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I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THIS MARCH 15TH, REGULAR FIRE BOARD, HOUSING SUCCESSOR AGENCY, SUCCESSOR AGENCY AUTHORITY BOARD, AND CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO ORDER.
WELCOME SO MUCH FOR ALL OF YOU WHO ARE HERE, AND THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE VIEWING FROM HOME.
MAYOR MICHAEL IS EXCUSED THIS EVENING, AND SO I WILL BE CONDUCTING THE MEETING ON HIS BEHALF.
I'D LIKE TO START BY ASKING OUR COUNCIL MEMBER STICKLER TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
IS MAYOR PRO TEM KENNEDY PRESENT COUNCIL MEMBERS HUTCHINSON PRESENT, SCOTT PRESENT AND STICKLER PRESENT CITY CLERK.
ARE THERE ANY AMENDMENTS TO THE AGENDA THIS EVENING? YES, UH, MAYOR PRO TEM, THERE IS AN AMENDMENT TO THE AGENDA TONIGHT.
UH, THE COUNSEL HAD AN ITEM ON CONSENT ITEM D 24.
IT WAS APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION ALLOWING US TO APPLY FOR A CERTIFICATION, AND, UH, WE HAVE, UH, AMENDED YOUR RESOLUTION AND ADDED AN ADDITIONAL EXHIBIT, UM, WHICH INCLUDES SOME, UM, ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS THAT ALLOW FOR US TO APPLY FOR SOME GRANT FUNDING ASSOCIATED WITH THAT CERTIFICATION.
UM, SO WE WOULD ASK THAT WHEN YOU, UM, APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA TONIGHT, THAT IT INCLUDE THE REVISED, UH, UH, DOUBLE RESOLUTION SO THAT WE CAN APPLY FOR THE CERTIFICATION AND THE GRANT FUNDING, UM, RELATED TO, UM, THE HCD CERTIFICATION.
SO WE HAVE ONE PRESENTATION THIS EVENING.
THIS IS THE TIME ITEM B FOR ANNOUNCEMENTS AND PRESENTATIONS.
WE DO HAVE ONE PRESENTATION OF A CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION TO THE AUTO CLUB SPEEDWAY FOR THEIR LASTING AND POSITIVE IMPACTS ON OUR REGION AND THE MOTOR SPORTS INDUSTRY.
SO IF I COULD CALL FORWARD FLAVIO NUNEZ, PLANNING, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT ANALYST TWO.
SO WHO DO WE HAVE HERE THIS EVENING? YES.
THAT WE'RE GOING TO RECOGNIZE? WELL, THANK YOU MAYOR PRO TEM AND GOOD EVENING COUNCIL MEMBERS.
UM, HERE WITH US TODAY IS DAVE ALLEN, PRESIDENT OF THE AUTO CLUB SPEEDWAY.
AND AS YOU MENTIONED EARLIER, WE'RE HERE TO RECOGNIZE A VERY UNIQUE AMENITY THAT WE HAVE HERE IN THE INLAND EMPIRE AND LITERALLY IN OUR BACKYARD FOR ALL THE WONDERFUL CONTRIBUTIONS THEY'VE MADE TO THE REGION, BOTH ECONOMICALLY AND ALSO TO THE QUALITY OF LIFE.
UM, THE AUTO CLUB SPEEDWAY HAS MARKED, UH, THIS PAST, THESE PAST FEW WEEKS.
UH, THEY JUST HELD THEIR LAST RACE, WHICH WAS, UM, SORT OF AN END TO ONE CHAPTER, BUT ALSO THE BEGINNING OF A NEXT CHAPTER.
UH, THEY'VE, UH, REALLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE LOCAL ECONOMY ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.
THIS PAST YEAR THEY CONTRIBUTED $2.5 MILLION IN ADDITIONAL TAX REVENUE TO THE COUNTY.
THEY BRING IN VISITORS FROM ALL OVER THE REGION AND OUT OF TOWN, AND QUITE FRANKLY, ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.
AND OBVIOUSLY THOSE VISITORS CONTRIBUTE TO THE ECONOMY HERE BY DINING IN OUR RESTAURANTS, SHOPPING AT OUR RETAILERS, STAYING IN OUR HOTELS.
AND NOT ONLY DO THEY BRING THIS POSITIVE QUALITY OF LIFE AMENITY AND THE POSITIVE, UH, IMPACTS TO OUR ECONOMY, BUT THEY'RE ALSO A GOOD PARTNER IN THE COMMUNITY.
THEY'VE ALSO RAISED NEARLY $250,000 THIS PAST YEAR TO LOCAL CHARITIES IN OUR COMMUNITY.
SO, AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, THESE PAST, UH, LAST FEW WEEKS, THEY HELD THEIR LAST RACE, WHICH MARKED THE END OF THE TWO MILE TRACK THAT EXISTS THERE.
AND I KNOW SOME FANS ARE DISAPPOINTED WITH THAT, BUT THEN THERE'S
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A LOT OF FANS THAT ARE ALSO EXCITED ABOUT THE MODERNIZATION OF THE RACE TRACK AND, AND THE CONVERSION OF IT TO A SMALLER TRACK.SO FOR THOSE REASONS, WE WANTED TO RECOGNIZE THE AUTO CLUB SPEEDWAY AND DAVE ALLEN FOR THOSE CONTRIBUTIONS.
AND THIS, THAT RACETRACK TRULY IS AN ASSET FOR OUR COMMUNITY, AND WE ARE THRILLED TO HAVE YOU IN OUR BACKYARD.
AND WE'RE ALSO THRILLED WITH THE CONTRIBUTIONS YOU MAKE TO EDUCATION WHEN I WAS WITH THE ACCOUNTING ALLIANCE FOR EDUCATION PARTNERS IN THAT PROCESS.
AND SO WE ARE EXCITED TO HAVE YOU.
IT'S WONDERFUL TO BE ABLE TO HONOR YOU, AND WE ARE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE NEXT CHAPTER.
ARE YOU GONNA SHARE A FEW WORDS ABOUT WHAT THAT'S GONNA LOOK LIKE? YEAH.
FIRST OF ALL, THANKS FOR HAVING ME.
UM, YOU KNOW, IT'S AN HONOR TO BE RECOGNIZED.
I THINK THE, THE CONTRIBUTIONS THAT WE'VE MADE OVER THE YEARS AS A RACETRACK AND AS A STAFF, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE STAFF HERE THAT LIVES IN THE REGION AND, AND IS IMPACTED BY EVERYTHING THAT YOU, YOU GUYS DO HERE AS WELL.
SO, UM, I THINK IT'S A TWO-WAY STREET.
OUR, OUR INTENT IS TO CONTINUE TO DO THAT.
IT WAS OUR FINAL RUN ON THE TWO MILE TRACK.
I'VE BEEN AT THE TRACK FOR 23 YEARS.
UM, I'M A RACE FAN AND IT, IT, IT'S BITTERSWEET.
I I UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT, UM, THE, THE IDEA THAT WE HAVE AROUND THE SHORT TRACK, BUILDING A HALF MILE AND CONTINUING TO SOLIDIFY BIG TIME NASCAR RACING HERE FOR A LONG TIME TO COME IS VERY IMPORTANT.
SO, UM, I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THAT WE JUST HAD A HECK OF A RACE, UH, EVEN THOUGH WE HAD TO DEAL WITH SOME SNOW AND, AND, AND RAIN AND, AND OTHER THINGS.
BUT, UH, BUT THE CROWD THAT SHOWED UP ON SUNDAY AND OUR PLACE WAS, WAS SPECTACULAR.
I WAS ACTUALLY PLEASANTLY SURPRISED EVEN THOUGH IT WAS 48 DEGREES.
SO, UM, THE COMPANY'S VERY, VERY HAPPY AND, UM, YOU KNOW, WE JUST LOOK FORWARD TO MORE OF IT IN THE FUTURE.
CAN YOU SHARE WITH US ANY DETAILS OF THAT? HOPEFULLY IT'S NOT A SECRET.
IT'S JUST NOT FIGURED OUT YET.
UM, SO IN, IN A NUTSHELL, WE'RE GONNA REDUCE THE, THE FOOTPRINT AND GO DOWN TO A HALF MILE MM-HMM.
SO RIGHT NOW WE, A HALF MILE THAT WE OWN IS, IS MARTINSVILLE.
UM, WE ALSO RACED AT BRISTOL, WHICH IS A HALF MILE.
UM, SO IT'S SHORT TRACK RACING AT ITS BEST.
IF WE CAN GET THE PLANS THAT I'VE BEEN WORKING ON SINCE 2018 OVER THE GOAL LINE, OVER THE FINISH LINE, UH, IT'LL BE THE MOST STATE-OF-THE-ART SHORT TRACK THAT'S EVER BEEN BUILT.
UM, AND I, AND I FEEL REALLY GOOD ABOUT IT.
UM, THERE'S STILL SOME, UM, SOME APPROVALS TO GET THROUGH.
UM, BUT I THINK AS WE GET FURTHER INTO THE YEAR, HOPEFULLY THE SUMMERTIME, A TIMEFRAME WILL BECOME MORE CLEAR AND, AND I'LL BE ABLE TO SHARE THAT WITH THE PUBLIC.
SO BELIEVE ME, I WANT TO SHARE WHAT WE'RE DOING, UH, BECAUSE IT'S EXCITING WHEN YOU SEE IT ON PAPER.
WE KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO BUILD BIGGER AND BETTER.
SO YOU'RE SAYING YOU DON'T KNOW WHEN RACES ARE GONNA SOON WE'RE DONE.
UM, AND, YOU KNOW, THERE'S JUST NOT A TIMEFRAME YET WHETHER THAT'S GONNA COME TOGETHER FOR 25 OR NOT.
IT'S ABOUT AN 18 MONTH BUILD OUT PROCESS.
SO YOU CAN DO THE MATH, IT'S A LITTLE TIGHT FOR THE END OF 25, BUT, UM, WE WILL BE RACING.
UM, WE WILL BE RACING THERE, WHICH IS A LITTLE BIT OF A DRIVE.
WE DON'T WANNA PUSH PEOPLE TOO FAR OUT.
UM, WE ALSO WILL BE, THERE'S A POSSIBILITY WE COULD GO BACK TO THE COLISEUM FOR THE CLASH AS WELL.
SO FANS WILL STILL BE ABLE TO GET TO NASCAR RACING, UH, WITHOUT TOO FAR OF A DRIVE.
BUT, UH, WE WILL OBVIOUSLY GET EXCITED AS WE START UNVEILING SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE GONNA BE DOING HERE.
WELL, WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO, TO THEM COMING BACK HERE YEAH.
AND WE HAVE A CERTIFICATE FOR AUTO CLUB SPEEDWAY FOR YOUR LASTING AND POSITIVE IMPACTS IN OUR REGION AND ON THE MOTOR SPORTS INDUSTRY.
AND WE'D LIKE TO SHAKE YOUR HAND AND EACH ONE OF US IS GOING TO ASK FOR A SECRET
THIS BRINGS US TO OUR PUBLIC COMMUNICATION SECTION.
AND THIS IS THE TIME AND PLACE FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO SPEAK TO AN ITEM THAT IS EITHER ON THE AGENDA OR NOT ON THE AGENDA.
COMMENTS WILL BE LIMITED TO A MAXIMUM OF FIVE MINUTES, DEPENDING ON HOW MANY SPEAKERS THERE ARE.
AND TONIGHT WE HAVE FOUR SPEAKERS.
AND SO EACH SPEAKER WILL HAVE FIVE MINUTES.
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THERE WILL BE A LIGHT ON THAT YOU CAN SEE ON THE MICROPHONE THAT WILL INDICATE YOUR TIME IS LISTED ON THE SCREEN.AND SO WE WELCOME TO THE MICROPHONE, OUR FIRST SPEAKER, JANET WALTON, FOLLOWED BY BOB WHITE.
I'VE MISSED THE LAST COUPLE OF MEETINGS.
I APOLOGIZE, BUT OTHER THINGS.
BUT I WAS STILL PRAYING
AGAIN, IT TRULY IS A PRIVILEGE TO BE HERE AND TO PRAY FOR, UH, PUBLICLY AND OPENLY AND BOLDLY, SHALL I SAY.
'CAUSE THAT'S NOT MY PERSONALITY, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, BUT IT'S YOUR GRACE THAT GIVES ME THAT STRENGTH TO DO THAT.
AND TO REALLY CARE ABOUT EVERY SINGLE COUNCIL MEMBER AND OUR MAYOR, AND ALL OUR CITY PEOPLE, EMPLOYEES AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT, OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, UM, TO TRULY CARE ABOUT THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES AND TO LIFT THEM UP IN PRAYER.
PRAYERFULLY MOST OF THEM KNOW YOU, BUT IF NOT, THEY CERTAINLY CAN.
IF YOU'RE TRULY REAL, GOD, THEN SHOW YOURSELF TO ME AND THEN LET HIM SHOW HIMSELF TO YOU.
THE GOD OF LOVE THAT CARES EVERY DETAIL OF YOUR LIFE, ONE THAT GAVE HIS OWN PERSONAL LIFE THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE LIFE ETERNAL.
I THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS GREAT CITY.
I REALLY DO, FATHER, IT'S, IT'S A BEAUTIFUL CITY.
IT'S A CLEAN CITY, AND IT'S, IT'S A KIND CITY.
SO, UM, AND THAT'S BECAUSE EACH AND EVERY EMPLOYEE AND OUR LEADERSHIP AND OUR PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE, UM, THAT WE CHOOSE TO MAKE GOOD DECISIONS.
I WORK AT A PRESCHOOL AND WE, WE CALL 'EM RED CHOICES AND GREEN CHOICES, OBVIOUSLY RED, NOT GOOD AND GREEN GOOD.
SO I JUST THANK YOU THAT WE WILL ALL CHOOSE TO MAKE GREEN CHOICES AND THAT WE WILL CHOOSE TO PREFER OTHER PEOPLE OVER OURSELVES AND ALLOW YOUR LOVE TO FLOW THROUGH US.
