Jul 16, 2025 Regular City Council Meeting

PRESENT AND COUNCIL MEMBERS RYAN HUTCHINSON.

ROLL CALL.

MAYOR MICHAEL IS PRESENT.

MAYOR PRO TEM LYNN KENNEDY.

PRESENT.

CHRISTINE SCOTT PRESENT AND ASHLEY STICKLER PRESENT.

MADAM CLERK, DO WE HAVE ANY MODIFICATIONS

[AMENDMENTS TO THE AGENDA]

OR CHANGES TO THIS EVENING'S AGENDA? NO.

MR. MAYOR, THERE ARE NO AMENDMENTS TO TONIGHT'S AGENDA, HOWEVER, WE DO HAVE A PRESENTATION LISTED AS ITEM B ONE FROM SAN ANTONIO REGIONAL HOSPITAL THAT WILL BE RESCHEDULED TO A FUTURE MEETING DATE.

THANK YOU FOR THAT.

SO WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO ANNOUNCEMENTS AND PRESENTATIONS.

[ANNOUNCEMENTS / PRESENTATIONS]

WE HAVE THREE PRESENTATIONS TONIGHT, SO I'D LIKE TO CALL UP OUR FIRST PRESENTER, AND THAT IS ACTUALLY PRESENTERS.

IT'S, UM,

[B2. Presentation in Honor of National Park & Recreation Month.]

RYAN SAMPLES, COMMUNITY SERVICES SUPERVISOR, AND ANOTHER COMMUNITY SERVICES SUPERVISOR, JANELLE MARKLE.

PLEASE COME FORWARD.

AND THIS IS A PRESENTATION IN HONOR OF NATIONAL PARK AND RECREATION MONTH.

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

EACH YEAR, OUR NATION RECOGNIZES THE MONTH OF JULY AS PARK AND RECREATION MONTH TO HIGHLIGHT THE IMPORTANCE OF PARKS AND RECREATION IN ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING QUALITY OF LIFE AND CONTRIBUTING TO PHYSICAL, ECONOMIC, AND ENVIRONMENTAL WELLBEING OF COMMUNITIES.

LAUNCHED IN 1985.

THIS YEAR MARKS THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF PARK AND RECREATION MONTH.

THIS YEAR'S THEME BUILD TOGETHER.

PLAY TOGETHER REMINDS US OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF MORE THAN 160,000 FULL-TIME PARK AND RECREATION PROFESSIONALS, ALONG WITH HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PART-TIME AND SEASONAL WORKERS AND VOLUNTEERS WHO MIGHT, WHO MAINTAIN OUR COUNTRY'S CLOSE TO HOME PARKS.

TOGETHER, WE'RE BUILDING AND MAINTAINING SUSTAINABLE PARKS AND GREEN SPACES FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS.

TOGETHER WE'RE BUILDING THRIVING COMMUNITIES FOCUSED ON HEALTH AND WELLBEING.

TOGETHER, WE'RE BUILDING HIGH QUALITY PROGRAMS AND SPACES ACCESSIBLE AND INCLUSIVE FOR ALL.

AND TOGETHER WE HELP PEOPLE PLAY AND CONNECT THROUGH FITNESS, ART, DANCE, AND MORE.

NRPA, THE NATIONAL RECREATION AND PARK ASSOCIATION CONDUCTS AN ANNUAL NATIONWIDE STUDY EXPLORING PUBLIC'S RELATIONSHIP WITH THEIR LOCAL PARKS.

THIS STUDY EXAMINES THE ESSENTIAL NATURE OF LOCAL PARKS AND RECREATION PROGRAMS, INCLUDING HOW PARKS PLAY A ROLE IN DECIDING WHERE TO LIVE, THE NUMBER OF LOCAL PARKS, TRAILS, AND OTHER OPEN SPACES WITHIN EASY ACCESS TO PEOPLE'S HOMES AND THE PUBLIC'S DESIRE FOR LOCAL AND STATE GOVERNMENTS TO SUFFICIENTLY FUND THEIR LOCAL PARK AND RECREATION AGENCIES.

THE LATEST STUDY FOUND THAT BEING TOGETHER WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS IS THE LEADING REASON PEOPLE VISIT PARKS AND RECREATION FACILITIES.

IN RANCH CUCAMONGA, WE SEE THIS REFLECTED DAILY FROM BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS AND PROM PHOTOS TO CHILDREN PLAYING ON PLAYGROUNDS, FAMILIES CHEERING AT SPORTS GAMES, AND FRIENDS DANCING TOGETHER AT CONCERTS IN THE PARK.

DURING KIT CAL NINE NEWS, RECENT COVERAGE OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA SOLD OUT 4TH OF JULY.

SPECTACULAR ONE ATTENDEE SUMMED UP THE HEART OF THE CELEBRATION AND WHAT BROUGHT THEIR GROUP TO THE STADIUM THAT DAY SAYING IT'S ALL ABOUT FAMILY.

THAT'S IT.

FAMILY AND CELEBRATION.

THESE EXPERIENCES ARE POWERFUL.

REMINDER THAT PARKS ARE MORE THAN AMENITIES.

THEY ARE ESSENTIAL CITY INFRASTRUCTURE THAT STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY SUPPORT, MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH, AND ENHANCE QUALITY OF LIFE.

PARKS AND RECREATION ARE ESSENTIAL TO COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLBEING.

RESEARCH CONTINUES TO CONFIRM THAT TIME SPENT IN GREEN SPACE IS LINKED TO LOWER RATES OF DEPRESSION AND STRESS, OFFERING A SCALABLE LOW COST SOLUTION TO IMPROVING PUBLIC HEALTH.

THE CITY OF RANCH CUCAMONGA IS PROUD TO OFFER OVER 30 PARKS, SCENIC TRAILS, INCLUSIVE PLAYGROUNDS, AND DIVERSE RECREATION FACILITIES SUPPORTING ACTIVE LIFESTYLES, MENTAL HEALTH AND COMMUNITY COHESION.

FOR EXAMPLE, THE SENIOR CENTER GYM FOR ACTIVE ADULTS 50 AND OLDER, WHICH IS SEEN A 15% YEAR OVER YEAR GROWTH.

IT FOSTERS COMMUNITY WELLNESS.

WHILE DESTINATIONS LIKE THE PACIFIC ELECTRIC TRAIL ENCOURAGE MOVEMENT AND SOCIAL CONNECTION.

AT THIS TIME, I'M GONNA PASS THE MIC TO MY COLLEAGUE JANELLE.

THANK YOU, RYAN.

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SAFE, ACCESSIBLE, INCLUSIVE, AND WELCOMING SPACES ARE ESSENTIAL TO HOW PEOPLE PERCEIVE AND ENGAGE WITH PARKS AND RECREATION.

RANCHO CUCAMONGA IS PROUD TO BE HOME TO BARROW PARK EAST, THE CITY'S FIRST INCLUSIVE PLAYGROUND AND A DESIGNATED NATIONAL DEMONSTRATION SITE.

THIS INNOVATIVE PLAY SPACE WAS DESIGNED USING THE SEVEN PRINCIPLES OF INCLUSIVE PLAYGROUND DESIGN, ENSURING CHILDREN OF ALL ABILITIES CAN PLAY, EXPLORE, AND CONNECT.

THE INCREDIBLES PROGRAM EXEMPLIFIES OUR DE DEDICATION TO INCLUSION, OFFERING ACCESSIBLE AND INCLUSIVE ACTIVITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS OF ALL ABILITIES.

THIS PROGRAM HAS EXPERIENCED A 235% GROWTH FROM 2022 TO 2024, A TESTAMENT TO ITS IMPACT AND ITS VALUE IN OUR COMMUNITY TO FURTHER PROMOTE EQUITY AND ENSURE THAT COST IS NEVER A BARRIER.

THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM PROVIDES SUPPORT TO RESIDENTS HELPING ALL COMMUNITY MEMBERS ACCESS CLASSES AND PROGRAMS REGARDLESS OF THEIR FINANCIAL SITUATION.

PARKS ARE MORE THAN JUST FUN AND GAMES.

THEY'RE POWERFUL ECONOMIC ENGINES FOR OUR COMMUNITIES.

ATTRACTING PEOPLE AND BUSINESSES, FOSTERING DEVELOPMENT AND ENRICHING LIVES IN BOTH TANGIBLE AND INTANGIBLE WAYS.

HIGH QUALITY PARKS AND COMMUNITY RECREATION SIGNIFICANTLY INFLUENCE WHERE PEOPLE CHOOSE TO LIVE.

ACCORDING TO A STUDY BY THE NATIONAL RECREATION AND PARK ASSOCIATION, 84% OF US ADULTS CONSIDER ACCESS TO QUALITY PARKS, NEW RECREATION.

A KEY FACTOR WHEN SELECTING A PLACE TO LIVE ON A BROADER SCALE, LOCAL PARK, OR SORRY, PUBLIC PARK AND RECREATION AGENCIES GENERATE NEARLY 201 BILLION IN ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ANNUALLY.

SUPPORT 1.1 MILLION JOBS AND CONTRIBUTE TO OVER 63 BILLION IN LABOR INCOME.

HERE IN RANCHO CUCAMONGA.

OUR PARKS AND PROGRAMS DIRECTLY IMPACT THE LOCAL ECONOMY.

DATA FROM PLACER.AI SHOWS THAT AFTER ATTENDING COMMUNITY EVENTS, VISITORS FREQUENTLY DINE AT NEARBY RESTAURANTS AND SH SHOP AT LOCAL BUSINESSES.

PARKS AND RECREATION DOESN'T JUST CREATE MEMORABLE EXPERIENCES.

IT DRIVES FOOT TRAFFIC, SUPPORTS SMALL BUSINESSES, AND CONTRIBUTES MEANINGFULLY TO OUR CITY'S ECONOMY.

THESE GATHERINGS CREATE TIMELESS MEMORIES FOR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS WHILE STRENGTHENING OUR COMMUNITY BOND.

THIS SUMMER, THE LEWIS FAMILY PLAYHOUSE HOSTED FIVE SOLD OUT PERFORMANCES OF THE VALLEY VERDE SCHOOL OF PERFORMING ARTS 20TH ANNUAL SUMMER SHOWCASE.

THESE SHOWS NOT ONLY CELEBRATED TWO DECADES OF ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE, BUT ALSO HIGHLIGHTED THE INCREDIBLE TALENT OF OUR LOCAL YOUTH AND THE UNWAVERING SUPPORT OF FAMILIES AND OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

OUR SUMMER CAMP PROGRAM WELCOMED OVER 177 YOUTH THIS SEASON, PROVIDING A SAFE, ENGAGING, AND ENRICHING ENVIRONMENT.

CAMPERS ENJOYED A MIX OF STEM ACTIVITIES, OUTDOOR ADVENTURE, AND SPECIAL GUEST APPEARANCES, INCLUDING VISITS FROM DISNEY'S ARIEL AND BELLE REPTILE FRIENDS, AND THE LARGER THAN LIFE CAPTAIN TALL TALES STANDING OVER EIGHT FEET TALL.

THE PROGRAM CONTINUES TO BE A FAMILY FAVORITE AND A VITAL COMPONENT OF OUR YOUTH SERVICES.

THE COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS ALSO PROUD TO PROMOTE LOCAL CREATIVITY THROUGH ROTATING ART EXHIBITS AT CENTRAL PARK.

RECENT SHOWCASES HAVE INCLUDED WORK FROM THE ARTIST ASSOCIATION AND THE ANNUAL POLARIS EDUCATION FOUNDATION ART SHOW.

THESE EXHIBITS NOT ONLY ENHANCE OUR PUBLIC SPACES, BUT THEY ALSO PROVIDE A PLATFORM FOR LOCAL ARTISTS TO SHARE THEIR TALENTS WITH THOUSANDS OF VISITORS.

AND THE CITY.

RANCHO CUCAMONGA COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS PROUD TO INVEST IN THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE OUR PROGRAM SERVICES AND EVENTS THRIVE.

OUR DEDICATED TEAM INCLUDES 36 FULL-TIME STAFF, 167 PART-TIME STAFF, AND 859 VOLUNTEERS, ALL COMMITTED TO SERVING OUR COMMUNITY WITH EXCELLENCE TO SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL GROWTH, AND A HIGH STANDARD OF SERVICE.

THE DEPARTMENT OFFERS COMPREHENSIVE STAFF DEVELOPMENT TRAININGS EACH YEAR.

THESE INCLUDE CUSTOMER SERVICE, MASS CASUALTY RESPONSE, CPR AND A ED CERTIFICATION AND SPECIALIZED WORKSHOPS AND EMPOWER STAFF AND STRENGTHEN THEIR PASSION FOR PUBLIC SERVICE.

SIMPLY TAKING A WALK THROUGH A TRAIL.

JANELLE PARK AND RECREATION MONTH IS NOT JUST A CELEBRATION OF PLACES.

IT'S A CELEBRATION OF PEOPLE, THE STAFF WHO PLAN THE PROGRAMS, THE CREWS WHO KEEP OUR PARKS SAFE, CLEAN AND BEAUTIFUL, AND ALL THE DEPARTMENTS WHO COLLABORATE WITH US BEHIND THE SCENES TO BRING MEANINGFUL EXPERIENCES TO OUR COMMUNITY.

WE INVITE YOU TO VISIT SHARON, CELEBRATE WITH US THIS MONTH WITH ITS, WHETHER IT'S ATTENDING A CONCERT IN THE PARK, JOINING A CLASS, OR

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YOUR PRESENCE AND VOICE HELP ELEVATE THE IMPORTANCE OF PARK AND RECREATION THROUGH OUR SET THROUGHOUT OUR CITY.

ON BEHALF OF JANELLE AND MYSELF, I THANK YOU FOR GIVING US THIS OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE TONIGHT.

EXCELLENT.

WONDERFUL PRESENTATION.

ANY COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS? I CAN, I, I'LL SPEAK ON BEHALF OF ALL OF US.

WE CAN'T THANK OUR COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT ENOUGH FOR WHAT YOU DO EACH AND EVERY DAY, WHETHER IT BE AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER, THE SENIOR CENTER, OR OUT IN OUR PARKS AND, AND ALL THE OTHER FACILITIES THAT WE HAVE.

I THANK YOU FOR, FOR WHAT YOU DO AND, AND THE COMMITMENT TO YOUR TEAM.

AND ACTUALLY THE BENEFICIARIES ARE ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS AND ALL OF US THAT THAT CALL RANCHER CUCAMONGO.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT.

OF, UM, RANCHO CUCAMONGA RANKING IN WALLET HUB'S 2020 25 BEST AND WORST PLACES.

YOU, I APPRECIATE IT.

THANK OUR NEXT PRESENTATION IS A PRESENTATION

[B3. Presentation of Rancho Cucamonga’s Ranking in Wallet Hub’s 2025 Best & Worst Places to Raise a Family.]

WAIT A MINUTE.

YEAH, IT DOES SAY BEST AND WORST PLACES TO RAISE A FAMILY.

I HOPE YOU'RE COMING UP HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE BEST PLACE TO RAISE A FAMILY.

AND I WILL INVITE UP, UH, OUR MANAGEMENT ANALYST TOO.

UH, FLAVIO NUNEZ AND OUR COMMUNITY AFFAIRS COORDINATOR, TANIKA HILL.

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

I'M TANIKA HILL AND TONIGHT FLAVIO NUNEZ AND I ARE EXCITED TO SHARE RANCHO CUCAMONGA RANKINGS IN THE 2025 WALLET HUB'S BEST AND WORST PLACES TO RAISE A FAMILY FOR THIS ANALYSIS.

WALLET HUB COMPARED 182 US CITIES BASED ON 45 KEY METRICS THAT CONSIDER FAMILY DYNAMICS SUCH AS THE COST OF HOUSING, THE QUALITY OF LOCAL SCHOOL AND HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS, AND THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR FUN AND RECREATION.

RANCHO CUCAMONGA RANKED NUMBER 40 IN THE US, NUMBER 14 IN CALIFORNIA, NUMBER NINE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, AND NUMBER ONE IN THE INLAND EMPIRE.

YES, THANK YOU FOR THAT.

THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA RANKED NUMBER 40 ACROSS FIVE KEY CATEGORIES, AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE SCREEN.

FAMILY, FUN, HEALTH AND SAFETY, EDUCATION AND CHILDCARE, AFFORDABILITY AND SOCIOECONOMICS.

EACH OF THE CATEGORIES HAD SEVERAL INDICATORS WHICH WERE ASSIGNED A POINT VALUE AND AS STATED, UM, IN THE PREVIOUS SLIDE FOR THE 2025 STUDY PUBLISHED IN MAY, RANCHO CUCAMONGA RANKED NUMBER 40 OUT OF 182 CITIES ACROSS THE NATION.

KEY INDICATORS OF FAMILY FUN INCLUDE PLAYGROUNDS PER CAPITA, PARKLAND, ACREAGE PER CAPITA WORK, WALKABILITY, RECREATION, FRIENDLINESS, SHARE OF FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN AND AVERAGE COMMUTE TIME.

AND WITH OVER 30 PARKS, A VAST NETWORK OF TRAILS AND FAMILY FAVORITES LIKE THE EPICENTER IN QUAKES BASEBALL IS NO SURPRISE.

RANCHO CUCAMONGA EARNED TOP MARKS FOR FAMILY FUN.

THE CITY CONTINUES TO ENHANCE QUALITY OF LIFE THROUGH EXCITING NEW AMENITIES AND PROGRAMS. THE CITY RECENTLY CELEBRATED THE OPENING OF ITS FIRST INCLUSIVE PLAYGROUND AT BARRELL PARK EAST AND THE ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE RANDALL LEWIS SECOND STORY AND BEYOND AN IMMERSIVE INTERACTIVE DISCOVERY SPACE FOR CHILDREN LOCATED ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF THE BEYOND.

LIBRARY CONSTRUCTION IS CURRENTLY UNDERWAY ON THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED VICTORIA GARDENS CULTURAL CENTER COURTYARD, WHICH WILL BETTER ACCOMMODATE OUTDOOR EVENTS AND PERFORMANCES HOSTED OUTSIDE THE LEWIS FAMILY PLAYHOUSE.

KEY INDICATORS OF HEALTH AND SAFETY INCLUDE AIR QUALITY AND WATER QUALITY, ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOODS, VIOLENT CRIME RATE PER CAPITA PROPERTY, CRIME RATE PER CAPITA, DRIVING FATALITIES PER CAPITA AND FAMILY HOMELESSNESS.

RANCHO CUCAMONGA CONTINUES TO MAKE GREAT STRIDES TOWARDS BUILDING A HEALTHY, SAFE, AND EQUITABLE COMMUNITY FROM THE GROWING USE OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES AND SOLAR ENERGY TO ACCESS TO FRESH LOCAL PRODUCE THROUGH FARMER'S MARKETS AND NEIGHBORHOOD GROCERY STORES.

SUSTAINABILITY AND WELLBEING REMAIN TOP PRIORITIES.

RECENT ENHANCEMENTS INCLUDE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A COMMUNITY CAMERA REGISTRY, THE ADDITION OF TWO NEW PATROL DEPUTIES AND ONE NEW POLICE UNIT, AND IMPLEMENTED THE USE OF FIREBIRD CAMERAS TO SUPPORT EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND INVESTIGATION CAPABILITIES.

THE SQUAD IMPLEMENTATION INITIATIVE HAS ALSO BEGUN IMPROVING DEPLOYMENT EFFICIENCY WITHIN THE FIRE DISTRICT.

IN ADDITION, COMMUNITY CPR CLASSES ARE NOW BEING OFFERED TO EQUIP RESIDENTS WITH LIFE-SAVING SKILLS AND THE INTRODUCTION

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OF CRISIS RESPONSE.

CANINE RUGER BRINGS A COMPASSIONATE AND CALMING PRESENCE TO CRITICAL INCIDENTS RESPONSE.

OUR NEXT KEY INDICATOR WAS EDUCATION AND CHILDCARE, UM, WHICH LOOKS AT SCHOOL DISTRICTS CHILDCARE COSTS, SUMMER LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES.

AS YOU KNOW, RANCHO CUCAMONGA IS KNOWN FOR ITS WELL DISTINGUISHED AWARD-WINNING SCHOOLS THAT INCLUDE SEVERAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND ONE, UH, UH, CHAFFEE JOINT UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT.

THE OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS INCLUDE ALOMA AT RWANDA CUCAMONGA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION RATES ARE ON THE RISE AT CHAFFEE HIGH SCHOOL, UH, CHAFFEE UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT.

ADDITIONALLY, OUR RESIDENTS ARE WELL EDUCATED WITH 47.9% OF OUR RESIDENTS HAVING A BACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHER.

RANCHO CUCAMONGA IS ALSO HOME TO CHAFFEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE THAT OFFERS MANY INNOVATIVE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS THAT WANT TO PURSUE AND GROW THEIR EDUCATIONAL, UH, ASPIRATIONS AS WELL AS THOSE THAT WANNA ENTER THE WORKFORCE.

LASTLY, ONE OF THE AREAS THAT IS CONSIDERED IN THIS PARTICULAR METRIC IS CHILDCARE.

UM, FROM THE PANDEMIC, WE'VE SEEN CERTAIN INDUSTRIES HIT PRETTY HARD.

CHILDCARE WAS ONE OF THOSE IN PARTICULAR, THOSE URBAN AREAS.

