Minutes — Montclair City Council, April 21, 2025

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR JOINT MEETING OF THE MONTCLAIR

CITY COUNCIL, SUCCESSOR AGENCY AND MONTCLAIR HOUSING

CORPORATION BOARDS, MONTCLAIR HOUSING AUTHORITY

COMMISSION, AND MONTCLAIR COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
BOARD HELD ON MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2025, AT 7:00 P.M. IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 5111 BENITO STREET, MONTCLAIR,

CALIFORNIA
I. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Pro Tem/Vice Chair Martinez called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.

II. INVOCATION
Pastor Josh McTarsney, Calvary Montclair Church, gave the invocation.

III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Council Member/Director Mendez led meeting participants in the Pledge.

IV. ROLL CALL

Present: Mayor Pro Tem/Vice Chair Martinez; Council Members/Directors Ruh, Lopez, and Mendez
City Manager/Executive Director Starr; Assistant City Manager/ Director of Human Services Richter; Director of Community Development Diaz; Director of Finance Kulbeck; Director of Public Works/City Engineer Heredia; Police Chief Reed; Acting Fire Chief Dierck; Director of Information Technology Nguyen; City Attorney Robbins; City Clerk Myrick

Absent: Mayor/Chair Dutrey (excused)
V. PRESENTATIONS
A. Community Activities Commission Presentation of 2025 Volunteer Recognition Awards
Community Activities Commission Chair Richard Escalante recognized volunteers for their dedication to volunteerism with non– profits and City programs that benefit the Montclair community.

Volunteer(s) Program/Non–Profit
Rowena Wallace–Rush Aging Next
Brandon Joyer and Tina Wiley Christian Development Center Bridgette Daye Montclair Senior Nutrition Program
Jose Flores Montclair Senior Center
Keith Robinson Montclair Youth Basketball League
Kim Case Foothill Family Shelter
Veronica Milliman Montclair Chamber of Commerce
Vicki Brobeck and Elmer Judkins Montclair Meals on Wheels Brian Loveless, Mindy Chilman,
and Krista Lund Montclair Medical Clinic
Veronica Martin Por La Vida Program
Monserrat “Monse” Ruiz Women’s Club of Montclair
All volunteers were presented with plaques from the City and Certificates of Recognition from the offices of San Bernardino County Fourth District Supervisor Curt Hagman, California Assemblymember Michelle Rodriguez, Senator Susan Rubio, and U.S. Representative Norma Torres.

Joint City Council/Successor Agency Board/Montclair Housing Corporation Board/Montclair Housing Authority Commission/ Montclair Community Foundation Board Meeting Minutes – April 21, 2025 Page 2 of 6 B. Introduction of New Police Department Employees
Police Chief Reed introduced new lateral Police Officers Baltazar Gallardo and Joshua Foster.

VI. PUBLIC COMMENT
 Tenice Johnson presented the City with the annual donation check from the Montclair Chamber of Commerce in the amount of $1,800 to the Montclair Community Foundation for the Montclair to College Program. She also encouraged the community to support a new business, Gina’s Chicken & Pasta, during a special “flash mob” event on April 24th at noon, and invited the community to celebrate National Day of Prayer on May 1st from 5:30 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. in the City Hall Memorial Garden.

VII. PUBLIC HEARINGS — None
VIII. CONSENT CALENDAR
ACTION – Consent Calendar
ACTING: City Council
Successor Agency Board
Montclair Housing Corporation Board
Montclair Housing Authority Commissioners
Montclair Community Foundation Board
DISCUSSION: C–1
MOTION: Approve the Consent Calendar as presented.

MADE BY:

SECOND BY:

Council Member/Director Mendez
Council Member/Director Lopez
AYES:

NOES:

ABSTAIN:

ABSENT:

Mendez, Lopez, Ruh, Martinez
None
None
Dutrey
RESULT: Motion carried 4–0–1 (Dutrey absent).

