Mar 20, 2024 Regular City Council Meeting

YOU FOR JOINING US THIS

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[REGULAR MEETING – 7:00 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBERS]

THIS IS OUR REGULAR FIRE BOARD AND CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS.

WE CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER AND I'VE ASKED OUR COUNCIL

[PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL:  Mayor Michael  Mayor Pro Tem Kennedy  Council Members Hutchison, Scott and Stickler]

READY? BEGIN I PLEASURE.

RELEASE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH STANDS? ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVIDUAL WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

THANK YOU.

ROLL CALL.

MAYOR MICHAEL IS PRESENT.

MAYOR PRO TEM LYNN KENNEDY.

PRESENT AND COUNCIL MEMBERS RYAN HUTCHINSON.

PRESENT.

CHRISTINE SCOTT PRESENT AND ASHLEY STICKLER PRESENT.

MADAM CLERK, ARE THERE ANY AMENDMENTS OR MODIFICATIONS

[AMENDMENTS TO THE AGENDA]

MR. MAYOR, THANK YOU.

THERE ARE NO ANNOUNCEMENTS

[ANNOUNCEMENTS / PRESENTATIONS]

SO WE WILL NOW MOVE TO PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS.

[PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS ]

WE HAVE FIVE SPEAKERS TONIGHT.

OUR FIRST, UH, SPEAKER IS AARON RE, AARON KECHI, FOLLOWED BY LORENA CORONA.

GET YOUR KITTY.

KITTY.

YES.

I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, THERE'S ONLY ONE ERRAND ON MY HAND IN MY HAND.

SO THAT'S YOU .

THANK YOU MR. KITTY.

WELL, THIS EVENING I WANT TO DISCUSS THE CUCAMONGA CREEK TRAIL.

I NO.

OKAY.

YOU CAN RIDE THE CUCAMONGA CREEK TRAIL STARTING AT THE PACIFIC ELECTRIC TRAIL.

ALONG THE ROUTE, YOU'LL, YOU'LL PASS BASELINE AND FROM THERE YOU CAN RIDE TO THE RED HILL PARK OR ALOMA HIGH SCHOOL.

CONTINUING UP THE CUCAMONGA CREEK TRAIL.

UH, WHEN YOU REACH 19TH STREET, YOU COULD EXIT THAT AND GO TO THE COLONIES CROSSROADS, UH, SHOPPING COMPLEX AND I OFTEN DO THAT JUST UH, ON MY E-BIKE JUST TO PICK UP SMALL ITEMS. AFTER CROSSING THE FREEWAY AND GOING UP A QUARTER MILE, YOU'LL COME TO THE CUCAMONGA DEMONS CREEK.

REST, REST PARK.

OKAY.

UH, IT'S THERE, IT'S THERE WHERE THE UH, WHERE THE TRAIL FORKS GOING TO THE RIGHT ON THE DEMONS TRAIL, YOU'LL REACH THE HERITAGE PARK.

REMEMBER, OF THE RANCHO CUCAMONGA CITY STAFF HAS PRODUCED A VIDEO ON A E-BIKE GOING TO A HERITAGE PARK FROM CITY HALL.

IF YOU GO TO THE LEFT, UH, OF THE REST PARK, YOU'LL CROSS OVER A BRIDGE AND REMAIN ON THE CUCAMONGA CREEK TRAIL.

IS THERE WHERE THE JURISDICTION CHANGES FROM THE CITY TO COUNTY HALF MILE UP, YOU'LL COME TO ANOTHER BRIDGE, WHICH WILL PUT YOU ON THE UPLAND SIDE OF THE CREEK CROSSING OVER THE DAM.

AND ABOVE THE ROYAL, YOU'LL FIND THREE TRAIL HEADS.

ALL THREE ARE ON THE UPLAND SIDE.

IF YOU CROSS A ROYAL TO THE RANCHO CUCAMONGA SIDE, YOU'LL FIND NONE.

I PROPOSE THAT A TRAIL HEAD BE ADDED TO THE RANCHO CUCAMONGA SIDE AT TURQUOISE.

AND JEANETTE, I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO WANTS, I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO WANTS ACCESS TO THE CUCAMONGA CREEK TRAIL FROM THE RANCHO CUCAMONGA SIDE.

A HOLE WAS MADE THERE SOMETIME IN SEPTEMBER AND AND WAS REPAIRED SOME SOMETIME IN NOVEMBER WHILE WE WERE ON VACATION A WEEK BEFORE CHRISTMAS, THE GATES WERE LEFT OPEN FOR A MONTH AND THAT REALLY SURPRISED ME BECAUSE A WEEK BEFORE CHRISTMAS IS A POLICE PRESENCE THERE.

EVERY EVENING.

ADDING TO THE TRAILHEAD WOULD ACTUALLY SAVE TAXPAYERS BY NOT HAVE, NOT HAVING TO, TO REPAIR THE FENCE OR SEND SOMEONE, UH, SEND SOMEONE OUT TO CLOSE AND RE-LOCK THE GATE.

I CURRENTLY GET ACCESS TO THE CUCAMONGA CREEK TRAIL OR RIDING MY E-BIKE VIA THE DEMONS, UH, TRAIL AT SAPPHIRE AND BANYAN, AN INTERSECTION WITH ENOUGH TRAFFIC TO WARRANT A FOUR-WAY STOP SIGN.

I USE THAT.

I USE THAT ROUTE TO GET, UH, TO GET MY BIKE TO THE PACIFIC ELECTRIC TRAIL OR TO GO SHOP AND BANK AT THE COLONIES CROSSROADS.

BECAUSE, BECAUSE I'LL NOT RIDE RIDE DOWN THE ROAD WITH THREE, SIR, I'M SORRY.

RAMPS, SIR.

NOT, UH,

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MR. KEATING, UH, YOUR THREE MINUTES IS, IS COM CONCLUDED? OKAY.

WELL, LET ME JUST SAY THIS.

SO NO SIR, I, I GOT, I CAN'T LET YOU GO BEYOND THE THREE MINUTES.

ALRIGHT.

YOU CAN COME BACK IN TWO WEEKS AND FINISH YOUR PRESENTATION THOUGH.

AND WE HAVE, WE HAVE SOME, MAYBE SOME ANSWERS FOR YOU THAT I THINK YOU'RE GONNA BE VERY HAPPY WITH.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

YES.

THANK YOU LORENA MAYOR, UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS, UH, RANCHO CUCAMONGA COMMUNITY.

MY NAME IS LORENA CORONA AND I'M HERE.

UM, TOM BURCIAGA, TOM AND I ARE HERE.

ARE HERE FROM THE ESPERANZA SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION DOLLARS FOR SCHOLARS.

WE SERVE THE CHAFFEE JOINT UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, FONTANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT IN POMONA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.

WE ALSO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH CAL POLY POMONA, UNIVERSITY OF LAVERNE, CAL STATE SAN BERNARDINO.

AND WE'RE LOOKING TO WORK WITH, UH, CAL STATE FULLERTON.

WE ARE A BOARD OF VOLUNTEERS AND IN THE LAST TWO DECADES WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FUNDRAISE AND ALLOCATE ABOUT $1.5 MILLION IN SCHOLARSHIP OUTTA WHICH OUR STUDENTS BENEFIT.

AND LEMME TELL YOU SOMETHING REALLY QUICK.

I AM AN ALUMNI OF THE ESPERANZA SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION DOLLAR FOR SCHOLARS.

ABOUT 19 YEARS AGO, THIS YOUNG LADY CAME TO THESE ORGANIZATIONS WITH BIG, BIG DREAMS AND HUGE, HUGE PROBLEMS ON HER SHOULDERS.