WE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY AND, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR KINDNESS AND LOVE TO US.
UH, GOOD EVENING COUNCIL MEMBERS, UH, PROTIME MAYOR.
I'VE BEEN A CITIZEN OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA FOR 46 YEARS, AND, UH, I'VE GONE THROUGH A REAL PROCESS FOR THE EIGHT LAST EIGHT MONTHS REGARDING A ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNER AT, UH, 110 MOND.
UM, THE FIRST CONTACT WITH THE CITY WAS LAST YEAR ON THE, UM, AROUND THE FIRST OF, UM, THE YEAR, UH, REGARDING A CHAINING FENCE THAT WAS PUT UP IN A ROAD EASEMENT WITHOUT A PERMIT.
UM, WHEN WE FIRST APPROACHED THE CITY, THEY WERE VERY COOPERATIVE AND SAID THE FENCE WOULD COME DOWN WITHIN 10 DAYS.
AND, UM, WE TOOK 'EM, IF THEY WORD THAT THAT WOULD BE THE CASE, THEN IT WENT FROM 10 DAYS TO TWO WEEKS, THEN IT WENT FROM TWO WEEKS TO FOUR WEEKS.
AND, UH, THEY FINALLY GOT IT DOWN AFTER, UH, SEVEN MONTHS AFTER THEY HAD RED TAGGED THE HOUSE.
UH, ON THE ONGOING CONSTRUCTION AND DURING THE COURSE OF CONSTRUCTION, UM, THERE'S BEEN A MULTITUDE OF, UM, EQUIPMENT IN THERE SOMETIMES, UH, 7, 8, 10 PIECES OF EQUIPMENT THAT ARE NON-RELATED TO THAT.
THE PROPERTY IS APPROXIMATELY ONE ACRE, EXCUSE ME, UH, HALF ACRES THAT LEAVES ABOUT A QUARTER ACRE APART CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT ON RIGHT NOW.
I ASSUME THEY GOT A TEMPORARY PERMIT FOR A, UM, CONSTRUCTION FENCE, WHICH RUNS THE LENGTH OF THE PROPERTY ON THE FRONT OF AMMOND.
UM, I SENT A LETTER TO THE, UH, CITY AND, UH, IT WAS ADDRESSED TO EVERYBODY THAT'S IN THE COUNCIL, UH, PLUS THE MAYOR.
AND, UM, I'M PROBABLY A LITTLE BIT PREMATURE TO GET A RESPONSE, BUT, UM, UH, WHEN I WAS FIRST TOLD THAT THE FENCE AND SOME OF THE OTHER ASPECTS WOULD STOP HAPPENING AFTER 10, 10 DAYS, UM, IT NEVER HAPPENED.
UM, LIKE I SAID, SEVEN MONTHS OF THE FENCE, UH, IT WAS ALMOST EIGHT MONTHS, AND THE EQUIPMENT RUNS IN AND OUTTA THERE AT, UH, 6, 6 15 IN THE MORNING.
UH, SOME OF THAT OPERATION'S STILL ONGOING.
UM, THEY WROTE ME A LETTER OF EXPLANATION ABOUT, UH, STORAGE CONTAINER.
THERE WAS AN OVERSEAS CONTAINER THAT'S STILL THERE AND SAID THAT THEY WERE GONNA ALLOW THAT SINCE THEY PUT THEIR TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION FENCE UP.
AND, UH, I'VE BEEN IN CONSTRUCTION ALL MY LIFE.
UM, PROBABLY GOT UP 4 30, 5 O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING FOR, UH, UH, I'M IN MY SEVENTIES AND I WORKED ALWAYS SINCE, UH, 70.
AND, UH, RIGHT NOW I DON'T WANT TO GET UP AT SIX 15 WITH A BACKUP BELL AND THE CITY'S ADDRESSES SEVERAL TIMES.
UH, HE'S A SUBCONTRACTOR TO THE CITY.
I THINK THAT'S WHY WE'VE HAD SOME OF THE ISSUES.
AND, UM, YOU HAVE TO RED TAG SOMEBODY TO GET THEIR COOPERATION.
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IN THE BUSINESS FOR 50 YEARS.I'VE NEVER HAD A RED TAG ON A JOB, AND ALL MY JOBS ARE COMMERCIAL PROJECTS.
SO, UM, I'VE TALKED TO TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
I'VE HAD TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS COME UP TO MY HOUSE AND TALK TO ME ABOUT THE ISSUE, AND SOME OF THE ISSUES ARE STILL GOING ON.
SO WHAT I'M REQUESTING RESPECTFULLY IS A LITTLE MORE HELP FROM THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA.
SO, UH, THE PEOPLE THAT ARE NOT READY TO, THAT ARE RETIRED AND WANT TO SL SLEEP PAST SIX 15 CAN ACTUALLY DO THAT WITH SOMEBODY NOT RUNNING A CONSTRUCTION BUSINESS OUT OF THE, UM, OUT OF A NICE AREA.
AND I DON'T WANNA FEEL LIKE I'M A BAD PART OF, UH, SOUTH MONTANA.
SO, RESPECTFULLY, I'M HOPING THAT SOMEBODY HELPS ME IF, UH, THE ISSUE THAT'S ONGOING, UH, THIS PROJECT THAT, UH, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, UM, REMODEL OF IT'S HOUSE, IT'S JUST A HOUSE ON A HALF ACRE.
IT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR THREE YEARS.
SO, UH, RESPECTFULLY, I, I'VE HAD ENOUGH.
SO ANY HELP I CAN GET FROM YOU AND, UH, ALL THE HELP I'VE HAD, GOT UP TO DATE, UM, I DO APPRECIATE.
SO, UM, LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU.
UH, Y'ALL DO HAVE A LETTER IN YOUR FILE THAT I SENT TO YOU LAST WEEK, SO HOPE YOU'LL READ THAT.
AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I REALLY APPRECIATE IF YOU GIVE ME A CALL SO I CAN EXPLAIN EVERYTHING TO YOU, BECAUSE I CAN'T DO IT ALL IN FIVE MINUTES.
AND I DO APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.
RANDY COMSTOCK, FOLLOWED BY FRANK ATRY.
I'M NOT A VERY GOOD SPEAKER, SO BEAR WITH ME.
OKAY? 'CAUSE I'M GOT, AND THE COUNCIL, I'M BASICALLY, I'M BOB'S NEIGHBOR.
I LIVE ACROSS THE STREET AND THIS AFFECTS ME TOO.
AND IT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR WELL OVER THREE YEARS.
YOU THIS REMODEL OR WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT.
AND HE'S DONE A GREAT JOB, DON'T GET ME WRONG.
BUT NOW HE'S GETTING CARRIED AWAY.
YOU KNOW, THERE'S, I MEAN, IF YOU'RE BRINGING ONE TRUCK HOME TONIGHT, 'CAUSE YOU CAME IN LATE, OKAY, I UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT DON'T WAKE ME UP.
I, I ALSO WAS IN CONSTRUCTION.
I ALWAYS GOT UP AT 3 30, 4 O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING, BUT I DIDN'T HAVE A BACKUP ALARM ON MY TRUCK AS I LEFT, YOU KNOW? AND NOW I'M 72.
I WANT TO
I DON'T WANNA WAKE UP AT THAT TIME.
AND YOU KNOW, SOME OF YOU PEOPLE BELIEVE THAT THAT'S OKAY.
DON'T DO IT AT MY HOUSE, PLEASE.
BUT ANYHOW, THE BIGGEST DEAL I HAVE IS THE EQUIP THE EQUIPMENT.
YOU KNOW, IT, IT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO BE THERE.
BOTTOM LINE, YOU KNOW? AND I UNDERSTAND HE'S DOING CONSTRUCTION, OKAY? BUT YOU DON'T NEED TWO OR THREE BACKHOES AND FOUR OR FIVE TRUCKS AND, YOU KNOW, ALL THIS OTHER STUFF AND AN OVERSEAS CONTAINER TO STORE WHAT HE'S DOING.
YOU KNOW, ONE THING, OKAY? HE NEEDS A BACKHOE TO DIG A FOOTING FOR A WALL.
BUT IT SHOULDN'T BE THERE FOR ANY LONGER THAN WHAT A WEEK
YOU KNOW, AND I'M SURE IF THIS WAS NEXT DOOR TO YOU GUYS, YOU WOULD BE UP HERE TALKING TO ME IF I WAS SETTING UP THERE.
YOU KNOW, MY BIGGEST THING IS MY DAD RAISED ME TO SAY, IF YOU SEE SOMETHING THAT'S WRONG, SPEAK UP AND SAY SOMETHING.
DON'T SIT BACK AND SAY, WELL, I SHOULD HAVE DONE THIS, OR I SHOULD HAVE DONE THAT.
I'M TRYING TO DO WHAT I THINK IS RIGHT.
YOU KNOW, UH, WE HAD, I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO GO, YOU KNOW, MAYBE YOU CAN HEAD ME IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
MAYBE I'M, MAYBE I'M BARKING UP THE WRONG TREE, YOU KNOW, MAYBE I SHOULD PUT UP WITH ALARM AT SIX OR FIVE OR SIX OR WHATEVER TIME.
I ALWAYS DID CONSTRUCTION TOO.
AND WE WEREN'T ALLOWED TO START BEFORE SEVEN O'CLOCK, YOU KNOW, NEVER EVER HAD A PROBLEM AS LONG AS YOU KNOW, IT WAS SEVEN O'CLOCK.
BUT ANYHOW, I APPRECIATE YOU LISTENING TO ME.
I'M SORRY I'M NOT A VERY GOOD SPEAKER, BUT THAT'S THE WAY I FEEL.
AND ANYTHING THAT YOU COULD DO TO HELP ME, I'D APPRECIATE.
OH LOOK, THE MONKEY IN A BUSINESS SUIT IS BACK NICHOLAS GARELLI.
THAT'S GONNA BE MY OPENING STATEMENT GOING FORWARD.
UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE, I'VE DECIDED I'M GONNA DEAL WITH THIS DISRUPTIVE FLYING MONKEY IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER.
EVERY TIME HE OPENS HIS MOUTH OUT OF ORDER, I'M GONNA RATCHET THINGS UP ANOTHER NOTCH.
I GOT A GREAT CLOSING LINE TOO.
I'M JUST WAITING FOR THE DISRUPTIVE FLYING MONKEY'S.
NEXT, MOVE THE GUY OUT OF WHOSE MOUTH AND HE CALLS HIMSELF AN ATTORNEY.
AND THE THE RECORD IS ESTABLISHED ON THIS.
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ANYTHING WORTHWHILE MOVING EARTH SHATTERING DEEP OR ANYTHING OF THE, LIKE, NOTHING BUT BANTER.AND HE DOESN'T WANNA SHOW HIS FACE ON CAMERA.
OF COURSE, IF I LOOKED LIKE HIM, I WOULDN'T WANT MY, MY FACE SHOWN ON CAMERA EITHER.
I THINK THAT WAS A GREAT JOKE.
DON'T YOU SEE? HE THINKS ONLY HIS BANTERS ARE FUNNY.
MOVING ON TO THE NEXT SUBJECT, MY FAVORITE GOD AND RELIGION.
I SUGGESTED THE TWO GENTLEMEN WHO WERE HAVING THE NEIGHBORLY DISPUTES TO GO TO CHURCH AND PRAY, RIGHT? GOD AND THE BIBLE ARE THE PANACEA.
NO NEED TO COME TO THE CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS, JUST PRAY YOUR PROBLEMS AWAY.
ISN'T THAT WHAT WE HEAR FROM YOU RIGHT WING, CONSERVATIVE, WHITE CHRISTIAN NATIONALISTS.
LET'S FACE IT, YOU'RE NOT EVEN CHRISTIAN.
YOU'RE CHRISTIAN NATIONALISTS.
THERE IS A HUGE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE MARTIN LUTHER KING TYPE OF CHRISTIANITY THAT'S ALL EMBRACING, THAT'S COMPASSIONATE, THAT'S GOOD.
AS OPPOSED TO NATIONALIST CHRISTIANITY, WHICH BANISHES PEOPLE WHO DON'T THINK LIKE WHITE CHRISTIANS, RIGHT? WE WANT OUR COUNTRY BACK FROM WHOM NEVER WAS YOUR COUNTRY TO BEGIN WITH.
IS THIS GUY BACK HERE GONNA RUN HIS MOUTH OR, OR WHAT? SOMEBODY NEEDS TO TELL HIM TO SHUT UP.
ANYBODY WANTS TO TALK, CAN FILL OUT A SPEAKER'S CARD LIKE I DID.
GET UP HERE AND SAY HIS PEACE.
SO, UH, LET'S EXAMINE THIS WHITE NATIONALIST CHRISTIANITY IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
THE LIKES OF YOU ARE TRYING TO IMPOSE THE DEATH PENALTY ON A WOMAN WHO SEEKS AN ABORTION.
THE GARBAGE WE HEAR OUT OF THAT GOOD LITTLE CHRISTIAN BOY, THE SANCTUS.
I CAN'T STAND THAT CLOWN TRUMP.
I LOVE HOW WE'RE IN SOUTH CAROLINA OR FLORIDA.
SO IF YOU HAVE AN ISSUE TO TALK ABOUT WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT WITH RANCHO, I'M TALKING ABOUT WHITE NATIONALIST CHRISTIANITY, OKAY? THAT APPLIES TO, TO RANCHO CUCAMONGA.
THIS LADY COMES IN HERE AND PRAYS ALL THE TIME.
I HAVE THE FLOOR AND I HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO CRITICIZE, SPEAK WHAT'S ON MY MIND.
THE NEXT TWO MINUTES I DON CARE, INCLUDING, INCLUDING, BUT TALK ABOUT INCLUDING WHITE CHRISTIANITY, WHICH IS PERVASIVE IN THIS CITY.
I DON'T GIVE A RIP WHO YOU ARE.
