City of Colton
City Hall, Council Chambers
650 N. La Cadena Drive
Colton, CA 92324
City of Colton Website
Mayor Frank J. Navarro
Council Members:
David J. Toro – District 1
Kelly J. Chastain – District 2
Dr. Luis S. González – District 3
John R. Echevarria – District 4
City Clerk Isaac T. Suchil
City Treasurer Henry M. Razo
City Manager William R. Smith
City Attorney Carlos Campos
Agenda
City Council
Colton Utility Authority, Colton Public Financing Authority, Colton Housing Authority
Regular Meeting
Tuesday, August 5, 2025 – 5:00 PM
City Hall, Council Chambers
Closed Session
5:00 P.M.
Closed Session Called to Order
Roll Call
______________________________________________________________________________ Public Comment - Closed Session
This is the portion of the meeting specifically set aside to invite your comments regarding Closed Session items. If you wish to address the City Council regarding a Closed Session item, please fill out and submit a public comment card into the public comment card box BEFORE the meeting begins. During the public comment period, the City Clerk will call each speaker by name to approach the podium.
Please begin your public comment by stating your name and your city of residence, then proceed to share the rest of your public comment. You will have a time limit of 3 minutes to complete your public comment; however, the presiding officer does have the authority to exercise discretion to extend or limit time as provided for in the City Council Manual of Procedure.
It is important to remember that the Council is prohibited by law from discussing or taking immediate action on items during this public comment period; If any matter does require action, it will be referred to by staff for investigation and any report will be provided at a subsequent Council meeting.
If you would like to submit paperwork to the City Council members, you will also need to provide a copy to the City Clerk for the Official Record. ______________________________________________________________________________
Closed Session
1) CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
City Representatives: Bill Smith, City Manager & Tom Cody, HR Director Employee Groups: Colton Police Officers Association (CPOA)
City Attorney Oral Report on Closed Session Actions
______________________________________________________________________________ Rules of Decorum
To help conduct the business of the City Council in an orderly fashion, the City Council has adopted rules pertaining to decorum and order, as provided for in the City Council Manual of Procedure. The City Council will strictly enforce these rules in order to allow full expression of ideas and opinions by councilmembers, staff and the public. Generally, the City's rules of decorum prohibit comments or actions which willfully disrupt the meeting. All remarks and questions shall be addressed to the Council as a whole and not to any particular member. No individual Councilmember or member of the City staff shall be questioned without first obtaining permission from the Presiding Officer. The City Council asks that all persons - including councilmembers, staff and the public - act and speak respectfully. _____________________________________________________________________________ Open Session
6:00 P.M.
Open Session Called to Order
Invocation
Pastor Pete Tasaka - The Vineyard Church
Flag Salute
Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Commander Bernie Moyeda
Roll Call
______________________________________________________________________________ Ceremonial Matters
Presentations, Awards, Proclamations
• Presentation - San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District 2025 DMI Check Presentation
• Recognition - 2025 National Latina Business of the Year Award - Veronica Ceja • Service Dog Retirement/Introduction
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Mayor and Council Items
Gift Disclosures
Prior to rendering a decision in any proceeding involving a license, permit, contract or other entitlement pending before the City Council, any Council Member who has received been promised a gift or gifts aggregating $50.00 or more in value within the preceding twelve months from a party or participant in the proceeding shall disclose that fact either orally or in writing during open session. This disclosure shall be made part of the official public record of the proceeding, either as part of the minutes of the meeting or as a separate writing filed with the city. (CMC Section 2.04.030)
AB 1234 Oral Reports
Members of the City Council shall provide brief reports on meetings attended at the expense of the city. (GC Section 53232.3(d))
Appointments
Mayor and Council Discussion Items
1) 4th of July Staff Recap & Discussion (MPT Toro)
______________________________________________________________________________ Public Hearings
To speak on Public Hearing items, it is requested that you submit your filled out public comment card into the public comment card box before the meeting begins. Once your name is called you may approach the podium. Please begin your public comment by stating your name and your city of residence; then proceed to share your public comment. The applicant will be allowed 5 minutes to address the Council, and all other people will be allowed 3 minutes. The presiding officer shall have certain discretions to extend or limit the time as provided for in the City Council Manual of Procedure.
1) R-O (Residential Overlay) ORDINANCE NO. O-09-25. - TIME AND PLACE FIXED TO CONSIDER A PUBLIC
HEARING TO WAIVE FULL READING, READ BY TITLE ONLY, AND APPROVE FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLTON TO AMEND SECTION 18.06.020 (OFFICIAL ZONING MAP) TO ADD RESIDENTIAL OVERLAY (R-O) TO AN EXISTING C-2 (GENERAL COMMERCIAL) ZONE ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT 100 NORTH 2ND STREET (APN 0162-124-17) IN THE CITY OF COLTON AND MEASURING APPROXIMATELY .74 ACRES IN AREA (FILE INDEX NO. DAP24-0037), ORDINANCE NO.
