Jun 18, 2025 Regular City Council Meeting

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

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WELL, GOOD EVENING EVERYONE, AND WELCOME TO OUR JUNE 18TH CITY COUNCIL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT BOARD MEETINGS.

UM, WE'RE GLAD YOU'RE ALL HERE THIS EVENING.

AND, UH, WE'LL START OFF WITH, UH, THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

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

PLEASE STAND, PUT YOUR HAND OVER YOUR HEART AND REPEAT AFTER ME.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO REPUBLIC, WHICH IT STANDS.

ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVIDUAL WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE.

ROLL CALL.

MAYOR MICHAEL IS PRESENT.

MAYOR PRO.

TIM LYNN KENNEDY.

PRESENT COUNCIL MEMBERS RYAN HUTCHINSON.

PRESENT.

CHRISTINE SCOTT PRESENT AND ASHLEY STICKLER PRESENT.

VERY GOOD.

MADAM CLERK, ARE THERE ANY AMENDMENTS OR

[AMENDMENTS TO THE AGENDA]

MAYOR MICHAEL.

THANK YOU MA'AM.

APPRECIATE THAT.

WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO ANNOUNCEMENTS AND PRESENTATIONS

[ANNOUNCEMENTS / PRESENTATIONS]

UM, THIS IS A PRESENTATION OF RECOGNITION OF RUDY

[B1. Recognition of Rudy Ontiveros, Vineyard Junior High Employee, for Being Named as the San Bernardino County Classified Employee of the Year.]

NOW LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

SO NOW WILL THE MAN OF HONOR PLEASE STEP FORWARD? VERY GOOD.

THIS IS A REAL BIG DEAL.

I HEAR YOU.

IT IS NOW.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

UM, THE REASON WHY IT'S A BIG HONOR, THIS ISN'T JUST RANCHO CUCAMONGA OR AL YOUR SCHOOL DISTRICT OR ANY OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICT IN, IN RANCHO CUCAMONGA IS HONOR.

THIS IS A MAN THAT'S BEING HONORED AS A CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE, AS THE BEST IN ALL OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY.

THAT'S PRETTY AWESOME.

SO RUDY, WE HAVE THIS PROCLAMATION.

WE'D LIKE TO SHARE THAT WITH THE AUDIENCE AND, AND WITH YOUR FAMILY.

YOU HAVE YOUR FAMILY HERE, WITH YOU MOM AND DAD.

YEAH, MOM AND DAD, STAND UP SO WE CAN RECOGNIZE YOU.

OKAY.

WHEREAS RUDY ROS IS THE LEAD CUSTODIAN AT VINEYARD JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL WITHIN THE OUT OMA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT.

AND WHEREAS RUDY ALRO, IT EXEMPLIFIES EXCELLENCE, LEADERSHIP, AND DEEP COMMUNITY COMMITMENT AND ENSURES THE CAMPUS IS CONSISTENTLY CLEAN, SAFE AND WELCOMING, DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTING TO A POSITIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL THESE STUDENTS OF THE SCHOOL.

AND WHEREAS RUDY AL TRE PROACTIVELY ADDRESSES MAINTENANCE ISSUES, LEADS A CUSTODIAL TEAM WITH PROFESSIONALISM AND TRAINS NEW STAFF ACROSS THE DISTRICT AND PLAYS A ACTIVE ROLE IN SCHOOL LIFE.

HIS INVOLVEMENT PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH MENTORSHIP AND LIFE SKILLS PROMOTING TEAMWORK, PERSEVERANCE, AND SPORTSMANSHIP.

AND WHEREAS RUDY ROS IS A RESPECTED LEADER WHO'S A RE RELIABILITY, EXCUSE ME, RELIABILITY SIR.

UH, WORK ETHIC AND POSITIVE SPIRIT HAVE EARNED HIM ADMIRATION FROM STUDENTS, STAFF, PARENTS, AND LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS ALIKE.

AND WHEREAS RUDY VERIS WAS SELECTED TO BE THE AL LOMA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR BY HIS PEERS, THEN SELECTED TO BE THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR BY ITS COMMITTEE MEMBERS.

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT PROCLAIMED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA DOES HEREBY HONOR RUDY ROS AND COMMEND HUGH FOR BEING NAMED THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR.

CONGRATULATIONS, SIR.

NOW I'M GONNA ASK YOU IF YOU'D LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS TO THE AUDIENCE.

THOSE MAY BE EVEN WATCHING ON TV, IF YOU DON'T MIND.

ABSOLUTELY.

THANK YOU.

I WANTED TO THANK MAYOR EL DENNIS.

MICHAEL RANCHO COOK AMONG CITY COUNCIL.

THANK YOU.

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BRAD BULLER, PRESIDENT.

THANK YOU, DR.

SUPERINTENDENT.

UM, SHERRY SMITH AND, UH, ALOMA SCHOOL BOARD EXECUTIVE CABINET.

THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT.

UM, I WOULDN'T BE HERE WITHOUT BEING GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY.

SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, UM, I STARTED MY CAREER HERE WITH ALOMA SCHOOL DISTRICT, THANKS TO BRIAN SAS GIVER, AARON MCKINLEY, ANTHONY PACHECO, UH, THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME A CHANCE.

I ALSO WANTED TO THANK, UM, MY MOM AND DAD, UM, WROTE SOME STUFF DOWN REAL QUICK.

I'LL COME BACK TO YOU MOM AND DAD.

HOLD ON.

.

DIDN'T WANNA MISS THIS.

UH, SANDY ROSE, DR.

MARINE VAS, JENNIFER DIAZ, THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO START MY CAREER AT VINEYARD, UM, TO MY ADMINISTRATION TEAM, JENNY, ER, BRITTANY BRIM AND CHRISTOPHER BRAZO.

THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME A CHANCE.

THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING ME, AND I HOPE TO KEEP MAKING YOUR LIVES A LOT EASIER AS WELL.

UM, TO CHRISTIE VERDUGO, OUR SITE SECRETARY, YOU DO SO MUCH AND I JUST TRY TO KEEP UP WITH YOU.

SO IT'S, IT'S, IT'S A LOT.

IT'S A LOT.

I KNOW, UH, TO MY TEAM, CRUZ CANTORAN, ANTOINE GRIFFIN, AND MIGUEL CAR, UM, OUR SCHOOL WOULD NOT BE THE SAME.

IT WOULD NOT BE CLEAN WITHOUT YOU.

SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AS WELL TO THE TEACHERS, STAFF, STUDENTS AND FAMILY WHO CAME OUT TODAY, DESPITE BEING ON YOUR SUMMER VACATION, IT MEANS A LOT.

I LOVE YOU AND THANK YOU FOR THE SUPPORT.

BELIEVE IT OR NOT, I GREW UP A COOK AMONG KID.

I STARTED MY CAREER, NOT MY CAREER.

MY EDUCATIONAL, UM, AT LOS AMIGOS ELEMENTARY IN CUCAMONGA, UM, OUTS LOMA JUNIOR HIGH, AND I GRADUATED FROM OUTS LOMA HIGH SCHOOL.

I REMEMBER MY YOUNGER DAYS, UM, WITH A YSO PLAYING SOCCER AT BARRELL PARK AND, UM, BASEBALL AT CITRUS LITTLE LEAGUE AT RED HILL PARK.

I COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT MOM AND DAD, WITH YOUR SUPPORT, GETTING ME TO PRACTICES, GETTING ME TO GAMES ON TIME.

