Apr 16, 2025 Regular City Council Meeting

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

[A. AMENDMENTS TO THE AGENDA]

[B. ANNOUNCEMENTS / PRESENTATIONS]

[B1. Presentation of Certificates of Recognition to Rancho Cucamonga’s 2024 Volunteers and Proclamation Declaring the Week of April 20-26, 2025 as National Volunteer Week.]

[B2. Presentation of a Proclamation to San Bernardino County Children’s Network Declaring April 2025 as Child Abuse Prevention Month.]

[B3. Recognition of Rancho Cucamonga Edison Scholar David Kwon from Los Osos High School who was Awarded a $50,000 College Scholarship from Southern California Edison (SCE).]

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SCHOLAR,

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AND MARK CLOUD, GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS MANAGER AT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON.

YEP.

MARK, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS GENTLEMAN AND THE REASON FOR THIS RECOGNITION? ABSOLUTELY.

WELL, EVERY YEAR WE DO A SERIES OF, UM, SCHOLARSHIPS FOR KIDS WHO ARE GOING INTO THE STEM FIELDS, SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, UH, UH, ENGINEERING AND MATH.

AND SO, UH, DAVID, UH, IS A BRIGHT KID WHO WON ONE OF OUR SCHOLARSHIPS THIS YEAR.

AND, UH, HERE'S THE CHECK TO PROVE IT.

NOW, DAVID KNOWS THIS IS NOVELTY AND HE IS NOT TO, TO TRY AND CASH IT 'CAUSE THEY'LL THINK HE'S VERY STRANGE, BUT WE ARE GIVING HIM A $50,000 SCHOLARSHIP TO THE SCHOOL OF HIS CHOICE TO STUDY STEM, UH, EDUCATION OR GO INTO THE STEM FIELD.

AND WE COULD NOT BE PROUDER OF DAVID AND HIS ACHIEVEMENTS.

AND ACTUALLY, HIS PARENTS ARE HERE TOO.

I KNOW THEY'RE FILMING, BUT IF THEY'D LIKE TO COME UP, THEY CAN CERTAINLY COME UP AS WELL AND TAKE SOME PICTURES.

BUT, UH, THAT'S IT.

MAYOR, THIS KID IS GOING PLACES AND WE COULDN'T BE HAPPIER TO GIVE HIM THIS SCHOLARSHIP.

THANK YOU.

VERY GOOD.

NOW, DAVID, I ASKED YOU WHEN YOU WERE SITTING DOWN THERE, BUT I, I REALLY DO THINK IT'D BE GREAT FOR, FOR THE COMMUNITY AND THE RESIDENTS HERE, AND TO HEAR A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT YOU FEEL ABOUT THIS RECOGNITION.

UH, HELLO, I'M DAVID.

UH, I'D LIKE TO THANK, FIRST OF ALL THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE SUPPORTED ME AND I WISH TO GIVE BACK, AT LEAST IN ANY KIND OF CIRCUMSTANCE TO THE COMMUNITY THAT HAS FOSTERED ME AND I'VE GROWN UP AROUND AND THIS WONDERFUL AREA THAT I'VE LIVED IN SO FAR.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, DAVID.

CONGRATULATIONS.

THIS IS PRETTY AWESOME.

AND, AND, AND MOM AND DAD, IF YOU WANT TO COME UP HERE AND MAYBE TAKE, GET CLOSER TO TAKE SOME PICTURES, UH, YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO OR DOWN HERE, OR IF YOU WANT TO COME UP HERE TOO, THAT'S FINE.

YOU'RE THE ONE THAT, THAT YES, BOTH OF YOU.

COME ON UP.

YOU, YOU NEED TO BE CONGRATULATED FOR RAISING SUCH AN INCREDIBLE SON.

SO WE'D LIKE TO SHAKE YOUR HAND.

THANK YOU MUCH.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU.

CONGRATULATIONS.

GOOD.

I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER HUTCHINSON AND MAYOR PRO TIMM KENNEDY, WHO JOINED ME THAT, UH, THAT FATEFUL DAY AT LOS OSOS HIGH SCHOOL.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING THERE WITH ME.

I APPRECIATE THAT THEY WERE THERE TO, UH, UH, SURPRISE, UH, DAVID AND HIS FAMILY.

THIS WAS A COMPLETE SURPRISE.

HE SAYS HE DID NOT KNOW IT WAS COMING, AND I BELIEVE HIM.

HE LOOKED SHOCKED.

UH, BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING THERE, COUNSEL.

OKAY.

JUST AS LONG AS WE KNOW, WE'D LIKE TO KNOW, FIRST OF ALL, YOU'RE NOT GONNA TAKE THAT MONEY AND GO TO DISNEYLAND, RIGHT.

, WE'D LIKE TO KNOW WHAT COLLEGE YOU'VE CHOSEN TO GO TO.

OH, I BLURTED OUT.

IT'S ALRIGHT.

I'M GOING TO STANFORD FOR NOT AN EASY SCHOOL TO GET INTO.

THAT'S PRETTY INCREDIBLE.

AND YOU'LL NEED EVERY BIT OF THAT $50,000 .

HOLD UP.

SHOW YOUR CHECK.

YEAH.

YES, SIR.

THANK YOU, CHRISTINE.

OKAY, WE WILL NOW TURN TO OUR PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS.

[C. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS]

COMMENTS ARE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL FOR THOSE MEMBERS DESIRING TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC DESIRING TO SPEAK.

THE COMMENT PERIOD WILL NOT EXCEED ONE HOUR BEFORE THE BUSINESS PORTION OF THIS EVENING'S AGENDA COMMENCES.

SO YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES WHEN THIS RED LIGHT OUT TO PODIUM GOES OFF, OR YOU SEE THE SCREEN UP THERE THAT SAYS THREE MINUTES.

WHEN IT HITS ZERO THAT YOU'RE DONE WITH YOUR TIME.

WE HAVE 10 SPEAKERS, SO WE'D LIKE TO ASK YOU TO ABIDE BY THAT TIME.

OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS ELLEN MILLER, FOLLOWED BY SHARON SISSY.

WELL, I JUST WANTED TO SAY HELLO AND I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT THE SUBJECT OF THE NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER,

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HONORABLE LEADERSHIP NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER WAS ESTABLISHED BY AN ACT OF CONGRESS AS A DAY TO CALL THE ENTIRE NATION TO PRAYER.

THESE EVENTS HAVE BEEN HELD AS EARLY AS 1775 WITH THE FIRST CONTINENTAL CONGRESS IN 1863, ABRAHAM LINCOLN CALLED FOR SUCH A DAY.

THE NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER ANNUAL EVENT WAS ESTABLISHED BY A JOINT RESOLUTION OF CONGRESS IN 1952 AND SIGNED INTO LAW BY PRESIDENT TRUMAN.

THE LAW WAS AMENDED IN 1988 AND SIGNED BY PRESIDENT REAGAN TO BE THE FIRST THURSDAY OF MAY EACH YEAR.

NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER IS AN ANNUAL EVENT FOR AMERICANS OF ALL FAITHS TO TAKE TIME TO PRAY FOR OUR NATION AND OUR LEADERS.

NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER WILL BE HONORING ITS 74TH YEAR THIS YEAR, 2025.

I AM AGAIN ASKING TO A PROCLAMATION TO BE DRAWN UP FOR THE NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER, AND THAT THIS PROCLAMATION WOULD BE PRESENTED TO ME ON BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA ON THURSDAY, MAY 1ST, 2025.

I WILL INVITE CHURCHES FROM THE RANCHO CUCAMONGA, UH, TO COME AND BE A PART OF THE PROCLAMATION PRESENTATION AS WE GATHER FOR PRAYER BY THE WATER FOUNTAIN RIGHT OUT HERE, UH, FROM 5:00 PM TO 6:00 PM MAY 1ST, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CALL ME ON (909) 536-9212.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

SINCERELY, ELLA MILLER, NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER COORDINATOR FOR RANCHO CUCAMONGA.