AT THAT TIME, I WAS IDENTIFIED OR DEFINED AS A SINGLE MOTHER LIVING OUTTA WELFARE.

THE CHILD OF IMMIGRANTS WHO HAVE ZERO TO NO FUTURE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

THERE WERE NOT MANY SPACES FOR PEOPLE LIKE ME.

I REMEMBER THAT MY AHA MOMENT CAME WHEN I WAS STANDING AT THE WELFARE OFFICE AND FONTANA IN THE CITY OF FONTANA.

AND A LADY LOOK AT MY BABY AND ME, WHO WAS 10 MONTHS OLD AND SAID, PEOPLE LIKE YOU ARE WORSE THAN TRASH WITH THIS POST TRASH.

AND WE CANNOT DISPOSE YOU.

YOU TWO ARE BURDENED TO OUR SOCIETY.

AND I REMEMBER LOOKING AT MY BABY WHO LOOK AT ME WITH THOSE EYES AND THOSE LOVE THAT, YOU KNOW, I WAS EVERYTHING FOR THAT BABY.

AND I SAY, I WANT TO CHANGE THAT.

AND I STARTED AT THE SAN BERNARDINO DO SCHOOL, CHAFFEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE.

AND THEN I CAME TO THE ESPERANZA SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION WHO SAID, I BELIEVE IN YOUR DREAMS. AND THEY GAVE ME A $500 SCHOLARSHIP WHO BOUGHT MY TICKET AND PLAYED FOR MY HOTEL THAT I VENTURE IN CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS IN LESS THAN FIVE YEARS.

THIS YOUNG LADY THAT WAS DESCRIBED AS A BURTON ENTERED HARVARD UNIVERSITY.

FIVE YEARS AFTER THAT, I GRADUATED WITH A BACHELOR'S DEGREE AND A MASTER'S DEGREE AT CAMARADERIE.

AND I CAME BACK TO THIS REGION THAT HAS GIVEN ME SO MUCH.

AND THE ESPANZA SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION OPENED THE DOOR FOR ME AND SAID, THERE IS A SPACE FOR YOU HERE TO GIVE BACK.

SINCE THEN, I HAVE BEEN PART OF THE ESPERANZA SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION AND WE WANT OUR CHILDREN'S AND OUR COMMUNITY TO BELIEVE AND TO UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY AND THERE IS A SPACE FOR THEM IN THIS COMMUNITY.

AND FOR YOU, THE RANCHO CU CUCAMONGA COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY OUR BUSINESS OWNERS, WE'RE COMING BEHIND YOUR WALLETS.

WE WANT YOU TO INVEST IN OUR CHILDREN'S.

THEY DESERVE YOUR CARE, YOUR COMMITMENT, AND YOUR LOVE.

AND WE ARE READY FOR YOU.

RIGHT, TOM? YES SIR.

THANK YOU, SIR.

THANK YOU.

WE READY FOR APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

NO TABA FOLLOWED BY YOOF ADER DURHAM.

YOU CAN HELP ME WITH THE PRONUNCIATION.

ARE YOU GUYS READY? READY? YES.

OKAY.

I UNDERSTAND THAT THE LARGER NATIONAL FOREIGN POLICY IS TO ALLY WITH THE STATE OF ISRAEL.

HOWEVER, SEVERAL MUNICIPALITIES ACROSS THE NATION RECOGNIZE THAT DIVESTING FROM THE STATE OF ISRAEL DOES NOT POSE A NATIONAL SECURITY RISK, A VIOLATION OF THE FIRST AMENDMENT OR A NECESSARY CONTRADICTION OF FEDERAL POLICY.

IN ORDER FOR THE OTHER SIDE TO BE CONVINCING, THEY NEED TO EXPLAIN HOW THE JEWISH RELIGION REQUIRES SENDING FUNDS TO THE STATE OF ISRAEL.

THEY NEED TO PRESENT EVIDENCE AND ARGUE IT IS A TENANT OF THEIR FAITH TO GIVE MONEY TO GROUPS WHO HELP FUND APARTHEID AND RELIGIOUSLY MOTIVATED ETHNIC CLEANSING IN A DIFFERENT COUNTRY.

AND THAT DIVESTMENT WOULD BE A VIOLATION OF THE FIRST AMENDMENT.

IN THE PREVIOUS MEETING, WE HEARD SOME INDIVIDUALS BEING GRATEFUL THAT THEY LEFT DICTATORSHIPS AND COMMUNIST HELL SCAPES.

AND INSTEAD OF WANTING TO ENRICH THE NATION THAT GAVE THEM FREEDOM, THEY WANT TO ENRICH A FOREIGN ENTITY BASED OFF OF VAGUE RELIGIOUS AND ETHNIC LINES.

NO MATTER THE COST OF THE

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WHAT IS THE PROCESS AND COST OF ANTISEMITISM AND ITS RHETORIC IN PALESTINE AND SURROUNDING COUNTRIES? DO YOU KNOW WHAT IS REALLY ANTISEMITIC? THE USAA SECULAR GOVERNMENT, WHICH HOLDS TO NO RELIGION, WORKING WITH A ROGUE EXTREMIST STATE TO MASSACRE SCORES OF RELIGIOUS PEOPLE LOOKING TO KEEP THEIR TRADITIONS, PUT OTHERS IN CAMPS, DESTROY THE OLDEST CHURCHES AND MOSQUES LOSE THE RIGHT TO MAKE SAFE PILGRIMAGE TO THESE HOLY SITES.

HAS THERE BEEN ANYTHING AS ANTI-SEMITIC AS THE PALESTINE QUESTION? IN CONTEMPORARY TIMES, WE SHOULD NOT SPEND MORE MONEY TO CONTINUE THIS DISASTER AND CALL THIS NONSENSE FOR WHAT IT IS, RELIGIOUS EXTREMISM.

WE AS A CITY, RANCHO CUCAMONGA SHOULD DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO DIVEST FUNDS FROM THE STATE OF ISRAEL.

WE PAY TAXES ALREADY.

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JOSE AND PRONOUNCE YOUR LAST NAME FOR ME, SIR.

I WON'T TAKE ANY TIME OFF YOUR, YOUR PRESENTATION ABUM.

IT'S ALL GOOD.

ABUM.

YEAH.

AND ARABIC.

IT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT, BUT THAT'S HOW YOU SAY IN ENGLISH.

THANK YOU.

YEAH.

GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.

I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE DIVESTMENT RESOLUTION THAT WAS PROPOSED, UH, EARLIER THIS MORNING.

CAN YOU MOVE THE MICROPHONE UP A LITTLE BIT MAYBE? YEAH.

OKAY.

I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE DIVESTMENT RESOLUTION THAT WAS, UH, PROPOSED EARLIER THIS MORNING.

AND WE ALSO SPOKE ABOUT IT A LITTLE BIT IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS.

SO BASICALLY WHAT I KIND OF UNDERSTOOD FROM THE CITY'S RESPONSE TO WHY THEY WE DON'T WANNA DIVEST FROM ISRAELI COMPANIES THAT ARE COMPLICIT IN GENOCIDE IS BECAUSE THEY MIGHT AFFECT OUR CITY IN THE LONG RUN.

AND I JUST WANT TO TAKE YOU GUYS DOWN LIKE A LITTLE IMAGINARY STORY AND THEN WE CAN LIKE LOOK AT THAT AGAIN.

SO IMAGINE YOU'RE HIKING WITH A FRIEND IN THE WILDERNESS AND YOU COME ACROSS A STEEP CLIFF AND YOUR FRIEND FALLS OFF.