MOM, THANK YOU FOR YOUR, THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME A SERVANT, YOURS, A SERVANT'S HEART FOR CARING FOR OTHERS, FOR STRIVING TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND BEING PASSIONATE, BEING PASSIONATE ABOUT WHATEVER YOU'RE DOING.

I LOVE YOU AND I HOPE YOU MADE YOU PROUD.

DAD, THANKS SO MUCH FOR THE VALUE.

SHOW ME THE VALUE OF WORK ETHIC.

MY FATHER WORKED FOR THE COCA-COLA BOTTING COMPANY FOR 54 YEARS.

40 OF THOSE RIGHT DOWN THE STREET AT THE COCA-COLA BOTTLING PLANT RIGHT HERE ON HAVEN AND SIXTH, HE RETIRED ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO AT THE AGE OF 85.

DAD, I'M NOT GONNA WORK THAT LONG.

THAT'S, THAT'S .

SO FINALLY, I JUST WANNA SAY THAT I PLAN ON STAYING IN THE EDUCATIONAL FIELD.

UM, I HOPE TO GO BACK, OBTAIN MY CREDENTIAL, AND POSSIBLY TEACH MATHEMATICS OR PHYSICAL EDUCATION.

YES, THIS IS A GREAT COMMUNITY AND I'M BLESSED TO BE A PART OF IT.

SO I THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING OUT, AND PLEASE GET HOME SAFE.

THANK YOU, RUDY.

YOU KNOW, I I WOULD JUST SAY I THINK WE'RE ALL BLESSED TO HAVE YOU A PART OF IT.

UM, THAT WAS A BEAUTIFUL CONVERSATION THAT YOU HAD WITH THE AUDIENCE AND ALL THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE HELPED YOU GET TO WHERE YOU ARE TODAY.

AND, AND, UH, THIS WORD IS WELL DESERVED AND IT'S VERY EVIDENT WHY YOU RECEIVE THE WORD BY YOUR HEART.

SO THIS IS THE PROCLAMATION THAT WE JUST PRESENTED TO YOU.

WE'D LIKE YOU TO PUT THAT SOMEPLACE IN YOUR OFFICE OR SOMEPLACE THAT PUT IT UP AT THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE, OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR THAT MATTER.

IT'S YOUR CHOICE, SIR, BUT SO CONGRATULATIONS SO MUCH.

APPRECIATE THAT.

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JUST KIDDING.

JUST KIDDING.

OKAY.

THIS BRINGS US TO

[PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS This is the time and place for the general public to address the Fire Protection District, Housing Successor Agency, Successor Agency, Public Financing Authority Board, and City Council on any item listed or not listed on the agenda. State law prohibits us from addressing any issue not on the Agenda. Testimony may be received and referred to staff or scheduled for a future meeting. Comments are to be limited to three (3) minutes per individual. All communications are to be addressed directly to the Fire Board, Agencies, Successor Agency, Authority Board, or City Council not to the members of the audience. This is a professional business meeting and courtesy and decorum are expected. Please refrain from any debate between audience and speaker, disorderly or boisterous conduct that disturbs, disrupts, or otherwise impedes the orderly conduct of the meeting. For more information, refer to the City Council Rules of Decorum and Order (Resolution No. 2023-086) located in the back of the Council Chambers. The public communications period will not exceed one hour prior to the commencement of the business portion of the agenda. During this one hour period, all those who wish to speak on a topic contained in the business portion of the agenda will be given priority, and no further speaker cards for these business items (with the exception of public hearing items) will be accepted once the business portion of the agenda commences. Any other public communications which have not concluded during this one hour period may resume after the regular business portion of the agenda has been completed.]

THIS IS THE TIME AND THE PLACE FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON ANY ITEM LISTED ON THE AGENDA OR NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA.

YOUR COMMENTS ARE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL.

UM, AND, UH, THE RED LIGHT THAT'S ON THAT MIC MICROPHONE OVER HERE AT THE PODIUM WHERE YOU COME TO SPEAK, UM, WHEN THAT LIGHT GOES OFF, UM, THAT'S YOUR THREE MINUTE TIMEFRAME.

AND THE, THE, UH, TIMEFRAME IS ALSO ON THE SCREEN UP ABOVE.

SO WE HAVE THREE SPEAKERS THIS EVENING.

OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS SCOTT OSBORNE, FOLLOWED BY RICHARD ROBLER.

YES.

GOOD.

E YOU'RE, YOU'RE OKAY.

UH, GOOD EVENING.

UH, MY NAME IS SCOTT OSBORNE.

I'M A RESIDENT OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA.

UH, THE REASON I'M COMING BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL IS MY WIFE AND I, AS WELL AS EVERY NEIGHBOR IN OUR CUL-DE-SAC HAVE REACHED OUT TO CODE ENFORCEMENT AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT REGARDING A NEIGHBOR ON OUR STREET THAT'S BEEN RUNNING AN AUTOMOTIVE BUSINESS OUT OF HIS RESIDENCE SINCE MAY OF 2024.

AT SOMETIMES HE HAS UPWARDS OF FIVE TO SEVEN VEHICLES PARKED ON MONTE VISTA AND SHAMROCK LANE, OUR CUL-DE-SAC.

WHEN WE REACHED OUT TO CODE ENFORCEMENT, THEY TOLD US THERE WAS AN OPEN CASE, WHICH I LATER FOUND TO BE THE OTHER THREE NEIGHBORS IN OUR CUL-DE-SAC.

AND THAT DUE PROCESS HAD TO BE DONE SINCE THAT TIME.

NOW, THERE'S BEEN THREE MAJOR OIL LEAKS ALL OVER THE STREET.

ONE IN FRONT OF OUR HOUSE, DIRECTLY ENCOMPASSING AN AREA PROBABLY OF 10 FEET.

THE OTHER ONE SPANS FROM OUR NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE TO HIS DRIVEWAY, APPROXIMATELY 130 FEET BY THREE FEET WIDE.

THE VEHICLES SIT WITH BLOCKS HOLDING THE TIRE SO THEY DON'T ROLL AWAY.

WE HAVE SPOKEN WITH HIM, WE HAVE ASKED HIM MULTIPLE TIMES, PLEASE NOT TO PARK IN FRONT OF OUR HOUSE.

WE CAN'T PUT OUR TRASH CANS OUT MULTIPLE TIMES.

BURTEK HAS DECLINED TO PICK OUR TRASH CANS UP DUE TO THE CARS BEING PARKED IN THE ONLY AREA OF OUR CUL-DE-SAC WHERE WE CAN PUT OUR TRASH CANS.

THIS HAS CONTINUED AS OF LAST NIGHT AT NINE 20 WHEN I WAS RIDING THIS, HE WAS OUT FRONT WORKING ON THE CARS, REVVING UP THE ENGINE, WHICH HAS BEEN A SITUATION WHERE WE HAVE CALLED 9 1 1 AND THE NON-EMERGENCY LINE MULTIPLE TIMES TO HAVE NOBODY SHOW UP.

AND BY THE TIME THEY DO COME, IT'S THREE TO FOUR HOURS LATER AND IT'S NOT GOING ON.

WE RECENTLY LISTED OUR HOUSE FOR SALE THAT WE'VE BEEN IN FOR 25 YEARS, AND LAST FRIDAY WAS THE FIRST DAY IT WAS ON THE MARKET, AND TWO PEOPLE HAVE COME AND REFUSED TO EVEN GO INSIDE BECAUSE WHEN THEY GET BROUGHT UP FROM THE REAL ESTATE AGENT, HE'S OUT THERE WORKING ON CARS WITH HOODS UP IN FRONT OF OUR HOUSE IN HIS DRIVEWAY, AND IT JUST CONTINUES.

