CITY COUNCIL/ COLTON UTILITY AUTHORITY/
COLTON PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY AND COLTON HOUSING AUTHORITY
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
July 16, 2024
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
Councilmembers presentwere Council Members Toro, Gonzalez, Mayor Pro Tem Echevarria, and Mayor Navarro; Chastain was absent.
STAFF PRESENT
City ManagerSmith, City AttorneyCampos, andDeputyCity ClerkVargas
PUBLIC COMMENT
None
CLOSED SESSION
City Attorney Camposannouncedthe City Council would meet in Closed Sessionto Discuss Items A, B, and C.
A. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Significant Exposure to Litigation
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956. 9( d)( 2)/( e)( 1) One ( 1) Potential Case
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Initiation of Litigation
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956. 9( d)( 4)
One ( 1) Potential Case
B. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - WORKERS' COMPENSATION CLAIM Pursuant to California Government Code, Section 54956. 9 ( d)( 1) CaseName (s) Ronald Helms vs. City of Colton
C. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957. 6 Agency DesignatedRepresentatives: Bill Smith, City Manager Employee Groups: Teamsters - General Employees
Teamsters- Mid- Manager Employee Association
International Brotherhood of Electric Workers, Local 47 - Electric Division International Brotherhood of Electric Workers, Local 47 - Water/ Wastewater Division Colton Police Officers Association( CPOA)
Colton Police Management Association ( CPMA)
Colton Police Dispatchers Association ( CPDA)
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Colton Police Civilian Employee Association ( CPCA)
Colton Firefighters Association( CFA)
Confidential Employees Group Executive
Employees Group
Mayor Navarroadjournedthemeetingto ClosedSessionat 5:01 p.m. andCouncilmemberChastainjoined the meetingat 5:02p.m.. At 6:00p.m., themeetingreconvenedwith all membersbeingpresent.
CityAttorneyReports/ReportableAction
CityAttorneyCamposannouncedthattheCityCouncilmetin ClosedSessionanddiscussedItemsA, B, andC; direction was given, but there was no reportable action.
July 16, 2024
RegularMeetingheld on the above-given dateat 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chamberof City Hall, with Mayor Navarro presiding.
INVOCATION: Pastor Eric Strutz— The Door Church
FLAG SALUTE: Veterans of Foreign Wars ( VFW) Commander Bernie Moyeda
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
Business Focus - Pro Nails
CM Gonzalezreadandpresentedaproclamationto businessownersTony TrueandHelenHoofor their successfulbusinessoperation in the City of Colton. CM Gonzalezread a brief summary of Tony and Helen'sbusinessjourneyandcongratulatedthemontheir accomplishment. TonyandHelenexpressedtheir gratitudeforbeingrecognizedandfortheopportunitytodobusinessin theCityof Colton.
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1 Recognition— Employee Appreciation Ceremony
CityManagerSmithandMayorNavarroacknowledgedandrecognizedthefollowingCity of Colton employeesfor their continued service to the city. Each employeewas presentedwith a commemoration pin celebratingthenumberof yearstheyhaveserved.
25 Years
Randy Arebelo— Maintenance Crew Leader
Tom DeBellis— Battalion Chief
Carlos Esquer— PW& Utilities Inspector
Isaac Mora— Water Utility Supervisor
Vincent Tamayo— Maintenance Electrician
20 Years
Stephen Contreras— Senior Water Treatment Op
Paul Grimes— Police Corporal/ Detective
Phillip Hinojos— Eng/GIS Technician
Lisa Hunt— Account Technician II
15 Years
Mario Arredondo— Collection System Supervisor
Gernaldo Olson— Water Treatment Op. II
Rick Shingleton— WastewaterEquip Mechanic II
10 Years
Anthony Alvarez— WastewaterTreatment Op I
Johnny Bower— Maintenance Worker III
Georgette Chavez— Human Resources Analyst
Anthony Corral— Water Distribution Op III
Melissa Garcia— Administrative Assistant
Steve Gonzales— Associate Planner
Adam Koahou— Police Corporal/ Detective
Ruben Muro— Police Officer
Rodney Powell— Wastewater Treatment Op I
Anthony Sanchez— Maintenance Worker II
Ray Scott— WastewaterTreatment Op I
Alex Soto— Administrative Analyst II
Jess Sotto— Utilities Engineer
Felipe Vega— Police Officer
5 Years
Jacqueline Albin— Police Officer
Robert Alvarez— Police Officer
Victoria Blesch— Police Dispatcher II
Michael Brown— Senior Wastewater Treat Operator
Art Contreras— Wastewater Equipment Mech I
Wilmer Fleenor— Fire Engineer
Jose Gutierrez— Maintenance Worker II
Joe Guzman— Building Maintenance Worker II
Servando Hernandez— Fire Engineer
Michael Reyes— Maintenance Worker I
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Edgar Roldan— Human Resources Specialist
Jose Luis Sandoval— Police Officer
Alise Smith— Police Service Clerk II
MAYOR AND COUNCIL ITEMS
POSSIBLECONFLICT OFINTERESTDISCLOSURESFORTHE COUNCILMEETING OFJULY 16, 2024.
