Jun 19, 2024 Regular City Council Meeting

ATTENDANCE THIS EVENING.

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

READY? YES.

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

THANK YOU.

WORLD CALL MAYOR MICHAEL IS PRESENT.

MAYOR, PRESENT MAYOR PRO.

TIM LYNN KENNEDY.

PRESENT COUNCIL MEMBERS RYAN HUTCHINSON.

PRESENT.

CHRISTINE SCOTT PRESENT.

AND ASHLEY STICKLER PRESENT.

MADAM CLERK.

ARE THERE ANY ADJUSTMENTS

[A. AMENDMENTS TO THE AGENDA]

MR. MAYOR, THERE'S NO AMENDMENTS.

THANK YOU.

WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO ANNOUNCEMENTS AND PRESENTATIONS.

[B. ANNOUNCEMENTS / PRESENTATIONS]

[B1. City’s Ranking in WalletHub’s 2024 Best Places to Raise a Family Report.]

SO I'D LIKE TO CALL UP TWO VERY FINE MEN.

OUR FIRE CHIEF MIKE MCCLEON FROM THE FIRE DISTRICT AND OUR POLICE CHIEF CAPTAIN MIKE SMITH.

AND I BELIEVE YOU TWO ARE GIVING THE REPORT.

YES, SIR.

SO, UH, GOOD EVENING MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL AND FIRE BOARD.

UH, JOINING US WILL ALSO BE OUR, UH, COMMUNITY SERVICES DIRECTOR, JEN HUNT GRACIA, UM, TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE THINGS IN HERE AND HOW IT AFFECTS THE COMMUNITY.

SO THANK YOU FOR HAVING US AGAIN.

UH, RANCHO CUCAMONGA IS YET AGAIN BEEN CHOSEN AS, UH, 2024, SOME OF ONE OF THE BEST PLACES TO RAISE A FAMILY.

SO, UM, BY WALLET HUB, I THINK IT'S SOMETHING TO BE VERY PROUD OF, AND THE COUNCIL THEMSELVES SHOULD BE PROUD OF, UM, THIS ACCOLADE.

UM, SO IN, UH, THE WAY IN WHICH THEY WENT ABOUT IT WAS, UM, THEY DID A RANKING.

THERE WAS 182, UM, CITIES THAT THEY LOOKED AT THROUGHOUT THE NATION.

AND RANCHO RANKED 33RD IN THE UNITED STATES, UH, SEVEN IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, FOUR IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

AND WE RANKED NUMBER ONE IN THE INLAND EMPIRE.

UM, AND AGAIN, IT'S FOR ONE OF THE BEST PLACES TO RAISE A FAMILY.

THEY USE SOME KEY METRICS, SOME OF THE THINGS THAT THEY LOOK AT WHEN THEY'RE, WHEN THEY'RE MAKING THEIR DETERMINATION.

UM, FAMILY FUN EDUCATION AND, UH, CHILDCARE, AFFORDABILITY, SOCIOECONOMICS IN WHICH, UM, JEN HUNT GRASSI, OUR COMMUNITY SERVICES DIRECTOR WILL TALK ABOUT SPECIFICALLY.

BUT HEALTH AND SAFETY IS ALSO A BIG ASPECT AND A KEY PART OF THAT, THAT, UH, CHIEF SMITH AND I WILL SPEAK TO.

SO WITH RESPECT TO, UM, THE HEALTH, HEALTH AND SAFETY PART OF IT, AS WE HAD TODAY, WE HAD THE, UM, I WOULD SAY THE UNCOUPLING OF FIRE STATION 1 7 8 IN TERRA VISTA.

UH, THE STATION ITSELF, AS YOU'RE ALL AWARE, AND THE COMMUNITY IS AWARE, IS STATE-OF-THE-ART STATION, UH, WHERE IT'S LOCATED, STRATEGICALLY LOCATED, UM, RIGHT IN THE CENTER OF OUR HEAT MAP, WHICH IS OUR HIGHEST CALL VOLUME IN THE CITY.

UH, THE POINT OF PUTTING THE STATION THERE IS TO SERVE THAT AREA, BUT ALSO PREVENT DRAWDOWN FROM THE OTHER AREAS THAT HAVE TO SERVE.

SO THE OTHER FIRE STATIONS WOULD NORMALLY HAVE TO SERVE THAT AREA.

SO THAT INHERENTLY IMPROVES OUR RESPONSE TIMES RIGHT OFF THE BAT, WE'RE SEEING MASSIVE IMPACTS THAT THE ENGINE IS HAVING IN THAT DIRECT COMMUNITY, BUT ALSO BY KEEPING THE OTHER ENGINES IN THEIR FIRST DUE, IT ALLOWS THOSE RESPONSE TIMES TO BE LOW AS WELL.

AND IN A COUPLE MONTHS, WE'RE GONNA COME TO YOU WITH SOME, A PRESENTATION ON SOME GREAT STATS THAT WE HAVE WITH RESPECT TO SOME EMS AND CARDIAC ARREST SAVES DIRECTLY RELATED TO THAT.

SO IT'S A BIG DEAL AND, AND WE'RE REALLY, UM, YOU KNOW, HAPPY WITH THE IMPACT THAT STATION'S HAD.

WE ALSO HAVE, UM, IMPLEMENTED A, UH, PEER SUPPORT DOG.

AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING FOR THE COMMUNITY IS WE'RE WORKING WITH OUR PARTNERS IN PD AND, UM, YOU KNOW, WITH CHIEF SMITH AND HIS STAFF TO CREATE A COAST TEAM, COAST TEAMS, THERE'S FIVE OF 'EM THROUGHOUT SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY.

