* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. EVENING EVERYBODY, AND [00:00:01] THANK YOU FOR JOINING US THIS [REGULAR MEETING – 7:00 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBERS] EVENING AT OUR FEBRUARY 21ST CITY COUNCIL FIRE PROTECTION BOARD MEETINGS. AND, UM, I WOULD LIKE TO NOW CALL UPON OUR COUNCILWOMAN ASHLEY STICKER TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE TO OUR NATION'S FLAG. YOU STAND [PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL:  Mayor Michael  Mayor Pro Tem Kennedy  Council Members Hutchison, Scott and Stickler] READY, BEGIN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, THE INDIVIDUAL OF LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU. ROLL CALL. MAYOR MICHAEL IS PRESENT. MAYOR PRO PORTER LYNN KENNEDY. PRESENT COUNCIL MEMBERS RYAN HUTCHINSON. PRESENT. CHRISTINE SCOTT PRESENT AND ASHLEY STICKLER PRESENT. THANK YOU MADAM CLERK. ARE THERE ANY AMENDMENTS [AMENDMENTS TO THE AGENDA] OR ADJUSTMENTS TO THIS EVENING'S AGENDA? WE HAVE NO AMENDMENTS TO THE AGENDA. MAYOR MICHAEL. OKAY, THANK YOU. FROM THAT, WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO ANNOUNCEMENTS AND PRESENTATIONS. [ANNOUNCEMENT / PRESENTATIONS] AND WE HAVE TWO THIS EVENING. THIS FIRST ONE'S A LITTLE SOLEMN, UM, REMEMBRANCE OF A VERY FINE LADY. IT'S A PRESENTATION OF A CERTIFICATE OF SYMPATHY IN MEMORY OF LINDA BRYAN, FORMER MEMBER OF THE RANCHO CUCAMONGA COMMUNITY ARTS FOUNDATION. UM, I WOULD LIKE TO ANNOUNCE THAT AT THE END OF THIS MEETING, WE WILL BE ADJOURNING TONIGHT'S MEETING AND FOR A MOMENT OF SILENT IN HONOR OF THE LIFE OF LINDA BRYAN, FORMER MEMBER OF THE RANCHO CUCAMONGA COMMUNITY AND ARTS FOUNDATION. LINDA PASSED AWAY ON JANUARY 24TH OF THIS YEAR. SHE'LL BE REMEMBERED AS AN EXTRAORDINARY PUBLIC SERVANT AND DEDICATED MEMBER OF THE RANCHO CUCAMONGA COMMUNITY. SHE LOVED VOLUNTEERING FOR MANY, MANY DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS, UH, THE RANCHO CUCAMONGA ANIMAL CARE AND ADOPTION CENTER, THE RANCH, AND SERVED ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR 10 YEARS ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE RANCHO CUCAMONGA COMMUNITY AND ARTS FOUNDATION, UH, AND BEING A THEATER MAJOR. SHE LOVED HER PARTICIPATION ON THE BOARD TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY AND PROFESSIONAL THEATER IN RANCHO CUCAMONGA. AND THAT INCLUDED ALL AGE GROUPS, YOUNG KIDS THAT ARE WANTING ASPIRING TO BE AN ACTOR OR ACTRESS, AND ALL THE WAY UP TO, UH, THE SENIOR CITIZENS OF OUR COMMUNITY. SO ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND CITY STAFF AND THE ENTIRE RANCHO CUCAMONGA COMMUNITY, WE SEND OUR SINCEREST AND DEEPEST HEARTFELT CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF LINDA BRYAN. AND OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH THE BRYAN FAMILY, WHICH LINDA INCLUDES LINDA'S HUSBAND, OUR FORMER FIRE CHIEF, PETER BRYAN, AS WELL AS THEIR SON JUSTIN, AND HIS FAMILY. WE WILL BE MAILING THE CERTIFICATE OF SYMPATHY TO THE FAMILY AND IT READS, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA ADJOURNED THEIR MEETING ON FEBRUARY 21ST, 2024 IN MEMORY OF LINDA BRYAN. AND BY THIS TOKEN, EXTENDS OUR DEEPEST CONDOLENCES AND CONSOLATION TO THE BEREAVED FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF DEAR LINDA. SO NOW THANK YOU FOR THAT. WE WILL, YOU WILL MAKE SURE THAT GETS TO THE FAMILY. THANK YOU. UM, AND BY THE WAY, LINDA'S HUSBAND AND HER, THEIR SON, THEY LIVE IN, THEY MOVED TO COLORADO SPRINGS AND, UH, SO THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO BE HERE TONIGHT, BUT IF HE WOULD'VE STILL LIVED IN TOWN, THEY WOULD'VE BEEN HERE FOR SURE. SO NOW WE WILL MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT PRESENTATION, WHICH IS A PRESENTATION OF A CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION TO THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT FOR BEING DESIGNATED AS A US BEST IN CLASS EMPLOYER BY GALLAGHER. AND ALSO AWARDED THE STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP AND GOVERNANCE AWARD BY THE INTERNATIONAL CITY AND COUNTY MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS ICMA. SO I KNOW THEY'RE ON THEIR WAY UP HERE. I WOULD LIKE TO CALL UP. WELL, NOW YOU CAN ALL RAISE YOUR HAND WHEN I ANNOUNCE YOUR NAMES. WE HAVE FIRST OF ALL, OUR SENIOR HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR, ROBERT NEBER. JENNIFER PHILLIPS, HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR, HUMAN RESOURCES BUSINESS PARTNERS, CANDACE ALBA, EMILY NIELSEN, AND HUMAN RESOURCES TECHNICIAN LIZETTE FERNANDEZ. SO ROBERT, I'M GONNA TURN THIS OVER TO YOU AND I KNOW YOU HAVE A FEW WORDS THAT YOU'D LIKE TO EXPRESS AND, AND SHARE THE REASONS WHY YOU RECEIVED THESE AWARDS. THANK YOU, MAYOR. UH, THE, UH, CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED AS A US BEST IN CLASS EMPLOYER BY GALLAGHER, A GLOBAL LEADER IN INSURANCE RISK MANAGEMENT AND CONSULTING SERVICES. UH, THE CITY WAS RECOGNIZED FOR ITS COMPREHENSIVE FRAMEWORK FOR STRATEGICALLY INVESTING IN BENEFITS COMPENSATION AND EMPLOYEE COMMUNICATIONS TO SUPPORT THE HEALTH, FINANCIAL SECURITY, AND CAREER GROWTH OF ITS EMPLOYEES. UH, THE CITY ALSO RECEIVED THE 2023 STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP AND GOVERNANCE AWARD FROM ICMA, [00:05:01] THE INTERNATIONAL CITY COUNTY MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION. UH, THE AWARD RECOGNIZES INNOVATIVE INNOVATION, INNOVATIVE AND SUCCESSFUL LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS. THE CITY RECEIVED THIS