Corona City Council
November 6, 2024

Wednesday, November 6, 2024
Closed Session Council Board Room 4:30 PM
Open Session Council Chambers 6:30 PM
** Revised agenda on November 5, 2024, at 12:00 p.m.

Item 7.2 – Title and Recommended Action were updated
Item 10.2 – Title was updated **
This meeting will be conducted in person. You can participate remotely: https://coronaca-gov.zoom.us/j/82130384787

1. CONVENE CLOSED SESSION

1.1 CONFERENCE WITHLABORNEGOTIATORS
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6
Agency Designated Representative: Jacob Ellis, City Manager Employee Organizations: Corona Executive Group Employees, Corona Firefighters Association IAFF Local #3757 (CFA), Corona Management/Confidential Group Employees, Corona Police Employees Association (CPEA), Corona Police Supervisors Associate (CPSA), Corona Public Service Employees Association (CPSEA), and Corona Supervisors Association (CSA)

1.2 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL- ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2)
Significant Exposure to Litigation: (Tiedra Vaouli and Christopher Lewis)

1.3 CONFERENCE WITH REALPROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8
Agency Negotiator: Jacob Ellis, City Manager
Property: 113-340-014 (Chase and Main)
Negotiating Party: Balbas Construction Inc.

Under Negotiation: Price and Terms of Payment

1.4 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)
Name of Case: City of Corona v. DD&E, LLC, et al.

Case Number(s): Riverside County Superior Court Case No. CVRI2000548 and San Diego County Superior Court Case No. 37-2021-00016700-CU-EI-CTL

1.5 CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8
Property: 487 Corona Mall
Agency Negotiator: Jacob Ellis, City Manager
Negotiating Party: Marilou Barrett
Under Negotiation: Price & Terms of Payment

1.6 CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8
Property: 500 Corona Mall
Agency Negotiator: Jacob Ellis, City Manager

Negotiating Party: Daisy Vazquez & Frank Martinez
Under Negotiation: Price & Terms of Payment

2. INVOCATION - Pastor Shannon Scott, Grace Baptist Church The invocation may be offered by a person of any religion, faith, belief or non-belief, as well as Council Members. A list of volunteers is maintained by the City Clerk and interested persons should contact the Clerk for further information.

3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

4. CONVENE OPEN SESSION
Individuals wishing to address the City Council are requested to complete a speaker card available at the rear of the Council Chambers. Please deliver the card to the City Clerk prior to the item being heard by the City Council or, for items not listed on the agenda, before the "Communications" section of the agenda is called.

Please observe a three-minute limit for communications and please note that the Communications section of the agenda is limited to items within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City Council that are not listed on the agenda. Once called upon to speak, you are requested to state your name and city of residence for the record.

5. PROCLAMATIONS/RECOGNITIONS/PRESENTATIONS

5.1 PROCLAMATION: RETIRED TEACHERS WEEK

5.2 PROCLAMATION: AMERICA RECYCLES DAY

5.3 PROCLAMATION: WORLD DAY OF REMEMBRANCE

5.4 RECOGNITION: HANNAH HONG – ROAD SAFETY ART CONTEST WINNER

6. MEETING MINUTES

6.1 MINUTES - OCTOBER 16, 2024
Approval of Minutes for the City Council, Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Corona, Corona Public Financing Authority, Corona Utility Authority, Corona Housing Authority City Council Meeting of October 16, 2024

6.2 MINUTES - OCTOBER 29, 2024
Approval of Minutes for the City Council, Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Corona, Corona Public Financing Authority, Corona Utility Authority, Corona Housing Authority Special Meeting of October 29, 2024

7. CONSENT CALENDAR
All items listed on the Consent Calendar are considered to be routine matters, status reports or documents covering previous City Council action. The items listed on the Consent Calendar may be enacted in one motion. With the concurrence of the City Council, a Council member or any person in attendance may request that an item be removed for further consideration.

7.1 QUARTERLY SALES TAX REPORT – 2024, QUARTER 2 (APRIL – JUNE) That the City Council receive and file the quarterly sales tax information from HdL Companies for Quarter 2 2024 (April – June).

7.2 CITY COUNCIL ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 3401, SECOND READING OF AN ORDINANCE

OF THE CITY OF CORONA, CALIFORNIA
CITY COUNCIL ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 3401, SECOND READING OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CORONA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 12.22 OF THE CORONA

MUNICIPAL CODE TO CLARIFY TREE MAINTENANCE RESPONSIBILITIES

7.3 ADOPTION OF THE 2025 LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM AND PRIORITIES That the City Council adopt the 2025 Legislative Platform and Financial Priorities.

7.4 RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE GRANT AGREEMENT FROM THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL 2024-2025ABC-OTS GRANT That the City Council:

Adopt Resolution No. 2024-096, accepting and appropriating $39,900 from the State of California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control ABC-OTS Grant Program. a.

Appropriate $39,900 of one-time money from the unappropriated General Fund Balance to the Police Department’s operating budget and increase the General Fund estimated revenue by the same amount to be reimbursed from the State of California Department of Alcohol Beverage Control ABC-OTS Grant Program.
b.

Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute the grant documents and any other related documents, amendments, and agreements consistent with or in furtherance of the City Council’s actions hereunder.
c.

7.5 SURVEY MONUMENTATION FOR URBAN LOT SPLIT PARCEL MAP 38975 LOCATED AT 203 VIOLET STREET, CORONA () (APPLICANT: SANDEEPA BEVLI AND SANGEETA BEVLI) That the City Council authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute a Public Improvement Agreement between the City of Corona and Sandeepa Bevli and Sangeeta Bevli.

7.6 AWARD OF CONTRACT TO TROPICAL PLAZA NURSERY, INC. FOR ON-CALL EMERGENCY LANDSCAPE SERVICES.

That the City Council:

Award Notice Inviting Bids 23-005RH to Tropical Plaza Nursery, Inc. for on-call emergency landscape services, for an amount not to exceed $175,000 through June 30, 2025, and waive all minor irregularities in the bidding documents as submitted by said bidder. a.

Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute the contract with Tropical Plaza Nursery, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $175,000 per fiscal year, including any nonsubstantive extensions, purchase orders, change orders, and amendments up to ten percent of the contract amount of $17,500 as authorized by Corona Municipal Code Section

3.08.050(H).
b.

7.7 CONTRACT EXTENSION IN THE AMOUNT OF $567,470 WITH ROCKEY MURATA LANDSCAPES INC. FOR PARK LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE SERVICES IN LMD AREA 3 THROUGH JUNE 30,

2025
That the City Council:

Approve a contract extension in the amount of $567,470 to Rockey Murata Landscape Maintenance Services. for parks landscape maintenance services in LMD Area 3 through June 30, 2025.
a.

Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute an extension to the Maintenance and General Services Agreement with Rockey Murata Landscape Maintenance Services in the amount of $567,470 through June 30, 2025, including any non-substantive change orders, purchase orders, and amendments up to the amount authorized in Corona Municipal Code Section 3.08.060(J), which is equivalent to 10% or $56,747. b.

7.8 FISCAL YEAR 2025 QUARTER 1 BUDGETARY ADJUSTMENTS
That the City Council:

Appropriate $2,916,312, increase estimated revenues by $5,000 and authorize budgetary transfers across multiple funds as noted in Exhibit 1 - Appropriations, Estimated Revenues, and Transfers.
a.

Appropriate $5,042,972 in the Measure X Fund 120, reduce appropriations in the amount of $6,727,049 in the American Rescue Plan Act Fund 413, and authorize budgetary and cash transfers relating to American Rescue Plan Act Projects as noted in Exhibit 2 – American Rescue Plan Act Appropriations and Transfers.
b.

Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute the Third Amendment to the Maintenance/General Services Agreement with Kalmikov Enterprises, Inc., dba Fire Apparatus Solutions, increase total compensation to $250,000 and extend the contract to June 30, 2027 to provide repairs and as needed services for equipment for all first responder fire apparatus equipment.
c.

Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to issue a Change Order to the Fire Apparatus Solutions Blanket Purchase Order (B250348) for a total Purchase Order amount of $250,000.
i.

Approve a first Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with Ferguson Enterprises, LLC for $1,278,291 for a total contract amount of $16,320,934. d.

Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute an amendment to the Professional Services Agreement in the amount of $1,278,291, and to negotiate and execute non-substantive extensions, change orders, purchase orders, and amendments up to 10% or $1,632,093.
i.
e. Change Order to Increase JCI Jones Chemicals, Inc Purchase Order to $100,000.

Authorize an increase of $56,000 to B250237 for a total purchase order amount of $100,000.
i.

Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to approve change orders necessary for the execution of the work, including any rate and/or total compensation increases negotiated by the Parties. These changes shall be made in accordance with, and shall not exceed, the percentage of change in the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index All Urban Consumer for Riverside, California, Area (CPI-U), for the most recent twelve (12) months for which statistics are available. ii.

Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to approve and execute any documents necessary to implement change orders up to 10% of the revised purchase order amount, or $10,000, as authorized by Corona Municipal Code Section, 3.08.080(I) for each of the remaining one-year renewal periods.
iii.

Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to issue a Project Purchase Order to Proforce in the amount of $139,084.
f.

Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to negotiate and execute any amendments to the agreement that are non-substantive and change orders up to 10% as authorized in Corona Municipal Code Section 3.08.070(I). i.

Authorize an exception to competitive bidding pursuant to Corona Municipal Code Section 3.08.140 (E) that competitive bidding has been satisfied upon the reason provided in the Analysis section.
ii.

Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute the First Amendment to the Maintenance/General Services Agreement with Orozco Landscape and Tree Company to extend the agreement through September 30, 2024 and to increase the compensation to $186,843.52 for Landscape Maintenance Services for Parks and Special Facility Areas 2 and

3. g.

Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to issue a Change Order to the Orozco Landscape and Tree Company Blanket Purchase Order (B241124) for a total Purchase Order amount of $186,843.52.
i.

Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute the First Amendment to the Maintenance/General Services Agreement with Mariposa Landscape, Inc. to increase the compensation to $174,000 for Landscape Maintenance Services for Parks and Special Facility Areas 1 and 5.
h.

Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to issue a Change Order to the Mariposa Landscape, Inc. Blanket Purchase Order (B250508) for a total Purchase Order amount of $174,000.
i.

Adopt Resolution No. 2024-101, approving the City of Corona Position Library and Compensation Plan and repealing all prior Plans, including Resolution No. 2024-081, effective November 7, 2024.
i.

That the Corona Utility Authority review, ratify, and to the extent necessary, direct that the City Council take the above actions.

7.9 AWARD A MAINTENANCE AND GENERAL SERVICES AGREEMENT TO MUSCLE PLUMBING, INC. FOR ON-CALL PLUMBING SERVICES
That the City Council:

Award NIB 25-009SB for on-call plumbing maintenance services to Muscle Plumbing Inc. in the amount of $250,000 through June 30, 2025, with two additional two-year optional renewal periods, and waive all minor irregularities in the proposal. a.

Authorize the City Manager, or his designees, to execute the Maintenance and General Services Agreement with Muscle Plumbing, Inc., in the amount of $250,000 per fiscal year, including any non-substantive extensions, change orders, purchase orders, and amendments up to the amount authorized in Corona Municipal Code Section 3.08.060(j), which is equivalent to 10% or $25,000.
b.

7.10 PURCHASE ORDER TO ENDRESS & HAUSER FOR AS-NEEDED REPLACEMENT OF METERS

FOR POTABLE WATER, RECLAIMED WATER, AND SEWER SYSTEMS
That the City Council:

Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to issue an annual purchase order for $300,000 to Endress & Hauser for As-needed Meter Replacements through Fiscal Year 2029. a.

Determine, under Corona Municipal Code Section 3.08.140 (j), that competitive bidding is not required based on the reasons provided in the "Basis for Exception to Competitive Bidding" section of this report.
b.

Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to approve amendments/change orders necessary for the execution of the work, including any rate and/or total compensation increases negotiated by the Parties made in accordance with and shall not exceed the percentage of change in the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index All Urban Consumer for Riverside, California, Area (CPI-U), for the most recent twelve (12) months for which statistics are available.
c.

Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to approve and execute any documents necessary to implement change orders, up to the amount authorized by Corona Municipal Code Section 3.08.080(I)with respect to the total compensation provided for in the attached Agreement.
d.

That the Corona Utility Authority review, ratify, and to the extent necessary, direct the City Council to take the above actions.

7.11 RESOLUTION DELEGATING CITY REPS AND ALTERNATES TO RIVERSIDE COUNTY SOLID

WASTE ADVISORY COUNCIL AND LOCAL TASK FORCE
That the City Council adopt Resolution No. 2024-102, authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to designate a representative and alternate to the Riverside County Solid Waste Advisory Council/Local Task Force.

7.12 MAINTENANCE GENERAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH DUKES ROOT CONTROL FOR ROOT

CONTROL SERVICES
That the City Council:

Award Request for Proposal 25-008SB to Duke’s Control, Inc. to perform Root Control Services. Approve the Maintenance/General Services Agreement with Duke’s Control Inc., of Elgin, IL, in the amount of $150,000 to perform Root Control Services. a.

Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute the Maintenance/General Services Agreement with Duke’s Control Inc. for a total contract of $150,000 for the initial contract term ending on June 30, 2026, with two (2) optional two (2) two-year extensions. b.

Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to negotiate and execute non-substantive extensions, change orders and amendments up to $15,000 or 10% of the original contract amount.
c.

Authorize City Manager, or his Designee, to issue a purchase order with Duke’s Control Inc., in the amount of $150,000 for Root Control Services.
d.

That the Corona Utility Authority review, ratify, and to the extent necessary, direct that the City Council take the above actions.

7.13 ACCEPTANCE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA OFFICE OF TRAFFIC SAFETY SELECTIVE

TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM FEDERAL GRANT AWARD
That the City Council:

Authorize the acceptance of the State of California Office of the Traffic Safety Selective Traffic Enforcement Program Federal Award Grant number PT25157 of $166,000 for Local Law Enforcement Agencies.
a.

Appropriate $166,000 of one-time money from the unappropriated General Fund Balance to the Police Department’s operating budget to be reimbursed from the State of California Office of Traffic Safety and increase the General Fund estimated revenue by the same amount for the program award.
b.

Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute any required grant documents that are in compliance with the City Council’s actions hereunder. c.

7.14 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH JACOB GREEN ANDASSOCIATES, INC. IN THE AMOUNT OF $148,450 FOR REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) NO.25-007AS PROFESSIONAL

CONSULTING SERVICES
That the City Council:

Award Request for Proposals No. 25-007AS to Jacob Green and Associates, Inc., for professional consulting services in the creation of a Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) and Hazardous Materials (Haz Mat) Team Incident Response Integration Standard Operation Procedure (SOP) with Fiscal Year 2022 United States Department of Homeland Security Grant Program funds.
a.

Approve the Professional Services Agreement with Jacob Green and Associates, Inc. in the amount of $148,450.
b.

Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to issue a Purchase Order to Jacob Green and Associates, Inc. in the amount of $148,450.
c.

Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute the Professional Services Agreement with Jacob Green and Associates, Inc., in the amount of $148,450, including any purchase orders, non-substantive extensions, change orders, and amendments up to the amount authorized by Corona Municipal Code Section 3.08.070 (I), which is equivalent to 10% or $14,845.
d.

7.15 AGREEMENT WITH VORTEX INTERNATIONAL FOR SPLASH PAD EQUIPMENTFOR THE VICTORIA PARK SPLASH PAD, PROJECT NO. FC-2023-12
That the City Council:

Approve the use of the contract through the National Procurement Partners Agreement Number PS21115 for the purchase of splash pad equipment for the Community Facilities & Infrastructure Phase I - Victoria Park Splashpad, Capital Improvement Project No. FC-2023-

12. a.

Make a determination under Corona Municipal Code Section 3.08.140(c) that competitive bidding is not required for this purchase based upon the reasons provided in the "Basis for Determination of Competitive Bidding" section of this report. b.

Authorize the City Manager and City Attorney, or his designee, to negotiate and execute nonsubstantive extensions, change orders and amendments up to $32,384 or 10% of the original purchase order amount as authorized in Corona Municipal Code Section 3.08.080(I) c.

Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to issue a Purchase Order to Vortex International in the amount of $323,843.09 for the purchase of splash pad equipment for the Community Facilities & Infrastructure Phase I – Victoria Park Splashpad, Capital Improvement Project No. FC-2023-12.
d.

7.16 APPROVAL OF ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING (ERP) SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED

AGREEMENTS FOR SOFTWARE, PROJECT MANAGEMENT, CHANGE MANAGEMENT, AND IMPLEMENTATION SERVICES; APPROVAL OF PURCHASE ORDERS AND RELATED ACTIONS;

AND BUDGET APPROPRIATION
That the City Council:

Award Request for Proposal RFP 24-018SB to Cognizant Technology Solutions, and Workday for implementation services and ERP software;
a.

Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to approve and execute the agreements with Workday, Cognizant Technology Solutions, CanAm Technologies and BerryDunn, in the amounts not to exceed the following over a 10-year period:

1. Workday in the amount of $6,356,744

2. Cognizant Technology Solutions in the amount of $3,714,345

3. Can/Am Technologies (CanAm) in the amount of $1,038,632

4. BerryDunn in the amount of $1,114,960
b.

Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to issue Purchase Orders to Cognizant Technology Solutions for $3,714,345, BerryDunn for $1,114,960, Workday for $541,813, and Can/Am Technologies for $99,216.
c.

Authorize the City Manager to execute any non-substantive extensions, change orders, purchase orders, and amendments necessary with Workday, Cognizant Technology Solutions, CanAm and BerryDunn within a contingency of 20% of the original contract amount.
d.

Approve an appropriation of $6,492,746 from the General Fund 110 to the ERP project 77880.
e.

7.17 RELEASE OF BEDFORD CANYON WASH STAGE 1 IMPROVEMENT SECURITIES POSTED BY

ARANTINE HILLS HOLDINGS LP
That the City Council:
a. Accept the channel improvements associated with Tract Map 36294.

Retain twenty-five percent (25%) of the Faithful Performance Security for one year beyond the acceptance of the improvements as security for repair and replacement of any improvements that fail to meet City standards at the end of the one-year period. (Bond No.

PB02497500548)
b.

Retain the Labor and Material Security for six months beyond the acceptance of the improvements and automatically release the security unless claims are filed. (Bond No.

PB02497500548)
c.

7.18 WAIVER FROM CORONA MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 15.60.080

ON THE UNDERGROUNDING OF EXISTING OVERHEAD UTILITY WIRES LOCATED ADJACENT TO 225 EAST HARRISION STREET (APPLICANT: CITY OF CORONA)

7.19 RELEASE OF LANDSCAPE SECURITIES POSTED BY ARANTINE HILLS HOLDINGS LP That the City Council:
a. Accept the landscape improvements associated with Tract Maps 36294, 37030, and 37644.

Retain twenty-five percent (25%) of the Faithful Performance Security for one year beyond the acceptance of the improvements as security for repair and replacement of any improvements that fail to meet City standards at the end of the one-year period. (Bond No.

PB02497500470, PB02497500526, PB02497500527, PB02497500531, PB02497500626, PB02497501102, PB02497501104, PB02497501106, PB02497501107, PB02497501110, PB02497501111, PB02497501112, PB02497501136, PB02497501142, PB02497501143) b.

Retain the Labor and Material Security for six months beyond the acceptance of the improvements and automatically release the security unless claims are filed. (Bond No.

PB02497500470, PB02497500526, PB02497500527, PB02497500531, PB02497500626, PB02497501102, PB02497501104, PB02497501106, PB02497501107, PB02497501110, PB02497501111, PB02497501112, PB02497501136, PB02497501142, PB02497501143) c.

7.20 WAIVER FROM ON THE UNDERGROUNDING OF EXISTING OVERHEAD UTILITY WIRES LOCATED ADJACENT TO 225 EAST HARRISON STREET (APPLICANT: CITY OF CORONA) That the City Council waive the requirement from requiring the existing overhead utility wires to be placed underground located adjacent to 225 East Harrison Street.

7.21 CREATIVE SERVICES, MEDIA PRODUCTION, AND MARKETING SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH KONSUS, INC (SUPERSIDE) IN THE AMOUNT OF $140,004
That the City Council:

Award Request for Proposal 24-026SB to Konsus, Inc. to perform Creative Services, Media Production, and Marketing Services.
a.

Approve the Master Service Agreement with Konsus, Inc. in the amount of $140,004 to perform Creative Services, Media Production, and Marketing Services. b.

Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute the Master Services Agreement with Konsus, Inc. for a total contact amount of $140,004 for the contract term beginning December 1, 2024.
c.

Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to negotiate and execute non-substantive extensions, change orders and amendments up to $14,000 or 10% of the original contract amount.
d.

Authorize to issue a purchase order with Konsus, Inc. in the amount of $140,004 for Creative Services, Media Production, and Marketing Services.
e.

8. COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC
Persons wishing to address the City Council are requested to state their name and city of residence for the record. This portion of the agenda is intended for general public comment only, which means it is limited to items within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City Council that are not listed on the agenda. Please note that state law prohibits the City Council from discussing or taking action on items not listed on the agenda. The City Council will appreciate your cooperation in keeping your comments brief. Please observe a three-minute limit for communications.

9. PUBLIC HEARINGS
This portion of the agenda is for advertised public hearing items where formal public testimony on each individual item is accepted prior to City Council action.

10. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS
The portion of the agenda is for Council discussion and action on staff reports and new topics that may not be routine status reports, or documents covering previous City Council action.

10.1 ADVANCE TRAVEL REQUEST FOR PLANNING COMMISSIONER SARAH LONGWELL TO ATTEND THE LEAGUE OF CITIES 2025 PLANNING COMMISSIONERS’ ACADEMY IN SANTA

ROSA, CALIFORNIA
That the City Council approve the advance travel request for Planning Commissioner Sarah Longwell to attend the League of Cities 2025 Planning Commissioners Academy in Santa Rosa, California on behalf of the City of Corona.

10.2 COUNCIL REQUEST TO APPROVE LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR THE I-15 ED COLLABORATIVE LA28 PARTNERSHIP
That the City Council approve a letter of support for the City of Corona to participation of the I-15 Corridor Economic Development Collaborative's effort to partner with LA28 for the 2028 Summer Olympics.

10.3 FISCAL YEAR 2025 QUARTER 1 BUDGET AND STRATEGIC PLAN PROGRESS REPORT UPDATE
That the City Council receive and file presentation.

11. LEGISLATIVE MATTERS
The portion of the agenda is for proposed ordinances presented for the City Council's consideration.

12. REPORTS FROM BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
This portion of the agenda lists items from Commissions and Boards from the City Council, Commissioners, and Staff.

12.1 Library Board of Trustees

12.2 Planning & Housing Commission

12.3 Parks & Recreation Commission

12.4 Regional Meetings

12.4.a UPDATE FROM VICE MAYOR JIM STEINER ON THE RIVERSIDE TRANSITAGENCY (RTA) BOARD MEETING OF OCTOBER 24, 2024

12.4.b UPDATE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER WESSPEAKE ON THE STATE ROUTE 91 (SR 91) ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING OFOCTOBER 31, 2024

13. CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORTS AND COMMENTS

14. CITY MANAGER'S REPORTS AND COMMENTS

15. CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS' REPORTS AND COMMENTS

16. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
This portion of the agenda is for items requested by the Mayor, Council Members or Staff for consideration at a future meeting. No immediate action is taken on Future Agenda Items; this section serves to highlight topics that will be considered at upcoming meetings. Council action on items that have appeared in this section takes place under Administrative Reports, when accompanied by a staff report.

1. Arterial Streets Median Enhancement (J. Steiner) November 20, 2024 Ordinance preventing unsolicited advertising circulars, newspapers and other like-printed material being place on private property, except porches (W. Speake) November 20, 2024

2. 3. E-Bike Safety PSA Campaign (W. Speake) November 20, 2024

4. McKinley Grade Separation Project Update (Staff) November 20, 2024

5. Historic Civic Center Operations Plan (Staff) January 2025

6. Street Moratorium (Staff) March 2025

7. Update to the Historic Resources Inventory (W. Speake) TBD

8. Sierra Bella Park - Gate Installation (J. Steiner) TBD Policy allowing request of the placement of No Parking signs in red zones around school (W. Speake) TBD

9. 17. ADJOURNMENT
The next regular meeting of the City Council is scheduled for November 20, 2024 or thereafter as noted on the posted agenda for closed session items in the City Council Board Room followed by the regular meeting at 4:30 p.m. or thereafter as noted on the posted agenda in the City Council Chambers.

This meeting is being conducted in person as well as via teleconference. For members of the public wishing to submit written comments, please email comments to the City Clerk at [email protected] prior to the City Council meeting and your comments will be made part of the official record of proceedings.

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the ADA Coordinator at (951) 736-2235. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting.

Meeting is Being Recorded.

DRAFT
1 City of Corona
City Council Minutes
Draft
Wednesday, October 16, 2024, 6:30 p.m.

Closed Session- Council Board Room
Council Present: Tom Richins, Jim Steiner, Jacque Casillas, Tony Daddario, Wes Speake
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1. CONVENE CLOSED SESSION
Closed Session Convened at 5:05 p.m. for the purposes listed below. Present were Mayor Richins, Vice Mayor Steiner, Council Member Casillas, Council Member Daddario, and Council Member Speake. Closed Session adjourned at 6:15 p.m.

1.1 CONFERENCEWITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION

1.2 CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS

1.3 CONFERENCE WITHLABORNEGOTIATORS

2. INVOCATION
None.

3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by ?, Fire.

