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WE'RE GLAD YOU'RE HERE TONIGHT.I WOULD LIKE TO START THE MEETING BY AFTER CALLING UP TO ORDER TO ASK OUR MAYOR PROIN LYNN KENNEDY TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE TO OUR NATION'S FLAG.
THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR, WOULD EVERYONE PLEASE STAND AND JOIN ME? READY, BEGIN.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
TIM LYNN KENNEDY, PRESENT AND COUNCIL MEMBERS RYAN HUTCHINSON.
CHRISTINE SCOTT PRESENT AND ASHLEY STICKLER PRESENT.
MADAM CLERK, ARE THERE ANY AMENDMENTS OR MODIFICATIONS TO THIS EVENING'S AGENDA? YES, MR. MAYOR.
THERE IS A REVISION TO ITEM D 14 ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR, WHICH INCLUDED AN APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS.
AN UPDATED STAFF REPORT HAS BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL AND IS MADE AVAILABLE ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE.
AND THEN ALSO FOR CONSENT, CALENDAR ITEM D 15, THERE'S A CORRECTION TO THE RESOLUTION NUMBER THAT WAS ASSIGNED.
THE RESOLUTION NUMBER 2 0 2 3 DASH 0 9 8 SHOULD BE RESOLUTION NUMBER 2 0 2 3 DASH 1 0 2.
THANK YOU FOR THOSE MODIFICATIONS.
WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO ANNOUNCEMENTS AND PRESENTATIONS.
WE HAVE FOUR PRESENTATIONS THIS EVENING.
OUR FIRST PRESENTATION IS A PRESENTATION OF A PROCLAMATION TO THE LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEMBERS, CHRISTINE KRISTEN, MURRIETA MORALES, AND JANET TIMKIN FOR THEIR SERVICE TO THE RANCHO CUCAMONGA PUBLIC LIBRARY.
SO IF I COULD GET, UH, CHRISTINE MURRIETA MORALES OUTGOING LIBRARY BOARD MEMBER.
BUT, UH, THANK YOU CHRISTIAN FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE.
AND I WANNA READ THIS, THIS PROCLAMATION SO THE PUBLIC KNOWS THE KIND OF SERVICES YOU'VE PROVIDED TO OUR LIBRARY.
WHEREAS THE CITY COUNCIL, THE CITY RANCHO CUCAMONGA RECOGNIZES CHRISTINE KRISTIN MURRIETA MORALES FOR HER 4.4 AND A HALF YEARS, SERVED AS A DEDICATED MEMBER OF THE RANCHO CUCAMONGA PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
AND WHEREAS KIRSTEN, KRISTEN, I WILL GET THIS RIGHT THE NEXT TIME, I PROMISE, HAS BEEN AN ADVOCATE AND SUPPORTER OF THE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES OFFERED BY THE RANCHO CUCAMONGA PUBLIC LIBRARY AND THE CITY.
AND WHEREAS KRISTEN'S LEADERSHIP ENTHUSIASM AND DEDICATION TO LIFELONG LEARNING HAS LED TO A STRONGER PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE LIBRARY AND THE COMMUNITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA.
AND WHEREAS DURING HER TENURE ON THE LIBRARY BOARD, SHE HAS PLAYED AN ACTIVE ROLE WITH THE REVISION OF THE LIBRARY'S POLICIES AND MISSION STATEMENT.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, THAT WE EXTEND OUR SINCEREST APPRECIATION TO KRISTIN MURRIETA MORALES, FOR HER OUTSTANDING WORK TO MAKE RANCHO CUCAMONGA PUBLIC LIBRARY A BETTER AND STRONGER INSTITUTION AND WISH YOU ALL THE BEST IN YOUR FUTURE ENDEAVORS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE DONE.
AND WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS? UM, NO.
SHE SAID THANK YOU THAT NO, TRULY, UH, WE CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH.
WE, WE ARE SO PROUD OF OUR LIBRARY AND SO, SO BIG, SUCH A BIG PART OF THAT IS HONOR IS OUR BOARD OF OF DIRECTORS.
HERE IS YOUR PROCLAMATION AND WOULD JUST, THEY'D LOVE TO SHAKE YOUR HAND.
AND THEN WE HAVE A PHOTOGRAPHER THAT WANTS TO MOMENT HOLD YOUR PROCLAMATION UP MAYBE A LITTLE BIT.
AND WE WILL GET THE OTHER PROCLAMATION TO JANET TIMKIN.
OUR NEXT PRESENTATION IS A PRESENTATION OF A PROCLAMATION DECLARING SEPTEMBER, 2023 IS NATIONAL SENIOR CENTER MONTH.
I'D LIKE TO CALL UPON JANELLE MARKLE COMMUNITY SERVICES COORDINATOR FOR OUR SENIOR DIVISION AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER.
HOW ARE YOU? WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT WHAT WE, WHAT WE'RE HERE TILL FOR TONIGHT? ABOUT TO, THERE YOU GO.
THANK YOU MAYOR MICHAEL AND THANK YOU CITY, UM, OF RANCHO CUMA COUNCIL MEMBERS.
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TO, UM, THANK EVERYBODY FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.UM, I'M PLEASED TO BE HERE TO ACCEPT THIS PROCLAMATION.
THE SENIOR CENTER HAS DONE A LOT OF GREAT THINGS SINCE SEPTEMBER OF LAST YEAR.
SO WE ARE CONTINUING TO OFFER A VARIETY OF SERVICES, PROGRAMS, AND EVENTS FOR THE SENIOR COMMUNITY.
IN JULY, WE REOPENED OUR SENIOR MEAL PROGRAM, SO THAT'S A SIT DOWN MEAL SERVICE.
IT'S GREAT FOR SOCIALIZATION AND TO GET A NUTRITIONALLY BALANCED MEAL.
IT OPERATES MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY FROM 1130 TO 1230.
SO TELL YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS TO STOP BY AND SEE US.
UM, WE'VE ALSO INCREASED OUR, UH, CLUBS.
SO WE NOW HAVE OVER 35 CLUBS OFFER A VARIETY OF INTERESTS, AND THEY ARE FREE.
THEY OPERATE MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY FROM 8:00 AM TO 8:00 PM AND ARE WONDERFUL.
UH, WE'VE ALSO ADDED A ROWER AND A TREADMILL INTO OUR WELLNESS PASS GYM.
UH, WE HAVE INCREASED OUR EVENTS.
WE'VE DONE A LOT OF GREAT SOCIALIZATION WORKSHOPS AND TO CAP OFF NATIONAL SENIOR CENTER MONTH, WE HAVE OUR VERY HIGHLY ANTICIPATED AND AMAZING EVENT.
SO WE PUT ON HEALTH AND WELLNESS FAIR EVERY YEAR.
IT'S GONNA BE ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST FROM 8:00 AM TO 11:00 AM IT'S COMPLETELY FREE.
THERE'S OVER 56 VENDORS, SEVEN SCREENINGS, GIVEAWAYS, RAFFLE PRIZES AND ENTERTAINMENT.
SO WE HOPE THAT WE SEE ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS THERE AND TO GET THAT GREAT INFORMATION.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH AND I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
THANK YOU, JANELLE, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WHAT YOU DO AND YOUR WHOLE TEAM THERE AT OUR SENIOR CENTER.
UM, THIS PROCLAMATION I WOULD LIKE TO READ BECAUSE WE DO REALLY PAY A HUGE DEBT OF GRATITUDE TO OUR SENIORS, UH, THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY, UH, FOR WHAT THEY'VE DONE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND WHAT THEY CONTINUE TO DO.
SO, WHEREAS THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA IS COMMITTED TO ENSURING THAT LOCAL SENIORS LIVE HAPPY, HEALTHY, AND PRODUCTIVE LIVES NOW MORE THAN EVER.
AND WHEREAS OLDER ADULTS ARE SIGNIFICANT MEMBERS OF OUR SOCIETY INVESTING WISDOM AND EXPERIENCE TO HELP ENRICH AND BETTER THE LIVES OF YOUNGER GENERATIONS.
AND WHEREAS THE JAMES L ROYALTY SENIOR CENTER HAS ACTED AS A CATALYST FOR MOBILIZING THEIR CREATIVITY, THE ENERGY, VITALITY, AND COMMITMENT OF THE OLDER RESIDENTS OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, AS WELL AS THROUGHOUT SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY.
AND WHEREAS THROUGH A WIDE ARRAY OF SERVICES, PROGRAMS, AND ACTIVITIES, THE JAMES L ROYALTY SENIOR CENTER AND POWERS OLDER ADULTS TO CONTRIBUTE TO THEIR HEALTH AND THE WELLBEING AND THE WELLBEING OF THEIR FELLOW CITIZENS OF EVERY AGE.
AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA AFFIRM THE DIGNITY, SELF-WORTH AND INDEPENDENCE OF OLDER PERSONS BY PROVIDING INFORMATION TO FACILITATE THEIR DECISIONS AND ACTIONS, TAPPING INTO THEIR VAST EXPERIENCES, SKILLS, AND KNOWLEDGE, AND ENABLING THEIR CONTINUED CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY.
AND WHEREAS THE JAMES L ROYALTY SENIOR CENTER PROGRAMS AND SERVICES PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SENIORS TO STAY ACTIVE AND HEALTHY, CONTINUE LEARNING, SHARE EXPERIENCES, AND STAY CONNECTED WITH FRIENDS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
AND WHEREAS THE STAFF OF THIS JAMES L ROYALTY SENIOR CENTER, CARESS AND STRIVES TO APPROACH EACH DAY WITH COMPASSION, AWARENESS, RESPECT, ZEAL, AND CONCERN FOR EVERYONE'S SAFETY.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY, RANCHO CUCAMONGA DOES HEREBY PROCLAIM SEPTEMBER, 2023 AS NATIONAL SENIOR CENTER MONTH IN THE CITY AND CALLS UPON ALL CITIZENS TO RECOGNIZE THE SPECIAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE JAMES L BRUTE SENIOR CENTER PARTICIPANTS AND THE SPECIAL EFFORTS OF THE STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS THERE WHO WORK EVERY DAY TO ENSURE THE WELLBEING OF THE OLDER ADULTS OF OUR COMMUNITY.