YOU'RE NOT GONNA SHUT ME UP 45 SECONDS, OKAY? SO SHUT YOUR MOUTH.
YOU FOOLED, YOU'RE NOTHING BUT A FOOL.
YOU'RE AN EMBARRASSMENT TO YOUR PROFESSION.
'CAUSE YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
RHONDA SANCTUS, THAT'S THE GARBAGE THAT WHITE NATIONALIST CHRISTIANS ARE MADE OF.
THEY WANNA BRING BACK THE DEATH PENALTY FOR SEEKING AN ABORTION.
AND WE HAVE TONS OF PEOPLE LIKE THEM RIGHT HERE IN RANCHO CUCAMONGA, LIKE THIS GUY OVER HERE, RYAN HUTCHINSON TIME'S UP.
THIS CONCLUDES OUR PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR THE EVENING.
WE WILL MOVE ON TO OUR CONSENT CALENDAR.
THE FOLLOWING CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ROUTINE AND NON-CONTROVERSIAL.
THEY WILL BE ACTED UPON WITHOUT DISCUSSION UNLESS AN ITEM IS REMOVED BY A CITY COUNCIL MEMBER FOR DISCUSSION.
IF THERE IS A MOTION TO APPROVE AS AMENDED WITH THAT ONE AGENDA ITEM TO BE AMENDED.
IS THERE A MOTION? MADAM MAYOR PRO TEM, I NEED TO ABSTAIN FROM ITEM D THREE DUE TO POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST AS SOCALGAS IS MY EMPLOYER
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MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR.DO WE NEED TO CALL OUT SPECIFICALLY THE NO, YOU, YOU ASKED FOR A MOTION AS AMENDED.
MOTION CARRIES WITH MAYOR MICHAEL, ABSENT AND BOARD MEMBER SCOTT ABSTAINING ON ITEM D THREE.
THIS TAKES US TO ITEM E, CONSENT CALENDAR ORDINANCES.
SECOND READING AND ADOPTION LIKE TO CONSIDERATION OF SECOND READING AND ADOPTION OF THE FOLLOWING.
ORDINANCE NUMBER 1 0 1 6, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, REPEALING CHAPTER 9.34 OF THE RANCHO CUCAMONGA MUNICIPAL CODE TO END THE NARCOTICS AND GANG RELATED CRIME EVICTION PROGRAM AND MAKING A DETERMINATION THAT THE ORDINANCE IS EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT.
WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO DISCUSS THE PRO, UM, THE ORDINANCE ANY FURTHER? IF THERE IS NO DISCUSSION, WE WILL CONSIDER THE ITEM E, WHICH IS THE SECOND READING AND ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 1 0 1 6.
AND I'D LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO WAIVE FULL READING AND ADOPT THE ORDINANCE BY TITLE ONLY.
MADAM CITY CLERK, ORDINANCE NUMBER 1 0 1 6 AND ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, REPEALING CHAPTER 9.34 OF THE RANCHO CUCAMONGA MUNICIPAL CODE TO END THE NARCOTICS AND GANG RELATED CRIME EVICTION PROGRAM AND MAKING A DETERMINATION THAT THE ORDINANCE IS EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT.
I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION AND I'LL MAKE A SECOND NOW VOTE A MOTION CARRIED BY UNANIMOUS VOTE THOSE PRESENT.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS UNDER ITEM F.
THERE ARE NO ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS.
SO WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM G ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARING ITEM, PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AND CONDUCT FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 1 0 1 7 TO BE READ BY TITLE ONLY AND WAIVE FURTHER READING.
AMENDING TITLE 17 OF THE DEVELOPMENT CODE OF THE RANCHO CUCAMONGA MUNICIPAL CODE.
TO MAKE VARIOUS TECHNICAL TEXT AMENDMENTS, THE CITY HAS PREPARED AN EMDEN TO THE GENERAL PLAN EIR FOR THE PROJECT, MR. CITY MANAGER MAYOR PRO TIMM, AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
SO THIS ITEM, UH, AS THE, THE CITY HAS GONE THROUGH THE UPDATED GENERAL PLAN AND DEVELOPMENT CODE OVER THE LAST YEAR, WE FOUND A NUMBER OF ITEMS THAT REQUIRED VARIOUS TECHNICAL CLEANUP.
UM, WE'VE GOT A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT THINGS, UM, AS WELL AS SOME THINGS WE WERE, WE'RE WORKING ON FROM THE BEGINNING, BUT, UM, FOR VARIOUS REASONS DIDN'T GET TO IN THE INITIAL, UH, UH, DEVELOPMENT CODE.
SO THIS IS, UM, A CONGLOMERATION OF SEVERAL ITEMS AND I'D LIKE TO HAVE SEAN MCPHERSON OUR, UM, SENIOR PLANNER GIVE THE STAFF REPORT.
MADAM MAYOR, PRO TEM, UH, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
UH, WE WILL JUMP RIGHT INTO IT, UH, AS THE COUNCIL IS WELL AWARE IN DECEMBER, 2021.
UH, JUST A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY BRIEFLY, IN DECEMBER, 2021, THE CURRENT GENERAL PLAN WAS ADOPTED.
UH, FOLLOWING THE ADOPTION OF THE GENERAL PLAN, THE CITY COUNCIL SUBSEQUENTLY ADOPTED A COMPREHENSIVE UPDATE TO THE DEVELOPMENT CODE IN MAY OF 2022, UH, TO EFFECTUATE THAT VISION LAID OUT IN THE GENERAL PLAN.
UM, IF YOU'RE SUFFERING FROM DEJA VU, THAT'S BECAUSE JUST A COUPLE OF MONTHS BACK, UH, STAFF CAME TO YOU WITH A SET OF CHANGES WE BUILD AS QUOTE PHASE ONE OF, UH, TECHNICAL CODE CLEANUP ITEMS. TONIGHT WE ARE BACK TO PRESENT PHASE TWO OF PROPOSED AMENDMENTS.
UH, TO NOTE THE PLANNING COMMISSION HEARD THESE PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE CODE ON FEBRUARY 22ND, AT WHICH POINT THEY UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED THE COUNCIL APPROVE THE CODE AMENDMENTS WITH SOME MINOR RECOMMENDATIONS, UH, WHICH HAVE BEEN INCORPORATED AND INCLUDED INTO THE REPORT THAT WAS RECEIVED, UH, BY THIS BODY.
UM, SO THAT SAID ONE LITTLE NOTE.
YOU'VE HEARD STAFF DISCUSS THE IDEA THAT BOTH THE GENERAL PLAN AND THE CODE ARE LIVING DOCUMENTS, UH, IN THAT TIMELY UPDATES ARE NECESSARY IN ORDER TO EFFECTIVELY KEEP AHEAD OF, UH, FAST PACED TRENDS IN, UH, DEVELOPMENT AND STATE LAW.
TO THIS END, STAFF IS TAKING A PHASED APPROACH, UH, TO MAKING SURE THAT A, THE DEVELOPMENT CODE REMAINS FRESH WHILE B UH, WE STAY TRUE TO EFFECTUATING THAT VISION OF THE GENERAL PLAN.
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THREE, FOUR, AND NINE, THIS IS REALLY WHERE KIND OF THE FEWEST TECHNICAL CHANGES OCCURRED.AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE THREE, UH, WILL ESTABLISH ADDITIONAL STREET CONNECTIVITY STANDARDS, WHICH ARE IN LINE WITH THE GENERAL PLANS OBJECTIVES OF CONNECTIVITY, REDUCING VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED AND IMPROVING EMERGENCY, EMERGENCY VEHICLE RESPONSE TIMES.
UH, FOR EXAMPLE, FUTURE DEVELOPMENT WILL NOW BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE THROUGH STREETS WITHOUT CUL-DE-SACS.
AND, UH, FOR EXAMPLE, DEAD END STREETS WILL ONLY BE ALLOWED IN NEW DEVELOPMENT IN INSTANCES WHERE FUTURE CONNECTIONS COULD BE MADE TO FUTURE ADJACENT DEVELOPMENT.
FOR AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE FOUR, GETTING MY, YEAH, FOUR, GETTING MY ROMAN NUMERALS MIXED UP.
STAFF PROPOSES CHANGES TO, UH, ACCESSORY STRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.
A TABLE FOR WHICH YOU SEE HERE ON THE SLIDE.
ADDITIONAL CHANGES TO ARTICLE FOUR INCLUDE CLARIFYING SCREENING REQUIREMENTS FROM PUBLIC VIEW, UH, WITHIN FORM-BASED ZONES.
UH, LASTLY, WE HAVE CORRESPONDING CHANGES TO DEFINITIONS WITHIN ARTICLE NINE, WHICH IS EFFECTIVELY THE GLOSSARY.
WE'RE ADDING SOME DEFINITIONS, AMENDING SOME OTHER DEFINITIONS REFLECTIVE OF THE VARIOUS CHANGES INCORPORATED IN THE BROADER AMENDMENT.
SO, UH, MOVING ON STAFF, UH, ALSO PROPOSES CHANGES TO ARTICLE FIVE, UH, WHICH INCLUDE AMENDMENTS MOST SUBSTANTIVELY TO, UH, AUTOMOBILE SERVICE STATIONS AND SMOKE SHOPS REGARDING AUTO AUTOMOBILE SERVICE STATIONS BACK IN 2021.
AND IN RESPONSE TO CONCERNS RAISED BY RESIDENTS, THE CITY COUNCIL ENACTED A MORATORIUM ON SERVICE STATIONS, UH, AND AT THAT TIME DIRECTED STAFF TO RESEARCH AND COMPILE INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO CONCERNS RAISED, UH, AND TO CONSIDER HOW SERVICE STATIONS MIGHT FACTOR INTO THE GENERAL PLAN'S VISION FOR LAND USE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
STAFF'S ANALYSIS THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD OF THE MORATORIUM INCLUDED, UM, ANALYZING THE NUMBER AND LOCATION OF EXISTING SERVICE STATIONS IN THE CITY, UH, ANALYSIS OF LAND USE, BENEFITS OF THOSE USES TO THE COMMUNITY AND SO ON.
UH, TO NOTE THIS MORATORIUM IS SET TO EXPIRE THIS COMING APRIL IN ADDRESSING THESE CONCERNS, UH, RAISED WITH REGARD TO SERVICE STATIONS, THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS, JUST TO PICK A COUPLE, INCLUDE, UM, FIRST AUTOMOBILE SERVICE STATIONS SHALL BE LOCATED NO CLOSER THAN A THOUSAND LINEAR FEET TO SENSITIVE USES AND OTHER AUTOMOBILE SERVICE STATIONS, AND NOT MORE THAN TWO STATIONS ARE PERMITTED AT ANY INTERSECTION.
THIS WAS IN RESPONSE TO CONCERNS REGARDING THE PROLIFERATION OF SERVICE STATIONS, UH, PARTICULARLY WITHIN CERTAIN PARTS OF THE CITY.
UM, JUST PICKING ONE OTHER POINT TO ELABORATE ON A LITTLE BIT.
UH, THE AMENDMENTS ALSO PROVIDE NEW OPERATIONAL STANDARDS, UM, UH, WHICH INCLUDE REGULATIONS FOR ANCILLARY USES SUCH AS CONVENIENCE STORES, VEHICLE REPAIR SHOPS, CAR WASHES, ET CETERA.
FOR EXAMPLE, ALCOHOL SALES RELATED TO ANCILLARY USES, UM, OF SERVICE STATIONS, WHICH HAPPEN TO BE LOCATED IN OVER CONCENTRATED CENSUS TRACKS WILL BE PROHIBITED AND ANCILLARY SERVICES WILL ALSO BE PROHIBITED FROM OPERATING 24 HOURS A DAY.
AGAIN, THIS DIRECTLY ADDRESSES THE NEED FOR SAFE AND CONVENIENT SURFACE STATIONS, BUT ALSO COMPATIBLE SERVICE STATIONS WHEN YOU TAKE INTO CONTEXT SURROUNDING EXISTING NEIGHBORHOODS.
UM, MOVING ON REGARDING SMOKE SHOPS.
OVER THE COURSE OF THE PAST FEW YEARS, UH, CITY STAFF BEGAN RESEARCHING CONCERNS RELATED TO THE PROXIMITY OF SMOKE SHOPS, UH, TO SENSITIVE USES PARTICULARLY SCHOOLS AND PARKS.
UM, CONSULTATION WITH THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT CONFIRMS THAT THERE IS A CORRELATION BETWEEN THE PROXIMITY OF THESE USES TO SCHOOLS IN PARTICULAR AND PARKS AND INSTANCES OF SALES OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS TO MINORS.
SO TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE, THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS INCREASE THE SEPARATION REQUIREMENT BETWEEN SMOKE SHOPS AND SUCH USES FROM 200 FEET, WHICH IS CURRENTLY IN THE CODE TO A THOUSAND FEET.
UH, IN ADDITION, THIS AMENDMENT ALSO ESTABLISHES OTHER REGULATIONS SUCH AS SIGNAGE, REGULATIONS, LIMITATION OF FLOOR AREA THAT CAN BE DEDICATED TO TOBACCO PARAPHERNALIA AND SO ON.
THE GENERAL INTENT HERE IS TO, UH, LESSEN OR DETER THAT KNOWN ISSUE OF TOBACCO PRODUCT SALES TO MINORS.
UM, MOVING ON TO ARTICLE EIGHT.
THIS IS THE LAST ARTICLE FOR WHICH WE HAVE SOME AMENDMENTS TONIGHT.
UM, YOU SEE SOME OF THE, THE SUMMARY POINTS HERE HIGHLIGHTED.
UM, CHANGES TO ARTICLE EIGHT INCLUDE THINGS SUCH AS PROVIDING STEP BACK AND BUFFER STANDARDS BETWEEN NEW DEVELOPMENT AND EXISTING SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS, WHICH AS STAFF HAS RECENTLY BEEN REVIEWING PROJECTS, WE HAVE HONED IN ON AS, UH, UH, ISSUE THAT NEEDED TO BE ADDRESSED.