SO YOU OBVIOUSLY HAVE THE OPTION TO HELP HIM 'CAUSE HE'S HOLDING ONTO THE BRAIN.

BUT HOWEVER YOU'RE SCARED THAT IF YOU REACH OR PUT A HANDOUT FOR HIM, HE CAN, LIKE, YOU CAN HURT YOURSELF OR YOU CAN FALL WITH THEM.

SO YOU CHOOSE TO LET YOUR FRIEND HANG ON THE BRANCH AND NOT TRY TO HELP HIM OR NOT TRY TO DO ANYTHING WITH HIM.

I THINK THAT'S VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT THE CITY OF RANCH CUCAMONGA IS DOING BY THE APPARENT DISTRICT CARD TO WHAT'S HAPPENING IN RZA.

BY CHOOSING TO INVEST IN THESE COMPANIES THAT FUND ISRAEL IN FEAR OF THE CITY'S WELFARE IN THE LONG RUN IS LIKE JUST BEYOND SAD.

I, I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO CALL IT.

I DON'T, I DON'T, I'VE LIVED IN THE CITY FOR MORE THAN SEVEN YEARS AND I JUST CAN'T, LIKE, IT DOESN'T FEEL RIGHT.

THERE'S PEOPLE DYING.

THERE'S OVER 30,000 PEOPLE THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN DEAD, THEN THERE'S, OR MORE THAN 2 MILLION PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN DISPLACED AND THAT ARE LIVING IN TENTS AND ARE BEGGING TO GET OUT OF GAZA TO GO TO JORDAN OR EGYPT FOR A BETTER LIFE.

AND WE'RE STILL NOT FINDING IT IN US TO LIKE, AT LEAST STOP GIVING THESE COMPANIES THAT ARE MAKING THIS HAPPEN.

MONEY.

THE TWO COMPANIES THAT SUPPORT ISRAEL ON THE, YOU KNOW, SHEET OF RANCH CUCAMONGA, THEY DON'T EVEN MAKE 1% OF OUR INVESTMENTS.

LIKE, I THINK IT'S ONE POINT SOMETHING.

SO WE INVEST IN MORE THAN 40 COMPANIES AND I THINK THAT'S GREAT.

BUT DO THESE TWO COMPANIES REALLY MAKE THE DIFFERENCE? LIKE THERE'S NO MORE SCHOOLS IN GAZA.

THERE'S NO MORE RUNNING SCHOOLS IN GAZA.

THERE IS BARELY ANY HOSPITALS.

TWO DAYS AGO, ISRAEL JUST BOMBED ALFA HOSPITAL.

IT WAS ONE OF THE LAST HOSPITALS THAT WERE UP AND RUNNING AND THEY ARRESTED 80 PEOPLE FROM INSIDE OF THERE.

THEY DON'T HAVE ANY MEDICINE TO WORK WITH.

THEY'RE ALMOST STARVING TO DEATH.

THEY'RE PRETTY MUCH ARE STARVING TO DEATH.

UM, THE US HAS BEEN ACTUALLY SENDING FOOD LATELY, BUT IT'S OBVIOUSLY NOT ENOUGH 'CAUSE THERE'S MORE THAN 2 MILLION PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN THAT AREA.

SO I THINK THE BARE MINIMUM WE CAN DO IS AT LEAST DIVEST FROM SUCH ACT LIKE SUCH COMPANIES THAT SUPPORT THESE KIND OF ACTS.

UH, TWO DAYS AGO, THE CITY OF PASADENA ACTUALLY PASSED A CEASEFIRE RESOLUTION AND THE CITY OF SACRAMENTO.

SO IT'S NOT LIKE WE CAN SAY IT'S REALLY NONE OF OUR BUSINESS 'CAUSE IT IS OUR BUSINESS.

YOU KNOW, WE'RE ALL HUMANS AT THE END OF THE DAY.

AND THIS IS A HUMANITARIAN CAUSE YOU CAN'T JUST SAY IT'S NON, LIKE, IT'S NONE OF OUR BUSINESS AND NOT THINK ABOUT IT.

THANK YOU GUYS.

THANK YOU.

HUSAN SOLOMON FOLLOWED BY LAN.

EZRA EVENING MAYOR CITY COUNCIL ON MARCH 6TH.

UH, ACTUALLY THE LAST MEETING, RIGHT, THE CITY, UH, APPROVED, UH, THE LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM FOR THE YEAR 24 AND 25.

AND THE FOURTH, UH, UH, CITY PRINCIPLE IS TO ADVANCE EQUITY, UH, TO ADVANCE EQUITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE.

AND IT'S DEFINED AS SUPPORT LEG LEGISLATION AND FUNDING FOR PROGRAMS THAT ADVANCE EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION TO EQUITABLY ADVANCE PHYSICAL AND ECONOMIC SECURITY, HEALTH ACCESS TO TRANSPORTATION OR SERVICES AND OVERALL WELLBEING.

YET, UH, AS WE'VE ALREADY BEEN OVER THE, UH, CITY OF RANCH, RANCHOS, INVESTING IN TWO CORPORATIONS

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IT REALLY IS INCUMBENT UPON THE CITY TO DIVEST FROM THESE COMPANIES THAT ARE IN, THAT ARE COMPLICIT IN THIS ONGOING GENOCIDE, ETHNIC CLEANSING, AND APARTHEID.

UM, I ACTUALLY HAVE SOME PROPOSED VERBIAGE THAT I I'LL LEAVE FOR YOU GUYS FOR AND, UH, UH, CHANGES TO THE INVESTMENT POLICY.

JUST TWO SIMPLE PARAGRAPHS TO BE REFLECTIVE OF THAT.

I KNOW, UM, THE FEAR THAT, UH, UH, YOU HAD MAYOR WAS THAT IT, IT, UH, IF YOU DIVEST AND SIMILARLY, UM, CITY MANAGER, UM, IF YOU DIVEST FROM ONE THING, IT MAY LEAD TO, UH, THE SNOWBALL EFFECT OF OTHER THINGS TO, UM, DIVEST IN.

BUT, UM, YOU KNOW, ON, ON THIS TOPIC, CURRENTLY THE CITY, UH, WE DO SUPPORT BANS ON THE SALE OF PRODUCTS THAT TARGET YOUTH, UM, AND NEGATIVELY AFFECT THEIR HEALTH, SUCH AS FLAVORED TOBACCO AND JUNK FOOD IN, UH, SUPERMARKET AISLES.

AND, UM, AND THAT'S GREAT THAT THAT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO.

IT'S THE CORRECT MORAL AND ETHICAL DECISION, BUT THE FEAR OF OTHER POTENTIAL ITEMS TO BE BANNED SHOULDN'T PRE UH, PRE, UH, PRECLUDE YOU, UH, PRECLUDE YOU GUYS FROM MAKING THAT JUDGMENT.

AND IT DIDN'T.

SIMILARLY, THE CITY ALSO OPPOSES EFFORTS TO WEAKEN ANY MARIJUANA LAWS AND THAT'S GREAT.

AGAIN, THIS IS THE CORRECT MORAL AND ETHICAL THING TO DO, BUT THE FACT THAT NEW DRUGS MAY COME UP THAT MAY HAVE TO BE ADDED TO THIS LIST DOESN'T PRE UH, PRECLUDE YOU FROM MAKING THAT JUDGMENT.

AND SIMILARLY, IT DIDN'T.

SO WE COME TO OUR CURRENT TIME RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW.

