* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:01] GENTLEMEN, AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT AT OUR OCTOBER 4TH CITY COUNCIL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT BOARD MEETING. WE HAVE, UM, UM, WE'RE GONNA START OFF WITH OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I'D LIKE TO ASK, UM, OUR COUNCILMAN RYAN HUTCHINSON TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE TO OUR NATION'S FLAG. PLACE YOUR RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR HEART. READY? BEGIN. I PRAISE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC. FOR WHICH ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INVIS JUSTICE. THANK YOU. ROLL CALL. MAYOR MICHAEL IS PRESENT. MAYOR PRO. TIM LYNN KENNEDY. PRESENT COUNCIL MEMBERS RYAN HUTCHINSON. PRESENT. CHRISTINE SCOTT PRESENT. AND ASHLEY STICKLER PRESENT. MADAM CLERK, ARE THERE ANY AMENDMENTS OR MODIFICATIONS TO THIS EVENING'S AGENDA? AND NO, MR. MAYOR, NO CHANGES TO TODAY'S AGENDA. THANK YOU. WE HAVE TWO PRESENTATIONS TONIGHT, BUT WE'LL START OFF WITH OUR FIRST PRESENTATION, AND THAT'S A PRESENTATION OF A CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION TO PRINCIPAL KIMBERLY P*****K FOR THE PRESTIGIOUS AWARD OF TERRA VISTA'S ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, BEING DESIGNATED AS A NATIONAL BLUE RIBBON SCHOOL. I'D LIKE TO CALL UP AT THIS TIME, THE PRINCIPAL OF TARA VISTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. KIMBERLY P*****K. KIMBERLY, BRING ANY OF YOUR OTHER TEAM UP HERE. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. BRING 'EM UP. YES. UP HERE? YES. ALLOWED TO THIS AREA. , VIP. YES, DEFINITELY. NO, JUST COME ON DOWN HERE. AND THEN VIP. OH, THANK YOU. WE JUST HAD A WHOLE BUNCH OF, WE HAD A SPECIAL MEETING WITH ALL THESE SPORTS TEAMS. I FEEL LIKE WE GOT ANOTHER SPORTS TEAM COMING UP. ONLY. THESE ARE EDUCATORS. . SO KIMBERLY, WHY DON'T YOU, UH, SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE SIGNIFICANCE OF, UH, THIS AWARD THAT YOU RECEIVED? WELL, IT'S A GREAT HONOR TO JOIN SOME OTHER SCHOOLS IN TWANDA SCHOOL DISTRICT TO BE A NATIONAL BLUE RIBBON. WE WORKED WITH SOME OF THESE TEACHERS HERE, WERE WRITERS, OTHERS ARE OUR GRADE LEVEL CHAIR LEADERSHIP. UM, I HAVE OUR STUDENT SUCCESS ADVISOR, UM, MS. AKA OUR ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL, AND OF COURSE, UM, CHARLENE SPRAGUE, WHO IS OUR SUPERINTENDENT. SO WE WORKED AS A TEAM TO DESCRIBE SOME OF OUR SIGNATURE PRACTICES THAT CAN BE REPLICATED ACROSS THE NATION. SO WASHINGTON DC REACHED OUT TO US A COUPLE WEEKS AGO AND SHARED THAT WE WERE SELECTED TO BE ONE OF THE FEW. AND SO WE ARE SO EXCITED, AND WE KNOW IT TAKES COMMUNITY, STUDENTS AND ALL OF THESE HARD WORKERS. SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED. WONDERFUL. THAT'S ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. AND CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF YOU AND YOUR STUDENTS ARE CERTAINLY THE BENEFICIARIES OF, OF, OF YOUR EFFORTS. UH, BUT I JUST FOR A MOMENT, I WOULDN'T LIKE TO ASK OUR MAYOR PRO TEM TO SAY A FEW WORDS, WHO IS A FORMER EDUCATOR HERSELF. SO I KNOW SHE KNOWS ABOUT THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS. SO, LYNN, ONCE A TEACHER, ALWAYS A TEACHER, YOUR STUDENTS CHANGE, BUT YOUR HEART NEVER, EVER CHANGES. AND I HAVE KNOWN MRS. P*****K SINCE SHE WAS IN BALDWIN PARK UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. I KNEW SHE WAS SOMEONE SPECIAL THEN. AND SHE HAS SHOWN HER DEDICATION, HER COMMITMENT TO HER STUDENTS, THE WAY SHE WORKS WITH OTHERS, HER TEACHERS, HER, HER ADMINISTRATORS, HER PARENTS, HER STUDENTS. YOU DO NEED TO COME TOGETHER AS A, AS A TEAM. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN ACCIDENTALLY. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN RANDOMLY. IT HAPPENS BECAUSE A PERSON HAS A VISION ON WHAT COULD BE AND INSPIRES OTHERS TO ACHIEVE THAT VISION. AND THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING AT THE SCHOOL. SO I WANNA CONGRATULATE YOU AND YOUR TEAM, AND AS SHE MENTIONED, IT'S ONLY A FEW SCHOOLS. THEY MAY START OUT WANTING THAT ACCOMPLISHMENT AND THAT ACHIEVEMENT AND RECOGNITION, BUT VERY FEW ACTUALLY GET TO THAT POINT. THEY HAVE TO BE REP REPLICABLE PRACTICES. YES. AND DATA HAS TO BACK IT UP. ABSOLUTELY. SUSTAINABLE. AND THEY TRULY DRILL DOWN DEEP TO MAKE SURE THAT WHAT IS PUT IN THAT APPLICATION IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING. AND SHE HAD A CHOICE TO EITHER GO TO WASHINGTON DC AND WHAT DID YOU DECIDE TO DO INSTEAD? WELL, I THINK IT'S MORE THAN JUST MYSELF AND PICKING ONE TEACHER. AND WE ARE GOING TO CELEBRATE THROUGH OUR FALL FESTIVAL. AND OUR FALL FESTIVAL IS GOING BLUE ON OCTOBER 20TH. SO WE'D LIKE TO INVITE YOU, IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME TO, THERE'S A 15 MINUTE RIBBON CUTTING. AND WE'RE GONNA BE FACE PAINTING BLUE. WE'RE GONNA BE CELEBRATING, WE'RE GONNA HAVE A DJ. I JUST [00:05:01] THINK IT TAKES A COMMUNITY AND IT'S, UH, MORE THAN ALL OF US. WE'VE GOT TITLE ONE COACHES HERE, MY ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY, THAT SHE'S REALLY MY BOSS, . AND SO, UM, IT, IT TAKES A COMMUNITY. SO WE'RE GONNA CELEBRATE IT AS A COMMUNITY. VERY GOOD. SO, EXCELLENT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. APPRECIATE THAT. UM, DR. KENNEDY, THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA IS PROUD TO RECOGNIZE TERRA VISTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FROM THE DELWANDA SCHOOL DISTRICT IN HONOR OF RECEIVING THE 2023 NATIONAL BLUE RIBBON SCHOOL AWARD PRESENTED BY THE US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FOR OVERALL ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE. AND I WANNA PRESENT THIS TO YOU ON BEHALF OF OUR CITY. CONGRATULATIONS. YOU KNOW, I, I WAS SITTING HERE THINKING ABOUT WHAT LYNN SAID, AND IT TAKES A VILLAGE. IT TAKES EVERYBODY WORKING TOGETHER. AND IT'S, IT'S SO AMAZING TO BE HERE RECOGNIZING YOUR SCHOOL ACHIEVING BLUE RIBBON STATUS. BUT THAT PLAQUE RIGHT UP HERE THAT SAYS, BACK IN 2020, WE WERE RECOGNIZED AS AN ALL AMERICA CITY BY THE NATIONAL CIVIC LEAGUE. AND THAT ONLY HAPPENED BECAUSE OF THE TEAM THAT WE HAVE WORKING IN OUR CITY. AND AMAZING WORK THEY DID. SO, CONGRATULATIONS TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU, SUPERINTENDENT. CONGRATULATIONS. THAT'S GOTTA BE ANOTHER FEATHER IN YOUR, IN YOUR BONNET. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. IT'S AMAZING. SO, CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU TO MANY OF YOU FOR READING AT OUR SCHOOL EVERY YEAR. YOU GUYS ARE A HIGHLIGHT AT OUR SCHOOL AS WELL. SO THANK YOU FOR BEING A PART OF OUR COMMUNITY. YOU BET. AND NOW WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO SHAKE ALL OF YOUR HANDS. WAS THE TEACHER AT JPI HIGH SCHOOL? YOU SNEAK IN THERE. I KNOW. THEY TOLD ME TO STAND IN FRONT OF YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND WE WILL DEFINITELY PUT THIS EVENT ON OUR CALENDAR, AND THOSE OF US THAT ARE AVAILABLE, WE WILL BE THERE. THANK YOU. TO CELEBRATE WITH YOU. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT PRESENTATION IS A PRESENTATION OF A PROCLAMATION TO THE INDUSTRIAL TECHNICAL LEARNING CENTER IN TECH, DECLARING THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, 2023 AS MANUFACTURING MONTH. I'D LIKE TO CALL FORWARD PAGE EBERLY CITY MAN MANAGEMENT AID FOR THE, UH, PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT. ALSO FROM CHAFFEE COLLEGE, THE INDUSTRIAL TECHNICAL LEARNING CENTER. PRETHE ALWAR, DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC PROJECTS, AND DEANNA OLIVERES LAMBERT CHAFFEE, COLLEGE GOVERNING BOARD VICE PRESIDENT. HOW ABOUT YOU WANNA TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE YOU'RE HERE FOR AND THE REASONS WHY THIS IS SO IMPORTANT TO ALL OF US? THANK YOU, MAYOR MICHAEL, AND GOOD EVENING CITY COUNCIL. TODAY, OR TONIGHT WE ARE HERE TO RECOGNIZE CHAFFEE COLLEGE'S, INTECH LEARNING CENTER, AND ALL OF OUR LOCAL MANUFACTURERS. MANUFACTURING DAY IS CELEBRATED THE FIRST FRIDAY IN OCTOBER. UM, IT IS MANUFACTURING'S BIGGEST ANNUAL OPPORTUNITY TO INSPIRE THE NEXT GENERATION, POSITIVELY SHIFT THE PERCEPTION ABOUT THE INDUSTRY, AND TO BUILD THE FOUNDATION FOR THE NEXT WORKFORCE. THE CHAFFE INTACCT LEARNING CENTER HAS BEEN ESSENTIAL IN TRAINING AND UPSKILLING OUR MANUFACTURING BUSINESSES AND WORKFORCE. AND THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA WANTS TO THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THE WORK THAT YOU DO FOR OUR BUSINESSES AND FOR OUR WORKFORCE. AND WE WANT TO EXTEND A BIG THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR LOCAL MANUFACTURERS FOR ALL OF THEIR CONTINUED CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR THRIVING CITY. AND I'LL GO AHEAD AND HAND IT OVER TO DEANNA. YES, THANK YOU SO MUCH. THE MAYOR, MICHAEL, MAYOR POTM, DR. KENNEDY, AND COUNCIL MEMBERS ON BEHALF OF THE CHAFFE COLLEGE GOVERNING BOARD, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS PROCLAMATION. MM-HMM. AND, UH, JOINING US IN THE CELEBRATION OF MANUFACTURING MONTH ON IN OCTOBER. THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING CHAFFEY'S COMMITMENT TO ADVANCING OUR ECONOMIC MOBILITY, UM, FOR OUR STUDENTS. AND BY PROVIDING THESE IN DEMAND APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS AT OUR INTECH CENTER, WITH OVER 80% PLACEMENT RATES FOR OUR, UM, STUDENTS SEEKING CAREERS WITH [00:10:01] FAMILY SUSTAINING WAGES IN INDUSTRIAL MANUFACTURING AND, UM, MAINTENANCE INDUSTRIES. SO CHAFFEE COLLEGE WILL BE CELEBRATING, UM, UH, MANUFACTURING DAY ON OCTOBER 13TH. YOU'RE ALL INVITED TO COME JOIN. WE WILL HAVE 800 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, EMPLOYERS, PARTNERS, UM, ALL EXPECTED TO VISIT THE INTECH CENTER TO SEE, UM, FIRSTHAND THE STATE OF THE ART TECHNOLOGY AND TOOLS THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE TRAINED ON. SO, AGAIN, WE THANK YOU. UM, CHAFFEE COLLEGE'S MOST APPRECIATIVE OF THE CITY'S PARTNERSHIP AND COLLABORATION ON THE LAUNCH OF A NEW PROGRAM THAT SUPPORTS ENTREPRENEURS AND STARTUPS. WE'RE EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO BRING THAT STARTED UP PROGRAM, UM, AS YOU MIGHT HAVE HEARD, UM, TO OUR COMMUNITIES. AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO DEVELOPING AN EVEN STRONGER PARTNERSHIP, UH, WITH THE CITY TO EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS AND ENHANCE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOB CREATION IN THE REGION. SO AGAIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND WE TOO, UH, TRULY THE PARTNERSHIP IS TRULY MEANINGFUL TO US. UH, WE WE'RE COMMITTED TO FURTHERING WHATEVER WE CAN DO TO HELP OUR YOUTH GAIN CAREER JOBS AND, AND WHAT THE COLLEGE DOES, WHAT THE VARIOUS PROGRAMS YOU HAVE IN MANY DIFFERENT FIELDS, NOT JUST MANUFACTURING. UH, WE'RE BLESSED TO HAVE YOU PART OF OUR COMMUNITY FOR SURE. SO THIS PROCLAMATION READS THE CITY, WHEREAS THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA RECOGNIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF LOCAL MANUFACTURING AND INDUSTRIAL BUSINESSES ON ITS ECONOMY. AND WHEREAS MANUFACTURING MONTH IS AN ANNUAL EVENT THAT OCCURS IN THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, AND THE REAL CELEBRATION IS OCTOBER 13TH, UM, AND WAS ESTABLISHED TO HIGHLIGHT THE WORK OF MANUFACTURERS AND TO ENERGIZE A FUTURE PIPELINE OF SKILLED WORKERS, CRITICALLY IMPORTANT. AND WHEREAS MANUFACTURERS OPEN THEIR DOORS, SHOWCASE THE POTENTIAL OF MODERN MANUFACTURING AND FOSTER INTEREST IN MANUFACTURING CAREERS. AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA IS HOME TO 163 MANUFACTURERS OF ALL DIFFERENT TYPES, SUCH AS ADVANCED MANUFACTURING, MEDICAL, MANUFACTURING, FOOD AND BEVERAGE MANUFACTURING, AND MANY OTHERS. AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA IS PROUD OF ITS MANUFACTURING SECTOR AND CORPORATE LEADERS THAT SIGNIFICANTLY CONTRIBUTE TO THE CITY'S STANDARD OF LIVING AND ECONOMIC VITALITY. AND WHEREAS MANUFACTURING MONTH EMPOWERS MANUFACTURERS TO COME TOGETHER TO ADDRESS THE SKILLED LABOR SHORTAGE THEY FACE, CONNECT WITH FUTURE GENERATIONS AND ENSURE THE ONGOING PROSPERITY OF THE WHOLE INDUSTRY. AND WHEREAS BY WORKING WITH THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, AND THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY DURING THE MA DURING AND AFTER MANUFACTURING MONTH, WE HOPE TO IMPROVE THE GENERAL PUBLIC'S PERCEPTION OF MANUFACTURING CAREERS AND THE INDUSTRY'S VALUE TO LOCAL, STATE, AND THE NATIONAL ECONOMY. AND WHEREAS THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA RECOGNIZES CHAFFEE COLLEGE AS A REGIONAL TRAINING CENTER DESIGNED TO TRAIN AND UPSKILL A WORKFORCE PIPELINE, PROVIDING INDUSTRY DRIVEN TECHNICAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR THE REGION'S GROWING MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA DOES HEREBY COM PROCLAIM OCTOBER, 2023 AS MANUFACTURING MONTH IN THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA. CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU FOR ALL YOU DO FOR THOSE THAT NEED IT THE MOST. SO THANK YOU. WE HAVE THIS PROCLAMATION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOU BET. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND I KNOW THAT ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES WOULD LOVE TO HAVE A SHAKE OF A HAND. ABSOLUTELY. SO YOU CAN GO DOWN THERE AND THEN WE'LL COME BACK FOR PHOTOS. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SO NOW YOU CAN TAKE A PICTURE. YOU GUYS ARE IN THE MIDDLE. OH, OKAY. WHAT ARE THE OTHER, I'M MISSING A MICROPHONE. SOMEBODY. OH, I, I'VE SAID I WAS MISSING A MICROPHONE. I JUST FOUND IT. EXCUSE ME. OKAY, MOVING ON. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THIS IS THE TIME AND PLACE FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE FIRE BOARD AND CITY COUNCIL ON ANY ITEM LISTED OR NOT LISTED ON THIS EVENING'S AGENDA. COMMENTS ARE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL. THE PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS PERIOD WILL NOT EXCEED. I WILL DISPENSE WITH THAT BECAUSE WE HAVE ONE SPEAKER. SO THIS EVENING, UH, WE WILL INVITE UP LANCE ASRA. LANCE DAN, JUST GIMME MORE THAN THREE MINUTES. [00:15:02] . WELL, I BOUGHT MY CELL PHONE. I WAS GONNA PUT MY THREE MINUTE TIMER ON. I'LL STILL DO A GOOD JOB. I'LL, I'LL BE CAREFUL. UM, SO MAYOR MICHAEL AND CITY COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK HERE. IT'S A BLESSING TO SPEAK HERE. AND I'M SO EXCITED FOR SIERRA VISTA. 'CAUSE I WORK IN A SCHOOL IN CHINO THAT BECAME BLUE RIBBON A YEAR AGO. I KNOW, I KNOW HOW HARD THAT IS. SO I WAS REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT AND TO SEE, BUT THE, THE TECHNICAL INSTITUTE BRINGING GOOD JOBS INTO THE CITY, THAT'S AWESOME. UM, BUT WHAT I WANTED TO SAY WAS, AS I WAS PRAYING THE PAST WEEK OR TWO ABOUT WHAT TO SAY AND WHAT TO PRAY HERE, 'CAUSE I, I'M GONNA BE COMING EVERY THIRD WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH. I SPLIT MY TIME BETWEEN HERE AND THE CHINO VALLEY SCHOOL BOARD WHERE, WHERE I WORK AT. UM, SO I WAS PRAYING, THE VERSE THAT CAME TO MY MIND WAS, UH, PROVERBS 29, 2. IT SAYS, WHEN THE GODLY OR THE RIGHTEOUS ARE IN AUTHORITY, THE PEOPLE REJOICE. BUT WHEN THE WICKED OR IN POWER, THEY GROAN. SO I JUST WANTED TO STATE THAT THIS BOARD AND, AND THE CITY MANAGER, OUR, OUR POLICE FORCE, ALL THOSE THAT ARE IN LEADERSHIP, THEY'RE RIGHTEOUS. THEY'RE A GODLY BUNCH. AND I JUST, I WANTED TO STATE THAT. AND WHEN I SAY THAT, THAT'S ALSO GONNA BE MY PRAYER POINT, IS THAT THIS CITY WOULD STILL MAINTAIN THOSE IN POWER, THAT ARE RIGHTEOUS, THAT HAVE GOD'S HEART, THAT WANT TO DO RIGHT FOR THE, FOR THE PEOPLE. AND WE HAVE A LOT OF GOOD PEOPLE IN THE CITY. UM, SO I'M GONNA PRAY FOR THAT AND PRAY FOR PROTECTION AS WELL. THE SECOND THING THAT, AS I WAS PRAYING, I FELT THE LORD SAID, WAS THAT THIS CITY IS, IS A CITY OF PEACE AND A CITY OF REFUGE. AND WHAT I MEAN BY THAT IS THAT THIS IS A PLACE THAT I BELIEVE WITH GODLY LEADERSHIP AND WITH THOSE THAT ARE INVOLVED, THAT WANT TO, TO, TO DO GOOD AND, AND TO BRING GOD'S KINGDOM INTO THIS PLACE, IS THAT IT'LL BE A PLACE WHERE THERE'S GONNA BE PEACE. IT'S GONNA BE A PLACE OF REFUGE, A PLACE FOR FAMILIES, FOR, FOR INDIVIDUALS, FOR BUSINESSES, FOR SCHOOLS TO COME. AND TO HAVE THAT REFUGE, TO HAVE THAT PEACE, TO HAVE GOD'S BLESSING HERE, TO BE A CITY. 'CAUSE I REALLY BELIEVE GOING FORWARD, UM, THAT WE'RE GONNA BE A CITY THAT OTHER CITIES WHO ARE IN TROUBLE, ARE GONNA LOOK AT AND SAY, WHAT ARE Y'ALL DOING RIGHT? AND I BELIEVE WE WERE GONNA HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE WHAT THE DIFFERENCE IS HERE. SO THOSE ARE THE PRAYER POINTS I WANTED TO PRAY INTO JUST PROTECTION FOR, FOR OUR LEADERS HERE. AND JUST TO PRAY WHAT, WHAT GOD PUT IN MY HEART. SO FATHER, THANK YOU FOR THIS TIME. THANK YOU FOR THE FREEDOM, THE OPPORTUNITY TO, TO PRAY, TO EXPRESS OUR HEARTS, LORD, TO SHARE EVEN IF WE AGREE OR DISAGREE. LORD, I JUST PRAY FOR THAT, THAT PEACE TO BE ABLE TO, TO REALIZE THAT, THAT WE ARE A COMMUNITY. WE ARE FRIENDS, WE ARE NOT ENEMIES, EVEN IF, IF PEOPLE HAVE DIFFERENCING OPINIONS, LORD. BUT I THANK YOU THAT WE HAVE A BOARD, WE HAVE A CITY, UH, WE HAVE A MAYOR, WE HAVE A MANAGER. WE HAVE, UH, CITY EMPLOYEES, POLICE OFFICERS, FIREFIGHTERS, SCHOOLS, LORD, WE HAVE LEADERS THAT ARE RIGHTEOUS PEOPLE, THAT ARE GOOD PEOPLE THAT WANNA DO GOOD FOR THE CITY, LORD. SO I, I PRAY YOUR BLESSING, YOUR PROTECTION, YOUR PEACE OVER THEM, LORD, PRAY YOUR GOODNESS OVER THEM. BUT I PRAY FOR WISDOM, TAKES WISDOM. SOLOMON ASKED FOR WISDOM. SO I'M ASKING FOR WISDOM FOR LEADERS, LORD, TO BE ABLE TO GOVERN CORRECTLY. SIR, I'M, I'VE, YOU'VE EXCEEDED YOUR TIME. I'M SORRY. OKAY. THAT'S ALRIGHT. I, I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU GO ON, BUT I WOULD, THAT WOULD MEAN I WOULD HAVE TO LET EVERYBODY ELSE GO ON. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. APPRECIATE IT, LANCE. OKAY, MR. MAYOR, I'D ALSO LIKE TO NOTE FOR THE RECORD FOR PUBLIC COMMENT, WE DID RECEIVE AN EMAIL FROM A WILLIAM KAUFMAN REGARDING CANNABIS COMMERCIAL BUSINESS, WHICH WILL BE PROVIDED TO EACH OF YOU. THANK YOU FOR THAT. OKAY. CONSENT CALENDARS, CONSENT AND CALENDARS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ROUTINE NON-CONTROVERSIAL. THEY'RE GONNA BE ACTED UPON AT ONE TIME. WITHOUT DISCUSSION, ANY MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL OR FIRE BOARD CAN REMOVE ANY ITEMS SHOULD THEY SO DESIRE TO HAVE A DISCUSSION ON THOSE ITEMS OR ITEM. UH, SO, UH, IF WE DON'T HAVE ANYBODY WANTING TO PULL ANY ITEMS OFF THE CONSENT CALENDAR, I'D LIKE TO CALL FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS EVENING'S CONSENT CALENDAR AND MR. MAYOR NEED TO ABSTAIN FROM ITEM D THREE DUE TO POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST AS SOCALGAS IS MY EMPLOYER. THE ABSTENTION IS NOTED ON D THREE. IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR? MS. MAYOR, I SECOND. THANK YOU. PLEASE VOTE. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY WITH BOARD MEMBER SCOTT ABSTAINING ON ITEM D THREE. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT ITEM IS ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS. WE HAVE ONE ITEM. IT'S THE CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT [00:20:01] STRATEGY. THIS ITEM IS EXEMPT FROM CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT UNDER CA SECTION 1 5 0 6 1 B THREE. AND THAT IS CODIFIED UNDER RESOLUTION 2023 DASH ZERO SIX. MR. CITY MANAGER. THANK YOU MR. MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. SO AS THE COUNCIL WILL RECALL, A NUMBER OF WEEKS AGO, WE HELD A JOINT STUDY SESSION WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION, UM, TALKING ABOUT THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY. WE HAD A FANTASTIC PRESENTATION FROM CAL ED, UM, ABOUT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN GENERAL. AND OBVIOUSLY WE GOT SOME GREAT FEEDBACK FROM YOU GUYS. SO WE ARE HERE THIS EVENING. UH, MATT MARQUEZ, OUR DIRECTOR OF PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TANYA SPIEGEL, OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MANAGER. THEY ARE HERE WITH THE FINAL STRATEGY TO GIVE YOU THE STAFF REPORT, ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE, AND THEN AT THE END, WE WOULD ASK THAT YOU APPROVE THE RESOLUTION 2023 DASH 1 0 6 AND ADOPT THIS, MAKING IT OUR OFFICIAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY. SO, MATT, TANYA, GOOD EVENING MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, UM, HAPPY TO BE HERE BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING. AS JOHN MENTIONED, WE TALKED ABOUT THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY BEING SOMETHING THAT WAS FORTHCOMING, UH, ABOUT A MONTH OR SO, UH, AGO. SO WE'RE HAPPY AGAIN TO BE BEFORE YOU, UH, THIS EVENING. STARTING OFF, I'D LIKE TO GO BACK TO THE, UH, GENERAL PLAN. SO WE KNOW THAT GREAT CITIES, GREAT ECONOMIES, UH, GREAT PLACES DON'T JUST NECESSARILY HAPPEN, UH, BY ACCIDENT. UH, IT TAKES OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP, IT TAKES VISION, IT TAKES A PLAN. IT PROBABLY, MOST IMPORTANTLY, IT TAKES COMMITMENT TO MAKE GREAT THINGS HAPPEN. SO WE'RE LUCKY THAT HERE IN, IN THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, WE HAVE ALL THOSE COMPONENTS WORKING TOGETHER. WE CAN SEE THAT WHEN WE DRIVE AROUND THE COMMUNITY AND SEE ALL THE PROJECTS AND NEW BUSINESSES THAT ARE COMING HERE TO THE CITY. SO IN 2021, AS YOU ALL KNOW, UM, A GENERAL PLAN WAS ADOPTED. PLAN RC OUR VISION FOR MOVING FORWARD AS A COMMUNITY FOR THE NEXT 20 YEARS, PLUS OR MINUS. ORIGINALLY, THAT DOCUMENT WAS INTENDED TO INCLUDE A STANDALONE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ELEMENT, BUT DURING THE CREATION OF THE PLAN, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT IT WOULD BETTER, UH, SUIT THE COMMUNITY TO DEVELOP A STANDALONE STRATEGY. UM, NOT NECESSARILY INCLUDE AN ELEMENT, BUT A STANDALONE STRATEGY. AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HERE TO DISCUSS WITH YOU THIS EVENING, PROBABLY FOR A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT REASONS. UH, MAKING CHANGES OR AMENDING A STRATEGY IS MUCH EASIER THAN GOING BACK AND AMENDING A GENERAL PLAN. PLUS, WE'RE, WE'RE LIMITED TO THE NUMBER OF GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENTS WE CAN MAKE ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. SO A STRATEGY IS, IS A MUCH EASIER TOOL TO, UH, MODIFY. PLUS, AS WE ALL KNOW, THE ECONOMY CHANGES QUITE FREQUENTLY, AND WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN BE AS REACTIVE AS POSSIBLE TO CHANGES, UH, IN THE ECONOMY. SO AGAIN, WE'RE HERE TODAY TO TALK ABOUT THE EDS FIRST. WANTED TO TALK ABOUT A FEW OF THE THINGS THAT THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION HAS BEEN WORKING ON, UH, BESIDES THE EDS. ALSO TALK ABOUT THE CHANGES THAT HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FUNCTION IN THE DEPARTMENT. HIRING NEW TEAM MEMBERS, AS YOU ALL KNOW, ONE OF WHICH IS TO MY RIGHT, TANYA S SPIEGEL, OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MANAGER. WE HIRED AN ADDITIONAL MANAGEMENT ANALYST, TWO, SPECIFICALLY IN THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION. UM, BASICALLY DOUBLING THE, THE NUMBER OF, OF TEAM MEMBERS. BUT, UM, AS WE TALKED ABOUT BEFORE, ALSO, WE ARE ALL ECONOMIC DEVELOPERS. DEVELOPERS TO A CERTAIN DEGREE, JUST LIKE WE'RE ALL PLANNERS, AND WE HAVE ALL THESE OTHER HATS THAT WE, THAT WE WEAR. UM, BUT AGAIN, DOUBLING, DOUBLING THE SIZE, UM, REALLY WORKING HARD OVER THE LAST SIX MONTHS AS A TEAM, UM, TO BRING A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT THINGS FORWARD. AND, AND ANOTHER, UH, EXCUSE ME, AND A NUMBER OF INITIATIVES, UH, FORWARD AS WELL. TANYA'S BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN WORKING ON THINGS LIKE OUR MARKETING AND COMMUNICATION STRATEGY, UM, REALLY INCREASING OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE. WE'VE INCREASED OUR USE OF TECHNOLOGY. WE CONTINUE TO WORK ON, UM, THE EPICENTER MASTER PLAN, THE CIVIC CENTER MASTER PLAN, UH, ANALYZING PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES TO MAKE THINGS, UH, EASIER AND MORE EFFICIENT. UH, WE'VE CUSTOMIZED OUR APPROACH TO MEETINGS WITH DEVELOPERS AND BUSINESSES THAT ARE INTERESTED IN LOCATING HERE TO THE CITY. SO A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE'VE ALREADY STARTED WORKING ON THAT ARE IN LINE OR CONSISTENT WITH, UH, THE EDS, WHICH WE'LL GET INTO HERE. UM, SO A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE EDS. UH, IT'S INTENDED TO FORTIFY LINKAGES BETWEEN PLAN RC AND ITS BIG IDEAS. WE ALL KNOW THEM. DESIGNING FOR PEOPLE FIRST, PROVIDING GREATER CONNECTIVITY, CREATING DESTINATIONS, FURTHER ESTABLISHING THE CITY AS THE CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC HUB OF THE INLAND EMPIRE. THE GOALS AND STRATEGIES IDENTIFIED IN THE EDS REALLY WERE DONE. SO TO ADDRESS SPECIFIC ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES, THOSE OF WHICH ARE LISTED THERE ON THE SCREEN IN FRONT OF YOU, UH, IN EFFORTS TO CONTINUE TO BUILD GREATER COMMUNITY WEALTH. SO WE LOOKED AT, UH, INFORMATION AND DATA FROM A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT SOURCES, REGIONAL LEVEL, STATE LEVEL, UH, GLOBAL TRENDS, CITIES, DEMOGRAPHIC, ECONOMIC [00:25:01] AND MARKET CONDITIONS. AND PUT TOGETHER WITH THE HELP OF, UH, LISA WISE CONSULTANTS, UH, MR. DAVID BERGMAN, WHO'S ACTUALLY IN THE AUDIENCE WITH US THIS EVENING, WHO CAN, UM, ADDRESS ANY QUESTIONS AS WELL THAT YOU MAY HAVE. BUT WORKING WITH THEM, WE DEVELOPED THIS STRATEGY THAT COVERS A FIVE-YEAR PERIOD. UM, AGAIN, IDENTIFYING GOALS AND STRATEGIES, KINDA SERVING AS A ROADMAP FOR THE CITY'S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. AND, AND AS YOU SAW GOING THROUGH THE STRATEGY ITSELF, IT TAKES A WHOLE LOT OF COORDINATION AND COLLABORATION, UH, TO MAKE THESE THINGS HAPPEN AND, UH, TO MOVE THIS EFFORT FORWARD. SO, AGAIN, A FIVE YEAR STRATEGY, BUT WE WILL BE REVISITING IT, EXCUSE ME, REVISITING IT ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, MAKING SURE THAT REMAINS CONSISTENT WITH OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GOALS AND BRINGING BACK A REPORT TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND, AND THE CITY COUNCIL ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, JUST LIKE WE'VE DONE WITH THE GENERAL PLAN AND ALSO THE, UH, HOUSING ELEMENT SO WE CAN ALL, UH, KEEP AN