CITY COUNCIL VISION STATEMENT
“Our Vision is to create an equitable, sustainable, and vibrant city, rich in opportunity for all to thrive by building on our foundation and success as a world class community.”
Mayor
L. Dennis Michael
Mayor Pro Tem
Lynne B. Kennedy
Members of the City
Council:
Ryan A. Hutchison
Kristine D. Scott
Ashley Stickler
CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
December 20, 2023
10500 Civic Center Drive
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT BOARD – CITY COUNCIL
HOUSING SUCCESSOR AGENCY- SUCCESSOR AGENCY –
PUBLIC FINANCE AUTHORITY
CLOSED SESSION
REGULAR MEETINGS
TAPIA CONFERENCE ROOM
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
4:30 P.M.
7:00 P.M.
The City Council meets regularly on the first and third Wednesday of the month at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers located at 10500 Civic Center Drive. It is the Intent to conclude the meeting by 10:00 p.m. unless extended by the concurrence of the City Council. Agendas, minutes, and recordings of meetings can be found at https://www.cityofrc.us/your-government/city-council-agendas or by contacting the City Clerk's Office at 909-774- 2023. Live Broadcast available on Channel 3 (RCTV-3). For City Council Rules of Decorum refer to Resolution No. 2023-086.
Any documents distributed to a majority of the City Council regarding any item on this agenda after distribution of the agenda packet will be made available in the City Clerk Services Department during normal business hours at City Hall located at 10500 Civic Center Drive, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730. In addition, such documents will be posted on the City’s website at https://www.cityofrc.us/your-government/city-council-agendas.
CLOSED SESSION – 4:30 P.M.
TAPIA CONFERENCE ROOM
ROLL CALL: Mayor Michael
Mayor Pro Tem Kennedy
Council Members Hutchison, Scott and Stickler
A. ANNOUNCEMENT OF CLOSED SESSION ITEM(S)
B. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS ON CLOSED SESSION ITEM(S)
C. CITY MANAGER ANNOUNCEMENTS
CITY COUNCIL VISION STATEMENT
“Our Vision is to create an equitable, sustainable, and vibrant city, rich in opportunity for all to thrive by building on our foundation and success as a world class community.”
D. CONDUCT OF CLOSED SESSION
D1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION: INITIATION OF LITIGATION PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (4) OF SUBDIVISION (D) OF GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.9: 1 CASE. (CITY)
D2. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS PER GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.8 FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 8408 ROCHESTER AVENUE, RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91730 (RANCHO CUCAMONGA EPICENTER STADIUM); AGENCY NEGOTIATORS: JOHN GILLISON AND ELISA COX, REPRESENTING THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA; NEGOTIATING PARTY: RANCHO BASEBALL LLC; REGARDING PRICE AND TERMS OF PAYMENT. (CITY)
D3. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS PER GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.8 FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 12467 BASE LINE ROAD IDENTIFIED AS PARCEL NUMBERS 1090-331-03- 0000, 1090-331-04-0000, 1089-581-04-0000; NEGOTIATING PARTIES JOHN GILLISON, CITY MANAGER
REPRESENTING THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, AND JOSEPH FILIPPI, JOSEPH FILIPPI WINERY AND VINEYARDS; REGARDING PRICE AND TERMS. – (CITY)
E. RECESS
CITY COUNCIL VISION STATEMENT
“Our Vision is to create an equitable, sustainable, and vibrant city, rich in opportunity for all to thrive by building on our foundation and success as a world class community.”
REGULAR MEETING – 7:00 P.M.
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL: Mayor Michael
Mayor Pro Tem Kennedy
Council Members Hutchison, Scott and Stickler
A. AMENDMENTS TO THE AGENDA
B. ANNOUNCEMENT / PRESENTATIONS
B1. Presentation of a Certificate of Sympathy in Memory of John L. Machado Jr., Board Member of the Rancho Cucamonga Public Art Committee.
B2. Administration of Oath of Office to Reappointed Planning/Historical Preservation Commissioner Bryan Dopp and Newly Appointed Planning/Historical Preservation Commissioner Melissa Diaz.
B3. Presentation of a Proclamation to Tamara Oatman, Retiring Finance Director, for Years of Service to the City of Rancho Cucamonga.
C. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS
This is the time and place for the general public to address the Fire Protection District, Housing Successor Agency, Successor Agency, Public Financing Authority Board, and City Council on any item listed or not listed on the agenda. State law prohibits us from addressing any issue not on the Agenda. Testimony may be received and referred to staff or scheduled for a future meeting.
Comments are to be limited to three (3) minutes per individual. All communications are to be addressed directly to the Fire Board, Agencies, Successor Agency, Authority Board, or City Council not to the members of the audience. This is a professional business meeting and courtesy and decorum are expected. Please refrain from any debate between audience and speaker, disorderly or boisterous conduct that disturbs, disrupts, or otherwise impedes the orderly conduct of the meeting. For more information, refer to the City Council Rules of Decorum and Order (Resolution No. 2023-086) located in the back of the Council Chambers.