UM, WHAT A COAST TEAM DOES, IT'S, UM, COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND SUPPORT TEAM.

THAT'S WHAT IT STANDS FOR.

THEIR INTENT IS TO GO OUT AND SEEK, UH, THE POPULATIONS THAT MAY BE SUBJECT TO BEING UNHOUSED.

UM, THERE MAY BE OTHER ISSUES WITH RESPECT TO, UM, UH, UH, ALCOHOL OR DRUG ABUSE.

AND THE WHOLE INTENT BEHIND IT IS TO FIND THE APPROPRIATE CARE AND FACILITY FOR THIS PERSON BEFORE THEY BECOME PART OF THE SYSTEM, BEFORE THEY BECOME A 9 1 1 CALL.

SO, UTILIZING THIS COAST TEAM, PUTTING IT IN PLACE, AND WORKING WITH THE SHERIFFS AS WELL AS CAMERON OR SAN BERNARD COUNTY, UH, HEALTH, UH, WILL BE VERY, A VERY PROACTIVE APPROACH IN ORDER TO DEAL WITH THAT.

NOW I'D LIKE TO HAND IT OFF TO, UH, CHIEF SMITH.

ALRIGHT, GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.

SO, IN ORDER FOR US TO ACHIEVE THIS RANKING, I JUST WANNA FIRST POINT OUT, UH, FOR THE CITY THAT, UH, NOT ONLY FIRE AND POLICE, BUT WORKING TOGETHER WITH ALL OF OUR, UM, PARTNERS.

MY PARTNERS ARE SITTING HERE IN THE ROOM TONIGHT.

UM, ALL OF US WERE GONNA TOGETHER BASICALLY ACHIEVE THIS GOAL HERE FOR THIS CITY.

IT'S NOT JUST JUST PUBLIC SAFETY, BUT PUBLIC SAFETY IS AT THE TOP OF THAT LIST.

SO FOR THE, UH, POLICE DEPARTMENT TO BETTER SERVE OUR CITIZENS.

SO WE HAVE THREE POLICE STATIONS, AS YOU KNOW.

UM, ON

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WE HAVE, UH, A FULL STAFF THERE WITH TWO SUPERVISORS, AND THEY SERVE THE MALL.

THEY SERVE THE FOOTHILL CORRIDOR, THE COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR, UP TO HAVEN.

THEY ALSO SERVE, UH, FOURTH STREET.

AND THEN THE, UH, EAST SIDE RESIDENCE ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE CITY.

MOVING TO, UH, THE CENTRAL, UH, OUR CENTRAL STATION HERE OFF OF CIVIC CENTER.

WE HAVE, UH, OUR MAIN STATION, OUR, WHICH, WHERE WE HAVE OUR, UM, PATROL SERVICES, WE HAVE OUR TRAFFIC DIVISION, WE ALSO HAVE OUR RECORDS DIVISION.

AND THEN ON OUR THIRD FLOOR, WE HAVE OUR DETECTIVES, OUR MULTIPLE ENFORCEMENT TEAM.

IF YOU MOVE TO THE WEST SIDE OF THE CITY, OUR PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY FACILITY, WHICH WE SHARE WITH FIRE, WE HAVE IN THAT FACILITY.

WE HAVE OUR SOLUTIONARY AND POLICING TEAM, WHICH THEY TAKE CARE OF, QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES.

AND WE ALSO HAVE OUR, OUR, UH, SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS, WHERE WE HAVE SIX OF THEM ASSIGNED THERE.

AS FAR AS OUR PERSONNEL, UH, RANCHO PD HAS 143 SWORN STAFF.

WE HAVE 43 PROFESSIONAL STAFF FOR A TOTAL OF 186, UH, INCLUDED IN, IN OUR, OR IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE HAVE A ROBUST VOLUNTEER FORCES, UH, DIVISION HERE.

SO WE HAVE OUR CLPS, WE HAVE OUR EQUESTRIANS, OUR RESERVE DEPUTIES, AND OUR EXPLORERS, WHICH GREATLY HELP OUT OUR OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT US.

IN ADDITION TO THAT, WITH RANCHO, THE CITY OF RANCHO CONTRACTING, THEIR SERVICES, THEIR POLICE SERVICES, UH, WITH THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO USE, UM, OUTSIDE RESOURCES SUCH AS 40 KING, OUR SWAT DIVISION, SPECIALIZED DETECTIVES, WHICH IS HOMICIDE AND CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN, SEARCH AND RESCUE BOMBS, ARSON GANGS, NARCOTICS, AND OUR HOPE TEAM FOR RANCHO.

WE ALSO HAVE OUR, UH, OUR A LPR SYSTEM, WHICH HAS GREATLY HELPED, UH, WITH OUR INVESTIGATIONS OVER THE YEARS.

WE ACTUALLY STARTED PUTTING UP A LPR CAMERAS, UH, IN THE CITY, IF YOU WANNA GO AHEAD WITH THAT.

APRS IN THE CITY, STARTING IN ABOUT 2015.

AND OUR, AND OUR GOAL WITH THIS WAS TO START AROUND THE PERIMETER, UH, OF THE CITY.

AND WE BASICALLY, UH, WE GOT TO A POINT WHERE WE THOUGHT, OKAY, WE HAVE ENOUGH TO SUSTAIN US ON THE PERIMETER OF THE CITY.

AND THEN WE STARTED WORKING ON THE INTERIOR, WHICH IS WHERE WE'RE AT NOW.

SO WE STARTED TO ADD CAMERAS TO THE INTERIOR, AND WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE TO DO THAT UNTIL WE FEEL LIKE WE HAVE IT.