JANELLE, HERE IS THE PROCLAMATION.
WE GIVE THIS TO YOU TO SHARE WITH YOUR SENIORS THAT WHAT WE DID THIS EVENING TO RECOGNIZE THIS SPECIAL MONTH FOR THEM.
ONCE AGAIN, A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR THAT YOUNG LADY.
OKAY, OUR NEXT PRESENTATION IS OF ANOTHER PROCLAMATION DECLARING SEPTEMBER 22ND, 2023 AS NATIVE AMERICAN DAY.
IF I MAY CALL UP FROM THE OFFICE OF ASSEMBLY MEMBER JAMES RAMOS.
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BRIDY, DISTRICT DIRECTOR FOR THE OFFICE OF THE ASSEMBLY MEMBER JAMES RAMOS.WANT YOU TO SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT WHY WE'RE CELEBRATING THIS THIS DAY? SURE.
I'M VANESSA BRODY, AND I'M FROM THE PUEBLO OF LAGUNA.
AND AS THE MAYOR SAID, I'M THE DISTRICT DIRECTOR FOR ASSEMBLY MEMBER RAMOS AND THE FORMER CONSULTANT TO THE CALIFORNIA NATIVE AMERICAN LEGISLATIVE CAUCUS.
AND ON BEHALF OF ASSEMBLY MEMBER RAMOS AND THE LEGISLATIVE CAUCUS, WE EXTEND OUR SINCERE GRATITUDE TO THE MAYOR AND TO THE COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR RECOGNIZING SEPTEMBER 22ND AS CALIFORNIA NATIVE AMERICAN DAY.
UM, THE FOURTH FRIDAY OF SEPTEMBER IS ALWAYS RECOGNIZED AS CALIFORNIA NATIVE AMERICAN DAY, AND THAT WAS SET INTO LAW MANY YEARS AGO.
AND THAT RECOGNIZES THAT CALIFORNIA IS HOME TO THE LARGEST POPULATION OF TRIBAL COMMUNITIES AS WELL AS TRIBAL, UM, COMMUNITY MEMBERS FROM OUTLYING TRIBES, SUCH AS BECAUSE OF OTHER, UM, INFLUENCES LIKE THE INDIAN RELOCATION ACT THAT HAPPENED HISTORICALLY.
CALIFORNIA HAS THE LARGEST POPULATION OF NATIVE AMERICANS, THEREFORE THERE ARE A LOT OF CONTRIBUTIONS THAT NATIVE AMERICANS HAVE HAD TO THE STATE ITSELF.
WHEN WE LOOK AT IT, WE SEE SPECIFICALLY RANCHO CUCAMONGA.
THERE ARE QUITE A FEW HISTORICAL SITES THAT HAVE BEEN, WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE CULTURAL RESOURCES THAT HAVE BEEN LEFT BEHIND BY NATIVE AMERICANS AND EVEN TO PRESENT DAY WHERE WE HAVE INDIVIDUALS LIKE ASSEMBLY MEMBER RAMOS STILL CONTRIBUTING AND FIGHTING FOR THOSE EFFORTS TO HAVE RECOGNITION, EDUCATION, CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE TEACHING AND APPROACHES AND STRATEGIES PUT INTO PLACE FOR OUR NATIVE COMMUNITY TO THRIVE PRESENT DAY.
SO AGAIN, WE DO APPRECIATE THE COUNCIL FOR RECOGNIZING SEPTEMBER 22ND AS CALIFORNIA NATIVE AMERICAN DAY, AND WE ENCOURAGE ALL OF YOU TO COME CELEBRATE WITH US ON SEPTEMBER 22ND AT CAL STATE SAN BERNARDINO IN THE EVENING, WHERE WE WILL HAVE MANY CALIFORNIA TRIBES REPRESENTATIVE, WHERE THEY WILL SHARE CULTURE, SONGS, DANCE, FAMILY.
SO PLEASE JOIN US, HAVE A FIRSTHAND VIEW OF WHAT, UH, CALIFORNIA NATIVE AMERICANS LOOK LIKE TODAY, PRESENTLY.
TRULY APPRECIATE YOUR KIND WORDS.
I'D LIKE TO READ THIS PROCLAMATION, UH, BECAUSE IT HAS A LOT TO SAY ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF OUR NATIVE AMERICANS.
THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA RECOGNIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF ACKNOWLEDGING AND HONORING THE RICH HISTORY, CULTURE, AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF CALIFORNIA NATIVE AMERICANS.
AND WHEREAS CALIFORNIA NATIVE AMERICAN DAY PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE THE HERITAGE, TRADITIONS AND RESILIENCE OF THE CALIFORNIA NATIVE AMERICAN PEOPLES.
AND WHEREAS THE CALIFORNIA NATIVE AMERICAN DAY OFFERS A CHANCE TO EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THE DIVERSE CALIFORNIA NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURES THAT HAVE SHAPED OUR REGION AND OUR STATE.
AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA AIMS TO PROMOTE INCLUSIVITY, DIVERSITY, AND RESPECT FOR ALL INDIVIDUALS IN COMMUNITIES WITHIN OUR CITY LIMITS.
AND WHEREAS CALIFORNIA NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITIES HAVE MADE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRESS IN THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA THROUGH THEIR RICH TRADITIONS, ART LANGUAGES, MEDICINE, ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AND MORE.
AND WHEREAS RECOGNIZING CALIFORNIA NATIVE AMERICAN DAY WILL FOSTER A GREATER UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THE HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY ISSUES FACING FACED BY CALIFORNIA NATIVE AMERICANS COMMUNITIES.
AND WHEREAS MANY STATES AND CITIES ACROSS CALIFORNIA AND OTHER STATES HAVE ALREADY ESTABLISHED CALIFORNIA NATIVE AMERICA DAY AS AN OFFICIAL OBSERVANCE TO HONOR THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF THE LAND OF THIS LAND.
AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA ENCOURAGES RESIDENTS, EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO OBSERVE CALIFORNIA NATIVE AMERICAN DAY THROUGH ACTIVITIES, EVENTS, AND EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES THAT PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING CULTURAL EXCHANGE AND RESPECT FOR CALIFORNIA NATIVE AMERICAN TRADITIONS AND CONTRIBUTIONS.
AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA ENCOURAGES LOCAL BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS TO SUPPORT CALIFORNIA NATIVE AMERICAN ARTISANS, ENTREPRENEURS, AND CULTURAL INITIATIVES THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS, COLLABORATIONS, SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT PROCLAIMED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, THE OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF CALIFORNIA NATIVE AMERICAN DAY CELEBRATED EVERY YEAR ON THE FOURTH FRIDAY OF SEPTEMBER.
AND THIS YEAR, THAT DATE IS ON SEPTEMBER 22ND, 2023.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WHAT YOU DO FOR OUR COMMUNITIES, AND PLEASE PASS ON OUR APPRECIATION TO THE ASSEMBLYMAN AND THIS IS A PROCLAMATION WE'D LIKE TO PRESENT TO YOU.
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THANK YOU.WE CAN BRING THE CHAIRS BACK NOW.
OUR LAST PRESENTATION IS A PRESENTATION BY THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY SMALL BUSINESS TO BUSINESS EVENT THAT'S COMING UP.
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY REPRESENTATIVES HERE TONIGHT ARE MONIQUE RENO, ARIANO, CHIEF COUNSEL OF GOVERNMENTS AND EQUITY PROGRAMS, AND TIM WATKINS, CHIEF LEGISLATIVE AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS.
YOU MAY GO AHEAD AND START YOUR PRESENTATION.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE TO, TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THIS EVENT THAT WE ARE WORKING ON.
UM, WE ARE HOPING TO ADD AN ELEMENT TO THE ANNUAL BUSINESS TO BUSINESS EVENT, AND TO PROVIDE SOME QUICK CONTEXT, UM, THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS DIRECTED STAFF TO SEE IF THERE ARE WAYS THAT WE CAN HELP SMALL BUSINESSES GAIN AND COMPLETE GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS.
SO, UH, ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE DOING IS A STUDY WHERE WE ARE IDENTIFYING THE DIFFERENT, UH, RFP PROCESSES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, UM, SEEING IF THERE'S OPPORTUNITIES FOR US TO PRESENT TO THE BOARD THAT THEY CAN STREAMLINE PROCESSES ACROSS THE REGION TO REALLY KIND OF HELP THE SMALL BUSINESSES GAIN ACCESS AND DROP SOME BARRIERS.
AND IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE ARE LOOKING AT ADDING THIS ELEMENT TO THE, UH, EXISTING BUSINESS TO BUSINESS EVENT.
UM, AND BEFORE I GO INTO WHAT THE, THE SMALL BUSINESS ELEMENT IS GONNA BE, I'M GONNA LET TIM TALK ABOUT THE EXISTING, UM, EVENT AS HE HAS A LOT OF EXPERIENCE THERE.
UM, WE'VE BEEN CONDUCTING THE BUSINESS TO BUS GOOD EVENING COUNCIL MEMBERS.
FIRST OF ALL, WE'VE BEEN CONDUCTING THE BUSINESS TO BUSINESS EVENT AT S-B-C-T-A FOR ABOUT NINE YEARS NOW.
UM, IT STARTED AS JUST AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO KIND OF HIGHLIGHT WHAT WE HAD AVAILABLE FROM A CONTRACTING OPPORTUNITY PERSPECTIVE, AND MAYBE GIVE SOME TIDBITS OF INSIGHT AS TO HOW THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS WORKS, BECAUSE FOR SOME, THAT ISN'T DEF DEFINITELY A KIND OF A FOREIGN CONCEPT FOR FOLKS.
UM, IT, IT WAS SMALL AT FIRST AND, AND WASN'T VERY WELL ATTENDED.
