Jun 04, 2025 Regular City Council Meeting

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

[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 Marching Cougars Winter Drumline for Being Gold Medalists at the Southern California Percussion Alliance Finals in San Bernardino, California and Bronze Medalists at the Winter Guard International World Championships in Dayton, Ohio. ]

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ON THE CITY COUNCIL AND RIGHTLY SO.

ERIC, I'D LIKE TO HAVE YOU MAYBE SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT WHAT YOUR BOYS AND GIRLS DID IN THEIR COMPETITION THIS YEAR.

I KNOW YOUR SCHOOL IS KNOWN FOR YOUR, YOUR BANDS, AND, UH, SO TAKE IT AWAY.

YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.

THANK YOU.

UM, WE, WE HAD A FANTASTIC TIME.

WE PERFORM AT LOCAL SHOWS, LOCAL COMPETITIONS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, AND THIS YEAR WE DECIDED TO TAKE THE GROUP TO DAYTON, OHIO, TO THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS.

UM, IT'S A VERY RISKY VENTURE FOR US, AND IT'S THE FIRST TIME THIS GROUP HAS EVER GONE.

SO US JUST GOING OUT FOR THE FIRST TIME WAS A FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITY TO REPRESENT THE HIGH SCHOOL, REPRESENT THE ORGANIZATION, BUT ALSO REPRESENT THE CITY OF RANCH CUCAMONGA.

UH, SO WE HAD A FANTASTIC TIME OUT THERE, AND THEY CAME BACK, AS YOU GUYS CAN SEE WITH THE LAB MEDALS.

UH, WE CAME BACK WITH BRONZE MEDALS AT THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, AND, UM, WE'RE VERY, VERY, VERY HAPPY TO REPRESENT EVERYBODY INVOLVED, UH, WITH THE ORGANIZATION AND WITH THE CITY.

SO THANK YOU GUYS FOR, UH, SHARE, UH, SHARING THIS WITH US AND JUST ALLOWING US TO SHARE THIS WITH YOU AS WELL.

YOU KNOW, I, I WOULD JUST SHARE WITH THE PUBLIC, WE, WE ARE SO INCREDIBLY BLESSED TO HAVE SUCH FOUR WONDERFUL HIGH SCHOOLS IN OUR GREAT CITY, AND JUST ABOUT A MONTH AGO, WE HAD EDAWANDA HIGH SCHOOL WHO WON THE CIF CHAMPIONSHIP, UH, IN GIRLS BASKETBALL.

AND TODAY WE GET TO RECOGNIZE THE BOYS AND GIRLS IN THIS INCREDIBLE GROUP OF MARCHING BANDS AND DRUM LINES.

UH, THEY'RE KNOWN ALL OVER THE REGION FOR THEIR SKILL SETS, AND THEY KEEP DOING THIS YEAR AFTER YEAR AFTER YEAR AFTER YEAR.

SO WE HAVE THIS CERTIFICATE, ERIC, THAT I'D LIKE TO PRESENT TO YOU, UH, THAT, THAT STATES CITY RANCH COOK ONE IS PROUD TO RECOGNIZE THE MARCHING COUGAR'S WINTER DRUM LINE, RANCHO CUCAMONGA HIGH SCHOOL, IN HONOR OF RECEIVING GOLD MEDALS AT THE HOLD UP YOUR GOLD MEDALS SO EVERYBODY CAN SEE THEM AT THE SCPA FINALS AT CAL STATE UNIVERSITY SAN BERNARDINO AND THE BRONZE MEDALS.

HOLD THOSE BRONZE MEDAL UP NOW WITH YOUR OTHER HAND, UH, AT THE WGI WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN THE UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON IN DAYTON, OHIO.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, LET'S GIVE THESE YOUNG

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WE HAVE ONE BIG CERTIFICATE FOR ALL OF YOU.

UM, BUT BEFORE YOU START, BEFORE YOU GET READY TO LEAVE, IS THERE SOME INSTRUMENTS YOU WOULD LIKE TO PERFORM HERE FOR US UP HERE ON THE STAGE BEFORE YOU LEAVE? NO.

OKAY.

WE DON'T WANT THAT TONIGHT.

UM, ANYWAY, WHY DON'T YOU, UH, SOMEBODY CAN GET A PICTURE THE BEST YOU CAN IF IT'S TOO WIDE.

UH, YOU FOLKS ON THE END OF EACH SIDE, PLEASE TRY TO COME IN.

EVEN IF YOU DOUBLE UP.

IT'S NOT ABOUT, UH, WE CAN HAVE THIS SENSE KIND OF SCOOT IN.

OKAY.

WE CAN MAKE THIS HAPPEN.

ALL RIGHT.

HOLD UP YOUR MEDALS FOR HER.

SHE'S GOING FURTHER BACK NOW.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S GIVE THESE, WE CAN ALL SHAKE HANDS, BUT THANK YOU.

YOU KNOW HOW WE ALL LEFT? I THINK SCHOOL'S OUT NOW, SO THE SUMMER VACATION.

ALRIGHT, UH, NEXT PRESENTATION IS A, UH, PRESENTATION, A RANCHO CUOMO'S RANKING IN WALL HUB'S, HAPPIEST CITIES IN AMERICA AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS.

BEST PLACES TO MOVE TO IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

I'D LIKE TO TURN THAT OVER TO ANNETTE OW, COMMUNITY AFFAIRS SENIOR COORDINATOR AND MANAGEMENT ANALYST IN OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, CORINA CAMPOS.

THANK YOU, HONOR.

GOOD EVENING, MR. BAYER AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL I .

AND TONIGHT, CORINA CAMPOS AND I ARE EXCITED TO SHARE RANCHO CUOMO'S RANKINGS IN TWO RECENT STUDIES, ONE FROM WALLET HUB AND THE OTHER FROM CONSUMER AFFAIRS.

I'LL BEGIN WITH SHARING HIGHLIGHTS FROM WALLET HUB'S HAPPIEST CITIES IN AMERICA, STUDY WALLET HUB ANALYZED DATA FROM OVER 180 OF THE LARGEST US CITIES TO IDENTIFY WHICH CITIES ARE HOME TO THE HAPPIEST PEOPLE IN AMERICA.

I'M PROUD TO REPORT THAT RANCHER CUCAMONGA RANKED NUMBER ONE IN THE INLAND EMPIRE, NUMBER NINE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, NUMBER 14 IN CALIFORNIA, AND NUMBER 42 NATIONWIDE.

THE RANKINGS WERE BASED ON THREE MAIN CATEGORIES, EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL WELLBEING, INCOME AND

[B2. Rancho Cucamonga’s Ranking in Wallet Hub’s Happiest Cities in America and Consumer Affairs Best Places to Move to in California. ]

IN THE EMOTIONAL WELLBEING CATEGORY, THE CITY RANKED NUMBER ONE IN THE ENGLAND EMPIRE, THANKS TO METRICS LIKE THE LIFE SATISFACTION INDEX, ADEQUATE SLEEP RATE, AND PHYSICAL HEALTH INDEX FOR INCOME AND EMPLOYMENT.

THE CITY PLACED FIFTH IN THE 11 HIGHER WITH STRONG SCORES IN AREAS SUCH AS THE INCOME, GROWTH RATE, UNEMPLOYMENT RATE, AND COMMUTE TIME.

AND FINALLY, THE CITY RANKED THIRD IN THE INLAND EMPIRE IN THE COMMUNITY AND ENVIRONMENT CATEGORY.

THIS RANKING WAS BASED ON METRICS LIKE THE SEPARATION AND DIVORCE RATE, IDEAL WEATHER AND AVERAGE LEISURE TIME SPENT PER DAY.

LET'S TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT SOME OF THE METRICS DRIVING THESE RANKS, STARTING WITH EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL WELLBEING.

ONE OF THE KEY METRICS IS THE LIFE SATISFACTION INDEX.

