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WE THANK YOU FOR ALL BEING HERE, UH, WITH US THIS EVENING.
AND, UH, WE WILL START WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, AND I'D LIKE TO TURN THAT OVER TO COUNCIL MEMBER HUTCHINSON TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE.
PLEASE JOIN ME IN PLEDGING ALLEGIANCE TO OUR NATION'S FLAG.
READY BEGIN, I BELIEVE, BELIEVE IT, THROUGH THE FLAG FOR THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THROUGH THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH TO STAND, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INVIS 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? NO.
MR. MAYOR, I HAVE NO CHANGES TO TONIGHT'S AGENDA, BUT MR. CITY MANAGER GILSON DOES.
MR. MAYOR, WE WOULD JUST REQUEST, UM, VERY BRIEFLY, WHEN THE COUNCIL DOES CONSENT, IF WE CAN PULL ITEM D 12.
UM, JUST, WE, WE NEED TO READ A STATEMENT INTO THE RECORD ABOUT, UM, AN EXHIBIT FOR THAT AGREEMENT.
SO NOW WE WILL MOVE ON TO, UM, OUR PRESENTATIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS.
AND THIS EVENING WE HAVE THREE.
UM, THE FIRST ONE IS A VERY SOLEMN PARTICULAR, UH, CASE.
AND I'LL READ THIS PRESENTATION OF A CERTIFICATE OF SYMPATHY IN MEMORY OF CHEF ROGER GAMBOA OF FIVE STAR CATERING FOR HIS DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY AND HIS ABILITY TO BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER THROUGH HIS HOSPITALITY AND INNOVATIVE CUISINE.
I WOULD LIKE TO ANNOUNCE AT THE CONCLUSION OF THIS EVENING'S MEETING, WE WILL BE ADJOURNING IN THE MEMORY OF CHEF GAMBOA.
TONIGHT WE HAVE CHEF ROGER GAM, BOA'S WIFE, JANINE, AND A NUMBER OF HIS FAMILY MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE.
SO I WOULD LOVE TO PLEASE CALL FORWARD AT THIS TIME FOR, FOR JANINE, UM, HIS DEAR WIFE AND, UH, THE REST OF THE PEOPLE THAT CARE TO COME UP WITH US.
THOSE OF YOU THAT I GUESS, IS THIS NOT WORKING? LET'S TRY IT NOW.
UM, THOSE OF YOU THAT POSSIBLY KNEW, UM, CHEF ROGER GAMBOA KNOWS THAT HE WAS TRULY A GIFT TO OUR COMMUNITY WITH HIS, UH, ABILITY FOR CUISINE AS A CHEF, UH, FOR HIS CATERING SERVICES FOR MANY, MANY DIFFERENT EVENTS THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY FOR MANY, MANY DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS.
IN FACT, YEARS AGO, HIS WIFE JANINE AND AND HIMSELF AND OTHERS WERE AT OUR RESIDENCE FOR A, A GET TOGETHER FOR A, A MILESTONE BIRTHDAY THAT I HAD IN MY LIFE.
AND SO, UH, I'LL NEVER FORGET THE EXPERIENCE.
AND, AND SO TONIGHT, UM, YOU KNOW, UH, ROGER, UH, WAS HE PASSED AWAY ON DECEMBER 22ND OF THIS PAST YEAR.
HE WAS A KINDHEARTED AND VERY TALENTED CHEF WHO WILL ALWAYS BE REMEMBERED FOR HIS DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY, AND ESPECIALLY BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER THROUGH HIS HOSPITALITY AND INNOVATIVE CUISINES.
ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE CITY STAFF AND THE ENTIRE RANCHO CUCAMONGA COMMUNITY, WE SEND OUR SINCEREST CONDOLENCES TO ALL OF YOU IN YOUR LOSS.
AND WE WISH YOU THE VERY BEST AND KNOW THAT OUR THOUGHTS AND OUR PRAYERS WILL BE WITH YOU FOR DAYS TO COME THROUGH THIS TERRIBLE, TERRIBLE PERIOD OF TIME.
UH, WE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT AND ESPECIALLY FOR COMING HERE.
UM, THESE AREN'T EASY TIMES FOR PEOPLE THAT LOSE A LOVED ONE.
AND AND SO FOR THEM TO COME OUT HERE, AND I KNOW THERE'S A NUMBER OF OTHERS THAT ARE HERE IN THIS, IN THE AUDIENCE THAT ARE HERE.
AND SO, UM, JUST ON BEHALF OF OUR CITY FAMILY, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
AND ROGER WILL ALWAYS BE REMEMBERED AS A WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL MAN AND A REALLY TRULY A PUBLIC SERVANT TO OUR COMMUNITY.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY, RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, ADJOURNED OUR MEETING ON FEBRUARY 15TH, 2023 IN MEMORY OF CHEF ROGER GAMBOA.
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EXTENDS OUR DEEPEST CONDOLENCES AND CONSTELLATION TO THE BRI FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF ROGER.SO I'D LIKE TO PRESENT THAT TO YOU.
AND YOU, I KNOW ALL MY COLLEAGUES WOULD LOVE TO HAVE A CHANCE TO SHAKE ALL OF YOUR HANDS, AND THEN I UNDERSTAND YOU'D LIKE TO GET A PICTURE WITH SOMEBODY YOU BROUGHT ALONG WITH YOU.
UM, IF YOU'LL COME BACK HERE, I KNOW, I THOUGHT, UH, SOMEONE TOLD ME THAT YOU'D LIKE A PHOTOGRAPHS, SO COME, COME ON BACK AND WE WILL, I'LL GATHER HERE OR IF YOU WANNA, WHATEVER YOU WANT, YOU CAN GO AHEAD.
AND WE'LL PUT THE MOTHER RIGHT IN CENTER STAGE.
AND GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.
OH, YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY YOU, PAT.
UH, THERE'S, UM, A NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE TONIGHT THAT, UH, NOT ALL THE ENTIRE TEAM COULD GET HERE, BUT THE CITY COUNCIL LOVES TO PAY RECOGNITION TO OUR SPORTS TEAMS, OUR HIGH SCHOOL TEAMS AT ANY LEVEL OR EVEN OUR YOUTH AND, AND, AND CHILDREN LEAGUES.
BUT WE HAVE A SPECIAL EVENING TONIGHT BECAUSE THE DELWANDA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM WON A NUMBER OF GAMES THROUGHOUT THEIR SEASON, CAME IN ONE WIN, SHY OF GOING TO THE STATE CIF CHAMPIONSHIP, WINNING THE SOUTHERN SECTION.
SO I'D LIKE TO CALL UP AT THIS TIME, WE'RE GONNA BE, FIRST OF ALL, WE'LL RECOGNIZE THE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM FOR WINNING CALIFORNIA INTERSCHOLASTIC FEDERATION, CIF, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CHAMPIONSHIP.
