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
June 18, 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.
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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, JULIE SOWLES,
DEPUTY CITY MANAGER OF COMMUNITY PROGRAMS, JEVIN KAYE, FINANCE DIRECTOR, MIKE
MCCLIMAN, FIRE CHIEF, AND EMILY NIELSEN, SENIOR HUMAN RESOURCES BUSINESS PARTNER; PER GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54954.2 REGARDING LABOR NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE RANCHO CUCAMONGA CITY EMPLOYEES’ ASSOCIATION (RCCEA), RANCHO CUCAMONGA MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION AND EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT GROUP. (CITY)
D2. 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. TOWER OF POWER CORPORATION, ET AL., SBSC CASE NO.: CIVSB2110388. (CITY)
D3. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL — EXISTING LITIGATION PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (1) OF SUBDIVISION (D) OF GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.9; NAME OF CASE: THM ENTERPRISES LLC v. CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, SAN BERNARDINO SUPERIOR COURT CASE NO CIVRS 2501890. (CITY)
D4. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL — EXISTING LITIGATION PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (1) OF SUBDIVISION (D) OF GOVERNMENT CODE 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)
D5. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION PER GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54957 (TITLE:
CITY MANAGER)
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. Recognition of Rudy Ontiveros, Vineyard Junior High Employee, for Being Named as the San Bernardino County Classified Employee of the Year.
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 Meetings of June 4, 2025.
D2. Consideration to Approve City and Fire District Bi-Weekly Payroll in the Total Amount of $2,262,835.99 and City and Fire District Weekly Check Registers (Excluding Checks Issued to Southern California Gas Company) in the Total Amount of $8,836,741.79 Dated May 22, 2025, Through June 08, 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 $26,257.94 Dated May 22, 2025, Through June 08, 2025. (CITY/FIRE)
D4. Consideration to Receive and File Current Investment Schedules as of April 30, 2025 for the City of Rancho Cucamonga and the Rancho Cucamonga Fire Protection District. (CITY/FIRE)
D5. Consideration of Approval of Amended Appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2024/25. (CITY/FIRE)
D6. Consideration to Appropriate $1,000,000 Community Project Funding from Fiscal Year 2023 Congressional Directed Funding Appropriation for the Cucamonga Canyon Trailhead Project. (CITY)
D7. Consideration of the 2024 Annual Review of the Development Agreement by and Between SC Rancho Development Corp., a California Corporation and Empire Lakes Holding Company, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company and the City of Rancho Cucamonga, Case No. DRC2015- 00118. (CITY)
D8. Consideration to Receive and File a Report in Conformance with California Government Code Section 65858(D) on Measures Taken to Alleviate the Need for Interim Urgency Ordinances Nos. 1030 and 1032, a Moratorium on the Granting of Any Zoning Approval, Home Occupation Permit, or Other Permit, License, or Land Use Entitlement for Using Real Properties Zoned and/or Developed for Residential Use in the City of Rancho Cucamonga for Home Experience Sharing. (CITY)
D9. Consideration of the Purchase of Two KME K-180 Type 1 Fire Engines Utilizing a Sourcewell Cooperative Agreement Awarded to Rev Group, Inc. in the Amount of $2,173,560. (FIRE)
D10. Consideration of a Professional Service Agreement with AssetWorks, Incorporated, a Fleet Management Software, in the Amount of $138,360 and Authorize an Appropriation of Funds in the Amount of $23,820. (CITY/FIRE)
D11. Consideration of an Amended and Restated Professional Services Agreement with Richards, Watson & Gershon, a Professional Corporation, for Legal Services. (CITY/FIRE)
D12. Consideration of Amendment No. 3 to the Professional Services Agreement with Leighton Consulting, Inc. (CO19-102) and Amendment No. 4 to the Professional Services Agreement with Ninyo & Moore (CO19-101) for On-Call Geotechnical Engineering and Material Sampling/Testing Services, Extending the Term of the Contract Until Completion of the Current Projects Under the Contract. (CITY/FIRE)