OTHER CHANGES TO ARTICLE EIGHT, WHICH IS OUR FORM-BASED CODE INCLUDE
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IMPLEMENTING NEW BUILDING AND FACADE TYPES, FOR EXAMPLE, IN THE NE TWO ZONE, UM, AS WELL AS CHANGES TO THE ALLOWED LAND USES, UH, IN CERTAIN ZONES AND SO ON.UM, PURSUANT TO THE RELEVANT SQA GUIDELINES, THE CITY REVIEWED THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE DEVELOPMENT CODE AND FOUND THAT THERE WEREN'T GOING TO BE ANY OTHER SIGNIFICANT OR ADVERSE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS, WHICH WEREN'T ALREADY ANALYZED IN THE GENERAL PLAN EIR.
THUS, STAFF HAS PREPARED AN ADDENDUM TO THAT ADOPTED EIR, UH, WHICH IS INCLUDED FOR UM, CONSIDERATION.
SO THAT BRINGS US TO OUR FINAL SLIDE.
UH, STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL, UM, ADOPT THE ADDENDUM, THE NOTED ADDENDUM TO THE GENERAL PLAN EIR.
AND UPON RECOMMENDATION BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION, UH, APPROVE THE TEXT AMENDMENTS AS PRESENTED.
I WILL CLOSE BY NOTING THAT THIS IS A NOTICE PUBLIC HEARING, UH, AS A NOTICE WAS PUBLISHED IN THE INLAND VALLEY DAILY BULLETIN.
AND LASTLY, THIS IS A CITY INITIATED ITEM, SO THERE'S NO APPLICANT.
UM, BUT THAT SAID, STAFF IS AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL BEFORE I OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING? SEEING NONE, PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW, OH, OH, THERE IS ONE.
THERE ARE TWO KAYLEE ROBERTS, FOLLOWED BY SHIRAZ MADAR.
GOOD EVENING MADAM MAYOR, PRO TEM COUNCIL MEMBERS IN THE AUDIENCE.
MY NAME IS KAYLEE ROBERTS AND I'M A MEMBER OF THE HEALTHY RANCHO CUCAMONGA YOUTH LEADERS PROGRAM, AS WELL AS A STUDENT AT RANCHO CUCAMONGA HIGH SCHOOL.
I'M HERE TONIGHT TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THE SMOKE SHOP BUFFER ZONE CHANGES THAT ARE IMPLEMENTED IN THE DEVELOPMENT CODE POLICY.
BEING A SOPHOMORE AT RANCHO CUCAMONGA HIGH SCHOOL, I'VE WITNESSED HOW ACCESSIBLE VAPE AND TOBACCO PRODUCTS ARE TO THE STUDENT BODY.
IT ISN'T UNCOMMON TO SEE MULTIPLE STUDENTS WITH THESE PRODUCTS ON CAMPUS.
I FIND IT IMPORTANT THAT WE CONTINUE TO LIMIT THE EASE OF ACCESSIBILITY FOR THE SAKE OF OUR TEENAGERS.
I'VE BEEN HONORED TO WORK WITH THE CITY'S PLANNING DEPARTMENT TO HELP ADVOCATE FOR THE BUFFER ZONE PROTECT, PROTECTING CHILDREN FROM ACCESSING VAPE SHOPS.
YOU HEARD ABOUT THIS THIS EVENING, BY SUPPORTING THIS UPDATE TO THE POLICY, YOU CAN HELP MAKE PROGRESSIVE CHANGE IN THE COMMUNITY FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS TO COME.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER, SHIRAZ MADAR.
DID I PRONOUNCE IT CORRECTLY? CLOSE? YEAH.
UM, UM, GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THE AUDIENCE.
MY NAME IS SHIRAZ MADAR AND I, I'M A PART OF THE HEALTHY RANCHO CUCAMONGA YOUTH LEADERS.
UM, I'M A NINTH GRADER AT DELWANDA HIGH SCHOOL.
AND IN YOUTH LEADERS WE NOTICE THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL INEQUITY IN REGARDS TO SUBSTANCE USE AND TEENS BECAUSE THERE ARE SUBSTANTIALLY MORE TOBACCO SHOPS IN THE CITY, SPECIFICALLY IN SOUTHWEST RANCHO.
SO, AS YOUTH LEADERS, WE WANTED TO FIND A SOLUTION TO THIS TO HAVE ACCESSIBLE, LIKE, SORRY, UH, THAT WOULD BENEFIT THE HEALTH OF YOUTH THROUGHOUT RANCHER CUCAMONGA.
AS A MEMBER OF THE RC YOUTH LEADERS PROGRAM, I ENJOYED WORKING WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT TO DEVELOP AND ADVOCATE FOR THE UPDATED BUFFER ZONE POLICY.
THIS UPDATED PLANS, GOALS AND ACTIONS DEMON DEMONSTRATE THE CHANGES THAT I, ALONG WITH MY PEERS WOULD LOVE TO SEE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
AND I FEEL SO HONORED TO BE A PART OF IT.
THANK BOTH OF YOU FOR ADVOCATING AND BEING ENGAGED AND CERTAINLY FOR SPEAKING UP THIS EVENING.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER PUBLIC SPEAKERS? IF NOT, THEN THE PUBLIC COMMENT AND PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM CITY COUNCIL FOR STAFF AT THIS TIME? YES, THANK YOU MADAM MAYOR PERAM.
UM, THANK YOU STAFF FOR PUTTING THIS TOGETHER.
AND SO I KNOW IT'S A LIVING DOCUMENT AND I APPRECIATE THE CHANGES AS WE ADAPT MOVING FORWARD.
AND I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU TO THE TWO HEALTHY RC YOUTH LEADERS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING INVOLVED IN THIS PROCESS AND BRINGING UP THESE ISSUES.
AS YOU KNOW, WE'VE HEARD FROM OTHER RESIDENTS THAT THIS IS A CONCERN, SO THANK YOU FOR STEPPING IN AND GIVING YOUR INPUT ON BEHALF OF THE YOUTH.
THE FUTURE LOOKS BRIGHT WITH PEOPLE BECAUSE OF YOU BOTH.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR, UM, YOUR INPUT IN THIS DOCUMENT.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? NOW I WOULD LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
FIRST TO INTRODUCE FIRST READING OF THE ORDINANCE NUMBER 1 0 1 7 BY TITLE ONLY, AND WAIVE FURTHER READINGS, MOVE FOR APPROVAL.
I'LL SECOND MADAM CLERK, ORDINANCE NUMBER 1 0 1 7.
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA APPROVING MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENT DRC 2 0 23 DASH 0 5 0 TO AMEND ARTICLES 3, 4, 5, 8, AND NINE OF TITLE 17 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE, A SUPPLEMENTAL UPDATE TO THE DEVELOPMENT CODE AND ADOPTING AN ADDENDUM TO THE CERTIFIED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT, SCH NUMBER 2 0 2 1 1 0 5 0 2 6 1 FOR THE GENERAL PLAN, UPDATE AND CLIMATE ACTION PLAN AND MAKING FINDINGS IN SUPPORT THEREOF, PLEASE VOTE.MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS FO THOSE PRESENT.
THANK YOU KAYLEE AND SHIRAZ FOR BEING HERE AND BEING ENGAGED AND ACTIVE.
THIS TAKES US TO OUR NEXT PUBLIC HEARING AND IS TO CONSIDER ESTABLISHING USER FEES AND ADOPT A RESOLUTION APPROVING SUCH NEW SERVICE AND USER FEES FOR THE LIBRARY SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
MR. GILSON? YES, MR. MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
SO, UH, AS YOU KNOW, WE ARE UNDERWAY WITH THE SECOND STORY AND BEYOND PROJECT.
UM, AND IT WILL BE HERE BEFORE WE KNOW IT AND READY TO OPEN LATER THIS YEAR.
UM, ONE OF THE THINGS WE NEED TO HAVE IN PLACE BEFORE THEN IS WE NEED SERVICE AND USER FEES THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THAT.
AND SINCE THIS IS A NEW OPERATION, WE NEED A RESOLUTION THAT SETS THOSE.
SO, UM, I WANT TO INTRODUCE WESS GARCIA, OUR ACTING LIBRARY DIRECTOR, AND MARGARET MULLEN, OUR HEAD OF MUSEUM OPERATIONS.
THEY'RE GONNA GIVE YOU THE STAFF REPORT ON THIS ITEM AND THEN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE.
THANK YOU MR. GOLD, MAYOR PRO 10 MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL.
UH, WE'RE HERE TONIGHT TO PRESENT THE ADMISSION TO MEMBERSHIP FEES FOR THE RANDALL LEWIS.
SECOND STORY AND BEYOND INTERACTIVE DISCOVERY SPACE.
SECOND STORY AND BEYOND IS AN INTERACTIVE DISCOVERY SPACE FOR CHILDREN AND THEIR CAREGIVERS.
THIS SPACE IS LOCATED ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF THE PAUL, A BEYOND LIBRARY AT VICTORIA GARDENS.
AND IT SUPPORTS FORMAL EDUCATION BY OFFERING HANDS-ON INTERACTIVE EXHIBITS AND ACTIVITIES, UH, AND CREATES OPPORTUNITIES FOR INTERGENERATIONAL SHARING OF KNOWLEDGE.
FOR EXAMPLE, GRANDPARENTS AND GRANDCHILDREN EXPLORING HOW TO USE MEASURING CUPS OR POWER TOOLS IN OUR ART STUDIO OR OUR LABORATORY.
IN ADDITION, THE VARIOUS CHILDREN'S MUSEUM STYLE EXHIBITS ARE GROUNDED IN STEAM BASED CONCEPTS SUCH AS ENGINEERING CHALLENGES, UNDERSTANDING CHEMISTRY, EMERGING SCIENCE AND ART.
SO WHAT YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN IS RENDERING OF A FOOD THEMED EXHIBIT CALLED JUST EAT IT ON THE LEFT, THERE'S A WATER TABLE EXHIBIT WHERE GUESTS CAN ROLL UP THEIR SLEEVES AND GET THEIR HANDS WET PRETENDING THEY'RE PROCESSING BLUEBERRIES.
SO AS BLUEBERRY PLASTIC BLUEBERRIES FLOW FROM ONE END TO THE OTHER, VISITORS CAN DICTATE THE FLOW OF WATER BY ENGINEERING DAMS AND WATERWAYS.
THE GIANT MOUTH ON THE RIGHT IS THE FACADE OF A PLATFORM CLIMBING STRUCTURE WHERE CHILDREN, WHERE CHILDREN AND THEIR CAREGIVERS, YES, ADULTS TOO CAN CLIMB EIGHT TO 10 FEET UP AND MAKE THEIR WAY TO A NETTED AREA SUSPENDED OVER THE WATER TABLE.
SO THE WATER TABLE AND CLIMBING STRUCTURES.
THERE ARE A FEW EXAMPLES OF THE EXHIBITS WE'LL FEATURE IN THIS SPACE.
SO THE NATURE OF AN INTERACTIVE DISCOVERY SPACE IS THAT IT INCLUDES THE DEVELOPMENT OF ROBUST EXHIBITS THAT ARE BUILT TO WITHSTAND THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES INTERACTING WITH IT ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.
THESE ARE A FEW EXAMPLES OF EXHIBITS WE'VE PLANNED.
AND WHILE WORKING WITH DESIGNERS AND FABRICATORS, WE'RE ENSURING THAT THE EXHIBITS ARE OVERBUILT, THEY NEED TO BE, UH, ABLE TO WITHSTAND HEAVY USE BY CHILDREN AND THEIR CAREGIVERS.
IF SOMETHING CAN BE BROKEN, WE KNOW A CHILD WILL FIGURE OUT HOW TO DO IT.
SO ON THE TOP LEFT CORNER OF THE SCREEN IS A MARS LAUNCH EXHIBIT.
VISITORS WILL BE ABLE TO ENGINEER THEIR OWN ROCKETS USING VARIOUS WEIGHTS AND WINGS.
THEY THEN PLACE THEIR ROCKET ON THE LAUNCHPAD AND STOMP ON IT TO LAUNCH THE ROCKET OVER THE MOON.
THEY TEST THIS REPEATEDLY AND LEARN ABOUT TRIAL AND ERROR IN THE PHYSICS OF FLIGHT.
THE RIGHT HAND IMAGE SHOWS OUR VISUAL BASED EXHIBIT WHERE THEY WILL ROTATE OBJECTS THAT WILL APPEAR IN A KALEIDOSCOPE EFFECT, AND WE EXPECT APPROXIMATELY 50 TO 60,000 USES IN A NINE MONTH TIME SPAN.
SO THE BEARINGS AND WHEELS THAT TURN IN THIS PARTICULAR EXHIBIT, THEY HAVE TO WORK TIME AND TIME AGAIN AND THEY HAVE TO WORK EVERY TIME A VISITOR COMES.
'CAUSE THAT'S THE BREAD AND BUTTER OF A, OF A, A GOOD CHILDREN'S MUSEUM STYLE EXHIBIT IS THAT IT WORKS EVERY TIME.
SO APPROXIMATELY EVERY NINE MONTHS WE'LL OFFER A NEW THEME AND CHANGE THE ACTIVITIES AND FACADE PIECES SO THE MUSEUM FEELS FRESH AND EXCITING WITH SOMETHING NEW TO EXPLORE.
AND THIS WILL HELP, UH, DRIVE REPEAT VISITS.
AND WE EXPECT THIS SPACE TO BE A REGIONAL DRAW AND BRING IN VISITORS FROM ALL AROUND THE, IN THE INLAND EMPIRE AND BEYOND.
SO THESE FEES WILL HELP TO SUPPORT ONGOING OPERATIONS AND HELP US, UH, BE ABLE TO KEEP THIS SERVICE AVAILABLE FOR THE YEARS TO COME.