WE'RE AT A POINT NOW WHERE I'M GUESSING WE'RE PROBABLY GOING TO LOSE A LOT OF MONEY ON OUR HOUSE.

WE'VE INVESTED OVER A HUNDRED TO $150,000 IN OUR HOUSE IN THE PAST THREE YEARS.

AND, UM, WE'VE EVEN GONE AS FAR AS WHEN MY MOM, MOM CAME TO LIVE WITH US LAST MAY AT 89 YEARS OLD, WE ASKED HIM PLEASE LET HER PARK IN FRONT OF OUR HOUSE SO SHE DOESN'T HAVE TO WALK SO FAR.

HE REFUSED AND WATCH HER WALK A HUNDRED FEET WITH A WALKER SO HE COULD PARK HIS BROKE DOWN VEHICLES IN FRONT OF OUR HOUSE.

UM, THE OIL STAINS ON THE STREET ARE NOT ONLY, UH, AN EYESORE, IT'S AN ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD.

OKAY.

I'M SORRY, MR. BUT YOUR THREE MINUTES ARE UP AND I APPRECIATE THAT.

I HAVE, IF I CAN GIVE YEAH, YOU GUYS PLEASE DO.

MR. MAYOR.

UM, LORI PRICE, UM, SHE'S STANDING UP IN THE BACK, UM, IS OUR, UM, OUR COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT MANAGER.

SO I'D LIKE TO HAVE HER, UM, UH, WORK WITH, UH, MR. OSBORNE AND TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES.

LORI WOULD KNOW THE, WHERE THE STATUS OF THE CASE IS WITH THE PROSECUTOR AND STUFF.

SO I, I HEAR THE CONCERNS, SIR.

SO, UM, SHE'LL BE GLAD TO MEET WITH YOU AND WE'LL SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO GET THIS RESOLVED.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, SIR, FOR COMING.

RICHARD ROBLES, FOLLOWED BY PHILLIP E WALKER.

MY NAME IS RICHARD ROBLES AND I'M A RESIDENT OF OUR OF RC.

I'M HERE TO HIGHLIGHT A CONCERN I HAVE REGARDING OWTS,

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HOWEVER, IN DEALING WITH BUILDING SAFETY, IT SEEMS THAT THERE'S SOME, THERE'S SOME DISCORD, UH, WHAT THE CODE STATES AND WHAT'S PRACTICED ALONG WITH DEFINITION OF TERMS, I'M HERE TO BRING THOSE, UH, TO HIGHLIGHT THOSE FOR THE RECORD.

FIRST, THE STATE WATER BOARD VIEW THEIR REGIONAL ARM.

SANTA ANA, UH, IN SANTA ANA WORKED WITH RC TO CREATE A LOCAL AGENCY MANAGEMENT, UH, PROGRAM OR LAMP GUIDELINE, WHICH IS A 236 PAGE DOCUMENT DESIGNED TO ENSURE SAFE DISPOSAL AND DISBURSEMENT OF WASTEWATER FOR ALL FOR OUR POOL, POOL HOUSE PLAN.

UH, THE PLANT CHECKER QUOTES THE DEFINITION IN THE LAMP OF AN ACCESSORY STRUCTURE, WHICH DEFINES IT AS QUOTE, A SUBORDINATE HABITABLE BUILDING, WHICH IS INCIDENTAL AND NOT ATTACHED TO THE MAIN BUILDING OR USE ON THE SAME LOT.

IT GOES ON TO SAY, QUOTE, IT INCLUDES HABITABLE STRUCTURES WITH SANITARY SEWER, PLUMBING FACILITIES, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER A BUILDING PERMIT IS REQUIRED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO BARNES GUEST HOUSES, SECOND DWELLING UNITS, GARAGES, STORAGE, BUILDING SHEDS AND POOLS, POOL, SWIMMING HOUSES AND BATHROOMS. END QUOTE, A HABITABLE SPACE IS DEFINED IN THE CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE AS QUOTE, A SPACE IN A BUILDING FOR LIVING, SLEEPING, EATING, OR COOKING, BATHROOMS, TOILET ROOMS, CLOSETS, HALLS, STORAGE, UTILITY SPACES, AND SIMILAR AREAS ARE NOT CONSIDERED HABITABLE SPACES.

THE COUNTY EPA ALSO DEFINES HABITABLE OR LIVABLE SPACES.

SIMILARLY, THERE ARE REQUIREMENTS THAT A SPACE MUST HAVE TO BE HABITABLE, SUCH AS HEATING AND COOLING, COOKING FACILITIES, ET CETERA.

OUR POOL HOUSE DESIGN DOES NOT MEET THIS CRITERIA AND IS NOT A HABITABLE SPACE.

HOWEVER, BECAUSE IN THEORY, THE SPACE COULD BE CONVERTED INTO A HABITABLE SPACE AT A LATER DATE, OR COULD WE COULD SELL OUR HOME OR SOMEONE ELSE COULD MODIFY THE SPACE, NONE OF WHICH IS WRITTEN INTO THE CODE.

WE CANNOT BUILD THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE WITHOUT ADDING A SECONDARY WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM.

IN OTHER WORDS, IT'S NOT PERMITTED BECAUSE OF POSSIBILITIES OR IN ESSENCE, DETERMINATION APPEARS TO BE ARBITRARY.

THE PROBLEM, ONE, THE PLAN CHECKER BRANDON BORZI, COULD NOT PROVIDE WHERE IN THE DOCUMENT THE GUIDANCE CAME FROM OTHER THAN THE DEFINITION IN WHICH I READ FOR YOU.

I READ THE DOCUMENT AND COULD NOT FIND SUCH A REFERENCE.

I ASKED FOR A SPECIFIC REFERENCE AND WAS INFORMED THAT HE DIDN'T HAVE IT OR THE TIME TO ATTAIN IT, AND IT WOULD LIKELY TAKE SEVERAL WEEKS TO FIND IT.

IF A REVISION TO A PLAN IS STATED, THE CODE GUIDANCE, ET CETERA, SHOULD BE PROVIDED IN A TIMELY MANNER, WHICH SEVERAL WEEKS IS NOT.

PROBLEM.

TWO, THERE SEEMS TO BE A DISCREPANCY REGARDING THE GUIDANCE IN WRITING AND IN PRACTICE.

PROBLEM THREE, THE APPLICATION OF THE DEFINITION APPEARS TO BE ARBITRARY AS THE LAMP IS UP FOR RENEWAL IN THE NEXT YEAR OR SO.

I REQUEST THAT THIS BE ADDRESSED.

THE LAMP ALSO LAYS OUT AN ORGANIZATIONAL CHART FOR THE BUILDING AND SAFETY DEPARTMENT WITH CONTACT EXTENSIONS.

HOWEVER, THIS INFORMATION IS NOT READILY AVAILABLE ON THE RC WEBSITE.

HAVE AN UPDATED VERSION OF THIS INFORMATION AVAILABLE AND EASILY ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC WOULD BE IDEAL.

LASTLY, PLEASE DIRECT ME WHERE I CAN FIND A PLAN TO EXPAND SEWER ACCESS TO THE AREAS NORTH OF WILSON AND HAVEN.

MANY OF THESE HOMES WERE BUILT OVER 30 YEARS AGO AND DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO PUBLIC WASTEWATER LINES.

MANY OF THE HOMES IN THIS AREA PROVIDE SUBSTANTIAL TAX REVENUE FOR THE CITY, AND UNFORTUNATELY, YOUR TIME IS UP, SIR, I'M SORRY, MR. MAYOR, IF I CAN HAVE MR. ROBLES.