THIS IS SHAPED BY SEVERAL IMPORTANT FACTORS, INCLUDING

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IN THE CATEGORY OF INCOME AND EMPLOYMENT, THE STANDOUT METRIC WAS THE INCOME GROWTH RATE.

AS THE CITY CONTINUES TO GROW AND ATTRACT MORE HIGH PAYING JOBS, RESIDENTS ARE SEEING INCREASED OPPORTUNITIES FOR UPWARD MOBILITY.

RESEARCH SHOWS THAT INCREASING INCOME CAN ALSO BOOSTER HAPPINESS WHEN EARNING UP TO $75,000 ANNUALLY.

WITH THE MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME NOW EXCEEDING $91,000, RANCHO CUCAMONGA RESIDENTS ARE WELL POSITIONED TO ENJOY BOTH FINANCIAL SECURITY AND A HIGH QUALITY OF LIFE THROUGH THE MANY AMENITIES OUR COMMUNITY OFFERS.

FINALLY, UNDER COMMUNITY AND ENVIRONMENT, ONE OF THE MOST IMPACTFUL ME METRICS WAS THE AMOUNT OF AVERAGE LEISURE TIME SPENT PER DAY.

ACCORDING TO ESRI'S SPORTS AND LEISURE MARKET POTENTIAL STUDY, 20% OF OUR RESIDENTS ARE LIKELY TO HIKE 34% REGULARLY WALK TO EXERCISE, AND 61% ENJOY RELAXING BY READING, PLAYING VIDEO GAMES, OR WATCHING THEIR FAVORITE SPORTS TEAMS ON TV.

THESE HIGHLIGHTS, THESE HABITS HIGHLIGHT THE STRONG BALANCE BETWEEN WORK AND PLAY THAT RENT TO CUCAMONGA RESIDENTS ENJOY.

THIS CONCLUDES THE HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE HAPPIEST CITIES IN AMERICA STUDY.

AT THIS TIME, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO KARINA, WHO WILL SHARE HIGHLIGHTS TO THE CONSUMER AFFAIRS BEST CITIES TO LIVE IN CALIFORNIA STUDY.

THANK YOU.

SO, AS ANNETTE MENTIONED, WE'RE VERY PROUD TO SHARE THAT RANCHO MGA WAS RANKED NUMBER NINE ON CONSUMER AFFAIRS LIST OF THE BEST CITIES TO MOVE TO IN CALIFORNIA.

EVEN WITH PEOPLE MOVING OUT OF THE STATE, CALIFORNIA REMAINS ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR PLACES TO MOVE TO.

IN 2025, PEOPLE ARE DRAWN TO THE GOLDEN STATE FOR ITS DIVERSE LANDSCAPE, STRONG LOCAL ECONOMIES, AND VIBRANT CULTURE.

THE KEY IS FINDING THE HIDDEN GEMS, THOSE THAT ARE AFFORDABLE AND SAFE.

AND IT'S NO SURPRISE THEIR RANCHO CUCAMONGA STOOD OUT AS ONE OF THOSE TOP DESTINATIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES LOOKING TO THRIVE IN CALIFORNIA.

SO HOW DO WE EARN THIS RANKING? THE STATE'S, 75 LARGEST CITIES WERE ANALYZED AND RANKED ON FIVE KEY FACTORS, AFFORDABILITY, SAFETY, ECONOMIC STRENGTH, QUALITY OF LIFE, AND CLIMATE RISKS.

IT TOOK INTO CONSIDERATION THE CITY'S MEDIAN RENT.

THE CITY'S MEDIAN HOME SALE PRICE LOOKED AT CRIME RATES.

THEY CONSIDERED THE JOB GROWTH, POVERTY LEVEL, UNEMPLOYMENT RATE, WALKABILITY, THE PERCENTAGE OF A POPULATION LIVING WITHIN A GREEN SPACE, AND THE NUMBER OF RESTAURANTS PER 10,000 PEOPLE IN A METRO AREA, AS WELL AS HAZARDS SUCH AS DROUGHT, EARTHQUAKES, HEAT WAVES, WILDFIRES AS MEASURED BY FEMA.

AND SO THE CITY EARNED A TOTAL SCORE OF 66 POINTS ACROSS ALL OF THESE FIVE CATEGORIES, PLACING IT NINTH OVERALL.

AND SO TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF PERSPECTIVE, SOME NUMBERS ON THE KEY FACTORS CONSUMERS AFFAIRS, ANALYZE THE CITY'S MEDIUM HOME VALUE IS 657,000 COMPARED TO 848,000 IN LA COUNTY, AND 979,000 IN ORANGE COUNTY, MAKING IT MUCH MORE AFFORDABLE OPTION FOR INDIVIDUALS.

63% OF OUR RESIDENTS OWN A HOME.

THE CITY'S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IS A LOW 3.8%, SUGGESTING A STRONG JOB MARKET COMPARED TO THE COUNTY'S 4.8% UNEMPLOYMENT RATE.

UH, WE HAVE K THROUGH 12 EXCELLENCE AWARD-WINNING CALIFORNIA DISTINGUISHED SCHOOLS, AND IN 2024, WALLET HUB RANKED THE CITY NUMBER ONE SAFEST CITY IN THE EMPIRE.

AND SO TO THAT END, RANCHO CUCAMONGA IS A WORLD CLASS COMMUNITY WITH UNPARALLELED QUALITY OF LIFE.

AND IN CLOSING, I LIKE TO QUOTE SOME LYRICS FROM A CLASSIC SONG THAT YOU ALL KNOW AND LOVE THAT TRULY EXEMPLIFIES WHY WE MAY TALK NINE DEEP ROOTS OLD VINES WHERE THE WARM WIND BLOWS AND THE SUN SHINES, AIN'T NOWHERE CAN COMPARE TO RANCHO CUCA.

MANGA.

GOT THAT? SO PAT SPEAR, AND THIS CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION TODAY.

ONLY IF WE HAD THE BAND WE HAVE.

OH, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

ANY QUESTIONS OF, OF COUNCIL? GREAT JOB.

THANK YOU FOR, FOR RE REPORTING THIS OUT TO US ALL AND OUR COMMUNITY ESPECIALLY.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

VERY GOOD.

SO WE'LL NOW MOVE ON

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THIS IS THE TIME AND THE PLACE FOR THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO SPEAK TO THE CITY COUNCIL ON ANY ITEM LISTED OR NOT LISTED ON THIS EVENING'S AGENDA.

COMMENTS TO LIMIT THE THREE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL.

UM, AND SO DO WE HAVE ANY PEOPLE DESIRE TO SPEAK THIS EVENING TO ADDRESS? WE HAVE NO SPEAKER CARDS HERE.

PARDON ME? WE HAVE NO SPEAKER CARDS? YES.

NO, I'M SORRY.

I DIDN'T KNOW YOU.

OH, OKAY.

WE'VE GOT SPEAKER CARDS IN THE BACK.

YOU NEED TO BRING THOSE UP.

I'M SO SORRY.

BRING THOSE UP TO THE CLERK AND SHE WILL PROVIDE THEM TO ME AND WE WILL GET THAT TAKEN CARE OF.

AND ANYONE ELSE IF THE SPEAKER CARDS ARE IN THE BACK SHELF THERE? UH, WE ARE GOOD.

OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS MARGARET, PEGGY KLUM, I BELIEVE, FOLLOWED BY CATHERINE AND BRIAN O'TOOLE.

[C. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS]

THIS IS MY FIRST ATTEMPT EVER COMING TO ONE OF THESE MEETINGS, BUT AS THE FIRST INDIVIDUAL THAT MOVED INTO PHRASE FRAUD OF THE KB DEVELOPMENT BETWEEN ELENA WEST AND, UH, FULL BLOWN COURT, UM, I'M HAPPY TO SAY I'VE BEEN A, A VERY HAPPY MEMBER OF PATRICK CUCAMONGA AND THE HOMEOWNER FOR OVER, WHAT, 23 YEARS, 22 YEARS.

