City of Fontana
8353 Sierra Avenue
Fontana, CA 92335
Minutes
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
2:00 PM
Grover W. Taylor Council Chambers
City Council Meeting
Acquanetta Warren - Mayor
Peter A. Garcia - Mayor Pro Tem
John B. Roberts - Council Member
Jesus "Jesse" Sandoval - Council Member
Phillip Cothran - Council Member
Germaine Key - City Clerk
Janet Koehler-Brooks, City Treasurer
CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL:
A. 2:00 P.M. Call To Order/Roll Call:
The Regular Meeting of the Fontana City Council was held in the Grover W. Taylor Council Chambers, 8353 Sierra Avenue, Fontana, CA 92335, on Tuesday, March 11, 2025.
Mayor Pro Tem Garcia called the Regular City Council Meeting to order at 2:01 p.m.
ROLL CALL:
PRESENT: Mayor Pro Tem Garcia, Council Members Cothran, Roberts, and Sandoval.
City Treasurer Janet Koehler-Brooks and City Clerk Germaine Key were also present.
ABSENT: Mayor Warren
INVOCATION/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
A. Invocation/Pledge of Allegiance:
The invocation was given by Council Member Roberts, followed by the pledge of allegiance led by Council Member Cothran.
PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS:
A. Public Communications
There were no public communications.
CONSENT CALENDAR:
Prior to the motion, the following occurred:
• City Council Item I:
Council Member Sandoval requested to pull this item for discussion.
Deputy City Manager Phillip Burum presented the staff report.
Council Member Sandoval inquired whether the proposed memorial would impact the existing John F. Kennedy Memorial. Deputy City Manager Burum clarified that the John F. Kennedy Memorial would remain unaffected.
Council Member Sandoval expressed appreciation for the project and thanked Senator Eloise Gomez Reyes for her support and funding of the memorial.
Council Member Cothran asked whether the proposed landscaping would align with the existing design. Deputy City Manager Burum explained that the project’s drought -tolerant landscaping would be integrated with the surrounding landscape, and the existing non-functional turf would be replaced.
A. Approval of Minutes 25-0100
Approve the minutes of the February 20, 2025, Special City Council Meeting, February 25, 2025, Regular City Council Meeting and the March 4, 2025, Special City Council Meeting.
B. Master Case No. 24-092; Miscellaneous Project No. 24-011: 25-0029 Review of the 2024 General Plan Annual Progress Report
Based on the information in the staff report, staff recommends that the City Council direct staff to send the 2024 General Plan Annual Progress Report to the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR) and the State Department of Housing Community Development (HCD).
C. Implementation of Classification and Compensation Study and 25-0046 Ratification of the 2024 - 2027 Memorandum of Understanding for the Fontana Police Benefit Association.
Adopt Resolution No. 2025-017, a resolution of the City Council of the City of Fontana, California, approving the Memorandum of Understanding and the updated salary table between the Fontana Police Benefit Association and the City to establish terms of employment.
D. Accept Donation from Good Earth Plumbing & Rooter (2024 25-0054 Festival of Winter)
Accept donation from Good Earth Plumbing & Rooter in the amount of $5,000 for use towards the 2024 Festival of Winter.
E. Final Acceptance of the Construction of the Sierra Avenue 25-0065 Widening Project between Foothill Boulevard and Baseline Avenue
Accept as complete the work performed by Los Angeles Engineering, Inc. for the construction of the Sierra Avenue Widening Project (Bid No.
SB-86-DE-22).
F. Final Acceptance of the Construction of the Public Works 25-0066 Concrete Maintenance Project (PW-24-133-SB)
Accept as complete the work performed by We R Builders, Inc. for the Public Works Concrete Maintenance Project (PW-24-133-SB) and approve the final construction amount of $370,389.30.
G. Final Acceptance for the Construction of the Miller Park Fence 25-0074 Installation Project (Bid No. DE-24-08-SB)
Accept as complete the work performed by Dash Construction Company, Inc. for the construction of the Miller Park Fence Installation Project (Bid No.
DE-24-08-SB).
