Tuesday, January 14, 2025
City of Rialto
Council Chambers
150 S. Palm Ave
Rialto, CA 92376
City Council
Mayor Joe Baca
Mayor Pro Tem Andy Carrizales
Council Member Ed Scott
Council Member Karla Perez
Council Member Edward Montoya Jr.
City Clerk Barbara A. McGee
City Treasurer Edward Carrillo
Eric Vail City Attorney
G. Michael Milhiser, Interim City Manager
Regular Meeting
CLOSED SESSION TIME: 5:00 PM
OPEN SESSION TIME: 6:30 PM
CITY COUNCIL, City of Rialto, acting as Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency, RIALTO UTILITY AUTHORITY, RIALTO
HOUSING AUTHORITY
January 14, 2025City Council Regular Meeting
HOW TO REVIEW THE AGENDA. ALL AGENDAS ARE POSTED IN THE CITY HALL ADMINISTRATION BUILDING (150 SOUTH PALM AVENUE, RIALTO) AT LEAST 72 HOURS IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING. ALL WRITINGS THAT RELATE
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ITEMS ADDED TO THE AGENDA. CONSISTENT WITH THE RALPH M. BROWN ACT, ADDITIONAL ITEMS MAY BE
ADDED TO THE AGENDA AND ACTED UPON BY THE CITY COUNCIL ONLY IF IT IS CONSIDERED TO BE A “SUBSEQUENT NEED” OR “EMERGENCY” ITEM AND IS ADDED BY A TWO -THIRDS VOTE. MATTERS RAISED
UNDER ORAL COMMUNICATIONS MAY NOT BE ACTED UPON AT THAT MEETING OTHER THAN AS PROVIDED ABOVE.
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HOW TO ATTEND THE MEETING.
(1) Members of the public may attend the meeting in person. (2) Watch live steaming video of the Meeting at https://www.rialtoca.gov/183/Rialto-Network (3) Council Meetings are broadcast live on the City’s television station, Rialto Network. Spectrum Channel 3 and AT&T Channel 99.
HOW TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT.
(1) Appear at the meeting and speak during the public comment period. We request that you complete a Public Speaker Form and submit it to the City Clerk before the meeting. There is a 5 minute time limit. (2) You may submit a public comment in writing to the City Clerk by email at [email protected].
Rialto – Entering a Second Century of Progress
• Rialto will be a Family First Community
• Rialto Shall Attract High-Quality Development and Improve its Physical Environment • Rialto’s Economic Environment will be Healthy and Diverse • Rialto will be an Active Community
All items listed on this agenda are being considered and /or acted upon by the City Council on behalf of the City of Rialto, except for such items as are designated by the “RUA,” “ RHA,” which items are being considered and /or acted upon by the Members of the Rialto Utility Authority or Rialto Housing Authority of the City of Rialto in its separate legal capacity .
For convenience and ease of administration only, the agendas for each separate legal body have been consolidated herein Next Ordinance No. 1697
Next Resolution No. 8316
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5:00 p.m.
CLOSED SESSION
Called to Order By:
ROLL CALL
1 25-0009 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION Pursuant to Government Code section 54956.9(d)(1)
Number of Matters: Five (5)
· Dominguez/Raya v. City of Rialto,
USDC Case No. ED CV 23-01790 (SPzx)
· Ramirez v. City of Rialto,
USDC Case No. 5:23-cv-01491-SSS-SHK
· Mariela Valadez v. City of Rialto,
SBSC Case No. CIVSB 2200927
· Womack v. City of Rialto,
SBSC Case No. CIVSB 2228153
· CCAEJ v. City of Rialto,
SBSC Case No. CIVSB 2311760
2 25-0010 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-ANTICIPATED
LITIGATION
Pursuant to Government Code section 54956.9(d)(2)
Significant Exposure to Litigation
Number of Matters: Three (3)
· Deborah Robertson - claim for damages
· Rialto Springs LLC - threat of litigation
· Beatriz Burgos Montoya - claim for damages
3 25-0021 PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT
Pursuant to Government Code section 54957(b)
One (1) position:
Title: City Manager
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6:30 p.m.
OPEN SESSION
Called to Order By:
ROLL CALL
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Council Member Ed Scott
INVOCATION - Pastor Harry Bratton - Greater Faith Grace Bible Church
City Attorney’s Report on Closed Session
PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS
1 25-0011 Presentation - SCE Power Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) - Tim Sullivan, Public Works Director
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
City Council to consider removing or continuing any items on the agenda
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
All matters listed under Consent Calendar are considered to be routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion in the following form listed. There will be no separate discussion on these items. If discussion is required, the item will be removed from the Consent Calendar and will be considered separately. Vote may be by roll call.
CONSENT CALENDAR
A. WAIVE FULL READING OF ORDINANCES
The Council hereby waives the full reading of any ordinance to be introduced or approved at this meeting and such ordinance shall be read by title only.