SO PLEASE NOTE THE FEES RECOMMENDED
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TONIGHT WILL HELP OFFSET COSTS FOR THINGS SUCH AS STAFFING TO ENSURE THE THE SPACE IS MAINTAINED AND SAFE, THE CREATION OF NEW THEMES THAT INCLUDES DESIGN, FABRICATION, AND INSTALLATION OF NEW EXHIBITS AND SUPPLIES THAT ARE REQUIRED FOR ACTIVITIES, EXHIBITS AND CLEANING.SO NOW I'LL TURN IT OVER TO MARGOT MULLEN.
SHE'S OUR HEAD OF MUSEUM OPERATIONS AND SHE'LL TALK ABOUT THE ADMISSION AND MEMBERSHIP FEES.
WE RESEARCHED SIMILAR EXPERIENCES IN SURROUNDING AREAS IN LATE 2021 AND AGAIN IN LATE 2022.
IN ADDITION TO COMPARING FEES FROM OTHER EXPERIENCES, INCLUDING PRETEND CITY AND IRVINE AND KIDS SPACE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM IN PASADENA, THE FEES YOU SEE BEFORE YOU ARE THE CURRENT MARKET RATE FOR EXPERIENCE THAT WE WILL BE OFFERING AND HELP TO RECOUP THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE EXHIBIT DEPRECIATION AND STAFF TIME.
THE CHART ON THE SCREEN SHOWS THE FEES WE ARE RECOMMENDING FOR APPROVAL.
THIS NEW SERVICE IS SCHEDULED TO OPEN LATE THIS CALENDAR YEAR, THE FEES BEFORE YOU HAVE BEEN REVIEWED BY THE LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND THEY'RE RECOMMENDING THESE FEES TO CITY COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL.
WE ALSO UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF ACCESS AND EQUITY AND WANT TO ENSURE THAT FAMILIES WHO MAY FIND IT DIFFICULT TO PAY THESE ADMISSION PRICES CAN ENJOY THIS SPACE AND TAKE PART IN THE LEARNING EXPERIENCE.
A FEW WAYS WE WILL BE MAKING THE SPACE AVAILABLE ARE BY OFFERING FREE ADMISSIONS TO FAMILIES, MUCH LIKE OUR CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS PASS PROGRAM AND BY SEEKING OP SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR FREE ADMISSION DAYS.
THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION.
WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION AND WE ARE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL BEFORE I OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING? I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION.
THANK YOU AGAIN, VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS.
CAN'T WAIT TILL THE FOURTH QUARTER, BUT WERE THESE GOING TO BE, UM, RESIDENTIAL, NON-RESIDENTIAL RIGHT NOW? IS IT JUST ONE SPECIFIC RATE FOR REGARDLESS OF WHERE YOU LIVE? YEAH, AS OF RIGHT NOW, IT'S ONE RATE.
THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN.
IS THERE ANYONE HERE FROM THE PUBLIC WHO WISHES TO ADDRESS THIS ITEM? I WILL PAUSE BECAUSE LAST TIME I SPOKE TOO QUICKLY, I DO NOT SEE ANY QUESTIONS OR PUBLIC COMMENTS.
SO THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL FOR STAFF BEFORE WE TAKE A VOTE ON THIS ITEM, I'D LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 2 0 2 3 DASH 0 3 1, ESTABLISHING USER FEES ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW SERVICES FOR SECOND STORY AND BEYOND.
MOTION TO APPROVE I SECOND PLEASE VOTE.
MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.
WITH THOSE PRESENT, WE ARE NOW AT ITEM H ONE, CITY MANAGERS AND STAFF REPORTS CONSIDERATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE THE SECOND QUARTER FINANCIAL UPDATE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 20 22 23, AND APPROVE VARIOUS APPROPRIATIONS AND RELATED ACTIONS.
MR. GILLISON? THANK YOU MR. MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
SO AS YOU'RE AWARE, WE DO REGULAR QUARTERLY UPDATES DURING THE YEAR.
UNFORTUNATELY THIS PRESENTATION, WE DON'T HAVE KIDS CLIMBING OVER STUFF OR, YOU KNOW, THAT KIND OF STUFF, BUT IT IS, WE'VE GOT SOME PRETTY INTERESTING INFORMATION.
UM, I REALLY WANT TO THANK NOAH DANIELS, OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR.
HE'S BEEN WORKING ON REVAMPING, UM, UH, WHAT YOU'RE GONNA SEE HERE AND TRYING TO PUT IT, UM, INTO I THINK AN EASIER TO UNDERSTAND FORMAT, UM, FOR EVERYBODY TO ABSORB.
SO WITH THAT, I'M GONNA TURN IT OVER TO HIM TO GO THROUGH THE SECOND QUARTER FINANCIAL UPDATE.
SO IN THE STAFF REPORT WE PROVIDED YOU TWO REPORTS AND SO WHAT I WANNA PROVIDE YOU TONIGHT IS AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT IS IN THAT REPORT TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT IS HAPPENING, AS WE HAVE JUST CONCLUDED A FEW MONTHS AGO, THE SECOND QUARTER FOR THE FISCAL YEAR, AND WHAT WE'RE EXPECTING GOING THROUGH TO THE NEXT, UH, WHAT WOULD IT BE, FOUR MONTHS NOW, THREE MONTHS.
FIRST I WANT PROVIDE YOU SOME ECONOMIC STATISTICS AND KIND OF SET THE STAGE FOR SOME OF THE IMPACTS THAT THEY ARE HAVING ON THE CITY.
NEXT WE'LL GO OVER REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE, UH, RESULTS AND PROJECTIONS FOR THE GENERAL FUND, LIBRARY FUND AND THE FIRE DISTRICT.
THESE ARE CONSIDERED OUR OPERATING FUNDS IN THE CITY.
AND LAST WE'LL JUST COVER WHAT THE RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL AND FIRE BOARD ACTIONS WILL BE.
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SO TO HIGHLIGHT FROM AN EMPLOYMENT STANDPOINT, WE ARE AT 2.6% UNEMPLOYMENT, WHICH IS VERY LOW.WHAT THIS MEANS IS THAT JOB SEEKERS ARE ABLE TO FIND JOBS AND THEREFORE ARE MORE SELECTIVE ABOUT THEIR EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES.
YOU'LL SEE THAT WHEN WE GET TO OUR PERSONNEL SERVICE EXPENDITURES THAT WE ARE PROJECTING THEM TO GO DOWN DUE TO STAFFING CHALLENGES.
THE OTHER, UM, FACTOR I WANT TO SHOW IS THE INFLATION RATE IS 7.3% HIGHER THAN IT WAS THE YEAR BEFORE.
THIS HAS A COUPLE DIFFERENT EFFECTS TO THE CITY.
FIRST, UH, THE FED HAS INCREASED BORROWING RATES, WHICH THEN FLOW INTO UM, THINGS LIKE MORTGAGES.
WE ARE NOTICING MEDIAN HOME PRICES ARE DOWN 4.4%.
THEY'RE STILL UP 19% FROM TWO YEARS AGO, BUT WE ARE SEEING LESS VOLUME OVERALL.
THE OTHER CAUSATORY IMPACT IS THAT HIGHER, UH, COST OF GOODS AND SERVICES ALSO EQUATE TO HIGHER TAXABLE SALES.
AND SO WE ARE SEEING A SALES TAX RISE EVEN THOUGH WE SEE CONSUMER SPENDING DECELERATING.
HISTORICALLY, THE CITY'S ALWAYS DONE VERY FAVORABLY AGAINST THE STATE IN SAN BERNARDINO.
YOU CAN SEE IN THE GRAPH BELOW, WE ARE, UM, AS OF DECEMBER, 2022, 1% LOWER IN OVERALL UNEMPLOYMENT.
UH, WE'VE GONE DOWN 3.9% FROM DECEMBER OF 2020.
AT THE HEIGHT DURING COVID IN MAY OF 2020, WE WERE AT 13.2%.
SO, UM, THAT, THOSE ARE VERY GOOD NUMBERS.
UH, YEAH, CONSIDERING WHERE WE WERE JUST A FEW YEARS AGO FROM CPI, AS I MENTIONED, WE ARE 7.3% UP.
UM, TO JUST REPEAT THAT AGAIN, BECAUSE CPI HAS COOLED BUT IS STILL RELATIVELY HIGH, WE DO FORESEE SOME FED RATE INCREASES.
WHAT THAT WILL DO IS THAT WILL INCREASE BORROWING OVERALL AND AT LEAST AT A LOCAL LEVEL.
IT HAS IMPACTED RESIDENTIAL AND NEW HOUSING PROJECTS.
AND AGAIN, HIGHER COST MEANS HIGHER TAXABLE SALES.
AND EVEN THOUGH WE SEE CONSUMER PULLBACKS, WE STILL ARE SEEING HIGHER SALES TAX REVENUES.
SO AN OVERVIEW FOR THE GENERAL FUND, UH, LIBRARY FUND AND FIRE DISTRICT.
AS YOU WILL SEE IN THIS GRAPH, THREE SETS OF NUMBERS.
FIRST, WE HAVE OUR ADOPT BUDGET THAT WE, UM, ADOPTED BACK IN JUNE THAT CARRIED INTO THIS FISCAL YEAR.
YOU WILL SEE WHERE WE ARE CURRENTLY AT.
THIS INCLUDES ALL BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS, UH, ENCUMBRANCE CARRYOVERS FROM THE PRIOR YEARS, AND ANY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL THROUGH THE SECOND QUARTER.
AND THE LAST COLUMN HERE WILL BE WHERE WE ARE PROJECTING, AT LEAST AT THIS POINT, TO BE WITH THE DATA AND INFORMATION THAT WE HAD WHEN WE PREPARED THIS REPORT.
UM, SO GENERAL FUND, WE ARE PROJECTING EXPENDITURES AND REVENUES TO BE ABOUT 109 MILLION.
THAT INCREASES FROM THE ADOPT BUDGET, PRIMARILY DUE TO A $4.9 MILLION CONTRIBUTION.
WE ARE RECOMMENDING TO THE CITY COUNCIL TO HELP REDUCE THE CITY'S CALPERS UNFUNDED LIABILITY.
THAT $4.9 MILLION IS OFFSET BY, UM, EXPECTED PERSONNEL SERVICE.
UM, EXPENDITURE, DECREASING REVENUE GROWTH IS PRIMARILY PROJECTED FROM TAX REVENUES, PREDOMINANTLY SALES TAX REVENUES, WHICH WE'LL COVER, UM, IN THE ADVANCING SLIDES RIGHT NOW, EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE THE $4.9 MILLION CONTRIBUTION AS A RECOMMENDATION, WHICH TECHNICALLY COMES FROM PRIOR YEARS FISCAL SURPLUS, WE DO NOT SEE, UM, UH, USE OF FUND BALANCE AT THIS TIME BECAUSE REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES ARE LINING UP.
THEIR REVENUES ARE ABOUT $20,000 MORE AT THIS POINT.
WE, WE WILL GET INTO PROJECTIONS IN A MINUTE.
FROM A RESULTS STANDPOINT, WE'RE GONNA FOCUS ON THE TAXES THAT YOU SEE HERE.
THEY MAKE UP THE PREDOMINANT, UH, UH, MAJORITY OF THE BUDGET.
PROPERTY TAXES, SALES TAXES, FRANCHISE FEES AND TOTS ARE ALL WITHIN AN EXPECTED RANGES CONSIDERING THE SEASONALITY OF THESE REVENUES.
WHAT YOU'RE GONNA SEE FOR THE GENERAL FUND LIBRARY FUND FIRE DISTRICT IS THAT THEY'RE GONNA BE HIGHER THAN LAST YEAR.
THIS IS DUE TO THE TIMING OF, UH, REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY RECEIPTS.
WE TYPICALLY RECEIVE THEM IN JANUARY THIS YEAR.
UH, SALES TAX ON THIS, UH, GRAPH INCLUDES THE FULL FIRST QUARTER, WHICH EXCEEDED ESTIMATES BY ABOUT 8% AND SECOND QUARTER RECEIPT.
WE HAVE ONE MONTH SO FAR, AND IT'S MEETING EXPECTATIONS ABOUT 35%.
UH, FRANCHISE FEE BUDGET IS CONSISTENT WITH PRIOR YEARS.
UH, THE REASON IT'S 16% IS BECAUSE EACH ONE OF THE FRANCHISE FEE AGREEMENTS HAVE DIFFERENT TIMING FOR RECEIPTS.
SO THIS IS VERY NORMAL, UH, AT THIS TIME OF THE YEAR.
BUT HISTORICALLY, UH, FOR THE CITY COUNCIL'S, UH, AWARENESS SPRING AND SUMMER MONTHS, WHICH COINCIDE WITH TRAVEL AND CONFERENCE SEASONS, THAT'S GENERALLY WHEN WE SEE THEM PICKING UP.
ALRIGHT, SO PROJECTIONS, WE'RE GONNA START WITH PROPERTY TAXES.
THIS IS THE ONE REVISION THAT WE ACTUALLY HAVE FROM WHEN YOU RECEIVE THE REPORT.
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RECEIVED SOME UPDATED INFORMATION FROM THE CITY'S PROPERTY TAX CONSULTANTS THAT WE'RE STILL LOOKING INTO, BUT IT APPEARS THAT ONE OF THE REMITTANCES WE RECEIVED FROM THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, UM, ONLY FOR THE GENERAL FUND WAS A LITTLE BIT HIGHER IN THE FIRST QUARTER THAN IT TYPICALLY HAS BEEN, AND WE'RE STILL LOOKING INTO THAT.BUT JUST FOR THE SAKE OF GIVING YOU GUYS THE MOST UPDATED INFORMATION AS WE HAVE IT, UM, I BROUGHT DOWN THAT NUMBER FROM WHAT IS PRESENTING PRESENTED IN THE REPORT.
SO WHY ARE WE GOING UP AROUND 30 ISH THOUSAND DOLLARS? WELL, IT HAS TO DO WITH, WE ESTIMATE COMING INTO THE YEAR, THE ASSESSED VALUATION, AND IT ACTUALLY TURNED OUT TO BE A LITTLE BIT HIGHER BY ABOUT 1%.