4. CONVENE OPEN SESSION
Mayor Richins called the meeting to order at 6:34 p.m.

5. PROCLAMATIONS/RECOGNITIONS/PRESENTATIONS

5.1 PROCLAMATION: MANUFACTURING MONTH
Marin Artega, CEO & Founder of Freedom Performance Exhaust, accepted the Proclamation.

5.2 PRESENTATION: 2024-2025 MAYOR’S YOUTH COUNCIL
Mayor Richins introduced the 2024-2025 Mayor's Youth Council.

6. MEETING MINUTES
Moved by: Jacque Casillas
Seconded by: Jim Steiner

DRAFT
2 Aye (5): Tom Richins, Jim Steiner, Jacque Casillas, Tony Daddario, and Wes Speake MotionAPPROVED (5 to 0)

6.1 MINUTES - SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
These Minutes were approved.

6.2 MINUTES - OCTOBER 2, 2024
These Minutes were approved.

7. CONSENT CALENDAR
The Consent Calendar was approved with the exception of Items 7.6, 7.7, and 7.9, which were voted on separately.

Moved by: Jacque Casillas
Seconded by: Jim Steiner
Aye (5): Tom Richins, Jim Steiner, Jacque Casillas, Tony Daddario, and Wes Speake MotionAPPROVED (5 to 0)

7.1 CITY COUNCIL, SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE REDEVELOPMENT

AGENCY OF THE CITY OF CORONA, CORONA PUBLIC FINANCING

AUTHORITY, CORONA UTILITY AUTHORITY, AND CORONA HOUSING

AUTHORITY TO RECEIVE AND FILE THE MONTHLY FISCAL REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2024
This Financial Report was received and filed.

7.2 CITY COUNCIL, SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE REDEVELOPMENT

AGENCY OF THE CITY OF CORONA, CORONA PUBLIC FINANCING

AUTHORITY, CORONA UTILITY AUTHORITY, AND CORONA HOUSING

AUTHORITY TO RECEIVE AND FILE THE MONTHLY INVESTMENT
PORTFOLIO REPORT FOR AUGUST 2024
This Financial Report was received and filed

7.3 CITY COUNCIL ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 3403, SECOND READING

OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CORONA, CALIFORNIA
This Ordinance was adopted.

7.4 CITY COUNCIL ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 3404, SECOND READING

OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CORONA, CALIFORNIA
This Ordinance was adopted.

7.5 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING HISTORIC MARKERS
This Resolution was adopted.

That the City Council adopt Resolution No. 2024-099, authorizing Historic Markers placed on properties within the City by the City, the Corona Historic

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3 Preservation Society, the Corona History Association, the State Office of Historic Preservation of the National Park Service to be listed on the Corona Register of Historic Resources.

7.6 AUTHORIZE THE UP-FIT OF TWO (2) DEPUTY FIRE CHIEF VEHICLES UTILIZING 911 VEHICLE
Council Member Daddario had inquiries and Fire Chief, provided clarification.

Moved by: Wes Speake
Seconded by: Jim Steiner
That the City Council:
a. Authorize an Exception to Competitive Bidding pursuant to Corona Municipal Code Section 3.08.140(E) that with the approval of the City Manager, the purchasing agent and the authorized contracting party, determine that it is in the best interest of the City and its administrative operations to dispense with public bidding for non-public projects under this chapter for the upfit of two vehicles utilizing 911 Vehicle for the Fire Department in the amount of $124,540.08.
b. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to issue a Purchase Order to 911 Vehicle in the amount of $124,540.08.
c. Authorize a total appropriation in the amount of $124,540.08 ($62,270.04 from the General Fund 110 and $62,270.04 from the Fleet Replacement Fund 684).

Aye (5): Tom Richins, Jim Steiner, Jacque Casillas, Tony Daddario, and Wes Speake
MotionAPPROVED (5 to 0)

7.7 GRANT FUNDING FROM THE CALIFORNIA STATE LIBRARY IN THE AMOUNT OF $25,799 FOR THE ZIP BOOK PROJECT
Donna Finch, Community Services Director, provided a report. Council Member Speake had inquiries and Ms. Finch provided clarification.

Moved by: Wes Speake
Seconded by: Jacque Casillas
That the City Council:
a. Accept grant funding from the California State Library for the Corona Public Library’s Zip Books grant project through the California Library Services Act (LSTA) funds.
b. Authorize an appropriation and estimated revenue increase in the amount of $25,799 to the Community Services Department’s operating budget in the Library – Other Grants Fund 415.
c. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to adjust the budget accordingly if the grantor distributes additional funds to grant participants.

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4 Aye (5): Tom Richins, Jim Steiner, Jacque Casillas, Tony Daddario, and Wes Speake
MotionAPPROVED (5 to 0)

7.8 SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH RIOS, INC. FOR ADDITIONAL ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING

DESIGN SERVICES FOR THE CITY PARK REVITALIZATION CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, NO. FC-2024-07
Council Member Speake no vote.

That the City Council:
a. Approve the Second Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with Rios, Inc. for architectural and engineering design services in the amount of $566,609.
b. Authorize an appropriation in the amount of $16,057 from the Measure X Fund 120 to the City Park Revitalization Capital Improvement Project No.

FC-2024-07.
c. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute the Second Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with Rios, Inc. to increase the total contractual fee by $566,609.
d. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to issue Change Order No. 2 to Purchase Order P23198 to Rios, Inc., to increase the total contractual fee from $7,666,490 to $8,233,099 for a total contract amount increase of $566,609.

7.9 WAIVER FROM SECTION 15.48.020 OF THE CORONA MUNICIPAL CODE

REQUIRING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE MISSING PUBLIC
IMPROVEMENTS LOCATED AT 1686 LAUREL CANYON CIRCLE (APN 107- 201-017) (APPLICANT: OLGA MORALES)
Council Member Speake had inquiries and Jacob Ellis, City Manager, provided clarification.

Moved by: Jim Steiner
Seconded by: Wes Speake
That the City Council waive the requirement from Section 15.48.020 of the Corona Municipal Code requiring the construction of the missing public improvements along the frontage of 1686 Laurel Canyon Circle.

Aye (5): Tom Richins, Jim Steiner, Jacque Casillas, Tony Daddario, and Wes Speake
MotionAPPROVED (5 to 0)

7.10 APPROVAL OF FINAL MAP, IMPROVEMENT AGREEMENTS, AND SURVEY MONUMENTS AGREEMENT FOR TENTATIVE TRACT MAP 34760 LOCATED

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5 GENERALLY AT THE SOUTHWESTERLY TERMINUS OF MALAGA STREET (APPLICANT:RANCHO PASEO DE VALENCIA, LLC)
This Agreement was approved.

That the City Council:
a. Approve the Final Map for Tentative Tract Map 34760. b. Authorize the Mayor to execute the landscape improvements, public improvements, and survey monumentation agreements between the City and Rancho Paseo de Valencia, LLC, a California limited liability company.

7.11 PURCHASEOF ONE NEW FORENSIC SERVICES VEHICLE FOR THE

CORONA POLICE DEPARTMENT
This Bid & Purchase was approved.

That the City Council:
a. Authorize an Exception to Competitive Bidding pursuant to Corona Municipal Code Section 3.08.140 that competitive bidding has been satisfied based upon the reasons provided in “Basis for Determination of Competitive Bidding” with Braun Northwest, Inc., for the purchase of one (1) new vehicle for the Police Department in the amount of $333,000. b. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to issue a purchase order to Braun Northwest, Inc. in the amount of $333,000.
c. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to negotiate and execute substantive extensions, change orders, and amendments up to 10% of the total cost or $33,300 as authorized by Corona Municipal Code Section 3.08.080.
d. Authorize an appropriation in the amount of $366,300from the Fleet Replacement Fund 684 to the Vehicle Procurement Operations and Maintenance Project No. 68341.

7.12 MAINTENANCE GENERAL SERVICES AGREEMENT TO N2W ENGINEERING

INC FOR AS NEEDED CONSTRUCTION SERVICES FOR SMALL FACILITY

MAINTENANCE PROJECTS
This Agreement was approved.

That the City Council:
a. Award Request for Proposals No. 24-058AH for Construction Services for Small Facility Maintenance Projects to N2W Engineering, Inc. b. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute the Maintenance/General Services Agreement with N2W Engineering, Inc. in

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6 the amount of $300,000 per fiscal year and authorize the extension of the agreement with two additional two-year optional renewal periods. c. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to issue a purchase order to N2W Engineering, Inc. for $300,000.
d. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to approve amendments/change orders necessary for the execution of the work, including any rate and/or total compensation increases negotiated by the Parties made in accordance with and shall not exceed the percentage of change in the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index All Urban Consumer for Riverside, California, Area (CPI-U), for the most recent twelve (12) months for which statistics are available. e. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to approve and execute any documents necessary to implement change orders, up to the amount authorized by Corona Municipal Code Section, 3.08.060(J) with respect to the total compensation provided for in the attached
Maintenance/General Services Agreement.

That the Corona Utility Authority review, ratify, and to the extent necessary, direct the City Council to take the above actions.

7.13 RENEW CONTRACT FOR INVESTMENT ADVISORY SERVICES TO

CHANDLERASSET MANAGEMENT
This Bid & Purchase was approved.

That the City Council:
a. Authorize the City Manager or his designee to extend the Professional Services Agreement with Chandler Asset Management, Inc. for an additional three years for a total amount of $843,000, which will increase the total contract amount to $1,522,500 for six years from FY 2022 through FY 2027.
b. Authorize the City Manager and City Attorney, or their designees, to negotiate and execute non-substantive extensions, change orders, and amendments up to $84,300 or 10% of the additional contract amount as authorized in Corona Municipal Code Section 3.08-.070(I). c. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to issue a purchase order to Chandler Asset Management.

7.14 APPROVE ANDAUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF THE REVISED ATHLETIC

FACILITY ALLOCATION POLICY
This Policy was approved.

That the City Council:
a. Approve and authorize the execution of the Athletic Facility Allocation Policy b. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute the policy with an implementation date of January 1, 2025

8. COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC

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7 Affsan Baseer, resident, addressed the Council to announce Open Mosque Day on October 20, 2024.

Gretchen Doughty, Friends of the Library, announced the Friends of the Library 60th Anniversary and provided a brief overview of their Reader Con event.

Lydia Heausner, resident, addressed the Council and expressed concerns with rent stabilization ordinance.

Joe Morgan, resident, addressed the Council and encouraged the public to attend Open Mosque Day. He also commended the Council and Cynthia Lara, Community Assistance Coordinator, for all their hard work with rent stabilization.

Alicia Loomis, resident, addressed the Council and expressed concerns with the rent stabilization ordinance.

Sylvia Edwards, City Clerk, noted there were two written comments in opposition of the rent stabilization ordinance.

9. PUBLIC HEARINGS

9.1 PUBLIC HEARING FOR CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION NO. 2024-100 REVISING THE CITYWIDE MASTER FEE RECOVERY

SCHEDULE AND RECOVERY PERCENTAGES, REPEALING RESOLUTION NO. 2020-135
Mayor Richins opened the Public Hearing. Sylvia Edwards, City Clerk, stated there was no correspondence received from the public. Mayor Richins closed the Public Hearing.

Council Member Daddario left the chambers at 8:20 p.m. and returned at 8:30 p.m.

Moved by: Wes Speake
Seconded by: Tom Richins
That the City Council:
a. Adopt Resolution No. 2024-100 to update the Citywide Master Fee Recovery Schedule and Recovery Percentages, and repeal Resolution No. 2024-012 and 2020-135.
b. That the Corona Utility Authority review, ratify, and to the extent necessary, direct the City Council to take the above actions.

Aye (4): Tom Richins, Jim Steiner, Jacque Casillas, and Wes Speake Absent (1): Tony Daddario
MotionAPPROVED (4 to 0)

10. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS

10.1 PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN COST RECOVERY GOALS This item was taken out of order.

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8 Donna Finch, Community Services Director, provided a report.

The Council provided comments.

The following residents addressed the Council in opposition of the Athletic Field Rates: Joe Morgan, Felipe Rodriguez, Bronson Gonzalez, Koby Wantanabe, Mike Gregor, Ian Miller, Alyssa Gojmerac, Sonia Martinez, Bejamin Rios, David Burwell, James Rush, David Hernandez, Alisha McCoy, Darren Chin, Patricia Mulan-Baldwin, Blake Mahoney, Andrea Atchley, and Vanessa Viathon.

Council Member Casillas made an alternate motion to approve the Resolution with removing the fee for sports field rentals for Group II.

Sylvia Edwards, City Clerk, noted that written comments in opposition were recieved.

Moved by: Wes Speake
Seconded by: Tom Richins
Aye (5): Tom Richins, Jim Steiner, Jacque Casillas, Tony Daddario, and Wes Speake
MotionAPPROVED (5 to 0)

10.2 FLEET PURCHASING AND LEASING PROGRAM
Michael Griesinger, Fleet Manager, provided a report.

Council Member Daddario had inquiries and Mr. Griesinger and Savat Khamphou, Public Works Director, provided clarification.

That the City Council confirm the City’s fleet program that entails a mix of owned and leased vehicles.

10.3 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH THE CORONA CHAMBER

OF COMMERCE FOR BUSINESS PROMOTION, MARKETING, AND

RETENTION SERVICES
Justin Tucker, Assistant City Manager, provided a report.

The Council provided comments and had inquiries. Mr. Tucker and Bobby Spiegel, Corona Chamber of Commerce President, provided clarification.

Moved by: Jim Steiner
Seconded by: Tony Daddario
That the City Council authorize the City Manager, or their designee, to enter into a Professional Services Agreement with the Corona Chamber of Commerce for Business Promotion, Marketing, and Retention Services.

Aye (5): Tom Richins, Jim Steiner, Jacque Casillas, Tony Daddario, and Wes Speake
MotionAPPROVED (5 to 0)

10.4 RESULTS OF THE 2024 COMMUNITY SURVEY

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9 Justin Tucker, Assistant City Manager, provided a report.

The Council provided comments and had inquiries. Mr. Tucker provided clarification.

That the City Council receive and file the 2024 Community Survey.

10.5 VOLUNTEER PROGRAM UPDATE
Madelyne Black, Volunteer Program Coordinator, provided a report.

Alisha McCoy, resident, addressed the Council, to express her interest in volunteering in the future.

The Council provided comments and commended Ms. Black for all her hard work.

11. LEGISLATIVE MATTERS
None.

12. REPORTS FROM BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS

12.1 Library Board of Trustees
This Library Board of Trustees Report was received and filed.

12.1.a Library Report September 2024

12.1.b Friends of the Corona Public Library Report

12.1.c Innovation Center Update

12.1.d Corona Public Library Fast Facts

12.1.e Carve & Coffee

12.2 Planning & Housing Commission
The Council agreed to take no action.

12.2.a PRECISE PLAN 2023-0007
take no action
That the City Council:
a. Take no action, thereby affirming the Planning and Housing Commission’s action to adopt the Addendum to the adopted Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigated Monitoring Plan and Resolution No. 2641 GRANTING PP2023-0007, based on the
findings contained in the staff report and conditions of approval.

OR
b. Set the item for review at a subsequent meeting.

12.2.b CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 2024-0006
The Council agreed to take no action

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10 That the City Council:
a. Take no action, thereby affirming the Planning and Housing Commission’s action granting CUP2024-0006, based on the finding contained in the staff report and conditions of approval.

OR
b. Set the item for review at a subsequent meeting.

12.3 Parks & Recreation Commission
This Parks & Recreation Commission Report was received and filed.

12.3.a INTRODUCTION OF NEW PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSIONER

ROBERT BOGGS

12.3.b UPCOMING HALLOWEEKEND EVENT

12.3.c GUIDED HIKES WITH THE PARK RANGERS

12.3.d VOLUNTEER PROGRAM UPDATE

12.3.e ATHLETIC FACILITY ALLOCATION POLICY

12.4 Regional Meetings

12.4.a UPDATE FROM COUNCIL MEMBERTONY DADDARIO ON THE WESTERN

RIVERSIDE COUNTY REGIONAL CONSERVATION AUTHORITY(RCA)
MEETING OF OCTOBER 7, 2024
Council Member Daddario provided an update.

12.4.b UPDATE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER JACQUECASILLAS ON THE

WESTERN RIVERSIDE COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS (WRCOG)
MEETING OFOCTOBER 7, 2024
Council Member Casillas submitted her update to Sylvia Edwards, City Clerk.

12.4.c UPDATE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER WES SPEAKE ON THE RIVERSIDE

COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION (RCTC) MEETING OF
OCTOBER 9, 2024
Council Member Speake provided an update.

13. CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORTS AND COMMENTS
None.

14. CITY MANAGER'S REPORTS AND COMMENTS
None.

15. CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS' REPORTS AND COMMENTS

15.1 APPOINTMENT TO THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMISSION
Council Member Speake provided comments and appointed Justin McBride to the Parks and Recreation Commission.

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11 Moved by: Wes Speake
Seconded by: Jacque Casillas
That the City Council approve the appointment of Justin McBride to the Parks and Recreation Commission.

Aye (5): Tom Richins, Jim Steiner, Jacque Casillas, Tony Daddario, and Wes Speake
MotionAPPROVED (5 to 0)

16. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS

17. ADJOURNMENT
The next scheduled meeting of the Council is on November 6, 2024. Mayor Richins adjourned the meeting at 9:48 p.m. in honor of Annette Luna.

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1 City of Corona
City Council Minutes
Tuesday, October 29, 2024, 5:00 p.m.

Closed Session- Council Board Room
Council Present: Tom Richins, Jim Steiner, Jacque Casillas, Tony Daddario, Wes Speake
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1. COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC
None.

2. CONVENE CLOSED SESSION
Closed Session convened at 5:05 p.m. for the purposes listed below. Present were Mayor Richins, Vice Mayor Steiner, Council Member Casillas, Council Member Daddario, and Council Member Speake. Closed Session adjourned at 5:52 p.m.

2.1 CONFERENCE WITHLABORNEGOTIATORS
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6
Agency Designated Representative: Jacob Ellis, City Manager Employee Organizations: Corona Executive Group Employees, Corona Firefighters Association IAFF Local #3757 (CFA), Corona Management/Confidential Group Employees, Corona Police Employees Association (CPEA), Corona Police Supervisors Associate (CPSA), Corona Public Service Employees Association (CPSEA), and Corona Supervisors Association (CSA)

3. ADJOURNMENT
The next meeting of the Council is on Wednesday, November 6, 2024. Mayor Richins adjourned the meeting at 5:52 p.m.

DATE: 11/06/2024
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Finance Department
2024-109

REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBJECT:

QUARTERLY SALES TAX REPORT – 2024, QUARTER 2 (APRIL – JUNE)) EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

The City of Corona contracts with HdL Companies to provide sales tax consulting services, including quarterly data reports. The sales tax report for Quarter 2 2024 is provided to the City Council as a receive and file item.

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

That the City Council receive and file the quarterly sales tax information from HdL Companies for Quarter 2 2024 (April – June).

BACKGROUND & HISTORY:

HdL Companies is contracted to provide sales tax consulting services for the City. They review and analyze the City’s sales tax activity quarterly. Their resources provide them with information to understand sales tax trends and how the City performs compared to agencies near Corona, agencies in Riverside County, Southern California, and the State.

There is a one-quarter lag in when the information is available to HdL Companies for their review and analysis.

ANALYSIS:

The quarterly sales tax report for Quarter 2 2024 (April – June) is provided. The report highlights are included below. Additional details can be found in the attached newsletter and consensus forecast documents.

Quarter 2 2024 (April – June)
Corona’s sales tax receipts from April through June 2024 were 2.7% lower than the same period in 2023, though this was skewed by a significant audit correction in the comparison year. Excluding this and other anomalies, actual sales increased by 0.6% Local contractors continued to see strong returns, further boosted by the recent opening of a new supplier in Corona. Fulfillment centers benefited from the ongoing shift to online shopping. On the downside, a taxpayer reporting change contributed to a drop in business-industrial returns and a recent business closure added to the negative impacts.

Additionally, new car sales faced challenges due to tight credit conditions and elevated prices nationwide.

As a destination-based tax, Measure X did not benefit from the contractor and fulfillment sales increases, as most of these are sold to customers in other areas.

Excluding anomalies, Riverside County's taxable sales decreased by 0.5% during this period, and the Southern California region also saw a 0.5% decline.

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

There is no financial impact associated with the recommended action.

ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS:

This action is exempt pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the Guidelines for the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), which states that a project is exempt from CEQA if the activity is covered by the common sense exemption that CEQA applies only to projects that have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. Where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment, the activity is not subject to CEQA. This action is to receive and file a quarterly sales tax report, and there is no possibility that approval of the recommended actions will have a significant effect on the environment.

Therefore, no environmental analysis is required
PREPARED BY: KIM SITTON, FINANCE DIRECTOR
REVIEWED BY: BRETT CHANNING, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER
ATTACHMENTS:

1. Exhibit 1 – 2024-Q2 Sales Tax Update Newsletter

2. Exhibit 2 – HdL California Consensus Forecast Sept 2024

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Q2 2023*
Q2 2024*
Legend
$0
$500,000
$1,000,000
$1,500,000
$2,000,000
$2,500,000
$3,000,000
$3,500,000
$4,000,000
$4,500,000
SALES TAX BY MAJOR BUSINESS GROUP *Allocation aberrations have been adjusted to reflect sales activity Building
and
Construction
Business
and
Industry
County
and State
Pools
General
Consumer
Goods
Autos
and
Transportation
Restaurants
and
Hotels
Fuel and
Service
Stations
Food
and
Drugs
CITY OF CORONA HIGHLIGHTS TOP 25 PRODUCERS
Published by HdL Companies in Fall 2024
Agile Sourcing Partners
All American Asphalt
Amazon Com Services
Amazon MFA
American Electric
Supply
Anixter
CardinaleWay Hyundai
Circle K
Corona Nissan
Costco
Culver Newlin
Downs Energy
Ganahl Lumber
Company
Guest Supply
Home Depot
Larry H Miller Toyota
Corona
Robertsons Ready Mix
Ro Bus Sales
Sams Club w/ Fuel
Spreen Honda Corona
Supply Patriot
Target
Vulcan Materials
Walmart Supercenter
West Coast Copper
Supply

SALES TAX UPDATE

CITY OF CORONA
2Q 2024 (APRIL - JUNE)
Corona’s receipts from April through
June were 2.7% lower than the same
sales period in 2023, though this was
skewed by a large infusion of additional
funds from a state audit correction in
the comparison year. Excluding such
anomalies, actual sales increased by

0.6%.

Local contractors continued to see strong
returns, further boosted by the recent
opening of a new supplier in Corona.

The shift toward online shopping
also benefited local fulfillment center
revenue.

On the downside, a taxpayer reporting
change contributed to a drop in
business-industrial returns, and a recent
business closure added to the negative
impacts. Additionally, new car sales faced
challenges due to tight credit conditions
and elevated prices across the industry.

As a destination-based tax, Measure
X did not benefit from the increases in
contractor and fulfillment sales, as most
of these are sold to customers in other
areas.

Adjusting for anomalies, taxable sales
for all of Riverside County decreased
by 0.5% during this period, while the
Southern California region also saw a

0.5% decline.

TOTAL:
-0.6%
$10,847,886
Measure X
TOTAL: $ 15,696,748

0.6% -0.5% -0.6%

COUNTY STATE
CORONA
2Q2024

TOP NON-CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS TYPES
Q2 '24*
Corona
Business Type Change Change Change
County HdL State
Contractors 3,004.0 6.7% 4.1% -0.2%
Fulfillment Centers 1,213.1 14.6% 2.8% 6.4%
Discount Dept Stores 1,000.9 2.0% 3.4% 2.8%
New Motor Vehicle Dealers 796.5 -10.9% -5.1% -7.7%
Building Materials 768.8 0.3% -2.8% -3.0%
Service Stations 670.0 -2.1% -0.8% 2.3%
Casual Dining 553.5 0.7% 0.2% 0.8%
Plumbing/Electrical Supplies 526.8 -4.3% -13.5% -5.1%
Quick-Service Restaurants 487.6 2.8% 2.5% 1.2%
Heavy Industrial 452.4 -3.5% -1.2% -0.6%
*Allocation aberrations have been adjusted to reflect sales activity *In thousands of dollars

REVENUE BY BUSINESS GROUP
Corona This Fiscal Year*
12%
Cons.Goods
3%
Food/Drug
8%
Fuel
14%
Pools
8%
Restaurants
9%
Autos/Trans.
26%
Building
21%
Bus./Ind.
*ADJUSTED FOR

ECONOMIC DATA
2Q 2024 CITY OF CORONA SALES TAX UPDATE

STATEWIDE RESULTS
California’s local one cent sales and use
tax receipts during the months of April
through June were 0.6% lower than the
same quarter one year ago after adjusting
for accounting anomalies. The calendar
year second quarter is traditionally the
beginning of the summer spending season;
however, returns were relatively flat when
compared to a year ago. For many California
agencies, this also marks the end of the
2023-24 fiscal year, where statewide sales
tax revenues were down 1.3% from the
2022-23 fiscal year.

Consistent with recent trends, autotransportation receipts fell 6.2% - the largest sector decline this quarter.

Sustained high interest rates, tightened
credit standards, and increased cost of
insurance all converged to impact returns.

While inventory-levels for many dealerships
have rebounded, it’s only proving to create
downward pressure on prices, further
constraining receipts.

Summer weather usually marks fruitful
periods for building-construction, however
as property owners struggle to access
equity for improvements, year-over-year
receipts declined. The price of lumber and
other materials are now more affordable,
but new projects have been sidelined by
developers until financing and mortgage
costs drop further.