EDAWANDA HIGH SCHOOL COACHES, NICK BAYES, BOB BAYES, I THINK THERE'S A RELATIONSHIP MAYBE THERE.
CHRIS NEIL, ROBERT SANCHEZ, CHRIS KIMBERLY, PHILIP WALSH, OR MAYBE SOME OF YOU AREN'T HERE, BUT THOSE THAT I CALLED YOUR NAME OFF, WOULD YOU PLEASE COME UP AND WOULD YOU PLEASE BRING UP YOUR ENTIRE FOOTBALL PLAY TEAM THAT MADE SUCH A HISTORIC RUN, CIF CHAMPIONSHIPS? WE HAVE CERTIFICATES FOR EACH ONE OF YOU AS WELL AS FOR YOUR, FOR YOUR, UM, TO PLAYERS.
WHY DON'T YOU STAY RIGHT, WHO'S GONNA BE TALKING? BIG DEAL.
I'M GOING HAND YOU THE MICS TO SHARE A FEW WORDS ABOUT YOUR TEAM.
SOMEBODY, YOU CAN HANG DOWN THIS WAY.
YOU OKAY? HANG OVER HERE, MIKE.
ALRIGHT, WELL THANK YOU MR. MAYOR.
WE APPRECIATE, UH, YOU RECOGNIZING US TONIGHT.
UM, JUST A FEW WORDS ABOUT OUR SEASON.
UM, WE'RE SO EXCITED FOR OUR COACHES AND OUR PLAYERS, UH, TO WIN OUR CIF CHAMPIONSHIP, THE FIRST ONE IN TWANDA HIGH SCHOOL IN A LOT OF YEARS.
SO, UM, HERE WITH ME, UM, AS THE MAYOR RECOGNIZED, UH, COACH, MY BROTHER, BOB BAEZ, UH, PHILIP WASH ROBERT SANCHEZ, COACH, UH, KIMBERLY'S DOWN AT THE END.
AND THEN, UH, WE HAVE A COUPLE OF OUR PLAYERS, KAI HARRISON, JAYDEN LANDRUM, UH, JOSIAH WASH, MIKE HARRISON, MARMAR DAVIS, AND OUR PRINCIPAL'S TRYING TO HIDE BACK HERE, BUT, UM, WITHOUT HIM, THIS WOULDN'T HAPPEN.
AND THAT'S, UH, THE HONEST TRUTH.
SO, UM, I JUST, HIS NAME IS DR. WOLF.
UM, DR. WOLF GAVE ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO, UH, TEACH AND COACH IT AT AWANDA FOUR YEARS AGO.
AND THIS WAS THE PLAN WE HAD AND, UM, WE FELL A LITTLE SHORT LAST YEAR, UM, IN 2021, BUT, UH, WE PULLED IT OFF IN 2022.
SO, UM, WE'RE JUST PROUD OF OUR SCHOOL, PROUD OF THESE KIDS, OUR COACHES, OUR ADMINISTRATION, AND, UM, OUR, OUR PARENTS AS WELL.
WE HAVE A GREAT PARENT GROUP THAT HELPS US OUT,
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UH, EVERY SINGLE DAY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.WHAT I'D, WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS, UH, SINCE YOU KNOW WHO, WHO YOU'RE CALLING OFF, THESE ARE CERTIFICATES OF APPRECIATION AND THERE'S A WHOLE OTHER STACK THAT WE HAVE FOR EVERY ONE OF YOUR BALL TEAM, UH, THAT COULD NOT MAKE IT HERE TONIGHT, BUT IT READS ESSENTIALLY, UM, TO EACH ONE OF YOU.
THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA IS PROUD TO RECOGNIZE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU FOR CIF SOUTHERN SECTION CHAMPION FOR YOUR DEDICATION AND OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT OF WINNING THE 2022 CIF SOUTHERN SECTION CHAMPIONSHIP.
SO WE HAVE THE CERTIFICATES OF RES OF RECOGNITION FOR ALL OF ALL OF YOUR PLAYERS AND YOUR COACHES.
SO IF YOU CAN READ THOSE OFF AND THEY CAN COME AND SHAKE OUR HANDS, HAND THEM TO ME ONE TIME YOU WANT YOURS.
ALRIGHT, BOB BAEZ, UH, COACH CHRIS NEIL'S NOT WITH US TONIGHT.
UM, COACH ROBERT SANCHEZ, COACH CHRIS KIMBERLY.
MARMAR DAVIS AND I TALKED TO THIS MAN, LOOK HOW TALL HE IS.
HE WAS OUR QUARTERBACK FOR ETAWANDA HIGH SCHOOL THIS YEAR.
JADEN LANDRUM WIDE RECEIVER POSITION.
MICHAEL HARRISON'S A LINEBACKER FOR US.
JOSIAH WASH IS A DEFENSIVE BACK FOR US.
I THINK WE'RE ONE SHORT, BUT ANYWAY.
ARE WE MISSING IT? BRING 'EM UP HERE.
WHERE'S KAI HARRISON? COME ON UP, KAI.
SO KAI, KAI AND HIS TWIN BROTHER MIKE, THEY WERE, UH, VARSITY FOOTBALL PLAYERS FOR THREE YEARS.
VARSITY BASEBALL PLAYERS FOR FOUR.
THEY WON CIF AND BASEBALL LAST YEAR.
WE WERE HOPING THEY COULD DO IT AGAIN IN BASEBALL THIS YEAR.
SO YEAH, MULTI-SPORT ATHLETES.
SOME, SOME, SOME PRETTY AWESOME ATHLETES.
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, I'M, WE'RE SO PROUD OF YOU ALL, UH, UH, YOU DID A GREAT JOB.
YOU MADE RANCHO CUCAMONGA PROUD.
AND SO, UH, LET'S GIVE ALL THIS, THESE COACHES AND THESE PLAYERS, AND I'M SURE YOUR CERTIFICATE IS BACK THERE IN THAT OTHER PILE, BUT IF IT'S NOT, WE'LL MAKE ONE FOR YOU.
YOU KNOW, I, I I HAVE TO SAY EDAWANDA HIGH SCHOOL.
UH, I, I GRADUATED FROM ALOMA HIGH SCHOOL AND, AND, UH, WE'VE NEVER HAD TEAMS LIKE WHAT YOU'RE PRODUCING, BASKETBALL, BASEBALL, FOOTBALL, ONE OF THE BEST BANDS OF ANY HIGH SCHOOL AROUND, UH, JUST, JUST A GREAT, GREAT, GREAT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION IN OUR CITY.
EVERYONE JUST TURN, CAN YOU GET THAT ALL IN OR DO YOU NEED YOU TO COME A LITTLE SIDEWAYS? TURN SIDEWAYS, SIDEWAYS, SIDEWAYS.
