Council Chambers
150 S. Palm Ave
Rialto, CA 92376
City of Rialto
Meeting Minutes
City Council
Mayor Joe Baca
Mayor Pro Tem Ed Scott
Council Member Andy Carrizales
Council Member Karla Perez
Council Member Edward Montoya Jr.
City Clerk Barbara A. McGee
City Treasurer Edward Carrillo
Eric Vail, City Attorney
Tanya Williams, City Manager
6:30 PM Tuesday, October 28, 2025
CLOSED SESSION TIME: 5:00PM
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
A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Rialto was held in the City Council Chambers located at 150 South Palm Avenue, Rialto, California 92376 on Tuesday, October 14, 2025.
This meeting was called by the presiding officer of the Rialto City Council in accordance with the provisions of Government Code §54956 of the State of California.
Mayor Joe Baca called the meeting to order at 5:00pm
ROLL CALL
The roll was called, and the following were present: Mayor Joe Baca, Mayor Pro Tem Ed Scott, Council Member Andy Carrizales, Council Member Karla Perez, and Council Member Edward Montoya Jr. Also, present were City Manager Tanya Williams, City Attorney Eric Vail, and City Clerk Barbara McGee. Absent: City Treasurer Edward Carrillo.
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CLOSED SESSION
1 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
Pursuant to Government Code section 54956.9(d)(1)
Number of Matters: One (1)
Shepard v. City of Rialto, Rialto Utility Authority et al.
SC Case No. CIV SB 2311005
2 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - DECISION WHETHER TO
INITIATE LITIGATION
Pursuant to Government Code section 54956.9(d)(4)
Number of Matters: One (1)
3 CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR
Pursuant to Government Code section 54957.6
Labor Negotiator: City Manager Tanya Williams, Human Resources Director Shama Curian
Employee Organizations:
Executive Management Team
Management Unrepresented Employees
Rialto City Employee’s Association (RCEA)
Teamsters Mid-Management & Confidential Employee’s Union (TMMU) Rialto Fire Management Association (RFMA)
Rialto Police Benefit Association - Management
Rialto Police Benefit Association - General
Rialto Professional Firefighters of California - Local 3688 Unrepresented Employees
4 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Pursuant to Government Code section 54956.9(d)(2)
Significant Exposure to Litigation. Number of Matters: Four (4) Medina - work comp claim
Lamm - work comp claims
Jones - work comp claim
Jaramillo -work comp claim
Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Scott, second by Council Member Perez and by carried by a 5-0 vote to go into Closed Session at 5:01 pm
City Council returned from Closed Session at 6:15 pm
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6:30 p.m.
OPEN SESSION
Called to Order By: Mayor Joe Baca at 6:30pm
ROLL CALL
The roll was called, and the following were present: Mayor Joe Baca, Mayor Pro Tem Ed Scott, Council Member Andy Carrizales, Council Member Karla Perez, and Council Member Edward Montoya Jr. Also, present were City Manager Tanya Williams, City Attorney Eric Vail, City Clerk Barbara McGee and City Treasurer Edward Carrillo.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Council Member Edward Montoya Jr.
INVOCATION - Pastor David Gaunt - Sunrise Church
City Attorney’s Report on Closed Session
In regards to Closed Session
Item 1) The City Council gave direction to the City Attorney’s Office. There is no other reportable action.
Item 2) The City Council gave direction to the City Attorney’s Office to initiate litigation. There is no other reportable action.
Item 3) The City Council gave direction to the City Attorney’s Office. There is no other reportable action.
Item 4) The City Council have direction to City Attorney's Office and approved authorization. There is no other reportable action.
PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS
1 Presentation - Carter High School - Lion Cheerleading Boosters - Mayor Pro Tem Scott
2 Proclamation - Law Enforcement Records and Support Personnel Day
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ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Dr. Nosakhere Thomas, Executive Director of the Inland Empire Black Worker Center - expressed the importance of voting at the Statewide Special Election, November 4th - Proposition 50.
Pastor Harry Bratton, Greater Faith Grace Bible Church -presented a plaque to Mayor Baca to express gratitude to the City of Rialto for granting back the half acre of land to the Church, initially granted to the City for a water well.