ZACH, UH, ZACH'S NEIGHBORS IS OUR BUILDING AND SAFETY DIRECTOR, SO HE'S IN CHARGE OF THAT DEPARTMENT.

HE CAN WORK WITH YOU ON IT.

AND JUST SO YOU KNOW, THE, THE EXPANSION OF THE SEWER AND WASTEWATER SYSTEM IS NOT WITHIN THE PURVIEW OF THE COUNCIL.

THAT'S ACTUALLY THE WATER DISTRICT.

THEY RUN BOTH THE WATER SYSTEM AND THE SEWER SYSTEM, AND THEY HAVE AT LEAST PREVIOUSLY MADE DETERMINATIONS THAT THE, UM, COST TO EXPAND IT NORTH OF WILSON WAS BEYOND WHAT THEIR FISCAL ABILITY WAS.

UM, SO THEY WOULD BE THE ONES TO ANSWER ANY EXPANSION OF IT, BUT ZACH CAN WORK WITH THE LAMP IN THAT.

THANK YOU, SIR.

PHILLIPE WALKER, FOLLOWED BY RICARDO ST.

LOUIS.

FRANKLIN.

YES SIR.

HELLO RANCHO CUCAMONGA.

AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HEARING ME.

I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET TO COUNCIL MEETING SINCE THE END OF THE SUMMER, AND EVERY WEDNESDAY I GET ANOTHER AUDITION.

I GOT ONE TODAY.

YEAH, IT'S BLOWN UP.

I'VE, UH, BEEN BLESSED ENOUGH TO HAVE HAD FIVE TIMES THE NUMBER OF JOBS IN THESE SIX MONTHS THAN I HAD ALL OF LAST YEAR.

IT HAS BLOWN UP AND I JUST AM NO LONGER AVAILABLE TO BE IN MY CITY, BUT I'M NOT HERE ONCE AGAIN TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT MY HOLLYWOOD WORK.

I'M HERE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT JUNETEENTH HERE ON JUNETEENTH EVE.

FOUR YEARS AFTER OUR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS MADE IT A NATIONAL HOLIDAY, I CONTINUE TO BE DISAPPOINTED WITH MY CITY AND MY STATE.

I DREAMED FOUR YEARS AGO THAT WE WERE GOING TO LEAD THE INLAND EMPIRE IN CELEBRATION

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IT'S AMAZING.

THERE ARE CITIES ALL AROUND US, CITIES THAT ARE HOSTING CELEBRATIONS, AND WE HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING FROM THE GOVERNMENT.

HOWEVER, I CONTINUE TO KEEP TRYING TO ENCOURAGE MY ALL AMERICAN CITY TO MAKE JUNETEENTH THE HOLIDAY WITH MY ARTISTIC ACTIVITIES.

SO YOU'LL BE HAPPY TO HEAR THAT THE FILM THAT WE CREATED RIGHT ON THE CAMPUS OF CHAFFEE COLLEGE, THE FILM THAT WE CREATED, HAPLESS REVENGE, WHICH IS AN ORIGINAL JUNETEENTH TALE THAT PREMIERED IN OLD SACRAMENTO AND THEN PLAYED IN, UH, THE BIRTHPLACE OF JUNETEENTH, HAS BLOWN UP 122 AWARDS AND COUNTING AND UNBELIEVABLE REVIEWS THIS FILM IS ON IS SO HOT, AND WE WILL BE PRESENTING IT AT 3:00 PM AFTER WE DO OUR FOURTH ANNUAL JUNETEENTH WALK HERE TO CITY HALL AT THAT IN THE AFTERNOON.

WE WILL BE PRESENTING THE FILM AT 3:00 PM I HOPE THAT THE CITY COMES AND ENJOYS HAPLESS REVENGE, AN ORIGINAL JUNETEENTH TALE.

THANK YOU, SIR.

RICARDO ST.

LOUIS.

FRANKLIN, HOW YOU DOING? FOR THE, FOR THE RECORD, IT'S RICARDO ST.

LOUIS.

FRANKLIN.

THANK YOU, SIR.

WE JUST MESSING WITH YOU THAT THAT IS NO PROBLEM, , AND WE TAKE NO TIME OFF YOU FOR THAT.

NO WORRIES, NO WORRIES.

FIRST WE, I WANNA, UM, SAY HAPPY FATHER DAY, MONTH TO EVERYBODY HERE.

AS A FATHER, WE SHOULD GET THE WHOLE MONTH, NOT JUST A DAY.

THAT'S JUST MY PERSONAL OPINION.

UM, I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF, UH, NEIGHBORS OF MINE.

I ACTUALLY LIVE IN DISTRICT THREE, THE VICTORIA GARDENS AREA, AND THE CONDOS BY VICTORIA GARDENS.

UM, AS WE ALL KNOW, THERE'S A NEW HOTEL THAT'S IN TOWN WHO I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THE HOTEL OR THE OWNERS OF THE HOTEL.

HOWEVER, MY ISSUE IS ATORY PARKING OF ILLEGAL TOWING THAT'S GOING ON IN THAT PARKING LOT.

UM, IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION BY A FEW NEIGHBORS OF MINE, UM, PEOPLE THAT DON'T LIVE IN THE CITY AS WELL.

AND ACTUALLY IT HAPPENED TO ME THIS WEEKEND.

SO I'M HERE TO PUBLICLY SPEAK AND BRING IT IT TO YOUR GUYS' ATTENTION THAT, UM, THERE'S AN ISSUE IN THAT PARKING LOT.

AND WHAT I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF IS THERE'S A VEHICLE CODES THAT PROTECT PEOPLE WHEN THEY PARK ON PUBLIC PROPERTY.

SO IN THE EVENT YOU PARK YOUR VEHICLE SIGNS MUST BE POSTED.

THEY CANNOT TOW THE VEHICLE BEYOND, UM, 10 MILES, I BELIEVE.

UM, IN THIS CASE, THE PROPERTY MANAGER, WHO I BELIEVE YOU GUYS HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH IT BY THE NAME OF, UH, FIN NAZAR, IS COMMUNICATING WITH A TOWING CO A TOWING TRUCK COMPANY CALLED SANTA ROSA PARKING IN HOOPA VALLEY, WHICH IS ABOUT 19.5 MILES AWAY.

AND IT COSTS ME ABOUT $700 FOR MY SITUATION, BUT IT'S ILLEGAL TO TOW THE CAR BEYOND THAT.

ADDITIONALLY, FOR THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN THOSE CONDOS OVER THERE, THE PARKING, UM, ENTRANCE IS NOT DISPLAYED.

SO THE VEHICLE CODE SAYS THAT EVERY ENTRANCE, THE SIGN MUST BE DISPLAYED.

AND AGAIN, IN MY CONDOS, I THINK WE ALL USE ARROW TOWING.

THE SIGN UP THERE, WHICH I HAVE PROOF OF, IT'S SAYING ARROW TOWING.

HOWEVER, HIS RELATIONSHIP BUSINESS WISE, HE'S TOWING THE CAR TO SANTA'S TOWING.

THAT'S PREDATORY PARKING AND IT'S AFFECTING OUR CONSTITUENTS.

AND AGAIN, FOR THE RECORD, THE ISSUE IS NOT WITH THE HOTEL ITSELF, IT'S WITH MR. NAZAR.

I JUST WANT TO BRING THAT TO YOU GUYS' ATTENTION, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR OPPORTUNITY.

AND WHILE I HAVE 54 SECONDS, I'D LIKE TO THANK OUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR THE JOB THEY DO.

I DO APPRECIATE IT.