A. Approval of Minutes

1. Adjourned Meeting — April 7, 2025
ACTION – Consent Calendar – Item A–1
ACTING: City Council
RESULT: Approved on Consent Calendar; motion carried 4–0–1 (Dutrey absent).

2. Regular Joint Meeting — April 7, 2025
ACTION – Consent Calendar – Item A–1
ACTING: City Council
RESULT: Approved on Consent Calendar; motion carried 4–0–1 (Dutrey absent).

1. Consider Receiving and Filing City Treasurer’s Report – March 2025
ACTION – Consent Calendar – Item B–1
ACTING: City Council
RESULT: Approved on Consent Calendar; motion carried 4–0–1 (Dutrey absent).

2. Consider Approval of City Warrant Register and Payroll Documentation
ACTION – Consent Calendar – Item B–2
ACTING: City Council
RESULT: Approved on Consent Calendar; motion carried 4–0–1 (Dutrey absent).

3. Consider Receiving and Filing SA Treasurer’s Report – March 2025
ACTION – Consent Calendar – Item B–3
ACTING: Successor Agency Board
RESULT: Approved on Consent Calendar; motion carried 4–0–1 (Dutrey absent).

4. Consider Approval of SA Warrant Register – March 2025 ACTION – Consent Calendar – Item B–4
ACTING: Successor Agency Board
RESULT: Approved on Consent Calendar; motion carried 4–0–1 (Dutrey absent).

5. Consider Receiving and Filing MHC Treasurer’s Report – March 2025
ACTION – Consent Calendar – Item B–5
ACTING: Montclair Housing Corporation Board
RESULT: Approved on Consent Calendar; motion carried 4–0–1 (Dutrey absent).

6. Consider Approval of MHC Warrant Register – March 2025 ACTION – Consent Calendar – Item B–6
ACTING: Montclair Housing Corporation Board
RESULT: Approved on Consent Calendar; motion carried 4–0–1 (Dutrey absent).

7. Consider Receiving and Filing of MHA Treasurer’s Report – March 2025
ACTION – Consent Calendar – Item B–7
ACTING: Montclair Housing Authority Commissioners
RESULT: Approved on Consent Calendar; motion carried 4–0–1 (Dutrey absent).

8. Consider Approval of MHA Warrant Register – March 2025 ACTION – Consent Calendar – Item B–8
ACTING: Montclair Housing Authority Commissioners
RESULT: Approved on Consent Calendar; motion carried 4–0–1 (Dutrey absent).

C. Agreements

1. Consider Approval of Agreement No. 25–17 with Ontario– Montclair School District to Extend the Term of the Montclair After–School Program for the 2025–2026 and 2026–2027
School Years
Council Member Mendez commended staff on their efforts in implementing the Montclair After–School Program.

Council Member Ruh questioned if Serrano Middle School was a participating school.

Assistant City Manager/Director of Human Services Richter advised Serrano Middle School chose a different after–school program provider through the new bidding process.

ACTION – Consent Calendar – Item C–1
ACTING: City Council
RESULT: Approved on Consent Calendar; motion carried 4–0–1 (Dutrey absent).

2. Consider Approval of Agreement No. 25–18 with Set Free Church Pomona Valley for the Lease of a City–Owned
Property, Subject to Any Revisions Deemed Necessary by the City Attorney
ACTION – Consent Calendar – Item C–2
ACTING: City Council
RESULT: Approved on Consent Calendar; motion carried 4–0–1 (Dutrey absent).

D. Resolutions

1. Consider Accepting a Written Petition from the Owners of the Alexan Kendry Expansion Project Requesting Formation of a Community Facilities District (CFD)
Consider Adoption of Resolution No. 25–3478 Declaring the City’s Intent to Form CFD No. 2025–2 (Alexan Kendry
Expansion), Setting a Public Hearing for the Establishment of CFD No. 2025-2 on June 2, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, and Taking Other Actions Related
Thereto
Consider Approving the Boundary Map of Proposed CFD
No. 2025–2
Joint City Council/Successor Agency Board/Montclair Housing Corporation Board/Montclair Housing Authority Commission/ Montclair Community Foundation Board Meeting Minutes – April 21, 2025 Page 5 of 6 ACTION – Consent Calendar – Item D–1
ACTING: City Council
RESULT: Approved on Consent Calendar; motion carried 4–0–1 (Dutrey absent).