THIS IS AN AREA THAT RANCHO CUCAMONGA SCORED RELATIVELY HIGH, BUT WE CONTINUE TO LOOK AT THIS INDUSTRY TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO HELP PEOPLE COME BACK TO THE WORKFORCE AND FOR THOSE INDUSTRIES THAT ARE TRYING TO RETURN THEIR EMPLOYEES BACK TO THE WORKFORCE.

AFFORDABILITY IS THE NEXT KEY INDICATOR.

WHILE CALIFORNIA AS A WHOLE STILL FACES A HOUSING SHORTAGE COMPOUNDED BY HOW, UH, HIGH MORTGAGE INTEREST RATES, THE INLAND EMPIRE CONTINUES TO BE A CHOICE FOR MANY FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE PRICED OUT OF COASTAL COMMUNITIES AS WELL AS MAJOR URBAN CITIES.

THE MEETING HOUSEHOLD INCOME IS JUST OVER 108,000 IN RANCHO CUCAMONGA, WHILE THE MEDIAN HOME VALUE IS JUST OVER 657,000 WALLET HUB LOOKS AT THESE TWO METRICS TO COME UP WITH A SCORE AND A RANKING.

NOW, KEEP IN MIND THAT, UH, RANCHO IS EVALUATED AMONG THE TOP 100 MOST POPULOUS CITIES.

SO WHILE THE HOME VALUES AND INCOMES ARE HIGH, WE'RE BEING COMPARED TO SOME OF THE MOST POPULAR OR, UH, PROSPEROUS AND POPULATED CITIES.

SINCE INCORPORATION, THE CITY HAS MADE CONCERTED EFFORTS TO PROVIDE A MIX OF HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR HOUSEHOLDS OF ALL INCOMES.

AND THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE SINCE THE ADOPTION OF OUR NEW GENERAL PLAN SEVERAL YEARS AGO.

PLAN RC, WHERE WE LOOK AT PRODUCING MORE HOUSING AND BRINGING HOUSING TO OUR UH, COM, UH, CITY'S CORRIDORS.

WE'VE SEEN SUCCESS IN MANY OF THE PROJECTS WITH PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN RECENTLY DEVELOPED, EXPANDING, OR UNDER CONSTRUCTION HAVEN AND ARROW IS ONE THAT'S NOT TOO FAR FROM CITY HALL THAT'S UNDER CONSTRUCTION.

WE'RE SEEING THE RESORT THAT CONTINUES TO EXPAND.

UH, WE HAVE SYCAMORE HEIGHTS ON THE WEST END OF TOWN THAT OFFERS OWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES.

SO ALL THESE, UH, OPPORTUNITIES CONTINUE TO EXIST IN THE ILAND EMPIRE, IN PARTICULAR IN THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA WHERE PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO LOOK FOR HOUSING.

LASTLY, SOCIOECONOMICS IS ANOTHER KEY INDICATOR THAT THE CITY RANKED HIGH IN, WHICH LOOKS AT UNEMPLOYMENT RATES, UH, FORECLOSURE AND SHARE OF FAMILIES, UH, TO HOUSEHOLD INCOMES.

UH, WHILE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE HAS TICKED UP OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS.

IN 2 20 24, THE CITY ENDED WITH A 4.2 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AND BY MANY STANDARDS FOR ECONOMISTS, UH, ANYTHING THAT'S UNDER 5% IS CONSIDERED FULL EMPLOYMENT.

AS OF MAY OF THIS YEAR, WE HAVE A 3.9% UNEMPLOYMENT RATE.

THE CITY HAS MADE A CONCERTED EFFORT TO IMPROVE THE WORKFORCE, UH, IN THE COMMUNITY, AND WE'VE DONE THAT BY PARTNERING WITH OUR LOCAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TO GROW BUSINESSES WITHIN OUR CITY.

WE'VE PARTNERED WITH THE COUNTY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT AND, UM, WE ALSO HAVE PARTNERED WITH CHAFFEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, ALL IN AN EFFORT TO GROW BUSINESS AND EXPAND OPPORTUNITIES FOR EM EMPLOYMENT.

WE ALSO CONTINUE TO HOST, UH, EVENTS SUCH AS THE HIRING FAIR.

UH, WE WILL BE HOSTING A HIRING FAIR IN SEPTEMBER OF THIS YEAR, WHICH WOULD BE THE FOURTH YEAR THAT WE ARE DOING IT.

WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.

WE'VE ALSO, UH, SUPPORT, UH, LOCAL BUSINESSES WITH A SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER TO ALLOW FOR GROWTH AND EXPANSION OF OUR LOCAL ECONOMY.

AND WE'VE ALSO, UM, OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, UH, CREATED AND SUPPORTED A NEW PROGRAM CALLED THE RES, AGAIN, IN AN EFFORT TO GROW ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN THE COMMUNITY.

SO WITH THAT, WE WANT TO THANK YOU THAT COM THAT COMPLETES OUR PRESENTATION FOR TONIGHT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ANY QUESTIONS OF PRESENTERS? GREAT

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JOB.

AND I'M GLAD WE'RE NUMBER ONE IN THE INLAND EMPIRE ONCE AGAIN.

YOU BET.

ANALYST TWO WITH THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, AND SHE'S GONNA BE GIVING US AN UPDATE ON SUICIDE PREVENTION EFFORTS IN OUR BEAUTIFUL CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA.

OKAY, OUR NEXT PRESENTER IS, UM, HOPE ARDI MANAGEMENT

[B4. Update on Suicide Prevention Efforts in Rancho Cucamonga.]

SO RANCHO CUCAMONGA HAS BEEN, HAS HAD AN ACTIVE VOICE THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS, URGING THE STATE TO MOVE BEYOND THE STUDY TOWARD REAL LIFE SAVING SOLUTIONS.

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

I'M HERE TO SHARE UPDATES ON SUICIDE PREVENTION EFFORTS IN RANCHO CUCAMONGA.

SO, AS MANY OF YOU ALREADY KNOW, OVER THE PAST YEAR, WE'VE EXPERIENCED HEARTBREAKING LOSS, INCLUDING THE DEATHS OF TWO LOS SOSO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS IN AND AROUND OUR COMMUNITY.

THESE INCIDENTS REMIND US THAT SUICIDE IS NOT A DISTANT ISSUE.

IT'S ONE THAT UNFORTUNATELY AFFECTS REAL PEOPLE HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

BEHIND EVERY STATISTIC IS A GRIEVING FAMILY AND A COMMUNITY IN NEED OF HEALING.

AND WHILE THESE CONVERSATIONS CAN BE DIFFICULT, THEY'RE NECESSARY BECAUSE PREVENTION IS POSSIBLE THROUGH HEALTH.

ERC MEN, MENTAL HEALTH HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A TOP COMMUNITY PRIORITY, NOT JUST IN WORDS, BUT THROUGH ACTION.

GUIDED BY COMMUNITY INPUT AND SUPPORTED BY COUNCIL.

WE'VE INTEGRATED MENTAL WELLNESS STRATEGIES INTO OUR WORK.

THIS MEANS WORKING ACROSS SECTORS, SCHOOLS, NONPROFITS, FAMILIES, AND FAITH, FAITH-BASED COMMUNITIES TO SUPPORT MENTAL WEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS IN EVERYDAY SPACES.

WE KNOW PREVENTIONS NEEDS TO START EARLY, WHICH IS WHY HEALTHY RC PARTNERS WITH SCHOOLS TO ATTEND WELLNESS FAIRS, PROVIDING DIRECT ACCESS TO RESOURCES AND HELPING NORMALIZE CONVERSATIONS AROUND MENTAL HEALTH.

THROUGH THE TEEN SUMMIT, WE'VE CREATED A SAFE SPACE FOR STUDENTS TO EXPLORE TOPICS LIKE ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, AND SUICIDE, USING WORKSHOPS, RESOURCE BOOTHS, WELLNESS ACTIVITIES, AND PEER PANELS.

WE ALSO HAVE OUR YOUTH LEADER PROGRAM, WHICH EMPOWERS TEENS TO BECOME MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCATES IN THEIR SCHOOLS AND WITHIN THEIR OWN SOCIAL CIRCLES.

THEY'VE COMPLETED MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID AND ASSIST, WHICH IS A TWO DAY TRAINING THAT TEACHES, UM, YOUTH HOW TO RECOGNIZE WARNING SIGNS AND KEEP SOMEONE SAFE.

AT LOS AMIGOS ELEMENTARY, WE ALSO LAUNCHED A TRAIN THE TRAINER PROGRAM WHERE TEACHERS AND STAFF ARE EQUIPPED WITH MINDFULNESS TECHNIQUES TO HELP STUDENTS REGULATE EMOTIONS AND BUILD RESILIENCE, WHICH ARE ALL KEY COMPONENTS TO SUICIDE PREVENTION.

WE ALSO ARE TRAINING TRUSTED ADULTS IN THE COMMUNITY.

SO IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, WE'RE PROVIDING SUICIDE PREVENTION TRAININGS TO OUR HEALTHY RC STEERING COMMITTEE GROUPS, OUR COMMUNITY CHAMPIONS, MANY OF WHOM ARE BILINGUAL AND DEEP, AND HAVE DEEP ROOTS IN UNDERSERVED NEIGHBORHOODS.

SO THESE TRAININGS REALLY HELP PARTICIPANTS RECOGNIZE WARNING SIGNS, START TOUGH CONVERSATIONS, AND CONNECT PEOPLE TO HELP THOSE IN COMMUNITIES WHERE SEEKING SUPPORT ISN'T ALWAYS ACCEPTED OR HIGHLY OR THEY'RE HIGH, IT'S HIGHLY STIGMATIZED.

SO WE'RE CONTINUING THIS WORK WITH A SAFE TALK TRAINING IN SEPTEMBER IN COLLABORATION WITH THE COUNTY AS PART OF SUICIDE PREVENTION AWARENESS MONTH.

AND, UM, HEALTH RC ALSO PARTICIPATES IN A VARIETY OF, UH, COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVES, ONE OF THEM BEING A REGIONAL MENTAL HEALTH TASK FORCE THAT BRINGS TOGETHER SCHOOLS SERVICE PROVIDERS AND STUDENTS TO IDENTIFY MENTAL HEALTH RISKS AND EXPLORE STRATEGIES FOR EARLIER INTERVENTION AND SUPPORT.

SO THESE CONVERSATIONS ARE HELPING TO BRIDGE GAPS AND FOSTER A MORE COORDINATED APPROACH TO YOUTH MENTAL WELLNESS.

LASTLY, WE DO PROVIDE A RANGE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND SUICIDE PREVENTION RESOURCES AT CITY FACILITIES, CITY FACILITIES, AND ON OUR WEBSITE, INCLUDING OUR YOUR MIND MATTERS CAMPAIGN, WHICH IS AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH TO REMIND COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT THEY'RE NOT ALONE.

AND THAT HELP IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE.

IN ADDITION TO COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND PROGRAM PROGRAMMING, WE'RE ALSO ADVOCATING FOR STRUCTURAL CHANGE.

UH, SENATE BILL 800, AUTHORED BY SENATOR REYES ORIGINALLY CALLED FOR CALTRANS TO FUND AND INSTALL SUICIDE PREVENTION BARRIERS AND SIGNAGE ON FIVE FREEWAY OVERPASSES.

UM, THE BILL HAS BEEN RECENTLY AMENDED INTO A STUDY WHICH WILL NOW REQUIRE CALTRANS TO IDENTIFY OVERPASSES WITH A HISTORY OF SUICIDE AND ATTEMPTS PRIORITIZE THEM AND EVALUATE SAFETY MEASURES, WHICH INCLUDE FENCING, UM, NETTING, SOME, SOME SORT OF BARRIER AND SIGNAGE.

SB 800 HAS GARNERED STRONG SUPPORT FROM ELECTED OFFICIALS ACROSS THE REGION, INCLUDING SHERIFF SHANNON D***S, WHO AUTHORED A WIDELY CIRCULATED OP-ED, URGING CALTRANS TO TAKE ACTION.

WE'RE ESPECIALLY GRATEFUL TO SENATOR REYES AND ASSEMBLY MEMBER GARCIA FOR THEIR UNWAVERING SUPPORT AND ADVOCACY ON BEHALF OF SB 800 AND SUICIDE PREVENTION OVERALL IN RANCHO CUCAMONGA.

THEIR LEADERSHIP HAS REALLY BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN KEEPING THIS ISSUE AT THE FOREFRONT.

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SO WHILE THE BILL SCOPE HAS SHIFTED IT, IT DOES REMAIN A CRITICAL PIECE IN A A PIECE FOR US TO STEP FORWARD, UM, OPENING THE DOOR FOR MEANINGFUL ACTION TO PREVENT SUICIDE.

AND THE CITY DOES REMAIN COMMITTED TO WORKING WITH CALTRANS AND OTHER PARTNERS ACROSS EVERY FORUM TO PUSH FOR IMMEDIATE, TANGIBLE SOLUTIONS TO, UM, TO CONTINUE TO URGE THE LEGISLATURE TO ENSURE THAT THESE CONVERSATIONS LEAD TO ACTION AND LIFESAVING CHANGE.

SO BEFORE I CLOSE, I WANNA SHARE ONE FINAL RESOURCE, THE SUICIDE AND CRISIS LIFELINE.

UM, 9 8 8 IS AVAILABLE IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW IS, IS IN CRISIS.

UM, THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS.

I WOULD JUST SAY, UM, FOR THE AUDIENCE'S INFORMATION, UM, YOUR REPRESENTATIVES HERE ON THE CITY COUNCIL HAVE BEEN UP AT LEAST TWICE, JUST IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS TO SPEAK BEFORE THE VARIOUS COMMITTEES BOTH IN AT, IN THE SENATE AS WELL AS IN THE ASSEMBLY, DEALING WITH THIS SENATE BILL 800.

AND, UH, WE ARE COMMITTED TO DO OUR VERY BEST TO MAKE SURE THAT CALTRANS DOES SOMETHING TO LESSEN THE POSSIBILITY OF CHILDREN OR ANYONE LEAPING OFF OF OUR FREEWAY OVERPASSES.

IT'S JUST HEARTBREAKING TO SEE THAT IT'S TAKING THIS LONG TO HAVE ACTION TAKEN, BUT WE'RE MOVING FORWARD.

WE'RE COMMITTED TO STAYING WITH THIS, UM, TILL WE SEE SUCCESS AND, AND A RESOLUTION TO THE WHOLE MATTER, UH, THAT WE'RE FACING.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH, HOLT.

APPRECIATE IT.

THAT CONCLUDES OUR, OUR ANNOUNCEMENTS AND PRESENTATIONS.

SO WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS,

[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.]

AND THAT'S AT THE TIME OR THE PLACE FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON ANY ITEM LISTED OR NOT LISTED ON THIS EVENING'S AGENDA.

UM, AS YOU KNOW, AS YOU PROBABLY ARE AWARE, THERE'S A FEW, UH, THERE'S A COUPLE OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS AND SOME PUBLIC HEARINGS, AND THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE HERE FOR THAT, UM, CERTAINLY THE TIME TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS ARE, ARE AT THAT TIME.

HOWEVER, IF ANY OF YOU HAVE TO LEAVE BEFORE THEN, YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME UP UNDER THIS PERIOD OF PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS THIS EVENING.

WE HAVE THREE SPEAKERS.

THE SPEAKER'S LIMITA TIME LIMITATION IS THREE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL.

UM, SO WE WILL START WITH THE, THE RED LIGHT THAT YOU'LL SEE ON THE PODIUM OUT THERE WHERE THE DICE IS FOR YOU TO SPEAK, THAT RED LIGHT'S ON WHEN THAT LIGHT GOES OFF.

AND THERE'S ALSO A TIMER UP ON THE SCREEN, UH, SIGNIFYING THE LIGHT WILL GO OFF AND THE SPEAKER WILL BE, UH, SILENCED.

AND THEN, UH, WE WILL GO ON TO THE NEXT SPEAKER.

OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS DOUG MORRIS, FOLLOWED BY SEAN FLUKE.

GOOD EVENING.

MAYOR.

MAYOR AND, UH, CITY COUNCIL.

A LOT OF YOU PROBABLY REMEMBER ME FROM MY, UH, LITTLE LEAGUE DAYS, UH, STARTING BACK IN THE MID, MID TO LATE EIGHTIES.

AND I LIKE THAT THEME.

THE, YOU KNOW, WE, YOU KNOW, BUILD IT, BUILD IT TOGETHER, AND PLAY TOGETHER BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THE COUNCIL HAS DONE.

AND THE PARK REC COMMISSION YEARS AGO DID, UM, I HONESTLY FROM THE LITTLE LEAGUE STANDPOINT HAD PARENTS THAT WOULD CALL FROM OTHER AREAS AND BE CURIOUS AS TO THE FIELD AVAILABILITY AND WHAT WE HAD, AND THEY WANTED TO MOVE TO OUR COMMUNITY BECAUSE OF THAT, WHAT WE HAD.

IT WAS A STRUGGLE MANY YEARS AGO, BUT WE GOT THROUGH IT.

ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT ALLMAN? THE, UM, AND THE OTHER PART ON THIS, YOU KNOW, BUILD TOGETHER AND PLAY TOGETHER.

THE, UH, LEWIS COUNTY PLAYHOUSE.

THAT'S BEEN, I THINK, A BIG FEATHER IN THE CAP OF, OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA.

UM, MY WIFE AND ID AND ALSO SOME GOOD FRIENDS, LANE AND, UH, LESLIE MATSUO, UH, DID, WE GOT INVOLVED WITH, UH, HELPING OUT THE MAIN STREET, UH, THEATER GROUP, WHICH UNFORTUNATELY, UM, YOU KNOW, WITH, UH, COVID WHEN IT CAME ALONG THAT THAT WENT BY THE WAYSIDE.

BUT WE STILL GO TO THE THEATER, WE SUPPORT THE THEATER.

IT'S GREAT TO SEE FAMILIES, UH, YOUNG CHILDREN GOING TO THESE PLAYS.

AND THEN ALSO THE ADULT ENTERTAINMENT THAT IS THERE TO THE CONCERTS.

UH, MINDY ABERT, UH, TRYING TO, OH, PETER WHITE DID A CHRISTMAS SHOW THERE.

SO DID MINDY ABERT, UH, UM, ANOTHER JAZZ PERFORMER, I'M JUST DRAWING A BLANK ON RIGHT NOW.

BUT, UH, THE, UM, OTHER ASPECTS OF SOME OF THE COMEDY SHOWS, SOME ARE FOR ADULTS OR AT LEAST 18 AND ABOVE.

UM, AND THEN JUST, YOU KNOW, THERE'S, THE WHOLE ATMOSPHERE IS VERY FRIENDLY AND, UM, I DO APPRECIATE, UH, ALL IT HAS BEEN DONE TO HELP PROMOTE THINGS WITHIN THIS COMMUNITY FOR EVERYBODY FROM THE LITTLE ONES UP

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TO SOME OF US OLD FOLKS.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU, SIR.

SEAN FLUKE, FOLLOWED BY JACKIE RALPH.

GOOD EVENING.

UH, MAYOR, YOU'LL NEED THE LOWER MIC.

CAN WE TURN JUST TO, HANG ON ONE MOMENT.

UH, MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND STAFF.

UH, MY NAME IS SEAN FLUKE.

I RUN A DISABILITY ORGANIZATION CALLED LIVE TO ROLL.

UM, AND WE KIND TRY TO HELP, UM, EDUCATE, MOTIVATE AND EMPOWER THE DISABILITY COMMUNITY AND REALLY ANYBODY, UH, FRIENDS, LOVED ONES, ALLIES TO THE COMMUNITY AS WELL.

UM, I ACTUALLY WAS INJURED, HAD A SPINAL CORD INJURY 21 YEARS AGO, UM, WHILE SNOWBOARDING.

AND I'VE ALWAYS BEEN JUST A VERY ACTIVE PERSON.

I GREW UP PLAYING SPORTS, BEING OUTDOORS, UH, THAT CONTINUED FOR ME AFTER MY INJURY.

I PLAYED WHEELCHAIR RUGBY FOR A LOT OF YEARS, PLAYED A LOT OF SPORTS.

UM, BUT RECENTLY I HAVE REALLY, UH, REKINDLED MY LOVE FOR THE OUTDOORS.

AND, UM, I GOT MARRIED JUST ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO TOO.

SO MY WIFE AND I AND OUR DOG, UH, ENJOY PRETTY MUCH DAILY GOING OUT TO PARKS AND, YOU KNOW, FINDING NICE PARKS WE CAN PUSH AND, UH, DO ABOUT LIKE, YOU KNOW, AN HOUR WORTH OF EXERCISE EVERY DAY.

UM, AND WE ACTUALLY DRIVE OVER FROM UPLAND TO CENTRAL PARK HERE IN RANCHO ALMOST EVERY SINGLE DAY AND SPEND ABOUT AN HOUR THERE BECAUSE IT DOES HAVE SUCH GREAT ACCESSIBLE PATH.

TRAVEL, UH, EVEN THE PACKED GRAVEL PATH, UH, PATHWAYS THAT ARE AVAILABLE, UM, ARE VERY ACCESSIBLE FOR ME WITH, UH, A CHAIR ATTACHMENT THAT I HAVE ALLOWS ME TO ROLL THROUGH ALL KINDS OF DIFFERENT TERRAIN.

UM, SO I JUST LOVE THE, UH, INCLUSIVE INCLUSIVITY OF RANCHOS PARKS AND, UM, I WISH THERE WAS MORE LIKE THAT.

I HOPE THERE IS MORE.