AND I ALSO HAVE SOME FLYERS TO HAND OUT.

I HAVE A WHOLE BUNCH, SO IF THERE'S ANYBODY HERE THAT WOULD LIKE ONE, I HAVE EXTRAS, BUT THESE ARE FOR THE, UM, COUNCIL MEMBERS.

THANK YOU.

YOU CAN GIVE THEM TO OUR CITY CLERK STAFF.

THANK YOU FOR THAT.

SHARON.

EY I HOPE I PRONOUNCED THAT CORRECTLY, MA'AM.

OF MR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS AND STAFF.

GOOD EVENING.

MY NAME IS SHARON ZEES AND I'M THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE RESIDENCE COMMITTEE AT ALTA LAGUNA MOBILE HOME PARK, WHICH IS A 55 AND BETTER COMMUNITY.

I'M HERE WITH OTHER MEMBERS OF THE RESIDENCE COMMITTEE TO REQUEST YOUR ASSISTANCE ON A MATTER THAT HAS RECENTLY ARISEN IN OUR COMMUNITY.

ESSENTIALLY, THE OWNERS OF THE PARK SUN COMMUNITIES INCORPORATED, HAS INFORMED US THEY'RE CONSIDERING A CHANGE FROM COMMUNITY DUMPSTERS TO THREE TRASH CANS AT EACH HOME SITE.

WE INFORMED THE RESIDENTS OF THIS POTENTIAL CHANGE AT OUR FEBRUARY MEETING IN, UH, AT OUR REGULAR MEETING IN FEBRUARY.

ALL HECK BROKE LOOSE AFTER MUCH DISCUSSION AMONGST THE RESIDENTS REGARDING THE PROS AND CONS OF THIS POTENTIAL CHANGE.

A HAND VOTE WAS TAKEN AND THE OUTCOME WAS A TOTAL AND OVERWHELMING OPPOSITION.

WE THEN REQUESTED THE RESIDENTS TO SEND EMAILS AND TEXT MESSAGES, MESSAGES TO THE RESIDENTS COMMITTEE SECRETARY IN FAVOR OF, OR OPPOSED TO THE POTENTIAL CHANGE AND TO ALSO STATE THEIR REASONS FOR THEIR POSITION.

WE ALSO ASKED THEM TO TALK WITH THEIR NEIGHBORS AND ASK THEM TO SEND EMAILS AND TEXTS.

ALSO, WE ALSO POSTED THIS POTENTIAL CHANGE ON THE COMMUNITY FACEBOOK PAGES WITH WHICH THERE ARE TWO AND ASKED THE RESIDENTS TO SEND EMAILS AND TEXT MESSAGES.

THE RESIDENTS COMMITTEE'S SECRETARY WILL PRESENT YOU WITH THE RESIDENTS RESPONSES IN A MINUTE, BUT FOR NOW, PLEASE UNDERSTAND THE OVERWHELMING MAJORITY VOTED AGAINST THE CHANGE.

OUR SECRETARY WILL ALSO SHARE WITH YOU A SUMMARY OF THE COMMENTS FROM THE RESIDENTS AND THAT ALL OF THESE COMMENTS WERE PRESENTED TO THE MANAGER, THE REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT AND OTHER EXECUTIVES OF SUN COMMUNITIES, NOTWITHSTANDING NOTE AS BEING GIVE TO MANAGEMENT AND OTHER EXECUTIVES.

WE WERE RECENTLY INFORMED THAT MANAGEMENT OF ALTA LAGUNA HAD CONTACTED THE CITY.

THAT INFORMATION WE RECEIVED TWO DAYS AGO, SPECIFICALLY, SHE SPOKE WITH LINDA KAOS, TELLING HER THE RESIDENTS WANTED TO SWITCH TO INDIVIDUAL TRASH CANS.

THIS IS NOT TRUE.

SO, AND IT IS THAT BECAUSE OF LEARNING THAT, THAT WE ARE HERE TONIGHT.

SO WE ASK THAT YOU PLEASE LISTEN TO THE FOLLOWING PRESENTATIONS FROM RESIDENTS, RAY, THE DEVASTATING EFFECTS THIS POTENTIAL CHANGE WILL HAVE ON THE COMMUNITY.

AND LISTEN TO THE EVIDENCE THAT CLEARLY REVEALS THE OVER WILLING OPPOSITION.

AND PLEASE WORK WITH US TO PREVENT THE POTENTIAL CHANGE AS YOU ARE AUTHORIZED TO DO UNDER THE ACCORD.

AND AS HAVE YOU, AS YOU HAVE ASSISTED US IN THE PAST, I'M PREPARED TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

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PAULA ROOT ROAD, FOLLOWED BY TED DE CHART PROBABLY MESSED THAT UP A LITTLE BIT, BUT YOU CAN CORRECT THAT FOR THE RECORD.

MA'AM, SIR, GOOD EVENING.

MY NAME IS PAULA ROAD AND I LIVE AT ALTA LAGUNA MOBILE HOME PARK.

AS SECRETARY OF THE RESIDENCE COMMITTEE, I VOLUNTEERED TO COMPILE CONCERNS, RESIDENT CONCERNS REGARDING THE PROPOSED TRASH CAN CHANGE WITHIN THREE DAYS.

I RECEIVED 60 EMAILS AND A FEW HANDWRITTEN LETTERS.

IT IS IMPORTANT FOR THE CITY TO UNDERSTAND THE VALID CONCERNS OF OUR COMMUNITY.

NUMBER ONE, THERE ARE MANY RESIDENTS, YOUNG AND OLD, WHO ARE PHYSICALLY UNABLE TO PUT TRASH CANS TO THE CURB AND TO BRING THEM IN.

THE TRASH COMPANY IS NOT GOING TO DO THIS AND NEITHER IS THE MANAGEMENT.

I HAVE A, A PICTURE HERE IF WE CAN TURN ON THE DISPLAY.

THERE IS ZERO ROOM IN OUR CARPORTS TO PUT TRASH CANS SO THAT THEY ARE OUT OF SIGHT.

WITHOUT MOVING VEHICLES, ALL OF THE RESIDENTS WOULD HAVE TO MOVE THEIR CAR OR CARS IN ORDER TO TAKE THE TRASH OUT AND THEN MOVE THEM AGAIN TO BRING THE TRASH CANS IN AT MY HOUSE, WHICH THIS IS A PICTURE OF, I WOULD HAVE TO MOVE VEHICLES JUST TO PUT THE TRASH INTO MY OWN TRASH CAN IF THE TRASH CANS WERE TO BE OUT OF SIGHT.

NUMBER THREE, WE HAVE ALMOST 300 HOMES IN OUR COMMUNITY.

IF EACH HOUSE HAS THREE CANS, TRASH, RECYCLING, AND GREEN WASTE, THAT IS 900 CANS TO BE EMPTIED.

THAT IS THREE DIFFERENT TRUCKS THAT WOULD HAVE TO GO UP AND DOWN OUR NARROW STREETS.

THIS WOULD BLOCK DRIVEWAYS, FIRE LANES, AND POSSIBLY EMERGENCY VEHICLES.

THE WEAR AND TEAR ON OUR STREETS, THE NOISE AND THE TRASHY LOOK ALL ADD TO OUR OPPOSITION.

NUMBER FOUR, COYOTES, RODENTS, AND BUGS WOULD HAVE A SMORGASBORD WITH ALL OF THE CANS.

NUMBER FIVE, THE CLUBHOUSE HAS MANY EVENTS EVERY MONTH.