BUT OVER TIME, MORE AND MORE FOLKS STARTED TO GROW AND WE STARTED TO LEARN FROM THAT PROCESS THAT IT WAS AS MUCH ABOUT THE RELATIONSHIPS FORMED WITHIN THESE, UH, BUSINESS VENTURES THAN IT WAS JUST KNOWING ABOUT THE PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITIES THAT WERE OUT THERE.
AND SO WE EXPANDED IT TO WHAT THIS EXPO IS NOW.
UM, TANYA, IF YOU COULD ADVANCE THE SLIDE, JUST ONE SLIDE.
SO IT'S REALLY A CH A CHANCE FOR FOLKS TO ENGAGE WITH ONE ANOTHER, BOTH LARGER FIRMS AND SMALLER FIRMS TO COME TOGETHER AND CREATE RELATIONSHIPS THAT CAN THEN MAKE THOSE SMALLER COMPANIES HAVE A CHANCE TO REALLY PARTICIPATE.
SOME OF OUR CONTRACTING OPPORTUNITIES ARE SO LARGE, UM, THAT IT'S EITHER NOT FEASIBLE FOR THEM TO DO IT BECAUSE OF INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS, THINGS OF THAT NATURE, OR IT'S JUST INTIMIDATING BECAUSE OF HOW BIG IT IS.
BUT IF THEY CAN DO PORTIONS OF THOSE CONTRACTS, THOSE, THOSE SUBCONTRACTING OPPORTUNITIES BECOME VERY FRUITFUL FOR THEM.
SINCE WE'VE BEEN DOING IT THIS WAY, THE RELATIONSHIPS HAVE FORMED, WE'VE GROWN TO ABOUT 400 ATTENDEES AT THE EVENT NOW, AND WE PULLED THOSE ATTENDEES RECENTLY AND ILLUSTRATED.
THEY ILLUSTRATED TO US THAT THOSE RELATIONSHIPS HAVE ATTRIBUTED TO TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FOR THOSE THAT PARTICIPATE IN THIS FORUM.
SO IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT, BUT IT'S TIME FOR US TO EVEN CONTINUE TO EXPAND THAT MORE.
AND WITH OUR JURISDICTIONAL GROUPS MEMBERS OF S-B-C-T-A, RANCHO CUCAMONGA BEING ONE OF THEM, WE'RE SEEKING SUPPORT TO HOW WE CAN EXPAND THAT TO SEE WHERE THOSE OPPORTUNITIES CAN BE SHARED WITHIN OUR PROGRAM TOO.
AND I THINK THAT'S WHERE MONIQUE'S GONNA GO.
SO WE'RE HOPING TO BUILD OFF THE SUCCESS OF THE EXISTING EVENT TO CREATE THE ELEMENT THAT DOES FOCUS ON SMALL BUSINESSES.
UH, WE'RE GONNA BE ADDING AN EARLY PANEL DISCUSSION THAT WILL FOCUS ON UPCOMING PROCUREMENTS FROM THE CITIES.
UM, WE'VE IDENT AND THE COUNTY ACTUALLY, WE'VE IDENTIFIED AND CONFIRMED PARTICIPATION, UM, INCLUDING GRAND CUCAMONGA TO, UH, BE A PART OF THAT.
AND THEN IN ADDITION, WE'D LIKE TO, UM, HAVE THE CITIES AND COUNTY PARTICIPATE IN THE ACTUAL EXPO.
SO IF YOU COULD STAFF A BOOTH, WE WOULD REALLY LOVE TO HAVE YOUR PARTICIPATION TO ACTUALLY CREATE
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THOSE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE VENDORS AND AMONG THE OTHER AGENCIES AS WELL.UM, SO THAT'S REALLY GONNA BE THE FOCUS OF WHAT WE'RE DOING.
UH, WE'RE REACHING OUT TO THE SMALL BUSINESS COMMUNITY THROUGH MANY CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE IN OUR REGION.
UM, THE COUNTY IS ALSO A BIG PART OF GETTING THE WORD OUT.
WE ARE REACHING OUT TO IE GO AND IEEP, UM, AND THEN THROUGH YOUR CONTACTS ULTIMATELY, IF THAT'S POSSIBLE, UM, THROUGH YOUR VENDOR LISTS.
UH, SO AS YOU KNOW, SMALL BUSINESSES THAT PURSUE GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS ARE USUALLY GONNA GO THROUGH CITIES AND THE COUNTY.
THOSE ARE THE SMALLER, UM, PIECES THAT THEY CAN PROBABLY BE SUCCESSFUL AT GAINING AND COMPLETING.
SO WE'RE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING THE PARTICIPATION OF OUR MEMBER AGENCIES.
UM, AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION.
HAPPY TO TAKE QUESTIONS BEFORE I OPEN IT UP TO ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS OR QUESTIONS.
WOULD YOU MIND FOR THE AUDIENCE TO EXPLAIN WHAT THE COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS IS FOR OUR COUNTY? SURE.
SO OUR AGENCY IS GOVERNED BY A BOARD OF DIRECTORS THAT IS INCLUSIVE OF ONE ELECTED OFFICIAL FROM EVERY JURISDICTION AND THE FIVE COUNTY SUPERVISORS.
SO EVERY JURISDICTION HAS REPRESENTATION ON OUR BOARD.
AND SO THIS IS REALLY A REGIONAL APPROACH TO AN ISSUE THAT AFFECTS, UH, RESIDENTS THROUGHOUT THE, THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, ESSENTIALLY.
AND THERE'S 24 CITIES IN THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO.
SO THERE'S 24 CITIES REPRESENTED AS PART OF THE COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS.
AND YOU, YOU FOLKS DO A GREAT JOB OF MAKING, UH, GOING WITH A LITTLE BIT OF BUDGET THAT YOU HAVE.
SO ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FROM ANY BOARD MEMBER OR COUNCIL MEMBERS? THANK YOU SO MUCH, AND WE ARE HAPPY TO BE A PARTICIPANT ON THE RIDE ALONG WITH YOU.
WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS.
THIS, THIS IS THE TIME AND THE PLACE FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL OR FIRE BOARD ON ANY ITEM LISTED OR NOT LISTED ON THIS EVENING'S AGENDA.
COMMENTS ARE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS PERIOD WILL NOT EXCEED ONE HOUR PRIOR TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE BUSINESS PORTION OF THE MEETING.
WE HAVE ABOUT FOUR SPEAKERS THIS EVENING.
YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES WHEN THIS LIGHT UP HERE ON THE MICROPHONE ENDS UP GOING OUT, YOU, YOU'VE REACHED YOUR THREE MINUTE TIMEFRAME, AND THERE'S ALSO A TIMER THERE ON THE, UH, ON THE, ON THE, UH, SCREEN.
OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS BILL KAUFMAN, FOLLOWED BY HEATHER RAWLINGS, POLK CITY COUNCIL MAYOR.
UM, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU FOLKS HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING THE LEGISLATION ON CANNABIS.
IT LOOKS AS IF IN THE FOURTH QUARTER THERE'LL BE A RESCHEDULING TO SCHEDULE THREE.
UM, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THAT, I BELIEVE THERE'LL BE A SAFE BANKING LAW.
SO THINGS ARE INCHING FORWARD TO WHERE THIS WILL BE A MORE ACCEPTABLE BUSINESS THAN IT HAS BEEN IN THE PAST.
UM, WE HAVE, I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH COLDWELL BANKER AND LOOKING AT SITES IN VARIOUS CITIES, RANCHO CUCAMONGA BEING ONE.
UM, WE HAVE LOCATED VERY EQUITABLE SITES OFF OF DAY CREEK, RIGHT ACROSS FROM VICTORIA GARDENS, UH, MILLIKEN ACROSS FROM ONTARIO MILLS, UM, AND ON THE HAVEN AND FOOTHILL, THE SHOPPING CENTER THERE.
SO THERE'S A NUMBER OF LANDLORDS AND OR OWNERS THAT WOULD BE VERY RECEPTIVE PROVIDING THE CITY SAYS, OKAY, WE'RE GOING TO PASS THAT ORDINANCE AND SAYING THAT, UM, FONTANA IN ONTARIO OR YOUR SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES, AND THEY'RE INCHING FORWARD.
AND I, I BELIEVE IT WOULD BE REALLY REMISS TO LET THEM OPEN UP AND START DRAINING OUR POPULATION INTO THOSE AREAS AND US LOSING, AS I'VE, I THINK I'VE GIVEN ALL YOU FOLKS THE ECONOMIC STUDY, $7 MILLION IN REVENUE AND ONLY TO BE INCREASED.
UM, THAT, THAT BEING SAID, I, UM, I'VE CONTACTED, UH, THE CITY AND I'M NOT QUITE SURE WHO I CAN TALK TO TO SEE WHAT THE PROGRESS IS, BUT I WOULD VERY MUCH LIKE TO HEAR, UM, FROM SOMEONE WHO CAN ADVISE ME WHERE WE'RE GOING, BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO PUT DOWN A LOT OF MONEY ON LOCATIONS IF WE'RE LOOKING AT A YEAR AWAY FROM GETTING AN ORDINANCE PASSED HERE.
UM, AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY, OTHER THAN I BROUGHT A GIFT FOR EVERYONE.
THIS IS A COMPANY I HAVE CALLED TRI ORGANICS.
THIS IS A PAIN SAV THAT HAS BEEN ENDORSED BY THE UFC.
IT IS DERIVED FROM HEMP, UH, C-B-D-C-B-D-A.
IT HAS NO PSYCHOACTIVE INGREDIENTS IN IT.
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AND I CAN TELL YOU FROM MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, BEING AS OLD AS I AM AND AS ARTHRITIC AS I AM, IT REALLY, REALLY WORKS AND IT WORKS WELL.AND I WILL, UH, WHO I GIVE THIS TO THIS BAG TOO.
OTHER THAN THAT, UH, CITY, I'M JUST, UH, PATIENTLY WAITING AND WE'LL BE IN YOUR PRESENCE UNTIL WE FIGURE OUT SOMETHING.