I'M CONCERNED BECAUSE WITH THE CONDOM CONDOMINIUMS THAT WERE BUILT AFTER I MOVED IN 20 YEARS PLUS YEARS AGO, THE TRAFFIC HAS BEEN INCREASED ALONG A ELENA WEST AND IT IS NEGATIVELY IMPACTING THE HOMEOWNERS AND OUR CONCERNED PROPERTY VALUES SAFETY FOR THE COMMUNITY IS, UM, APPARENTLY THERE'S NOT ENOUGH O ON STREET PARKING FOR THE CONDOMINIUM OWNERS THAT ARE JUST NORTH OF, OF UH, UH, VITA VISTA PARKWAY.

SO HAVING SAID THAT, WE'RE CONCERNED THAT APPARENTLY RECENTLY RUMOR HAS IT, I DON'T KNOW FOR SURE, THE OVERFLOW PARKING FROM THE CONDOMINIUM.

THE HOMEOWNERS THERE IN THE CONDO WERE PARKING IN THE RALPH'S PARKING LOT.

IT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE RALPH'S PROTESTED SAID NOT TO DO THAT.

SO THERE WAS A CHANGE AND THERE WAS NO PARKING SIGNS PUT THERE FOR OVERNIGHT PARKING.

AS A RESULT, THE CONDO OWNERS, UM, WHO ARE NOT PART OF THE RANCHO CUCAMONGA OF OUR SIDE OF THE STREET, THAT'S COMPLETELY SEPARATE FROM THE HOMEOWNERS THAT WERE IN PHASE FIVE, PHASE SIX OF, OF THE RANCH CUCAMONGA DEVELOPMENT, UM, ARE NOW PARKING DOWN THE STREET AND THERE'S LOTS OF CONGESTION.

OUR CONCERN IS WE'RE NOT SURE WHY OUR PARTICULAR STREET IS BEING NEGATIVELY IMPACTED WITH THIS CONGESTED PARKING FOR THE CITY, HAVING DECIDED THAT THEY'RE GONNA HAVE THE OVERFLOW COMING INTO OUR COMMUNITY BECAUSE THOSE PEOPLE ARE, HAVE THEIR OWN.

SO THERE'S JUST CONCERN FOR ME WHAT THE BUILDING CODE WAS WHEN THOSE CONDOS WERE APPROVED.

AND WAS THERE A THOUGHT PROCESS ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT MOVED INTO THE CONDOS COULD ACTUALLY HAVE PARKING? MY FEAR IS, IS THAT, UH, MY HOUSE IS A A THREE BEDROOM, TWO AND A HALF BATH, SO THAT WOULD BE FOUR PEOPLE, MYSELF, A HUSBAND AND TWO CHILDREN, AND ALSO GUESTS THAT WOULD COME IN.

WELL, WITH THE OVERFLOW, I'M NOT BEING NEGATIVELY IMPACTED BECAUSE THERE'S MORE TRAFFIC FOR THE SMALL CHILDREN IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

I MAY NEGATIVELY IMPACTED BECAUSE THERE'S MORE CARS COMING POTENTIALLY.

THERE'S PEOPLE THAT ARE NOT PART OF OUR COMMUNITY FOR THE RANCHO CUCAMONGA, UM, HOMEOWNERS, BUT WE'RE ACTUALLY ACCOMMODATING THE CONDO OWNERS AT THE EXPENSE OF OUR INDIVIDUALS.

SO IT JUST, IT'S NOT BEEN A MAJOR PROBLEM AT THIS POINT, BUT IT CONTINUES TO GET WORSE, AND THAT'S WHAT OUR FEARS ARE, THAT THAT CONGESTION, UM, AND HOW THE GOVERNMENT IN OUR AREA EXPECTS TO RESOLVE IT.

BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, THOSE OF US ON FULL BOARD ARE THE ONES BEING NEGATIVELY IMPACTED BECAUSE OUR STREET IS JUST ONE SMALL STREET.

THE OTHER HOMEOWNERS DOWN IN THE REST OF THE COMMUNITY ARE NOT.

SO WE'RE HOPING THAT THERE'S A SOLUTION, UM, WITH THE, WITH YOUR PEOPLE, WITH THE, WITH, WITH THE OVERNIGHT PARKING SITUATION IS BECAUSE AS I SAY, THERE'S MORE, I'M SORRY, THERE'S MORE TRAFFIC AND ALL THAT.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

I REACHED A FEW MINUTES, BUT UM, WE'LL GO AHEAD.

OUR CITY MANAGER WILL ADDRESS THAT AFTER WE'RE DONE WITH YEAH, I'LL COMMUNICATION.

YEAH, I'LL HAVE TO HAVE OUR STAFF GET WITH HER.

I'M, I, I, I'M, I KNOW THE CENTER SHE'S REFERRING TO.

THIS IS THE FIRST I'VE HEARD THE CONCERN AND I'M NOT FOLLOWING THE SPECIFIC LOCATION, SO WE'LL HAVE JASON, OUR TRAFFIC ENGINEER IF IT HELPS.

UM, IT'S SPECIFIC.

THAT'S OKAY.

WE'LL, WE'LL, WE'LL GET WITH YOU SO WE CAN HAVE A LONGER CONVERSATION.

OKAY, PERFECT.

GREAT.

THANK YOU CATHERINE.

AND BRIAN OLE,

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UH, GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

UM, WE ARE HERE TO EXPRESS OUR CONCERNS AS MARGARET, PEGGY JUST, UH, ADDRESSED.

THE CONCERN THAT WE HAVE IS THE OVERFLOW OF THE CONDOMINIUM PARKING THAT IS GOING INTO OUR RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS.

THE ISSUE IS NOT ONLY AFFECTING THE QUALITY OF LIFE, AS SHE STATED, BUT ALSO RAISING THE SIGNIFICANT SAFETY CONCERNS, PARTICULARLY OUR CHILDREN.

UM, THE KEY CONCERNS HERE ARE THE TRAFFIC AND THE CONGESTION, THE INFLUX OF THE VEHICLES THAT HAS LED TO OVERCROWDED STREETS, MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR RESIDENTS LIKE OURSELVES TO PARK AND FIND PARKING NEAR OUR HOMES.

UM, INCREASING THE RISK OF ACCIDENTS.

UH, NUMBER TWO, CHILD SAFETY.

WITH MORE UNFAMILIAR VEHICLES AND, UH, VEHICLES AND DRIVERS CIRCULATING THROUGH OUR STREETS, CHILDREN WALKING OR BIKING IN THE AREA ARE AT GREATER RISK.

WITH ALL THE INFLUX OF THE, OF THE, OF THE VEHICLES COMING IN, THE INCREASED TRAFFIC MAKES OUR NEIGHBORHOOD LESS SAFE FOR OUR FAMILIES.

NUMBER THREE, THE HIGH VOLUME OF NON-RESIDENT PARKING IS ALTERING THE ATMOSPHERE OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS.

IT'S BRINGING THE TRANSIENT TRAFFIC AND INDIVIDUALS WHO MAY NOT SHARE A VESTED INTEREST IN MAINTAINING THE SAFETY INTEGRITY OF OUR COMMUNITY.

NUMBER FOUR, THE NOISE, THE LITTER AND DISRUPTION THAT WE HEAR FROM THE PARKING ON ELENA WEST.

WE DID BRING SOME PICTURES SO WE CAN LEAVE IT HERE FOR YOU GUYS.

UM, THE, THE VEHICLES COME IN, INCREASED INSTANCES LATE AT NIGHT.

NOISES LITTERING, WE'VE SEEN TRASH ON ELENA WEST.

UM, THE PROPERTY VALUES RESIDENTS ARE INCREASINGLY WORRIED THAT THESE ISSUES, UH, VISIBLE CONGESTION, NOISE AND DETERIORATING NEIGHBORHOOD ATMOSPHERE ARE BEGINNING TO AFFECT THE PROPERTY VALUES.

WHY? BECAUSE THERE'S A HOME ON FITZPATRICK THAT'S FOR SALE.