A TRASH CAN IS NOT SUFFICIENT FOR ALL OF THE ACTIVITIES.

I HAVE PROVIDED A COMPREHENSIVE LIST THAT, UM, WERE SUBMITTED BY RESIDENTS.

IN THE PARENTHESES HERE, THERE'S A NUMBER, WHICH MEANS THAT OUT OF THE 60 EMAILS, THIS CONCERN WAS MENTIONED THAT MANY TIMES THERE'S ALSO ONE SET OF COMPILED EMAILS THAT WAS GIVEN FOR THE MAYOR.

THE REST OF YOU SHOULD ALSO HAVE PICTURES THAT ARE BEING SHOWN TONIGHT.

SAFETY IS OUR NUMBER ONE CONCERN, AND WE ASK THAT YOU CONSIDER THE STRONG OPPOSITION AND INPUT FROM RESIDENTS WHO WOULD HAVE TO DEAL WITH THESE HURDLES ON A DAILY BASIS.

THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING.

MY NAME'S TED DANCIER.

I'M A RESIDENT OF ALTA LAGUNA MOBILE HOME PARK.

I'M A RELATIVELY NEW RESIDENT.

I'VE BEEN HERE THREE YEARS.

UH, I COME FROM ANOTHER COMMUNITY CLOSE BY GLENDORA, CALIFORNIA.

AND WE HAD THE SAME SITUATION IN GLENDORA THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY TRYING TO AVOID NOW IN OUR MOBILE HOME PARK.

UH, THE TRASHCAN COMPANY THAT PICKED UP THE TRASH CANS IN OUR HOMES.

UM, IF THERE WAS ANY TRASH THAT FELL OUTTA THE CANS WHILE THEY WERE DIPPING IT OVER ONTO THE TRASH BINS FALL ON THE STREET, THEY CAME BACK AND CLEANED UP THAT TRASH.

SO THAT IT, IT WAS ALWAYS THE, THE CITY WAS ALWAYS NICE AND CLEAN.

JUST IMAGINE WE HAVE 300 CANS, I MEAN 300, 300 RESIDENTS, 900 TRASH CANS.

AND, UH, AS PAULA JUST EXPLAINED, UH, IT'D BE HORRIBLE BECAUSE VERTEK, THE COMPANY THAT PICKS UP OUR TRASH, WILL NOT PICK UP ANYTHING THAT FALLS ON THE STREET BECAUSE THE 15 TRASH BINS WE HAVE NOW, IF, IF SOMETHING FALLS OUT OF THE, THOSE, THOSE BINS, THEY DON'T CLEAN IT UP, MANAGEMENT HAS TO COME AND CLEAN IT UP.

SO JUST TO VISUALIZE NOW, 300 HOMES WITH ALL THE TRASH ON THE STREETS, WITH THE COYOTES AND ALL THE VARS RUNNING AROUND, UH, IT'S, IT, IT'S A HEALTH HAZARD.

SO, UH, WE, WE APPRECIATE YOUR CONCERN AND, UH, TO HELP US, UH, ALLEVIATE, UH, OUR CONCERNS.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONCERN.

THANK YOU, SIR.

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MY NAME IS SANDY DUBOIS AND I'M HERE TODAY TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE MANY SENIORS AND THE MOBILITY CHALLENGES RESIDENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY.

FOR THOSE THAT USE WALKERS, CANES, OR SCOOTERS, SIMPLE TASKS LIKE TAKING OUT THE TRASH BECOMES DAILY CHALLENGES.

WITH INDIVIDUAL TRASH CANS, THEY WILL BE REQUIRED TO WHEEL THE TRASH CANS ALL THE WAY TO THE CURB AND BACK.

AGAIN, THIS MAY SEEM MINOR, BUT IT CAN BE PHYSICALLY EXHAUSTING, UNATTAINABLE AND DANGEROUS, NAVIGATING UNEVEN SIDEWALKS, DEALING WITH WEATHER CONDITIONS AND HANDLING BULK OF YOUR HEAVY BINS.

WHILE USING A MOBIL MOBILITY AID IS NOT ONLY FRUSTRATING, IT'S A HAZARD.

MANY CAN MUCH EASILY CARRY A SMALL TRASH BAG TO THE NEARBY DUMPSTER AS THEY'VE BEEN DOING.

THE SHORT WALK IS MANAGEABLE.

IT GIVES A SENSE OF INDEPENDENCE WITHOUT PUTTING HEALTH RISK, AND THEY ALSO CHECK THEIR MAIL.

BUT REQUIRING THE USE OF CURBSIDE BINS FOR EVERYONE WITHOUT CONSIDERING THESE MOBILITY CHALLENGES, CREATES UNNECESSARY HARDSHIPS.

OR ASKING THE COUNCIL FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN HELPING US IN OUR COMMUNITY CORPORATION TO RECONSIDER THE MOVE TO INDIVIDUAL TRASH CANS FOR SENIORS AND DISABLED RESIDENTS.

THIS CHALLENGE CREATES REAL PHYSICAL SAFETY.

WE NEED YOUR HELP TO ADVOCATE MORE FLEXIBLE AND INCLUSIVE SOLUTIONS AND ALLOWING US TO CONTINUE TO USE THE DUMPSTERS.

WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR SPECIAL TREATMENT, WE'RE ASKING FOR DIGNITY, SAFETY, AND INCLUSION.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND FOR LISTENING TO US WITH COMPASSION.

MY NAME IS JERRY GILBERT.

I'VE BEEN A, I'M A RESIDENT OF THE ALTA LAGUNA.

I'VE BEEN LIVING THERE FOR ALMOST 20 YEARS NOW.

UM, AND I AM DEFINITELY AGAINST THESE TRASH CANS BEING, UH, ASSIGNED TO US AND CHANGING THE POLICY THAT'S BEEN IN, AS FAR AS I KNOW, AT LEAST 20 YEARS AND BEYOND THAT.

UM, BUT IF YOU LOOK AT THE PICTURES, THE ONE, UH, WITHOUT THE CARS IN IT, YOU WILL SEE THAT IT'S A VERY NARROW SPOT, UH, AREA BETWEEN MY SHED, MY AIR CONDITIONER, AND THE AREA WHERE I WOULD HAVE TO MOVE OUT THE BINS.

NOW THESE TRASH CANS THAT YOU CAN SEE THERE, THOSE ARE STORAGE THAT I HAVE.

SO I WOULD HAVE TO LIFT UP THOSE CAR, UH, BINS, ACTUALLY MOVE THEM, THEN MOVE ALL MY CAR OR MOVE MY CARS OUT TO ROLL 'EM DOWN TO THE STREET.

AND ONCE I'VE DONE THAT, THEN WAIT FOR THEM TO PICK IT UP.

WE NEVER KNOW WHAT TIME THEY'RE GONNA PICK UP.

SO ONCE THEY'VE PICKED THAT UP, IT'S A REVERSE PROCESS.

I HAVE TO MOVE MY CARS OUT AGAIN, TAKE IT UP TO THE AREA WHERE I LIFT IT UP AND MOVE IT AROUND TO THE BACK OF THE HOUSE.

SO THIS IS, AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE DONE EVERY WEEK.

NOW I AM, I AM NOT DISABLED, BUT I DO HAVE SOME PROBLEMS. AND SO IF I WOULD, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE CONSIDER THIS AND, UM, IT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL TO ALL OUR COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR.

COUNCIL MEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR LETTING US SPEAK TONIGHT.

UM, AS YOU'VE HEARD, I'M A RESIDENT ALSO OF ALTA LAGOON.

I'VE BEEN THERE FOR NINE YEARS.

WE'RE A VERY PROUD COMMUNITY, VERY ACTIVE COMMUNITY, AND WE TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF THE COMMUNITY.