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 of Amendment No. 3 to the Professional Services Agreements with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. (CO19-104) and Aufbau Corporation (CO19-105) for On-Call Civil and Traffic Engineering Design Services, Extending the Term of the Contract Until Completion of the Current Projects Under the Contract. (CITY/FIRE)
D14. Consideration of Amendment No. 3 to the Professional Services Agreements with Towill, Inc. (CO19-144) and WestLAND Group, Inc. (CO19-145) for On-Call Design and Construction Surveying Services, Extending the Term of the Contract Until Completion of the Current Projects Under the Contract. (CITY/FIRE)
D15. Consideration of Amendment No. 3 to the Professional Services Agreement with Aufbau Corporation (CO19- 107) for On-Call Development Plan Check Services in an Increased Amount Not to Exceed $330,000 and Consideration of Amendment No. 2 to the Professional Services Agreement with Fehr & Peers (CO22-125) for On-Call Traffic Impact Analysis Preparation and Review Services, Extending the Term of the Contract Until Completion of the Current Projects Under the Contract. (CITY/FIRE)
D16. Consideration of Amendment No. 4 to the Professional Services Agreements with Aufbau Corporation (CO19- 140) and Willdan Engineering (CO19-141) for On-Call Construction Management and Inspection Services, Extending the Term of the Contract Until Completion of the Current Projects Under the Contract and Consideration of Amendment No. 3 to the Professional Services Agreement with Onward Engineering (CO19- 142), for On-Call Construction Management and Inspection Services, Extending the Term of the Contract Until Completion of the Current Projects Under the Contract and in an Increased Amount Not to Exceed $600,000. (CITY/FIRE)
D17. Consideration to Approve Amendment No. 5 to the Ground Lease Agreement Between the City of Rancho Cucamonga and City SoFive Soccer Inc. to Permit Pickleball and Paddleball at the SoFive Soccer Center. (CITY)
D18. Consideration to Accept as Complete, File a Notice of Completion, and Authorize Release of Retention and Bonds for the Haven Avenue Sidewalk Improvement Project From Merlot Court to Wilson Avenue (Project).
This Project is Exempt from the Requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per Government Code Section 15301 – Existing Facilities. (CITY)
D19. Consideration of Resolution No. FD 2025-007 Approving the Annual Local Responsibility Area Wildland Protection Agreement with the California Department of Forestry and Fire in the Amount of $292,990 for FY 2025-26. (RESOLUTION NO. FD 2025-007) (FIRE)
D20. Consideration to Approve a Resolution Adopting Side Letter Agreements and a Joinder Agreement Between the Rancho Cucamonga Fire Protection District and the Fire Union Local 2274 and Fire Management Employees’ Bargaining Group. (RESOLUTION NO. FD 2025-008) (FIRE)
D21. Consideration to Adopt Resolutions Approving Fiscal Year 2025-2026 City and Rancho Cucamonga Fire Protection District Salary Schedules. (RESOLUTION NO. 2025-037 AND RESOLUTION NO. FD 2025-009) (CITY/FIRE)
E. CONSENT CALENDAR ORDINANCE(S) - SECOND READING/ADOPTION
E1. Consideration of Second Reading and Adoption of the Following:
ORDINANCE NO. 1042
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, AMENDING SECTION 10.20.010 AND DELETING SECTION 10.20.020 OF THE RANCHO CUCAMONGA MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING
DECLARED PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMITS ON NON-LOCAL STREETS
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. Summary of Review of Results of Annual Independent Audit Concerning the Fiscal Year 2023-24 Expenditures in Landscape Maintenance Districts #1 General City, #2 Victoria, #4R Terra Vista, #6R Caryn Community, and #7 North Etiwanda, Street Lighting District #2 Residential, and Park and Recreation Improvement District #85. (CITY)
G. ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARINGS ITEM(S) - CITY/FIRE DISTRICT
G1. Public Hearing to Consider a Resolution to set Residential, Commercial, and Industrial Solid Waste Collection Rates within the City of Rancho Cucamonga. (RESOLUTION NO. 2025-038) (CITY)
H. CITY MANAGER'S STAFF REPORT(S)
H1. Consideration to Appropriate $1,616,279 of Community Project Funding from FY 2024 Congressional Directed Funding Appropriation for Conservation of 120 Acres Near Cucamonga Canyon. (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.)
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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