HAS, UM, WAS THERE WAS A CONCERN ABOUT THE BUYERS ASKING WHY THERE'S SO MUCH TRAFFIC ON ELENA WEST? IS THAT FROM THE CONDOS? THEY HAVEN'T RECEIVED AN OFFER.

THERE'S NO OFFER ON THAT PROPERTY, THEREFORE IT HASN'T SOLD 50 DAYS ON THE MARKET.

UM, UNFAIR BURDEN, IT IS AN UNFAIR BURDEN TO US.

WE ARE LONGSTANDING MEMBERS OF THIS COMMUNITY.

WE ARE ASKING THE CITY TO PLEASE, UM, LOOK INTO THIS.

UM, AND WE FIND THAT IT'S, IT'S, THERE SHOULD BE SOME SORT OF PARKING MANAGEMENT PLAN.

VERY GOOD.

THANK YOU.

OH, IS MY THREE MINUTES UP? NO, IT'S NOT.

OH, OKAY.

UM, ABOUT THE, YEAH, LET'S GO AHEAD.

I'LL DO MY OWN FOR MINUTE.

OKAY.

UM, THAT'S ALL I HAVE ACTUALLY.

OKAY.

AND DO I LEAVE THIS HERE? DO YOU WANNA LEAVE IF YOU LEAVE THAT? YES.

I'D LIKE TO LEAVE THESE HERE FOR YOU.

YES, THESE ARE FOR YOU AND THE PHOTOS ARE HERE.

UM, I SAY THEM HERE.

SURE.

OKAY.

SO IT DIDN'T COME ONLY WITH A PROBLEM, CAME WITH A SOLUTION.

SO ON THE, UH, EAST SIDE, I'M SORRY.

THE WEST SIDE OF, UM, ELENA WEST NEXT TO THE SHOPPING CENTER, TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE MORE, UM, GEOGRAPHICAL AREA.

WE ARE SOUTHEAST OF MILLIKEN AND BASELINE.

THERE'S A RALPH SHOPPING CENTER THERE, MAAM, WE'RE JUST EAST OF IN THE CUL-DE-SAC THERE.

UM, THERE'S PARKING FOR THE CONDOS ON THE EAST SIDE OF ELENA WEST IN FRONT OF THE CONDOS.

THERE'S NO PARKING SIGNS, UH, ACROSS THE STREET FROM THAT CONDOMINIUM COMPLEX IN FRONT OF THE RALPH SHOPPING CENTER.

MY SOLUTION REMOVED THE NO PARKING SIGNS THERE, AND WE ARE, YOU'LL NEVER SEE US AGAIN.

UM, I'M A POLICE OFFICER FOR THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

WE HAD, WE HAD A CAR PARK IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE ON THURSDAY NIGHT.

IT WAS THERE TILL MONDAY MORNING.

UH, I FLEXED MY POLICE OFFICER POWERS AND I IMPOUNDED THAT CAR FOR PARKING OVER 72 HOURS, WHICH IS A RANCH IN COOK MON MUNICIPAL CODE.

UM, WE BROUGHT PICTURES SHOWING THAT, UH, THE ELENA WEST, WHICH IS GONNA BE, UM, OH, THERE WE GO.

UM, NORTH OF TERRA VISTA IS 50 FEET WIDE.

UM, OUR STREET, ELENA WEST, WHICH IS SOUTH OF TERRA VISTA, IS ONLY 35 FEET WIDE.

UH, TUESDAY MORNING I TOOK THESE PICTURES AND THERE WAS 22 VEHICLES PARKED FROM THE CONDOMINIUM COMPLEX ON TERRA VISTA PULLING OUT OF OUR, OUR, UH, CUL-DE-SAC.

YOU CAN'T SEE CARS, I MEAN, YOU CAN'T SEE TRAFFIC COMING DOWN TERRA VISTA, ESPECIALLY IF THEY WERE MAKING A, I'M SORRY, DOWN ATLANTA WEST, ESPECIALLY IF THEY'RE MAKING A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN COMING OFF OF T VISTA ITSELF, TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND, UH, I'VE HAD NEAR VERY MANY NEAR ACCIDENTS AT THAT LOCATION.

UM, LIKE I SAID, WE CAME TO YOU WITH A PROBLEM.

I'M ALSO COMING IN WITH YOU A SOLUTION.

REMOVE THE NO PARKING SIGNS ON THE WEST SIDE OF, UH, ELENA WEST AND ELENA WEST NEXT TO THE SHOPPING CENTER, AND THE PROBLEM IS ALLEVIATED.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, SIR.

BILL WINSLOW FOLLOWED BY MRS. WILLIAMS. THANK YOU VERY, EXCUSE ME.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME AND I WANT TO SUPPORT WHAT THE OTHER SPEAKERS HAVE BEEN SPEAKING IN REGARDS TO THE TRAFFIC ISSUE ON ELENA WEST.

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AND SO WHEN YOU HAVE CARS ON BOTH SIDES, IT CERTAINLY MAKES IT A CHALLENGE AS YOU COME DOWN AND WANT TO EXIT OUT OF FULL BORN, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE TO BE VERY CAUTIOUS BECAUSE OF NOT SURE OF WHERE, WHERE OTHER CARS MIGHT BE COMING.

THE OTHER THING IS, IS THAT, THAT THERE, ON THAT SECTION OF FULL BORN, YOU KNOW, FROM TERRA VISTA DOWN TO FITZPATRICK, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE NO HOUSES THAT FACE ONTO ELENA WEST.

AND SO THERE'S THAT ISSUE THAT, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE WILL PARK, AS BRIAN HAD MENTIONED, LONG INTO THE NIGHT AND SO FORTH, THEY LEAVE THEIR TRASH AND SO FORTH.

I KNOW THAT SEVERAL YEARS AGO WE HAD ISSUES BECAUSE ON THAT SECTION OF ELENA, UM, THERE IS COMMUNITY MAILBOXES AND THERE WERE THREE OF THEM ON THAT SECTION, AND TWO OF THEM HAD BEEN BROKEN INTO THE ONE THAT HIS MINE GOT BROKEN INTO TWICE.

AND ULTIMATELY WE HAD TO WORK WITH THE POST OFFICE TO RELOCATE OUR MAILBOX TO THE END OF THE CUL-DE-SAC.

AND WE HAVEN'T HAD A PROBLEM SINCE.

BUT BECAUSE THAT SECTION OF ELENA IS NOT FACING ANY HOUSES, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE CAN COME IN AND DO WHAT THEY WANT, YOU KNOW, AND OBVIOUSLY PICK THE MAIL AND SO FORTH.

BUT I CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME AND SPEAK.

WE CERTAINLY SUPPORT THAT, WHATEVER THE CITY COULD DO TO LOOK AT IT AND SEE WHAT COULD BE DONE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU, SIR.

THAT'S THE LESSON, SPEAKERS ON THAT ISSUE.

SO JOHN, YEAH, JASON'S IN THE BACK OF THE ROOM AND HE'LL BE GLAD TO MEET WITH THEM, UH, AND, AND, UH, GET THEM.

HI, I'M SHERRY WILLIAMS. UM, I HAVE TWO CONCERNS.

ONE IS I'M SEEING A LOT MORE HOMELESS PEOPLE IN RANCHO CUCAMONGA.

WENT TO SPROUTS LAST SUNDAY.

PEOPLE SLEEPING RIGHT OUT IN FRONT, PEOPLE WALKING IN THE PARKING LOT WITH NO SHOES ON.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S BEING DONE.

UM, AS FAR AS TRYING TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE HOMELESS POPULATION THAT'S STARTING TO INCREASE IN RANCHO CUCAMONGA, UH, TARGET, UM, ALL THE, UH, SHOPPING AREAS ON FOOTHILL BOULEVARD, I'VE SEEN A LOT MORE OF HOMELESS PEOPLE, SO I WANTED TO BRING THAT TO YOUR ATTENTION.

