Attachment No. 6- Public Comment Letters Received Since 5/22/2024 — City Council / Housing Authority, June 17, 2024

Attachment No. 6

Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Attorneys at Law
2010 Main Street, 8th Floor | Irvine, CA 92614-7214
Telephone: 949.553.1313 | Facsimile: 949.553.8354
www.allenmatkins.com
Paige H. Gosney
E-mail: [email protected]
Direct Dial: 949.851.5444 File Number: 393715.00003/4871-0666-3872.1

May 22, 2024
Planning Commission
City of Pomona
505 S. Garey Ave.

Pomona, CA 91766

Email: cit
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Re: Comments on Revised Draft of Pomona Zoning Ordinance PC Agenda Item G.2
Honorable Chairperson and Members of the Planning Commission:

This firm represents Prologis, Inc. (“ Prologis”) in connection with several industrial properties it owns and operates in the City of Pomona (“City”). On behalf of Prologis, and in addition to our prior extensive co rrespondence and comments, we respectfully submit this comment letter in advance of the City Planning Commission’s consid eration of the Draft Po mona Zoning Ordinance dated May 16, 2024 (the “ Draft Zoning Code ”) at its meeting sche duled for May 22, 2024. We respectfully request this letter be included in th e administrative record for the above referenced Agenda Item G.2.

We commend staff for their ongoing engageme nt with the City’s business community, including Prologis, and appreciate the hard work required to integrate feedback from multiple stakeholders into this update process. We are encouraged by the changes made as they exhibit a desire on the part of the City to strike a balance between the interests of both the public and the City’s business community. That being said, the Staff Re port conclusion that the numerous concerns of industrial stakeholders have been mostly addre ssed does not completely align with the current language in the latest iteration of the Draft Zoning Code. As desc ribed below, among other things, the City’s continued prohibition of product distribution/warehouse uses in the IX1 Zone (without an available conditional use permit or other similar entitlement process to that allowed for manufacturing uses), arbitrary cap of 22,500 s quare feet for microbusiness fulfilment , 150’ x 150’ maximum dimensions for industrial buildi ngs, limitation on dock doors to 1/ 7,500 square feet, unreasonable amenity requirements for industr ial buildings, and prohibition on a ll principally permitted outdoor storage all remain in th e latest iteration of the Draft Zoni ng Code, without a ny concessions or reasonable revisions addressing comments made by industrial stakeholders concerning these issues.

Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Attorneys at Law
City of Pomona Planning Commission
May 22, 2024

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As proposed the Draft Zoning Code continues to create uncertainty for property owners, like Prologis, that operate in the City and imposes use and development standards that fail to reflect the market realities confronting businesses operating in the City. For this reason, we respectfully request that City staff carefully consider the comments set forth in this lett er and continue to fine-tune the Draft Zoning Code so as to ensure the conti nued operation of current a nd future commercial and industrial businesses throughout the City. To that end, we request that the City delay the proposed June 3, 2024, initial City Council hearing on the Draft Zoning Code for a period of at least 30 days to allow additional time for discussion between City staff and industrial and other stakeholders that will be directly and potentially irreparably impacted by the Draft Zoning Code.

I. The Draft Zoning Code Continues to Feat ure Use and Development Standards that Undermine the Viability of Industrial Operations in the City.

A. Product Distribution/Warehouse Uses Should be Permissible in the IX1 Zone Subject to Approval of a CUP
We urge the City to consider allowing product distribution/warehouse uses in the IX1 zone with the approval of a Conditional Use Permit (“CUP”). Under the latest Draft Zoning Code, these uses are permitted by right in the I1 to I3 zones but expressly prohibited in the IX1 zone whereas manufacturing uses (which involve many of the same and arguably worse potential adverse impacts) are permitted with approval of a CUP. There is no reasonable or rational basis for the City distinguish between these uses in the IX1 zone, particularly given that the CUP process allows the City discretion not only to approve or deny a potential project but also to impose conditions of approval specifically targeted to minimize and reduce the potential negative impacts of the use.

A blanket prohibition on product distribution/warehouse uses in the IX1 zone necessitates applicants to seek zone changes, which is a significant burden on both the City and applicants.

Processing zone change applications is a time-consuming and resource-intensive process involving comprehensive reviews, multiple public hearings, and additional administrative burdens and costs.

By allowing these uses through a CUP process, the City can streamline the entitlement process, thereby reducing the strain on its resources while maintaining control over land use decisions.

Implementing a CUP process for product distribution/warehouse uses in the IX1 zone offers a flexible yet controlled approach to development. As noted above, a CUP allows the City to impose specific conditions tailored to each project, ensuring alignment with community standards and minimization of potential negative impacts. Conditions may include limitations on operational hours, traffic management plans, noise mitigation measures, and aesthetic enhancements. This process ensures that product distribution/warehouse uses are compatible with surrounding uses in the IX1 zone. The City can evaluate each application on a case-by-case basis, considering the unique context and characteristics of the surrounding area. This approach allows the City to approve projects that complement existing uses and contribute positively to the community while rejecting or modifying those that may cause adverse unmitigable effects.

Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Attorneys at Law
City of Pomona Planning Commission
May 22, 2024

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By permitting product distribution/warehouse uses through a CUP, the City can establish a clear and efficient entitlement pathway without requiring a full zone change. Zone changes are often lengthy and contentious, creating uncertainty and delays for developers and property owners, as well as backlogs for the City due to the need for multiple hearings, including those before the City Council. In contrast, a CUP process provides a more predictable and expedited route for obtaining necessary approvals, encouraging investment and development within the IX1 zone.

Furthermore, as part of the revisions to the prior iteration of the Draft Zoning Code staff have included language that allows manufacturing in the IX1 zone through a CUP. The IX1 zone’s allowance under the Draft Zoning Code for manufacturing uses underscores a critical inconsistency.

Manufacturing operations often necessitate extensive trucking and industrial infrastructure, comparable to the needs of product distribution/warehouse facilities. These manufacturing activities can also involve hazardous materials, which pose substantial health and safety concerns. By permitting these high-risk manufacturing uses, the IX1 zone sets a precedent that supports the inclusion of product distribution/warehouse uses. These warehousing operations typically present lower environmental and health risks, making them a suitable and logical addition to the permitted uses within the IX1 zone through similar treatment and eligibility for approval through a CUP.

We do not ask that the City Planning Commission vote to recommend allowing product distribution/warehouse uses by right in the IX1 zone, as is the case in the I1 to I3 zones. Instead, we seek an entitlement pathway that balances economic growth with regulatory oversight. Allowing these uses through a CUP process ensures that the City retains the ability to regulate and condition the uses to protect public health, safety, and welfare while also facilitating industrial development, which is crucial for the local economy.

B. Fulfillment-Oriented Uses in the Workplace District.

The Draft Zoning Code would allow for microbusiness fulfillment-oriented uses under 22,500 square feet (“sf”) in floor area within the City’s Workplace Districts. While this is an improvement over the previous blanket ban on such uses, th e arbitrary cap of 22,500 square feet remains inconsistent with the operational needs of bus inesses operating as fu lfillment and product transportation centers. A more flexible zoning approach that does not limit such uses to “Microbusinesses” would support a broader range of fulfillment activities and foster economic growth.

As communicated in Prologis’ previous letters concerning the City’s proposed Draft Zoning Code, the arbitrary cap of 22,500 sf is inconsistent with the operational needs of businesses operating as fulfillment and product transportation centers which necessitate the ability to scale. Furthermore, to qualify as a “Microbusiness” a tenant must be engaged in at least two of the following activities:
“Production, Artisanal Manufacturing, Distribution, and Fulfilment.” Practically speaking this means that any tenant seeking to engage in microbusiness fulfillment must have some amount of qualifying production or manufacturing occu rring on site. When coupled with the square footage limit Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Attorneys at Law
City of Pomona Planning Commission
May 22, 2024

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referenced above, this severely constrains the pool of available tenants and does not reflect the market reality that the majority of industrial tenants do not engage in manufacturing or production on site.

To support a broader range of fulfillment activities and foster economic growth, we advocate for a more flexible zoning approach that does not limit such uses to “Microbusinesses.” This could include a graduated scale of permitted sizes based on additional criteria such as job creation potential, traffic impact analyses, and mitigation strategies for any potential adverse effects on surrounding areas. Implementing a mechanism for allowing fulfillment uses beyond a fixed cap of 22,500 sf and not requiring some aspect of production / manufacturing in conjunction with a fulfillment use would accommodate important larger operations critical to the supply chain that rely on scale while ensuring compliance with community standards and infrastructure capacities. In addition, the City could still retain discretion to consider applications for such uses on an indivi dual, project-by-project basis via the City’s conditional use permit regulations and thus have the ability to weigh a particular fulfillment project’s benefits (jobs, revenue, increased property taxes, etc…) against the potential impacts and, in doing so, make an informed decisi on as to whether approval of the project is in the best interests of the City and its residents.

C. Product Distribution in the Workplace District.

In a commendable effort by staff, the Draft Zo ning Code had previously been revised to remove size limitations on distribution uses and allows for Product Distribution uses within the City’s Workplace District. However, the definition of Product Distribution co ntinues to have the effect of impractically limiting the type of operations that may be allowed, and the form standards identified elsewhere in the Draft Zoning Code effectively impose their own independent square footage cap on the Product Distribution use. This creates internal inconsistencies within the Draft Zoning Code. We recommend reconsidering conflic ting standards that would impos e building dimension or other development standards that would have the effect of indirectly limiting square footage for these important industrial uses.

First, as defined, Product Distri bution refers to “[t]he indoor storage of bulk goods intended for consolidation and distributi on of products to manufacturers , wholesalers, or retailers within the supply chain (“business to business”), with little storage duration, high throughput of products, and high-efficiency, in either a tradit ional or highcube format.” This limitation to tenants engaged in “business to business” distribution constrains th e use in a manner that does not reflect operational realities. Oftentimes, an operator may be engage d in both business-to- business and business-to- consumer distribution. If, as appears to be the case, the intent of the “business to business” restriction is to prevent the proliferation of last-mile e-commerce fulfillment centers in the City, such a concern can be addressed through other standards, such as imposing a cap on truck trips, a limit on the intensity of operations, or hours of operation restrictions.

