City of Corona
400 S. Vicentia Ave.
Corona, CA 92882
Committee of the Whole Meeting Minutes - Draft
Wednesday, April 5, 2023
Council Board Room 3:30 PM
- CORONA
-THE CIRCLE CITY
CITY COUNCIL/SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF
CORONA/CORONA PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY/CORONA UTILITY
AUTHORITY/CORONA HOUSING AUTHORITY MEETING
Tony Daddario, Mayor
Tom Richins, Vice Mayor
Jacque Casillas, Council Member
Wes Speake, Council Member
Jim Steiner, Council Member
Committee of the Whole Meeting Minutes - Draft April 5, 2023 The Committee of the Whole meeting of April 5, 2023, will be conducted in person. Members may attend in person or remotely. To participate remotely, please use the following link:
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Rollcall
Present: 4 - Tony Daddario, Tom Richins, Jacque Casillas and Wes Speake
Absent: 1 - Jim Steiner
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Vice Mayor Tom Richins.
CONVENE OPEN SESSION
Mayor Daddario called the meeting to order at 3:37p.m.
COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC
None.
AGENDA ITEMS
1. UPDATE OF SALES TAX INFORMATION BY HDL COMPANIES
Ken Brown, HdL Companies, provided an update and a presentation highlighting the following: 4th Quarter 2022 Sales Tax Information. Bradley-Burns Regional Report, Regional Comparison, City Comparison, City Comparison 1 per Capita Adjusted Sales Tax Graph, City Comparison 2 Per Capita Adjusted Sales Tax Graph, Corona Major Industry Group Performance, Corona Majority Industry Groups (5 Largest), Corona Major Industry Groups (Remaining 3), Corona Long Term Tax Trend and Corona Measure X adjusted results.
The Council provided comments on the presentation.
2. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT UPDATE
Jessica Gonzales, Economic Development Director introduced | the Economic Development team, Amanda Wicker, Economic Development Administrator and Ashely Zaragoza Economic Development Administrator, and Jess Garcia, Economic Development Administrator. The Economic Development team introduced and provided an overview on the following: Business Attractions and Development and Business Retention and Expansion and Redevelopment.
The Council had comments and inquiries, the Economic Development Team provided City of Corona Page 1
Committee of the Whole Meeting Minutes - Draft April 5, 2023 clarification.
SENATE BILL 1439
Sylvia Edwards, City Clerk, introduced and provided an overview on the following:
Senate Bill 1439, to Track Conflict of Interest, and Campaign Contribution requirements.
Jamie Raymond, Chief Deputy City Attorney, provided clarification.
The Council had comments and inquiries. The Council requested that staff return at a future Committee of the Whole meeting with option 1A.
4. HERITAGE ROOM LENDING POLICY TO CITY BUILDINGS
Danielle Whittington, Library Manager, introduced and provided an overview on the following: Application and Loan Process for borrowing items from the Heritage Room items.
The Council provided comments on the presentation.
Joe Morgan, resident, addressed the Council regarding the Heritage Room.
ADJOURNMENT
The next meeting is the City Council Meeting at 6:30 p.m. on April 19, 2023. Mayor Daddario adjourned the meeting at 5:02 p.m.
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