ON BEHALF OF MY DAUGHTER.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, SIR.

OKAY, THAT CONCLUDES OUR PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS PERIOD FOR, FOR THIS EVENING PORTION OF

[CONSENT CALENDARS: The following Consent Calendar items are expected to be routine and noncontroversial. They will be acted upon without discussion unless an item is removed by Council Member for discussion. Members of the City Council also sit as the Fire Board, Housing Successor Agency, Successor Agency, and Public Finance Authority and may act on the consent calendar for those bodies as part of a single motion with the City Council consent calendar.]

WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO OUR CONSENT CALENDAR.

CONSENT CALENDARS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ROUTINE AND NON-CONTROVERSIAL.

THEY'LL BE ACTED UPON AT ONE TIME WITHOUT DISCUSSION.

HOWEVER, ANY MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL OR FIRE BOARD MAY REMOVE AN ITEM SHOULD THEY.

SO DESIRE FOR DISCUSSION, MR. MAYOR.

MR. MAYOR, I NEED TO ABSTAIN FROM ITEM D THREE DUE TO POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST AS SOQUEL GAS IS MY EMPLOYER, UH, ABSTENTION IS, IS NOTED FOR COUNCILWOMAN SCOTT ON ITEM D THREE.

DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR? SO MOVE SECOND, PLEASE VOTE.

MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

VERY GOOD.

WE HAVE ONE CONSENT ORDINANCE THIS EVENING.

UM, THAT ORDINANCE

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

[E1. Consideration of Second Reading and Adoption of the Following:  ORDINANCE NO. 1042 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, 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]

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UH, WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO DISCUSS THIS ORDINANCE ANY FURTHER? OTHERWISE, IF NOT, WE WILL, UH, ASK THAT WE CONSIDER ITEM E ONE, WHICH IS A SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 1 0 4 2.

MOTION TO APPROVE.

SECOND THANK YOU.

AND THAT IS TO WAIVE FULL READING AND READ, UH, BY THE ORDINANCE BY TITLE ONLY, MADAM CLERK ORDINANCE, ORDINANCE NUMBER 10 42, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA AMENDING SECTION 10.2 0.010 AND DELAN SECTION 10.2 0.020 OF THE RANCHO CUCAMONGA MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING DECLARED PRIMA FASCIA SPEED LIMITS ON NON-LOCAL STREETS.

VERY GOOD.

PLEASE VOTE.

COUNCIL MEMBER SCOTT.

MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

WE HAVE AN ONE ADMINISTRATIVE

[ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING ITEM(S)]

GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

SO, AS YOU

[F1. Summary of Review of Results of Annual Independent Audit Concerning the Fiscal Year 2023-24 Expenditures in Landscape Maintenance Districts #1 General City, #2 Victoria, #4R Terra Vista, #6R Caryn Community, and #7 North Etiwanda, Street Lighting District #2 Residential, and Park and Recreation Improvement District #85. (CITY)]

UH, SPECIFICALLY, UM, LMD 1, 2, 4, R SIX R AND SEVEN, AS WELL AS THE STREETLIGHT DISTRICTS, UH, UH, NUMBER TWO OR STREET LIGHTING DISTRICT NUMBER TWO, WHICH IS RESIDENTIAL AND OUR PARK AND, UH, RECREATION IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NUMBER 85.

SO, UM, THEY'VE COMPLETED THEIR ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE AUDIT.

UM, DAVE TERRY IS THE CHAIR OF THAT OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE AND HE'S HERE THIS EVENING TO PROVIDE YOU WITH A VERBAL REPORT ON THE ITEM.

MR. TERRY, AS YOU KNOW, BY LAW AND WHAT YOU'VE COMMISSIONED US TO DO EVERY YEAR, WE ARE REQUIRED TO REVIEW THE AUDIT AND MEET WITH OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR FOR THE CITY.

WE ACCOMPLISHED THAT THE COMMITTEE DID ON, UH, MAY 13TH.

UH, WE INTERVIEWED THE, UH, AUDITING TEAM.

WE ASKED QUESTIONS OF, OF YOUR STAFF.

WE REVIEWED ALL THE PAPERWORK AND THE PRESENTATION.

WE FOUND ABSOLUTELY NO DISCREPANCIES AND WE, UH, ARE COMPLETELY HAPPY WITH THE, UH, THE INFORMATION THAT WAS PRESENTED AND WE REQUEST THAT YOU, UH, RECEIVE IT AND FILE IT ACCORDINGLY AND WE WILL DEAL WITH IT AGAIN NEXT YEAR.

ALSO, AT THAT MEETING, THERE WAS A LENGTHY DISCUSSION ABOUT SOME EFFORTS TO POSSIBLY TRY TO DIMINISH SOME OF THE, UM, DEFICITS IN THE, UH, LMDS AS FAR AS, UM, ESPECIALLY LD ONE THAT IS, UH, CONSIDERABLY UNDERFUNDED BECAUSE OF THE AGE, AGE AND THE RESTRICTIONS UNDER THE LAW.

AND SO A DISCUSSION CAME UP ABOUT POSSIBLY ADJUSTING THE, UH, FEES THAT WE, WE CHARGE FOR THE USES OF THESE PARKS.

'CAUSE MOST OF OUR MAJOR PARKS ARE IN LMD, ONE THAT THE SPORTS ORGANIZATION'S SHOES.

AND SO THEY ASKED THAT I BRING THIS TO THE COUNCIL'S ATTENTION AND ASK THE COUNCIL IF THEY WOULD LIKE US OR STAFF OR IN CONJUNCTION THE TWO ORGANIZATIONS TO LOOK INTO THESE POSSIBLE, UH, WAYS TO TRY TO MITIGATE SOME OF THE, UH, DEFICITS IN ESPECIALLY LMD ONE, BUT ALSO LMD THREE.

SO THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING FOR THE COUNCIL TO DECIDE WHAT THEY WANT US TO DO.

WE'RE HAP AS A COMMITTEE, WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO WORK WITH YOUR STAFF OR YOU CAN JUST TELL US THAT IT'S NOT SOMETHING THEY'RE INTERESTED IN AND STAY IN OUR LANE.

GOOD.

OKAY.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE PRESENTER MR. TERRY, BEFORE WE OPEN THE ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING, THE ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING IS NOW OPEN.

IS THERE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? SEEING NONE, PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED.

ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM, UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS? MR. TERRY, THANK YOU FOR YOUR REPORT.

REALLY APPRECIATE THE HARD WORK YOU DO.

DO.

I DO KNOW THAT THE CITY REALLY TAKES A GOOD HARD LOOK AT THE FEES.

WE CHARGE OUR SPORTS TEAMS AND WE TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE IN ALIGNMENT WITH OTHER CITIES THAT SURROUND US.

UH, AND ALSO I KNOW OUR SPORTS TEAMS DO A LOT OF WORK ON THEIR OWN, ON THEIR OWN TIME VOLUNTEERING TO TAKE CARE OF THE FIELDS AND, AND DO THAT.

SO, BUT WE APPRECIATE YOUR, YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS AND THANK YOU FOR THAT.

WE'RE NOT TRYING TO MINIMIZE WHAT THEY DO.

NO.

AT ALL.

WE'RE JUST OFFERING IDEAS.

OKAY.

THANK YOU FOR THAT.

THANK YOU.

APPRECIATE IT.

OKAY.

THAT IS NOT A, AN ITEM WE NEED TO TAKE ACTION ON.

IT'S MORE OF A RECEIVE AND FILE BECAUSE IT IS REGARDING THE AUDITOR'S, UM, AUDIT FOR, FOR THE PAST FISCAL YEAR.

