* 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. OUR COUNCIL [00:00:01] MEETING ON NOVEMBER 20TH. UH, WE'RE GONNA NOW CALL OUR SUCCESSOR AGENCY, OUR FIRE PROTECTION [REGULAR MEETING – 7:00 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBERS] DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND OUR CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS TO ORDER. AND I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THAT OUR COUNCIL MEMBER RYAN HUTCHINSON, LEAD US IN THIS EVENING'S PLEDGE TO OUR NATION'S FLAG PLACE YOUR RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR HEART. READY? BEGIN. [PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL:  Mayor Michael  Mayor Pro Tem Kennedy  Council Members Hutchison, Scott and Stickler] I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE LAW. EXCUSE. THANK YOU. ROLL CALL. MAYOR MICHAEL IS PRESENT. MAYOR PROAM. LYNN KENNEDY. PRESENT COUNCIL MEMBERS RYAN HUTCHINSON. PRESENT. CHRISTINE SCOTT PRESENT. AND ASHLEY STICKLER PRESENT. MADAM CLERK, DO WE HAVE ANY MODIFICATIONS OR AMENDMENTS TO THIS EVENING'S AGENDA? NO. MR. MAYOR, NO CHANGES. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE THAT. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO ANNOUNCEMENTS AND PRESENTATION. WE HAVE ONE [A. AMENDMENTS TO THE AGENDA] PRESENTATION THIS EVENING, AND THAT'S A PRESENTATION OF A PROCLAMATION HONORING MICHAEL KRAUS, [B. ANNOUNCEMENTS / PRESENTATIONS] REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT OF CONVENTION CENTERS WEST FOR A SM GLOBAL AND PRESIDENT OF C AND CEO OF [B1. Presentation of a Proclamation Honoring Michael Krouse, Regional Vice President of Convention Centers West for ASM Global and President and CEO – GOCAL, Toyota Arena, Ontario Convention Center, California Welcome Center, Recipient of the Anastasia K. Mann Award Presented by the Travel & Tourism Marketing Association (TTMA).] GO, GO CAL. EXCUSE ME. MICHAEL, GO. CAL. TOYOTA ARENA, ONTARIO CONVENTION CENTER, AND CALIFORNIA WELCOME CENTER RECIPIENT OF THE ANASTASIA CAYMAN AWARD, PRESENTED BY THE TRAVEL AND TOURISM MARKETING ASSOCIATION. THIS IS A REAL BIG DEAL. SO I'D AT THIS, I'D LIKE TO CALL MICHAEL KRAUS UP FOR TO BE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MAYOR. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. I'LL LET YOU SAY A FEW WORDS AFTER WE GET DONE WITH THIS PROCLAMATION. UH, THIS, UM, WHEREAS THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA IS COMMITTED TO RECOGNIZING INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE MADE A LASTING IMPACT ON OUR COMMUNITY. AND WHEREAS MICHAEL K KRAUS, THE ANESTHESIA CAYMAN AWARD RECIPIENT OF THE TRAVEL AND TOURISM MARKETING ASSOCIATION IS DESERVING OF SPECIAL HONORS AND HIGHEST COMMENDATIONS AND RECOGNITION OF HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE BETTERMENT OF HIS PROFESSION, OUR COMMUNITIES, AND OUR COUNTRY. AND WHEREAS MICHAEL K KRAUS IS PRESIDENT AND CEO OF GO CAL AND THE REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT OF FOR A SM GLOBAL, HE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OVERSIGHT OF THE ONTARIO CONVENTION CENTER, THE TOYOTA ARENA, AND THE CALIFORNIA WELCOME CENTER AT ONTARIO MILLS, WHERE HE DIRECTS BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, MARKETING, AND DESTINATION SALES FOR CONVENTIONS, MEETINGS AND EVENTS, BOTH NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL VISITORS, PLUS THE OVERALL OPERATIONS OF EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THOSE VENUES. AND WHEREAS MICHAEL KRAUS HAS A, IS A CERTIFIED ASSOCIATION SALES EXECUTIVE WITH THE PROFESSIONAL CONVENTION MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION AND HAS EARNED THE TITLE OF CERTIFIED HOSPITALITY MARKETING EXECUTIVE FROM THE HOSPITALITY AND SALES AND MARKETING ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL. AND WHEREAS EARLIER IN HIS CAREER, MICHAEL KRAUS SPENT MORE THAN 25 YEARS IN A VARIETY OF SENIOR HOTEL SALES MANAGEMENT POSITIONS WHERE HE WAS FREQUENTLY CHARGED WITH OVERSEEING MORE THAN 22 HOTELS AND MULTIPLE BRANDS SIMULTANEOUSLY. KEY POSITIONS THAT HE HELD DURING THIS TIME INCLUDED INTERSTATE HOTELS AND RESORTS, VICE PRESIDENT OF SALES AND MARKETING, AND HILTON HOTELS CORPORATION, VICE PRESIDENT OF SALES AND MARKETING FOR THE WEST OR IN THE UNITED STATES FOR MORE THAN 13 YEARS. AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA IS INDEED FORTUNATE TO HAVE CITIZENS OF THE CALIBER OF MICHAEL KRAUS, WHOSE EFFORTS REFLECT THE HIGH, UH, DEALS OF LEADERSHIP AS WELL AS SERVICE NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA DOES HEREBY HONOR MICHAEL K KRAUS AND COMMEND HIM FOR DOING AND BEING NAMED THE ANESTHESIA CAYMAN AWARD RECIPIENT OF THE TRAVEL AND TOURISM MARKETING ASSOCIATION. NOW, I SAID A WHOLE LOT 'CAUSE THIS GUY HAS DONE A WHOLE LOT. I I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF HE HAS A PERSONAL LIFE. UH, BUT, UH, MICHAEL, I'D LOVE TO HAVE YOU MAYBE SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT THIS, THIS RECOGNITION IS TO THE AUDIENCE AND, AND HOW MUCH IT MEANS TO YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MAYOR. IT'S MY PLEASURE TO BE WITH ALL OF YOU TODAY AS WELL, MAYOR AND MAYOR, PRO TEM AND COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR THIS GREAT HONOR. I APPRECIATE THIS, THIS AWARD. WHY I LAUGH ABOUT THIS AWARD. IT'S CALLED A LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD. DO I LOOK THAT OLD? REALLY . IT'S A LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD, BUT I'M MOST PROUD OF MY PARTNERSHIP HERE WITH THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA AND THE GREAT WORK THAT WE DO TOGETHER IN HOSPITALITY AND [00:05:01] TOURISM, BRINGING VISITORS TO OUR DESTINATION TO USE OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES, RESTAURANTS, HOTELS, AND OF COURSE, UH, ALL THE DIFFERENT SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE HERE. SO I CERTAINLY APPRECIATE ALL YOUR SUPPORT FOR THAT SINCE OUR INCEPTION OF GO CAL, WHICH IS THE VISITOR AND CONVENTION BUREAU FOR RANCHO CUCAMONGA AND ONTARIO. SINCE WE CREATED THAT ORGANIZATION BACK, I'VE, I'VE BEEN HERE 13 YEARS. ABOUT 12 YEARS AGO, WE CREATED THAT ORGANIZATION, AND SINCE THEN WE HAVE GENERATED MORE THAN $1 BILLION IN ECONOMIC IMPACT TO THE CITIES OF RANCHO CUON IN ONTARIO. SO I'M MOST PROUD OF THAT EFFORT, AND I APPRECIATE YOUR PARTNERSHIP AND YOUR SUPPORT, AND THANKS TO ALL OF YOU FOR THAT CONTINUING JOB. WELL DONE, SIR. ABSOLUTELY. THANKS A GOOD, AND WHAT I JUST READ TO YOU IS IN THIS PROCLAMATION, WE HOPE THAT YOU HANG IT APPROPRIATELY IN YOUR OFFICES. AND MICHAEL, WE CAN'T SAY ENOUGH OF ALL YOU'VE DONE FOR NOT ONLY OUR CITY, BUT THIS ENTIRE REGION. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE THANK YOU. AND, AND, AND CONGRATULATIONS ON THIS VERY WELL DESERVED AWARD. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND I KNOW MY COLLEAGUES WANT TO DO THE SAME. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU SO MUCH. NOW GET BACK OVER HERE. WE WANT BACK, I GOTTA GO BACK. NO, YOU CAN GET THE IN HERE. YEAH, YOU CAN GET HERE IN THE MIDDLE. AND , TURN THIS DOWN. YEAH, THAT WOULD BE NICE. OKAY. THANK YOU GUYS. THANK YOU EVERYBODY. THANK YOU AGAIN. THANK YOU. [C. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS] WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS. THIS IS A TIME AND THE PLACE FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON ANY ITEM LISTED OR NOT LISTED ON THIS EVENING'S AGENDA. COMMENTS ARE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL, DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE'S DESIRING TO SPEAK. SINCE WE HAVE THREE SPEAKERS, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. THIS RED LIGHT THAT'S ON THE PODIUM WHEN IT GOES OFF, AND THERE'S A TIMER ALSO ON SCREEN. THAT'S WHEN YOU'VE REACHED YOUR THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT. SO OUR FIRST SPEAKER THIS EVENING IS BOND MENDEZ, FOLLOWED BY HASHIM SOLOMAN. GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. MY NAME IS BOND MENDEZ ASSOCIATE PLANNER, AND I SERVE AS THE NEGOTIATION CHAIR FOR R-C-C-E-A. UH, TONIGHT I STAND BEFORE YOU WITH A UNITED GROUP OF R-C-C-E-A STAFF REPRESENTING APPROXIMATELY HALF OF THE CITY'S WORKFORCE, COHERENT SOLIDARITY TO SUPPORT THE EFFORTS WE'VE MADE IN NEGOTIATIONS, WHILE ALSO EXPRESSING OUR FRUSTRATION WITH THE LACK OF PROGRESS. LET ME BEGIN BY REFLECTING ON THE CITY COUNCIL'S MISSION AND VISION STATEMENTS. THE MISSION IS TO CONTINUOUSLY ENSURE AND ADVANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE COMMUNITY THROUGH INCLUSIVE DECISION MAKING. THE VISION IS TO CREATE AN EQUITABLE, SUSTAINABLE, AND VIBRANT CITY, A PLACE WHERE OPPORTUNITY BOUND FOR EVERYONE. THESE ARE FURTHER GUIDED BY PARTICULAR CORE VALUES, SUCH AS PROVIDING AND NURTURING A HIGH QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL, PROMOTING EQUITABLE PROSPERITY FOR ALL, AND RELENTLESSLY PURSUING IMPROVEMENT. WE STAND WITH YOU IN SUPPORT OF THESE VALUES, BUT WE MUST ALSO ASK IF THEY'RE BEING HONORED IN CURRENT NEGOTIATIONS. THE REALITY WE FACE IS THAT THE MISSION, VISION, AND VALUES YOU PROMOTE ARE NOT REFLECTED IN TREATMENT OF R-C-C-E-A STAFF. WE ARE THE PEOPLE WHO ENSURE THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS OF THE CITY, THE INDIVIDUALS WHO MAINTAIN THE INFRASTRUCTURE, PROVIDE SERVICES, AND KEEP THE WHEELS OF GOVERNMENT TURNING, INCLUDING THIS MEETING TONIGHT, WE DESERVE TO BE COMPENSATED FAIRLY AND COMPETITIVELY. YET THE PROPOSALS WE'VE PUT FORWARD FOR A MEANINGFUL COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT, BETTER MEDICAL COVERAGE, ENHANCED DEFERRED COMPENSATION, AND OTHER BENEFITS ARE BEING MET WITH RESISTANCE. LET ME BE CLEAR, THESE REQUESTS ARE NOT UNREASONABLE, BUT THEY'RE ESSENTIAL. THEY REFLECT YEARS OF FALLING BEHIND THE MARKET AS OTHER MUNICIPALITIES INVEST IN THEIR EMPLOYEES. THESE ARE NOT LUXURIES, BUT A LONG OVERDUE CORRECTIONS FOR A WORKFORCE THAT HAS FALLEN BEHIND THE MARKET YEAR AFTER YEAR. THE CITY'S ASSERTION THAT THERE'S INSUFFICIENT REVENUE TO MEET THESE NEEDS DOES NOT ALIGN WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF EQUITY AND PROSPERITY THAT YOU'VE COMMITTED TO AND PROMOTED. WE KNOW THAT RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION ARE PRIORITIES. WE HEAR THESE WORDS IN STAFF MEETINGS, REPORTS, AND PUBLIC ADDRESSES. BUT WHEN IT, WHEN, WHEN IT COMES TIME TO PUT PEN TO PAPER, THESE PRIORITIES SEEM TO VANISH. THE NEGOTIATIONS IMPACT MORE THAN JUST THE STAFF, BUT THE CITY'S ABILITY TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN TALENT, TO ENSURE CONTINUITY AND ESSENTIAL SERVICES, AND ULTIMATELY DELIVER ON THE PROMISES MADE TO THE COMMUNITY. WHEN WE FAIL TO INVEST IN THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE THE CITY FUNCTION, WE RISK HIGH TURNOVER AS WE ARE CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING. SO TONIGHT, I IMPLORE YOU TO PUT A MEANINGFUL FOOT FORWARD AND TAKE [00:10:01] A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. I IMPLORE YOU TO ENGAGE IN A GENUINE COLLABORATIVE EFFORT FOR CHANGE AND TO COMMIT TO TANGIBLE IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR YOUR EMPLOYEES. PLEASE RECOGNIZE THAT OUR PROPOSALS ARE NOT, NOT ONLY REASONABLE, BUT THEY'RE NECESSARY FOR THE HEALTH AND SUSTAINABILITY OF THE CITY. TODAY IS PIVOTAL. YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ALIGN YOUR ACTIONS WITH YOUR WORDS. YOUR EMPLOYEES IN THE R-C-C-E-A BARGAINING UNIT ARE WORTHY OF RESPECT, SUPPORT, AND EQUITABLE COMPENSATION. SO LET'S WORK TOGETHER, NOT MOVE INCREMENTALLY, BUT BOLDLY WITH EQUITY, SUSTAINABILITY AND PROSPERITY, GUIDING OUR DECISIONS, NOT JUST FOR SOME, BUT FOR ALL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS HAUM SOLOMON, MAYOR AND, UH, CITY COUNCIL. CAN YOU MAYBE JUST HOLD OFF ONE A MOMENT AND JUST START, LET, WE WILL LET THESE FOLKS THAT ARE DECIDING TO LEAVE TO GO AHEAD AND LEAVE. THANK YOU. ME, YOU, ME NOW. OH, UH OH. YOU'RE WELCOME. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR. UH, CITY COUNCIL, AS WELL AS THE REMAINING RESIDENTS OF RANCHO HERE. I HOPE YOU GUYS ARE DOING WELL. UM, YOU KNOW, I'D LIKE TO START OFF WITH A, A FEW RHETORICAL QUESTIONS. UM, WHAT WOULD THE CITY DO IF THERE'S A STREET, SAY, DESIGNATED FOR A PARTICULAR RACE? SO, SO FOR EXAMPLE, IF THERE'S, YOU KNOW, FOOT FOOTHILL BOULEVARD DESIGNATED AS A WHITE ONLY, WOULD THE CITY ALLOW THAT? UM, OF COURSE. I MEAN, THE ANSWER IS GOING TO BE NO. THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1968, UH, PREVENTED SUCH ACTS AS WELL AS ALL THESE, UH, ALL THE PREVIOUS JIM CROW ERA LAWS AND MADE THEM ILLEGAL. UM, UH, SIMILARLY, WOULD THE CITY ALLOW DIFFERENT SETS OF LAWS, UH, BASED ON DIFFERENT RACES? IN OTHER WORDS, CAN A HISPANIC PERSON HAVE A, A SET OF LAWS, A WHITE PERSON HAVE A SET OF LAWS, OR A WHITE PERSON HAVE A DIFFERENT SET OF LAWS? UM, OF COURSE NOT. I MEAN, THIS IS MORALLY REPREHENSIBLE. IT'S UNETHICAL, BUT ALSO THE UNITED NATIONS IN 1973 DECLARED VIA THEIR GENERAL ASSEMBLY THAT SUCH APARTHEID PRACTICES ARE LEGAL. AND, UM, THE LAST RHETORICAL QUESTION I WOULD ASK IS, WOULD THE CITY ALLOW, YOU KNOW, FOR ONE SECOND A HOUSING DEVELOPMENT TO BE BUILT WITH, UM, POSSIBLE RESTRICTIONS ON DEEDS PREVENTING, SAY, A, A DESIGNATED RACE FROM OWNING? SO, FOR EXAMPLE, WOULD THERE BE, WOULD IT BE ALLOWED TO HAVE A HOUSE, UH, OR DEVELOPMENT BEING BUILT WITH A, A DEED RESTRICTION SAYING NO, HISPANICS, I MEAN, OF COURSE NOT. THIS IS MORALLY, AGAIN, MORALLY REPREHENSIBLE, UNETHICAL, BUT ALSO THE 1968 FOR HOUSING ACT MADE THIS ILLEGAL. SO MY LAST QUESTION, WHICH WOULDN'T BE RHETORICAL, WOULD BE, UM, SHOULD THE CITY BE ALLOWED TO INVEST IN SUCH IN COMPANIES THAT SUPPORT MATERIALLY BENEFIT OR SUSTAIN SUCH, AGAIN, MORALLY REPREHENSIBLE, UH, UNETHICAL AND ALSO ILLEGAL PRACTICES? YOU KNOW, I'M SAD TO SAY THAT IN, YOU KNOW, NEARLY THE YEAR, 2025, UH, 60 YEARS, ALMOST 60 YEARS AFTER THE