YOU'VE HEARD OUR CONCERNS, YOU'VE HEARD OF A LOT OF THE SAFETY ISSUES, WHICH IS PROBABLY THE NUMBER ONE ISSUE.

THAT'S, THAT'S THE PROBLEM.

UH, WE WERE TOLD THAT SOME PEOPLE COMPLAINED THAT THERE WAS A SAFETY ISSUE GETTING TO THE DUMPSTERS, WHICH AS SHARON TOLD YOU, WE'VE NEVER HEARD THAT BEFORE FROM ANYBODY.

YOU CAN HEAR IT AND YOU'VE SEEN THE SAFETY ISSUES OF GETTING THE TRASH CANS OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY.

SO WE ACTUALLY COME WITH A SOLUTION, NOT ONLY JUST THE PROBLEMS THAT ARE THERE, IF WE COULD SHOW THIS PICTURE.

I HAVE THIS PICTURE WHERE IT SAYS, EASY FIX.

THIS IS MY DRIVEWAY IN THE CULVERT THERE THAT WE HAVE.

AND, UH, WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE MAIL AND TRASH LOCATION.

BUT IN THE CULVERT, MYSELF AND THE MAJORITY OF RESIDENTS HAVE TAKEN CONCRETE AND FILLED THE CULVERT WHERE THE ARROW IS POINTING.

THERE'S A PVC PIPE IN THERE.

IT'S ABOUT A TWO INCH PIPE THAT GOES IN THERE AND THAT HELPS THE WATER RUN OUT.

I PUT THIS IN NINE YEARS AGO WHEN I CAME IN AND YOU CAN STILL SEE THE SHAPE OF IT.

THERE'S NO CRACKS IN IT, THERE'S NO CHIPS IN IT.

AND WE DRIVE TWO CARS OVER THAT

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IT'S VERY EASY.

IT'S LEVEL WITH THE STREET AND IT'S LEVEL WITH THE DRIVEWAY.

SO ACTUALLY IT'S A VERY SIMPLE, EASY FIX.

AND I'VE SAID MANY OF OUR RESIDENTS HAVE DONE THAT, NOT ONLY AT THEIR DRIVEWAY, BUT ALSO AT THEIR WALKWAY GOING IN TO MAKE IT SAFE.

SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE NEXT PICTURE, WHERE THE TRASH IN THE MAIL IS, BECAUSE WE PICK UP OUR MAIL OUT OF THE MAILBOXES, AND THESE ARE OUR COMMUNITY TRASH BINS, AND THEY HAVE DOORS THAT OPEN UP AND YOU CAN SEE THAT DEEP CULVERT THAT'S IN THERE.

AND THAT'S THE ISSUE OF PEOPLE BEING ABLE TO REACH THAT SOMETIMES EVEN WITH, UH, THE WALKERS AND THINGS.

SO THEY SAY IF THEY TAKE THE TRASH DUMPSTERS OUT, THAT'LL TAKE CARE OF THE SAFETY PROBLEM.

WELL, NO, BECAUSE PEOPLE STILL HAVE TO GET THEIR MAIL.

SO WE'RE STILL GONNA HAVE THE SAME ISSUE.

SO AN EASY FIX THAT WE'D LIKE TO PROPOSE OR THAT YOU CAN SUGGEST IN YOUR DISCUSSIONS IS YOU JUST TAKE IT AND YOU CONCRETE IT JUST LIKE WE DID WITH A PIPE.

THE WATER RUNS DOWN AND ACTUALLY IT MAKES IT A DA COMPLIANT TOO.

AND I KNOW THEY DON'T HAVE TO BE A DA COMPLIANT BECAUSE IT'S AN OLD PARK, BUT IT WOULD REALLY HELP THE RESIDENTS.

I TALKED TO ONE RESIDENT TODAY AND SHE, AND SHE'S ON ONE OF THOSE RIDE-ON SCOOTERS AND SHE'S ALWAYS HAVING A DIFFICULTY JUST TO GET UP AND GET HER MAIL.

SO AGAIN, WE HAVE, WE DO HAVE THE PROBLEMS, WE DO HAVE SAFETY.

THIS IS THE EASIEST FIX.

EVERYBODY THAT HAS IT AT THEIR HOUSE, WE'VE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM.

NO TRIPPING, NO FALLING.

AND IF THE CONCRETE'S DONE RIGHT, YOU CAN SEE HOW THIS IS LASTED AFTER NINE YEARS AT MY HOUSE.

SO, UM, THAT'S WHAT, THAT'S AGAIN WHAT WE'D LIKE TO LET YOU DO THAT.

SIR, I'M SORRY.

JUST THANK THE POLICE.

BUT WE THANK YOU.

UM, MISS, I THINK AFTER THE PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS PERIOD IS OVER, WE HAVE OUR CITY MANAGER WILL BE MAKING A RESPONSE.

SO PLEASE STICK AROUND BECAUSE I, WE, WE HEARD YOU LOUD AND CLEAR.

SO DAVID DYKSTRA FOR ME, WE KEEP THE DUMPSTERS PINES MOBILE HOME PARK.

ALL MY LIFE UNTIL THE DAY I WENT TO MARINE CORPS BOOTCAMP, THERE'S NO WAY THAT THOSE INDIVIDUALS WORK.

SO THEY'RE RIGHT.

KEEP THE DUMPSTERS.

UH, MY NAME IS DAVID DYKSTRA.

I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF THE WHOLE 11 COALITION.

GOOD EVENING TO THE ESTEEMED RANCHO CUCAMONGA CITY COUNCIL, OF COURSE, LED BY THE PERENNIAL MAYOR DENNIS MICHAEL MAYOR, I MISS YOU AT THE LAST MEETING.

GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN, AND I HOPE YOU'LL BE PLEASED TO RECEIVE MY BOOK REPORT, UM, REGARDING THE STATE OF OUR GREAT CITY SPECI, SPECIFICALLY AS IT RELATES TO THE EVENTS OF APRIL 5TH, WHICH WERE SIGNIFICANT GALVANIZING, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, INSTRUCTIVE AS TO THE PULSE OF OUR CITY, DIRECTLY INFLUENCED BY THE LATEST ITERATION OF THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S PATENTLY LAWLESS PRACTICES, TACTICS, AND AMBITIONS.

MR. MAYOR, I LOOK FOR YOU.

AND IN FAIRNESS, I LOOK FOR ALL OF YOU AT THE HANDS-OFF EVENT INITIATED BY THE GROUP INDIVISIBLE, A COUPLE OF SATURDAYS AGO.

THE RALLY WAS ONE OF THOUSANDS OCCURRING THROUGHOUT OUR NATION THAT DRU ITS INSPIRATION OF COMMON CAUSE BY CITIZENS WHO ARE INFURIATED, FRUSTRATED, AND COMPREHENSIVELY HORRIFIED BY THE NAKED AGGRESSION BEING PERPETRATED ON OUR COUNTRY.

ITS NEIGHBORS AND ALLIES, AND FRANKLY, THE WORLD WRIT LARGE.

THERE IS NO WAY TO EFFECTIVELY CONVEY THE AMOUNT OF GOODWILL AND RIGHTEOUS ASCENSION THAT MANIFESTED ITSELF ON THE STREETS OF RANCH CUCAMONGA.

PEOPLE OF ALL POLITICAL STRIKES, ETHNICITIES, AND BELIEF DISCIPLINES SHOWED UP IN SUPPORT OF DEMOCRACY, FAIRNESS, AND THE RULE OF LAW.

MR. MAYOR, I AM NOT PRONE TO HYPERBOLE, SO PLEASE ACCEPT WHEN I SAID THAT THE TURNOUT WAS MASSIVE, FAR, FAR LARGER THAN I THINK ANY OF US COULD HAVE EXPECTED.