AND I KNOW I ACTUALLY HAVEN'T EVEN BEEN ABLE TO, UH, CHECK OUT THE NEW ADAPTIVE PARK THAT YOU GUYS HAVE JUST, UM, GOT.

BUT I AM ACTUALLY TRYING TO ORGANIZE A SMALL EVENT THERE, SO TO BRING SOME PEOPLE OUT TO INVITE BECAUSE THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS I DO WITH THE LIVED THROUGH ORGANIZATION, KINDA SMALL MEETUPS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

UM, SO YEAH, I JUST WANTED TO, TO UH, EXPRESS HOW GRATEFUL I AM FOR THE PARKS.

AND ALSO THIS LAST YEAR I WAS ABLE TO COME TO THE ADAPTIVE SPORTS FAIR THAT THE CITY PUT ON AS WELL.

AND WE HAD A SMALL BOOTH HERE.

UM, AND I JUST REALLY LOVE SEEING THE CITY PUT ON STUFF LIKE THAT AS WELL.

UM, I, ANY TYPE OF INCLUSION ADAPTIVE STUFF FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IS VERY WELCOMED AND THERE'S JUST NOT ENOUGH OF THAT KIND OF THING OUT IN THE INLAND EMPIRE AREA.

SO I JUST LOVE SEEING THAT AND I HOPE IT GROWS AND I LOVE TO HELP BE INVOLVED IN ANYTHING I CAN TO HELP PROMOTE AND GROW THAT TYPE OF THING.

SO, UM, YEAH, THAT'S PRETTY MUCH JUST WHAT I WANTED TO SAY AND JUST SAY THAT I REALLY APPRECIATE, UH, ALL THE THINGS THE CITY DOES AND THE INCLUSIVITY AND HOPE THAT IT CONTINUES.

WELL, SEAN, WE HAVE YOUR NAME AND PHONE NUMBER NOW, SO WE'LL BE CATCHING UP TO YOU FOR SURE.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JACKIE.

RALPH? YES.

AND GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

UM, WE ARE HERE THE TABLE TENNIS CLUB 'CAUSE WE DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO.

WE HAVE GONE TO THE HEAD OF PARKS, UH, RECREATION.

WE'VE SENT A LETTER TO THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, A LETTER TO THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE.

NOTHING SEEMS TO BE DONE.

THIS IS OUR PROBLEM.

WE ARE AT TABLE TENNIS CLUB AND THE CLUB IS THE WRONG WORD.

AND BECAUSE WE'RE A CLUB, WE ONLY GET THREE HOURS A WEEK, UNLIKE ALL THE OTHER CLUBS.

WE CAN'T DO OUR JOB PLAY AND HAVE FUN IN AN HOUR AND A HALF A DAY FOR TWO DAYS.

UM, THE DANCE CLUBS, EVERYBODY CAN GET UP AND DANCE AT THE SAME TIME.

THE CARD CLUBS, THEY CAN ALL PLAY CARDS AT THE SAME TIME.

THE TABLE TENNIS CLUB HAS TO WAIT THEIR TURN AND WE HAVE FOUR TABLES AND OVER 70 MEMBERS AS OF TODAY.

AND A LOT OF PEOPLE COME AND THEN THEY QUIT BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE PLAY TIME.

SOMETIMES WE HAVE TO WAIT 30 MINUTES TO GET ON A TABLE.

WE WANT MORE TIME AND WE WANT TO NOT BE CALLED A CLUB .

THAT'S, THAT'S THAT SIMPLE.

UM, WE HAVE A SOLUTION.

IF WE COULD HAVE FOUR HOURS A DAY, THAT WOULD BE WONDERFUL.

WE WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IT IF WE COULD GO BACK LIKE WE WERE BEFORE COVID, WE WERE A MEMBERSHIP.

WE GOT SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, UH, FOR FOUR HOURS

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A DAY OR MORE.

I THINK IT WAS FIVE HOURS.

THEN, UH, THE BENEFITS OF TABLE TENNIS GO WELL INTO THE NINETIES.

PEOPLE PLAY IT.

WE'VE GOTTEN MANY MEMBERS OVER 70 , YOU KNOW, EIGHTIES.

AND IT'S GOOD FOR FINE MOTOR SKILLS.

IT'S GOOD FOR MENTAL, UM, STIMULATION OF THE BRAIN REFLEXES, HAND-EYE COORDINATION, SOCIAL SOCIALIZATION FOR SENIORS.

IT'S GREAT.

SOME PEOPLE JUST COME TO TALK, PLAY A GAME, PUTTER AROUND AND SOCIALIZE.

AND THE TABLE TENNIS GROUP IS A GREAT WAY FOR SENIORS TO DO THAT.

UM, BY APPROVING MORE TIME FOR US, YOU'LL MAKE A TANGIBLE DIFFERENCE IN OUR LIVES.

UM, I KNOW MY FAMILY LOVES IT WHEN I GET OUTTA THE HOUSE AND GO HAVE SOMEPLACE SAFE TO GO PLAY.

UH, YOU'LL BE PROMOTING HEALTH AND HAPPINESS, CONTINUED ENGAGEMENT IN OUR COMMUNITY.

UH, WE WOULD LOVE IT NOT TO BE LABELED THE CLUB.

THAT SEEMS TO BE THE PROBLEM.

IF WE COULD HAVE MORE TIME, PLEASE CONSIDER IT.

THAT'S ALL.

THIS IS OUR GROUP.

THANK YOU FOR COMING.

I APPRECIATE THEM COMING AND THANK YOU FOR LISTENING.

WE HEARD YOU FOR SURE.

OKAY, I HAVE A LIST OF PEOPLE WHO'VE SIGNED WHO WANT, JUST LEAVE THAT WITH THE CLERK JUST TODAY, MY PHONE NUMBER, IF THERE'S ANYTHING I CAN DO TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN MORE.

THANK YOU MR. MAYOR.

I CAN HAVE, UM, JEN HUNT OUR COMMUNITY SERVICES DIRECTOR, SPEAK WITH THEM AND GET SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OUTSIDE.

SO THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFERING YOU TO GO OUT TO SPEAK TO JENNIFER HUNT, OUR COMMUNITY SERVICES DIRECTOR.

YES, RIGHT NOW ME? YES.

YES, YOU CAN.

YOU CAN ALL GO LISTEN TO WHAT SHE HAS TO SAY IF YOU WANT.

I MEAN, I DON'T WANT YOU TO GO NECESSARILY.

I'M SAYING YOU MAY ALL GO AND LISTEN TO THE, TO HER COMMENTARY.

IF YOU SO DESIRE, THAT'S UP TO YOU.

WE'D LOVE TO HAVE YOU STAY, BUT OTHERWISE, UM, THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

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

OKAY, WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO, UM, OUR CONSENT CALENDAR.

[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.]

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

HOWEVER, ANY MEMBER OF THE CITY COUNCIL OR FIRE BOARD MAY REMOVE AN ITEM FOR DISCUSSION.

SO DO I HAVE A MOTION, MR. MAYOR? I NEED TO ABSTAIN FROM ITEM D THREE DUE TO POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST AS SOCALGAS IS MY EMPLOYER.

SO THE ABSTENTION ON ITEM D THREE IS NOTED BY COUNCILMAN SCOTT.

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

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

HAVE TWO ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS THIS EVENING, SO I'LL TURN THIS OVER TO OUR CITY MANAGER, MR. GILLISON.

WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO ADMINISTRATIVE

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

HEARINGS.

[ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING ITEM(S)]

JOHN.

THANK YOU MR. MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

SO THE FIRST ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING,

[F1. Conduct an Administrative Hearing for the Almond Street Improvement Project (Project), Consideration of a Professional Services Agreement with Kimley-Horn & Associates, Inc. in the Amount of $252,005, Plus 10% Contingency for Design and Construction Support Services for the Project, and Authorize the Purchase of Environmental Mitigation Credits in the Amount up to $200,000 from Soquel Mitigation Bank. This Project is Exempt from the Requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per Section 15168 – Program Environmental Impact Report, Section 15301– Existing Facilities, and Section 15303 – New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures. (CITY/FIRE)]

UH, IS A HEARING REGARDING THE, UH, PROPOSED ALMOND STREET IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, INCLUDING CONSIDERATION OF A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT, UH, WITH KIMLEY HORNAN ASSOCIATES, UH, TO DESIGN THE AND, AND PROVIDE CONSTRUCTION SUPPORT SERVICES FOR THE PROJECT.

IF THE COUNCIL AUTHORIZES US TO ROLL FORWARD.

THAT, UH, RECOMMENDATION ALSO INCLUDES THE PURCHASE OF ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATION CREDITS, UM, FROM A MITIGATION BANK.

UH, IT SHOULD BE NOTED, THE PROJECT IS EXEMPT FROM CE QA.

IT'S ALREADY BEEN EVALUATED, UM, AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL, UH, PORTION OF THE PROJECT HAS BEEN COMPLETED.

SO, UM, WE DO HAVE A PRESENTATION HERE THIS EVENING.

I'M GONNA ASK OUR FIRE CHIEF MIKE MCCLEON AND OUR PRINCIPAL ENGINEER MARLENA PEREZ, TO GO THROUGH THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, UM, THE RECOMMENDATIONS, UM, HOW WE GOT TO THIS POINT, UM, SHOW YOU WHAT THE, UH, CONCEPTUAL DESIGN LOOKS LIKE, ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE AND THEN, UH, WE WOULD REQUEST THAT YOU OPEN UP THE ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING AND ALLOW THE COMMUNITY TO PROVIDE INPUT, UH, BEFORE MAKING ANY DECISIONS.

SO WITH THAT, UM, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO, UH, CHIEF MCCLEON AND OUR, UH, PRINCIPAL ENGINEER MARLENA PEREZ.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU MR. SISON.

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

AS JOHN MENTIONED, WE'RE HERE TO PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW AND BACKGROUND ON THE ALMOND STREET PROJECT.

THE PROJECT IS LOCATED IN THE NORTHWEST PORTION OF THE CITY ON ALMOND STREET.

THE PROPOSED PROJECT WOULD CONSTRUCT APPROXIMATELY 900 FEET OF NEW ROADWAY BETWEEN CORNELIAN STREET AND VIA VERDE STREET, AS SHOWN IN RED ON THE IMAGE.

REALLY, THE PURPOSE AND THE NEED IS WHAT IS DRIVING THIS.

AND FROM OUR VANTAGE POINT, IT'S A CLEAR PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE.

UM, ONE OF THE

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THINGS THAT WE OUTLINED FROM EARLY ON WAS JUST THE CURRENT ROUTE LIMITATIONS.

UM, THE CHIEF OFFICERS HERE WITHIN RANCHO CUCAMONGA WERE HERE AT THE TIME WHEN THE GRAND PRIX FIRES BLEW THROUGH THE CITY.

AND ONE OF THE THINGS PERSONALLY THAT I EXPERIENCED WAS BEING ON AN ENGINE COMPANY IN WHICH WE WERE GOING TO DO STRUCTURED DEFENSE UP IN VIA SERENA VIA PARISO, WHICH IS JUST NORTH OF ALMOND.

ONE OF THE INHERENT ISSUES WAS AS WE WERE GOING NORTHBOUND ON SAPPHIRE, WE WERE CONDUCTING EVACUATIONS AT THE SAME TIME.

SO AS EMERGENCY RESPONDERS WERE GOING UP BOTH POLICE AND FIRE TO HANDLE MITIGATION EFFORTS, UH, STRUCTURED OFFENSE AND LIFE SAFETY, WE WERE ALSO HAVING PEOPLE EVACUATE ON THE SAME ROUTE.

THAT HAS BEEN A BARRIER AND AN ISSUE IN THE CITY FOR A VERY LONG TIME.

IT'S BEEN IDENTIFIED FOR A NUMBER OF DECADES ACTUALLY.

AND FOR US, UH, THE RESPONSE TIME ISSUE IS ONE THAT'S IMPERATIVE.

WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO DO IS ALWAYS HAVE TWO ROUTES OF TRAVEL.

ONE THAT PREVENT OR PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR INGRESS, WHERE IN WHICH THE, UH, PUBLIC SAFETY PROFESSIONALS WOULD BE RESPONDING UP ONE STREET WHILE THE EVACUATION WAS HEADING, GOING DOWN A DIFFERENT THOROUGHFARE.

WITH THIS, WE'VE ALREADY DETERMINED THAT, UM, THERE'S A SIGNIFICANT, UH, IMPROVEMENT ON THE RESPONSE TIMES.

THE DIFFERENCE IN THE, THE DISTANCE RIGHT OFF THE BAT IS ALMOST A, IS ALMOST THREE QUARTERS OF A MILE WITH A RESPONSE TIME IMPROVEMENT OF MINUTE AND 42 SECONDS.

WORK COMPLETED TO DATE ON THE PROJECT INCLUDES THE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE.

THE ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENT WAS FILED WITH THE COUNTY IN SEPTEMBER OF 2024.

CITY STAFF ARE CURRENTLY WORKING TO FINALIZE PERMITS WITH THE REGIONAL WATER QUALITY CONTROL BOARD AND THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE.

ONE OF THE REQUIREMENTS TO FINALIZE THE PER THESE PERMITS IS THAT THE CITY PURCHASE ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATION CREDITS TO OFFSET THE IMPACTS OF THE PROJECT AND CONSERVE LANDS OF THE SAME CLASSIFICATION RIGHT OF WAY.

RESEARCH WAS ALSO COMPLETED TO UNDERSTAND THE EXISTING RIGHT OF WAY ON ALMOND STREET.

THE 66 FOOT RIGHT OF WAY FOR THE ROAD, WHICH WAS DEDICATED TO THE CITY IN 1977 IS SHOWN IN THE PHOTO BELOW.

EXTENSIVE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT HAS ALSO BEEN COMPLETED TO DATE ON THE PROJECT.

THE FIRST WORKSHOP WAS HELD IN NOVEMBER OF LAST YEAR TO UNDERSTAND THE COMMUNITY'S PRIORITIES AND CONCERNS, A SURVEY WAS DISTRIBUTED THIS SPRING TO GAUGE THE COMMUNITY'S STANCE AND PROVIDE ADDITIONAL BACKGROUND ON THE PROJECT HISTORY.

THE SECOND MEETING WAS HELD IN APRIL OF THIS YEAR AS AN OPEN HOUSE STYLE WORKSHOP WITH PROJECT INFORMATIONAL BOOTHS, WHICH PROVIDED A CHANCE FOR THE COMMUNITY TO DISCUSS WITH ENGINEERING AND PLANNING STAFF AND EMERGENCY SERVICES, INCLUDING FIRE AND PD.

THIS MEETING ALSO INCLUDED AN INTERACTIVE DESIGN ACTIVITY.

TOP CONCERNS WE HEARD FROM THE FIRST MEETING WERE TRAFFIC IMPACTS, SAFETY, EQUESTRIAN ACCESS, INSURANCE IMPLICATIONS, PROPERTY RIGHTS, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS, AND FUTURE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT.

WITH RESPECT TO THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND OUTREACH, UH, I REALLY APPLAUD THE CITY BY DOING A GOOD JOB, MARLENE, IN PARTICULARLY IN REACHING OUT TO THE COMMUNITY AND TRYING TO GET OUT THERE AND ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS THAT WE COULD.

UM, SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE HEARD FROM OUR COMMUNITY, WHICH WE VALUE A TON, IS A LONG LIST.

QUITE A FEW WERE INCORPORATED IN SOME OF THE DESIGNS THAT MARLENE IS GONNA SHOW, BUT THERE WERE A COUPLE THAT WERE ACTUALLY SOME HIGH LEVELS OF A CONCERN FOR US IN THE FIRE DISTRICT.

UM, INITIALLY I WAS ASKED THE QUESTION AT STORK ELEMENTARY AND THE ANSWER WAS, WELL, LET ME GET BACK TO YOU.

LET ME TAKE A LOOK AT IT.

LET US EVALUATE IT.

UH, WE DID SOME EVALUATION.

WE USED GIS, WE DID SOME MAPPING, AND IN SUCH, UH, ONE OF THEM BEING, UH, VEHICLE ACCESS, EMERGENCY ACCESS GATE, ESSENTIALLY A GATE THAT WOULD BE ON ALMOND THAT WOULD OPERATE THROUGH AN OPTICUM.

UH, FOR US, THOSE ARE INHERENT BARRIERS.

WE DO NOT LIKE THEM.

UM, WE DON'T LIKE THEM BECAUSE ANY IMPEDIMENT TO AN EMERGENCY IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD EVER, UH, WANT TO FOSTER.

IT'S DURING AN EMERGENCY.

IF YOU PUT THIS FIRE AS YOU'RE LOOKING AT THIS MAP, IF YOU PUT THIS FIRE FARTHER TO THE EAST, THAT FIRE'S GONNA QUICKLY PROGRESS TO THE WEST.

THERE WON'T BE UNITS IMMEDIATELY TO OPEN UP THAT GATE.

SO AS WE'RE TRYING TO EVACUATE, PEOPLE THAT PD MAY NOT NECESSARILY HAVE THE OPTICUM, THEY USUALLY DON'T.

AND, UM, DURING A PUBLIC SAFETY POWER SHUTOFF, THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE THAT WE WON'T EVEN HAVE POWER TO THE GATE IN ITSELF.

SO THERE'S A LOT OF CONCERNS WITH INHERENT BARRIERS THAT WE DON'T EVEN WANNA CONSIDER.

THE NEXT THING WOULD BE THAT WAS BROUGHT UP AND IT WAS A GREAT, GREAT QUESTION AND A GREAT POINT.

IT HAD TO DO WITH AN ALTERNATE ROUTE ALONG TURQUOISE.

IF YOU, IF YOU LOOK AT THE MAP, ALMOND GOING TO THE WEST DOES REACH TURQUOISE.

BUT FOR US, JUST BLUNTLY SPEAKING, THAT'S AN ABSOLUTE DEATH TRAP AND IT'S A NON-NEGOTIABLE SIMPLY BECAUSE IF YOU WERE TO TAKE ALMOND ACROSS AND GO SOUTH ON TURQUOISE, YOU HAVE VEGETATION ON ALL SIDES OF YOU.

AND WHEN YOU ARE LOOKING AT, I'M NOT EVEN GONNA USE THE EATON FIRE, THE PALISADES FIRE AS A REFERENCE, 'CAUSE THOSE ARE A HUNDRED YEAR STORMS. BUT IF YOU JUST TAKE A STANDARD WIND EVENT WITH WINDS BLOWING OUTTA THE EAST OR NORTHEAST, THE FIRE IS

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GONNA JUMP THAT FROM A PROBABLY A MILE TO THE WEST IN 30 SECONDS.

SO ANYBODY TRYING TO EVACUATE DOWN TURQUOISE WOULD BE DRIVING THROUGH FIRE.

WE WOULD NEVER ENTERTAIN THAT AS AN OPTION BASED ON THE FEEDBACK WE RECEIVED THROUGHOUT THIS ENGAGEMENT PROCESS.

THE IMAGES HERE ARE VISUALS OF THE PRELIMINARY DESIGN CONCEPT, WHICH REFLECTS MANY OF THE PRIORITIES SHARED BY THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS, INCLUDING PROVIDING TRAIL ACCESS ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF ALMOND, MAINTAINING THE RURAL CHARACTER OF THE AREA, NO ON STREET PARKING OR SIDEWALKS, AND PROVIDING LOW LEVEL LIGHTING TO SUPPORT SAFETY AND DETER CRIME.

BOTH PHOTOS ARE FACING EAST AND THE PHOTO ON THE LEFT IS A GROUND SHOT LEVEL, WHILE THE PHOTO ON THE RIGHT IS AN AERIAL REPRESENTATION OF THE PROJECT.

ANOTHER FEEDBACK POINT FROM THE SECOND COMMUNITY MEETING WAS THAT RESIDENTS WOULD LIKE TO SEE TRAFFIC CALMING ELEMENTS INCORPORATED TO REDUCE SPEEDS ALONG ALMOND STREET.

THESE ELEMENTS NEED TO BE FURTHER EVALUATED TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT, UH, TO WHICH THEY'RE APPROPRIATE FOR THIS CONTEXT.

FOR EXAMPLE, THE LOCATION AND NUMBER OF DRIVEWAYS ON ALMOND WILL IMPACT WHERE MEDIAN ISLANDS CAN BE PLACED.

ENGINEERING STAFF WILL WORK WITH THE SELECTED DESIGN CONSULTANT TO EVALUATE DIFFERENT OPTIONS.

THE IMAGES SHOWN ON THE SCREEN ARE EXAMPLES OF ELEMENTS THAT COULD BE USED, INCLUDING EDGE LINES, STRIPING AND CURB EXTENSIONS TO NARROW THE ROADWAY.

WE WILL ALSO EXPLORE MEDIAN ISLANDS OR CHICANES TO DEFLECT AND SLOW VEHICLES IF AUTHORIZED BY COUNCIL.

NEXT STEPS FOR THIS PROJECT WILL BE TO WORK WITH THE DESIGN CONSULTANT TO DEVELOP THE ENGINEERING DESIGN FROM JULY TO NOVEMBER.

DURING THE DESIGN PROCESS, THE CONSULTANTS WOULD DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE TRAFFIC CALMING MEASURES AND STAFF WOULD MEET WITH THE ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS TO DISCUSS DRIVEWAY ACCESS ON ALMOND STREET.

A FOLLOW-UP COMMUNITY MEETING IF TENTATIVELY PLANNED FOR OCTOBER OF THIS YEAR TO PRESENT THE FINAL DESIGNS TO THE PUBLIC AND PROVIDE AN EXPECTED TIMELINE AND OVERVIEW OF CONSTRUCTION.

