CITY COUNCIL/ COLTON UTILITY AUTHORITY/
COLTON PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY AND COLTON HOUSING AUTHORITY
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
February 20, 2024
Closed SessionMeeting held on the above given date at 5:01 p.m., in the Council Chamber of City Hall, with Mayor Navarro presiding.
CITY COUNCIL ROLL CALL
Councilmemberspresentwere Council MembersToro, Gonzalez, Mayor Pro Tern Echevarriaand Mayor Navarro. Council Member Chastain was absent.
STAFF PRESENT
City ManagerSmith, City AttorneyCampos, andDeputyCity ClerkVargas
PUBLIC COMMENT
None
CLOSED SESSION
City AttorneyCamposannouncedthe City Councilwould meetin ClosedSessionto DiscussItemA.
A. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
Unrepresented Employee - City Manager
Mayor Navarro adjourned the meeting to Closed Sessionat 5:02 p.m. and at 6:00 p.m. the meeting reconvened, with all memberspresentheretofore.
Council Member Chastainjoined closed sessionat 5:05pm.
City Attorney Reports/Reportable Action
City Attorney Camposannouncedthatthe City Councilmet in ClosedSessionanddiscussedItem A; direction was given but there was no reportable action.
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February 20, 2024
RegularMeetingheld on the above-givendateat 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chamberof City Hall, with Mayor Navarro presiding.
INVOCATION: Pastor Ruben Cimental— Sovereign Grace Impact Church FLAG SALUTE: Veterans of Foreign Wars ( VFW) Commander Bernie Moyeda and Thomas Leon
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, MPT
Council Members Absent
None
CEREMONIAL MATTERS
Presentations, Awards, Proclamations
Recognition-Newly AppointedDeputyFire ChiefRayBruno
Fire ChiefTimothyMcHargueintroducedDeputyFireChief RayBrunoto Councilfor recognitionfor his outstandingdedicationto theColtonFireDepartment, andfor beingselectedasthefinal candidateto be given the position of" Deputy Fire Chief." Chief McHargue gave a brief history of Deputy Fire Chief Bruno' s impressive and inspiring journey, and describedthe many accoladesand accomplishmentsthat have marked him for obvious recognition. Deputy Fire Chief Ray Bruno acceptedthe recognition and expressed his gratitudefor themanyopportunitieshereceivedfrom theFireChief, aswell asfrom the City of Colton.
Presentation- San Bernardino Community College District SanBernardino Community College District Chancellor, Diana Z. Rodriguez, gave a Power Point presentationwhichincludedavideotosharehowtheSanBernardinoCommunityCollegeDistrictis benefiting the Inland Empire.
Proclamation- Deacon Mark Martinez
MPT Echevarria read a Proclamation Certificate recognizing DeaconMark Martinez for his life time achievementsin dedicationandserviceto theCountyaswell astheCommunity; acceptedby DeaconMark Martinez
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MAYOR AND COUNCIL ITEMS
POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURES FOR THE COUNCIL MEETING OF FEBRUARY 20, 2024.
GIFT DISCLOSURES
Mayor Navarro askedthe memberspresentif therewere any agendaitems that were a conflict of interest pursuantto CMC Section2.04.030. Nonedisclosed.
AB 1234 ORAL REPORTS
Mayor Navarroaskedthe memberspresentif therewereanybrief reportson meetingsattendedat the expense of the City. ( GC Section 53232. 3( d).
Council Member Gonzalez attended the League of CA Cities Joint Meeting on February 15, 2024 held in San Bernardino, CA.
APPOINTMENTS
None
MAYOR AND COUNCIL DISCUSSION ITEMS
None
PUBLIC HEARINGS
None
BUSINESS ITEMS
1) Solid Waste Contract Discussion- Solid Waste Contract Discussion Staff Presentation
Public Works and Utilities Director Brian Dickinson introduced the item and CR& R representative Alex Braicovich; Alex wentonto giveabrief presentationto Councilaboutcontractextensionoptions.
Public Comment
None
Council Discussion
Councilmembers, Toro, Gonzalez, Chastain, MPT Echevarria, and Mayor Navarro made statementsand asked follow up questionsof whichthe City Attorney, CarlosCampos, City Manager, William R. Smith, CR&R RepresentativeAlex Braicovich, and Police Chief Tim Heusterberg,provided clarification.
Public Comment
The following community members addressed the Council: Gary Grossich, Rosa Dominguez, and Marie Medina.
