CITY OF COLTON
CITY COUNCIL/ COLTON UTILITY AUTHORITY/
COLTON PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY AND COLTON HOUSING AUTHORITY
SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES
April 15, 2024
A SpecialMeetingof the City Councilof the City of Coltonwasheldat 5:30 p.m. onthe above- givendatein City Hall, locatedat 650NorthLa CadenaDrive, Colton, California, Mayor Navarropresiding. Noticeof SpecialMeetingwasgivenonFebruary22, 2024, in compliance with Government Code Section 54956( a).
CITY COUNCIL ROLL CALL
CouncilmemberspresentwereToro, Chastain, GonzalezEchevarria, andMayorNavarro.
COUNCIL MEMBERS ABSENT
None
STAFF PRESENT
CityManagerSmith, CityAttorneyCarlosCampos, andDeputyCityClerkVargas
CEREMONIAL MATTERS
o Proclamation— Child Abuse Prevention Month
Mayor Navarro read a
ProclamationCertificate— Child Abuse Prevention Month;
acceptedby Hillary Steenson-Ray, InterimAssociateNetworkOfficer for the San Bernardino County Children' sNetwork.
MAYOR AND COUNCIL ITEMS
POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURES FOR THE COUNCIL MEETING OF APRIL 15, 2024.
GIFT DISCLOSURES
MayorNavarroaskedthememberspresentif therewereanyagendaitemsthatwerea conflict of interestpursuantto CMCSection2.04.030. Nonedisclosed.
AB 1234 ORAL REPORTS
Mayor Navarroaskedthe memberspresentif therewereanybrief reportson meetingsattended at the expense of the City. ( GC Section 53232. 3(d). None disclosed.
BUSINESS ITEMS
1. Water and Wastewater Rate Study - Water and Wastewater Rate Study Staff Presentation
PublicWorksandUtilities Director, BrianDickinson, introducedtheitem andthenproceededto presentJeremyMargo, arepresentativeofNBSConsulting, totheCityCouncil. Jeremy presentedaWaterandSewerRatesstudytotheCityCouncil.
1 Public Comment
None
Council Discussion
Councilmembers, Toro, Gonzalez, Chastain, MPT Echevarria, and Mayor Navarro made statementsandaskedfollow up questionsof which Brian Dickinson, theDirector of Utilities and PublicWorks, JeremyMargo, a representativeof NBS Consultingprovidedclarification.
A Motion wasmadeby MayorNavarroto directStaff to SelectOption 1 for boththewaterand wastewater rate adjustments ( Water Rate- 50% CIP + $ 30M SRF Loan Declining Block Structure" Rate Adjustments: 15%, 10%, 10%, 6%, 6% and Wastewater Rate- 40% CIP + $ 70M SRF Loan Declining Block Structure Rate Adjustments: 30%, 20%, 10%, 8%, 8%).
Vote: Motion Passed with CM Chastain voting no.
ADJOURNMENT
At 6:32p.m. MayorNavarroadjournedtheSpecialCouncilMeeting.
Stephanie M. Vargas, CM , CPMC
Deputy City Clerk
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