CITY OF COLTON
CITY COUNCIL/ COLTON UTILITY AUTHORITY/
COLTON PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY AND COLTON HOUSING AUTHORITY
SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES
November 1, 2023
A Special Meeting of the City Council of the City of Colton was held at 5:00 p.m. on the above- given date in City Hall, locatedat 650 North La CadenaDrive, Colton, California, Mayor Navarro presiding. Notice of Special Meeting was given on October 31, 2023, in compliance with Government Code Section 54956( a).
CITY COUNCIL ROLL CALL
Councilmembers presentwere MPT Toro, Chastain, Gonzalez, Echevarria, and Mayor Navarro.
COUNCIL MEMBERS ABSENT
None
STAFF PRESENT
City Manager Smith, City Attorney William Priest, and Deputy City Clerk Vargas
MAYOR AND COUNCIL ITEMS
POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURES FOR THE COUNCIL MEETING OF NOVEMBER 1, 2023.
GIFT DISCLOSURES
Mayor Navarro askedthe memberspresentif there were any agendaitems that were a conflict of interest pursuantto CMC Section 2.04.030. None disclosed.
AB 1234 ORAL REPORTS
Mayor Navarro askedthe memberspresent if there were any brief reports on meetings attended at the expense of the City. ( GC Section 53232. 3( d). None disclosed.
BUSINESS ITEMS
1. Discussion- Solid Waste Franchise Agreement- Discussion and Possible Direction to Staff Pertaining to the Current Solid WasteFranchise Agreement.
Staff Presentation
City Manager Bill Smith introduced the item and explained that this discussionworkshop is a result of the City Council' s direction which was given at the September19, 2023 Council Meeting. At that meeting Council had discussedproposalsfrom the City' s Solid Waste Hauler CR& R). Theseproposalswere originally presentedto Council at the August 15, 2023 Council Meeting.
Brian Dickinson, Public Works and Utilities Director, presentedfor Council consideration, an overview of the agenda item.
1 Public Comment
Thefollowing communitymemberaddressedtheCouncil: RosaDominguez, Alex Bracovich.(Before making his comment, Alex Braicovich requestedto sharea PowerPoint presentationonbehalfof CR&R; theMayor deniedthis requestfor reasonsrelatedto city policy.)
Point of Order Called by MPT Toro— MPT Toro challenged the Mayor' s denial of the request and after a brief discussionwith the Mayor, MPT Toro requestedclarification from the City Attorney. After clarificationwasprovidedby theCity AttorneyWilliam PriestandtheCity Manager Bill Smith regarding the City' s Policy for presenting before the City Council at a Council Meeting and the authority of the Presiding Officer, the Mayor decidedto deny the request once again.
Point of Order Called by CM Chastain— CM Chastain challenged the Mayor' s denial of the request. Clarificationwasprovidedby theCity ManagerBill Smithregardingthedifference betweenthepoliciessurroundingpresentingbeforetheCity Councilandpolicy regarding distributinghandoutsto Council. AlexBraicovich, offeredtopassouthandoutsinsteadof sharinghis PowerPointpresentation. TheMayor approvedhis requestto distributehandoutsto the Council.
Public Comment( Continued)
Alex Braicovich, Pam Lemos, John Stylianides, Belen Cordero, Gary Grossich, Kathy Davis, and Jose Olivar.
Council Discussion
Discernment and discussionbetween Councilmembers; with clarification provide by staff:
Public Works and Utilities Director Brian Dickinson.
Motion and Second by CM Echevarria/ Mayor Navarro to provide no direction, allowing the current contract to continue, until subsequent action/ direction, or until its expiration on June 30, 2026.
SubsequentMotion and Second by MPT Toro/ CM Chastain to bring item back to Council a future SpecialCouncilMeetingin orderto allow CR&R anopportunityto presentCouncil with an updated offer.
Vote: Motion carried with Mayor Navarro and CM Gonzalezvoting no.
ADJOURNMENT
At 6:51p.m. MayorNavarroadjournedthe SpecialCouncilMeeting.
Stephanie M. Vargas
Deputy City Clerk
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