City of Fontana
8437 Sierra Avenue
Fontana, CA 92335
Minutes
Thursday, February 19, 2026
3:00 PM
Water of Life Community Church
Special Needs Room
7625 East Ave, Fontana, CA 92336
Special 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 McClellan Key - City Clerk
Janet Koehler-Brooks, City Treasurer
CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL:
A. 3:00 P.M. Call To Order/Roll Call:
The Special Meeting of the Fontana City Council was held in the Special Needs Room at Water of Life Community Church, 7625 East Ave, Fontana, CA 9233 6, on Thursday, February 19, 2026. Mayor Warren called the meeting to order at 3:01 p.m.
ROLL CALL:
PRESENT: Mayor Warren, Council Members Cothran, Roberts, and Sandoval.
ABSENT: Mayor Pro Tem Garcia and City Clerk Germaine Key
City Treasurer Janet Koehler-Brooks was also in attendance.
PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS:
A. Public Communications:
There were no public communications received.
RECESS:
Mayor Warren called for a recess at 3:02 p.m.
CITY COUNCIL ATTENDANCE AT THE 2026 STATE OF THE CITY
A. Water of Life Community Church - Special Needs Room, 7625 East Ave, Fontana, CA 92336
The meeting resumed at 6:28 p.m. with Mayor Pro Tem Garcia, Council Members Cothran and Roberts present.
ADJOURNMENT:
A. Adjournment
Mayor Pro Tem Garcia adjourned the meeting at 6:29 p.m. to the Regular City Council Meeting on Tuesday, February 24, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. in the Steelworkers’ Auditorium located at 8437 Sierra Avenue, Fontana, California.
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Christina Rudsell
Chief Deputy City Clerk
THE FOREGOING MINUTES WERE ADOPTED AND APPROVED BY THE FONTANA CITY COUNCIL ON MARCH 10, 2026.
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Germaine Key
City Clerk