THE GATHERING WAS QUITE RAUCOUS AND HIGHLY SPIRITED, ALL THE WHILE MAINTAINING A PEACEFUL AND DISCIPLINED SOLIDARITY WITH AN EFFORT TO PUSH BACK AND YES, LIKELY COMFORT EACH OTHER BECAUSE WE ARE ALL LITERALLY CONNECTED TO THE DESTRUCTION AND DISREGARD FOR POLICY AND DUE PROCESS OCCURRING HOURLY AT THE WHITE HOUSE.

THE EFFORTS OF THE REPUBLICANS, NOT JUST DONALD TRUMP, HAVE BEEN CRAFTED BY DESIGN TO PAVE THE WAY TO USHER IN ON A RUBY RED CARPET, UH, THE NEXT ITERATION OF THE UNITED STATES.

ONE HONED AND ASSEMBLED TO DELIVER THE AUTHORITARIAN MODEL THAT TRUMP HAS SALIVATED FOR SINCE HIS NASCENT FORAYS INTO PUBLIC SURFACE.

UH, BUT LET IT BE KNOWN RANCH CUCAMONGA OFTEN CLAIMED TO BE TRUMP COUNTRY IS NOT TAKING THIS LYING DOWN.

I SPOKE WITH MANY PEOPLE TOO SPECIFICALLY THAT BRAVELY CARRIED SIGNS WITH THE MESSAGE THAT SAID, I VOTED FOR TRUMP.

CAN YOU PLEASE FORGIVE ME? I KNOW THERE WERE MANY FINE CITIZENS THERE THAT DAY WHO HARBORED THE SAME STOMACH CHURNING SENSE OF REGRET AS EMPHATICALLY AS I COULD SAY TO THEM.

I SAID, IT'S DONE.

WELCOME BACK.

IT'S ABOUT STRENGTH IN NUMBERS.

AND AS YOU KNOW VERY WELL, MR. MAYOR, IT'S

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AND RUSSIA IS THE ENEMY, NOT UKRAINE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS ANNE TURNER.

I AM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND DEAN OF NOVEL PROGRAMS AT CLAREMONT LINCOLN UNIVERSITY.

AND I JUST WANNA SHARE WITH YOU THE JOY AND THE PLEASURE THAT WE HAVE HAD.

THANK YOU, JOHN, FOR, UM, ALLOWING US TO COME AND WORK WITH MANY OF YOUR STAFF MEMBERS HERE TO DEVELOP A PLAN THAT YOU ARE GOING TO SEE PRESENTED TO YOU TONIGHT.

UM, IT IS THE CULMINATION OF SIX MONTHS OF INCREDIBLE WORK BY PEOPLE WHO WERE ALSO WORKING 60 OR MORE HOURS A WEEK HERE FOR YOU IN THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA.

THEY TOOK A WICKED PROBLEM THAT THEY IDENTIFIED IN THE CITY AND AS A GROUP WORK TOGETHER TO CREATE SOLUTIONS THAT THEY'RE GOING TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT.

AND WE COULD NOT BE MORE PROUD.

UH, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO, UH, WATCH THEM DO THIS PRESENTATION ALONG WITH ADDITIONAL CITIES, THE CITY OF POMONA, GLENDORA DOWNEY, UH, THE CITY, UH, LET'S SEE, GLENDORA POMONA, GLENDORA DOWNEY, UH, TRI-CITY MENTAL HEALTH, UH, WHICH IS THE, UH, MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDER FOR THE CITIES OF, OF CLAREMONT, UH, POMONA AND LAVERNE.

UH, AND THESE FOLKS HAVE JUST DONE AN EXTRAORDINARY JOB AND THEY HELPED US CO-CREATE THIS CURRICULUM THAT WE WILL BE TAKING NATIONWIDE.

UM, AND WE HAVE A GROUP COMING, UH, NOW, UH, GROUPS COMING, UH, IN JUNE FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.

UH, OUR FIRST GROUP IS FROM ARKANSAS.

UM, AND SO WE ARE THRILLED AND GRATEFUL FOR THEIR WORK AND WE HOPE THAT YOU WILL, UH, APPRECIATE, UH, THE AMOUNT OF TIME, EFFORT, AND THOUGHTFULNESS THAT WAS PUT INTO THIS PRESENTATION.

UH, AND WE ARE GRATEFUL TO BE YOUR PARTNER AT CLAREMONT LINCOLN UNIVERSITY.

UM, I HAVE ONE MORE SPEAKER THAT WANTS TO MISS YOU BY THE NAME OF LEE KANE, BUT IF YOU WANT TO WAIT FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING, YOU CAN DO THAT AT THAT TIME AND THAT WAY YOU'RE PART OF THE RECORD.

I DID NOT NOTICE THIS WAS PART OF THE PUBLIC HEARING, BUT IF YOU DON'T WANNA STAY AND COME UP, PLEASE DO.

YOU'RE GONNA STAY THERE.

OKAY.

WE'LL SEE YOU WHEN THE PUBLIC HEARING COMES FORTH OR THE PUBLIC CON.

JOHN, IS THAT A PUBLIC HEARING? I DON'T THINK IT, IT IS.

NO, I THINK IT'S A ADMIN HEARING.

YEAH.

BUT SO THE PUBLIC'S STILL ABLE TO SPEAK? YES.

YEAH.

YEP.

YOU'RE PERFECTLY FINE TO WAIT TILL THEN.

OKAY.

NOW I'D LIKE TO ASK OUR CITY MANAGER, YOU BROUGHT UP SOME EXCELLENT POINTS, I FEEL FOR YOU.

I THINK WE ALL DO.

UM, SO OUR CITY MANAGER, YES, MR. MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

SO, UM, UH, THE, THE ONE OF THE SAME GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT WHO WILL PRESENT ON PATHWAYS RC OR PATHWAYS TO PUBLIC SERVICE, UM, MATT MARQUEZ, UM, WHO HANDLES OUR COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING IS PART OF THAT.

MATT'S HERE THIS EVENING.

AND MATT, CAN YOU THERE'S, THERE HE IS IN THE BACK RAISING HIS HAND.

SO, UM, MATT WOULD BE GLAD, UM, TO STEP OUT AND HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH SOME OF THE RESIDENTS ON THE, UM, THE CONCERNS REGARDING THE MOBILE HOME PARKS.

AS YOU KNOW, FLAVIO WORKS FOR MATT AND FLAVIO HANDLES ALL OUR ISSUES IN REGARDS TO THAT AND MATTERS INVOLVING THE ACCORD.

SO THIS IS THE FIRST THAT I'VE HEARD OF THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE, BUT IT ALSO SOUNDS LIKE IT'S REALLY RECENT.

UM, SO MATT WILL GATHER SOME MORE INFORMATION AND THEN WE'LL, UM, START LOOKING INTO THIS STARTING TOMORROW.

VERY GOOD.

OKAY.

NOW, THOSE OF YOU THAT WANT TO MEET OUT BACK, MATT WAS RIGHT THERE.

HE IS JUST STANDING UP.

YOU CAN GO OUT IN THE FOYER AND PLEASE CLOSE THE DOOR, MATT, SO THAT WE CAN WON'T BE DISRUPTED.

THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING THIS EVENING.

THANK YOU FOR ALL THE SPEAKERS THAT CAME THIS EVENING.

THANK YOU.

OKAY, THAT CONCLUDES OUR PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS.

NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS CONSENT CALENDARS.

[D. CONSENT CALENDAR]

THEY'RE GONNA BE ACTED UPON AT ONE TIME WITHOUT DISCUSSION.

HOWEVER, ANY MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL OR FIRE BOARD MAY REMOVE ANY ITEM SHOULD THUS, SO DESIRE TO HAVE FURTHER DISCUSSION ON MR. MAYOR.