Similarly, as the price of consumer goods
has cooled with moderate inflation rates,
returns from multiple merchants have
curtailed. Men’s and women’s apparel,
home furnishings, electronic-appliance
and specialty stores could not escape the
change in shopper’s preferences for lower
priced items from large brick-and-mortar
retailers like discount department stores.

Restaurants experienced only a modest
gain of 0.7%. As AB 1228 is enacted –
state law increasing California’s minimum
wage at designated eateries – third party
data reports that foot traffic to all such
establishments decreased during this same
time period. Not only are diners selecting
less expensive places to eat, but many may
have been pushed to limit their frequency to
dine out.

Multiple of sectors experienced mild growth
including allocations from the countywide
use tax pool and the business-industrial
group, both benefiting from online shopping,
and fuel-service stations as drivers continue
to hit the road even as gas prices remain
elevated.

Halfway through the current calendar year,
revenue trends remain slightly lower than
a year ago overall. Although the Federal
Reserve recently reduced the Fed Funds
Rate helping temper the cost of financing,
personal consumption forecasts remain
insipid through the remainder of 2024.

Consumers are more likely to wait for greater
improvement of household economic
conditions before extending themselves
again, inspiring the next sales tax growth
cycle.

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CALIFORNIA FORECAST

SALES TAX TRENDS & ECONOMIC DRIVERS
SEPTEMBER 2024
Sierra Nevada Mountains

STATEWIDE

SALES TAX TRENDS
2024/25 | 2025/26 2024/25 | 2025/26
Overview: The September Federal Funds rate reduction was an economic signal that inflation is coming in near expectations while the labor market weakened over recent months. This action may spur some changes in consumer spending patterns, but overall does not translate into a short-term burst in sales taxes. As the important holiday shopping season approaches, expectations are that buyers will start outlays sooner. Some consumers are expected to spend less as stubborn inflated prices for household obligations (utilities, insurance, and food) take priority over procurement of non-essential and gift items. The current year’s minute increase will not recapture the (-1.3%) FY 2023-24 statewide decline; thus, anticipate a slow rise in revenues over the next two years.

Fuel/Service Stations -3.9% | 2.0%
Most factors in this sector sustained downward pressure in 2Q24. Of note, the consumption of motor vehicle gasoline measured in gallons sold has declined 13% since the peak level in 2018. Crude and pump prices are dropping based on weaker demand in China and record levels of California fuel supplies on hand. OPEC is planning to hold current production cuts steady until the end of calendar year 2024.

This has not offset impact as West Texas Intermediate barrel prices have dropped to the lowest levels since December 2021. Given these price contractions, our forecast reflects a significant reduction in the associated sales tax in the final two calendar quarters of 2024.

Predictions for 2025 show a gradual boost in fuel related taxes.

General Consumer Goods -0.6% | 1.3%
Direct sales tax allocations contracted in the second quarter following a soft downward revision to first quarter data from general retailers.

Through the first six months of 2024, general consumer goods declined (-1.2%) compared to the prior year. While consumers remain resilient in this space, broadening of online shopping behaviors and bigger in-state fulfillment shifted allocations to other sectors.

Additionally, many segments experienced deflationary pressures resulting in lower sales tax, absent substantial demand expansion.

Key indicators include elevated levels of non-discretionary spending, mild personal income gains, and the expectancy for households to attempt to rebuild savings; all of which keep pressure on consumer spending habits. The short-term outlook foresees a tightening in receipts throughout the remainder of the calendar year.

Restaurants/Hotels 1.7% | 3.5%
Menu price increases led to an obvious impact on consumer behavior as foot traffic to restaurants was down about 2.5%. The noticeable shift towards value offerings saw consumers showing resistance to high menu prices. Overall, while some eateries are struggling with fewer patrons, others are finding ways to attract customers by balancing price increases with value and experience.

Hotels saw a slow but steady increase in occupancy rates while navigating cost pressures and changing consumer behaviors.

Growth in both segments was offset by these persistent challenges.

State and County Pools 2.5% | 3.0%
The taxes remitted to the pools over the last fiscal year declined 1%. Of note, pools remain the largest tax generator of the eight categories highlighted in these forecast publications. Given the nuances in California sales tax law with more online orders processed at local stores or at in-state fulfillment centers, pool revenues softened slightly from the peak of fiscal year 2021-22. Mcommerce (shopping on mobile devices) continues to contribute to an expanding ecommerce portion of national retail sales, and spending by this means broke records during the first months of 2024. Modest pool gains are estimated, offering key opportunities for growth by retailers anchored to Gen Z consumer trends using digital commerce platforms.

Autos/Transportation -0.4% | 3.5%
Tax receipts from vehicle sales continued to decline, normalizing after a period of unusually strong growth that peaked in 2022. Luxury vehicles have been hit hardest, driving a sharper drop in overall car sales. The industry remains burdened by elevated prices, high interest rates, and a challenging economic environment. While the stock market is once again nearing new all-time highs, the bond market has stabilized.

Acknowledging that the Federal Reserve began cutting interest rates, recovery in the sector is likely to be gradual. Additional setbacks, such as a cyberattack on automobile dealerships that disrupted transactions during the critical two weeks before the July 4th holiday sales weekend, are expected to obscure any early signs of improvement.

Building/Construction -0.5% | 4.0%
Second quarter 2024 results reflected several changes that lowered sales. Big box home improvement stores saw a sharper downturn as homeowners continue to suspend big-ticket purchases. Lumber and roofing suppliers in some areas are losing sales volume as roofing and general construction projects appear to be slowing. The backlog of contracts to install residential rooftop solar projects following the change in the net metering fee structure two years ago is also winding down, cutting demand for materials. Infrastructure projects using concrete and asphalt products held steady, but some regions are sluggish. With interest rates falling in the short term, the construction industry does not expect this decline will be enough to prompt an uptick in activity.

Business/Industry 2.2% | 2.6%
Consumers continue to embrace the convenience of shopping online, with ecommerce sales rising and more “local” orders filled from CAbased fulfillment centers, comprising a stunning 30% of total B&I revenues. Solar/energy projects created significant gains in the recent quarter. However, medical-biotech, business-to-business, and heavy industrial sales remained relatively flat or declined as economic variables stunted potential growth. Farm/construction equipment, garden/agricultural supplies and IT-related office purchases were also sluggish. Given this group’s diversity, growth rates reflect modest expansion. With twenty-one unique tax segments, predictions vary widely based on the size and character of local businesses.

Food/Drugs -0.6% | 1.5%
Grocery stores’ profits rose 1.8% in 2Q24 as several businesses introduced new private label items to provide customers with a greater selection and find more value for their money. Convenienceliquor stores felt soft revenues and revealed fewer transactions on discretionary items such as liquor and snack foods. Cannabis returns had a sharp (-10.8%) decline as the price of cannabis products hit a low in the market. Further, closure of more drug stores throughout the state forced customers to shop at alternative retailers for their traditional drug stores merchandise. Last year finished -2.8%; anticipate the fiscal year 2024-25 to remain flat.

TOTAL 0.3% | 2.7%
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Total fiscal year 2023-24 Proposition 172 (P-172) statewide revenues ended about 1% lower than the prior year. The forecast anticipates essentially flat results for the 2024-25 fiscal period, with moderate growth in 2025-26. As the calendar year Bradley-Burns results are impacted by taxpayer modifications, audits, economic impacts, etc. – Proposition 172 pro-rata factors and resultant P-172 revenues will fluctuate for many counties pursuant to the State’s allocation methodology.

NATIONAL AND STATEWIDE

ECONOMIC DRIVERS
U.S. Real GDP Growth 2.4% | 2.3%
Despite concerns over the last two years, the U.S. economy has performed well, averaging a 2.8% real growth rate over the past eight quarters. Propelled by consumer spending, business investment has bounced back even with higher interest rates. Further contributing to real GDP growth are expanding real exports, which hit a record high in the second quarter of the year despite the strong dollar. Modest signs of slowing are seen in the labor and housing markets. Inflation has finally cooled after two years of ongoing efforts from the Fed to a moderate 2.6% pace over the last 12 months. The FOMC followed through and cut interest rates by 50 basis points; the first interest rate cut in over four years. These falling rates will give the U.S. economy a boost in the short run but may increase risks for 2025.

CA Unemployment Rate 5.3% | 5.4%
No longer the national leader, California’s unemployment rate has risen to 5.3%, now tied with Illinois for 3rd place. Despite the increase in unemployment from 4.8% to 5.3% over the past year, other labor market indicators such as initial claims for unemployment insurance and data on involuntary job separations have not increased. Although the state’s unemployment rate is higher than in some states, its yearover-year change was nearly identical to the national average. As of July 2024, California had 1.6 unemployed persons per job opening, higher than the national average of 0.8. This marks a significant shift from the 0.9 average between January 2022 and January 2024.

CA Total Nonfarm
Employment Growth 1.1% | 1.0%
California’s labor market gained momentum in the second half of the year, with payrolls up 1.6% as of August 2024, compared to just 0.2% in 2023. There is little to suggest an end to the current expansion, now past the four-year mark, however California’s long run growth will be limited by lack of housing. The Federal Reserve’s recent 50-basis-point interest rate cut, typically reserved for economic distress, could stimulate California’s labor market. The Fed does not foresee a recession in the near future.

U.S. Unemployment Rate 4.3% | 4.3%
The U.S. unemployment rate has risen nearly one percentage point over the last 18 months, with payroll employment numbers revised downward. These trends may be misleading, as involuntary separations and unemployment insurance claims have not increased. Historically, such unemployment rate increases occur during recessions, but this is a lagging indicator, and current economic output is not contracting.

The ongoing expansion, now over four years, shows no signs of ending.

U.S. households’ financial health underpins short-term optimism.

Despite a softer labor market, earnings growth outpaces inflation, with weekly earnings up 3.3% over the past year. Record household net worth and low debt burdens support continued spending growth.

CA Residential
Building Permits 108,821 | 115,871
Since 2018, residential building permits in California have stagnated, deepening the state’s housing crisis. In 2Q2024 the number of residential permits issued was down 8% year-over-year, the lowest since 2Q 2016. Despite growing demand, strict zoning laws, regulatory barriers, and high construction costs have limited new builds, driving up prices and making housing unaffordable for many residents. Recent Federal Reserve interest rate cuts may boost permits by lowering borrowing costs, encouraging more projects.

Governor Newsom’s new housing bills aim to address the scarcity, but it is uncertain whether they will significantly reduce home prices.

CA Median Existing
Home Price $739,332 | $759,640
Housing affordability remains a challenge for California residents.

High mortgage rates have increased costs for buyers and reduced the number of sellers. The recent downward trend in mortgage rates bodes well for housing market demand, as the average has declined 1.5 percentage points from its peak in October 2023 to 6.4% today. The 50-basis-point reduction in the federal funds rate might push these rates further, giving some homeowners the freedom to refinance and potentially increase listings. A significant drop in home prices is unlikely due to increased buyer interest. The core issue in the California housing market continues to be a lack of supply. 2024/25 | 2025/26 2024/25 | 2025/26
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DATE: 11/06/2024
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Community Services Department
2024-126

REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBJECT:

CITY COUNCIL ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 3401, SECOND READING OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CORONA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 12.22

OF THE CORONA MUNICIPAL CODE TO CLARIFY TREE MAINTENANCE

RESPONSIBILITIES
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

This staff report asks the City Council to approve an amendment to the Urban Forest Management Plan to include an optional tree trimming residential pay program, a tree refusal process, and protection measures for large native trees. Approval of this action will enable Community Services to offer a payment program for residents who wish to have City trees or shared responsibility trees located in the parkway adjacent to their home trimmed outside of the regular grid pruning schedule for aesthetic reasons. It will also provide residents with a refusal process for new tree planting in the resident’s parkway and allow the City to protect large native trees in both public right of way and open space. This staff report also asks the City Council to amend certain sections of Chapter 12.22 of the Corona Municipal Code (CMC) to clarify the City’s responsibilities with respect to the maintenance of city trees and shared responsibility trees.

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

That the City Council:

a. Adopt Resolution No. 2024-084 approving the updated Urban Forest Management Program and repealing Resolution No. 2021-029.
b. Introduce, by title only, and waive full reading of consideration of Ordinance No. 3401, the first reading of an ordinance approving an amendment to Sections

12.22.030 and 12.22.050 of the Corona Municipal Code regarding the City’s responsibilities for maintenance of trees in parkways.

BACKGROUND & HISTORY:

The City of Corona’s Urban Forest Management Plan ("Management Plan") was adopted on May 19, 2021. The Management Plan outlines the guidelines and procedures for the care and protection of trees to enhance the health, safety, welfare, and quality of life for all residents, business owners, and visitors in Corona. The City of Corona ("City") recognizes that trees offer numerous benefits, including environmental, aesthetic, social, and economic advantages. Specifically, trees offer visual appeal, provide shade and cooling, conserve energy, control erosion, filter airborne pollutants, decrease noise, offer privacy, support wildlife habitats, and release oxygen.

The City of Corona has over 77,000 tree sites in open spaces and landscaped areas.

Within the framework of the City’s Tree Maintenance Program, these trees receive regular trimming following the standards as set by the International Society of Arboriculture and ANSI-A300, ensuring their health, integrity, and public safety. Regular trimming promotes the health and safety of trees, reducing the risk of falling branches or tree-related accidents. This safeguards both public and private properties and minimizes liabilities for the city. West Coast Arborists, Inc. (WCA) is the City’s contracted maintenance provider, and they trim an average of 12,000 trees annually.

Chapter 12.22 of the Corona Municipal Code sets forth the Community Urban Forest and Landscape Guidelines, which creates a framework for the planting and maintenance of city and shared responsibility trees, and provides guidance for the proper selection, planting, removal, and maintenance of the City’s community forest.

Currently, the Community Service Department maintains a five-year grid pruning schedule for all city-maintained trees, except for palm trees, which are pruned annually.

The City receives many additional tree-trimming requests each year from residents due to the proximity of many City trees and shared responsibility trees located near privately owned properties. Upon receiving such requests, staff thoroughly inspect the trees, assessing whether trimming is warranted according to current standards and criteria.

Priority is given to health and safety concerns, and requests for purely aesthetic reasons generally do not meet the City’s criteria for tree trimming.

ANALYSIS:

UPDATED URBAN FOREST MANAGEMENT PLAN
Residential Pay Program
City staff recommends updating the Management Plan to include a “Residential Pay Program” that will permit residents to pay for additional tree trimming services beyond the

regularly scheduled pruning if desired for aesthetic reasons or to minimize leaf litter and fruit drop.

By proactively maintaining trees through a residential pay program, the City will optimize the allocation of resources by prioritizing tree maintenance based on the residents’ preferences. In Fiscal Year 2023, the City incurred expenditures of $400,133 for additional tree trimming requests from residents. In Fiscal Year 2024, expenditures increased to $628,526. This program is anticipated to mitigate some of these costs.

City staff will oversee the evaluation of requests under the residential pay program, assess whether trees meet the program’s criteria, and arrange the trimming schedules.

The pricing structure was established based on various factors, including the specific purpose of the requested tree trimming and the location of the tree. Based on WCA’s current pricing schedule, trees requiring trimming for clearance purposes would cost $94 per tree. Trees requested to be trimmed for aesthetic purposes and/or trees situated on aerial slopes are priced at $239 per tree, and trees on slopes are priced at $359 per tree.

Residents can request to have trees trimmed up to every six months, and all services approved within this program will be scheduled for completion within 30 days following payment. The fees charged as part of the residential pay program will correspond to the City’s then-current contracted rates for tree maintenance services.

The fees associated with the Residential Pay Program will be returned to Council for review and approval as part of the City’s minor fee update and clean-up scheduled for October 16, 2024.

Tree Refusal Process
The updated Management Plan includes a “Tree Refusal Process” that allows residents to appeal the planting of trees in residential parkways adjacent to or in front of their homes. This process offers residents a structured way to resolve disputes regarding new tree plantings within their adjacent parkways and ensures that decisions regarding trees are made objectively and comply with local laws, regulations, and ordinances.

The Tree Refusal Process requires the property owner to submit a written formal request for refusal of a tree with a statement listing their reasons for refusal. The following reasons are not eligible for refusing a tree and will not be considered through this process:
a. The property owner does not want a tree on their property. b. The tree will produce fruiting or leaf litter.
c. The tree will block views.
d. The tree has the potential to cause root damage in the future. e. The property owner perceives the tree to be a fire hazard. f. The property owner does not want to pay irrigation costs for the tree.

Such appeals would be reviewed by the Parks & Recreation Commission, and a recommendation by the Commission will be forwarded to the City Council for final review and decision. The City Council determination will not be subject to appeal.

Staff will continue to educate property owners through the implementation of this process about the importance of trees, proper tree care, and the environmental benefits they provide to help reduce misconceptions about trees and build more understanding and support for the City’s reforestation efforts. The process supports long-term planning for urban forestry and green infrastructure and ensures that decisions regarding trees align with broader community goals and objectives.

Protection of Large Native Trees
The updated Management Plan also provides for the protection of Large Native Trees in a manner similar to Heritage Trees. Large Native Trees are defined in the Management Plan as a tree that is indigenous to Riverside County and has a diameter of 30 inches or greater at breast height (4.5 feet above ground). For a listing of native trees, visit Search California Native Plants (calscape.org).

The Large Native Tree Protection allows for existing established native trees that are either in the public right of way, parks, or general open spaces to be protected from removal. This policy may also apply to private trees with the written consent of the owner of the real property on which the private tree is located at the time the designation is made. Trees protected under this policy include those that may be impacted by construction activities or development of the area. The trees would be evaluated by an Arborist to ensure their health and safety, and the City would make efforts to protect them or relocate them. In cases where it is not feasible to retain the trees and removal is deemed necessary, the trees would be replaced at a 2:1 ratio indicated in the Management Plan with a City approved tree species.

CHAPTER 12.22 AMENDMENTS
City staff is also recommending amendments to CMC Sections 12.22.030 and 12.22.050 to make changes consistent with the updates to the Management Plan and to clarify the responsibilities of the City with respect to the maintenance of City trees and shared responsibility trees.

Chapter 12.22 of the Management Plan states that the City is responsible for the planting and maintenance (other than watering) of shared responsibility trees. Shared responsibility trees are defined as trees planted within a parkway at the City’s express written direction and approval. Property owners are responsible for, among other things, properly watering shared responsibility trees.

The proposed ordinance would clarify that the City’s tree maintenance obligations, if any, are limited to those placed on the City by applicable state laws, rules, or regulations, including, but not limited to, any case law governing the City’s responsibility with respect to avoiding a dangerous condition of public property.

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

Approval of the recommended actions will result in no additional appropriation of funds as prior approval of $413,000 is already in place for the upfront cost of the contractual

obligation with the landscape contractor. Residential Pay Program revenue estimates will be included with the proposed fees for the October 16, 2024 meeting.

ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS:

This action is exempt pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the Guidelines for the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), which states that a project is exempt from CEQA if the activity is covered by the commonsense exemption that CEQA applies only to projects that have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. Where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment, the activity is not subject to CEQA. This action is to approve updates to the Urban Forest Management Plan and CMC Chapter 12.22, and there is no possibility that this project will have a significant effect on the environment.

Therefore, no environmental analysis is required.

PREPARED BY: SARAH ARCE, MANAGEMENT ANALYST I & MOSES CORTEZ,

FACILITIES, PARKS, AND TRAILS MANAGER
REVIEWED BY: DONNA FINCH, COMMUNITY SERVICES DIRECTOR
ATTACHMENTS:

1. Exhibit 1 – Ordinance No. 3401 Amending CMC Sections 12.22.030 and 12.22.050

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ORDINANCE NO. 3401

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CORONA,
CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTIONS 12.22.030 AND

12.22.050 OF THE CORONA MUNICIPAL CODE
REGARDING THE CITY’S RESPONSIBILITIES FOR

MAINTENANCE OF TREES IN PARKWAYS
WHEREAS, Article XI, § 7 of the California Constitution authorizes cities to make and enforce within their limits all local, police, sanitary, and other ordinances and regulations not in conflict with general laws; and
WHEREAS, Corona Municipal Code (“CMC”) Chapter 12.22 establishes guidelines for the care and management of City trees and shared responsibility trees within the City; and
WHEREAS, CMC Section 12.22.050(C) sets forth the responsibility of property owners and the City of trees and landscape materials within parkways; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to amend CMC Section 12.22.050 to clarify the standards that will apply for the planning, planting, maintenance, alteration and removal of all City trees, shared responsibility trees and landscape materials within parkways.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORONA
DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. Section 12.22.030 (Definitions). Section 12.22.030 (Definitions) of Chapter 12.22 (Community Urban Forest and Landscape Guidelines) of Title 12 (Streets, Sidewalks and Public Places) is hereby amended by revising subsection (L) and (M) and adding subsection (N) to read as follows:
“(L) “Public property maintenance objectives” means tree maintenance obligations, if any, placed on the city by applicable state laws, rules or regulations, including, but not limited to, any case law governing the city’s responsibility with respect to avoiding a dangerous condition of public property.
(M) “Urban forest” means the collection of city trees and shared responsibility trees located within the city. Also sometimes referred to as the Community forest.
(N) “Urban forest management plan” means the plan duly
adopted with such title, or with a similar title and City Council intent to serve as such plan, as approved by resolution of the City Council.

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The Urban Forest Management Plan shall be deemed to be a part of this chapter and enforceable as such.”
SECTION 2. Section 12.22.050 (Parkways – responsibilities of property owners and city). Section 12.22.050 (Parkways – responsibilities of property owners and city) of Chapter

12.22 (Community Urban Forest and Landscape Guidelines) of Title 12 (Streets, Sidewalks and Public Places) is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:
“12.22.050 Parkways - responsibilities of property owners and city.
(A) Findings.
(1) The city acknowledges that trees provide
environmental, aesthetic, social and economic benefits to property owners and to the public at large. Specifically, trees increase property values, provide aesthetic value, provide shade and cooling, reduce energy costs, decrease wind velocities, provide erosion control, conserve energy, reduce stormwater runoff, and act as filters for airborne pollutants, reduce noise, provide privacy, provide wildlife habitat and food, sequester carbon, and release oxygen. (2) Trees also present their share of challenges. Those challenges can include, but are not limited to: (1) invasive and shallow root structures, which can cause damage to sewer and water lines, sprinkler systems, sidewalks, driveways, patios, and other hardscape, and even foundations of homes; and (2) limbs which fall or drop , causing damage to persons and property. While these challenges can occur even with properly watered and maintained trees, they are more likely to occur when trees are poorly watered and maintained.
(3) The proper care for shared responsibility trees is a shared responsibility of property owners and city government, because not only does the public at large benefit from shared responsibility trees, but the property owner personally and uniquely benefits from their particular shared responsibility tree. Property owners therefore are solely responsible for watering trees on their own property, even when those trees are shared responsibility trees.

In addition, while there is no way in which to entirely control where the roots of trees travel, proper and adequate watering of trees is the principal manner in which to mitigate the impacts of roots.

Accordingly, property owners are solely responsible for the effects caused by the roots of the trees on their own property, even when

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those trees are shared responsibility trees, including the effects caused by improper or inadequate watering of any such trees. The city is responsible for periodically evaluating and trimming or otherwise maintaining (other than watering) shared responsibility trees, and removing such trees when the city is on notice that a tree poses an undue risk of danger to person or property; provided, however, that nothing provided for in this Chapter 12.22 or elsewhere in this code or the urban forest management plan shall require the city’s responsibilities to exceed that which is required by the public property maintenance objectives, as defined in Section

12.22.030 above.
(B) Standards. The planning, planting, maintenance, alteration and removal of all city trees, shared responsibility trees and landscape materials shall be done in compliance with the public property maintenance objectives, as defined in Section 12.22.030 above, this code, including, but not limited to, Chapter

8.32 (Property Maintenance), Chapter 12.08 (Excavations in Public Rights-of-Way), and Chapter 17.70 (Landscaping, Fences, Walls, Hedges), as well as the Urban Forest Management Plan and any other applicable guidelines adopted by the city, including, but not limited to, the Residential Parkway Landscape Conversion Guidelines, the Landscape Design Guidelines for Residential Development, and the Landscape Design Guidelines for
Commercial Development.
(C) Responsibilities other than watering. The planning, planting, maintenance (other than watering), alteration and removal of all trees and landscape materials in the parkway, or that encroach on the parkway, are assigned as follows:
(1) Property owner. To the owners of the property on
which a parkway is located or of the property on which the encroaching landscape material originates, except as expressly assigned to the city in Section 12.22.050(C)(2) below. Among other responsibilities, property owners shall remove overgrown trees (other than shared responsibility trees), shrubs and other landscape materials and weeds in the parkway or that encroach on a parkway. (2) City. The city is expressly assigned the responsibility to, in a manner consistent with the standards set forth in Section

12.22.050(B) above, plan, plant, maintain (other than watering), alter and remove the following:

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(a) All trees and landscape materials in parkways
maintained as part of a landscape maintenance district or a community facilities district; and
(b) All shared responsibility trees.
(D) Watering. The watering of all trees and landscape materials in parkways is assigned as follows:
(1) Property owner. To the owners of the property on
which a parkway is located, including shared responsibility trees, except as expressly assigned to the city in Section 12.22.050(D)(2) below.

(2) City. The city is expressly assigned the responsibility to water all trees and landscape materials in parkways maintained as part of a landscape maintenance district or a community facilities district.”
SECTION 3. Effective Date. The Mayor shall sign this Ordinance and the City Clerk shall attest thereto and shall within fifteen (15) days of its adoption cause it, or a summary of it, to be published in a general circulation newspaper published and circulated in the City of Corona. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force 30 days after its adoption.

PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 2
nd day of October, 2024.
___________________________________
Mayor of the City of Corona, California
ATTEST:
____________________________________
City Clerk of the City of Corona, California

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CERTIFICATION
I, Sylvia Edwards, Clerk of the City of Corona, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was regularly introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Corona, California, duly held the 7
th day of August 2024, and thereafter at a regular meeting held on the 2
nd day of October, 2024, it was duly passed and adopted by the following vote of the Council:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:

ABSTAINED:

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Corona, California, this 2
nd day of October, 2024.
_______________________________________
City Clerk of the City of Corona, California
(SEAL)

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SUMMARY
On October 2, 2024, the Corona City Council will consider adopting an ordinance to amend Sections 12.22.030 and 12.22.050 of the Corona Municipal Code to clarify the standards that will apply for the planning, planting, maintenance, alteration and removal of all City trees, shared responsibility trees and landscape materials within parkways. A certified copy of the full text of this proposed Ordinance is posted in the City Clerk’s Office.

The City Council meets at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers in the Corona City Hall, located at 400. South Vicentia Ave. The City Clerk’s Office is located in City Hall near the Council Chambers.

DATE: 11/06/2024
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: The Office of the City Manager
2024-101

REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBJECT:

ADOPTION OF THE 2025 LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM AND FINANCIAL PRIORITIES EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

This staff report requests that the City Council adopt the 2025 Legislative Platform and Financial Priorities. The Legislative Platform establishes a streamlined approach for addressing legislative proposals that could affect the City. It outlines key legislative issues important to the City and will enable staff to respond swiftly and effectively to evolving legislative matters once approved by the Council. Additionally, the Financial Priorities document offers an overview of Corona's funding requirements and serves as a guide for seeking support and resources for the City's needs.

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

That the City Council adopt the 2025 Legislative Platform and Financial Priorities.

BACKGROUND:

The Legislative Platform (Platform) has served as a guide for addressing urgent requests to support, oppose, or take neutral stances on various legislative proposals throughout the year. Resolutions, major or unique issues, and significant items not directly covered in the Platform, are and will still be presented to the Council for formal review and approval. At the end of each year, the City identifies key policy priorities and legislative initiatives it seeks to have addressed by both the State and Federal Legislature. The 2024 Legislative Platform and Financial Priorities were adopted in January of 2024. The City

Council reviewed and provided input on the Platform during the 2023 Fall Council Workshop.

ANALYSIS:

The attached 2025 Legislative Platform and Financial Priorities outlines legislative priorities for staff and consultants to support or oppose various legislative proposals throughout the year. These priorities guide efforts such as providing testimony or pursuing legislative action on key issues, including transportation, municipal finance, unfunded mandates, home rule, public safety, housing reform, homelessness, tort reform, public utilities, community services, and economic development. The Legislative Platform is designed to be strategic and reflects the standing position of the City Council until updated.

The priorities are broadly stated to allow flexibility in responding to different legislative proposals. Staff or Councilmembers' advocacy efforts must align with the adopted Legislative Platform. However, individual Councilmembers may express their own views on local, State, or Federal measures, provided they clarify they are speaking on their own behalf and not for the City or Council.

Throughout the year, Staff will prepare letters of support or opposition consistent with the adopted Legislative Platform for the Mayor's signature on behalf of the City. If the Mayor declines to sign, the Vice Mayor may do so. If both decline, the matter will be considered before the full Council. Legislative proposals not covered by the Platform will also be submitted to the Council for review.

The Legislative Platform is divided into 13 sections dealing with the following topics:

1. Community Services

2. Economic Development

3. Home Rule

4. Housing Reform

5. Homelessness

6. Municipal Finance

7. Public Safety

8. Public Utilities

9. Tort Reform

10. Transportation

11. Unfunded Mandates

12. Human Resources and Risk
Management

13. Municipal Communications
Edits to the legislative platform and financial priorities based on feedback from City Council during the 2024 Fall Council Workshop and recommendations from City Staff are listed below.

Platform Edits:

1. Section 1: Community Services
 1.1 Library: added language supporting funding efforts for digitizing the library and the Heritage Room.

2. Section 2: Economic Development
 Item j.: added language to Support initiatives that offer Vehicle Miles Exchange Travel Credit banking to residents and
businesses to reduce driving and other vehicle miles traveled

(VMT) reduction policies and programs.

3. Section 5: Homelessness,
 Added language and tenets that:
 support legislation to incentivize and maintain city
investments in homeless programs.
 support legislation to permanently include the Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention Program (HHAP) in
the State Budget at a recommended $3 billion statewide
level.

4. Section 7: Public Safety
 Added language and tenets that:
 support efforts to lengthen felony sentences for repeat offenders of retail theft.
 support legislation that recognizes serious crimes as felonies, not misdemeanors.
 support legislation to charge those who possess illegal drugs with a felony.
 support efforts to improve coordination between customers, regulators, government officials, and public safety partners during public safety shut-off (PSPS) events.
 support efforts to address the cancellation of fire or home insurance and rate increases for Corona residents by the State Insurance Commissioner due to natural disasters.
 support efforts to ensure a fair market cost for fire insurance for the city’s residents.

5. Added New Section 13: Municipal Communications.

Financial Priorities
The 2025 projects have been tailored from the 2024 priorities into smaller tasks or activities to improve the chances of securing state and federal funding, especially when competing for the same pool of grant funds as neighboring cities. This year's focus areas include community services, public safety, and public utilities. No new priorities have been added for 2025.

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

There is no financial impact associated with this action.

ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS:

This action is exempt pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the Guidelines for the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), which states that a project is exempt from CEQA if the activity is covered by the common sense exemption that CEQA applies only to projects that have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment.

Where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment, the activity is not subject to CEQA.

This action is merely authorizing the Council to adopt the 2025 Legislative Platform, and there is no possibility that adopting this platform will have a significant effect on the

environment. Therefore, no environmental analysis is required.

PREPARED BY: AMINAH MEARS, ASSISTANT TO THE CITY MANAGER REVIEWED BY: BRETT CHANNING, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER
ATTACHMENTS:

1. Exhibit 1 – 2025 Legislative Platform

2. Exhibit 2 – 2025 Financial Priorities

1 2025
Legislative
Advocacy Platform

2 Purpose
The City of Corona Legislative Platform (“the Legislative Platform”) aims to establish and adopt City Council policy positions on various State and Federal legislation.

Adoption of the Legislative Platform guides City officials in advocating City interests to Federal, State, and County governments, thereby precluding the need for the Council to take individual positions reactively on legislative issues that arise during the year.

Objective
The Legislative Platform aims to promote proactive, timely representation of Corona’s interests through education, effective advocacy, and legislation.

Implementation
The Legislative Platform will be implemented as follows:

1. The City Manager shall direct the scope and activities of any State and Federal lobbyist hired on behalf of the City, consistent with the Legislative Platform and other directions provided by the City Council.

2. On an annual basis, the City Manager will present a Legislative Platform outlining the City’s position on various legislative issues for the City Council's consideration and adoption.

3. The Mayor and City Council will be informed of any legislative activities, proposed State or Federal legislation, and other policy-related matters that may have a direct and significant impact on the City’s fiscal, operational, and environmental health and the overall quality of life enjoyed by residents and other stakeholders.

4. The Mayor and City Council may establish joint advocacy efforts with other entities, including the Chamber of Commerce, the Corona-Norco Unified School District, the County of Riverside, and other cities.

5. The Mayor and Council, through their involvement with the League of California Cities, Riverside County Transportation Commission, the Western Riverside Council of Governments, and Southern California Association of Governments, may communicate with lawmakers at the County, State, and Federal levels through correspondence, personal contact, or testimony.

6. Letters of Support
a. Staff may prepare letters of support or opposition consistent with the adopted position in the Legislative Platform for signature by the Mayor on behalf of the City without taking the letter to the full Council, so long as the position letter represents the City Council’s adopted position as stated in the legislative platform.

3 b. Should the Mayor choose not to authorize their signature on a position letter, the Vice Mayor may sign in their stead. Where neither the Mayor nor Vice Mayor chooses to sign a position letter, the item will be placed on a meeting agenda for review and consideration by the full Council.
c. A summary of all position letters issued will be included in a regular Legislative update and distributed to the Council, outlining the need for them and citing the specific approved legislative policy used to expedite the city’s position.
d. In cases where a pending legislative proposal falls outside of the scope of the approved legislative platform, that item will be placed on a future council agenda for review and consideration by the full Council.

7. The Council has the option of adopting any one of 6 positions on proposed legislation:
a. Support - A support position indicates to the legislature, regulatory agencies, and other stakeholders that the City supports the legislation. b. Support if Amended - A support if amended position indicates to the corresponding legislature, regulatory agencies, and other stakeholders that the City supports the legislation if the requested changes are adopted.
c. Oppose—An opposed position indicates to the legislature, regulatory agency, and other stakeholders that the City opposes the legislation. d. Oppose Unless Amended—An oppose unless amended position indicates to the legislature, regulatory agencies, and other stakeholders that the City opposes the legislation in question unless the requested changes are adopted.
e. Neutral – A neutral position indicates to the corresponding legislature, regulatory agencies, and other stakeholders that the City is impartial on the legislation in question and does not wish to take a position or has formally removed their prior adopted position due to changes being made to the legislation or proposal (e.g., a bill that the City had an “oppose unless amended” position on was amended to address concerns, therefore the City is formally withdrawing its opposition and moving to a “Neutral” position).
f. Watch – A watch is traditionally an internal position that indicates the City is monitoring the legislation. Should the bill be amended, the City reserves the right to adopt a position as indicated above.

8. The Legislative Platform is not intended to limit the prerogative of individual Councilmembers from expressing their individual support for or opposition to any Local measure, State proposition, State or Federal legislation, or grassroots advocacy actions. However, in doing so, the Councilmember should clearly state that they are speaking for themselves, not on behalf of the Council or the City.

4 Standing Legislative Platform
The Legislative Platform reflects the adopted, standing position of the City Council until superseded. The priorities are generally stated so they can be applied broadly to various legislative proposals. Advocacy efforts on behalf of the City by staff or Councilmembers are expected to reflect the adopted position of the Legislative Platform. However, this is not intended to limit the prerogative of individual Councilmembers from expressing their individual support for or opposition to any Local measure, State proposition, State or Federal legislation, or grassroots advocacy actions. However, in doing so, the members should clearly state that they are speaking for themselves, not on behalf of the Council or the City.

The Legislative Platform is divided into 12 sections dealing with the following topics:

1. Community Services

2. Economic Development

3. Home Rule

4. Housing Reform

5. Homelessness

6. Municipal Finance

7. Public Safety

8. Public Utilities

9. Tort Reform

10. Transportation

11. Unfunded Mandates

12. Human Resources and Risk Management

13. Municipal Communications
Section 1. Community Services: Support activities that enhance the quality of life for Corona residents through effective education programs, safeguarding community services and facilities, and promoting arts and culture.

1.1. Library
a) Support efforts that provide funding for library branch extension. b) Support efforts to enhance understanding of how libraries are integral to building and sustaining our communities.
c) Support efforts that provide funding for library print and electronic materials. d) Support efforts that provide funding for additional library services, including staff costs.
e) Support efforts that fund library and Heritage Room services, including additional archival and digitization services and staff and equipment costs.

1.2. Parks & Recreation
a) Support recreation programs and events efforts, especially for youth and seniors.
b) Support efforts that provide funding for adaptive/special needs programming. c) Support efforts that provide funding for purchasing open space recreation land and constructing recreational facilities.
d) Support efforts that fund renovating and maintaining existing parks and recreation facilities to provide more sustainable facilities and trails. e) Support legislation that would expand the regional trail system and increase active transportation options within the City.

5 f) Support funding for trail projects that improve city connectivity and facilitate Cleveland National Forest access.
g) Support efforts that provide funding or reimbursement for volunteers and volunteerism.

Section 2. Economic Development: Support job creation, business attraction, and expansion to prosper Corona businesses and residents. Oppose legislative proposals or executive actions that hinder our community’s economic growth. a) Support efforts to grow the manufacturing industry.
b) Support efforts to retrain displaced/low-income workers. c) Support efforts to embrace living and working locally, particularly legislation that impacts housing costs and reduces greenhouse gas emissions. d) Support efforts to embrace innovation by seeding new businesses and linking new workers with new jobs and career pathways created by the pandemic. e) Support the creation of business incubators, such as the Corona Innovation Center, in partnership with local and regional partners that can lend expertise, resources, education, and access to capital.
f) Support efforts to embrace entrepreneurship by growing existing entrepreneurship tracks in Corona.
g) Support local Business Grants and California Dream Fund for those underrepresented and/or impacted by the pandemic, creating accessibility to capital and improving opportunities for innovation and entrepreneurship. h) Support legislation that promotes greater local jurisdiction flexibility with Surplus Land Act requirements relating to redevelopment, acquisition, or disposition of blighted commercial areas such as downtowns and older shopping centers.
i) Support initiatives that offer Vehicle Miles Exchange Travel Credit banking to residents and businesses to reduce driving and other vehicle miles traveled (VMT) reduction policies and programs.

Section 3. Home Rule: Preserve local governance and protect government revenue. a) Support efforts that allow local jurisdictions to operate under their police powers to reasonably control the use of property in the interest of the health, safety, and welfare of the community health, safety, and welfare. b) Oppose legislation that removes or limits local governments’ land use and development decisions.

Section 4. Housing Reform: Create a diverse, affordable, and sustainable housing environment that meets the needs of all residents while promoting responsible development and community well-being.
a) Support efforts that make affordable housing more attainable for local jurisdictions by providing financial resources or subsidies that are less competitive and do not require affordable housing developments to compete with one another.

6 b) Oppose expanding State and Federal authority over local jurisdictions' housing and land use decisions.
c) Oppose penalties on a jurisdiction’s Housing Element, such as monetary fines issued by the state and withholding state public transportation (“gas tax”) monies to local jurisdictions that are not capable of meeting their Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA).
d) Oppose housing legislation that restricts a jurisdiction’s local discretion or eliminates the public engagement process for evaluating the impacts of housing developments.
e) Oppose housing legislation that does not consider the differences of local jurisdictions and imposes a “one size fits all” requirement. f) Support legislation that reconsiders the methodology used in allocating the Regional.
g) Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA), considering the extensive growth in California cities since the inception of this law.
h) Support legislation providing RHNA credit for preserving affordable housing units.
i) Support tax increment financing tools, including re-establishment redevelopment agencies or other permanent ongoing state funding sources to subsidize low and very low-income housing.
j) Oppose legislation that mandates the elimination of impact fees for affordable housing, thus removing a jurisdiction’s ability to negotiate with developers on pending projects.
k) Support legislation that includes manufactured homes as an affordable option for residents and provides protection from predatory landlords. l) Support State-mandated rent stabilization (like AB1035-Muratshuchi, 2023) for mobile home parks.
m) Support anti-displacement legislation that promotes and protects the ability of our City’s most vulnerable residents, seniors who are physically and/or developmentally disabled, to remain in the community, including tenant protection and anti-price gouging policies.

Section 5. Homelessness: Support State legislation to strengthen local government’s ability to set local policies relating to homelessness. a) Support legislation to incentivize and maintain city investments in homeless programs.
b) Support legislation to permanently include the Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention Program (HHAP) in the State Budget at a recommended $3 billion statewide level.
c) Support legislation and funding opportunities for the development of permanent supportive housing, including resources to finance the development of new units and resources to provide long-term sustainability for supportive services.
d) Support legislation and funding opportunities to increase Federal and State funding to prevent and reduce homelessness in Riverside County.

7 e) Support legislation and funding opportunities for mental health and drug abuse treatment to address chronic homelessness in Riverside County. f) Support legislation and funding opportunities to improve discharge planning from jails and prisons and to expand re-entry housing programs to prevent and address homelessness among inmates, parolees, and probationers in Riverside County.

Section 6. Municipal Finance: Maintain a balanced budget and ensure that assets and resources are properly safeguarded and appropriated practically and efficiently. a) Support efforts that will protect the revenue base of local governments. b) Support efforts to redirect State and Federal tax dollars to the City of Corona. c) Support efforts that protect the ability of local governments to raise revenue responsibly.
d) Support efforts that allow the City to control operating costs to the City and its residents.
e) Oppose actions that will reduce the City of Corona revenues or limit the ability to raise revenue.
f) Support and monitor the lawful implementation of Proposition 1A, which was passed to protect local government finance.
g) Support state legislation and ballot measures that would authorize the City to lower the voter threshold to 55 percent for certain municipal bonds to fund the construction or rehabilitation of public infrastructure, including affordable housing.
h) Oppose legislation eliminating or redefining any development tax, fee, condition, or other monetary change.

Section 7. Public Safety: Promote the general safety of all City residents. a) Support efforts that increase public safety within the City. b) Support efforts that fund or reimburse municipal public safety services. c) Support efforts to protect the health and safety of law enforcement officers and firefighters.
d) Oppose efforts that reduce funding dedicated to municipal public safety services.
e) Support legislation allowing cities to determine public safety service levels and services offered, from suppression staffing to Emergency Medical Services. f) Support emergency response funding initiatives that would support adequate local fire services and enhance the State’s ability to respond to major emergencies, including large-scale fires, rescues, and medical and hazardous materials incidents.
g) Support legislation that enhances Emergency Management Program Capabilities to include core functions performed during emergencies and daily program functions.

8 h) Support efforts that provide State and Federal funding to augment our capabilities in the four phases of Emergency Management:

Preparedness, Response, Recovery, and Mitigation.
i) Support legislation that would allow for effective law enforcement and oppose legislation that hampers that process.
j) Support wildland fire initiatives, such as fire prevention, mitigation, and suppression.
k) Support efforts to lengthen felony sentences for repeat offenders of retail theft.
l) Support legislation that recognizes serious crimes as felonies, not misdemeanors.
m) Support legislation to charge those who possess illegal drugs with a felony. n) Support efforts to improve coordination between customers, regulators, government officials, and public safety partners during public safety shut-off (PSPS) events.
o) Support efforts to address the cancellation of fire or home insurance and rate increases for Corona residents by the State Insurance Commissioner due to natural disasters.
p) Support efforts to ensure a fair market cost for fire insurance for the city’s residents.

Section 8. Public Utilities: Preserve the local rate-making authority of municipally owned utilities and promote voluntary compliance with CEC reporting.

8.1 General
a) Oppose regulations that affect publicly owned utilities that do not consider the cost of implementation.
b) Support efforts to provide penalties for theft of metal and other crimes that can harm or jeopardize the delivery and safety of the City’s water, sewer, and electric systems.
c) Support efforts to provide funding for potable reuse, drought relief, disadvantaged communities, Delta management and sustainability, water supply reliability, statewide water system improvements, groundwater protection, water quality improvements, water reclamation, water conservation, watershed protection, and water bond issues. d) Support Federal efforts to address long-term drought through newly established water supply or water capture programs that will benefit the City of Corona.
e) Support Federal and State funding for long-term low and no-interest loan programs that will enable utilities to replace aging infrastructure. f) Oppose legislation that would reduce the inverse condemnation standard for incidents caused by a utility, whether retroactive or otherwise, and support the City’s ability to recover applicable damages.

9 8.2 Oppose legislation that imposes legal responsibility for PFAS on passive receivers such as water and wastewater utilities.

Water Supply
a) Support policies and principles that recognize and maintain the “co-equal” goals of water supply reliability and ecosystem enhancement for the California Delta.
b) Support the financing and construction of an alternative conveyance facility for the Delta to improve water supply reliability for the region and state. c) Support efforts to control and reduce imported water costs. d) Support the development of alternative water sources, such as desalinization plants and potable reuse, by streamlining the regulatory approval or permitting processes and providing funding for such projects. e) Support funding for planning and construction projects that provide for the sustainability of existing and future developments.
f) Support legislation and funding for projects that promote long-term regional water reliability.
g) Support funding for and create construction projects associated with reservoirs and dam-related projects that increase the storage volume to equal the required volume needed to meet the water supply volume needed for housing requirements mandated by the state.

8.3 Water Quality, Reclaimed Water and Greywater
a) Support water softener discharge and salinity management requirements to help maintain groundwater quality and reduce wastewater treatment costs. b) Support direct potable reuse of reclaimed water to help offset potable water use.
c) Support changes to the CEQA permitting process to help streamline the installation of reclaimed water lines within existing rights-of-way. d) Support the implementation of reasonable emergency requirements for water quality notifications to the public.
e) Support funding for water reclamation and advanced reclamation treatment technology projects.
f) Support policies that encourage science-based results for setting water quality standards.

8.4 Groundwater Management
a) Support voluntary groundwater monitoring regulations that maintain local control of groundwater supplies and management.
b) Support the increased use of stormwater and reclaimed water for groundwater recharge and storage funding for groundwater recharge basins.

10 8.5 Water Conservation
a) Support efforts to maintain reasonable and area-specific conservation targets.
b) Oppose statewide water conservation targets that are a targeted one-sizefits-all effort. c) Support funding for stormwater recharge planning and projects. d) Support legislation that seeks to solve the water crisis through supply enhancement and diversification, such as local stormwater capture and stormwater capture, increased storage in existing and new reservoirs.

Simplify regulations to promote such actions and projects. e) Support funding for turf removal projects on sports fields and eliminate the watering of fields.

8.6 Electricity
a) Support efforts to stabilize electricity rates.
b) Support the expansion of direct access programs that give electric customers a choice and encourage competitive pricing.
c) Support efforts to consolidate electrical reporting requirements for the California Energy Commission, the California Public Utilities Commission, and the Department of Energy.
d) Support funding for solar power projects and other alternative energy sources. e) Oppose expanding State and Federal authority and controls on municipal facilities or operations.
f) Support legislation and rule-making that would allow small Publicly Owned Utilities (POU), supplying less than 200,000 MWh of energy per year, to meet Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS) and other obligations through flexible options that consider small POU constraints.
g) Support standardizing open-source protocol for electric vehicle charging station networks.
h) Support monitoring mandatory Electric Utility grid reliability and resiliency requirements mandates.
i) Oppose mandatory electrification of vehicle fleets for utility companies within the water, sewer, and electric sectors.
j) Oppose legislation that promotes 100% electrification and seeks to find a balanced energy platform.

8.7 Biosolids
a) Support efforts that recognize the science-based benefits of recycling and using biosolids and promote the use of biosolids in industries such as agriculture and fuel production.

11 Section 9. Tort Reform: Encourage efficient dispute resolution, limit excessive litigation costs, and protect public resources.
a) Support efforts to reform liability statutes to reduce City exposure to "deep pocket" claims.
b) Oppose expansion of liability for municipalities. Protect from erosion of the defenses.

Section 10. Unfunded Mandates: Support the empowerment of local control and flexibility; ensure accountability and fairness; support legislative and policy reform. a) Support efforts to increase cities' service delivery and funding flexibility. b) Oppose legislative actions that impose Federal or State mandates on cities without sufficient funding for implementation or reimbursement.

Section 11. Transportation: Cultivate a city with safe, appealing, and efficient motor and non-motor transportation infrastructure to attract and retain small and large businesses, new entertainment and recreation, and residents and support growth in the goods movement industry.

11.1 Regulation
a) Oppose legislation that would make the Endangered Species Act and Clean Water Act more restrictive on public projects.

11.2 Funding
a) Support efforts to provide State and Federal funding for local and regional transportation projects, especially those that increase the public safety capacity of State Route 91, Interstate 15, State Route 71, and the various interchanges and on/off ramps associated with those routes in the Corona area.
b) Support efforts to provide State and Federal funding for constructing alternate or additional transportation corridors.
c) Support efforts to provide State and Federal funding for grade separation or other upgrades of existing roadway grade crossings of the railroad corridor to establish a Quiet Zone throughout the City of Corona.
d) Support efforts to provide State and Federal funding to repair and upgrade aging bridges and transportation infrastructure.
e) Oppose efforts to eliminate and/or restrict the use of Riverside County State Improvement Transportation Funds, Federal Surface Transportation program, Measure A, or Gas Tax funding for local transportation projects. f) Oppose the State's efforts to divert Riverside County State Improvement Transportation Funds, the Federal Surface Transportation Program, Measure A, or Gas Tax funding sources to help pay for the State budget deficit.

12 g) Support efforts to increase federal programs and funding to mitigate the environmental and traffic congestion impacts of national goods movement on Inland highways and grade crossings.
h) Oppose efforts by the State to divert Proposition 42 funding away from transportation projects to fund the State budget deficit. i) Support legislation safeguarding Corona’s fair share allocation of Proposition 84 funds.
j) Support legislation that provides funding for the construction of Phase 2 of the parking structure at the North Main Metrolink Station or any expansion or improvements to the Station.
k) Support truth in tolling initiatives.
l) Support the development of bank and exchange programs that build on municipalities existing environmental mitigation efforts.

11.3 Transit
a) Advocate for Medicaid policies that promote transit use as Medicaid providers.
b) Support additional funding for transit operations, including services for persons with disabilities and senior citizens.
c) Support for inter-county transit services to assist commuters between Riverside and Orange Counties.
d) Support legislation and grant programs encouraging transit ridership, active transportation, and congestion relief programs for western Riverside County.
e) Support partnering efforts with local and regional agencies to improve the coordination of transit services.

11.4 Rail
a) Support legislation that provides funding for improving and expanding commuter rail (Metrolink) services on the Inland Empire line. b) Support legislation implementing the statewide high-speed rail (HSR) system, including the segment from Los Angeles to San Diego via the Inland Empire, and light rail, which would increase intercity mobility from Corona and relieve traffic congestion through the Corona area. c) Oppose congressional efforts to prohibit federal funding from being utilized for the California HSR project.
d) Support the implementation of an HSR alignment and station in Corona. e) Support legislation that promotes transit-oriented development and transitadjacent development around rail transit stations while retaining local oversight and decision-making.
f) Support funding and planning of rail facilities along I-15 to support growth in Southwest County and lessen traffic impacts on the I-15 and Corona streets.