CONSENT CALENDAR
WAIVE FULL READING OF ORDINANCES A.
APPROVAL OF WARRANT RESOLUTIONS B.
B.1 Warrant Resolution No. 2026-15
B.2 Warrant Resolution No. 2026-16
APPROVAL OF MINUTES C.
C.1 Minutes - October 14, 2025
CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY - FOR INFORMATION ONLY D.
D.1 Summer Lopez
D.2 Maria F Mendoza Murillo
SET PUBLIC HEARING E.
E.1 Request City Council to Set a Public Hearing for December 9, 2025 , to Consider the Placement of Liens for Delinquent Refuse Collection Accounts for the Second Quarter of the 2025 Calendar Year.
E.2 Request City Council/Rialto Utility Authority Board Set a Public Hearing for January 13, 2026 , and establish Utility Rate Setting Procedures through Adoption of Resolution No. 8418 and RUA Resolution No. 08-46 Regarding Water and Wastewater Utility Services Rate Adjustments.
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MISCELLANEOUS F.
F.1 Request City Council/Rialto Utility Authority to: (1) Adopt Resolution No. 8419 and RUA Resolution No. 08-47 Approving an Extraterritorial Wastewater Service Agreement with Vincent Ellingson, for the property located at 17632 S. Santa Ana Avenue, Bloomington, Assessor’s Parcel Number 0256 -021-78-000; and Authorize the City Manager or Their Designee to Execute all Documents.
F.2 Request City Council to adopt Ordinance No. 1705, Amending the Municipal Code Chapter 2.48 - Purchasing, Section
2.48.200 - Purchasing Process to Update the Bidding Thresholds for Public Works Contracts Consistent with California Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act.
Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Scott, second by Council Member Montoya Jr. and carried by a 5-0 vote to approve the Consent Calendar.
PUBLIC HEARING TAB
TAB1 Request City Council Conduct a Public Hearing to: Consider Adoption of (1) Resolution No. 8420 Approving Conditional Development Permit No. 2023-0007, a Request to Allow the Development and Operation of a Truck Terminal Facility on Approximately 45.7 Acres of Land (APN:
0258-141-18) Located on the South Side of Santa Ana Avenue Approximately 1,800 Feet East of Riverside Avenue Within the Heavy Industrial (H -IND) Land use District of the Agua Mansa Specific Plan (“Site”), (2) Resolution No. 8421 Approving Precise Plan of Design No. 2023-0006, a Request to Allow the Development of a 172,445 Square Foot Truck Terminal Building and an 18,700 Square Foot Fleet Maintenance Building on the Site, and (3) Resolution No. 8422 Approving an Environmental Impact Report ( Environmental Assessment Review No. 2023 -0010) Prepared for the Project, in Accordance With the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). (ACTION)
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TAB1 - Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Scott, second by Council Member Perez and carried by a 5-0 vote to close the Public Hearing.
Motion by Council Member Perez, second by Mayor Pro Tem Scott and carried by a 4 -1 vote to approve TAB 1 and to amend the language in Resolution No. 8421, Section 4, Item 10, to read as follows, "The applicant shall pay a public facility improvement contribution in the amount of $1,500,000 to the City of Rialto for the Riverside Avenue Widening Project, prior to the issuance of an occupancy permit." Mayor Baca voted No.
TAB2 Request City Council to Conduct the Public Hearing and Introduce the First Reading of Ordinance No. 1706, entitled AN ORDINANCE OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RIALTO, CALIFORNIA, DELETED IN ITS ENTIRETY TITLE 15, CHAPTER 15.28, OF THE RIALTO
MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADOPT A NEW TITLE 15, CHAPTER 15.28
ADOPTING AND AMENDING THE 2025 EDITION OF THE CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE INCLUDING APPENDIX A, B, C, D, H, I, J, N and P, FEES,
FINES, AND PENALTIES, AND THE CALIFORNIA CODE OF
REGULATIONS, TITLE 19 AND 24 AND OTHER RELATED
STANDARDS AS INDICATED IN CHAPTER 80 - REFERENCED
STANDARDS.