AWARD FOR THE RC CARES PROGRAM. THE RC CARES PROGRAM WAS CREATED TO ASSIST EMPLOYEES DEALING WITH DEPENDENT CARE NEEDS TO BETTER INTEGRATE THEIR FAMILIAL NEEDS WITH THEIR DAY-TO-DAY WORK LIFE. I WANNA THANK THE CITY MANAGER AND THE COUNCIL, THE MAYOR FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, SUPPORT OF INNOVATIVE EMPLOYEE PROGRAMS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. BUT I, I WILL TELL YOU, THESE ARE THE FOLKS THAT DO THE WORK AND, AND I, I CAN TELL YOU HUMAN RELATIONS AND THAT DEPARTMENT IS A VERY, VERY CHALLENGING POSITION TO HOLD. THERE'S A LOT OF ISSUES ALL THE WAY FROM WORKER COMPENSATION TO EMPLOYEE WELLNESS, TO JUST ABOUT ANYTHING TO DO WITH OUR EMPLOYEES. AND YOU DO AN EXCELLENT AND OUTSTANDING JOB. SO IT'S VERY FITTING THAT THOSE TWO ORGANIZATIONS RECOGNIZE YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK. SO WE WON'T TAKE THOSE. YOU CAN KEEP HOLDING THOSE 'CAUSE THEY BELONG IN YOUR OFFICES FOR SURE. SO THANK YOU, GOD BLESS YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO FOR OUR CITY AND WHAT YOU DO. MOST IMPORTANTLY, FOR ALL THE RANCHO CUCAMONGA FAMILY TEAM RC. SO, UH, CONGRATULATIONS AND I KNOW MY COLLEAGUES WANT TO SHAKE YOUR HANDS ALSO. CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS. WE GONNA COME BACK SOME YOU WANT COME BACK? SURE. PUT THE PHOTOS IN THE MIDDLE. YOUR THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU, UHHUH. THANK YOU. SO NOW WE'LL MOVE ON TO OUR CONSENT CALENDARS. CONSENT CALENDARS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ROUTINE. MAYOR MICHAEL, PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS, PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS. OH, THAT'S RIGHT. I FLIPPED A PAGE, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. I'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR 12 YEARS NOW, UH, HERE AT THIS DIOCESE AND, AND PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS IS THE ONE THING THAT OCCURS AT THE BEGINNING OF EVERY MEETING. SO, UM, THANK YOU FOR THAT LAST MEETING. I FORGOT TO CALL RO SO I, I DON'T THINK IT'S AN AGE THING. I'M JUST, UH, TRYING TO GET THROUGH THINGS. UM, ANYWAY, THIS IS THE TIME AND [PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS] THE PLACE FOR THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON ANY ITEM LISTED ON THIS EVENING'S AGENDA OR ANY OTHER ITEM THAT MAY NOT BE LISTED ON THE AGENDA. COMMENTS ARE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL, AND, UH, WE HAVE NINE SPEAKERS. SO YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK THIS LIGHT ON YOUR MICROPHONE UP THERE AT THE PODIUM, UH, WHEN IT GOES OFF, YOU'VE REACHED YOUR THREE MINUTE TIMEFRAME, AND THERE'S ALSO A LITTLE TIMER, UH, ON THE, UH, ON THE, ON THE SCREEN THERE. SO OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS SHARON ZZ, IF I PLEASE CORRECT THE, THE SPELLING OF I OR THE PRONUNCIATION IF I MISSED IT. GOOD EVENING. CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES. OKAY. GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS SHARON ZE AND I AM THE CHAIRPERSON FOR THE RESIDENCE COMMITTEE AT ALTA LAGUNA MOBILE HOME PARK. UH, I'M ACCOMPANIED TONIGHT BY OTHER MEMBERS OF THE, OF OUR, OF OUR COMMITTEE, AS WELL AS A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE RESIDENCE ITSELF. IN OCTOBER, EXACTLY, ACTUALLY ON OCTOBER 11TH, 2023, WE SENT A SEVEN PAGE LETTER WITH EXHIBITS CONSISTING OF 52 PAGES TO THE CITY MANAGER AND TO FLAVIO NUNEZ WHEREIN WE OUTLINED IT IN DETAIL THE NUMEROUS AREAS IN THE PARK THAT WE FELT WERE NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE ACCORD, WHICH, YOU KNOW, IS A WRITTEN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE VARIOUS PARK OWNERS. UM, HAPPILY WE RECEIVED AN IMMEDIATE RESPONSE THAT THE CITY MANAGER, THE CITY ATTORNEY, HAD REVIEWED THE, OUR DOCUMENTS AND THAT THEY AGREED THAT THE CITY SHOULD ENFORCE THE TERMS OF, OF THE ACCORD AS WE HAD REQUESTED. THIS IS WHAT WE SENT TO THE CITY MANAGER AND TO FLAVIO NUNEZ. WE PUT IT IN THREE RING BINDERS. WE TABBED, WE HAD SEVEN PAGE LETTER, AND WE TABBED ALL OF THE EXHIBITS. SO AFTER WE, UM, [00:10:01] RECEIVED NOTICE FROM FLAVIO THAT THE CITY WAS GOING TO TAKE ACTION, WE UNDERSTAND THAT THIS WAS PRESENTED TO, TO ALL OF YOU, THIS BODY, AND THAT OUR LETTER AND, UH, EXHIBITS WERE ENTERED INTO THE, AS A PUBLIC RECORD. FLAVIO THEN TOOK CHARGE, UM, OF THE, OF THE MATTER, AND HE SCHEDULED AN INSPECTION OF THE PARK, WHICH ACTUALLY TOOK PLACE ON NOVEMBER 14TH. AND IN ATTENDANCE, HAPPILY AT THAT INSPECTION WAS FLAVIO, WAS THE FIRE INSPECTOR, A CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, A BUILDING INSPECTOR, AND ANOTHER INSPECTOR FROM THE CITY, AS WELL AS REPRESENTATIVES FROM SUN COMMUNITIES, WHICH IS THE OWNER OF THE PARK, AS WELL AS REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE RESIDENCE COMMITTEE. NOW MY COLLEAGUE AND, UH, OTHER, UH, RE A COMMITTEE MEMBER PAULA ROAD, SHE'S GOING TO SPEAK TO YOU AFTER ME ABOUT IN SUMMARY AS TO WHAT HAPPENED DURING THOSE INSPECTIONS, UM, AS WELL AS ANY FOLLOW UP EFFORTS. ALTHOUGH I WILL POINT OUT THAT EVEN THOUGH THERE'S BEEN GREAT FOLLOW UP FROM FLAVIO AND GREAT ACTION TAKEN, WE, NOT EVERYTHING HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND WE'RE STILL WAITING FOR, UM, TO HEAR FROM HIM. AND I GOT LITTLE TIME LEFT, SO I'M GONNA HAVE TO RUSH. OKAY. SO MY, BASICALLY THE PURPOSE IN BEING HERE TONIGHT IS REALLY JUST TO THANK YOU ALL AND THANK FLAVIO, THANK THE CITY MANAGER, THANK THE CITY ATTORNEY, THANK EVERYBODY WHO PARTICIPATED. THE