HEATHER RAWLINGS POLK, FOLLOWED BY PHILIP WALKER.
THANK YOU MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL AND OUR CITY MANAGER AND CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE.
I WANTED TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO JUST SAY HOW MUCH WE APPRECIATE YOUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE RANCHO CUCAMONGA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
MY NAME IS HEATHER RAWLINGS POLK, AND I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AT THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HERE IN RANCHO CUCAMONGA.
LAST COUPLE WEEKS, WE HAD SEVERAL OF EVENTS, BUT WE'VE, UH, ALWAYS HAD A LARGE PRESENCE OF COUNCIL MEMBERS THERE TO SUPPORT OUR BUSINESS OWNERS.
AND IT IS AMAZING HOW MANY EMAILS AND TEXTS AND PHONE CALLS WE GET THAT JUST SAY THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR GIVING US AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO TALK TO OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS AND ASK THEM QUESTIONS.
ALSO, FOR OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT THAT, UM, HAS MADE THEMSELVES AVAILABLE AND OUR PLANNING DEPARTMENT TO OUR BUSINESS OWNERS, IT REALLY MAKES A DIFFERENCE.
OWNING A BUSINESS IS DIFFICULT NO MATTER WHAT CITY YOU'RE IN.
AND I JUST AM PROUD TO SAY THAT I HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO REPRESENT SO MANY 442 BUSINESSES HERE IN RANCHO CUCAMONGA.
SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR SUPPORT, AND I CONTINUE, UM, TO LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU IN THE FUTURE.
THANK YOU, HEATHER PHILIP WALKER.
HELLO COUNCIL, AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HEARING ME.
I AM A NEAR TENURE YEAR RESIDENT IN, UH, UH, COUNCILWOMAN SCOTT DISTRICT, AND AM EMPLOYED AS A FULL-TIME HOLLYWOOD TALENT.
I AM ELATED TO ANNOUNCE TO YOU THAT THE, UH, THE FILM THAT WE SHOT IN COUNCILMAN'S, UH, HUTCHINSON'S DISTRICT HAS BEEN DOING EXTREMELY WELL IN ITS FIRST YEAR OF MARKETING.
IT IS SWEDISH VACATION, UH, IT'S NEXT PERFORMANCE IS GOING TO BE AN ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATED QUALIFYING RUN INCENT IN BEVERLY HILLS.
AND IT'S DOING VERY WELL ALL AROUND THE WORLD.
IT'S WON MORE THAN 150 AWARDS.
THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING THAT TO HAPPEN IN YOUR DISTRICT.
WE'RE GOING TO DO IT AGAIN AT THE SAME LOCATION IN HIS DISTRICT.
UH, IN THE FIRST DAYS OF OCTOBER.
WE HAVEN'T CREATED THE PLAY YET ON THE FILM YET.
UM, THE LAST TIME I SPOKE WITH YOU, I ANNOUNCED THE COMING OF THE 100 FILMS RETREAT.
THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT WE PRESENT SHORT FILMS ONCE AGAIN IN COUNCILMAN HUTCHINSON'S DISTRICT.
WE, WE, UH, PRESENT 100 SHORT FILMS EVERY QUARTER OF EVERY YEAR FOREVER.
WE ARE ELATED TO ANNOUNCE THAT OUR FIRST 100 FILMS WERE PRESENTED IN MAY.
WE HAD, UH, FILMS FROM 59 COUNTRIES.
UH, LAST MONTH WE DID OUR SECOND QUARTER AND WE HAD FILMS FROM 76 COUNTRIES.
IT'S DOING EXTREMELY WELL, AND I SO APPRECIATE ALL THAT THE CITY IS DOING TO MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR US TO INSTITUTE THIS PROGRAM.
IT'S SMALL, BUT IT'S GOING TO GROW AND GROW AND GROW AND GROW.
I AM HERE TO FIND OUT WHAT THE RESPONSE TO OUR REQUEST ON JUNETEENTH SEVERAL.
I LED SEVERAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN A WALK JUNE, THE SECOND ANNUAL RANCHO CUCAMONGA JUNETEENTH WALK.
AND AT THIS ONE, AFTER THE PRESENTATION ON THE CITY MALL, WE PRESENTED A, UH, REQUEST TO FIND OUT WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE CITY AS IT RELATES TO CELEBRATING THIS NATIONAL HOLIDAY.
I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING BACK FROM THE CITY SINCE MAKING THAT REQUEST.
AND SO I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE GOOD TO COME TO THE COUNCIL ITSELF AND SEE IF I COULD GET SOME INPUT AS TO WHAT WE, OUR CITY IS DOING TO ALIGN WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S
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CELEBRATION OF FREEDOM.OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS LANCE ASRA.
I SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE BLESSING AND PRIVILEGE OF BEING ABLE TO SPEAK HERE IN FRONT OF MAYOR MICHAELS AND THE CITY COUNCIL.
UM, MINE IS A VERY SIMPLE TOPIC.
I JUST WANTED TO PRAY OVER A CITY.
NOW I'M FOLLOW IN BIG FOOTSTEPS OF MY FRIEND JANET WALTON, MOVED TO TENNESSEE.
UM, BUT NO, THE LORD PUT IN MY HEART TO, TO COME AND PRAY.
I JUST, I JUST FELT LIKE IT'S SO IMPORTANT, AS THE BIBLE SAYS, TO HONOR OUR LEADERS AND TO PRAY FOR THEM, AND TO PRAY PEACE OVER OUR CITY.
SO I JUST WANTED TO PRAY OVER THE COUNCIL, OVER THEIR SCHOOLS, OVER THE CITY.
SO IF YOU DON'T MIND, I'LL JUST TAKE A MINUTE, MINUTE AND A HALF TO DO THAT.
SO, FATHER, WHAT A BLESSING TO LIVE IN A CITY WHERE THERE'S FREEDOM, LORD, IN A CITY WHERE IT HONORS, UM, THE ELDERLY, WHERE IT HONORS NATIVE AMERICANS, WHERE IT ALLOWS ENTREPRENEURSHIP, GOD THAT WANTS TO, TO HONOR JUNETEENTH LORD, AND JUST ALL THE GREAT THINGS GOING ON.
AND SO, FATHER, I JUST WANT TO ASK YOUR BLESSING OVER MAYOR MICHAELS OVER THE CITY COUNCIL, OVER THE, THE STAFF.
LORD, I WANT TO PRAY YOUR BLESSING OVER OUR, UH, THE SHERIFF LORD OVER THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, LORD, OVER OUR SCHOOLS, OUR ADMINISTRATIONS, LORD, OVER THE BUSINESSES.
SO, FATHER, JUST, WE INVITE YOU, IT SAYS IN JAMES, IF WE'RE, IF WE NEED WISDOM TO ASK FOR IT.
SO, LORD, I'M, I'M ASKING FOR DIVINE WISDOM FOR OUR LEADERS, GOD, IN DECISIONS THAT MAY BE DIFFICULT COMING UP.
I WORK AT, AT, UH, CHINO VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
SO I UNDERSTAND
BUT, UH, WE JUST TURN TO YOU FOR WISDOM.
WHEN I ASK FOR YOUR BLESSING, I ASK HOLY SPIRIT CONTINUE JUST TO RESIDE, JUST TO EMPOWER, JUST TO BLESS.
I JUST PRAY AND BELIEVE THIS IS GONNA BE A CITY ON A HILL THAT'S LIT UP.
GOD DID THIS AS A CITY OF FREEDOM.
THIS IS A CITY WHERE YOU'RE, WHERE YOU RESIDE, AND WHERE YOU, YOU BLESS FAMILIES, LORD, AND YOU BLESS BUSINESSES, YOU BLESS, UH, JUST THE, THE TOTALITY OF THE CITY.
SO WE LOVE YOU, WE HONOR YOU, AND WE INVITE YOU TO CONTINUE TO LEAD THE WAY, LORD.
AND AGAIN, BLESS THE CITY COUNCIL AND ALL THANK YOU FOR THEM, LORD AND THE, AND THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AS WELL.
I PRAY THIS IN JESUS, MY PRECIOUS NAME.
OKAY, THAT CONCLUDES OUR PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS PORTION OF THIS EVENING'S AGENDA.
WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO OUR CONSENT CALENDAR.
THE FOLLOWING CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ROUTINE AND NON-CONTROVERSIAL.
THEY'LL BE ACTED UPON AT ONE TIME.
WITHOUT DISCUSSION, ANY MEMBER OF THE CITY COUNCIL OR FIRE BOARD CAN REMOVE ANY ITEM ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR SHOULD THEY SO DESIRE TO HAVE THAT DISCUSSION.
MR. MAYOR, I NEED TO ABSTAIN FROM ITEM D THREE DUE TO POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
OKAY, SO THE ABSTENTION ON D THREE IS NOTED BY COUNCILWOMAN SCOTT.
SO IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS EVENING'S CONSENT CALENDAR? MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
MR. MAYOR I SECOND PLEASE VOTE.
MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY WITH BOARD MEMBER SCOTT ABSTAINING ON ITEM D THREE.
THERE ARE NO CONSENT CALENDAR ORDINANCES THIS EVENING.
THERE ARE NO ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING ITEMS. WE DO HAVE ONE ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARING ITEM FOR BOTH THE CITY AND FIRE DISTRICT.
UH, THE PUBLIC HEARING IS TO, FOR CONSIDERATION TO APPROVE THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS C-B-D-B-G PROGRAM FOR YEAR 2022.
CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL PERFORMANCE AND EVALUATION REPORT ON MR. GILLISON.
YES, MR. MAYOR ARE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
SO, UH, WE DO, UH, TAKE THIS, UH, ACTION EVERY YEAR.
WE GO THROUGH AND, UH, ASK THE COUNCIL TO REVIEW AND APPROVE WHAT IS CALLED THE, THE CAPER OR CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL PERFORMANCE AND EVALUATION REPORT FOR CDBG.
AND IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING ITEM.