UM, I ALSO WANNA NOTE THAT THE PRIOR YEAR NUMBER IS ABNORMALLY HIGH DUE TO THE RECORD SALES VOLUME AND HIGHER HOME PRICES THAT WE SAW WITH THE FRENZY OR SURGE, IF YOU WILL, OF, UH, PROPERTY TAXES.
SO WE RECEIVE PROPERTY TAX TRANSFER REVENUES, UH, TYPICALLY JUST WITH THE, WITH THE INFORMATION I HAVE HERE, WE AVERAGE ABOUT 1.2.
WE RECEIVED 2 MILLION LAST YEAR JUST TO SHOW HOW HIGH IT WAS.
UH, PROPERTY TAX IN LIEU OF ELF, UH, WE'RE PROJECTING A 1.6% INCREASE.
THIS IS ENTIRELY BASED ON TWO EQUAL REMITTANCES.
THE FIRST ONE WE RECEIVED IN JANUARY SALES TAX, AS I'VE MENTIONED A FEW TIMES NOW, WE'RE PROJECTING IT TO GROW.
THE, THE LARGEST CONTRIBUTOR IS THE HIGHER TAXABLE SALES DUE TO INFLATION.
UH, THE ADOPTED BUDGET WAS REDUCED, UM, FROM LAST YEAR DUE TO THE DEPARTURES OF SOME LARGE SALES TAX GENERATORS, BUT GENERALLY OVERALL SALES TAXES LOOKING VERY GOOD.
FRANCHISE FEES WE'RE PROJECTING TO GO UP 2.9%.
THIS IS PRIMARILY, PRIMARILY BEING DRIVEN IN BY THE, UH, COST OF UTILITY INCREASES FOR GAS AND ELECTRIC.
UH, WE ARE SEEING CABLE FRANCHISE FEED GO DOWN AS, AS WE, UH, ARE EXPECTING MORE SUBSCRIBERS MOVE OFF OF CABLE AND MOVE INTO OTHER SOURCES OF STREAMING.
UH, FU REFUSE IS MORE OR LESS THE SAME.
LASTLY, WE HAVE, UM, TOT OR TRANSIENT TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX.
UH, THE, THE TAX COLLECTED BY HOTELS RIGHT NOW, WE ARE PROJECTING IT TO DECREASE BY 3.7.
THIS IS ENTIRELY DUE TO THE TAPESTRY HOTEL, WHICH WE, UM, ESTIMATED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR TO BRING IN SIX MONTHS REVENUE SINCE IT'S NOT GONNA BE OPENING.
WE, UH, ARE GONNA BRING THAT DOWN.
UH, TOT WE, WE LOOK AT FORECASTED ROOM OCCUPANCY AND, AND RATES.
AND OVERALL THEY'RE SHOWING WE SHOULD HAVE POSITIVE REVENUE.
THIS WILL ULTIMATELY DEPEND ON ECONOMIC CONDITIONS AND THE CONFERENCES AND EVENTS IN OR NEAR RANCH CUCAMONGA OVER SPRING AND SUMMER.
SO THIS IS A, UM, SOURCE THAT WE MONITOR VERY CLOSELY EVERY MONTH.
I WANTED TO DROP IN HERE, EVEN THOUGH IT'S NOT NECESSARILY PART OF THE FINANCIAL RESULTS OR PROJECTIONS, JUST TO KIND OF MAKE THE CITY COUNCIL AWARE OF WHAT IS INCLUDED IN SALES TAX AND, UH, THE TOT TAX.
SO ON THE GRASS ON THE LEFT, WE HAVE SALES TAX OF THE 7.75%.
WE COLLECT THE 1% FROM THE STATEWIDE BASE.
UM, THE ADDITIONAL HALF A PERCENT COMES FROM THE S-B-C-T-A.
UM, I ALSO WANT TO POINT OUT THAT WE DON'T HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL TAX LEVIES AS SOME OF OUR OTHER NEIGHBORING AGENCIES.
AND I INCLUDED A LIST ON HERE BELOW THE SALES TAX BREAKDOWN JUST FOR SOME REFERENCE.
AND FOR TOT WHERE WE'RE KIND OF, UH, IN THE LOWER END, UH, OF OUR NEIGHBORING AGENCIES.
I HAVE JUST A FEW EXAMPLES THAT WE WERE ABLE TO PULL TOGETHER FOR THE REPORT, JUST AGAIN, TO MAKE THE CITY COUNCIL AWARE OF WHERE WE ARE AT WITH OUR OVERALL TAX RATES.
JUST SOME OTHER GENERAL NOTES.
BUSINESS LICENSES IS EXPECTED TO GO UP AGAIN DUE TO INFLATION.
HIGHER GROWTH SALES IS ONE OF THE, THE, UH, POINTS THAT WE BASE BUSINESS LICENSE APPLICATIONS OFF OF.
UM, WE'VE ALSO ADDED A PART-TIME BUSINESS LICENSE TECHNICIAN.
THEY WILL HELP WITH BUSINESS LICENSE COMPLIANCE AND INSPECTIONS.
INTEREST EARNINGS, IT HAS GONE UP SIGNIFICANTLY, BUT AS YOU WOULD IMAGINE, THAT IS DUE TO RISING INTEREST RATES.
RECREATION SERVICES IS THE LAST ONE I WANNA POINT OUT.
THERE'S A COUPLE, UH, LARGE FACTORS THAT ARE GOING INTO THIS.
THERE'S A LACK OF STAFFING FOR CLASSES THAT WE'LL DISCUSS IN A MINUTE, BUT THERE'S ALSO A LACK OF PARTICIPATION IN CLASSES DUE TO A PROGRAMMATIC SHIFT OF, FROM THE CLIENTS PRE PANDEMIC TILL NOW.
SO WE JUST WANT TO KIND OF MAKE THE CITY COUNCIL AWARE OF THAT.
SO, UH, PERSONNEL SERVICES IS GONNA BE THE LARGEST VARIANCE THAT I WANT TO FOCUS ON FOR THE LIBRARY, GENERAL FUND AND FIRE DISTRICT TODAY.
THE HIGHLIGHTED DEPARTMENTS ARE ALL, UM, VERY MUCH IMPACTED BY THAT EXCLUDING FRINGE, WHICH WE CHARGE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR.
THE DEPARTMENTS RANGE BETWEEN THE MID TWENTIES TO HIGH 30%.
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WELL BELOW THE BENCHMARK.IT'S DUE TO VACANCIES THAT, UM, UH, THEIR EXPERIENCE IN VIRTUALLY EVERY SINGLE ONE OF OUR DEPARTMENTS, BUT PRIMARILY CONCENTRATED IN THESE DEPARTMENTS RIGHT HERE.
UM, OVERALL VACANCIES HAVE SHIFTED TO ADDITIONAL PART-TIME AND OVERTIME HOURS.
UH, WE'VE INCREASED CONTRACT SUPPORT STAFF WHERE WE CAN, AND IT'S ALSO GOING TO JUST GENERALLY RESULT IN DEPARTMENTAL SAVINGS BY THE END OF THE YEAR.
UH, WHICH WE WILL, UH, UM, OFFSET SOME OF THE OTHER COST INCREASES THAT WE HAVE.
SO, UH, WE'RE PROJECTING FOR PERSONNEL SERVICES A DECREASE OF 10.6% OF THE 3.9 MILLION.
3.1 MILLION OF THAT IS CONCENTRATED IN THOSE DEPARTMENTS THAT I SHOWED YOU ON THE PREVIOUS SLIDE RIGHT NOW, EXCLUDING FRINGE PERSONNEL SERVICE EXPENDITURES ACROSS THE BOARD.
THIS IS THE AVERAGE ARE AT 37.7%.
SO WELL BEHIND WHAT WE CAN CALL THE BENCHMARK AT THIS POINT.
UM, AS I MENTIONED, WE'RE, UH, SHIFTING TO MANAGED CONTRACTS WHERE WE CAN, HOWEVER, THAT'S NOT ALWAYS AN OPTION AS WE'RE FINDING OUT BECAUSE THE, UH, THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT'S JUST HAPPENING IN VACUUM AT THE CITY.
UM, SO PRIVATE SECTOR THAT WE WOULD NORMALLY STAFF WITH ARE ALSO HAVING THE SAME CHALLENGES.
ALRIGHT, ONTO THE LIBRARY FUND OVERVIEW.
UM, THE INCREASE FROM THE ADOPT A BUDGET TO THE PROJECTED YEAR END BUDGET IS ALMOST ENTIRELY ATTRIBUTED TO TWO FACTORS.
FIRST, THE ARCHIBALD LIBRARY PROJECT THAT WAS APPROVED BACK IN DECEMBER, UM, AND IT'S BEING OFFSET BY PERSONNEL, UH, SERVICE EXPENDITURES GOING DOWN.
UM, THERE IS A USE OF FUND BALANCE THAT'S BEING PROJECTED.
HOWEVER, WE STILL HAVE ADEQUATE FUND BALANCE OVERALL WITHIN THE LIBRARY FUND.
SO AGAIN, WE WANT TO FOCUS ON PROPERTY TAXES AND PERSONNEL SERVICES, WHICH MAKE UP THE PREDOMINANT MAJORITY OF THE BUDGET.
PROPERTY TAXES SHOULD INCREASE SLIGHTLY DUE TO THAT ASSESSED VALUATION INCREASE, BUT ALSO THEIR STATUTORY PASS THROUGH, UM, FROM THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE AS WELL.
A NOTE FOR THE CITY COUNCIL, UM, THE LIBRARY FUND SHARES A PORTION OF THE CITY GENERAL FUND'S PROPERTY TAXES.
RIGHT NOW IT'S AT 35% FOR PERSONNEL SERVICES.
WE'RE EXPECTING IT TO GO DOWN ALMOST 20%.
UH, THIS IS DUE TO A LOT OF KEY VACANCIES THAT ARE IN THE LIBRARY FUND RIGHT NOW.
THEY, THERE'S ALSO BEEN SOME UNSUCCESSFUL RECRUITMENTS AND HIGH TURNOVER IN PART-TIME STAFF, WHICH IS, UH, CAUSING THESE, UH, DECREASES FOR THE FIRE DISTRICT.
UM, REVENUES, UH, ARE ARE CHANGING, UH, SLIGHTLY.
UH, WE HAVE SOME INCREASES IN PROPERTY TAXES.
AGAIN, THEY'RE BEING OFFSET A LITTLE BIT BY REIMBURSEMENTS FROM OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES SUCH AS STRIKE TEAMS AND, AND AND SUCH.
BUT, UM, OVERALL THE USE OF FUND BALANCE IS MADE UP OF TWO PIECES.
THERE IS A $955,000, UH, CONTRIBUTION IN ADDITION TO THE UAL THAT WE ARE ALREADY MAKING TO THE, UH, PARS RATE STABILIZATION FUND FOR THE FIRE DISTRICT THAT WE'LL USE PRIOR, UM, SURPLUS.
AND THE OTHER PORTION IS RELATED TO THE USE OF RESERVES FOR THE CFD 85 DASH ONE, WHICH IS ONE OF THE FIRE DISTRICT'S.
PROPERTY TAX IS ON TRACK FOR THE CURRENT YEAR.
AS I MENTIONED, THEY RECEIVED ABOUT $8.4 MILLION IN DECEMBER, WHEREAS WE USUALLY GET THAT IN JANUARY FROM THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY.
UM, ANOTHER CONSIDERATION IS FOR OTHER REVENUES.
UH, $1.5 MILLION OF THAT BUDGET NUMBER IS FOR REIMBURSEMENTS FOR RETIREE HEALTHCARE.
WE DO NOT MAKE THAT UNTIL THE END OF THE YEAR.
SO THAT'S GONNA CAUSE A VARIANCE UNTIL WE GET TO THE END OF THIS FISCAL YEAR.
UH, PERSONNEL SERVICES ARE LOWER BENCHMARK, BUT UNLIKE THE CITY AND THE LIBRARY, THAT'S NOT 'CAUSE OF STAFFING SHORTAGES.
UM, UH, THAT IS MORE DUE TO STA STATION 1 78, WHICH HAS ADDITIONAL STAFF, BUT THAT HAS NOT BEEN OPENED YET.
AND LASTLY, FIRE STATION 1 74 HAD A DA IMPROVEMENTS SCHEDULED FOR THIS YEAR, BUT THOSE ARE GONNA BE PUSHED TILL NEXT YEAR.
AS I MENTIONED, UH, PROPERTY TAXES ARE EXPECTED TO GO UP BECAUSE OF ASSESSED VALUATION, BUT THE FIRE DISTRICT ALSO IS, UH, GETTING AN INCREASE FOR THE STATUTORY PASS THROUGH FROM THE FORD REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY.
THE FIRE DISTRICT GENERAL FUND'S GONNA MAINTAIN A PORTION OF THAT.
WE ARE GOING TO SHIFT ABOUT $523,000 FROM THAT INCREASE TO THE FIRE DISTRICT CAPITAL FUND TO HELP US WITH FUTURE CAPITAL SPENDING.
AND FIRE DISTRICT, UH, PERSONNEL EXPENDITURES ARE, UM, BASICALLY ONLINE AND, AND ARE PROJECTED TO BE ABOUT WHERE THEY ARE RIGHT NOW.
UH, THERE'S SOME MINOR CHANGES FOR SOME LEAVE CASH OUTS AND SOME EQUITY ADJUSTMENTS THAT WERE APPROVED BACK IN NOVEMBER OF 2024 BY THE FIRE BOARD.
SO IN SUMMARY OF ALL OF THAT, HERE'S WHAT, UM, IS BEING PRESENTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL AND FIRE BOARD FOR THEIR CONSIDERATION TONIGHT.