(ACTION)
Motion by Council Member Perez, second by Mayor Pro Tem Scott and carried by a 5-0 vote to Introduce Ordinance No. 1706.
TAB3
Request City Council to: (1) Conduct a Public Hearing Regarding the Proposed Annexation of Territory to the Rialto Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance District No. 2; (2) Request City Council to Adopt Resolution No. 8423 Declaring the Results of the Property Owner Protest Ballot Proceedings Conducted for the Proposed Levy of Assessments Related to the Annexation of Territory to the Rialto Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance District No. 2, Commencing in Fiscal Year 2025/2026; and (3) Request City Council to Adopt Resolution No. 8424 Confirming the Engineer’s Report Regarding the Annexation of Territory to the Rialto Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance District No. 2, the Levy of Annual Assessments Described Therein, and the Assessment Diagram Connected Therewith, and Ordering the Levy and Collection of Assessments Commencing in Fiscal Year 2025/2026 for said Annexation.
POWERPOINT
(ACTION)
Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Scott, second by Council Member Perez and carried by a 5-0 vote to approve TAB 3.
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NEW BUSINESS
TAB4 Request City Council to: (1) Approve the Proposed Inclusive Playground Design for Installation at Rialto City Park; (2) Ratify the GameTime/CPRS Statewide Funding Initiative Grant Application and Accept the GameTime/CPRS Statewide Funding Initiative Grant Award of $144,250.34; (3) Adopt Resolution No. 8425 Authorizing a Budget Adjustment to Transfer $216,662.80 from the Capital Projects Fund, to Complete the Necessary Funding for the Rialto City Park Inclusive Playground Project; (4) In Accordance with Rialto Municipal Code Section
2.48.430, Cooperative Purchasing Programs, Award a Contract to GameTime, A Playcore Company, Through OMNIA Partners in the Amount of $904,064.28 for Rialto City Park Inclusive Playground, City Project CB260; and (5) Authorize the City Manager or Their Designee to Execute all Related Documents.
POWERPOINT
(ACTION)
Motion by Mayor Baca, second by Council Member Perez and carried by a 5-0 vote to approve TAB 4.
TAB5 Request City Council to: (1) Adopt Resolution No. 8426 Approving the Memorandum of Understanding Establishing Compensation and Related Benefits for Employees Represented by the Rialto Police Benefits Association- General Unit; (2) Adopt Resolution No. 8427 Approving the Memorandum of Understanding Establishing Compensation and Related Benefits for Employees Represented by the Rialto Professional Firefighters’ Association Local 3688; and (3) Adopt Resolution No. 8428 Updating the Citywide Classification and Compensation Plan for Full-time and Part-time Employees; to Amend the Salaries for those Classifications Represented by the Rialto Police Benefits Association - General Unit and the Rialto Professional Firefighters’ Association Local 3688. (ACTION)
Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Scott, second by Council Member Carrizales and carried by a 5-0 vote to approve TAB 5.
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TAB6 Request City Council to: (1) Accept the Highway Safety Improvement Program Cycle 12 Grant from the California Department of Transportation for the School Crossing & Pedestrian Safety Improvements Project; (2) Accept the Highway Safety Improvement Program Cycle 12 Grant from the California Department of Transportation for the Citywide Traffic Signal Upgrade Improvements Project; and (3) Authorize the City Manager or Their Designee to Execute all Related Documents.
(ACTION)
Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Scott, second by Council Member Carrizales and carried by a 5-0 vote to approve TAB 6.
MAYOR:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Scott, second by Council Member Carrizales and carried by a 5-0 vote to adjourn the meeting in memory of Deputy Andrew Nunez, San Bernardino County Sheriff Department.
CITY ATTORNEY:
CITY MANAGER:
ADJOURNMENT
Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Scott, second by Council Member Perez and carried by a 5-0 vote to adjourn the meeting at 8:22 pm in Memory of Deputy Andrew Nunez, San Bernardino County Sheriff Department.
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MAYOR JOE BACA
ATTEST:
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CITY CLERK BARBARA A. McGEE
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