1 CITY OF COLTON
City Hall, Council Chambers
650 N. La Cadena Drive
Colton, CA 92324
Website: www.coltonca.gov
Mayor Frank J. Navarro
Council Members:
David J. Toro – District 1
Kelly J. Chastain – District 2
Dr. Luis S. Gonzalez – District 3
John R. Echevarria – District 4
City Treasurer Aurelio De La Torre
City Manager William R. Smith
City Attorney Carlos Campos
AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL,
COLTON UTILITY AUTHORITY, COLTON PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY,
COLTON HOUSING AUTHORITY
REGULAR MEETING
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2023 – 6:00 P.M.
CITY HALL, COUNCIL CHAMBERS
CLOSED SESSION - 5:00 p.m.
CLOSED SESSION CALLED TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
PUBLIC COMMENT - Closed Session
This is the portion of the meeting specifically set aside to invite your comments regarding Closed Sess ion items and other general comments about matters not on the agenda; however, any matter that requires action will be referred to staff for investigation and report at a subsequent Council meeting. The Council is prohibited by law from discussing or taking immediate action on items during this public comment period.
Persons desiring to submit paperwork to the City Council Members shall provide copy of any paperwork to the City Clerk for the Official Record.
Speakers will be limited to 3 minutes; provided, however, that the presiding officer shall have certain discretion to extend or limit time as provided for in the City Council Manual of Procedure.
Please state your name and your City of Residence before providing your comment.
2 A. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)
Krystal Cass vs. City of Colton; Justin Dobiesz
San Bernardino Superior Court, Case No. CIVSB2220351
B. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)
City of Colton vs. Inland Memorial Cremational & Burial Society, Inc.
San Bernardino Superior Court, Case No. CIVSB2300169
CITY ATTORNEY ORAL REPORT ON CLOSED SESSION ACTIONS
RULES OF DECORUM
To help conduct the business of the City Council in an orderly fashion, the City Council has adopted rules pertaining to decorum and order, as provided for in the City Council Manual of Procedure. The City Council will strictly enforce these rules in order to allow full expression of ideas and opinions by councilmembers, staff and the public. Generally, the City's rules of decorum prohibit comments or actions which willfully disrupt the meeting. All remarks and questions shall be addressed to the Council as a whole and not to any particular member. No individual Councilmember or member of the City staff shall be questioned without first obtaining permission from the Presiding Officer. The City Council asks that all persons - including councilmembers, staff and the public - act and speak respectfully.
OPEN SESSION
6:00 P.M.
OPEN SESSION CALLED TO ORDER
INVOCATION Pastor Ruben Cimental – Sovereign Grace Impact Ministries
FLAG SALUTE
ROLL CALL
CEREMONIAL MATTERS
Presentations, Awards, Proclamations
Proclamation - California Native American Day
MAYOR AND COUNCIL ITEMS
GIFT DISCLOSURES
Prior to rendering a decision in any proceeding involving a license, permit, contract or other entitlement pending before the City Council, any Council Member who has received been promised a gift or gifts aggregating $50.00 or more in value within the preceding twelve months from a party or participant in the proceeding shall disclose that fact either orally or in writing during open session. This disclosure shall be made part of the official public record of the proceeding, either as part of the minutes of the meeting or as a separate writing filed with the city. (CMC Section 2.04.030)
3 AB 1234 ORAL REPORTS
Members of the City Council shall provide brief reports on meetings attended at the expense of the city. (GC Section 53232.3(d))
APPOINTMENTS
Appointment - Utilities Commission - Victor H. Villarreal - D2
MAYOR AND COUNCIL DISCUSSION ITEMS
Discussion - Term Limits/Appointed Clerk & Treasurer - Discussion and Possible Direction to Staff Pertaining to Ballot Measures to Consider Term Limits for City Councilmembers and Conversion of City Clerk & City Treasurer to Appointed Positions.
[Staff Person: Bill Smith]
PUBLIC HEARINGS
There are no Public Hearings.
BUSINESS ITEMS
There are no Business Items.
PUBLIC COMMENT Limit 3 Minutes
This is the portion of the meeting specifically set aside to invite your comments regarding Consent Calendar items and other general comments about matters not on the agenda; however, any matter that requires action will be referred to staff for investigation and report at a subsequent Council meeting. The Council is prohibited by law from discussing or taking immediate action on items during this public comment period.
Persons desiring to submit paperwork to the City Council Members shall provide copy of any paperwork to the City Clerk for the Official Record.
Speakers will be limited to 3 minutes; provided, however, that the presiding officer shall have certain discretion to extend or limit time as provided for in the City Council Manual of Procedure.
Please state your name and your City of Residence before providing your comment.
CONSENT CALENDAR
All matters listed under the Consent Calendar are considered by the City Council to be routine and will all be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items prior to the time the City Council votes on the motion, unless councilmembers, staff or the public request that specific items be discussed and/or removed for separate discussions or action.
(1) Minutes - Approval of Minutes for the City Council Regular Meeting Held on August 15, 2023, on file in the Office of the City Clerk.
[Staff Person: Stephanie M. Vargas]
4 (2) Warrants - Approve US Bank voucher dated 07/20/2023 and totaling $39,523.59; voucher numbers 206993 to 207109 dated 0727/2023 and totaling $2,176,858.69; voucher numbers 207110 to 207192 dated 07/29/2023 and totaling $78,264.51; voucher numbers 207193 to 207303 dated 08/03/2023 and totaling $8,417,221.33; voucher numbers 207304 to 207369 dated 08/07/2023 and totaling $424,486.03; voucher numbers 207370 to 207460 dated 08/10/2023 and totaling $1,471,175.36 and a payroll disbursement listing dated 05/27/2023 to 06/09/2023 and totaling $913,604.76; a payroll disbursement listing dated 06/10/2023 to 06/23/2023 and totaling $908,988.44 and a payroll disbursement listing dated 06/24/2023 to 07/07/2023 and totaling $1,426,657.67.