DIDN'T YOU GET IT ALL IN? ALL RIGHT.
SOMEONE'S GETTING JUNIORS NEXT YEAR.
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AND OUR LAST PRESENTATION IS A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY, 2023 AS NATIONAL BLACK HISTORY MONTH.SO I WOULD, UM, LIKE TO READ THIS PROCLAMATION AND THEN WE HAVE A GENTLEMAN HERE THAT'S VIDEOING THIS, THIS PRESENTATION, BUT OUR CITY IS TREMENDOUSLY PROUD TO BE RECOGNIZING OUR BLACK COMMUNITY, OUR AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY.
UH, WHEREAS DURING BLACK HISTORY MONTH, WE CELEBRATE MANY ACHIEVEMENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY AFRICAN AMERICANS TO OUR ECONOMIC, CULTURAL, SPIRITUAL, AND POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT.
AND WHEREAS IN 1915, DR. CARTER GODWIN WOODSON NOTED BLACK SCHOLAR AND SON OF FORMER SLAVES FOUNDED THE ASSOCIATION OF THE, OF, FOR THE STUDY OF AFRICAN AMERICAN LIFE AND HISTORY.
WOODSON INITIATED BLACK HISTORY WEEK ON FEBRUARY 12TH, 1926, AND FOR MANY YEARS, THE SECOND WEEK OF FEBRUARY CHOSEN TO COINCIDE WITH THE BIRTHDAYS OF FREDERICK DOUGLAS AND ABRAHAM LINCOLN WAS CELEBRATED BY AFRICAN AMERICANS IN THE UNITED STATES.
AND WHEREAS IN 1976, AS PART OF THE NATION'S BICENTENNIAL BLACK HISTORY WEEK, IT WAS EXPANDED AND BECAME ESTABLISHED AS BLACK HISTORY MONTH AND IS NOW CELEBRATED ALL OVER NORTH AMERICA.
AND WHEREAS AFTER THE CIVIL WAR, MANY BLACK AMERICANS SOUGHT A BETTER LIFE FREE FROM RE OPPRESSION AND IN SEARCH OF NEW ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES AND THE LIBERTY TO CREATE THEIR OWN LIVES.
AND WHEREAS MANY AFRICAN AMERICAN SETTLERS FOUND THEIR WAY TO THE EQUITY STATE WHERE THEY HOMESTEADED OR WORKED IN INDUSTRIES LIKE THE TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILWAY, THOSE AMERICANS PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN SETTLING THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AS WELL AS THE REST OF OUR COUNTRY.
AND WHEREAS THE OBSERVANCE OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH CALLS ON OUR NATION, UH, OUR NATION'S ATTENTION TO THE CONTINUED NEED TO BATTLE RACISM AND BUILD A SOCIETY THAT LIVES UP TO ITS DEMOCRATIC IDEALS.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT PROCLAIMED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL, THE CITY RANCHO CUCAMONGA IS HEREBY PROCLAIM AND RECOGNIZE FEBRUARY, 2023 AS NATIONAL BLACK HISTORY MONTH.
AND WE WILL GET THIS TO, UM, WHOEVER IT IS.
A GENTLEMAN WAS HERE LAST WEEK AND OUR LAST MEETING AND SPOKE TO HIM.
WE'D LIKE TO SEE YOU RECOGNIZE, AND CERTAINLY WE STEPPED RIGHT UP AND, AND MADE THIS VERY IMPORTANT RECOGNITION.
SIR, DID YOU WANT TO, TO COME UP HERE AND TAKE THIS? YES.
WHAT? YES, MR. WALKER, WHY DON'T YOU, I'D, I'D LOVE IT IF YOU WOULD WE'LL PRESENT THIS TO YOU, BUT I MAN, YOU'RE DRESSING LIKE MIGHTY FINE THERE.
UM, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS? UH, THANK YOU.
THANK WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS.
THIS IS THE TIME AND THE PLACE FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL AND FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT ON ANY ITEM INCLUDED IN THIS EVENING'S AGENDA OR ANY OTHER ITEM THAT YOU MAY WISH TO TALK ABOUT.
COMMENTS ARE LIMITED TO FIVE MINUTES OR LESS DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE DESIRING TO SPEAK.
AND THE COMMENT PERIOD, PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD WILL NOT EXCEED ONE HOUR PRIOR TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE BUSINESS PORTION OF THIS EVENING'S AGENDA.
SO WE HAVE FOUR, FOUR SPEAKERS.
YOU HAVE FIVE MINUTES THIS'S, LITTLE RED LIGHT UP ON THE MICROPHONE WHEN THAT GOES OFF.
YOU'VE REACHED YOUR FIVE MINUTE TIME.
THERE'S ALSO A TIMER UP ON THE SCREEN OR AT THE DAAS.
SO, UH, OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS KIMBERLY FLORES, FOLLOWED BY DENNIS JONES.
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HI, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK HERE THIS EVENING.MY NAME IS KIMBERLY FLORES AND I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA FOR NINE YEARS.
MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE TWO DAUGHTERS, AGES 11 AND 12.
UM, THEY BOTH ATTEND SCHOOLS IN ALTIMA SCHOOL DISTRICT AND I ALSO WORK IN THE DISTRICT.
I'M HERE TO INQUIRE ABOUT WHY YOUTH SPORTS LEAGUES THROUGH THE CITY HAVE NOT RETURNED POST COVID.
UM, I'M PARTICULARLY HERE TO ASK ABOUT THE YOUTH VOLLEYBALL, EXCUSE ME, VOLLEYBALL LEAGUE.
AFTER FIVE SEASONS OF SOFTBALL, MY OLDEST DAUGHTER DECIDED SHE WANTED TO TRY VOLLEYBALL.
SHE PARTICIPATED IN THE 2019 FALL VOLLEYBALL SEASON THROUGH THE RC PARKS AND SHE ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT.
UM, HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS PARTICIPATED AND EVERY WEEK THEY WERE ENGAGED IN EXERCISE, TEAMWORK, AND SPORTSMANSHIP.
THE PROGRAM WAS WELL RUN, ORGANIZED, AND ABSOLUTELY FILLED WITH KIDS EXCITED TO LEARN AND PARTICIPATE.
INSTEAD OF RETURNING TO SOFTBALL IN THE SPRING, UH, SHE DECIDED TO SIGN UP FOR ANOTHER SEASON OF VOLLEYBALL.
BUT AS YOU KNOW, THE SPRING SEASON WAS CANCELED A WEEK BEFORE BEGINNING, THANKS TO THE PANDEMIC.
SINCE THEN, WE'VE TRIED OTHER OPPORTUNITIES FOR VOLLEYBALL IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR.
UM, NOTHING HAS COMPARED TO THE CITY LEAGUE THAT WE PARTICIPATED IN, AND WE HAVE BEEN ANXIOUSLY AWAITING ITS RETURN.
