City of Pomona 505 S. Garey Ave
Pomona, CA 91766
Special Meeting Minutes
City Council / Housing Authority / Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency
Mayor Tim Sandoval
Vice Mayor John Nolte
Councilmember Victor Preciado
Councilmember Nora Garcia
Councilmember Elizabeth Ontiveros-Cole
Councilmember Steve Lustro
Councilmember Robert S. Torres
VISION STATEMENT
Pomona will be recognized as a vibrant, safe, beautiful community that is a fun and exciting destination and the home of arts and artists, students and scholars, business and industry.
Monday, October 9, 2023 5:00 PM Council Chambers
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Sandoval called the City Council Meeting to order at 5:00 p.m.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Councilmember Lustro the Pledge of Allegiance.
Mayor Sandoval paused the meeting at 5:03 p.m.
Mayor Sandoval resumed the meeting at 5:15 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Present: Mayor Tim Sandoval
Vice Mayor John Nolte - arrived at 5:03 p.m.
Councilmember Victor Preciado - arrived at 5:15 p.m.
Councilmember Nora Garcia - arrived at 5:13 p.m.
Councilmember Elizabeth Ontiveros-Cole
Councilmember Steve Lustro
Councilmember Robert Torres
Absent: None
City Council / Housing Authority / Special Meeting Minutes October 9, 2023 Successor Agency to the
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STAFF PRESENT
James Makshanoff, City Manager
Henry Castillo, City Attorney
Rosalia Butler, City Clerk
Diana Robles, Deputy City Clerk
Maricela Miotto, contracted by the City, to provide translation services.
DISCUSSION CALENDAR
City Council Strategic Priorities and Goals Discussion
It is recommended that the City Council receive a presentation from Jacob Green & Associates; engage in a discussion regarding the City Council's collective vision and strategic priorities for the City of Pomona and to establish clear staff expectations for the upcoming years.
Jacob Green and Greg Devereau, from Jacob Green & Associates, gave the presentation.
PUBLIC COMMENT
*Please see attachment for emails submitted regarding this item.
Kyle Brown, from Clean and Green Pomona, gave the following recommendations to City Council for consideration as goals: updating the zoning code, finalizing a parks plan, and prioritizing environmental justice.
Mayor Sandoval requested Public Works Director Rene Guerrero to give an update on the status of the City's parks plan.
Public Works Director Guerrero advised the consultants developing the parks plan would be presenting it to the Parks and Recreation Commission at their November meeting.
CLOSED SESSION
Session at ubt speakers for closed session items, City Council convened to Closed
A) PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
(Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957(b)(1))
City Manager
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ADJOURNMENT
The City Council Meeting adjourned at 8:28 p.m. on October 9, 2023.
Respectfully submitted, ATTEST:
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- TIM SANDOVAL
ROSALIA A. BUTLER, MMC
City Clerk/Secretary of the Pomona Mayor/Chair of the Pomona Housing Authority/Successor Agency to the Housing Authority/Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency Redevelopment Agency
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Robles, Diana
From: Ronald Cobas <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, October 9, 2023 1:04 PM
To: City Clerk
Subject: City Council Priorities & Goals Fiscal Year 2019/2020 CAUTION: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or on clicking links from unknown senders.
In the interest of transparency, the city should include a 'status update' companion piece to retlect progress
(or lack of), on these goals.
The document dated July 1,2019), shows Goals A-Q. Where is the evidence/proof that these goals have either been:
1) Completed
2) Currently in Process
3) dropped or deleted
Also, that information should be updated (monthly/quarterly) so residents can track action on the goals.
Create a site on the web so residents can validate and or verify authenticity.
Without, verifiable proof, the priorities/goals are simply consultant (expensive) template rhetoric. thank you
Ron Cobas
[email protected]