Monday, July 21, 2025
7:00 PM
City of Pomona
505 S. Garey Ave.
Pomona, CA 91766
Council Chambers
City Council / Housing Authority / Successor Agency
to the Redevelopment Agency
Mayor Tim Sandoval
Vice-Mayor Steve Lustro
Councilmember Debra Martin
Councilmember Victor Preciado
Councilmember Nora Garcia
Councilmember Elizabeth Ontiveros-Cole
Councilmember Lorraine Canales
VISION STATEMENT
Pomona will be recognized as a vibrant, safe, beautiful community that is a fun and exciting destination and the home of arts and artists, students and scholars, business and industry.
Regular Meeting Agenda
July 21, 2025City Council / Housing Authority /
Successor Agency to the
Redevelopment Agency
Regular Meeting Agenda
PLEASE NOTE
The numerical order of items on this agenda is for convenience of reference. Items may be taken out of order upon request of the Mayor or Members of the City Council.
Members of the City Council and the public are reminded that they must preserve order and decorum throughout the Meeting. In that regard, Members of the City Council and the public are advised that any delay or disruption in the proceedings or a refusal to obey the orders of the City Council or the presiding officer constitutes a violation of these rules.
• The conduct of City Council meetings is governed by the portion of the California Government Code commonly known as the “Brown Act” and by the Pomona City Council Meeting Rules of Procedure. • The City Council meeting is for conducting the City ’s business, and members of the audience must obey the rules of decorum set forth by law. This means that each speaker will be permitted to speak for three minutes to address items that are listed on the City Council agenda or topics which are within the jurisdictional authority of the City.
• No profanity, personal attacks, booing, cheering, applauding or other conduct disruptive to the meeting will be permitted. Any person not adhering to the Rules of Procedure or conduct authorized by the Brown Act may be asked to leave the Council Chambers.
• All comments directed to the City Council or to any member of the City Council must be directed to the Mayor (or Vice Mayor if the Mayor is absent).
We ask that you please respect the business nature of this meeting and the order required for the proceedings conducted in the Council Chambers.
ACCESSIBILITY
The City of Pomona wishes to make all of its public meetings accessible to the public. Upon request, this agenda will be made available in appropriate alternative formats to persons with disabilities, as required by Section 202 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Any person with a disability who requires a modification or accommodation in order to participate in a meeting should direct such request to the City's Administration Office at (909) 620-2051 at least 48 hours before the meeting, if possible. Additionally, Listening Assistive Devices are available for the hearing impaired; please see the City Clerk.
Agenda-related writings or documents provided to the City Council are available for public inspection in the Office of the City Clerk and on the City ’s website www .pomonaca.gov. Persons who have questions concerning any agenda item may call the City Clerk’s Office at (909) 620-2341.
SPANISH INTERPRETATION / INTERPRETACIÓN EN ESPAÑOL
If you require Spanish interpretation, a bilingual interpreter is available at Regular City Council meetings and may be available at Special meetings, if necessary.
Si necesita interpretaci ón en espa ñol, un int érprete biling üe está disponible en las juntas regulares del Concejo Municipal y puede estar disponible en juntas especiales, si es necesario. 7:00 P.M.
Council Chambers
CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
July 21, 2025City Council / Housing Authority /
Successor Agency to the
Redevelopment Agency
Regular Meeting Agenda
ROLL CALL
MAYOR/COUNCILMEMBER COMMUNICATIONS
Reports on conferences, seminars, and regional meetings attended by Mayor and City Council and announcements of upcoming events, and also items for future City Council consideration as requested by Mayor or Members of the City Council.
Additionally, this is the time for Mayor and City Council to disclose on the record any contributions per Charter Section 1403. This section states “Prior to casting a vote on any contract, permit, or other matter requiring City Council approval where the applicant seeking approval is a person or business entity controlled by that person that has contributed more than five hundred dollars ($500) within the previous twelve (12) months to a Councilmember’s City election campaign committee, the Mayor or Councilmember receiving such contribution (s) shall disclose on the public record the receipt of said contribution(s).
CITY MANAGER COMMUNICATIONS
Reports from the City Manager.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
Public Participation – At this time, the public is invited to address the Council concerning any items not on the agenda.
Together the City Council members, City staff, and public honor Pomona’s important City meeting values:
To speak and to listen to everyone with respect and courtesy; To honor fairness in our cherished democratic process;
To affirm Pomona’s dedication to lead as a Compassionate City.
Thank you all for keeping these values and this commitment to act with them ever present in our minds as we proceed with the meeting together. In order to address the City Council, each individual must fill out a speaker card, which is available in the lobby of the Council Chambers. Speaker cards must be completed and turned in to the City Clerk at this time. Only those speaker cards turned in to the City Clerk will be allowed to address the City Council. No late cards will be accepted. Each person should state their name and will be allowed to speak once for three minutes. All speakers and persons in the audience must adhere to the City Council Rules of Procedure and Decorum.
CONSENT CALENDAR
All matters under the Consent Calendar may be enacted by a single motion without separate discussion. If discussion or a separate vote on any item is desired by a Councilmember, that item may be removed from the Consent Calendar and considered separately. All consent items pulled for discussion will be limited to five minutes. If they are not enacted upon within five minutes, the Mayor will move that Consent Item to the end of the Agenda, after consideration of the public hearings. Any motion relating to an ordinance or a resolution shall also waive the reading of the ordinance or resolution and include its introduction or adoption as appropriate.