SO WITH THAT, I'M GONNA TURN IT OVER TO OUR MANAGEMENT ANALYST, TWO FLAVIO NUNEZ, TO WALK YOU THROUGH, UH, THE ITEM AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
AND GOOD EVENING MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
SO TONIGHT BEFORE YOU IS THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, UH, CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL PERFORMANCE, UH, REPORT.
AS MR. GILSON MENTIONED, WE ARE REQUIRED BY HUD TO APPROVE THIS PARTICULAR DOCUMENT EVERY YEAR.
AS YOU KNOW, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS ARE PROVIDED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF FEDERAL HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT.
AND AS A REQUIREMENT, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, UH, THIS MUST BE REVIEWED BY COUNCIL IN A PUBLIC HEARING SETTING
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AND APPROVED AND SUBMITTED TO HUD FOR THEIR REVIEW.NOW, I'M GONNA BE A LITTLE REPETITIVE HERE, UH, BUT AS I MENTIONED, THE CAPER IS A REQUIREMENT OF HUD.
IT ACTUALLY REVIEWS THE PAST ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR.
IN THIS CASE, THE PERIOD COVERS JULY 1ST THROUGH JUNE 30TH, 2023.
AND IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THIS CAPER COVERS THE THIRD YEAR OF THE CONSOLIDATED PLAN, WHICH IS THE OVERARCHING PLANNING DOCUMENT FOR CDBG FUNDING.
JUST TO PROVIDE YOU SOME CONTEXT IN TERMS OF THE DOCUMENTS THAT ARE SUBMITTED TO HUD ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, THE FIRST, UH, DOCUMENT, THE FIVE YEAR CONSOLIDATED PLAN IS THE PLANNING DOCUMENT THAT LOOKS AND ANALYZES THE COMMUNITY NEEDS AND PROJECTS, HOW THAT FUNDING WILL GO TOWARDS MEETING THOSE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY, ALONG WITH ACHIEVING SOME OF THE NATIONAL OBJECTIVES OF HUD AND THE C DDG FUNDING THAT'S DONE, UH, ONCE IN THAT FIVE YEAR CYCLE.
AND THEN WE HAVE AN ANNUAL ACTION PLAN THAT'S DONE EVERY YEAR BEFORE THE MONEY IS ACTUALLY ALLOCATED TO THE COMMUNITY, TO THE CITY, AND THEN SPENT.
SO THAT ANNUAL ACTION PLAN SPELLS OUT THE PROGRAMS THAT WE'RE GONNA BE FUNDING AND THE ACTIVITIES THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE UNDERTAKING.
AND USUALLY I'LL COME TO YOU EVERY YEAR AROUND APRIL TO TO HAVE THAT ANNUAL ACTION PLAN APPROVED AND THEN NO LATER THAN 90 DAYS FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF THAT FISCAL YEAR, WE DO THE CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION REPORT, WHICH IS BEFORE YOU TONIGHT, WHICH LOOKS BACK AT THAT ONE YEAR AND LOOKS AT THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND REPORTS THOSE BACK TO HUD AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ALIGNING WITH OUR ANNUAL ACTION PLAN, AS WELL AS ALIGNING WITH THE CONSOLIDATED PLAN AS PART OF ANY, UH, FEDERAL DOLLARS THAT COME TO THE COMMUNITY, THERE'S A CITIZEN PARTICIPATION PROCESS.
AND SO THE CAPER HERE TONIGHT WAS PART OF THE PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS THAT ALLOWS CITIZENS TO REVIEW THE DOCUMENT.
UM, AND THERE IS A PERIOD OF 15 DAYS.
SO WE'VE, WE'VE NOTICED IN THE PAPER THAT THIS DOCUMENT BECAME AVAILABLE AS A DRAFT.
UM, IT WAS PUBLISHED ON OUR CITY'S WEBSITE, AS WELL AS DOCUMENTED AT CITY HALL AND COPIES IN OTHER CITY FACILITIES FOR PUBLIC REVIEW.
AND THEN ALSO THE PUBLIC HEARING TONIGHT IS ALSO ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC TO PROVIDE ANY FEEDBACK OR COMMENT ON THE CAPER.
UM, AS OF TODAY, WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC.
THIS NEXT SLIDE SHOWS THE FUNDING THAT WE RECEIVED IN 2223, WHICH WAS JUST OVER A LITTLE OVER A MILLION DOLLARS.
AND SO WITH, WITH THAT FUNDING, WE FUNDED VARIOUS PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY.
THIS IS JUST A BRIEF LIST OF SOME OF THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS, UH, FOR MORE DETAILS OR DRILLING DOWN ON EACH OF THE PROGRAMS. THE REPORT, THE ACTUAL CAPER WAS ATTACHED TO YOUR STAFF REPORT, SO YOU CAN LOOK AT THAT.
BUT IN, IN ESSENCE, WE'VE, UH, FUNDED VARIOUS PROGRAMS THAT INCLUDE NON, UH, NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT DELIVER SERVICES.
EVERYTHING FROM, UH, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COUNSELING TO EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE TO FOOD BANK SERVICES.
UM, WE ALSO FUNDED CITY PROGRAMS LIKE OUR HOME IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, WHICH IS PRETTY POPULAR, WHICH ALLOWS, UH, FAMILIES OR INDIVIDUALS OF LOW MODERATE INCOME TO DO EMERGENCY REPAIRS TO THEIR HOME, AS WELL AS, UM, OTHER GENERAL IMPROVEMENTS TO THEIR HOUSE.
UH, WE ALSO DID SOME MAJOR SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS, UM, IN SOUTHWEST CUCAMONGA.
AND WE ALWAYS, UH, ALLOCATE A PORTION OF CDBG FUNDING TO DO A DA MODIFICATIONS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY.
SO WITH THAT, UM, WE'D LIKE TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO HAVE THE CAPER, UH, APPROVED, UM, AND SENT TO HUD.
UH, UH, WE ALSO HAVE TO MAKE A DETERMINATION THAT THIS IS EXEMPT FROM CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT AND THEN AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER OR HIS DESIGN DESIGNEE TO SUBMIT THE REPORT TO HUD.
WITH THAT, THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION AND I'M HERE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE WE OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING? SEEING NONE, WE WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
IS THERE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT ARE HERE THIS EVENING THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS ANY MATTERS ON THIS TOPIC? SEEING NONE, WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND BRING IT BACK TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF STAFF FOR RECOMMENDATIONS.
YOUR LAST SLIDE, THAT'S WHAT WE'LL BE APPROV? YES.
FLAVIA, I'VE GOT ONE QUICK QUESTION.
DOES, DO WE EVER HEAR BACK FROM HUD AT ALL WHEN WE SUBMIT THIS? YEAH, WE ACTUALLY GET A LETTER FROM HUD TELLING US THAT THE DOCUMENT HAS BEEN REVIEWED AND APPROVED, AS WELL AS WITH THE ANNUAL
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ACTION PLAN THAT GETS APPROVED.OKAY, WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO CITY MANAGER STAFF REPORTS.
THIS FIRST ONE IS FIRE DISTRICT STAFFING AND RESPONSE PLANNING.
TURN THAT OVER TO OUR CITY MANAGER, MR. SISON.
YES, MR. MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
SO, UM, UH, IN, IN GENERAL, UM, CITY OPERATIONS AND PARTICULARLY, UM, STAFFING DECISIONS AND, AND HOW WE RESPOND TO EMERGENCY AND NON-EMERGENCY SITUATIONS IS AN ITEM THAT'S PART OF THE EVERYDAY ADMINISTRATION OF THE CITY.
HOWEVER, THERE ARE TIMES WHEN WE LOOK TO MAKE, UM, SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES, UM, CHANGES THAT HAVE BUDGET IMPLICATIONS THAT WE NEED THE COUNCIL'S APPROVAL FOR, OR THAT WE WANT TO MAKE THE COUNCIL AND THE PUBLIC, UM, AWARE OF BECAUSE THEY, THEY REPRESENT A SUBSTANTIAL, UM, CHANGE OR SHIFT IN DIRECTION OF HOW WE STAFF.
IN THIS CASE, THIS ITEM BEFORE YOU IS REALLY ONE THAT'S A LONG TIME IN THE MAKING.
UM, IT'S REALLY ABOUT THE GROWTH OF THE CITY, UH, GROWTH IN TERMS OF SIZE GROWTH, IN TERMS OF POPULATION GROWTH, IN TERMS OF EMERGENCY RESPONSE CALLS.
AND THAT GROWTH HAS NOW REACHED A POINT WHERE, UM, WE'RE AT A, A, A TIPPING POINT FOR THE FIRE DISTRICT AND WE DO NEED TO MAKE SOME CHANGES AND, AND TAKE OUR, UM, STAFFING MODEL AND RESPONSE PLAN, WHICH WAS BUILT FOR A DIFFERENT ERA WHEN THE CITY WAS HALF THE SIZE THAT IT IS NOW, AND, UH, BRING IT FORWARD, UM, AND ADAPT IT TO OUR CURRENT SIZE AND ENSURE THAT WE'RE READY FOR THE FUTURE AS WE CONTINUE TO GROW.
SO WITH THAT, I'M GONNA TURN IT OVER TO OUR FIRE CHIEF MIKE MCCLEON, AND HE'S GONNA GO THROUGH THE PRESENTATION ON THIS ONE, MIKE, AND I'LL BE GLAD AT THE END TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU GUYS MAY HAVE.
MIKE, UH, GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF THE FIRE BOARD.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME THIS EVENING.
SO WHAT WE HAVE BEFORE YOU TODAY ARE SOME STRATEGIC INITIATIVES ON BEHALF OF THE FIRE DISTRICT.
UM, WHAT WE'RE WANTING TO DO OR LOOKING TO DO IS IMPLEMENT A TWO BATTALION SYSTEM.
UH, JUST A BRIEF HISTORY ON THE FIRE DISTRICT, AS YOU KNOW, IN 1975, THE FIRE DISTRICT WAS FOOTHILL FIRE DISTRICT.