INSPECTION WENT WELL, WE WERE ADDRESSED. SOMETIMES OUR RESIDENTS FEEL THAT THEY'RE NOT HEARD BY THE CITY, AND I THINK THE ACTION THAT WAS TAKEN BY THE CITY ACTUALLY SAYS, YES, THIS CITY DOES CARE. AND SO WE'RE HERE JUST TO SAY THANK YOU. UH, WE MAY COME BACK FOR FOLLOW UP, BUT AGAIN, THANK YOU PAULA ROAD OR BODE, FOLLOWED BY SANDY DUBOIS. GOOD EVENING MAYOR. CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS PAULA ROAD AND I'M ALSO A RESIDENT OF ALTA LAGUNA MOBILE HOME PARK AND I'M SECRETARY OF THE RESIDENT COMMITTEE. I ALSO WANNA THANK EVERYONE FROM THE CITY WHO CAME AND HEARD OUR CONCERNS. TONIGHT I'D LIKE TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON WHAT HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND THE ITEMS THAT ARE IN THE PROCESS OF HOPEFULLY BEING ADDRESSED. THE ITEMS COMPLETED SINCE YOUR VISIT INCLUDE THE DRINKING FOUNTAINS IN BOTH THE SPA AND GYM HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND ARE WORKING. THE LANDSCAPE IN AND AROUND THE PARK IS BEING MAINTAINED IN SATISFACTORY MANNER. THE POOL AND SPA ARE WORKING MOST OF THE TIME. THE RAILING IN THE SPA HAS BEEN SECURED AND IS NO LONGER WOBBLY. THE NEXT FEW ITEMS ARE STILL PENDING. WE ARE REPEATEDLY TOLD THEY'RE WAITING FOR VENDORS AND ARE SEEKING BIDS. THE BUILDING INSPECTOR NOTED THAT ONE OF THE GATE HANDLES IN THE POOL WAS ACCESSIBLE BY RE BY REACHING THROUGH THE FENCE. THIS IS YET TO BE FIXED. THE DRY ROD IN THE FASCIA BOARDS WAS MORE THAN ANTICIPATED. SUN COMMUNITIES, THE OWNER OF THE PARK IS AWAITING SIGNATURE FROM THE CONTRACTOR. THE PUTTING GREENS, THE GULF AREA WERE ORIGINALLY TO BE DONE IN 2022. SUN THEN SAID THE GREENS WOULD BE REPAIRED IN FEBRUARY OF 2024. IT HAS NOW BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A CAPITAL PROJECT, AND THEY'RE SUPPOSEDLY OBTAINING BIDS AND EXPECT A VENDOR OR CONTRACTOR SELECTION BY THE END OF THIS MONTH. ALL OF THE TRASH AREAS ARE IN NEED OF MAINTENANCE. ACCORDING TO SUN. THEY'RE STILL GATHERING BIDS AND AWAITING TO FIND A VENDOR. UNFORTUNATELY, DUE TO THE LACK OF ONGOING MAINTENANCE, SEVERAL OF THE ITEMS ARE NOW LISTED AS CAPITAL PROJECTS, WHICH MEANS THE COST COULD BE PASSED ON TO RESIDENTS THROUGH SPACE RENT. AS YOU ARE AWARE, WE ARE A 55 AND BETTER COMMUNITY, NOT OLDER, BETTER, AND MANY RESIDENTS ARE ON A FIXED INCOME. SUN'S LACK OF ATTENTION TO THEIR PROPERTY, WHICH IS OUR PARK, MAY VERY WELL BE FINANCIALLY DE DEVASTATING TO MANY RESIDENTS. SO WE ASK THAT YOU CONTINUE TO MONITOR THAT SUN IS, UM, FOLLOWING THROUGH BECAUSE WE OFTEN HEAR THAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR VENDORS OR CONTRACTORS, AND THE FOLLOW THROUGH IS NOT THERE. SO WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE AND ASK YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT AND MAKING SURE THAT ALL ITEMS ARE ADDRESSED AND, UM, HANDLED IN A TIMELY AND EFFECTIVE MANNER. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. JAMES. I BELIEVE RES, I'M NOT SURE HOW YOU PRONOUNCE THAT NAME. OH, I'M SORRY. SANDY DUBBO. YES, SANDY. HELLO, MY NAME IS SANDRA DEBO AND I AM ALSO ONE OF THE RESIDENTS AT THE ALTA LAGUNA MOBILE ESTATES. I AM ALSO ON THE RESIDENCE COMMITTEE. I AM THE SECOND CHAIR. I WANTED TO TALK TO YOU TODAY, THIS EVENING ABOUT THE COYOTES. WE KNOW THAT THIS IS THEIR LAND, THIS IS WHERE THEY STARTED, BUT CURRENTLY WE ARE HAVING AN EPIDEMIC WITH THEM. THEY ARE NOW FAMILIES THAT ARE [00:15:01] THERE, AND THEY'RE MATING IN THE MIDDLE OF OUR STREETS. SOME SOON WE'RE GOING TO HAVE PUPS AND THE MAMAS ARE GOING TO BE VERY PROTECTIVE OF THEM. WE ARE A SENIOR COMMUNITY. A LOT OF THE RESIDENTS HAVE SMALL DOGS, AND THEY WALK THEM ON A REGULAR BASIS AS THEY ON A ARE ON A LEASH. IT IS VERY FRIGHTENING WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF COMING FACE TO FACE WITH A COYOTE AND BEING ABLE TO WARD THEM OFF. WE HAVE POSTED INFO FOR OUR RESIDENTS ABOUT THE COYOTES, WHAT TO DO IN CASE THEY SEE THEM, TO DETER THEM. HOWEVER, WHAT'S HAPPENING NOW IS THE COYOTES HAVE BECOME VERY COMFORTABLE HERE. THEY ARE LIVING ON RESIDENTS PORCHES IN THEIR YARDS AND THEIR PATIOS, AND THEY'RE MAKING THEIR DENS. ONCE THEY HAVE PUPS, THE MOMS WILL BECOME VERY PROTECTIVE AND AGGRESSIVE. WE WANT TO ERR ON SAFETY. WHAT CAN WE DO AND HOW CAN YOU HELP US? VERY GOOD, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. JAMES CALVERA, I MISSPELLED IT. IT'S GUTIERREZ GUTIERREZ. OKAY. SORRY SIR. NO, THAT'S FINE. UH, GOOD EVENING, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. MAYOR. MY NAME IS JAIME GUTIERREZ. I'M A CIVIL RIGHTS ATTORNEY. I PRACTICE IN THIS COURTHOUSE RIGHT ACROSS THE WAY I COME OFTEN. IT'S A GREAT COURTHOUSE, AND IF YOU'VE EVER BEEN UP THERE, YOU SEE THE FOUNTAIN. IT'S A GORGEOUS FOUNTAIN, ESPECIALLY IN THE MIDDLE OF SUMMERTIME. IT'S, UM, IT'S VERY, UH, RELIEVING TO SEE IT THERE. I'M HERE BECAUSE I'M PART OF A GROUP OF FOLKS THAT ARE COMING TO YOU TO ASK THAT YOU, LIKE. OTHER CITIES THROUGHOUT THIS COUNTRY HAVE ASKED THAT THERE BE A CEASEFIRE IN THE, IN THE MIDDLE EAST, RIGHT? IN PARTICULAR THE GAZA STRIP. UM, BECAUSE AS IT STANDS, 30,000 PEOPLE ARE DEAD, MOST OF THEM WOMEN AND CHILDREN. AND SADLY, IT'S OUR MONEY AND OUR BOMBS THAT ARE BEING UTILIZED IN THAT DESTRUCTION AND THAT SICKENS ME. UM, IT, IT DOESN'T SIT WELL WITH ME. I I I, I DON'T THINK, EVEN IF IT WASN'T OUR MONEY, I WOULD NOT FEEL GOOD TO BE SILENT AND THAT OUR, UH, CIVILIAN GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, UM, WOULD BE SILENT AS WELL. WHAT I'M HERE TO DO IS ASK THAT YOU PUT ON THE AGENDA A