PASSING OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT AND THE, UH, 1968 FAIR HOUSING ACT, THE CITY DOES CURRENTLY INVEST IN COMPANIES THAT ARE COMPLICIT AND OR SUPPORT SUCH A, SUCH HEINOUS ACTS. THERE ARE, UH, SEVERAL REPUTABLE ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS UNITED NATIONS AND AMERICAN SERVICE FRIENDS COMMITTEE, AS WELL AS A FEW OTHER, UM, INTERNATIONAL RECOGNIZED ORGANIZATIONS THAT PUBLISH LISTS, UM, SHOWING THE VIOLATIONS OF COMPANIES. AND THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPANIES THAT THE CITY CURRENTLY INVESTS IN THAT, UM, ARE, UH, COMPLICIT IN, IN SUCH ACTS. MY REQUEST WOULD BE THAT THE CITY NOT INVEST IN SUCH COMPANIES. UM, IT WOULD BE LITERALLY NO ADDITIONAL WORK FOR THE CITY AS THE INVESTMENT FIRM WOULD HANDLE THIS. IT WOULD NOT AFFECT THE FISCAL STABILITY OF THE CITY AS IT'S CURRENTLY, I THINK ABOUT 1%, JUST MAYBE OVER 1% OF THE CITY HOLDINGS. AND IT'S, IT IS REALLY THE ETHICAL, THE MORAL AND, YOU KNOW, I WOULD ARGUE LEGAL THING TO DO. AND LASTLY, BEFORE MY TIME'S UP, I'D LIKE TO CONTINUE TO CUSTOM MEETING WITH YOUR MAYOR AS WELL AS THE REMAINING REMAINING CITY COUNCIL TO DISCUSS THIS AND IMPLEMENT IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JANET RE, RUIZ RUIZ, FOLLOWED BY WILLIAM. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. HONORABLE MAYOR, MAYOR, PRO TEM COUNCIL AND CITY STAFF. MY NAME IS JANELLE RUIZ AND I AM THE NEW PUBLIC AFFAIRS MANAGER COVERING SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. AND ALTHOUGH I MAY BE NEW TO MY ROLE, I'VE BEEN AT THE COMPANY FOR ALMOST 14 YEARS, SO I'M NOT NEW TO THE NEW TO THE UTILITY. BUT I'M HERE TONIGHT TO FORMALLY INTRODUCE MYSELF AS YOUR NEW DIRECT CONTACT. SHOULD YOU NEED ANYTHING, I WILL LEAVE MY BUSINESS CARDS WITH THE CITY CLERK. AND LASTLY, I'M JUST, UH, EXCITED TO CONTINUE TO FOSTER THIS RELATIONSHIP AND TAKE YOU ALL ALONG ON THE JOURNEY AS SOCALGAS EMBARKS ON BEING THE CLEANEST, SAFEST, MOST INNOVATIVE ENERGY COMPANY IN NORTH AMERICA. [00:15:01] THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH, WILLIAM. GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL AND CITY STAFF AS WELL TOO. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF ITEM G ONE, WHICH IS THE PROPOSED PAID PARKING AREA ZONE THAT'S GOING TO BE PROPOSED ON SIXTH STREET BETWEEN CLEVELAND AND MILLIKEN, I BELIEVE. UM, I'D LIKE TO VOICE MY OPPOSITION AS A RESIDENT OF THE CITY. UM, YOU KNOW, EXCUSE ME, WILLIAM, BUT WE HAVE A, A, A PUBLIC HEARING ON THAT LATER THIS EVENING IF YOU CAN'T STAY FOR THAT. OKAY. I UNDERSTAND. I WASN'T SURE IF I HAD TO SPEAK NOW OR IF I CAN SPEAK. NO, YOU, YOU CAN WAIT FOR THE ACTUAL PUBLIC HEARING WHEN YOU'LL HEAR THE STAFF REPORT. AND, AND THEN AFTER THE STAFF REPORT, IF THE COUNCIL HAS ANY QUESTIONS, WE'LL DEAL THERE WITH THAT, WITH STAFF AND THEN WE'LL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING AND THAT WOULD BE THE APPROPRIATE TIME FOR YOU TO, TO RESPOND. UNLESS YOU WANT TO DO IT NOW. NOPE. UNDERSTOOD. I JUST WASN'T SURE. OKAY. IF THIS WAS THE APPROPRIATE TIME OR NOT. ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. YOU'RE WELCOME, SIR. OKAY. THAT CONCLUDES OUR PUBLIC COMMUNICATION. SO WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO CONSENT CALENDAR. AND THEY'RE EXPECTED TO BE ROUTINE NON-CONTROVERSIAL AND BE ACTED UPON AT ONE TIME WITHOUT DISCUSSION. HOWEVER, ANY MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL MAY REMOVE [D. CONSENT CALENDARS:] ANY ITEM ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR FOR [CONSENT CALENDAR] ITS DISCUSSION, SHOULD THEY. SO DESIRE. SO DO I HAVE A MOTION, MR. MAYOR, NEED TO ABSTAIN FROM ITEM D THREE DUE TO POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST AS SOCALGAS IS MY EMPLOYER. OKAY. THE ABSTENTION ON D THREE BY COUNCIL MEMBER SCOTT HAS BEEN NOTED. IS THERE AN MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR THIS EVENING? SO MOVED. SECOND, PLEASE VOTE. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY WITH COUNCIL MEMBER SCOTT ABSTAINING ON ITEM D THREE. RIGHT. THERE ARE NO CONSENT ORDINANCES, NOR ARE THERE ANY ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING ITEMS. SO WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO PUBLIC HEARING ITEM, PUBLIC HEARING FOR CONSIDERATION OF FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE [E. CONSENT CALENDAR ORDINANCE(S) - SECOND READING/ADOPTION] NUMBER 1 0 3 3 [F. ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING ITEM(S)] TO BE READ BY TITLE ONLY AND [G. ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARINGS ITEM(S) - CITY/FIRE DISTRICT] WAIVE FURTHER READING, AMENDING THE CALIFORNIA OR THE RANCHO CUCAMONGA MUNICIPAL CODE OR RCMC SECTION 10.5 2.025 PAID PARKING ZONE, ESTABLISHING THE SIXTH STREET PAID PARKING ZONE AND THE WEST FOOTHILL BOULEVARD PAID PARKING ZONE. AND THAT'S CODIFIED IN ORDINANCE NUMBER 1 0 3 3. MR. GIL. EXCUSE ME, MR. GILLISON . NO WORRIES. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. SO AS YOU ARE AWARE, UM, OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS AS THE, UM, [G1. Public Hearing for Consideration of First Reading of Ordinance No. 1033, to be Read by Title Only and Waive Further Reading, Amending the Rancho Cucamonga Municipal Code (RCMC) Section 10.52.025 Paid Parking Zones Establishing the 6th Street Paid Parking Zone and the West Foothill Boulevard Paid Parking Zone. (ORDINANCE NO. 1033) (CITY)] SOME OF THE CITY'S MAIN CORRIDORS, UM, SIXTH STREET, UH, FOURTH STREET, UH, FOOTHILL, MILLIKEN HAVEN CONTINUE TO URBANIZE. UM, WE CONTINUE TO HAVE MORE AND MORE, UH, COMPLEXES AND AREAS, UM, THAT HAVE ON STRAIGHT PARKING OR WHERE THERE, UH, MAY BE SOME TYPE OF PAID ON STRAIGHT PARKING. SO WHAT WE HAVE BEFORE YOU TONIGHT, UM, AND I'LL TURN IT OVER TO ALBERTO FELIX, OUR TRAFFIC ENGINEER, BUT WE'VE GOT A PRESENTATION FOR YOU GUYS, UM, REGARDING SOME NEW ZONES, UH, THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO ESTABLISH. AND THAT IS A WEST FOOTHILL PAID PARKING ZONE, AND THAT'S RELATED TO THE, UM, MIXED USE PROJECTS, SORRY, THE MIXED USE PROJECT, IF YOU WILL. THAT'S GOING IN RIGHT AT THE BORDER OF THE CITY THERE. AND THEN ALSO, UM, SOME PAID PARKING DOWN ON SIXTH STREET, AND THAT'S RELATED TO THE RESORT CUCAMONGA STATION AND A LOT OF THE DEVELOPMENT COMING AROUND THERE. SO WITH THAT, I WILL TURN IT OVER TO, UH, MR. FELIX FOR THE PRESENTATION. GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR MICHAEL AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. I HAVE A SHARP PRESENTATION ON THE PROPOSAL TO CREATE TUNING PAID PARKING ZONES WITHIN THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGO. APPROPRIATE AND EFFICIENT MANAGEMENT OF CARE SPACE ALONG OUR CITY STREETS HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT AS THE CITY MATURES AND CURB SPACE IS IN HIGH DEMAND. WHILE LIMITED IN SUPPLY, CITY STAFF HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTING METHODS TO IMPROVE PARKING MANAGEMENT IN AREAS WITH HIGH ON-STREET PARKING DEMAND. PAID PARKING ZONES HAVE BEEN CREATED AND PROVEN TO BE EFFECTIVE IN OTHER AREAS OF THE CITY. THE PAID PARKING DISCOURAGES LONG-TERM OR UNNECESSARY PARKING, ALLOWING MORE PEOPLE TO ACCESS THE AVAILABLE PARKING SPACES WHILE ENCOURAGING THE EFFICIENT USE OF ONSITE PARKING TO ADDRESS INCREASING PARKING DEMAND ON STREET PARKING SPACES WILL BE INSTALLED AS PART OF THE SIXTH STREET CYCLE TRACK PROJECT. THE PARKING SPACES WILL BE ON SIXTH STREET BETWEEN CLEVELAND AVENUE AND FAIRWAY VIEW PLACE. 