WE CONSOLIDATED THE DIFFERENT AREAS WITHIN, UH, THE CITY IN 1989, WHICH IS REALLY THE REFERENCE POINT THAT WE'RE USING.
UM, 1989, UH, THE CITY BECAME, THE DISTRICT BECAME A SUBSIDIARY DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, UH, WHICH WAS A VERY SMART MOVE AND, UM, VERY WELL THOUGHT OUT WITH A LOT OF VISION BEHIND IT.
SO WE'RE, WE'RE GLAD THAT THAT HAPPENED IN 89.
UM, AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE SLIDE IN 1989, THERE WERE THREE FIRE STATIONS, APPROXIMATELY 50 SAFETY PERSONNEL.
THERE WERE ABOUT 5,400 EMERGENCY INCIDENTS, AND THE POPULATION WAS ROUGHLY 101,000, UH, PEOPLE.
AS IT SITS TODAY, UH, WE ARE INCLUDING STATION 1 7 8 BECAUSE IT'S PART OF THIS, WHICH IS A BIG REASON FOR THIS IMPLEMENTATION.
UM, WE CURRENTLY HAVE THE EIGHT FIRE STATIONS.
AS YOU SEE, 102 SAFETY PERSONNEL.
WE'RE ESTIMATED TO HAVE ABOUT 18,500 EMERGENCY CALLS THIS YEAR.
AND OUR POPULATION NOW IS ROUGHLY 176,000 PEOPLE.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE HEAT MAP, THESE ARE THE WAY IN WHICH THAT, UH, WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT DISTRIBUTION IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE PROPER COVERAGE IN THE CITY, IF YOU NOTICE IN THE MIDDLE THAT IT EXCLUDES STATION 1 78, WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT IN THE COLOR IS THE BRIGHTER THE COLOR, THE MORE VOLUME OF CALLS.
THE BRIGHT YELLOW IS REALLY A HIGH VOLUME OF CALLS.
SO IF YOU CAN NOTICE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CITY, NONE OF THE CIRCLES MEET.
AND WHICH YOU ALL, UH, DID AN INCREDIBLE JOB BY FORECASTING THAT NEED.
AND NOW BUILDING STATION 1 7 8.
SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE NEXT SLIDE, 1, 7, 8 CLOSES THAT GAP.
SO WE'RE ABLE TO PROVIDE PROPER DISTRIBUTION THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
AND AGAIN, UH, WITH THE, WITH GOOD VISION, UH, FORWARD THOUGHT.
IF YOU NOTICE IN THE, SO, UH, IT WOULD BE THE SOUTHWEST CORNER.
UH, THAT'S THE ONLY AREA REALLY THAT'S UNCOVERED THE BRIGHT SPOT TO THE EAST IS ACTUALLY WEST VALLEY DETENTION CENTER.
SO IF THERE WAS ANY QUESTIONS, WHAT THAT IS, THAT'S WHAT THAT IS.
UM, BUT THE SOUTHWEST PORTION, PROACTIVELY LOOKING AT IT, UM, STATION 1 7 9 LAND WAS ALREADY PURCHASED.
AS OF RIGHT NOW, IF YOU NOTICE, THE VOLUME IS NOT THERE FOR US TO SUPPORT THAT ON THE DISTRIBUTION SIDE.
SO WE'RE REALLY HAPPY WITH WHERE WE ARE WITH 1 7 8, BUT WE'LL CONTINUE TO ASSESS AS WE GO FORWARD.
UM, EVALUATING OUR CURRENT SERVICE.
SO IN 1989, THERE WERE THREE FIRE STATIONS.
UH, TO THIS POINT, IN 2023, IT'S GONNA BE 167% INCREASE WITH THE A STATION THAT'S BEING BUILT ON THE PERSONNEL SIDE, WE HAD 50.
WE'RE NOW UP TO 102 WITH 104% INCREASE.
THE INCIDENTS HAVE INCREASED 243% SINCE THAT TIME, AND THE POPULATION HAS INCREASED 73%.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, UM, THAT AGAIN TOOK A LOT OF VISION.
THIS, THIS CITY HAS DONE A GREAT JOB GOING ALL THE WAY BACK.
SO IN 1989 WHEN THEY SAW THE SPIKE
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OF, UH, THE CALL VOLUME GOING UP, ALSO SAW THAT SPIKE DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE POPULATION GROWTH.UM, STATION 1, 7 4 AND 1 7 5 1 7 5 IS ON BANYAN.
SO IT WAS A PROACTIVE APPROACH TO GETTING AHEAD OF THE CURVE.
AND THEN AGAIN, YOU GO 11 YEARS INTO THE FUTURE, WE SAW, AGAIN, VOLUME STARTED TO INCREASE WITH, UH, MORE HOUSING ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE CITY, THE NORTHEAST SIDE IN PARTICULAR.
SO STATION 1 7 6 WAS BUILT AND PUT INTO SERVICE IN 2003.
UM, THE WESTERN PORTION 1 7 7 WAS BUILT AT APPROXIMATELY NINE YEARS LATER.
AND NOW HERE WE ARE BUILDING 1 7 8, UM, APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 12 YEARS LATER.
SO, UH, WE'RE REALLY HAPPY WITH THE PROGRESS.
IT'S BEEN VERY METHODICAL AND VERY THOUGHT OUT.
SO, UH, WE'RE JUST TRYING TO KEEP WITH THAT.
BUT WITH THAT, AS WE'VE ADDED THE, UH, DISTRIBUTION SIDE OF IT, OUR BATTALION CHIEF, UM, HAS REMAINED AT, AT ONE IN OPERATION FOR, FOR THE CITY.
SO, UH, THE BATTALION CHIEF DOES WORK A SHIFT, JUST LIKE THE SHIFT THAT THEY'RE ASSIGNED TO.
THEY OVERSEE THAT ENTIRETY OF THE SHIFT.
SO, UM, WHEN ENGINE 1 78 IS PUT INTO SERVICE, THE BATTALION CHIEF WILL TAKE ON THAT AS WELL AND OVERSEE ALL EIGHT STATIONS.
AND WHEN I SAY 11, THAT'S UM, 10 PIECES OF EQUIPMENT.
SO IT'S EIGHT FIRE ENGINES, TWO LADDER TRUCKS, AND A CAPTAIN SPECIALIST THAT'S LOCATED RIGHT NOW AT STATION 1 7 3.
IF YOU LOOK AT THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES, THEIR OPERATIONAL, ADMINISTRATIVE AND, UH, REGIONAL COOPERATION, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT WE ALL, YOU KNOW, SPEAK TO QUITE OFTEN, GETTING INTO THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF THEIR RESPONSIBILITY.
ADMINISTRATIVELY, THEY DO HANDLE THE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT DEVELOP.
THEY ARE THE SUPERVISOR FOR THE SHIFT.
UH, THERE'S APPROXIMATELY 31 PERSONNEL ON DUTY EVERY DAY.
THEY OVERSEE ALL OF THOSE FOLKS.
UM, INTERVIEW SELECTION, TRAINING AND PROMOTION.
THEY'RE A PART OF PROGRAM MANAGEMENT.
THEY HAVE QUITE A FEW PROGRAMS THAT THEY'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR.
UM, INTERDEPARTMENTAL COLLABORATION, DAILY STAFFING AND COVERAGE POLICY REVIEW AND UPDATES.
JUST KIND OF SCRATCHING THE SURFACE.
OPERATIONAL, THAT'S THEIR MAIN FOCUS.
AS OF TODAY, IT'S SEVEN STATIONS, BUT LIKE I SAID, THERE WILL BE EIGHT.
THEY'RE INCIDENT COMMANDERS WHEN THEY ARRIVE ON SCENE.
SO ANY, UH, MULTI-UNIT RESPONSE, WHETHER THAT'S AN ENGINE OR A TRUCK, AND THEY BOTH GET ON SCENE AND THERE'S OTHER NEEDS THERE, THE BATTALION CHIEF WILL RESPOND.
THEY'RE USUALLY ON THAT, THAT ASSIGNMENT.
AND THEY WILL TAKE COMMAND OF THAT INCIDENT.
AND THAT HAPPENS EVERY DAY, UM, EVEN MULTIPLE TIMES THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
UM, ON AN INCIDENT, THEY TECHNICALLY ARE THE INCIDENT SAFETY OFFICER.
WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO DO IS MAKE SURE THAT THEY WERE INDEPENDENT OF THE INCIDENT COMMANDER.
BUT AS IT SITS RIGHT NOW, THEY ARE THE SAFETY OFFICER OF THAT SCENE AND THEY'RE THE RISK MANAGER OF THAT EMERGENCY SCENE TOO.
UH, REGIONALLY THEY ARE STRIKE TEAM LEADERS.
SO WHEN OUR STRIKE TEAM GOES OUT, AS OF RIGHT NOW WE HAVE A TYPE THREE OES.
WE ALSO HAVE THE TYPE SIX, BUT WE ALSO HAVE TYPE ONE ENGINES THAT WE SEND OUT THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
THEY ARE, UH, PART OF A ROTATING GROUP THROUGHOUT THE OPERATIONAL AREA WITHIN THE COUNTY.
AND THEY WILL GO OUT AS A STRIKE TEAM OR TASK FORCE LEADER WHEN THAT HAPPENS.
THEY COULD BE GONE ANYWHERE FROM 14 TO 21 DAYS, DEPENDING ON THE ASSIGNMENT.
SO WE LACK A LITTLE BIT OF DEPTH THERE.
UM, THEY ALSO GO TO THE EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION CENTER, WHICH IS CONFIRE.
UH, THEY DID THAT QUITE OFTEN DURING, UM, THE TROPICAL STORM.
WE HAD, UH, BATTALION CHIEF WELLS AND BATTALION CHIEF KAMO WERE THERE AT THE EMERGENCY OPERATION CENTER.
UM, THEY ALSO WORK WITHIN THE COUNTY OA.
