R. Echevarria
Council Members Absent
None
CEREMONIAL MATTERS
Presentations, Awards, Proclamations
Proclamation- Fatherhood Awareness Month June 2023
Council Member Gonzalez read a Proclamation Certificate- Fatherhood Awareness, June 20, 2023; acceptedby RyanBerryman, ExecutiveDirectorof SanBernardinoFatherhood.
Presentation- Rialto Unified School District
Mayor Navarro announced that this item will be moved to a future date.
Proclamation- Parks and Recreation Month
Mayor Navarro read a Proclamation Certificate— Parks and Recreation Month, July 2023; acceptedby Heidi Strutz, Recreation Services Director.
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MAYOR AND COUNCIL ITEMS
POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURES FOR THE COUNCIL MEETING OF JUNE 20, 2023.
GIFT DISCLOSURES
Mayor Navarro asked the members present if there were any agenda items that were a conflict of interest pursuantto CMC Section2.04.030. Nonedisclosed.
AB 1234 ORAL REPORTS
MayorNavarroaskedthe memberspresentif therewereanybrief reportsonmeetingsattendedat the expense of the City. ( GC Section 53232. 3( d). None disclosed.
APPOINTMENTS
None
MAYOR AND COUNCIL DISCUSSION ITEMS
None
PUBLIC HEARINGS
1) Appeal of Agua Mansa Logistics Center - TIME AND PLACE FIXED TO CONSIDER A PUBLIC
HEARING TO APPROVE AND ADOPT A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF COLTON DENYING AN APPEAL AND UPHOLDING THE PLANNING COMMISSION' S DECISION ( FILE INDEX NO.: DAP- 001- 668) TO APPROVE AN ARCHITECTURAL AND SITE
PLAN REVIEW TO ALLOW THE CONSTRUCTION OF TWO NEW WAREHOUSE/ OFFICE BUILDINGS, TOTALING 928, 466 SQUARE FEET AND ASSOCIATED SITE IMPROVEMENTS.
BUILDING 1 ( DAP- 001- 668) CONTAINS 474, 021 SQUARE FEET IN FLOOR AREA AND BUILDING 2 ( DAP- 001- 716) CONTAINS 456, 445 SQUARE FEET OF FLOOR AREA, A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT ( DAP- 001- 668) TO ALLOW BUILDING 1 WITH 95 FEET BUILDING HEIGHT INSTEAD OF 50 FOOT MAXIMUM HEIGHT LIMIT; VARIANCE ( DAP- 001- 668) TO ALLOW 114 PARKING STALLS FOR BUILDING 1 WHEN 314 PARKING STALLS ARE REQUIRED; TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP NO. 20358 ( DAP- 001- 668 & 716) TO CONSOLIDATE LOTS FROM 11 PARCELS TO 2 PARCELS; HISTORIC MAJOR CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS ( DAP- 001- 668 & 716) TO DETERMINE IF THE PROJECT IS CONSISTENT
WITH REQUIREMENTS OF THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION ORDINANCE, LOCATED WITHIN THE HEAVY INDUSTRIAL ( M- 2) ZONE. ( FILE INDEX DAP- 001- 816), RESOLUTION NO. R- 60- 23.
Mayor Navarro declaredthe Public Hearing open.
TheDeputyCity Clerk VargassubmittedtheNotice of Public Hearing (onfile in the City Clerk's Office) and there were 2 reports of protests or objections thereto.
Staff Presentation
Mario Suarez, PlanningManager, presentedfor Councilanoverviewof the agendaitem andrequestedapproval of staffs recommendation.
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Public Comment
The following communitymembersaddressedthe Council: JohnLongfield, JaysonBaiz, Cindy Cotter, and Marlene Salazar Pongs.
Motion andSecondby CM Gonzalez/MPT Toroto closethepublic hearing.
Vote: Unanimous, Motion Passes.