13 11.5 Airport Infrastructure Safety
a) Support efforts that provide funding for repairs and renovation of the Corona Municipal Airport.
b) Support efforts to fund and complete the Santa Ana Regional Interceptor line to minimize impacts on Corona Municipal Airport due to flooding. c) Support funding for the Corona Municipal Airport security, lighting, and paving improvements.

11.6 Congestion
a) Support measures that lessen congestion and the wear and tear of Corona surface streets due to freeway “cut-through” traffic.
b) Support efforts to fund and promote bike trails and pedestrian paths as viable alternatives to driving.
c) Support efforts to provide State and Federal funding for future phases of the Advanced Traffic Management System (“ATMS”), which provides traffic signal synchronization and incident management.
d) Oppose any changes in Department of Transportation (DOT) Americans with Disabilities (ADA) regulations or interpretations without full public notice and comment.
e) Support legislation that provides tax incentives for people who use public transit instead of a personal vehicle.
f) Oppose any legislation that diverts additional fuel tax from the City. g) Oppose any action that removes or allows the use of toll revenue from the commuting corridor.

Section 12. Human Resources and Risk Management: Foster a secure working environment for employees while effectively managing risks to safeguard our community and municipal operations. Enhance Employee Engagement and Development, promote a positive and inclusive workplace, ensure compliance and best practices, proactively manage risks, and ensure safety and health. a) Support maximum flexibility to local governments when contracting for services.
b) Support maximum flexibility for local government in contract negotiations. c) Support legislation that promotes efforts to advance workplace diversity, equity, and inclusion.
d) Oppose measures that reduce local control over employee relations issues or mandate new or enhanced local government employee benefits. e) Oppose measures that impose compulsory and binding arbitration with respect to employees.
f) Support efforts to maintain fiscal solvency regarding unfunded pension and retiree healthcare liabilities and efforts to decrease local costs.

14 g) Support legislation and administrative efforts that provide clarity and flexibility in CalPERS workplace rules, including working after retirement and using contract service providers.
h) Support implementing and enforcing health and safety standards to protect employees and ensure a safe working environment.
i) Support health and wellness programs to support employees' physical and mental well-being, including access to health services and support for managing stress and work-related health issues.

Section 13. Municipal Communications: Preserve local governance and allow effective and accessible communication and council participation. Uphold the principles of open government established by the Brown Act, ensuring that our residents are informed, involved, and engaged in the decision-making processes affecting their lives.
a) Support legislation that strengthens cities’ ability to foster civil and respectful participation in public meetings and provides tools to help legislative bodies address disruptive behavior, including hate speech, while protecting the public’s First Amendment rights.
b) Support amendments to the Ralph M. Brown Act that allow alternative and cost-effective methods of meeting posting requirements, including electronic and digital media.
c) Support legislation permitting a minority of council members to participate in meetings virtually without physical location posting requirements, so long as a physical, in-person meeting quorum is present.

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City of Corona
2025 FINANCIAL PRIORITIES
The project summaries below outline the city’s top-priority funding requests in conjunction with the City’s Legislative Platform. Corona's funding categories include Community Services, Public Safety, Public Utilities, and Transportation.

COMMUNITY SERVICES PROJECTS Cost

1.1 City Park Revitalization Project $14m

1.2 Park Improvements $3m

1.3 Historic Civic Center Renovation $2.5m

1.4 Trails Construction $16m
PUBLIC SAFETY Cost

2.1 Corona Wildfire Resilience Initiative $0.5m

2.2 Real-Time Information Center Technology (Police) $1m PUBLIC UTILITIES Cost

3.1 PFAS Treatment Facilities (3 Sites) $14m

3.2 Water Reclamation Facility #1, Improvements and Expansion $35m

3.3 Sewer Main Replacement $4m
TRANSPORTATION Cost

4.1 Magnolia Avenue Widening at Temescal Wash $15m

4.2 State Route 91 Improvements between I-15 and Pierce $31m

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Section 1. Community Services

1.1 City Park Revitalization Project
City Park, established in 1913, is Corona’s oldest park. This 20-acre park has historically consisted of a swimming pool, sports fields, playgrounds, and gathering areas for civic events. The park is in a disadvantaged area and has fallen into disrepair in recent decades. It has seen a high volume of homeless individuals and problems with crime. The City Park Revitalization Project was developed based on robust community engagement and identified key amenities that residents would like to see restored in the park.

The project will consist of a new aquatics center with recreation and competition-style swim amenities, a new community center to provide residents with recreational programming and fitness opportunities, a large community canvas to host large-scale events and sporting opportunities, a new splash pad, playgrounds, sports courts, and a skate park with an adjoining pump track. The total project construction cost is estimated at $100 million. However, this budget request is for specific park amenities: an aquatics center, a splash pad, a children’s playground, and a pump track.
• Cost: Approximately $14 Million
• Lead Department: Community Services

1.2 Citywide Park Improvements
After a lengthy and robust community engagement process, the City of Corona adopted a new Parks & Recreation Master Plan (PRMP) in 2023 to guide the build-out of the City’s Park system for the next ten years and beyond. The plan identifies 3 priorities for 2024/25:

A. Shade structures. To address extreme heat during the spring and summer, the City seeks funding to install 8 shade structures over play and seating areas at Village, Stagecoach, Husted, Rimpau, Sierra Bella, River Road, Promenade, and Buena Vista parks to reduce sun exposure to children and caregivers. Throughout the public engagement process for the PRMP, shade was highlighted as a key need in Corona’s parks. The community also repeatedly identified splash pads as a key amenity that would help fulfill recreational needs and diversify and enhance recreation across the city’s park system; the city is seeking to install an additional splash pad at Promenade Park or Village Loop Park.

B. Dog Parks. Residents identified dog parks as one of the city's most desired outdoor recreation features. This budget request would allow the City to construct a formally designated, fenced-off leash dog park on the city's south side, which currently lacks this amenity.

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C. Splash Pads. Lastly, the City’s Parks & Recreation Master Plan (PRMP) identified splash pads as a key amenity that would help fulfill recreational needs and diversify and enhance recreation across the park system. Splash pads would provide the public much-needed relief from the heat during the warmer months.

This budget request would allow the City to construct a splash pad at a park on the east side, which currently lacks this type of amenity. • Cost: Approximately $3 Million
• Lead Department: Community Services

1.3 Historic Civic Center Renovations
The Historic Civic Center, constructed in 1923, is currently used for recreation programming and is designated as Corona’s Center for the Arts. Due to the age of the building, several significant infrastructure, safety, and technology improvements are needed to upgrade this historic structure to a modern standard of use.

Proposed improvements include replacing the roof, rebuilding the outdoor breezeways, improving interior and exterior paint, improving lighting, upgrading theater technology, installing new doors, and installing a marquee sign to advertise programs and events at the facility. This project is also part of the City’s Downtown Revitalization Plan to enhance the beautification of the Sixth Street corridor.
• Cost: $2.5 million
• Lead Department: Community Services

1.4 Trails &Trailhead Construction
In 2023, the City completed a Trails Master Plan to guide the development of a trail system throughout Corona over the next 10 years and beyond. Funding is sought to implement the plan, including the following proposed trail segments:

A. The Canyon Crest Connector comprises two trail segments connecting residential neighborhoods to local parks, schools, and retail shopping.

B. The Public Safety Way Trail: This trail will connect Lincoln Avenue to North Cota Street via a flood control channel.

C. The Rincon Street Multi-Use Trail: to help complete Phase II of the Santa Ana River Trail (SART) alignment. This trail connects directly to Stagecoach Park and can accommodate a SART trailhead. Due to the location of the Prado Dam and the Army Corps of Engineers' resistance to developing “river adjacent” trail alignments,

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constructing this trail would be a strong first step in closing the SART gap in the City of Corona.
• Cost: $16 million
• Lead Department: Community Services
Section 2. Public Safety

2.1 Corona Wildfire Resilience Initiative
Corona is confronted with ongoing and escalating wildfire threats, now exacerbated by climate change and the expansion of the wildland-urban interface. To fortify the community against this persistent danger, the city requires critical funding to support a comprehensive suite of mitigation, prevention, and education initiatives.

Funding would enable the implementation of vital projects that align with the strategic priorities identified in the City’s Wildland-Urban Interface Hazard and Risk Assessment and the City’s Community Wildland Protection Plan. Proposed projects will include creating defensible spaces around properties, enhancing early detection systems, acquiring stateof-the-art firefighting equipment, and launching community outreach programs to educate residents about wildfire readiness and resilient landscaping practices. • Cost: $500,000
• Lead Departments: Fire

2.2 Real-Time Information Center Technology (RTIC)
The City recently installed and implemented a Real-Time Information Center in the City’s Police Department’s Headquarters to help improve emergency response times, decrease crime within the business districts, increase case closure rates, utilize technology to enhance community safety and improve community collaboration.

Funding will specifically go towards purchasing artificial intelligence software and other leading-edge technology, making Corona PD's RTIC a regional asset. This will help improve the solvability of crimes, improve response times, provide police officers with more accurate information while responding to crimes, and improve our ability to locate offenders who pose a danger to public safety.
• Cost: $1 Million
• Lead Department: Police

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Section 3. Public Utility

3.1 PFAS Treatment Facilities
PFAS and other “forever” chemicals are an increasing concern for consumers. To address this issue, the City proposes constructing a granular activated carbon (“GAC”) Treatment facility to remove PFAS and 1,2,3-TCP contaminants from groundwater. This will allow the Utilities Department to produce additional potable water while complying with PFAS and TCP water quality standards for drinking water and wastewater discharge after use. This project will include the phase II conversion of the existing GAC to a lead/lag configuration, increasing media life and making future media changeouts more convenient. At wells 7 and 8, new vessels will be constructed in a lead/lag configuration and designed to accommodate the well capacities.

• Cost: $14 million
• Lead Department: Utilities

3.2 Water Reclamation Facility #1, Improvements and Expansion To meet current and future water reclamation demands, the City proposes to complete upgrades at the WRF #1B treatment plant to increase capacity and improve treatment processes. Upgrades are expected to include new primary clarifiers, a conversion of the biological treatment process to fine bubble aeration, the addition of a third secondary clarifier, the installation of either a membrane bioreactor (MBR) process or downflow dual media filters, the expansion of the chlorine contact basin (CCB), and the construction of a fourth digester.
• Cost: $35 million
• Lead Department: Utilities

6 Revised 9/6/2024
Section 4. Transportation

4.1 Magnolia Avenue Widening at Temescal Wash
The City proposes to widen Magnolia Avenue between El Camino Avenue and All American Way from two to three lanes in each direction, including widening the bridge over Temescal Wash, to complete a gap in the City's transportation network. The existing roadway and bridge are under capacity and lack continuous pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure. This project will modernize Magnolia Avenue for all modes of transportation and provide for improvements at a railroad crossing, signal improvements, and other associated work. Additionally, this project will expand capacity and increase operational efficiencies and public safety within the City of Corona. • Cost: $15 million
• Lead Agency: City of Corona

4.2 State Route 91 Improvements between I-15 and Pierce The State Route 91 (SR91) Improvements east of I-15 will reduce congestion and delays by providing additional capacity from I-15 to Pierce Street. Improvements include an express lane east of McKinley Street and adding a general-purpose lane to Pierce Street in each direction.
• Cost: $31 million
• Lead Agency: Riverside County Transportation Commission (RCTC) ###

DATE: 11/06/2024
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Police Department
2024-102

REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBJECT:

RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE GRANT AGREEMENT FROM THE STATE OF

CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL 2024-2025 ABC-OTS GRANT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

This staff report asks the City Council to approve the Resolution accepting and appropriating the State of California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control’s ABCOTS Grant Program. The ABCOTS grant, sponsored by the Office of Traffic Safety though the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, provides funding to local Police and Sheriff’s Department to reduce alcohol-related harm within California. The emphasis is on enforcement efforts of licensed establishments that operate in a disorderly manner and contribute to quality-of-life problems for the surrounding community.

RECOMMENDED ACTION:
a. Adopt Resolution No. 2024-096, accepting and appropriating $39,900 from the State of California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control ABC-OTS Grant Program.
b. Appropriate $39,900 of one-time money from the unappropriated General Fund Balance to the Police Department’s operating budget and increase the General Fund estimated revenue by the same amount to be reimbursed from the State of California Department of Alcohol Beverage Control ABC-OTS Grant Program.

c. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute the grant documents and any other related documents, amendments, and agreements consistent with or in furtherance of the City Council’s actions hereunder.

BACKGROUND & HISTORY:

The Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) offered grant funding sponsored by the Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), ABC-OTS Grant Program in August 2024. The mission of the ABC-OTS Grant Program is to assist local law enforcement agencies in developing a practical, effective, comprehensive, and strategic approach to reducing crime and public nuisance problems associated with licensed alcoholic beverage retailers. The Police Department has successfully applied for funding for this grant program and was notified in September 2024 that the grant application was approved. The grant agreement was received for approval on October 14, 2024. The grant utilizes Alcohol Beverage Control enforcement activities to
help increase public safety and address any quality-of-life problems related to alcohol control for the surrounding community.

ANALYSIS:

The grant award is designed to address priorities of the Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) through the implementation of several key programs. These programs include the Minor Decoy Program, Shoulder Tap Program, Holiday Enforcement Program, and inspections carried out in the context of the Informed Merchants Preventing Alcohol-Related Crime Tendencies.

The objective of the Minor Decoy Program is to reduce the incidence of alcohol sales to minors by licensees. In the Shoulder Tap Program, the focus is on adults who supply alcoholic beverages to underage individuals. The term “Shoulder Tapping” pertains to the method employed by minors to acquire alcohol from adults near retail establishments.

The Holiday Enforcement Program involves undercover operations and high-profile enforcement activities aimed at combating underage drinking, sales to obviously intoxicated patrons, and sales/furnishing alcohol to minors. These operations are scheduled to coincide with NHTSA/OTS Holiday campaign dates associated with a heightened risk of Driving Under the Influence crashes.

The Corona Police Department will assign an ABC liaison officer who will be responsible for attending a one-day training session provided by ABC in Sacramento, California. This officer will collaborate closely with the local ABC liaison agent to facilitate training for patrol officers, educational and preventive programs, and the coordination of all other designated projects with ABC inspections and operations.

The performance period for the grant will be October 1, 2024, through September 30, 2025. The one-time award will reimburse the City of Corona for designated personnel expenditures and related training.

All program operations will be conducted on an overtime basis and will supplement police crime prevention activities.

The City Attorney has reviewed and approved as to form the proposed Grant Agreement.

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

Approval of the recommended actions will result in an appropriation of $39,900 from the unappropriated General Fund Balance to the Police Department’s operating budget to be reimbursed from the State of California Alcoholic Beverage Control and an increase in General Fund estimated revenues by the same amount for the program award.

Expenditures will be reimbursed to the General Fund after submitting the bi-monthly claim amounts for that period. This grant has no cost share matching requirements. Any remaining budget from Fiscal Year 2025 will carry forward into Fiscal Year 2026. The onetime grant award will reimburse the General Fund expenditure as follows:

Police Staffing Expense $ 38,900
Training _____________________________________________________$ 1,000 Project Total $ 39,900
ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS:

This action is exempt pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the Guidelines for the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), which states that a project is exempt from CEQA if the activity is covered by the commonsense exemption that CEQA applies only to projects that have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. Where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment, the activity is not subject to CEQA. This action merely approves the purchase of a vehicle, and there is no possibility that this purchase will have a significant effect on the environment. Therefore, no environmental analysis is required.

PREPARED BY: LINDA MCCULLOUGH, ACCOUNTING AND GRANTS SPECIALIST REVIEWED BY: ROBERT NEWMAN, CHIEF OF POLICE
ATTACHMENTS:

1. Exhibit 1 – Resolution No. 2024-096 – State of California ABC

2. Exhibit 2 – State of California ABC-OTS Grant Program Award Letter

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RESOLUTION NO. 2024-096

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY

OF CORONA, CALIFORNIA TO ACCEPT AND
APPROPRIATE $39,900 FROM THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL ABCOTS GRANT PROGRAM WHEREAS, the City of Corona Police Department desires to undertake a certain project designated as the “ABC-OTS Grant Program” (“Program”) administered by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (hereafter referred to as “ABC”).

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF CORONA, CALIFORNIA, AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. The Chief of Police or Police Captain of the Police Department of the City of Corona is authorized, on its behalf, to take the following actions: (a) submit a proposal to ABC for the Program; (b) execute the standard agreement #25-OTS108 attached hereto as Exhibit “A” and incorporated herein by reference for $39,900 in Program grant funding (“Agreement”); and (c) execute any extension or amendments to the Agreement and any subsequent agreement with the State necessary to implement the Agreement.

SECTION 2. It is agreed that any liability arising out of the performance of this Agreement, including civil court actions for damages, shall be the responsibility of the grant recipient and the authorizing agency. The State of California and ABC disclaim responsibility for any such liability.

SECTION 3. The grant funds received hereunder shall not be used to supplant expenditures controlled by this body.

SECTION 4. This award is not subject to local hiring freezes.

SECTION 5. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.

PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 6th day of November, 2024. ______________________________________
Mayor of the City of Corona, California
ATTEST:
______________________________________
City Clerk of the City of Corona, California

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CERTIFICATION
I, Sylvia Edwards, City Clerk of the City of Corona, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was regularly passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Corona, California, at a regular meeting thereof held on the 6th day of November, 2024 by the following vote:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:

ABSTAINED:

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Corona, California, this 6th day of November, 2024. ____________________________________
City Clerk of the City of Corona, California
[SEAL]

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EXHIBIT "A"
ABC STANDARD AGREEMENT (25-OTS108)
[SEE ATTACHED PAGE]

2. The term of this Agreement is:

STATE OF CALIFORNIA — BUSINESS, CONSUMER SERVICES, AND HOUSING AGENCY Gavin Newsom, Governor

DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL
3927 Lennane Drive, Suite 100
Sacramento, CA 95834
(916) 419-2500
September 26, 2024
Chief Robert Newman
Corona Police Department
730 Public Safety Way
Corona, CA 92878-4002
Re: ABC-OTS Grant Program
Dear Chief Newman:

Congratulations. Your agency has been selected to participate in the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control’s ABC-OTS Grant Program. Funding for this project is provided by the Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

We anticipate operations to begin upon completion of the one-day mandatory training class for your operations officer. Fiscal Officers will be contacted by our Fiscal Coordinator; Kristine Okino for training how to submit claims for reimbursement.

Since the grant starts October 1, 2024, you can make pre-paid travel arrangements on or after that date for your operations officer to attend the training. Pre-paid travel purchased prior to October 1st will not be reimbursed. The information regarding the date, location and authorized per diem rates are enclosed.

To expedite the issuance of your contract, please review and complete the enclosed ABC-OTS Grant Program Information Sheet. In addition, we will also need a resolution from your agency’s governing body. Since these resolutions must be put on calendar, we ask that you do so as soon as possible.

Please mail, fax, or email this information to our Grant Coordinator; Diana Fouts-Guter, at 3927 Lennane Drive, Suite 100, Sacramento, CA 95834, Fax: (916) 928-7625, or at Diana.fouts[email protected].

If you have questions, please contact Supervising Daniel Sumida via email at [email protected].

We appreciate your prompt response and look forward to working with your agency.

Sincerely,

Joseph McCullough
Director
Enclosures

DATE: 11/06/2024
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Planning and Development Department
2024-98

REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBJECT:

SURVEY MONUMENTATION FOR URBAN LOT SPLIT PARCEL MAP 38975 LOCATED AT 203 VIOLET STREET, CORONA (APN 118-242-016) (APPLICANT: SANDEEPA

BEVLI AND SANGEETA BEVLI)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

This staff report asks the City Council to approve the security agreement for the survey monuments for Parcel Map 38975 (PM 38975) created by an urban lot split. The parcel map consists of two parcels on 0.16 acres and has been prepared according to the Subdivision Map Act and City ordinances. The applicant is ready to record PM 38975 at the County Recorder’s office and is required to post security on the required survey monumentation and enter into an agreement with the City before the recordation of the parcel map.

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

That the City Council authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute a Public Improvement Agreement between the City of Corona and Sandeepa Bevli and Sangeeta Bevli.

BACKGROUND & HISTORY:

PM 38975 subdivides 0.16 acres into two parcels located at 203 Violet Street at the intersection of Violet Street and Pomona Road. PM 38975 was created by an urban lot split according to Chapter 16.18 of the Corona Municipal Code (CMC). Parcels created by an urban lot split are only subject to ministerial review according to Cal. Gov’t Code §

68582.21. The parcel sizes are 0.07 acres and 0.09 acres. The zoning of the property is R-1-7.2, which is single family residential. The parcel map is intended to facilitate the development of two residential buildings on each parcel.

ANALYSIS:

The applicant is required to enter into a survey monumentation agreement and post sufficient securities to guarantee the construction of the required survey monumentation associated with the subdivision. The applicant, Sandeepa Bevli and Sangeeta Bevli, have agreed to set the required survey monuments and is entering into a survey monumentation agreement with the City.

The following table shows the securities posted for PM 38975.

Parcel Map 38975 Receipt Number Amount
Survey
Monumentation
PWLE2024-0016 R49481 $1,500
FINANCIAL IMPACT:

All applicable fees have been paid by the developer.

ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS:

This action is exempt pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the Guidelines for the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), which states that a project is exempt from the CEQA if the activity is covered by the commonsense exemption that CEQA applies only to projects that have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. Where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment, the activity is not subject to CEQA. The approval of this agreement will not result in a significant effect on the environment.

Therefore, no environmental analysis is required.

PREPARED BY: JENNIFER TRAN, ASSOCIATE ENGINEER
REVIEWED BY: JOANNE COLETTA, PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR ATTACHMENTS:

1. Exhibit 1 – Location Map

2. Exhibit 2 – Agreement

EX HIBIT "1" - LOCATION MAP
City of Riverside, County of Riverside, San Bernardino County, Bureau of Land Management, Esri, HERE, Garmin, INCREMENT P,

NGA, USGS
City and Sphere of Influence
City of Corona
Parcels (Dark Outline)
10/22/2024, 11:58:00 AM
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CITY OF CORONA

MAINTENANCE/GENERAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
WITH TROPICAL PLAZA NURSERY, INC.
(LANDSCAPING MAINTENANCE SERVICES – NIB 23-005RH ON-CALL

EMERGENCY LANDSCAPE SERVICES)

1. PARTIES AND DATE.

This Agreement is made and entered into this ____ day of _________, 2024 (“Effective Date”) by and between the City of Corona, a municipal corporation organized under the laws of the State of California with its principal place of business at 400 South Vicentia Avenue, Corona, California 92882 (“City”) and Tropical Plaza Nursery, Inc., a California Corporation with its principal place of business at 9642 Santiago Blvd., Villa Park, CA 92861 (“Contractor”). City and Contractor are sometimes individually referred to as “Party” and collectively as “Parties” in this Agreement.

2. RECITALS.

2.1 Contractor.

Contractor desires to perform and assume responsibility for the provision of certain maintenance or other general services required by the City on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. Contractor represents that it is experienced in providing landscape maintenance services to public clients, that it and its employees or subcontractors have all necessary licenses and permits to perform the Services in the State of California, and that is familiar with the plans of City. Contractor shall not subcontract any portion of the work required by this Agreement, except as expressly stated herein, without prior written approval of City.

Subcontracts, if any, shall contain a provision making them subject to all provisions stipulated in this Agreement.

2.2 Project.

City desires to engage Contractor to render such services for the NIB 23-005RH On-Call Emergency Landscape Services project (“Project”) as set forth in this Agreement.

2.3 As-Needed Services
This Agreement is for as-needed or on-call services. This means that each individual call-out under this Agreement is a separate project for purposes of the City’s bidding and purchasing requirements, including, but not limited to, its bond requirements provided for in Civil Code Section 9550, which mandates that the City require a payment bond for certain public work projects involving an expenditure in excess of $25,000.

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3. TERMS.

3.1 Scope of Services and Term.

3.1.1 General Scope of Services. Contractor promises and agrees to furnish to the City all labor, materials, tools, equipment, services, and incidental and customary work necessary to fully and adequately supply the professional landscape maintenance or other general services necessary for the Project (“Services”). The Services are more particularly described in Exhibit “A” attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. All Services shall be subject to, and performed in accordance with, this Agreement, the exhibits attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, and all applicable local, state and federal laws, rules and regulations.

3.1.2 Term. The term of this Agreement shall be from October ____, 2024 to June 30, 2026 (“Term”), unless earlier terminated as provided herein. Contractor shall complete the Services within the Term of this Agreement and shall meet any other established schedules and deadlines. The Parties may, by mutual, written consent, extend the Term of this Agreement one or more times by executing a written amendment pursuant to Section 3.5.8 below (each a “Renewal Term”). The terms “Term” and “Renewal Term” may sometimes be generally and collectively referred to as “Term” in this Agreement.

3.2 Responsibilities of Contractor.

3.2.1 Control and Payment of Subordinates; Independent Contractor. The Services shall be performed by Contractor or under its supervision. Contractor will determine the means, methods and details of performing the Services subject to the requirements of this Agreement. City retains Contractor on an independent contractor basis and not as an employee.

Contractor retains the right to perform similar or different services for others during the Term of this Agreement. Any additional personnel performing the Services under this Agreement on behalf of Contractor shall also not be employees of City and shall at all times be under Contractor’s exclusive direction and control. Contractor shall pay all wages, salaries, and other amounts due such personnel in connection with their performance of Services under this Agreement and as required by law. Contractor shall be responsible for all reports and obligations respecting such additional personnel, including, but not limited to: social security taxes, income tax withholding, unemployment insurance, disability insurance, and workers’ compensation insurance.