UM, AND THEN I LIVE NEAR ALINA PARK AND I HAVE PHOTOS, UM, THAT OF THE AREA WHERE YOU GO AND HAVE YOUR KIDS AND HAVE LIKE PICNIC TABLES, THE TOPS, UM, ALL THE PROTECTION FROM THE SUN WAS REMOVED.

IT'S BEEN SINCE BEFORE COVID AND ALINA PARK HAS LOOKED LIKE THIS FOR OVER FIVE YEARS.

I TRIED CALLING, UM, THE CITY.

SOMEONE TOLD ME I HAD TO CALL, UM, CENTRAL PARK OVER THERE.

I NEVER GOT A CALL BACK, BUT I LEFT PHOTOS OF THIS.

AND THIS DOES NOT MAKE ANY SENSE THAT FOR FIVE YEARS THERE'S NO PROTECTION.

IF YOU WANNA HAVE A PICNIC OUT THERE, THEY, THE TOPS WERE REMOVED AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT IT.

SO THIS, THIS SHOULD NOT BE LIKE THIS.

ALL THE OTHER PARKS HAVE PROTECTION.

I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHY IT WAS REMOVED, BUT IT'S NOT THERE.

SO THOSE ARE MY, MY TWO ISSUES.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

APPRECIATE THAT.

UH, MR. MAYOR, UH, NEIL CAN MEET WITH HER ON THE ELENA PARK ISSUES.

GENTLEMAN RIGHT BACK HERE.

OKAY.

NO, RIGHT BACK THERE.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

THAT CONCLUDES OUR PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS FOR THIS MORNING.

WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO OUR CONSENT CALENDAR.

CONSENT CALENDAR EXPECTED TO BE ROUTINE AND NON-CONTROVERSIAL.

THEY'RE GONNA BE ACTED UPON AT ONE TIME AND ANY MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL CAN REMOVE AND ITEM SHOULD THEY WOULD SO DESIRE OTHERWISE.

UH, WE'LL MOVE FORWARD WITH A MOTION TO CONSIDER APPROVING MOTION TO APPROVE.

SO MOVE SECOND, PLEASE VOTE.

MOTION CARRIES UNANIM.

THANK YOU.

WE HAVE A COUPLE OF, UM, CONSENT CALENDAR ORDINANCES THIS EVENING.

WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO DISCUSS THOSE PROPOSED ORDINANCES, UH, ANY FURTHER? THEY HAD PUBLIC HEARINGS.

LAST COUNCIL MEETING.

IF THERE IS NO DISCUSSION, WE WILL CONSIDER BOTH ITEMS E ONE AND E TWO, WHICH IS A SECOND READING AND ADOPTION OF CITY ORDINANCES NUMBER 1 0 4 1 AND FIRE BOARD ORDINANCE NUMBER FD 0 5 9.

I'D LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO WAIVE FULL READINGS AND ADOPT ORDINANCES.

10 41 FOR THE CITY FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT 0 5 9 TO BE READ BY TITLE ONLY.

SECOND.

VERY GOOD.

MADAM CLERK, ORDINANCE NUMBER 1 0 4 1.

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RANCHO LINDA, CALIFORNIA APPROVING THE ZONING MAP

[D. CONSENT CALENDAR]

A REQUEST TO AMEND THE ZONING MAP DESIGNATION OF TWO PARCELS LOCATED AT 97 50 AND 97 20 SEVENTH STREET FROM CENTER ONE SOUTHWEST KA CCE ONE SWC TO INDUSTRIAL IN

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

THANK YOU.

PLEASE VOTE.

MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

VERY GOOD.

OUR NEXT ITEM IS AN ONE ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING ITEM.

I'LL TURN THAT OVER TO OUR CITY MANAGER.

MR. YELLOW.

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

SO I'D LIKE TO HAVE ALBERTO FELIX, OUR TRAFFIC ENGINEER, GIVE YOU THE STAFF REPORT ON THIS ITEM.

UH, IT IS IN ORDINANCE FOR US TO, UH, AMEND, UH, SECTION 10 OF THE AND DELETE SECTION 10.20 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMITS ON NON-LOCAL STREETS.

[E1. Consideration of Second Reading and Adoption of the Following:   ORDINANCE NO. 1041 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING ZONING MAP AMENDMENT DRC2025-00044, A REQUEST TO AMEND THE ZONING MAP DESIGNATION OF 2 PARCELS LOCATED AT 9750 AND 9720 7TH STREET FROM CENTER 1 – SOUTHWEST CUCAMONGA (CE1-SWC) TO NEO-INDUSTRIAL (NI), IN ORDER TO  BE CONSISTENT WITH THE GENERAL PLAN. APN: 0209-211-68, -69]

UH, SORRY, UH, AS I SAY, GOOD EVENING, MARY MICHAEL AND MEMBERS OF

[E2. Consideration of Second Reading and Adoption of the Following:   ORDINANCE NO. FD 059 AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE RANCHO CUCAMONGA FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, DESIGNATING FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY ZONES, ESTABLISHING THE WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE FIRE AREA, AND MAKING CERTAIN AMENDMENTS TO DEFENSIBLE SPACE REQUIREMENTS]

AS JOHN STATED, I'M HERE TONIGHT TO PRESENT AN OVERVIEW OF OUR MOST RECENT EFFORT TO UPDATE SPEED LIMIT CITYWIDE, WHICH ALSO INCLUDES A MODIFICATION TO CHAPTER 10.20, SECTION 10, AND SECTION 20 OF THE RANCH CUCA DOCUMENTS CODE.

I WILL START WITH A BIT OF BACKGROUND TO SET THE CONTEXT FOR OUR FINDINGS.

[F. ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING ITEM(S)]

SETTING PROPER SPEED LIMITS

[F1. Consideration of First Reading of Ordinance No. 1042, to be Read by Title Only and Waive Further Reading, Amending Section 10.20.010 and Deleting Section 10.20.020 of the Rancho Cucamonga Municipal Code Regarding Declared Prima Facie Speed Limits on Non-Local Streets. (ORDINANCE NO. 1042) (CITY)]

THE CALIFORNIA VEHICLE CODE AND THE CALIFORNIA MANUAL AND UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES ESTABLISH GUIDELINES ON HOW SURVEYS ARE CONDUCTED.

SOME OF THESE GUIDELINES ARE A MINIMUM OF A HUNDRED VEHICLES USING A RADAR UNIT, DRIVE ROAD CONDITIONS, AND UNINTERRUPTED VEHICLE CODES.

ENGINEERING AND TRAFFIC SURVEYS ARE VALID FOR FIVE YEARS AND MAY BE EXTENDED TO SEVEN YEARS.

IF THE SIGHTING OFFICER IS A CERTIFIED RAIDER OPERATOR, THE SURVEY MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED TO 14 YEARS IF IT MEETS THE PROVISIONS PER SIMMONS BILL 43.

THE EXTENSION FROM SEVEN 14 YEARS IS DONE BY MEMO AMENDING THE EXISTING SURVEY IN 2021.

AB 43 WAS PASSED AN AMENDED SECTIONS OF THE CBC PERTAINING TO SPEED LIMITS, WHICH INCLUDES EXTENDING ENGINEERING TRAFFIC SURVEYS TO 14 YEARS AT NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE ROADWAY OR TRAFFIC HAVE OCCURRED SINCE THE LAST SURVEY WAS STATED.

AB 43 ALSO ALLOWS FOR CONSIDERATION OF PEDESTRIAN ACTIVITY WHEN CONDUCTING THE SURVEYS AND ALLOWING AUTHORITIES TO REDUCE SPEED LIMITS.

IF THE ENGINEERING TRAFFIC SURVEY DEMONSTRATED THAT THE SPEED LIMIT IS MORE THAN REASONABLE AND SAFE FOR EXISTING ROAD CONDITIONS.

IF A LOCAL ROADWAY IS NOT SURVEYED, THEN THE PRIMA FASCIST SPEED IS CONSIDERED THE DEFAULT SPEED LIMIT PER CVC.