THE CITY LOCKED DOWN PRETTY GOOD.

AND THESE CAMERAS HAVE GREAT, LIKE I SAID, GREATLY ASSISTED US IN OUR INVESTIGATIONS AS WELL AS OUTSIDE AGENCIES.

SO IF IT'S, UH, ONE OF THE VEHICLES, IT COULD BE A ONE OF VEHICLE 1 0 4 CRIME, IT COULD BE A MISSING PERSON THAT'S WANTED, UH, SO WE CAN FIND MISSING PEOPLE THAT WAY.

UM, AND, AND MOVING FORWARD WITH OUR A LPR, WHAT WE WANNA DO IS INTEGRATE OUR, UH, WHAT WE CALL OUR RTIC, WHICH IS OUR REALTIME INFORMATION CENTER.

AND WHAT WE HAVE THERE, WE HAVE TWO FULL-TIME ANALYSTS THAT WORK IN THE RTIC.

AND WHAT WE'VE DONE IS BRING TOGETHER OUR, OUR PUBLIC SAFETY CAMERAS MIXED WITH OUR A LPR, AND THEN THE OTHER INVESTIGATIVE TOOLS THAT THE, UM, ANALYSTS USE IN THERE TO BASICALLY RELAY REAL-TIME INFORMATION TO THE GROUND DEPUTIES.

AND WE JUST STARTED, UH, ACTUALLY THIS YEAR, OPEN THIS UP.

WE'RE NOT FULLY FUNCTIONAL YET, BUT WE'RE ALMOST THERE.

SO THE RTIC HAS PROVEN SUCCESSFUL SO FAR.

WE'RE REALLY HAPPY WITH IT.

SO BASICALLY, WITH THE ADDITION OF THE RTIC AND ADDING THE A LPR SYSTEMS, IT'S GONNA HELP US CONTINUE TO SOLVE MORE CRIMES IN THIS CITY AS WELL AS OUR NEIGHBORING AGENCIES THAT WE HELP OUT.

AND LASTLY, OUR, OUR CANINES.

WE HAVE THREE CANINES, AS YOU KNOW.

UH, WE'VE HAD KIVA FOR QUITE SOME TIME.

SHE'S ABOUT SEVEN YEARS OLD.

WE ALSO HAVE, UH, I'M SORRY, EXCUSE ME, KIVA'S THREE YEARS OLD.

WE HAVE NICKS, WHO'S ABOUT SEVEN IN OUR NEWEST DOG.

BOOTS JUST GOT TO US ABOUT EIGHT WEEKS AGO.

UH, WE GOT, SHE GOT HER FROM A BREEDER IN FLORIDA, BROUGHT HER OUT, SHE'S TRAINING RIGHT NOW, AND WE ACTUALLY WERE ABLE TO TAKE HER TO LOS DOMINGOS ELEMENTARY, WHERE, UH, ABOUT 70 KINDERGARTNERS GOTTA PARTICIPATE IN MEETING HER AND ACTUALLY HELPING WITH HER NAME.

SO IT WAS A GREAT, UH, EVENT FOR THE KIDS.

AND, UH, WE RECENTLY TOOK HER TO, UH, SUNDAYS WITH THE SHERIFF AND THE KIDS JUST ABSOLUTELY LOVE THE NEW DOGS.

SO SHE'S DOING GREAT IN TRAINING.

IN PROBABLY ANOTHER FOUR TO SIX WEEKS, SHE'LL BE ABLE TO GO OUT ON HER OWN WITH HER HANDLER AND, UH, HIT THE STREETS AS WE SAY IT.

SO, SO WE'RE PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

AND WITH THAT PORTION, I'M GONNA GO AND TURN IT OVER TO MY PARTNER WHO'S GONNA TALK TO YOU ABOUT FAMILY FUN, .

THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING.

WITH OVER 30 PARKS AND THE CITY'S EXTENSIVE TRAIL NETWORK AND THE LEWIS FAMILY PLAYHOUSE, THERE'S NO SURPRISE THAT RANCHO CUCAMONGA HAS SCORED HIGH POINTS WITH FAMILY FUN.

THIS YEAR MARKS A HIGHLY ANTICIPATED RETURN OF A FULL SEASON AT LEWIS FAMILY PLAYHOUSE SINCE WE CLOSED IN 2022 FOR THE PANDEMIC.

THE SEASON FEATURED CHARRO KENNY G UH, COVER ARTISTS AND MUSICAL SUCH AS THE ADAMS FAMILY.

MULTIPLE OPPORTUNITIES WERE OFFERED THROUGHOUT THE SEASON FOR YOUNG CHILDREN TO EXPERIENCE LIFE THEATER FOR THE FIRST TIME.

WE HOSTED ABOUT 14,000 CHILDREN THROUGH THE THEATER THIS LAST YEAR.

UH, THESE EXPERIENCES LEND THEMSELVES TO NURTURE THE NEXT GENERATION OF OUR WORLD CLASS COMMUNITY TO FURTHER ENHANCE THE COMMUNITY, THE NEWLY OPEN SECOND

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THROUGH PLAY, CHILDREN CAN DEVELOP A RANGE OF SKILLS SUCH AS PROBLEM SOLVING, CREATIVITY, SOCIALIZATION, CRITICAL THINKING.

THE SECOND STORY AND BEYOND.

EXHIBITS ARE DESIGNED TO BOTH ENGAGE AND EDUCATE.

THESE EXPERIENCES HAVE PROVIDED OPPORTUNITIES FOR VISITORS OF ALL AGES TO SHARE INTERGENERATIONAL KNOWLEDGE, LEARNED ABOUT THE WORLD AROUND THEM IN NEW AND EXCITING WAYS AS A REGIONAL DRAW.