Second, while the by-right allowance of product distribution uses without any size limitation in the I1 to I3 Use Modules is the right step towards supporting the City’s strategic role in the logistics Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Attorneys at Law
City of Pomona Planning Commission
May 22, 2024

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and distribution sector, other standa rds, including most significantly the requirement that individual buildings be limited to dimensions of a flat width and depth at 150 foot maximums, would effectively render this provision meaningless. With the limited exception of manufacturing uses featuring assembly lines, which have a permitted dimension of 300’ by 300’, the square footage of a Product Distribution use in the Workpla ce District would be limited to 22,500 sf by virtue of specific dimension and design standards included in the Form element of the Draft Zoning Code. This results in a requirement that is unworkable given the inherent development and operational requirements of industrial end users that rely on buildings exceeding 22,500 sf in area.

Furthermore, if adopted in its current form , the Draft Zoning Code would render existing buildings legal nonconforming st ructures based on their noncom pliance with the 150’ by 150’ requirement applicable to in the Workplace Distri ct. Thus, any future modi fication to the buildings that triggers an inconsistency with proposed development standards will require a complete overhaul of the existing building/facility and compliance with the new 22,500 sf maximum cap (150’ x 150’) on industrial buildings. We acknowledge and appreciate that the Draft Zoning Code allows for legal nonconforming structures to be modified or rebuilt in the same or different footprint so long as they are constructed to LEED Gold standards and do not exceed the prior square footage (Draft Zoning Code, § 11100.I.c); however, this still represents an unreasonable constraint on future redevelopment of the building to meet the needs of an evolving and robust industrial market and one that could – and likely would – disincentivize property owners from upgrading and improving their facilities.

In our view, while the complete removal of a square footage limitation for distribution- oriented uses was the correct a pproach, we strongly recommend reconsidering conflicting standards that would impose building dimension or other development standards that would have the effect of indirectly limiting square footage for these important industrial uses.

D. Outdoor Storage Uses and Industrial Uses, Outside the Workplace Districts, Remain Broadly Prohibited.

The Draft Zoning Code continues to broadly prohibit outdoor storage uses except for equipment and machinery accessory to a Production use, ignoring that many other districts, including Transit Oriented District 4 and the Activity Center District, have historically been heavily industrial.

We recommend a performance-based zoning approach that evaluates and provides guidelines for outdoor storage, including screening and landscaping, to allow a wider variety of outdoor uses while safeguarding community and environmental interests.

Although permitting limited accessory outdoor storage is a positive step, the blanket prohibition unduly restricts businesses needing incidental storage, especially for trucks, trailers, and equipment. For example, it’s unclear if ancillary truck and trailer storage on a site with a primary warehouse use would be allowed. Other jurisdicti ons often distinguish be tween standalone open storage yards and those linked to industrial buildings, typi cally allowing the la tter with conditions.

Further, as evidenced by recent Planning Commission actions, the City has authority to limit both the Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Attorneys at Law
City of Pomona Planning Commission
May 22, 2024

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types of materials to be stored outdoors (either as a primary or ancillary use) and the conditions under which the materials are stored in order to limit the aesthetic and operational impacts of the use.

If adopted as proposed, the Dr aft Zoning Code woul d render many existi ng industrial uses nonconforming, severely hindering bus iness operations and causing economic losses for property owners. These restrictions would limit property refinancing, sales, and maintenance, impacting countless businesses and workers. To prevent these negative outcomes, we recommend revising the Draft Zoning Code to allow greater flexibility for outdoor storage and industrial uses.

E. Building Dimensions in the Workplace District and Transit Oriented District 4.

In the Draft Zoning Code, Building Length and Depth remains set to 150’ by 150’ within the Workplace and Transit Oriented Di stricts, resulting in a total maximum building size of 22,500 sf.

While this limit on build ing size is increased to 300’ by 300’ for certain production/manufacturing uses requiring assembly lines, this exemption remains too narrow in scope to have any practical effect for industrial uses. And while this 22,500 sf limit on building size ma y be workable for standard commercial and other uses, this certainly is not the case for industrial warehousing and logistics uses, which are a critical part of the City’s industrial community and greater regional supply chain network, and is an entirely unsuitable manner to categorize such buildings.

Independent warehousing structures of this size are simply not practical nor reflective of market demand. No industrial developer or end user would be able to operate or tenant an industrial site developed with multiple 22,500 sf buildings, specifically in the case of large site that is best suited for a large-scale industrial warehouse-related use. Furthermore, the traffic, air quality, noise and other impacts associated with such a multi-building and multi-tenanted site would be far greater than a site developed with a typical larger industrial building (or buildings) that is both more appropriate from a site layout and logistics standpoint and more feasible from a marketing perspective.

We strongly recommend revising this dimensional requirement to align with prior statements by City staff that no square footage cap would be imposed on industrial uses.

F. Amenity Space Requirements.

The Draft Zoning Code has eliminated the 20% amenity space requirement within the Workplace District. Nevertheless, the amenity space requi rement remains within other districts in the City where significant industrial development exists, including the Activity Center District and the City’s Transit Oriented District 4. Additionally, in response to comments concerning the original Draft Zoning Code requirement that buildings dedi cate 20% of square foot age for amenities, staff have revised the Draft Zoning Code to instead require a break area room requirement some zones.

While these changes do offer increased flexibility beyond that which was originally proposed by the Draft Zoning Code, it is still overly restrictive for industrial uses which do not often entail the level and space that are required by the Draft Zoni ng Code for such areas. The fact remains that Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Attorneys at Law
City of Pomona Planning Commission
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inclusion of this type of space is neither practical nor reflecti ve of market demand. And although a variance may be granted to allow for deviation from these standards, depending on the location and characteristics of a particular parcel the City ma y simply be unable to make the hardship findings necessary to approve a variance.

In light of the above, we request that the C ity modify or remove this standard. Multiple alternative options exist to incorporate open space and landscaping as part of a project’s design, apart from including unneeded space that will simply not be utilized by the majority of industrial tenants.

G. Dock-High Door Standards in the Workplace District.

The Draft Zoning Code continues to impose a maximum dock-high door ratio of 1 per 7,500 sf, providing a strict cap for industrial developments. We unders tand that establishing a dock-high door ratio may be important for ensuring the func tional efficiency of di stribution and logistics facilities. However, the proposed ratio, particularly read in connection with the proposed dimension requirements of 150’ x 150’ ( i.e., 22,500 sf) on buildings within th e Workplace District would effectively limit every future warehouse building to a maximum of three dock doors and immediately render all existing buildings that exceed this standard as legal nonconforming.

As is the case with many of the other developm ent standards identified above, this standard would be unworkable in practice and hamstring the vast majority, if not a ll, warehouse operations, particularly those requiring higher levels of freight activity. As set forth in our prior letters, we propose a flexible ratio system that takes into account the specific needs of different types of distribution and logi stics operations, allowing fo r variations based on the nature of goods handled, the volume of truck traffic, screening and orient ation of the dock-high doors towards roadways and away from adjacent properties, and the facility’s operational model. Additionally, incorporating design standards that minimize the visual and e nvironmental impact of doc k-high doors, such as landscaping buffers and noise reduction measures, will ensure these facilities integrate well into their surroundings.

II. Conclusion.

Prologis is committed to working with the Ci ty to find mutually agreeable solutions for industrial development. We believe a balanced approach, which takes into account the interests of residents, industrial property owners, and the City, is critical. Understanding the vital role of logistics and warehousing in Pomona’s economy will help achieve a balanced outcome that supports both community welfare and business success.

The concerns raised in this letter are impor tant and should be addr essed thoughtfully. With that in mind, we request that the City delay th e proposed June 3, 2024, initial City Council hearing on the Draft Zoning Code for at least 30 days to allow additional time for discussion between the City and industrial and other stakeholde rs regarding additional revisions and refinements to the Draft Zoning Code. Given the significant interests at stake, and the City’s previous July 2024 anticipated Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Attorneys at Law
City of Pomona Planning Commission
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timeline for City Council consideration of the Draft Zoning Code, we believe that allowing additional time for discussion is both prudent and appropriate.

Please contact me if you have an y questions and/or would like to discuss this letter and the comments and concerns outlined above in greater detail.

Very truly yours,

Paige H. Gosney
PHG/nc
cc: Anita Gutierrez, City Ma nager (via e-mail only)
Ata Khan, Deputy Director, Development Services Department (via e-mail only) Client (via e-mail only)

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POMONA CHAMBER of COMMERCE
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May 20, 2024

Hon. Alfredo Camacho
Chairperson, Planning Commission
City of Pomona
505 South Garey Avenue
Pomona, CA 91766

Re: 05-22-24 Public Hearing Agenda Item G2. Code Amendment (CODE-000698-2024)

Honorable Chairperson Camacho and Members of the Pomona Planning Commission,

On behalf of the Pomona Chamber of Commerce, we wish to express some concerns regarding the second draft of the Pomona Zoning and Development Code update. We fear that portions of this update could potentially have a negative impact on job creation, economic growth, and the ability of existing businesses to thrive in Pomona. We are urging the Pomona Planning Commission to reconsider approving the current form of the Zoning Code Update.

We believe the update should promote flexibility for business uses in Workplace Districts while also providing predictability for property and sales tax revenues. Our suggestions would be for the IX1 areas to allow for distribution by right as this will be low impact. Also allowing warehouses that are 22,500 to be developed back-to-back, specifically multi-tenant industrial parks should allow for more back-to-back spaces than current. We also recommend that the current CUP candidates be permitted to use their allotted uses, as recommended by city staff.