3.2.2 Schedule of Services. Contractor shall perform the Services within the Term of this Agreement, in accordance with the Schedule of Services set forth in Exhibit “B” attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, and in accordance with any other completion schedule or milestones which may be separately agreed upon in writing by the Parties. Contractor represents that it has the professional and technical personnel required to perform the Services in conformance with such conditions. In order to facilitate Contractor’s conformance with the Schedule, City shall respond to Contractor’s submittals in a timely Docusign Envelope ID: B6FDF572-A320-4E6A-9891-8C87B7F5CE21

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manner. Upon request of City, Contractor shall provide a more detailed schedule of anticipated performance to meet the Schedule of Services.

3.2.3 Conformance to Applicable Requirements. All Services performed by Contractor shall be subject to the approval of City.

3.2.4 City’s Representative. The City hereby designates Donna Finch, Community Services Director, or his or her designee, to act as its representative for the performance of this Agreement (“City’s Representative”). City’s Representative shall have the power to act on behalf of the City for all purposes under this Agreement. Contractor shall not accept direction or orders from any person other than the City’s Representative or his or her designee.

3.2.5 Contractor’s Representative. Contractor hereby designates Les Fields, or his or her designee, to act as its representative for the performance of this Agreement (“Contractor’s Representative”). Contractor’s Representative shall have full authority to represent and act on behalf of the Contractor for all purposes under this Agreement. The Contractor’s Representative shall supervise and direct the Services, using his best skill and attention, and shall be responsible for all means, methods, techniques, sequences and procedures and for the satisfactory coordination of all portions of the Services under this Agreement.

3.2.6 Coordination of Services. Contractor agrees to work closely with City staff in the performance of Services and shall be available to City’s staff, consultants and other staff at all reasonable times.

3.2.7 Standard of Care; Performance of Employees. Contractor shall perform all Services under this Agreement in a skillful and competent manner, consistent with the standards generally recognized as being employed by professionals in the same discipline in the State of California. Contractor represents and maintains that it is skilled in the professional calling necessary to perform the Services. Contractor agrees that all employees and subcontractors shall have sufficient skill and experience to perform the Services assigned to them. Finally, Contractor represents that it, its employees and subcontractors shall have all licenses, permits, qualifications and approvals of whatever nature that are legally required to perform the Services, including a City Business License, and that such licenses and approvals shall be maintained throughout the Term of this Agreement. As provided for in the indemnification provisions of this Agreement, Contractor shall perform, at its own cost and expense and without reimbursement from the City, any services necessary to correct errors or omissions which are caused by the Contractor’s failure to comply with the standard of care provided for herein. Any employee of the Contractor or its sub-contractors who is determined by the City to be uncooperative, incompetent, a threat to the adequate or timely completion of the Project, a threat to the safety of persons or property, or any employee who fails or refuses to perform the Services in a manner acceptable to the City, shall be promptly removed from the Project by the Contractor and shall not be re-employed to perform any of the Services or to work on the Project.

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3.2.8 Disputes. Should any dispute arise respecting the true value of any work done, of any work omitted, or of any extra work which Contractor may be required to do, or respecting the size of any payment to Contractor during the performance of this Contract, Contractor shall continue to perform the Work while said dispute is decided by the City. If Contractor disputes the City’s decision, Contractor shall have such remedies as may be provided by law.

3.2.9 Laws and Regulations; Employee/Labor Certifications. Contractor shall keep itself fully informed of and in compliance with all local, state and federal laws, rules and regulations in any manner affecting the performance of the Project or the Services, including all Cal/OSHA requirements, and shall give all notices required by law. Contractor shall be liable for all violations of such laws and regulations in connection with Services. If the Contractor performs any work or Services knowing them to be contrary to such laws, rules and regulations and without giving written notice to the City, Contractor shall be solely responsible for all costs arising therefrom. City is a public entity of the State of California subject to certain provisions of the Health & Safety Code, Government Code, Public Contract Code, and Labor Code of the State. It is stipulated and agreed that all provisions of the law applicable to the public contracts of a municipality are a part of this Contract to the same extent as though set forth herein and will be complied with. These include but are not limited to the payment of prevailing wages, the stipulation that eight (8) hours' labor shall constitute a legal day's work and that no worker shall be permitted to work in excess of eight (8) hours during any one calendar day except as permitted by law. Contractor shall defend, indemnify and hold City, its officials, directors, officers, employees and agents free and harmless, pursuant to the indemnification provisions of this Agreement, from any claim or liability arising out of any failure or alleged failure to comply with such laws, rules or regulations.

3.2.9.1 Employment Eligibility; Contractor. By executing this Agreement, Contractor verifies that it fully complies with all requirements and restrictions of state and federal law respecting the employment of undocumented aliens, including, but not limited to, the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, as may be amended from time to time. Such requirements and restrictions include, but are not limited to, examination and retention of documentation confirming the identity and immigration status of each employee of the Contractor. Contractor also verifies that it has not committed a violation of any such law within the five (5) years immediately preceding the date of execution of this Agreement, and shall not violate any such law at any time during the Term of the Agreement. Contractor shall avoid any violation of any such law during the Term of this Agreement by participating in an electronic verification of work authorization program operated by the United States Department of Homeland Security, by participating in an equivalent federal work authorization program operated by the United States Department of Homeland Security to verify information of newly hired employees, or by some other legally acceptable method. Contractor shall maintain records of each such verification, and shall make them available to the City or its representatives for inspection and copy at any time during normal business hours. The City shall not be responsible for any costs or expenses related to Contractor’s compliance with the requirements provided for in Section 3.2.9 or any of its sub-sections.

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3.2.9.2 Employment Eligibility; Subcontractors, Sub-subcontractors and Consultants. To the same extent and under the same conditions as Contractor, Contractor shall require all of its subcontractors, sub-subcontractors and consultants performing any work or Services relating to the Project or this Agreement to make the same verifications and comply with all requirements and restrictions provided for in Section 3.2.9.1.

3.2.9.3 Employment Eligibility; Failure to Comply. Each person executing this Agreement on behalf of Contractor verifies that they are a duly authorized officer of Contractor, and understands that any of the following shall be grounds for the City to terminate the Agreement for cause: (1) failure of Contractor or its subcontractors, subsubcontractors or consultants to meet any of the requirements provided for in Sections 3.2.9.1 or

3.2.9.2; (2) any misrepresentation or material omission concerning compliance with such requirements (including in those verifications provided to the Contractor under Section 3.2.9.2); or (3) failure to immediately remove from the Project any person found not to be in compliance with such requirements.

3.2.9.4 Labor Certification. By its signature hereunder, Contractor certifies that it is aware of the provisions of Section 3700 of the California Labor Code which require every employer to be insured against liability for Workers’ Compensation or to undertake self-insurance in accordance with the provisions of that Code, and agrees to comply with such provisions before commencing the performance of the Services.

3.2.9.5 Equal Opportunity Employment. Contractor represents that it is an equal opportunity employer and it shall not discriminate against any subconsultant, employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, national origin, handicap, ancestry, sex or age. Such non-discrimination shall include, but not be limited to, all activities related to initial employment, upgrading, demotion, transfer, recruitment or recruitment advertising, layoff or termination. Contractor shall also comply with all relevant provisions of City’s Minority Business Enterprise program, Affirmative Action Plan or other related programs or guidelines currently in effect or hereinafter enacted.

3.2.9.6 Air Quality. Contractor must fully comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations in furnishing or using equipment and/or providing services, including, but not limited to, emissions limits and permitting requirements imposed by the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) and/or California Air Resources Board (CARB).

Although the SCAQMD and CARB limits and requirements are more broad, Contractor shall specifically be aware of their application to "portable equipment", which definition is considered by SCAQMD and CARB to include any item of equipment with a fuel-powered engine.

Contractor shall indemnify City against any fines or penalties imposed by SCAQMD, CARB, or any other governmental or regulatory agency for violations of applicable laws, rules and/or regulations by Contractor, its subcontractors, or others for whom Contractor is responsible under its indemnity obligations provided for in this Agreement.

3.2.10 Insurance.

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3.2.10.1 Time for Compliance. Promptly following the Effective Date of this Agreement, but in no event before Contractor commences any Services under this Agreement, Contractor shall provide evidence satisfactory to the City that it has secured all insurance required under this section. Failure to provide and maintain all required insurance shall be grounds for the City to terminate this Agreement for cause.

3.2.10.2 Minimum Requirements. Contractor shall, at its expense, procure and maintain for the duration of the Agreement insurance against claims for injuries to persons or damages to property which may arise from or in connection with the performance of the Agreement by the Contractor, its agents, representatives, employees or subcontractors.

Contractor shall also require all of its subcontractors to procure and maintain the same insurance for the duration of the Agreement. Such insurance shall meet at least the following minimum levels of coverage:
(A) Minimum Scope of Insurance. Coverage shall be at least as broad as the latest version of the following: (1) General Liability: Insurance Services Office Commercial General Liability coverage (occurrence form CG 0001); (2) Automobile Liability:

Insurance Services Office Business Auto Coverage form number CA 0001, code 1 (any auto), or if Contractor has no owned autos, Code 8 (hired) and 9 (non-owned); and (3) Workers’ Compensation and Employer’s Liability: Workers’ Compensation insurance as required by the State of California and Employer’s Liability Insurance. (B) Minimum Limits of Insurance. Contractor shall maintain limits no less than: (1) General Liability: $1,000,000 per occurrence for bodily injury, personal injury, advertising injury and property damage. If Commercial General Liability Insurance or other form with general aggregate limit is used including, but not limited to, form CG 2503, either the general aggregate limit shall apply separately to this Agreement/location or the general aggregate limit shall be twice the required occurrence limit; (2) Automobile Liability:
$1,000,000 per accident for bodily injury and property damage; and (3) Workers’ Compensation and Employer’s Liability: Workers’ Compensation limits as required by the Labor Code of the State of California. Employer’s Liability limits of $1,000,000 per accident for bodily injury or disease.

3.2.10.3 Insurance Endorsements. The insurance policies shall contain or be endorsed (amended) to include the following provisions:
(A) General Liability. The general liability policy shall state that: (1) the City, its directors, officials, officers, employees, agents, and volunteers shall be covered as additional insured with respect to liability arising out of work or operations performed by or on behalf of the Contractor, including materials, parts or equipment furnished in connection therewith (the endorsement form shall be at least as broad as ISO Form CG 20 10 11 85 or both CG 20 37 and one of the following: CG 20 10, CG 20 26, CG 20 33 or CG 20 38); and (2) the insurance coverage shall be primary insurance coverage as respects the City, its directors, officials, officers, employees, agents, and volunteers (the endorsement form shall be at least as broad as ISO CG 20 01 04 13). Any insurance or self-insurance maintained by the City, Docusign Envelope ID: B6FDF572-A320-4E6A-9891-8C87B7F5CE21

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its directors, officials, officers, employees, agents, and volunteers shall be excess of the Contractor’s insurance and shall not be called upon to contribute with it in any way. (B) Waiver of Subrogation – Workers’ Compensation and
Employer’s Liability Coverage. The insurer shall agree to waive all rights of subrogation against the City, its directors, officials, officers, employees, agents, and volunteers for losses paid under the terms of the insurance policy which arise from work or Services performed by the Contractor.
(C) All Coverages. If Contractor maintains broader coverage and/or higher limits than the minimums shown above, the City is entitled to the broader coverage and/or higher limits maintained by Contractor. Thus, any available insurance proceeds in excess of the specified minimum limits of insurance and coverage shall be available to the City.

3.2.10.4 Other Provisions; Endorsements Preferred. Contractor shall endeavor to provide endorsements regarding the following provisions, but nonetheless understands, acknowledges and agrees that the following provisions shall apply and that failure to comply shall be considered to be a breach of this Agreement by Contractor:
(A) Waiver of Subrogation – All Other Policies. Contractor hereby waives all rights of subrogation any insurer of Contractor’s may acquire against the City, its directors, officials, officers, employees, agents, and volunteers for losses paid under the terms of any insurance policy which arise from work or Services performed by the Contractor.

Contractor understands, acknowledges and agrees that this provision is in full force and effect even if the City does not receive a waiver of subrogation endorsement from the insurer. (B) Notice. Contractor shall either: (1) require its insurer to provide thirty (30) days prior written notice to the City before coverage is suspended, voided, or canceled; or (2) notify City in writing that such notice is not available and forward any notice of such actions to the City within two (2) business days from date of receipt by Contractor.

Contractor understands, acknowledges and agrees that this provision is in full force and effect even if the City does not receive a waiver of subrogation endorsement from the insurer.

3.2.10.5 Claims Made Policies. The following provisions shall apply to all policies that provide coverage on a claims-made basis: (A) the retroactive date must be shown and must be before the date on which any Services under this Agreement commence; (B) the insurance must be maintained and evidence of insurance must be provided for at least five (5) years after completion of the Project; and (C) if coverage is canceled or not renewed and is not replaced with another claims-made policy with a retroactive date prior to the date on which any Services under this Agreement commence, Contractor must purchase “extended reporting” coverage for a minimum of five (5) years after completion of Project.

3.2.10.6 Deductibles and Self-Insurance Retentions. Any deductibles or self-insured retentions must be declared to and approved by the City. The City may require the Contractor to provide proof of ability to pay losses and related investigation, Docusign Envelope ID: B6FDF572-A320-4E6A-9891-8C87B7F5CE21

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claims administration and defense expenses within the deductible or self-insured retention. The deductible or self-insured retention may be satisfied by either the named insured or the City.

3.2.10.7 Acceptability of Insurers. Unless under the circumstances a different rating is otherwise acceptable to the City in its sole and absolute discretion, insurance is to be placed with insurers which are satisfactory to the City and which meet either of the following criteria : (1) an insurer with a current A.M. Best’s rating no less than A-:VII and licensed as an admitted insurance carrier in California; or (2) an insurer with a current A.M.

Best’s rating no less than A-:X and authorized to issue the required policies in California.

3.2.10.8 Verification of Coverage. Contractor shall furnish City with original certificates of insurance, as well as amendatory endorsements or copies of the applicable policy language effecting coverage required by this Agreement. All documents must be received and approved by the City before any Services commence; provided, however, that failure to obtain the required documents prior to the commencement of Services shall not waive Contractor’s obligation to provide them. The City reserves the right to require complete, certified copies of all required insurance policies, at any time.

3.2.10.9 Reporting of Claims. Contractor shall report to the City, in addition to Contractor’s insurer, any and all insurance claims submitted by Contractor in connection with the Services under this Agreement.

3.2.10.10 Sub-Contractors. All subcontractors shall comply with each and every insurance provision of this Section 3.2.10. Contractor shall therefore not allow any subcontractor to commence work on any subcontract to perform any part of the Services until it has provided evidence satisfactory to the City that the subcontractor has secured all insurance required under this Agreement.

3.2.10.11 Special Risk or Circumstances. The City reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to modify the requirements of this Section 3.2.10, including limits, based on any of the following: (A) the nature of the risk of the Services; (B) the prior experience of the insured; (C) the rating or other quality or characteristic of the insurer; (D) any special or unique coverage issues; and (E) any other special or unique circumstances.

3.2.11 Safety. Contractor shall execute and maintain its work and Services so as to avoid injury or damage to any person or property. In carrying out its Services, the Contractor shall at all times be in compliance with all applicable local, state and federal laws, rules and regulations, and shall exercise all necessary precautions for the safety of employees appropriate to the nature of the Services and the conditions under which the Services are to be performed.

3.2.12 Bonds.

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issues a project work order for that project, a Performance Bond in the amount of the project work order and in a form provided or approved by the City. If such bond is required, no payment will be made to Contractor until it has been received and approved by the City.

3.2.12.2 Payment Bond. If required by law or otherwise specifically requested by City in Exhibit “C” attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, Contractor shall execute and provide to City, when the City approves an individual call-out and issues a project work order for that project, a Payment Bond in the amount of the project work order and in a form provided or approved by the City. If such bond is required, no payment will be made to Contractor until it has been received and approved by the City.

3.2.12.3 Bond Provisions. Should, in City’s sole opinion, any bond become insufficient or any surety be found to be unsatisfactory, Contractor shall renew or replace the affected bond within 10 days of receiving notice from City. In the event the surety or Contractor intends to reduce or cancel any required bond, at least thirty (30) days prior written notice shall be given to the City, and Contractor shall post acceptable replacement bonds at least ten (10) days prior to expiration of the original bonds. No further payments shall be deemed due or will be made under this Agreement until any replacement bonds required by this Section are accepted by the City. To the extent, if any, that the total compensation or compensation for a project work order is increased in accordance with the Agreement, the Contractor shall, upon request of the City, cause the amount of the bonds to be increased accordingly and shall promptly deliver satisfactory evidence of such increase to the City. To the extent available, the bonds shall further provide that no change or alteration of the Agreement (including, without limitation, an increase in the total compensation or compensation for a project work order, as referred to above), extensions of time, or modifications of the time, terms, or conditions of payment to the Contractor, will release the surety. If the Contractor fails to furnish any required bond, the City may terminate this Agreement for cause.

3.2.12.4 Surety Qualifications. The bonds must be provided by a surety which is satisfactory to the City and which meets either of the following criteria: (1) a surety with a current A.M. Best’s rating no less than A-:VII and licensed as an admitted surety insurer in California; or (2) a surety with a current A.M. Best’s rating no less than A-:X and authorized to issue the required bonds in California. If a surety does not meet these requirements, the insurer will be considered qualified if it is in conformance with Section 995.660 of the California Code of Civil Procedure, and proof of such is provided to the City.

3.2.13 Accounting Records. Contractor shall maintain complete and accurate records with respect to all costs and expenses incurred under this Agreement. All such records shall be clearly identifiable. Contractor shall allow a representative of City during normal business hours to examine, audit, and make transcripts or copies of such records and any other documents created pursuant to this Agreement. Contractor shall allow inspection of all work, data, documents, proceedings, and activities related to the Agreement for a period of three (3) years from the date of final payment under this Agreement.

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3.3 Fees and Payments.

3.3.1 Rates & Total Compensation. Contractor shall receive compensation, including authorized reimbursements, for all Services rendered under this Agreement at the rates set forth in Exhibit “C” attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. The total compensation, including authorized reimbursements, shall not exceed One Hundred and Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars ($175,000.00) (“Total Compensation”) without written approval of City’s Representative. Extra Work may be authorized, as described below, and if authorized, will be compensated at the rates and manner set forth in this Agreement.

3.3.2 Payment of Compensation. Contractor shall submit to City a monthly itemized statement which indicates work completed and hours of Services rendered by Contractor. The statement shall describe the amount of Services and supplies provided since the initial commencement date, or since the start of the subsequent billing periods, as appropriate, through the date of the statement. City shall, within 30 days of receiving such statement, review the statement and pay all approved charges thereon.

3.3.3 Reimbursement for Expenses. Contractor shall not be reimbursed for any expenses unless authorized in writing by City.

3.3.4 Extra Work. At any time during the Term of this Agreement, City may request that Contractor perform Extra Work. As used herein, “Extra Work” means any work which is determined by City to be necessary for the proper completion of the Project, but which the Parties did not reasonably anticipate would be necessary at the execution of this Agreement.

Contractor shall not perform, nor be compensated for, Extra Work without written authorization from City’s Representative.

3.3.5 Prevailing Wages. Contractor is aware of the requirements of Chapter 1 (beginning at Section 1720 et seq.) of Part 7 of Division 2 of the California Labor Code, as well as Title 8, Section 16000 et seq. of the California Code of Regulations (“Prevailing Wage Laws”), which require the payment of prevailing wage rates and the performance of other requirements on “public works” and “maintenance” projects. If the Services are being performed as part of an applicable “public works” or “maintenance” project, as defined by the Prevailing Wage Laws, and if the Total Compensation is $1,000 or more, Contractor and its subcontractors shall fully comply with the Prevailing Wage Laws for their employees and any others to whom such laws are applicable. Contractor and its subcontractors shall also be responsible for any and all violations and fines imposed on them pursuant to the Prevailing Wage Laws. Pursuant to SB 854, which amended the Prevailing Wage Laws, this Agreement would also be subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the California Department of Industrial Relations (“DIR”). Beginning April 1, 2015, no contractor or subcontractor may be awarded this Agreement unless registered with the DIR pursuant to Labor Code Section 1725.5. The City will report all necessary agreements to the DIR as required by the Prevailing Wage Laws. Contractor shall make copies of the prevailing rates of per diem wages for each craft, classification or type of worker needed to execute the Services available to interested parties upon request and shall Docusign Envelope ID: B6FDF572-A320-4E6A-9891-8C87B7F5CE21

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post copies at the Contractor’s principal place of business and at the Project site. It is most efficient for the Contractor to obtain a copy of the prevailing wages in effect at the commencement of this Agreement from the website of the Division of Labor Statistics and Research of the DIR located at www.dir.ca.gov/dlsr/. In the alternative, Contractor may obtain a copy of the prevailing wages from the City’s Representative. Contractor shall defend, indemnify and hold the City, its elected officials, officers, employees and agents free and harmless from any claim or liability arising out of any failure or alleged failure to comply with the Prevailing Wage Laws.

3.3.6 Apprenticeable Crafts. If the services are being performed as part of an applicable “public works” or “maintenance” project, as defined by the Prevailing Wage Laws, Contractor shall comply with the provisions of Section 1777.5 of the California Labor Code with respect to the employment of properly registered apprentices upon public works when Contractor employs workmen in an apprenticeable craft or trade. The primary responsibility for compliance with said section for all apprenticeable occupations shall be with Contractor.

3.4 Termination of Agreement.

3.4.1 Grounds for Termination. City may, by written notice to Contractor, terminate the whole or any part of this Agreement at any time and without cause by giving written notice to Contractor of such termination, and specifying the effective date thereof, at least seven (7) days before the effective date of such termination. Upon termination, Contractor shall be compensated only for those Services which have been adequately rendered to City, as well as any authorized reimbursable expenses, and Contractor shall be entitled to no further compensation. Contractor may not terminate this Agreement except for cause.

3.4.2 Effect of Termination. If this Agreement is terminated as provided herein, City may require Contractor to provide all finished or unfinished Documents and Data and other information of any kind prepared by Contractor in connection with the performance of Services under this Agreement. Contractor shall be required to provide such document and other information within fifteen (15) days of the request.

3.4.3 Additional Services. In the event this Agreement is terminated in whole or in part as provided herein, City may procure, upon such terms and in such manner as it may determine appropriate, services similar to those terminated.

3.5 General Provisions.

3.5.1 Delivery of Notices. All notices permitted or required under this Agreement shall be given to the respective Parties at the following address, or at such other address as the respective Parties may provide in writing for this purpose:

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Contractor:

Tropical Plaza Nursery, Inc.
9642 Santiago Blvd.

Villa Park, CA 92861
Attn: Les Fields
City:

City of Corona
400 South Vicentia Avenue
Corona, CA 92882
Attn: Donna Finch, Community Services Department
Such notice shall be deemed made when personally delivered or when mailed, forty-eight (48) hours after deposit in the U.S. Mail, first class postage prepaid and addressed to the Party at its applicable address. Actual notice shall be deemed adequate notice on the date actual notice occurred, regardless of the method of service.

3.5.2 Indemnification. To the fullest extent permitted by law, Contractor shall defend (with counsel of City’s choosing), indemnify and hold the City, its directors, officials, officers, employees, volunteers and agents free and harmless from any and all claims, demands, causes of action, costs, expenses, liability, loss, damage or injury of any kind, in law or equity, to property or persons, including wrongful death, to the extent arising out of, pertaining to, or incident to any alleged willful misconduct or negligent acts, errors or omissions of Contractor, its officials, officers, employees, subcontractors, consultants or agents in connection with the performance of the Contractor’s Services, the Project or this Agreement, including without limitation the payment of all settlement amounts, expert witness fees and attorneys fees and other related costs and expenses. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent Contractor's Services are subject to Civil Code Section 2782.8, the above indemnity shall be limited, to the extent required by Civil Code Section 2782.8, to claims that arise out of, pertain to, or relate to the negligence, recklessness, or willful misconduct of the Contractor. Contractor’s obligation to indemnify shall survive expiration or termination of this Agreement, and shall not be restricted to insurance proceeds, if any, received by the City, its directors, officials, officers, employees, agents, or volunteers.

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specified herein, Contractor shall be barred from bringing and maintaining a valid lawsuit against the City.

3.5.4 Time of Essence. Time is of the essence for each and every provision of this Agreement.

3.5.5 City’s Right to Employ Other Contractors. City reserves right to employ other contractors in connection with this Project.

3.5.6 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding on the successors and assigns of the parties.

3.5.6.1 Subcontractors; Assignment or Transfer. Contractor shall not subcontract any portion of the Services required under this Agreement, except as expressly authorized herein, without the prior written approval of the City. Subcontracts, if any, shall include a provision making them subject to all provisions of this Agreement. Contractor shall also not assign, hypothecate or transfer, either directly or by operation of law, this Agreement or any interest herein without the prior written consent of the City. Any attempt to subcontract or take any other action not authorized herein shall be null and void, and any subcontractors, assignees, hypothecates or transferees shall acquire no right or interest by reason of such action.

3.5.7 Construction; References; Captions. Since the Parties or their agents have participated fully in the preparation of this Agreement, the language of this Agreement shall be construed simply, according to its fair meaning, and not strictly for or against any Party. Any term referencing time, days or period for performance shall be deemed calendar days and not work days. All references to Contractor include all personnel, employees, agents, and subcontractors of Contractor, except as otherwise specified in this Agreement. All references to City include its elected officials, officers, employees, agents, and volunteers except as otherwise specified in this Agreement. The captions of the various articles and paragraphs are for convenience and ease of reference only, and do not define, limit, augment, or describe the scope, content or intent of this Agreement.