THE PRIMA FASCIST SPEED LIMIT WOULD BE 55 MILES PER HOUR ON A TWO LANE UNDIVIDED ROADWAY AND 65 MILES PER HOUR ON ALL OTHER ROADWAYS EXCEPT ON CERTAIN CON SITUATIONS SUCH AS THE SCHOOL ZONE, RESIDENTIAL ZONE, OR AT RAIL CROSSINGS.

LOCAL JURISDICTIONS CAN DECLARE A LOWER SPEED LIMIT THROUGH THE ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE WHEN AN ENGINEERING TRAFFIC SERVICE SHOWS THAT SPEED OTHER THAN THE PRIMA FACIA IS APPLICABLE FOR EXISTING ROAD CONDITIONS.

IN 2024, STAFF CONDUCTED A CURSORY REVIEW OF CITYWIDE SPEED LIMITS AND DETERMINED THAT A VAST NUMBER OF STREET SEGMENTS HAD OUTDATED AND EXPIRED JUNIOR TRAFFIC SURVEYS AND REQUIRED FURTHER ANALYSIS.

STAFF HIRED A TRAFFIC CONSULTANT TO REVIEW THE SERVICE CITYWIDE AND TO PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS TO ENSURE THAT THEY'RE UP TO DATE AND ENFORCEABLE.

THE CONSULTANT REVIEWED 305 STREET SEGMENTS IN TOTAL OF THESE 70 SEGMENTS, SORRY, OF THESE 70 SEGMENTS REQUIRE NEW SURVEYS AND 235 COULD BE EXTENDED TO 14 YEARS PER THE GUIDELINES PROVIDED BY AB 43 OF THE 70 NEW SEGMENTS.

IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT 62 OF THE STREET SEGMENTS REMAIN AT THE EXISTING POST-IT SPEED LIMIT.

SEVEN SEGMENTS BE LOWERED AND ONE STATE BE INCREASED.

IN ADDITION, WHEN REVIEWING MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 10.20, WHICH PERTAINS TO CITY SPEED LIMITS STAFF NOTED IT REQUIRES SOME MODIFICATIONS.

CURRENTLY, THE CITY SPEED

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ALL CITY STREET TO A POSTED SPEED LIMITS WILL BE LISTED IN ONE SECTION OF THE CODE RATHER THAN MULTIPLE SECTIONS.

THIS TABLE SHOWS THE EIGHT SEGMENTS THAT STAFF HAS RECOMMENDED MODIFICATIONS TO THE EXISTING SPEED.

THE SEGMENT OF VICTORIA BETWEEN RAMONA AND OSA WOULD INCREASE FROM 30 TO 35 MILES PER HOUR.

THE ADJACENT SEGMENT ALONG VICTORIA IS CURRENTLY 35 MILES PER HOUR, WHICH WOULD ALLOW FOR A SEAMLESS TRANSITION.

WITH THE RECOMMENDED INCREASE, THE REMAINING SEGMENTS WILL BE REDUCED BY FIVE MILES PER HOUR.

THOUGH THE SEGMENT ON BAIN IS RECOMMENDING A 10 MILE PER HOUR REDUCTION, THIS SEGMENT OF BAIN TERMINATES AT A CUL-DE-SAC ON THE WEST END.

AND USING THE RECORDED DATA FROM THE SPEED SURVEYS AND USING GUIDELINES FOR SEGMENT SPEED LIMITS, A PROPOSED SPEED LIMIT OF 30 MILES PER HOUR FOR THIS SEGMENT IS JUSTIFIED GIVING THE EXISTING CONDITIONS.

IF THE ITEM IS APPROVED TODAY, WORK ORDERS WILL BE ISSUED TO UPDATE SIGNAGE ALONG THE APPROPRIATE STREET SEGMENTS WITH ANTICIPATED COMPLETION ABOUT SIX WEEKS AT THIS TIME.

STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT THE PROPOSAL ORDINANCE WITH THE UPDATE TO MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 10.20, SECTION 10, INCLUDING THE RECOMMENDED SPEED LIMIT CHANGES TO DATE STREET SEGMENTS.

THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION AND I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS, ANY QUESTIONS OR A TRAFFIC ENGINEER BEFORE WE OPEN THE ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING.

THANK YOU.

ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING IS NOW OPEN.

IS THERE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? SEE NONE.

WE'LL CLOSE THE ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING AND MOVE ON TO ANY COMMENT OR FURTHER COMMENT OR QUESTIONS OF STAFF.

SEEING NONE WE WOULD YOU, I WOULD LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE STAFF RECOMMENDATION ON THE AMENDMENTS TO THE MUNICIPAL CODE AND THEN ALSO INTRODUCE, UH, FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE 1 0 4 2 TO BE READ BY TITLE ONLY AND WAIVE FURTHER THE READING.

SECOND AND CLERK ORDINANCE NUMBER 1 0 4 2 AND ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RANCH M STATE OF CALIFORNIA AMEN.

SECTION ONE 0.20101 AND LEADING SECTION ONE 0.2 0.020 OF THE RANCH IN CUON MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING DECLARED KU FASB LIMITS ON NON-LOCAL STREETS.

VERY GOOD.

THANK YOU.

PLEASE VOTE.

MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU.

WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO ONE PUBLIC HEARING ITEM AND I'LL TURN THAT PUBLIC HEARING ITEM OVER TO OUR CITY MAYOR THE ONCE AGAIN MR. GEL.

YES, MR. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

SO THE ITEM BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING IS A PUBLIC HEARING FOR CONSIDERATION OF AN APPEAL OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S DECISION TO APPROVE A DESIGN REVIEW AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT, UM, FOR RE ARCHITECTS FOR CAL BOX.

AND THAT IS A REQUEST FOR A SITE PLAN AND ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW OF A 45,990 SQUARE FOOT EDITION TO AN EXISTING 98,406 SQUARE FOOT INDUSTRIAL BUILDING AND A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO OPERATE, UH, MANUFACTURING USE WITHIN THE, UH, ME TWO OR MIXED EMPLOYMENT TWO ZONE AT 8 9 4 9 TORONTO AVENUE.

UH, THIS PROJECT DOES QUALIFY FOR A CLASS 32 EXEMPTION UNDER CA AS AN INFILL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT, AS WELL AS A CLASS ONE EXEMPTION UNDER CA FOR AN EXISTING FACILITIES DESIGN REVIEW AND THE ADDITIONAL USE PERMIT.

SO WITH THAT, I'M GONNA TURN IT OVER, UM, TO OUR ASSOCIATE PLANNER, TAVA, TO GIVE YOU THE STAFF REPORT AND PRESENTATION ON THIS ITEM, AND THEN WE'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE AND THEN OPEN UP THE HEARING, UM, FOR THE APPELLANT TO SPEAK.

UM, GOOD EVENING.

UH, MAYOR MICHAEL AND, UH, COUNCIL, UM, ON APRIL 23RD, 2025, THE PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVED

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

THE DESIGN REVIEW COVERED THE ADDITION TO THE BUILDING AND THE COP COVERED THE EXISTING MANUFACTURING USE ON THE SITE.

A COMMON LETTER WAS RECEIVED FROM MUZO DREWRY, UM, BEFORE THE MEETING AND WAS PROVIDED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION.

THE PLANNING COMMISSION VOTED UNANIMOUSLY FIVE ZERO TO APPROVE THE PROJECT, APPROVED THE PROJECT, AND, UH, AND AFTER CONSIDERING ALL MATERIALS AND PUBLIC COMMENTS ON APRIL 30TH, 2025

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THE PROJECT SITE IS LOCATED ON THE NORTH END OF TORONTO AVENUE, SOUTH OF THE BNSF RAIL LINE, AND IS DEVELOPED WITH THE 98,000 SQUARE FOOT INDUSTRIAL BUILDING.

THE PROJECT AREA IS HIGHLIGHTED IN GREEN.

