City of Colton
City Hall, Council Chambers
650 N. La Cadena Drive
Colton, CA 92324
CitV of Colton Website
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 Clerk IsaacT. Suchil
City Treasurer Henry M. Razo
City Manager William R. Smith
City Attorney Carlos Campos
Agenda Minutes
City Council
Colton Utility Authority, Colton Public Financing Authority, Colton Housing Authority
Regular Meeting
Tuesday, July 15, 2025 — 5: 00 PM
City Hall, Council Chambers
Closed Session
5: 00 P. M.
Closed Session Called to Order
Roll Call:
CouncilmemberspresentwereMPToro, CMGonzalez, CMEchevarriaandMayorFrankJ. Navarro CM Chastain was absentfrom the call, but laterjoined closed sessionat 5:09 P.M.
Public Comment - Closed Session — No Comments
City Attorney:
CityAttorneyCamposannouncedtheCityCouncilwouldmeetinClosedSessiontodiscussItems 1 through 5.
Closed Session
1) CONFERENCEWITH LEGALCOUNSEL- EXISTINGLITIGATION
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956. 9(d)( 1)
Jorge Luis Yanez Sanchez v. City of Colton
San Bernardino County Superior Court, CaseNo. CIVSB2305484 2) CONFERENCEWITH LEGALCOUNSEL- EXISTINGLITIGATION
Pursuant to Government CodeSection 54956.9(d)(1)
Stephanie Moulas v. City of Colton, et al.
San Bernardino County Superior Court, CaseNo.CIVSB2401378 3) CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
City Representatives: Bill Smith, City Manager & Tom Cody, HR Director Employee Groups: Colton Police Officers Association ( CPOA) Colton Police Management Association ( CPMA)
Colton Firefighters Association ( CFA)
4) CONFERENCEWITH REALPROPERTYNEGOTIATORS (Section 54956. 8)) Property: APN 0276- 144- 55 & 0276- 144- 54
Agency Negotiator: William R. Smith, City Manager
Negotiating Parties: Satnam Investments LLC
Under Negotiation: Price and Terms of Payment
5) CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
City Representative: CarlosCampos, City Attorney
Unrepresented Employee: William R. Smith, City Manager
City Attorney Oral Report on ClosedSessionActions:
CityAttorneyCamposannouncedtheCityCouncilmetinClosedSessiontodiscussItems1through5 and direction was given, but there was no reportable action.
Open Session
6: 00 P. M.
Open Session Called to Order:
By Mayor FrankJ. Navarroat 6:05 p.m.
Invocation by:
Pastor Eric Strutz - The Door Church
Flag Salute by:
MPT David Toro
Roll Call:
It was called with all the Council Members present.
AlsopresentwasCityClerkIsaacT. SuchilandCityTreasureHenryH. Razo, Staff Present:
William R. Smith, City ManagerandCarlosCampos, City Attorney, Ceremonial Matters
Business Focus — waspresentedto StateFarmInsurancebyCMGonzalezto ScottManning, Manager.
Recognition — Cityof ColtonwaspresentedwiththeUSConferenceof MayorsClimateAward for 1st PlaceSmallCity, ChalesBerry, ElectricUtility DirectorandJessicaSutorus, Environmental Conservation Supervisor accepted the award from Mayor Navarro.
Employee Years of Service Appreciation and Recognition — Presented by William R.
Smith.
25 Years, Michael Farcas— Police Sergeant Martha Garcia — Senior Police Dispatcher Dedie Lopez — Administrative Assistant Shawn McFarland — Police Sergeant Javier Montes-- Customer Service Rep I1
20 Years, Rico Carillo— Police Corporal Wade Harris — Police Sergeant Anthony Jaeger — Police Sergeant Chantoo Phang— Senior I. S. Coordinator Jaime Ramirez — Police Corporal David Santos — Fire Battalion Chief Justin Weems — Deputy Fire Chief 15 Years, Jason Hanna — Police Sergeant Lisa Lewis — Customer Service Rep II Solomon Magturo— Consumer Service Field Rep II
10 Years, Stacey Dabbs— Finance Director Bernardo De La Torre — Utilities Resource Analyst Rachel Escobar— ECE Site Supervisor Brandon Humphrey — Fire Captain Lewis Jeffers Jr. — Water Distribution Operator II Brad Lindemann — Line Crew Supervisor - Jazmine Mendoza — Police Dispatcher II Aaron Nastase— Police Corporal Edgar Perez — Police Officer Joel Schwartz — Senior Collection System Tech Hilda Tovar— Police Dispatcher 11 Steven Witt Senior Consumer Field Rep Adrian Zapata — Consumer Service -Field Rep II. 5 Years, Nicolas Aldaco- Delgado— Administrative Analyst I Sergio Arias — Maintenance Worker I Lisa Jean Ayala — Executive Assistant Justin Correll — Fire Captain Justin Dobiesz— Police Officer Andrew Gaucin— Building MaintenanceWorker11CelesteGomez --Community Service Officer Alyssa Jacobson — Police Officer Isabel Jaramillo— Police Corporal Michael Jaramillo— Senior Substation Electrician Katherine Myers -Senior Accountant Elizabeth Robles-Rivera— ECE Site Supervisor Katelyn Rodriguez — Recreation Service Coord James Rowe — Power Line Technician Samuel Torres — Maintenance Worker 11 Corina Vega -- Code Enforcement Officer.