CEASEFIRE RESOLUTION SO THAT WE AS THE COMMUNITY CAN COME AND SHARE OUR FEELINGS ABOUT HOW WE THINK THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA COULD SEND THEIR VOICE ALONG WITH ANY, ALL A BUNCH OF OTHER CITIES AND LEADERS. UH, EVEN PRINCE, UH, CHARLES. NO, IT WAS, UM, PRINCE WILLIAM THIS MORNING WAS AT THE RED CROSS IN LONDON, AND HE WAS TALKING REAL TIME THROUGH ZOOM AND THE GAZA STRIP, UH, TALKING ABOUT HE'S, THERE NEEDS TO BE MORE MONEY. AND THEN HE CAME OUT AND SAID, LOOK, WE NEED TO STOP THIS. THIS IS, THIS IS OUTTA CONTROL. YOU KNOW, THERE'S NO HONOR IN THIS. THIS ISN'T A BATTLE, THIS IS DESTRUCTION AND THE COR CROWLING OF PEOPLE. AND SADLY, UM, TO KNOW THAT IT'S, IT'S COMING FROM A, A POPULATION OF PEOPLE WHO THEMSELVES HAD DEALT WITH GENOCIDE AT ONE TIME. UM, AND I'M JUST, I THINK THAT, UH, BIDEN'S STARTING TO SAY, LET'S STOP. THE UN OF COURSE, IS TELLING PEOPLE TO STOP, BUT IT'S GONNA COME FROM THE SMALL CITIES. IT'S GONNA COME FROM THE COUNTIES. IT'S GONNA COME FROM PEOPLE THROUGHOUT, UH, OUR SOCIETY TO SAY, LOOK, WE'RE NOT COMFORTABLE TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS. WE DON'T WANT OUR TAX DOLLARS. AS IT STANDS, I THINK IT'S LIKE, WAS IT 15 BILLION? ANOTHER 40 BILLION, 54 BILLION? RUMOR HAS IT, WE COULD HAVE RESOLVED THE HOMELESS POPULATION WITH 20 BILLION. I MEAN, ALL THAT MONEY IS GOING. WE COULD USE IT FOR INFRASTRUCTURE AND HEALTHCARE. I KNOW THAT IN ISRAEL THEY HAVE, UM, UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE. BUT, UH, I'M JUST HERE TO ASK THAT YOU PUT IT ON THE AGENDA SO THAT WE CAN COME AND, AND DISCUSS THAT WITH YOU ALL AND HOPEFULLY PASS A RESOLUTION THAT ALSO TALKS ABOUT FREEING THE HOSTAGES AS WELL AS . THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS YASMIN CARDONA GUTIERREZ. IT'S MY FOURTH GRADE AND FIFTH GRADE TEACHER. NO. YES, HONORABLE MEMBERS OF THE RANCHO CUCAMONGA CITY COUNCIL. AS WE CONVENE TODAY, MY HEART WEIGHS HEAVY. KNOWING THAT 29,595 SOULS IN GAZA HAVE PERISHED 100 MORE THAN JUST YESTERDAY. I IMPLORE YOU TO PAUSE AND REFLECT UPON THE ENORMITY OF THIS LOSS. THE LIVES EXTINGUISHED, THE DREAMS SHATTERED, FUTURES DENIED. I STAND BEFORE YOU, NOT ONLY AS A CONCERNED CITIZEN, BUT ALSO AS A VOICE FOR THOSE WHO CAN NO LONGER SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES. WE [00:20:01] GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO GATHER, TO GO ABOUT OUR BUSINESS, CELEBRATE OUR CITY'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS, WHILE OTHERS WILL NEVER GET TO. TODAY, I BRING FORTH A HUMBLE YET URGENT PLEA THAT A CEASEFIRE RESOLUTION BE PLACED ON THE AGENDA FOR MARCH 6TH, 2024. OUR COMMUNITY IS WEARY OF ALL THE RELENTLESS CYCLES OF VIOLENCE, AND WE TURN TO YOU, OUR LOCAL REPRESENTATIVES TO LISTEN AND ACT ON OUR BEHALF. SINCE OCTOBER 7TH, 2023, THE TOLL OF VIOLENCE HAS BEEN DEVASTATED, DEVASTATING. WE HAVE BORN WITNESS TO UNTHINKABLE ATROCITIES, CHILDREN WITH EYES BLINDED, INDIVIDUALS MAIMED AND SCARRED. IN DECEMBER AND JANUARY, WE TOOK TO THE STREETS IN SOLIDARITY, MARCHING FOR PEACE. AND IN JANUARY, OUR COLLECTIVE EFFORTS YIELDED A GLIMMER OF HOPE. AS SIX OUT OF SEVEN CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS IN POMONA ENDORSED A CEASEFIRE RESOLUTION, THEY NOW JOINED 49 MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES, INCLUDING SAN FRANCISCO, CU CHICAGO, AND DETROIT. JUST LAST MONTH, WE WALKED THROUGH THE CLAREMONT FARMER'S MARKET ENDEAVORING TO SHARE OUR MESSAGE OF PEACE WITH OUR COMMUNITY. AND NOW WE HUMBLY PLEAD TO YOU TO STAND WITH US BY ADDING THE CEASEFIRE RESOLUTION TO THE AGENDA. WHAT UNFOLDS BEFORE US TODAY MIRRORS THE HORRORS OF HISTORY, EVOKING MEMORIES OF THE HOLOCAUST. WILL YOU STAND IN SOLIDARITY AGAINST THE WAVE OF VIOLENCE? OR WILL YOU TURN AWAY AND SUCCUMB TO THE SHADOWS OF FASCISM? OUR COALITION, SO CAL FOR CEASEFIRE NOW URGES YOU TO RECOGNIZE THE PIVOTAL ROLE THAT THE CITY COUNCIL PLAYS IN CHAMPIONING PEACE AND JUSTICE. THE DECISION YOU MAKE TODAY WILL REVERBERATE NOT ONLY WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY, BUT ALSO ACROSS THE GLOBE. I IMPLORE YOU ESTEEMED COUNCIL MEMBERS TO CHOOSE THE PATH OF RIGHTEOUSNESS, TO UPHOLD THE SANCTITY OF HUMAN LIFE. ABOVE ALL ELSE, LET US UNITE IN OUR ADVOCACY FOR PEACE, FOR EMPATHY, AND FOR A FUTURE WHERE EVERY SOUL CAN THRIVE WITHOUT FEAR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO OUR COMMUNITY, YOUR THOUGHTFUL CONSIDERATION, AND PLEASE ADD THE CEASEFIRE RESOLUTION TO THE THANK YOU AGENDA. HUSSAN SOLOMON. UH, GOOD EVENING MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER, AS WELL AS OUR RESIDENTS OF RANCH CUCAMONGA. UH, MY NAME'S HU SAM SOLOMAN. I'M A, I'VE BEEN A RANCH CUCAMONGA RESIDENT FOR OVER 20 YEARS NOW. UM, AND AS WE'RE ALL AWARE, THERE'S A GENOCIDE THAT'S CURRENTLY TAKING PLACE IN GAZA. AND FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HISTORY, IT'S BEING LIVE STREAMED, UH, FOR ALL OF US TO SEE. AND I AL ALSO SHARE IN THE SENTIMENT OF MY ESTEEMED FRIENDS HERE, UH, JAIME AND YASMINE, UM, REQUESTING THAT THE, UH, COUNCIL DO BRING A CEASEFIRE RESOLUTION ON THE TABLE. UH, BUT I'D ALSO LIKE TO MAKE AN ADDITIONAL REQUEST, UM, OF, OF YOU GUYS AS WELL. UM, CURRENTLY THE CITY OF CA UH, OF RANCH CUON INVESTS ABOUT ONE AND A HALF PERCENT OF OUR CITY FUNDS IN COMPANIES THAT ARE EITHER COMPLICIT, UH, AND OR BENEFITING FINANCIALLY FROM THE GENOCIDE THAT'S CURRENTLY TAKING PLACE. AND FROM A, UH, MORAL AND ETHICAL POINT OF VIEW, I'D LIKE TO REQUEST THAT THE CITY DIVEST FROM COMPANIES THAT ARE COMPLICIT AND