3.5.8 Amendment; Modification. No supplement, modification or amendment of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing and signed by both Parties.

3.5.9 Waiver. No waiver of any default shall constitute a waiver of any other default or breach, whether of the same or other covenant or condition. No waiver, benefit, privilege, or service voluntarily given or performed by a Party shall give the other Party any contractual rights by custom, estoppel or otherwise.

3.5.10 No Third Party Beneficiaries. Except to the extent expressly provided for in Section 3.5.6, there are no intended third party beneficiaries of any right or obligation assumed by the Parties.

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3.5.11 Invalidity; Severability. If any portion of this Agreement is declared invalid, illegal, or otherwise unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions shall continue in full force and effect.

3.5.12 Prohibited Interests. Contractor maintains and warrants that it has not employed nor retained any company or person, other than a bona fide employee working solely for Contractor, to solicit or secure this Agreement. Further, Contractor warrants that it has not paid nor has it agreed to pay any company or person, other than a bona fide employee working solely for Contractor, any fee, commission, percentage, brokerage fee, gift or other consideration contingent upon or resulting from the award or making of this Agreement. Contractor further agrees to file, or shall cause its employees or subcontractors to file, a Statement of Economic Interest with the City’s Filing Officer as required under state law in the performance of the Services. For breach or violation of this warranty, City shall have the right to rescind this Agreement without liability. For the Term of this Agreement, no member, officer or employee of City, during the term of his or her service with City, shall have any direct interest in this Agreement, or obtain any present or anticipated material benefit arising therefrom.

3.5.13 Cooperation; Further Acts. The Parties shall fully cooperate with one another and shall take any additional acts or sign any additional documents as may be necessary, appropriate or convenient to attain the purposes of this Agreement.

3.5.14 Attorney’s Fees. If either Party commences an action against the other Party, either legal, administrative or otherwise, arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, the prevailing Party in such litigation shall be entitled to have and recover from the losing Party reasonable attorney’s fees and all other costs of such action.

3.5.15 Authority to Enter Agreement. Contractor has all requisite power and authority to conduct its business and to execute, deliver, and perform the Agreement. Each Party warrants that the individuals who have signed this Agreement have the legal power, right, and authority to make this Agreement and bind each respective Party.

3.5.16 Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original.

3.5.17 Entire Agreement. This Agreement contains the entire Agreement of the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all prior negotiations, understandings, or agreements. This Agreement may only be modified by a writing signed by both Parties.
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CITY’S SIGNATURE PAGE FOR

CITY OF CORONA

MAINTENANCE/GENERAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
WITH TROPICAL PLAZA NURSERY, INC.
(LANDSCAPING MAINTENANCE SERVICES – NIB 23-005RH ON-CALL

EMERGENCY LANDSCAPE SERVICES)
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have entered into this Agreement as of the date first written above.

CITY OF CORONA
By: _________________________
Donna Finch
Community Services Director
Reviewed By: _________________________
Moses Cortez
Facilities, Parks & Trails Manager
Reviewed By: _________________________
Yasmin Lopez
Purchasing Manager
Attest:
_________________________
Sylvia Edwards
City Clerk
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CONTRACTOR’S SIGNATURE PAGE FOR

CITY OF CORONA

MAINTENANCE/GENERAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
WITH TROPICAL PLAZA NURSERY, INC.
(LANDSCAPING MAINTENANCE SERVICES – NIB 23-005RH ON-CALL

EMERGENCY LANDSCAPE SERVICES)
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have entered into this Agreement as of the date first written above.

TROPICAL PLAZA NURSERY INC.
a California corporation
By: _________________________
Leslie T. Fields
President
By: _________________________
Katrina J. Fields
Treasurer
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EXHIBIT “A”

SCOPE OF SERVICES
Contractor promises and agrees to furnish to the City all labor, materials, tools, equipment, services, and incidental and customary work necessary to fully and adequately supply the professional on-call landscape maintenance services necessary for the Project. The Services are more particularly described herein.
i. Contractor shall furnish all labor, tools, materials, and equipment to provide "On Call" Emergency Landscape Services with no guaranteed usage for services as set forth in this Agreement.
ii. All work shall be done in a thorough and workmanlike manner to the satisfaction of the Department Director, or his designee, and comply with all legal construction and landscape maintenance practices.
iii. Contractor shall have the duty to provide complete emergency landscape services of all work sites, including, but not limited to the following:

1. Irrigation installation, testing, auditing, and troubleshooting.

2. Installation of Myers controller cabinets including concrete base.

3. Dump truck and Bobcat for emergency clean-up and hauling.

4. Emergency repairs to concrete and pavers.

5. Installation of hardscape and landscape drainage systems.

6. Installation and/or repair of residential irrigation systems.

7. Installation of the Calsense irrigation system per City and manufacturer standards.

8. Installation of shrubs, trees, groundcover, and sod. iv. Contractor shall be available twenty-four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days a week to respond to all emergencies within two (2) hours of notification. Emergencies that involve maintenance work included in these general conditions shall not be compensated. v. All work shall conform to the City of Corona Standard Plans, Section 600, Landscape and Irrigation Specifications. In all cases, the Department Director, or his designee, will have complete and sole discretion in determining conformance and acceptability of the landscape or irrigation repairs or installation by the contractor. Landscaping or irrigation rejected by the Department Director, or his designee, shall be excluded from payment.

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A. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS/SCOPE OF WORK
Contractor shall be responsible for furnishing all materials, transportation, labor, equipment, any and all services and materials necessary to facilitate complete the comprehensive scope of work.

B. LOCATION MAP/SITE PHOTOS
636093790178870000 (coronaca.gov)

CONTRACTOR MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
In order to be deemed responsive, bidders must meet all of the following minimum requirements, which may be waived in the City’s sole and absolute discretion:

1. A valid California Landscape Contractor’s License (C-27) and California DIR registration.

The DIR registration number for each contractor and subcontractor must be identified on the bid proposal. Failure to identify this number could result in the bid being rejected as non-responsive.

It is each bidder’s responsibility to ensure that they have fully complied with SB 854.

2. A minimum 10 years in landscape construction for three separate municipalities. Please list cities and location on form titled "City References".

3. A minimum of 10 acres or more of new landscape installation (irrigation and plantings) of right-of-ways, parks, or HOA's in the City of Corona within the last 10 years. Please provide a list of areas and location on form titled "City of Corona Landscape and Irrigation Installation Experience".
a. WORK ORDERS, ASSIGNMENT, AND INSPECTION OF WORK
i. Area Inspector's Duties: An Area Inspector will be assigned to this project area for which he/she will be responsible for making inspections, re-inspections, monitoring the Contractor's activities, and ensuring the work performed in the assigned project is done to the quality level prescribed in this contract and in accordance with prescribed time schedules. Upon determination of a violation of the specifications and/or terms of this contract, the Area Inspector shall record, process, and submit all pertinent information to the Department Director, or his designee, for processing.
ii. Work Order and Payment: The work order will consist of a written list of specified emergency work to be performed. The work order shall be considered complete when all work on the sheet has been inspected and approved by the Area Inspector and has been signed by both the Area Inspector and the Contractor indicating that agreement exists as to the information show on the work order. Such information shall consist of specific worksite locations, work actually completed, and the acceptability of the landscape activities performed. The completed sheets dated, certified, and signed by the Contractor and the Area Inspector will be submitted to the Department Director, or his designee, monthly along with an invoice with the Contractor's Docusign Envelope ID: B6FDF572-A320-4E6A-9891-8C87B7F5CE21

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letterhead, and an affidavit for evaluation and pay. It shall be mandatory that all forms be completed after completion of each cycle before another work order may be issued. Failure to obtain a work order prior to beginning a monthly cycle can result in nonpayment for work performed.
iii. Daily Contact: The Contractor MUST make daily contact with the assigned Area Inspector or designate at a time mutually agreed upon by the Inspector and the Contractor. This daily contact is for the purpose of discussing Contractor's work schedule for the day, areas that need to be inspected for approval, and work orders that need to be signed off. Failure to contact the assigned area inspector or designate on a daily basis will constitute a breach of contract.

In the event the Contractor develops difficulty in meeting the schedule and contract specifications, the Contractor may also be assessed $100.00 per day as liquidated damages because of breach of contract as described above. Should it become necessary to penalize a Contractor on more than one occasion for failure to meet specifications within the agreement, the Contractor may be released from his contractual obligation to the City. The project will then be awarded to an existing alternate Contractor, or awarded to the next lowest and best bidder on the previous bid.
b. AREAS TO BE SERVICED
i. Work sites may include medians, parkways, parks, slopes, greenbelt areas, fuel modification areas, or natural areas.
c. DEFINITIONS
i. Where "as directed", "as required", "as permitted", "approved", "acceptance", or words of similar importance are used, it shall be understood that the direction, requirement, permission, approval or acceptance of the Department Director Department Director is intended unless otherwise stated. As used herein, "provide" shall be understood to mean "provide complete", "in place", "this is", "furnish and install"; the work "site" as used hereinafter shall be understood to mean the location receiving the service. The use of the word "Department Director", shall be construed to mean the Department Director of the Community Services Department or his designee. The use of the word "Contractor" shall be held to mean the Contractor and/or any person employed by him and working under this contract. ii. The use of the words "shall" and "may" shall be held to mean "mandatory" and "permissive" respectively.
iii. The use of the words "his" or "him" shall be construed to mean either gender, as appropriate.

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d. CONTRACTOR LIABILITY
i. All damage to existing improvements located within areas, and adjacent to areas under maintenance, which in the opinion of the Department Director, or his designee, are due to the Contractor's operation, shall be repaired or replaced at the Contractor's expense with similar materials and in an approved manner.
ii. Such repairs and/or replacement shall be performed by the Contractor at no cost to the City, and shall be accomplished as directed by the Department Director, or his designee. Repairs shall be made immediately after damage or alteration occurs. Deductions shall be made from the Contractor's payment in the amount necessary to compensate the City for such repairs in the event such repair work is done by City forces or another source as stated in Section 31. iii. Irrigation damage shall be repaired or replaced within the following time limits:

1. Mainline irrigation breaks shall be repaired within two (2) hours.

2. All other irrigation repair and/or replacement shall be completed within one (1) working day. iv. Damage to trees shall be repaired in the following manner:

1. Minor damage such as bark lost from mechanical equipment shall be remedied by a qualified Arborist.
v. If the damage results in the loss of the tree; or, if in the opinion of the Department Director, or his designee, the damage is severe, the damaged tree shall be removed and replaced with a similar variety and size.
vi. All damage resulting from chemical application and/or operation, either by spray-drift, improper application, lateral leaching, or other means, shall be corrected in accordance with the previous provisions and the soil conditioned to ensure its ability to support plant life. vii. All work shall be inspected, verified, and completed to the satisfaction of the Department Director, or his designee.
e. INSPECTION
The City shall inspect the work to ensure adequacy of installations and methods of performing the work are in compliance with the contract. However, this shall not be construed to relieve the Contractor of the duty to provide continuous inspection of the work area. Discrepancies and deficiencies in the work shall be brought to the attention of the Contractor and corrected in the manner and time frame specified by the Department Director, or his designee.

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f. HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
It shall be the Contractor's responsibility to inspect, and identify, any condition(s) that renders any areas within this Agreement unsafe, as well as any unsafe practices occurring thereon. The Department Director, or his designee, shall be notified immediately of any unsafe condition that requires major correction.
i. Contractor shall be responsible for making minor corrections including, but not limited to, filling holes in landscaped areas and paving, diverting water sheet flow, using barricades or traffic cones to alert persons of the existence of hazards, replacing valve box covers, and securing exercise and/or play apparatus so as to protect all persons from injury. ii. Contractor shall inspect all work sites for hazards, or potential hazards. iii. Contractor shall cooperate fully with the City of Corona in the investigation of any accidental injury or death occurring on the premises, including the submission of a complete written report thereof to the Department Director, or his designee, within five (5) days following the occurrence.
g. UNKNOWN OBSTRUCTIONS
Should any unknown obstruction be encountered during the course of this contract the Contractor immediately brings it to the attention of the City. The Contractor shall be responsible for the protection of all existing equipment, furniture, or utilities encountered within the work area.
h. SAFETY
i. Contractor shall perform all work outlined in these specifications in such a manner as to provide maximum safety to the public, and meet all accepted standards for safe practices during the landscape operation; to safely maintain equipment, machines, and materials or other hazards consequential or related to the work; furthermore, to accept the sole responsibility for complying with all local, County, State or other legal requirements including, but not limited to, OSHA and CAL-OSHA.
ii. The Department Director, or his designee, reserves the right to issue restraint, or cease and desist orders, to the Contractor when unsafe or harmful acts are observed or reported relative to the performance of work under this contract.
iii. Contractor shall conduct its operation as to cause the least possible obstruction and inconvenience to public traffic. The Contractor shall furnish, erect and maintain such fences, barriers, lights and warning signs as deemed necessary by the Department Director of the Community Services Department. The Contractor must abide by the provisions of the "WORK AREA TRAFFIC CONTROL HANDBOOK" is herein adopted as the minimum safety guidelines.

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i. REMOVING OBSTRUCTIONS AND MAINTENANCE OF EXISTING

IMPROVEMENTS
i. When the work hereunder involves performance upon City property, and when the proper completion of the said work requires their temporary or permanent removal, the Contractor shall, at their own expense, remove, and without unreasonable delay temporarily or permanently replace or relocate to the satisfaction of the City and of another person or agency having jurisdiction, all water pipes, gas pipes, drainage lines, irrigation lines, sewer lines, pipelines, conduits, culverts, roads, driveways, fences, bridges, railroad tracks, wires, poles, towers, retaining walls, buildings, curbs, gutters, concrete walks, trees, shrubs, lawns, and all other improvements of whatsoever character not required by law to be removed by the City thereof; and all such improvements temporarily removed shall be maintained until permanently replaced, all at the Contractor's expense.
ii. Where the work is to be constructed in, or adjacent to, areas which have been improved by lawns, trees, shrubs, or gardens, the Contractor shall remove such trees or plants as may be necessary for the prosecution of the work and give them proper care and attention until the work has been satisfactorily completed, after which the Contractor shall replace them in as nearly the original condition and location as is reasonably possible. Where it is necessary to deposit the excavated materials on lawns during the process of construction, the Contractor shall first lay burlap or canvas on the lawn to prevent contact between the excavated material and the lawn. iii. Unless otherwise indicated in the contract documents all utility lines, conduits, wires, or structures shall be maintained by the Contractor and shall not be disturbed, disconnected, or damaged by them during the progress of the work, provided, that should the Contractor in the performance of the work disturb, disconnect, or damage any of the above, all expense, arising from such disturbance, or in the replacement or repair thereof, shall be home by the Contractor.

However, in accordance with Section 4215 of the California Government Code, the Contractor shall be compensated for the cost of locating and repairing damage to main or trunk line utility facilities located on the jobsite, not due to the failure of the Contractor to exercise reasonable care; for costs of removing or relocating such utility facilities not indicated in the contract documents with reasonable accuracy; and for the operation cost for equipment on the project necessarily idled such work.
iv. At least two working days prior to commencing any excavation pursuant to this Contract, the Contractor shall contact Underground Service Alert at (800) 227-2600 or other appropriate regional notification center if the excavation will be conducted in an area which is known, or reasonably should be known, to contain subsurface installations. j. CONTRACTOR STAFF
i. Contractor shall furnish sufficient supervisory and working personnel capable of promptly accomplishing on schedule, to the satisfaction of the Department Director, or his designee, all work required under this contract during the prescribed hours.

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ii. Contractor shall have competent supervisors, who may be working supervisors, on the job at all times work is being performed who are capable to communicate effectively both in written and oral English, and discuss matters pertaining to this contract. Supervisors must be able to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Department Director, or his designee, that they possess adequate technical background. Adequate and competent supervision shall be provided for all work done by the Contractor's employees to ensure accomplishment of high quality work which will be acceptable to the Department Director, or his designee. Any order or communication given to the supervisor shall be deemed as delivered to the Contractor. iii. Contractor, and their employees, shall conduct themselves in a proper and efficient manner at all times and shall cause the least possible annoyance to the public. The Department Director, or his designee, may require a Contractor to remove from the work site any employee(s) deemed careless, incompetent, or otherwise objectionable, whose continued employment on the job is considered to be contrary to the best interest of the City of Corona. iv. Contractor shall require each of his employees to wear basic public works working attire.

These are basically proper shoes, and other gear required by State Safety Regulation, and proper wearing of the clothing. Shirts shall be worn and buttoned at all times; safety vests are required when indicated by the Work Area Traffic Control Handbook, or the Department Director, or his designee.
v. The Department Director, or his designee, requires the Contractor to establish an identification system for personnel assigned to service this Agreement which clearly indicates to the public the name of the Contractor responsible for the landscape maintenance services. The identification system shall be furnished at the Contractor's expense and includes appropriate attire and/or name badges.
k. LOCAL OFFICE
i. Contractor shall maintain an office with a telephone and provide at all times the following:

1. A responsible person(s), employed by the Contractor, which shall have the ability to take necessary action regarding all inquiries and/or complaints received from the City of Corona or the Department Director, or his designee.

2. This person(s) shall be reachable twenty-four (24) hours per day and seven (7) days per week.

3. An answering service shall be considered an acceptable substitute to full-time coverage, outside of prescribed working hours, provided the Contractor are notified of any communication within one (1) hour after receipt of said communication.

4. The telephone number(s) of the Contractor or responsible person(s) of the Contractor shall be a toll-free number for the City of Corona.

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ii. During normal working hours, the Contractor's Supervisors, who are responsible for providing maintenance services, shall be available for notification through radio or cellular telephone communication.
l. STORAGE FACILITIES
The City of Corona shall not provide any storage facilities for the Contractor. m. SIGNS
Contractor shall not post signs or advertising matter upon the areas under maintenance or improvements thereon, unless prior written approval is obtained from the Department Director, or his designee.
n. LOCKS AND KEYS
Where City of Corona locks and keys are required as part of this contract, the Contractor shall:
i. Not duplicate any coded City key furnished by the City. ii. Surrender all keys furnished by the Community Services Department promptly at the end of the contract period, or at any time deemed necessary by the Department Director, or his designee, to prevent loss to the City of Corona.
iii. Protect the security of City property by keeping controller cabinet and enclosure doors locked at all times.
iv. Refrain from using premises behind locked doors for storage of materials, supplies or tools except as approved by the Department Director, or his designee. v. Be required to pay a $100.00 deposit for each key issued to open Calsense controller cabinets.

This deposit is refundable upon return of the key to the City of Corona.

Loss of a key will result in the forfeiture of the key deposit and may restrict the City of Corona from issuing any future keys
o. UTILITIES
i. The City of Corona shall pay for the maintenance-related water and electrical utilities. ii. Water usage shall not exceed the amount required to comply with irrigation schedules established by the Contractor and approved by the Department Director, or his designee. · iii. Contractor may pay for all excessive utility usage due to any Contractor's failure to repair irrigation systems or unauthorized increases in water usage.

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iv. The excess cost will be determined by comparing the current usage with historical usage for the same time period.
v. The excess cost factor may be deducted from payments to the Contractor; however, the Contractor will be allowed to explain the increase in utility usage prior to the actual deduction. p. NON-INTERFERENCE
Contractor shall not interfere with the public use of the premises, and shall conduct their operations so as to offer the least possible obstruction and inconvenience to the public, nor disrupt the peace and quiet of the area within which the services are performed. q. PROTECTION OF PUBLIC
Adequate warning devices, barricades, guards, flagmen or other necessary precautions shall be taken by the Contractor to give advised and reasonable protection, safety and warning to persons and vehicular traffic concerned in the area.
r. PARKING
i. Contractor shall park his vehicles and equipment within designated parking areas or in such a location to insure normal vehicular traffic.
ii. The Contractor's vehicles and equipment shall not be parked or set in such a manner that they block pedestrian access or vehicular right-of-way except as required to comply with all safety standards of OSHA or CAL-OSHA.
iii. Contractor shall promptly remove from the work area, all debris generated by their performance.
s. USE OF CHEMICALS
i. Contractor shall submit a list of all chemical herbicides, pesticides, and rodenticides proposed for use under this contract for approval by the Department Director, or his designee. Materials included on this list shall be limited to chemicals approved by the State of California Department. of Pesticide Regulation, and shall include the exact brand name and generic formulation. The use of any chemical on the list shall be based on the recommendations of a licensed pest control advisor where required by law.
ii. The use of chemicals shall conform to the current County of Riverside Agriculture Commissioner regulations. No chemical herbicide, rodenticide, or pesticide shall be applied until its use is approved, in writing, by the Department Director, or his designee, as appropriate for the purpose and area proposed.

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t. METHOD OF IRRIGATION
i. Irrigation shall be done by the use of automatic or manual sprinkler systems where available and operable. However, failure of the existing irrigation system to provide full and proper coverage shall not relieve the Contractor of the responsibility to provide adequate irrigation with full and proper coverage to all areas in the work site. ii. All areas receiving marginal coverage shall be irrigated by a portable irrigation method. The Contractor SHALL furnish all hoses, nozzles, sprinklers, etc., necessary to accomplish this supplemental irrigation.
iii. Care shall be exercised to prevent a waste of water, erosion, and/or detrimental seepage into existing underground improvements or structures.
iv. Water supplied by the City for irrigation may be Recycled Water, indicated by purple colorcoded sprinklers, valves, valve boxes, tags and signs. Contractor understands that Recycled is not intended for human contact or consumption. Contractor accepts full responsibility for educating and monitoring its employees regarding safety issues related to the presence and use of Recycled Water.

Irrigation shall be repaired or replaced within the following time limits:

1. Mainline irrigation breaks shall be repaired within two (2) hours.

2. All other irrigation repair and/or replacement shall be completed within one (1) working day. u. GREEN WASTE DISPOSAL
i. Green waste shall be defined as tree and shrubbery trimmings, grass, weeds, leaves, woodchips and other garden organic materials.
ii. Contractor shall be responsible for recycling all green waste generated from their contract performance.
iii. Contractor shall have the duty to keep all green waste from being contaminated to an extent it no longer can be recycled.
iv. Contractor shall deliver all green waste to a city approved reclamation site, for the purposes of recycling.
v. Contractor shall submit a monthly report identifying the weight and/or volume of green waste recycled during the preceding month. Payment of maintenance invoice will not be made until green waste monthly report is completed and received by the Department Director, or his designee.

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v. EMERGENCY CALLS
i. Contractor shall have the capability to receive and respond immediately to calls of an emergency nature during normal working hours and outside of normal working hours. ii. Calls of an emergency nature received by the Department Director, or his designee, shall be referred to the worksite Contractor for immediate disposition. iii. If the worksite Contractor cannot be reached within two (2) hours the City will deduct from the monthly billing the cost of City forces, or other sources, used to repair the emergency. iv. The Contractor shall not receive additional compensation for responding to emergencies for work included in these general conditions at contract worksites. w. EXTRAORDINARY SERVICES
i. Contractor shall be responsible for providing extraordinary service and/or repairs to existing landscape.

1. Extraordinary services shall be defined as work not included in these general conditions or work required at a site for which there is no contract.

2. Extraordinary maintenance shall include answering emergency calls as required. Contractor shall respond to an emergency call within two (2) hours. Contractor shall maintain a 24 hours per day seven days per week on-call service for emergency calls.

3. The Contractor shall notify the Department Director, or his designee, by telephone within 24 hours of any emergency extraordinary work that is performed. Non-emergency extraordinary work requires written approval before the work is performed. ii. If a City Representative is still at the site when the worksite Contractor arrives, the Contractor shall quickly evaluate the situation and discuss it with that responsible person.

1. If the repair will take only a few minutes, the City Employee may stay to continue to direct traffic while the Contractor makes the repairs.

2. If the repair will take longer than the City Employee can wait, the Contractor shall immediately set up temporary traffic control devices and all other necessary warning devices and relieve the City Representative.
iii. An emergency may be called by the following individuals or agencies at any time for extraordinary services involving repair work:

1. City Manager

2. Assistant City Manager
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3. Police Department

4. Maintenance Manager

5. Fire Chief

6. Utility Construction Superintendent

7. Parks Services Worker

8. Park Superintendent
iv. The following emergency phone numbers is listed for the convenience of Contractor.

Fire Department (Dispatch) (951) 736-2221
Fire Department (Emergency) 911 or (951) 736-2222
Police Department (Emergency) 911 or (951) 736-2333
American Medical Response (951) 782-5200
Corona Regional Medical Center (951) 737-4343
812 5. Washburn A venue, Corona
Southern California Edison (800) 611-1911
Southern California Gas (Transmission) (951) 845-2617
Four Corners Pipeline (213) 428-9000
5900 Cherry Avenue, Long Beach
x. REPORTING DAMAGE OR MALFUNCTION
Any damage to, or malfunction of, any facility not specifically stated in this Agreement shall be promptly reported to the Department Director, or his designee. y. COMPENSATION FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE
i. The City shall compensate Contractor based upon the total dollar amount of a bid or the total dollar amount of a combination of bids, if applicable, in monthly installments beginning 30 days after the commencement of work.
ii. Billing adjustments may be made where authorized by this Agreement. z. METHOD OF PAYMENT
i. The Contractor will be paid monthly for satisfactory work performed under this contract. ii. On or about the first of each month the Contractor shall submit an invoice and all reports required in the Agreement for work performed in the prior month. iii. This invoice shall be in accordance with the contract price and shall become the basis for payment.
iv. This invoice shall be subject to review and approval by the Department Director, or his designee.

