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 21, 2025
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 Services Department 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, PETER CASTRO, DEPUTY CITY MANAGER/ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, MATT BURRIS,
DEPUTY CITY MANAGER OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT/PLANNING, JEVIN KAYE, FINANCE DIRECTOR AND EMILY NIELSEN, SENIOR HUMAN RESOURCES BUSINESS PARTNER; PER GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54954.2 REGARDING LABOR NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE FIRE SUPPORT SERVICES ASSOCIATION, RANCHO CUCAMONGA FIREFIGHTERS LOCAL 2274 AND TEAMSTERS LOCAL 1932. (CITY)
D2. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS PER GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.8 FOR PROPERTY IDENTIFIED AS PARCEL NUMBER 0227-121-56-0000 COMMONLY KNOWN AS ADDRESS 7089 ETIWANDA AVENUE, RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91730; AND PARCEL NUMBER 0227- 121-55-0000 COMMONLY KNOWN AS ADDRESS 7092 ETIWANDA AVENUE, RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91730 NEGOTIATING PARTIES JOHN GILLISON, CITY MANAGER, REPRESENTING THE CITY OF
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, AND RICHARD HAMM, REPRESENTING PELICAN COMMUNITIES, REGARDING PRICE AND TERMS. (CITY)
D3. 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)
D4. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL — EXISTING LITIGATION PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (1) OF SUBDIVISION (D) OF SECTION 54956.9; NAME OF CASE: THM ENTERPRISES LLC v. CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, SAN BERNARDINO SUPERIOR COURT CASE NO CIVRS 2501890. (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
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 the Minutes of the Regular and Special Meetings of May 7, 2025.
D2. Consideration to Approve City and Fire District Bi-Weekly Payroll in the Total Amount of $2,272,289.17 and City and Fire District Weekly Check Registers (Excluding Checks Issued to Southern California Gas Company) in the Total Amount of $2,602,233.66 Dated April 29, 2025, Through May 11,2025. (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 $3,131.32 Dated April 29, 2025, Through May 11, 2025. (CITY/FIRE)
D4. Consideration to Approve the Rancho Cucamonga Municipal Utility's Wildfire Mitigation Plan. (CITY)
D5. Consideration of an Additional Appropriation in the Amount of $289,160 from General Fund for Updated Costs to Phase 1 of the Stadium Modernization Project. (CITY)
D6. Consideration of the Amendment No. 02 to Professional Services Agreement with Dapeer, Rosenblit, & Litvak, LLP for Legal Services Related to the Municipal Code and Other Civil Matters, Extending the Term of the Agreement Through September 15, 2025. (CITY)
D7. Consideration to Award a Contract with Gentry Brothers Inc. in the Amount of $158,890, Plus a 10% Contingency of $15,890, for the Hellman Avenue and Feron Boulevard Storm Drain Project. This Project is Exempt from the Requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Per Government Code Section 15301(c)(1) - Existing Facilities. (CITY)
D8. Consideration of a Professional Services Agreement with Willdan Engineering for Consulting Services on the City Electric System Infrastructure in the Amount of $172,800. (CITY)
D9. Consideration to Accept Public Improvements located on the North Side of Napa Street and 650 Feet East of Etiwanda Avenue per Improvement Agreement, Related to SUBTPM20251, as Complete, File a Notice of Completion, and Authorize the Release of Bonds. (CITY)
D10. Consideration of a Request for a Determination of Public Convenience or Necessity (PCN) to Permit Alcoholic Beverage Sales for Off-Site Consumption (Type-21 Off-Sale General) for an Approved Supermarket Located in the Corridor 1 (CO1) Zone at 9040 Foothill Boulevard - APN: 0208-101-20. The Project Qualifies as a Class 1 Exemption Under State CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 – Existing Facilities (PCN DRC2025-00088). (RESOLUTION NO. 2025-019) (CITY)
D11. Consideration of Replacement Subdivision Improvement Agreements and Acceptance of Replacement Bonds for Final Maps of Tracts 16072-1, 16072-2, 16072-3, and 16072. (CITY)
D12. Consideration of Resolution No. 2025-018 Declaring Pursuant to Government Code Section 54221 that certain Real Property Owned by the City located at 8282, 8328, and 8378 Rochester Avenue is Surplus Land and Not Necessary for City’s Use, Finding that Such Declaration is Exempt from Environmental Review Under the California Environmental Quality Act, and Taking Related Actions. (RESOLUTION NO. 2025-018) (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.”
E. CONSENT CALENDAR ORDINANCE(S) - SECOND READING/ADOPTION
E1. Consideration of Second Reading and Adoption of the Following:
ORDINANCE NO. 1040
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTION 5.08.100
OF THE RANCHO CUCAMONGA MUNICIPAL CODE TO AMEND THE LIMITATION ON TOTAL VALUE OF
PRIZES AWARDED DURING THE CONDUCT OF BINGO GAMES
F. ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING ITEM(S)
F1. Consideration of Introduction and First Reading by Title Only of an Ordinance Designating Moderate, High and Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones in the Local Responsibility Areas in Accordance with the California Fire Code and Government Code Section 51175-51189. (ORDINANCE NO. FD 059) (CITY/FIRE)
G. ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARINGS ITEM(S) - CITY/FIRE DISTRICT
G1. Public Hearing to Consider a Resolution for Placement of Special Assessments and Liens for Delinquent Solid Waste Accounts. (RESOLUTION NO. 2025-017) (CITY)
G2. Public Hearing to Consider First Reading by Title Only of City Council Ordinance No. 1041, to Adopt Zoning Map Amendment DRC2025-00044 in Order to Change the Zoning Map Designation of Two Parcels Addressed 9750 and 9720 7th Street From Center 1 – Southwest Cucamonga (CE1-SC) to Neo-Industrial (NI), in Order to Correct an Inconsistency With the General Plan Land Use Map. This Project is Exempt from Environmental Review Under State CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b) (3), as the Proposed Zoning Map Amendment Will Not Have Any Direct Impact on the Environment. APNs: 0209-211-68, 0209-211-69. (ORDINANCE NO. 1041) (CITY)
G3. Public Hearing to Consider Adoption of 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan, 2025-2026 Annual Action Plan, and the Draft Citizen Participation Plan (CPP) for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program. (CITY)
H. CITY MANAGER'S STAFF REPORT(S)
H1. Quarterly Development Update - First Quarter 2025. (CITY)
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.)
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.”
J. CITY ATTORNEY ITEMS
K. IDENTIFICATION OF ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING
L. ADJOURNMENT
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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