OR BENEFITING FROM, UH, THE GENOCIDE. AND AGAIN, THESE ARE OUR, OUR CITY FUNDS HERE. IT'S VERY SIMPLE TO DO. SO, UH, THERE, THERE'S JUST CORPORATE BONDS THAT NEED TO BE SOLD AND SIMPLY REPLACED WITH OTHER BONDS. NOTHING COMPLEX, UM, VERY SIMPLE. OFTEN, UH, COULD, COULD RESULT IN A BETTER YIELDING BOND. UM, A FEW WEEKS AGO I DID EMAIL THE CITY MY REQUEST, UM, AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THIS I HAVEN'T HEARD BACK YET. UM, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO REITERATE MY REQUEST, UM, TO SCHEDULE A MEETING WITH, WITH YOU GUYS, WITH THE MAYOR, UM, INDIVIDUALLY OR COLLECTIVELY TO FURTHER DISCUSS THIS AND TO, UM, DETERMINE THE BEST WAY TO BRING THIS FORWARD, BE IT AN, UH, AMENDMENT TO THE INVESTMENT POLICY OR A RESOLUTION, UM, CALLING UPON THE CITY TO, TO DO SO. UH, THANK YOU GUYS. THANK YOU. HAVE A GOOD EVENING. PHILLIP GOMEZ. I PRESS THE, UM, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR. CITY COUNCIL [00:25:01] MEMBERS. YES, I, I'VE, UH, I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON, UH, WHAT DO YOU CALL, I'M SURE YOU'VE HEARD RIGHT NOW, RIGHT THERE, BUT I'M HERE TO, WHAT DO YOU CALL IT, TO REQUEST A CEASEFIRE RESOLUTION TO BE ADOPTED BY THE, UH, BY THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA SO THAT WE CAN PUT IT UP FOR, SO THAT WE CAN PUT IT UP FOR A VOTE. I AM REQUESTING THIS RIGHT THERE BECAUSE I'M SURE AS EVERYBODY HERE IS AWARE OF THE ONGOING GENOCIDE THAT IS TAKING PLACE. YOU KNOW, IT IS OUR TAX DOLLARS THAT ARE PAYING FOR THIS. I'M GONNA CALL, UM, I DO NOT IN ANY WAY SUPPORT THIS AS WELL AS, AS WELL AS MANY AMERICANS AND WHAT YOU CALL, I WOULD JUST, I WOULD LIKE TO, I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST THAT I'M FREEZING OVER HERE. I'M NOT MUCH OF A PUBLIC SPEAKER. I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT. IT'S OKAY NOW. BUT, UM, AT ANY WAY I WOULD LIKE TO, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE MENTION RIGHT THERE, AS I'M SURE MANY OF YOU'RE AWARE, THAT THE LAST TIME THE HOSTAGES WERE RELEASED WAS DURING A TEMPORARY CEASEFIRE BACK IN NOVEMBER. AND THE ONLY WAY THAT WE CAN GUARANTEE THE RELEASE OF THE REST OF THE HOSTAGES IS TO IMPLEMENT A CEASEFIRE RIGHT THERE TO END THE END, THE KILLING RIGHT THERE THAT IS GOING ON, AND TO BEGIN THE PROCESS OF RELEASING THE REST OF THE HOSTAGES, AND THEN WE CAN GO FORWARD FROM THERE. I WOULD LIKE FOR THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA TO, TO, UM, TO JOIN THE INCREASING NUMBER OF MUNICIPALITIES THAT ARE ADOPTING RESOLUTIONS DUE TO OUR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, BASICALLY, UM, IGNORING US ON THIS ISSUE AND IGNORING THE, UM, WHAT DO YOU CALL THE, UH, WHAT DO YOU CALL, UH, THE UNITED, UH, THE UNITED NATIONS RESOLUTION ON GENOCIDE AND WHAT DO YOU CALL? AND, UM, YES, I WOULD JUST LIKE, THAT'S ABOUT IT, RIGHT? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY, NAIF? YEP. I CAN'T READ THE WRITING, BUT YES MA'AM. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS NASLI UA. I'M SORRY, I SCRIBBLED IT AT THE LAST MINUTE. IT WAS A LITTLE BIT ILL ELIGIBILITY ILLEGIBLE. SO I AM A NEUROLOGIST. UH, MY GROUP WAS, UH, NOT LONG AGO, OPENED UP A CLINIC IN THE AREA. AND I'M HERE BECAUSE THERE IS ACTUALLY A VERY STRANGE EPIDEMIC OF DEAFNESS, WHICH IS AFFECTING, UH, THE MAJORITY OF THE PEOPLE IN THE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT AND THE CONGRESSIONAL DEPARTMENT IN WASHINGTON DC. AND THEY SEEM TO NOT BE ABLE TO HEAR THE VOICES OF THE MAJORITY OF THE AMERICANS WHO SUPPORT PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND CEASEFIRE AND REALLOCATION OF OUR HARD EARNED MONEY TO EFFORTS THAT WOULD ACTUALLY BENEFIT PEOPLE HERE AND EVERYWHERE. NOT ONLY THAT, THEY SEEM TO BE CRIPPLED, BUT WITH A BLINDNESS WHERE THEY CANNOT SEE PAST THEIR UPCOMING ELECTION. AND THEY ARE SO INVESTED IN THAT ELECTION THAT THEY ARE JUST FRUITLESSLY PURSUING IT FOR THE SAKE OF THE OFFICE ITSELF RATHER THAN FOR THE SAKE OF THE PEOPLE THAT THEY WOULD SERVE IN THAT OFFICE. AND THE WORST THING IS THAT SOME OF THEM EVEN HAVE A VERY MALIGNANT PSYCHOSIS, SUCH AS THIS GENTLEMAN REPRESENTATIVE FROM TENNESSEE, THE REPUBLICAN OGLES, WHO WHEN ONE OF HIS CONSTITUENTS WAS TRYING TO EXPLAIN TO HIM ABOUT SOME OF THESE CHILDREN WHO HAVE LOST EYES AND HAVE BEEN MAIMED AND HAVE BEEN KILLED INZA, HE SAID, I THINK WE SHOULD JUST KILL THEM ALL. A REPRESENTATIVE OF OUR UNITED STATES CONGRESS ACTUALLY SAID THAT. SO I'M HERE BECAUSE THEY CANNOT SEEM TO HEAR THE MILLIONS OF INDIVIDUAL VOICES, BUT THEY WILL CERTAINLY HEAR THE VOICE OF ANGEL CUCAMONGA. AND WHEN WE COMBINE THAT WITH THE VOICE OF POMONA, THEY WILL HEAR THE ENTIRE VOICE OF THE INLAND EMPIRE. AND AS, UH, MR. SALIMAN SAID, UH, OUR CLINIC IS LOOKING TO EXPAND OUR PRACTICE, BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE EXPAND IT IN A CITY THAT ALSO SHARES OUR VALUES OF HEALTHCARE AND SOCIAL SERVICES AND INVEST FINANCIALLY AND OTHER ENTITIES THAT HOLD THOSE SAME VALUES HIGH. SO I'M HERE TO ENDORSE WHAT MY OTHER FRIENDS HAVE SAID ABOUT, UH, REALLY STRONGLY PLACING CEASEFIRE AGENDA AT THE TOP OF THE LIST AND MAKING SURE THAT EVERYBODY IN OUR NEIGHBORING CITIES ALSO DOES THE SAME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU PHILIP WALKER. THANK YOU CITY COUNCIL FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK. I'M PHILIP E. WALKER, UH, A LONGTIME RESIDENT OF, UH, COUNCILWOMAN SCOTTS DISTRICT AND A FULL-TIME HOLLYWOOD TALENT EMPLOYEE. I AM HERE TO ANNOUNCE HOW EXCELLENT OUR LAST 100 FILMS