SO WE'LL NOW MOVE ON

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

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[G1. Public Hearing to Consider a Resolution to set Residential, Commercial, and Industrial Solid Waste Collection Rates within the City of Rancho Cucamonga. (RESOLUTION NO. 2025-038) (CITY) ]

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

AS YOU KNOW, WE GO THROUGH A REGULAR PROCESS ON A, ON A PERIODIC BASIS TO SET THE APPROPRIATE RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL SOLID WASTE COLLECTION RATES WITHIN THE CITY.

SO TONIGHT IS THE PUBLIC HEARING.

UH, FOR THAT PROCESS, I'D LIKE TO HAVE OUR ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS MANAGER, LINDA SABAS, UH, GIVE YOU GUYS THE STAFF REPORT.

I'LL NOTE THAT, UM, THIS REPORT WAS ALSO REVIEWED BY THE PUBLIC WORKS SUBCOMMITTEE, UH, BEFORE IT CAME TO THE COUNCIL.

SO LINDA MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.

UM, I WILL BE PROVIDING THE STAFF REPORT FOR THIS ITEM AND THE MAYOR WILL CONDUCT THE PUBLIC HEARING FOLLOWING, UM, MY PRESENTATION.

SO PER THE REQUIREMENTS AND OUTLINED IN THE AMENDMENT TO THE FRANCHISE AGREEMENT, VERTEX SUBMITTED A RATE ADJUSTMENT REQUEST TO THE CITY ON, UH, MARCH 31ST, 2025.

UM, THE LAST RATE ADJUSTMENT WAS IMPLEMENTED AND WENT INTO EFFECT, UH, JULY OF 2023.

THE PROPOSED RATE ADJUSTMENT INCLUDES A RATE METHODOLOGY WITH A LOOK BACK IN THE NEXT RATE REVIEW PERIOD TO CORRECT EVEN YOUR ADJUSTMENTS IF IT'S TOO HIGH OR TOO LOW, AND THEN A PASS THROUGH OF DISPOSAL AND PROCESSING COSTS.

THE SB 1383 FEE, THE FRANCHISE FEE AND THE HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE FEE COST OF RESIDENTIAL MIXED ORGANICS COLLECTION IMPLEMENTED IN 2022 WAS AGREED TO BE DISTRIBUTED OVER A FIVE YEAR PERIOD.

AND THAT IS INCLUDED IN THIS, UH, RATE ADJUSTMENT PERIOD.

SO SENATE BILL, UH, 1383 IS A STATE REQUIRED, UM, LAW THAT WENT INTO EFFECT IN SEPTEMBER OF 2016.

AND AS A RESULT, UM, THE CITY AGREED TO WITH BURTEK TO IMPLEMENT THE SB 1383 FEE.

SO THIS FEE IS, WAS PUT INTO EFFECT TO RECOVER COSTS OF ITEMS THAT WERE REQUIRED TO BE IMPLEMENTED PER SENATE BILL SB 1383, UM, THAT ARE NOT SERVICE RELATED.

SO THINGS LIKE ROUTE REVIEWS, WHICH IS THE LID TIPPING OR WERE CALLED THE TRASH POLICE IN MANY CASES.

UM, SO THE RATE REVIEWS, EDUCATION, OUTREACH, RECORD KEEPING AS WELL AS ENFORCEMENT.

THIS FEE IS REVIEWED EACH RATE PERIOD AND ADJUSTED IF NEEDED.

UM, THE FEE HAS NOT INCREASED SINCE THE LAST RATE REVIEW PERIOD, AND IT'S NOT DECREASED.

IT HAS STAYED THE SAME.

UM, THE PROPOSED FEE FOR RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS IS 77 CENTS PER MONTH OF THEIR RATE.

AND THEN FOR COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS IT'S 38 CENTS PER CUBIC YARD.

SO, PROPOSED CHANGES FOR, UM, THIS RATE REVIEW PERIOD.

UM, WE HAVE THE HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE FEE AS PART OF THE RATE AND STAFF IS PROPOSING A DECREASE IN THAT FEE FROM 1.75% TO 1.2%.

UM, THE FUND IS NOW ADEQUATE.

UM, THE RESERVE IS ADEQUATE TO ADDRESS THE DISPOSAL COSTS, UM, FOR THE HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE THAT WE COLLECTED OUR FACILITY.

SO WE ARE PROPOSING FOR THIS RATE REVIEW PERIOD TO DECREASE THAT FEE.

UM, COMMERCIAL BULKY ITEM PICKUP, THERE'S BEEN A REDUCTION PROPOSED FROM 84 CENTS PER CUBIC YARD PER MONTH TO 71 CENTS PER CUBIC YARD PER MONTH.

UH, RECYCLING CONTAINER DENSITY REDUCTIONS HAVE OCCURRED FROM 55 POUNDS TO 50 POUNDS PER YARD.

FOOD WASTE CONTAINER DENSITY HAS BEEN REDUCED, UH, 300 POUNDS TO 275 POUNDS FOR 2025, AND THEN A FURTHER REDUCTION TO 250 POUNDS PER CUBIC YARD IN 2026.

AND THEN THERE IS A NEW PROPOSED SERVICE, UM, THAT WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SERVICE FOR OUR COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE THE BARRELS INSTEAD OF THE LARGE BINS.

AND THAT'S A 95, AN ADDITIONAL 95 GALLON RECYCLING BARREL OPTION.

SO THE PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL RATES, UM, IF APPROVED, THE CURRENT RESIDENTIAL AND SENIOR RATES WOULD INCREASE 4.5% FOR THE 2025 RATE PERIOD.

THAT WOULD BE EFFECTIVE, UH, JULY 1ST, 2025, AND THEN FOR THE FOLLOWING RATE PERIOD THAT WOULD BECOME EFFECTIVE JULY 2ND, 2026.

THE INCREASE IS PROPOSED AT 7.7%.

AND REMEMBER THAT'S A, A ESTIMATED INCREASE.

THAT'S AN EVEN YEAR INCREASE.

SO THE FOLLOWING

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OOPS, I WENT BACKWARDS.

SORRY ABOUT THAT.

I'M GOING THE WRONG WAY.

UM, PROPOSED COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL RATES.

UM, THE FOLLOWING PROPOSED RATES ARE FOR COMPLEXES AND BUSINESSES WITH ONE THREE YARD TRASH BIN AND ONE THREE YARD RECYCLING BIN SERVICE ONE TIME A WEEK.

IT'S ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR ONES.

SO WE'VE USED THAT ONE TO FEATURE AND THAT THOSE SERVICES INCLUDE BULKY ITEM PICKUP.

IF APPROVED COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS WITH THIS LEVEL OF SERVICE WOULD EXPERIENCE A DECREASE IN THE RATE.

SO THEIR RATE WOULD DE DECREASE 1.475% EFFECTIVE JULY 1ST, 2025, AND THEN AN INCREASE OF 3.83% EFFECTIVE JULY 1ST, 2026.

AND THEN IF APPROVED, MULTIFAMILY COMPLEXES WITH THIS LEVEL OF SERVICE WOULD EXPERIENCE A DECREASE OF 0.05%, JULY 1ST, 2025, AND THEN AN INCREASE OF 6.2% JULY 1ST, 2026.

THESE RATE REDUCTIONS FOR THESE CUSTOMERS ARE A RESULT OF THAT REDUCED BULKY ITEM COST IN THE PREVIOUS SLIDE.

UM, BECAUSE THEIR SERVICE, ALL THE BIN CUSTOMER SERVICES NOW INCLUDE BULKY ITEM PICKUP.