H. Acceptance of Fontana’s Downtown Revitalization Grant 25-0077
1. Accept grant funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in the amount of $850,000 for Fontana’s Downtown Revitalization.
2. Authorize the City Manager, or City Manager’s designee, to execute and transmit any documents necessary or desirable to ensure the City’s timely submittal and execution of the Community Project Funding (CPF).
I. Award a Construction Contract for the First Responders 25-0080 Memorial Monument Project (Bid No. DE-25-76-SB)
1. Award bid and authorize the City Manager to execute a Construction Contract with Jergensen Construction, Inc. for the construction of the First Responders Memorial Monument Project in the amount of $1,209,000.00, and authorize a contingency in the amount of $120,900.00 (Bid No.
DE-25-76-SB).
2. Authorize the City M anager to execute any and all utility agreements, utility easements and any related items on behalf of the City of Fontana for the First Responders Memorial Monument Project (Bid No. DE-25-76-SB).
J. Business License Compliance Program - Home-based 25-0083 Businesses
Authorize the one-time waiver of penalties and prior year business license tax for home-based businesses or individuals who are brought into compliance with City Code Chapter 15-36 through the Business License Compliance Program - Home-based Businesses.
K. Award Bid for Synthetic Turf Sports Field Maintenance Services 25-0085
1. A ward Bid (SP-25-46-PW) and authorize the City Manager to execute a contract with FieldTurf USA, Inc. in the amount of $124,800.00 annually for two (2) years with three (3) 1-year renewals for Synthetic Turf Sports Field Maintenance Services.
2. Approve and authorize the City Manager to execute any future amendments to the contract.
L. Acceptance of 2024 Older Adults Home Modification Grant 25-0090 Program
1. Accept grant funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in the amount of $2 million for the Older Adults Home Modification Grant Program (OAHMP).
2. Authorize the City Manager, or City Manager’s designee, to execute and transmit any documents necessary or desirable to ensure the City’s timely submittal and execution of the Older Adults Home Modification Grant Program (OAHMP).
M. Acceptance of Healthy Homes Production Grant Program 25-0092
1. Accept grant funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in the amount of $1,500,000 for the Healthy Homes Production Grant Program.
2. Authorize the City Manager, or City Manager’s designee, to execute and transmit any documents necessary or desirable to ensure the City’s timely submittal and execution of the Healthy Homes Production Grant Program (HHP).
CITY MANAGER COMMUNICATIONS:
A. City Manager Communications
City Manager Matthew Ballantyne had no comments.
ELECTED OFFICIALS COMMUNICATIONS/REPORTS:
A. Elected Officials Communications/Reports
City Clerk Key extended birthday wishes to her grandson on his 17th birthday.
City Treasurer Koehler -Brooks wished her grandson, Mateo Richard Brooks, a happy first birthday.
Council Member Cothran wished his son a happy fourth birthday and expressed appreciation to the Police Benefits Association for attending the meeting.
Council Member Roberts had no comments.
Council Member Sandoval offered condolences to the family of Ray Allard and provided an update on his attendance at the recent WELLS Conference in Anaheim.
Mayor Pro Tem Garcia annou nced that the meeting would be adjourned in memory of Engineer Ray Allard, his father-in-law Manuel Galaviz, and Marisela Carrillo Galaviz.
Council Member Sandoval noted that Ms. Galaviz was the mother of a Community Services Department employee.
ADJOURNMENT:
A. Adjournment
Mayor Pro Tem G arcia and the City Council led a moment of silence in memory of the following individuals:
1.Ray Allard
2.Manuel Galaviz Ortega
3.Marisela Carrillo Galaviz
Mayor Pro Tem Garcia adjourned the meeting at 2:14 p.m. to the Regular City Council Meeting on Tuesday, March 25, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. in the Grover W. Taylor Council Chambers located at 8353 Sierra Avenue, Fontana, California.
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Christina Rudsell, CMC
Chief Deputy City Clerk
THE FOREGOING MINUTES WERE ADOPTED AND APPROVED BY THE FONTANA CITY COUNCIL ON MARCH 25, 2025.
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Germaine Key
City Clerk