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
May 1, 2024
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 LABOR NEGOTIATORS ROBERT NEIUBER, SENIOR HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR; MIKE MCCLIMAN, FIRE CHIEF; AND JULIE SOWLES, DEPUTY CITY MANAGER; PER GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54954.2 REGARDING LABOR NEGOTIATIONS WITH RANCHO CUCAMONGA MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION; EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT GROUP; AND TEAMSTERS LOCAL 1932. (CITY)
D2. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS PER GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.8
FOR PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE RANCHO CUCAMONGA METROLINK STATION IDENTIFIED AS PARCEL NUMBERS 0209-272-11, 0209-143-21, AND 0209-272-22 AND CERTAIN ADJACENT RIGHT-OF-WAY INCLUDED WITHIN THE STATION FOOTPRINT; CITY NEGOTIATOR: JOHN GILLISON, CITY MANAGER, REPRESENTING THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA; NEGOTIATING PARTIES: SARAH WATERSON, PRESIDENT, REPRESENTING DESERTXPRESS ENTERPRISES, LLC, DBA AS BRIGHTLINE WEST; UNDER NEGOTIATION: PRICE AND TERMS OF PAYMENT. (CITY)
D3. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (1) OF SUBDIVISION (D) OF GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.9; NAME OF CASE: CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA V. DR LANDMARK, INC.; POWER MEDIC TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; HOFER PROPERTIES, LLC; AND DOES 1 THROUGH 5 INCLUSIVE, SBSC CASE NO. CIVDS 1904713. (CITY)
D4. 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)
D5. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL — EXISTING LITIGATION PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (1) OF SUBDIVISION (D) OF SECTION 54956.9; NAME OF CASE: HIMNEL USA, INC. D/B/A ST. MARY'S MONTESSORI SCHOOL AND GLOBAL PROPERTY HOLDINGS LLC VS. CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, SBSC CASE NO.: CIVDS 2014554. (CITY)
D6. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS PER GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.8; PROPERTY: 19,318 SQUARE FOOT PIECE OF CITY-OWNED VACANT LAND LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF HAVEN AVENUE AND SOUTH OF 26TH STREET RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA 91730 (ADJACENT TO 8636 HAVEN AVENUE); CITY NEGOTIATOR: JOHN GILLISON, CITY MANAGER; NEGOTIATING PARTIES: DEAN NUCICH, URBAN OFFERINGS; UNDER NEGOTIATION: PRICE AND TERMS OF PAYMENT. (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. ANNOUNCEMENTS / PRESENTATIONS
B1. Presentation of a Proclamation to the Rancho Cucamonga Chamber of Commerce Declaring the Month of May 2024 as Business Appreciation Month.
B2. Presentation of a Certificate of Recognition to the Rancho Cucamonga Community and Arts Foundation Recognizing the Organization's Partnership with the City and Financial Contributions in Providing Accessibility to Arts Experiences in Rancho Cucamonga During the 2023/24 Fiscal Year.
B3. Recognition of the City of Rancho Cucamonga Award of Excellence from California Park and Recreations Society (CPRS) for Grapevine Marketing.
B4. Presentation of Wallet Hub's Ranking of the Happiest Places to Live in America.
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 to Approve City and Fire District Bi-Weekly Payroll in the Total Amount of $2,226,375.95 and City and Fire District Weekly Check Registers (Excluding Checks Issued to Southern California Gas Company) in the Total Amount of $8,029,549.24 Dated April 09, 2024, Through April 21, 2024, and City and Fire District Electronic Debit Registers for the Month of March in the Total Amount of $1,543,578.26. (CITY/FIRE)
D2. Consideration to Approve City District Weekly Check Registers for Checks Issued to Southern California Gas Company in the Total Amount of $1,674.55 Dated April 09, 2024, through April 21, 2024. (CITY)
D3. Consideration to Cancel July 3, 2024, August 7, 2024, October 16, 2024, and January 1, 2025, Regular Meetings of the Fire Protection District, Successor Agency, Public Financing Authority, and City Council. (CITY/FIRE)
D4. Consideration to Award a Professional Services Agreement to Yunex LLC for Traffic Signal Maintenance and Safety Lighting Maintenance in an Amount Not to Exceed $1,351,170 for FY 2024/25. (CITY)
D5. Consideration to Approve Professional Services Agreements with Eight Selected Vendors for On-Call Contract Planning Services for Three Years with Option to Renew in One-Year Increments for a Total of Five Years. (CITY)
D6. Consideration of a Contract with US Builders and Consultants Inc. in the Amount of $714,619, Plus 15% Contingency in the Amount of $107,193 and Authorization of Appropriation of Funds in the Total Amount of $355,360 from the TDA Article 3 Fund (Fund 214), Measure I 1990-2010 Fund (Fund 176), Measure I 2010- 2040 Fund (Fund 177), and the Infrastructure Fund (Fund 198) for the Day Creek Channel Bike Trail Improvements Project. This Project is Exempt from the Requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Per Government Code Section 15301 - Existing Facilities. (CITY)
D7. Consideration to Approve the Final Map for Tract No. 16605, Improvement Agreement, Improvement Securities for Public Improvements, Resolution Ordering the Annexation to Landscape Maintenance District No. 1, Street Light Maintenance District No. 1, and Street Light Maintenance District No. 2 Related to Case No.
SUBTTM16605, Located on the North Side of Foothill Boulevard, Between Red Hill Country Club Drive and the Pacific Electric Trail. Staff Finds the Project to Be Within the Scope of the Project Covered by a Prior Mitigated Negative Declaration Certified by City Council on October 4, 2017 (State Clearinghouse SCH#2017071010) by Resolutions 17-098 and 17-099 and Does Not Raise or Create New Environmental Impacts Not Already Considered in the Mitigated Negative Declaration. (RESOLUTION NO. 2024-025) (RESOLUTION NO. 2024- 026) (RESOLUTION NO. 2024-027) (CITY)
E. CONSENT CALENDAR ORDINANCE(S) - SECOND READING/ADOPTION
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.”
F. ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING ITEM(S)
F1. Consideration of Introduction and First Reading by Title Only of:
1) Ordinance No. 1027, an Ordinance of the City of Rancho Cucamonga Amending the Rancho Cucamonga Municipal Code’s Community Services Regulations, Including Prohibited Conduct at City Parks, Recreational Trails, Libraries and Other Recreation Facilities, and Making a Finding of Exemption Under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). (ORDINANCE NO. 1027) (CITY)
and
2) Ordinance No. 1028, an Ordinance of the City of Rancho Cucamonga Amending Chapter 6.04 of the Rancho Cucamonga Municipal Code Concerning Regulations and Procedures Related to Potentially Dangerous and Vicious Animals and Making a Determination of Exemption Under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). (ORDINANCE NO. 1028) (CITY)
G. ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARINGS ITEM(S) - CITY/FIRE DISTRICT
G1. Public Hearing for Consideration of First Reading of Ordinance No. 1026, to be Read by Title Only and Waive Further Reading, Amending Title 17 (Development Code) of the Rancho Cucamonga Municipal Code to Amend Requirements for Density Bonus Applications and Agreements, Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU’s), Update Administrative Review of Specified Modifications to Historic Structures, and Update Allowed Use Descriptions for Microbrewery and Light Warehouse and Distribution uses. This Project is Exempt from Environmental Review Pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines. (ORDINANCE NO. 1026) (CITY)
H. CITY MANAGER'S STAFF REPORT(S)
I. COUNCIL BUSINESS
I1. COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS
(Comments to be limited to three minutes per Council Member.)
I2. 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
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.”
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 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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