THE BUILDING WAS CONSTRUCTED IN 1995 BY COW BOX AND HAS BEEN OPERATED BY CALBOX SINCE THAT DATE.

THIS IS A VIEW OF THE PROJECT SITE AS SEEN FROM TORONTO AVENUE LOOKING NORTHEAST.

THE PROJECT IS CURRENTLY USED AT THE PROJECT AREA, IS CURRENTLY USED AS AN OPEN STORAGE AREA AND IS SURROUNDED BY A BLOCK WALL.

THE 45,993 SQUARE FOOT EDITION WILL BE LOCATED ALONG THE WEST ELEVATION OF THE EXISTING BUILDING AND IS SHOWN ON IN GRAY ON THIS ILLUSTRATION.

THE PROJECT AREA IS CURRENTLY USED TO STORE RAW MATERIALS AND FINISHED GOODS RELATED TO THE SITE'S PRIMARY MANUFACTURING USE.

THE ADDITION WILL BRING ALL OUTDOOR STORAGE WITHIN THE BUILDING, INCREASING EFFICIENCY OF THE CURRENT OPERATION.

THE EXPANSION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES OR NUMBER OF VEHICLES ACCESSING THE SITE.

THE PROVOST BUILDING EDITION WILL BE A CONCRETE TILT UP CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGNED TO MATCH THE EXISTING BUILDING, INCLUDING THE USE OF FORM LINES AND HIGH WINDOWS, THE LOADING AREAS, DOCK DOORS, AND, UH, TRAILER PARKING STALLS WILL BE SCREENED FOR PUBLIC VIEW BY AN EXISTING WALL AND BY THE BUILDING.

STAFF HAS DETERMINED THAT THE PROJECT IS CATEGORY CATEGORY EXEMPT FROM UNDER TWO SEPARATE EXEMPTIONS.

THE CLASS ONE EXEMPTION UNDER SECTION 15 3 0 1 APPLIES TO THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR THE MANUFACTURING USE.

THIS EXEMPTION COVERS MINOR ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING, UH, FACILITIES AND USES WITH LITTLE OR NO EXPANSION.

THE CLASS 32 EXEMPTION UNDER SECTION 15 3 3 2 APPLIES TO THE PROPOSED BUILDING EDITION.

THIS EXEMPTION IS FOR INFILL DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS THAT MEET ALL REQUIRED CRITERIA.

STAFF PREPARED THE CLASS ONE EXEMPTION AND UES AN ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANT HIRED BY THE CITY PREPARED.

THE CLASS 32 EXEMPTION STAFF HAS REVIEWED BOTH EXEMPTIONS AND CONFIRMS THAT THEY ARE APP APPROPRIATE FOR THIS PROJECT.

THE APPELLANT RAISES TWO ISSUES.

THE FIRST CONCERN IS A CLASS ONE EXEMPTION.

THEY ARGUED THAT THE SCALE OF THE PROPOSED EXPANSION DOES NOT, IT GOES BEYOND A MINOR ALTERATION AND THEREFORE DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR THE EXPANSION.

THEIR SECOND CONCERN RELATES TO THE CLASS 32 EXEMPTION.

THE APPELLANT CLAIMS THAT THE PROJECT COULD LEAD TO CUMULATIVE AIR QUALITY IMPACTS, WHICH WOULD DISQUALIFY IT FROM THIS EXEMPTION.

THIS ARGUMENT IS BASED ON THE SITE'S LOCATION IN A HIGH POLLUTION CENSUS TRACT AND THE ANTICIPATED USE OF DIESEL TRUCKS DURING THE CONSTRUCTION.

SYDNEY HAS REVIEWED THE APPEAL AND DETERMINED THAT THE USE OF BOTH THE CLASS ONE AND CLASS 32 CQL EXEMPTIONS IS APPROPRIATE.

SQL ALLOWS MULTIPLE EXCEPTIONS TO BE USED ON A SINGLE PROJECT AS LONG AS EACH ONE APPLIES TO A DISTINCT COMPONENT.

THE CL IN THIS CASE, THE CLASS ONE EXEMPTION ONLY APPLIES TO THE CUP FOR THE EXISTING MANUFACTURING USE.

A CUP IS REQUIRED FOR MANUFACTURING USES OVER 50,000 SQUARE FEET IN THE AREA.

THE CLASS ONE EXEMPTION COVERS THE OPERATION OF THE EXISTING FACILITIES.

THE CLASS 32 EXEMPTION ONLY APPLIES TO THE PROPOSED BUILDING ADDITION STAFF FINDS THAT THE CLASS 32 EXEMPTION IS APPROPRIATE BECAUSE THE EXPANSION IS WELL BELOW THE 75,000 SQUARE FOOT SCREENING THRESHOLD SET BY THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AIR QUALITY MAINTENANCE DISTRICT.

IT IS NOT EXPECTED TO INCREASE TRAFFIC OR DIESEL EMISSIONS.

IN FACT, RELOCATING STORAGE INDOORS MAY REDUCE AIR QUALITY IMPACTS AND THREE CONSTRUCTION IMPACTS ARE TEMPORARY AND MANAGED THROUGH STANDARD REGULATIONS AND PRACTICES.

THE NEAREST CENSUS SENSITIVE RECEPTOR TO THE PROJECT SITE IS OVER 2000 FEET AWAY.

IN CONCLUSION, THERE IS NO EVIDENCE THAT THE CEQA EXEMPTIONS WERE MISAPPLIED.

UM, STAFF NOTICE, UH, SENT MAIL ORDERS OUT TO THE 15 PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 660 FEET RADIUS OF THE PROJECT SITE ON MAY 20TH.

THE ITEM WAS ADVERTISED IN THE INLAND DAILY

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A SECOND LETTER WAS RECEIVED FROM THE APPELLANT ON MONDAY, JUNE 2ND, WHICH RAISED SIMILAR CONCERNS TO THE ORIGINAL APPEAL AND WAS HAS BEEN DISTRIBUTED COUNSEL, UM, FROM THE NOTICING THAT THE STAFF SENT OUT NO, NO, NO, UM, CONTACT WAS RECEIVED FROM THE PUBLIC WITH THAT.

STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL DENY APPEAL DRC 20 25 0 0 1 0 7 AND UPHOLD THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S APPROVAL OF DESIGN REVIEW DRC 20 23 0 0 3 7 9 AND CONDITION USE PERMIT DRC 20 24 0 0 2 8 8 WITH THAT STAFF'S AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS.

TOMMY, ANY QUESTIONS FROM STAFF BEFORE WE OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING? SEE, NONE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN ON THIS MATTER.

IS THERE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT DOUG, I TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? OKAY, I HAVE, UH, THE APPELLANT MR. NO GARRISON, FOLLOWED BY NICK GUERA.

UH, THANK YOU MAYOR MICHAEL AND, UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS.

UH, MY NAME IS NOAH GARRISON.

I'M APPEARING FOR THE LAW FIRM OF LIZ O JURY ON BEHALF OF SUPPORTERS, ALLIANCE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY ARE SAFER THAN ITS MEMBERS.

UM, THANK YOU FOR TAKING TIME TO HEAR OUR APPEAL OF THE CAL BOX PROJECT.

UM, AS WAS MENTIONED BY STAFF, WE'VE SUBMITTED WRITTEN COMMENTS BOTH TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND TO THE CITY COUNCIL PREVIOUSLY, UM, DEMONSTRATING THAT THE PROJECT DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR A CQ EXEMPTION UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT IT'S BEING PRESENTED.

UM, WITH THAT IN MIND, I WANNA EXPAND A LITTLE BIT ON THAT, THE ISSUES THAT YOUR, YOUR STAFF PRESENTED HERE.

UM, BUT EFFECTIVELY THAT'S IT.

IT, IT SIMPLY DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR EITHER OF THESE EXEMPTIONS.

IT MIGHT BE SIMPLER, EVICTED, CERTAINLY FOR THE PROPONENT, UH, BUT IT DOESN'T.