O-09-25.
Staff Person: Heidi Duron
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Business Items
To speak on Business items, it is requested that you submit your filled out public comment card into the public comment card box before the meeting begins. Once your name is called you may approach the podium. Please begin your public comment by stating your name and your city of residence; then proceed to share your public comment. The applicant will be allowed 5 minutes to address the Council, and all other people will be allowed 3 minutes. The presiding officer shall have certain discretions to extend or limit the time as provided for in the City Council Manual of Procedure.
1) Contract Amendment - William R. Smith
Staff Person: Carlos Campos
___________________________________________________________________________ Public Comment - Limit 3 Minutes
This is the portion of the meeting specifically set aside to invite your comments regarding Consent Calendar items or any other general subject. If you wish to address the City Council please fill out and submit a public comment card into the public comment card box BEFORE the meeting begins. During the public comment period, the City Clerk will call each speaker by name to approach the podium.
Please begin your public comment by stating your name and your city of residence, then proceed to share the rest of your public comment. You will have a time limit of 3 minutes to complete your public comment; however, the presiding officer does have the authority to exercise discretion to extend or limit time as provided for in the City Council Manual of Procedure.
It is important to remember that the Council is prohibited by law from discussing or taking immediate action on items during this public comment period; If any matter does require action, it will be referred to by staff for investigation and any report will be provided at a subsequent Council meeting.
If you would like to submit paperwork to the City Council members, you will also need to provide a copy to the City Clerk for the Official Record.
______________________________________________________________________________ Consent Calendar
All matters listed under the Consent Calendar are considered by the City Council to be routine and will all be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items prior to the time the City Council votes on the motion, unless councilmembers, staff or the public request that specific items be discussed and/or removed for separate discussions or action. 1) Minutes - Approval of Minutes for the City Council Regular Meeting Held on July 15, 2025, on file in the Office of the City Clerk.
Staff Person: Isaac T. Suchil
2) Warrants - Approve voucher numbers 220103 to 220182 dated 06/25/2025 and totaling $99,494.86; voucher numbers 220100, 220101, 220102 and 220183 to 220322 dated 06/26/2025 and totaling $3,950,554.01; voucher numbers 220323 to 220421 dated 07/07/2025 and totaling $2,848,790.80; replacement checks 220422 & 220423 totaling $3,792.65; voucher numbers 220424 to 220523 dated 07/10/2025 and totaling $3,186,473.92; payroll disbursement listing dated 03/01/2025 to 03/14/2025 and totaling $1,177,951.84; payroll disbursement listing dated 03/15/2025 to 03/28/2025 and totaling $1,199,900.48; payroll disbursement listing dated 03/29/2025 to 04/11/2025 and totaling $1,188,675.37; payroll disbursement listing dated 04/12/2025 to 04/25/2025 and totaling $1,175,041.30; payroll disbursement listing dated 04/26/2025 to 05/09/2025 and totaling $1,263,274.04; payroll disbursement listing dated 05/10/2025 to 05/23/2025 and totaling $1,117,949.43 and payroll disbursement listing dated 05/24/2025 to 06/06/2025 and totaling $1,356,004.75.
Staff Person: Stacey Dabbs
3) Contract Amendment – IDC Consulting Engineers, Inc. - Approve Contract Amendment No. 3 with IDC Consulting Engineers, Inc. for the Mt. Vernon Avenue Bridge over Santa Ana River Seismic Retrofit Project, RESOLUTION NO. R-65-25.
Staff Person: Chad Blais
4) Contract Amendment - Lee and Ro, Inc. - Approve Second Amendment to Contract with Lee and Ro Inc., for the Design of the City of Colton Water Reclamation Facility Upgrade Project and Approve and Adopt a Resolution to Amend the Fiscal Year 2025/2026 Wastewater Utility Budget, RESOLUTION NO. R-66-25.
Staff Person: Chad Blais
5) Contract Amendment - Red Hawk Services - Approve Second Change Order for Red Hawk Services for Fencing at the Carnegie Building for the Colton Area Museum.
Staff Person: Deb Farrar
6) Contract Award - Hardy & Harper, Inc. - Approve the Award of Contract to Hardy & Harper, Inc. for the San Bernardino Avenue Street Improvement Project in the Amount of $401,200.00.
Staff Person: Chad Blais
7) Contract Award - PTM General Engineering Services, Inc. - Approve the Award of Contract to PTM General Engineering Services, Inc. for the New Traffic Signal - Meridian Avenue at San Bernardino Avenue and Olive Street Project in the Amount of $404,004.00.
Staff Person: Chad Blais
8) Final Tract Map No. 20385 - Accept and Approve the Recordation of Final Tract Map for the Condominium Development Located at the Northwest corner of Fifth (5th) Street and Agua Mansa Road.