THE INNOVATIVE EDITION IS ANTICIPATED TO BRING UP TO 75,000 VISITORS, UM, IN THE INLAND EMPIRE OVER THE NEXT YEAR.

THE RANDALL LEWIS SECOND STORY AND BEYOND HAS REVOLUTIONIZED LIBRARY SERVICES IN THE FIRST CITY, OWNED AND OPERATED DISCOVERY SPACE INITIATED BY A LIBRARY IN THE COUNTRY.

AND LASTLY, IN OUR, UH, FUN AREA FOR FAMILIES IS BOROUGH PARK INCLUSIVE PLAYGROUND ANTICIPATED TO OPEN IN THE FALL OF 2024 WILL BE THE FIRST ALL ABILITIES PLAYGROUND IN RANCH CUCAMONGA.

THE PLAYGROUND WILL BE A DESTINATION WHICH WILL CATER TO CHILDREN'S IMAGINATIONS AND ABILITIES, FEATURING ADAPTIVE AND ACCESSIBLE INTERACTIVE AMENITIES, SENSORY ELEMENTS, AND SHADE STRUCTURES.

ADDITIONALLY, RESTROOMS WILL, UM, UNDERGO A, UH, A DA COMPLIANCES AND AN ADDITIONAL WALK, UM, CROSSWALK TO THE PARK ITSELF.

I'M GONNA MOVE ON TO THE SOCIOECONOMICS, UM, FOR, I'M SORRY.

THE EDUCATION AND CHILDCARE, UM, INDICATORS, ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR PROGRAMMING FOR OUR YOUTH, SENIORS AND OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS OFFERED BY OUR COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT, LIBRARY SERVICES, SCHOOLS, AND NONPROFITS HAVE BEEN WELL, WELL RECEIVED AND CONTINUE TO BE POPULAR.

ACCORDING TO ESRI FORECAST, 42% OF HOUSEHOLDS IN RANCHO CUCAMONGA INCLUDE CHILDREN.

RANCHO CUCAMONGA IS KNOWN AS A DISTINGUISHED AWARD-WINNING AND IS, UM, HIGHLY RATED AMONGST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY FOR OUR SCHOOLS.

THOSE SCHOOL DISTRICTS INCLUDE ALOMA, TWANDA, CUCAMONGA CENTRAL, AND CHAFFEE JOINT UNION HIGH SCHOOL.

HIGH SCHOOL.

GRADUATION RATES ARE ON THE RISE FOR THESE LOCAL, UH, FOUR LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE CITY WITH AN AVERAGE OF A GRADUATION RATE OF 95.3%, 40.

AND ADDITIONALLY, 47.3% OF RESIDENTS 25 AND OLDER HAVE A PROFESSIONAL OR A COLLEGE DEGREE.

I HAVE ONE THING REAL QUICK REGARDING OUR SCHOOLS.

UH, WE LOOKED AT A RECENT SURVEY AND OUR HIGH SCHOOLS, UH, ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS HERE IN THE CITY, BUT PARTICULARLY OUR HIGH SCHOOLS, UH, RATED VERY HIGH OUT OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, ENTIRE COUNTY.

RANCHO HIGH WAS RATED NUMBER ONE, AND, UH, BEHIND THAT WAS LOS SOSO AT NUMBER THREE AT AWANDA, WAS TANNING OUT TO LMO 11.

THIS IS OUTTA 49 SCHOOLS.

SO SOMETHING TO BE PROUD OF AS, AS A CITY, AS A CITY GOVERNMENT FOR THE RESIDENTS HERE.

UH, NO WONDER WHY PEOPLE WANNA MOVE HERE AND SEND THEIR KIDS TO SCHOOL.

SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

AND I'LL TURN IT BACK OVER TO MIKE.

SO IN CLOSING ALSO, I'D LIKE TO JUST COVER THE LAST, UH, KEY METRIC.

UH, THE LAST KEY METRIC HAS TO DO WITH SOCIOECONOMIC KEY INDICATORS.

SO THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE HERE IN RANCHO IS VERY LOW.

IT'S AT 3.4%, WHICH IS MUCH LOWER THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE, WHICH IS 4%.

UM, WE HAVE A, A, A VERY ROBUST, UM, UM, FULLY EMPLOYED OR GAINFULLY EMPLOYED, UH, POPULATION.

WE HAVE MAJOR COMPANIES IN THE CITY THAT WE SHOULD BE PROUD OF, LIKE IHP, AMFA PHARMACEUTICAL, FRITO-LAY.

UM, AND NOW SAN ANTONIO IS MOVING OVER AND MOVING ONE OF THEIR FACILITIES HERE.

SO, UH, THAT'S, UH, VERY IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY TO THE REGION AND THE ECONOMIC IMPACT THAT IT HAS IN THE REGION.

AND AS YOU KNOW, UM, WHEN YOU HAVE, UH, GOOD SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATORS, IT DOES HELP THE COMMUNITY THRIVE.

SO WITH THAT, UM, WE HAVE, UH, ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE TO, UH, ASK OR QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

UM, THAT PER THAT'S OUR PRESENTATION.

ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS? I JUST THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MIKE SQUARED, MATH TERM FOR MIKE AND MIKE.

UH, THIS RECOGNITION REALLY DOES ALLOW US TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE AMENITIES AND SERVICES THAT WE OFFER THAT MAKE US AN ALL AMERICA, ALL AMERICAN CITY.

AND I, I LOVE THE FAMILY FUN.

WE'VE GOT OUTDOOR FUN AND ENTERTAINMENT AS WELL AS INDOOR.