The public communications period will not exceed one hour prior to the commencement of the business portion of the agenda. During this one hour period, all those who wish to speak on a topic contained in the business portion of the agenda will be given priority, and no further speaker cards for these business items (with the exception of public hearing items) will be accepted once the business portion of the agenda commences. Any other public communications which have not concluded during this one hour period may resume after the regular business portion of the agenda has been completed
CITY COUNCIL VISION STATEMENT
“Our Vision is to create an equitable, sustainable, and vibrant city, rich in opportunity for all to thrive by building on our foundation and success as a world class community.”
CONSENT CALENDARS:
The following Consent Calendar items are expected to be routine and noncontroversial. They will be acted upon without discussion unless an item is removed by Council Member for discussion.
Members of the City Council also sit as the Fire Board, Housing Successor Agency, Successor Agency, and Public Finance Authority and may act on the consent calendar for those bodies as part of a single motion with the City Council consent calendar.
D. CONSENT CALENDAR
D1. Consideration of Meeting Minutes for Regular Meetings of December 6, 2023.
D2. Consideration to Approve City and Fire District Bi-Weekly Payroll in the Total Amount of $2,824,635.42 and City and Fire District Weekly Check Registers (Excluding Checks Issued to Southern California Gas Company) in the Total Amount of $4,784,419.41 Dated November 27, 2023, Through December 10, 2023. (CITY/FIRE)
D3. Consideration to Approve City and Fire District Weekly Check Registers for Checks Issued to Southern California Gas Company in the Total Amount of $19,134,82 Dated November 27, 2023, Through December 10, 2023. (CITY/FIRE)
D4. Consideration to Receive and File Current Investment Schedules as of November 30, 2023 for the City of Rancho Cucamonga and the Rancho Cucamonga Fire Protection District. (CITY/FIRE)
D5. Consideration to Cancel and Reschedule the February 7, 2024 Regular Meetings of the Fire Protection District, Housing Successor Agency, Successor Agency, Public Finance Authority, and City Council to February 6, 2024. (CITY/FIRE)
D6. Consideration To Approve the Housing Successor Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Annual Report (Housing Successor Agency). (CITY)
D7. Consideration of an Appropriation in the Amount of $311,000 and Approval to Purchase Transformers from First Philec as a Single Source Vendor in the Amount of $311,000. (CITY)
D8. Consideration to Award a Contract to Wisecom Technologies for the Purchase of Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) Battery Backups in the Amount of $156,260 for Automated Backup Electric Power of Network Equipment. (CITY/FIRE)
D9. Consideration of a Five (5) Year Contract with Data Ticket Inc. for Parking and Administrative Citations and Other Receivables Processing with the Option to Renew the Contract for Two (2) Additional Years in the Amount of $725,000. (CITY)
D10. Consideration of the Cooperative Purchase of One (1) 2024 CASE Construction Model Number 570N EP Skip Loader via the Sourcewell Contract Number 032119-CNH-1 from Sonsray Machinery in the Amount of $135,374.56. (CITY)
D11. Consideration of a Power Purchase Agreement with Golden Fields Solar IV, LLC to Purchase the Renewable Energy and Capacity From the Proposed Solar Photovoltaic Project and Authorizing the City Manager or His Designee to Sign the Power Purchase Agreement, Buyers’ Agent Agreement, and Any Related Documents. (CITY)
D12. Consideration to Accept the Concrete Rehabilitation Project FY 22-23 as Complete, File the Notice of Completion, and Authorize Release of Retention and Bonds. (CITY)
CITY COUNCIL VISION STATEMENT
“Our Vision is to create an equitable, sustainable, and vibrant city, rich in opportunity for all to thrive by building on our foundation and success as a world class community.”
