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, June 16, 2026 – 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 -
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6
Agency Designated Representatives: Bill Smith, City Manager; Tom Cody, Director of HR and Risk Management
Employee Groups: Teamsters - General Employees
Teamsters - Mid-Manager Employee Association
International Brotherhood of Electric Workers, Local 47 - Water/Wastewater Division
Colton Police Dispatchers Association (CPDA)
Colton Police Civilian Employee Association (CPCA)
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 Don Duenez - Echoes of Love
Flag Salute
Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) - Bernie Moyeda
Roll Call
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Ceremonial Matters
Presentations, Awards, Proclamations
• Parks and Recreation Month Proclamation
• Recognition - Colton Police Chief Anthony Vega POST Executive Certificate Presentation • Recognition - ARMC Foundation 7th Annual 5K Community Event 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
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 discretion to extend or limit time as provided for in the City Council Manual of Procedure.
1) Public Hearing - Time and Place Fixed to Consider a Public Hearing to Approve and Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Colton Adopting the 2025 San Bernardino Valley Regional Urban Water Management Plan, Resolution No. R-50-26.
Staff Person: Chad Blais
2) Public Hearing - Time and Place Fixed to Consider a Public Hearing to Approve and Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Colton Adopting the Water Shortage Contingency Plan, Resolution No. R-51-26.
Staff Person: Chad Blais
3) Public Hearing - Time and Place 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 2026/2027 as Provided for in Chapter 14.01 of the Colton Municipal Code, Resolution No.
R-65-26.
Staff Person: Chad Blais
4) Public Hearing - 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 Final Engineer’s Report for the Colton Landscape and Lighting Maintenance District No. I for Fiscal Year 2026/2027, & 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 2026/2027, Resolution No. R-61-26 & R-62-26.
Staff Person: Chad Blais
5) Public Hearing - 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 Final Engineer’s Report for the Colton Landscape and Lighting Maintenance Assessment District No. II for Fiscal Year 2026/2027 & 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 2026/2027, Resolution No. R-63-26 & R-64-26.
Staff Person: Chad Blais
Business Items
There are no Business items.
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 council members, 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 June 2, 2026, and the City Council Special Meeting Held on June 3, 2026, on File in the Office of the City Clerk.
City Clerk: Isaac T. Suchil
2) Warrants - Approve US Bank voucher dated 04/17/2026 totaling $60,781.48; voucher numbers 226251 to 226372 dated 05/07/2026 and totaling $746,384.02; voucher numbers 226373 to 226510 dated 05/14/2026 and totaling $522,206.73; voucher numbers 226511 to 226666 dated 05/21/2026 and totaling $1,195,077.39.
Staff Person: Stacey Dabbs
3) Agreement - Southern California Public Power Authority - Routine Energy Efficiency and Conservation Programs.
Staff Person: Tom Miller
4) Amendment - Community Development Block Grant - Approve Resolution Amending the FY2025-2026 Public Service Projects Budget Allocating Funding for Projects to be Funded by the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Funds, Resolution No. R-27-26.
Staff Person: Stacey Dabbs
5) Authorize Community Facilities District (CFD) Levy - CFD's 2021-1 & 2021-2 - Authorize the Levy of Special Taxes in CFD No. 2021-1 and 2021-2 for FY2026-27, Resolution No. R- 58-26 & R-59-26.
Staff Person: Heidi Duron
6) Contract Award - EMTS, Inc. dba Elite Maintenance and Tree Service - Award Contract to EMTS, Inc. dba Elite Maintenance & Tree Service for Annual Maintenance Services for Landscape Lighting & Maintenance Districts I & II, in a Combined Amount not to Exceed $262,460.
Staff Person: Chad Blais
7) Contract Award - Reinhausen Manufacturing USA, Inc. - Award Contract to Reinhausen Manufacturing USA, Inc. for associated electrical work on Hub Substation Transformer Number 2 in an Amount of $59,688.
Staff Person: Tom Miller
8) Contract Award - WESCO/Hitachi Energy USA, Inc. - Award Contract to WESCO/Hitachi Energy USA, Inc. for Inspections Services and Repair Work at Century Substation in the Amount of $123,834.26.
Staff Person: Tom Miller
9) Purchase - Sonsray Machinery - Approve the Purchase of one Electric Mini Excavator from Sonsray Machinery for the Public Works and Utility Services Department, Water Division in the Amount of $100,462.50, Approve and Adopt Resolution No. R-53-26 amending the FY 2025-26 budget to increase revenues and appropriate funding received from the California Clean Off-Road Equipment Voucher Incentive Program.
Staff Person: Chad Blais
10) Purchase - Mallory Safety and Supply - Approve the Purchase of Emergency Tactical Response Kits from Mallory Safety and Supply via OMNIA Partners, Contract #159498, in the amount of $94,265.97.
Staff Person: Anthony Vega
_____________________________________________________________________________________ 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
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
Procedures for Addressing City Council
For the Official Record, 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 by the City Clerk you may approach the podium to speak. Please begin your public comment by stating your name and your city of residence; then proceed to share your public comment. 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 Office at (909) 370-5001 to make inquiry concerning the nature of the item described on the Agenda. The City Clerk’s Office 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-28-26, with the latest updates being approved on April 07, 2026. Copies are available in the Office of the City Clerk.