SO THAT RATE REDUCTION FOR BULKY ITEMS, UM, RE, RE IS REFLECTED IN THEIR RE RACE RATE REDUCTIONS.

SO PROP TWO TH UH, PROPOSITION TWO 18 REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE A 45 DAY PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE.

UM, IT WAS PUBLISHED IN THE INLAND VALLEY DAILY BULLETIN ON MAY 1ST, 2025, AS WELL AS PUBLIC HEARING NOTICES MAILED TO ALL RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL ADDRESSES.

ON MAY 1ST, MAY 2ND, 2025, THE CITY RECEIVED A TOTAL OF 11 WRITTEN PROTEST AS OF 5:00 PM TODAY.

UM, YOU ALL HAVE A, A COPY OF THOSE, A SUMMARY SHEET, AND THEN A COPY OF ALL OF THE PROTESTS BEHIND IT.

UM, STAFF HAS FOLLOWED UP.

WE ALSO RECEIVED, UH, 13 IN INQUIRIES.

SO STAFF HAS FOLLOWED UP AND PROVIDED THE REQUESTED INFORMATION FOR THOSE 13 INQUIRIES.

THE RATE ADJUSTMENT REQUEST WAS REVIEWED BY STAFF AND AN OUTSIDE CONSULTANT AND FOUND TO BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FRANCHISE AGREEMENT REQUIREMENTS.

AND THEN THE RATE ADJUSTMENT WAS ALSO, UM, REVIEWED AND DISCUSSED AT THE PUBLIC WORK SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING ON APRIL 29TH, 2025.

SO THE RECOMMENDATION, UH, STAFF RECOMMENDS CITY COUNCIL APPROVE THE PROPOSED RATE ADJUSTMENT IF APPROVED.

THE EFFECTIVE DATE WOULD BE JULY 1ST, 2025.

OKAY.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS, QUESTIONS OF STAFF BEFORE WE OPEN THE ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARING? I HAVE ONE, MR. MAYOR? YES.

JUST OUTTA CURIOSITY, UM, AFTER READING ONE OF THE LETTERS THAT CAME IN IS, DOES VERTEK HAVE ANY KIND OF SPECIALTY RATES BESIDES THE SENIOR, LIKE DIFFERENT CLASSIFICATIONS OR IS THAT THE ONLY ONE? NO, THAT IS THE ONLY ONE.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

VERY GOOD.

PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN.

ARE THERE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC? I SEE SOME, WE HAVE ONE SPEAKER, DANNY BRUNO.

YEAH.

THIS THREE MINUTE DEAL'S NOT GONNA WORK BECAUSE I HAVE, I HAVE A QUES COUPLE OF QUESTIONS THAT NEED TO BE ANSWERED AND IT NEEDS TO BE IS THE CITY MANAGER, CAN YOU ANSWER, I WANNA KNOW WHAT THE LENGTH, THE DURATION OF THE EC, UH, CONTRACT IS? WHAT'S THE DURATION FOR THEIR BID? IS IT A 10 YEAR, 20 YEAR, 30 YEAR? I, IF, IF YOU WANNA PUT ALL YOUR QUESTIONS INTO THE RECORD, THEN WE CAN, BETWEEN LINDA AND I TRY AND ADDRESS THE QUESTIONS AFTER.

ARE YOU GONNA ANSWER 'EM WHILE I'M UP HERE SO I HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO, TO ANSWER THAT? SIR, THAT'S NOT HOW THIS WORKS, SIR.

POINT OF ORDER.

POINT OF ORDER.

UH, YOU'RE THE CHAIRMAN? YES SIR.

DO I HAVE THE FLOOR? YES, SIR.

OKAY, THEN THAT'S THE WAY IT'S GONNA WORK.

I HAVE THE FLOOR.

I'M GONNA ASK QUESTIONS AND YOU'RE GONNA ANSWER MY QUESTIONS.

NO, YOU ARE NOT ANSWERING QUESTIONS, SIR.

THAT'S THE WAY ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER IS SUPPOSED TO WORK.

YOU'RE SIR, THIS IS THE CHAIR RIGHT HERE.

THIS IS THE MAYOR.

THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY.

I'M ASKING FOR PUBLIC COMMENT, UNDERSTAND, ASKING.

OKAY, I'LL JUST, I JUST AHEAD.

WE'RE INTERESTED IN HEARING YOUR COMMENTS, SIR.

YOU HAVE TWO CHOICES.

EITHER LET US KNOW WHAT YOUR CONCERNS ARE.

YOU'RE BURNING UP MY TIME.

MAYOR, YOU HAPPEN.

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OKAY.

I'LL JUST SAY WHAT I'M, NO MORE QUESTION TO US AND THEN YOU CAN, UH, LET'S, IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THE INCREASE IS ALREADY BUILT INTO THE, INTO THE WORKS.

IF YOU ALREADY HAVE THE, THE PROGRAM YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING IN, IN MY OPINION IN MAY AND YOU DIDN'T BRING IT OUT, YOU HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING AND YOU HAVE A FEW WEEKS HERE BEFORE THE INCREASE IS GONNA GO INTO EFFECT.

UM, I'M ASSUMING THAT EC DOES NOT HAVE AN AUTOMATIC RATE INCREASE BUILT INTO THEIR CONTRACT OR YOU WOULDN'T BE HAVING A PUBLIC HEARING TO GET AN APPROVAL ON IT.

IF THAT'S THE CASE, THEN THAT WOULD SUGGEST THAT THERE'S AN OPENER WITHIN THAT CONTRACT TO HAVE THAT CONTRACT REBID.

MY SUGGESTION WOULD BE THAT YOU OPEN UP THE BIDDING FOR THE TRASH, THE TRASH PICKUP IN THIS CITY TO EITHER, UH, WASTE MANAGEMENT OR REPUBLIC WASTE MANAGEMENT AND REPUBLIC OWN MOST OF THE DUMPS IN THE ENTIRE COUNTRY.

AND THAT'S THE MAIN REASON WHY A LOT OF THESE INCREASES GO INTO EFFECT BECAUSE OF THE COST OF DUMP, THE DUMP FEES GO UP.

SO THAT PROBABLY SHOULD HAPPEN.

THE RATE, YOU JUST HAD A RATE INCREASE TWO YEARS AGO AND THEN YOU'RE HAVING ANOTHER ONE.

AND THIS DOESN'T SUFFICE AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED.

PROP TWO 18, IF THAT'S WHAT IT WAS TO HAVE A PUBLIC, UH, BACK AND FORTH.

AND IF THE PEOPLE THAT COME TO THE MEETING LIKE MYSELF CAN'T ASK QUESTIONS OF THE COUNCIL, THEN YOU MIGHT, YOU'RE WASTING YOUR TIME HERE HAVING A MEETING BECAUSE THERE SHOULD BE SOME INTERACTION BACK AND FORTH.

I'M NOT TRYING TO BE DIFFICULT, I'M JUST TRYING TO GET SOME QUESTIONS ANSWERED SO I CAN RESPOND, UH, INTELLIGENTLY TO WHATEVER YOU, YOU GUYS MIGHT HAVE AS A, AS A SUBJECT.

BUT THE, THE CONTRACT SHOULD BE REBID AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED 'CAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE AN OPENER THAT, I MEAN, UH, THE, UH, THE FACT THAT THEY DON'T HAVE AN INCREASE AUTOMATICALLY CONSTITUTES AN OPENER.