THE PROJECT WOULD BE PUT OUT FOR BIDDING IN NOVEMBER WITH CONSTRUCTION STARTING IN FEBRUARY OF 2026 UNTIL AUGUST BECAUSE THE PROJECT WILL BE COMPLETING STORM DRAIN IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE EXISTING CREEK THAT RUNS ACROSS ALMOND STREET.

WE NEED TO WAIT UNTIL THE END OF THE RAINY SEASON IN FEBRUARY TO START THIS WORK.

WE RECOMMEND THAT THE CITY COUNCIL AND FIRE BOARD OF THE RANCHO CUCAMONGA FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT CONDUCT AN ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING ON THE PROJECT.

ENTER INTO PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH KIMLEY HOR AND ASSOCIATES FOR DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION SUPPORT SERVICES, AUTHORIZE THE EXPENDITURE OF 10% CONTINGENCY AND AUTHORIZE THE PURCHASE OF ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATION CREDITS.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME THIS EVENING.

THIS CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATIONS.

WE ARE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL.

ANY QUESTIONS OF COUNCIL MEMBERS BEFORE WE OPEN THE ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING OF STAFF? SEEING NONE, WE WILL NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.

IS THERE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC HERE THAT WANT TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? DO YOU HAVE SPEAKER CARDS, MADAM CLERK? YES, WE DO.

WE HAVE FOUR SPEAKERS.

OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS EARL ANDERSON, FOLLOWED BY THE HONORABLE JUDITH BRENNAN.

THAT A FIREMAN OR A POLICEMAN CAN WALK UP TO AND SIMPLY UNLOCK AND OPEN IT AT ANY TIME WHEN THERE IS AN EMERGENCY.

I AM EARL ANDERSON.

I, MY WIFE AND I HAVE LIVED FOR 58 YEARS ON BELLA VISTA ADJACENT TO THE PROPOSED PROJECT.

UH, WE, AND I THINK 95% OF OUR NEIGHBORS ARE VIGOROUSLY A PRO OPPOSED TO THE PROJECT.

UH, I COULD GO THROUGH AND GIVE YOU A LIST, BUT IT WOULD TAKE FAR MORE THAN THE TIME THAT I'M ALLOTTED.

SO I'LL JUST TALK ABOUT TWO OTHER THINGS.

AND ONE IS, UH, THAT IN THE BEGINNING THE FIRE CHIEF INDICATED HE WAS THE GUY WHO STARTED THIS PROJECT AND HE SAID HE DID IT FOR TWO REASONS.

ONE WAS TO ENABLE, UH, LARGE FIRE TRUCKS TO GET THROUGH THE AREA EASILY.

AND TWO WAS TO PROVIDE FOR ENHANCEMENT OF THE FOLKS UP NORTH WHO MIGHT WANT TO EVACUATE IN THE EVENT OF A MAJOR EMERGENCY.

SO I THINK YOU CAN DO THOSE TWO THINGS, UH, AND SAVE ABOUT A MILLION DOLLARS FOR THE CITY IF YOU'RE WILLING TO REASONABLY CONSIDER NOT PAVING THE ROADWAY AND NOT PUTTING IN ANY CURBS AND GUTTERS AND NOT PUTTING IN ANY STREETLIGHTS AND SO ON AND SO FORTH, ALL OF WHICH IS EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE.

AND INSTEAD SIMPLY, UH, BULLDOZE THE AREA TO A, A WIDTH THAT'S SATISFACTORY TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND, AND, UH, SMOOTH IT OUT TO THEIR SATISFACTION AS WELL.

AND THEN PUT A GATE AT EACH END AND DON'T MAKE THEM CONTROLLED, UH, ELECTRONICALLY.

MAKE THEM CONTROLLED BY A GATE

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AND WE KNOW THAT DOESN'T TAKE VERY LONG TO DO IT.

THE SECOND POINT THAT I'D LIKE TO MAKE IS THAT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, OR EXCUSE ME, THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT FOLKS HAVE INDICATED TO US THAT THERE'S A CITY ORDINANCE THAT SAYS WE ARE NOT ALLOWED TO HAVE, UH, GATES AND, UH, LOCK GATES ON, UH, CITY STREETS.

AND, UH, I QUESTION WHETHER THAT HAS EVER BEEN ENFORCED.

UH, I THINK I CAN FIND SOME PLACES AROUND TOWN WHERE WE HAVE EXAMPLES, AND I'LL START WITH ONE THAT'S LOCATED ABOUT A HUNDRED FEET, MAYBE 200 FEET WEST, EXCUSE ME, EAST OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT, WHICH IS ON MOND STREET NOT FAR FROM THE SO-CALLED KING RANCH.

IT'S LOCKED THERE JUST OFF OF CORNELIAN, AND IT'S CLOSED AND LOCKED AT THE OTHER END OVER BY BURROW STREET.

SO DON'T TELL ME THAT YOU CAN'T HAVE CLOSED AND LOCKED, UH, STREETS.

AND FURTHERMORE, IF THIS IS TO BECOME A DIRT PATH TO ALLOW FOR EMERGENCY SITUATIONS, IT WOULD NOT BE A STREET.

IT WOULD SIMPLY BE AN EMERGENCY.

I THINK I, I COVERED WHAT I WANTED TO COVER AND I HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH TIME I HAVE LEFT, BUT I DO NO, I, I THINK YOU LISTENING TO US, TO ME AND HOPEFULLY BECAUSE UP UNTIL NOW.

OKAY, SIR, I, YOU, YOU'VE REACHED YOUR TIME LIMIT.

ARE YOU TELLING ME YES.

I'M SO SORRY, BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR COMMENT, SIR.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS THE HONORABLE JUDITH BRENNAN.

GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS JUDITH BRENNAN, FORMER MAYOR, CITY OF NORWALK, BUT CURRENTLY A PROUD RESIDENT OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA AND A MEMBER OF THE, UH, CITY'S TRAIL ADVISORY COMMISSION OR COMMITTEE.

I GUESS IT IS TECHNICALLY SPEAKING, UM, REGARDING THE ALMOND STREET PROJECT.

ON YOUR AGENDA, IF YOU APPROVE THE PROJECT, I ASK YOU TO BE SURE THAT THE FINAL PLAN INCLUDES EXTENDING THE COMMUNITY TRAIL AND WHITE RAIL FENCE THAT IS PROPOSED FOR THE SOUTH SIDE OF ALMOND STREET, SO THAT IT RUNS ALL THE WAY FROM CORNELIAN EAST TO SAPPHIRE ON THE WEST.

THIS WOULD BE BEYOND THE CURRENT BORDER OUTLINE, UH, AS, AS SHOWN ON PAGE 1153 OF YOUR AGENDA PACKET.

ACCORDING TO THE PROJECT BORDER OUTLINE, AS CURRENTLY SHOWN THE COMMUNITY TRAIL AND WHITE RAIL FENCE, AND IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BLOCK EXTENDING THE TRAIL ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF ALMOND WESTWARD ALL THE WAY TO SAPPHIRE WOULD NOT ADD SIGNIFICANTLY IN COST TO THE PROJECT AND IT WOULD PROVIDE CONNECTIVITY TO THE EXISTING CITY TRAIL SYSTEM.

BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, IT WOULD ADD TO THE SAFETY OF THE PLAN.

AND SURELY THERE'S MONEY SOMEWHERE IN THE CITY BUDGET FOR SIGNIFICANT SAFETY UPGRADES.

UH, THE MAIN REASON GIVEN FOR THE ALMOND STREET EXTENSION IS TO PROVIDE AN EVACUATION ROUTE.

IF THE COMMUNITY TRAIL AND WHITE RAIL FENCE STOPS AS DELINEATED IN THE CURRENT OUTLINE, THEN IT WILL BE HAZARDOUS BECAUSE IT WILL ALLOW FOR PEOPLE, CHILDREN, PETS, HORSES, KIDS ON BIKES TO SPILL OUT OFF THE PATH INTO THE STREET, INTO THE TRAFFIC.

AND IT WILL OCCUR DURING NORMAL USAGE, BUT IT COULD BE AN ADDITIONAL DISASTER DURING EVACUATION CONDITIONS, ESPECIALLY IF THERE'S AN ACCIDENT.

UM, AND SO I WANTED TO BRING THAT TO YOUR ATTENTION.

YOU ABOUT THIS PROJECT IN THE FACT THAT I FULLY APPRECIATE THE EFFORTS THAT THE CHIEF HAS DONE, UH, BE ABLE TO KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE FROM THE WILDFIRES.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS RICHARD MORELL, FOLLOWED BY SCOTT MORPH.

UM, MAYOR MICHAELS, MAYOR PROAM, UM, KENNEDY, COUNCIL MEMBER STICKLER.

SCOTT AND HUTCHINSON, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

UH, NOT TO FORGET YOU, CHIEF MCC MCCLEAN.

UM, I'M A SHORT TIMER.

I'VE ONLY LIVED IN THAT PARTICULAR, I I LIVE ON, ON, UH, VIA VERDE.

I'VE ONLY LIVED THERE 21 YEARS.

MY WIFE AND I BUILT A HOUSE THERE.

BUT WE'VE PURPOSELY PICKED A VERY QUIET AND DARK NEIGHBORHOOD BECAUSE WE WANTED TO SEE THE STARS AND WE WANTED TO HAVE NO TRAFFIC.

BUT, UH, I WANTED TO TALK TO

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I SAW FIRSTHAND THE DEVASTATION OF THE ALTADENA COMMUNITY.

I WORKED THAT COMMUNITY IN RECOVERY IN SAMARITAN'S PURSE.

WHILE THESE ARE CATASTROPHIC PROPERTY LOSS AND THE FIRE AND SAFETY PERSONNEL WE'RE ABLE TO PROTECT THE LIVES WITH VERY LOW FATALITY, IT'S, IT'S, I APPRECIATE THE CHIEF'S WILLINGNESS TO MEET WITH OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS MULTIPLE TIMES AFFECTED BY THIS PROJECT.

SPEAKING ONLY FOR MYSELF.

THE OTHERS CAN SAY THEIR NA THEY WHAT THEY NEED TO SAY.

I BELIEVE THAT WE UNDERSTOOD AND AGREE WITH 95% OF THIS PROJECT.

I THINK WE DO.

WE UNDERSTAND YOUR CONCERNS FOR US AND WE APPRECIATE THAT.

UM, AS YOU ARE THE COMMISSIONERS FOR THE DEPARTMENT.

WHO KNEW? I THOUGHT YOU WERE COUNCIL MEMBER, BUT YOU WEAR TWO HATS.

UM, I, I ALSO WOULD RECOMMEND A LOCKED SWING GATE.

NOW YOU MENTIONED OPTICON, WHICH IS INTERESTING 'CAUSE I WAS 37 YEARS OF TRAFFIC SIGNAL.

AND YOU KNOW WHAT OPTICON IS AND I KNOW WHAT OPTICON IS AND I DON'T KNOW THAT ANYBODY ELSE KNOWS WHAT IT IS.

A SWING GATE.

YOU COULD HAVE A PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER, YOU COULD HAVE A CADET, YOU COULD HAVE ANY POLICE OFFICER, ANYONE WITH KEYS COULD OPEN AND LOCK, OPEN THAT SWING GATE.

YOU'RE GONNA KNOW IF IT'S A WIND EVENT, YOU'RE PROBABLY GONNA KNOW HOURS IF NOT DAYS BEFOREHAND.

LOCK IT OPEN.

WE'RE OKAY WITH THAT.

I MEAN, I CAN SPEAK FOR MYSELF, I'M OKAY WITH THAT, BUT IT'LL KEEP THE TRAFFIC DOWN BECAUSE THEY'RE GONNA NOT KNOW IF THAT GATE'S OPEN OR CLOSE.

SO THEY WILL CONTINUE TO DO THE OTHER ROUTES.

AND MUCH LIKE SHE JUST SAID, ALMOND FROM CORNELIAN, NO, EXCUSE ME, FROM SAPPHIRE, LOOKS LIKE IT SHOULD BE WIDENED.

WHEN I BROUGHT THAT UP TO THE, TO THE ENGINEERING STAFF, THEY KNEW NOTHING ABOUT IT.

I DID MAKE COMMENT ON THAT.

IT'S NOT WIDE ENOUGH.

SO USE THE MONEY THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE USED FOR NOT THE GUNS IS OKAY.

LET ME APOLOGIZE UP FRONT.

I'M NOT A PUBLIC SPEAKER, SO , I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS HERE.

WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL GUY.

UH, WE ALMAN, I MEAN, UH, BELLA VISTA.

UH, WE DO NOT, UH, REALLY OBJECT TO EXTENDING ALMOND AND, UH, TO CORNELIAN IF NECESSARY FOR EMERGENCY VEHICLE ACCESS.

BUT TO, UH, WE DO STRONGLY AND RESPECTFULLY DISAGREE THAT IT'S NECESSARY TO ALLOW 24 7 PUBLIC ACCESS ON THE ROAD TO CORNELIAN, WHICH GREATLY INCREASES TRAFFIC IN, THROUGH AND AROUND OUR ONCE QUIET NEIGHBORHOOD.

IF AN EMERGENCY VEHICLE ACCESS IS REALLY THE ISSUE, THE CITY CAN EXTEND THE ROAD WITH GATES ON EITHER SIDE AND RESTRICT ACCESS DURING, UH, EMERGENCIES, WHICH WE HAD A GREAT CONVERSATION.

BY THE WAY, UM, THE CHIEF , UH, THAT IS A REASONABLE COMPROMISE.

THE CITY'S OPTION WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT AND UNNECESSARY HARM TO RANCHO, UH, RESIDENTS.

AND IF I COULD USE THIS ILLUSTRATION, I'VE BEEN ON ALL ALMOND, MY WIFE AND I FOR, I MEAN, UH, BELLA VISTA FOR 32 PLUS YEARS PRIOR TO THE FREEWAY.

CARNALIAN NORTHBOUND DEAD ENDS IN ALMOND WITH A BEAUTIFUL RETAINING WALL AT KING'S RANCH.

AND THEN THE GROVE'S OFF TO THE LEFT.

TWO PEOPLE DROVE RIGHT THROUGH CARDIAN AND HIT THAT RETAINING WALL.

SINCE THE FREEWAY, WE'VE HAD EIGHT OR NINE ACCIDENTS.

THAT'S A 400% INCREASE IN UNATTENDED PUBLIC USE AND IN DANGER TO THE RESIDENCE.

UH, SO WE REVIEW THE RANCHO CITY PLAN DOCUMENTS, WHICH ARE ABOUT MAKING THE COMMUNITY VALUES AND VISIONS INTO A, UH, INTO A STRUCTURE THAT WILL GUIDE AND REGULATE THE CITY.

UH, GROWTH.

RANCHOS GOAL IS TO BE QUOTE, A WORLD CLASS CITY AND IT ACKNOWLEDGES THE IMPORTANCE OF UNDERSTANDING EACH AREA IN THE CITY ON ITS OWN TERMS AND CALIBRATING THE DEGREE AND NATURE OF CHANGE TO THE NEIGHBORHOODS AND ITS PEOPLE.

SO THE GENERAL PLAN DESCRIBES OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AS HISTORICALLY THE MOST AUTHENTIC SEMI-RURAL, RURAL COMMUNITY IN RANCHO CUCAMONGA.

THAT'S OUR AREA.

I THINK ADDING 400% RISK OF CRIME AND ACCIDENTS, ENDANGER TO THE PUBLIC, CHANGES THAT WHOLE PROFILE.

UM, THAT'S WHY WE'RE AGAINST IT.

UH, THIS IS A UNIQUE PART OF TOWN KNOWN AS THE OLD TOWN AL LOMA,

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WHICH YOU GUYS ALL KNOW ABOUT.

EXPANDED, UH, TO THE NORTH, INTO THE FOOTHILLS KNOWN AS THE AL LOMA HIGHLANDS.

AND WITH A STRONG EQUESTRIAN HERITAGE AND CHARACTER JUST LIKE Y BELINDA.

SO RANCHOS, UH, DEGREE OF CHANGE MAP DESCRIBES OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AS SEMI-RURAL.

AND THAT ANY CHANGES, UH, TO BE, YOU KNOW, QUOTE VERY LIMITED AND ENHANCED HISTORIC SEMI-RURAL CHARACTER TO THE AREA, WE DON'T BELIEVE THIS WILL DO THAT.

AND FOLLOWING YOUR CITY GUIDELINES.

UM, SO ACCORDING TO RANCHOS, UH, CITY PLAN, OUR SEMI-RURAL NEIGHBORHOOD IS, IS HISTORIC AND AUTHENTIC.

ANY CHANGES SHOULD BE VERY LIMITED AND UNIQUE CHARACTERS SHOULD BE PRESERVED.

THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS PRESERVE, PRESERVE THAT UNIQUE CHARACTER.

I'M .

YES, SIR.

SO BASICALLY WE'D LOVE THE GATES, WE'D LOVE TO HAVE IT WITHOUT THE GATE.

WE'RE NOT SO HAPPY ABOUT IT.

UNDERSTAND.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

I WAS UNAWARE OF YOUR SIGN IN PROCEDURE, SO I HAD DONE THAT.

YOU, YOU CAN DO THAT AFTER.

YOU CAN COME UP TO THE PODIUM AND JUST STATE YOUR NAME.

YEAH, IT'S JOHN RAG 90 10 KING RANCH ROAD, AL LOMA OR RANCHO CUON IF YOU PREFER.

UM, WE OWN A PORTION OF THE AREA THAT YOU'RE GOING TO USE, UM, FOR THE, UH, EXTENSION OF ALMOND.

UH, AND OF COURSE WE ARE IN A HUNDRED PERCENT, UH, IN FAVOR OF IT.

UM, I'VE BEEN THROUGH THREE FIRES UP THERE AND IF YOU'RE, AND YOU'RE ALL AWARE OF WHAT COULD HAPPEN AND HOW RAPID IT OCCUR OCCURS, IT, IT JUST NEEDS TO BE DONE AND IT NEEDS TO HAVE A SECOND ACCESS THERE.

UM, I DON'T BELIEVE THERE'S GOING TO BE ANY REAL INCREASE IN TRAFFIC 'CAUSE THERE'S NOWHERE ELSE TO GO.

BUT IT WILL BE, UH, VERY UH, IMPORTANT FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO BE ABLE TO GET UP THERE AND ALSO AMBULANCE AND OTHER EMERGENCIES.

SO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, UH, I, I'D BE GLAD TO, UH, GIVE YOU AN ANSWER ON 'EM.

AND, UH, YOU, IF YOU MIGHT RECALL, 20 SOME YEARS AGO, THERE WAS A DEATH UP THERE.

SOMEBODY TRYING TO GET OUT ON ONE OF THE DIRT ROADS.

SO THAT, JUST A REMINDER THAT WE NEED TO GET THIS DONE.

SEEING NO ONE ELSE.

AND SIR, IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND, WOULD YOU MIND FILLING OUT THAT SPEAKER CARD WE KEEP THAT FOR, FOR TO YOU? YES.

YES SIR.

CAN I GET UP AND SAY SOMETHING? OKAY.

IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE SPEAKER CARD, BUT I'M GONNA CUT IT OFF AT THIS POINT.

UH, YOU WANT MY NAME I GUESS? YES SIR.

JOHN HICKLE AND I'VE BEEN UP IN THAT AREA FOR 45 YEARS.

WE GOT ALONG FINE WITHOUT THAT STREET.

THE REASON I'M TOTALLY OPPOSED TO THIS IS THE TRAFFIC AND SAFETY IS FAR IS, IS HOME INVASIONS AND, AND THINGS OF THAT SORT.

'CAUSE RIGHT NOW THERE'S ONE WAY IN AND ONE WAY OUT AND YOU PUT THAT STREET IN THERE.

THERE'S, THERE'S ANOTHER WAY OUT.

AND WE, WE, WE'VE BEEN REALLY GOOD UP THERE AS FAR AS SAFETY.

I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY'RE TRYING TO SHOVE THIS DOWN OUR THROAT.

'CAUSE 99% OF THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE UP THERE DON'T WANT IT.

AND I, I I, YOU KNOW, IF YOU GOT ALL THIS EXTRA MONEY, FIX THE ROADS.

WE HAVE, THERE'S A LOT OF ROADS NEED FIXING.

BUT UH, ANYWAY, THAT THE SAFETY IS MY MAIN CONCERN ABOUT NOT AWNING THAT STREET, THE GATE THEY MENTIONED IF THE THING HAS TO BE THERE.

YEAH, WE, WE, WE NEED TO GET, WE DO NOT NOT WANT ACCESS DOWN, DOWN ALMOND STREET OR DOWN THE TRAIL.

IT IS A TRAIL NOW.

I WALKED OUT EVERY DAY WITH MY DOGS .

ANYWAY, THAT'S HOW I FEEL.

AND I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE FEEL THE SAME WAY.

SO PLEASE CONSIDER THAT VERY WELCOME.

AND YOU'LL NEED TO FILL OUT A CARD FOR US, SIR.

SIR, SIR.

FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS? I DO.

ALRIGHT.

PUBLIC HEARING OR THE ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING IS NOW CLOSED.

IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF BASED ON WHAT WAS PRESENTED OR ANY COMMENTS, UM,

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MR. MAYOR? YES SIR.