1. Approval of City Council /Housing Authority /Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes
It is recommended that the City Council approve the following City Council /Housing Authority/Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes:
July 21, 2025City Council / Housing Authority /
Successor Agency to the
Redevelopment Agency
Regular Meeting Agenda
June 16, 2025 Regular Meeting Minutes
2. Adoption of a Resolution Approving the Annual Report for the Downtown Pomona Property and Business Improvement District (PBID) And Levying the Assessments for FY 2025-2026
It is recommended that the City Council adopt the following resolution:
RESOLUTION NO. 2025-91 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF POMONA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE DOWNTOWN POMONA
PROPERTY AND BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT (PBID) ANNUAL REPORT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026 (“EXHIBIT A ”) AND AUTHORIZING THE LEVYING OF THE FY 2025-2026 ASSESSMENTS
3. Adoption of a Resolution Amending the FY 2025-26 Operating Budget by Increasing Revenue Estimates and Appropriating the $7,800 in Awarded Grant Funds It is recommended that the City Council take the following actions:
1) Adopt the following resolution:
RESOLUTION NO. 2025-89 - AMENDING THE FY 2025-26 OPERATING
BUDGET BY INCREASING REVENUE ESTIMATES AND APPROPRIATING THE $7,800 IN AWARDED GRANT FUNDS
2) Receive a grant award of $7,800 from the TRI -CITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; and
3) Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents related with this action, with approval of the City Attorney as to form.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
4. Public Hearing and Consideration of a Resolution Authorizing County Auditor-Controller to Include Delinquent Solid Waste (Trash) Collection Charges as Special Assessment Collected on Property Tax Roll for FY 2025-26, and Record a Lien Against Delinquent Parcels of Property
It is recommended that the City Council take the following actions:
1) Conduct a Public Hearing, and after consideration of public testimony; 2) Adopt the following resolution:
RESOLUTION NO. 2025-47 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF POMONA, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING
THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY AUDITOR -CONTROLLER TO INCLUDE
July 21, 2025City Council / Housing Authority /
Successor Agency to the
Redevelopment Agency
Regular Meeting Agenda
DELINQUENT SOLID WASTE (TRASH) COLLECTION CHARGES AS A
SPECIAL ASSESSMENT TO BE COLLECTED ON THE PROPERY TAX
ROLL FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-26, TO RECORD A LIEN AGAINST SUCH
DELINQUENT PARCELS OF PROPERTY, AND TAKING OTHER ACTIONS RELATED THRETO; and
3) Approve the lien list of delinquent Solid Waste (Trash) collection accounts to be submitted to the Los Angeles County Auditor -Controller (Controller) no later than August 10, 2025, to be included as a special assessment for the respective affected parcels on the County property tax rolls.
5. Public Hearing to Consider an Appeal of Historic Preservation Commission Decision for a Determination of Historical Significance for an Existing Drive Thru Dairy Structure Located at 1533 Indian Hill Boulevard (Case File: DHS-000048-2025) It is recommended that the City Council take the following actions:
1) Conduct a public hearing and receive public testimony; and 2) Uphold the decision of the Historic Preservation Commission and approve the following Resolution:
RESOLUTION NO. 2025-69 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF POMONA, CALIFORNIA, DENYING APPEAL REQUEST FOR DETERMINATION OF HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE (DHS-000048-2025 ) AND UPHOLDING HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION ’S DECISION DETERMINING THAT THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1533 INDIAN HILL BOULEVARD (APN: 8321-018-012) IS HISTORIC
6. Public Hearing to Consider an Appeal of Historic Preservation Commission Decision Determining that the Commercial Structure Located at 2250 North Garey Avenue is Historically Significant (Case Files: DHS-000278-2025/APL-000487-2025) It is recommended that the City Council take the following actions:
1) Conduct a public hearing and receive public testimony; and 2) Uphold the decision of the Historic Preservation Commission and approve the following Resolution:
RESOLUTION NO. 2025-87 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF POMONA, CALIFORNIA, DENYING APPEAL REQUEST FOR A DETERMINATION OF HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE (DHS-000278-2025) AND UPHOLDING THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION’S DECISION DETERMINING THAT THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2250 NORTH GAREY AVENUE (APN: 8365-015-052) IS HISTORIC
July 21, 2025City Council / Housing Authority /
Successor Agency to the
Redevelopment Agency
Regular Meeting Agenda
7. Public Hearing Regarding the Levy of Fiscal Year 2025-26 Assessments for the Consolidated Citywide Street Lighting and Landscaping Maintenance District It is recommended that the City Council take the following actions:
1) Conduct a Public Hearing regarding the levy of the assessments for the Consolidated Street Lighting and Landscaping Maintenance District for FY 2025-26; and
2) After receiving public comments and testimony, close the Public Hearing and adopt the following Resolution:
RESOLUTION NO. 2025-90 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF POMONA, CALIFORNIA, CONFIRMING THE ASSESSMENT
DISTRICT DIAGRAMS, ZONE BOUNDARIES, AND THE LEVY OF FISCAL YEAR 2025-26 ASSESSMENTS FOR THE CONSOLIDATED CITYWIDE
STREET LIGHTING AND LANDSCAPING MAINTENANCE DISTRICT
ADJOURNMENT
The next Regular Meeting will be held on August 4, 2025 in the City Council Chambers, 505 S. Garey Avenue, Pomona, California. Closed Session items will be discussed at 5:30 p.m. The Open Session will commence at 7:00 p.m.
CERTIFICATION OF POSTING AGENDA
I, Rosalia A. Butler, MMC, City Clerk for the City of Pomona, hereby certify that the agenda for the July 21, 2025 meeting of the City Council was posted in City Hall, near the door of the City Council Chambers and the Chuck Bader Conference Room, and on the City’s website www.pomonaca.gov on July 15, 2025.
I declare under the penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. /s/ Rosalia A. Butler, MMC
City Clerk