D13. Consideration to Adopt City Resolution No. 2023-124 and Fire Board Resolution No. FD 2023-040 to Update Staff Signature Authority Limits. (RESOLUTION NO. 2023-124 AND RESOLUTION NO. FD 2023-040) (CITY/FIRE)
D14. Consideration of a Resolution Delegating Authority to Request Disbursements from the CalPERS California Employers' Retiree Benefit Trust (CERBT) for the Rancho Cucamonga Fire Protection District's Retiree Healthcare Plan. (RESOLUTION NO. FD 2023-041) (FIRE)
E. CONSENT CALENDAR ORDINANCE(S) - SECOND READING/ADOPTION
E1. Consideration of Second Reading and Adoption of the Following:
ORDINANCE NO. 1022
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING TITLE 17 OF THE
RANCHO CUCAMONGA MUNICIPAL CODE ESTABLISHING NON-STOREFRONT MEDICAL CANNABIS
RETAIL AS A USE PERMITTED WITH A MINOR USE PERMIT FOR PROPERTIES LOCATED IN
PORTIONS OF THE NEO-INDUSTRIAL (NI) AND INDUSTRIAL EMPLOYMENT (IE) ZONES, AMENDING CHAPTER 8.52 OF TITLE 8 OF THE RANCHO CUCAMONGA MUNICIPAL CODE EXCEPTING CERTAIN
NON-STOREFRONT MEDICAL CANNABIS RETAIL FROM THE PROHIBITION ON COMMERCIAL CANNABIS ACTIVITY, ADDING CHAPTER 5.20 TO TITLE 5 OF THE RANCHO CUCAMONGA MUNICIPAL
CODE ESTABLISHING REGULATORY AND OPERATIONAL RESTRICTIONS FOR SUCH A NON-
STOREFRONT MEDICAL CANNABIS RETAILER, AND MAKING A DETERMINATION OF EXEMPTION
FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT
F. ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING ITEM(S)
G. ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARINGS ITEM(S) - CITY/FIRE DISTRICT
G1. Public Hearing for Consideration of Resolution No. 2023-125, Adopting a Master Plan for the Epicenter Area, to Articulate a Vision for Enhanced Uses and Activity and Implement Development Standards for the City-Owned Parcels Commonly Known as the Epicenter Sports Complex, Consisting of Quakes Stadium, Sofive Soccer Center, Rancho Cucamonga Sports Center, Rancho Cucamonga Animal Center, Rancho Cucamonga Municipal Utility Facility and Parking, Associated Parking Lots and a City-Owned Vacant Lot at the Northwest Corner of Rochester and Arrow. No Privately Owned Parcels are Subject to This Proposed Plan. APN’s 229- 012-73 and -74, 0229-012-01,-02,-03,-09,-10,-22,-23,-72. An Addendum to the General Plan Program Environmental Impact Report (SCH No. 2021050261) Has Been Prepared for this Project. (RESOLUTION NO. 2023-125) (CITY)
G2. Public Hearing for Consideration of First Reading of Ordinance No. 1023, to be Read by Title Only and Waive Further Reading, Amending Articles III, V, VIII, and IX of Title 17 (Development Code) of the Rancho Cucamonga Municipal Code that will Include the Addition of New Subzone to the Summary Table and Land Use, Clarifications to Various Development Standards including updates to Drive-Thru Use and Service Station Standards, New Standards for Subdivisions in the Form Based Code, Adjustments to Open Space Requirements, and Additional Typographic and Formatting Amendments, and Recommendation of Zoning Map Amendments to Specific Parcels for Consistency with the General Plan (“PlanRC”). An Addendum to the General Plan Update and Climate Action Plan FEIR has been prepared for this project (Zoning Map Amendment DRC2023-00317; Municipal Code Amendment DRC2023-00318). (ORDINANCE NO. 1023) (CITY)
CITY COUNCIL VISION STATEMENT
“Our Vision is to create an equitable, sustainable, and vibrant city, rich in opportunity for all to thrive by building on our foundation and success as a world class community.”
H. CITY MANAGER'S STAFF REPORT(S)
H1. Consideration of the Rancho Cucamonga ADA Title II Self-Evaluation and Transition Plan, and Determination that the Plan is Categorically Exempt Under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per Section 15301 – Existing Facilities and Section 15305 – Minor Alterations of Land Use Limitations. (CITY)
H2. Consideration to Approve Budget Amendment for Implementation of the County Ambulance Contract (Ambulance Personnel, EMS Captain, Data Analyst). (FIRE)
H3. Consideration of the Conversion of the Vacant Emergency Management Coordinator Position to Emergency Manager. (FIRE)
I. COUNCIL BUSINESS
I1. Consideration to Approve the Re-appointment of One (1) Public Member and Appointment of Two (2) New Members to the Public Art Committee. (CITY)
I2. COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS
(Comments to be limited to three minutes per Council Member.)
I3. INTERAGENCY UPDATES
(Update by the City Council to the community on the meetings that were attended.)
J. CITY ATTORNEY ITEMS
K. IDENTIFICATION OF ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING
L. ADJOURNMENT
L1. Adjournment in Memory of John L. Machado Jr., Board Member of the Rancho Cucamonga Public Art Committee.
CERTIFICATION
I, Linda A. Troyan, MMC, City Clerk Services Director of the City of Rancho Cucamonga, or my designee, hereby certify under penalty of perjury that a true, accurate copy of the foregoing agenda was posted on at least seventy-two (72) hours prior to the meeting per Government Code 54954.2 at 10500 Civic Center Drive, Rancho Cucamonga, California and on the City's website.
LINDA A. TROYAN, MMC
CITY CLERK SERVICES DIRECTOR
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