QUESTION CHIEF MCCLEON, YOU MENTIONED THE SAVINGS AND RESPONSE TIMES FROM HAVING US OPEN BEING ABOUT A MINUTE AND 42 SECONDS AND SHAVING THE AMOUNT OF TIME OR MILEAGE AT ABOUT THREE QUARTERS OF A MILE THAT, UM, EMERGENCY VEHICLES HAVE TO DRIVE.

IF YOU WERE TO INSTALL A GATE, WHICH IT SEEMS TO ME YOU'D PROBABLY NEED TWO GATES IF YOU WERE TO HAVE TO.

DO YOU HAVE AN ESTIMATE ON WHAT KIND OF TIME IT WOULD TAKE TO GET A GATE OR TWO GATES OPEN? YES, SIR.

42 SECONDS FOR TWO GATES.

21 SECONDS FOR ONE.

SO THAT WOULD CERTAINLY DIMINISH SOME OF THE SAVINGS AND TIME THERE.

UM, WE CERTAINLY HEARD FROM SOME FOLKS TODAY THAT THEY HAVE APPREHENSION ABOUT, UM, NON-EMERGENCY TRAFFIC ON THERE AND SOME OF THE CHALLENGES THAT IT CAUSES.

IS THERE ANY WAY THAT WE COULD OPEN THE STREET ONLY TO EMERGENCY VEHICLE TRAFFIC, BUT AT THE SAME TIME NOT HAVE AN IMPEDIMENT? THAT WOULD DIMINISH OUR RESPONSE TIME THAT YOU GUYS CAN COME UP WITH? I WOULD SAY FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT PERSPECTIVE, THAT'S PROBABLY NOT OUR AREA OF EXPERTISE.

WITH THAT.

I'LL, I'LL GIVE THAT TO MARLENE.

YEAH, I WOULD SAY ON THE ENGINEERING SIDE, NO.

UM, LEGALLY IF WE OPEN IT, IT'S A PUBLIC STREET AND THEREFORE WE DON'T HAVE A MECHANISM FOR ENFORCING WHETHER OR NOT TRAFFIC IS LEGALLY THERE OR NOT THERE.

AND REALLY THERE'S NO LAW IN PLACE TO PREVENT A PUBLIC PERSON FROM BEING THERE.

SO THAT'S REALLY THE STRUGGLE WITH, YOU KNOW, HAVING A STREET, EVEN IF YOU WANNA SIGN IT, IF THEY WERE EVER TO GO TO COURT, THERE'S NO WAY TO LEGALLY ENFORCE THAT.

IT'S NOT A PUBLIC STREET, SO YOU COULD PUT AS MUCH SIGNS AS YOU WANT UP THERE IN A SECOND THAT IT WOULDN'T HOLD UP.

I UNDERSTAND.

UM, THE BIGGEST BENEFIT IT SEEMS LIKE IS RESPONSE TIMES IN THE EVENT THAT YOU REQUIRE AN EVACUATION FOR A FIRE AND THAT YOU NEED FIRE APPARATUS TO GET UP THERE AS QUICK AS POSSIBLE.

UM, ANY OTHER BENEFITS THAT WE CAN POINT TO FROM HAVING THE STREET PUNCH THROUGH? I MEAN, IT'S NOT TO DIMINISH THOSE, THOSE ARE VERY IMPORTANT, BUT ANYTHING ELSE THAT WE CAN THINK OF? I MEAN, I WOULD ALSO SAY NOT ONLY RESPONSE TIMES FOR FIRE, BUT JUST GENERAL EMERGENCY SERVICES RESPONSE TIMES TO THE AREA.

UM, YOU KNOW, IT'S A SIGNIFICANT CUTBACK IN THE TIME, SO, YOU KNOW, FOR PROPERTY OWNERS WHO LIVE UP THERE, IF THERE'S EVER A HEALTH OF EMERGENCY OR THINGS LIKE THAT, THAT TIME IS SIGNIFICANT.

UM, AS FAR AS GENERAL USE, I, I WOULDN'T, THAT'S, AGAIN, THAT WOULDN'T BE IN, IN MY PURVIEW, SO I WOULDN'T WANT TO, YOU KNOW, COMMENT ON THAT.

BUT AGAIN, I, I, I THINK OUR FOCUS IN THE FIRE DISTRICT IS TO, UH, MITIGATE AS MUCH RISK AS POSSIBLE.

AND IF TO SOME 21 SECONDS MAY NOT SOUND LIKE IT'S A LOT, A LONG TIME.

UH, UNFORTUNATELY WE'VE BEEN IN TOO MANY SITUATIONS WHERE 21 SECONDS IS A LIFETIME AND WHEN YOUR LOVED ONES, LET'S JUST, LET'S TAKE FIRE OUT OF IT.

OUR, THE FIRST RESPONDER IN THAT AREA FOR A MEDICAL EMERGENCY IS FIRE STATION 1 7 7.

SO IT'S MEDIC ENGINE 1 7 7.

IT'S LOCATED THERE, RIGHT UP THERE AT THE TOP OF HELLMAN.

UM, THE RESPONSE TIME TO THERE, THAT STATION WAS BILLED APPROXIMATELY 12 YEARS AGO, PUT INTO SERVICE AND IT'S MADE AN INCREDIBLE IMPACT.

NOW, WHEN THEY RESPOND UP TO THAT AREA VIA VERDE, VIA PARISO, THEY HAVE TO GO ALL THE WAY AROUND UP TO SAPPHIRE, UP SAPPHIRE, AND THEN BACK ACROSS ALMOND.

UM, FOR THAT CREW, THEY'VE ALREADY HAD A STRUCTURE FIRE UP THERE.

THERE'S A STRUCTURE FIRE LOCATED AT THE TOP OF VIA PARISO, UH, 21 SECONDS IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE HOUSE FLASHING OVER AND NOT SO POTENTIALLY IT BEING FULLY INVOLVED TO REF STAYING CONFINED TO ONE ROOM.

IT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN POTENTIALLY BETWEEN SOMEBODY BEING, UM, UNFORTUNATELY BRAIN DEAD.

THEY MAY HAVE HEART AND LUNG FUNCTION, BUT THEY'RE UNABLE TO, UH, COME OUTTA THE HOSPITAL.

THOSE ARE THE TYPES OF THINGS THAT WE CONSIDER.

AND BELIEVE ME, I HAD SOME AMAZING CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR RESIDENTS, AMAZING PEOPLE, AND I ABSOLUTELY UNDERSTAND THEIR PERSPECTIVES AND UNDERSTAND THEIR POINT.

AND YET AT THE SAME TIME THEY WERE, UH, VERY NICE AND CORDIAL IN UNDERSTANDING OURS.

SO GREAT DIALOGUE TOOK PLACE, BUT THAT'S JUST THE POINT OF VIEW WE COME FROM.

GOOD, GREAT.

COUN COUNCILMAN MO HUTCHISON, IF I CAN JUST ADD A POINT.

SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S DIFFERENT AND HAS CHANGED IN THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS IS, AND CHIEF MCCLEON WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN THIS, IS THAT, UM, IN THE LAST FOUR OR FIVE YEARS WE'VE MOVED TO A SYSTEM WHERE WE HAVE A BOUNDARY DROP.

UM, AND SO AS AN EXAMPLE, IF ENGINE 1, 7 7 IS ON AN ACCIDENT, CALL DOWN ON THE FREEWAY, THE NEXT DUE UNIT IN COULD BE AN ENGINE OUT OF UPLAND.

AND THAT'S WHEN WE RUN INTO ISSUES AND STUFF WITH HAVING KEYS AND HAVING ACCESS TO

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IT.

THE OTHER IS, IF THE FIRST ON SCENE HAPPENS TO BE A MR, THEY'RE NOT GONNA HAVE KEYS.

SO THEY'RE GONNA GET UP THERE, HIT THAT GATE, NOT BE ABLE TO GET THROUGH IT, HAVE TO TURN AROUND, HAVE TO GO ALL THE WAY BACK AROUND AND THAT.

SO IT IS A DYNAMIC SITUATION.

UM, AND THE CHIEF IS RIGHT, IT, THOSE, THAT TIME CALL PROBABLY IS AS IMPORTANT, IF NOT MORE SO ON EMS CALLS.

'CAUSE THEY OUTNUMBER FIRE CALLS, UH, PROBABLY EIGHT OR NINE TO ONE.

UM, AND SO IT'S MORE LIKELY THAT, THAT IT'S THAT MEDICAL CALL, UM, WHERE THAT TIME COULD MAKE THE EXTRA DIFFERENCE, CERTAINLY.

CAN I ASK YOU ONE MORE QUESTION? MR. GILSON? WERE ON THE SUBJECT BECAUSE SOME OF, UH, THE RESIDENTS SUGGESTED THAT THERE MIGHT BE ISSUES WITH CRIME BECAUSE OF THIS.

DO WE HAVE ANY OPPORTUNITY IF THIS IS, UH, THE STREET IS PUSHED THROUGH TO DO ADDITIONAL PATROLS UP THERE TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT IMMEDIATE IMPACT IS, IS NEGATED TO THE GREATEST EXTENT POSSIBLE? YEAH, SO WE WILL TAKE A LOOK AT IT AND CONTINUE TO MONITOR IT.

IT'S SOMETHING WE REGULARLY WORK WITH PD ON, UM, THAT AREA.

UM, AND I SPEAK BOTH FROM MY 18 YEARS AS CITY MAN OR 18 YEARS HERE IN RANCHO AND 13 AS CITY MANAGER AND ALSO AS A RESIDENT OF THE COMMUNITY.

IT'S THE LOWEST CRIME AREA IN THE CITY.

IT TYPICALLY, TO THE EXTENT THAT THERE IS ADDITIONAL CRIME UP THERE, IT USUALLY HAS, USUALLY HAS TO DO UNFORTUNATELY WITH CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS AND BRINGING IN LOTS OF PEOPLE INTO THE AREA THAT AREN'T USED TO IT, AND THEN THEY COME BACK LATER AND TRY AND COMMIT A CRIME.

UM, SO WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR IT IF THERE IS AN INCREASE OR IF WE DO SEE THAT, WE CAN ABSOLUTELY LOOK AT ADDITIONAL PATROL IN THAT.

UM, BUT IT WILL ALSO, UH, FACILITATE THE SHERIFF DRIVING THROUGH THERE AS WELL BECAUSE NOW WE CAN GET THE CARS IN AND OUT AND AROUND BOTH WAYS.

UM, AND SO IT WILL HELP WITH SOME OF THAT AS WELL.

BUT YES, WE WOULD ABSOLUTELY CONTINUE TO MONITOR IT AND SEE IT.

UM, AGAIN, I THINK THOUGH THE LARGE POINT BEING THAT, UM, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE 85 TO 90% OF THE TRAFFIC UP THERE IS GONNA BE RESIDENTS WHO LIVE UP THERE AND OR ANYONE VISITING THEM.

UM, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S NOT AN AREA WE JUST, YOU, YOU CAN'T GET THROUGH THE MAP.

I MEAN, I MEAN, THE POINT BEING YOU HIT ALMOND, THERE'S NO FURTHER NORTH TO GO, RIGHT.

YOU CAN'T GET OVER INTO UPLAND, YOU CAN'T GO EAST BECAUSE ALMOND DOESN'T CONTINUE.

SO IT, IT IS A BIT OF A DEAD END NO MATTER WHAT, WHETHER THIS STREET GOES THROUGH OR NOT.

UM, SO THAT PART IS NOT GONNA CHANGE.

THE OTHER POINT IS, LET ME JUST ADD THAT ONE OF THE CONCERNS, AND I I HEARD A NUMBER OF RESIDENTS RAISE IT, AND IT WAS A VERY VALID CONCERN, WAS THAT OPENING UP THE STREET COULD LEAD TO ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

BUT THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS, IS AS THE COUNCIL KNOWS, THE CITY'S IN ESCROW RIGHT NOW TO PURCHASE, UM, THE WHOLE WESTERN HALF OF KING RANCH AND PUT IT IN AS CONSERVATION LAND AND REMOVE ALL DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS FROM THAT, THAT WILL ENSURE THAT THERE IS NO, THERE, THERE WILL NOT BE ADDITIONAL HOUSING GOING IN IN THAT AREA.

SO REALLY WHAT YOU SEE AS THE CHARACTER OF IT NOW, UM, IN TERMS OF THE HOUSES THAT ARE THERE AND THE ULTIMATE DEVELOPMENT SHOULD NOT CHANGE INTO THE FUTURE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT.

UM, QUESTION FOR YOU IS, WE'VE GOTTEN A LOT OF INPUT HERE THROUGH THREE CITY MEETINGS THROUGH PUBLIC COMMENT FROM A FEW PEOPLE HERE TONIGHT.

THANK YOU BY THE WAY, FOR ALL SPENDING YOUR TIME WITH US THIS EVENING.

IF THIS PASSES, WE'LL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO INCORPORATE A LOT OF THEIR COMMENTS WITH THE CONSULTANT THAT'S BEING HIRED TO DESIGN THIS PROJECT.

YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

AND ACTUALLY THE DESIGNS THAT WE SHOWED TONIGHT ALREADY INCLUDED A LOT OF THEIR FEEDBACK FROM THAT SECOND COMMUNITY MEETING.

AS I MENTIONED, WE DID A TABLETOP EXERCISE AND PRESENTED A FEW DIFFERENT OPTIONS.

AND THE MAJORITY OF WHAT WE SHOWED TODAY WAS THEIR FEEDBACK FROM THE MEETING, THE DESIRE FOR THE TRAIL, MAKING SURE THERE WAS NO ON STREET PARKING NOT PROVIDING SIDEWALKS.

SO WE REALLY WERE TRYING TO WORK WITH THEM ON THE AREAS THAT WE HAD THAT FLEXIBILITY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE STILL HONORING THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE AREA AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO GET THOSE TO THE CONSULTANT.

EXACTLY.

GREAT.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.

IF I MIGHT ADD ONE COMMENT ABOUT THE NOTION OF THE TWO GATES BLOCKING THE ROAD, I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THAT WOULD BE PERMISSIBLE UNDER THE CALIFORNIA VEHICLE CODE.

THE CALIFORNIA VEHICLE CODE LISTS ALL THE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT A CITY CAN CLOSE A ROAD FOR AND, AND I DON'T BELIEVE THAT JUST EMERGENCY BLOCKING IT TO EVERYONE EXCEPT FOR EMERGENCY ACCESS WOULD BE A PERMISSIBLE REASON.

IF THE CITY'S GOING TO BUILD A PUBLIC STR CONSTRUCTIVE PUBLIC STREET, UM, THE ONLY WAY TO BASICALLY CLOSE IT OFF TO THE PUBLIC AT THAT POINT IS TO VACATE THE ROAD, WHICH WOULD DEFEAT THE PURPOSE OF BUILDING THE ROAD IN THE FIRST PLACE.

SO I THINK IF THE COUNCIL'S GONNA MAKE THE DECISION TO BUILD THE ROAD, I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THEM BLOCKING IT OFF TO ALL THE PUBLIC WOULD BE ALLOWED BY THE VEHICLE CODE.

AND JUST TO BE CLEAR, THAT'S NOT A

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CITY ORDINANCE.

THE CALIFORNIA VEHICLE CODE PREEMPTS ALL LOCAL CONTROL OVER THE ROADS FOR THE POINT OF HAVING ONE SYSTEM THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, EXCEPT FOR WHERE THE CODE ALLOWS THE CITIES TO ACT.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS? MR. MAYOR? JUST THANK YOU BOTH FOR AN EXCELLENT PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU FOR THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.

OUR CITY DEVELOPED CUL-DE-SACS.

MEMBERS OF THE AREA AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD FOR BEING HERE THIS EVENING.

WE CERTAINLY ARE, ARE THINKING ABOUT YOUR SAFETY, THAT IS NUMBER ONE.

AND HAVING MAXIMUM ACCESS TO YOU AND YOUR NEIGHBORS MEDICAL ACCESS, POLICE ACCESS AND ACCESS FOR OUR FIRE PERSONNEL.

I JUST KEEP HAVING FLASHBACKS OF THE CARS THAT WERE LEFT ALONGSIDE OF THAT ROAD DURING THE FIRE AND THE EATON FIRE.

AND WAS IT ALSO THE PALISADE FIRES THAT YES MA'AM, THEY WERE LEFT ON PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY, THEY COULD NOT GET OUT FAST ENOUGH.

AND NOT ONLY DID THEY LEAVE THEIR CARS, THEN MEDICAL PERSONNEL, FIRE PERSONNEL COULD NOT GET THROUGH.

MY HEART BREAKS FOR ALL OF THE PEOPLE THAT LOST THEIR STRUCTURE, THE, THE LIVES THAT WERE LOST.

AND SO I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS GOING TO INCREASE YOUR SAFETY IN TERMS OF GIVING THE ACCESS.

YOU'VE HEARD THAT THERE'S GONNA BE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT IN TERMS OF POLICE MONITORING THE AREA.

AND CERTAINLY IF THERE'S ANY INCREASE IN CRIME, WE'RE GONNA BE THE FIRST TO KNOW AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT, WHATEVER THAT TAKES.

BUT I BELIEVE THAT WITH GLOBAL WARMING AND THE FIRES AND THE WINDS, WE NEED TO CREATE AS MUCH AND OPPORTUNITY AND ACCESS AND AS MUCH TIME AS WE CAN TO PREVENT THE DEVASTATION THAT WE'VE SEEN TAKE PLACE.

SO THANK YOU FOR THE REPORT.

THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME.

I APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE.

AND AS YOU MENTIONED SOME OF THE FEEDBACK THAT YOU'VE SHARED, IT'S ALREADY BEEN INCORPORATED IN TERMS OF DESIGN BUILD AND WE CERTAINLY WILL CONTINUE TO LISTEN.

SO WE DO APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'VE SAID.

WE'VE HEARD YOU AND WE'RE GONNA DO EVERYTHING WE CAN, BUT SAFETY IS OUR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

ANYONE ELSE? OKAY.

UM, I'LL JUST KIND OF WRAP THIS UP.

UM, YOU KNOW, UM, DEALING WITH THE GATES, UH, I CAN TELL YOU THAT, UH, WHEN WE HAD THE GRAND PRIX FIRE AT ONE POINT THERE WERE 50 FIRE ENGINES FROM OTHER JURISDICTIONS THAT WOULD NOT HAVE HAD A KEY, IF, IF THE PERSONS THAT WERE IN COMMAND HAD ASKED THEM TO RESPOND TO THAT PARTICULAR AREA, NOT KNOWING THE ROAD WAS BLOCKED.

UM, AS FAR AS KEYS VERSUS OPTICUM, IT'S, IT'S A DELAY AND YOU'RE NOT SURE, EVEN OUR PD, WE, WE HAVE DIFFERENT PATROL DEPUTIES, EVERYBODY WOULD HAVE TO HAVE A KEY.

UM, EVERY PATROLMAN WOULD HAVE TO HAVE A KEY, ESSENTIALLY.

UM, AND THAT'S JUST ASKING PUBLIC SAFETY FIRST RESPONDERS TO THINK ABOUT ANOTHER THING THAT THEY'VE GOTTA HAVE WITH THEM IN ORDER TO ACCESS AN AREA.

IT WAS MENTIONED EARLIER, AND I HAVE GREAT RESPECT FOR EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU SPEAKERS.

'CAUSE I UNDERSTAND, I CAN FEEL YOUR, YOUR, YOUR, YOUR, YOUR BELIEFS.

BUT I, I, I CAN TELL YOU THAT IN OUR GENERAL PLAN, AND I APPRECIATED THE GENTLEMAN READING WHAT THE GENERAL PLAN SPOKE OF ABOUT THAT PORTION, THAT AREA OF OUR COMMUNITY, WHICH IS A CHERISHED PART OF OUR COMMUNITY.

HOWEVER, IN THAT SAME GENERAL PLAN SINCE 1981, THE VERY FIRST GENERAL PLAN, IT HAD ALWAYS DESIGNATED THAT STREET TO BE A THROUGH STREET, A COMPLETE STREET FOR YEARS.

AND THOSE ARE ALSO INHERENT DIFFICULTIES FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE.

AND OUR NEW GENERAL PLAN DISCOURAGES FUTURE CUL-DE-SACS AND REALLY TALKS MORE ABOUT COMPLETE STREETS.

AND SO, UM, I, I LOOK AT, AT, AT THE COMMENT MAYBE THE OF SOME GATES, MOST OF THE GATES THAT I'M AWARE OF IN OUR COMMUNITY ARE GATED COMMUNITIES.

AND THOSE GATED COMMUNITIES, THOSE STREETS ARE NOT PUBLIC STREETS.

THEY'RE THE, THEY'RE STREETS OF THE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION AND WHATNOT.

NOW, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE GATES UP AT THE TOP.

I'M, I'M GONNA GUESS BY THE KING RANCH.

IT MAY BE PRIVATE PROPERTY AND NOT NECESSARILY CITY OWNED PROPERTY OR CITY RIGHT OF WAY PROPERTY.

I'M NOT SURE OF THAT.

BUT IF THERE WAS EVER TO BE A STREET THAT WAS IMPROVED, IT WOULD PROBABLY HAVE THOSE GATES REMOVED, I WOULD SUSPECT.

UM, I I I, I KNOW THAT THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF PUBLIC INPUT.

WE SOMETIMES HAVE TO AGREE TO DISAGREE ON CERTAIN ISSUES, BUT

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I WILL ASSURE YOU THAT WHAT WE'RE DOING IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE FUTURE OF OUR COMMUNITY AND THE SAFETY OF OUR COMMUNITY.