THERE IS A GENOCIDE HAPPENING, THERE IS ETHNIC CLEANSING HAPPENING, THERE IS APARTHEID HAPPENING AND WE SHOULD NOT BE MATERIALLY BENEFITING FROM, FROM ANY COMPANIES THAT ARE COMPLICIT IN THIS.

AND SUBSEQUENTLY, IT REALLY IS THE CORRECT MORAL AND ETHICAL THING TO DO TO SIMPLY DIVEST FROM THOSE COMPANIES THAT ARE, UH, THAT ARE GUILTY HERE.

UM, THANK YOU GUYS.

THANK YOU LANCE BOROUGH.

GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.

SO NOTHING ON THE AGENDA ITEM.

THE AGENDA IS I WANNA PRAY AND GOD GAVE ME THE SCRIPTURE, PSALM 91.

SO I WANTED TO, IT'S A BEAUTIFUL PSALM THAT I'VE USED TO PRAY OVER MY FAMILY.

AND I ACTUALLY PRAYED OVER MY SCHOOL A COUPLE YEARS AGO WHEN COVID HIT AND THERE WAS NO COVID THAT HIT THAT SCHOOL FOR LIKE NINE OR 10 MONTHS.

SO I JUST WANTED TO, TO SPEAK THIS OUT AND PRAY THIS OVER THE BOARD, OVER OUR POLICE OFFICERS, OUR FIREFIGHTERS, THOSE THAT WORK FOR THE CITY, JUST THANKING THE LORD FOR HIS BLESSING, HIS PROTECTION OVER THE CITY.

SO IT'S PSALM 91.

I LOVE THIS, THE PASSION TRANSLATION.

IT SAYS, WHEN YOU ABIDE UNDER THE SHADOW OF SHADAI, YOU ARE HIDDEN IN THE STRENGTH OF GOD MOST HIGH.

HE'S THE HOPE THAT HOLDS YOU IN THE STRONGHOLD, THAT SHELTERS YOU, THE ONLY GOD FOR YOU.

YOUR GREAT CONFIDENCE HE'LL RESCUE YOU EVERY HIDDEN TRAP OF THE ENEMY.

HE'LL PROTECT YOU FROM FALSE ACCUSATION AND ANY DEADLY CURSE, HIS MASSIVE ARMS ARE WRAPPED AROUND YOU PROTECTING YOU.

YOU CAN RUN UNDER HIS COVERING OF MAJESTY AND HIDE HIS ARMS OF FAITHFULNESS OR A SHIELD KEEPING YOU FROM HARM.

YOU'LL NEVER WORRY ABOUT AN ATTACK OF DEMONIC FORCES AT NIGHT, NOR AT THE FEAR, SPIRIT OF DARKNESS COMING AGAINST YOU.

YOU WON'T FEAR A THING WHETHER BY NIGHT OR BY DAY.

DEMONIC DANGER WILL NOT TROUBLE YOU.

NOR WILL THE POWERS OF EVIL BE LAUNCHED AGAINST YOU.

EVEN A TIME OF DISASTER WITH THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS BEING KILLED, YOU'LL REMAIN UNSCATHED AND UNHARMED.

YOU'LL BE A SPECTATOR AS THE WICKED PARISH AND JUDGMENT FOR THEY'LL BE PAID BACK FOR WHAT THEY'VE DONE.

WHEN WE LIVE OUR LIVES WITHIN THE SHADOW OF GOD MUST TIE OUR SECRET HIDING PLACE, WE WILL ABIDE.

WE WILL ALWAYS BE SHIELDED FROM HARM.

HOW THEN COULD EVIL PREVAIL AGAINST US OR DISEASE AFFECT US? GOD SENDS US ANGELS WITH SPECIAL ORDERS TO PROTECT US WHEREVER WE GO, DEFENDING US FROM ALL HARM.

IF WE WALK INTO A TRAP, THEY'LL BE THERE FOR US, KEEPING US FROM STUMBLING.

WE'LL EVEN WALK UNHARMED AMONG THE FIERCEST POWERS OF DARKNESS, TRAMPING OVER THEM BENEATH OUR FEET FOR HERE'S WHAT THE LORD HAS SPOKEN TO US.

'CAUSE YOU HAVE LOVED ME AND YOU'VE DELIGHTED IN ME AND YOU'VE BEEN LOYAL TO MY NAME.

I'LL GREATLY PROTECT YOU.

I'LL ANSWER YOUR CRY FROM HELP EVERY TIME YOU PRAY AND YOU'LL FEEL MY PRESENCE IN A TIME OF TROUBLE.

I'LL DELIVER YOU AND BRING HONOR TO YOU.

I'LL SATISFY YOU WITH THE FULL LIFE AND ALL THAT I DO FOR YOU, FOR YOU'LL ENJOY THE FULLNESS OF MY SALVATION.

SO FATHER, THANK YOU.

I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORD.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PROTECTION, YOUR BLESSING.

GOD, I JUST PRAY FOR THE PROTECTION OVER THE BOARD OF PROTECTION OVER OUR FIREFIGHTERS, OUR POLICE OFFICERS.

I PRAY YOUR BLESSING OVER MARRIAGES IN THIS CITY, LORD, OVER FAMILIES, LORD, EVERY OVER, EVERY, EVERY COMMUNITY, EVERY PART OF THE COMMUNITY LORD, THAT IS WITHIN, WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF RANCHO LORD, WE JUST PRAY YOUR BLESSING, WE PRAY YOUR YOUR PEACE, YOUR SHALOM PEACE OVER THIS CITY, LORD, AND

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LORD, WE BLESS YOU, WE HONOR YOU.

WE DECLARE THAT THIS IS YOUR CITY, LORD, IN JESUS' PRECIOUS NAME.

AMEN.

AMEN.

THANK YOU.

THAT CONCLUDES OUR PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS PORTION OF THIS EVENING'S MEETING.

SO WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO TWO CONSENT

[CONSENT CALENDAR]

THEY'RE EXPECTED TO BE ROUTINE AND NON-CONTROVERSIAL.

SO THEY'RE GONNA BE ACTED UPON AT ONE TIME WITHOUT DISCUSSION, BUT ANY MEMBER OF THE CITY COUNCIL OR FIRE BOARD MAY REMOVE AN ITEM THEY SO CHOOSE.

MR. MAYOR, I NEED TO ABSTAIN FROM ITEM D THREE TO DUE TO POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST.

OKAY? AND I'VE BEEN ADVISED THAT WE NEED TO REMOVE ITEM D EIGHT ALSO FOR DISCUSSION AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR.

SO WE'LL PULL THAT AND MAKE, AND THERE WILL BE A PRESENTATION BY STAFF FOLLOWING THE ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR.

SO IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR WITH THE ABSTENTION ON ITEM D THREE? SO MOVE SECOND PLEASE VOTE.

MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY EXCLUDING ITEM D EIGHT.

AND COUNCIL MEMBER SCOTT ABSTAINING ON ITEM D THREE.

SO NOW MOVING ON TO D EIGHT, WHICH IS A CONSIDERATION TO APPROVE MASTER SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH BLUEFIN PAYMENT SYSTEMS. LLC FOR GATEWAY ENCRYPTION SERVICES IN THE AMOUNT OF $9,100 PLUS A 10% CONTINGENCY FOR THE LEWIS FAMILY PLAYHOUSE AND THE RANDALL LEWIS SECOND STORY AND BEYOND SERVICES.

SO MR. GILLISON, MR. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

SO WE HAD TO MAKE A MINOR CHANGE IN THIS ITEM, UM, AFTER IT GOT PUT ON THE AGENDA.

SO I WANT TO HAVE, UM, OUR, UH, LIBRARY SERVICES DIRECTOR WES GARCIA, GIVE YOU GUYS JUST A VERY BRIEF PRESENTATION.

