CITY COUNCIL VISION STATEMENT
“Our Vision is to create an equitable, sustainable, and vibrant city, rich in opportunity for all to thrive.”
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
April 1, 2026
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.”
D. CONDUCT OF CLOSED SESSION
D1. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS ROBERT NEIUBER, SENIOR HUMAN RESOURCES
DIRECTOR, PETER CASTRO, DEPUTY CITY MANAGER, JULIE SOWLES, DEPUTY CITY MANAGER, MIKE
MCCLIMAN, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER/FIRE CHIEF, AND EMILY NIELSEN, SENIOR HUMAN RESOURCES BUSINESS PARTNER; PER GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54957.6 REGARDING LABOR
NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE FIRE MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEES BARGAINING GROUP, RANCHO CUCAMONGA FIREFIGHTERS' ASSOCIATION - IAFF LOCAL 2274, AND TEAMSTERS LOCAL 1932. (CITY/FIRE)
D2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL — EXISTING LITIGATION PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (1) OF SUBDIVISION (D) OF GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.9; NAME OF CASE: RANCHO CUCAMONGA PRESERVATION SOCIETY VS. CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA ET AL., SAN BERNARDINO SUPERIOR COURT CASE NO.: CIVRS2601692 (CITY)
D3. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (1) OF SUBDIVISION (D) OF GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.9; NAME OF CASE: IN RE: NATIONAL PRESCRIPTION OPIATE LITIGATION, U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO, CASE NO. 1:17-MD-2804. (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.”
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 San Bernardino County Children’s Network Declaring April 2026 as Child Abuse Prevention Month.
B2. Presentation of a Proclamation to OneLegacy Declaring the Month of April 2026 as Donate Life Month.
B3. Presentation of California Park & Recreation Society (CPRS) Awards of Excellence.
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.”
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 March 18, 2026.
D2. Consideration to Approve City and Fire District Bi-Weekly Payroll in the Total Amount of $2,419,253.51 and City and Fire District Weekly Check Registers (Excluding Checks Issued to Southern California Gas Company) in the Total Amount of $4,182,990.69 Dated March 2, 2026, Through March 15, 2026. (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 $4,154.30 Dated March 2, 2026, Through March 15, 2026. (CITY/FIRE)
D4. Consideration to Receive and File Current Investment Schedules as of January 31, 2026 and February 28, 2026 for the City of Rancho Cucamonga and the Rancho Cucamonga Fire Protection District. (CITY/FIRE)
D5. Consideration to Cancel and Reschedule the May 20, 2026 Regular Meetings of the Fire Protection District, Housing Successor Agency, Successor Agency, Public Financing Authority, and City Council to May 21, 2026; and Cancel the July 1, 2026 and August 5, 2026 Regular Meetings of the Fire Protection District, Housing Successor Agency, Successor Agency, Public Financing Authority, and City Council. (CITY/FIRE)
D6. Consideration to Declare Retired Computers, Towers, Laptops, Printers, iPads, and a Projector As No Longer Needed, Obsolete or Unusable as Surplus. (CITY/FIRE)
D7. Consideration to Approve a Single-Source Procurement of Traffic Signal Cabinets, Controllers, and Related Equipment from Econolite Control Products of Anaheim, California, in an Amount Not to Exceed $330,830 for Fiscal Year 2025/26. (CITY)
D8. Consideration of the Cooperative Purchase of Four (4) Chevrolet Equinox Electric Vehicles and One (1) Chevrolet Silverado Electric Vehicle Via the Sourcewell Contract 081325-HLZ from Holz Motors, Inc. in an Amount Not to Exceed $166,500. (CITY)
D9. Consideration to Award a Contract with Rod-West Floor Covering, Inc. for the James L. Brulte Senior and Goldy S. Lewis Community Center Carpet Replacement Project in the Amount of $155,400, Plus Contingency in the Amount of $15,540 for a Total Amount Not-to-Exceed $170,940. (CITY)
D10. Consideration of Amendment No. 2 to Contract No. 2024-085 with Yunex LLC for Traffic Signal and Safety Lighting Maintenance Services in an Amount Not to Exceed $1,519,400 for FY 2026/27. (CITY)
D11. Consideration of Amendment No. 7 to the Professional Services Agreement with Champion Fire Systems for Fire Suppression System Maintenance in an Amount Not to Exceed $130,000 for City and Fire District Facilities for FY 2026/2027. (CITY/FIRE)
D12. Consideration of Amendment No. 9 to Contract No. 19-187 with West Coast Arborists, Inc. for Citywide Tree Maintenance in an Amount Not to Exceed $2,070,760 for FY26/27. (CITY)
D13. Consideration to Accept Public Improvements Located on Haven Avenue South of Jersey Blvd. Per a Conditional Settlement and Release Agreement and File a Notice of Completion. (CITY)
CITY COUNCIL VISION STATEMENT
“Our Vision is to create an equitable, sustainable, and vibrant city, rich in opportunity for all to thrive.”
D14. Consideration to Adopt a Resolution Approving a Side Letter Agreement between the Rancho Cucamonga Fire Protection District and Fire Management Employees’ Bargaining Group and Updating the Fire Management Employees’ Bargaining Group Salary Schedule. (RESOLUTION NO. FD 2026-001) (FIRE)
D15. Consideration of a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager, Director of Engineering Services, or Director of Public Works Services Authority to Approve and Execute Master Agreements, Program Supplement Agreements, Fund Exchange Agreements, and/or Fund Transfer Agreements for Administration of Federal and/or State Grant Funding Between the City of Rancho Cucamonga and the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) along with All Related Documents. (RESOLUTION NO. 2026-015) (CITY)
E. CONSENT CALENDAR ORDINANCE(S) - SECOND READING/ADOPTION
F. ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING ITEM(S)
F1. Follow-up and Review Regarding Parking, Noise, and Safety Issues Pertaining to Minor Use Permit DRC2023- 00257 – Hamilton Family Brewery. This Review Does Not Constitute a Revocation Hearing Under Rancho Cucamonga Development Code Section 17.14.110. (CITY)
G. ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARINGS ITEM(S) - CITY/FIRE DISTRICT
H. CITY MANAGER'S STAFF REPORT(S)
I. COUNCIL BUSINESS
I1. Consideration of the City Council Community Parks and Landscape Citizens’ Oversight Subcommittee’s Recommendation to Appoint Members to the Community Parks and Landscape Citizens’ Oversight 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
CITY COUNCIL VISION STATEMENT
“Our Vision is to create an equitable, sustainable, and vibrant city, rich in opportunity for all to thrive.”
CERTIFICATION
I, Ashton R. Arocho, 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.
ASHTON R. AROCHO, MMC
CITY CLERK SERVICES DIRECTOR
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