84 SPACES WILL BE INSTALLED, WHICH ARE EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF DECEMBER, 2024. AS PART OF MANAGING THE UTILIZATION OF ON STREET PARKING ALONG THE RESIDENTIAL FRONTAGE ON SIXTH STREET, THE CREATION OF THE PAID [00:20:01] PARKING ZONE IS RECOMMENDED. THE NEW ZONE WOULD ENCOMPASS CLEVELAND AVENUE TO THE WEST MILLIKEN AVENUE TO THE EAST. THE RAIL TRACKS TO THE NORTH AND FOURTH STREET TO THE SOUTH. SIMILARLY, ON STREET PARKING SPACES WERE INSTALLED ON FOOTHILL BOULEVARD AS PART OF THE WEST FOOTHILL COMPLETE STREETS PROJECT. THE ON STREET SPACES WILL ADDRESS THE LACK OF PARKING IN THE AREA. A TOTAL OF 10 SPACES WERE INSTALLED. THE NEW ZONE WOULD ENCOMPASS GROVE AVENUE TO THE WEST RED HILL COUNTRY CLUB DRIVE TO THE EAST APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET NORTH OF FOOTHILL BOULEVARD TO THE NORTH AND SAN BERNARDINO ROAD TO THE SOUTH. IN ANTICIPATION OF THE RECENTLY APPROVED MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT ON THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF FOOTHILL AND GROVE STAFF RECOMMENDED THE CREATION OF THE PAID PARKING ZONE. THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE IS FOR TWO SEPARATE PAID PARKING ZONES. THE ANNUAL PERMIT FEE WAS BASED ON ANALYSIS TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION ENFORCEMENT, MAINTENANCE, AND ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS. THE CALCULATED COST FOR EACH SPACE IS $367 IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN CONSISTENCY WITH SIMILAR PARKING ZONES AT OTHER, AT OTHER LOCATIONS WITHIN THE CITY. THE ANNUAL FEE OF $290 IS RECOMMENDED FOR THESE ZONES. PERMITS WILL BE AVAILABLE TO ANY RESIDENT OR MERCHANTS WITHIN THE PROPOSED ZONE. PERMITS WILL ONLY BE REQUIRED FOR OVERNIGHT PARKING HOURS, WHICH IS 10:00 PM TO 6:00 AM. IN CLOSING, WE ASK THE COUNCIL TO CONDUCT THE FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 1 0 3 3 TO ESTABLISH THE SIXTH STREET PAID PARKING ZONE AND THE WEST FOOTHILL BOULEVARD PAID PARKING ZONE, AND TO DESIGNATE AUTHORITY TO THE CITY ENGINEER TO SET RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE ZONE AS APPROPRIATE. THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION AND I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF OR? YES, I HAVE ONE. MR. MAYOR. UM, YOU MENTIONED THE AVAILABILITY OF PURCHASING THESE PARKING PASSES AND YOU SAID THAT IT'S FOR BUSINESSES AND RESIDENCES THAT EXIST WITHIN THE ZONE. CAN YOU TELL ME EXACTLY WHAT YOU MEAN WHEN YOU SAY ZONE? LIKE HOW FAR AWAY CAN YOU BE AND STILL BE ELIGIBLE TO PURCHASE ONE OF THESE? AND, AND I, I UNDERSTAND THAT LIKE THE, THE WILD FOOTHILL IS PROBABLY PRIMARILY GONNA BE FOR THE NEW MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT THAT'S GONNA BE THERE, BUT I JUST KIND OF WANNA UNDERSTAND WHO CAN PURCHASE ONE OF THESE. OKAY. LEMME SEE. SO FOR THE SIXTH STREET, IF YOU SEE THE, THE MAP, UH, BASICALLY THE, THE BOUNDARIES THAT I MENTIONED, ANYONE WHO'S BETWEEN CLEVELAND ON THE WEST AND MILLIGAN TO THE EAST, UH, FOURTH STREET ON THE SOUTH AND TO THE TRAIN TRACKS ON THE NORTH, IF YOU LIVE OR A BUSINESS OWNER WITHIN THAT AREA, THEN YOU'LL BE ELIGIBLE TO PURCHASE A PASS TO PARK ON THAT SEGMENT OF SIXTH STREET. GOT IT. GOT IT. CAN I SEE THE OTHER MAP ONE MORE TIME? UH, THE, FOR FOOTHILL, FOOTHILL, SO SIMILARLY IT'S THE WEST LIMIT IS GROVE. UM, TO THE EAST IS APPROXIMATELY WHERE THE NEW DEVELOPMENT IS ON THE NORTHWEST CORNER, WHICH IS RED HILL COUNTRY CLUB, AND THEN UP TO THE NORTHERN CITY LIMIT, WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET NORTH OF, UH, FOOTHILL AND THEN DOWN TO SAN BERNARDINO. GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO REFER TO THAT, THE BLUE WOULD BE THAT ZONE? YES. THAT ZONE. AND THEN THE SPACES ARE ON FOOTHILLS? YES. THANK YOU. JUST ONE MORE QUICK QUESTION. UM, FROM 10 TO 6:00 AM IS WHEN THAT WILL TAKE EFFECT, CORRECT? YES. BUT DURING THE DAYTIME, ANY OTHER HOURS BEYOND, OUTSIDE OF THOSE TWO TIMES, YOU CAN PARK THERE WITHOUT A PERMIT, CORRECT? YEAH, THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? WE WILL NOW OPEN IT UP TO PUBLIC HEARING. PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN. WE HAVE ONE SPEAKER AT THAT I KNOW OF, AND THAT'S WILLIAM, YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME UP TO THE PODIUM NOW AND BE PART OF THE RECORD. ALL RIGHT. WELL, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ALLOWING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ON, UH, ITEM G ONE TONIGHT, WHICH IS THE CREATION OF A PAID PARKING ZONE. UM, AGAIN, I'M COMING TO YOU AS A RESIDENT OF THE AREA AND ONE OF THE AFFECTED AREAS THAT ARE ZONED OUT. UM, MY QUESTIONS WOULD BE, HAS A PUBLIC NOTICE BEEN SENT OUT REGARDING THIS, OR IS THIS SPECIFICALLY JUST TO PROPOSE THE CREATION OF THAT AND THE PUBLIC NOTICE WILL BE SENT OUT AFTERWARDS? THERE WAS PUBLIC NOTICE MADE IN THE LOCAL NEWSPAPER, CORRECT? UH, YES, THERE WAS. OKAY. BUT NO LETTER SENT TO THOSE RESIDENTS THAT WERE AVAILABLE IN THE ZONE? CORRECT? I DON'T BELIEVE A LETTER WAS SENT TO EVERY RESIDENT, NO. I THINK IT WAS NOTICED AS A PUBLIC HEARING. I UNDERSTAND. UM, AS SOMEONE WHO DOESN'T READ NEWSPAPERS AND [00:25:01] READS MOST OF MY NEWS ONLINE, UM, I DO HAVE A MAILBOX THAT I CHECK EVERY DAY. IT WOULD BE NICE FOR THE RESIDENTS THAT ARE INVOLVED AND AFFECTED TO HAVE SOME SORT OF NOTICE THAT WOULD BE ABLE TO ENSURE THAT IT GETS TO THE AFFECTED PERSONNEL, UM, BE INCLUDED. UH, BUT THAT WOULD JUST BE ONE. SO THE SECOND ONE WOULD BE WHY THESE SPECIFIC ZONES AND WHY THIS SPECIFIC ZONE STRUCTURE OR THIS FEE STRUCTURE, WOULD WE NOT BE ABLE TO GET THE SAME FEE STRUCTURE THAT WE HAVE FOR THE CUCAMONGA VALLEY AREA WHERE THEY HAVE FOR RESIDENTS A ZERO COST? AND THEN FOR NON-RESIDENTS, 20 OR 15, DEPENDING ON WHETHER IT'S OFF PEAK OR ON PEAK, WOULD THAT BE POSSIBLE? CAN YOU ANSWER THAT? HI EVERYONE. I'M DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING SERVICES. UM, IF I COULD JUST GET CLARIFICATION, MAYBE WE COULD FINISH THE PUBLIC COMMENT AND THEN WE CAN RESPOND TO IT AFTER. UM, BUT I, I WOULD JUST NEED MAYBE SOME CLARIFICATION ON, UH, THE AREA THAT YOU'RE REFERRING TO. IT SOUNDS LIKE MAYBE OUR RESIDENTIAL PERMIT PARKING PERMIT, UH, ZONES IS WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT AND THOSE FUNCTION DIFFERENTLY. UM, SO THIS IS SPECIFICALLY FOR ON STREET PARKING ON, UM, ESSENTIALLY MAJOR ARTERIALS TYPICALLY. UH, AND, UM, IT'S DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WE WOULD SEE IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS. OKAY. UNDERSTOOD. UH, JUST AS A POINT OF CLARIFICATION, I'M READING THE ACTUAL ORDINANCE ITSELF, OR AT LEAST THE DRAFT ORDINANCE, IT SAYS IN ITEM NUMBER D, THE CUCAMONGA CANYON PAID THE PARKING ZONE. THAT IS THE FEE FEE STRUCTURE THAT'S DIFFERENT FROM ALL THE OTHER PAY TRUCTURE, UH, PARKING ZONES. I, I, SO WOULD WE BE ABLE TO GET THAT SAME STRUCTURE GIVEN THAT THE AREAS THAT ARE AFFECTED RIGHT NOW, THEY ARE MIXED USE DEVELOPMENTS, BUT PRIMARILY RESIDENTIAL. THE, THE, THE CUCAMONGA CANYON, UM, PAID PARKING WAS INTENDED TO ADDRESS AN ISSUE WHERE WE HAD, UM, PEOPLE, UM, WHO DON'T LIVE IN THE CITY, WHO WERE COMING INTO THE CITY AND PARKING IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD TO HIKE UP INTO THE NATIONAL FOREST, TO THE FALLS. SO THE REGULATIONS THAT WERE SET THERE WERE ACTUALLY, UM, UH, WELL, THEY WERE SET A LONG TIME AGO, AND IT'S CLOSED RIGHT NOW. UM, THIS IS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT SITUATION. SO WHAT WE'RE ACTUALLY TRYING TO DO HERE IS REGULATE, LIKE THERE, YOU HAVE TO PAY THAT PARKING ANYTIME ALL DAY LONG, NO MATTER WHETHER YOU PARK THERE FOR FIVE MINUTES OR FIVE HOURS. IT, IT DOESN'T JUST APPLY TO OVERNIGHT OR THAT. SO WE HAVE DEALT WITH PARKING IN THE COMMERCIAL CORRIDORS IN A DIFFERENT WAY, AND WE ACTUALLY LEAVE IT FREE DURING THE DAY BECAUSE WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE THAT TURNOVER FOR BUSINESSES AND OTHERS. BUT WE DO REGULATE THE PARKING AT NIGHT BECAUSE WE HAVE FOUND AND EXPERIENCED ON THE COMMERCIAL CORRIDORS SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS AT NIGHT WHEN WE DON'T HAVE PERMITS FOR IT. BASICALLY WHAT PEOPLE STOP DOING IS THEY STOP PARKING IN THE APARTMENTS AND OTHER PLACES THEY LIVE AND THEY PARK OUT ON THE STREET, AND IT CREATES ADDITIONAL DANGER OF ACCIDENTS AND THAT TYPE OF THING. SO IT IS NOT, IT, IT'S A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT STRUCTURE AND IT COMPLETELY DIFFERENT SITUATION. UM, NOBODY ACTUALLY HIKES UP TO THE NATIONAL FALLS AT NIGHT IN THE FOREST. OKAY, UNDERSTOOD. SO THAT'S WHY THERE'S A DIFFERENCE. I JUST WANTED TO GET THAT FROM MY NO, IT'S A GREAT QUESTION. GREAT QUESTION. OKAY. AND I GUESS, UM, LEADING TO THAT AS A SEGUE THEN, HAVE WE SEEN OR HAVE, HAS THERE BEEN ANY SORT OF TRAFFIC STUDY OR A CAR COUNT STUDY AT OVERNIGHT PARKING IN THE AREAS AND THE TYPE NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS THAT HAVE OCCURRED BECAUSE OF SUCH PARKING? UH, NO. NOT IN THIS AREA. HOW DID WE DETERMINE THAT THESE TWO AREAS WOULD BE THE ONES OR THE, THE RIGHT CANDIDATES TO HAVE SOME SORT OF PAID PARKING ZONE CREATED? SO THIS IS BASED ON OUR EXPERIENCE WITH OTHER AREAS. WHAT WE USED TO DO WAS JUST WAIT TILL WE HAD PROBLEMS AND COMPLAINTS. AND THAT LED TO A LOT OF, UM, ANGRY RESIDENTS AND ANGRY BUSINESSES AND, UH, SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS FOR US. SO AS A RESULT OF THOSE ISSUES THAT WE EXPERIENCED, FOR EXAMPLE, AT HERMOSA FOOTHILL AND SOME OTHER PLACES, WE HAVE MOVED TO WHEREVER WE ARE ESTABLISHING IN THE CASE OF FOOTHILL NEW MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT THAT'S GONNA HAVE ON STREET PARKING, WE IMMEDIATELY DO IT UPFRONT. THAT WAS A COMMITMENT THAT THE COUNCIL MADE TO THE RESIDENTS THAT WE WOULD NO LONGER FORCE PEOPLE TO GO THROUGH PROBLEMS FOR MONTHS AT A TIME AND THEN BRING PETITIONS TO US BEFORE WE DID SOMETHING INSTEAD. WE WOULD TRY AND PREVENT IT FROM THE BEGINNING. AND, UH, UH, AND SO IT'S VERY SIMILAR WITH SIXTH STREET AS WELL BECAUSE OF ALL THE ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND STUFF THAT WE HAVE GOING IN. SO THEY REALLY ARE DIRECTLY A RESULT OF NEW DEVELOPMENT AND GETTING AHEAD OF PROBLEMS RATHER THAN WAITING TILL WE HAVE A HISTORY OF PROBLEMS. OKAY. AND AGAIN, I'M, I COMMEND THE, THE CITY COUNCIL FOR TRYING TO TAKE A PROACTIVE APPROACH. I JUST BELIEVE THAT THERE, [00:30:01] THERE COULD BE A, A, A BETTER SOLUTION THAN JUST PAID PARKING, ESSENTIALLY. I, I FEEL LIKE, UM, WHAT THE GENTLEMAN BEFORE ME SPOKE ABOUT, I MEAN ON A DIFFERENT TOPIC, UH, I BELIEVE HIS NAME IS SOLOMON. UM, YOU KNOW, CREATING A HAVE AND HAVE NOT TYPE OF SYSTEM, AND AGAIN, TARGETING THESE SPECIFIC STREETS SEEMS LIKE IT'S, UH, IT COULD BE POTENTIALLY DISCRIMINATING THAT, THAT WAS JUST MY COMMENT IS ALL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU, SIR. OKAY. UH, ANYONE ELSE THAT ARE HERE THIS EVENING? YES, SIR. MAY I ASK YOU TO FILL OUT ONE OF THE CARDS IN THE BACK SO THE CLERKS HAVE AS A MATTER OF RECORD, EMMA. THANK YOU, SIR. I WASN'T SURE WHEN YOU WANTED IT. SO , THANK YOU, UH, MAYOR COUNSEL, I'M ALSO A RESIDENT OF THE RESORT, AND, AND I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THE, PLEASE FOR THE RECORD STATE YOUR RUBEN NAVARRO. UH, I DON'T HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THE, NECESSARILY THE PAID PARKING THAT YOU'RE SAYING, BUT MY CONCERNS IS, UH, MORE OF THE WHAT, THE DIFFERENCE THAT YOU'RE DOING THERE. AND THAT'S GOING FROM A THREE LANE HIGHWAY. I KNOW WE PUT THE BIKES INTO TWO, WE'VE NEVER HAD PARKING. IN FACT, SIX STREET CURRENTLY IS NO STOPPING. AND SO THERE'S GONNA BE THAT BIG SWITCH AND THERE'S TRAFFIC ISSUES THAT I THINK THAT ARE BIG RIGHT NOW. THAT INTERSECTION RESORT PARKWAY AND SIX HAS ONLY THE WORDS OF NO U-TURN. AND I SEE U-TURNS ALL DAY LONG ON THERE BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE THE SIMPLE, NO, THE, THE U-TURN WITH THE LINE THROUGH IT. ADDITIONALLY COMING OUT OF THE HOMECOMING, UH, PEOPLE CONSTANTLY MAKING LEFT TURNS FROM THE GOING WEST OFF OF RESORT PARKWAY BECAUSE THE ISLAND DIDN'T GO UP, PROTRUDE OUT FAR ENOUGH PEOPLE JUST CUT THAT CORNER. FURTHERMORE, THE, UH, PARKING ON RESORT PARKWAY, WHICH IS THE CITIES, UH, WE, YOU PUT IN THE BIKE LANE, AND WHAT'S HAPPENING IS PEOPLE ARE DIVING IN PARKING VERSUS PARKING IN THE STALLS. SO THE BIKE LANE'S BLOCKED 90% OF THE TIME. I SAY THAT ALL BECAUSE IT'S ALL PART OF THE OVERALL PARKING. AND, AND IF, YOU KNOW, IF WE CAN'T GET THAT RIGHT, I'M A LITTLE CONCERNED WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN ON SIX. SO THOSE ARE MY CONCERNS. YES. THANK YOU FOR THAT. ANYONE ELSE DESIRING TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? OUR PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED. WE'LL BRING IT BACK TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR, OR COMMENTS REGARDING THE PARKING ZONE. HEARING NONE, DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE NUMBER 1 0 3, 1 OR THREE THREE, EXCUSE ME. UM, AND, UH, WAIVE FURTHER READING AND TO BE READ BY TITLE ONLY MOVE FOR APPROVAL. SECOND, JUST TO CLARIFY, THAT'S A MOTION TO INTRODUCE FOR FIRST READING. RIGHT? FIRST READING, AND TO APPROVE STAFF RECOMMENDATION, ORDINANCE NUMBER 1 0 3 3, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA AMENDING SECTION 10.5 2.025 OF THE RANCHO CUCAMONGA MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADD THE SIXTH STREET PAID PARKING ZONE, THE WEST FOOTHILL BOULEVARD PAID PARKING ZONE, AND MAKING A FINDING OF EXEMPTION UNDER THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT. PLEASE VOTE. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS, BY THE WAY. WE MUCH APPRECIATED. WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO CITY MANAGER STAFF REPORTS, MR. ELLISON, MR. MAYOR, AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. SO, AS YOU KNOW, UM, EVERY YEAR, UH, WE TRY TO BRING YOU A QUARTERLY UPDATE, [H. CITY MANAGER'S STAFF REPORT(S)] UM, BOTH ON NEW [H1. Consideration to Receive and File the First Quarter Financial Update for the Fiscal Year 2024/25 and to Approve Additional Appropriations in the Amount of $5,233,890. (CITY/FIRE)] DEVELOPMENT. YOU HAD THAT A MEETING OR TWO AGO, AS WELL AS ON WHERE WE ARE FINANCIALLY, UM, FOR THE YEAR FIRST QUARTER OF THE YEAR. UM, GENERALLY THERE'S NOT A WHOLE LOT SIGNIFICANT TO REPORT. UM, WE TEND TO INCUR EXPENSES MORE UPFRONT AND RECOGNIZE REVENUES MORE EVENLY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. UM, SO THAT IS A FAIRLY TYPICAL PATTERN FOR US. BUT THAT SAID, I'D LIKE TO HAVE RICK FUM OUR FINANCE MANAGER, PROVIDE YOU THE STAFF REPORT ON THIS ITEM FOR THE FIRST QUARTER FINANCIAL UPDATE. THANK YOU, MR. GILSON, MR. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, AS MENTIONED, WE HAVE FOR YOU THIS EVENING, OUR FINANCIAL UPDATE FOR THE FIRST QUARTER, UM, ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH. UH, JUST A BIT OF HOUSEKEEPING FOR OUR PRESENTATION THIS EVENING. TONIGHT I'LL REVIEW JUST SOME BRIEF CHANGES, UM, IN THE WAY THAT WE'VE DONE SOME OF OUR FINANCIAL REPORTING IN THIS PACKET. UM, AS WELL AS, UH, JUST GIVE A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF OUR QUARTER ONE FINANCIALS, UM, DIVE A LITTLE DEEPER INTO OUR EXPENDITURES, AND THEN CLOSE OUT WITH SOME ECONOMIC INDICATORS AND APPROPRIATION CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE EVENING. SO, AS IS WELL KNOWN, THE CITY AND FIRE DISTRICT WENT LIVE WITH ITS NEW FINANCIAL SYSTEM OF [00:35:01] WORKDAY ON JULY 1ST OF THIS YEAR. UM, THE SYSTEM IS PROVIDED FINANCE WITH SOME NEW REPORTING CAPABILITIES, UM, AND SOME ADJUSTED PROCEDURES AND ACCOUNTING FOR CERTAIN EXPENSES. UM, AS SUCH, THE DATA YOU SEE THROUGHOUT OUR PRESENTATION AND IN OUR Q1 REPORT, UH, WILL, UH, CONTAIN SOME ADDITIONAL, YOU KNOW, REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE, UH, CHANGES THAT HAVE KIND OF CHANGED THE DATA OF DATA FROM OUR, UH, PREVIOUS REPORTS, UH, WE HIGHLIGHTED THOSE CHANGES ON OUR ATTACHED REPORT. AND I ALSO HAVE A QUICK SUMMARY THIS EVENING, UH, WITH REGARDS TO OUR PERSONNEL COSTS. UH, WE'LL SEE SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO OUR BENEFITS, UH, REPORTING. PREVIOUSLY, WE ACCOUNTED FOR THOSE IN A LUMP SUM AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR. UH, WITH WORKDAY, WE CAN NOW, UH, CHARGE DEPARTMENTS, UH, IN REAL TIME FOR THOSE CHARGES. SO WE HAVE SOME MORE, UH, KIND OF, YOU KNOW, TIMELY DEPARTMENTAL CHARGES FOR THOSE, UH, BENEFITS IN OUR PERSONNEL CATEGORY, WHICH WILL HAVE OF THE EFFECT OF KIND OF MAKING PERSONNEL COSTS LOOK A LITTLE BIT LOWER THAN IN PREVIOUS YEARS. WITH THOSE CHARGES BEING CO UH, COSTED AT FULL, YOU KNOW, AT FULL IN THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, COST ALLOCATIONS HAVE BEEN AFFECTED AS WELL. SIMILAR TO OUR BENEFITS, WE PREVIOUSLY ASSESSED ALL COST ALLOCATIONS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, UH, WITH WORKDAY. WE'LL BE TAKING THAT TO A QUARTERLY APPROACH AND BEGIN THOSE CHARGES IN Q2. SO AS SUCH, THAT DATA IS NOT REFLECTED IN OUR Q1 REPORT. SO STARTING WITH THE OVERVIEW FOR THE CITY'S GENERAL FUND, AS WELL AS THE LIBRARY AND THE FIRE DISTRICT FUNDS, UM, WE ARE ULTIMATELY TRACKING WITH EXPECTATIONS THROUGH OUR FIRST QUARTER ON THE REVENUE END, AS IS TYPICAL, UH, WE'LL START SEEING REVENUE RECEIPTS FOR THE MAJOR REVENUE SOURCES STARTING AFTER Q1. THOSE TYPICALLY COME IN AROUND OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER. UM, ON THE TOT END, UH, THE PASSAGE OF MEASURE Q, UM, ALONG WITH SOME NEW HOTELS COMING ONLINE MAY RESULT IN SOME ADDITIONAL RECEIPTS THAT WE START SEEING. THE SECOND AND THIRD QUARTERS, UM, AND SUCH WILL MONITOR THAT TO ENSURE THAT, YOU KNOW, ANY ADJUSTMENTS THAT WE NEED TO MAKE TO OUR BUDGET IS DONE AT THAT TIME. ON THE LIBRARY SIDE, RECEIPTS ARE AS EXPECTED. UM, WE HAVE SOME DONATION REVENUE RECEDED IN THE FIRST QUARTER, AND WITH FIRE RECEIPTS ARE ALSO TYPICAL. UM, WE ARE ANTICIPATING SOME COST RECOVERY FROM FIRE SUPPORT SERVICES THAT CAN KIND OF VARY, UH, IN TIME. SO, UH, WE MAY SEE THAT LATER IN THE YEAR WITH EXPENDITURES WE'RE TRACKING ACROSS THE BOARD WITH OUR EXPECTATIONS IN THE GENERAL FUND. SOME, UH, DEPARTMENTS MIGHT SHOW HIGHER EXPENDITURES ON THE OPERATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES ACCOUNTS. THAT'S PRETTY TYPICAL CONSIDERING THAT A LOT OF OUR DEPARTMENTS ENGAGE THEIR CONTRACTS FOR THE FULL YEAR, KIND OF RIGHT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR. THE LIBRARY OPERATING BUDGET IS ALSO CONSISTENT WITH EXPECTATIONS FOR, UH, YOU KNOW, CONSISTENT WITH THE PRIOR YEAR. AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS ALSO CONSISTENT, UM, CONSIDERING ITS PRIOR YEAR BUDGET AS WELL AS SOME NEW STAFFING. UM, I'VE PREPARED A LITTLE VISUALIZATION TO KIND OF, YOU KNOW, TALK ABOUT OUR RESULTS AT THE HIGH LEVEL. AS WE CAN SEE, REVENUES ACROSS ALL THREE OPERATING BUDGETS, REALLY, THEY DO TRACK A LITTLE BIT LOWER THAN 25%. THAT'S PRETTY CONSISTENT WITH OUR PROPERTY AND SALES TAX RECEIPTS. SO WE'LL START SEEING MORE ACTIVITY IN QUARTER TWO. GENERAL FUND AND LIBRARY. WE SEE EXPENDITURES HOVERING JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOVE, UH, THE 25% BENCHMARK, IT'S PRETTY CONSISTENT WITH OUR ENCUMBRANCE REPORTING. AND FIRE DISTRICT IS HOVERING JUST RIGHT AROUND THE 25% MARK AS WELL WITH THE CITY'S GENERAL FUND. THE PATTERN ACROSS DIVISIONS SHOWS A PRETTY CONSISTENT ALIGNMENT WITH THE BUDGET. UH, MOST DEPARTMENTS ARE REALLY COMING IN AT RIGHT AT THAT 25% BENCHMARK. SOME A LITTLE LOWER, SOME A LITTLE HIGHER. THAT'S PRETTY CONSISTENT FOR WHAT WE'D EXPECT AT THIS TIME OF THE YEAR. OUR ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, THEY'RE TRACKING A TOUCH HIGHER AT 33%. THAT'S DUE TO THE TIMING OF ENCUMBRANCES, UH, PRIMARILY RELATED TO SOME MARKING AND BRANDING INITIATIVES. UH, THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT WE'RE ALSO TRACKING A LITTLE BIT HIGHER WITH OUR CONTRACT SERVICES. THAT IS LARGELY DUE TO PROFESSIONAL SERVICES THAT WE'VE SOUGHT OUT, UM, WITH SOME RECENT STAFF TURNOVER AS WELL AS, UH, AFFILIATED WITH OUR WORKDAY IMPLEMENTATION AND THE INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY PLANNING AND PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENTS. THEY'RE ALSO TRACKING JUST A LITTLE BIT HIGHER. THAT'S PRETTY CONSISTENT WITH WHAT WE'D EXPECT, UH, GIVEN