WE STILL REQUEST THAT YOU APPROVE IT TONIGHT, BUT IT'S AN APPROVAL AS AMENDED.

WES, GOOD EVENING MAYOR, MAYOR, PRO TEM, MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL.

UH, ITEM DA OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR IS IN REGARDS TO THE BLUEFIN PAYMENT SYSTEMS. THIS COMPANY WAS IDENTIFIED AS A VENDOR WHO HAS THE SOFTWARE REQUIRED TO ACT AS PAYMENT GATEWAY WITH BOTH AUDIENCE VIEW AND ELON OUR CITY'S CURRENT TICKET, UM, TICKET PROCESSING AND PAYMENT SOLUTIONS.

SO A CONTRACT FOR AUDIENCE V WAS RECENTLY APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL TO PROVIDE TICKET SALES FOR BOTH THE RANDALL LEWIS SECOND STORY AND BEYOND AND LEWIS FAMILY PLAYHOUSE.

THE CONTRACT BEFORE YOU IS FOR UP TO $10,000 ANNUALLY WITH AN INITIAL THREE YEAR TERM AND A RENEWAL FOR UP TO TWO ONE YEAR PERIODS THEREAFTER.

UM, OUR GOAL IS TO GO LIVE WITH TICKET SALES STARTING IN APRIL OF THIS YEAR, AND THE CITY IS CURRENTLY WORKING WITH OUR BLUEFIN REPRESENTATIVE ON FINAL EDITS TO THE MASTER SERVICES AGREEMENT, UM, AND WAITING ON INSURANCE LIMITS TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE CONTRACT.

WE EXPECT THAT TO COME BY NEXT WEEK.

THE STAFF IS ASKING, UH, CITY COUNCIL TO APPROVE THE CONTRACT SUBJECT TO NON-MONETARY CHANGES, UH, THAT ARE APPROVED BY CITY RISK MANAGEMENT AND THE CITY MANAGER.

AND WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF? SEEING NONE, CAN I ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM D EIGHT APPROVING A MASTER SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH BLUEFIN PAYMENT SYSTEMS LLC AS AMENDED AND AUTHORIZED AND APPROPRIATION AS PRESENTED THIS EVENING? SO MOVED.

SECOND, PLEASE VOTE.

MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU.

THERE ARE NO CONSENT ORDINANCES THIS EVENING.

[CONSENT CALENDAR ORDINANCE(S) - SECOND READING/ADOPTION]

THANK YOU MR. MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

SO WE HAVE A SMALL ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING ITEM THIS EVENING.

WE'RE ASKING YOU TO, UM, UH, CONSIDER FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE THAT WOULD MAKE SOME CHANGES AND, UH, INCLUDE A DELEGATION OF YOUR, UM, DESIGN APPROVAL AUTHORITY FOR PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.

SO I'M GONNA ASK THAT, UH, MIKE PALMER, OUR ASSISTANT TO THE CITY MANAGER, GIVE THE PRESENTATION.

[ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING ITEM(S)]

UH, GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

UH, THE ITEM BEFORE YOU AS UH, OUR CITY MANAGER JUST SAID, IS THE CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE REGARDING DESIGN APPROVAL AUTHORITY.

UH, TYPICALLY PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS INCLUDE LANGUAGE AND COUNCIL ACTIONS TO APPROVE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS WHEN PROJECTS ARE AWARDED AT REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS.

HOWEVER, THERE'S SOME SITUATIONS WHEN THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN, SUCH AS WITH, UH, SMALL PROJECTS THAT GO THROUGH AN INFORMAL BIDDING PROCEDURE, UH, CHANGE ORDERS, UH, AND A COUPLE OTHER, UH, MINOR INSTANCES, UH, TO KEEP THE ABILITY FOR THE CITY TO RESPOND QUICKLY AND ENSURE IT RETAINS, UH, DESIGN IMMEDIATE PROTECTIONS THAT ARE AFFORDED BY LAW COUNSEL CAN ACTUALLY DE UH, DELEGATE DESIGN APPROVAL AUTHORITY TO THE CITY MANAGER OR THEIR, UH, DESIGNEE IN THIS CASE, THE ORDINANCE BEFORE YOU SPECIFICALLY DELEGATES THAT AUTHORITY TO THE CITY MANAGER, THE CITY ENGINEER, AND THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR COUNSEL WOULD STILL, UH, RETAIN DISCRETIONARY AUTHORITY TO APPROVE PROJECTS AND APPROPRIATE FUNDING.

AND THIS ORDINANCE WILL NOT CIRCUMVENT OTHER ESTABLISHED REVIEW AND APPROVAL PROCESSES.

SO, UM, THE RECOMMENDATION HERE IS TO INTRODUCE RE UH, READ AND WAIVE FURTHER READING OF THE ORDINANCE, UH, TO AMEND, UH, THE MUNICIPAL CODE AND TO MAKE A DETERMINATION THAT THE ORDINANCE

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SO WITH THAT, THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU, SIR.

ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF BEFORE WE OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING? SEEING NONE, THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN.

IS THERE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT ARE DESIRING TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER AT THIS TIME? SEEING NONE, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ACTUALLY, AND THEN THE ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING.

AND ARE THERE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS? IF NOT, I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO INTRODUCE ORDINANCE NUMBER 10 25 TO BE READ BY TITLE ONLY AND WAIVE FURTHER READING OF THE ORDINANCE.

SO SECOND, MADAM CLERK, ORDINANCE NUMBER 1 0 2 5, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA AMENDING CHAPTER 3.08, PURCHASING SYSTEM OF THE RANCHO CUCAMONGA MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING DESIGN APPROVAL AUTHORITY FOR PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND MAKING A DETERMINATION THAT THE ORDINANCE IS EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT.

PLEASE VOTE.

MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR REPORT.

WE HAVE ONE ADVERTISED PUBLIC

[ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARINGS ITEM(S) - CITY/FIRE DISTRICT]

MR. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

SO AGAIN, THIS IS, UH, UM, SHOULD BE A RELATIVELY MODEST ITEM.

UH, WE DO DO THIS PERIODICALLY.

WE HAVE A REQUEST, UM, TO ANNEX INTO THE CFD FOR, UM, THE EMPIRE LAKES COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT, WHICH IS NOW CALLED THE RESORT.

UH, AND SO WHAT WE HAVE TONIGHT IS CONSIDERATION TO CONDUCT THAT PUBLIC HEARING, CALL THE ELECTION, CONDUCT THE ELECTION, AND ADOPT THE RESOLUTION, UM, WITH THE RESULTS AS WELL AS THE FIRST READING OF THE ORDINANCE.

SO WITH THAT, I'M GONNA TURN IT OVER TO NOAH DANIELS, OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR, AND KELLY GARRA, OUR SPECIAL DISTRICTS ANALYST, AND WALK YOU THROUGH THE STAFF REPORT FOR THIS ITEM.

THANK YOU, MR. ESON.

GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, UH, C-F-D-C-F-D, UM, COMMUNITY FACILITY DISTRICTS 2018 DASH SHOW.

ONE WAS FORMED IN 2018 AND INCLUDED THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE ENTIRE DEVELOPMENT DURING, DURING THE INITIAL DEVELOPMENT.

THE ANOTHER PORTION WAS NOT ANNEXED AS IT WILL NOT BE DEVELOPED FOR SEVERAL YEARS.

ON FEBRUARY 6TH, 2024, RESOLUTION 2024 DASH OH OH THREE DECLARED THE INTENTION TO ANNEX THE TERRITORY TO THE EXISTING CFD 20 20 18 DASH ONE.