IN FACT, PUBLIC SAFETY IN THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA HAS ALWAYS BEEN AND STILL IS OUR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY.

I APPRECIATE AND, AND EMPATHIZE WITH ALL OF THE COMMENTS AND, AND TRY TO UNDERSTAND THEM.

UM, HOWEVER, UM, I'VE, I'M GONNA SIDE ON THE SIDE OF PUBLIC SAFETY EACH AND EVERY TIME.

AND I DO WANNA SAY ABOUT THE CALMING DEVICES THAT I SAW ON THE SCREEN.

I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE THE COMMUNITY AND THE RESIDENTS AS WELL AS STAFF WORKING TO COME UP WITH SOME IDEAS ON POSSIBLY SLOWING TRAFFIC DOWN WITHOUT THE USE OF SPEED BUMPS.

WE AS A COUNCIL FOR YEARS AND DECADES HAVE HAD COMMUNITIES COME IN AND WANT SPEED BUMPS PUT INTO THEIR STREETS TO SLOW TRAFFIC DOWN.

WELL, ALL THAT DOES IS SLOW EMERGENCY RESPONSE DOWN AND CAUSES A LOT MORE DAMAGE AND A LOT MORE, UM, OTHER ISSUES THAT I WON'T NECESSARILY GET INTO.

SO WE'VE STAYED AWAY FROM THAT, BUT THESE KIND OF CALMING DEVICES THAT I SAW WILL WORK.

BUT IT'S GONNA BE A PROCESS THAT YOU'LL, YOU AS A COMMUNITY AND THE RESIDENTS WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO, AS, AS BEEN NOTED EARLIER ABOUT HAVING STAFF.

LISTEN TO WHAT YOU'VE SAID TODAY, COME UP WITH SOME OTHER IDEAS, MAYBE IN THE DESIGN, BUT THEN ALSO AFTER THE DESIGN WILL STILL HOLD ANOTHER COMMUNITY MEETING TO TALK WITH YOU RESIDENTS, ALL THE RESIDENTS THAT WISH TO ATTEND ABOUT WHAT THAT DESIGN FEATURES LOOK LIKE.

CORRECT? OKAY.

YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

ALRIGHT, SO IF ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, IF NOT, THEN UM, WE NEED TO, UH, WE'VE CLOSED THE PUBLIC HEARING ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING.

WE'D LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS THAT ARE LISTED UNDER ITEMS ONE THROUGH FOUR UNDER RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE STAFF REPORT.

SO, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS, MOVE FOR APPROVAL.

SECOND, PLEASE VOTE.

UH, AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE ARE SOME LIGHT POLES THAT ARE MISSING, WHICH WE'VE HAD TO, UH, REPLACE WITH, UH, TRAFFIC CONES.

AND THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING THIS EVENING.

WE APPRECIATE EVERY, EVERY ONE OF YOUR COMMENTS.

OUR NEXT ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING ITEM IS DEALING WITH REJECTING

[F2. Reject Bids Received for the VG6 and VG7 Trail Lighting Project and Consideration for a Resolution Declaring the Project Can Be Performed More Economically by City Staff. (RESOLUTION NO. 2025-042) (CITY)]

SOME BIDS.

SO I WILL TURN THAT AGAIN OVER TO OUR CITY MANAGER, MR. SISON.

ALRIGHT, SO MR. MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, ITEM F TWO IS A, UH, ITEM BEFORE YOU TO REJECT THE BIDS FOR THE VG SIX AND VG SEVEN TRAIL LIGHTING PROJECT AND CONSIDER A RESOLUTION DECLARING THAT THE PROJECT CAN BE PERFORMED MORE ECONOMICALLY BY, UM, CITY STAFF.

SO WITH THAT, I'M GONNA TURN IT OVER TO, UM, PHILLY REYES, OUR ASSISTANT ENGINEER FOR THE STAFF REPORT.

THANK YOU FOR THE INTRODUCTION, MR. GILSON.

UH, MR. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, UM, I'M GONNA GIVE A, UH, BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE VG SIX AND VG SEVEN TRAIL LIGHTING REPLACEMENT PROJECT.

AND, UH, INTRODUCE THE RESOLUTION, UH, TO CITY COUNCIL THAT WILL ALLOW US TO PERFORM THE PROJECT, UH, IN-HOUSE WITH CITY STAFF.

I'LL BE GOING OVER PROJECT HISTORY, UH, REVIEWING THE BID AND BUDGET, AND THEN GIVING OUR RECOMMENDATION ON THE PROJECT.

UH, THE EOS AT VG SIX AND VG SEVEN, UH, ARE LOCATED NORTH OF VICTORIA GROVES PARK.

UH, MAJOR CROSS STREETS ARE, UH, VICTORIA PARK LANE AND MILLIKEN.

UH, AS YOU CAN SEE HERE ON THIS MAP, UM, THE EOS AT VG SIX, VG SEVEN HAVE TRAIL LIGHTING THAT HAS BEEN FAULTY AND INCONSISTENT FOR VARIOUS REASONS.

THIS PROJECT HASN'T BEEN STARTED.

UM, DESIGN WAS KICKED OFF, UH, MID LAST YEAR, AND THE SCOPE OF WORK TO BE PERFORMED CONSISTS OF REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL OF THE EXISTING LIGHT POLE FOUNDATIONS, UH, LIGHT POLES AND LIGHTING FIXTURES, AND REPLACING, UH, THEM WITH, UH, BRAND NEW LIGHTS.

DESIGN CALLS FOR 18, NEW LIGHTS TO BE INSTALLED AT VG SIX AND 16.

NEW LIGHTS TO BE INSTALLED AT VG SEVEN, UH, APART FROM, UH, LIGHTING NOT WORKING.

UM, THERE'S OTHER ISSUES AT THE, THE EOS, UH, ONE OF WHICH BEING THAT THEY, UM, HAVE INCONSISTENT LIGHTING FIXTURES.

UH, THE PICTURES I TOOK HERE, UM, SHOW THREE DIFFERENT LIGHTS.

UH, THESE LIGHTS ARE RIGHT NEXT TO EACH OTHER, RIGHT? SO THEY, UM, ARE REALLY NOT CONSISTENT WITH, UH, WITH THE REST OF THE EOS AND WE'D LIKE TO UPGRADE THESE.

UM, APART FROM THAT, POLE BASES ARE OLD AND DAMAGED.

UH, WE HAVE ELECTRICAL WIRING THAT'S EXPOSED.

UH, OVERALL, THE THE HARDWARE IS, UH, OUT OLD AND OUTDATED, AND WE'D LIKE TO UPGRADE THEM TO, UM, NEW LED LIGHTS.

UH, THIS WOULD PROMOTE SAFE AND SECURE COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS ENHANCING THE APPEARANCE OF THE, THE WALKWAYS, UM, FOR THE RESIDENTS FOR USE.

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WE'VE HAD TO GET CREATIVE, UH, TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF, UH, THOSE WALKING THROUGH THE PASEOS.

UM, UH, THE EDGE SERIES, UH, THAT'S THE LIGHT POLE THAT HAS BEEN, OR THE LIGHT FIXTURE THAT HAS BEEN, UH, SPECIFIED, UM, THROUGH THE, THE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS.

UM, UPGRADING THE LIGHTS TO LED LIGHTS PROVIDE MANY BENEFITS, UH, INCLUDING, UH, BEING MORE ENERGY EFFICIENT, WHICH LEADS TO COST SAVINGS, UH, LONGER LIFESPAN OF THE LIGHTS.

UM, THEY ALSO PROVIDE BETTER LIGHTING QUALITY, UH, PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS WERE DESIGNED BY OUR CONSULTANT ENGINEER AND, UH, APPROVED BY OUR CITY MANAGER.

I MEAN, OUR CITY ENGINEER.

UH, THE BID WAS POSTED, UH, MAY 27TH OF THIS YEAR.

UH, BIDS WERE OPENED JUNE 10TH OF THIS YEAR, AND WE RECEIVED ONE BID RESPONSE FROM CALIFORNIA PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING.

UH, THE BID AMOUNT WAS $802,663.

UM, THE BREAKDOWN IS, IS PRETTY EVEN AMONG, UH, VG SIX AND VG SEVEN.

UM, TYPICALLY FOR FOR BIDS, WE CARRY, UH, A 10% CONTINGENCY.

SO THE TOTAL BID PRICE WOULD BE, UM, AROUND $890,000.

UH, BASED ON THE AVAILABILITY, UH, OF FUNDING, IT'S INSUFFICIENT TO AWARD THE PROJECT.

UM, BUT WE'VE ALREADY, UH, INVESTED IN THE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS, AND WE WOULD LIKE TO COMPLETE THIS PROJECT.

UH, IN-HOUSE, UH, OUR STREETS AND FACILITIES DIVISIONS HAVE REVIEWED THE PROJECT PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS, AND THE PUBLIC WORK SERVICES DEPARTMENT CAN DELIVER THIS PROJECT MORE ECONOMICALLY THAN IDENTIFIED.

THROUGH THE FORMAL BIDDING PROCESS, UH, THROUGH OUR IN-HOUSE DIVISIONS AND CREWS, WE CAN COMPLETE THIS PROJECT WITHIN THE ORIGINAL BUDGET OF $387,000.

UH, PUBLIC CONTRACT CODE SECTION 22 0 3 8 ALLOWS US TO COMPLETE THIS PROJECT THROUGH THE ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION THAT HAS BEEN INCLUDED AND PRESENTED TO COUNSEL.

UM, WE HAVE THE WORKFORCE WITH THE RIGHT EXPERIENCE, UH, THE EQUIPMENT AND THE MOTIVATION TO COMPLETE THIS PROJECT.

UM, STAFF RECOMMENDS, UH, THAT CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZES US TO REJECT THE BID RECEIVED, UH, APPROVE THE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CITY FORCES TO PERFORM THE VG SIX, UH, AND VG SEVEN TRAIL LIGHTING PROJECTS.

AND, UH, AFTER PASSAGE OF THE RESOLUTION, WE'D LIKE TO, UH, BEGIN PROCURING MATERIALS, UM, SETTING UP OUR CREWS AND KICKING OFF CONSTRUCTION.

UH, WE ANTICIPATE CONSTRUCTION TO BEGIN IN MID TO LATE AUGUST.

UM, WE ARE AIMING FOR TWO MONTHS PER PA SALE AND, UH, COMPLETING THE PROJECT WITHIN FOUR MONTHS.

UH, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION.

ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING, SEEING NONE.

ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF BEFORE WE OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING? EXCUSE ME.

ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING IS NOW OPEN.

IS THERE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WISH TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON THIS MATTER? SEEING NONE, WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

ANY COMMENTS FROM STAFF OR COUNSEL RATHER? YES.

THANK YOU SO MUCH ON BEHALF OF THE RESIDENTS IN THAT AREA, THEY ARE GOING TO BE THRILLED THAT YOU'RE STARTING THIS PROJECT.

AND IT, I KNOW YOU'RE STARTING IN AUGUST, AND I'M HOPEFUL THAT BY THE TIME THAT DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME ENDS, THIS WILL BE ALL READY FOR THEM TO SAFELY WALK THOSE EOS DURING THE WONDERFUL FALL EVENINGS.

I I, I THINK YOU SHOULD DO EVERY PUBLIC WORKS PROJECT IN THE CITY.

IF YOU CAN.

IF THIS, THE BID WAS 800, ALMOST $900,000 AND, UM, YOU CAN DO IT FOR JUST UNDER 400,000.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR, FOR YOUR, YOUR, YOUR COMMITMENT TO DOING THE RIGHT THING FOR THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY AND THAT SAVING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OF TAXPAYERS MONEY.

ANY WHAT RYAN? I, I WAS JUST GONNA ECHO YOUR SENTIMENTS, MR. MAYOR.

THIS IS THE KIND OF INTROSPECTION TO PROCESS THAT I THINK WOULD MAKE OUR RESIDENTS VERY PROUD OF US, SO THANK YOU.

OKAY, SO NOW WE HAVE A CHANCE TO, UH, ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 2025 DASH 0 4 2 AND REJECTING ALL BIDS RECEIVED OR BIDS RECEIVED FOR VG SIX AND VG SEVEN TRAIL LIGHTING PROJECT, MOVE FOR APPROVAL.

SECOND, PLEASE VOTE.

MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

APPRECIATE IT.

NOW WE'LL MOVE ON TO ADVERTISED

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

PUBLIC HEARINGS.

IF I CAN TURN THE PAGE, WHAT'S GOING ON HERE? OKAY, I'M GONNA TURN THIS BOTH OF THESE OVER TO OUR CITY MANAGER ONCE AGAIN, MR. GILLISON? YES, MR. MAYOR,

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SO THIS ITEM YOU'VE SEEN BEFORE, UM, WE CAME

[G1. Public Hearing for Consideration of Interim Urgency Ordinance No. 1043, to be Read by Title Only and Waive Further Reading, Extending for an Additional 12 months a Moratorium on the Granting of Any Zoning Approval, Home Occupation Permit, or other Permit, License, or Land Use Entitlement for Using Real Properties Zoned and/or Developed for Residential Use in the City of Rancho Cucamonga for Home Experience Sharing. (INTERIM URGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 1043) (CITY)]

BEFORE YOU A WHILE AGO, UM, FOR, UM, UH, UH, AN URGENCY ORDINANCE, IF YOU WILL, TO IMPOSE A MORATORIUM ON THE GRANTING OF ANY APPROVALS FOR WHAT'S CALLED HOME EXPERIENCE SHARING.

UM, UH, LORI PRICE, OUR COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT SUPERVISOR AND HER TEAM HAVE BEEN STUDYING THIS.

UM, WE ARE READY WITH A RECOMMENDATION TO BRING TO YOU, BUT WE NEED SOME TIME TO PUT IT INTO AN ORDINANCE AND BRING IT BACK.

SO THIS ITEM IS A PUBLIC HEARING THAT WOULD CONSIDER EXTENDING INTERIM URGENCY, ORDINANCE NUMBER 10 43, UM, FOR AN ADDITIONAL 12 MONTHS ON THE CURRENT MORATORIUM.

UM, SO THAT IN THAT TIME WE CAN FINISH UP THE ORDINANCE AND BRING IT BACK IN FRONT OF YOU.

SO, LORI, GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL.

TONIGHT WE'LL DISCUSS A RECOMMENDATION FOR THE CITY COUNCIL TO ADOPT INTERIM URGENCY, ORDINANCE NUMBER 10 43, WHICH EXTENDS THE MORATORIUM ON HOME EXPERIENCE SHARING FOR AN ADDITIONAL 12 MONTHS.

AS A REFRESHER, I'D LIKE TO BRIEFLY DEFINE WHAT IS MEANT BY HOME EXPERIENCE SHARING.

THIS TERM REFERS TO THE RENTAL OF RECREATIONAL AMENITIES ON RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES INDEPENDENT OF ANY RESIDENTIAL RENTAL.

THESE AMENITIES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SWIMMING POOLS, BARBECUES, AND SPORTS COURTS.

UNDER THE CURRENT MORATORIUM HOME EXPERIENCE SHARING IS DECLARED UNLAWFUL ACROSS ALL ZONES IN THE CITY.

THIS MEANS THAT NO EXISTING OR NEW HOME EXPERIENCE SHARING ACTIVITIES CAN TAKE PLACE, NOR WILL ANY PERMITS OR LICENSES FOR SUCH ACTIVITIES BE APPROVED DURING THE MORATORIUM PERIOD.

THE CURRENT MORATORIUM ON HOME EXPERIENCE SHARING IS SET TO EXPIRE SEPTEMBER 17TH, 2025, THE ORDINANCE BEFORE YOU PROPOSES A 12 MONTH EXTENSION OF THE EXISTING MORATORIUM, PROVIDING STAFF THE NECESSARY TIME TO COMPLETE THEIR DUE DILIGENCE AND DEVELOP A PERMANENT ORDINANCE FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND CITY COUNCIL THAT WOULD EXPLICITLY PROHIBIT HOME EXPERIENCE SHARING WITHIN THE CITY.

STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT INTERIM EMERGENCY ORDINANCE NUMBER 10 43, EXTENDING THE CURRENT MORATORIUM PROHIBITING HOME EXPERIENCE SHARING USES FOR AN ADDITIONAL 12 MONTHS.

WITH THAT, THIS CONCLUDES OUR PRES PRESENTATION, AND WE'RE HERE, UH, FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF BEFORE WE OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING? SEEING NONE, PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN.

IS THERE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WISH TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON THIS MATTER? SEEING NONE, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND BRING IT BACK TO CITY COUNCIL FOR ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS OF STAFF BEFORE WE MR. MAYOR.

THIS MAY BE A MOOT POINT IN A MINUTE, BUT THIS ORDINANCE DOES NEED TO BE PASSED BY A FOURTH, FIFTH VOTE AS AN URGENCY ORDINANCE.

THANK YOU, SIR.

SO, UH, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE AND ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADOPT URGENCY? ORDINANCE NUMBER 10 43 BY TO BE READ BY TITLE ONLY AND WAIVE FURTHER READING.

SO MOVE SECOND.

MAD CLERK, ORDINANCE NUMBER 10 43, AN INTERIM URGENCY ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF THE, OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA.

ENACT PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 6 58 58, EXTENDED BY 12 MONTHS, A MORATORIUM ON THE GRANTING OF ANY ZONING APPROVAL, HOME OCCUPATION, PERMIT, OR OTHER PERMIT, LICENSE, OR LAND USE ENTITLEMENT FOR USING REAL PROPERTY ZONED AND OR DEVELOPED FOR RESIDENTIAL USE IN THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA OR HOME EXPERIENCE SHARING AND DECLARING THE URGENCY THEREOF.

PLEASE VOTE.

AND NOW ONTO OUR NEXT PUBLIC HEARING.

[G2. Public Hearing of the City of Rancho Cucamonga to Consider Resolutions Confirming the Diagrams and Assessments and Ordering the Levy and Collection of Annual Assessments for Landscape Maintenance Districts; Street Lighting Maintenance Districts; and Park and Recreation Improvement District No. PD-85 for Fiscal Year 2025/26. (RESOLUTIONS NOS. 2025-045, 2025-046 AND 2025-047) (CITY)]

MR. GIL.

MR. MAYOR, UH, THE NEXT PUBLIC HEARING IS WHEN YOU GET EVERY YEAR, I APOLOGIZE FOR THE 500 PAGES IN YOUR PACKET THAT IT TOOK UP.

UM, BUT EVERY YEAR WE BRING BEFORE YOU A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE RESOLUTIONS CONFIRMING THE DIAGRAMS AND ASSESSMENTS AND ORDERING THE LEVY AND THE COLLECTION OF THE ANNUAL ASSESSMENTS FOR OUR VARIOUS LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE DISTRICTS, STREET LIGHTING DISTRICTS, AND PARK AND RECREATION IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT.

WE DO THAT FOR EACH FISCAL YEAR.

UM, SO WITH THAT, I'LL INTRODUCE JEV AND KAY, OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR TO GIVE THE STAFF REPORT FOR THIS ITEM.

THANK YOU, MR. GILLISON.

AND GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR.

MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

EACH YEAR PER THE LANDSCAPE AND LIGHTING ACT OF 1972, THE CITY HOLDS A PUBLIC HEARING TO RECEIVE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE LEVY OF ASSESSMENTS FOR LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE DISTRICTS, STREETLIGHT, MAINTENANCE DISTRICTS, AND PARK AND RECREATION IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NUMBER

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PD 85.

ON JUNE 4TH, THE PRELIMINARY ENGINEERS REPORTS WERE SUBMITTED FOR REVIEW AND A PUBLIC HEARING WAS SET FOR TONIGHT TO OFFER THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC TO PROVIDE YOU WITH ANY INPUT RELAYING TO THE ASSESSMENTS OF THESE DISTRICTS.

SO THE RECOMMENDATION TONIGHT IS TO, ONE, OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING, TWO, RECEIVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS, THREE, CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND TAKE A VOTE ON THE RESOLUTIONS TO CONFIRM THEIR LEVY.

AND THE APPROVAL OF THESE RESOLUTIONS WILL ALLOW US TO SUBMIT THE TAX ROLL TO SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AND MEET OUR TAX DEADLINE AUGUST.

AND THE ENGINEER'S REPORTS WILL BE FILED AT THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE IN MID-AUGUST.

UH, THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.

I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, QUESTIONS OF STAFF.

UM, WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.

IS THERE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT ARE HERE THIS EVENING? WISH TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL IN THIS MATTER.

SEEING NONE, WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OF COUNCIL AT THIS TIME? SEEING NONE, LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION AND ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBERS 20 25 0 4 5 DASH 0 4 6 AND 0 4 7 CONFIRMING THE DIAGRAMS AND ASSESSMENTS AND ORDERING THE LEVY OF COLLECTION OF ANNUAL ASSESSMENTS FOR LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE DISTRICTS, STREET LIGHTING, MAINTENANCE DISTRICTS, AND PARK AND RECREATION IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NUMBER PD 85 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2025.

2026.

MOTION TO APPROVE.

SECOND PLEASE VOTE.

MR. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, AS YOU KNOW, THE FIRE DISTRICT IS A SEPARATE SPECIAL DISTRICT AND IT IS A QUIRK OF SPECIAL DISTRICT LAW THAT, UH, YOU HAVE THE, UM, OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT THEIR SAME BUDGET, UH, THREE TIMES IN A ROW, .