IT'S BEEN THREE YEARS AND THERE DO NOT SEEM TO BE ANY PLANS TO BRING IT BACK.
THE REASON I'VE BEEN CONSISTENTLY GIVEN WHEN I'VE CALLED TO ASK ABOUT IT IS THAT THERE'S A LACK OF STAFFING TO RUN IT.
I CANNOT STRESS THE IMP ENOUGH THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS LEAGUE FOR OUR CITY.
AS MORE AND MORE FAMILIES MOVE INTO THE AREA, KIDS NEED ACTIVITIES THAT ARE FINANCIALLY ACCESSIBLE AND READILY AVAILABLE.
IF WE WANT OUR COMMUNITY TO BE FILLED WITH YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE CONNECTED AND ACTIVE, WE HAVE TO PROVIDE THEM WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO BE CONNECTED AND ACTIVE.
THE CRISIS OF MENTAL HEALTH FOR OUR YOUTH HAS BEEN WELL-DOCUMENTED IN THE NEWS AND HAS PROMPTED A CRITICAL WARNING FROM THE US SURGEON GENERAL.
MANY ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY HAVE ALSO ISSUED WARNINGS ABOUT THE OVERUSE OF SCREEN TIME.
ONE WAY TO COMBAT THESE ISSUES IS TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE, WHOLESOME, HEALTHY ACTIVITIES LIKE TEAM VOLLEYBALL TO GET KIDS ENGAGED OFF THEIR SCREENS AND INTERACTING WITH OTHERS IN A POSITIVE AND SOCIAL WAY.
IMPROVING THE MENTAL HEALTH OF OUR KIDS AND TEENS IS BENEFICIAL TO ALL IN OUR COMMUNITY.
ASIDE FROM MY OWN DAUGHTER, I WORK IN A JUNIOR HIGH IN RANCHO, THERE ARE FOUR SPORTS AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR, VOLLEYBALL, FOOTBALL, SOCCER, AND BASKETBALL.
I'VE SEEN FIRSTHAND HOW BENEFICIAL IT IS FOR STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN SCHOOL SPORTS.
IT GIVES THEM A SENSE OF COMRADERY, SCHOOL SPIRIT, AND MOTIVATES THEM TO KEEP THEIR GRADES UP.
MANY OF THEM TRY ONE OF THESE SPORTS AND THEY REALLY ENJOY IT, BUT THEN THEY HAVE NO WAY TO CONTINUE THEIR TRAINING AT THIS TIME.
FROM WHAT I CAN TELL, SOCCER THROUGH A O IS THE ONLY REASONABLY PRICED OF THESE SPORTS WHERE STUDENTS COULD CONTINUE THE SPORT DURING THE OFF SEASON.
THE ONLY VOLLEYBALL AND BASKETBALL OPTIONS IN THE CITY ARE VERY EXPENSIVE AND TIME INTENSIVE CLUB TEAMS OR EXPENSIVE PRIVATE LEAGUES, WHICH ARE SHORT AND NOT PARTICULARLY COMPETITIVE.
SO THIS LEADS TO STUDENTS WHO MIGHT REALLY EXCEL AT THIS SPORT TO BE NON-COMPETITIVE WHEN THEY GET TO HIGH SCHOOL BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO HONE THEIR SKILLS THE WAY THEIR PEERS WHO CAN AFFORD CLUB TEAMS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO.
I'VE LOOKED INTO OUR NEIGHBORING CITIES AND DISCOVERED THAT CLAREMONT, MONTCLAIR AND RIALTO ALL HAVE YOUTH VOLLEYBALL CITY LEAGUES.
OUR CITY HAS THIS AMAZING RC SPORTS CENTER FACILITY, BUT I'M UNCLEAR ON WHAT IT'S USED FOR AT THIS POINT.
EVER SINCE WE'VE LIVED HERE, I'VE BEEN SO IMPRESSED WITH THE QUALITY OF PROGRAMS THAT MY FAMILY HAS PARTICIPATED IN THROUGH THE CITY FROM, UH, LIBRARY STORY TIMES, TO ART PROGRAMS TO SPORTS.
I'VE ALWAYS FELT THAT PROGRAMS LIKE THESE SET US APART FROM OTHER CITIES.
I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT NOW I'M GONNA HAVE TO GO OUT OF THE CITY TO FIND SOMETHING THAT USED TO THRIVE HERE IN RANCHO.
I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW WHAT THE COUNCIL COULD DO ABOUT HELPING THE CITY PARKS FUND THE STAFFING NEEDED TO BRING THESE IMPORTANT PROGRAMS BACK TO RANCHO.
VOLLEYBALL IS ONE OF THE LOWEST COST SPORTS OUT THERE.
FIRST OF ALL, PLAYERS PAY TO BE A PART OF THE LEAGUE, WHICH DOES GENERATE INCOME.
THE FACILITY IS ALREADY THERE, THE NETS ARE ALREADY THERE.
THE PLAYERS BRING THEIR OWN VOLLEYBALLS FOR PRACTICE AND WARMUP.
SO THE ONLY VOLLEYBALLS NEEDED ARE THE THREE GAME BALLS FOR THE THREE COURTS.
UM, THE ONLY STAFFING THAT I CAN SEE THAT FUNDING WOULD BE NEEDED FOR ARE REFS, SOMEONE TO ORGANIZE THE TEAM ROSTERS AND GAME CALENDARS AND STAFF DEMAND THE FRONT DESK.
THAT STAFF IS ALREADY THERE FOR THE VERY CROWDED OPEN COURT DROP IN PAY FOR PLAY EVENINGS.
UM, I BELIEVE THERE'S VALUE IN THESE LEAGUES AND A DEMAND FOR THEM WITH YOUTH THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
I FEEL THAT THE COST TO THE CITY WILL BE WELL WORTH THE RETURN AND BENEFITS OF POSITIVE YOUTH COMMUNITY.
THE LEAGUE EMBODIES ALL OF THE COUNCIL'S CORE VALUES AND I WOULD ARGUE THAT OUR CITY IS LACKING NOW THAT THESE PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN ABANDONED.
UM, MA'AM, IF YOU'LL STEP OUT IN A FOURIER, WE HAVE JENNIFER, UH,
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OUR, OUR COMMUNITY SERVICES DIRECTOR THAT WOULD LIKE TO CHAT WITH YOU AND YOU CAN SHARE.WE'LL TRY TO GET SOMETHING ROLLING FOR YOU.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR MICHAELS AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.
MY NAME'S DENNIS JONES AND I'M A PRESIDENT OF THE FRIENDS OF THE PACIFIC ELECTRIC TRAIL AND LONGTIME RESIDENT OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA.
I'M HERE TONIGHT TO SPEAK ABOUT TRAIL ACCESS AND CONNECTIVITY.