Council Discussion
Discernment and discussion betweenMayor and Councilmembers present, with clarification provide by staff:
PlanningManagerMario Suarez, DevelopmentServicesDirector Mark Tomich, Public Works and Utilities Director Brian Dickinson, and Police Chief Henry Dominguez.
CM Echevarria left the Dais at 6:50pm and returned at 6:52pm.
Motion and Secondby CM Gonzalez/ MPT Toro to Approve and Adopt Resolution No. R-60-23.
Vote: Unanimous, Motion Passes.
2) Appeal of Conditional Use Permit for Lineage Building- TIME AND PLACE FIXED TO CONSIDER
A PUBLIC HEARING TO APPROVE AND ADOPT A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF COLTON DENYING AN APPEAL AND UPHOLDING THE PLANNING COMMISSION' S DECISION APPROVING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT( FILE INDEX NO.:
DAP- 001- 668) TO ALLOW A 95 FOOT HIGH BUILDING HEIGHT INSTEAD OF 50 FEET HIGH ON PROPERTY MEASURING APPROXIMATELY 35.95 ACRES AND ZONED M- 2 ( HEAVY INDUSTRIAL) ( FILE INDEX DAP- 001- 815), RESOLUTION NO. R- 59- 23.
Mayor Navarro declared the Public Hearing open.
TheDeputyCity ClerkVargassubmittedtheNoticeof PublicHearing (onfile in theCityClerk's Office) and there were no reports of protests or objections thereto.
Motion andSecondby CM Chastain/ CM Echevarriato continueitem to the RegularCouncilMeetingof July 18, 2023.
Vote: Unanimous, Motion Passes.
3) Development Agreement- IDI Agua Mansa, LLC - TIME AND PLACE FIXED TO WAIVE FULL READING, READ BY TITLE ONLY AND PASS FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NO 0- 06- 23,
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLTON, CALIFORNIA,
APPROVING A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF COLTON AND IDI
AGUA MANSA, LLC FOR THE AGUA MANSA LOGISTICS CENTER PROJECT, ORDINANCE NO 0- 06- 23.
Mayor Navarro declared the Public Hearing open.
TheDeputyCityClerkVargassubmittedtheNoticeof PublicHearing (onfile in theCityClerk's Office) and there were no reports of protestsor objections thereto.
MotionandSecondby MPTToro/ CM Chastainto continueitemto theRegularCouncilMeetingof July 18, 2023.
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Vote: Unanimous, Motion Passes.
4) Development Agreement- Lineage Logistics, LLC - TIME AND PLACE FIXED TO WAIVE FULL READING, READ BY TITLE ONLY AND PASS FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NO 0- 05- 23,
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLTON, CALIFORNIA TO
APPROVE A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF COLTON AND
LINEAGE LOGISTICS, LLC FOR THE AGUA MANSA LOGISTICS CENTER PROJECT, ORDINANCE NO. 0- 05- 23.
Mayor Navarro declared the Public Hearing open.
The DeputyCity Clerk Vargassubmittedthe Notice of Public Hearing (onfile in the City Clerk's Office) and there were no reports of protests or objections thereto.
Motion andSecondby CM Echevarria/ CM Gonzalezto continueitemto theRegularCouncilMeetingof July 18, 2023.
Vote: Unanimous, Motion Passes.
5) Conduct LLMD I Public Hearing- TIME AND PLACE FIXED TO CONSIDER A PUBLIC
HEARING TO APPROVE AND ADOPT A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF COLTON,
CALIFORNIA APPROVING THE ANNUAL ENGINEER' S REPORT FOR THE COLTON LANDSCAPE AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. I FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023/ 2024,
APPROVE AND ADOPT A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
COLTON, CALIFORNIA, ORDERING THE LEVY AND COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS FOR THE COLTON LANDSCAPE AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. I FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023/ 2024, RESOLUTION NO. R- 51- 23 & R- 52- 23.
Mayor Navarro declared the Public Hearing open.