AND LET ME TELL YOU THIS, I USED TO REPRESENT ALMOST ALL THE TRASH HAULERS AND BFI WASTE MANAGEMENT, UH, UH, PARK DISPOSAL RAINBOW, ALMOST ALL OF THEM IN SAN BERNARDINO, UH, LOS ANGELES AND ORANGE COUNTY WITH LOCAL 3 96 OF THE TEAMSTERS UNION.

AND I NEGOTIATED A LOT OF THOSE CONTRACTS.

SO I KNOW HOW THIS STUFF WORKS AND I DON'T THINK IT'S PROPER FOR YOU TO INCREASE THE FEE TO THE PUBLIC, 4%, 2% OR ANYTHING UNLESS YOU OPEN IT UP TO A PUBLIC BID.

I'M ALMOST SURE THAT YOU COULD GET A BETTER RESPONSE FROM ONE OF THOSE OTHER TWO COMPANIES THAT I MENTIONED AND PROBABLY GET A BETTER DEAL IF YOU WOULD JUST BE OPEN-MINDED TO HAVE THAT AND I YIELD BACK THE REST OF MY TIME.

THANK YOU, SIR.

THANK YOU.

APPRECIATE IT.

ANYONE ELSE WILLING TO COME FORWARD UNDER THE PUBLIC HEARING? OKAY, PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED.

UM, WE ARE CONSIDERING THIS ITEM.

SO I WOULD, UH, SINCE THERE ARE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, ARE THERE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OF, OF STAFF AT ALL MRS. ALES? WAS THERE ANY COMMENTS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE REGARDING, OKAY.

VERY GOOD.

SO I'D LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

MR. MAYOR, I, I JUST WOULD ADD THAT THERE WAS A PUBLIC, THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE WENT OUT THAT THERE WOULD BE A PUBLIC HEARING ABOUT THIS RATE INCREASE.

SO EVERYBODY HAD THE CHANCE TO COME AND SPEAK AND SUBMIT COMMENTS AND PEOPLE RECEIVED THE NOTICE AND WE DID RECEIVE WRITTEN INQUIRIES AND WRITTEN PROTESTS.

SO THIS IS ABOVE BOARD.

THANK YOU, SIR.

I UNDERSTAND THAT.

RE DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 2025 DASH ZERO THROUGH EIGHT TO SET RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL SOLID WASTE COLLECTION RATES WITHIN THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGO.

SO MOVED.

SECOND, PLEASE VOTE.

MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

VERY GOOD, THANK YOU.

WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO CITY MANAGER STAFF REPORTS.

[CITY MANAGER'S STAFF REPORT(S)]

[H1. Consideration to Appropriate $1,616,279 of Community Project Funding from FY 2024 Congressional Directed Funding Appropriation for Conservation of 120 Acres Near Cucamonga Canyon. (CITY)]

SO CITY WAS SUCCESSFUL A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO, UH, IN OBTAINING BOTH SOME STATE GRANT AND FEDERAL GRANT FUNDS, UM, TO FUND THAT PURCHASE AT, AT NO IMPACT TO US.

UM, SO WE ARE HERE BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING, UM, TO APPROPRIATE THE $1.6 MILLION OF OUR FEDERAL FUNDING FOR THIS.

UM, OUR, OUR LEAD ON THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN HOPEFUL ARE DAY OUR MANAGEMENT ANALYST TOO IN THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE.

SO I'D LIKE TO HAVE HOPE GO THROUGH THE STAFF REPORT ON THIS ITEM.

THANK YOU, MR. GILLISON.

GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

I'M HERE TO PRESENT ITEM H ONE REGARDING THE APPROPRIATION OF $1.6 MILLION FOR LAND CONSERVATION PURPOSES OF 120 ACRES NEAR CUCAMONGA CANYON.

SO AS YOU MAY KNOW, CUCAMONGA CANYON IS NESTLED IN THE EASTERN REGION OF THE MAJESTIC SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS AND IS TRULY A HIDDEN GEM DRAWING NATURE LOVERS AND ADVENTURE SEEKERS ALIKE.

ITS CASCADING WATERFALLS AND INVITING POOLS MAKE IT A FAVORITE DESTINATION FOR VISITORS FROM ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF PRESERVING THIS

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SO TO HELP REALIZE THIS VISION, THE CITY SUBMITTED A $1 MILLION COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING REQUEST IN 2022 TO CONGRESS MEMBER JUDY CHU, WHOSE DISTRICT INCLUDES THIS NORTHERN AREA OF OUR CITY WITH SUPPORT FROM BOTH CONGRESS MEMBER CHU AND CONGRESS MEMBER NORMA TORRES.

THE CITY WAS ULTIMATELY AWARDED $1,616,279 IN FEDERAL COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING IN FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2024 TO HELP SECURE THIS CRITICAL PROPERTY, WHICH IS HIGHLIGHTED IN PURPLE, LOCATED AT THE NORTHWEST PORTION OF OUR CITY.

THE CITY AND THE KING FAMILY HAVE AGREED ON A FINAL PURCHASE PRICE OF $3.6 MILLION FOR THE 122 ACRE PROPERTY.

AND THIS ACQUISITION IS SUPPORTED THROUGH A COMBINATION OF FUNDING SOURCES, WHICH INCLUDE $1 MILLION FROM THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA HABITAT CONSERVATION FUND GRANT, $1 MILLION FROM OUR PARTNERS AT INLAND EMPIRE RESOURCE CONSERVATION DISTRICT, AND THEN THE 1.6 MILLION THAT WE WERE ABLE TO SECURE THROUGH CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECT SPENDING FROM OUR CONGRESS MEMBERS.

SO THIS EFFORT IS PART OF A LARGER INITIATIVE TO CREATE SAFE AND SUSTAINABLE PUBLIC ACCESS INTO THE CANYON.

SINCE SINCE 2018, THERE HAVE BEEN 68 CALLS FOR SERVICE IN CUCAMONGA CANYON HIGHLIGHTING THE URGENT NEED FOR MANAGED ACCESS.

THE RISK TO PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY IS FURTHER COMPOUNDED BY THE FACT THAT THIS AREA LIES WITHIN A VERY HIGH FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY ZONE AND HAS LIMITED ACCESS FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES, LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THE US FOREST SERVICE.

SO TO ADDRESS THESE CHALLENGES, THE CITY HAS BEEN WORKING WITH VARIOUS PARTNERS, INCLUDING OUR CONGRESSIONAL PARTNERS, TO DEVELOP A PROACTIVE SOLUTION.

SO AS PART OF THIS SOLUTION, A NEW TRAILHEAD WILL BE CONSTRUCTED ON AN, ON AN ADJACENT CITY OWNED PROPERTY, THE MORGAN RANCH TRAILHEAD.

AND THIS TRAILHEAD WILL CONNECT TO A TRAIL THAT CROSSES THE KING TRUSTS PROPERTY AND LINKS WITH THE FEDERAL ACCESS ROAD INTO CUCAMONGA CANYON.

SO WITH, UH, RECOGNIZING THE CITY'S LONGSTANDING GOAL OF CONSERVING LAND NEAR CUCAMONGA CANYON AND IMPROVING SAFE PUBLIC ACCESS TO THIS CRITICAL NATURAL RESOURCE STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT CITY COUNCIL APPROPRIATE, UH, THE $1,616,279 INTO THE ENGAGEMENT AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS REVENUE ACCOUNT AND ALLOCATE THE CORRESPONDING EXPENDITURE IN THE EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ACQUISITION OF APPROXIMATELY 122 ACRES OF LAND NEAR CUCAMONGA CANYON.

SO THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION AND I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

I'LL JUST ADD, SO THIS GETS US THE MONEY APPROPRIATED.