THE PUBLIC SAFETY IS DEFINITELY A PRIORITY FOR US AS COUNCIL MEMBERS.

OUR PUBLIC SAFETY NETWORK, OUR PSN PLUS, OUR AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE READERS ALLOW US TO MONITOR IN REAL TIME.

AND THAT'S OUR REAL TIME INFORMATION CENTER.

SO WE ARE ABLE TO ENTER, THERE'S INTERVENTION, THERE'S PREVENTION, AND WE CERTAINLY CAN FIND THE PEOPLE THAT COME HERE THAT ARE INTERESTED IN NOT FOLLOWING THE LAW.

WHAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT IS THE COLLABORATION AND RELATIONSHIP WE HAVE BETWEEN OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT AND OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT.

THAT GIVES US

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AND EDUCATION THE BEST SCHOOLS.

YOU MENTIONED HIGHEST GRADUATION RATES AND THE SERVICES FOR SENIORS.

SO I DON'T THINK YOU CAN FIND THAT ANYWHERE ELSE, NUMBER ONE IN THE INLAND EMPIRE.

SO THANK YOU FOR SUBMITTING THIS AND CERTAINLY SHARING THE STATISTICS THIS EVENING.

UM, JUST A QUICK QUESTION.

UM, THE POPULATION OF THE CITIES THAT WERE SURVEYED, THE 185 CITIES, IS THERE A POPULATION NUMBER? I I HEARD IT WAS AROUND 180,000, SOMEWHERE IN THERE, CITIES OF THAT SIZE.

SO IT'S NOT SMALL CITIES, IT'S, IT'S, YEAH, YOU'RE BEING COMPARED LIKE, AGAINST LIKE, LIKE AGAINST, LIKE, SO, UM, AND THAT'S, THAT'S PRETTY INCREDIBLE.

I I WAS JUST ACTUALLY REVIEWING OUR, OUR, THIS YEAR, THIS COMING BUDGET, UH, MESSAGE FROM OUR CITY MANAGER.

AND NOT ONLY WAS THAT INCLUDED IN AWARDS FOR LA FOR THIS LAST FISCAL YEAR, BUT IT ALSO INCLUDED ON A COUPLE OF OCCASIONS, RANCHO CUCAMONGA RATED AS THE BY WALLET HUB AS THE SAFEST CITY IN THE, IN INDIAN EMPIRE, AND NUMBER FIVE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

AND THAT SAYS A LOT.

AND I THINK THAT'S, THAT'S KEY THAT PEOPLE WANT TO COME HERE TO LIVE BECAUSE OF THE SERVICES THAT ARE PROVIDED BECAUSE OF THE NUMBER OF PARKS WE HAVE.

THE SCHOOLS ARE HIGHLY RATED AND OUR POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS ARE, ARE SECOND TO NONE.

SO, UM, APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU ALL DO TO, TO ALLOW US TO RECEIVE REPORTS LIKE THIS.

IT MAKES US, UH, VERY PROUD OF WHAT YOU ALL DO.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

OKAY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH CHIEFS AND JENNIFER.

WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO OUR CONSENT CALENDARS.

CONSENT CALENDARS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ROUTINE AND NON-CON ON THE COMMENT.

SURE.

DO PUBLIC COMMENT.

UM, I'M GONNA DISPENSE WITH THE PUBLIC COMMENT TONIGHT.

UM, ACTUALLY ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PARTS OF OUR MEETING.

SO, UM, THIS IS NOW THE TIME AND PLACE FOR PUBLIC

[C. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS]

UM, COMMENTS ARE LIMITED.

IT'LL BE THREE MINUTES.

UH, AND THEN, UM, WHEN THE RED LIGHT ON THE MICROPHONE GOES OFF, YOUR THREE MINUTES IS UP.

AND WE HAVE THREE SPEAKERS THIS EVENING.

AND OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS SCOTT HARRINGTON, FOLLOWED BY YOSEF .

SCOTT HARRINGTON.

YES, SIR.

UH, HI, MR. MAYOR.

HI, CITY COUNCIL.

UH, I WANTED TO BRING UP SOME THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN HAPPENING IN MY AREA.

I LIVE IN THE WEST SIDE OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA.

UH, I LIVE AROUND LOS AMIGOS AND I'VE BEEN NOTICING SOME THINGS WITH SPEEDING.

UH, MY WIFE WAS ACTUALLY JUST HIT IN, IN AN ACCIDENT, UH, PARTIALLY DUE BECAUSE THERE'S A YOUNGER GENTLEMAN DRIVING AND WASN'T FOLLOWING THE, THE LANES REALLY, UH, THE LANES ARE, UH, THEY KIND OF BUBBLE OPEN AND IT ACTUALLY BRINGS CARS CLOSER TO THE CURB.

UH, WHEN MY WIFE WAS MAKING A LEFT, THE PERSON BEHIND HER THOUGHT SHE WAS MAKING A RIGHT AND HIT HER AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT.

BUT MAINLY SPEEDING IS ONE OF MY MAIN CONCERNS FOR TONIGHT.

UH, IT WOULD BE NICE TO SEE SOME OF THOSE SPEEDING SIGNS THAT ACTUALLY TRACK SPEEDS, UH, NOT JUST ON MY STREET, BUT AROUND THE SCHOOL AS WELL.

UH, WITH THE NEW UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR COMING IN AUGUST.

UH, I KNOW THE POLICE SHOW FORCE, YOU KNOW, THE FIRST MONTH, BUT THAT DRAWS BACK A LOT.