SO OUR RECOMMENDATION FOR TONIGHT IS FOR TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND RECEIVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS, CONSIDER THE ABDUCTION OF THE RESOLUTION, CALLING A SPECIAL ELECTION.

IF THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED, THEN CONDUCT AN ELECTION OF THE QUALIFIED VOTERS AFTER EXECUTING THE SPECIAL ELECTION.

CONSIDER ADOPTING THE RESOLUTION, DECLARING THE RESULTS, CONDUCT THE FIRST READING OF THE ORDINANCE, SHOULD ALL RESOLUTIONS BE ADOPTED AND A FAVORABLE VOTE OF THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS IS RECEIVED.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

OKAY, UM, ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL BEFORE WE OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING? MADAM CLERK, MAY YOU CONFIRM, CONFIRM THAT NOTICE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS MAILED AND PUBLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW.

YES, MR. MAYOR.

THE NOTICE WAS MAILED AND PUBLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW.

THANK YOU.

AND THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN TO PROTESTS, COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS FROM INTERESTED PERSONS INCLUDING PERSONS OWNING PROPERTY WITHIN THE ANN ANNEXATION AREA NUMBER ONE OF COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NUMBER 2 1 18 DASH ZERO ONE.

PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN.

ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC? SEEING NONE, MADAM CLERK, HAVE ANY PROTESTS BEEN RECEIVED? NO PROTESTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED.

MR. MAYOR MADAM CLERK, ARE ANY PERSONS RESIDENTS REGISTERED TO VOTE WITHIN THE ANNEXATION NUMBER ONE OF COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NUMBER 2018 DASH ZERO ONE AND IF SO, THE NUMBER THEREOF? NO.

THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO REGISTER OF VOTERS' OFFICE HAS CERTIFIED THAT THERE ARE NO REGISTERED VOTERS WITHIN ANNEXATION NUMBER ONE OF COMMUNITY FACILITIES.

DISTRICT NUMBER 2 0 1 8 DASH ZERO ONE AND MADAM CLERK HAS THE OWNER OF ALL THE TAXABLE PROPERTY OF ANNEXATION NUMBER ONE OF COMMUNITY FACILITIES.

DISTRICT NUMBER 2018 DASH ZERO ONE CONSENTED TO HOLDING THE SPECIAL ELECTION ON MARCH 20TH THIS EVENING, 2024.

YES, MADAM CLERK, HAD YOU

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THANK YOU.

PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED.

I'D LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 2024 DASH 0 1 3 CALLING THE SPECIAL ELECTION.

SO VOTE SECOND, PLEASE VOTE.

MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

I WILL NOW CONDUCT THE SPECIAL ELECTION.

THE OFFICIAL BALLOT HAS BEEN OPENED AND ALL VOTES ARE IN FAVOR OF THE PROPOSITION PRESENTED ON THE BALLOT.

THAT'S PROPOSITION A.

VERY GOOD.

CAN I ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 2024 DASH 0 1 4 AND ORDINANCE AND INTRODUCE ORDINANCE NUMBER 10 24 BY TITLE ONLY AND WAIVE FURTHER READING.

SECOND MADAM CLERK, ORDINANCE NUMBER 1 0 2 4, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA AUTHORIZING THE LEVY OF SPECIAL TAXES IN A COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT, INCLUDING CERTAIN ANNEXATION TERRITORY IDENTIFIED AS ANNEXATION NUMBER ONE INTO THE RESORT OF EMPIRE LAKES COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NUMBER 2 0 1 8 DASH ZERO ONE OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCA M, COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

THANK YOU.

PLEASE VOTE.

MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR REPORT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

WE HAVE TWO CITY MANAGER STAFF REPORTS THIS

[CITY MANAGER'S STAFF REPORT(S)]

ONE IS, THE FIRST ONE IS CONSIDERATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE THE SECOND QUARTER FINANCIAL UPDATE FOR FISCAL YEAR 20 23, 20 24 AND IMPROVE VARIOUS APPROPRIATIONS AND RELATED ACTIONS.

MR. SISON? YES, MR. MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

AS YOU KNOW, WE COME TO YOU, UM, SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR WITH, UH, REGULAR UPDATES ON HOW THE BUDGET IS GOING.

UH, WHEN WE REACH THIS POINT, WHICH FOR US IS MID-YEAR, EVEN THOUGH IT'S MARCH.

UM, LOTS OF THINGS HAPPEN IN DECEMBER, JANUARY, UM, SO IT REALLY ISN'T UNTIL MARCH THAT WE CAN KIND OF GET ALL OF THE DATA PROCESSED AND, AND BRING IT TO YOU FOR A MID-YEAR ADJUSTMENT.

SO THIS IS THAT TIME OF YEAR.

WE DO HAVE A REPORT FOR YOU.

IT'S, UH, AN UPDATE ON THE SECOND QUARTER OF THE FISCAL YEAR AND THAT'S OTHERWISE, UM, THE SECOND QUARTER OF THE FISCAL YEAR IS KIND OF THE FOURTH QUARTER OF THE YEAR, IF YOU WILL.

AND, UM, THE OTHER IS WE'VE ALSO GOT SOME APPROPRIATIONS THAT WE KNOW WE NEED TO MAKE MOVING FUNDS AROUND AND THAT WITHIN THE BUDGET.

SO WE HAVE SOME RECOMMENDATIONS THERE.

SO I'M GONNA TURN OVER TO NOAH DANIELS, OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR, AND RICK FLIN, OUR BUDGET ANALYST, AND THEY WILL PROVIDE THE STAFF REPORT ON THIS ITEM.

WE'LL BE HAPPY AT THE END TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.

THANK YOU, MR. GILSON AND MR. MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.

UH, AS MR. SISON SAID TONIGHT, WE'RE GONNA REVIEW THE FINANCIAL RESULTS AS OF DECEMBER 31ST, 2023, AND PROVIDE YOU OUR EARLY PROJECTIONS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FISCAL YEAR.

I'M ALSO GONNA COVER SOME ECONOMIC DATA AND INFORMATION THAT WE HAD AS OF THE DATE OF THE REPORT THAT'S GONNA PROVIDE SOME CONTEXT TO WHAT THOSE PROJECTIONS LOOK LIKE AND AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT THE RECOMMENDED ACTIONS ARE AT THIS TIME.

SO FOR THE GENERAL, UH, GENERAL FUND LIBRARY, LIBRARY FUND, FIRE DISTRICT, EXCUSE ME, UM, WE HAVE A BAR, UH, GRAPH IN FRONT OF YOU THAT KIND OF GIVES YOU THE RESULTS OF 20 23 24 COMPARED TO 2223.

AND SO FOR REVENUES OVERALL, WE ARE AS EXPECTED.

UM, THE ONE EXCEPTION I DO WANNA HIGHLIGHT THAT WE'LL COVER LATER IS REVENUES FOR THE GENERAL FUND IS SALES TAX.

THERE DOES APPEAR TO BE A CONSUMER SLOWDOWN.

UM, AND WE ARE WAITING FOR THOSE FOURTH QUARTER RESULTS OF SALES TAX DATA.

AND UM, THO THAT IS OUR LARGEST QUARTER FOR THE CITY.

SO THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION FROM THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT.

UM, THE OTHER, UH, DIP IS FRANCHISE FEES, WHICH IS LOWER BY $950,000.

THAT'S ACTUALLY DUE TO A TIMING OF WHEN THAT RECEIPT CAME IN.