EYE ON AND KEEP TRACK OF IMPLEMENTATION AND PROGRESS. SO ON THESE NEXT FEW SLIDES, UH, WE, THE, THE SLIDES DO CONTAIN A PARTIAL LIST OF THE STRENGTH AND THE OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES, UH, THAT WERE IDENTIFIED WHEN, UH, THE RESEARCH WAS BEING DONE FOR THE STRATEGY ITSELF. UH, THE BULLETIN, THE BULLET POINTS, EXCUSE ME, UM, ARE IDENTIFIED, UH, SPECIFICALLY THAT ARE FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PURPOSES. THERE ARE OTHER ELEMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED, BUT THE ONES THAT WE ARE GOING TO DISCUSS TONIGHT ARE MORE ON THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, UH, POINT OF VIEW. AND, UH, ALL OF THE ADDITIONAL, UH, UH, STRENGTHS, OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES ARE IDENTIFIED WITHIN THE STRATEGY ITSELF. SO, UNDER STRENGTHS, UM, WE DID, UH, CONSIDER HIGH QUALITY TRANSPORTATION ACCESS. AS WE ALL KNOW, WE ARE LOCATED NEXT TO THE MAJOR HIGHWAYS, THE RAIL TRANSIT, AND OF COURSE OUR, UM, THE AIR TRANSPORT, UH, OPTIONS THAT WE HAVE HERE, UH, IN THE SURROUNDING AREAS OF THE CITY ITSELF. WE ARE LOCATED, UH, NEAR MAJOR POPULATION AND EMPLOYMENT CENTERS, THE PROXIMITY TO, UM, LOS ANGELES, ORANGE COUNTY, AND INCLUDING SAN DIEGO COUNTY. UM, THIS GIVES US THAT PRIME OPPORTUNITY TO THE MAJOR CONSUMER MARKETS AND THEN AS WELL AS THE WORKFORCE TALENT AND THE, UH, BUSINESSES, UH, INDUSTRY SECTORS ACROSS THE, UH, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGION FOR THE, UM, AS IT WAS MENTIONED EARLIER, UH, TONIGHT AS WELL, UH, MANUFACTURERS HERE IN THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA DO BENEFIT FROM THE CITY'S PROXIMITY, UH, TO THE CUS UH, EXCUSE ME, TO THE CUSTOMER DISTRIBUTION CENTERS. AND WE, THERE IS A HUGE, UH, CONCENTRATION OF WORKERS THAT LIVE HERE WITHIN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY ITSELF, THAT HAVE SPECIALIZED TALENTS, UH, MANY OF THEM THAT DO GO THROUGH THE INTECH CENTER. UH, SO WE DO HAVE THOSE OPPORTUNITIES, AND IT'S A GREAT STRENGTH FOR US TO BE ABLE TO CAPITALIZE ON FOR, UH, THE BUSINESSES AND OF COURSE, FOR THE WORKFORCE THAT WE HAVE HERE WITHIN THE CITY. AND THEN COMPLIMENTARY TO THAT ALL IS THE EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES THAT DO, UM, COMPLIMENT THE KEY INDUSTRIES HERE WITHIN THE CITY ITSELF. UH, THERE WE DO DRAW TALENT FROM, UH, THE NEIGHBORING HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS SUCH AS THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA RIVERSIDE, CAL POLY POMONA, CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY OF LAVERNE CLAREMONT, UH, COLLEGES, SAN BERNARDINO VALLEY COLLEGE, UM, AND THEN OF COURSE, OTHER TECHNICAL SCHOOLS IN THE AREA. BUT WE WOULD BE HIGHLY REMISS IF WE DID NOT CAPITALIZE ON THE FACT THAT WE ARE HOME TO CHAFFEE COLLEGE AND AS WELL AS HAVING A SATELLITE, UH, CAMPUS HERE OF UNI, UH, EXCUSE ME, THE UNIVERSITY OF REDLANDS. SO THERE IS A HUGE EDUCATION, UH, POPULATION THAT WE ARE ABLE TO, UH, CAPITALIZE ON IN REGARDS TO THE COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE WE ARE PERFORMING. OUR COMMERCIAL LAND IS PERFORMING, UH, BETTER IN THE COUNTY, UM, OVERALL, AND THAT WE CONTINUE TO SEE HIGHER RATES OF IT. UM, AND AN OFFICE, UH, VACANCY RATES ARE LOWER OR ON PAR THAN THEY ARE WITHIN THE COUNTY ITSELF. AND THEN, OF COURSE, SOMETHING THAT IS NEAR AND DEAR TO US, AS WHAT WE ALL KNOW, UH, THE PA PUBLIC SAFETY WORK GROUP HERE WITHIN THE CITY ITSELF WORKS TO MAINTAIN A SAFE, ENJOYABLE, AND PROSPEROUS COMMUNITY, MAKING THE CITY A TOP CHOICE FOR OUR RESIDENTS, OUR VISITORS, AND OF COURSE OUR BUSINESSES AS WE, UH, IDENTIFY UNDER THE CHALLENGES SECTION ITSELF, UH, ONE OF THE THINGS IS, IS THE LACK OF HAVING A TRUE DOWNTOWN OR CORE IDENTITY HERE WITHIN THE CITY ITSELF. IT, THE GENERAL PLAN DOES IDENTIFY OR EXPLORE THE OPPORTUNITY OF THE POTENTIAL OF HAVING AN AREA AROUND VICTORIA GARDENS AND THE EPICENTER TO BECOME MORE OF A REAL DOWNTOWN. BUT NOT HAVING SOMETHING THAT IS CLEARLY SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFIED DOES KIND OF CREATE THAT ASPECT FOR US. UH, WHEN IT COMES TO THE POTENTIAL RETAIL SPENDING LEAKAGE, UH, ACCORDING TO THE DATA FROM THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TAX AND FEE ADMINISTRATION, UH, THE CITY DOES LAG BEHIND THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY ON A TAXABLE SALES PER HOUSEHOLD FOR THE, UH, CERTAIN RETAIL CATEGORIES, SUGGESTING THAT OUR RESIDENTS ARE GOING OUTSIDE OF THE CITY [00:30:01] ITSELF TO MAKE CERTAIN PURCHASES AND SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO CAPITALIZE ON IT JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE. UH, WE DO HAVE, WHEN YOU LOOK AT IT FROM A CONSUMER ASPECT AND HAVING WORKING WORK, EXCUSE ME, WORKING WITH HIGHER END RETAILERS, THE HIGHER END COFFEE SHOP BUSINESSES, GROCERS, UH, FULL SERVICE RESTAURANTS, THEY OFTEN SEEK TO LOOK AND LOCATE INTO OTHER AREAS AND POPULATED CITIES THAT HAVE 200,000 OR MORE RESIDENTS. AND SO THAT, UNFORTUNATELY, WE'RE ALMOST ON THAT CUSP, BUT WE'RE NOT QUITE THERE YET. AND SO THAT DOES KIND OF CAUSE OF AN ISSUE WHEN LOOKING AT CERTAIN ONES THAT ARE THAT HIGHER SCALE. AND THEN, UM, UNFORTUNATELY, THE MISMATCH BETWEEN THE RESIDENT WORKER AND TALENT WITHIN THE CITY EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, AN ESTIMATED EIGHT 85% OF OUR RESIDENT WORKERS COMMUTE TO NEARBY COMMUNITIES, UH, WHICH INCLUDE DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES, SAN BERNARDINO, AND ORANGE COUNTY ITSELF. WE DO HAVE, UM, AS WE ALL KNOW, UH, WITH, UH, EXCUSE ME, WITH CUCAMONGA STATION, UM, COMING ON BOARD, IT IS POSITIONED TO BE A MAJOR TRANSIT HUB CONNECTING REGIONAL AND HIGH SPEED RAIL LINES AND MAKING, UH, THE HEART DISTRICT BECOMING A THRIVING NEW DISTRICT IN THE CITY THAT WILL ATTRACT NEW TALENT AND EMPLOYMENT, UH, AND BUSINESSES HERE TO THE CITY ITSELF. COMPLIMENTARY TO THAT AS WELL AS THE CITY CONTINUES TO GROW AS AN EMPLOYMENT CENTER. SO THE CITY, UH, WILL BE ABLE TO RETAIN MORE RESIDENTS HERE, UM, AS WELL AS, UH, PROVIDE MORE WORKFORCE OPPORTUNITIES, UH, AND COMPANIES FOR OUR RESIDENTS AND WITHIN THE CITY ITSELF. AND THEN FINALLY, UM, FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT OPTIONS, RESIDENTS AND VISITORS DO WANT PLACES TO CONGREGATE AND GATHER AND SOCIALIZE IN LIVELY CENTERS, SHOPPING AREAS, AS WELL AS THE ARTS AND CULTURE AND THE ENTERTAINMENT VENUES. SO SOMETHING THAT WE ARE ABLE TO REALLY LOOK ABOUT AND BUILD UPON ITSELF. OH, THAT'S ME, SORRY. UM, SO THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY IS TO ESTABLISH RANCHO CUCAMONGA AS THE CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC HUB OF THE INLAND EMPIRE. AND THESE FOUR GOALS ARE INTENDED TO WORK COHESIVELY TO ACHIEVE US, UH, BECOMING THAT CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC HUB, AND ULTIMATELY STRATEGICALLY POSITIONING THE CITY TO BECOME THE ACTIVITY CENTER WITHIN THE INLAND EMPIRE ITSELF. AND THESE NEXT FEW SLIDES DO IDENTIFY EACH OF OUR GOALS AS WELL AS THE STRATEGIES THAT CO, UH, ALIGN WITH THOSE SPECIFIC GOALS. GOAL NUMBER ONE, OF GROWING AND DIVERSIFYING THE CITY'S ECONOMY. AND THEN GOAL NUMBER TWO OF ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF LIFE. GOAL NUMBER THREE, OF EXPANDING RETAIL, ENTERTAINMENT AND HOSPITALITY. AND NUMBER FOUR, OF FOSTERING GROWTH OF LOCAL BUSINESSES AND WORKFORCE. EACH OF THESE, UH, GOALS AND THEN THOSE PROSPECTIVE STRATEGIES THAT ARE IDENTIFIED HAVE ACTION ITEMS THAT ARE CLEARLY IDENTIFIED WITHIN THE STRATEGY ITSELF. SO MOVING ALONG TO, UH, TARGET INDUSTRIES, AS YOU SAW IN, IN READING THROUGH THE EDS, UM, WE SEEM TO BE WELL POSITIONED TO GROW, UH, CERTAIN SECTORS, UH, IN THE CITY. AND, AND THESE INDUSTRIES WERE IDENTIFIED BASED ON FACTORS, DIFFERENT FACTORS LIKE EMPLOYMENT, SIZE, GROWTH, AND CONCENTRATION IN THE CITY, AND SIZE AND PERFORMANCE OF THE SECTORS, UH, IN RELATION TO THE LARGER REGION. SO THE TARGET INDUSTRIES THAT ARE OUTLINED, UH, IN THE EDS, ARE THOSE ON THAT SLIDE IN FRONT OF YOU. ADVANCED MANUFACTURING, MEDICAL, MANUFACTURING, FOOD AND BEVERAGE, MANUFACTURING, FINANCE, UH, INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE, AS WELL AS PROFESSIONAL AND MEDICAL SERVICES. THE TABLE ON THE LEFT OF THIS SLIDE, UH, SHOWS THE NUMBER OF FIRMS BY INDUSTRY IN THE CITY, PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD. UH, HEALTHCARE AND SOCIAL, SOCIAL, EXCUSE ME, SOCIAL ASSISTANCE, UH, HAVING THE MOST NUMBER OF FIRMS WITH 760, FOLLOWED BY RETAIL, TRADE AND PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL SERVICES. THE, UH, GRAPHIC TO THE RIGHT FIGURE 20 SHOWS THAT THE CITY'S GREATEST SHARE OF EMPLOYMENT IS IN MANUFACTURING. THERE ARE, UM, SEVERAL THOUSAND JOBS IN THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR, WHICH ACCOUNTS TO ROUGHLY 12.4% OF THE CITY'S TOTAL JOBS. SO YOU COULD SEE, UH, THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA IS THE PURPLE BAR, UH, THE COUNTY, THE ORANGE, AND THEN THE STATE, THE BLUE. AND YOU COULD SEE SOME OF THOSE OTHER SECTORS AS WELL, UH, WHERE THE TOTAL, UH, EMPLOYMENT PERCENTAGES, UH, EXCEED, UH, THE COUNTY AND OR THE STATE. UH, I WOULD ALSO SAY THAT WE ALSO KNOW THAT THE NUMBER OF FIRMS WITH ONE TO FOUR EMPLOYEES, I SMALL BUSINESSES, IS SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN OTHER, UH, FIRM CATEGORIES. I THINK THEY'RE ALMOST 2,400 SMALL BUSINESSES WITHIN THE CITY. [00:35:01] ADDITIONALLY, OUR LARGEST EMPLOYER IS, UH, IEHP, INLAND EMPIRE HEALTH PLAN, UM, AND WHICH IS AN INSURANCE, UH, COMPANY, OR IT'S IN THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY, FOLLOWED BY AMFA STAR MEDICAL MANUFACTURING, A COMPANY, AND THEN FRITO-LAY, WHICH WE ALL KNOW AS A FOOD MANUFACTURER. UH, LASTLY, WE KNOW THAT IN OUR CITY INDUSTRIES WITH THE HIGHEST SALARIES INCLUDE SECTORS LIKE FINANCE AND INSURANCE, MANUFACTURING, AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, ALL OF WHICH ARE TARGET INDUSTRIES OUTLINED IN THE EDS. ONE OF THE, THE, UM, ITEMS THAT WE UTILIZED TO HELP US FIGURE OUT WHICH TARGET INDUSTRIES WOULD, WOULD WORK BEST FOR US WAS, UH, THIS, UH, IN FRONT OF THE LOCATION QUOTIENT. SO THE LOCATION QUOTIENT IS BASICALLY A METRIC THAT PROVIDES A MEASURE OF HOW CONCENTRATED AN INDUSTRY IS IN AN AREA. SO IT'S THE RATIO OF AN INDUSTRY'S DISTRIBUTION OF EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY IN COMPARISON TO, TO A DISTRIBUTION OF A REFERENCE AREA. SO RANCHO CUCAMONGA IN COMPARISON TO THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO, UH, ON THE GRAPH IN FRONT OF YOU, THE, UH, ORANGE BARS REPRESENT RANCHO CUCAMONGA. UH, THE PURPLE BARS REPRESENT, UH, THE COUNTY. SO A LOCATION QUOTIENT OF GREATER THAN ONE MEANS THAT AN INDUSTRY IS CONCENTRATED IN AN AREA, WHILE CONVERSELY, A LOCATION QUOTIENT OF LESS THAN ONE MEANS THAT AN INDUSTRY IS NOT CONCENTRATED IN AN AREA. SO THIS GRAPHIC SHOWS THAT, UM, THE HIGHEST LOCATION QUOTIENT FOR THE CITY IS IN, UH, FINANCE AND INSURANCE AT 3.3. SO THAT MEANS THAT, UH, FINANCE AND INSURANCE JOBS ARE MUCH MORE CONCENTRATED IN THE CITY THAN IN THE COUNTY OVERALL. SO ADDITIONAL CONCENTRATED IN INDUSTRIES ARE ALSO SHOWN THERE. AGAIN, THE ORANGE BAR REPRESENTING THE CITY, THE PURPLE REPRESENTING THE COUNTY. MOVING ALONG, TAKING A BIT OF A DEEPER DIVE INTO THE, UH, LOCATION QUOTIENT. THIS GRAPHIC HERE SHOWS SECTORS IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AND WHETHER THEY ARE GROWING IN THE COUNTY AND HOW CONCENTRATED THEY ARE IN THE CITY. SO IT DEMONSTRATES WHICH INDUSTRIES REPRESENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH. UH, HERE IN THE CITY, THE VERTICAL ACCESS, ACCESS, EXCUSE ME, SHOWS THE LOCATION QUOTIENT AND THE HORIZONTAL AXIS, UH, SHOWS THE GROWTH IN THE COUNTY. SO YOU CAN SEE, UH, FINANCE AND INSURANCE, MANUFACTURING AND PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL SERVICES. REAL ESTATE AND OTHERS ARE ALL GROWING SECTORS IN THE UPPER RIGHT HAND QUADRANT OF THIS GRAPHIC. UM, THOSE TARGET INDUSTRIES ARE MARKED WITH RED STARS. SO YOU COULD SEE THAT THOSE ARE GROWING IN THE COUNTY AND CONCENTRATED IN THE CITY. SO WE'RE, AGAIN, WE BELIEVE WE'RE WELL POSITIONED TO ATTRACT AND GROW SOME OF THESE INDUSTRIES THAT ARE EXPANDING, UH, LOCALLY. ADDITIONALLY, A COUPLE OF OTHER POINTS THAT I'D LIKE TO SHARE, UH, TANYA POINTED OUT AT LEAST ONE OF THESE, UH, MANY OF OUR RESIDENTS, AS WE ALL KNOW, TRAVEL OUTSIDE OF THE CITY FOR WORK. UH, ONLY 15% OF OUR RESIDENTS, UH, WORK IN THE CITY. OVER 40% OF OUR RESIDENTS WORK IN MANAGEMENT, BUSINESS SCIENCE AND ARTS OCCUPATIONS. THERE'S A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT OCCUPATIONS WITHIN THAT CATEGORY, RIGHT? DOCTORS, ENGINEERS, RESEARCHERS, CONSULTANTS, LEGAL SERVICES, ACCOUNTING TEACHERS, YOU NAME IT. BUT OVER 40% OF OUR RESIDENTS WORK IN IN THOSE OCCUPATIONS. WE ALSO KNOW THAT MANY OF OUR RESIDENTS, UH, HAVE DEGREES AND ARE EDUCATED IN STEM FIELDS, SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICS. UH, WE KNOW THAT TRADITIONALLY SECTORS WITH HIGHER PAYING JOBS, AS WE MENTIONED EARLIER, INCLUDE MANUFACTURING, PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, FINANCE AND INSURANCE. UM, WE KNOW THAT JOBS IN ADVANCED MANUFACTURING, FOR EXAMPLE, UH, DO REQUIRE DEGREES. UM, OFTENTIMES