RETREAT WENT. WE HAD OUR GREATEST ATTENDANCE, THIS PARTICULAR, UM, QUARTER OF THE YEAR. UH, WE KICKED OFF BLACK HISTORY MONTH AND HAD ATTENDEES FROM, OF COURSE, LOS ANGELES AREA, UH, SAN FRANCISCO. UM, UH, WE HAD A RESIDENT ONCE AGAIN, UH, INTERNATIONAL, UH, RESIDENT STAY WITH US FOR THE WHOLE TIME PERIOD. BUT THE MOST [00:30:01] IMPORTANT ATTENDEE FOR THIS 100 FILMS RETREAT WAS THE COUNCIL PERSON FROM THE DISTRICT WHERE WE WERE TREATING MR. RYAN A. HUTCHINSON. I THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR ATTENDING. UH, AND NOT ONLY DID HE ATTEND, BUT HE CAME ON THE VERY FIRST NIGHT, A HORRIBLY RAINY NIGHT, AND DELIVERED A LOVELY PRESENTATION THAT INVOKED BLACK HISTORY MONTH IN 2024. WE'VE PUBLISHED THAT PRESENTATION ON YOUTUBE UNDER 2024 RANCHO CUCAMONGA, UH, BLACK HISTORY MONTH IN RANCHO CUCAMONGA. AND, UH, ON YESTERDAY WE, UH, ISSUED A PRESS RELEASE, UH, ANNOUNCING THE NEXT RETREAT, UH, TAKING SUBMISSIONS. AND, UH, IN THAT RETREAT IS ALSO THE VIDEO OF MR. HUTCHINSON'S PRESENTATION WHEN WE HAVE IMPORTANT PEOPLE COME TO OUR RETREAT AND EXCHANGE WITH US AT THE, AT THE LEVEL THAT, UH, THIS COUNCILMAN DID. UM, OR WHEN A FILMMAKER COMES, WE ALWAYS HONOR THEIR PRESENCE WITH A JUST LITTLE MEDALLION THAT LETS THEM KNOW HOW MUCH WE APPRECIATE THEIR ATTENDING AND TAKING PART IN OUR, OUR FILM DISCUSSIONS. THIS ONE IS YOURS, COUNCILMAN HUTCHINSON. I'LL GIVE IT TO YOU AFTER THE MEETING. THANK YOU SO MUCH, RANCHO CUCAMONGA FOR CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT THAT IS ALLOWING OUR LITTLE RETREAT TO FLY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE LAST SPEAKER IS NAN, AND YOU'LL HAVE TO PRONOUNCE YOUR NAME FOR ME WHEN YOU GET UP TO THE PODIUM, SIR. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS AVA ABRAHAM. I'M A JEWISH AMERICAN WITH ROOTS THAT RUN THROUGH ISRAEL. SOME OF MY ANCESTORS ESCAPE THE HOLOCAUST. MANY DID NOT, NOT TONIGHT. A CALL UPON THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA TO PASS A CEASEFIRE RESOLUTION. THE ISRAELI MILITARY'S INVASION OF GAZA IS NOT DEFENSE. IT IS COLLECTIVE PUNISHMENT. THEY ARE TARGETING AND KILLING PALESTINIAN CIVILIANS. THEY'RE USING OCTOBER 7TH TO ERASE PALESTINIAN LIFE IN GAZA, AND THEY ARE COLONIZING THE AREA. ISRAEL'S LEADERS ARE OPEN ABOUT THIS. A PLAN FOR THE TOTAL ETHNIC CLEANSING OF OVER 2 MILLION PALESTINIANS AND GAZA IS UNDERWAY WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF US TAXPAYER FUNDS. IT IS DISGRACEFUL THE ANTITHESIS OF JEWISH VALUES, AND IT MUST STOP NOW. ISRAEL DOES NOT SPEAK FOR ALL JEWS OR ISRAELIS. MANY OF THE MOST OUTSPOKEN DEMANDS FOR CEASEFIRE INCLUDE FAMILY MEMBERS OF THE HOSTAGES, VICTIMS OF OCTOBER 7TH AND FORMER ISRAELI SOLDIERS. THEY DEMAND CEASEFIRE. WHY CAN WE NOT HEAR THEIR VOICES? WHY HAS THE WESTERN MEDIA SPACES IGNORED THEM? WHY DO ZIONISTS CARRYING KIDNAPPED POSTERS DISHONOR THEM SO AGGRESSIVELY? WE HEAR THESE WORDS A LOT. ZIONISTS AND ZIONISM. WHAT DO THEY MEAN? A ZIONIST IS SOMEONE WHO BELIEVES THAT ISRAEL AND ETHNOSTATE OF JEWISH PEOPLE MUST EXIST AT ALL COSTS. A ZIONIST IS NOT THE SAME THING AS A JEWISH PERSON BECAUSE NOT ALL JEWS ARE ZIONISTS. AND NOT ALL ZIONISTS ARE JEWS. I HAVE FACED ANTISEMITISM MY ENTIRE LIFE, BUT SOME OF THE WORST HATRED I'VE ENDURED RECENTLY WERE DEATH THREATS TO MYSELF AND MY JEWISH FRIENDS BY ZIONISTS. RECENTLY, JEWISH AND PALESTINIAN STUDENTS AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY STANDING TOGETHER PUSHING FOR A CEASEFIRE WERE VICTIMS OF A CHEMICAL WARFARE ATTACK FROM ZIONIST EXTREMISTS IN THE CITIES OF IRVINE AND SANTA ANA. ZIONISTS HAVE BEEN PHYSICAL AND THREATENING TO ANYONE ASKING FOR A CEASEFIRE. THIS IS WHAT ZIONISTS DO. THEY ATTACK EVERYONE WHO STANDS IN THE WAY OF ISRAEL'S VIOLENCE REGARDLESS OF THE COST. PALESTINIANS, JEWS, EVERYONE, THEY ARE EMBOLDENED BY ISRAEL'S SIEGE OF GAZA. AND THE AMERICAN GOVERNMENT MUST CHECK THEIR PRIVILEGE. AND WHAT ABOUT ZIONISM ITSELF? ZIONISM IS A BELIEF THAT JUSTIFIES THE VIOLENT DISPLACEMENT AND ERASURE OF PALESTINIANS TO CREATE AN ETHNOSTATE OF JEWISH PEOPLE, REGARDLESS OF THE HUMAN AND ENVIRONMENTAL COST. AND THERE IS AN ENVIRONMENTAL COST. EVERY FEW WEEKS, ISRAEL DROPS ENOUGH BOMBS EQUIVALENT TO AN ATOMIC BOMB. IT IS NOT SUSTAINABLE. POISONED GROUNDWATER FOREVER, CHEMICALS EVERYWHERE, SURE. TO GIVE ISRAELIS AND PALESTINIANS CANCER FOR DECADES. DOES ANYONE CARE WHO IS BUYING THIS RUSE? THAT THIS IS ALL IN THE PURSUIT OF JEWISH SAFETY? ZIONISM IS NEITHER CHRISTIAN NOR JEWISH, BUT MANY OF THOSE RESPECT TO FAITHS ARE SEDUCED BY IT. IT IS A POLITICAL IDEOLOGY, NOT RELIGION. ZIONISM DEMANDS THAT JEWISH PEOPLE REPLACE PALESTINIANS IN PALESTINE AND THAT PALESTINE BECOME ISRAEL. ZIONISTS [00:35:01] THEN DEMAND THAT THE WORLD FORGET THIS TRUTH AND CRIMINALIZE OR CHARGE WITH ANTISEMITISM. ANYONE WHO REMEMBERS IT IS NOT ANTI-SEMITIC TO STATE THE TRUTH THAT PALESTINE IS REAL, THAT BEFORE ISRAEL THERE WAS PALESTINE. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT MID 20TH CENTURY PEOPLE REMEMBER HISTORY BOOKS, REMEMBER MAPS. REMEMBER, PALESTINE IS REAL. I CALL ON YOU NOW, NOT ONLY TO ADOPT A CEASEFIRE RESOLUTION, BUT FULL DIVESTMENT OF THE CITY'S TAX DOLLARS. I'M TIRED OF HEARING THERE'S NO MONEY FOR HEALTHCARE EDUCATION OR UPGRADE INFRASTRUCTURE. EXCUSE ME, SIR. SIR, SIR, WE'RE WE'RE, YOU'VE REACHED YOUR, YOU'VE REACHED YOUR TIME NUMBER. THANK YOU SO MUCH, SIR. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. OKAY, NOW WE WILL GO MOVE ON TO OUR CONSENT CALENDAR. CONSENT [CONSENT CALENDAR] CALENDAR ITEMS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ROUTINE AND NON-CONTROVERSIAL, AND THEY'RE GONNA BE ACTED UPON AT ONE TIME WITHOUT DISCUSSION. UH, UNLESS A COUNCIL MEMBER WISHES TO PULL AN ITEM FOR SUCH DISCUSSION, MR. MAYOR, I NEED TO ABSTAIN FROM ITEM D THREE DUE TO POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST AS SOCALGAS IS MY EMPLOYER. THE, UM, EXTENS ON ITEM D THREE IS NOTED. SO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE OUR THIS EVENING'S CONSENT CALENDAR. SO MOVE SECOND, PLEASE VOTE. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY WITH COUNCIL MEMBER SCOTT, I'M STANDING ON ITEM D THREE. WE HAVE NO CONSENT [CONSENT CALENDAR ORDINANCE(S) - SECOND READING/ADOPTION] CALENDAR ORDINANCES. THANK YOU MADAM CLERK. WE HAVE NO HEARING ITEMS THIS [ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING ITEM(S)] EVENING, SO WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO CITY MANAGER. STAFF [ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARINGS ITEM(S) - CITY/FIRE DISTRICT] REPORTS. MR. ELLISON [CITY MANAGER'S STAFF REPORT(S)] QUARTERLY DEVELOPMENT UPDATE. FOURTH QUARTER 2023. YES, MR. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. SO, UM, WE'VE STARTED A REGULAR PRACTICE NOW OF BRINGING THE COUNCIL QUARTERLY UPDATES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR THAT, UH, ARE NOT ONLY FOCUSED ON OUR BUDGET, BUT ALSO WITH DEVELOPMENT IN THE CITY. UM, THIS IS A GOOD TRANSPARENCY MEASURE THAT HELPS KEEP OUR RESIDENTS AND EVERYONE INFORMED OF WHAT THE STATUS OF PROJECTS ACTUALLY ARE. SO I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE OUR, UH, DIRECTOR OF BUILDING AND SAFETY, ZACH NEIGHBORS AND OUR DIRECTOR OF PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, MATT MARQUEZ, AND THEY'LL PROVIDE YOU A STAFF REPORT ON THIS ITEM. UM, THIS IS COVERING UP THROUGH THE FOURTH QUARTER OF LAST YEAR. SO GENTLEMEN, THANK YOU AND GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY. UH, AS CITY MANAGER MENTIONED, WE'RE GONNA GIVE YOU A QUICK RUN THROUGH OF DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY, UH, PARTICULARLY IN PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND, UH, BUILDING AND SAFETY. SO STARTING WITH THE PLANNING, UH, DIVISION, YOU'LL SEE HERE 56 APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED IN THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 2023. OVER 800, UH, RESIDENTS AND, AND INTERESTED PARTIES ASSISTED AT, UH, THE PUBLIC COUNTER AND OVER THE PHONE. AND THEN TYPICALLY WE HAVE 20 TO 25 MAJOR PROJECTS THAT ARE IN THE ENTITLEMENT PROCESS AT, AT ANY TIME. SO THAT, THAT REALLY HASN'T CHANGED MUCH. 20 TO 25 AGAIN IN, IN THE HOPPER, SO TO SPEAK. UH, LOOKING AT THE ENTIRE YEAR FOR 2023, OVER 250 APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED 1500 COUNTER VISITS AND OVER 2,500 PHONE CALLS, UH, THAT THE PLANNING TEAM, UM, FILLED. UM, ALSO ON THE UP ON THE, UH, RIGHT HAND CORNER OF YOUR, YOUR SCREEN, OR EXCUSE ME, THE, THE RIGHT HAND PORTION OF YOUR, YOUR SCREEN, THERE'S AN IMAGE TAKEN DIRECTLY FROM THE EPICENTER MASTER PLAN, SOMETHING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPTED IN DECEMBER OF 2023. SO A MAJOR, MAJOR PLAN, UH, THAT WAS ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL FOR THE COMMUNITY. AND, UH, ANOTHER WAY THAT WE'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH IMPLEMENTATION OF PLAN RC, A SNAPSHOT OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION AND THE WORK THAT THEY'RE DOING, UH, WE REALLY FOCUS ON TRYING TO PUT OUT AS MUCH INFORMATION AS POSSIBLE TO THE COMMUNITY, UH, THROUGH OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION. TWO WAYS THAT WE DO THAT ARE THROUGH A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT NEWSLETTERS. UH, THOSE NEWSLETTERS HAVE OVER 4,200 SUBSCRIBERS TO THEM, UM, AND, AND GROWING. SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE REALLY, REALLY UTILIZE TO, AGAIN, PUT THE WORD OUT OF WHAT, WHAT'S GOING ON, UH, IN THE DEPARTMENT, IN THE COMMUNITY. ALSO BIG FOCUS ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND INCREASING OUR PRESENCE ON SOCIAL MEDIA FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER OR DURING THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 2023, OVER 104,000 SOCIAL MEDIA IMPRESSIONS. SO WE THINK WE'RE MAKING A REALLY, REALLY GOOD AND SIGNIFICANT IMPACT THERE. WE CONTINUE ON WITH BUSINESS SUPPORT SERVICES. UH, WE CONTINUE TO HAVE OUR BROKER ROUND TABLE DISCUSSIONS. UH, WE HAD ONE DURING THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 2023. WE WILL HAVE THE FIRST ONE IN 2024, UH, NEXT WEEK. UM, SO WE CONTINUE WITH THAT SERIES AS WELL AS PARTNERING WITH THE SBDC TO PUT ON WORKSHOPS AND DIFFERENT MEETINGS FOR, UH, LOCAL SMALL BUSINESSES. UH, GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL. UH, Q4 ONCE AGAIN WAS ANOTHER BUSY QUARTER FOR THE BUILDING SAFETY DEPARTMENT. UH, FRONT OF HOUSE STAFF FIELDED 266 [00:40:01] COUNTER VISITS, ALMOST 20, UH, 2200 TEXTING CONTACTS, LITTLE OVER 4,000 PHONE CALLS AND THE INSPECTION STAFF CONDUCTED 2,349 INSPECTIONS. UH, OUR PERMIT CHECKS ISSUED 1,125 BUILDING PERMITS AND OUR PLAN CHECK STAFF CONDUCTED 791 NEW PLAN CHECKS. UH, IN QUARTER FOUR, WE WERE ABLE TO FINALIZE 31 NEW HOUSING UNITS AND SEVEN NEW CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS, UH, FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2023, UH, GROUND TOTAL, 1,245 COUNTER VISITS, 11,886, TEXTING CONTACTS, 19,307 PHONE CALLS IN THE INSPECTION STAFF CONDUCTED 13,177 INSPECTIONS. WE