SO IT'D BE NICE TO SEE A POLICE PRESENCE MORE OFTEN AND OR GET THESE SPEEDING SIGNS INSTALLED, JUST NOT ON, UH, ARROW OR, OR, UH, NINTH STREET, BUT AROUND THE SMALL STREETS TOO, BECAUSE THOSE ARE THE ONES THAT PEOPLE ARE SPEEDING UP AND DOWN.

UH, I HAVE A PICTURE THAT MIGHT IMPROVE THE AREA ON NINTH STREET ITSELF.

ONE TO BRING CARS AWAY FROM THE SIDEWALKS.

SO CHILDREN ARE, ARE SAFER DURING THE DAY.

UH, AND YEAH, I KNOW THEY'RE DOING SOME STREET IMPROVEMENTS NEXT YEAR, AND IF MAYBE THEY COULD PUT THAT IN THE BUDGET, UH, THAT'D BE NICE TO SEE.

ALL RIGHT, THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, SIR.

AND I KNOW OUR, OUR

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UM, JUSTINE GARCIA, OUR DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR ENGINEERING.

SHE'D BE GLAD TO SPEAK WITH YOU, PARTICULARLY TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES YOU HAVE AND, AND, UM, SOME OF THE PHYSICAL IMPROVEMENTS YOU'RE SUGGESTING.

AND SHE CAN ADDRESS THE SPEED SIGNS TOO.

OKAY.

ALRIGHT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU, SIR.

YOMAN, I DON'T THINK I'M PRONOUNCING IT EXACTLY CORRECTLY, BUT I THINK I'VE GOT THE FIRST NAME, AT LEAST CORRECT.

SEEING NONE.

WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO THE NEXT SPEAKER.

MAYBE HE'LL RETURN HUSAM.

HE'S HERE.

DENNIS, CAN YOU STEP OUT ON THE OH, NO, HE STEPPED OUT.

OH, OKAY.

OKAY.

HUSSAM, SOLOMON.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR.

CITY COUNCIL AND, UH, CITY OF RANCH.

I HOPE YOU GUYS ARE DOING WELL.

I'M NOT SURE IF YOU GUYS HEARD, BUT EARLIER TODAY, THE UNITED NATIONS, UM, THEY ISSUED A REPORT SAYING THAT ISRAEL IS, UM, CARRYING OUT AN EXTERMINATION IN GAZA.

AND JUST TO CLARIFY, THAT MEANS THAT THEY ARE, UH, TARGETING CIVILIANS IN GAZA, WHICH IS A CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY.

AND I'M SURE YOU GUYS SIMILARLY HEARD THAT.

UM, SEVERAL WEEKS AGO, THE IC THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT ISSUED ARREST WARRANTS FOR THE PRIME MINISTER AS WELL AS THE MINISTER OF DEFENSE, UM, FOR, FOR CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY AS WELL.

AND THESE CRIMES ARE, ARE PRETTY HEINOUS.

THEY'RE, YOU KNOW, SUCH THINGS AS STARVATION, WILLFULLY KILLING, UH, INTENTIONALLY ATTACKING CIVILIANS, UM, AND OTHER INHUMANE ACTS.

AND, UM, YOU KNOW, BEING THAT RANCHO CUCAMONGA IS NOW ONE OF THE BEST PLACES TO RAISE A FAMILY, UM, IN AMERICA, I HAVE TO SAY THAT I'M, I'M SAD, I'M EMBARRASSED, AND I'M UPSET THAT THE CITY CAN CONTINUES TO INVEST IN COMPANIES THAT ARE COMPLICIT WITH THESE, THIS, UH, GENOCIDE CURRENTLY HAPPENING IN PALESTINE.

UM, I HAVE REQUESTED, UH, MEETINGS WITH THE MAYOR AND, UH, AND RYAN, MY, MY, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER TO, UM, TO SEE WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS.

IT'S VERY SIMPLE FOR THE CITY TO, UH, SELL THOSE INVESTMENTS AND INVEST IN COMPANIES THAT ARE NOT COMPLICIT IN THESE, UM, IN THESE CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITIES.

UM, AND I HAVE TO SAY, RYAN, I, I DID CALL, EMAIL, UH, REQUESTING MEETINGS FOR YOU OVER THE COURSE OF MONTHS, AND I HAVE YET TO, UH, YET TO HEAR BACK FROM YOU.

I'M NOT SURE WHAT IT TAKES TO GET A MEETING WITH YOU, BUT I'M SURE WHATEVER IT IS, I HAVE EXCEEDED THAT.

UM, I WOULD APPRECIATE A, A RESPONSE, A PHONE CALL, AN EMAIL, JUST AT LEAST ACKNOWLEDGING MY, UM, MY REQUESTS TO YOU.

UM, ALSO, I, I'D LIKE TO SAY, JOHN, I KNOW, UM, YOU, YOU PERSONALLY ARE A FAN.

YOU'VE MENTIONED TO ME YOU'RE NOT A FAN OF, UM, OF, OF DIVESTING AND OR BOYCOTTING, BUT, UH, I'M NOT SURE IF YOU FOLLOW THE NEWS WITH INTEL, BUT INTEL, UH, BECAUSE OF THE PRESSURE, UM, UH, UH, EXUDED ON THEM, THEY DECIDED NOT TO BUILD A $25 BILLION PLANT IN AN ILLEGAL SETTLEMENT, UM, IN ISRAEL, WHICH IS FANTASTIC.

IT IS, IT IS SUCH PRESSURE THAT FORCES COMPANIES TO COMPLY WITH INTERNATIONAL LAW.

UM, SIMILARLY, US RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN DEMANDING SUCH, UH, YOU KNOW, THAT THE CITY, UH, HELP AND ENFORCE THESE, UH, INTERNATIONAL LAWS AS WELL.