GIFT DISCLOSURES
Mayor Navarro askedthe memberspresentif there were any agendaitems that were a conflict of interest pursuantto CMC Section2.04.030. Nonedisclosed.
AB 1234 ORAL REPORTS
Mayor Navarroaskedthememberspresentif therewereanybrief reportson meetingsattendedat the expense of the City. ( GC Section 53232. 3(d). None disclosed.
APPOINTMENTS
None
MAYOR AND COUNCIL DISCUSSION ITEMS
None
PUBLIC HEARINGS
1) Public Hearing- LLMD I - 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 2024/ 2025, & 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 2024/2025, RESOLUTION NO. R-66-24 & R- 67- 24.
The Mayor opened the Public Hearing.
TheDeputyCityClerkVargassubmittedtheNoticeofPublicHearing (onfile intheCityClerk's Office) and there were no reports of protestsor objections thereto.
Staff Presentation
Brian Dickinson, PublicWorksandUtility Director, presentedfor Councilanoverviewof the agendaitem and requested approval of staff' s recommendation.
Public Comment
None
Motion andSecondby CM Gonzalez/CM Chastainto closethepublichearing.
Vote: Unanimous, Motion Passes
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Council Discussion
Discernment and discussion betweenMayor and Councilmembers present, with clarification provide by staff:
Brian Dickinson, Public Works and Utilities Director, and William R. Smith, City Manager.
Motion andSecondby CM Gonzales/MPT Echevarriato approveandadoptResolutionNo. R-66-24 andR-67-
24. Vote: Unanimous, Motion Passes.
2) Public Hearing - LLMD II - 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 2024/ 2025 & 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 2024/ 2025, RESOLUTION NO. R- 68- 24 & R- 69- 24.
The Mayor opened the Public Hearing.
TheDeputyCity ClerkVargassubmittedtheNoticeof PublicHearing (onfile in theCityClerk's Office) and there were no reports of protestsor objections thereto.
Staff Presentation
Brian Dickinson, PublicWorksandUtility Director, presentedfor Councilanoverviewof the agendaitem and requested approval of staffs recommendation.
Public Comment
None
Motion andSecondby CM Chastain/CM Toroto closethepublic hearing.
Vote: Unanimous, Motion Passes
Council Discussion
Discernment and discussionbetweenMayor and Councilmembers present, with clarification provide by staff:
Brian Dickinson, Public Works and Utilities Director
MotionandSecondby CMToro/MPTEchevarriato approveandadoptResolutionNoR-68-24andR-69-24.
Vote: Unanimous, Motion Passes.
3) Public Hearing - Stormwater Fee - TIME AND PLACE FIXED TO CONSIDER A PUBLIC
HEARING TO APPROVE AND ADOPT A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF COLTON, CALIFORNIA APPROVING THE BASIC FEE FOR STORM WATER
SERVICES AND THE STORM WATER MANAGEMENT USER FEE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024/2025 AS PROVIDED FOR IN CHAPTER 14.01 OF THE COLTON MUNICIPAL CODE, RESOLUTION NO. R- 70- 24.
The Mayor opened the Public Hearing.