Mayor and Council Items
Gift Disclosures - None
AB 1234 Oral Reports - None
Membersof theCityCouncilshallprovidebriefreportsonmeetingsattendedattheexpenseof thecity.
GC Section 53232. 3( d))
Appointments:
Appointment - Planning Commission - D4 - Bruce McKillop BruceMcKillopwasappointedbyConsensustobethePlanningCommissionerforDistrict4.
Mayor and Council Discussion Items - None
Public Hearings
1) TIME & PLACE FIXED TO CONSIDER A PUBLIC HEARING TO INTRODUCE BY TITLE ONLY AND WAIVE THE FULL READING OF ORDINANCE 0- 08-25, AN
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLTON, CALIFORNIA AMENDING TITLE 18, SECTION 18.34.040 (COLTON' S HUB CITY CENTRE SPECIFIC PLAN — AMENDMENT NO. 2) AMENDING TABLE OF CONTENTS AND VARIOUS PROVISIONS OF SECTIONS 3, 4, 6, AND 7 PERTAINING TO LAND USE, DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS & ADMINISTRATION OF TITLE 18 OF THE COLTON MUNICIPAL CODE TO COMPLY WITH THE 6 TH CYCLE HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATE ( 2021- 2029) AND ACCOMPANYING ADDENDUM TO THE
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOR THE COLTON HUB CITY CENTRE SPECIFIC PLAN PROJECT ( STATE CLEARINGHOUSE NO. 2008041067) ( FILE INDEX NO. DAP24- 0038), ORDINANCE NO. 0- 08- 25
Staff Person: Heidi Duron
Public Hearing Opened
The Mayor announcedthe Public Hearing Open.
TheCityClerksubmittedthenoticeof PublicHearing (onfile in theCityClerk'sOffice) andreported that 4 letters of opposition were received for this item.
Staff Presentation
Heidi Duron, Directorof DevelopmentServices, providedclarificationabouttheitem andthen introducedConsultantShannonListafrom MichaelBakerConsultingto theCouncilanoverviewof the agenda item.
Public Hearing Comment
Thefollowing communitymembersaddressedtheCouncil:
Jose Cervantes
Robin Hackter
Reed Shankailer
Pamela Sapetto
Paige Gosney
Bruce Dalfour
Public Hearing Closed
A motionwasmadeto ClosethePublicHearingby Luis S. Gonzalez, with a secondby Kelly Chastain.
Vote: Unanimous, Motion Passes.
Council Discussion
DiscernmentanddiscussionbetweenMayor andCouncilmemberspresent, with clarificationprovided bystaff: HeidiDuron, DirectorofDevelopmentServices; MarioSuarez, PlanningManager; and Shannon Lista, Consultant.
Motion/ Vote
A motionwasmadeto approvetheitemby MPT Toro, with asecondby CM Gonzalez.
Vote: Unanimous, Motion passes
Business Items
There were no Business items.
Public Comment - Limit 3 Minutes
Thefollowing communitymembersaddressedtheCouncil:
Angel Delgad, Resident of Colton
Ramiro Delgadillo, Resident of Colton
Pam Lemos, Resident of Colton
Consent Calendar
MayorNavarropresentedtheconsentcalendarto theCouncilfor approval, items1through20.
Councilmemberspresentselecteditemsfor clarificationby staff: MPT Toro, Item 11andCM Chastain, Item # 17. Public Works and Utilities Director Chad Blais and Finance Director Stacey Dabbs provided the clarification needed.
MotionbyCM GonzalezandsecondbyCMEchevarriato approveconsentcalendarItems1through20.
Motion passes, unanimous.
1) Minutes - Approval of Minutes for the City Council Regular Meetings Held on May 20, 2025 and June 17, 2025, on File in the Office of the City Clerk.
Staff Person: Isaac T. Suchil
2) Warrants - Approve US Bank voucher dated 05/ 29/ 2025 and totaling $ 66,459. 62; voucher numbers 219609 to 219688 dated 05/ 28/ 2025 and totaling $ 100,680. 52; voucher numbers 219689 to 219804 dated 05/ 29/ 2025 and totaling $ 1,202, 20244. 23; voucher numbers 219805 to 219910 dated 06/ 05/ 2025 and totaling $ 3,095, 006. 02; voucher numbers 219911 to 220000 dated 06/ 12/ 2025 and totaling $ 1,010, 144. 26 and voucher numbers 220001 to 220099 dated 06/ 19/ 2025 and totaling $ 434, 354. 66.