THAT THOSE DEPARTMENTS ARE PRETTY HEAVY USE, UH, USERS OF CONTRACTS THAT THEY ENCUMBER AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR. SIMILARLY, LIBRARY FUND IS SHOWING, UM, SOME PRETTY CLOSE ADHERENCE TO THE BUDGET. NO REAL MAJOR, UH, SURPRISES THERE. UM, THE, UH, OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES ACCOUNTS, UH, THEY'RE A LITTLE BIT ON THE HIGHER END. A LOT OF CONTRACTS FOR BOOKS, MATERIALS, UH, SECURITY SERVICES OVER AT THE LIBRARY. SO, UM, EVERYTHING IS REALLY KIND OF ALIGNING WITH WHAT WE'D EXPECT. AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, UM, WE'RE SEEING JUST A SLIGHT UTILITY OF PERSONNEL SERVICES HIGHER THAN THE PRIOR YEAR THAT'S ASSOCIATED WITH THE NEW STAFFING WITH THE NEW FIRE STATION. AND THEN OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES. ALSO A LITTLE BIT HIGHER. AGAIN, IT'S THAT, UH, THE CONTRACTING FOR THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR. PIVOTING TO SOME ECONOMIC DATA. UH, YOU KNOW, WE TYPICALLY REPORT ON THE COUNTY AND CITY'S UNEMPLOYMENT RATES DUE TO THEIR POTENTIAL IMPACTS ON CONSUMER DRIVEN REVENUE SOURCES. SPECIFICALLY OUR SALES TAX. UH, THE UNEMPLOYMENT [00:40:01] RATE FOR SAN BERNARDINO, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY IN AUGUST, 2024 WAS ABOUT 5.7%. AND AS IS TYPICAL, THE CITY'S RATE IS, UH, SHOWING TO BE A LITTLE BIT LOWER AT 4.3%. YOU KNOW, WITH THIS, UH, THIS IS PRETTY CONSISTENT WITH THE ROLLING AVERAGE FOR THE REGION AND FOR THE STATE. UM, AND THIS HAVE, YOU KNOW, MAYBE SOME MODERATE, BUT NOT NECESSARILY SUBSTANTIAL IMPACTS ON OUR SALES TAX REVENUE. UH, THOUGH THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE DO CONSISTENTLY MONITOR JUST IN CASE WE NEED TO MAKE ANY ADJUSTMENTS TO THE BUDGET. SIMILARLY WITH OUR CPI INCREASES, UM, WE ARE SEEING SOME EASING TO INFLATION THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY AND THE REGION. UM, WITH OUR LOCAL AREA ACTUALLY SHOWING OUR LOWEST, UH, ANNUAL INCREASE, UH, IN ABOUT THREE YEARS AT 1.3%, AT 1.38%. THE FEDERAL RESERVE HAS ALSO LOWERED INTEREST RATES BY 50 BASIS POINTS. THAT'S THE FIRST EASY TO MONETARY POLICY IN FOUR YEARS. AND ULTIMATELY THIS CAN RESULT IN SOME LOCAL, LOCAL PRICE CHANGES THAT MAY HAVE AN IMPACT ON OUR SALES TAX REVENUE. UM, AS IS TYPICAL, THERE ARE SOME PRETTY COMPETING FACTORS. FOOD PRICES ARE UP ABOUT 3.1%, BUT, UH, GAS PRICES ARE A LITTLE BIT LOWER. SO THESE KIND OF BALANCE OUT, AND IT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT WE TRY TO MONITOR JUST IN CASE WE NEED TO ADJUST WITH OUR SALES TAX PROJECTIONS. LIKE I MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, WE, WE, WE DO REALLY HAVE A KIND OF MIXED PICTURE WHEN IT COMES TO, UM, SOME OF THESE PROJECTIONS THAT WE MAKE. UM, INFLATION APPEARS TO BE ON THE DECLINE, BUT POLLING DOES STILL KIND OF INDICATE THAT A LOT OF CALIFORNIANS AND LOCAL RESIDENTS MAY STILL THINK THAT SOME ECONOMIC HARD TIMES ARE STILL ON THE HORIZON. SO THAT CAN HAVE AN EFFECT ON SPENDING AND THAT'S, YOU KNOW, ULTIMATELY SOMETHING THAT WE'RE GONNA ADAPT FOR IF WE NEED TO. UM, THAT SAID, FOR FISCAL, FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR, UM, WE DO HAVE A SLIGHT INCREASE IN OUR PROJECTION FOR SALES TAX OVER LAST YEAR. A VERY, VERY SLIGHT INCREASE. UM, THESE PROJECTIONS ARE ALWAYS IN FLUX. REALISTICALLY, THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA IS PROJECTING PRETTY FLAT PROJECTIONS FOR SALES TAX. SO IF THERE'S A SITUATION WHERE WE MAY MAYBE NEED TO, UM, ADJUST THE BUDGET, WE'LL PRESENT THAT AT A LATER REPORT. LASTLY, I'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE OUT WITH SOME APPROPRIATION REQUESTS FOR THIS EVENING. UM, THIS, UH, HONOR SCREEN'S JUST, UH, SOME OF THE MORE HIGH TICKET ITEMS. UM, SPECIFICALLY WE HAVE, UH, THE VICTORIA GARDENS CULTURAL CENTER, THE COURTYARD REDESIGN PROJECT, AS WELL AS SOME LAND PURCHASES FROM S-B-C-T-A. UM, REALLY THESE ARE ROLLOVER APPROPRIATIONS FROM LAST FISCAL YEAR FOR ACTIVITY THAT WE DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO CONCLUDE OR ENCUMBER LAST YEAR. SO THIS IS NOT NECESSARILY A NEW APPROPRIATION, BUT RATHER JUST A ROLLOVER OF APPROPRIATIONS FROM LAST YEAR. WE DID EXPERIENCE, UM, SOME INCREASED PREMIUMS FOR, UH, THE CITY AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS, UH, GENERAL LI, GENERAL LIABILITY INSURANCE AND PROPERTY INSURANCE PREMIUMS, UH, WITH SIERRA. UH, THOSE WERE REFLECTED HERE ON OUR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES SIDE. WE HAVE SOME, UH, REIMBURSABLE SEQUENCE SERVICES IN OUR PLANNING DEPARTMENT AS ALONG, ALONG WITH SOME FIRE, UH, FLEET MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. AND THEN, UM, ON OUR STAFF REPORT, WE JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF SMALLER ITEMS. UH, THE ANIMAL, UH, THE ANIMAL CENTER IS DOING SOME OFFICE RECONFIGURATION TO THE TUNE OF ABOUT 20,000. UH, THERE'S ALSO A GRANT FUNDED PURCHASE OF A SIDE-BY-SIDE VEHICLE FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT INCLUDED IN THE STAFF REPORT. AND WITH THAT, I WILL GO AHEAD AND THANK THE FINANCE TEAM, THE CITY MANAGERS TEAM FOR ALL THE WORK THAT GOES INTO THIS REPORT. AND I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS. YOU MAY HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS. EXCELLENT REPORT. THANK YOU. UM, WHEN THERE'S NO QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, THAT MEANS YOU DID A FINE JOB, SIR. SOUNDS GOOD. UM, I, UH, I KNOW WE HAVE A MOTION THAT WE NEED TO PROVIDE FOR SOME ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS. SO I'D LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS IN THE AMOUNT OF $5,233,890. SO I HAVE A MOTION FOR THAT APPROVAL. SECOND, PLEASE VOTE. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. VERY GOOD. AND MR. CITY MANAGER, YOU'VE NOW MOVE ON TO YOUR NEXT, UH, REPORT, MR. MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. SO AS YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN WORKING AND, UH, FOR SOME TIME NOW AND HAVE HAD A FEW ITEMS IN FRONT [H2. Consideration of Resolution No. SA 2024-002 of the Successor Agency to the Rancho Cucamonga Redevelopment Agency Confirming the Issuance of Tax Allocation Refunding Bonds Pursuant to a Seventh Supplemental Indenture Approving Preliminary and Final Official Statements, Bond Purchase Agreements, and Providing Other Matters Relating Thereto. (RESOLUTION NO. SA 2024-002) (CITY/SA)] OF YOU REGARDING, UM, UH, REFUNDING SOME BONDS FOR THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY. SO WE HAVE AN ITEM IN FRONT OF YOU TONIGHT. IT'S RESOLUTION SUCCESSOR AGENCY 2024 DASH ZERO TWO. UH, AND THAT IS CONFIRMING THE ISSUANCE OF TAX ALLOCATION REFUNDING BONDS FOR A SEVENTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE APPROVING PRELIMINARY AND FINAL OFFICIAL STATEMENTS, THE BOND PURCHASE AGREEMENTS, AND OTHER RELATED MATTERS. SO WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR, JEVON KAY, FOR THE STAFF REPORT