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v. All submitted invoices, approved by the Department Director, or his designee, shall require a minimum of three (3) weeks for processing by the City of Corona Administrative Services Department.
vi. Any charges in the invoice not approved by the Department Director, or his designee, shall not be paid by the City.
aa. MINOR MODIFICATION
The Department Director, or his designee, may modify these specifications with the joint approval of the Contractor.
bb. CONTRACTOR NON-COMPLIANCE
i. If the Department Director, or his designee, determines that there are deficiencies in the performance of this Agreement, the Department Director, or his designee, will provide a written notice to the Contractor stating the deficiencies and specifying a time frame to correct the specified deficiencies. This time frame shall be reasonable, as determined by the Department Director, or his designee, to correct the specified deficiencies. ii. Should the Contractor fail to correct any deficiencies within the stated time frame, the Department Director, or his designee, may exercise the following measures:

1. Deduct from the Contractor's payment the amount necessary to correct the deficiency, including City overhead.

2. Withhold the entire or partial payment.

3. Utilize City forces, or an alternate source, to correct the deficiency and deduct from the Contractor's payment the total cost, including City overhead.

4. Deduct pro-rata from the Contractor's payment the amount calculated from the "Supplemental Maintenance Task Cost Breakdown" for work not performed.

5. Charge liquidated damages.
a. The City shall retain the right to impose liquidated damages of $500 per day, or a portion thereof, for each deficiency.
b. This amount shall be deducted from the Contractor's payment. c. The action above shall not be construed as a penalty but as an adjustment of payment to the Contractor to recover City of Corona cost due to the failure of the Contractor to complete or comply with the provisions of this Agreement.

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iii. The Department Director, or his designee, shall decide all questions which arise as to the manner of performance and completion per schedule, acceptable fulfillment of the contract by the Contractor, interpretation of the specifications, and compensation to include completion of work by alternate sources.
iv. In addition to the provisions of Section 31 (B), in the event of a failure to correct a deficiency, or for any other breach of this Agreement by the Contractor, the City of Corona may immediately terminate this Agreement.
cc. PAYMENTS WITHHELD
i. The City may withhold entire or partial payment for reasons as follows:

1. Work required in the specifications which is defective, incomplete or not performed.

2. Claims filed or reasonable evidence indicating probable filing of claims.

3. Failure of the Contractor to make payments properly to subcontractor, or for materials and/ or labor.

4. A reasonable doubt that the contract cannot be completed for the remaining balance.

5. Reports, logs, or other contractual written documentation required of the Contractor to be delivered to the Department Director, or his designee, which is/are incomplete or not performed. dd. COMPLAINTS FROM CITY
i. The Contractor shall maintain a monthly written log of all complaints which includes the date and time received and the action taken or the reason for non-action. The monthly log of complaints shall accompany the monthly invoice.
ii. All complaints shall be abated as soon as possible after notification; but in all cases within 24 hours, to the satisfaction of the Department Director, or his designee. iii. If any complaint is not abated within 24 hours, the Department Director, or his designee, shall be notified immediately of the reason for not abating the complaint, followed by a written report to the Department Director, or his designee, within five ( 5) days. iv. If the complaints are not abated within the time specified, or to the satisfaction of the Department Director, or his designee, the Department Director, or his designee, may correct the specific complaint and the total cost incurred by the City of Corona shall be deducted and forfeited from the payments owing to the Contractor from the City of Corona.

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ee. PAYROLL
i. Section 1776, Chapter 1 of Division 2, from the California Labor Code requires that each Contractor and Subcontractor keep an accurate payroll record, showing the name, address, social security number, work classification, straight time and overtime hours worked each day and each week, and the actual per diem wages paid each journeyman, apprentice or worker employed by him.
ii. The employee's own payroll records shall be available for inspection, and a copy shall be made available to the employee or his authorized representative, the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement and the Division of Apprenticeship Standard. iii. Pursuant to Labor Code Section 1778.8, the Contractor agrees to pay travel and subsistence payments to each workman needed to execute the work in accordance with the applicable collective bargaining agreements filed with the Department of Industrial Relations. ff. APPRENTICESHIP STANDARD
Where required under law, the prime Contractor on this project shall assume full responsibility for compliance with apprenticeship standards as established by Section 1777.5 of the California State Labor Code.
gg. NOTICES
i. Any notice, demand, request, consent, approval, or communication that either party desires, or is required to give to the other party or any other person, shall be in writing and either served personally, sent by prepaid, first-class mail, or by facsimile followed by mailing of said notice. ii. Any notice, demand, request, consent, approval, or communication that either party desires, or is required to give to the other party, shall be addressed to the other party at the address set forth below. Either party may change its address by notifying in writing the other party of the change of address.
iii. Notice shall be deemed communicated two (2) City working days from the time of mailing, if mailed as provided in this paragraph.

NOTE – NOT PUBLIC PROJECT WORK
This Agreement generally governs only work which is considered to be “maintenance work” under CMC Section 3.08.010(k) and Public Contract Code Section 22002(d), and does not include “public project” work under CMC Section 3.08.010(m) and Public Contract Code Section 22002(c). The only time that an individual call-out, as described in Exhibits “B” and “C” attached hereto, might include “public project” work is when an individual call-out is strictly limited to an amount that is not required to be informally or formally bid under the CMC or state law (e.g. less than $60,000), and individual projects shall not be split to fall below that amount.

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EXHIBIT “B”

SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
Contractor shall complete the Services within the Term of this Agreement, and shall meet any other reasonable schedules and deadlines established by City’s Representative.

The contract term can be extended with two optional two-year renewals • Option 1, if exercised, shall be effective July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2028 • Option 2, if exercised, shall be effective July 1, 2028 through June 30, 2030 Option year pricing shall be negotiated by the Parties prior to commencement of each additional two year period. Negotiated price adjustments will be made in accordance with and shall not exceed the percentage of change in the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index “All Urban Consumers for Riverside, California, Area (CPI-U), not seasonally adjusted, for the most recent twelve (12) months for which statistics are available. This method of price adjustment shall apply to each extension period exercised. Option years shall become effective only upon issuance by the City of a duly authorized Purchase Order.

AS-NEEDED SERVICES
Each individual call-out under this Agreement is a separate project for purposes the City’s bidding and purchasing requirements.

Contractor shall provide the Services on an as-needed basis, and as scheduled and directed by the City’s Representative.

For each individual call-out, Contractor shall respond, mobilize and be on-site ready to start work no later than two business days after notification for routine work, repairs and installations.

Contractor must be able to respond by telephone to emergency call-out notifications from City within fifteen (15) minutes of being notified by City that there is an emergency, and to be mobilized and on-site within one (1) hour of such emergency notification by City.

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EXHIBIT “C”

COMPENSATION
Contractor shall receive compensation, including authorized reimbursements, for all Services rendered under this Agreement at the rates set forth herein.

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BONDS
Each individual call-out under this Agreement is a separate project for purposes of the City’s bidding and purchasing requirements, including, but not limited to, its bond requirements provided for in Civil Code Section 9550, which mandates that the City require a payment bond for certain public work projects involving an expenditure in excess of $25,000.

Payment Bonds: Contractor shall provide a 100% payment bond for all individual call-out projects for which a project work order has been issued by the City in excess of $25,000.

Performance Bonds: Contractor shall be required to provide a 100% performance bond whenever the City indicates that one is required in the project work order issued for an individual call-out project.

Cost of Bonds: Whenever a bond is required by the City for an individual call-out project, Contractor will be able to include the costs of the bonds for that individual call-out.

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DATE: 11/6/2024
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Community Services Department

REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBJECT:

AWARD OF CONTRACT TO TROPICAL PLAZA NURSERY, INC. FOR ON-CALL

EMERGENCY LANDSCAPE SERVICES
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

This staff report asks the City Council to approve a contract with Tropical Plaza Nursery Inc. for on-call landscaping services in an amount not to exceed $175,000 through June 30, 2025. On-call landscape services are used as-needed for work performed outside the scope of work of the regular landscape contracted services.

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

That the City Council:
a. Award Notice Inviting Bids 23-005RH to Tropical Plaza Nursery, Inc. for on-call emergency landscape services, for an amount not to exceed $175,000 through June 30, 2025, and waive all minor irregularities in the bidding documents as submitted by said bidder.
b. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute the contract with Tropical Plaza Nursery, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $175,000 per fiscal year, including any non-substantive extensions, purchase orders, change orders, and

amendments up to ten percent of the contract amount of $17,500 as authorized by Corona Municipal Code Section 3.08.050(H).

BACKGROUND & HISTORY:

The City of Corona utilizes on-call landscaping services, as needed, for work outside of the regular landscape contracted services. These non-routine maintenance items include homeless encampment clean-ups, complex irrigation repairs and installation, plantings in parks and landscape areas, parkway and median improvements, ballfield maintenance, weed abatement, and winter season rain preparations. In Fiscal Year (FY) 2022, the Council awarded a single-year contract for these services with the request that staff return with an improved process to attract more bidders. In the meantime, the City utilized Planned Purchase Orders to continue to provide these services while a vendor was secured through the bidding process.

The Community Services Department worked with Purchasing to revise the bid process and determined that a Notice Inviting Bid (NIB) would attract more interest from contractors than a Request for Proposal (RFP). A NIB was issued by the Purchasing Division on November 9, 2022, for on-call emergency landscape services. NIB 23-005RH was posted on Planet Bids and emailed to the construction trade journals as well as advertised in the Corona local newspaper, Sentinel Weekly. A total of 127 vendors were notified about the bid, and five vendors downloaded the bid.

ANALYSIS:

The Purchasing Division received two bids for this project. Because the bid was issued for on-call services, with no guarantee of usage, the Bid Pricing Schedule required bidders to submit pricing based on single unit costing for 38 separate line items including, but not limited to, wire tracing (irrigation), 1-gallon plant and installation, 5-gallon plant and installation, installation of irrigation heads, turf removal, and hydro seed. The low bidder was determined based on the summation of the single-unit cost bid for each line item.

The contract was awarded to L.R. Landscaping, Inc. as they were the lowest responsive, responsible bidder. However, they have since dissolved their business and are no longer available for services.

Staff recommends awarding the contract to Tropical Plaza Nursery, Inc. as the second lowest responsive, responsible bidder. The requested award amount is $175,000 through June 30, 2025, with the option to extend the contract for $175,000 yearly thereafter. The amount requested is based on historical annual expenditures for on-call landscaping services.

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

Funding for the recommended actions is available in the Community Services Department’s General Fund, Landscape Maintenance Districts and Community Facilities Districts operating budgets. Future funding requests will be recommended through the annual budget process.

ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS:

This action is exempt pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the Guidelines for the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), which states that a project is exempt from CEQA if the activity is covered by the commonsense exemption that CEQA applies only to projects that have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. Where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment, the activity is not subject to CEQA. This action is a financial transaction between Tropical Plaza Nursery Inc. and the City of Corona, and there is no possibility that adopting this resolution will have a significant effect on the environment. Therefore, no environmental analysis is required.

PREPARED BY: SARAH ARCE, MANAGEMENT ANALYST I & MOSES CORTEZ,

FACILITIES, PARKS, AND TRAILS MANAGER
REVIEWED BY: DONNA FINCH, COMMUNITY SERVICES DIRECTOR
ATTACHMENT:

1.) Exhibit 1 – Contract with Tropical Plaza

DATE: 11/06/2024
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Community Services Department
2024-116

REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBJECT:

CONTRACT EXTENSION IN THE AMOUNT OF $567,470 WITH ROCKEY MURATA LANDSCAPES INC. FOR PARK LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE SERVICES IN LMD AREA 3 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2025
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

This staff report asks the City Council to approve a contract extension with Rockey Murata Landscape Inc. for landscape maintenance services in LMD area 3. The current contract for this LMD area has expired and the Community Services Department in collaboration with the Purchasing Department have already started the bidding process on these services. The contract extension would allow City staff to maintain the current landscape services and solicit completive bids through a Notice Inviting Bids.

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

That the City Council:
a. Approve a contract extension in the amount of $567,470 to Rockey Murata Landscape Maintenance Services. for parks landscape maintenance services in LMD Area 3 through June 30, 2025.
b. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute an extension to the Maintenance and General Services Agreement with Rockey Murata Landscape Maintenance Services in the amount of $567,470 through June 30, 2025, including

any non-substantive change orders, purchase orders, and amendments up to the amount authorized in Corona Municipal Code Section 3.08.060(J), which is equivalent to 10% or $56,747.

BACKGROUND & HISTORY:

The City of Corona Community Services Department oversees landscape maintenance services throughout several Landscape Maintenance Districts (LMDs) and Community Facilities Districts (CFDs) and utilizes professional contractual services to perform this work. On September 5, 2018, the Community Services Department entered into a contract with Rockey Murata Landscape Inc. to provide landscape maintenance services for LMD Area 3 through August 7, 2024 in the amount of $567,470 per year. Rockey Murata specializes in contractual services for landscape maintenance, and provides the equipment, labor, and materials needed to perform this work in a safe and effective manner.

The City of Corona has made a large investment and commitment to its parks and landscape districts, which includes comprehensive landscape maintenance services such as mowing, edging, trimming and litter removal. To offer seamless services in LMD Area 3, staff is seeking a contractor who will have a consistent crew working this zone.

ANALYSIS:

The contract for Rockey Murata Landscape Maintenance Services Inc. has expired. Due to the time required to bid the project and fulfill our maintenance requirements, the Community Services Department is requesting a one-year extension to their contract through June 30, 2025. This extension will allow the existing maintenance contractor to continue services through Fiscal Year 2025 while the Community Services Department works with the Purchasing Division to prepare a Notice Inviting Bids (NIB) and award a competitive bid to begin on July 1, 2025.

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

Funding for the recommended actions is available in the Community Services Department’s General Fund, Landscape Maintenance Districts, and Community Facilities Districts operating budgets. Future funding requests will be recommended through the annual budget process.

ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS:

This action is exempt pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the Guidelines for the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), which states that a project is exempt from CEQA if the activity is covered by the commonsense exemption that CEQA applies only to projects that have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. Where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment, the activity is not subject to CEQA. This action is a financial transaction between the City of Corona and Rockey Murata Landscape Maintenance Services Inc., and there is no possibility that adopting this resolution will

have a significant effect on the environment. Therefore, no environmental analysis is required.

PREPARED BY: SARAH ARCE, MANAGEMENT ANALYST I & MOSES CORTEZ,

FACILITIES, PARKS, AND TRAILS MANAGER
REVIEWED BY: DONNA FINCH, COMMUNITY SERVICES DIRECTOR
ATTACHMENTS:

1. Exhibit 1 – Agreement Extension

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CITY OF CORONA

SIXTH AMENDMENT TO

MAINTENANCE/GENERAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
WITH
ROCKEY MURATA LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE SERVICES, INC.
(LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE SERVICES FOR LMD, CFD, AND FIRE STATION AREA #3)

1. PARTIES AND DATE.

This Sixth Amendment to the Maintenance/General Services Agreement (“Sixth Amendment”) is made and entered into this 7th day of August, 2024 by and between the City of Corona (“City”) and Rockey Murata Landscape Maintenance Services, Inc., a California Corporation. (“Contractor”). City and Contractor are sometimes individually referred to as “Party” and collectively as “Parties” in this Sixth Amendment.

2. RECITALS.

2.1 Agreement. City and Contractor entered into that certain Maintenance/General Services Agreement dated September 5, 2018 (“Agreement”), whereby Contractor agreed to provide landscaping and maintenance services.

2.2 Prior Amendments. City and Contractor entered into that certain First Amendment to the Maintenance/General Services Agreement on or about June 25, 2019 (“First Amendment”). City and Contractor entered into that certain Second Amendment to the Maintenance/General Services Agreement on or about September 29, 2019 (“Second Amendment”). City and Contractor entered into that certain Third Amendment to the Maintenance/General Services Agreement on or about July 22, 2021 (“Third Amendment”).

City and Contractor entered into that certain Fourth Amendment to the Maintenance/General Services Agreement on or about October 25, 2022 (“Fourth Amendment”). City and Contractor entered into that certain Fifth Amendment to the Maintenance/General Services Agreement on or about October 19, 2023 (“Fifth Amendment”).

2.3 Amendment. City and Consultant desire to amend the Agreement for the sixth time to amend the compensation.

3. TERMS.

3.1 Rates & Total Compensation. Section 3.3.1 of the Agreement and Amendments is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
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incorporated herein by reference. The total compensation, including authorized reimbursements, shall not exceed Five Hundred Sixty-Seven Thousand and Four Hundred and Seventy Dollars ($567,470.00) (“Total Compensation”) without the written approval of the City’s Representative. Extra Work may be authorized, as described below, and if authorized, will be compensated at the rates and manner set forth in this Agreement.”

3.2 Continuing Effect of Agreement. Except as amended by this Sixth Amendment, all provisions of the Agreement shall remain unchanged and in full force and effect.

From and after the date of this Sixth Amendment, whenever the term “Agreement” appears in the Agreement, it shall mean the Agreement as amended by this Sixth Amendment.

3.3 Adequate Consideration. The Parties hereto irrevocably stipulate and agree that they have each received adequate and independent consideration for the performance of the obligations they have undertaken pursuant to this Sixth Amendment.

3.4 Counterparts. This Sixth Amendment may be executed in duplicate originals, each of which is deemed to be an original, but when taken together shall constitute but one and the same instrument.
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CITY’S SIGNATURE PAGE
FOR

SIXTH AMENDMENT TO

MAINTENANCE/GENERAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
WITH
ROCKEY MURATA LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE SERVICES, INC.
(LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE SERVICES FOR LMD, CFD, AND FIRE STATION AREA #3)
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have entered into this Sixth Amendment to Maintenance/General Services Agreement as of the date noted on the first page of the Amendment.

CITY OF CORONA
By: _________________________
Donna Finch
Community Services Director
By: _________________________
Moses Cortez
Facilities, Parks & Trails Manager

Reviewed By: ________________________
Yasmin Lopez
Purchasing Manager
Attest : _________________________
Sylvia Edwards
City Clerk
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CONTRACTOR’S SIGNATURE PAGE
FOR

SIXTH AMENDMENT TO

MAINTENANCE/GENERAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
WITH
ROCKEY MURATA LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE SERVICES, INC.
(LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE SERVICES FOR LMD, CFD, AND FIRE STATION AREA #3)
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have entered into this Sixth Amendment to Maintenance/General Services Agreement as of the date noted on the first page of the Amendment.

ROCKEY MURATA LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE SERVICES, INC.
a California Corporation
By: _________________________
Robert Murata
CEO
By: _________________________
Andie Murata
Secretary
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DATE: 11/06/2024
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Finance Department
2024-118

REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL
SUBJECT:

FISCAL YEAR 2025 QUARTER 1 BUDGETARY ADJUSTMENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

This staff report asks the Council to consider budgetary adjustments for Fiscal Year 2024 based on the Quarter 1 results and staff recommendations for funding level changes. On a quarterly basis, staff presents an update to the City Council on the current fiscal year revenue and expenditures. As part of the process, departments review the operating and capital improvement project funding levels and provide recommendations for budgetary adjustments. For Quarter 1, staff recommends appropriating $7,959,284, reducing appropriations by $6,727,049, increasing estimated revenues by $5,000 and authorizing budget and cash transfers across multiple funds, as noted in Exhibits 1 and 2.

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

That the City Council:
a. Appropriate $2,916,312, increase estimated revenues by $5,000 and authorize budgetary transfers across multiple funds as noted in Exhibit 1 - Appropriations, Estimated Revenues, and Transfers.
b. Appropriate $5,042,972 in the Measure X Fund 120, reduce appropriations in the amount of $6,727,049 in the American Rescue Plan Act Fund 413, and authorize

budgetary and cash transfers relating to American Rescue Plan Act Projects as noted in Exhibit 2 – American Rescue Plan Act Appropriations and Transfers. c. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute the Third Amendment to the Maintenance/General Services Agreement with Kalmikov Enterprises, Inc., dba Fire Apparatus Solutions, increase total compensation to $250,000 and extend the contract to June 30, 2027 to provide repairs and as needed services for equipment for all first responder fire apparatus equipment. i. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to issue a Change Order to the Fire Apparatus Solutions Blanket Purchase Order (B250348) for a total Purchase Order amount of $250,000.
d. Approve a first Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with Ferguson Enterprises, LLC for $1,278,291 for a total contract amount of $16,320,934. i. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute an amendment to the Professional Services Agreement in the amount of $1,278,291, and to negotiate and execute non-substantive extensions, change orders, purchase orders, and amendments up to 10% or $1,632,093. e. Change Order to Increase JCI Jones Chemicals, Inc Purchase Order to $100,000. i. Authorize an increase of $56,000 to B250237 for a total purchase order amount of $100,000.
ii. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to approve change orders necessary for the execution of the work, including any rate and/or total compensation increases negotiated by the Parties. These changes shall be made in accordance with, and shall not exceed, the percentage of change in the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index All Urban Consumer for Riverside, California, Area (CPI-U), for the most recent twelve (12) months for which statistics are available.
iii. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to approve and execute any documents necessary to implement change orders up to 10% of the revised purchase order amount, or $10,000, as authorized by Corona Municipal Code Section, 3.08.080(I) for each of the remaining one-year renewal periods.
f. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to issue a Project Purchase Order to Proforce in the amount of $139,084.
i. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to negotiate and execute any amendments to the agreement that are non-substantive and change orders up to 10% as authorized in Corona Municipal Code Section 3.08.070(I). ii. Authorize an exception to competitive bidding pursuant to Corona Municipal Code Section 3.08.140 (E) that competitive bidding has been satisfied upon the reason provided in the Analysis section.
g. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute the First Amendment to the Maintenance/General Services Agreement with Orozco Landscape and Tree

Company to extend the agreement through September 30, 2024 and to increase the compensation to $186,843.52 for Landscape Maintenance Services for Parks and Special Facility Areas 2 and 3.
i. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to issue a Change Order to the Orozco Landscape and Tree Company Blanket Purchase Order (B241124) for a total Purchase Order amount of $186,843.52. h. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute the First Amendment to the Maintenance/General Services Agreement with Mariposa Landscape, Inc. to increase the compensation to $174,000 for Landscape Maintenance Services for Parks and Special Facility Areas 1 and 5.
i. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to issue a Change Order to the Mariposa Landscape, Inc. Blanket Purchase Order (B250508) for a total Purchase Order amount of $174,000.
i. Adopt Resolution No. 2024-101, approving the City of Corona Position Library and Compensation Plan and repealing all prior Plans, including Resolution No. 2024- 081, effective November 7, 2024.

That the Corona Utility Authority review, ratify, and to the extent necessary, direct that the City Council take the above actions.

BACKGROUND & HISTORY:

On a quarterly basis, the Finance Department provides a budget update to the City Council. As part of the quarterly process, departments provide operating and CIP adjustments that need to be addressed in the fiscal year (FY). The Finance Department prepares a consolidated request for the City Council’s consideration.

ANALYSIS:

Item a - Appropriate $2,916,312, increase estimated revenues by $5,000 and authorize budgetary transfers across multiple funds as noted in Exhibit 1 - Appropriations, Estimated Revenues, and Transfers.

Appropriations

1. Reallocate 40-Hour Fire Captain Funding Allocation
The FY 2025 approved budget for the EMS Officer (40-Hour Fire Captain) with an original request of utilizing a 40/60 split between opioid settlement funds and general funds for the position. The Fire Department team has strategically looked at the funding sources and the 40/60 split can move into a fully funded position using solely opioid settlement funds for the EMS Officer (40-Hour Fire Captain) position for FY 2025.

The Fire Department requests an appropriation of $161,613 in the Opioids Settlement Fund 293 and an appropriation decrease by the same amount in the General Fund 110 for FY 2025. The allocation between the funding sources will be evaluated each year through the annual budget process.

2. Deputy Fire Chief Vehicle Purchases
This item is a one-time budget increase for the purchase of two Deputy Fire Chief vehicles. Initially, $126,000 was approved through the FY 2025 budget process. An additional $14,707 is requested to account for the difference in actual costs for both vehicle purchases.

The Fire Department requests a total appropriation in the amount $14,707 ($7,601 from the General Fund 110 and $7,106 from the Vehicle Replacement Fund 684) to the Vehicle Procurement Operating and Maintenance Project No. 68340.

3. Two (2) New Project Manager Positions for the Public Works Department The Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Division comprises three (3) service areas:

Utilities, Parks & Facilities, and Streets & Roadway. The total budget and number of projects associated with Fiscal Year 2025 for the Division are summarized in the table below:

Utilities Parks & Facilities Streets & Roadway
$70 Million $158 Million $185 Million
42 Projects 32 Projects 42 Projects
The spread of projects for each employee within the service Division is, on average, six (6) projects. Ideally, each person would have two (2) in planning, two (2) in design, and two (2) in construction. Funding sources for projects in all service areas are anticipated to be stable, and the number of projects being delivered is, at minimum, offset by an equal number or more projects from the various master plans and the development of the asset management program. CIP staff also support other departments by providing cost estimates, reviewing studies for water pressure, and representing the department or the city in project development teams on regional projects.

With the passing of Measure X and the City Council’s focus on improving our parks and facilities in the last few years, staffing will need adequate support with the number of projects in the parks and facilities service area. The Public Works Department requests an additional two (2) Project Manager positions to offset the existing workload and the anticipated projects in the master plans for parks, trails, and facilities.

Annual costs will be funded 20% in the salary/benefits budget and 80% through Capital Improvement Projects. Funding for the remainder of the fiscal year, including one-time workstation costs, is $38,810. The total recurring cost for the two (2) positions is $286,922 with a budget impact of approximately $57,384 in the General Fund 110. The remaining recurring costs of $229,538 will be charged to capital improvement projects.

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