B. APPROVAL OF WARRANT RESOLUTIONS
B.1 25-0006 Warrant Resolution No. 23
B.2 25-0007 Warrant Resolution No. 24
B.3 25-0008 Warrant Resolution No. 25
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C. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
C.1 25-0003 City Council Meeting - December 10, 2024
D. CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY - FOR INFORMATION ONLY
D.1 25-0020 Marco Torres
D.2 25-0019 Maida Barrios
D.3 25-0018 Lelia Deborah Robertson
D.4 25-0017 Jose Aiden Barajas (minor)
D.5 25-0016 David Vance Rojas
D.6 25-0015 Beatriz Burgos Montoya
E. SET PUBLIC HEARING
E.1 24-1908 Request City Council to 1) Set a Public Hearing for February 11, 2025, to Conduct a Property Owner Protest Ballot Proceeding; 2) Adopt Resolution No. ----8312 Initiating the Proceedings for the Annexation of Properties to the Rialto Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance District No. 2 and to Levy and Authorize Collection of Assessments Commencing with Fiscal Year 2024/2025; and to 3) Adopt Resolution No. 8313 Declaring the Intention to Annex Properties to the Rialto Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance District No. 2 and Conduct a Property Owner Protest Ballot Proceeding On The Matter of the New Assessments Related Thereto Commencing with Fiscal Year 2024/2025.
E.2 24-1915 Request City Council to Set a Public Hearing for February 11, 2025, to consider (1) Specific Plan Amendment No. 2022-04 , and
Environmental Assessment Review No. 2024-002, a request to amend the Foothill Central and Central Specific Plan Areas. The Proposed Project will update and combine the existing Foothill Boulevard Specific Plan and Central Area Specific Plan into the Foothill Central Specific Plan (Proposed Project). The Project if approved, would increase the allowable residential density within the Foothill Central Area and provides updates to the development guidelines for this area while preserving existing land uses (2) and Foothill Boulevard Specific Plan Mitigated Negative Declaration prepared for the project, in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
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E.3 24-1913 Request City Council To Set A Public Hearing For February 25, 2025, To Consider And Approve Substantial Amendment No. 8 Revising Budget Amounts To CDBG -CV Activities Within The City ’s 2020-2021 Annual Action Plan.
F. MISCELLANEOUS
F.1 24-1906 Request City Council to 1) Adopt Resolution No. 8314 Amending the 2024-2025 Fiscal Year Budget; 2) Accept the 2024 Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) in the Amount of $ 36,200; and 3) Authorize the City Manager or his Designee to Execute all Documents Associated with This Grant .
This Grant Requires no Local City Match.
F.2 24-1903 Request City Council to: 1) Award Professional Services Agreements with Black O ’dowd and Associates, Inc. DBA BOA Architecture, Miller Architectural Corporation, and SVA Architects Inc. for On -Call Professional Architectural Services; and 2) Authorize the Interim City Manager or Their Designee to Execute All Related Documents.
F.3 25-0002 Request City Council to Select and Confirm the Mayor ’s Appointments of Council Members to Internal and External Committees.
F.4 24-1904 Request City Council to: 1) Award Professional Services Agreements to Bureau Veritas North America, Inc ., Onward Engineering, and SPECS Engineering Group, Inc. for On-Call Professional Construction Management, Inspection, and Materials Testing Services; and 2) Authorize the City Manager or Their Designee to Execute All Related Documents.
F.5 25-0013 Request City Council to Approve a Professional Services Agreement with HR Dynamics & Performance Management for Executive Search Services & Organizational Development in an amount not to exceed $75,000.
TAB PUBLIC HEARING
TAB1 24-1899 Request City Council to: 1) Conduct a Public Hearing for the Placement of Liens for Delinquent Refuse Collection Accounts for the 2nd Quarter of 2024; and 2) Adopt Resolution No. 8315 Authorizing the Filing of Liens Against Certain Properties for Delinquent Refuse Accounts with the San Bernardino County Assessor-Recorder-County Clerk.
(ACTION)
TAB2 25-0012 Request City Council to 1) Conduct Public Hearing to receive community feedback and 2) Approve the naming of the Rialto Habitat Nature Center to the “Dr. June Hayes and Deborah Robertson Habitat Nature Center.” (ACTION)
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TAB NEW BUSINESS
TAB3 25-0001 Request City Council to Concur with the Appointment of a Mayor Pro Tem. (ACTION)
TAB4 25-0014 Request City Council to Consider a New Rotational Process for the Selection of Mayor Pro-Tem Based on Seniority.
(ACTION)
TAB5 24-1911 Request City Council to Consider Draft Ordinance to fill vacant elected offices and provide direction to the City Attorney necessary to finalize the ordinance.
(ACTION)
TAB6 24-1914 Request City Council to 1) Approve the Purchase of Two (2) F-150 XLT 4x4 Hybrid Pickup Trucks, Equipment, Modifications, and Installation of Emergency Equipment for a Total Cost of $ 250,478.86, 2) Authorize the Interim City Manager or Designee to Execute All Documents. (ACTION)
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CITY MANAGER:
ADJOURNMENT