Staff Person: Chad Blais
9) Final Tract Map No. 20352 - Accept and Approve the Recordation of Final Tract Map for the Condominium Development Located at the Southwest Corner of Georgia Street and Fifth (5th) Street.
Staff Person: Chad Blais
10) Measure I Five Year CIP and CPNA - Approve the Measure I, 5-Year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) and Capital Project Needs Analysis (CPNA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025/2026, RESOLUTIONS R-59-25 and R-60-25.
Staff Person: Chad Blais
11) Notice of Completion - CDBG COLT-23-1-03K/0279 Target Area Alley Reconstruction Project - Approve the Execution and Recordation of the Notice of Completion for the CDBG COLT-23-1-03K/0279 Target Area Alley Reconstruction Project.
Staff Person: Chad Blais
12) Notice of Completion - Demolition of Concrete Tank Foundation Project - Approve the Execution and Recordation of a Notice of Completion for the Concrete Foundation Demolition Project.
Staff Person: Chad Blais
13) Notice of Completion - PD Parking Lot Expansion - Approve Notice of Completion for the Police Department Parking Lot Expansion Project.
Staff Person: Anthony Vega
14) Notice of Completion - Pool Deck Repair Project - Approve the Execution and Recordation of the Notice of Completion for the Pool Deck Project.
Staff Person: Chad Blais
15) Notice of Completion - Water Department Restroom Project - Approve the Execution and Recordation of a Notice of Completion for the Water Department Restroom Project.
Staff Person: Chad Blais
16) PD Service Dog Disposition - Authorize the Disposition of Police Service Dog "Rex" and Approve the Purchase by Corporal Eric Wickman.
Staff Person: Anthony Vega
17) Salary Table Revision - Approve the Revised FY 2025/26 Salary Table for the Classifications of Electric Systems Utility Designer and Police Support Services Manager.
Staff Person: Thomas Cody
18) Second Reading of Ordinance No. O-08-25 - Approve Second Reading of 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 6th 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. O-08-25.
Staff Person: Heidi Duron
______________________________________________________________________________ Mayor and Council Oral Reports and Comments
Comments from Mayor and Council on various issues and activities throughout the community.
Comments shall be limited to 5 Minutes per speaker.
City Manager's Reports
Adjournment
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I, Stephanie M. Vargas, the Chief Deputy City Clerk, hereby certify that a true and correct, accurate copy of the foregoing agenda was posted, at least 72 hours prior to the meeting per Government Code 54954(a), at the following locations:
City of Colton City Hall 650 N. La Cadena Drive
City of Colton Website, www.coltonca.gov
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Procedures for Addressing City Council
For the Official Record, it is requested that you obtain a card from the City Clerk and complete it by noting a specific item number on the Agenda, if applicable, or you can identify the subject that you wish to address under the Public Comment portion of the Agenda. The City Council encourages public input on all City issues within the Rules of Decorum. Speakers will be limited to the time periods provided on the Agenda; provided, however, that the presiding officer shall have certain discretion to extend or limit time as provided for in the City Council Manual of Procedure.
Rules of Decorum
To help conduct the business of the City Council in an orderly fashion, the City Council has adopted rules pertaining to decorum and order, as provided for in the City Council Manual of Procedure. The City Council will strictly enforce these rules in order to allow full expression of ideas and opinions by councilmembers, staff and the public. Generally, the City's rules of decorum prohibit comments or actions which willfully disrupt the meeting. All remarks and questions shall be addressed to the Council as a whole and not to any particular member. No individual Councilmember or member of the City staff shall be questioned without first obtaining permission from the Presiding Officer. The City Council asks that all persons - including councilmembers, staff and the public - act and speak respectfully.
Notice to Public
Staff reports or other written documentation relating to each item referred to, on the Agenda, are available for public inspection at the following locations: Office of the City Clerk, 650 N. La Cadena Drive, Colton, CA; City of Colton Public Library, 656 9th St., Colton, CA; or the City of Colton Internet Website, www.coltonca.gov. Any person having questions concerning any item on the Agenda may call the City Clerk at 370-5191 to make inquiry concerning the nature of the item described on the Agenda. The City Clerk shall direct inquiries to the appropriate office.
All matters listed under the Consent Calendar are considered by the City Council to be routine and will all be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items prior to the time the City Council votes on the motion, unless councilmembers, staff or the public request that specific items be discussed and/or removed for separate discussions or action.
In compliance with the American with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in a City Meeting, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at 909-370- 5001. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting.
Legal Challenges
If you challenge in court any discussion or action taken concerning an item on this Agenda, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised during the meeting or in written correspondence delivered to the City at or prior to the City's consideration of the item at the meeting.
Manual of Procedure
The City Council adopted its Manual of Procedure pursuant to Resolution No. R-41-18, with the latest updates being approved on November 2, 2021. Copies are available in the Office of the City Clerk.