TheDeputyCity Clerk VargassubmittedtheNotice of PublicHearing (onfile in the City Clerk's Office) and there were no reports of protestsor objections thereto.
Staff Presentation
Brian Dickinson, Director of Public Works and Utilities, presentedfor Council an overview of the agendaitem and requested approval of staffs recommendation.
Public Comment
None.
Motion andSecondby CM Chastain/CM Gonzalezto closethepublichearing.
Vote: Unanimous, Motion Passes.
Council Discussion
None.
Motion andSecondby CM Gonzalez/MPT Toroto ApproveandAdoptResolutionNo. R-51-23 andR-52-23.
Vote: Unanimous, Motion Passes.
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6) Conduct LLMD II Public Hearing- TIME AND PLACE FIXED TO CONSIDER A PUBLIC
HEARING TO APPROVE AND ADOPT A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF COLTON,
CALIFORNIA APPROVING THE ANNUAL ENGINEER' S REPORT FOR THE COLTON LANDSCAPE AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. II FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023/ 2024 & APPROVE AND ADOPT A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
COLTON, CALIFORNIA, ORDERING THE LEVY AND COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS FOR THE COLTON LANDSCAPE AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. II FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023/ 2024, RESOLUTION NO. R- 53- 23 & R- 54- 23.
Mayor Navarro declared the Public Hearing open.
TheDeputyCity Clerk VargassubmittedtheNotice of Public Hearing (onfile in the City Clerk's Office) and there were no reports of protests or objections thereto.
Staff Presentation
Brian Dickinson, Director of Public Works and Utilities, presentedfor Council an overview of the agendaitem and requested approval of staffs recommendation.
Public Comment
None.
Motion andSecondby CM Chastain/CM Echevarriato closethepublic hearing.
Vote: Unanimous, Motion Passes.
Council Discussion
None.
Motion andSecondby MPT Toro/ CM Gonzalezto ApproveandAdoptResolutionNo. R-53-23 andR-54-23.
Vote: Unanimous, Motion Passes.
BUSINESS ITEMS
7) Ordinance 0-07-23 and Resolution R-63-23 increasing City Council salary, automobile allowance and medical contribution- Waive Full Reading , Readby Title Only and PassFirst Reading of Ordinance 0- 07-23 and Approve and Adopt Resolution R-61-23, Increasing Council Salary/Auto Allowance/ Medical Contribution, ORDINANCE NO. 0- 07- 23 & RESOLUTION NO. R- 61- 23.
Staff Presentation
HumanResourcesDirector ThomasCodypresentedfor Councilconsiderationan overviewof the agendaitem and requested approval of staffs recommendation.
Public Comment
None
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Council Discussion
Discernment and discussionbetweenMayor and Councilmemberspresent, with clarification provide by staff:
Human ResourcesDirector Thomas Cody and City Attorney Carlos Campos.
Motion andSecondby CM Gonzalez/MPT Toro to WaiveFull Reading, Readby Title Only, andPassthe First Reading of Ordinance No. 0- 07- 23 and Approve and Adopt Resolution No. R- 61- 23, Increasing Council Salary/Auto Allowance/MedicalContribution.
Subsequent Motion and Second by CM Chastain/ CM Echevarria to apply a 5% increase to the Mayor and Council' s base salary for each year starting back in 1988 to present instead of increasing their current base salary by 10% as was originally proposed.
Vote: SubsequentMotion Failed with MPT Toro, CM Gonzalez, and Mayor Navarro voting no.
Vote: Motion to WaiveFull ReadingandPasstheFirstReadingof Ordinance0- 07-23 andApproveandAdopt Resolution R- 61-23 Passed, with MPT Toro and CM Chastain voting no. 8) Contract Amendment- William R. Smith- Approve Sixth Amendment to the Contract for William R.
Smith for Servicesas City Manager.
Staff Presentation
Carlos Campos, City Attorney presentedfor Council considerationan overview of the agendaitem and requested approval of staffs recommendation.