At its core, the Chamber strives to promote economic development and innovation in Pomona, while also prioritizing environmental sustainability and community well-being. The Chamber's vision for job creation and growth is in line with the City's long-term goals outlined in its 2014 General Plan. However, the current draft Zoning Code Update may be a hindrance to attracting investment and creating new local jobs.

For more than a year, the Chamber's Economic Development Committee has been actively involved in discussions about the Zoning Code Update with City Planning Division staff and Planning Commissioners.

We have presented proposed amendments to city officials that aim to address the concerns of the Pomona business community. City staff has done an exceptional job in implementing many of our recommendations, however we would still like to see our suggestions mentioned in paragraph two added to the final zoning code.

We are dedicated to collaborating with City officials to bring in the necessary funding for local entrepreneurs and environmentally friendly businesses. These investments will lead to job creation, neighborhood improvement, blight reduction, and will attract more residents to live, work, and raise families in Pomona.

We believe the changes we are recommending will achieve our mutual goals of encouraging business growth, job creation and a sustainable community throughout Pomona.

Let’s all work together – public officials, residents, local educational institutions, and the business community – to help make this vision a reality.

Sincerely,
Monique Robles
Monique Robles
President & CEO
Pomona Chamber of Commerce

May 22, 2024

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Re: Comments on CEQA Compliance Regarding Zoning Code Update (CODE- 000698-2024)
Dear Chairperson Camacho and Members of the Planning Commission:

On behalf of NAIOP SoCal, we submit this letter regarding the Planning Commission’s (the “Commission”) May 22, 2024 agenda Item No. 2: Code Amendment (CODE-000698- 2024). NAIOP SoCal is a member organization representing the interests of over 1,200 members, including several members with properties located and conducting business within the City of Pomona (the “City”). As such, NAIOP SoCal constitutes an interested party to the referenced land use matter. NAIOP SoCal has been an active participant in the City’s zoning code update process (“Zoning Update”) and intends to remain closely involved. NAIOP SoCal reserves the right to submit additional comments to City decision- makers on this matter, as appropriate. Please ensure that this letter is incorporated into the Zoning Update’s administrative record.

NAIOP SoCal has reviewed the package of materials publicly released by Planning Division staff (“Staff”) for this agenda item, including the Planning Division Staff Report (“Staff Report”) and Draft Resolution (the “Resolution”). Staff is recommending that the Commission adopt the Resolution which recommends that the City Council (as the City’s legislative body) adopt the Zoning Update. Staff anticipates that, assuming the Commission adopts the Resolution, that the matter will go before the City Council at its June 3, 2024, public hearing (with a final reading on June 17).

The first sentence of Section 2 of the Resolution reads that the “Planning Commission, exercising independent judgment, finds and determines that this ordinance is statutorily exempt from the provisions of” CEQA. (Resolution, Section 2, emphasis added). The remainder of Section 2 sets forth the City’s basis for claiming that Zoning Update is “statutorily exempt.” Essentially, this analysis briefly runs through the criteria set forth in Public Resources Code §21166, which controls when a CEQA lead agency must prepare a subsequent or supplemental environmental impact statement (“EIR”) in the event that a Comments on CEQA Compliance Regarding Zoning Code Update (CODE-000698-2024) - Page 2

prior EIR has already been prepared for a project.1 According to this analysis (as mirrored in the Staff Report), the Zoning Update requires no further CEQA evaluation because the 2014 City General Plan update, which contemplated a zoning code update to follow, was already fully evaluated in an EIR certified at the time that the General Plan was adopted (the “GP EIR”).2
NAIOP SoCal disagrees with the CEQA analysis formulated by the City, as it is cursory and incomplete. As a result, the City’s attempt to completely avoid any subsequent CEQA compliance effort for the Zoning Update is unconvincing and leaves the City vulnerable to a judicial challenge. Before the Commission takes any formal action regarding the Zoning Update, NAIOP SoCal urges it (and the City generally) to seriously consider the following points.

1. The GP EIR is a Program EIR
The GP EIR was expressly characterized as fulfilling “the requirements of a Program EIR.” Per the GP EIR, although “the legally required contents of a Program EIR are the same as those of a Project EIR, Program EIRs are typically more conceptual and may contain a more general discussion of impacts, alternatives, and mitigation measures than a Project EIR." (GP EIR, p. 1-4.) Thus, by the City’s own admission in 2014, the GP EIR is “more conceptual” than a typical project EIR and may require subsequent additional discussion when additional elements of the program are implemented.

Further, as a Program EIR, the GP EIR is subject to CEQA Guidelines §15168.3 Section 15168 prescribes a lead agency’s procedures and obligations in the event that a “later activity” in the program occurs subsequent to the certification of the program EIR. The contemplated enactment by the City Council of the Zoning Update clearly constitutes a “later activity” within the meaning of this regulatory language.

In particular, a lead agency is required, at a minimum, to evaluate whether the preparation of an Initial Study is warranted. Guidelines, §15168 (b). In this matter, although not expressly stated in either the Staff Report or the Resolution, the City apparently believes that neither preparation of a subsequent or supplemental EIR nor even the preparation of an Initial Study is required as the environmental impacts of the Zoning Update are fully within “the scope of the of the project covered by the program EIR.” Guidelines §15168 (c)(2). NAIOP SoCal disagrees with this assessment and believes that the City’s position is untenable, as a matter of law, for reasons discussed immediately below.

2. The GP EIR’s Traffic Impact Analysis is Based on an Outdated Methodology As noted above, CEQA requires the City, as an initial analytical threshold, to first determine if the Zoning Update may have environmental effects not examined within the scope of the GP EIR. Guidelines, §15168 (b). The City apparently believes the answer to be “no” – i.e., that the potential environmental impacts of the Zoning Update

1 CEQA Guidelines §15162 also sets forth these same criteria, with some additional explanatory details included. 2 General Plan Update, Corridors Specific Plan, Active Transportation Plan and Green Plan (State Clearinghouse No. 2012051025) EIR (prepared by Rincon, March 2014).
3 Section 15168 defines a program EIR is “an EIR which may be prepared on a series of actions that can be characterized as one large project and are related either: (1) Geographically, (2) A logical parts in the chain of contemplated actions, (3) In connection with issuance of rules, regulations, plans, or other general criteria to govern the conduct of a continuing program, or (4) As individual activities carried out under the same authorizing statutory or regulatory authority and having generally similar environmental effects which can be mitigated in similar ways.” Comments on CEQA Compliance Regarding Zoning Code Update (CODE-000698-2024) - Page 3

have been fully examined in the GP EIR (i.e., the program EIR). However, this position is unsupportable as the GP EIR’s transportation analysis was based on a completely outdated and currently legally irrelevant underlying traffic study.

The GP EIR's Transportation analysis (Sec. 4.13) was based on impacts to Level of Service (LOS), which was the standard methodology at the time of the GP EIR’s preparation in 2013-2014.4 Since the issuance of the GP EIR, the CEQA thresholds of significance for transportation impacts have changed as a matter of regulatory law from LOS to "vehicle miles travelled" (VMT). Following July 1, 2020, all CEQA evaluation of a project's transportation impacts must be based on VMT, and a “project’s effect on automobile delay shall not constitute a significant environmental impact." Guidelines, § 15604.3.

As a result of this indisputable change in applicable regulatory law, evaluation of the Zoning Update’s potential traffic impacts cannot be based on the now outdated LOS-based/automobile delay analysis underlying the GP EIR’s Transportation section. In particular, the 200+ page traffic impact study prepared by Fehr Peers in 2013 (GP EIR, Appendix D), which was entirely based on LOS-based/automobile delay methodology, cannot validly serve as the basis, in 2024, for the purported CEQA clearance by the City of the Zoning Update in light of this stark regulatory change.

Further, it is particularly specious for the City to claim that the GP EIR fully evaluated the traffic impacts of the 2024 Zoning Update back in 2013. In fact, this “later activity” was contemplated by the City to occur within approximately one year of the 2014 General Plan update. The GP EIR expressly stated that the zoning code must be made consistent with the updated General Plan “within a reasonable time” per Government Code § 65860(c), and that this “typically” occurs within “one year” of a general plan update. (GP EIR, p. 4.8-38). Notwithstanding the statutory requirement that the zoning code update be accomplished within a “reasonable” time frame, the City has taken more than 10 years since the 2014 General Plan update to perform this legally required activity. The City’s extreme delay has resulted in the GP EIR’s evaluation of the General Plan’s traffic impacts becoming stale, factually outdated, and its LOS analysis no longer legally relevant.

In light of these considerations, NAIOP SoCal strongly believes that, at a minimum, the City must prepare an Initial Study, which should reasonably identify the GP EIR’s traffic analysis as outdated. This will require preparation of a new traffic study based on VMT methodology, as well as (at least limited) subsequent environmental assessment.

3. The Change in CEQA Regulatory Standard from LOS to VMT Constitutes a Changed Circumstance Requiring a Subsequent/Supplemental EIR
Section 2 of the Resolution (as well as the Staff Report) concludes that the City is not required to prepare either a subsequent or supplemental EIR. In particular, the Resolution states that “No substantial changes have occurred concerning the circumstances under which the proposed project are undertaken that will require major revisions of the previous EIR due to the involvement of new significant environmental effects or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant effects.”

4 Using LOS-based methodology, the GP EIR identified 2 Transportation Impacts (4.13-1 and 4.13-3), both characterized as being significant and unavoidable with multiple intersections falling below an acceptable threshold of service.

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NAIOP SoCal disagrees with this conclusory statement, as it merely claims without factual support that “no substantial changes have occurred with respect to the circumstances of the project [i.e., the program].” This claim does not withstand scrutiny, particularly given the fact that more than 10 full years have lapsed since adoption of the 2014 General Plan. At a minimum, as discussed above, the pertinent regulatory thresholds of significance necessary to assess a project’s traffic impacts have dramatically changed since issuance of the GP EIR. This significant change in regulatory circumstances may, subject to detailed, updated traffic analysis conducted by a qualified technical expert, dramatically alter the environmental analysis of the Zoning Update’s traffic impacts. A VMT-based analysis may establish that this “later activity” of the underlying program will result in “new significant environmental effects or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant effects.” Public Resources Code §21166 (b).