TheDeputyCity ClerkVargassubmittedtheNoticeof PublicHearing (onfile in theCityClerk's Office) and therewerenoreportsof protestsorobjectionsthereto.
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5 Staff Presentation
Brian Dickinson, Public WorksandUtility Director, presentedfor Councilanoverviewof the agendaitem and requested approval of staffs recommendation.
Public Comment
None
Motion andSecondby CM Gonzalez/CM Chastainto closethepublichearing.
Vote: Unanimous, Motion Passes
Council Discussion
Discernment and discussionbetweenMayor and Councilmembers present, with clarification provide by staff:
Brian Dickinson, Public Works and Utilities Director.
Motion andSecondby CM Gonzalez/CM Chastainto approveandadoptResolutionNo. R-70-24.
Vote: Unanimous, Motion Passes.
BUSINESS ITEMS
1) Contract Amendment- Solid Waste Franchise Agreement- Approve Second Amendment to the Solid Waste Franchise Agreement with CR& R, Inc, RESOLUTION NO. R- 74-24.
Staff Presentation
Brian Dickinson, Public Work andUtility Director, presentedfor Councilan overviewof the agendaitem and requested approval of staffs recommendation.
Public Comment
None
Council Discussion
Comments were madeby Mayor and Councilmembers present.
Public Comment
Mayor Navarro allowed Public Comment to be re-openedto allow two members of the public to speak even thoughthey failedto turn their PublicCommentcardsin beforePublicCommentclosed. MayorNavarro explainedto the public that no more cardswould be acceptedfor this item andthat in the future they would needto turn in their cardsbeforepublic commentclosesfor an item. The following community members addressed the Council: June Hughes and John Stylianides.
Motion andSecondby CM Chastain/CM Toroto approveandadoptResolutionNo. R-74-24 Vote: Motion Passeswith CM Gonzalez and Mayor Navarro voting no.
PUBLIC COMMENT
Thefollowing communitymembersaddressedtheCouncil: RonEscarcega, Lydia Alva, JuliaFrancois, Marcos Meza, John Stylianides, Celest Carlos, and Pam Lemos.
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CONSENT CALENDAR
MayorNavarropresentstheConsentCalendarItems5through18.
City Manager, William R. Smith, requested the removal of Item# 15 ( Contract Award - Paso Robles Tank Inc.), from the ConsentCalendar, due to somerecent developmentsthat cameup that requiresattention. Smith recommended approval on all other Consent Calendar items.
CM Chastain also stated that she wanted to vote no on Item# 18 ( Adjustment of Water and Wastewater Rates).
CM Chastain also requested City Manager, William R. Smith, explain to the public what Item # 10 is about; Smith gave a brief overview of what item# 10 ( Compensation/ Benefits Adjustment) entailed.
MotionandSecondby CM Toro/ CM Gonzalezto approveconsentcalendarItems5 through18, with the exception of Item# 15which is beingpulledfrom theConsentCalendar.
Vote: Motion passes with CM Chastain voting no on item# 18. 5) Minutes - Approvalof Minutesfor theCity CouncilRegularMeetingHeld on June18, 2024, onFile in the Office of the City Clerk.
6) Warrants - Approve US Bank voucher dated 05/22/2024 andtotaling $73,852.61; voucher numbers 212736to 212814dated05/29/2024andtotaling $86,613.89; vouchernumbers212815to 212916dated 05/30/2024andtotaling $780,326.55, wiresdated06/05/24andtotaling $2,879,968.48; vouchers numbers 212917 to 213035 dated 06/ 06/ 2024 and totaling $ 1,375, 887. 29; vouchers numbers 213036 to 213133dated06/13/2024andtotaling $698,363.68; vouchersnumbers213134to 213245dated 06/ 20/ 2024 and totaling $ 1,052,449.95; apayrolldisbursementlisting dated05/11/2024to 05/24/2024 totaling $ 1,062,229.29andapayroll disbursementlisting dated05/25/2024to 06/07/2024totaling 1, 171, 214. 82.