UM, LASTLY, UH, UH, I'M NOT SURE IF YOU GUYS ARE AWARE, BUT THERE, THERE HAVE BEEN PROTESTS, UH, AT THE CORNER OF DAY CREEK AND, UM, FOOTHILL, UM, REQUESTING THAT THE CITY DIVEST FROM, UH, THESE GENOCIDAL, UH, COMPLICIT COMPANIES.

AND WE HAVE BEEN GOING TO VICTORIA GARDENS AND, UM, I'M, I'M SURE THE POLICE CHIEF, IF HE'S STILL HERE, HE CAN, HE CAN, UH, UH, ATTEST TO THE FACT THAT THEY HAVE BEEN CLOSING THE ENTRANCES TO VICTORIA GARDENS, UM, AS WE GO THERE, WHICH IS CAUSING A, A HUGE INCONVENIENCE TO THE RESIDENTS OF RANCHO, AS WELL AS USE OF, UH, A HORRIBLE USE OF RESOURCES AS THEY DISPATCH A HELICOPTER AND ABOUT 40 POLICE OFFICERS TO RESPOND TO US JUST, UH, EXERCISING OUR RIGHTS.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, JOSEPH.

I DON'T THINK YOU CARE.

OKAY.

THAT CONCLUDES OUR PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS FOR THIS EVENING.

WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO CONSENT CALENDARS.

[D. CONSENT CALENDAR]

THEY'RE GONNA BE ACTED UPON AT ONE TIME.

WITHOUT COMMENT, ANY COUNCIL MEMBER MAY REMOVE ANY ITEMS SHOULD THEY.

SO DESIRE FOR, UH, DISCUSSION.

UH, SO DO I HAVE A MOTION, MR. MAYOR? I NEED TO ABSTAIN FROM ITEM D THREE DUE TO, UH, UH, POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS SOHO GAS IS MY EMPLOYER.

OKAY.

DO I HAVE A MOTION? UH, YOUR, YOUR, YOUR ABSTENTION IS NOTED.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR? SO MOVE SECOND, PLEASE VOTE.

MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY WITH COUNCIL MEMBER SCOTT ABSTAINING ON ITEM D THREE.

THANK YOU.

WE

[E. CONSENT CALENDAR ORDINANCE(S) - SECOND READING/ADOPTION - NONE]

[F. ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING ITEM(S)]

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

[F1. Summary of Review of Results of Annual Independent Audit Concerning the Fiscal Year 2022-23 Expenditures in Landscape Maintenance Districts #1 General City, #2 Victoria, #4R Terra Vista, #6R Caryn Community, and #7 North Etiwanda, Street Lighting District #2 Residential, and Park and Recreation Improvement District #85. (CITY)]

[00:25:01]

AND, UH, SO WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE DAVE TERRY, THE CHAIR OF THE COMMUNITY PARKS AND LANDSCAPE CITIZENS OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE, AND HE'LL PROVIDE YOU WITH THE REPORT ON, UM, THAT'S A SUMMARY OF THEIR REVIEW OF THE, UH, REGULAR AUDIT.

THANK YOU, MR. GILSON.

GOOD EVENING COUNSEL, AS YOU, I'M HAPPY TO BE HERE THIS EVENING.

QUICK SUMMARY OF WHAT HAPPENED AT OUR MEETINGS.

UH, AS YOU'RE AWARE, YOU'VE TAXED OUR COMMITTEE WITH THE OVERSEEING AND OVERSIGHT OF THE FUNDS THAT ARE SPENT IN EACH OF THE LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE DISTRICTS.

UH, AT OUR MEETING ON MAY 9TH, 2024, NOAH DANIELS FROM THE CITY, AND BRIAN DOMINO FROM THE PARTNERS PARTNER OF LANCE SOLAND LUNDGREN, LLP, WHO ARE YOUR AUDITORS? THE CITY HAS HIRED AUDIT.

ALL THE BOOKS MET WITH OUR COMMITTEE.

OF COURSE, BY LAW, EACH DISTRICT IS REQUIRED TO ACCOUNT FOR THEIR REVENUES AND THEIR EXPENDITURES AND TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE MONIES ARE BEING SPENT FOR ITEMS OF CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS WITHIN THOSE DISTRICTS.

THE AUDITOR REVIEWED THEIR WORK.

A DISCUSSION WAS HELD BETWEEN, UH, THE ALL THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS, MR. DANIELS AND THE AUDITOR.

AND, UH, THIS, THE PROCESS WAS ACCEPTABLE.

THE QUESTIONS WERE ANSWERED.

THE COMMITTEE WAS CON, HAD NO OBJECTIONS, AND WE, UM, THE CITY FINANCE STAFF CONFIRMED THAT THE REVENUES WERE RECEIVED EXPANDED APPRO APPROPRIATELY FOR THE MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS TO THOSE DISTRICTS.

SO BASICALLY, THEREFORE, WE'RE ASKING THAT YOU, UH, ACCEPT THE, THE REPORT THAT IS IN YOUR PACKET.

I BELIEVE IT STARTS ON PAGE 260.

UM, AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, UH, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM.

IF NOT, I, UH, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY.

VERY GOOD.

UM, THERE'S NO QUESTIONS BEFORE WE OPEN AN ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING, AND WE'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING.

IS THERE ANYONE HERE THAT DESIRES TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER THIS EVENING REGARDING THE, UH, CITIZENS OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE FOR PARKS LIGHT LANDSCAPE AND LIGHTING DISTRICTS LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE? YES.

UM, , THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR REPORT.

IF THERE'S ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS, I JUST HAVE ONE.

YES.