Further, despite the Resolution and Staff Report claiming that no “new information” exists that requires preparation of a subsequent or supplemental EIR, NAIOP SoCal believes that the same discussed change in regulatory law pertaining to evaluation of traffic impacts also constitutes “new information” as that term is used in Section §21166 (c). It was, of course, not possible at the time that the GP EIR was being prepared for the City to know of the future change in regulatory law. However, now that more than a decade has elapsed since preparation of the GP EIR, the applicable regulatory thresholds of significance have changed. Thus, this “new information” is now known to the City, and should, accordingly, be utilized to evaluate the environmental impacts of implementation of the underlying program’s “later activities.”

4. The GP EIR’s Failure to Analyze VMT may also Equate to a Failure to Adequately Analyze Greenhouse Gas Emissions
In addition to the concerns raised above, the GP EIR’s analysis of the General Plan’s projected Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions lacks any analysis within the modern VMT methodology, and raises concerns regarding the adequacy of the GHG emissions analyzed in the GP EIR. This is because the GP EIR does not account for potential GHG impacts via tailpipe emissions due to increases in VMT.

The GP EIR’s GHG analysis begins on page 4.15-1, and discusses a number of major GHG sources, including auto emissions. (4.15-2.) However, the entirety of the GP EIR’s GHG analysis and the ensuing goals and policies in the 2014 General Plan lack any analysis of potential VMT-related emissions, or measures to reduce GHG emissions via VMT reduction. (See 4.15-1 through 4.15-17.) In fact, policies noted in the PG EIR and the GP EIR can be read to be contradictory to the current VMT-based analysis as these policies focus on matters such as goals intended to “reduce travel time and relieve road congestion.” (Table 4.15-2.) Such goals can contribute further to GHG emissions by inducing demand to drive by reducing congestion on roadways, increasing the convenience of attractiveness of driving an individual automobile, and also disincentivizing the use of mass transit as a viable alternative means of transportation.

These increases to VMT can lead to significant increases to tailpipe emissions within the City and should be studied within the current legal VMT methodology, rather than the now-outdated LOS methodology that may ultimately incentivize or contribute to increased GHG emissions. Thus, failing to analyze GHG withing the context of the modern VMT methodology would mean that the PG EIR failed to adequately analyze GHG emissions.

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5. Conclusion
Accordingly, NAIOP SoCal believes that the City must prepare, in addition to an Initial Study, a subsequent EIR (based on a new, updated VMT-based traffic study) to evaluate traffic impacts and potential GHG impacts, based on both a clear change in circumstances and new information not known at the time of the preparation of the prior EIR. Failure to do so will frustrate the primary purpose of CEQA, which is to ensure that City decision-makers and public generally have sufficient information by which to evaluate a project’s environmental impacts and make information decisions to protect both the environment and informed self-government.5 NAIOP SoCal appreciates the Commission’s careful consideration of this letter. Please do not hesitate to contact me directly with any questions or comments.

Sincerely,

Timothy Jemal
CEO
NAIOP SoCal

CC: Honorable Tim Sandoval, Mayor of the City of Pomona Councilmember John Nolte, District 1
Councilmember Victor Preciado, District 2
Councilmember Nora Garcia, District 3
Councilmember Elizabeth Ontiveros-Cole, District 4
Councilmember Steve Lustro, District 5
Councilmember Robert S. Torres, District 6
Anita D. Gutierrez, City Manager
Rosalia A. Butler, MMC, City Clerk
Ata Khan, Deputy Director of Development Services

5 See, e.g., Southwest Regional Council of Carpenters v. City of Los Angeles, (2022) 76 Cal. App. 5th 1154, 1173.

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May 21, 2024 VIA E-MAIL

City Clerk
City of Pomona
505 South Garey Avenue
Pomona, CA 91766
Attn: Planning Commission
City Manager
City Attorney
Development Services Department Zoning Update Staff

Re: City of Pomona Zoning Code Update

Dear Planning Commissioners and to whom it may concern:

This letter is to formally submit Rexford Industrial’s opposition to the Zoning Code Update overall approach of using strict prohibitions instead of using reasonable standards and review procedures to allow the city staff and Planning Commission to evaluate land uses and potential impacts on a case by case basis. The overly restrictive approach will stifle reinvestment in the city and will have negative consequences to property values and employment growth which will reduce city general fund tax revenues, as well as reduce development, permit, and impact fee revenue to the city that would not be generated with reduced development and building improvement and expansion construction.

We, as a business and landowner resident stakeholder in the city and Pomona Chamber of Commerce member , appreciate the Planning Commission giving us , and the many other stakeholders, the opportunity to provide critical input to the Zoning Code Update. We respectfully request that you submit and incorporate this letter into the formal record for comments on the Zoning Code update and consider the critical recommended minor changes in your deliberation.

We believe that the Zoning Code as currently proposed will penalize good actor businesses and land owners such as Rexford that create responsible high quality developments that increase property values and attract quality stable jobs. Rexford has a track record of investing to upgrade older properties to current building and fire safety standards as well as achieving goals for environmental sustainability with LEED certifications and electrical system upgrades that includes solar power and electrical vehicle charging. This Zoning Code would cause us to halt our active interest to further invest in the City of Pomona.

For more information on Rexford’s successful environmental efforts, you may read our current ESG Report at this link: https://rexford-industrial.s3.amazonaws.com/jenkins/rexford- com/master/uploads/esg/Rexford_Industrial_2022_ESG_Report.pdf and our Green Bond Report that includes some specific examples of recently completed LEED developments at this link:
https://rexford-i ndustrial.s3.amazonaws.com/jenkins/rexford- com/master/uploads/esg/2023_Rexford_Industrial_Green_Bond_Report.pdf

11620 Wilshire Boulevard, 10th Floor
Los Angeles, California 90025
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The Pomona General Plan includes vision, goals, and policies to address economic and fiscal wellbeing of the future of Pomona where it states: “The City will promote a strong and diversified economic base by attracting, retaining, and expanding businesses. By encouraging profitable and innovative enterprises, the City will create sustainable local jobs and generate revenue to support municipal functions. ” The Zoning Code will have the opposite effect and will not result in a diversified business base and business expansions with such severe limits on uses and sizes of buildings limited to 22,500 square feet.

Below are a few excerpts from the General Plan Implementation section that are counter to a Zoning Code that is so restrictive and where there has not been any economic analyses of the likely impacts and dis incentives for investment in the city as well as creating the inability for existing businesses to expand:

Rexford has analyzed property data for Pomona with Landvision and CoStar. The analyses show that the average industrial building in Pomona was built before 1977 (47 years old). These older buildings are in need of upgrading to current building and fire codes, and also do not meet other modern standards such as clear heights . The analyses indicate the average clear height for existing industrial buildings is 18.9 feet. Current modern standards are 24 to 50 feet , so this creates a lack of demand and will not attract modern innovative and growing businesses to the City.

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Rexford has in-house construction and investment staff that have analyzed the financial feasibility of 22,500sf buildings. Our analyses show that given the current construction material and labor costs (smaller bui ldings have higher per square foot costs typically up to 50%) , permit and regulatory complicance costs, current typical lease rates /commissions and land values in Pomona, and the smaller lot coverage you can achieve with smaller buildings, developing buildings of that size is not profitable ( i.e. it produces a negative return on investment) . This therefore questions the direction of the restrictive zoning regulations and show s that any investment in Pomona will be a challenge. Staff has indicated that since there are many existing smaller buildings in Pomona, then it shows this works for the city . When most of these buildings were built, costs and land values were significantly lower and less regulations were in place, so comparing existing stock to new development ignores the needs and feasibility to upgrade or expand, as well as the environmental, safety, and economic benefits that can be achieved..

For these many reasons as stated here and echoed by many of the business and employee stakeholders throughout the update process, we believe that it would be prudent of the city to find a more reasonable middle ground in the Zoning Code approach that adequately allows for flexibility for the city to review land uses and development on a case by case basis. One primary way to accomplish this with maximum flexibility to the city is through the Conditional Use Permit (CUP) process. This allows the city to revi ew land uses on a case by case basis to include any conditions necessary to address impacts, and through a discretionary review process at the Planning Commission to allow for public engagement and input, analyses of cumulative impacts, and health risk assessments.

Therefore, we respectfully request that the Planning Commission consider including a CUP process to allow industrial oriented uses and developments listed in Table 520.C in the Production, Distribution, Fulfillment categories that are not already proposed to be “Permitted” by right in the code in the IX1, I1, I2, and I3 Zones and that are within the Workplace Districts General Plan designations, and any related development proposals at sites in these zoning categories that do not strictly meet the other standards within the Zoning Code (including but not limited to Form, Frontage, and Nonconforming rules) shall be allowed to be consider ed for approval with a CUP. Staff has stated that there are IX1 zones in the Urban Neighborhood (UN) General Plan Districts, therefore those UN districts could be excluded from these added CUP uses that may not already be allowed. The CUP process can also allow for a path to better achieve city goals and added benefits from new development with special conditions – for example to accommodate pedestrian oriented features and other community benefits such as increased landscaping, lighting, sidewalks, bike lanes, and other infrastructure improvements, to name a few , that better fits the unique site and use characteristics and size of the development.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at [email protected].

Sincerely,

Steven Masura, Director of Entitlements
Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc.