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A Motion wasmadeby CM Chastainto direct Staff to bring backto Council a contractextension, accepting CR&R' s 10yearscontractextensionoptionalongwith thebenefitspromisedin theirproposal.
Vote: Motion Passed with Mayor Navarro and CM Gonzalez voting no.
PUBLIC COMMENT
Thefollowing communitymembersaddressedthe Council: SuzieCastilloandDarbyOsnaya.
CONSENT CALENDAR
Mayor Navarro presentsthe ConsentCalendar Items 2 through 15.
City ManagerWilliam R. SmithinformedCouncilthatitem#2 Minuteswould needto bepulleddueto thefact that the Draft Minutes Attachment did not make it into the agenda packet for review. Smith also informed Council that at CM Gonzalez' s request, Staff would look into other mitigation fees associated with Item# 12.
Councilmemberspresentselecteditems for clarification by staff: CM Chastain, Item 12. Public Works and Utilities Director Brian Dickinson provided the clarification needed.
Motion andSecondby CM Gonzalez/CM Chastainto approveconsentcalendarItems3 through15.
Vote: Unanimous, Motion Passes.
2) Minutes - Approvalof Minutesfor theCity CouncilRegularMeetingHeld onFebruary6, 2024, on file in the Office of the City Clerk.
3) Warrants - Approve wires dated 12/31/2023 andtotaling $ 280,357.45; voucher numbers 210232 to 210310dated01/18/2024andtotaling $2,778,365.05; vouchernumbers210311to 210411dated 01/25/2024andtotaling $546,550.75; vouchernumbers210412to 210489dated01/29/2024andtotaling 84,312.07andapayroll disbursementlisting dated11/25/2023to 12/08/2023andtotaling 1,098, 826. 77.
4) Agreement- Blais & Associates - Approve a Professional Services Agreement with Blais & Associates GrantWriting Servicesfor Completionof Departmentof theInterior, Bureauof ReclamationWater Resourcesand Planning Office, Watersmart Water and Energy Efficiency Grant Program. 5) Agreement - Blais & Associates - Approve Agreement with Blais & Associates to Provide Grant WritingServicestotheCommunityServicesDepartmentfor SanBernardinoCounty, Officeof HomelessServices, HomelessHousing, Assistance, and Prevention Program Round 4 (HHAP- 4). 6) Contract Change Order- Corona Coatings - Approval of Contract Change Order No. 1 for the FY 2022- 2023 Citywide Roof Repair Project with Corona Coatings Corp. 7) Colton Water Utilities Department Branding Project- Approve the Colton Water Utilities Department Updated Branding and Logo.
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8) Contract Amendment- Willdan Engineering- Approve Contract Amendment with Willdan Engineering for Building and Safety Support Services.
9) Contract Award- D. M. Contracting, Inc. - Authorize the Award of Contract to DM Contracting, Inc., for the FY 23/ 24 Citywide Sidewalk Repair Project, in the Amount of$ 471, 269. 50. 10) Contract Award- Legend Pump and Wells, Inc. - Approve a Contract Agreement with Legend Pump and Wells, Inc. for the Emergency Well 24 Rehabilitation Project. 11) Contract Award - TKE Engineering Inc. - Approve Award of Contract to TKE Engineering Inc. for Engineering & Design Services for the Well 22 Rehabilitation and Site Improvement Project. 12) Contract Award- Trussell Technologies - Approve Award of Contract to Trussell Technologies for the Lead Service Line Inventory Project.
13) Development Impact Fee Report- Annual & 5- Year- Approve the Annual and 5- Year Development Impact FeeReport for Fiscal Year Ending June30, 2023.
14) Easement- Electric Utility - Approve the Recordation of Grant Easement for Electric Utility Purposes at 360 E. Valley Blvd.
15) JPA Amendment- SBCOG- Approve Amendment No. 4 to the Joint Powers Authority Agreement with the San Bernardino Council of Governments ( SBCOG).
MAYOR AND COUNCIL ORAL REPORTS AND COMMENTS
Commentsfrom Mayor, CouncilandCity Treasureronvariousissuesandactivitiesthroughoutthecommunity.
CITY MANAGER' S REPORTS
City ManagerWilliam R. Smithintroducedto CouncilthenewDevelopmentServicesDirector, Heidi Duron.
ADJOURNMENT
At 8:18p.m. MayorNavarroadjournedtheRegularCouncilMeetingin Memoriumfor ColtonResidentsSteve Trujillo Margaret Margo Montano. The Mayor called for a moment of silence.
Stephanie M. Vargas MC, CPMC
Deputy City Clerk
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