THEY'RE PART OF TRAINING OFFICERS AND COUNTY CHIEFS AND THEY MANAGE WHAT'S CALLED THE DAILY XBO PAGE.
AND WHAT THAT IS, THE OPERATIONAL AREA IS SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY.
THEY PUT ON OUR DAILY, EVERY DAY THEY GO ON THERE AND THEY HAVE TO, UH, PUT ON THERE WHAT RESOURCE RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE AND MANAGE THOSE RESOURCES THROUGHOUT THE DAY BASED UPON ANY FIRE THAT'S LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
SO WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND, WE BELIEVE THAT SPLITTING THE CITY INTO A NORTH AND SOUTH BATTALION IS PROBABLY THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY.
WE BELIEVE THAT, UM, THIS FIREBOARD HAS A LONG HISTORY OF BEING EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE, AND WE SUPPORT THAT AS WELL.
AND I THINK SO DO, UH, THE REST OF THE DEPARTMENTS HERE WITHIN THE CITY IS REALLY TRYING TO BE EFFICIENT, WHICH WE HAVE DONE, BUT WE'RE BORDERING ON THE EFFICIENCY VERSUS EFFECTIVE AS WE CONTINUE TO GO FORWARD.
I WOULD SAY WE'RE THERE RIGHT NOW, BUT TO MOVE FORWARD, THE EFFECTIVENESS IS WHAT WE WANNA MAINTAIN.
SO IF YOU LOOK AT SPLITTING THE CITY, WE'RE USING HIGHLAND AVENUE ESSENTIALLY AS THE DIVIDER.
UM, BY DOING IT THAT WAY, YOU COULD SEE HERE, THIS IS THE WAY IN WHICH WE SEE THE NORTH BATTALION AND THE SOUTH BATTALION BEING, UH, DIVIDED UP.
SO IF YOU DIVIDED IT, HELM AT HIGHLAND GOING NORTH, UH, FIRE STATION 1 7 7 ON HELMAN, 1 7 6 ON EAST AVENUE, 1 7 5 ON BANYAN AT AMETHYST AND TO THE RIGHT IN THE APPARATUS AND PROGRAMS, THAT'S WHAT THEY'LL, THAT BATTALION WILL MANAGE.
AND IF YOU NOTICE, WE STILL, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE HAZMAT TEAM, THE
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CAPTAIN SPECIALIST PROGRAM, THOSE PROGRAMS WILL FALL UNDER.AND, UH, DEPUTY CHIEF BERETTA OF OPERATIONS WILL GO AHEAD AND TAKE A LOOK AT THE WAY IN WHICH HE WANTS TO ASSIGN THOSE PROGRAMS. BUT AS OF RIGHT NOW, THAT'S THE WAY IT LOOKS LIKE.
WE'LL ASSIGN THEM THE BENEFITS TO THE COMMUNITY, WHICH IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING.
UM, WE SEE THE BENEFIT, A DIRECT BENEFIT TO THE SERVICE OF THE COMMUNITY BY, UM, JUST THE DAILY STAFFING.
WE CAN MANAGE SIMULTANEOUS INCIDENTS, WHICH AS OF RIGHT NOW WE CANNOT DO, UH, ESPECIALLY FRIDAY, SATURDAY OR SUNDAY.
WHAT HAPPENS DURING THE WEEK IS IF WE'RE ABLE, IF THE TRAINING BATTALION CHIEF IS NOT AT A MEETING SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE REGION, UM, THEN MAYBE ONE OF THE DEPUTIES, BUT THEY'RE USUALLY IN A MEETING, THAT'S THEIR, THEIR JOBS.
UM, SO AS OF RIGHT NOW, WHEN THERE'S MULTIPLE INCIDENTS, THE BATTALION CHIEF WILL HAVE TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THEY LEAVE A CAPTAIN IN CHARGE.
AND THEN THEY BREAK AWAY AND RESPOND TO THE OTHER INCIDENT OR VICE VERSA.
UM, THE SPAN OF CONTROL, AS OF RIGHT NOW, IT WOULD AS, WHEN STATION EIGHT OPENS, IT WOULD BE 11 TO ONE.
WE WOULD BREAK IT UP TO WHERE IT WOULD BE FIVE TO ONE AND ONE BATTALION AND SIX TO ONE IN THE OTHER BATTALION, WHICH IS OPTIMUM SPAN OF CONTROL.
UM, WE'LL BE ABLE TO RESPOND TO CHIEF OFFICER TO MU MUTUAL AID OR AUTO AID, UH, WITHOUT, UH, LACK OF COVERAGE.
SO WHAT WE WOULD DO IS IF ANY INCIDENT THAT TAKES PLACE WHERE THEY CALL FOR MUTUAL AID, UM, WE'LL BE ABLE TO SEND THE BATTALION CHIEF AS WELL AS AN AGENCY REP, WHICH IS DOWN THERE AT NUMBER 10, WHICH WE CURRENTLY DON'T DO BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO BACKFILL OUR CITY.
SO ONE OF THE COMMON NORMS IS IF THERE IS A FIRE IN UPLAND, ONTARIO OR FONTANA, I'LL GIVE YOU, USE FONTANA AS AN EXAMPLE.
WHEN THE, WHEN THEY GET THEIR PALLET FIRES, WHICH THEY DO QUITE OFTEN, WE SEND USUALLY MULTIPLE UNITS OVER THERE.
WE DON'T SEND AN A REP BECAUSE OUR BATTALION CHIEF NEEDS TO STAY IN THE CITY TO BE ABLE TO STAFF WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE CITY.
WELL NOW WE'D BE ABLE TO SEND ONE WHILE LEAVING A BATTALION CHIEF IN THE CITY AND HAVING THEM THERE WOULD GET OUR UNITS AVAILABLE QUICKER.
'CAUSE UNFORTUNATELY THEY'RE GONNA FOCUS ON THE CLEARING THEIR UNITS TO PROVIDE COVERAGE TO THEIR CITY.
IT'S JUST WHAT HAPPENS, UM, AND NOT RELEASE OURS AGAIN, INCREASE, UM, ASSISTANCE AT CONFIRE PROGRAM MANAGEMENT.
UH, RISK MANAGEMENT, ONE OF THE BIG ONES.
UH, WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE A LITTLE BIT MORE MENTORING AND COACHING AND SUPERVISION.
WE HAVE A YOUNG WORKFORCE AND I, I KNOW EVERY DEPARTMENT IS DEALING WITH THAT, BUT IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, UH, FOR US HAVING A YOUNG WORKFORCE DEFINITELY REQUIRES MUCH MORE INTERACTION BY SEASONED VETERANS, SEASONED BATTALION CHIEFS TO INTERACT WITH THEIR CAPTAINS AND BE ABLE TO WORK DIRECTLY WITH THEIR CREWS.
BUT THERE ARE SOME POTENTIAL ADVERSE IMPACTS.
OBVIOUSLY THERE'S A FINANCIAL THERE, THERE'S PRICE VERSUS COST.
SO THERE IS A PRICE TO THIS, UM, POTENTIAL CREATION OF MORE MEDIUM SIZED DEPARTMENT FEEL.
SO WE'VE ALWAYS HAD A FEELING OF A SMALL TOWN DEPARTMENT THAT PROBABLY WON'T FEEL THAT WAY ANYMORE.
AND WE'VE ALWAYS HAD, UH, A BOTTOM UP APPROACH WITH RESPECT TO THE WAY IN WHICH WE MANAGE PROGRAMS, MANAGE BUDGETS.
UH, I WOULD SAY THE BATTALION CHIEFS ARE GONNA TAKE THAT OVER AND HAVE MORE BUDGET OVERSIGHT, WHICH WOULD PROBABLY BE A LITTLE BIT LESS OF A BOTTOM UP APPROACH.
UM, SO IT WILL AFFECT THE CULTURE A LITTLE BIT, BUT WE'LL KEEP ENHANCING THE CULTURE OTHER WAYS, OUR TIMELINE, WE ARE STARTING AN ACADEMY, UH, RECRUIT ACADEMY ON THE 16TH OF OCTOBER TO BACKFILL FOR THE THREE 'CAUSE WE'RE LOOKING TO ADD THREE.
SO YOU SIMPLY BACKFILL AT THE BOTTOM.
UM, 'CAUSE WE'LL PROMOTE UP A BC TEST AND CREATION AVAILABILITY LIST ON THE SIXTH ENGINE.
1 78 WILL GO INTO SERVICE DECEMBER 9TH AND IMMEDIATELY START PROVIDING SERVICE.
NOW THE STATION PROBABLY WON'T BE AVAILABLE.
IN FACT, WE HAVE NOTHING MORE THAN A, A WINDOW FOR THE STATION DUE TO A SWITCHBOARD ISSUE.
WE'RE STILL WAITING FOR A SWITCHBOARD.
UM, ACADEMY WILL BE COMPLETED ON DECEMBER 21ST AND WE'LL IMPLEMENT THIS.
WE WOULD LIKE TO IMPLEMENT THE SECOND BATTALION ON JANUARY 20TH OF NEXT YEAR.
THE BUDGETARY IMPACTS, UH, THE FUNDING FOR THIS, THE PRICE, THE ANNUAL EXPENSE IS 986,000.
FOR THE THREE POSITIONS WE WOULD HAVE TO MAKE A CAPITAL EXPENSE OF $200,000 TO PURCHASE THE VEHICLE AND THEN, UH, UTILIZE TAB COMMAND.
AND THEN AS FAR AS THE WAY IT IMPACTED THE BUDGET, UM, UH, OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR, NOAH DANIELS DID A GREAT JOB.
HE AND, UH, DARCY VOGEL WORKED ON THIS, BUT NOAH DID A GOOD JOB ON LOOKING AT IT AND REALLY HOW IT AFFECTS US.
AND AS IT SITS TODAY, WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO ABSORB IT IN SALARY SAVINGS, BUT WE ARE GONNA HAVE TO LOOK AT, AT THE, UH, MIDYEAR AND TAKE ANOTHER EXAMINATION OF THE BUDGET.
WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT AS ALWAYS, UM, WE DO WANT TO PROVIDE SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY, UM, BUT WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THAT SERVICE THAT WE'RE PROVIDING THE COMMUNITY IS SUSTAINABLE.
SO WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE TO LOOK AT THAT AND LOOK AT HOW IT'S IMPACTING OUR BUDGET AND DEFINITELY GO THROUGH IT AT MIDYEAR.
AND WITH THAT, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS, QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM BOARD MEMBERS? I HAVE ONE.
THANK YOU CHIEF VERY MUCH FOR THAT.
UM, A QUESTION FOR YOU AS WE ADD THE SECOND AND THIRD UH, BATTALION CHIEF, WHAT METRICS WILL YOU USE TO SHOW THE EFFECTIVENESS,
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TO MEASURE EFFECTIVENESS OF LIKE WHAT CHANGE YOU SEE OVER THAT FIRST YEAR PERIOD AND WHAT INCREASED BENEFITS ARE? IS THERE ANY LIKE HARD NUMBERS OR LINES THAT YOU COULD DRAW AND, AND SHARE WITH US THAT YOU'LL BE LOOKING FORWARD TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS CHANGE, UH, BENEFITS THE COMMUNITY? ABSOLUTELY.UH, WE USE ANALYTICS WITH EVERYTHING THAT WE DO.
UH, CHIEF BERETTA WORKS WITH DO IT QUITE OFTEN.
IN FACT, THE MAPS THAT YOU SAW TODAY CAME FROM DO IT.
UM, WHAT WE'LL CONTINUE TO DO IS ASSESS THROUGH FIRST WATCH THE NUMBER OF CALLS THAT ARE COMING IN AND THE CALLS THAT WHICH THE BATTALION CHIEF IS ATTACHED TO AND SEE ON A DRAW DRAWDOWN PERSPECTIVE WHETHER OR NOT THE BATTALION CHIEF WAS ABLE TO REMAIN ON THAT CALL AND HAVE THE SECOND BATTALION RESPOND WITHOUT ADDITIONAL DRAWDOWN.
WE'LL ALSO BE ABLE TO TRACK EVERY TIME THAT THEY RESPOND OUTSIDE OF THE CITY, UM, AS AN, AS A AGENCY REP OR ON A STRIKE TEAM AND BE ABLE TO UTILIZE THAT AND SAY, OKAY, WELL DID WE, UH, HAVE ANY LAPSE OF COVERAGE IN THE CITY DURING THAT TIME? AND THAT WILL SHOW THROUGH THE METRICS THAT WE ALREADY GATHER.
UM, AND HE'S ACTUALLY GONNA BE RUNNING THAT, UH, AT LEAST WEEKLY BUT MOST BUT DEFINITELY MONTHLY.
LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING ABOUT IT.
ANYONE ELSE? JUST ONE COMMENT.
AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT YOU GAVE US THE BENEFITS AS WELL AS THE POTENTIAL NEGATIVE IMPACT AND KNOWING THAT YOU CAN INTERVENE AND ENSURE THAT THOSE NEGATIVE IMPACTS ARE MITIGATED OR REDUCED AND HOPEFULLY ELIMINATED SO THAT WE CONTINUE TO HAVE THE CULTURE THAT WE HAVE INVESTED IN AND WHAT MAKES RANCHO TEAM RANCHO.
AND ALSO TO MAKE SURE THAT, THAT OUR RANK AND FILE HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO CONTRIBUTE AND HELP MAKE BUDGETARY DECISIONS.
YOU SAID THAT THE BOTTOM UP AND SO HOPEFULLY THEY'LL STILL HAVE A VOICE IN THAT PROCESS.
SO KNOWING THAT AHEAD OF TIME IS CERTAINLY HELPFUL SO THAT WE CAN ADDRESS IT AND AS WE CONTINUE TO GROW.
SO I APPRECIATE YOU BEING AHEAD OF THIS BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO INCREASE OUR EFFICIENCY RESPONSE TIMES.
IT REALLY IS GOING TO BENEFIT OUR COMMUNITY.
SO THANK YOU FOR THAT, THAT TIME IN THE REPORT.
AND TO YOUR POINT, WE REALLY, WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO FOCUS ON IS PUTTING A LOT OF EMPHASIS ON OUR COMMITTEES.
SO AS AN EXAMPLE IN THE UM, UPCOMING CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, POLICE AND FIRE AND RECOGNITION, THE TEAM AWARD GOES TO OUR APPARATUS COMMITTEE AND IT GOES TO OUR APPARATUS COMMITTEE BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT THEY PUT INTO AND GATHERING ALL THE DATA, THE ANALYTICS, AND NOT DOING IT THE WAY MAYBE IT HAD BEEN ALWAYS DONE, BUT DOING IT A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT WAY, DISSECTING IT.
AND THEN THEY TAKE THAT AND THEY PRESENT IT TO THE DEPUTY CHIEF ADMINISTRATION WHO HIS JOB IS TO SCRUTINIZE THAT IN WORKING WITH THE APPARATUS COMMITTEE.
SO IT DOES CREATE THAT BUY-IN AND WE'RE JUST TRYING TO CONTINUE TO, YOU KNOW, BE CREATIVE AND USE THAT AS A MENTORING OPPORTUNITY.
AND UH, BUT I APPRECIATE THAT VERY MUCH 'CAUSE ABSOLUTELY WE, WE VALUE THAT AND THE CULTURE IS BUILT ON THAT.
UM, YOU KNOW, I THINK THE MOST COMPELLING THING TO ME, I, UM, TONIGHT IS, IS THE FACT THAT WE HAVE ONE BATTALION CHIEF THAT WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF 11 CAPTAINS.
UM, SPAN OF CONTROL IS USUALLY THEY TAG TAGGED, I BELIEVE FIVE TO ONE, SIX TO ONE IS NOT THAT BAD RIGHT NOW.
THEY'RE, THEY'RE WAY OVER THEIR SPAN OF CONTROL.
AND YOU KNOW, THE OTHER THING WITH THE INCREASED CALL VOLUME THAT WE SEE INCREASED NUMBER OF PERSONNEL, UH, STATION NUMBERS 1 78 COMING ON BOARD, THE FACT OF MULTIPLE INCIDENTS HAPPENING AT THE SAME TIME WITH ONLY ONE BATTALION CHIEF.
LIKE YOU SAID, YOU MAY HAVE TO RELY ON A CAPTAIN, UH, WHICH THEY'RE TOTALLY CAPABLE OF DOING SO ON FIRE GROUND COMMAND.
BUT, UM, TO HAVE THAT OTHER BATTALION CHIEF AVAILABLE TO RESPOND TO THE NEXT INCIDENT MIGHT REQUIRE THEIR PRESENCE AND, AND, AND, AND THEIR LEADERSHIP AND GUIDANCE AND THE COMMAND AND CONTROL IS, IS ABSOLUTELY, THE TIMING IS PERFECT.
I'M GLAD WE HAVE THE FINANCIAL WHEREWITHAL TO BE ABLE TO AFFORD TO DO THIS.
AND SO, UM, I WANT TO THANK YOU AND YOUR STAFF FOR A, A VERY WELL PUT TOGETHER STAFF REPORT THAT WOULD GUIDE SOMEONE THAT HAD NO IDEA WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
YOU ACTUALLY DID A GREAT JOB OF LEADING AND GUIDING, UH, US AS COUNCIL MEMBERS TO A DECISION.
AND THAT DECISION IS WE NEED TO, UM, APPROVE THAT THE FIRE BOARD APPROVES A HIRING OF THREE ADDITIONAL SHIFT BATTALION CHIEFS IN ORDER TO FACILITATE AND FULLY IMPLEMENT THE STAFF RECOMMENDED NORTH AND SOUTH GEOGRAPHIC BATTALIONS.
SO IF I HAVE THAT MOTION, SO MOVED.
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH.AND I JUST THREW MY LITTLE NOTEPAD AWAY.
UM, I THOUGHT I WAS DONE
ANY ITEMS FOR COUNCIL BUSINESS? ANY INTER-AGENCY STAFF REPORTS OR ANY AGENCY DATE UPDATES FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS? I JUST HAVE ONE QUICK ONE TODAY WE HAD A, OUR SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY MEETING AND, UH, THE, UH, BOARD APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY THE LETTING THE BID, UH, AND, AND APPROVING CONSTRUCTION OF THE BUS RAPID TRANSIT AREA.
THAT INCLUDES IN THIS PARTICULAR DECISION WAS BUILDING THE STATIONS AT THAT, UM, AT THE METROLINK LINE, CUCAMONGA STATION, BUILDING A SITE THERE, BUILDING A STOP AT MILLIKEN AND FOOTHILL, ANOTHER ONE AT ROCHESTER AND FOOTHILL AND ANOTHER ONE AT DAY CREEK AND MAIN STREET IN VICTORIA GARDEN.
SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO SEE THAT HAPPEN AND WE'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH THAT PROJECT.
SO, UH, ANY ITERATE, ANY CITY ATTORNEY ITEMS? I DO HAVE ONE.
MR. MAYOR, ON ITEM D FOUR FOR THE CLOSED SESSION AGENDA, THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED AND AUTHORIZED THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE THREE DEFENDANTS IN THAT CASE.
THAT WILL, UH, RESULT IN THE PAYMENT OF THE CITY OF $320,000 IN EXCHANGE FOR THE DISMISSAL OF THE LAWSUIT.
MR. CITY ATTORNEY, ANY IDENTIFICATION FOR ITEMS FOR OUR NEXT MEETING, WHICH WILL BE HELD ON SEPTEMBER 19TH OR TUESDAY? SEPT DID, DID IT SAY, IT SAYS HERE SEPTEMBER 19TH? THAT IS CORRECT.
OH, THAT'S RIGHT BECAUSE WE ARE CALIFORNIA LEAGUE OF CITIES.
OKAY THEN WITH THAT WE ARE ADJOURNED.
WE'LL SEE YOU IN A COUPLE WEEKS.