11620 Wilshire Boulevard, 10th Floor
Los Angeles, California 90025
310.966.1680 | F 310.966.1690
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Cc: City Council
Pomona Chamber of Commerce

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From: Brian Fowler
To: Sandoval, Tim; Nolte, John; Preciado, Victor; Garcia, Nora; Ontiveros-Cole, Elizabeth; Lustro, Steve; Torres, Robert
Cc: City Clerk; Gutierrez, Anita; Khan, Ata
Subject: Consideration on Inflexible Zoning Code Changes Date: Saturday, June 8, 2024 2:59:24 PM
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Revise the current draft to keep jobs local and foster growth and innovation. The current draft of the Zoning Code Update is steering us in the wrong direction – let’s get back on track.
– Goods Movement is Critical to Pomona’s Future: As residents and consumers, we should celebrate the essential services that goods movement operators provide our society in delivering the majority of food, medicines and essential supplies to our homes and local retail establishments. Let’s not punish residents by limiting the activities of such essential industries in Pomona.

Reasonable solutions exist that benefit all stakeholders, creating jobs and supporting much-needed investment. Residents, local leaders, and businesses must collaborate to retain existing jobs, create startups and innovative enterprises, and showcase Pomona’s unique advantages as a hub for manufacturing, logistics, and distribution uses.

Let’s work together to create a city where opportunities abound, and every neighborhood is a safe and thriving place to call home.

Your Neighbor, Brian T. Fowler!
Sent from my iPhone
From: Lauren Alvarez
To: Sandoval, Tim; Nolte, John; Preciado, Victor; Garcia, Nora; Ontiveros-Cole, Elizabeth; Lustro, Steve; Torres, Robert
Cc: City Clerk; Gutierrez, Anita; Khan, Ata
Subject: Consideration on Inflexible Zoning Code Changes Date: Tuesday, June 11, 2024 7:39:07 AM
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We need revisions to the Update that will promote job creation and attract investment to support essential public services and keep our neighborhoods safe. As a resident, here are a few key points to consider:
- Retain Local Businesses and Protect Good-Paying Local Jobs: Retaining local jobs is critical so we can reduce long commutes and vehicle miles traveled. Local jobs are crucial for Pomona’s residents who are struggling to devote precious time with their families and community. - Don’t Jeopardize Our Local Businesses and Homeowners: According to the city’s own data, the current proposed Zoning Code Update would risk making 113 local enterprises nonconforming and force tenants to either adapt to the proposed code’s limited uses or leave. We also need to prevent a decrease in residential and commercial property values by minimizing the number of properties subject to nonconformity risks. We don’t need to create additional limitations on industrial uses as well as hurdles for entrepreneurs wanting to renovate or expand their businesses. - Encourage New Investments and More Local Jobs: We need to encourage businesses to hire and invest locally, boosting our community’s economic health. Revise the current draft to keep jobs local and foster growth and innovation. The current draft of the Zoning Code Update is steering us in the wrong direction - let’s get back on track.
- Goods Movement is Critical to Pomona’s Future: As residents and consumers, we should celebrate the essential services that goods movement operators provide our society in delivering the majority of food, medicines and essential supplies to our homes and local retail establishments. Let’s not punish residents by limiting the activities of such essential industries in Pomona.

Reasonable solutions exist that benefit all stakeholders, creating jobs and supporting much-needed investment.

Residents, local leaders, and businesses must collaborate to retain existing jobs, create startups and innovative enterprises, and showcase Pomona’s unique advantages as a hub for manufacturing, logistics, and distribution uses.

I’ve lived in Pomona since 1987 and it that time the city has only fallen into further blight. We need to become a thriving city that people want to visit and feel safe visiting.

Let’s work together to create a city where opportunities abound, and every neighborhood is a safe and thriving place to call home.

Your Neighbor,
Lauren Alvarez
(Lincoln Park)
Sent from my iPhone
From: Rebecca Rodriguez
To: Sandoval, Tim; Nolte, John; Preciado, Victor; Garcia, Nora; Ontiveros-Cole, Elizabeth; Lustro, Steve; Torres, Robert
Cc: City Clerk; Gutierrez, Anita; Khan, Ata
Subject: Consideration on Inflexible Zoning Code Changes Date: Tuesday, June 11, 2024 3:14:15 AM
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Reasonable solutions exist that benefit all stakeholders, creating jobs and supporting much- needed investment. Residents, local leaders, and businesses must collaborate to retain existing jobs, create startups and innovative enterprises, and showcase Pomona’s unique advantages as a hub for manufacturing, logistics, and distribution uses.

Let’s work together to create a city where opportunities abound, and every neighborhood is a safe and thriving place to call home.

Your Neighbor,

From: Rachel Gayles Burr
To: Sandoval, Tim; Nolte, John; Preciado, Victor; Garcia, Nora; Ontiveros-Cole, Elizabeth; Lustro, Steve; Torres, Robert
Cc: City Clerk; Gutierrez, Anita; Khan, Ata
Subject: Consideration on Inflexible Zoning Code Changes Date: Monday, June 10, 2024 10:17:27 PM
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Reasonable solutions exist that benefit all stakeholders, creating jobs and supporting much- needed investment. Residents, local leaders, and businesses must collaborate to retain existing jobs, create startups and innovative enterprises, and showcase Pomona’s unique advantages as a hub for manufacturing, logistics, and distribution uses.

Let’s work together to create a city where opportunities abound, and every neighborhood is a safe and thriving place to call home.

Your Neighbor,

From: Ben Villarreal
To: Sandoval, Tim; Nolte, John; Preciado, Victor; Garcia, Nora; Ontiveros-Cole, Elizabeth; Lustro, Steve; Torres, Robert
Cc: City Clerk; Gutierrez, Anita; Khan, Ata
Subject: Consideration on Inflexible Zoning Code Changes Date: Monday, June 10, 2024 9:46:49 PM
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We need to fix our streets from fairplex and holt to white and holt the streets look like a third world country very bad and unsafe for cars and pedestrians please look into this matter my family and I live here in Pomona for 22 years never once these streets have been worked on thank you and have a blessed night Sent from my iPhone
From: Araceli Anguiano
To: Sandoval, Tim; Nolte, John; Preciado, Victor; Garcia, Nora; Ontiveros-Cole, Elizabeth; Lustro, Steve; Torres, Robert
Cc: City Clerk; Gutierrez, Anita; Khan, Ata
Subject: Consideration on Inflexible Zoning Code Changes Date: Monday, June 10, 2024 4:42:22 PM
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Reasonable solutions exist that benefit all stakeholders, creating jobs and supporting much-needed investment.

Let’s work together to create a city where opportunities abound, and every neighborhood is a safe and thriving place to call home.

Your Neighbor,
Araceli Anguiano
From: Martha Marin
To: Sandoval, Tim; Nolte, John; Preciado, Victor; Garcia, Nora; Ontiveros-Cole, Elizabeth; Lustro, Steve; Torres, Robert
Cc: City Clerk; Gutierrez, Anita; Khan, Ata
Subject: Consideration on Inflexible Zoning Code Changes Date: Monday, June 10, 2024 3:54:28 PM
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Reasonable solutions exist that benefit all stakeholders, creating jobs and supporting much-needed investment.

Let’s work together to create a city where opportunities abound, and every neighborhood is a safe and thriving place to call home.

Your Neighbor,
Sent from my iPhone
From: Stephanie Valenzuela
To: Sandoval, Tim; Nolte, John; Preciado, Victor; Garcia, Nora; Ontiveros-Cole, Elizabeth; Lustro, Steve; Torres, Robert
Cc: City Clerk; Gutierrez, Anita; Khan, Ata
Subject: Consideration on Inflexible Zoning Code Changes Date: Monday, June 10, 2024 7:24:39 AM
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Reasonable solutions exist that benefit all stakeholders, creating jobs and supporting much-needed investment.

Let’s work together to create a city where opportunities abound, and every neighborhood is a safe and thriving place to call home.

Your Neighbor,
Sent from my iPhone
From: mary rodriguez
To: Sandoval, Tim; Nolte, John; Preciado, Victor; Garcia, Nora; Ontiveros-Cole, Elizabeth; Lustro, Steve; Torres, Robert
Cc: City Clerk; Gutierrez, Anita; Khan, Ata
Subject: Consideration on Inflexible Zoning Code Changes Date: Monday, June 10, 2024 4:07:46 AM
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Reasonable solutions exist that benefit all stakeholders, creating jobs and supporting much- needed investment. Residents, local leaders, and businesses must collaborate to retain existing jobs, create startups and innovative enterprises, and showcase Pomona’s unique advantages as a hub for manufacturing, logistics, and distribution uses.

Let’s work together to create a city where opportunities abound, and every neighborhood is a safe and thriving place to call home.

Your Neighbor,
Mary L. Rodriguez
From: Mauri Martinez
To: Sandoval, Tim; Nolte, John; Preciado, Victor; Garcia, Nora; Ontiveros-Cole, Elizabeth; Lustro, Steve; Torres, Robert
Cc: City Clerk; Gutierrez, Anita; Khan, Ata
Subject: Consideration on Inflexible Zoning Code Changes Date: Sunday, June 9, 2024 9:01:19 PM
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Reasonable solutions exist that benefit all stakeholders, creating jobs and supporting much- needed investment. Residents, local leaders, and businesses must collaborate to retain existing jobs, create startups and innovative enterprises, and showcase Pomona’s unique advantages as a hub for manufacturing, logistics, and distribution uses.

Let’s work together to create a city where opportunities abound, and every neighborhood is a safe and thriving place to call home.

Your Neighbor,
Mauricio martinez
From: bebe hart
To: Sandoval, Tim; Nolte, John; Preciado, Victor; Garcia, Nora; Ontiveros-Cole, Elizabeth; Lustro, Steve; Torres, Robert
Cc: City Clerk; Gutierrez, Anita; Khan, Ata
Subject: Consideration on Inflexible Zoning Code Changes Date: Sunday, June 9, 2024 8:30:14 PM
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Dear Mayor and Members of the Pomona City Council,
FIRST… PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!!!
Get rid of the Homeless encampment in front of of the McDonald’s, UHaul and behind the Taco Bell by Arrow and Gary!!.