IT CAME IN A LITTLE BIT AFTER THE QUARTER.

AND WE DON'T DO A ACCRUAL BOOK, WE JUST KEEP THINGS AS THEY COME IN FOR SIMPLICITY.

UH, LIBRARY FUND AND FIRE DISTRICT, UM, ARE AS EXPECTED THERE IS A SLIGHT BUMP OF WITH PROPERTY TAX DUE TO MORE GROWTH IN THE ASSESSED VALUATION THAN WE EXPECTED WHEN WE ORIGINALLY ADOPTED FOR EXPENDITURES.

A SIMILAR GRAPH IS PRESENTED HERE.

WHAT I WANT TO NOTE FOR EXPENDITURES IS THERE PRESENTED HERE WITH ENCUMBRANCES.

AND SO WHAT ENCUMBRANCES ARE IS THOSE ARE A BUDGETARY CONTROL MECHANISM WHERE WE ARE ACTUALLY COMMITTING TOWARDS SPENDING ON OUR REGULAR OPERATIONS AND, AND CONTRACTS FOR THE, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR.

WE

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SO, UH, FOR THE GENERAL FUND DEPARTMENTAL SPENDING, THAT IS A LARGE MAJORITY OF THAT INCREASE OVERALL, UH, EXPENDITURES ARE RIGHT WHERE WE EXPECT THEM TO BE.

UH, PERSONNEL SERVICES, UH, FOR ALL DEPARTMENTS FOR COMMUNITY SERVICES ARE RIGHT AROUND AVERAGE WITH EACH OTHER.

THE, UH, DEVIATIONS THAT ARE REALLY DUE TO LARGE NUMBER OF UNFILLED, FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME POSITIONS.

AND, UH, FOR THE LIBRARY AND FIRE DISTRICT, UH, WE ARE, WE ARE WHERE WE EXPECT TO BE.

THE FIRE DISTRICT LOOKS HIGHER THAN LAST YEAR BECAUSE THE MOU UH, INCREASES WENT INTO EFFECT, UH, IN JULY.

AND THAT IS THAT THAT IS THAT INCREASE COMPARED TO LAST YEAR.

SO FOR ECONOMIC INDICATORS, UH, I'M GOING TO PRESENT THIS A LITTLE BIT OUT OF ORDER.

I'LL GIVE A LITTLE CONTEXT TO OUR PROJECTIONS IN FRONT OF YOU.

YOU HAVE YOUR UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR THE CITY COMPARED WITH THE CPI.

SO WHAT I THINK IS IMPORTANT HERE IS THAT UNEMPLOYMENT IS UP, IT'S STILL RELATIVELY LOW, WHICH IS AN INDICATOR OF A STRONG ECONOMY.

MEANWHILE, C-P-I-C-P-I HAS GONE DOWN FALLING CLOSER TO THAT 2% TARGET.

THESE TWO GRAPHS ARE, UM, KIND OF BALANCING EACH OTHER.

IF WE THINK ABOUT THE FED'S ACTIONS OF INCREASING INTEREST RATES, UM, THIS IS ACTUALLY DOING KIND OF WHAT IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE DOING.

THE NEXT GRAPH WE HAVE HERE IS A, A GRAPH OF MEDIAN HOME PRICES FOR SINGLE FAMILY HOMES.

AS WE CAN SEE, IT'S GONE, GONE UP, UM, PRETTY STEADILY SINCE, UH, UH, 2000.

AND MEANWHILE, SALES HAVE GONE DOWN SINCE OUR RECORD HIGHS OF 2001.

UH, THAT HAS A LOT OF IMPLICATIONS FOR THE CITY TRANSFER TAX BEING ONE OF THEM.

AS WE SEE LESS HOMES BEING SOLD, WE HAVE LESS TRANSFER TAXES, BUT WE ALSO HAVE LESS, UM, INCREASES IN OVERALL PROPERTY GROWTH BECAUSE IF YOU HAVE A 3% MORTGAGE, YOU ARE NOT NECESSARILY GOING OUT SHOPPING WHILE INTEREST RATES ARE ARE AT 5%.

SO BRINGING THAT INTO, UH, PROJECTIONS.

SO FOR THE GENERAL FUND, WE ARE PROJECTING AN INCREASE IN EXPENDITURES BY 3 MILLION, ABOUT 2.7% TO 115 MILLION.

IN CONTRAST, REVENUES ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE BY ABOUT 1.2 MILLION, UM, WHICH IS ABOUT 1.1%.

I DO WANT TO NOTE FOR EXPENDITURES, THERE'S TWO ITEMS IN HERE THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THAT INCREASE.

ONE BEING THOSE UNSPENT PURCHASE ORDERS AT THE END OF LAST FISCAL YEAR, AND THE OTHER BEING OUR SECTION ONE 15 CONTRIBUTION.

BOTH OF THOSE ARE DETERMINED AFTER THE ADOPTIVE BUDGET DUE TO TIMING.

ONE'S DETERMINED BASED OFF OF OPERATIONS AND WHAT'S UNSPENT AND EXPECTED TO BE SPENT, UH, FOR WHICH WE SAVE FUND BALANCE IN OUR GENERAL FUND TO PAY FOR SO AS TO NOT MIX UP OUR CURRENT REVENUES WITH PRIOR YEAR, UM, ENCUMBRANCES.

AND THE OTHER ONE IS ALL BASED OFF OF, UH, FINANCIAL SURPLUSES AND THAT MONEY THEN GETS PUT AWAY TO GROW AND HELP US WITH RATE STABILIZATION FOR PERS DOWN THE ROAD.

UM, FOR REVENUES, I I I BROUGHT UP THE, THE, THE GRAPH ABOUT THE CHANGING IN HOME PRICES AND SALES TRANSFER TAXES AS A RESULT IS EXPECTED TO DROP AROUND $450,000.

UH, SALES TAX, WHICH HAS ALSO BEEN IMPACTED BY, UH, LOWER FORECAST OF CONSUMER SPENDING AND ALSO SOME ONE-TIME ADJUSTMENTS IS EXPECTED TO DECREASE ABOUT $640,000 AND CHARGES FOR SERVICES, WHICH IS JUST, UM, A VARIETY OF CHARGES.

BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT BEING THE ELIMINATION OF THE TOWING SERVICES AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR AND JUST SOME ACTUALIZATION OF WHAT WE HAVE AS A YEAR TO DATE RECEIPTS PROJECTED OUT TO THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR.

THE LIBRARY, UH, LIBRARY FUND, UH, PROJECTED HERE, UH, WE'RE EXPECTED TO INCREASE EXPENDITURES ABOUT AROUND $210,000.

MEANWHILE, REVENUES ARE EXPECTED TO GO DOWN ABOUT 199,000.

UH, THE CHANGES IN EXPENDITURES IS ACTUALLY A NET OF A FEW THINGS.

WE, WE, LIKE THE CITY ARE EXPERIENCING A LOT OF UNFILLED FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME, UH, POSITIONS.

IT'S BEING OFFSET BY A PURCHASE ORDER CARRYOVER FOR A 24 7 LIBRARY THAT'S GONNA BE INSTALLED IN FRONT OF THE FIRE STATION 1 78 AND AN INCREASE FOR THE TRANSFER TO THE LIBRARY CAPITAL FUND OF ABOUT $190,000 FOR THE FIRE DISTRICT.

UM, WE'RE EXPECTED TO INCREASE EXPENDITURES BY AROUND 4.9 MILLION OR 8.8%.

UH, MEANWHILE THE REVENUES ARE EXPECTED TO ALSO INCREASE ABOUT $3.3 MILLION, WHICH IS ABOUT 6%.