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WE ARE RECOMMENDING AN APPROVAL OF THE BUDGET AMENDMENTS THAT ARE LISTED IN THE STAFF REPORT.WE ARE RECOMMENDING A TEMPORARY INCREASE FOR THE CITY MANAGER'S AUTHORIZING ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION FROM $300,000 TO 4.9 MILLION.
THIS IS FOR THE, UM, CITIES PARS RATE STABILIZATION PLAN.
UM, THIS WILL BE ONLY TEMPORARY.
IT WILL ONLY LAST FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 22, 23.
WE'RE ALSO ASKING FOR SOME CONTRACT INCREASES FOR INTERWEST CONSULTING AND FOR MOR, SO WE CAN MAINTAIN OPERATIONS IN THESE COINCIDE WITH THE BUDGET AMENDMENTS THAT WE ARE RECOMMENDING TO THE CITY COUNCIL.
SO, WITH THAT, ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, NOAH.
ANY QUESTIONS FROM CITY COUNCIL? AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE THE SECOND QUARTER FINANCIAL UPDATE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 20 22 23, AND APPROVE VARIOUS APPROPRIATIONS AND RELATED ACTIONS AS RECOMMENDED BY STAFF MAYOR PRO TEM.
DOES THAT MOTION ALSO INCLUDE ADOPTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS PROPOSED BY STAFF IN ADDITION TO FILING THE REPORT? MM-HMM.
I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION WITH THE AMENDMENTS.
MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.
VERY THOROUGH, AND WE APPRECIATE THE TIME THAT YOU PUT INTO PREPARING THAT.
THIS BRINGS US TO ITEM H TWO CONSIDERATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE THE GENERAL PLAN ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT FOR 2022.
MR. SISON, MR. UH, MADAM MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
SO, UM, CITY ADOPTED A NEW GENERAL PLAN AT THE END OF 2021.
UH, WE'VE GOT A YEAR UNDER OUR BELT NOW.
YOU'VE BEEN MAKING SOME CHANGES, BUT WE ARE SEEING SOME, UM, REALLY, ACTUALLY AMAZING RESULTS OUT OF THE NEW GENERAL PLAN.
UM, BESIDES THE FACT THAT IT'S JUST LITERALLY AN AWARD-WINNING DOCUMENT, UM, IN MANY RESPECTS THAT CONTINUES TO RECEIVE RECOGNITION.
IT, IT HAS DONE A LOT TO, UM, JUMPSTART, UM, A LOT OF PROJECTS AND WHERE, WHERE WE HAVE THINGS GOING IN THE CITY.
SO WE WANTED TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY RATHER THAN, UH, JUST PUT SOMETHING ON CONSENT, HAVE A A MOMENT FOR, UM, PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO KIND OF HIGHLIGHT, UM, SOME OF, OF WHAT THE NEW GENERAL PLAN HAS BROUGHT US WITH THIS, UH, UH, ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT.
SO WITH THAT, I'M GONNA TURN IT OVER TO, UM, MATT MARQUEZ, OUR DIRECTOR OF PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND JENNIFER NAKAMURA, OUR DEPUTY DIRECTOR TO GIVE THE STAFF REPORT ON THIS ITEM.
THANKS, JOHN, AND GOOD EVENING COUNSEL.
UH, BEFORE WE GET STARTED, I WANTED TO RECOGNIZE, UH, SOME STAFF FOR THE GREAT WORK THAT THEY DID IN PUTTING TOGETHER THIS, UH, REPORT FOR YOU AND THE COMMUNITY SPECIFICALLY.
UH, JUAN FABIAN VIENNAS, HE'S ONE OF OUR MANAGEMENT ANALYSTS.
HE WAS THE PROJECT LEAD, UH, TO ARA ESTRADA.
SHE ASSISTED FABIAN, UH, WITH THIS EFFORT.
COMMUNITY AFFAIRS TEAM HELP WITH DEVELOPING THE DOCUMENT THAT'S IN FRONT OF YOU.
THEN JEN NAKAMURA, UH, WITH HER LEADERSHIP AND GUIDANCE, UH, WITH THIS PARTICULAR EFFORT.
SO, UH, MOVING FORWARD, PERHAPS GROWING UP, YOU MAY HAVE KNOWN SOMEONE WHO DIDN'T WANT TO SHARE A REPORT CARD, UH, WITH THEIR PARENTS OR TRY TO INTERCEPT THE REPORT CARD, UH, BEFORE THEIR PARENTS COULD SEE IT.
CERTAINLY NONE OF US HERE, AND I KNOW NONE OF YOU UP THERE, BUT WE ALL KNOW SOMEBODY, UM, WHO DID THAT.
UH, WE'RE HERE TO SHARE WITH YOU AND THE COMMUNITY, THE CITY'S REPORT CARD ON THE PROGRESS MADE IN IMPLEMENTING AS THE CITY MANAGER MENTIONED.
PLAN RC, OUR GENERAL PLAN, THIS EFFORT PROVIDES THE COMMUNITY WITH DETAILED INFORMATION IN AN EASY TO READ REPORT THAT SUMMARIZES THE KEY EFFORTS, AGAIN TO IMPLEMENT PLAN RC C.
THE ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT IS A STATE REQUIREMENT THAT IS USED TO IDENTIFY TRENDS IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, LAND USE, AND FOR THE, THE STATE TO SEE HOW LOCAL PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES RELATE TO STATEWIDE GOALS.
SO IT NEEDS TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE STATE, SPECIFICALLY THE OFFICE OF PLANNING AND, UH, RESEARCH AND THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BY APRIL 1ST.
SO, AS YOU ALL KNOW, PLAN RC WAS A MAJOR COMMUNITY DRIVEN EFFORT.
SO WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE WORK THAT IS BROUGHT FORTH IN THIS ANNUAL REPORT, UH, REFLECTS THAT.
AND THERE WAS AN EMPHASIS PLACED ON THIS BEING A REPORT FOR AND TO THE COMMUNITY.
SO THE DOCUMENT'S REALLY EASY TO READ, WE THINK, UH, REALLY EASY TO FOLLOW, AND IT INCLUDES VISUALLY APPEALING, BUT ALSO USEFUL GRAPHICS, NOT OVERDONE, IF YOU WILL, AND NOT PAGES
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AND PAGES WORTH OF TEXT RELATED TO A SINGLE ITEM OR INSIGNIFICANT ITEMS, BUT DIRECT AND TO THE POINT, UH, REPORTING ON HIGHLIGHTS AND CORRESPONDING GENERAL PLAN POLICIES THAT ARE, ARE SUPPORTED BY EACH OF THESE, UH, MEASURES THAT WE'RE DISCUSSING.SO THIS PARTICULAR SLIDE PROVIDES A SNAPSHOT OF SOME OF THE, UH, ACHIEVEMENTS, UH, UNDER THIS, UH, OR DURING THIS APPROVAL PERIOD OR, OR REPORTING PERIOD, I SHOULD SAY.
A NUMBER OF HOUSING UNITS APPROVED OVER 1400.
YOU SEE OUR ARENA NUMBER, WHICH YOU'RE ALL FAMILIAR WITH, OVER 10,000.
AND, UH, JEN WILL TALK ABOUT THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE NUMBER OF UNITS THAT WE'VE APPROVED THUS FAR IN THIS REPORTING PERIOD.
BUT YOU COULD SEE QUITE A BIT OF, OF WORK AND EFFORT DONE, UH, OVER THIS, THIS REPORTING PERIOD.
YOU COULD EVEN SEE THINGS LIKE OVER 4,600 CALLS TO OUR PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, UH, DEPARTMENT, AND OVER 1500, UH, UH, VISITS TO OUR PLANNING COUNTER.
SO ONE OF THE GREATEST THINGS ABOUT DEVELOPMENT OF THE, UH, GENERAL PLAN AGAIN, WAS THAT IT WAS A COMMUNITY DRIVEN EFFORT AND ALL THE CITY DEPARTMENTS WERE INVOLVED, AND THEY CONTINUE TO BE INVOLVED, UH, THROUGHOUT THE IMPLEMENTATION.
SO THE NEXT FEW SLIDES WILL HIGHLIGHT, UH, KEY ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN, UH, FOR PLAN RCS IMPLEMENTATION.
THE FIRST UP IS THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN.
2015 WAS THE LAST TIME THAT SUCH A PLAN, UH, WAS DEVELOPED BY THE CITY, AS I UNDERSTAND IT, AS THE CITY WAS GOING ABOUT, UH, PRODUCING THE CURRENT GENERAL PLAN.
THERE WAS A DECISION MADE NOT TO HAVE A STANDALONE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ELEMENT, BUT INSTEAD TO DEVELOP AN UPDATED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN.
SO DEVELOPMENT OF THIS PLAN IS UNDERWAY.
UH, IT WILL ULTIMATELY OUTLINE STRATEGIES TO HELP US FOCUS ON ATTRACTING AND RETAINING BUSINESSES HERE IN THE COMMUNITY.
WE ANTICIPATE BRINGING THAT FORWARD IN MAY OR JUNE, AND I KNOW EVERYBODY'S EXCITED AND, AND ANXIOUS TO SEE THAT, AND IT'S, UH, A REALLY COOL THING TO BE WORKING ON.
UH, WITH THAT, I'LL TURN THE PRESENTATION OVER TO JEN NAKAMURA.
UM, UH, COMPREHENSIVE UPDATE TO THE DEVELOPMENT CODE WAS ALSO NEEDED, UM, TO IMPLEMENT THE GOALS AND THE POLICIES OF THE GENERAL PLAN, UH, ADOPTED IN MAY OF 2022, THE UPDATED, UH, DEVELOPMENT CODE RETIRED OUTDATED SPECIFIC COMMUNITY PLANS.
WE UPDATED CONNECTIVITY STANDARDS TO CREATE A MORE WALKABLE STREET NETWORK AND IMPLEMENTED NEW FORM-BASED CODE WITH CLEAR OBJECTIVE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS ALONG OUR KEY CORRIDORS TO PROVIDE CLARITY AND CERTAINTY FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT.
IN ADDITION, UM, AS MATT PREVIOUSLY ALLUDED TO, OTHER DEPARTMENTS ARE TAKING, UM, A PART IN PLAN RC THROUGH IMPLEMENTATION, SO TO CREATE MORE DESTINATIONS FOR CIVIC AND CULTURAL ENJOYMENT.
DESIGN WORK BEGAN ON UPDATING THE PASSIVE OUTDOOR SPACE AT THE CULTURAL CENTER COURTYARD TO CREATE A MORE LIVELY SPACE FOR PATRONS TO SPEND TIME IN AS WELL AS ALLOW FOR FUTURE PROGRAMMING SUCH AS OUTDOOR EVENTS, CONCERTS, AND FUTURE RENTALS.
CONSTRUCTION ON THE COURTYARD IS DUE TO BEGIN LATER THIS YEAR.
UM, ONE OF THE KEY THEMES WE HEARD THROUGHOUT THE GENERAL PLAN WAS TO HAVE GREAT PLACES TO GO AND EASIER WAYS TO GET THERE.
AND THE HEALTHY RC ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN WILL PRIORITIZE INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS TO IMPROVE RESIDENTS' ABILITY TO WALK, BIKE, OR ROLL TO SCHOOLS, PARKS, SHOPPING CENTERS, AND COMMUNITY FACILITIES.
IN 2022, A ROBUST COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROCESS WAS CONDUCTED TO GATHER COMMUNITY INPUT AND HELP INFORM THE PLAN'S REGULATIONS.
IN 2022, WE MADE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS IN MEETING THE NEED FOR HOUSING AND EXCEEDED OUR STATE MANDATE FOR, UM, HOUSING BY APPROVING 1,479 NEW HOUSING UNITS.
OUR PLANNING COMMISSION WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN MAKING SURE THAT PROJECTS APPROVED, MET OUR LONG UNDERSTOOD REQUIREMENTS FOR HIGH QUALITY DEVELOPMENT.
SOME KEY PROJECTS THAT ARE CURRENTLY UNDER INSTRUCTION, UH, CONSTRUCTION AS YOU DRIVE AROUND TOWN, INCLUDE HOMECOMING AT THE RESORT, THE LA MIRAGE DEVELOPMENT AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF FOOTHILL AND EAST AVENUE AND WESTBURY JUST TO THE NORTH OF LA MIRAGE ON EAST AVENUE.
THESE PROJECTS ALONE WILL BRING OVER 1000 NEW HOUSING UNITS ONLINE.
KEY MIXED USE PROJECTS THAT WERE APPROVED OR ENTITLED IN 2022 INCLUDE HAVEN AND ARROW NEAR HAVEN CITY MARKET, WHICH IS CURRENTLY IN PLANCHE.
ALTO CUVE AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF FOOTHILL IN TWANDA IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND THE HARVEST PROJECT AT TERRA VISTA, AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF FOOTHILL MILLIKEN IS CURRENTLY IN PLAN CHECK.
THESE CATALYST PROJECTS ALONG FOOTHILL BOULEVARD WILL HELP SHAPE OUR KEY CORRIDORS AND PROVIDE A MIX OF AMENITIES TO SUPPORT HEALTHY, ACTIVE LIFESTYLES.
OUR PROXIMITY TO THE PORTS ONTARIO AIRPORT AND KEY TRANSPORTATION CORRIDORS MAKE OUR CITY AN ATTRACTIVE PLACE TO DEVELOP LOGISTICS AND INDUSTRIAL USES.
SOUTHEAST RANCHO CUCAMONGA HAS EXPERIENCED CONTINUED GROWTH IN THE INDUSTRIAL SECTOR WITH OVER 800,000 NEW, UH, SQUARE FEET OF NEW INDUSTRIAL USES
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APPROVED AND NEARLY 3 MILLION SQUARE FEET UNDER CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION.THESE INCLUDE THE HILLWOOD INDUSTRIAL CENTER ON NAPA STREET, THE FOUR UNIT INDUSTRIAL PROJECT AT MILLIKEN, NEW JERSEY AND JERSEY ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE ALL RISK TRAINING CENTER AND 2.1 MILLION SQUARE FEET AT THE BRIDGEPOINT PROJECT ON FOURTH STREET AT THE FORMER BIG LOT SITE.