[Staff Person: Stacey Dabbs]
(3) Additional Funding - Early Care & Education Program - Approve and Adopt a Resolution Accepting the Early Care and Education Division Additional Funding, RESOLUTION NO. R-75-23. [Staff Person: Deb Farrar]
(4) Agreement - Blais & Associates - Approve a Professional Services Agreement with Blais & Associates to Provide Grant Writing Services for the Strategic Growth Council Community Resilience Centers Program and Approve and Adopt Resolution R-82-2023 authorizing the submission of the application for grant funds for the Community Resilience Centers Program, RESOLUTION NO. R-82-2023. [Staff Person: Brian Dickinson]
(5) Agreement - CONFIRE - Approve Independent Contractor Agreement Between CONFIRE and City of Colton, RESOLUTION NO. R-77-23.
[Staff Person: Tim McHargue]
(6) Budget Amendment - CR&R Disposal Services - Approve and Adopt a Resolution to Amend the FY 22-23 Budget for CR&R Residential Disposal Services, RESOLUTION NO. R-83-23. [Staff Person: Brian Dickinson]
(7) Contract Award - Resource Environmental Inc. - Award Contract to Resource Environmental Inc. for Demolition of Rialto Concrete Tank.
[Staff Person: Brian Dickinson]
(8) Notice of Completion - Downtown Paseo Improvement Project - Approve Notice of Completion (NOC) for the City of Colton’s Downtown Paseo Improvement Project with Three Peaks Corp. [Staff Person: Brian Dickinson]
(9) Notice of Completion - F Street Transmission Line - Approve Notice of Completion for the F Street 16" Water Transmission Line.
[Staff Person: Brian Dickinson]
(10) Second Reading of Ordinance No. O-10-23 - Waive Full Reading, Read by Title Only, and Approve Second Reading of An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Colton Amending Title 18, Section 18.48.150 of the Colton Municipal Code Relating to Accessory Dwelling Units and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units and Determining the Adoption of the Ordinance to be Statutorily Exempt From CEQA Under Public Resources Code § 21080.17 (File Index No. DAP-001-810), ORDINANCE NO. O-10-23. [Staff Person: Stephanie M. Vargas]
MAYOR AND COUNCIL ORAL REPORTS AND COMMENTS
Comments from Mayor and Council on various issues and activities throughout the community. Comments shall be limited to 5 Minutes per speaker.
CITY MANAGER'S REPORTS
ADJOURNMENT
5 I, Stephanie Vargas, the Deputy City Clerk, hereby certify that a true and correct, accurate copy of the foregoing agenda was posted , at least seventy-two (72) hours prior to the meeting per Government Code 54954.2, at the following locations:
City of Colton City Hall 650 N. La Cadena Drive
City of Colton Website, www.coltonca.gov <http://www.coltonca.gov>
PROCEDURES FOR ADDRESSING CITY COUNCIL
For the Official Record, it is requested that you obtain a card from the Deputy City Clerk and complete it by noting a specific item number on the Agenda, if applicable, or you can identify the subject that you wi sh to address under the Public Comment portion of the Agenda. The City Council encourages public input on all City issues within the Rules of Decorum. Speakers will be limited to the time periods provided on the Agenda; provided, however, that the presidi ng officer shall have certain discretion to extend or limit time as provided for in the City Council Manual of Procedure.
RULES OF DECORUM
To help conduct the business of the City Council in an orderly fashion, the City Council has adopted rules pertaini ng to decorum and order, as provided for in the City Council Manual of Procedure. The City Council will strictly enforce these rules in order to allow full expression of ideas and opinions by councilmembers, staff and the public. Generally, the City's ru les of decorum prohibit comments or actions which willfully disrupt the meeting. All remarks and questions shall be addressed to the Council as a whole and not to any particular member. No individual Councilmember or member of the City staff shall be que stioned without first obtaining permission from the Presiding Officer. The City Council asks that all persons - including councilmembers, staff and the public - act and speak respectfully.
NOTICE TO PUBLIC
Staff reports or other written documentation r elating to each item referred to, on the Agenda, are available for public inspection at the following locations: Office of the City Clerk, 650 N. La Cadena Drive, Colton, CA; City of Colton Public Library, 656 9 th St., Colton, CA; or the City of Colton Internet Website, www.coltonca.gov. Any person having questions concerning any item on the Agenda may call the City Clerk at 370 -5191 to make inquiry concerning the nature of the item described on the Agenda. The City Clerk shall direct inquiries to the appropriate office.
All matters listed under the Consent Calendar are considered by the City Council to be routine and will all be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items prior to the time the City Council votes on the motion, unless councilmembers, staff or the public request that specific items be discussed and/or removed for separate discussions or action.
6 In compliance with the American with Disabilities Act, if you need special as sistance to participate in a City Meeting, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at 909 -370-5001. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting.
LEGAL CHALLENGES
If you challenge in court any discussion or action taken concerning an item on this Agenda, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised during the meeting or in written correspondence delivered to the City at or prior to the City's consideration of the item at the meeting.
MANUAL OF PROCEDURE
The City Council adopted its Manual of Procedure pursuant to Resolution No. R-41-18. Copies are available in the Office of the City Clerk.