UH, THE PRIMARY INCREASES HERE IS, UH, PERSONNEL COSTS.

SO THE MOU AND SOME OTHER ACTIONS, UH, TAKEN TO, UH, PROVE NEW POSITIONS.

WE SHOULD ADD AROUND 3 MILLION.

UH, WE HAVE A $1.9 MILLION TRANSFER TO, UH, THE FIRE DISTRICT SECTION ONE 15 PLAN.

AND WE ALSO HAVE SOME PURCHASE ORDERS

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UH, THOSE ARE ALL BASED OFF OF YEAR END RESULTS.

THEY'RE ADDED AFTER THE ADOPTED BUDGET.

UM, AND ON REVENUES, UM, A A LOT OF THE SAME, LIKE WE, WE'VE SEEN SOME INCREASES IN PROPERTY TAXES.

UH, WE'VE, WE'VE, WE WE'RE PRIMARILY BALANCING OFF WITH, UM, THEY HAVE A FIRE CAPITAL FUND AND WE'RE JUST BALANCING THE NEEDS OF THE FIRE GENERAL FUND FOR OPERATIONS BETWEEN THE TWO, TWO OF THOSE TO KEEP THINGS IN LINE.

ALRIGHT, I'M SORRY.

THERE WE GO.

SO, CIRCLING BACK TO WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT FROM AN ECONOMIC POSITION, UH, SIMILAR TO THE STATE, WE ARE SEEING WEAKENED TAX COLLECTIONS, UH, DROP IN THE HOUSING MARKET IS A REFLECTION OF THAT ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN.

SO, UH, WE'RE SEEING, YOU KNOW, ANYWHERE FROM, YOU KNOW, FROM MEASURE I, FOR EXAMPLE, WE SAW 6% DECREASES OF THE QUARTER ENDING DECEMBER, 2023.

UH, THAT SHOULD TELL YOU THAT SALES TAXES ARE SLOWING.

WE ARE SEEING THE RISING UNEMPLOYMENT, UH, MINIMAL NEW CONSTRUCTION OF NEW HOMES, LOW SALES TURNOVER.

UM, THESE ARE LARGELY COULD BE ATTRIBUTED TO THE FEDERAL RESERVE'S ACTIONS AIMED AT COOLING.

THAT OVERHEATED ECONOMY THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT, HEARING ABOUT OVER THE LAST YEARS.

UM, MAINLY, YOU KNOW, TO DRIVE UP INTEREST RATES TO SLOW INFLATION, UM, WE EXPECT THAT HIGHER INTEREST RATES ON NEW CONSTRUCTION AND HOME SALES SUGGEST THAT WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE SEEING THAT KIND OF FLATTEN SALES GOING FORWARD.

UM, AND, AND THOSE, UM, SORRY, ALL OF THESE CONDITIONS HAVE KIND OF COMPILED ON THOSE ECONOMIC HEADWINDS THAT WE'RE ALL WE'RE SEEING.

SO I THINK THIS IS ALSO A TIME, A TIME TO REFLECT, YOU KNOW, THIS IS WHERE THE CITY HAS DONE A REALLY GOOD JOB ABOUT PRUDENT FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, UM, EXPECTING SOME OF THESE CHANGES AND THEN ADAPTING VERY WELL TO THOSE CHANGES THAT ARE COMING FORWARD.

SO CITY COUNCIL ACTIONS, THE FINANCIAL UPDATE FOR THE SECOND QUARTER IS A RECEIVE AND FILE, UH, WITH THE MIDYEAR.

WE DO HAVE SOME APPROVED BUDGET AMENDMENTS THAT ARE NEEDED FOR OPERATIONS.

AND WE ALSO NEED TO, UH, RECOMMEND IF WE'RE GONNA MAKE THOSE SECTION ONE 15 CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE CITY AND THE FIRE.

UM, WE DO HAVE TO, UH, TEMPORARILY AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER'S, UH, LIMITS THE CITY TO 750 IN THE FIRE DISTRICT TO 1.9 MILLION, UM, AS, UH, REQUIRED IN THE RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED WHEN WE BRING THE BUDGET FORWARD.

SO WITH THAT, ANY QUESTIONS I CAN HELP ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.

THANK YOU.

JUST MAKE ONE BRIEF REMARK.

UM, THANK YOU FOR YOUR, YOUR POWERPOINT PRESENTATION, BUT YOUR REPORT IS ABOUT 46 PAGES LONG AND, AND TRULY, UM, A LOT OF READING AND PUT A LOT OF HARD WORK BY THIS FINANCE DEPARTMENT.

APPRECIATE IT VERY, VERY MUCH.

APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU.

OKAY, SO DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE THE REPORT, BUT TO APPROVE ALSO THE APPROPRIATIONS AND RELATED ACTIONS AS PRESENTED THIS EVENING? SO MOVED.

SECOND, PLEASE VOTE.

MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR REPORT, BOTH OF YOU.

THANK YOU TO MY TEAM.

CONSIDER, UM, NEXT ITEM IS ITEM H TWO UNDER CITY MANAGER'S REPORTS, CITY MANAGER, MR. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

SO, UH, ONCE A YEAR WE COME TO YOU, UH, AND DO AN UPDATE ON HOW THE PROGRESS WE'RE MAKING ON OUR GENERAL PLAN, WHICH WAS ADOPTED A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO NOW, AND OUR HOUSING ELEMENT AS WELL.

SO IT IS THAT TIME OF YEAR, LIKE ALL CITIES, WE KIND OF GOTTA GET EVERYTHING INTO THE STATE BY A CERTAIN DEADLINE AND THERE'S A LOT OF WORK THAT GOES INTO PUTTING IT TOGETHER.

SO I'M HAPPY TONIGHT.

WE'VE GOT, UM, OUR MANAGEMENT ANALYST ONE IN PLANNING ARA ESTRADA HERE.

UM, SHE, SHE'S THE ONE WHO LABORS BEHIND THE SCENE ON A LOT OF THIS HARD WORK TO PULL ALL THIS TOGETHER.

UM, AS WELL AS JENNIFER NAKAMURA OUR DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PLANNING.

UH, AND, UH, SO THEY WILL GIVE YOU THE STAFF REPORT FOR THIS ITEM.

WE'RE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.

AND WITH THAT, I WILL HAND IT OVER ARACELI.

THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

UH, AS MENTIONED, MY NAME IS ELLI.

I'M THE MANAGEMENT ANALYST IN THE PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, UH, THIS EVENING I'M HERE TO PRESENT TO YOU A PRESENTATION ON THE GENERAL PLAN AND HOUSING ELEMENT ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT FOR 2023.

CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE REQUIRES THAT CITIES AND COUNTIES PREPARE AN ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT TO REPORT ON THE STATUS AND PROGRESS OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GENERAL PLAN AND SEPARATELY OF THE HOUSING ELEMENT.

ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORTS OR APRS MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE OFFICE OF PLANNING AND RESEARCH AND THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BY APRIL 1ST OF EACH YEAR.

THE

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THE GENERAL PLAN A PR DOES NOT HAVE A STANDARDIZED FORMAT, WHICH ALLOWS OUR CITY THE FLEXIBILITY TO PREPARE THE A PR IN AN EASY TO READ FORMAT.

THE HOUSING ELEMENT, A PR IS SUBMITTED IN AN EXCEL FILE AND MUST BE POPULATED BASED ON SPECIFIC DATA REQUIREMENTS DOWN TO THE PARCEL NUMBERS.

IN THE FOLLOWING SLIDES, WE WILL SUMMARIZE BOTH REPORTS.