I NEED TO ABSTAIN FROM ITEM D THREE DUE TO POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST AS SOCAL GAS IS MY EMPLOYER.

OKAY.

WITH THE NOTED ABSTENTION ON ITEM D THREE BY COUNCILMAN SCOTT, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS EVENING'S CONSENT CALENDAR? SO MOVE SECOND, PLEASE VOTE.

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

THANK

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EXCUSE ME.

THERE ARE NO CONSENT ORDINANCES THIS

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

SO WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO, UM, ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING

[F. ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING ITEM(S)]

[F1. Consideration of First Reading of Ordinance No. 1039, to be Read by Title Only and Waive Further Reading, Adding Chapter 10.84 to Title 10 of the Rancho Cucamonga Municipal Code Regulating the Use of Bicycles and E-Conveyances in Public Areas. (ORDINANCE NO. 1039) (CITY)]

AND THAT'S CODIFIED IN ORDINANCE NUMBER 1 0 3 9.

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

SO, UM, UH, WE HAVE A PRESENTATION FOR YOU TONIGHT.

UM, ERICA LEWIS HUNTLEY, OUR MANAGEMENT ANALYST, THREE IN THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, HAS BEEN WORKING WITH ME LATELY ON A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT ORDINANCES.

UM, THIS PARTICULAR ONE TONIGHT, UM, REGARDS WHAT, WHAT YOU WOULD COMMONLY REFER TO AS E-BIKES, BUT THERE'S ACT IT ACTUALLY GOES BEYOND E-BIKES.

IT'S, WE HAVE ALL VARIETY NOW OF ELECTRIC POWERED MOBILITY CONVEYANCES, UM, THAT HAVE ANYWHERE FROM ONE WHEEL TO MULTIPLE WHEELS.

UM, AND SO, UH, BY WAY OF BACKGROUND ON THIS, THERE WAS A, AN ARTICLE ACTUALLY IN THE PAPER TODAY, UM, ABOUT A A, UM, A 14-YEAR-OLD WHO WAS RIDING AN E-BIKE, A LEGAL E-BIKE, ALTHOUGH I BELIEVE NOT LEGAL FOR HIS AGE.

'CAUSE I THINK IT WAS A CLASS THREE E-BIKE, WHICH YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE OVER 16 FOR, BUT HE HAD A, UH, SOMEBODY RIDING ON THE BACK.

THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE PROPER SAFETY GEAR, THEY CRASHED.

THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT.

UM, AND SO THIS IS BECOMING, UNFORTUNATELY, A, A MORE COMMON OCCURRENCE THAN NOT.

YOU KNOW, IN THE PAST YOU'D HAVE TO GET GOING DOWN A REALLY LONG STEEP STREET LIKE HAVEN TO GET UP TO A LOT OF SPEED.

UM, BUT TODAY WITH E-BIKES, IT'S VERY SIMPLE FOR ANYONE, UM, TO, TO GET A, A BIKE GOING ANYWHERE BETWEEN USUALLY 20 AND 30 MILES AN HOUR.

SOME OF THE OFF HIGHWAY BIKES, WE'LL GO INTO THE FORTIES AND FIFTIES.

UH, AND SO IT'S BEEN REAL CHALLENGING.

IT'S PARTICULARLY CHALLENGING FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT, UH, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, HAVING A POLICE CAR CHASE A BICYCLE HAS A PRETTY HIGH RISK OF INJURY AND STUFF.

SO YOU'VE BEEN SEEING, BECAUSE THE STATE HAS NOT REALLY STEPPED INTO THIS AREA TO REGULATE IT, THERE'S BEEN A GROWING TREND ACROSS THE STATE.

UM, ERICA DID TREMENDOUS WORK, UM, RESEARCHING IT AND LOOKING AT WHAT OTHER COUNTIES AND CITIES AND THAT HAVE DONE.

AND SO BECAUSE OF THE CONCERNS AND THE INCREASING NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS THAT WE'VE BEEN GETTING, WE WERE LOOKING TO DEVELOP AN ORDINANCE THAT WOULD PROVIDE PD WITH SOME ADDITIONAL TOOLS AND GO BEYOND JUST THE ILLEGAL E-BIKES AND ADDRESS EVEN THE LEGAL E-BIKES.

UM, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THE BEHAVIOR, EVEN ON A LEGAL E-BIKE CAN BE DANGEROUS IN THE WRONG CIRCUMSTANCES.

SO WITH THAT, I'M GONNA TURN IT OVER TO ERICA.

SHE'S GOT A PRESENTATION FOR YOU GUYS TONIGHT.

UM, AND THEN AT THE END WE WOULD APPRECIATE, UM, IF THE COUNSEL WAS WILLING AND READY TO MOVE FORWARD TO DO FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE 10 39.

SO ERICA.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU MR. GILSON AND GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

UH, THE ITEM BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS ORDINANCE 10 39, REGULATING THE USE OF BICYCLES AND ECON CONVEYANCES IN PUBLIC AREAS.

I WOULD LIKE TO NOTE THAT THERE WAS A MINOR REVISION MADE TO THE ORDINANCE, AND YOU HAVE THOSE REVISED COPIES ON AT THE DAIS.

WE ALSO PROVIDED THOSE COPIES, UM, FOR PUBLIC REVIEW ON THE CITY WEBSITE AS WELL.

SO WITH THAT SAID, RANCHO CUCAMONGA, LIKE MANY CITIES THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA AND THE COUNTRY, HAS EXPERIENCED A SIGNIFICANT RIDE RISE IN E-BIKES AND OTHER ECON CONVEYANCES LIKE SCOTERS AND SKATEBOARDS ON CITY STREETS, SIDEWALKS, AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES.

AND WHILE THESE DEVICES PROVIDE SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS, THEY HAVE ALSO RESULTED IN SIGNIFICANT SAFETY CONCERNS.

IN RECENT MONTHS, RESIDENTS HAVE INCREASINGLY EXPRESSED CONCERNS ABOUT THE UNSAFE OPERATION OF E-BIKES AND ECON CONVEYANCES IN PUBLIC AREAS, INCLUDING RIDING AT EXCESSIVE SPEEDS, PERFORMING STUNTS OR WILLIES IN ACTIVE TRAFFIC, IGNORING TRAFFIC SIGNALS AND SIGNS, RIDING WITHOUT HELMETS AND CARRYING MULTIPLE RIDERS ON A SINGLE DEVICE.

NATIONAL DATA HAS SHOWN A SIGNIFICANT RISE IN TRAFFIC COLLISIONS, INJURIES AND FATALITIES INVOLVING UNSAFE RIDING BEHAVIORS.

AND I KNOW JOHN MENTIONED, UH, ONE OF THOSE INCIDENTS THAT WE EXPERIENCED HERE IN THE COUNTY, BUT WITHIN JUST THE LAST TWO WEEKS, WE HAD TWO SERIOUS INCIDENTS IN THE COUNTY.

A COLLISION OCCURRED IN OUR OWN COMMUNITY WHERE A JUVENILE WAS HOSPITALIZED AFTER ILLEGALLY RIDING AN ELECTRIC MOTORCYCLE ON THE STREET AND GOING THE WRONG WAY AGAINST TRAFFIC.

ANOTHER HEARTBREAKING INCIDENT HAPPENED IN CHINO HILLS THAT JOHN MENTIONED, WHERE A 14-YEAR-OLD BOY TRAGICALLY LOST HIS LIFE WHILE RIDING AN E-BIKE.

AND UNFORTUNATELY, THESE SITUATIONS ARE NOT ISOLATED

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THEY'RE PART OF A GROWING NATIONAL TREND.

AND MANY OF THESE DEVICES ARE BEING OPERATED BY CHILDREN AND TEENS THAT MAY NOT HAVE PROPER TRAINING OR SAFETY GEAR.

