ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Wednesday, March 8, 2023
Call to Order/Roll Call 1: 05 PM
EDC MEMBER PRESENT
Mayor Deborah Robertson
Mayor Pro Tem Ed Scott
CITY/AGENCY STAFF PRESENT:
Arron Brown, Acting City Manager
Robert Messinger, Deputy City Attorney
Tanya Williams, Assistant to the CM
Colby
Kathy Brann, Economic Development Manager
Paul Gonzales, Community Development Manager
Alberto Paiva, Engineering Services Director
Siri Champion, Senior Planner
Daniel Rosas, Associate Planner
Art Cervantes, Community Development Manager
Amparo Corona, Budget Analyst
Janet Daisley, Admin. Assistant
Angela Perry, Mayor/City Manager’s Executive Assistant
Patricia Lozano, Council/City Manager’s Executive Assistant
Additional Attendees:
John Peukert, Resident
Joseph Williams,
Public Comments – None
Review/Approval of Minutes
1. Minutes from the January 25, 2023 – Accepted for the Record
PRESENTATIONS
3 EDC-23-225 Request the Economic Development Committee Hear a Presentation From Arc Strategies Regarding Current Legislative Items Presented by Arc Strategies via Zoom
Committee Comments/Questions/Recommendations
Mayor asked specific questions to SB 972. Arc will provide specifics.
Mayor asked that they get what bills CalCities will be covering. Would like to look at where things are aligning,
2 EDC-23-218 Kevin Thanh Le - Multi-Family Development
Presented by Daniel Rosas and Kevin Thanh Le
**Due to conflict CM Scott excused himself.
Committee Comments/Questions/Recommendations
Mayor is asking about exactly what time of housing it is. They haven’t decided on rent or sale.
Arron said that we are not ready for this presentation, as they have not made it specific as to what they were going to do.
Mayor said they need to clear ly understand what they are doing with it. The zones that are being asked for will help to understand.
Colby said that currently it is single family zoned for one home. Colby will get more information from the applicant.
Mayor said definitely need to work with the applicant.
4 EDC-23-238 Residential Overlay Implementing the 2021-2029 Housing Element Update
**Council Member Scott has rejoined.
Public Comment:
Maria Delgado Item #4 – Foothill
Ana Gonzalez Item #4 – some of the same concerns that Maria Delgado has.
Committee Comments/Questions/Recommendations
Mayor asked about Lilac and Rialto – Paul said that a project application has been submitted. Paul said it is currently zoned industrial. He believes that the application has already purchased the property.
Why was it excluded. Siri said we have to have .5 acre.
CM Scott asked why wouldn’t we be designat ed all Foothill as residential – that’s his recommendation, Mayor concurs.
Siri said that additional environmental work will have to be done. She learned that the overlay doesn’t have to be adopted as well.
CM Scott asked about Riverside (south of Foothill) and the housing that has the ability to have housing upstairs.
They can address the additional parcels with the Foothill Specific plan.
Proceed with the proposal as it is presented, all others take care through specific plan.
CM Scott asked why they didn’t look at north of the 210. Colby wants to propose as many as we can to meet the 8200. CM Scott said it look s discriminatory. Colby said they will look at it.
Mayor said that CM Trujillo asked what about the County’s property pockets in Rialto. We need to look at those areas too. Siri said those donuts are being counted in the County’s element.
CM Scott said that we need to reach out to the church on Lilac and Baseline. Mayor said there is another church too and Kathy said they have reached out to them.
CM Scott asked if someone came in tomorrow would they be able to build.
Mayor asked why did we ask for more time. Siri said to engage City Council Arron had Siri about the committee that is coming to Council.
Timeline for General Plan update is September 2023. Paul explained the timeline based on grants.
Subcommittee asked for a timeline schedule, as well as where they overlap Colby said they will prepare a schedule for each of those grants.
Mayor said hopefully there can be one big meeting with all Council. She wants this information early, possibly a workshop.
Colby said maybe a joint workshop. Mayor agreed.
Colby said for today everything could go as is.
Arron wants to make sure that staff gets exactly what they are asking for.
CM Scott is concerned that an applicant would come in and wouldn’t be able to do something. He wants to make sure that we are not hindering anyone from developi ng their property. Arron is asking about can there be specific wording so that it doesn’t have to come to council each time. Robert recommends that in this period that the city will sponsor the specific plan amendment.
Mayor asked that someone write that out.
5 EDC -23-242 Request the Economic Development Committee to Review and Provide Direction on the Application for the Clean CA Grant for the Foothill Boulevard Aesthetics Improvement Project
Presented by Alberto and Tanya
Public Comment:
Ana Gonzales Item #5
Committee Comments/Questions/Recommendations
Mayor said that she would like to see it move forward.
Subcommitee was wondering what happened to the initial funding – Amparo provided detail. Subcommittee said to move forward to council.
CM Scott said let’s not use a firm that will bully the people.
6 EDC-23-243 SCAG Grant Funding Opportunities REAP 2.0
Presented by Siri
Committee Comments/Questions/Recommendations
Mayor asked what can be imagined. Maple/Eucalyptus. She asked them to bring to the Council.
They provide an example project to SBCTA.
Mayor asked can we look at both or a complimentary project.
CM Scott asked if they are applying for the bridge, Tanya said that this grant is going for.
Siri said that staff needs to discuss what complimentary that we can apply for.
SBCTA – didn’t they pass the Cedar crossing.
UPCOMING MEETINGS/OTHER DISCUSSION ITEMS
Adjournment
Meeting adjourned at 3:57 p.m.