AND AS A RESULT, UM, THE CITY SHOULD BE PREPARING INITIAL STUDY AND THEN EITHER, UH, ANALYZING THE PROJECT THROUGH A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION OR THROUGH AN EIR.

UM, FIRST, THE, THE PROJECT WILL HAVE SIGNIFICANT AIR QUALITY IMPACTS.

UH, YOUR STAFF MENTIONED THAT, UH, DURING THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE, UH, DIESEL EQUIPMENT BEING OPERATED, UM, UH, STAPLE RECEIVED AN ANALYSIS OF THE PROJECT FROM CLARK AND ASSOCIATES AND DR. JAMES CLARK USING THE CAL M MOD, UH, MODEL OR CALIFORNIA ADMISSION ESTIMATOR MODEL DETERMINED THAT DURING CONSTRUCTION PHASE, IT WOULD ADD AS MUCH AS 1.24 POUNDS OF DIESEL PARTICULAR MATTER PER DAY TO THE IMMEDIATE AREA AROUND THE SITE.

UM, THIS IS A TOXIC POLLUTANT AND DR. CLARK RECOMMENDED THAT THE CITY UNDERTAKE A TOXIC, UH, MATERIALS ANALYSIS, UM, FOR A, A MULTI-STEP QUANTITATIVE HEALTH RISK TO DETERMINE THE POSSIBLE IMPACT OF THIS ACTIVITY.

UM, HE ALSO REVEALED THAT, UH, DAILY PM 2.5 EMISSIONS WOULD, UH, INCREASE BY AS MUCH AS 11.3 POUNDS PER DAY WITH AN AVERAGE OF 0.6 POUNDS PER DAY OVER THE FIRST 12 MONTHS OF CONSTRUCTION.

THIS WOULD EFFECTIVELY DOUBLE THE PARTICULAR MATTER IN THIS AREA, AND GIVEN, AS WAS POINTED OUT BY STAFF, THAT THIS IS A HIGH, UH, UH, PERCENTAGE OR IN THE TOP 5% OF ALL CENSUS TRACKS IN CALIFORNIA FOR PM 2.5.

THAT'S A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT RIGHT THERE.

UH, AS A RESULT, THIS DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR A CLASS 32 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION, AND THE CITY NEEDS TO PREPARE AN INITIAL STUDY AND EITHER PROVIDE A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION OR PREPARE AN EIR FOR THE PROJECT.

UM, SECOND, THE, THE PROJECT ALSO DOESN'T MEET THE CRITERIA FOR EXISTING FACILITIES EXEMPTION, UM, UNDER SQUA.

THE EXAMPLE OF THE TYPES OF PROJECTS THAT QUALIFY FOR, FOR THIS EXEMPTION INCLUDE ADDITIONS TO EXISTING STRUCTURES, PROVIDED THAT THE ADDITION WILL NOT RESULT IN AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN, AND THESE ARE THE, THE TWO POSSIBLE, UH, CRITERIA THAT COULD BE USED EITHER 50% OF THE FLOOR AREA OF THE STRUCTURES BEFORE THE ADDITION, OR 2,500 SQUARE FEET, WHICHEVER IS LESS, WHICH THIS CERTAINLY EXCEEDS OR UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, 10,000 SQUARE FEET IF THE PROJECT IS IN AN AREA WHERE ALL PUBLIC SERVICES AND THE FACILITIES ARE AVAILABLE TO ALLOW FOR MAXIMUM DEVELOPMENT PERMISSIBLE IN THE GENERAL PLAN.

SO IT'S SETTING A MAXIMUM CAP OF 10,000 SQUARE FEET FOR THIS EXEMPTION.

YOU'RE FIVE TIMES OVER THAT.

UM, AS A RESULT, IT DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR THE INFILL EXEMPTION.

UM, THAT'S OUR PRESENTATION AT THIS POINT.

UH, THESE ARE, THESE ARE TWO FAIRLY SIMPLE ISSUES, UH, THAT DEMONSTRATE THAT THE PROJECT MUST GO THROUGH EITHER AN M AND D OR AN EIR.

AND WE APPRECIATE THE CITY'S TIME AND REQUEST THAT YOU, UH, UH, APPROVE OUR APPEAL.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK NICK RA.

UH, GOOD EVENING MAYOR MICHAEL AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

UH, I'M NICK RA.

I'M THE GENERAL MANAGER OF OUR CALIFORNIA BOX FACILITIES.

UM, JUST A FEW POINTS,

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UM, WE'RE NOT GONNA BE ADDING ANY EXTRA EMPLOYEES TO OUR FACILITY, UH, DUE TO THIS EXPANSION.

UH, BUT WE WILL INCREASE EMPLOYEE SAFETY, UH, WITH OPENING MORE SPACE IN THE OPERATIONS AND ALSO NO LONGER, UH, HAVING OUR EMPLOYEES HAVING TO CLIMB ONTO PALLETS TO TARP ON BECAUSE OF THE WEATHER, UM, AND OTHER THINGS OUT THERE OUT OUTSIDE RIGHT NOW.

UM, IT ALSO, THE ENCLOSURE WILL HELP ELIMINATE TRAFFIC AND FORKLIFTS OUTSIDE AND THEN ELIMINATE THE NOISE AND POLLUTION, UM, OR ANY POSSIBLE AIR POLLUTION THAT THE FORKLIFTS POSSIBLY DO RIGHT NOW.

UH, THE EXPANSION WILL BEAUTIFY THE AREA, UH, THE SIT FOR THE IT FOR THE CITIZENS OF MGA AND ALL THE CUSTOMER AND VENDORS THAT VISIT US FROM ALL OVER AROUND THE WORLD.

UM, WE BELIEVE IN PUBLIC DIALOGUE.

IT'S VITAL FOR THE PROCESS OF THE BUILDING OF OUR ADDITION TO OUR CURRENT SITE.

SO WE WILL CONTINUE TO ACTIVELY ENGAGE WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS, UM, OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS AND OUR JUDICIAL PROCESS, UM, IN BUILDING OUR WAREHOUSE HERE IN RANCH CUCAMONGA COMMUNITY, WE USE COMMON INDUSTRIAL PRACTICES AND WORK WITH, UH, MUNICIPALLY TO FOLLOW THEIR PROCEDURES IN THE PLACE THAT WE CALL HOME.

APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, SIR.

ANY OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC DESIRE TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? SEEING NONE.

WE'LL NOW CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK, UH, MY COLLEAGUES IF ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF OR ANY COMMENTS OR ANY QUESTIONS OF OUR LEGAL COUNSEL.

I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION.

I HAVE A COMMENT.

SURE.

SO PROBABLY ABOUT A YEAR, MAYBE A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO, I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO ACTUALLY BE INVITED TO TOUR THE FACILITY AT KE BOX AND KIND OF SEE WHERE THE FUTURE EXPANSION WOULD BE.

AND I, I APPRECIATE KE BOX'S CONTINUED INVESTMENT IN RANCHO CUCAMONGA AND I APPRECIATE THAT THEY'RE MOVING THINGS INDOORS.

SO FOR ME IT SEEMED LIKE IT WAS LIMIT THE NOISE ISSUE AS WELL AS, UM, LIGHTING ISSUES, UM, BUT ALSO, UM, AIR QUALITY ISSUES.

SO, UH, I APPRECIATE AGAIN, YOUR INVESTMENT INTO THE CITY OF RANCHO CUO.

I APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE THIS EVENING.

VERY GOOD.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I'D LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTIONS NUMBER 2025 DASH 0 2 0 AND 2025 DASH 0 21 TO DENY THE APPEAL ODRC 20 25 7 AND UPHOLD THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S APRIL 23RD, 2025, APPROVAL OF THE COW BOX TWO WAREHOUSE EXPANSION PROJECT INCLUDING DESIGN REVIEW DRC 2 23 0 0 3 79 AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT PERMIT CDRC 2024 DASH 0 0 2 8 8.