AND FRANKLY, DON'T REALIZE THAT AN E-BIKE IS A VEHICLE WITH REAL RISKS, IF NOT OPERATED PROPERLY.

IN ADDITION TO SAFETY CONCERNS, THE CITY HAS ALSO OBSERVED DAMAGE TO PUBLIC PROPERTY, PARTICULARLY IN PARKS AND OPEN SPACES WITH, WITH RIDERS RIDING OVER GRASS LANDSCAPED AREAS AND PEDESTRIAN PATHS.

THESE ACTIVITIES NOT ONLY POSE RISK TO PEDESTRIANS, BUT ALSO INCREASE MAINTENANCE COSTS AND NEGATIVELY IMPACT THE OVERALL EXPERIENCE OF OTHER PARK USERS.

IN RESPONSE, CITY STAFF HAS TAKEN A PROACTIVE STEP AND EVALUATING STRATEGIES, STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES AND PROMOTE THE SAFE USE OF ECON CONVEYANCES IN OUR COMMUNITY.

AND HERE I WANNA PROVIDE A QUICK OVERVIEW OF E-BIKES.

AS JOHN MENTIONED, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT KINDS.

UH, E-BIKES ARE REGULATED UNDER THE CALIFORNIA VEHICLE CODE AS CONVENTIONAL BICYCLES AND MUSTO OBEY MOST ALL OF THE SAME REGULATIONS AS NON-MOTORIZED BIKES.

E-BIKES ARE DEFINED AS BICYCLES WITH AN ELECTRIC MOTOR OF LESS THAN 750 WATTS AND FULLY OPERABLE PEDALS.

AND THERE ARE THREE CLASSES OF E-BIKES, AND THERE'S A BREAKDOWN THERE IN FRONT OF YOU.

CLASS ONE ARE PEDAL ASSIST ONLY WITH MOTOR ASSISTANCE UP TO 20 MILES PER HOUR.

CLASS TWO ARE PEDAL ASSIST AND INCLUDE A THROTTLE WITH MOTORIZED ASSISTANCE UP TO 20 MILES PER HOUR.

AND CLASS THREE ARE PEDAL ASSIST ONLY WITH MOTOR ASSISTANCE UP TO 28 MILES PER HOUR.

AND I DO WANNA NOTE THAT CLASS THREE E-BIKES DO HAVE ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS.

AS JOHN DID MENTION, ALL OPERATORS MUST BE AT LEAST 16 YEARS OLD, ARE REQUIRED TO WEAR A SAFETY HELMET AND CANNOT TRANSPORT OTHER PASSENGERS.

AND HERE I WANT TO DISTINGUISH STANDARD E-BIKES FROM ELECTRIC OFF HIGHWAY MOTORCYCLES, WHICH ARE BECOMING INCREASINGLY COMMON IN OUR COMMUNITY.

AND DESPITE THEIR OFF-ROAD ONLY CLASSIFICATION, THEY'RE FREQUENTLY MISTAKEN FOR STANDARD E-BIKES, ELECTRIC OFF HIGHWAY MOTORCYCLES LIKE CRONS S AND EIDE PROS JUST TO NAME A FEW, ARE NOT CLASSIFIED AS E-BIKES BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE OPERABLE PEDALS AND THEY OFTEN EXCEED POWER LIMITS OUTLINED IN THE VEHICLE CODE.

SO IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THESE DEVICES ARE NOT STREET LEGAL, THOUGH SOMETHING THEY ARE, THEY ARE DEFINITELY NOT STREET LEGAL AND THEY MAY BE SUBJECT TO IMPOUNDMENT AND CITATION IF OPERATED ON ANY PUBLICLY OWNED PROPERTY.

AND THAT INCLUDES PUBLIC STREETS, SIDEWALKS, PARKS, BIKE PATHS, OR TRAILS.

THEY'RE ONLY PERMITTED IN AREAS DESIGNATED FOR OFF HIGHWAY VEHICLE RECREATION OR ON PRIVATE PROPERTY.

THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE INCLUDES KEY PROVISIONS DESIGNED TO ENHANCE PUBLIC SAFETY AND ADDRESS CONCERNS RELATED TO THE USE OF BICYCLE AND ECON CONVEYANCES ON PUBLIC PROPERTY.

THE ORDINANCE PROHIBITS RIDING A BICYCLE OR ECON CONVEYANCE IN AN UNSAFE MANNER ON ANY PUBLICLY OWNED PROPERTY.

AN UNSAFE MANNER INCLUDES VIOLATIONS OF BOTH STATE OR LOCAL TRAFFIC LAWS, AS WELL AS BEHAVIORS THAT ENDANGER THE OPERATOR.

PASSENGER MOTORISTS, OTHER RIDERS, PEDESTRIANS, OR PUBLIC PROPERTY.

AND THERE ARE EXAMPLES LISTED THERE.

IT ALSO PROHIBITS THE USE OF HANDHELD WIRELESS DEVICES WHILE RIDING.

IN ADDITION, THE ORDINANCE ALSO RESTRICTS CERTAIN RIDING AREAS, INCLUDING PROHIBITING THE USE OF E-BIKES ON SIDEWALKS, THOUGH THERE ARE LIMITED EXCEPTIONS PARKS EXCEPT ON DESIGNATED PATHS AND LANDSCAPED AREAS, FIELDS, AND IN CITY OWNED PARKING LOTS.

IT ALSO CLARIFIES RULES FOR OFF-HIGHWAY ELECTRIC MOTOR CY CYCLES.

LIKE THE CRONS, THE ORDINANCE REINFORCES HELMET REQUIREMENTS MANDATING HELMETS FOR ALL RIDERS UNDER 18, AND ALL OPERATORS AND PASSENGERS OF CLASS THREE E-BIKES REGARDLESS OF AGE.

IT ALSO REAFFIRMS REQUIREMENTS FOR YIELDING TO PEDESTRIANS.

THE ORDINANCE REQUIRES RIDERS TO RIDE IN SINGLE FILE.

IT REQUIRES ALL BICYCLISTS AND ECON CONVEYANCE USERS TO COMPLY WITH EQUIPMENT STANDARDS OUTLINED IN THE VEHICLE CODE.

IT PROHIBITS PARKING BICYCLES AND ECON CONVEYANCES IN A MANNER THAT OBSTRUCTS PEDESTRIAN PATHWAYS.

THE ORDINANCE ALSO OUTLINES ENFORCEMENT PROTOCOLS.

THESE ARE THE TOOLS THAT, THAT OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT COULD USE, INCLUDING PENALTIES AND FINES AND ALLOWS FOR THE IMPOUNDMENT OF DEVICES OPERATED BY MINORS IN A DANGEROUS MANNER.

AND LASTLY, IT HOLDS PARENTS ACCOUNTABLE FOR VIOLATIONS COMMITTED BY MINORS, INCLUDING POTENTIAL CIVIL LIABILITY FOR PROPERTY DAMAGE.

SO ALL OF THAT TO SAY IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THIS PROPOSED ORDINANCE IS PART OF A BROADER, MORE COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY TO ENSURE ALL USERS CAN SAFELY SHARE PUBLIC SPACES.

THE CITY HAS MADE SUBSTANTIAL AND ONGOING INVESTMENTS IN ITS BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT SAFE RIDING AND ENCOURAGE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION.

IN RECENT YEARS, THE CITY HAS COMPLETED SEVERAL KEY PROJECTS, INCLUDED PROTECTED BIKE LANES, SHARED USE TRAILS, AND A CYCLE TRACK TO EXPAND ITS NETWORK OF SAFE PATHS FOR CYCLISTS AND PEDESTRIANS.

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SEVERAL OF THESE IMPROVEMENTS ARE ALREADY BEING IMPLEMENTED WITH MORE TO FOLLOW AS FUNDING IS SECURED.