FOLKS EDUCATED IN ENGINEERING, BIOLOGY, BUSINESS, AND WITH OTHER, UH, FORMS OF, UH, OR OTHER, UM, TYPES OF EDUCATION AS WELL. UM, SO WHEN WE LOOK AT THESE FACTORS AS WELL AS THOSE INDUSTRIES THAT ARE PRIMED FOR GROWTH IN THE COUNTY AND CONCENTRATED IN THE CITY, AGAIN, WE THINK THERE'S OPPORTUNITIES HERE, UH, SPECIFICALLY FOR THOSE TARGET INDUSTRIES, UH, THAT WE'VE MENTIONED AND AND OUTLINED, UH, IN THE EDS JOB, MULTIPLIERS AND LINKAGES. PRETTY IMPORTANT INFORMATION HERE. JOB MULTIPLIERS INDICATE HOW IMPORTANT AN INDUSTRY IS IN CREATING RELATED JOBS. SO THE GRAPHIC ON THE LEFT OF YOUR SCREEN SHOWS JOB MULTI MULTIPLIERS FOR A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT SECTORS, INCLUDING OUR TARGET INDUSTRIES, AGAIN, MARKED WITH THAT RED STAR. UH, WE'LL LOOK AT MANUFACTURING, FOR EXAMPLE, TO THE LEFT OF THE SCREEN. AND THAT HAS A JOB MULTIPLIER OF NINE. SO THAT MEANS FOR EVERY ONE JOB CREATED BY THAT INDUSTRY, EIGHT OTHER JOBS TYPICALLY ARE CREATED IN OTHER RELATED INDUSTRIES. AND THEN WE LOOK AT LINKAGES TO THE RIGHT OF THE SCREEN, BOTH BACKWARD AND FORWARD LINKAGES. UM, BACKWARD LINK LINKAGES IN ESSENCE MEAN THAT PRODUCTION IN ONE INDUSTRY DEPENDS ON SUPPLIERS OR SUPPLIERS FROM OTHERS. [00:40:01] SO THE EXAMPLE WE PUT ON THIS SLIDE WAS AUTOMOBILE PRODUCTION. SO BACKWARD LINKAGE. WE KNOW THAT AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURERS HAVE LINKAGES TO INDUSTRIES THAT PRODUCE TIRE, GLASS, STEEL, ALL COMPONENTS THAT GO INTO MANUFACTURING A CAR FORWARD LINKAGES, WAGES EARNED, UM, ARE SPENT IN OTHER ECONOMIC SECTORS. SO AUTOMOBILE WORKERS, EMPLOYERS, UH, OF SUPPLIERS OF COMPONENTS THAT GO INTO AUTOMOBILE MILL, AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURING, SPEND MONEY, UM, LOCALLY IN RESTAURANTS AT STORES, THEY VISIT DOCTOR'S OFFICES, DENTISTS LOCALLY, UM, AND REALLY LOOK TO THE COMMUNITIES THAT THEY WORK IN, UH, TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO THEM, UH, AS WELL. SO LOOKING AHEAD HERE, WE KNOW THAT THE CITY'S SUCCESS, UH, HAS BEEN IN LARGE PART DUE BECAUSE THE CITY'S ALWAYS HAD A PLAN OF SOME SORT, UM, COMMITMENT TO HIGH STANDARDS REGARDING THE QUALITY OF NEW DEVELOPMENT, REINFORCING THE NEED FOR A STRONG SENSE OF PLACE. AND WE'RE DEFINITELY NOT PROPOSING TO DO ANYTHING DIFFERENTLY. UH, WITH THIS EDS, IT'S REALLY MEANT, AGAIN, TO FORTIFY AND HELP BOLSTER, UH, THE GENERAL PLAN ITSELF. OF COURSE, AS WE WERE LOOKING TO DEVELOP THE EDS AND, UH, ASKING OTHER FOLKS TO WEIGH IN ON IT AND REVIEW IT, UH, I THINK A NUMBER OF US FELT WE COULD HAVE KEPT GOING ON AND ON WITH DEVELOPING DIFFERENT STRATEGIES, MAYBE SOME ADDITIONAL TARGET BUSINESSES. BUT I KNOW TANYA AND I AT LEAST OFTEN CAME BACK TO THE FACT THAT THIS IS A FIVE YEAR STRATEGY AND WE WANNA BE FAIR TO THE COMMUNITY AND FAIR TO OURSELVES TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN REALLY FOCUS AND ACCOMPLISH THESE THINGS WITHIN A FIVE YEAR, UH, TIME PERIOD AND NOT OVERCOMMIT. UM, THE EDS DOES INCLUDE SOME LONGER RANGE GOALS. I KNOW IT TALKS ABOUT THINGS LIKE CREATING A CLUSTER OF ENTERTAINMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND SOME OF THE OTHER, AND SOME OTHER THINGS. SO, UM, FIVE-YEAR PLAN, BUT WE DID INCLUDE SOME, SOME LONGER RANGE, UH, GOALS IN THERE, UH, AS WELL. SO THE REVIEW PROCESS FOR THIS INCLUDED A DISCUSSION AT THE PLANNING COMMISSION. UH, THEY REVIEWED THE EDS PROVIDED US SOME FEEDBACK. WE SUMMARIZED THAT IN YOUR STAFF REPORT. AND AT THE END OF THEIR DISCUSSION, THEY FELT REALLY COMFORTABLE WITH MOVING THIS DOCUMENT FORWARD, UH, TO THE CITY COUNCIL. UM, THEY WERE HAPPY WITH, UH, THE CONTENT, THEY WERE HAPPY WITH THE FACT THAT WE ARE COMMITTED TO REVIEWING IT ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, MAKING TWEAKS AND CHANGES TO IT, SHOULD IT NEED IT, AND THEN ALSO BRINGING IT BACK TO THEM AND YOU ALL, UH, FOR REVIEW SO YOU CAN, UH, GET AN IDEA OF, OF HOW WELL IT'S GOING WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION. AND AGAIN, IF THERE ARE CHANGES, UH, THAT NEED TO BE MADE. SO, PLANNING COMMISSION, CHECK THAT BOX, CITY COUNCIL. WE'RE HERE THIS EVENING. UM, IF YOU CHOOSE TO APPROVE, UH, THE DOCUMENT THIS EVENING, WE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE FULL STEAM AHEAD, CONTINUING WITH WHAT WE'RE DOING AND MOVING FORWARD WITH IMPLEMENTING, UH, THE ITEMS THAT ARE LISTED, UH, IN THE EDS. SO WITH THAT, THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION. UH, WE'D BE HAPPY TO TRY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. AGAIN, UH, MR. BERGMAN'S HERE FROM LWC HELPING US, OR HE HELPED US AND HIS TEAM HELPED US PUT THIS TOGETHER. UM, WE'RE HAPPY TO TRY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE WE GO? OKAY. THE ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING IS NOW OPEN ON THIS MATTER. IS THERE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WISH TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL REGARDING THE STAFF REPORT YOU JUST HEARD OR, OR ANYTHING TO DEAL WITH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES? SEEING NONE, THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED. WE'LL BRING IT BACK ONCE AGAIN TO THE CITY COUNCIL AND ASK IF COUNCIL MEMBERS WOULD HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS OF STAFF AND OR THE CONSULTANT THAT WORKED ON THIS PROJECT. GREAT, KRISTEN. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I JUST WANT TO THANK STAFF AND, UH, APPRECIATE THIS REPORT. I EVEN COMMENTED TO JOHN THAT THIS IS REALLY, REALLY JUST AN EXCELLENT REPORT AND REALLY APPRECIATE THE PLAN. I SHOULD SAY IT'S NOT A REPORT, BUT THE STRATEGIC PLAN ON OUR GROWING OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. UM, I'VE BEEN PLEASED WITH US GROWING THE DEPARTMENT. I KNOW IT WAS A SMALL MIGHTY TEAM OF ONE, SEEING EVERYONE COME TOGETHER. UH, IT SEEMS LIKE CONSTANTLY ON THE WEEKLY BASIS, WE'RE GOING TO EITHER A GROUNDBREAKING OR RIBBON CUTTING. AND IT'S JUST AMAZING TO SEE THAT SEEING SMALL BUSINESSES CHOOSING RANCHO CUCAMONGA OUT OF THE WHOLE REGION, THEY CHOSE HERE, UH, TO BE, YOU KNOW, TO CALL HOME, WHICH I'VE BEEN PLEASED WITH. I MEAN, WE HAVE A, A GRAND OPENING EVEN TOMORROW MORNING THAT'S GONNA BE HUGE FOR THE REGION. SO JUST REALLY, UM, YOU KNOW, JUST WE'RE, I THINK WE'RE QUITE WELL ON OUR WAY TO, YOU KNOW, OF OUR GOAL OF BEING THE CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC HUB OF THE INLAND EMPIRE. I REALLY APPRECIATED HOW THIS DOES GO, UM, ALIGNS WITH OUR GENERAL PLAN. SO WE HAVE THE VISION, WE HAVE THE TOOLS, WE WANNA SEE THOSE PURPLE SPIKES. I KNOW PEOPLE ARE CONSTANTLY ASKING US, YOU KNOW, WE WANT MORE [00:45:01] PLACES TO EAT AND SHOP ON THE WEST END, AND WE WANT MORE OF THIS. OR IF I HEAR PORTALS ONE MORE TIME, I MEAN, IF I HAD A DOLLAR FOR EVERY TIME PEOPLE TELL ME THEY WANT ONE, WE KNOW, WE KNOW YOU DO SO, BUT IT'S JUST REALLY GOOD TO SEE HOW WE HAVE THE PLAN AND NOW IMPLEMENTING, BUT ALSO ACKNOWLEDGING WE HAVE CHALLENGES. UM, YOU KNOW, WITH NOT A LOT OF LAND LEFT, THERE'S PLACES THAT THEY WANNA COME TO TOWN, BUT WE JUST DON'T HAVE THE SPACE FOR IT. SO THERE ARE CHALLENGES THERE AND I APPRECIATE THAT WE'RE ACKNOWLEDGING IT, BUT ALSO MOVING FORWARD WITH THE TYPE OF INDUSTRIES THAT WE WANT TO CALL HOME. WE HAVE A GREAT WORKFORCE HERE. WE HAVE AN EDUCATED WORKFORCE. I'M SURE THEY DON'T WANNA DRIVE TO LA OR ORANGE COUNTY. WE WANT THEM TO BE ABLE TO LIVE, WORK AND PLAY HERE. AND SO I'M REALLY GLAD THAT WE HAVE A PLAN THAT WILL PUT THAT IN PLACE. AND WHO KNOWS, HOPEFULLY DOWN THE ROAD, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE SEE PLACES LIKE KOCH WANTING TO EXPAND AND BRING THOSE HIGH QUALITY JOBS, UM, OTHERS WILL FOLLOW. SO, UM, I'M EXCITED ABOUT IT AND THANK YOU. I KNOW THIS IS NOT EASY WORK. IT WAS VERY CHALLENGING, SO THANK YOU BOTH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION AND FOR THE REPORT. THANK YOU. JUST A COUPLE, MR. MAYOR. UM, VERY GLAD THAT WE'RE WORKING ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ALL THE TIME, 24 HOURS A DAY, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE, UH, WE ARE SO RELIANT ON SALES TAX IN OUR CITY AS OUR NUMBER ONE REVENUE GENERATOR. SO THAT'S WHY WE HAVE TO PAY EXTRA ATTENTION TO IT COMPARED TO SOME OF OUR PEERS. I FEEL VERY CONFIDENT THAT IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S IN THE FOREFRONT OF OUR MINDS HERE, UM, BASED ON THE REPORT YOU'VE GIVEN TONIGHT. AND I REALLY THANK YOU FOR THAT EFFORT. I ALSO THANK YOU BECAUSE, UH, I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT AS WE BALANCE, UM, ENHANCING QUALITY OF LIFE FOR OUR RESIDENTS AS, AS WELL AS ECONOMIC, UH, DEVELOPMENT TO LOOK AT THE, UM, EXTERNALITIES THAT COME WITH EACH INDUSTRY THAT WE'RE PROMOTING AND POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE, AND UNDERSTANDING THAT ALL OF THOSE THINGS HAVE AN IMPACT ON OUR QUALITY OF LIFE FOR OUR RESIDENTS. AND HAVING A KIND OF A HOLISTIC LOOK AT WHAT THOSE MIGHT BE AS YOU, AS YOU BALANCE BOTH IS A REALLY IMPORTANT PART OF THAT STRATEGY. SO I'M GLAD IT'S THERE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING? , DRAMATIC PAUSE. WE'RE GONNA REOPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING . NO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. VERY COMPREHENSIVE. AND I WAS A LITTLE SURPRISED ON SOME OF THE CHALLENGES, AND I DIDN'T REALIZE THOSE WERE CHALLENGES FOR US. SO I HAD A GOOD CONVERSATION WITH JOHN, BUT WE'VE ADDRESSED THOSE AND THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE THERE, BUT CERTAINLY TO CAPITALIZE ON OUR STRENGTHS. SO THANK YOU FOR THIS COMPREHENSIVE REPORT AND WHAT YOU'RE DOING IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO ENSURE WE HAVE A SUSTAINABLE CITY. WE HAVE THE REVENUE TO SUPPORT THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND LIFESTYLES, BUT WE'RE ALSO SEEKING TO ENHANCE THOSE OPPORTUNITIES. SO THANK YOU. VERY GOOD. WELL, I, I WOULD JUST SAY THANKS A BUNCH. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THE HARD WORK AND, AND JOHN, I, I TRULY, TRULY ARE STARTING TO SEE THE RESULTS OF ADDING STAFF INTO A VERY CRITICAL COMPONENT OF WHAT OUR FUTURE IN THIS CITY'S GONNA LOOK LIKE. UM, I, I REALLY WAS TOUCHED BY THE, THE FACT THAT ONE OF THE BIG PRIORITIES OF THIS WHOLE PROJECT IS TO GROW AND DIVERSIFY OUR ECONOMY, AS WAS STATED EARLIER, NUMBER OF SALES TAXES ARE NUMBER ONE REVENUE SOURCE. BUT IF THAT HAPPENS TO CHANGE SOMEHOW OR ANOTHER, WE'RE LOOKING AT DIVERSIFYING THE KIND OF, UH, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THAT IF ONE SECTOR DROP, THERE'S ANOTHER ONE THAT'S GONNA PICK IT UP, WHETHER IT BE HOTELS OR WHATEVER IT MAY BE, OR, OR A TOT TAX OR WHATEVER IT MIGHT BE. SO I APPRECIATE THAT AND I, I LOVE THE, THE, THE PATHWAY OF, OF GOING FORWARD AND WE HAVE A PATH. THIS IS GONNA GIVE US THAT PATH. BUT WHAT I REALLY APPRECIATE ALONG WITH THAT IS THAT WE'LL BE REVIEWING IT ANNUALLY SO WE KEEP IT FRESH EACH YEAR SO WE CAN STRATEGIZE MAYBE A NEW DIRECTION OR CHANGE A LITTLE BIT ONE WAY OR THE OTHER DEPENDING ON, ON WHAT'S HAPPENING IN OUR LOCAL ECONOMY AND, AND EVEN THE REGIONAL ECONOMY FOR THAT MATTER. AS FAR AS JOBS GO, I MADE A COMMENT EARLIER TODAY AT A TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY, UH, BOARD MEETING THAT, UM, THERE WAS TALKING ABOUT THE TRAFFIC AND HOW EVERYBODY FROM THE INLAND EMPIRE HAS TO DRIVE TO LA ORANGE COUNTY AND ELSEWHERE FOR JOBS. AND YOU MENTIONED 50% OF OUR PEOPLE ARE LEAVING TOWN. AND SO, UH, FOR US AND OUR COUNTY TO WORK TO CREATE MORE JOB CENTERS HERE IN, IN THE INLAND EMPIRE IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT. THAT KEEPS PEOPLE OFF THE STREETS, NOT A LOT, LOT OF COMMUTES, THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE IMPROVES. SO I'M JUST VERY THRILLED WITH, WITH EVERYTHING THAT'S GONE ON WITH THIS. SO AT THIS POINT, I WILL GO AHEAD AND ASK FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION. AND THAT RESOLUTION IS NUMBER 2023 DASH ZERO 16. AND BY THE WAY, THANK THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR THE OD DELVING AND READ THEIR, THEIR COMMENTS AND WERE, THEY WERE VERY HELPFUL. SO MOVED. SECOND, PLEASE VOTE. [00:50:03] MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU FOR A GREAT REPORT. A LOT OF HARD WORK. DEFINITELY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT. THERE ARE NO ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARINGS, NO CITY MANAGER STAFF REPORTS. THERE ARE, UM, OUR NEXT ITEM IS ANY COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS. SEEING NONE, ANY INTERAGENCY REPORTS OR UPDATES, ANY CITY ATTORNEY ITEMS. I HAVE ONE TONIGHT ON ITEM D FOUR ON THE CLOSED SESSION AGENDA, THE CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZED THE FILING OF AN AMICUS BRIEF IN A LAW TO THE, WITH THE SECOND DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL FOR A CASE ENTITLED SANTA PAULA ANIMAL RESCUE CENTER VERSUS COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES. VERY GOOD, THANK YOU. ANY IDENTIFICATION FOR OUR NEXT MEETING, WHICH WILL BE TWO WEEKS FROM NOW ON, UH, OCTOBER 18TH. IF NOT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING AND BEING WITH US THIS EVENING. UH, WE ARE NOW ADJOURNED. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.