AND OUR LAST PUBLIC HEARING, MR. GILSON,

[G3. Consideration of a Resolution Adopting the Fire District's General Fund Final Budget for Fiscal Year 2025-26. (RESOLUTION NO. FD 2025-019) (FIRE)]

AND SO YOU'VE SEEN IT AT THE STUDY SESSION, YOU'VE SEEN IT, UH, WHEN YOU APPROVED GIVING US, UH, DIRECTION TO SET THE PUBLIC HEARING .

AND NOW HERE WE ARE AT THE PUBLIC HEARING AND IT'S IN FRONT OF YOU.

AGAIN, THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO IT.

IT IS THE SAME AS WHAT YOU SAW AT THE STUDY SESSION.

UM, AND SO WITH THAT, WE WOULD JUST REQUEST THAT YOU OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING, TAKE ANY COMMENT, CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, UM, AND THEN ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE FIRE DISTRICT'S GENERAL FUND FINAL BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 25, 26.

ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE WE OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING? OKAY.

PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN.

ARE THERE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT ARE HERE THIS EVENING THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON THIS MATTER? SEEING NONE, PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED.

ANY FURTHER COMMENTS FROM THE FIRE BOARD? I THOUGHT WE'D HAVE A NUMBER OF QUESTIONS, BUT I SEE NONE.

SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE FORWARD.

I'M JUST KIND OF TONGUE IN CHEEK THERE.

UM, I'D LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION THEN THAT TO APPROVE RESOLUTIONS NUMBER FD 20 25 19 ADOPTING THE FIRE DISTRICT'S GENERAL FUND BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 9 20 25.

2026.

MOVE FOR APPROVAL.

SECOND, PLEASE VOTE.

STILL HAVE THE FLOOR, SIR? YES, MR. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

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

AND YOU

[CITY MANAGER'S STAFF REPORT(S)]

[H1. Presentation from Empire Economics Inc. on the City’s Annual Economic and Housing Trends Study. This Item is not a Project as Defined by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and is Therefore Exempt from CEQA Review. (CITY)]

SO, AS YOU KNOW, EVERY YEAR, UM, WHEN WE'RE WORKING ON THE BUDGET, UM, RANCH CUCAMONGA NOT BEING ONE OF THOSE CITIES WHERE, UM, WE HAVE THE LUXURY OF, OF, UH, YOU KNOW, NOT WORRYING ABOUT HOW WE, WE, UH, PAY OUR FINANCES AND COVER OUR BILLS AND STUFF.

WE SPEND A LOT OF TIME EACH YEAR TRYING TO MAKE SURE WE UNDERSTAND OUR LOCAL ECONOMY IN SOME DETAIL, UM, SO THAT WE'RE MAKING THE APPROPRIATE PROJECTIONS AND PREDICTIONS, UM, AND GIVING THE CITY COUNCIL GOOD INFORMATION TO OPERATE FROM FOR OUR NEW BUDGET.

SO A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO, WE STARTED INCORPORATING INTO THAT PROCESS, UM, AN ANNUAL STUDY BY, UH, DR.

JOE JANICK, WHO'S BEEN WORKING WITH THE CITY FOR 30, 40 YEARS NOW, UM, AS WE'VE GONE THROUGH A LOT OF OUR DEVELOPMENT.

SO HE TAKES A LOOK EVERY YEAR, UM, AT A NUMBER OF THINGS FOR US.

HOUSING IS USUALLY ONE EVERY YEAR THAT'S IMPORTANT, BUT THEN WE ALSO HAVE HIM LOOK AT DIFFERENT OTHER SPECIAL TOPICS AS MAY COME UP.

SO, UH, SEVERAL YEARS AGO WE STARTED ASKING HIM TO PROVIDE, UM, A BRIEF VERSION OF HIS PRESENTATION FOR BOTH THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THE CITY COUNCIL, UM, SO THAT YOU GET TO HEAR SOME OF THE INFORMATION THAT WE USE AS CITY STAFF.

SO WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE DR.

JANICK.

HE'S HERE THIS EVENING TO PROVIDE THE REPORT ON THIS ITEM.

UH, GOOD EVENING.

UH, WONDERFUL TO BE BACK HERE AGAIN.

UH, BEFORE I START, UH, I HAVE MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY GIVEN MY BACKGROUND OF DOING, UH, PUBLIC FINANCING FOR VARIOUS ENTITIES OVER THE LAST 40 PLUS YEARS, THAT THE CITY OF RANCHO CUON IN PARTICULAR HAS SUCH A SENSE

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OF CIVILITY WHEN TOPICS ARE BROUGHT UP.

AND I WITNESSED THAT HERE TODAY ON VARIOUS, UH, ISSUES THAT CAME UP, AND CONGRATULATIONS TO HAVING THAT KIND OF ATMOSPHERE GIVEN WHAT EVERYTHING ELSE IS GOING ON.

SO, UH, WITH RESPECT TO, UH, WHAT WE DID THIS YEAR, WE DID AN ANNUAL STUDY AND FOUR SUPPLEMENTAL STUDIES ON VARIOUS TOPICS.

UH, WE, I, I PROVIDED FOR EACH OF THOSE WITHIN THE DOCUMENT, A SYNOPSIS.

AND TODAY WE'LL GO OVER THE HIGHLIGHTS AND THERE'S SOME EXCITING, UH, OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE CITY THAT WE IDENTIFIED AND GO INTO SOME DETAIL ABOUT.

SO ON OUR FIRST GRAPHIC, UH, WE TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH EMPLOYMENT IN GENERAL.

WE LOOK AT THAT FOR FOUR AREAS, THE CITY, THE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA AND ORANGE COUNTY.

UH, WITHIN THE GRAPH WE HAVE ON THE VERTICAL AXIS, THE CHANGE IN EMPLOYMENT, UH, BY YEAR WITH THE, UH, TOTAL CHANGE AT THE FAR RIGHT AND THE COLOR CODES REPRESENT THE DIFFERENT AREAS.

UH, SO STARTING IN, UH, 2019, UH, PRE COVI, UH, RELATIVELY LOW RATES OF ECONOMIC GROWTH IN TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT.

UH, THEN WE HAD COVID, UH, A SIGNIFICANT, UH, RECESSION DEPRESSION WITH RESPECT TO EMPLOYMENT LOSSES, UH, THAT WAS FOLLOWED BY TWO YEARS OF RECOVERY, 21 AND 22.

AND THEN AS WE MOVE ON TO 23 AND 24, BECAUSE OF THE FED POLICIES TO REDUCE INFLATION, UH, WE HAVE MINIMAL LEVELS OF EEC, ECONOMIC EMPLOYMENT GROWTH.

UH, ON THE FAR RIGHT, IT SUMMARIZE IT, IS IT FOR THE ENTIRE TIME PERIOD, 24, 20 18 TO 2024, UH, SIX YEARS, THE CITY GREW IN THAT SPAN BY 4.3%.

UH, ORANGE COUNTY WAS LESS, UH, RIVERSIDE, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES AS A WHOLE, MORE BECAUSE OF PRIMARILY THE WAREHOUSE DISTRIBUTION.

AND FINALLY, UH, CALIFORNIA, ABOUT THE SAME AS THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA.

SO, SO, SO THAT'S THE EMPLOYMENT PICTURE.

AND WE SEE NOT MUCH IS HAPPENING IN RECENT YEARS BECAUSE OF THE FED POLICY, BUT WE'RE GONNA LOOK A LITTLE FURTHER AT THAT AND SEE SOME EXCITING OPPORTUNITIES.

ON THE NEXT SLIDE, UH, WE'RE GONNA FOCUS IN HERE ON THE CONSTRUCTION SECTOR AND HIGH SPEED RAIL.

UH, WE HAVE THIS DATA SPECIFICALLY FOR THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA.

ON THE LEFT HAND AXIS, WE HAVE THE AGGREGATE LEVEL OF EMPLOYMENT.

AND WHEN WE TAKE A LOOK AT THAT SECTOR FOR THE CITY, WE SEE IT STARTING OUT AT ABOUT 6,100 IN 2018, DECLINING TO 5,400 IN 2024.

AND THEN IF WE JUMP TO THE FAR RIGHT PORTION OF THE GRAPH IN 2030, THE FORECAST IS FOR 4,800.

SO WE SEE THAT SECTOR IN, IN PARTICULAR, UH, IS A DECLINING SHARE OF THE OVERALL EMPLOYMENT GOING FROM 8% IN 2018 TO, UH, 6% IN 2030.

HOWEVER, UH, FOR THE THREE YEARS, 2026 THROUGH, UH, OR FOUR YEARS, 2029, UH, WE SEE A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE OF THAT DUE TO THE HIGH SPEED RAIL CONSTRUCTION.

AND WE WILL COVER THAT.

UH, ADDITIONALLY, AS WE, UM, MOVE INTO SOME FURTHER SLIDES, THE COMPOSITION OF THE CITY'S EMPLOYMENT BY SECTOR, UH, WE HAVE THAT BROKEN OUT WHERE WE SEE WE RECEIVE FROM THE ECONOMIC AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, SPECIFICALLY THE EMPLOYMENT BY FIRMS IN THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA.

SO ABOUT 38% OF THE JOBS ARE IN ADMINISTRATIVE, UH, SUPPORT SERVICES, WHICH IS AROUND 12%, UH, GOVERNMENT, 14%, AND THAT'S ALL, ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT AS WELL AS TYPES LIKE SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND RESTAURANT HOTELS, ABOUT 13%.

SO THOSE ARE THE LARGEST SECTORS.

AND ABOUT 20% OF THE JOBS IN RETAIL TRADE, UH, 10% AND MANUFACTURING ABOUT 16%.

THE OTHER SECTORS, UH, HAVING MORE MODERATE OR LOWER SHARES.

OKAY, NOW, UH, LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE HOUSING MARKET.

UH, ON THIS GRAPHIC.

WE HAVE A KIND OF UNIQUE EXPERIENCE WHERE WE HAVE SEEN PRICES GO UP BY SOME 53%.

AND THIS IS DATA SPECIFICALLY FOR THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA.

PRICES GOING UP, UH, SINCE 19, SINCE 2020 TO RECENTLY BY 53%.

AND IN THAT SAME TIME PERIOD,

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UH, WE HAVE ON THE BOTTOM GRAPH, UH, PORTION THE MORTGAGE RATES, WHICH HAD A LOW OF ABOUT 2.3% IN 2021, AND HAVE RECENTLY BEEN IN THE AREA OF 6.5 TO 7%.

TYPICALLY, IT'S THE CASE THAT WHEN MORTGAGE RATES GO UP, LET ALONE MORE THAN DOUBLE HOUSING PRICES ARE STABLE OR DECLINING.

BUT IN, IN THIS CASE, UH, IF WE GO BACK TO THE HISTORICAL LOWS, WE HAD, BECAUSE OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD POLICIES TO STIMULATE THE ECONOMY, WE HAD THE MORTGAGE RATES BELOW 3%.

PEOPLE, UH, PURCHASED AT THOSE RATES, REFINANCED AT THOSE RATES.

AND SO THAT LOCKED IN THE SUPPLY AND WE'RE STILL SEEING A, A SHORTAGE OF SUPPLY.

YES, WE KNOW THAT FROM THE REAL ESTATE MARKETS, THE SUPPLY HAS INCREASED, BUT THE PRICES THAT PEOPLE ARE ASKING ARE THE 53%, UH, HIGHER PRICES THAN WHAT WE HAD, UH, BACK IN 2020.

ON OUR NEXT GRAPHIC, UH, THIS ILLUSTRATES WHY PEOPLE WHO HAVE HISTORICALLY LOW MORTGAGE RATES, UH, LIKE TO STAY IN THEIR HOMES.

SO THE TITLE IS RANCHO CUCAMONGA FROM JANUARY THROUGH THE END OF DECEMBER OF 25, WE'RE LOOKING HERE AT MORTGAGE INTEREST, HOW MUCH INTEREST PEOPLE PAY ON THEIR MORTGAGES.

WE KEPT THE PRICE OF THE HOME AT 800,000 OVER TIME.

SO ON THAT GRAPH, WE START OUT ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE IN 2020, AND WE CAN SEE THE GREEN AREA ON THE GRAPH GENERALLY IS HOW MUCH A MORTGAGE INTEREST WOULD BE ON THAT $800,000 HOUSE.

AT THE LOW RATE, IT WOULD BE ABOUT 12,500 PER YEAR.

AND IF WE GO BACK AND TAKE A LOOK AT THE ORANGE PART, WE CAN SEE IN EARLY 2020, IT WAS ABOVE THAT AMOUNT.

THE ORANGE BEING ON TOP OF THE GREEN, IT DECLINED TO THE LOW OF 12,500.

AND, UH, SINCE THEN, BECAUSE OF THE HIGHER MORTGAGE RATES, IT ACTUALLY REACHED THE PEAK OF 30 TO 35,000.

AND WE'RE CURRENTLY AT ABOUT 26,500, MEANING THAT A HOMEOWNER WITH THAT HISTORICALLY LOW MORTGAGE RATE HAS ABOUT 14, UH, THOUSAND DOLLARS IN, IN WINDFALL THAT THEY DON'T WANT TO GIVE UP.

SO THAT'S THEIR, EXPLAINS THEIR RELUCTANCE TO SELL THEIR HOUSE AT THE HIGHER PRICE, GO TO ANOTHER HOUSE AT THE HIGHER PRICE, THEY CAN MAKE THAT TRADE OFF, BUT THE MORTGAGE IS GONNA BE GONE.

IT'S NOW GONNA BE 6.5 TO 7%.

SO THAT, THAT'S A, A HUGE AMOUNT THAT THE RESIDENTS IN THE CITY HAVE IN TERMS OF, UH, THE EQUITY IN THEIR HOMES.

UH, IN TERMS OF NEW RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT, UH, WHAT WE HAVE HERE FOR THE CITY IS THAT WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE LEFT SIDE OF THIS SLIDE, AND THIS REPRESENTS PRIOR SALES AND PRICES FOR NEW HOME PROJECTS.

AND THAT GRAPHIC GOES FROM 2009 TO 2021, THE BLUE BAR OR THE LEVEL OF SALES, WHICH PEAKED, UH, IN THE FINAL YEAR, 2021 AT A LEVEL OF AROUND, UH, I BELIEVE 576.

AND AT, IN THAT YEAR ALSO, THE PRICE PER SQUARE FOOT WAS AT A RECORD OF ABOUT $428.

UH, SINCE THEN, WE HAVE NOT HAD, UH, NEW RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS COME ON IN A SIGNIFICANT MANNER, UH, WITH ONE EXCEPTION.

ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, THE TOP AREA, SYCAMORE HEIGHTS BY LENNAR HOMES, THE NEWLY DEVELOPING PROJECT WITH 175 ATTACHED CONDOS LOCATED NEAR FOOTHILL BOULEVARD IN RED HILL, THAT'S CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION CONDOS, AND THEY'RE EXPECTED TO HAVE AROUND 1335 SQUARE FEET TO 2200.

UH, GOING DOWN FROM THAT, WE HAVE SOME FORTHCOMING PROJECTS IN THE RESORT.

THREE OF 'EM WITH 258 HOMES, THE RICHLAND PRO TRACK.

WE HAVE BEEN, UH, LOOKING AT THAT FOR YEARS.

UH, FIRST APPROVED BY THE CITY IN 2004.

THERE'S BEEN DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY ON IT IN TERMS OF GRADING, UH, BUT NOW THEY'RE BACK TO THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT TO MAKE SOME CHANGES IN THE TYPES OF HOMES THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE.

SO WE, WE STILL DON'T HAVE A, A, A NEW PROJECT THAT HAS COME ON THE MARKET SINCE 2021.

FROM WHAT I KNOW ABOUT, UH, THE PROJECT IN FONTANA NEAR HILLS, WHICH IS LOCATED JUST NORTH OF THE 15, THEY HAVE SOME MILLION DOLLAR TRACK HOMES IN THERE.

UH, RANCHO CUCAMONGA COULD CERTAINLY SUPPORT THOSE, UH, TYPES OF PRICES.

SO, UH, THERE'S LOTS OF LOGISTICS THAT GO ON.

OKAY, SO HERE WE HAVE SOMETHING NEW AND QUITE EXCITING.

UH, WHAT WE DID IS

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WE KNOW THAT THE PART, THE MARKET FOR NEW APARTMENTS, UH, WITH SOME 4,000 RECENT AND FORTHCOMING UNITS, IT'S GONNA HAVE A BIG IMPACT ON THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA.

SO WHAT WE DID, UH, WITH THE HELP OF THE, UH, CITY, OF COURSE, WAS TO TAKE A LOOK AT, UH, PLACER DATA, WHICH IS CELL PHONE DATA.

AND WHAT WE CAN DO WITH THAT DATA IS WE COULD TRACK, UH, NOT ONLY WHERE PEOPLE LIVE, BUT WHERE THEY WORK.

AND SO IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, WE TAKE A, TO GAUGE THE IMPACT OF THESE NEW APARTMENT, UH, UNITS.

WE, WE TOOK A LOOK AT A NEW PROJECT HOMECOMING, ALONG WITH TWO NEARBY EXISTING PROJECTS, UM, RESERVE AND IRONWOOD.

AND WE IDENTIFIED BASED ON THE RENTS, WHAT THE INCOMES OF THOSE PEOPLE WOULD BE, AND THEN THE INCREMENTAL AMOUNT OF THE INCOME FOR THE NEW APARTMENT OWNERS.

WE TRANSFORM THAT INTO AN ECONOMIC IMPACT, WHICH YOU'LL SEE IN THE NEXT SLIDE.

BUT, BUT TO GIVE YOU A SENSE OF WHAT THIS DATA WAS ABLE TO DO, AND PRIVACY IS MAINTAINED BECAUSE THE CELL DATA WE RECEIVE ON PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT IS, IS AT A ZIP CODE LEVEL, WE'RE NOT GOING DOWN.

AND, AND, AND THE, THE INFORMATION WE RECEIVE FROM THE PROJECTS IS AT A WHOLE PROJECT LEVEL, NOT PARTICULAR TE TENANTS.

SO ON THIS GRAPH, WE, WE TOOK A LOOK AT THE CITY, UH, IT, IT'S ON THE UPPER, UH, PORTION OF IT.

UH, THE BLACK STAR AND THE CITY HAS, UM, 24% OF ITS TENANTS WORKING IN THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, 76% WORKING ELSEWHERE.

THE EXISTING APARTMENTS HAD SLIGHTLY LESS THAN THAT 21% WORKING IN THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA AND THE REST ELSEWHERE.

SO THE DIFFERENCE IS THAT THE NEW APARTMENTS HAVE A 3% ADVANTAGE COMPARED TO THE EXISTING, UH, APARTMENTS.

AND THEN IF WE PLOT THAT ON THE MAP, WE SEE THAT, UM, TO THE RIGHT OF THE STAR EASTERLY, THE NET NEW APARTMENTS ARE MINUS 12%, MEANING THAT THE SHARE OF EXISTING UP TENANT JOBS EXCEEDS THE SHARE OF THE NEW TENANT JOBS BY 12 PERCENTAGE POINTS.

SO THOSE EXISTING APARTMENT TENANTS TEND TO WORK MORE TO THE EASTERLY.

THEN WHEN WE LOOK AT THE ADVANT ADVANTAGEOUS AREAS FOR THE NEW, FOR THE NEW ONES, UH, THEY'RE SOUTH OF THE STARS, SOUTHERLY, UH, GOING DOWN THROUGH ONTARIO TO CORONA AND WESTERLY GOING TO SOME CITIES IN THAT DIRECTION.

AND FINALLY, WE HAVE SOME FAR WESTERLY ONES IN LA AND NORTHERLY ORANGE COUNTY, AND THAT'S A MINUS 4.9%.

SO, SO THIS GIVES US AN IDEA FOR THE NEW APARTMENT PROJECTS THAT GENERALLY THOSE PEOPLE WILL BE WORKING SOUTHERLY AND WESTERLY IN, IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF COMMUTING TIME, WHEREAS THE ONES IN THE EXISTING ARE FURTHERLY AND FURTHER WESTERLY.

UH, WE THEN TAKE A LOOK AT THE, UH, APARTMENT PROJECT MARKET IN TERMS OF ECONOMIC AND FISCAL IMPACTS.

ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE, THE SUPPLY IS 13 PROJECTS THAT HAVE RECENTLY BEEN DEVELOPED LIKE HOMECOMING OR ARE CURRENTLY ACTIVE OR FORTHCOMING WITH 4,200 UNITS.

FROM THE DEMAND SIDE, WE SEE THE CITY ABSORBING ABOUT 525 APARTMENT UNITS ANNUALLY.

AND THAT, THAT FORECAST IS BASED UPON A BALANCING OF DEMAND AND SUPPLY.

IN OTHER WORDS, IF SUPPLY GETS AHEAD OF DEMAND BY TOO MUCH, THEN THE APARTMENTS WILL START TO COMPETE WITH EACH OTHER AND RENTS MAY SOFTEN.

SO YOU SEE THE GRAPHIC THAT WE HAVE ON THE BOTTOM LEFT, WHICH SHOWS ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE HOW MANY UNITS WERE A LEASED PER YEAR FROM 2022 TO MARCH OF 2025.

AND THEN GOING FORWARD, UH, WE HAVE THE BALANCE OF 2025, ALONG WITH, UH, THAT CAP OF AROUND 525 THAT TAKES US ALL THE WAY OUT TO 2029.