As a concerned resident, I’m alarmed by the direction the city is headed in Pomona. Instead of creating a welcoming, dynamic city for all, it’s a cesspool!
I hope to be moving after living in Pomona for over 20 years, by the first of the coming year…”IF” someone wants to buy my house in a neighborhood with homeless all over, demanding money and building their own village.

We need revisions that will promote job creation and attract investment to support essential public services and keep our neighborhoods safe. As a resident, here are a few key points:

Open new businesses that create new jobs.

Clean and clear Homeless encampments and street sleepers.

Make Police presence more visible within neighborhoods.

Let’s work together to create a city where opportunities abound, and every neighborhood is a safe and thriving place to call home.

Your Neighbor,
Beatrice
Sent from my iPhone
From: Sharon Choi
To: Ontiveros-Cole, Elizabeth; Nolte, John; Garcia, Nora; Torres, Robert; Lustro, Steve; Sandoval, Tim; Preciado, Victor
Cc: Gutierrez, Anita; Khan, Ata; City Clerk
Subject: Consideration on Inflexible Zoning Code Changes Date: Sunday, June 9, 2024 7:25:53 PM
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Dear Mayor and Members of the Pomona City Council, As a concerned resident, I’m alarmed by the direction the city is headed in the proposed Zoning Code Update. The current draft of the Update will drive residents and businesses away from Pomona instead of creating a welcoming, dynamic city for all. We need revisions to the Update that will promote job creation and attract investment to support essential public services and keep our neighborhoods safe. As a resident, here are a few key points to consider: - Retain Local Businesses and Protect Good-Paying Local Jobs: Retaining local jobs is critical so we can reduce long commutes and vehicle miles traveled. Local jobs are crucial for Pomona’s residents who are struggling to devote precious time with their families and community. - Don’t Jeopardize Our Local Businesses and Homeowners: According to the city’s own data, the current proposed Zoning Code Update would risk making 113 local enterprises nonconforming and force tenants to either adapt to the proposed code’s limited uses or leave.

We also need to prevent a decrease in residential and commercial property values by minimizing the number of properties subject to nonconformity risks. We don’t need to create additional limitations on industrial uses as well as hurdles for entrepreneurs wanting to renovate or expand their businesses. - Encourage New Investments and More Local Jobs: We need to encourage businesses to hire and invest locally, boosting our community’s economic health. Revise the current draft to keep jobs local and foster growth and innovation. The current draft of the Zoning Code Update is steering us in the wrong direction - let’s get back on track. - Goods Movement is Critical to Pomona’s Future: As residents and consumers, we should celebrate the essential services that goods movement operators provide our society in delivering the majority of food, medicines and essential supplies to our homes and local retail establishments. Let’s not punish residents by limiting the activities of such essential industries in Pomona. Reasonable solutions exist that benefit all stakeholders, creating jobs and supporting much-needed investment. Residents, local leaders, and businesses must collaborate to retain existing jobs, create startups and innovative enterprises, and showcase Pomona’s unique advantages as a hub for manufacturing, logistics, and distribution uses. Let’s work together to create a city where opportunities abound, and every neighborhood is a safe and thriving place to call home. Your Neighbor,
Sharon Choi
[email protected]
(626) 476-7712
From: Vanessa Gaytan
To: Sandoval, Tim; Nolte, John; Preciado, Victor; Garcia, Nora; Ontiveros-Cole, Elizabeth; Lustro, Steve; Torres, Robert
Cc: City Clerk; Gutierrez, Anita; Khan, Ata
Subject: Consideration on Inflexible Zoning Code Changes Date: Sunday, June 9, 2024 11:38:51 AM
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Reasonable solutions exist that benefit all stakeholders, creating jobs and supporting much-needed investment.

Let’s work together to create a city where opportunities abound, and every neighborhood is a safe and thriving place to call home.

Your Neighbor,
From: Wai-Bong Pang
To: Sandoval, Tim; Nolte, John; Preciado, Victor; Garcia, Nora; Ontiveros-Cole, Elizabeth; Lustro, Steve; Torres, Robert
Cc: City Clerk; Gutierrez, Anita; Khan, Ata
Subject: Consideration on Inflexible Zoning Code Changes Date: Sunday, June 9, 2024 10:20:00 AM
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We need revisions to the Update that will promote job creation and attract investment to support essential public services and keep our neighborhoods safe. As a resident, here are a few key points to consider:
– Retain Local Businesses and Protect Good-Paying Local Jobs: Retaining local jobs is critical so we can reduce long commutes and vehicle miles traveled. Local jobs are crucial for Pomona’s residents who are struggling to devote precious time with their families and community. – Don’t Jeopardize Our Local Businesses and Homeowners: According to the city’s own data, the current proposed Zoning Code Update would risk making 113 local enterprises nonconforming and force tenants to either adapt to the proposed code’s limited uses or leave. We also need to prevent a decrease in residential and commercial property values by minimizing the number of properties subject to nonconformity risks. We don’t need to create additional limitations on industrial uses as well as hurdles for entrepreneurs wanting to renovate or expand their businesses. – Encourage New Investments and More Local Jobs: We need to encourage businesses to hire and invest locally, boosting our community’s economic health. Revise the current draft to keep jobs local and foster growth and innovation. The current draft of the Zoning Code Update is steering us in the wrong direction – let’s get back on track.
– Goods Movement is Critical to Pomona’s Future: As residents and consumers, we should celebrate the essential services that goods movement operators provide our society in delivering the majority of food, medicines and essential supplies to our homes and local retail establishments. Let’s not punish residents by limiting the activities of such essential industries in Pomona.

Reasonable solutions exist that benefit all stakeholders, creating jobs and supporting much-needed investment.

Let’s work together to create a city where opportunities abound, and every neighborhood is a safe and thriving place to call home.

Your Neighbor,
From: Diana Chandler
To: Sandoval, Tim; Nolte, John; Preciado, Victor; Garcia, Nora; Ontiveros-Cole, Elizabeth; Lustro, Steve; Torres, Robert
Cc: City Clerk; Gutierrez, Anita; Khan, Ata
Subject: Consideration on Inflexible Zoning Code Changes Date: Sunday, June 9, 2024 9:58:23 AM
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Reasonable solutions exist that benefit all stakeholders, creating jobs and supporting much-needed investment.

Let’s work together to create a city where opportunities abound, and every neighborhood is a safe and thriving place to call home.

Your Neighbor,
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From: Maria Vazquez
To: Sandoval, Tim; Nolte, John; Preciado, Victor; Garcia, Nora; Ontiveros-Cole, Elizabeth; Lustro, Steve; Torres, Robert
Cc: City Clerk; Gutierrez, Anita; Khan, Ata
Subject: Consideration on Inflexible Zoning Code Changes Date: Sunday, June 9, 2024 8:56:33 AM
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Reasonable solutions exist that benefit all stakeholders, creating jobs and supporting much-needed investment.

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Your Neighbor,
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From: Raymond Rodriguez
To: Sandoval, Tim; Nolte, John; Preciado, Victor; Garcia, Nora; Ontiveros-Cole, Elizabeth; Lustro, Steve; Torres, Robert
Cc: City Clerk; Gutierrez, Anita; Khan, Ata
Subject: Consideration on Inflexible Zoning Code Changes Date: Sunday, June 9, 2024 7:48:22 AM
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Reasonable solutions exist that benefit all stakeholders, creating jobs and supporting much-needed investment.

Let’s work together to create a city where opportunities abound, and every neighborhood is a safe and thriving place to call home.

Your Neighbor,
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From: Vicente Ibarra
To: Sandoval, Tim; Nolte, John; Preciado, Victor; Garcia, Nora; Ontiveros-Cole, Elizabeth; Lustro, Steve; Torres, Robert
Cc: City Clerk; Gutierrez, Anita; Khan, Ata
Subject: Consideration on Inflexible Zoning Code Changes Date: Sunday, June 9, 2024 7:27:40 AM
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Reasonable solutions exist that benefit all stakeholders, creating jobs and supporting much- needed investment. Residents, local leaders, and businesses must collaborate to retain existing jobs, create startups and innovative enterprises, and showcase Pomona’s unique advantages as a hub for manufacturing, logistics, and distribution uses.

Let’s work together to create a city where opportunities abound, and every neighborhood is a safe and thriving place to call home.

Your Neighbor,

From: Mark Pineda
To: Sandoval, Tim; Nolte, John; Preciado, Victor; Garcia, Nora; Ontiveros-Cole, Elizabeth; Lustro, Steve; Torres, Robert
Cc: City Clerk; Gutierrez, Anita; Khan, Ata
Subject: Consideration on Inflexible Zoning Code Changes Date: Saturday, June 8, 2024 8:43:39 PM
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Reasonable solutions exist that benefit all stakeholders, creating jobs and supporting much- needed investment. Residents, local leaders, and businesses must collaborate to retain existing jobs, create startups and innovative enterprises, and showcase Pomona’s unique advantages as a hub for manufacturing, logistics, and distribution uses.

Let’s work together to create a city where opportunities abound, and every neighborhood is a safe and thriving place to call home.

Your Neighbor,
M. A. Pineda
From: Martin Carrillo
To: Sandoval, Tim; Nolte, John; Preciado, Victor; Garcia, Nora; Ontiveros-Cole, Elizabeth; Lustro, Steve; Torres, Robert
Cc: City Clerk; Gutierrez, Anita; Khan, Ata
Subject: Consideration on Inflexible Zoning Code Changes Date: Saturday, June 8, 2024 8:20:59 PM
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Reasonable solutions exist that benefit all stakeholders, creating jobs and supporting much-needed investment.

Let’s work together to create a city where opportunities abound, and every neighborhood is a safe and thriving place to call home.