7) CityTreasurer'sReport- ReceiveandFileCityTreasurer'sReportforApril 2024. 8) Agreement - Cal Fire - Approve and Adopt a Contract for Wildland Protection Agreement with Cal Fire, RESOLUTION NO. R- 62- 24.
9) Resolution- MORE Grant- Approve and Adopt a Resolution to Accept a Grant from the Manufactured Housing Opportunity Revitalization( MORE) Fund Totaling $ 1,025, 000, RESOLUTION NO. R- 75- 24. 10) Compensation/ Benefit Adjustments - Approve Recruitment and Retention Market Adjustments for Colton Police Officers Association( CPOA), Colton Police Management Association( CPMA), and Colton Police Dispatchers Association( CPDA; andMedical Cafeteria Plan adjustmentsfor Colton Police Officers Association( CPOA), Colton Police Management Association( CPMA), Colton Firefighters Association( CFFA), Colton Police Dispatchers Association( CPDA), Colton Police Civilian Employees Association( CPCEA), Teamsters Local 1932 - General Employees Unit( General Unit), Teamsters Local 1932— Mid- Manager Employee Unit( MMA), International Brotherhood of Electrical WorkersLocal47, Water/WastewaterDivision( IBEW, Water/Wastewater) andUnrepresented Employees. To IncludeSeven(7) SideLettersandThree (3) Resolutions, RESOLUTION NO. R-59- 24, R- 60- 24, & R- 61- 24.
11) Contract Amendment- Professional Labor& Employment Law Services - Approve Contract Amendment with Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud& Romo ( AALRR) for Professional Labor& Employment Law Services.
12) Contract Award - Ascend Analytics LLC - ApproveConsultingAgreementwith AscendAnalytics LLC, for the Integrated Resource Plan( IRP).
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7 13) Contract Award- First Carbon Solutions ( FCS) - Approve the Award of Contract to First Carbon Solutions for the Preparationof Environment Assessmentfor Citywide GeneralPlan Map and Text Amendment and Changeof Zone of Certain Propertiesand Zoning Text Amendments for Consistency with the General Plan as Part of Implementation of the Approved 6th Cycle Colton 2021- 2029 Housing Element.
14) Contract Award- Michael Baker International ( MBI) - Approve the Award of Contract to Michael Baker International for the Preparationof an Amendment to the HUB City Centre Specific Plan asPart of Implementation of the Approved 6th Cycle Colton 2021- 2029 Housing Element. 15) Contract Award- Paso Robles Tank Inc. - Approve Contract Award to Paso Robles Tank Inc. for the La Loma Reservoir Project.
16) Contract Award- SanBernardino County Innovation and Technology Department- Approve Contract Award to SanBernardino County Innovation and Technology Department for the Fire Department Radio Repair Service Contract.
17) Emergency at Agua Mansa Power Plant- Confirm Ongoing Emergency at Agua Mansa Power Plant. 18) Adoption of Water and Wastewater Rates - Waive Full Reading, Readby Title Only and Approve SecondReadingof anOrdinanceAdoptingRateIncreasesto Cityof ColtonWaterServiceFeesand TakingOtherActionsRelatedThereto,tobeknownas0-06-24andWaiveFullReading, Readby Title OnlyandApproveSecondReadingof anOrdinanceAdoptingRateIncreasesto Cityof ColtonSewer ServiceFeesandTakingOtherActionsRelatedThereto,to beKnown as0- 07-24, ORDINANCE NO. 0- 06- 24 & 0- 07- 24.
MAYOR AND COUNCIL ORAL REPORTS AND COMMENTS
CommentsfromMayor, CouncilandCityTreasureronvariousissuesandactivitiesthroughoutthecommunity.
CITY TREASURER' S REPORT
TheCity TreasurersharedanupdateontheCity' sinvestments.
CITY MANAGER' S REPORTS
None
ADJOURNMENT
At 7:55p.m. MayorNavarroadjournedtheRegularCouncilMeetingin memoryof BacavillePoliceOfficer Matthew Bowen, who was killed in the line of duty on July 11, 2024, and for Colton resident Robert Montanes who recent passedaway. TheMayorcalledfor amomentof silencein theirhonor.
Stephanie M. Vargas, C , CPMC
Deputy City Clerk
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