WE ALL RECOGNIZE AND SUPPORT THE BENEFITS OF RECREATION AND EXERCISE, AND WE HERE IN CUCAMONGA ARE BLESSED TO BE PART OF THE WONDERFUL REGIONAL 21 MILE PE TRAIL IN THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, THE BORDERS AGAINST UPLAND AND PART OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY PROPERTIES.
THERE IS ACCESS TO THE CUCAMONGA CREEK, CUCAMONGA CREEK TRAIL AND THE MONDS CREEK TRAIL.
AS RESIDENTS AND COMMUNITY ACTIVISTS, IT IS THE FRIENDS OF THE PE TRAIL DESIRE TO SEE INCREASED CONNECTIVITY VIA THE PAVED FLOOD CANALS AND ALSO NEIGHBORING TRAILS IN THE NORTHWEST SECTION OF TOWN.
WHILE RECOGNIZING THAT THERE ARE CONNECTIONS OF THE TRAIL AND THE FLOOD CONTROL CHANNELS, ALL RESIDENTS WOULD BENEFIT FROM AN UPDATED MAP OF THE CITY'S ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE OF ALL TRAILS IN THE CITY, ALL CONNECTING INTERSECTIONS, ACCESS POINTS AND TRAIL HEADS.
WHILE THE CITY DOES HAVE SOME INFORMATION ON ITS WEBSITE, IT IS NEITHER CURRENT NOR EASILY ACCESSIBLE.
OVER THE PAST 17 YEARS, WE HAVE SEEN THE POPULARITY, THE PE TRAIL GROW, AND WE, THE FRIENDS OF THE PE TRAIL HAVE BEEN PROUD TO BE TRAIL AMBASSADORS WORKING WITH ALL FIVE TRAIL CITIES.
WE STRIVE TO BE MINDFUL IN OUR LIVES, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO SAFETY AND HAVING GREATER ACCESS FOR RESIDENTS TO SAFELY WALK, HIKE, AND BICYCLE IS A WIN-WIN FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND A SOURCE OF PRIDE TO ITS RESIDENTS.
AND AS A SIDE, WE WOULD LIKE TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO THE CITY OF RIALTO FOR SECURING THE GRANT MONIES TO EXTEND THEIR SECTION OF THE PE TRAIL, AN ADDITIONAL 1.75 MILES ALONG WITH THE FUNDS TO RESTORE THEIR HISTORIC TRAIN DEPOT.
UH, WE HAVE ONE THAT'S JUST SETTING EMPTY AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ABOUT CONNECTIVITY AND I WISH YOU ALL SAFE AND EXCITING.
DIANE GUNTHER, FOLLOWED BY JANET NANETTE HART.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR MICHAEL AND CITY COUNCIL.
BEFORE I GET SERIOUS, I WANT, I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT THIS IS A PROUD GRANDMA RIGHT HERE.
MY GRANDSON NOAH IS PART OF THAT, THE TWANDA EAGLES FOOTBALL TEAM.
AND HE PLAYED CENTER AND GRANDMA WAS OUT THERE EVERY GAME SCREAMING HER HEAD OFF.
SO, UM, WHAT I WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU THIS EVENING IS ON, UM, JANUARY 26TH, UM, OF THIS YEAR.
I PARTICIPATED FOR THE SECOND TIME AND THE POINT IN TIME COUNT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS HERE IN RANCHO AND THE USUAL UNDERSTANDING OF, UH, PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IS THERE MAINLY SUBSTANCE ABUSE, UM, SUB, UH, SUBSTANCE ABUSE USERS AND, UM, MEN MENTAL HEALTH AND IT'S VERY CHALLENGING TO HELP GET THEM OFF OF THE STREETS? WELL, THIS TIME I WAS SHOCKED TO LEARN THAT MANY OF THE PEOPLE THAT WE SPOKE TO WERE NOT MENTALLY ILL OR U OR USING, UH, SUBSTANCE ABUSERS.
THE SITUATIONS WERE DIFFERENT, BUT THE MAIN REASON THAT THE, BUT THE MAIN REASON IS THE RIDICULOUS COST OF LIVING AND NO AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
IN FACT, MANY OF THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WE ENCOUNTERED WERE WORKING BUT STILL COULDN'T AFFORD A ROOF OVER THEIR HEAD.
ONE OF THE TEAMS SPOKE WITH A 74-YEAR-OLD WOMAN LIVING IN HER CAR WHO HAD BEEN A VOLUNTEER FOR THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT HERE IN RANCHO CUCAMONGA.
THE DEPUTY THAT TOLD HER STORY WAS IN TEARS.
WE, OUR TEAM SPOKE TO A 70 YEAR WOMAN WHO SLEEPS ON A CONCRETE BENCH IN THE ENTRANCE OF THE LION'S CENTER, EAST 70.
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OUT WAS COLD, AND IT WAS THE WIND WAS HOWLING AND WE WERE OUT EARLY.WE WERE OUT AT SIX O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING.
WHEN I CAME HOME, I WALKED INTO MY HOME OUT OF THE WIND, A WARM HOME, AND I FELT HUMBLED AND ASHAMED.
WE MUST DO BETTER FOR OUR RESIDENTS NO MATTER THE REASON THAT THEY ARE ON THE STREET.
IN 2020, THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA RECEIVED A PRESTIGIOUS ALL-AMERICAN CITY AWARD FOR INCLUSIVE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT TO ADDRESS HEALTH AND WELLBEING AND CREATE STRONGER CONNECTIONS AMONG RESIDENTS AND LEADERS.
I KNOW THERE ARE FEDERAL, STATE, AND COUNTY RESOURCES FOR THOSE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, BUT WE MUST DO A BETTER JOB WITH THOSE RESOURCES NOW AND LEVERAGE THE PARTNERSHIPS IN THE COMMUNITY TO SERVE OUR UNHOUSED COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
I UNDERSTAND SHELTERS DON'T OPEN OVERNIGHT AND THERE ARE MANY THINGS TO CONSIDER SUCH AS FUNDING, STAFFING, PROGRAMMING, AND SUS SUSTAINABILITY.
BUT WE CAN'T DISMISS THE FACT THAT MORE AND MORE PEOPLE ARE LIVING ON THE STREETS WITH MANY MORE JUST ONE BAD DAY AWAY FROM LOSING THEIR HOMES.
WE ALL DESERVE A SAFE PLACE TO CALL HOME.
I URGE THE CITY COUNCIL TO CONSIDER ALLOCATING MORE RESOURCES AND SECURE FUNDING TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, MOTEL VOUCHERS, MOTEL AND HOTEL VOUCHERS AND TRANSPORTATION VOUCHERS WOULD BE GREAT.
ESTABLISHING STRONGER PARTNERSHIPS WITH EXISTING SHELTERS SO THAT OUR POLICE OFFICERS AND FIRST RESPONDERS HAVE DIRECT LINES OF COMMUNICATION WITH ORGANIZATIONS WHO CAN, CAN PROVIDE REAL TIME HELP IS CRITICAL.