Your Neighbor,
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From: Ruben Martinez
To: Sandoval, Tim; Nolte, John; Preciado, Victor; Garcia, Nora; Ontiveros-Cole, Elizabeth; Lustro, Steve; Torres, Robert
Cc: City Clerk; Gutierrez, Anita; Khan, Ata
Subject: Consideration on Inflexible Zoning Code Changes Date: Saturday, June 8, 2024 7:28:47 PM
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Reasonable solutions exist that benefit all stakeholders, creating jobs and supporting much-needed investment.

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Your Neighbor,
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From: Eva Garcia
To: Sandoval, Tim; Nolte, John; Preciado, Victor; Garcia, Nora; Ontiveros-Cole, Elizabeth; Lustro, Steve; Torres, Robert
Cc: City Clerk; Gutierrez, Anita; Khan, Ata
Subject: Consideration on Inflexible Zoning Code Changes Date: Saturday, June 8, 2024 2:54:47 PM
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Reasonable solutions exist that benefit all stakeholders, creating jobs and supporting much-needed investment.

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Your Neighbor,
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From: Gerardo Girardi
To: Sandoval, Tim; Nolte, John; Preciado, Victor; Garcia, Nora; Ontiveros-Cole, Elizabeth; Lustro, Steve; Torres, Robert
Cc: City Clerk; Gutierrez, Anita; Khan, Ata
Subject: Consideration on Inflexible Zoning Code Changes Date: Saturday, June 8, 2024 9:10:50 AM
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Reasonable solutions exist that benefit all stakeholders, creating jobs and supporting much- needed investment. Residents, local leaders, and businesses must collaborate to retain existing jobs, create startups and innovative enterprises, and showcase Pomona’s unique advantages as a hub for manufacturing, logistics, and distribution uses.

Let’s work together to create a city where opportunities abound, and every neighborhood is a safe and thriving place to call home.

Your Neighbor,

From: Claudina Trujillo
To: Sandoval, Tim; Nolte, John; Preciado, Victor; Garcia, Nora; Ontiveros-Cole, Elizabeth; Lustro, Steve; Torres, Robert
Cc: City Clerk; Gutierrez, Anita; Khan, Ata
Subject: Consideration on Inflexible Zoning Code Changes Date: Saturday, June 8, 2024 8:50:17 AM
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Reasonable solutions exist that benefit all stakeholders, creating jobs and supporting much-needed investment.

Let’s work together to create a city where opportunities abound, and every neighborhood is a safe and thriving place to call home.

Your Neighbor, Claudina Trujillo
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From: Stephany Garcia
To: Sandoval, Tim; Nolte, John; Preciado, Victor; Garcia, Nora; Ontiveros-Cole, Elizabeth; Lustro, Steve; Torres, Robert
Cc: City Clerk; Gutierrez, Anita; Khan, Ata
Subject: Consideration on Inflexible Zoning Code Changes Date: Saturday, June 8, 2024 8:50:04 AM
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Reasonable solutions exist that benefit all stakeholders, creating jobs and supporting much-needed investment.

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Your Neighbor,
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From: Latiffia Williams
To: Sandoval, Tim; Nolte, John; Preciado, Victor; Garcia, Nora; Ontiveros-Cole, Elizabeth; Lustro, Steve; Torres, Robert
Cc: City Clerk; Gutierrez, Anita; Khan, Ata
Subject: Consideration on Inflexible Zoning Code Changes Date: Saturday, June 8, 2024 8:45:40 AM
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Reasonable solutions exist that benefit all stakeholders, creating jobs and supporting much-needed investment.

Let’s work together to create a city where opportunities abound, and every neighborhood is a safe and thriving place to call home.

Your Neighbor,
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Latiffia Williams
From: Maria
To: Sandoval, Tim; Nolte, John; Preciado, Victor; Garcia, Nora; Ontiveros-Cole, Elizabeth; Lustro, Steve; Torres, Robert
Cc: City Clerk; Gutierrez, Anita; Khan, Ata
Subject: Consideration on Inflexible Zoning Code Changes Date: Saturday, June 8, 2024 7:11:51 AM
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Reasonable solutions exist that benefit all stakeholders, creating jobs and supporting much-needed investment.

Let’s work together to create a city where opportunities abound, and every neighborhood is a safe and thriving place to call home.

Your Neighbor,
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From: Eva Garcia
To: Sandoval, Tim; Nolte, John; Preciado, Victor; Garcia, Nora; Ontiveros-Cole, Elizabeth; Lustro, Steve; Torres, Robert
Cc: City Clerk; Gutierrez, Anita; Khan, Ata
Subject: Consideration on Inflexible Zoning Code Changes Date: Saturday, June 8, 2024 6:48:20 AM
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Reasonable solutions exist that benefit all stakeholders, creating jobs and supporting much-needed investment.

Let’s work together to create a city where opportunities abound, and every neighborhood is a safe and thriving place to call home.

Your Neighbor,
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From: [email protected]
To: Sandoval, Tim; Nolte, John; Preciado, Victor; Garcia, Nora; Ontiveros-Cole, Elizabeth; Lustro, Steve; Torres, Robert
Cc: City Clerk; Gutierrez, Anita; Khan, Ata
Subject: Consideration on Inflexible Zoning Code Changes Date: Saturday, June 8, 2024 4:56:26 AM
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Reasonable solutions exist that benefit all stakeholders, creating jobs and supporting much-needed investment.

Let’s work together to create a city where opportunities abound, and every neighborhood is a safe and thriving place to call home.

Your Neighbor,
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From: Victor M Romero
To: Sandoval, Tim; Nolte, John; Preciado, Victor; Garcia, Nora; Ontiveros-Cole, Elizabeth; Lustro, Steve; Torres, Robert
Cc: City Clerk; Gutierrez, Anita; Khan, Ata
Subject: Consideration on Inflexible Zoning Code Changes Date: Friday, June 7, 2024 8:25:13 PM
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Reasonable solutions exist that benefit all stakeholders, creating jobs and supporting much-needed investment.

Let’s work together to create a city where opportunities abound, and every neighborhood is a safe and thriving place to call home.

Your Neighbor,
Victor Romero
From: Mario Armenta
To: Sandoval, Tim; Nolte, John; Preciado, Victor; Garcia, Nora; Ontiveros-Cole, Elizabeth; Lustro, Steve; Torres, Robert
Cc: City Clerk; Gutierrez, Anita; Khan, Ata
Subject: Consideration on Inflexible Zoning Code Changes Date: Friday, June 7, 2024 8:06:33 PM
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Reasonable solutions exist that benefit all stakeholders, creating jobs and supporting much-needed investment.

Let’s work together to create a city where opportunities abound, and every neighborhood is a safe and thriving place to call home.

Your Neighbor,
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From: Tony Salazar
To: Sandoval, Tim; Nolte, John; Preciado, Victor; Garcia, Nora; Ontiveros-Cole, Elizabeth; Lustro, Steve; Torres, Robert
Cc: City Clerk; Gutierrez, Anita; Khan, Ata
Subject: Consideration on Inflexible Zoning Code Changes Date: Friday, June 7, 2024 7:47:41 PM
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Reasonable solutions exist that benefit all stakeholders, creating jobs and supporting much-needed investment.

Let’s work together to create a city where opportunities abound, and every neighborhood is a safe and thriving place to call home.

Your Neighbor,
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From: Sandra Saucedo
To: Sandoval, Tim; Nolte, John; Preciado, Victor; Garcia, Nora; Ontiveros-Cole, Elizabeth; Lustro, Steve; Torres, Robert
Cc: City Clerk; Gutierrez, Anita; Khan, Ata
Subject: Consideration on Inflexible Zoning Code Changes Date: Friday, June 7, 2024 8:49:09 AM
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Reasonable solutions exist that benefit all stakeholders, creating jobs and supporting much-needed investment.

Let’s work together to create a city where opportunities abound, and every neighborhood is a safe and thriving place to call home.

Your Neighbor,
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From: eightythousandollars
To: Sandoval, Tim; Nolte, John; Preciado, Victor; Garcia, Nora; Ontiveros-Cole, Elizabeth; Lustro, Steve; Torres, Robert
Cc: City Clerk; Gutierrez, Anita; Khan, Ata
Subject: Consideration on Inflexible Zoning Code Changes Date: Thursday, June 6, 2024 7:15:36 PM
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Reasonable solutions exist that benefit all stakeholders, creating jobs and supporting much- needed investment. Residents, local leaders, and businesses must collaborate to retain existing jobs, create startups and innovative enterprises, and showcase Pomona’s unique advantages as a hub for manufacturing, logistics, and distribution uses.

Let’s work together to create a city where opportunities abound, and every neighborhood is a safe and thriving place to call home.

Your Neighbor,
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From: RICHARD MUSHEGAIN
To: Sandoval, Tim; Nolte, John; Preciado, Victor; Garcia, Nora; Ontiveros-Cole, Elizabeth; Lustro, Steve; Torres, Robert
Cc: City Clerk; Gutierrez, Anita; Khan, Ata
Subject: Consideration on Inflexible Zoning Code Changes Date: Thursday, June 6, 2024 5:46:47 PM
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Reasonable solutions exist that benefit all stakeholders, creating jobs and supporting much-needed investment.

Let’s work together to create a city where opportunities abound, and every neighborhood is a safe and thriving place to call home.

Your Neighbor,
Richard Mushegain
P.S. I own 2819 Metropolitan Pl. Pomona
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From: Miguel Flores
To: Sandoval, Tim; Nolte, John; Preciado, Victor; Garcia, Nora; Ontiveros-Cole, Elizabeth; Lustro, Steve; Torres, Robert
Cc: City Clerk; Gutierrez, Anita; Khan, Ata
Subject: Consideration on Inflexible Zoning Code Changes Date: Thursday, June 6, 2024 5:29:13 PM
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Reasonable solutions exist that benefit all stakeholders, creating jobs and supporting much-needed investment.

Let’s work together to create a city where opportunities abound, and every neighborhood is a safe and thriving place to call home.