Public Comment
None
Council Discussion
Councilmember Echevarria requestedclarification on item; City Attorney provided clarification.
Motion andSecondby MPT Toro/ CM Gonzalezto ApproveSixthAmendmentto the Contractfor William R.
Smith for Servicesas City Manager.
Vote: Unanimous, Motion Passes.
PUBLIC COMMENT
ThefollowingcommunitymembersaddressedtheCouncil: ChristineIrishRe, MarkGarcia, andPamLemos.
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CONSENT CALENDAR
MayorNavarropresentstheConsentCalendarItems9 through18.
City Manager announced the following correction/ update of the Consent Calendar: Correction to Item 9 - The Minutes from the May 24, 2023 Council Meeting.
DeputyCity Clerk, StephanieVargasexplainedthecorrectionfor therecords: Underthe 1234OralReports sectionof theMinutes, the wrongCouncilmember'snamewaswritten whendescribingwho attendedthe City County 2023 Conference. The Council Members who should have been listed were CM Chastain and CM Echevarria. The Minutes have been corrected.
Motion and Secondby CM Gonzalez/ MPT Toro to approve consentcalendar.
Vote: Unanimous, Motion Passes.
9) Minutes - Approval of Minutes for the SpecialCity Council Meeting Held on May 24, 2023, on file in the Office of the City Clerk.
10) Warrants - Approve voucher numbers 205798 to 205918 dated 05/ 18/2023 and totaling $ 796, 113.99; voucher numbers 205919 to 206048 dated 05/ 25/ 2023 and totaling $ 1,015,168.83 and a payroll disbursementlisting dated04/29/2023to 05/12/2023andtotaling$887,225.38. 11) City Treasurer' s Report- Receive and File City Treasurer's Report for March 2023. 12) Annual Levy of Tax Assessment District A- Approve Resolution Ordering the Levy for Assessments for Improvement District" A" ( James Sullivan Mutual Water Company), RESOLUTION NO. R- 57- 23. 13) Contract Amendment- ERSC - Approve Second ( 2nd) Amendment to Professional Services Agreement PSA)for EngineeringServiceswith EngineeringResourcesof SouthernCaliforniafor FiscalYear 22/ 23.
14) Contract Award- RP Landscape & Irrigation- Award Contract to RP Landscape & Irrigation for Landscape Lighting& Maintenance Districts I and II.
15) Change Order- Lakeshore Learning Materials - Approve ChangeOrder for Lakeshore Learning Materials, for Purchase of Classroom Materials, Supplies, and Furniture. 16) DBE Participation Level - Federal Fiscal Year 2023/ 2024 - Approve Resolution Authorizing the Annual Anticipated DBE Participation Level ( AADPL) for Federal Fiscal Year 2023/ 2024, RESOLUTION NO. R- 58- 23.
17) Notice of Completion- Alley Rehab Project- Approve Notice of Completion for the FY21- 22 CDBG COLT- 20-1-03K/0178 Alley RehabProject.
18) Purchase - Inner- Tite - Approve Purchase of Electric Meter Lock Rings from Inner- Tite in the Amount of$ 75, 000.
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MAYOR AND COUNCIL ORAL REPORTS AND COMMENTS
Commentsfrom Mayor, CouncilandCity Treasureronvariousissuesandactivitiesthroughoutthecommunity.
CITY MANAGER' S REPORTS
CityManagerCommentedontheWaterMeterissuethatwasbroughtupduringCouncilDiscussionandPublic Comment and also offered compliments to the City Council for approving the Budget and the Staff raises, expressingthat the raisesto staff are well deserved.
ADJOURNMENT
At 8: 20 p. m.. Mayor Navarro adjourned the Regular Council Meeting in Memorium for previous Planning Commissioner Tom Archuleta and American Legion Post 155 Members Steve Ferrance.
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Stephanie M. Vargas
Deputy City Clerk
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