Staff Person: Stacey Dabbs
3) Agreement - Blais & Associates - Approve Agreement with Blais & Associates for Grant Writing Services.
Staff Person: Charles Berry
4) Agreement - AXON Enterprise, Inc. - Approve an Agreement with AXON Enterprise, Inc. for Seventy -Five (75) BodyWorn Cameras, Seventy -Five (75) Tasers, FususProLicenses, and Associated Equipment and Software.
Staff Person: Anthony Vega
5) Bond Release - DAP- 001- 800 - Approve Release of the Payment and Performance, and Maintenance Bondsfor DAP-001-800 (Donut Star) at 736 W. Valley Blvd. — APN: 0162- 122- 09 and 0162- 122- 10.
Staff Person: Chad Blais
6) BudgetAmendment - CR&RDisposalServices - ApproveandAdopta Resolutionto amend the FiscalYear 2024/2025 PublicWorks Budget for Solid Waste ProfessionalServicesand Streets Professional Services, RESOLUTION NO. R-54-25.
Staff Person: Chad Blais
7) Contract Award - AALRR - Approve the Contract Agreement with Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo ( AALRR) for Professional Legal Services.
Staff Person: Anthony Vega
8) CFD Lev - CFD' s 2021- 1 & 2021-2 - Approve Levyof SpecialTaxesin CFDsNo. 2021-1 and 2021- 2 for FY2025- 26, RESOLUTION NO. R-55- 25 & R- 56- 25.
Staff Person: Heidi Duron
9) City of Colton Citywide Comprehensive Safety Action Plan - Approve the Citywide Comprehensive Safety Action Plan (" CCSAP") as Recommended by the Traffic Safety Committee, RESOLUTION NO. R-61- 25.
Staff Person: Chad Blais
10) Contract Amendment — Epic Land Solutions, Inc. and HW Lochner — Approve Contract Amendment with Epic Land Solutions, Inc and HW Lochner for the Right of Way Phase Support for the Mt. Vernon Avenue over Union Pacific Railroad ( UPRR) Tracks Bridge Widening Project.
Staff Person: Chad Blais
11) Contract Award - LCPaving - Approve the Award of Contract to LCPaving & Sealing, Inc. for West Colton Bike Lane Project in the Amount of $ 1,978, 522. 00, RESOLUTION NO. R- 53- 25.
Staff Person: Chad Blais
12) Contract Amendrent - Willdan Engineering -Approve Fifth Contract Amendment with Willdan Engineeringfor Building Support Servicesfor FiscalYear 2025-26.
Staff Person: Heidi Duron
13) Contract- Colton Joint Unified School District - Approve a Three (3) YearContract with Colton Joint Unified School District (CJUSD) for the Provision of School ResourceOfficers.
Staff Person: Anthony Vega
14) Contract Renewal - Motorola Solutions - Approve Renewal of Contract with Motorola Solutions for GIS Managed Services and Support for the ArcGIS Pro Migration.
Staff Person: Anthony Vega
15) Correction to Contract Amendment - Nin o & Moore - Approve Correction to Contract Amendment with Ninyo & Moore to Complete Environmental Work at the Corporate Yard.
Staff Person: Charles Berry
16) Grant Acceptance & Purchase - Officer Wellness & Mental Health Grant - Approve and Adopt a Resolution to Accept the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) Officer Wellness & Mental Health Grant, and Approve Purchase of Equipment from Advanced Exercise, RESOLUTION NO. R-58- 25.
Staff Person: Anthony Vega
17) Investment Policy - Approve Update to the City Investment Policy.
Staff Person: Stacey Dabbs
18) Lease Agreement- Enterprise Fleet Management Inc. - Approve a Master Equity Lease Agreement with Enterprise Fleet Management Inc., for Ford Explorer Police Interceptors and Unmarked/ Administrative Vehicles.
Staff Person: Anthony Vega
19) Approve and Adopt the City of Colton Sewer System Management Plan (SSMPJ - Approve andAdoptthe Cityof ColtonSewerSystemManagementPlanandRescindResolutionNo.
R-124- 15, RESOLUTION NO. R-62- 25.
Staff Person: Chad Blais
20) NOC - Fire Station 212 Driveway Replacement Project - Approve the Execution and Recordation of the Notice of Completion for the Fire Station 212 Driveway Replacement Project.
Staff Person: Chad Blais
Mayor and Council Oral Reports and Comments
Comments from the Mayor and Council on various issuesand activities throughout the communitycanbeviewedon our Cityof ColtonWebsite (www.coltonca.gov).
City Manager' s Reports - None
Adjournment
MayorNavarroadjournedthe RegularCouncilMeetingat 8:16 PMin Memorialfor: Cityof Colton BusinessLicenseOfficer RosaArroyo Rodriguez, LAPDSergeantShiou Deng, Battalion ChiefJohnMorrisonandFrankHarwood; a momentof silencewasobserved T_ Suchil, CityClerk
of Colton