Your Neighbor,
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From: Mark Deboe Sr
To: Sandoval, Tim; Nolte, John; Preciado, Victor; Garcia, Nora; Ontiveros-Cole, Elizabeth; Lustro, Steve; Torres, Robert
Cc: City Clerk; Gutierrez, Anita; Khan, Ata
Subject: Consideration on Inflexible Zoning Code Changes Date: Thursday, June 6, 2024 8:43:53 AM
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Reasonable solutions exist that benefit all stakeholders, creating jobs and supporting much-needed investment.

Let’s work together to create a city where opportunities abound, and every neighborhood is a safe and thriving place to call home.

Your Neighbor,
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From: Rosa Ramirez
To: Ontiveros-Cole, Elizabeth; Nolte, John; Garcia, Nora; Torres, Robert; Lustro, Steve; Sandoval, Tim; Preciado, Victor
Cc: Gutierrez, Anita; Khan, Ata; City Clerk
Subject: Consideration on Inflexible Zoning Code Changes Date: Wednesday, June 5, 2024 9:06:10 PM
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We also need to prevent a decrease in residential and commercial property values by minimizing the number of properties subject to nonconformity risks. We don’t need to create additional limitations on industrial uses as well as hurdles for entrepreneurs wanting to renovate or expand their businesses. - Encourage New Investments and More Local Jobs: We need to encourage businesses to hire and invest locally, boosting our community’s economic health. Revise the current draft to keep jobs local and foster growth and innovation. The current draft of the Zoning Code Update is steering us in the wrong direction - let’s get back on track. - Goods Movement is Critical to Pomona’s Future: As residents and consumers, we should celebrate the essential services that goods movement operators provide our society in delivering the majority of food, medicines and essential supplies to our homes and local retail establishments. Let’s not punish residents by limiting the activities of such essential industries in Pomona. Reasonable solutions exist that benefit all stakeholders, creating jobs and supporting much-needed investment. Residents, local leaders, and businesses must collaborate to retain existing jobs, create startups and innovative enterprises, and showcase Pomona’s unique advantages as a hub for manufacturing, logistics, and distribution uses. Let’s work together to create a city where opportunities abound, and every neighborhood is a safe and thriving place to call home. Your Neighbor,
From: Naomi Limas
To: Sandoval, Tim; Nolte, John; Preciado, Victor; Garcia, Nora; Ontiveros-Cole, Elizabeth; Lustro, Steve; Torres, Robert
Cc: City Clerk; Gutierrez, Anita; Khan, Ata
Subject: Consideration on Inflexible Zoning Code Changes Date: Wednesday, June 5, 2024 6:55:53 PM
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Reasonable solutions exist that benefit all stakeholders, creating jobs and supporting much- needed investment. Residents, local leaders, and businesses must collaborate to retain existing jobs, create startups and innovative enterprises, and showcase Pomona’s unique advantages as a hub for manufacturing, logistics, and distribution uses.

Let’s work together to create a city where opportunities abound, and every neighborhood is a safe and thriving place to call home.

Your Neighbor,
Mr. Albert Limas
From: paul duran
To: Sandoval, Tim; Nolte, John; Preciado, Victor; Garcia, Nora; Ontiveros-Cole, Elizabeth; Lustro, Steve; Torres, Robert
Cc: City Clerk; Gutierrez, Anita; Khan, Ata
Subject: Consideration on Inflexible Zoning Code Changes Date: Wednesday, June 5, 2024 5:22:35 PM
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Reasonable solutions exist that benefit all stakeholders, creating jobs and supporting much- needed investment. Residents, local leaders, and businesses must collaborate to retain existing jobs, create startups and innovative enterprises, and showcase Pomona’s unique advantages as a hub for manufacturing, logistics, and distribution uses.

Let’s work together to create a city where opportunities abound, and every neighborhood is a safe and thriving place to call home. Remove all the hookers and mentally ill people, I'm sure the business will stay if you do that. The citizens and business of pomona are sick and tired of the unsafe streets.

Your Neighbor,
Paul duran
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From: SHIRLEY PHELPS
To: Sandoval, Tim; Nolte, John; Preciado, Victor; Garcia, Nora; Ontiveros-Cole, Elizabeth; Lustro, Steve; Torres, Robert
Cc: City Clerk; Gutierrez, Anita; Khan, Ata
Subject: Consideration on Inflexible Zoning Code Changes Date: Wednesday, June 5, 2024 5:00:34 PM
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Reasonable solutions exist that benefit all stakeholders, creating jobs and supporting much-needed investment.

Let’s work together to create a city where opportunities abound, and every neighborhood is a safe and thriving place to call home.

Your Neighbor,
Sent from my iPhone
From: Andrea Calderon
To: Ontiveros-Cole, Elizabeth; Nolte, John; Garcia, Nora; Torres, Robert; Lustro, Steve; Sandoval, Tim; Preciado, Victor
Cc: Gutierrez, Anita; Khan, Ata; City Clerk
Subject: Consideration on Inflexible Zoning Code Changes Date: Wednesday, June 5, 2024 4:27:51 PM
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Dear Mayor and Members of the Pomona City Council,
As a concerned resident, I’m alarmed by the direction the city is headed in the proposed Zoning Code Update. The current draft of the Update will drive residents and businesses away from Pomona instead of creating a welcoming, dynamic city for all. We need revisions to the Update that will promote job creation and attract investment to support essential public services and keep our neighborhoods safe. As a resident, here are a few key points to consider:
- Retain Local Businesses and Protect Good-Paying Local Jobs: Retaining local jobs is critical so we can reduce long commutes and vehicle miles traveled. Local jobs are crucial for Pomona’s residents who are struggling to devote precious time with their families and community. - Don’t Jeopardize Our Local Businesses and Homeowners: According to the city’s own data, the current proposed Zoning Code Update would risk making 113 local enterprises nonconforming and force tenants to either adapt to the proposed code’s limited uses or leave. We also need to prevent a decrease in residential and commercial property values by minimizing the number of properties subject to nonconformity risks. We don’t need to create additional limitations on industrial uses as well as hurdles for entrepreneurs wanting to renovate or expand their businesses. - Encourage New Investments and More Local Jobs:

We need to encourage businesses to hire and invest locally, boosting our community’s economic health. Revise the current draft to keep jobs local and foster growth and innovation.

The current draft of the Zoning Code Update is steering us in the wrong direction - let’s get back on track. - Goods Movement is Critical to Pomona’s Future: As residents and consumers, we should celebrate the essential services that goods movement operators provide our society in delivering the majority of food, medicines and essential supplies to our homes and local retail establishments. Let’s not punish residents by limiting the activities of such essential industries in Pomona. Reasonable solutions exist that benefit all stakeholders, creating jobs and supporting much-needed investment. Residents, local leaders, and businesses must collaborate to retain existing jobs, create startups and innovative enterprises, and showcase Pomona’s unique advantages as a hub for manufacturing, logistics, and distribution uses. Let’s work together to create a city where opportunities abound, and every neighborhood is a safe and thriving place to call home.

Your Neighbor,
Andrea Calderon
From: teresa mardorf
To: Sandoval, Tim; Nolte, John; Preciado, Victor; Garcia, Nora; Ontiveros-Cole, Elizabeth; Lustro, Steve; Torres, Robert
Cc: City Clerk; Gutierrez, Anita; Khan, Ata
Subject: Consideration on Inflexible Zoning Code Changes Date: Wednesday, June 5, 2024 3:26:20 PM
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Reasonable solutions exist that benefit all stakeholders, creating jobs and supporting much-needed investment.

Let’s work together to create a city where opportunities abound, and every neighborhood is a safe and thriving place to call home.

Your Neighbor,
Sent from my iPhone
From: Art Arizmendi
To: Sandoval, Tim; Nolte, John; Preciado, Victor; Garcia, Nora; Ontiveros-Cole, Elizabeth; Lustro, Steve; Torres, Robert
Cc: City Clerk; Gutierrez, Anita; Khan, Ata
Subject: Consideration on Inflexible Zoning Code Changes Date: Wednesday, June 5, 2024 3:22:11 PM
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Reasonable solutions exist that benefit all stakeholders, creating jobs and supporting much-needed investment.

Let’s work together to create a city where opportunities abound, and every neighborhood is a safe and thriving place to call home.

Your Neighbor,
Art Hernandez
From: Mark Johnson
To: Sandoval, Tim; Nolte, John; Preciado, Victor; Garcia, Nora; Ontiveros-Cole, Elizabeth; Lustro, Steve; Torres, Robert
Cc: City Clerk; Gutierrez, Anita; Khan, Ata
Subject: Consideration on Inflexible Zoning Code Changes Date: Wednesday, June 5, 2024 2:57:19 PM
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Reasonable solutions exist that benefit all stakeholders, creating jobs and supporting much- needed investment. Residents, local leaders, and businesses must collaborate to retain existing jobs, create startups and innovative enterprises, and showcase Pomona’s unique advantages as a hub for manufacturing, logistics, and distribution uses.

Let’s work together to create a city where opportunities abound, and every neighborhood is a safe and thriving place to call home.

Your Neighbor,
Mark w Johnson
2345 Kimball ave Pomona CA.

From: sheryl blandon
To: Sandoval, Tim; Nolte, John; Preciado, Victor; Garcia, Nora; Ontiveros-Cole, Elizabeth; Lustro, Steve; Torres, Robert
Cc: City Clerk; Gutierrez, Anita; Khan, Ata
Subject: Consideration on Inflexible Zoning Code Changes Date: Tuesday, June 11, 2024 12:23:46 PM
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Reasonable solutions exist that benefit all stakeholders, creating jobs and supporting much-needed investment.

Let’s work together to create a city where opportunities abound, and every neighborhood is a safe and thriving place to call home.

Your Neighbor,
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City Council / Housing AuthorityJune 17, 2024

City Council / Housing Authority
June 17, 2024