AND THEN SOME YEARS AFTER THAT, LOTS OF APARTMENTS AND THEY'RE NEW ONES, AND THEY HAVE A POSITIVE ECONOMIC AND FISCAL IMPACT.

ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE.

WHAT WE DID IS QUANTIFY THAT INCREMENTAL IMPACT, AND IT COMES OUT TO BE ABOUT 22 MILLION ANNUALLY.

THE INCREMENTAL ECONOMIC IMPACT OF A, OF A HIGHER INCOME AND MORE SPENDING WITHIN THE CITY.

WE LOOKED AT WHERE THOSE PEOPLE SHOP.

AND THE AMOUNT

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IN THE CITY, UH, WOULD BE ABOUT 18 MILLION ANNUALLY.

THAT GENERATES SALES TAX OF ABOUT 1.4 MILLION ANNUALLY, AND PROPERTY TAXES IS ABOUT 2.8 MILLION ANNUALLY.

SO THAT WILL UNFOLD IN THE CITY, IN THAT SECTOR.

UH, OVER TIME, UH, WE WERE ASKED TO TAKE A LOOK AT DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES.

THAT'S A DIFFICULT, UH, TASK BECAUSE EVERY PROJECT HAS, UH, CERTAIN NUANCES TO IT THAT IMPACT THE DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES IN VARIOUS WAYS.

BUT WHAT WE HAVE ON THE BOTTOM GRAPH IS LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT OUR BEST ESTIMATES.

WE DID IT FOR RESIDENTIAL.

UH, SO STARTING ON THE FAR LEFT, WE HAVE THE, UH, CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, AND THE BLUE BAR REPRESENTS THE DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEE OF A TYPICAL NEW RESIDENTIAL UNIT OF ABOUT 26,000.

THAT SAME SIZE UNIT IN ONTARIO, BASED ON THE BLUE BAR, WOULD BE ABOUT 43,000 IN FONTANA, AROUND 22,000.

AND IN IRVINE, 28,000, I SHOULD SAY, IN IRVINE, THEY HAVE FOR THE GREAT PARK PROJECT, WHICH HAS ABOUT 10,000 UNITS, THEY HAVE A OUS DISTRICT THAT IS AN ONGOING 2% PER YEAR WITH AN ESCALATOR UP TO A CERTAIN AMOUNT.

AND THAT, THAT GENERATES A LOT OF MONEY.

THAT COVERS THE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE CITY.

UH, LOOKING AT APARTMENTS, THE APARTMENT RENTALS, WHICH IS WOULD BE THE GREEN BAR, THE CITY ESTIMATE IS 7,600.

ONTARIO IS 23,800.

AND THAT'S BECAUSE THEY HAVE A BRAND NEW PLANNED COMMUNITY AREA, ONTARIO RANCH, WHICH HAS MORE THAN 10,000 UNITS, AND IT ALL NEEDS THE NEW INFRASTRUCTURE AND HAS THE COST RELATED TO THAT.

AND IRVINE APPEARS TO BE, UH, ON THE LOW SIDE OF ABOUT 10,000.

SO THOSE ARE, UH, DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES PIECE.

UH, I, I PUT THIS, PUT THIS TABLE, THIS NARRATIVE IN HERE BECAUSE THIS HAS A MO THE MOST STRIKING INSIGHT I HAVE COME ACROSS IN LOOKING AT EMPLOYMENT DATA THAT I'VE SEEN, UH, IN DECADES.

SO I'D JUST LIKE TO REVIEW THIS WITH YOU.

THERE'S TWO WAYS THAT EMPLOYMENT DATA ARE, ARE, UH, CALCULATED.

THE FIRST THERE IS EMPLOYMENT REPORTED BY FIRMS COMPANIES, AND THAT'S PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT, THE W2, SO THAT'S BY FIRMS. THE SECOND, WHICH MOLDED IS EMPLOYMENT REPORTED BY RESIDENTS WITHIN THE CITY, AND THAT'S A SURVEY THAT THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT DOES TO SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE WORKING.

SO WE HAVE THE FIRST ONE ON FIRMS, AND WE HAVE THE SECOND ONE ON PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THE CITY.

OKAY, SO LET'S START WITH THE FIRST ONE.

EMPLOYMENT REPORTED BY FIRMS, COMPANIES WITHIN THE CITY.

THE AGGREGATE PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT AS OF DECEMBER, 2024 FOR THE CITY WAS 97,400.

THAT'S EMPLOYMENT THAT THOSE FIRMS HAVE.

THE COMPOSITION OF THIS EMPLOYMENT WAS ESTIMATED USING CENSUS DATA.

WHAT IS THE DRIVING TIME THAT PEOPLE HAVE TO THEIR PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT? AND IF IT'S MORE THAN 10 MILES, FOR INSTANCE, IT'S NOT IN THE CITY .

SO WE, WE CAN USE THAT CENSUS DATA.

AND LOOKING AT THAT, WHAT WE FIND IS THAT THE SHARE THAT RESIDE IN THE CITY ARE 26%, MEANING THAT THE BALANCE OF 74% OF THE EMPLOYMENT BY FIRMS IN THE CITY COME FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE LOCATED IN OTHER CITIES.

HMM.

SO THIS STATISTIC ACTUALLY IS SIMILAR FOR THE APARTMENT ANALYSIS, WHICH SHOWED ONLY 24% OF THE NEW APARTMENT 10 TENANT WERE EMPLOYED IN THE CITY.

IT'S AN AMAZING STAT, I I THAT CAME OUT OF THIS ANALYSIS.

UH, THE SECOND IS EMPLOYMENT REPORTED BY RESIDENTS WITHIN THE CITY.

SO PEOPLE THAT RESIDE IN THE CITY THAT ARE IN THE LABOR FORCE, MEANING THAT THEY'RE EITHER EMPLOYED, UH, IN THE CITY OR ELSEWHERE OR SEEKING EMPLOYMENT, THE CITY SHARE OF THEM THAT ARE CURRENTLY EMPLOYED IS 96.1%, AND THAT'S HIGHER THAN CALIFORNIA AT 94.8 AND SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AT 94.2.

BUT, BUT ANYTHING ABOVE 96% IS VERY POWERFUL BECAUSE WHEN PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR JOBS, AT SOME POINT THEY GET DISCOURAGED, SO THEY DROP OUT.

SO THAT UNEMPLOYMENT NUMBER DOESN'T REALLY GET SUPER HIGH UNLESS WE HAVE A COVID SITUATION OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

SO THE CONCLUSIONS AND INSIGHTS OF THIS ARE, AREN'T YOU CUCAMONGA RESIDENTS? THE RESIDENTS THAT LIVE HERE HAVE A HIGH LEVEL OF EMPLOYMENT IN THE CITY OR ELSEWHERE.

HOWEVER,

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PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT BY FIRMS WITHIN THE CITY REVEALS THAT THEY ACTUALLY EMPLOY A, A HIGH SHARE OF WORKERS FROM OTHER CITIES, SOME 74%.

HMM.

AND, AND YOU KNOW, THE, THE CITY HAS ITS BOUNDARIES, BUT THE, THE ECONOMIC SECTORS AND ALL THEIR SPECIALTIES, THEY HAVE TOTALLY DIFFERENT BOUNDARIES IN, IN TERMS OF WHERE THOSE PEOPLE RESIDE.

SO THAT'S WHY THEY DON'T JUST SIMPLY COINCIDE WITH THE CITY BOUNDARIES.

AND, UH, SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS, THE CITY'S RATE OF EMPLOYMENT GROWTH BY FIRMS IS EXPECTED TO BE ONLY MODERATE.

WE SAW THAT THE O OVERALL NUMBER WAS NOT THAT STRONG.

UH, THE CITY'S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE OF RESIDENCE IS RELATIVELY LOW, WHICH IS GREAT.

UH, THE RESIDENTIAL FOR SALE DETACHED, THE NEAR TERM IS RICHLAND, BUT THE CITY IS MOSTLY DEVELOPED, AND WE WERE INVOLVED INITIALLY WITH THE CITIES OF THE PLANNED COMMUNITIES OF TERRA VISTA AND THE OTHER ONES.

AND THOSE ARE ALL WELL PUT TOGETHER, AND THEY USED ENORMOUS AMOUNTS OF THE CITY'S PROPERTY, WHICH IS APPROPRIATE.

SO WE HAVE RESIDENTIAL FOR SALE ATTACHED, WHICH HAS MODERATE POTENTIAL.

WE HAVE INFILL PROJECTS LIKE SYCAMORE HEIGHTS ALONG WITH SOME OTHERS IN THE RESORT.

THE RESIDENTIAL, RESIDENTIAL APARTMENTS HAVE VERY STRONG POTENTIAL FOR ECONOMIC AND POSITIVE FISCAL IMPACTS FOR THE CITY.

BUT THERE'S SOME CONCERN ABOUT HOW MANY PROJECTS ARE IN THE PLANNING PROCESS, IF, IF THEY TAKE AN APPROPRIATE AMOUNT OF TIME TO COME ON THE MARKET.

AND THEY, THEY USUALLY LOOK CAREFULLY BEFORE THEY START SIGNIFICANT CONSTRUCTION AS TO WHAT'S GOING ON.

SO I THINK THAT WILL HAPPEN.

THE THE BIGGEST THING WE NEED TO KEEP IN MIND IS THE HIGH SPEED RAIL THAT HAS A STRONG INTERMEDIATE POTENTIAL, UH, FOR SEVERAL YEARS WITH ITS 2029 OPENING, BUT THEN THAT CONSTRUCTION IS DONE AS WE TALKED ABOUT LAST YEAR.

HOWEVER, FOR LONG TERM, THE VISITOR RELATED PRODUCTS, WHICH WE IDENTIFIED AS HOTELS, RESTAURANTS, AND RETAIL, HAVE STRONG POTENTIAL, UH, PIVOTING OFF OFF THE HIGH SPEED RAIL.

UH, SO THAT, UH, CONCLUDES THE PRESENTATION AND, UH, THAT'S THE SYNOPSIS AND THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE SYNOPSIS.

UH, THE CITY, UH, WANTED ME TO GET TO THAT POINT.

AND, UH, IT'S, I HOPE THIS WAS HELPFUL FOR YOU AS, AS BEING AN OVERVIEW.

INTERESTING INFORMATION FOR SURE.

THANK YOU, MR. ICK.

APPRECIATE THAT.

UH, QUESTIONS OF, OF OUR CONSULTANT.

YES, RYAN, JUST ONE CLARITY QUESTION, MR. JANIK, WHEN YOU SAID HERE THAT, UM, THE RESIDENTIAL APARTMENTS HAVE STRONG POTENTIAL, BUT SOME CONCERN ABOUT MANY PROJECTS IN THE PLANNING PROCESS, ARE YOU JUST TALKING ABOUT SATURATION AND THERE BEING TOO MUCH TO FLOOD THE MARKET IF THE ABSORPTION'S ONLY 5 25 A YEAR? WE HAVE DEALT, UH, EXTENSIVELY WITH THE CITY'S PLANNING DEPARTMENT, AND THEY'VE BEEN EXCELLENT.

UH, THE SENSE THAT WE'RE GIVEN FROM THEM IS THAT THESE APARTMENT PROJECTS HAVE PLANS ON FOR ALL IN GENERAL.

THEY'D LIKE TO ALL COME ON THE MARKET IN THE NEXT TWO OR THREE YEARS.

AND, AND, BUT WHAT SEEMS TO HAPPEN, AND WE'VE SEEN THIS IN THE LAST COUPLE YEARS, SOME OF THE ONES THAT PLAN TO COME ON THE MARKET ARE NOW DELAYING THEIR MARKET ENTRY.

SO IT KIND OF SORTS ITSELF OUT.

GOT IT, GOT IT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

SO, SO WHAT, WHAT'S YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE ISSUE OF UNEMPLOYMENT, OR EXCUSE ME, PEOPLE 20, 20, 20 4% WORKING HERE IN THE CITY THAT LIVE IN THE CITY IN 74 OR WHATEVER IT WAS, A NUMBER THAT COME INTO THE CITY TO WORK, CORRECT? IT, IT, IT'S A NUMBER I'M STILL ABSORBING.

COST OF HOUSING AND STUFF TO COME DOWN SO MUCH FOR A LOT OF THEM TO LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY, UM, WHO WORK IN THOSE INDUSTRIES.

'CAUSE I USUALLY WOULD THINK OF THE, THE CITY HAVING MOST OF THE EMPLOYEES GIVEN THAT THEY'RE RESIDING THERE TRYING TO FIND EMPLOYMENT WITHIN THE CITY.

I, UM, AND I THINK THAT THIS NUMBER PROBABLY HOLDS TRUE FOR A LOT OF CITIES, BUT IT, BUT IT'S, IT'S QUITE, UH, QUITE STRIKING.

YEAH.

I, MR. MAYOR, I WOULD ADD ON THAT, THAT THAT'S AN ISSUE THAT, UM, MATT MARQUEZ AND, AND TANYA SPIEGEL AND OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, WE'VE REALLY BEEN LOOKING AT, WE BELIEVE A CHUNK OF IT HAS TO DO WITH, WE HAVE A STRONG SERVICE INDUSTRY IN THIS TOWN.

UM, A LOT OF RESTAURANTS, A LOT OF HOSPITALITY IN THAT, BUT MOST OF THOSE EMPLOYEES ARE TYPICALLY NOT OUR RESIDENTS.

A LOT OF 'EM ARE COMING IN FROM OUTSIDE.

ON THE OTHER HAND, WE HAVE, UH, AND DR.

JANICK ALLUDED TO IT, WE HAVE A VERY HIGH LEVEL OF, UM, COLLEGE DEGREES, GRADUATE DEGREES, AND THAT IN THE CITY.

UM, AND, AND, AND REALLY THROUGHOUT OUR HISTORY, A LOT OF OUR RESIDENTS HAVE COMMUTED OUTTA THE CITY TO WHITE COLLAR FIRMS, HIGHER PAYING.

SO, YEAH, SO WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO, UM, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW THAT WE'LL EVER RESOLVE THE SERVICE INDUSTRY ISSUE 'CAUSE IT WOULD REQUIRE THE

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BUT I DO THINK ONE OF OUR BIG EFFORTS IS TO BRING MORE PROFESSIONAL BUSINESSES, OFFICE, SMALL OFFICE PARKS AND OTHERS INTO THE CITY BECAUSE IT'S NOT A GUARANTEE.

BECAUSE AS DR.

JANICK CLEARLY ALLUDED TO, RIGHT, THAT THE, THEIR BUSINESS SHED TRADE AREA DOESN'T ALIGN PERFECTLY WITH OUR CITY BORDERS.

BUT I THINK TO THE EXTENT WE CAN GET MORE OF THOSE FIRMS RIGHT, UM, PARTICULARLY IN THE RIGHT SECTORS INTO THE CITY, WE HAVE A BETTER SHOT OF LINING UP THEIR NEEDS FOR WORKERS WITH THE EXPERIENCE OF A LOT OF OUR RESIDENTS, UM, AND TRYING TO SEE IF WE CAN, UH, STEM A LITTLE BIT OF THE OUTWARD FLOW IN THE MORNING, WHICH IS COMBINED WITH AN INWARD FLOW OF EMPLOYEES.

AND THEN WE GET THE REVERSE IN THE EVENING AS A LOT OF OUR RESIDENTS COME HOME FROM WHEREVER THEY'RE WORKING, AND A LOT OF THE DAYTIME EMPLOYEES THEN LEAVE TO GO WHERE THEY LIVE.

SO IT'S AN EFFORT WE'RE TRYING TO ADDRESS, UM, AS WE, UM, FLUSH OUT THE ECONOMY IN RANCHO CUCAMONGA AND, AND TRYING TO WORK TOWARDS SHIFTING THAT A LITTLE BIT.

BUT IT IS, IT, THAT'S A, IT'S A CHALLENGING ISSUE TO ADDRESS.

I KIND OF, I KIND OF FIGURED THAT IT WAS ECONOMICS OF PEOPLE THAT THE 20, THE 70 SOME PERCENT THAT LEAVE THE CITY ARE LOOKING FOR HIGHER JOBS.

EARLIER WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT ONE OF THE, UH, BEST PLACES TO RAISE A FAMILY LOOKED AT THE INCOME LEVELS AND PEOPLE FIND JOBS OUTSIDE OF THE CITY THAT PAY WHAT THEY, THEY, THEY HIGH HIGHER WAGE EARNERS VERSUS, LIKE JOHN SAID, THE SERVICE INDUSTRY.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT INFORMATION.

AND, AND MR. ELLISON WAS RIGHT ON IN TERMS OF THE SOLUTION, IS THAT THE CITY HAS THE QUALITY OF THE PEOPLE TO BE IN THOSE HIGHER PAYING FIRMS INDUSTRIES.

TO THE EXTENT THAT THOSE FIRMS DECIDE TO COME TO THE CITY, THEY'LL FIND THE LABOR SUPPLY THERE.

PERFECT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, SIR.

APPRECIATE IT.

GOOD SEEING YOU ONCE AGAIN, AS ALWAYS.

WOULD REVISE THE BIDDING LIMITS ON PUBLIC PROJECTS AMENDING THE LABOR CODE COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS AND AMENDING TITLE THREE OF THE RANCH CUON MUNICIPAL CODE.

AND OUR LAST ITEM, MR. GILLISON IS DEALING WITH, UM, YES.

YOUR LAST ITEM, UH, IS FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE 10 44.

[H2. Consideration of First Reading of Ordinance No. 1044, to be Read by Title Only and Waive Further Reading, Revising Bidding Limits on Public Projects, Amending Labor Code Compliance Requirements, and Amending Title 3 of the Rancho Cucamonga Municipal Code and a Resolution Updating Signing and Purchasing Authority Limits for Public Works Projects. (ORDINANCE NO. 1044) (RESOLUTION NO. 2025-044) (RESOLUTION NO. FD 2025-016) (CITY/FIRE)]

AND IT INCLUDES A RESOLUTION UPDATING THE SIGNING AND PURCHASING AUTHORITY LIMITS FOR PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS.

SO WITH THAT, I'M GONNA TURN IT OVER TO MARLENA AND SERENE FROM ENGINEERING TO PROVIDE THE STAFF REPORT.

THANK YOU, MR. GILSON.

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

MY NAME IS SERENE HAAR SHAHAN, AND I'M WITH MARLENA PEREZ.

AND WE'RE HERE FROM THE ENGINEERING SERVICES DEPARTMENT, THE ORDINANCE AND RESOLUTIONS THAT ARE PUT FORWARD FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, REVISE THE BIDDING LIMITS ON PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS AMENDS, LABOR CODE COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS AND AMENDS.

TITLE THREE OF THE MUNICIPAL RANCHO MUNGO MUNICIPAL CODE IN JANUARY, 2025, THE STATE ASSEMBLY INCREASED BIDDING THRESHOLDS ON PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS FOR PUBLIC AGENCIES THAT HAVE OPTED INTO THE CALIFORNIA UNIFORM PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION COST ACCOUNTING ACT, ALSO KNOWN AS KKA.

THE CITY STAFF USES THE KKA PROCESS TO STREAMLINE BIDDING AND CONSTRUCTION ON SMALLER SCALE PROJECTS.

THE PURPOSE OF THIS UPDATE IS TO TIE THE RESOLUTION AND THE ORDINANCE TO THE LIMIT SET BY THE CURRENT PUBLIC CONTRACT CODE, WHICH AMEND IS AMENDED PERIODICALLY INSTEAD OF A FIXED AMOUNT.

THIS ALLOWS STAFF FLEXIBILITY TO USE THE AMENDED LIMITS IF THEY'RE EVER UPDATED IN THE FUTURE WITHOUT REQUIRING UPDATES TO THE MUNICIPAL CODE AND ADOPTION OF A NEW RESOLUTION.

THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED STAFF SIGNING AUTHORITY LIMITS ARE NOT CHANGING AS PART OF THIS UPDATE.

HOWEVER, SINCE THE PREVIOUS RESOLUTION INCLUDED STAFF SIGNING AUTHORITY LIMITS AND PUBLIC WORKS BIDDING LIMITS, THEY HAVE BOTH BEEN INCLUDED IN THIS RESOLUTION FOR CONSISTENCY.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

QUESTIONS OF STAFF REGARDING OUR PRESENTATION.

VERY GOOD PRESENTATION.

MUCH APPRECIATED.

ANNOUNCEMENTS? I JUST HAVE ONE AND REALLY I JUST WANNA THANK OUR YOUNG, UM, PERSON IN THE AUDIENCE.

OKAY, SO IF THERE'S NO QUESTIONS, FURTHER QUESTIONS, WE'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION AND ADOPT RESOLUTIONS 2025 DASH 0 4 4 AS WELL AS 2025 DASH 0 1 6 AND INTRODUCE ORDINANCE NUMBER 10 44 TO BE READ BY TITLE ONLY AND WAIVE FURTHER READING.

MOTION TO APPROVE SECOND ADAM CLERK ON THE ORDINANCE 10 44, ORDINANCE NUMBER 10 44.

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA REVISING BIDDING LIMITS ON PUBLIC PROJECTS, AMENDING LABOR CODE COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS AND AMENDING TITLE THREE OF THE RANCHO CUCAMONGA MUNICIPAL CODE.

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VERY GOOD, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR STAFF REPORT.

COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS.

ANY COUNCIL

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HE'S BEEN A TROOPER OR THE BOY SCOUT.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE THIS EVENING.

APPRECIATE YOUR PATIENCE WITH US.

IT WAS ONE OF OUR LONGER MEETINGS, SO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT, .