AND WE'RE HAPPY TO WELCOME THESE NEW JOBS AND BUSINESSES TO OUR COMMUNITY.
THIS CONCLUDES OUR OVERVIEW OF THE GENERAL PLAN ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT.
AT THIS TIME, STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE COUNCIL RECEIVE AND FILE THE REPORT AS WELL AS DIRECT, DIRECT STAFF TO SUBMIT THE REPORT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF PLANNING AND RESEARCH AS REQUIRED BY LAW AND TO SHARE THIS REPORT WITH THE COMMUNITY.
WE ARE HERE AND AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL AT THIS TIME? ANY COMMENTS? I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF COMMENTS JUST LOOKING AT THE INTRODUCTION, THE STAFF REPORT, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE A PR, THE, UM, ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT DOES NOT HAVE A STANDARDIZED FORMAT, THAT YOU DID NOT GET A TEMPLATE OR SOME DIRECTIVE OR SOME PRE-APPROVED FORMAT THAT WAS GIVEN TO YOU AND JUST BE THE CREATIVITY AND YOUR EMPHASIS ON READABILITY, THE FORMAT.
AND, UM, THE CONTENT WAS EXCELLENT.
SO JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT.
AND I AM GOING TO KEEP MY LITTLE PACKET BECAUSE I AM FREQUENTLY ASKED BY MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S THAT DEVELOPMENT, WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE? AND IT REALLY IS NICE TO HAVE A EASY FORMAT THAT I CAN PICK, PICK UP POINT TO THE PLANNING ELEMENTS, THE COMPONENTS, AND THEN THE IMPLEMENTATION.
IS THIS ON OUR WE WEBSITE AND AVAILABLE THIS, THIS A PR? THIS WILL BE, YES.
AND I'D LIKE TO JUST, AGAIN, AS, AS, UH, MATT PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED, OUR TEAM TOOK VERY VAGUE AND UNSPECIFIC DIRECTIONS FROM THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE IN PLANNING AND RESEARCH, AND REALLY CREATED SOMETHING THAT NOT ONLY MET THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS THAT WERE REQUIRED THAT WERE, THAT WE HAD TO SUBMIT, BUT ACTUALLY REALLY CREATED A GREAT SCORECARD FOR THE COMMUNITY.
SO IT'S, IT'S A, IT'S AN EASY READABLE DOCUMENT SO THAT ANYONE IN THE COMMUNITY CAN REALLY KNOW WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON IN THE LAST YEAR.
IT COULD BE A MODEL, IT COULD BE A TEMPLATE, BECAUSE IT'S VERY HARD TO COME UP WITH.
AND REPORTS ARE, AS YOU MENTIONED, MATT, JUST KIND OF A BOOK REPORT, JUST VERY DRY AND JUST GIMME THE FACTS.
BUT I, I APPRECIATE THE WORK AND EFFORT AND CREATIVITY YOU PUT IN DESIGNING AND DEVELOPING THAT.
SO AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE THE 2022 GENERAL PLAN ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT.
AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO MAKE ANY NECESSARY NON-SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES TO THE REPORT AND DIRECT STAFF TO FORWARD IT TO THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE AND PLANNING OF PLANNING AND RESEARCH AND THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.
AND TO INCORPORATE AND TAKE THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE STAFF THAT WERE PRESENTED TONIGHT.
I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO DO ALL THOSE THINGS YOU JUST SAID.
MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE A.
THE NEXT ITEM, COUNCIL BUSINESS CONSIDERATION TO APPROVE THE CITY'S COUNCIL'S MISSION, VISION, VALUES, AND 2023 GOALS.
THANK YOU, UH, MAYOR PRO TEM, AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
SO WE HELD THE FIRST OF OUR, UH, UH, TEAM BUILDING WORKSHOPS EARLIER THIS YEAR, AND THE COUNCIL, UH, CAME UP, UH, MADE SOME TWEAKS AND, AND, UH, UH, SET FORTH THEIR 2023 GOALS, AS WELL AS SOME MINOR CHANGES TO MISSION, VISION, AND VALUES.
SO, UH, WHILE WE'RE, WE STILL HAVE OUR NEXT WORKSHOP COMING UP, UH, WE WANTED TO BRING THESE ITEMS THAT ARE READY FORWARD TO YOU FOR FORMAL APPROVAL.
SO I'D LIKE TO HAVE, UH, ELISSA COX, OUR ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, GIVE THE STAFF REPORT ON THIS ITEM.
UH, AS MR. SISON SAID, WE HAD OUR WORKSHOP ON JANUARY 30TH, UH, WITH THE CITY COUNCIL AND REVIEWED AMONG OTHER THINGS, OUR MISSION, VISION, THE CITY COUNCIL'S MISSION, VISION, AND VALUES, AND THEIR 2023 GOALS.
SO QUICKLY GOING THROUGH THESE, UM, THE COUNCIL'S MISSION STATEMENT, REMEMBER, IT
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ESTABLISHES OUR ORGANIZATION'S PURPOSE.IT SERVES AS OUR FOCAL POINT FOR WHAT WE ARE WORKING TOWARDS EVERY SINGLE DAY.
UM, THE CITY COUNCIL UPDATED THIS, UM, AS YOU CAN SEE, TO CONTINUOUSLY ENSURE AND ADVANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE COMMUNITY THROUGH INCLUSIVE DECISION MAKING.
THE VISION IS OUR TARGET, WHAT WE ARE WORKING TOWARDS, WHAT WE ARE AIMING TO BECOME EVERY SINGLE DAY.
AND HERE, THE COUNCIL CAME UP WITH THE VISION TO CREATE AN EQUITABLE, SUSTAINABLE, AND VIBRANT, CITY RICH IN OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL TO THRIVE BY BUILDING ON OUR FOUNDATION AND SUCCESS AS A WORLD CLASS COMMUNITY.
OUR VALUES, UH, THE CITY COUNCIL'S VALUES REMAINED FOR THE MOST PART THE SAME, BUT WE DID DO SOME TWEAKING PER THE CITY COUNCIL, UM, ESPECIALLY ON THIS INTENTIONALLY EMBRACING AND ANTICIPATING OUR FUTURE, NOT JUST THE FUTURE WITH A GOOD FOCUS ON WHAT IS COMING FOR THE COMMUNITY.
UH, THE COUNCIL, UH, REVIEWED THE WORK THAT THE CITY STAFF HAD DONE LAST YEAR ON A NUMBER OF KEY PROJECTS.
BROUGHT A FEW THINGS FORWARD TO CONTINUE INTO THIS YEAR, AND CAME UP WITH A FEW ADDITIONAL ONES THAT THEY WOULD LIKE THE, THE CITY TO STAFF TO FOCUS ON.
UH, THE FIRST ONE IS RELATED TO HOUSING AND THAT THE CITY MANAGER WILL PRESENT A PARTNERSHIP FOR CONSIDERATION FOR THE DESIGN AND BUILDING OF AFFORDABLE FOR SALE HOMES.
THE NEXT ONE FOCUSES ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, WHERE THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN THAT WAS JUST REFERENCED IN THE LAST ITEM, UH, THAT WE WILL BRING TO YOU THE TOP TWO OR THREE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES TO PURSUE IN 2024 AND 2025 FOR PUBLIC SAFETY.
THE CITY COUNCIL HAS ASKED US TO REVIEW ALL OF THE CURRENT AND PROPOSED POLICE FACILITIES WITH RECOMMENDATIONS FOR HOW WE CAN INCREMENTALLY BE APPROVING OUR PHYSICAL POLICING INFRASTRUCTURE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE CONTINUOUSLY PROVIDING THE BEST SERVICES POSSIBLE TO OUR COMMUNITY.
AND THE FOURTH GOAL FOCUSES ON TRANSPORTATION.
UM, BY THE END OF THIS CALENDAR YEAR, WE WILL BRING TO YOU, UM, OPTIONS FOR COVERING THE ADDITIONAL COSTS TO BUILD THE AWANDA GRADE SEPARATION PROJECT.
SO THESE ARE THE GOALS THAT WERE DISCUSSED.
UM, AS ALONG WITH THE MISSION, VISION AND GOALS, UM, YOU HAVE ASKED US TO BRING THIS FORWARD TO UNITE FOR FORMAL ADOPTION AND ALSO SO THAT WE COULD PRESENT THIS TO THE COMMUNITY.
UM, IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS OR MODIFICATIONS, UH, I'M HERE TO ASSIST.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FROM COUNSEL AT THIS TIME? JUST A QUICK COUPLE COMMENTS.
MAYOR PROTI, UH, I WANT TO THANK, UH, ALYSSA, MATT, JULIE, UH, JOHN FOR HAVING PATIENCE WITH US AS WE TALK THROUGH SOME OF THESE ISSUES, SOMETIMES LONGER THAN WE SHOULD.
WE FEEL THAT THEY'RE REALLY CRITICALLY IMPORTANT AS WE BROADCAST WHAT OUR PRIORITIES FOR THE CITY BASED ON THE INPUT THAT WE WE GET FROM OUR RESIDENTS.
SO THANKS FOR TAKING THE TIME TO LISTEN TO US AND ALSO THANK YOU TO MY COLLEAGUES FOR HAVING A LOT OF THOUGHT PROVOKING, UH, CONVERSATIONS ON THESE AS WE TRY AND ARRANGE A MYRIAD OF PRIORITIES INTO JUST A FEW WHILE MAKING SURE THAT WE CONCENTRATE ON, ON ALL OF THE ONES THAT ARE ON OUR PLATE ON A DAILY BASIS.
SOME OF THOSE, UM, GOALS THAT WE HAVE ARE REALLY EXCITING ONES.
UM, CERTAINLY WORKING ON IT, AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A, A PARTNERSHIP TO CREATE AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
IT JUST, IT SEEMS THAT BUYING A HOUSE ONLY SEEMS TO GET HARDER EVERY SINGLE YEAR.
AND IF WE CAN HAVE A PART IN MAKING IT MORE ACHIEVABLE FOR THOSE THAT ARE KIND OF OUTSIDE, UM, WELL THAT'S OUTSIDE OF THEIR WHEELHOUSE, UH, I'M REALLY EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO, TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT.
SO THANKS EVERYONE FOR MAKING THIS.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT ALSO THAT WE LOOK AT THIS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS BECAUSE IT'S, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US TO KIND REFRESH AND REDEDICATE OURSELVES TO THESE THINGS THAT, THAT WE FIND IMPORTANT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCIL MEMBER HUTCHINSON, AND FOR EMPHASIZING THE FACT THAT WE DO NOT TAKE THIS POSITION, OUR ROLE AND THESE GOALS, VALUES, MISSION STATEMENT LIGHTLY.
THERE WAS A LOT OF TIME INVESTED BY THE STAFF BRINGING US TOGETHER, COUNCIL MEMBERS SPENT DAY ONE.
WE HAVE ANOTHER DAY COMING UP BECAUSE WE DO APPRECIATE AND TAKE THE PRIVILEGE AND RESPONSIBILITY OF, OF WORKING FOR AND ON BEHALF OF OUR COMMUNITY.
THE FOCUS OF THAT DAY WAS CERTAINLY BUILDING A TEAM, BUT PUTTING INTO PLACE SOMETHING THAT WAS TANGIBLE AND VISIBLE THAT COULD BE OUR GUIDE AS WE DO OUR WORK THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
AND AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CITY COUNCIL'S MISSION, VISION,
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VALUES AND 2023 GOALS.MOTION CARRIED BY UNANIMOUS VOTE OF THOSE PRESENT.
THIS TAKES US TO CITY COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS, ITEM I TWO.
ARE THERE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS? NOT REALLY ANNOUNCEMENT, BUT A COMMENT.
I JUST WANNA GIVE A SHOUT OUT.
AND A THANK YOU TO OUR RANCHO CUCAMONGA PUBLIC SAFETY FOLKS, INCLUDING OUR FIRE.
AND I DID SEE SOME MEMBERS OF OUR RANCHO CUCAMONGA POLICE DEPARTMENT PROVIDING MUTUAL AID TO THOSE, UH, RECENTLY IMPACTED BY THE SNOWSTORM AND LAKE ARROWHEAD AREA.
IT WAS REALLY NICE TO SEE OUR FOLKS OUT THERE LENDING THE HAND, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, IT'S ALSO A GOOD REMINDER FOR EVERYONE.
UM, EVEN IF YOU DON'T LIVE IN THE MOUNTAINS, THAT UM, TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE YOUR EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS KIT READY.
YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN THE NEXT EARTHQUAKE, FIRE, WIND STORM, OR FOR NOW BLIZZARD, BLIZZARDS ARE GONNA HAPPEN.
SO IT IS JUST A GOOD REMINDER THAT, YOU KNOW, UM, THERE MAY BE TIMES WE HAVE TO DEPEND ON NEIGHBORS OR OTHER FOLKS 'CAUSE YOU'RE STRANDED AND IT'S JUST A GOOD REMINDER TO, TO BE PREPARED ALWAYS.
ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS TAKES US TO I THREE INTER-AGENCY UPDATES.
ARE THERE ANY UPDATES? AND MR. CITY ATTORNEY, ARE THERE ANY ITEMS THAT YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE TONIGHT? THE CITY COUNCIL MET IN CLOSED SESSION BEFORE THIS EVENING'S MEETING.
THEY DID NOT COMPLETE THE ENTIRE AGENDA AND SO IT WILL BE, WE WILL BE CONVENING IN CLOSED SESSION AFTER THE MEETING AND THERE WAS NO REPORTABLE ACTION ON THE ITEMS THAT WE DID DISCUSS.
ARE THERE ANY IDENTIFICATION OF ITEMS FOR OUR NEXT MEETING, WHICH WILL BE ON APRIL 5TH, THEN WILL, WE WILL BE ADJOURNING TO CLOSED SESSION.