UM, SO IN THE AUDIT, DID YOU NOTICE, OR DID YOU, WHEN YOU REVIEWED THE NOTE OF THE AUDIT, DID YOU CONFIRM THAT THE REVENUE THAT'S RECEIVED BY EACH ONE OF THOSE ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS IS BEING EXPENDED WITHIN THAT DISTRICT AND NOT ELSEWHERE TO THE LIMITS TO WHAT WE CAN ACTUALLY SEE? WE DID IT.

WE, WE DON'T GET, OUR COMMITTEE DOESN'T GET DOWN TO THE ACTUAL CHECKS AND INCOME THAT IS AN AUDITOR FUNCTION.

BUT WE DID ASK THOSE QUESTIONS AND THEY DID EXPLAIN TO US HOW THEY VERIFY IT THROUGH YOUR STAFF AND THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR TO CONFIRM THAT THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENS AS IT SHOULD.

VERY GOOD.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

AND, AND WE TRULY, ALL OF US UP HERE TRULY APPRECIATE YOUR AND YOUR COLLEAGUES' EFFORTS AS PART OF THE OVERSIGHT CITIZENS OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.

TRULY, THANK YOU, MISS MAYOR.

TRULY, TRULY, IT MEANS A LOT TO US.

THANK YOU FOR THE REPORT.

VERY WELL DONE.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

OKAY.

THAT'S A RECEIVE AND FILE REPORT IF I'M NOT CORRECT.

YES.

AND THEN, UH, WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO, UM, COUNCIL BUSINESS A ACTUALLY, THERE'S A RESOLUTION, UH, 19 DASH ZERO SEVEN OH, EXCUSE ME.

PARDON ME.

[G. ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARINGS ITEM(S) - CITY/FIRE DISTRICT - NONE]

[H. CITY MANAGER'S STAFF REPORT(S) - NONE]

OKAY, THANK YOU.

OKAY.

UM, WE HAVE A, SOME, ONE

[I. COUNCIL BUSINESS]

[I1. Consideration of the City Council Library Subcommittee's Recommendation to Appoint Members to the Library Board of Trustees. (CITY)]

THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS TO APPOINT MEMBERS TO THE LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES, COUNCIL MEMBERS.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

SO LAST MONTH, THE COUNCIL LIBRARY SUBCOMMITTEE INTERVIEWED FIVE APPLICANTS FOR THE LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES VACANCIES.

WE HAD SUCH WONDERFUL APPLICANTS.

IT'S SO EXCITING TO SEE EACH TIME THAT THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY, WE GET A LOT OF APPLICANTS AND THAT IT WAS A REALLY, A TOUGH CHOICE.

BUT THE, UM, SUBCOMMITTEE DID RECOMMEND THE APPOINTMENTS OF WILLIAM DPO.

DID I SAY THAT RIGHT? I HOPE I SAID THAT RIGHT.

DPO, EVA MILLER AND RILEY WELLS TO SERVE ON THE, UM, LIBRARY, UH, BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

VERY GOOD.

ANY QUESTIONS OF OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS? IF NOT, I, YOU ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE SUBCOMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATIONS, MOVE FOR APPROVAL.

SECOND, PLEASE VOTE.

MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

ANY COUNCIL

[I2. COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS (Comments to be limited to three minutes per Council Member.)  ]

ON BEHALF OF OUR ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL

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UM, AND INSIDE THAT FIRE STATION, IT'S ABSOLUTELY STATE OF THE ART, BUT, BUT IT IS THE SECOND ELECTRIC FIRE ENGINE IN THE UNITED STATES AND THIRD AND NORTH AMERICA.

I THINK SOMEPLACE IN CANADA HAS ONE.

BUT I JUST WANT TO, WE ALL WANT TO GIVE A BIG SHOUT OUT TO OUR, OUR, OUR PUBLIC SAFETY PARTNERS, OUR POLICE AND FIREFIGHTERS, AND, AND ESPECIALLY TODAY, UH, FOR YOU CHIEF MCCLEON, FOR, FOR A WONDERFUL PROGRAM AND, AND, UH, A TOUR OF A VERY BEAUTIFUL FACILITY AND SOMETHING WE ARE ALL, AND I'M SURE ALL OF YOUR STAFF ARE VERY, VERY PROUD OF.

SO THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING TODAY.

ANY INTERAGENCY,

[I3. INTER­AGENCY UPDATES (Update by the City Council to the community on the meetings that were attended.)  ]

ANY C ANY CITY

[J. CITY ATTORNEY ITEMS]

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, SIR.

APPRECIATE IT.

OKAY, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE ARE NOW ADJOURNED.

OUR

[K. IDENTIFICATION OF ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING]

THAT'S THE MEETING FOR, UH, JULY 3RD.

IT'S RIGHT CLOSE TO, UM, THE 4TH OF JULY.

AND, UM, SO WE WILL BE CANCELING THAT MEETING AND OUR NEXT MEETING WILL BE HELD ON THE THIRD WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH ON JULY 17TH.

SO WITH THAT, WE ARE NOW ADJOURNED.

[L. ADJOURNMENT]

I DO HAVE A, A, A WISH FOR SOME LADY HERE IN TOWN, A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN, MISS MABEL,

[L1. Adjournment in Honor of Ms. Mabel’s 100th Birthday.]

SO WE AS THE CITY COUNCIL AND ALL THE CITY TEAM OURS, TEAM RC, MRS. MABEL, WE WISH YOU A VERY HAPPY 100TH BIRTHDAY.

WE ARE NOW ADJOURNED.

OH, LISTEN, THE NEW NICK, I HAVE TO SHOW SOMETHING.