IX. PULLED CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS — None
X. COUNCIL WORKSHOP
A. Proposed Ordinance Regulating Parking of Oversized Vehicles on Public Streets
The City Council continued this presentation to an adjourned meeting to be held on Monday, May 5, 2025, at 5:45 p.m. in the City Council Chambers.

XI. COMMUNICATIONS
A. Department Reports — None
B. City Attorney
City Attorney Robbins requested the City Council meet in closed session concerning the following matter:

1. Closed Session Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(4) Regarding Potential Litigation
One Potential Case
C. City Manager/Executive Director — None
D. Mayor Pro Tem/ Vice Chair

1. Announcement of Two Vacancies on Planning Commission for Four–Year Terms from July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2029 Mayor Pro Tem Martinez announced two scheduled vacancies on the Planning Commission, noting the application deadline is May 14, 2025, by 5:00 p.m.

E. Council Members/Directors

1. Council Member/Director Ruh thanked the volunteers for their dedication and apologized for having to miss the upcoming Volunteer Recognition Dinner due to work–related travel. He commended staff for their work on the Easer Eggstravaganza and acknowledged the Kiwanis Club of Ontario–Montclair for providing the pancake breakfast. He shared his experience riding the Gold Line to Long Beach, and reflected on Pope Francis’s legacy in light of his passing, recalling receiving a Vatican flag from him during a trip to New York.

2. Council Member/Director Lopez encouraged the community to support Gina’s Pizza and Chicken, welcomed the two new Police Officers, and relayed resident concerns about semi–trucks on Monte Vista Avenue. He stated he hopes everyone had a happy Easter, and requested the meeting be adjourn in memory of Enedelia Soledad Ramirez, a 17–year–old Montclair resident and daughter of residents Luis Ramirez and Angela Torres, who lost her battle to a rare health condition.

3. Council Member/Director Mendez commented on the successful Easter Eggstravaganza, thanked volunteers, welcomed newly hired Police Officers, invited the community to the Montclair to College graduation ceremony at Montclair High School, and noted he will be participating in an upcoming BMX event in Rialto.

Joint City Council/Successor Agency Board/Montclair Housing Corporation Board/Montclair Housing Authority Commission/ Montclair Community Foundation Board Meeting Minutes – April 21, 2025 Page 6 of 6 He asked if the event to dedicate and name the Montclair Post Office facility for former Mayor Paul Eaton would be rescheduled, noting it was originally scheduled and postponed several years ago. Staff informed him that the event, being organized by Congresswoman Torres’s office, is tentatively planned for this summer.

F. Committee Meeting Minutes
The following committee minutes were received and filed for informational purposes:

1. Public Works Committee — November 21, 2024

2. Personnel Committee — April 7, 2025
XII. CLOSED SESSION
At 8:17 p.m., the City Council went into closed session to discuss potential litigation.

XIII. CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT
At 8:52 p.m., the City Council returned from closed session. Mayor Pro Tem Martinez announced that the City Council discussed potential litigation; information was received and direction given to staff; and no further announcements would be made at this time.

XIV. ADJOURNMENT
At 8:52 p.m., the City Council, Successor Agency Board, Montclair Housing Corporation Board, Montclair Housing Authority Commission, and Montclair Community Foundation Board were adjourned.

Submitted for City Council/Successor Agency Board/Montclair Housing Corporation Board/Montclair Housing Authority
Commission/Montclair Community Foundation Board approval, Andrea Myrick,
City Clerk
The meeting was adjourned in memory of
Montclair resident Enedelia Soledad Ramirez.

Montclair City CouncilApril 21, 2025

Montclair City Council
April 21, 2025