UM, LASTLY, I URGE THE CITY TO CON TO CONSIDER LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS TO HELP OUR UNHOUSED NEIGHBORS.
AND LASTLY, THIS, THERE'S A SPIRITUAL COMPONENT TO THIS.
IT IS A SPIRITUAL AND SCIENTIFIC FACT THAT WE ARE MEMBERS OF ONE HUMAN FAMILY.
THOSE ON THE STREET ARE OUR FAMILY, AND WE MUST KEEP THIS UNDERSTANDING UPPERMOST IN OUR MIND AND IN OUR HEART AND ACT ON IT.
UM, AND I THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.
OKAY, I'M A MEMBER OF THE COMPASSIONATE COMMUNITY HERE IN RANCHO CUCAMONGA ON JANUARY 26TH, 2023.
I HAD THE HONOR TO PARTICIPATE ALONGSIDE RANCHO CUCAMONGA FINEST FOR THE THIRD TIME IN THE POINT IN TIME COUNT FOR THE PEOPLE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.
IN THE PAST, IT WOULD BE APPARENT IN EITHER DEMEANOR OR AS A RESULT OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE THAT THE INDIVIDUALS WE WOULD ENCOUNTER WOULD HAVE EITHER MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES OR BE IN A CYCLE OF MIND ALTERING SUBSTANCES.
ON THIS DAY, OUR TEAM ENCOUNTERED 16 CLEAR HEADED, POLITE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY AND ONLY ONE PERSON WE FOUND TO BE COMPROMISED.
HE REFUSED TO SPEAK WITH US AS HE STUMBLED BAREFOOT WITH HIS SHIRT UNBUTTONED IN THE FREEZING COLD MORNING.
AS FOR THE OTHERS, ONE WAS A 22-YEAR-OLD YOUNG MAN WHO WAS EXTREMELY POLITE AND VERY PROTECTIVE OF HIS PET CAT.
HE WAS GAINFULLY EMPLOYED AS A SECURITY GUARD, YET UNABLE TO AFFORD RENT, SO HE WAS LIVING IN HIS CAR.
A SECOND WAS A YOUNG GIRL IN HER TWENTIES ON A COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP.
SHE WAS UNABLE TO AFFORD HOUSING.
HER FUNDING COVERED HER EDUCATION FOR NURSING SCHOOL AND FOOD.
SHE TOO WAS LIVING IN HER CAR.
A FINAL EXAMPLE WAS THE SENIOR CITIZEN WHO LOST HIS APARTMENT AFTER HIS BROTHER DIED OF COVID.
THE LEASE WAS IN HIS BROTHER'S NAME AND THE OWNER OFFERED NO GRACE AND RAISED THE RENT ON THAT SINGLE APARTMENT.
BY $1,700 A MONTH, THIS KIND GENTLEMAN WAS ALSO LIVING IN HIS CAR.
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I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S NO MAGIC REMEDY TO END THESE CHALLENGES OVERNIGHT.IT TAKES FUNDING ORGANIZATION COOPERATION OPTIONS FOR SUSTAINABILITY.
I URGE THE CITY COUNCIL TO CONSIDER ALLOCATING MORE RESOURCES AND SECURING FUNDING TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.
AS DIANE SAID, MO MOTEL HOTEL VOUCHERS AND TRANSPORTATION VOUCHERS WOULD BE A GREAT FIRST STEP ESTABLISHING STRONGER PARTNERSHIPS WITH EXISTING SHELTERS.
SO OUR POLICE OFFICERS AND FIRST RESPONDERS HAVE DIRECT LINES OF COMMUNICATION WITH ORGANIZATIONS THAT CAN PROVIDE REAL TIME HELP IS CRUCIAL.
I HAVE CONFIDENCE IN OUR CITY, IN THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, AND AS WELL AS THE LEADERSHIP TEAMS IN PLACE AND THE HEARTS OF THE ADVOCATES IN OUR COMMUNITY.
WE MUST DO A BETTER JOB WITH THOSE RESOURCES NOW AND LEVERAGE THE PARTNERSHIPS IN THE COMMUNITY TO SER SERVE OUR UNHOUSED COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
AS ONE HUMAN FAMILY, WE ALL DESERVE A, A SAFE PLACE TO CALL HOME.
OKAY, THAT CONCLUDES OUR PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS.
WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO CONSENT CALENDAR.
I KNOW WE WANT TO PULL ITEM D 12 OFF THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
SO DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR MINUS, UH, ITEM D 12 OF WHICH WILL TAKE UP AFTER THE VOTE ON THE REMAINDER OF THIS CONSENT CALENDAR, MR. MAY I NEED TO ABSTAIN FROM ITEM D THREE DUE TO POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST AS SOCALGAS IS MY EMPLOYER ABSTENTION NOTED.
MOTION CARRIED WITH BOARD MEMBERS SCOTT ABSTAINING ON ITEM D THREE AND D 12 PULLED FOR DISCUSSION.
NOW, MR. CITY MANAGER, MR. MAYOR, ON ITEM D 12.
UM, THERE'S NO CHANGES IN THE SUBSTANTIVE AGREEMENT, BUT WE DID, UH, DETERMINE THAT THERE'S AN ERROR IN EXHIBIT A AND B.
AND SO AFTER THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVES THE AGREEMENT TONIGHT, WE NEED TO REVISE THOSE TWO EXHIBITS SO THEY PROPERLY DEPICT THE STADIUM AND THE STAFF PARKING LOT AREAS.
SO, UM, WE WOULD ASK THAT YOU APPROVE THE AGREEMENT AND THEN WE WILL, UM, SWAP OUT AND GET THE CORRECT EXHIBITS IN THERE.
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM D 12 AS IDENTIFIED BY OUR CITY MANAGER? SO MOVED.
WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS.
WE HAVE, UH, ONE THIS EVENING.
UM, OUR FIRST ONE IS I'LL TURN THAT OVER TO MR. GILLISON, OUR CITY MANAGER.
THANK YOU MR. MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
SO, UH, WE DO HAVE THIS, UH, FIRST ITEM IF YOU WILL, UM, WHICH IS, UH, LET ME SEE IF I CAN FIND IT HERE.
AND THAT IS WE HAVE AN ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING ITEM.
IT IS A RESOLUTION OF NECESSITY, UM, FOR THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCH CUCAMONGA DECLARING CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY INTERESTS THAT ARE NECESSARY FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES AND AUTHORIZING THE ACQUISITION THEREOF IN CONNECTION WITH THE TWANDA GRADE SEPARATION PROJECT.
ATCHISON, TOPEKA AND SANTA FE RAILROAD COMPANY LOCATED IN THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR'S PARCEL NUMBER 0 2 2 9 DASH 1 3 1 DASH 27.