IN ADDITION TO INFRASTRUCTURE ENHANCEMENTS, THE CITY IS DEEPLY COMMITTED TO EDUCATION AND OUTREACH EFFORTS IN THE COMMUNITY.

THE CITY HAS A LONG STANDING SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL PROGRAM AND CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE SCHOOLS TO PROMOTE SAFE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION.

THE CITY WAS ALSO RECENTLY AWARDED A $200,000 GRANT FROM THE OFFICE OF TRAFFIC SAFETY TO EXPAND BIKE SAFETY PROGRAMMING, INCLUDING SAFETY EQUIPMENT GIVEAWAYS, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL MAPPING RESOURCES.

IN ADDITION, THE CITY HAS LAUNCHED A RANGE OF CITYWIDE SAFETY CAMPAIGNS, INCLUDING THE LOOK, LOOK, LOOK CAMPAIGN ACROSS DIGITAL BILLBOARDS, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND PRINT TO PRO TO PROMOTE AWARENESS AMONG DRIVERS AND RIDERS.

ADDITIONALLY, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE RANCHO CUCAMONGA POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS, THE CITY HAS PRODUCED SAFETY VIDEOS, HOSTED BIKE RODEOS FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AND SCHOOLS AND NEIGHBORHOODS.

FURTHER, THE CITY'S CONNECT RC BICYCLE SUBCOMMITTEE, WHICH IS OUR NEWEST HEALTHY SUB HEALTHY RC SUBCOMMITTEE, IS ACTIVELY ORGANIZING AND PARTICIPATING IN LOCAL BIKE RIDES, COMMUNITY OUTREACH EFFORTS AND CITYWIDE EVENTS TO PROMOTE BICYCLE SAFETY.

OVERALL, THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE IS PART OF A COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY TO PROMOTE THE SAFE SHARED USE OF PUBLIC SPACES.

IT IS ALIGNED WITH A BROADER VISION THAT SEEKS NOT ONLY TO REG OH, SEEKS NOT ONLY TO REGULATE AND ENFORCE, BUT ALSO TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR EDUCATION AND FOR, SORRY ABOUT THAT, FOR EDUCATION AND FOR, UM, AWARENESS.

SO AT THIS TIME, STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE STACKS REP RECOMMENDATION AND INTRODUCE ORDINANCE NUMBER 10 39 AS AMENDED BY TITLE ONLY AND WAIVE FURTHER READINGS.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF BEFORE WE OPEN THE ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING? JUST HAVE ONE QUICK QUESTION REGARDING E CONVEYANCE.

MM-HMM .

OH, MY MIC.

REGARDING ECON CONVEYANCE.

MM-HMM .

DOES THAT INCLUDE, UH, ELECTRIC SKATEBOARDS AND ELECTRIC AND SCOOTERS? UH, SCOOTERS AND ALSO SOME OF THE, UM, THE OTHER DEVICES THAT ARE ELECTRIFIED THAT? YES.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

THE ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING ON THESE E-BIKES ORDINANCE OR ECOM DAY ORDINANCE FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES IS NOW OPEN.

ANYONE DESIRING TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? I THINK I HAVE A SPEAKER CARD OR TWO, OR ONE SPEAKER CARD.

VERY GOOD.

THANK YOU.

THAT WOULD BE NAVIA KAKA.

DID I, DID I PRONOUNCE THAT CORRECTLY? YOUNG LADY? NAVIA NAVIA.

OKAY.

VERY GOOD.

THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING.

MY NAME IS NAVIA AND I'M A SEVENTH GRADER AT DAY CREEK INTERMEDIATE AND A HEALTHY RC YOUTH LEADER.

I'M HERE TONIGHT TO EXPRESS MY SUPPORT FOR THE CITY'S E-BIKE ORDINANCE.

OVER THE PAST YEAR, I'VE WITNESSED HOW DANGEROUS E-BIKES CAN BE WHEN THEY'RE NOT USED RESPONSIBLY.

IN THE FALL, I HELPED WRITE A SCHOOL NEWS ARTICLE ABOUT E-BIKES, AND I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO INTERVIEW STUDENTS, TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS, PARENTS, AND A LOCAL BIKE SHOP OWNER.

EVERYONE SHARED SERIOUS CONCERNS.

WE TALKED ABOUT STUDENTS RIDING WITHOUT HOMAGE, PERFORMING TRICKS AND STUNTS IN BUSY AREAS AND WEAVING IN AND OUT OF TRAFFIC.

SOME RIDERS EVEN CUT ACROSS PARKS AND SCHOOL FIELDS, TEARING OF GRASS AND DAMAGING SPACES WHERE PEOPLE PLAY OR WALK.

THESE BEHAVIORS AREN'T JUST RISKY FOR RIDERS, THEY ENDANGER OTHERS TOO, ESPECIALLY YOUNGER STUDENTS AND PEDESTRIANS.

ONE OF MY PEERS WAS ACTUALLY INVOLVED IN A COLLISION WITH AN E-BIKE.

THANKFULLY THEY WEREN'T SERIOUSLY INJURED, BUT IT'S A SCARY REMINDER OF HOW QUICKLY THINGS CAN GO WRONG WHEN RIDERS DON'T KNOW THE RULES OR UNDERESTIMATE HOW FAST E-BIKES CAN GO.

DURING OUR RESEARCH, ONE MAJOR TAKEAWAY WAS THAT MANY STUDENTS WRITING EBUS HADN'T HAD ANY REAL TRAINING.

A LOT OF THEM DON'T UNDERSTAND BASIC TRAFFIC LAWS.

AND SINCE EBUS CAN REACH HIGH SPEED, THAT THEY LACK KNOWLEDGE AND MAKE ACCIDENTS MORE LIKELY AND MORE DANGEROUS.

OUR SCHOOL HAS BEEN SHARING SAFETY REMINDERS DURING MORNING ANNOUNCEMENTS, WHICH IS HELPFUL, BUT I BELIEVE WE NEED TO DO MORE COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROGRAMS. SCHOOL ASSEMBLIES OR EVEN MANDATORY TRAINING FOR YOUNG E-BIKE USERS COULD MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE.

STUDENTS NEED TO UNDERSTAND THAT USING AN E-BIKE IS A SERIOUS RESPONSIBILITY.

THAT'S WHY I FULLY SUPPORT THIS ORDINANCE.

I APPRECIATE THAT THE CITY IS TAKING STEPS TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE.

I ALSO HOPE WE CAN CONTINUE BUILDING ON THIS WORK THROUGH MORE EDUCATION AND OUTREACH SO STUDENTS ARE NOT ONLY RIDING LEGALLY, BUT SAFELY.

THANK YOU FOR

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THANK YOU.

IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT WISHES TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL IN THIS MATTER? THEN WE WILL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND OR THE ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING, EXCUSE ME, AND BRING IT BACK TO THE COUNCIL FOR ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS BEFORE WE CONSIDER ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE 10 39.

MR. MAYOR, I JUST WANNA, FIRST OF ALL, THANK OUR YOUNG, UH, SPEAKER HERE.

I COULDN'T AGREE WITH YOU MORE.

I THINK ONE OF THE COMPLAINTS I GET ALL THE TIME FROM RESIDENTS IS THE E-BIKES AND HOW THEY'VE EITHER BEEN CUT OFF OR ALMOST GONE AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE AS YOU STATED, PEOPLE DON'T KNOW THE RULES OF THE ROAD OR THEY NOW MAY NOT BE FAMILIAR WITH THE, THE VEHICLE.

AND WE HAVE SEEN LATELY, NOT JUST IN OUR CITY, BUT OTHER COMMUNITIES, UM, SOME INCIDENTS GOING ON AND UNFORTUNATELY A YOUNG MAN LOST HIS LIFE.