WERE ABLE TO ISSUE FIFTY THREE HUNDRED AND TWENTY FIVE BUILDING PERMITS. THE PLAN CHECK STAFF CONDUCTED THIRTY SEVEN HUNDRED AND EIGHTY FOUR PLAN CHECK SUBMITTALS. WE WERE ABLE TO FINALIZE 719 NEW HOUSING UNITS AND 145 CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN TERMS OF BUILDING ACTIVITY. CURRENTLY THE SANCTITY HOTEL 68 ROOM BOUTIQUE HOTEL LOCATED AT 1 2 2 5 5 BASELINE HAS NOW RECEIVED APPROVAL ON ITS DRYWALL INSPECTIONS AND IS IN THE PROCESS OF APPLYING THE STUCCO EXTERIOR. THIS IS A MAJOR MILESTONE IN THE PROJECT AS IT LEAVES THE INTERIOR FINISHES AND THE SITE IMPROVEMENTS AS THE ONLY REMAINING ITEMS FOR THE PROJECT. UH, 93 25 FAIRMONT BOULEVARD, A NEW 15,700 SQUARE FOOT TILTED BUILDING LOCATED ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE PUBLIC WORKS YARD, HAS NOW BEEN FINALIZED AND HAS RECEIVED THEIR CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY AND IS NOW SERVING AS THE PROCESSING PLANT FOR CA UH, CLATCH COFFEE, THE NAPA PROJECT, OR KNOWN AS A SPEEDWAY PROJECT, UH, LOCATED AT 1 3 1 2 0 AND 1 3 1 6 0. NAPA RESPECTIVELY CONSISTS OF 155,000 SQUARE FOOT CONCRETE TILT-UP BUILDING, UH, WHICH WILL BE OCCUPIED BY LOWE'S HOME IMPROVEMENT AS THEIR DISTRIBUTION CENTER AND A 500,000 SQUARE FOOT CONCRETE TILT UP LOCATED AT 1 3 1 6 0 NAPA. THIS PROJECT IS FINALIZING THEIR PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY IMPROVEMENTS AND IS WORKING TOWARDS RECEIVING CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY, UH, IN THE RESIDENTIAL REALM. THE CORE PROJECT LOCATED AT 1 3 2 5 0 FOOTHILL IS NEARING COMPLETION AND HAS RECEIVED, UH, A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY ON THREE OF THE FOUR BUILDINGS. THEY CURRENTLY HAVE 33 UNITS LEASED AND ARE HOPING TO RECEIVE FINAL ON THE PROJECT WITHIN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. HOMECOMING AT THE RESORT HAS CONTINUED TO MAKE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS IN QUARTER FOUR, AND THEY'RE COMPLETING THE FRAMING OF THE LAST PHASE OF THE UNITS RECENTLY. THE FIRST LIVE WORK TENANT IMPROVEMENT RECEIVED ITS CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY FOR TEASPOON, WHICH IS A 1300 SQUARE FOOT CUSTOM BOBA TEA AND COFFEE SHOP. THE ALTA COVE PROJECT LOCATED ON THE CORNER OF FOOTHILL IN ELWANDA CONTINUES TO MAKE PRO, UH, PROGRESS, EXCUSE ME, AND HAS NOW COMPLETED THE FRAMING OF THE STRUCTURE TO THE ROOF LEVEL. AND THE WESTBURY APARTMENTS LOCATED AT 78 78 EAST HAVE BEEN FINALIZED AND ALL, UH, CERTIFICATE, CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCIES HAVE BEEN RECEIVED. THEY'RE LEASING UNITS AND THEY ALREADY HAVE 16 OF THE UNITS LEASED AT THIS TIME. UH, LASTLY, PRIOR TO NEW BUSINESSES OPENING AND COMPLETING ANY IMPROVEMENTS, BUILDING STAFF NEEDS TO INSPECT AND APPROVE FOR OCCUPANCY. SOME OF THE BUSINESSES APPROVED FOR OCCUPANCY DURING QUARTER FOUR ARE SHOWN ON THE S SLIDE, WHICH INCLUDE HOT WORKS LOCATED AT 73 0 5 DAY CREEK, UNIT NUMBER 1 0 3, WHICH IS A 24 HOUR INFRARED STUDIO FOR WORKOUTS AND GYM EQUIPMENT. UH, MANGO CLOTHING STORE LOCATED AT 1 2 5 3 5 SOUTH MAIN STREET IN VICTORIA GARDENS. WHOOPS, SORRY. UH, BOX LUNCH, A RETAIL CLOTHING STORE LOCATED AT 78 18 Q AVENUE IN VICTORIA GARDENS AND ALSO WOW KEBAB A MEDITERRANEAN RESTAURANT LOCATED AT ONE 1-819-FOOTHILL BOULEVARD. THIS COMPLETES OUR PRESENTATION, AND MYSELF AND MATT ARE HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. THANK YOU BOTH FOR YOUR PRESENTATIONS. VERY THOROUGH. AND, UH, IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE STAYING PRETTY DARN BUSY, RIGHT? YES, SIR. UH, ANY QUESTIONS OF COUNSEL? THIS IS JUST A RECEIVE AND FILE REPORT, SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE THAT REPORT, MR. GILLISON. EVERY QUARTER WE, IT'S A VERY, VERY INFORMATIVE REPORT FOR NOT ONLY US, BUT ALSO MOST IMPORTANTLY FOR THE COMMUNITY. ARE THERE ANY ITEMS, UH, FOR COUNCIL [COUNCIL BUSINESS] BUSINESS? ANY COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS? I HAVE ONE ANNOUNCEMENT. YES. I JUST WANT TO A APPLAUD AND CONGRATULATE THE RANCHO CUCAMONGA COMMUNITY AND ARTS FOUNDATION. UH, TWO WEEKENDS AGO THEY HAD THEIR [00:45:01] FIRST SHOWCASE. ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE. AND IT WAS A NICE, UH, REPRESENTATION OF THE DIFFERENT ARTS THAT WE HAVE HERE IN THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, WHICH ALSO INCLUDED A COUPLE HIGH SCHOOLS, CHAFFEE COLLEGE, BUT PERFORMERS FROM LITTLE KIDS TO KINDERGARTEN TO ADULTS PERFORMED. AND IT REALLY WAS A NICE SHOWCASE. UM, AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT THEY'RE LOOKING TO HOST AGAIN NEXT YEAR. SO IF WE GET A CHANCE, I'D HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT NEXT YEAR. IT WAS JUST A REALLY NICE DISPLAY OF THE ARTS AND YOU KNOW, WHAT IT'S DOING FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR KIDS. ANYONE ELSE? INTER ANY INTERAGENCY UPDATES? MR. CITY ATTORNEY, DO [CITY ATTORNEY ITEMS] YOU HAVE ANY ITEMS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO BRING FORWARD? I HAVE NO REPORTS TONIGHT. THANK YOU, SIR. OUR NEXT MEETING IS, UH, ON MARCH [IDENTIFICATION OF ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING] THE SIXTH. ARE THERE ANY ITEMS UH, FOR OUR NEXT MEETING? AT THIS TIME, WE WILL TAKE A MOMENT OF SILENCE [ADJOURNMENT] AND MEMORY OF LINDA BRYAN, FORMER MEMBER OF THE RANCHO CUCAMONGA COMMUNITY AND ARTS FOUNDATION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ATTENDING THIS EVENING. WE ARE NOW ADJOURNED. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.