UM, AND THIS IS RESOLUTION NUMBER 2023 DASH ZERO 15.
AND OUR CITY ENGINEER, JASON WELL DAY, WILL GIVE YOU THE STAFF REPORT ON THIS ITEM.
UH, GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
UH, TODAY WE HAVE AN ITEM BEFORE YOU TO CONSIDER A RESOLUTION OF NECESSITY RELATED TO PROPERTY ACQUISITION FOR THE ADA ONE DE GREAT SEPARATION PROJECT.
UH, I'LL BE BRIEF, UH, BUT I DO WANT TO SHARE, UH, A BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE PROJECT, UH, TO GIVE SOME CONTEXT.
UH, IT'S LOCATED IN THE SOUTHEASTERN PORTION OF THE CITY ON TWANDA AVENUE BETWEEN WHIM AND NAPA.
UH, ESSENTIALLY AT THE RAILROAD TRACKS WHERE THE METROLINK LINE, UH, CROSSES TWANDA THERE.
UH, THE PROJECT IS TO BUILD A BRIDGE OVER, UH, THE TRACKS TO SEPARATE THE VEHICLE TRAFFIC FROM THE TRAIN TRAFFIC.
IT WILL BE A CAST IN PLACE POST TENSION BOX SKIRT BRIDGE, UH, FOR THOSE WHO MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN THOSE DETAILS.
UH, AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE PICTURES HERE, UM, THE, IT WILL BRIDGE OVER THE TRACKS AND TOUCH DOWN NORTH ON THE NORTH AND SOUTH, UH, SIDES ON TWANDA AVENUE.
UM, THE, UH, UPPER IMAGE THERE IS THE EXISTING CONDITION AND THE LOWER IMAGE IS A RENDERING OF WHAT, UH, THE AFTER CONDITION WILL GENERALLY LOOK LIKE.
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THE PROJECT HAS MANY PUBLIC BENEFITS INCLUDING WIDENING OF TWANDA TO FOUR LANES, UH, GRADE SEPARATING THE RAILROAD CROSSING, UH, USE OF WALLS, EMBANKMENTS, AND BRIDGES TO DO SO.UH, IT ALSO PROVIDES BIKE AND PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS.
UH, THERE ARE TRAFFIC SIGNAL MODIFICATIONS AS WELL AS UTILITY RELOCATIONS AS PART OF THE PROJECT.
THE PROJECT WILL REDUCE VEHICLE AND TRUCK DELAYS IN QUEUING AT THAT CROSSING, ESPECIALLY AS THE, UH, TRAIN TRAFFIC IS EXPECTED, UH, TO INCREASE OVER TIME, AS WELL AS THE, UH, TRUCK TRAFFIC AND VEHICLE TRAFFIC IN THE AREA WITH DEVELOPMENT.
UH, IT IS GOING TO PROVIDE IMPROVED SAFETY FOR VEHICLES, BIKES, TRUCKS, AND TRAINS, AS WELL AS IMPROVED RESPONSE TIME FOR POLICE, FIRE AND PARAMEDICS.
ESSENTIALLY WHAT WE NEED, UH, FOR THIS PORTION OF THE RIGHT OF WAY FOR THE PROJECT IS, UH, SHOWN HERE ON THE SLIDES.
SO YOU'LL SEE TWO UH, RECTANGLES.
ONE IN, UH, RED, WHICH IS A TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT OF ABOUT 150 SQUARE FEET.
AND THE AREA IN BLUE IS A PERMANENT RIGHT OF WAY EASEMENT, UH, TO WIDEN THE ROADWAY OUT THERE.
UM, THESE ARE BOTH NECESSARY TO COMPLETE THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROJECT.
UM, AND IT'S RELATED TO THE PARCEL, THE A PN THAT MR. GILSON READ.
UH, THE PROPERTY IS OWNED BY ATCHISON, TOPEKA AND SANTA FE RAILROAD.
UM, AND THE TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT WILL BE FOR, UH, 24 MONTHS.
UH, I WILL TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO NOTE THAT THE CITY COUNCIL HAD PREVIOUSLY DETERMINED THAT THIS PROJECT WAS EXEMPT, UM, FROM CQA, UH, UNDER SECTION 1 5 2 82 OF THE CA GUIDELINES BACK IN JUNE OF 2018, WE HAVE REVIEWED THE PROJECT AND NO CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE THAT WOULD NECESSITATE REEVALUATION OF THAT DETERMINATION.
UH, BEF IN ORDER TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION OF NECESSITY, UH, THE CITY COUNCIL MUST MAKE FOUR FINDINGS, UH, THE THAT ARE SHOWN HERE ON THE SCREEN.
THEY MUST FIND, YOU MUST FIND THAT THE, UH, RIGHT OF WAY IS IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST AND NECESSARY FOR THE PROJECT, UH, THAT IT IS PLANNED AND LOCATED IN A MANNER THAT IS MOST COMPATIBLE, UH, WITH THE GREATEST PUBLIC GOOD AND LEAST PRIVATE INJURY.
UH, THE SUBJECT PROPERTY INTEREST DESCRIBED IN EACH RESOLUTION, UH, ARE NECESSARY FOR THE PROJECT AND THE CITY HAS MADE AN OFFER, UH, PER THAT GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION TO EACH OF THE RECORD OWNERS.
UH, I WILL NOTE AS WRITTEN IN THE STAFF REPORT THAT THE OFFER WAS EXTENDED IN DECEMBER, ON DECEMBER 8TH, UH, BASED ON EVALUATION FROM OCTOBER 26TH, AND THAT A RES NOTICE OF THIS RESOLUTION OF NECESSITY HEARING WAS SENT TO THE PROPERTY OWNER ON JANUARY 17TH VIA FEDEX.
UM, I'D LIKE TO THANK, UH, THE COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION OF THIS AND I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
UH, I DO HAVE A RECOMMENDATION HERE, UH, THAT SUMMARIZES THE MUCH MORE VERBOSE AND LONGER RES UH, RECOMMENDATION THAT'S IN THE STAFF REPORT.
UM, BUT ESSENTIALLY, UH, WE ASK THAT YOU CONSIDER THE RESOLUTION OF NECESSITY OPEN AND CONDUCT THE PUBLIC HEARING, AND THEN IF YOU MAKE THE NECESSARY FINDINGS TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION, WHICH REQUIRES A FOUR FIFTHS VOTE, WHICH WOULD ALSO AUTHORIZE THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO FILE AND PROSECUTE AN DOMAIN PROCEEDING TO ACQUIRE THE PROPERTY, UH, RIGHTS NEEDED AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER, UH, TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS.
AND WITH THAT, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS, ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF BEFORE WE OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING? OKAY, THIS IS NOW THE PUBLIC HEARING IS OPEN ON THIS ADMINISTRATING HEARING ITEM.