AND PRESENTATION. THANK YOU JOHN. UH, GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY. UM, TONIGHT I'LL BE PRESENTING THE ACTIONS RELATED TO THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE RANCHO CUCAMONGA REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, THE RANCHO DEVELOPMENT REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA TAX ALLOCATION REFUNDING BONDS SERIES 2025. SOME [00:45:01] BACKGROUND. IN 2014, THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY ISSUED ITS TAX ALLOCATION BONDS RELATED TO THE RANCHO REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA. THESE BONDS WERE ISSUED TO REFUND THREE SERIES OF TAX ALLOCATION BONDS ISSUED BY THE FORMER REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY. THOSE PRIOR BONDS WERE ORIGINALLY ISSUED IN A PAR AMOUNT OF OVER $174 MILLION. AND THEIR CURRENT OUTSTANDING PAR AMOUNT IS A LITTLE OVER $96 MILLION. THESE BONDS CAN BE CURRENTLY CALLED WITHOUT PREPAY PREPAYMENT PREMIUM, UH, CITY STAFF AND THE FINANCE TEAM HAVE DETERMINED THAT THERE IS A POTENTIAL OPPORTUNITY TO ISSUE THE REFUNDING BONDS TO REFUND THE PRIOR BONDS FOR DEBT SERVICE SAVINGS. SO THE ESTIMATED TOTAL DEBT SERVICE SAVINGS IS APPROXIMATELY A LITTLE OVER $9 MILLION. UH, THE SAVINGS ALLOCATED PROPORTIONAL IS ALLOCATED PROPORTIONALLY TO THE APPLICABLE TAXING ENTITIES WITHIN THE PROJECT AREA, INCLUDING THE CITY AND THE CITY'S FIRE DISTRICT. UM, AND BELOW YOU'LL SEE A, A CHART OF THE ESTIMATED, UH, SAVINGS. WE'LL KNOW MORE ONCE THE BOND ACTUALLY CLOSES, UH, PRIOR ACTIONS IF, UH, THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY REMEMBERS ON OCTOBER 2ND, THEY APPROVE THE ISSUANCE OF THE REFUNDING BONDS IN THE FORMS OF THE SEVENTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE IRREVOCABLE REFUNDING INSTRUCTIONS AND REQUEST APPROVAL BY THE COUNTY OVERSIGHT BOARD ON OCTOBER 17TH, THE COUNTY OVERSIGHT BOARD APPROVED RESOLUTION NUMBER 2024 DASH 24, APPROVING THE ISSUANCE OF THE REFUNDING BONDS BY UNANIMOUS VOTE. UH, THE APPROVED RESOLUTIONS OF THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY AND THE OVERSIGHT BOARD NEEDED TO BE SENT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE OR DOF, WHICH WILL REVIEW THE PROPOSED REFUNDING. ON NOVEMBER 19TH, THE CITY AND ITS FINANCE TEAM MET WITH THE CREDIT RATING AGENCY S AND P GLOBAL AND PRESENTED THE REFUNDING BONDS AND WE ANTICIPATE RECEIVING THE RATING. NEXT WEEK. INVESTORS USE CREDIT RATINGS TO ASSESS CREDIT WORTHINESS OR THE ABILITY AND WILLINGNESS OF THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO PAY INVESTORS BACK. THE PRIOR BONDS RATED DOUBLE A MINUS BY S AND P AND THE FINANCE TEAM ANTICIPATES RECEIVING A SIMILAR RATING ON THE REFUNDING BONDS. SO IN ORDER TO SELL THE REFUNDING BONDS, THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY MUST APPROVE THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS. THE PRELIMINARY OFFICIAL STATEMENT INCLUDES ALL FACTS AND INVESTOR MADE DEEM MATERIAL IN THE PURCHASE OF THE REFUNDING BONDS. IT CONTAINS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION ON THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE BOND SALE, INCLUDING THE PURPOSE, SECURITY FEATURES, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL, AND LEGAL INFORMATION APPLICABLE TO THE ISSUE. AFTER THE BOND SALE. THE PRELIMINARY OFFICIAL STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE FINAL PRICING INFORMATION AND BECOME FINAL. THE CONTINUING DISCLOSURE CERTIFICATE OBLIGATES TO THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO PROVIDE CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATED TO THE REFUNDING BONDS ON AN ONGOING BASIS. AND THE BOND PURCHASE AGREEMENT IS AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY AND THE UNDERWRITER THAT DESCRIBES THE TERMS OF THE PURCHASE OF THE REFUNDING BONDS BY THE UNDERWRITER. SO NEXT STEPS, SHOULD THE SUCCESSOR SUCCESSOR AGENCY APPROVE THE RESOLUTION. UM, NEXT STEPS ARE TO RECEIVE A UNDERLYING CREDIT RATING, HOPEFULLY BY NOVEMBER 26TH. UH, WE JUST RECEIVED, UH, DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE APPROVAL PRIOR TO THIS MEETING. UH, SO WE DO HAVE DOF APPROVAL AND THEN THE PRICING OF THE REFUNDING BONDS GOES OUT DECEMBER, JANUARY, AND THEN CLOSING THE REFUNDING BONDS IN JANUARY. SO THE RE RECOMMENDATION TONIGHT IS TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION OF THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY, THE RANCHO CUCAMONGA REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, CONFIRMING THE ISSUANCE OF TAX ALLOCATION REFUNDING BONDS PURSUANT TO A SEVENTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE APPROVING PRELIMINARY AND FINAL OFFICIAL STATEMENTS BOND PURCHASE AGREEMENT, AND PROVIDING OTHER MATTERS RELATING THERE TO. THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. WE DO HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE FROM FIELDMAN AND ROLL UP HERE, UH, CHELSEA, UM, WHO IS THE ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT. QUESTIONS OF STAFF REGARDING THIS MATTER. SEEING NONE, THEN WE'LL GO AHEAD AND ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION AND ADOPT SUCCESSOR AGENCY RESOLUTION NUMBER 2024 DASH ZERO TWO. I HAVE A MOTION TO THAT EFFECT, SO MOVE SECOND, PLEASE VOTE. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU FOR YOUR REPORT, SIR. COUNCIL, ANY COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS UNDER COUNCIL BUSINESS? I HAVE A COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENT. MR. MAYOR? YES, MA'AM. SO, UH, LAST WEEK ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT A, UH, AND RECOGNIZE [I. COUNCIL BUSINESS] A RAMON [I1. COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS (Comments to be limited to three minutes per Council Member.)  ] MARTINEZ FROM THE NORTH TOWN AREA WHO HAPPENS TO BE A WORLD WAR II VETERAN WHO JUST RECENTLY CELEBRATED HIS HUNDREDTH BIRTHDAY. AND SO I ALWAYS LIKE TO ASK, WHAT'S THE SECRET OF LIVING TO A A TO A HUNDRED YEARS OLD? AND HIS RESPONSE TO ME WAS TO FIND SOMEONE THAT WILL TELL YOU WHAT TO DO. SO I GUESS HIS WIFE TELLS HIM WHEN TO EAT, WHAT TO EAT, AND WHEN TO GO TO BED AND WHEN TO WAKE UP. SO THERE'S THE SECRET [00:50:01] EVERYONE. SO I JUST WANTED TO RECOGNIZE HIM. UM, AND THANK HIM AGAIN FOR HIS SERVICE, UH, TO OUR COUNTRY. VERY GOOD. ANY INTER-AGENCY UPDATES, ANY CITY ATTORNEY ITEMS? NO REPORTS TONIGHT. THANK YOU, SIR. ARE THERE ANY ITEMS FOR IDENTIFICATION FOR OUR NEXT MEETING, WHICH IS GOING TO BE HELD ON DECEMBER 4TH OF THIS YEAR? [I2. INTER­AGENCY UPDATES (Update by the City Council to the community on the meetings that were attended.)  ] TWO MORE [J. CITY ATTORNEY ITEMS] MEETINGS LEFT IN THE CALENDAR YEAR 2024. [K. IDENTIFICATION OF ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING] LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING. WE ARE NOW ADJOURNED. THANK YOU FOR, FOR BEING HERE WITH US TONIGHT. ARE. * 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.