IS THERE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT CARE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL REGARDING THIS PARTICULAR CONSIDERATION OF ACTION? THEN WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED, SO WE'LL BRING IT BACK TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR ANY COMMENTS OR, OR FURTHER ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS.
THEN THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION, WOULD YOU PLEASE PUT THAT BACK UP ON THE BOARD? IT INCLUDES A RESOLUTION AND THAT RESOLUTION IS, UH, NUMBER 2023 DASH 15.
AND THE REST OF THOSE, UH, RECOMMENDATIONS IF WE COULD GET A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION AS WELL AS STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS ON, ON ACTIONS THAT WE NEED TODAY, MOVE FOR APPROVAL.
OUR NEXT ITEM IS CONSIDERATION OF FIRST READING AND INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE NUMBER 1 0 1 6 TO BE READ BY TITLE ONLY
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AND WAIVE FURTHER READINGS.REPEALING CHAPTER 9.3534, EXCUSE ME, OF THE RANCHO CUMAN AND MUNICIPAL CODE TO END THE NARCOTICS AND GANG RELATED CRIME EVICTION PROGRAM, MR. GILSON, THAT'S, UH, CODIFIED IN ORDINANCE NUMBER 1 6 0 1 6 10 16.
UM, AS YOU NOTED, UH, WE DO HAVE CONSIDERATION OF FIRST READING AND INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE THAT WOULD AMEND, UM, AND, UH, REPEAL PART OF CHAPTER 9.34.
I'D LIKE TO HAVE, UH, TAVA OUR ASSOCIATE PLANNER GIVE THE STAFF REPORT FOR THIS ITEM.
GOOD EVENING MAYORS AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
UM, ON NOVEMBER 19TH, 90 19 97, THE CITY OF COUNCIL ADOPTED THE ORDINANCE THAT ESTABLISHED THE NARCOTICS AND GANG RELATED CRIME EVICTION PROGRAM.
THAT PROGRAM WAS DESIGNED TO ADDRESS DISPROPORTIONATE CALLS FOR SERVICE AT CRIME EM EMANATING FROM RENTAL PROPERTIES.
IT REQUIRED THAT LANDLORDS NOT KNOWINGLY CAUSE OR PERMIT ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES OUTLINED IN THE PROGRAM, AND IT INCLUDED PROVISIONS FOR LANDLORDS TO EVICT TENANTS WHO VIOLATED PROVISIONS OF THE ORDINANCE.
THE CITY HAS NOT ENFORCED THE PROGRAM FOR MANY YEARS AND DOES NOT INTEND TO ENFORCE IT DUE TO LEGAL QUESTIONS SURROUNDING THE PROGRAM.
RECENT CASE LAW AND CIVIL LAWSUITS AGAINST OTHER JURISDICTIONS HAVE CALLED INTO QUESTION WHETHER THIS TYPE OF PROGRAM CAN BE ENFORCED IN PRACTICE.
UM, THE ORDINANCE, THE GOALS OF THE ORDINANCE ARE ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH THE CITY'S EMPHASIS ON CRIME PREVENTION THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN, THROUGH THE PLANNING DESIGN REVIEW PROCESS AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S UTILIZATION OF SOLUTION SOLUTION ORIENTED POLICING WITH THAT STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE CITY OF COUNCIL INTRODUCE AS A READ ONLY ITEM AND WAIVE FURTHER READING OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 1 0 1 6, REPEALING CHAPTER 9.34 OF THE RANCHO CUCAMONGA MUNICIPAL CODE TO END THE NARCOTICS AND GANG RELATED CRIME PREVENTION PROGRAM WITH THAT STAFF.
AND THE PRESENTATION IS AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS.
ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF BEFORE WE OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING CASE? SEEING NONE, WE WILL NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS MATTER IS, IS OPEN FOR THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL SHOULD YOU SO DESIRE? DO WE HAVE ANYONE INTERESTED IN ADDRESSING THE CITY COUNCIL ON THIS MATTER? IF NOT, WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND BRING IT BACK TO THE COUNCIL FOR ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS THAT YOU MAY HAVE REGARDING THIS MATTER.
INTERESTED, I'M READY TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE MR. MAYOR.
ACTUALLY I NEED A MOTION TO INTRODUCE FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 1 0 1 6 TO BE READ BY TITLE ONLY WAIVING FURTHER THE READING.
I'LL SECOND PLEA MADAM CLERK, 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.
THERE ARE NO ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARINGS.
SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO CITY MANAGER STAFF REPORTS.
AND SINCE THERE IS NONE THERE, WE'LL GO ON TO COUNCIL BUSINESS.
AND THAT IS THE ITEM WE HAVE THIS EVENING IS CONSIDERATION TO APPROVE THE REAPPOINTMENTS OF TWO MEMBERS TO THE PUBLIC ART COMMITTEE.
IS THERE ANYONE THAT CARESS TO MAKE A MOTION TO THAT EFFECT OR HAVE ANY COMMENTS? NO, I'M WILLING TO MAKE A MOTION.
AND THESE WERE REAPPOINTMENTS, CORRECT? CORRECT.
IS THERE A SECOND? I SECOND PLEASE VOTE.
ARE THERE ANY COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS, ANY INTERAGENCY UPDATES? ANYTHING FOR CITY ATTORNEY ITEMS? NO.
ONLY THE TO UH, ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WILL THE COUNCIL WILL BE ADJOURNING BACK INTO CLOSED SESSION AT THE END OF THIS MEETING TO COMPLETE ITS, UH, CLOSED SESSION AGENDA.
UM, IDENTIFICATION FOR ITEMS FOR OUR NEXT MEETING.
SEEING NONE, I WILL MAKE A STATEMENT THOUGH THAT THE REGULAR NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING WILL BE AUGUST THE 15TH AS, EXCUSE ME.
WHY'D I SAY AUGUST, MARCH 15TH.
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I DON'T KNOW WHAT AUGUST HAS NOTHING IN MY BRAIN ABOUT ANYTHING I'LL DO.AND BECAUSE THE MARCH 1ST MEETING, OUR REGULAR MEETING IN MARCH, ON MARCH 1ST, THE CITY COUNCIL HAS, IS CANCELING THAT FOR THE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT AND CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS BECAUSE WE HAVE SOME OTHER OBLIGATIONS THAT CONFLICT WITH THAT DATE.
SO WE WILL SEE YOU ALL AGAIN ON MARCH 15TH OF THIS YEAR.
AT THIS TIME, UM, I WOULD ASK FOR AN ADJOURNMENT, BUT BEFORE WE ADJOURN, LET'S PAUSE FOR JUST A MOMENT OF SILENCE IN THE MEMORY OF CHEF ROGER GAMBOA.
THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING THIS EVENING.